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Officially graduated and as someone who hates change, I’ve never felt more anxious about life 😁

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look what @erexart did... look how perfect... he's the most gorgeous man to walk this earth...

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I’m gonna need a fanfic of the new timeline rin 0_0!!

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I work in a fast-paced cafe and today was Easter, so obviously we were rlly busy. I came home after my long shift and had a nap.

Guess what I dreamt of? I was running around that fucking cafe during a big rush hour.

Free me bro 😔

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FUCKING 5 TESTS IN ONE WEEK?? I’m actually going to pass away someone save me

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What Sports the Hashira Would Do !!

Characters: Muichiro, Mitsuri, Rengoku, Obanai, Tengen, Giyuu, Shinobu, Sanemi (No Gyomei soz)

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CW: Strong language, maybe a suggestive joke or two, very minor spoiler puns

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Giyuu ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

➶ I’m getting baseball kid vibes

➶ If that doesn’t rock with you then probs swimming

➶ But for now, let’s go with baseball

➶ An apparently unpopular kid playing a popular sport?

➶ It just goes hand-in-hand

➶ (Post Giyuu infinity castle arc pun intended)

➶ But srsly he sure can hit a home run

➶ The ball is flying, the crowds cheering, Giyuu forgets to run

➶ It’s not his fault

➶ ‘lil boi got flustered

➶ When he does run though, HE MAKES UP FOR IT

➶ Bro gobbles that game up and doesn’t even leave the plate

➶ He’s so humble about it too

➶ “You did so well, Giyuu!”

➶ “Thanks :|”

➶ Not a thought behind those eyes

➶ Honestly his team is patting him on the back

➶ And he’s standing there likes he’s getting assaulted 😭

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Shinobu ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

✾ Ohhh she’s such a volleyball girl

✾ And she’s mainly in it so she can strike a ball in someone’s face

✾ It’s a coping mechanism

✾ As for the position she’d play

✾ I reckon she’s a setter

✾ She’s calculating and doesn’t need to run as much as a libero

✾ She’s small though so she needs to make up for her height in aiming skills

✾ It’s a blessing and a curse

✾ Just pray her eye doesn’t twitch while she’s aiming for you

✾ Because you ain’t catching the ball with your hands

✾ She’s so calm and collected during a game though

✾ SHE MAKES VOLLEYBALL LOOK SO EASY 💀

✾ You know what I mean?

✾ She receives a pass so neatly?

✾ And it lightly flys over the net with grace

✾ She was a fairy

✾ She also hates the boys’ team

✾ No one knows why

✾ No one even knows tbh

✾ She just doesn’t like them

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Rengoku ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

҉ He’s definitely a soccer bro

҉ You know those players that get their shoulder bumped

҉ And then act like their whole arm flew off

҉ Kyojuro soooo calls them out on their bs

҉ “Stop being dramatic and get up my friend!”

҉ (Zenitsu was the one on the ground)

҉ He’s also such a team player

҉ It’s actually scientifically proven that it’s impossible to hate Kyojuro

҉ My scrumptious, gorgalicious, pumpkin vroom vroom

҉ Sorry, I need to compose myself

҉ The definition of good sportsmanship?

҉ Literally stapled onto his forehead

҉ Someone made a foul play?

҉ He will NOT hesitate to tell the umpire

҉ And when he’s on the field

҉ He would do cool spins to avoid the opposing team

҉ Like the guys who make soccer edits with their 100% rsmb, over-sharpened “4K topaz like quality”, and blinding saturation would make edits of his spins

҉ I am in wuv

҉ AND WHEN ITS A DRINK BREAK??

҉ He’s shooting the water into his mouth, wiping his forehead while patting a team member on the back and pushing some hair strands back

҉ Literal orgasm on the spot

҉ Who do you think is my favourite hashira btw

҉ Personally, I would guess gyomei

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Mitsuri ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

❥ I literally cannot see her as anything but a netball girl

❥ I was about to put gymnastics bc netball isn’t common in the Japanese culture

❥ But then I thought that would be too predictable and boring

❥ Story is, she saw the netball team dresses and wrote her name on the signup sheet so fast

❥ You could literally see smoke rising from the page

❥ Looked like a damn carnival with all those flying sparks

❥ But she 100% brings her effort to the table

❥ And she outshines EVERYONE

❥ Her team is doing laps for stamina building and while they’re all perishing in the back

❥ Mitsuri over here is skipping along her merry fucking way

❥ She’s tougher than your average person and any doubt about it was demolished as soon as she began sports

❥ As for the position she plays

❥ It’s obvious, no?

