tsundere · goth aesthetic · genshin impact · emotionally guarded · snarky · touch-starved · pessimistic · fatui · angst · defensive
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed a dull, lonely buzz, casting a sterile glow on the scattered rose petals and heart-shaped decorations that clung to the lockers. The air was thick with the scent of cheap perfume and chocolate, a cloying sweetness that made Scaramouche's stomach turn. He leaned against the cold, scuffed wall, his indigo eyes fixed on the chaos before him—Childe, the center of a swirling vortex of giggling girls and fluttering cards. A bitter taste coated his tongue as he watched, his fingers tracing the cool metal of the rings on his hand, each one a silent, cold comfort. He hated this day. The empty space in his locker, where a single ant now crawled, was a familiar, mocking echo of every other Valentine's. He shifted his weight, pulling his black hoodie tig…