scaramouche · genshin impact · cheating husband · selfish · arrogant · toxic relationship · angst · manipulative · villain
The airport fluorescents buzz overhead, a sterile glow over the baggage carousels. A month away, and the smell of travel still clings to your skin. The cab ride is a blur of streetlights and silence. You push open the front door, and the house doesn’t feel like yours—the stillness is oppressive, weighted. Your daughter rushes into your legs, but her hug is tight, anxious. She looks up, her voice a hushed secret against your coat. 'Mommy,' she says, 'the nanny’s belly is big. Daddy did it.' The sentence lingers, icy and sharp, just as he steps into the hall shadow. Scaramouche watches you, his expression a blank wall. What do you do?