#genshin impact fic ideas

[yuzuuu4]

[valeriele3]

Precognitive phenomena

Genshin SAGAU

You who sometimes get dreams that will happen in real life

A cool little perk

These events can happen soon or even years later

But then, you get an unexpected dream..

You were in Teyvat, getting chased and hunted by the beloved characters of the game Genshin Impact

Surely it can’t be real, right?

It’s not another one of those “prophetic dreams”. It’s just a normal dream

But inside, you knew it was going to happen

“It’s just a silly dream” You kept telling yourself

Unconsciously trying to find possible hideouts or safe spots in the world of Teyvat as you play

“I’m just exploring for chests. That’s it.” Lies. You’ve already gotten everything in every region that’s currently available

You’ve played for hours, trying to find a place you can possibly hide in

Upon finding out about the sagau that’s been floating around in the fandom, you’ve decided to read about them

Maybe these many different fics can help you survive

You’ve even started learning whatever you could get your hands on. Training both your body and mind for what’s to come

But..Even if you train now, you know you can’t do anything against them. They who have trained for longer and are far more superior in many different areas

[n4tsum1-san]

as sweet as this year's lantern rite ending was, i think it would've been better if the traveler didn't find hu tao in the border in time:

after the ritual is done, everyone reconvenes at liyue harbor. the traveler comes back alone, holding the extinguished staff of homa. her friends hold a memorial service for the 77th director who gave her life so valiantly.

yun jin regrets not performing the tao dou opera earlier that day; now hu tao will never get to hear it. xingqiu has lost a friend whom he can be himself around, no pretenses, just pranks and poetry. xiangling will never chat with her over dinner again, never be able to cook for her again. xiao and zhongli stand silent, their grief muted by the crushing numbness of past friends lost to time. ningguang is haunted by the memory of another director who died on wuwang hill, another soul sacrificed for the living who go on unaware. how much farther will death encroach on their world? how long until history repeats itself again?

everyone mourns...

...only for hu tao to crash her own funeral, having survived miraculously by a thread, and wondering why everyone is gathered together in one spot? are they having a party without her?

[theabysss]

I was just sitting and watching funny cat videos when it dawned on me. Just imagine the sagau!Zhongli who isekai'd into your world and you allow him to stay in your apartment. Let's say you have a cat and at some point you decide to buy catnip, or you already had supplies and all of a sudden it starts to affect him. (suggestive)

Zhongli's breathing becomes heavier and deeper, his pupils become vertical and scales appear on his cheeks. When he kneels before you, his gaze is full of awe and greed emanating from his dragon nature, which he usually hides. His thoughts are full of you as always, Zhongli wants to serve you, to be with you. What a blessing that among all your followers, it was he who was lucky to be in your world. But the part of him, the selfish part that he usually tries to shut up, blossoms in all its glory. He served you for such a long time, millennia after millennium prayers in your honor escaped his lips. Zhongli wants a reward, some kind of confirmation that you noticed his efforts and appreciated them. And he takes the liberty of leaning his head against your thigh, begging for your mercy, for your touch. When your hand rests on his head and you start stroking him, the Zhongli make a short, semi-growling, semi-purring sound. Horns grow out of his skull, whose bases are very sensitive and touching them makes him moan, tears of pleasure welling in the corners of his eyes. Zhongli's tail crawls excitedly across the floor, his eyes are covered with long eyelashes, hiding the arousal burning in them from you.

[keicordelle]

I know I've seen fics of Zhongli and Neuvillette meeting, either antagonistically or to solve some quirk of draconian biology (or because Zhongli has to come bail out his stupid husband from prison), but I want to see Zhongli and Wriothesley together, just sampling tea and exchanging notes on prefered brewing methods and blends. Both of them just sitting there contentedly, getting on like ducks in a pond, while Neuvillette just stews in the background. Childe's at the next table over just grateful someone else is occupied drinking the leaf water instead of him for a change

[sarcastic-cool-blondie]

*whispering* you know what else we need? Paimon, and Xiaolumi domestic moments. Maybe they're shopping or cooking and Xiao is surprised that Lumine can cook so well, and Xiao carves bowls and pretty little sculptures, and and they read and make origamis together and meet other characters from other nations, maybe they're shopping together in other nations for something 'crucial' but it's actually just Lumine's idea to get Xiao to come with her aaaaaahhh

I actually thought of this while reading another fic so 🫡 to the author really

[the-white-void]

Oh! You've Heard This Story?

