#I was so excited after Fontaine the nations just seemed to get better and better

[touyahoedoroki]

friendly reminder that this is an anti-natlan blog

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Down Bad For You - Fontaine Girls x Male!Reader

A/N: The idea behind this one is this - what "pervy" kinks do the Genshin girls have? Since it's men that are usually depicted as having these, I thought it would be a nice change of pace. Women are like that too, though we view them as more "proper". They can be horny just like us men, even if they're fictional. The research for this one was fun, as I've never really explored the other perspective. I've planned this for each nation's characters, and I'm even open to writing something like this for the male cast - if my handful of fem readers want me to. Anyway, enjoy!

A/N2: The gif is how I imagine them thinking of these.

CW: Anal, roleplay, BDSM, pain play, Dom/sub dynamics, consensual non-consent, sex work roleplay. Very "concentrated" smut.

Everybody feels extra naughty once in a while - that applies to girls too. They are commonly believed to be more proper and restrained than guys, but that’s hardly true - they can be just as obscene in thought and action as men. They have their needs too, no? And although (most) of them wouldn’t admit to their dirty wants to anyone except you, are these really bad? After all, a girl being hopelessly horny for her man is hardly a sin. 

The care and love that Furina receives from you is something she values deeply. Sometimes, when she looks up at you, she feels like all she wants to do is to make you happy. Do everything, just to hear “good girl” fall from your lips. It's no wonder, then, that she likes to call you “daddy” when she's under you. No matter how rough you are, Furina will hide her face in your arms and take it - you want her to feel good, so there's no reason to worry. All you have to do is ask, and in return, you'll get to hear ‘yes daddy' and ‘I love you daddy'. Praise her often, let her act on her fantasies, and she'll be as happy as can be. 

Clorinde’s profession, and her main source of income, is being a duelist for hire. But what if she had a… different job? One where all a guy has to do is jingle a few Mora in front of her to get her tits out? Of course, being a prostitute is not something any sane woman - let alone Clorinde - would do, but the thought of being your pussy for hire gets her positively drenched. Perhaps it's the feeling of submission, the knowledge that you can do anything you want to her for the right price? Or maybe it's the chance to act like a bold, shameless whore without worrying about her image in your eyes? No matter the reason, she'll be thrilled if you let her indulge that fantasy in the bedroom. It's a fun way to signal what you feel like - give her a handful of Mora and she'll give you a hand, but a jingling purse will move her panties out of the way. Since it's just roleplay, the money doesn't really play a part and is usually just there for fun. But if you ever want to give her money, do it this way - you'll get an opportunity to see her furious blush as she pays for a dress or a new hat, remembering what exactly she had to touch and suck to “earn” these Mora…

Handsy? That's an understatement when talking about Navia. This woman keeps her hands glued to you, and they always seem to travel down to your balls. She absolutely adores these little guys. Watching a movie? She's rolling your nuts in her hand under the blanket. Cuddling? Her warm hand wraps around them and keeps them comfy. Railing her? She'll keep your sack in place with a firm grip. You can expect plenty of worship coming their way, as there's no better aftercare than having your sack spit-shined by an eager mouth. Balls are soft, cool and tender, feeling so perfectly masculine in her hands. All she is doing is giving your baby makers what's theirs - it's thanks to them that her belly bulges time and time again with cute, healthy babies. There's something exciting, though, in how nervous you get when she squeezes them a little tighter or drags her teeth over the sensitive skin. She has your masculinity, your male pride, in the palm of her hand, doesn't she? Don't worry - she won't damage the goods, as you still have plenty of kids to fuck into her~

She's a rare example of a person that really likes each part of her job. Writing, interviewing, taking photos and capturing things on film - Charlotte enjoys each part of the process, and that obviously bleeds into the bedroom. Her trusty Kamera captured more than just famous people, she'll have you know. She has entire smut albums at home, brimming with filthy pictures that show a completely different, far more slutty side of the journalist. Of course, she has a big reputation to uphold - these pictures getting out would be a major blow to her image, but what's life without a little risk? Nobody but you knows that Charlotte walks around with a few of these pics folded up in her wallet. And she doesn't play a stakeless game - she makes sure that each picture includes some part of her face, or at least a clue to her identity, usually the pink tuft of trimmed pubes. Each time she opens her wallet in public, she feels a tingle of excitement mixed with fear at the prospect of somebody seeing her creampied pussy, your thick cum pouring out like dense cream, or just what kind of facial expression she pulls when there's a cock lodged balls deep in her asshole. Of course, you have free access to the whole collection - she trusts you to keep them between you and her. The benefits of developing the photos yourself, right?

As all proper, young ladies, Emilie read a lot of books during her youth and continues doing so to this day. Some of the titles she stumbled upon were more… improper than others, but they quickly became her (literal) dirty pleasure. She found a special interest in mixing pain with pleasure. Whips, clamps, spiked wheels, cuffs and many more torture implements fill her collections, all ready to provide the most intense of experiences. Emilie used to lament to herself that she had no man that would embrace her, let alone her kink, but now? My, the possibilities are endless! She made herself a special playroom, and when she's in there - you're free to do anything your mind conjures to her, no matter how mean it is. Within the pre-established rules, of course. Hoist her up by the panties and just lay back, watching her wiggle helplessly and moan as the fabric bites into her plump pussy. Stuff your boxers into her mouth fingerblast her, adding heavier weights to her poor nipples every time she trembles from the pleasure. Punish her disobedience with relentless edging and an unlubed dildo up her ass. Don't stop, even when she finally releases the stress and pain you inflicted on her all over your cock. And when you're done, scoop up your exhausted wife and shower her with kisses - there's nothing nicer than some love and cuddles after being so thoroughly tormented. 

It's always the quiet ones. Would you expect the quiet and socially awkward Lynette to hand you a vibe and a remote? She's an expert in keeping up appearances, so do your worst. Lynette can take even the highest setting with only a blush and grimace, but it's the long game that gets her. Lynette knows this, and the first hour is always a desperate fight not to cum too much, as she knows overstimulation will crack her stoic facade. Show some patience and you'll catch a sight of her knees buckling or her tail shivering. Don't wear her out too soon though, there's still a lot of things she needs to get done. Before she started doing this regularly, conversations with people were boring and exhausting. They still are tiring, don't get her wrong, but now they are constant battles to keep herself from whining out loud and collapsing on the floor. Luckily, her brothers and friends don't have her feline hearing and she's the only one that can hear - and feel - the constant buzz inside her folds. 

Gods, you're so hot. Chevruse can't help but think of you and only you when you are away. Your body, your scent, your warmth, your beautiful voice… The groans as you chase your pleasure, the ravenous way you fuck her until you're content, only to do mount her again in a few minutes… You're so strong and insatiable. She always wondered how it would be to share you with other girls and watch as you juggle pussies and mouths as you see fit. If you'll have her, Chevruse will gladly offer a threesome, maybe even a foursome to her friends. Wouldn't it be nice? To have two other pussies to fuck when your main toy breaks? It's also a great way of bonding between besties. After all, what brings girls closer that sloppily sharing a load with Emilie or eating your creampie straight out of Chiori's cunt? 

Being independent and strong is a significant part of Chiori’s character. Wouldn't it be nice, though, to give up some of that every now and again? Have someone care for her, keep her close and tell her what's good for her? Of course it would - who would use this power better than a man? And what man would take better care of her than you, her darling husband? Keep in mind, though, that Chiori tends to be sassy and sarcastic with you - she clearly needs discipline. It's not that she doesn't respect you, she keeps her tone quiet and gaze low to the ground when you're her ‘Sir’, but she'll act bratty just to feel you dominate and discipline her. You may nominally punish her, but she's having the time of her life being set straight by a strong, mature, older and more experienced man. Every time she comes home late from the shop, her knees buckle at the thought of what she'll be doing in a while - digging her nails into your pants and whimpering into your thigh as you paint her ass red with your belt, make her kneel on dried peas or lock the bathroom door until she's feeling truly sorry. Every time, after enduring her punishment, Chiori will cling to you, seeking comfort and forgiveness from her ‘Sir’. Though this kink of hers shows up only behind closed doors, she might sometimes call you the honorific in a hushed tone, or hang off your arm as you take her out to dinner or the theater. Maybe submitting to a man isn't as bad as she thought - it definitely is hot as hell. 

Everyone is very respectful and fearful of Arlecchino, which does, at times, make her days very dull. Oh how she would love someone to come in, disrespect her, and give her a reason to let her frustrations out. While this does happen sometimes, she never gets to experience the smutty kind of that. And that's when you come in. Since she’s lucky to have a man of her own, Arlecchino won't hesitate to use you for all you are worth. But she doesn't just want to be made angry, no. She'll clearly communicate what she wants - she wants to be helpless, she wants to be angry, she wants to be desperate until she can't take it anymore and she just breaks. She'll love nothing less than being tied up and forced to cum way beyond what she can take, having her mind melted into slop over hours of stimulation. Vibes and wands are your friends here. Tie her up and just leave her there, maybe slap your cock across her face to rile her up even more. After the overstimulation kicks in, at first she'll be angry - Arlecchino will curse you, for the audacity of doing this to Harbinger and will threaten you with the worst fates imaginable. It's just good fun, so you shouldn't take it seriously, and neither should you stop until you hear the safe word. Push her to her limits. She loves it. Her noble blood, her titles, her position, her power, her influences… She can bring them up all she wants, but they won’t give her anything - not when there's a wand on max power, blasting her clit for the third hour in a row. Eventually you'll hear her beg, plead with you to let her rest, but don't relent. Push her further, watch as she understands that nothing will change her predicament and begs for mercy with her eyes, creaming on the toy time and time again until you grant her mercy. But don't go just yet. You must be so horny and frustrated, all because you indulged her in this. It's only right for her to give you some pleasure too, so go ahead and fuck her stupid, for good measure. Make sure there's not a conscious thought behind her crossed eyes. She can take all of this, don't worry. Arlecchino isn't some delicate girl that will yield to anything. She's a woman, and your own toy - she can take a proper punishment. If anything is wrong, she'll use the safe word, but that doesn't happen often - after all, you know your wife's body so well. 

Thanks for reading!

[fatuismooches]

A compilation of a few notes in no particular order written by two odd scholars found by the Traveler on their journey throughout Sumeru. Some of the words have been crossed out or lost to time, making them illegible.

Forgotten Note (found in the desert inside a huge Ruin Golem)

[A page torn from someone's notebook that seems to be hastily written and forgotten.]

... I can't believe what I've just witnessed. We spent DAYS traveling out here to the desert because Zandik wanted to tinker with that huge robot for ages. Me too of course, but that's not the point. Here he was just a few moments ago, brimming with excitement at being able to pilot it. It was cute...

... And then not even a minute later, he was hunched over, clutching his stomach and mouth. I was initially concerned, but he merely waved me off and began writing at the speed of light, still holding back the urge to throw up. And that's when I realized this fool was ███-███...

... Zandik was going to give it one more go but I quickly stopped him. I wasn't about to have him getting sicker than he already was. Tried to fight me on it but he was dizzy enough to take himself out. He's currently grumbling at me in the corner, but he'll get over it...

... Silly man, he let me put his head on my lap while he rested. Good thing I packed some light snacks... but note to self: for the foreseeable future, don't let Zandik into any kind of transportation. Hopefully, he'll outgrow it one day though...

—

Zandik's Note (found on the edge of Sumeru near Fontaine)

[A short note containing idle thoughts - the lack of importance may have caused it to be discarded.]

... There is an area in the desert that provides a clear and close view of the neighboring nation, Fontaine. [Name] insisted on showing me it as we happened to be close by...

... I'm not particularly interested in that land, but there are some things that may be worth looking into. [Name], however, wants to get academic leave to do some research there - more truthfully, they want to try out the macarons. How typical of them...

I suppose it's not the worst idea. They are an excellent partner, plus the extra ███ would be useful for my ███ research, and I'd make sure those people would never know...

... Regardless, there's no rush. Perhaps one day we can go...

—

[Name]'s Observation Log - Page 34-35 (found in the rainforest inside a tree hollow)

[A page torn from an observation log wedged deep inside a tree, preserving a little bit of its contents - it seems the writer wanted to hide it.]

... Day 1 of my first expedition with Zandik. Of course, every course comes with a dreaded group project but I am happy to be paired with him. Zandik, however, not so much. He's barely spoken to me the whole time. Well, he barely speaks to anyone in general, guess that's part of the reason other students refer to him as ███ ███. But I literally live with him, don't I deserve some special privilege?...

