#shes going to be the end of him i swear to venti.

[archoniic]

𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆; had she have spoken it, that very same sentiment may have been returned unto her. Amidst the gentle touches; the curious glances, the way her hands would linger. The press of her fingertips against his skin; had he not been watching the trail they took; he may have wondered if they had ever been there. Skin raising in small bumps, the way a mortals would against the cold; how very human of you Morax. How very reactionary. The Lord of Geo; immovable as the very mountains of Liyue, cold as the stone – often described in such ways by the humans; here with her, both statements as far from the truth as they could possibly be. More malleable, they moved together almost fluidly. He would acquiesce to her every whim, her every desire; though he did not wish to release her, his grip on her would loosen to her wiggling. The furs gathering around him, creating a barrier between him and the stone. Her demand for his company to span longer than just now had him smile; was that not what he had wished too? Selfishness sparking within him further, “Do not tempt me too much, Guizhong.” He warned, though there was little more than amusement in his voice, “Else we would never leave this place.” Morax was selfish enough to covet all of her time, all of her attention; while having little love for the mortals, what did it matter to him; in that moment, if they would be without both of their deities? Maybe when the sun would rise, he would see it differently. Though for the moment he had little to no desire to rise to the wishes of the humans.

With her now out of his reach; he simply remained still. The moon illuminated her from behind; casting such a glow that her beauty would appear ethereal to him. How he wished to reach out then, to trace his fingertips across her skin; to chase that glow that sat along her shoulders and neck. Hers busying themselves over his collarbone, could she feel how sharp of a breath he took right then? As those exploratory tips traced the beginning of the golden veins that ran from his shoulders down to his wrist? Morax’s hand move to take hold of hers gently, halting her advances there; perhaps she had not realised just how sensitive those marks were to touch. He had not realised until that moment; yet it was enough, that simple touch, to have those marks glow. That same glow apparent in his eyes and the tips of his hair. Who was truly the maddening one of the two? She had barely touched those veins; yet the impact on him had been instantaneous. 

You do not know what you do to me. Victory clear in her face; and he could not deny her the win of that particular battle. Had she found his weak point? It certainly seemed like it. His Goddess of Dust, ever the one who had to find the answers to life’s puzzles. Would it be, Morax was her favourite one? The furs would be left behind, no longer content with her being out of his reach. Still with her wrist gripped in his hand, the other at her back to pull her against him. He would do what he wished to then, finally chasing the moonlight on her skin. Each kiss left along her shoulder lingered a little longer than the one that would come before; making their own trail and finally coming to her jawline. He cared little for the strands that would once more fall into his face, having no doubt she would simply move them once more. He liked it when she did. Eventually his exploration would end at the very corners of her lips, “I would… very much.” An admittance, before he would kiss her once more. And like each time before; Morax would relax, like he could truly breathe again. Did it matter to him what would become of him? In truth, no; as long as that smile never faded from her, as long as her laugh could be heard in each corner of Teyvat. As long as she remained, he would be content.

No, nothing else existed any longer, all severance between one and any other had ceased to be, for they were no longer separate to all that surrounded them. An ensemble, one whole. As innate as the moon was to the veil of night that engulfed them with each passing minute, as were they to the stars that hung overhead, as he was to her. Love, reverence, ardour; none were words that truly were capable of encompassing what she felt with each beat that resonated so vehemently within her, within this part of her she craved for him to know, to feel, to understand; but could one ever know another's sanctum if they hardly understood their own? But she would not care for words, not when she felt— heard his breath as clearly as she felt the breeze caress her spine. She did not care for words when all she bore of care, within this space that was theirs alone, was for this, him, for how his hand rested to the back of her neck, for how he drew her back into him as if he knew it was what she so craved him to do, for that kiss, and for the way he laughed and how it was warmer than any ray of the sun itself could ever hope to be. No, here, no words mattered any longer. "Tonight." Would the whisper make it evident that she was caught in the haze of him when her eyes lingered in such close? You are maddening.

Perhaps to those who knew her little, and perhaps even to those who knew her well, one could be astonished that her hands shifted, descended from those infuriating locks in their endless spectrum of blacks and coals towards his chest where she finally, amidst a smile that had grown far too bright and far too quickly in such reckless abandon, applied just enough pressure to mark the start of a plan. An ingenious one. "Tomorrow," and there, when the smile urged into the territory of audible gaiety, she pushed into him and followed in trail, locked within the encasement of his arms as she was, until he seemed buried within the furs. She attempted to loosen his hold on her in slight during the descend through the slightest of wriggling, and though she had hardly seemed to succeed, she'd gained some ability to hover atop him, even if only a subliminal amount. "And its night, as well, Morax." Yes, perhaps such dramatics were all to emphasise that one night, and one alone, would never be enough.

Did this, too, serve as a throne for a victor? For victory certainly seemed to be painted across features that never ceased to seem illuminated in his presence, and because of his presence. And there, it returned: love; its concept seeking her attention once more as her hands lingered, trailing up, as she settled astride and slightly out of reach of him. "Or perhaps, simply every night that follows this one." She'd trailed the very bare tips of her fingers along and across both collarbones, aching to trace the veins that were as golden as the very centre of his eyes before they withdrew, though it would prove to be only a moment. For here, with the furs at his back, and a stroke of fingers through those same strands ever adamant, they finally fell and stilled at gravity's behest to frame the countenance that she, in all of her heart's authenticity, loved. "There, they might bother you less this way." And then, as if in affection and tease alike, while the comb of fingers fell into repetition, she continued: "Unless, perhaps, you would like to kiss me again."

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21 – change of mind !

What's so good about him ?!

Scaramouche x reader smau series

synopsis — Your ex boyfriend kuni is in a band called 5wirl and they're pretty well known considering him and his bandmates are still in college but you still hated his guts on how he ended things with you back then in highschool the day before graduation. So whats the best course of action in this situation? make a hate account of him of course.

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The curtain closes and Scara doesn't waste a second running off the stage. Venti's and the other members' shouts fell on deaf ears as he headed backstage ready to somehow find you in the sea of fans.

Honestly, he wanted to cry as soon as you two locked eyes. you looked as beautiful as ever, sure 2 years seems short in hindsight but when Scaramouche noticed the little things that have changed about you — 2 years felt like a long time, a long time without you. 

Hurriedly running to get to you he was stopped in his tracks by his manager which(for clearly obvious reasons) made him pissed. "Just where do you think you're going ?" she raised an eyebrow blocking the only exit. He huffed looking at how close the door was that would lead to the crowd outside. "Going to see someone." 

His manager sighed knowing Scaramouche is stubborn and no matter how much you try to convince him he will do what he wants. "Listen, this will take 5 minutes max." She pointed to the table on the side filled with gifts.

Scaramouche groaned looking at the pile knowing it was going to be some thank you message of sorts. "Just pick one and we can be done." She pinched her nose taking a deep breath, she swears if scara looked a bit uglier she would have kicked him off 5wirl a long time ago.

"Since you are in a hurry you can just pick a gift and follow me and do a solo interview instead of waiting for the others." Scaramouche, despite just heading to the door to leave this alone, picked up a gift. 

"Scara the interviewers are here let's go if you're in a rush" She called out. He followed her holding a completely different gift.

A pink box filled with heart donuts, an average fan gift. Scaramouche wouldn't pay much attention to it but the moment he saw the handwriting and note attached to it he took everything in his body not to throw it on the ground and stomp on it. It read "i told you id come heizou!" – y/n

"I'm not in a rush anymore…ill wait for the guys" 

notes: FINALLY HAD MOTIVATION TO DO THIS YAHAHSHSJKA anyways enjoy the meal idk if the ending counts as a cliffhanger but oh well

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[iomoru]

the GI boys in reverse!au, when they are the player and the male!reader is the character.

what if they expect you back but it's Qiqi (it happened to me😑)

Not Pulling You

A/n: I don't write for male readers which I already said in my pinned post. I do Gn! Reader instead so everyone can read it, well here you go anyways! (*・ω・*) (I'm sorry it took long（；へ：）)

Genre: Modern! Au, Reverse! Au, Fluff, Gn! Reader, Second Person, Proofread

Chars: Xiao, Venti, Gorou, Itto

Summary: He’s saved every single primogem for a chance to add you to his team—but when the banner finally drops and he pulls he got Qiqi instead, his reaction is anything but ordinary. From quiet resolve to dramatic breakdowns, he’ll keep trying until you’re by his side.

Xiao:

Xiao’s heart raced as he watched the star glimmer across the screen. He’d been waiting for this banner to come around—waiting to bring you to his party. But as the star faded, a small figure appeared on the screen instead.

“Qiqi…” He whispered to himself, almost stunned. It wasn’t disappointment, not exactly; she was adorable in her own right. But he’d hoped for you, wanted to see you move effortlessly through the battlefield, maybe even have you in his party for every adventure.

Still, he couldn’t help but smile slightly. He’d try again—after all, he knew patience better than anyone. But until then, he’d let this moment hold a certain charm. “Alright, Qiqi… let’s see what you can do.”

Venti:

Venti watched with shining eyes, leaning so close to his phone that his nose almost touched the screen. The wish animation played, vibrant and colorful, and he could feel his heart thumping. But as the sparkle faded and Qiqi appeared, his face dropped instantly.

“Qiqi?!” he wailed, throwing himself back on his chair, clutching his head. “Noooo! My precious primogems! All my hard work!” He dramatically fell to the floor, as if fate itself had wronged him. “Why, oh why, would the universe deny me this one simple wish?”

He lay there, sighing loudly every few seconds, only peeking at his phone when he thought no one was looking. “Fine, Qiqi…fine. But mark my words, my muse—I’ll get you one day!” He resolved to sing songs about his “woe” until he gathered enough primogems to wish again.

Gorou:

Gorou sat on the edge of his seat, his tail flicking with excitement. He’d saved every wish he could for this banner, all to bring you to his party. But as the star fell, the face that appeared wasn’t yours—it was Qiqi’s.

“Oh…Qiqi…” His ears drooped slightly. It wasn’t that he didn’t appreciate her skills or what she brought to a team. But he’d been imagining you beside him, fighting alongside him, someone he could rely on in the heat of battle.

After a pause, he scratched his head and laughed at himself. “It’s alright,” he reassured himself softly. “I can try again. And besides, Qiqi could use a strong team to keep her safe, right?” Gorou couldn’t help but smile, already planning his next team configuration to give Qiqi the backup she needed—until he’d finally have a chance to pull you.

Itto:

“Alright, here we go!” Itto chanted, practically bouncing as he made his wish. His fingers were crossed, his eyes wide with expectation. But as the summoning animation finished, there she was: little Qiqi, gazing at him blankly.

His jaw dropped. “No way.” He threw his head back, groaning loudly as he clutched his phone dramatically. “Come on! I didn’t save up all my primogems just to end up with…Qiqi! Why does this keep happening?!”

Throwing himself onto the floor, Itto flailed dramatically, wailing at the ceiling. “I just wanted you! Is that too much to ask?” He peeked at his phone, then sighed, resting his head on his arm. “Alright, Qiqi, looks like we’re sticking together for a while, but I swear, next time it’s you I’m bringing home!”

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A/n: I ran out of dividers (◞ ‸ ◟ㆀ) (not really I'm just picky (≡^∇^≡) )

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[thisismeracing]

The (un)lucky one | CL16

― Pairing: Charles Leclerc x fem!reader (she/her) ― Word count: 2.4k ― Warnings: not proofread; mentions of food; a bit of jealous!charles; angsty but fluffy ending. ― Summary: Charles and Yn have a history back from when he was at alfa romeo, Yn used to be his PR assistant, and they were close to best friends. Now, years later, they are still friends, but Yn is Carlos’ assistant now, and she can help but root for her new friend and boss. Meanwhile, Charles is having trouble with no longer having her undying support all the time. He’s been through an unlucky season on the speedway, will he be unlucky in love too?  ― A/n: I actually liked this far better than I thought I would, so I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! Let me know your thoughts by reblogging and/or leaving me an ask (anons are on) *mwah* 🤍

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It is easy to associate someone with a smell, taste, or color. Especially when those things are very particular. One day you see them wearing a certain shade of yellow; the next thing you know, every yellow item will remind you of them. Not of the clothes they were wearing that day, but of them. Then, they tell you their coffee order, and, of course, every time you see a venti, caramel frappuccino with almond milk, it’s their face you’ll see. When you smell the coffee, their perfume will come around too.

What Charles didn’t know is that these associations are common when you are in love.

And he was, in fact, in love with Yn.

He was just unaware. 

