#i don't think kaeya would wear the eyepatch at home

[ofoceansandtombsanew]

Calathea.

tags: f!reader (she/her pronouns), medium angst with a happy ending, established relationship, knight of favonius!reader, childhood friends

tw: reader is recovering from an injury sustained on a patrol, blood mention

a/n: after kaeya popped up briefly in the newest archon quest, it got me thinking about the persona he puts on and his loneliness and it somehow got me thinking about peacock calatheas and thus this fic was born. my fellow plant people know how much work and love it takes to maintain a calathea and it kinda just fit kaeya in my mind. this is lowkey highkey very self indulgent + part of my yay me celebration thing

“Kaeya, can you settle down? You’re driving me crazy,” when your boyfriend ignored your annoyed hiss in favor of accompanying you in your shared home, you sighed in defeat. “Can’t you go and bother Lulu for an hour? I don’t need you to babysit me.”

“Lulu?” Kaeya chuckled, amusement dancing in his eye. Of course that’s what gets him to grace you with a response. “That’s not something I hear every day.”

“I know a grumpy bartender who’d love to be in your place,” you can’t hold back a snicker of your own. 

Diluc hated the nickname you continuously referred to him as since you were 3. He didn’t mind it at first. That went out the window when the old nickname slipped when the both of you were on duty with a handful of new knights present though. Even now that he was gone from the Knights of Favonius’ ranks, Diluc would shoot you dirty looks when ‘Lulu’ fell from your lips.

“Now get off your leg,” Kaeya motioned his hands for you to back away. “You shouldn’t be on it for too long, remember? I can take care of the rest.”

He’s more like a mother hen than a peacock. Your lips can’t help curling into a smile despite the roll of your eyes.

“Barbara said a little light movement would be good for me,” you protest, shooing the blue-haired man away from you once more. “Walking around our house to take care of my plants isn’t going to land me back in Barbara’s healing arms.” The young deaconess healed what she could. Now the rest was up to your body’s own natural healing. "With how restless you’re acting, you’d think you’re the one Barbara put on lockdown.”

“Me? Restless?” Kaeya’s looked at you with an eyebrow raised in mock surprise. “Perish the thought.”

“Little Kaeya is the last plant I have to tend to and I promise I’ll rest on the couch and let you serve me to your heart’s content, alright?” Exasperating as his behavior was, however, you appreciated the amount of attention and care Kaeya displayed since you were injured. He even asked Jean to move his schedule around to allow him to be home in order to help you.

“Just don’t overwork yourself,” you warned him when he announced he’d be working odd hours until your recovery.

“Do what you love and you never work a day in your life, they say,” was all Kaeya replied with a teasing smile. “Taking care of you is something that I love. So I can’t overwork myself in the slightest.”

He’s lucky I love him so much, you huff silently but your chest is warm. You move to wipe your damp cloth against the leaves of Little Kaeya, your peacock calathea, when the next words come from Kaeya’s mouth: “Has Barbara told you when you’ll be able to return to duty?”

You took your time responding to his question, wiping the next leaf of your plant tenderly. “Maybe this suits me better,” there’s no surprised look or sound that escapes from the man and you know he’s suspected your thoughts for a while. You’d been worrying how to bring it up and you find yourself thankful he allowed an opening. “I’ve never been the best Knight of Favonius. I only joined because I was chasing after you and Lulu.” It was a miracle you passed the selection test in the first place. But with no real idea in mind of what you wanted for yourself and the fear of being left behind by your friends, you decided to become a knight.

Then Diluc left your ranks, never looking back, and only yourself and Kaeya remained. Crepus’ death had shaken all three of you. The days playing among the vineyards of Dawn Winery were a far off memory, lost in grief-tinted nostalgia.

"I think you were quite the fine knight,” Kaeya replied so smoothly you almost believed him. 

"At least if I got in, Noelle should know she’ll make it at some point too.” With a final few wipes, Little Kaeya was pristine and as vibrant as ever. “Looking handsome as always, Little Kaeya,” you beamed with pride.

Kaeya held his chest as if he were in pain, “I’m hurt, I thought I was the only Kaeya in your life.”

“Well he is a peacock,” you pointed at Little Kaeya’s leaves, exact replicas of a male peacock’s feathers. Calling it ‘Kaeya’, the icy peacock of Mondstadt himself, seemed very fitting to you at the time. “And I have enough room in my heart for the both of you. Maybe I’ll work at Flora’s, she and Donna mentioned needing a new helper.” You nod at your Dendro Vision, resting on the bookshelf nearby. “They want me to help keep the flowers preserved longer since I have the capability to do so. And it helps I can speed up the growth process of any blooms they want to start growing themselves.”

He’s smiling but you could tell it was bittersweet. “Flora and Donna, huh?” Kaeya sighed audibly. “That’s who’ll be taking my [First] away from me?”

"Don’t be a big baby, you’re in your 20s now,” you poke Kaeya’s cheek softly.

A gloved hand held your own before kissing it tenderly. “Sorry, sorry. I’ll just miss my favorite partner.”

It occurred to you, not for the first time, there were more similarities to the Kaeyas that stood before you than he’d ever care to admit.

Calatheas are beautiful, that was attracted you to them in the first place. The patterned foliage pulled you in the first moment you saw them. Beautiful as they were, however, calatheas were one of the divas of the plant world.

The water needed to be just so. 

The humidity in your home needed to be just so. 

The sunlight filtering through your windows needed to be just so.

Anything that upset that balance even a little and the plant would react with a fragility that surprised you the first time you saw your plant’s leaves curling. You maintained a stable system for it since, despite your busy schedule.

Kaeya is beautiful, he had been since the first day you met him. I’m gonna be his wife some day, the younger you thought with a surprising amount of confidence for a 6 year old.

