#diluc college au

[naishite]

Warm to Your Touch

College AU!Diluc x Reader

Cold to everybody, but sweet to you trope

!!! NSFW and SFW !!!

SFW

Diluc is respectfully cold and distant with people, that respectful “coldness” that he gives off makes people fall head of heels with him.

That same coldness was the thing that attracted you to him.

You both took the same subject and had gotten into the same class.

You thought everything of it, giving glances and stares — until you finally asked if you could sit next to him.

He said yes, but in a nonchalant tone of voice, scaring you for quite a while.

However, over time you both became fond and close with each other. Everytime you guys had a class that wasn’t together, he’d walk you over there, he’d get you lunch if you were late, and etc.

He would be so nonchalant and stoic with other people, but whenever it came to you you could see he let his guard down. Always making some sort of excuse to hold your stuff or hold your hand somewhere.

Eventually you guys started dating, those excuses to hold hands became excuses to give you a kiss. Whenever someone would stare or make a snob comment about the PDA he shows to you (not usually seen by the public) he glares and them and clutches your hand tightly.

He’ll help you with your work, murmuring soft whispers and praises into your ear as you’re on his lap doing your work.

However, sometimes those soft comforting whispers take a turn into soft dirty whispers into the shell of your ear.

NSFW

Those study sessions and him “helping” out on your works sometimes ends up in soft grinding into his thigh as he points out your mistakes, a smirk evident in the way he talks.

He can feel how wet you are from the way his voice gets deeper and how he starts using words at the end of his sentences such as “…good girl” or “…you’re so good”.

He knows it makes you squirm and get nervous, how it makes you tremble and whimper in his grasp. You can feel him getting harder each time you buckle your hips into his clothed cock. So far out of reach, yet so close.

He grunts as you roll your hips unconsciously when he praises you, gripping your hips threateningly. “So needy, my love, do you perhaps need a break? This study session is making you so riled up for my cock isn’t it?” he says teasingly. He knows what he’s doing to you and it's making you frustratedly aroused.

Your “study session” is going to take longer than you think it was going to be afterall.

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here’s ur special treat thank u bro @luvke1ko 🙏

reqs are open guys !!!

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[butteronabun]

11/16

a diluc ragnvindr x female reader, college au / chat fic

notes: i had way too much fun with this lmao!! informing u now that diluc & the reader are in an established relationship. also it gets a lil suggestive in the end so uh. proceed with caution ⚠️ I RECOMMEND Y’ALL READ THIS WITH A FULL SCREEN + rip ur wifi because lots of pngs below😘

this is actually a lowkey kinda sequel / future fic of my big big diluc college au that i’ll prolly never got to post 🥴 ( also pls tell me if there are stray photos somewhere hh )

[mimimirilurk]

GENSHIN SMAU —⁠☆ Who Knew?

Status: Ongoing

Tags: fem!reader, Reader x Diluc, Reader x Kaeya, Reader x Tighnari, Reader x Alhaitham, College AU, Reverse Harem, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, First Love, Fake Dating, Forced Proximity, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Academic Rivals, Slowburn

Chapter list —⁠☆

Chapter 1 ❥ Hello Again.

Y/N was forced to be part of the welcome committee, chosen by one of her professors. While welcoming freshmen and transferees, she meets two familiar faces.

Chapter 2 ❥ Jealousy, Jealousy.

Y/N shows the brothers around the school, and stop at the library. We are introduced to a cute librarian, it looks like someone's got a crush and someone isn't all too happy about that.

Chapter 3 ❥ The More The Merrier.

It looks like Diluc wasn't the only one to take sour note of Tignari and Y/N's interactions. School has been slow for a while but not for long. The competition is about to begin, and for a certain someone, it looks like they signed up for two.

[lumine-luvr]

part 2 of my modern college au

part 1 is here ✨

Lumine was introduced to Xiao via Venti when they were in high school. Venti was one of her seniors at the orphanage. Due to reasons that isn't related to adoption, he left earlier and only met with Lumine again when she almost quit highschool, being involved with the wrong crowd.

Venti got her to go back to school, surprisingly, and even introduced her to Diluc, and Jean who were already in the same school and they kind of took her under their wing as their favorite junior. Kaeya was the one who gave her Paimon, her pet cat as a gift for going to school for a whole 2 months as an encouragement

Lumine and Xiao had the same problems; anger issues. The difference is, Lumine would smile and zone out when she's angry and Xiao would simply refuse to talk and isolate himself. Xiao's family were victims of murders (redacted information). The two were the troubled kids, and in due time, learned to deal with their anger and find kinship (and more!) in each other

Lumine was separated from her brother in foster care and was one of the children who then grew up in the system and left when she was 17, with enough money from part time works and a scholarship she managed to get into college in botany major. Xiao is in history major. They both just want to be teachers tbh

Lumine and Scara are highschool rivals in terms of grades they're always trying to one up each other. Secretly, Lumine was jealous of how he was adopted by a family from Inazuma and kept showing off how rich and influential his family was (they have this conglomerate family with these electrical company business everywhere in the world). However, he is also constantly picking fights with teachers and other students. At the final year exam, there was a massive fight between Scara and one of the teachers, Miss Nahida, leading him to be suspended. Lumine scored the highest that year but she feels annoyed because she's also super competitive

Lumine and her friends didn't know what happened to him afterwards; the rumor mill said that he was whisked away for a private finishing school.

Mona who is basically a legit pyschic and one of Lumine's rag tag friends informs Lumine that it's not all sweet as it looks for Scara and his adopted family.

Lumine's ragtag group of friends consist of Mona, Xiao (also bf), and Kuki.

[theyisms]

I've been told that Chapter 15 of How To Become The Valedictorian is *checks notes* fruity! You should check it out to see for yourself though 🤭

[beea-idiot56]

Chapter 6 - Care free, live free

What happens when a person who has been diagnosed with extreme anxiety and had "retired" from volleyball finds themselves coaching a team full of guys who are a little too loud for their comfort(especially the ginger)?

‘Slow burn? ✔️ smut?❌ they/them pronouns?✔️ forced?❌ Childe x Reader Volleyball AU Wattpad Link Prologue link(Tumblr)

y/n climbed into the car, not knowing how to sit in this new environment, not wanting to be too comfortable and coming off as rude, or too stiff and making the air awkward. Childe definitely kept his car well made, the mats were vacuumed recently, the air freshener was shaped like a volleyball, the seats were coated in a nice black leather with no imperfections. The car itself was slightly crampt. Childe had his legs pushed against the steering wheel and he had to tilt his head far to get in the car. It made y/n wonder why he got this car if it was so small. Its not like he was tight on money, being a professional volleyball player and all. 

As if reading their thoughts childe smiled and looked at them, his eyes crinkling at the edges, “its a little small but i like it like that. Plus it was my siblings dream car and i wanted to get one so they could ride around in it.” he smiled, and y/n couldnt help but smile too. 

“Thats so…” they looked to find the word that was stuck between their lips, it was unable to escape their brain, “you?” they laughed a little, tilting their head to the side. 

“Whats that mean?” childe laughed, leaning back against the seat and looking at them with an offended expression resting on his features. 

“I dont know!” y/n laughed rubbing their face, not knowing how to put their thoughts together. “Its just, something i shoulve expected from you. To get a car too small for your long legs and then say its for your siblings. Yknow? It deserves a word that means something, and the only example of a word would be, you? Not as in the description, but the person. Childe. I- sorry im not making much sense…” y/n let their words run off, unable to justly explain their thoughts and emotions in a way that didnt require a three hour lecture. It might of been the college life in them, huh? 

“No youre fine! I think i get you! Like how the feeling of anxiety mixed with shyness contrasted with confidence in a way that creates this… abomination? Is just the way to explain you, without explaining you. Or like how i expect you to coach kids volleyball but still say youre not cut out for coaching my team?” he laughed before turning forward, leaving y/ns throat dry. How was he able to understand the words that fell from their mouth and yet be so off the mark as to what they meant?

“Hey! Those are two different age groups! Its easier to teach little kids because theres more to teach!” Y/n switched the topic over to coaching, not wanting to draw attention to the way he called them an abomination. The feeling of dread filling their lower stomach and giving birth to a bug they knew would eat at their brain if given the chance.

“And yet you still do a fantastic job at both” childe spoke, a teasing tone slipping into his voice that accompanied his eye roll, but they both knew it was all in good fun. y/n felt a thick layer of blush lay across their cheeks in humble awkwardness. They just laughed a bit but looked down at their shoes that laid against the floor mats. In the weirdest way possible, it just felt right. Looking at their feet compared to the floor. The way their legs pushed against the middle console and door, or the way their back slid into the seat. And for some reason it felt natural when childe reaches over and handed the aux cord to y/n, a smile present on his lips and words in his mouth that y/n was far to zoned out to understand. But that didnt stop them from navigating to the playlist they knew that both y/n and childe would like and pressing play, letting the feeling of the music vibrating in the speakers overcome their senses and the feeling of wind in their hair as childe rolled down the window. 

For some reason they were not uncomfortable. They were able to put their elbows on the console without worrying if they were overstepping boundaries. They didnt mind humming the lyrics to the songs they knew and bobbing their head to the beat of songs they hadnt memorized yet. It all felt natural, like a fever dream that they woud have in the middle of the night when sleep didnt come easy. 

Was this what it felt like to be happy? 

The thought echoed in their brain as they looked at the passing trees and buildings. Ease rolled off their shoulders and brought them comfort. The sun hit them right on the cheeks, like the many years before. The small bumps of the pot holes and rocks on the road was easy to get lost in, the vibrations sending their brain into a land of thoughts. For once the thoughts weren't even negative. Y/n was so used to having to block out their brain, in search of solidarity and comfort in silence. The music that usually flowed from the speakers of earbuds was what did that. However, now, they found themself in a car, comfortable with thinking. For some reason the answer to the question was easy to come, 

Yes. They smiled a little, they didn't need the greatest party, or a first time to be happy, the small sound of childe singing lyrics and the view of the car door caging the sky was enough to be happy. It was almost criminal that someone who was so full of energy and loud noises, things that y/n often found to be anxiety inducing, their heart would race usually, sometimes they’d find themself crying simply from being overwhelmed,,, and yet, now? They found themself yearning for this feeling to continue. 

