#muse ;; ALBEDO ( ANSWERED ASK )

[diverse-hearts]

@squidsavior asked:

[patch up] my muse patches up your muse @ Albedo 

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"Can you tell me again what happened?". He wasn't a doctor, but had long since learned how to deal with the majority of the cuts and bruises that humans around him were likely to receive. The only thing here was, that Naomi wasn't fully human - at least that was the conclusion he was coming to as he worked on patching up the wound to her leg. Not that such a thing bothered him - though it did make his interest in the woman spike a little, his curiosity getting the best of him like always. "I'm sure that someone of your skill didn't just suffer from a fall, no matter how icy this place can get. Where you being chased? I have noticed increased activity from the Fatui around here lately...to be honest, I have been a little worried".

[tenebriism]

"You're--" Kunihide's expression is clearly one of shock, his midnight eyes wide as he stares at the young man that Yae has brought over to 'meet' him. The puppet had thought it strange when his guardian had asked him to show someone around the shrine, but now he can see exactly what game it is that she's playing at. For a few beats, the shrine-keeper doesn't have words and a flush of embarrassment rapidly climbs up to colour his normally porcelain cheeks. One would think that an artificial body like his would be unable to blush, and yet--

"Now Kuni, it's rude to stare at our guest~" That teasing lull in Yae's voice in unmistakable - she's enjoying this. Of course she is. "He's come for a tour of the shrine, so make sure you give him our best. We wouldn't want Mr. Zhenyu to think us unhospitable, now would we?"

Oh, he's going to get her for this later.

"O... Of course not." Clearing his throat, Kunihide tries to force his expression into the one that's reserved for shrine visitors, though he has a feeling that his smile probably looks far more forced than he'd like. Turning away so that he no longer has to face the young author, Kunihide gestures for Zhenyu to follow after him, even as he feels the electro in his core thrumming like a drum. Just when he'd thought he was done making a fool of himself--

"I'll give you a tour of the main buildings, and then we'll look at the grounds. How... does that sound to you?"

" --- oh! "

Inazuma suddenly feels much, MUCH smaller now. What are the chances of him coming across the passionate fan from just the day prior yet again, and so SOON?

It's inspiration for his latest novel -- well, the beginnings of ONE of them, for there is never a shortage of ideas swirling around in his head for one, two, three or even MORE different stories. The cultural differences betwixt Inazuma and Liyue have made for several ripe opportunities for the young, successful author to draw literary blueprints from, and after working hard for several days at these book signing meet 'n greets, he finally has a chance to leap upon one said opportunity.

Albedo, though, had neglected to tell him WHO would be overseeing this particular shrine tour, and Xingqiu almost wonders if that was on PURPOSE. Not much is known to slip the alchemist's mind, and he is too observant, with an unmatched attention to detail, to simply not take into account such a CRUCIAL piece of information.

Xingqiu only hopes his expression doesn't openly exhibit his suspicion, as much as it starts to overtake all manner of other emotion. Awkward as this may be going forward, it's still a good opportunity, and it would be terribly unmannerly to let outside affairs conflict with such a respectful level of hospitality.

" Thank you, " he finally responds with a respectful bow, " That sounds perfect. Am I... allowed to take notes and draw pictures? Even just scaling the stairs gave me ideas for my next book, but I will take no offense if you've strict rules about what is allowed. " He's not here to be DISRESPECTFUL and embarrass himself or his family, after all, even if the link betwixt his hobby and his lineage is largely unknown.

@ironbloodcd ;;

[teneboobism]

[ 📲 text: ]  i want you. (Xiao for Albedo) ;; @ironbloodcd

[ ✉️ My Sweet Flower ] ;; Unfortunate, seeing as I'm at work. [ ✉️ My Sweet Flower ] ;; If you can be patient, my lunch break is but a, likely, agonizing 10 minutes away. [ ✉️ My Sweet Flower ] ;; Just make sure you tuck yourself away somewhere private prior to me calling you. [ ✉️ My Sweet Flower ] ;; You know I do not like to waste t i m e.

[ventismacchiato]

O8 stuck with you — im on top (of you) !

scaramouche x gender neutral reader

The day you had been dreading was finally upon you.

“Stop looking so sad,” Yoimiya sighs as she looks over to where you were slumped on the floor of the recording studio you guys were in.

“My beautiful voice…mixed in with his,” you shuddered at the mere thought of his vocals sullying the album.

“Quit being so dramatic,” Lumine chastised, reaching over to get you off the floor. 

You look over to where Scara was similarly slumped on the floor, staring into the wall as his group members conversed around him. Looks like he wasn’t too into the idea of recording with you either.

“You guys ready?” Albedo asks, walking in carrying a stack of papers as he walks past you guys to the soundbooth. The young blonde had been one of the company’s producers since you’d debuted. He reminded you a mix between Kazuha and Xiao, quiet but managed to get his artistic vision across.

“You two,” Albedo gestures to you and Scara, “I was instructed to get you both done quickly before working on the group song.”

“Jean really slotted all this time and took into consideration how much Scaramouche and Yn bicker,” Fischl muses.

“What are we singing?” Scaramouche asks, flipping through the page of lyrics Albedo handed you both.

“A love song,” Albedo answers, hooking a pair of headphones onto his head, “Let’s just try it out and see what needs to be added, go on then.”

He gently pushes you into the recording booth as you both tug on your own pair of headphones.

You eye the lyrics as you tug the microphone closer to you, wincing at the implications behind the words.

The first few attempts were disastrous to say the least. Scaramouche kept criticizing your timing and you kept pointing out how he was overpowering the track. Albedo’s patience, which was unbelievably high if he worked with the likes of you, was wearing thin as you both argued over every line.

After a take that finally sounded decent Albedo gestures for you two to come out of the booth.

“Are we finally done?” Scara asks.

“That sounded pretty good to me,” Childe pipes up.

“If you guys had collaborated earlier we would be drowning in so much money right now,” Venti sighs dejectedly. 

“Almost,” Albedo answers, fingers flying over his keyboard, "I just need you both to moan,” Albedo deadpanned.

“What?” Scara slowly says, like he’s on the verge of strangling Albedo by the neck.

“Before you say anything just listen to this clip.”

You couldn’t even process anything before Albedo was hitting play and your gentle voice mixed with Scara’s came out of the speakers, followed by some harmonies by Aether and then Xiao that he’d added in later. It all sounded good as they all harmonized together, but even you could feel that something was missing.

“So, you need us to do what ?”

“Moan, so I can use it as backup vocals,” Albedo hummed, twirling a pen with his fingers, seeming nonchalant about what he was asking of them.

“Fuck no,” Scara says, jutting a finger at you, “Why do I have to moan on the same song as them.”

“I don’t want to either,” you huff as your members erupt into a fit of laughter behind you. The traitors.

