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itto-l0ver · 8 months ago

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“Your so adorable I could eat you alive~”

Aether spends some time around Kujou Encampment, where he ends up in the grasp of a flirty giant detective.

Aether is laid on your back with his eyes closed on a small flat rock, very close to the water at Kujou Encampment. Enjoying the sounds of the water and the wildlife all by himself for hours and taking a few naps a couple of times. Aether ends up becoming somewhat bored and hops off the rock making his way to the buildings in Kujou Encampment, who knows he may find some people to annoy for entertainment.

He walks beside the massive trail so he doesn’t get stepped on by any dumb giant that doesn’t pay attention. He clicks his tongue at this thought, why do giants always think they're so special.. yeah yeah they’re massive and considered “superior” but to me, all they are is giant meatheads that have no regard for life around them. Well.. some of them are fine hmm, like Thoma, Itto, Kazuha.. maybe Ayato but he teases me for being small mmh.. Heizou is much worse than Aya-

He’s snapped out of his thoughts hearing faint thumping behind him slowly getting louder and louder. Oh great a giant.. hopefully, they’re blind, stupid, and don’t notice me. He groans and peaks around his shoulder wondering if the giant is just a guard or someone he would know.

His eyes widen a bit as he sees familiar reddish purple fluffy hair and cheery green eyes on the approaching giant making Aether’s blood run cold. Crap.. Heizou… Archons why did it have to be him?! I have to hide quickly I’d rather not be teased and annoyed by that overly flirty giant.. Aether thinks quickly and dives into a nearby bush with a couple pebbles giving him more cover before Heizou could get close enough to see him.

Aether held his breath as Heizou’s pounding footsteps shook the ground for the small traveler, as Heizou gets closer to Aether he has to cling onto a thin branch to keep himself stable from the earthquake simulation Heizou makes, probably not even knowing the chaos he causes from his careless footsteps. Aether grits his teeth, Would it kill those dumb giants to walk around more carefully!? They aren’t the only beings living in this place..

He squeezes the branch in his hand hearing Heizou’s obnoxious humming making Aether let go of the branch and cover both his ears trying to drown out the sound. As he lets go of the branch to cover his ears Heizou steps down right in front of the bush the little traveler is hidden in causing Aether to lose his balance and stumble back into the thin branches making them scratch around his arms and waist causing him to let out a yelp mixed with surprise and pain.

Aether groans trying to pull himself up but he quickly clasps his hand over his mouth seeing a shadow loom over the bush.

“Hmm?~ who’s there.. that cute yelp sounds so familiar~” Heizou speaks above the bush in his sly tone nearly making Aether’s soul leave his body. No.. noo… shoot! Should I run? I shouldn’t make it easy for him to torment me.. since he probably already knows I’m here… Aether thinks to himself, letting out a panicked noise as Heizou’s knees come crashing down beside the sides of the bush.

“Travelerrrr!~ I know your scared adorable sounds very well~ I know it’s you..” Heizou taunts and Aether jumps hearing Heizou’s hands breach into the leaves of the bush and begins pulling the branches apart. Yep.. run.

Aether dashes out in the opposite direction nearly tripping over on his own feet, wanting to use as much stamina and bits of adrenaline to get as far away from the flirty giant as possible. The last thing he wants is for Heizou to get his pervy hands on his small form, which means absolutely no chance of escape.

“Oh!!~ hehe! Where do you think you're going?~” Heizou yells in a playful tone quickly getting up off his knees and darting to the tiny traveler, laughing, knowing he’ll easily catch up with him.

No! He noticed me running so quickly, how!? I should be small enough to be unnoticeable to a giant for a couple seconds.. Curse this detective’s sharp eyesight. Aether struggles to continue running as the grown shakes and rumbles beneath his feet as Heizou easily gains on him. Ugh.. I should just give up. I’m going to end up in his clutches regardless. Aether thinks to himself defeated and he stops abruptly sliding on the slightly sandy floor from his decrease in speed.

