#Diluc is so handsome and he deserves all of the hugs

[suguru-getos]

genshin men when you try to initiate cuddles

-> genre: fluff <3

characters included: kaveh, cyno, diluc, childe, alhaitham

kaveh loves it deliciously loves it, who doesn’t love feeling special? it gives him a sense of responsibility to help you feel safe. his arms wrapped around you as you rant about your day and my precious baby unu architect listens to you and validates your emotions throughout. ��whaat? they did that- what a snob.” “yeah they did that,” “want me to teach em a lesson?”  it is incredibly cute how kaveh would just softly kiss you, talking to you about your day and cuddle you through the night, his arms wrapping around your torso, toying with your body a little like an excited child. 

cyno the general mahamatra usually is not going to look soft, approachable even. “what are you doing?” his demeanor right now is unmatched. blushed cheeks, tender tone as he welcomes a hug from you when he comes home. needy arms wrapping around his torso as you feel him patting your head in utter warmth and gratefulness of coming back home to you. “i love you, welcome home cyno.” | “home is where the heart is,” cyno — yes cyno can turn poetic at times. what else could you want from him really? he is the perfect man you’d ask for, keeping you his priority and not ashamed to express how he feels when you dote on him. “why am i getting so many hugs suddenly?” cyno teases — softly smiling and kissing your forehead. “cus you deserve it dummy.” you manage to answer, feeling the blissful warmth of his body against you.

diluc had no idea you were so cutely inviting him to the bedroom at night. wearing comfortable pjs and looking at him with a doting smile. “welcome home,” you cooed, as the handsome man you had the privilege to call your husband dented the mattress with his weight, scooting closer to you. your hands quick to grab his, placing them at the curve of your ass— rightly so. diluc smiled and softly, playfully spanked your ass. “needy much?” he smiled, pulling you closer against his freshly showered body, leaning your head against his chest. “for you? always.” your comment had diluc blushing brighter than his hair. “me too, angel.”

you don’t really need to initiate cuddles with ajax, he is that fucking needy. always clutching onto you, holding your hand, hugging you from behind, carrying you princess style. however— you don’t really let him take the lead always. quick on your feet, you hugged him from behind as he returned home to you. clothing soiled, the musky scent of sweat lingering in the room as your hands glided across his chest. “welcome home, ajax.” childe could fucking swear his heart lost a beat, that he fell in love with you again the moment your affections reached him. how your care reached him. “happy to be back to you sweet little girlie.” childe is quick to pick you up as if you weigh absolutely nothing, wrapping your legs around his waist and take to towards the shower. sometimes… cuddles would end up in something else. today was one of those days.

alhaitham was immersed in his book as always, not batting an eye and being self indulgent enough to ignore all and everything that encompasses his surroundings. it was until you giddily walked towards him, hugging him and perching yourself on his lap; that a small, quiet, timid tut escaped him. you pouted, leaning yourself against him completely & letting your body turn to slime and melt up against his sturdy one. “i miss you, haitham.” you whimpered, watching your boyfriend hum with a soft smile, still immersed in the god damn book! petting your hair tenderly. “haitham —“ you whined, yanking the book off his hand as an audible, displeased gasp left him. “me, us, right now.” you glared, watching him smirk and pull you close by your waist. “you always get what you want huh? always wrapping me around your pinkie by hook or by crook.” alhaitham kissed your neck, while you hummed in approval. you really did get whatever you want with him. ;)

[lovelynim]

I saw you wrote for chilluc once and i wanted to ask for the "tools/toys" prompt with lee diluc, if possible

also congratulations for reach the 500 followers milestone!! you deserve it all and much more!

Dangerous Collection

Genshin Impact - Childe x Diluc

[500 Followers Milestone Event - "Tools/Toys"]

A/N: Sooo, i got this 2 requests with ChilLuc for the event and decided to focus on the first one, but I added some bits of prompt into it, heheh

Summary: Childe is giving Diluc a tour through his house and decides to show his collection of weapons, but one particular object catches the couple's attention.

Word count: 1641 words

This wasn’t the first time Diluc visited a wealthy home, but, still, this was at a totally different level from whatever the nobles at Mondstat were up to. Tartaglia - or “Childe”, as he would present himself - would constantly tell him to not worry about the bill or the price of some gift whenever they hung out, so the redheaded assumed he was, well, rich.

Rich was an understatement.

“I hope you don’t think I'm trying to make it up for something else,” Childe said cockly, feeling his ego being fed by Diluc’s expressions of awe and surprise whenever they walked into a new room of his stupidly huge house.

The other man sighed, trying to ignore the second meaning hidden in those words. Shaking his head, he gave the ginger a slight smile. “The only thing I’m thinking about is if you ever feel lonely at a place this big,” he teased as he continued to walk, admiring the rather luxurious furniture.

“Nah,” Childe scoffed, following his partner around, “There are some people that help me take care of it and… you’ve been coming over more often, I don’t get lonely at all ~” Childe mused, catching Diluc off guard with a sudden hug from behind. The ginger rested his chin on the other’s shoulder, amusing himself as he watched Diluc shiver and his cheeks turn into a faint pink.

Before the silence completely surrounded them, Childe clicked his tongue, letting go of the other man and taking a few steps ahead. “Wait, there is one more room I want to show you,” the enthusiasm in his voice was clear as he reached out for Diluc’s hand with a smile on his face.

Being nearly dragged across the stupidly large hallway, Diluc tried to keep up with the fatui’s pace, “c-can’t you slow down a little?” He chuckled, following the man around his house. 

A couple steps ahead, the ginger stopped in front of some kind of fancy door. It seemed a little heavier than the others in the house and, when Diluc looked at the lock, it was sturdier and thicker as well.

“Tartaglia,” Diluc muttered, staring at the door knob and feeling the ominous aura that seemed to come from behind that door.

“Yes?”

“What’s in there?”

Childe smirked, placing his hand on the knob and looking over his shoulder. “Nothing much… just my collection ~” And with a move of his wrist, he pushed the door open. “Ladies and handsome men first,” he muttered as Diluc walked by, making the redhead roll his eyes.

Inside the room, different shelves, racks and stands held… weapons. Thousands - maybe more - of them. Bows, spears, swords, knives - all kinds of deadly devices displayed in some kind of exposition.

“I-is this your collection? Weapons?” Diluc said, taking some slow steps deep inside the room. “There is probably enough weaponry here to start a war, Tartaglia,” he continued, turning back to the man standing on the door.

The ginger smiled, gently caressing the sharp edge of a spear that was near him. “Most of those are dull already. As I said, it’s just my collection, not my personal arsenal,” he smiled, noticing how the others continued to look around.

Diluc was no expert, but he could tell how some of those were way older than they looked - especially some old editions of the Knights of Favonius’s weapons. Rich people were really… eccentric, he thought. 

While letting his eyes wander over the weapons displayed nearby, Diluc found one in particular that caught his attention.

“Tartaglia,” he called, looking back to the ginger, who quickly sprinted over him.

“Yes?”

“What’s… that weapon for?” The redhead pointed out towards one of the shelves, directly towards a feather duster. The harbinger blinked a few times, looking to his partner before looking back at the object. Was he for real? Or was he just fooling around? He knew Diluc could be a little dense sometimes, but that…

One of the servants that worked on the house must’ve left that after cleaning the room, which was a reasonable excuse, but to mistake it for some kind of weapon? Tartaglia let out an audible chuckle, amused by the other’s obliviousness. “Don’t you recognize it, ‘Luc?”

The comment made his cheek turn into a shade of red clone to the one of his hair, crossing his arms in annoyance and looking away. “I-it looks just like a duster to me, but you have all the kind of stuff in here so…”

Childe rolled his eyes. Well, he was not that dense, after all, but there was still some room to mess with him. The ginger walked over the shelf, picking up the feather duster. “So you really don’t know it,” he muttered, turning back to Diluc as he used the wand part to lightly tap on his hand. “This is one of the most dangerous weapons I have in here.”

The seriousness in his voice made Diluc shiver. Childe didn’t seem to be kidding about it, and that only made him even more curious about that “weapon”. It looked so harmless, just like any other duster, maybe it was some kind of disguise to its actual power?

Childe’s smile grew wider when the other seemed to take the bait. So innocent… “Want me to show you how it works?” 

“R-right now?” Diluc gasped, snapping back from his trance, “but isn’t it dangerous?”

“Did you forget who I am? There is no weapon in Teyvat that I didn’t mast-”

“Except bows.”

Childe’s eyebrow twitched, letting out a disappointed sigh while Diluc let out a small laugh at him. “Fine, almost no weapon in Teyvat that I didn’t master. So, do you want me to show it to you or not?”

“Hmm,” Diluc pretended to wonder, trying to make some suspense. He knew how much Childe loved to show himself out and brag about his combat skills - which seemed to be the case this time - so it was a simple matter if he was going to entertain him or not. “I don’t kno-”

“Oh please, don’t be a killjoy, will you?”

Diluc chuckled, smiling while Childe pouted at his teasing. “Very well… show me how it works, then.”

His eyes sparkled as the redhead finally said the words he wanted to hear. Barely able to hold the mischievous intentions inside any longer. Quickly wrapping his arm around Diluc’s chest, the ginger pulled him closer in a swift move, making the redhead gasp in surprise.

“W-what are you doing?” He tried to protest as Childe held his wrists together with one hand, attempting to squirm off the other’s grip with no avail.

“Didn’t you ask for a demonstration, hm?” The other said cockly, using his free hand to slowly rail Diluc’s shirt up, exposing his bare midriff. With a half confused, half embarrassed look, the redhead tried to understand what all that was about. “Let me show how deadly this ‘weapon’ can be, ‘Luc”

“W-wait- ahah! T-Tahahartaglia!” Diluc gasped, pressing his eyes shut as the first giggles burst through his lips. With his free hand, Childe used the feather duster to gently caress Diluc’s exposed skin, covering those sensitive spots with the ticklish and gentle touch.

Keeping the redhead firmly in place and his hands out of the way, Childe chuckled along, alternating between quick strokes and slow traces, letting the feathers do their job and amusing himself with Diluc’s laughter. “Isn’t it great? Some may call it a merciless tool, but I find it to be such an amazing weapon…” He talked into the other’s ear, letting his breath tease his sensitive ear, finding adorable the way Diluc tried to scrunch up his shoulders to protect himself.

He should have predicted something like this, it hurt his pride to think he let himself fall for such a stupid explanation. Of course it was just a feather duster, not some kind of ancient weapon. “E-ehehenough nohohonsense!”

“Nonsense? Is that what you have to say about my collection, ‘Luc? I’m offended…” Childe mused, pulling his partner into an even tighter hug as he nuzzled against his cheek, showering him with brief kisses as the feathers were making him laugh his head off. “If you apologize… Maybe I can show you some mercy, what do you say?” 

“F-fihihine!” Diluc gasped when the feathers trailed over his stomach, trying to suck it in to avoid the soft caresses. “I’m sohohorry!”

“For what?”

“F-fohohor- agh, stahahAhahap!” He shook his head, his knees wanting to give him and drop his body to the floor, but Childe was putting up some effort in keeping him in place, leaving him no room to run to. “F-for cahahalling it nohohonsenseheh!”

“Hmmm… and what do you have to say about my weapon? ~” Childe continued, not wanting to spoil the fun just yet.

“T-Tartahahglia! Plehehease!” Diluc cried, throwing his head back in a fit of laughter as the ginger used the feathers on his side.

“Come on,” the other replied, grinning as he kissed Diluc’s cheek again before slowly sliding his lips close to his ear. “You can give it at least one compliment, right? You can do it… or are you that ticklish, ‘Luc?”

Those words sent a shiver down the redhead’s back. His cheeks burned in a bright shade of red - an adorable one, if you asked Childe - and he had no option but to submit. “N-nohohoh! I-it’s great! Ahaha, okahahay?!”

“Alright, alright… I’ll let you slide off this one easily,” Childe said, lowering the feathers, but keeping Diluc’s wrists held together. 

“A-ahah… a-aren’t you going to l-let me go?” 

“So soon, ‘Luc?” Childe grinned like a predator staring at his prey, leaning his face close to Diluc’s - close enough to feel the heat from his blushing cheeks - brushing his lips against his. “I’m not quite done with you…”

“W-what do yo- aHAha, T-TartaHAHaglia!! NohOHOH!””

[that-student-that-has-homework]

You WILL Have my Herbs 06

Diluc / Reader

Previous Chapters: Chp 1 | Chp 2 | Chp 3 | Chp 4 | Chp 5 | Chp 6

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Summary: Listen you just wanted to pick some plants, do some experiments, find some cures, and report back to your mentor. Unfortunately a handsome vigilante puts you in his debt and now you have to fight him to let you make it up to him.

Chapter 6: Purple Befitting Royalty

Master Diluc did say that he would handle explaining things to Sir Kaeya…

He did.

He also had the audacity to be surprised that you kept your promises. What? Did Mondstadters not keep their promises? Were promises so cheap in this country?

Hmm…perhaps you were taking this too personally.

Given what you’ve seen of Master Diluc, he didn’t seem to trust much outside of his immediate staff: like Adelinde and his butler. You were not only outside the staff circle, you were from outside the country, quite literally. A foreigner.

He likely only trusted people as far as he could throw them, and with your experience from that domain, he could likely throw them quite far. After all, he had only shoved you out of the way of danger (with one hand no less) and you vaguely remember bracing yourself for longer than you’d anticipated, momentarily wondering why you hadn’t smacked into the ground yet. When you did land you skidded for a bit too. Of course your attire and the smooth floor reduced the friction between surfaces and lended to that skidding, but no matter.

For the record: you’d hit a floating anemo slime while holding your polearm and popped it like a balloon. Truly an unfortunate occurrence as it was cute (if deadly). Master Diluc had pushed you before the remnants of the slime could smack you in the face.

Hmm…once you described it like that…did that mean he actually did trust people then? Were you using the idiom wrong? Because he trusted them as far as he could throw them and he had the strength to throw really far then…

You’d have to ask Thamtham. He was good at language and idioms and whatnot. You would make sure to do so in your next letter.

Ah…how did you get to this thought? Oh yes, Master Diluc. His lack of trust-which was perfectly reasonable given his… extracurricular activities.

Unfortunately, whether you would like to admit it or not: words could be cheap. It wasn’t as if you hadn’t experienced that yourself. But still…you promised!

You promised multiple times! And he-okay! That was enough of that. There was no use being agitated when you understood the situation.

To top it off he was also going to help you clear things up with Sir Kaeya. You ought to be grateful for that! You were, actually! This meant you could go hand in your due library books! And see Miss Lisa! Oh you’d missed Miss Lisa she was the-

He never said when .

Master Diluc never said when he would talk to Sir Kaeya. 

Oh dear. 

Oh no. 

Your library books were due today , and you had heard that Miss Lisa zapped Sir Kaeya one time when he brought his books back late-from the man himself no less! He has never brought his books in late since, and the librarian corroborated the story (he deserved that zap apparently). 

But beyond all that: you didn’t want to disappoint Miss Lisa! For all her unnerving traits (she always felt like she knew more than she let on), she was the most comforting presence in this foreign land.

You missed her. And her warm hugs. You could use a hug after yesterday. A violent shiver racked your body, leaving you to furiously shake it out of your system.

You inhaled deeply. You would go see her, and take some tea snacks with you. All would be fine, and you could ask her to hide you from Sir Kaeya. She would, she’d ask you about it a little, but she wouldn’t pry too much.

This meant you’d be safe from the cryo man. 

That was rather disrespectful now wasn’t it? You meant you’d be safe from Sir Kaeya. Yes he uses cryo, and yes he’s threatened you, however as a self-respecting scholar you would conduct yourself as such.

With the thought of Miss Lisa’s warm hugs in mind you marched out into the shadows of Mondstadt. Taking care to use the backroads on your way to Good Hunter. Sara was wonderfully speedy with the snacks and you were on your way.

You know what? Sara was truly a blessed presence as well.

Anywho you were met with yet another blessing as the captain you were avoiding was not currently within the building. You’d asked the guards outside. 

At last you arrived at the safe haven of Miss Lisa’s book littered domain. Libraries were always lovely. However this one was doubly lovely with the presence of the beautiful witch.

“Miss Lisa?” You called out tentatively. 

“Oh?” You heard from behind a bookshelf, peering around it you couldn’t help the smile that broke across your face, “and I was just wondering if I would have to go and hunt you down myself.”

What?

“Now cutie, did you bring back my books?” She gave you a hospitable smile. “I gave you a generous extension on them, didn’t I?”

“Yes! Yes you did!” You immediately agreed and worked to summon the books. “I appreciate that deeply! Uh…am I late with my due date? Have I-did I? What’s the date?”

At that she let out a little giggle and gave you a gentle pat on the head, “you’re right on time darling,” she led you towards her desk, “I was just reminding you in case you forgot.”

“Oh, what a relief,” you slumped as you placed the small stack of books on the desk before you, and set down your tea snacks as well “for a moment I was afraid I had and you were disappointed with me.”

“Not at all,” her eyes crinkled as she smiled at you, taking a seat all the while, “I had a feeling you’d get these books back in time.”

“Then what was that about hunting me down?” You couldn’t help but question as she began looking each book over.

“Well I couldn’t help but notice my most consistent tea buddy was missing,” she spoke cheerfully as she logged the books back into the inventory, “given how hard you’d been working to provide for the knights I was worried something happened to you.”

“Oh,” though, “hunt has a rather threatening connotation doesn’t it?”

“Well,” her leafy eyes met yours from under the rim of her large hat, “if you’d run off before returning your books it certainly would have been a hunt.”

Eep! 

Terrifying! She was terrifying!

Sir Kaeya was but a gust of air in the face of the maelstrom Miss Lisa implied. You currently sat within its eye, but should you exit her good graces…

You wished to never find out. 

Well… actually you were a touch curious to find out. Not personally though! No, no! You’d like to be an observer. 

Was that cruel?

No matter. 

You found yourself fiddling with your fingers, and your words, “how…how have you been Miss Lisa?”

She smiled at you sweetly while she signed in the last book, “I’ve been well,” then she winked, “I’ve been missing my little tea buddy though.”

You felt your cheeks warm, a tentative smile taking your features.

“And no need for formalities cutie,” she rose and collected the books with an elegance you didn’t know existed in this world, “just Lisa is fine.”

“O-okay,” that might be a mild challenge, but you’d try.

