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another xiao thought that kept me going this week was that if he lived in a modern era like ours, as an adeptus, not in an AU where he's human, he would really like children's cartoons.
i'm talking blue's clues, winnie the pooh, curious george, thomas and friends, that type of shows.
i can picture a xiao who lives in modern times, sitting down every morning with a cup of tea to watch some TV channel's children's block, finding some form of comfort within the peaceful, fictional worlds of children's cartoons.
not to say he dislikes other forms of entertainment and genres, and certainly not to infantilizate him. he can definitely watch plot-heavy series if he wants to with no problem and he's most definitely not a child.
however, he's specially fond of children's shows because they're simple and peaceful. even if the characters get into trouble, he already knows they're going to be alright. nothing will ever go wrong in those cartoons, and all the characters get to live happily ever after and continue having fun together and go on adventures every day.
for someone as old as xiao, for someone who has watched as the world shifted and changed and most of the people he cared about fell and left one by one tied to their own circumstances, for someone who to this day struggles with a mind filled with heavy, dark thoughts and a very much still present karmic debt, a world such as those of children's cartoons provide the heart a temporary respite.
they are comforting. he likes the comfort they bring.
if he's feeling vulnerable enough, he might cry a little when hearing one of those simple, straight-forward dialogues meant to teach children about the value of friendship, or of honesty, or of trust, or of life, or of anything at all.
if he's feeling vulnerable enough, he will watch those shows, and grieve for the innocence he lost when he was enslaved all those millennia ago.
and once the block of children's cartoons is over, he turns the TV off and stands up, ready to go out and fulfill his duty.
even if nowadays he has so little to do that he knows not what else to do with his time, he still fulfills his duty.
he still fulfills his duty day after day for the sake of the innocent.
for the children who live today and have a carefree life, for the children who cannot afford to have a carefree life, and for all the children he could not save and had wronged before.
xiao in a modern world likes children's cartoons and has little to do, but xiao is still a protector.
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thinking about xiao, who would be the last person on teyvat to care about your appearance.
don't get me wrong, he adores you, you're pretty much his biggest, and sometimes only, reason to live.
but he, out of all the characters in genshin, is the only one i can see with absolutely zero defined preferences. if anyone asked him, whether on his past or his present, about what traits he found desirable in a person, he would have no answer.
even if people say that personality is all that matters, everyone always looks at the one they find most attractive first.
xiao's case isn't quite like that.
where others, if speaking honestly, would mention specific ranges of height, build, hair colors, texture, skin colors and whatnot- like a super tall, muscular man with a well-kept beard, or a slender, elegant-looking man who wears suits, or a delicate and petite woman with big doe eyes and the longest, straighter hair possible, or a tall, well-endowed lady with a tiny waist and a piercing, alluring gaze, among an infinite number of other combinations, xiao would only tilt his head in disconcert.
was he supposed to think of any of those traits as attractive?
because to xiao, in a way, everyone looks the same.
be it humans, other adepti or the archons, xiao thinks nothing about any of their appearances.
although if you caught him people-watching during his free time or patrols, you could think he's harshly judging everyone's looks and demeanor from his unwavering, hawk-like gaze.
in truth, he takes in apperances all at once, in a fraction of a second.
woman of short hair. intact foreign green dress, according to the direction she's coming from she must be entering liyue from sumeru. no recent wounds in sight, her face is flushed from the heating sun. there is no trouble on this road. move on.
lanky man gasping for air as he reaches the peak of a mountain, adventurer's typical uniform. green eyes, black hair. the gloves on his hands ripped from climbing on stone, and his hands have minor scratches. the bandage on his arm is the work of an amateur but would've done the trick to stop bleeding. the cloth isn't soaked in blood, but he can make out the distinctive shape the blade of an arrow makes when nearly piercing flesh. whatever happened, this area is safe. send a minor breeze his way to lead him to a safe path.
