#but i also NEED to see kaeya raise his voice . not diluc i think he already does and has done that enough

[kaeyapilled]

wheres that post thats like. ragbros reconciliation content needs more screaming and yelling at each other. whoever said that you are SO right

#scream your bitterness and sorrow at each other yes yes get some catharsis yes make it ugly #especially since the both of them are so emotionally constipated #i would love to see them cry of course and it happens often in reconciliation fics/fanart etc #but i also NEED to see kaeya raise his voice . not diluc i think he already does and has done that enough #its kaeyas turn to be rlly fucking angry. do you even get it #my posts #ragbros #brothers tag #kaeyaposting #diluc #kaeya

[weirdthinkingdragon]

Shouldn’t Have Traveled

Yandere Diluc, x chubby reader x yandere Zhongli

Words: 5,700+

warnings: poisoning mentions, slightly descriptive murder, unwanted touch,  reader made fun of by others, physically clingy Diluc (you can pry that from my cold, dead, hands)

Took a pic of where the ending scene is for clarity. 

Sorry if anyone (besides Donna, Diluc, and Zhongli are ooc. Idk their personalities too well yet.

I’ve decided to leave Mondstat. Not for any reason anyone would think. It’s rather awkward and I’ll never admit the real reason to anyone. I can’t really stand being around Diluc anymore. Donna and other’s words are starting to get to me. 

What words? The scathing words of “He’d never like someone like you”. They say that’s due to my different appearance. The words never really hurt, but it’s getting irritating, and I’m unsure how much more I can hear them talk about it before I snap and deck one or more of them. That’s also why I can’t be around Diluc. Just seeing or interacting with him also brings up their words again.  

A few final things are being packed tightly into my large bag. My plan is to just stay at the hotel for a week or two and come back. Then again that plan might change, who knows? If somehow a job comes up and they’re welcoming, I’ll maybe live there instead. 

Thankfully I kept Mora saved up for a while and quit my job at Good Hunter. Being a cook there was exhausting too. One of Donna’s friends also being there obviously made things worse as she framed me for a lot of things, making the others not too happy with me. Think one of the only ones who do still like me is Barbara when they tried to frame me for making her food extra spicy. 

Another glance in my bag. Hmm… I’m a little low on things to drink on my travel to Liyue. Some grape juice would be nice, so I head towards Angel’s Share. 

The group of Diluc-obsessed parasites try to block me. 

“Yeesh, you guys still have a whole fence shoved up your asses? I should have known you have a poor tree up there now too. Sad it had to die for your personalities. All I’m doing is buying grape juice for travel.” I reply and give an eyeroll with it, entering Angel’s Share. 

Their insulted faces a sight to behold being the last thing seen.

A certain redhead was working, catching me by surprise. Really wasn’t expecting for him to be working instead tonight. Fuck. Ah, screw it. A last chat won’t harm anything. 

“Diluc?” 

His head whips towards the door instantly. His eyes zoning onto the bag I’m carrying. They almost seem to narrow. 

“I wasn’t expecting you to be working tonight.” I inform, sitting down in the free seat in front of him. My bag being placed onto the floor. 

Diluc places the glass he had in his hands onto the island and looks me in my eyes. “I decided to give Charles a break for the night.” 

“That’s one thing I admire about you-” His eyes widen slightly, meanwhile I mentally smack myself for letting that slip. “I- well- It’s how you treat your workers. Unlike many I’ve seen, you’re not as harsh with them, and more thoughtful.” 

I cross my arms and mumble “If only Good Hunter stayed the same, I would probably have stayed.”

He rather firmly slams the glass back on the island I didn’t notice he picked back up. “You’re leaving? Alone?” I could almost swear his voice slightly raised like he was worried. Maybe he is? Kaeya has told me he does care about others. As just said how he’s letting Charles have the night off. He  just doesn’t show emotions very well most of the time. 

“Yeah, I was planning on heading to Liyue early in the morning. I was hoping to get some grape juice for on the way there though. It would need to be in something portable. Bottles or even jars would be fine. Of course, I’d pay the fee for those too.”

Diluc’s frown deepens.  

The door open and closed, but I think nothing of it. 

“If you don’t have any, I could go find some and come back for you to fill them, if that would be alright. I don’t want to overwork you.” 

He shakes his head. “No, that would be fine. Believe it or not, it’s not the first time someone has asked for transportable items to be filled. I’ll work on it. You won’t have to worry about carrying them since I’ll be coming with you tomorrow.”

Wha- no! The whole reason I’m leaving is involving him!

“That’s alright. I couldn’t ask you to do that. You’re quite a busy person as it already is.” 

His eyes narrow at me. “I’m not taking “no” as an answer. I’m going with. You need a guide.”

His tone scared me a little, I won’t lie to myself. 

He crosses his arms and closes his eyes for a second, taking a breath in before looking at me again. “You don’t even have a vision. You also don’t know where you’re going, and I am worried, whether you believe it or not. I also was planning on going to Liyue as well to visit someone close to me.” 

I hate everything he said was nothing but logic. I would just ask him if I could ask a knight or something to come with, but knowing his strong dislike for them, it would be a bad idea. 

It stays quiet between us for a minute. 

“... Why don’t you go rest up for the night? It’s going to be a long day tomorrow.”

I wonder if I could get far enough before he could catch me if I left tonight.

“You’re giving away what you’re thinking. You better not. I will catch up. Don’t test it.” 

Ugh, fine. I’m still worried since he’ll be tired tomorrow. 

While leaving, the group comes up yet again with bottles in their hands. The door opening and closing must have been a friend I didn’t notice was there. 

They hold out the empty bottles towards me. 

… are they serious? What makes them think I’d trust them? They probably put poison or something in these. Doesn’t help they’re not see through. Yeah, no. I’m not using these. Their smirks are just making me more tired and not wanting to deal with their shit.

“Oh, you guys already know I’m leaving? Uh, thanks…” I take them, already knowing they’re going in the trash. 

“Just a little goodbye gift~” 

Wow, how thoughtful. 

They leave giggling. Probably from malicious intentions. 

“Would you like me to take those, (Y/N)?” suddenly asked a voice. I turn to see Charles. 

“You haven’t left yet?” I asked him. 

“I stayed to clean up a few final things in the back. It’s not my place, but I don’t trust what those women gave you.” 

I glance at the 3 glasses in my hands again. “That makes two of us. Are you sure they won’t be dug into by the cats and dogs around? That’s my main concern if I throw them.”

“I can assure they will be taken care of properly.” He informs. 

I mentally shrug. Eh, whatever. He’s reliable. I pass him the bottles and go to my house one final time. 

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I feel a hand on my shoulder as I prepare to exit to the bridge with Diluc. Diluc’s not here yet though. Oh archons, if I ever come back, I’m not going to ever hear the end of I took their “precious Diluc”. Turning around, it’s Venti. One of the closest friends I made here, and only ones left. His face is far more serious than I’ve ever seen it. 

“... Stay safe out there,” He cautiously looks around. I do as well, and the nuisances are not around for once. Diluc however is seen with his own bag coming up. “Especially from him.” He quickly takes his hand off before Diluc could see. 

Diluc glares at Venti while walking up to me. “We better get going.” A hand of his is on my lower back, gently pushing me forward. 

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Numerous quiet hours pass, and my feet are starting to kill me. I’m starting to think Kaeya lied to me it was an easy day trip. 

Looking at Diluc, he doesn’t even seem to be the slightest bit uncomfortable. The only noticeable thing is the bags growing under his eyes. 

I’ve been trying to think of things to make it less awkward, but nothing comes to mind. He hates small talk. 

“So… should I find a way to message you or something if I want to come back to Mondstadt?” 

Diluc stops for a moment. “... I’ll inform who I’m going to meet.” 

Okay. well, that was a good talk, I guess. 

About an hour later, I’m at my limit. Curse everything and whoever created pain. My feet are going to be sore for weeks at this point. How the hell do people wander like this? 

Diluc still stays vigilant and glares around at every direction like something will pop out. I’m more worried about him collapsing from exhaustion than anything. 

… why do I feel like I still would before he would at this rate? 

“When should we set up a small camp for rest for a while? I only brought my small one for more easy transportation, but I think we could both squeeze in.” though I’d much rather not. 

It’s already near sunset. Holy fuck I’ve been walking ALL day. 

Diluc gives a stare off into the distance in though,, then nods. “I’ll get some firewood.” 

I nod and dig out the tent. Fortunately, slamming the sticks in deep enough was pretty easy and I remember how to set it up from camping with a few friends years ago. 

Diluc comes not long after with an impressive amount of wood, and drops it onto the ground not far from the tent. He piles a few together and scrapes dirt into a pile around it. He then lights his claymore and holds it onto the wood until it starts to burn. 

I begrudgingly have to admit having someone with a pyro vision likely makes traveling a lot easier.  

We both crawl under and it’s so phenomenally awkward. Him closer to the back and I in the front. It’s really crowded just between us. We’re both just staring awkwardly at each other in the eyes. 

… something drops onto the tent. Then another, then several- it’s raining. How did we not notice that sooner? There was no point in making a fire. 

Nope, it’s now already pouring. “You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.” I mumble, but the close proximity likely made him hear it. 

“I never need an umbrella, so I’d be fine. Hopefully the temperature won’t drop too much.”

The temperature does rapidly starts to drop though. Now I’m wishing I brought a second blanket with. My arms get tucked together, trying to keep a bit more warmth. 

Arms grab my sides, making me let out a surprised noise. “Wha- Diluc! I’m not sure if-” 

“Don’t care,” His arms quickly wrap around my back, squeezing me close. “I’d rather you not get sick while we’re on our way.” His great smelling cologn from proximity hitting my senses hard. 

The heat that rushes to my face is even warmer than the warmth radiating out of his clothes. 

“Uh…” What the fuck am I supposed to say? “Ooh this is nice!”??

It’s definitely not! Ugh, why did he have to be the one for this? I should have lied about when I was leaving… 

He tightens his grip when I uncomfortably try to squirm free. “Quit. Moving.” 

I stop and mentally sigh. It better not rain again tomorrow night. 

He never loosens his grip.

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The tightness around me while slowly coming back makes me try to squirm free again, while the memories of last night catch up.

Diluc’s arms tighten more than last night. Looking at his eyes, he appears to still be asleep. 

The way I’m so torn between enjoying this, and being disgusted is wild. Donna’s words trying to come back. Thankfully the little I know about Diluc is he will never talk about this out loud, even with a blade pointed at him. 

For a second, I wonder if I should wake him or let him sleep. But he should probably get ready to get back to Mondstadt ASAP. 

Well, since it’s not raining anymore, and I’m still uncomfortable at this, I’m waking him up. 

Fortunately, my arms are free. I reach up and shake his shoulder. “Diluc, it’s time for us to continue.” my feet throb in protest at the idea. 

He lets out a sigh, almost like he was disappointed. He lets me go and I roll off onto the ground, then getting up. Checking my bag, it thankfully stayed dry.

I pack my bag back together, and we head off again, much to my feet’s displeasure. But from Diluc informed me earlier, we should be about halfway there. Luckily we’ve only encountered some hillachurls, and he gets rid of them so easily it makes me almost feel bad for them. 

The sights have been beautiful though. Almost to the point I could ignore the still-growing pain in my feet. 

“Here.” 

I turn to notice a clear bottle of grape juice handed to me and take it, finally realizing I haven’t drank anything in a while either. I drink it quickly. 

“It’s better to stay up with fluids and food for long travels. I’ve… learned my lesson before.”

Well, that’s a can of worms I’m not opening. In speaking of bottles though… “Sorry to change off that, but did Charles give you three that weren’t clear?”

Diluc frown gets worse. “He did, and told me how Donna and the others gave you them,” His voice dipped like he was disgusted even thinking about it. “Had them drink from the poisoned bottles they gave you. Unfortunately, it won’t kill them, but it better make them think twice about their actions. Next time I won’t be so lenient.” 

So they were poison- wait, what??? He’s fucking insane! I mean, sure, they were pretty bad and wanted to poison me, but poisoning them back isn’t right either! I force myself to stay calm. I can’t outrun him anyway, and I don’t know where I’m going either if requiring to leave the path. This does open my eyes more on him though. 

A secret part of me is touched he did such a thing for me though. 

“That’s a bit far, isn’t it? Couldn’t you get in trouble for that?” 

“I have my connections if they decide to try anything.” 

I shrug. Eh, whatever I guess. I am still staying a bit away from him, which he seems to notice. He comes over and grabs my bag, pulling me right beside him. 

“I also don’t think me being this close is necessary.” 

“You’d be surprised how quickly an ambush could happen. Especially if we encounter a ruin guard or abyss mage.”

Fat chance a ruin guard would be on the main path. Even I know that. 

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Yet another day already flies by. I plop my backside onto the ground, take my shoes off, and rub my worsening sore feet. “Ugh, I’m not usually one for complaining, but holy Celestia my feet hurt. Smack Kaeya for me next time you see him for lying it was a rather short trip.”

Diluc jabs the stake quite deeply into the ground and is setting up the tent this time. “I’m surprised you got this far without complaining. If it’s really bad though, do you want me to carry you tomorrow?” 

Gods no. I could never deal with that embarrassment if anyone traveling were to see it. “No. You’d have a lot more to carry than just your bag already. Me and my bag is too much to ask.”  

He gives me a look I can’t understand. Kind of annoying it’s always been rather hard to understand whatever he’s feeling since he hardly shows it. 

“It wouldn’t be.”

“I’d rather not test it. Besides, we should be there by tomorrow noon, right?” 

He nods.

Looking at the darkening sky, it’s likely not going to rain this time. I glance at the tent, not wanting to stand up and walk to it. 

Diluc seems to notice and comes over, crouching down. An arm wraps under my knees, making me instantly realize his intention. “Wait- stop! I can do it!-” 

He puts his other arm behind my back, and easily stands up fully. “Don’t struggle.” 

I feel like I’ve heard stuff like that more the past few days than all my life before combined. 

He places me down on the blanket and sits next to me. Too close next to me. Honestly? I’m too tired to really care at this point. 

An arm wraps around my torso, keeping me closer. What is his obsession with touch!? He never is with anyone anymore, not even his own brother! 

A very gentle squeeze to my stomach makes me whip my head to look down at his hand. 

??? When did he take his glove off!? 

“... I’ve heard what many have been saying. If moving is really what you want, I can’t stop you. However, if you ever wish to visit again, both the Winery and Angel’s Share are always open for you to stay. As for me, I’m angry what they’ve been saying.”

I can’t look at him. I should have known someone like him would so easily catch on.

I begrudgingly have to admit his shoulder is a lot more comfortable than the ground. At least not laying on his chest this time. 

“Who do you have to see, anyways?” 

“Someone you could say I’m very close with. I have something urgent to discuss with them. 

I let out a light chuckle. “Wonder who in the Teyvat got the attention to be cared about by the great Diluc. I’ll surely have to meet them.” 

“You will sooner or later when in Liyue.” 

Not going to tell me? Alright, he can keep his secrets. Not like he has a lack of them. 

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I could kiss the dock we’re walking on to enter Liyue. The guards stand down pretty quickly upon seeing Diluc, so they likely know him. 

We get to a hotel and both order rooms. Diluc disappears not too long after, and I stay in my room to rest. I wonder if I should ask someone a tour of Liyue since I know very little about the place. 

But first, some rest.

Several hours later, I’m wandering around again, more refreshed. There seem to be a lot of great restaurants to try. 

“Hey partner! I reckon you’re new here? I don’t think I’ve ever seen you around before.” 

I turn around to see someone with two ponytails walking up to me. She feels rather friendly, but still got my guard up a bit just in case. 

“Is it really that obvious?” I ask. 

“Yeah, But you don’t have to worry. We get a lot of people from all over visit here. So, what were ya lookin’ for? I might be able to help.” 

“I was trying to think of where to eat something, honestly. But uh… I’m not really sure what’s right to start with.” 

“That’s easy! You can try something at Wanmin Restaurant! I’m sure my friend there would love to figure out something ya might enjoy! C’mon!” She gestures for me to follow her. 

It doesn’t take long to get there, and there’s a girl cooking very enthusiastically. 

“Heya Xiangling! Got a new friend here for you to figure out what they’d like.” 

She whips her head up. “Xinyan! Ooh, a new person, huh? Where you from!?” 

“From Mondstadt.” 

How hyperactive can someone get? She somehow gets even more excited at the news. 

“Mondstadt!? Ooh! Just let me finish these orders, and I’ll try something you’d like!” 

Sooner than later she finishes, and makes something else I’m confused of, especially from never seeing such ingredients being used in food before. 

… Eyes are on me from behind. I decide to ignore it. It’s probably just someone curious or rude and not worth my time.  

Xiangling passes me something finished I’ve never seen before. I’m a little reluctant to try it, but eventually do after a moment’s pause. It’s delicious. 

I say so and nearly scarf it down. 

They smile back at me. 

“I guess you got another to try your new foods!” Xinyan pipes up. 

Oh hell yeah, I’m willing to try others she makes.

I jump out of my skin as a hand rests on my shoulder that isn’t Xinyan’s or Xiangling’s. 

“Oh Hey, Zhongli! Been a bit. Ya able to show the newbie here around Liyue? You’re a lot better at that than anyone.” 

“I would gladly show a tour around Liyue. I suppose it’s not unknown for me to be the one to do so anymore. Thankfully I’m free to do so now.” 

Hot damn that voice. Dude, don’t stop talking.  I turn to look at the man who was-

… I don’t like how he’s looking at me. It’s not aggression, disgust, etc. It’s more like wonder? Fascination? Something more like that which worries me worse than something negative or neutral. 

He offers his hand to me. Is it to give a handshake or to help me stand up? I reach out to grab his hand. I guess I’ll find-

He grabs it gently, and brings it to his face, kissing the back of it. 

Aw fuck, it was the weird 3rd option. Well, he’s a gentleman at least. 

“Are you ready for the tour, my dear?” 

My- my dear??? A little quick on the draw, Doesn’t he think? 

I stand off the chair. “Yeah! Even though I just got here, I can tell I like it here already.” 

He smiles like he’s very proud of that.

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Great. I have a bad headache now with everything he’s tried to show and inform to me. This feels like something that should have been spread a few sessions. It was great to know, and I enjoyed it all, but this is too much. I can’t decide if Zhongli talking is helping or worsening the pain. 

I rub my forehead. Well, at least it takes away the pain in my feet. “Zhongli?” I cut him off on yet another story of information overload. 

He stops and looks at me. “I’m sorry to cut you short. I really like everything, and am totally down to know more, but it’s too much in one setting for me. Would you… maybe be free to continue tomorrow?” 

His eyes widen slightly. “Ah, I do apologize. I suppose giving more than just the best tour spots was too much. It appears to have given you a headache. Would you like to come to my place for a bit? I have some tea that would help.”

How about No? Have you ever heard of “stranger, danger”? Seriously, I could be a thief or you could be a murderer for all we know. 

“I’m good. Thanks for the offer, though. Just really want to go to bed.”

“Fair enough. Shall we meet at Wanmin Restaurant again tomorrow?” 

I nod and turn to head to my room. 

“See you then, (Y/N).”

A chill comes over me. Could have sworn my name was never mentioned with him. Or maybe I did? Ugh, head says no thinking. 

A group of girls come up to me. “You know, someone like you shouldn’t be interacting with someone like Zhongli.”

Ugh, seriously? He was just showing me around. He really seems to love this place and know the insides and outs. And they should shut up. Their voices are grating my nerves.

A shorter, younger looking woman with them rolls her eyes and almost seems to be playful about it. She comes up to me. “Hey! I’m Hu Tao! It’s nice to see a new face around here!” 

I blink a moment, trying to register how she’s super friendly to me already. Trying to sense if she’s just doing it to stab me later, I can’t feel anything off about her. Her being genuine makes it more jarring. Still keeping guarded though, I smile back at her. “Name’s (Y/N). Visiting from Mondstadt.” 

Hu Tao gives a massive mischievous smirk, like she knows something bit I don’t. “Mondstadt, huh?...” 

“What’s that look for?” I ask. 

“Nothing~”

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It’s finally around noon when I exit my room. Something from the side jumps out. 

“Ha-what- Hu Tao! What was that for!” 

She giggles. “Nothing serious! It was just funny! 

Yeah, so funny to scare someone just exiting their room. 

“So what are you here for?” Might as well change whatever that was about. 

“To see how you like Liyue so far!” 

I was… not even here for a day? “Well, good so far. Though Zhongli feels a little odd.”

Hu Tao gives me the same massive smirk. “I Don’t know… I think Zhongli sure likes ya!” 

I try not to laugh at the impossibility, but the bark of a disbelieving laugh still comes out. “Yeah right. Not even in my dreams could that happen. I mean, look at him, and look at me.” I joke, while in the proximity of some girls making fun of me earlier. They’re around too, so may as well give them what they want, though it probably won’t help. 

She shrugs. “So? You’d be surprised!”

