Not A Good Man - Scaramouche x Reader

Reunion

"Your inauguration is today, isn't it?" She whispered quietly, crystal eyes glued to the sky above rather than the man beside her. The moon casted a jarring glow on her face, the white glow framing her body as if she were an angel.

"Yes . . ." Scaramouche said after a moment, knowing what she would say next.

"I don't like it." She replied quickly, palming the vision in her hand. "But, I know it's too late to say anything like that. Just promise me that you'll be alright."

Scaramouche turned to her, her face a mixture of worry and sadness. The sky was dark now, and the sun had set long ago. The cool wind of the night blew through Scaramouche's hair as he spoke.

"Don't worry," He reassured in a confident tone, though not even he could hide the tremble in his voice. "Nothing will happen."

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"[Name]!" Tian gasped after you walked through the doors of the Jade Teahouse. The hanfu she had gifted you was still on and your bag slumped off of your shoulder. It had been a full day since leaving the teahouse, yet it somehow felt like years since you last saw it. The morning sun illuminated your figure from outside the door before you closed it gently behind you.

"Tian, I hope everything's okay." You smiled, adjusting the straps of your backpack.

"Are you hurt?" Tian asked you as she brushed off any dust that was on you.

"No, I'm alright. I . . ." You trailed off. "I'm sorry. I couldn't kill the dragon."

Tian simply smiled at you. You were convinced there wasn't a single mean bone in her body. "It's okay. Thank you for trying."

You nodded, still looking down at your feet. You didn't regret healing the dragon, but you still couldn't help but feel upset at yourself.

"Oh!" Tian said suddenly. "That reminds me. A gentleman came in earlier this morning requesting to see you."

"What?" You murmured. "Where is he?"

Tian guided you towards a tea room that was separated from everyone else. She stood at the sliding doors and motioned for you to go inside.

Inside the small tea room was a low table with a few floor seats. Two of them were taken, one by a man with dusty platinum hair tied at the back. His white overcoat was decorated with black and gold accents and his pants seemed to cut off right at the top of his knees. The other seat was occupied by a girl with round glasses and mint green hair that nicely framed her face.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." The man spoke, a teacup in hand. "My name is Albedo, and this is my assistant Sucrose." Sucrose smiled slightly, though she had a look of worry on her face.

"It's nice to meet you as well . . ." You responded slowly as you took a seat in front of them. You couldn't help but feel a little put on the spot. "What's the occasion?"

"We came to investigate the unknown beast that was said to be around the Dunyun Ruins." Albedo said matter-of-factly, setting his cup down and staring at you with a level of intensity you weren't prepared for.

"A-and you need to speak to me because?"

"We stopped by this teahouse to take any witness accounts from nearby villagers when we heard that you had gone off to slay the dragon."

Your eyebrows furrowed. "How did you know that was me?"

"We asked the tea lady if she knew anything about it and she mentioned you." Sucrose chimed in, her voice quiet.

"Oh . . ." You sighed. You couldn't blame her for spilling that information, it wasn't like you had asked her to keep it a secret anyway. "Well, yes. I did visit the dragon. Does that answer everything?"