the appearances of the people he sees every day are little clues that let him know of any immediate threat to the lands. he's not staring hard at that child because his haircut looks silly, but because for a second he saw a ghost following him. he's not staring at that woman with dulled out eyes because he finds her hot, but because he's feeling the beginnings of the effects of a karmic curse poisoning her soul.
xiao has no preferences, all he sees in people's apperances are traces of what they do and where they come from- he doesn't associate any specific trait of the human body to 'beautiful' or 'ugly'.
peace is beautiful. war is ugly. those are his only definitions.
it's only after you've spent long with him, letting him join you while you fulfill your duties in the city or just to take a stroll, that he starts to understand the concept of beauty as seen by human society.
differents sets of traits are deemed attractive to a majority and each individual will have a different set of traits they deem attractive- beauty is, therefore, in the eye of the beholder no matter how many times a standard is pushed as the only one.
he doesn't understand.
appearances will fade, that perfect and smooth skin will one day turn into fragile wrinkles, that tattoo won't look the same when enough time has passed, that hair will become frail and fall, humans won't look the same forever, there is no use in making such a big deal out of their appearances to the point of feeling miserable about it.
xiao doesn't find any particular trait as attractive.
until you.
due to his nature, he's not going to be immediately mesmerized by your looks, whether you seem overweight or like you have god-like symmetrical proportions everywhere, whether you're tall or average or tiny, none of that matters when he meets you or when he falls for you.
one would think an adeptus like himself would have high standards, but what makes him fall is something as painfully simple as honest, pure understanding and care.
be understanding to him, care for him, hold him on cold and dreary nights, smile for him, share little moments of joy with him, help him carry the weight of his constant grief, let him care for you, let him protect you, and protect his fragile heart.
he will fall for you.
and then, and only then, will he start associating physical traits to the concept of beauty.
beauty is you. you are beauty.
at least to xiao, that is the only logical conclusion.
whether you're confident on your looks or not, to him, it is that simple.
beauty is peace. beauty is you, and all that makes you, you, is beautiful.
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fallinfl0wers · 1 year
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GOT XIAO'S C2!!!!
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fallinfl0wers · 1 year
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PROBLEM SOLVED dear professor who answers the e-mails of school services of my faculty if ur religious MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR QUICK AND EFFICIENT WORK
i am now enrolled in the correct semester, i feel like a weight was lifted off my shoulders.
I MIGHT HAVE ACCIDENTALLY ENROLLED IN CLASSES THAT BELONGED TO THE WRONG SEMESTER
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well u know what i think i'll keep the schedule the way it is even if there's a way to switch
i doubt i can squeeze myself into another comfortable schedule that doesn't end with me having to be out on the streets late at night;;
IT IS IN TIMES LIKE THIS THAT I WISH WE WERE STILL QUARANTINED or wtv I WISH CLASSES WERE ONLINE STILL but they're not so I'M PANICKING
I MIGHT HAVE ACCIDENTALLY ENROLLED IN CLASSES THAT BELONGED TO THE WRONG SEMESTER
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fallinfl0wers · 1 year
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yo a little late but there's a new tag, melodyrants, for, well, rants lol
please feel free to block it, i just need somewhere to drop some thoughts;;
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for context i had to pause my studies for personal problems, i made all the paperwork to do that for the past year, right. so i asked administration about when i should re-enroll into the semester i was in (aka, the second semester), and they said oh yeah, this period is the one you have to enroll back in and okay, that's what i did.