He shuts his eyes tight hearing Heizou also stop slightly jumping to stop himself from sliding too much causing a loud tremor and the ground to shake like crazy, luckily Aether was able to stop himself from falling on his butt.

Aether’s hair stands up on his neck hearing Heizou’s sly giggle echoing from above him, man.. I seriously did want to deal with any giants today… especially ones like him.. Heizou’s legs come crashing down, shaking the ground beneath him as he squeezes his thighs together close beside the sides of the tiny traveler making Aether cough from the dust coming off the huge impact.

“Archons.. do any of you giants know how to be gentle..” Aether mutters under his breath as Heizou’s massive shadow casts over him covering every inch in a soft darkness.

“Hm? Whatcha say traveler?~ your so little, I can barely hear a word!” Heizou says with a giggle looking down at the small insignificant form of the traveler. He tilts his head noticing the traveler not looking at him, “Oiii~ traveler look at me! C’mon pretty please?~” Heizou begs with the slightest bit of sarcasm, why would he have to beg someone as little as the traveler to give him attention?

Aether scoffs and continues looking away from the begging giant not wanting to waste any time on his little jokes, as he ignores Heizou he hears the giant boy shift behind him and his shadow slightly lowers down peaking the traveler's interest, Aether hesitantly turns around and is met with Heizou’s giant lips pulled into a little grin.

The little traveler jumps at the sudden closeness to Heizou’s face and his eyes slowly scale up to look at Heizou’s huge bright green eyes cross-eyed to get a better look at the tiny traveler making Heizou look like an excited cat staring down at his favorite toy. It doesn’t help that he’s in a cat stretch position with hands in paw-like poses, his arms cupped around his face and his knees on the ground, leaving his rear in the air swaying happily. Just like a cat.

Aether quickly looks away trying to hide the bit of blush on his face, why does he have to look cute like this..? I shouldn’t find any annoying giant cute! He quickly shakes his head slightly slapping his hand on his forehead trying to erase the bothersome thoughts in his brain.

“Hm? Are you ok traveler?~” Heizou says still staring down at Aether with a playful smirk, Aether looks down at the floor avoiding Heizou’s giant eyes.

Heizou stares down at Aether for a couple seconds then he cups his hands around Aether’s little body, getting a shriek out of the tiny traveler as his fingers curl around Aether’s tiny waist.

"Awwh~ are you scared of me traveler?" Heizou chuckles bringing Aether close to his lips and whispers against him, "You don't have to be..~"

Aether’s whole body shivers feeling Heizou’s breath against his skin and he feels his face increasingly getting red. Heizou brings the little traveler to eye level and bites his lip seeing how red Aether is. "Oh?~ traveler you should see your face!" Heizou says with a laugh, teasingly rubbing his finger along Aether’s bare stomach making him squirm.

Heizou lies there in comfortable silence as he observes the little traveler that's very uncomfortable based on how he's constantly looking down and squirming not knowing why Heizou is staring at him for so long.

Heizou breaks the silence with a small hum, "you know traveler..." He says quietly, "you look delicious right now." Those words made Aether’s blood run cold. Delicious!? What does he mean by delicious!!! I'm not food! What if he's not talking about eating me..? Who am I kidding he's definitely talking about that...

Aether is quickly pulled from his thoughts hearing Heizou giggle, freaking him out more than he already was. "Travelerrrr?? Are you still here?~" Heizou teased slowly tracing his finger up Aether’s back and slowly curling it to the side of his neck where Heizou rubs along it getting a small noise out of the traveler.

Aether snaps out of it feeling himself leaning into Heizou’s finger and quickly pulls back. "Y-you-you just s-said you were going to uh.. eat me..!?" Aether blurts out finally looking up at Heizou’s eyes.

Heizou squints his eyes as he smiles widely, "Oh? Did I?~" Heizou says with a sly tone. "You can't blame me. You just look so adorable I could eat you alive..~" He speaks with a lower tone that Aether could feel vibrating through his body.