... Day 2 of my first expedition with Zandik. I looked a bit at his notes last night so I could start drafting the research report, but then he snatched them away when he noticed. He's extra grumpy at me now. I wonder what kind of things he writes about...

... Day 3 of my first expedition with Zandik. We've gotten a lot of stuff done but he seems far more interested in ███ than looking at plants. There's this one ruin in the distance he keeps eyeing. I bet if I wasn't here, he'd be there. If I present him with a ███ ███ of each type, would he finally talk to me? Hmm, that'd be hard to hide from the sages though...

... Day 4 of my first expedition with Zandik. I lied and said there was a better spot to get samples and brought him to that ruin. Long story short and after a lot of annoyed Zandik later, we made it in. When the killing machines awakened, it seemed he had a bright idea and had begun instructing me to hit them in a very precise way. Well, he certainly knows how to use someone efficiently... After all of that, all of a sudden he had found his voice and began shooting off orders to fetch this tool or that textbook and so on. Never got a thank you but he compensated with some loud, excited mumbles...

... Day 5 of my first expedition with Zandik. Thanks to Zandik actually doing his share of the work, we finished the fieldwork quickly. I showed him what I had so far and he seemed pleasantly surprised, although his expression was still flat. As we worked, he wasn't as talkative as he was yesterday, but the silence wasn't awkward like before. Well, as long as I get paired with Zandik, I think I'll survive this semester, and it'll be a bonus if he warms up to me. Speaking of warming up to me, Zandik wants to come back to the ruin we went to yesterday - with me too!!!!! It'll be our little secret that no one will find out. I think I got on his good side a bit, he looks cute when he's smiling. His teeth are even sharper up close.....

—

Nearly Torn Note (found inside an ancient book in the House of Daena)

[A small paper that has nearly been ripped in half, but some of the words are still cohesive.]

... I ███ them. Why are they here? I told them I did not need help, nor was I interested in assisting them. But they're here anyway. Of course they are. When are they not? Is there ever a moment when they're not constantly chirping in my ear? No, of course not. I'm ███ to live with them after all...

... With their ███ smell wafting through the dorm after a shower, or the scent of their cooking that they specially make ███ ███...

... Their stupid voice is prattling away right now, and I ███ how I do ███ find it irritating. My mind seems to automatically ███ ███ anything their ███ mouth says...

... I found their touch repulsive, but now I ███ for them to...

... There is something wrong with ███...

[At the bottom lays a tiny doodle of someone, presumably the person who occupied Zandik's mind, and has been intensely scratched off.]

—

Collaborative Note (found in an old camp near the woods)

[An abandoned note that appears to be written by two people. The top half is messily written and smudged thanks to the large amount of ink spills and blots. The second half is neater but the writer seems to have given up.]

... My ███ is a ███. Thanks to ███ help, we were able to acquire numerous ███ to help with the ███ ███. Were it not for them, there could have been a great ███ in my ███...

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...Alright, that's it. Zandik is banned from writing notes now. I'm drawing the line. I bought five pens with us, and he has broken four of them so far. It's barely been a few hours! I still don't know how he does it- okay well now he's tapping me impatiently to write down his thoughts. Best get on it before he breaks this one and starts using ███ as ink...

...After a series of ███ were conducted, it has been concluded that it may be ███ for a ███ ███ to be ███-███. Wait... all the ink is on my hand now! And it smudged more!! Ugh!!!...

... I'm going to start forcing him to wear gloves... he's getting his inked hands all over me... at least we can shower ███!...

—

Paimon and the Traveler reviewed the notes they found contemplatingly - it was definitely not all of them, considering how hidden many of them were - but they found themselves oddly intrigued by the multitude of notes left by these two characters. Paimon was more interested in the love story part.

"You know, Paimon's not too sure... she's getting some mixed vibes from Zandik here... he seems kind of a big meanie to [Name] to be honest!" The Traveler watched in amusement as Paimon got grumpy on your behalf.

"... But he does seem to lighten up sometimes. Maybe he's not as bad as we think. Guess we can't piece together their relationships just from some notes, eh?"

"Well, Paimon thinks they seemed like a cute couple, well, minus for some things. Mostly, um... Zandik's oddness which you can't really excuse but I guess it's okay because they're long dead! Still, [Name] sure had strange taste in men..."

[arisewanekosuki]

Traveler's little helper: Liyue

Baizhu , Childe, Chongyun, Xiao, Xingqiu, Zhongli x Fem! Reader Teyvat , Mondstadt , Inazuma, Sumeru, Fontaine (There is still long time till we get Snezhnaya in game, this is why Childe is in Liyue cast) --------------------

Baizhu is grateful to you both for taking care and helping Qiqi, whenever she would come back home, he couldn't help but notice how little zombie is in better mood(even if she doesn't remember what she was doing all day in your Serenitea). At first he was too busy to accept your invitations, but you were pretty stubborn. When you were still in Liyue you would visit him every day, sometimes with traveler, sometimes alone. But you weren't just sitting and bothering him, to his surprise you wanted to help. You would take Qiqi and go gather some herbs or just help however you can at Bubu Pharmacy. Herbalist Gui always appreciate your help as well, even Changsheng started to enjoy your company. But the next stop in your journey was Inazuma. After you both left , he couldn’t help but miss your presence. Changsheng noticed too, when Baizhu sometimes would look up at the front door with hope of seeing you but it always was just another patient. After months you came back, but only for short moment. You came to ask how everyone is and the next day you and Aether traveled to Sumeru. He really hoped you’ll stay longer, Changsheng noticed his disappointed and said “Why won’t you just accept her invitation? Thanks to it you’ll be able to go to her Teapot and see her even when she is in another nation!” before Baizhu could came up with some excuse Changsheng continued “Don’t bother with excuses, next time she will come here, just tell her that you want to 'join to the team' like she always says!” The doctor chuckled, maybe his friend is right and it’s time for him to go with you on your ‘little adventures’. The next time you came back with Aether, Baizhu immediately approached you two, asking if there will be place for him in your team. The look on your face was priceless, he couldn’t help but smile when you were saying “Of course!! Welcome to the team Baizhu!!!” with so much excitement. What he didn’t expect is how he feel much better when he is around you. With his condition he wouldn’t be able to run or climb like everyone else and yet somehow he can keep up with the rest of the team. Of course you would always ask if he needs a break or you would say to the rest of the group that you’re tired and need to rest. He knows that you only do that for him, he already saw how energetic you are and this ‘connection’ you spoke of before, also increases your stamina as well. In your words “to keep up with the person you’re connected with”. But he appreciate that you’re still considerate of him and his condition. When Baizhu visited your Realm Within for the first time, he was surprised that you prepared whole room for him and didn't mind if he brings his stuff that he needs for keeping his health. You and Aether even helped bring all boxes and jars to his room and to storage room, because there was too many to fit in his. He couldn’t help but apologize for being a hassle but you only smiled and said “You’re not a hassle! This bottles and jars have medicine to help you stay healthy so they are important! We have so much space, so don’t worry about it!” and after that you went to place another box in his room. Baizhu smiled, glad that he listened to his snake companion and accepting your invitation. He and Qiq started to help too but what he didn't expect is to see many other guys helping moving the boxes as well. The doctor noticed how the guys, after seeing you holding a box, immediately came to you to help. Changsheng after seeing this only said “It seems you’re going to have so many rivals, don't you?” Baizhu chuckled and replied “That’s not surprising considering what kind of person she is. I expect there will be even more in the future.” Changsheng looked at him asking “Are you not worried about that?” He only with sad smile respond with “There’s nothing I can do about it.” The snake didn't said anything and he continued helping with moving, hoping that nobody is going to accidentally break his stuff. Especially the guy with red horns…

There was a moment, when Baizhu fell sick when he was in Realm Within, he like always waited for Qiqi to bring him tea, hot water and fruits but what he didn’t expect to see was you coming to his room. When you asked Qiqi in the hall where she cares all of this stuff she only responded “It's one of those days.“. You got worried so you asked Qiqi what she meant by that and she said “Dr. Bai is not feeling good…” so you came to help him however you can.

At first he insisted that he will be fine, but you become stubborn again and stayed, no matter what he said. You fed him fruits, help him drink a tea, put new wet towels on his forehead and stayed by his side till he feel better. He saw the way you looked at him, so sad, you even apologized that you can't make him feel better now nor you can’t cure him. This is why he didn’t wanted you to see him in state like this. It hurts him to see with such sadness in your lovely eyes. Changsheng noticed it and she suggested “(Y/n) how about telling us about your adventures in Sumeru?” at first you looked conflicted about talking about it in moment like this, but the white snake said that it may make Baizhu forget about pain for moment. So you did. After finishing your story, Qiqi brought soup to the room. You of course helped Baizhu to sit up straight against the head of the bed and fed him. In this moment he realized how comfortable he feels with you, how much he wish that when he feels under the weather again, you’ll be here helping him. But of course he's still going to fight against death, so he won’t leave this world too soon and so he will be able enjoy more of your lovely smiles for a bit longer. 

The one thing that the eleven of Fatui Harbinger, Tartaglia, or know as a Childe, really wants is to fight with the strongest. At first he didn’t pay too much attention to you, from his Fatui intel he knew you’re not a warrior. But when he was fighting with Aether at Golden House, he noticed something. It was very hard to see it at first, but there was the white thread that was coming from you to Aether. Even when he aimed to cut it, it didn’t work and Aether was becoming stronger and stronger. 

After his plan failed and Signora took Geo Archon’s Gnosis, he decided to learn more about you. Aether and Paimon were wary of him but you didn’t mind to talk to him. He would invite you three for meals, Aether at first tried to decline but both you and Paimon quickly accepted the invitations, after more situations like this Aether just gave up and enjoyed free meal. Childe of course asked many times if you have some kind of powers to make other people stronger but whenever you wanted to explain about the ‘connection’, Aether would stop you, changing topic. So Tartaglia had to approach this in another way. He started to help you two in commissions (at least the ones when you had to fight), or coincidentally meeting you when you were exploring Liyue. Before you realized he practically joined on his own to your team because of that, you thought it’s time to make Childe stronger! But to his disappointed you said that he can’t fight with anyone who is in your team too. He didn’t mind to help you gather shells but he felt frustrated that he couldn’t help too much when your friends were fighting with Ocenaid. And you forbidden him using Foul Legacy when there were your other friends.

He was getting more and more excited when you gathered all necessary items, the things vanished before him and your hands started to glow, when you took his hands in yours, he felt weird. But after this feeling he started to feel this weird power within him and he noticed something else. There was now thread, thinner than one you have with Aether but still there it was and what he realized, for some reason he is the only one who can see it.

Ajax was happy that you and Aether didn’t tell Teucer on his real job. You took very good care of his little brother. But you scolded him, because ‘why did you let Teucer into laboratory filled with Ruin Guards?!’ He tried to calm you down, that nothing bad happened in the end but you were still angry at him. In some way, this made him happy, knowing how much you care for his little brother and later he could see that you care about him too. Always patching his wounds when he decides to fight with big Geovishap, or just asking about his day. There are some peaceful moments between you two and to his surprise he feels like he comes back to his old self before he fall into abyss, by your side he wasn’t Tartaglia who is thrilled to fight, he is just Ajax who enjoys going on adventure with and seeing your smile.

To Aether dismay (and many others) you invited Childe to Teapot. Of course you told him that if he fight with someone here, you will kick him out… but you also mentioned that he can spar with someone on the training grounds, but only friendly spars! You don't want anyone to get horribly hurt here! He is okay with that, as long as he can just fight and show that he is better from others, that will be enough for him. But nobody really wanted to spar with him, so they left him no choice. Childe is aware of other guys being interested in you. He always gets more friendly with you, when there's any of them at the same room. Putting his arm around you, one time he hugged you from behind (some of them were ready to beat him up at that moment) or when you are sitting on couch he would lie down his head on your lap. Sometimes it does work and someone takes him to the training ground but most of the time other guys try to not get into his game.

But if the other guys are friendly to you for some reason Tartaglia feels uncomfortable. He considers you as a friend but that’s it, right? But then why in moments like this he always try to get between you and that guy or even challenge them in fight? Is this really because he want to feel thrill of the fight? Or maybe… While lying in the bed, in the room you prepared for him, he wonders. You bring warm to his heart, he wants you to meet all of his family, he… Is this even possible for him to feel that way about someone? 

