#Muse: Rai

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"When it got all dark and cold like this, we'd often make offerings to the Golden Witch, praying for warmth and shelter before the winter settled in", Rai explained as he sat on the ground helping Strelitzia untangle some of the fairy lights, at the same time as helping Miran to make sure the twins weren't getting into too much trouble while she overlooked the hotel's decorations - though so far, the most to happen was Eiji trying to eat some of the tinsel. "Did she listen?", Strelitzia asked, frowning as she struggled with one of the more stubborn sections, "I've never really heard you talk about it before now." "Hmm, the lights just reminded me of the candles we used to light...I had a friend who'd go around the entire temple, making sure everyone had their own light...I wonder how he is now". Sighing lightly, he climbed to his feet, picking up the untangled lights he'd been working on, carefully handing them up to Miran, "This place is always so warm and cosy though - so I guess such traditions aren't needed here".

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For a split second, he wonders if Varka is laughing at him, but he quickly works out that isn't the case, relaxing slightly as he listens to what he has to say. It really is hard to accept that he doesn't need to do anything in return for such kindness. It actually makes him feel slightly uneasy, one hand picking slightly at the sleeve of his shirt as he tried to think on how to respond. This man. He had no reason to feed him, nevermind to offer up his home like this. Every adult he'd dealt with before now always had hidden reasons behind their actions, so why was he to be different? But he had met with Kira and she seemed happy enough - and the way he spoke about her...it was clear to anyone that they were a close family. Something like that, could he really be part of it? What if he messed it up? "...I've never really...", he paused and took a small drink of his water, buying some time to gather his thoughts, "I've always lived as part of a group", he finally says, though 'group' is the wrong term of course, "...so I am rather good at looking after my own space and keeping it clean and tidy...I don't even require that much space either...."

The Grand Master couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh in response to the boy's concern. Rai must be quite thoughtful if he was worried about such an unimportant matter such as that, or maybe the boy was just so used to having to please others in order to survive... Regardless of the reason, the concern was poorly placed, albeit kind to hear.

"No, no, that's not an issue at all!" Varka replied with a welcoming smile. "This isn't anything new for me. Everyone knows I have a habit of taking in 'strays' as you called it. That's why I adopted Kira, after all!" Everyone knew she wasn't his actual daughter, and most knew that he took her in because she was on the streets. They just didn't know the exact circumstances related to that, of course.

"As for what's expected of you..." The man stroked his beard thoughtfully. "I suppose just clean up after yourself? You won't have to do anything for Kira or myself, of course. Just take care of yourself." He then leveled his gaze with Rai, still smiling but showing that he was serious. Genuine. "This isn't about me, Rai. All I want is for you to be safe. There's no need to repay me. Taking care of yourself is payment enough."

[orchidsinthespr1ng]

i was not born to have a full time employment, i'm angelic, and tortured, and was brought onto earth to be a muse

[brandyvampirexx]

She’s so pretty and forever an icon

[sbrn10]

Look, y'all, I know I am the holy fuck Marisha Ray person like, all the time. But like. Holy fuck Marisha Ray. Keyleth throughout the last like 30 minutes of the episode is just. Holy fuck.

Because we already know Keyleth has deliberately been trying not to think about Vax being back, how she doesn't WANT to hope that he might be back. She knows how to deal with not having him at all, that's just been her life for the past 30 years. But she doesn't know how to deal with hope, with the possibility of having him and losing him again.

And the fucking journey Marisha takes us through, from a happy but muted and composed "Everything's still the same, you're not back" to the resigned "I'll still be here, I guess" when it seems like her expectations were confirmed, to the guarded resentment when she asks Lieve'tel, "This is why you're here, isn't it? To take him away from us again", to quiet disbelief when he doesn't leave, and then, god, when Vex.

Vex, who almost (well technically did) died tonight. Vex, who was the one to ask Vax to stay when she looked at Keyleth and saw that Keyleth couldn't. Vex, brave Vex, who kept telling her she couldn't lose hope. Vex takes her and says, let's just pretend for one night.

And Keyleth can only nod, through tears that she doesn't let fall. Says nothing. But finally lets herself squeeze Vax's hand back once.

Genuinely what the FUCK, Marisha.

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Rai took another small sip of what was left of the drink, glancing towards Diluc with a slightly fearful expression. He'd heard of how scary the ex captain could be, so he was surprised that he hadn't actually asked him to leave now. Just how much of his mother's stories were lies anyways? "You can stay, but I can't have children working in here during busy hours. I already get questions about allowing Miran's sister to do the odd chore", Diluc sighed slightly, shaking his head as he stood back up, walking to the counter to get Rai a refill, "And you don't have to tell us anything. But if you want to stay longer than this afternoon, you'll need to at least give a reason. Deal?". He set the new glass before Rai, along with some left over pancakes that were supposed to be Diluc's breakfast, the boy staring at the food with wide eyes, before happily beginning to eat, nodding in response to Diluc's question.