It felt just as criminal that the moment had to end when childe pulled into the parking lot of a busy bar. The sounds of people chatting and clashing together glasses of beer rang forth, drowning out the music that played from both the bar and the vehicle they sat in. 

“I hope you don't mind us coming here, it's the only place with burgers that doesn't cost a liver and kidney to go to” childe laughed, scratching his neck nervously as he turned off the car. 

Suddenly, the feeling of relaxation seemed more like a corset, choking their stomach and bringing their senses to everything but the air around them. y/ns eyes danced from person to person that they could see through the windows. Then immediately to their reflection. The thought of brushing back their hair isn't even needed before they had been running a hand through the locks upon their head. Even when childe climbed out and stood by the car waiting for them, they couldn't help the feeling of dread cross over their senses. The furrowing of their eyebrows wasn’t enough for a microscope to see, but it was enough to set in stone that they knew in their heart that they wouldn't enjoy themselves here. 

However, could they say no? The look of happiness on Childes face brought them to resist the urge to take the keys and steering wheel and simply run. The blue in his eyes almost as inviting as the ocean, beckoning y/n forward with a call. Y/n wanted nothing more than to lose themself, yet, the sound of pool balls hitting the edges of a table brought them back to the earth they hated so much. 

“It's alright!” the sounds and words were out of their mouth before they tell themself not to submit. They had opened the door before their hands stopped shaking, they had already walked up the flight of stairs before they were even able to calm their heart rate. As childe opened the door they couldn't help but gasp, the air full of smoke and regret and day drinkers filled their lungs and brought them into a clench that was already there.  How were they supposed to say they wanted to leave before they even sat down? How was y/n supposed to stop and beg childe to turn so that they'd go somewhere calmer? I'll pay! They screamed in their head ill pay! Please let's just leave. Yet, the words never left and soon they were staring at a menu with almost nothing but burgers and fries and pizzas. 

A/N: super short chapter :00, but its good bc the next chapter is super fucking long. (i actually finished writing that, TODAY!!! i just posted it on wattpad and now im posting the 6th one here :"D.

Im also going to post the chapters on twitter via links, i think thatd be rlly cool hehe. so like- feel free to get check that out. its @A_idiot56

Anywayyssss, make sure to eat, sleep, and drink water! i love yall <3

[rensylph]

Hihi! I'm not sure if you do nsfw or not, but if you do..PLEASE. IM BEGGING U TO MAKE A NSFW VER OF THE GENSHIN HIGH SCHOOL AU😭😭🙏🙏

Sure I guess, you guys consider whenever it's canon or not canon to the au. I'm sorry if it's bad It's my first time writing nsfw stuff

𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍 ( 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐀𝐔 ) 𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐅 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

<< yandere genshin ( school au ) NSFW version >>

⚠️ MINORS DO NOT INTERACT ⚠️

You are a student at teyvat high, a prestigious highschool only for the wealthy and the elite has managed to get in due to one of your family members managed for you to be a student in the school, little did you know your presence will catch the hearts of many students. Characters: Diluc, kaeya, thoma, ayato, alhaitham, kaveh, childe, scaramouche, xiao, kazuha, albedo, vent

⚠️ Warning : this may have NSFW content ⚠️

(English is not my first language)

𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐄

NAME: (name) (last name)

CLASS: 2A

CLUB: music club

FAVORITE SUBJECT: (your choosing)

(Name) A second year student, a member of the music club, born from a middle class family has become an object of many students desires.

Diluc

A complete virgin, I mean he was saving for marriage but if you want to do it now he wouldn't mind he was having fantasies about you guys wedding night. I mean if you're planning on going to college why don't you move in with him and get married with him after college. Your life would be set.

Every time he thinks of you he couldn't stop popping a boner, even the slightest touch of your hand causes him to go crazy and go to the bathroom.

But the good thing is that the new arrangements with the student council president ayato, you and him will cross that border.

Kaeya

He has his fair share of sleeping around with the population of the school, so he's very experienced compared to his brother's diluc who is a virgin. He doesn't understand his brother's saving his virginity for the right one, until he meets you.

I mean he uses his charms to enchant the school to get everything he wants now he's regretting his choice because his reputation as a playboy is well known, causing you to avoid him entirely .

And every time he tries to flirt with you or try to indicate action, you would just look at him with a confusion. You're impossible to flirt with and so oblivious but that's a cute trait he could fix if you let him show you a good time

Thoma

Another virgin, unfortunately he has to witness you and student council arrangements and deal to keep funding incoming for your club

He's not allowed to do anything but Just watch you in the hands of predators that are willing to rip your flesh apart and feast on you.

But he also carries fantasy of himself and wishes for you and him to be together so he just needs time to strike. So you and him would be together without anyone disrupting your time.

Ayato

There are new arrangements with you and the student council, when Ayato called you and told you he had no choice but to cut the funding for the music club, and when you begged ayato saying you're willing to do anything, this gave him an idea.

So once a week or month, after school you would go to the student council meeting room and let your body be devoured by them, you allowed them to do anything with you.

Even tho the arrangement is with the entire student council, you and him would sometimes book a hotel room to spend the night together. And will use toys on you during school if you do not behave

Alhaitham

Of course accidentally witnessesing one of your rondavous with the student council, he decided to use it to his advantage. He used it to blackmail you and the student council president ayato.

So every time you do something wrong on a test you will get punished, and if you did well on a test you will be rewarded. As well every time you or him visits each other's house there will be some in course with each other

Plus every time he is stressed or overworked you have no choice but to follow him and distress him no matter the location. In school, bathroom, literally anywhere and you have to keep quiet if you guys don't get caught.

Kaveh

Poor kaveh seeing the love of your life having intercourses with your rival and roommate that gotta hurt. One time when you were with alhaitham. In exchange of keeping his mouth silent he also wants to have the same deal as alhaitham.

So every time when you finish with alhaitham you have to go towards kaveh. Heck maybe he will join you with alhaitham.

On the bright side, he's not been as stressed as before as well and he get a better view of biology and how does your body works

Childe

He's very pent up and everytime he win a game he will always expect you to reward him for doing good In the game.

Every time he's invited to a party, he will ask you to be his plus one and will not let you leave his side. If you're bored here don't worry he will take you somewhere more fun

He will take you to a hill, and you guys will make out in his car or just drive you back home so you and him could make out there. And he gets verbally jealous whenever someone tries to flirt with you

Scaramouche

Whenever he feels jealous or he feels like it, you will have to expect being pulled to the side drag into an empty broom closet and make out there

He doesn't even help you put your clothes back in or do after care just smash and go.

But sometimes he is gentle or whenever he's feeling a little nicer he's more gentler with you and gives you after care sometimes

Xiao

Also a virgin, he's very shy during his first time but gets the hang of it when you guys started to do it more often when he's not busy

He's very shy and nervous during his first time as well every time when you guys decided to have intercourses but he does have impressive stamina he can last for hours

He gets jealous when other students manage to get you before him, he once saw you walk out of the broom closet with scaramouche with a sweety body and disheveled clothing, so every time when he's jealous he's rought

Kazuha

The most gentlest and sweetest out of all of them, he can be rough but if you want to and ask him politely.

He always gives you the best after care after doing it, as well as gives you milk tea or any drink you want after doing it.

Will write poetry about your time with him In detail and will read it to you in the middle of it, it describes how he was feeling and what he wants to do with you and the things he's gonna do with you in extreme detail and find it amusing you blushing.

Albedo

He's very curious on how the human anatomy works during intercourse, so he asked you to do it with him so he could study how the body works

He calls your hook ups an experiment of the human body, he will write down every reaction thru every position or toys he uses on you.

He will say "how interesting" after managing to get a reaction from your body. And every time you guys do it, you will wear his lab coat.

Venti

The most open about your hook ups to make your other admirers jealous. And every time you try to shut him, he will reply with you " I thought you were enjoying it"

Likes to tease you a lot and grind against you when you are playing your music, same as Kazuha will write poetry about your time together.

Will always try to convince you to hook up or go another round even tho class is about in 5 minutes other wise you guys gonna be late I mean he doesn't care when ever he's late or not

[brynn-lear]

childe's not in this poll caus there's already something for him lol

Theme: Malicious Domestic Compliance (yandere comic)

Zhongli (modern au): Your husband enjoys cooking meals with you, but it's honestly a bit stifling. It's a miracle this walking Encyclopedia hadn't prohibited you from cooking entirely. Just why did your CEO of a husband care so much about your packed lunches?

Al Haitham: Honestly? It was a dumb mistake to have a one night stand with your best friend. You keep telling yourself that no one has to know about this... but what you drank was far more potent than just alcohol. And you don't have the heart to rid yourself of this parasite.

Diluc: By now, you're used to breakfast in bed as presented by your doting husband. At least, you assume it's breakfast time. You just have to depend on what he says. The weather's too terrible for you to go check it out yourself.

Kaeya: Captain Alberich has a strange idealogy when it comes to gift-giving, and unfortunately, it had gotten rather worse after your husband's passing. No matter how expensive and exotic it is, you need to turn this batch of particular gifts down...

Neuvillette (college au): Your law student roommate has a habit of cleaning everything up when stressed. He's like a restless otter sometimes. Which is quite advantageous, mind you, but honestly— does he also have to groom you, too?

[bl33df0rm3]

18+ MDNI

Modern!AU, College!AU

Perverted Professer!Men Who's eyebrows perk up when you say you'll do anything to get your grades up, desire, arousal and anticipation dancing in his Iris.

Perverted Professer!Men That always seems unbothered by your lips latched around him mid lecture, only taking a deep breath in as a sign of him releasing.