Aether gets very nervous and shuts his eyes, "y-you won't really eat me... ri-" Aether’s question gets interrupted by something huge, warm, and wet gliding across his little face making his little scream muffled.

As it glides off his face Aether blinks for a couple seconds and looks up to see Heizou licking his lips with a bit of excitement in his green eyes. "Whoah!~ you taste even better than I thought!!" Heizou excitedly says staring down at the frightened traveler.

Aether stammers trying to form a sentence when Heizou suddenly lifts his hand, pinching the back of Aether’s cape, hovering the little traveler over his slowly opening mouth. "H-hey! Wait n-no Heizou! I'm not food.. please!" Aether stutters out with a whimper in his voice as Heizou closes his eyes and lowers Aether down as he kicks his legs trying to escape this predicament.

The little traveler's pleading falls on deaf ears as Heizou continues to lower Aether down into his mouth, his lips slightly stretching onto a smile feeling the traveler's little legs brush against his lips. Heizou lets go of the traveler's cape without warning making Aether fall into his mouth.

Aether screams as he lands onto Heizou’s tongue, slipping a bit, and before he's able to react Heizou closes his mouth trapping the little traveler in darkness. "Heizou!! Please! L-let me out.. Heizou!" Aether begs struggling to stand up on the slippery surface, placing his hands on Heizou’s teeth trying to find somewhere to escape.

Heizou hums feeling the traveler stumble around in his mouth and he stays still for a while not wanting to startle Aether too much. After a while, Heizou moves his tongue making Aether yelp and fall on Heizou’s tongue, and Heizou curls his tongue around the traveler's waist, tasting Aether’s bare skin.

Oh.. he tastes sooo good! Heizou sits up and lays back, rolling his head back enjoying the taste of Aether’s skin. He does feel a bit bad hearing Aether’s uncomfortable noises and begging to be let out. "Traveler.." Aether lets out another small noise feeling the vibrations of Heizou’s voice run through his body. "Calm down don't worry I'm just teasing you~ I'd never eat you only keep you safe inside of my mouth, okay?" Heizou speaks with a gentle voice trying to not jostle Aether around too much.

Is his mouth seriously safe!? It's scary in here but I don't know if I should try to trust him.. Aether goes quiet making Heizou worry a bit. "Okay.." Heizou hears Aether say almost too quietly for him to hear. Heizou smiles and carefully gets up, curling his tongue around Aether’s waist to keep him in place. "I'm going back to my place.." Heizou whispers, "Get some sleep and I'll treat you to some food when you wake up I promise~" Aether hesitantly relaxes on Heizou’s tongue not fully knowing if he's safe or not.

Heizou would never hurt him, maybe obnoxiously tease him a bit but never too much.. Aether calmed down and managed to fall asleep in Heizou’s mouth which he never thought he would ever be in the position to sleep in, awaiting the food the giant promised him.

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iceunhie · 4 months ago

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— out of this world (and into another) : genshin impact

premise: you could've sworn the transmigration curse didn't have an effect on you... so what exactly are you doing here?! (alternatively, you tumble straight into your favorite video game; and you're kinda fucked)

...or, a genshin manhwa otome game inspired au.

act i: scaramouche, alhaitham, wriothesley.

↳ act ii: lyney, neuvilette, kazuha, kaeya. (next)

warnings. fem!reader but can be imagined as genderless if u'd like hehe, a shit ton of manhwa tropes in one, this is a hot mess aka not proofread all that much, half clunky half decent writing

a/n: as promised via the poll heh,, while i do plan to make this an actual au, im not that sure ^^; just the tip of the iceberg here tho!!

