#probably actually does soothe xiao

[cryoexorcist]

SOMETHING I TOTALLY MISSED OVER THE FEAST SEGMENT

Chongyun is protected from the negative karma thanks to his yang energy.

Xiao can't hurt him, because that means their energies canonically cancel each other out

[bitterflames]

fic writer interview

(tagged by @sunriseverse, tysm for the tag!! 💙 posting on my sideblog because it feels like the right place for this sort of rambling.)

How many works do you have on AO3? 10 (plus the one i orphaned, which still has my username attached). one is fanart. i'm... a very irregular writer.

What’s your total AO3 word count? 32,694 words (i do mean a very irregular writer lol).

What are your top 5 fics by kudos? 1) snow and repetitions of snow (elder scrolls) (169) 2) no takebacks (mysterious lotus casebook) (126) 3) a light that does not flicker (elder scrolls) (85) 4) what's in a name? (mysterious lotus casebook) (78) 5) to gravity and the unknown (elder scrolls) (50) the actual most-kudosed work of mine is the Accursed Orphan, red oni, blue oni (tensei shitara slime datta ken) with 2202 (oh god). it really, really wasn't my best work, i stopped following the canon when i got bored with the plot, and the constant stream of kudos emails started to get on my nerves, hence the orphaning.

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? i try my best to! that said there are a lot of unanswered comments from periods where i just couldn't keep up with life. i appreciate each and every one though! i swear i'll get around to them someday 😭

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? i tend to write bittersweet more than outright angsty. maybe snow and repetitions of snow, featuring two shitty stubborn wizards who are on-again off-again exes/enemies with benefits. it ends on them realizing that their ideals and personalities are irreconcilable and yet they cherish each other regardless. sometimes it just be that way!

What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending? no takebacks is very short but given that it undoes a major character death and ends with a sort-of marriage proposal: probably that one. sometimes you just gotta write fluff to soothe the soul.

Do you write crossovers? not really. occasional crossover cameos can be fun, but overall they don't interest me a ton? i much prefer fusion AUs, but i don't often write them; perhaps because my stuff tends to be shorter and more intensely character-focused than setting-focused.

Have you ever received hate on a fic? not openly. if anyone's hating on my fics in private that's their prerogative lmao.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind? occasionally! there's one explicit fic on my account and numerous WIPs that may or may not ever see the light of day. "porn with feelings" is probably the best description for the stuff i tend to write. sometimes the characters are trying very hard to ignore those feelings but they're still there. (shout out to the one lin chen/mei changsu WIP in my folder which is Very Much That.)

Have you ever had a fic stolen? not to my knowledge. i tend to write for small fandoms and rare pairs so i'm probably not high on the radar for that sort of thing?

Have you ever had a fic translated? yes! snow and repetitions of snow was translated into mandarin, i'm very happy that someone liked my fic enough to do so :)

Have you ever co-written a fic before? not yet, though i've done illustrations for big bang fics in the past, and RP'd and created shared AU verses with friends. actual co-writing isn't something i've done, but the idea is intriguing! (that said, i'm extremely flakey and wouldn't wish myself as a co-writer upon anyone.)

What’s your all-time favorite ship? "all-time" is a pretty broad category, wow. in terms of sheer volume of fics i've bookmarked though mei changsu/xiao jingyan are absolutely destroying the competition, no contest. in terms of "currently rent-free in my brain" i am frantically paddling this XJY/MCS/LC rareship against the current.

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? (gestures vaguely at my entire folder of WIPs. weeps loudly.) tbh talking too much about my WIPs or even giving them a serious title until they're most-of-the-way finished feels like giving them the kiss of death. i'm not superstitious but i'm like a little stitious, you know?

What are your writing strengths? given that my entire writing process feels kind of like banging my head against a wall while crying: hard to say! i'm told i'm good with conveying tension though. in terms of characterization, insufferable theatrical magnificent bastards.

What are your writing weaknesses? long plotty fic and me are not friends. my pacing can be a bit mood whiplash-y at times. i abuse italics and semicolons like they're going out of fashion.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? depends on the cultural context of the canon, the purpose for doing so, etc... like pretty much anything else, it can be used to good effect, or it can be really grating. i think things like honorifics and terms that don't have a good 1:1 english translation are pretty much fine.

What was the first fandom you wrote for? idk probably some pokemon OC thing when i was like ten years old? in terms of fic completed and posted online, elder scrolls.

What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to? (shoving numerous WIPs back into my folder) does NiF count? i haven't finished anything for it yet... in terms of canons i haven't touched at all, maybe sha po lang. i read the entire thing in one long weekend while house-sitting for a friend and i'm still not sure if it was good or if it just hit all my kinks just right, but either way there's probably something to work with here.

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written? it's also a WIP (mostly written, just lacking a solid ending) and it's utter self-indulgent nonsense designed to appeal to no one but me but: i'm very fond of how to deflower your martial brother (wo jia dashixiong naozi you keng). hanahaki disease, fucky shixiong/shidi relations, horrible pun in the title: these are a few of my favourite things.

tagging! @shararan @strandedchesspiece @foxofninetales @sinni-ok-sessi @junemermaid @melodious-tear @thebansacredbanned and anyone else who's interested (no pressure ofc!)

[ilgaksu]

sorry that you're having trouble sleeping. I was going to ask you about heihua insomnia hcs but I feel like you had something about hxz playing violin at hours that neighbors wouldn't appreciate in one of your fics - is that an insomnia thing or just ending up on weird sleep schedules on purpose (for crime reasons or some such)?

(Also did you want non-fic related asks and if so, on what? I feel like you've set up something of an air of mystery on purpose so I don't want to interfere with that)

For the Hei Xiazi violin question: it's actually insomnia, probably sometimes as a result of weird sleeping schedules! I honestly think spending so much of your job in places without natural light has got to RUIN your circadian rhythm, right??*

*I have a ruined circadian rhythm without this excuse.

I think violin has such a full-body requirement to play that it's soothing for overactive insomnia, and also honestly looks like it can get physically exhausting.

With more headcanons, I tend to think Hei Xiazi gets much worse insomnia than Xiao Hua does, and I have no clue why I think that, aside partially from the fact I think Hei Xiazi stays up overthinking a lot more than Xiao Hua. Xiao Hua overthinks literally all the rest of the time. Also, I have a long-standing headcanon that neither of them are really compatible with the idea of sleeping in the same bed in terms of actually sleeping well a lot of the time when they first meet, but genuinely stubborn it out because they both like the intimacy aspect (lbr, Xiao Hua went from behaving with complete off-putting, wooden confusion about being cuddled post-sex, never mind any other time*, to straight up pulling a Miette-level of glaring if it Doesn't happen). Also, to be blunt, I genuinely think Xiao Hua's very mercenary and unsentimental about a) his body/bodily needs and therefore b) solo insomnia and just gets out his vibrator and tries to use that to relax enough it'll knock him out.

*Sometimes for my own dopamine, I imagine the first handful of times Hei Xiazi tried outside of specifically afterglow scenarios, and Xiao Hua stared at him like What Are You Doing, Actually? because I like to laugh at him for sport.

(That sounds fun! Uhhh, I am trying to think, and I'm like. I love being asked about writing process, and why I made decisions in fic I did, but that's.....also fic. I think questions about other interests I have, like history or, idk, favourite tea, or something are fine. I'm less comfortable with questions asking about my job/personal life in terms of the specifics/that kind of thing, and if I don't want to answer something, I'll just not and make up a new question to reply to. I'll also let you know if this changes, since I hadn't really considered that too deeply before you asked and I find having a degree of privacy now suits me a lot, but some more neutral stuff feels like it could be fun? This is really sweet of you to check and as a fandom cryptid, I appreciate it <3)

[bunathebunny]

why Hana no Atosaki is zhongxiaocore

Hana no Atosaki is about soft love and wishing peace for the one you love contrary to popular believe, it is the "you" here is not Zhongli but instead it is Xiao. Actually you can twist it for Zhongli but like it's more of a retired Zhongli wishing peace for Xiao.

桜の樹さらさらと 光る風に揺れてゐる

あの散り急ぐ花の劇しき日々

遠き夢の如く

Ok but it is easy to forget that Zhongli and Xiao lived through the days when the Archon War still raged. Between the two of them, it is unarguable that they both understand the horror of it and what they lost and had to pay in blood to achieve.

Which is why the peace that Liyue now enjoys would make them feel out of place. Like waking up some day and living in a peaceful Liyue and wondering if the war was just a fragment of their imagination, a bad dream maybe?

それは貴方の そう無口な姿

��壮を封じ込めて

何を見てるの? 何が見えるの?

果てぬ空の彼方

Hey... So like this is very Xiaocore... And well it can apply for Zhongli too I guess. They are both taciturn and filled with sorrow.

あゝ たおやかな風になりたい

心の泪 散らすよう

よるべなき想ひ 苦しみに寄り添ひたい

うららかな陽の如く

ただうたかたの季節でも

Ok you might think this is Xiao because wind and all but. Next part...

木洩れ陽のあやとりが 解けやがて陽が

落ちる

この一日が無事に過ぎる日々が

永久に続いたなら

This is yearning for domesticity. Zhongli is retired just to enjoy the Liyue he helped built. I think he would have moments like this. Xiao though... He probably feels this but represses it because it's "not his place" or some shit like that.

けれど貴方は 其の命を削り

たゆみなく進みゆく

明日を求めて 明日へ急ぎて

見えぬ茨の道

Read this and think about Xiao's burst and the fact that he keeps insisting that his place is on the battlefield and he does not know anything out of it and that his meaning is to be a weapon.

あゝ 涼やかな風になりたい

桜の幹の傍らで

志抱き駆け抜ける人が今は

穏やかに微笑うように

この浅葱色の空の下

Please. Read this. Does it not feel like Zhongli? Zhongli who sighs when Xiao is mentioned? Who sighs when he mentions how Xiao has been keeping up with his duty??

未来の行方 見えないまま亦

道無き道を往くのなら

信じて 還る場所が此処にあること

I think Zhongli would wish to give Xiao a place to return to. Remember Lantern Rite when he came to Xiao and said something about being constantly on the move must have been hard on him? Yeah that...

あゝ たおやかな風になりたい

心の泪 散らすよう

よるべなき想ひ 苦しみに寄り添ひたい

うららかな陽の如く

ただうたかたの季節でも

The chorus of the song. About wanting for your love to find peace, even if it is a mere short moment. Loving from afar and not showing it out. Wishing to be close to them to sooth their pain.

Ok read this and tell me it's not zhongxiaocore.

(Note: also like i didn't include the EN translation because it's not mine and i feel bad adding it without asking if it's ok to use it so in the future i'll just add my own translation... you know when i finish translating it)

ok but hakuouki ops and eds fit zhongxiao

[dawndelion-winery]

Hii can i request streamer Childe,Xiao,Kaeya,Kazuha x online friend!reader?(separate) Like sometimes reader streams with them and LITERALLY his fans can tell that he's inlove with reader.💞

I can already imagine those ship edits on tiktok...👀🍵

Hello, I'm sorry it took so long to get to this- I hope you like it (also added Scara<3) now for streamer duos<3

Streamlined

Streamer au! Ft. Childe, Xiao, Kaeya, Kazuha, Scaramouche

Childe:

Often streams your co-op for the sheer chaotic energy of it

Tries his best to be family friendly which results in very amusing variations of swearing from him or you jabbing him in the gut when he's about to curse

“You’re so mean to me, comrade. What happened to me being your favourite person? Look at how you wound me.”

He gets insufferable, clinging to your arm and resting his chin on your shoulder

He’s disgustingly affectionate even on camera

“Why do I play this character so often? Well obviously because y/n thinks they’re hot and this’ll make them associate being hot with me therefore they’ll think I’m hot.”

