#is she wearing Akademiya colors?? yes

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Update: couldn’t help making one for Sumeru :3c

[yuellii]

summer's in the air, heaven's in your eyes

𝐘𝐎𝐔’𝐑𝐄 𝐀 memory from innocent times; or, in which they fell in love with you prior to becoming a fatuus

feat. childe, la signora, scaramouche, dottore

note. reader’s gender unspecified, ajax & reader are kids in his part only ( he was 14 when he fell into the abyss )

CHILDE. ajax

Whether it was summer or winter, spring or fall, you could never tell from your surroundings alone.

Hailing from Natlan meant you were so used to the heat all the time, and your classmate Ajax always called you “the sun” for standing out so much in the snow. You were the only one who shivered, the only one who wore such thick coats; and yet, he’d still argue that you were warm like the sun itself.

On your twelfth birthday, he gave you a scarf. “It’s red and warm, just like the sun, just like you!”—that was what he said with the toothiest of grins, and perhaps you teased him about the color of his hair in return.

But he was right; it certainly was warm, and now the red tint on his face made him feel like he would always match you. He, with his bright orange hair; and you, with your bright red scarf. Maybe it was the preteen years that still have him a childlike joy, but if the sight of you wearing the scarf kept giving him this fluttering feeling, then he’ll take it.

Although , for some reason, the days seemed a little brighter now whenever your face was buried in your scarf during school days. Mornings seemed a little warmer when you offered to share your scarf with him. Afternoons seemed a little sunnier when you walked with him home from school.

Maybe, this was what your hometown in Natlan felt like. Or, maybe, everything was so cold without his sun to melt his young heart into a puddle by your shoes.

And now, looking back, with the ends of this red fabric all worn and stretched around his neck—he still thinks it looks just like you.

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LA SIGNORA. rosalyne

Perhaps it was an over-speculation on her part.

Perhaps, you weren’t as bad as she initially thought under this lovely morning light, or with your sweet perfume clashing well with the withering books of the akademiya library. And perhaps, maybe you weren’t a rival in her thesis if your hand felt so nice atop her own ( even though you were reaching for the same exact book ).

“You’re also researching liquid flame?” you perked up, sending her the most nonchalant of glances that made her flustered you even remembered her. The question implied you had no idea she was writing the same topic as you were for her thesis—it implied that you really had no malicious attempt against her at all. Suddenly, she thinks she doesn’t hate you at all, with your hand still over hers on the book, even after the nights she spent obsessively studying to finish her paper before you do.

“Yes,” she says, and there’s quite the chance she forgets how to speak properly. But her senses spike the moment you smile in such a supportive way, completely void of any rivalry to writing the same paper.

Then out of nowhere, she finds herself at a table with you, hunched over this singular book—and perhaps this is the first time she struggles to focus on the words on the page. Because you’re so smart, and somehow even more attractive than she formerly realized, she may think she’s diseased with an admiration she had not even researched before.

The feeling is akin to what she’s read in romance books, but she never had time for it back in Mondstadt or even here in the akademiya. It’s a bit sickening, but it makes her feel so light in the head in this lovey-dovey way she wishes would stay forever. Being so close to her, hunched over a book like this—she can’t wait to see you at your next class together.

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SCARAMOUCHE. kunikuzushi

“So many lavender melons!” he laughed wholeheartedly once he saw the pile of the purple fruit on the floor.

And he laughed with his whole chest, smiling with his whole face—so full of joy that he could trick anyone into thinking he was born with a heart. When he knelt down in front of you, too, the human excitement on his face was ever-so present and clear as day, even as the fabric of his hood fell over his eyes.

“You know, my hair was made from lavender melons,” he eagerly shared, nothing but everlasting enthusiasm in his gaze when he tilted his head back up to look at you.

Show him even the slightest bit of interest, and he’ll ramble on for days. So you simply asked, “Your hair?”

“Not my hair specifically,” he began to explain, “but the color—the dye!” And when he pulled his hood back, you couldn’t help but stare. He looked just like your archon, even the same length of her hair. How could a doll so perfectly made still act so human? “At Konda village, there’s a traditional art to turn the fruit skin into dye. My mother used it for my head,” he almost smiled to himself.

It’s pretty, you could always tell him that again. But of course a man-made set of hair was pretty, for he was more perfect than human. So you bit your tongue, instead moving across the lavender melon pile to sit next to him and grab a few strands of his hair. It was so long, so smooth… “Have you ever thought of cutting it?”

“Huh?” he perked up. A sudden look fear stuck onto his face for just a moment, and you worried you might’ve said something wrong. “Cutting it…? Like, short?”

You only hummed in affirmation.

He stayed silent for a moment, but you didn’t know if he was pondering or close to crying. “Will it… make me look less like a girl?” You were quick to understand the true meaning of this.

