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HII CONGRATS ON 7K!!🎉

this is my first time requesting so i hope im doing this correctly😭

kamisato ayato + wangshu inn + prompt-1 + prompt-9 + dawn + sunny, please! <3

rumor has it (kamisato ayato x gn!reader)

AIRLINE… RUMOR HAS IT

STEWARD… king!kamisato ayato (w/ gn!reader)

LOCATION… wangshu inn (royal!au), 1-9 ST. “i don’t deserve you.” + “but i love you, ___. it’s you i want, not them.” on a sunny weather at dawn (drabble, comfort)

PLANE… slight-angst/comfort, royal!au, mentions of gossip, insecure!reader, ayato is sweet, no tw as far as ik of!

PASSENGERS… @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @mrkamisato @shenhesl0ver @serami00 @serenareiss @hiqhkey @emperatris-rinaka @bystander36 @irisxiel @ladycoleigh @034ven @dear-dairiess @owozi8 @hadesaedes @chiro-chiro-kun @hersscherofyatta @mariusvonhangme @yuzuricebun @nejibot @hoshikistarlette @solaaresque @crowbird @lordbugs @flowersforayato @headintheclouddd @estelwrld @giyusimpsassemble @irethepotatosblog @moonlightaangel @alice0blog @shotosbrainrot @sniffoat @chihawari @mxsomn @kuni-kuzushii @jiminscarmex @mitsukii14 @nejibot @ylimeprive @sachispet @loreleis-world @sn-owo @starforecasts @someonetookmynamelmao @ceylestia @lumiinere @ymikkos @reallysporadicarcade @melodyyamino

LANDING… in which rumors are too much for you and you find yourself crying all night until your husband comforts you and reassures you you’re more than enough for him.

LUGGAGE… 1.5k words

PILOT… i’ll try my best to start posting more on my 7k requests whilst working on my evermore series, hope you enjoy this anon <3333

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Rumors come as they go.

You know this fact long enough as someone who’s involved with many people who love to gossip. You know this fact long enough as someone who’s wedded to the ruler of this kingdom. You know this fact long enough that you should’ve been used to it.

But your poor heart couldn’t get used to it. Not when most rumors you hear revolve around you and your lover, who often reassures you that whatever the nobles say about you two would never change a thing about his love for you.

Ayato’s right, you admit. Despite all the crazy rumors these silly nobles would come up, your love for each other remains strong and romantic.

Unfortunately your insecurity only grew from it. Especially when most rumors you hear are all about how Ayato’s with a beautiful or handsome person as well as how nobles would comment about how they’d be a better spouse of their respected ruler than whoever you are, causing you to fall into endless thoughts of insecurity. Why did he choose you? You’re nothing in comparison to those Ayato spends time with. You’re not as beautiful as those princes and princesses as well as nobles alike. You’re not worth marrying when you have nothing to offer for your kingdom. You’re not special. You don’t even have a vision, a blessing from the gods above.

You’re just you.

You see no reason to bother your husband with your insecurities and pitiful state, not when he has better things to do than to try and comfort you. You pretend everything’s alright whenever your husband is around often, as if you don’t cry yourself to sleep or spend a long time in the bathroom staring at your reflection wondering why you’re like this, as if you didn’t hear nobles and servants alike talking behind your back every time you walk past them in the palace. It went on for a week—

Until the dam breaks.

You happen to overhear some servants talking about how Ayato is currently spending time with a woman, a very beautiful woman, by the garden. You wouldn’t have not minded such a conversation, if it weren’t for the fact that your husband rarely takes anyone besides you to the palace gardens.

What made it worse is the fact that you could see them from one of the windows, your heart shattering at the sight of Ayato looking at the woman with a fond smile on his face as he talks about only Celestia knows what.

You couldn’t take it anymore.

Later that night, Ayato came to your shared chambers after finishing the last of his paperwork, wanting nothing but to be in your loving arms. He thought you were asleep the whole time until he lay down next to you, now noticing how your shoulders are shaking. Are you… crying?

“Oh dearest,” He said softly as he instantly wraps his arms around you for comfort. “What’s wrong?”

“It’s… It’s nothing, Ayato.” You respond with a sniff, trying to wipe off all of your tears — only for your efforts to fail when more keeps on coming out from your eyes. “I was just yawning a bit too much, let’s slee—”

“I refuse to accept the fact that this is nothing but yawning.” He retorts. “Especially when it made my darling spouse cry so much.”

Your husband surely knows the words that make you want to spill your feelings out.

“You could always tell me, my love.” He reassures you, kissing your shoulder. “I feel terrible for not always having the luxury of time to be with you, but that won’t stop me from being here for you. I won’t hesitate to lend an ear for you, just as how you won’t hesitate to do the same for me.”

You feel your lips shaking, letting out a breath you didn’t know you were holding.

“…You deserve better than me, Ayato.”

You feel his hug become loose for a moment from your confession, and you continued talking. “I… I feel like I’m the happiest person in Teyvat when I found out you love me as much as I do to you, but… There’s just times when I feel like I don’t deserve to be yours — to rule alongside you when I have nothing to offer for your people.”

You didn’t expect to pour everything you’ve been feeling, but perhaps you’ve been hiding it for too long to the point where you couldn’t help but let it all out, expecting Ayato to let you go at last.

But he didn’t. He listened to every word that spills your lips, his heart sinking at the thought that you’ve been feeling this way for a while. What were you saying? You’re amazing at ruling alongside him!

“And the rumors— gods, the rumors — I tried my best to ignore them all, I really did, but it just hurts to hear those nobles about how you’re better off with someone far better than me, someone like the woman you were with earlier in the garden and…They’re right, you’re better off with someone better and not with some commoner like me.”

After finally finishing your long confession, you dread on what will happen next.

After a long painful silence, Ayato speaks up. “Could you… turn around and look at me?” He asks, letting go of you from his hug in order for you to turn around.

Reluctantly and in confusion, you did what he asked and turned around, now facing him.

He then asks, “How long have you been feeling this way?”

You look away from his gaze. “..I’d say a few weeks but… I’m sad to say I’ve been feeling this way ever since our relationship was announced.”

Ayato’s eyes widened, now feeling even more guilty. “Oh ( Name )… I’m so sorry—”

“It’s alright, Ayato. It’s not as if the rumors are your doing. I believed in myself that I could ignore the rumors and… I unfortunately couldn’t for long after our marriage, I’m sorry for this.”

Suddenly, you feel one of his cold gloveless hands cupping on the side of your cheek, wiping away another tear that escaped as yor eyes are now on him.

“Don’t be sorry, my love.” He reassures you. “I didn’t expect you to ignore most — if not all — rumors. Even I couldn’t ignore certain rumors when I was a child.”

Your eyes widened slightly. “Really?”

He nods with a small smile. “Yes. It took too long for me to bear with them all, so you don’t have to feel bad for it.” His smile then slowly drops, now concerned. “But you must hear yourself when you say I deserve someone better.”

Before you could insist on your opinion, he immediately shuts you down with more words. “Why do I need someone better when I have the best of them all?” He adds, his eyes hold a loving gaze towards yours.

You put one of your hands against his hand that’s still cupping your cheek. “But Ayato.. What about the woman? You never took anyone to the garden often besides me and your sister. The nobles have been saying about how you must be in love with her—”

“But I love you, ( Name ). It’s you I want, not that woman.” He responds. “And as much as it saddens me to reveal this surprise, the reason why I was with her is because that woman is a famous gardener. I wanted to surprise you with new flowers and arrangements with her help.”

He then chuckles, now remembering something. “If I remember correctly, she was quite annoyed that I wouldn't stop talking about you to her.”

Your eyes widen from that, your cheeks now growing warm in embarrassment.

“If anything, you’ve instantly won most of our people’s hearts by simply being yourself. Nobles may despise you for winning my heart, but commoners and neighboring kingdoms like you. The newspapers around the village always talk good about you and they all respect you as their ruler.” He adds.

He then pulls away from your cheek and grabs your hand gently, pulling it close to his face before he kisses your palm. “Trust me, my love. There’s no other person who could make me feel this way except you, who could consume my thoughts and heart like you do, who could make me laugh more than you and your silly antics, and who could do as much as you did. So please… Don’t think so badly of yourself, not when you’re worth everything to me more than anyone else even before we became a couple.”

You can’t help but hug your lover, overwhelmed by his comfort and reassurance. “Do you really think that way?”

He didn’t hesitate to hug you back. “Everyday without a doubt.”

You close your eyes. “I feel a bit better now… Thank you, Ayato.”

Ayato kisses your head. “Anything for you. Now rest, I’ll take a break off and spend time with you tomorrow.”

And so the both of you lay on your shared bed, holding each other’s hands as you sleep the night away with a now clear mind as your lover secretly plans to put a stop to those ridiculous nobles and servants who dared to hurt your feelings with their useless rumors and mouths.

For now, the two of you can just relax and sleep in each other’s arms.

[versadies]

hi dan^^ i love your prompt event, it’s so hard to choose :( but i managed to come up with this!!

Character: Diluc Ragnvindr

Prompt 1: Yansheng teahouse 

Prompt 2: "___ loves you, you know? he's/she's/they're just afraid of admitting it." 

Genre: night & dawn

Format: rainy

Prompt idea: Diluc and reader fake dates so that diluc can avoid marriage offers, but they have a rule to not fall in love with each other! They caught feelings for each other as time passes which causes them to stop talking and drift apart so they’re like strangers now. So, Kaeya comforts reader when reader comes asking him what had gone wrong, and diluc saw the both of them together so he got jealous and impulsively admits his feelings :3

Oops i think i went overboard with the prompt idea that’s a long request :0 stay safe and i hope your illness goes away!! <33

this love (diluc x gn!reader)

AIRLINE... THIS LOVE

STEWARD... diluc ragnvindr (w/ gn!reader)

LOCATION... yansheng teahouse (fake dating au), 5 ST. "___ loves you, you know? he's just afraid of admitting it." on a rainy dawn before night (long fic + angst with comfort)

PLANE... fluff/angst/comfort, angst with happy ending, fake relationship trope, ooc diluc maybe?, misunderstandings from both parties, assumed unrequited love, mentions of donna, diluc lore spoilers, mentions of death, not properly proofread, no tw as far as ik !

PASSENGERS... @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @mrkamisato @shenhesl0ver @serami00 @serenareiss @hiqhkey @emperatris-rinaka @bystander36 @irisxiel @ladycoleigh @034ven @dear-dairiess @owozi8 @hadesaedes @chiro-chiro-kun @hersscherofyatta @mariusvonhangme @yuzuricebun @hoshikistarlette @solaaresque @crowbird @lordbugs @flowersforayato @headintheclouddd @estelwrld @giyusimpsassemble @irethepotatosblog @moonlightaangel @alice0blog @shotosbrainrot @sniffoat @chihawari @mxsomn @kuni-kuzushii @jiminscarmex @mitsukii14 @nejibot @ylimeprive @sachispet @loreleis-world @sn-owo @starforecasts @someonetookmynamelmao @ceylestia @koshiisu @ymikkos @reallysporadicarcade

LANDING... in which you have agreed to have a fake romantic relationship with your best friend, unaware that you were wrong about not falling in love with diluc, who safe to say feels the same way.

LUGGAGE... 4.5k words

PILOT... i rlly enjoyed writing this a lot, and ty for ur concern anon, i've been feeling well already <33 hope you like this !!

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For someone like Diluc, it’s no surprise that he’d gain marriage offers. 

The man doesn’t accept any of them of course, not when he has a lot of things to prioritize on and isn’t interested in marrying for business. He makes sure his responses are polite but firm, enough for those who offered said marriages to understand that he’s not looking for a spouse anytime soon. 

But sometimes, Diluc can’t help but feel irritated from the fact that these marriage offers are increasing – to the point where every single party he has thrown or invited in includes at least three or more marriage offers here and there. 

You are not oblivious to his irritation.

If there’s one thing people know about the nobleman’s personal life besides the tragedy of his father’s death and past affiliations with the Knights of Favonius, it’s the fact that you’re perhaps one of the only people whose close friends with the man. 

It’s unexpected, really. An adventurer who doesn’t even like alcohol and has no relations of family nobility is somehow friends with the tycoon of a winery empire and the wealthiest man of Mondstadt? How peculiar! 

Well to be fair, it’s all thanks to Diluc’s adventures before his comeback in the city that led him to meet you. You happen to be staying in Snezhnaya for a long time as an adventurer, wishing that you could go back to your homeland Mondstadt, and manage to find yourself catch the red-haired man walking towards what could’ve been death’s doors. Not only did you save him from a near death experience and heal him, you also helped him take down countless of Fatui hideouts, camps, strongholds, and the list goes on. So it’s no doubt that the both of you have a lot of chemistry – as friends of course. 

When Diluc asked if you could come with him to Mondstadt and continue your adventures with him there, you didn’t even hesitate to say yes.

So here you are, listening to him as he talks about his irritation on the marriage-offer problems as he asks for your advice. Only for your one brain cell to think of one idea. 

“Why not pretend you’re in a relationship with someone?” You suggested casually, taking a sip of your favorite juice. “I mean, you don’t exactly have to act with someone, you can just lie that you don’t want to say who your partner is with an excuse that you rather keep it private. Surely that will at least lessen those offers if not all of them.” 

To your surprise, the man actually considered your suggestion.

The next day, the biggest news began to spread across the city of freedom. “The Uncrowned King of Mondstadt is no longer single!” 

Some weep over this news in heartbreak, some gossip and theorize on how long this has been going on, some rejoice in happiness for Diluc, and some simply live life not caring about such news. 

Despite these different reactions, everyone has one thing in common about this sudden news: who’s the lucky person that owns the aloof tycoon’s heart?

No one knew, not even those who are close with the man, not even Kaeya Alberich himself – who’s just as curious as everyone else about this mystery (or so he claims). 

Regardless, Diluc is glad he’s no longer receiving any marriage offers.

To thank you for your wonderful suggestion, Diluc offers you to have dinner with him in Dawn Winery as gratitude, to which you eagerly accepted from just hearing the opportunity of having free food, unaware that the both of you had made a mistake. 

Donna was more or less heartbroken about this turn of events and wanted to distract her broken heart away by offering to gather more flowers for Flora’s shop, to which the little girl gladly accepted such an offer, hence how she found herself picking some windwheel asters near Dawn Winery.

It was perhaps around 18:00 when Donna heard certain familiar voices, one of which belongs to the man she fell in love with and the other belongs to a person she considers as a friend. 

Not anymore, it seems. 

The woman lets out a soft gasp when she catches you and Diluc walking together towards his beloved home, talking about only Celestia knows as Donna’s too busy being shocked at this scene of events.

No way… You’re his spouse?!

The woman can’t help but look at the way Diluc stares at you as you continue talking. The way his lips twitches slightly upward at the sounds of your laugh, the way your hands are too close to one another, the way you both look so..! 

She quickly hides near the bushes when she catches you looking at her direction, her heart beating fast from nearly being caught and from the shock she felt at this discovery. How.. How could you do this to her? You knew her feelings and yet you stole Diluc! What did she do to you?! 

She has to tell someone about this.

And that someone ended up being Traveler and Paimon. 