He sounds so sure of himself, people just roll with it because it’s hilarious to see him try

The most popular streams are the ones where Teucer crashes because it looks like a cute lil family all gaming together

Xiao:

Surprisingly calm

Has a tendency to go quiet when he's focused on the game, so that's when he thought it'd be a good idea to have you narrate for him

Sometimes Zhongli or Ganyu brings in some cut fruit for you two

Funnily enough, neither of you would remember to eat the fruit on your own, but somehow manage to remember to feed the other bites of fruit to make sure they're hydrated

Cue those compilation videos "Take a shot every time Xiao and Y/n feed each other"

Please don't actually take those shots, you will die from alcohol poisoning

Xiao honestly highkey gives off gamer boyfriend energy, and people probably would've assumed you were already dating when you started streaming together

They only realised you were both dense idiots when someone light-heartedly commented that it's a shame both of you were taken and you two looked confused

Kaeya:

Calm on the surface, is actually worse than Childe

Family friendly? Nahhhh, he said he'd try at first but the moment he teams up with Rosaria, the innuendos and swearing never end, as much as you try to censor it

Nowhere nearly as shameless either, but viewers still somehow notice his hand creeping across the desk to hold yours

Has the not so subtle "please date me" eyes when he looks at you and it's now a meme

"Get someone who looks at you the way Kaeya looks at y/n," Kaeya chuckles as his eyes flicker between his twitch chat and his game. "So who'll look at me that way?"

*Shocked Kaeya face* when someone replies no one because he'll be the one doing the wistful, longing stares

He is hurted /lh

"Y/n my dear, my darling, the twitch chat has spoken and they've said you should date me"

"Isn't this the same chat that said you should dye your hair pink?"

He's never recovering from that one

He does light up when you ruffle his hair though

Something his viewers pick up almost immediately (they're bloodhounds, I tell ya)

Kazuha:

The true comfort streamer

He just has such a gentle, soothing voice

And it's hilarious because he keeps that calm smile and tone even when the scenes get vicious

He tends to finish your sentences for you when you stream together

Lastly when you trail off at the thought of how dark the lore is

"Wait so that means we'll have to..."

"Sacrifice the children, start an uprising, and ultimately overthrow the king to take his loot for ourselves<3"

He scares everyone at times

It's so easy to forget he says things like that when he takes your hands in his and comforts you when you get spooked by some horror games

"Is my maple alright? Of course you are, what could touch you when I'm here?" he says as he kisses the back of your hand

Scaramouche:

Bastard. Why are you even friends with him

His snide comments about enemy mobs or rival players are always hilarious, and he has the best insults

Surprisingly doesn't swear as much as you'd expect him to when trash talking

"Oh you think you're so clever~ I don't want to hear that from someone who looks like they pulled their nose from a dying giraffe's tongue, you lemur-faced buffalo wing."

Does, however, swear extremely frequently on a regular basis

"Scara's 'what the fuck' count exceeds 500 per week not clickbait!!!"

Even you aren't exempt from his snarkiness and people wonder why you're friends with him

Until they notice how his insults towards you aren't exactly mean

Also he tends to cuss in his insults only when he's not serious so "You're so fucking stupid" roughly translates to "You're my favourite idiot"

Taglist[send an ask to be added]: @myluvkeiji @pluvioseprince @aqui-soba @euphoric-author @paradise-creator @favonius-captain @tiredsleep @raincxtter @serenenation @loverofthe-stars @gensimping-for-all @irethepotato @almond-adeptus @mx-kamisato @yuzuricebun @chaosinanutshell @howlantic @codename-hiraeth @andreiling01 @callmemeelah @stunningstratagem @sadlonelybagel

[bluexiao]

#you’re my honeybunch, sugarplum

—what are the endearments that they call you?

CHARACTERS. Zhongli, Xiao, Venti, Thoma, Scaramouche, Kazuha, Kaeya, Gorou, Diluc, Childe, Ayato, Albedo, Aether; gn! Reader

THEMES. fluff! domestic. suggestive (and slightly possessive) on scara! mentions of marriage in a very few parts.

NOTES. so this is just an experiment where i write the names in reverse instead of alphabetically. which one do you guys like more? also, all my aether works are going to be abyss!aether in general so yes if i don’t find abyss!aether i’m gonna make abyss!aether. also the song i placed on the title is so cute i literally just saw the real lyrics like earlier hahaha

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“Dearest” is when ZHONGLI soothes you when you’re stressed over a vendor who was scolding him after he came out without a wallet, hand rubbing on your shoulders or wrapping themselves on your waist, trying to usher you away for the fight not to escalate further. But when it does, one look from him is enough for the others to cower away at the intensity they hold despite not knowing his true identity. While “sweetheart” is whenever you two were on bed, relishing each other’s presence and letting the dream world embrace you both. Even if he doesn’t need sleep, you are the one whom he needs—much more than you could’ve ever imagined coming from a divine being such as he.

“It’s time to close your eyes, sweetheart,” he smiles at you lovingly, “I wish you a goodnight, dearest.”

XIAO slips a “(my) angel” whenever he thinks you’re asleep. There are times that you hear it but mostly it’s late at night and you couldn’t wait for him anymore. With a brush of his bare hand over your hair or your cheek, or whenever he was in a moment of being afraid to unconsciously hurt you, he places them above your leg, covered by the blanket where he knows he could not unconsciously cause you harm. Longing, such an unnecessariness for an Adeptus, but it was the very same picture on his eyes, glittering beneath the glow of the moonlight where he knew only he could see these emotions he says he failed to have.

“Go sleep, my angel, I’ll be here,” he brings his hand on top of your skin—bare, ungloved, just as how he is with his feelings, “May your dreams be of peace and the dark shall leave you be.”

VENTI calls you by many endearments. He’s called you “windblume,” “my love,” “my darling,” “my sweet flower,” and a variety of others even if it was just in one sentence. You might even hear him often call you “Hey there, lover!”. However, his favorite is when he calls you “my muse”. There is something rather special about that call—as a bard himself, and also as someone who appreciates you from the inside and out. He thinks you save him just by existing—you are his inspiration, and he wants you to know that each and every time he calls you his muse.

“Have you got any other else to do today, my muse? Care to join me for a trip in Dadaupa Gorge?”

THOMA is rather convinced he’ll marry you in the future. His favorite endearment to call you is “honey.” However, he also thinks that when you two have gotten married, he’ll want to call you “wifey/hubby” just to joke around with you, or tease you whenever he wants to. But what you don’t know is that these are actually what he truly feels on the inside—he wants you not only for now, but if you’d give him the freedom to choose, he’d choose a life of eternity with you on it.

“Honey, can you pass me the salt, please? Yes, this is Dry-Braised Salted Fish. Do you want me to cook anything else?”

Very rarely does SCARAMOUCHE ever call you an endearment. The most he’d call you is “mine,” probably, when he’s feeling extra possessive due to stress or being pushed into the corner. He mutters it in between his kisses or when he nibbles on your skin, trailing his lips where he deems anyone could see just so he could not only prove it to you but to others as well. When he’s feeling confident and teasing, however, he calls you “darling” with a smirk on his face, knowing full well he has caught you off-guard and loving the way you fluster beneath him.

“Hm? You tired, darling? I thought you’d like to take me on top of Starsnatch Cliff?” he smirks, “What? Want me to carry you or something?”

KAZUHA calls you by the things you remind him of. “Dove,” “angel,” “flower,” “sunshine,” or even “butterfly.” It varies, most of the time, for the lips of a poet is something to be wary of—sweet, like a teeth-rotting candy or a chocolate bar you receive in a Trick of Treat. He makes it his mission to make your heart flutter even as seasons pass by, or when you both grow old. He hopes that it would be enough, at least, for you to stay, flying on the winds with him, high above the clouds, soaring like two love birds fated for each other.

“What must be on your mind, dove? Care to share it to me?”

KAEYA calls you “babe” most, if not all the time. It’s been like that probably even before you two had gotten together. It’s something that both he and you had gotten used to that it’s quite difficult to even imagine if he calls you with anything but “babe,” especially in moments that he surely knows he will. Perhaps, this is what he wishes for—consistency, to stay as it is and never falter away. He wanted it not to.

“You coming with, babe?” he muses, “What now? Are you neglecting your own boyfriend-Ow,” he chuckles, “Alright, alright, groceries first before Angel’s Share, as promised.”

“Love” is when GOROU and you were still a couple, but he dreams of calling you “honey” when he settles with you in the future. It’s sort of traditional for the people of Inazuma to call their spouses with “honey,” based on what he’d observed. He’s fairly affectionate, not afraid of showing them to you even if others are present. His tone, his voice, his eyes; how different they were whenever he calls you “love.” He is certain about this—this relationship that is deemed to be everlasting and boundless. “Love” is what he feels for you, forever, and probably always.

“Love, there is no need to worry,” he softly says as he reaches and presses a kiss on your forehead, “I will go back home safe. I promise.”

DILUC calls you “my love,” but every time you were in public—only during the first few months of being with you, he was still hesitant about it. However as time passed on, it slips out of his mouth easier than it was before, even if other people are present around both of you. In times that this occurs, vendors still couldn’t believe that this young bachelor had finally found the person whom he could finally see himself with to have the courage to step a foot forward and be proud of it. No one else could’ve imagined this moment would come, even him. Yet it did, with you.

“Are these all you need, my love? Why do you need all these ingredients?” “For dinner tonight, I see. Must you need more?”

CHILDE refers to you as “baby” or “babe” or “lovely.” It’s a match between the two of you—who gets to fluster the other more, who will falter first into a fit of embarrassment. There was never a true winner for the both of you, you were each other’s strength and weakness, yet he didn’t mind that. He could tease you all you like, but you could do the same to him.

“Hey there, lovely,” he greets you with an embrace from behind leaving a chaste kiss on your cheek as he brought his chin on your shoulder, “What is for dinner today? Do you want me to help?”

“Honey” is when AYATO and you are in the privacy of your home, whereas he could act however he wants without being judged nor talked about by others. “My dear” is when you two were out and about—a very rare instance but he insists for your sake, that he’s not a bad boyfriend to not take you on dates like any lover should. He makes it sound so easy, so smooth; as if his voice was made of finest silk, giving them to you and making your heart skip a beat or two.

“Must you really tempt me away from my work, honey?” he smiles as he pulls you on his lap and lets you encircle your own arms on his neck while his were on your waist, “Perhaps I may take a short break for my dear. What is it that you’d like to do, hm?”

ALBEDO has a knack of whispering “darling” next to your ear and seeing what your reaction would be. He has a small smile on his face and maybe even a release of a soft chuckle, his breath fanning themselves on your skin below your ear before adoringly pressing a chaste kiss on them. Physics is when an unconscious pull brings him to you and Chemistry is when he finds himself amused with whatever you do, even if they’re not what he expected them to be most of the time.

“Busy, darling?” he does it again, his hand carefully placing itself on your shoulder as he lands a kiss on your temple, “Always the hardworker. Can I really not persuade you to look at me for a little while?”

AETHER, at first, refuses to call you with an endearment, in fear of you getting attached to him and you both hurting in the process. He cannot handle falling for you and losing you again. Now, however, he tends to call you “beloved,” never failing to always look you in the eye and communicate his love and care for you. Home was where he and his sister were before, but now, he found another person who could truly understand him no matter who he is, was, or will be. You will stay with him, he knows you will.

“Feeling alright, beloved?” he caresses your cheek, eyes focused on yours, always holding the same care as it did to any other he feels them for, “Tell me what you need and I’ll give them to you. Anything.”

TAGLIST (send an ask to be added~)

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[catcze]

⠀ [ ᝰ ] When you get hurt

Reblogs are greatly appreciated !!

!!⠀Feat : Xiao, Kazuha, Childe (separate) x GN! Reader

!!⠀## : Fluff !! hurt/comfort, I suppose. 