Yn was his PR Assistant back when he was just a curious and hopeful boy in Alfa Romeo. They hit it off quickly, not only because she was young like him, but because she was always honest and just so fun to be around. She would walk into the room, red Converse on her feet, a coffee cup in her hands, along with a small notepad, and a pen either around her neckless or on her ear, and Charles could swear time would stop to let her pass by. 

Yn was an event.

And he was happy to witness it.

She was also very organized. She had everything noted and ready to go in a minute. She was quick with solutions to seemingly hard problems and set on her beliefs. About the latter, people would say that she was simply stubborn like Charles. But he knew better. She was passionate and driven, and he… well, he fell in love, and he didn’t notice it. 

Until they moved to Ferrari.

They have been working together for about three years now, and she had to switch drivers when they started in Ferrari. That meant she was now Carlos’ PR Assistant, and he got to have her full attention – something Charles hated. But he knew her before him, and he knew her better, that’s what he kept telling himself whenever he saw the two of them interact, whenever she had a meeting with his coworker, and not him, or whenever he watched Carlos get her coffee order wrong. He knew her better. That wasn’t much, but somehow it was enough for him.

Until it wasn’t. 

“Hey, Char,” Yn smiles when the Monegasque approaches the table, bending to leave a kiss on her cheeks, and leaving a friendly tap on his teammate’s shoulders. 

“I got you your favorite.” He has that small prideful smile on his face when he pushes the white cup towards Yn, but as fast as the smile comes, it goes when she frowns and a bit her lips.

“Thank you, but Carlos got it to me,” she shook the cup in front of her and winked at her friend and ex-boss. 

“Oh- but Carlos doesn’t know your order.”

“I finally got it right after a thousand times missing either the oat milk or the blonde espresso,” Sainz proudly stated, sipping on his water. 

“And did you get-”

“Caramel syrup, sí.” 

“Four pumps?” 

Carlos nodded, “2 pumps of frapp roast. I’m telling you, I’ve learned it.” 

Yn noticed the way Charles’ shoulders slumped just the sightless, but she thought it had something to do with the fact that he wasted time getting her something that she wouldn’t drink in the end. She did not notice, however, how his eyebrows furrowed and his grip on his cellphone got stronger watching her and Carlos go around what they were doing on Sunday before and after the race. He missed doing it with her, missed having her undying attention, missed the certainty that it doesn’t matter how boring a meeting or media duty would be because she was always just some steps away. 

The next day, Charles is getting ready for the race in the garage, and Yn is around cracking jokes about something one of the engineers did. When she turns, Charles is in his white racing suit, zipping up the front end. Yn lips tip up in a small smile, one he can read as a nostalgic one by the way her eyes roam around the piece of clothing, and takes in a small breath of air. It’s endearing.

“Missing the old days?” Charles asks, sporting a playful smirk, and Yn rolls her eyes teasingly. 

“How’d you know?” 

“It used to be just us against the world. I learned to read you.” He confessed. He almost wanted to add that he missed the old days too, but because her attention and affection would be all his, her time and her eyes would be for him.

Yn took a step closer to him and started helping the Monegasque with the front velcro of his suit. “All this white reminded me of Alfa Romeo’s suit, but though I miss our younger days, I think you look far better wearing Ferrari merch.” This time her smile is pensive and then playful after a beat. 

Charles's hands itched to hold her by the waist, bring her close, and read her eyes, but when he was about to do so, Carlos called Yn from the other side of the garage. Yn gets on the tip of her red converses and kisses his forehead, something they used to do after becoming friends on their first year on the grid, and then, just like that, she leaves to attend to whatever Sainz needed. 

When it was time to get going and get into the car, Charles tried to get a glimpse of Yn, not even a hug or their traditional forehead kiss which hasn’t happened before races in a while, he just wanted to find her eyes, see how they would silently wish him a good race, but instead, he found her with Carlos, her back to him. He watched as Yn patted his shoulder and then got on the tip of her toes to hug him. A long hug. A hug he wanted to receive. 

Charles sacked up all his anger and jealousy and got into his car. It would be a good race. The car was fairly better than the last races, and the Ferrari duo got a p2 and p3 position which increased the chances of double points. 

It's a tight race. Carlos and Charles almost lose their positions during the first few laps, but they were able to hold it until Leclerc needed a tire change. And when he came back the orders were clear: Sainz would not fight with his teammate and would give up his position for Charles. Everyone saw how Yn's face changed when Vasseur spoke through the pit-to-car audio, and man, wasn't she pissed. The camera panelled on her, and she cursed asking why couldn't Carlos have this one.

By the last lap, Charles was p3 and Carlos p5, and it was all the team's fault. Both of them could have had a podium, but strategy wasn't really Ferrari's strongest subject. 

When the three winners gathered in the small room to wait a few minutes for the podium, Charles had a small smile on his face, one which went away when the big screen in the room showed some of the highlights of the race, adding garage reactions this time. He saw Yn questioning why Carlos couldn't fight him, why wouldn't they give her boss and friend his well-deserved podium. Charles knew she fought nails and teeth for those she loved, and she wouldn't hide her disappointment with Ferrari's decision. 

He expected, however, that she would choose him to fight for because he was her closest friend there. He was with her the longest. He would have fought nails and teeth for her win. 

The podium celebration didn’t feel as good as it would back when he would have Yn’s undying support. Charles still smiled, still waved, still tried to seem happy with his achievement, and he kept the friendly face up until he got back in the garage and Yn was there by Carlos' side as usual. Sainz congratulated him on his podium, but the Monegasque only nodded, lacing his fingers with Yn’s and walking straight to his driver’s room.

“What the fuck was that mouthy response to the team's order of letting me pass Carlos?” 

Yn was still surprised by how he laced their fingers and almost dragged her to his room, so hearing his hushed and stressed tone made her frown deepen. 

“Who do you think you’re talking to in that tone?” 

Charles’ jaw tightened. “Don’t try deflecting, Yn. I saw how mad you were when I passed Carlos.”

“And what about it, Charles?” 

“I can’t believe you’re acting so unbothered by it. It was a shitty attitude, and you know it.”

“Because everyone’s supposed to adore you and always choose you?” 

“BECAUSE YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND, AND YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO ROOT FOR ME, TO PICK ME, NOT CARLOS, NOT LANDO, NOT LEWIS, BUT ME!” He exploded, voice raised, hands gripping his champagne-wet hair. 

Yn took one step in his direction, pointing her index finger at him, “Don’t you dare to scream at me, Charles. I won’t let you work off your frustrations on me, especially when you don’t have reasons to be angry!” 

“I DON’T?” he screamed again, and she raised her eyebrows. “You think watching my own team destroy my chances at being a world champion is not reason enough to be angry? Or having your best friend distance herself from you? Oh, wait! And how about seeing the woman I love rooting for a different driver?” this time his voice wasn’t as high as before, but he was still loud, he was still angry.

What he seemed to forget was that he and Yn were like a mirror most of the time. They would reflect each other’s energy and feelings. So if Charles was angry, Yn was furious. And if he was heartbroken, she was devastated. 

“I was your friend before him! I’m your best friend,” he whispered, finally letting tiredness and sadness catch up to him. 

“You are indeed, but not everything is about you or us. Others deserve to win too, and they deserve some love and attention. Carlos deserved it today. We’ll talk when you’re not acting like a dick and screaming at me for being oblivious to the feelings you kept hidden.” She stated before turning away and leaving, slamming the door on her way out. 

Charles sat down on his chair and let his head hang between his shoulders. His eyes were burning and he felt like cursing and screaming again when he heard Carlos’ voice. Now, Carlos was his friend, his teammate, a good guy, someone he even liked to have around, but he was jealous of him, he couldn’t lie to himself anymore. And right now, he was the last person he wanted to see.

“You could have told me, you know?” the Spanish closed the door behind him slowly.

“Not now, Carlos,” Charles mumbled.

“She doesn’t like me. I mean- she does like me, but not as much as she likes you, not as much as she loves you. You’re two tontos.”

“Well, you can bet she hates me now. I take it you heard how I talked to her, right? The whole garage must have heard.” 

Carlos chuckled at Charles' dramatic antics. “Not everyone heard, but yeah, some people did… I don’t think she hates you though, she’s just angry with the way you talked and probably angry you didn’t tell her you loved her sooner.”

“I’m usually unlucky, and I was afraid-”

“No, Charles,” Carlos interrupted. “The team's strategy is shitty, we take it as if we were the unlucky ones, but we are actually pretty lucky. Look at the life you have. Look at how many people love you. The woman you love loves you back. How’s that being unlucky?” 

“Yeah, I was afraid my love life would be as shitty as my racing career.” 

“I’ll let that one pass because you have the right to be upset for a bit after this stressful weekend, but you don’t have a shitty career, and you know it.”

Charles nods, snickering.

“I was jealous, you know,” he confessed after a couple of minutes in silence. “You deserve to win too. You deserve to be a world champion just like I do, but I wanted her support. I wanted her to choose me even though everyone else did. She was the only one that mattered. But I’m an idiot, and I didn’t tell her that. How could she guess?”

“Yeah, life is unfair sometimes, and feelings are hard to deal with, but the good thing is that you can work on those things most of the time. Shower, drink some water, get some food in, and then when you’re calm enough, go to her and let Yn know your feelings. Again. Gently this time, preferably.” Sainz chuckles lightly between the last sentence, and Charles rolls his eyes playfully. 

And that’s exactly what Charles did. That’s how he found himself breathing in and out in front of Yn’s hotel room door. He rings the bell after almost five minutes of silent pep talk. When Yn opens the door, she’s already in her pajamas, and he can almost see tear stains on her cheeks. Charles feels like punching his own face because clearly, he was the one to blame. 

“What do you want, Charls?” her tone was tight, and she did not invite him in, but the fact that Yn used his nickname gave Charles enough hope and courage to talk.

“I- I’m sorry for earlier,” he started. “I’m truly sorry for all these years. I should have been honest with you. I’m sorry I exploded and screamed at you. I should have told you I loved you before. And you’re right. I’m not the center of the world. Carlos deserves to win too. But it’s just- I’m usually unlucky in some aspects, and I was afraid-”

Yn rolls her eyes and grins playfully at him, interrupting his messy speech. “No, Charles, you’re actually lucky because I do love you back,” she grins, and he stares at her for a beat before crashing their lips into a passionate kiss.  

And Charles felt like the luckiest guy in the world. No winning cup felt as sweet as having the girl of his dreams loving him back. 

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[lume-nosity]

if they get isekai’d to our world

characters: tighnari, nilou, yun jin, eula, aether, lumine, heizou, kazuha, xiao

genre: fluff

an: this is completely self indulgent and i may make a part 2 of this when i’m feeling up for it. take this post before i vanish again for the week. i’ll see you all again on the weekends <3

notes: not proofread, gender neutral reader, swearing, written in hc form so it’s short/weird, reverse isekai trope, written in one day

reblogs are appreciated!

trusting tighnari with your plants.

he’s experienced in the botanical area, so have him tend to them. it’ll also give him an opportunity to study/observe said plant(s), so just have him watch your plants when you don’t have the time. he’ll be very happy.

but if he finds out that you haven’t been caring for them before the isekai fiasco, he will scold you. and then give you a lecture on why and how you should care for them.

if you have like a book on plants/biology/anything plant related, he’ll be thrilled to read such a book from you. he will spend sleepless nights reading it, and you have to remind him to take it easy.

nilou, yun jin, and eula playing just dance.

nilou’s having a great time, ended up getting high scores while eula is flustered but she still maintains her graceful stature when dancing.

eula didn’t want to play at first because she’s suspicious of the game, but she was dragged into playing so she didn’t have any other choice. she ended up liking it but of course she doesn’t admit it. and yun jin is just glad she gets to be a part of it.

all of you are dancing the night away frfr

having venti listen to your playlists.

as it’s known, he knows every song in existence. but listening to your playlists, he’s surprised he’s never heard of such a tune before. because, you know, he’s not from your world.

but even so, it reels him in wanting more. so he begs you to borrow your phone to listen to your playlists, especially new ones you just made.

when you left your phone somewhere unattended and venti came across it, he looked both sides before snagging your phone off of its place to listen to your playlists in secret. ehe.

aether & lumine being your errand buddies.

if you’re planning to go out to run an errand like buying groceries or something, these two are the first ones to volunteer to help. i know they do everything in teyvat; doing shit for everyone and all that but this is different. when they got isekai’d, they’re reunited! (i’m going to ignore the abyss sibling bullshit okay let me write in peace i want these two to be happy)

so they’re returning the favor by assisting you in anything! even in your house, they still help you with chores and whatnot! which made you worry for them, so you’ve decided to arrange a time where you all could sit and chat. they talked about their journeys to other worlds, and you could listen to them talk for hours.

introducing heizou to true crime documentaries.

ohhhhh boy you know he will binge the SHIT out of them. now that he doesn’t have to deal with missing pets, he has something interesting to indulge himself in.

he ends up figuring out who’s the culprit before the show could even reveal who. which shocks you, if you’re the type to take a long time trying to connect the dots.

if you show him some unsolved cases, you know damn well he’ll look/watch into it. you have a smart detective on your hands, and if he ends up solving them as well, you must be writhing in pride that you and heizou are the only ones who know the truth.

kazuha asking you to go out on a stroll from time to time.

one time when he accompanies you and your errand buddies because he wants to see what your world looks like in addition to lending another hand, he wants to see that again. the wind, the sky, the view, all of that. it’s all unique to him.

so, expect him to ask you if you’d like to go out on a little stroll for a while. it’s an excuse for him to feel what your world would be like, to digest its features and compliment it all in a poetic sense.

most likely points out the colors of the leaves you guys walk by. he’s just blabbering about nature while you’re out here digesting his words and your mind turns into an actual tree from listening.

teaching xiao everything you know about your world.

yes, this seems bland, but listen. xiao is oblivious to how teyvat works in terms of tradition/humans, and now that he’s isekai’d to your world, you have to teach this poor innocent individual.

he needs information in order to adapt to this new world he’s not familiar with, knowing there’s not really a way out.

xiao is listening intently and nodding to everything you say, asking questions at the same time.

this isn’t part of the headcanon, but he’s also cautious when you say you’re going to go out at night especially when aether & lumine are busy with other matters. if that were to happen he will be the one to step in. no danger will befall you when you have a yaksha by your side.

