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[gnosticreign-a]

@shiningviatrix​ asked: * are people born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them? * (for Zhongli? or Yae?)

from the great archive blog askbox purge

"my, what sort of novels have you been reading to pique that question? but perhaps you already know the answer, and simply wish to see my view of it?” the kitsune gave a light giggle, lowering the draft that she had been reading in order to gaze at the traveler. “no-one is born wicked, but made as such. the environment in which they are raised, the actions that others take against them, those things are what make a person wicked.”

miko then gestured to the draft in her hand. “for example, you are not simply born a great writer, are you? even those with a knack for it will have to be taught how to write well. this draft is from one of our more consistent authors, and they have been with us for several years. their very first novel’s very first draft had quite the potential, but it took time for us to work with them in order to hone that draft into the best-seller that it is today.”

opening the draft, she turned to one of the earlier pages, where she had circled a paragraph and underlined some words. “see, look here.” pointing at each correction, she continued. “these imperfections don’t simply mean they are a bad writer, do they? no, it just means that we have a bit of work to do in order to make it better. even those who are wicked may simply need a better position, a helping hand to better themselves.”

[rewovenfate]

@traevaler​ | call

"my, what a pleasant surprise! and here i hadn’t been expecting a visitor today, so my schedule seems to be quite open...” a giggle behind politely-timed hand to her mouth. “tell me, traveler, what brings you here today?”

[gnosticreign-a]

the enigmatic guuji of the grand narukami shrine, the owner and editor-in-chief of yae publishing house, and the confidante of the raiden shogun -- all of these are titles that yae miko possesses, aspects of herself that society is aware of. under the surface, though, there are far more facets to her. perhaps you may learn of them?

PRIORITY: secondary

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

my portrayal of yae is a lesbian, mostly out of my own comfort, but also out of some observed media and connections ( yae sakura in honkai, only on-screen flirting with women, her interactions with ei, etc. ). therefore, i’ll only ship her with female or nonbinary muses.

profile information under the cut.

THE BASICS

full name: yae miko aka: guuji yae, lady guuji age: "don’t you know that asking a lady her age is impolite?” outside of that, implications show that she is at least 500 years old. gender & pronouns: female & she/her orientation: lesbian species: kitsune ethnicity: inazuman occupation: guuji (chief priest) of the grand narukami shrine, owner and editor-in-chief of yae publishing house residence: grand narukami shrine, narukami island, inazuma

PHYSICAL

height: 5′10″ hair: long and pink eyes: purple scars: n/a tattoos: n/a piercings: a pair of large earrings notable traits: fox ears, dressed in the attire of a shrine maiden, carries herself with poise and elegance face claim(s): herself

PERSONALITY

birthdate: june 27th zodiac: cancer positive traits: confident, amiable, light-hearted, resourceful negative traits: blunt, mischievous, enigmatic, shrewd

PHYSICAL

physical: nothing out of the ordinary phobias: n/a eyesight: cat-like vision, thanks to slit pupils drug use: n/a alcohol use: occasionally

PERSONAL LIFE

parents: unknown; presumed to be a pair of kitsune siblings: unknown pets: n/a

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

electro vision. her electro vision gives her power a direction, a way to control her natural powers.

skill with the catalyst and sword. when choosing her weapon, it was a close call, but she ultimately decided to use the catalyst.

literary genius. a mistress of sage advice and knowing the people, miko is fully aware of the best ideas for manuscripts to find new life as books.

shapeshifting. the form of “yae miko” is only one of the forms she can take, although she hasn’t taken her fox form in a while due to ei’s stay in the realm of euthymia. 

[rewovenfate]

@pavowaltz​ ( sara! ) | call

"i certainly could not blame you for your suspicions, but i knew that the tenryou commission had already been deeply entrenched within the fatui’s affairs. hence, my little offer that night.” a small smile is proffered, before miko continues with her work, not sparing another glance at her tengu visitor. “we were both on the same side, although i knew you would need more than my own words.”

of course, with ei now out of the realm of euthymia, perhaps sara would be able to receive appreciation for her devotion more properly. but that wasn’t miko’s business, really.