#i understand why some people might hate them and i will respect them since it is a serious phobia

[thatonemacaronikid]

Me: sees a big spider in the backyard making its web

Me: is very careful not to disturb it

My mom: just throw a box at it it wont do anything

Me: no

[dollishmehrayan]

# “THE WOMAN WAS TOO STUNNED TO SPEAK…” ── .✦ ( batboys w an unhinged!reader and blunt!reader )

a/n: this is from my little brain of mine , and I like to honor it for @kyriakis anywhoo I’m back and omg 1k?! Alsoo guys dw! I’m gonna do the event tomorrow && I’m gonna pick out some prompts I have organized, so i didn't forget okay but i just got a lot of DMs asking when I’m gonna do it for you guyss so yeah it’s gonna be tomorrow since I’m gonna re-edit + add some ideas of your guys votes!! Tags: (batboys x unhinged!reader)

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DICK GRAYSON ── .✦

He’s always caught off guard but loves it. Your bluntness is a breath of fresh air for Dick, who’s so used to diplomatic conversations. You say whatever’s on your mind with zero filter, and he’s like, “Oh, wow. Okay. I respect it.”

Hates it when you don’t hold back with him. He’s used to being the charming, funny guy who makes everyone laugh, but you hit him with a “That was dumb, don’t do that again” and his brain short circuits for a second. “You can’t just say that!” “Why not?”

Finds it hilarious when you wreck other people’s egos. You have zero time for anyone’s nonsense, and when someone messes up, you let them know. Dick’s in the background, trying not to laugh. “Do you not think before you speak?!…” He’s always acts so shocked but hey, he’s kinda enjoying it unless it’s aimed at him. (He can’t fight verbally for the life of him without saying some cringe shit)

Doesn’t even try to change you. Dick knows what he’s getting into, and he loves you for it. He’s never going to ask you to ‘tone it down.’ He actually finds your unapologetic attitude pretty hot.

He’s 50% worried you’ll get into trouble, 50% impressed. But in the end, he’ll always back you up, saying, “She’s just honest. Get used to it.”

JASON TODD ── .✦

Finally, someone who speaks his language. Jason lives for the fact that you don’t care what people think. He loves how blunt you are, especially when you cut through the BS with the precision of a sharp knife.

Gets protective when people try to push your boundaries. If someone dares disrespect you, Jason’s the first one to step in. “You’ve got a problem with her? You’ve got a problem with me.”, “Jason that was so fucking cringey..”

Appreciates that you don't sugarcoat things for him. You’ll tell him exactly how it is, whether it’s about his attitude or a bad decision he made, and he respects it, it’s like the tt sound where “that’s when it hit me, it was the best idea I ever had..” but like this: “Not gonna lie, that was a terrible plan, Jay,” and he’ll just nod. “Fair.”

You guys have the most chaotic, weirdest conversations. It’s a mix of witty banter, ridiculous one-liners, and deadpan sarcasm. Other people can’t even keep up with the energy.

The idea of dating a ‘good girl’ never appealed to him anyway. He thrives off your unhinged energy. You’re unpredictable, and it keeps him on his toes, which he loves. “Yeah, you’re definitely not boring.” (Although the thing is he does love innocent people, like if you’re like gen clueless he wants preserve your innocence.)

TIM DRAKE ── .✦

Tim’s brain can’t keep up with you. Your blunt, no-nonsense attitude constantly makes him blink in confusion. One minute you’re casually roasting someone, and the next, you’re giving a straight-up critique of his latest plan. He’s learning that he can’t outthink you.

He admires your unapologetic honesty. Tim has a lot of internalized doubts, so watching you casually reject anyone’s judgment is a nice contrast. You don’t apologize for your thoughts, and it’s something he secretly admires.

Constantly second-guesses himself around you. Your sharp tongue makes him want to be as confident as you. He gets nervous about saying anything that might sound soft, so when he stumbles, you’re like, “What was that? I swear you just whispered something.” And he’ll blush hard, muttering an apology.

You both have a sarcastic sense of humor that others don’t quite get. You say something outrageous, and Tim will respond with the driest remark possible. People in the room often wonder if you two are joking or just genuinely a bit rude.

Not scared to call him out. When Tim’s too nice, you’ll be like, “You need to stop letting people walk all over you. Grow some teeth.” Tim won’t admit it, but that does motivate him to be a little bolder.

DAMIAN WAYNE ── .✦

Damian is a bit taken aback at first. He’s used to people being respectful or like seeing him as kinda a role model, so when you come out with a “That’s dumb, don’t even talk to me right now,” he’s not sure how to handle it. He will stand there, blinking, while processing your bluntness. (He’s too stunned to speak 😞)

Genuinely respects your forthrightness, though. “I’ll admit, I have never met someone so… honest.” He starts respecting you even more, thinking you’re someone he can’t manipulate or charm easily.

Loves that you’re as stubborn as he is. If you’re determined about something, there’s no changing your mind. You’ll fight for your opinions even if it gets you into a heated debate. And Damian’s right there with you, arguing like it’s the most fun thing in the world.

Tries to match your bluntness. “You talk too much,” he says one day, and you immediately reply, “And yet, here you are, listening to every word I say.” Damian actually pauses for a second, impressed. “Right..”

Loves how you’ll shut down his critics with zero hesitation. Someone says something disrespectful to him, and you’ll be the first to shoot back, “He doesn’t need your advice, trust me.” He’ll give you a proud little smirk. “I like the way you handle things.”

BRUCE WAYNE ── .✦

At first, Bruce is a bit disconcerted by your bluntness. Bruce’s the kind of guy who expects people to be formal and classy, and you just come in with “This entire meeting is a waste of my time. I don’t care about any of this.” He blinks, then quietly admires your bravery.

Totally respects your unfiltered honesty. Bruce has had enough of the world’s games, so when you don’t bother to pretend or hold anything back, it’s like a breath of fresh air for him.

Secretly loves when you don’t play nice." He knows you're not afraid of saying what you think, and when you call him out on his brooding or overly protective behavior, he listens. “You’re right. I’m sorry for not trusting you more.” (He totally doesn’t have a tracker on your hair clip..🥰)

You both have moments of pure savage honesty that no one else gets. There’s no need for filters, and you’ll both exchange one-liners so dry that it leaves everyone else in the room confused.

Finds it endearing when you make his plans more interesting. “This is ridiculous. Why are we doing this again?” You snap at him in a room full of his board members, and he just gives you a look that says, “I’m never apologizing for you.”

[blackbirdsblackberries]

What about reader x yandere bat family (platonic) but reader gave up on the family super fast like damian joined the family attacked the reader with the sword reader got hurt next time damian tried it he got throwen into a wall by reader with reader saying that is it I am leaving this shit family and sure jason might be bat mans greatest failure am I (reader) bruce waynes greatest failure!!!

Ahhh! I love this, I would honestly do the same as well! Like you neglect me then don't discipline your newest addition when he attacks me??

It has been six months since you left the manor, what did they expect? Honestly you were only waiting until you turned legal age to move out. Though you wouldn't lie and say you were still clinging onto the hope that they'll love you.

You've left your angst behind, what good is hating someone who doesn't remember you exist? You've made peace with it, you know you're loved by friends and the people who truly matter.

Saying that, it is befuddling when you hear a knock on the door at two in the morning and it's Red Hood there with take-out from Batburger. You aren't surprised or concerned they found your address, they're world's greatest detectives for a reason after all. If anything you're confused as to why one of them pays a visit.

Red Hood had taken your silence upon opening the door as a welcome and limps slightly into your apartment and collapses on the worn down couch. All while you stand at the open door, flabbergasted. Whether it's at the nerve of him to invite himself in or at the fact he's hear, injured, in costume and has take-away like it's an average night you can't decide.

You settle with both.

You hear him grunt and you quickly close the door and walk over to him, eyes narrowed. He looks at you, judgmentally. His helmet thrown into a corner of the room and a burger in his hands. Some of the sauce drips onto the couch and he swipes it up with his hand.

"You look like shit." Is all he says and you have to refrain yourself from punching him. If anything he looks like shit! You just woke up!

"What are you doing here." You ask, you weren't going to get into a petty argument over a comment from a stranger you once knew.

"Takin' ya back to the manor, duh." He says as if it was obvious and he takes another bite of his burger. You blank, what does he mean by that? Is he serious? Does he actually believe you want to go? Maybe he has amnesia and thought you two got along and you didn't blow up at the family and slap Tim? Either way you can't let him continue thinking like that.

"No. The fuck is wrong with you? Why would I go to a stranger's place?" The last part causes Jason to snap his head to you, his eyes narrowing.

"Strangers? We're you're family." You scoff at that, how much head trauma does he have? "Absolutely not. Do you not remember the whole blow up I had a couple months ago?"

"Mistakes happen."

... What? Mistakes happen? It wasn't a mistake! It doesn't matter how he meant it. Neglecting someone for most of their life isn't a mistake. That person then blowing up and leaving because they were mistreated isn't a mistake.

"Excuse me? Mistakes happen? Fucking get out of my apartment!" Okay, you lied earlier, you're still in your teenage angst phase - though it's definitely justified.

Jason sighs as if he's talking to a toddler who wanted a toy they couldn't have.

"Don't be so emotional. Your blow up earned our respect and we want you back. We let you play pretend for a couple months and now you need to get out of fantasy land and return home to your family."

Your jaw drops, what else could it do? You just heard the most insane thing come out of a stoic man's mouth. He was completely serious. Delusional. Utterly delusional.

"You prick! I don't think you understand. You guys fucked up and I don't want anything to do with your family- hey! Listen to me you zombie!" Jason was back to eating his burger, ignoring you. He throws a wrapped burger at you and you fumble with it.

You bite the inside of your cheek, he's more of a child then anyone you know! You throw the burger back down onto the table and glare at Jason.

"You don't get it. Of course you don't. Batman failed you, someone who you had a "co-workers" type relationship. You are Batman's biggest failure. But Bruce, he failed me. I am his biggest failure. I was forgotten about, looked down upon, left out, I suffered. And you know what's amazing? You were able to get revenge and end up loved but me, I couldn't get revenge, I'm not a villain of any kind! You say you and the family respect me so act like it and leave me be. I want nothing to do with any of you guys. Get out of my apartment and never return-"

Before you could finish Jason stands up and heads to the bathroom and takes a medkit out. You narrow your eyes, your fists clenched into balls and frustrated tears start to build in your eyes.

"Heard ya loud and clear so don't throw a tantrum! Just found it dumb how you think that." He states as he walks back to the couch and opens the medkit. "Now, care to tend to your older brother's wounds?"

You want to scream, cry, curse and stab this man in the face a million times. Instead you walk over and grab out disinfectant, you hate that you're doing this but you won't let him get an infection from his wounds.

You start to tend to his wounds and he speaks up again. "I get it. I do. We fucked up and it affected your childhood, we all had it rough and you didn't deserve that. But, give us a chance, you're a Wayne by blood, you won't be able to stay away from Gotham so why not live nicely in the manor? You could finally have what you wanted, you could finally have a family."

"Three big brothers, two younger brothers, an older sister, a dad! Don't you want to be loved by us? Don't you want our protection? We went through your diaries, we read every word. How you wished you could go to one of our rooms when you have a nightmare, how you wish for movie nights, how you want to be able to call us your family. Let us show you we had a change of heart, that we do want that with you now - that we always did but couldn't see it. Let us be your closest group-"

You slap him. What else was there to do? Tears pour down your cheeks.

"I thought I told Alfred to get rid of them..." You mutter. You never planned for them to read your diaries, to know your wants.

You hear Jason sigh before the sound of him pressing a button on his communicator, it's the last thing before your vision fades to black. He wishes he didn't have to resort to using the sticky device he stuck to your shirt when he threw the burger but it was clear you weren't listening.

Waking up with a pounding headache and no memories of last night is usually something that happens when people get wasted but you don't drink - you're underaged.

You groan as you open your eyes and take in your surroundings. It's a fancy bedroom - too fancy, too big. There's a picture hung up of the Wayne family with a picture of you taped to it to make it seem like you were in the picture.

You immediately panic and sit up, the bed is too big, the lights are too bright, the whole room is too much. You stand up and make your way to the door and put your ear against it for noise. You hear footsteps approaching and run back to bed and pretend to still be asleep.

The door opens and you hear a deep chuckle - Bruce's chuckle. He stalks over to the bed and gently runs a hand through your hair.

"Honey, I know you're awake. Don't be afraid, Dad's here now..." He coos. You open your eyes and move away from him, he frowns and sighs slightly. "I'm sorry, I know we should have gotten you back home sooner you just looked like you were having so much fun..."

He was acting like you living on your own was just a play-pretend? That you genuinely did it for fun? What is his problem?!