Summary: Once again, your end has begun, and the story starts anew. Yet, she remembers this story; one told over and over again.

Warning: This contains mentions of violence and repetitive deaths which may be uncomfortable to some readers.

One || two || three

Taglist: @kthehoeforfictionalmen @pix-stuff @kthehoeforfictionalmen @time-shardz @scarletttcroww @mysteriaqueen @atsukawolfcat @junkoslette @mef0rg0r @altheq0 @obliviousariies2007

Blood of gold stained the podium as the blade of the Archon of Inazuma sliced your neck. Leaving the crowds that once cheered for your end turned to fear and shallow worries of regret.

You've seen this before. As your head descended from your body, your consciousness still lingered, even for only a moment. The screams of agony laced with regret and sorrow; the cries of the archons as they saw the precious blood that was wasted on the floor.

That is how it always ended.

Your mind now eases as your death finally comes, then onto the next show.

You open your eyes once more to the lush green grass tickled your ears, and the trees swayed its leaves on your rags; the warm rays that lay on your skin. A scene all too familiar.

You have given up on trying to survive on this game of cat and mouse; simply letting it all roll like a ball, because out of all the countless times you tried to escape before were all futile, even giving up showed the same ending.

There is no end to this scripted play.

Fate is like a chord. No matter how you pull to change it, it will always return to its original form.

You pick yourself up, dust off a few leaves stuck on your rags and walked up to a nearby tree bearing some apples. You reach out for one close yet ripe.

"Maybe Amber noticed me already and might shoot my arm." You blurted out as the apple twisted and fell on your face. "Ah! It's already loose." you mumbled with your brow raised before picking up the apple from the ground; you dusted off the dirt then took a bite. "Doesn't matter, you missed." You uttered as you look to the side where the brunette wearing red hid from afar; her bow lowered from when it first had you a target.

Her face painted with worry and confusion, she focuses her bow to you once more, ready for your retaliation. Yet, you walk back to the spot where you first woke up; legs crossed with your bum on the ground as you continued to eat the apple.

"What?" The brunette mumbles with her brows furrowed, confused why you just say down defenceless while chewing on your apple till you ate it all and the core was left. "Could it be a trick? Are they just luring me in?" Thoughts flooded her head thinking about what you could be planning if you already know where she was.

After laying the core of the apple you just ate on the ground, you look back at where the brunette was hiding. "Even if you are here to catch the imposter, there is still etiquette for how knights capture fiends." You spoke with a sigh and a small smile, waiting for her to shoot her bow, or throw Baron Bunny to your face.

An arrow of fire flew past you and hit the tree right behind you, barely grazing your hair. Amber then emerges from the bushes while her bow was still pointed at you "You have the right to remain silent. Your actions of impersonating the divine deity..." She continues to mouth out paragraphs you've heard countless times before, still smiling without a care in the world.

In a nation distant to the airy breezes of Mondstat, in the land hidden in the forests where rain comes and goes, the land where knowledge is weighed more than mora, Sumeru.

Lying inside the Sanctuary of Surasthana where the Archon resides, she sprung up with a cold sweat, as if she just had a nightmare. Her gasps were heavy and her hands shaking; her dream was as vivid as if it were real, like the times she would occasionally possess the receptionist of the Adventurers Guild, however, unlike those dreams, it was not coveted by the mind of a human nor god. The scene was too real to be revered as a dream.

"Oh... Very well,I'll see you all. Soon."

