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#tsaritsa x gender neutral reader
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Being a little lovesick puppy for the tsarissa ;3
i need more request for the tsaritsa!! she's such a cool character and i can't wait until we get more content of her!! :D
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Warning: this post contains yandere-themes, including delusional behaviors, obsessive behaviors, and other potential topics. Please reader at your own risk!
The Tsaritsa couldn’t be more in love with you, watching you fall to your knees in front of her, staring up at her like she’s the only thing in the world that matters to you. It’s enough to dangerously inflate her ego, to think that she’s so important to someone that they would dedicate their entire life to loving her. She loves you back just as dearly though, doting on you as much as time allows.
While you are not permitted to sit on the throne with her, you can certainly sit in the smaller, less grand chair she had made for you and set next to her throne. She likes the company, adoring the lovestruck look in your eyes as she prattles on about her latest plans for world domination. It’s cute, she thinks, the way you care so little about her schemes, worried more about her happiness.
“And then, when I seize control of Sumeru, I’ll begin moving into Fontaine.” She doesn’t go into too much detail, but she gives you just enough to test the waters, to see if your love and devotion to her will waver in any way. It doesn’t though, regardless of what she says, who she threatens, or what orders she gives out, you always come crawling back, like a puppy searching for its mother. 
The Tsaritsa almost sees you like a little pet, one that she dresses up, spoils, buys unnecessary things for. Despite what some of her Harbingers tell her, she simply can’t help herself. She comes to adore your smile, to love you as dangerously as you love her. You’ve not only wormed your way into her life and her heart, but you’ve warmed a small part of it too.
Only to you does she show such kindness and warmth. It’s a strange sight to all, but for you, she welcomes the change. She just hopes that the fuzzy, warm, butterfly feelings she gives you never die off. She’d go crazy if she lost you now.
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dat-bruv-person · 2 years
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˚➶ 。˚ oh to be a harbinger
a/n: THE NEW TRAILER IS JFJEBWJWJWN WHY THE WOMEN SO CUTE BRO? TO BE ONE OF TSARITSA'S BELOVEDS also I found the names of the Harbingers so well done me (and twitter)
gn!reader, poc!reader friendly I'm black so yh
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You stroked Signora's coffin and pat Columbina's shoulder: she was singing sadly and bent over the icy box. She took your hand and squeezed it softly. Oh to be a Harbinger, The Tertia Rosa, losses were inevitable - being Her Majesty's favourite was no easy task either.
Childe held a firm gaze on you, sighing to himself softly. He knew that you and The Fair Lady were very close, and to lose someone hurt very much. Of course, he couldn't say anything since he hadn't lost anyone - more like others lost him - but it didn't mean he wasn't sympathetic. Oh to be a Harbinger, the fall of your comrades that once felt like family hurt more than the very thought of being executed via the Musou no Hitotachi.
Dottore, The Doctor, rarely showed emotion. He did not care for anything; he did not care for anyone - seeing you sad, however, pulled at his heartstrings. Behind a mask hid his face, stoic and cold, but down underneath his left breast, pumping blood around his body, was an organ that yearned to hold you just as Columbina did, and to rub circles into your back like Sandrone did. Listen to your head, not your heart, pride was an element present in most, if not all, of the Harbingers. Oh to be a Harbinger, image upholding was priority; letting your guard down was seen as a sign of being weak. You cannot feel like a regular human does.
Her Majesty demands that all may follow her orders to a T, lest you want to feel her icy wrath that rocked the nation of Cryo following the sealing of Signora's coffin.
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casinodove · 1 year
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⁺‧₊ CANDLE LIT DINNERS ─ sagau ft. The Tsaritsa .
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IN WHICH, hate is a strong word, yet the emotion you felt while having candle lit dinners with her was even stronger.
─ sfw , cws for religious themes, cult au, mild emotional torture, very slight mindbreak mentions, starvation, reader gets served a dead animal as a meal, mentions of gagging n throwing up, implied imprisonment, my girl Tsaritsa goes vampire mode without being a vampire, angst if you squint, light yandere Tsaritsa, sadistic behavior
gn!reader , 2nd person pov , no pronouns mentioned , not proofread so don't be shocked at any mistakes
─ side notes , what's up with me and making actually somewhat nice n gentle characters so rough, sadistic, beyond insane and mean in the most ungodly ways. Also I don't know anything about medical related topics so don't jump me if what I wrote near the end is wrong.
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─ YOU STARED DOWN AT YOUR PLATE IN UTTER DISGUST, GRIPPING THE UTENSIL IN YOUR HAND.
Keeping your eyes fixated onto the meal served Infront of you, refusing to meet her piercing gaze from across the long, candle lit table.
Poking the still raw, dead animal with your utensil gingerly, trying to prevent yourself from gagging, the smell of raw meat filled your nostrils, the slight blood seeping out from the meat onto the plate made you overwhelmed with disgust.
Moving it around your plate a few times, you tried to peel some of the stinking, still hairy skin off of the meat
─ "WHY SO SILENT TODAY, YOUR DIVINITY?"
Her voice taunted from across the room, extra hints of sarcasm and snarkiness added onto the "your divinity" part. She knew you were above her, she knew you were the creator of everything, yet she constantly looked down on you as if she was the most important being in the universe, and you were but a lowly peasant.
It irritated you, the sheer disrespect made you want to slap her, no, that was wrong, it made you want to end her pathetic existence.
Slightly lifting your head up to look at her from across the room, you fixated your gaze onto her plate instead, it consisted of meat like yours did and a few more things like vegetable which were irrelevant to you however, the meat was well cooked and seasoned to perfection, the mere sight of it made your mouth water.
And right next to that, a wine glass filled to the brim, which she was holding. What you'd think was some sort of golden wine, was actually your blood. Swishing it around in her gloved hand, showing off the rich liquid, her gaze burned right through you.
It surprised you day by day how the supposed goddess of love could be ever so cruel to you just because she felt like it. How she could sleep at night knowing the torture she was making you endure everyday.
Her plate remained untouched, almost as if taunting you for the fact that you couldn't eat your own meal.
─ "TURNING INTO A PICKY EATER, ARE WE NOW? AH, I WOULDN'T BLAME YOU. PERHAPS I'VE BEEN SPOILING YOU TOO MUCH DURING YOUR STAY, DIVINE ONE."
The sheer irony and venom dripping from her oddly honeyed words made the churning in your stomach worsen. You reached out for the wineglass full of water next to your plate and took one long sip of water, praying to whatever god that may be out there who could save you to do so already, almost breaking the glass in your hand you shakily placed it back onto it's assigned place.
─ THE SOUND OF THE MAIDEN SLIDING HER SEAT BACKWARDS SO SHE'D BE ABLE TO LEAVE WAS PAINFULLY LOUD IN THE MOSTLY EMPTY DINING ROOM.
Immediately lowering your gaze you awaited her retreat, and awaited the gruesome hours you'd have to spend in your bed, unable to sleep due to the grovelling cries of hunger. The pain in your empty stomach had increased from days of not being given even the tiniest bread crumb, the cries of which fell upon deaf ears.
What surprised you was hearing the sound of her heels growing closer to you. Soon enough she stood right next to you, the cold radiating from her body made you shiver thanks to the overly loose clothes you were given which were closer to rags than clothes, you just wanted your old clothes back yet she barated you for liking those clothes and called them disgusting.
She slid your original plate over to the side, knocking over the wine glass in the process, the sharp shards of what was once a quiet expensive looking wineglass scattered onto the carpeted floor.
Putting her still untouched plate Infront of you, the cryo archon nudged you quiet harshly so that you would get the hint. placing clean utensils next to the plate she simply stared at you, emptying her glass of golden blood while analysing your every move.
Your lucky day, you supposed. Grabbing onto the utensils you began to eat, albeit hastily, the fear of starvation loomed over your head like a dark cloud at all times. At the moment, you cared way more about survival than about if she approved of your table manners.
The Tsaritsa turned to the maiden on the other side of your seat whose head was hanging low in respect,
─ "MAIDEN, BE A DOLL AND GET ME A REFILL WILL YOU?"
The maiden nodded and rushed out of the room, closing the door behind her. Not even a few minutes later she returned, empty handed she bowed to the Tsaritsa and explained how her favorite golden blood "wine" was over and that they'd need to refill the barrels.
Hearing her say that practically made you choke on your food, the realization of what you'd have to endure for a few days dawning on you. The refilling process was absolute torture, one of the harbingers, the doctor they called him, would waltz in about every few hours and remove mass amounts of blood from your body. It lasted for up to five days, if the Tsaritsa was feeling a little greedy that is.
The entire time you'd be force fed big amounts of food so as to "produce more blood more quickly" and you'd be weaker than ever, barely staying and awake and feeling paralyzed.
Ofcourse, they wouldn't be sucking too much blood out of you, can't have you too weak you know. All of the blood would be pumped into big barrels deep into the personal wine cellars of her royal highness, her little treasure hidden away from the world.
What surprised you the most however was how affectionate she'd be after the entire process was done, for around two to three days depending on her mood, she'd be very physically intimate, like oddly physically intimate for someone who practically got high on your blood everyday because it made them stronger.
You just wanted your old life back, your friends, your family..
─ YOU JUST WISHED DEATHS CLAWS COULD GRAB AND TAKE HER DOWN IN HER SLEEP.
She made you regret ever even thinking about downloading genshin impact, she made every memory of the gameplay in your mind turn sour. You just wanted to be treated like a person once more, you just wanted to be treated humanely for once.
Was it too much to ask for, especially from the goddess of love? You didn't think so. But, maybe she did. Maybe to her it was hard, maybe to her it was near impossible to treat you like an equal.
─ HER CLAWED FINGERS MADE THEIR WAY TO YOUR CHIN, TURNING IT VIOLENTLY SO AS TO HAVE YOU STARING AT HER. THE SILVER CLAWS ONTO HER FINGERS GRAZED AT YOUR NOW SENSITIVE SKIN.