He was beautiful when he shyly hid behind Diluc who introduced you both after Crepus took the boy in.

He was beautiful when he laughed. 

He was beautiful when he developed the cocky yet observant attitude the whole of the city knew him for today. The flare he held was so vibrant it was sometimes easy to forget that Kaeya was a lonelier person underneath it.

I’ll never forget that day. It rained hard after Crepus’ death; it felt like the heavens themselves were mourning.

“Kaeya?!” You rushed out your door the moment you spotted him from your window, not caring about the icy rain pelting your skin. “What are you doing here, you’re getting soaked!” You dropped the towel in your hand when you noticed the cut down his right eye and the blood pouring down the side of his face.

You weren’t able to get out another word before he pulled you into his chest.

Kaeya held you so tightly you thought you would bruise, fingers digging into your back to ground himself. Yet in that moment, all you could do was hug him back just as fiercely. The warm water rolling down the side of your neck was the rain and the sobs racking Kaeya’s body was the thunder.

To this day you weren’t sure how long you’d stood out there before you pulled Kaeya into your home to tend to his wound. When he placed a wet Cryo Vision on your table, you pursed your lips before continuing your movements. It was a miracle that he hadn’t been blinded.

Neither Kaeya or Diluc ever divulged the full extent of what happened that day and you had long since stopped asking. If Kaeya ever planned to tell you the truth, he never hinted at it. That was fine. He could tell you whenever he was ready. You could only hope that one day the two brothers would rekindle their old relationship, you knew that would make Crepus smile warmly from the other side.

You’d been hesitant to tell Kaeya your thoughts of leaving the Knights. It had been on your mind even before the attack happened. Four years ago it terrified you to think what would happen to Kaeya if you left his side in the Knights along with his brother.

Four years later in the present, the hilichurl attack you survived taught you that that alone wasn’t enough reason to stay in a profession you were unsuited for. You could support Kaeya in other ways while you stayed true to yourself.

You cupped Kaeya’s face in your hands, thumbs caressing his cheeks. “I’m always gonna be your partner, whether I’m a knight or not,” you promised firmly, staring into the diamond shaped pupils you’ve known since you were a child. The two of you like this was never a matter of ‘if’ but always a matter of ‘when’. “Even if it isn’t on the field, I’ll be here for you to come home to. You can’t get rid of me even if you try.”

“I’m holding you to your word,” Kaeya’s breath tickled your forehead before you lightly tugged him down to kiss his lips firmly.

[j4rhead]

can i request rubbing kaeyas cock thru his underwear and not directly tocuhing him? making him cum in his boxers with only small touches and make out🤭

the following work contains: nsfw, gn reader, dom reader, very small bit about alcohol and drinking (in true kaeya fashion)

i got sorta carried away and wrote a lot cause i love kaeya, i hope to have characterized him correctly. please don't mind typos, I've proofread this but there might be some i didn't catch.

the cavalry captain is surely... something. he's polite, pleasant to have a conversation with, playful and teasing with an occasional flirt here and there—nothing that makes you uncomfortable, of course.

it's easy to see that it's nothing but a very carefully crafted mask. the man reveals almost nothing about himself save for the fact that he occasionally enjoyes a drink in the angel's share, and some weird story about his grandfather being a hardcore pirate (you don't believe a word of it).

you're burning with curiosity to know more, maybe catch him off guard, see how his mask breaks into pieces and what he's like without it, so that's how you find yourself heading for the angel's share that evening to have another chat with kaeya.

you end up having a few drinks with him, a few bits of conversation and the usual flirt. you can tell he's careful about how much he drinks in front of another person. he's not drunk yet and neither are you, but you feel the urge to do something bold like sliding your hand on top of his, so you do exactly that.

you catch the way his eyes widen slightly before he corrects his expression to a smirk and a playful quip that you don't catch because you're too busy staring intensely at his face, and you suddenly realize that he would look good wearing a broken, flushed expression, maybe even squirming underneath you.

you can't tell if that's the alcohol catching up to you or not and you frankly do not care.

never been one to beat around the bush, you inch your face closer to his and look into his eyes—you want to see if he would still have the mind to put on a facade when you start with him. he looks at you like he's analyzing your intentions, looks away for a brief second, then leans in with a teasing smile.

you two make out for what must've been minutes before you part, both flushed and panting slightly and you can see that he's somewhat aroused if his tight horseriding pants are showing you correctly, so you wordlessly signal with your head and smirk, and he replies with his signature wink (which isn't really a wink... because of the eyepatch).

rest of the motions go in a blur. next thing you know, you're pressing him against a door to some mondstadt hotel's room—of course he would be too cautious to bring me home, you think to yourself— and you're kissing him senseless.

you can tell he wants to take control of the kiss, but you bite his bottom lip and you force him back into your rhythm. your hand finds its way inside the chest window of his annoyingly complicated attire and with the briefest touch of your fingers against his skin, he gasps into your mouth.

touch starved and sensitive all over, it seems. your other hand drops to his waist and ghosts along his hips, noting how he shivers slightly at the touch as you push a knee between his legs and lick at his lips. he lets out a noise at the touches, his mouth forms a half-smirk before he opens it for you to deepen the kiss, which only makes you want to break him even more.

he hasn't exactly given in to you, rather it seems like he's enjoying this way too much to try and reverse the positions, so you take advantage of that and push your knee a bit higher against his clothed arousal. he tries to muffle his moan into your kiss so you pull back, looking at his flushed expression and feeling the way he practically heats up under your touch. he looks back at you in a daring way as if he's trying to challenge you, try and see what you can do, that's the wordless message written on his expression.

