#scara & lumine friendship

[nuttisfruttis]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Scaramouche & Ying | Lumine (Genshin Impact), Nahida & Ying | Lumine (Genshin Impact), Nahida & Scaramouche (Genshin Impact), Nilou & Ying | Lumine (Genshin Impact) Characters: Nahida (Genshin Impact), Scaramouche (Genshin Impact), Ying | Lumine (Genshin Impact), Alhaitham (Genshin Impact), Nilou (Genshin Impact) Additional Tags: Written Before 3.3 Update (Genshin Impact), Scaramouche Needs a Hug (Genshin Impact), he gets one, Good Aunt Nahida (Genshin Impact), References to Depression, Touch-Starved Scaramouche (Genshin Impact), Swearing, Male-Female Friendship, Found Family, Nahida gets to say fuck, So does Lumine, Angst with a Happy Ending, Attempt at Humor, Fluff and Angst, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Summary:

Shortly after being defeated, Scaramouche falls into a deep coma. Nobody's able to awaken him, not even Sumeru's best doctors. Nahida, not wanting to give up on him, decides to use the last remaining Akasha terminal to check for any brain activity - which is how she and the traveler end up in a metaphysical representation of Scaramouche's mental state.

Who knew it would only take a few hugs and vent sessions to befriend the feared Balladeer?

Or: entirely self-indulgent post 3.2 archon quest fix-it in which Scaramouche gets all the hugs.

[yuan4i]

19. therapist mode on

 “i think ‘m gonna go home early,” you said, finishing your shaved ice. “oh? are you sure? do you want kunikuzushi and i to walk you back to your dorms?” kazuha asked, placing down his spoon and getting up from his chair. “no thanks! i’m not feeling very well, but you two can continue hanging out! it was great getting to know you, kazuha. see you around!” you replied, getting up from your chair and placing money on the table. then your boyfriend, scara, took the money and put it back in your hands. “keep it, i’ll pay for you. text me when you get home, ‘kay?” “m’kay. love you.” 

you scrambled out of the cafe with a sigh, then proceeded to walk towards the opposite direction of your shared dorm with lumine. going back and seeing lumine may be the last thing you’d want to deal with right now considering how upset she was with scaramouche. while walking, you noticed a car slowing down in front of you. the windows rolled down and there you saw a familiar face; lyney. “hey um could you please get in? lynette asked me to pick you up?” he asked, unlocking the car doors. “oh! uh alright.” 

the entire ride was pure silence. you refused to open your mouth; you knew if you were to say something you’d start bawling on the spot. it wasn’t hard keeping it all in with scaramouche or kazuha, but with lyney? lyney was one of the few people that made you weak. it’s hard to keep anything from him, especially because your first encounter with him was sobbing in his arms. 

soon enough, the car parked and you two arrived at the front of the dormitory building. “so… you wanna tell me what’s up?” lyney sighed, turning off the engine of the car. “nothing’s wrong.” you mumbled under your breath, then turning your head to face the window. he frowned at that action. “you look like you’re about to cry, so clearly something’s wrong. i’m not going to force you to talk about it, but we can in the dorms for comfort,” he helped you out the car, then walked you to his dorm room. 

“lynette isn’t home at the moment… i think it’s with lumine? anyways, feel free to sit down on the couch. i’ll prepare some snacks and we can put on a movie, if that helps.” you nodded, making yourself comfortable in the living room. lyney was nice. too nice, even for your liking. how can you keep things to yourself when a sweet guy offers help? a few minutes later, he came back with tea and gummy bears. “i got sugary candy because i heard they help the brain when you’re feeling down…? not sure if it’ll help much, but if there’s anything else you want to eat, let me know!” “thank you.” 

“before we start the movie, is there anything you wanna talk about? you deserve to have your concerns heard.” 

“i guess i don’t know. my boyfriend, scara, has been really close with one of his friends lately… i don’t want to sound insecure but i don’t know. they call each other nicknames and seem so much closer together than i am with him. they even do romantic-y couple-y stuff together. and the way scara looks at him… he never in the years we’ve been together have looked at me like that. i just, fuck. i don’t know. it’s going to be our 3rd anniversary next week and i just don’t want things to go wrong right now. ” you sighed, avoiding lyney’s gaze. 

“i’m sorry to hear that. it’s totally okay and valid to feel this way! hell, if i were in your position, i’d be upset as well. i’m good to have open communication with your partner, so i do suggest that. but no matter what happens, just know that plenty of people are here for you.” he said, pulling you in for a hug as you started sobbing. it pained him to see you in such a dejected state. lyney felt guilty. guilty that this was happening to you. guilty that he had ulterior motives in this so-called “friendship” with you. guilty that hearing you complain about your boyfriend made him feel relieved.

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lyney x reader SYNOPSIS you’re at a bar, drinking your heart out after another having a feud with your boyfriend of 2 years. you later stop at your friend’s house to stay the night but… the one who opens the door isn’t her but instead, her brother…?

notes : hi yall i've been so deadge lately... school literally wants me dead wtf 👎 anyways, erm i wrote this like in the morning so pls lmk if i made any mistakes bc i did not proofread this yet </3 tysm for reading mwah!

[limes-sagau]

Starting My Sagau Writing Journey

Ok Im wanting to dip my toes into the Sagau writing scene and I wanted to put out about 3 ideas I have and plan on writing. Each idea will be outlined below and people are welcome to take inspiration off of them just make sure to tag me in the writing. There will also be a poll at the end where you can vote for which one you want to see first. When I finish writing each chapter they will be put up on AO3. 

Shimeji AU: 

For those who don't know, Shimeji is a browser extension that spawns a chibi version of a character onto your browser. This character can then move around and climb on the borders of your web page and just be a cute little distraction (I know this might sound like malware but its not I've had a Venti and a Lumine Shimegi for a while now and haven't experienced anything that can imply they are malware) 

This would be more of a drabble and less of a full fic. 

Basically the characters in genshin become aware through their Shimeji and then begin acting up in your browser when you're out of the game (when you're in game you're fine).

If you leave your web browser opened when you leave your computer you will come back to it being on a weird page 

Like Venti looking at a wine website 

Diluc somehow ending up on a streaming service watching Batman 

Yae Miko finding your writing 

I'll likely start off with characters from Mondstadt and go down the list for each region.

Kidnapped by the Harbingers (not the final title): 

Exactly as it sounds, in the middle of the night you are taken from your college dorm (or room I likely won't specify) to Teyvat after the harbingers find a way into our world. 

Haven't decided which harbinger will be sent (leaning towards Childe because I feel like it would fit best and he'd be down for that type of experiment). 

Most of it will take place in a separate castle from Zapolyarny Palace. 

If you want to know my specific location I have in mind their is a visual novel called Dottore And The Spy where you become Dottores apprentice (highly suggest this visual novel) but its main story takes place in a castle in the middle of a frozen wasteland away from civilization where both Pantalon and Dottore live. This will be the main location for the story. 

I'll also be adding in Capitano as another permanent resident of this castle because I want to write about a big strong man who is the emotional intelligence of the three main harbingers present. 

The other harbingers and the Tsaritsa will appear but they will be much more understated in their role.

I want this fanfic to go into the mental load that being locked away from the world has on a person's psyche.

Readers' powers will slowly awaken, making it harder for the Harbingers to keep us a secret from Teyvat and specifically Celestia.

This won't be a full blown yandere fic with the harbingers, they will be slightly possessive but it is more about your safety since Celestia doesn't like you. 

Celestia will be the ultimate enemy over all but the story will not be focused on shooting down Celestia from the sky as readers powers will not ever reach the strength needed to face Celestia alone. 

Harbingers plan will not have changed; they are still working to take down Celestia.   

This will be taking place after Sumeru (so no Scara or La Signora and their will be less clones)

The story will also include 

Getting to know and bond with your castle staff like maids or ladies in waiting (I know these are typically only given to female presenting reader but I want to write about gossip and forming friendships so this is what I'm going with) 

Quality time with each harbinger

Impressing Dottore with your basic levels of knowledge on Astronomy (since Teyvats sky is fake)

Eventually a runaway arch

Lots of tears and mental breakdowns, but don’t worry there will be comfort as well

Shenanigans 

Possibly NSFW after reader finally convinces everyone to stop calling them “your grace”

To Make a Haven (Title might change):

Imposter (but reader is the real deal) AU

Reader gets killed once by a mob of NPCs 

I want it specifically to be NPCs so the reader still has emotional attachment to the playable characters

Reader seeks out a safe and secluded place  

Teyvat awakens to readers distress and opens up a hidden area of the map to the reader that can only be accessed through very specific means. 

Reader eventually starts bringing in Hilichurls to what for now im going to be calling “the Grove” 

Reader will begin messing around and experimenting with her powers and finds a way to somewhat heal the hilichurls 

This isn't a full fix it will be like layering a curse on top of a curse in order to negate some of the effects of the original curse

The hilicurls will not return to being human they will become something else (human like but not human) 

This fic will contain way more original characters 

Reader will be more spiteful in this fic but less in like a “make everyone suffer” way and more like “lets shake up the system and make everything more challenging for people because they tried to kill me” 

This fic will span over a larger span of time in world with the reader building a full city in the hidden area Teyvat made for them.

Well those are my three ideas! after this poll is done I'm hoping to get the first chapter out with that week, but I'm a college student and it been a while since I have written fanfiction so i make no promises.