Thanks for the hope, but no. 

She runs off without another word. 

“I hope you’re well rested?” Inquired the too-familiar voice of Zhongli. 

Oh for fuck sake I just woke up for all this.

“Yeah. Weren’t we going to meet later, though?”

“A friend of mine informed me You’d be around here. With your headache from last night, I guessed it was going to take you a long rest before leaving. Would you like to eat somewhere before we continue where we left off?” 

My stomach growls in agreement. Ugh, stupid thing. “Sure. lead the way.” 

We reached a different restaurant.

One of the girls from before “Hey, look out everyone, they’ve come to eat all your food!” 

Yeah? And what if I do? I’ma nibble all your food for making fun of me. May you always have a mysterious bitemark in everything for eternity. 

A hand is placed on my shoulder. “I would like it if you’d refrain from such vulgar outbursts about someone innocent who’s come to visit Liyue.” Zhongli pipes up. 

The woman’s face was either red with embarrassment or anger at me. Maybe both. 

He lead me to a different one instead, and we ordered. 

I notice he keeps looking at me while we eat. What? He got a staring problem? I’m getting mixed signals of what he’s like. 

Someone came for the mora for our meals. 

Zhongli couldn’t seem to find his, making me nearly facepalm. Whatever, he’s a good man so far, as paying is just a favor for his touring I guess. 

“Ah, there. I apologize it took a bit to find.” 

The waiter didn’t seem to mind and left. 

“Well that sure took a bit to find. Having a hard time remembering where you put your mora doesn’t make sense to me.” I tease.

He nods at me. You’d be right. Thankfully someone very close to me has been watching out for my forgetfulness.” 

Good thing someone is for him.

He showed me the rest around the harbor, and even some grounds out of it. One place being the strange really tall statues by the thing in the sky, named the Jade Chamber I guess.

It was starting to get dark out.  

Zhongli looks over to his right, then stands in front of me. “Apologies, but I will have to cut this short. I need to… take care of something important.” 

His voice dipped into something that almost seemed to show anger. Yikes.

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I was still restless after hanging out with Xiangling for a bit again, and left right out the town. It should be safe enough being so close.

The giant statues are visible all the way from here.

A pungent smell hits me as I walk the path. My eyes catch sight of a fight not far up ahead, making me hide behind the rock wall to make sure they wouldn’t see me. I peek up to see

!? Diluc and Zhongli… KILLING people!? The moonlight clearly showing their faces. Neither have psychotic smiles, making it all the more unnerving. Multiple dead Treasure hoarders dead, while one of the women that made fun of me already lying on the ground presumably dead too, and being burned. The pungent smell likely their burning flesh. I can’t believe they’re killers!” 

Zhongli pierces through the chest of the final woman still standing is the one who made fun of me earlier. She opens her mouth to scream, but Diluc covers her mouth.

“Surprised you’re helping. Doesn’t your contract prevent you from harming your Liyue people?” 

“That would normally be the case,” Zhongli then easily pulls his spear from the now corpse of said woman. Her body flops to the ground. 

I’m frozen in my spot. I want nothing more than to move, but my body won’t let me. 

“But that’s a good thing many don’t fully read contracts anymore. They broke my contract I made with them. They originally weren’t Liyue people. I could already tell from how they were not too kind to Liyue by making snide comments that they were nothing but trouble. The contract involved no demeaning remarks anymore, or they shall be removed from Liyue one way or another. It’s not hard to tell where they must have skipped. And they tried to damage Liyue’s newest, finest jewel.”

What the fuck does that mean!? I have to get out of here! Come on body! move!

Diluc sets fire to the corpse. “Suffer the wrath of the rock. Much better than that nuisance of a bard’s.” 

“I agree. I do also admit, I wish you could be here more often than around him. You’ll have plenty of time though. As for making you and our dear like me, that’s still a work in progress. Are you still sure you want to go through with it? Immortality can cause mourning of losing many.”

“I’m not close to many anyways. You’ve not been to Mondstadt, but outside of my work, I’m not well liked by many. They’re not exactly quiet when speaking their opinions. Besides, (Y/N) is in the picture now.” 

Me!? Their behaviors make so much sense now. Oh fuck, fuck, fuck! I REALLY have to leave! 

My body can finally move, and I take a slow step back. Hiding might be the best option since there’s no way I’ll be able to outrun them. 

*Snap*

Their heads whip towards the sound. 

OH MY GODS WHY WAS A STICK THERE!?

I can only hope they think it’s not a human. I hold my breath.

“In speaking of our dear, come on out. It’s safe now. I saw you try to hide earlier.” 

I don’t move. 

The sound of long strides comes towards me. 

I don’t get time to try to bolt before being grabbed by my wrist tightly, but not enough to hurt. My eyes get locked with Zhongli’s, who seem to almost glow a bright golden yellow.  

Diluc comes behind and rather loosely wraps his arms around me, his heat radiating off onto me with his close proximity. It slightly tightens before loosening again. A warning. A threat, showing he won’t hesitate to tighten his grip if I try to struggle free and run. their colognes combining almost making me dizzy. They’re not bad, but both at once is powerful.   

Zhongli reaches his hand and folds it under my chin, making me look up at him. “You must be quite lost, dear. I said we wouldn’t hurt you. And that was a promise.” 

He brings his face to mine and kisses my lips. I was so shocked I didn’t think of biting him until he pulled away. “Now, let’s get back, shall we? I’ll inform of what went on here, then I’ll join the both of you in cuddling. I’m patient, yet I cannot wait.” 

I should have just stayed in Mondstadt.

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An: I’m sorry I made Diluc so physically obsessed or it seemed too repetitive to a point. I like to think due to his past, he’s touch-starved to the MAX. He just only shows it to a rare few how much he craves it. Yandere Diluc being even worse. That and I’m rather self-projecting of wanting my favorites being so obsessed with touch with reader lol. 

Not my proudest work, but screw it. Debated whether or not to post it lol. Was trying to write a more self confident chubby reader since apparently a lot of people are annoyed when they’re not. Even though I’m not self confident at all. Oh well. 

Also, writing full fics still feels like pulling teeth

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[kalims]

endearment and something they'd appreciate.

warnings: playful themes, fluff, pre-established relationships, some unintentional, mutual pining.

includes: diluc ragnvindr, kaeya alberich, tartaglia, zhongli, and xiao.

reblogs are appreciated <3

wooo guess you haven't seen me write gemshin in a while ;) take this with a grain of salt, since I am gonna be temporarily busy finishing out reqs (majority are twst) and I'd like to give this before I basically disappear for a few lolll

+ I'm also nearing the end of the school year and i really need to catch up :')

✦ diluc ragnvindr.

it's.. sort of unintentional. it's most unlikely to see diluc willingly sugaring up his words, though it's more out of character of him to actually do so. but his attentiveness to you alone greatly contrasts the ones compared to other patrons. not that he gave them much attention anyways but, just enough for a bartender at the very least. not too much, not too less. just like how he wants it to be.

the way he seems to be rather aloof. you'd mistake his actions of wiping a glass of wine with a rag while you ramble on as intentional ignorace, he isn't even looking at you so what else could you do but sink in your seat and quiet down with embarrassment? you fiddle with the rim of your (drink) suddenly feeling completely ashamed. who were you to think he'd even spare an ear in your direction when he's so.. out of your caliber?

"why the sullen face? aren't you going to continue?" his voice hums suddenly. and you nearly snap your neck from how fast it turned to his direction. he raises a brow at your startled behavior. "what's wrong?" you shake your head and embrace the feeling of actually being seen for once. sure you are literally being seen at this moment but you guess it's a figure of speech of sorts.

most people you actually had the confidence to crawl out of your shell and show more of yourself ended up zoning out from how much boredom they had on their face. (you could admit it made you wince, from either embarrassment for yourself or a flash of hurt over your eyes.) and once they depart with the empty promises of meeting up soon, you'd feel lonely though you have quite a few freinds. they had a life after all, they don't have the time in all of tevyat to listen to your exclaims.

but diluc.

diluc out of all people listened to you, be it for the random burst of happiness you quite literally almost screamed out of possibly winning something. diluc who's the top bachelor of mondstadt, the owner of a wine industry, a former captain of KOF. you couldn't even bare to think about his packed schedule and yet he still has the time to scrutiny about your day. even going as far as mentioning a detail you've forgotten yourself days later.

to him on the other hand.. he supposes he appreciates your inquiries and casual attitude with him you'd probably question as to why but he's never really had a normal conversation with anyone, not seen as an equal but rather a celebrity. so the fact your asking about his day yourself is surprising itself. some customers had the rare kindness but he can't exactly count them more than 5.

but he's a bartender. he's strictly just there to serve, not someone a person could consult with, the wine shall comfort them with the promise of temporarily drifting them away from reality for a night, not him. sure he'd engage in casual talk but most of his interactions were just through polite smiles and silent gestures.

it's... refreshing to say the least. call him sappy or whatever but he really enjoys the look of blithe in your eyes when he's with you. he supposes he could stick around and grace you with his presence and in turn, you shall grace him with yours. nothing less, nothing more. unless you have a possible change in feelings, of course. a fair deal, no?

✦ kaeya alberich.

in all honesty. he's a tough one to crack through, but that's probably already clear. from the rumors swirling around mondstadt, you could only agree with various ones. some either sounding to bizarre to be true or clearly made up. the tavern mood is usually more light hearted with less customers under the divine gaze of the sun. but it quickly switches when the moon starts to ascend. most of those transverse to the tavern in hopes of getting comforted with the taste of alcohol and blanket of stars.

kaeya never really knew himself anymore. folks claim some absurd things about him that he would beg to differ but then a moment of silence is all it takes for him to doubt it. these people sees him in a different perspective than himself, with his foolish true self being exposed so carelessly when he's in the tavern, something he can't see with the alcohol blocking his conscience. he supposes he could give them the benefit of the doubt.

after all they've seen a side of him that even he couldn't.

kaeya is no doubt someone dangerous, with the way he's able to dance so freely with his words. hoards of men and women could he swooning under his suggestive stare and flirty remarks but he always backs out before anything gets to serious since he's simply like that; too closed off and afraid.

god, he's so stupid. his humor is no doubt rather broken sometimes, so cursed that you can't help but fall under his stupid charm and laugh. and kaeya doesn't even try to hide the stupid grin on his face when you wheeze and slap his arm helplessly. he's being stupid, always when you're around. so much that his attitude contrasts the smart mouthed captain of cavalr. but he can't help but appreciate how much you've taken from him. wasn't his heart already enough? now you've got him basically turning his back on the facade he built so hard just so he can hear your laugh again.

can't you see? he's basically betraying himself to please you.

but if you asked him. kaeya would tell you, "just be yourself." and for once he's being serious. be stupid with him. get drunk on alcohol with him, if you don't like alcohol then do stupid shit with him, because when he's with you he feels like he just found a part of himself that he's been looking for so long. and for that he knows something about him, something that he's so sure about. and that is the love he feels.

✦ tartaglia.

teasing you. that's it, that's the whole part for him. I'm joking, I guess it would qualify as one of his traits but he's usually so straight forward that you can't even tell the borderline of honesty and flirtatious. some bystander that doesn't know tartaglia to begin with would definitely mistake it as shameless flirting (unlikely with his global wide status) but those who do would question his ulterior motives immediately.

at first he wasn't really interested in you. only looking for something to temporarily cure his boredom. and you just happened to be the first person that stuck out to him ..somehow.. remember to thank him, alright? ;).

he approaches you one day, casually seating himself across your table and you nearly shit your pants when tartaglia out of all people grins at you innocently, or so he thinks. it looks malicious on many people's end, including you. as if he didn't intrude on your table, tartaglia starts a conversation that went by way too fast than you realized.

which was because you actually found yourself easing into the conversation. even going as far as boldly stating your opinions on various topics, which he'd wink and remark and say that he likes the attitude. many people pass by your table with a terrified hurry, and some are too snoopy too ignore the fact that a harbinger, one that literally drowned liyue harbor (not that the public knows) was sitting next to you, and the funny thing was. that you both actually looked like a wholesome pair.

something he'd appreciate is someone that would connect with his family. not so surprising right? since he's a family man and all but you know what is? the fact that your pre-relationship progressed so far, that it actually crossed the border of acquaintances itself is a suprise to him and you. you'd thought he'd be so much ruthless from how evil the people described him to you.

there's nothing more refreshing than coming home and seeing all his siblings passed out on a bed, all wearing a variety of animal themed pajamas. which he concludes to be a sleepover that he wasn't invited to. >:( he frowns while dramatically pulling out a narwhal costume and sneakily placing himself next to you. hell bent on shuffling closer, he just hopes his siblings won't be menaces to block his advances.

✦ zhongli.

I can confidently say that despite his attitude it's relatively hard to catch zhongli's attention. from all the years he's been living, all the other people going on with their lives had started to become a quick blur. only a few were the ones he'd connected through and remembered in his memory.

but if you did somehow get closer to the man who's so close yet so far then you'd be gifted the privilege of his perceptient nature. you can talk to him about anything. be it actually finding the real cor lapis in that guy's shop, or perhaps an interesting encounter with another. throughout your rambling zhongli never tears his eyes away from you. nodding and humming occasionally as he continues to offer you his full attention.

you'd be suprised because the look in his eyes is surprisingly quite raw and intense, if you look closer maybe you'd find something else glimmering behind his eyes. (which I will leave you to interpret). similar to diluc he'd randomly remember something from a conversation days ago, maybe like ordering you a drink with a connection to your favorite flavors.

maybe if you look closer you'd notice he treats you differently than the others. a detail often overlooked from how subtle he was.

anyhow. if anything, zhongli would appreciate something domestic. when thinking of him the word just popped up naturally so I thought, fuck this why not? maybe there's a hundred other words to describe him better but I can't get the scene of walking with him in the morning where the skies are painted orange. you just continue forward, doing your thing. occasionally peering at shops as all he sees is nothing but you.

he doesn't bump into anyone from how good he'd memorized the layout of the harbor even when he isn't even looking in front of him. he doesn't falter either when you turn to look at him, catching him red handed and instead continuing to watch you with fond eyes.

this scene, you, this whole thing is absolutely perfect. perfectly domestic in his case and it brings a homely sense.

✦ xiao.

in a sense. xiao in general is too far away to connect with mortality, hence. why he doesn't seem to realize your intentions are indeed to befriend him, or the times you give him qingxin as romantic. and instead sees it as some: useless, trivial thing. he doesn't understand absolutely anything about courting, both in modern or ancient time.

but just like in any fics. xiao would be forced to put up with your presence, at first he thought you were a constant thorn in the side. since he basically sees you everyday he starts to grow used to your presence and just sits on top on the inn waiting for you to call for him like usual. but as the moon rises and sleeps once again, there isn't a call for his name.

protection is something that comes with xiao as a whole. excluding his non-verbal pledge of loyalty, if you do end up making him appreciate you then congrats! you have a yaksha that is willing to come immediately without a word if you call his name for no reason, maybe you're in the middle of something and you're bored.

but if theres ever a single, terrified sound that comes out of you he hears it. and I tell you, he comes by the MOMENT you release that short gasp and gripping his polearm while looking around sharply. he looks at you on top of a counter, shrinking away from a small, innocent rat. (he sighs and shakes off the immense, previous concern while casually picking it up and just throwing it outside.)

basically = xiao + loyalty comes in a two in one package and you're extremely lucky to have received it.

just your presence is enough. mainly to assure him that you are indeed, alive, breathing and well. cause he really won't know how to live by anymore if you end up perishing as well. don't ever mind xiao's cold words or dismissal for you cause even if he does acknowledge you. he will still attempt to push you away, in fear that his karma will harm you as well. xiao would rather have you hate him instead of suffering because of him.

🏷 : @starforecasts

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[bloody-bee-tea]

Kaebedo Week 2023 Day 4 - Scars

“Can I take it off?”

The question makes Kaeya freeze. There’s no mistaking what Albedo means, not with the way his hand is cupping Kaeya’s cheek and his thumb grazing the edge of the eyepatch.

Albedo clearly takes up on Kaeya’s hesitation as well because he slightly tilts his head to the side.

“I know what’s underneath it. I know what and who you are. Surely there is no need to hide it any further. It’s just us here.”

“But someone could always come barging in now, couldn’t they?” Kaeya asks and tilts his head out of Albedo’s hand.

He sees how his fingers twitch at the loss of contact and while it does make Kaeya feel bad, he doesn’t feel like explaining what’s underneath the eyepatch.

It’s not just the eye that marks him for what he is; it’s also what Diluc left him with when they had their falling-out.

“Who do you expect to come up here? Klee?” Albedo asks and there’s a challenge in his voice.

“Jean could—”

“Jean knows better than to send someone for me if Mondstadt isn’t currently burning down. And she definitely knows better than to send someone for you here if Mondstadt isn’t burning down.”

Kaeya opens his mouth but he finds that he can’t even argue with Albedo on that one. He’s right, after all. And for once he did tell Jean that he would go visit Albedo, so the chances of someone barging in unannounced truly are slim.

“Kaeya, if you don’t want to take it off, that’s fine. Just say so. I can’t claim to understand, but I’m also not going to push you or do it against your will.”

That, Kaeya definitely knows. It’s the only reason he stayed still for so long with Albedo’s thumb so close to the scar he keeps hidden. If he wouldn’t trust Albedo, he would have moved away before his hand could have even made contact with his cheek. The intent Albedo had had been clear after all.

“I don’t want to,” Kaeya says promptly, and he can’t help the pouty tone of his voice. “And I don’t feel like explaining.”

“Then I’m not going to ask. It’s fine.” Albedo steps close and reaches for his hand, raising it to his lips to press a kiss to the back of it. “I didn’t mean to spoil the mood,” he then adds with a small smirk and Kaeya huffs out a breath.

Albedo likes to claim that human interaction is hard for him, that the finer intricacies of conversation and interpersonal relationships escape him but Kaeya has seen him skilfully navigate conversations before. And even this now is all done to put Kaeya at ease.

And he hates to admit it, but it’s working.

“You didn’t,” he sighs out and threads their fingers together. “There wasn’t anything to spoil anyway. You were working before I came to bother you.”

He distracted Albedo with kisses, until he almost shattered a vial, but Kaeya leaves that unsaid. Albedo knows anyway, going by the glint in his eyes.

“Then maybe we should go back to that,” Albedo says. He leans up, just as Kaeya is leaning down but right before their lips meet Albedo says “There is still so much work to be done.”

He’s gone before Kaeya can blink and by the time Kaeya has regained his composure enough to join Albedo at his workbench, he is already engrossed in his work. Kaeya thinks, it’s probably what he deserves after all of this, but it also lets him know that despite his words, Albedo is upset.

And Kaeya can’t even blame him. There have barely been secrets between them, not since Albedo came clean about his homunculus nature and Kaeya told him about the eye he’s hiding. It’s just—it’s not just the eye after all.

It’s also the scar. And Kaeya is not ready for Albedo to see it and might not ever be.

That night, Kaeya can’t sleep. Kaeya ghosts his fingers over the eyepatch which he keeps on, even now, wondering if he shouldn’t just tell Albedo, shouldn’t just show him. But when he turns his head to the right side, he’s met with an Albedo in all his glory—his skin fair and even, completely unblemished except for the one mark he wears so proudly on his neck for everyone to see. Apart from that his skin could be made out of porcelain for how absolutely perfect it is.

It’s the exact opposite of Kaeya’s skin and he knows that Albedo could never find him beautiful again should he know the full extent of imperfections marring his very being.

So no. Kaeya is not going to show him. It’s probably for the best if he hides that part of himself away for as long as humanly possible.

~*~*~

Kaeya has been covering up the scar on his chest for longer than he cares to remember but the one perk that brings is that he by now can do it even half asleep. Given that he has to get up even earlier to get it done, it’s the least he gets in return.

On days like this he wonders if it wouldn’t just be easier to change his damn outfit but his outfit is as much a part of the act he puts on as everything else, so that is out of the question. Besides, it does help to get information from tipsy and drunk people at the tavern. 

Sometimes it seems as if they find it easier to talk to Kaeya’s chest than to his face and it’s an advantage he can hardly give up.

Kaeya is reaching for the next pot with make-up in line, fumbling his way through his routine more than half asleep when suddenly the front door opens.

That certainly is enough to wake him up completely.

“Kaeya?” Albedo calls out and who else would it be but him. It’s not as if Kaeya goes around handing out keys to his place to just everyone.

Kaeya briefly debates if pretending to not be here will make Albedo leave, but by now he’ll have noticed Kaeya’s shoes and his sword by the front door and Kaeya never leaves the house without them.

No, pretending is not going to help here. Kaeya strains his ears and just like he dreaded he hears Albedo take off his shoes before he makes his way over to the kitchen.

He’s here to stay then.

“Fuck,” Kaeya mutters under his breath, rushing through his routine in case Albeo decides to come looking for him. He can absolutely not find Kaeya with his scar on full display like this.

