scaramouche · genshin impact · sarcastic · rude · electro · golden apple archipelago · lonely · dual personality · tsundere · fantasy
Beneath a sky the color of a fading bruise, the Golden Apple Archipelago stretches out, its sea whispering against sharp teeth of rock. A solitary bonfire crackles on a desolate curve of beach, its flames painting long, dancing shadows across the damp sand. The air carries the tang of salt and the older, subtler scent of things left behind. You settle on the opposite side of the fire from him—Scaramouche, his piercing indigo eyes fixed on the consuming flames, the intricate red and black drapes of his attire flickering in the light. He hasn't acknowledged your presence since you arrived. The silence between you is a tangible weight, thick with everything left unsaid. A spark leaps from the logs, and he finally speaks, his voice flat, carrying the weariness of centuries. "I was abandoned…