[mossstep]

I set the poll for too long, so anyways,

SAGAU ARCHON HEADCANONS!

I am a minor, don’t be weird

For those not in the know: Sagau means self aware Genshin au!

Gonna test out some formatting with this one, so yeah!

Nahida’s is strictly platonic, while the other archons are up to interpretation!

4.2 archon/story quest spoilers

VENTI

For Venti I think he’d be one of the more chill archons. He’d always try to be by your side, but would give you space if need-be. He obviously wouldn’t want to out his secret as the archon, so the people of Monstadt assume you just like his songs, or pity the bard for his lack of money.

Venti wouldn’t be mad if you outed him as an archon, he’d understand that the creator’s will is far more important than his wishes, but he’d still be disappointed.

Venti would almost immediately recognize you as the creator even if you were trying to stay hidden. After all, it’d be embarrassing if one of the original seven didn’t recognize you.

He’d always try to write you into his songs after you arrive in teyvat. He’d stop if you asked, but If you say nothing he’ll just keep going.

ZHONGLI

Zhongli, being one of the oldest, if not the oldest still living god on teyvat. Because of this, he, like the tone deaf bard, recognizes you immediately.

He is very reverent and respectful towards you after so long, but he does loosen up over time.

Zhongli would come out of retirement immediately (much to Liyue’s shock and surprise) as to properly serve your every need.

Zhongli can be a bit overbearing but will back off if asked.

Zhongli respects you as the people of Liyue respect him. If you vanish for even a few hours without giving him a heads up he will send out a search party. You’re too important to be out on your own.

RAIDEN EI/SHOGUN

Arriving in Inazuma you are able to lay low for awhile, before an accident reveals your golden blood. The tenryou commission is immediately alerted and drags you straight to the almighty shogun whether you like it or not.

Ei is incredibly overbearing, refusing to let you go anywhere without the shogun or at least ten people to protect you. She doesn’t mean to be controlling, she just doesn’t want to lose you like she lost makato.

If you were to arrive during the vision hunt decree she would either become way more strict, or completely end it depending on your reaction.

While making the shogun Ei programmed her to follow whatever you say, since you’re the almighty creator, you must know the way eternity is heading.

NAHIDA (PLATONIC)

Nahida and you likely meet by chance while you two are on a walk around sumeru city. Nahida probably assumes you’re a human, because having been locked up for 500 years she doesn’t have enough experience with gods to be able to tell one apart from a human.

So you probably end up telling her on one of your chance meeting, because as an archon, she should probably know. Nahida doesn’t make such a big deal about it, on the condition that you tell her what you know about teyvat AND earth. Of course the god of knowledge would try to learn as much as possible.

You two probably have sleepovers (which nahida drags Scaramouche into) after you tell her. At said sleepovers you two likely trade knowledge back and forth. (Scaramouche would likely butt in with facts about inazuma’s fucked up flora)

FURINA (IDC SHE’S NOT THE ARCHON, SHE’S AN ARCHON IN MY HEART) and Neuvillette

Furina, as a human, doesn’t realize you’re the creator until you tell her that you know she’s a human. She swears you to secrecy and you agree for the sake of Fontaine, she confides in you about her struggles, and you promise to make it up to her once everything is done.

Neuvillette recognizes you immediately and asks you about what’s up with Furina, you obviously don’t tell him, and he accepts that.

After the prophecy you and neuvillette, and Furina hang out on occasion, because the two likely wouldn’t speak often without you.

Also you smack the shit out of the traveler and paimon during Furina’s story quest because they deserve it <3

[xcyphoz0a]

ACT I/ scene i/ fumbling

playwright's note/ i know sigewinne is like 400 years old by lore but we're putting her in primary school tw/cw/ swearing

ding…

the school bell rings an old chime, as students bustle up in excitement to go home or to their clubs and circles. you lay back on your chair for a little, waiting for the majority of students to leave.

“hey”

a voice is heard next to you, as you turn your head slightly to face your desk mate.

“what?”

“nothing.”

you squint your eyes in slight irk as you return to your table, hoisting your bag to pack your things. you sigh a little, tired to go to practice as you pull your bag onto your shoulder.

“tired?”

“kind of, yeah.”

“go home and get some rest.”

your hand reaches up to pinch your nose bridge, as you sigh out, “well, i have my circle to attend to, did you forget?”

your deskmate momentarily freezes as he crosses his arms and looks away. you manage to hear a small, “oh, yeah, sorry” before you leave.

footsteps hasty, you manage to reach the door in time, as you greet everyone in the room.

“good afternoon~!”

venti’s head whips around, his braids slapping his face as he winces, greeting you with an enthusiastic wave. xiao, sitting at his stool behind the drum kit, waves a small hi. xinyan meets you with a big smile, hands occupied with her bass. barbara waves, singing a little ‘good afternoon’ back.

“should we start choosing which song we perform then?”

meanwhile, the midnight blue haired boy leaves the classroom in a hurry once you leave, loosened black tie nearly falling off as he jumps down the stairs and steps towards the collection of vending machines in school. he’s greeted by a boy with black hair, seemingly trying to swat a yellow and green parrot away from his shoulder.

“what are you doing-”

“kuni, can you kick him away?”

the parrot squawks out an offended ‘what?!’ and screeches when kunikuzushi stalks up towards him.

“why the fuck did you adopt it then, kinich?”

kinich sighs and shakes his head, “i have no idea.”

the two stand around the vending machines, waiting for circle activities to end, seeing xiao’s  bandmates waving enthusiastic goodbyes. kinich and kunikuzushi walk up to greet him, but stop when they see you, talking to xiao, very most likely about the band in school.

“…maybe you can… accents when… sings so the… sounds clearer…”

“…got it…”

were the only things they could make out from the conversation, as you pat his shoulder in appreciation as you wave a small goodbye. once you left, xiao walks over to the two as he puts money in the machine to get a drink.

“how was practice?”

“we’re performing for the graduation event.”

“oh, nice, did you choose a song?”

a platinum blonde haired boy chimes in, hands still in white latex gloves as he rests on the railing of the stairs. 

“no, not yet, we don’t know what song we should go with.”

on the other hand, you make your way towards your friends at the end of the school entrance, finding furina and venti goofing around, with wriothesley looking at them with an amused look. when they notice you. furina makes a sad, hurt face, wailing into your arms as she points at venti, “he was making fun of me, (y/n), knock some sense into him!”

“i did not!”

sighing, you pat furina’s back as she’s pulled away from you by wriothesley, as you all make your way towards the primary school that wriothesley’s younger sister waits for her older brother and his friends to pick her up.

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So I Heard A Rumor...

Synopsis: You promised Kaeya drinks, he promised to be your wingman so you can finally ask his brother, Diluc, on a date. However your plan comes crashing when rumor comes out that you would be buying drinks for all the knights. You also just can't seem to get rid of this bard who keeps singing songs to you. Will you achieve your chance to ask your dream man out? Let's find out.

CW: ALCOHOL, OTHER THAN DILUC NO ONE IS GOING TO BE SOBER, minor swearing, Venti is a bit clingy too

HC: Reader is gender-neutral, Reader does not have a vision, Reader works as a knight, Reader is very clearly in love with Diluc (lol)

Characters: Diluc, Kaeya, Venti, Jean, Mentions of Favonious knights and Traveller (Honorary Knight)

Note: Going to apologise in advance because I have no idea how alcohol works as I am not a drinker and don't plan to. I clown on Diluc a lot because my friend is obsessed with him however funnily enough he is the character I have the most ideas with. I'm talking angst, fluff, comfort, everything. Anyway enjoy this cringe fest! Please make sure to like, comment or reblog the post. It helps it reach a wider audience and motivates me to write more silly stuff like this. Enjoy!

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The current situation was far from ideal. Tonight was supposed to be the night you finally dared to ask Diluc out on a date. However, right now you were surrounded by drunken knights who wouldn’t stop singing along with an even more drunk bard who had his whole body wrapped around you. You could see Diluc seething at the bar, his fist clenched on the glass so tight you were certain it would break any minute now.

Backtracking to how you have ended up in this situation, it all started because of a rumour. Whispers among the crowd saying Donna was going to make her move soon. You couldn’t allow this, you had loved Diluc since his days as a knight! Sure you never dared to confess this entire time but Donna barely had any history with this man compared to you! She had a long way to go to get to your level. However, it didn’t help that Diluc was a bachelor and a perfect one at that. Even if Donna did or didn’t make her move, someone else might snatch him up sooner or later. It didn’t help that the honorary knight seemed to have become close to him as well. You need to act fast.

So you made a deal with Kaeya, if anyone was going to help you it had to be him. When you first told him about your crush he burst out laughing, before realising you were serious.

“Wait shit for real?” He asked, dumbfounded. You nod, trying not to be embarrassed. He stared at you like you had just said the most unbelievable thing. In Kaeya’s defence, you did say the most outrageous thing imaginable. He knew Diluc was considered a hot target in the single’s market, but for you to also fall for his charms? A shocking revelation.

“Are you going to help me or not?” You ask, now impatient. You didn’t have time to let him make fun of you for liking his brother, someone could be seducing him right now! Kaeya blinked at you in disbelief. However, his face soon shifted to a shit-eating grin. You groaned, instantly regretting your decision. “If you’re not then I’m going to ask someone else ok?!” You exclaim, annoyed and try your best not to give him more reason to make fun of you.

“Nah nah! You came to the right place! I’ll help, I'm an amazing wingman!” He laughed. You shushed him, you didn’t want anyone else to know about this and Kaeya tried his best to hold in his laughter but chuckles and giggles could not stop escaping this man. “Just buy me a couple of drinks and I’ll make sure you both end up in bed together by the end of the night!” He teased, which only made you groan.

That was the plan, you buy him drinks and he would help you look good enough for Diluc to swoon over you. However, for some reason, word got out and suddenly the whole knight team was out and about ready to get drinks from you.

“Wow, aren't you generous? Paying for the knights to drink as much as they want!” Swan chuckled. You didn’t know how it ended up like this, even Kaeya shrugged at you confused. Somehow word got out that you would be paying for ALL the knights to drink until they passed out. It had gotten so big that even Jean decided to join in.

“Well, the knights barely have time to come together and have fun, so I couldn’t miss this.” She smiled at you and that stopped you from calling the whole thing off because there was no way you could say no to Jean.

So now here you were, at Angel Share, drunk knights singing and playing games at the bar. You chugged down on a bottle of wine, feeling like absolute shit. Not only were you going to have to pay for all this but right now you were the worst offender in Diluc’s eyes. Dragging all the knights here and ruining his shift. All you wanted to do was confess but instead, you ended up creating the worst environment for any love to happen.

Finally the damn bard on your lap. You don’t know how he got into this but he was drinking off your tab as well. He was so grateful for your generosity that he decided the best way to show it was by singing tunes dedicated to you while sitting on your lap. He had one arm wrapped over your neck, which strummed the lyre in his hands. He was wrapped around you like spaghetti on a fork. It didn’t help that Diluc could see this man sit on your lap while singing tunes about how wonderful you were.

