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A Truth For A Truth ( Scaramouche X Fem Reader )

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Reads 41,093
Votes 1,721
Parts 16
Time 6h 24m

Y/N has more secrets than she knows what to do with. For years, she has had everyone in the palace convinced she is but an innocent musician that gained the favour of the Tsaritsa. Underneath the surface however, she is not even entirely human, let alone loyal to the nation of Snezhnaya. 

Nobody bats an eyelash in her direction except for one particular Harbinger who can't seem to shake the feeling that there is more to the Cryo Archon's beloved bard than meets the eye. 

As the Zapolyarny Palace is thrown into chaos to chase down an uncatchable traitor and mistrust in the Fatui ranks strikes, Scaramouche and Y/N find themselves thrown into a shaky partnership that requires them to put aside their resentment for one another to complete a risky mission. Secrets and truths will be uncovered along the way but how will they affect the pair?

Of course, the answer to all is often a twisted deception. To learn the reality of a situation, one must be willing to trade a truth for a truth. 

!ON HIATUS! 

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Devoted Heart || Scaramouche x Reader by Corflos

As an orphan in Snezhnaya you become indoctrinated into the Fatui organization. Your loyalty and devotion to the Tsaritsa is challenged by a traitorous Harbinger. ⚠️There will be Liyue to Sumeru Spoilers⚠️ I will be mainly following the games storyline, especially the big events and arcs.

# ❝𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚❞ {Genshin x reader} by Ju1ceB0x3z

🍮 Genshin modern/yandere au! { fem reader } 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚; 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫. 𝐈𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 - 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲. "𝗶 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂.." 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛! the new students were added into a fun group in which the possible love of their life is introduced, they fight for her love not knowing the long waiting line they are in. TW: YANDERE THEMES, NOT PROOFREAD ❌ SLOW UPDATES AT MOST ‼️‼️ Inspired by: Wish I could meet you |Genshin Impact x reader By ShortyMukami ©𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗧 Any graphics used in this story are mine unless I say otherwise (besides the drawings, credits to the original artists)

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When the Stars Fall [Genshin Impact] by vihelis

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Scaramouche x Female Reader · · ─── ·𖥸· ─── · · Long ago, before the archon war, there was a girl, a pitiful girl. Her name was [L/N] [Y/N]. Cursed by the Raiden Shogun, she could never die and never age. Yet once upon a time, she met a young boy, a "fledgling barely out of its nest". Will she ever meet him again? Even after centuries? Mature Warning: Language and violence · · ─── ·𖥸· ───· · Started: Monday, January 9th, 2023 Finished: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 · · ─── ·𖥸· ─── · · By: Wolfie-Dragon <3

Kiss Me More || Childe x Reader by zuasya

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Leaf In July | Kazuscara by dmyn_official

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[dead soul] (scaramouche x fem reader) by mi_riku

˜"*°•.˜"*°• ˜"*°•.˜"*°• ˜"*°•.˜"*°• ˜"*°• All her life Y/N was the most perfect person in everything. Working at the Narukami shrine eversince childhood, out of blue she became chosen to serve the lord kunikuzushi. Feeling unwanted by scaramouche, she fell in love only for it to end in a tragic way. However for scaramouche who pretended to use her all along things began to change years later... ˜"*°•.˜"*°• ˜"*°•.˜"*°• ˜"*°•.˜"*°• ˜"*°• "What a shame, i thought you'd be happy to see me!" •°*"˜.•°*"˜ "I ɯαʂ ɯɾσɳɠ." ˜"*°•.˜"*°• ~~》》𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 "𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘣𝘺𝘦" 《《~~ ♤♡◇♧ ♤the fanart doesn't belong to me, i just edited it. credit to its rightful owner! ♡the characters belong to Hoyoverse! ◇grammatical error! ♧swearing and mention of blood, self-harm, sexual themes and abuse. ♤♡◇♧enjoy♤♡◇♧

Little Flower |Scaramouche| ✓ by GoldenKal

Fantasy AU||(Scaramouche x Female Reader) The Tsaritsa's little flower must be protected at all costs and must never leave Zapolyarny Palace under any circumstances. However, she has somehow managed to escape and a seven nation wide search has been ordered. There is an old tale of a young heir and her protector that has resurfaced. When the archon's heirs were kidnapped one by one, 𝒉𝒆 failed to protect 𝒉𝒆𝒓 and was given one final task before he received divine punishment.

𝘾𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥; Idol!Scaramouche by scarazmoochiez

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