The faint smell of coffee reaches Kaeya in the bathroom and he can just imagine Albedo puttering around in his kitchen as if he belongs there, feeling completely at home. It almost aches with how desperately Kaeya wants to keep this but he knows that life is a fickle thing and affection is just as easily snatched away as it’s given. Kaeya already learned that the hard way and he is not keen to have a repetition of that.

Sure, Albedo can look past the fact who and what Kaeya is, due to the fact that Albedo himself isn’t quite human but the scars are a different matter. His looks are one of the very few things Kaeya has going for him and if Albedo realizes just how marred he really is, he’ll surely turn away.

And Kaeya can’t lose Albedo.

Kaeya takes his time to put the finishing touches on his chest, making absolutely sure that the scar will be completely hidden once he slips his shirt on and only then does he step out of the bathroom.

He finds Albedo slumped over the kitchen table, his mug of coffee clutched in one hand and Kaeya can’t help himself. The picture Albedo makes in his kitchen is simply too enticing so Kaeya goes over and drops a kiss to his head.

“I didn’t know you were going to come by,” Kaeya says when Albedo only hums and as soon as the words leave his mouth he knows he fucked up.

He sounds way too defensive and there’s no way Albedo hasn’t picked up on it.

“I–thought it’s okay. You gave me a key, after all,” Albedo gives back, noticeably more awake now and Kaeya pulls away. 

“Yeah, sure, I just would have–” Kaeya works his jaw and crosses his arms defensively in front of his chest. “A little warning would have been nice, is all.”

“Kaeya,” Albedo says with a sigh and it immediately puts Kaeya on edge. “Is this about the scars?”

And just like that Kaeya freezes up completely. He wants to say something, wants to deny whatever conclusion Albedo has come to but he can’t even manage to form words. It feels a little bit as if his life is crumbling around him and he wonders just how long it will take until Albedo gets up to leave. Until he walks out and never comes back.

“How?” he finally croaks out and almost wilts under the look Albedo gives him. 

“Please do remember that I am the Captain of the Investigation Team. I am neither stupid nor blind and some of your scars are raised enough that they can be felt even through the clothes. So far I didn’t say anything because clearly you’re being weird about it but I think it’s enough now. What is going on?”

“Why would you think something is going on?” Kaeya shoots back, falling back on his usual tactics of extracting information instead of giving anything away himself. 

“Because you’re acting weird. You have been acting weird for a while now. You know I’m not that into the sexual aspect of the relationship so I thought you were holding back on my account and that’s why I haven’t said anything before but it’s not actually that, right? You’re content to keep me at a distance because you’re hung up about something and it’s that, correct? Your scars? I just don’t understand why.”

“What’s there to understand?” Kaeya deflects because he knows where this is going and it’s kind of cruel of Albedo to drag this out. “You know where the door is.”

Albedo narrows his eyes at him but doesn’t actually move otherwise.

“You think your scars are going to change the fact that I love you?”

At that Kaeya flinches. Albedo has never actually said that before; sure, they are exclusive and Kaeya is reasonably sure that Albedo cares for him but to hear it so plainly? It’s throwing Kaeya off.

“Is that–also a problem?” Albedo asks and now suddenly he sounds guarded as if he’s the one bracing for rejection.

“It’s–surprising, that’s all,” Kaeya admits and finally sits down opposite of Albedo, who doesn’t seem too pleased, still.

“It seems we’ve both been lacking in that department,” he gives back and Kaeya hears it for the reprimand it is. 

It’s not as if he has said it before, either.

“I do, though,” he whispers, unable to meet Albedo’s eyes as he says it. “I love you, too. That’s why I’m so hesitant.”

“Scared,” Albedo corrects him and Kaeya can’t even refute that so he simply shrugs. “Of what? Help me understand, so I can put your worries to rest.”

“You won’t understand.” Kaeya shakes his head. “You can’t.”

“Because I don’t have scars.”

“Because you’re perfect.” He lets out a harsh breath. “Because you were made to be literally perfect.”

“And yet my master still found fault with me,” Albedo mutters. “But you’re right. I don’t have scars. I can’t get scars.”

“Lucky you,” Kaeya bitterly mutters and even though he is the cryo user in the room it still feels as if the temperature suddenly noticeably drops.

“I find it rather–troublesome,” Albedo finally says and it’s surprising enough that Kaeya finally lifts his head to look at him.

“What are you talking about? You are perfect in every way, nothing will ever be able to mar you, and you’re dissatisfied with that?”

“Is that how you see yourself?” Albedo tilts his head in thought and Kaeya does not like the feeling of being pinned under his gaze. He feels like one of Albedo’s more puzzling experiments. “Is that what you think of scars? That they are disfiguring?”

At that Kaeya scoffs.

“Of course they are. What else would they be? Beautiful?” He almost sneers the last word but Albedo’s gaze meets his as evenly as before.

“I find them fascinating, actually. Wonderful, in a way, because they allow you to recount your life through them. Each scar makes up a story about your life, neither good nor bad, simply preserving what you went through. I am–lacking, in that way.”

Kaeya brow furrows at that but before he can put his confusion into words, Albedo goes on.

“The day before you came to visit, a wild boar attacked me. I was speared clean through, right here,” he points to his left side, “but it all healed up. There’s no trace of it to be seen.”

“Albedo! Why didn’t you say?”

“Like I said, it’s all gone now. Every reminder of that vanished. And soon, even the memory will disappear. Sometimes there’s this ache in my shoulder; a previous injury, no doubt but I don’t remember. I don’t know what caused it and I never will. It feels as if I’m an empty canvas; nothing ever sticks to me. I could be born yesterday and people would believe it with the lack of a life my skin tells them.”

Kaeya opens his mouth but he’s not actually sure what he wants to say and before he can figure that out Albedo beats him to it.

“I tried to make them stick once, you know,” he whispers and Kaeya watches with a sick feeling in his gut how he traces a line up his arm. “Nothing I tried worked. And now it’s barely even a memory anymore.”

There’s a faraway look in Albedo’s eyes, one that makes Kaeya’s heart beat fast in worry and he slams a hand on the table.

“Stop that,” he hisses out and he almost feels bad when he sees how Albedo flinches. “You don’t understand how it is to be marked like that, the kind of looks it gets you. You understand nothing.”

“I don’t,” Albedo agrees. “But not for a lack of trying. I don’t know how it is for you to be marked like that. But you don’t understand how it is to not be marked by anything. Tell me, Kaeya, how often have you bonded with your fellow soldiers over scars? How often have you shared stories and drinks over late-night talks?”

There’s a ferocity in his voice that Kaeya only ever rarely hears from him and he isn’t sure how to handle this. And if he’s being completely honest then he has to admit that Albedo is right. Scars do bring up a kind of comradery with Kaeya’s fellow knights. 

He has made up more than one story about how he ‘lost his eye’ all in the name of getting information out of someone; it’s a tool Kaeya uses quite often. It doesn’t change the fact that he would rather not have them, though.

“That doesn’t change anything.”

“Because you’re a stubborn bastard,” Albedo almost immediately agrees but then he shrugs. “I’m not saying it changes anything. I’m just saying I don’t understand why you’re so adamant on not letting me see your scars. Clearly I don’t have the same hang-ups about them as you clearly do.”

“Yeah, I heard you, Albedo, you think my scars make me beautiful. Can you fuck off with that now?”

“You’re not listening,” Albedo says with a shake of his head and he’s almost eerily calm. “They don’t make you beautiful. But they also don’t make you ugly, like you so clearly seem to think. They don’t make you anything. They just are. And I don’t care for you more or less, knowing that you have scars. They are not the reason I fell in love with you and they won’t be the reason I will fall out of love with you. Your prickly personality, though, that might do the trick.”

It’s a cheap trick and Kaeya knows it for what it is but it doesn’t change the fact that it makes him smile, no matter how hard he tries to hide it. 

“That’s better. Listen, Kaeya, I’m not going to force you to show me your scars but it feels as if you’re forcing yourself away from me because of them and that I cannot accept. I am right here and I’m not going anywhere, with knowledge of your scars or without so don’t make our relationship hinge on that, that’s all I’m saying.” With that Albedo gets up and shoots Kaeya a small smile. “Now, I realize I might not be entirely welcome here today, so I’ll just go home. Come find me if you want, alright?”

It seems as if Albedo is hell-bent on making good on his word because he starts to walk and it doesn’t seem as if he’s going to stop any time soon and Kaeya finds that he can’t have that. Just as Albedo walks past him, he reaches out, circling his arm around Albedo’s middle and pulling him on his lap.

“Don’t go,” Kaeya whispers, hiding his face away in his neck. “I can’t–show you, not today, but don’t go.”

“You don’t have to show me,” Albedo soothes him, pushing his fingers through Kaeya’s hair as he properly straddles his lap. “But don’t pull away from me either.”

“Fair,” Kaeya allows and presses a kiss to Albedo’s neck, close to the only mark that does stick to him.

“One question, though,” Albedo suddenly says and he’s tense in Kaeya’s arms in a way that tells Kaeya he won’t like it.

“You can try.”

“They are so raised–don’t you ever go to see a healer?” Albedo wants to know and ghosts his fingers over one of the scars on Kaeya’s side.

It makes him freeze–force of habit more than anything–but Kaeya takes a deep breath and consciously relaxes.

“Barbara hasn’t met a secret she can keep yet, not when it comes to Jean or Rosaria.”

“Ah, meddling friends. I get it.”

“I usually–” Kaeya freezes up, wonders if he’s really going to do this, if he’s really going to talk about this, but then Albedo scratches his scalp, not demanding anything and Kaeya melts into his touch. “I usually freeze the wounds until I can deal with them at home. A lot of them have burn marks because of that.”

Albedo forces his head up at that, forces Kaeya to look at him even though he wants to do nothing more than hide.

“If my home is closer, you go there. If my workshop is closer, then you go there. I’ll stock up on first-aid supplies. Do not force yourself to endure this for longer than you have to, if there are other options.”

He could have scolded Kaeya. He could have called him crazy and he could have been mad as well. And instead Albedo shows him nothing but care and love.

“I love you,” Kaeya whispers, trying his damn hardest to ignore the burning of his eye but going by the look on Albedo’s face he knows exactly what’s going on.

“I love you,” he gives right back, and when he leans in to first press a kiss to Kaeya’s eyepatch before he moves on to his mouth, Kaeya doesn’t even flinch.

He’s certain now that Albedo is going to wait until he’s ready and that he’s not going to judge him by his scars whenever that happens.

And that is all Kaeya can ask for at the moment.

#bt writes #kaebedo #albedo #kaeya #established relationship #insecurity #self-worth issues #implied self-harm #scars #angst #hurt/comfort #love confessions

[emjae]

i think i don't hate you ²

diluc x gn!reader

following the acting grandmaster and her girlfriend librarian's talk with y/n about their feelings towards diluc, they decide to act on it tonight. after a few drinks with a few hisses thrown at their friends kaeya and venti, they begin their conversation with the winery owner with a heavy heart.

2.6k words

tw: drinking of alcohol, traumatic past go brr, related to the manga, angsty beginning but it's probably gonna get a whole lot worse in the next chap, pretty wordy; also goes a bit into depth about the feeling of isolation

* reader will be referred to as y/n here, yes diluc makes an appearance yeheyyy

If sounds could have emotions, then the plop your body made as it met the couch was definitely exhausted. You had just come back from the Favonius Headquarters and the walk was boring and tiring, piling unto the hours and hours of work you'd done with Jean and Lisa. Earlier, when you were about to leave, Kaeya stopped you and invited you out to the tavern, which was definitely the last place you wanted to be. Sure, Charles is always the one manning the bar but Diluc always makes unannounced drops and judging from your luck, he'd most likely be there tonight. So, naturally, you declined and did a rain check.

You leaned your head back, staring at the ceiling blankly and thinking about everything your life ever meant (which was to be Diluc's top one struggle, problem, and enemy). He did some pretty bad shit to you after Lord Crepus passed. You gave him what he needed: time, space, and comfort while Diluc gave you the complete opposite.

That's right. Once upon a time, you two were friends—great friends, really. But once someone fucks up that bad, everything you've ever had was tossed into the fire.

Every moment of his eighteenth birthday was vaguely remembered for your head was really foggy and was mostly fueled by a lot of negative emotions. After a few insults here and there, you also recall breaking down and crouching for a healthy five seconds before standing up and telling Diluc how tired you felt. The rest after that, you'd never forget.

"If you're so tired, maybe you should leave me," he laughed dryly and exhausted. You scoffed, running a hand through your hair.

"I never said anything about leaving you, Luc. I'm trying to be your friend here, I want to be there for you but I can't do that if you keep pushing me away!"

The maids had left a long while ago after Diluc dismissed them when you'd started raising your voice. Elzer felt compelled to stay for your and Diluc's support but left as well when things started getting personal. You two had been fighting, screaming for hours. By then, your guys' breathing were as heavy as the weight on your chests.

Hands and jaws clenched; chests heaving; tears pooling. This had to be the most emotional day in your life—it was a big fat lie when you said you didn't remember when was the last time you'd cried. It was precisely mid May, four years ago after the tragic events on Diluc’s birthday.

"I'm not asking you to be there for me," he says, taking a deep breath in through his nose. "I never did."

Your eyes widened at this. Something bubbled in your chest—it wasn't anger anymore. You could feel Diluc watch you as if you were some lunatic, in which you did feel like one. Fighting your best friend over something like this? It was ridiculous.

"You're not thinking straight; you're in mourning right now. I'll come back to check on you tomo—"

"Didn't I just say that I don't need you here? Just go, I don't want to see you again," he looks away, yet there was no shame laced in his voice as he said that. You swallowed, hard. Another laugh leaves you but you shut yourself up by breathing in slowly. It took you one blink to get the tears falling.

"Diluc, please," you whisper, stepping closer to him. Yet he stepped away. "You need someone now more than ever, let me be that someone. I want to be, it's not– I don't –"

"It's not what? An obligation? Responsibility?" He finally looks up, advancing towards you and looking you straight in the eye—his crimson reds glossed in tears just as yours. He whispered as if raising his voice would make the tears spill over. "So go. I don't need you."

You could feel your throat closing up, followed by a sob. Your arms raised to his waist, wanting to hug him, but you pull them back before you could touch him. "Don't hate me for anything. I tried to be what you needed, but if you don't want that, so be it," wavered your voice as you said this, walking backward until your hand felt the doorknob. "I love you, Luc, alright? So I'm sorry if my feelings change."

And so the door shut. And once again, Diluc was alone.

Suddenly, your vision of the ceiling blurred. When you blinked, something wet trailed down your temple. Tears? Oh. You were crying.

A groan left you as you sat up straight and wiped them away. You would drink your sorrows away at the Cat's Tail if it weren't for your deadly allergies. Maybe you should take up that offer with Kaeya. You hadn't thought of that day in a while now. Perhaps it's a good thing you saw Diluc tonight, you two could straighten out everything and unpack all your emotional baggage.

"Good Gods, let’s just get this over with,” you say and get up, grabbing your coat and leaving.

You lived a good few blocks from the tavern. You always had to use the long way because of the gods-forsaken amount of cats lying outside and inside of Cat’s Tail. The walk was never too long but never too short, however, with the number of thoughts running around your head, it felt like it was way, way, way too long.

Although you were dazed out for most of the trip, your legs made it to Angel’s easily. What should you say, do if you see him? Good Celestia, what if you make eye contact? That’s the worst type of interaction anyone ever has to go through.

The night you said it—the I love you part—you initially meant it as a friend. Back then, you’d always said that to each other as a joke at first, like a sigh of relief when a favor was done by one another, or when one of you saves the other’s ass. You two went through a lot and for a long time too, it was natural that some form of platonic/familial love grew in the midst of that.

But now that you think of it. . . at that moment, maybe you did mean it in another way. You couldn’t remember; again, you were fueled by lots of negative emotions. Before you could process what you had said, you were already out the door. Elzer was sat outside by the staircase and was alerted by the door. The minute he’d seen your red, tear-stained face, he stood up and ran over to you and offered to get you a ride home. Thank the Archons for him, by the way.

Before you knew it, you had arrived at the Angel’s Share, staring at the door like some idiot. Another groan leaves you yet again. A long groan that went on for five seconds until you lazily pushed down the doorknob and entered.

“Ah, captain! I thought you weren’t available tonight?” Kaeya greets. Despite hearing his voice first, you already had your eyes on the bar and who was managing it. Despite it being Charles, it still made you feel kind of. . . not relieved.

“Sorry, Alberich. Changed my mind last minute,” you smile softly and took a seat. “Something really strong, make it three.” Kaeya’s eyes flew wide at this, chuckling in amusement.

“Ohoho, what brought this on? Stressful day in the office?” he prods, swirling a glass of wine in one hand while he leaned his cheek on the other. “Don’t answer yet, I’d like to guess.” He takes a sip of his wine slowly, looking for an answer.

“Anything go through your wine-fed brain, friend?” you ask sarcastically while muttering a “thank you” to Charles who had just slipped three glasses of whatever strong alcohol they had on hand. Kaeya clicks his tongue and takes another sip of his wine.

“Too much paperwork?”

“Similar to your first.”

“That sounded. . . oddly sexual? Ooh! Ditched a one-night stand?”

“What? No! Last guess,” you cringe, both at Kaeya and the drink. Your friend and colleague turns to you and looks you in the eye—a very uncomfortable move for you, for some reason. You tried to scooch away, but he scooches closer.

“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I gi—ooh! Is it love~?” he sings, catching the attention of Venti who had just walked in.

“Love? Now, this is the kind of juice I’d drink that isn’t grape juice,” the young bard grumbles as he takes the seat next to you, furthest away from Kaeya and closest to the wall, a spot he always occupies when you drink with the two. “What’s this about love? Is a certain someone in looove?” Venti giggles as if he were already drunk despite the fact that he was nowhere near touching a glass.

You huff and cross your legs as you down the entire glass. “Mhm, that’s not good,” Kaeya mutters and snatches the empty glass from you. “Seriously, Y/N, what’s going on with you?”

“I don’t know anymore,” you mope into your hands. “Kaeya, did you ever smooth things out with you and L– Diluc after. . . you know?”

Kaeya gives you a puzzled look, just as Venti did. “Why’re you asking?”

“I may kind of, perhaps, maybe have thoughts about doing just that.”

“What? Why? When? Why???”

“Smoothen what? What’s the big deal?” Venti chimes in, thanking Charles for his wine.

You and Kaeya wince at the question, visibly and internally tensing up. “And did I forget to ask why?”

“Exactly three times, and besides, I just. . . it’s been weighing on me—”

“Oh my, GODS, Diluc is the dude you like?”

“No!” Venti gasps dramatically, slapping a hand over his mouth. Your heads slowly turn to him, to which he gets the message and sinks back. “Shutting up,” he says with his hand still over his mouth.

You turn back to Kaeya and reach out for your second glass. “Yes. Maybe. Kind of? I don’t know! Listen, Lisa and Jean were just teasing me and then things got a little serious and when I got home, all I could think of was that day. Night? I can’t even remember anymore,” followed by you downing the glass again.

Kaeya sighs and sets down his glass. “You know that I’m all about helping you but Diluc? As much as I want to be his brother again, him being your friend is off the list. What he said and did isn’t forgivable,” he says, seriously this time. The usually carefree Kaeya must’ve been shocked out of his body.

“I know, I know, but that’s exactly why I need to fix things between us. It’s been four years, Kae. Plus, we weren't thinking straight. When you're that overwhelmed, you would’ve said anything. He did exactly that—”

“So why are you thinking of letting this go?!"

"Because! Despite everything he said and did, and all the swearing at each other the last four years, and the awkward encounters in public that lead to little roast battles, I think everything I ever felt for him is still there. Was and never left," you hid your face behind your hands again, confused and extremely unsure of what to do. Venti, who you kind of forgot was still by you, placed a hand on your shoulder. "Look at me, I'm acting like some lovesick dick."

Kaeya sighs, drinking a bit more of his wine and watches as you do the same. "I think you should talk to Master Diluc," Venti says and snatches a bottle of wine from behind the counter when Charles wasn't looking. "I may not know what's going on between you guys but you should go with my advice 'cause I'm always right," he shrugs and takes a nice long swig that took three whole gulps. "B'sides, it's been four years! That's like. . . four years!"

"Thank you, Venti, for your wonderful insight," you turn to Kaeya. "See? He agrees."

"That's because he doesn't know anything about what happened. You deserve better, Y/N!"

Another groan leaves you, irritated by the fact that you didn't know what to do. "And how is Venti already wasted?"

Kaeya laughs lightly, swirling his glass and begins a new topic, the front door of the tavern opens with a tiny jingle. Neither of the three turn and continue to softly converse among themselves until Charles leaves his spot just as Venti was about to ask for another refill.

"Master Diluc, thank you for taking over my shift for me."