Were the last words of the imposter before their head departed from their body. "What did they mean? Will it happen again? I saw their memories; it happened to them over and over again. Like a samsara, after reaching an end it'll go back to the beginning. How long have they been doing this? Do they have a goal?" Questions drowned out all their senses before a loud arrogant voice broke her focus.

A short man wearing blue accents and a large hat was snapping his fingers in front of the archon's face with an annoyed look. "Hey! I've been calling you for ages; you said you wanted me to do something." His tone filled with salt and bitterness as he pulled his arms back together crossed.

Lesser Lord Kusanali, the dendro Archon, one who was calm and collected was in a cold sweat, unable to comprehend what reality she had just seen. If it were to happen in this world as well, would it too crumble and wither away.

"H- hat guy..." The dendro Archon's voice trembled when she muttered her words. Looking towards Hat Guy with her eyes widened and trembling "What happened these past few days? There was the imposter a- and..." Her voice trails off as she tries to word out what happened, but her tongue falters to convey what was on her mind.

"The imposter? That news just landed in the Akademia an hour ago. I guess that's what you can expect of a god who can read minds." He mumbles while the Archon gathers her thoughts.

"What? But the imposter was just about to be executed. Everyone was there and... the imposter was... calm... they- they said something then… then…” her eyes wonder off around the room remembering the words of the imposter.

“... Hat guy. Take me to Mondstat; I need to talk to the imposter.” Her eyes were then set on the short man; eyes painted with determination and fear, set on speaking with the one branded as an imposter, yet whose last is shrouded in a thick fog of uncertainty.

The man that looked at the Dendro god puzzled and perplexed. “What?! Are you- just when you hear about an imposter; you wanna go meet them?!! Don't you know how dangerous that thing could be?” His aloof and sour tone shifted to a raised and concerned voice after hearing the Archon's desire to met with the imposter.

Kusanali sighs with her eyes faltering, wondering if it just a ruse after all. She ponders for some time, recollecting and organising the memories she had of the imposter. “The execution just happened with the Electro Archon beheading the the imposter, but before that, the imposter allowed me to look through their memories, then…” her memory was then blank.

“Can they dream?” Hat Guy's voice cut her focus. “If you really wanna talk to them, you can go in their dream and just talk to them there.”

The idea lit up the Lesser Lord's face “Yes. Their dreams. They looked young, they probably still have dreams, like escaping… or… wait… can they dream?” Her voice questioned the mentality and consciousness of the imposter.

[aurae-rori]

hwat if i wrote a fic about kinich and ajaw because their dynamic fascinates me in a platonic manner like i dont think theyre family but theyre the weirdest friends the archons have ever seen and they begrudgingly (ajaw HATES this) care abt one another in their own ways and also i think that after seeing a comic about kinich actually becoming kind of angry after ajaw makes a comment about his childhood it could lead to an interesting fic premise do u see my visions

[electric-plants]

cyno: i NEED to see alhaitham wearing my clothes

tighnari: you barely wear anything in the first place and he’s taller than you what could you even give to him?

cyno: …stop making logical points and ruining my daydreams

[imari4444]

Everyone is pointing at the sky, in shock at the sight of a speeding light hurtling towards Dragonspine.

Everyone else: *panics about dragonspine being hit and half of the mountain collapsing*

Albedo *in mourning*: …My lab.

____

This is a little scene I was messing with for chapter 21 of Windwheel aster, it’s not a moment that’s at all relevant to the plot (might even be cut out if it doesn’t work well in the final draft) just something funny, btw I’m half way done with writing!!! *celebrates by chugging a cup of coffee* …I’m just really excited-

[xreflextion]

I feel like I've seen a lot of content about Ororon potentially dying due to the anemo curse, so now I have this fic idea in my head where the anemo curse is a real thing, and it's next target? Ororon. Cue angsty time loop where Ororon keeps getting killed right in front of Ifa while he keeps trying to prevent it.