❥ Bench warmer

❥ Lmfao jk she’s such a strong centre

❥ Running around the court

❥ Receiving those passes with a “Thank you!”

❥ Every time someone made a good shot (her team or not) she would yell “Do it again!”

❥ Literally everyone that see’s her on the opposing team doesn’t know whether to thank the heavens or cry at their sealed, unfortunate fate

❥ But everyone loves her either way

❥ Her and Kyojuro are sooooo similar in this regard

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Obanai ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

୭ Let me just

୭ Let me think for a sec

୭ Yeah he’s not spilling his secrets to me today

୭ Golf? 😭

୭ I was thinking “I’ll cross this bridge when I get to it”

୭ And now I’m here

୭ What do I do

୭ Let’s just stick with golf for the sake of my word count

୭ He fr chose golf because of it being a no contact sport

୭ And because it was a quiet one too

୭ He’s such a grandpa

୭ People start clapping when he does a good putt and he just goes “>:(“

୭ He cannot STAND people watching him play

୭ He just wants to be one with the club

୭ Like Shinobu, he has a really good eye for aim

୭ I’ll bet sm money on the fact that he’ll have a little snake embroidered onto his polo-shirts chest pocket

୭ I mean, this guy can go for 3 days without eating (canon), he’s bound to have some money saved up for smth like that

୭ Ok my creativity is at its limit with this one

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Sanemi ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

༄ؘ BASKETBALL

༄ؘ I cannot be convinced of anything else (ok maybe track)

༄ؘ Take a moment to imagine this

༄ؘ It’s pre-game

༄ؘ He’s in his jersey

༄ؘ Biceps out for all to see

༄ؘ And he’s casually bouncing a ball to occupy himself

༄ؘ Are we on the same page??

༄ؘ Are you drooling bc I am

༄ؘ AND WHEN HE’S IN GAME??

༄ؘ He’s dodging, shooting and passing like a pro

༄ؘ He’s so quick and sharp with his movements

༄ؘ The other team just can’t catch him

༄ؘ But watch whatever you can

༄ؘ Because he won’t be on the court for long 💀

༄ؘ He has the patience of a gecko

༄ؘ The second someone does something to trigger him

༄ؘ He is off the walls

༄ؘ And now off the court

༄ؘ Now he’s just sitting on the bench like a child being put in the naughty corner 😭

༄ؘ I’m getting secondhand embarrassment for some reason oml

༄ؘ But it’s okay because the second he starts wiping the sweat on his face with his shirt???

༄ؘ Literal washboard abs I’m telling you

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Muichiro ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

✧ Mr. Prodigy over here is definitely a karate kid

✧ Will kick your ass

✧ Srsly though if you pick on him

✧ Your friend will be the floor for the next 5 hours that you’re out cold for

✧ He’s disciplined in mind and soul

✧ Even if he’s a little butthole sometimes

✧ His teachers see his fast progress

✧ And waste no time in utilising his talent

✧ He got moved up to the class for 16 year olds

✧ Mainly so he would stop rocking his classmates shit

✧ His brother picks on him less these days

✧ Wonder why

✧ あら あら~

✧ All the girls swoon

✧ He has a little fan club perched in the stands at his comps

✧ They’re like crows when they see shiny things

✧ “IT’S MINE IT’S MINE FUCK OFF”

✧ Smth with that vibe

✧ The way he smashes through the wood with his kick is honestly scary

✧ Terrifying

✧ You do NOT want to be on the receiving end of his kicks

✧ Bc the next time you open your eyes, you’re having an out of body experience

✧ Literally watching your body from the heavens

✧ Rest in peace ‼️

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Tengen ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

♛ He has 3 girlfriends

♛ Need I say more?