“Oh please, Traveler! How could ( Name ) do this to me!” She wails aloud as Traveler and Paimon try to calm her down. “I can’t believe those two are together, please wake me up from this nightmare–”

“Calm down, Donna! What did ( Name ) do to you?!” Paimon exclaims.

“They’re with Diluc! They’re the mystery spouse that Diluc’s in love with!” She wails once again, covering her face with her two hands. The two heroes look at each other in confusion. Since when did you and Diluc started dating?!

“Donna, you’ve probably mistaken it–”

“No, no! I saw them walking together to Dawn Winery yesterday – they were almost holding hands a-and Diluc was almost smiling!” Okay, maybe Donna’s just exaggerating on that part, but who cares?! She’s too heartbroken to add that part! 

As Traveler and Paimon try their best to calm Donna down and reassure her that her so-called nightmare isn’t real, the three were unaware of just how loud the woman has been, not noticing how a few people around the area were listening to every single thing, especially a particular captain who was just simply passing by. 

Thanks to Donna, another piece of news has spread wildfire just as much as the previous one. “The Uncrowned King of Mondstadt’s unknown spouse is a high-ranking adventurer?!” 

This time, you and Diluc were actually unaware of this rumor, so it’s safe to say you’re surprised when you’re swarmed by people congratulating you and questioning you the next day after your dinner with your friend. 

When you asked one of them what’s going on, they questioned you if you’re truly Diluc’s mystery spouse all along, causing your jaws to drop in shock. You? Dating the Diluc Ragnvindr himself? Please, that’s as impossible as getting to meet Barbatos himself!

Before you could deny such claims, you were suddenly dragged away by someone and ran away from the crowd, and that someone happens to be Diluc himself, who manages to go unnoticed by everyone who was surrounding you. 

It took at least a minute before you found yourself hiding in an alley with him, the both of you panting from running. 

“Diluc? What in Teyvat is going on?” You spoke, looking at the man with panic. “What did you do?”

The man shrugs in response, looking at you with an apologetic look. “Believe me when I say that I’m not responsible for this, I’m just as confused as you are with this turn of events.”

Your eyes widen even more. “What…? Then who’s responsible for this rumor?!”

“I’m not sure either, but I don’t think this rumor will go away anytime soon.” 

Your heart sinks. “So… What are we going to do?” 

Diluc stays silent. From the look on his face, you could tell the man already has a plan in mind, but you aren’t too sure if the plan is a good one from the way he’s hesitating to spill it. 

Before he could spill one though, you suddenly thought of an idea. “We could act like it!” 

Diluc looks at you in confusion. “I don’t understand.” 

You then stopped, now realizing what you just said as you look away in embarrassment. “Actually nevermind, that sounds crazy.”

“What is it?”

You slowly look back at him sheepishly. “We could act like… a couple.” 

Both of you fell silent. 

He blinks a few times, unsure if he heard you right. Did you just say you two could act like you’re together? In a romantic relationship?

Now that you think about it, not only will you often face people talking to you about Diluc, you’ll also have to pretend you’re actually in love with him – who is for sure out of your reach and too good to be your lover – as well as being the center of gossips and news, so it’s obvious you’d reject such a ridiculous offer. 

But then again, it also brought a few benefits for your dear friend, who you want to help badly. 

Your pretend relationship could completely wipe out all upcoming marriage offers for Diluc himself, giving your friend to be able to breathe from all of that useless offers he doesn’t have to waste his time on when he has other priorities. Not only that, you could make sure that man will provide free food and hopefully free alcohol in return for this fiasco – besides, what’s the worst that could happen? It’s not like you two have to actually kiss or anything–

“It’s… not a bad idea, I suppose.” Diluc spoke up, causing your eyes to widen. “Of course, we must set some boundaries with this as well as a few rules, but that’s only if you’re also sure with this… suggestion of yours.”

You can’t help but feel your cheeks warm. Are you guys actually doing it? Are you actually going to experience being in a romantic relationship with an untouchable man like Diluc even if it’s fake?! 

“As long as you’re okay with this, I’m fine with it as well.” 

The red-haired man slowly nods. “Let’s do it then.” 

After spending a long night talking and discussing about your plans and rules, you and Diluc have finally come to terms and shook hands with one another. 

To break it down, there’ll obviously be times when you and Diluc have to act like a couple, specifically when being in parties, out in city streets, and in the tavern whenever you visit. There are limits with showing affection to one another and will only have to speak fake sweet nothings if need be, either have one arm linked to the other or hold hands, and yada yada. What’s not allowed are kissing, telling details of your relationship that the other party didn’t approve of yet, being in a relationship with someone else, and of course: don’t fall in love with each other. 

You weren’t affected by the last rule, because as far as you can tell, you don’t see Diluc that way – and he feels the same, so the chances of falling in love with him is zero. 

As soon as you two are seen entering the city of freedom while holding hands the next day, everyone goes crazy. So Donna was right about seeing you and Diluc being a couple! 

Many people had questions, which all went ignored by the both of you as you played the part of being a cute couple, faking a loving smile as you two laugh along to nothingness. If you weren’t so busy looking at Diluc as if you’re in love, you would’ve noticed how Donna was holding onto a flower tightly in jealousy and disbelief. Huh, why does it sound like there’s someone wailing–?

“You’re doing good.” Diluc whispers, his hushed voice wakes you up from your distracting thoughts. 

You smile cheekily. “You too. People are buying our act.”

As you two bid each other farewell as soon as you arrived at your destination in the Adventurers’ Guild Headquarters your pretend romance ended and you two went on with your day.

This went on for the next month. 

Everyone got used to seeing you and Diluc together, some would gush at how cute you two look, some would scoff in jealousy, some would be happy for you two to end up together, and some would not care about the whole thing and went on with their lives. 

You’re honestly surprised you and Diluc have been going at it for this long. Eventually your daily act stitches into your life, and you can’t find the heart to remove it. This whole thing hasn’t done anything bad to you as far as you’re concerned, so you don’t see any reason why you should stop it.

Besides that, for some reason, someone managed to figure out that you and Diluc were faking your romance. 

Yep, you guessed it – it’s Kaeya. 

You weren’t exactly that surprised about it, just relief in fact. Had it been someone else, like Donna per say, you could only imagine the amount of marriage offers Diluc could get in a span of a week! 

It’s nice though, you admit. You don’t have to expect Kaeya to ask you about you and Diluc’s relationship and you could talk about it as long as you want (you trust that he wouldn’t spread rumors about the truth, not when you hint a threat about making sure he won’t touch any alcohol in his life ever again).

If anything, all Kaeya did was to tease about how silly it was, never expecting his brother of all people to actually be that person who pretends they’re in a relationship, something that made you snort. He even offered you some advice on how to make things “believable”, something that is actually quite helpful in your opinion. 

Meanwhile, inside Dawn Winery resides Diluc who busies himself with paperwork, thinking about a lot of things, such as when’s the next scheduled items coming from other lands, a new drink he could possibly do, if whether or not you’re doing okay out there with your commissions, when you two will act like a couple again..

The red-haired man finds his thoughts traveling to images of you holding his hand as you look at him with a genuine smile, you teasingly spoon feeding him with an excuse of “making the act more believable” as you two sat across from one another in Good Hunter, you watching him make beverages across the counter with your chin on the palm of your hand whilst chatting about how exhausting your work has been and that you needed your favorite drink of his to cheer you up, you focusing deeply as you heal his injuries with your first-aid, laughing from talking about everyone’s reactions while the both of you ate dinner together in Dawn Winery on a quiet night, helping him roast some food as the both of you relax around the campfire after dealing with the abyss together–

Diluc stops writing for a moment. Since when has his heart been beating so fast? Is the room getting hotter or is it just him? Why does his stomach feel..

Oh. 

Oh.

Oh fuck. 

The red-haired man covers half of his face with his hand, and thanks to how he isn’t currently wearing his gloves, he could tell just how warm his cheeks are. 

He leans against his chair, heart sinking in realization. 

He’s in love. 

…

What is he going to do? 

He finds himself sitting across from you in Dawn Winery, with you telling him about how Kaeya already knew about the both of you as you laugh about what the Cavalry Captain said back then, not noticing the way the man looks conflicted from something that’s not your conversation. 

“And then I was literally sc–”

“We should stop this.” He interrupts. 

Your words trail off when you hear what he said, looking at him with slightly wide eyes. Stop? Stop what?

“What do you mean?” You ask. “We could uh, talk about something else if you–?”

“We should stop the act.” 

Your mouth opens agape, blinking a few times as you try to process his words. “O-Oh? Alright? What made you want to stop it?” 

“There’s no more reason for us to continue this. We can just say we broke up due to our busy schedule.” Diluc explains. You raise an eyebrow at how his words have some icy touch, as if he’s back to being the distant fighter that you once met in the cold snow of Snezhnaya, but you didn’t bother pointing that out. 

“...So does this mean we won’t have to act as if we’re a couple anymore?”

“Yes.” 

Your face falls. Why are you sad about it? Shouldn’t you be happy that another problem of your friend has gone away? 

“...I see…” 

The rest of the night was awkward to say the least. 

True to his word, the both of you had stopped acting after that night. You no longer have to expect seeing Diluc waiting for you by the gates for him to escort you to wherever you’re going, having to hold his hand while faking loving smiles nor wrap your arm around his, visiting his home daily to have your free dinner and chat with the man, everything you and Diluc had done together for your fiasco was gone just like that. 

What actually affected you was how you could no longer find him since then for the past few weeks. Instead of seeing him doing his job in Angel’s Share, you see Charles greeting you instead and make your usual order. You also couldn’t find him when he’s outside protecting Mondstadt at late hours, leaving you no choice but to go back to your home earlier than usual. You also couldn’t meet him in Dawn Winery whenever you visit the place to check on the staff if they needed anything, something about how “Master Diluc is currently involved with a lot of work needed to do.”

Huh… Is this what a breakup feels like? 

When you lay down on your bed, your heart sort of aches just from thinking about him. Did you do something wrong? Is it really a bit of a coincidence for Diluc to be so busy after breaking things off? 

You admit, you missed seeing his face almost everyday as you played pretend with him. You missed him escorting you around the city and to your home whenever he could, you missed him talking highly of you as people ask him about you while you’re beside him feeling flattered, you missed his shocked face whenever you do something unexpected with an excuse of “this is what some couples do!” in public, you missed your dinner nights together as his payment for having you do this whole crazy shenanigan with him, you missed watching him focus on patching you up after a rough night of fighting the Abyss, you missed everything with Diluc before and after this pretend situation.

To think that he could just end this whole thing with a snap of his fingers.. It’s a little sad. 

Maybe it’s just you who felt a little bit of something from his affections even when they’re false, hence why Diluc could end this so easily because he didn’t feel anything about it.

You close your eyes with a deep breath, accepting in defeat that not only did you somehow lose your friend and something you’ve grown used to, but you had also fallen in love with Diluc Ragnvindr over this stupid fake relationship. 

What broke your heart even further was when you saw him together with Jean a few times when you were outside of Mondstadt, the two of them strolling down Windwail Highland while talking about something you couldn’t hear. 

Whatever it is, you think you figured out a reason why he ended it.

He wants to court Jean. 

You ran away to your home that night, clutching the cloth on your chest with clenched teeth as you tried not to cry in heartbreak. How could you be so foolish? He wouldn’t see you that way, you’re indeed out of his level and not better than Jean, who everyone in Mondstadt loves, has a good relationship with him, has everything you don’t – Your thoughts was flooded with insecurities and negativity throughout the night until you fell asleep, only for you to wake up the next morning miserably. 

Meanwhile, Diluc was going through the same thing as you.

Even when he’s avoiding you as if you’re a plague, his thoughts of you never left him at all. If anything, it plagues him every single day more than usual as he wonders about you and your well-being. 

He wanted to come back to you, to officially make this fake relationship a real thing. 

But how? 

He doesn’t know why he’s coming to Jean of all people, but his other choices weren’t better, so he really didn’t have a choice but to come up to the woman. 

Thankfully, Jean was glad to help him sort out his feelings with her knowledge from reading so many romance novels. She helped him find a way to confess his feelings, apologize for avoiding you and for hurting your feelings, and to realize how he should cherish his feelings and that he should seize the opportunity of winning your heart! 

However, by about a week or two, Diluc hears a few.. Rumors. 

He hears from chattering adventurers in the streets about how you’re often seen doing your commissions with the Cavalry Captain, something that made his heart drop to the ground in shock. Since when did you two start doing commissions together? And as far as Diluc knows, Kaeya is not an adventurer, so why could you two be…?

No…

No.

Diluc tries not to imagine you and Kaeya being together. He can’t help but feel his heart ache even more at the thought of how you’re definitely better off with Kaeya, someone who isn’t busy with his duties as often as Diluc is, someone who could comfort you and love you with words even Diluc couldn’t say, someone who surely knows how to treat you well and better than him–

No, he can’t assume such things. He has to see this for himself.

On the other hand, you were so focused on wondering about Diluc that you didn't realize the smallest things.  

One, there wasn’t news spreading wildfire about you and the man officially breaking things off as a couple for the past few weeks, something you should’ve noticed given that people would’ve swarm around you once again, and two, a certain Captain’s the only one who noticed the way you and DIluc have been acting.

When Kaeya asked you about it while you walked around the outskirts of Mondstadt together one night, you finally broke down and confessed everything. 

“I don’t understand what has gone wrong so much.. Was this fake relationship affecting him that he wanted to end our friendship for it?!” You spoke with your lips trembling. “I just… I just miss hanging out with him, you know? He’s the reason why I was able to come back here from Snezhnaya and the only friend I had before meeting you and everyone else.” 

You continue to sob about your woes towards Kaeya, unaware of how the man’s purposefully pulling you closer to him not out of comfort, but out of hopes of making a certain watcher do something about it as the blue-haired man hides a smirk on his face.

His plan certainly worked, especially when Diluc came out from hiding and was storming towards the two of you with narrowed eyes at the sight of Kaeya’s smirk. 

However, the red-haired man stops his tracks instantly when he hears your sob, this time, he can now hear you from where he’s standing. 

You then let out a shaky breath, trying to ignore your aching heart. “The worst part is.. I fell in love with him.”

As you miserably cover your face with your hands, Kaeya rubs your back comfortingly, glancing back to see Diluc staring at you in disbelief. “Don’t be like that, dearest ( Name ). Diluc loves you too, you know? He’s just afraid of admitting it. I’m sure of it.” He reassures you. 

“How would you know? He’s probably in love with Jean – who’s so much better than me.” You spoke with a pained look. 

“She’s not better than you.” 

You let out a gasp when you heard Diluc’s voice, turning around to see him standing not too far away from you. How long has he been–?!

He takes a few steps closer. “I.. I apologize for avoiding you. I just couldn’t face you after what we did because I was confused about… everything.”

You didn’t mind how Kaeya moved away from you, continuing to stare at the man you fell in love with unexpectedly. “Everything? What do you mean..?” You asked. 

“I’m in love with you, ( Name ).” He confesses, now face to face with you as his eyes soften. “I broke off our fake act because I fell in love. I couldn’t bear to let it continue when I knew I would’ve fallen harder for you and possibly delude myself into thinking it’s real and genuine.”  

Your eyes widen, feeling like the wind has knocked your breath away from his confession. 

He then holds your hands together. “I came to Jean to help me figure things out and my mind has been cleared thanks to her. I never loved the Acting Grandmaster, ( Name ) – it’s you who I’m in love with.”