So right now in Diluc’s eyes, you were, a drunk who wastes their money on alcohol, loves to bring chaos to environments, and also a flirt who has no shame in doing PDA with strangers.  The least ideal person to date. You avoided any eye contact with Diluc, you could not face him at this point. You turned to look at Kaeya who was completely out of it. He had drunk so much that he was pretty much passed out just a couple of minutes ago.

‘So much for being a wingman…’ you thought, but honestly speaking in this situation, if Kaeya spoke up it would have probably ended up worse. You looked at the time, seeing how it was almost 12. The bar was set to close soon and Diluc would begin to kick out the knights. Finally, this terror would end and you could go back to your house to cry yourself to sleep. You were smart enough to call the next day off. you hoped whoever spread the rumour had a terrible hangover tomorrow while working the next day. They deserved it.

As you continued to curse the people who spread these twisted rumours, the bard decided to speak up after chugging down another glass. “You seem down my friend! Another song will cheer you up!” He laughed, stringing his lyre once more ready for another song. Cheers of knights could be heard across the bar, hyping him up for another. You sighed, placing a hand on the lyre and putting it down. “No no, I think we had enough songs for tonight. Let’s end the night guys.” You say, trying to stand up while carrying the bard bridal style.

As you tried to stand up, the bard whined trying to shake you off. You underestimating how drunk you were couldn’t carry his weight anymore, especially when he was moving around. You tried to steady yourself but the bard would not stop squirming leading you to slip and fall down. Making sure the bard didn’t hit the floor, and get hurt you shifted your body so you would land on the ground instead, your back hitting flat on the floor while the bard fell on top of you to soften his fall.

The bard whined, resting his head on your chest while you had your grip him to make sure he didn’t get hurt during the fall. The crack of glass could be heard in an instance. Everyone turned towards the sound to see that Diluc had in fact, shattered the glass he was cleaning the entire night.

“Out.” He said. The aura in the tavern immediately turned grim. Knights anxiously made their way out the door, saying their goodbyes to you. Jean carried Kaeya on her back, giving you a weak drunk smile before heading out as well. The bard clearly didn't get the clue as he had passed out on top of you.

Diluc was mad and it was all your fault. You could feel the tears come out. It especially didn’t help that you were drunk out of your mind, unable to hold back your emotions. You gently pushed the bard off you, trying to stand up. At this point, the only people left were you, Diluc, and the passed-out bard. 

You mumble sorry, trying to get up while tears continue to flow down your face. Unable to see clearly made it a bit of a struggle to get up, it also prevented you from noticing Diluc who had somehow made his way to you. You jolted up, almost falling over once more, but he caught you before another slip occurred. His arm wrapped your waist gently, steadying you up. You could feel yourself heat up.

“You have to be careful. Here.” He mumbled, guiding you to sit down. You were shocked he had not kicked you out honestly. You looked at him teary-eyed as he pulled out a handkerchief from his apron, dapping your tears away.

“You can sit here and wait until I close. I’ll drop you off afterward. “ He exclaimed, placing the cloth in your hands. “Oh no you don’t have to, I need to drop off the bard home first.” You say, your hands gripping on the cloth ever so tightly. You didn’t dare to stay with Diluc, especially after how terrible the night went. You wanted to leave as soon as possible but the minute you mentioned the bard you could see Diluc halt.

His gaze turned cold as he glared at the unconscious bard on the floor. He walked towards him, picking the bard up from the scruff of his clothes and heading towards the door. He tossed the bard out like trash before dusting his hands off. “Venti can figure out his way to get home. You're unsteady and drunk, so I’m taking you home myself.” You had no escape now. Muttering an ok, you put your head down trying to feel as small as you could.

Were you such a mess that Diluc didn’t think you were capable enough to get home? You were still a knight! Sure you weren’t an honorary knight but you were one, and a decent one at that. You could feel your thoughts spiral but it always leads to the same conclusion. Diluc would never like you back and probably felt pity for you.

You didn’t know how long you were lost in your thoughts, before Diluc spoke up. “I’m done, let’s get going.” He said. You try to answer but the alcohol finally seems to be in your system because you couldn't force yourself to say coherent words. You groan which only made Diluc sigh.

He lifted you from your seat, making you wrap your arm around his neck. He wrapped his arm around your waist once more and held onto your arm with his hand. You immediately could feel the heat from his body. You were already sweating because of the alcohol but now with his heat on your side, you could almost feel your skin burn. You whine, trying to push him away a bit but his grip on you was firm. You look him directly in the eyes. Big mistake.

He had the same poker face he usually had but for some reason, stars were dancing in his eyes tonight. Was he always this beautiful? You weren’t sure if the alcohol was playing tricks on your mind because you couldn’t believe how stunning this man looked. Looking carefully at his face you could see light scars scattered around his jaw. His cheeks were decorated with slight freckles. You couldn't believe how close you were to even notice them.

You weren’t sure what came over you but it was too late to stop the words from spilling out of your mouth. “I’m in love with you.” You stared at him before suddenly realising what you had just said. You can’t believe you had just said that. You wanted to take it back, your brain was wrecking up on excuses to say to him.

‘It’s a joke’ or ‘I didn’t mean to say that’ or even an ‘I meant it for someone else’. Your brain kept thinking of various things you could say but nothing would spill out. So here you were mouth gaping open, begging yourself to say something.

Diluc sighed, and you could feel your heart shatter. “Let’s take you home.” You didn’t argue, letting him drag you back to your house. You could feel yourself fall asleep on the way. You gave up in defeat. At least you were off the next day, you would be able to drown in your sorrows tomorrow.

As you tried to comfort yourself, you felt yourself drift off asleep. You could hear Diluc speak but the words wouldn’t register, you needed to escape from him for a bit.

—

You woke up on your bed, you turned to look out the window to see that it was still clearly night. You groan, sitting up on your bed. Your room was dark but you could see a light peeking under the door of your room, the living room light was still on. You groggily walk out of the room to turn it off, only to see Diluc outside. He was in the kitchen, rummaging through the cabinets.

You look at him in disbelief while he turns to face you. “You ok? It’s too late to buy hangover medicine so I wanted to see if you had any stocked up.” You try to speak, only to be stopped by a cough. Your throat felt so dry, you couldn’t say a word. “Oh, drink this.” Diluc handed you a glass of water, which you chugged down in an instant.

“I was going to hand it to you with the medicine but never mind. You should go rest, I’ll leave soon.” He said, continuing his search in your cupboard. You shook your head. “You can just leave, it’s fine, I can take care of myself.” You wanted him gone as soon as possible. As domestic as it felt having him in your house taking care of you, this man rejected your confession and you didn’t have the strength to handle it at this moment.

You had a splitting headache and a broken heart and Diluc being here was not going to fix that. Diluc halted, stopping his search, you could see a frown on his face as he closed the drawers before turning to you. “Can I ask you something?” He asked, ever so quietly. He was always a silent type of guy, but even this time you could hear how vulnerable he was. The way he asked you in such a soft way made you instantly answer him without a second thought. “Go ahead.” You wanted to hit yourself, you wish you didn’t have such a soft spot for him.

“I heard a rumour, going around…” he continued. He played with his hands, fiddling them about as if he was feeling shy. You cringed at the thought, why would Diluc of all people feel shy? You were just being delusional at this point. As you contemplated your thoughts he continued. “People were saying you invited the knights out for drinks because you got engaged, is that true?” 

The cup you had in your hands dropped to the ground. You were glad it wasn’t glass because it would have shattered in an instant, and you had seen enough things shatter today. However, you honestly could not believe the words that had just come out of Diluc’s mouth. “Wait what? Are you serious?” You ask, completely thinking this was a prank. “Why would you think that? Who would even say that?” Who was spreading these rumours around? You were going to kill them.

“So it’s false?” “Of course it’s false! I’m not even dating anyone!” You exclaim, now wondering whether your confession was rejected because Diluc thought you were cheating on your nonexistent partner. 

“So you aren’t dating Venti?” “I don’t even know who that is!” You say, frustrated. You put your hands on your face, feeling annoyed. You groan into them in anger. All these stupid rumours were the reason you were here with a horrible headache and Diluc looking at you like you were scum on Earth. You wanted to crawl up into a ball and disappear right now.

“Then can you do me a favour?” Diluc spoke up, disturbing your grovelling session. You look up from your hands and stare at him sadly. “What?” You weakly ask.

“Can you confess to me again when you aren’t drunk?” You blink, unsure of what you just heard. “What?” You say, still unable to process what he had just asked you to do.

“Your confession. Say it to me when you aren’t drunk.” He said once more, looking at you with his unchanged expression. He was being deadly serious. He was asking you to confess again. “Wait wait, so you don’t hate me?” Diluc tilted his head, eyebrow raised. He seemed shocked you even said that. “Why would I ever hate you? Were people saying that?” He asked, crossing his arms, his face turned dark when he said it but you shook your head. “No no, but, does that mean you like me?” You ask, feeling sheepish.

And for the first time this entire night, you could see a small smile fall on his lips. His face softened, no longer a glare in his eyes. His cheeks rose a bit when he smiled and you were certain this smile was for you. “Ask again when you aren’t reeking of alcohol.” He retorted back playfully. “Now, off to bed, I’ll head out now. I heard that you won’t be at work tomorrow so I better hear from you soon.”

With that, he left you, alone in your house, with your thoughts full of him. You knew for a fact you were not going to be able to sleep the entire night, nor was your headache going to be fixed by any type of medicine. 

Sorry Mondstadt, but your favourite bachelor is finally going to be off the market!

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The slight sounds of a lyre could be heard in the distance on the streets of Mondstadt. A drunk bard still singing a tune.

“Did you hear about this rumour? There is going to be love in the air soon~”

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[anrieee]

⇝ 24 - (✍︎) déjà vu

“You look like shit.”

“Thank you, Tao.” You looked at her blankly. “The party the other day is still killing me.”

“You’re still hangover?” Ayaka looked at you in concern.

“Well- no, more like they’re hung over something or someone.” Lumine whispers the last part and you give her a glare that said to not spill anything more. She puts her hand up in mock surrender and does a motion with her fingers that ‘zipped’ her mouth.

“Is Venti gonna come with us?” You change the topic.

“Yeah, but he’s going to be late.”

“What’s taking Miko so long though?” You were starting to get impatient waiting at the entrance of the amusement park. After all, you all had agreed to meet here.

Lumine grumbled, “Obviously taking her sweet time with her girlfriend. Couples, I swear.”

“Now, what did I hear about couples?”

“Hey, Miko and Ei!” Ayaka is the first to greet them and you guys follow suit.

“Alright! First stop, the roller coaster!” Hu Tao excitedly exclaimed. She couldn’t wait to try the rides, but also put the plan in motion.

-

As much as you didn’t want to admit it. This amusement park was having a bigger effect than you initially thought. Looking around the place made you unbelievably sad for no reason— no scratch that, you knew why. You were grieving a relationship that could’ve blossomed but didn’t. But then again, what right did you have to grieve something that didn’t exist in the first place?

This was the place you and Scaramouche started to open up to each other, so there was definitely a lot of good moments you had with him. Your heart should be swelling up with joy because of the memories, but with the recent incident all you can feel is bitterness, sorrow, and anger. You can’t help but think about what could have been. The what ifs eating away your entire being.

You’re mad at Scaramouche for saying those nonsense about you. Whether you can forgive him or not depends on his apology, but you also don’t want to talk to him yet. You’re angry at yourself too. You’re not sure if it’s because despite it all there’s a part of you that yearns for him. Or it could be that you managed to like him at all. Or it could also be because you’re still hopeful. Hopeful that everything could go back to normal, to the time you were starting to get to know him better.

“Hey, why are you frowning so much?” Hu Tao asked from beside you on the rollercoaster, she frowned as well. She’s the type of person whose mood is easily affected by those around her.

“Nothing.” You shake your head, you try to give her a smile but it comes out looking strained.

“Alri— AHHHHHHH.” And the rollercoaster quickly took off.

-

“Do you get déjà vu~” Lumine sing-songed close to your ear and you jumped.

“Will you stop that? I just got goosebumps.” You made a face the same way you would when you smell something unpleasant.

“What? I just brought you back to reality.” She rolled her eyes. “Besides, you looked kinda pitiful just staring at your cotton candy.”

“I don’t even know why I bought it.”

“Give it to me, then.” Lumine does a ‘gimme’ motion with her hand.

“No.” You refuse and she gives you a dirty look before mutterring a ‘you’re not gonna eat it anyway.’ You take a piece of it to prove Lumine wrong.

The cotton candy ended up leaving a bitter aftertaste in your mouth.