♛ Well if that’s not enough of a sport

♛ Idk whether to say wrestling or illegal boxing

♛ Let’s go with wrestling because he’s got da muscles

♛ Illegal boxing happens ONLY when he finishes his homework

♛ He’s disciplined

♛ Anyways

♛ Gym

♛ Swimming pool

♛ The vet

♛ There isn’t a place you won’t see him working on his body

♛ He thinks of his body to be his personal shrine

♛ So wrestling helps to tone

♛ And harden

♛ And grow

♛ And

♛ Omg excuse me

♛ He does things to me it’s not my fault

♛ Anyways

♛ Imagine a gym bro with protein shakes and stuff

♛ That IS him

♛ In his matches, there’s girls with banners, boys with megaphones, teachers with hair falling out to keep everyone under control

♛ Bro milks the celebrity treatment as if it will never happen again

♛ He really lives up to it though

♛ He walks into the ring with the medal already around his neck

♛ His opponents always think that he’ll be slower because he’s got more heavy muscles

♛ Literally setting themselves up for failure with that mindset

♛ He whoops their ass

♛ Bulldozers them

♛ The crowds cheering

♛ His girlfriends are clapping

♛ The guy beneath him passes out

♛ All is well in the world of Tengen

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GUYS I JUST HAD AN EPIPHANY ABOUT GENSHIN

Mkay so y’know how the door to Khaenri’ah is below sumeru and unable to be opened? What if all of the extra oculi we collect throughout the game will be used to open the door at the end of our journey?

It makes sense, the gods sealed Khaenri’ah to stop the spread of its chaos. So, to open the door, we’ll probably have to use the extra elemental oculi as a key of sorts!

Hehe

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How the Hashira’s act when jealous !!

Characters: renkogu, mitsuri, obanai, giyuu, muichiro, shinobu, sanemi

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CW: Explicit language, blasphemy, reader is fem!leaning, a sprinkle of suggestive content (literally the size of dust dw), Muichiro is a menace to society, su1c1de is mentioned sarcastically

- Lmk if I missed anything

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Giyuu ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

➶ My guy is NOT having it

➶ Hmm

➶ He’ll probably just stare at the person who’s making him jealous

➶ He’s not blinking

➶ He’s not breathing

➶ Pls breath

➶ It’s like, you know that look your mother (or parent) gave you when little 12yr old you flipped them off behind their back and they turned around? You learned your lesson that day.

➶ That is the look Giyuu has on his face

➶ Good lord

➶ You’re looking in between him and the other dude and notice that they’re both just staring at each other

➶ Like, c’mon now

➶ They’re like lizards or something

➶ But in his head, you’re the one person who can put up with him and his questionable social skills

➶ His luck can’t get that good again, so if this other guys thinks he has a chance

➶ Giyuu will be ready to rumble

➶ And by that I mean he’s walking away (with you ofc)

➶ You ask him if he’s okay afterwards because wtf

➶ He’s just “yeah >:(”

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Shinobu ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

✾ You’re both down at the local markets to stock up her pharmaceuticals and this person just won’t stop staring at you?

✾ Oh? And now they have the audacity to come and strike up a conversation? WITH YOU?

✾ “I know where you live”

✾ Help? 😭

✾ That person looks at her and asks what she said and Shinobu’s just like “oh nothing, nothing! 🥰”

✾ She’s not the most physically affectionate person

✾ But she will make a point of standing closer than is needed next to you

✾ That person says something funny? She lightly laughing along, covering her mouth with her free hand girlishly

✾ But don’t be fooled

✾ She’s trying her best to suppress the enormous boner her middle finger has rn

✾ She’s adjusting her kimono that she wears for going into town, she’s clearing her throat lightly, she’s brushing dust off of your shoulder

✾ Miss girl is giving every sign under the sun that she doesn’t give a shit about your pursuer

✾ If they haven’t gotten the hint that Shinobu is telling them to fly away,

✾ She’ll give an “Oh, how impressive! Though we would love to hear you mention that for the 4th time again, I think it’s really time for us to get a move on.”

✾ And she’s giving them that smile

✾ ‘time to go before I lose my shit :)’

✾ Is what she’s really thinking

✾ Props to her for that insane self control

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Rengoku ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

҉ Imagine a big wall

҉ And on that big wall is written “thou cock, shall be blocked!”

