#i like that it's his bday art but u can't see its face

[axel-tiredstudent]

Today is my oc Absalom's birthday!!!

I started a drawing for him a couple of days ago but knew I wasn't gonna finish it on time. Still, here it is so far!

[starglitterz]

surprise!

feat; aether, albedo, quill, xiao x rin !!!!

warnings; college au, chaos tbh, me blatantly inserting myself into the story bc of muse so true

a/n; RIN I LOVE U SO MUCH HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING !!!!!!!! THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR SUCH A WEIRD TIME BC I FINISHED IT LATE BUT I HOPE YOU HAVE AN AWESOME BDAY WAHHHH ILL SEND U A PROPER LETTER IN YOUR INBOX LATER BARKS AFFECTIONATELY <3

@nurserinnn !!!!!! <3

rin.

"go away, there's no space!" "i do believe there is far more room than you actually require." "..." "ahhhh you two, please don't fight!" the last plea comes from aether, who's freaking out at the sight of teyvat college's infamous partygirl and its so-called genius arguing. xiao remains silent, rolling his eyes at the petty comments exchanged between the two while questioning why he had even agreed to come. "well albedo, at least i didn't accidentally explode a test tube which turned my hair green during chemistry!" quill retorts, crossing her arms over her chest and frowning. albedo sighs, massaging his temples, "that was an accident. sometimes accidents are needed to progress in alchemy." then his eyes narrow, "and at least i didn't have to get carried home by kaeya at two in the morning because i passed out." "shut up, that was a one time thing!" heat rushes to the girl's face, and she scowls at albedo, who still appears completely calm and collected. just before it looks like they're about to break out the war-paint and weapons, aether interrupts, waving his arms around frantically, "look, we're doing this for rin, okay? it's her birthday today, and she's going to come back in less than an hour! so can we all just put aside our differences for now and sort everything out for the surprise, please?" xiao nods wordlessly, while quill and albedo glance at each other before exhaling slowly, "fine."

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it's already dark by the time rin gets home to her rented apartment, fingers fumbling with the keys before finally managing to unlock the door. her hands are full of art supplies and schoolbooks, so she has to kick the door open with her foot. exhaustion settles over her like a dark cloud, and she groans at the thought of all the homework she has to do tomorrow. for now, she can't decide whether she wants to take a hot shower or if she's so tired she should just collapse into bed immediately.

rin's been running around all day, helping out both her teachers and her friends run errands; this was definitely the worst birthday ever. nobody remembered it, and she hasn't even seen the few people she called friends on campus today. tears prick at the corner of her eyes - yeah sure, she was a reclusive art student, but that didn't mean she wanted to be alone on her birthday! rin supposes she can stick a candle into the leftover ice-cream in the fridge and call it her birthday cake. dropping her stuff onto the floor, rin runs a hand through her hair before padding into the dining area. the sight she sees the next moment nearly gives her a heart attack.

"SURPRISE!" aether, albedo, quill and even xiao yell out as soon as rin steps into the room, aether switching on the lights, quill bursting out the party poppers, albedo holding all their wrapped presents, and xiao carrying the cake (it's rin's favourite flavour!) complete with a single flickering candle smack in the centre. "wait, what?!" rin can barely formulate the words, she's so shocked.

"happy birthday, darling! i love you, my harem queen!" quill beams, rushing forward to envelop the other girl in a huge hug, the action quickly reciprocated as rin's arms wrap around her too. although he would rather melt than admit it, albedo is determined not to be outdone, so he also strolls forward and hands rin her gift, "happy birthday, rin. you look especially happy, would you mind if i sketched you?" a light blush colours itself onto rin's cheeks, and she replies, "no, not at all, 'bedo." "rin, i hope you have the happiest birthday ever!" aether grins. he's far too shy to go up to her and embrace her, so he settles for gesturing wildly at the streamers hanging from the ceiling, the confetti now blanketing the floor and saying with a smile, "this was my idea, and i hope you like it!" "LIAR! it was my idea!" quill chimes in, placing her hands on her hips. "actually, i was the one who came up with the concept," albedo raises a hand. "no way!" both quill and aether say simultaneously. the three of them debate the topic for a minute before turning to rin altogether, "rin, you believe that it was my idea, don't you?" rin isn't entirely sure of what to say, especially when faced with three pleading expressions looking up at her expectantly, "ummm..."

thankfully, xiao clears his throat, "happy birthday, rin. here, cut your cake so we can sing the birthday song. to me, it's a redundant tradition... but i suppose it's alright to do it for you." offering the plate with the cake and the knife on it towards her, he smiles softly, and rin thinks her heart is about to explode. with the four of them singing the birthday song incredibly off-key, rin smiles to herself as she makes a wish before slicing into the cake; this was actually turning out to be one of her best birthdays ever.

RIN RINNIE RIN I LOVE U !!!!!!!!! I HOPE YOU LIKED THIS LIL FIC THINGY I MADE HAHADSKJKJSDDS IT WAS SO FUN TO WRITE AND I ALSO HOPE YOU HAVE A SUPER EPIC BDAY !!!!! MWAHHH ILYSM <3