One dark chuckle left her throat, you wished to be able to cut it open one day, leaning in closer to your face she caressed your cheek slowly, giving you one long lingering stare with those dead blue eyes of hers, you fantasized about gauging them out whenever she did this. She was a cruel monster, a poor excuse of a goddess of love, but really, she was pretty. You'd be lying if you said she wasn't, yet just how much can looks overshadow a person's horrible personality?
To put it simply however, you despised candle lit dinners with her, because always, she'd have you endure something terrible and then give you the smallest ever display of anything close to love and care and await your falling in love with her madly.
Albeit you would never dream of stealing her rightful role, you could handle playing prey for a little longer, or so you hoped.
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Pls there needs to be more yandere Tsaritsa content, it's either that either I somehow can't find the portal to yandere Tsaritsa hell
─ casinodove , 20.02.23 .
Do not copy, translate nor rewrite any of my works without explicit permission from me !
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intothegenshinworld · 2 years
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Hey since we already had used to luxury reader how about a complete opposite
A reader who was used to barley making the ends meet
Ps sorry for bad lenguaje English isn’t my first language
No worries! I could understand what you wanted to say! :D Hope you like it!
Note 2: Idk might have included too many people. I didn't know how to tag this bc there were so many but sksksk I hope this is okay
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Normally you don't spend a lot of money on clothes and luxury stuff, only when you needed it.
Your most prized possession was your phone. Not only could you contact your friends but you spend many hours playing Genshin.
The game really helped you on your bad days.
It distracts you and you love the characters. You feel as if they truly understand you and will remain there, no matter how bad things will get.
When you were playing the game and your screen died you freaked out.
What were you supposed to do without your phone?
Shortly after your phone breaks, you black out. Or at least, that's what you think happened.
When you wake up, you feel like you're laying in clouds. The bed is so soft and warm, silk sheets are draped over your figure and you're wearing new clothes made from the best materials.
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When you see Ningguang walk in with Ganyu and Keqing you're in shock. How did you get inside your favorite game? Meeting your characters was possible now so you won't complain!
The Qixing take good care of you when you first wake up. There are a bunch of new clothes to choose from, and while you're grateful for so many clothes, you stick to choosing one outfit.
When learning that you're God!Reader you're so shocked, because why would you be a god?
When you get hungry you don't need to cook. Within minutes someone else is prepping the best meals for you, providing you food until your appetite has left. No longer do you need to worry about money either. Teyvat will gift you everything you need,
You're still getting used to this luxury, yet you keep accepting the gifts Childe brings you. Each one is personally chosen by the Tsaritsa, and sent from Snezhnaya to Liyue. Childe is a harbinger carrying out his duties as a diplomat, yet when you accept the gifts he can't help but be selfish and believe that your smile is meant for him, instead of the Tsaritsa.
During your stay in Liyue, you'd continuously get spoiled by the Qixing. If you tell them your concerns about money, they would reassure you that the mora is well spent. Ningguang would keep sending you the best outfits, hand-tailored with the highest materials just for you to wear.
When you meet Zhongli he too would show up with something valuable. He doesn't have money, yet he always has something to give to you. He ends up telling its history as well, keeping you for himself as the two of you share tea.
Xingqui as representative of the Feiyun Commerce Guild and practitioner of the Guhua Clan would visit you as well. Amongst the gifts of the Guild is his own book. He considers it a personal gift for you.
When you head to Mondstadt, the Acting Grand Master Jean would request that the big clans in Mondstadt send representatives to give you their welcoming gifts.
The Adepti would express their gratitude for your presence. Their gifts might not be as 'expensive' as Ningguang's but hold more meaning. You'd probably end up with some relic Xiao gifts you for protection.
Diluc would give you a few of his finest bottles of wine and would make room at the Dawn Winery should you request to stay over.
The Lawrence clan had some disagreements but at last, Jean had asked Eula to represent their clan. She'd be nervous, not wanting to offend you with her words. When you finally arrive you would tell Eula that meeting her was the best gift. She'd start to stutter and fumble over her words after that.
Later in Inazuma, you'd be welcomed by Ayato and Ayaka from the Yashiro Commission. As Cultural representatives, they'd make sure your welcome is as spectacular as can be. Thoma would be there as well, following the orders that Ayato gives him.
There are some members of the Knights of Favonius that would go out of their way to welcome you. Yet Kaeya, Lisa, and Albedo were the only ones who got to spend time alone with you.
The Tenryou Commission would be there as well. Not interacting with you but focusing on your safety. Kujou Sara would lead this department. If you choose to personally thank her for her hard work she'd act as if it was a normal thing to do, yet from the inside she's screaming because you gave her your attention.
When you arrive at the Tenshukaku you meet Ei, who came out of the Plane of Euthymia to personally greet you. She wants everything to be perfect and requests you to start wearing inazuman clothes.
Overall you'd get spoiled everywhere. You might need some time to get used to it but they will never stop loving you.
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teabreakpancakes · 2 years
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Her Majesty's Treasure Tsaritsa x Child! Reader x Fatui
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Genre: Fluff
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mostly gender neutral apart from the mentions of male pronouns for the reader a few times.
platonic, this is platonic - lawless
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The young looking apparition rolled a large snowball on the ground, the cheerful air they possessed contrasting the cold atmosphere of Snezhnaya.
The crystalflies danced around them as they stacked the large balls of snow on top of each other. The child smiled gleefully, clapping at their accomplishment. 'I wanna show mama my snowman later, let's make it really pretty' determination evident in the child's eyes as they collected tiny pebbles from the snow covered ground.
The masked diplomats watch over them run around with a rare smile on their faces, each and every one of them glad that they had the chance to spend their days watching over you—despite such a bright existence seeming out of place with them.
They float back to their snowman, a handle of pebbles in one of their hands. They gently pushes the pebbles into the snowman's head—sticking their tongue out slightly as they focus on their task at hand.
They clap once they've finished making the snowman's smile, the sparkle in their primogem-shaped pupils growing brighter as they snap their fingers—"Oh I know!" they yell out, cupping their hands together.
They close their eyes, a light being emitted from their closed palms. The blue light fades after a few minutes, (Name) opens their eyes once it does, removing their palm laying on top of their other hand to reveal two beautiful jewels made entirely out of ice.
They reach for the snowman's head, pressing one of the jewels into the snow. Once they finish putting the other eye on the snowman, a masked woman taps them on the shoulder gently.
"(Name), the Tsaritsa is calling for you, snack time is starting soon" the masked woman informs, her voice gentle as she stared down at the child behind her mask. The ghostly child nods, "Okay miss Anya, will anyone else be with us during tea time?" they ask, tilting their head to the side whilst they stared up at the adult with their starry eyes.
Anya, one of their caretakers, was informed beforehand that a few of the harbingers would be present. The harbingers, albeit being a fearsome figure to most if not all, were very kind in front of the child. In fact, the members of the Fatui that know of their existence grew to adore the child as time passed.
Anya patted the child on the head, "Yes, Dottore, Capitano, Sandrone, Pierro and Columbina are with the Tsaritsa right now, they're all waiting for you so it's best to not keep them waiting" she urged, motioning for them to go inside the large castle.
"Okay then, see you later everyone!" the child beams, waving at all the masked people around them while walking—well, more like hovering above the ground.
The child is followed by a horde of crystalflies as they enter through the towering doors serving as the back entrance to the large castle. They hop and dance along the seemingly endless corridors, the fireflies attempting to mimic the child as they follow them.
The child stops in front of a large door decorated with crystal butterflies and flowers they placed themselves. They pull on the rope attached to the bell, ringing it gently before pushing the large door open. They keep the door open in order to let the crystalflies in, only shutting it once all of them were in the room.
"Hello everyone!" the child greeted, floating over to the large table. The masked scientist was at the very end of the table, he smiled genuinely at the child as he removed his head from its place on his palm.
"Hello little prince, were you perhaps making a snowman before you entered the castle?" Dottore asked, reaching towards the child's head to give him a pat.
"I was! do you wanna see it later?" they answer, tone gleeful as always. Dottore sends Sandrone a glance, the gaze conveying a message—'See? I was right' was what the glance seemed to mean.
Sandrone rolled her eyes before smiling at the apparition, "May I see as well?" she asks the child, ignoring Dottore who was closest to her as she slowly caressed a crystalfly that decided to land on her hand.
"You guys can all see but only later after snack time, we can make more snowmen too" (Name) replies, going up to another harbinger.
"Hi Mr. Capitano" the child whispered towards the adult through his helmet. Capitano smiles behind his helmet, cupping one of his large hands over the child's ear, "Hello little one, did you have fun today?" he whispered back.
(Name) nods happily, pressing his hand to the adult's own, "High five kiddo" Capitano says before ushering the kid off to greet the last two. Columbina rubs the top of their head, messing up their hair. (Name) pouts but doesn't try to fix his hair, "How was Fontaine miss Columbina? was it fun there?" the child asked, patiently waiting for her response.
"Well, I got you a new hairclip and a few new toys while I was there, there were a lot of waterparks I saw, maybe we could go some day" Columbina hummed, taking out a hairclip out of her pocket and gently placing it in the apparition's hair—she actually bought the child a lot of stuff but the child would reject it if he found out.
(Name) smiled brightly, hugging Columbina. "Thank youu~!" the ghostly child sang before floating over to the very first harbinger.
(Name) hovers over Pierro's head, placing one of their hands on his shoulder before peeking over his head to greet him. "Hi" the child says, staring into Pierro's own primogem shaped eyes.
Pierro gently pulls the child from above him, setting him beside him and patting the said child's head. "Hello little one, your mom has been waiting for you y'know, go and hug her" he says with an uncharacteristic gentle tone, gently pushing the child towards the lady sitting on the head seat of the table.