Your entire body freezes. Drats. The entire reason for your presence in Angel's was to drink your problems about Diluc away and to avoid him, not to drink in front of him now while you're still trying to figure out if you wanted to reconcile or leave things as is. Why must making amends be so difficult? Is it a trauma response thing?

"It's no problem, Charles," says the voice you so didn't want to hear tonight. Kaeya nudges you with his elbow, gesturing to the second floor with a raised brow. An easy signal to get, so you slowly move your head to nod, but then change your mind midway and end up shaking your head. The cavalry captain shrugs, asking why. You shrug back, confused about your answer too. "Give my birthday wishes to your daughters as well. Enjoy your time," followed by his boots softly clicking on the floor and Charles's slowly fading away.

"I will, Master Diluc. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Take care."

When the door shut with that jingle again, the four of you remained awkwardly, hellishly silent. Six Fingered Jose's lyre and the hushed conversations from throughout the tavern thankfully made the silence between you all less insufferable, including the occasional loud laughter from the celebrating people from the Adventurer's Guild by the corner. Even as Diluc filled Venti's cup with hesitance and a very evident roll of his eyes, he still felt uneasy by your quietness. No catty comment as a substitute for a welcome? No dissing of his grape juice in his face while calling him nicknames related to his favorite beverage? Nothing?

Admittedly, it was a new feeling. Different, but in an uncomfortable way. You could feel his vermillion eyes staring at you with the slightest bit of concern while he put away the now-empty wine bottle (courtesy of yours truly) into the full crate of glass bottles carefully. Sighing, he picks up the bin and walks out the door to discard the trash.

When the door jingles close, Kaeya leans in. "What the hell?"

"What now?" you complain out loud, making Venti giggle.

"You made Y/N mad~" he burps out cheers-ing to no one in particular before downing the very glass.

"That was so much tension—and I'm saying that, me, the absolute god and king of tension!" Kaeya whisper-yells at you, desperately finding ways to change your mind and forget about anything related to his brother.

“Oh calm down you big baby, I’ll handle things myself.” That was a lie, a cold-faced lie. Sure, you can carry your own weight but confrontation, where your feelings are involved, isn’t your forte. “Just trust me on this, would you?”

Kaeya purses his lips then leans over to Venti, who was already passed out on the counter, and retreats with another sigh. “I have work early in the morning so I have to go, but I’m leaving my door open for you in anything goes wrong, alright?”

Your eyes soften at your friend’s support before nodding. “And–”

“Bring this little guy with me, yes.”

Your fellow captain picks up Venti and easily piggy-backs him and walks over to the door, but not without giving you a small, reassuring smile. You return the favor with a wave. Before Kaeya could open the door, it jingled open, a man clad in black and red filing in.

Here we go.

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Starting Over

Characters : Diluc x F!reader

N/A: smol fluff, I can't stand a diluc fic without fluff.

Mentions of death too ( Crepus)

Diluc

As a Knight of Favonius, you have kept the City of Freedom to be free as the wind for the children to play at along with your fellow knights.

You sacrificed everything you have been needing for yourself to Mondstadt, even your love life.

But as time passes by, You have been accompanied by a certain bard, a nun and a fellow knight.

In the tavern, with Venti passed out by the counter, and everyone else being happy with a non-eventful joyous day as you drank your drink of choice.

"I still can't believe people likes grape juice" kaeya puts up his signature grin, like every other day I mean, with a mocking joke to pair it with.

" let her be idiot, atleast she doesn't drink till she pass out like a certain bard " she gave venti glimpse as he just raised his head from his "Naptime"

" Heyyyyyy at least I didn't become a nun and do nothing but drink" he slurs in his words but still got it out off his mouth.

Kaeya just looks at Rosaria with a grin, clearly trying to hold it in.

" Well I still give prayers to bartobas- barto- benadryl?- " Rosaria tried to think while sipping on her drink.

And you were just there trying to process the whole conversation.

Venti stood up, " Hey-! My name is not pronounce benadr-"

As venti goes on and on with his words, you caught a glimpse of a red strand by the door.

" It would be nice if you go home now, Venti " Diluc gave venti a glare as he walks behind the counter with a box and telling Charles that he will be taking over.

"....While I'm being nice Venti " He looks at him with a small smile as he puts down the box carefully, but you and the gang knew that's fake.

Yeah... You all knew it all too well.

" Or what??" Venti gives off a stupid smirk to him as Diluc took out what's in the box.

" No way-" Rosaria said quietly- Diluc took out a cat, a stray cat-

Wait... Isn't that the cat you have been feeding for the past months by the gate??

As soon as venti saw the cat he usher to the door as he bid goodbye to Diluc and the gang.

Kaeya and Rosaria also went on their way.

It's only you and him.

With the other people too.

You didn't want to leave yet, atleast, your heart said so.

Everytime you go to the tavern, it feels nostalgic.

But Dawn winery... That place feels like home...

Time passes by it was midnight.

Diluc went to the cellar a few hours ago while you stare at your 7th cup??... You didn't count.

You saw a glimpse of tail around where kaeya sat.

It was the black cat.

She probably recognized you.

She Snickers throught the legs of the chairs to your feet.

You picked her up and caresses her fur.

It was quite soft.

"... You remind me of someone little one" you whisper to the cat who was enjoying the petting session.

You smile at it as he snuggles to your hands. ""She really is like him"" you spoke to yourself.

" It seems he likes you" a voices comes out of the door at the employee's room as you saw who it was.

"Ah yes; you may not know, but it's also the cat I have been looking after... Well I seem to be looking after" you told him while staring at the cat who jumped off to go to Diluc.

" And also... It's a she" you told him

"....I see. Well I have been seeing him around the Gates hanging around with the ... Knights." he seem to grit his teeth on the last word.

You looked down on your hands, you were gripping on your shirt as you remember that you are one of those people he..

Despised.

" It's getting late, you should go home" he told you while cleaning a glass cup.

You looked at the clock, it was around 1-2 am already.

' Time flies fast...' you told yourself.

You were about to stand up and clean the table you have been occupying until-

" I'll handle that instead" in a second, you saw him beside you with a rag, cleaning the table as you assemble the cups your- friends used earlier.

You looked at him

He smells like sandalwood...

"...../n? Y/n?? " He called for you as you were staring at his face in awe.

You realized what you were doing and you went red with embarrassment.

"M-my apologies - I should go" you headed to the door as you saw the cat behind him.

You walked to her to carress her for the last time of the day.

" Your such a good girl.." you said quietly as you pat her.

" Her???" Diluc asks you as he went to the counter and clean his station.

" Yes her--- wait you didn't know it was a she?? " You smiled at him, about to laugh to his mistake of the gender.

He looked at you, you were the same as ever.

A gentle smile that can awe everyone... Including him

He brushed it off as soon as he remembers what he did to you

The awful mistake he did to you...

"... Do you mind if I walk you home?" He asked as he awkwardly stares at- nothing-

You chuckled as you knew the awkwardness too well as you agreed and waited for him because if you declined, he'd request to walk you home again.

As both of you are walking down the path to the City, you were entertained either way.

"Im Sorry if this will bother you but... Did anything interesting had happened to you for the past 4 years before when you were still.. y'know.." you asked shyly, scratching your neck as you look away.

He was about to speak but you interupted him.

" Don't bother, my sincere apologies for even asking such sensitive question" you apologized as you thought that you really shouldnt have asked that.

Diluc stared at you.

"...I have traveled across teyvat" He continued to walk at your pace, which has got your attention.

He told you stories of the days he spent on every nation he'd been through.

About how the famous liyue really was a magnificent view with high mountains that can even make a dull man surprised

About how he invaded snezhnaya and even got banned and will sure get in a bigger collision if he even ever set foot on the land.

You enjoyed his company.

It has always been like this.

Where did it ever go wrong..?

-----

It was Diluc's birthday.

A joyful birthday turned into, something undescribable

The day he lost his father, and brother.

And the day he lost you..

He stopped walking as you walk further, not noticing him.

"...Y/n." He called your name

You glanced at him while tucking a hair behind your ear.

It has gotten windy.

You may think you look messy right now. Wearing your favourite dress whenever it's your day off.

But to him, You look Ethereal.

He chuckled to himself as he walked to your side again.

"It was nothing" He smiled to you.

You knew what this meant. You know him well.

He feels guilty again. And and again.

"I told you I have forgiven you, Diluc" you have arrived at your abode. You open the door to your house as you were about to go in. He grabbed your wrist ever so gently.

"Can I perhaps, some of your time again tommorow?" He wanted to catch up to you. Apologize again and.. even start over again.

You held his hand within your hands. You have really forgiven him but, it indeed hurt.

" Yes you can. At windrise in the afternoon tomorrow okay?" You reassured him with a smile.

He doesn't need to worry no more.

But it'll take long to redeem you to himself again.

He'll wait for you. Even if it took an Eternity.

N/A: This was supposed to be part of my other work, but it went the wrong path and it went- lovey dovey and it's Soo rushed huhu it's 12 am

#genshin imagines #genshin angst to comfort #genshin x reader #diluc x reader #genshin impact angst #diluc ragnivindr x reader #character x reader #genshin x y/n #genshin impact x you

[lunargrapejuice]

Fic Rec: https://www.tumblr.com/kaeffeinee/714268979420708864/h

Headcanons:

When he's too exhausted to braid his hair before bed Diluc wakes up in the morning with an absolutely unruly, tangled rat's nest of hair and every morning that happens he's basically stuck in his room for at least an hour brushing it out. He wishes he could have the nerve to just take the hairbrush and rip through it to get it sorted in 20 minutes or less, but he's sensitive to his hair being pulled and doesn't want to cause himself any undue pain. Plus, pulling his hair is your job 😏

Diluc smells like barbecued fruit. It's sweet but with a touch of char.

I think he gets sentimental sometimes and likes to look through old scrapbooks and family photo albums to see his dad playing with him and Kaeya when they were kids. He longs for those days.

Diluc would be a... complicated father. He'd be kind, of course, but how are you supposed to tell your kids that their father is essentially Mondstadt's Batman??? He'd try so hard to follow in his own father's footsteps; praising and training your children in all the ways of life and combat to make sure they can stay safe, should he ever fall himself, and making a point to keep his children as close to him as possible.

He'd relish at the thought of hearing little footsteps running through the dawn winery, but he'd also be scared to raise a child. He knows what lies in the darker parts of the world. He's quite sure he could protect his family from it, but what if he couldn't? What if he's wrong? He's hesitant to discuss a future he wants oh so badly, but with some reassurance to calm his anxieties, he's more than happy to raise some brats alongside you should you want them yourself.

Diluc feeds cats outside of his winery. He personally makes sure they always have some fresh fish/chicken/meat/eggs and clean water. Not only are they great pest control, but he can't help but absolutely adorable. He'll put on a macho façade if anyone asks about them, saying they're only for pest control, but somehow you can't help but wonder if he allows them to stay around for other reasons, especially when you come downstairs after a bath on a rainy night and find him sitting in front of the fire with a mother and her kittens all cuddled up in the warmth of his lap and purring their fuzzy little hearts out.

Diluc is absolutely a man who loves to cuddle. He won't be bold enough to ask for it often, and normally, he doesn't need to. All he does is hold out his arms with the expectation you'll fall right into him, and you do. He's so warm, and the muscle of his arms from wielding his claymore so often provides an irreplicably sturdy barrier from the cruelty of the outside world. The only downside is getting up in the morning. On days when Diluc doesn't need to wake up early, he likely won't let you go any time before at least noon. You're confined to the bed with him and stuck in his arms. Hungry? He'll summon Adelinde. Thirsty? The same. Sleepy? You're already in bed. You have work to do? It can wait. He'll only let you go if you need to use the bathroom, but even then, he's expecting you to come right back to bed for more snuggle time as soon as you're done.

If you don't have a cryo or hydro vision, hot summer nights are absolute HELL with this man. He's always running hot and loves to cuddle. The summer heat and his furnace of a body pressed right up against you has made some nights so unbearable that you've had to resort to sleeping on the couch in your shared bedroom. He's always rather saddened by it, but he understands why. He's sweating quite a bit from the heat as well.

When Diluc first starts catching feelings for you, he tries to brush it off as simply enjoying the presence of a friend, but the stutter in his voice, the tightness in his chest, and the red adorning his cheeks and ears when he sees you make those feelings hard to ignore. It's especially difficult by the time Kaeya catches on and uses every trick in the book to shove the two of you together. He'll even go as far as to enlist the help of Klee, Jean, and as many other Knights as it takes to get Diluc to come out of his shell for you. Kaeya also teases Diluc a great deal whenever he goes to drink at Angel's Share. He laughs up a storm whenever he sees Diluc's ears turn red every time he mentions your name. Diluc occasionally swaps out his wineglass for one filled with grape juice in revenge.

i know ive been hoarding this for myself for a while now hehe but im literally sobbing over him today & wanted to finally share MARSH PLEASE IVE BEEN JUST REREADING THIS SINCE YOU SENT IT I LOVE HIM & I ADORE YOU SO MUCH 😭💖🥺💖💖💖 thank you for sharing these with me🥺💖💗

#crying over dad!luv everyday of my life #why is he perfect #& not real 😭 #garden-variety-skeleton #diluc #🌙asks

[elysianavenue]

songs that remind me of genshin characters

aether: soldier, poet, king - the oh hellos (venti clearly sings it for him duh)

lumine: two birds - regina spektor (it's about her and her bro (':)

amber: touch the sky - julie fowlis (please it s c r e a m s amber)

kaeya: iris - the goo goo dolls (ik it's a romance song but i lowkey picture him singing it to his bro im sorry)

lisa: dangerous woman - ariana grande (need i say more?)

barbara: sisters - radical face (give this girl a sister of the year award rn)

razor: on melancholy hill - gorillaz (he was raised by wolves)

xiangling: what baking can do - jessie mueller (she cooks lmao?)

beidou: wellerman - nathan evans (she's a pirate it makes sense ok)

xingqiu: paperback writer - the beatles (mans writes fanfiction cmon)

ningguang: national anthem - lana del rey (i'll tell you you're my national anthem mommy)

fischl: control - halsey (i can't explain this one it makes sense to me tho)

bennett: world's smallest violin - ajr (he definitely will blow up into smithereens at some point)

noelle: teenage dirtbag - wheatus (HER NAME IS NOELLE-)

chongyun: lemon boy - cavetown (chongyun is robbie and xingqiu is lemon boy oop-)

sucrose: rät - penelope scott (i honestly just hear her voice lol)

jean: oh no! - marina (she do be after success)

diluc: alive - khalid (daddy issues by the neighbourhood was too obvious)

qiqi: the blue wrath - i monster (again, it's one of those songs i hear and homegirl comes to mind)

mona: a sky full of stars - coldplay (her entire personality is astrology sorry)

keqing: unworthy - vancouver sleep clinic (this one might only make sense to me so i won't bother explaining it)

venti: golden slumbers - the beatles (ducky told me to put this one for venti)

klee: wrecking ball - mother mother (this should make the most sense, damn little menace)

diona: my alcoholic friends - the dresden dolls (no one hates alcohol more than this girl)

tartaglia: cherry bomb - the runaways (he deadass listens to this on repeat, prove me wrong)

xinyan: i love rock n roll - joan jett & the blackhearts (self explanatory)

zhongli: good riddance - green day (ducky also told me to add this song)

albedo: the moon will sing - the crane wives (wasn't he abracadabraed into existence or something? lmao)

ganyu: brutal - olivia rodrigo (it's ok ganyu)

xiao: can you feel my heart - bring me the horizon (lil emo boy)

hu tao: dead! - my chemical romance (im convinced she'd commit homicide to keep the funeral parlor in business SORRY LMAO I LOVE HER I PROMISE)

rosaria: take me to church - hozier (she makes me wanna go to church oop-)

yanfei: cool kids - echosmith (little nerdy lawyer chick you're cool trust)

eula: who is she ? - i monster (fr tho who is she)

kazuha: softcore - the neighbourhood (this should make sense to everyone no excuses)

ayaka: reflection - lea salonga (YOU ARE THE PERFECT DAUGHTER BB)

sayu: dreamy night - lilypichu (SHE'S LITERALLY THE VOICE ACTRESS AND IT FITS SAYU SO WELL COME ON)

yoimiya: firework - katy perry (do i need to explain?)

sara: i'll make a man out of you - donny osmond (show me what dreams are made of general kujou)

raiden: you should see me in a crown - billie eilish (she's my queen who can step on me any day)

kokomi: gilded lily - cults (it can't be easy being a high priestess :()

thoma: rainbow connection - weezer, hayley williams (specifically this version)

gorou: soldier - fleurie, tommee profitt (another self explanatory one)

itto: seven nation army - the white stripes (it's just him singing honestly)

yun jin: treacherous doctor - wallows (it makes sense after her hangout event)

shenhe: graceland too - phoebe bridgers (another i think it only makes sense to me)

yae miko: bubblegum bitch - marina (mommy-)

ayato: son - sleeping at last (he do be a son)

yelan: don't threaten me with a good time - panic! at the disco (MOMMY-)

shinobu: anklebiters - paramore (her singing to the gang)

heizou: hayloft II - mother mother (this one is more based off a headcanon)

collei: sweet hibiscus tea - penelope scott (give this girl a hug rn)

tighnari: marigolds - early eyes (my fav botany connoisseur<3)

dori: million dollar bills - lorde (stingier than mihoyo)

candace: ancient dreams in a modern land - marina (just listen to it. candace.)

cyno: the other side of paradise - glass animals (i just hear him singing it. it was originally poker face by lady gaga LOL)

nilou: footloose - kenny loggins (nilou is basically bella thorne in her shake it up era no disrespect)

nahida: fireflies - owl city (another it just makes sense to me but also i highkey imagine her jamming out to this and scara is like ???)

layla: tired - beabadoobee (get some sleep girl you deserve it)

faruzan: people i don't like - upsahl (oh she very clearly doesn't like a lot of people)

wanderer (scaramouche): i would hate me too - tx2 (HE WOULD SO SING THIS THAT LITTLE EMO ASSHOLE. an honorable mention would be emo legendary by the voice of scaradouche himself, patrick pedraza)

yaoyao: honey - derivakat (ik the song was aimed at tubbo but come on yaoyao gives this vibe as well)

alhaitham: saint bernard - lincoln (the biggest alhaitham vibe ever don't tell me otherwise)

dehya: team - lorde (*cough* mommy *cough*)

mika: scrawny - wallows (lil stinker)

kaveh: no surprises - radiohead (alhaitham if you won't give him a hug then i will)

baizhu: body - mother mother (just do his story quest)

kirara: hello kitty - avril lavigne (...self explanatory...)

lynette: tourner dans le vide - indila (okay yes a romance song but if you squint it's just about a girl who would do anything for a male she loves and in this case lynette is someone who would do anything for her brother whom she loves)

lyney: mad hatter - melanie martinez (seriously. do i need to explain this one.)

freminet: rises the moon - liana flores (my actual favorite character of all time)

neuvillette: ocean eyes - billie eilish (mans is hydro man with pretty blue eyes i had to pick this one im sorry)

wriothesley: wires - the neighbourhood (THIS MAN HAS ME ON A FUCKING LEASH. ahem. sorry im gonna go touch grass right now and call my therapist.)

charlotte: watch what happens - kara lindsay (god i love it when things just make sense)

furina: the ballad of mona lisa - panic! at the disco (you're really gonna look at me and tell me that i'm wrong?)

this is the playlist on spotify 👇

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5puQ0xhZv1MrwZ8TyAMkde?si=6wlgE48iTtGH-V_Ld19DfA

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[sparklingbluerose]

What If... #1

Genshin Impact is a popular game in Twisted Wonderland, and recently a new banner has been released. You are a 5 Star Character. What happens then?

A/N: Let me just start a damn taglist TvT

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TW: None! A bit of cursing on my side XD also some things maybe wrong since i haven't played Genshin in a while! I HOPE I DIDN'T PUT ANYTHING "SHE" RELATED I'M SORRY–

GN! (Y/N) 《Other Genders Will Also Be Made》

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Riddle Roseheart:

His team used to have Yanfei as DPS.

But look at that, your banner caught his eye.

Mans just did a bit of research on your character and DAMN, he pulled immediately.

Your skill and burst was best for him, he literally thought it was so cool and needed to get you.

Though he'd be a little raging tomato if he lost the 50/50 to Qiqi, he still managed to get you anyways.

Still has Yanfei on the team, expect you're now DPS.

Literally took him only 5 minutes to level you to 90, hell he was glad he won't spend hours grinding for your ascension materials, he already had them STOCKED.

He's not that good at dodging please help him.

Always has a healer or a shielder in his team with you, kinda hates it hearing your fallen line and death.

Sometimes it be like that, but he actually built you well. Tries to get your constellations on your rerun, and ended up with a C1 (Y/N) ♡

At least he got one, i'll give him that. Does like, 10K damage with you. Trey helped him choose the right artifacts.

Knows decent about it but honestly once tried to give Kaeya Diluc's artifacts. Please don't let him play alone.

