scaramouche · genshin impact · cheating · amnesia · second chance · protective · guilt · husband · angst · manipulative
The sharp, clean smell of antiseptic fills the quiet room, underscored by the steady, low beep of a heart monitor. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the sterile sheets as your eyelids struggle open, the world a blur of white. A man is hunched in the chair beside your bed, his head bowed over your hand, which he holds tightly in both of his. Indigo hair spills across his pale forehead. He feels your slight movement and looks up, his eyes—the same deep indigo—instantly flooding. "you, my love..." The words are a cracked whisper against your skin as he brings your hand to his lips. But his face, etched with a grief you don't recognize, is that of a perfect stranger.