You felt your mouth open agape from your discovery. “I… I don’t know what to say. So you weren’t avoiding me because you felt uncomfortable–?”

“No, no, no, of course not.” Diluc quickly reassures you. “If anything, you’re the only person who could make me feel this comfortable. If it weren’t for you, I would’ve not been looking forward to coming back to Mondstadt so much. I would’ve not work in Angel’s Share as often as I did just so we could talk – I wouldn’t even have been this devoted to our fake relationship. I didn’t realize sooner that what I’m feeling with you is love.” You couldn’t help but feel shocked at how Diluc’s so.. Talkative. 

He slowly cups your cheek with one hand, the other still holding your hands. “I love you, ( Name ). I’ll always love you, I’ll always love your smile, your jokes even if they don’t make others laugh, your adventurous spirit, your weird ideas and suggestions – I’ll always will.” 

“Why…? You could be with someone else who’s better than me–”

Diluc shakes his head in disagreement. “There’s no one else because I don’t want anyone else but you, ( Name ).” 

He then kneels down, causing you to gasp.

“So please ( Name ).. Would you forgive me for being foolish and accept my love?”

You can’t help but glance at Kaeya’s direction, who was watching the whole thing with a smile on his face, before looking back at Diluc.

You slowly smile with a light-hearted laugh, tackling the wine tycoon with a hug.

“Of course, I will, you dork.” 

The next day, as Mondstadt has come to see another beautiful day, people around the city began to notice the sight of you and Diluc walking once again with your arm wrapped around his, causing most to gush about how cute the two of you are, unaware of how this time, this one action is genuine and real, just as much as how your love for each other is now.

[versadies]

Yay it's open! May I request a Diluc + vampire au + prompt 4 + i think... Comfort? + cloudy + could the reader be the vampire protecting Diluc from perhaps an enemy and saying the prompt?

Ty!! If you do have too many requests you can skip this one! Drink water!!

strange things (diluc x gn!vamp!reader)

AIRLINE... strange things

STEWARD... diluc ragnvindr (w/ gn!vampire!reader)

PLANE... fluff/angst/comfort, everything’s the same but vampires exist in teyvat, mentions of violence, mentions of blood, spoilers to diluc’s lore, ooc diluc (?)

PASSENGERS... @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @mrkamisato @shenhesl0ver @serami00 @serenareiss @hiqhkey @emperatris-rinaka @bystander36 @irisxiel @ladycoleigh @034ven @dear-dairiess @owozi8 @hadesaedes @chiro-chiro-kun @hersscherofyatta @mariusvonhangme @yuzuricebun @nejibot @hoshikistarlette @solaaresque @crowbird @lordbugs @flowersforayato @headintheclouddd @estelwrld @giyusimpsassemble @irethepotatosblog @moonlightaangel @alice0blog @shotosbrainrot @sniffoat @chihawari @mxsomn @kuni-kuzushii @jiminscarmex @mitsukii14 @nejibot @ylimeprive @sachispet @loreleis-world @sn-owo @starforecasts @someonetookmynamelmao @ceylestia @lychme @ymikkos @reallysporadicarcade @melodyyamino

LANDING… in which diluc finds out the truth behind your strange habits after being ambushed by the fatui and reassures you he wouldn’t go away that easily.

LUGGAGE... 1.4k words

PILOT... ik what you guys are gonna say, another diluc fic 🙄🙄🙄 but i love this request sm i just had to write this one 😍😍😍😍 hope you enjoy this fic, anon <333

PENPAL SERVICE… MASTERLIST || 7K MILESTONE EVENT || 7K MASTERLIST (coming soon) || TAGLIST

Throughout the few years he spent together with his lover, Diluc never found the reason to bring up to you about your… peculiar habits.

Sure, there are times when he feels as if you can sense things from a distance, when you’d avoid mirrors and iron, your strength that could rival a lawachurl, eating meat as if it’s your last supper, and tend to prefer to stay indoors during daytime, but he didn’t think it was something to worry about. If that’s what you’re comfortable with, then so be it!

He turns a blind eye when he hears people saying you’re strange, but hey, he didn’t mind if that was the case –  you’re you, what’s so bad about that? And besides, you’ve done nothing wrong to Mondstadt and to him.

Even when he had shown you his vulnerable moments, you never did anything to take advantage of it, only comforting him with sweet nothings and reassurances. Even when he turns his back to you, you never did anything to strike him when he least expects it, only watching his back and keeping an eye out for those who do intend to harm him. Even when you had every opportunity to take Diluc down, you did none of those things. 

Instead of taking an opportunity to bring down Mondstadt, you took all the opportunities to help instead. You join your lover’s patrols to fight those who intend to harm your people, you never hesitate to help out an endangered person in the wild, take drunk people to their homes from Angel’s Share when they can’t do it themselves, and you’re always willing to help anyone even when it’s daytime (where you’d be seen holding a huge umbrella as you try to do anything you can to fulfill your task). 

Those times are one of the things that reminded Diluc that yes, this is his lover. Even if they’re not what they seem, he’ll still love them.

So what’s there to worry about if you seem far from normal?

The Fatui it seems. 

He wasn’t aware of how the Fatui are currently looking for something strange until the underground intelligence network warned him about it, telling him how he should be cautious due to how they’re lingering around the areas that’s near Dawn Winery. 

Coincidentally, you don’t usually go out during daytime due to how you don’t feel well and need lots of rest due to how you feel so fatigued, something that makes your lover worry a lot every time he’s away from you, especially now when he’s on his daily night patrol. What if it’s more than just fatigue? What if you’re catching a cold and it gets worse? What if––

Diluc’s thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of unfamiliar voices near from where he’s standing. 

“Where do you think they could be?” 

“I don’t even know – Lord Dottore said they should be in Mondstadt, but not a single person looked strange..” 

“Obviously, it’s not like the vampire wants to be found.” 

The Darknight Hero furrows his eyebrows from hearing the two Fatui soldiers’ conversation. Vampire? Is the Fatui that desperate to find something that doesn’t exist for their schemes?

While Diluc continues to listen in to the conversation in hopes of finding out more about their mission, a Fatui agent creeps towards the man, his weapon ready to attack the man who’s known for taking down countless of Fatui strongholds. 

Before the agent could strike him down, the red-haired man instantly turns around to block the attack with his claymore, causing the two other soldiers to now notice they now have company. 

“Attack him!” 

After how long it’s been since this fight started, Diluc can’t find a way to end this battle, especially when he sees more Fatui soldiers from nowhere joining the fight, leaving the Darknight Hero outnumbered. That didn’t mean he doesn’t have the upper hand, not when he’s still fighting and kicking. Hmph, this is nothing in comparison to his past fights–

He winces in pain when he feels something sharp against his thigh, but keeps his guard up and continues fighting through it. He has to fight and fight until this damn battle is done, he still has to come home to you and take care of you–

In a blink of an eye, a miracle happened. 

Well, is it a miracle? 

“Let him go, you Fatui scums!” 

Diluc’s heart drops when he hears your voice. Why are you outside?! You’re going to harm yourself and get sick–!

“It’s them! It’s the vamp– AH!” The Fatui skirmisher that stood behind the rest of the troops suddenly dropped to the ground when something ran past him before he could finish his words, to be followed by the rest of the Fatui soldiers that didn’t had time to process what just happened until there’s one left –– the agent that dared to lay his hands on your lover.

Diluc was confused from the change of events, what just happened?

“You…” You spoke to the agent, your voice wasn’t the same one Diluc knows. It was dark, chilling, and everything that isn’t you – he was caught off guard.

“State your purpose here now before I decide to slash your head off.” You commanded, holding the agent down with a menacing look on your face, an expression that your lover has never seen before. It was intimidating, intense, and… attractiv–

What are you saying, Ragnvindr?!

Despite being scared for his own life after seeing his comrades laying on the blood covered ground lifeless, the agent refused to lower his guard. “I-I pledge my loyalty to Her Majesty, the Tsaritsa! I refuse t-to betray–”

“Too late. Your thoughts have everything I need to know.” You said with a smile. “Thank you for your cooperation. Had you not harmed my lover, I would have spared you and your comrades’ lives.”

Before the agent could beg for his own life, you instantly killed him with a snap. 

Diluc remains where he’s standing, completely stunned from what you did. 

Your menacing expression immediately changes into worrisome, something that caught Diluc off-guard from how quick you changed. It was as if you didn’t just cause the deaths of these Fatui soldiers. 

“..I…” You hesitate to look at your lover, scared that you’ll see the sight of Diluc looking at you in fear. “I-I’m sorry you have to see me like this, Diluc.” You whispered. 

The man opens his mouth to try and speak, but you quickly beat him to it. “If you’re… If you’re scared of me after this, I don’t mind.. People are always scared of this side of me, so… If you don’t love me anymore, I’m willing to break up wi–”

“( Name )..” Diluc calls you in a gentle tone, causing your shoulders to stiffen. “Why would I do that?” 

You look at your lover in confusion. “What do you mean…?” 

“Why would I not love you anymore?” 

Your mouth opens agape. “I’m… I’m a monster, no one would want to spend the rest of their lives with someone who could kill them, let alone a vampire of all people!” You said. 

“You and I have been together for a long time, and you never did anything to me at all, did you?” Diluc retorts, knitting his eyebrows. 

“No…” You agreed softly, looking down at the ground. 

He then continues, “I will admit that I am surprised and confused to see you like this and I’m sure you have your reasons why you kept this from me — but I can reassure you that nothing changed between us because of this. You’re not a monster in my eyes. You’re my lover.” 

Your eyes widens, disbelief from his words. He… still wants to be with you even after seeing so much bloodshed?

Diluc then offers his hand – his other hand holding onto the wound on his thigh that he got from his fight – his eyes held nothing but a gentle gaze towards you, just like he always does whenever he looks at you. 

“Let’s go home, ( Name ).” He said. “We can talk more about this on our way back.”

Suddenly, the man could no longer feel his feet on the ground, his eyes widening slightly when he realizes you’re carrying him. 

“I’d be happy to go home with you, Diluc.” You replied with an eager smile – the same smile that you’d give to your lover whenever you enter the tavern during his shifts, whenever he praises you for doing a good job after yet another round of hunting down threats of Mondstadt, and the same smile you’d give whenever the two of you lay next to each other on your shared bed.

The same smile that reminded him that yes, this is his lover. Even when you’re not what you seem to be, he’ll still love you.

Even when you’re a vampire, a monster, or even a knight, it would never change Diluc’s perspective and love for you, and you with him. 

“Thank you for accepting me, Diluc.” 

[versadies]

hehe i am as fast as lighting mcqueen /j

hi! can i request kazuha 7, 15, and morning. thank you very much and hope you have a good day :D

that one cute barista. (kazuha x gn!reader)

AIRLINE... THAT ONE CUTE BARISTA

STEWARD... kaedehara kazuha (w/ gn!reader)

LOCATION... galesong hill (coffee shop au), 15 ST. "is this a date?" / "are you trying to ask me out?"

PLANE... fluff/no-angst, modern!au, barista!kazuha, second-hand embarrassment (?), no tw as far as i know :D

PASSENGERS... @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @mrkamisato @shenhesl0ver @serami00 @serenareiss @hiqhkey @emperatris-rinaka @bystander36 @irisxiel @ladycoleigh @034ven @dear-dairiess @owozi8 @hadesaedes @chiro-chiro-kun @hersscherofyatta @mariusvonhangme @zuyoo @hoshikistarlette @solaaresque @crowbird @lordbugs @flowersforayato @headintheclouddd @estelwrld @giyusimpsassemble @irethepotatosblog @moonlightaangel @alice0blog @shotosbrainrot @sniffoat @chihawari @mxsomn @kuni-kuzushii @jiminscarmex @mitsukii14 @nejibot @ylimeprive @sachispet @loreleis-world @sn-owo @starforecasts @someonetookmynamelmao @ceylestia @koshiisu @ymikkos @reallysporadicarcade

LANDING... in which a friend of yours has enough of you drooling over that cute barista in the coffee shop you frequently go to and take matters into his own hands.

PILOT... here's my first fic for my 7k milestone event!! hope you enjoy this anon <333

PENPAL SERVICE... MASTERLIST

Every morning, the first place you go to is a certain coffee shop that’s near your place.

The place is to your liking with its jazz music, polite employees who make sure to serve everyone’s order fast, peaceful atmosphere, busy customers going about their day, and of course, the coffee shop’s cutest employee you’ve ever laid your eyes on. 

The moment you entered the coffee shop to order your usual drink, you instantly spotted a cute white-haired man stationed by the cashier instead of the old barista who used to be there, and boy was he sweet and so.. So dreamy!

So who could blame you for falling in love right there and then?

Since then, you start to get ready for the day happily and make sure to not look like you’ve risen up from the dead. Sure, you sometimes spoke the wrong order that’s only available from another restaurant, but the way he’s staring at you with his dreamy smile makes your legs turn to jelly. Sure, you pronounced his name wrong, but he forgave you after you kept apologizing so many times. Sure, you always have the urge to squeal every time his fingers brushes yours or is just doing the bare minimum, but you always contain yourself. Sure, you’re a bit of a coward to make a conversation with him in fear of embarrassing yourself, but only a person can hope that something will happen right?

Your friend isn’t impressed to say the least.

As far as you know, Scaramouche is the only person who knows about your silly little crush thanks to you daydreaming while staring at Kazuha, and decided that he’ll dedicate his entire life on either teasing the crap out of you or comment about it every time he catches you drooling over the barista. 

Usually, it’s the latter.

“You’re seriously not wearing perfume, are you?” Scaramouche comments, his nose scrunching as soon as the fragrance you’re wearing hits him. “Ugh, you are! All for that barista?” 

You immediately feel your cheeks warm up in response, embarrassed by how loud your friend was. “Shut up, you’re embarrassing me! What if he hears you?!”

He scoffs in response. “What is he gonna do about it? Kick me out?” 

You rolled your eyes. “Just go enjoy your weird order.” 

“Weird?! How is quad long shot grande in a venti cup half calf double cupped no sleeve salted caramel mocha latte with 2 pumps of vanilla substitute 2 pumps of white chocolate mocha for mocha and substitute 2 pumps of hazelnut for toffee nut half whole milk and half breve with no whipped cream extra hot extra foam extra caramel drizzle extra salt and add a scoop of vanilla bean powder with light ice well stirred weird?!” 

How does he not forget a long order such as that? You’ll never know. “...I think that alone explains it.”

You couldn’t help but look at where Kazuha is all the while Scaramouche protests about your comment. You hope he’s single, you would feel guilty if it turns out that he’s taken. 

Unnoticed by you, your dreamy sigh made Scaramouche stop talking and raise an eyebrow at you. Are you seriously unashamedly watching a barista looking like you’re about to drool while ignoring him talking about how his order isn’t weird but just long?! 

Disgusting, outrageous! 

The sounds of Scaramouche grumbling and his chair moving made you finally look at your friend in confusion. “Where are you going?” You ask. Unfortunately he didn’t reply, heading towards the cashier counter with his hands buried in his pockets. 

Huh, maybe he’s just going to order some food– 

What. Is. He. Doing. You thought with your eyes slowly widening, watching Scaramouche talking to Kazuha about something, unsure if whether or not you should panic.