‘Will it make me look less like my mom?’

“Yes,” you smiled. He practically threw himself into your arms in excitement.

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DOTTORE. zandik

Intelligence was so attractive.

And intelligence in mechanics was even more attractive.

That was his standard, at least. The name Zandik was already widespread and known throughout the akademiya as the one to avoid, as he is on the brink of suspension. It was kind of annoying, being well into his studies here but still being threatened with getting expelled before he could even achieve his massive breakthrough.

And you were there, too. You, who he somehow secured a date with tonight. It was odd, really, how you accepted his proposal so easily. Well, to him it wasn’t odd—but to the rest of the student community it surely was, simply because he’s the weird kid.

But regardless, he took pride in this. And he was going to take you to his most favorite place in all of his home nation: The gigantic ruin guard robot sitting at the mountains south of Sumeru.

He was a type of person that didn’t realize he rambled on too much, but he was also someone that didn’t like being shut up, either. It took a certain type of patience just to not throw him off—and unbeknownst, you either had that patience, or maybe he just liked you enough to look past it.

But it was odd, it really was. How he caught himself staring at you as you were so deeply etched into your work at the akademiya’s mechanical lab. He swears he’s never seen you before, and that’s how his obsessive, hyperfixated researching leads him to find that you’re a new student who doesn’t even know of his name or his deeds at this school.

And though he’s never cared for reputation, it somehow feels so relieving, like for once in his life he cared about someone else’s thoughts on him. And, ah, it was almost time to pick you up. He hoped you liked robot gears in the shape of flowers.

pre-fatui harbingers will always have my heart 💓

[mmriesoftvat]

1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?: "kami, i suppose.."

2. WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME?: "kaminari."

3. DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU’RE CALLED THAT?: "the traveler named me, i didn't care otherwise. i'm not great with names."

4. ARE YOU SINGLE OR TAKEN?: "why is that so important to you?"

5. WHAT ARE YOUR POWERS AND ABILITIES?: "anemo." kami shrugs at the question. "we all have our different abilities, why should mine be singled out as special? it doesn't matter. as long as i can still fight, it matters very little to me."

6. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES?: "blue." kami smirks. the answer is not blue, and anyone could see that. but he's going to claim that anyway.

7. HAVE YOU EVER DYED YOUR HAIR?: "no, i never really saw a point to it."

8. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS?: "none that i care to elaborate on." HERE, kami loses the more easygoing expression, growing more tense and tight-lipped. "family is a meaningless word, people will use it to bind people to some arbitrary contract. i have no one like that."

9. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?: "unless the aranara count, the answer is no."

10. TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DON’T LIKE: "THIS."

11. DO YOU HAVE ANY HOBBIES OR ACTIVITIES YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?: "the scholars at the akademiya are idiots. i spend more time correcting the papers they write than writing my own. i suppose smuggling books out of the library counts as a hobby too. i dislike having to return them, though."

12. HAVE YOU EVER HURT ANYONE BEFORE?: "yes."

13. HAVE YOU EVER… KILLED ANYONE?: "yes."

14. WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL ARE YOU?: "i am not an animal, i am me. it was buer who likened me to a cat, and if that makes her happy, then i suppose i can go along with this."

15. NAME YOUR WORST HABITS: "criticizing our own flaws is too easy of a trap to fall into. i could spend forever telling everyone everything i dislike about myself, but that'd be a waste of everyone's time. nothing would change, and you'd all feel like some sort of hero hoping to fix what you see as broken. so, i'll save us all the time and move on."

16. DO YOU LOOK UP TO ANYONE?: "i suppose i'd admire buer the most, for everything she does for her people. niwa, when we knew each other. for our time together, he taught me a lot."

17. GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL?: "these questions are too personal and intrusive. but if you INSIST, probably bisexual."

18. DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL?: "i suppose? i'm not enrolled in the akademiya, but i AM keeping an eye on the scholars there."

19. DO YOU EVER WANT TO MARRY AND HAVE KIDS SOMEDAY?: "no."

20. DO YOU HAVE ANY FANS?: "if by fan, you mean having the scribe and the general mahamatra breathing down my neck every time i enter a room, then sure, i suppose you could say i have fans."

21. WHAT ARE YOU MOST AFRAID OF?: "nothing." THAT much is a lie. but would he elaborate? nope.

22. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY WEAR?: "my hat. my hat is the most fundamental staple of my day-to-day outfit."

23. DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE?: "there is no one i would really assign to love. but there are people i have been and am currently loyal to."

24. WHAT CLASS ARE YOU?: "what do you mean class? are we in some sort of light novel now? am i to be a main character in a fantasy? PLEASE."