SO WHY DID THE SYSTEM ONLY LET ME PICK FOURTH SEMESTER CLASSES I
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LIKE UM EXCUSE ME WHAT HELP WHAT
like ofc i was eventually going to be in those classes BUT LIKE THE SECOND AND THIRD WHERE DID THEY GO AND WHY DID THE SYSTEM NOT LET ME ENROLL IN SECOND i i just hope administration answers quickly to my e-mail so i know what's going on with my life;;;;
I MIGHT HAVE ACCIDENTALLY ENROLLED IN CLASSES THAT BELONGED TO THE WRONG SEMESTER
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I MIGHT HAVE ACCIDENTALLY ENROLLED IN CLASSES THAT BELONGED TO THE WRONG SEMESTER
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oh gosh as a fat woman nothing has made me feel quite as warm and fluffy as those headcanons of xiao, albedo, and scara wearing reader's clothing :')) first time I ever related to that trope and I'm not ashamed to admit I almost cried LOL
if it's not too much trouble, could I request that same prompt for tighnari, venti, and childe as well? thank you so so much 💗
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fandom: genshin impact character: tighnari, venti, childe reader type: female, either taller or chubbier than the boys depending on you! <3 summary: they've heard of the custome of borrowing clothes from your significant other, usually, a girlfriend borrowing from her boyfriend. since their clothes wouldn't exactly fit on you, they decided to try yours instead... (part two of this post) genre: fluff warnings: none notes: i'm glad you liked the first headcanons! tbh it gets very tiring when most posts explicitly state reader as being petite in every sense, it can really make someone feel bad from time to time HAHA, here it is <3 ambiguous enough for both the tall and chubby gang! like most things i write, really... i try to make as much as i can about the reader ambiguous for everyone to enjoy. hope you enjoy these as well!
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Tighnari
He knows about this thing couples do, and he doesn't find it too weird. It's just another way for people to show affection to each other, but not one he ever paid much thought to.
In the particular case of you and him, though... he can see clearly how it's not really working, at least not in the typical "girlfriend steals boyfriend's shirt and looks diminutely cute on it"
If you ask Tighnari, he'd tell you that idea is just overrated lmao
It's a concept so engrained in the world of relationships that the woman has to be small and the man has to be towering over her and making her look tiny in every possible way, but that's simply not how things are in the real world a lot of the time.
Like between him and you? He's not the shortest person he knows, but he looks very small next to you no matter where you look at it.
No, dear, his clothes aren't going to fit you, and that's okay. You have your own, you don't need his.
If he sees you getting upset at yourself because you can't fit on his clothes, now there he's going to do something.
First of all remind you that he loves you because you're you, and you being you includes you not fitting on his clothes, so please don't feel sad.
You don't have to fit on his clothes to be cute, adorable, and beautiful in his eyes!
Besides, it's not like sharing clothes is a big deal, at least not in his eyes, honestly.
They're just clothes... the only special thing about them is who owns them.
Tighnari will pick up any random shirt of yours one morning without thinking about it too much and put it on to prove a point. Once you wake up and see him in your clothes just going about his morning routine without much thought, he's going to look at you with a smile and look that say 'Told you so'.
He likes wearing your shirts from time to time, but it's not practical for his job in the forest, so he mostly borrows them as pyjamas.
If you insist that you want to wear something that is his, he will get something like a hair accessory or a visor to cover his eyes from the sun, wear it in front of you a couple times, then tell you you can borrow those instead, they'll be more useful and more comfortable for you anyway.
"Whaaat? You... think you're missing out... because you can't fit on my clothes? [name], they're just pieces of fabric cut out and stitched together, it really isn't a big deal. Plus, it's not like you chose to have the body type you have, and even then, you're already beautiful. Now come here, let me put this visor on your head... mm, that's good. Now you're wearing something of mine and protecting your eyes at the same time. See how easy that was? Now come on, we have a long day ahead."
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Venti
He picks up quickly on how you look on at the couples where the girlfriend is wearing something of the boyfriend and how you get sulky about it.
He has the easiest solution out of everyone, he drapes his cape over your shoulders while you're sitting down one day and gives you a big smile.
Sure, the cape doesn't suit you the same way that it suits him, but it's fine, right? It's his, and you're wearing it!
Now, now, he won't stand for you being sad! You're his beautiful muse, a smile is what suits you better than anything!
If none of his other clothes will fit you no matter what, he's not against somehow getting you a matching outfit that looks exactly like his own but is your size.
And if that fails, well, who ever said that it had to be you the one who steals his clothes?
So you shouldn't feel surprised when you find him in your room one day, trying on your clothes and modeling them on the fullbody mirror.
He looks back at you and smiles, hurrying to hug you and sing praises about you and your fashion sense.