Chongyun considers you as a good friend. He’s really grateful when you tell him about rumors where someone saw a ghost and even go with him to check those places. You’re always supportive of him as well. When he doubts himself he can be sure that with pout on your face you’ll tell all good things about him. When his yang energy starts to act up, you always there to bring him popsicle. When it comes to his ice treats, you always make different flavors after visiting other nations. After you visited the Fontaine and come back to Teapot, the first thing you did is to make new flavored popsicle using bullet fruit. This makes him happy how you always think about him and want for him to enjoy a bit more flavors of this world.

Whenever he have free time, he likes to spend it with you. When he stays in the Serenitea, in the mornings you can find him at training grounds, exercise or meditate. You always bring him water and encourage him, making him want to work harder. But at one point something changed. At first he noticed that whenever you would get closer to him, his yang energy would start to act up a bit. Later your smiles started to make his heart beat faster and cheeks get warmer. He was so confused about it, he decided to talk with his good friend, Xingqiu, about it, to ask if he knows the reason why his positive energy acts up around you. But his friend only smiled and said to him to not worry about it.

One time Hu Tao invited him, Xiangling, Xingqiu, Aether, Paimon and of course you too. Everyone enjoyed the food, but at some moment he felt fire in his throat. He got up from his chair immediately, both you and Xiangling getting up as well to give him cold water. But before he can drink it he blacked out.

He woke up in his room in Teapot, he got up from the bed, running towards door. When he opened he saw you, who was surprised to see him already wake. He asked what happened after he lost conscious, but you smiled and said “Nothing that you have to worry about!” and then asked how was he feeling. After talking with you for moment he went in search of Xingqiu, who he found in library at the mansion. His friend was reading something, but after noticing Chongyun presence, he closed the book and asked how the exorcist feels. Chongyun wondered if his friend put something in his food as prank again but after asking it, Xingqiu declined, saying that the waiters must give him wrong order. The blue haired boy, naïve like always, trusted what his friend said but then his friend continued. “Oh Chongyun, you probably don't remember what happened there, right? Suddenly you ran towards (Y/n), hold onto her waist and start spinning with her. We tried to stop you but then you hold onto her like your life depended on it and said that she’s yours the most favourite person in whole Teyvat.”

Before the bookworm could continue Chongyun ran towards kitchen for popsicle. He felt so embarrassed. How could he do something like this?! He must apologize to you after calming down. When he found you again, he kneeled on the floor, bowing and spitting apologizes for his behaviour in restaurant. You looked confused but then you smiled and said that nothing big happened and he doesn't have to apologize. “Being honest, it was fun to see this side of you! Next time if you want to dance with me just ask~” After this his heart skip a beat. He turned around to try stop heat going into his cheeks and activating his manic state again. You were patiently waiting for him. He then looked at you again and with shy tone said “I’m not good dancer…but if you want we can try to.” While the two of you where talking, nobody notice the second son of the Feiyun Commerce Guild watching you two, with the pout on his face.

The mighty Yaksha, Alatus or now more know as Xiao didn’t think too much about you at first. He knew you’re important companion to Aether and that was it. Whenever your little group would stay at Wangshu Inn, you always tried to talk to him to his dismay. Even if he was cold to you or just ignored you, you never stopped coming back to the balcony, where he would residence. At some point you started bringing Almond Tofu for him. At first he didn't accept the food, but after declining it for 10 times and seeing your disappointed face, he finally agreed to take it. You beamed, he was expecting that you will start talk about something pointless but in the end you two sat in comfortable silence.

Xiao at some point noticed something, whenever his karmic debt would get worse, he only needed to be by your side for some time to make it more durable. At some point when you two were sitting at the Wangshu Inn balcony, watching stars, he asked you about it. You looked at him surprised, then at the night sky, deep in thoughts. After awhile you responded “Maybe it’s because of my ‘connection’ with Aether?“ Yaksha was confused “what ‘connection’?” he thought, looking at you, hoping that you elaborate more about it, but you after noticing something in the distance changed topics, so his question never got an answer.

Xiao would sometimes join to your ‘little adventures’ in Liyue, before Aether can react, the Adeptus would take the monsters down, but when it came to humans, he preferred for Traverel to ‘teach them a lesson’. Whenever Xiao sensed presence of another mortal he would stay hidden, not wanting to have attention of someone who search for adepti for blessings. But then he saw the Fatui Harbinger approaching you, it was after the Osial was sealed. He was ready to point his spear to Fatuus neck, but he never needed to do that in the end. The ginger guy approached you and started talking, then he followed a bit after your little group. But he never done any harm so Xiao didn’t had to show himself.

But this didn’t end on this one day. The Fatui Harbinger started to join to your little adventures as well, much to Xiao's annoyance. But there was something that Yaksha couldn’t understand, from where come this unpleasant feelings? He watched you and the ginger man interact and he felt more and more angered by it. He tried to tell himself that’s because he know you won’t be able to protect yourself and the Fatui guy can hurt you at any moment, that even Aether won’t be able to react quick enough.

But when the tall man tried to put his hand on your shoulder, he instinctively moved. Yaksha put you behind him, pointing spear to Fatui’s chest. Aether and Paimon tried to calm both of them down because Childe was ready to fight with Adeptus. You too stepped between them and told them to stop. To Xiao's surprise, the Fatui Harbinger put his hydro swords down first, so he followed, making his spear disappear. You got very angry at them, but Xiao didn't listen what were you saying, too occupied with glaring at Childe, while he was smirking at shorter Yaksha. After that day Xiao never hide his presence from Tartaglia.

The day when you got Serenitea from Madame Ping you immediately came to Wangshu Inn. You wanted him to be able to visit your Realm Within but first you needed to stamp his hand, so he would have free access to come and go whenever he wants. He took off his glove and then you hold onto his hand. This was first time when he let you touch him. Your hand was so warm and soft compared to his. Before he realized you already let go, he didn’t even noticed when you stamped him. Without saying anything he put his glove back and you were already running to invite more of your friends. He looked at his hand deep in thought.

The Adeptus really wanted to follow you, he wanted to go with you to another nations, but because of his contract he can’t. He didn't like when you were sad after asking him if he will go with you on small trip to Sumeru and he declined. He really wants to go, after you left for Inazuma, everyday he was worried if you’ll be okay, if Aether will be able to protect you. He felt relieved when you came back safe and sound. But this will repeated because you will go to another nation and then to next one. One day when Zhongli visited him, he like always asked about the Yaksha’s well being. And he did notice how Xiao seems to be in bitter mood lately. “You may go with her, I’ll take care of everything here.” Zhongli said before drinking his tea. Xiao’s eyes widened but before he could utter the word, the Geo Archon continued. “It will only take some days and I too think this will do good for you.” He smiled at younger being. Xiao bowed, thanking him. Before you left Liyue boundaries, Xiao appeared in front of your group. He will never forget the smile you gave him after he said that he will join in your travels.

The second son of the Guild Manager of the Feiyun Commerce Guild, Xingqiu really like you. Your friendship with him started to bloom after you showed interest in books at Wanwen Bookhouse. He of course started to recommend one of his favorites, hoping to have someone with who he can discuss them. How surprised he was when you said that you can’t read Teyvat’s alphabet so you need to ask Paimon or Aether to read them for you. But his surprise quickly vanished and said with a smile “My liege! If you don’t mind, would you like to read it with me?” and this is how it started. Whenever you and Aether took small break from adventuring and Xingqiu had free time, you two could be find in some peaceful place, the boy reading aloud to you while you sat by his side listening and sometimes commenting on what was going in the story. Later when you got Teapot, Xingqiu would sit with you in library that you and Aether made.

The Guhua Geek felt comfortable around you, he was very talkative, whenever he sneaked from home you could except him to join to your little adventures. One time when your group was visiting Qingce Village, you got a bit careless and almost fell from the hill into the water, thankfully Xingqiu caught you just in time. When he was asking you if you are alright, Paimon pointed how he called you “My lady? What happened with “my liege”?” she asked. Xingqiu was pondering, did he really called you like that? You brushed it with smile and thanked him and then continued on your way. But the boy couldn’t stop thinking why he didn’t said to you ‘my liege’ like always? And then it he realized something, his feelings towards you started to past the boundaries of platonic ones.

Some people know that he writes books, but he has a small secret that he doesn't want to share with anyone. At first he just wanted to add one more character to his book that she is working now, the character that resembles you. But the more he thought about this plot, the more he realized that he changes this book into romance one. This wouldn't be good if his story changed into different one, so he decided to write another story. In this one he wrote mostly his fantasies of being your hero, showing that he’s better than other candidates fighting for your heart. He wrote how he imagine your dates to go, if he ever had chance to invite you to one, with Aether and your other friends it’s hard to ask you to go somewhere alone with him. If he decided to realize this book he will make a different penname for it, after all you, Aether and one alchemist knows who Zhenyu is, and he wouldn’t want any of you to read this one or even know of its existence.

There was one time when the boy pranked his good friend Chongyun. It was a small prank, he just told exorcist about rumors that at specific house, people heard ‘scratching on the doors at night’. Chongyun went investigate this of course. But then you, Aether and Chongyun came back with a kitty that you and Aether searched for commission. You scolded Xingqiu for always pranks Chongyun, of course this one wasn't bad but for some reason you knew about the ones where Chongyun’s yang energy started to act up because of him. He apologized back then but when you and Aether went to take your payment from Katheryne, he couldn't help but pout. From now on he avoided prank his good friend when he knew you’re in Liyue.

Another thing he noticed considering Chongyun is how he started to spend more and more time with you. He’s already aware why his heart is always beating faster when he is by your side but it seems his friend doesn't know that he’s getting feelings toward you as well. Even when Chongyun asked him about the ‘symptoms’ he only could said to him to not worry about them. He had a plan to show you how Chongyun behaves in his maniac state, so on a dinner that Hu Tao organized, he put some Jueyun Chili in Chongyun's food.  He thought Chongyun will do things like always, like dancing on the table or singing loudly, but to his terror, the exorcist started to spin you around the room, then he hold you bridal style while screaming that you're his the most favorite person. After that incident Xingqiu decided to not awake this side of Chongyun when you are nearby.

The Geo Archon, Morax or known now as Zhongli found you to be an interesting. You said yourself that you came to witness Aether’s journey on Teyvat, this made him feel better knowing that now not only Aether will see the true story of Teyvat but you as well. He noticed, how sometimes you would look at him, probably wanting to ask something that he can’t talk about, but you never voiced those questions swarming in your head. He wondered if you just chose not to ask or if this ‘connection’ with Aether, like his contracts, forbidden you to do so. Another thing he wondered about is why so many males started to be interested in you in more than platonic wayThe Fatui Harbinger suddenly started to seek your person to invite you for walks or dinners than search someone to fight, the Yaksha that stayed away from mortals, started to open his heart to you, being more interested in mortals customs and Barbatos seems to sing and recite more poems about love after hearing your name being mention and to his surprise, Anemo Archon is drinking less than before. Is this some of your 'powers' making them like this? Or maybe you are really just a very charming person? Soon this question was answered to him.

You’re very curious about world he lives in, you ask about Liyue's traditions, the legends, sometimes asking if the things in the books are true. He couldn't help but laugh when you asked if that Qilin that ate some man clothes in story from ‘Records of Jueyun‘ is Ganyu’s mother.

When you got Teapot, he’s favorite part of the day become mornings, when he can enjoy drinking tea with you in peace. But to his annoyance, at some point the drunkard started to come too, ruining the peace. He knew what the bard is trying to do and he tried his best to make him leave you two alone again. Most of the time the two of them would argue in passive-aggressive way, but at some point Zhongli had enough. You like animals and there are many cats walking in your Real Within. When the morning came he would feed the little fellows close to the place where you drink your tea. Venti’s face was priceless when he realized that there are at least 3 cats sitting by your and Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's consultant side. This of course didn’t end well, there is little, harmless war between two Archons in your Teapot now. But there was a time when they crossed the line, the room they were at the that moment was in chaos. Only them and Aether knows what happened back then, both of them got kicked from the Serenitea at least for a week by the Traveler himself.