"Let me go! I swear to god Bruce, if you don't let me go I'll claw your eyes out!" You yell, Bruce tuts and shakes his head. "It's Dad to you. Now stop throwing a tantrum and come along, brunch is ready - you slept through breakfast."

With that he pulls you up from the bed and gently rests his hand between your shoulder blades and leads you downstairs to the dining room where everyone is; The head of the table reserved from Bruce, on the left it goes Dick, Tim, Cass and on the right it goes Jason, Duke, Damian, other end of the table.

You're led by Bruce and sit at the end of the table next to Damian who doesn't look at you and Cass who stares at you intently.

The stares from the others makes you want to vomit. Dick looks at you with pure adoration like he's looking at a defenseless puppy, Jason looks at you like how you'd look at a cute video of an animal, Tim looks at you calculatingly and Duke looks at you with a faint smile, his eyes a mix of emotions you don't want to decipher.

When Damian finally looks up it isn't with an irritated look, it's one of protectiveness, possessiveness and something akin to anger and guilt mixed together.

Clearly you've somehow imbedded yourself into their hearts, or atleast a version of you they created in their heads imbedded itself into their hearts and they weren't going to let you go any time soon.

[biancasaidstfu]

FAVE ANON HERE 🤍

First things first -

“OMG VIP MEET AND GREET TSWIFT TICKETS FOR HER NEXT TOUR 😱😱😱” - I consider this a binding contract. You might understand that more BIANCA if you did your LSAT studying. 😉

Now to matters at hand -

I hear people have been checking in with Bianca to see where I stand these days. You can all rest assured that I am firmly planted in the same place you last heard from me. The same place I’ve been firmly planted since last summer. While I’ve had some slight shifts over time in my “whys” or “hows” of the current situation, I never doubt my “what” and for that matter I actually have a fairly solid “why and how” theory that I’ve been continuously throwing around since last summer and every month it seems to grow more solid in its foundation.

Did my vague-ness of that last paragraph confuse you? Simple terms: N & L are together. And why is it so secret? Well that’s a theory for me to know and you to maybe find out one day. That’s it. Those close to me know what the theory is.

It all comes down to knowing how to keep things in the group chat. 😏

With that being said, I have an observation of the fandom that I need to make express. People talk crap about the Jackholes and Tif & Co for being “stalkers” or “invasive” and “not respecting privacy” but why are we not casting as much ire on the Lukolas who are exhibiting the exact same behavior. The ones who are so desperate to “break the news” that they run to Twitter or TikTok or Tumblr to post something without thinking it through. The ones who are seeing research in discord servers and posting to their platforms. The ones who are delivering news of a personal nature about Nicola or Luke on their blogs without blinking an eye - and most importantly - reporting it as fact without any of us ever knowing that it is actually fact.

I understand that you online platform is your own personal forum and no one here is trying to police you but I implore everyone to take a step back and look in the mirror. This behavior is no different from the Jackholes and if you support it than I never wanna hear you talk down on Tif and her friends again.

While I’m on the subject of talking down - can we cut the crap on the Nicola hate? I’m sorry but Jake is gay. I’m also sorry but Jake is her friend and he’s not a character that will be written off the show. If he face “triggers” you or causes a “jumpscare” please unfollow him and his friends. And no, Nicola is not a bad person when you see her hanging out with them. There is nothing wrong with a “single” 38 year old woman having friends in their mid 20s. Let’s be honest, at this point most of yall are spewing hate at her because you believe something about her that certain online creators are stating as fact and so it’s hurting your brain to see her out and about so often. THIS IS WHY WE DONT BLINDLY BELIEVE THEORIES. And regardless, it’s her life. If it bothers you that much then please move on from the fandom.

The amount of judgment in this fandom from people regarding who Nic and Luke hang around. I would like each of you to submit the following: a detailed history of your romantic relationships, a detailed history or your friendships, and a picture of yourself (not a pfp of Nic or Luke). Once I’ve reviewed all that, I will decide if you have the credentials to judge at the level in which you do.

That’s enough rambling for now and I’m sure after this some of you will never wanna hear from me ever again. But what can I say - I call it like i see it and i tell it like it is.

For now, I’m just gonna sit back and let the chips fall as they may. All will be revealed in due time and tbh none of this is worth getting upset over. I’ve faced way harder in the past 6 months. 😉🥴 I just need some of you to remember that this isn’t a reality show required to keep you entertained on a regular schedule so it may be wise to pick up some other hobbies in the meantime.

As for me, you can catch me with my nose in the Polin fanfic when I’m not working my real person job and dealing with a slew of current personal issues. If it’s fantasy you’re looking to involve yourself in, than maybe head over to AO3. What’s even crazier is that there are even tons of fics about Pen and Colin being pregnant, you know if that’s the kind of story you’re looking to live in everyday. 😏

Ok well that’s it. 😘

xoxo

Fave anon has returned 🎉🎉🎉

[alicewrotethis]

𐙚ᣟ݂﹒𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞﹒

ㅤ۫ㅤ ˚ ۪˖𓏲﹒synopsis!! atsumu needed a new roommate, only he didn't know what he was getting himself into. ㅤ ˖ㅤㅤ۫ㅤ ˚౨ cw!! timeskip! a. miya x artist! oblivious! reader, sfw ﹒ ◠ note!!  and they were roommates... atsumu is so hard to write for omg, pt2 soon !! not proofread ౨ wc!! 3k  ˚ ۪˖𓏲 mood!! series playlist

[part two]

"Tsumu, you need to find a new roommate. My girlfriend and I are getting serious," Atsumu's now ex-roommate explained to him. Atsumu could understand, though not really. He had never gotten too far in the relationship stages. His focus was usually on volleyball, and he couldn’t imagine himself in a serious relationship, so he never really tried.

So here he sat in his living room, on the couch, interviewing the fifth person that day for the new roommate position he’d put out on Craigslist. He was starting to regret the decision, especially since half of the people he met were... well, to put it nicely, extremely shady in his eyes.

Maybe Craigslist wasn’t the best place to post a roommate ad.

His rules were simple: don’t make a mess, be respectful of each other’s belongings, label your food items, and do not be a girl. Most of the rules seemed fair given that it was a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment.

But then there you were, sitting across from him, looking nervous as he stared you down.

"Ya' read the rules, right?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

It’s not that Atsumu hated women or anything—he loved them, for the most part. He just wasn’t sure he could share the same space with someone of the opposite gender. It was something he’d never done before, and given the way his exes acted, he assumed every girl would be uptight and all up in his business all the time.

"I, uh, yes?" You tried to put on a fake smile, but the truth was, you hadn’t read the rules. You’d just applied to whatever roommate ad you first saw. You’d been kicked out by your last roommate, who refused to tell you the reasons, but you had a pretty good guess why.

You had a bad habit of leaving things out randomly, calling it your organized clutter. But everyone else called it a pigsty.

"Then what was the first rule?" He questioned.

You said the first thing that came to your mind, "Don’t talk about fight club?" Your cheeks were a deep red color.

Atsumu felt a smirk fall onto his face "Ya sure yer applyin' for a roommate and not an underground fightin' ring?" He said, amused.

"It was the first thing that came to my mind!" You shouted, embarrassed about your accidental answer. "No, I didn't read your freak rules," You muttered, crossing your arms and staring at the wooden floor.

Atsumu chuckled softly, shaking his head. "Well, if yer gonna live here, you might wanna start readin' them," he teased, leaning back into the couch.

You directed your attention to him once again, "Wait, I can live here?" You asked, a hopeful expression on your face.

Atsumu’s grin softened as he noticed the hope in your eyes. He leaned forward, propping his elbows on his knees. "Yeah, ya can," he said, his voice a little more serious now. "But, ya gotta understand, this place ain't some hotel. It's full of my rules,"

Atsumu knew he needed someone to fill the position of his roommate, and truthfully he was tired of interviewing people and having to awkwardly reject them, and you seemed nice enough, plus, he could just kick you out if you weren't nice to live with.

"I'm sure I can make whatever your rules are work!" You beamed, your excitement palpable.

You were overjoyed, and grateful to have found an apartment so quickly, especially with the truck you rented due to be back in six hours.

"First off," he started, but you cut him off by raising your hand. "What?"

"Can we, uh, bring my stuff up? The truck, uh... it needs to be back in six hours..." you said, your voice wavering, as if you were almost afraid he might tell you to unload it yourself.

Atsumu’s expression softened just a little as he processed your request. The nerves were so evident in your voice, and he couldn’t help but wonder if you were just a bit too anxious for such a simple question. But the truth was, he’d been nervous more times than he could count in his life. It was the only thing that kept him from being irritated by your timid tone.

"Sure," he said, his voice dropping to something a bit gentler. "I can help ya bring it up, no problem."

You blinked, taken aback for a moment. You expected some resistance— after all, most people would be irritated by the thought of helping move someone’s stuff after a first meeting. Maybe your original thoughts on Atsumu were wrong, when you first saw him you had assumed he would be rude but so far he seemed to be fairly nice.

"Lead the way," He spoke, standing up, once again reminding you just how tall he really is.

You both stood in front of the truck, it was a fairly small size, really only used for moving a bedroom.

"The boxes might be heavy, I dont pack well," You warned, sliding the door up and revealing your stacks of boxes as well as your bed set, but something caught Atsumu's eye, you had something flat and long covered on bubble wrap.

"What's that?" He asked, pointing his finger.

"Oh! My canvases, I, uh, do art, or well, make it, I guess," You explained, stumbling over your words nervously. "Well, not I guess, I know it, it's my job,"

You hoped he didn't ask any further questions since you weren't one to really talk about your art, most of your pieces never met your standards so therefore never met the light of day despite what everyone else says about them. You always tended to be your own biggest critique.

"Maybe you could paint me like one of your French girls," He teased, a wide grin on his face.

Your face went a deep shade, did he actually want you to paint him like a French girl? It wasn't uncommon for someone to ask you to paint them something but to paint someone was a whole different deal, though, you did find him candidly pretty enough for it.

"Maybe," You said while picking up a box from the truck, the weight almost enough to make you drop it as you struggled to walk.

Atsumu just watched you with amusement, his brow raising, you didn't actually think he was serious. Right? You had determination he'd give you that.

"Ya need help?" He asked wryly.

"Nope," You mustered out before taking another step and almost falling backward, "Okay, yeah," You admitted.

Atsumu quickly replaced your hands on the box, lifting it like it weighed absolutely nothing.

"Just say yes next time, yeah?" He said, making his way towards the entrance, making you mumbling excuses for not lifting it.

After Atsumu sat the last box down in your room he wiped the sweat off his forehead. You told him you'd be back in forty minutes. It took you ten minutes to get to the truck place, twenty minutes to wait for your friend to pick you up, and ten minutes back. It gave Atsumu a chance to spiffy the place up one last time. He didn't want you to think he lived messily, though it would be a different story when he was busy.

Before leaving your room, he caught a glimpse of the familiar bubble-wrapped canvases, curiosity piquing his interest. One look wouldn't hurt, right? And it's like you'd never know. Giving in to his curiosity he carefully unwrapped one from the back, it felt like Christmas all over again.

Lifting the painting up to get a good view his jaw dropped, it was a beautiful scenic view of a lake, the water and grass had been finished but the sky and what he presumed should've been mountains weren't. He wanted to see a finished one, so he declared that one didn't count and therefore he should be entitled to unwrapping another one.

Lifting the second one up he noticed the same thing, it was a moonlight beach piece- or so he thought; only the top part of the canvas hadn't been filled in. Once he rewrapped them he inspected all the canvases from outside the wrap, and despite how blurry it was, he could tell none of them were finished and a confused look strew onto his face, whats with you and not finishing things?

Hearing the doorbell ring he quickly placed everything back where he found it and rushed to the door, opening it slightly after peeking through the peephole and seeing your form.

"Password?" He asked with a grin.

You didn't quite pick up on his joking tone, "Wait what? You didn't tell me the password," You explained anxiously.

He laughed awkwardly when he realized the joke didn't land, you were gonna have to get used to his silly jokes if you were gonna become possible friends with him.

"Just come inside," He opened the door fully, watching as you slipped under the arm that was holding the door open.

"That reminds me," He paused, digging in his shorts pocket, pulling out a silver key, and handing it out to you, "Your key,"

You smiled and took it from his hand, "Why is your fingertip black?" You asked, taking his wrist and examining his hand.

Atsumu's eyes widened as he quickly tried to come up with an excuse, he couldn't just tell you he went snooping through your stuff. Atsumu was a liar, everybody who was even remotely close to him knew this, but to his luck, you had only just met him.

"It's not," He said with the most convincing smile he could put on.

He never said he was a good liar.

You looked up at him, his wrist still in your grasp as your eyes flickered between him and his finger, and your skeptical expression made it clear you didn't believe him.

"It's food dye," He spoke again, praying you'd release your weak grasp.

