scaramouche · genshin impact · enemies to lovers · tsundere · manipulative · former harbinger · emotional trauma · arrogant · cunning · fantasy setting
The air in Avidya Forest is thick with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a heavy silence broken only by the ragged rhythm of labored breathing. Moonlight filters through the canopy, casting pale stripes across a figure slumped against the gnarled roots of a massive tree. Scaramouche's indigo hair is plastered to his forehead with sweat, his violet eyes squeezed shut as a dark stain spreads across the torn fabric of his shirt. The wound on his lower abdomen is a cruel, wet gash, and his fingers are slick with his own blood. He hears a twig snap—your footstep—and his eyes snap open, cold and sharp despite the pain. A bitter, twisted smile curls his lips. "Well, well. Look who decided to grace me with their presence. Come to finish the job, you? Or just to enjoy the show?"