The thing you started to dislike is passing shops when you on a walk with Zhongli. If you looked at something for more than 5 seconds, the Geo Archon was ready to buy it for you, even if he doesn’t even have mora on himself. But you noticed that at one point he do started to have his wallet with him but even so, you’re not sure if he has enough mora on his person to buy so many things. But still you don’t want for him to ‘waste’ mora on you. The taller man doesn't agree with you and in the end you always come back to Teapot with some things. After Hu Tao complained to you about bill she got lately, you decided to always go somewhere outside the city with Parlor's consultant, far away from vendors and shops. There are moments when Geo Archon remembers the past, all the friends that passed away, all the enemies he has to slay. His mind wandering so far from present that he didn’t notice you approaching him. You gently placed your hand on his arm, asking if he’s alright. He looked at you with a smile, but you could see some sadness in his eyes. Then you asked if you can hug him to his surprise but he replied that he doesn't mind. When you embraced him you said “From where I come from, it is said that hugs makes people feel better! I hope you’ll feel better too Zhongli!” He patted your head, thinking how caring and lovely you are. To be worried about some old dragon that he is. When the day come you two have to part your ways, he promised to himself that he will never forget you. But he hopes that this day is very, very far in the future. After all, every journey has its final day, so please don't rush it, if it means that he can spend more time with you.

----- Thank you for reading till the end! (^ v ^)/) Uff I'm…tired…because I really wanted to post it this week QvQ I hope you like it! And sorry for any mistakes >.<

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Thoughts on the Latest Archon Quest...

Aka why Neuvillette is the best boy, a stan's Essay...

⚠️MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ARCHON QUESTS AND STORY QUESTS⚠️

>>>TDLR at the end

Tags: Rambling, long post, not really an essay, but just want to say a few things, idk will this make sense, I can't write essays this just a word vomit.

Please note that this is just MY opinion. I am not here to slander, theory craft, or be in an argument. I just want to give my two cents and thoughts about this game and the story.

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I have recently got back to Genshin mainly due to Furina. I actually like everything about her, from her colours to her characterisation. The lastest Archon Quest solidifies her as one of my favourite Genshin characters.

Firstly, I want to talk about Fontaine's plotline as a whole, how everything ties up together on the end. Then, why I find Neuvillette such an endearing character through out the arc.

Previously, after going through Sumeru's Archon Quest, which; I find it more enjoyable and better written than Inazuma's arc, I had expressed my concerns regarding the AQ's plotlines in the Hoyo survey.

This concern feels a bit silly to type it out now after the fact, but during that time, at least to me, it felt like a main concern.

The main concern was about the over all theme of AQs: the people vs Archon. I fear that it would be overly used and recycled. That, it might get predictable, and what's the point of me continuing the quest if the story is basically, help people accept the archon, or help the archon accept the people.

In otherwords, if each nation has a unique crisis of their own, I personally would find it more engaging to continue and see.

In general, Fontaine did not disappoint.

Firstly, I want to say, I enjoy watching Tartaglia getting yeeted. Lol.

As for the story, I think the pacing improved, although there are still some areas in the story that I think could be better. For instance the Fotress of Meropide arc, and the Spina arc. But, I think it has improved in terms of linking the events and foreshadowing something bigger for the grand finale at the last act.

Not to mention, the AQ seems to finally address, or acknowledge the anomlies of Teyvat, like the Descenders, Skirk, and a bit about Celestia.

It's not a lot, but enough for me to be satisfy. Because, in the past, these lore bits are just crumbs. And, now it feels like the actual agency/story is moving forward to something.

As for the story itself, I like the concept of the prophecy. For some reason, it reminds me of Noah's Ark with the flooding, punishment, and the flying ship in Meropide.

The prophecy aspect feels unique. Paired it with Furina, the archon who we all perceive as a stereotypical Marie-Antoinette-quese, and dramatic personality, to be incompetent in the time of crisis. I was at the edge of my seat to see how can she solve this problem.

People might say, "Well, the traveller is going to help her, of course!" which brings me to my next point.

For once, the traveller feels powerless. A stark contrast to the usual, "Only the traveller can do this.", or "The traveller is so strong they can bring an end to this.", and I think this makes the stakes higher, more exciting.

Heck, most of the cut scenes show how the casts were the ones who take initiative to solve problems. Like, Clorinde and Wriothesley at Meropide, or Navia saving the traveller when the clockwork meka went haywire.

Overall the story felt like a roller coaster of emotions, packed with tension, mystery, and drama. The last act was just so bittersweet for me.

I love the moments between Focalor and Neuvillette. I think it kind of shows how much connection they both had through out those 400 years.

Also, Focalor is really pretty!!!!??? Like, can this be a skin option?!

In regards to Neuvillette, I am not here to do an expert character analysis, but to kind of just tell you how I interpret Neuvillette's character, and in what aspect did I enjoy him the most in the role of the story.

Do note that I play in the Japanese voice over, so the characterisation and interpretation is different than the English voice over.

What I like the most about Neuvillette might be the fact, how simple his character is. If I were to boil down Neuvillette's core character it would simply be: benevolent.

His character is of a benevolent Hydro Dragon (I don't know can this statement be use to describe to his past self.) Not only to Melsuines, or to other people in general, but I also think it is how he sees the world.

Such as, his relationship with Furina, I actually think he's being very patient with her (Save for the trial, because everyone was desperate at that point). The time when he was ask how he would 'hunt' his 'prey', Neuvillette states he would use the most gentlest way as possible. Visiting Callas's grave after being confronted by Navia. Heck, this guy even goes out of his way to make the small talk just to not let Paimon feel awkward.

Despite how simple his characterisation is, it is also complex in a sense. In his SQ, we get to see how Neuvillette has his own concerns and issues settling in Fontaine. And, it is not soley his benevolence that is causing him the issue, rather, it was the circumstances that happened in the past, and how he interpreted the whole situtation and it's aftermath. I think the SQ did a good job in showing how complex he can get, if given the right conflict and situtation. *cough cough* we will not talk about a certain SQ *cough*

I think the narration for his SQ did a good job in focusing on Neuvillette as a character, and the emotional side of him. I might be a little empathetic, with the cut scene and the information we learned, I was able to connect with Neuvillette emotionally by how well the cut scene wrapped up the story. I felt the melancholy and bittersweetness.

Whereas for Wriothesley's SQ, just to compare, it was interesting to say the least. But, I couldn't connect with him in an emotional level as I did with Neuvillette. And, I think if the Devs could just show a bit more vulnerability of Wriothesley's character (his past is the most interesting part about him.) it would be a better connection with the character, instead of info dumping about his past in the most anti-climatic way.

I actually really enjoy Neuvillette's and Furina's relationship. As I said before, I find Neuvillette being extremely patient with Furina with her antics, despite he sometimes make comments on how she handle things, I still think he holds Furina close (Not in shipping way), after all it was her that gave him a place in Fontaine.

The part where Neuvillette finally meets Focalor, and knowing what was being set in stone; Neuvillette will regain all his original powers to end the crisis, and Focalor getting guillotined to get rid of the heaven principle's influence on Fontaine (I think Focalor is the only one, by far, was able to actually spite Celestia). That scene, I find, moving, and it really shook me, especially when Neuvillette made this expression:

He might not be the most expressive character, but...gosh that expression conveys so much of his emotions.

My interpretations is: I don't think Neuvillette wanted Focalor to sacrifice herself, and felt there could be another way. There are so many things he wanted to say to her, and to even ask her.

But alas, he never got a chance to before Focalor was guillotined.

The more I write about this particular scene, the more questions and new possible interpretation comes to mind:

Why did Neuvillette feel upset when Focalor executed herself? If, essentially, she's a different "person" to Furina. Could this mean, regardless of Focalor and Furina, he still sees them both as one entity?

Who, or what, is he grieving (I interpret him as griefing in the admist of powering up) for? Was he grieving because he felt sympathy for what Furina and Focalor had to do?

To be honest, I don't know, so I can't conclude an opinion. Maybe when he got a second act to his SQ, it could provide more insight for me to have an opinion.

But for now, I believe everything Neuvillette does comes from a good place in his heart even if it doesn't seem like it at the beginning. He could have got his power up and simply reclaim Fontaine and not care about the people, like Apep, but he didn't and chose to fillful Focalor's wishes. Even so, he still worries about Furina's well being after the fact.

After all that has been said of my impression of Neuvillette, I find his benevolence, and his lack of conventional human expression very endearing. I also enjoy how we began to gradually see him become more expressive. I enjoyed his relationship with Furina because they are kinda like a set, in my opinion, like a dynamic duo type of characters.

That being said, I hope the devs can continue with their good work, and I am excited to see what the Teyvat journey ahead would be like.

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TLDR: Teyvat's Fontaine arc is nicely written. It has showcase improvements in regards of the overall story telling of the Archon Quests, such as pacing, flow, and themes. Although, there were a few parts of the story that I feel could have been done better.

It's nice that the story also finally addressed the anomalies of the Teyvat world (as they play a much bigger part), thus giving more information to the lore, and help to bring agency back to the main story.

In my opinion, Neuvillette is a greatly written character, and I enjoy his character throughout the Archon Quests. In my character study/writing perspective, Neuvillette's characteration, I find, is very interesting, and I couldn't wait to see more of his character in the future.

Thank you for reading of you made it this far!

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Writing this out for my own reference:

4.4 banners are a skip for me on both accounts. I do like some things about Xianyun, but she doesn't really meet my priority criteria. So maybe someday down the line of rerun, but not right now. I'm just going to be saving on both, get GaMing on main, and probably do the exploration on main, while taking it easy on alt.

4.5 is supposed to have Chiori and is speculated to have Albedo rerun. We'll know Chiori's kit in a few days when beta starts, but the current "leaks" (heavy sus) are describing her as basically Better Albedo. Which... does not really do much for me, when I have Albedo At Home. He's already both Geo and Mondstadt, so he's one of my personal faves. I have no interest in replacing him, similar to why I've skipped out on Itto, despite him being quite cute.

So unless Chiori's kit is just absolutely fire, amazing, 10/10 (which won't be the case), whether I roll on her will depend on the 4 stars on her banner. If she's paired with Itto and has Gorou, then obviously that's great, I'll happily take her. If she unexpectedly has Dahlia, I'll take her. (Though I doubt Dahlia will be playable in 4.5. At most, I think he'll appear in the event, like Mika did, and get released later.)

Also, her weapon is supposed to be usable on Albedo, so if the second weapon is good too, I might go for weapon banner instead. My most recent fancy is getting Lyney's bow for Childe. I have some misc reasons that are totally very smart, I promise. So if it's that, or Jade Cutter with Albedo, I'll roll her weapon banner.

If it's none of those, then 4.5 is probably also a skip.

The other character I still want from Fontaine is Arlecchino, speculated for 4.6. I definitely can't get both her and Chiori without some truly insane luck, so if I do go for Chiori('s 4 stars), I'll have to skip her until rerun. It would be nice if she had a strong kit, but tbh I don't see that being too likely. Passable but unremarkable Pyro on-field DPS (like Scaramouche) seems the most likely, or maybe a good but unremarkable niche buffer (like Baizhu or Shenhe), given that we're on the second half of the nation and this is where the game always starts slowing down. We're also getting the Pyro Nation next, which is going to have the Pyro Archon and likely at least one more very powerful Pyro unit (like Alhaitham and Neuvillette). So they're not gonna waste a particularly good kit on Arlecchino here, imo. But I'm mostly interested in her because she has pants, so the kit would just be icing.

There is also speculation that the next set of skins, during summer, will include Albedo and Sucrose. Huge if true! I would be very excited, but also need genesis crystals for Albedo's... god help me if there's two 5 star skins for Mondstadt characters.

For my alt, I'm just in saving mode for Neuvilette. His rerun should be... 4.5 or 4.7. Since Furina and Arlecchino are supposed to be 4.6, I feel like sticking him in there would be too much. I would ideally like to get both him and either his C1 or his weapon, though it might depend on what he's paired with. After that, it'll be saving for Childe... whenever his rerun will be. That should also be when I get his C4 on my main, so I'll finally be able to experience what that's like.

Anyway, the wishing should settle down as we get into the end of the nation, so I'll also try to spend less time on grinding both primos and mats/artifacts. I really need to stop using up all my resin and ideally doing dailies. Ideally, I'd like to use my main only when a new area releases and my alt maybe once a week or so.

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Genshin Anon here! It's been a while but I finally finished the Sumeru part of the main story and you know, I really haven't been this attached to a group of characters since the knights back in Mondstadt. They all felt much more connected to the main plot than the other two nations to me. However, the final mission is easily one of the best in the game so far. It really felt like a large scale plan happening all at once, which was cool. It was especially nice that it wasn't simply the traveler winning a fight or doing all the errands. I hope they do something similar with later nations.