[crystallinestars]

OMG thank you so much for your response 😭 You always answer very kindly and in a detailed manner ahahah it is always fun to read your posts ! For rant, where to begin… I’m straight up typing this on a document so that it’ll be easier to organize gyahahah. I hope the readers do not see this as an assault on certain people, just an exchange of ideas 😁This is like 1250 words, enough for a uni essay, I feel that at some points it may be rather incoherent…

So I guess I will start with the shipping thing ! So when it comes to Kaveh ships, I see that it is like 99% with Alhaitham. I guess it is because of the way the game sets them up. Not only do they live under the same roof but iirc they have extensive voicelines about each other. I won’t deny that they play an important role in each other’s lives! Like back from their Akademiya days when they were still friends and collaborated with each other, and then when they had their falling out, and then Kaveh falls into financial ruin and inevitably ends up turning to his former friend for help (much to his own shame and chagrin). If they’ve known each other for this many years, it is natural that they would have many things to say about each other. 

However, I guess this also opens up the way for BL fans to interpret this in a romantic manner. Ofc they could feel free to ship as they’d like, but just taking into account the ones who are so insistent that any other ship must be wrong, I will detail the following… 

For people who have been in each other’s lives for a long time (I’m thinking 10+ years for these two), it isn’t out of the ordinary to talk about each other. I talk about the people in my close circle a fair amount, same with the people I know. It doesn’t need to imply a secret crush. And regarding their interactions, they often throw shade at each other. This is also interpreted in a romantic manner by many fans. If we look at this in a more positive light, I remember a guy player noting that their kind of interaction is similar to IRL male friendships. Guys dissing or making fun of each other with no deeper meaning to it. Bros being bros kind of thing. But if we look at it critically, I would say that a relationship where they’re arguing all the time… is not ideal. Like a commenter on Reddit said something that stood out to me, that Kaveh just looks so stressed when he’s interacting with Haitham. 😅 Looking at it from this angle, it makes it difficult to romance the two ahahah (not because of a “problematic” aspect but rather because it isn’t fun watching them just constantly arguing and Kaveh being miserable from this). 

To digress a bit, my ideal Kaveh ships would be either Kaveh+Lumine or Kaveh+Nilou. The former because Lumine in his hangout quest helps him a lot, like helping him deal with his past and with many of his issues. Also I like the idea of Kaveh accompanying Lumine during her travels, nice way to keep her company. 😁 And for KavehLou their romantic+artsy personalities and their shared cultural connection!!! I feel like Kaveh would legit treat Nilou like a goddess ahahah and Nilou would definitely cheer him up when he’s struggling, and both of them have super good vibes so it’s 💯 green flags all around. I also want to see them celebrate Nowruz together… ahahah. 

And this kind of ties into my next point that because of the whole shippy thing, Kaveh is rarely seen as his own character. This is evident when you look up his name on Twitter. Most of it will be him with Haitham; the fandom treats him like he is Haitham’s add-on. For comparison, when I look up my other fave Scaramouche/Wanderer, I actually get art of JUST him. Not with Kazuha, Childe, or even Lumine. Just straight up Scara. Kaveh doesn’t get this solo treatment because much of the fandom just sees him as an extension of Haitham. The thing is that Kaveh is one of the most human and relatable characters in the game: he wants to be a good person, yet he does struggle with having his own personality flaws. He has financial struggles that he’s barely clawing his way out of. If we disregard his genius and extraordinary academic record, I think most people could see themselves in him. In other words, I’d say that he is a very solid character. I think it’s about high time we give him his own chance to shine, without feeble scholar getting in his way ahahah (no shade to you, Alhaitham !). Let Kaveh be his own person!

And another point I would like to make, it is something that is of interest to me because it does involve different cultural perspectives. Kaveh is commonly interpreted as “feminine.” There is no shame in being a feminine man. However, the basis of this interpretation is 1) his appearance and 2) his expressive behavior. Regarding his appearance, I think it is because he styles himself in a particular manner that people automatically assume he is “___-coded.” To address this, I’ve seen Iranian Genshin players explain that historically, it wasn’t uncommon for Iranian men to wear jewelry, dress flamboyantly, and enjoy the fine arts. But to outsiders’ eyes, doing these makes him “less of a man.” It is like how some male k-pop idols are seen as “girly” or even “gay” by many in the West, but for women in many east+southeast Asian societies they are perfectly acceptable men. Just that when they see him as “feminine” it often verges into fetishization territory… I’ll try not to play pixel activism here, but ngl it gets really gross and weird at times. A few weeks ago I had the misfortune of laying my eyes upon a Haitham+Kaveh fanart where Kaveh was basically (sorry for the description in advance) Haitham’s belly dancer/slave?? Of course fanartists have the freedom to draw whatever they want but this image was pretty much a symptom of how the fandom views Kaveh. 🙁 Even one of the well-known Iranian Genshin enjoyers called this out as fetishistic and orientalist (the latter term is often thrown around with regard to Sumeru, but I think that this instance actually warranted its use). 

In addition to his appearance, Kaveh is a very emotionally expressive man. He wears his heart on his sleeve. Because of this, this further contributes to fans thinking of him as “girly.” So I guess men aren’t “real men” if they are open with their emotions, if we go by the logic of the fandom? Haitham and other characters seen as “masculine” e.g. Diluc and Childe are given the “masculine” treatment because they demonstrate far more restraint with their emotions, while Kaveh gets the “uwu I’m a lil bbygirl in need of saving” treatment simply because he doesn’t hold back when it comes to his feelings. So from this there’s like so much stuff of him as “ohhh submissive prettyboy 🥺🥺🥺” instead of taking into account other aspects of his personality, like he could actually be assertive especially when dealing with annoying clients. It does him a true disservice…

I feel that I’m missing many more points that I’ve considered before, if I ever remember them I will probably send them in… I hope it does not come off as some sort of crusade call, but rather just an outpouring of thoughts. And hopefully this is a decently entertaining read ^^;;;;

WELCOME BACK!!! I have been waiting for your lovely essay on how Kaveh gets done dirty by the fandom, and it made me so happy to see you and I share a lot of opinions in common on this! (That's a lot of text though. I don't mind the length at all, but I'm surprised the word limit let you hahaha)

To your amazing analysis, I respond to you with an essay of my own.

I completely agree with your points that people who have known each other for a long time would naturally have a lot to say about each other. Even if they haven't known each other for long, when people live in close quarters together, they definitely have things to say about one another, especially negative ones. The bickering Kaveh and Alhaitham have is expected since they're roommates, and on top of that, roommates that had a falling out as friends. Their relationship is a bit strained since neither wants to admit they were wrong in the past due to their pride.

I work 5 days a week with a coworker of mine, and I have a lot to say about her because we work closely together. Does that mean I'm romantically attracted to her? No, not at all. Quite the opposite. Unfortunately, this logic doesn't apply to fiction quite so easily, and I'll cover why in a bit.

The point about them acting like real-life guy friends is also very true, although I think their relationship fits a sitcom more closely. I know someone who said Kaveh and Haitham's relationship reminds them of Leonard and Sheldon's from The Big Bang Theory. Two guys living together, constantly bickering and throwing shade, but caring about one another deep down.

Lord, I can write a whole separate essay on why I think Kaveh and Alhaitham don't work as a romantic couple, but I won't do that here. This post is already gonna be long. Maybe another time.

However, I do want to say that while you make excellent points on how Kaveh and Haitham's relationship isn't inherently romantic, there is a very big BUT to all this. And that's Mihoyo.

As an anime game developer, Mihoyo knows all about the anime community. After all, the founders were all otakus, they know what kind of audience they have. They know what is popular, and what's popular is BL. There is not a single excuse anyone can give me that can convince me otherwise that Mihoyo didn't know exactly what they were doing when they wrote Kaveh and Haitham to be roommates. They didn't have to write them to live together. They didn't have to write all the extra dialogue where they mention each other. They didn't have to do the matching key idles, the references to the other in their birthdays, or introduce Kaveh through Alhaitham TWICE. They knew how their audience will interpret their dynamic, they had the option to structure it differently, but they still went through with it. It was deliberate.

Kaveh was introduced with Haitham, and ever since, they have consistently been shown together. It's as if they are literally glued to each other. Can't go a single birthday, event, quest, or otherwise without the other being present in some way. It is all intentional. Their interactions and cameos carry intent behind them that shippers pick up on, and that intent is to appeal to their group. So while it's erroneous to claim that Kaveh and Haitham are canonically in a romantic relationship the way a lot of toxic shippers are doing, there is a good reason why they think so. Mihoyo is actively encouraging this mindset by not allowing either character to shine on their own, but rather as a pair because they know this appeals to a subsection of their fanbase, and a large one at that.

As for your Kaveh ships, I agree 100%! Lumine is a good choice for sure (I say this as a kavelumi shipper *gets shot*), and while I don't ship it, I understand the reasoning behind Kavelou, and think it's cute. Nilou would be a really good influence on Kaveh. He always laments about how nobody understands his passion for the arts, but Nilou would. They're both artists that are trying to eke their own path in a society that doesn't appreciate art. Nilou, as you mentioned, would cheer him up, and I think Kaveh would also find peace of mind through her dancing. Kaveh needs someone optimistic and kind like Nilou.

While we're on the topic of Kaveh ships, I would also like to suggest my own that I really like. Kaveh x Candace. Please don't shoot me. Candace is strict and no-nonsense, so she wouldn't let Kaveh get away with constantly self-sabotaging himself. And unlike Haitham, she is gentle and almost motherly, so she'd be more successful in getting through to Kaveh and soothing him. Or so I like to think. Kaveh would also help her see the outside world more, maybe have her accompany him through the desert and show her beautiful sights she'd never see by staying cooped up in her village. Plus, he's literally helping to construct a library for her village! There is so much potential for them to bond over Aaru village yet Hoyo keeps pushing the same relationships, I am so tired-

But of course, for me, the best ship of all will forever be Kaveh x You/Reader. On my blog, every guy I write for loves you, and only you. Please don't kill me.