Perverted Professer!Men Who relishes in your shaky and desprate breaths as his hands clasp around your mouth, cooing in your ear to stay quiet just a little longer..

Perverted Professer!Men Who playfully laugh giving you a genrous pat on the back as his next cluster of pu pils rush in, waving to you as you head to your next lecture.

Perverted Professer!Men Who flash you what seems like a kind smile to others but a smug smile to you, his eyes focusing on the just smallest drop of his essence you wiped away. "Remember i'm always happy to help L/N"

Tighnari,Zhongli, Ayato, Baizhu, Diluc, Kaeya, Alhaitham, Albedo, Heizou, Kaveh,

-‘๑’-Note; Next drabble coming soon….,If you have any characters you want me to cover in my next post(Or any request/ prompt for that matter) please lmk via question bar (Renamed Q&R), Comments or my Inbox

[joonie-beanie]

Genshin Impact Masterlist

(S) - Smut, (F) - Fluff, (A) - Angst, ✧ - Series

» And They Were Roommates (S)(F)✧ - [AO3]

Pairing: Diluc x Reader/Kaeya x Reader Tags: College AU, Roommates AU, Enemies to Friends, Friends to Lovers, Friends with Benefits, Polyamory Word Count: 165k+ (Ongoing)

» Missing Link (S)(F)(A)✧ - [AO3] ❗❗ NEW CHAPTER ❗❗

Pairing: Zhongli x Reader x Childe Tags: Secret Relationships, Polyamory Word Count: 25k+ (Ongoing...?)

» Doctor's Orders (S)(F) - [AO3] | [Tumblr]

Pairing: Wriothesley x Reader Tags: Boss/Employee Relationship, Aphrodisiacs, prequel to "A Dragon's Constitution" Word Count: 7.9k

» A Dragon's Constitution (S)(F) - [AO3] | [Tumblr]

Pairing: Neuvillette x Reader Tags: Boss/Employee Relationship, Dragon Rut, sequel to "Doctor's Orders" Word Count: 10.8k

» Hat Guy's ASMR Commissions: S Tier (S) - [AO3] | [Tumblr]

Pairing: Scaramouche/Wanderer x Reader Tags: College AU, Guided Masturbation Word Count: 6.5k

» Unfeeling (S)(A) - [AO3]

Pairing: Albedo x Reader Tags: Unrequited Love, Aphrodisiacs, Medical Word Count: 1.8k

» Present (F) - [AO3]

Pairing: Diluc x Reader (Traveler) Tags: Gender Neutral Word Count: 6.6k

» Coincidence (F) - [AO3]

Pairing: Xiao x Reader Tags: College AU Word Count: 1.4k

» Possession (A?) - [AO3]

Pairing: Diluc x Reader Tags: Yandere-ish, Possessiveness/Manipulation Word Count: 1.6k

» How to sexually frustrate your best friend: a tiktok hack (S) - [AO3]

Pairing: Childe x Reader Tags: College AU Word Count: 800

» Freaky Friday: Diluc's Living Nightmare - [AO3]

Pairing: None (Diluc + Kaeya + Childe + Zhongli) Tags: Body Swap Word Count: 8k

[jennifer-jeong]

please kaeya smut fanfic female reader 🙏

U and him 7minutes in heaven 👹

I’M SO SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG ANON FJDKAL;FJDSA; THANK YOU FOR YOUR REQUEST AND I HOPE YOU LIKE WHAT I DID WITH IT >:) I really wanted to make it detailed because I love Kaeya and I haven’t written this concept before but I’ve read so many fics like it and I adore it. It turned out much longer than I anticipated but I enjoyed writing it and I hope you all enjoy!

Smut | Kaeya Alberich x AFAB!Reader 7 Minutes in Heaven

CONTENT NSFW, 18+, smut, assigned female at birth (AFAB) reader, feminine reader implied, drinking/alcohol consumption, mutual pining, kissing, hickeys, biting, nipple play, blowjob, fingering, vaginal penetration, clit play, creampie, fluffy confession!, spending the night and cuddling hehe, college AU, ALL CHARACTERS ARE 18+

WORD COUNT: 3797

Exam season is coming up but you and your friends thought it’d be good to unwind a bit and take a break from studying by going to a house party. You’re all mutual with the hosts, Kaeya and Diluc. You’re good friends with the two brothers and of course you’re always invited to their “little” house parties. It always turns out to be something like 100 people but their house is big enough that it holds you all comfortably really.

You and your friends pregame a bit and get dolled up to enjoy the party. When you get there, you text Kaeya but as you start typing, a familiar presence appears in front of you along with the warm smell of cologne filling your head.

“Hey! You made it,” the blue haired man chirps at you with a smile.

“Yeah, figured it’d be a good break from studying. I think we all deserve it,” you chuckle while giving Kaeya a comforting look. Letting him know that he also deserves a break from working so hard.

“I’ll drink to that. Let's get you something.” Mr. Eyepatch says as he turns to let you walk in front of him, his hand hovering over the small of your back, something you pretend to not notice. Similarly, he pretends to not see the slight flush on the tip of your ears.

You’re enjoying the bustle, music, and dancing with your friends when you catch Diluc rolling his eyes at Kaeya. You go to check out what the brothers are yapping about this time when Kaeya perks up upon seeing you.

“Hey! Perfect. Come with me,” Kaeya yells over the music as he grabs you by the wrist past Diluc who you share a concerned smile with.

“We needed one more but that dickhead didn’t wanna join,” he says while smiling and obviously meaning it in an affectionate way towards his beloved brother.

You raise an eyebrow at him until you see the small congregation of roughly a dozen people sitting in a circle spinning a bottle.

You’re tipsy but sitting next to Kaeya, unsure of what the bottle means, sobers you up a bit. Before you even get to question what the reward or punishment is for the bottle landing on you, the open top of the bottle points to you. Kaeya makes a silly shocked face at you while your face burns, he motions to tell you to spin the bottle and before you know it, it feels like the room is silent despite the blaring music and the bottle stops just left of you. Kaeya was to the left of you. You stare at it for a few seconds before a wave of emotion washes over you. Was it fear? Excitement? Dread? Lust?

You didn’t really have time to think. The group gives a collective “oooooooo” before a few of them shove you and Kaeya into a closet down the hall and lock you inside.

“7 minutes, lovebirds!” You hear before the door closes, unable to even make out who it was.

If you hadn’t sobered up enough already, you were basically stone cold sober now.

You could just barely make out Kaeya’s face in the low light peeking in through the bottom of the door. The closet just barely fit you two, it was maybe 1 m by 1 m at most. Your senses come back to you and you realize you’re smelling Kaeya’s scent again. He always smells so good, it’s a musky but sweet scent that mixes with the smell of his skin so sinfully. You hear your mixed breaths, you’re both breathing harder than usual and you swear you can hear each other's heartbeats. The closet is stuffy, the house is already hot from being jam packed with bodies and the closet having barely any airflow isn’t helping. It feels like an eternity as you take in your surroundings but it’s only been a few seconds since the door shut.

Kaeya is pressed against the wall opposite to you, trying to give you as much space as he can in the minimal space.

You blink a few times as you part your lips to speak but nothing comes out.

Kaeya breaks the silence first.

“Uhh… Heyyy…?” He says, meaning for it to be ironically flirty, but it comes out sheepishly.

You both pause for half a second before bursting out in giggles.

“I’m sorry, we really don’t have to do anything, I was just teasing,” he says confidently but you can tell he’s a bit nervous by the way he swallows hard.

“Don’t apologize,” you giggle at his mild embarrassment. “I’m at least glad it’s you in here with me,” you say as your face burns.

“Oh?” He says as his shock slowly turns into a smirk. The air suddenly felt impossibly hotter, the closet was infinitely smaller, and your senses went into overdrive.“You’re glad?”

Your eyes dart around, looking away and then back at him. “Y-you heard me,” you stutter, trying to salvage your confidence.

He takes a step forward to close the already non existent space between you two.

You hold your breath as you look slightly upwards at the taller man, caging you against the wall with his frame.

You don’t notice but his hands are shaky at his sides. He takes a leap of faith though and reaches his hand up to hook a finger under your chin, keeping you looking at him.

You hear his breathing speed up as your heart pounds in your ears. You’ve known Kaeya for a few years now and of course you’ve always had a small crush on him but you never wanted to risk losing your friendship by taking things further. Little did you know, he felt the same.

Your palms press into the narrow wall behind you as you flatten yourself against it. Kaeya leans in, his thumb sliding across your jaw, as he moves towards your right ear. Goosebumps already popping up all over your body.

“So… Do I have your permission to make you… even more glad? He speaks in a husky voice you’ve never heard before and it makes your body burn.

He finds amusement in the slight panic you have in your eyes but his mind is racing. He’s anxious, turned on, bashful, terrified, burning, and he knows that you’re both the poison and the antidote.

You lightly nod your head quickly in response, he sees it, but knows you’ve been drinking tonight.

“Needa hear you say it darling.”

“Please… Kaeya… I want this, I want you”

“Fuck,” he says under his breath.

He’s teetering on the edge of losing his self control. He grabs your face with both hands, and moves in to kiss you but the last bit of his sanity needs to ask you for consent even if you already just gave it to him.

“Is this okay?” he whispers, his vodka and cranberry juice scented breath hitting your face from how close he is.

You barely hesitate to bring your hands up to cup his face as well and slam your lips onto his. His lips are soft as they move against yours. Your mind is in overdrive, sparks flying as you realize you’re kissing Kaeya. You’d be lying if you said you never thought about doing this. But actually doing it feels absolutely amazing.

He pushes you against the wall after his initial shock of you making your move wears off. His eyes were wide open until he realized you were kissing him. Now his eyes are squeezed shut, enjoying the taste of your sweet saliva as it sends blood straight to his dick. At this point you’re already soaked. A damp patch is most definitely visible on your panties and heat is pooled at your core.

