#Thank you Cala uwu

[somerandomcryptid]

Omg this is so helpful

Also my first reaction was legit "NATE'S BLOND??????" It was probably said in fic at some point that he's blond but I always assumed he had like. Dark brown hair for some reason idk

Also hello tall fucker Zach. Was not expecting that one either.

I was picturing Cheyanne's hair correct though so win!

WAIT ACTUALLY have you ever drawn wren's mom? I need her design for the animatic sjskjsksjsk

Also just a description would be helpful because I don't think we like. Ever get a description for her in-fic

I will do u one better and give u a design for Wren's mom, Nate and Zach!

some fun tidbits-- in an earlier rendition of penpal cheyanne and wren actually had brunette hair! but i changed it to strrawberry blonde and updated it so she had it uwu

zach is canonically older than nate and wren! I think i labeled it that he's around late 30s early 40s- while Nate is like 28

im trying to remember atm but Zach is the tallest, he's 6'7 and Nate is i think the same height as dream, if not an inch taller. Wren's mom is a bit shorter, around 5'7 uwu

[yostresswritinggirl]

Hello!! Congrats on 600 followers!! For the fifty requests, may I suggest something like the reader and Albedo babysitting Klee for a day and shenanigans ensue? Hope you're having a nice day and an even better week!

Klee and Albedo are my happy pills. And since I'm having trouble causing pain, this entered my mind and hhhh- thank you so much, anon! Funnily enough, I thought of something better and kinda flipped the request so have this!

Back to Earth

Hanging out with Klee and Albedo, fun times ensue! (masterlist)

Dragonspine is a place rarely visited by the likes of you for various, obvious reasons.

Yet despite its dangerous perils, Albedo is its most frequent visitor. Out of everyone in Mondstadt and probably the whole of Teyvat, his stay there is longer than anyone has been. Maybe that's one of the reasons why you don't like Dragonspine that much.

"(Y/N), Albedo is looking far again..." You hum in contemplation as you tilt your head.

The snow had always brought Albedo into a state of dissociation, and he'll have this distant look in his eyes that always worry you and Klee. Even if he's quick to dismiss or hide this part of him, and even if you and Klee are gullible at times, it was such rare moments where you two are just aware.

"He looks kinda sad..." You hum before patting Klee's head, who looks up from under her hat in front of you. And when you meet her eyes, she beams so warmly you couldn't help but smile back.

"Let's cheer him up, shall we?"

The Kreideprinz heaves out a heavy sigh after inhaling deeply, the lack of condensation makes him crease his eyebrows in growing frustration as the heavy feeling in his chest gnaws even deeper.

Breathe, Albedo reminds himself. But it wasn't enough to fight off the obvious guilt at the back of his head at another dead-end. This expedition should have yielded more results to help his research on the meaning of-

A pressure around his waist and chain of his coat forces him to snap his eyelids open, looking down to see the two sunshines in his life leaning over and under his arms to look up at him with such wide, bright smiles. His indifference turns into a soft smile before bringing you both into a hug.

"Hello there, you two. What are you doing here?"

"Everyone else from your team already descended from the mountain, you took a while."

"So we came up to fetch you!"

He offers a guilty chuckle paired with an apology for the delay and soon enough, you three were on your way back down the mountain. But with you babysitting Klee today, it's only normal that some detours are made here and there. Thankfully, that girl has a pyro vision.

You took Albedo's outstretched hand as he pulls you up to the rock formation that Klee suddenly wanted to climb. The cold seemed to pick up at this elevation and you were thankful for the coat Albedo owns that he leant you, it was a blessing that he never gets cold.

"Moment of birth!"

The solid ground beneath you rises as you three stood on the solar isotoma. Higher! Exclaimed Klee as Albedo picks her up and on to his shoulder, the view now equal as your party watches the misty fog of Dragonspine break away as if on will, to show the distant expanse of where Mondstadt lies miles away.

"Wow," a hand finds its way into yours as you leaned farther, engraving the display into your mind as much as you can in great detail. But your peace was interrupted when a red ball suddenly flies past you, plummeting down the scale of the rock formation for a good five seconds.

Before a distant explosion catches your ears.

The pregnant, frozen pause ends as you and Albedo turn to Klee who was still in Albedo's arms. But the spark knight doesn't meet your eyes. No, no, she was looking far below where the explosion sizzles.

"I think I saw some of those floaty bad guys from before down below!"

Ah. Poor Abyss Mage.

Somehow Klee's idea of a goodbye is unorthodox to the norm of society depending on the setting. Perhaps you expected the cool climate to reduce her 1000% energy to at least 500%, but as you duck down from another flying dodoco, you feel like the climate here was more of a disadvantage for you.