“It’s just my suggestion,” Albedo says, putting his hands up, “Just try it out.”

“I don’t get paid enough for this, how am I supposed to moan with Yn next to me?”

“I get dried up just looking at you.”

“The world gets dry from looking at you.”  

“You should have no trouble faking a moan, since it’s probably what everyone you’ve ever slept with has done.”

Albedo snaps his fingers in front of you both.

“I don’t care how you do it, just harmonize a moan or two for me,” Albedo says, pushing you both back into the booth, “I would like to go home early for once.”

“We won’t be able to see you,” Albedo adds, “So feel free to do whatever helps you get out the best moans.”

“Gross,” Scara called out as Albedo shut the door behind him.

“I’m going to kill myself,” you mumble as you tug the microphone towards you once again.

Scara glares at you as you both stand in the booth, the microphone between you two a symbol of your forced cooperation. You can feel the tension radiating off him, and it's not helping your own nerves. You take a deep breath, trying to steady yourself.

"Let's just get this over with," you mutter, avoiding Scara's eyes.

"Fine," he snaps, crossing his arms. "But don't think for a second that I'm happy about this."

You roll your eyes. "Yeah, well, neither am I."

There's a long, uncomfortable silence as you both stare at the microphone. Outside the booth, Albedo is watching, his expression expectant. You glance at Scara, trying to gauge his mood. He's scowling, but there's a flicker of something else in his eyes—something like hesitation.

"Look," you say, trying to sound reasonable in an attempt to get this over with. "Let's just do one take and see how it goes. If it sounds terrible, we can convince Albedo to scrap the idea."

Scara raises an eyebrow, but after a moment, he nods. "Fine. One take."

You both lean towards the microphone, your faces inches apart. You can feel Scara's breath on your skin, and it sends a shiver down your spine. You close your eyes, trying to block out the awkwardness, and focus on the task at hand.

Taking a deep breath, you let out a soft, hesitant moan. It feels strange and embarrassing, but you push through, hoping it will be over soon. Beside you, Scara does the same, his moan blending with yours. 

Scaramouche’s moans would usually sound like a sexually-transmitted disease: gross and something that you’d never touch with a fifteen-foot pole, but for a moment, it created an unexpected harmony.

Albedo's voice crackles through the intercom. "That was... actually not bad. Let's try it one more time, but with a bit more feeling. Scara, go a bit lower.”

You both go through the motions again, and you try to ignore how Scara’s moans sound so resonant through your headphones and the heat on your cheeks from making such an intimate sound beside him. 

Albedo’s voice comes through the intercom again. “Perfect. That’s exactly what we needed.”

You sigh with relief, tugging off the headphones as fast as you could and slipping out the booth.

As you and Scara step out of the booth, you're immediately met with the smirking faces of the other members. They're lounging on the studio couch, looking far too amused for your liking.

Childe is the first to speak, a stupid grin plastered across his face. "Well, well, look at you two. Didn't know you two were that freaky."

Lumine snickers, giving you both a mock round of applause. "That was hot. It felt like I was interrupting.”

“I hope you all die,” Scara says from beside you before turning to Albedo, “And you’re a freak for suggesting that.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Albedo hums, already tuning them out as he has his headphones back on.

"Alright, alright," you say, trying to change the subject. "Can we please focus on something else now?"

Venti stands up, stretching. "Fine, fine. But you know we’re never going to let you live this down, right?"

“I’m personally going to buy several copies of this album,” Yoimiya giggles.

“I hope Albedo makes you guys do something embarrassing,” you huff.

"No wonder you're still a virgin if you sound like that when moaning,” Scaramouche says, smirking as he slips past you to sit on the couch. 

“Shut up,” you grumble.

“Can’t even defend yourself,” Scara taunts.

“Lot of talk for someone who also hasn’t gotten laid in a while,” Aether whistles.

“Whose side are you on, Aether?!”

//

Later that day

“Let’s just get this over with,” you sigh as you follow your members towards the studio.

“I’m excited,” Venti hums, skipping ahead of you.

“I’m surprised at how quickly they pulled this together,” Xiao comments, opening the door for you, “It’s like they’ve been waiting for you two to fuck up.”

“Which you have, several times,” Lumine unhelpfully pipes up from behind you.

“I’m so sick of you guys,” you grumble, accepting your fate.

As you walked into the studio, you could only stare in disbelief at the high ceiling, the windows that took the length of the walls letting in the evening light, poppy color mottled across the sky as the sun quietly set behind you. Wealth practically drips from the room as you look around. You never even used this space for your album photoshoots, since you guys never needed such a big space for just you six.

In one of the corners you spotted a large camera standing tall in front of a white backdrop, the ground adorned with roses and petals. The white-pink petals fluttered in the wind as the fans in the corner caused them to float throughout the studio. The reds and pinks jump out against the white. It was sickeningly romantic. You wanted to throw up at the implication.

You spotted Jean talking to Scaramouche, who looked like she was giving the other a pep talk before she spotted you and waved you over.

“Yn! We were just discussing the photoshoot, Lisa will instruct you two after she’s done talking to the crew. I need to go chat with them, you two stay here and get ready,” Jean rushed out, calling over some stylists to fix you guys up, already out of breath as she dashed over to Lisa. 

“You’re late,” Scara says as his greeting as a group of women start fussing over your guys’ hair and outfits.

“You’re early, tryhard.”

“Not your best comeback,” Yoimiya whistles from a few feet away.

“Alright you guys,” Lisa calls out, walking over to where your groups were gathered getting touched up, “We’re going to get the group shots over with, then some solo ones, and we’ll separate to do some pairing shots.”

//

They all stood together awkwardly as they waited for the staff to finish setting up the cameras, once they finally did they led the group and positioned them. For group pictures they had all the girls stand to one side and the guys on the other, so you guys were in a crescent moon shape. Right after you all separate, the girls in another set and the males in a different one. 

The cameraman moved and adjusted everyone for what felt like a hundred dozen times before he finally clapped and positioned you guys to take the picture. He had you hold a pose where you were sitting on a bench and leaning on your side for what felt like forever, you would surely gain some sort of back pain from this. 

The most awkward part was the solo photoshoots. Even after becoming an idol you still felt awfully awkward when doing them, but when it was just your members you could manage. But being in front of Scara made you feel extra self conscious. 

People like Aether and Childe had a blast, and all the girls seemed to be enjoying it. But you felt quite embarrassed as you were told to pose seductively and show more skin. You weren't alone in this predicament, since Xiao and Kazuha seemed to be having a tough time as well when they were forced to manspread on some seats. Scaramouche became complacent and let the cameraman adjust him accordingly, he even went along with the whorish poses Lisa was having too much fun making them all do.

“Doesn’t Scara look good manspreading half naked like that?” Venti whispers in your ear.

You jump, startled as you stare back at him in disdain.

“No,” you scoff, “Stop ogling him.”