҉ It’s him

҉ He’s eccentric in his persona, we all know that

҉ So say someone walks up to you

҉ They’re so blinded by love at first sight that they don’t notice the massive, 5’10, 72kg, gorgeously muscled, face carved by angels themselves, man standing next to you

҉ Seriously

҉ It’s like trying to compare a cactus to Jesus

҉ Kyojuro just watches at first, a little sickly feeling in his stomach

҉ The person is literally about to get on their knees for you

҉ But Kyojuro says no 🙅‍♀️

҉ “Surely you have better things to do with your life, my good sir! Stealing another man’s partner can’t be your top priority!”

҉ You look at him and then the guy

҉ The guy is staring at Kyojuro

҉ “That is my partner!” He continues

҉ “For me!”

҉ Please we get it

҉ Bro was so quick to shatter his heart

҉ The other guy is just standing there, eyebrows furrowed while Kyojuro beams at him

҉ “Can we go…?” You say

҉ “We can go wherever you wish my love!”

҉ It’s just overkill at this point

҉ The other guy will never recover

҉ Even though Kyojuro is feeling petty, he’ll still give the guy a pat on the shoulder as you both walk off

҉ Because his heart weighs 24kg of pure gold

҉ I’m so in love

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Mitsuri ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

❥ Like her teacher, she has a heart of pure gold

❥ Her getting jealous would be very different to everyone else

❥ She’d probably get sad

❥ My poor pookie

❥ You’re both strolling through a nearby town on her day off, holding hands, hearts in both of your eyes, frolicking near the food stalls

❥ And all of a sudden

❥ Your shoulder is being touched by someone other than the love of your life

❥ Awful

❥ Sacrilegious

❥ The person is obviously under the influence of alcohol

❥ On a Tuesday afternoon nevertheless

❥ They’re asking you to ditch your “friend” and go have fun with them

❥ You decline, Mitsuri steps in to clarify that you’re courting, but the person just doesn’t get it?

❥ You call them a creep (along with a few more colourful words) and leave

❥ You notice that Mitsuri is pretty quiet

❥ So you ask her if she’s okay

❥ “I-if I’M okay? I should be asking you that! I’m so sorry I didn’t step in more! People like that are just the worst! They should be treated the same as demons for violating human beings like that! Ohhhh, if I ever see that fiddle-faddle-fuc-”

❥ So, you do eventually calm her down

❥ You can tell that she’s a bit more than jealous; her pride, ego, and self-esteem took a small hit too

❥ So you comfort her like the loving partner you are, and she brings her love to the table too

❥ You both end up gushing over each other in squeals and tears

❥ It’s back to a world made of cotton candy and butterflies with you two

❥ There’s a few civilian side-eyes

❥ But who gives a shit when love conquers all

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Obanai ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

୭ LMFAOOO

୭ He is letting mental middle fingers fly into the world

୭ Someone is getting a little too friendly with you

୭ Do you see that big rock on the ground? Because Obanai definitely does ‼️

୭ He’ll be making voodoo dolls later if this keeps up

୭ Be stringing them together while humming a little tune, distant screams in the background

୭ However, his posture isn’t aggressive at all

୭ But it’s definitely threatening

୭ Slightly hunched shoulders, eyes nothing more than slits, an ominous aura surrounding him

୭ You, on the other hand, look like a ray of fucking sunshine!

୭ You’re being polite, bowing slightly in appreciation whenever you’re complimented, laughing at the persons witty remarks

୭ Physical representation of Yin & Yang

୭ The other person thinks they hear a bee buzzing around

୭ It’s actually Obanai mumbling curses and casting spells

୭ Bro’s a witch ‼️

୭ Now, this man would kiss the ground you walked on if it was socially acceptable

୭ So to see someone else act like they would do that?

୭ Nah

୭ He’s letting Kaburamaru loose as you speak

୭ Just kidding

୭ He knows you would beat his ass if he did that

୭ Hashira or not

୭ So when he’s decided that the moment was long overdue, he puts a hand on your lower back and guides you away from the parasite

୭ He later found out that said “parasite” was just your cousin

୭ He misread the situation so bad

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Sanemi ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

༄ؘ Good

༄ؘ Fucking

༄ؘ Luck

༄ؘ It’s common knowledge that he has some mental alpha male shit going on

༄ؘ Heard of the saying ‘Don’t poke a sleeping bear’?