Speaking of the traveler, I've stopped using mine for now. Maybe if a later element catches my interest, I'll grab her from the bench. For now, my team is Keqing, Tighnari, Chongyun, and Heizou, though Heizou may end up replaced. I like having swirl but he just doesn't keep up with the team. Kaeye made it all the way to friendship 10 before he was benched because I use too many swords.

I haven't been on tumblr much recently, so I haven't seen too many of your posts but it looks like you made it to Red? He's a strong trainer, it took me ages to win against him! -Genshin Anon

:00000!!!! HI AGAIN!!!! I was wondering how's everything with you since you last talked but it's good to know you're doing alright anyways! :D

maaan, already finished sumeru huh? i haven't made much progress since I stopped for a bit. the last thing I remember is talking to cyno in aaru village and that's it :') but that's awesome dude!! I'm so excited for fontaine!! also about the attachment part - I definitely felt the same. I remember reading somewhere that mondstadt was the only nation that felt welcoming because everyone wasn't against each other and you can see everyone knows each other like a neighbour. liyue was alright, but their connections were always very business oriented and its not too personal. inazuma is probably the most obvious as not even they like ei because of her decree. it's super oppressive and everyone is on edge. I think the only person who made us feel welcome was thoma and yoimiya (though that's more on when we hung out with her before sayu did her thing irrc) because I was definitely excited until I realized the severity of what was happening. (we literally had to wage war against kujo sara and her clan....) hard to say for sumeru YET, but I think I can get the general idea that everyone's too busy to have a friend as they're all scholars.

you have an interesting team comp! i really love elemental reactions with dendro so i can't help but smile knowing you have tighnari hehe, and chongyun!! i have a soft spot for chongyun so it makes me happy he's being used as well haha. im surprised heizou's going to be replaced because he's scarily cracked for a 4*, and anemo is an op element. but that's okay because it seems like kaeya had better usage than heizou did, hehe so go off! I believe any character is effective when built right C:

AND YES!!! oh man, I could be playing platinum right now but I really enjoyed the extra patch of gameplay after the actual goal (becoming a champion and getting rid of team rocket) and I can't stress how giddy I was to go back to Kanto, a small detail I really liked was how there are reoccurring npc characters that you can tell has grown up as their pokemon also evolved or improved. I remember in FRLG there was a girl with her slowpoke(?) she kept throwing commands at it but it didn't understand. later in HGSS I would see this girl with a slowbro now but it can follow her commands now! there's many more who does this, but she was the most memorable to me~

but anyways, yes, red.... I was so excited to battle red but I eventually remembered that he's SCARILY strong LIKE HIS PIKACHU IS 88 and my team only ranges at 50+ but because I am hardheaded and excited - I went on to see red anyways on mt silver and I was not disappointed 🥺 I admittedly wished I played as red when I played FRLG blindly but it was simply tradition for me to pick the girls lmaoao (but that changed now, the boy protags are much cooler for me) it just felt right that I experience the adventure as red, and then see him become a toughened trainer that i have to battle. your first and last enemy is yourself, perhaps.

I didn't beat him yet, I don't know if I can but I really want to, grinding is my least favorite thing to do in games so it would take me a lot of willpower and patience to do so, but I can simply shelve that game and come back to it later! I also don't feel like deleting it... it's my favorite gen so far haha

anyways, I also checked b&w! i had to play it in my computer since my phone is not too good with games in general and b&w really amped up in quality, it started off as "i wanna see what unova is like" (is obsessed with the music) HABSHDHHSHEHS I don't want to get too deep into it, but I'm very in love with the quality. I'm going to take a crack at platinum soon so you might expect me to post about it!

and lastly.... i started reading pokemon adventures/special. aka that manga that mr. satoshi would recommend to every fan. for the first time in forever have I been so facinated in manga - I thought it was just gonna be a clever story but it's HONESTLY more than that, it's so creative and innovative, not just the fleshed out pokemon battles but even the trainers are so colorful in their techniques! still in the early chapters but im just so happy I got to check it out ehe...

alrighty, that's all for now haha. thank you for coming back, it's so fun to talk to you! take it easy back there! 💚

[yuyuzi-ling]

Freeze the Picture

Photo not mine. Found from Pinterest.

A/N : English isn't my first language so I'm sorry in advance if you find something that's in wrong grammar or is spelt wrong. This fanfic is containing some parts from Little Nightmares.

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The icy walls of the Palace sent cold winds towards me, yet I ignored it and continued walking towards the meeting room. I stopped at the tall door, the familiar sight of it causing me to frown.

It's been a long time since I last went here, and because of that I thought I would finally be able to forget, but it seems like I wasn't able to and never will be.

" Lord Harbinger Childe has arrived! ", the messenger yelled as the royal guards opened the tall doors.

I walked to my seat and ignored everyone's eyes on me. The Harbingers looked away once I sat down.

" It's nice to see you again, Childe. I hope you enjoyed your vacation at Inazuma. ", The Tsarista said.

Would have been better if you didn't call me here.

" It was fine. ", I answered, fully knowing they understood what I meant by fine.

" Where would you like to go next? Do you want to go to Sumeru? Or perhaps Fontaine? ", The Jester asked.

" I think it's better if he goes in Mondstadt, it's peaceful there and good for fishing. ", Pantalone said.

" Did your Majesty call me here to announce something or do you just want to send me away once again? ", I said in disdain.

" Childe, it's not like that- ", Capitano said but stopped mid sentence when he noticed me getting annoyed.

" Perhaps it would be better if we continue our conversation. Now that we have the Dendro Gnosis, we only need to get three more until we can finally- ", I stopped listening to the Tsarista's speech and started thinking of what I would do after this.

" Childe, what do you think of the plan? ", Capitano asks.

" Whatever everyone decides on. ", I said.

" Alright. That's all for today. ", The Tsarista said before we all stood up and bowed.

I was about to walk out when the Tsarista called me.

" Childe. Would you mind staying for a bit? I have something to tell you. ", She said. I could once again feel everyone's eyes on me, as if urging me to agree.

" Of course, your Majesty. "

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" Ajax, have you been feeling well? ", She asks.

" I'm alright. "

" That's good to know. "

It was silent for a few minutes. The only noises you can hear was the clock.

" When are you going to tell us where your sister is- "

" No. ", I cut her sentence off.

" Ajax, I know you don't trust us but you need to know that we won't do anything to her. "

" That's what you said the last time. "

" The last time yes, I lied. But that was because I thought it would end up good- "

" You thought? What do I expect. That's what you always say. It's always because of your foolish thoughts and wishes that people die! "

" You need to move on from- "

" From what? The past?! How dare you say that when you can't even move on from your loved ones' deaths for hundreds of years! "

" I am doing this to save our nation! To save all of us! "

" How dare you talk about saving everyone, when you murdered the only person that cared for me! "

I gasped for air as I once again felt my self control slip away.

" Don't forget that I only stayed here because of her request. If it weren't for her, I would have left a long time ago. ", I said harshly before turning away and walking towards the door, leaving her alone in the cold room.

I ignored the other Harbingers who stayed outside, all of them who seemed to be worried.

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7 years ago...

I walked towards the meeting room, excited to get another mission. Upon entering, I saw all Harbingers, the Leader and my sister. I waved at her happily and she waved back.

" Listen up everyone. The reason I have called everyone here is because I have something to announce. Our assistant, Y/N, will be sent in an expedition far away for the first time. ", The Tsarista announced.

I looked at my little sister excitedly, expecting her to feel the same as me, only to see her looking scared and nervous.

" Your Majesty, is the plan finally taking to action now? ", Dottore asked.

" Yes. We failed numerous times, but now that we have our powerful instrument, we will succeed. "

Everyone clapped at the statement.

Huh? What plan?

" Uhm... Excuse me, your Majesty? ", I raised my hand to get her attention.

" What is it? Little Eleventh? "

" What is this Mission about? What will my little sister do there. "

" Ah, you must be worried and confused. Don't be, after all, we have been training your little sister for this moment. As for what will happen, she will be sent to an island far from here where we built a city, together with hundreds of citizens from our Nation. It will simply be a test for your sister to see her capabilities in ruling. ", Her Majesty said.

Wow! It must mean my sister will become Queen! Just like Tsarista! She must be nervous because it's going to be a hard job.

I smiled at my little sister, hoping that it will make her feel better. She smiled faintly in return before looking away.

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At midnight, thousands of people surround the Harbor of Snezhnaya to say their goodbyes to their loved ones that got a chance to go to the newly made island. I stood there infront of the large ship, holding my sister's hand.

" Don't worry Y/N! I'm sure you'll be a great leader soon! "

" It's not because of that.... "

" Hah, sister you're always nervous! You shouldn't waste these opportunities given to us by the Tsarista herself! You should feel lucky. "

She stayed silent for a minute, her head completely hung down before she spoke.

" Alright.... "

" Hahaha! There you go! ", I hugged her one last time before she was escorted in the ship.

" Good luck Y/N! ", I yelled, but she didn't seem to hear it and continued walking inside.

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2 years later, there was a big commotion outside the Palace. People were rioting to get their families back. I watched through the meeting room's window as people tried to fight the Fatui guarding the Palace.

" Your Majesty, don't you think.... she.... out of contr-..... destroy.... end. ", I could hear my fellow Harbingers discussing with her Majesty.

" There's no need. All of us will go there to check the situation. It is strange that we haven't been getting reports. ", Her Majesty said.

I looked at them in surprise before running towards them.

" Your Majesty, are we really going to go see my sister? ", I asked, ignoring the way they all seemed to give me guilty looks.

" ..... Yes. We will visit her. "

I smiled happily at the thought of finally being able to see my sister after 2 years of separation.

" You're all dismissed. Go an prepare as we will be leaving tonight. ", We all bowed before going out of the room.

While the Harbingers were busy talking to themselves, I snuck away and went out to the garden. I sat by the pond and watched the fishes dance when I suddenly heard rustling behind me. I stood up and summoned my hydro blades.

" Who goes there?! "

A man walked out behind the large tree. He was wearing a liyuenian attire.

What is a foreigner doing here?

" Hmp. You must be the youngest Harbinger. The one who's sister died. "

I froze at his words.

What?

" Hah! Judging from your expression, they must've not told you yet. "

" She's not dead! We are going to visit her tonight! ", I yelled in protest.

" Hahaha! You'll see what you'll find once you arrive. Her corpse? Perhaps she could be alive, but in what condition? She's probably close to dying right now. Oh poor naive Harbinger, how many times have you been lied at by your comrades and your beloved Queen? "

" Shut up! "

" Yell and deny all you want kid. But trust me, you won't like what you saw. You will feel what I felt when I saw my poor little daughter. ", He said with a hint of grudge before leaving.

I stood there all by myself, thinking of the possibilities of what could happen. Is my sister really dead? Was that why she stopped sending me messages? But why would Her Majesty lie about that?

Thoughts started to creep in my mind as anxiety started to build up.

Tonight. I will find out tonight.

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I sighed as I got out of the ship and stood at the harbor of my sister's land for the first time. A land which they call the Pale City.

I took a look at the surroundings. Everything seemed dead, but not at the same time. The atmosphere was heavy, the clouds were grey, the buildings looked abandoned but not at the same time. The buildings...

They're moving.

" Shit. It's worse than I thought. ", Dottore muttered.

We all walked to the empty street in silence when I noticed something staring at us from one if the buildings. It was a woman with short wavy hair. She was smiling in a creepy way.

" Ignore them. ", I heard the captain said as he looked at the disfigured looking humans staring at boxes that are glowing and glitching.

After 2 hours of walking and breaks, we arrived at the tall tower in the middle of the City.

" This is it. Everyone Prepare. ", The Tsarista ordered.

The Hatbingers and their followers all nodded, but I kept quiet.

Sister... where are you? What happened her?....

We all entered the abyss-like portal infornt of the Tower, and then, we were brought inside of it.

There's stairs everywhere, seemingly leading to different rooms.

" We need to follow the music box, it will lead us to where Y/N is. ", Columbina said.

We all nodded and started climbing the stairs.

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After what seemed like hours, we finally reached the last door. The music was getting louder. I looked at my comrades to see them hesitant to open the door.

Fine, I'll do it.

I opened the door, expecting to see my sister in a wounded state. But oh, it was much worse than I could ever imagine.