You followed her as she moved to replace the books in their rightful places. Staring at the lantern on her hat it occurred to you that you hadn’t offered her any of your new products.

“Oh Miss Lisa! I mean-uh-Li-Lisa!” You quickly corrected as you summoned some soap from your pocket dimension. “I made some new soaps! Some of them were infused with cecilias and I felt the scent would suit you!”

Of course that wasn’t all you’d made.

“I also managed to make some soaps using windwheel asters and calla lilies! Oh and I made some mint oil, it was originally for Sir Kaeya but we agreed he’d purchase it from me and I made a lot of extra for others and-”

You were cut off by the tinkling giggle of the librarian in front of you, “sounds like you got a lot of work done.”

“I did! I still have a lot more to do, but I’m very happy I managed to learn about the local flora!” Your elation had you practically bouncing. “I even managed to practice using my vision using the tips you gave me!”

Oh. Your vision.

“I’m glad I could be of help,” she responded as she returned one of the books you’d been reading to its rightful place. 

“Um Miss-uh Lisa?” You began tentatively.

She hummed in response, searching the shelves for a book’s rightful position.

“Could I trouble you with a favor?” You put your soap away temporarily.

The witch looked at you then, curious, “oh? What kind of favor?”

You fiddled with your fingers, picking at your nails a bit, “could you…could you tell Master Jean about my vision please?”

Her curiosity melted away into something amused, “oh! I already told her about it,” she said, looking back to the shelf and tucking a book away. 

“I know you told me to keep it a secret, but I figured it would be best to let Jean know, for your own safety,” she turned to you again, “I understood it was Kaeya that you didn’t want to know about your vision.”

“It is mainly Sir Kaeya that I don’t want to know about my vision.”

“Why is that?” She asked as she studied the final book. “I admit I’ve been a little curious.”

Involuntary tremors shook you, but you responded all the same, “He’s endlessly suspicious of me as it is. He’ll likely accuse me of having this vision before arriving in Mondstadt and continue to accuse me of malicious intent.”

“Oh my,” the elegant lady looked at you, as she pushed the last of the books into place, her hand then settling onto her hip, “is that what he’s been up to lately?”

You tilted your head, brows pinching in confusion.

“He brought me a set of letters you’d written a while back,” her frown set in and you shrank, “they sounded a lot like you thought you might die darling, it was rather concerning, especially when I didn’t see you again for a while after that.”

“I’m sorry,” you found yourself looking at your shoes, “I didn’t mean to make you worry.”

“It’s nothing you have to apologize for,” Lisa placed a gentle hand on your shoulder, coaxing you to meet her gaze, “thankfully a nice pot of salve arrived after the letters, and the knight who brought it let me know you were alright.”

“Oh thank goodness!” Your shoulders relaxed. “See I wasn’t sure what exactly happened to the letters until Sir Kaeya…” you shivered at the memory, “asked? asked! about them…”

A sincerely amused chuckle left the witch as she guided you to a nearby work table. “So he had to go back and ask the source himself huh?”

“Pardon?”

“I knew there was no cracking that cipher you used,” she threw you a delighted smile, “it’s unlike any I’ve ever seen before.”

“Oh uh well,” you tittered nervously, “it’s a cipher a trusted friend of mine and I developed long ago.”

“So you were sending those letters to a friend then?” The witch plopped herself down in a seat, while somehow still managing to look elegant.

“Yes,” you nodded earnestly, hoping the witch would believe you.

She let out a long sigh, “when Kaeya came and asked me to decipher the letter, I confess I was curious what my little cutie was up to,” the librarian winked at you before her expression dimmed, “but it was so rude of him to try to go through a lady’s private letters!”

“You,” did Miss Lisa always have this glow about her? “You didn’t find me suspicious?”

You were likely imagining the halo atop her hat, however it suited the kind librarian so well, you could allow this delusion. 

“Oh now cutie you have to know, those letters were very suspicious,” you felt a bit like a child being gently scolded.

“I see,” yeah that halo was a hallucination and you knew it.

“Now now cutie,” he reached out to grab your hand, “suspicious letters don’t make you suspicious.”

“What do you mean?”

“What was suspicious were the letters you left us,” she gestured for you to take a seat near her, “you sounded like you were concerned you wouldn’t get to see us again. I saw all of them, just to let you know. It was very thoughtful of you to leave Jean all those recipes.”

“Well, Master Jean is always working very hard so I wanted to make sure she could take care of her health even in my absence,” you quickly tried to deny the compliment, “it was only rational I would leave her with any remedies-er-knowledge I could to help her.”

The librarian’s gentle smile pushed her eyes into fond crescents at your knee-jerk reaction, “you didn’t give that little rebuttal much thought, now did you?”

She had you there.

“Listen darling, you clearly got yourself mixed up in something suspicious,” she gently stroked the back of your hand, “but someone who would face their fears to help other people? That’s not someone I would ever suspect.”

“But I-” you paused…you did kind of do that. Huh?

You practically melted under Lisa’s patient understanding.

“I found my savior,” you didn’t want to hide things from Lisa, she seemed to really care about everyone, “and I wanted to help hhhhiiieeee-them.”

“But they were going to do something risky?”

“Yes,” you nodded, “so-“

“So you wrote the letters just in case.”

“Yes,” you nodded again, “my savior doesn’t want people to know who they are, but I wanted to tell my parents what had become of me and that I loved them.”

“So the cipher was to respect your savior’s wishes?”

“Yes,” you shrank on yourself.

You heard a contemplative hum and then a chuckle, “I’m glad I scolded Kaeya then.”

You chuckled in return, “I am as well.”

“He sure is bored, isn’t he?” Lisa’s smile was wry. “How about we brew ourselves a pot of tea and you can tell me how much he’s been bothering you.”

The two of you made quick work of setting up for tea, before you knew it you two were each cradling a tea cup as you told her about the first time you met Sir Kaeya. You took care not to badmouth him, trying really hard not to stray from retelling just the series of events. She seemed amused by the story. You however, were exhausted, “I wish I knew what exactly about me is so suspicious? How can I stop appearing suspicious to him?”

Lisa set her cup down with a giggle, “well I’d guess he’s suspicious because you’re a really clever cutie, and a little awkward,” she reached over to grab a biscuit before continuing, “and he’s been bored lately and thinks it’s fun to play with you like this.”

“He ought to get a hobby instead of amusing himself with people like this,” you grumbled, “oh but I’d rather not gossip about him, especially when he isn’t present to defend himself!”

Lisa giggled lightly, assuring you that she had talked to him about it before. About his habit of toying with people that is. 

The conversation lightened up from that point as Lisa asked you about how you’d spent the last few months. She listened attentively as you told her about all the different things you’d managed to learn out in the wilderness of Mondstadt. After a while she asked if you’d had the chance to meet Albedo or Sucrose.

“Oh?” Your brow pinched. “No, I don’t think I have.”

“They’re alchemists with Knights of Favonius,” she informed you.

“Alchemists?” you brightened. “I’m assuming they’re more knowledgeable than Timaeus?”

She laughed then, “absolutely! Albedo is our Genius Chief Alchemist. He’s incredibly knowledgeable, I think he’d be helpful to you.”

“Oh I’m always happy to find fellow researchers,” you perked up, “where could I find him?”

“His laboratory is in Dragonspine,” she hummed, “you’d need an adventurer to take you up the mountain.”

“I can’t go up by myself?”

“You could,” she frowned, “but if you’re not experienced you could easily die from the sheer cold.”

Yes you’d rather not depart this realm just yet. Your parents would never permit another expedition outside of Sumeru ever again. Though it wouldn’t matter at that point, would it?

“It would make me sad to lose my tea buddy, you know?” You felt yourself warm up from head to toe at the statement.

Your smile was wobbly as you threw yourself across the table to hug the witch who returned the hug with a smile.

“If you really want to go up to his laboratory,” she hummed, “you could put in a commission with Katherine over at the Adventurer’s Guild.”

You did exactly as she said…

Yet for whatever reason when you arrived there, you ended up receiving a hefty sum of mora instead. Apparently someone had requested the mora be delivered to you. But who-

Ohhhhh! 

That…that…that!

GAH!

Master Diluc had impeccable stealth, it would make sense for him to sneak an attack like this! You couldn’t believe him! While you were trying to argue with the lady who was…refusing your refusal, strange as that may sound, you exasperatedly asked when this had been left. She’d been hanging on to the money for a very long time. Meaning the vigilante had put in this “commission” long before your conversation. 

Seems like you’d have to visit the Dawn Winery before you could go to Dragonspine. Well it would be a fair way to pass the time you supposed…Katherine had said it would likely take a while before an adventurer would accept the request. 

With the money safely in your pocket dimension, you made for the Dawn Winery…

You should check that Angel’s Share tavern first  shouldn’t you? 

That stubborn savior of yours did mention that he worked there from time to time. Sir Kaeya had also hinted at that once, likely for his own amusement.

It was only as you neared the tavern that you remembered that it was one of Sir Kaeya’s favorite haunts…well it wasn’t as if he would drink during the day…right? Master Jean commended him, that meant he was diligent enough not to drink during the day, and besides it was still morning, well noon, but much too early for drinking. 

Right?

You stood a ways away from the small building. You didn’t want to go inside. Maybe you could ask Mr. Patton if your current target was present. The man seemed curious as to what you could want with his employer. It was good that he was vigilant, you supposed.

Now how would you evasively answer without lying? ‘Oh well I have something I need to return to him,’   wouldn’t be a very convincing response, you admit.

“I need to speak with him,” what a weak response, “we came to an agreement regarding business yesterday,” your pursed your lips for a moment, “however he failed to mention his prior deposits.”

“You mean he’s given you an advance payment?”

“Not really?” This money was clearly for services you’d already provided, and had explicitly stated you wouldn’t accept payment for. “It’s for the voluntary services I provided.”

The bouncer’s laughter shook his chest, the booming sound drawing attention to the two of you, “well Miss, I believe that’s what we call, a gift.”

“Absolutely not! I was indebted to him at the time!” Your patience thinned momentarily. “Sorry, I mean to say, my dignity simply won’t allow such - for such, I just,” you exhaled looking for the words, “there’s no way I could accept such an exorbitant sum.”

The bouncer was as immovable as the man he worked for, even if he was more merry, “now, now Miss, it’s rude to return a gift y’know?”

You let out a sigh, there was no point debating the matter with Mr. Patton. Looking at the bouncer again, “so is he here, or not?”

“He is,” the man nodded slowly, “but he’s busy, has a special customer right now,” he continued rubbing the back of his neck.

“Oh. So you can’t call him out for me then?”

“Call him out?” He seemed surprised. “You don’t want to go in?”

“I don’t like taverns,” you replied simply.

That earned you a bemused look. “Well how about this,” he looked at the door, then back at you, “when the special customer comes out, I’ll tell the boss you came to look for him.”

“Without mentioning anything about the money,” you agreed, “please?”

“Sure thing Miss,” he chuckled, shaking his head.

“Thank you Mr. Patton,” you gave him what you hoped was a cordial smile.

“Not a problem.”

You wandered away from the bouncer, wanting to find a place to read in peace, but still observe the tavern to see when the so-called “special customer,” left. There was a ledge not too far from the aforementioned establishment, and it served as an excellent seat. 

Taking out your current reading and a notebook from your dear backpack, you felt thankful you hadn’t gone all the way out to the Dawn Winery. While it wouldn’t have been a pointless endeavor as you would have gotten to see Miss Adelinde, it also wouldn’t have done much in helping you achieve your current goal.

While generosity was a virtue, and therefor a virtuous trait, you really wish your savior would allow you to be generous in return. Though it was strange he wouldn’t go back to recollect the sum. It wasn’t like it was a small amount of mora-no, it rivaled a basic research grant at the Akademiya, which is to say: is way more money than you could accept. Master Diluc had said not to worry about money before, but, still, with as much mora as he’d left behind, any normal person would have gone back to collect it!

Then again, Master Diluc was clearly an extremely generous person and not exactly “normal,” if his extracurricular activities were any indication. 

You shook your head, rereading the page you’d been distracted from. You had never felt like you were particularly fast at reading, especially given Thamtham could easily read upwards of seven books a week- including thick, difficult volumes (not like he did much else) but you’ve been exceptionally slower since coming to Mondstadt. It felt like your daily to do list had essentially doubled, and now you had to deal with overly generous vigilantes too.

You missed home.

It was as you were attempting to reread the page yet again that something moved in your peripheral. Looking over the book-you made to quickly look back at the page open before you. You hadn’t seen anything. No, absolutely not, nopity nope nope.

Actually, maybe you should start making your way back to the inn…there was an ongoing experiment you were performing that you had to check on! Yes yes! You smiled as you made to collect yourself and walk away. 

“Well well, if it isn’t my favorite apothecary,” shivers clambered up your spine at the cool voice that spoke.

Perhaps there was a local apothecary in Mondstadt? Your eyes darted around to look at anything but the threatening captain.

“Oh?” You could hear his frown. “Giving me the cold shoulder are you?”

You certainly weren’t! You weren’t being cold. You were actually cold! You wanted nothing more than to bolt and hide within a warm blanket! Now, how could you escape without being rude?

Without looking at the knight, you shook your head vigorously, jolting when he chuckled.

“My, always so jittery around me, aren’t you?” He sounded very amused. “There’s really no need to be so wary of me.”

You pursed your lips, your eyes widening at the exertion of force to keep your mouth shut. You refused to say anything to him. Though it seems your expression communicated your feelings well enough, given he laughed some more.

You refused to be his source of amusement any further. Glancing at the quite frankly terrifying captain, you gave him a curt nod to acknowledge him before promptly turning to walk away.

Of course that wasn’t enough to get rid of him as he followed, having no trouble keeping up with you with his long legs. He also continued the conversation, despite your lack of engagement.

“Thanks to you, Mondstadt's most eligible bachelor asked to see me!”

Who? 

“What a lovely turn of events indeed,” your brow pinched, what was this incomprehensible man talking about?

“I ought to thank you then,” you stilled at that statement casting a glance to the very ominous presence to your side.

You were in public, he wouldn’t do anything in broad daylight in the middle of so many witnesses, would he? No he wouldn’t. Sir Kaeya had demonstrated he was very strategic, and given you weren’t particularly suspicious to anyone outside the knights, it wouldn’t be wise to accost you in the open.

You shook your head, forcing out a, “n-no thanks necessary.” 

Hugging your books you forced a smile, “es-especially given I don’t think I really have any involvement in getting you the uh…the,” what did he say he got? “I mean I don’t think I had much to do with you meeting with the-uh-with getting you that meeting?”

He let out yet another little chuckle. Just what was it that was so amusing? Did he take pleasure in your panic? Er-discomfort? Did you look panicked?

Nevermind that, “well, I’ll be goin-”

“Now, don’t tell me you don’t know who Mondstadt’s most eligible bachelor is?”

You took in a deep inhale, followed by a prolonged exhale, “how would I know who Mondstadt’s most eligible bachelor is?” Really, was this man resorting to petty provocation because you didn’t want to converse with him? “I’m an apothecary, not a gossip.”

“Oh I just assumed you’d be able to figure it out yourself, clever little researcher that you are.”

You closed your eyes as you took in yet another deep inhale followed by an elongated exhale. You did not wish to give him the satisfaction of accepting his challenge, yet…yet you wouldn’t deny you were fond of puzzles like this…

Fine!

Clearly it was someone you knew, else he wouldn’t expect you to deduce the bachelor’s identity. It was someone Sir Kaeya seemingly enjoyed being around, but you didn’t know much about the knight, so that wasn’t helpful. Wait a minute! There was another hint from the captain: the other party didn’t seem to like talking with him. 

You could understand why…or commiserate at the very least. 

Anywho…

What made for an eligible bachelor anyhow? Graduation from a good school? Hmm, no, intelligence should be enough, Mondstadt didn’t seem to care too much about school credentials. What else? Good character, that was essential! Given the state of the world, perhaps an ability to fight…

A man from Mondstadt that you knew of with all these qualities? Truthfully it was embarrassing who came to mind first-wait. 

Wait. Wait. 

Goodness, it made so much sense.

Which meant-you turned to look at the Angel’s Share, finding the door open, with Mr. Patton likely keeping his word to you as he conversed with his boss. Meaning! Sir Kaeya was the “special customer,” and Master Diluc was finally free enough to take his money back!

Optimistic, weren’t you?

“Very well done Miss Apothecary! I knew you’d figure it out,” you heard the clap from your side, “that wasn’t so hard now, was it?”

Urgh. You’d revealed that you had indeed bothered with his silly games. Or had you? Maybe you were just checking the tavern because you’d remembered your desire to talk-

Hold on. 

Master Diluc really was Mondstadt’s most eligible bachelor? He sure had a lot of titles…well only two, but still! 

No but still! They were only two!

Everything made sense. Of course you’d had some kind of involvement! Your kind savior had mentioned he’d talk to your number one source of anxiety. Which meant…

You should be safe now…right? 

Now, how would you politely exit this, frankly unwanted, human encounter? Sir Kaeya was painfully adept at socializing, and exceptionally skilled at trapping you as a result.

“Um, good…good day Sir Kaeya,” you nodded curtly at the captain again.

It wasn’t the best exit, but…if you were to be perfectly honest, you had very few other ideas. Hugging your book and notebook closer to your chest, you shuffled away in the direction of the tavern.

“Oh no, I couldn’t possibly let you go without repaying you,” darn him!

“I know!” Oh please let this suggestion be in your favor. “How about I buy you a drink?”

“No thank you,” you quickly shook your head, “as I’ve said before I hate alcohol, unless-”

“Unless it’s an antiseptic, isn’t that right?” Oh so he remembered that.

Then why was he offering to buy you a drink?

“Precisely,” you nodded again, “and you don’t-”

Wait a moment. 

If Sir Kaeya was under the impression that he owed you… actually…It felt wrong to keep him under that impression. But you were only going to use it to preserve your privacy. So maybe you should, “keep him in your (alleged) debt?”

Hmmm. Yes, for the sake of your security you would refrain from “relieving” him of his “debt.”

“If you’re aware, then why offer me a drink?” You were mildly curious of his intentions.

“Why? Didn’t you just look over at Angel’s Share?” He nodded at the tavern behind you, however you kept your eyes trained on the tricky man in front of you. “I thought I could lend you my expertise, if you wanted to expand your drink palette.”