-

“Oh, Venti!”

“And Scara…” When you caught sight of Venti’s group, your eyes were quick to search for him.

‘Why is he here? Is this why Venti was late?’

“Perfect timing! We were about to ride the ferris wheel, especially since we can only ride it in pairs.” Hu Tao nudged the ferris wheel conductor. “Right?”

Bullshit.

“Y-yes.” The poor guy agreed as he rubbed the spot that Hu Tao nudged harshly.

You don’t know how they managed to make the guy agree.

“Hey, Lumine do you wanna—?” You didn’t even get to finish your sentence before Lumine is already dragging her brother in one of the booth.

“Sorry, I’m going with Aether.” Okay. That was weird, Lumine choosing Aether?

“Well, I’m obviously going with Ei.” Miko is quick to make her way inside. “Good luck figuring this out though.”

“Hu Tao and I will be partners!” Venti announced.

You glanced at Ayaka, “How about you?”

“Kazuha and I agreed to be partners for this one.” She gives a sheepish smile.

“It’s me and Xiao for this one.” Childe gives you an apologetic smile.

Well. That’s wonderful. Absolutely terrific. You are going to be stuck with Scaramouche for the whole ride. But then again, once all of them gets inside no one will be able to stop you from not riding it.

“Don’t even think about ditching on us.” Venti is already behind you before you can even think about your plan.

“I thought you were already inside.” You grumbled.

“Just call it a gut feeling.”

“Fuck you.” You flip him off.

“Aww, you love me so much.”

-

Scara tried his hardest to calm down. He felt like he was suffocating and his hands was starting to feel clammy. He wiped down his sweaty hands on his jeans every few seconds.

‘Just say it. It’s only two words.’

“I’m sorry” was what he wanted to say, but when he tried uttering the words they ended up drowning in his throat. He swallowed and tried again, “I’m sorry.”

A crack in his voice. He wanted nothing more than to disappear right here, right now. Especially since silence enveloped the two of you, and not the comfortable one.

One minute. Two. Then three minutes. He was starting to think, you didn’t hear him. Or you were deliberately ignoring him. He’s biting his lips in anticipation and nervousness now.

‘Maybe I should say it louder?’

“I’m sorry too.” You continue to stare at the window. “I’m sorry for saying those harsh words to you.”

“It’s not your fault.” He’s baffled why you’re apologizing. “It’s my fault. I was an asshole for no reason at all. You don’t have to apologize.”

“That’s true, but I could’ve handled it better.” You finally look at him. “But anyway, why were you an asshole?”

He falls silent and casts his gaze on the floor, “I was jealous and angry.”

You look at him in shock then you laugh. You can’t help but laugh at the absurdity of it, because, wow, you also felt mad and jealous when you said those words towards him.

“Sorry, I shouldn’t laugh.” You cough to recompose yourself.

“It’s okay, I know I shouldn’t have lost my shit just because I was jealous.”

“No, no, I get it.”

Silence again, but now it’s less tense than before.

“Sorry, I can’t forgive you.” You said firmly. “Not yet, at least.”

Scara looks disappointed, but then it changes to a defeated look. It’s like he’s seen this coming and has accepted it. He smiled sadly, “It’s fine. I’ll wait for you until you’re ready to forgive me.”

“No, Kuni. I want you to work for it. I want you to earn my trust and forgiveness. You can’t let time do it for you. If you want it, do it yourself.”

“Are you giving me the blessing to court you?” An attempt to make a joke.

“Yeah.”

“Oh.” Why were you so nonchalant about it?! Scara stared at you with bewildered eyes.

Bonus:

“Can you read their lips?”

“No, it’s too dark.” Venti squinted his eyes.

“Goddammit.”

-

“Uh, fine weather isn’t it?” Childe attempted to make a conversation.

“…”

Childe has been at it for the past 5 minutes. He’s tried to make Xiao talk to no avail. He swears he loses a year of his life the longer this goes on.

-

“Move, bitch.”

“You, move.”

“STOP MOVING, AETHER. IT’S WOBBLING.”

“FUCK.”

-

“How has it been?” Kazuha kindly asked.

“Hectic and exhausting.” Ayaka sighed deeply.

“I get it.” Kazuha nodded in understanding.

-

As for Ei and Miko, they were just doing what couples would usually do in a ferris wheel.

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Synopsis: In which you major in astronomy and scaramouche is the biggest astronomy hater (in your eyes). What happens when someone confesses their feelings for you, and you not knowing how to handle affections, suddenly blurt out that you are already taken. By who? Well, scaramouche of course.

a/n: reminder that taglist has been full and closed for some time now 😭 i’m sorry but if you asked to be added, i won’t respond

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[baileythebean]

Vent below the cut so HUUUUGE trigger warning.

So usually I vent in my dad’s (Anomaly’s) DMs because he’s great at comforting me, but Im too pissed for this right now and I dont want to bother him. I swear I am so fucking close to actually killing myself, it’s scary.

My mom has an aversion to me ever binding. I am transmasc (FtM), and I am out to my parents. My mom claims to be a “good”, “supportive” mom, and I do occasionally have moments where I’m like “oh yeah, she’s making progress, she’s learning! :)” and then it’s always fucking ruined by saying things like “well Bailey is your nickname, your name is [deadname].” - “well you’re still biologically female.” - lots of bullshit little jabs at me whenever I ACTUALLY get brave enough to talk about my identity, which is rarely. Unfortunately, any chances of me getting a binder were ruined when I just asked her flat-out. I said it was for cosplay, just to play it safe, and it was still a hard no because “It destroys your body!” - “You wont develop properly!” - “You’ll regret it!” Along with several long rants about ALL the research she’s done, (probably barely any, and it was most likely on social media) and all the stories she’s heard about people who regretted surgery or just transitioning in general and had lawsuits for them, which is like, very low. The regret rate for transitioning is in the DECIMALS and yet she refuses to acknowledge that. We also have a history with suicide, as that’s how my dad left us, and yet she either hasn’t seen or doesnt care about trans suicide rates BECAUSE of being denied affirming care or harassment?? Anyways, here’s where my shit show of a story starts. I managed to get by fine with layering sports bras for a while and just not wearing anything tight-fitting. I figured she’d warm up to it eventually. But recently, I got a new cosplay (Venti from Genshin Impact) which involves a corset, and even if I layer or adjust the shirt, makes my chest look very weird if I dont bind. I started feeling more dysphoria than ever in my life and made a plan to get a binder before my first time wearing the costume. Said plan succeeded, and I had my friend get me the right sized binder at a birthday party one day through a queer kids program that offered them for free. I was so happy and started wearing it to get used to it and break it in since that day. Unfortunately, today I made the mistake of leaving it on my bed visibly.

My mom also has a terrible habit of going into my room and my spaces to clean, even though I usually do it myself anyway, and I LITERALLY FUCKING TELL HER NOT TO EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I dont want her touching my stuff EVER, not just when I’m trying to keep something from her. I told her to stop and she kept picking up trash, and she spotted it. She questioned me about it, and I caved, telling her what it is, how its been considered medically safe, and reciting like, ALL the safety instructions from the top of my head, hoping it would give me a chance at keeping it. I failed. I got yelled at for destroying my body, ETC ETC. finally, she says that she needs to keep my binder in her room so she can make sure I ONLY use it for cosplay and I’m pretty sure she’ll check if I’m wearing it every day.

Then this bitch PUTS MY BINDER ON and tells me it’s too tight. First, it’s supposed to be. Second, THATS NOT YOUR SIZE. I’m sobbing my eyes out right now, and the only thing keeping me alive is my boyfriend, and a literal fictional character. I want to tear my flesh from my bones when she tells me that puberty sucks for everyone, and she doesnt get the fact that it’s a million times worse for me because I’M A BOY. I’ll be lucky if I make it to the end of the year. I’m just done. I want it to be over. Someone come and end it for me, please. I cant take any more.

[kittyamore0]

Genshin men with a fatui harbinger! S/O:

[Part I]

Little note I: I was reading Cloud Strife post and got the urge and idea to do a Genshin post Little note II: I will do the other element men and women, but i was busy while making this and i got a headache, so im only able to do Anemo and Geo for now

Little note III: I might do a Cloud Strife post and put Final Fantasy 7 remake on my masterlist, maybe...

Fandom: Genshin

Tumblr genre: Headcanons

Rating: SFW

POV: Second person

CW: Swearing, mentions of battles/violence, GN! reader, nice, fatui harbinger! reader and hip straddling

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ANEMO MEN

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KAZUHA

He's not quite fond of the fatui

But he doesn't really mind them either

So its 50/50 for him

See what i did there

I actually lost the 50/50 to Diluc and i wanted to cry

At first, you had introduced yourself as someone else

When you did tell him about your identity, he was a bit conflicted

Did you not trust him enough to tell him who you truly were?

He usually brushed it off, but still wondered if there was anything else you had not told him

But nevertheless, if you're uncomfortable telling him something, he'll wait.

He doesn't want to rush you to end up scaring you away

He's a very patient and kind man

Depending on what commisson the Tsarita had given you, he'll maybe come or not, wanting to protect you when he does go

And when he doesn't, he's patiently waiting for you in your  Serenitea Pot 

soft hugs when you've made it home safely!

And if otherwise, he'll treat your wounds, kiss them, and nurse you back to health!

When he told Beidou about you, she didn't really trust you too much

But when she did get to meet you, she realized how she could trust you!

You were nice for one of the fatui harbingers

She could see why Kazuha had fallen in love with you now

VENTI

He didn't really care about fatui members all that much

We all know that hes very carefree

When he did meet you, he thought you were quite kind and gentle for a fatui harbinger

He teased you for that

Not in a bad way, of course!

Was impressed with your rank

He'd like to tag along with you on commisson's the Tsaritsa had given you

He mostly goes to help you and ensure your safety

You try telling him that it's okay, but he refuses!

"Windblume, i may be the weakest archon, but rest assured! I am still an archon, and therefore will i take care of you."

Sometimes he'll go to earn some mora!

We all know how the poor baby is very broke

If you get hurt while on a commisson, he'll quickly come to your aid!

Soft scolds about how you should've let him come

He gets reminded of when his old friend had passed, and he tears up

I cried on his story quest bro

"Windblume, why had you not told me about this quest? You could've gotten seriously hurt had i not come sooner...I can't lose you...not you."

"Im sorry, Venti."

"Its okay, love..."

He most likely wont let you go on anymore commisons for a while, no matter whom they come from

He'll have them delayed

he just wants the best for you!

SCARAMOUCHE

You both had fallen in love while you both were fatui harbingers

You spent most of your time doing commissons and quests together

The rest of the fatui thought you guys were quite an odd couple

The exact definition of 'opposites attract'

Scaramouche, the tempered, cruel, insensitive man

[Name], the patient, kind, thoughtful person

Huh, what a weird tone that is.

Most of the fatui would go up to you and ask questions like, "How do you deal with Lord Scaramouche?"

"Must be hard having to deal with Scara. Huh, comrade?"

"I would have never really imagined you and the 6th Harbinger together."

You'd just laugh them off

Truth to be told, Scaramouche had a soft side for you

It wasn't the 'mean to everyone, but you,' thing, no.

Not at all.

He was still rude to you, but you knew he hadn't meant it

And he was just joking

Or he was in a bad mood!

He was just less rude to you, more careful with you than anyone else ever

And sometimes, his so-called 'insults' would come off as him complimenting you.

"Oh, just go already. I can't stand seeing your perfect face,"

He had muttered the last part

But alas, you still had heard it.

"You think my face is perfect?"

"...I I never said that!"

"Oh, but you did!"

"No, i didn't!"

"What's next, you're going to confess your undying love for me?"

"..."

Hes so flustered

And you know it

Endless teasing from you!~

When you had found out about his plan to betray the fatui, you wanted to be a part of it. To help your lover.

"I want in."

"What?"

"Scara, i know you plan to betray the fatui. I want to help."

"He in all honesty, wasn't complaining.

If you wanted to help, you wanted to help.

"Fine. Just don't do anything stupid."

XIAO

Im going to be completely honest,

He hated you at first

He is really not fond of the fatui

And his hatred only grew more when Childe had tried to take Rex Lapis's gnosis

Not only did he seek his archons value and try taking it by force, but he had hurt the traveler as well.

Yes, he did later find out that Zhongli had meant to give it to La Signora, a fatui harbinger

But that still made Xiao hate Childe for his absurd actions

He was certainly weary of you

He first noticed your bubbly acts

He thought it was just to make him let his guard down

But then you had helped him conquer demons

He then realized that you being overly nice, was not an act.