It was when Kazuha glances at your way while Scaramouche was talking to him that made you panic. 

What is that buffoon doing?!

You could feel sweat in your palms as you overthink about what your friend is talking about with your crush, especially when the barista started laughing lightly. Surely, he can’t possibly be telling him about your crush as some petty comeback, right?

When Scaramouche comes back, he suddenly sits down with his arms crossed, an unexplainable expression on his face. 

“What did you tell him?” You ask nervously. 

“Just asked if they sell any chocolate since I’m craving one.” He spoke casually.

You furrow your eyebrows slightly, unsure if you should take his word for it or not. 

“Why? Did you think I’d actually drag myself to the counter and tell him about how you’re basically drooling over him?” He brought up with a grin. 

“N-No! Of course not!” 

Oh well, it’s not like Kazuha didn’t look like he’s disgusted or anything, so maybe Scaramouche is telling the truth, giving you a reason to continue your day without thinking of it too much. 

–

Turns out, he wasn’t telling the truth.

The next day after, you went to the coffee shop once more but without Scaramouche this time, the incident was long forgotten. As always, you order your usual and come to an available table that’s not too near to the cashier but near enough to gaze at him without him noticing (or so you hoped). 

It took perhaps a few minutes until someone places something on top of your table, causing you to flinch in surprise and look up at the person–

No way. 

“I hope you’re not allergic to cake or anything.” Kazuha spoke with a smile that made you want to swoon. 

You blink a few times, using your still sleepy brain cells to process what’s going on until you immediately sit up straight. “O-Oh uh… I don’t recall ordering one– u-unless I did of course,  but did I actually order one though–?”

“Consider this one on the house.” Kazuha interrupts with an amused laugh. “You can thank your friend for this. I’m free around 17:00 and will wait for you here.” 

Your mouth opens agape. “Wait, what are you waiting for exactly?” 

He laughs once again, causing the butterflies in your stomach to go crazy from such beautiful sounds. “For you, of course.”

…What?

You look like a fish already, trying to process what he’s trying to say as your heart beats in anticipation. Is he… doing what you think he’s doing?

“...Is this a date?” You ask hesitantly, regretting immediately when you realized that it’s probably not what he’s hinting–

“Do you want it to be?”

You feel your cheeks and ears warming real quick in response. “..Yes…?”

His smile reaches up to his eyes. Who knew such eyes could brighten up because of you? “Great then. I’ll see you later, ( Name ).”

“See… you later…?” You spoke in a trance, watching him walking back to the counter before he continues to serve more drinks to other customers. 

…

Dear Celestia if you’re hearing this, I don’t ever wanna wake up. You thought, looking down at the cake with a now wide smile.

ONE DAY AGO.

Just as Kazuha finishes giving one last customer their order, he hears someone clearing their throat, causing him to turn around and see Scaramouche standing nearby. 

“May I help you, Scaramouche?” The barista asks. “I hope I didn’t get your order wrong–”

“You gotta ask them out before I go insane, Kazuha.” 

Kazuha almost chokes on his own saliva, taken back by surprise from his bold words. “I’m sorry, pardon?” 

“Do you know what it’s like for me to spend my morning with that lunatic drooling over you and you drooling over them while we’re on our way home?” Scaramouche hissed. “If none of you won’t speak up and ask each other out for what – months? I’ll do it myself.”

The barista couldn’t help but glance at your way, his mouth twitches upward at the sight of your nervous face. 

“Alright, just give me a day since you do look like you’re about to lose your hair.” 

“Thank you.” Scaramouche spoke in a relieved tone, but stopped himself from walking away when he remembered something. “By the way, you added too much ice on my drink when I said it should be light.” 

Kazuha sweatdrops. “...I see.”

[versadies]

Hi! From your 7k prompt event, I'd like to request this (hoping this is the right way to do it so)

kaeya + wangshu inn + dialogue prompts 4 and 19 + night and dawn + sunny format

Tysm, your stories are amazing, have a great day, ly 💗

where's my love? (kaeya x gn!reader)

AIRLINE... WHERE'S MY LOVE?

STEWARD... kaeya alberich and slightly tartaglia (w/ gn!reader)

LOCATION... wangshu inn (royal!au), 4-19 ST. "let. them. go" + "i'd do anything for you." on a sunny (drabble) weather

PLANE... angst/comfort, royal!au, mentions of arranged marriages, mentions of being kidnapped, mentions of ambush, mentions of blood, slight violence

PASSENGERS... @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @mrkamisato @shenhesl0ver @serami00 @serenareiss @hiqhkey @emperatris-rinaka @bystander36 @irisxiel @ladycoleigh @034ven @dear-dairiess @owozi8 @hadesaedes @chiro-chiro-kun @hersscherofyatta @mariusvonhangme @yuzuricebun @hoshikistarlette @solaaresque @crowbird @lordbugs @flowersforayato @headintheclouddd @estelwrld @giyusimpsassemble @irethepotatosblog @moonlightaangel @alice0blog @shotosbrainrot @sniffoat @chihawari @mxsomn @kuni-kuzushii @jiminscarmex @mitsukii14 @nejibot @ylimeprive @sachispet @loreleis-world @sn-owo @starforecasts @someonetookmynamelmao @ceylestia @koshiisu @ymikkos @reallysporadicarcade

LANDING... in which you feel miserable from your arranged marriage with the king of khaneri'ah until an incident happens when all has been revealed.

PILOT... sorry in advance if it seems rushed, but here it is !! hope you enjoy it, anon <33

PENPAL SERVICE... MASTERLIST || 7K MILESTONE EVENT || 7K MASTERLIST (coming soon)

You don’t feel loved anymore. 

Your husband, Kaeya Alberich, was once a man who’s always so loving towards his dear spouse. There’s never a time when he wouldn’t hesitate to wrap his arms around you for a hug whenever the both of you see each other, when he wouldn’t drop everything and come to you whenever you’ve fallen ill even when it’s a harmless one, when he wouldn’t ignore you if you’re in the same room as him, and never a time when he wouldn’t look at you as if you’re his darling universe that he treasures. It’s a surprise indeed that you two fell in love through your arranged marriage.

You didn’t know what changed, but the changes are definitely major for you and perhaps your view on your relationship with the king.

Your husband is now a distant and a cautious person. He shrugs away from your touch whenever you try to give affection to him in public, ignore and avoid you as if you’re some plague, unwilling to stop his documents to come sleep beside you on your shared bed, but when he does come to sleep, he’s always facing to the opposite side of the bed as his back faces you, there was never a time when he reminded you that you’re a married couple and not a bunch of strangers forced to live in one palace. 

You would’ve been fine with it, if it weren’t for the fact that you’re the only one he treats you that way. 

Did you… do something wrong?

You couldn’t recall anything that could cause your husband to act like this, making all of this more confusing for you. Confronting him is certainly not an option seeing how he’s never bothered to bat an eye to your direction. 

Now that you think about it, when’s the last time you’ve danced with him in royal balls? 

You felt lonely to say the least, you didn’t let that stop you from performing your duties as a ruler of Khaneri’ah of course, and you feel as if you’re just a stranger to him.

What made things worse is that he’s been closer with Jean – too close much to your dismay. 

She’s the one he comes to whenever he manages to have free time, you’d sometimes catch sight of them walking around the gardens together whenever you did your daily stroll around the palace hallways. She’s the one he spends his first dance with on balls, you’d sometimes hear whispers among the crowd as to how they both look more of a couple than you are with him, causing your heart to shatter and want to run back to your chambers. She’s the one who’s been with him since childhood, unlike you, who only knew him for only a few years.

As much as you didn’t want to admit, it breaks your heart knowing that he has time for others but not for you unlike before. 

Your servants always reassure you that Kaeya loves you very much whenever you tell them your woes, and although you appreciate their comfort and optimism, your doubts could only grow. 

Almost a month has passed and your loneliness starts to eat you alive. 

Sure, you have your servants who love to keep you company. Sure, you have your dear friends who sometimes visit the land from their own kingdoms to hang out with you. Sure, you have your husband, but you can’t help but feel so alone and so miserable. 

But then, you encountered a diplomat from Snezhnaya who goes by Tartaglia. 

He’s staying in the palace for a while to settle matters with Kaeya regarding the relations between Snezhnaya and Khaneri’ah, so when you greeted him, you suddenly found yourself being friends with him.

Tartaglia is entertaining to say the least. Although you’re not sure why he’s so willing to spend time with you whenever he’s done with his tasks, you didn’t mind his company – not when you no longer felt so alone. He’s quite talkative too, which is probably why you’re friends with him since he always has something to talk about. 

Whenever the both of you walk around the gardens together as you tend to your greenhouse, he’d open up about how he couldn’t wait to come back to his homeland and reunite with his family, something that you relate to given that you don’t see your family often. 

He’s a good friend, but that was it. He’s nothing more but a friend that you enjoy spending time with. He remains unaware of your hurt feelings towards your lover, but seeing how you’re never seen together with Kaeya other than in the throne room, you wouldn’t be surprised if he has some suspicion about it. 

Nevertheless, the company of the diplomat couldn’t save you from your misery with your marriage.

You missed your husband dearly. You missed his touch, his love, the love in his eyes when he sees you, his everything – you want to come back to the old times when you were happy with him and feel as if nothing can stop you. You just wished he’d at least come to you and spend time for the first time in forever. 

Your wish comes true to your delight, when he suddenly comes inside the lounge room where you’re reading a book peacefully. 

Your face falls when you find out his reason for coming though. 

“Why are you talking to him?” Kaeya asks in concern. 

“...You mean Tartaglia?” You ask with a frown. “We’re just getting along as friends. He’s been nothing but kind to me.” 

“You mustn’t. He’s not a good man even when he treats you as kind as you say.” 

You furrowed your eyebrows, you can’t help but feel offended that he only came here just because of who you’re talking to. “What, you care about me now?” You asked. 

His eyes widened in surprise. “What are you talking about?” 

“You know what I’m talking about,” You instantly stood up from the sofa, your book long forgotten, “you’ve been ignoring me for a month as if I’m some stranger to you and not your spouse – and when you did stop ignoring me, it’s all because you want me to stay away from my friend?”

“( Name )–”

“Then what, your majesty? If I do oblige to your order, will you only continue to ignore me and spare your time with a woman who you’re definitely better off marrying than me?”

Kaeya immediately shakes his head. “No, my love that’s not–”

Suddenly, the doors were opened by Dainsleif, Kaeya’s personal knight, interrupting the king’s words. “Your majesties, the palace has been ambushed!” He informs, causing you to let out a quiet gasp.

The guard didn’t have to repeat twice. The king instantly brings out his sword from its scabbard and looks at your way. “Escape the palace while I fight off the ambushers. We’ll talk about… this matter later, alright?”

“Kaeya, wait–!” 

Kaeya then looks at the guard. “Take ( Name ) away before something bad happens to them.” 

Dainsleif nodded, heading towards your side. “Understood, be careful your majesty.” 

Before you could try and protest to help, Kaeya has already left the room, following wherever the other guards outside are running off to.

“Come, your majesty. We can go through the hidden exit, you’ll be safe there.” 

Hesitantly, you followed Dainsleif towards a nearby shelf that hides the tunnel that’ll take you out from the palace and to the garden, not knowing what will come for you once you exit. 

You’ve stayed quiet as Dainsleif dutifully leads the way, the man often glances at your way in concern. If you think about it, he’s probably the only person who’s fully aware of the situation and knows both of your sides. You just didn’t get to ask him because of how you rarely see him. 

“...Do you know any reason why my husband has been ignoring me for the past month?” 

Dainsleif remains silent for a while before he responds. “It is not my right to tell you, your majesty.” 

You frowned. “It doesn’t matter, Dainsleif. I deserve to know the reason even if it comes from you.” 

Before he could muster up a response, he suddenly notices the exit. “Come, we must leave before the ambushers will find their way to the garden.” 

You let out a sigh of dismay, but nonetheless followed his order as the both of you rushedly head out from the dark tunnel and towards the palace gardens, with you now in front of Dainsleif while he watches your surroundings behind you. You could only hope that wherever Kaeya is, he’s going to be okay and safe-

You stopped your tracks when you felt something sharp on your neck followed by arms trapping you. 

“Don’t. Move.” Shivers trail up your spine when you hear Tartaglia’s voice against your ear, causing your face to fall in realization of who's behind the ambush. 

Kaeya was right.

You could only guess that Dainsleif was knocked out by Tartaglia while he was following you, leaving you now alone defenseless and with no weapon to defend yourself with. 

You couldn’t find the words to talk, overwhelmed by your fear as you feel your hands shaking. Is this where you die? You haven’t lived long yet, you still want to do so many things, you want to do many things with your husband, you still have to fix your situation – you still have so many books that are yet to be read by you, you can’t just die yet–!

“Don’t worry, we just need to wait for a few minutes before the palace will be flooded by the Abyss creatures that I managed to bring. If your husband knows best, then he should lend the land’s most precious item to me so I could leave you all alone, and if I’m lucky enough, I can take you away from your poor loveless marriage and stay in Snezhnaya with me–”

Suddenly, an ice arrow flew through you and Tartaglia, taking you both by surprise. 

“Over my dead body.” Kaeya spoke darkly, causing Tartaglia to drag you closer to him and turn around to face the king. “Let. Them. Go.” 

The diplomat hums, smiling sinisterly. “Oh I will if you give me what Her Majesty wants. I’m not keen on disappointing the Tsaritsa with a mission she trusts me with.”

You see the way your husband looks at your direction with a flash of concern in his eyes before looking back at the diplomat with a darkened look. “I’m afraid the Tsaritsa has to prepare for disappointment, because you’ll only come back with your guards empty-handed.” 

“Oh but I won’t be! Not when you’ll give me what I want before I try to kill your lover here.” You closed your eyes shut when you felt a sharp pain against your skin, trying not to show your fear in front of your husband and your captor. 

Just before you could bleed, Tartaglia instantly stops. 

“It’s over, harbinger.” Jean spat out, the tip of her sword is directly behind his neck. “The Abyss and your army have been dealt with. Surrender now and leave Khaneri’ah and its people alone.” 

The ginger-haired man lets out a sigh before taking a few seconds to let you go and drop his dagger, causing you to immediately run up to Kaeya, who didn’t hesitate to run up to you too. 

As soon as the both of you clashed to one another for a hug, you immediately broke down in tears, clinging onto your husband as if you’re scared of letting him go.

“I’m sorry, my love, I’m so sorry for ignoring you.” Kaeya whispers as you sob, the both of you ignoring Tartaglia, who was being dealt of by Jean. “I promise, I didn’t want to ignore you either. I just needed to give Fatui a hint that they have no reason to hold you captive because of me, but the plan backfired because of Tartaglia spending time with you.” 

You immediately started punching his chest lightly, upset with his actions. “You idiot! You could’ve just told me instead of doing that – or even just talked to me or hugged me closed doors! Don’t you know how much it hurted me to see you hanging out with Jean so much?!” You cried out. 

“I know, I know, but I had to talk to her about the plan because she’ll help us with stopping the ambush.” He spoke softly, caressing your back as he continues to hug you. “Please, my love… I know I’m an idiot, I will pay for such actions if you could stop crying, you’ll make me cry too.” 

You slowly stop yourself from punching him further. “You’ll stop ignoring me from now on..?” You asked.

