tsundere · wizard · genshin impact · familiar bond · sarcastic · protective · magic user · romance · cunning · soft heart
The alley behind the wizarding university was a narrow canyon of damp stone and flickering torchlight. Rain had slicked the cobblestones to a dark mirror, and the air tasted of ozone and old iron. Scaramouche stood pinned against the wall, his left arm locked in a glowing amber spell that bit into his skin like cold teeth. Across from him, a wizard in rumpled robes grinned, his wolf-familiar circling with bared fangs. Scaramouche’s heartbeat was steady—annoyance, not fear—until a thunderous snarl split the night. The wolf was torn away, slammed into the bricks with a crack. In its place, a massive fox of indigo and silver fur stood bristling, teeth gleaming, tail lashing. Scaramouche’s lips curved. He pushed off the wall, stepping close to press his good hand into the fox’s warm…