༄ؘ Well what if I told you that bear was awake

༄ؘ And it just let it’s food run away

༄ؘ And it’s been poked by 263 other sticks

༄ؘ And it’s on fire

༄ؘ Does this remind you of anyone?

༄ؘ It is on SITE if someone makes him jealous

༄ؘ The problem will be dealt in 3 seconds. Permanently.

༄ؘ Jk Sanemi wouldn’t go that far. He’s just a ‘lil boi

༄ؘ I feel like he would jump to conclusions too quickly like I mentioned with Iguro

༄ؘ But he would be very confronting about his anger towards the person who’s completely disregarding his presence

༄ؘ He’s immediately speaking up

༄ؘ Ain’t got no time to be brushed off

༄ؘ “Huh? You’re not going to compliment my attire too? Careful, I might start thinking you’re trying to take something that’s not yours.”

༄ؘ “You’re a funny one, aren’t you? It’s a shame I didn’t laugh. Let’s go somewhere else and I can show you how real men make jokes.”

༄ؘ He’s got the other dude shitting bricks

༄ؘ Sanemi is definitely the scariest of them all, but when it boils down to it, he’s just growing tough skin so the people he loves don’t have to

༄ؘ But, it might be best to keep him away from public spaces

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Muichiro ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

✧ The sass is astronomical

✧ The sarcasm is absolutely brutal

✧ The amount of roasts this boy throws around will fund firefighters pay checks for years

✧ Absolute legend

✧ He see’s that you’re not paying enough attention to him? That guy on the train is talking to you about that hobby you share for too long?

✧ No one is safe

✧ “Maybe if you went outside more you’d have more than one topic to discuss.”

✧ “You enjoy travelling? You couldn’t find your way out of a paper bag with a lamp and map if you tried.”

✧ “Sharp as a marble, that one.”

✧ “Oh I’m sure you’ll go far someday. And I really hope you stay there.”

✧ People around you are gasping left, right and centre

✧ You feel the need to apologise with seppaku atp

✧ There’s just no other way to atone for those spitballs of fire

✧ Might as well be a dragon

✧ “Sorry everyone, he’s just hungry..”

✧ He ain’t hungry he’s just like that

✧ The other guy on the train stops talking to you because that would be suicide

✧ You notice that Muichiro’s mood has lifted incredibly

✧ “Why did you do that?”

✧ “I don’t appreciate being treated like I’m not here.”

✧ Yes ur majesty

✧ “Anyways, I brought a board to play shogi with so let’s do that to pass some time!”

✧ Yes!! Let’s pretend the guy you just roasted alive isn’t sobbing into a napkin over there

✧ He’s just an angsty teen boy who needs your attention to live apparently

✧ He’s also petty and isn’t above disrespecting his elders (as we’ve previously seen)

✧ So, be careful with dividing your attention because the consequences are mortifying 💀

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I want to write a fanfic but I’m so depressed

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Quick theory about Dainseif or however you spell his name.

The destruction of Khaenri'ah happened 500 years ago. The traveler along with their sibling are 500 years old also. The sibling was partners with Dainsleif, but the sibling also wished to overthrow celestia, perhaps in the goal of making teyvat a world without the rulership of gods. Naturally, you’d think that this goal would rub off onto Dainsleif too, making it a joined ambition.

Now think back to how the whole destruction of Khaenri’ah happened; there was a doctor/experimenter who’s experiment turned the people of the city into monsters. This angered Celestia, causing the gods to go to war with Khaenri’ah.

From the reaction of what the sibling had when they saw the ruins of the city, it’s safe to say that they were fond of the place. Dainsleif had a curse cast upon him around the same time, but after many years later, he sees the sibling after partnering with the traveler.

The sibling isn’t happy with Dainsleif, furious even. “He’s a bad man.” Is what they say.

So, putting this all together: The sibling and Dainsleif were travel partners, they both might have shared similar ambitions, Khaenri’ah had a doctor that caused the ruin of the place, Dainsleif did something so bad that he had the curse of suffering for an eternity placed upon him, the sibling is hostile towards him, also his clothes resemble that of the abyss.