(Name) looks towards the Tsaritsa, almost running over to their mother. They sit on her lap, hugging their mother tightly. The Tsarita reciprocates the hug, placing a soft kiss on the kid's temple. "Hello dear, did you have fun playing in the snow?" she spoke in a soft voice, burying her head into the child's shoulder.
"I did mama! I made these pretty stones for the snowman's eyes, like this!" the child said, cupping his hands together. Blue light seeped through the gaps made in between his two hands. The child opens his hands, revealing beautiful iridescent crystals that emitted elemental energy.
"Ta-da~!" the child cheers, showing their mother the pretty crystals. "Oh oh, and they turn into a shield when you crush them" they add, creating four more crystals. The child hands a crystal to five crystalflies, each one following their order to give the crystal to a harbinger.
The harbingers clutch the crystal in their hands, warmth enveloping them. They all thank the child to which the child returns with a happy smile, looking up at their mother who had a proud look in her eyes.
Smiles and friendly banter are exchanged, something usually uncommon and yet the addition of a child brings such change.
The mother softly caresses her child's head, smiling at their sleeping form. Her gaze turns cold as she glances back to the harbingers. "Make sure that our plans are not hindered, my child's gift shall serve as a reminder of your oaths" voice void of warmth as the harbingers bow to her out of respect.
They all leave the room in silence, sending a glance towards the only thing that seemed to be the only warmth in their lives, the child laying in their leader's arms,
The Tsaritsa stares down lovingly at her child, a tinge of sadness in her eyes. "I'll make sure that they all pay for hurting you" she whispers, cradling the small child in her arms.
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(name) is a kid from khaenri'ah the tsaritsa found and took in, he's a ghost. his cryo vision saved him but at the cost of most of his memories as a human.
the tsaritsa sees him as her own child, he's been with her for a very long time, oh and the crystalflies follow him because yknow how crystalflies are attracted to elemental energy? his ghost form is essentially made of elemental energy and his soul combined
he's six, was supposed to turn seven but he died before he could stupid celestia
(name) is a guy but i used gender neutral pronouns for the most part so others could read it ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡
do you guys happen to have some cute kaomoji btw? i collect kaomoji ৻( •̀ ᗜ •́ ৻)
something extra:
(name): *sitting on the arm of her throne while she talks to them on her throne’s seat* *is staring at something*
(name): there’s an ant, dancing on your throne 
tsaritsa: about the squish the said ant on the other arm on her throne
(name): noooo, don’t kill it, it’s dancing!
tsaritsa: what if it bites you?
(name): it’s a black ant, it don’t bite, and if you squish it it smells bad
(name): *dances with ant while still on the throne’s arm*
tsaritsa: *sighs with a helpless expression and a smile on her face*
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domineering-light · 1 year
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Greetings, Cyra! I saw your post, and I would love to request an Arlecchino x reader. Enemies to Lovers trope, Reader is Tsaritsa's adopted child that "fell from the stars" (a descender? fallen angel? Who knows) and only wishes to change the world. And free it from Celestia and the Abyss, we could say that Reader somewhat resided in Khaenriah for a long amount of time enough to witness the downfall and a survivor. Although, they aren't cursed like Dainsleif.
Another motive would be freeing Tsaritsa from the burden of fighting Celestia themselves, and is readying up to become a weapon willingly.
Arlecchino and Reader would have this "I despise you, but fine I'll help you." Dynamic, they could be chaotically bantering when they're fighting something. Fake polite sarcastic remarks towards each other whenever it's a diplomatic matter, they'd even end up dancing together in a ball related to the fatui. (Maybe, Tsaritsa ordered or threatened Arlecchino to do so. Does she know? We'll never know.)
Since Arlecchino and Reader would end up together, Reader asks the question. "Are you absolutely ready to lose me when the time arrives? It's impossible for me to survive unscathed by then." (Hurt and Comfort)
In hindsight, the Tsaritsa is well aware of her child's intentions and it pains her to know that her child's ambitions include her. Hence, she does not interfere in the Reader's journey even if they meddle with hers and the fatui harbingers'.
Reader could also be on friendly terms and know the current Genshin characters, heck even Traveler. Lends them a helping hand every now and then, though would remind the Traveler they might use them but won't harm them too much. (Traveler's fine with it.)
Lastly, Arlecchino's love language is acts of service. From gifting and being a gentleman to literally annihilating people that is after the Reader.
The request is long, but I don't mind a short one. Just idea dumping, hehe. Peace!
{C u r t a i n - C a l l} _ Arlecchino
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Skies, the endless clouds that folded into each other, the darkness speckled by timeless spheres of light, stars.
You did not know where you came from, what you were, you had no parents, you did not know your beginning. But She told you that you fell from the stars, that you were exceptional, a celestial, a god.
And so, you followed Her, she adopted you, you became her daughter.
You remember your homeland well, the land of khaenri'ah, it was beautiful. It sought for knowledge, knowledge that would soon destroy it. You remember well when "Gold" unleashed a terrible curse on the people that made them into monsters. This further drew the ire of Celestia, who razed the entire country to the ground after years of holding a grudge against the godless nation.
But that was five hundred years ago, and yet, even then, your Mother still held a grudge, and you were more than ready to do everything you could to aid her, even if it meant for you to give your own life, sacrifice everything, become a weapon.
This is how you got here, next to the Knave herself, whomst you despised greatly, and the feeling was shared, to say the least.
You had to go on a mission together, much to your chagrin; you had only observed her from afar. There was no need for interaction. Yet she seemed to believe otherwise, expressing such thoughts through unneeded insults and attempts at gauging a reaction from you, failed attempts considering you always remained silent then walked away, to which she would scoff and continue her duties.
One mission passed, and another, and then another, you tried to get to know her, simply because you had to.
But you still despised her, to you she was just some heartless person who deceived and brainwashed orphaned children into becoming mindless soldiers; and to her you were just some spoiled brat who is favored by the Tsaritsa for no apparent reason whatsoever.
Time passed, so so much time, enough time for you two to make amends, enough time to fall inlove.
And when the white winds of winter began to blow, underneath the pale glow of the full moon, as you swayed on chalky snow, you asked her:
“Are you absolutely ready to lose me when the time arrives? It's impossible for me to survive unscathed by then.”
“…What are you on about exactly?”
“When you decided to get together with me, you made the choice with full awareness that someday, I’ll be gone. So let me ask you once again before we proceed, are you absolutely sure you are ready to lose me?”
No response came.
You waited…
And waited.
Nothing.
“…I won’t let it happen, if you go, im going with you.”
“What if it was today, then…?”
More silence.
“Why are you asking me this, darling?”
“…Because I must.”
A Tear.
And then another.
You watched silently as the drops raced down her face, her face which you then held gently, starting to cry too.
“It’s okay Alrecchino, it’s all fine, you’ll get over it, you’ll find someone else, someone better.”
“No, I won’t, I made a promise to stay by your side until the bitter end. I will not leave until the curtain call.”
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Enjoy your piece, dear anon!
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In Sickness and In Health
Synopsis: You fall ill while Childe's away, and while he might care about the Fatui’s missions, Foul Legacy doesn’t.