Disclaimer: I'm not a fic writer and I don't really keep up with character backstories/characterization outside of like fanfiction, so these ramblings may be OOC/cringy. Read at your own risk!

This is loosely based off a time loop xiaoven fic I read a while ago on ao3 (which was soo good, I highly recommend), which I think was based on the (canon?) idea that Venti knew the time god, so maybe the anemo curse is like done by the time god who was resentful about being forgotten/potentially betrayed in some manner. I think it would make sense since it appears for many characters, they have their closest friend die, before/after they receive an anemo vision. So it's kind of like this curse does not care for the boundaries of time (since it's created by the time god who could control time). Whether the past, present, or future, all those who gain an anemo vision in any time are cursed to lose the one they care most about (or someone they care about, but the most seems more tragic, even if I'm not sure if this is the case for all anemo characters). Maybe this time loop could also be the time god's work, whose anger has dimmed through the years and now wishes to break the loop before more lives are lost.

I feel like there’d be a lot of angst potential with this. Ifa's technically not a human doctor but he is a vet, so there'd probably be some guilt/issues with not being able to save patients, which is great when Ororon keeps dying in front of him while he is helpless to do anything but watch.

There could also be some humorous parts if you write from Ororon's POV where he is unaware that he keeps dying, so Ifa is just randomly showing out of nowhere, acting very hypervigilant (and probably very OOC since he appears to be a pretty chill guy in the story) and basically following him everywhere while Ororon's like peacefully taking care of his aphids and vegetables, which I'm sure is sweet in a way, but also highly concerning because dude, what about your saurian patients? Idk I think I read somewhere that Ifa would be pretty busy with going all over the place to take care of patients, so why is he spending the day following Ororon around?

Maybe there could be a part where they (Ororon and Ifa, because Ifa's not letting Ororon out of his sight if he can help it) somehow travel to Mondstadt (maybe with the Traveller's tp point ability) when trying to find the origin of the curse or whatever. And I've read some theories? about Lisa dying in three years or something (I'm not sure if that's a canon thing though), so you could have some Ifa-Ororon-Jean-Lisa interactions since they're both under curse!

^I don't know if Ororon would know about the time loop at this point, but I think it'd be kind of funny if he had no idea and just followed Ifa to Mondstadt (because Ororon literally joined forces with the First Fatui Harbinger against his own archon, travelling to halfway across Teyvat gives the same vibes)

Ifa: Bro, we need to go to Mondstadt

Ororon, not even questioning it: Ok, but let me say goodbye to my vegetables and aphids first (and write a note to granny Citlali in hopes that she doesn't kill me for this stunt)

Ororon, after getting the whole timeloop stuff out of Ifa: We should see if Granny has any divinations/prophecies about this

Ifa, just realizing that his best friend's grandma is the best shaman in the tribe: shit you're right, why did I just go through like 15 loops of you dying

(Idk actually Citlali would be able to provide any insight as a shaman, but I think this would be funny to envision)

Could have a loop where Ifa tries to end his friendship with Ororon because the curse is related to someone he cares about dying + pushing everyone away (the angst potentiall), although I'm not sure if that would prevent Ororon's death (since Heizou got into a fight with his friend who still ended up dying), but that could be an avenue to explore.

If you actually read this far, why would you torture yourself with this trash. But seriously, thanks so much! I didn't really expect anyone to read this mess of an idea, it's just been running around in my mind so much that I had to get it all out. This is also my first tumblr post (because idk where else to post this), so I apologize for anything that's out of place/weirdly formatted because I'm not really sure how to make posts on tumblr, if there's a convention to it.

[raviola-triggers]

He stayed in the shrine with Miko after the second betrayal

[mielwriting]

In a Kaeya mood lately because of @chaoticsnowflake-ao3 's Kaeya-themed whumptober.

Does Kaeya know the Traveler knows about his fight with Diluc, him being sent as a spy, etc?

Because we the audience have known that since 1.0 from his and Diluc's character stories. But did Kaeya ever tell the Traveler?

