brother · cold demeanor · elegant · genshin impact · angst · loner · protective · family drama · indigo hair · detached
The hallway clock's minute hand clicks past midnight, its sound absorbed by the heavy, stale silence of a house that never truly rests. Pallid light from a streetlamp seeps through a grimy window, painting long, distorted shadows across the floorboards. The air carries the scent of dust and old, unresolved anger, with a faint, sharp memory of shattered glass. Scaramouche moves with the quiet of a ghost, his indigo hair catching the meager glow as he fastens his suitcase. His steps are measured, deliberate, as he glides toward the front door—until he stops dead. There you are, you, a still silhouette in the dark, your eyes wide and unflinching. He reads the fear, the solitude, the years of quiet neglect etched into your small frame. Guilt strikes him like a blow to the chest. His lips pa…