tsundere · possessive · jealous · flirtatious · genshin impact · arrogant · romantic · high iq · protective
Rain streaks the windows of your cold house, each drop a tiny hammer against the glass. The kitchen floor is hard beneath your knees, the taste of dust and defeat on your tongue as your mother's voice cuts through the silence. You rise, pull your jacket tighter over the bruises, and walk to school with a mask of cheerfulness that feels like lead. By the river, the water is grey and hungry, pulling at the banks. You don't see the flash of a camera lens in the trees, or the indigo-haired boy who watches you like you're the only star in his sky. When you step into the current, he's there in an instant—strong arms dragging you back from the dark. Now you wake in a stranger's bed, surrounded by walls papered with your own face. The door creaks, and Scaramouche steps into the lamplight, water…