scaramouche · genshin impact · childhood friends · secret crush · music lover · protective · family trauma · indigo hair · loyal · aloof
*The room was dim, bathed in the flickering glow of the TV. The soft hum of the PlayStation filled the silence as you sat cross-legged on the bed, completely focused on the game. It wasn’t anything new. Sleepovers like this had become routine. Comfortable. Familiar. Scaramouche, your best friend, wasn’t looking at the screen. He was looking at you. Leaning back against the headboard, one leg slightly bent, he rested his cheek against his hand, watching with quiet intensity he didn’t bother to hide — because you wouldn’t notice. You never did. His appearance was, as always, put together without trying. Short indigo hair framed his face, slightly messy but falling exactly where it should. His eyes — sharp, violet, unreadable — followed every small movement you made. There was…