you smirk at him with confidence, dragging your hand from his hip to the very obvious tent in his pants and when you grab him through the fabric he jerks a bit from the grip before arching his back a bit into your touch and letting out a breathy moan, hands coming up to your neck and pulling you back inside for another deep kiss. this time he manages to take control of the kiss before taking revenge for your previous bite with one of his own and you think to yourself, challenge accepted.

if he wants to tease, then you'll do it to him tenfold. you tease him with feather touches on his dick then switching to rougher pulls, and you can tell he's getting more riled up and desperate by the second with the way he shuts his visible eye tightly and his breathing becomes more rapid and irregular, moans increasing in volume no matter how hard he tries to muffle them, and when you kiss the sharp edge of his jawline he squirms under your touch with a shaky gasp.

his hands slide down to grip the back of your clothes tightly while he tries to push you closer to him if that's even possible, flushed all over and cursing and a mantra of "more, fuck, pleasepleaseplease-" falling from his lips as his voice breaks slightly, somewhat deepened with pleasure and arousal, and you kiss his lips rougher than any kiss you two shared the whole night.

in a matter of seconds he arches his back and lets out a loud pretty sound against your lips and his whole body tenses like a spring, his hands gripping the back of your clothes so tightly that you fear they would rip, and his knees threaten to give out with the force of his orgasm. his expression is everything you could have asked for—flushed and lost in utter bliss as his eye looks at you in a glassy daze.

you can't help but smirk at the wet patch forming in front of his pants. who knew the famous captain kaeya, ever the mystery, would break so easily under a few touches? you have half a mind to tease him about it or maybe even shame him, see what clever witty thing he'll come up to reply with, and then finally getting rid of his very annoyingly complicated attire. after all, you've got him to yourself for a whole night, haven't you?

[yunaboveclouds]

Diluc, Kaeya and Wanderer - Cinderella

King Krepus Ragnivindr has decided it was about time his son was to wed. He decides the most efficient way to do this is to host a masquerade ball. He invited every eligible unmarried person in the kingdom of Mondstadt in hopes of finding his son a spouse. Diluc can only pray to Barbatos that he may find someone worthy of love.

Meanwhile, a young person is at home. They are cleaning the house from top to bottom for their stepmother and stepsisters. The three ladies are beautiful but are vain and cruel at heart. Y/n's father died from an illness years ago, so they are stuck with a wicked family. There was a knock on the door, Y/n opened it and was surprised to see the King's advisor, Jean.

"Prince Diluc Ragnvindr has invited you to an exclusive masquerade ball-," Y/n couldn't hear the rest of her words, their stepsisters and stepmother squealed in excitement. All they had to hear was the prince and they were ready to leave.

Of course, when the step sisters heard the news they were as excited as Y/n. Their stepmother scoffed at the idea of Y/n going and she decided to make a deal with them, "Y/n, if you can scrub and dust this house by the end of the night and find an outfit and mask suitable enough for the ball, you may go.”

Y/n's step sisters cackled at the very idea of Y/n being able to get all this done. Despite their merciless teasing, Y/n was able to do as their stepmother told them. Of course, their stepmother still wouldn't allow them to attend the ball. She had locked Y/n up in their bedroom while she and her daughters left. 

And so, Y/n sat at the window, staring at the stars for the rest of the night... that would have been the case if this blue-haired man hadn't been walking around. He had just noticed this individual looking up at the sky. And so he began talking to them, "Excuse me. Are you not attending the ball tonight?"

Y/n's head looked down at this man, thinking how strange it was he was wearing an eyepatch, "No, I wasn't allowed to. I'm locked in my room, if I wanted to go I wouldn't be able to."

"What if I got you out and helped you get to the ball?"

Although this piqued their interest, they rolled their eyes, "I've seen you before, but I don't even know who you are. Why would you help me? We're strangers."

The blue-eyed man smirked, thinking to himself before speaking, "I am Venti, Prince Diluc's bard for the night."

"Why would you be wandering around Mondstadt?"

"I was just on my way to the ball. Now would you like me to assist you?" The man smirked, smoothly lying. Y/n was a bit suspicious that a well-dressed man was a bard but agreed, they jumped from the window into the man's arms, "Wonderful. Get dressed and we shall go."

"I haven't got an outfit, I'm afraid it was ripped to shreds,"

"Well, you can't go to a masquerade ball without a mask and an outfit! Don't worry. I know the perfect place," He gently grabbed Y/n's hand and led them into a deep part of the forest until the pair reached a well. 

"It's a well," Y/n said unenthusiastically. 

"Ah ah~ It's no ordinary well. This is the well of a magical fairy. All you have to do to summon her is wish for something. So. Wish for an outfit to the ball, and perhaps a carriage to get there while we're at it,"

Y/n just side-eyed him while silently wishing in front of the well, hoping this works and he isn't just messing with them. They opened one eye to see nothing had changed about the well, "Venti, you lied!"

"Are you sure about that?" "Venti" smirked before making them look back at the well to a very angry fairy. This fairy certainly wasn't one you'd imagine from a fairy tale. He was a short, furious, hat-wearing man.

"Who summoned me this time? I swear I'll never forgive that stupid fairy for cursing me and making me take her place!" 

"Well someone’s in a bad mood," The fairy man snapped his head towards "Venti".

"Oh great, it's you. What do you want this time?" 

"This kind person here is the one requesting something," Y/n awkwardly waved as "Venti" pointed to them.

"And who are you? A lowly human?"

"I'm Y/n. I didn't want to summon you. I thought this man here was pranking me but apparently, you're a fairy who can help me,"

"I don't help anyone just cause they ask nicely. I only helped this guy once because I owe him my life. But he's also the reason I'm a cursed fairy," The fairy glared at "Venti ", "Wanderer at your service. What can I do for you?"