Narrowing your eyes you seemed content with his more believable answer, "Why didn't you just say that from the start?" You asked, letting go of his arm.

"Oh, ya know, the usual, anyway..." He trailed off, walking towards his bedroom to escape the awkward situation, "I'll be in my room, don't disturb me unless there's a fire,"

You watched his back as he fled and shut the door swiftly, you knew this new living arrangement would be anything other than a dull one.

But one thing didn't add up to you, what food would he willingly want to dye black? Oh well, you had more important matters to attend to, like unpacking your room, your least favorite part of moving.

With a sigh you looked around your room, it was neat, and you wondered how long it'd be till it wasn't. Mentally swatting those thoughts away you shook your head, you had to be clean this time in fear of getting kicked out, again, it's weird that it happened once it'd be even more weird if it happened twice.

The only thing left was to find a spot to put your unfinished paintings, was hanging up unfinished paintings weird to do? You weren't quite sure, but since you had nowhere else to store them you decided it was the only logical thing to do. Unwrapping the first one you noticed little smudges in the black. Once you hung it up you inspected your fingers, only that's when it hit you, Atsumu's fingers, he lied to your face!

Knocking on his bedroom door, you were furious— not because he snooped through your things, but because he lied to your face about doing so.

"Atsumu's not here, try again later," You heard him say from behind the door, feigning innocence.

You rolled your eyes, exasperated. "Why'd you lie to me?"

"As a loyal friend of Atsumu, I can confirm he's a man of integrity and would do no such thing," He shot back, in a mockingly serious tone.

Did he genuinely think you'd fall for this act? You were a lot of things, but stupid wasn’t one of them.

"I'm not stupid, Atsumu," you said, crossing your arms as the door creaked open.

His face peeked out with a sheepish grin, clearly amused. "Never said ya were, just testin' yer observation skills,"

You glared up at him, refusing to be derailed. "So? Why lie?"

Atsumu leaned casually against the doorframe, shrugging with an air of nonchalance, "Force of habit? Thought it'd be funny?" His grin widened.

Atsumu didn't really have an explanation of why he lied to you, it just came naturally to him, he'd lie even when caught in the act. He'd be more surprised if he told the truth.

You could only muster out a scoff as you turned for your room, you were more annoyed than angry at this point, annoyed that he kept joking about everything– was there a serious bone in this guys body?

Atsumu felt the need to apologize, he knew he shouldn't lie, or well, he should've told a better lie, but he still hurt your feelings and it hadn't even been a whole day since you moved in.

With an exaggerated sigh he knocked on your door. After a few moments you opened it, a scowl evident on your face at the sight of him.

" 'msorry i stretched the truth about a few things," He said, watching as you crossed your arms.

"Stretched the truth?" You repeated annoyed at how he couldn't admit the cold hard truth even in his apologies.

"C'mon don't be like that, i'm sorry, i got carried away 'nd wanted to see yer painting's" He leaned on the door way.

you let a soft smile onto your face at his words, you were glad he apologized finally, and you were happy someone wanted to see your work, though, had he just asked you probably would've shown him. Eventually. Most likely.

"Yeah, well... next time, just don’t lie. It’s not that hard." You say, not wanting to let him off the hook that easily.

Atsumu grins, "No promises," He said amusingly.

You rolled your eyes and smiled at him, "So, what do you think of them?"

Atsumu knew he was going to like invoking reactions out of you, the way you expressed yourself so clearly was adorable to him, and how you didn't quite catch on to his sarcastic tone, taking everything so seriously. It was far too cute.

"Why aren't any of 'em finished?" He asked inquisitively, watching as you leaned on the doorframe opposite to him.

You pondered for a moment, coming up with an answer that actually made sense to anyone but you. You knew why they weren't finished, it was a problem you've always had, you just never had the right motivation to finish the pieces, they were beautiful yes, and they could've been so much more but you never had the right... muse?

Motivation?

Reason?

Of course, you had reason to finish the pieces people paid for, but your personal pieces were and will always remain unfinished.

"I've never had any reason to finish them, I guess," You said, your tone completely changing from the one you've been using toward him, you sounded more collected than you did before.

Atsumu felt your words somewhat, though he couldn't fully understand where you were coming from as he never indulged in hobbies other than volleyball, and with volleyball you can't just not finish the game.

"Well, if ya ever finish one, we're hangin' it up in the living room," He grinned at your flustered face.

"You were saying something about rules earlier?" You changed the subject.

"Ah," He paused, "Respect people's things 'nd label yer food,"

You looked at him with a bemused expression, "Haven't you already broken one of your rules?"

He stood with a wide smirk, "Never said I'd follow the rules, gotta get yer ears checked," He said teasingly.

"My ears are just fine, I swab them every night for your information," You shot back, defensively crossing your arms.

Atsumu chuckled softly at your form, the way you always took him so seriously, it stitched something into him, nothing bad, but he just wasn't sure what the feeling was to what it could lead to, sure your personalities clashed wildly, but that's what made it so exciting to him. You were something new.

"Thanks f'the image,"

"Let me see your ears," You said, arms still crossed.

Atsumu raised his brow in amusement, "Why would I-"

Atsumu got cut off by you grabbing his shirt and tugging him down,.

Atsumu blinked, his lips parting slightly in stunned silence. He wasn’t used to being manhandled like this— especially by someone as small, compared to him, and stubborn as you.

“Y’know,” He finally murmured, his voice low and teasing as a grin tugged at his lips, “If ya wanted t’hold my face, ya just had t’ask.” He said playfully, trying to mask the flush your hold on his face brought.

You ignored his words, squinting at his ear as if it held the answers to the universe.

“It looks clean,” you muttered, releasing his chin with a sharp pat.

Atsumu straightened, rubbing his jaw with exaggerated offense. “Glad I passed yer inspection, doc. Feel free t’give me a heads-up next time, yeah?”

Despite the confident facade he put on, your touch and close proximity sent a flutter through him.

"Well, I did ask beforehand," You placed your hand on his chest to move him backward and out of the doorframe, god, why were you so touchy? It did absolutely nothing to calm the flutter of feelings spinning in his chest.

As you turned on your heel and shut the door, Atsumu stood there, watching you, his hand absently brushing over his chin where your fingers had been moments before.

What exactly had he gotten himself into?

navigation !

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[part two]

[heartfullofleeches]

Miller [Streamer Yan] and Vtuber Darling that's a regular 110% human being just like them :). Darling's model is pretty average, yet cute looking, but it's their gimmick that really pulls people in.

"Ah, I'm a little thirsty. Excuse me while I drink water with my human mouth... which I have only one of."

"Do you like when I play horror games? I. Like. Them. Too. But I prefer the ones where the main character befriends the monsters at the end :)"

"Oh... Is that really what people look like instead?... I. Am full of meat too. We have so much more in common than I thought."

Quite the oddball, but their chat finds their behaviors adorable. Miller does too. They're over the moon when Darling accepts their friend requests and even more thrilled when darling mentions Miller is their first companion and streaming buddy. They've never been able to make friends before and was lonely because of it, but since they've gained a following it feels like they're never alone.

There are a few hiccups on the day Miller and Darling first stream together. Static drowns out darling's voice when they call and Miller can faintly hear what sounds like...purring? in the background. Darling apologies for the strange sounds once they're finally able to get through to Miller - their pet cat was happy they finally made a friend.

Miller is crushing hard from day one. They've never seen darling's face, but if they're half as cute as their voice they might be too far out of Miller's league. They've tried scrolling through darling's social media pages for photos of them, but all they were able to find was old selfies taken in the worst lighting imaginable... Pretty blurry too.

Darling likes Miller too. They feel as though they can trust the streamer. Trust them with anything.

"Mill...er? I. Have a confession."

"I'm all ears- Lay it on me, baby."

"Can you promise? Promise. Not to be.. Afraid?"

"Afraid? Who'd ever be scared of someone like you? You don't really scream serial killer from the conversations we've had so far."

"If that's is the case... Join the call. See. Me. I. Trust you, Miller."

Call? Oh, darling invited them to a video call. It's crazy that it's the first one after all the time, but Miller respects their privacy....a little. Miller can't see much of anything when they join in. Small, white lights greet them shrouded by the darkness of darling's room as their end connects. Looking closer, Miller realizes....

Those are eyes.

"I'm. So sorry for deceiving you.... and everyone else. Miller.... Thank you for being so kind to me. I couldn't lie to you anymore. I'm sorry. I understand. If you hate me now ...."

"Hate you?.... I'm trying to figure out when our first date is-"

"Ah?"

"You like pork chops? Steak? I remember you talking a lot about meat in earlier streams. I like a person who can really eat, y'know?"

Are they.... flirting? Darling is vaguely aware of the practice. Miller can see them right? Why are they acting so nonchalant about their appearance?

"Hm? It's still you, isn't it? A few more eyes or rows of teeth don't change the fact you're one of the chillest people I've met online. Cutest too. Even now.... So, when can we meet up?"

Miller is strange.... but Darling is strange too. They're happy they met them.

-

Miller: So you're telling me you've been this sexy monster person this entire time?

Vtuber Darling: i... suppose?

Miller: And you choose that boring ass design as your avatar?! Actually that was probably better for me personally - weeds out some of the competition.

[evilmenshoe80]

Okay, more headcanons are coming your way.

If Adam had never eaten the forbidden fruit, life in the Garden of Eden would have remained profoundly different from the world outside it. Pain might still have existed but would likely have been much less intense, functioning as a mild warning system rather than the severe and enduring agony experienced in a fallen world. Perhaps the purity of their state allowed their bodies to heal quickly, minimizing the impact of injury or discomfort. Without the curse of childbirth, reproduction might have been free of pain and physical strain, occurring through a more harmonious and effortless biological process.

Life in Eden could have paralleled modern professions but with a profound respect for nature. Scientific curiosity might have flourished without the need for cruelty, with humans and animals working in mutual harmony—perhaps even communicating, as if humanity's connection to creation were akin to a Disney princess speaking with animals. It’s an intriguing idea that the untainted might possess unique abilities like these, further underscoring their connection to Eden's perfection.

However since Mika, accidentally stepping on Adam's foot and experiencing pain, suggests a unique blend of vulnerability and resilience within Eden. If pain were softer, paired with faster healing, it would make the transition to humanity even more striking for someone like Mika. His struggle with mortality and the loss of divine powers would undoubtedly have been jarring, especially within a world where nothing could truly harm him.

Seth and Abel, as the firstborn sons of humanity, I'd imagine they might have titles such as the "Blessed Sons," considering they're the first two humans to ever be born in Eden. If Abel's tragic story were altered, perhaps Cain’s grandson Lamech would be elevated from the status as the world second murderer to the world's first murder. Meanwhile, Seth could emerge as a leader of the Exterminators or Exorcists, bridging the divine and human realms. Hmm,Seth kind of looks like Adam. Wouldn't it be funny if the first time Lucifer met him, he mistaken him for Adam and tried to kidnap him? Or maybe he constantly bother him with information about Adam since

No one ,( Seth probably: why is this thirsty idiot trying to get with his mom)

In some some headcanons, the exterminator angels, crafted from Michael's feathers, could be seen as his children in a spiritual sense. Imagine Adam doting on them as if they were his own, they are the children of his husband he's practically adopting them on the spot .Eve, with her role as a sin of Wrath I can imagine her having a more active role when it comes to the Sinners and their treatment by the Exorcist and how does Eve react now that she's practically living with the people that she hates the most?

Hehe. I also have a small headcanon that if Seth and Cain were to meet and Hell. They'd basically do their version of "Hell's Greatest Dad."

(WARNING: SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER (not too much) BUT STILL SPOILER OF THE ADAM & MIKA LORE AHEAD, IF YOU WANT TO WAIT AND BE SURPRISED DON'T READ THIS, THANKS (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧)

bring it! i love headcanons!

pain is a thing on both sides, both physical and emotional buuuut the untainted's side handle it better, while the untainted don't have agressive deseases like the tainted's side they can still get hurt, will it feel the same as the tainted's side? I don't know, I think the untainted already have too many advantages over the tainted

and yep, not pain at giving birth for the untainted

the untainted can communicate with the animals of eden but not really talk to them, I imagine something similar to us talking to our pets and they being able to understand despite not really being able to talk and yep, there will be no animal cruelty on the untainted's side, they love and respect their fluffy friends too much

oooohooo mika will struggle to adapt to being a human but the real question is, once he had accepted it and embrace it, will he be able to go back to his angelic life like nothing happened? 👀

"Seth and Abel, as the firstborn sons of humanity, I'd imagine they might have titles such as the "Blessed Sons," considering they're the first two humans to ever be born in Eden"

maybe the angels would give them that title, they are more than happy that adam will give birth to two babies soooo, yep I think it fits that heaven gives them a formal title, for adam and mika they are their "little miracles", deeply loved and pampered in paradise without a worry in the world......unlike their "siblings" on the other side....