MAIN MASTERLIST | AU MASTERLIST (coming soon)

YOU — unsuspecting civilian turnt transmigrator

you've always been too attached to fictional characters for your own good.

yes, even the ones that are remarkably irredeemable (the power of a backstory is very formidable) and complex (complexity is a virtue!)

villains have always been destined to die, be cursed, or destined to curse others. it was heartbreaking, really. you've wished for a chance to rewrite their fates for them to find even a sliver of happiness, even when the fate of their plot says otherwise.

which is why when you find yourself awake into the game of your dreams, “Teyvat's Seven Stars”, like any lover of cliche novel and manhwa tropes, this is the time you think that maybe life wasn't so shitty on you.

....there's only one tiny, teensy, itty bitty problem here, actually.

you're not the protagonist. you're not even one of the protagonist's faithful friends and underlings that light protagonist's road to conquering the world and its men (and as of the 4.0 update, it's women); no, you're none of those.

you're a no name extra, and not to mention, a character involved with the game's main villain characters who are coincidentally the love interests of the game's black route!

[ unlock transmigration package: ultimate transmigrator's route ( ????? MODE ) ]

[ no ] [ yes ]

( 国崩 ) SCARAMOUCHE — the tyrant

“as of today, you will be engaged to crown prince kunikuzushi, who is her grace the shogun's rightful heir to the throne.”

when given approval to stare at your so-called soon to be husband, you expect the worst, mostly. the multitudes of character dialogue you've played through detailing his rather discourteous personality (which basically meant he was a huge asshole) don't exactly paint a pretty picture.

however...

who was this tender hearted looking scaramouche that ‘obliterated armies in the blink of an eye?’ the t in tyrant stands for tyrannical, not timid!

eyes like lighting framed by the longest eyelashes you've ever seen and an unfairly pretty face, comparable to a fair lotus. after fawning over his otherworldly countenance, a sinking realization of dread pools in your stomach.

oh, you are so screwed.

essentially tied to the indigo-haired ticking time bomb of a future tyrant due to the strong standing of your family for a period of until the main story starts, you're destined to never get crown prince scaramouche's affection, being his fiancée who scaramouche is arranged to for political means only.

not to mention, you're in an even more deadly position; of all the characters you switched souls with, it's the one that essentially dies by their own fiancé's hand because they were horrible to him! what atrocious luck!

frantic, you wrack up about three ways to survive.

plan a) win over the shogun's favor by being an appropriate partner unlike the original flavor of this body, who resorted to bullying the innocent prince and unknowingly digging their own grave or b) be a guiding friend to scaramouche as he learns the ways of the world and c) make sure you don't end up giving the protagonist a bad ending via his twisted personality.

weighing all these options, you decide to do all three in hopes to cement a life instead of a deathflag. prevention is better than the cure (aka: the protagonist) after all!

(you may also just want to spend time with your favorite character. having a time limit and a sign that says ‘i'll die in the future!’ should at least warrant you extra time to show some affection to scaramouche, at least.)

so, you do what anyone in your position would do: give affection! lots of it.

admittedly, it wasn't all flowers and rainbows. scaramouche—ahem, kunikuzushi—was very shy and reserved indeed, with his mother ei even worse off! (besides, who trains and studies all day and has to stop crying every time they were injured?! that was just too much!)

it was rather hard at first, the frigid atmosphere of the usually silent Tenshukaku Palace almost impossible to permeate. but with your amazing charm (read: deathflag radar) and social skills, you manage to let the members of the Royal family open up to you.

speaking words of praise in ei's cooking (a very difficult feat to accomplish), spending afternoons with your fiancé and teaching him ‘how to be a shoujo worthy male lead, name-version’ (very confusing to explain), and the cherry on top, driving away that vile teacher of his—the Doctor—once word got out that he'd been taking advantage of scaramouche as a political puppet king in the future. trauma enabler destroyed! look at your immeasurable powers!

(“you're not a failure.” clasping kunikuzushi's hands in yours as he reels back from you. damn that doctor.

his tears shot a wave of heartache through you. you can't bear to see your favorite in such suffering. “whatever happens in the future, i won't abandon you.

no matter what, i'll always be on your side, okay?”

kunikuzushi looks at you with something in his eyes—something like adoration. “do you promise that?”