You make another bold move to lick your tongue across Kaeya’s bottom lip, asking him for access to his tongue. He happily obliges as your tongues greet each other, the sliding and contact making you both moan into each other's mouths. Your tongues dance as they circle around each other. Fuck. He was a good kisser.

Kaeya presses closer to you to deepen the kiss and he realizes he feels your breasts now pressed up to him and it feels heavenly. He loves it. It makes him reach his hands down to cup one in each hand. It makes you whimper into the kiss.

Hands find their way up your shirt, under your bra. He pulls away to help you take off your shirt as he admires your lacy bra.

“Fuck, I’ve needed y’so bad… You don’t even know.” He says, words dripping with lust.

You slip the straps of your bra off your shoulders as he kneads your tits.

“Maybe…” You start, as you reach behind to unclip your bra. He lets go for a second, allowing it to fall to the floor. He freezes momentarily as he takes in the sight of your bare chest. You slide your hands down from the top of his chest, nails lightly scratching over his shirt.

I do know…” You finish as you palm over his obvious hard on through his pants.

He looks down as he moans. His lips are immediately on yours again as he starts playing with your perky nipples. You continue to feel his length through the fabric, your cunt clenching around nothing as you feel how fucking big he is.

He starts kissing down your neck, lightly sucking as he makes his way to your chest. He slurs as he speaks. “Needed ya since I first laid eyes on you.” He takes a nipple in his mouth and swirls his tongue around, making you throw your head back with a moan. He looks up at you with his uncovered eye so he can see the pretty and lewd expression you’re making. You hold eye contact with him and you swear he’s going to be the death of you.

Soon after, you plop down onto your knees, undoing his pants as you look up at him. He groans as you finally free his cock from the confines of his pants. You pump his length a few times with your hand then you flatten your tongue on the base of the underside of his dick, dragging your tongue up the entire length. Kaeya’s hands slam against the walls to the side of him to find some sort of purchase. He groans loud as you continue to lick stripes on his already leaky cock.

You decide to tease him a bit by taking your sweet time, avoiding putting your lips around the tip on purpose. He wants to protest but it already feels so fucking good and he’s honestly already close. He knows that if he felt your throat around him right now, he’d cum. So he lets you continue your shenanigans.

“F-fuck, feels s’good princess,” he groans out. You give him a small “yeah?” while your lips are dragging along his length and the vibration shoots up his spine. He tries to calm himself down and distracts himself with holding back your hair, collecting it into a ponytail behind you.

After a minute or so of teasing the poor man, he’s gotten impatient. He pulls your hair tighter and it makes you moan and you know it’s about time.

“You look so pretty on your knees baby. Open up f’me, please…”

You grab the base with your hand and swirl your tongue around his tip, enjoying his slightly bitter but sweet precum. Kaeya exhales, taking in the change in sensation. He was holding back bucking his hips into your mouth because it felt so good. He was so fucking sensitive because of you and how much you turned him on..

You started to slowly ease him into your mouth. Pushing down, pulling up, and pushing down even further. As you finally sink down fully, deepthroating him, you keep eye contact with him. He’s a nervous but brave mess. His face is flushed and his bangs are messy and stuck to his forehead. You hold yourself there until you pull all the way back so you can breathe. Kaeya lets out a breath he didn’t know he was holding but you don’t give him time to relax. You start bobbing your head on his length, your hand covering any parts of the base too difficult for you to reach with your mouth.

“A-ah! Sh-shit!” He moans as you continue your pace. It was so warm and intense for him and as much as you might’ve suspected Kaeya to be a player with dozens of bodies, you were pretty sure he wasn’t super into that, which would explain how sensitive he was with you right now. Honestly, you found it cute and hot, it turned you on knowing how good you were making him feel. Only you, no one else.

You fully deepthroat him again, and he holds you there by your hair, throwing his head back from the pleasure. When you pull off, he pulls you back even further so he can scoop you up and stand you up again. He properly takes his pants off to push your bodies towards the wall. You moan from the way he’s almost manhandling you. He grabs your right leg to hook it up, giving his hand access to your pussy. He rubs around your clit and dips down to circle your entrance before repeating the motion, earning moans from you.

“Such a good girl, making me feel s’good,” he says while kissing your neck. “Gonna make you feel good now m’kay? You deserve it… Wanna feel you cum on me baby.” After his sentence his mouth latches onto the sweet spot on your neck and he bites down as he sucks a hickey onto you. Your eyes roll back into your head as he slowly sinks two fingers into your aching cunt as he sucks on your neck.

“Mmph! K-Kaeya-... ah~!” You whimper out as he starts pumping his digits in and out of you, making a “come here” motion with his fingers.

“Mm? This is the spot right? This little spongey part?” He says as he stops pulling his fingers out to just massage the spot as you clench on him, only able to moan in response. “Ahh, I thought so” he says with a low chuckle, his eyes lidded.

Your hands tangle in Kaeya hair as you pull him to your lips, kissing him sloppily as he fingers you. His thumb now playing with your clit while two fingers toy with your insides.

Your core starts to tighten and you realize you’re close. Fuck, he knew exactly how to make you cum and somehow that was turning you on more. You pull back from the kiss to look him in the eyes.

“Kaeya… p-please… Please fuck me,” you say between breaths.

Your flustered face, your scent, his hickey on your neck, your doe eyes looking up at him, and your words send any of the blood in his brain straight to his twitching cock as his breath hitched. He pulls his fingers out of you and grabs the back of your legs to hold you up.

“As you wish princess,” he says with a smirk, clearly drunk off your body.

Your legs wrap around his torso while your arms hold his shoulders, allowing him to line himself up with your entrance. He pops his tip in before returning to holding you so he can slowly ease in.

You simultaneously groan at the feeling as he slowly pushes in. You pull yourself flush against his chest, hugging him and dragging your nails along his chiseled back. His hands are gripping your ass, holding you up but also enjoying holding the plush and spreading you apart however he likes.

When he’s about halfway in, he pulls out to allow your slick to cover his length. WIthout warning he bottoms out in you from all the lubrication you were making for him. You nearly scream and his knees buckle at the sensation and idea that he’s fully sheathed inside you right now. Your nails dig into his skin, leaving indents from how hard you were gripping his back.

“F-fuck, y-you fill me up s’good,” you mewl to him.

“Ngh it’s like we were fucking made for each other, you’re a perfect fit baby.”

He starts to rock back and forth, holding you in place with his hands while he thrusts his hips back and forth. Going slow at first to give you time to adjust. But, already his veiny cock was dragging along all your sensitive spots so devilishly. You felt every inch of him stretch you out and it was so fucking filthy but in the best way possible. You bite onto his shoulder to muffle your moans and to also mark him in return.

He starts to speed up as he feels you twitch around him. “You’re taking me so well darling, you’re doing so good f’me,” he moans out to you.

“Nghh… f-uck, feels s’good,” you slur out to him, mind turning to mush.

“Hold tight pretty girl,” he says as he continues his fast pace.

You throw your head back and it thumps on the wall behind you as you let out a loud moan you barely recognized. It was genuinely reflexive from how good he was making you feel, it was natural that you were going to moan like that if he was going to stimulate you in the best ways.

Your eyes start to roll into the back of your head as he still pounds into you, the sound of skin slapping together now filling the closet from how close and deep he was fucking you.

“Atta girl… let me make you feel good” he says into the crook of your neck.

“K-Kaeya…” you stutter out, borderline delirious from the pleasure. “M’getting c-close.”

“Yeah baby? Gonna make you cum all over me?” He continues his pace as he pulls back to admire you and press a thumb to your clit. Your pretty tits are bouncing with every thrust as you arch your back. You’re looking at him but your eyes are glazed over, tongue lolled out slightly, cock drunk on the man. As he plays with your clit, your walls clench down on him hard as you approach your high. It’s driving him crazy.

“Fuckkk. Mmph- gonna make me cum ngh,” he moans out to you.

Your body is so sensitive at this point and you can’t think about anything other than how good Kaeya is fucking you right now. Your “hah’s” turn into “mmm’s” that rise in pitch as you get closer and closer. You squeeze your eyes shut and let your head fall to the side.

He can feel your twitching and the way your grip on his back almost breaks skin. He knows you’re teetering on the edge with him and so he tells you to go first. “F-fuck, cum for me princess, please.”

You clamp down fully on him as his thumb’s movements become sloppy and his thrusts become irregular. “K-Kaeya!” you nearly yell out as you cum. White hot pleasure runs through your body as he stimulates both your clit and g-spot, even your a-spot as his tip kisses your cervix over and over. The drag of his cock on your gummy walls is driving you crazy as waves rack through your body, perceiving nothing but the intense bliss.

The extra pressure of your walls on his dick, your uncontrolled moans, and just the simple fact that he’s making you cum sends him over the edge with you and he lets you know with a strained “c-cumming!”

You feel hot cum fill you as he gives a last few pumps into you, helping you both ride out your orgasms, he eventually slows as he twitches inside. He holds you close and wraps his arms around your waist as you hug his neck. Both of you finally coming down from your high, breathing hard. Your sweaty bodies skin to skin, enjoying the afterglow and each other’s company.

“Holy… shit” he says between panting as you giggle. He puts you down on your feet, still holding your waist since you were wobbly, your legs shaky. You help him lean his back against the wall, knowing he’s also probably weak in the knees after all that.

You push up against him as you reach a hand up to cup his cheek. “That was pretty amazing,” you giggle before looking away. “Is this… a one time thing though?”

He reacts quickly despite his fatigue and looks you in the eyes, concern evident. “Oh my god no… well, at least I was hoping it wouldn’t be,” he responds honestly, not sure if you were hoping for the same thing.

You close your eyes and exhale, “oh thank god,” you laugh. “I really do like you, so…”

His eyes widen slightly “I like you too,” he says with a chuckle, almost not believing that he’s getting to say this to you right now.

You look into his eye(s) and smile before laying your head onto his chest.

