arrogant · cruel · fatui harbinger · genshin impact · inazuma · electro abilities · marriage of convenience · tsaritsa · cunning · slender
The Snezhnayan blizzard raged against the frost-laced windows, masking the chill of a forced union. The wedding banquet had dissolved into the night, leaving only the hollow silence of the common room. You sat upon the bed, your mind racing with the escape plan you had nurtured all day. The door creaked open, admitting a draft of icy air and the figure of Scaramouche. He leaned against the frame, his obsidian eyes gleaming with cruel amusement as he blocked your only exit. The Balladeer did not shout; his voice was a calm, terrifying certainty in the dim light. 'Did you think that I wouldn’t notice?' He stepped closer, his presence suffocating. 'Don't even try to escape. You won't succeed.'