My theory is that Dainsleif was the doctor who caused the destruction of Khaenri’ah. Idk it’s been a while since I last saw him, so I don’t remember his exact explanation for most things.

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"Perhaps."

• Xiao x Adepti!reader II In a world full of magical beings, Adepti aren't unheard of. So, when the war of Khaenri'ah broke out, it was up to those beings to protect the people of Teyvat. To lay down their lives for their people. No matter what you meant to others.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

• Angst (again lol), descriptions of war, mentions of death, all the fun stuff

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

"I had a feeling you might of come looking for me." You spoke, though if your words were any softer, they would have been stolen by wind.

"Is that so?" Xiao responded, now standing next to you on the mountain peak you had found.

"Well, i've noticed you've grown a bit of an obsession~" You teased, still gazing at the sunset.

"I've noticed you've grown a bit of an ego," Xiao sighed, sitting next to you and, too, admiring the sunset.

"Well, can't you let me off the hook just this once?" You snickered, knowing full-well that he was tired of your antics.

Compared to the other Adepti, you've always been a bit more playful. Though you understood your role in Teyvat and held it to your heart with great dignity, you couldn't help but let yourself enjoy the same world you had worked so hard to protect.

Of course, your karmic dept tainted your soul heavily. Not a day went by in the hundreds of years that you've lived have you not internally struggled.

Day after day, millennia after millennia, you have yet to fight something that can rival the weight of your dept.

So, perhaps you should feel a little grateful at where you're being called to next.

"I've been letting you off the hook for years." Xiao muttered, woeful memories of you and your tomfoolery coming to mind.

"Heh, that you have."

You looked to the space between you and let your eyes rest on the lone Qingxin flower. Gently, you plucked the bundle of white from its bed and observed it, slightly kicking your legs that dangled over the edge of the mountain peak.

"I suppose you know where i'm off to next?" You asked, placing the Qingxin flower in your lap and gazing back at the rosy sky with clouds of cotton.

"A war broke out in Khaenri'ah, you and others are headed to the battle," Xiao responded, not failing to notice a certain look on your face.

"You should be proud. It is our duty as the Adeptus of teyvat to give our lives in these situations. To feel anything but, would be a stain upon our names." He lectured, giving you a stern look.

"So you won't miss me?"

Xiao took a double-take at this, his stern look faltering. Out of all the things he was expecting you to say, - sarcasm, a peevish remark, 'shut up.' - that one some how didn't cross his mind.

"Us Adepti aren't here to be missed." Was all he could think to respond with.

"I see," You said, your face taking on a light smile. "I might not come back to taunt you, you know?"

Xiao didn't reply, instead, he began to feel irritated. Why did you have that look on your face? Not one of sadness, but peace. As if you had come to terms with your fate. Why weren't you saying the usual 'Take notes when i'm back Xiao, you could use some!' before all your battles? Why were you acting so weak?

"You're an Adeptus being, and yet you act as though you're no different to that of a mortal. You behaving as though you'll never see Liyue again is pitiful. Even if that were true, you should be honoured." Xiao sneered.

This tranquil version of you was stirring something in his stomach. The fact that you're doing this; welcoming death as though it were an old friend. The fact that you've made peace with something that wasn't even promised. It disturbed him. Greatly.

But even though his words were acerbic, you didn't react in anger. Instead;

"Alatus, it's different this time."

Again, his mind was stilled. Of course it was different. What was he thinking? This isn't just a fight against some Fatui agents. This is a war where gods were bound to fall. All seven parts of Teyvat were involved.

The sun had set, and night was on the verge of turning a dull blue. You twirled the Qinqxin flower between your fingertips, admiring it once more.

"Hey, Xiao," You said, the familiar cheeky tone he had become fond of over the years making its way back into your words.

"Yes?" He replied, a feeling of relief at the riddance of your previously serious tone.

"I'm going to lend you this flower. I've taken a liking to it, so you better not 'accidentally' throw it away or kill it." You warned with a wag of your finger, placing the Qingxin flower to reside in his lap instead of yours.

"Why would you give it to me? Just keep it yourself if you're so fond of it." He grumbled, though held it in his hand nonetheless.

"Perhaps you can give it back if I return, i'm only lending it to you after all." You suggested, looking up to him.

