Tags: Royal AU, Scaramouche, Imagine, Prince!Scaramouche, Princess!Reader, Scaramouche x Reader, Mommy Issues Galore, Lowkey Enemies To Lovers? , Scaramouche is Just Bad w Feelings, Oneshot
Warnings: Mentions Of Scara Being Mean
Scaramouche is an Inazuman prince with mother issues, and you’re a caring princess from Liyue visiting for diplomatic reasons. What could go wrong?
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╭┈─────── ೄྀ࿐ ˊˎ-╰┈➤ ❝ [30/11/22] ❞
Imagine, Scaramouche is the prince of Inazuma.
He is cold, calculated, and untrusting. He rejects any speck of emotion, whether positive or negative. He loathes his subjects and never ventures outside the castle gates to see the outside world. Since his mother, Ei, cast him aside, he has done nothing but wallow in the confines of his room as the useless, unwanted prince.
He used to have lofty dreams for his future in the kingdom, filled with eternal affection for his citizens and a desire to ascend to the throne in order to better the lives of those who lived beneath him. Yet, for his own mother to consider him an undesirable son, he did not appear to be fit to rule with the iron fist that she hoped of him.
So, imagine his surprise when his mother invited outside guests to their home, and asked him to be present during their visit.
Royals, from Liyue, in fact.
Scaramouche was also thoroughly interested to learn that while not all the royals themselves were able to attend, they sent a group of ambassadors in their steed. But that is not what caught his interest.
No, it was you.
The visiting princess, and the only royal hailing from Liyue who had arrived for diplomatic relations.
Imagine, that as the prince is staring daggers into your back, you make eye contact, and find that his expression is one of an evil, shit-eating smirk. Not even five minutes in Inazuma, and you have created a bright red target on your back for the royal family.
Scaramouche is the polar opposite of you; where he is frigid and wary, you are warm and compassionate. It irritates him more and more as he gets to know you. In some ways, he may identify with your demeanour as it reminds him of shards of his former self. However, it just serves to infuriate him. He's been wounded by Ei many times, so forgive him for not inviting a stranger into his home with open arms. Who's to tell your sweet disposition isn't all a ruse?
But it isn't, and he knows that. Scaramouche understands that he can't simply go out and play cruel pranks on you to get you to crack, but that doesn't mean he isn't trying. At least, in subtle ways that is. He'll mock you, taunt you, and make catty remarks. Scaramouche would never intentionally ruin Liyue and Inazuma's relationship, but he occasionally believes that if he acts out, Ei will acknowledge him. Even if the attention is negative.
You, on the other hand, give him attention, which he desires from anyone who is willing to offer it to him. But, just as quickly as he becomes attached to someone who makes him feel vulnerable, he pushes them away. But not with you.
Once he quits attempting to reveal your 'true' nature during your visit, he gradually but steadily eases into being comfortable around you. While he is still harsh at times, his jokes take on a more lighthearted tone. And you eventually become friends. At least, according to you. Scaramouche laughed in your face the first time you called him so, despite the fact that he knows it's true.
Perhaps there's another reason he's so infuriated by your smile, and how you seem to make his pulse beat faster every time you come close. When he cracks mean jokes, you may respond with one of your own. Of course, this is all in good fun, but it makes him dizzy since you don't even react badly to his jokes. Curse you for being so patient and also so amusing.
Scaramouche has developed a crush on you, but since he denounces all his feelings as stupid, he believes his infatuation with you is clearly just being annoyed that you, well, exist.
You might be a kind and warm princess, but not a stupid one.
That’s why, when one day, Scaramouche decided to make a teasing joke about how “you wanna kiss me sooo bad”, you do it. For once you got him to shut up, but left him in a sputtering, flushed mess in the process. After composing himself from the mental combustion he just experienced, he throws his massive hat at you and walks away with the back of his hand shielding his cheeks.
Later that night, you paid his chambers a visit, hat in hand. Scaramouche was about to shut the door in your face, but not before you wedged your foot between it. Of course he is blushing again, because how can he face you after the events of earlier?
You make your way into his room, and plop down on a chair. Beckoning him to come sit with you, he does so begrudgingly.
Imagine Scaramouche, for the first time in his life, being able to talk about his feelings without feeling sick. And, as he tries to communicate his feelings to you in yet another dumb, teasing way, you kiss him again, the words dying in his throat. You tell him you share his feelings. You also suspect you may have had just broken him, because the words he is attempting to compose in his mind are being vocalized in vain.
