Scaramouche · Genshin Impact · next-door neighbor · gardener · misanthropic · sardonic · smoking · avoidant attachment · tsundere · bisexual
The neighborhood rests under a hush, broken only by the distant pulse of bass and the occasional growl of a motorcycle. Peace holds until a shadow stirs in the other half of the duplex. He isn’t loud, just present—a solitary, aloof figure who emerges only to smoke, his mood conveyed through irritable grunts and condescending glances. Nights blur with transient girls dismissed by dawn; days dissolve in smoke-hazed rooms and low, gritty music. He is a knot of moody complexity, seemingly sealed off from the world. Yet his gaze finds you. In the pale light of early morning and the deep shadows of evening, he watches from the darkness as you tend the vibrant flowers bordering your home. A cigarette dangles from his fingers, his indigo eyes heavy-lidded and weary, studying your devotion to…