"Why is Klee mining so aggressively?!" You turned your head to the enabler, who had just covered his ears after another explosion.

"When it is done for the sake of others, Klee's enthusiasm skyrockets from the normal level," Albedo dodges a huge crystal chunk that almost nicked his shoulder. "Klee is also an avid miner of rocks."

"Klee- KLEE, THERE'S A HOLE IN THE MOUNTAIN, YOU CAN STOP NOW!"

"Big brother wants the crystal rocks, he's getting the crystal rocks!"

By some great divine blessing, all three of you somehow made it out alive with actual workable chunks to spare. The problem was that the explosions attracted lawachurls, boars, mages and even treasure hoarders to the chaos. Even if it was such an uneven fight, your combined efforts seem to have earned you victory.

Your arms wrapped tightly around the curled up bomber, backpack discarded on the grass as she readies herself for a scheduled rest after the exhausting mischief she had caused, "Sweetie, you're banned from Dragonspine..."

"But, (Y/N)... the crystals..." Albedo looks over his clipboard sketch after picking up the drowsy conversation.

"Let them live in peace..." You watched the little knight yawn as it makes you copy the same action subconsciously, eyes drooping as you leaned on each other. By the time Albedo had finished the outline of his sketch, you two had already fallen into an impromptu siesta.

The Chief Alchemist exerts a sigh of relief before going back to sketching your slumber. Even after the reminder of his weeks long effort for an empty research, you and Klee bombarding (literally) his melancholy somehow made his disarrayed thoughts clearer and assembled.

In a world of loose ends and tragedies, this lone Alchemist found himself two rays of the brightest sunlight.

Putting away the finished sketch, Albedo plants a kiss on yours and Klee's temples. He wears his purest smile audienced by none at the sight, and he muses with pure clarity in his voice,

"Maybe this is the meaning of life."

Ahah cute shit after that rage I just felt uwu

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[drippity]

sweet pea, petal, cupcake UwU

sweet pea - what’s your favourite flower?

omg i can’t choose that!! i have lots of flowers in my garden that i love. i love my snap dragons, i love my bougainvilleas, i love my African daisies, i love cala lillies...... i could go on & on about how much i love flowers & gardening 

petal - what’s your favourite smell or perfume?

currently i am in love w J’adore (& impressions of it) for perfume!! i love soft bright fruity (sometimes lightly floral too) smells. i love apple smells a lot!! cinnamon apple is my fav air freshener/candle smell, and i have an apple body wash from bath & body works

cupcake - if you’re treating yourself, what do you do?

it depends!! for food/cheat days i rly like chocolate cake & sweets in general. i like doing pampering stuff for myself too, like curlin up in my heated blankie & steaming my face & using pretty hands & feet to make my feet rly soft. i also started doing my own gel nails & that’s a rly fun experience too 

thank u misu!!!!! 

[calamari-minecraft-corner]

Yk Wren as a character just intrigues me A LOT.

Like, from what I gathered, she seems like a follower who's very inclined to help others and do what they want. To the point where she'll put herself in harm's way if it benefits those she cares about. To the point where she'll even change some aspects of herself.

And the fact that she resorts to unhealthy coping mechanisms (like idk drinking) to avoid confronting her real issues is smth I think we all can relate to. Like, she doesn't want to be a bother and bottles up her emotions instead of being upfront about her true feelings. For instance, she doesn't like talking about the torture she went through or the centipedes, and was very reluctant to admit she drowned. Overall, she seems like a very loyal and devoted, albeit self-sacrificial and malleable individual.

Wren also seems to have very low self-esteem, evident by the lunches with her mom. She feels bad that she's not living up to her mom's standards and is ashamed when the latter is prouder of Dream than her. I think all of the above is probably the reason why it's so easy for people to manipulate and hurt her.

I wrote this on a whim, so sorry if some things were off or I forgot some details.

All in all, great character, great story, great author, keep doing what you're doing Cala <3

-Umi

RAAAAA thank you so much Umi dhdjdjdj and please ramble I could go on about Wren as a whole

And you are on the nose with that! Writing Wren is so difference than writing dnd!Cala or any Cala tbh. She has a lot of issues- and it makes her to be annoyed and more bitchy and reserved but also there is that underlying loyalty she has and deep attachment. She WANTS to have people like her- and she doesn’t like talking about what she wants until it’s too much for her (for example, her talking to Dream after he reveals he literally made her his anchor). And even then she’s uncertain on how they’ll act.