Foul Legacy Childe x Reader Pronouns: Gender Neutral (no pronouns mentioned) Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff Warnings: Being sick, mentions of pain, headaches, and difficulty breathing, worry, general suffering
~ * ~ As a Fatuus, Childe is often away from you. It’s his duty as the Eleventh Harbinger to carry out orders, completing missions in the name of the Tsaritsa while training young, eager recruits to grow into another member of Snezhnaya’s pride and joy. This he explained to you, over and over, before you had even begun to consider him more than a friend. He was so nervous at first, scared you would reject him, disgusted by his status as a Harbinger. It’s only when you finally moved to silently slip your hand into his that his voice faltered and trailed into silence, lips twisting in uncertainty before lifting into a relieved grin when you gave him a smile full of understanding. Since then the constant, nervous reminders of his position have faded away, replaced by dates of absences and return, one mission after another. It breaks his heart to be away so much, but you always wave off his apologies- his home isn’t the Harbor; it never has been, and as long as he returns, you’ll be alright. And yet no matter how dire the circumstances, Childe would always leave you with a kiss on the forehead and a whispered promise to spend time with you when he returns- anything you like, whether that be dinner, travel, or simply a walk. You’d always laugh and playfully hit his shoulder, unable to do any real damage. He knows what you want, you choose it every time, as the comforting arms of his Foul Legacy form around you are incomparable to anything else, the knowledge that Foul Legacy adores you as much as Childe does ensuring you a good night's sleep after weeks of worry. It makes him smile, seeing how much you love his Abyssal form. He wasn’t even aware Foul Legacy could feel emotions such as love, but the constant, rumbling purr in the back of his mind whenever you’re nearby says otherwise, and his hand briefly rests in your hair before he’s forced to pull away. You’re there when he boards the ship to his destination, smiling and waving goodbye, and his subordinates swear they see the famed Tartaglia’s eyes sparkle as he waves back to his dearest secret standing on the shore. Childe’s only joy in the coming weeks are the letters you send, detailing your normal, mundane life as well as how much you miss him. It’s the only time he genuinely smiles, normally confident smirk gone from his face as an agent hands him a letter almost daily, although they’ve been sparser lately. He opens today’s letter eagerly, making sure not to tear the paper, but his expression morphs into one of confusion when he sees the short, terse paragraph in elegant writing. Zhongli, it must be- Childe knows that script anywhere- and his dull eyes widen in horror as he reads the message. You’re sick. Extremely sick. Zhongli’s been tending to you for a few days, but your fever refuses to go down and the only thing you say when awake is how much everything hurts, mumbling Childe’s name whenever you slip into uneasy dreams. Zhongli assures him that he’ll do his best to take care of and hopefully lift you out of sickness before Childe returns, but that doesn’t prevent his stomach from twisting into a knot of guilt as he thinks of you suffering without him by your side. Foul Legacy whines in his head, to the point Childe can almost see the Abyssal beast curling his claws anxiously as he urges the Harbinger to return home, wherever you are. Childe grits his teeth as he folds Zhongli’s letter; obviously he’d love to go back to the Harbor, but his duties have taken him across the sea, miles away from you, and even if he could go back he wouldn’t dare leave his duties and reveal you as his beloved- the mere thought of the danger you’d be in sends a shiver down his spine. Foul Legacy’s whines turn to hisses, repeatedly insisting to go home, go back, go HELP! And Childe throws his hands up in frustration. “I can’t!” He says aloud, trying to placate the monster clawing at the edges of his mind while his own thoughts race with worry for you. Foul Legacy falls silent, and for a moment Childe thinks he’s won the argument, before he hears a sudden, deadly growl. If you won’t, then I will. There’s barely time to blink before Foul Legacy assumes control of their shared body, inhaling the crisp air and flexing his talons. Without a backward glance he leaves, star-speckled wings spreading and catching the seaborn wind. The agents will awaken to their Harbinger missing, but Foul Legacy doesn’t care- the Fatui’s petty problems are unimportant compared to your pain. His haste is so great that he reaches Liyue Harbor just as the sun is setting, touching down carefully outside your back door to avoid the late-afternoon Millelith. The door’s unlocked, a foreign scent leading inside, and with a growl Foul Legacy enters your home, gaze landing on Zhongli who whirls around in shock. The ex-Archon exhales in relief when he sees Foul Legacy, moving aside to reveal your frail body curled on a bed, fingers clenching the sheets in discomfort. A frantic cry tears itself from Foul Legacy’s throat, rushing past Zhongli to kneel by your side, claws hovering over you, unsure where to place themselves. Zhongli pats his shoulder, trying to reassure the Abyssal monster, and the commotion shakes you from slumber and into unsteady wakefulness, dazedly looking at your love. This must be a dream, it has to be. Childe’s somewhere overseas, completing his latest task for the Tsaritsa; he shouldn’t be back for weeks. And yet, Foul Legacy stares at you, crystalline eye flooded with concern as his whines dip, with some effort, to gentle purrs and he slowly extends a hand to you. “Legacy…” You catch one of his claws in a weak grip, fingers wrapping loosely around the talon before falling back to the mattress, and Foul Legacy whimpers at your lack of strength. Archons, you’re so frail- just how long had you been suffering before Zhongli wrote to him? His hand brushes against your forehead, only to immediately recoil when your skin burns with sickening warmth, far beyond a healthy range. Your eyes flutter shut, too exhausted to stay awake but comforted by the presence of the one you hold dear. Foul Legacy watches you drift into an uneasy sleep, absentmindedly playing with your hair. His touch calms your fevered dreams, and soon your features relax into an expression more peaceful than Zhongli’s seen in days. Legacy’s gentle coos turn to a low hiss as he turns to face the funeral consultant, keeping his claws gentle but his glare steady and pointing at you with his other hand. “Fix. Help. Heal.” And Zhongli simply nods, moving to fetch today’s dose of medication. When he returns, Foul Legacy has curled around your body, cradling your head against his chest and holding your limp hands. The room fills with soft, soothing purrs, refusing to pause even when Zhongli tilts your chin upwards so you swallow the bitter medicine. It tastes like mint and ginger in your dreams, and you nearly spit it out, but the gentle hand petting your hair urges you not to as you lapse back into slumber. From then on Foul Legacy never leaves your side. Day and night he tends to you, comforting your twisted dreams and giving you medicine and making you drink water, when he can. More often than not you feel his cool talons settle on your cheeks and forehead to stave off the heat, and in the fleeting moments you’re awake you can make out his figure keeping you company, claws wrapped around your hands and wings laying over your body like gauzy blankets. His routine is to care for you and nothing less, directed by the vague memories of when Childe’s own siblings were ill, and even when Zhongli stops by, the Abyssal monster refuses to leave you. In a way, Zhongli’s grateful- surprised, yes, but also grateful for the help. He could already see how your condition improved simply by having Foul Legacy tend to you, your breaths coming out easier and sleep being far more peaceful. When you’re in pain, Foul Legacy is too- and on nights when your head feels like it’s splitting open from agony and you can do nothing but cry, he cries with you, attempting to coo and reassure you only to break out into full sobs at the sight of your suffering. But such nights become few and far between the longer he stays, and soon he sleeps the starlit hours away alongside you, the need for constant supervision diminished. He’s napping by your side the day you wake up, tired but lucid, and cup his cheeks in your hands. Foul Legacy jolts awake with a surprised chirp, staring at you like he can’t really believe that you’re here, awake with your consciousness intact, giving him a sleepy smile. “Hi…” Legacy cries out and swoops down to bundle you in his arms, burying his face into your neck with overjoyed clicks and croons. You’re still fragile- he can feel it from the way you lean against him as you thread your fingers through your hair- but you’re alright, you’re okay, and you’ll only get better from here on out. With a tenderness only you’ve had the right of knowing, he sets you back down, the bed cushioning your aching bones, and you open up your arms towards him as an invitation. With a delighted trill he accepts and cuddles against you, claws wrapped securely around your waist and head nudging underneath your chin to make small, hoarse chuckles bubble out of you for the first time in weeks. Your laughter is the sweetest melody to his ears, and Foul Legacy purrs blissfully at the sound. Eventually your hands begin to slow, going from scritches to long, languid pets as sleep tries to pull you back under, fighting against it to no avail. Foul Legacy simply pulls you closer, slotting your body against his as he strokes your arms; his permission to wander back into unconsciousness. You yawn, snuggling impossibly closer and latching onto the scarf that hangs around his neck with a sleepy mumble of goodnight, before peaceful dreams inevitably claim you again. With a soft, affectionate rumble, Legacy pulls the covers over both of you and allows your quiet breathing to lull him to sleep, too, where you can both finally rest. “Love you…” It’s the sun instead of pain that wakes you, filtering through a space in your curtains and bathing you in golden light. You stretch, delicately, and crane your neck towards the Harbinger dozing beside you, before nudging him with a mischievous grin. Childe mumbles, blinking tiredly- it feels like he’s been asleep for days, the only thing on his mind being the murmur from an exhausted but happy Foul Legacy- and when he turns he’s met with the sight of you, the effects of your illness still present but almost invisible due to the smile on your face. “Good morning.”
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despairots · 11 months
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━━━━━━━━ the ballerina dancing in the rain.
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pairings ━━━━━━━━ scaramouche x gender neutral! ballerina! reader. reader is a puppet and apart of the fatui, working underneath scara. takes place where scara is apart of the fatui. for story purposes, reader has short hair sorry long hair royalties :( reader has an anemo vision and uses a sword. reader has protective issues over scaramouche and hates dottore
content warning ━━━━━━━━ has some suggestive things at the end (only bc km on my period and hormones have been acting up), most likely angst at some point, murder, mentions of abuse, mentions of being totured and being tested on, may be ooc.
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do you walk in the shadows of men who sold their lives for a dream? most people thought you were weird due to being restrained from emotions and body stitches, they didn’t know what was the reason.
and working under scaramouche, the balladeer, you were bound to be scolded and yelled at him but you were prepared, already experiencing this type of behaviour before in your past.
he thought you were weird, doing everything you were ordered too and did everything perfectly right, and no matter how many times you were scolded, yelled at, slapped, you didn’t react, almost have done this before.
it intrigued him also due to the fact you popped into the files in thin air, no records of your past nor origins.
but no matter how many times he said he didn’t care for you at all, he still followed you around when dottore called for you as you trailed behind him like a stray dog.
he didn’t know what brought himself to do that, he said he didn’t care… does he care? he couldn’t possibly. you were just a mere fatui agent that some what was important to the harbingers.
“seems like your joints have been fainting.” scaramouche watched dottore glide his finger’s against your nude arms, tilting your fingers to his liking to examine you whilst you sat there, staring down and sitting still.
scaramouche listened, like he usually does to ensure your safety— safety? since when does he care about your safety? a mere human that worked under him?
he heard dottore sigh and drop your arms to your side, “you’re lucky you’re important to the tsaritsa or else i would’ve experimented on you like the harbinger you work under.” he commented which was a bad move on his part.
scaramouche gritted his teeth and frowned, knowing that comment was directed to him, “what’d you say?” you sneered with venom, glaring up at him due to the comment he made.
dottore laughed at you, knowing your undying loyalty and protectiveness towards the balladeer. “gets angered at the mention towards the harbinger their working under!” even if scaramouche couldn’t see it, he knew you were fuming.
his laughter quieted down, watching you pull your coat over your body to hide his gaze even though his seen your body a million times because of searching for your disappearing joints and being experimented on.
“are you done? or are you gonna continue your experiments?” experiments? scaramouche peeked through his hiding spot, surprised by your amount of chatter and the sudden mention of experiments.
“oh, right! but it seems like we have a guest.” the two of you looked over at scaramouche who interrupted with a frown, “sir?” your body tensed at the sight of him before looking down in shame.
his gaze flickered to your figure before dottore, “what are you doing to them?” he walked up to you two, glaring up at him, “you’ll see.” he paused and looked down at you, taking notice of you putting your boots back on.
“[name], wanna tell him what you really are and what your purpose is?”
“i’d rather not.” you quickly replied to get out of the position you are, ignoring the fact that you were just saved from being tortured, “oh? why not? wouldn’t your dear harbinger like to know?”
you looked at scaramouche and looked back down, hands clutched onto your coat before dottore grabbed your wrist and pulled you over to his desk of files, mostly filled with you.
he gave the files to scaramouche who quickly opened it after dodging your attempts on taking them away from him, “wait!— sir, please don’t read them!” your pleads fell upon deaf ears, dottore holding you in place.