“yeah.” you say without hesitation, the glow of the sunlight hitting your face so dazzlingly that kunikuzushi's eyes widen that his mouth hangs agape in awe. “i promise, kuni.”)

to your greatest delight, your efforts worked in your favor.

ei now spends time with her son, and though it's almost always just a tad bit awkward, you and the guuji yae miko get the two to strike up conversation, and overtime, kunikuzushi becomes more open to you.

(“[name], what kind of man is your type?”

“huh? well...” you think for a while. this was a great opportunity to say it, right? that life changing protagonist quote!

“to me, the only person i'll ever like the most is you, kunikuzushi.”

“do you really, really mean that?” and oh, he looks so cute—flustered and red from your words. worth it.

“yup! now, i made some shimi chazuke, try some—”)

(admittedly, lots of favoritism is involved.)

—and while you reap the fruits of your hard work, you spend warm, sunlit afternoons with ei at tea, even learning about other nations from scaramouche's aunt nahida and even befriended a few of his future affiliates—childe (though for some reason, kunikuzushi always pulls you away from him whenever he spots the two of you together), signora (she tolerates you, you think) and etcetera.

(“then, if i do well, can you kiss me on the cheek, [name]?”

you agree, much to his delight. scaramouche avoids the gaze of a certain pink haired fox eyeing him questionably. unbeknownst to you, he glares at the woman's scrutiny.)

unprecedented things unrelated to the plot happen too; like how your family, which basically only saw you as a political bargaining chip and an unwanted child they could get rid of easily—no longer sent you any demeaning letters demanding money once scaramouche found out....

(“they've been leeching off of you for how long?” so scary... is this was kunikuzushi is like when he's worried?)

(“...kunikuzushi, how long will you keep up that weak-hearted facade of yours? if they find out how.... dishonest you are....”

“i don't need the reminders of a foxy old hag that doesn't know her place. this is fine as it is.”)

(you don't need to know.)

but, you're nothing compared to the inevitable flow of the plot. inazuma is wracked with war, and it just so happened that you'd been unceremoniously kidnapped by a certain resistance leader's trusted general, used as a hostage bargain for approximately the majority of your life. in the worst moments in your dreary cell, there's only one thought in your mind.

....kunikuzushi's face, devastated when he tries to reach for you, before slipping away from him like sand— face morphing into an unbridled state of rage that's too natural, too familiar. when did he learn to make a face like that?

(they say the kingdom was wracked with thunderstorms all night that day.)

afterwards, fate doesn't make it kind for you.

years go by in the blink of an eye, with your capture fervently forgotten in the midst of the growing animosity of the two conflicting forces.

although you did hear that yae sent out a search party for you while at the resistance's base, the shogun's forces never reached you.

eventually, you got released secretly by sympathy of kokomi, the leader of the resistance, who felt pity for you getting caught in the crossfire. letting you go under the condition that you'd likely never meet any of the precious characters you've gotten to know and change was a heavy price to pay, but you didn't have any choice.

indeed, no matter how much you tried to divert the plot, your duty as an extra has ended, and you were even lucky to even be alive. you could only hope that your fiancé—ex-fiancé—took note of your lessons well, bidding farewell to inazuma as you hop on the boat to mondsdat.

by now, you at least hoped that scaramouche and the protagonist met, his true chance at happiness starting now that you were basically dead.

(even if your heart felt like breaking into a million pieces.)

....is what you thought would happen, but why is it that after three years from your supposed capture, inazuma was still at war?

“that crazy prince... he's still working to find his former fiancée... and he's razing almost every village apart looking for them!”

“—didn't the shogunate say that whoever finds her would receive almost 3 million mora?”

“the entire lot of them are lunatics, i tell you. all because of a missing person, too!”

what's more, why was it still going because of you?!