Kaeya hums. “Of course. I’d do anything for you, you know how much I love you. I’m glad you’re safe.” 

You closed your eyes shut, still clinging onto him. “I still can’t forgive you, I was so… so sad and lonely because of you.” 

“I know, I know.” He whispered in sadness. “That’s why I’ll do anything in my power to gain your trust and forgiveness. Even if that’ll take months, years, and even centuries. You’re the only person I know who can tolerate me and my silliness, I’d crash and burn before if it weren’t for you.” 

You couldn’t help but laugh lightly from his dramatic self. “Alright, alright… I get it.” 

"There it is, I miss your laugh." He comments, causing you to punch him again in annoyance.

As the both of you continue to stay there hugging one another, you felt relief knowing that it was all just a misunderstanding and miscommunication. 

For the first time in a month, you were reminded that you’re loved.

BEFORE YOU THROW HANDS AT KAEYA...

okay so quick explanation: kaeya has to ignore you for the past month until the ambush happens because he doesn't want to risk you being kidnapped by the fatui for leverage, and he didn't tell you because well, it wouldn't be realistic enough even if it pains him too. yes, he's so cruel for that, but all's well when he'll grovel off-screen and come back to being affectionate once again after that incident.

it's safe to say that he was incredibly panicking when he caught you spending time with tartaglia because hello??? he's the enemy???? hence why he confronted you and told you not to talk to childe :>>

he also always spends time with jean because they're busy brainstorming and planning over what to do with the fatui to the point where they're even discussing it while dancing. of course, jean doesn't have feelings for him because let's just say she's taken as well <33 (taken with who? up to you muahahaha)

with that aside, feel free to throw hands at kaeya ig???

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my knight, my light (w/ gn!reader)

AIRLINE… my knight, my light (pt two of lovely man, kindly man)

STEWARD… dainsleif (w/ gn!reader)

LOCATION... windrise (secret relationship!au), 1-10 ST. “i don’t deserve you.” + "say it again." ; "...i love you", on a sunny weather in the morning till night (drabble, fluff/angst)

PLANE… fluff/angst/comfort (with happy ending), major character death (reader), reincarnation au, secret relationship au, mentions of coughing, mentions of alcohol, mentions of dainsleif being sort of insecure, ooc!dainsleif (?)

PASSENGERS… @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @mrkamisato @shenhesl0ver @serami00 @serenareiss @hiqhkey @emperatris-rinaka @bystander36 @irisxiel @ladycoleigh @034ven @dear-dairiess @owozi8 @hadesaedes @chiro-chiro-kun @hersscherofyatta @mariusvonhangme @yuzuricebun @nejibot @hoshikistarlette @solaaresque @crowbird @lordbugs @flowersforayato @headintheclouddd @estelwrld @giyusimpsassemble @irethepotatosblog @moonlightaangel @alice0blog @shotosbrainrot @sniffoat @chihawari @mxsomn @kuni-kuzushii @jiminscarmex @mitsukii14 @nejibot @ylimeprive @sachispet @loreleis-world @sn-owo @starforecasts @someonetookmynamelmao @ceylestia @lychme @ymikkos @reallysporadicarcade @melodyyamino @dudufodd

LANDING… in which he thinks you deserve better than him and still believes it after years have passed.

LUGGAGE… 1.7k words

PILOT… you can consider this connected to one of my works "lovely man, kindly man" as its prequel ! but you don’t have to read the first one to understand this fic :DD

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Sometimes, Dainsleif can’t help but let his inner thoughts get the best of him. 

He didn’t think he’d fall in love with someone, let alone the successor to Khaneri’ah’s throne, yet here he is, standing by your side as you chat with him in the royal ballroom with a smile on both of your faces. 

You knew it was wrong to be with the knight captain of the Royal Guard, but you still chose to be with him. The only condition you two had to take is to keep your relationship a secret, so you had to only be open to your affection inside your chambers or somewhere else where nobody can catch you two. 

It’s a condition you’re both willing to take as long as you’re together. Though, this condition didn’t stop you two from sharing lingering glances towards one another whenever you’re in public (not that people noticed, of course), nor did it stop you from brushing each other’s hands whenever you can. 

It’s clear enough for Dainsleif that you love him as much as he loves you. You’ve always been so dedicated and kind, you’re basically the sun that shines brighter than any star while he is the moon that follows you forevermore. No matter what, he’d always choose and stay by your side. 

He knows you love him, yet a pang in his chest says otherwise when he sees a man greeting you during the ball. He does not know his name, but he knows he is one important person seeing how his attire is what a noble would wear in Khaneri’ah. 

Of course, it’s normal for you to be greeted by many men and women alike in celebrations given that it’s courtesy for nobles to greet their rulers and future rulers on such occasions, so he didn’t mind it.

So why does he feel bothered? 

Was it the way he sees your parents looking at you and the man in approval as though they wouldn’t mind if that man is your suitor? Was it the way you were surprised by something he said that the knight captain didn’t manage to hear? 

Or.. Was it simply the way he agreed with some nobles who were whispering to each other about how you’d make a lovely couple with that man? 

Whatever the reason is, it made him think about some things. How would everyone feel if they happen to find out about your relationship…? Would your parents approve of him? Would everyone not mind about it? 

How strange… Just what is this feeling that’s bothering him so deeply? 

For the rest of the night, Dainsleif ponders on his feelings, conflicted of what happens to you two if people find out. 

By the time you realize there’s something that’s bothering your lover, it is when you two are finally in your chambers after the celebration, sitting on your sofa together with your head leaning against his shoulder, your outfit is changed from your formal attire to the one that’s for sleeping. 

When you were done conversing about the ball, you decided to ask him what’s on his mind.

“What’s bothering you, Dain?” You ask in a soft tone, your fingers intertwined with his that’s covered in his glove. 

He stayed quiet for a moment, “it’s nothing, just exhausted from the ball.” 

You chuckled. “You know that’s not going to fool me.” You then lift your head up and look at him, “you could always tell me when you want to. Now, what’s wrong?” 

He lets out a defeated sigh before turning to look at you as well. “You know me well.” He takes a few seconds of silence before answering your question, “You deserve better than me.” 

Your small smile drops from hearing those words coming out from the man you love, turning to his direction. “...Pardon?” 

He looks away from your stare. “I saw you and a noble together and noticed how everyone was talking about you two. It brought me to think about what could’ve happened if everyone finds out about our relationship.” He explains. “Would they have approved? Would they talk about us like how they talked about you and that man–?”

“Dain… I do deserve you, I’m grateful to have someone like you in my life and be here for me. I don’t care about what everyone would think when they find out.” You reassured him, your other hand touching his hand that’s entangled with yours as a way to comfort him. “Who cares if they don’t approve of it? Surely it won’t stop you and I from being together – they can get used to it, right?” 

“Of course it won’t,” He says, now looking at you, “but depending on their reactions, it will affect your reputation and your path to take the throne – especially if your parents will disapprove us.” 

“Then so be it. As long as you’re still here, then what more can I ask?” You respond.

He shakes his head. “( Name ), please…”

“I know, I know…” You slowly lift one of your hands up to cup his cheek. “It worries me too, sometimes. But I know that we’ll get through it together when that time comes. I’m sure I can do something should my parents disapprove.”

“Always such an optimist.” Dainsleif comments with a sigh, knowing that you won’t give up so easily. Although he still believes you truly do deserve better, he knows you won’t change anything with what you have with him. 

Perhaps.. That alone is enough for him to try and worry about the future next time. 

“Let’s continue relaxing, I’m terribly exhausted from chatting all those boring nobles earlier.” You said with a yawn, leaning your head on his shoulder once again. 

He lays his head on top of yours. “Anything for you, your highness.” 

–

As he stands by the field of dandelions, he wonders what could’ve been if he knew there was no future for the both of you to worry about. 

“I was right,” He spoke softly, watching the dandelions move with the winds, “you deserve better than me.” You deserve a better lover that everyone would approve of, you deserve a better man to be with, and you deserve a better knight who would have protected you better than him when Khaneri’ah was attacked and fell to ruins. 

“You have to go, Dain.” You coughed out as you held onto his hand weakly. “Please… Live for me.” 

“I love you, ( Name ).” He whispers in defeat, leaning his forehead against yours as you two try to ignore the chaos that surrounded you both. 

You close your eyes, a small smile forms on your face. “Say it again.” 

“I love you… I love you so so much.”  He chants those words like a prayer, as though saying it again and again would heal the major injuries that’s on you.

It didn't.

He closes his eyes when he feels a wind fly past him. He imagines it was you who did it as a way to try and comfort him, to try and let him know you’re here even when you’re gone.

It’s been so many years, yet he will never forget the love that comforts him, the voice that soothes him, the optimism that gives him hope, and everything else that’s yours. 

If you were still here, then perhaps living as a cursed immortal wouldn’t be so bad. 

If you were still here, you would’ve loved the dandelions that he sees right now. 

Soon, when time is right and when life is merciful enough, he’d be able to finally meet you again someday in whatever afterlife is. He’d be able to see your face, hear your voice, feel your warmth, and bask in your love. 

For now, he must go further on his journey.

Mondstadt isn’t far from where he is, and visiting Angel’s Share doesn’t sound so bad. So he decides that’ll be the first place he’ll go to by the time he arrives in the city of freedom. 

As he enters the tavern, he immediately orders the tavern’s strongest drink and goes towards the only table that’s not occupied. Just as he was about to sit down, he felt like his heart stopped when he heard something he never thought he’d hear for years. 

That laugh… 

Dainsleif’s eyes quickly inspects the whole room, desperately hoping that it is what he’s thinking–

His breath hitches when he sees a familiar face talking to the bartender of the tavern.

Across the room stands the person he never thought he’d see this soon, the person who he’s willing to sacrifice his life for, the person who he failed to save when everything is in chaos–

His lover, his light, you. 

It clearly isn’t you – he’s well aware of that fact alone after witnessing your tragic death in his own eyes during the cataclysm – but he knows long enough what this is. 

So people were right when they said reincarnation exists. 

He tries not to look as if he’s watching you, trying to act normal when in reality his heart is beating so fast at the sight of you. It reminded him of the old days when he admired you from afar before finding out his love is requited. 

He can’t help but feel relieved seeing how happy you looked. At least life is kind to you and gives you a life where you’re safe and happy. 

It’s best that he does not interfere in your life, knowing you’re better off without Dainsleif, knowing that you’re okay and well is enough for the knight captain to live on with his journey,

And knowing that you deserve this better than the life you had with him before.

Just as he’s about to mind his own business, he hears someone clearing their throat, causing him to look at the person in front of him in confusion. 

“Mind if I sit here, kind sir?” You ask with a polite smile. You look different wearing a Mondstadt outfit, but that doesn't mean you look horrible in it. In his eyes, you always look breathtaking. 

He hesitated for a moment, looking around his surroundings, only to realize that they’re all occupied.

“...I don’t mind.” He spoke up, gesturing you to sit down on the seat across from him. 

Perhaps it won’t hurt to at least talk to your reincarnation before he leaves… Just for tonight. 

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zhongli + sal terrae + prompt-5 + prompt-14 + morning + sunny, please! <33

a date you never asked for (zhongli x gn!reader)

AIRLINE... A DATE YOU NEVER ASKED FOR

STEWARD... single-parent!zhongli (w/ single-parent!gn!reader)

LOCATION... sal terrae (single parent x single parent au), 514 ST. "__ loves you, you know? they're just afraid of admitting it." + "i don't like the way they're looking at you" on a sunny weather (drabble).

PLANE... fluff/no-angst, modern!au, sister!shenhe, child!xiao, child!chongyun, reader is called "baba" by chongyun, no tw as far as ik!

PASSENGERS... @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @mrkamisato @shenhesl0ver @serami00 @serenareiss @hiqhkey @emperatris-rinaka @bystander36 @irisxiel @ladycoleigh @034ven @dear-dairiess @owozi8 @hadesaedes @chiro-chiro-kun @hersscherofyatta @mariusvonhangme @yuzuricebun @hoshikistarlette @solaaresque @crowbird @lordbugs @flowersforayato @headintheclouddd @estelwrld @giyusimpsassemble @irethepotatosblog @moonlightaangel @alice0blog @shotosbrainrot @sniffoat @chihawari @mxsomn @kuni-kuzushii @jiminscarmex @mitsukii14 @nejibot @ylimeprive @sachispet @loreleis-world @sn-owo @starforecasts @someonetookmynamelmao @ceylestia @koshiisu @ymikkos @reallysporadicarcade

LANDING... in which you befriended a single parent and have a crush on him, unaware that he feels the same until he slips something.

PILOT... i got a little carried away with this fic but enjoy the wholesomeness i poured just for you :DD

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When picking up your dearest child Chongyun from the kindergarten, you always see him hanging out with a certain child in the playroom.

It warms your heart to know that your child has a close friend who could relate to his interests in exorcisms (a trait your parents had), reassured that he won’t feel not normal for liking the one thing not all the kids in his class don’t know of. You learned his friend’s name is Xiao, a quiet but disciplined kid who Chongyun looks up to. 

And you have to say, his dad is hot.

The first time you met him is when the both of you coincidentally arrived at the kindergarten at the same time to pick your kids up, and you couldn’t help but feel flustered when you first met him – what kind of person has a voice like that?! You could understand why he wouldn’t be single at all and have a kid.

“Ah, you must be Mx. ( Name ).” The man spoke with a warm smile as Xiao and Chongyun started bidding their farewells. “I was looking forward to meeting you since I heard you and I are on the same page.”

“O-Oh! You’ve heard of me?” You stammered, only to look at him in confusion when you realized his last words. “What do you mean by the same page, if I may ask?” 

“Well to simply put it, we’re raising our kids on our own.” He explains, if you look close enough, you’d see how his eyes sparkle. 

You can’t blame him, it’s not everyday you get to meet someone in such a small place who’s in the same situation as you. 

“Oh, I see! I’m quite delighted to know that there’s at least someone who’s on the same page as me.” You then glance at where your kid is, who’s on his way towards you alongside Xiao, who’s heading towards his parent. “It’s sad that our meeting is so short, but it was nice talking to you, Mr…?”

“Zhongli,” He answers, “Likewise, I hope you and I will chat more soon.” 

“I’ll see you soon, Mr. Zhongli.” 

By the time you made it to your car and carried Chongyun to the front seat, you let out a breath you didn’t know you were holding, raising your hands up to your cheeks and realized just how warm they are. 

“...Baba, is something wrong?” Chongyun innocently asks, worried for you.

You instantly fix yourself when your child asks you that, causing you to let out a nervous laugh and pat his head. “Of course not, child. Baba is just… checking if they’re okay!” You lied. 

You then lay your hands on top of the steering wheel, starting the car. “Do you uh.. Want me to buy some popsicles?” You asked, hoping he wouldn’t be so curious about your strange reaction towards his friend’s father. 

His eyes brighten from your question, his concern for you completely forgotten. “Yes, please!”

Since that encounter, you started seeing more of Zhongli than before. 

It was only at least thrice a week when Zhongli picks his kid up at the same time as you, and when you ​​both meet each other, you’d often chat a little bit as your kids say goodbye to each other. It turns out that the only reason why he’s recently starting to pick Xiao up at an early time such as you is because he’s no longer as busy as before, something you’re envious of as someone who often has full hands with their life.