You’re still still stuck on the fact that Scaramouche is shirtless and actually has a decent build. Yes, it's objectively hot—something that you’d admit under the pain of getting an arm hacked off—but it's also quite insane.

With the group photoshoot finished, they all bid farewell as they separated off into their own corners to do their paired shots. 

“Alright, Scara and Yn you guys are going to be in Set B,” Jean stated, gently pushing the two of them in that direction. You look and spot the dreaded set where it looked like cupid himself threw up.

You both trailed behind the cameramen over to it, trying your best to not step and wilt any of the flowers artistically placed on the ground. 

“Okay, I’m in charge of you guys!” Lisa grinned as you guys approached her, “I’m going to have so much fun with you two.”

“Not too much fun,” Scaramouche grumbles as you both go to stand before the camera.

“Scara, don’t be a prude and unbutton your shirt. Yn, I need you to lay down,” Lisa instructs, walking over and pushing you down until you’re laying down on the petals. You were still reluctant at the fact you would have to do a paired photoshoot with Scara, so your reaction time was still quite slow. Lisa eventually just adjusted your body as needed and bent down next to you, spreading out your hair and laid some petals on it, standing up to admire her work. 

“Scaramouche, you’re gonna hover over them and hold that position for a while, and when I say next you lean in as if you’re going to kiss them. Is that alright?” Lisa asked, already heading back to the camera and having the cameramen adjust it lower to capture them in the frame. 

“If I say no, does that do anything?” Scara asks.

“No! Now get to it!”

Scara mutters a curse under his breath as he begins to unbutton his button up. You catch a glimpse of his bare skin before he’s kneeling down to knees and crawling over you, placing both palms on either side of your head and leaning forward. Since he couldn’t just hold a plank over you forever, Scara placed one knee in between your legs and another one beside your left leg for stability. 

Your breath was hitched in your throat at the proximity, you could see every detail of Scara’s stupid face and makeup from underneath him. You couldn’t help but let your mind wander to how intimate you both were being right now, you’d never been underneath someone like this before. Unless you were being pinned down by Lumine during a fistfight of some sort when you accidentally ate her food. 

“Yn! Put your arms around his neck!”

You flinched at Lisa’s yell but did as you were told and wrapped your arms around Scara’s neck, bringing him closer as you did so. There wasn't anywhere to look but at Scara’s eyes, which felt awkward and weird in itself, so you opted for your eyes to wander. But they landed on his lips instead, which wasn’t any better.

Scara’s dark eyes bore into yours, his gaze not wavering as you looked everywhere but at him. That was before you realized this was a literal photoshoot and adjusted your eyes back to him. 

“Both of you, stop glaring!”

Scaramouche sighed above you, before forcing himself to soften his gaze towards you. It felt odd to be looked at like an equal by him.

You study Scaramouche closely, now that you’re forced to. He has these lips that are plush pink and they meet just barely like the slightest touch would coax them open. His eyelashes are long and there’s a beauty mark just shy of his eye coated over with concealer. His ears are small and there’s an assortment of earrings hanging off of them, ones he never wears during practice. He’s stupidly pretty. It makes you want to punch him.

“Alright, hold for ten then move to the next position.” 

Ten seconds? That felt like hours due to the way Scara was looking down at you, a fabricated gentle gaze in his eyes as he eyed you up and down. 

“Next!” 

“The faster we comply the faster I can get out of this stupid position with you,” Scara huffs, his voice barely above a whisper before he leans forwards and hovers his lips right above your jaw. Your body instinctively moves its hands to run through his hair, as if you both were actually going to kiss. God forbid.

“Cut!” 

The lights dimmed and Scara immediately pushed himself off of you. You slowly sat up, dizzy from the stress of being that close to someone you disliked.

“I’m the one who had to hover over you and you’re tired? Pathetic,” Scara huffs, reaching down to roughly tug your arm so you’re standing and almost immediately letting go of you after.

“Don’t you think this is a little too much?” Scara asks, walking ahead of you towards where Lisa was looking through the photos

“We made everyone do paired shoots, see!” Lisa says, turning the screen to show you. 

You and Scara scroll through to see all your members in pairs like you both, but none of them are quite like yours. 

“So Venti and Aether got to pose in a car and we had to fake a kiss?” Scara scoffs, “Where’s the delete button–?"

Lisa yanks the camera from him before he has the chance and shoos them off.

“I’ve got enough from you guys, go get your makeup undone.”

“This is so dumb,” you grumble as you follow behind Scara. All of this work because you both couldn’t keep your mouth shut during an awards show and now you had to fake being in love with the idiot.

You pray to Buddha, God, and whatever other deity out there that was most certainly laughing at you, that you can manage to get along with Scaramouche before anyone does notice it’s all fake.

stuck with you!

masterlist — prev | next

when i say moans i mean like the song Mmmh by KAI like do u see the vision

also the album cover can be you or one of the other members depending on what ur comf with 😇

pls ignore how is it fake is listed twice 😔 also the lyrics are from taylor i can see you

yk the drill comment on the masterlist if i can use ur user and make u a fan

synopsis — after the disaster that was the live award show, where you and scaramouche got into an argument on stage after both of your groups got a tie for top artists, your guys' PR teams have been in shambles trying to scrape up your mess. that's when the idea to send you both off with some other idols to a remote location for a survival dating show to mend your public image comes up. before you know it your bags are packed and you’re on a plane to a remote island. the only obligation is you need to end up with scaramouche at the end of the show, whether you end up liking him or not doesn’t matter to your managers as long as the show’s ratings stay high. whatever you do in between to get there is up to you!

notes sorry guys for the long wait i was lowk goin thru it but im back 🗣️

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[genshinemblem564]

Genshin Isekai Headcanons

These can be sagau, but they don't have to be.

• Xinyan is stoked that you love her music, and is excited when you offer to play her some music from your world, but she's confused by some of the lyrics. She understands metaphorical lyrics, like the person described in the song isn't actually a rocket, but some of them don't make sense or feel like they were added just to fill a void. Aside from that, she kinda wants to perform some of these songs, now if only she had some band members.

• Tartaglia doesn't have much to say about the guns of your world. The pyro and hydro fatui agents already use guns of some kind, and the cryo fatui agent uses, um. What would you call an ice based flamethrower? No, what he's interested in is the immense amount of new weapons that Teyvat doesn't have, or they probably do, and we just don't hear about them. Like chain blades, I don't know what else to call them, essentially a flail, but instead of a mace, it's blade. I would write something about axes, but I feel like saving that for my crossover series. A scythe is often seen as a special lance, but you tell him that it's much more complicated than that specifically pointing out the blade, and depending on your own skill, you give him a demonstration. He is way too excited to learn all of these new weapons, like a kid excited about a new toy, you can't help but smile.