Traveler read his hidden notes during Hidden Strife. But does he know that?

I'm sure he expected us to know about Khaenri'ah pretty early on; he and his spy network are probably aware of us meeting Dain at Angel's Share of all places.

And of course in the 3.5 Caribert quest the Traveler is sitting with them when it's casually revealed an Alberich founded the Abyss Order.

Anyway what I'm getting at it a fic where Kaeya, who values the Traveler's friendship and worry what they've come to think of him without having been directly told anything, has some sort of breakdown and anxiously confesses to the Traveler. Only for them to calmly say they knew the whole time and spend the rest of the fic comforting Kaeya.

[theguyinthemathexamples]

Silly idea me and my friend had with sagau, sahsrau and possibly sawuwaau(??)

But like, what if, due to your consciousness essentially merging/being connected to the MC more, sometimes stuff gets a lil funky and you start seeing things you shouldn't

Like yk, ghosts 😇🙏

I recommend strapping in because these are gonna be three flash fictions into one + having lots of talking lol

(more utc‼️)

For example, in a fic style:

"Hey, are you gonna eat your food, Traveler?" Paimon asked, looking worriedly at the distracted visage of her friend. "Something on your mind? You can always tell Paimon what's on your mind!"

They shook their head, eyes looking at the person who stared at them and their companion. Eyes unblinking, appearance overall disheveled and aged.

"That guy's been staring at us the whole time we've been eating," they replied, eyes switching over to Paimon in a barely contained distressed fashion. "It's almost worrying me."

"What guy?"

Paimon silently asked again, "What?" when her friend looked at her so incredulously.

"You don't see him?" they asked again, now worried beyond belief. The last time Paimon saw them like this was when they fought Arlecchino.

"Traveler, I think that's a ghost we're both seeing," the voice inside his mind pointed out, trying to calm their mental state. Right, they forgot the Creator was a part of their mind now.

And as the voice just predicted, one blink and that figure was gone, the Traveler seeing its shadow scurry into a corner of the restaurant.

The door chime rang out and in a cyan and a blue haired boy entered the restaurant, another blue haired girl following right after. Right, Chongyun, Xingqiu and Xiangling.

The ghost must've scurried off when it sensed Chongyun nearby. Well, at least that put an end to their distress.

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LIKE THE AMOUNT OF DISTRESS WHEN THE MCS SEE A GHOST FOR THE FIRST TIME

it'd be so chaotic, especially hsr's mcs bc good god they're already so adhd coded

You could think of them going through it like:

"Woah woah, what's got you all terrified, Trailblazer?" March 7th asked, a worried Dan Heng embracing them when they accidentally bumped into him trying to run away from something.

The Astral Express were quickly informed by them personally that they've been seeing ghosts and all sorts of spiritual apparitions that don't normally appear physically like heliobi, but seemingly living people that were doing normal things or otherwise.

It all started around the time they also figured out that the Creation's consciousness had somehow taken an interest in the Trailblazer, latching onto their body and making the Stellaron inside them a bit restless, unstable.

"It's... I saw Cocolia at the Administrative District," they said, panting from exhaustion. The story sounded so unreal, with how impossible it sounded, but with how broad the Creation works nothing was truly impossible.

"She was looking at Bronya shopping and talking to the people, always un-staring." March patted their back in assurance, joining Dan Heng in sitting them down onto the red couches in the Parlour Car.

"When I came closer to see if she was real, she whipped her head around so fast with the scariest look on her face!—"

"It's okay, Caelus Stelle Trailblazer, she can't reach you here," the choir of voices erupted in their mind, the chirping of birds and clinking machinery in their tone momentarily calming them down by a substantial amount.

"Well, it's a good thing ghosts can't get into the Express because that means she can't hurt you here!" March exclaimed, Dan Heng having to resist rolling his eyes at the obvious but letting her reassure them nonetheless. Dumb, dumber and dumbest— the trio wouldn't be complete with one of them missing.