"If Abel's tragic story were altered, perhaps Cain’s grandson Lamech would be elevated from the status as the world second murderer to the world's first murder. Meanwhile, Seth could emerge as a leader of the Exterminators or Exorcists, bridging the divine and human realms."

mmmmmm soooorry, but I won't elaborate here, too much spoilers

"Hmm,Seth kind of looks like Adam. Wouldn't it be funny if the first time Lucifer met him, he mistaken him for Adam and tried to kidnap him? Or maybe he constantly bother him with information about Adam since no one ( Seth probably: why is this thirsty idiot trying to get with his mom)"

ajdjadfjadadsh lucifer would have all of heaven behind his ass if he tried that, but realistically, lucifer would inmediatly notice that seth isn't adam, seth is blond and his skin colour is slightly lighter sooooo yeh, no addy booty for the naughty devil...buuuut he would definitely try to get information from him 😂

"In some some headcanons, the exterminator angels, crafted from Michael's feathers, could be seen as his children in a spiritual sense. Imagine Adam doting on them as if they were his own, they are the children of his husband he's practically adopting them on the spot"

aaaawwwwww I didn't knew that hc, that's so cute 🥰 i'm already a fan of adam being a father figure for the exorcists so, totally! Adam would definitely act like a mom towards his husband's feather babies!

"Eve, with her role as a sin of Wrath I can imagine her having a more active role when it comes to the Sinners and their treatment by the Exorcist and how does Eve react now that she's practically living with the people that she hates the most?"

totally, eve would and will advocate for her descendants, while she knows not all of them deserve forgiveness she wants to help the ones that are REALLY sorry for their sins on earth

she's not amused to live close to the people that in her eyes ruined her life, she acts "polite" but oooooohoho my girl is full of wrath and will be veeeeery passive agressive if pushed

"Hehe. I also have a small headcanon that if Seth and Cain were to meet and Hell. They'd basically do their version of "Hell's Greatest Dad."

I won't spoil much but yeeeeeeeah, cain and seth don't have the best relationship 🫣

[echantedtoon]

A thought, since in the novels Haganezuka master keeps trying to play matchmaker and hook him up, what if one day, the match set for him is actually a good match? Like a woman who not only respects him but also highly values his skills as a swordsmith? What would he do, mayhaps some headcanons?

Ive been waiting for something like this!!! @iron-embers

-Right off the bat Haganezuka is NOT an easy man to get along with for a lot of reasons. His pride, temper, attitude, tendency for violence, and a few other things. The only ones whom really seem to get along with him or he likes back is Tanjiro, the master whom raised him, and Kanamori. So he HATES it whenever his father figure tries to play matchmaker for him.

-Sometimes he's rude to the woman that's sent to him on purpose because he's just so annoyed with this. Other times they leave on their own because of his attitude or occasionally he'll chase them out if he feels they offend his work. Sometimes he regrets it when in hindsight some might've just not understand him or misunderstood but he feels it's better that they left in the long run. However this ALWAYS peeves off the Master who scolds him every time.

-Believe it or not it's probably Kanamori who saves both their sanities by giving Master some relationship advice being one of the only swordsmiths cannonically married. "Instead of constantly sending ladies to Mr. Haganezuka, why don't you take time out to really think about who'd be a good match for him?" Thank Buddha someone has a good head on his shoulders there.

-Well he does, and around a few months time he showed up again on his doorstep with another young lady. "YOOHOO!! HATORU, CONE HERE!! I HAVE A LADY HERE TO MEET YOU AND SHE'S SO LOVELY MIGHT I ADD!" Cue the loud groan he gives off because master is playing matchmaker again. "NO!! I have no time for useless courting rituals!" "You come out here and see her this instant!!" "NO! My blades need sharpening!!" "Well if you won't come out then I'm sending her in!" Cue another long groan as he just faceplants his workbench. "Not again.."

-He's waiting for another typical reaction. Girl flirts with him irritatingly. Insults him. Etc. But he's surprised when he hears the sounds of..Wind chimes? He's surprised when a very pretty lady shows up master behind her and one of those pretty glass windchimes like the ones he keeps on his hat in her hands. "Look, Hatoru! Isn't she so pretty!?" His master is frantically waving his hands at her. "Ooh! And what's this? She brought you a gift!!"

-He's surprised by the gift as it's something he genuinely likes but he assumes his master gave it to her to give to him. Wouldn't be the first time. He's suspicious as he takes the gift from her. "...Thank you for the gift, but you shouldn't have brought anything. We don't know each other." "I understand, but after I heard you enjoy wind chimes I thought you'd might like one of my family's." "Eh?"

-Turns out she had also come from a family of craftsmen. Jewelers. Tailors. Carpenters. And yes even a few glassblowers whom happened to make some of his favorite wind chimes. A whole bunch of people creating different things. And just so happens his master found out they had a single lady with no suitors. "Now you kids behave.~" he's literally elbowing Hatoru and winking at him from under his mask. "I'll just leave you alone to get to know one another.~"

-He's speechless sitting there with nothing to say, but she breaks the silence first. "That blade you're working on. Is it steel?" "NO! Are you blind?! It's clearly Nichirin!" She lightly frowns. "Now that's no reason to yell at me. I only inquired about it's materials. It looks relatively finished. How long has it taken you to make it?" He's surprised by the brush off but just frowns at her. "Five weeks! Now I'm very busy. Just save us both the trouble and leave!" "You are being very rude to a guest." "My master invited you not myself. My work wouldn't interest you anyways." "I wouldn't say that. Considering you're folding the metal to make it stronger."

-This man is staring as she not only explains his own process back to him, but suggests a few tweaks to make it sharper. Turns out she's related to a few metal workers too. He's surprised by her knowledge, but that opens up the topic of how he makes other blades or his interest in how some of other swordsmen make strange custom swords (such as Mitsuri's ribbon sword or Gyomei's mace/chain/axe combo). Or her family's products he uses such as tools, crafting tables, and of course his beloved wind chimes.

-He doesn't even realize he's actually enjoying the talks they're having until his Master shows up as she mentions it's time for her to go. "Well what do you think?" Haganezuka is just glaring at him after she leaves. "She's stubborn and not my type!" "But she didn't run away or look angry.~ I think this is progress.~" "STOP TRYING TO PLAY MATCHMAKER FOR ME, OLD MAN!!"

-Well he doesn't- "Hatoru, I brought her to see you again!!" Every week at least once his master brings her to visit him and each time he's annoyed but ends up just talking about his swords or other projects. Listener x yapper dynamic with him, he doesn't have a lot of people who he can just talk to about his projects. Unfortunately he doesn't realize he's starting to LIKE-like her at this stage. He's too busy showing her things. It's actually kinda cute.

-"This is the remnants of the sixth sword I made Tanjiro. Im reusing the metals by melting it down and adding more to strengthen it. And here! Im working on a new blade you can fit in your wallet! It's strong enough to still behead a demon!" "Why so small though?" "In case they need to go undercover of course! Look, look, look!! I'll show you how it works!"

-He still acts like her presence annoys him though. Until she starts to show up on her own without the master, he's shocked but assumes he still put her up to it. Never the less he's dragging her to the workshop to show her something new he made. "Hatoru, I didn't know you could make such beautiful combs."(I can't remember where but I read Haganezuka can make other things out of metal but prefers blades) It's a metal hair comb with a metal flower on it. Very realistic looking and beautiful. "If course I can! To know how to truly make a sword one must know how to utilize metal in all it's possibilities." "Well it's so beautiful. Would you like to come see how my family makes glass chimes?" "YES!!"

-He LOVES coming to watch others craft as well, and it's a good way to get him out of the house and around other people. He still hasn't come to terms with his feelings until he's working late one night and it sorta dawned on him in the middle of hitting a red hot sword with an iron hammer. "....Oh..Oh no!"

-He's suddenly VERY self conscious about the idea of courting her. He hadn't considered anything was courting up to now, and he knows he's not the best man. So he goes to the one person who he knows can help him with courting a woman- Kanamori ends up screaming finding Haganezuka climbing in through his back window. "MR. HAGANEZUKA!! WHAT-!?" "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO COURT WOMEN!!" Poor Kanamori nearly had a heart attack from Haganezuka asking for dating advice.

-Next time she comes to visit it's a HUGE spectacle. She arrives to find Hatoru shrieking at the top of his lungs cursing enough to make a sailor blush and chasing a screaming young man with knives in his hands. Right behind him is Kanamori who's trying to grab Haganezuka before he shishkabobs the teenager as the master just sighs.

-"Master, what's going on?" "That stupid child stole the courting gift Hatoru made you, a pretty ruby studded hair pin, and now he's at it again." "Should we stop them?" "He'll either run out of breath or the thief will. We'll step in then."

[doumadono]

ANNOUNCEMENT

This is a turning point for me. I've been silent for too long, but I can't stay quiet anymore.

I'm going through writer's burnout, and it has hit me hard. I've been writing on Tumblr and Ao3 for nearly eight years now (with about 1.5 years on my private blog, doumadono). Over that time, I've written more than 400 stories across various fandoms, created the Sinful Sunday event and a series that many people like, helped many with numerous emergency requests — so many that one masterlist wasn't enough to cover them all.

But all of this has brought me to a place where writing no longer feels like a joy, but rather a duty. In my effort to make everyone happy, I lost myself and took on too much, accepting even the most twisted and difficult requests. It made me anxious and unwell whenever I thought about writing. This is why I haven't been posting much these past few weeks. I missed the breaking point and let myself reach a place where I was seriously considering quitting writing altogether and closing both my Tumblr and Ao3 accounts.

There's something else I need to address. I feel completely detached from Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer. I no longer feel comfortable writing for those fandoms. From now on, I'll be focusing mostly on My Hero Academia. Even though the manga recently ended, both the manga and the anime hold a special place in my heart. I’ve fallen in love with the story and its amazing characters. This is what feels right to me at this moment. That doesn't mean I'll never write for Demon Slayer or other fandoms again, but not now, not at this time. Maybe in the future — who knows?

Some of you might know that I've been dealing with a flood of hateful anonymous messages. Even though I’ve grown stronger and no longer consider them relevant, it still hurts to read such nasty words. This is another factor why I need to take a break.

So, what's going to change?

Sinful Sunday will no longer cover requests, and the event won't be as regular as it used to be. From now on, I'll post some sinful pieces specifically written for this event whenever I feel it's right. I'll write only for the characters I feel attached too.

Emergency requests will be limited to two slots and will no longer have a 48-hour window to be fulfilled. Once both slots are taken, emergency requests will be closed until I manage to clear the current asks in my inbox.

As of today, my ask box has been completely cleared. I won't be replying to any past asks, regardless of their origin or topic.

Commissions will remain open, as nearly all the requests have been fulfilled.

Regarding the following projects:

The Kvitravn series will be completed this year, but I can't provide a specific date just yet as I'm still working hard to bring everything together.

There's also a new series on the horizon featuring Dabi in the lead role, with a psychiatrist!Reader as the other main character.

As for Kinktober, I made a hard decision it will not be held as an event on my blog this year at all.

As of now, I want to focus on my own little My Hero Academia based AU that I created with my best friend @crystalwolfblog , and this is something that brings me a lot of comfort nowadays, and it's what I want to focus on. I’ll likely create another blog to post everything related to this AU, to keep things organized (the blog will be linked to my pinned post). This little AU was and is my safe haven for the past year and half, and since it contains all of my favourite characters, I want to focus on it fully.

The time for purification has come. I need to rediscover my purpose and find joy in writing again. To those who understand and have stuck with me since the ThePaperPanda days — you’re amazing and adorable, and I can never express how much I appreciate you, guys 💞

I want to share one last thought. This isn’t a statement, but rather a plea to readers: please respect writers, no matter the content they choose to explore. Writing is not as easy as it may seem; it requires a significant amount of time and effort, often taking up our personal time to craft a story. Don't send anon hate. Spread love instead! The least you can do to show your appreciation is to leave a comment, even if it’s just a word or two. For you, it’s a small gesture that takes less than a minute, but for the writer on the other side, it may be a much-needed sign that their work is meaningful. So if you enjoy an author’s work, don’t hesitate to leave a comment. It truly makes us writers feel like we’re on cloud nine.

Love you all, Marcianna

[fayfaygoes]

"Omg I can't wait for Caleb , can't wait for Childhood friend to lover troupe"

I can't stress this enough.

Guys

GUYS

Caleb is not Just a "childhood friend" troupe HE IS GEGE .

It might sounds off putting but many part of Asia we refer to acquaintance or neighbors child slight older than us "Brother"/"Sister" ,call their parents uncle and Auntie's . And it will stay that way maybe later in Life.