( 艾尔海森 ) AL-HAITHAM: the information guild master

to be fair, normal people don't really run into one of their favorite characters often after transmigrating.

but to be fair, again, you certainly didn't think you'd actually be in your favorite video game franchise caged in bed with essentially one of its main love interests.

eyes wide and unceremoniously looking—definitely not ogling— at the toned body that's currently enveloping you in its arms, the soft tuft of ashy gray hair caressing the crook of your neck, murmuring incoherent mumbles of—is that another language?

???????

you blink, looking down at the bare body currently embracing you. oh. oh.

you're an extra.

you're just an extra, but why are you in bed, currently being served breakfast by the most gorgeous man you've ever laid your eyes on, with a pretty view of the rainforests' canopy?

“you should lie down. if i recall, sufficient sleep is required in order for the human body to perform its basic bodily functions. although our partnership is temporary, to let you fall to harm is a situation i'd like to avoid as much as possible.”

“....what?”

“...?”

the guild master, al-haitham, is a character in Teyvat's Seven Stars that is heavily debated on whether he's technically a villain or not. in the game, he's the right hand of sumeru's leader, nahida, working as the overseer of the AKASHA, a guild that gathers information to the nation's leader. he's a pretty shady character—always working behind the scenes and very unfalteringly blunt—and a ‘villain’ for crown prince scaramouche's route, helping the protagonist escape his clutches.

he's often the subject of comedic ire, his banters with a certain broke architect always the highlight of any bonafide al-haitham fan.

“we're expected to work together by lord kusanali's decree in the duration of investigating the hivemind project the lord suspects the baron siraj is partaking in.”

right, that one scene in the game where al-haitham needed to go undercover to infiltrate a coup de etat staged by one of the factions against nahida... right... what.

you were that extra! the one that fell in love with him and pined for his affection!

(“well, i get that part, but does sleeping together really have to play a part in this...?”

al-haitham gives you a mere quirk of the lip, tilting his head. “we do have to play the part of a married couple in dire straights, do we not? this cover is more efficient.

...besides, i don't have anything to complain about. you're certainly better company than kaveh.” )

in truth, al-haitham wasn't bad company. far from it. aside from the internal giggling and fangirling (you) and the incredible stack of books (alhaitham) that you have to see more than the grey haired man on a daily basis, the two of you work out a rapport that stems from memories of the body you transmigrated in.

he's nice to be around, surprisingly considerate when he wants to be—he tells you about the books he always reads....

(who even reads ‘20 Tongues Language Memorization Guidebook: A Basic Overview of Vocabulary and Terms’ for enjoyment?

the content makes your head run in circles because of how complicated it is; but who wouldn't like to listen to an extremely attractive man overexplain to you with a calm and pretty voice?)

...is generous enough to provide meals and cook dinners that have you crying tears of gratitude because you know how awful yours compares (it was either too bland or too seasoned; al-haitham is surprisingly picky when he wants to be)

(you assigned al-haitham the title of “absolute s-tier husband material”— his capabilities are out of this world!)

by chance, you once gave al-haitham a little tidbit of information that proved to be valuable later in the investigation—courtesy of your avid game knowledge—when you two had been lost to the psychological illusion magic cast by siraj when you two finally broke in his estate.

(“whatever happens, if siraj messes with your mind, just make sure to think of me instead of anything else.” al-haitham lets his hand find yours.

“you once asked me if i trusted you, [name].”

“....” you're treated to one of al-haitham's rare smiles, one that warms you up from within. “i do. so don't let yourself get hurt.”)

however, your temporary partner had faltered for once, flinching when siraj took the form of his old grandmother who'd passed to exploit al-haitham's mind, hesitating and frozen in place while siraj inched ever closer to finding out his weakness.

and you couldn't stand it, the character you cared for—the al-haitham that always had a plan, always knew how to stay calm, had looked so unsure and hopeless.