Always struggled with regisvines as a noob player, but now that he got you with him he'll never die.

Also bought a (Y/N) figurine but let's not get to that...

Trey Clover:

Xiangling main turned (Y/N) main.

Kinda funny how he somehow manages to pull you twice in the same 10 pull out of sheer luck–

Makes an effort to build you since you're a 5 star. Doesn't mind much but he loves admiring your attacks.

Like omg you do more damage than any asian mother's slipper hitting your face. Went to spiral abyss on floor 10, obliterated every enemy almost in seconds with you.

Please i headcannon him to always feed you even if your health bar is more than half full. I love it.

Maybe sometimes stops moving just to hear your idle/chat voice lines. He'd be like "Aw ♡ you're nice". Then proceed to keep admiring your design like Mihoyo given a 5 star rating.

Once went Co-op with Cater just as he finished doing commissions and just went feral when he saw you–

"Trey omg!? Her banner just started 30 minutes ago!"

Yes Cater, we know. He's been saving up for his moment.

Checked to see if you have any voice lines about Xiangling and you do, you're besties. He loves you more now.

Probably triple crowned you, who knows.

Cater Diamond:

LMAO he got you 7 minutes before your banner ended.

Yes, he basically used up all his wishes tryna pull for Ayaka last time and lost the 50/50. Oh well, he got you.

Suprised NRC entirely when you came out honestly. You being the absolute heaven you are. He actually pulled for you like a few times until he had like one ten pull left.

Probably searched for a (Y/N) summoning ritual and watched some.

And yay, he went over to your nation archon's statue of the seven and pulled there. Screamed when he got a gold.

Literally skipped and just saw you in all your glory.

Time to build! He may have stolen some artifacts from a character but...they were probably useless to him now.

Probably took you out on expeditions all the time just so he could raise friendship lvl and know more about you.

Will Co-op and show off his lvl 90 (Y/N). Don't stop him, he's so happy. Try not to let him know about your C6 (Y/N).

I'm talking to all of you damn wHaLes–

Anyways, since he hated Childe's guts for trying to put chaos upon Liyue he beat him up with you LMAO

Really thinks you're cool and bought a lot of merch. Cause he does tons of damage with you why not? Dedicated simp.

His phone case is basically fanart of you and your burst.

Ace Trappola:

Built your vision build instead of physical.

Doesn't wanna admit it but also tested you out and made you climb some mountains...you know it, Genshin players. Tried it with Lisa, gonna try it with you.

I also think he'd be the type to nonchalantly reply to your chat lines or burst. When you say your burst he be like...

"Damn go off, (Y/N). Kick some ruin guard ass."

Somehow manages to make decent damage with you even though he's kind of shit with building. Pretty okay.

Isn't much of the type to help other players, but when he got you almost immediately he was in a good mood and built you to help others too.

Lvl 79 (Y/N) vs Lvl 40 Cryo Regisvine...

Yes i said 79, man didn't even bother for 80. Mans too lazy to keep leveling excuse me..

HELP HE SHIPS YOU WITH HIMSELF/HIS TRAVELER–

He's the kinda guy to probably secretly look up (Y/N) x Traveler fanart or fanfiction by secret.

Still doesn't know how to get your good ending in your hangout event..somehow always ends up making you sad and absolutely despises it.

Always uses emojis to chat with Deuce, what a mood.

Deuce Spade:

The one who goes to your lines in the menu and listens to everyone single one including your battle voice lines. Only a legend like him wouldn't get lazy listening to it all...

Doesn't have your own weapon, but he gave you a pretty good 4 star weapon anyway. More decent than Ace.

Is very troubled with certain bosses but since you're now his main life made everything for him so much easier.

Came back immediately and maxed you out to 90.

Doesn't have any of your constellations but pretty fine for him to have a C6 Qiqi.

I can feel his pain of gacha luck but wowie...you love him.

And so you came home. Pairs you up in a team with the two best Genshin characters he ships you with + a healer LMAO.

You may be doing 900 dmg but he has never been more proud of himself to actually be doing damage. Until he found out he forgot to level your talents and artifacts...Ace laughed at him so much.

"Shut it you orange you can't even properly use Beidou–"

Really shut him up so well that time.

When he met you in the archon quest, he could not be any happier and would be the player who screenshots that moment with their favs and stay until they have to go :(

Okay but when he saw an epic (Y/N) cutscene HE COULDN'T HELP BUT SCREAM IN HIS ROOM–

That scene remains played in his head the entire month.

Definitely had looked at some fanfiction with Ace lmao..

Leona Kingscholar:

Doesn't main, hell never even planned to pull for you.

But since our ultimate (Y/N) simp, Ruggie, was not taking any of that bullshit from him lol.

Made a bet with him and purposely won so the lazy lion would pull for you. And he reluctantly did. Even though you're a 5 star he used to think you weren't that good.

Until he watched some videos and now keeps you in his main team with Gorou XD

Doesn't Co-op, but did so once when Ruggie and Jack wanted to play together with him.

Gets chills when he activates your burst, it's so good.

The animation lives in his mind forever. Memorized your splash art and definitely knows your entire design.

Crowned you, triple crowned lol. You are respected.

Won't admit it but got attached to you and used you for everything. Expedition, cooking, fighting, even MINING–

He grew on you and you should be happy ♡

Never does his commissions but when he saw your story quest, he didn't want to do it but went like "whatever" and did it anyway XD

May or may not have also bought (Y/N) merch..

Ruggie Bucchi:

Since he's broke of course he's an F2P.

Saved for an entire year until your banner came. You were already guaranteed so uh...congrats bruv.

He only has a bunch of 4 star characters and weapons, but has Itto and Tighnari so it's pretty much fine. Look he love those two so much BAHAHA–

A good player. Doesn't have insane gacha luck but manages to at least get the characters he wants everytime.

You're the only one with 5 star artifacts because um favoritism ♡ just like my Kaeya TvT..

Somehow zooms through the entire exploration of the nation you reside in and it's all 100% TvT

I wish i was less lazy to actually be playing Genshin rn..

When someone slanders you they 'bout to be prepared, their food is going to get taken the next day at the cafeteria.

A pretty nice player, helps others but not often.

His favorite thing to do is probably explore Sumeru around with you, and screenshot a photo of you and Tighnari, the fluffy ear boi beside each other.

When he's in a bad mood literally goes to auto join Co-op and take stuff without asking and only say thanks LMAO–

Like pls stop and just ask first oh my God.

Fears nothing. Just has a resting bitch face while playing.

Jack Howl:

Softie alert.

Doesn't know much about you since you were just released but you're from his favorite nation so why not?

Probably wanting to save for Scaramouche but...

He still has enough time for the update, so just prays and of course, with the blessing of the archons he got you. Thinks your idle animations and entertainment.

OKAY but when he finally finished Sumeru he just remembered you had a hangout event. Man rlly just forgot to do it.

Thinks you're fun to play. Help he kicked Raiden's ass with you and just you no healers or anything whatsoever–

Just a lvl 70 (Y/N) coming to beat God's ass ToT...normal..

Don't ask how he even got through the second phase, it took him around a few tries but managed to do it.

Co-ops with ADeuce + Epel pretty often.

If he was ever a youtuber w/ the other three they'd probably do stuff like "Smashing Teyvat With Four (Y/N)s" LOL

Likes Itto since he's buff and has a cool personality, so he's still in his team but (Y/N) remains superior.

Probably apologizes when you die aww TvT ♡

Because he also has Zhongli always shields you. Even if there's no fight like man does it to make sure you're safe.

Subscribes to Voltyea, ItsPaikon, Tuonto & Antonychenn. Awesome Genshin youtubers, you should too ;)

Azul Ashengrotto:

Sigh, look man....he..

He thinks you're hot. Like went wide eyed at your banner even after he thought Ayato was the best.

Also saw people using you and those players were strong af. Really likes it when you just burst it down in one go, like man he wants a (Y/N) like that.

Doesn't have much luck in pulling so spent money since there was only a few days left for your banner sgsjgsvis–

If you also have another character skin in the future you'd bet he'd buy it too. Would like how you look in anything ♡

Co-ops with the tweels + Idia. They have to carry him lol.

The only player that loves fighting Oceanid all the time.

Switches to walk mode sometimes and loves seeing you walkng like oh my God, fictional simp.

Has an all Hydro team, please don't ask why. I headcannon him to be a little inexperienced, but as time goes on he picks it up real fast and slowly gets really good.

So yeah. Usually ends up with over 5 million mora so if you fight him prepare for consequences.

Sometimes toxic people Co-op with him.

But he knows how to fight back. Shows them his (Y/N) build and they shut up.

Here's to a (Y/N) that does a shit ton of damage.

Jade Leech:

As people always say, insane gacha luck.

I wouldn't know who he mains but probably between some sort of tall handsome character or hydro character. Ayato? Zhongli? Childe? Never know.

Has every character in the game except the ones that he doesn't want. Definition of whale. Probably has C6 of almost every character.

Also another boy that crowns you cause why not ♡

Very good at bosses and dodging. This mischievous ass also makes you climb mountains...God save you, (Y/N).

Sometimes just makes you stop moving and keep his focus on you, staring right through the screen as if he thinks that would magically isekai you into TWST–

...Yeah, i'll make this a fanfic for another time.

Does your hangout event and attempts to get all endings.

And by your guessing, he might have did so. Yes, he did. All of the endings. It took a few hours but he did it.

Likes dragging hilichurls to the water and using Raiden or any electro character to electrocute them. Finds amusement in it. Mother i'm scared.

Waiting for the harbingers to get them all. I just feel the connection...for some reason. Really scary but hot vibes.

Floyd Leech:

Probably has multiple accounts, all in which have you in it.

Doesn't main you, but keeps you. He just wants to have you around. Made you a sub DPS.

I can see both him and Jade playing spiral abyss. Might rage a few times if he doesn't get 3 stars but cools down a bit after attempting one or two more times.

"Ne~ (Y/N), do your idle animation again."

Always says that when he's bored and used up all his resin. Reminds of that meme–

That guy poking a rock with a stick saying the same thing.

Anyways, plays Genshin all night usually. Finds entertainment in playing you and sometimes dares himself to even be using only you fighting weekly bosses AHHH–

Likes to put Klee, the destructive child and Kaeya, the handsome sly man with you in a team.

Got lazy to get your ascension materials for lvl 902 but when it was your birthday guess he wanted to do it somewhat as a birthday present lol.

Why do i feel like he watches (Y/N) MMD dances–

Kalim Al Asim:

Loves playing Genshin so much! Thinks it's fun.

Doesn't like seeing his characters die so probably makes a lot of food in advance before fighting bosses and stuff.

Overall shit player but gets better little by little! Sometimes forgets he gave you a 3 star weapon so quickly exits the domain just to put it back c'mon ToT

Likes using the wind glider with you probably. Reminds him of his flying carpet and thinks the plunge is cool.

Tell him to stop spending all his money for primos :>

Like you can spend in this game, yes but man probably wanted all the characters + you so bad he kinda spent over 20,000 madol the whole year...

Triple crowned C6 (Y/N). OH GOD.

Not to worry, Jamil stopped him though. A good sport. His (Y/N) does like 200 with burst damage. Had to learn about talents and stuff–

And yay he's no longer shit /j

I'm not a Kalim slander, okay don't be mad XD

I just play Genshin like a few days every month to a year so i have no idea how anything works anymore save me.

Pretty good at doing the time challenges, somehow ended up beating the ascension quest at the electro hypostasis with one second left–

His (Y/N) does 20K ♡ while my Kaeya does so much less ♡

Heart been broke so many times.

Jamil Viper:

A really good player, probably somewhat like Jade. At the start he probably mained Kaeya or something. Went straight to Diluc when he got him.

But boy oh boy you hit different cause you're (Y/N).

An F2P or a low spender, somewhere like that. Memorized all patterns and phases of Raiden, Childe & Signora.

Since he's okay it may just take him uh...probably around 10-15 minutes to beat up Raiden with you.

Once went across a (Y/N) slander account online.

God knows how or when that account got deleted but whohoo they're gone :)

Likes using you, takes you out on expeditions and God who knew he'd use your burst to kill Timmie's pigeons. Well he just saw a video about it and tried it haha bullying–

Probably went in a small state of shock seeing you in the archon quest like HELLO?? (Y/N) SIMPS ASSEMBLE??

Seeing you do all that big ass jumping and being hot..

Kinda reminded him of a second Eula or Zhongli idk–

So basically, probably tried to get some constellations on your rerun but it's up to you to know how much he got.

...C1.

Vil Schoenheit:

Time where he actually likes a character design other than Kokomi or Raiden.

Pretty much pulled for you and yea all that whatnot, we all know he'd get you XD if he has his eyes on something you'd bet he deserves to have it.

And there you are, lvl 90 (Y/N) in all it's glory.

Since doesn't have enough primogems or fates he asked Idia what weapon you should be using. Also asked for one that would be aesthetically pleasing for your character.

Crit Rate 65.3%– he's a chill player.

Mihoyo releases a new (Y/N) skin? Yes. He'll get it if he really likes it, but if it's you he'd still take it anyway. I mean like you're his best character and all, so gotta make it worth.

Never goes broke on mora #2. If being broke ever crossed your mind to him then you're very wrong.

Actually as rich in game as in real life, damn.

Not a whale though, maybe just a dolphin. Likes Yunjin too so has her with you. I'm jealous of his team, jk.

Like he ain't gonna be number two in anything, sissy.

Probably audibly gasped when he witnessed Venti get kicked by La Signora but went "Omg slay" after–

Whoever said (Y/N) is trash, he'll prove them wrong.

Rook Hunt:

I'm sorry but WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT DAMAGE–

Bro just started playing Genshin like for a few hours and already got himself a good Lisa build...

...Speedy thunder weird creature is this man?

Though higher AR means stronger enemies he does not give a shit and will absolutely fight back with his awesome skills. Took himself to Adventure Rank 60. UNLIKE ME–

Knows how to save unlike you guys and got you on your banner when he heard of your release.

Loves playing you honestly. He made you so well–

Better than any other (Y/N) main could possibly do. Yours does 15K? Bruh, this hunter does 30K ToT

Teach me your ways master Rook. Earlier about Ace and Deuce i said they read fanfiction right? Well, this guy is the one who makes the fanfiction.

Wastes no time to download Twisttpad on his laptop and his fingers typed so quick even Raiden was INFERIOR.

...Okay lame reference but at least i got that out of my head.

Doesn't give a care, even if he had a lvl 40 (Y/N) with the most terrible build ever he'd be using that in Co-op boss fights. And oh my sevens–

Somehow everyone else who was like lvl 70-80 died and he solos it and somehow manages to kill it and survive. Jade may be a good dodger, but this man is the GOD of dodging.

Never underestimate no matter how hard it may be.

Well he brought some food with him anyways. Often plays with Vil and Epel.

Epel Felmier:

PLS– the first years are literally going feral debating about which one of them has the best (Y/N).

Until Epel comes out with his and they go pikachu shocked.

Of course he didn't do it alone with his own experience. Trusted Rook to help him with it and man did it work wonders. Probably uses healer artifacts for you...why–

Well unless you ARE a healer then yay, you'll be replacing his dear 'ol Barbara.

Keeps Beidou because y e s. He chose it himself.

The fact that he's actually the most normal Genshin player in the entire fandom of Genshin makes it hilarious. Please stop bringing lvl 1 characters to lvl 90 domains–

But i once did that myself, could say it was fun though...

Much like Deuce and Jamil...and less like Vil, he is very vulgar when someone trash talks you.

Literally spits it in their face that his (Y/N) is better than your Diluc. Will not stand for any mean slander. Loves you and forever does.

Always keeps a healer like Barbara or Kokomi even if he replaces them with you, he'll probably go like...

"Alright, now protect my (Y/N). Okay?" CUTE AHDGSHW–

Kinda sad when he finds out you're shipped with other Genshin characters. Then shakes it off afterwards, he isn't gonna fall in love with a fictional charater sadly.

You're his main DPS, naturally. He didn't crown you tho.

Didn't because he doesn't have any lol. Barely plays Genshins on weekdays, usually on weekends and maybe rarely Friday too.

Idia Shroud:

The Genshin God of TWST and the biggest whale.

Don't even start on you. Just a bit of grinding and leveling, boom C6 lvl 90 (Y/N) with your weapon.

Maxed out right artifacts and triple crowned. Don't ask. The only C6 he doesn't have is Kaeya, Lisa and Amber. Look even he has his own hardships. C2 Kaeya though.

Insanely good at patterns and dodging.

One-faces La Signora regularly with no problems. Even more so he loves using you for looking hot while fighting.

His room is half-filled with (Y/N) posters, plushies, figurines, etc. you name it. Never forgets daily commissions and uses only you because he's a gamer God lol.

Has Diluc, Fischl, Barbara & Jean's other skins. And if you also have one he'll be the 3rd to have it (Azul & Vil yknow)...

Never underestimate an otaku and pro gamer.

Probably plays challenges with Lilia on a live stream like who can kill Raiden the fastest, who can kill a cryo resgisvine without breaking the corrolla, stuff like that...

It always ends so intense that fans are going crazy smh.

And sometimes there's a catch that they only have to use one or two characters. Both always use you LMAO–

Always expect better things each day in his streams.

Ortho Shroud:

Usually watches instead of plays, but Idia encouraged him to play so both could have fun.

He pulled you and Kequing ♡ first two 5 stars.

Of course a pro gamer as well like, he gives me those player vs AI robot battle vibes so much– except he's the AI and not actually bad TvT

Has lots of fun in the archon quests and weekly bosses. Expect him to get to Raiden's second face in 5 seconds.

Mihoyo has no idea wtf happened and how he did it.

Always helps other players! And when streaming, he also sometimes joins Idia and Lilia in playing. Who knows, maybe Cater as well if he has time.

Best (Y/N) build next to Idia you wouldn't believe it.

Not a C6, but somewhere near that. He'd probably get it if you get a rerun.

Also probably gives players good gacha luck and like damn thank him properly. Even if he has no idea what's going on he'll say "you're welcome" anyways.

Finds spiral abyss fun. Obtained a Xiangling and he felt happy about that.

Will literally find excitement in anything about you–

You're a 5 star. How nice! You give bonuses when cooking? That's awesome~ He's such a sunshine omg..

Loves your hangout event. Finished it immediately.

You are a character to be appreciated. Everyone agrees!

Malleus Draconia:

HE'S SO SHIT AT THIS GAME HELP LMAO–

Mostly finds the artifacts very confusing. Which ones should be used for (Y/N)? Should Lisa use travelling doctor? What does the +0 mean?

Lilia is always there to explain, and Malleus slowly understands. When i say slow, very slow.

But we'll be getting there soon nonetheless.

Amused when he pulled a 5 star which was you– like man didn't even try for the standard banner.

Wants to see if he'll get a limited character and he did. Probably has like three or four 5 star characters overall.

Does 5K damage, but that's good enough for him he says.

Probably the only TWST character that is most invested and interested in the Genshin lore. Maybe even your backstory, who knows.

If you have a really sad backstory like the others...

He'll feel bad. Always tries to remember it's fiction but can't stop feeling about it for you. Soft dragon.

When he first met you in game, i mean your cutscene–

He was both given a shock and wave of happiness. His favorite character is finally here! Very cool. Enjoyed the scene while it lasted and immediately ran to talk to you.

Two (Y/N)s up against each other...pff. Never does hangout events, actually too busy theorizing about Teyvat–

Just like anyone else. Unknown God? Celestia? The Fatui Harbingers & Tsaritsa? Expect him to be making lots of theories all the time. Sebek wholeheartedly agrees.

Lilia Vanrouge:

Not a Genshin god but could be a Genshin king probably. Another dolphin, mildly spends a little.

Pulled you on your rerun instead because he used all his primos for Zhongli. Used to main him too, always gets reminded of Malleus for some reason. Anyone else?

Doesn't even try. Can build you with his eyes closed, like do not even bLiNk and you're probably clashing dmg with Idia–

Which is why the streams are always so fun.

Co-op weekend nights with Diasomnia, in his world. He's at AR 60 and the others are probably around 50.

Will take a simple selfie with you admiring your character during the archon quest. If some epic cutscene happens he'll be very amused.

Little beastie is so strong~ he should make an entire cake dedicated to you! That's it.

Doesn't understand why everyone stopped him though.

Poor guy still doesn't know his cooking is shit but he tries– Also the one who makes the (Y/N) fanfiction.

But there's a twist to that. It's all smut. LMAO bestie doesn't even get fazed when he writes or reads lemons.

If it's you, then he gives no shit. Loves everything about your character and has a team dedicated to support you the entire time lol.

Often has to have C6 Qiqi to revive you. And probably has to always stick to Malleus incase well...stuff happens.

Overall likes your hangout event most. Good screenshots!

Sebek Zigvolt:

Very loud and obnoxious when it comes to you.