Hope as you might, you know your distaste at that response showed on your face-Sir Kaeya’s visible eye crinkling was proof enough.

You’d sooner drink a laxative tea than bother with “expanding your drink palette.”

“Tell me Sir Kaeya, how broad is your tea palette?” You challenged. “Your juice palette?”

Your opponent let out a hearty chuckle.

“No need to get so competitive now,” he placed his hands up in surrender, “I’m simply offering an acquaintance some help.”

“An acquaintance?” Your response flew out of your mouth before you could think to hold it back.

Then again, with how your eyes popped and mouth dropped, you really hadn’t needed to say anything.

“After all we’ve been through, I’d say we’re rather well acquainted,” his smile was “rather well” practiced, “wouldn’t you?”

Well…

“I suppose?” You shrugged. “Given acquaintances aren’t necessarily friendly,” acquaintances were simply people you were familiar with after all, “yes, by the strict definition, I suppose we would qualify as acquaintances.”

“How cold,” his accusatory tone did not match his bemused expression.

“P-perhaps you ought to get some tea and pancakes from Miss Sara at Good Hunter?” Sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit-but it also could function to get rid of Sir Kaeya.

It was annoying how charming his laugh sounded. Yet it sent chills down your spine as all you could think about was how adept he was with his cryo vision.

“Very well, it will be my treat,” that wasn’t what you meant! And he knew that! 

You knew he knew that! 

He knew that you knew that he knew that!

Dear goodness, where did this hospitality disappear to when he was threatening you yesterday?

“I’m preoccupied r-right now,” you forced a polite smile, as you started to back away, “so I’ll have to dec-decline.”

“We’ll have to schedule our tea date for another day then,” could he not afford you even a single victory?

“I can’t make any promises,” you shook your head, continuing your backwards march to the tavern, “well then, take care.”

You waved and quickly turned to walk away before he could say anything more. That wasn’t rude was it? Would your mother say anything if she saw this? She’d likely comment on Sir Kaeya more than your own conduct. If you were rude, you would have to apologize. But if you hadn’t been he wouldn’t have let you go!

Instinctively, well more like reactively, your next step was an arcing in place kind of motion, as you narrowly avoided walking into a mass that appeared in front of you. Looking up you noticed it was a rather beautiful mass and took a large step back to allow for a comfortable distance.

“Master Diluc!” You greeted. “Hello!”

“Patton says you wanted to have a word with me?” You blinked at your generous… acquaintance.  

(He’d agreed you were acquainted back in Springvale hadn’t he?)

And wow! He really got straight to the point.

“How are you today?” You nodded at the man.

“No need for small talk,” he shook his head as he began leading you to the back of his tavern, “I’ve already agreed to solicit your services as I need them.”

Oh. Yes. That made sense. You felt your feet stop. He assumed you were trying to look after him. How awful was it that you were simply asking out of courtesy, and not genuine concern?

“Yes, sorry,” you shook your head, and rushed to catch up to the redhead, “I will refrain from disingenuous questions.”

“I wasn’t admonishing you.”

You hated the shame that was attempting-and kind of succeeding-to choke you.

“Yes,” you grimaced, “however I wish to be honest, and that question did not come from an honest place.”

“What do you mean?” He sounded curious.

“It was small talk, as you said,” you nodded at him, “rather than a genuine inquiry into your well-being.”

“There really is no need for an apology,” he waved your concern away, “what was the matter you wished to talk to me about?” He replaced the conversation onto its original track. “Patton said you seemed rather upset.”

You threw a glance over the tavern owner’s shoulder to the hefty bouncer guarding the door. He hadn’t mentioned the money, but he didn’t need to say you were upset! That was suspicious!

“The mora,” you had so much time to articulate your thoughts and hadn’t bothered to plan ahead, urgh, “you left a huge sum of mora at the Adventurers’ Guild.”

“Yes,” he nodded, “that’s for all the services you provided during the onslaught against Mondstadt.”

“I realize you didn’t have the time to recollect it yesterday after our discussion,” you considered summoning the bag of mora, however thought better of it, as you still didn’t want Sir Kaeya to know about your vision, “so I’ve come to return it to you.”

“Given I put that deposit in prior to the discussion, it has nothing to do with our agreement.”

“We agreed to wipe the slate clean and start off from zero though!” You insisted. “Me receiving money is not zero.”  

“Consider it a gift then.”

He-

You blinked slowly, pursing your lips to try and contain your frustration. You knew he wasn’t going to make this easy. 

“I’m afraid,” nope you weren’t afraid, you shook your head and reworded your rejection, “actually nope, not afraid, however I cannot accept this gift.”

The sum he was “gifting” was absurd!

“Is it customary to reject gifts in Sumeru?” You knew the shock showed on your face. 

Somehow, just somehow …dealing with Sir Kaeya earlier had been easier than Master Diluc. 

“No,” you shook your head, “we’re a generous people, so gift giving and treating one another is very common,” so was having a full blown battle over the bill, “however our dignity does not allow us to accept incredible sums as gifts.”

Especially not from relative strangers! You barely knew this man! And he was trying to give you what was essentially a research grant! 

A research grant!  

…

From the Akademiya!  

…

The Sumeru Akademiya! 

“So a smaller sum would be acceptable?” He asked as calm as ever.

No! He’s impossible!

“Given our agreement yesterday,” you shook your head, “the only sum I’d be willing to accept is a sum of zero mora.”

The slight frown his lips drew as he assessed you complimented the analytical composition the rest of his features arranged themselves in. Really, how was it that he was essentially a sentient painting? Not a single expression of his lacking in elegance or beauty? It was doubly agitating in this situation.

“Very well,” huh? Was he agreeing? “I understand your position very well.”

He does? Your brow pinched, your lips following them in a quizzical pursing motion.

“That sum was left on behalf of the Citizens of Mondstadt as compensation for the treatments you provided during the mysterious plague Springvale suffered from,” he nodded at you. 

Was he?

“You mean like mora from a welfare program?” 

“Precisely.”

You clicked your tongue before you even noticed. Slapping your hands to your mouth you began to rectify that, “sorry I didn’t mean to do that! It was really rude of me! I meant no disrespect!”

His expression lifted noticeably, a little huff accompanying the slight upturn at the corner of his lips. Somehow that calmed your panic, though it ought to have fanned the flames of your rage. 

Dropping your hands from your mouth, you took a deep breath to release the tension in your body that was poisoning your ability to reason. Looking at the generous- unnecessarily generous-man you managed a leveled response, “the data I collected and research I conducted at the time is more than enough compensation.”

His pleased expression fell a little, meanwhile your expression softened, “accepting that egregious sum of mora is essentially extortion.”

With the tension gone (bless that deep breath) you truly felt ease as you continued what felt like a battle of wits. “It feels immoral and dishonest to accept money when I benefited from their misery.”

“You mean the data you collected?” You looked at his expression that had resumed being inquisitive.

You nodded, “uh, yes.”

“Your phrasing implied you’d had something to do with the spread of the mysterious plague,” he informed you, “had I been less acquainted with you, and your benign nature, I’d have suspected you of malicious conduct.”

You recoiled at that, blinking up at the man in mild horror, “with how you are, rather than being turned over to the knights, I’d be hunted,” you shivered, “by you. That spells out certain doom.”

Hmm…but would that really be worse than being hunted by Sir Kaeya? Between the two of them…you couldn’t be certain who was more terrifying to have as an adversary. You’d rather not be prey for either terrifying huntsman. Though maybe Master Diluc would be more merciful about it, as he’d bring about, “a rather swift, certain doom.”

You were pulled out of the momentary reverie by a short resonant chuckle. You met his gaze, and he gave you a bemused response, “you have a gift for evading me, so that doom may not be as swift as you say.”

“It would still be certain though,” you gestured at him.

“Of course,” his tone remained rather light, despite the subject material, “I’d go to any length to ensure the safety of Mondstadt.”

“Truly, I respect that,” you made to look him properly in the eye, “I do,” your lips pulled up wistfully, “had I the ability to protect my people, I would too.”

“Is that why you chose your profession?”

Huh?

“Oh I just wanted to be helpful,” you explained, “I wished to be useful to those around me,” oh hold on, “still do! Wish to be useful to people, that is.”

You watched your conversational partner fold his arms across his chest, “I meant to say that by healing the sick and wounded you are also protecting your nation.”

“Huh? I suppose so!” You hadn’t really thought of it that way! “I suppose I am technically fighting off an enemy,” you squinted as nothing in particular, “a significantly smaller enemy.”

“That’s no less deadly,” he was rather knowledgeable now, wasn’t he?

You let out a soft chuckle. Your eyes crinkled with the mirth-filled upwards curve your mouth was being pushed into. “I feel compelled to form an alliance with you for the remainder of my time here in the Nation of Wind,” you joked.

Not the most humorous joke, however you enjoyed it. You knew both of you would continue to work to help people regardless. However he would handle the large enemies and you the small ones. Therein lay the joke. Did that qualify as a joke? Well it was funny to you! 

“Very well,” what?

You turned to the tall man who was nodding at you, “the conditions for this alliance are that you accept the mora.”

“I no longer wish for an alliance,” you deadpanned.

“You wish to make me your adversary?”

“Absolutely not,” you’d seen what he could be like as an adversary, in fact, “though, I’d say you’re already my adversary. We’ve been at odds since we’ve met.”

“Ah yes,” he paused, “due to your inability to accept the generosity of others.”

Oho? What an interesting way to frame it.

“I could say the same about you,” you gestured at him, “while I wasn’t necessarily offering because I was generous-”

“In which case you can’t say the same about me.”

That stopped your argument in its tracks. Snapping your mouth shut you gave the vigilante an unimpressed stare. “Well I couldn’t just let a debt go unrepaid.”

He heaved a sigh, “as I’ve said before, if I did rescue you-”

“Trust me when I say there is no mistaking that hair of yours-”

“It wasn’t motivated by you being in danger,” he continued, “it was to eradicate the threat to Mondstadt, so you offering your services was unnecessary, there was no debt to repay.”

“Put yourself in my shoes,” then again, “not like you’d ever be in my shoes though…hypothetically if someone offered you aid, you wouldn’t allow them, well you wouldn’t not compensate them in some way, would you?”

“I believe the mora you are desperate to return to me is proof of that,” he nodded at you.

You bit down on your lip. He did have a point.

“Fine,” you huffed, placing your hands on your hips, “you make a fair point. But can I set the terms of repayment?”

“Go ahead.”

Thank goodness he agreed. Looking around, you summoned the hefty bag of mora you’d received at the Adventurer’s Guild and placed it on a nearby table with a jingle. You then turned to the man who’d arranged the mora for you. You put on a sheepish smile, “can I get back to you when I have an idea on what I’d like?”

“No,” he folded his arms across his chest again, “you have a penchant for disappearing.”

“I wasn’t planning on not giving you an answer,” you huffed, “I’m not too sure what I need right-”

Oh! That’s right! You needed a place to dry and store your herbs. You’d originally intended to ask Miss Lisa, but this would keep you away from the knights’ headquarters and more importantly: Sir Kaeya!

“Do you happen to have any spare rooms at your winery?” You looked at him hopefully.

“Are you intending to stay at the winery?”

“Oh absolutely not,” you denied waving your hand to accentuate your denial, “I need a place to store my herbs and experiments, I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind me leaving them there.”

“I have a few spare rooms I can lend you,” he agreed! Yes!

“One is good!” You brought your hands together in a single clap. “I’d rather not have the herbs make more than one room smell pungent.”

He gave you a little hum, eyeing you, “very well, collect your things so we can head to the winery and sort out which room you’ll be using.”

“Thank you so much!” Ah this was great! Hopefully you’d be able to accomplish a lot more with your remaining time now that you didn’t have to worry about storage! “I’ll be quick.”

You had barely rounded the corner of the tavern, when you turned back to the man you’d just struck a deal with, “is this perhaps less convenient than the mora?”

“No,” he answered simply, “you’ll be completely out of the way and we likely won’t see much of each other.”

Oh that was good! You nodded at him pleased with that arrangement, “so long as I am not inconveniencing you in any way.”

He simply gestured for you to hurry and collect your things. So you did.

Oh this would be excellent! The Winery was closer to nature as well! Harvesting, drying, and storing all the different plant species would be so much easier! You could also keep tabs on Miss Adelinde and replenish things for her as needed! You didn’t have to pay rent either! You could start saving up mora for your next destination!

Most importantly: you’d be far away from ever running into Sir Kaeya accidentally! If at all!

This deal was truly a steal!

Really…it was a steal. Well was it stealing when the other party agreed to it? You could always pay a small rent by offering services for free! That way you wouldn’t feel as bad about using the place.

Hehe. This was going to be great!

[mysticalcatcherryblossom]

Gently hugs Diluc. By the way those wolfhooks are just a gift.

Just a random question, Diluc. Can I hug you?

I’m not particularly good at comfort, including physical affection, I will admit. Though, I guess I’ll allow you.

[pochipop]

＃GENSHIN IMPACT !! ♡— LOVE LANGUAGES (GIVING/RECEIVING).

#. synopsis! — how they love and like to be loved .

#. characters! —diluc, kaeya, childe, zhongli, ayato .

#. warnings! — none .

#. alt accounts! — @ddollipop (nsfw) @yyolkchi (reblog/spam) .

#. others! — navigation & masterlist .

𖦹. ━ DILUC !!

Diluc gives quality time. He goes out of his way to make time for you, even if it's just an hour or so in the afternoon to stop and have lunch with you. It's important for him to show through his actions and efforts that you're important to him, especially since words are not his strong suit. He wants to offer you his time, even when he's busy and feeling overwhelmed by the pressure of it all. Diluc wants you to know that he thinks of you, that he goes out of his way to carve time out for you because you mean that much to him. Even if either of you can only spare a few minutes, —he wants that fleeting time like a starved carnivore yearns for prey. Walk him to work, sit down for meals with him, accompany him on business trips. He wants to spend as much time with you as he can, and when his attention is undivided, that's when he feels the safest, the most comfortable, and the most joyful. He gives you his time because it's very precious, just as you are to him.

Diluc likes to receive acts of service & physical touch. Although Diluc is a man with set priorities, efficient methods of completing tasks, and seems to be someone who could balance the world on his shoulders forever, —the very act of offering help sets him on fire, even when he doesn't need it. He's unlikely to take you up on the offer, but ask anyway. Maybe even do small things here and there when he's not paying attention. File papers away when you know where they go, clean up his desk when he's away from it, bring him a snack or something warm to drink here and there. Little things will mean the world to him. Just as well, Diluc likes physical affection in small doses. It's always best to match his vibe, —give him space when he clearly needs it and don't press for things he isn't ready or willing to offer at any point. But a hug or a kiss on the cheek will go a long way for Diluc, and will make him feel appreciated, loved, and closer to you.

𖦹. ━ KAEYA !!

Kaeya gives words of affirmation & acts of service. Though Kaeya's praise may come across as flirty and sometimes insincere, —he's trying his best. When he offers you words of affirmation, he wants you to see what he sees. He wants you to view yourself as someone capable, strong, and deserving. He'll often offer compliments and praise for ordinary things, and sometimes for nothing in particular. When he mentions that you look lovely, he does so because he means it and wants to let you know how he feels; even if it might seem repetitive or shallow. Just as well, Kaeya offers acts of service as a strong pillar of his love. He offers help for small, everyday things, even when he knows his assistance isn't needed. He wants to go out of his way for you. You're much more than just an average citizen that he's vowed to protect as a member of the Knights of Favonius. Kaeya sees you as the most precious thing in his life, and when he can offer himself to you in any way that will make your life easier, he'll take the chance to do so.

Kaeya likes to receive quality time & words of affirmation. Kaeya also likes receiving words of affirmation. Praise from others is one thing, —he hears it often, and is thankful for it, but it feels much different when it comes from you. Compliments go a long way for him, no matter how small they seem. If you think he's doing a good job, he feels more confident in himself. Kaeya can also be a bit insecure at times, so telling him that he looks handsome or recognizing hard work that he's done can turn his day right side up. He also values your time, and when you carve out space for him in your schedule, he feels important and seen. Especially when you do so without him asking beforehand. When you offer him your time unprompted, he feels as if you want to see him and want to give even a small sliver of your life over to him. It feels humbling. Kaeya seeks to create special memories with you, even if they seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things. He holds little moments close to his heart.

𖦹. ━ CHILDE !!

Childe gives gifts & physical touch. Childe is cunning, suave, and charming, —but when it comes to relationships, his knowledge is minimal. He's not well versed in what it means to be a lover, to be one half of an intimate partnership. However, throughout his life and various relationships, gifts have been a safe place for him to fall, and that has carried over into his relationship with you. Childe offers things both big and small whenever he gets the chance, whether it's jewelry of some kind, flowers, trinkets from his travels, or anything in between. Accepting gifts from him is akin to accepting his love. In that same manner, allowing him to love you physically is a large part of his companionship. Childe is a man of action, —and he would often rather show you love than express it to you through words. When he holds your hand, gives you hugs, or kisses you in any form, he does so to express his emotions, whatever they may be. Physical closeness is important to him, but he doesn't need it all the time. He prefers physical love in increments, though they can be rather extensive.

Childe likes to receive words of affirmation. In many ways, Childe can be insecure. He's never really loved anyone in this way before. Relationships in general are new to him, as he hasn't sustained very many in his lifetime that weren't business or casual acquaintances. Tell him that you're happy in the relationship with him, —he likely won't be able to ascertain that from just your actions or expressions alone. He doubts himself as a lover. Expressing to him that he makes you happy and does enough is a large part of keeping his bad thoughts at bay. Especially during times of disagreement, it will be important to let him know that you love him, care for him, and know he feels the same way for you in turn. It's best not to leave Childe to read between the lines. He's not very good at that and will almost inevitably jump to bad conclusions. Small praise and compliments go the extra mile for him, —he just needs a little reassurance here and there.

𖦹. ━ ZHONGLI !!

Zhongli gives acts of service & quality time. As someone who has lived, seen, and experienced many, many things throughout his extensive lifetime, Zhongli appreciates quality time above all else. He knows just how quickly time can pass, —how years can ebb and flow with fate's ever-moving hand in the blink of an eye. He values your time and well as his own, and when he spends said time with you, it means he is prepared to offer you a heartfelt piece of his life. Drink tea with him on a lazy evening, walk along the shore with him in comfortable silence, —sit with him under the stars. Zhongli also thinks acts of service go a long way, no matter how small. He knows that he values people who do anything at all for him, no matter how miniscule, so he's sure to pay that forward. He loves you, and in doing so, he offers assistance to you whenever he can. That includes passing on wisdom that he's picked up from across Teyvat. When you ask him questions, he feels needed, and when you listen, he feels both seen and heard. Let him help you with small tasks, it feels anything but small to him.

