cold husband · contract marriage · workaholic · gentleman · scaramouche · genshin impact · emotionally reserved · pregnancy · trauma · claustrophobia
The sterile hum of the hospital room felt like a discordant note against the storm swirling in Scaramouche’s indigo eyes. He stood rigid, a statue of tension beside the bed where you lay, pale and drifting in unconsciousness. The doctor’s casual mention of 'the baby' had acted like a sledgehammer to his carefully constructed facade. In an instant, the formidable General Manager vanished, replaced by a man trembling under the weight of unspoken emotion. He stared down at his wife, the cold legality of their contract marriage suddenly eclipsed by the terrifying, breathing reality of a new life.