"Well... Wanderer. I was hoping I could get an outfit for this ball... and maybe a carriage?" Y/n shyly asked, worried about this fairy's outbursts.

He merely sighed, "Alright, done and done. What else?"

"Um... I guess that's it. Oh, I’d like it if my face can’t be recognized with the mask on too. What do I need to give you in return?"

Wanderer was just dumbfounded, "Is that it?" He thought for a second, "Then... in return, I wish for you to take me as your date."

This caught "Venti" off guard, he dryly chuckled, "I didn’t realize you would fall easily for a ‘lowly human’. You just met! At least take them out to dinner first.”

Y/n and Wanderer became flustered with Y/n lightly hitting “Venti”, “Don’t just say things like that!”

"Shut it! I meant as an acquaintance. I've been wanting to leave this god forbidden well. Now do we have a deal or not?" Wanderer held out his hand to seal the deal. Y/n nodded and took it. Before long they were surrounded by blue-colored winds which completely changed their outfit. It was white and gold themed, each piece beautifully detailed along with the mask on their face. Alongside Y/n was a fancy white pumpkin carriage.

Once the winds had gone, Y/n turned to face Wanderer, who was wearing a matching outfit. "Venti" sighed before putting up his facade again, "You two look wonderful. Shall we get going?"

"We? Who said you were going?" Wanderer gave "Venti" A death glare while assisting Y/n into the carriage. 

"Eh? I'm a part of the ball am I not?"

"He says he’s the bard, he'll be performing tonight. Just let him in," This made Wanderer turn his head towards "Venti" with suspicion before giving in and letting him inside the carriage. 

The three finally arrived at the castle steps. Y/n rushed ahead of the other two, excited to see everything, the castle was simply magnificent. Wanderer looked at "Venti" as he made his way up the steps with him, "Why are you lying to them? What's the point?"

"Me? Lying? Why would I ever do such a thing?"

"Don't pull my leg, you know what I'm talking about. Why not tell them you're the Prince's brother?" 

"Hm... Truth be told, I noticed them a while ago. I must admit, I think they're quite enchanting. However, I don't like the idea of my princely title getting in the way. I believe it would be best if I put on this play for as long as I can,"

"Until what? Until you get tangled in your web of lies? You really think they'd like someone who just lies their way out of everything?"

"Oh? And you think they'd like a fairy who throws tantrums as you do?"

"They’re more likely to fall for me than you,"

"Oh? Has the great fairy fallen for the sweet Y/n?" 

“Don’t be absurd!”

Meanwhile, Y/n had been admiring the architecture. From the pillars to the patterns in the ceiling. That is until they bumped into the redhead of the night who was dancing with one of Y/n's stepsisters Y/n fell to the ground and so Diluc stopped dancing to help them up.

"Uh- excuse me! You were dancing with me. Why are you helping this peasant?" Diluc simply gave her a stoic look as Y/n took his hand, he was clearly uninterested in their step-sister. 

"Pardon me," Was all he said as he went off to dance with Y/n, "I apologize for my dancing partner's harsh words. I hope you're alright. We bumped into you quite roughly."

Y/n's heart just beat faster, the Prince was a true gentleman. This was the first time Y/n had ever seen him, there were no pictures they could see of him. He was the standard of beauty. The way his long red hair just moved along with him as the two danced the night away. Truly breathtaking. The two needed no words, they were able to dance perfectly in sync as if they were made to complete each other. 

Wanderer and "Venti" were nearby, watching the two. The sight of the Prince and Y/n dancing made Wanderer laugh, "Are you jealous, Prince Kaeya?"

"Not at all. Just because they dance well together does not mean they're fated to be together," Now, Prince Kaeya was able to smoothly cover his true feelings up but he couldn't help but feel the ache in his chest seeing his brother whisk the one he had fallen for so long ago away. 

Wanderer was simply not convinced and decided to push further, "I wouldn’t be so sure about that. I can just see that they were made for each other."

"Aren't you supposed to be a fairy godmother? It’s not very godly of you to not help a poor soul in need,"

"Shut it. Buer was, not me. But we all know what happened. Not helping you should be considered payback for what you've done to me,"

"Whatever you say, Wanderer. I'll be in the gardens," Prince Kaeya excused himself.

Y/n could hardly take their eyes off Diluc's. The red eyes were full of passion and ambition. Diluc smiled at them, "So I'm assuming you're here for the potential to be my spouse?"

"Wait- what?" Y/n was taken aback, stopping their dance, "I had no idea this was meant to be a matchmaking type of ball!"

Diluc was now equally confused, "So... you didn't come here to try to marry me?"

"No! I just wanted to get out for once and didn't even think I'd run into you! Not that I'm complaining of course,"

 "Oh. I see. Then… if you'd like we can explore the palace?"

"I'd love that actually," Diluc guided them through the palace, ignoring anyone who asked him or Y/n to be their partner. From the throne room, through the halls, until they both reached the gardens. The pair were chatting about the architecture, getting quite close. Diluc was just about to see what Y/n looked like without the mask until they spotted Prince Kaeya. Diluc approached first.

"Ah, Y/n. This is-," 

"Venti? What are you doing here?" Diluc raised a brow and Kaeya immediately stood up.

"Kaeya. Care to explain why this lovely individual is calling you by the name of our bard?"

"I can explain," He calmly stated, gathering himself, "Y/n. I may have lied to you."

"What? Why? Who are you then?" 

"That is my brother, Prince Kaeya of Mondstadt."

"You were the other Prince!?" Y/n nearly fell over if Diluc wasn’t holding onto them.

"I apologize for lying. I didn't want my title to intimidate you... to be honest I... never mind that. How are you enjoying the ball? I see you've got my brother in your arms. I take it you two shall be wed?"