Standing across form us is my sister. But she's disfigured . She was way bugger than how a human should be. She's about the size of the Narwhals I summon. Her legs and arms look like it's been twisted into different positions. I stared at her in horror and called out to her.

" Sis..ter? "

" AERGH?! ", She seemed to respond. She crawled towards me, holding a music box. The same cheap music box I gifted to her back when we weren't at the fatui. She gently dropped the music box at the middle and played it once more.

I slowly walked towards her, careful not to alert her. Once I got close to her, I held her face before breaking into tears.

Oh... oh my poor little sister... what have they done to you?

" AEUGH? ", She made out a sound of confusion before gently pulling me towards her, making me cry even harder.

But it seems as if my alertness disappeared, because in the next second, I heard the sound of a hammer breaking the music box before the surroundings went black.

I held my head in pain and fell down. Someone pulled me up amd headed towards a door. After we came out of the door, we ended up back in the room where my sister is. I frantically tried to shake Her Majesty's hands off me when I saw Dottore heading towards the music box with a hammer in his hand.

" NO! STOP! YOU'RE HURTING HER! ", I yelled.

He ignored me and destroyed the music box once more, her painful screams echoing inside the room. This time,the room got smaller, and so did my sister.

" Yes, she's going back to normal! Keep doing it! ", Arlecchino yelled.

" NO! STOP IT! ", I continued yelling and thrashed around like a mad man until Capitano pinned me hardly against the floor, making me watch as my sister kept screaming in pain until she got back to normal, only then did he let go of me.

I quickly ran towards my sister and hugged her tightly while crying and apologizing.

Suddenly, the walls of the towers broke and came out a disgusting amount of eye balls sticker together. I stood up and pulled my sister to run away, the other's following after me. We kept running until we saw a portal at the end. We all entered it, expecting to get out of the tower safely. Yet, we got separated.

My sister is at the near edge of the cliff with disfigured humans infront of her. I was at the cliff above her, while the Harbingers were scattered at the shore below, their subordinates didn't seem to make it out alive.

"SISTER! RUN!" , I yelled when I noticed the disfigured humans running towards her.

She started running and I followed her from above. When she reached the end of the cliff, I frantically pushed a huge rock down, successfully killing of the ones running after her.

She looked up at me and smiled in relief. I smiled back at her. But that relief washed out when the cliff she was standing on collapsed. And so... she fell while looking at me in horror.

" Y/N! ",I yelled as she fell to the water.

I cried as I hurriedly climbed down the cliff towards the shore, hoping to save her, even after knowing no one will be able to live from that fall.

I cried continuesly as I didn't find her body until my eyes felt dry. Only then did I stop crying. I walked mindlessly towards the others, and found them waiting.

The Tsarista saw me and walked towards me.

" Where is your sister? "

I kept quiet, still with my head down.

" She's dead isn't she? ", La Signora asked in disbelief.

I still stayed silent.

" Her body? Where is it? We need to retrieve it. ", The Tsarista asked once more.

What?

What kind of power did my sister have for all of you to do this to her? For all of you to turn her into a monster? How dare you...

" How dare you... "

" What? "

Everyone stood up as they noticed the abyssal energy leaking out of me.

" Childe! Calm yourself! ", Scaramouche yelled.

I didn't listen to them. Instead, I took out my hydro blades and plunged it into Tsarista, not killing her but successfully wounding her.

The Tsarista who didn't expect this outcome groaned in pain as she clutched her stomach.

" You did this.... You planned this... YOU TURNED MY SISTER INTO A MONSTER! "

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Back to Present Time

I glanced at the window outside my room, staringa at the garden, where we would occasionally play as I remember the times we were together, just you and I happily together.

If only I could freeze that picture...

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AN: Finally Done!

[swannieluv]

｡ﾟ･The Bold Mendacity - Prologue

✦⸼࣪⸳ After fooling an entire nation, you're punished for your sins. Yet, it seems like fate will have mercy on your soul.

✦⸼࣪⸳ 𝐆.𝐈 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 (𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜) 𝐱 𝐆𝐍!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 <3

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✦⸼࣪⸳ 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆!!: Violence, mentions of child abuse, manipulation and death.

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✦⸼࣪⸳ A/N - My first series yay! Have you guys missed me? /hj

Two Prophecies - One Nation

“The people will all be dissolved into the waters. And only the Hydro Archon will remain, weeping on her throne.”

“The child of water shall be born with the rage of summer rain. The one who will bring peace to Fontaine's cursed blood.”

In sleepless nights, you find yourself staring at the ceiling. You don't know what you want, don't care about what you need, and certainly don't understand what you owe.

You were once called “Child of the Prophecy”. Now, you're the “Great Sinner”.

At the start, you also believed in your veracity. The adults would constantly praise you and say that you were Fontaine's hope. The one who came to save them from the Primordial Waters.

Oh, how wrong they were.

You had been born on the first storm of the year, just like the prophecy said. Yet, you were never blessed with a vision nor felt the presence of your Archon. She would always find nervous excuses about how busy she was once you tried to approach her.

You knew this day would probably come. What's true cannot stay hidden forever, no matter how much you try. Truth always crawls its way out of the tomb. But you always wished it wasn't so sudden like that.

The real child was born and everyone knew from the moment the sky closed. It was the greatest storm in all Fontaine's history and the day the God of Justice personally visited a small child.

It was over for you, now accused of deceiving the whole nation together with a person who tried to help you. A person who also believed in you.

“Hah…”

Knock, knock.

Your thoughts were interrupted by a sudden knock on the wooden door of the lonely room you were locked in.

“Get ready, sinner.” The guard watching over the room gave you a cold look after kicking a tray of food on the floor for you to pick up. “The trial starts in an hour. Remember, anything you say can and will be used against you.”

'Perfect, now I have to stay quiet while that old thing tells my fate.' You ironically thought to yourself as you picked up the tray from the ground.

'Moldy bread and water.' You stared at the food, analyzing the disgusting green color adorning it. That slice of bread looked old, it most definitely had been served to someone else before, someone whose eyes have probably never opened again. 'Better than nothing, I guess...'

Thirty minutes.

You had thirty minutes to think about what to say to defend yourself. It was useless to arrange any excuse and you didn't have any. A miracle wasn't going to happen, you couldn't do anything. All your attempts to resonate with Hydro failed, and it wouldn't start to work now, even if your life depended on it.

“May peace be with me.” – You put a hand over your chest and looked around the room as you repeated the mantra taught by the people supposed to take care of you.

You finally walked your way to the trial. It was laughable, you didn't even have a lawyer with you. Even so, they want to accuse you publicly. They want to humiliate you.

“Finally, entertainment worthy of our excitement.” You heard someone say.

You felt her eyes upon you. The Hydro Archon herself, her gaze piercing through your skull. Although she didn't seem to be judging. She looked as if she was… curious? You could only hope for her to not make thousands of nonsensical objections again and–

“Attention. The trial of the Child of the Prophecy is now in session.”

A deep voice could be heard from above, starting your judgment. All eyes instantly went to him, Fontaine's Iudex, Monsieur Neuvillette.

The feeling of uneasiness creeped you out. You already knew the verdict, yet you hoped for some objection from the Hydro Archon to end up saving you just like they had saved other lives.

But they wouldn't be able to save you now. They definitely wouldn't.

You wanted to cry, dying at 15 was terribly pitiful. Yet, no one here seemed to care about your age. They only cared about the fact you were a fraud.

The Iudex’s words came twisted to your ears. Your focus being lost to the million thoughts running through your head as well as the amused crowd behind.

'Bunch of snakes.' You thought as the Iudex prepared himself to give your final sentence.

“And the judgment of the Oratrice Mecanique D'Analyse Cardinale says…”

Everyone was waiting anxiously as Monsieur Neuvillette sighed. You held your breath and looked down, feeling your eyes getting humid.

“...The Child of the Prophecy, [name], shall be punished with death by the guillotine.”

And then, reality hits you like a ton of bricks. You can never run from what's right.

And before you could process anything, you were grabbed harshly by the arm. Someone started dragging you away from the room. Maybe a guard? You couldn't see from the angle your head was facing and the things thrown at you.

The people were throwing their hats and tomatoes at you. Screaming things like “You're bringing our doom!” and “Stop faking!”.

Shame.

You felt all Fontainian's rage upon you. Even the children look angry or scared at you, probably influenced by their parents.There was a blonde little girl clutching to her father's coat while crying at the scene. It was cruel.

It was really cruel.

The cold-blooded manner they treated you. The feeling of their objects hitting your head. The tomatoes weren't heavy nor painful, but it was unnerving. You were probably going to die stinking like tomatoes.

And finally, a moment of peace. You were thrown in a cold and dirty cell again with nothing but rotten tomatoes like the ones they threw at you.

“Aaaaaah!” You picked a tomato from the ground and threw it against the wall. The fruit burst as soon as it came in contact with the solid wall.

Hot tears started to stream from your eyes. You were going to die anyway, so why couldn't you just express your hate now? You wanted to make them pay for all this illusion.

In sleepless nights, you would stare at the cell’s ceiling and think: “Was my cruel existence only a shame?”. You didn't want to know about what you wanted, to care about what you needed and certainly didn't understand what you owed.

Owe?

There was nothing you needed to give to anyone. They took away the only person who tried to defend you. The one who raised and comforted you in all those storms.

They were accused of being an accomplice in the crime of fooling the whole Fontaine alongside you. They would have noticed you weren't the real one by coexisting with you for your whole life, wouldn't they?

It was still a question without an answer for you.

And in that last sleepless, rainy, night, you actually slept. You succumbed to your dreams with the heavy weight of your death coming. You dreamed of the good patisseries served everyday and nice clothes you could wear. But deep inside you knew that was never yours.

They were never, ever, truly yours.

“Stay still.” You looked up. They were cutting your hair so that it was easier for the guillotine to fall.

Your eyes were puffy from the tears you shed last night. You were dressed in a simple white dress for your ending.

You slowly walked to the square. There was an agglomerate of people looking for your head. All dressed in winter clothes. How you wished for more covering in this snow.

Resistance was useless. There were dozens of guards around, you would get caught if you tried anything.

Looking up, a bit distant from the public was the Hydro Archon. You couldn't see her face, but you were sure she was finding your death funny.

“Will you have any last words to tell us later?” A brown-haired guard asked as he adjusted your neck on the guillotine.

“Yes… but I prefer to save them for later.”

You looked around, feeling the absence of Monsieur Neuvillette. He was probably locked in his office just like after every trial.

“We’ll proceed with the punishment of the sinner!” Was announced by the executioner next to you.

“Last words?” He was ready to finish his job.

A smirk appeared in your face for a few seconds. You had been waiting for this moment since yesterday. And the last words that left your mouth were:

"I will drag each and every one of you, even the Hydro Archon, to the deepest pit of hell with me. I'll drag you as we crawl!–”

And with an agonizing sharp sound, your life reached its limit. Seconds of excruciating pain, until eternal peace.

Or so you thought.

[max--phillips]

Some things about Indiana that I, someone who grew up in Lafayette/West Lafayette & now lives in Indianapolis, think you should know about this state:

1. Everyone who lives here dreams about getting the FUCK out at some point. Y’all, it is painfully boring here. The most exciting thing you can do is leave…

2. …until you’re in a place in your life where you can enjoy things like state and national parks. Turkey Run, the Indiana Dunes, Shades, Lake Monroe, the entirety of Brown County. Southern Indiana particularly is more interesting because it isn’t as fucking flat as the rest of the state. From Indianapolis north it’s just…. Flat.

3. That Town Name Is Not Pronounced Like You Think. For instance, 99.9% of the rest of the world would spell it La Fayette or LaFayette and pronounce it like… y’know. The right way. NOPE. It’s La-fee-et. La Fontaine? Pronounce “l’fountain.” Russiaville? Pronounced Rooshaville (although that’s… a bit contentious.) Versailles? Better say that phonetically as “ver-sails.” Merrillville = meraville. Schererville = Sheraville. Hobart = hobert. There is a Houston, Indiana, but it’s pronounced “HOWston” for some god forsaken reason. Terre Haute is “tear-a-hote.” (Can you tell there were a shitload of French fur trappers here?) Monticello is pronounced “monnisello.” Delphi? “Delf-eye.”

