RUMBLINNGGGG RUMBLINNGGGG IT'S COMMMINNNGGGG 😩

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He laid his body on yours, arms on your lower torso. With his head resting on your shoulder, he flinches slightly at his painful movements. 

But oh, how he loved being held in your arms. 

Despite this, he acts as if he didn't just scream at you.

Scaramouche

"I don't get it."

You

"... Hm?"

You questioned, confused.

Scaramouche

"I don't get how you can be so... Caring."

"Towards me."

You pulled away from the hug, and you and Scaramouche were now sitting face-to-face with each other.

You

"I mean... I'm your partner, aren't I? It's my job to care for you."

Scaramouche

"Even after I yelled at you? And argued with you? Those aren't the qualities of a good lover."

You

"Yes, even after we argued. I'll still care for you."

Scaramouche

"I just... Get so frustrated. Sometimes."

He spoke with frequent pauses in between his words.

Scaramouche

"So frustrated to the point where things just start coming out of my mouth, even if I tell myself not to let them escape."

You

"It's fine Scaramouche, I understand."

Scaramouche

"I just feel bad. For making you sad, mad, whatever."

You

"Scara, I said I understand. It's okay."

Nurse 1

"Tsk. Am I interrupting something?"

You turned around, startled.

You

"No. No, you aren't."

Nurse 1

"Good. It's time to change your bandage, Balladeer."

Scaramouche

"How many times have I told you to stop using that name?..."

He muttered, annoyed.

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-ANOTHER FEW WEEKS LATER, STILL AT EI'S RESIDENCE-

You

"You're doing great, Scara."

Scaramouche

"Shut up, you're gonna make me fall over."

You

"Pfft, by giving you motivation like the kind partner that I totally am?"

Scaramouche

"Shhh... You're distracting me."

He giggled.

Scaramouche's hands were in both of yours as you made slow steps backwards. He was eventually allowed to walk by the nurses. He was staring down the entire time, focused on how he moved his feet to walk.

You

"You know if you do end up falling over, I'd find it hilarious and I'd start losing my shit." 

Scaramouche

"Yeah? And when I start bleeding out, then what do you do?"

You

"I start laughing even harder."

He lifted his head up to look at you with a slight smile.

There was a tiny tremor on the ground, but you weren't aware of it.

Scaramouche

"... Y/N?"

You

"Yeah?"

Scaramouche

"Did you-"

Crash!

The wooden closet containing medical gowns collapsed, chucking wood all over the room. You squeezed Scaramouche's hands even tighter, drawing him closer to your body slowly.

You

"What the fuck?..."

Scaramouche

"Ah!"

Scaramouche collapsed to his knees, definitely causing a bruise to form on them. There was shaking all around the home. 

You

"Shit!"

He let go of your hands and placed them both on his stomach to keep his wound from bleeding. But it was much too late. It was already leaking.

Scaramouche

"Oh, man..."

You

"Where the fuck are the nurses?!"

Scaramouche was staring down at his bleeding stomach, and you hadn't noticed. You were too preoccupied with glancing around the room, peering through doorways, to look for the nurses. You even looked for Ei.

You

"There are never earthquakes in this part of Teyvat..."

"Scaramouche, come here!"

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"Scaramouche?"

When you turned around to face him, you noticed that his hands were completely bloodied, with blood oozing through his hospital gown.

Scaramouche

"Ugh..."

You

"No! Bad timing, bad timing!"

You retrieved the bandages from the top of the desk and helped Scaramouche make his way to the bottom portion of the desk where both of you were hiding. Surprisingly, Ei's expensive furniture was just big enough for both of you to squeeze beneath that desk.

You

"Scaramouche, are you alright?"

Scaramouche

"Why aren't you laughing?"

You

"... Huh?" 

Scaramouche

"Heh, you said you'd start laughing harder if I started bleeding out."

"Start laughing."

You

"My goodness- This is a shitty time to joke around!"

Scaramouche

"Ha! I just thought it was funny!"

"Ah... ah..."

He began to chuckle, then looked like a damsel in distress, trembling and wincing at his wound.

You

"I don't know how to do this as well as the nurses do this!"

Scaramouche

"Just... Just- Do it..."

You

"What do you mean, 'Just do it'?! What if I fuck it up?!"

Scaramouche

"Oh my- Y/N, you won't mess it up! Haven't you done this thing a bunch of times?!"

You

"Yeah!... But only to myself..."

Scaramouche

"Then pretend that I'm you!"

"Stop making me yell- It's putting... A lot of pressure on my wound..."

You

"Psh, whose decision was it to yell?"

Scaramouche

"Well I really have to yell, the chaos outside and the sound of Ei's house collapsing is incredibly loud." 

You

"Ack!"

The ceiling had collapsed, preventing your only exit from that chamber.

Scaramouche

"Y/N-"

You

"Yes, yes, I know!"

You pulled up his hospital gown, admiring his physique for just a moment before realizing he may die if you didn't act quickly.

You

"Come here... And grab onto my shoulders."

Scaramouche

"The nurses do this totally different."

You

"Am I doing something wrong?!"

You panicked, as another piece of wooden furniture fell in front of you.

Scaramouche

"No- It's just that the nurses don't make me hold onto them."

You

"Well, obviously. They're deadly afraid of you, everyone is. Plus, the nurses aren't the ones dating you."

Scaramouche

"So... You're saying that I'm holding onto you because we're dating?"

You

"... Yes."

He chuckled softly, making sure that he wouldn't make his wound any worse than it already is.

Scaramouche

"See? You did it."

"Without even thinking straight."

You

"Huh... You're right! I really did do it without thinking."

Scaramouche

"Now, next time, you'll have to do it while you're thinking."

You

"Me again?!"

Scaramouche

"I mean, yeah... Who else is gonna do it?"

You

"The nurses!"

"Just anyone but me!"

Scaramouche

"Yeah? The nurses where?"

You

"..."

Scaramouche

"Mhm. I think they're dead."

You

"Do you think Ei's dead?..."

"Wait-"

Scaramouche

"Definitely not. That's the Electro Archon, dumbass."

You

"Yeah, yeah, I was just about to come to the realization."

Scaramouche

"... The shaking stopped."

For only a quick moment.

The shaking of the ground ceased, although it seemed more like a tilt than a tremor within the house. You could sense gravity defying you, as you felt yourself becoming heavier on the left. The entire house trembled and tilted, forcing you out of your hiding place. 

Scaramouche landed on top of you, leaving a little streak of blood on your shirt.

You

"Scaramouche, you jinxed it!"

You clutched onto the sill of the broken window that was slowly becoming your "roof," piercing your palm with glass fragments. You drew yourself up and Scaramouche with you, trying not to injure him.