And in that moment, you gave him a smile so pure and bright. The soft glow of the sun's remnants gave a soft radiance to your skin, the gentle breeze the mountain gave caused your hair to dance around your face in all the right ways.

Xiao's eyes widened. He genuinely felt speechless. All he could do was admire you in this moment. The affection he felt towards you and the friendship you both shared felt so firm in his chest.

And then you looked away, back towards the scenery in front of you. Xiao, as if in a daze, also looked back to the sky, the slightest twinge of sorrow pinching at his heart.

"Perhaps."

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But, as the last petal on the Qingxin flower withered and fell, Xiao knew, you were never going to come back for it.

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A Small World To Your Eyes

• In the world of Old Mondstadt, there was a bard, a wind sprite, and a city of people who were neglected the sight of the stars. “What is freedom, if demanded of you by a god?”, is a question sought in those years. A question, holding more than what it lets on.

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• Angst, Venti’s backstory/story quest spoilers, descriptions of war, sad boi hours, I haven’t slept in 2 days so take the spelling with a grain of salt

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“The beginning of the end” is a term well known; though it’s not a term well seen.

A particular boy sat on a small plain of grass, slightly slanted to resemble a small hill. The grass was green, but a little too dark.

Healthy grass would look vibrant, sprightly! At least, that’s what Venti imagined. The grass where he lived was dull- prosaic - in the eyes of a bard.

Everything was dull in Old Mond’. The stone pillars that held up great bridges, the grey walls to stop the citizens from getting hurt in the splitting dome of wind.

He felt like a bird in a cage. Oh, how his heart ached to see a real bird. Even a feather would suffice.

The thoughts of his situation veiled his young mind thickly. He could barely hear the tune he softly plucked on his lyre, or the soft sound of light bells to accompany it- oh.

Venti tuned back into the world around him- the small world he could see at least. The little wind sprite next to him floated lazily around his head.

“Have you ever seen a bird?” The bard whispered, as if he were asking a question that the world shouldn’t pry on.

The small wind sprite stopped its circling and came to rest on the bards knee where his legs were crossed.

It made high-pitched ringing sounds, short and sweet. A form of affirmation, in Venti’s mind.

“I haven’t. I haven’t even seen the blue of Teyvats sky. I wonder how sweet the setting of the sun looks, or how brilliantly the stars in the sky shimmer.” Venti pondered, the wind sprite twinkling away in agreement.

“I can’t even fathom of how vast the lands outside spread, or how deep the ocean dwells. But you’ve seen it all, haven’t you Barbatos?” The bard continued.

He named the wind sprite ‘Barbatos’ as a form of friendship. The wind spirit had quite the personality akin to that of someone who has lived to tell many tales. A wise someone.

‘Barbatos’ means bearded, and Venti felt the wind sprite and the name were compatible in that sense. A wise entity; a free entity.

“I really hope you can understand me. I enjoy having you around, expressing my dreams to something that has seen them firsthand gives me a sense of satisfaction.”

What Venti didn’t know, was that the little wind sprite understood every word he said. Though, unlike Venti, it couldn’t verbally express his thoughts.

It couldn’t tell the young bard about how there was more than one type of bird, or how beautifully a shooting star could shine.

It wanted to tell Venti all about how the world was so much bigger. How the world he was shown was nothing compared to the word he had yet to experience.

It wanted to show the young bard. To show him everything he has dreamt of firsthand. To see how happy Venti would be when his dreams came to life.

Alas, the wind sprite chimed away, and all Venti could do was enjoy the sound.

As the bard looked over at the tower where the city’s God resided, his face clouded over in thought. He understood where Lord Decarabian was coming from; protecting the city and allowing them a form of freedom in this safe vicinity.

What he failed to realise, however, was that ordering freedom had no purpose. To order freedom is to bound another set of shackles to whomever it was ordered upon.

A city of freedom, with no freedom give. How funny.

The wind sprite observed Venti curiously, the boy’s look of inner conflict not going unnoticed.

Then, the bard stopped strumming his lyre. His gaze was still fixated upon the tower, but he held not a look of indecisiveness, but one of determination.

The fog within the boy’s mind had finally thinned into nothing.