He stays like that with you for a second in disbelief and bliss. Then he reaches for his pants to grab his phone, calling one of the mansion’s attendants to this specific closet, asking for robes.

“Would you like to…” he starts, unsure of himself, “stay the night?... My bed should fit us comfortably.”

“I’d love to, Kaeya. Thank you for asking.” You reply, feeling a tug in your chest at how sweet and bashful he was. Similarly, he feels the same tug in his chest at your saccharine words and pretty smile.

After the attendant hands the robes into the closet and you two cover up, you run to his room hand in hand, giggling as you both try to avoid any party goers, realizing that they completely forgot to get you after 7 minutes, not that either of you are complaining. He requested for your clothes to be brought up after so for now he offered you his pj’s and his bathroom in case you wanted to shower or just to clean up.

Soon after, he invited you into his bed for some cuddles. You’d probably both talk about the serious relationship stuff later but for now, you were both quiet, looking into each other's eyes, holding each other close. The fatigue from drinking and your closet escapade quickly caught up with you two as you relaxed into the plush mattress. You two drifted off into sleep, content in each other's arms and also excited for what the future would hold for you, after you help with party cleanup in the morning of course.

|| MASTERLIST ♡ || Thank you for reading! ||

[aventurineswife]

Welcome to my Genshin Impact Masterlist!

Here, you'll find Genshin Impact fanfics, headcanons, and maybe a few surprises along the way.

Feel free to send in your requests!

Chuu! <3 | Kaveh, Aventurine x Reader

College AU | Kaveh x Reader | Part 1 | Part 2

“You had a girlfriend?!” | Alhaitham x Reader

It's raining, raining, Ooh, baby, it's raining, raining | Arataki Itto x Reader

Two Hands, One Home | Kinich x Reader

Inspired by You | Childe, Kaeya, Aventurine, Sampo x Reader

The Game of Teyvat | Anemo Boys x Traveler!Reader

Strings of the Soul | Aventurine, Sampo, Jing Yuan, Childe x Reader

“I want my Daddy!” | Aventurine, Sampo, Childe, Scar x Reader

A Stitch for Solitude | Kinich x Reader

The Past Meets Future | Diluc, Kaeya, Sampo, Gepard

Tides of Solace | Ratio, Kaveh x Reader

Under the Mistletoe, A Christmas Kiss | Kinich, Ororon x Female!Reader

Under The Mistletoe | Aventurine, Dan Heng, Boothill, Sunday, Mortefi, Xiangli Yao, Aalto, Kaveh x Reader

Secret Gift for Special Someone | Mortefi, Kaveh, Aventurine, Sunday, Ratio x Reader

“Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling” | Kaveh x Reader x Aventurine

The Universe Begins Within | Aventurine, Sampo, Childe, Scar x Reader

“Am I Still Perfect?” | Alhaitham x Reader

Up! Up! | Aventurine, Sunday, Sampo, Childe

Beneath the Mask | Kaveh, Aventurine, Alhaitham x Demon!Reader

Safe Between Us | Aventurine, Sampo, Ratio, Childe x Reader

Between Logic and Passion | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

The Weight of Unspoken Words | Gallagher, Wriosthesley x Reader

Home Is Wherever I'm With You | Kaveh x Reader x Aventurine

“If I Fall, Will You Catch Me?” | Kinich x Suicidal!Reader

Every Princess Deserves a Palace | Aventurine, Kaveh x Tomboy!Female!Reader

Under the Influence | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

Our Little Family of Ducks | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

Between Lies and Longing | Ratio, Aventurine, Topaz, Moze, Kinich, Kaveh x Reader

Too Close to Perfection | Kaveh x Reader

“I'm jealous of the way you're happy without me” | March 7th, Ruan Mei, Kafka, Ratio, Aventurine, Kaveh x Reader

Burnt Beginnings, Sweet Endings | Diluc, Zhongli, Kaveh, Mualani, Ratio, Jing Yuan, Sunday x Reader

Sweat, Smiles, and Surprises | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

“You Don’t Have to Carry This Alone” | Sushang Aventurine Robin, Lumine, Kinich, Ororon, Kaveritas x Reader

Touch Without Fear | Aventurine, Kazuha, Lumine, Dan Heng, Kaveritas x Reader

“Though Miles Apart, Our Hearts Were Always One” | Dan Heng, Aventurine, Kaveritas x Reader

“I can't live without you” | Ratio, Feixiao, Sunday, Aventurine, Kaveh x Reader

“No Nightmare Shall Part Us” | Kaveh, Sunday, Aventurine, Ratio, Feixiao x Reader

When the Ice Breaks | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

Where the Wind Finds You | Parental Figure!Venti x Reader

Through the Fog, You Remain | Zhongli, Aventurine x Reader

A Dance Unforeseen | ScaraMona | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Tired Eyes, Tender Heart | Kaveh x Reader

Scars to Your Beautiful | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

“You were a wonderful experience... You were everything” | March, Sampo, Childe, Alhaitham x Reader

Unexpected Temptations | Kaveritas, Feixiao x Reader

“Hold Me Close, Don't Let Go” | Kaveritas, Shadow x Reader

Self Aware AU | Part 2

Rest Your Weary Head | Dan Heng IL, Aventurine, Kaveh x Reader

Tiny Terror, Grand Reactions | Kaveritas, Alhaitham, Boothill, Argenti x Reader

One Kiss Is All It Takes | Ratio, Kaveh, Aventurine, Itto x Reader

Not Perfect, but Still Yours | Kaveh, Dan Heng, Ratio, Ruan Mei, Sunday x Reader

“You're a grown-ass man” | Dan Heng, Ratio, Sunday, Kinich, Kaveh x Reader

Trust is Earned, Not Given | Aventurine, Sampo, Ratio, Childe x Reader

“The cold never bothered me anyway” | Aventurine, Caelus, Sampo, Childe x Reader

The Price of Kindness | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

For You, My Heart | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

To Keep a Promise | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

Flustered by the Muse | Kaveritas, Robin, Dan Heng, Kinich, Ororon x Reader

A Little Too Much Fun | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

Breathe In, Rest Easy | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

Jealous Hearts, Shared Love | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

Seduction, as a Last Resort | Ratio, Kaveh x Reader

The Pirate and the Deep | Siren!Kaveh x Pirate!Reader x Octupus Hybrid!Ratio

Fixing What’s Torn | Kinich x Reader

Chosen Hearts Shine Brighter | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

Fury’s Unraveling | Kinich x Reader

A Roar, A Feather, A Heart | Lion!Kaveh x Dog!Reader x Owl!Ratio

The Beauty of Imperfection | Kaveh x Reader x Ratio

Little Teeth, Big Love | Aventurine, Sunday, Sampo, Childe x Reader

Trust Reforged in the Quiet | Jing Yuan, Dan Heng, Aventurine, Kaveh, The Herta x Reader

Laughter is the Best Medicine | Kaveritas, Shadow x Reader

The Gift of Being Seen | Kaveritas, Shadow x Reader

Between Sounds and Souls | Kaveritas, Argenti, Aventurine x Reader

Two Wheels, One Heart | Ratio, Kaveh, Welt, Sunday x Reader

The Absence of Touch | Kaveritas, Shadow, Aventurine x Reader

Predictable Chaos, Unpredictable Fun | Kaveritas x Reader

Between Realms: The Avatar's Path | Fontaine x Airbender!Reader

Just Don’t Leave Me Again | Kaveritas, Shadow, Feixiao x Reader

Our Timeless Story | Kaveh x Reader

Fools in the Name of Genius | Kaveritas x Reader

“Rest your weary head, my dear, and I will stay here” | Dan Heng, Jing Yuan, Zhongli x Reader

“And I will wait, I will wait for you” | Kaveh, Kinich x Reader

Rewrite Your Story | Lumine, Kaveritas, Aventurine, Shadow x Reader

Through Smoke and Sacrifice | Kaveritas x Reader

Anchored in Your Light | Kaveritas, Lumine, Shadow x Reader

It's Not the End of the World | Kaveritas, Alhaitham, Shadow x Reader

Twilight Shimmer, Sunset Sparkle | Kaveritas x Reader

Windswept Souls | Xiao, Venti x Teen!Reader

A Kiss for the Starved | Kaveritas, Sunday x Reader

Through the Veil of Fragility | Kaveritas, Shadow x Reader

Kaveh's and Shadow's Voicelines about their S/O

Dreamers in the Daylight | Kaveh, Aventurine x Reader

Three Hearts, One Love | Kaveritas x Reader

(Read this before making a request!)

[butteronabun]

11/14

a diluc ragnvindr x female reader college au.

overview: he’s worried. they’re all worried.

wc: 2.6k

disclaimer: arguments & confrontations, mentions of losing sleep & skipping meals, anxiety, hurt/comfort, hints of plot if you squint but they’re just fillers anyway

( if that is not to your liking, feel free to skip! it’s angsty! )

You stare blankly at the screen in front of you. Hands fidgeting, eyes drying, you put yourself at a standstill — even just for a bit.

Though a rational part of you screams to keep on moving, to keep on going—because there’s a fucking deadline that you have to chase—the tight grip on the rope has loosened.

Aggressive yet motivational speeches linger. From “stop fucking around” to “suck it up” and to “no pain, no gain,” you don’t have the drive to resume your duties anymore. Even if you have backlogs to wrap up, even if you to–do lists to fulfill, even if you have obligations to commit, you just can’t.

You close your slightly parted lips - you, yourself, know that you’re in danger. Not by the means of losing sleep, or even skipping meals, no. But the way that you’re going to get up at early hours of dawn because you have a seven o’clock class and you have a paper to pass. (Your body is screaming for help.)

A paper that is yet to be revised, for it is filled with comments from group mates who have no self-awareness. Messages ranging from is this already enough, to does the paragraph make any sense? Can you check? Thanks!

Said paper is but a lowly Google doc tab beside other twenty–somethings that contain case studies and design pegs for the first and third chapter of your thesis.