(“wake up, al-haitham!”

with you cradling his face, al-haitham stares back at the only constant in the memories of his grief, eyes meeting yours. “you don't have to do it all alone. i'm right here, aren't i? believe in me.”)

your (fake) husband snaps back to reality, finally allowing enough time to apprehend siraj and put a stop to his malicious project.

(“thank you.” al-haitham tells you solemnly. it hits you that this may be the last time you may ever see him. “i'm grateful that you brought me back to y— to my senses.”

there's a sincerity in your voice that rings from your heart. “anytime, al-haitham.”)

you thought that was the end of it.

defeating siraj meant you two no longer had to associate with each other, but somehow, to your great surprise, al-haitham doesn't stick to the plot at all. you were sure you didn't interfere with the game, though?

for some reason, al-haitham doesn't erase himself from your life, unlike the original route's flow.

in fact, he's become... easy to run into, a constant in your otherwise mundane life. he takes you out to lambad's tavern for an occasional drink, says he's lending you his headphones when you find yourself overwhelmed by the city (you were never good with noises) and even helps you out as you vent your problems to him.

(the day after, said problem conveniently disappears. how strange....)

and most of all, allowing you to enter his personal space... leaving kaveh's jaw dropping when he accuses al-haitham of having a lover.

“you're always going who knows where with them! what else is there to figure out?”

“...we are merely friends.”

“a friend that you let into your personal library? do they know that you still keep the ‘fake’ ring in a box inside the closet?” kaveh laughs. “nice try, al-haitham.”

(after all, kaveh could never unsee the way al-haitham's eyes softened at the feeling of the head on his shoulder lean onto him, with you no doubt asleep. he even took his headphones off! kaveh has never seen him actually take them off in order to keep the person who's sleeping on his shoulder as undisturbed as possible.

in fact, kaveh doesn't think he's ever seen al-haitham be this touchy or considerate with anyone this much before.

.....and most importantly, kaveh would never forget the way al-haitham, a man who found no merit in politeness and preferred bluntness, a man who preferred solitude rather than company—deliberately getting close to someone—pressing a fleeting kiss on the crown of your head.

kaveh blinks. it seems even the throes of love can reach even the most unconquerable of peaks....)

( 莱欧斯利 ) WRIOTHESLEY — the monster duke of the north

“—i need you to gather information on duke wriothesley. serve him undercover as one of the prisoners of the fortress.”

the duke of meropide—a man swamped with terrible rumors. they say he was exiled from the nation due to murdering his entire family. they say he possessed a face worthy of the title of a beast— grotesque, littered in scars. they say that any who end up in his estate, the iron prison of the north, meropide, never saw the light of day again.

(“only criminals of the worst kind are fated to be sentenced there. nobody returns, so we've stopped questioning it...” )

so to say you're not fearing for your life that bad right now is a massive understatement.

“now, mind telling me how you were able to sneak into the most impenetrable prison in all the land, miss prisoner?”

how did it end up like this?

so you wake up and find yourself in jail. lovely.

seriously, of all the places you can transmigrate into, why did it have to be fontaine?! Teyvat's Seven Stars chapter 4's main starting point, the nation of justice is littered with dark themes and high difficulty capture targets.

.... such is the case with the man in front of you. unlike what the rumors of him say, duke wriothesley paints a rugged yet dashing picture of a nobleman, even if he was —if you recall— one of the hardest capture targets to conquer in the game.

a villain character who you played once during one game route, acting as the driving force during one of the love events of one of the protagonist's other love interest, lyney. duke wriothesley almost assassinates lyney's younger brother, freminent, leading lyney to rally up a certain group to bring the nobleman down.... a typical side character villain, who's existence was added as late as 3 patches away from lyney's.

(even inazuma would be better than this! at least the tyrant route could be avoided, and let's not mention the easy sumeru route as well...)