[name] ━━━━━━━━ the ballerina dancing in the rain.
his eyes scanned through your files, eyes slightly widening every time he read what dottore had written down. he closed it and handed towards dottore and glared at you, who wanted to shiver up and die.
“[name]’s a puppet, specifically a puppet for the hydro archon. they’re exactly like you.” dottore stated, grinning evilly down at you who frowned.
that was when scaramouche realized, you were exactly like him, but instead of being discarded, you were kept but ran away due to outliving your loved ones and being abused over and over again.
that was why he felt a weird feeling towards you, a feeling of similarity. you felt that same feeling towards him, that’s why you decided you to perfect everything just the way he wanted.
you were important because you were just a replacement for scaramouche, a new test subject.
“let go of them, dottore.” dottore quickly let go with a smirk as you rushed to scaramouche’s side, who took your wrist and left the place to his office.
it was quiet, enough to your liking but scared of what scaramouche wanted from you due to the fact that he just rushed you both away from the doctor.
“sir?” he pushed open his office door and shoved your shoulders against it, head against your collarbone, flustering you as you stood still, waiting for his sudden outburst he’ll have if you moved.
“why didn’t you tell me?”
“hm?” he lifted his head up, hands now on your neck with care that he didn’t hurt you, “that you were a puppet.” you looked down, “i didn’t think it was important.” shrugging, you felt his grip tightened.
“why?” “what am i supposed to say? oh, i’m a puppet for the hydro archon but i ran away due to restatement towards her. was i supposed to say that?” you scoffed with an eye roll, probably a bad idea but who knows.
“you can’t blame me for not wanting to tell you.”
“you brat.” he dragged you into a rough kiss, stopping you from ranting on and on, suddenly feeling comfortable to show your real personality towards him.
you jumped, hands reacting fast, reaching to his wrist but not pulling away. it was like your body resisted, like your body enjoyed having his lips on yours.
he shoved you back harshly on the door again to which you didn’t mind when you relaxed and wrapped your arms around his neck, moaning slightly into his mouth.
all what was heard last night was the slight sound of moaning and grunting to which you woke up to the marks on your neck and the balladeers body pressing against yours.
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Watching From The Sidelines P.2
[SAGAU X SHAPESHIFTER READER]
Synopsis: You were living very comfortably as a wealthy business man, but issues start to occur to ruin your peace.
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A/n: y/n is gender neutral and goes by they/they however is referred to as business man and your grace.
Tag list:
@randomnatics @the-2nd-random-kid @smokey-cat @moosieman12345 @nexylaza @stellakito @apple-ai
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You were sitting at your desk , foot up, a pen gently tapping on your lips as you thought as what to do. Your adjusted your sunglasses back as you eventually sigh, adjusting the large coat you wore. Setting the pen down and sitting up straight as you put on your thick gloves.
You wore many layers to limit physical contact with others and prevent small cuts to reveal your identity. Even if you regenerate fast, it's a hassle to hide. You eventually stood up peering out the window, looking at the temple outside.
You couldn't help but smile at the mess occuring this time. You open the doors to the outside balcony and leaned on the railing watching the scene play.
The Archons we're getting frustrated at the imposter, with each day they are loosing more of their faith. It's obvious by their body language and attitude.
Especially today is really bad.
But even knowing that the imposter will die, you can't help but envy them. Only because they are using your face so freely. You miss staring at your face and being called by your true name. Not m/n.
But at the same time it's better to be called m/n then be dead.
You scoffed as you eventually met eyes with Zhongli. He noticed you up above, he almost taken aback by your calm demeanour. As if you weren't unfazed but expected this. He looked at Venti and Ei who are still pleading with the creator. When he looks up to see you, you simply disappeared back into the building.
He can't explain it but something is definitely wrong.
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You were back inside, sighing as you poured yourself a drink, sipping on it quietly glancing out the window before facing at the door.
There was a small knocking.
Your assistant, walked inside your office leaving a pile of papers to do. You also had a meeting to attend to with your assistant over new products and manufacturing.
Thank the gods for those manhwa stories.
Anyway, you looked at the papers Infront of you mindlessly. Before both you and your assistant alerted to a loud noise outside. You set the papers down looking outside, the was a mob of people.
Apparently they are starting to ralley against the imposter. However what you didn't expect is the praying for forgiveness from so many people. You can hear them and it's giving you a headache.
You open the doors and peered out from the balcony, with your assistant behind you.
"It seems their going to execute them." Your assistant says bluntly.
You hummed in response, "Most likely. I don't blame them."
"What do you mean sir/ma'am? Did you predict that this will happen."
You thought for a second, "Did you ever see the creators disciples happy? No, they just did what is told of them. Blinded by the thought of their creator returning. Plus, they themselves saw the truth. But then again I'm not a believer of the creator. I prefer Lady Tsaritsa. "
That was a lie you technically used, often to distant yourself from the whole creator faith. Plus most SAGAU fics don't include her so it's an easy lie to use. Besides giving donations you didn't have to do much.
"sir/ma'am what do you think will happen after the fake God's death?"
You gripped onto the railing, " That, I do not know. Maybe search for the true Creator? Who knows. So much years passed. They could be dead. "
Your assistant just nodded, as the blade fell down on the imposter killing them instantly. Their red blood pooling under them.
On lookers disgusting, baffled and enraged.
Others were pleading for forgiveness and mercy.
The Archons were disappointed with themselves.
But you? Oh, you had the biggest shit eating grin you had on your face.
"Miss Lee, order the finest champagne and ask the maids to prepare me a snack it seems it'll be a long day today. " You ordered, with your arms behind your back.
"Yes Sir/Ma'am." She bowed and quickly left the room. You just watch the chaos around you, it felt wonderful. It was exhilarating, the screaming, crying, anger. You can practically taste it. It was delicious. You practically felt high on it.
Eventually you took a deep breathe and calmed down.
It was going to be a very eventful week.
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Days later
Due to Imposters death, sales of products and price went up!
Why? It's simple the need of comfort!
It's human nature to use things to comfort themselves after something big as that!
People buy things they want and not need. From sweets, alcohol, materials etc.
Which means more mora, and with more mora that means living well and helping the poor. Which is a big plus.
After setting up the papers and finishing paper work, you can finally relax.
Well that's how it's originally supposed to go.
Now Infront standing in front you in your office was, Zhongli, Venti and Ei.
You cough, clearing your voice.
"Well, I didn't expect to see you three here, now may I ask how can I help you?"
They looked at each other, Venti speaking up first "Grace, why didn't you tell us?"
You blinked at them, " I beg your pardon? Grace? You must be mistaken. I'm just simply a wealthy business man, nothing less and nothing more."
Zhongli placed his hand on the desk, "My grace please, if your upset with us I understand but please don't say that."
You were having fun playing your role, "You do know this is blasphemous do you not? You kill a fake God and next thing I know I'm being called one? I don't wish to fall upon the same fate as them. "
God, you wanted to smile so bad, but you kept your face unfazed.
The three Archons looked remorseful, they going to practically beg on their knees for your forgiveness.
But before they can, your assistant walks in, " Sorry to interrupt but you have a meeting soon. "
You hummed, " Is that so? Well if you can excuse I must be on my way. " They wanted to stop you but you swiftly moved around them and headed out. Following behind your assistant with a smile.
After that, they started visiting you more and more, along side others you didn't expect.
Albedo, Aether, Paimon, Xiao etc.
They kept just standing around your office as you worked. They insist doing for you, but you always brushed them off.
Especially the Archons, they follow you around like dogs with tails between their legs. It was getting bothersome at points.
Even your assistant noticed this and was baffled at what was going on but all you could do is shrug and deny that your the Creator.
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Eventually you left liyue, to live in your manor and kept your distance. Knowing damn well they are probably looking for you frantically since you are no longer in the office building. And your assistant is taking control of that department.
You're betting at least a day for them to find you.
Laughing at the absurdity of it all, you can't help but feel proud. You hope they are ready for a game of cat and mouse.
Because your always going to be one step ahead of them.
Because where's the fun in revealing yourself now?
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Insatiable Madness (7)
|Sagau Yandere Fatui Harbingers x Reader|
It seems you'll have to restock some food soon... But is that really your biggest concern?
Reader is Gender Neutral!
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You couldn't get the words you wanted to say out of your mouth. How could you be so blind? So naive? It should have been obvious, the way their voices sounded the exact same, the way their characters acted a little too accurate for a fan...
What the fuck could they possibly want with you? You're not the leader of the country, or a famous figure, or.. or...!
"Stop squirming." Capitano ordered you, letting a brief and satisfying hum leave his lips when feeling you move less.
This is really happening. You thought it couldn't possibly get worse after seeing your family massacred in the restaurant. The clear pain and agony on the corpses faces, their screams being silenced by sharp weapons out of this world.
Perhaps if you never felt the need to play that stupid game you'd have been killed along with them, maybe that would have prevented your now never-ending grief.
Let's calm down, rethink things and gather what I already know. There's no use wishing for a different outcome when I can't change what's already been done. You thought to yourself, taking a deep breath.
These... Fatui Harbingers are after someone called The Decider. They used that... compass thing Dottore supposedly made to locate them, and as it pointed to me, they think I'm the person they're looking for. They killed everyone in the restaurant for some unknown reason and now they're trying to take me back to their world...
Arlecchino said 'The Tsaritsa has been searching for someone who can control what can't be seen for awhile now'... What could that possibly mean? As far as I'm aware, I have no special abilities or anything like that.
"You know, this is the quietest I've seen you since first finding you hiding in the toilets. It was very amusing..." Scaramouche taunted you, knocking your head.
You pretended to continue being stuck in your thoughts, and ignored him.
"Well, apart from when I beat you senseless." He corrected himself with a laugh. "How are those mortal bones you have? I should have hit you harder, that way you wouldn't be able to move..."
What a monster. I can't believe the harbingers were my favourite characters.