Y/n became flustered immediately, "Oh no no! I didn't even realize this ball was meant to be with Prince Diluc until five minutes ago!"

"Oh? So I still have a chance then?" Kaeya smoothly replied.

"Brother! Must you be so impolite?" Diluc frowned. That's when Wanderer arrived in the gardens, pulling Y/n aside as the brothers bickered.

"Y/n, I heard this lady talking about you. I think she knows who you are and plans on going home as soon as possible to make sure you're still there,” He looked behind himself just in case, “Is that why you wished to not be recognized with your mask on?”

Y/n sighs, "That must be my stepmother. She didn't want me coming here in the first place,"

"Then I must get you home quickly before she knows,"

Y/n looked back at the bickering brothers, “But what about-,”

Y/n’s stepmother was seen coming out of the ballroom with their step sisters towards the gardens. Wanderer had grabbed their hand, making a run for it. Amid their running, Y/n’s shoe slipped off. They looked back at it but Wanderer made them keep going, telling them to ignore it. The royal brothers frantically left the gardens, looking for the two, shouting their names.

Wanderer used his powers, and blue winds surrounded the two of them, suddenly appearing at his well. Wanderer sat them on a log and sat beside them, “Sorry for dragging you away like that. I didn’t want your stepmother to find you out. Figured it’d be a huge pain for you.”

“Well, you aren’t wrong. I should probably find a place to hide this outfit huh?”

“You can hide it with me if you want,”

The two of them sat in awkward silence until Y/n piped up, “I remember you said Ven- I mean… Prince Kaeya was the reason you’re a fairy godmother. How is that?”

Wanderer stared at Y/n, making them flinch and almost taking back the question if he hadn’t piped up, “Buer... Nahida was the original fairy of the well. At some point in my life, I was a poor boy just begging on the streets for scraps to eat. I think I passed out from starvation until young Prince Kaeya found me. He took me to Nahida’s well and she saved me. Because she and the prince saved me I felt I owed them. I asked what I could do in return. Nahida asked me to temporarily take over for her. She said she’d come out when I find… When I find something. She currently resides in the well, no idea when she’ll come out again.”

“What’s it like in there?”

“It’s beautiful. It has a nice palace that I normally live in. Nahida’s been in her room so I haven’t seen her in there much,”

“You said you helped Prince Kaeya once. When was that?”

He thought for a moment, “I’m sure if I told you, he’d try to kill me.”

“Tell me!” Y/n demanded.

“Alright, alright! When we were both a little older and I was still this cursed fairy thing, he was on the run from the palace. He had asked me to grant him the ability to be so charismatic because he wanted to be able to leave the palace whenever he pleased without anyone questioning him. I thought it was a stupid request but I granted it regardless,”

“I guess even younger Princes still have things to get away from,”

“Yes, I suppose so… he seems to care about you a lot you know. I’ve heard him talking about you for years, I feel like I practically know you without properly meeting you. It’s kind of annoying.”

Y/n froze, “Wait, what? Years? I just met him tonight!”

“Believe it or not, he’s watched you for years. Creep. Anyways, I think it’s best if we get you home, it’s past midnight and your so-called family is probably going to arrive home soon,”

They nodded. Wanderer took their hand and led them out of the forest, using the winds to lift them back into their room and magically changing them out of their ball outfit back into their rags. He waved goodbye to them and disappeared just before their stepfamily could see him. 

“Y/n! We’ve returned. I hope you’ve finished your chores,” Y/n’s stepmother announced as she barged into the house.

Y/n, back in their usual rags stood in the spotless home, stunning their family, “I was just relaxing by the fireplace, I hope you all had fun.”

Their step-sisters ignored Y/n and went up to their respective rooms. Y/n’s stepmother was still suspicious of them. So, as soon as Y/n went up to their room in a tiny and cramped attic, she locked the door. The next morning, the Prince and his assistant went all over the kingdom in order to return the shoe to the rightful owner and find the one who stole the Prince’s heart. Though it would be a while before they reach Y/n's home.

Y/n was lonely, being starved in their room, rarely getting a meal. That would be the case if Wanderer, for whatever reason, kept them company. He brought them food and newer clothes, he took care of them. It was strange but Y/n didn’t question it, afraid they would offend him. Though they did wonder, where had Prince Kaeya gone? It had been nearly a week. A quiet morning was interrupted by chattering downstairs. 

“Oh do come in! I’m sure my daughters would fit the shoe you’re speaking of!” Y/n’s stepmother enthusiastically spoke. It seemed the Prince and the advisor were here. If only Y/n could leave. They jiggled the door knob though it didn’t budge. They tried for the window but for some reason, it was as if the window was glued shut. Y/n began having a hard time breathing, feeling too claustrophobic.

With a gust of blue wind, Wanderer had appeared. He quickly made his way to Y/n, holding them in order to calm them down, “It’s alright, I am here now. I can get you out of here and you can try on that shoe and be safe with the Prince. I know you’ll be happy and safe.”

“But what about you? What happened to Prince Kaeya?”

“Don’t worry about me. Kaeya… he was forbidden from leaving. The King found out he had been sneaking out and locked him in his room. But I’m sure you’ll be able to see him too once you’re out of this place.”

“Wanderer?”

“What? Tell me what to do and I’ll do it.”

Author's Note: I'm so sorry for disappearing for so long. I was working on this story and it took forever to finish. But I'm glad I did, I'm kind of proud of it. Hope you all enjoyed it, there will be different endings that will come out soon.

Also if you have any questions please leave them in the comments below. I packed a lot of lore into this story (for no reason) and I'd love to answer your questions.