!!⠀CWs : super vague mentions of injuries, w/ no graphic descriptions.

Barely re-read and edited bc I have to post this asap n I don’t wanna lose my bet w Tea HAHHA

⠀ ᝰ Xiao

Probably concerned. Like, really concerned, and he wants to help, but he doesn’t know how.

Xiao wants to touch and help patch you up and make you feel better, but he’s so worried that if he touches you, his karma is somehow going to make you injury worse :(

It’s just a scrape, you tell him, a flesh wound. It just looks much, much worse than it actually is. And yet Xiao is still hovering around you, his hands poised like he wants to place them on your injured leg in some way, but he doesn’t. Already, he had rushed you back to the inn in the closest thing to panic that you’ve ever seen in his expression, setting you down carefully on one of the seats on his balcony. His worry would be endearing and something to aww over, if not for the poorly-hidden distress on his face.

“Xiao, it’s okay,” you tell him, causing his eyes to snap to yours. He doesn’t say anything, merely nodding quietly and eyeing your leg as if he expected it to blow up or something. The bandages he had gotten from Verr (practically scaring the poor woman out of her skin when he appeared at her workspace with a flurry) are still in your hands, sitting limply.

“It’s not that bad,” you say, smiling through the sting of the wound. Yes, it might not be life-threatening or anything, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt in its own right. Xiao apparently catches the wince you try to hide, and his frown only deepens.

“You humans are so fragile,” he says, brows furrowed. His pretty green eyes are dark, even in the light of the inn’s lanterns. “Even something as menial as this could be the cause for your death.”

A bit of a reach, maybe. It is just a scrape, after all. Just… a little more bloody than it should be. After weighing your actions for a second, you beckon him closer with a hand, smiling when he easily does so. You hold out the bandages, pain nearly forgotten when he looks at them blankly and you have to fight the urge to chuckle. “You can help, if you’re so worried.”

He doesn’t take them, not until you grab his hand yourself and plop it on his palm. Xiao’s hands don’t move, and if anything there’s even more conflict on his face as his eyes dart between his closed hands and the wound that’s still on your leg. Your hand drapes over his, curling his fingers tighter around the cloth in his palm, giving it a comforting pat for good measure. “You won’t hurt me,” you tell him. So earnest, so believing. “I trust you.”

Warmth zings through his veins at that, and despite himself, he has to hold down the flush to his cheeks. After a second, he exhales, kneeling down before you to be level with your injury, unrolls the strip of bandages, and prays to every god he knows to help him do this right.

⠀ ᝰ Kazuha

He’s worried, but he keeps his composure and his hands remain steady, though there’s an underlying urgency with his movements.

He’s a calming presence, soothing your every hiss of pain. With his own soft murmur. Considering his years wandering Inazuma alone, he likely knows how to treat some wounds, so he knows what he’s doing.

“Hold still,” Kazuha murmurs, fully concentrated as he wraps your upper arm in bandages. His movements are quick, precise. The bandage doesn’t cut off your circulation, and you’re still able to move relatively well (he had asked you several times if it was okay, if it hurt, if it was too tight) but it didn’t have any risk of coming loose anytime soon.

He’s been focused like this since you’ve gotten to a safe space, away from the hostile kairagi that you came across. With how concentrated and quiet he’s been over something like a slash, merely skin-deep and only enough for you to bleed a bit, you’ve probably been more concerned for him than you have for yourself.

Under Kazuha’s experienced hands, it takes no time at all before the bleeding stops, and both of you breathe a sigh of relief. Still, it doesn’t escape your notice when the tips of his fingers still linger near the bandage, touch as light as a feather and his gaze far away.

You wonder what he thinks, at times like these. He’s told you of his time before he joined the Crux, of course, but you know there are memories he still has yet to share. Details that he may have glossed over when he told them to you late at night on the deck of the Alcor, when the stars had been the only witness to your midnight rendezvous. 

Kazuha is still silent, and your eyes go to his bandaged hand, to the burns that sit beneath the cloth, and wonder if he thinks of the night where he’d had to hastily bandage his own injury with trembling hands and a grieving heart, all alone with nothing but a cold vision to keep him company. 

With your good arm, you nudge him with your elbow, effectively breaking his trance, drawing his gaze up to meet yours.

“Thank you,” you say, hoping that a smile on your face would reassure him. Your fingers interlock easily, naturally. A movement practiced a hundred times over. “Dunno what I would’ve done without you, ‘Zuha.”

It takes a moment for your words to get to him, for his gaze to finally refocus into the present, but when it does he smiles sweetly, taking your hand and pressing a kiss to your palm. Tingles rise where his lips touch your skin, and race up your spine when he regards you with a soft, earnest look.

“Think nothing of it, my love.”

⠀ ᝰ Childe

When he sees the way you so much as wince, Childe immediately knows something’s up.

He’s worried —of course he is— and his brain immediately slips into business mode. He wants to assess the damage, get all the information, make sure you’re taken care of, then make whoever did that to you very sorry.

“What happened, sweetheart?” Childe asks, brows furrowing as he reaches out, noting the odd way that you’re holding your arm. Cradling it to your body, holding it close to your chest. There’s something wrong, his brain unhelpfully supplies, like it isn’t obvious. Movement slow, cautious, he reaches out like and you instinctively flinch, which only causes his worry to mount. 

“Can I see? Please.” The furrow in his brow only grows deeper as he looks at the tired, spooked way you hold yourself. He doesn’t move again, not until you swallow and nod.

So carefully, Childe takes your arm and your injured hand. His touch is ginger, handling you delicately as he takes a look. It doesn’t escape him when you grit your teeth at the small movement, or how your whole arm trembles from the pain that radiates from your hand. You’re disoriented from it, really, and you’ve been fighting the urge to lose your lunch for the better half of the past hour.  

But you don’t let a peep escape you as Childe assesses the damage with the gaze of a man who’s seen plenty of injuries in his life, not even when a pulse of pain shoots through your hand again. His jaw ticks in quiet anger, and yet his touch on you never turns callous or rough— if anything, it becomes even softer, which warms your heart amidst the pain.

“Are you hurt anywhere else?” Childe asks, his eyes already roving over you, concerned and worried.

“No,” you say, voice quiet. Tired. “Just that.”

He nods, letting you pull your injured arm back to your chest so you can hold it as comfortably as you could, then gingerly takes hold of your good hand, pressing a kiss to your knuckles that has you smiling wobbly in spite of everything.

“Let’s get you to to one of our doctors,” he says, twining your fingers together and pulling you along. His gaze is on you, focused on getting you better and getting your injury treated, but you can see the coil behind his eyes, like a cat steadying itself on its haunches, thinking of the next prey he will have in his claws. Childe presses a kiss to your knuckles, and you can feel his lips brush against your skin when he speaks. “I’ll hold your hand while you get treated, then you can tell me everything that happened, and who I need to have a little talk with, okay?”

[kalims]

how genshin characters kiss you.

fluff, established relationship, kisses, physical intimacy.

diluc — kisses you tenderly like he's handling yet another glass of wine. the embrace he has you in is enough to make you melt against his touch. gentle, yet passionate, he always gets lost in the moment. the feeling of your lips against his makes his cheeks warm, this intimate gesture was a feeling he'd never thought that was this addicting. when he pulls away, expect him to look like his breath was caught away. red cheeks, messy hair. how endearing he looks.

"..."

kaeya — kisses you like you're the most delicious thing he'd ever tasted. an arm wrapped around your waist while the other is carefully wrapped on the side of your face, these are the rare moments that kaeya let's his inner soul to be loved. you'd be suprised on how nice the kiss feels. It's just the right amount of deepness, to him. kaeya, knows exactly what things that get you like, sloppy kisses or fast ones. he uses his tall physique to tower over your body.

"ah, ah, ah.. I'm not finished with you yet."

tartaglia — kisses you like he's been wanting to even though you already kissed a while ago. tartaglia never gets enough of your lips, he finds the startled look on your face when he captures your lips in his own simply thrilling. with both his hands resting on your hips, tartaglia likes to get you in the moment with fast and sloppy kisses. he doesn't necessarily care for audience but there's just something about getting caught making out in one of those alleys.

"just one more."

zhongli — kisses you like you're a fragile doll that even the slightest touch may break your skin. old traditions have practically imprinted zhongli's mind, he's a complete gentleman. asking for your permission for a simple embrace, including kisses. he likes the feeling of your body pressed firmly against his. with his height, he sometimes has to lean down so he can capture your lips better. with his thumb rubbing soothing circles om your palm, and the other gently cupping your chin. zhongli cherishes these intimate moments.

"you are something else.."

xiao — kisses you like he doesn't know to. frankly, he actually doesn't. however he does have to admit that he first thought that the way mortals spoke so highly of a small interaction like 'kissing' a waste of time. the first time you both kissed though, xiao found himself sitting on top of wangshu inn looking at the starry veil that covered the sky with a finger over his lips. he felt literal tingles cover his body in a way it hadn't before. xiao is stiff but he will get the hang of kissing after a few times, he could've been a fast learner if he wasn't so nervous. (yes, you noticed.)

"how foolish, do it again."

venti — kisses you like he knows there'll be moments like this again and he couldn't wait for it. venti likes the feeling of your arm wrapped around his neck while his embraced your waist tightly. he likes to tease you by lighty pecking your lips then pulling away with a wink that makes your heart race, sometimes. he would pull you off your feet and spin you around. you still don't know how he does this though. probably because of the fact that he makes you lighter with anemo.

"how fun!"

albedo — kisses you like it's everything he'd ever needed. relationships are a hassle according to albedo. but when you get together he finally sees why every couple does everything they can to keep themselves together, he will drop everything and approach you if you asked for a kiss. don't worry, he isn't desperate. just curious as to why he feels so warm and loved in your embrace. albedo likes to take things slow, processing the tingles he feels each second.

"that was a new experience, do you mind if we do it again?"

scaramouchs — kisses you like he doesn't want to. that's actually an act of some sorts to look superior and all. the roll of his eyes and the strings of insults and denial that spill from his mouth makes it seem like he doesn't want to kiss you, you also laughed at the way he stiffened up when you actually pressed your lips against his. you've got to say. the red blush coating is cheeks in either embarrassment or anger was very cute. scaramouche likes to take things fast. RlRough and fast kisses are just in his nature so expect them when he's in a particularly good mood to pull you into a heated kiss.

"you want a kiss? no." (his last words before he actually kissed you later on)

dainsleif — kisses you like it's something he wanted to do but just hasn't gathered the courage to do so. he's a mysterious man, wanting to keep his thoughts to himself rather than speaking. however when he's with you, his quiet demeanor was quickly reduced to a fool completely in love with you, dansleif kisses you while leaning down seeing as he's quite tall. he doesn't know why but the sight of you trying to reach him on your tippy toes elitists a soft and gentle smile out of him.

"if you let me. may I?"

kaedehara kazuha — kissss you like he's overcome with love. perhaps it's the way he'd steal fleeting glances at your form so carelessly that even the crew had noticed. even so, he's a carefree soul looking for the true peace of his heart. when he notices his heart rate speed up along the way his face blooms in a soft shade of barely traceable red. he concludes that you are his eternal peace and happiness. when Kazuha first kisses you. It's like he's been waiting for this since forever. If it was you then he will wait forever.

"simply beautiful, no?"

lumine — kisses you like she's never done it before. it's actually true, she'd never gone this far. In a relationship atleast. to you, it's kinda amusing to see the headstrong and confident lumine reduced to a shy and flustered mess. ahe isn't sure on what to do so she just follows your lead. this is your downfall, cause she will get used to this and not be flustered anymore. the tables turn, she will sometimes suprise you with a kiss then walk away.

"I'm... what..?!"