I always consider her like a rabbit for many reasons and this is one of them- because she’s genuinely just pushing through everything to survive. It’s even with stuff that I write with her subconsciously you can see she’s a genuinely troubled woman trying hard, and now thrown into a mess.

Idk I just love writing wren complicated because like- yeah she’s a mess but she’s not a full on punching bag for Dream to use- they reflect off each other sometimes but she’s does push for his approval sadly because she feels like it’ll make him happy if she’s happy from him complimenting her.

It’s a genuinely codependent type of relationship in which both characters are flawed ( one more than others) and I like writing how real it is in an extreme circumstance uwu

I could go on forever but yeah

[calamari-minecraft-corner]

Cala, I don't know if you read/know already this fic but here (https://www.tumblr.com/thenaiads/756285431804542976/salvaged-chapter-7-rainbowrampage-video) It's very dark, but I think you would like it , just read the tags XD

OOOOOO I’ll definitely read it sometime! I will also be very mindful of the tags as well since I have to be in the right headspace for that stuff uwu but thank u for the recommendation!

[yostresswritinggirl]

Mirror Flower, Water Moon

I don't usually write for event centered fics in my whole writing journey, but this was a majestic visual Mihoyo gave, and one that gave way into seeing more of our beloved Yaksha. I figured it's time I give in to the soft feelings in my heart to write this. I hope you enjoy.

Pairings -> Xiao x Reader

Themes -> Lantern Rite Festival, fluff, Xiao might be OOC

Event -> Masterlist

'His smile is really pretty.'

This specific cliff had always been your spot and yours alone ever since. When the locals and tourists wish to participate in the Lantern Rite in the Harbour, you found the view from this upscale to be much better, seeing the whole festivities in its entirety as the people light up their lantern.

Even here the Mingxiao lantern's view feels like a first class priority seat.

This place is your little secret. And now you share it with this beautiful young man.

Even from this distance slightly behind his seated position, you can see the golden glow of his eyes that reminds you of a lit xiao lantern. 'That's not where you should be looking,' you pull your gaze away from the enigma in front of you to hoist the lantern neglected on your hand.

Already lit up and wished upon as you lift it with a slight wave upward. Its glow touches your face with a slight warmth as it drifts away, passing the young man almost mockingly before joining the sea of lights over the night's blanket.

You watched his eyes gaze curiously at the passing lantern before he swirls around on his place, amber orbs widened in shock at the sight of you in the vicinity. This was your spot, but you couldn't help but think you're the one intruding, "Sorry to bother, I usually go to this spot to light my lantern."

He mumbles incoherent words under his breath as you confidently walked forward now that your cover is blown, a respectable distance between you as you teethered over the cliff's edge. The stranger shifts, you hear him stand. "You shouldn't stand so close to the edge."

There was no hint of realization or knowing surprise in the way you look at him, and with this Xiao realized you're one of those in Liyue harbor who do not recognize the form of the Yaksha. He feels oddly comforted by this fact. "The Rite is about to end, you should light up your lantern soon."

"I... don't have a lantern." You both turn to the opposite of your main hand, an unlit xiao lantern hanging by it.

A second passes before you're bounding towards him with vigor and a face too friendly for someone you don't know, intent on letting him use the lantern as you set the candle inside aflame. It all transitioned so fast that by the time he had snapped out of his stupor, Xiao already has a pencil on his hand and the hanging paper where one supposedly writes their wishes dangles in front of him.

"Don't worry, I won't look! Wishes like these don't come true if others see them, after all! I'll hold it up for you as you write-"

"A chance to find love-?"

You pulled away the piece of paper out of his hand in horror to see in full view the wish you were for sure already floated up in the sky with the others. You lit up the wrong lantern, and this handsome man just saw the most embarrassing wish you had asked for in all of your other lantern rite wishes. "Please, just- just forget about it aaaa! Here, here-"

You turn the paper to face the blank side to him, your flushed face hidden behind the lantern. "Just write at the back, at least your wish would come true if I don't see it."

If you weren't so embarrassed, and if he wasn't so comfortable, you would have been witness to his gentlest and most honest smile in his whole existence. His wish was short and precise. And as you both hoist up the lantern, his childlike wonder manifests into his curious gaze once more.

You stood there triumphant to share your spare lantern with someone. Another wish sent to the adepti, another wish they would hopefully listen to.

"That's enough dilly dallying for me," Xiao watched as you stretched your limbs, only now realizing the existence of a poke stick grasped in your hand. He's seen this one before, something to easily pick garbage off the streets. "Those fallen lanterns won't be picking themselves up. It was nice meeting you, sir!"

Normally it would have been easy for you to leave after being satisfied by the grand display. Really, you shook your head with rough pats to your cheeks as you pulled your reluctant legs to start walking, you're thinking too much about these! It must be the festival blues!