4. We have the following interstates: 465, 65, 70, 74, 69 (nice), 469, a little bit of 64 to the south, and WAAAAYYYYY up north you get bits of 90 & 80/94 (yes that’s the same interstate in Indiana no I don’t know why). All of them are FUCKING NIGHTMARES because when it’s construction season (read: approximately April-November) every single road construction company needs to get their grubby little hands all over every inch of interstate. A good chunk of 70 between Indianapolis and Terre Haute is down to one lane, 465 is a fucking mess, 65 from Lafayette to Indy has been under construction for Several Years and it is not going to stop anytime soon, 69 isn’t even DONE yet because they fired the first contractors working on it. How do I know this you ask??? I drive in this god forsaken state every day to make a living . It is hell lads

5. Alright, so, you don’t want to go out of state but you do want to do something. Cool. Go to Indianapolis I guess? Walk the canal, go shopping at the Keystone mall, or in Carmel. You could go to Santa Claus, a real town in southern Indiana, which is home to Holiday World! It’s… actually a pretty dope amusement park lmao. If it’s Memorial Day weekend and you want to be outside in the throes of a crowd and probably absolutely TRASHED you could go to the Indy 500! It’s the ✨biggest event in racing✨ and we make a HUGE deal about it because nothing else happens in this state other than like. Crime. (Note: if you are intending to visit this city irl, like. Why? But also please do not walk around the canal or downtown Indianapolis after dark. No I am not kidding. In the place I lived before I heard gunshots all the time, and if you live in Indianapolis you Know. Just. Be careful lmao)

6. The weather is wholly unpredictable. The weather man may seem to know what he’s talking about, but take any forecast with a huge grain of salt. The forecast for the day could say 75 and sunny for a week, but when the day comes it could well be fucking -3 and snowing. Layers are your friend, and expect it to rain always.

7. Speaking of which, you like tornados? We get ‘em! Not only that, but it is a Hoosier pastime to get a beer and sit out on the porch and watch storms roll in, even as the tornado sirens are blaring in the background telling us to go inside. Until I see that funnel cloud barreling directly at me, I will be outside watching the weather come in. This is best done if you live in a somewhat rural area surrounded with a lot of corn fields, which… is not hard to find. There (is? Was? The operation status of this place is unclear) an amusement park called Indiana Beach and their tagline was literally “there’s more than corn in Indiana” (which is a fucjing lie)

8. This place is deeply Republican. Unless you are in a specific small liberal area (Indianapolis, West Lafayette, Bloomington, etc) you will be surrounded by trump flags and evangelicals. That’s unfortunately just how it is. My mom has called this state the “middle finger of the south.”

9. Our major universities include Purdue (West Lafayette), Indiana University (Bloomington), Notre Dame (technically its own town, but really South Bend), Indiana State University (Terre Haute), Ball State (Muncie), Butler (Indianapolis), Rose Hulman (Terre Haute), and University of Indianapolis (bet you can’t guess), among others. We have a lot of universities??? We also have MANY campuses of Ivy Tech, a community college.

10. So much limestone. SO much limestone

11. Bloomington has a Tibetan monastery

[hematomes]

An assumption of a connection I've noticed between the people in the act trailers and Pulcinella

They all have a form of control that can majorly affect their country/city

Diluc: 'Darknight Hero' that protects Mondstadt city while the better of the Knights of Favonius are away for fuck knows what and how long. Also a major head of the wine industry and has connections to get stuff done

Ningguang: Qixing of Liyue and head of all. Knows the ins and outs of business and literally nearly everyone would like her advice on how to get ahead in the game of profit and loss

Ayaka: A co-head of the Kamisato Clan and Yashiro commission that deals with cultural affairs. She herself may be restricted to her duties, but Ayato's limits surely aren't as much to his

Cyno: Mahamatra and one of the overseers of what work is being done by members of the Akademiya in Sumeru city. Literally has the right and duty to beat sense into the sages for their absurd plans

Then Pulcinella: Governs towns and 5th of Tsaritsa's harbingers. Known for finding a person's weakness and using it to uphold their loyalty to their line of duty

In some way and somehow, the first four get affiliated with us quite quickly and work together for a beneficial goal. Whether or not this base of a goal will truly be beneficial for the traveller in Snezhnaya is what I'm so excited for when we get to act 6. Rn I'm just wondering where we'll stand with people like Pantalone, Pulcinella, Arlecchino, Sandrone. At least 1 2 and 4, they seem indisposable with how important their role is, and Im intrigued on how traveller will reach s compromise with at least Pulcinella to get him what he wants and get a few steps closer to whatever the goal is

But then there's Fontaine and Natlan's trailer characters that make me question if my assumed correlation can truly follow. Those two for Fontaine remind me of olden day actors for the plays snd colourless television. I feel their importance may weigh with how much information they can get on people or they work with an underground organisation not dissimilar to The adventurer's guild when collecting info

And then the kid for Natlan. Someone pointed out that he's an elf, and that made me hope that they leads us to Alice. I also had the idea that maybe they could take us to meet some important elder elves? And after a quest or something they tell us to go meet the elf of Snezhnaya for more help — Pulcinella, who may be commonly known for his current position (someone said he could be Klee's grandpa lol)

Had to say this all before I sleep and forget cus I'm wondering if you have any ideas/assumptions on the trailer as well

I have more Natlan thoughts but another time 💆🏾‍♀️

honestly im not too invested in pulcinella so i don't know anything about him - tho to be honest i haven't read any of childe's voicelines about the harbingers, so im lacking info. im more interested in arlecchino and columbina :]

as for your theory, it could work still with fontaine and natlan. with fontaine's music theme and the aesthetic (beyond steampunk, i mean) + the title "masquerade of the court", it appears that lyney and lynette will hold great importance aside from the court of justice

which is a common theme with the featured characters, actually:

diluc isn't part of the kof. ningguang isn't an adeptus. ayaka wasn't exactly on the shogun's side; there's always some "rebellion" (to some extent), a form of good that's aside the most obvious form of authority in the nation.

and i think that's what the twins are gonna be. if we assume fontaine's lore is more or less inspired by france around the 18th century, masquerades were a pretty important part of french culture at that time. considering it's also linked with lying, hiding stuff etc (the masks, yk), it could be a crucial opposition to the hydro archon - once again, if we assume that the hydro archon's ideology is based on french revolution ideas

as for natlan, iansan is really interesting bc as you said she looks like an elf - however it could be a trick in her design, so i wouldn't be too excited. and layla also has pointy ears, so im not sure it'll even link to alice at all

however what sumeru has taught me is that a tiny gal can be of importance, and that's what makes me rly excited bc i could see iansan being in charge of the whole fight club thingy in natlan. i can't exactly remember what it is, but she looks like she's ready to throw hands so im just hoping that's the case. as for tying her with the rest of the featured characters, i don't know enough abt natlan tbh. i don't even know what's going on there, only that it's based on south america and that vennessa's clan comes from there. ALSO that murata could be a himeko expy so im slightly worried abt her design

[the-travelling-witch]

Hi Holly!!

Its your wonderful Cookie🍪 here who finally got some time away from uni to create a small prompt for her lovely cafe owner, let me get a Sweet Cinnamon Milk Tea and obviously a chat please❤😘

So, prompt of the day (please note I'm a poor writer and dont try to convince me otherwise (T⌓T) ) :

You closed your eyes in bliss after a long, tiring day of doing your daily tasks. Your bed felt soft, softer than usual actually, was it the fatigue that caused it to feel different? You didnt think much of it. As you drift off into sleep, you hear a small sound behind you, similar to the wind. For a mere moment you felt lighter, what a strange feeling. Eventually, the wind got stronger and stronger till it felt more like you were about to be blown away, and then...silence. You open your eyes slowly, afraid that you would be greeted with a mess of a room, however instead, you were greeted with the highest point in the sky. Stars shined their brightest yet so far away, clouds all around you, and pillars all around you like statues in the midst of the cloudy army. It looked all too familiar, like a place you had been to for a year and more now; thats when it appear, the white elegant door in all its glory, begging to be opened in the distance. As you stepped foward, a path of white stone was built for your feet with every print you made and as you finally reached the door, you pushed it open (probably almost died form that bright arse light but oh well).

Welcome to The World of Teyvat☆

The fall could have been better, it hurt every muscle in your body, but you were not severely injured so it was alright. Upon looking up, you immediately recognized where you were and the shock hit you so hard that you tried the method of pincing yoyrself to awake, but unfortunately, this was not a dream. Perhaps this was the strange feeling you encountered before falling asleep or something more? Maybe. But for now you knew that your next moves were what determined you adventures here and how you would begin your journey back to your hope.

Question time:

1. What Nation would you like to end up in?

2. If you were blessed with a vision, what would you want it to be?

3. What weapon would you have and who would you want to train you to use it?

4. Who is the first character you would actively seek out and why?

5. In order to make mora, what occupation fo you think would work for you? (Eg. An adventurer, a herbalist etc)

6. Who do you think would make you an enemy?

7. Knowing your personality, who do you think would easily fall for you? (Its okay to be cocky...i love it)

8. Who would you actually make your lover?

9. Who are you asking to adventure with you?

10. Would you actually want to return home? and if so, who do you think would beg you to stay?

This prompt is so long I'm sorry😭

But thanks in advance for your answer, have a great day and thank you for chat and tea with me❤

-Cookie Customer 🍪

my face lit up when i saw you in my inbox, love; i hope uni is going well and that they aren’t working you too hard and that you’re taking care, you deserve some rest ♡

one sweet cinnamon milk tea coming right up! while it’s brewing, let me tell you a story…

okay okay, so, i was really excited when you said „highest point in the sky“ i was like ‚teyvat here i come‘ (also, i will definitely try and convince you otherwise heh)

1. first question and i already have problems choosing, we’re off to a great start

i should probably preface this by saying that i love every nation we‘ve seen so far, so based on that alone i wouldn’t be able to choose

since mondstadt is based on germany, a culture i‘m very familiar with, i‘d say either liyue or inazuma just to experience something new; my feeling says liyue but i like the inazuman visions better ଘ(*. .)

out of the nations we haven’t seen yet, maybe sumeru? their focus seems to be on academics, so i think there‘d be lots of possibilities to satiate my curiosity; fontaine sounds nice too, but as with mondstadt, i‘m already familiar with france; shneznaya would probably be impressive as well but i‘m trying not to die of hypothermia over here :)

2. i’ve said it before and i‘ll say it again: i can’t choose between electro and cryo lol; for my stella fortuna event i chose electro but every vision quiz ever tries to hammer home to fact that i do have a cryo vision

realistically speaking, i‘d be stoked about having any kind of vision but if it was one of those two i‘d be indefinitely more ecstatic

3. i know what you might think: holly, a witch, would probably choose a catalyst but that’s where you‘d be wrong; i don’t use catalyst characters enough and i think i‘d have more fun with either a sword or a polearm (don’t get me wrong, i’d still learn magic though)

if i choose a sword, i’d probably want to live in inazuma, i’d love to learn the art of the sword from ayaka or kazuha; both of them make it look so elegant and graceful, something i‘d aspire for myself

if i go with a polearm, the nation of polearms- i mean contracts- would be the way to go; obviously i‘d love for xiao to teach me but if he‘d agree is debateable; otherwise, zhongli comes to mind, he‘s like 6000 years old and a literal god, i think he has some valuable advice to share

or i somehow manage to get raiden ei/ shogun to teach me, that way, i’d kill to birds with one stone; also, she’s one of the most powerful beings in teyvat, learning from her seems like it would make me a good fighter as well (again, if she would or if i could get to her is a whole other point…)

4. as much as i would like to sprint up wangshuu inn as soon as my feet touch the ground of teyvat, i don’t think xiao would appreciate it very much; also calling out his name without him giving me the permission to would probably be the best way to make sure he never talks to me again

so, at first at least, i’d leave him to his own devices and probably hit up wangsheng funeral parlor and see if i can find myself a consultant; i think talking to zhongli would help get my adventure in order, just being dropped into a different world can be quite confusing after all; i wonder if i could get a hold of ningguang or beidou as well? (later on, i‘d drop by wanmin restaurant to try whatever xiangling is cooking up)

alternatively, i might pay the kamisato clan a visit, hoping to see ayaka and thoma (maybe even sayu if i‘m lucky); if i’d arrive at an opportune time, could yoimiya be putting on a fireworks show?