[cinnamonest]

Oo how about the boys with aftercare💕

I think on a scale Zhongli would be the best in this situation and scaramouche is probably the worst :(

Oh you're absolutely correct. If we had to break it down into categories it would more or less look like:

Does so by default, goes above and beyond without needing to be told: Zhongli, Thoma

Does so by default but at what cost: Bennett

Does not automatically think to do it himself but will rush to do so if prompted, does well: Kazuha, Venti

Does not automatically think to do it himself but will rush to do so if prompted, does a moderately good job but needs some guidance: Chongyun, Gorou

'I already apologized for bruising your insides :( what more do you want :( why are you mad at me just cuddle with me :(': Childe

*is already asleep*: Diluc

'You know what what will make you feel better? :)' (spoiler alert, it won't) : Kaeya

Tries his best, but honestly is awful at it, poor thing: Albedo

Gets someone else to do it: Xingqiu

Gets someone else to do it + paranoid pessimist who gets all hurty bc he overthinks it: Scaramouche

'???? After-what': Razor, Xiao

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You're right in that Zhongli would definitely be among the best, I want to say he's about tied with Thoma. Both naturally have high perception to your pains and discomforts, so they can tell when you need it (even if you might not yourself).

Zhongli is more for things like blankets and other physical comforts, not to mention he's good at verbally comforting you too. His voice just has a way of calming you down if you're panicked or disoriented, and lifting you up if you experience any kind of post-coital depressive issues. Also, if anything was particularly rough, and he's aware of it, you get baths. It's really nice, actually, warm water is very helpful in regards to physical pains and is emotionally comforting as well, so it's a highly soothing method of showing care for you. He's well-aware of the effect it has on you, and to some extent he takes a bit of pride in knowing that he can read you and your needs very well, and meet them perfectly.

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Thoma, on the other hand, goes for food and water as a primary source of showing care. It's what he's best at, so it's just what comes naturally. He knows your favorite things, and thus doesn't need to be told what to bring you, he just sort of kisses your forehead and mumbles something about how he'll be right back, and returns with this or that. That is, provided it's simple, since actually cooking would take too much time, so basically it's whatever small simple things you like. And lots of water! You need to stay hydrated, you know... overall though, he's actually fairly confident in his own ability to care for you, to watch you and determine that you're alright and that you don't need anything else by the time he's done (besides cuddling, which can be provided once he puts everything away and comes back to bed).

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Bennett tries. He really does. It just so happens that it seems that whatever higher power is determining this poor boy's luck has decided that every attempt to care for you will be ruined. He tried to make you food, but it caught fire... he went to get you a glass of water, and ended up apologizing while soaking it up off the ground and picking up the shards... oh, here's an idea! He can kinda just slightly warm up his hands without actually producing fire, it can act as a heating pad if you're hurting... except he actually does end up going a bit too hot and now you have a burn. Honestly you reach a point where you're more afraid of aftercare than any sex act itself. Poor thing though, at least he's trying.

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It's not a lack of consideration, Venti just gets really tired post-orgasm, so his natural instinct is just to sort of lay there with you, close to drifting off to sleep... but the moment he hears you sort of grunt or grimace or feels you stiffen with any sort of pain, he sort of opens one eye to get a look, and realizes from your face that you're hurting somehow. To be honest, sex with him isn't very likely to hurt you in the first place, as he tends to be gentle-to-moderate in terms of roughness, but occasionally a certain position might hurt your back or knees or the like. And he leaps at the opportunity to do anything to endear himself to you, so he'll go get anything he thinks might help, be it alcohol or painkillers or whatever you need. However, note that he really likes praise, so honestly he's hoping in his mind that you'll be really happy about it and thank him or something, and will likewise be disappointed if you don't.

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With Kazuha, on the other hand, isn't an issue with getting tired, so much as he is frustratingly unaware of his own strength and roughness, so he doesn't realize the difference between "slow gentle missionary where you're pretty much fine afterwards" versus "that was so rough that you're not going to walk normally for several days and will probably grimace every time you move." It's not until you're clutching your lower stomach with pain on your face and in your voice that he realizes it might have been too hard... likewise, he leaps at the opportunity, thinking you'll forgive him and maybe even be happy with him for doing something, and besides, he hates seeing you in pain (during refractory periods where he can't get aroused by it only), so he'll come back with food and water and whatever else is available to him... which to be honest, isn't usually a whole lot, but he's making an effort, and that's what counts, right? For the most part, it's a lot of verbal and physical comfort, gently rubbing you where it's needed, giving you forehead kisses and generally expressing affection, which he hopes helps both with your physical pain and helping to bring your out of any negative headspace.

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Chongyun is very... not confident he's doing the right thing, so he's very panicked if you show any signs of a "drop" in which you become low-responsive or tired or quiet. He's paranoid about having hurt you in the first place, especially if he's coming out of a manic state and has to realize what just happened and doesn't know the details of exactly what he might have done. So he's direct, asks you if you're okay (lots of little apologies too), asks you what you need. And generally, he does just that, sticks to what you tell him exactly. But he will pick up some extra things too -- you were saying you wanted another pillow, well, he also got you a glass of water while he was up... that sort of thing. His nervousness can be a bit cute, really, if you have the mental clarity in the moment to observe him fretting as he does. He has to ask a million times if you're okay and if you need anything else... it can get a little bit annoying, sure, but you tell yourself it's better than someone who wouldn't care.

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Gorou is similar, he's not sure if he's going about it right. He doesn't think to do so at first, he's still just basking in euphoria from it all when he realizes that you're either very quiet and distant and still, indicating some sort of drop, or you might be grimacing in some pain. Unfortunately, he realizes only afterwards that oh, whoops, he didn't mean to, but it looks like he did accidentally sink his teeth into your shoulder without realizing what he was doing, sorry. It didn't break the skin, but he'll happily sort of massage the pained area for you, hold you close and apologize and murmur words of comfort. The only issue is that if you want him to, like, get something, such as food or water or get up and run a bath or the like, you'll have to wait a few minutes... the knot takes time to swell down, so he literally cannot physically pull out of you without causing you both immense pain for five minutes or so. But once he can, he'll rush to get what you need.

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Childe, like most people, tends to think of how to help others from the perspective of his own experience. When considering what others want, we humans tend to determine this by thinking of what WE would want, as it is our best frame of reference, and he's no different... so, cuddling should work. In fact, he can experience a bit of a drop himself sometimes post-coitus, so it becomes an issue of balancing you needing whatever you need, and him desperately needing comfort himself. Ugh, fine, he'll get up and get something if you need him to, but... just let him come back and let him hold you. Except then you need something else and he has to go get that too... okay this time let him hold you... eventually he just sort of whines and says it'll be fine, promise you'll feel a lot better if you just let him do this... and it's much worse if you're mad about him going too rough, or especially give him a cold shoulder. He already apologized! Can't you be sweet now? It wasn't that big of a deal! He basically shoots himself in the foot with his words... and if you do something like turn your back to him, it just makes his own "drop" worse, feels like a knife to the heart, and he himself ends up getting quiet and hurt... usually this is resolved by you giving him the attention he wants. He's good at that sad puppy face that makes you cave to the guilt-tripping every time.

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Diluc is one of those guys that just. Out like a light the moment orgasm dies down. A lot of the time he doesn't even get to pull out of you, and more unfortunately, also does not roll over to the side, no. Your chest makes a nice pillow, he thinks. You, on the other hand, do not think his entire bodyweight makes a good blanket. Quite the crushing one actually. So you have to beat on his back a bit with your hands before he kinda grumbles and slides off of you, just to pull you back into an iron-grip spooning embrace. And you say something to him, say that you're really sweaty and want a shower or something, or that you're thirsty or hungry or want something heated to put on your throbbing insides, but you only get heavy, half-snore breathing in response. Literally out in less then 10 seconds. Don't worry though, whenever he wakes up from the nap, he'll be a lot more receptive and will get you whatever you need. But until then, you're not getting what you need unfortunately, because his grip is tight enough to prevent you from getting up either.

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Kaeya and Albedo have the same mentality, but different solutions.

For Kaeya, his solution is the thing that solves all of his own problems and pains... copious amounts of alcohol! Really, it'll make it super easy to go to sleep. Sore? Here, have some. Here, have some more. And so on it goes. That being said, if you're getting wasted, so is he (no this totally wasn't an excuse to drink... not JUST an excuse to drink at least, he was genuinely trying to help), so you'll basically end up drunkenly falling asleep together. Which just turns out to be a problem of its own when you wake up with a horrendous hangover, head throbbing and limbs feeling like concrete. At which point, though, you're both suffering. The thing is, he tends to overdramatize any sickness or pain in an attempt to get some affection out of you because it's one of the only ways he knows how to get you to. So while he's the one to actually do things, and will get up and get you both coffee and water or whatever your hangover cure of choice is, YOU end up being the one to get pity-fished into being comforting. But hey, suffering together is kinda romantic in a way, you know...

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Albedo approaches it very... mechanically. This does not combine well with the fact that he is probably one of the ones for whom you'll need aftercare the most, given all the sadistic and weird kinks you've undoubtedly been forced into. You'll have to tell him, say you're not feeling good or that something hurts. Not that he doesn't want to help you if you need it, it just doesn't cross his mind until you tell him, he'll just go back to normal otherwise. He's weird about that, if you don't do anything or say anything, he can just go from highly intense sex to just talking about something completely unrelated in his normal voice as if that didn't just happen within the span of 20 seconds. But he'll help you without hesitation, of course... he just sees it as a list of requirements to be met. Dehydration - treat with water. Sore spot - something heated up. Skin chaffed - ointment of some kind. It feels mechanical and can consequently feel impersonal and cold, although he's not intending it to. And to be honest, he's awful at trying to be verbally comforting. But he tries, and you can feel that he is genuinely concerned and putting effort in, so that counts for something.

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What's the point in having family servants if you're not gonna utilize them? It's not hard. Ugh, honestly Xingqiu's family probably has those little attendant handbells they can hold up and ring and someone will come to the door, it's so obnoxiously upper class it could make you roll your eyes. But yes, thankfully they know better than to actually barge in by default (it happened once, now they know to knock to make sure you're both decently clothed), so he just speaks through the door and tells them to get a bath going or bring you two food or drinks or whatever. Honestly it's just as much of an enjoyment for him as it is for you, since he also gets to enjoy the benefits of it all... but that being said, should you be in a mental state that he can tell is abnormal, he still puts effort into physical and verbal comfort, and although the words themselves are teasing and comforting, you can always sense a nervousness in it, as if he's afraid that he's not doing or saying the right things.

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The Fatui serve the same purpose as servants for Scaramouche, on the other hand. It's not like he's gonna actually stand up and go do it himself, surely you wouldn't expect that of him... well, you do, at least in the way you phrase it, you ask him if he can get you this or that. His eyes narrow and he sort of sighs as if annoyed, before walking over to the door and carrying on your message to whichever unfortunate grunt has been assigned to guard the hall. But you can't help but notice that the very request seems to have upset him in some way... even once what you wanted is dropped off, his voice has something like... no, not irritation, more like bitterness, actually, roughly hands it over to you with a flat-toned 'here.' It's especially so if you were angry or cold when you gave the request, if you were clearly upset with him over hurting you or the like... see, regardless of which one it is, he tends to have a lot of pessimistic paranoias, and overthinks everything to the extent that he reads too deeply into things to find some negative conclusion or deeper implication, even when there really is none. In reality, you really, truly just wanted that thing, but in his mind, you were trying to get him to go away, weren't you. You were that desperate to get him out of your presence that you tried to find some way to do so just for a few minutes, you hate him that much, huh. So, yes, it's definitely not good, the most bothersome of your problems ends up being a bitter sulking manchild rather than any ache or pain.

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I mean Razor and Xiao would try but like... they'll probably just make things worse.