Carrying on, you are right in that Kaveh isn't seen as his own person. You'd be hard-pressed to find (popular) art of him that doesn't imply Haitham in there somewhere. Is it so surprising, though, when even the game developer treats them as a package deal?

I feel you, it's a pity. Kaveh's character is very complex and one of the most realistic. When I read his backstory, I couldn't help but think as if someone in Mihoyo put a part of themselves in his character. The struggles he goes through are realistic, painfully so, even. I've also seen lots of artists say they relate to Kaveh. He has so much to explore about him, but I fear that outside of the Darshan event and his hangout, we'll never get to see more.

Okay, so. I have mentioned before on this blog how I am annoyed at how Kaveh is viewed as feminine and submissive due to his appearance and emotional nature. You've already touched on all the points, so excuse me for sounding like a broken record, but I have A LOT to say about this.

There is nothing wrong with being feminine. There is nothing wrong with being a feminine man. What is wrong, however, is associating femininity with submission.

Kaveh has traits that are often associated with femininity, which, as you pointed out, are his neat and pretty looks and emotional expressiveness (the bit about Iranian men traditionally wearing jewelry is super interesting, btw. I didn't know, so this was enlightening!). To this, I also want to add that lots of people think he acts like a nagging wife with Alhaitham. That's basically all it takes for people to slap him with the "feminine" label, and treat him as if he's a submissive, blushy, uwu bbgurl I want to delete this term from existence

I know that men the West views as "feminine/girly" are often popular among women in Asia, and it really just comes down to culture and a matter of taste. I share their taste in men because I also find K-Pop idols and smooth-faced, slim anime guys more attractive than muscular and rugged men, and by no means do I think they're girly. But alas, each culture has expectations for how men and women are supposed to look and act, and it's led to more harm than good.

It's also unfortunate that Kaveh gets compared to Alhaitham a lot. Alhaitham is what one would call traditionally masculine. Muscular, stoic, reserved, aloof, etc... But especially the muscular part. Kaveh isn't muscular, and as we saw in the Darshan event, isn't athletic. This difference in physique is also a reason people call him feminine. I saw someone say (in a shipping context) that they prefer Kaveh to be submissive because Alhaitham is taller and bigger than him. Nothing wrong with wanting a sub Kaveh, but I find this reasoning very flawed. Fetishistic, if you will.

And yes, the "one man is a dom/top while the other is a sub/bottom" mentality follows a lot of BL ships. People literally fight with each other over who they believe should be the top or bottom. There are even specific emojis for it. Don't know why people are so hung up about who tops or who bottoms, but what do I know. I don't understand the appeal of BL at all 🫤

Gosh, I'm sorry you had to see that belly dancer art... I once saw a ship art where Kaveh wore a wedding dress while Haitham wore a suit. It wasn't a silly context, either, but a serious and romantic one. I really dislike seeing art of Kaveh being feminine or acting submissive because that's not him at all.

Please look at this official art. Look at how Kaveh casually stuffs his hand in his pocket, at how he sits with his legs spread wide without a care in the world, at how he slings Mehrak over his shoulder. Look at how confidently and casually he carries himself. His body language screams "masculine".

Kaveh is confident, prideful, assertive, bold... I could go on. These are also traits usually associated with men. I mean, look at how he talks about one of his seniors in his hangout!

He's got quite the mouth and a temper.

He's not shy, far from it, actually. He's not submissive. He's not a dainty damsel in distress than needs someone stronger to help him, because in actuality, he's resourceful and intelligent.

Kaveh is self-assured in his masculinity. Sure, he's not a big, buff man, and he wears his heart on his sleeve, but that doesn't make him less of a man or weak. Maybe physically a bit, but I don't think he's below average in terms of strength. He makes up for it with his smarts and invents things to circumvent his shortcomings. This part of him gets overlooked, because he gets compared to Alhaitham. It doesn't help that the two are always seen together lately.

In my humble opinion, Kaveh is more of a dom than Alhaitham will ever be. Haitham gives me vibes of being someone who's too lazy to put in the work in bed, so he'd rather lie back and let his partner lead. Meanwhile, Kaveh isn't afraid to go after what he wants, and will pamper his partner.

In conclusion, you are very right about everything. If Mihoyo wasn't purposely throwing ship crumbs at every opportunity, then Kaveh potentially wouldn't have had his character assassinated by the fandom. Every character gets mischaracterized to some degree (I weep for Childe), but unlike most, Kaveh's mischaracterization is largely in part due to shipping.

Apologies for the massive tangent. I had a lot of fun reading your analysis and mentally screaming "YES! YES! SHE GETS IT! I'm not the only one!", so thank you for sending this in. Don't worry, it was very well put-together, probably better than my rambling. I found out some new points, and had a few of mine validated, so feel free to send another essay if you think of more things. I love deep and thoughtful discussions like these haha!

[aventurinemylove]

Those eyes

Social media au| scaramouche x fem reader

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Summery-A bright sunny day at the Sunrise Cafe where the famous band named: Beyond Paradise go for a nice glass of coffee under cover, when they arrived the Manager Ganyu is awaiting for the group in front of the coffee shop to escort them to luxurious area of the cafe but unknowingly you get assigned to them…

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Genre-Modern au, collage au, slowburn, fluff, angst(?),crack

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Ships—heizou x kazuha, Hu tao x lumine, aether x Xiao, albedo x venti, ei x yae

Warnings(?)—some ooc? I'll add time stamps as time goes on, alcohol, weed (kazuha),unsupportive parents

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Request open⇩

My blog intro

Status—ongoing

Socials

[name]’s gang p1, p2 || scaras “besties” p1 p2||

New meetings!

1. WHO?

2.I need a break

3.oh my god??

4.kazuha set me up?

5.aether pls come back…

6.operation get his number

7.okay…

8.EXCUSE ME?

9.tba

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A friendship blooms(?)

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[ioveaether]

𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙏𝙊𝙊 𝙒𝙀𝙇𝙇 | social media au

𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙚 𝙭 𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚!𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

4. 𝙞 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧

"I'm still surprised how the professors let you sleep in their classes" Albedo sweat dropped as he sat down with his lunch in hand.

"Or they simply don't care if Y/n will pass or not his exams" Lumine joked as she got her sandwich out of her back and started eating it.

"And that's why Aether is the better twin" said Y/n with a smug expression on his face.

"Say that again and you'll have to sleep with one eye open at night" the h/c haired boy laughed at his friend comment as he started eating his lunch too.

"Hey isn't that Aether?" Hu tao asked as she looked at the blond haired boy in the distance. "Where?!" Y/n asked in a rather loud voice as he looked around. "Hey, Aether!"

As Aether heard the familiar voice he looked towards the direction it came from. He saw the the h/c wave at him. "Hey that's Y/n, Lumine and their friends! Let's go sit next to them" the boy suggested to his friends. They all agreed as they went to sit on the table next to the other group.

"Why do i feel like you already see Aether as your best friend? Are you betraying us, Y/n?" Venti put his hand on his chest as he pretended he was crying.

"Of course I am not dumbass! If i ever leave it's because i was forced to!" Y/n said as he hugged Venti and rubbed his head.

"Is that why you left for Mondstadt without saying anything?" The h/c haired boy's breath hitched as he heard these words. Is that.....no it can't be. They looked at the person who said that and they froze "K-kuni?" the boy whispered, still having Venti in his hands.

Venti looked quite confused at Y/n's reaction. Why is he acting like that? Normally the boy loves making new friends, really energetic and loud.

"Is that the "pretty boy" you were talking about?" Hu Tao asked all of a sudden, with a small smirk on her face, making the e/c colored boy release Venti from his hands and look at the brunette girl with a small blush on his face "Shut it Hu Tao!"

"What? You were the one who called him that, not me. Besides why all of a sudden you're so flustered? Normally you flirt with everyone"

"As much as i love you, sometimes you really are getting on my nerves Tao...." Y/n said with an angry expression and small smile on their face.

"Soooo is that Y/n you were talking about, Scara?" The orange haired boy said in a teasing tone, as he nudged the boy next to him.

"Shut it Ajax." Scaramouche said in annoyed tone. He looked at the flustered boy on the next table. Everyone were minding their own business, talking about different stuff. The purple haired boy wanted to talk to Y/n. 'He's right there' 'Just go talk to him, idiot' he thought, but he couldn't bring himself to do it

"Go talk to them buddy! When they saw you they looked speechless. They probably didn't expect to see you? It's finally your chance to talk to them" Childe tried to encourage his best friend. He knew about Y/n and Scara's friendship and he knew the purple haired boy had little feelings for his childhood friend, but never wanted to admit it out loud.

"It's not worth it Ajax. Even if he remembers me, he doesn't look like he wants to talk with me" the boy sighed as he grabbed his sandwich and started eating it

"Then I'll do it for you!" Childe stood up and went to your table "Wait- Ajax!"

"Hey! Y/n, right? You're a really good looking person. I would love if you give me your phone number, hm?" Childe said with a smug expression on his face, leaning on the table, right in front of Venti's face. Trying to flirt, huh?

"Ohohoho, a flirt we have here, hmm? And who's exactly asking for my number?" The boy asked in a teasing tone.