There’s a gentle knock on your door. It snaps you out of your reverie, and you swallow. You need water, and so you reach out to your messy bedside table to retrieve the flask. Close to the flask is nothing but your angry clock that reminds you it’s almost close to midnight.

You pull the flask’s lid, and make yourself drink. It’s not cold anymore.

You need to refill this.

There’s another knock. Oh. You haven’t answered. It must've been your roommate. “What now, Noelle?” You take another swig of your flask before gulping it all down. You really need to refill it. “I already told you, I can’t join for today’s game night because I still have some requirements to complete. Tell Amber and the others that I’ll make it up to them next time.”

You turn to your screen again. To your unfinished project—to your work in progress.

You’ve rejected her offers countless times - but can she really blame you, when it’s the peak of midterms season? Everyone’s suffering as it is, and despite your desire to mingle with the others through board games ( such as monopoly or game of the generals ) in the lobby or partake in the nerf gun wars in the second floor’s hall, you just can’t indulge yourself today.

(Though you’re not even sure if you’ll be able to push through until 12 with this task. But she doesn’t need to know that, right?)

“It’s me,” A familiar voice says, and you freeze in your sitting position on your bed. You immediately glance at the door, imagining the shape of a grumpy, beefy, and attractive man with red hair tied up, clad in his stupid, dark, and hot turtleneck. “Noelle’s not here as of the moment. May I come in?”

Diluc wants to come in, your mind supplies, before it hits you all at once. Oh.

Diluc. Wants. To. Come. In.

Diluc.

And suddenly, memories come flashing. The way you’ve ignored the notifications flooding your phone for weeks now. The way you’ve shut the people out who approach you when they manage to find you in the cafeteria. The way you’ve ceased your tendency to come visit their dorm every night, just to yap about a cheesy romcom movie you’ve binged last Saturday (and rate them in your letterboxd).

Oh fuck.

Fuck!

“No,” you answer hastily, and just like that, you push your laptop away. You rush around your room to fix some things that have scattered on your desk and on the ground.

You pick up some of the uniforms and statement shirts your friend Yanfei has given you, and throw them on the laundry basket near your door. You push aside some of the sticky notes, yellow papers, sketches of storyboards on your study table to make room for your other workload. You kick some of the printed documents and files you’ve accumulated this week that are covered with red marks from strict professors under the bed, and even though you’ve made yourself clear that no, Diluc can’t go in, the doorknob fucking twists anyway, and every fiber of your being launches into a fight or flight mode.

”Diluc, you can’t—“

The golden light pours in when the door slowly opens. You cover your eyes with your arm, hissing at the brightness. Gods. As your sight adjusts, Diluc’s figure looms over you.

Damn it, you forgot to lock the door. You make a mental reminder to yourself that Noelle’s not everyone.

Diluc calls out your name, and your heart stirs. It stirs because it has been so long since you’ve heard from him, it’s been so long since you’ve heard his gentle voice call your name. By lowering your arm, you hesitantly meet his gaze—his oh–so tender gaze ( that is still unbelievably surprising to witness, when he’s always unimpressed ). Your stomach churns, and you feel all other things that bring you to the edge, all because of one scapegoat: him.

He scans you up and down, and you can’t help but feel conscious. You can’t help but feel vulnerable. You nervously blurt out a what? before he comments with a frown that is deepening by the second. “You look as if someone has put you through the wringer.”

Ah.

The first that comes to your mind is — “you think?” and the second is, “obviously.” Irritation floods your veins, but you suppress yourself from lashing out. Diluc’s an innocent person and he doesn’t deserve to be the receiving end of your growing bad mood.

But he’s not wrong. Out of all the efforts you’ve done just to at least make him believe that you’re keeping it all together, you’ve forgotten to fix yourself.

But then again. It’s Diluc. Nothing ever passes him.

“Thanks,” you send him a small smile that doesn’t reach your eyes. You return the scrutiny back to him. As usual, Diluc’s prim and proper. And it’s unfair. You’re aware that he also has his own big and heavy thing to tackle. A feasibility study, right? But compared to other business students, Diluc doesn’t look bothered at all. He doesn’t look very much affected by the stress.

But then again, it’s Diluc. He’s stupidly amazing. It’s also crazy stupid how he even wants to be a college student in the first place when he already has enough or ample knowledge to run a business, considering he’s taken the role of being Dawn Winery’s CEO. Considering he’s also eligible for being Forbes 30 under 30.

“What brings you here?” You turn your back to him, not wanting to meet his eyes any longer. You make yourself busy by sorting through some of the printed pages that have caused your heart so much dread these past few days. The simple touching of it makes you want to pull away, yet you refrain yourself. Not now. Not when Diluc is just right there. “Sorry to be a killjoy, but if you’re inviting me for a sponty road trip, I’ll have to decline.”

( You ignore once more the assortment of polaroid shots hanging from your cork board below your study desk. There’s one film in particular that shows a picture of you and Diluc together inside his Aston Martin that one night during freshman year. This was when you told him about that shawarma place that served burrito-sized shawarmas. You were smiling brightly while holding your half–bitten order, and if one would squint, they would be able to notice the minuscule grin that Diluc was displaying. )

“You haven’t returned my calls,” Diluc points out, and you’re not surprised. Always straight to the point. Not cryptic, like Venti, and definitely not disingenuous, like Kaeya. “And you haven’t replied to some of my messages. It's been hard to catch you recently.”

You remember Venti and Childe repeating the same words. And as your usual response, you assume he’s going to say more, so you let him. You grab your flask, shaking it a bit even though you know you’ve emptied it. “It’s midterms season, Diluc. I’m sure you understand and can relate to my constant absence. Unfortunately, I can’t control it.” Though a part of you desperately wishes you can.

Then, as you slowly spin to the direction of the exit, you wonder how you’ll ever cross the distance without Diluc intruding your goal. You really need to drink more water because your lips are chapped, and your throat feels rough.

Eh, here goes nothing. You try to avoid his observant gaze. “Um. If that’s everything, feel free to leave now because I still have some paperwork to write.” And be miserable again, you say in your mind. You begin to saunter towards the doorway, passing him ultimately. A mission success? “I’ll see you, maybe in the next few—“

“Are you alright?”

That stops you.

Diluc moves, and you can feel him staring at your form, even if you have your back turned to him. The stirring in your heart increases a greater amount as the silence envelops both of you when you don’t eventually respond.

The clock plastered on the wall ticks. And ticks. And ticks.

Students, maybe juniors, outside your dorm room that you share with Noelle, bicker and guffaw. Troublemakers on the other side bump their fists on the wooden walls.

Diluc waits for you in anticipation.

And you ponder—you attempt to form the words that will at least drop this conversation. That will not further cause any more questions.

( But nothing ever comes out. )

“This isn’t like you.” Diluc then says, after your prolonged silence. You fear for the worst. Diluc knows you. Diluc knows you too much, and perhaps the younger you, the happier you—from back then on those stupid polaroid shots that carried on the memories of the previous two school years—would’ve been delighted by this fact, but the you in the present is apprehensive.

She wants to cower. She wants to hide. ( She wants to stay away from Diluc because she knows that deep inside, with Diluc’s arrival finally during the lowest points of your life, will be the immediate climax. It will be the immediate breakthrough. )

“Compared to previous ‘midterm seasons’, you haven’t acted like this before. Not until now.” He spurs on.

“T–Things. . .have changed.” You mentally beat yourself up for stammering, though you can’t deny that Diluc’s correct for the second time. “I can’t just hang around in your dorm room with Venti and eat instant ramen anymore. I know that you two are occupied with your own respective majors.”

“And you know that we don’t mind your visits. What even brought this on?” Diluc questions, and you clench your fists. “I’ve heard from Noelle that you’ve been skipping your breakfast. She also told me how you would go home immediately and pass out on your bed for the rest of the day.”

You feel like a deer caught in the headlights. Gosh, you underestimate Noelle and Diluc’s closeness. She’s like a sister to him, so of course she’ll be sharing what she has seen with him.

But you just can’t let him put you on the spot like this. You had your reasons. “Again, I was tired because of midterms, Diluc. Completely unavoidable and reasonable for college students like us—“ Yet he’s not having any of it, when he interrupts you.

“And from your friends. Navia and Nilou.”

Your eyes grow wide. No.

“They’ve informed me that you—“

You turn to him by the shoulder in disapproval, “Diluc—“

“—had an altercation with them, and they’re all—“

“Diluc, that’s enough,” You chide, glowering at him with an intensity. Because you don’t understand—how? “What does this - how did you even know that?Why did they even tell you that? That doesn’t concern you.”

Diluc glares back at you tenfold. “It does concern me when it involves you.”

( At another time you would’ve asked what he meant by that. )

“It’s a sensitive topic, you know that,” You seethe at him. “If you’re here to push my buttons, you know better not to do it today. Not when—“

“Not when a lot of people have been deeply affected in the process?” He interferes again, and takes a step forward. “If I have to force you from confessing what you truly feel instead of bottling it up, then this is the option that I’ll have to resort to. Your stubborn nature isn’t helping with the matter.”

You feel something crack. Wow. “I don’t have to explain everything to you.”

”You’re not alright.”

“I am alright!”

“You’re not.” Another crack.

“I am!”

Diluc calls out your name in a warning.

And the dam breaks. You just can’t take it anymore. “For archon’s sake, Diluc, I am! I fucking am!” You scream. “Can you, please, PLEASE fucking believe in me before I cannot to myself anymore? Please?”

You and Diluc have gotten into fights before. Petty squabbles or stupid quarrels, actually, but never this heated. You have triggered his pet peeves when he has forgotten to fulfill his small promises, and he gives you the silent treatment whenever you have annoyed him far too much. All in all, they’re just normal disagreements between you two.

But this? This is different. For all the three years you’ve spent with each other, not once did it reach to this degree, until now.

You and Diluc are aware that both of you are equally obstinate—both with prideful personalities and never the one to back down from an argument because of the stances they want to stand for.