Oh, you got dirt on you and your back has some scrapes and mild bleeding from bark while you were being railed up against a tree? You want cloth with water to wipe it down and hold onto the cut? Razor has better idea, carry (y/n) into river :) The (freezing cold, unable to see anything within bc it's the middle of the night but you know is filled with ambiguously unpleasant wildlife) flowing water will wash it off without any effort and all you have to do is stand there! Smart, isn't he? Alternatively, you get... a very special form of aftercare... if you can call it that. If you get scraped up he can just give you the cure-all treatment for wounds, a nice dose of aggressive licking. It works for the wolves, it stops bleeding, and mates often do it for each other.

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Xiao also tries. It turns out to be a lot like the except it's less selfish and more that he's genuinely trying and just doesn't know what else to do. Oh, you are saying your insides hurt now and it's his fault. Sorry. Well... it's on your insides, right? So he can't do much, it's not like an external wound he could bandage up or put medicine on or something. But... whenever he comes back from fighting all hurt... he likes to lay beside you, you're warm and soft and it makes him feel a lot better, even if he's still hurting physically. So he can do what he always does whenever anything whatsoever is wrong: sit behind you, rest his head on your shoulder, and squeeze you tight. And sit like that for a while. Except said squeezing is literally right on the bruised spot and you have to get him to reposition his arms five times before realizing it's just not worth it and it's better to just ignore the soreness and try to sleep. Oh, but don't complain too much, or else he might get into one of his moods where he thinks you're trying to overexaggerate it or lie for some ulterior motive, and start questioning you on just how you're planning to use this situation to run away...

[zuluc]

streamer!au could be an smau for xiao 🤔 ahh i want to make streamer headcannons for the genshin boys

warning: language

there’s just something nice about having xiao as a boyfriend, who is also a streamer. most of this is really just admiring him and his quirks when he plays, his jibes and interesting reactions, and also that nonstop attention he to give to you regardless of what he’s doing (which takes place especially when he streams)

xiao is a well-known one, in fact, and his schedule is usually to stream three times a week for about a couple hours at a time. he grew in popularity after playing a game with a friend (@tartartaglia on tweetch go subscribe) and people really liked how chill he was. once he turned on his video for the first time, you can probably guess more and more people watched him. his subscribers take all that they can from seeing him live because he’s just that type of person to pull in a crowd without even trying. or noticing.

he’s good looking, his voice is soothing to listen to, and he’s a good gamer. xiao knows strategies for certain games or even just brute forces his way through others. either way, he’s a popular choice for a team player.

his commentary is also pretty entertaining. he could be playing a horror game and start ranting, in a monotone voice mind you, about how the ghost is literally making his gameplay harder (which it’s supposed to… anyways). he’s not particularly afraid of jump scares and stuff, just a little startled at times. though, xiao also doesn’t yell—he just slightly raises his voice.

“and i have to run because you’re breathing down my neck like an asshole and I can’t stop or else i’ll lose. fuck shit.”

“hey ghost, can you shut the hell up? i’m trying to hear the damn mechanism.”

he also lowkey rage quits but it’s not in a fiery way, more like… cold…

“screw this game.” *square dies again when hitting a spike, exhales in exasperation while running a hand through his hair ”i will throw this computer into the fucking sun—“ *dies again and slams forehead on the table*

or he could be playing the most wholesome game that doesn’t seem to match his aesthetic. to be honest, he’s playing these games most of the time

“oh my god—guys they have tomato plants. i’ve always wanted a tomato plant.”

“they have cats? i’m playing this instead, childe can play genshin on his own.”

the chat is surprised to hear his obvious infatuation for small animals and things deemed to “cutesy” for him but they love the stark contrast from his demeanor. another thing they also didn’t expect was how soft he was for his s/o.

xiao says more than he would like about you and this is because he doesn’t even notice that he talks about you. like people know he’s dating someone, there’s always food or water being handed to him from the side and a voice calling his name in the background. but you’ve never shown up on stream once, he’s just hinted at the fact you’re together. it keeps some fans off his back but also keeps your relationship a but more away from the public eye.

“who am i making this avatar look like? just someone.”

he feels bad for not being able to be with you while he streams and you’re just laying on your bed a waiting for him or on his gaming couch which is out of the camera’s view. he does look over from time to time when it’s not noticeable on camera (it is, his chat is too nice to say anything about it in the moment but tease him later because they know you’re there)

so then he starts doing streams with his camera off sometimes. no one minds, they only ask if his hair is up or down to know if they missed anything (smh). during these streams he’ll pull you into his lap and let you stay there, head resting on his shoulder and you can either be on your phone or napping

as mentioned, he doesn’t yell so you don’t mind what he plays because he still has to do commentary. xiao actually appreciates when you’re this close to him because you’re also a “safety barrier” when he plays more suspenseful games. when there are jump scared you notice how he places a free hand on your back to push you closer to him.

one time he accidentally turned the camera on while he wanted to turn his mic off to talk to you and take a little break. he turned the mic off but people could see you and he was soft. like full on SOFT. no one could see your face since he was cupping it with his hands.

“are you comfortable, love?”

he doesn’t say much on a daily basis, including in his streams, but the tenderness his words hold directed at you is heartwarming. then he notices the chat going faster and faster.

MIC OFF CAMERA ON

OI ALATUS UR CAMERA IS ON

there’s no panic in his eyes, he simply closes them and sighs. leaning forward to turn off his camera and put his mic back on.

“you all saw nothing.”

[buoyant-breeze]

Hiya! I loved the bathe with genshin character so...could you do Zhongli and Venti?

authors note  ⊱ this fueled my archon-loving brainworms bless

part one (diluc, kaeya)

part two (albedo, kazuha, xiao)

part three (childe)

characters ⊱ zhongli, venti

warnings ⊱ completely safe! please enjoy!

rating ⊱ sfw

zhongli

baths with him are relaxed and honey-sweet, with a very profound sense of intimacy

it is something that happens casually, but the experience itself is always meaningful: just because it happens often and without much pretense doesn’t mean it isn’t cherished

zhongli usually initiates, “would you like to wind down in the bath with me?” and it is a suggestion often said after long hours out of the house, tending to errands and business, and all he wants now is to relax into a smaller, comfortable space with you where he can pretend the entire world does not exist, just for a moment, and that it’s only you and him

he’s practical about making sure you both actually get clean, but to him, it’s more about the journey than the destination

he’ll comb his fingers through your soapy scalp, but the touch is soft, slow, and lingering: he does not rush anything about this, his voice is warm and low and his eyes constantly try to catch your gaze

when he washes your skin, it is just as slow; this calm, soothing pace is something that encourages you to reciprocate, to just take this moment and let go, to just relax and let things be

it can get playful, sometimes; he lets out a rusty, warm chuckle when you say something witty, or when you get some bath bubbles smeared at a curious angle on your face

but there’s still something tender about that, too; his laugh ends with a fond smile as his thumb brushes against the damp skin of your cheek, tracing your features with an open adoration

generally, he just likes to sit in the bath with you, tending to each other, making conversation; the appeal to it is that he likes the sanctitude, finding a sense of peace and stillness with you

his eyes always flutter closed whenever you touch him to help him rinse off soap or wash away the wear and tear of his skin, he lets out a deep sigh and makes no attempt to hide the way he slightly arches towards each soft touch of your fingertips

he likes to take turns between tending to you and letting you tend to him; it’s balanced and it brings him a strong sense of togetherness

appreciates special and extra attention to his long hair, and it is noticeably silky-smooth between your hands

he wouldn’t mind a change of pace with taking showers with you instead, but traditional bathtubs are more his preference; these tend to be less intense and have a lighter energy to them

venti

honestly, he’s a little too impatient for a bath, sometimes, he’s more of a shower person

but it’s not really a preference thing, because he loves baths, it’s just he sometimes feel like he doesn’t have time for them, because he likes to do, do, do

he likes bath bombs, he likes different soaps, he’s thrown in flower petals a few times here and there—if you think of it, he’s probably tried it; it’s fun to experiment to see what he likes and try out all sorts of new things, just to find something that he enjoys, as well as explore new options

he has a tendency to sometimes doze in the bath, the heat of it is very relaxing and he just sort of melts into it, so sometimes he ends up staying in there for a few hours longer than he expected

bathing with you is more of a playful, light-hearted experience: he will eagerly share some of his ‘knowledge’ on bath products, as well as the ones he actually owns, but there’s probably only like two or three he still has left because he’s poor and runs out of things all the time

he likes to pull you in with an enthusiastic smile, eagerly pressing damp kisses to your face and laughing through apologies when he accidentally gets some soap on your lips

but the best bath experience in his opinion is being pampered

he likes to be taken care of; it’s... been a really long time since someone has really cared about him enough to touch him like this, to laugh with him like this, to make him stop and let the facade die so he can just be himself, not what everyone expects him to be

it’s almost heartbreakingly sweet, when you soap up his hair for him and rinse it out between your fingers, taking care of him with gentle, soft touches that have him oddly silent and somewhat flustered

but it’s a quiet flustered; he flushes softly on his skin and averts his eyes, swallowing back thick emotion that’s building up in his throat

when your hand ghosts over his chest, right above his heartbeat, he’s nearly afraid you’ll hear how it’s wrenching and thundering behind his ribs

easily becomes lazy and lethargic after being taken care of like that, he becomes more relaxed and loose-muscled, but now he’s sappy and he has feelings and so he’s going to kiss you, right now

he’ll return the favor, happily scrubbing your scalp while trying to make you laugh, doing his best to circumnavigate the well of emotions building and bubbling in his chest, because truthfully, he’s just one step away from tearing up from how loving you are, and how grateful he is to experience that

he’d love to shower with you, but he might get distracted through most of it because he’s eager to cling onto you, kiss you, and try to make you crack a smile or give him one of your sweet laughs

[windblooms]

liyue boys – how they touch their s/o

headcanons and scenarios of how childe, chongyun, scaramouche, xiao, xingqiu, and zhongli would romantically interact with their s/o.

gender-neutral reader.  sfw scenarios for each character, with additional suggestive implications for childe, scaramouche, xiao, and zhongli (since they’re confirmed legal).  2309 words.

childe

the Touchiest of the liyue boys

he just really, really fond of touching you, whether it be with his fingers through your hair or having you a hand on your lap. 

the first time he wanted to touch you, he actually asked (yes, verbally) if you were okay with him doing so

at least one of his acts with you could be orthodox, yeah?  although, looking back on it now, he supposes that he was attempting to be a bit more serious and wasn’t sure how to convey the sentiment when his reputation often preceded him

since then, he’s made a habit to have you next to him at all times

you don’t mind, since his attention is admittedly nice, but understandably neither of you want to display affection towards each other in the presence of his coworkers.  

if you were to be in public, such as walking down the streets of liyue, then he’d have his fingers laced between yours

if he were to be in a particularly good mood that day, he’d actually have you hook your arm around his.  you’re not sure why – but maybe it’s because more of you would be pressed against him that way.

an avid displayer of fleeting touches.  some are playful, like tapping his finger on your nose to get your attention, while others are slightly more teasing, like trailing his fingers up your thigh when you’re working and really shouldn’t be getting distracted. 