Zhongli likes to receive quality time. Above all else, Zhongli values spending time with those he cares for. Making time for him is a sure-fire way to show him that you love and care for him, —he will never misunderstand what it means. He knows better than anyone just how precious time is. Include him in your life whenever it's possible; sit beside him while you read a book, seek him out when you have nothing else to do. Ask to do things with him, even if they're just to fill in the empty space. Indulge him a bit, —listen to his stories, even if it's just to hear the sound of his voice. Take him up on any offers you can to visit places or take walks with him. Make note of small things and keep them in mind when you can. Zhongli values knowledge, so let him impart what he can onto you in the time you spend together. He also likes to hear stories about your life experiences, so don't be shy to tell him! He'll always listen closely.

𖦹. ━ AYATO !!

Ayato gives words of affirmation. Since Ayato was young, he's been accustomed to both positive and negative reinforcement through verbal expression. Words hold very heavy weight for him in every sense. He knows that words can often make or break a particular way of thinking, way of living, way of doing something, —and he imparts that knowledge onto those around him. When it comes to you, offering words of praise and encouragement is a very important thing. He's sure to thank you for anything you do for him, whether it's bringing him bubble tea as he works or coming along with him to watch him practice his swordsmanship. Ayato is sure to express good things to you often: thanks, approval, congratulations, admiration, and many others. He loves to see you smile when he pays you a compliment. Engage with his praise and his heart will swell. He truly loves to make you happy.

Ayato likes to receive physical touch. Ayato is a hard worker. When he comes home, offer him a massage, welcome him with a kiss, wrap your arms around him and hold him close, —physical touch goes such a long way for him. He loves the feeling of your warmth no matter what form it comes in. Sleeping close to you is a staple in his life, and when you take the initiative to snuggle into him, he feels his insides catch fire. Though he may be cool, calm, and composed, he is also painfully human. He receives a large boost of serotonin from your touch, and he'll take it however you feel most comfortable giving it. If he's sitting somewhere reading, sit down beside him and rest your head on his shoulder. Hold his hand when the two of you go out together. Kiss his knuckles when you can, —that'll really send his heart into a frenzy. Play with his hair, draw shapes along his skin, pepper him with kisses. He loves it all.

[lluzionz]

hi hi !! can i ask for a diluc x reader where the reader is a war general whom came back to mondstadt after successfully filling their duties? like, the reader left during their teenage years and they kinda surprise their lover when they come back, since they had little to no contact in the meantime (i woke up with this weird idea, feel free to ignore if you don’t like it :) )

Hello there dear anon. I've noticed that lately people seem to give Diluc the love he deserves and I'm so in for it.

"Back to you"

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Diluc x gn!reader

Tw:fluff, slight angst towards the end

A/n: Thank you so much to the person who let me know about the :readmore: thing. You are the sweetest (btw I don't know if I use it the right way. If I don't, feel free to correct me)

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Being a war general surely wasn't an easy thing, especially when you were a teenager when you were chosen to be a soldier, practicaly a kid who was meant to be a soldier and fight to protect their hometown. You honestly wondered why would they choose you out of all people. You were just a teenager who's only priority was to have fun and spend your time care free. Not fighting. "You are too strong so that's why they chose you." Diluc exclaimed, his eyes full of love and admiration towards you. "B-but you are strong too so why didn't they chose you too?" You asked him, turning your face towards his direction, a sad look on your face. "Because I'm not as strong as you Y/N and you know that." He reminded you, taking your hand in his. "But what if something happenes and I won't get to see you again?" Your question hit Diluc harder than he expected to, but he quickly compossed himself in order not to upset you any further. "Y/N you do not need to worry. Everything will be alright. We will keep in touch via letters and it will feel like we are next to each other, just like now." He said, leaning over as he placed a kiss on your lips.

That was so long ago, you almost forgot how he looked like, how his touch felt like, how his kisses felt like. You missed him so much. Ever since you parted ways, there wasn't a single day passing that you wouldn't think about him, your lover. At first you send each other lots of letters, talking about how your duties as a war general were progressing, the responsibilities you had to face, everything that was bothering you. He was so supportive of you and tried his best to comfort you whenever things became too much for you but of course, letters couldn't replace the real thing and you found yourself waiting anxiously for his next letter. As the time passed by tho, the letters between you two started becoming less and less frequent until they stopped completely.

Readmore:

The happy feeling you got everytime one of his letters was in your hand was no longer there, that big bright smile you had plastered on your lips upon reading his letters was long gone. It had become a memory, a long, distant one just like his letters. It wasn't like you had forgoten about him or the love you felt for him. How exactly could you forget about the man you had fallen in love with so long ago? Your whole world. It was just not being able to see his handsome face for all of these years had caused you to forget how it felt having him in your arms, but thankfully, all of this was over now because you had finally filled your duties and able to return to your hometown, Mondstadt, back to him.

"Home sweet home." You exhaled as you passed the entrance of Mondstadt, the one you were so used to pass all of this years living there. "Y/N, you'rr back!" One of your friends recogniced you as soon as their eyes landed on you, hands streched as they ran up to you, hugging you as tightly as they could, suffocating you. "You're suffocating me!" You breathed out as your friend loosen their grip around your body, without letting go of you. "But I haven't seen you in so many years. I miss you!" They whined, hugging you once again. "I miss you too." You couldn't help but wrap your arms around their body, hugging them back. "Tell me everything that happened while I was gone." You asked your friend as they took you by the hand and dragged you to the meeting place of every single person who lived or just visited the city of Mondstadt, Good Hunter.

Hours passed as you and your friend informed and chatted with each other about the changed that happened in your lives in the past few years. "You know, Diluc seems to be really sad lately." Your friend suddenly said, turning all of your attention back to them. "Do you know why is that?" You asked, genuinely concerned to hear that your boyfriend wasn't doing well. "Well, I tried to ask him what was bothering him but he didn't open up to me. He only thing he asked was if I knew when you were going to be back in Mondstadt." They said, making you feel somewhat guilty. It wasn't really your fault for being away from him for so long but you couldn't help but feel sad for losing contact with him because your duties kept you so busy that you didn't even have time to rest. You could only imagine how hard it would be for him, having to worry about your safety every single day and not being able to protect you and keep you safe in case something happens to you really caused him. He felt like he lost you forever but he also knew you loved him. You made sure to tell him that everyday when you were together and using the same phrase to fininsh the letters you send to him. "I love you so much Diluc, remember that."

"I want to go and find him." You announced suddenly, getting up from your seat. "I think this is a great idea and Diluc will surely be happy to see you after so long." Your friend encouraged you as you left them alone, walking straight to the Angel's Share tavern to find your lover. Your heart was pounding like crazy inside your chest as the familiar tavern came into view. You used to spend so much time there, watching Diluc coming up with you recipies but failing miserably your tasting test. "This doen't taste right. You failed again." You placed your glass down on the counter, trying your best to hold your laughter upon seeing Diluc's disappoint face. He looked so hurt. "I thought I had it this time!" He whined as he slammed his hands against the counter, frustrated. "Maybe I can help you a little with the taste." You announced, letting your hand slip onto his. He starred at you through his lashes as a grin made it's way across your lips as you gave him "those eyes".

He was quick to catch up with you as he held you by the hand and guide you towards your "special place on the tavern". The cellar which all the wines were stored. Diluc close the door behind you as your arms wrapped around his body. "Now, let me teach you what kind of taste I want my drink to have." You said as you leaned over and connected your lips to his. Without wasting any moment, Diluc wrapped his arms around your body, pulling you as close to him as possible as he kissed you like his life was depending on it. On that kiss. It was so passionate and it felt like it was the first time the two of you kissed. "What are you two doing here?" A strict male voice echoed threw the small room, causing you to jump apart from each other. "D-dad?" Diluc recogniced the man as his cheeks took a bright red color, brighter than his hair. "Get back to work you little lovers." Diluc's dad scolded you as you hurriedly walked out of the cellar, your cheeks burning with embarrassment.

A sad smile made it's way across your lips upon remembering the old days, the happy days filled with the happiest memories of your life. "Y/N, is that you?" Charles recogniced you the moment your figure passed through the familiar door. "Charles!" A smile appeared on your lips as you opened you arms, letting the man welcome you back with a hug. "We missed you so much Y/N. The tavern felt so different without you." He exclaimed, taking a step back. "I missed you too guys, all of you." You said, recognising most of the people around you. "But Master Diluc was the one who missed you the most." Your attention was immidiately back to his as soon as your lover's name left his lips. "Diluc, where is he now?" You asked the man, the anticipation was visible on your voice. "Sadly he is not here rigbt now. He still had some work to do so he had to go back to the Dawn Winery." Charles informed you, watching the smile slowly fading from your face. You wanted to see him. You had to. You missed him so much. "Alright, thank you Charles for informing me. I have to go now." You gave him a small smile as you turned on your heels and started walking out of the tavern. "Bye Y/N. It was nice seeing you after so long." Charles said behind you as you raised your hand and waved at him.

Once you were back outside, you wasted no time and left the city with your final destination being the Dawn Winery and most importantly, your boyfriend. It took you some time to get there, being tired from your long trip back to Mondstadt. But you couldn't stop now. You needed to see him, so you pushed yourself to keep on going even tho you felt like passing out because of tiredness. Some time passed by and yoy finally arrived to the Dawn Winery. You wasted to time, burging onto the winery without even knocking at the door. "Diluc, where are you-" Your sentence was cut off as soon as your eyes landed to his figure. He had changed so much over the years. He grew older just like you, he became a handsome man, even prettier than you remembered. But something seem to be different. He looked sad, almost depressed as he starred at the letter in front of him. He didn't seem to notice your presence even tho you were pretty loud, burging into the room and calling his name with your usual happy tone who he missed so much.

He thought he was imaging your lovely voice calling his name, like you did when you were still here, by his side. "Diluc, I'm back." You repeated, causing the red haired man to look upi at you. His eyes widened in shock as soon as he saw you standing right in front of him. "Y/N, is that really you?" Diluc asked you, unable to believe that you were back, standing right in front of him. "Yes, I am back Diluc. I'm finally done with my duties and came back to Mondstadt. Back to you my love." You said, walking towards him with your arms stretched out, waiting to wrap them around his body. With zero hesitation, he walked up to you, wrapping his arms around your body, holding you close to him as his lips met your after so long. The kiss held so much passion and love, he haven't seen you in years after all. He felt like he was dreaming. Like if he pulled away, you would vanish into thin air.

So he held onto you like this was the last time he would get to see you. "I can't believe that you are actually here my love. I missed you so much." He said as he pulled away from your lips without letting go of you. He needed to realise that all of this was real and that no one was playing a cruel joke on him. He wouldn't be able to take it. "I missed you too Diluc, so much. There wasn't a single day passing that I didn't think about you, wishing I was in your arms." You said, cupping his cheeks. He placed his hand on top of yours, giving it a little kiss. "Why didn't you write me a letter that you are comimg back?" He asked as you lower your gaze. "I wanted to surprise you." You admited as Diluc lifted your chin up with his hand. "You know I don't like surprises." He said as you looed away from him. "But the fact that you are here brights me so much joy that I'm willing to forgive your silly idea." He said, pulling you close once again.

"Hey, it wasn't silly. It's just that I was too tired to fulfill my idea." You said, giving him one of your adorable, goofy smiles. "You're so silly Y/N." He pinched your nose as you giggled. "I'm silly only for you my sweet sweet Diluc. Love of my life." You sarted going on and on about how much you loved him and how much he meaned to you. He already knew all of that because you always made sure to let him know about your feelings so to shut you up, he forced his lips against yours, giving you a sweet kiss that you felt slightly dizzy once he pulled away from you. "Kiss me again. I missed your kisses." And without any delay, Diluc kissed you again and again until both of your lips were swallen and your breaths were cut on your throats.

"Are you satisfied or do you want more kisses?" He asked, a faint smile resting on his lips. "I am." You smiled as you let the tip of your fingers run across his cheek. It felt warm and soft. "Now can we go to sleep? I'm tired and I want to sleep with you tonight. Like we did back in the day, when we were teenagers." You took his hand and started leading him towards the bedroom but he stopped you. "Y/N, I want you to promise me something." He said, stopping you dead in your tracks. The tone of his voice sounding completely different from the previous. "What is is Diluc?" You asked, worry rushing through your body. "I want you to promise me that you'll keep yourself safe. I don't wanna loose you." Your heart ached hearing his words. He had wrote to you about his fathers death in one of his letters. You remembered yourself crying as you wrote a reply to him, telling him how sorry you felt about his lose. The news were heartbreaking for the both of you because his father was like a second father to you. Always kind and caring towards you, loving you like you were his child.

The memory brought tears in your eyes as you wrapped your arms around his body, trying to comfort him. "I promise you that I will never ever leave you, no matter what. I will always be by your side, giving you all the love I have." You smiled as you wiped the tears away from his face. "I love you Y/N. More than anything in this world." "I love too Diluc, because you are my world."

[latimeria-fell-from-heaven]

𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐤

��𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: diluc, kaeya, zhongli, childe, dainsleif, and tohma

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: you're just like strawberry milkーoh so sweet and satisfying. he can't get enough of youーyou drive him crazy in your own special way.

𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠(𝐬): cursing, spoilers for diluc's past

𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: gender neutral

𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠: when i look into your eyes ー khai dreams ( ft. lanie )

pretty sure this is done a lot, but i'm feeling soft so hush up and enjoy my shitty writing. it bad but :D

enjoy men getting the love they deserve and being smothered

ー 𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐔𝐂

Oh dear archons above is this man not prepared for the affection. He's been touch-starved for so many years, and the first time you held him in such a loving embrace was an emotional one for sure. Stroking his hair gently while kissing away the pearly tears that fell from his eyesーa lonely man indeed.

There are days when Diluc wants nothing more to be held by you, snuggled up on your chest while you pepper his face with kisses. He's so cute like this, his face one of silent enjoyment. He always has that cute little blush on his cheeks, as he's still getting used to being spoiled like this.

No matter how much he protests, you insist on having him lay his head on your lap, gently stroking his head and occasionally leaning down to kiss his cheek. If you're feeling much more teasing, you'll trace the shell of his slowly but softly, as if a butterfly brushed its wings against his skin.

He could be doing anything mundane around the wineryーreaching for a book, analyzing his paperwork, anything. You'll just come up behind him and hug him close, effectively trapping him against you. It's preferably done when he has his hands full, literally. That way he can't push you away and you can make sure he gets his regular dose of affection.

Diluc is weak for your adoring praisesーhe practically melts against you. You always praise him for how handsome he is, how successful he's become, it never ends. Of course, you make sure to praise him for how strong he's kept himself all these years since his father's demise. Even if he attempts to refute this, you shut him up with a kiss and assure him that it's really true.

You're not ashamed about your rather blatant love for himーyou could gaze at him for hours if you could. When he notices and asks, you just simply say," I'm just admiring an angel on Earth is all." Heheーhe looks so cute being so embarrassed like that.

ー 𝐊𝐀𝐄𝐘𝐀

Let's be honest, Kaeya's already used to being pampered just because of his good looks and charms. However, those don't even really work on youーsure they're a package deal, but you just like genuinely praising him. His titties don't work shit on you.

You can't look at this man and not think that he at least wants some form of genuine affection. He's just really good at hiding itーand you're all too eager to provide that. You just really like kissing Kaeya okay? And noーhe does not get a say in this whatsoever. Just accept the damn hugs and kisses Kaeya and quit trying to be horny.

Every time you try to coddle and kiss him, he teases you and starts to make it more sexual, and you're just wanting a fuckin hug man. You just tell him to shut up and tightly hug himーpreferably where he doesn't have to open that mouth of his and say something. He may be a horny son of a bitch, but that's your horny son of a bitch, and you're gonna smother him with cuddles.

When he's not too busy with Calvary Captain paperwork, you often come up behind him, resting your chin on his head, and sometimes even kissing his temple. You always make sure to remind him to take breaks as to not overwhelm himself. Kaeya's unusually quiet, which is probably because every time he opened his mouth you told him to shut up, so he just accepts the free hugs.

You like to have Kaeya rest his head in between your neck so you can hug him close while the two of you sleep. He'll say some teasing wordsーyou'll sometimes humor him, but not all the time. Kaeya's a sucker for being cuddled like this, and sometimes he just wants to be held in his sleep, so he lets you.

Kaeya always perks up when he hears your voice start to form praises for him, or just running to greet him. He teases you for your eagerness, cheekily saying," Oh? Did you miss me, sweetheart?" But even you can tell that he's all too eager to hear you praise him, so you just humor him and baby-talk him about how smart he is, how strong he isーthe list goes on. You're inflating his ego from all that damn praise.

ー 𝐙𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐈

He honestly enjoys the extra attention you pay to himーnot really minding as long as you are careful as to when you decide to smother him. He's not too comfortable with all of it happening out in public, as to not cause an unnecessary scene. But he soaks up your affection once behind closed doors.

He has to get used to you practically latching onto him like a koala, hugging his head into his head while you coo about cute your wittle zhongwi is. Zhongli honestly enjoys the attentionーhe's a bit more touch-starved than he'd like to admit. He's spent a majority of his thousands of years without affection, and now he's getting it by the day. If he had a dragon tail, it'd be thumping madly against the nearest surface.

You always praise him for how smart and knowledgeable he isーit's honestly really flustering for him since it's you. A light blush dusting his cheeks as he smiles from the adoring wordsーa nice sight indeed. You can't help it, he deserves to be praised after all those eons spent like that. That, and you like to always tell him how pretty he is, no matter the time of day.

You sometimes like to save up enough to buy him something quite pricey, yet something usable. You know that Zhongli ends up buying expensive things that he does not need, so you make sure that he actually uses what you gift to him.

Zhongli likes it when you brush his hair, usually in the early hours of the morning, but he'll let you do it behind closed doors. His deep voice humming while you gently undo any knots in his long, dark locks are absolutely worth waking up so damn early. He lets you style his hair however you wantーyou'll praise him for how handsome he looks either way.