"Haha, sorry i forgot to introduce myself. My name is Childe. And im a friend of the purple idiot there" Childe pointed towards Scaramouche "If im not mistaken you guys know each other? I want to make him talk to you, because he's a pussy to do it on his own"

Y/n laughed at the ginger's comment "And i thought i was the only one who was scared to do it"

"I'm actually surprised how you always love to make friends, but can't bring yourself to talk with someone you've known before" Venti said from behind Childe's arm

"I'm also surprised, shut it! Anyways yes you can get my phone number" Y/n wrote down his phone number on a small paper and gave it to the orange haired boy "Here you go!"

Childe smiled and waved as he went back to the table where his friends were. He gave the paper to Scaramouche and said "Here you go scaredy cat. Y/n's phone number. Now you can text him whenever you want"

"What exactly did you say to get his phone number?" The boy asked while eating his sandwich

"I just said that it's for you" Ajax smirked at short boy in front of him "They also want to talk to you, but can't bring themselves to do it. You're lucky i'm here to save your gay ass"

"You what?!" Scara blushed at his answer. He did NOT just said that.

"What? I did you a favor. Now you can text them instead of talking face to face with them" Childe said, his mouth full with food.

Scara hid his face with his hands while saying "You're a dumbass"

"And that dumbass is your best friend that knows how to save you. Thank me later"

Well, he's not wrong. If it wasn't for Childe, no one would've go and talk to the other. Scaramouche should thank him someday.

𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙏𝙊𝙊 𝙒𝙀𝙇𝙇 - masterlist | previous | next

𝙎𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙨: you and scaramouche were best friends from kind garden, but right when you turned 12, your parents decided to move to Mondstadt because of job changes and stuff. After years you decide to join in Teyvat Academy to study to become a graphic designer. Unexpectedly you meet someone in the academy that looks familiar to you. What happens if this person is actually your childhood friend?

𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚: holy shit i suck at writing fan fics 🐧 i think i'll stick more with the message and twitter photos ⚰

𝙏𝙖𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 (open) @sakiimeo @qnnln @jad3-n @wanderchive @anubis074 @rmiyuki @shenhesworld @swivy123 @hydration-is-for-weenies @boiledpotatoesxxx @vqqrii @crucnhice (the bolded ones means i can't tag you)

[televangelionist]

bnha but if that is too much genshin

I'll do both

bnha:

Favorite Male Character: shouto todoroki + tenko shimura

Favorite Female Character: himiko toga + nana shimura

Least Favorite Character: endeavor lmao. now that we have the ending and certain behind the scenes info I'm more forgiving of certain writing I dislike than I was years ago but I do still dislike it.

Favorite Ship: tododeku+spinaraki+togachako+erasercloud...my focus kind of shifts between those four lol.

Favorite Friendship: I'm having a hard time picking....ummm let's say himiko and twice

Favorite Quote: gotta be tenko's big "you heroes pretend to be society's guardians" speech. get them again for me king!

Worst Character Death (if any): tenko and himiko 💀💀💀 what if we centered our entire narrative around these characters being saved and then offed them in the most nonsensical ways possible. tenko is worse for the overall narrative but himiko has different irl baggage(and both of them do huge damage to deku and ochako's character arcs). you get it.

This made me so happy you have no idea Moment: well unfortunately it WAS when deku said he was going to save tenko,,,,,,, I really feel like the ending got changed last minute it's the only thing that makes ANY sense.

Saddest Moment: this one is also hard because the ending kind of retroactively fucks with everything....horikoshi is really good at writing absolutely gutwrenching flashback sequences though.

Favorite Location: uhhhh

genshin:

Favorite Male Character: xiao and venti are not men to me so it's albedo(he/they but close enough) or scara <-- guy who has too many faves

Favorite Female Character: kokomi + furina <--- still guy who has too many faves and could name more girls

Least Favorite Character: low hanging fruit like paimon or dori aside it's aether 💀 lumine gets points for being a girl at least even if I fundamentally dislike a lot of how the traveler is handled/that kind of self insert-y protagonist in general but that hideous freak aether has nothing!!!

Favorite Ship: xiaoven...

Favorite Friendship: ummm hm. well in general I really like it when xiao has friends. albedo and sucrose science duo is very important to me.

Favorite Quote: uhhhh I'm forgetting haha. it doesn't help that there's a million characters to want to quote.

Worst Character Death (if any): hmmm this is difficult because genshin tends to keep deaths in the backstory and all of those backstory deaths tend to feel incredibly important and necessary! a lot of the fanbase fails to comprehend obscure concepts like "themes" and gets mad about it but grief is one of the main themes of the story. wait actually that one sidequest line with the tanit tribe 💀💀💀

This made me so happy you have no idea Moment: lantern rite 2023 with the tragic npc yuri and xiaoven animation + in game interaction lmao

Saddest Moment: kinda the same issue as the quote question haha

Favorite Location: hard to pick when gorgeous environments are one of the big selling points for this game! but I really love watatsumi island

[squicky-fannish-discourse]

some scaralumi thoughts

Spoilers for 3.3. 

lumine x her enemies are generally top tier.

Mainly because of writing.

But Scaramouche x lumine hits differently for me from the rest, because the theme is around finding the truth. The heart of traveler’s journey, and perhaps what abyss!aether had hinted at is that Lumine must travel the world to find the truth. 

Nahida asks him if the truth is important to him. Even as Wanderer, he says, yes. 

(I wonder if  his line about  "The stars, the sky... It's all a gigantic hoax. A lie." is foreshadowing that the irminsul changes history and the way people remember it, in that we have an account of history, but as the game goes on, we’ll find out that there are versions of it that people remember differently.) 

There’s something inherently amazing about the finale of his arc where he goes from being a discarded puppet, to being the baladeer, to the culmination of his arc into becoming a god, and having a fully functional sense of self where his goals don’t exist entirely for vengeful purposes but he is aware of his past. 

And Lumine’s the one who gives him his name. Ugh. Goodness. 

There’s still a moment where Scara locks out Nahida, walks up to Lumine, takes her hand (hand holding hand holding!), and then asks traveller if the past can be changed.

And this brief moment of silence. 

Usually he has a very smirkity smirky face, but there’s some sincerity in this face. This moment is damning for the traveller, because traveller essentially creates wanderer, which is also a reprieve for Scara. But Wanderer also wants his memories back.

The past does not change in Genshin. What Scaramouche did didn’t change. It just changes how he remembers it. Now Scaramouche, thanks to Traveller remembers his past as the Balladeer while also continuing as Wanderer. He’s now a fully functional being with an emphasis on the ability to choose. 

Onto the second part: LUMINE! Okay! As MC of Genshin, Lumine generally does everything right. Mainly for self-insertion purposes. Lumine isn’t a flawed MC. She is an unreliable narrator at most, but for the most part, she reveals some things, and she doesn’t reveal other bits. She’s vague and keeps things, and now with the Irminsul, there’s something she doesn’t share with paimon. 

(This meta situation where we know more than the glorified game menu.) 

But whenever it comes to Scaramouche, she loses her cool. She messed up back in Inazuma in regards to Scaramouche, and she gets poisoned because of him. Yae bargains traveller’s life for the electro gnosis. 

But Wanderer/Scaramouche is outside of the realm of Lumine. Lumine feels a range of emotions when it comes to him. Anger, distrust, pity, bewilderment, acceptance, and finally friendship. 

Do you see WHY I suddenly feel this raging urge to talk about Scaralumi? 

Because of the revelation of the Irminsul, this world is suddenly very deceptive. Everything is a lie. And Scaramouche is thematically tied in with Lumine’s eventual realization and pursuit of the truth. 

[the-gayest-sky-kid]

scaradew valley concepts because ive decided while we're at it. yknow

as ive mentioned before the fatui is basically joja. childe runs the fatui mart. its great

i dont know who owns pierres store but it has to be someone as equally bad as him. somebody suggest a character you could fuck over with ease and no regrets

venti is there. idk what hes doing but he is. definitely the wizard fill in but a lot more involved in the town. like heavily involved. hes close with nahida which is why he keeps bothering scara.

haitham and kaveh are still "roommates". kavehs the town carpenter like robin and haitham works at the library part of the museum.

mehrak is still real and the weird result of wizard magic + kavehs own intelligence. don't question it.

mika is apprenticing at the adventures guild and mapping out the mines

through a certain number of friendships scara may learn that kavehs adopted mika, and that mika is also very close to the wizard in the tower. because you can tear these away from my cold dead hands

diluc runs the saloon as expected. his family also owns the ranch. kaeya runs the ranch. you're welcome

amber works at the ranch during the summer

baizhu is the town doctor and lives there with his daughter qiqi. tighnari is his assistant.

childe is neighbors with madame ping (which means also her grandchild yaoyao and grandniece xiangling + father). they hate him

zhongli owns the museum and lives there with... relative of some sort hu tao. to be honest haitham does not like him personally. he also knows a weird amount about that suspicious wizard.

cyno tighnari and daughter collei live near the ranch. cynos another member of the adventures guild. hehe. collei is going to school outside the valley but she comes by during the latter half of spring + summer.

albedo works at the museum too. he lives at the beach with klee so he lets beidou and kazuha babysit her a lot. him and cyno meet up on fridays. scara thinks theres something up with him

beidou and son kazuha own the fishing shop. ningguang wins the mayoral election in year 2. xinyan is also their daughter and has a band with hu tao xingqiu and yun jin.

xingqiu and yun jin are related now. dont question it.

cloud retainer shenhe ganyu and chongyun are a household. ganyu is still ningguangs secretary.

keqing is deputy mayor

i dont remember if theres a post office but there is now. aethers the town mailman and lumine works at the fatui mart. if befriended she quits her job and starts working at the post office with aether. regardless they live together with paimon and theyre fine 👍👍👍

jean runs the post office. smth smth dandelion hotline joke.

kokomi and gorou run the adventures guild. i can at least do that for her

itto and shinobu run the blacksmith. for funsies.