“i can’t help it.  your expressions are always the best part.”

so long as you’re next to him, he’ll find any excuse possible to have himself on you.

you’re cold?  take his coat, but also a complimentary hug because wow he’s kinda sorta warm for a snezhnayan native. 

got work to do?  he’ll stroll over to you every once in a while, claim he’s checking on you, and then place a kiss on your cheek as “encouragement.”

just got home from a long day out?  take some time to lay on top of him, he makes for a comfy mattress

his favorite ways to touch you: gloves off, thumb rubs against the back of your hand, hands cradling your neck or squeezing your hips in more passionate moments.  especially enjoys contact the more of your body he feels.  not sexual all the time, but definitely sensually pleasing.  he’s reassured when he feels you next to him. 

chongyun

chongyun is relatively inexperienced in acting out his romantic impulses.  

hand holding?  yeah, sure, he knows it’s what people do, but apparently there something about interlacing fingers . . . ?

also, there are different ways to hug?  he thought that just wrapping his arms around your shoulders would be fine, but is there a specific instance where he should “back hug” you?  

he thinks there should be a lover’s manual for how to go about with physical touch, but sadly there isn’t, and he’s left by himself to make sense of his confusion.

he’ll have to learn first-hand – something he quickly realizes he won’t mind.

chongyun’s touches will reflect his nature: gentle and initially somewhat shy, but he will gradually become more confident as time goes on.

the first time he tries to initiate hand-holding with you, you’re sitting next to each other on the couch

you can tell something’s a bit off by how he’s staring straight into your skull, as if he’s conflicted over something even when there’s nothing to be distressed about –

and he lifts his hand, hesitantly, and you swear that he’s shaking, before he mumbles something along the lines of “screw this” and just

places the tips of his fingers over the back of your hand and

just leaves them there

and you’re blinking, not quite sure what to make of his awkwardness, before connecting the dots when you see him absolutely red in the face. 

he’s startled when he hears you laugh, and especially when you move your hand to securely grasp his own. 

you’re warm, incredibly so, and when he looks up from his lap to affirm that he hasn’t made a complete mess of the mood, you’re there to give him a pat on the head.

“y-yeah.  can we stay like this?  hey!  no, don't laugh – ”

the take-away: soft boy.  will realize that he loves it when you squeeze his hands but will be flustered when admitting it.  also internally enjoys it when you put your chin atop his head, and when you let him put his hand on your shoulder.  will become more confident over time with showing affection, whether it be through light touches or shy pecks. 

scaramouche

scaramouche is admittedly one of the more destructive harbingers

meaning he wouldn’t be one to be gentle in the slightest

probably doesn't even know that hugging is supposed to be an act of affection and instead registers it as another method to crush someone’s chest

the least likely out of the liyue boy to even be in a romantic relationship 

but in the off chance that he is, 

warm affection won’t be on the menu unless you’re in a dream sequence.

yes, he might not be as irritable around you.  yes, he won’t immediately scowl at your presence, and maybe even request for you to be beside him once in a while.

but that is a far cry from assuming stable, healthy intimacy.

the closest he’s ever gone to touching you kindly is by pulling you towards him – nearly winding you with his forcefulness – and insisting that you play with his hair

(definitely a pushy one, and it would be endearing if not for the fact that he does not know how to interact constructively with others.)

so it’ll take time, lots of explanations and dialogue to tell him that no, he doesn’t have to be so rough with his grasp, and yes, it does bother you and you’d insist that he learn to be gentler before touching you again.

he won’t strike you down for speaking your mind – that’s exactly why he’s with you to begin with, since you were able to back up your wit with fight.

he’ll grumble, as if you had told him the most unpleasant of news (which you suppose you just have), but nonetheless attempts to mimic touches you would approve of.

scaramouche is, admittedly, easy to vex.  while he might generally be a hassle to handle, the only time you do let him give in to his harsh tendencies are when you two are kissing each other a bit too hard or grabbing each others’ clothes too eagerly.

in other words, making out.

it’s obvious that he enjoys these more aggressive instances over the ones you’ve convinced him to be satisfied with.  it’s an agreement that both of you have come to terms with: if he’s to  command  ask for little things, he better be respectful about it.  but when you decide to reward him for exercising restraint publicly, it’s behind his door where you let him go unrestrained. 

“so long as you’ll still let me do this, then i might tolerate your . . . other preferences.”

xiao

he’s not sure when you became more comfortable with one another, but for some reason he’s certain that it had to be after you commented on his hair

something about it being soft and appealing to braid – not that he would ever let you,

okay, maybe if you ask enough times.  but for now the answer is definitely no.

anyways,

you were actually the one to ask to hug him first.  he was a bit perplexed, wondering what you were thinking that prompted you to ask, but then realized that neither of you had been physically affectionate before.  

as in, not even hand holding.  or hand squeezes.  or anything else that would be considered basic between partners.

as quickly as you asked, he affirmed that it was all right, and has since become attuned to your need for physical assurance.

something about him “feeling like home” and “safe.”  at the time, he wasn’t sure what feeling like a home meant, however through time he realized that you felt like home as well.

soothing.  as if automatic, he fits your body into his and holds the back of your head against his chest, lets you twirl your fingers in your hair, and carries you into bed.

under the covers, he feels more alone with you, as if the closed door isn’t already enough.

even in the dark, his eyes will roam all over your face, and he’ll run his fingers over your cheeks, down your neck, and over your collarbones. 

he can feel you shudder slightly under his touch, and he’ll always stop immediately, concerned for your discomfort. 

but when you take his hand to your lips and press kisses on his fingers, he’s relieved that he’s still doing right by you. 

so long as you’re sure, he���ll continue his ministrations.  whether it be holding your form flush against him as you drift to sleep, or crooking his finger under your chin so he can mold your lips together just the way you like, so long as you both know you’re safe with him.

in short: inexperienced, but always concerned for you.  won’t do anything unless you ask or suggest, and even then, his care for you is more obvious than the wake of day with the sunrise. 

“i’ll hold you as long as you let me – if you’d have me be with you.”

xingqiu

simple: dramatic.

if you thought that the novels he’s written have gotten to his head, then you would be completely right, because he does not miss an opportunity to add in some flair to your relationship. 

produces a glaze lily out of thin air each time he greets you after your day of work, “fairest, this is for thou,” and has the audacity to look pleased with himself.

a nerd at heart, and you might unironically think it’s cute if not for the laughs he allows himself afterwards.

is always smiling when you touch, even if you’re just bumping into him accidentally.

it doesn’t take much to make him happy, you realize, but that assumption morphs into wow he just.  really loves with his whole heart.

xingqiu’s a magnet when it comes to your shoulder, somehow always leaning against you when given the opportunity

you could be sitting next to each other at the table, or even standing up talking to other people, and he’ll latch onto your shoulder.

“i’ve got you right next to me.  why not capitalize on the moment?”

absolutely adores it when you let him play with your hair.  you’re not sure what it’s about, but after his obvious attachment to your arm, you just decided that he was a very physical lover and you’d be more than willing to indulge him.

if you come visit him when he’s reading or writing, he gets especially excited because!!!  head rest!!!!

and consider yourself occupied for easily the next hour as he rattles off yet another plot of a novel, or attempts to woo you with sappy lines that he decided to mentally bookmark just to tease you with later.

in the instances when he isn’t occupying your lap or shoulder, he actually likes it when you lean on him as well, especially if you’re sleepy.  he finds the whole act endearing, either you being too lazy to move to bed or finding him comfortable. 

so long as you don’t tire of his antics, he’ll be sure to indulge you in the same. 

zhongli

despite being what some would call oblivious when it comes to human interaction, zhongli is surprisingly romantically competent so long as you give him time to adjust.

he’s quick to notice things you like and hones in on them with relative ease.  admittedly, the first time you hugged him, he was a bit stiff, but was actually the one to initiate physical affection the following time.

 it gives you hope that there aren’t actually cobwebs still in that thousand year-old brain of his. 

already a traditional man, you soon realize that he’s fond of more innocent touches, such as when you slot your fingers against his or unbind his hair to play with the strands. 

he might even fall asleep if you comb his hair long enough, enjoying being spoiled.

forehead kisses!

at least twice a day, he’ll brush aside your bangs and place pecks on your forehead.  if not your forehead, then definitely your cheeks.

lowkey wants to pinch your cheeks.  you’re not sure why.  maybe it’s the childish curiosity that peaks out of him every so often, and he’ll absent-mindedly comment that your cheeks remind him of crystal shrimp balls.

you’d stutter every time, finding his sense in compliments endearing yet flustering at once, and he’d just blink, the sincere man he is.

“but they do.  flush with color.”  a pause.  “could i maybe have a bite?”

ah, yes, when he does want a bite –

his touches will be unbearably soft.  so much so that you’re not even sure he’s real, with the tenderness on his fingers and warmth in his voice.

zhongli cherishes you as if he’s waited a thousand years for you.  in the back of his head afraid that if he’s any more present then he might break you, as if he would ever capable of doing something like that –

he’ll have your thighs around his waist, body above your own and mouth leaving fleeting pressures along your neck

each time his lips press into your skin, he leaves sweet words behind.

he only wishes to enjoy the moments he has with you, so long as you enjoy yourself as well.  zhongli will be attuned to your preferences, and take delight in spoiling you rotten – even if he might be a bit unorthodox with his speech, his sentiment is never in question. 

[apompkwrites]

reader impact || first meeting

series masterlist characters: xiao, albedo genre: fluff summary: a game has been released entitled genshin impact, consisting of otherworldly abilities relying on the basic elements of nature. the game follows the story of an interdimensional traveling twin in search of their other half. along this journey, they meet different characters that live in this world. including you. notes: have i read a few genshin impact x game character reader stories and impulsively decided to make one too? maybe. you can't prove anything. i don't know if this will be a series but we'll see :D

xiao's playthrough -

xiao, named as alatus on his streaming platform, has made himself known as a gaming streamer with an awkward personality and blunt words.

he's the type of streamer who wouldn't have a set type of game and would, instead, play whatever his viewers recommended.

valorant? sure, he'll try it out.

hitman? why not?

animal crossing? it's a complete 180 from the other games, but sure.

when one of his viewers recommended genshin impact, he was quick to say yes and search for the game.

once the game finishes downloading, he quickly begins the game.

once the opening cutscene passes, he compliments the overall aesthetic of the game, pointing out the smaller details such as the footprints made by his character and the sound their clothes make when they move.

as always, his expressions are quite monotone to a point where it seems nothing draws his attention towards the game.

one of his mods, however, knows xiao well enough to where he knows which character he would like.

they convince xiao that the game is worth sticking with towards the second half of chapter 1, act 1.

he doesn't understand but he trusts his mods so he promises to continue.

it takes a few hours, especially because of the grinding, but a few streams later he's finally made it.

after fighting a one-sided argument with cloud retainer, he immediately begins his trek to the wangshu inn. and yes, trek, he enjoys walking/gliding through the world of teyvat rather than fast traveling everywhere.

he walks up the stairs to the top floor of the inn, resting his hands in his lap as the cutscene begins.

"to the blind, everything may not be as it appears..."

xiao is normally stoic during games, even ones with scenes made to fluster the player and catch them off guard.

but not this time.

once xiao's character is faced with yours, he just stops. his chat is spamming messages, asking if he's okay and if he's actually emoting for once.

he just stares at your character for a good five minutes.

and trust me, at least half of his viewers clipped that.

"... who are they?"

that was his only question after those minutes of silence. never before had he been attached to a character within the first few minutes of meeting them. his mind is racing and all he can think about is how amazing your character design is and how nice your voice is and how cool your character is and--

oh right, he's streaming right now...

anyway, the more your conversation goes on, the more he loves your character.

you're just so sassy and snappy but he loves you either way.

once you turn away with your back towards the camera, he just stares.

he stares at the intricate tattoo on your exposed arm and the mask hanging off of your belt.

and then you're gone.

his face drops so quickly and his viewers are very quick to point it out. he grimaces once paimon starts talking and he's very tempted to just speed through her dialogue.

he just wants to see you again.

once he hears from verr goldet that you've never smiled (at least around her), he immediately turns to the camera and says, "we better make them smile in this game."

once he finds out about your favorite food, he's already asking his viewers if he's able to get the recipe for it.

the next time he gets to talk to you, his face just lights up once he sees your character standing on the balcony.

however, once his characters tell you about rex lapis's death, his heart sinks when he hears how sad your voice becomes, even if your tone is still as harsh as before.

he gets all sad again when the quest ends and he has to wait to unlock the next archon quest.

he ends the game there and decides to spend the last few minutes talking to his viewers.