• Baizhu is perplexed when he first prescribes medicine to you, as you give him a list of allergies, if any, and are more than willing to go through proper examination to learn how resistant your body is to certain toxins. He's even more surprised when you tell him that his unique practice is actually common in your world, so that's why you don't bat an eye at potentially poisonous ingredients.

• Bennett is rather surprised. When you hang out, his bad luck seems to go away. It's actually just you using a bit of foresight, like checking the date on a flyer before rushing to a sale that had already ended, but seeing that glimmer in his eyes, you decide to let his imagination roam.

• You and Cyno are reference lords. You two reference everything, Cyno, his favorite book or book series, and you, your favorite media source. Now, if only people actually understood them, and yes, you do quote Yu-Gi-Oh when playing Genius Invokation.

• If you're an artist, then you quickly catch Albedo's attention. When he sees your drawings, he is quick to ask what you used as a muse, and your answer will have great impact on his reaction. If you point to an object or animal, his response will be normal. If you draw from memory though, he is astounded, especially if what you drew was a scene of some kind, with people, animals, or what have you. Drawing all that from memory is incredible. If you say it's something you made up, he'll compare it to when he's commissioned for his own art.

• Depending on your own interests, you'll be interacting with several different characters. I can't think of anything in depth for these few, so here's a general basis. Barbara is relieved that you're so open to different views. She knows how cruel people can be when they're closed-minded, and she's happy to teach you about the Church of Favonius and Barbatos. Noelle was lamenting not being a knight yet, which led you to bring up the seven chivalric virtues. Yae Miko and Xingqiu are very interested in the stories of your world. Xingqiu hoping to learn more about your worlds code of chivalry, but he ends up learning about justice's different forms. Yae is simply searching for new inspiration. She often calls on you when her old nemesis, writers block, appears. Nahida takes interest in you right away, wanting to gain knowledge from your world, and you seem fun. She knows better than anyone how dangerous knowledge can be, so she asks you to omit potentially dangerous subjects.

• Mona was shocked when you said that you only wanted to know the bad stuff coming your way, not that she could help you, with you being an outworlder and all. When she asked why, you told her "It's best to be prepared for all the bad coming your way, and if you know all the good coming your way, it takes away from life's natural wonder." Which was promptly followed by you asking "Where did that come from?"

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I'm thinking making more of that last one, like " Characters reaction to reader who is randomly philosophical" might need to work on the title a bit. Also, as stated above, these can be sagau, but can also be normal isekai, so I'll use both tags so they can be found more easily

[kazumist]

ARTISTIC BOYFRIENDS .ᐟ

✩ — in which you're their muse in their respective specialties in art.

✩ — includes: kazuha, albedo, xiao x gn!reader. fluff i think,, it's nothing sad dw dw. no cws. wc: 594. writer!kazuha, painter!albedo (this is canon i know i js wanted 2 tag), photographer!xiao. reblogs and feedback are very much appreciated!

kazuha — !

anyone would be astonished at the way kazuha makes literature. there’s just something about his writing style that makes you go crazy in his works. the way he describes things and makes people envision it makes your head spin in a good and addicting way. there’s one thing that’s very noticeable in his works, it’s the way it would always be dedicated to someone.

you were the greatest thing to ever happen to him. it wasn’t like his life before he met you was dark (in fact, it was decent). it’s just that when he met you— when he fell in love with you, his life became brighter than ever. 

small dates in the park with you laying on his lap while he comes up with random haikus that’d describe you. you honestly wonder how he can never run out of those flowery words that spill from his lips every time he writes.

kazuha wishes for this to never end. but if he were to lose you then he’d never fall in love again after that. it will always be you.

albedo — !

from small doodles from afar, to sketches of you on a restaurant’s tissue, and now to a canvas where colors would show how they can express the way albedo views you. enchanting.

if the two of you had free time together you’d often hang out in an art studio. always bringing coffee together while you giggle quietly to each other on the way there. flowers in hand (that was picked up before you went to the studio, albedo said he had an idea for a painting).

“‘bedo?” you call him and he answers with a hum. “don’t you ever get tired of painting me?” you asked him. albedo put the paintbrush in hand down and walked towards you who’s sitting on a stool not far from him. he said your name softly while stroking your face and tucking a strand of your hair behind your ear.

“i’ll never get tired of painting you. even if my hands were to be bruised and tired, i’ll never stop painting you.” 

xiao — !

late night walks around the city hand in hand, driving to visit views that no one has dared to see at night, that’s how you and xiao spend time.

polaroid pictures were your favorite. so xiao would always bring a polaroid camera with him. taking stolen shots of you, some shots with you posing in a silly way, and shots where you just looked… peaceful and pretty.

a polaroid love is what you have. making notes on polaroid pictures while hanging them around at your place, making cute little doodles on them which eventually turns into you and xiao running around trying to draw on each other.

he loves your smile, it makes him smile too. if you’d ask him “why are you smiling?” he would reply with “since i got to see you. you put a smile on my face.” although it was cheesy, for him, there’s just something about the way you smile. it’s comforting.

xiao was scared at first, because he realized that he loves you more than he thinks. he falls in love with you over and over again, as much as it’s a bit exaggerating to hear. the more he gets clingy, touchy, and affectionate, xiao knows he’s falling even deeper.

he scooted closer to you, arms on your waist and face on the crook of your neck. “i love you so much.” he murmured against your skin. “i love you more, xiao.”

“i love you most.”

[fairykazu]

SKETCHES OF YOU // kaeya x gn! reader contents: friends to lovers, modern au with visions, requited love notes: the dividers were made by @/cafekitsune masterlist

you and kaeya were on a picnic date. well, not a date. it originally was going to be a hangout with all your friends like albedo and rosaria. but they all managed to bail out, leaving you and kaeya alone. "huh, i can't believe they managed to bail out so fast? i've been planning this for weeks!" you cried to kaeya as you both set down the blanket to sit on. he smoothed out the creases in the blanket,

"rosaria told me she had a shift and albedo needed to take care of klee." kaeya replied, pulling the basket onto the floor. you sighed,

"i know... im just so sad because we havent had time to hang out at all."

"hey. at least you have me here." kaeya said as you glanced at him. somehow, he always manages to look picture perfect. he's such the perfect muse. you pulled out a sketchbook from your tote bag, given by kaeya, onto your lap. kaeya picked off a strawberry from one of the tupperware, eating it. the light made kaeya look ethereal. out of this world, even.

kaeya noticed how your attention wasn't really on what he was doing but him specifically. he was about to ask you what you were doing but he heard the soft pencil strokes, and your tongue is sticking out.

oh of course, you were drawing... him?

"whatcha drawin', name?" he asked as you hummed in response. that really answers everything doesn't it.

"you. stay still please." you answered, placing your pencil down and framing kaeya with your fingers. he rolled his eyes but stayed still despite his attutude.