But that doesn't mean they are off the partner list when you grow older .

Alot of my girls I know dating guys they used to call "Vaiya" / "Dada" which means Brother ,they still slip that off sometimes.

We all know the Korean word Oppa , it's used AGEYO too . It's so much used in koreaboo section that some people finds the word outright intolerable and Cringe .

But Oppa literally means Older brother and used to refer guys/classmates Older . Yeah you can call your Boyfriend Oppa it's not abnormal regardless of how you feel about it .

Another point-

You know how You set your nickname in game like honey girlfriend etc.

Well there's one nickname you can set in English.

It's "Darling"

But yk what I noticed all the time when I write that name down and have JP voiceover on.

They don't go "Da~rin~" like how you your expect darling to sound in JP accent.

Yk what they say

"NEe - SAN"

and you know what that translates too?

OLDER SISTER .

So yeah you are making them Call you NEE SAN .

But obviously English can't localize it literally so they are writing "Darling" ( I don't have knowledge about the CN part please lmk if yk)

So yeah it may sound Icky to you but there's chances are I would end up with a guy in my work area that I perhaps called Big brother in my language in past ,and there isn't something weird about it. And it shouldn't be made into weird stuff either . It comes quite naturally ,it's not Sweet home albama it's cultural difference.

I am referred to as an older sister by many young men out of respect but it stops there . My real siblings are the ones by blood .

And for Caleb you guys have to accept that and if you do ,Stop hating on him purely for this fact .

En localization team likely knew this is hard to accept and out of comfort zone

that's why they changed to "he is childhood friend" but in voiceover she calls him Gege

GEGE

Voiceover doesn't change that ,and they don't have to because it's understandable when u are used to that happening .

Despite all those connections and links. The Dr. Zayne meeting the MC in childhood and that plays a role .

He FALLS in childhood friend to lover troupe in the literal sense .Not Caleb ,he has a different connection to her in dynamic,that involves treating each other in sibling ways .

Not everyone you call "older brother" / "older sister" you end up pinning for ,that's not what happens. But if you do as two consenting adults there's Nothing wrong WITH it .

So If it was a normal character MC was acquainted with ,then how you view her calling him Gege is Up to your interpretation,it can be anything.

But since it's an OTOME and he is most definitely gonna come back .

So yeah this time You are romancing that GEGE FOR SURREEEE

You guys aren't staying behind that title where you both will continue maintaining safe distance and took them out of the chart as if they are off limit. You are FCKING.

You can accept that , it's one of those cultural compromises

You can enjoy the En localized part if you want but actual intended interpretation should NOT make you retaliate and be defensive stating how Caleb is not that he is childhood friend troupe yada yada yada.

I saw some say Caleb is the actual Childhood friend to lovers troupe because zayne doesn't do the troupe correctly 😶

Each of the lads LIs have Uniqueness in more than one area to the point they don't stand in the same category . Zayne & Caleb is not the same category LIs either and it's not purely for sole fact "oh Caleb is different than zayne, different personalities etc" there is more difference ,troupe has DIFFERENT TITLES.

She has known him as Gege for so long y'all aren't ready for the angst of possible romance coming in between ,the self guilt ,the self restriction ... EVERYTHING.

[str4wbberri]

let’s clear the air!

i didn’t want to make a post about this because, honestly, it feels like pointless drama to me. however, since it seems that filthy feels it’s necessary to repeatedly discuss me publicly and make accusations about me in her discord server, i feel it's important to clear the air. i really want to move on from this and put everything behind us.

you’ve mentioned before that you don’t like drama and that you’re too old for it, but it’s strange to me that if that were the case, you wouldn’t still be making posts about me, talking about me for hours in your server, or making accusations that aren’t true. if you truly feel you're "too old for this," it seems like this behavior wouldn’t be happening at all, right?

i haven’t spoken to you since september, when we were on good terms until you got upset over a misunderstanding regarding my patreon and cc. you accused me of permanently paywalling others’ content, which i’ve never done. you’ve never been a subscriber of mine, so i’m not sure where these ideas are coming from. even when people in my discord server — including my subscribers — explained that these claims weren’t true, you continued spreading the same accusations. this left me confused and frustrated.

to clarify: i’ve never made any public posts attacking you. the only posts i made were about the horrible, abusive messages and death threats i’ve received back in september, which have only continued to today. now, i’m being flooded with messages of people telling me to end my life, calling me a parasite, and telling me to disappear. i can’t help but wonder if you’re satisfied with the impact this is having on me. it’s painful, and it’s not something anyone should have to go through and i don’t wish this on anyone.

i don’t understand why you feel the need to send your friends to continue this campaign of hate. i don’t know you well at all; you were in my discord for a brief time, and from what i’ve seen, it feels like you’ve held a personal vendetta against me for a long time. i just don’t get how anyone could act this way toward another person.

your friends are now making posts about me, people i don’t even know. and i really just want it all to stop. this has gone on long enough, and i don’t want to be a part of this anymore. i have kept screenshots of everything because i had a feeling this would resurface. i don’t mean to sound harsh, but based on how you’ve acted for the past five months, it seems like there might be some instability in your behavior.

i tried reaching out to you in the past to have a mature conversation, but instead, you chose to continue making posts about me. i understand respecting boundaries, so i’m asking that you respect mine: stop making posts about me, stop encouraging hate pages, and stop sending people to attack me. this isn’t fun or enjoyable for me — this is real, and it’s hurtful.

as for the claims you’ve made about me, i’ve already addressed them. i never permanently paywalled anyone’s cc. anyone can see that by visiting my patreon. i never copied anyone’s sim. never used another simmers base, the sim you’re speaking of, i have a youtube video of me creating it from scratch! yet you still are saying. no she did. she copied it. such weird behavior. i lowered the price of my class because some people told me it was too expensive, and i was happy to accommodate. there’s no issue here, yet you keep rehashing things that have already been resolved, while spreading lies that can be easily disproven. people have already sent you screenshots showing that what you’re claiming is simply not true.

what i’m concerned about isn’t the false claims, but the death threats, the hate, and the pages being created to attack me. this whole situation is incredibly draining. i just feel like there are better, more productive ways to spend our time than perpetuating lies and hate online. i almost feel like whatever issue you have with me could have been solved with a simple conversation, which i suggested back in september and asked you repeatedly why did you feel the need to speak about any issue with me publicly instead of just talking to me? you never answered. seems you’re doing the same thing now. just trying to cause drama.

that being said, i genuinely wish you and your friends the best. i hope you can find peace and let go of the anger you’re holding. life is too short for this kind of negativity. please stop with the hate and let’s move on.

[a-confused-spoon]

So about Caitvi...

I'm no one to judge whether or not caitvi is good representation. As far as I'm concerned, I'm happy if the lesbians watching the show are happy.

...you know what does piss me off though? A teeny tiny bit more than just "a little"?

Seeing some people defend the absence of a conversation between Caitlyn and Vi with "actions matter more than words".

Like...okay, first thing first, season 2 makes it pretty clear that's bullshit given how every other pairing previously at odds resolved things through the almighty power of talking things out: Vander wrote a letter to Silco and they became gay dads in the au, Ekko went through all possible combinations of words to convince Jinx not to blow herself up, and whatever the fuck Viktor and Jayce had going on in the finale... So yeah, crazy thing to say about this season;

Secondly, when we say "actions matter more than words", are we just not counting the verbal promise of not changing followed by abuse/ pain caused by the very much action of hitting a victim of police brutality who has utterly betrayed herself and her people for the sake of helping the same exact person who hit her because she pointed out "hey, maybe don't risk shooting a child"?

GRANTED this and most of what I'll say next is applicable to most of season 2 imo- we barely get to sit with the seriousness of a situation we just have to skip to the next one, so I wouldn't say it's a caitvi thing alone... nevertheless it's present there too, so back to the main conversation-

We know Caitlyn regrets it, but does she ever understand why it's so fucked up that she did that? Vi has a rush of emotions after realizing what Cait has done and is happy to stay with her, but once they... finish in that prison, does Vi really respect herself as an individual who has gone through some tough shit or is it a passive "fuck it we ball" attitude all the way to the finale where she wears once again the enforcer badge?

Caitlyn's personal character development (one that has to do with seemingly grief alone and nothing to do with classism and power dynamics which are a massive part of the problem both on a micro and macro level) shouldn't be something that "makes up" for what she did to Vi in episode 3, and because Vi's character was criminally neglected we never really get to see her actually give a shit about herself beyond, allegedly, her relationship with Cait- which is fucked, considering Vi always ever only sees herself in relation to others (Cait or Jinx for the most part) and never as a stand alone person.

That's why that conversation was pretty much needed here.

Aside from the fact that having a conversation with a partner isn't just saying "sorry", it's about being vulnerable, letting them know you see them, telling them where you stand, being just openly honest with one another etc. (aka is an integral part of the relationship itself), it also would've been an excellent way to let all the development they couldn't show for a lack of time still shine through dialogue.

No, it's not a "wanting things spelled out", it's a "they quite literally did that a bunch of times already in this very season, so they might as well do it for the main romance too since a conversation would also be fitting for the current situation"; examples might include that one scene with Silco and Ekko in episode 7 about forgiveness, or that one scene of Isha and Jinx where Jinx literally spells out "hey you remind me of Powder, meaning myself when I was younger, the younger self I thought I left behind-" (insert that one clip of Kronk from The Emperor's New Groove).

And before anyone puts words in my mouth, this isn't coming from a place of hate for either Caitlyn and Vi or Caitvi as a ship; engaging in criticism isn't hate for what's being critiqued, so please don't assume that some conversations don't come from a place of love for the show and the characters just because they don't openly praise every bit of what we got.

edit: ...tell you what, the more I think about it the more it seems that the issues I have with how this ship comes to be aren't even super specific to these characters and their relationship, but are actually the same exact things I don't love about the general writing of season 2 on a bigger scale (lack of commentary on class oppression, character arcs that feel unfinished or cut short, the theme of love and forgiveness ending up undermining the seriousness of some situations- I'm not complaining about the theme itself nor I'm saying it comes out of nowhere, I'm saying that probably due to the pacing/lack of time we can't sit with how fucked up some stuff is before getting to the point of "love > anything else"... which isn't a wrong sentiment, I'm just talking about the journey to get there)

[american-horror-whore]

what are your opinions on natalie? i feel like we haven't seen her and evan in a while.

woo, okay, so (long ramble under the cut)

To start off, as i’m aware they haven’t been seen together (relationship wise) since october, though they were spotted hanging out, as what was assumed by many, as friends + accompanied by someone else. As far as the fandom is aware, they didn’t spend Christmas, Thanksgiving, or New Year together, considering Nat was in Australia (her ex was assumed to be around the same area, as he made a post on his story near the same location but take that with a grain of salt since the story is no longer available) and Evan was assumed to be in St. Louis.

As far as my stance goes, i’m neutral on her. there’s some things i like about her, and some things I don’t like, which we’ll be talking about here. as of recent, i’ve heard on many accounts she’ll block anyone that asks about evan. she also turned off her comment section after an argument with a fan where she had called the bond between her and Evan, a ‘friendship’, which threw off many of us. Another account stated that back during the coachella ‘scandal’, she had her friends take a video of her and Evan (while he was assumed to be intoxicated, because well it’s a music festival) and send it off to Deuxmoi, which was then confirmed by them in a podcast, saying the video was sent in by someone in Natalie’s “inner circle”. That part was later cut out of the podcast episode after someone, most likely natalie, reached out to them. she also stated in the comment section argument that she was ‘traumatized’ from said incident, when there is in fact footage of her looking straight at the camera while being on top of him, and she still allows herself to be tagged in that video on instagram, not even attempting to remove it. i personally consider that extremely contradicting, but that’s just my opinion.

I was never ever one to dislike her from the start. I had a hopeful stance on her, but there’s been a few ‘fishy’ incidents with her, and i’ve been trying to dig up as much proof as possible. She seemed like a good-intentioned person, and I don't particularly hate her, but I do wish she wouldn't try these mind games with Evan's fandom, it's like a whole “where's waldo” situation in all of her stories and it's why i’ve been kind of fed up with her. she’d starting to irritate me and adding more things to the pile that make me like her less and less. she doesn't benefit my time at all, which is why i try not to dwell on her too much, but she can’t seem to escape my fyps and dashes. most of the aforementioned evidence was sadly lost after the original evan peters subreddit was privated. I’m currently in contact with a few of the original screenshot sharers to see if they still have them and I will edit this post one I gather the receipts. I’ve been very very open minded about her until these incidents came up, and i still try to be open minded, but it’s started to get a bit difficult. I understand this post might get some backlash, but at this point, it’s my blog, and people on the internet have no say in my actual life. anon, thank you for allowing me to talk about this subject. anyone else who has thoughts, feel free to interact. a respectful back-and-forth is always welcome !!

and to everyone else, consider this my resumé for a position as an official evan peters gossip blog, as well as being a writer 🖤

[muchanmocha]

Have you seen the standees set with all the pairs, each with one of them dead and it's called "Love-Hate"? I can get how it applies to Ivantill and Hyunaluka, but how does it apply to Mizisua?