It’s safe to say that he is honestly a breath of fresh air from all the men you’ve met in your life. He’s a gentleman, respectable, wise, and knows quite a few things or two about the things you love. It’s like you’ve hit a jackpot! 

Of course, you don’t mind being just friends with Zhongli, not when the feelings you have are simply an attraction and nothing more. Besides, he’s actually a really great friend to hang out with. 

By the time the both of you got a little bit close enough, the two of you then agreed to start meeting up with one another that isn’t when picking up your children in the kindergarten – as friends of course. The location the two of you picked is a favorite restaurant of yours called Wanmin Restaurant, and to your delight, it is also Zhongli’s favorite and even knows the infamous chef herself, Xiangling! 

It’s certainly a surprise for the chef to catch sight of the two of you eating together and mistakened you two as a couple – ”An unlikely couple, I dare say!” is the first thing she said when she served your meals, something that made your cheeks warmer than the meals in front of you – only for you to say otherwise and correct her assumption, much to her embarrassment (and hidden disappointment). 

Fortunately for Xiangling, she isn’t the only one who has mistaken you two as a couple before and has the same thoughts as her. 

As a teacher, Shenhe always looks out for her dearest nephew, so it’s no surprise that she’d watch over him from her office while waiting for you to come and pick him up. 

When she watched you interacting with a man who goes by Zhongli, she honestly couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. 

“I don’t like the way he’s looking at you.” She said one time when she came over to your home to babysit Chongyun. She was surprised when she found out you’re going out to spend time with Zhongli once more, something she didn’t feel pleased with.

You furrowed your eyebrows in confusion. “...He?”

“That gentleman who’s raising that green quiet kid in the kindergarten.” 

Your eyes widen. “....Zhongli? What do you mean?”

“I don’t know, the way he looks at you is… different than how others look at you – or better yet, different than how he looks at others. It’s throwing me off.” 

You couldn’t help but laugh at your sister’s comment. “Different in what way? He looks normal if you ask me.” 

“The way our parents look at each other.” Shenhe said bluntly. “If you still don’t know what I mean, then it’s love.”

You almost choked on your own saliva from her words. “L-Love?! That’s quite a bold assumption!” 

She remains unfazed, not giving any hint of changing her mind. “It’s obvious he loves you, you know? He’s probably just afraid of admitting it.” 

You quickly shook your head in disagreement. “I doubt that, why would Zhongli want to associate with me? I’m sure he has someone he has his eyes on.” 

Shenhe shrugs. “Whatever you say. Make sure to come back home early.” 

“I will, I will.” 

As soon as you went out from your home after bidding both Shenhe and Chongyun farewell, Shenhe’s words flew right over your head, replaced by your excitement to meet with your friend once again. It’s nothing to think about – besides, it’s really not like someone as great as your friend would actually like you, right?

Still, it didn’t hurt to feel a bit flustered about what your sister said. 

The one thing about Zhongli you always like is his love for stories, particularly historical ones, and he’d always talk about it on and on as you listen intently while eating your food in peace. It’s not like you’re complaining, not when you can listen to that gorgeous voice of his everyday. 

You then decided to ask if he’s fond of movies as well, only to be shocked when he said no. 

“What? How could you not like movies?” You exclaim in surprise. 

He couldn’t help but be startled from your shock. “Well.. I wouldn’t say I’m not particularly fond of movies, I just… don’t watch them due to my busy self, if you know what I mean.” He explains.

Your eyes brighten when you think of an idea. “Well, why not start watching when you have the chance? Let’s watch a movie next time! You can come over to my house with Xiao and watch while the kids can play together!” 

“That sounds wonderful, I’m sure Xiao would be delighted to be able to come over and play with Chongyun.” Zhongli agreed, his smile returns on his face.

And so began your first time having someone coming over to your home who isn’t a relative and your few best friends. 

Nervous isn’t enough to describe what you’re feeling right now. You aren’t sure the amount of times you’ve cleaned your home and check every single spot in hopes of not seeing any dust around – hell, you even made sure to buy the best wine of the grocery store nearby just in case he’s interested! 

Now that you think about it, you definitely need a drink.

Thankfully, Chongyun was such an angel and was willing to clean his own room up (despite it being cleaned already by you) and is just as excited (if not nervous) as you are in having Zhongli and Xiao coming over to your place. The trickiest thing was having to choose a movie that’d interest Zhongli the most, only for you to decide to just let him choose what interests him instead. 

By the time you heard the doorbell ringing, you bolted towards the front door with Chongyun waddling behind, and lo behold stood the guests themselves, who were just as excited and nervous.

“I hope we’re not late.” Zhongli spoke as Xiao waved at you. 

You wave back at the child with an adoring smile before looking back at Zhongli. “No worries, you’re actually right on time. You can leave your shoes besides mine and Chongyun.”

As the two of them enter your humble home and remove their shoes (with Zhongli helping Xiao who seems to struggle a bit), Zhongli raises something packed in front of you.

“I also brought something for you as a gift, Xiao was a good helper and told me your child likes Inazuman dishes, so I decided to cook one up for you.” 

Your eyes widen when he hands you a well-packed dish that has a familiar aroma of one of Chongyun’s favorite authentic dishes. It wouldn’t have surprised you at all if it weren’t for the prices Inazuma has for its ingredients. Just how rich is he?!

“O-Oh, this is a bit too kind of you, Zhongli!” You commented. “You didn’t have to do that, Inazuma is quite pricey.”

“Oh I insist, I haven’t cooked an Inazuman dish for a long time since Xiao here loves foods from Liyue more, so it’d be a shame if I didn’t use the ingredients I had from Inazuma go to waste.” He explains. 

“I-If you say so… I’m sure Chongyun would be delighted to know that you two brought him one of his favorites–”

“Baba, did they arrive?” You stopped your words when you heard Chongyun, who is now going downstairs with his new attire that you helped him put on before your guests arrived. 

“Yes Chongyun, come say hello to Mr. Zhongli and Xiao.” 

In just a while, you feel a little bit relieved that everything’s going smoothly. 

As soon as Xiao and Chongyun went upstairs to play, you and Zhongli went to the kitchen and grab some snacks to eat before watching a movie (while you placed Zhongli’s gift in the refrigerator of course), all the while conversing to one another about whatever’s on your minds. 

The movie Zhongli chose was surprisingly a romance historical movie – a good choice, in fact, though you couldn’t bring yourself to pay attention at the first part, not when you’re too focused on how you’re a little bit too close to him. You’re honestly unsure if whether or not it’s a good thing he’s not doing anything about it.

However, you found yourself getting invested on the movie and forgot about your little problem, not noticing how a certain someone was glancing at your way every now and then.

By the time the movie ended, Zhongli had a few things to say.

“That was.. Quite interesting.” He said honestly, but his smile didn’t waver at all. “Although there were a few flaws about the accuracy of the settings, it didn’t make the movie bad. I should thank you for giving me an opportunity to be able to watch a movie when I wasn’t able to.” 

You smile wide from his positive response. “I’m glad you like it! You can always feel free to watch movies with me if you’d like, there’s a lot more movies that you’d definitely love and I’m sure the kids would be delighted to play here every now and then.” 

“That doesn’t sound bad.” He then checks his watch and notices how much time has passed. “Well, it seems I must take my leave now seeing how it’s a bit late.” 

You try to hide how you feel a little bit disappointed that it’s time for them to go. “Ah I understand, I’ll go get Chongyun and Xiao while you go get ready.”

Without another word, you stood up from your seat and rushed to get the children, who were disappointed when they found out that Xiao’s going to leave.

“I’ll see you tomorrow at the kindergarten!” Chongyun said happily, watching as Xiao and Zhongli wore their shoes by the front door. 

“I’ll see you tomorrow, Chongyun..” Xiao replied quietly, waving the two of you goodbye as he reaches out to hold his father’s hand. 

“Thank you for having us, ( Name ). I truly had fun with our date, see you tomorrow.” 

“Oh it’s no problem, I’m happy you came over to watch it with me. See you tomorrow as well!” 

Without any more words, the two of them finally went out, leaving you alone with your child.

It only took you a solid minute for you to realize what Zhongli just said.

Wait, this was a date?!

–

As Zhongli enters the car after helping Xiao with his seatbelt, he couldn’t help but let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding until now. 

...How embarrassing of me. He thought to himself. How could he let himself say this was a date? What if you were thinking of this as another hangout as friends?

“Is something wrong, dad?” Xiao asks.

“Of course not, child. Would you like some almond tofu before we get back and tell me about what you did with your friend?” He asks, hoping it would distract Xiao from his father’s contemplated thoughts. 

“Yes please.” Xiao spoke, not asking another word.

Ah, how can Zhongli face you now tomorrow?

As Zhongli starts the car, he couldn’t help but have a little hope that you like him too, just to save him from this embarrassment that he brought himself in all because he was in a daze from watching you instead of the movie half of the time.

[versadies]

heya, can i have a rainy morning in ritou, with "i like the sound of that." with capitano?

knight in blood (vamp!capitano x gn!reader)

AIRLINE... KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR AND BLOOD

STEWARD... vampire!capitano (w/ gn!reader)

LOCATION... ritou (vampire au), 17 ST. "i like the sound of that." on a rainy morning (long-fic + fluff)

PLANE... fluff/no-angst, violence and gore, mentions of blood, minor character deaths, ooc capitano, vampires (obv)

PASSENGERS... @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @mrkamisato @shenhesl0ver @serami00 @serenareiss @hiqhkey @emperatris-rinaka @bystander36 @irisxiel @ladycoleigh @034ven @dear-dairiess @owozi8 @hadesaedes @chiro-chiro-kun @hersscherofyatta @mariusvonhangme @yuzuricebun @hoshikistarlette @solaaresque @crowbird @lordbugs @flowersforayato @headintheclouddd @estelwrld @giyusimpsassemble @irethepotatosblog @moonlightaangel @alice0blog @shotosbrainrot @sniffoat @chihawari @mxsomn @kuni-kuzushii @jiminscarmex @mitsukii14 @nejibot @ylimeprive @sachispet @loreleis-world @sn-owo @starforecasts @someonetookmynamelmao @ceylestia @koshiisu @ymikkos @reallysporadicarcade

LANDING... in which you feel unsafe with rumors of mysterious people who are responsible for deaths of your people, unaware that your new friend is one of them.

PILOT... i honestly not sure what to feel ab this fic but i hope it’s to your liking anon <333 !! p.s. ill make sure the next fic for capitano has a badass reader 👊👊👊💔💔💔 (i cant write action for life ✋💀💀💀)

PENPAL SERVICE... MAIN MASTERLIST || 7K MILESTONE (closed) || 7K MILESTONE MASTERLIST (coming soon!)

There have been rumors across the town that They have arrived. 

As someone who considers themself distant from those in the cold regions of Snezhnaya thanks to your location, you don’t know who your customers meant by “They” whenever you hear them whispering aloud in the tavern – let alone what made the townspeople so fearful of them – but nevertheless, it didn’t exactly made you feel scared nor extra cautious as they are from how… extra they were about the topic. It’s probably just some myth that isn’t real! 

And besides, you have your dear company who you trust can protect you. 

He’s a mysterious fellow to say the least – one who hides among the shadows and one who hides his face with a mask that you describe it as “what a knight in shining armor would wear.” with a teasing smile.

The both of you simply met in the forest that’s near to where your tavern is. You were busy finding wood that’s enough to keep you warm in your establishment, oblivious to a large bear that’s creeping towards you until someone saved you from your fate much to your surprise. 

When he finished off the bear by cutting its head off, you didn’t hesitate to speak out your gratitude towards him and offer him free drinks and food in your tavern.

“Why don’t you come with me? I owe you my finest drinks and food for saving my life.” You spoke eagerly. 

To your dismay, he shook his head in response, grabbing the corpse of the dead animal. “Thank you for the offer, but I have other business to tend to. Take care.” Thinking that’s the last of it, the man walks away with the bear, leaving you alone in the cold forest.

Unfortunately for him, this isn’t the last of it.  

You began to visit the spot he left you in daily, bringing a basket that contains a bottle of wine that’s the best one out of the ones in your cellar and a delicious meal that you made with your heart and soul, hoping you’ll encounter your savior again and pay him back like you swore you would. Even if it took days, weeks, and even almost a month, you could care less.

Fortunately, you didn’t have to wait for that long, by the time a few weeks had passed, you finally saw him standing where you usually wait for him and you didn’t hesitate to start running towards him in excitement. 

“You came.” You spoke to him happily, placing the basket on his arms. “Here, take this. I got you the best wine of my tavern and a meal I worked hard on. You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting to see you again, I really am grateful for what you did back then, Sir…?” 

It took him a few seconds of silence to respond, staring back and forth between you and your gift in his arms. “...You may call me Capitano.” 

“Capitano…” You mumbled, trying to get familiar with his name. “Thank you again for what you did back then, Capitano.” 

“It’s the least I can do.” He responded. “Have you… been waiting here?” 

You nodded with a sheepish smile. “I have. I often visit this area in hopes of giving you a gift as gratitude, it’s the least I can do!” 

He remains silent once again, you can’t really tell what he’s thinking nor what he looks like beneath that helmet.

“You shouldn’t have come here. You would’ve been attacked by a predator.” Capitano warns. 

“But… I didn’t get attacked. Even if I somehow did, I managed to bring a weapon with me.” You then open your cloak and reveal a sword on your side, covered by a scabbard. “Besides that doesn’t matter now, at least I got to pay you.” 

The man then huffs. “Will you continue to visit here after this?” 

You thought about it for a few moments before nodding in response. “Well… I have to gather wood weekly for my fireplace, but I can manage.” 

He nods slowly. “...I see.” He turns around, and you assume it’s time for him to go once again. “Take care.” 

Mustering up the courage, you immediately took a step forward. “Wait,” You called, watching him stop his tracks to hear you out, “...Will I see you again, Capitano?” 

It felt like those seconds of silence were forever, but much to your disappointment, the man only let out a huff and continued walking away from you until he’s no longer in your vision, leaving you out in the cold forest alone. 

That must be a yes then, you thought with a proud smile, happy that you now made a friend. 

Fortunately, the next time you visited the area, he was there as well. As well as the next, and the next, and the next until you found yourself visiting the area almost everyday. On most occasions, you’re just spending time together gathering wood for your fireplace with him helping you, while some occasions happen to have you two chilling by the forest talking about whatever you want (although it’s you who’s doing most of the talking, he sometimes tells you his own things – and he’s quite a good listener), and on rare occasions whenever there’s a few blizzards, the two of you would even spend time in your usually quiet tavern, which only happened twice. 

Throughout those occasions, you’ve learned quite a few things about the man. 

He lives somewhere that’s deserted from the town, somewhere where it’s guaranteed that adventurers wouldn’t find it due to how far it is just the way he likes it. He has a group of people who are like “him” – whatever that means. He also hasn’t talked to anyone in town besides you, explaining how it’s all pointless for him to socialize when he has no reason to do so unless it’s with you, and you could only focus on how insanely warm your cheeks have gotten from his words. 

Currently, you found yourself gathering more wood with Capitano, talking about the most bizarre things you’ve overheard your customers talk about. You can’t help but notice how he’s been acting off. He was dozing off from your conversation much to your concern, but you didn’t find the bravery to ask since you thought it’s none of your business.