Okay, lookーyou love that tall old man, and you're gonna give him your damn kisses. Zhongli could be up late working on paperwork that wasn't completed in timeーa kiss on the forehead! He recited some historical facts about a bygone age? Come here, you smart handsome man. You're not ashamed of how you're the giver in the relationshipーhe deserves love.

ー 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐄

Similar to Kaeya, he's used to being pampered with affection, mostly due to his family and their affections. He's used to being the one giving and receiving affection and can easily alternate between those two.

This stinky bastardーif he sees you talking to someone else for a little too long, or he sees that they're giving you the goo-goo eyes, then he just worms his way into your arms, snuggling into your chest while giving the "competition" a smug smirk. He's the only one who gets to be pampered and smothered by you, so they won't stand a chance. You're getting ready to smack him for how cocky that man gets at times.

He can and will trap you against him just so you can give him more kisses and cuddlesーhe needs attention ( name )! Childe just cheekily grins and motions for you to continue your ministrations. If you try and pull away, he will start to whine and looks like a kicked puppy, so you end up caving and giving him the kisses he oh so desires.

Childe's body is covered in scars from previous battles he's fought, and he's not shy to talk about how he gained such markings in the first place. You always trace the jagged lines, and press your lips along the way, making sure to tell him how he's still pretty regardless of his scars. He becomes both flustered and hyper when you beginーboth because you're just so sincere, and it gets him a bit more riled up.

When he comes back from his Fatui duties or having beaten the shit out of someone, he's, of course, sore from having expended his mind or his physical prowess, so you make sure to wrap him up in warm blankets so he can relax his muscles. And you can press kisses to his faceーhehe, he looks like a cute little roll like this.

He soaks up your kisses incredibly eagerly. Childe always asks for more of your kisses and hugs, especially when he's about to leave for his duties. He doesn't seem to mind or care that you're the one doing the smothering; he actually enjoys being so lovingly pampered with your kisses and hugs.

ー 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐈𝐅

He is absolutely not used to having someone practically smother and coddle him so lovingly. Poor baby just kinda freezes on the spot and has no idea what to do or where to put his hands while you cuddle up to him. He's been so damn touch-starved, and he believes that he's undeserving of your love and affections. Just give him some time to adjustーhe's really awkward at first but gets more adjusted over time.

You just love cupping his face between your hands, he looks so adorable like this! Gently squishing his cheeks is an added bonus since his scrunched-up face looks both endearing and funny as hell. Dainsleif simply leans into your touch, holding your hands against his face with his own as he enjoys your touch.

Dainsleif is insecure about the abyss-tainted parts and he always tries to hide them from youーlike hell that's gonna stop you. You always love to trail kisses up his hand, making sure to whisper out soothing praises as you do so. That hand of hisーyou always hold it, lifting it up to press kisses on his knuckles, or reassuringly squeezing to let him know you're still here.

Buying him gifts and making him meals has become your go-to when spoiling him. You always insist on feeding him yourself, and no, you won't take no for an answer. He gets really flustered whenever you do so, and quietly thanks you afterward. Especially when you buy him something, he's always really grateful but tries to insist that you don't have to. Hush up Dainy, eat your food, and accept my love.

It's pretty obvious, but he still tries to insist on pampering you instead, but you're way too stubborn and not having it. Your Dainy deserves affection and love, and you'll be dammed if he doesn't get it. You honestly don't mind spoiling him so often with hugs and kissesーin fact, you enjoy it since you get to see his flustered face every time.

He's honestly fine with any sleeping position, so you take full advantage of that and have him cuddled up in your chest while you stroke his hair. Dainsleif seems to really like it when you do that, as he lets out soft grunts of relief. You even have him lay on top of you and kiss his forehead lovingly. If he tries to switch positions and pamper you, you just trap him with your legs. Accept the love Dainy.

ー 𝐓𝐎𝐇𝐌𝐀

You can't look at this man and not think that he would enjoy the affection of any kind coming from you. You want him to be your baby boy and be adorned with affection? Sure thing! He's happy to have your kisses all over your faceーanywhere, anytime! Give him your love ( name )!

He very visibly pouts when he wants your kisses and puffs his chest out to garner your attention. Tohma will whine for your attention and drape himself on you, whining for a cuddle or kiss. He won't do it in public, of course, he still has some form of dignity in that goober brain of his. But he has no shame when it's just the two of you.

Tohma absolutely loves nuzzling into the crook of your neck when you hold him close and pamper him. He really likes it when you pet his head and will whine when you stop. You get used to him cozying up to you for affection, and he usually ends up asleep by the end of it. It's honestly really cute.

You like to cook his favorite meals and feed them to him via chopsticks. He's trying so hard to not squeal about how embarrassing this is and how cute it is. but you just tell him to shut up and eat the damn rice. He can and will make anime girl noises whenever he takes a bite, and you sure as hell judge the crap out of him. But he always makes sure to profusely thank you and tell you the meal was good, so he's off the hook.

He likes using your lap as a pillow for his naps, and you honestly don't mind, since it lets you kiss his temple and cheeks. Tohma had actually done it as a way to low-key annoy you, but now he does it on lazy days when he wants to be near you. If you're feeling extra pampering, you'll use an ear cleaning stick and clean his ear, effectively putting him to sleep.

The man acts like a goof and a tease and will attempt to try and fluster you with his usual charms, but you just want to smother him with wholesome love, why does he have to be a goober? You just casually grab him and sit his ass down on your lap and proceed to pepper his face with kisses, and tell him how handsome and smart he is, how he's always doing such a good job, you could go on forever. He gets so red from all the attentionーhis teasing got thrown out of the window. Hehe, how adorable. That's your Tohma alright.

[stargazer-balladeer]

S/o’s birthday but locks themselves in their rooms because they don’t feel special [Genshin Impact]

Characters Included: Aether, Childe, Diluc, Kaeya & Venti.

Notes: Ayeeee! Since it’s my birthday today, why not make this? :))) I actually got carried away 🥲 this is around 3.5k words in total. Hope ya’ll like this!

Reader’s Gender: Neutral (tho i think there’s a slight implied female hehe…)

Warning: probably some swear words here and there knowing me- and mild suggestive themes in kaeya’s part 

[albedo, scaramouche, xiao]

Aether remembers your birthday more than he knows his- like srsly, he’s the kind that remembers his s/o’s bday more than his. He’s also the kind that celebrates it privately unless you want to celebrate it with others, which he doesn’t mind. He might have a hard time deciding what kind of gift you want, but sooner or later, he already has one (or multiples bc he can’t decide-). 

Imagine his confusion when your day finally arrives but he can’t find you anywhere, even Paimon, who was excited to celebrate your bday (“oohh~ I can’t wait to eat the cake!” - Paimon), seems confused. Probably the culprit in planting worry in the travellers head as she jumps to conclusion that you might’ve been kidnapped. 

Luckily, he checked your house before he could report it to the knights of Favonius or the Qixing (like any normal person should do really-). When he received no reply, he takes out the spare key you gave him and entered your house, an invasion of privacy he knows but it's an emergency- 

Knowing that you’re in your room when he can’t find you downstairs, he knocks on your bedroom door softly while calling your name. Imagine his (and Paimon’s) relief when the door cracked open. Immediately engulfing you into a hug, he lets out a sigh of relief. He then proceeds to ask you what you were doing inside your room when it’s your birthday. His heart literally broke when you stated your reason. Tightening his hold around your figure, he smiles bitterly, knowing that feeling all too well..

“That’s not true. None of that stuff is true. Everyone deserves to feel special on their birthday, most especially you. We’ve brought some food, and cake of course. Also some gifts from other people. If you want, do you want to celebrate it with just the two, or rather three, of us?”

You, who was a literal angel in his eyes deserve the world. He honestly wants to find whoever put that idea in your head but that was reserved for another moment. For now, his main priority is your happiness. Guiding you downstairs where Paimon was (she left when aether hugged you, knowing you two needed privacy. also the cAKE-), he watches as your eyes sparkle at the sight of the cake. 

Grinning softly he made sure you had fun with your birthday. Even though it would be more fun with more people, it feels more special if it’s celebrated with just the two of you. Staring you with pure adoration as you laughed merrily at the sight of Paimon stuffing herself with food. He couldn’t help himself but lean forward to place a kiss on your forehead and then on your lips, leaning back with a smile on his face. 

“Happy birthday, my love. May many more to come. Maybe next time, we can invite other people. Though I don’t mind if we’ll celebrate it with just the two of us only-” And Paimon! Don’t forget about Paimon!” “Yes yes. And Paimon.”

Similar to Aether, he would most definitely remember your birthday. After all, it holds a special place in his heart, alongside his family. And since this boi is rich af, he would most definitely try to spoil you on your birthday. Piles of expensive (or just cheap yet meaningful) gifts, reservation to a high-class restaurant in Liyue Harbor, and all that glamour. 

Actually, he didn’t find it odd that he didn’t see you immediately, thinking that you overslept or just relaxing in your house. But he soon finds it weird when it’s already around 3 in the afternoon and no sign of your face in the crowd, something he raised a brow at but shrugged it off. It isn’t until it’s almost the time of the reservation he made when he finally realized what’s going on. 

When he arrived at your house, dressed in a suit similar to Zhongli except it’s entirely black and white, waiting for you to come out. After a couple of minutes, he soon got concerned and decided to enter your bedroom through the window (pls do not do this at home). Startled at the sudden appearance of your handsome yet cheeky boyfriend, he stares at you with eyes asking the questions he didn’t dare to tell. 

Knowing he will get his answer one way or another, you decided to tell him about your dilemma. After you finished explaining yourself, silence surrounds you, which is quite worrisome since your boyfriend is known for his rather talkative behavior. Blinking in surprise at the sudden embrace of the 11th Harbinger, his hug was rather tight but not too tight that it cuts your oxygen. Speaking in a low, faint voice, a surprising feat for him, you can make out what he said as clear as day. 

“I’m sorry. I should’ve noticed it sooner. I was trying to be a perfect boyfriend for you but I guess I failed in that aspect. You know, if you feel like you aren’t special enough to celebrate your birthday, then what about me? Me who stained his hands with the red blood of his enemies, always engaging in a fight, clashing with other blades. Insecurity is really an asshole huh? Let me make it up to you now. Let’s not anymore go to that stupid high-class restaurant, c’mon, up you go. You better dressed comfortably when I come back or else…”

Leaving you quickly before coming back immediately, this time in more comfortable clothing rather than the stiff suit he wore earlier. This time as well, he entered your house normally through the door. In his arms, he was holding a bunch of stuff and proceeded to dump it on the living room table. It was different kinds of movies in different genres, you spotted some of your favorite movies in them (makes you also wonder where he got these from since you don’t remember seeing these in the room he stays-).

He would suggest making a pillow fort, and while making the pillow fort, he proceeded to smack you with one. Which ensued a pillow fight between you two. It successfully made the both of you a laughing mess by the end, filled with feathers. Childe then carries you bridal style to the incomplete pillow fort and starts the movie you chose. Placing you in his lap and placing his head either on your shoulder or head depending on your height, cuddling you from behind tightly with a contented smile on his face. 

“You know what? This might not be how I envisioned how your birthday would go, but I’m not complaining. Happy birthday, comrade. My most adorable and most cutest and only love. I love you so much that you’ll be the very reason why I die so suddenly. So stop being so cute okay?” 

(You two are living together in this one.)

Diluc has the probability of forgetting your birthday due to his busy schedule, especially if it’s starting to rise when your birthday draws near. He might neglect you for a couple of days, too engrossed in his work. When the day finally arrives, it completely leaves his mind. Like he’ll think of it as a completely ordinary working day. It isn’t until one of your friends told him to send you their birthday greetings that he remembered. And oh boy does he feel guilty, like srsly, he literally froze when he realizes what day it is today. And you know what that means? ✨Panicc✨

Honestly, I can see him buying the whole store XD. In the state of panic, his common sense just leaves him completely that he ends us buying practically the whole store. It would be sent to the Dawn Winery immediately as he buys some flowers from Flora, who also sent you her birthday greetings, which made him more guilty-

When Diluc steps foot inside the manor, he tries to search for you outside the gardens where he usually finds you but when he doesn't, he gets worried. Asking the head maid immediately about your whereabouts, and his concern and worry (and guilt) grew even more when he finds out that you haven’t gone out of your room. He quickly went to your shared room, with the flowers still in his hands, and knocked on your door. Calling your name softly and asking for permission to enter, when granted he entered the room as quickly as possible. But seeing the sight of you bundled up in your blanket made his heart crack.

Placing the flowers at the bedside table, he quickly made his way in front of you and kneeled down to meet your eye level. You can tell he was very worried about you with how frantic his eyes seem and the concern underlying it. With the way he was staring at you, you can’t help but spill your insecurity to him. The reason why you were hiding in his room rather than go out to celebrate your day of birth. Every word you spill made his heart break even more. Seeing tears started to leak from your eyes, he placed his two hands on your face wiping away the tears with his thumbs. Smiling at you gently and placing a kiss on your eyelids and on your nose.

“I completely understand, my love. Even I sometimes feel that way. Also to the point where I don’t want to celebrate my birthday even, but that won’t do my love. You are so special, you deserve your special day to be well special. If you want to simply lay here and sleep, then so be it. If you want to go out and do something, then I’ll happily oblige. Let’s obliterate those awful thoughts, and if those keep persisting, I’ll slice them up for you. I’ll keep picking you up when you fall. So, what is your command, my love?” (i'm so tempted for him to say master-)

Whatever your answer may be, one thing for sure, Diluc is seen smiling adoringly at you. Even the maids noted how soft the master is around you, particularly today. Whether curled up together in the bed, with him embracing you tightly to his chest and placing a kiss on top of your head. And if you listen carefully, you can hear him quietly humming a tune that his father (or mother) sang to him. Or you two outside in the garden, simply admiring the view with his hand around your waist. 

Either way, at the end of the day, he would wake you up or make you go inside for dinner. You haven’t eaten breakfast or lunch yet so you’re probably hungry by now. If you don’t want to leave your room or want to return to your room, he would understand and make the maids bring the food to you. When the maid(s) finally arrives with the food, you notice the cake on the tray. Looking at him as he chuckles, taking the trays from the maids. Humming a light tune, he scoops a spoonful of cake and holds it to your mouth, with a slight smirk on his face, eyes twinkling with mischief. 

“Stop staring at me like that, did you really think I would let the day go by for you to not celebrate your birthday properly? From what I know, birthdays have cakes in them, whether a huge cake or a cupcake. Say ‘ahh’~... Happy birthday my love. May next year be more enjoyable than now.”

Kaeya remembers your birthday like the back of his hand, I think he’s even more excited than you really. Eagerly awaiting your birthday as he counts down the days, dropping hints and stuff to you birthday-related, and probably plans a birthday party for you. The knights immediately agreed on it, including a certain bard, traveler, and wine master (albeit more hesitantly). He made sure that this party would be successful, constantly checking on the plans and such. To the point that everyone was practically fed up with his constant questions. But they understand that he wants this to be a successful and enjoyable party for you. It got to the point where Diluc kicked him out of his Tavern after asking for the umpteenth time. 

When your day finally arrives, he was practically beaming with joy and excitement. To the point where he can’t hide it behind the cool and suave facade he wears. He quickly made his way to you, going along with the plan of distracting you as they started to prepare for the party. In his total excitement, he didn’t notice the rather gloomy atmosphere around the house. But when he arrived at your door, that is when he noticed how quiet your house is.

Now albeit worried, his excited smile slipping from his face and now replaced with a worried frown, he knocked on your door, calling you in his usual teasing voice. When he didn’t hear your response, the bubble of anxiety appeared in his body. Twisting the knob and finding it unlocked, he quietly and carefully opened the door. Seeing your back immediately, seeing your side rise and fall making him sigh in relief that you were still alive. Closing the door gently but made a noise to alert you of his presence. Taking a seat behind you, he ran his cold fingers on your back, watching you arching at the sudden coldness of his fingers. Smiling slightly, he asked what’s wrong. 

Turning around to face him, you buried your face on his chest, inhaling his strong masculine scent. Instinctively wrapping his arms around you, he played with your hair with one of his hands. Tapping on your head slightly, beckoning for you to answer his question. With no way out, you decided to come clean. You explain how you feel like you don’t feel like you deserve to be treated as special on your birthday and all that sort. His face was void of emotion as he stared at the ceiling with his unique pair of blue eyes. Outside he might seem emotionless. But inside, he was on the brink of insanity. Who dares to put such an idea on his s/o’s mind? Why would you think of that? Was this insecurity of yours also his fault?

“That must be the most stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. You’re not special? Please. Don’t try to make me laugh with that joke ‘cause it’s not funny. You are a jewel, a star, a constellation. As rare as the gems, or rather visions. You can even rival the very sun with your smile. I know those demons in your head keep saying those words to you, the temptation is so tempting, right? Just succumbing to them to make them quiet. But that’s why I’m here, my dearest snowflake. I’m here for you. You’re so special to everyone, most especially to me. You mean the world to me. Anyway, enough of this tear-jerking stuff, we have a party to celebrate. And we can’t celebrate it without the birthday gal/guy now can we?”

Despite your protests, he lifted you effortlessly and carried you outside and into the dawn winery where the party was held. Placing you on the ground and pushing you forward where people from Mondstadt came and greeted you with happy birthdays. Smiling at the sight of you being overwhelmed at the warm greetings, and then chuckling at how bright your face became. Diluc nudges him to you, beckoning him to help you before returning to what he was previously doing (most likely trying to force a bard to not finish all the wines in the vicinity).

After a while in the party, Kaeya brings you to a secluded place with no people for air. Being in a party filled with people could be suffocating at times, especially if you’re not used to it. He intertwined his hands with yours and bends down to meet your eye level (or leans down if you have the same height as him-). He gives you a cheeky smile and proceeds to place a peck on your lips. Chuckling when you pouted and glared at him, wanting more kisses.

“My my, what a greedy vixen~ But it is indeed your birthday so I guess I have no choice but to oblige to whatever my birthday vixen wants me to do. Would you like me to strip as well? Haha. Kidding kidding. Happy birthday, princess/prince. May many more to come. Oh! I forgot. I heard from a certain birdie that you ordered for a personal performance from me~ would you like to get it now?” 