Wild timing haha, you somehow managed to send this in right after I finished reading a great breakdown of it by @/crustyfloor this morning. Definitely check it out if you haven't already, I'm going to try not to reiterate what's already covered there.

In the Sua's Protection post I elaborated on the inherent selfishness of self-sacrifice:

Self-sacrifice doesn't need the other party's consent.

It doesn't ask for their opinion.

It doesn't give them the right to choose, because the choice is already made for them.

Conversations are about communicating, but even moreso, conversations in a relationship are about respecting each other's thoughts and opinions. It's a way for two (or more) people to touch base, know where each other are at, and find solutions together for the sake of each other and making the relationship work.

Conversations are an outreached hand, and when another person grasps that hand, communication is established.

Self-sacrifice means turning your back on the conversation and making the choice without regard for your partner, thereby placing your own feelings and decisions, your own will above someone else's.

Relationships aren't about any one singular person.

Sua's actions are for Mizi's sake yes, but by doing what she did, Sua essentially chose "Mizi" over "Mizi&Sua" and... while we can empathize with Sua's actions, I think it's also understandable for Mizi to be deeply hurt and resentful about that. In the end it was Sua who ripped "Mizi&Sua" away from her.

Someone might pose the question: "But can "Mizi&Sua" really exist in a world where one of them needs to die in a death match?"

Honestly I think yes, because "Mizi&Sua" will exist for as long as both of them are still invested in this relationship and its future — as long as both of them are putting in the effort of keeping this relationship alive regardless of whatever frightful things to come.

But what happened in Round 1 is that Sua gave the lie, the illusion of "Mizi&Sua" (in on this together) when in actuality she has long since chosen "Mizi" (and deleted herself from the equation of this relationship without Mizi ever knowing).

The moment Sua chose death, she gave up on "Mizi&Sua."

Now that we've established some of the logistics of MiziSua love-hate, let's take a closer look at the art itself, which seems to reflect a very nuanced manifestation of love-hate in Mizi.

Hate is often seen as a harsh, violent emotion. It's an aggressive feeling that you need to put energy into to fuel.

Yet this scene is almost... tranquil.

Mizi is very docile here, curled into herself like a small animal.

Her expression is numb. The type of numb you only reach after breaking down and crying for hours upon hours until you can't cry anymore.

We see none of the raw rage she showed in Round 5. There's no lashing out, no screaming and no ferocity in this scene.

This artwork shows that Mizi's hate is tender. It is subdued. It is a hurt that festers in her chest.

Mizi's hate is a quiet, vulnerable, "Why?"

In their post, @/crustyfloor describes Sua here as "simply hovering over her and watching in an eerie, enigmatic way" which imo captures it perfectly.

Sua is an eerie ghost now to Mizi, an enigma in death.

Round 1 shattered Mizi's perception of the world and as a result, of Sua and the bond they shared as well. But she has nowhere to go, reeling in all of her newfound questions, because Sua is now no longer with her.

Here, Mizi looks up at the one she loved, the one she still loves, in askance.

And her hate is one of questions that will never receive answers.

[avenlover]

A clarification on why Kaeya was adopted by Crepus in CN lore

This is a clarification with provided proof. This post will be quite long. Before I start, mind that I am not hating on nor trying to upset people who ship. I will continue to not do that, this post is not meant to be hateful and I do not hate on people. This is not about shipping or anti shipping!Please do not take this post as an attack and continue to do whatever you want. Only for open discussion would I engage if I had time and energy.

I am kind of doing this for myself and I also wanted to put it out there for people who might find it interesting. By the way, these points aren't things only I came up with, they may align with other posts and I was probably inspired by some points others made.

This post is about lore based clarification and also some of my takes. Please, engage kindly if you will, but I am not interested in engagement or discussion as I can not spare time for them at this stage of my life. Im putting this here mainly for myself to read. Also, apologies for the amount of notes I put on the post like this one here.

I know people may interpret things differently, and that’s completely okay ,this is just one take based on the text and language to give perspective to others. No hate to any shipper or non-shipper. This is my personal interpretation based on what I could gather from the lore and wording. I'm not trying to debate or change anyone's mind, and I genuinely respect other readings and translations. This post is not targeted to any other post or reading and is detached. The reason I included other possibilities of interpretation of the same thing and why I might agree or disagree, and the reason I included questions is to make my points more clear and to answer questions that might appear in one's mind while reading the post.

Please don’t use this post of mine to stir discourse as I am not comfortable being in the middle of any type of debate(of course you can use points I made if they made sense to you on your posts!) and thank you for understanding!

I am not discussing what Kaeya actually felt towards Crepus or Diluc or wether he took them to heart, meaning their actual(deep emotional) relationship in this post. This is not a character analysis.

Lastly, I apologise if all this is a bit untidy

Start

养=養(meaning and pronunciation is the same, one is simplified and one is traditional chinese.)

Here are the general topics I will talk about:(The more important parts have summaries you can read too since this post is very long)

-Kaeya's Hangout Quest dialogue

-Meaning and use of 养子 and 兄弟

-Meaning and use of 少爷

-Segments from Kaeya's Vision Story/Character Story 5

-How 养子 (yǎngzǐ) and 養父 (yǎngfù) are used in more detail

-About fostering and adoption

-Venti Story Quest Kaeya and Diluc's dialogue

-Some other stuff from Mondstadt Events

-Meaning of "sworn" and why it was used

-Xingqiu's voiceline about "Swornship"

-Non Blood family ties are acknowledged in Mondstadt

-Conclusion

(Some points at the end are about the English translation but I put some notes on what they used in chinese as well)

Kaeya’s Hangout Quest Dialogue and Meaning:

(This first part could be seen as more focused on 兄弟(brother) by the way the rest of the post is not, I talk about 兄弟 and 养子(adopted son) both here on the first part, and wanted to offer my perspective on this. The reason I included 兄弟 explanation is because it was relevant to 养子 in the context in my opinion)

In the conversation, a servant (Adelinde) calls Kaeya 少爷 , a respectful term for young master. A man then asks Kaeya, surprised, about his relation to Dawn Winery:

Guangzhi: "...Master...wait....Pardon my foolishness, but might I inquire as to your relation to Dawn Winery?"

Kaeya replies:

"我是克利普斯老爷的养子，迪卢克老爷的兄弟，一直在西风骑士团工作，不常出现在酒庄。"

translating to:

“I am Master Crepus’s adopted son, Master Diluc’s brother, and I work in the Knights of Favonius. I don’t often appear at the winery.”

Guangzhi: "...My mistake, I apologize for not realizing earlier. I do hope I have not done you a discourtesy."

Kaeya: " 恐怕是您刚才的误会，虽然我是迪卢克老爷的兄弟，但我并不住在晨曦酒庄。"(Unfortunately the first part is not completely accurate to the CN dub but the rest is the same. So, "Im afraid you have misunderstood." part is not fully accurate but the rest is accurate to CN dub. I apologise. )

Meaning:

“Im afraid you have misunderstood. Although I am Master Diluc’s brother, I don’t actually live at Dawn Winery.”

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Why this shows he belongs in the family:

Kaeya calls himself 养子 (adopted son) of Crepus and 兄弟 (brother) of Diluc, clearly affirming a family connection, not just friendship. The use of 兄弟 here indicates a brotherly relationship, and the sentence with "although" explains that despite being Diluc’s brother, Kaeya no longer lives at the winery. (More explanation below)

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In chinese, 兄弟 means "brothers" (plural)

But in context, Chinese often doesn't mark plurals explicitly like English does. So:

我们是兄弟 – "We are brothers." (clearly plural from "we")

我是他的兄弟 – "I am his brother." (singular from "I")

So, 兄弟 can be singular or plural depending on context, and this is natural in everyday Chinese.

Think of it like this in English: if someone says "He is family," "family" is a collective noun, but it clearly refers to a single person and is used to mean singular. Similarly, 兄弟, while having plural meaning, can function to define a single person in a sibling relationship within some contexts. This one being an example of that.

我是X的兄弟 would mean:"I am X's brother"

This use would be natural for either:

-Close male friend/buddy/bro meaning(This meaning would typically be used more especially in casual settings)

-Literal brother meaning(It could be used for either I am one of his brothers or I am his only brother, meaning, it does not automatically imply there are other siblings even if 兄弟 is plural in its original meaning, its still flexible. In other words, the listener won't know if there are other siblings. It would be translated as just "I am X's brother". This also does not clarify whether the speaker is the older brother or younger brother, since it just means "brother". If age is irrelevant and/or you just need to clarify your relation to X, this sentence would be used and natural, especially if the you are speaking to a third party who doesn't know you. Though people would usually use 弟弟(younger brother) or 哥哥(older brother) to be more specific if needed. )

-Comrade/ally meaning(in military, in gangs, or between people with shared struggles and goals)

Without more context we won't really know for sure which is implied for sure.

Why Kaeya meant he was adopted by Crepus and why Kaeya’s "兄弟" here doesn’t mean just a close friend or ally/comrade

In everyday Chinese, 兄弟(brother) can be used among close friends, like "bros" or "mates" regularly. However, in this specific context, it actually means brother for these reasons:

(I understand why people would take this as "buddy" too since 兄弟 is casually used for friends very often in chinese, this is an interpretation people might have that I understand and respect, but here is why I think there might be more to it)

(I am not stating my view on how Kaeya actually sees Diluc, I am talking about this scene in particular. The reason I added 兄弟 and what it meant here is because it is tied to 养子 and they make sense together in my opinion, for this scene. )

1. Formal Context and Tone

Kaeya is responding to a formal question about his relation to the winery. He introduces himself as the 养子 (adopted son) of Crepus and the 兄弟 (brother) of Diluc. This is a direct, factual statement about family ties, not only friendship(more explanation below for this) or just being raised there.

If he did not mean he was literally adopted he wouldn't have said 养子(adopted son[more explanation on this term in below parts]), he would instead say he was raised at the winery. He wanted the guest who was asking, to understand he was adopted because the man is confused about the use of "少爷"(young master, I talk about this later) by servants that suggest he is part of the household and son of a nobleman. Kaeya doesn't really have a reason to confuse him. He replies directly. He was not just a temporarily staying foster son or a boy taken care of there.

Kaeya using 老爷 (lǎoyé) (master) adds formality and respect, showing Kaeya isn’t being casual, he’s acknowledging Crepus's authority and status. "老爷" is a respectful title used for heads of noble households or wealthy families. This makes the sentence more official and serious, reinforcing that he truly is Crepus’s adopted son, not speaking figuratively.

2. Parallel structure:

"我是克利普斯老爷的养子，迪卢克老爷的兄弟"

The sentence links two formal, hierarchical relationships:

Saying he’s the adopted son of Crepus and then immediately calling himself Diluc’s brother shows a legal or family bond, not just a friendly closeness. The two terms together confirm a family relationship. If he meant he was only Diluc's close friend/mate/comrade, that wouldn't really explain the man's confusion over the young master term that is only used for members of the house nor would it explain the fact that Guangzhi actually understood what Kaeya meant after this explanation was given and apologised.

Saying "I'm Crepus's adopted son and Crepus's son's buddy" would not only be confusing for Guangzhi(if the asker Guangzhi knows who Crepus is as in, knows he is Diluc's father) but also not very fitting in the sentence overall(even if he doesn't know). Because switching from a formal term like "adopted son" to a casual one like "buddy" within the same sentence creates inconsistency. The casual use of 兄弟 to mean "buddy" usually appears in informal speech, and would normally need more explanation in this case if he did mean it that way.

Adopted son of the father (Master Crepus) Brother of the son (Master Diluc). It’s structured like a family tree, not a casual bond. This sentence is formal, structured, tied to household status and uses family/legal terms.

3.Because Kaeya says "迪卢克老爷的兄弟" for Diluc, the use of "老爷" (Master) again emphasizes formality and social hierarchy.

Using this title when referring to Diluc shows that Kaeya acknowledges social rank and family roles, which is usually incompatible with the casual tone of "buddy".

It supports a familial, adoptive brother relationship, not a casual one. As I've mentioned, "老爷" makes the tone formal and respectful. Kaeya uses it for both Crepus and Diluc. That formality doesnt really fit "I'm his buddy". It shows Kaeya is being serious and respectful, not speaking casually. The "close friend" use of 兄弟 is most commonly found in casual speech.

4. The man’s surprise and apology

The man is surprised by Kaeya’s status and apologizes for not recognizing him, which fits better if Kaeya is actually part of the family, not just a friend.