Yup, you're going to see him wearing your shirts and hoodies and sweaters every now and then, only that because your pants, dresses and skirts are just hard for him to style on himself lmao, plus you look so cute on them he doesn't want to damage them in his day to day shenanigans!
He's going to reassure you that he loves you the way you are, that it's okay if you're bigger than him, it's just another thing he likes about you.
As long as you're healthy, all that matters is how happy you are.
So he will do his everything to make you smile more often!
Something he does a lot is sitting on your lap while wearing your shirt, and hugs you like a koala while drinking wine and telling you how lovely you are.
"Ah, it's you! My sweet dandelion, look at this! I always knew you were good at picking out clothes, but this? This sweater is so soft! It's not my color though, so I was thinking maybe this other shirt would be nice for today... Oh? Ehe, why, of course, my muse, I'm trying on your clothes! It gives me a soft and special feeling... It feels just like being around you!"
Childe
He's also very much aware of this custome of couples exchanging clothes, and in truth, he felt a little sad for a second that he couldn't have that with you.
But you know what? Fuck that concept, if you like his clothes, like, say, his coats, he'll get you one of the finest quality tailored to fit you perfectly!
That's something he always does tbh, when you see a cute dress, blouse or skirt that you want, but they don't have it in your size, he brings out his wallet and gets a professional seamstress to make one for you!
His beloved will NOT have to be sad over something so easily attainable like clothes, not on his watch!
Childe heard you getting upset because you couldn't fit on his clothes, and felt like you were missing out on something...
Again, if he hears you liking a certain piece of his clothing, he'll get one done for you, but he'll keep thinking.
Like, sure, it's a cute thing to borrow your lover's clothes but hey? He really doesn't think that his usual outfits would be flattering on you even if they fitted you tbh.
He just thinks they're too stiff... and he can still see where blood was splattered on them even after they're all squeaky clean, and he definitely does NOT want to see you in bloody clothes.
One night, he will insist on wearing something of yours to bed, and he will, even if you say he shouldn't.
He's like ??? Gasps, babe, it's my duty as boyfriend to make sure your clothes are comfy!
Which it really isn't but you let him anyway.
Your oversized long-sleeved blouse is airy and comfortable on him, he lets out a sigh of relief as he lays down on the bed, looking up at you with a grin.
He really likes this arrangement. It's homely and cozy, he wears your clothes when he's free, it's relaxing.
"You know, I think I'm going to keep this one. Kidding, kidding! It's just soft and it smells of you... I like it. What, you're blushing? That's adorable of you! Come here, if you want to wear something mine so much, let me give you this scarf I made. There, now we're both wearing something of the other!"
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fandom: genshin impact character: xiao reader type: gender neutral summary: to him, hope does not exist, but tonight he does not care. he just wants to rest. warnings: xiao's mental health and bad perception of self. notes: a little something i wrote after the new teaser dropped. a self-indulgent thing edited for the blog <3
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His feet drag across the wooden floors of the roadside inn that always receives him with no questions asked, the faint sound of his breathing almost echoing in the emptiness of the last hallway of the highest floor, a small area void of any other resident aside from himself.
That is, until he reaches his door, where he can now feel the presence and hear the breathing of another without having to open it.
And maybe, in any other night, he would've felt himself relaxing and his heart fluttering at the knowledge of who awaited for him behind the sturdy door of sandbearer wood. In any other night, maybe he would be feeling sorry he was intruding in what he considered now as that person's private quarters despite being well aware of the fact that that place was his as much as it was that person's.
But tonight, he just wanted to rest.
Whatever little energy he'd gotten from the rice wine pudding given to him by that little girl's grandfather was already dying down, and he needed nothing more than to fall face-first wherever he could.
His heart breaks a little more upon opening the door and inevitably waking up the other resident of the room, who always had some trouble falling asleep.
You.
It's the way you turn back around on the only bed in the room and blearily blink in direction of the door while still snuggling that blue, hand-made stuffed toy resembling one of Sumeru's forest spirits that has his heart breaking.