He had loosened around you

It wasn't like he liked you and was now being nice to you

It was more like you went from 'hate' to 'dislike'

Sorry yall

He did grow use to you being around

Because of your strong determination to show him that you really wont going to use him or do anything bad, you stuck around him

Being overly nice to him

I mean, just because your a fatui harbinger doesn't mean you can't be nice

But you being friendly doesn't mean your naive either.

He honestly finds it weird when you're not around

Since you're stuck on him like glue 24/7

Showing him things, hanging out and what not

The day he realized he yearned for you was days after you had given him your favorite flower

Let me play it out,

"Xiao, Xiao!"

He huffed and turned around to you holding beautiful flower

"What is so important?"

You softly pouted for a moment, giving his heart a slight panic attack

"Close your eyes for me, please?"

"No."

You pouted even more, but then your eyes lit up and you had a devious smile on your face

You tapped his right shoulder, making his head swiftly turn to his right

You then sneaked to his left and stuck the flower into his hair

"Wha? "

You clapped your hands.

"You look so pretty!"

A pink blush spread across his cheeks.

You pulled him to a nearby pond to have him look at himself

He was honestly too stunned to protest

"Look, look! You look so pretty with my favorite flower in your hair! Don't you think so?"

He pursed his lips and let everything process in his head

Your favorite flower, in his hair, pond, you calling him pretty, You.

"Its alright...i guess"

You knew he wasn't good at dealing with compliments, so you settled down for that.

"Xiao, look at me for a second."

He looked at you, eyes locking.

A bright, but small dot glowed within your index finger.

You raised your hand and slightly tapped on the flowers petal, as Xiao felt it sorta freeze.

"There! Now the flower won't die, and you can preserve it."

Thats so cute.

Xiao sat in a field of flowers with the traveler as he let the memory replay in his mind.

"Traveler,"

"Hm?"

"Have you felt a certain way for somebody...? as if it was just yesterday you had hated them, but now you yearn for their touch...?"

"..."

"Xiao, that's love, or sexual attraction."

Oh.

"Well, we have to meet up with Zhongli, so we have to go. Bye, bye, Xiao!"

Paimon chirped.

"Alright then..."

He let them leave while he thought about the travelers word.

Love, huh?

When you had gotten back from your quest, the first place you sought was the Wangshu Inn.

Where Xiao was residing

"Xiao? Xiao! "

An arm slipped around your waist and you were pushed back onto an warm material

Pieces of teal hair landed in front of your eyes

"Xiao...?

He hummed into your hair

Now, it was your turn to be stunned and flustered to protest.

Heizou

I feel like he had approached you first, since hes a detective, and you're a fatui harbinger

You usually dont see em' harbingers walking around so freely

He was surprised by your friendly behavior

You were very chirpy

inviting him without a care

Were you playing a trick on him?

As a detective, body language was the way to see if you were just tricking him or not

Your body language? completely pure.

There was no bad intentions behind them, but he kept cautious

Like with Xiao, you hung around him, and he hung around you

If he was being honest, he was getting use to your presence

And maybe liking it even.

Before he knew it, his eyes usually searched for you

Getting to the place you guys hang out at before you do

And you're usually first.

You could say the same thing was happening to you

Always looking for the red head, wanting to be near him.

You were head heels over him.

You, a FATUI HARBINGER, in love with a detective.

Well, its not like the fatui has to know.

He realized his feelings when you two had spar

You had won, due to being a fatui harbinger and you had a weapon.

You sat there, straddling his hips, your spare knife to his throat when he had knocked your weapon to the side

You head dipped down, breath fanning against his unusually warm, red ears

"I won," you whispered into his ear, sending shivers down his body.

You smirked and lifted up your head, only to now realize the position you were in, and what you had done.

Your smirk dropped and placed with a shocked looked

The knife in your hand cluttered on the floor.

"Hei Heizou, I Im so, so sorry. I "

He placed his lips on yours, shutting you up.

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GEO MEN

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ARATAKI ITTO

This man would be approaching you, being goofy around you.

Challenging you, telling you that you don't scare him

But your friendly behavior throws him off

"Oh, i hope to not scare you. Im sorry if i did,"

Huh?

Why were you acting nice...

I mean, don't get him wrong; he likes nice people, but he didn't expect that attitude from a fatui harbinger

He expected you to act like a snake, nice with bad intentions behind that mask, an overly confident person, a cruel person.

You were neither of those, which made him warm up to you quickly.

Yes, it was naive of him to warm up to you so quickly just because you acted friendly, but if you really had a trick up your sleeve, you wouldve pulled it early.

He would ask questions about you being a fatui harbinger though, since your friendliness didn't add up.

"Why did you become a fatui harbinger?"

"My childhood best friend, Childe, wanted to join the fatui, but i would have to lose him in the process. So I joined him."

He does get that, but he thinks being a fatui harbinger doesn't suit you all that well.

Well, except your strength, but otherwise no.

You're probably the only true nice one there!

And he was right.

Everyone was a two-faced piece of shi well, except Childe.

He became quite protective of you, because of your kindness.

Though, you didn't need it.

He clung onto you like a leech.

A leech in love with you.

Yea, you heard me.

He had fallen in love with you hard in the process of protecting you, but so did you

His caring, protective side caused a spark within you

He was always flirting with you, but when you tried to flirt with him as well to give him a hint

He didn't get it.

So you waited for him to keep flirting, maybe go over bored and then you'd make a move

Until,

"Psh, I'd be the better kisser anyways,"

You quirked an eye brow at him

"Oh, really? Then, why don't we test that theory?"

You don't even give him time to process what you had said before your lips on him

Lawrd hav merthy

ZHONGLI

Zhongli met you through your childhood best friend, Childe.

"[Name], come here! This is Zhongli."

There you were, running away from the mini shop you were checking out.

"Zhongli, the man who milks you for mora?"

Ouch.

Wow, Childe, wow.

He sends a strained smile in Childe's way while Childe's just nervously laughing

"Um, to some extent. When he ne needs it though!"

Your laugh is what keeps Zhongli from sending his rock down onto Childe.

"Ah, [Name}, you are a fatui harbinger just like Childe, no?"

"Yes, i am."

You two started to chat, and Childe left you two to be.

Zhongli had grown fond of you very quickly

Your friendly persona is something he finds himself loving

You're the type of person he can go to have a nice chat

And that's how he found his eyes wandering for you everywhere

He didn't know if it was for a good, nice chat or just an excuse to see you again

All he knew was that both were pleasant

You two both grew closer to each other every time you guys saw each other

He started to imagine you both together, and it confused him.

He was an archon. You were a fatui harbinger.

Why was he thinking about such things?

And in all honestly, you felt the same way about Zhongli

You noticed his slightly nervous acts around you

It had made you upset.

Did he feel uncomfortable towards you?

So, you asked him out to dinner.

He hesitated, but complied.

Lets play it out,

Your arms laid limp on the thin railing, while you snuck glances at the old archon

"Do i make you uncomfortable?"

His mouth parted, and he let his gaze fall upon you.

Make him uncomfortable? More-so you make him happy, and feel many positive emotions.

"No, not in the slightest. Has that been on your mind this whole time?"

You slowly nodded

Guilt had taken over his heart

"I deeply apologize if it seemed that way. It really isn't."

He placed his clothed hand over yours, as the warming gesture made it into your stomach

"Then what do you feel, about me?"

He averted his stare from yours.

"What i feel is that you somehow make me feel warm, happy and relaxed. You are the highlight of my days."

Your lips slightly twitched up into a smile

"Charmer..."

He let out a chuckle

He stood there, as you let your head rest on his shoulder.

GOROU

He did not like you at first.

No, not at all.

He didn't trust you.

Whenever his tail was wagging and he saw you, it would stop instantly.

His ears would flop down

And honestly, this made you upset

"Gorou, was there something i did wrong?"

He huffed.

"You're a fatui harbinger. You should know."

You hung around him, mostly to make things right

He would always purposely loose you everyday

Until, he saw you with the Divine Priestess of Watatsumi island, Kokomi

And for the first time ever he felt bad, and for you?

After you were done talking to her, you laid eyes on him and held a sad expression on your face

He had never realized how beautiful you were in that moment

Just a few minutes after you had left, Kokomi had called him in

"Why have you been treating [Name] in such a way, general?"

He was speechless. Your ass just snitched on him!

"They are a fatui harbinger. We cant "

"We?" Kokomi raised her eyebrows. "You, you mean. There is no 'we,' I trust them, and I expect the same amount of trust and respect I give to them coming from you when talking or even going near them, Gorou."

He nodded and cleared his throat.

"Yes, Divine preistess."

She sighed, "just dont be...how you've been around them. Ease up a bit, okay?"

He nodded once again.

The next time he saw you was when he approached you, which surprised you because he never does so.

"Is there something wrong, Gorou?"

He shook his head.

"I want to apologize for how i acted and treated you."

You hummed, but you were not ready for the next words to come out of his mouth.

"Lets be friends,"

Your eyes ad slightly widen and you looked at him with shock plastered on your face.

"If If you want to, of course "

"I'd love too."

You cut him off, as a dopey smile over took his lips

"Gre great!"

After the apology, you two hung out more

He actually enjoyed hanging out with you

And you've always enjoyed it

He started to look forward to seeing you more

A lot so that his tail began wagging whenever he saw you

His ears perked up upon hearing you

He had started getting warm around you, maybe more than warm

Even the Divine Priestess, Kokomi had noticed

You, of course, felt the same way about Gorou

You had found it cute at his reactions, especially whenever you patted his head

And one day, you were patching up his wound

He had just come from defending the Watatsumi army

He hissed, as you applied pressure to the bandaid

"Shh," you cooed

"Sorry..." He whimpered out

He laid his head on your shoulder after you were done taking care of his wound the best you could.

He stared into your [eye colored] hues, bathing himself in them.

He leaned forward, slightly startling you

He placed his forehead against yours.

And you happily reciprocated.

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[xiaomainlmao]

After the festival died down... - Xiao x reader

A/n- OMG THE THE THE QUEST WITH VENTI AND ZHONGLI SILENTLY FIGHTING WHILE XIAO IS ALL AWKWARD AND THE TRAVELER COMFORTED HIM AND THE THE THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO WHERE XIAO WAS SMILING WHEN AETHER SAT WITH HIM, HEIZOU AND YANFEI INTERACTION, ALBEDO RUNNING FOR KLEE, ALBEDO TIGHNARI COLLEI BEING TOGETHER, CYNO VS ITTO TCG GAME, THE ARCHONS SITTING TOGETHER AND ALL OF THEM SMILING AAAAA

Welp, here's the Xiao fluff I promised &lt;3

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Summary- After the little get-together organized by Hu Tao, Xiao decides to go to Qingyun Peak and meet up with his darling.

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"I'll... see you next time, then." Xiao said before he teleported away, leaving the traveler and Paimon to their own business.

The Adeptus closed his eyes and sighed, before opening them again to take in the view of Qingyun Peak, and you sitting amongst the grass, playing with the blades of the grass. "You're here! Look, this peak facing Liyue Harbour gives an excellent view of the lanterns and fireworks there." You said, barely looking at Xiao since your concentration was towards the bustling Harbour.

Xiao came towards you and looked towards Liyue, some lanterns still floating in the sky and the last of the fireworks dying out. He sat down, looking in your direction. Your eyes had a child-like admiration, the beauty of which could never compare to anything else in the world. Why then, would he look at those lanterns when he's lucky enough to witness your beauty?

For a second after that, you both locked your eyes, causing him to look away bashfully, letting his green strands fall in front of his face and cover his eyes. "Oh right, I got us some food." Xiao brought out a little parcel.

"Tell me about the feast," you turned towards him, sitting with your legs folded, and gazing up at him.

Xiao sighed, "We went to Xinyue Kiosk. Rex Lapis was there, as was the traveler and that chef Xiangling from the Moonchase festival. She gave me some almond tofu in this box, so I decided to get some more food for you as well." He took some food in his hands, bringing it to your mouth. You ate it, letting out a hum of content.

"And? Anything interesting?"

"Oh yes, the anemo archon ended up showing up and befriending Hu Tao. Archons, they'll be an annoying pair. Venti, as he goes by now, was indirectly exchanging petty arguments with Rex- urr Zhongli. It was so awkward to see two gods like that, especially when the traveler, Paimon and I were the only ones who knew."

You laughed and Xiao felt like he was already at peace. "Are you sure the funeral director doesn't know? She's much sharper than she looks." "Who knows." He replied, taking something to eat as well.

He was quiet now, going back to how he usually is. Looks like he just wanted to tell someone about the prior incidents, otherwise he wouldn't have spoken at all.

"Hmm Xiao, would you like to light a Xiao lantern?... Pun intended."