[gay-simp-things]

Old diary [Fem!reader] - 🍙

──────────────────────────────────────────── Draft from 2022 I think? Discontinued but publishing it anyways, I haven't read through it in years so don't mind any mispellings or so. Best read on desktop because I didn't consider moblie users my bad ╭─────────────────────────────────────────╮ ㅤHey it's Simp 2 ㅤI've come back yes. I lost motivation to write recently, sorry. ㅤ ㅤThis fic is about finding an old diary from your childhood and ㅤㅤㅤreading it. ㅤIn this universe a school for teaching how to use your vision exists ㅤfor some reason. ㅤThis contains the caracters: Crepus, Diluc, Kaeya [for now] ╰─────────────────────────────────────────╯

Chapter I: Your old diary It's a Saturday morning you were looking through your room for anything that belonged to you that you might forget to bring to your new home. As you look throughone of the drawers of your bedside table you come across an old book. The cover had a lot of childish stickers on it so you assumed it was from when you were younger. You open the book to see the the first page say: "This diary belongs to the one and only [name]!" While you read through the first few pages they were just usually all the same until you came to the part where your life became a bit more intresting. ㅤ ╭─────────────────────────────────────────╮ ㅤ21.7.XXXX ㅤDear diary, ㅤ ㅤtoday i received a vision! I think that's what daddy calls it. ㅤIt has this heart like symbol on it. It's also green i like the color ㅤgreen! ㅤI haven't told daddy about it but i will tomorrow. You're lucky that ㅤi'm telling you this first! ㅤ ㅤ22.7.XXXX ㅤ ㅤDear diary, ㅤ ㅤtoday i told daddy that i got a vision he was really happy for me! ㅤI also asked him what this heart symbol on it was any why it was ㅤgreen. He said that it was a dendro vision he said that dendro was ㅤhad soemthing to do with intellgence. I don't get what he means by ㅤthat. But i kind of get it i think. I told him i would like to use a ㅤpolearm. Daddy also said he would get me a custom one once i ㅤknew how to use my vision. ㅤ ㅤSo i'll practice with the old polearms that we have in our backyard ㅤfor pratice! I'll tell you more when i can use my vision and and when ㅤmy dad makes me my custom polearm! ㅤ╰─────────────────────────────────────────╯ This diary of yours is like a collection of memories but not with pictures but with writing You decide to stop reading for now. Maybe later you'll continue but now you have to start packing your things before you go. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Chapter II: The custom polearm It has been 2 days since you found your old diary. You had 1 day left before you moved out. Since you now had nothing to do you decided to go read a few pages of your old diary again. As you take out your diary you open the page where you stopped at. ╭─────────────────────────────────────────╮ ㅤ25.7.XXXX ㅤ ㅤDear diary, ㅤ ㅤtoday i finally found out how to use my vision! it was so cool! ㅤDaddy took me out to try it on nearby hyrdo slimes ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ26.7.XXXX ㅤ ㅤDear diary, ㅤ ㅤdad today went to Wagners to put up a comission to make my ㅤcustom polearm. I told him i wanted it to be green with with fake ㅤvines with blue roses. I left the top to him since i don't have any ㅤidea on how to make it look. ㅤ ㅤ2.8.XXXX ㅤ ㅤDear diary, ㅤ ㅤtoday dad took me to a place called Dawn Winery! There I met two ㅤboys my age! I think their names were Diluc and Kaeya. Diluc has ㅤredish hair and red eyes meanwhile Kaeya is the complete oppisite ㅤhe has dark blue hair and light blue eyes i think, not sure. Kaeya ㅤalso wears an eyepatch on his right eye. Did i mention he has a tan ╰─────────────────────────────────────────╯ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤyou flip the page ╭─────────────────────────────────────────╮ㅤalso? He must be spending to much time outside in the sun! While ㅤdad was away i played with Diluc and Kaeya in the grape vines. We ㅤplayed hide and seek in them! Sadly just after about 10 minutes we ㅤhad to go. I waved them goodbye and then went home with dad. ㅤ ㅤ3.8.XXXX ㅤ ㅤDear diary, ㅤ ㅤtoday dad took me to the blacksmith for my custom polearm! We ㅤgot it and it looked sooo good! Anyways that's all i have for today. ㅤ7.8.XXXX ㅤ ㅤDear diary, ㅤ ㅤtoday dad enrolled me in some school on how to use my vision, ㅤhe said it only goes for 1-2 years depending on how long it takes ㅤfor me to master my vision. Well i don't know what to say anymore ㅤso that's all for now i guess. ㅤ[you left the rest empty.] ╰─────────────────────────────────────────╯ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ you look at the other page. ╭─────────────────────────────────────────╮ ㅤ19.10.XXXX ㅤ ㅤDear diary, ㅤ ㅤyesterday was my birthday.

[rainpudding]

note; m will be in my next post, someone else already requested it >3

tw; depression,suicide and ed mentioned,alcohol dying and etc..

KAEYA | ANGST ALPHABET

catcall die kidnapped time

Kidnapped (you’re kidnapped)

Most people would say Kaeya would develop a strong alcohol addiction to forget that his lover went missing however I have to strongly disagree.

When Kaeya gets home and he can't find you anywhere he won't think much of it. Maybe you went to visit your family and forgot to tell him, or you're having a sleepover with a friend. On the outside, he seems calm as for the next three days he goes to work acting as nothing happened. But on the inside he is panicking, he gets his work done as soon as possible as he gets home just to sit down on a chair staring at the door. He Is waiting for the door to open and you to appear. He is sitting there for hours and hours.

After a week of you not appearing he blames himself for not reaching for help sooner as it may be too late to found you. He calls knight of favounius and citizens of mondstat goes in groups looking for you. Traveler makes missing posters trying to help at least a little bit.

