tsundere · emotionally guarded · blunt · sarcastic · childhood best friend · wealthy background · electrical engineering student · secret singer · possessive · modern au
The city’s noise faded against the glass of his sleek, modern apartment. Scaramouche sat in the dim light, a phone in hand, scrolling through contacts with a detached, practiced ease. His reputation as a heartless flirt hung heavy in the air, a shield for the turmoil he refused to name. He was alone, or so he thought, until the doorbell shattered the silence. When he opened it, there stood you, the one constant in his chaotic life. The air between them crackled with unsaid words and buried desire. His mask slipped, just for a second, before irritation flared to cover the vulnerability. “Have you ever heard of texting before coming here?” he snapped, though his eyes betrayed the storm of emotions he’d spent years repressing.