"Huh, oh you..." You just laughed again, and Xiao swears you really do have him wrapped around your finger. How could he, an Adeptus, a Yaksha no less, end up falling for someone so lively. It was refreshing to be around you, and he just couldn't be mad at you, despite your terrible attempts of joking with him. "Sure, we could light one if you so wish. But what would you wish for?"

"Aren't you not supposed to tell others what you want to wish for?" Smirking, you spoke again before he could respond. "I'd like to be with, to the very end. That would be my wish."

Both of you gazed into distance again. You felt Xiao's gloved hands brush against the back of your hand. Understanding the gesture, you scooted closer to him, intertwining your fingers. Usually, the Adeptus would be too shy to initiate such gestures of his own will, so he would use silent gestures and make you initiate the actual thing.

"We should head back soon."

"Yeah... uhm yn?"

"Hm?"

"May I..."

You let out a small smile as you cupped his cheeks. At such gestures from you, even the stoic Yaksha couldn't help but smile softly. He gave you a small peck on your lips, but out of his own embarrassment, he didn't let that moment last even a second longer. When you hugged him, he let you. Making no effort to hug you back or push you away. He just stroked your back and played with your hair.

Maybe, going back to the Inn could wait, just to let this moment last a bit longer.

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[dansconcepts]

Genshinronpa - HCs 1

As a segway into me flip-flopping through my various drabbles and fandoms, consider some Genshin Impact characters in the Danganronpa Killing Game (I'm so sorry to do this to you beloved characters). Will say anything past Inazuma-lore I'm completely lost in and I'm just pulling from my archives.

Barbara is so 100% dead I can't see her surviving a killing game. She would be targetted. She's also the Ultimate Idol. Now, to subvert expectations, consider a Barbara who is so overwhelmed by the prospect of a Killing Game and learning about a Jean who's been captured as a motive and thinking "Jean would do anything to save me, wouldn't she? But she'd never hurt anybody... But how can I sit here when she's in danger? I don't want to let her down!" And that facilitates her to work with others in trying to end the Killing Game but after exhausting all options she's thinking about the only viable way to get out so far. It'd be very rough :'>.

Similarly if Jean was in the situation she would swear never to kill but she probably would to protect someone. Someone would attempt to go after her sister and she would fight with her all to protect her. She would be the Ultimate!Knight.

May be biased but Xingqiu seems like he'd be a great detective, at least in terms of helping out with the case than actually being a detective. He strikes me as the Ultimate Writer. Also I can totally see him annoying "Monokuma" by reading during his lectures of how everything works. Xingqiu is also heavily inclined to maintain fighting for the weak and being a hero.

Following the Dangan trend of killing off bulky characters (which Itto s h o u l d be, character model why!!!!!) Itto would be a victim, but there would be a whole impactful scene. He is the Ultimate Deliquent. He's a loveable guy (despite being easy to rag on) and he'd be good at keeping up morale and holding on to a firm stance of preventing deaths and finding an alternative way out.

I love Xiangling but for some reason I think she'd probably be a blackened. She's very creative, it'd definitely be in her wheelhouse to successfully pull it off and win a trial. I can also see her being framed. Of course, she'd be the Ultimate!Chef.

...In my notes, I wrote down "Bennett's like the less unhinged Nagito" which is a CRAZY concept and 100% only in referral to the whole luck thing rather than sharing the same ideals or intelligence as Nagito (not to say Bennett's not smart, but Nagito thinks on a diff level that I also cannot comprehend). It would be ironic for Bennett to be the Ultimate Luck, although he's usually met with misfortune so... Ultimate Bad Luck? Just from that title, most would avoid him even though his luck mostly impacts himself. He'd face alienation but try his best to be welcoming and attentive whenever anyone talks to him. He'd get disheartened, but in the killing game he'd totally get friends. I think he'd make a great survivor with a character arc related to struggles in trusting others.

If any of the archons (and adepti + Yae + fully powered Traveller twins) were involved, the whole Game is doomed like Zhongli would just say "I WILL HAVE ORDER!" and the whole game-stage is crushed, like, don't know what to tell you. Being trapped? All Zhongli's got to do is break through everything ez. Venti may have a harder time admittedly, but being the wind I'm sure he can slip out although whether he intervenes or not is yet to be seen (he would). Ei would be having NONE of it like she'd totally go after the mastermind purely out of spite for wasting her time. To be fair, forcing the archons into such a game would probably never happen whatsoever but if they WERE, it'd be really funny.

[yunaboveclouds]

Diluc, Kaeya and Wanderer - Cinderella

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Why would you be wandering around Mondstadt?"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"And who are you? A lowly human?"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Don’t be absurd!”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Ah, Y/n. This is-," 

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

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

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

"What? Why? Who are you then?" 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“What’s it like in there?”

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

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

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

“Tell me!” Y/n demanded.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Wanderer?”

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

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

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

[inariyazaki]

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warnings : mentions of character death, swearing

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"[Name] calm down! I don't think he's ever picking up, he's at the hospital!" Hu Tao says, you sighed and hanged up, "Is there at least someone with him right now?" You ask Hu Tao, Hu Tao looks away to think, "Maybe try Venti? When Venti heard Xiao was at the hospital he went to wherever country Xiao is at." Hu Tao says, you look down at your phone and find Venti's number, assuming you clicked on Venti's phone number, someone picked up. "Hello?" Said the voice in the other line, "Venti! Where are you right now?" You ask, Hu Tao looked at you and slightly smiled, "Oh! [name], I'm with Xiao right now, sorry if he isn't picking up any calls! He's currently asleep.'' Venti says, you sigh, "I see. Well, thanks for letting me know, Venti. Take care to the both of you." You say, "Thanks, [name]. You too." Venti says, "I'll call back if Xiao wakes up, I'm sure he has a lot of apologizing to do, huh?" Venti says, "Ha, yeah. He really does, but thanks, Venti.. I really do appreciate it." You thank him, "It's no problem!" Venti says, "Bye [name]!" He bids you goodbye, "Bye, Venti." you bid goodbye as well, "I'm sure he'll do just fine." Hu Tao says while patting your shoulder, "..I hope so." You said back, Hu Tao looked at you and sighed deeply, "You know the plane tickets won't be that expensive." She says leaning down to the couch, "What?" You say looking back, Hu Tao looks back at you with a grin, "I'm serious, [name]. I know you want to see him and I do too, as a friend, and I wish to help you." Hu Tao says, "Did you forget? I run a funeral parlor!" Hu Tao says, "We can get the plane tickets whenever you're ready." She says, you look at her with utter shock, and tears start creeping up you eyes, making your eyesight blurry. "Hu Tao.." You say as your voice cracks, "Hehe, come give me a hug!" She says as she tackles you in a hug, "I see you as my sibling, [name], I would do anything to make you smile." She says hugging you and pulling you closer. You sigh in relief knowing Hu Tao would be there for you all the time, "Now, I'll just give Venti a little call. I'll be right back!" Hu Tao says as she gets her phone, she goes outside your room and you can hear her voice through the room, enough just to hear mumbles though. After the conversation Hu Tao bursts open your door "I bought the plane tickets! And we're leaving next week!" She says excitedly, "That was quick.." You say, "The plane leaves at 8am, so we're leaving at around 4 - 5am, so we need to sleep and wake up early." Hu Tao informs you, "Tell that to yourself.. I wake up early." You say, "Haha.. good point, but yeah! Let's have fun before then." She says dragging you to archons knows where. Of course, she brought your dog with you, you two went to a cat cafe! Multiple cats went to you, in which you felt a lot of comfort. Your dog and Hu Tao watched outside because dogs weren't allowed. But after that you two went to a dog cafe! So that Hu Tao won't feel left out, ( and also she won't use all her money on you ), you two went to multiple places, as if you two wouldn't see each other the next day. But Hu Tao was serious when she said she'd do anything to see you smile, you helped Hu Tao go through hard times, when she couldn't afford tuition you were there to help her, you were there work a part time job with her so that she can earn extra. You even helped her create her business, without you, Hu Tao would have given up on her dreams. But she didn't, it's all because of you. Her sibling, her best friend. And she loves you, no matter who you are. As long as you are you, yourself.

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"[Name]! Got everything packed?!" Hu Tao asks, "Yeah!" You say, Hu Tao went inside your room, "Ready for tomorrow?" She says as she closes your door, "Maybe..? I'm slightly nervous." You say, "Don't be nervous! Oh and, by the way, Venti should be expecting us at the airport. He'll be waiting!" Hu Tao informs you, you smile, "Thank you, Hu Tao." You say, Hu Tao looks at you lovingly, like how a mother would look at their new born child. "You're welcome, [name]." Hu Tao says as she hugs you, "Now c'mon, we've got a big day ahead of us." She says turning off the lights, you lay in bed as Hu Tao lays on the mattress beside you. "Good night, [name]." she says, "Good night Tao." You say back.

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"[Name] wake up!" Hu Tao yells, you open your eyes and look at the time, "Hu Tao it's 4 in the morning, calm yourself you're gonna wake up the neighbors.." You say sitting up, "Yes I'm aware but get ready! We might be late!" She says, "Oh, right!" You say as you recall the information Hu Tao said earlier, "I forgot!" You say as you rush to the bathroom, "Well be quick!" You heard Hu Tao, You finished washing your face, brushing your teeth, and fixing your hair. You got out of the bathroom and saw Hu Tao, "Okay, so. I don't know how to drive a car, do you?" Hu Tao asks, "Oh yeah I do." you reply, "Oh thank the archons! I don't want to go on an Uber." Hu Tao says, "Fair, but I don't have a car." You say, "Oh." Hu Tao says as she stares blankly at you, "Uber it is.." You say, You both called an Uber, then it it arrived 20 minutes later. The car ride was silent as Hu Tao was glaring at the driver, a few minutes has passed and you both arrived.

Time check : 6 : 04 am.

"Alright, we arrived safely." Hu Tao says, "Yeah.. no shit, you were giving the poor driver a glare, poor dude was sweating." You say, "Good!" Hu Tao says before skipping in the airport, it was so early and yet the place is packed, you wonder if both of you would get in time. "Okay, first they'll scan our luggage, then uh what's next?" Hu Tao asks, you shrug, "I dunno." You say, "Let's just wait and see." you add, "Urgh the line is sooo long.. my legs are tired!" Hu Tao complains, you nervously laugh slightly bowing to other people as an indication of apologizing because Hu Tao is being too loud. "C'mon Hu Tao! It's out turn." You say putting your bag and luggages, Hu Tao follows, after both of your luggages were scanned, you two looked for the plane you both needed to board.

Time check : 6 : 38 am.

As you two were walking around you two found some food stalls, come to think of it, you two haven't ate anything yet, "Wanna get some food? My treat." You offer, "Sure! I just saw where our flight is, and we haven't ate since 4am, so a food break is what we need." Hu Tao says, "Where are we headed?" Hu Tao asks, "Just a normal fast food place. Order some fries, maybe some drinks." You say, "Ooh alright!" Hu Tao says excitedly, "Since I'm paying you order." You whisper, "Alright!" Hu Tao says, "Hi good morning!" Hu Tao greets the employee, "Hello and good morning!" The employee greets her back, "I would like...." after ordering, you two sat, Hu Tao just ordered a simple meal, burger, fries, and a drink, you ordered something similar as well. You both finish up eating quickly, it only took 10 minutes. Once both of you were done you both headed to the waiting area of the airport, "I hope the flight isn't delayed." You say looking out, "Right.." Hu Tao says, you both sat down and waited, "Hey [name], you wanna play a game?" Hu Tao asks, "Sure, what is it?" You ask, "It's a board game!" Hu Tao says as she shows it to you, you smile softly, "Sure, Tao." You say, "Yes! Alright, are you familiar with this game?" Hu Tao asks you, ( imagine any game you want. ) "Yep, don't worry, I've played this before." you say, "Alright. Let the show begin!" Hu Tao says.

Time check : 7 : 58

"Plane number 7 is now boarding, please board the plane. Again, plane number 7 is now boarding, please board the plane." Said the intercom, "Oh, that's our flight right?" Hu Tao says while she packs everything up, you help her pick up the pieces / cards. "Here." You say handing the items you picked up, "Thanks [name]!" She says, once she packed everything up you both stand up and go to the plane, you were walking a narrow hall, "Oooo this is so exciting!" Hu Tao whispers, "Agreed." You say smiling at her, you both see the flight attendant and hand your tickets to her, she nodded and began to lead you both to your seats, "Here are your seats." The flight attendant says, "Thank you!" You thank her, "Thank you ma'am!" Hu Tao says, the flight attendant nods and greatfully smiles at the both of you, "Oh lucky! You got the window seat." Hu Tao says, you chuckle, you can still look out." You say, "True." She says, "Everyone please buckle your seatbelts, the plane will now be preparing for flight." The pilot says, you buckled your seat and you saw Hu Tao struggling in the corner of your eye, you slightly chuckle to the sight, "Stop laughing [name]..! I actually need help.." Hu Tao says, you help her buckle her seat belt, "Phew! Thanks for that [name]." Hu Tao thanks you "No prob-" You got cut off by the loud noises caused by the plane, "Guess we have to stay quiet." you whisper to Hu Tao. Hu Tao nods.

