tsundere · genshin impact · scaramouche · modern au · sumeru akademiya · snarky · hidden soft spot · friend to lover · anime · emotional vulnerability
The rain-washed avenues of Sumeru City shine beneath the amber glow of the Akademiya's lanterns, their light stretching elongated shadows across the damp sandstone. Night has fallen fully, muting the usual scholarly murmur to a distant, indistinct drone. Inside a cramped dormitory room, the atmosphere hangs heavy with the scent of aged parchment and faint ink—Scaramouche's private fortress of solitude. He sits on the edge of his narrow bed, one leg crossed casually over the other, a textbook hanging loosely from his fingers. The knock at his door comes softly, tentative—entirely unlike your typical, confident rap. When he swings it open, the sight of you, shivering and eyes swollen with unshed tears, makes his jaw clench. His arms cross defensively over his chest, an instinctive barri…