Since we all know that Venti practically doesn’t do anything like every day, I would safely say that he would remember your birthday. Probably save some mora to buy you a gift for your birthday, even though it’s not as fancy as the people in Liyue (they all rich kids-), it’s still meaningful. He probably made a bracelet all by himself with the beads he either bought or also made by himself. Nevertheless, he was as excited as Kaeya for your birthday. Already prepared songs to sing for you when that day comes. 

Venti immediately searches for you when the day finally arrives, but his excited and bright smile vanishes when he can’t find you in the crowd of people. Raising a brow at your sudden disappearance, he searched for you everywhere, the tavern, the church, the headquarters, everywhere but your house. So when he finally arrives at your house, he was filled with worry and concern. Entering your room through the window like usual, he sees your figure sitting on the floor while reading a book.

He pouted at the sight as he made his presence known by asking you why you were here and reading a book on your birthday. He watches as you jump from where you are and turns to look at him, sighing at the sight of him. He slowly made his way to you and sat next to you, his legs sprawled across the floor. He takes note of the food around you, which was non-birthday festive, it was just ordinary food. Not understanding why you’re sulking in your room, he asked you what’s wrong. 

Venti’s eyes widened at your explanation, feeling the sadness leaking at the words you said. They weave themselves around his heart, squeezing it, making him have a hard time breathing. He shares your pain. He was your soulmate after all. He immediately engulfed you in a hug, stuffing his face on the crook of your neck. You were so vulnerable in his eyes. You were so fragile. He desperately wants to protect you from the pain. But looks like he can’t protect you from your own demons. 

“Even though I promised myself to not say or do anything that’ll make you sad, I just need to get it off my chest. I’m sorry you had to suffer through that, those demons that a simple bard that weaves stories into songs can’t erase. Alright, no more feeling sorry for yourself. It’s time to get out and spend the rest of the day enjoyable, perfect for my precious Cecilia.” 

Without any warnings, he picked you up and jumped out of your window. Shrieking at the sudden fast pace, you instinctively wrapped your hands around him as he landed on the ground. Giving you a smug smile while saying “didn’t think i’d let you fall now?” Please slap him. Anyway, he laughed at your aggression and continued to run. Even if you ask where you’re going, he just says it's a secret. So might as well enjoy being in his arms as he continues to run (you swear you can feel the wind adding to his speed but that was just maybe your imagination-).

After a while, he placed you down and you realized where you are. It was Starsnatch Cliff, surrounding you were Cecilia flowers. Venti jumped on you, making you fall to the ground as he giggles. His hat flown back from the force of his sudden attack, he still has that stupid big smile on his face. Since his laughter is contagious, you couldn’t help but laugh alongside him. His eyes glistened with delight at the sight of your smile finally. Grabbing your hand and placing the bracelet he made, he pressed a kiss on your knuckle.

“This bracelet shall be a promise from me to you, a fellow bard to the fairest queen/king. I shall love you for eternity, this heart will only beat for you, and this body belongs to you. If you’re in dire need of assistance, don’t hesitate to call me. I’ll be there, forever and always. Happy birthday, my sweet flower.”

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[livingalifeofasimp]

Yandere genshin impact boys with gn s/o who is now also an adventure like aether. Not to mention they were in relationship with him. So.....headcannon? Like I don't want where they will make aether and s/o break up. I want they to suffer! 😌 Have a great day and night!

This request really is interesting!. I hope you like ~

Warning : Yandere themes, unhealthy mindset, it's purely for entertainment purpose and nothing else. It must not be romanticized in real life. Arts are not mine only the content is.

🧡ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕖🧡

➳You were just an enemy, not a strong opponent but strong enough to surprise him and is constantly improving. Your presence was a mere amusement to him or a stranger  who crossed his paths one or two times. You meet Childe when he challenges you and Aether in one of your adventures.

➳You thought he was a guy full of himself but unfortunately you and Aether got forced to work with Childe in a case, unwillingly you supported Aether's decision. Honestly you never expected to see how much he cares for the people he loves and protects them, there was so much more than he shows.

➳It changed your attitude and perspective of him. Sometimes he can be a jerk . Still, you let your guards down since you both will be working partners even if it's for a limited amount of time.

***

➥Never have Childe lost a battle so miserably in a battlefield of love. It feels way far worse than losing a battle almost like he lost his heart and himself.

➥He wasn't able to understand how his hobby of teasing and testing you turned into a habit of being near you all the time, making him addicted to your presence next to him. Everytime when you were in danger, Childe jumped in the scene to protect you, even after knowing you could handle it, without caring about his situation.

➥He should have observed how protective and lovingly Aether looks at you and what's more worst to him is that you look at Aether the same way. Not a single detail went past his observation yet, this? Maybe he never wanted to observe or know such a thing between you both.

➥He saved you, why did you run to save Aether risking your life again?, everything became clear when he saw you both hugging and holding hands. Friends ain't like that. No longer, Childe was a cheerful, determined guy like he was before. Shutting himself away from the world falling into abyss, no tears were left to cry. People who knew him got concerned about his health.

➥What a great despair he is it? His situation is so laughable not even he knew how crazy his love for you is making him. He wants to make you feel the same pain, will you be able to take it?. But how can he hurt you, he loves you so much. How can he fall in love with his friend's girl? Knowing how happy they are together and he is just an extra.

❤️𝔻𝕚𝕝𝕦𝕔❤️

➳As a foreigner in Mondstadt, you searched for a job and luckily found a vacant seat in Dawn winery, since it's only for a few months you got along with the fate, it's better than nothing, besides payment was quite high and could cover up your expenditures. 

➳You discovered that it was owned by a young man which was quite surprising to you. At first you did not have a good option on Diluc, your boss who you never actually interacted with but everyone's past eventually finds their way to other's ears and it was the same in your case.

➳What a miserable past he had gone through, not that it's your business nevertheless it changed the way you saw him. You felt bad for him when he had to work alone on holidays so sometimes you volunteered. One of the reasons was extra pay, he was a good boss to you.  

***

➥Diluc didn't knew what he was feeling for you is. Is it friendship? companionship? or love?. It was for sure that his heart fluttered every time he saw you, you made him dress nice for you and behave differently in a way you don't think bad of him, so he tried and tried, sometimes made jokes to make you laugh.

➥It was so frustrating for him to see you sad. And now after all this when he saw you with a blonde guy who came to pick you after your shift made him lose his sanity. Who is he to you? Why are you so happy to see him? You never smiled like that at him.

➥It was exactly what he thought, you had a lover before he came into the scene. Again he was left alone in the darkness, alone, he is so afraid of being alone. Tears continually rolled down his cheeks, hitting floor . Why is everything so cruel to him? What did he ever do wrong? Why can't he live happily even if just for once?

➥When his heart finally fluttered for someone and he had a reason to wake up the next morning, you disappear, making his life far more miserable than it was. But does it matter? He is as miserable as he was before, did anything even changed? Diluc falled on his knees he was a fool to think he could ever be loved.

➥What is he supposed to do with these immense feelings for you?.  Diluc is aware of how destructive it is, if he loses control then he will hurt you, you will never smile again. He couldn't bear it and he doesn't want to live in a world where he can't have you, so he destroys himself before he can destroy you, taking his breath away himself.

💙𝕂𝕒𝕖𝕪𝕒💙

➳Certainly you got dragged by your friends, after all you came back to your hometown from a long adventure. They wanted to catch up with you so how could you reject them? At the end you accepted their invitation. That's where you meet Kaeya, friend of your friends though you didn't pay him any attention because your friends kept on questioning you. 

➳It was a sunny day when you decided to run errands, buying all the stuffs that was mentioned in your list, you got tired and visted the same place, you went few days ago with your friends. You liked the cocktail, it was of your favorite flavor. The drink was fresh so you thought of ordering it again, coincidentally meeting Kaeya and slowly you both became friends, helping and making fun of eachother.

***

➥This is not what he thought would happen! This is not how it was supposed to be! Kaeya's heart broke so bad, every moment it became harder to breathe, panic rose, he couldn't help but cover his mouth. A chuckle escapes his mouth.

➥For a minute how can he even think he deserves someone like you, look at you how happy you are, you are someone else's, so pure and perfect. Why didn't he realize it earlier? Why did he misunderstood your kindness for love?.

➥Kaeya wanted to purpose you, he was willing to be loyal to only you and keep eyes only for you. So when he heard from his friends who are your friends as well that you already had a lover for years and that you love him very much, it made him depressed.

➥Kaeya sat dissolved in own his sadness, a hand slides through his chest to his jaw, turning his face towards herself attempting to kiss him. As Kaeya's vision shifts on her, he realizes she is not you. Oh how good would it be, if you were the one he was holding, kissing and hugging.

➥He can't believe he became so miserable, constantly wanting to have you to himself. Kaeya pushes her hand away, his hands holded another glass of wine as he takes it down in one gulp imagining your smiling face towards him and hearing your sweet voice which are music to him.

➥Another woman leaned towards him, Kaeya chuckled to himself how dare he dreamed about you, you deserve so much better, not someone who is as dirty as him.

➥He knows it isn't possible to forget about  you so he tries to find comfort in some other women and this time he pulled her towards him, kissing her deeply, tears falled down his eyes. Oh how good it would be if she was you. 

🖤ℤ𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕝𝕚🖤

➳By the time you went back to meet your grandma, everything around the corner changed. You were happy to be able to meet her and see all those places you used to go when you was a kid, reminiscing and meeting all your old neighbors and childhood friends. They are still as fun as they were before.

➳When you got home you saw a handsome stranger in the living room and was shocked, he didn't seem to be a guy who could harm you or your grandma, by the way where is she?. Zhongli decides to introduce himself to free you from any discomfort.

➳Then suddenly your Grandma came in with a tray of food and started complimenting Zhongli saying that he is kind enough to help her with everything when no one is here with her. You thanked Zhongli for being so nice to your Grandma. You didn't knew that your Grandma was rooting for you both because she thought Zhongli is a good guy who can keep you happy all your life.

➳Strangely you always found yourself alone with Zhongli most of the time, and when you knew why these coincidences happened, you explained to your Grandma that you already had someone and humbly rejected Zhongli.

***

➥Zhongli holded his head with his hands so hard, hoping to stop his thoughts about you. It was not his plan to love because they are gonna die anyways like his friends did. So why isn't he able to think you are dead for him. Your face, laugh, smiles and everything, even a smallest detail constantly hovers over his mind.

➥This is not what he is expected to do, but he just can't stop thinking about you and the more he thinks about you, the more sinful it becomes, desiring to tear down your perfect picture with your loved one and pull you to him. He can easily take you to himself, you will eventually love him, if you get to know him, his love, you surely will love him, right?.

➥Zhongli notices that his thoughts are becoming so corrupt, he must stop it. Zhongli threw all the expensive objects placed on the table with a shout losing his composure. Does she know how much he is going through? Tears threatened to fall down from his eyes, so Zhongli raised his head to prevent them from falling.

➥He never experienced such feelings, so much pain for not getting a chance to be with the person he wants the most. He is supposed to happily accept your decision and wish a good life for you and Aether but his heart wants to take you for himself and make you love only him; however, he must do what is right. Perhaps what's best for him is to think you are dead and grieve. Since he hardly believes he can ever stop feeling what he feels for you. He is such a fool for you.

[witch-hazels-musings]

congratulations for hitting 9k!! you deserve it <3

for your Witches Brew event, may i request a brew with a load of Windwheel asters , and handful of Small lamp grass and Ferrous sulfate as its base for Diluc? this event is actually really cool and i love the idea of it! i hope you could do my request

oh what a lovely little potion you've requested ... Mm, I am running low on Lamp Grass, but I think I have just enough for your potion today.

Longing potions are always filled with so much love, don't you agree?

need a potion?

All night you were surrounded by countless dance partners, some better than others, but all eager to steal even a fraction of your time. Of course, you were pleasant and accepted their requests, but you were starting to feel depressed that not one of them was the person you’d wanted. Even as you danced with each stranger you couldn’t stop your eyes from searching for a very particular red-headed man. Every once in a while you caught his vibrant hair in the corner of your eyes, but when you looked he was gone. So, you turned your attention back to your dance partner, offering them a kind, if not empty smile.

--

He watched you intently, his eyes never leaving you for more than a few minutes, and if they did, he found you again. You were flawless, your movements elegant and eye-catching. He knew his eyes weren’t the only ones drawn to you as he observed countless other suitors flocking to your side. He didn’t know what he was expecting, inviting you to a gathering like this and thinking you’d be anything but the center of attention. That smile, that laugh you gave out so freely, he wished he could keep them for himself, but that wasn’t realistic.

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After many, exhausting dances, you slipped away toward the patio. The air was warm, a nice breeze blew through your hair and refreshed your tired body. You could hear the sounds of laugher and pleasant conversations drifting from inside the winery, clinking glasses, and hearty cheers intersected as people celebrated the coming of the cooler season. You should be in there with them, but instead, you felt the celebration to be less than exciting and you wondered if it would be better to just head back.

“If you stand out here too long you’ll miss the celebration.” You turned only to see Diluc walking toward you, adjusting the gloves on his hands before doing the same to his sleeves, his frame illuminated by the yellow glow of the lights inside and you sighed at how handsome he was.

“I needed a little break.” You chuckle, crossing your arms over your chest, hoping the action would calm the beating of your heart.

“You are quite the popular dance partner.” He pointed out, resting against the rock wall which outlined the patio.

“Ah, you noticed. I didn’t expect to be asked so many times.”

"Only just."

Scratching the back of your head and fussing with your ear, you stole a glance at him but even as you tried to avoid the lingering, it was impossible. He was wearing a striking suit, one you’d never seen him wear before, the black fabric suited him so well. It hugged his frame, complemented his striking hair; you couldn’t help but notice how it cinched around his waist and accentuated his toned chest. When you pulled your eyes away and back to his face he was looking right at you, his expression telling you he was waiting for your reply.

“Oh, I’m sorry. Did you say something?”

He laughed and the sound shook your soul. “It’s nothing. It wasn’t that important.”

“Wait, you have to tell me now.” You pleaded, taking a step toward him, momentarily forgetful about the boundaries the two of you had built.

“Don't fret, shall we head back inside, it's getting cold.” He pushed himself away from the wall and crossed his arms, his eyes flickering brightly like an eager flame waiting to catch something on fire.

“I'm ... not ready.”

“Is something the matter?”

You shook your head but honestly, there was something wrong. You wanted to spend time with him but you weren't sure how to go about doing that ... was it too forward of you to ask him to stay?

The music swelled, it spilled out onto the patio as if a beckoning call for the two of you to take without question, "Alright. Then, how about a dance?” He held out his hand and even though you saw it, felt it just before you, you couldn’t look away from the hopeful eyes that looked down at you. "That is if you still have one left?"

"I do ... I mean, for you, yes." Fussing with your lips, you bit the side of your cheek before resting your hand in his. The warmth it lent you drew you in and soon you found yourself closer to Diluc Ragnvindr than you'd ever thought possible. "Ah ..." You jumped at his sudden hand on the small of your back and the noise made him tense.

"Apologies did I ..."

"No, it's fine I just ... didn't ... I'm fine." Dropping your head forward in an attempt to hide your embarrassment, you let out a sigh when he finally began to step in time to the music.

It was perfect, lovely and every sway the two of you shared made you feel lighter than even the strongest alcoholic beverages. The only problem is you didn't know where to look. Glancing up at him only caused him to look away, looking at his hands made you far too nervous, staring at his chest caused you to feel rude so you tried to look at his face again only to chicken out at the last minute.

"You're very good at this ..." You sputtered, while your mind whispered over and over, 'don't trip don't trip.'

"Thank you, I practiced often as a child."

Giggling, you couldn't help but imagine how cute tiny Diluc was. Stumbling and tripped over his own feet until he got used to it.

"What's so humorous?"

"Nothing, just ... I can't imagine you practicing anything."

"No one is born skilled."

"It was to be expected." The music began to fade but when the beat transitioned into a more lively tune, he still held you close. His hand stayed against your back, fingers curled around yours and even though the conversation dwindled with the music, neither of you let go.

"I'm sorry, I know that. So ... you must have practiced many things, I'm sure that was time-consuming." You commented, glancing at his face, eyes becoming lost in his.

"You're pretty impressive, you know."

"I wouldn't go that far."

" ... I would ... I don't think you get enough recognition for all that you do and ..." It was getting harder to breathe, even though you were outside everything began to wobble and sway as you tried to stabilize yourself against him. " ... and I ..."

"Y/N?" His voice, your name, his proximity, and the feeling of his warmth radiating near your cheek forced you to close your eyes in order to take in enough oxygen to survive.

"Master Diluc! There are urgent ... oh, my apologies I ..." The two of you separated and the sudden cold of the evening made you shiver without him.

"Master Diluc?" | "Diluc I ..."

"What is is, Hartman?" The worker bowed low and quickly explained the situation while you turned to take in the night air. "Thank you, I will deal with it." He bowed again before running back inside leaving the two of you in the broken atmosphere on the patio.

"Do what you have to do. Thank you ... for the dance." You smiled at him knowingly. He had things to deal with. This was his event, after all. To hold him back for your selfishness would be inappropriate.

"Apologies."

"It's fine, go." Waving him off you watched him walk back through the open doors before crossing your arms and returning to look out over the winery you loved. Perhaps it was time to leave after all ...

A hand touched your shoulder, the presence of warmth near your face made you pause, made everything pause. "Please stay a while, I have something I wish to discuss with you." Diluc's inviting voice filled your body and left you warm long after he made his way back into the thick of it all.

[genshin-impact-writings]

Original request: Can I order a tall iced tea with Diluc, pls? My idea would be that he's getting married but not to the reader but of course you can come up with your own plot if you want! <33 Thanks in advance and congrats on your milestone. :)

A/N: Heya, dear anon! Thank you for your request. This isn't particularly angsty, it's more hurt/no comfort but I hope you like what I came up with nevertheless. So, here's your drink: a tall iced tea, no extras. Hope you enjoy! :) Reblogs are very much appreciated. <3

Prompts: angst, unrequited love (400 followers event: JJ's coffee shop)

Save the date – Diluc x gn!reader

You stared at the envelope in your hands, at the simple, yet elegant design and the twirly handwriting that made your own name look strangely unfamiliar. Even without opening the letter, you knew its content already – but you still weren’t sure if you could bear to see it in black and white. It would shatter your heart into a million pieces, there was no doubt about that.

And your day had started so well. The sun was shining and you had a good training session with Ellin earlier, teaching her how to use her sword in a more effective way while also keeping up her defense. She had always struggled with that but today, something had clicked, and you were incredibly proud of her. But then, you had taken that damn envelope out of your mailbox and your good mood had been ruined almost immediately.