“Do you know what they meant about ‘They’?” You asked, wanting to hear his output about the rumors. 

“No.. I haven’t heard of such rumors until now. However, it’s best if you listen to their words and be cautious.” He spoke. 

You nodded slowly. “..Got any ideas on what I should do?”

“Lock the doors and windows after closing the tavern, try not to bleed, and more importantly, keep your weapon with you at all cost.” 

You raise an eyebrow at how specific his suggestions are and how fast he responded, but you kept note of them all for later use. “Alright.. Thanks.” 

The two of you fell silent the whole time after that. In your defense, you aren’t sure what to talk about after that conversation, but you hoped the awkwardness wasn't too obvious for him. 

By the time the both of you walked out of the forest with enough wood that’ll suffice for the week, you decided to finally speak up. “...Thanks again for helping.. And for the suggestions.” 

He nods in response. “Take care.” 

Just when you thought he’s about to walk away like always, he added a few words. “...I might not be able to visit you for a few days, don’t come and look for me if you don’t see me in our spot.” 

Your eyes widened in surprise. “Oh…. Will we see each other again soon?” 

You’re honestly curious to see what expression he’s making under that mask, watching him stand there in silence. “...Of course.” 

The next day, you hear news that a few townspeople are found dead with obscene descriptions of their injuries to be followed by how people claim it’s the work of They.

You’re a bit shaken up, it dawns on you just how serious They are. You found yourself wanting to talk to Capitano about this later, only to realize you won’t be seeing him for the next few days. 

It only made you feel more scared knowing that you don’t have him around to talk about it to.

That same day, you started following what he told you. Not only did you lock all doors and windows as soon as you close the tavern up, you had also made sure to keep everything that could make you bleed aside from your reach (besides your weapons). 

This went on for a few days, and unfortunately, those days included more news of murder, causing you to become more scared to the point where you can’t find yourself sleeping thanks to your thoughts. What made it worse is that Capitano has still not shown up throughout your visits to your spot, making you hope that he’ll be okay. 

You don’t want to admit it, but you see him as more than a friend. You realized it one night when you were thinking about Capitano, wondering how he’s been and whether or not he’s gonna come back the next day. 

When you concluded that the way your cheeks heats up from anything Capitano has said or done that’s a bit intimate, the way your heartbeats faster than to your liking when you’re rushing towards the spot you meet him with, the way you couldn’t stop smiling after your meetups with him are all signs of you falling in love, you slept peacefully for the first time in days. 

It took a few more days and nights until something happened.

It was quiet in your tavern. Thanks to the daily news of your people’s deaths, many of your customers haven’t visited and decided to stay in their homes. Although you see no reason to keep this tavern open, you still decided to wait until it’s time for the place to close. 

You wished you didn’t.

An hour before closing time, the bell rings – a signal that someone has entered the tavern – causing you to look up from the book you’re reading and see your customer,

Or should you say customers. 

If it weren’t for the news and rumors, you would’ve been ecstatic to have customers like them. However, to say you felt a bit intimidated isn’t enough.

“Why hello, bartender.” The man, who you assume must be some-kind of leader of the group of at least six men – greeted with a smile. He’s a ginger-haired man who wears a strange cloak and a red scarf around his neck, the one that strikes you the most are his azure eyes that are as empty as a void. “Is this place still open, I hope?” 

You nodded in response. “Yes, what would you like, sir?” 

He hums in satisfaction. “Your best alcohol will do.” 

Nodding slowly, you walk away to your cellar, trying to ignore the way your heartbeat is going faster. You could only hope that your guts are wrong and that your new customers aren’t bad news. 

By the time you walk up with a few drinks, the men who were behind the person who ordered are already in their seats nearby, quietly talking to one another. The person who talked to you on the other hand is sitting on the stool in front of the counter, waiting for you to come up. 

“Ah thank you.” He says as soon as you place the drinks and glasses in front of him. You instantly turn around and walk away to start cleaning up, hoping the man will take the drinks to his group, drink away and leave.

While you put all utensils away in their respective drawers and cabinets, you find yourself being flooded by your thoughts that made you all the more anxious about the men and what awaits you tonight. What if those men are involved with the sudden deaths of the townspeople? What if they’re here to ruin your tavern as soon as they’re done with their drinks? What if-–

You winced in pain when you felt a sharp pain on your hand, and you realized that you accidentally scratched yourself with a knife you’re putting away, and to your horror, your palm started bleeding. 

What made things scarier was the silence that fell from the group.

You didn’t hesitate to run towards the sink hurriedly, washing off the blood as you hoped the group just pretend nothing happened and continue talking. 

Your heart sank once again when you felt a presence looming over you, but you didn’t stop washing the blood away, pretending you didn’t notice – even if you feel the man leaning in closer to you.

“Do you know a man who goes by Capitano…?” The man, the ginger-haired one, whispered by your ear, sending shivers all over your body from how scary his voice became. How did they know Capitano? Did they.. Kill him?

You couldn't find words to speak, something that made the man displeased. 

“You see.. He ran off from the manor a few days ago after we found out about his sweet visits in an area that’s near this tavern.” 

Your breath hitches. He’s… one of them? He’s…. They?

You gasp when he suddenly grabs your wrist that has your bloody palm, causing you to panic even further as he raises your arm towards him until he’s face to face with your palm. “So we thought that he might be with you.” 

You hold the urge to scream when you feel his tongue licking your injury. The man didn’t need to hear your screams to know you’re scared, not when you’re shaking like a scared lamb much to his amusement. 

“So… Is he with you?” 

You shook your head frantically, trying to move your hand away. “N-No.. I don’t know who you’re talking about..” You eye towards the door that’s not too far away from the counter. If only you could just jump over the counter and run away–

“Liar.” He said, and you wince at how he gripped your wrist even tighter. “Oh well, if you refuse to say a word about him, then I’m sure he won’t mind if my men feast on your blood.. Your townspeople surely are tasty, but not as tasty as you, I can see why Capitano’s this interested in some pathetic human–!”

Without a second thought, you throw your head back against the man, who instantly lets go of your hand with a yell as you jump over the counter and head towards the exit. You should’ve closed this damn tavern, you should’ve moved to another place, you should’ve been more careful with that damn knife!

As soon as you got out, you ran as fast as you could, not daring to look back as you ignored the throbbing pain at the back of your head.

However, in a blink of an eye, the man who you hurt was right in front of you, causing you to stop your tracks.

“My my, I’ve never encountered someone who has some guts like you!” The man exclaims, walking towards you as you shakily pull out your sword. “Come on now, you don’t have to fight, just tell me where he is!” 

Not daring to say a word, you try to swing your sword at him, only for him to swiftly dodge it effortlessly and try to scratch you, only for you to put your arm in defense and get an injury. Before you could swing your sword again, you were instantly tackled by one of his men, causing you to scream out in fear as two men held you down against the cold snow. 

You screamed even more when you feel the ginger-haired man stepping on your injured palm, causing more blood to come out from the huge scratch. 

The man lets out a sigh, unbothered by your screams. “Seeing how you refuse to spill where he is, then I guess we got ourselves another mea–” 

“Let. Them. Go. Tartaglia.” 

The man, or Tartaglia rather, instantly puts his foot away, looking behind to look at Capitano with excitement. “Ah Capitano! Took you long enough, have you finally reflected enough to come back with us? Why don’t you feast on your human with us? I’m sure the Jester would be pleased knowing you’ve come to your senses!”

“Release them.” Capitano commands, ignoring Tartaglia’s words. 

“Wow.. you really care about them.” The ginger-haired man is stunned, blinking a few times. “Tell me, what makes this human so.. Interesting to you? Is it their blood? Their fierceness? Or…” Tartaglia clicks his tongue, looking down at you. “Don’t tell me you’re actually in love with this pathetic human?” 

Capitano’s silence is enough for an answer. 

“Hah! And here I thought you were one mighty vampire, Capitano. Where’s the fearsome vampire who is feared around the region? Did the human manage to soften you up?” The man cackles. “You’re just like Signora. And just like her and her pathetic human lover, we have no choice but to kill you bo–”

For one moment, the ginger-haired man was just standing there. Then in a blink of an eye, he was knocked away to the side. 

It didn’t take long before the same goes for Tartaglia’s men had the same fate once Capitano dealt with Tartaglia, and by the time he finishes off everyone including those who were holding you down, you slowly gather the strength to try and look at your savior, only to lightly gasp when he picks you up effortlessly despite your weight. 

“Are you alright?” He asks in a soft tone. 

You look at him intently, before nodding in response. “I am.. I just have a few injuries, but they’re not serious.” Your voice cracks from screaming so much. 

You then look around your area, wincing at the sight of all the fallen bodies on the ground, all their hearts were taken out by the man who’s currently holding you as if you’d break. As for Tartaglia…. it’s best if you left his corpse not described.

“Th..Thank you.” You whispered. 

Capitano nods in acknowledgment. “I… I apologize that you had to go through this. I thought if I left, they’d leave you alone, but I was wrong.” He then starts walking towards the path that takes you back to your home. “I’ll take you back to your place and leave you alone for good so that they won’t come after you–”

“No, please.” You begged, holding onto him tightly. “I… I don’t want to be alone.. I don’t care that you’re one of them or how they’ll come after me. I just… I just want to be with you.” 

“...I won’t leave you alone then.” Capitano says in reassurance. “I apologize that you had to see that.”

You shook your head. “I don’t mind.. I’m just.. I’m glad I get to see you again, Capitano.” You said, your vision is beginning to blur. “Thank you again, my savior.” 

“Rest well, ( Name ). I’ll be here when you wake up.” 

You felt comforted by his words. “I… like the sound of that.” 

And then, everything went black. 

–

When you wake up, you find yourself on your bed. 

It was blurry and hazy at first, until you recognized your surroundings. 

“You’re awake.” 

You look at your side, and you see Capitano sitting beside you, his hand on yours. 

“How.. How long was I unconscious?” You asked, looking down to see your hand and arm bandaged up. 

“Only a few hours.” He responded, offering you a glass of water. “Here.” 

You quietly thanked him before drinking it all. “Did you.. Get hurt?” 

He shook his head in response. “Of course not.”

You felt relieved, but stayed silent when you thought about something else. “...Why did you save me? You could’ve eaten me – or better yet, you could’ve eaten me way back before when we met.” 

“I wanted to. The bear got in my way and before I knew it, you noticed me and thanked me for saving you.” Capitano admits in shame, looking down. “I found myself.. coming back to you and enjoy your company, therefore, I refuse to eat the one person I care about most.” 

Your eyes soften. “How will you survive if you can’t feed off human blood?” 

“Animal blood will suffice.” Capitano spoke. “Worry not. I haven’t eaten anyone in this town, and I like to keep it that way.” 

You nodded slowly. “...What about those people? The ones who are like you?”

“I’ll fend them off if they didn’t heed my warnings until they left this town,” You can’t help but feel flustered when you feel his hand rubbing on yours, “I’ll make sure you’ll be unharmed.” 

“I feel safer already.” You commented with a grateful smile. “Thank you, Capitano.” 

“Anything for you.”

[versadies]

for your 7k follower event — may i request kamisato ayato + fort hiraumi + “id do anything for you.” + dusk + cloudy/sunny (whichever you see fit) — sort of like a forbidden romance? thank you! 💕

below the surface. (yan!ayato x gn!reader)

AIRLINE... BELOW THE SURFACE.

STEWARD...yandere!kamisato ayato (w/ harbinger!gn!reader)

LOCATION... fort hiraumi (assassin/spy x target au), 19 ST. "i'd do anything for you." on a sunny (drabble) weather before dusk (yandere)

PLANE... yandere content, yandere!ayato, harbinger!reader, ooc!ayato (obv), violence, attempted murder, gossiping, mentions of drug consumption

PASSENGERS... @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @mrkamisato @shenhesl0ver @serami00 @serenareiss @hiqhkey @emperatris-rinaka @bystander36 @irisxiel @ladycoleigh @034ven @dear-dairiess @owozi8 @hadesaedes @chiro-chiro-kun @hersscherofyatta @mariusvonhangme @yuzuricebun @hoshikistarlette @solaaresque @crowbird @lordbugs @flowersforayato @headintheclouddd @estelwrld @giyusimpsassemble @irethepotatosblog @moonlightaangel @alice0blog @shotosbrainrot @sniffoat @chihawari @mxsomn @kuni-kuzushii @jiminscarmex @mitsukii14 @nejibot @ylimeprive @sachispet @loreleis-world @sn-owo @starforecasts @someonetookmynamelmao @ceylestia @koshiisu @ymikkos @reallysporadicarcade

LANDING... in which you're assigned to infiltrate the yashiro commission as ayato's spouse, not knowing of what awaits for you.

PILOT... hope you like this anon !! i hope it has the forbidden love vibes that you’re looking for 😭😭😭

PENPAL SERVICE... MASTERLIST || 7K MILESTONE EVENT (closed) || 7K MILESTONE MASTERLIST (coming soon)

There have been rumors around the Kamisato Estate that the current head of the Kamisato Clan’s spouse has something dark hidden beneath the surface. 

Guards would whisper to one another in private corners about how you’re sometimes found sneaking outside the estate at a late hour and would come back an hour or more before your husband wakes up. Servants would send quick looks to one another when they noticed you humming a strange melody that’s unheard of in Inazuma, sending chills down their spine from how haunting it sounded. Even Shuumatsuban can’t help but feel as if you’re more than what meets the eye despite your friendly and cheery attitude whenever they follow you. Nevertheless, all show their obedience and loyalty to you. 

Just like your dear precious subordinates in Snezhnaya. 

You’re assigned by the Jester himself to infiltrate the Yashiro Commission as your comrades conspire with both Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions to create conflict in Inazuma, something you didn’t find difficult – not when you manage to win the heart of Kamisato Ayato and become his spouse. 

It felt… weird. Ayato trusts you too much when he shouldn't ever since he met you. Although you don’t mind since it makes it easier for you, it’s still so… out of character for him, especially when he does not heed his sister and best friend’s words about you being suspicious when they first met you. 

It astounds you that your husband also wouldn’t pay any mind to the rumors around the estate about you – even more so when he actually defended you once when he overheard a loud conversation between two guards talking about you during your stroll together. 

Hah, it makes you wonder what he’d look like when he realizes they were right all along. 

Now that you think about it, what would he do when he does find out that your reason for sneaking out of the chambers isn’t because of you wanting a glass of water and some snacks alone, when he finds out that your reason for going out and come back long later isn’t because of shopping nor hanging out with your “friends”, and many more lies that you spilled are all fake?

Though, you’d be lying if you said you don’t feel bad for him. If anything, the man is perhaps the only one out of all the targets you’ve interacted with who treated you this good, so it’s tragic to know that he’ll soon be killed by your hand once Pierro sends word. 

You could only hope he’ll finally send word sooner than later, for who knows when you find yourself falling for him too. It’s hard not to, honestly. Not when he always looks at you as if you’re worthy and a saint, not when he always makes sure you’re comfortable and happy in your new life, not when he always wants to come with your trips and be disappointed when you refuse, not when he treats you equally and respectfully unlike those you’re associated with, and certainly not when he’s genuinely in love with you. 