There really isn't a single moment in his life where he's not a nuisance to others, is there?
"Huh? Xiao...?" You yawned, sitting up on the bed and looking in his direction with droopy, tired eyes. "You good...?"
Xiao closed the door, and let out a breath he wasn't aware he'd been holding in.
"Forgive me. ... I just want to rest."
Xiao was not completely ignorant when it came to reading other people's feelings. For all the things he lacked, empathy was, by some miracle, not one of them.
Yet, with the way your shoulders dropped and your gaze was clouded with a feeling he was reluctant to name, he couldn't give himself an idea of what you were thinking when you heard his words.
There's another yawn coming from your mouth as you nod, laying back down on the bed, stuffed toy tightly clutched to your chest.
"That's alright..."
You stared at each other like that for a couple of seconds that felt like an eternity to him.
If only you knew what was going on in his head, what would you say? How would you look at him? What would you think of him?
He has no time to ponder it, because after giving him a nod, you shuffle to the left side of the bed and turn to face the wall, understanding that he didn't want to talk about it.
You had always been like this, understanding and patient. Xiao couldn't quite make up his mind on whether or not this was a good thing when directed to him.
Sluggishly peeling off the more restrictive and stuffy parts of his clothing and lazily pushing off his boots, he stared at the empty space intentionally left for him on the bed.
Resting... yes, that really must be it... that must be the only thing he wants...
At least for tonight, resting is fine. Resting is good.
The covers and blankets are soft to the touch of his scarred hands as he gently tugged them just enough to fit himself under their warm comfort, his head gently resting against the plush pillow right beneath. The gentle fabrics that brush against his body to keep him comfortably warm are just heavy enough to be soothing rather than suffocating.
He can accept this much comfort, just for tonight.
You laid right next to him, he could tell by the sound of your breathing that you were not yet asleep as you should've been.
He stared at your backside for a good minute before looking up at the ceiling, with eyes that were already so used to seeing in the dark that he couldn't tell if the prickling feeling and the beginnings of tears in their corners was his distress, fatigue, or just the natural reaction of his strained gaze.
"...Goodnight, Xiao." Your voice whispers to him.
He breaths in, then lets it out. Slowly, shakily, hesitantly.
With a last glance at you, he turns away, his back facing yours as he, too, curls up beneath the blankets.
"...Goodnight..."
The sound of your name falling from his lips gives him a tiny bit of peace.
It is not enough.
Not tonight.
But that is okay.
Just for tonight, he can rest.
You're right next to him.
He can rest.
Xiao's eyes fluttered closed, and together with you, he drifted off to sleep.
Let the Xiao of tomorrow worry about the pain of tomorrow, tonight, Xiao wants to rest.
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I cannot get over the fact that Qiqi carried him to Bubu Pharmacy like come on... she's one tiny bby HOW DID SHE DO IT?
I have the mental image of Qiqi just tugging on his arms and dragging him all the way lmao
"Endless Suffering" Short Trailer | Genshin Impact
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Long ago, there were people in Liyue Harbor who caught a glimpse of a shadow.
This solitary shadow was fleeting, and would quickly conceal himself amongst the lanterns.
All the hardships in the world have a name. This one is a millennium of doom that cannot be quelled nor eradicated.
Even the occasional respite is but ephemeral, and cannot give rise to hope.
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MY BELOVED AT LEAST IN FANFICTION WE WILL HEAL U AND MAKE U REST AS MUCH AS U WANT
"Endless Suffering" Short Trailer | Genshin Impact
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Long ago, there were people in Liyue Harbor who caught a glimpse of a shadow.
This solitary shadow was fleeting, and would quickly conceal himself amongst the lanterns.
All the hardships in the world have a name. This one is a millennium of doom that cannot be quelled nor eradicated.
Even the occasional respite is but ephemeral, and cannot give rise to hope.
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fallinfl0wers · 1 year
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THE NEW GENSHIN TRAILER IS MAKING ME CRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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fallinfl0wers · 1 year
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i updated my computer, my passwords got erased, and now i can't remember which password i used for discord-
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fallinfl0wers · 1 year
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everyone happy new year!!!!!