"Your taunting will break them if you continue." Signora rolled her eyes.
"Rosalyne is correct. Heartless puppet..." Arlecchino cursed under her breath.
"And your arrogance will lead to your demise, witch." Scaramouche snarled at Signora, turning his head to give a warning glare to both women.
"Enough." Pierro warned the two, seperating them with a push. He looked at you staring at the drama for a moment, then continued walking next to Dottore.
Capitano then placed you gently on the ground, keeping a firm grip on your shoulders to stop you from moving.
"Do not think this is a regular occurence," He sighed to himself, grumbling like an old man. "We're all a little unsettled in this world, we're usually more calm and collected in the presencse of prisoners."
Oh, no, I know very well from the game that this is a regular occurence.
"Stupid gadget..." Dottore cursed to himself, taking a screwdriver and tinkering with it.
"Dottore, you've been tinkering with that compass like a mad man since we first arrived in this world." Sandrone eyed the doctor suspiciously.
"Assuring it'll function correctly is all I'm doing."
"Deary me doctor, I'm beginning to doubt your intentions." Columbina smiled at him whilst using her body to block his path.
"You're mistaken in your intrusive comment."
"Miss Columbina is correct," Pulcinella frowned at his coworker. "It's becoming suspicious how you're delaying our departure of this world.
"Do you really think I want to stay here without my lab? Without my clones? Without my life's work?"
You could feel the tension rising as each harbinger began to question the doctor. You knew they didn't really get along in game... but it was frightening to actually view it in real life.
I'm starting to feel sorry for the fatui underlings who have to pretend they don't hear anything...
As they continued to argue, you began to notice where exactly they had taken you.
The park? It's practically deserted, nothing like how you saw it earlier in your aunt's car. The bird's which once flew for their children hid in their nests, the squirrels hiding in their little burrows for comfort.... It truly was something new.
"Hey comrade! We're talking to you." Childe tapped your forehead.
"You definitely weren't talking to me. You were talking to him." You pointed at Dottore, who's arms were crossed.
Although, now that you're paying attention, somethings noticeably wrong. The Harbingers all don't look as confident as they once did, they were all looking at you, some had hopeful expressions whilst some glared at you.
"We definitely were." Sandrone scoffed.
Next to Dottore's feet was a crushed compass... wait, did he destroy his gadget?? How the hell were they going to leave Teyvat without it?
Hold on, isn't that a good thing? That means they can't take me to Teyvat... but it also doesn't change me being held hostage...
Also what happened to the police? They left as fast as they came!
"Stop leaving us." A harbinger clicked their fingers in front of your face. "The Director asked you a question."
"..." You stared at him in confusion, due to you not hearing the question and being too scared to ask him to repeat.
He simply sighed, and realised the context of your conflicted response. "Do you happen to have a house near this area?"
what.
"Of course..." You replied quietly. You had a feeling you knew where this was going, and it wasn't going somewhere you found favourable.
"Guide us to your home, any tricks will not be tolerated."
Are you kidding me? I'm not taking them to my house!
"Do I have the right to refuse due to privacy?" You asked after pretending to think about it.
"No." All the harbingers replied at the same time.
Great.
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You unlocked the front door of your parent's house with frantic thoughts. Good thing you were gifted an extra set of keys for your 16th birthday a couple years ago...
Fortunately, you hadn't encountered anyone who recognised the harbingers. Unfortunately, however, the police still hadn't found your new location. You thought they would have thought to track your phone by now, but it seems they haven't...
Is there something stopping them? Or maybe, they're trying to think of a plan to save you?
Let's not think about that right now, right now you have unwanted guests in your house.
"I'm setting some rules." You spoke loudly, causing the whispering schoolgirls to hush.
"Who said you could set rules? Have you forgotten you're not in control once more of your situation?"
"That's where your wrong!" You smiled. "This is my house. Which means I am in control here. That's just how it works, sorry!"
"What sort of bullshi--"
"We understand." Pierro nodded. "What rules do you plan to set? As long as they are equal I will not stop you."
"First of all, my bedroom is off limits." You glared. "This is because it's a special place for me, and I don't want it to be ruined by Fatui Harbingers whose manners are that of a barbarian."
Of course, you weren't going to tell them the real reason was because of the embarrassing merchandise and a certain Childe pillow and whale plush on your bed.
"Understandable." Dottore glared at Pantalone, who simply shrugged with a playful smile.
"What? I routinely check your lab for good reasons you know."
"Secondly," You shushed the millionare. "Don't fucking break anything or take apart a piece of technology in this house. Any questions must go to me."
"Who do you take me for?" Sandrone crossed her arms.
"Weren't you the one talking about taking apart the giant machinery in the restaurant earlier?"
She stayed quiet.
"Where's the fun in that Decider? How do you suppose I understand this world if you won't let me investigate?" Dottore whined, picking up the TV remote he found next to him.
"You ask, like a normal person."
"How normal do you think I am?" He argued back pressing buttons on the remote with confusion.
"This can't possibly control a weapon, there's too many buttons..." He muttered to himself.
"That's a remote control for the TV. Well, since you'll probably want the full name: the television." You said, snatching the remote out of Dottore's hands and pressing the power button.
The TV lit up, and showed a woman introducing the news of the previous day.
"Woah! That's so cool!" Childe swooned, walking directly in front of it.
"Don't stand so close!... Oh my god, I sound like my mother." You shuddered at the end.
"What exactly does it do?" Pantalone questioned, slightly smiling whilst taking a seat on the sofa.
"One, I didn't say you could make yourself at home. Two, it displays what you want it to display. It's a type of monitor, meaning it's programmed to be connected to whatever you want it to connect it to."
"I don't follow..."
"Alright," You sighed. "This Television screen displays the programming in this little box." You guided the harbingers.
"This remote control guides the programming to show what you want to see at a point in time. For example, if I didn't want to see this woman talking, I go to the menu where I can see all the channels and choose what I want to see! Or, if you know the specific number for that channel you want to watch, you input it using these buttons."
"Like a performance on a stage!" Columbina giggled, her hands clapping with glee.
"Not exactly, but if that helps you understand I suppose the idea works."
"This is genius." Dottore hummed in delight. "But you're absolutely terrible at explaining. Let me try."
Dottore then scrolled down the list you demonstrated, he squinted his eyes at the words... almost as if he couldn't understand them. He then pressed on a random channel which almost seemed coincidental.
"Oh please don't click on that one, I'm squeamish." You sighed, covering your eyes when watching him click on it anyway.
"Dottore get that disgusting surgery off of the... the... thing!"
"The screen." You reminded Sandrone.
"That's right! The screen!"
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Finally done! Updates will begin to slow down once again as school holiday's are almost over and stress begins... No need to fear, I won't stop working on this.
Little unrelated note: I HATE THE DESERT. I wanted to finish it before I move to Fontaine but it's taking me forever 😭😭
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Please don't expect too many happy, nice and generally fluffy scenes.
This is Yandere, a genre which should never, under any circumstance be considered normal. It's abusive, unhealthy and leads to a lot of victims facing awful conditions which they never should or ever have to endure no matter who they are.
This is fiction that I'm writing, meaning it's all taken light-heartedly IN A FICTIONAL SENSE.
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shenachigans · 9 months
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LETTER | Signora/Rosalyne
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PAIRING: Signora/Rosalyne x Gn!Fatuus!Reader
CW: angst no comfort, character d3aths (two people are implied to pass away), toxic relationship, reader and Signora are only flings, mentions of su!cide, mentions of smut but not explicitly, Scaramouch makes an appearance.
SUMMARY: You were nothing but a fleeting moment in the Fair Lady’s life, but a single letter caused a permanent scar in her heart, far worse than what Rostam left her. 
A/N: Ask me why I rewrote a fanfic from 2021 in 2023. It’s because I needed to get out of this damn thing called writer’s block <3 This original fanfic was inspired by a convo I had with Kuro about Signora’s death… :( It’s gender neutral but it was written with a female reader in mind. Her Majesty refers to the Tsaritsa and Rostam is Signora’s late lover btw.
WORDS: 2,413
(FANFIC IS UNDER THE CUT!)
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Signora… Rosalyne, rather, is a woman who harbors negative emotions. Rostam’s death brought her so much grief, turning her into the misunderstood Crimson Witch. Love rendered Rosalyne miserable, and the burning fire in her heart was too powerful to extinguish. 
It was because of the Tsaritsa that made her who she is today, a cold Harbinger named Signora, the Fair Lady. She devoted herself to the Cyro Archon for vengeance so that she may let her lover rest once and for all. Everything she does is to honor him, and she will continue to do so until she meets him again. 
The power of liquid fire gave Signora a longer lifespan. It was useful for revenge, but it was dreadful when she longed for her lover. They have been apart for so many centuries. But amid her life, someone caught her attention.
You were but a simple Fatuus messenger who served the Sixth Harbinger Balladeer. It was rare for Harbingers to cross paths with one another, much less their servants, but Signora saw you — far more than she could remember. 
She observed you from afar out of pure interest. Perhaps she was bored. Perhaps she found you suspicious, for you were too naive and pure to work for an organization like this. But you were skilled in your field. Your talent juxtaposed your looks, she admits. And so she asked the Tsaritsa to place you in her division, deeming you would be more fit under her wing.
The Fair Lady wanted to keep you. 
The reason: unknown. 
The ambiguity of why Signora took you in soon disappeared. She found herself seeing a part of Rostam in your nature. It was more apparent when she learned of your feelings toward her. Just like Rostam, she would say, of course, not in your presence. She became infatuated with you over time. It wasn’t the same infatuation as your previous lovers, but you welcomed her with open arms. 
How could you deny the woman, who was clearly out of your league? 
When Inazuma closed its borders, your relationship as lovers became official, albeit a secret from the others, though everyone can sense a rather unusual intimate atmosphere between you two. 
