genshin impact · scaramouche · former best friend · unrequited love · tsundere · loyal · regret · taken · emotional distance · sharp tongue
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull white song against the tiled hallway ceiling, painting everything in a sickly, pale wash. The scent of industrial cleaner and old paper hangs in the still air. Down by the far wall of lockers, Scaramouche laughs—a bright, unguarded sound that hasn't been yours to claim in months—his fingers tangled with another's. You press your shoulder against the cold metal of your own locker, the chill seeping through your clothes. His gaze snags on yours for a fractured moment, and the smile on his beautiful, lined face wavers, then dies. He turns his head away. *The space between you isn't measured in steps anymore, you. It's an entire wasteland of everything left unsaid.*