He swallowed down his food before speaking, "Thank you! I'll...I'll make it up to you both one day...just please keep that woman's attention away from here" "Yeah, that's simple enough", Diluc muttered, glancing at Miran, "He's yours for the day. I have something to look into, so I'll send over help in a few hours. You got this place covered till then? Do not allow Venti behind the counter".

Usually she wouldn’t question it, whenever a parent would offer a lot of Mora to find their child. If Miran herself would have children, she surely would do the same. It’s what a loving parent was supposed to do. To try literally everything, to find the child that suddenly vanished. Who knew after all, what happened to them? They could be in danger - and this world surely wasn’t in it’s most peaceful time. Coming from Inazuma, she knew just what a mess it was in other parts of Teyvat.

However, the parent of this boy didn’t seem like a loving human and with the fact that he didn’t want back to this woman…

“It’s not for me to decide, if you can stay here or not.”, Miran explained carefully, her glance wandering to Diluc as she spoke that sentence, before she looked back to the unknown child, “You don’t have to go into any details however, if you do not wish to do so. Please be ensured however, that you can be at peace. If that woman should come back, I’ll make sure that she won’t get her hands on you.”.

It was a weird way of how the child was drinking however. Did he might not have anything to drink for a while? Or was it just the first time after a long time, that he drank something with taste? It all was a mystery to her still.

“There is really nothing to apologize for. The drink is yours. So drink it up, if you want to.”

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It was still rather strange, having his own space like this. An entire room of his own. Sometimes he'd pinch himself to make sure that this wasn't some type of dream or illusion - the Golden Witch was supposed to be skilled with those, though he wasn't sure how much of that had simply been horror stories told by his mother to scare him. It still felt a lot like a dream - and he was doing all he could to make sure that he did nothing to lose this new comfort that he'd been given. He'd agreed to keep his room clean - there was nothing ever out of place. Not that he owned much, but the little he did was carefully stored away, and he made sure that his bed was made every morning, though that may be a habit from back in the cult too.

Hearing a knock at his door, the boy jumped from his bed and crossed the room - it'd taken him a few nights to learn what it meant when someone knocked at his door like this, Rai still looking slightly nervous as he opened the door and gazed up at Kira, though he instantly broke into a soft soft. "Morning! Sorry, was I late for breakfast? The bed here is so comfy". He could easily sleep for days if given the freedom to do so, though knew the guilt he'd feel over such a thing would out weigh the benefits no doubt, "Oh! Are we training today?"

[thinwhitedoc]

SHERLOCK | Martin Freeman as John Watson

[thedaintiestdoll]

Please Lord, make me the prettiest girl he's ever seen let me be his angel so serene

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As they came to a gradual stop, Rai glanced around them once more, making sure that nothing unwanted had decided to follow them. Only then did he gently let go of the younger looking boy, his ears twitching slightly as he continued to listen out for anything that may seem suspicious. He was on the run himself, after all. "Have you ever heard of something know are mara?", he asked softly, leading the way deeper into the alley, the sounds of other people slowly becoming louder as they got closer to the area he'd spoken of, "...there's been an increase in them lately...but those are the mara-struck. People who've fallen to the madness that comes at the end of all long life species....it's a rather scary sight to witness, isn't it?"

Which was partly why so many were drawn towards the false promises made by the Golden Witch. Especially those who were reaching the end of their long life span, yet had no desire to pass away just yet. Rai couldn't even imagine how he'd feel when such a day came around, so he wouldn't try to understand the Elders - he just knew that the price for the Witches wishes was wrong.

"Here we are - it should be much safer here".

‧₊˚ ⋅ ꒰১ ᯓ ☆ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒍𝒆 of time slowing down to a near - complete STANDSTILL around them. The presentation was different with the sharpened icicles that erupted from the groundㅤ—ㅤbut the result was the very same as his OWN powers. But there wasn't much time to think about is as he was pulled alongside the slightly older boy down the winding pathways.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤThe strangest experience was the ORNATE PANEL that whisked them to another part of the landscape. THATㅤ—ㅤwas disorienting. Not as bad as Penacony's Bubble Pinball machines but still pretty rough. Luckily, it didn't take long for the two of them to be on solid ground again.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤT - Thank you. What WERE those things ?ㅤ❜

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤThe former bellboy asks as he tried his best to recall any stories of sinister looking knights with those yellow flowers sprouting from the cracks of their armor. Penacony had certainly hosted Dreamchasers from the Xianzhouㅤ—ㅤbut he couldn't THINK of any stories about those anomalies.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤThey looked sort of like the CLOUD KNIGHTS I've seen patrolling around.ㅤ❜

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(The Golden Dawn - Gwyllm Llwydd)

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"The Muse visits during the act of creation, not before. Don’t wait for her."

- Roger Ebert

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“To feed your Muse, then, you should always have been hungry about life since you were a child. If not, it is a little late to start.” ― Ray Bradbury

[dontyouloveher]

“Ray of Light” album won four Grammy Awards in 1999 from a total of six nominations

[backto8lack]

this is all I need right now

[a-cloud-for-dreams]

"Come outside, we won't jump you"

[totalrayhem]

Can we see more of them pls? They would be so adorable together 🥺

Yes you may!! Didn't mean to take so long to get to this, enjoy the goobers