"if no one would eat the food, it will get cold."

"use my vision." your dominant hand stayed in the exact position of where you left off in the drawing. your other hand jingling with your pyro vision. you tossed it to the cryo wielder who just caught your vision, and he thanked the archons that it didn't slip out of his hands.

after twenty-ish minutes, he was impaitent and his bones are crunching on him. the blue haired male asked, "are you done yet?"

he moved a bit closer to you, you could feel the warmth from his face. unfortunately, he did move from his spot. you shooed him away, "no and stop moving."

"this isn't an oil painting, name. hey, do you think i'd draw better than you?"

you rolled your eyes, "sure, kae." you pulled out a paper from your sketchbook to kaeya and a clipboard. "go ahead, draw me." you were already finished with your sketch of kaeya. you picked up a sandwich that was shaped like a heart.

"okay."

"are you done, name?" he believed that you were still working on the same sketch as last time.

"yes, are you, kae?"

"yes. ok, reveal in three."

"1"

"2"

"3!!!"

one drawing was created with grace and passion and the other was kaeya's. kaeya's drawing of you was messy and he really did try his best. you snifled a laugh,

"it's beautiful kaeya. i'll frame this and put this above my bed."

"thank you." he replied, picking up the drawing you did for him. you may have made him look more charming as usual or at least thats what you think. "you even got my charms correct... i mean, it's not as wonderful as mine but i'll frame this too."

[the-stove-is-divorced]

So, hi again

Ok first, congratulations on your 100 subscribers!!! That's an amazing feat to achieve!

Second, my question is this, do you plan on making more ben 10 fic in the

Future? Why yes or why no (no judging don't worry)

Another question is, do you know Danny phantom? Do you ever think about joining the fandom and making a fic for it?

Also last thing (sorry so many questions I'm excited)

For you bnha fics, do you have any hidden lore? Or random facts you head canon about a character that may or may not be included into the fic? (Loved inko's beef in nursing school lol) And what is Yagi's pov in this whole thing? I'm imagining it as complete comedy

If you ever decide to write something for your fic but in his pov, it has to be completely crack treated seriously with him missing every flag of his student having a meltdown and a walk toward the dark side lol

Sorry for the long ask, will be waiting for your reply!

Don't worry about a long ask, I adore any asks I get (´꒳`)♡♡♡ !!! I just take a min to answer, haha. Especially rn, but thank you sm! I'm very happy about it, it's so delightful!!! ( ´ ▽ ` ).｡ｏ♡ ♡ ♡

I do want to write more Ben 10, but it's lower on the priority list. Batman brainrot had me a chokehold for a hot min there, and it just loosened, so I wanna get back on track on my bigger ongoing wip's, like my SUF and Invincible fics, and maybe even a Blue Beetle fic. They're both overdue for an update, and I've been itching to post for a while but just Couldn't from responsibilities, bleh.

If I had my way, I'd update those two fics, and then possibly muse about a oneshot of Albedo and Ben having to spend like 10 hours together, 'cause the enemy/friend dynamic is so yummy to me! Forcig them to interact like Albedo is internally hissing like a wet cat backed into the corner and Ben is just trying to vibe! Hostile, loathing force meet nonchalant, friendly energy, fight. Plus, I really want to write one more comedy-like fic since I've gotten incredibly rusty. As for my already existing Ben 10 wip, I'm quite not sure where to take it? I suppose I've run out of steam for the moment? Again, my more comedic style is incredibly rusty, so while I do have 1k of a draft, it's undoubtedly going to be scrapped and reworked to hell before it's even polished. And that's still lower on the priority list, compared to Invincible and SUF, which I'm still struggling to update.

AND I LOVE DANNY PHANTOM! I've just never had a proper fic idea for the series, admittedly. I'd also need a rewatch to keep in tune with Danny's voice/characterizations. I also read a lot of DP x Anything crossovers, and got really sick of them by proxy. It'll take a bit for me to write anything for it, I suppose? I'd need to reignite a interest!

And oh YAY! It's been a very long time since I thought about that fic, and a lot I make up as I go and try tying back together, kinda like building the railroad while I drive the train, haha. So not sure if I had any hidden lore, especially none I can think of at the top of my head? But, like anything, I can think of some!

a) Inko and Hisashi are still technically married as they never got officially divorced, Inko kinda kicked him out and he's still yearning. He admires her ability to be cut throat, and loathes her strong sense of morals. b) Inko and Hisashi met while Inko was in med school, nearly graduating! She threatened to stick a pen through someone's throat for mocking her, and he was enamored. c) Izuku gets his determination from Inko, not Hisashi. He also gets the ability to burst into tears from her. The quick obsession is all him though. d) Hisashi left when Izuku was just young enough for his parenting to still linger, aka quirk fascination, but still early enough Izuku doesn't quite miss him when he's lived so long without him.

Yagi is ABSOLUTELY having a swell ol' time looking at Izuku succeed from the sidelines. Go, Izuku go! Number one cheerleader in the distance. He would be oblivious to Izuku's slowburn sanity depletion, if not incidentally encouraging by misunderstanding, since I think that's silly. Probably offer some advice Izuku takes in a whole another direction, or comment on Izuku's quirk to be encouraging, which makes Izuku incredibly tight lipped and sweating bullets. Which is to say, completely correct assumption from you, haha!

I did have a draft of the next chapter I never ended up finished, if you'd like :D below!

Izuku has been cackling madly for a solid minute. Maybe it’s the exhaustion still clinging to him like a teddy bear cactus after seeing its first fleshy human taxi, or the sweet, sweet euphoria of a miraculous, and marvelous step forwards, or maybe he’s simply lost his sanity, but eventually, it winds down to giggles, chuckles until it’s nothing but a bright grin stretched over his cute little cheeks. 

“Shigaraki!” Izuku whispers delightfully. “Shigaraki, Shigaraki, Shigaraki!” 

Unfortunately, chanting someone's name while cackling, does sound like he’s reciting the next person he’s gonna curse to have their toes swapped with their fingers or having their spine crumble like a wad of wet paper towels squeezed into a tiny ball, so Izuku does exhibit one tiny glimmer of self awareness to simply stop doing that. The magic of sleep, he supposes, brings the wonderful gift of self awareness!

He should sleep more. Probably. Maybe. He’ll see. 

And while yes, okay, there is technically literally no one in the house except for him to see him like this, his All Might figure could be judging him! He can’t disappoint them! They’re limited edition. And oh, he should wipe them down soon. Gotta keep them in good condition! Just imagining one of those delicate, glossy figures being cracked and broken just makes Izuku wanna do the same thing to someone’s spine, which is ridiculous!

Izuku would simply never allow them to get damaged. Ever.

[dawnbrst]

SHIPPING INFO. Answer the following for your muse(s) so people know how shipping works on your blog.