You two weren’t like others, not because you were in a relationship with your superior, but because she was indifferent and sought your affection, not you. It may be because of her past — that you didn’t know of — but you pushed the heavy feelings aside as you were grateful to have the privilege to call Signora yours. 
You did everything you could to make her feel loved, and Signora felt like her old self, the young maiden from Mondstadt, Rosalyne: the young woman who was in love with a knight named Rostam. But your time together was fleeting.
The demise of your relationship started when she was assigned to collect the Gnoses per the Tsaritsa’s command. You two became equally busy. Signora became more distant and tense, too focused on the mission as if she had been waiting for this moment. She has, but you didn’t know why. 
Other Fatuus turned their backs on you upon learning your relationship with the Harbinger. It was understandable, but you didn’t receive special treatment. You worked harder than everyone else, and Signora was harsher toward you, pinning every mistake your peers committed. 
Thoughts filled your head, wondering if your relationship with Signora was normal for lovers. All she does is take, take, and take, but not once has she given you the same affection. You tried to understand her, but you were hurting yourself. Even so, you still loved her, because love comes with pain, does it not? Surely, this is only a bumpy road in your relationship.
You were wrong. You knew your relationship was over when Signora requested Her Majesty to place you back in Balladeer’s unit. She didn’t say anything, but her actions told you of her intentions. It hurt how cold she was to you that day as if you weren’t the person she shared her bed with, entangled in each other’s bodies. She acted like your time together meant nothing to her.
As you readjusted to being under Balladeer’s command, not once have you seen Signora. You knew she didn’t want to see you anymore, but your heart did not waver, rather, your heart ached from not seeing her. You were holding onto false hope — hoping she was only distant to remain professional, but you knew she was too busy, or did not bother, to officialize your parting. 
Everything you did was for her, just as everything Signora did was for Rostam. You realized you knew nothing of her past, save for having a lover. You did not know him, what their story was, and how they parted. But you saw longing and love in Signora’s eyes. 
There were times when Signora looked at you with an unrecognizable gaze. Only now did you learn what it was. The ache in your heart was unbearable, knowing you were just someone to fill the hole in her heart, the hole Rostam left. She didn’t love you like you loved her. It hurt so much. But you were meant to be utilized, for you were a tool. A tool has various purposes. Signora merely took advantage of your love to fulfill her needs. 
It was hard to accept, but you tried to, for this was reality. After all, the Fair Lady gave you, a mere Fatuus, an opportunity to become part of her private life. A Harbinger cannot be romantically involved with an underling. Although you can no longer call her yours, it was a privilege you had, and you will forever cherish your time together, because everything you do is for her, regardless of what she saw you as. You were only flings, but your feelings for her will remain eternal.
You just hope she will remember you, even when you no longer live… 
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“What uselessness. Your lover, rather, ex-lover, tried to attack the blonde due to some personal grudge. My plans would’ve gone smoothly if not for their interruption,” Scaramouche grumbled, crossing his arms with a petty scoff. “It wasn’t even a big injury; they bled to death. Her Majesty would’ve had them disposed of were they to survive anyway.” 
Signora was too engrossed in your state to process his words as horrified eyes gazed at your lifeless body before her. Cuts and bruises decorated your skin, and the shine in your eyes was now dull. She had realized you were dead. But somehow, you looked more at peace, as though she could see you smiling at her with glimmering eyes. She felt her heart sink from the thought.
“I could’ve left them where they were, so you owe me, Signora. Alas, you better not linger for too long, you have yet to meet the Shogun,” are the words the puppet told her before swinging the sliding the shoji doors and disappearing to who-knows-where.
It was a déjà vu, a familiar feeling, yet it was different. Signora’s feelings didn’t make sense. You were nothing but a fleeting moment in her life, but the impact you had on her was great. You passed away fighting someone, like Rostam when he fought in the war and lost his life. Only this time, there was a corpse presented before her.
Signora didn’t know how long she towered over your body and bore into your soulless eyes, but it must’ve been a while for salty tears pooled on the bloody tatami mat. And so she fell on her knees as her sobs grew louder. Trembling fingers carefully mounted your head on her chest, cradling you like a newborn child. The growing pool of blood tainted everything around you, including Signora’s precious dress.
Your body was losing warmth each second, and she was desperately holding onto everything that was left. Signora received everything you had. She wishes you keep your warmth. You can’t throw it away like some fool, but she knew it was too late. Your fingertips were as cold as her delusion’s powers. 
The last time she cried, tears of amber rolled down her cheeks, turning her into the Crimson Witch as liquid fire consumed her. But here she was, weeping salty tears like a human being. Does a part of her humanity still linger within her? Was this your doing? It was a bittersweet feeling, she admits. But she remembers you’re no longer with her. Your bright soul is gone because of her.
“You fool! I… I couldn’t even say goodbye…”
The woman you gave your heart to let her walls down as she grieved, her heart tightening from the pain. 
But didn’t she use you? Why would she grieve for a pawn she used? She couldn’t possibly have the right to mourn for you when your death is the consequence of her actions, her indifference. 
Signora hugs you close as she rocks on her knees like a mother hushing her crying child. But she was crying, and you were hushed, still and cold, stinging her skin. Only your blood remained warm, but it was soon drying up, becoming as cold as you, further bringing pain to her heart.
Is this Celestia’s punishment for going against the heavenly principles? Must her life be full of woe? 
Signora’s sobs resonated around the room, grief apparent in her cries, hugging you tighter and tighter, refusing to let you go until her fingers brushed against a tattered letter from your coat’s pocket. Tears soaked her attire to clear her vision and grab the letter. 
Her stomach churned as she saw to whom it was for. It was for her. 
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Dear Signora,
I never got to know your real name, My Lady. I didn’t want to pry by asking, but your name must be beautiful. It’s a shame, really. I would’ve loved for your name to fall from my lips. It would’ve been intimate of us, don’t you think? Alas, we weren’t meant to be. I understand you have your reasons for being distant and for using me. It was painful — for the woman I love does not reciprocate my feelings — but I hold no grudge, nor regret giving my life to you. I’m honored to have been able to give you my love. I will forever cherish the fleeting moments we shared. 
I’m writing you this letter to officialize the goodbye we never had. The moment I was brought back to my unit, I knew we were over, but I hoped you would come back for me. It was a foolish thought, I know, but it’s funny now that I think about it. I really am in love. And I keep hoping for something impossible because my feelings are strong for you, My Lady. Please don’t feel burdened. I say this because, as much as you try to hide it, and it may be presumptuous of me, but you care. You may not love me, but I can feel your caringness toward me. I’m grateful. I truly am.
Now, if ever you read this letter, it means I’m no longer alive. I made sure of it. It would be a miracle if you even found this letter. Please don’t misunderstand the situation. I wavered a duel with the traveler for a reason. Even if I came back unscathed, which would be another miracle, my life would be terminated by Her Majesty for my disobedience. I don’t dare to take my own life. Frankly, I wish to say I’m tired, My Lady. I simply do not find joy in being alive anymore and wish to rest. I’ve been planning for this moment for a long time, even before I met you, so please don’t blame yourself for my death. I admire how you still have that will within you. The reason must be to avenge someone you loved, no? I apologize for doing some background work on your history, albeit not finding much, but I wanted to know more about you. 
I hope you succeed, My Lady. I wish for you to lay off your burdens and find peace. I want to thank you for making my life bloom with color before I left. Therefore, I have no regrets in life. Although without your permission, allow me to say I love you. I may have never said these words in front of you, and have been contemplating whether or not to say them, but I was too late to decide. Thus, I end my letter with my declaration of love and parting.
I love you so much, My Fair Lady.
— Your former Fatuus underling.
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The letter fell from her grasp as she drowned in grief, the ink drowning in her tears, rendering the paragraphs illegible. Was she so distant that you dared not sign your letter intimately? You even addressed her formally, as if it was a report. Why did you stay with someone like her? She knew why, but she refused to acknowledge it. You loved her so much that you put yourself and your pain aside to please her and let yourself get used.
Signora cups your face, gently pressing her warm lips against your forehead, your eyes, your nose, your cheeks, until your cold lips meet with hers. How your lips cuddled against hers, oh so perfectly. Only now did she realize how warm your kisses were, how you would smile and blush, even if it was a quick peck. Those kisses were your kisses, they weren’t Rostam’s.
She was responsible for your death, Signora assures. You may have been planning it for a long time, but her ignorance caused the last blow. Had she not exploited you, you might've still been breathing, and happy with someone who deserves you, someone who would devote their life to you, someone who would love you as you loved her. You were the flower she poisoned and left to wither due to her actions…
Signora truly did not deserve someone like you.
“My name is Rosalyne. Please say it, my name. Please speak, please…”
A blood-chilling cry of grief filled the room when you remained silent, unable to utter the name you yearned to say. You were gone, truly gone. She killed you.
Rosalyne didn’t choose you because you were an image of Rostam. She chose you because you made her feel human. But she was blinded, not realizing the truth behind her emotions.
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“Rosalyne!”
It wasn’t you; it was Rostam.
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A/N: For those confused with the ending, Signora follows canon events, which means she's...
© shenachigans — do not plagiarise, translate, repost, or copy.
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hiii! I’m currently crying because I really like the Tsaritsa but there’s no content of her! Like anywhere!! I know that you are very busy but please bear with me😅 I’m sorry if I’m bothering you btw 😢
what if Yandere!Tsaritsa has a lover who loves to cause trouble/hates the Fatui. It’s to the point she can’t maintain them, do you think she’ll ask her harbingers for help? Like have the 9th bribe them with money in order to keep them away from going on with their evil villain schemes 😈(just that they’re trapped in the middle of nowhere and don’t have much freedom..) or just have a harbinger check up on the Tsaritsa s’ s/o each once in a while
by the way, I feel like I may come here a lot (I normally do, but I don’t request) so can I be 👛 anon? 🙏🙏 thank you for reading, I know this was trashy (it’s my first time requesting 😭)
Hi i'm sorry it took a bit to get to this, i was worried about not being able to do good enough and wanted to make sure i could do your request justice! if you're still interested in being an anon for my blog i would love to have you :D
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Warning: this post contains yandere-themes, including delusional behavior, implied being held against ones will, and other potential topics. Please read at your own risk!