Kaeya wants to forget you but he slowly loses interest in alcohol, it feels like it lost Its taste.

His public calm image is slowly breaking as his mind is filled with dark imaginations. He slowly forgets to eat meals or to keep himself hydrated.

Apart from Childe who gets obsessive filled with hope, Kaeya gets depressive knowing that there is no possibility you can be okay.

Jean first notices Kaeya's depression when she sees him standing in the middle of the hall. His eyepatch is missing his messy hair covering his eye. He wears only his white shirt as he is visibly confused.

The dehydration and sleep deprivation have a bad impact on him. Jean knows something is wrong and sends him home in order to take a break. Which does not help since Kaeya should have human interaction and get meds not be home.

Diluc gets worried as he makes meals for him carrying them to his house. The house is a mess as Kaeya is unable to clean which results in Dikuc quickly putting Kaeya's mess into the bin trying to clean up at least a little bit.

Kaeya, on the other hand, doesn't want to go to sleep but once he is asleep he doesn't want to wake up. He can't get out of his bed. Becoming more disoriented and slowly forgetting why he is sad in the first place.

He doesn't remember your face anymore, nor your name. He doesn't remember you at all.

And one morning when Diluc opens door to Kaeya's room holding breakfast to his surprise he finds Kaeya in his bed. Melatonin pills everywhere as he slowly realizes Kaeya overdosed himself.

But let's imagine you were found and you came home just before Kaeya got depressed.

You open the door with a crack quickly closing it as you finally feel safe. You were missing for almost three months yet since day one you were dreaming of the moment when you will be able to hug Kaeya again.

You look around finding your shared house slightly messy. The bin is filled with old food. The boxes on tables are also filled with untouched food. You wander around softly smiling at the pictures and decorations.

You pinch yourself just to be sure this is not one of the fantasies you always dreamed about. Opening one of the doors you walk in just to see Kaeya peacefully sleeping in pillows and blankets. His hair messy and his eyepatch still on.

You don't want to wake him up yet you're too excited to wait. You run to him as you hug him tightly. Sweet tears rolling down your cheeks as you sniffle Kaeya's scent.

Kaeya tries to push you away murmuring from his sleep before sleepily opening his eyes. They are dark as the ocean as the sparkles died down. His smirk wasn't decorating his face anymore. Instead, he sighed rubbing his eyes.

You would stroke his cheeks as you hold his chin softly. You're saying reassuring words while smiling with glossy eyes. He finally realizes that you're real. Grabbing your hands to squeeze them and peppering your face with many kisses.

And after a whole hour of hugging each other and you telling him about your kidnapper he decides to go to knights of favounius so they can throw your kidnapper into jail.

However, as he stands up you suddenly stop him as you look at his body. You can see how skinny he got, how his bones are seen, and how his skin is pale. Not to mention the blue hair on the pillow signalizing hair loss.

And you realize that he barely ate. That's why there were boxes with untouched food.

"Later, I'm hungry can we go for lunch first?" You smile brushing your thumb against Kaeya's hand as he nods.

- it would take some time for Kaeya to start taking care of himself again. But when you're with him he is willing to try.

- He will take a break to spend time with you as you cook together and clean the house later even going for a walk.

- eventually, give him few months and he will be healthy again.

Catcall (you’re catcalled and he’s with you)

Same as Diluc, Kaeya is well known and has a reputation. There is no way someone would catcall you on purpose. Yet let's imagine some drunk group catcalling you in front of your boyfriend.

This would go based on how bold they are.

1; if they will call you baby or any pet name maybe hinting something romantic. Kaeya will just chuckle as he is listening to them. He wouldn't get angry as he thinks it's funny how they try to flirt with you. "You should watch what you say, honorary citizens," he smiles as he is supporting his chin.

2; they would get more inappropriate or even try to touch you. This would make Kaeya slightly alerted. When they say something inappropriate he just slowly moves you next to you or into his lap. Or he has a hand around your waist. They will notice him and leave you alone. Yet if they continue even touching you he would be pissed. He doesn't want to make a scene yet he has to make a move. He stood up taking his sword pointing it at the drunk person's chest. He is glaring at that person as the person shivers apologizing. Kaeya's gaze is terrifying. But as soon as the person apologizes he hides his sword sitting next to you again.

The person will probably never come to the tavern again.

Time (you’re ill and only have a few months to live)

Kaeya started noticing that the last few days you didn't felt very well. And the symptoms you were experiencing were quite unique. Pale skin and black bags under the eyes because of insomnia. Hairloss and muscle pain. You not being hungry and constant vomiting. Scars and bruises randomly appearing on your skin.

His eyebrows were scrunched as he had a sad expression on his face. Yet every time you greeted him he quickly smiled and giggled pulling you into a hug and giving you lots of affection. You knew something wasn't right with you too, but you tough maybe it was an allergy or just some mental illness that could go away with few herbs.

Eventually, after the symptoms continuing Kaeya decided to visit Albedo. This resulted in you spending the whole weekend at Albedo's place. He took your blood and saliva, checking your bones and trying to massage the muscles. Taking detailed notes very carefully.

And when the tests were done and you got to know you're slowly dying as your organs are slowly collapsing, you couldn't do anything but blankly stare onto the wall. You felt hopeless. You knew you had few days to live before dying a painful death yet you weren't ready. All your dreams and goals were left in the dust.

Kaeya on the other hand couldn't believe it. He was following Albedo around asking him if It's true and how can he help you. He pinched himself several times, trying to get out of this nightmare. Kaeya grew desperate as he begged Albedo on his knees to make medication. Albedo would of course love to help but he didn't know how so he would dismiss Kaeya over and over.