Will definitely show you off the other players with his nicely built (Y/N) thanks to Lilia, but never his first year friends because feels it's embarassing...

Manages to fight weekly bosses on his own, takes two or three tries but it's okay. He's a decent one

Imagine he bought a plushie of you and cuddles it AWW– nah that would seriously be so cute. (Y/N) simp.

Doesn't like Scaramouche for that one time he met with Traveler but wants his banner anyway...i mean, cool. Often updated with stuff and watches youtube Genshin leaks–

Asks Lilia or Silver for advice when doing puzzles.

Saw Dottore in the Sumeru trailer AND FREAKED OUT.

Another harbinger!? Damn, he'll be waiting for it. If anyonr of you want to see that trailer just message me!

Wait...are you shipped with any harbinger? Let him see.

Probably used to main someone tall and intimidating like his waka-sama...Zhongli, Kaeya, Diluc, Ayato, who knows.

Kinda felt mad when Traveler's sibling just left when they saw each other again. Hopes Genshin won't have a terrible ending and cry his crocodile tears.

Honestly same Sebek, same. Don't jinx it though.

Silver:

Used to main any hydro character or healer maybe. Thinks Kokomi is calming and cute.

But only for you he switched because like...(Y/N). That's all i have to say for you to understand. (Y/N).

Never even has to try when fighting bosses. Like–

Literally somehow obliterates them with his sheer luck. He almost falls asleep during Childe's boss fight and almost didn't manage to dodge the big whale LMAO.

Lucky he has food. Precious food for you worries. Saves some of your fanart on his phone.

So whenever he wants to sleep, he'll just look at your face and falls asleep peacefully ♡ prolly predicted you getting isekai'd in TWST so he has no problems loving you..

...Don't ask how he also has a C6 (Y/N).

Dies in the middle of an archon quest when he trials you because he just got shocked he saw you then just really stopped moving.

But oh well, that's not a problem. Say hello to steak. Or tevyat fried eggs...who knows.

Doesn't fight Raiden often. He falls asleep and dies.

Ends up snapping when he hears your soothing voice in his earphones though. Just smiles and continues playing like PLEASE I LOVE HIM HE'S SO PRECIOUS–

Mm, we love the power of (Y/N). Very delicious.

Just please always have Sebek wake him up when he falls asleep in playing, gets dejected when you die– just opens the Paimon menu everytime he feels like dozing off.

Cause y'know, Paimon's mysterious way of stopping time.

(I'M SORRY AGAIN FOR ERRORS THIS IS SO HALF ASSED..want to be added in a taglist? Just say it!)

Taglist: @stygianoir

[lifeofmysteries]

genshin fic recs - gen venti fics

making a fic rec post for gen venti fics bc i couldn't find one and i have recs to share!!!!

ever far from home by trixstar (2.2k, complete)

"Citizens of Mondstadt, my days of travelling are over! I will now be taking residence at the center of the city! I hope for your continued support!"

Or: Venti decides living on the statue of the anemo archon is a good idea.

mixes angst and comedy very well. very mondstadt centric. background diluc/jean and zhongli/childe but they aren't in focus. also i am soft for lumine hugs

Skyward (How to win a war against Mondstadt) by gwendee (1.9k, complete)

"The best strategy against Mondstadt," Kaeya says, "is to take her down before war even begins." "Wouldn't that be the best way for any nation?" Diluc says. Then, "why am I still humoring you about this?" "Well," Kaeya says, "you see, it's because Mondstadt's Archon is the only one of the seven that gets stronger in a war."

Kaeya, the eighth nation, and the seven archons of teyvat.

venti is only mentioned, but i think this fic is really interesting in its view of venti and what it means to be the god of freedom. i love fics that view the gods as gods and this fic does this perfectly

The Stars, They Shine in Your Eyes by Mikazukin (27k, complete)

“It’s the first time I can see them,” Kaeya says in a quiet, almost sheepish voice. “See what?” Venti answers. “There’s not much to see in this darkness.” The boy shakes his head. “That’s the point.” He raises his gaze up to the sky and tension drains from his shoulders. “The stars, they’re so beautiful.”

An Archon meets a spy. Or: Kaeya and Venti over the years and how two rightful enemies kindle a friendship over shared secrets.

absolutely love the relationship exlored between kaeya and venti. i love the tension that comes from kaeya's backstory, and the regret venti so obviously feels from what happened in khaenri'ah. delicious stuff

a falcon, a storm, or an unfinished song by birdsofpassage (4.9k, complete)

Venti and Zhongli, and the vignettes of a much-needed vacation around Mondstadt.

venti and zhongli's relationship is so interesting and it is explored v well in this fic. two immortals travelling together and talking around Sad Emotions

that's all I have for now, but i hope u enjoy them. if u have any other gen venti fics pls send them to me!!! i am hungry for food always and forever

#genshin impact #venti #gen fics #fic recs #venti fic recs #genshin impact fic recs #eevee posts

[kokkuri---san]

To Get Back What Was Lost.

[A/N: The Kaeya and Diluc apology we wanted. This is not a ship post. I see Kaeya and Diluc as brothers and had that in mind while writing this.]

Kaeya had not expected himself to be in this rather awkward situation. Being patched up by Diluc, sitting on a chair at Angel's Share. Even though the man currently tending to his injuries is the same man who once tried to take his life, the encasing silence and the tinge of familial affection felt like a long-lost comfort.

“Care to explain?” Diluc broke the silence.

Kaeya found Diluc’s tone of annoyance rather funny. “Oh...you know the usual, knight doing his knightly job, keeping the city safe. Now that I think about it, you should be the one to do some explaining, I never expected you to be the one who’ll help me.”

Diluc huffed “You do not even know how to keep yourself safe and you plan on safeguarding the city. Can’t believe you got injured fighting a few slimes, that too, this close to the city gates?! A knight is supposed to be more efficient and careful...wipe that grin off of your face.” Diluc finished bandaging the forearm, using a bit too much force while tying it up at the end. Kaeya winced in pain. “That hurt! I was tired after the entire day’s paper works and for the record, they were large cryo slimes. Give me a break, will you?”

“Also, give me some Dandelion wine too, maybe?” He finished after a small pause. Something inside him hurt, the realization that all these years he missed his brother fussing over his injuries and taking care of him hurt him more than the wounds he got tonight.

Diluc shot up and walked towards the counter, “Get out before I kick you out myself. I can’t be bothered to send an injured and drunk man home. And you need some rest, not some wine, those will take time to heal as it is, so-

“Why act as if you care?” Kaeya cut in. A certain coldness in his voice, some resolve inside him was snapping.

Diluc turned towards him, “What?”

“I said, why do you act as if you care? Did I say anything wrong, Master Diluc? You didn’t care when you raised your weapon on me before. Did you care about whether I lived or died? You didn’t care when the man you called your brother lost his home. So, what are these words supposed to mean today?” Kaeya felt as if he had lost control over what he was saying. Everything that he had wondered over the years for, everything that stung like thorns in his heart started flowing as words.

Diluc on the other hand was visibly taken aback, he shook his head slightly to comprehend what he just heard, “Kaeya...what are you trying to say? From where did you bring this up today? Do you really think digging this old grave will fix anything? Will it bring back everything that was lost?” His voice raised up towards the end and he looked at Kaeya’s face in what probably felt like years. The face he saw took him back to his childhood. Kaeya’s eyes glistened with tears welling up, there was anger and hurt...Diluc didn’t see the collected and charming Kaeya of today, he saw the brother the lost to his mistake all those years ago. The eye patch on his face felt like a slap to Diluc; how worse of a brother could one be? He wondered.

Kaeya could no longer hold back, “Have you seriously still not accepted that nothing will go back to the way it was? Fix things?! Had I not tried that? On that night I wanted to come clean to you because I trusted you with my life, you were the only family I had and I was tired of hiding from you. You on the other hand took everything we had left and set it on fire. I can’t even look at myself in the mirror without being reminded of everything I lost. Everything that happened back then hurt both of us, and I cannot forgive you for taking that out on me. And all I got in return was this:” Kaeya threw his vision towards the ground in rage and continued, “Felt as if the entire world was laughing at my face.” His voice started to crack and everything he held back for all these years broke out, he stood up from the chair “If today is the day I take it out on you, then so be it because you never cared for me and suddenly today you act as if you do! Because trusting you was not my fault! And you losing your shit because life happened was not my fault!” He finally ran out of breath.

In between his heavy breaths and the sudden silence that fell in Angel’s Share, Kaeya processed what just happened. As his rage was fizzing out, sorrow was filling him. He looked at Diluc, eyes cast down, framed crumbled, and supported by the counter behind him. He looked vulnerable...weak almost, years of growing up together taught what the look meant; Diluc looked sorry. The tension all around kept getting denser. Kaeya felt like running away, just like he had on that fateful night years back.

Kaeya shuffled to look down and search for his vision, a tear streaming down his face, nothing more to say.

Diluc finally moved, “I’m sorry...” voice hoarse and weak. He moved to retrieve the vision from where it lay now.

Kaeya was stunned again. Did he hear something wrong?

Diluc picked up the brilliant Cryo vision, it was his first time seeing his brother’s vision properly. The vision felt another slap, but this time a sense of pride surged within him too. It was funny how

they lived their dream of getting visions, yet life was too cruel to let them feel the joy of it. He sighed, “I am sorry. I wanted to say these words on that night itself, I wanted to say these words for so many years. Not because I wanted you to forgive me and forget every pain I’ve given you;” He walked towards Kaeya and placed the vision gently on one of his palms, “I wanted to say sorry because I wanted you to know I hated everything I did to you. You know, back then...I was losing faith in everything I ever believed in. The knights and neither dad were as righteous as we thought them to be; when you told me everything about your past, Khaenri'ah, and the Abyss Order I failed to see clearly. I saw it as if you too were against me, and I hurt you. I was hurt, and I hurt you. I failed as a brother that night, so...I’m sorry, Kaeya.” Diluc felt the last bit of his energy drained from him. He felt a weight being lifted when he let go of the burden of guilt, he had carried for all these years.

Kaeya fell back into the chair, the tears he had been holding back had started streaming down. He finally heard what he needed to, the heavy resentment, pain, and guilt deep within him, had found its cure. Was that all he needed? A simple apology from his stupid brother? His mind was whirling and his eyes refused to stop. He sensed Diluc sit down with him again and placed two glasses of something. He refused to look up, too busy wiping his face away.

Diluc sniffled, “Drink some water. Your brother always cared about you, and he will always lend a shoulder to cry on.” Kaeya looked up to see his brother, arms outstretched for a hug, eyes bloodshot holding back. Childishly, Kaeya returned the embrace. When you have a fight, say sorry and hug it out. Dad had taught them, no?

The brothers shared their sorrow, just like they grew up doing. They cried their hearts out, trying to get back what was lost.

#kaeyagenshinimpact #genshin diluc #genshin impact #kaeya alberich #diluc ragnvindr #platonic #platonic diluc and kaeya

[lilyunad]

Diluc on Liliput 1

(This is a Genshin Impact Giant/tiny story mixed with 1939 Gulliver's travels (you can easily find it on YouTube) ... And my own ideas. You don't need to play Genshin Impact to understand. Start up straight with the Gt. Enjoy^^)

It took him a bit, but finally he opened his eyes half way.

He was lying on his back. He also felt restrained... For whatever reason. He didn't know why, how or what. He didn't even remember what happened before he was even out.

His sight was blurry. He could see the blue sky right above him... Then he turned his head slightly to the side, as much as he could as he was restrained by small ropes it seemed. There were vague small but very detailed shapes...

He blinked a few times to clear the blur off... The vague shapes were... Various balconies, towers, and other buildings... He thought he heard a tiny quiet scream, as if the person was far away but also very close at once...

He turned his head to the other side, and saw tiny houses...

Well he didn't really have the patience to make sense of it. He only knew now that he was in a small place..

Nothing looked like Mondstadt. He didn't turn giant. Maybe he was there because of the abyss order... Teleported into some unknown place on Teyvat... Can't know right now. No sense trying to remember. He heard some whimpers. The same voice as before.

He turned his head back to the other side, heard a door being slammed and someone was visibly left out in the open. He didn't need to think much to guess that everything was silent only because of him. His size.

He was restrained because he was a giant there.

The tiny person looked over the balcony, at him, gasped, fell on their butt from surprise, then tried to backpedal from him.

It was confusing. It didn't even move...

Though he started to. It wasn't difficult to raise his arm, the ropes broke gradually. Still was muscular from being a former knight of Favonius and the secret dark night hero presently, and carrying a claymore when he fought... As a bartender, preventing Kaeya from drinking more or even that strange bard Venti, whose drinking ability was abnormal, kind of helped...

He raised his torso up, he didn't raise fully so to not terrify anyone too much than they most likely were. He was still lying down. He only wanted to get a closer look at that tiny person...

He reached his hand towards them. They tried to flee his incoming hand, and he had to gently touch around the balcony to find them...

Eventually he got a grasp on their clothes, then raised them in the air, then down towards his face.

They were trashing around.

"Calm down. I'm not going to do anything to you."

Diluc said, and it almost made the trashing worse... They sounded pleading, but he couldn't understand them... Hmm, ways to make things more challenging than he thought they were.

He brought his other hand up. The person who was dangling from his hold tried to curl into a ball, probably thinking harm was going to come to them, but he was only lowered into it. It was much more secure than dangling.

They were still terrified of him though. They backed away into his fingers when he brought his hand closer to his eyes.

"It's okay. I only want a good look at you." Diluc said gently... Ever so slowly unconsciously raising his torso to look at them rather than most of his hand.

#Mystories #Diluc #Genshin #Impact #genshin impact #Fluff #gentle giant #Giant tiny

[bluexiao]

#should this be our last goodbye?

—breakup or big fight scenarios that would end badly

CHARACTERS. Zhongli, Xiao, Venti, Thoma, Scaramouche, Kazuha, Kaeya, Gorou, Diluc, Childe, Ayato, Albedo, (Abyss!/)Aether; gn! Reader

THEMES. Angst. Hurt with no comfort. Breaking up themes, obv. Established relationship

WARNINGS. with self deprecating themes for reader on zhongli’s part.

NOTES. I will absolutely make a comfort for this one just not here lmao hahahaha. Look forward for it next time :)) Also!! Omg I totally love Albedo’s part and Xiao’s aaa lmk what you guys think<3

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“Why do you even love me?” 

ZHONGLI is a strong and powerful god. He had been alive for centuries, millenniums, far longer than you do. The moment you found out about that, you’d be lying if you said you weren’t pressured; to live up to his standards, to be someone who he would not find too immature, to be someone… he will love. 

It overwhelmed you, to the point that it exploded like a bomb, detonating at a very unexpected timing that both you and he were left surprised when it did. 

“Why must you ask such a question, my love?” he speaks after a few moments of silence, both too appalled to first say a word. 

“Because… you’re a god and... and I’m just… I’m just me,” you stuttered, arms crossed over your body, “I’m…. I’m imperfect.” 

He steps closer, “But gods can be imperfect too-”

“You don’t understand!” your voice raised and he stops in his tracks. When you saw this and realized what you’ve done, you bowed your head, gaze now glued on the ground, “I… I’m sorry. I think I need a break… from all of this.” 

You may not have seen it, but he forces upon a smile on his lips, “Of course, take as much time as you need.” 

You bit your lip and turned away, wishing he would somehow fight back, somehow try to make you understand, try to fix this. 

But as he said, gods are imperfect. One thing you failed to understand was that humans, no matter how much truth their words have, still hold a hidden meaning behind them that gods may never comprehend. 

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From day and night, morning till evening, XIAO will be out—working, slaying demons that cross his sight. You knew very well than to interrupt him; one simple call and he’s there, but what shall be the consequence if he deems your call unworthy? 

He came with a tensed body and weapon on hand, wary of the surroundings until he sees nothing but you, standing far across the windowsill where you always look out on whenever you miss your lover. 

“You called?” you knew it, heard it from his voice first. 

“I…” you trailed off, much to his annoyance. 

“You’re wasting my time, speak.” then there comes his sharp tongue, hissing at you when his patience has gone far from the limit. He must have been attending something before he had to come and check on you when you called. If not-

He disappears so suddenly that you couldn’t even let our any other word. 

“I… I’m tired of this,” when you did, however, no one was there to hear you. Your eyes trailed down onto the place he once stood on and sighed, gaze going back on the window, to the darkness of the night. 

Goodbye, Xiao, you wanted to say. But you knew that you couldn’t face him anymore, not when you knew how angry he was or that you wouldn’t be able to stand it if he didn't answer your call this time, thinking it would be your usual ‘human nonsense’. 

You almost let out a single tear as you bid farewell to Verr Goldet, especially when she asked when you shall be back. 

“I’m… never going back,” you said, and you hated it—hated the look on her face when she heard your words, and how pathetic you must have looked like; the person of the Yaksha who knew nothing of love, finally realizing how much of a mistake it all must have been. 

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VENTI had been at Angel’s Share lately, you’ve come to notice. Everyone has their downtimes, where they feel like they want to be alone and bubble up all those thoughts inside their mind with them for a little while, letting it succumb to you for just a little. In this case, it had been too long, it’s too unusual for someone like him. You knew, of course, you do. 

“What do you know?” 

Except, it doesn’t seem to be that way for him. 

“Venti?” you didn’t know where that voice came from even if it was from your lips; it was too small, too weak, too afraid. No, you weren’t afraid of him, you were afraid of what this would come to be between you and him. Because when you looked into his eyes, it was empty, as if there was no love for you left, as if he wasn’t there, even. 

You said his name to find him, but even so, you didn’t want to find out. 

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THOMA proud himself to be The Helper amongst the people of Inazuma, always that guy who was by someone’s side when they have any problems. If there’s a will, there’s a way; he’d say. 

He had been too busy helping others to realize how much of a thin line your relationship had been walking upon, how much the air and tension thickened as time passes by, left unnoticed by both you and him. 

Until you had enough. 

“You’re left with almost no Mora every day, Archons, you even almost got beat up when someone asked you for help to accompany them on another island. You never even notified me you’d be gone. The Kamisato’s don’t know where you were, Sayu couldn’t find you, and I’ve gone to every place you would be on. You made me worried sick for you, Thoma!”

Nagging, oh how you despised how you’ve become like this towards your sweet boyfriend. He was perfect--almost too perfect that he couldn’t say no to anyone who wants or needs his help. 

“Are you always going to do this, Thoma? Are you really going to ruin our relationship like this?” 

“Love-”

“This did not just happen today. And I’m left to wonder if I’m always going to worry for you like this, and do you know what I think?” you didn’t wait for him to reply, “I can’t. I can’t worry for you too much, I don’t think I can.” 

Your voice wavered, tone weakening as you looked away and avoided his eyes, too afraid that it would take you back down. 

“I think…. I think we should stop this. I don’t want to do this anymore.” 

If only you looked back at him when you walked away, you might’ve seen the way he reached out for you, only to hesitate. 

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Being in a relationship with SCARAMOUCHE was not an easy challenge. Who were you kidding? The Sixth Fatui Harbinger was famed to be cruel and blunt, many would even give you their looks whenever they see you with him. But you’re different, you saw the good in him and didn’t disregard him in any way. You respected him genuinely, and he, in return, did the same. 

But to what extent? 

“I said don’t.” he firmly voices out as he turns to glare at you, and for once in your time being with him, your heart stopped in fear, chest tightening up as if something was wrong with the circulation of beath inside of your lungs without any other cause. Oh, of course, it was him. He caused you to fear, and he saw it. 

He backs away from your wide eyes and frozen stature--you look petrified. 

And it was because of him. 

He scoffs as he looks away, “You’re too weak. You’ll die out there.” 

No response. 

He wanted to look back and console you, but with all the eyes of his subordinates around both of you, their silence deafening his ears, he stops himself, closes his eyes, and grits his teeth. 

“Get out of my sight, Y/n. You’re too pathetic.”

“Scara-” 

He takes a step forward and each time he does, he wills himself away from you. He expected you to run for him, to call him back. 

But you didn’t.

So be it. 

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“KAZUHA, are you really going to do this?” 

The weather changes, seasons change, and so do people. It was inevitable, you think, but you could have never been left surprised if it wasn’t him. With KAZUHA, you thought that everything would be smooth, like the wind, almost perfect. Yet just like any other relationship, there were meant to be bumps along the road, smoke filling the once fresh air until it slowly engulfs it into a corruption you could’ve never expected. 

“You’re leaving again? We haven’t even talked about our argument a few months ago. You said that we’d talk when you come home, and now you’re leaving?” bewildered, you were. He was so different from anyone you’ve ever met, ever loved, ever cared for. And for that, maybe, it felt more painful than it should’ve been, felt lonelier than it should be. 

“All I ask is for us to talk-”

“There’s nothing for us to talk about, Y/n.” 

Your name rarely comes out of his lips, nor does it sound like that as well. 