5. if i‘m proficient enough at wielding a weapon, i’d love to be an international adventurer, doing commissions all over teyvat and exploring all different kinds of landscapes

obviously, running a shop for all your magical and otherworldly needs would totally be up my alley as well; in order to gather ingredients, i’d have to fight some monsters here and there, too

6. the first people that come to mind would be the fatui but who knows, maybe we‘d have nothing to do with each other (or maybe i‘d even join them?)

i‘d probably pick a fight with baizhu, the guy is shady as hell and qiqi deserves better, same with dottore, i don’t think i could cross paths with him without making him my enemy

otherwise i can’t point out anyone who would have a reason for making me an enemy without anything going down first

7. obviously everyone, it’s impossible not to fall in love with me after meeting me („ᵕᴗᵕ„)

childe probably wouldn’t think much of me at first, i don’t exactly scream “danger“ but he‘d pick a fight anyway bc it’s childe he’s a fight at first sight kinda guy; naturally he‘d be so impressed by me kicking his butt that he couldn’t help but be intrigued

i‘m not sure if any of the characters would be love at first sight type of people but if anything it would probably be the younger ones, think gorou, benett or chongyun

obviously, i‘d make it my mission to get in xiao‘s good graces; it would take a while but you know what they say “slow and steady wins the race“, i believe once xiao decides he can trust someone, he’s very loyal and supports them (in his own way)

8. xiao♡ do i need to say more?

but some other candidates would be thoma, diluc, kazuha and zhongli; all of them seem very reliable and steady on their feet, i know i’d feel so loved with them

but if i‘m looking for a more exciting and thrill-seeking relationship, childe is the way to go (well scara probably too but we‘d have a bit of an enemies to reluctant acquaintances to somehow friends to unlikely lovers arc going on); childe comes from a big family, is very perceptive, rich and low-key funny, he just also happens to be a war criminal but, hey, we can’t all be perfect

9. if bennett asked me to join his adventure team, what am i supposed to do? say no? i‘d also like to go with albedo and klee, i can confidently say there wouldn’t be a dull moment with those two

i‘d also drag venti out of angel‘s share to roam mondstadt with it‘s archon, i think i could learn a lot from him; same goes for zhongli and raiden, their experiences are not your typical mortal experiences, i think i could broaden my horizons that way

maybe i could snag a spot on the alchor for a while, travelling the sea with captain beidou, kazuha and the crux; beidou seems like such cool company, i really wanna be her friend <3

not really adventuring but i wanna chat about astrology with mona, she’s really talented and it’s a fascinating topic to me even though i‘m a complete novice

xiao xiao xiao

10. mmmm no, probably not; heaven knows i’d do anything to escape this reality, so good luck getting me to come back lol

especially if i can manage to form some meaningful connections in teyvat and learn magic, why return to this world? i’d probably try and get my best friend to join me though, no way i‘m living without her

all the child characters i managed to impress would probably beg me to stay, big sis holly can’t leave yet!

childe would hate to lose a sparring partner; xiao rarely forms deep connections with others and now i‘m saying i‘m leaving him again? that can’t be right

obviously, all the friends i made would be sad to see me go but wouldn’t necessarily beg for me to stay, they‘d rather ask if i was sure i really wanted to go back, after all teyvat is also my home now, right?

joke‘s on you, i‘m staying anyway

that‘s all i have for you today, dear; i need to go back to brewing some potions now but i hope i could satisfy your curiosity✧.*

hopefully you could take the time in my shop to wind down and relax for a while, you’re free to stay however long you‘d like; as always, i look forward to the next time you honour me with your patronage ♡

[theaurorfileshq]

C E D R I C   F O N T A I N E  /  A U R O R   C O R P O R A L

AGE:  Thirty-Two

BADGE NUMBER: J47H08

BLOODSTATUS: Pureblood / Halfblood (No-Maj mother).

GENDER/PRONOUNS: Cisgender Male, He/Him

IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Scruffy beard. Reading glasses. A slight limp in his left leg. Scar on the left side of his face. Tattoo.

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES:

(+): Healing magic, transfiguration, charms, flying, DADA, no-maj studies.

(-):  Study of ancient runes, divination, physical limitations.

BACKGROUND:

The circumstances of Cedric’s birth are a very well guarded secret in the Fontaine household due to his biological mother’s blood status: Ced is the result of a scandalous affair between Mr. Fontaine and a No-Maj. To the humiliation of Mrs. Fontaine, her husband insisted the baby be officially adopted by the family and raised as their son. Cedric himself wasn’t aware of his true parentage for quite some time.

It was obvious from the moment the child was brought into the Fontaine home that he would never truly receive the same care and privileges that any of his future half-sibling would. Mrs. Fontaine couldn’t stand the sight of the boy and made her distaste known whenever opportunity presented itself. Nothing Cedric did was ever good enough for her and she wasn’t shy about mentioning that to ‘her son’. Mr. Fontaine, while glad he had a son, wasn’t exactly the warmest of fathers either.

When Ceres came into the world Cedric was four years old. At that time he was too young to understand exactly what his sister’s birth meant for his future and was beyond thrilled to finally have a sibling. Since he was no longer an only child, and Ceres was considered the only official heir to the Fontaine bloodline (an openly recognized fact), Cedric was pushed aside from all family honors which would normally befall the first born in favor of his sister. He didn’t mind it then and sure as hell doesn’t mind it now.

Cedric found out about his true parentage, and blood status, a few weeks before leaving for Ilvermorny. Their parents were having a heated argument in a room adjacent to the one in which he and his sister were playing and the children heard some things which were not meant for their ears. At first it came as quite the shock to little Cedric, discovering that not only did he have another mother but she was also a No-Maj. It did help explain why his step-mother, that’s how he started calling Mrs. Fontaine, was being so cold and distant towards him: he was an irremovable stain on her pride and her family’s reputation, should word come out. Both children agreed to never speak of that incident ever again, not with anyone else present at least.

Ever since learning this life-changing secret Cedric became curious about his real mother. Who was she? Where was she from? Was she upset about having to give up her son? Did she miss him? A million questions were racing through the eleven-year-old’s mind. He began looking for clues about who the woman might have been or where he might find her. He also became increasingly interested in No-Maj culture, something he tried to keep hidden from his parents. Since it was all a part of him, he felt like he needed to understand how the No-Maj world worked as well.

In Ilvermorny, Cedric had to make a choice between Horned Serpent and Pukwudgie. Since he didn’t feel like much of a scholar Ced decided to join Pukwudgie. He tried his best to be sociable and make as many friends as possible while in school so he wouldn’t feel as lonely at the wizarding institution as he did at home (when his sister wasn’t around). He also tried his best to be an exemplary student, not for the sake of credit, competition or maybe some praise at home, but for himself. At Ilvermorny he also discovered just how much he actually liked Quidditch.

Flying is something Cedric is great at so he had no trouble hopping on a broom during his first year. He trained regularly so he’d get in good enough shape to be on his house team and, when the time came, he tried out for Chaser. He got the position and stayed on the team from fourth to seventh year. It was during that period that he decided he wanted to be a professional Quidditch player, maybe even Captain of the national team someday.

Shortly after his graduation from Ilvermorny, Cedric packed his bags and left the family home in Manhattan. He wasn’t exactly sure where he was headed but he knew staying in New York was no longer an option. Mrs. Fontaine had made it plenty clear over the years that he wasn’t wanted and Ced had grown beyond tired of her indirect insults and constant complains. It hurt to leave Ceres behind but he knew his sister would be alright and hopefully, she would forgive him for going away and missing her graduation.

A close friend from school mentioned the fact that they had inherited a home in Louisiana from a deceased aunt and that they were heading down there to check it out. They said Cedric was more than welcome to join them until he figured out what his next step was going to be. He accepted without hesitation. Two weeks after leaving the Fontaines, Cedric was living in Baton Rouge, helping his friend set up the house. During the year he spent with his former housemate, Cedric had his career change. His friend was trying out for the New Orleans Auror Academy and managed to convince Ced to join as well.

Thinking that there wasn’t any harm in trying (after all pretty much everyone in his family was in the business, Ceres would probably join out of school as well; he could get in on name alone) Cedric decided to go for it. His plan of becoming a professional Quidditch player was starting to sound less and less like an actual plan and more like a dream anyway, with each passing day. So, when he turned 18, he signed up for the Auror Academy in New Orleans.

Cedric also chose to become an Auror to prove that he was just as capable as the rest of the Fontaines to carry on the legacy. Although he did not truly feel like that was his calling, Cedric still gave training 200% of his effort. Soon enough he discovered he didn’t completely hate the job. It slowly grew on him until the point when, on graduation day, he was actually excited for having taken that step and was ready to go out and do his job. Perhaps he did have it in his blood after all, albeit partly.

He hoped he’d be kept on with the Central Squad after graduation, or at least wouldn’t be stationed anywhere too close to home. His wish did come true and he was offered a position in Lafayette, LA, where he stayed for four years. That’s where he also advanced in his career. Then he was moved to Houston, TX for a period of what was supposed to be three years. He only stayed there for one year. In Houston, he was noticed by the Chief of MACUSA’s Central Squad and offered a job with the Magical Congress. Initially, he was reluctant to accept it, knowing he might have to go to New York at some point, but his friend convinced him it doesn’t get any better than working for MACUSA and so he accepted the offer.

While stationed in Lafayette, Ced fell in love with one of his fellow Aurors. It took him a while but eventually, he asked her out. They dated for about a year before he worked up the courage to propose. Instead of a huge wedding party, the couple eloped a few days after the proposal and got married with just a few close friends as witnesses. Everything was going great in their marriage until Cedric was moved to MACUSA and his wife had to stay in Houston. During that period Cedric had to travel between home and work while the couple tried their best to keep the relationship alive. And for the most part, it seemed like love was enough to keep them afloat. 

On his last official case with MACUSA’s Central Squad, Ced was partnered once again with Winter; it was quite common for the two of them to go on cases together. They were involved in a stand-off with a group of wannabe dark wixes somewhere in Texas when one caught Winter off guard and, instead of hitting his opponent with a curse, Winter hit Cedric by mistake. Ced woke up in the hospital two weeks after the incident and couldn’t remember much from that night. For a while he believed he was hit by one of the dark wixes, not Winter, so he didn’t understand why his partner had decided to up and switch squads. Later he found out the truth and it hit him like a ton of bricks.

Doctors weren’t very optimistic about Ced making a full recovery from his injuries: he’d taken quite the fall and was left with nerve damage in his left arm and leg from the fractures. Not enough to cause paralysis but enough to be a problem, even in the long run. He didn’t give up on getting better, despite what healers said. He went to physical therapy every day for two years and tried every available treatment, magical or otherwise. Eventually, he recovered, partially at least. His leg is much better, although the sensation of numbness hits from time to time and he’s got a slight limp. His arm will take more time: he can move it now but still can’t feel shit with it, except pins and needles, occasionally.

His personality changed after the accident, Ced became moody and withdrawn. He also started fighting with his wife more frequently and spending more time on friends’ couches than at home. Eventually, about six months after the accident, she asked him for a divorce. She wanted to focus on her own growing career and, since life wasn’t the same for either of them anymore, Ced decided to agree. He signed the papers and they went their different ways.  

Since it was clear he wasn’t going back on the field anytime soon, but his superiors weren’t too happy to retire him either since he still had valuable skills, Cedric was moved to a desk job with Central Squad Internal Affairs, something he finds incredibly dull. Plus, he hates having to investigate other Aurors. He did manage to make Corporal during his time with I.A. but he’s not exactly thrilled about it; that’s not how he wanted to advance.

One morning Ced’s boss was contacted by Chief Snow and asked to send one of his investigators to the Eastern Squad, undercover, to look into a possibly corrupt Auror. They couldn’t send someone from the ES ‘because it would be obvious why they were there. Cedric wasn’t expecting it, due to his injury, but he got picked for the job. Word about the actual extent of his injuries hadn’t gone out, nor was his transfer a very high profile move. So nobody really knew what exactly he was up those days. He got his Auror credentials back, temporarily at least, and sent to the ES to investigate. He was told to stick to easy cases if he had to take any so his injuries wouldn’t be a problem.

While he’s happy to be back doing the job he loves, it’s still bittersweet. It’s temporary and very limited and it makes Cedric wish, some days, that he hadn’t gotten picked for the job. He still tries to be useful while on the squad. He’s got a bit of an addiction to a range of pills and potions which keep him functional. He uses now more than ever ‘because he doesn’t want his disability to show while he’s on the Eastern Squad, it might blow his cover.