5. Kaeya’s clarification "Although I am Master Diluc’s brother, I don't live at the winery"

He uses 兄弟 again here. If it were just a casual "bro" friendship, this sentence would be strange. Why mention living arrangements when talking about friendship? "Although I am Master Diluc's buddy, I don't live at Dawn Winery(Diluc's house)" does not make much sense as people don't typically live at their buddy's/comrade's/mate's house. Kaeya had moved out after the fallout, so he doesn't live at the winery now despite being an adopted member. He only clarifies this since the man must have thought Kaeya must have been actually living here because Kaeya stated he was adopted by Crepus, and since Kaeya previously said he does not often appear at the winery, the man might have thought this is because of his job as a working knight or that he only comes here to sleep or for helping around his home. He probably thought that since he did not know or notice Kaeya's relation, he was being disrespectful and even apologised. This clarification Kaeya made is about his residence, not denial of adoption, not about familial status. It is a progressive statement, first he says he doesn't often appear there and later clarifies he does not live there. Again, this indicates a real family connection with household.

6. Why didn't Kaeya use "养" again for his relation to Diluc, as in 养弟 since he used it with Crepus?

养 (yǎng): to raise, to bring up, to adopt

弟 (dì): younger brother

养弟: adopted younger brother

养弟 may sound odd and too literal. It is actually a less commonly used term unlike 养子.(not saying he couldn't have used it though) "养" is mostly used for parent and child relationships. Him not using this term does not mean he is denying brotherhood. And since he already clarified this was an adoptive relationship when he said 养子 he won't need to say it again, as people actually usually use 兄弟 and then clarify the adoptive nature of it in another way or use more words like Kaeya did. Using 兄弟 here is natural and normal even for an adopted sibling.

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Summary:

So in this scene, 养子 literally stands for "adopted son". And 兄弟 is used in its "brother" meaning, not just a word for “close friend" or "mate/bro"(I am not stating my opinion on how Kaeya actually sees Diluc, I am talking about this scene in particular. ) . It reflects Kaeya’s adoptive family ties with Diluc and Crepus. One could always argue he does not feel this way towards Diluc and Crepus which this post will not provide an answer for.

Why 少爷 isn’t used for random people

Adelinde, Elzer, Tunner and Connor can be seen calling Kaeya 少爷 in his hangout quest multiple times.

1. Title of Status

少爷 means “young master” and is a title given only to sons of wealthy, noble, or important families. It’s not a casual term for any young man.

2. Respect and Hierarchy

It shows respect and acknowledges the person’s high social rank or family status. Calling a stranger or unrelated person 少爷 would be inappropriate and confusing.

3. Context Matters

In the scene I mentioned, a servant of Dawn Winery, Adelinde calls Kaeya 少爷, which fits perfectly because Kaeya is part of the household (adopted son of Crepus). A stranger or random person wouldn’t use this term without knowing his background.

4. So could it be used for a temporarily taken in child/foster child?

No, typically not. A temporarily taken in child would not be called "shàoyé" unless they were officially adopted and treated as family.

Summary:

少爷 is a specific, respectful title reserved for recognized young masters of a family, it can’t be casually or randomly applied. A person must be recognized as part of household.

Segments From Lore(Kaeya's Vision Story/Character Story 5)

(More explanation on 养子 and 养父 later)

身為養子的凱亞始終陪在一旁，卻無法真正融入這一場父子慘劇。

“As the adopted son, Kaeya was always by their side but could never truly blend into this father-son tragedy.”

— This clearly states Kaeya’s status as 养子, meaning he was an adopted member.

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「這樣的世界,真是……有趣。」 共同的「父親」倒在了血泊之中,兩位少年在這一夜走上分歧的道路。

"Such a world, truly... interesting." The shared "father" fell into a pool of blood, and the two boys took divergent paths that night."

他與迪盧克共同的「父親」操縱著來歷不明的不詳力量擊退魔物,隨即被力量反噬,死於非命。

"He and Diluc's shared "father" used an unknown and ominous power to repel the monsters, but was immediately consumed by that power and died an unnatural death."

Explanation:

The phrase 共同的「父親」 ("shared 'father'") highlights that both Kaeya and Diluc have the same father figure, whether biological or adoptive.

The use of quotation marks around 「父親」 suggests complexity in their relationship, the "father" is Crepus. Quotation marks might be used for a couple reasons generally.

Not a father,biologically or emotionally. (Could be the case, Crepus is not both of their biological father. Only Diluc's. But also, Kaeya might be conflicted on wether he feels that he is truly worthy of calling Crepus father. )

Social or symbolic father(Guardian or adoptive father, this makes sense too of course since we know Crepus is 養父(traditional chinese version) )

Speaker might be distancing themselves from the label (Kaeya might feel conflicted about his relation to Crepus since he feels that he betrayed him and also feeling as if he disrespected his biological father with this use)

This adds depth to their relationship. Kaeya knows he is not the biological son and feels distanced and he knows he was a traitor. After all, he was sent as a spy to Mondstadt. In the end, "their father" is mentioned multiple times in Kaeya's lore and this tells us that their relationship is complicated and filled with conflict but supports that he was adopted.

He wouldn't feel this amount of guilt and conflict if he were just an outsider, a child only taken in out of pity. He wouldn't feel conflicted for the term "father" used here if it hadn't had some truth to it, as in, he was adopted by him, raised by him, cared for by him but still feels he might not be worthy of that or feels distanced. (these last two sentence are more on the subjective side, but I still wanted to add this part and you can decide for yourself.)

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狠心捨棄他的生父與收留撫養他的養父，他應該幫助誰？

“Having cruelly abandoned his biological father and the adoptive father who took him in and raised him, whom should he help?”

— This mentions both 生父 (biological father) and 养父 (adoptive father), meaning Kaeya recognizes two father figures.

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而克利普斯之死打破了天平的平衡。凱亞因而感到解脫，又為這份自私感到羞愧。作為養子，他本該救下克利普斯。卻來晚一步；作為義弟，他理應幫迪盧克分擔痛苦，卻躲在兄弟背後...

“And the death of Crepus broke the balance. Kaeya felt relieved but ashamed of his selfishness. As the adopted son, he should have saved Crepus but was too late; as the sworn younger brother, he should have shared Diluc’s pain but instead hid behind his brother...”

— Here, 养子 and 义弟 (sworn younger brother) are explicitly mentioned.

What this shows:

Kaeya is officially the adopted son (养子) of Crepus.

Crepus is his 养父 (adoptive father).

He is Diluc's 义弟 (sworn younger brother) , a bond beyond blood.

Why 养子 (yǎngzǐ) and 養父 (yǎngfù) are used as literal terms here

1. Meaning:

养子 literally means "adopted son", a son who is taken in and raised by someone who is not his biological father.

2. Legal and social implication:

In Chinese culture and language, 养子 is not metaphorical or symbolic. It refers to a real, formal adoption and raising relationship most commonly. The adoptive parent has parental rights and responsibilities over the child.

3. Contrast with other terms:

Unlike words that might be used metaphorically (like "brother" for close friends), 养子 is specific and more unambiguous , it defines the legal/social family role of the person.

4. Common usage:

When someone says "我是克利普斯老爷的养子" (I am Master Crepus's adopted son), it means they were officially adopted and taken in by Crepus, not just calling him a father figure or mentor casually because they wanted to state their relation to someone's house.

5. In Kaeya’s context:

Kaeya saying he is 养子 in his HQ confirms a formal adoptive relationship, rather than just being a "child taken in" or "like a son." It reflects the truth of their family ties and obligations. Kaeya is called 少爷 by servants at the winery. This means he is actually recognized as part of the household and has been adopted by Crepus in the past. He was not only a child who was taken in and raised since he had nowhere else to go. He was recognized as family. He was not only a foster son that was temporarily looked after. The fact that he does not live at the winery now does not suggest he was only fostered(I explain this more below at "Fostering and Adoption")He had a fight with Diluc after Crepus's death and left on his own.

If he were only taken in as a child to look after he wouldn't be called 少爷(young master) and he wouldnt introduce himself with "我是克利普斯老爷的养子" as this would confuse the one asking his direct relation to the winery. This is an official clarification he makes to clear up confusion. He could have said he was just raised at the winery but he said he was adopted, because he wanted the asker to understand his position in the house and he even followed with the fact that Diluc was his brother(previously explained). Obviously we will never see his actual adoption documents, but we don't need to see them to understand he was adopted.

Kaeya refers to Crepus as his 养父 (yǎngfù, adoptive father), and himself as 养子 (yǎngzǐ, adopted son).

These terms are not symbolic or honorary like “义父” (sworn father) or “义子” (sworn son) , they are legal, familial terms used for someone who has formally taken in a child and raised them as their own.

养父 (yǎngfù) = adoptive father (parent through adoption)

养子 (yǎngzǐ) = adopted son (child through adoption)

So when Kaeya’s character lore and Vision story clearly state that he is Crepus’s 养子, it means he was actually adopted, not just taken in or raised like a guest. It holds legal and social weight, especially within Chinese familial terminology.

This is important, because it supports the idea that Kaeya is formally, canonically part of the Ragnvindr household, regardless of emotional distance or personal conflict.

The same applies to “迪卢克老爷的兄弟”

It’s not "like a brother" or "mate". When used together with “养子,” it becomes part of a consistent, formal statement of family structure. Another point I make below supports this, when Kaeya uses 父亲 to mean mutual father.

Summary:

养子 is a literal term meaning adopted son and it does not carry the casual or figurative connotations that words like “bro” or “buddy” might have. When used, it confirms a genuine adoptive relationship.

Fostering and Adoption :

(I am not arguing wether Kaeya truly felt like he was a member of the household or not)

Now, this is a fictional fantasy world. And I will not talk about the philosophical meanings behind adoption, or fostering. In Teyvat, we do not know how exactly adoption or fostering works and we probably will never. My point is that if an adopted person with internal conflict and ties to their biological family were in the world of Teyvat, it would be like Kaeya's case. So we can't know everything with absolute certainty. The reason I do not count this as fostering is because of the points I made above(basically, the terms he uses in lore and the way he is adressed in the winery, the words he uses when stating his legal status and his emotional closeness to the winery [explained below]) and there is nothing really suggesting he was only temporarily taken care of other than the fact that he did not change his surname(I'm actually not sure if he used to use Ragnvindr before the fallout)

What I mean is, the way I define fostering is "temporarily taking care of a child until they can take care of themselves or be given to another family, usually spending less years(And in fact, an avarage fostering time length is around 1-3 years worldwide from what I've gathered but does vary country to country. It is common to look after someone for less than a year too) with them than if you adopted them, not inheriting and not integrating fully. In Mondstadt/Teyvat in particular, fostering can be defined as taking a child in as a guest to take care of them for a while, not long term and they won't fully be part of the family since its not long term."

I don't actually know how long Kaeya stayed with Ragnvindr's exactly but from what I've read, he was around 8-10 when taken in, I've mostly seen the age 8 on the internet(The game doesn't exactly say it but most info is from his character story when he talks to Varka but I don't know at what age he talked to him). And when Crepus died, Diluc was 18. So Kaeya was 17? Perhaps. He is younger but not by a lot is what I know. I apologise for not knowing much about this but we can suggest he stayed more than lets say 6 years at least. If he was 8 when taken in and 17 when Crepus died, that makes 9 years of living at the winery.

If your definition of fostering is much closer to adoption, then our interpretations might differ, that’s understandable. If you do think that fostering is basically adoption in a social way especially in a fictional world like Teyvat then go ahead and call it that. Also, I don't actually know how each country today defines foster care, in some countries it might basically be adoption with slight differences.

(I do not mean to offend or hurt anyone who was fostered, nor do I believe they aren't part of the family they were fostered in, we are in modern times and fostering is much different and requires legal action and integrating now. My argument in Kaeya's case is just different in my opinion, thats all. )

In fact, in ancient China, There was no strict distinction between “adopted” and “fostered” the way we think of today generally. So it could be counted as the same thing if we go by that. A child legally/socially accepted as a son/daughter without biological relation. But so I don't explain it every time over and over, let's go by my definition of fostering I've mentioned above.

About Sworn: The word 义父 means sworn father or righteous father. (I explore this more, in below parts ) It emphasizes a moral or chosen bond, not a temporary fostering arrangement. It doesn’t deny adoption, instead, it refers to a non-biological ,long term and deeply respected father figure, often tied to loyalty, duty, and emotional connection. In chinese history and literature, this could be used by adopted children for their fathers especially if the father is a nobleman and they weren't adopted at infancy, and when the bond is emphasised to be more about respect, however 养父 would be preferred to emphasise the legal adoption.