“Kazu?” you softened, ‘Is… something wrong? You’ve been acting lately, is it-”

“I must leave,” he interrupts, not even looking at you in the eye, “If you want to, you could do the same. Fly away from me… and don’t look back.” 

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KAEYA kept secrets like how he had kept his eye away from everybody, from the light that the land of freedom presents to him, the sun that radiated from you that he could barely try and have a gaze. 

But he lets you in, so willingly, like how the moon lets the sun brighten it until it brings light to the night. He was your moon, you were his sun. But just like how the moon could hide from sight with the clouds or its phases, there were also times when you were walking on eggshells with him. Was he telling the truth? Was that a lie? Why can you never read him at these times? 

Why does he distance himself from you? 

“You’ve been out again, honey,” the start was soft, a hesitant tone that you forced out of your lips. Yet he had the audacity to chuckle upon it as if it was all a joke all along. 

“My, of course, a Knight such as I must persevere with my work, honey” unlike yours, his voice was tinted with a different tone, one that you didn’t need at this very moment. 

“Kaeya…” 

“Must we really talk about this?” he cuts you off, “I have work to do in the morning, let’s go to bed, hm?”

The moon, once again, had dismissed and moved farther for the sun to reach it. It had been days. 

“Master Jean told me you haven’t been at work,” your eyes were trained on his back as he stopped from his tracks when he was on the way to your shared bedroom. Now, you had his attention. “I even asked Diluc-”

“Diluc?”

“-and he said you hadn’t been there for almost two weeks. Hell, I even had Rosaria walk me to and around Dragonspine just to-” you cut yourself off and heaved out a sigh. 

“What the hell have you been doing, and answer me truthfully, Kaeya,” your voice, he couldn’t recognize it by now. Rarely had you acted like this--actually, this was the first. 

“Or else…” your words trailed off along with your eyes now that he turned himself around. You couldn’t even look him in the eye, not now. 

“Or else, I’ll have to leave you.”

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“You’re going away again, aren’t you?” 

GOROU feels bad, he does. But as a General, it was his duty to go to the front lines and lead his soldiers. This is for the best, he knows that you were aware of that, but he could also perceive the frustration that you must’ve been feeling when he was gone. 

But do any of you have a choice? War is war, 

“I can’t just abandon my job, Y/n,” the stress must have also been getting to him, unconsciously letting it out with his voice despite the pressure that was already in the air between the two of you. 

He hated this--fighting with you. He sees no point in it, and he wishes to end it already. Yet before he could even speak another word, you do. 

“Yet you can and will abandon me,” you say. He flinches when he saw the look in your eyes and senses that feeling in the air. He knows this, for some reason he does, can sense what was supposed to happen despite not having to experience it before. 

After all, this was his greatest fear. 

“I can fight on the frontlines, let me fight with you, Gorou,”

“But you’ll get hurt, I can’t lose you too-”

“You’re already losing me,” you cut him off. There was a small whining sound that he unconsciously lets out of his throat and his ears droop down until it touched his hair. His whole body tenses that he almost felt like the battlefield was far better than being here—in this situation where he thinks everything was crumbling down and he was losing his chances.

He had always known what to say or do during hardships, but for some reason, at this very moment, no words could leave his mouth and no thoughts besides worries appear on his mind. 

He was clueless about what to do, and he could only follow you with his gaze as you walked away, probably leaving him for good and never seeing each other again. 

Can he really leave it like this?

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With DILUC, it has always been you or Mondstadt. You could even joke that he’d be more protective of the land than its god ever was, but then you’d have to apologize to the lord Barbatos for that. However, with all jokes aside, it was true that it was difficult to feel assured when the love of your life risks his life for a city while you wait at home to wonder if he is still alive and well. 

Lord Barbatos may even be getting used to your prayers just for your lover to get home safely. Yet, no prayer would amount to the loneliness that you feel each and every time you finish wishing and start pondering all by yourself, in the middle of a big mansion that you were to be calling home in a few months. 

Your eyes trail down on your fingers, where one ring was slid by one of them, sparkling underneath the chandelier that shone above you. 

With a heavy sigh, you start sliding it off of you, then placing it gently above the table, where a letter sat. “To Diluc: I’m sorry, Goodbye,” written above the fold, neatly by your own handwriting.

Because if he couldn’t choose between you and Mondstadt, then you’d just have to make the decision for both him and for you. 

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CHILDE can be insensitive especially when it comes to relationships. He keeps secrets from his family, doesn’t have a true friend in Fatui, and you can’t even identify yourself as his lover without thinking twice. 

Silently, you wrap the bandages on his body, watching him flinch every now and then when you ever so slightly bump onto his injuries and bruises. Purple and red littered his soft, delicate skin that even you couldn’t take it--you can’t see him like this. Yet you have to, forcing yourself to because you were his lover, someone who he can trust with his weaknesses and strengths. 

But what about you? How can you even tell him to not fight often without getting into an argument?

“What’s on your mind, pretty?” his words soothe you for a moment, but they never do last, not when you were left by your own most of the weeks, with his mission keeping him busy. 

“Nothing,” you kept your mouth shut of the complaints, then pursing it until it formed into a smile--forcibly, “Should I cook you dinner?” 

He saw behind your secret, however, hand coming up to tangle his fingers on your wrist, halting your actions and your breath with how close you two were. Despite it all, you still fall for his eyes, still, see the beauty behind every pain. 

But until when? “What are you hiding?” he asks with a gentle voice, “You know you can tell me anything.”

Your eyes searched his as he did with yours. And even if you love the hues and the depth of them, there was only one single thought in your mind that slipped your lips like water, 

“Let’s break up.” 

It was too late to retract them back, but you didn’t back down. Maybe… maybe it was for the best. Maybe. 

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“Since when, AYATO?” you questioned him, eyes trailing over his figure as you tried to read his eyes. 

“... Since the beginning.” 

And just like that, he thinks that he heard your heart breaking and he merely watches as your hand raises to your chest, clenching on your clothes. He stops himself from reaching out--he almost did. It hurts for him to stand there, watch you crumble in front of him without doing anything. 

But what’s more, is that it’s all his fault. He was the one who insisted upon this relationship, thinking he could find a way to make it last, to fight for it until the end. 

Yet it was also him who gave up. One word from the seniors of his clan and he’s folding already. 

He doesn’t deserve you, nor do you deserve a life where you’ll always be judged by everyone around you for marrying someone like him who was deemed by society to be too high for someone of your status. 

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If ALBEDO could paint you on a canvas everyday, he would. In the middle of a flower field, surrounded by the bright blue sky and the yellow, purple, and green hues that met the sky from the ground, with you standing in the middle. Your smile, he’d draw ever so gently, careful to capture it perfectly so it duplicates them. He admires you in every way possible--even ones that he thought impossible to feel, he felt them with you. Human emotions, as far as he knows, were not something that his kind would often encounter. 

Love, joy, attraction--such were things he had discovered as he continued being with you. 

And now, even heartache. 

“Albedo, I don’t think I can handle this no longer. Let’s break up.” 

The soreness by his chest, as if his heart was getting crushed into a million pieces--like the stars above, too small to pick up and bring together once more as if they were meant to be broken from the very start. 

That’s how love was, they say--the humans do. Love is painful because you love, you care. Now he knows. 

Love hurts, so why do people continue to love? 

Love hurts, so why does he still want to paint you like he does when you were there?

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Teyvat, AETHER thinks, is a far too cruel of a world. 

“Are you leaving me?” your voice breaks as he held your face with his gloved hands, brushing off the tears that fall down your eyes as gently as he could. 

With his forehead pressed to yours, he softly says, “This is for the best, my beloved,” he brings a hand down to yours, fondling them and entangling his fingers with yours--they fit so perfectly, the thought passes by his mind. 

“Why?” he couldn’t bear the agony in your voice, it was as if it was also mirroring the pain in his chest. 

“I… I need you safe,” he says before he pulls away and softly presses a kiss on your forehead, even lingering for a little while. The hand on your face gets brought down and you have to hold onto his other one, eyes silently begging for him not to go. 

“I’ll find you,” he says with a smile, one that he always uses to reassure you, “I swear to all the stars in the sky, we will meet again.” 

And he lets go, leaving you all alone in the world of Teyvat where he promised to get you out once he finishes this near-impossible mission of his that he decided to not involve you with. 

He leaves you, but your heart remains with him.

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[husbandohunter]

A Small Predicament [Baby Genshin x Reader]

Characters: Scaramouche, Diluc, Kaeya, Childe, Xiao, Zhongli, Albedo

Synopsis: Cursed for a week, the boys either have to live with it or find a cure as soon as possible. You on the otherhand hoped otherwise.

(A/n): It only takes ONE glance for me to start having ideas. It was twelve in the morning yall, enjoy~

Oh here's part 2

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Scaramouche

• "Oh you shrank? I couldn't tell-"

• Threatens that he will murder you to pieces and burn your remains but his voice was so squeaky and high pitched (voice crack) that you couldn't help but burst into a tearful laughter. 

• Its payback time  Bully him, take his hat and hover it above his head. Truthfully, without his hat Scaramouche looks like a little schoolboy. Overall less intimidating.

• Tries glaring. Cute. He's really bratty as a kid, sitting on a high chair (which you had to help him get on) and demanding his servants to do his bidding. In reality, his personality never changed. You realized that even as a grown up he still acts like this (bratty kid in a grown man body).

• The curse made his week a living hell. Signora had the audacity to pull his ear when he misbehaves. Childe constantly messes with his hair while giving head pats and the WORST of all, pinching his cheeks. Scaramouche never wanted to commit arson so bad in his life.

• Eventually finds a cure so he doesn't have to deal with it anymore and orders everyone to never speak of it again. Though, he's plotting how he'll get revenge on everyone who made fun of him using the very same curse (You better run).

~~x~~

Diluc

• "Oh…Oh my! Diluc you're just so cute!" 

• Diluc grimaces as you glomp him in this state. How can you help it? With his head so small it makes his hair all the more fluffier! His coat no longer fits him to the point the sleeves had made past his fingertips. He tried wielding his claymore again, only to lose balance and fall flat onto his bum

• (insert kid voice "Retribution!") Did I mention the babyface?

• Diluc tries to act as if everything was normal, acting like the Darknight hero and Mondstadt's Tycoon but fun-sized. He couldn't. There was no way people would take him seriously in business meetings. Same with fighting abyss mages, his smaller form was too much of a disadvantage. Thus you ended up doing most of his paperwork.

• One time you caught him sitting on the floor couldn't reach his office desk  while reading away the various books for a cure. It was three in the morning. You told him it was way past his bedtime and he argues saying when did he ever have a curfew schedule. In the end you managed to convince him and he begrudgingly obliges.

• The type to NOT ask for help even when it's obvious that he really needs it. Before he was the one who helped you reach things from the top shelves, oh how the tables have turned. He avoids Kaeya like a plague unless he was in it for another round of funny remarks. When he wanted to go out and get some fresh air, you insisted on accompanying him. Worst mistake in his life. A travelling merchant bumps into you and commented that you had a very cute son. Diluc was mortified.

• The day ended up with him sulking in his room. Although it was tempting, you resisted from cooing over his adorable form after days of treating him like a child. It wasn't because you were teasing him, Diluc just works so hard that you wanted to spoil him a bit. At least he could still play a game of chess with you.

• When things went back to normal, Diluc ensures that you will NOT see him as your son.

~~x~~

Kaeya

• "Well look who it is, my little Prince Kaeya~"

• Tries really hard not be bothered by it at all. Kaeya still maintains his suave facade, throwing in a couple of flirting lines here and there (and forcing his voice to go a few octaves too low in which puberty has yet to occur HA). Though no matter what approach, he couldn't ignore the sparkling mischievious glint in your eye. You were obviously not taking him seriously.

• Things couldn't get any worse. He lost his masculine physique and boob window, he wasn't able to go to certain places without supervision. But the worst thing of all was that he was underaged. Kaeya hated the fact he couldn't drink anymore, he even insisted you to sneak him a few bottles (which you refused) and had to settle with plain beverages such as fruit juice (what an insult). He was never really grounded since his childhood days but he certainly felt like he was grounded now. 

• Kaeya still kisses you on the lips whether you like it or not. If you ask him to sit on your lap, he will find a way to turn the position into his favour such as resting his face between your breasts. You're not gonna treat him like a kid, nuh-uh, he actively avoids it.

• Since his personality still remains, Kaeya is a naughty child. He will use his innocent appearance to sway people (even you) to get what he wants. That was how he was able to take a sip of the wine he stole somewhere (he wouldn't tell you). Diluc scolded him heavily and threatened to ban him from drinking from his Tavern for a week (they ended up arguing, Kaeya being the passive aggressive little shit he is).

• He was extremely relieved to return back to his normal form again. He has so much to catch up (specifically his bedtime activities with you *wink wonk*)

~~x~~

Child(e)

• "Hmmm to be honest, this actually suits you very much."

• Unlike the other boys, Childe was completely okay with it. Turns out that YOU were the one who was not going to be okay. If you thought taking care of Teucer was energy-draining then expect Childe to take that tenfold and beyond.

• You've officially became his full-time babysitter who is in desperate need of a raise (and rest). You can't take your eyes off of him and archons forbid that he will ever meet Klee. One point he'll be running ahead by your side and the next you'll find him getting himself in a 1vs7 situation with some shady looking treasure hoarders. Childe genuinely thinks he could take them on but the curse downgraded his abilities. You carried him and barely made out of it alive. (This made you ponder whether the best solution would be to strap him against a chair for the time being…)

• Childe being a child will eat all the candies and ice cream he pleases. You wonder if the curse also turned him a few years back or was it that he acts like this simply because he wanted to (it was the latter). He loves being spoiled, spoiled by you! Childe demands your full attention, spoon-feeding his meals, back rubs and head pats. Yep, he's definitely doing this on purpose.

• Did he just call you 'mommy'? (Childe has mommy kink confirmed).  He has so much energy that it was exhausting, you literally had to drag him away from what ever he was doing in order to get him to bed. "No Childe, your sleeping time is 9p.m stop whining." He bargained that he'll sleep if you sleep beside him (you didn't get any sleep. You knew what he was planning. In the end, you tried to make sure he didn't sneak out behind your back.)

• Finally you were able to get out of that hell-hole. Childe promised to make it up to you, you deserve it after all~

~~x~~

Small (aka Xiao)

• "Did you know in the Liyuean language, Xiao translates to small?" You didn't say that out loud. Not when he's this angry (this angy)

• He just stands there, crossing his arms and grumbling. You were hesitant to touch him in case he might hiss at you. Xiao has always been short, maybe an inch taller than you, but seeing him like this made you think 'my almighty yaksha can't be this cute♡'

• He gets mad when you no longer call his name for help. How could you? He's just so precious~ Xiao makes it clear that no matter what form he takes, it doesn't make him weak ("Adepti and you mortals are nothing alike." Or so he says but you could tell he wasn't running as fast as he used to because…small legs). You may not comment on it aloud but he can tell just by the look on your face and it irritates him.

• Also the type to not ask for help but worse. Xiao is an agressive little kid, he seems as if he'll be willing to bite someone's finger off if they try to pet him (He gives strong cat vibes, so thats understandable). His spear was too big for him to wield so he often has to put it away or else he might knock someone over with it. Xiao hates being short so you'll be hearing him complain alot.

• Since he was an adepti, he didn't need to sleep however, the curse must have brought down his power by a significant amount to the point you DID catch him napping. You almost swooned out loud just by taking a glance upon his face. For once he didn't wear his signature grumpy look. Xiao appears like a normal child, one full of innocence. His snoring was soft and breathly but that just meant he was deep asleep. (You wished to take a picture). 

• Of course, everything had to come to an end (much to your disappointment), he still complains about the incident to this day.

~~x~~

Zhongli

• How is it possible for a baby to still look so handsome? (Must be his godly abilities)

• Zhongli is unfazed by this 'curse' since his past lives have already taken many forms. Though for some reason whenever he walks down the streets of Liyue, young girls, mothers, ladies all come him was and start complimenting him and gushing over him (he was suffocating). They'd squeeze him tight or squish his cheeks, it only takes once glance before the little girls start blushing and hiding behind their moms.

• Needless to say, despite what form he is in, Zhongli is still able to get free stuff. He got some free candies and some free kites to play with. You had to help him carry his items. Zhongli ends up tripping too much because his tailcoat reached his feet (he decided to just take it off. You had to hold that too). Seems like he can have anyone do things for him in the end HA.

• He still got that drippy voice and you're just like ???? "What on Teyvat Zhongli, you're a kid." This is why you can't see him as one, its nearly impossible.

• Actively avoids Hu Tao and Childe. Once Hu Tao caught sight of him and chased him for hours, he couldn't stay in one spot knowing that she might just pop out of no where. Childe still spoils him, however Zhongli feels irritated by the fact the only things Childe buys him toys (its different when other people do it.)

• Everytime you guys go back strolling through Liyue, you had to hold his hand in case more women come swarming hin again. You swear that at this rate he might get kidnapped because hes just such a beautiful baby.

• Zhongli learned an important lesson after his curse was lifted: no matter how many years he lives throughout  never take a form of a child.

~~x~~

Albedo

• You find him buried beneath a pile of books and had to dig him out before he suffocates.

• Albedo has the cutest eyes, they're big and round full of curiosity and they sparkle too (he has the prettiest eyes out of everyone tbh). He is the only person who is fascinated by this outcome and immediately goes in the wild to test out his new physique. 

• He was always curious why Klee T-poses when she runs so he decided to try it out himself. She was thrilled to find out that she now has a little brother to play with. In the end, Albedo indulges in the games she always wanted to play but couldn't because he was too old: princess dress up tea parties.

• You felt many things when you saw Albedo wearing a frilly gown and a plastic tiara tucked on his head. Deep down you knew regardless of what gender Albedo was still pretty. Klee even had the guts to redo his hair and hardly anyone was able to recognize it was him at all. He has pigtails, PIGTAILS! You made sure to burn that image into the very depths of your mind forever.

• The only advantage was the he was ablw to fit through small spaces, other than that, being small was way too inconvenient. He knocked down a few of his potion bottles which damaged the floor (thankfully not him) because they were lethal (he wonders how Klee was able to not injure herself when using bombs). You carried him and lifted him to alot of places such as trudging through the snow because Albedo would surely fall on his face due to his small form.

• Enough was enough, he only lasted a day with this and decided to just make a potion and put an end to the curse once and for all. 

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[genshindreamer]

Genshin Men x Child! reader: You get a vision

Thank you @callimagines for the idea. I can't write what you actually requested because I want the "mother" to remain ambiguous. But I hope you like it regardless!

Characters: Thoma, Gorou, Zhongli, Scaramouche, Childe, Diluc, Kaeya, Albedo, Xiao, Kazuha

Warnings: Attempted Non-con in Thomas's (don't worry, you kick their ass before anything happens), Scaramouche having unnamed mental condition (idk what to call it but I'm sure it exists, I just didn't want to be offensive).

Also I just spun a random wheel to determine your Vision. You have no idea how happy I was I got at least one Dendro.

Reader is between 12-15

Apologies for the long wait, I ended up with writers block for a while. If you made a request for my 20 follower event I will hopefully crank those out tomorrow as well.

Thoma- Geo

It happened very suddenly. One moment, you were walking home from school, and the next, you were pinned to the ground by some men.

"Get off of me," you struggle.

"Ooo~got us a feisty one boys!" One of the men cheered.

"Ain't that the fixers kid?" One of them asked.

You continued to struggle and bit one of them as they grabbed you shirt, trying to pry it off your 13 year old body.

"Ow you little brat!" He hissed.

....

Thoma and his spouse went out to try and track you down after you didn't get home from school at the expected time. You always let them know if you were going to be late or with a friend. Sure, they trusted you, but you were still young.

They walked along the streets in Inazuma when they saw something...

.....

You whimpered as one of the men held a knife to your neck. You began to pray that the archons would help you in some way.

"Dad..." You whimpered out, helping as your neck got cut.

Next thing you knew, you felt a warm power wash through you.

'be at ease...' it seemed to whisper. 'letme protect you' the voice was deep and husky, yet comforting.

You raised your hand and flicked it up, putting a wall between you and your handlers. You hopped up and formed a shield around yourself as the men beat on it.

....

Thoma raced towards the scene, as he saw your form a shield around yourself. You got a vision!

He made a note to tell Lumine to thank the geo archon for him later and he got his spear out and knocked all the men out, not feeling like fealing with all the paperwork that came with murder.

He gently napped your shield and watched it crumble, and catching you as you jumped into his arms.

"Dad..." You whimpered.

"Shh, it's okay." He said, rubbing your back. "You got a vision." He noted. "Can I see it?"

You searched around and picked up the honey colored vision. It filled you with a comforting warmth.

"Beautiful. Geo is a wonderful element. I'm sure uncle Gorou can help teach you." He then helped you clip your vision to your waist. "Don't ever loose it, okay? It's not pretty if you do...trust me."

His spouse looked down at the memory.