Time check : 5 : 12 pm.

You stayed awake the entire flight, admiring the clouds, the beautiful sight of the morning sky. The way the rays of sunshine illuminate through the clouds, you wish you could see this everyday. You took a few photos of the scenery to show Xiao, you thought of him non stop at the flight, the flight was 9 hours long, so you did take a few naps. Although the flight may seem long, it only felt like minutes for you, maybe because you were nervous, or worried, or even scared. Hu Tao fell asleep most of the time on the flight, like 5 hours, the next 4 hours you two played some games, talked, and even draw on each others arm, Hu Tao brought a marker. Hu Tao drew a little ghost on your wrist and you drew a little butterfly on hers, "washable matching tattoos!" She whisper-yells, you let out a breathy laugh, "Everyone please buckle your seat belts, the plane is now preparing for landing." The pilot warns everyone, "Oh!" Hu Tao says, she looks at you and smiles, "Are you excited?" She asks, "A bit.." You say, "Venti's going to be here." Hu Tao says, "I know." You say, The plane was slowly landing until it fully landed. All of you landed safely, you and Hu Tao stood up to get your luggages, she got yours and got hers, "Thanks, Tao." you thank her, she smiles at you brightly, "Welcome!" She says, you both got down the plane and got inside the airport, "Woah.. this is one fancy airport." You say, you took a picture of the airport, outside and inside. "Aha! Look! It's Venti!" Hu Tao points out, you saw someone jumping and waving their hands like a lunatic, people were even looking at him weirdly. You laugh nervously to the sight, "Hey Venti." You say, "Hi [name]! Hi Hu Tao!" He greets the both of you, "By the way, there's a van that'll pick us up and drop us at the hospital!" Venti says, "Alright, make sure it isn't a sketchy driver though." Hu Tao says, "Don't worry! I've actually made friends with the driver." Venti assures her. "Good!" Hu Tao says, "C'mon, we can't keep the driver waiting!" Venti says as he takes Hu Tao's arm, you smile and walk with them, a few more minutes after walking, you two got in the van. The ride was also quiet, Venti probably woke up early, because he slept, or rather, the both of them slept. Maybe they're both full of energy, they eventually got tired, but the ride was short, so you had to wake them up, "Hey.. Sorry guys, I had to wake you up because we're here." You say, they both wake up, "Oh wait we're here?" Hu Tao says, "Yeah. Venti, could you lead us to Xiao's room?" You ask, "Sure!" He said, Venti opened the door and you see a hospital, a tall one, maybe around 10 or more floors ? The inside is extremely fancy, the group floor looks like an entrance to a hotel. "Come on, let's use the elevator." Venti says as he leads you two to the elevator, the hospital is 16 floors, and Xiao's room was at the 7th floor at room 117, you three got into the elevator and Venti pressed the button, "So, [name], how are you feeling right now ?" Venti asks you, "Uh slightly nervous.." You say, "Don't be, I'm sure he'll be happy once he sees you." Venti assures you, you sigh once the elevator dings signaling you guys have arrived "Alrighty! Xiao texted me at the airport that he's awake, but he doesn't know that you're coming, [name]." Venti says, all of you found Xiao's door and Venti knocked, "Xiao? Hu Tao's here along with someone else." Venti said as he enters the room, you saw Xiao sitting up and going through his phone, for some reason his arms are all bandaged, "Xiao? Ha! You look awful!" Hu Tao says, "Thanks, I know." He says looking up, you stayed by the door afraid to come inside, you finally stepped inside, and inside you let your head peek, and Xiao saw it. Xiao saw your hair, and the eyes he's been longingly to see, he was filled with guilt, he wanted to see you, yes, but he didn't expect for you to visit him instead, Xiao missed you so much, "[name]?" He calls out to you, you smile, finally hearing his voice. "Xiao." You call out to him softly, smiling to him comfortingly.

You turn to Venti and Hu Tao, "Thank you, the both of you." You say hugging them, "Awe c'mon now. We're supposed to be happy!" Venti says, you chuckle pulling out of the hug, "Oh right, I was planning on going out to buy some stuff. You guys want anything?" You ask, "No, not really, thank you [name]!" Hu Tao says, "Me too. Thank you for offering though!" Venti thanks you, "You, Xiao? You want anything?" You ask Xiao, Xiao shakes his head, "Alright. I'll go alone, see you guys later." You say waving the them, "Bye [name]! Be careful out there!" Venti says, you guys were at Inazuma, the beautiful buildings, the lantern shape like lights hanging from a restaurant, you were actually planning on buying them a little something, because they've all been with you since up and downs, Hu Tao, Venti, Xiao, the people you love and cherish the most. You planned on buying them a bracelet, or a necklace for Hu Tao because she normally wears long sleeved shirts. You wanted to buy something accordingly to the color they normally wear, for Venti, a sage green, for Hu Tao a red or orange one, for Xiao a dark green one mixed with black. Your family runs a business, and you yourself gain money from them as well, as a thank you for helping your family. So you could easily afford something for them, just something that isn't as expensive, like 1 million mora and above.. After walking, you found a jewelry shop nearby.

You went inside the jewelry shop, and you saw multiple beautiful jewelry, you looked around and you saw the exact things you are looking for, a dove for Venti, a butterfly for Hu Tao just like the one on your wrist, and the one for Xiao is a cute little turtle ( it's said in the internet that a turtle means freedom in china ), the turtle necklace didn't actually look like a turtle, it just had a shape of a turtle, at least that's what the person said. It was a mix of darn green, forest green, and black. You bought a necklace for Hu Tao, and a bracelet for Xiao and Venti, you bought a snack as well for everyone to eat. The walk back to the hospital was pretty long, you even found stalls that you didn't see on the way to the jewelry shop, you bought keychains for all of you to match, you ordered some drinks to deliever to the hospital, you got it at the entrance. You went up the elevator again and walk to the room. Once you've arrived to the room you opened the door, "[name]! Look's like you went on a shopping spree!" Venti says, "No, not really, not for me." You say handing the box to him, "What's this?" Venti asks, you hand Hu Tao her box and Xiao's his, "I hope you all like it." You say, "[name].. Awe! You bought us something so that we can match?" Venti asks, "Yeah! I got myself one too, see? A little flower that's surrounded by diamonds, and the center is gold." You show them, "How much was this?" Xiao asks, "Maybe around 700 thousand mora all in all." You say, "[Name].. You didn't have to spend this much on us." Xiao says, "I have more, by the way. I bought us drinks too, snacks, and dinner is on the way." You say while smiling. Once dinners arrives, Hu Tao and Venti stays in a corner, and you sat near Xiao, "How are you, Xiao?" You ask, "I'm doing well. How about you?" He says, "I'm doing nice as well." You say, "Well, eat up Xiao." You say, Xiao slightly smiles and nods. You all had a great dinner, and night fall arises, everyone needed to go to bed.

time skip!! Everyone had a great time with the weeks spent with each other. Everyone got to play games, talk to each other, tell stories, et cetera et cetera. But, things always end, don't they? You were walking from somewhere to the hospital, you bought the group some food, as you got inside the hospital, multiple people rushed to the elevator. There was only one elevator because the other one was broken and had been shut down, so you had to use the stairs, it'll take a long while to get up to the 7th floor. You finally reached the 7th floor, but then you remembered Xiao's room was far away from the stairs, "great. More walking again." You mumble to yourself, as you were walking you noticed multiple nurses came to your way rushing to wherever room they needed to go. But you wondered, why did they go to the same direction you're going? Then it hits you, the realization. They were headed to Xiao's room. After that, you rushed to Xiao's room to see Hu Tao and Venti waiting outside the door, Venti's eyes widen and holding onto Hu Tao, you can tell he was holding tears. "Venti, Hu Tao, what happened?!" You say out of breath, "it's Xiao.." Hu Tao says, "Archons please.." You hear Venti mumble, your tears started to form, "When we called the doctors something was wrong with Xiao.. The doctor said his illness got worse." Hu Tao says. Why? You thought he was getting better? He always seemed happy from the times you guys spent. You don't understand, why is this happening? After a while, you, Hu Tap, and Venti sat at the waiting area downstairs, the doctor said you two have to wait there. After archons knows long, the doctor finally shows up, though, his face expression doesn't look great. "Doctor!" Venti called out, "How is he?" Venti says in a panicked voice, the doctor sighs deeply, "We really tried our best, I'm so sorry." Said the doctor, when you heard those few words, you wanted to break down, your eyes widen, "What? Doctor you can't be serious!" Hu Tao said standing up, you still stayed sat, looking down at your feet, people were looking but who cares? Your tears started to fall down, your breathing started to get heavy, you can hear Venti's and Hu Tao's voice, but it was all mumbles, you rest your head in your hands, your vision was black and blurred from your tears, you cried, enough for Hu Tao to hear, enough for the doctor to hear, enough for Venti to hear. He was really gone, and you didn't get to say goodbye, he's gone, and you didn't get to apologize, he's really gone, and yet you didn't say "I love you" One last time.

Xiao is gone.

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[littleblueberryartist]

genshin au asks you say…….

heehee what if nbd actually got /got/ by signora :) wonder if that would change the dynamics between descendants and venti 🤔?

also for some reason i keep imagining diluc’s fursona is a horse

OHOHOHO

Also I don't know if we've actually told the public about what happens with signora afsgags

Okay some context setting: so when the cast encounters signora in RF nbd is there too. And since his family's whole thing is sharing a face with the anemo archon we thought it'd be funny if they did a little unintentional switcheroo with the two 😁

Signora can't tell who's the archon so she ends up targeting nbd because he runs his mouth more lol. And even if she's wrong, targeting someone from a family favoured by the god would surely draw him out (it does)

Now onto the thoughts!

Man if Venti wasn't fast enough and signora *got* got him,,,, Well for one Venti would be devastated. And nbd is the youngest of the descendants (around 17 as of now?), even younger than NB was towards the end of the rebellion. So I imagine that the other descendants would be somewhat doting and protective of the guy at times (not to mention his unspecified number of biological siblings) they would probably not take any of this well.

Though in this case the blame would likely go to signora first and foremost (rag d, who also lost his dad to the fatui: Maybe I will follow that diluc fellow and go on a fatui killing spree after all-) I can see the political relations between mond and the fatui straining even more because of this cuz no doubt shit got strained in canon but a death? One of a prominent family no less? Yeah that's not gonna slide.

But yeah I think looking at venti would hurt them all for a while. Ad would probably try to approach him the most since she was in on it the longest after nbd and knows venti more as a person. But she was also very close with nbd so oof.

Rag d and Kaeya would probably both need some time. Rag d is in on it and would know the reason but both he and Kaeya were raised very closely with nbd's family because the Ragnvindr line in RF was re-founded by NB via adoption (rip to red haired warrior, died bitchless) so uh that was basically their little brother??? Yeah. I wonder who would be more upset. The guy that knows that venti is a god and thus the reason why nbd had a target put on his back? Or the guy that only knows venti as the "cousin" that popped out of nowhere and has his suspicions about the guy. They'd both go and comfort nbd's family though

Speaking of nbd's family, they're also in the know. So would they look at their (warped and misinterpreted) duty differently? Death was never part of the deal so why did their youngest have to go? Would it be an honour to die with the anemo archon by his side? Or a tragedy because not even a god could stop it?

Jean would probably try to prioritise her duty before her own feelings but her grief might leak through while dealing with the political matters perhaps (maybe Ad will join her and finally use her political skills)

Eula swears vengeance and not just as a form of speaking. You killed her friend, one of the ones who defended her from the people (the other being amber ofc). Prepare to die.

Oh and Venti,,, I wonder what venti would do tbh. I see him as someone who has a good grasp and control over his emotions after so many years of learning to deal with them. But something that /gets/ him is his loved ones getting hurt. Also NB still gets shot in RF he just survives it so nbd getting hurt/killed would probably bring back some nastey memories. So would he let signora leave unscathed is the question 👀

ALSO DILUC HORSE FURSONA RAG D'S LOVE OF HORSES HAS SURPASSED INTERDIMENSIONAL BARRIERS