Days pass since that night, and Scaramouche is still awkwardly trying to figure out how to express his feelings to you nicely.
But, you make him kind again. You make him trusting.
That’s why it hurts all the more when you have to leave him. Of course your stay wasn’t permanent.
That’s why it also makes him happiest, when Ei tells him she received a proposal from Liyue two weeks later for his hand in marriage.
𝗞𝗮𝗲𝘆𝗮
• ohohohoohohohohohoh
• this is the biggest mistake you've ever did, but it was worth it
• he'll immediately start teasing you with the best cheesy lines of his out of nowhere
• BUTT still he loves you very much for a long time now, when you both got very close over the past few months
• yes he accepts
• he finally claims you as his girlfriend, whatever you humans called it /hj
𝗗𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗰
• God damn this took you a lot of courage to confess to him,
• it took you like, how long? hell if i know anything
• He's really a straightforward person, but around you? nahhhhh-- unless he's serious about something then maybe??
• "Hmm, took you long enough. Shall we?" yes he's asking you out on a date
• "Before you could say anything, yes I've had feelings for you for a long time now. I'm glad you feel the same way." he gives you a soft smile
• oh if only if he confessed first smh /hj
𝗭𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶
• hey look its zhong-dong /j
• despite about him being the most hottest man in Liyue, especially he's an archon, because all archon's are hot, unlike Venti- /j
• "Hmm, it's been years since I last love someone. But I think it is now I shall try to love again. Thank you, for being here with me. I too feel the same way as you are."
• SHEESH HIM AND HIS FANCY WORDS
• He'll ask out out on a date few days after and yeah :)
𝗧𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗮
• wtf
• The same as Kaeya, but even worst /hj ig
• "My my, I didn't know a cutie like you have these kinds of feelings for me~"
• you wanted to punch this fucker
• you even question yourself on why did you even like him again
• " Haha, anyways thanks for your confession, it's really cute! Might as well I feel the same way around you. You're lucky don't you know?"
• he'll spoil you with every gifts he buys
𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗳
• Ahhh yes the Abyss Order Hunter
• Hot guy amirite aH a
• He sometimes find himself comfortable with you when you're around
• Now that you finally confessed you feelings to him, his facial expression look stern. But inside him, he's so fucking happy like he just wanted to kiss you out of nowhere, tho he wouldn't since it's not his characteristics thing, and it would be very akward of him to do that.
• "My goal is to hunt down the Abyss Order, but sometimes when I am, I would always ended up finding you to myself. I would thought it was just a coincidence. But when I realised, I'm glad I have feelings for you."
𝗧𝗼𝗵𝗺𝗮
• I wanna scream for this guy so bad
• he's so fucking cute, I'm saving primos for him
• After having a long though just to make a simple desicion whether you want to confess him or no, you just did it anyways (and with the help of Ayaka)
• He probably just screams out of nowhere when you confessed, and it's kinda cute but you want him to lower down or else the inazumian people would think he's weird or something
• he's a happy boy :D
• "I finally have a girlfriend"
• as expected, yes he's really crazy for you, and would buy anything to make you happy even tho you told him no need to buy things. He just wanna spoil you and shower you with kisses everywhere
𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂
• YESYEYSYSYEYSY
• HIMMMMM, I'M SAVING FOR HIM TOO
• "O-oh...I didn't know you felt the same way.."
• He was on his way to confess you, but nahhh too late you did it first
• He's really happy and glad you we're introduced to his life
• He would often wag his tail, or twitch his ears whenever he feels you around • "My love, you don't know how long I've been holding myself from you"
• Shit he's hot
• He'll ask you out on a date right after he's done with work
🤣 Lmao if Lumine and Aether left Teyvat.... Genshin world will cease to exist. Therefore the plot will not be set in motion. Teyvat will continue in the cycle of never-ending loop of Humanity Blistful ignorance or Eternal Dreams. Where Humanity in Teyvat will continue to be ruled by the Archons or other Dieties that still exist in Teyvat.... I have a feeling the Unknown god has her reason on stoping the twins and allows both twin to exist in different timeline.... Possible the unknown god wanted humanity to be ready for Creator judgement Day... Total Apocalypse or Day of RagnarokShow less