You let out a breath you hadn’t known you were holding, and a sigh escaped your lips. It was stupid to allow a letter to bring you down like that but you couldn’t help it. Up to this day, you had always hoped that he would notice you, that he would realize that you were more than a good friend to him but this envelope, this wedding invitation – because what else could it be – had destroyed your hopes in a matter of seconds. Now that he was getting married, it was crystal clear that he had never loved you in the same way you loved him. And you, being the good friend that you were, had no other choice but to attend the wedding if you didn’t want to disappoint him.

And you really didn’t want to disappoint him, even if it meant that you had to smile through the pain for an entire day, pretending to be happy for him while it tore you apart bit by bit.

Ever since you were a teenager, you had been in love with Diluc Ragnvindr, the charming, handsome boy who could bewitch everyone with nothing more than a smile. You had watched as his carefree demeanor had faded away after his father’s death, how he had turned into the serious young man he was today, how he had broken ties with everyone in Mondstadt after that horrible incident with Kaeya. You had been the first one to enfold him in your arms when he finally returned to the town after three long years.

Over all this time, you had loved him, even when rumors began to spread that he was seeing someone, that he had found someone he deemed worthy of his love. It had taken a toll on your friendship at first as you started to distance yourself from him but after a while, you had decided that being his friends was better than losing him completely. Seeing him falling for someone else hurt, and it still did, but at least, you were still a part of his life.

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The day of the wedding came, and of course everything was absolutely perfect. There were no clouds in the picture-perfect blue sky, birds were chirping and the sun felt toasty on your skin as you arrived at Dawn Winery Manor where the ceremony would be held. Everyone seemed to be in good spirits and delighted about the fact that Diluc had finally found someone he wanted to share the rest of his life with. Of course, you were happy for him too because he deserved every bit of happiness in this world but all of that didn’t change the fact that it nearly tore you apart to be here and to pretend like it didn’t break your heart to lose him to someone else.

But this wasn’t the time to wallow in self-pity.

You made your way over to Diluc to greet him. He looked pristine, his dark suit a nice contrast to his flaming red hair you had always admired so much, but it was obvious that he was nervous. Well, at least to you it was obvious because you knew him well enough to look past his seemingly unfazed demeanor. And you also noticed the relieved smile that flashed over his face as soon as he spotted you.

Before you even knew what he was doing, Diluc had already pulled you into a tight hug. “(Y/N), I’m so glad that you’re here,” he said and, a bit more quietly, added, “I don’t think I could do this without you by my side.”

You quickly put on a smile and hugged him back, allowing yourself to indulge in the feeling of his arms around you for a few seconds before you pulled away. “Of course,” you said, careful to keep any traces of sadness out of your voice. “I wouldn’t want to miss this. I mean, who would’ve thought that the unapproachable Diluc Ragnvindr would get married some day?” you teased him, just like you always did. “That’s a once-in-a-century event!”

He chuckled and gently nudged you with his elbow. “We’ll find someone for you too, don’t worry. If you want to, of course.”

Thank the Archons that someone called his name in that exact same moment, or else he would have noticed how the smile faded from your face. You didn’t want someone else – you wanted him but he was the one you could never have. Maybe in an alternative reality, under different circumstances, another version of you could be happy with him. But in this reality, the two of you were just friends and it would always remain this way.

You pressed your lips together, trying to fight back the tears that were welling up in your eyes.

Friends, yes. But never more.

Taglist: @blissmal, @aimicoos, @childe-support

[oriigirii]

💞 MC is a Genshin Simp 💞

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{ AN: Omg! This is my first ask so thank you anon (๑ↀᆺↀ๑)/!! This is such a vibe too haha, I hope you like it! } Warnings: None [Maybe Refs and Chars you wont get if you dont play Genshin Impact] * Probably a bit OOC too *

Reader: Gender-Neutral [Default]

( ⓛ ω ⓛ *)

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< Genshin Impact was a game that took the human realm by storm, with its open-world gameplay, its competitive PvE and aesthatic settings, it was truly something that captured you the moment the beta was announced. Although, as with any Gacha games, you weren’t only attracted to the world and its setting.

No no.

The characters were truly the main eye candy of the game. You’d been worried that when you had been sucked into Devildom, you wouldn’t be able to access the game due to, yknow, realm differences, but luckily that wasn’t the case thanks to Levi, and hence why the moment it dropped, you had been spending your life savings simping for characters on every banner.

Yknow theres handsome bois in devildom too... Theyre just kinda waiting for you to put your game down for a moment and kinda notice em ～((Φ◇Φ)‡ >

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ฅ⁽͑ ˚̀ ˙̭ ˚́ ⁾̉ฅ Lucifer

He usually doesn’t mind you playing games

Although, He would’ve preferred if you didn’t cause you kinda need to focus on your studies yknow?

But hey he’s not stopping you

Usually you would stay with him as he works, but he can’t seem to focus with you constantly begging beside him

Small little ‘please’ would be heard every now and then, and a sudden look of disappointment would show on your face.

He tried to ignore it, even giving little cues for you to quiet down, like clearing his throat

You didnt seem to pick up the hint though

He was just about to ask you what you were doing in the first place that has you praying beside him (which is hella rude) but your scream of happiness has him a little more irked and kinda taken back

“LUCIFER! I GOT HIM! LOOK LOOK I GOT HIM!”

You show him the screen showing your pull results

The character held a giant claymore with bright red hair

Before he can get another word in, you snatch your phone back and just sigh as if youd just had a heavenly (ironic) experience and mumble

“I seriously love him, Im so happy...”

Bro same though, Diluc pls come home

You were truly one of a kind, because youve just managed to break the Avatar of Pride’s... well.... Pride.

Did he just get cucked by a man in a video game?

Truly outrageous.

He seems to scoff and holds back a bit of an eye roll as he tries to focus back on his work

But boy oh boy, his salt is high

“If you are going to be causing a ruckus MC, May i suggest you doing it with Levi instead, I have no time for such games. I dont see why youre so caught up in such a character anyways, he looks quite basic.”

His words were sharp, and that was enough to shake you out of your fangirl/boy mode.

You were literally ready to fight the first born, a literal fucking fallen angel, for dissing Diluc like that

like

how dare

But then you notice how he seems to avoid your gaze and a small little red tint was on the tip of his ears.

Lucifer wouldve wanted to see you that happy with him, but no, a game character steals that spotlight.

Angey.

Instead of being intimidated by the sudden coldness, you giggle and finally close your phone and set it aside

You can continue celebrating and bragging about it later, for now, you wrap your arms around his arm and give him a small smooch on the cheek, which definitely makes him blush a tad bit

“Awww Luci dont be like that, Yknow I love you more”

Potential apocalypse has been diverted

But Lucifer does smile the smallest of smiles as he sighs, finding it silly to really get jealous over such a small thing and says

“I love you too, my dear... but you do have to make up for distracting me from my work...”

Well you kinda deserve it, so it wasnt long before both his work and your phone had been ditched

( After a while you do kinda see him quite similar to Diluc and it just makes you smile everytime you think about it, seems you have a thing for the strict cold men huh?)

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Σ(‘◉⌓◉’) Mammon

Why you simping for a fictional character when you already have him?!

He’s your first man!

Your homie!

“Yeah well hes my first 5* so can you blame me?”

S A D N E S S

But for real, this man is just so clingy

He has heard from Levi that you were playing a new game from the human world, and of course, he had wanted to see what it was about by watching you play.

But since it was quite grind-heavy gacha game, he grew a bit bored and asked you to come with him to hang out somewhere else, or even go to the casino and gamble his money away cause he just got goldie back

But no matter what he suggests, you were just so focused on your grinding.

He’d prefer a different kinda grinding right about now with how lonely he is, ya feel me?

But no, you still werent interested.

“Oi! Cmon MC, whats even so important about this?”

“I already told you Mammon, Im grinding for primogems from the event! Theyre gonna be gone soon and I just HAVE to get them! Ugh I swear to Diavolo, if I dont, Imma cry! I didnt get him on their first banner too... ugh!”

Wait no--

Cmon he doesnt want you to cry!

Mammon kinda stays silent for a bit as he watches you struggle to fight the monsters with your low level team, frustration growing on your face.

But as you finish, Mammon seems to snatch your phone

“Hey! whats the big deal Mammon?!”

“Shut up and show me where the store is geez”

Mammon’s demands kinda surprises you and you raise an eyebrow at him, but you do show where it was, and sit back for a while as Mammon just fiddles around with it. You werent sure what he was doing honestly, was he interested? Did you say anything that made him act this way? All you talked about the game was the gacha system so--

oh…

OH

“Mammon! Wait you dont have to---”

“There! I got you as much primo things, or whatever theyre called”

He already has tossed you your phone back and he crossed his arms, looking away as the red blush covers most of his cheeks.

You look at your phone and you honestly felt your heart speed up and stop at the same time at the amount of primos on your account, it was enough for a full 180 pull! If you dont get the limited character on the first 50-50, you have another shot!

You felt your own heart speed up and your face burn so hard, but you do mumble him a quick “But... But why though?”

“Cuz! If you start cryin’ Lucifer’s gonna beat my ass! Dont think I did it for you, you human! I just dont want him taking away Goldie again!”

“But I thought this was your gambling money, isnt it?”

“w-well!... I mean... Hmph.. Gachas kinda like gambling right?, I know Lucifers gonna hang me if he catches me in the casino again anyways, so I thought I might as well just do this... with you...or whatever...” Hes dying, help

But so are you!

Hes too fucking cute and you just glomp him and just hug him as tight as you can!!

Flusterred boi 100

But you do spend you afternoon on his lap, both of you rolling the full 180 in excitement, whether you get that boi/gal you simped for on the banner or not, you still were happy to spend some time with Mammon

He doesnt mind losing a bit of cash for you

but you do promise to pay him back (maybe with a few kissy)

But to be honest, Gacha probably will help him with his gambling addiction...

kinda...

He doesnt go to casinos anymore but he does whale with you now

Lucifer has such a mix feeling with these results.

But he still confiscates Goldie and your card on the end, yall need to chill.

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ヽ(。_°)ノ Leviathan

He probably wasn’t even interested on the game at first

He already has enough games to play, and it just looks like another rip off of some other game he saw not too long ago with that elf looking guy

But when you came to him asking for his help to get the game, you bet your ass that he felt a switch click

Suddenly it was incredibly interesting!

You do share your interests to him almost immediately

By interests, of course i mean the peeps you simp for

The sexy ara ara in the library of mondstat, the pirate looking ass of the guards, the pirate looking ass’s brother thats a wine owner and still highkey reminds you of Lucifer, the demon slayer--- You were actually unsure if you should talk about Xiao but hey hes cool

You explain it all!

From their lore to their voice lines and whatever

But honestly what do you expect from the Avatar of Envy?

Of course hes gonna be a bit jealous! He cant compare to any of these characters! Hes not as witty as that eye patch man, hes not as sophisticated as that red head, hes not as flirty as that ara ara either!

As you go on, you notice that Levi was kinda... half listening....

It made you pout, but then, it made you worried

Uh-oh you know that look

its that, ‘im overthinking’ look

So to snap him out of it, you kinda grab his face as gently as you can

“Need Grimm for your thoughts?”

He flushes and he immediately looks away, but you usher him to look at you as you coo and ask him whats wrong

It takes a bit till he kinda explains to you how hes feeling

In your relationship, you both were practicing being more open with each other, hence why you were proud of Levi for saying it

but you did feel kinda sad and frowned as he finishes explaining

“You... feel jealous?”

“Ugh d-dont say it out loud normie....”

He covers his face with his arm and you just cant help but shake your head with a fond smile, but you do need to address this and comfort him.

“Levi... when you fanboy about Ruri chan, did you ever think she was better than me?”

Your question made him frown and look at you in absolute worry

Did you actually think that you were below Ruri chan?

Of course hes an absolute simp for Ruri but.. cmon

Now that he thinks about it, he does talk about her a lot doesnt he? oh no...

“MC O-Of course not! I love Ruri chan yes, but you... I... I Love... you more...” Levi exe do be dying

But you smile at his response and gently kisses his cheek

“I think thats sweet Levi... But thats how I am too... Youre still better than any of these characters, youre real and they arent, youre mine and I am yours~ Youre my personal 5 star!” You wink at him and Levi just dips

his heart couldnt handle the cuteness and he died, ladies and gentlemen

but for real he did pass out

Must be from all the blood on his head from the blush

But ah, he does get it, and after being showered with love from you, He kinda slowly got over his jealousy

its not immediate but with simple reassurances, you can manage to reel him in and have fun with you

He does end up enjoying the game cause he gets to spend time with you, and he gets to show off when events happen 

He also goes out of his way to memorize locations for materials for you, and when youre sick or busy, he pilots your account

true gamer

But ironically enough hed probably start simping for a character too and of course, you both start bonding over that, which just makes Levi absolutely happy

I wonder if hed simp for Barbara, she is an idol afterall like Ruri chan

Probably lowkey for now

Afterall she looks like a minor so-----

( I dunno i searched shes 16-18 lol )

But regardless, I can imagine you both just cosplaying each others fav characters too

Its a wack looking ship cosplay but yall just simp for each other cause of it, its pretty fun but the rest of the brothers just finds it hella weird

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I only have energy for these 3 as always, Im sorry! But i promise Ill do the rest!! I hope you guys do enjoy, and Id love some feedback on the characters personalities cause I know they can be a bit Ooc, But feel free to send me an ask! Im pretty open lol 〜(￣△￣〜)

[genshin-obsessed]

Hiii idk if anyone's already requested something like this but could you do something where the reader gets jealous and feels insignificant because there are so many girls who like diluc or zhongli (you can choose) and they feel like they're not good enough, sjdbh does that make sense? Feel free to ignore this if you dont want to tho

Well, I was GOING to choose Diluc but I chose Zhongli. He deserves more of our love and I did get him today sooooo💕 LET’S GO! Length: 573

Insecurity

Zhongli’s handsome, he’s intelligent, charismatic… all of this made it hard for you to not feel insecure. He was so much better than you in EVERY aspect. A lot of women liked him, for good reason. Every time you two went out, he was somehow surrounded by women and it was hard to keep up.

Usually, you would just walk away or back up, giving them room. Honestly, most of these women were a better choice anyway, right? Of course, they were beautiful, strong, wealthy… everything you weren’t.

You frowned and walked backwards, getting away from the women that had, once again, surrounded Zhongli. You could feel the sting in your chest and the anxiety in your stomach.

“Maybe… if I was prettier…” You mumbled as you turned your back on Zhongli and walked away. You heard something behind you but chose to ignore it. The last thing you wanted to see was that group of girls surrounding the man you loved.

As you turned the corner, you felt someone grab your arm. You turned around, ready to shove them off, but noted it was Zhongli.

“O-oh, yes?” You asked, looking away as the anxiety started to  hit its peak. The tears were already filling your eyes and you wanted to run. You needed to run or he’d see it. Then he’d have another reason not to choose you.

He pushed you into the corner, somewhere that hid the both of you. You looked up at him, unsure of what to do as he took your face.

“I’m sorry, my love.” No… why did he have to say that?

The tears slid down your cheeks as he pulled you into his chest, shielding you from everyone that could potentially see you. His hands ran through your hair as you sobbed. You wrapped your arms around his waist holding him close as silent sobs escaped your body.

After a few minutes, you pulled away and wiped your cheeks roughly. Zhongli took your hands and made you look up, gently wiping the tears away.

“You must be gentle with your skin. I wouldn’t want you to hurt yourself now.” He leaned down and pressed a kiss to your head. “I’m sorry for what you have to deal with. But know this, my love, I only have eyes for you. No one else. You are my light and my reason. I would never want anyone other than you. I would never want to lose you.”

The worlds made more tears slide down your cheeks, but Zhongli only smiled as he continuously wiped them away. No matter how many fell, he kept wiping them away over and over. You hugged him once more, burying your face in his chest.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry for being so weak and-”

“Do not apologize.” His voice was strict, making you look up again. “Your feelings are valid and just. Do not apologize for your feelings. Ever. They’re not something to be sorry about. If you believe their wrong, then take a breath and reflect on what happened and what made you feel like that. But never, ever be sorry for them.”

“O-ok…” you pressed your head against his chest, closing your eyes. He let you, standing there as long as you wanted before he inevitably took you back home so he could continue to hold you. As he hoped he’d be able to do for the rest of his life.

[amethystroselilith]

Please Help Aether (Chilumi Crack One Shot)

This dumb af fic is dedicated to @jojosbizarredepression and is inspired by our convo and their adorable hcs!

I know I said fluffy crack, but the fluff disappeared... Might make my usual fluff one shots with Lumi coddling Childe though not gonna lie cause it sounds cute af

SUMMARY: A crack one-shot featuring dumb Chilumi and a suffering Aether who just wanna watch sunsets and drink wine

Can also be read in ao3: here

Aether knows that time...

The time that scares every big brother…

The time where their sweet little sister falls in love with a questionable man.

Aether already had that small feeling when he and his sister woke up in this world that they now call home.

The feeling intensified when they met the Cavalry Captain, Kaeya. The man hadn’t even been shy for flirting with his sister in front of him, immediately kissing her hand after the twins landed from luring Dvalin away from the city.

Aether immediately dislikes him, fearing that this flamboyant captain will break his sister’s heart.

So like every respectable big brother in Aether’s book, he keeps ratting him out on Jean and Amber, to keep him away from his sister.

Then there comes Master Diluc, who fits the category of being one of the most wanted bachelors; handsome, rich, and mysterious. At least that’s what Aether thinks based on their travels to different worlds.

Aether does not like Diluc at first, he seems to be a bit too cold and distant, he doesn't want his beloved sister to feel unloved. Though as time went on, Aether sees that he’s worthy of his sister.

The way he protects her, coming by her side as enemies run up to her, tending to her wounds when she gets hit or falls, and not to mention he’s rich.

When they get married, he’s going to live in luxury too, right? He’s family after all.

Aether was ready to give his approval if the redhead would ask him for his sister’s hand.

It was all going so smoothly and Aether can already imagine life; on their day offs, he will be sitting in front of the winery, watching the sunset as he drinks Dandelion Wine and enjoying the breeze.

So how come he’s inside a cell right now, arguing with his sister while said sister is protecting a certain ginger-haired fucker that had them ended there.