"i'll stream genshin again soon."

his viewers all know it's only because he met you.

albedo's playthrough -

albedo often does art streams and the occasional science-y stream.

if he does games, he mainly uses them to admire the art/mechanics of the gameplay.

genshin impact was one of those games he decided to play on his own solely because of the beautiful scenary.

(and the opportunity to draw more characters).

he's definitely the player that cares about elemental reactions above all else. pretty much every character he uses is built for elemental damage instead of physical.

most of his genshin streams are him walking around teyvat and pointing out the scenary.

he was definitely excited for the dragonspine event because that meant a better view of teyvat!

what he wasn't prepared for, however, was the reveal of a new character: you.

he isn't too into looking at the updates for genshin on his own, so he didn't find out about who you were until his stream asked about it.

he decided to react to the newest updates live since his chat seemed excited to hear his input.

once he pulled up the latest update details, he spent a few minutes talking about the new subzero mechanic.

but once he scrolled down to the characters... OH BOY

he's able to keep his composure but he definitely spends longer talking about you.

he almost gasped when he saw you were the chief alchemist of mondstadt.

combine that with the fact that you rely on elemental damage instead of physical...

your honor, he's fallen hard.

he'll put a countdown on stream to when your character and event drops, even on his non-genshin streams.

speaking of those streams, on the week just before your event, his streams will all be based around you and the information he's seen on you.

his art streams will consist of you and how he thinks your attacks will work just based on the description (he purposely avoided all pictures of your attacks for this stream).

his science-y streams would probably be based on your element.

once your event drops, that's the only thing he'll stream until it's over.

your assistant used to be his favorite character to play as but they just never clicked. it's not like he hates your assistant, it's just he didn't immediately fall in love with them.

his party definitely has your assistant in it, though.

he would have normally taken his time to look around dragonspine and admire the new scenery, but he couldn't help but speed through it until he finally gets to see you onscreen.

once the cutscene officially introduces you in front of a canvas, he's internally panicking.

you like art too?! and science?! how perfect can you be?!?!?!

he will genuinely feel bad when he scares the hilichurls because he knows that that's what you were sketching.

"who are you? why did you alarm them?"

NOW HE FEELS EVEN WORSE

even when you tell him you've finished sketching, he wants to make it up to you :((

if he were able to, he would've lured more hilichurls to let you sketch more.

some people in his chat would probably spam him to skip your dialogue because it's so wordy, but that's the exact reason why he listens to it all.

he likes listening to your character ramble on, especially because you have a soothing voice.

anytime your character does their idle animation where you give life to something, he will always let it play. even if your dialogue is finished before the animation, he would not progress until it's completed.

once your character asks for help, he would immediately agree before you finished your sentence.

man just wants to spend more time with you.

he likes staring at the tattoo on your neck whenever the camera is close to you. he just thinks it's really pretty on you.

once your other nonplayable assistant begins talking, he'll skip through the dialogue. he doesn't care if it goes more in depth into this world's alchemy, he just wants to hear it from you.

"hmm, looks like the potion's ready. i'll try a little first."

"please don't..."

he doesn't want you to try it just in case it hurts you :(

anytime he is allowed to walk freely with you around, he'd definitely put his traveler character next to you for a few minutes and just let you two stare at each other.

someone asks him why he spends a few minutes doodling on his desk when you talk.

he shows them the notebook that he had been writing notes in. it's filled with little doodles of you and some more information you give on the world of alchemy.

for future streams the involve you, he'd set up another camera to show the notes and doodles he's making about you.

sometimes he'll spend a few minutes on a single section where the camera is focused on you just to recreate the picture in the notebook.

he absolutely loves whoever planned out the camera angles because of how cute you look in every one of them.

he definitely gets a bad vibe from rosaria when she hints at the fact that you may be using alchemy against him.

he will defend you and alchemy to his grave!

that one scene where you create a flower in front of you is one he will always treasure.

he makes sure someone clipped that moment just so he can draw that, make it a print, and put it on his wall.

since most of his viewers most likely consist of artists, he will encourage them to draw you and send him fanart. he will put them all on a wall and dedicate every picture that goes there to you.

"if i one day lose control... destroy mondstadt... as well as everything around it..."

"huh?"

"will you be there to stop me?"

"wait... no."

if people were only listening to that portion, they would still be able to hear the pout on his face.

he'll end the game there but change his stream into an impromptu art stream.

he will only be drawing you in nice situations to distract himself from the fact that there is something going on with you.

"hm? what do you mean something's wrong with (name)? i have no idea what you're talking about."

poor boy's in denial...

[xcrystalzero]

love languages

Characters Included: Kaeya, Diluc, Xiao, Zhongli

Kaeya:

Giving: Words of Affirmation, Physical Touch

-Have you heard this man's voice-lines? The dude is the literal definition of a sweet-talker.

-Will constantly be telling you how good you look in that new outfit or how well-spoken you just were or how good you are at everything your do.

-Also kind of handsy??

-Not like in an obnoxious way (well at least not all the time). Loves to have a hand around your waist when you guys are just talking at the tavern or taking a walk around Mondstat.

-Will 100% grab your ass out of nowhere and then pretend like nothing happened.

Receiving: Physical Touch, Quality Time

- On the other hand, if you grab his ass, he may pass away on the spot.

-Absolutely loves it when you initiate physical contact, especially in public. Will tease you every single time about it but loves seeing this "bold" side of you.

"Oh? Someone's a little needy today." Kaeya cooed as he turned to glance over his shoulder at the way you were currently clinging to his back. You pouted up at him, making a show of slowly pulling away.

"You don't like it? I guess I'll just need to go find someone else to hug... You think Diluc is at the tavern?" You had taken a single step away when a pair of arms wound their way around your waist.

"Hey now..." There's a bit of a warning in his voice but it's nothing harsh. His breath hits your skin as he nuzzles into the crook of your neck, sending a shiver down your spine. "I never said that."

-Has a pretty packed schedule as a captain so he doesn't have much free time to spend just chilling. So when you take time out of your equally busy schedule specifically to spend with him, he gets all warm and tingly inside.

-Especially loves it when you do the planning since again, he's a busy man. If you show up at the Knight's headquarters and are just like "get in loser, we're going on a date" he'll probably fall in love all over again.

Diluc:

Giving: Gift Giving, Acts of Service

-Mans is the second-richest person in all of Tevat. If even bring up a slight interest in something, expect it to show up at your doorstep the next day, perfectly gift-wrapped.

-Will shrug it off when you confront him about it, wondering why you're making a big deal out of something so trivial.

"Diluc why is there an army of stuffed animals on my porch?" You aren't sure what your eyes are supposed to be. The fiery-haired man before you or the 50 fluffy creatures arranged in perfectly packaged boxes sitting on the ground in front of you.

"The other day, you said you thought they were cute" Diluc shrugs as he weaves his way through the maze of little creatures to stand by your side.

"THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU BUY THEM ALL!"

-Also likes to make things easier for you whenever he can.

-He's always offering to call you a carriage so you don't have to walk places, or make sure that all of the errands are done before you get a chance to get to them.

-He just wants to reduce any stress in your life and it's cute.

Receiving: Physical Touch, Words of Affirmation

-Touch-starved motherfucker.

-Somewhat shy when it comes to PDA and just general affection but over time, he gets used to it and starts to crave it.

-Will never ask you for affection directly but will definitely hint at it. He'll let his hand rest gently on your shoulder for just a little bit too long, or linger after he's already said goodnight, and that's how you know that he wants some love and affection.

-Really likes when you run your hands through his hair. There's just something so soothing about it, especially since he hasn't allowed someone to be that comfortable with him in a while. May just fall asleep in your arms if you keep doing it.

-In the same way, he likes to hear praises. He's not a man who needs to be told by others that he's doing the right thing or that he's doing a good job, but it does kind of feel nice when you're the one saying those things to him.

Xiao:

Giving: Acts of Service, Gift Giving

-He feels like he has nothing of his own to give so he tries to make himself useful in the only way he knows how.

-You mentioned that there's this commission you took that's harder than you expected and has had you busy for the past few days? Oh look at that, somehow the issue is solved. The Treasure Hoarders seem to be creeping too close to the trading ports for comfort. Not anymore they're not.

-Gets borderline creepy at some points where he seems to know every little thing you're struggling with and be able to solve all your problems immediately but are you really going to complain?

-Will constantly bring you food or little things that he saw that reminded him of you.

"Here, take this."

You glance puzzled at the hand the adeptus has outstretched to you. Gently, you reach out and take whatever it is he is offering you, bringing it up to your face to observe. A soft chuckle leaves your lips. In your hands is a tiny butterfly seemingly constructed of folded and interlocking leaf strips.

"Aww Xiao, did you make this for me?"

"I... I just happened to have it," he stutters out, looking anywhere except at you. That does nothing but coax another soft laugh out of you as you gently lean your head against his shoulder.

"Thank you, I'll take good care of it."

"... you better."

Receiving: Words of Affirmation, Physical Touch

- Normally, he thinks the sweet-talking of mortals is just another form of manipulation. That being said, when he hears any of those sugared phrases coming from you, his heart skips a beat.

-The first few times you complemented him, he literally had to stop and process for a second because wow. That felt great.

"Mortals are so incapable," Xiao mutters as he brushes slime condensate off of his sleeve. You sheath your sword before turning back to him, a grin on your face.

"Well anyone would be compared to you. You're really amazing you know!"

He froze. They were just words and nothing he hadn't heard before from workers at the inn or humans in the past, so why was his heart beating to fast?

"Xiao?" You questioned, catching up to him and waving a hand slowly in front of his face.

Coming back to his senses, Xiao huffed, turning his head to the side to hide the red creeping onto his cheeks. "Shut up..."

-Surprisingly enough, also really really likes when you touch him. Of course, always ask first or he might just straight up deck you on sheer instinct.

-But as he gets more and more comfortable around you, he grows to love the way you will absentmindedly grab his hand whenever you want to show him something or the way you like to brush his hair gently out of his eyes when the wind picks up.

-His ears turn red whenever you touch him, no matter how innocent the touch and he will get flustered if you ever decide to tease him about it.

Zhongli:

Giving: Gift Giving, Quality Time

- For a broke bitch, he sure loves to spoil you. Will always bring you to upscale restaurants to try the most expensive dishes or take you out to the stalls to look at exquisite jewelry.

"Which one should I get?"

"Why not both?"

"And who is going to pay for that?"

"That... I did not consider."

- Likes to be around you whenever he can. He's not the busiest person now that he's basically given up the job he had for so long (spoilers???) so he has more time to spend with you.

-If you don't mind, he likes to just be around you throughout the day as you do your own thing, just enjoying being in your company.

Receiving: Quality Time

-The dude has been alive for so long, he just wants to spend some of that time with someone else.

-His favorite thing is just to wander around Liyue Harbor with you, pointing out historical landmarks or just rambling around the history of the land. Loves it when you ask him questions about things or just generally express interest in the things he is talking about.

"That section of the harbor actually used to be a theater."

"Like for plays?"

"Yes actually. However, it was demolished as a sign of the end of the cultural revolution as the city turned to trade as its primary focus."

"Oh yeah you were telling me about that yesterday!" You remark excitedly, gaze drifting around as though you are attempting to imagine the world Zhongli describes. But he is only looking at you, a warm smile spreading slowly over his face.

There is no shortage of people in Liyue Harbor to listen to his stories but only your commit them to memory almost immediately, constantly asking him questions and wanting to learn more about his world. And just for that, he thinks he may fall even deeper in love with you.

note: let me know if you guys like this and i'll do a part two with some of the characters i missed!