[poppunkpie]

hii hello hiii can you tell more about your writing process? :3c what are the stages? are there any writing principles for your process? what's the most enjoyable thing? :3c

hello eldritch!! omg im so sorry for the delay in answering... lol i didn't expect work to suddenly be so busy lol but anyway!!

so there are two main ways that a fic idea comes together for me: a) it's the theme/thesis statement that comes to me first. this comes to me in a lot of different ways... it could be a line from a song or an excerpt from a poem or a similar adjacent theme i take from a different piece of media that i feel i can apply to a certain ship/character that i am brainrotting about at the moment. ex. my favorite and most recent example of this would be scaramouche x from under the cork tree by fall out boy (lol) the theme i put together there was rly just... that desperation of so badly wanting something to be completely about yourself for once (and almost narcissistically/unhealthily so) because you've never had anything at all. i just thought it's a very specific... almost manic feeling that i can definitely picture scara experiencing.

b) it's one very specific scene that comes to me, and from there, i try to fill in the blanks/puzzle pieces in the plot (with other scenes) of how everything builds up to that one scene. when i have all of that down, it becomes a little easier for me to fill in the blanks of what exactly happens/how the fic ends after that one scene.

most of the time, it's a combination of these two ways of idea-gathering for me... mostly it's the theme that comes first, but there are other times that it's the specific scenes that come first and when it's the latter, they don't really come together /thematically/ until i'm already somewhere in the middle of writing. this ideation process is what i consider most important because honestly... i really only have two stages in writing (lol) which are: ideation and then the writing itself. bc basically, the ideation is what gets the fic plot points down... and the writing is really just... me connecting those points/weaving those ideas together...

to put things more concretely, my ideation process is really just... a lot of listing things down and it is admittedly chaotic... it could be scene ideas (or a sequence of them) as simple as 'scara spots aether in the crowd' but bc im a mess it usually becomes a long bullet that also includes the unsaid implications in that said scene like so:

scara spots aether in the crowd looking back at him and he fixates on it bc it feels like for the first time, someone actually /sees/ and wants to look at him

ideas i list down could also be specific lines that i imagine a specific character saying or even a few dialogues of script between characters. there's also just lots of random stuff related to how i want to describe dynamics and characters i list down like 'heiscara friendship with lots of annoying smart banter' or 'scara is a skater in this one' or 'aether listens to taylor swift but lumine doesn't' (lol)' or 'scara is like [insert fall out boy song here]'

~ as for writing principles... ig i only rly have this in mind at the moment: balance out poetry and prose - uhh i dont think i ever write anything that doesn't end up with a motif that ties in with the theme... i like metaphors a lot bc i feel they help describe feelings more accurately... but i also try to make sure that these metaphors are just simple but clever enough?? uhh... i kinda think of writing metaphors as cracking a joke... if it's too cerebral, the punchline might not /punch/ lol but if it's too straightforward... it might not work in capturing a certain idea or feeling... as for my personal preference in my own writing... i like to phrase things bluntly while still making metaphors in that tone so its not cerebrally intimidating... err im not sure how to explain that more elaborately here lol uhh but heres one of my favorite more recent examples from something i wrote abt scara talking about ei:

She has acknowledged me in a way that she believes it's her sister who should be alive instead of me, as if I had taken the life of someone else simply by being born into the world. (I'm not a killer— or at least I wasn't born one, and as far as I know, the blood on my hands is usually my own.)

~ as for the most enjoyable thing about it... well i would say it's definitely writing metaphors lol and then making sure how that ties coherently and cleverly with the theme and the vibe of the ship dynamic/character i'm centering the fic on... i dont think i ever write without an overarching theme or a metaphor for this reason... even when i just want the characters to kiss... its corny but i always need the kiss to feel like its situated in the grander scheme of things and feelings skksks

[ventismacchiato]

🎭 just playing the part !

a social media au | scaramouche x gender neutral reader

synopsis — you and scaramouche are both drama majors and have been at each other’s throats vying for the same lead roles since high school. but when you’re both cast as each other’s love interest in your second year you’re forced to be civil with your academic rival and see him in a new light. are his feelings for you true or is he just playing the part?

genre — modern college au, enemies/rivals to lovers, slowburn, fluff, crack, angst if you squint

sideships xiao x aether, childe x kaeya, kazuha x heizou, hu tao x lumine, venti x albedo

status — completed ✔️

warnings! time stamps don’t matter, unsupportive parents, mentions of alcohol and weed, various ships

↳ playlist | wattpad version

ACTION!

the cast:

↳ y/n’s gang | scara’s “friends”

ACT ONE — new year same me cus i’m perfect !

01. the announcement

02. on the edge of my seat

03. beat me to it

04. the amigos

05. an unexpected companion

06. a one night stand

07. red flag

08. auditions

09. anticipation

10. monopoly ruins friendships

ACT TWO — the show must go on !

11. i won but at what cost

12. just admit you’re a virgin

13. i’m kinkshaming you

14. he’s a ten but he has mommy issues

15. grape lookin ass

16. enemies with benefits

17. will you be my bf? (totally not clickbait!)

18. wikihow perfect first kisses

19. with the taste of your lips i’m on a ride

20. bereal? id rather bedead / 20.5 confirm or delete

ACT THREE — break a leg !

21. is this what friends do?

22. twenty-one questions

23. walk him like a dog

24. free therapy

25. suffer in silence

26. kiss cam

27. falling for ya, literally

28. me and who? me and you

29. emails i cant send

30. mom i’d like to fuck

31. opening night

32. curbside confessions

33. loyalty tests

34. under the mistletoe

35. humiliation kink

bonus — pillow talk 🔞

36. best dick ever

37. karma is my boyfriend

ACT FOUR — curtain call !

38. making it big

39. the it couple

40. after party; epilogue

CUT!

[yostresswritinggirl]

Alright, all I have left for the Loud House are 3D puzzles, geocaches, and Jenga. I tried lol.

For Scara and puppet reader’s wedding, it could either be a mix of both Sumeru and Inazuma? Or they have both. They have enough money to do that. I don’t imagine it to be very big. Small and intimate. Maybe Nahida should officiate the wedding… Hm, Ei would come, I believe. And with her, something to symbolize Makoto so both would be there for the pair. The Aranara should be wedding guests. They’re too cute to not invite.

I do have tentative ideas for the rings tho. I just want to joke about how fast Scara’s untying puppet reader’s obi cause he’s like lightening, aha sorry Cyno and Tighnari, I just had to. Scara legit having a smug look on his face when he realizes he’s the only one happily married. There’s exceptions yea (CtM) but would Traveler really want to have a team composing of Scara, Vyno, and Tighnari? There’s no Nahida to mediate unless… oh and Nahida might have puppet reader with her in Sumeru city when he’s out. Which does make me think that puppet reader covers up and is never seen without layers or their entire body covered except for Scara (and Dottore but that doesn’t count). But pretty puppet reader turning heads in Sumeru City (especially because of their kintsugi) is a THOUGHT. And Tighnari now has matching scars with them lol.

Bloom anon

Omg geochaces with these three?! That would be so cool, and the games, it's those activities that they can get along in but jenga is a really reaaaally rigged game (and don't worry about hcs for them, the first fic for poly kavetham is intentionally vague)

I did some searching and there's a LOT of things for their wedding that it's absurd, especially when mixed. But the funny bit is that most pre-wedding traditions in Inazuma Scaramouche had already unintentionally done, like providing labor to his future spouse and exchanging important items with one another. So when Ei told him about these, he was so proud that he was doing it right.

There's also the sakaki tree branch offering in the Japanese traditions, so imagine Nahida plucking two branches from Irminsul for the wedding skdbdikeks did you know in Persian traditions, when doing the "I do" part, the bride is actually asked three times to signify the journey of the husband's effort to work for their love? I think it's adorable to see Scara's smile growing in every "I do" aww

And there's also the Chuppah, the canopy held over the lovers where the four corners are raised by four close female friends during the wedding procession. So I'm thinking Paimon, Lumine, Ei, and Nahida (if Zhongli is the wedding officiator, if not, then Hu Tao). And finally, the shower of flowers but it's mainly the Aranara throwing sakura blooms at them <33

And definitely no to that team, Cyno would try to backstab that man every chance he gets lol but now that you say it, the clothes in Sumeru do cover up a lot of skin it would be perfect to wear those when they're in the city so they don't attract too much attention. But yes, with the Kintsugi and being artificially made, the attention is a definite must more so with the Lesser Lord accompanying them <33 Scara doesn't know whether to be smug or infuriated about this info (while rings are not part of the culture, I think this incident is what convinced him go get one)

Also fuck I forgot Tighnari got struck too ajdbxkankb they definitely have a closer bond then, and looking at Reader's kintsugi (can't really hide the ones on their face) he wonder if he should get his scars tattooed over with gold too, although the pain kind of scares him enough to back down every time. Their friendship would be the bridge to all four (Cyno and Scara) of them getting along honestly, at least to remove the obvious hostility.