Then, the cabin's speakers erupted in an all too familiar voice. "Attention, all Astral Express crew members! Dinner is ready, so please hurry over to the kitchen cabin and join me and Welt to eat here!" The Astral Express's Conductor excitedly exclaimed over the mic, never failing to make the three smile from their infectious enthusiasm.

"Well, we were supposed to find you and Himeko for dinner but it looks like Pom Pom beat us to it again," March said, jumping up from her seat with her hands on her hips.

"Last one to reach the kitchen cabin is a rotten egg!"

"Hey, no fair, you got a head start!"

Dan Heng sighed at the two's shenanigans yet again, slowly getting up from his own seat as the two raced over to the cabin. That Aeon truly knew how to control and manipulate the emotions of a being to THEIR liking, and he even felt it wash over him earlier.

He'll need to observe it more before adding another entry into THEIR dedicated part of the Archives.

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This one was a little confusing to make into a scenario but it's what my eepy mind came up with on the spot :p

Now for our dearest Rover, it's a bit difficult to make it make sense, yk? Mostly because Tacet Discords shapeshifting into people is canon (if people actually paid attention to the lore), much less actually fitting the lore of this seemingly interplanetary eldritch being into the world of Wuthering Waves in the first place lmao

Maybe we could be the galaxy eye we see in the first cutscene, as well as the one when Abby (the lil echo that appeared after the Dreamless fight) and Rover being together

But this is all me yapping about a whole other subject— related, but not the one we're diving into right now

Getting back into the subject though, this is how i think it'd go:

It was another bright, sunny day at Panhua's Restaurant, the scent of delicious food wafting through the air as always. Rover, Yangyang, Chixia and Jiyan all sat around a table, with Abby floating around all plump and full.

"Say, Rover, didn't you say you had something to say for us today?" Chixia inquired, stacking and overall making the empty dishes look cleaner and neater.

"Yeah, just a strange sighting I saw near Desorock Highlands," they replied, putting a deft hand on their chin as if to think back on the memory.

"Me, Jiyan and The Black Sun were conversing like usual when we came across groups of people near the Tacet Field where the Thundering Memphis usually dwelled," Rover recounted, unconsciously pulling the leash that was attached to Abby's collar closer. "Some were laughing with eachother, acting as if most groups weren't crying out in agony."

"Aren't those just Tacet Discords that have absorbed lots of human frequencies?"

"No, there was something more... alive to them, besides the fact that the General himself couldn't see them," they replied to Yangyang, letting the leash go as Abby went back in their Tacet Mark with one last burp.

"Even when I went closer to them, they didn't attack me, more or less ignoring me entirely."

"Wait, who's this 'The Black Sun' you're talking about Rover? Is there another echo inside of you?" Chixia jumped up to ask, startling both Jiyan and Rover.

"The Black Sun is what you may have seen when you first found Rover and ventured back to Jinzhou, just as I did so as well," the General explained, waving over to Rover's direction in an attempt to explain this name to both ladies. Yangyang nodded and Chixia let out an "Oh," in understanding.

"I will admit, seeing them not react to us at all looked a lil' unnerving," the voice inside their mind stated in a breathy voice, unclear like a cloud of smoke.

Though the voice had no body and claimed that they weren't an echo like Abby, only really being able to be heard clearly when they're dreaming, it often provided support whenever it could— unlike a certain someone.

"I've already sent the proper human resources over to investigate the matter, the only thing left to do is to wait for results," Jiyan said, already standing up when he saw the bill arriving.

The three simply nodded in thanks to the General, knowing full well he'd insist on it till his last breath. And when he came back to the table the subject had already changed into another, more or less silly one.

Well, at least everyone was enjoying themselves.

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I didn't have much for the last part like i said, and it's more filled with dialogue, but it's better than nothing

Please do tell me if I missed anything or said something totally wrong!!