“Lumi, I swear to god, he’s so dead,” Aether said as he tries to climb over the geo constructs Lumine had set to separate him from her dear lover.

Said dear lover just stuck his tongue out at him when Lumine knocked him off with her anemo powers.

“Leave him alone, Aeth! Childe’s a victim here!” Lumine protested, keeping a close eye on her brother.

“Victim?! He almost murdered someone! That’s why we’re here, inside a fucking cell!” Aether argued with a groan.

Going to Liyue was a mistake…

He just wanted a little bit of an adventure with his sister before her hypothetical marriage with Diluc, and now his sister is dating a psychopath.

“Almost.” Childe rolled his eyes, “He tried to rob me, I had to defend myself!”

“Of course, baby, we know this. Their justice system is fucked up.” Lumine cooed, stroking his cheeks softly, making him purr and lean on her touch.

Aether gave them a look of disbelief, “You summoned a fucking whale in the middle of the city!”

“Yeah, but no one died,” Childe argued.

“You destroyed a huge part of the city...”

“And no one died.”

“We’re in jail because of you.”

“Ningguang is a bit harsh don’t you think?” Lumine huffed, “He was being robbed, how could she allow that kind of scam stall here?”

Aether sighed, “Lumi, we both travelled a shit ton of worlds before, carnival-like games are scammy as fuck and yet you still fell for Shitou’s words.”

“He outsmarted us,” Childe argued.

“...Yeah, I guess it wasn’t hard to do…” he murmured to himself but the couple didn’t miss it.

“Are you saying my baby is stupid?” Lumine gasped as she pulled Childe close to her chest as if to comfort him.

“Well, I’m not saying he’s smart.” Aether deadpanned.

“I’ll have you know, my baby is a master of different kinds of weapons.” Lumine huffed, “Isn’t that right, love?”

“Yeah, I’m almost close to mastering the bow,” Childe said proudly as he nuzzles to the blonde’s chest.

“By using your hydro blades?” Aether rolled his eyes.

“I use the bow too when they’re not available!” Childe huffed.

“And using your hand to throw the last arrow,” Aether added.

“What can I say? I love to improvise.” Childe grinned proudly.

“I know, baby, I’m so proud of you.” Lumine praised as she hugged him closer.

Aether didn’t know stupidity was contagious, and now he has to deal with this all his life? Well, not really since he and Lumine were immortal and Childe isn’t.

Unless…

He grabbed Lumine’s wrist, horrified to find out the mark that symbolises Lumine had shared her immortality with someone.

“Lumine, my dear beloved sister,” Aether’s eye twitched, “...who did you share your immortality with?”

Lumine beamed, “Why with my precious baby of course!” she said as she hugged Childe tighter, the ginger getting suffocated by her chest, he wouldn’t mind dying there, but he wouldn’t thanks to the mark he has on his wrist given by his lover.

Aether stepped back, “Lumi, you’re supposed to talk to me about this!”

“Oh, really? I don’t remember being consulted when you shared your immortality with your stupid pet fish!”

“How dare you!” Aether gasped, offended with her bad mouthing his precious fish when they were toddlers, “You have some audacity to call Bubbles stupid when you’re dating this idiot!”

“He’s not the idiot who wasted his immortality with a fish though!” Lumine hissed, “At least I can bring my baby with me to different worlds!”

“That’s so rich coming from you when you were about to share yours with your pet cat!” Aether called out.

Childe tensed pulling away from Lumine, “You said you never thought of sharing your immortality until you met me?”

“Baby, we haven’t met that time,” Lumine frowned.

“Doesn’t matter! You should’ve known you were going to meet me, I can’t believe you loved someone before me!” he sulked in his corner, rejecting Lumine’s inviting arms.

Aether raised his eyebrow, this is the first time Childe refused her, usually, his face would dive right in between her cleavage like the perverted bastard he is.

“But Childe I think that was you!” Lumine suddenly announced.

It immediately caught Childe’s attention, while Aether had never been so confused.

“Me?” Childe tilted his head in confusion.

“Oh my god, I just realised it, the cat has orange fur, blue eyes, and he would also tilt his head in confusion!” Lumine gasped, eyes wide in realisation, “And guess what I used to call that cat?”

“What?”

“Ajax.”

“Oh my god.”

Aether loved his twin, he really does, but he wished he could turn back time, figure out what mistake he had done to deserve his sister falling for an idiot.

He bit back his tongue to avoid calling out Lumine’s bluff, the cat’s fur was black and white with greenish-yellow eyes, and his name was Mittens.

“We really are soulmates.” Childe sighed happily as he went back into Lumine’s arms, “I can’t believe I was a cat in my previous life.”

Aether sighed, he’s too tired to deal with them so he let them be and walked to the bars, hoping to see any guards that could take him to a different cell.

A door opened followed by footsteps.

“Zhongli!” Aether smiled in relief, “Oh my god, please tell me you can help us.” he begged.

Zhongli smiled revealing a key, “Don’t worry, you are no longer prisoners.”

The three gasped excitedly as Zhongli opened the cell.

“How’d you convince Ningguang? She was so pissed.” Aether asked curiously.

“Well…”

~~~

After taking a sip of her afternoon tea, Ningguang feels a little sleepy. It didn’t take long until she fell asleep on her desk.

“Ningguang, Tianquan of Liyue Qixing.”

“Who’s there?” She tried to shield the blinding light, trying to see the mysterious figure.

“It’s me, the Geo Archon.”

Ningguang gasped, “My Lord, you have appeared in my dreams again.”

“I would like-”

“Yes, I accept,” Ningguang said excitedly.

“...What…?”

“I accept to be the next Geo Archon.” she repeated, “That’s why you’re here, right?”

“Uh… no…”

“Oh… I was ready to produce my own money, that kinda sucks, but okay I guess...”

“Anyway, I heard you sent the travellers and the Fatui to jail...”

“Yes, they destroyed half of the city, My Lord.”

“Yeah, well about that, you should let them free.”

“...They destroyed half of the city…”

“Yeah, but like no one died.”

“...The reconstruction is going to be expensive, plus helping those merchants who lost their stalls…”

“Bad things will happen if they stay in that cell…”

“What will happen?”

“Just really bad things, believe me, you don’t want to deal with that. Trust me, I’m Morax.”

“I… Well, yeah seems legit, I’ll set them free by your words, My Lord.”

“Ah, also there’s this fine gentleman from Wangsheng Funeral Parlor that’s having some rumours surrounding him about his debt. That is totally not true and everyone who says so is a liar.”

“I shall dispel the issue.”

“Also give him the key to free the prisoners.”

“As you wish.”

“Okay, cool, cool. Thanks, bye now.”

~~~

“Damn, Zhongli, will you be my best man at my future wedding?” Childe said in awe after Zhongli tells his story.

“Remove seafood in the menu.”

“Eh, we can talk about it.”

“Will you also do the honours of being an uncle to our future children?” Lumine asked.

“I can babysit for a high pay rate.”

“Fair enough, we’re planning 20 or more children.”

Aether fainted, the thought of dealing with that amount of mini Childes far too overwhelming and scary.

Please send him help...

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We believe in Cheaya supremacy 😖😩🥵 Can I have some wedding headcanon plz🥺

YEEESSS CHAEYA SUPREMACY I'VE BEEN DYING TO WRITE THIS ONE

LESGO LES FU CK ON G GO!!!!!!!!

Pplspls,, im os fuckong sofft.... Chaeya wedding I'm,,, thnak you so so os much fot requesting this I'm gomma cry

Chaeya wedding...... I-

Childe's the one that proposes bet

Kaeya.. It takes a while for him to answer, i don't see him immediately accepting the proposal immediately even if they head over heels deeply in love with each other

Cuz Kaeya thinks he has issues and honestly why would someone as influential and spectacular and gorgeous as Childe?? want??? to marry him???????

I also think they're pretty communicative people? Like sure Childe's the type to spring up proposals out of no where

Especially during like a fight with a really strong opponent w Kaeya he just "marry me" out of no where

He's the type to do that, yes, but he also is pretty in tuned w Kaeya so he knows Kaeya might want to talk about it too

Like after a really nice date or smth? Or after a very sweet knock the air out of your lungs sex he just kinda softly asks if he can propose to Kaeya

They'll talk about it and it'll be awhile before Kaeya says yes to being proposed to?

Then Childe will propose uwu and even then it'll be a Soft™ proposal done in private or where its just the two of them

Okokok before i get carried away here's the actual wedding hcs because I'm trailing off to proposal hcs

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They would probably have a spring wedding

The weather isn't too cold or hot

Childe!! Wants a big wedding the biggest!!!!!! Everyone's invited!!! His getting married to the most beautiful man in Teyvat!! Everyone needs to know!!!

But Kaeya would prefer a smaller wedding with only close friends and family umu

They settle for a semi small wedding

Everyone important to them is there and they (childe) sent out a couple of extra invitations for people he thinks he'd like to see

His entire immediate family is there because he loves them sm and what's to share the special day w them

I feel also like they'd hold the wedding either somewhere really obscure or somewhere easy for everyone to get to

It's cute cuz Childe wants a really obscure place where it's super pretty very romantic and memorable? But Kaeya's like??? How are all your guests going to come then

Childe no think only putting a ring on Kaeya and kissing him to seal the marriage contract no Thoughts

Zhongli being like the priest-ish guy he's there to do the marriage contract ok

Venti provides entertainment

I want this to be few years down the line when everything is settled AU where everything works out fine, no one dies, and everything great. A happy ending because its what Chaeya deSERVES.

I- Kaeya in a wedding dress Kaeya in a wedding dress Kaeya in a wedding dress KaeyA iN a WEdING DReSS KAEYA IN A WEDDING DRESS

Yeah, Kaeya would totes rock a wedding dressing. Like bonus if Childe wants to see him in a wedding dress too?

They'd prolly have like a mixed tradition wedding like it's not as traditional. Something between Mondstadt and Snezhnayan tradition uwu

Diluc is here too,, they're brothers again kinda plS I JUST WANT THEM TO BE HAPPY IT'S A HAPPY DAY

I think it'd be nice if Diluc was the one walking Kaeya down the aisle? Hhh and they're talking softly because they haven't been talking for awhile

Diluc a little like reluctant because he didn't judge if it were like a fling or smth but your whole life????

But honestly it's just cuz Diluc's a little unsure what the marriage will entail? Like if Kaeya's gonna move away now or he'll be too devoted to spend time (even if it annoys the hell out of him) with him

And Kaeya before reaching where Childe is reassures Diluc. Because he knows, he knows how anxious Diluc is under that cool exterior just,,,,

Maybe they share a little hug,,, just tells him everything's still going to be the same, he's just got a ring on his finger now,, pls I'm so fucking soFt

Childe 1000% cries when he sees Kaeya walking down the aisle ok like how can he be so lucky to not only woo him but also have him for the rest of his life?

He cries sm Zhongli has to pull him aside for a bit to get him composed

Kaeya cries a little too ok tf he's just umu didn't think anyone would be this into him? Like he didn't think he'd have have someone to be with for the rest of his life that loves him for him even when he's not sure who he really is i-

Their vows to each other are going to be fucking cutest ok people are gonna get touched

I think their kiss when they sign the marriage contract-

I don't want to say like marriage thingy whatever the actual tradition is because i think it's so cute that they do a whole contract w the God (former) of contracts like- shut up I'm in my feels ok let me have this

So they kiss to seal the contract and its not going to be a long kiss even though they're both so horny and sketchy no

It's going to uncharacteristically sweet and chaste. They spend most of them time looking into each other's eyes than kissing

The after party like a dinner or smth where everyone just vibes is lit tho

There's so much alcohol so much because Childe spoils his bf- 🥺🥺 husband (fuCK I'm so emotional)

Venti's about to drink to the next century

Kaeya changes to a suit after cuz wedding dress do be stuffy so

There's like fun games for everyone, good food and music! Lots of dancing and laughter a great time

And he's so handsome in the suit too!????? Childe tears up again how is this man his husband tf

You'd think Kaeya's gonna get black out drunk and Childe's gonna start fights for fun but no they're uncharacteristically soft ok just let them take in everything and that they're husbands

Plspls them chilling in the corner of the room watching everyone and they're sorta just cuddle up and holding hands fingers tracing over their wedding rings

Lumine and Aether has to be the one to tell them to go dance and enjoy the wedding party they planned

Them being called out HAHAHA you can be soft for the rest of you life but you only get one (1) wedding like go???

They end up dancing and drinking til they're a little tipsy too just over all a good time uwu

I know y'all are really here for spicy hcs so i will provide some

Wedding night sex is a guarantee

Kaeya prepped cute white lingerie already

It's also honestly surprisingly sweet? Them just taking their time with each other and lots of loving kisses and tender touches

A lot of compliments and praise from Childe to Kaeya and Kaeya being equally as soft

He's telling Childe how much he loves him and how grateful he is for him, how happy he feels

Also Childe 100% wants Kaeya to call him his husband during

Bonus if its "my husband"

Childe calls him "my wife" or "my husband" in Snezhnayan

Kaeya laughs at him because Childe's still a little possessive even though they're bound by a contract now when Childe sucks a hickey onto Kaeya's ring finger

Childe's like pouting because of it but Kaeya bites hard enough to scar Childe's ring finger in return because lowkey Kaeya's possessive too

They're just,,, soft right now ok do noT SEpErATe

They'll go at it for like a good few hours or if they're extra Soft™ they'll only have rough sex again in like 3 - 5 business days

Them just basking in each other's love after like wow this is real and they're here w each other

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                                                       @dandilys   inquired   !                                                             always   accepting.

         the mask he wore was handsome, cunning, and charming   ...   but more than any of that it was heavy. how jean could still look upon the face beneath it and treat him with any measure of kindness was beyond him. she had always been an incomprehensible mercy, justice swathed in wind and an unrelenting fierceness that none dare underestimate. jean would always be the true essence of the most idealistic mondstadt, and kaeya   ...   kaeya would be the seedy underbelly that would wring out the corruption from their fair city, starting with eroch. six months it had been since the death of crepus ragnvindr, and then the disappearance of his heir. kaeya had not seen, nor heard from his brother   (   if he was even allowed to call him that   )   in all that time. for all he knew, despite searching, despite whatever reach he could utilise as a knight of favonius it was not far enough. and jean   —   lovely, caring jean   —   had been by him all that time   ...   at least until the frostwind swordsman started purposefully pushing her away. he had only hoped at the beginning of his endeavours that years of friendship would survive this facade.

           frostblade had always been an excellent liar, from the moment he set foot in mondstadt to fabricate his identity had been an act of survival. now, his excellent lies served a different purpose, fulfilling that which eroch had already laid the groundwork for. it was no secret that the knights of favonius were a corrupt organisation, from the church bishops to the senior knights, there was no form of government that was entirely unbias. eroch had been preparing kaeya to take over a seat on the kreuzlied society for quite some time, for both his tenacity and the mischievous way the young squire conducted his secrets, pulled off the most elaborate of schemes. the only thing kaeya needed to do in order to secure eroch’s trust was to continue the tirade he’d put on for diluc, forced the unrelenting traitor act that might have gotten him killed if it weren’t for the interference of the tsaritsa. to the cavalry, to their fellow knights   ...   and to jean   ... kaeya had lied. in earshot, for months, he’d lied, and lied, and lied. he’d pretended that the death of his father was a relief, the breaking of a shackle, and then, he would say that he was glad diluc had left, for he would be the one to remain behind and garner the people’s sympathies. by creating the persona of someone harsh and devilish, eroch had entrusted more and more information with the young knight, dubbed the new cavalry captain out of nepotism, but with no men to captain. loyal to his brother, they would have never obeyed a traitor like kaeya. but now, breaking under the pressure of carrying this facade, jean’s kindness under the weight of the old ragnvindr name, kaeya could no longer parade himself as the debonair scum who was glad that the death of his father now lined his pockets with an undeserved inheritance.

         to anyone else, in the wake of what kaeya had done, perhaps her tone might have come off as   ...   sarcastic, misleading. but she knew him better, and he, her. out of everyone in mondstadt, she was the one who knew him best, kept faith in him no matter how undeserving he thought himself. he no longer wished to carry the name of his father’s legacy, not after all the slander he had said in the name of justice. eroch would pay for what he’d done to them. kaeya would ruin this man’s entire career, if only he remained patient enough, and then he would return to rebuilding the shambles of his reputation. out of everyone who he’d lied to, jean deserved the least of it, and yet she’d admitted to the change with such   ...   benevolence. the acceptance that kaeya could no longer carry the name ‘ ragnvindr ’ without feeling as if he was defacing his father’s memory. then, embraced him with a tenderness he hadn’t known since crepus’ passing. she had been the first one in mondstadt to ever build a bridge for him, to offer up her friendship no matter how adamantly he wished to burn those connections to the ground. he remembered all those years ago, a scared and outcasted youth who hadn’t known how to read pretentious writing, the bravery and awkwardness of jean’s helping hand, even when they children. he could betray this kindness no longer, heart heavy with the emotions he had carried with him like a sinking stone to the bottom of a riverbed, ‘til kaeya’s lungs felt they would burst. the returning embrace had been tentative, scared for a moment, and then in an instant he was crushing jean to his chest, a hug full and desperate for the warmth he’d deprived himself of since this entire affair started. she was warm, and smelled sweet, and if the shuddery exhale where he pressed his face into her sunspun hair sounded like crying, then he prayed she wouldn’t comment on it.

         so many words lingered, but dried up on his tongue. so many pent up emotions in the past few months would spill like an bursting dam if he’d lacked the restraint to keep them held back for just a little while longer. jean promises him justice, all the while straightening his collars, and with that the captain offered a watery, almost disbelieving look of relief, eye red - rimmed and genuine in his undying affection.   “   i   ...   ”   kaeya swallowed, for the first time in a very, very long time, she would see him at a loss for words, without a perfectly recited speech and oozing debonair charm.   “   i don’t want to lie anymore.   ”   he felt younger somehow, without the mask that had taken so long to manifest.   “   it’s almost over.   e - eroch will be exposed soon,   i have the evidence.   i   ...   ”   kaeya let out another shuddery sigh, closing his eyes, and when he did a single tear rolled down his cheek, the only relief he would allow himself for now, the only weight lifted from his shoulders. it was only his best friend, in this moment, that he could trust with this vulnerability.

         “   please   ...   trust me.   ”