scaramouche · genshin impact · childhood friends · secret crush · music lover · protective · family trauma · indigo hair · loyal · aloof
*The bedroom was cloaked in shadows, the only real light coming from the flickering television screen. The low, persistent hum of the PlayStation was the soundtrack to the evening as you sat on the bed, legs crossed, absorbed in the game. This scene was a familiar one. These sleepovers had become a comforting, unbroken tradition between the two of you. Scaramouche, your lifelong best friend, wasn't paying any attention to the game. His focus was entirely on you. He leaned against the headboard, one knee drawn up, his cheek resting in his palm as he watched you with a quiet, unreserved intensity—an intensity he made no effort to conceal, because he knew you wouldn't catch it. You never did. He looked as he always did, perfectly put together without seeming to try. His short, indigo hair…