But of course, there’s only one denominator that not only triumphs all, but the two of you share.

The reason why you both are fighting as of the moment is because it’s all coming from the heart.

( The rage from Diluc’s expression immediately disappears when he catches sight of your tears cascading down your cheeks. He registers the words that have spilled from your lips, and the organ in his chest shatters one by one as you bawl.

He knows you’re hurting, and you’ve done a great job of hiding it. He doesn’t like the fact that it took him this long to realize, yet he doesn’t dwell on it and moves forward. He focuses on the present. On what matters. You hurting— he knows that with you keeping it a secret will only damage you further. )

You cover your face with your hands as you break down. You’re ashamed. Embarrassed. But most of all: in pain. “I know that I haven’t been on my best behavior lately, but I’m trying, okay? I’m fucking trying, damn it!” You breathe out heavily. “You don’t have to— you don’t have to mention my shortcomings, or what I’ve missed, because I’m aware. I’m fucking aware, but I promise you, Diluc, after all this, I swear, I’ll—“

Diluc calls your name again. You peek from your fingers, because his voice has softened, and your heart quivers, and Diluc is much much closer.

Your eyes glaze when Diluc opens his arms. An open invitation—his protection. Your broken, broken soul aches for it, and every fiber of your being wants nothing more but to be encased by his arms. “Come.”

And you bury yourself on Diluc’s chest, crying your heart out. You wail as Diluc wraps you in a warm and gentle embrace, finally giving you the comfort that you need, after the hell you’ve been through. He strokes your back comfortingly, and more tears fall from your eyes.

The stress, frustrations, and anxieties that you’ve accumulated this past few weeks have taken a great toll on you. It has ruined and devastated you to the point that you can’t even track your academic standing and relationships. And in result, this has affected you physically, emotionally, and mentally.

“Diluc,” You whine, and he releases a soft hum. You lift your head up to him, with your cheeks flushed and eyes red. He looks back at you. “I - I don’t know what to do— I. . . I have been so lost, and I feel like giving up, because—“

He caresses your cheekbone, and wipes a stray tear with his thumb. “You don’t have to tell me.” ( He doesn’t want to stress you out any longer. )

“But — but I want to. You’re,” You weep, “the only one who listens.”

Diluc cups both of your cheeks. “Then, share your burdens with me. Confide with me. One at a time.”

You nod quietly. Diluc mutters for you to go on and kisses your forehead, whispering sweet and comforting words and guilty apologies.

( this is so personal omg but yeah so this was written last year, around Nov 14 - i was at my lowest frfr. anw this is like, the same au with this one but it’s also like an au??? yes it’s an au of an au LOLOL )

[mimimirilurk]

Who Knew? [2]

Chapter 2 —⁠☆ Jealousy, Jealousy

Timeskip —⁠☆

Class ended early today, I pack my things and hurry out into the hall. Coincidentally, I bump into the familiar red and blue duo. I smile and wave. They spotted me and headed in my direction, "Y/n! Funny bumping into you again!" Kaeya remarks. He's always been the more charismatic one between the two. Diluc gives me a smile, "Been a while, Y/n." I nod, it really had been a long time since I last saw their faces, if you don't count media and billboards. "Yeah it has. Why are you guys here? I mean- assuming you transferred, why did you?" The two exchanged looks, "We were actually supposed to start college here. Unfortunately, we got occupied with work and opted to go for a school near the city where most of our shoots took place." I look at them kind of astonished. They're still the same guys as they were when we were kids, but at the same time it feels like I don't know them at all. I cleared my throat, "Well since I'm already here and if you're not busy, want me to tour you around the campus?" They both accepted my offer and we headed on our way. "Welcome to Genshin University! Known for it's vast variety in courses, and is sister schools with Honkai Uni and Star Rail Uni. There are actually more sister branches but we can discuss those a different time." I hear a small chuckle from Kaeya behind me as I speak. I elbow him in the arm and he clears his throat immediately causing Diluc to laugh loudly despite him trying to keep it in. They never change, do they? I walk them through the different course buildings, nap spots, quiet areas, smoking areas, cafeterias, etc (Classrooms are a separate conversation though). "Lastly, our library! There's actually two more, but this is the main one! It's home to a large variety of people, me included. It's manned by some pretty cool librarians too. Speaking of, I just spotted one of them. You guys go and explore if you want, I'll head off first. This campus guide is getting off her shift." I wave bye before heading towards the cute librarian. "Hey Tighnari!" I excited wave. He looks over at me and gives me that same warm and welcoming smile he always does. "Hey Y/n. What genre will it be today?" I giggle as I approach him. {Outside of Y/N's POV} Y/n leans on the library's reception desk as she talks to Tighnari. She's ecstatic, it seemed like they really enjoyed talking to the dark green haired boy. From the distance, a pair of crimson eyes watch the two of them with a sour expression. Diluc clenched a hand into a fist, he felt pain and he couldn't understand why. He's never experienced this before. Kaeya glanced at Y/n then back at his brother, he realized something Diluc didn't.

Later at Night —⁠☆

a/n: Hope you enjoy it! CHAPTER LIST

[cheri-2047]

MASTERLIST 2:

Genshin:

Lyney:

“roses for you”

Lyney as a parent

out in the garden

Reader despises their birthday

Tighnari:

“not again…”

tighnari x injured reader

Alhaitham:

Study buddy headcanons

Freminet:

Freminet college AU headcanons

Kaveh:

Kaveh angst (short bday special)

MULTI CHARACTER:

”you’re…pregnant?” (Alhaitham, Wriothesley, Diluc, Ayato, Lyney)

Arranged marriage (Neuvillette, Zhongli, Ayato)

Star Rail:

AVENTURINE:

Aventurine x reader who got triggered

VERITAS RATIO:

Dr ratio x pregnant reader headcanons Dr Ratio x Sick Reader

Wuthering Waves:

SCAR:

Cuddling and falling asleep

Alien Stage:

LUKA:

Luka x Bubbly Reader Headcanons

[beea-idiot56]

Chapter 5 - A little help is always nice

What happens when a person who has been diagnosed with extreme anxiety and had "retired" from volleyball finds themselves coaching a team full of guys who are a little too loud for their comfort(especially the ginger)?

Slow burn? ✔️ smut?❌ they/them pronouns?✔️ forced?❌

Childe x Reader Volleyball AU Wattpad Link Prologue link(Tumblr)

A sigh escaped Y/Ns lips as they tied their shoes, ther eyes following the wood of their floor up to the shoe rack, to which a box belonged. A sense of Deja Vu filled their brain, it was only short lived, however, and they shook it off, grabbing their bag before heading out of the house that they owned. Their feet carried them down the side walk, having been nothing more then muscle memory at this point, after coaching here for nearly a year. 

Coaching young children, ranging from 6 to 11, had been nothing short but a therapeutic experience for them. As they taught new children the different rules of volleyball, watching children get giddy at the thought of hitting, watching them get their first serve over, and being able to tell, even from a young age without much knowledge of the game, what each eand every person would soon become on the court. 

Y/N was able to hand pick and point out the few that they could tell would be setters, or hitters, sometimes even being able to tell who would be excellent at passing. It was a joy to watch young minds and children grow to be excellent players. Sure they werent ready to step onto a court for a large game or tournament, Y/N’s class had only been an introductory into the loved sport, but it was still fun to see the progress these children would make throughout the month or two that the class lasted. 

As Y/n rounded the corner and stepped up to the large recorational building they found themself glancing over the parking lot with all the cars that lined it. At this point in time, about a hour before anything really started at the complex, it was always easy to pick out when people were there and who they were. There was the large truck, owned by the front desk worker who often brought in coffee and always saved a cup for Y/N. The small Honda car, owned by the swim coach and worker. Then Y/N’s favorite car, a nice old 1961 Ford Galaxy Starliner, bright red with the leather seats and everything. Everytime Y/n saw it they found themself feeling a sense of giddy well up in their stomach at such a beautiful car. They had been yet to figure out who owns it, but they simply assumed it was one of the janitor people who worked here. 

However, today they saw a new car. It wasn’t special, just a mustang with a top on it. It was bright yellow, which was the most eye catching part, even when the sun was just barely rising above the horizon. Y/N walked up to the doors, their eyes still catching onto the new car. They simply brushed it off, however, possibly there was a new worker. Archons knew they were short handed. 

Y/N entered the large complex, it was not unlike many YMCA complex’s. But there was a special homeyness to it that Y/N found themself drawn too, with the plaques of different sports and their players across the wall, a little daycare for parents who dropped their kid off, and large windows spreading the entirety of the rooms. Most courts had been closed off, in favor of padded side panels, but the swim room, gym, and some of the other small rooms had not been spared from the public view. Then there were the dance rooms, each with large mirrored walls, it was two way, so people could see in, but the dancers were able to watch themselves to improve. However, in the middle of the center, and where most people walked in, was the front desk. A nice smell was wafted up to Y/N as they wandered over to the front desk, leaning their elbows on it and over to look at the person who worked there. 

“Well hello there Y/N! Do you like my new candle? Its quite pleassent.” Ganyu spoke, a smile graced her face and she pulled a coffee up from under the ledge y/n was leaning on, handing it to them. They gripped onto it a smile gracing their face in return.  “I do! Its so nice, whats the scent? Also thank you” y/n spoke, letting the smell overtake their senses as they took a sip from the coffee. Ah, made just as Y/n had always liked it.  “Just some cinnamon and a hint of apple, apparently its supposed to smell like an orchid. Thats neither here nor there, however.” she smiled, “but you, on the other hand. You didnt tell me you had such a pretty boyfriend!”

Y/n had nearly spit out their drink as they coughed and heaved, confusion running over their features. “I wasnt aware i had one either!” they spoke, coughing slightly still. 