Yet as you strayed away from the cliff towards the outskirts where the lanterns usually fall from the Harbour, you find the stranger by your side, eyes distant yet composure still held. Elegantly, with a side of bashfulness.

When you looked at him to ask if there was something he needed, you find his beautiful irises already staring at you. Much beautiful up close, mesmerizing, hypnotizing.

"Monsters don't stop to celebrate festivals, it's too dangerous to be out and about at this time of night," he holds out his gloved hand, head slightly turned to side to stare just next to your ear, "Let me keep you safe. As thank you, for the lantern."

And at your easy acceptance, he looked content.

Just like you.

You wonder what he wished for, and if it would come true.

Thanks for the fucking lantern rite, Mihoyo :') Finally went past my tsun phase to write you a CNY special, have a fun month uwu this is the last bit of my Xiao streak and crumbs of fluff, we go back to angst

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[yostresswritinggirl]

Is there any chance that you could write an AU where the reader has a part-time job in a café and the Genshin character of your choice frequents that café solely for the reader? (I had that idea for a while, but I could never write it down...uwaaaa)

It took a while since this has been sitting in the back of my mind, and I went with the generic Venti route hnghhhhh, I'm not good with cafe aus hahahah

A Venti A Day

Cafe AU with frequent customer Venti (masterlist)

Working part-time in a cafe is not the most ideal set up when you struggle with organizing your time for college, but it was the last bit of money you needed to at least be financially stable in the modern world of broke young adults. While it was tiresome to work and study 24/7, there were little parts of the job that makes it enjoyable.

The customers when they're acting decent and giving generous tips, but most definitely, the most entertaining part is the creative process of choosing their cup names.

"French Vanilla Latte for Venti!"

And this was one of them. Despite his drink being a Tall, 'Venti' has been consistent with his order DAILY. Your curiousity sparked the first time you met when he revealed his chosen pseudonym. While it's not exactly creative or new, the fact that he stuck with the name amused you of his conviction.

The said boy (he's Venti-sized) bounded over to the counter with that glow of a toothy smile, thanking you as his fingers wrapped around- your hand awkwardly. You would have blushed, well you might as well be, but the predicament you were in as you try and struggle to pull away made you snort at the stupid setup.

"Venti, please, my hand-"

"Oh whoopsies~"

No, this was not the first time this happened. And like clockwork, he drops a few coins in the tip jar as compensation for the 'unexpected encounter.' And then he goes back to his singles table as usual.

Your co-worker Diluc nudges you with a wary look before pointing his chin at the frequent boy, silently asking if you were alright. Considerate as always, you shook your head with an assuring smile before going back to work.

Venti manages to be on time despite his own studies, clocking in at 4:30 PM with the same order before going to his usual seat. There he busies himself with his phone where he endlessly scrolls through his feed or play with some game, the drink long forgotten until he remembers it. Even then he takes very few sips and then back to what he was doing prior.

It feels like a ritual for him now, and you never knew what else is there about him besides his nickname 'Venti.'

The more he continued and stick out like a sore thumb, the more curious you become. Why does he always go here when he clearly doesn't care much about his drink or the atmosphere? Was it the Wi-Fi? No the signal here is shit. Does he dislike going back to his dormitory or home after school? He seems eager to go away either way.

Where does he get the money to buy such an expensive drink daily?

This was the first time Venti broke the routine, the step by step broken the moment he walked in.

First thing that was off was the nervous look on his usually confident visage, an uneasy smile and eyes that didn't dare look at you when you offered your greeting.

Second was him immediately taking his usual spot instead of going over the counter to order.

And last was the sneaking glances he tries to hide but yet so obvious, as your hands busy itself with the drink in your hand. Maybe this was a sign and you're ready to take it, even if it would cost you a few dollars off your already small minimim wage.

"Ah, I-I don't really have the means to pay for this..." Bingo! You smiled as you set down the tall French Vanilla Latte on his table, triumphant over finally making him flustered instead of you.

"It's on the house," his teal eyes widened in surprise, "But you can pay me another way."

"Ohh? Do tell, I'm sure I can whip something up~" The lilt of his voice made you choke.

"I just want to know your real name, that should be enough."

His head tilts to the side, his little beret slightly sliding with the motion you found cute. "You already know it tho?" What? Your form straightened and retreated a bit, mind going wild at the implications. Did you really? Was he an old friend or a classmate you didn't notice or forgotten? You really had no clue- "It's Venti!"

"Excuse me?"

You might have to go overtime today.

Just a cute lil drabble uwu

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