You nodded and took his hand as he walked you home.

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Gorou- Electro

Being the child of one of the big shots of the resistance tended to put a target on your head. In your 15 years of life, you had come to accept that.

But thankfully, your trouble today didn't come from humans. Instead, it came from a small army of Hillichurls. Normally, they wouldn't be an issue, but you had forgotten your (Weapon of Choice), not thinking you'd need it.

Oh how wrong you were. Even worse, your parents probably weren't home yet.

You swallowed thickly as you were cornered against the cliff face. You really didn't want to die this young!

"Help..." You whimpered, shielding yourself before a shocking sensation filled you body.

'At ease.' a stoic, yet caring voice said. 'Allow me. Just follow your instinct'

You then held your hands up, gasping as a shield formed around you.

Just then, your father appeared and started to shoot all of the Hillichurls and turned to you after.

You lowered your hands and looked at him.

He looked surprised at the vision in your hand, but smiled. "I'm glad you got a vision." He said. He was a little surprised at which vision it was, given their....rocky relationship, but he was thrilled grudges didn't seem to carry on to affect you.

He took your vision and put it in your waist. "You can put it wherever later, let's head home, (name)."

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Kazuha- Anemo

Kazuha did his best to keep you safe, but he couldn't always be at your side everyday anymore. When you were little, you practically never left his side, and as you got older, he gave you more space.

Now, you really wished you had just stayed home, because as you walked back from your best friends house, some drunkards cornered you. You glared and tried to push past, but they wouldn't budge.

One of them tripped you and pinned you to the ground. You generally considered yourself pretty tough, but...you wanted your dad!

You kicked and squirmed, trying to get anyone's attention, but it was too dark...too much in the alleyway.

"Dad..." You whimpered (yes, whimpered, you can cry damnit)) out.

"Daddy ain't coming to save you." One of the men taunted, grabbing a knife and cutting into your shirt.

That was when you felt it.

A cool, ensuring, embrace.

"Don't worry. Your safe. Just follow your instincts!" A cheerful voice said.

You looked around for the source of said voice, but couldn't find it. It felt a...gust of wind rush through your body and to your hands, blasting the men off of you and into the nearby wall. You took off running home, not noticing the vision around your waist now.

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Zhongli- Pyro

Zhongli had lived a long life, some of which he told you about, but most, he kept private, if only for the selfish reason of him not wanting you to think him a monster. But, such things only work for so long.

You had finally gotten to join Beidou on one of her journeys out of Liyue (after literal years of begging your father).

That's when it happened.

An enemy ship approached, full of nomadic pirates who weren't nearly as friendly as Beidou and her group.

"(Name)! Get under deck." Beidou ordered.

"But Beidou..."

"(Name)! That is an order!"

You sighed and went under the ship and to your room, reading a book Kazuha had given you, listening to sound of a battle upstairs.

One of the enemy pirates came in and picked you up, slamming you against a wall.

You grunted, looking at them squirming. He then slammed you into the ground enough that definitely broke something, and dragged you up for Beidou to see.

Beidous eyes widened. "(Name)..."

You struggled, still fighting against your captor.

Then, you felt a furry warmth rush through you. You touched your hand to the guys arm, letting the heat rush out of your palm, heading the sizzle of flesh.

The man screamed and dropped you, clutching his new burn.

You held the fire in your hand defensibly, daring anyone else to touch you.

Beidou smiled and walked up to you, placing a hand on your shoulder. "Enough Pyromaniac." She teased.

You put the fire out and watched Beidou approach the man and quite literally drop kick him into the sea.

She smiled. "Not bad, kid."

You gave a small smile. "I....think I had enough adventure for the day."

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Scaramouche- Electro

Being the child of such an infamous Fatui harbringer always came with it's downsides. Your father being away for such long amounts of time....but it was awful when he would have his "episodes" as you had come to call them.

He was sat on the couch, rubbing his head. He seemed annoyed.

"You okay, dad?" You asked, hesitantly drawing closer.

His eyes snapped open and seemed dark as he slowly arose, drawing out his catalyst.

"oh crap..." You whispered, taking a deep breath. "Hey dad, it's me, (name)..." You began, trying to keep your voice calm to hide the fear in your heart. You knew he loved you, but he still had moments.

He pinned you to the ground and held a knife to your throat.

You tried not to struggle and closed your eyes.

"(Name)..." Your mother came out from their room after a shower and found your current predicament. But before they could help you....

You felt a faint buzzing and a voice that you vaugely recognized.

"Trust in me..." The voice whispered to you.

You held your hand out, sending a sap of electricity to your father, who seemed to snap out of it feeling it.

"(N-name)....babe...." He panted out, scrambling onto his feet. He quickly left, closing the door behind him.

"Dad!" You cried out, reaching to follow him before your mother gently held you back.

"He'll be back." They whispered.

You looked down at the purple vision in your hand and held it tightly.

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Childe- Pyro

Your father had always insisted on teaching you how to fight, even when there were times.youndidmt really want to. It had become a bonding excersize for the two of you. One thing you both had in common (and in a way, it was when you two talked the most.) For years you had struggled to find anything in common putting an unfortunate bend in your relationship that had been devistaring to your father.

But now, you wanted more challenge in your spars with your father. You could tell he was holding back on you, not using things he normally would.

You been begging, pleading, every night after your parents were asleep for the gods to grant you a vision.

Then one night, the pyro archon answered your prayers.

Eagerly, you raced toward your father. "Dad! Dad!"

He turned to you, confused, before his eyes widened seeing the scarlett vision in your hand.

He pulled you close and hugged you, nuzzling you. He puked you onto his lap and you relished in the attention.

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Diluc- Anemo

The abyss Mages had a vendetta against your family, so it was no surprise when you had been out in the woods with your friends and cousin, when Abyss Mages surrounded you.

"(Name!)" Your friends cried out.

You wished you had brought at least something, but turns out, you didn't need to.

Your cousin, Kaeyas child, had suddenly recieves a cryo vision and managed to distract the pyro abyss mage.

The cryo one floated behind your cousin, and that was when you felt a searing heat spread through your veins. You shot a blaze of fire out to the cryo abyss mage.

Without words, the two of you battled your menaces, until they vanished in a puff of smoke.

"Damn, (name), we kicked ass!" Your cousin grinned, panting.

"Yeah we did..." You breathed out, fistbumping them.

"Lets go show our dads!" They grinned, racing off.

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Kaeya-Cryo

It was just supposed to be an outing with your cousin, Diluc's child, and some friends as teens do. You guys had had all sorts of fun chasing the local pigeons, annoying Draff to the point you had quite literally gotten thrown out of the nearby villiage, over all, a great day!

Of course, it got even better once the abyss Mages showed their ugly faces.

You sighed in annoyance, reaching for your dagger before remembering Draff had taken it. Damn it!

It was then the pyro abyss mage approached your cousin, ready to attack.

You raced forward to stop it, when a familar icy coolness spread through your veins. You smirked knowingly and in a second, you stood before them. Remembering your father's moves, you held you hand out and created a wall of ice, hurling it towards the mage.

Thenz you felt a warmth on your back and turned to see your cousin had stopped the cryo mage from attacking you.

The two of you fought the annoying mages until they vanished in a puff of smoke.

Panting, you turned to your cousin. "Damn (Cousin), we kicked ass!" You grinned.

"Hell yeah." They panted, reaching to fistbump you, which you obviously returned.

You then sprung up, full of energy. "Let's go show our dads!"

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Albedo-Dendro

You had been planning this trip for a while now, to go visit your father while he worked in Dragonspine. It had been over two months since you last seen him, and while you loved your mother, the two of you sharing a small space for so longe ithiut him there...you just needed some time apart for your sanity.

Grabbing one of your father's spare swords, you packed a bag and got some warm clothes on hand and began your journey.

....

The first few days weren't too bad, no enemies nor Fatui to be seen (although, you wondered if the traveller had perhaps cleared a path for you).

Regardless, you almost to your father's lab when a mitachurl appeared form behind a mountain and charged you.

You had no shame in admitting you screamed.

Holding your arms up to protect yourself, you shocked when he realized the axe had not gotten close to you like it should have. Looking up, you saw a green shield surrounding you.

Taking the small breather, you scanned your situation and drew your blade, now that the panic was out. You raced to attack, but found the best was slain by your father.

He looked...panicked worried, happy, but mostly relieved.

"(Name)..." He breathed out gently, cupping your face in his hands. "Are you okay?" He pulled you into his embrace.

You nuzzled into him for warmth and the general comfort he gave.

He smiled softly and planted a tender kiss to your head. "You must be cold." He said, wrapping an arm around you and bringing you to his lab.

He got you by a fire and some hit soup, wrapping a blanket over your shoulders.

"You're not joining, Daddy?" You asked, pouting.

He smiled softly and glanced at his expirament he had been doing, before deciding it could wait. He sat beside you and wrapped the blanket around the two of you, holding you close.

He smiled at the Dendro vision and silently thanked the archon. After all, you were his greatest creation.

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Xiao- Cryo

It had taken actual years for you to convince your father to let you go out, away from his long, long vision. In fact, you had gone with thee traveller to help them with their commissions for the day, since they were the only one your father trusted enough besides himself (and Zhongli, but he was a boring old man to you) to let you go with.

You two had been walking through the Guili Plains when a Lawlachurl appeared form no where!

"(Name), get behind me." The traveler ordered, starting to attack the large beast.

As ordered, you stayed behind them or otherwise out of the way when you could.

But the traveller got thrown against a tree, and fear stroke you to the core....no....froze you.

You couldn't exactly remember what happened next, but you created a shield around the two of you. "Dad!" You cried out.

Of course, your father came and slain the beast, turning to you and the traveller. He walked to you and gently used his spear to break your shield.

You looked up and hugged him.

He stood stiff for a moment before returning the gesture, looking at the vision on your waist. He didn't say anything, but you already knew you wouldn't be allowed to leave his sight for a long, long time.

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[luvyanfei]

how they comfort you when you’re sad

ft. diluc, kaeya, venti, childe, zhongli, albedo, & xiao non-requested piece 

diluc ragnvindr. 

as stoic as diluc may be, he’s the most emotionally affected by your misery out of the others listed here, but he’s clueless in how to help. he’s not adept in everything despite being known for being a perfectionist and unfortunately, comforting you is one of them. he would reach out a hand to you, and then pull it back to his side before you notice. it annoys him greatly how he can insult the knights without hesitation and combat against his enemies confidently, and yet...

it’s easy to get diluc flustered over the simpler things in life. you’re usually so happy and lively, the light to his dark that he finds it almost eerie to see you looking depressed as you enter the tavern. you don’t even spare him a glance, and slumps down at an empty seat, your head splayed down on the table. out of concern for your wellbeing, the winery owner whips up your favourite drink free of charge and delivers it himself to your spot. instead of leaving you as one would expect, he pulls up a chair and taps the wooden surface of the table with his gloved fingers, stirring you to look up at him. he greets you in a monotone voice unintentionally, and shyly asks if there are any problems going on in your life. he may not look like it, with how distant he is, but diluc would be very pleased to help you. 

with hesitation, you take the drink and start taking small sips from the cup. the savory taste melts on your tongue and your lips quiver slightly. before you know it, you’re reduced into a sobbing mess, your tears staining the floor. “what’s wrong?” dismayed, diluc rises up and pats your back, handing you a handkerchief from his jacket pocket for you to wipe your tears away with. 

he ushers you into a private room where nobody can see you and rubs your hands together. he doesn’t talk, instead fixating on calming you down. dabbing at your swollen eyes and cheeks gently with a drenched towel, diluc cradles your face and leans in close to you, your foreheads touching. “i’m here, [name],” his voice is soft and delicate, a sharp contrast to his formal and uninterested tone, “i will always be here for you, so you don’t need to worry about suffering alone. we’ll get through this together, alright?” 

kaeya alberich. 

he’ll take you to the tavern with him for a nice drink. it won’t do you any good to be by yourself and moping, right? as hypocritical as it may seem, kaeya is fully accepting of you coming to him for emotional support despite being rather closed-off when it comes to his personal emotions. if you’re underage, he’ll purchase you a soft drink or juice, and if not, a glass of wine will surely boost your spirits up. his attempt to cheer you up is to temporarily distract you from it. quite clever of him, no? of course, his objective isn’t for you to ignore your problems altogether, but to take your mind off of it until you can think a bit clearly. 

kaeya will act like a gentleman the whole time, letting a few teasing remarks slip out every now and then, but his attitude is toned down for the most part. after you consumed a plentiful amount of beverages, he takes a stroll with you in the night, passing by a bard stringing music on their lyre. this gives the cavalry captain an idea and he takes you into a secluded area, fireflies glowing to add a touch of whimsy to the scenario. still gripping your hand, he raises it up to kiss the surface and proposes you to join him in for a dance under the moonlight and stars. 

kaeya looks at you with a brimming grin. “are you feeling better now?” you nod, placing a hand on his open palm.

“now that you’re here, yes, i am.” his smile broadens and cups your cheek with his free hand. the tip of his thumb lightly grazes your bottom lip before he replaces it with his lips. the kiss is passionate and savory, a description that fits your relationship perfectly. 

“i’m glad you do,” he pulls back and breathes out a sigh of relief. “it’s the same with me. i admit, i also enjoy your company very much.” 

venti.

it’s best to let your emotions run loose. don’t bottle it up, okay? if you need to cry, then cry. sure, venti may act all carefree and exuberant, but even he has his serious sides from time to time. he takes the situation rather calmly, pulling you into a comforting embrace and rubbing your back as you tearfully sob. when he feels that you’re muscles have slowly relaxed and your cries have been reduced to tiny sniffles, he transitions out of the hug and places his hands on your shoulder, all with an angelic smile on his face. see, that wasn’t so bad, now was it?

if you’re up for it, venti will be happy to play you a quiet melody carried in the night breeze. he’ll position your head to lean on his shoulder as both of you sit down on the ground and he clears his throat before he begins singing. the stringing of the lyre, the gentle rustle of the leaves in the background, and the soothing sound of his voice automatically brings a smile to your lips. snuggling closer to him, you drift in a state of contentment and serenity. once the bard catches wind of your heavy breathing, your eyes fluttered closed, he stops his singing and presses a dainty kiss to your forehead. 

carefully, so he doesn’t disturb your slumber, venti carries you back to your resident and tucks you into bed. as he’s about to head off, you snag him by the wrist, and tug him back to your side. “please don’t go yet, venti.” he pats the hand imprisoning his wrist and chuckles in amusement. 

“don’t worry. i don’t plan on ever doing something like that.” he crawls into bed with you, tangling your legs together and hooking his arms around your waist. the tip of his nose grazes your hair faintly as your back is pressed against his chest. “not now, and not ever.” 

childe.

he’s the eleventh harbinger, yes, but beneath his fearsome title and mischievous demeanor, childe is a regular human with an affable heart. it hurts him seeing you look dejected, as if you’re on the brink of suffocating from insufferable pain. it’s like your emotions are a type of infection, contagious to say the least. if you’re happy, then he’s happy. if you’re sad, then you’ll bet he’s also going to drop his jovial gleam. luckily, growing up with siblings gives him an advantage here. he’s used to taking care of others and turning their frowns upside down. 

if he finds out someone has been upsetting you, he’ll personally deal with them himself, ordering them to apologize lest they want to face his wrath. if you’re having financial difficulties, he’ll lend you a generous amount of mora so you can clear your debts or help you find a well-paying job. either way, he’ll cradle you in his arms and compliment you for being strong, no matter what life throws at you. life’s hard, but that’s all the more reason why you should keep marching forward - hand in hand with childe.   

“shh, [name], it’s okay. don’t cry.” childe kneels before you and wipes away a salty tear. grabbing a teddy bear abandoned on the ground, he shoves it in front of your face. to your sudden bewilderment, he grabs the bear’s arm to pat you on the head and grins. “there, there. mr. teddy is here to make you happy once more.” 

you sputter out a giggle despite tears still leaking from your eyes. “childe, i’m not a little kid anymore. cut it out!” he resists the urge to pinch your cheeks when you pout cutely at him. 

“fine, fine. i’ll stop, but hey! at least you’re smiling again, right?” you roll your eyes and sniff. 

“yeah, i’m feeling a little better. thank you.”  

your comment forms a blush to dust his cheeks and he sheepishly scratches the back of his head. “there’s no need for gratitude. to me, your smile is the one thing i’d hate to lose.” 

zhongli.

feeling sad? his arms are already wide open and a box of tissues is conveniently laid on the table. zhongli is the wave that laps up your sorrows and tears, the lulling sound of his voice uttering words of reassurance like a tranquil melody to set your heart at ease. he’s the type who will lend a shoulder for you to cry on. while he brews up a nice cup of tea to soothe your mind, he encourages you gently to tell him whatever it is that’s bothering you. he soaks up every syllable that falls from your lips like a sponge and in a pensive state, he gives you advice in turn. 

you take his words to heart, since everything he’s said before have always been genuine and your trust in him runs deeper than the bottom of the sea. sure, maybe not everything he says is the answer that will cause your problems disappear, but he does guide you to choose rationally how you want to approach it. as much as zhongli would like to solve everything for you, he’s aware that there are times where only you have the potential to fix the issue. 

the golden ginkgo leaves twirl in the autumn breeze, as zhongli clasps his hands with yours. you adjust the scarf around your neck, shivering from the mild chill settling in liyue. 

you stare grimly at the seagulls soaring in the cloudy sky, and peers down at your feet planted firmly on the ground. a frown tugs on your lips and you sigh. a warm hand caresses your cheek and you look towards zhongli smiling gently in your direction. wiping away the tears that are beginning to moist your eyes, he encages you in a comforting hug. 

“don’t hold it in,” zhongli whispers soothingly in your ear, “you’re allowed to cry if you want. i promise you, there’s no judgement.” 

albedo.

it’s like he has a sixth sense. you could have been crying in your sleep last night and the first thing you wake up to is all your favourite meals placed rigorously on a sliver tray and a positive message with cursive, neat handwriting scribbled on a notepad for you to read. albedo is rather considerate, like that. before you started to live together and entered a more domestic relationship, he visited your home and asked if anything was wrong in a neutral tone that belied his concern. you were shocked how he could have possibly known since you were sure you concealed the visible evidences skillfully with makeup, and you looked quite normal for the most part, as if you hadn’t been crying mere seconds before he knocked on your door. 

he shrugs indifferently and responds that he just has a feeling something’s bothering you. albedo will take a day off from his confinement in his lab so he can stay with you. he takes you by the hand and gestures for you to sit down on a nearby chair beside him, offering you delectable appetites to eat while you rant to him. once you’re finished spilling out your problems, he kisses you on the forehead and tells you that you did a good job. it isn’t easy to admit you’re not mentally well, in which he praises you for. 

hugging your legs to your chest, you quietly ask him if it’s not a bother. firmly, albedo shakes his head and squeezes your hand reassuringly. “no, you’re never a bother.” he scoops up a spoonful of ice cream and feeds you the cool dessert. once you swallow, his lips curve into a little smirk as he wipes away the excess on the side of your mouth with a finger and licks the cream off with his tongue. 

“whether you’re happy, sad, or disappointed, my love for you will never change.” 

xiao.

he’s not very good at handling these types of situations. xiao can never know what he’s supposed to say or do to make you feel better, so he just stands there awkwardly. please don’t blame him! he’s already terrible at consoling himself that having to cheer someone else up seems more like an impossible challenge than a simple task. however, like albedo, he can also sense if you’re depressed or in need of saving. what do you mortals call it, an instinct? 

he asks verr for advice on what to do to help, and she suggests for him to stick by your side and show that he cares deeply about you. it takes xiao a while to come up with a suitable plan. he wanders up to the highest floor of wangshu inn and reminisces over the past. your first meeting with him, the time when you gave him almond tofu, and when you both fought together to protect liyue - he’s memorized it all down to the last detail. suddenly, an idea clicks into place and he teleports immediately to where you are. sitting on a bench alone, while you absentmindedly watch the birds peck at the crumbs scattered on the cement floor, it takes you by surprise when you find xiao hovering above you. he reaches out his hand and composedly asks if you would be willing to accompany him for the night. 

when you encounter him at the location where you agreed to meet, you curiously question xiao what he wants to do, but he doesn’t reply. instead, he scoops you up in his arms, a surprised expression on your face as you wrap your arms around his neck so you don’t end up falling. before you know it, both of you are... soaring in the air? your eyes subconsciously drift to his vision glowing brightly in the murky night. so he’s using his anemo abilities to create wind currents and literally sweep you off your feet. 

“do you see this place?” he gestures with his head for you to look at liyue harbor. the city lights glow in the darkness and most people are walking back home, idly chatting with each other and giggling. “it wouldn’t be as peaceful as it is now if it weren’t for you. so if you ever feel sad again, know that it’s you who puts a smile on everyone’s faces - including mine.” 

and with that, xiao smiles serenely at you, to which you finally offer a grin of your own. 

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