“Hm? So that ginger who came in a few minutes ago, asked where your court was, and then flashed a wink at me, wasnt your boyfriend?” Ganyu spoke, a smile gracing her features. Y/n stared at her however, confused as to who they were speaking of. Ginger? y/n didnt know any ginger- oh. Yes. yes they did.  “Youre mistaken, hes not my boyfriend. More of an,,, underling? I dont know quite how to title him. His coach asked me to help coach their setter, and as a byproduct i met him.” Y/N tried to reach for the words to explain how the two were related, but just settled for explaining it flat, rather than putting a title on it. However, that didnt stop the knowing smile that graced their colleagues face, Y/N just sighed before waving her off, pushing off the counter to walk down the hallway and to their court. 

Sipping down the rest of their caffinated beverage and tossing it in the trashcan, they pushed open the doors. Dropping the bag full of volleyballs by the door, and instead picking up the keys on the hook next to the door that unlocked the utility closet with all the pieces to set up the net. They then looked back up, to see Childe, staring back at them from the wall where he was stretching his back, a large smile gracing his features. 

“So youre the one with the yellow mustang” y/n sighed before waving him over as they walked over to the utility closet. In an odd sort of way, they almost weren’t surprised to see him. “Oh! How did you know?” childe spoke, bouncing over with a smile “I didnt recognize it when i walked here. Anyways, help me set up the net. If youre gonna be here youre gonna make yourself useful.” y/n sopke, pushing the door open with a loud creak. The ceiling of the closet was a little shorter than of the actual gym, but still high to contain the bars that held up the net on either side.  “That was my intention!” he spoke, grabbing one edge of the bar so y/n could grab the other. Together the two dragged it out to the court through the door and childe held it as y/n beant down to pop open the covering to the hole the poles slide into. They both then slid it in and turned it to be facing the right way, the steel bars almost double the heigh of Y/n being a little difficult to manover. 

They then did the same with the other pole and childe helped y/n put together the rest of the net, reaching the top hook easily with his long arms and even longer legs, and together they tightened the bottom of the net and put on the matts on either side of the bar. Afterwords y/n sighed, it definitely was easier when there was a extra pair of (tall) hands. 

“Are you gonna put the antenna up?” childe asked, looking at the court outlines, but y/n jsut shook their head. “The group is a little too young, and a little to beginner to worry about antenna. Maybe if i ever coach any club teams ill care a bit more.” y/n laughed a little bitand childe nodded.  “You should, youd be good at it. Youre good at coaching our team!” he spoke loudly, bringing his arm to drape it over y/ns shoulders, leaning most of his weight on them. They just sighed and shrugged a little “Nah, i dont like dealing with preteens, plus, i wouldn’t really have time. With you guys and this class.” y/n smiled a bit before ducking their head down slightly, “its alright though, i dont mind the busy work.”

y/n noted how childe nodded, the feeling of his hair brushing against their ear. He then took a step back, walking over to the bag that he had brought that was previously up against the wall. 

“Set me?” he asked, y/n laughed but nodded and he came sauntering over, standing at the ten foot line.  “Whats your favorite set up?” y/n asked, putting themself in the 2.5 spot, he looked at them, a little confused.  “I hadnt really thought about it…” he spoke, a little sheepish grin outlining his features as he watched when y/n looked abbsolutey astounded.  “What!?! Every hitter ive ever had has had a favorite set!” they spoke, a laugh etching its way into their throat. He just shrugged but y/n shook their head, “well i guess we’ll fix that right now then!” they spoke strongly, their voice determined. Childe stamered but they cut him off, “if you have a favorite set, then Kaeya can set you better and you’ll get better hit as well. Just let me do this for you goldy.” they teased him, but the bite to their words was off in a different land and the smile on their face betrayed a different emotion. Childe looked at them, wondering if they were serious but ended up giving in, nodding before tossing the ball up. 

<3

       It didnt take long for kids to start to piling into the room, but nether childe or y/n payed them mind, only really caring when y/n glanced at the clock to find it was a minute before the class usually started. 

       “Alright, i think its time for my class to start. You can head out if you-”        “Where did you get that idea from? I said it was my intent to help!” childe spoke before dashing off to put the ball in his bag, y/n just sighed, a small smile forming on their lips before they picked up their bag. Pulling it over they opened it revealing all the balls that were inside, each made specifically for beginners, what was known in the volleyball industry as “volleylights”         “Can you go get the cart from over in the closet” y/n chimed as they then called over the group. Childe nodded and sprinted off to go get the cart. He realy was a ball of energy… 

       “Alright kids!” y/n smiled as they all came to surround them, “as youve noticed weve got a certain someone coming to join us today. However, you need not be scared, i dont think this kid could hurt a fly if he wanted” y/n giggled, the thought of childe hurting anyone seemed too far fetched for them to imagine. But that didnt stop the gasp escaping childe’s mouth as he pretended to be wounded by their words. They just shrugged as he came over, propping the car up and beginning to unfold it.         “Im Tartaglia. Otherwise known as Childe, or number 11 on the Teyvats. However, the most important title being, y/n’s friend!” childe spoke, and y/n laughed a little, a strange feeling wisting their stomach tightly.         “Anyways,“ y/n spoke as the group erupted into small whispers and kids greeted the player. Non of them knew him, most of these kids probably didnt want to be here, the class just being a cheap way to get kids to burn energy while moving. So knowing a player, even if he was well-known, was out of the question. “We’re gonna start today with some passing and setting drills, if we have enough time we’ll practice some hitting, and at the end we’ll do some serving?” y/n asked and the group burst out into cheers, smiling as they all hoped over to the back row, standing right where the five foot mark would be. Y/N tossed the ball to them, only for the child to turn their shoulders slightly when they went to go receive it, Y/N suppressed a grimace but corrected their behavior anyways, before moving on to the next child. 

                                                          <3

        And so practice went, with childe helping y/n and the kids, y/n found themself staring at the man more than they thought they probably should. The way he radiated confidence with the kids, being patient and gentle with them, soft spoken and calm. Which was such a contrast to his normal demeanor it was almost scary, they tried to not let themslef get caught, but there had been a few times when they accidentally caught Childes eye and he looked up from the kid he was working with, just to flash a bright smile and wave. 

        It was moments like those that y/n found childe to be insufferable, how could he do that? Wave and be all happy like a golden retriever, how was he so confident in himself? Where could y/n find that confidence for thsmelf? It was almost unfair! They simply wanted to be confident enough to not look away shyly, with a smile plastered on their face and a giggle in their throat like they had done when they caught him staring. 

        Maybe y/n was being over dramatic, childe wasnt trying to, of course. y/ns social anxiety was just bad, he wasnt ‘flexing’, he was simply outgoing and didnt know social cues. That was all… but yet there was something in the way that childe so gently helped a kid who was on the verge of tears calm down when they couldnt get their serve over. It encaptured y/n. 

        “Hey y/n, when does this class end? Its been nearly a hour and a half” childe spoke, catching their attention. They snapped their head to the clock that hung on the wall behind a crate. Sure enough, it was well past time for the kids to be starting to pack up.          “Ei ei ei, sorry about that kids and parents. Alright everyone, thank you so much for coming, remember next practice will be our last. And say thank you to childe for joining us today!” y/n spoke, waving off most the kids. A chorus of ‘thank you’s from the children ran out towards childe, he simply smiled, waving them off as well. It wasnt until everyone had left that y/n sighed, releasing a breath they hadnt realized they were holding.          “Youre good with kids” childe spoke, walking up to stand beside Y/N, to which they shurgged.          “So are you” they spoke, their voice slightly tired from the constant uptalk they kept with the kids         “Mm, taking care of three siblings does that.” he smiled, a look was on his face that y/n hadnt seen before. Something of a longing, a sort of love. A smile found its way to y/ns and they looked away, a family man huh?

        “Hm, well thank you for helping. Can i ask why though?”         “Hm? Oh i just thought itd be nice to come by and see what this class was like. Venti told the team about you coaching and i thought id find out for myself. Sides, i wanted to see if you wanted to join me for lunch…” childe spoke, the question lingered in the air as he bounced back and forth on his feet, looking anywhere but y/n. To which they laughed and nodded,          “Sure! Just help me put all this stuff awya and then we can go” they said, smiling a bit. It had been a while since y/n had been out and about with someone, they usually left to coop up in their house after practices. Maybe the fresh air would be nice, even though the social interaction wouldnt be. Their words got a smile out of Childe and he nodded, rushing to go put away the net, already taking off the matts. 

        Y/n had followed a little slower, not seeing the need to race around, but non the less the job got done quicker than it usually had and they were sooon heading out hte door, passing by the welcome desk, y/n waved.          “Leaving early?” ganyu asked from the counter, a knowing smile plastered on her face, y/n gave her a eye roll but nodded,          “Childe said he wanted to treat me to lunch, and it would be nice to go out every once and a while, yknow?” y/n smiled with a small shrug, they took in another wiff of the candle that was still burning on the counter. Ah, there was Ganyu, never one to put out a candle, and when she did she did so quickly, simply putting it out with her fingers.          “Alright, well ill see you around! And it was lovely meeting you Childe!” she waved and y/n smiled, contiuing to walk with childe as he waved as well. 

        The two left the building, finding themselves infront of childes car. He popped the trunk and took the bag off of y/ns shoulder, slinging it in, to which earned a small thank you. He closed it before leaning on the yellow paint, which was not hard to not look at. “Thanks for joining me on this little lunch getaway. I thought itd be nice to get to know you a little better.” he smiled, wide and without shame. Another little flex on y/n that they had to suppress a frown from.          “Of course! It would be nice to get to know you better as well!” they smiled, but the words ‘and how you are so shameless’ hung in the air, not bothering to be said by y/n or acknowledged by Childe.

A/N:

Alright, this chapter isnt super well proofread so dont mind that, i dont remember what was going through my mind haha. but the next one isnt as grammatically messed up :D Im so excited for this hehe, ive been working on chapter 7 right now and its been super fun because its a depiction of a panic attack for the most part and its been super fun to test my skills in writing that sort of stuff :0

Anyways, make sure to eat a meal, drink some water, and get ample amount of sleep :D