25. HOW MANY FRIENDS DO YOU HAVE?: "i am my own friend."

26. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON PIE?: "it's PIE. pie is usually sweet, therefore i won't eat it."

27. FAVORITE DRINK?: "tea."

29. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE?: "what is WITH all these questions? who is so curious to want to ask me so many boring, soulless questions that make no sense? i don't have one." the sanctuary comes to mind, but kami brushes that off -- it's unimportant and no one's business.

30. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SOMEONE?: "no."

31. WOULD YOU RATHER SWIM IN THE LAKE OR THE OCEAN?: "why swim, when i can just as easily fly?"

32. WHAT’S YOUR ‘TYPE’?: "someone with intelligence, first off. i am not seeing that on display here."

33. ANY FETISHES?: "absolutely not."

35. CAMPING, OR INDOORS?: "i think we are done with this stupid interview. nothing of value was gained, and plenty was lost."

36. ARE YOU WAITING FOR THIS INTERVIEW TO BE OVER?: "yes."

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[dcndrohime]

1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?: ''Hinamori, Hina works just as well''

2. WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME?: ''Midorichise Hinamori''

3. DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU’RE CALLED THAT?: ''Because that is what my father has chosen''

4. ARE YOU SINGLE OR TAKEN?: she would say something, even if vague but those things are in the works. (Verse dependent. Taken in Adeptus Verse)

5. WHAT ARE YOUR POWERS AND ABILITIES?: ''Well...'', her gaze shifts towards where it is that her Dendro Vision is resting; her hairpiece. ''I would rather not ramble every little thing that can be done''.

6. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES?: ''Teal, somewhere around a color of the ocean''

7. HAVE YOU EVER DYED YOUR HAIR?: ''Yes. I have''.

8. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS?: ''Yes'', and she will not elaborate further'', though, she do have someone she can call a brother.

9. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?: ''In a way...'' (Verse Dependent. Akademiya AU)

10. TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DON’T LIKE: ''In what way?'', Hinamori can't help but wonder why such a vague inquiry presented itself. ''But well, i don't favor sour things, i suppose''.

11. DO YOU HAVE ANY HOBBIES OR ACTIVITIES YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?: ''I actually do quite alot, job aside but i'd rather not bore anybody with listing so much. Helping people is certainly something well into my spare time''.

12. HAVE YOU EVER HURT ANYONE BEFORE?: ''Umm...'', this clearly does not bring her any comfort so she will remain silent on this.

13. HAVE YOU EVER… KILLED ANYONE?: ''No''.

14. WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL ARE YOU?: ''I am dog woman'', if that wasn't any obvious.

15. NAME YOUR WORST HABITS: ''Uhhh'', this one is rather embarassing. ''My irregular sleeping problem'', moving on!.

16. DO YOU LOOK UP TO ANYONE: ''My parents above all else but i believe in the people on equal grounds''.

17. GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL?: ''I am Bi, male leaning''.

18. DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL?: ''In the past, yes''. (Verse Dependent. Akademiya AU)

19. DO YOU EVER WANT TO MARRY AND HAVE KIDS SOMEDAY?: ''Thats not something on my mind'', and perhaps it never will, who can say.

20. DO YOU HAVE ANY FANS?: ''There is a fanclub''.

21. WHAT ARE YOU MOST AFRAID OF?: Ah, another sensitive question there, she supposed it is to be expected. ''I'd rather not say..''.

22. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY WEAR?: gesture at herself, at what is worn ''this''.

23. DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE?: ''Indeed, i do'' (Verse Dependent. Adeptus Verse)

24. WHAT CLASS ARE YOU?: Vague questions seems to matter huh. ''Sojutsu, of the spear'', with a little of Catalyst on the side & whatnot.

25. HOW MANY FRIENDS DO YOU HAVE?: ''I have a handful, most are abroad however''

26. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON PIE?: ''Hmm, it depends whats inside, but bitter meat pie is something i favor eating''.

27. FAVORITE DRINK?: ''Cherry tea amongst others, almond dango milk''.

29. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE?: ''Chinju Forest''.

30. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SOMEONE?: This might be flustering Hinamori, just a little. ''Yes..'', even then, this is in the works.

31. WOULD YOU RATHER SWIM IN THE LAKE OR THE OCEAN?: ''Hm, i think a fairly sized pool of water will do better''

32. WHAT’S YOUR ‘TYPE’?: this does not yells blood type, definitely not. ''Introverted''.

33. ANY FETISHES?: ''That is not appropriate, good sir''.

35. CAMPING, OR INDOORS?: ''Eh, both, but should the situation calls for it, camping''.

36. ARE YOU WAITING FOR THIS INTERVIEW TO BE OVER?: ''If they are no more questions, sure''.