Now, is this an excuse to push my sahsrau fic more? ... mmmmaayyybbeee 😇

[gothic-btch]

Headcanon: Diluc is in a queer platonic relationship with Zhongli Queer-platonic definition: committed intimate relationships between significant others whose relationship is not romantic in nature I also hc Diluc as aroace and idk what Zhongli is, but no label just feels right

Kaeya attends some fancy event in Liyue for an undisclosed reason, and spots Zhongli. They moment they see each other they kinda just know (Archon + Khaenri'ahn). Kaeya strikes up a conversation and Zhongli is genuinely curious and talks to him

I love the hc that Zhongli feels responsible/guilty about Khaenri'ah and takes on a protective role for Kaeya, so insert that here

As Kaeya talks to him, he realizes that the man is old and boring, just like a certain someone he knows. So he convinces Zhongli to go back to Mondstat with him and he ofc does

Kaeya does some arranging with Charles and secret and next thing you know, he and Zhongli are stepping foot into Angels Share. Diluc is immediately pissed that some random dude is bothering his brother, and Venti is confused as to why the other archon is there

They don't have much time to figure it out tho bc Kaeya immediately orders some food + drinks from Charles (he and Diluc are working that day), says something flirty and mysterious about Zhongli to piss his brother off, and whisks the man upstairs

Diluc, obviously, gets super protective and brings their order upstairs, trying to remain professional but still pissed and Zhongli ofc has no idea whats going on

Upstairs, is a candlelit setting with roses and stuff (not even Diluc or Zhongli knew about this) and Kaeya sits them down. As they're talking, Diluc soon comes upstairs and places the meals and drinks in front them, barely able to conceal his anger

Diluc, about to pop a blood vessel: I'm not sure I've had the pleasure of meeting you before, my name is Diluc Ragnvindr, owner of this establishment and the finest wine of Mondstat, you are?

Zhongli: A pleasure to meet you, I am Zhongli, consultant of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor

Diluc, gritting his teeth: I see... and may I ask how you met Mr. Alberich?

Zhongli: My apologies for my bluntness, but is it typical in Mondstat for the waiter to ask so many prying questions?

Kaeya, smugly smiling: Ah, this appears to be a misstep on my part. Allow me to properly introduce you two, Diluc, this is my newest friend, who you needn't be concerned about. Zhongli, this is Diluc, my big brother. He tends to worry too much about the men I choose to be around

Zhongli: Oh my apologies, I can fully understand being a worried sibling, I have a few of my own to worry about. I can assure you I mean no harm to your brother

Diluc, still pissed but a little less: Hmph

Kaeya ends up tricking Diluc into sitting down with Zhongli, saying he'd be right back or smt, and the two enjoy the evening together

Kaeya goes back downstairs to catch Venti up on the details and the two start pushing Diluc and Zhongli closer and closer together. Eventually, though neither catches feelings, they do appreciate each others company a ton and decide be smt more without dating

:D

[emilywaters]

It was a simple enough experiment, really.

The Properties and Functions of Recreational Naku Weed Consumption.

A volunteer would consume a small quantity of Naku Weed in a controlled environment, and Wanderer would note down diversions from the participant's general behaviour through a set of questions as well as his own observation.

Difficult to mess up, easy to organise, all he needed was a willing party.

He really should've chosen better.

After a mishaps with the dosage (not in the least his fault), he's now stuck with a too-giddy Sethos, three days away from a monumental event extending an olive branch to the desert dwellers, where he was to represent a bridge between the two.

Worst of all, he can't quite place what exactly is different, only that anyone who knew him (and that's a long list) would notice something off and perhaps consider treason from the archon, jeopardising an already taunt relationship.

Most students in the Academia were ignorant and pompous and would be no help to him at all. Thus ensues his trek around Teyvat, pseudo-drunk Sethos in tow, on the hunt for a remedy in time for the festival.

Aka

Sethos drinks truth serum, except he's always so open neither of them realise that. Cue two oblivious individuals unintentionally flirting while trying to understand their feelings for each other while also hunting for a solution on time.