What’s your OTP for your Muse(s)?

zhongluc . the dragon & phoenix motifs , especially in chinese culture . warrior archon x archon of war . zhongli & his dragon scales vs diluc & his battlescars . yapper x listener . there's just so much with them .

What are you willing to RP when it comes to shipping?

i have some limits , like the usual stuff . i'm also not interested in : cheating plots , unrequited , break - up / back - together plots . but everything else , i'm generally pretty open . honestly , just ask me .

How large does the age gap have to be to make it uncomfortable?

no one under 18 , obviously . diluc's 22 so age gaps aren't a big issue . as long as they're both adults , the age gap doesn't really matter to me .

Are you selective when shipping?

with female muses / characters , yes . diluc is very picky . right now , lumine is his only exception . this may change in the future depending on chemistry .

How far do steamy moments have to go before they’re considered NSFW?

the second it goes below the belt sdlfjs

Who are other muses you ship your muse with?

zhongli , wriothesley , neuvillette , childe , venti , albedo , dainsleif , traveler , alhaitham , cyno , kaveh , capitano , ayato , thoma , wanderer ( anti dottore club )

Does one have to ask to ship with you?

yes please ! as much as i love pre - established , just ask me first so i'm not blindsided , but that's all i really require .

How often do you like to ship?

i love exploring dynamics , so i do love shipping . i love seeing how diluc changes with certain people

Are you multiship?

yes ! heavily . i can't do single - ship honestly .

Are you ship obsessed or ship more-or-less?

i dunno if i'm obsessed , but ships are fun to explore and write .

What is your favorite ship in your current fandom?

zhongluc and dainkae right now . i'm writing a dual fic for them !

Finally, how does one ship with you?

chemistry , ic and ooc , and just sending prompts . i like going with the flow and seeing where our muses go

stole this from everyone <3

[glacialswordsman]

SHIPPING INFO. Answer the following for your muse(s) so people know how shipping works on your blog.

What’s your OTP for your Muse(s)?

chaeya has always been my #1 since i first got exposed to it, but honestly... zhongkae, dainkae, and albekae/kaebedo are QUICKLY making it a four-way-tie fr :') i'm kinda obsessed with those "doomed by the narrative" ships yfm?

What are you willing to RP when it comes to shipping?

pretty much anything? as long as there's nothing involving the usual icks. yknow. all the -icsts and -cests as well as SA and shit are a no-go for me! as for themes, i'm 100% okay with dark themes since. yknow. yaya can be a Pretty dark character. just no unplanned character deaths.

How large does the age gap have to be to make it uncomfortable?

hard line, no minors. absolutely not. as for kaeya, he's a fully functioning adult (mid to late 20s) that can make his own decisions. since there are people (and beings in general) in teyvat that are virtually immortal and well over 100+ years old, he's not adverse to them at all. now, in a modern world/setting/verse, the same still applies with minors but he wouldn't go for anyone in theirs 50s+... romantically. 30s-40s are still free game to him though :')

Are you selective when shipping?

not... really? what matters most to me is if 1) our characters have chemistry, and 2) i vibe with the mun OOCly. i don't want to ship just to ship, but i'm also not terribly picky when it comes to it. i'm fine with cross-overs, fine with multi-verses, OCs, etcetc. however, what i won't enjoy is, y'know. harem shit. i literally DO NOT care if someone has another rp partner or two that rp the same muses i do and also ship with those muses, but it starts to become a problem if there's a collection going on and they all have the same exact dynamics.

How far do steamy moments have to go before they’re considered NSFW?

the moment those mfers start touching certain spots or doing certain things (like grinding), i put the usfw/nsfw tag on and put pretty much everything under a read-more. if they're just heavily making out and feeling each other up without touching between then legs, then i leave it as suggestive.

Who are other muses you ship your muse with?

i... pretty much ship every character with kaeya except, yknow, his BROTHER, the kids, and lesbian-coded characters (yae miko, ei, navia, clorinde, ningguang, beidou, shenhe, ganyu, dehya, sara, arlecchino). characters that i DO ship yaya with are rosaria, albedo, ayato, thoma, alhaitham, kaveh, itto, wriothesley, neuvilette, kazuha, lisa, chiori, emilie, jean, mona, scaramouche, xiao, candace, kokomi, baizhu, shinobu, gorou, heizou, tighnari, cyno, layla, xianyun, sethos, yoimiya, sucrose... uh. lmao. help.

Does one have to ask to ship with you?

oh absolutely. i want us to be on the same page and understand each other's plans & wants for our characters. if there's no discussion over shipping, then it just won't happen at all. i need to have things plotted.

How often do you like to ship?

oh i love shipping! but it's not a priority, whatsoever. i like smashing my barbies together as much as the next person but i just want to get some good plotlines/stories going that both our characters can benefit from, and if shipping is thrown into the mix, then hey! cool. if not, also cool!

Are you multiship?

idk, am i?

Are you ship obsessed or ship more-or-less?

UHHHHH... like. idk. if it's with someone i vibe with and our characters mesh well, then i become kinda ship obsessed? but it doesn't take over my life or anything. i just get excited and maybe even a little emotional over them depending on the context, but like i said, it's not a priority in my life. i just love the little blorbos and flap my hands excitedly if something cute or sweet or whatever happens

What is your favorite ship in your current fandom?

i... hm. for kaeya, chaeya. but i also have such a HUUUGE thing for wrioluc & varkitano too :') 

Finally, how does one ship with you?

honestly if we vibe OOCly and our characters get along well and there's just. Something There. then we can talk about it! obviously i draw a hard line with certain characters of course, but i'm always willing to discuss things! i'd like to think i'm a pretty approachable person who's open to convos from literally anyone.

i stole this from dandelion so thanks :) LMAO if y'all wanna do this feel free to do it, too!

[citrinitxs]

To that one anon (and many others) that decided to send me an ask abt Natlan and anyone that plans to interact w/ them, I'll clear this up right now so we can move on:

As a PSA to anyone who decides to muse Natlan characters (with either the canon appearance OR edited versions), I do not care if you interact with me so as long you're respectful and follow the rules of my blog.

Do I agree with the whitewashing & lack of representation for Natlan and the characters after Sumeru? No, I don't. Will I block you if you follow me and you took on the canon designs? No, I won't. Simple enough, yeah?

If anyone thinks they can't interact w/ me because of this, just know that this blog is open for any sort of interaction from anyone. I won't stop you for whatever reason other than if you break the blog's rules or you're genuinely an asshole. Though, we can agree to disagree on Natlan lmao.

That's all, I apologize for the sudden psa, I had 3 curious anons that asked abt Natlan and how I feel abt anyone who interacts w/ my Albedo with them and I needed to answer them the best I could.

Anyways, goodnight <3 thanks for reading.

[diverse-hearts]

@bishonenprince asked:

🍫 - for Albedo

It’s Pocky Day!