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fallinfl0wers · 1 year
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hii! since ur requests are open could i request childe, thoma, yoimiya and nilou with a reader who has social anxiety/trouble socialising? if this prompt makes you uncomfortable, feel free to delete my ask! thanks 💗
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fandom: genshin impact characters: childe, thoma, yoimiya, nilou reader type: gender neutral genre: general, fluff, comfort warnings: reader has social anxiety notes: as a person who has social anxiety, this was so sweet to write &lt;3
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Childe
Childe is great at socializing, actually. As an extrovert, he really has no trouble talking to people regardless of his or their intentions.
The first time he saw you freezing out of social anxiety took him aback, as it happened in what to him was a situation that could be easily solved.
Just the typical moment when the waiter gives you the wrong dish, and you can't find it in yourself to call out to them to communicate the issue.
He was that "Excuse me? They asked for no pickles!" meme lmao.
That's usually what he does when he sees a situation is too much for you no matter how much you're trying, he steps in to save your poor anxious heart
Encourages you to go out there and talk to people at your own pace- he will go right behind you!
Go shop for a small thing, borrow a book from the library, say hello to your coworkers, just walk around "on your own", he will be a couple of steps behind so you're not truly alone but also relying more on yourself.
He won't ever force you though, he'd rather you take your tiny slow steps to cope and deal with your anxiety than to force you into a distressing situation.
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Thoma
Thoma, too is great at socializing. One of the best in this list tbh
He finds it both cute and worrying how shy you can get when it comes to socializing.
Once he realized that your problem went beyond the realms of shyness and straight into anxiety, his worry shoot up to the skies.
But he won't let you deal with this alone, nope nope!
The best way to fight fear is facing it directly! So, when he has to run errands around the city, he'll ask you to come with him.
Inserts you in social situations by bringing you out more often, letting you get used to people existing around you, and showing you how he negotiates and bargains.
Will practice speaking up with you, might even bring a couple trinkets to use as costumes to play the part of random strangers!
Your biggest supporter, will take you home when things get too hard for you, no matter what.
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Yoimiya
Oh sweetheart, you shall never worry! Yoimiya's got your back now and forever!
It really pains her to see you freeze with fear when a social interaction is too much for you, so trust her to always stick by you and ease any possible awkwardness!
When walking through town, she will always hold onto your hand, filling the air with her voice to try to make you comfortable.
Interacting with people is very hard and scary for you, so she had the idea of bringing you with her when she's running errands, much like Thoma, so that you can see how she interacts and talks with other people.
Always reminds you to take it easy! You're already making big steps towards controlling your anxiety by going out every day and buying things you need.
She'll bring you along to play with the children or to shoot fireworks, hoping that while having fun, you'll relax enough to speak up a bit more.
When something is too much, she'll pull you away from the situation and ask if you want to go home. If you say yes, she'll go with you, but if you insist on staying, she'll keep more of a close eye on you.
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Nilou
She hugs you when you tell her you have social anxiety.
It's okay! Nilou will be with you the entire way, so please, rest assured. She will extend her hand and let you take it as much as you need.
She's a sweet girl, polite and humble, so most of her advice to you will be to remind you to stay polite towards people you don't know- most of those people won't expect more than that from you, so it'll be okay.
Privately dances with you and tells you to imagine you're standing on stage with her. Let your body do the talking, release your stress and express yourself with your movements together with her!
She's heard that acting helps people who are bad at speaking or lack confidence... so maybe she could ask someone at the Grand Bazaar to help you with that?
Much like the others, Nilou will want you to tag along with her and will tag along with you if you feel like you can't go out alone.
Lets you try to do all the talking, but if you get too stuck in your anxiety, she comes to your rescue and speaks for you.
Nilou won't ever get frustrated with you, so don't worry! No matter how many times you stumble in your words, she will always be there for you!
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merry christmas to everyone who celebrates! and those who don't, have a happy day anyway! c:
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