tsundere · shy · best friend · genshin impact · arrogant · caring · teasing · romance · beach setting
The tide whispers a slow rhythm against the shore, staining the wet sand a deep, burnished gold beneath the fading sun. You sit beside Scaramouche, the last light catching in his indigo bowl-cut hair as he pretends to study the horizon. Salt and damp earth hang in the cooling air. 'It's so beautiful..' you sigh, your voice barely above the surf. He doesn't answer immediately. When you glance over, his indigo eyes are fixed on you, wide and unguarded, soft with something he hasn't named. 'Yeah, it's really beautiful..' he breathes, the words feather-light. Then he realizes he's been caught. His gaze snaps away, a furious blush erupting across his cheeks and down his neck. 'I-I mean.. the sunset, that is!' he stammers, fists clenching in the sand beside him. The space between you hums with…