Kaeya's wasn't mentally well. He would be obsessed with finding some medication. Contacting Baizhu from Lyuie. Spending all his money on different doctors and different people. He didn't even realize that at this time he should pay attention to you and go on dates with you. Instead, he was away in different nations looking for herbs and scientists.

Die (their reaction when you die/your reaction when they die)

And once Kaeya finally arrives home full of despair as he got few herbs but no medication he slowly walks around the room. But before he can hug you and reassure you and spend time with you he finds you on the floor. You were just taking few painkillers writing a diary entry as you collapsed eventually your organs giving in.

He would sit down in panic his eyes glossy as his breathing is slow. "Breathe, common please breathe, to the archons. Lord barbatos y/n breathe," he repeats himself over and over as tears roll down his cheeks. His hands shaking as he cheks your heartbeat.

Your body so cold and your eyes blank. Without a pinch of life. And that's when he breaks down.

Completely sobbing at your dead body. Brushing his hands over your skin as he peppers your face with kisses. "I'm sorry I didn't try harder, I'm useless, I'm a burden. I can't do anything right," he kisses you. But nothing.

You didn't wake up.

He kisses you again expecting you to wake up. In movies, they always wake up.

But this is not a movie.

This is a painful reality.

[ofoceansandtombsanew]

nights like this i wish

cw. 5.3 spoilers, post-natlan archon quest, established relationship

pairing. kaeya alberich x black!fem!reader

synopsis. with the natlan's war with the abyss over, you're finally able to visit your lover's home in mondstadt.

notes. one of the few level 90 characters i have, that's how you know he's a real gem. i haven't written much for kaeya which is a shame when he's my favorite male character in the game and the reason i installed in the first place. so i wanted to write a little drabble for him

"And how are you enjoying your first night in the Land of Freedom?"

Nights are different in Mondstadt.

Crickets singing through the night, the occasional howl from Wolvendom. It's a stark, gentle contrast to evenings in Natlan where it's more common to hear the distant roar of a saurian than a wolf. The throaty rumble of Tollano. Or if you were incredibly unlucky, the declarative war cries of the Abyss. The last of which, fortunately, will no longer again plague your homeland. Nor are you restricted to remaining in your homeland's borders in order to avoid straining the Wayobs.

It's nice; Mondstadt is nice.

"I love it," you beam, falling back into the soft grass of Starsnatch Cliff. It's an aptly named location, you realize. Reaching out your hand, it really does feel like you can snatch the stars right out of the skies. If you ate one, what would it taste like? A giddiness that makes you feel like a child again sweeps over you much like the winds Mondstadt is known for. Kaeya chuckles, watching as you snugly press yourself in the grass. "It's beautiful. I'm happy I can finally see where you grew up."

Mondstadt has welcomed you warmly. In some ways, it reminds you much of your own home.

The poetic words of the bards are much similar to those hailing from the Flower-Feather Clan.

The laidback nature of the people is akin to those hailing from the People of the Springs.

In some ways, Natlan and Mondstadt seem inherently connected. The land of wine and song touched in Natlan's colors. You've wanted to visit long before you ever were aware there was a man named Kaeya Alberich in Teyvat. The founder of the Knights of Favonius hailed from Natlan, after all. From a time before the Night Kingdom, no less. Still Vennessa and her tribe found sturdy roots in Mondstadt, much like the giant tree nestled in Windrise.

Now here you are surrounded by the soft scent of cecilias rather than embercores.

I was born in a lucky lifetime. You never were one much concerned with matters dealing with luck. You aren't able to find any other word to describe it. You were born into a time where you would experience Natlan's victory and live to enjoy it. You'd been lucky enough to come across a gentleman from Mondstadt visiting the Collective of Plenty and Natlan's wine industry.

All these things leading up to where you are now.

"Thinking good thoughts, I hope," Kaeya's deep voice pulls you from your thoughts. He's not wearing his eyepatch for once; a rarity in itself. The starry sky is enough to illuminate his face, though, it isn't absolute. The shadows of his hair still work to keep his scar mostly hidden from your sight. It's still an honor he's comfortable enough to show you, regardless.

Playfully, you give him an incredulous reply, "do you doubt they're anything but?"

"I don't know," he teases, voice wine sweet. "You might surprise me. 'I've already grown tired of the sight of windmills, Kaeya. Take me far from this place. I'm ready for the mountainous terrain of Liyue.'"

"Take me there for Lantern Rite," you giggle, rolling onto your side. You pat the grass between you both, a silent offer. Somewhere between joyful and tired, you watch as your lover adjusts his positioning to lay beside you. "Thanks for hosting me while I'm here, Kaeya. It means a lot just being here."

"Hey now," Kaeya tuts, poking your forehead in his teasing. "What man wouldn't host his girlfriend after she comes all the way to his country?"

"I could have stayed at a hotel."

"Adelinde would kill me before you have a chance to meet her tomorrow if I did that."

That steals another laugh from your lips. You heard many a story about the head maid of the winery Kaeya grew up in. Tomorrow you'll finally have a face to the name. "I'd make sure to vouch for you so she wouldn't. I just don't want to take too much time away from your work."

Long distance is difficult for any couple. Considering Natlan's until recent restrictions, you are sure it was doubly more so for any coupling where half of the party was from Natlan. You'd seen a few relationships crack under that pressure. With Kaeya's own job as a knight keeping him busy, it is anyone's guess as much as yours that you were able to last this long together.

It's a relief.

It's a feeling that's warm.

The smile on Kaeya's face matches it, "you're never a bother to me."

"Even when your friends thought I was your totally-real-Natlanese-girlfriend?"

You both share a laugh at that. Outrider Amber had been more than certain that Kaeya had been making you up all this time. "Especially then," you're sure his diamond shaped pupils are sparkling. "It made their reactions that much more satisfying."