Puppet reader 🤝 Tighnari struck by lightning while also having bfs with lightning powers

[fallinfl0wers]

umm hello!! i’m kinda embarrassed right now because i don’t know if i’m sending my request correctly, so I apologize in advance (;o;) btw about scenario: can you please do hc or whatever you’ll find the best with Scaramouche and male!reader who is a member of his… troops? detachment? group? (i’m so stupid sorry TT) so, reader is the one who has been with Scara from his very first day as a Harbinger, fulfilled every assignment with utmost precision, never gave cause for disappointment, and so on. reader is always like: "as you wish, my lord, I will destroy the entire camp of those travelers, just wait for a second" and then he goes and does it without any regret. his devotion is so unshakable that reader can even respond to the orders of the other Harbingers in that way: "I apologize, let me ask my lord's permission… my lord said no” omg i really love this part. however, after so many years reader discovers that he is absolutely fascinated by the traveler (I mean, Aether/Lumine) after that meeting in Mondstadt. then they often meet so reader can help with some some daily orders (hiding it all from Scaramouche ofc) and have fun together, it’s obviously reader’s first free “sunny” time. until one day, encountering the traveler in role of Fatui, reader can see traveler’s ruthless fight with Scara and simply: “No, this is not at all what I saw in him/her”. Argh, I know it all sounds absolutely messy and ridiculous, but I've been thinking about this scenario for months. my brain shuts off every time it comes to Scara .°(ಗдಗ。)°. I'm not completely sure what kind of relationship I would like to see between Scaramouche and reader, therefore, platonic nor romantic will look perfect for me, no matter what you choose. oh, and yes, I'm incredibly grateful in advance if you do decide to take my request, I swear, I'll be at the cloud nine! (sorry for mistakes, english is not my first language)

have a good day 💛💫

It doesn't have to be like this

summary: you have followed one man for your entire professional career as a fatui member, your lord scaramouche. then, the traveler appeared in your life, and you find yourself feeling attracted to her one way or another. but how do you deal with your newfound friendship on the traveler, knowing that your oh so dear lord scaramouche has eliminating her as his mission? includes: scaramouche & male!reader (platonic), lumine x male!reader / lumine & male!reader (platonic) (can be read as either, there's just too much admiration going on here from you to her too lol), paimon & male!reader (platonic). warnings: reader used to be on the streets, talk of murder and staged suicides (not very explicit), talk of debt, at the start reader is a young teen (13~16-ish) and by the time he meets the traveler he's around 18 to 19-ish, also, reader does a lot of not so morally correct stuff because he's fatui and he follows orders so... yeah. format: headcanons (140 bullet points + a small scenario... this is so long it turned into a monster-) thank you for your request!! >< and i'm sorry it's out so late!! i felt a bit confused at first, but i think i got everything you specified in the request!! i left it as platonic with scaramouche because i liked the idea of reader looking up at him as a big brother figure of sorts :") it was just so cute, i couldn't help myself >< this got... a lot, lot longer than i expected when i started writing but i didn't know how to stop before the ending i wrote here?! and i think i might write a sequel some day! would anyone like to see that? i hope you like it!

You joined the Fatui when you were very young.

It wasn't like you were a loyal devotee of the Cryo Archon or a Snezhnayan nationalist, not at all.

You simply had no choice.

You didn't have a lot of money, and there was only so much an orphan, young teenager could do to survive on his own in Snezhnaya's cold streets.

Unable to travel to other regions to find a better life for yourself, what was the next best thing to do?

Join the military, it seemed.

When you joined the Fatui, you only knew essential self-taught self-defense you had to pick up to survive on the streets.

Well, their training, as hard, cruel and, frankly, inhuman as it was, shaped you into a true warrior.

At this point, you were already very thankful to the organization. They trained you, gave you food and a place to sleep. That was all you were looking for when you joined, really.

And you were kept on training for a long time, bonding with some of your usual teammates, wondering when you'd be able to join one of the five harbingers' teams and do something actually interesting or fun instead of just staying here and training all day long.

And then He came along.

He, who had the most beautiful face you had ever seen in a man (or woman- or a person in general- how could a person this beautiful exist?)

He, who wore a bored expression as his eyes scanned through the bunch of soldiers that lined up in front of him.

"This is Scaramouche, the Sixth Harbinger," Pierro introduced the man. "And you all will be working under him from now on."

To say the entire troupe was surprised would be an understatement.

This man looked so... young and delicate. His face even made him look fragile and, in all honesty? Kind of weak.

He didn't look like he was much older than you. In fact, when he looked around as if analyzing each and every one of you, his bright, big eyes even made him look younger than he should be.

Well, that was fine, he looked nice enough--

"Did you want to say anything?" He knocked a soldier who dared to laugh at his appearence off his feet without even breaking a sweat, his pupils contracting as he crushed the soldiers ribcage with one foot. "Go on, I'm listening to you loud and clear."

"I- I'm sorry, sir-!" "Useless. Get out of here."

You take that back, he's not very nice.

As the months went by, one by one most of your old teammates were either fired, gravely injured or transferred to different squads because of him.

You were one of the most efficient soldiers he had, that much you could affirm with pride and no hesitation, so you were safe.

In no time, you started to hear rumours about him from other soldiers in the training grounds and during meals.

"No one can stand him, not even the other harbingers like him." They said. "He's only a brat who should learn when to shut up." They said.

During his first months as a harbinger, no one really took him seriously due to his pretty, frail appearance.

Which lead to some of your superiors, some generals and other elites who openly admited wanting to become harbingers themselves, trying to bully him out of the position as if that would do anything.

Maybe it was how young he looked, or because he seemed so unassuming and unintimidating at first sight, they thought he would easily break under their pressure.

But here's when you first started to look up at him.

He never kept quiet.

He always stood up for himself and his ideas.

He never once let anyone try to step over him, and always showed his superiority at all times, never once backing down when someone tried to hurt him in any way.

He would always get what he wanted when he wanted it, and he always won every battle he was in with seemingly no effort at all.

To you, who had grown up going from one orphanage to another and then wandering the streets all on your own, he looked like an ideal turned into a person.

When you were younger, you'd get bullied by your peers on the streets, or you'd get your food stolen away from you by older kids.

Hell, even within the Fatui, you had been degraded by many superiors and fellow soldiers when you first joined!

So watching someone who looked as frail as you used to be standing up for himself against everyone and everything made you feel... things.

You started to look up to him.

So, being as young as you still were at that moment, you did your very best to impress him!!

And either that worked or you just were very good at your job, you didn't know for sure, but even when most of the Balladeer's original troupe was gone for one reason or another, you stayed on his elite group.

He seemingly took notice of this, because his eyes would linger on your a little too eager form whenever he assigned different orders to everyone.

...And he also started to test you, constantly.

"Destroy that hilichurl camp before we continue." He'd say, signaling to a comically gigantic camp full of hilichurls and with four mitachurls holding axes. "Alone."

"As you wish, my lord!"

Yeah, you were definitely one of his best soldiers, if not the best out of them all, he thought as he watched how you dealt with the entire camp on your own with your weapon and vision.

"Get that woman to confess where she's hiding the ores she owes to us, and do it quick." He'd order to you another time.

"As you wish, my lord!"

Then he'd see you sweet talk that nameless woman into trusting you with the location of the ores for Scaramouche to take over and deliver the necessary punishment for lying to the fatui and avoiding paying her debt.

"Kill that man, and leave no proof behind." He'd order you on a rainy night in Fontaine, to which you'd nod.

"As you wish, my lord!"

The next day he'd hear news about a businessman found hanging in his room after 'commiting suicide' and leaving a note behind, not a single thing out of place.

(At the time that impressed him a lot, ngl).

Even when you found yourself receiving orders from other harbingers, you would always check on with Scaramouche before going along with them or not.

"My Lord said I can't. My apologies, My Lady." You'd bow to Signora, who would send a nasty glare at Scaramouche who stood behind you, smiling.

Yeah, you did a lot of... not so morally correct stuff for him with little to no hesitation, but!! Who could blame you?

You were still very young, owed a lot of things to the organization, and admired Scarmouche a whole lot!

He was your hero, and you seeked out his approval and recognition.

You looked up to him like you would to an older brother.

As time went by, he had you sticking together with him for almost everything. Not only professional stuff, but also more personal stuff.

Having lunch? You'd sit next to him.

Free day? You'd go anywhere he wanted with him.

It was a strange sight for everyone, but he grew attached to you as you did to him.

He treated you less coldly than he treated everyone else.

He would smile a lot whenever it was just the two of you spending time together, and he would also laugh more, and he would affectionally pat your head every now and then.

He trained you personally.

He remembered your birthday and got you presents and a fancy dinner with all your favorite foods.

You hang out together most of the time, yeah.

He finds the way you look up to him and fulfill your orders with your eyes sparkling and looking for his approval very endearing.

It also boosts his ego, a lot.

You started to see a different side of him he showed to no one except you.

He was demanding, he always was, but in a more personal setting, it was more childishly endearing than it was intimidating.

He was also a perfectionist, finding faults in everything and trying to fix them until he couldn't see them anymore.

His sense of humor was kind of dry, but you found it fun anyway.

He was also very protective over you.

He knew you were the strongest out of all his soldiers and trusted you a lot, but when you got into more trouble than it was worth and got hurt in the process, he nagged you to the abyss and beyond until you apologized and promised not to do it again.

He saw you as a little brother.

He thought it was obvious, since he openly voiced his favour towards you at all times and spent time with you doing whatever came to mind and took interest in your own interests.

But you were surprised when you heard it for the first time!

"M-my lord, do you... do you really mean it?" "Of course I mean it! Why would I say it otherwise? You better remember that, because I'm not repeating myself."

He shows you he cares about you in either indirect ways or extremely straight-forward ways, there's no in between for him.

