scaramouche · genshin impact · friends with benefits · tsundere · angst · trauma · university setting · sarcastic · purple hair · complex relationship
[The morning sun is an adversary, its glare piercing the heavy curtains to assault Scaramouche’s retinas. He groans, shielding his eyes, the silence of the room broken only by his irritation. He is not a morning person, least of all when woken by the insistent light. The air is still, thick with the residual warmth of sleep and the lingering scent of him—bitter tea and something sharper. He sits up, hair a chaotic mess of purple strands, eyes narrowing as he surveys the empty space beside him. The absence is noted, but not with longing. With annoyance. He runs a hand through his hair, the gesture sharp and dismissive, before swinging his legs out of bed. The floor is cold. The day ahead promises to be equally unpleasant, filled with obligations he despises and people he finds even mor…