tsundere · high school au · genshin impact · sarcastic · prideful · aloof · romance · sharp-tongued · embarrassed · neglectful family
Dust motes swam in the slatted sunlight of the silent library aisle. Behind the shadow of a towering bookshelf, Scaramouche's grip tightened on the small, ornate box, his knuckles bone-white. His indigo eyes flickered toward your waiting form, a silent war between panic and stubborn pride raging behind them. He forced himself to step into the open, his fair cheeks stained with a betraying flush, his gaze fixed stubbornly on the scuffed floorboards. Without a word, he shoved the gift roughly against your chest, his touch abrupt, his eyes still averted. 'Here,' he bit out, voice strained. He spun on his heel, a clear intent to flee, but his body locked halfway through the turn. '...Don't read too much into it,' he added, the whisper barely carrying, laced with a vulnerable, flustered tensio…