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About Surname: The fact that Kaeya did not change his surname is something many adopted people do; it doesn’t mean they aren’t adopted. This could be done out of convinience or biological ties(in real life) , or perhaps Kaeya felt undeserving of the noble surname. (I don't know which surname Kaeya used before the fallout so I assume it was Alberich but I actually have no support for this. ) Though I understand why some people might think that he was only fostered because of this if this is the case for Kaeya. My point is that this is not exaclty proof for him being fostered.

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While 养子 can less commonly be used for “foster son” in Chinese, it overwhelmingly refers to adoption. (As mentioned above, fostering and adoption were often viewed fluidly in historical Chinese contexts by the way.) There are also still other words Kaeya could have used if he wanted to emphasize temporary care. For example, 寄父 (jì fù) means "foster father" and is commonly used to refer to a man who fosters you(no adoption involved) and he never uses this term. He could have used this when talking about his social status, or when he was emphasising that Crepus was a man that took him in and raised him in his lore, yet he never uses it.

And in Kaeya’s case, there’s no real suggestion in the text that he was only temporarily taken in. He was raised in the household, recognized as part of the family, and still connected to the winery long after leaving.

General summary:

Kaeya did not refer to Crepus as "寄父 (jì fù) meaning foster father and instead 养父 meaning adoptive father and 义父 meaning sworn father to emphasise the emotional/social/legal relationship and the respectful/chosen/non biological aspect of his relationship. He was called 少爷 meaning young master by multiple servants working at the winery and the point I make below this also supports he was adopted. He uses 养子(adopted son) to describe his social status. He was not only taken in temporarily.

Why Kaeya uses 父亲 (father) as a mutual father, with quotes

父亲 is the standart term for father in chinese. It does not necessarily mean adoptive or biological father.

In the conversation between Diluc and Kaeya in Venti's Story Quest:

> Kaeya:

你不是常卖东西吗？父亲的旧宅也是你卖掉的。

(You’re often selling things, right? You even sold Father’s old residence.)

Here, Kaeya uses 父亲 (fuqin) without adding “your” (你的), indicating a shared father figure rather than talking about someone else’s father.

What this means:

1. Shared Father:

By saying 父亲的旧宅 (“Father’s old residence”), Kaeya implies that the father (Crepus) belongs to both him and Diluc, they share this paternal figure in the family.

2. Not “Your father” but “Father”:

If Kaeya meant only Diluc’s biological father, he might say 你的父亲 (your father). Instead, using just 父亲 expresses that Crepus is the father for both of them, their mutual father.

Diluc does not find Kaeya's wording odd and instead replies with: "I see no reason to cling to things that have outlived their purpose." meaning, Kaeya might be using this wording already and Diluc was not taken aback by it, he did not say something such as "He is *my* father. " or something suggesting he disagreed with the use.

Summary:

Kaeya’s use of 父亲 here reflects the formal, shared family bond with Crepus, emphasizing their connection as adoptive and biological sons under the same father. This supports he was adopted, of course. He directly calls him "father" here.

Of Ballads and Brews Act 2 Bonds of Melody Event

Here, is a segment of a dialogue between Kaeya and Diluc.

Kaeya says: "Don't forget that this is my home too. I'm fairly certain that taking a trip home during festival season is a universal custom... "

(I could not find the chinese version as I have already played this event and can't get back to it my apologies. He uses the word 家 (jiā) here which means home or family. It has a warm, emotional meaning, like the place where you belong or your family lives.)

Diluc replies:"Please get to the point"

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Letters to Diluc in Hidden Strife Event All's Well That Ends Well:

A Letter With Clear Handwriting: -Master Kaeya took leave and stayed at Dawn Winery for a few days.

-In a rare turn of events, he decided to stay in his original bedroom. He would pace about the grounds when idle, and even asked Adelinde to make him his favorite dishes.

-Ah, it really does take me back.

-I shall be honest with you, but I was quite surprised to hear Master Kaeya say that he wanted to stay for a few days.

-We did not refuse him, however. We believe that even if you were here, you would not refuse him outright.

-The house is made by those who live in it, and Master Kaeya's uncommon arrival did end up livening the place up significantly. [Awwee :C]

Summary: While these are not proof, but supporting ideas. Kaeya does view this place as home, and does come here to even sleep and eat his favorite dishes, he even stayed at his original bedroom. Why he doesn't visit often now is probably because Diluc is around now, while these letters were sent he was away.

The way the servants speak about him as if he is so dear to them could(Tunner, Adelinde) in his HQ could also support that he was a beloved member. He was loved in the winery, and they miss him, and express this.

"Sworn"

义 means righteousness, loyalty, moral duty.

义兄 or 义父 indicates a bond not by blood but by oath and choice.

Moral or ritual bond. They are respecful terms. It emphasizes that the relationship is respectful and not by blood but by oath.

Kaeya's lore and Caribert Quest indeed uses terms like 义兄 (sworn brother), 义子(sworn son) and 义父 (sworn father) in Kaeya’s story along with the other terms I mentioned multiple times.

Distinction:

养父 (yǎngfù) Adoptive Father: A man who raises a child as his own. This is a familial, practical relationship, often with emotional closeness.

义父 (yìfù) Sworn/Righteous Father:A non-familial, honor based title. It's mostly used when someone chooses to recognize an older man as a father figure usually due to deep respect, gratitude, or shared values , not necessarily close or emotional like a real parent. “yìfù” is not inherently a warm or familial term. It’s often ceremonial or symbolic, like in brotherhood oaths, or military loyalty.

Even then, 义父 could actually be translated to adoptive father in some cases in literature, that could be similar to Kaeya's case:

-When there is an official or social acknowledgment of adoption, even if informal by modern legal standards.

-In classical/historical settings, where formal legal adoption wasn’t as codified, but the ritual or social act of becoming someone's father was just as meaningful as legally adopting someone today.

As I've mentioned in "Fostering and Adoption", In Chinese history and literature, adopted children, particularly those adopted later in life by noble families, might refer to their adoptive father as 义父(yì fù) when emphasizing a bond of respect or moral duty. Though 养父 (yǎng fù) is the more common term for a legally adopted father.

Kaeya uses both 养父 and 义父 to show different aspects of the relationship. Yangfu means adoptive father, a real parent-like role. Yifu is more symbolic, showing respect or sworn loyalty. Similarly, 养子 means adopted son, while 义子 reflects a chosen or honorary son role, based on loyalty. Why don't they always contradict eachother? Because the way Kaeya uses them is important. An adopted person can actually use sworn father and adoptive father for the same person especially since Teyvat or Mondstadt is not set in modern time but in the past.

In emotional moments he used 养父 (when Crepus was dying and when he felt guilty) where we could assume he felt closeness and fear perhaps. And when he needed to state his relation to the winery(he was stating his legal/social identity) he directly he used it again. When talking to Diluc he also used 父亲 which meant "our father", meaning he called him simply father. Him using 义父 could mean he wants to show his respect to him.

-So we could say that to reflect both the legal/adoptive and emotional; and personal and respectful sides of their father-son bond he uses both words. Because he uses both we can also assume that 义父 was used to emphasize that the bond was chosen and non biological while also showing respect. One could say this use of sworn just adds a layer to their relationship, and makes it rich.

-This could also possibly mean that Kaeya doesn’t fully see himself as part of the Ragnvindr's. That he still feels tied to his biological father(Which seems to be the case sometimes since he feels divided between Crepus and his biological father). And it might mean that he always puts a bit of distance between himself and Diluc and Crepus. We know he felt very guilty for years, and this is probably why this distance formed. However, this does not mean he was not adopted. He was still adopted by Crepus. Crepus still meant a lot to him, took care of him, raised him, and (in my opinion) was a great father to them both.

As I've mentioned before, the fact that Kaeya did not change his surname is something many adopted people do; it doesn’t mean they aren’t adopted. (I don't know which surname Kaeya used before the fallout, I assume it was Alberich but I have no proof for that.)

I am not arguing about how Kaeya personally views Mondstadt, what his feelings toward Diluc and Crepus are, or whether he truly took them to heart. I am instead arguing that he was adopted by Crepus. Some people hate their mothers, or despise their siblings. Some people are closer to their friends than their own brother and sometimes they don't even talk to them. This also doesn't mean they aren't family.(Not the best argument, I know. Maybe you get what I mean).

Adoption is complicated and if we are being realistic, many kids may not feel like they belong even if they are actually counted as part of family legally, at least for some time before adjusting. And from all I've gathered, this case is a representation of an adopted person feeling conflicted and distressed because they feel conflicted.

Summary:

Kaeya using both 义父 and 养父 to adress Crepus is not him denying his adoption but adds layers to his character instead. It is respectful and typically means the bond is by oath and non biological. Both can coexist and do not have to override eachother, especially in a complex story Kaeya has.

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Not translating 义兄 as "sworn brother" or 义父 as "sworn father" is a mistake since it does not mean literal brother or literal father. But here is the thing: English translators have used "sworn sibling". Meaning, they could have translated 义兄 as sworn brother or 义父 as sworn father but chose not to. (This part is a bit more subjective, not proof but you get my point. )

Xingqiu directly uses the phrase “sworn siblings” in his voice line titled “About Us: Swornship”.

He says: "We should become sworn siblings, let's go to the altar at Jueyun Karst. Nope, no ifs..."

This could mean that Mihoyo was capable of translating 义兄 accurately from the beginning.

Therefore we could say that, Kaeya’s “brother” and "adoptive father" lines in cases where the chinese version was " Sworn brother" And "sworn father" 义父 could be a narrative choice. (Translating 养父 as adoptive father was accurate of course. )

Beside that, other mistranslations have been fixed in the past(noy all mistranslations but they do fix them) meaning they are capable of doing it. But this kind of mistranslation happened so many times since "brother", "adoptive father" and "adopted son" is mentioned many times in English lore and dialogue and there seems to be no fixing and it has been many years. This is not a proof but does at least show me that it might have been on purpose to not complicate things and just say "adoptive" since most EN players would typically not know these chinese words and their actual meanings (naturally).

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Again, not a proof but something worth mentioning:

Adoption or non blood related families are acknowledged in Mondstadt.

Varka, Rosaria and Razor show that non biological familial ties are recognized.

Paimon's quotes:

"Brother and sister...? Varka...?"

"Oh, Paimon gets it. Varka is a father figure to both of them, so that makes them family. Just not by blood."

Rosaria quote:

"Well, blood relations are overrated anyway, don't you think?"

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Conclusion: Kaeya is a complicated and rich character with ties to both his biological father and Crepus. He was adopted by Crepus, and even if he may not feel like he belongs to Ragvindr's (I am not saying this is how I view how he feels) this wouldn't change the fact that he was a part of them as an adopted son.

Thank you for reading!

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Umeji Kizuguchi

Name: Umeji Kizuguchi

Gender: Male

Class: 3-1

Club: Delinquents

Persona: Violent

Reputation:

Overall: -67

Liked: -100

Respected: -100

Feared: +100

Crush: ???

Strength: Armed

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I don't think any of the delinquents are really BAD people. And I think I'll keep it that way in order to give them a great contrast to the gyarus. While the gyarus seem like nice ladies, they're really filled with violently ill will. Meanwhile, the delinquents seem to mean harm but will actively defend a student in danger.

Umeji, as the temporary leader, should be a special case. I stated this only once way back in Osoro's post, but I genuinely could not see Osoro and Umeji together for some reason. Hence why I've added a separate level to their relationship. Rather than romantic, I feel like he loves her in a strictly platonic way.

To add to this, I gave Umeji an older sister whose status I've left undecided for the moment. I think I want her to be GONE in some way, just not deceased. I do this because I want to justify Umeji's violent behavior while Osoro is gone.

Think of it like: he looked up to his sister, but she's gone somewhere so he has no one to help him. Osoro becomes his new idol, but she's gone now, which again fills him with the same feeling of abandonment. As well as the fear of someone he loves never coming back.

I feel like Umeji's relationship with both Horuda and Otohiko could be interesting. When it comes to Horuda, while he finds her strange reactions creepy, he doesn't hesitate to answer questions she might ask. I imagine that whenever someone called Horuda creepy, she'd ask how or why due to genuinely not understanding, but the only reply she'd recieve is "because you are" or "I dunno, you just are". Umeji, on the other hand, actively points out what's weird about her, like "smiling when you're obviously not happy is weird as hell".

With Otohiko, I feel as though when Otohiko first joined, his optimism drew Umeji in a bit. This was before, I imagine, he decided to go full delinquent. I feel like Umeji doesn't hate Otohiko, but he has two main reasons he doesn't want to be around him. First is because all of Otohiko's negative traits (like shyness and being unable to stand up for himself) remind Umeji of everything he hated about himself. Meanwhile, Otohiko's positive traits (being optimistic and friendly despite hardships) make Umeji feel inferior to him since he immediately went with the easy way out. Whereas Otohiko is working hard.