He either gives you a cup of your favorite tea or coffee when you get stuck dealing with paperwork with him or has all your work done by somebody else so that you can take a break.

He's a bit of a tsundere and you find that really cute ngl.

He lets you borrow his hat if you want to, he thinks it suits you well too.

Like I said, he sees you as a little brother he wants to protect at all costs.

He stands protectively in front of you if there's anyone trying to bully you due to your (you admitted) privileged position as his favorite recruit and deals with the ones who bother you with a single flick of his wrist and the power of electro.

Which, if you're taller than him, makes for a very comical scene.

If you're shorter, taller or his same height- he doesn't care, he only wants you to be safe and have the best of the best.

This man was so lonely before and had no interest in other people, and when you showed up and treated with the respect and admiration he felt he deserved, he couldn't help but get attached to you.

At this point he really thinks of you as his family, you're one of his only priorities in life.

That's why you're always with him for everything.

For everything from a lunch break to boring paperwork to important missions overseas.

...That's how you met Lumine.

That one blonde traveler Scaramouche said you'd be looking for as a side-mission of sorts while researching the meteorites.

You were suppossed to be looking for her while undercover and trying to asses her abilities and habits for him to catch her and easily dispose of her.

But? She was?? so nice to you???

She'd help you with your 'comissions' and would hang out with you as you 'helped' her search for clues on her twin's whereabouts.

And honestly, as you spent more time with her, you started to see the world in a slightly different light.

Sometimes you'd stand awkwardly at her side while she and her small floating companion complained about the Fatui.

"They are so annoying! Always causing trouble for everyone..." Paimon would complain. Trying not to choke on your food, you would nod at her words just like Lumine did. "I know, right..."

They... they didn't know what went on in the organization! What would they know?

...Okay, you weren't as naïve as you were when you first joined, even if it stung a little, you now could admit that you guys weren't the best military organization when it came to fairness...

But spending more time with Lumine made you feel a lot of things regarding your current standing.

On one hand, you had only survived this far because the Fatui were willing to take you in and your life was easier than ever thanks to your relationship with Scaramouche.

On the other, as you grew up and now that you were seeing from the other side of the argument with her, you could see how everyone in the Fatui -your Lord Scaramouche, close friends, teammates and yourself included- did... more harm than good in a lot of cases.

But there's nothing else you've known during your entire life.

Nothing besides your loyalty and admiration for Scaramouche and your love towards your friends, who were all in the organization.

Still, you couldn't bring yourself to hate Lumine or Paimon for the things they said about the Fatui.

The two of them were just so sweet and kind to you, and you found yourself enjoying their presence.

Specially Lumine's.

For the first time in what feels like your entire life, you find yourself feeling awe and admiration for someone who isn't Scaramouche whenever you're with Lumine.

Even on the battlefield, she's graceful, kind and precise with her movements.

You don't think too much about style when you fight, but you start to think it would be nice to look like that while fighting so maybe she could teach you how she-

You really felt attracted to her.

Maybe it was her kind and cheerful personality that drew you in, or maybe another thing entirely, but soon enough you couldn't help but look forward to meeting her.

All of your meetings with her were kept a secret from Scaramouche, who assumed you had met someone completely different you were interested in since you only slipped away from him when you didn't have orders to fulfill.

He felt a little jealous, but wouldn't admit it.

He was still the one who was closest to you out of everyone in this world!!

So anyway-

You're very close to Lumine now, practically a part of her adventure team.

And she still doesn't know you're a Fatui soldier.

Hahahaha she doesn't need to know, right? You're not doing anything wrong by not telling her, right?

You two are really good friends (or maybe more, it depends on how you think of her), and she trusts you too much.

Too much.

It makes you feel bad since you can't tell her what you truly do for a living :(

And you are coming up strangely empty handed whenever Scaramouche asks you for updates on her.

It isn't like you at all.

But you're torn between the two.

You don't want to betray your friend, but you don't want to disappoint him! Anything but that!

So you... you lied and gave him fake information.

Which resulted in the two of you along with the rest of the team going back to Snezhnaya to report Scaramouche's discoveries on the meteorites.

So you had to say goodbye for now to Lumine and Paimon :(

You guys were having so much fun, too...

"I have to go back to my homeland soon... My brother is waiting for me." You'd told them one afternoon. "We're going to miss you a lot!!!" Paimon hugged the side of your head as you said your goodbyes. "I don't know when we'll meet again, but... But I'm sure we will!" You nodded at Lumine's words. "Until then, stay safe out there!" You smiled at the two. "You as well!"

But the next time you met wasn't as amicable as the others.

You wore your full uniform, mask included, so she didn't recognize you when she saw you.

And you stood there, frozen as you watched her fight with Scaramouche.

Ruthless, with nothing but sheer force and elemental attacks.

That was how both of them were going at each other, with no mercy.

No... you didn't want this... You- you didn't want the two people you looked up to the most to fight each other!!

But what could you do?!

"Y/N, support!" Scaramouche called your name, to which Lumine looked back at you with widened eyes. "Y/N?! You- you're with him?! You lied to me?!" Scaramouche looked back at you for a second. "We'll talk about this later, now come and help me out. That's an order."

Your hands were shaking as you looked between the two, more scared than you've been in years.

"I don't want to see you fight."

Your heart was beating violently as you watched them fight, and you kept silent, frozen in place, torn, not knowing what to do.

"I don't want it to be like this."

It was when you saw Lumine almost slashing a strand of Scaramouche's hair that you felt your feet moving on their own, as you set yourself in between the two of them, blocking both their attacks with your own weapon and vision.

"It doesn't have to be like this."

"Stop! Please, stop, you don't have to fight!" You say, earning yourself a glare from both of them. "Y/N, step away from her." Scaramouche warned you. "Y/N, move! I don't want to hurt you!" Lumine halted her attacks at the sight of you. "I- I can't, let's just- We can talk this over!"

"Are you with us or against us?!" Paimon was the one who asked the question.

Still shaking and torn, you yell.

"Stop! Just stop!" You take off your mask, turning to look at Lumine with hope shining in your eyes. "You want to find your brother, right? Then join us!"

"What are you-?!" But you didn't let her continue her thought.

"If! If you join us no one will chase you down and you'll have all of our resources at your disposal! A-and we- we can go on more adventures together like we used to!"

To that, Scaramouche narrowed his eyes.

"You did what with her?"

You can feel tears stinging your eyes, but you will them away to look at him.

"I-isn't that right?! If- If the traveler joined us we wouldn't have to hurt her!" Scaramouche clicked his tounge.

"It is true, but she won't because she's a weak coward."

"Don't speak about Lumine like that!" Paimon yelled at him, hiding behind her. "We would never join a meanie like you!"

"Y/N, who are you with?" Lumine asked you, making you go still.

Between Scaramouche, the man you've followed most of your life, who always supported you and helped you become stronger and made you feel proud of who you were, and Lumine, the traveler who showed you the other side to the life you'd held all these years and welcomed you with open arms and warm smiles all the time--

How were you supposed to choose?

It doesn't have to be like this.

But if it had to,

who would you choose?

[eonsadrft]

Independent | Private | Highly Selective | Canon Divergent RP Blog of WANDERER from GENSHIN IMPACT | written by N. | EST. Nov 13th, 2022

( This blog contains spoilers of Sumeru (3.2+) because Scara will be written AFTER he wakes up. He is NOT with the Harbingers. )

MUN: N / Noir | 25+ | he/him | gmt+1 | discord by request ( mutuals only and we must have interacted once ).

PROMO. || HEADCANONS. || PERMANENT INTERACTION CALL. LIST NAMES.

RULES BELOW.

INTRO

This blog is used to write/roleplay the character Wanderer from Genshin Impact. Before interacting with him, I would like you to be clear about what you will find, what I accept and what I do not accept in this blog. They may be a bit long and intimidating, but I wrote them for my comfort and yours as well.

What is this blog:

INDEPENDENT: I’m not affiliated to any group.

HIGHLY SELECTIVE: I am selective with who I interact with when I login.

PRIVATE: I only RP with mutuals ( we should follow each other ).

CANON DIVERGENT: Although I try to follow the lore that already exists, he is my own interpretation.

My track is #eonsadrft, if you want to write me something just mention me & tag that name.

AUS / CROSSOVERS / MULTIVERSES

I do accept:

Original Characters (they must have an about page where I can know a bit about them).

GI Canon characters.

OCs/Canon characters from other series/games IF they have a genshin verse.

Mirrors/duplicates! Other Scaras / Wanderers are welcome.

I do not accept:

Obviously, OCs without an about page.

Characters outside the GI universe and they don’t have a verse for that.

IRL people (famous people / OCs with real people faceclaims...) .

DRAMA & HATE

All hate asks / replies will be immediately deleted.

This blog won't accept any drama. If I see vague posting, callouts or hateship it will end in a block.

ABOUT SM*T / DARK THEMES

I won't write sm*t in public. But I do accept suggestive and flirting.

I enjoy writing dark themes ( mostly about traumas & depression ) so please, if you’re not into that do not follow.

GODMODDING/POWER PLAY

We don’t have dices here. We don’t control other people’s character. So PLEASE, do not try to control my muse unless I let you do so.

Also, do not assume you know everything about my muse, metagaming is NO fun.

SHIPPING

I will only ship with CHEMISTRY, multi - ship. ( all ships must be separated between other blogs, please please please. We're here to write not get jealous. )

I only allow pre - established relationships always it’s friendship / hateship / family ( must be talked before ). About canon characters from the same fandom: If my muse knows them, he will act with them just like the series.

I won’t and would never ship my character with a minor or family.

