#the comedy would typically be a focal part but with this fic idea its a really sad concept to me

[worriedvision]

Wait am I cooking or charring with this one shot idea?

Reader is an NPC, wanderer is wanderer. Self-aware au, reader keeps hearing people talk about Wanderer positively which isn't an issue until an (obviously not real) update comes along and the story attached reader to Wanderer - quoting them as an official couple.

Reader immediately notes how many people approach them - a LOT of them looking like the wanderer. Identical, apart from the jolty movements. A lot of them joke about how someone so average could get him of all people. Even flicking to characters "on par" with Wanderer.

Basically leads to Wanderer being aware of this only when the reader becomes distant, no longer spending time with him as they've heard that much that they think Wanderer is just keeping them around until someone better takes him. No matter what Wanderer does, he has to wait for the player to go offline before trying to get to them.

When he eventually gets a moment with you - getting caught by another player and playing off a conversation he was about to start with you with an 'Oh, traveler. I was just thinking of you...is that what you wanted to hear?".

Basically you're fed up, and Wanderer unfortunately does NOT have any time to talk to you because of players that log off once they get their 'juice'. It can take months in your time!

He desperately wants to be able to hold you, to do couple things, for people to see just how amazing you are as you've been able to stand by him and hold him accountable. Meanwhile, you're hoping to get over him before he does find someone better than you -as he was an important character, you suppose it would only make sense that you'd have to be the bad person.

How about a plot where you get killed off? No longer able to maintain physical contact with anyone, you have some friends that are no longer 'alive' in genshin - it's almost like an odd combination of a game and a film set?

But ultimately, what ending do you want?

...As I'm typing this out it feels ALSO like a slow burner tbh...