He set his lyre aside onto the sun-depraved grass and held out his hands to the wind sprite.

Barbatos gladly took refuge in the cup of his palms, flapping his little wings expectantly at what the bard was about to say.

“Barbatos, I want to ask a favour of you.”

𝙄’𝙢 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜.

“I’ve decided that Mondstadt shall no larger be the city of caged birds. We’ll be the city of freedom. True freedom.”

𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙩.

“That means we’ll have to go to war against Lord Decarabian. A battle for the Mondstadt everyone dreams of. I’ll rally up the citizens and get everyone who can fight to fight alongside us.”

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩?

“What I would like you to do, Barbatos, is fetch me a celebratory gift. A symbol of our retribution on those who robbed us of our lives.”

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙡 𝙗𝙚?

Venti smiled at this particular chime, for he somehow understood.

“Could you get me the feather of a bird? Birds are a well known symbol of freedom, and I’ve always wanted to know how they feel to the touch.”

𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡.

The young bard stood up, a determination in him so fierce that it could rival the flames of hell. The wind sprite floated off of his hands to watch him run off.

“Make sure to give me that feather after, then we can see the freedom of Mondstadt together!” He called back, waving a hand in farewell.

𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡, 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞.

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The battle cries of hundreds enveloped the city. The citizens of Mond charged alongside the Bard, holding his bow and arrow.

But not before long, blood stained the once dark-green grass. Bodies fell by the minute, stone crumbled and pillars collapsed.

Fire danced its way up the tower as Lord Decarabian watched his city fall to ruin. Watched his people turn against him. Watch, as they waited for him to be dethroned.

Lord Decarabian didn’t personally try to stop their attempts, for it was the freedom of choice, was it not? But that is what he had given them. Freedom. He thought they were happy.

He gave his people sanctuary, protection from the wrathful gods outside of his barrier. So why? Why were they trying to fight for ‘freedom’? Why were they fighting for something he had long-since given them?

Lord Decarabian sat in his tower, pondering about where he went wrong, while the people below fell to their eternal slumbers.

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The wind sprite had found a feather, indeed. Blue and white adorned it, along with its softness to the touch- the softest it could find.

But the boy who had asked for it was leaning against another boy with hair of flames; a survivor of the battle.

However, the flame-haired boy was not supporting the injured. The bard was still. His cheeks pale. He was no longer strumming his lyre in heavenly tunes, but holding it limply to his side.

An arrow had struck the space on his chest in which he would usually hold the lyre. He eyes stared unseeing, not at the ruins of Mondstadt, but at the blue sky above.

“The beginning of the end” is a term well-known, and now well-seen. The beginning of Old Mondstadt breaking anew.

𝘼 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨, 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞. 𝙄 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙫𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨.

Though the bard got to see the blue sky in his final moments, the wind sprite never got to give him his feather.

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I CANT CHANGE MY HEADER :((((

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SUMERU MUSIC >>>>>>>>

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How I imagined Cyno got banned from telling jokes at the dinner table by Tighnari:

Cyno: The mood is quite tense tonight; I ought to tell a joke and liven things up a bit…

Tighnari: No-

Cyno: What did the vision user say to the hydro slime when he froze it?

Tighnari: I don’t want to lis-

Cyno: Cryo ‘bout it.

Tighnari:

Cyno: It’s okay, Tighnari. You can laugh.

Tighnari: Okay. Cyno, I don’t find your jokes funny. Starting from now, you’re not allowed to tell any more of them at the dinner table. Understood?

Cyno: You don’t find them funny?

Tighnari: Now you’re catching on.

Cyno: I don’t agree.

Tighnari: What-

Cyno: To prove you wrong, I’m going to tell you my three best jokes in a row. Then, I’ll proceed to explain all of them and why they can be found humorous. I’m going to explain it all in great detail. Number 3-

A/N: Yes guys, I thought of that joke. Fuck, I’m just as bad as him 😔

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Baji is the type of person to use big words without actually knowing what they mean because it sounds impressive.

Baji: Oh my fucking god Chifuyu that was so onomatopoeia!

Chifuyu: Baji-san? You do know what that means, right?

Baji: Chifuyu? Shut the fuck up.

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Why does this remind me so much of when Mikey first met Takemichi 💀😭