[sleepyditto]

GENSHIN CHARACTERS WHEN YOU ASK THEM IF YOU COULD SLEEP ON THEIR LAP

Ft. Xiao,Kazuha,Venti,Keqing,Mona,Yoimiya(reader is gender neutral and implied to be character’s s/o)

A/n: so ehe-my first tumblr post for Genshin fanfics-I hope I got the characters impressions right-feel free to give CONSTRUCTIVE criticism if you wanna

This isn’t proofread btw-just something I can up with on the spot

Xiao

-The Vigilant Yaksha’s expression suddenly changes to a shocked and confused look

-“W..what?? You mortals do make some very strange requests.”

-He doesn’t mean to be rude-he’s just taken aback by you asking such a thing-probably doesn’t understand the concept behind it 😭

-“Hmph. Usually I do not bother to entertain such strange requests,but for you…I’ll do it. Just for you.”

-OML IMAGINE HIS BLUSH AS HE’S SAYING THAT-seriously though he will watch over and protect you as you sleep peacefully in his lap

-He probably would feel kind of stiff at first-this whole partner sleep on their partner’s lap thing feels alien to him-but I think he would relax a bit after watching your adorable face drift off to sleep

Kazuha

-I’m guessing you two had either just finished off a long journey or sailing on the Crux when you asked him that-

-“Oh,fatigue has caught up with you my dear? Of course,just relax in my lap,no need to ask.”

-PLEASE THE WAY HE SAYS IT IM SIMPING FOR THIS MAN

-He’s so sweet 🥺,probably reads your favourite poems or plays soothing tunes as you drift off to sleep

-You enjoy his warm embrace as he gently strokes your hair with probably a small kiss on your face depending on where you’re facing before whispering “Sweet dreams,my dear.”

-TO BE IN YOUR POSITION I WILL DO ANYTHING-

Venti

-You probably meet him under the tree at Windrise at night after a long day of either adventure or working jobs and ask that request

-“Ah! Well if it isn’t my favourite person-huh,you want to sleep on my lap,awww of course!! You deserve it after completing a long day”

-This bard feels honoured that you chose him out of all other places to rest your head on

-Like Kazuha,probably plays for you your favourite tunes on his lyre or recites some of your favourite ballads

-If you want-he would probably let the breeze blow in a way it gently caresses your face-you dated the Anemo Archon after all

-He watches over you as you sleep peacefully in his lap-he thinks you’re so adorable and would also definitely strokes your hair and kiss your face as you sleep 🥺

Keqing

-You probably find her still working at her desk-she was the Yuheng after all so you didn’t expect much of a response when you made such a request

-However,she actually paused upon hearing your request and looks up with you with a confused look

-“You…want to sleep on my lap? Well,why did you suddenly ask now,especially when I’m busy?”

-Kinda like Xiao but less awkward-still she’s quite hesitant on fulfilling your request until your tired yawns make her cave in

-“You seem quite burned out,oh well,I guess you can rest here for the moment-“

-However,she pauses from he work time to time to take a peek at your face resting so comfortably in her lap-if you’re lucky maybe she might stroke your face gently while you sleep 😋

Mona

-Quite similar to Keqing’s response when you make that request-albeit for the fact Mona might be a little more tsundere in her response

-“Wh..where did you get that idea from?!Can’t you just sleep on the bed?!”

-You probably have to make some excuse where both of you can lay out in the open to watch the stars together,I mean it does satisfy your girlfriend’s love for astrology

-She does sense that your are genuinely tired so she finally gives in to your request and lets you sleep on her lap while she stargazes

-“Since you did offer me the opportunity to carry out my astrology work,I suppose…I’ll let it slip,you can rest on my lap then.”

-All this time she’s trying to focus on her work but can’t help the pink rose tint that rises up to her cheeks everytime she sneaks a peek at you cuddling onto her thighs

Yoimiya

-PLEASE ANYTHING FOR THIS-aha definitely no Yoimiya bias here

-I’m guessing that you probably just finished a long day of crafting and making fireworks she instead suggests what you were thinking after you yawn-but if you end up asking her first it’s still pretty much the same response from her :)

-“Awww,of course my little sparky!!!(I HC this would be one of many nicknames that she would end up calling you),you can rest on my lap-don’t have to ask!!!

-This girl is so sweet to you 🥺 like she will definitely give you soft headpats as you cuddle into her body,she thinks it’s really cute how you suddenly just decided to sleep on her but she still appreciates it nonetheless

-Will also definitely gives you small kisses on your face and gently strokes your hair like she wants you to know every part of you is loved by hair ahhhhhh im not simping

-Probably plays with your hands as well and interlocks them-,squeezes them to know that she will watch over you as you sleep

-Maybe as a bonus-will be like “Wait here” as she leaves briefly to get you a surprise which turns out to be a firework display for you and she really finds your marvelled expression cute and continues to cuddle you in her lamp

-Whispers a “I love you” into your ear as you slowly drift off to sleep resting comfortably in her arms 🥺

You can actually I didn’t proofread this aha-just wanted to post something out there :P but if you enjoyed it then we’ll-yay me

[chokiipng]

Hay fever : Genshin various

a/n : suffering from seasonal allergies isn't fun . so instead of trying to do school work, i'm gonna write hcs to make myself feel better

character(s) : Xiao, Diluc, Kaeya, Albedo, Childe contents : fluff with a bit of crack (my specialty) + : reader has really bad seasonal allergies

Xiao :

he doesn't really understand tbh

he plays it off as a common cold at first and entrusts you with Verr, much to her annoyance. he didn't realize the true severity of the situation until a week had passed.

he's heard of seasonal allergies before, so it's not like he was entirely clueless, he just didn't know how to go about treating it.

because of this, he turned into a big ball of concern for the entirety of spring

he asked everyone he could for help, even that ginger haired harbinger (to which he had no clue since he basically lives on an iceberg)

this also happened to peek Zhongli's interest, who then took him to Bubu pharmacy to learn more. it took Xiao about 5 different interrogations to actually visit Bubu, he cursed himself internally for not checking there in the first place

of course, Baizhu laughed it off and informed the both of them on how allergies work, how they're triggered, and how to prevent/soothe them

if you sneezed/sniffled, he was immediately by your side with a tissue and some water. itchy eyes, he had a small bottle of eyedrops for you courtesy of Dr. Baizhu and Qiqi

it was amusing to say the least, watching a feared Yaksha running around frantically in order to soothe your allergies

of course, he soon picked up that it was because you went outside every goddamn day to complete commissions and to pick flowers for who knows who (Qiqi, you often found yourself picking herbs with her because who could say no to that face?)

he legit locked you in your room at Wangshuu Inn and did your commissions for you. he didn't want you in any pain, so he stayed with you when he finished all of his tasks

he didn't isolate you though, but if he takes you out he makes sure you take your allergy medicine (given by Qiqi, ty bby) and that you have a mask on

Diluc :

he never really experienced hay fever, but he knows the gist of it

he's heard stories of it from customers of the Angel's Share and was immensely grateful to the Archons for blessing him with immunity to seasonal allergies

but he wasn't prepared to catch you practically sneezing your guts out one morning

Diluc drops everything, much to Adelinde's horror, and orders for a box of tissues and water immediately. he whips out the blankets from under the couch that he knew you hid and props you on some pillows he fluffed in a panicked rush

the maids watch with a nervous chuckle as he runs around the mansion, completely forgetting about his shift at the Angel's Share and his nightly heroic duties

as soon as he calms down from the initial shock of how hard allergies hit you, he asks you how your feeling and if he can do anything

the next day he asks Donna (who stutters at his mere presence), who mind you is an employee at the Floral Whisper, since Flora isn't there herself about hay fever. he figured that people who worked at a flower shop would know about allergies caused by the pollen produced by flowers

he brings back medicine that you've been instructed to take daily as to lessen the affects of your allergies

despite his day duties, he offers to take up your daily commissions during the days you are physically unable to do them or just does them of his own volition

he trusts that the maids will take care of you in his stead

in the mean time, you're allowed to roam the city as you wish, but that's about it. he threatened Lawrence and Swan that they would feel the wrath of retribution if you stepped foot outside the city

Mondstadt was a land of eternal springtime, there was no way in hell he was letting you out of the city without his supervision

while all of this may be a bit much, he makes sure to let you know that this is just him caring for you. he doesn't want to seem overbearing and trusts that you know what's happening to your body and how to treat it

Kaeya :

he laughs at your demise

what did you expect ?

but he really is worrying on the inside

he makes sure to check in with Barbara just to make sure that you're not suffering from a lethal disease

once he knows that they're just seasonal allergies, (almost) all his worries subside and he sighs of relief

he notifies Jean beforehand (but sometimes forgets), he works considerably less during the time of your allergies since he doesn't really trust anyone else to take care of you

he also doesn't drink as much, surprising, he knows

he refrains from bringing you flowers as he usually does and instead spoils you with unnecessary affection

Kaeya doesn't worry as much since he puts faith in you that you know what's going on in your body. since they're seasonal allergies, he realizes that you must've gone through this before and know how to treat it

since you can't really cure it, you just act more cautious in the outdoors

he often accompanies you on your daily commissions and such, just to be sure that your okay. he takes over the moment you pause to sneeze or itch your nose even once

aside from this, he's the other reason why your allergies are unbearable

once they're all done and over, he teases you relentlessly about how reliant you were on him when in reality it was him doing your tasks of his own volition rather than you asking him. you told him several times that you could handle it, but he persisted nonetheless

he's more reasonable during your hay fever, and despite his unnecessary comments, you find it endearing

Albedo :

he is among the few men who are actually calm during the situation, but since when is he not?

he probably already has a remedy for you that greatly lessens the affect of your allergies

but even without it, he trusts that you know how to handle it

the only factor in here that would cause chaos-

is Klee

once Klee hears you sneeze all hell breaks loose in Albedo's workspace

she runs around everywhere looking for tissues and then ends up bringing Mondstadt's entire supply, which you and Albedo laugh nervously at

once Klee calms down, you explain the bare minimum of hay fever, which she manages to understand

while he has faith that you can treat it yourself, Albedo still recommends that you stay inside more rather than going out exploring and looking for chests, to which you sheepishly comply

Jean cannot thank you enough when it comes to Klee's behavior during this season, as Klee tends to spend more time at home with you and Albedo once you finish your commissions so that "you don't feel lonely!"

she even drew you a picture to show how much she cared!

if you can't sleep at night because of your allergies, Albedo (who is probably still up working) will gladly allow you to indulge in his studies or to just simply read with you until you fall asleep

he too is also happy that you managed to tame Klee

Childe :

this man has no idea what the fuck hay fever is

need I remind you that he grew up in the land of perpetual winter, hay fever doesn't even exist to him. unlike everyone else, he hasn't even heard of the concept

so when you hold a finger up during your weekly sparring, he pauses with a curious tilt of his head

he screams in horror as you sneeze out all of your bodily fluids not once, not twice, but three times

Childe calls off the spar and cradles you in your arms as if you're about to die

it's until he rushes you to Baizhu in a panicked frenzy that he realizes that its...a fever?

now Baizhu is a patient man, he had to raise a zombie child who basically loses her memory each time she wakes up and wields a sword/cryo abilities

but he was getting tired of Childe's endless questions quick.

Childe shrieks as the normally passive pharmacist slams his hands down on the counter with a sickeningly sweet smile

he ceases in his questions, apologizes for bothering him, and races back to the Northland Bank in a cold sweat

it takes you explaining it in a calm voice for him to finally understand it

and he takes this very seriously

while he knows that it's seasonal and that you've gone through it before, he can't help but worry for you

he coddles you, and he doesn't relent even if you tell him

he slaps a mask on you, takes away your fighting privileges, and even order his subordinates to keep an eye on you at all times

that is if he's not already

he clings

he's attached to you

he just wants you to feel better, and you appreciate it, but it can get a little too much sometimes

and while you do tell him this, the same situation happens every year when spring comes around and there's nothing you can do to stop it. Baizhu can't catch a break from the rowdy harbinger