I accept almost all the ships if there’s chemistry, but if you want to know which characters I would prefer to ship with Wanderer romantically, are these: Aether, Lumine, Tartaglia or Kazuha.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW

I try to do not ignore anything, but sometimes I have to delete asks of lacking inspiration.

No rush, no push, give me time.

Mun =/= Muse. He’s a brat and will be always a brat, but that doesn’t mean I’m like him.

CREDITS & DISCLAIMERS

all edits are done by me, do not steal them, thanks.

the art i use in my banner//theme are official art from genshin impact, hoyoverse is the owner.

the art of the icons i use were commissioned by @lumaere​​. please do not use/steal them.

[yaemilko]

🪷 20. what if? (1718 words)

"i know it's been like what? two months? but i'm glad you two made up" hu tao spoke, glancing at ayato and you.

"yeah, it was a torture to watch, and even worse to be around cranky ayato" added kaeya, "anyway, i'm just glad you stopped being a jerk and properly apologized."

ayato softly laughed before hu tao spoke again "yeah but if you do that to my bestie again i'm gonna be the one both murdering you and organizing your funeral."

"noted" said ayato.

glancing around the room, you took a sip of your soda, preparing yourself for the next topic your friend group would dive into - completely not prepared for lumine to speak.

"oh c'mon tao, it's not like he hasn't apologized a million times already. and it's not like y/n isn't partially at fault for the whole thing."

you furrowed your brows, trying to figure out what your roommate meant by that. you were at fault? how? "excuse me?" you muttered, confused.

hu tao cut in at that moment, speaking over you, "honestly lumine, i love you but like? back off. who are you to say who's at fault and who's not?"

"i just spoke my mind" retorted lumine, "why are you picking a fight with me?"

"well, you spoke wrongly. i'm just saying."

"i-"

"ALRIGHT. ladies, calm down, it's all in the past now. besides, it's none of our business, it's y/n and ayato's. so, unless they have something to say, i suggest we drop this already." the tension was broken by kaeya, who then looked at both you and ayato as if he was expecting something.

"it is between us and i think none of you should have a say in it, however close we may be." you finally spoke.

"i agree. and i'll apologize as many times as i need. there's no need to get worked up over it, lum. we're good." ayato said, his eyes landing on lumine who was sitting next to him, and she nodded.

the conversation moved on smoothly after that, props to kaeya and hu tao for dispersing the tension and coming up with things to talk about, the latest one being some movie everyone but you seems to have watched.

you excused yourself to the bathroom, and on your way back you just stopped to stand in the doorway. you were looking at your friends, who haven't noticed your presence yet, quietly observing the room and the atmosphere. you couldn't help but notice how close ayato and lumine seemed like this, from afar, sitting next to each other, laughing and talking. at some particular thing ayato said, lumine laughed loudly, gently slapping his arm in the process, he smiled back at her. you couldn't figure out what was so funny.

this wasn't a novelty – for the past two months since you and ayato patched up your friendship, you've started noticing the little things the two of your friends did that made you wonder.. what if? you started noticing how you always felt like an outsider, even if then never tried to make you feel that way. sometimes you just felt like you were intruding on something you shouldn't be. you didn't let yourself go there completely though, but the thought was always there, in the back of your mind. what if they're falling for each other?

you shook your head, trying to get out of your thoughts, and started making your way back when your phone rang, attracting the attention of everyone in the room. suddenly, four pairs of eyes were on you, watching you, as you looked at the phone in your hand and sighing once you saw the caller.

"um. it's scara. i'm just gonna go to the balcony and talk to him for a bit, see what's up. you guys carry on, i won't be long." you said before making your way out and answering.

"hey." you breathed into the phone

"hi, are you free right now?" scaramouche greeted back.

"um, i'm at ayato's with hu tao, lumine and kaeya, but i can talk for a bit. what's up?"

"oh.. sorry for disturbing you then. i was just wondering if we could study for the upcoming exams together." he said

"you're not disturbing, and i'd love to! we're quite a pair when it comes to studying." you laughed.

he chuckled back, "hahahah yeah, alright then. we'll text about the details then?"

you hummed into the phone, "yeah. uh. scara? could i talk to you for a bit?"

"..of course. what's bothering you?"

"i'm just.. hypothetically, what would you do if the person you had feelings for started catching feelings for your friend and you watched it happen. i mean – you're not sure about them catching feelings, but you have a pretty good hunch, you know what i mean?" you said in one breath, breathing in loudly once you were done.

he paused for a moment before answering, "yes i do know what you mean. is this about lumine and ayato?"

"how did you know..?"

it was his turn to sigh, "i'm not blind y/n, i've noticed them hanging out, and about you.. is that necessary to answer? of course i'd notice you had feelings. are you forgetting we've known each other for basically our entire lives?"

"damn. i tried to hide it tho.. was it that noticeable??"

a small laugh escaping him once again, he answered "hahah, to your close friends, yes. what happened for you to ask this?"

you leaned over the railing, softly humming into the phone "hmm.. it's just a thought i've been having for a while now. actually, i've had it ever since they met. nothing in particular happened, you just should've seen them earlier. a big part of me is screaming that it's obvious they caught feelings.. you know she even defended him earlier? i just.. don't know.." you breathe out, "so what would you do?"

silence envelops you both again while he gathers his thoughts, "..shit. i can't tell you that, y/n. it's on you to decide how to act, and even if i told you what to do you wouldn't listen."

"fair enough but like, what are my options? i'm stuck."

he sighed, "well, you could either confront them or ignore it and try to move on... or tell him about your feelings."

"and have him turn me down? nah, i dont think i could handle that."

"what makes you think he'd turn you down?" he said immediately after, no uncertainty in his voice whatsoever.

"have you been listening? i told you i think he's starting to catch feeling for lumine. i can't do that. besides, i already blew our chances of ever getting back together long ago. i just want this to be over. i want to move on." you rambled, exasperated.

"there you go. you should know what's best for you. and y/n?"

"yeah?" you breathed out.

"lumine's your friend. even if she liked him, i doubt she'd get in a relationship with him, knowing your history."

chuckling, you said "hah, i wonder about that.. anyway, thank you. i'm sorry for dumping all of this on you."

"it's alright. i'm always here to listen to you, that's what friends are for, right?"

moment of silence. then, "right. i should go now, i'll text you later, kay?"

"okay. bye, y/n."

"talk to you later, scara."

after hanging up, you decided to remain on the balcony for a bit longer, sorting the whirlwind of thoughts in your head. what was the best thing to do?

you don't know how much time passed with you standing there, staring into nothingness, before your peace was broken by the sound of the balcony door opening, the one person clouding your thoughts walking out and joining you.

"are you alright? you've been gone for quite some time" ayato spoke, breaking the silence

you looked at him briefly, then turned back and stared at the cityscape again. "i'm great. just got lost in thoughts for a bit. it's beautiful up here, isn't it?"

he smiled, "it is." coming out from him before he moved to stand next to you, joining you in staring at nothing ahead.

you knew what you had to do – universe gracefully blessed you with this opportunity. you wanted to know. you had to ask. so you did.

the sound of silence was broken by your sudden question. "hey ayato.. do you like lumine?" and then you turned to look at him, the little voice in the back of your mind hoping he'd say you were wrong.

he looked at you once again, his eyes burning holes right through you. the silence was deafening and you found yourself wishing you'd never asked. you weren't ready for the answer. he searched your eyes for a long moment, his gaze so powerful it hurt, but you didn't dare look away. you wondered what he was looking for, why was it taking him so long to answer.

he opened his mouth, preparing to say something, then closed it again. breaking eye contact, he looked away and sighed like he was defeated.

".. i think i do. why?"

you could feel something inside you breaking. why does it have to be like this? you were prepared to hear that, you knew it for months now, but why does it still hurt like that?

despite the turmoil of emotions in your soul, you smiled. you can get through this, you thought to yourself. don't let him know that hurt. it's your fault for not getting rid of your feelings earlier.

"oh, it's just a thought i had and i wanted to check. thank you for telling me though."

"... yeah."

awkwardness filled the air, you not knowing what to say anymore, and wanting to just jump off that damned balcony or burn the whole apartment complex down with you in it. it'd be easier that way, you thought.

"well, should we get inside now? it's kinda chilly out here." you chuckled again, hurriedly moving towards the balcony door.

"y/n, wait."

you stopped in your tracks and then turned to look at him again.

"yeah?"

ayato looked at the ground, then looked at you once more, awkwardly scratching his head.

"do you think i have a chance with her?"

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SYNOPSIS what happens when your ex comes back from abroad and you realize you still like him, but as destiny likes to play with us all it just so happens that he starts getting closer with your roommate? what will you do?

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[scaramxccia]

Diluc aether scara..... Tough choice....... Lemme think so

I think I'm gonna hug aether Becwuse let's be real I'd just be thrid feeling his emotional bond with lumine </3 boy barely forms friendships besides paimon in game diskdkd

I'm gonna.... I'm.... No wait let me rethink... No I'm... This is so toooough... Okay so no rethinking I'm gonna... Hm. Okay so I'm gonna hug aether kill diluc and marry scaramouche </3 im sorry diluc....

Okay you're gonna geeeeet Lisa Ei Ning!

OMG YOU KILLED DILUC the reasoning is fair tho so yeah i understand

OKAY SO.....lisa dies again sorry girl you're hot but you can't compete in there

hugging ei <3 sweetheart mwah

AND MARRYING THE ULTIMATE GIRLBOSS YET AGAIN RAH

and for youuu im giving kazuha, gorou and kokomi 👀