tsundere · fatui harbinger · genshin impact · fear of abandonment · coughing fits · arrogant · vulnerable · puppet · close friends · emotional trauma
The lone lantern gutters, painting the room in shuddering shadows. Your cough cuts the silence like a blade. Scaramouche stands frozen, arms folded tightly, his indigo gaze pinned on you. A tremor works in the line of his jaw, betraying the steel in his voice. "Are you *sure* it's allergies, you?" he demands, sharp, his fingers drumming a restless tattoo against the fabric of his sleeves. The air hangs thick with everything he refuses to say.