What stopped you from falling in love is the fact that you’re nothing but a harbinger, a person who fulfills their archon’s wishes no matter how wrong said wishes are and a person whose hands are filled with dirt and blood. 

There’s no doubt that your comrades would go after you and him should you refuse to complete this damn mission, making yourself a traitor to the Fatui and to your beloved homeland.

When Pierro finally sent word to you through your dedicated agents, you hesitated for the first time. 

It seems you’ve grown attached.

Oh well, you can just make his death painless and quick. The faster, the better for you to finally come back to your home and leave this life.

It seems your husband did not want that. 

What turned out to be a supposedly easy task of murdering Ayato in his sleep became a much more worse outcome. 

You find yourself being pinned against the bed with Ayato – who turned out to be very awake this whole time – on top of you with an unexplainable expression on his face, “I’m sad… Even when I give my all, you still want to kill me.” 

Your widened eyes stare into his emotionless ones. “You.. You knew?” You struggled against his tight grip on your wrists. “Why didn’t you…?”

“I love you too much to turn you in.” He confesses with a lovesick smile. “In fact, I enjoy our time together, even if you were simply just acting.” He sighs. “It’s a shame your superior decided to end this.” 

Before you could speak up, he suddenly leans in beside your face, his breath fans your ear.. “I’d do anything for you, you know?” 

You feel one of his hands moving away from your wrists and cup your cheek, and you feel chills running down your spine. “I could find a way to make sure your deadline is postponed, a way to continue having you here with me as my sweet responsible spouse.. I could even find a way to make Inazuma be under the influence of the Fatui with a flick of my hand, or better yet.. Deal with your superior and archon and finally have you to myself.. Doesn’t it sound good for us?”

Your breath hitches from his words. Surely, he’s not that crazy to risk his people for you–?!

“So please…” He moves away beside your face and looks right towards you, and you could’ve sworn his pupils turned into hearts if it weren’t for your constant glances around the room to find a way to get the hell away from this man. “Stay with me, and that would satisfy me and my love… and hopefully, you’ll find yourself feeling the same way.” 

You try to recall how on Teyvat you got yourself in this situation with a crazed man that’s out of character of him–

–

“You’ll regret this.” The Sixth Harbinger seeth as you walk away from him, grinning to yourself in satisfaction that you’ve pushed his buttons far enough to make him mad. It was worth tormenting him about not having a heart, he should’ve known not to mess with you from the beginning. “You better watch out when you meet him.” 

–

“Did you hear about Lord Dottoe lashing out against people because of his failed experiment? I heard it’s supposed to be something that could make a person go crazy to the point where they risk their lives, but it ended up becoming something similar to a love potion.” Your secretary spoke as you rummage through your documents, not paying attention to a word she said. 

–

“Here’s your drink, Lord Kamisato.” A Fatui agent disguised as a server spoke up as you and Ayato talked with one another. Though.. It seems he isn’t at your command.

–

It hit you like a train when you realize your mistake. 

“So what do you say, spouse?” His voice cuts you from your flooded thoughts as you spiral into misery from your sealed fate. 

You aren’t sure which reason you feel the most fooled out of: the way he knew all this time, or the way he actually doesn’t love you than you thought he would be?

Either way, you just know there’s no guarantee that you’ll ever come back to the everlasting winter of Snezhnaya.

DAN’S NOTES !

To sum it up, after going too far towards Scaramouche, he decided to take revenge by stealing one of Dottore’s failed experiments and ordered one of his subordinates to pour lods of it in Ayato’s cup (well well well if it isn’t the consequences of your actions), knowing your secret misery that no one would love you due to your status and fear of you (it saddens him to not be able to see the look on your face when you find out Ayato doesn’t actually love you). 

[versadies]

Hi!! Congrats for the 7k!! For the event: Capitano + feiyun slope + prompts 11 and 12 + night + sunny. Thanks!! Ngl the prompts inspired me a little, maybe I'll write something for myself later, good luck with the event! 7k is a lot of people.

come back, be here. (capitano x gn!reader)

AIRLINE... COME BACK, BE HERE.

STEWARD... bodyguard!capitano (w/ gn!reader)

LOCATION... feiyun slope (bodyguard!au), 11-12 ST. "get away from me." + "tell me where it hurts" on a sunny weather (drabble)

PLANE... angst/no-comfort, bodyguard!au, mentions of gunshot, mentions of blood, assassination, mentions of hospitals, OOC CAPITANO (this fic is way before hyv gives us capitano lore crumbs)

PASSENGERS... @scaraslover @saving-for-xiao @dawgimsohot @kazu-topia @chiruru @aqualesha @renamichii @mrkamisato @shenhesl0ver @serami00 @serenareiss @hiqhkey @emperatris-rinaka @bystander36 @irisxiel @ladycoleigh @034ven @dear-dairiess @owozi8 @hadesaedes @chiro-chiro-kun @hersscherofyatta @mariusvonhangme @yuzuricebun @hoshikistarlette @solaaresque @crowbird @lordbugs @flowersforayato @headintheclouddd @estelwrld @giyusimpsassemble @irethepotatosblog @moonlightaangel @alice0blog @shotosbrainrot @sniffoat @chihawari @mxsomn @kuni-kuzushii @jiminscarmex @mitsukii14 @nejibot @ylimeprive @sachispet @loreleis-world @sn-owo @starforecasts @someonetookmynamelmao @ceylestia @koshiisu @ymikkos @reallysporadicarcade

LANDING... in which you and capitano thought everything's going to be okay until everything went wrong.

PILOT... sorry in advance if it seems rushed, but here it is !! hope you enjoy it, anon <33

PENPAL SERVICE... MASTERLIST || 7K MILESTONE EVENT || 7K MASTERLIST (coming soon)

You were just fine moments ago.

You’re simply standing on stage talking to your dear fans, with Capitano stationed nearby as he talks through other security guards who are inspecting the area to keep you safe. He couldn’t help but admire your caring and thoughtful self towards your fans, who all listened to you with admirance and eagerness. He’d be lying if he said he doesn’t understand them, not when he too admires you.

It’s still a surprise to him that you’re dating someone like him, who doesn’t deserve to be with you at all (even though you disagreed about his words about himself). Yet he didn’t seem to mind it, not when he feels like he’s the happiest man on Earth whenever he’s with you.

The two of you met while you were looking for a personal bodyguard from the Fatui organization who could protect you ever since your fame rose above to the skies, and to his surprise you picked him for such a role despite many protests from both your manager and the one in charge of introducing you to your choices.

“He looks like he knows his stuff.” You explained to your manager, who feels uneasy at the sight of the tall man. “I think I can trust him in protecting me. Are you fine with that, big guy?” 

He nodded in response, curious of you. 

Being your bodyguard is certainly a breath of fresh air, if Capitano could describe it. Not only do you always check on his well being, you also treat him as if he’s your friend unlike his previous bosses, who’d treat him as if he’s a weapon or some dog. 

As much as he didn’t want to admit it, he found himself caring for you. 

He felt proud of your achievements, pity for you whenever you cried, giving you advice when you asked him for something, and of course, the urge to protect you from harm’s way whenever the both of you are out together. 

It took him a while to realize that the way his face would grow warm, the way his stomach feels as if it’s twisting and flying, the way he feels lured by you, the way he felt something when you didn’t seem to mind his quietness and how he always wears his helmet, and the way he feels weird are all simply his love for you that grew strong day by day.

When you confessed your feelings for him one night, it all hit him like a train, and he couldn’t help but carry you and twirl you around regardless of your weight as you laugh and squeal from his sudden reaction after being frozen for a minute. 

He never expected himself that he’d end up this way, happily being dedicated to his job and happily being your boyfriend who always looks out for you. 

Capitano thought everything would be fine.

Until a gunshot was heard.

It was so loud – too loud – his ears began to ring as he immediately looks at where you are with worry, and you’re just standing there with your words dying in your throat. 

It was only when he sees you looking at his direction in shock before falling down to the floor that Capitano instantly runs towards you as the audience panics and starts running away in fear. 

“Tell me where it hurts, ( Name ).” He said as he immediately looks for the gunshot wound, his heart racing in fear for you and for your life. You were just fine moments ago, you were just okay back there–

“Ca.. Capitano…” You choked out, breathing heavily. “I’m… I’m sorry you have to see me l-like this.” 

It felt like the world slowly stopped around the both of you when Capitano saw blood seeping out from your clothing, his heart sank in dread. “You’ll be okay, ( Name ). You’ll be okay, your manager’s calling the ambulance, you’ll be okay.”

“They won’t make it.” You said, crying out in pain when you felt him pressuring your wound with a ripped cloth to stop the bleeding. “I… I won’t make it, Capitano.. You need to get out b-before they might shoot you t-too–”

“I’m not leaving you, ( Name ). You will make it.” 

“I love you, Capitano.. This is never your fault.”

“No, don’t talk to me that way. You’re not going to leave me this way–” 

You slowly reach out to his helmet, caressing it with a pained smile. “This.. is just like those movies we’ve watched, rig..ht?” You close your eyes shut and wince when you feel your wound once again. “I don’t wan.. Want to die either, Capitano.” 

“You won’t die, just stay with me, ( Name ).”

Just in time, the medical team arrived to take you to the ambulance waiting for you, and Capitano didn’t hesitate to help them carry you and follow them towards the ambulance as the other security found the people behind this cruel moment. He can help them later, what matters to him more is to be there for you and hope you’ll be okay.

When you slowly reach your hand out towards him while on your way to the hospital, he held your hand in response with no intentions of letting go. 

You’ll be okay. You’ll be taken care of and have your bullet removed, then you’ll perfectly be alive and well.

Then once you’re okay, Capitano can fix his mistake and make sure you won’t go through this painful experience again. He’ll be there for you as you recover your wound and continue your lives together as a happy couple.

And once he’s ready… He can remove his mask and show his face that he feared will make you leave him, but he knows long enough that you wouldn’t so such thing, not when you remind him just how much you love him.

So why… why did it all go wrong?

“GET AWAY FROM ME!” Capitano roared as the nurses held him back from coming to the room as you cried out his name in pain, the doctors tending to your wounds as best as they could. “THEY NEED ME, LET ME GO!”

It took a few or less agonizing hours until he was finally allowed to go inside your room. 

When he did, you’re already gone. 

He thought you were just sleeping peacefully, but when he realized you weren’t, it felt like his heart stopped beating.

What went wrong?

“I’m sorry for your loss, sir.” The doctor spoke as he stood behind the bodyguard in remorse. “We did everything we could, but unfortunately Mx. ( Last Name ) lost too much blood–”

“Get out of my sight.” Capitano spoke coldly, staring at your now lifeless body.

He tries to hold himself back from destroying everything and possibly kill someone in anger that he wasn’t there for you when you got shot, that he wasn’t there for you when you entered the surgery room crying in pain, that he wasn’t there for you when you died.

The doctor didn’t hesitate to leave the room, but not without one last look of sympathy before closing the door, leaving the man alone with your corpse. 

As soon as the door closes shut, Capitano finally broke down his cold composure, his head leaning down on your hand as his breath is shaking from the thought that you’re gone forever. If people saw him now, their perspective of the fearsome bodyguard would change everything.

“...I’m sorry, ( Name ).” 

I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you before your last breath. I’m sorry I wasn’t able to stop the gunshot. I’m sorry I wasn’t enough to protect you. I’m sorry you weren’t able to see my face.

I’m sorry I didn’t get to say I love you too.

[versadies]

may the places guide you to my yearning [ 7k milestone prompt event ! ]

INTRODUCTION !

make way as the penpal service officially becomes worldwide! come join us as we go on an adventure to many destinations and explore the unknown!

GUIDELINES !

please follow the guidelines to have a smooth journey and understand a few things about this prompt event. if you understand the terms, you may proceed to the prompt list and ask away! (if otherwise, feel free to send me an ask/message/etc. for clarifications!)

characters available: diluc, kaeya, albedo, venti, zhongli, tartaglia, xiao, thoma, itto, gorou, scaramouche, ayato, kazuha, capitano, pantalone, dainsleif, jean, lisa, beidou, ningguang, ganyu, raiden shogun, and yae miko

REQUESTS ARE NOW CLOSED

please follow this format for your ask: (character) + (prompt-1) + (prompt-2) + (genre) + (format) + (optional/extra/etc.)

please submit 1 character (or more if you want the other character to serve as a love rival/etc.) + 1 prompt + 1-3 dialogue prompt/s per request. (you can submit another request that contains a different character and prompt)

regarding capitano and pantalone, there's a high chance that they'll be ooc (out of character) due to how there's not much to know about them as of this moment so please don't put any high expectations !!

please do not request nsfw content + characters who aren’t a part of the list. your request will be immediately ignored and deleted.

please refrain yourselves from mentioning the physical appearance and gender of reader in your request because i’d like to keep the reader as gender-neutral and appearance-neutral.

understand that there’s a chance that your request won’t be made due to my limit of accepting prompt requests. you’d most likely get ur request accepted if you have an idea/plot in mind for ur request (even if you don’t have a plot in mind, it’s alright since youll probably be accepted if the limit isnt too much for me!)

CHARACTERS !

kaeya alberich

diluc ragnvindr

jean gunnhildr

eula lawrence

lisa minci

albedo kreideprinz

venti

zhongli

xiao

beidou

ningguang

ganyu

thoma

kamisato ayato

arataki itto

kaedehara kazuha

gorou

scaramouche

raiden shogun

yae miko

tartaglia

capitano

pantalone

dainsleif

PROMPTS ! — 1

avidya forest - idol au

feiyun slope - bodyguard au

haar islands - streamer au

brightcrown mountains - post-apocalypse au

starfell valley - roommate au

windwail highland - neighbors au

galesong hill - coffee shop au

windrise - secret relationship au

sal terrae - single parent x single parent au

wangshu inn - royal au

dihua marsh - ruler x knight au

guili plains - hero x villain au

sea of clouds - soulmate au (specify which kind of soulmate au you want)

yanshang teahouse - fake dating au

inazuma city - android au

watatsumi island - internet friends au

evernight temple - flower shop au

grand narukami shrine - police x criminal au

ritou - vampire au

fort hiraumi - assassin/spy x target au

PROMPTS ! — 2

“you deserve better than me."

"...stay with me?"

"here, let me hold that for you."

"let. them. go."

"___ loves you, you know? he's/she's/they're just afraid of admitting it."

"shut up okay? i'm getting you out of here, we're going home."

"you mean more to me than you will ever know."

"ugh just get married already."

"but i love you, ___. it's you i want, not them."

"say it again." "...i love you."

"get away from me."

"tell me where it hurts."

"how long have you felt like this?"

"i don't like the way they're looking at you."

"is this a date?" / "are you trying to ask me out?"

"can i kiss you?"

"i like the sound of that."

"my family thinks we're dating."

"i'd do anything for you."

"they have no idea what they're missing."

WILD CARD! feel free to add a dialogue prompt that isn't a part of the list you want me to write for your request!

GENRE ! (can be 2 or less)

morning - fluff

night - angst

dawn - comfort

dusk - yandere

FORMAT !

sunny - drabbles (500+ words)

cloudy - hc / bulleted format

rainy - longfic (2k-3k+ words)

windy - songfic

once again, tysm for the wonderful milestone! i'm glad to have fellow comrades like you guys who enjoy my work. have a good day <33 !!