He hadn't heard of this type of sweet candy before now, but Klee had been rather excited to try some, so he'd been in the process of buying some for her, when he'd noticed Sora nearby too, a small wave of a greeting given as he passed the box to Klee. "Good morning, are you here to partake in this 'pocky day' thing too?", he asked as Klee took a seat nearby and started to happily dig into her own box. There were many flavours to choose from too, which was making the alchemist a little unsure on which one to pick for himself. Klee had picked the strawberry ones simply because of the colour - but it wasn't as simple a decision for himself.

That's when he realised that the priest was handing out a box towards him, Albedo tilting his head slightly as he reached out to accept the gift. "For me? Hmm", he paused, gazing at the box for a few seconds, before back up at Sora, "May I ask why this flavour?".

[tenebriism]

Lumine kisses Albedo's cheek. "Albedo! I brought you something!"

Blinks. Tilts his head. " For me? Well, you've got my attention. "

[bloody-bee-tea]

BeeTober 2023 Day 4 - Hive Mind

Kaeya doesn’t think anything of it at first but when he hasn’t caught a single hair of Albedo all day, he knows that something is up. And he’s proven right when he goes to Jean to ask after him.

“I haven’t seen him,” she admits with a shrug of her shoulders. “He hasn’t been in at all Sucrose says.”

“And that is not cause to worry for you?” Kaeya asks because Albedo likes to keep to his schedules more than anything.

If he skipped work without telling anyone then it’s either because he’s dead or something completely unforeseeable has happened and Kaeya is not a fan of either of those options.

“I talked to Klee,” Jean says and she seems affronted that Kaeya would imply she doesn’t care about her people. “She says it happens sometimes. That Albedo is going somewhere some days and he’ll be back a day later.”

“And you believe a toddler instead of checking for yourself?” Kaeya can’t help but to ask, even knowing that it’s mean to Klee but he can’t help the ball of worry in his gut.

“Kaeya,” Jean mildly says and he flinches at her tone. She never snaps, not really, not when she’s not out of her head with worry but her voice still carries the sentiment anyway.

“Sorry,” he mutters, scratching the back of his head.

“If you worry about him so much, you have the rest of the day off. Go look for him. I doubt he’s gone far with Klee still in the city and not informing you.”

It’s—kinda nice actually, knowing that people know they are close, but it also makes Kaeya flush slightly for reasons he’s not ready to examine too closely, especially not with Jean staring knowingly at him.

“Thank you, I will,” he sniffs out and turns around on his heel, storming out without waiting for her to say anything else.

Once Kaeya is outside the headquarter he comes to a stop. He doesn’t actually know where to start looking for Albedo and it’s not as if his pride allows him to go back and ask Jean. Klee is in solitary at the moment as well, so she can’t help him either.

If Albedo didn’t show up for work today then Sucrose is unlikely to know where he went either and that leaves Kaeya with precious few options. He hesitates with uncertainty for a moment longer before he decides to start at Albedo’s home.

He might not be there but maybe Kaeya can get a clue as to where he might have gone.

Mind made up like that Kaeya doesn’t waste any more time and marches straight on, arriving at Albedo’s home in record time. Kaeya takes out the key Albedo gave him a while back—for keeping an eye on Klee purposes, as he so helpfully stated—and lets himself in.

The house is quiet, just like Kaeya expected and so he nearly gets a heart attack when he enters the living room and finds Albedo on the couch.

“What the fuck,” Kaeya mutters under his still rapid breath but he frowns when he takes a closer look at Albedo.

Usually, he’s always thinking—and one can always tell that he’s always thinking, his face gives it all away. But right now, there’s this vacant look on his face, one that tells Kaeya that he’s not puzzling over some work experiment or trying to figure out how something works; he isn’t pondering or musing about anything right now and suddenly Klee’s words make a whole lot more sense.

Albedo has gone somewhere—not physically, but in his mind and Kaeya doesn’t like it one bit.

The empty look seems wrong on his face.

“Albedo?” Kaeya carefully asks and slowly makes his way over to the couch. He sees the faint flutter of Albedo’s eyes, knows that he noticed him even when he doesn’t react otherwise and Kaeya takes the liberty to sit down next to him.

“You okay?” Kaeya asks, even though he knows it’s a stupid question.

He can tell by the vacant look that the answer is a very resounding no.

Albedo doesn’t grace him with an obvious answer either and even though Kaeya’s fingers itch with the need to fix this, to fix Albedo somehow, he stays quiet right where he is. Albedo hasn’t told him to get the fuck out and Kaeya will keep him company for as long as he’s allowed to.

“I envy bees,” Albedo says after almost ten minutes of silence and it’s so out of left field that Kaeya doesn’t even know what to say to that. “And ants,” Albedo adds after a moment.

“Why?” Kaeya finally asks after having found his voice. He doesn’t want to assume what this is about—doesn’t think he ever really could—so he has to rely on Albedo to explain this.

“The hive mind,” he answers as if that is enough to explain anything and Kaeya slightly presses their shoulders together.

“You’ll have to give me a bit more than that.”

Albedo lets out a sigh that sounds so weary it makes Kaeya’s bones ache.

“It’s just—so hard,” Albedo spits out and Kaeya is not going to mention it but he is relieved to see a bit of a spark returning to Albedo’s eyes.

“What is hard?” Kaeya carefully prods and puts his fingertips to Albedo’s wrist, hoping to keep him there with him. He deliberately doesn’t focus on the fear that’s building in his stomach.

“Everything. It takes so much effort to pretend to be human. I have to remember so many things, breathing and eating and blinking and everyone expects me to participate in conversation and I always have to think about what to say. It’s exhausting. I’m exhausted.”

The last part is barely audible and Kaeya can almost physically feel the exhaustion weighing Albedo down.

“How does a hive mind factor in?” Kaeya asks instead of touching on anything Albedo has said because he still doesn’t get the whole picture and he’s not about to say something when it might make things worse.

He doesn’t want to make Albedo feel worse.

“I wouldn’t have to think,” Albedo immediately rushes out. “Someone would decide what I should do that day—gather honey, find food, tend to the young; something. It wouldn’t be up to me. I wouldn’t have to think so hard about what the right move might be.”

Kaeya nods in understanding. He gets what Albedo wants to say but—

“It’s quite dangerous too, though,” he carefully ventures and tries not to feel too much triumph when Albedo slightly turns his head towards him, indicating that he’s listening.

“How?”

“What are you going to do if the leader of the hive mind tells you to destroy something? To fight someone you don’t want to fight?”

Albedo opens his mouth as if he wants to answer but then he closes it again without a single sound ever making it past his throat.

“I’m just saying,” Kaeya tacks on and tries to give Albedo a reassuring smile. “Everything has drawbacks.”

“Would still be easier,” Albedo petulantly says.