“well, miss prisoner, cat got your tongue?”

in summary: fortunately for you, the body you transmigrated is in the position to spy on the current affairs of the fortress of meropide, with courtesy and with permission of one of Fontaine's leaders, neuvillette. unfortunately for you, it seems our dear monsieur wasn't able to inform wriothesley beforehand, leading to the current situation.

aka, you're pressed dangerously close to wriothesley's chest, with a knife at his throat and his hands pinning you against the wall, noses almost touching. you're not sure if this is even the kind of tension that two people who are trying to kill each other are supposed to have...

(“i'm an ally!” you sputter out. wriothesley raises an eyebrow at you. “monsieur neuvillette sent me.”

“how am i supposed to trust you after i saw you slinking around here, knife at my throat?” he replies, eyes narrowing. “i know that i'm labelled as a beast, but i don't really know what came over that pretty little head of yours when trying to sneak into my chambers.”

what does he take you for?! “...are you accusing me of something indecent?!”

“just saying — i've met lots of prisoners with your excuse, my lady.”

“i'm prepared to use this knife, you know.”

“hah.” wriothesley grins. “how aggressive. more aggressive than most. do you want me that bad?”

“stop twisting my words!”)

in any case, you hate wriothesley. you know he's one of the characters in Teyvat's Seven Stars and is a villain for one of the easy love interest routes in the game, but his personality is... a real piece of work.

you'd rather the protective and kind kazuha, or even the charming and elusive lyney! why did it have to be him?

not only did he not believe you, he even told you to prove your authenticity! you're just glad that his assistant sigewinne had been there to vouch for you — you're not sure if you'd even be on your two feet right now if she didn't.

so now you're stuck constantly on your feet, running to and fro — helping the dark-haired man record new prisoners, establishing trading routes to the main city of Fontaine, and treating other prisoners of the fortress with sigewinne.

your biggest surprise by far, though, is just how... different the duke is from the rumors. his scars were merely battle scars of honor (to which sigewinne rolls her eyes, “your grace, please stop trying to look cool”) he got from various succession fights, not scars to show how he was cursed to turn into a beast. he has a love for tea, but always seems to have a cup of your favorite blend with him when you feel tired after a long day of working (laboring) for him and the estate.

(“your daily report of new convicts, your grace.”

“-this is the tea you like, your grace. i've prepared it in advance.”

“you're very adamant on proving yourself. aren't you sick of such tasks by now, miss prisoner?”

“no.” wriothesley's expression screams 'why not?' on it. “ it's because of my own misjudgement of you.”

“...elaborate.”

“i may have had unnecessary prejudices on your conduct thus far. but you're... not like what the rumors paint you out to be.” you say sincerely. “you're more amazing and incredible than anyone else. i truly do admire you.”

wriothesley's expression; you couldn't decipher it. “i see.”)

he's battered, but caring. sigewinne makes you watch (in horror) as she doodles cartoonish looking characters on his face when he's asleep — wriothesley never fusses, only an exasperated sigh to his assistant. he's harsh with his tasks and duties, but is the first to rush you into sigewinne's infirmary to tend to you after you pass out from overwork.

(“don't worry, [name]. the duke may not look it, but he's very gentle!” sigewinne giggles. humoring the little girl who was the first to show you actual decency in this place, you try to nod. sigewinne doesn't seem convinced.

“i'm serious! after all, compared to other people who've snuck into the fortress, you're the first he's treated this way.” she says cheerily.

“what does that mean?” you can't help but scoff at that. “so he just works someone to the bone from the get go?” you shudder. damn production zone...

sigewinne blinks. “ oh no, not like that. it's just that he's never been so lenient before. in fact, when you fainted, he even gave me the order to prioritize treating you over anything else.”)

well, this wasn't exactly what you thought you would be doing when you transmigrated into your favorite game, but you suppose you can take it.

besides, you'd miss a certain duke otherwise. life truly is full of strange twists....

a/n: thank you for making it this far! if anyone asks why wriothesley's was short, listen, this was completely impulsive and i was out of inspiration LOL, but i do hope you enjoy! look forward to new parts though hehe :3

@ ICEUNHIE: do not repost translate or plagiarize my works.

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