“Until you’ve destroyed Mondstadt or killed Klee,” Kaeya mercilessly gives back because he can’t have Albedo think that giving up his autonomy is worth it.

Some days might be hard—they are for everyone, Kaeya thinks—but they are never worth that.

Albedo flinches as if Kaeya has hit him and it’s enough to make Kaeya feel bad.

“I’m just—so tired,” Albedo mutters out, sounding the part too, and Kaeya wraps his fingers more firmly around Albedo’s wrist.

“Do you trust me?” he asks and he didn’t know how important the answer would be to him until he notices how hard his heart is beating in his chest.

“Yes,” Albedo simply says as if it doesn’t cost him anything to say.

“Then come to me on these days,” Kaeya tells him, slightly tightening his grip on Albedo, afraid that he might slip right between his fingers if he doesn’t hold on to him hard enough.

“What?”

“Come to me. I’ll tell you to eat and to sleep and to draw me a fucking vase if that is something that might help and you don’t have to think for yourself then. How does that sound?”

Albedo turns to look at Kaeya for the first time that day and Kaeya is never going to admit how much he has missed his gaze on him.

“Sounds—doable,” Albedo admits and though his voice still lacks its usual inflection Kaeya thinks it’s better than nothing. “What are we doing then?”

Kaeya doesn’t even have to think about it before he says “Just sitting here for a while seems good.”

There’s that tell-tale spark in Albedo’s eyes, the one that tells Kaeya he’s going to argue with him about this, but before it can catch on anything it dies out as if it has never been there. It hurts Kaeya to see, but it’s also reassuring in a way because it means Albedo is still there.

“Fine,” Albedo whispers and leans more heavily against Kaeya’s shoulder.

“Dinner later, though, I think,” Kaeya adds, because he doesn’t want Albedo to think that his trust has been entirely misplaced. “And sleep too.”

“Exhausting,” Albedo says, voice barely loud enough to be heard and as if to emphasise his point he drops his head on Kaeya’s shoulder.

“Necessary, though,” Kaeya shoots back immediately and lightly rests his own head on Albedo’s. “But later.”

There’s still an hour or two left until dinner time really comes around and then Kaeya will make sure that Albedo gets something into him, even though he doesn’t really need it. It’s good to stick to routines, especially on days like these, Kaeya knows that from experience, and what kind of help would he be if he just allowed Albedo to wallow away.

But for right now they stay like this on the couch, not really looking at anything, not saying anything but no longer alone.

[kaedehararchives]

pencil strokes ft. kaeya

you and kaeya were on a picnic date. well, not a date. it originally was going to be a hangout with all your friends like albedo and rosaria. but they all managed to bail out, leaving you and kaeya alone. "huh, i can't believe they managed to bail out so fast? i've been planning this for weeks!" you cried to kaeya as you both set down the blanket to sit on. he smoothed out the creases in the blanket,

"rosaria told me she had a shift and albedo needed to take care of klee." kaeya replied, pulling the basket onto the floor. you sighed,

"i know... im just so sad because we havent had time to hang out at all."

"hey. at least you have me here." kaeya said as you glanced at him. somehow, he always manages to look picture perfect. he's such the perfect muse. you pulled out a sketchbook from your tote bag, given by kaeya, onto your lap. kaeya picked off a strawberry from one of the tupperware, eating it. the light made kaeya look ethereal. out of this world, even.

kaeya noticed how your attention wasn't really on what he was doing but him specifically. he was about to ask you what you were doing but he heard the soft pencil strokes, and your tongue is sticking out.

oh of course, you were drawing... him?

"whatcha drawin', name?" he asked as you hummed in response. that really answers everything doesn't it.

"you. stay still please." you answered, placing your pencil down and framing kaeya with your fingers. he rolled his eyes but stayed still despite his attutude.

"if no one would eat the food, it will get cold."

"use my vision." your dominant hand stayed in the exact position of where you left off in the drawing. your other hand jingling with your pyro vision. you tossed it to the cryo wielder who just caught your vision, and he thanked the archons that it didn't slip out of his hands.

after twenty-ish minutes, he was impaitent and his bones are crunching on him. the blue haired male asked, "are you done yet?"

he moved a bit closer to you, you could feel the warmth from his face. unfortunately, he did move from his spot. you shooed him away, "no and stop moving."

"this isn't an oil painting, name. hey, do you think i'd draw better than you?"

you rolled your eyes, "sure, kae." you pulled out a paper from your sketchbook to kaeya and a clipboard. "go ahead, draw me." you were already finished with your sketch of kaeya. you picked up a sandwich that was shaped like a heart.

"okay."

"are you done, name?" he believed that you were still working on the same sketch as last time.

"yes, are you, kae?"

"yes. ok, reveal in three."

one drawing was created with grace and passion and the other was kaeya's. kaeya's drawing of you was messy and he really did try his best. you snifled a laugh,

"it's beautiful kaeya. i'll frame this and put this above my bed."

"thank you." he replied, picking up the drawing you did for him. you may have made him look more charming as usual or at least thats what you think. "you even got my charms correct... i mean, it's not as wonderful as mine but i'll frame this too."

[starwrote]

cheeks begin to flush a bright pigmented pink after being served kindness on her behalf. speaking of the muse and medium before himself, pools of blue take in the graphite sketch, trying to find good reason to a very simple yet emotionally complex answer. “it’s the flower i’ve seen the traveler wear on her crown. something not of this world - surely sparked my interest.”

if it were’t the only to exist in teyvat, albedo would of kindly asked to test upon the flora within the mountainside workshop. but something as rare and delicate as such should be protected as a true gem of the realm. personally wise, the prince isn’t nearly as social as the woman beside him; in return listening intently as he is repetition proceeds. “would you mind if i maybe began a new page with your profile? surely this new discovery would look great upon your hair.” a few moments work to form a proper yet friendly facial expression to suit his offer. as heightened senses pick up nearby fresh mint and asterwheels, fingers turn a page of the sketchbook to start new.

“I’m glad. The last thing I’d want to do is to disturb you.”

Signe gladly took her seat beside albedo, making herself comfortable against the rough of the tree trunk behind her. It was times like these that made Signe grateful to live in Mondstadt, where the breeze was gentle and plentiful and made things like studying outside all the more welcome. This spot in Windrise, in particular, seemed to capture the most attention. Its shade was inviting on a summer day like this, and it offered almost a protective feeling to those who sat beneath it.

The magician carefully pulled a few tomes out of her bag, but not without catching a glimpse of Albedo’s sketch.

“I’d heard about your drawing skills, Mister Albedo, but to see them in person really is something else.”

She flipped to a bookmarked page in the first book she’d pulled out, and offered him a small, friendly glance from between the pages.

“Are your illustrations limited to your study of alchemy, or do they expand to other topics? I’m sure it helps with your research. A visual aid always helps me whenever I’m researching something new.”