While she isn’t against asking the Harbingers to get you under control, she prefers to handle you herself. The Tsaritsa knew what kind of responsibilities she’d be taking on when deciding she wanted you, and thus she tries to avoid relying on them. At first, she tried to mitigate any negative feelings between you and her Harbingers by having you attend meetings with her, Fatui-related events, and other such things, but she has quickly learned it’s better to leave you in your shared bedroom and deal with any attitude when she returns home. 
During times when she has to be away from Zapolyarny palace or outside of Snezhnaya and can’t bring you, she’ll task one of her dear Harbingers with your care. It’s usually Pantalone or Capitano, Pierro is generally too busy, Pucinella is too easy on you, and the others have quirks of their own that she doesn’t hold high faith in. 
Long, slim fingers brush through the strands of your hair, tucking back any loose pieces and fixing the parting as she mulls over a thought in her mind. The Tsaritsa knows she has only another hour or so with you before she has to set off again, leaving you in the capable hands of her dear Harbinger Capitano. She hasn’t yet broken the news to you, knowing you’ll pitch a fit that is better dealt with by giving you space to lash out. She’d chosen Capitano this time specifically because you’d been extra testy lately, plotting escapes and trying to fight some of the lower-ranked guards posted outside your door. The large man could take quite a beating and she was hoping he’d be up for the challenge of your care. “My sweet Snowball, I’ve neglected to inform you until this point, but I have to leave Snezhnaya for some time. A minor god has appeared in a nearby nation and sparked trouble, Celestia has requested I step in to assist in handling them.” Her fingers pause in your hair for a moment before pulling away, allowing you a moment to process what she has told you. 
As much as she hates to do it, she often lies to you about where she’s going or why she has to be out of Snezhnaya. The Tsaritsa knows of your dislike for the Fatui and their motives, but she cannot simply halt her plan because you are heartbroken over it. Thus, she often will tell you false information, playing the part of the darling Archon that Celestia expects of her, but only in front of you.
Really, she rarely leaves Snezhnaya, often traveling to different parts of her nation to handle difficult tasks that the calloused hands of her Harbingers are not capable of. She has on occasion ventured out of the controlled walls of her nation, daring to visit neighboring ones in search of valuable items or materials, but she prefers to stay in Snezhnaya. While she may be powerful and well capable of defending herself, she sleeps easier at night knowing that you are within the same nation as her.
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dat-bruv-person · 2 years
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hii can i request a part 2 of 'oh to be a harbinger' ?
⍣ ೋ oh to be a harbinger, pt. 2 of this post!
a/n: wow, people really are simps huh-
gn!reader, poc!reader friendly always mwah <3
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Never again, the now ten Harbingers sighed to themselves, swearing an oath never to fail again. The sky was dark, and the Tsaritsa's Palace had an icy layer encasing it, creating prisms that reflected onto the snowy ground and precisely on your feet. Your cloak dragged elegantly on the floor and the expensive fur tickled the back of your neck. You rotated the gold, silver and platinum rings that adorned your fingers, their colours contrasting your own beautiful tone; and shook your wrist to check the time - the light of the moon making the pure silver glimmer. Oh to be a Harbinger, so much luxury and respect, but at what cost if you were going to die anyway?
Your mansion stood tall, and you were met with quite the sight: your maids and servants with a huge feast just for you. Unlike the others who abused their power and ordered others around like filthy dogs, you took pride in calling your servants allies and paid them salaries that would make even the richest of the rich's eyes water, in return they loved and served you wholeheartedly. It hurt both you and them when you had to go, but you always came back to a pristine home. You all had your share and gossiped as you always did, it felt like the whole mansion was a family: from the pets that you owned to your own workers. Oh to be a Harbinger, all that one loves must be left behind if one should make their way to the top.
Letters from Childe came pouring in through your letter box, cascading all over the floor as Pantalone (who had insisted on keeping you company to help you deal with your loss) accidentally "fell" over the polished floor. Deliberately stepping on them, he told you not to worry and that the ginger would always write back. You sipped your red wine, eyeing him as he smiled slyly and placed his hand on yours. Arlecchino, who'd been staying over claiming to also keep you company, cleared her throat as she descended down your marble staircase. Once she reached where you were sat, she rubbed your shoulders and whispered something that Pantalone couldn't quite hear. It didn't matter. Oh, to be a Harbinger, one person needs you when another person does - everyone needs you for something: a perfect environment for gossip and backchat.
Her Majesty has decided that you are her jewel in her crown, and no hand may touch you inappropriately. This presents many challenges, of course, but the Tsaritsa does not care for petty affairs such as these.
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Summary: Dottore had always been impressed and interested in the making of puppets, with Scaramouche at his disposal he could finally dive into the topic and create a prototype of his own..
Pairings: Scaramouche/Balladeer x puppet!reader
Notes/Warnings: Reader is completely gender neutral and has no pronouns beyond "you"! POC friendly! Reader is said to have long indigo hair, but is not physically described beyond that!
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When Dottore brought up the idea of creating a puppet as an experiment by following his design Scaramouche had said he didn't care what he did in his free time, but he truly did. Knowing first hand what it was like to be created as an experiment or to satisfy someone's curiousity, it was hard not to care even if he didn't want to. Especially when the Doctor had said that you would be created by "following his design".
It was dysphoric to live in a world full of humans that looked and talked exactly like you, but were so incredibly different from you. Humans who if they found out the truth would betray and fear you - not that he cared about anything like that anymore. But you likely would. You would have to go through that as well, if the Doctor didn't simply dispose of you after he was done tinkering...
Scaramouche had said he didn't care, but would occasionally he would go out of his way to deliver something to his corner at the palace to see his progress. Dottore knew immediately and would always have a smirk on his face when the Balladeer appeared to deliver something. He would love to poke fun at him, but he didn't. He would simply give some insight or details about his progress without acknowledging what they both knew to be true.
The Doctor was successful in creating you and giving you life, while you were made following his design you didn't exactly resemble him. There were some details and personality traits he could connect between you, well more like traits he had when he was still just Kabukimono - but at the same time you were very different from him too. Dottore had clearly had some creative freedom in what he made you look like, but the long indigo hair you had was clearly made to resemble his.
It was eerie looking at you as you reminded him so much of his past. You were always quietly observing everything around you with curious eyes, you tried so desperately to not be a burden to anyone. He hated your doe like eyes that would look his way occasionally, they were filled with so much innocence it was almost disgusting to him. Technically you were still in your infancy, just in a grown body.
In the end Dottore didn't much care for you or even need you. Creating you was a simple act of curiosity - to truly understand this delicate act of creating artificial life. Once his curiosity had been sated, he simply moved onto other things and never thought much of you or your presence beside him or away from him.
It was actually the Tsaritsa that gave you freedom and a name. While she wouldn't involve herself in matters conserning the Harbingers free time or personal life, she made an exception for you. To her you were alive and thus deserved to live like it, with your own room and own name - free to do whatever you wished. But truthfully you didn't know how or what to do with such freedom. Unlike Scaramouche you didn't have a purpose before or after creation, so you didn't have anything to strive for.
You weren't like humans, you couldn't have a normal life where you eventually grow old. You could potentially live till the end of time and it left you hollow. Longing for something you couldn't quite grasp, something like a purpose.
You stood barefoot in the pure white snow, your head tilted upwards towards the grey winter sky. The cold didn't bother you, you couldn't even truly feel it. The snow flakes raining down the sky fell against your face, but didn't melt when landing on your face. After all... you weren't a human. You didn't produce warmth that would cause them to melt away, you couldn't stay out too long to prevent you from being buried in snow. Perhaps it had been a joke, but you still followed the suggestion.
Scaramouche watched from the sidelines as you stood still enjoying the pure snowfall. He didn't know why he didn't just leave to do what he was supposed to, perhaps he was curious. His feelings and relationship with you were complicated to say the least. He wasn't your creator like Ei was his, but he felt some sort of connection to you. He didn't necessarily want to feel connected with you, but he did.
He hated that a small part of him was curious about you, of what you were like. If he could possibly relate to you or if he would form a connection with you if he were to approach you. Even if you were technically his kin, he knew it didn't mean anything as in the end even Ei had betrayed and forsaken him - who was to say you wouldn't do so as well?
You both knew he was there watching you, he often was. You never acknowledged him as he seemed to not want to interact with you. You did know of your connection, you would silently and carefully go through the Doctor's projects and had come across the plans that he used to create you. You longed to connect with him knowing he was possibly the only being you could ever relate to, but he refused to come close to you.
Unbeknownst to you he was actually quite protective of you. He had once heard some fatui members talking about you in a rather provocative way and it didn't sit right with him, he couldn't ignore it no matter how hard he tried. He didn't kill the morons, but he did make sure they'd never utter another word about you or to you. He didn't need to warn anyone else as the word spread around quite quick.
He would face stupid comments from the people he was supposed to acknowledge as colleagues, but he didn't respond to them. The next day he found you standing behind his door with a gentle smile and a nod. He had never seen you smile before, or been this close to you - his chest filled with unexpected warmth from the small interaction... You said nothing before leaving him standing puzzled in his doorway. You didn't need to say anything for him to understand what you meant. That was the beauty of your connection, you could understand each other so easily without the traditional need to say anything.
He later wandered out to the courtyard out of instinct and found you there once again gazing at the sky. This time though, he couldn't help but approach you. He didn't even know why or what he was going to say or do, but he still kept going. His steps caused the snow to crunch beneath his feet, alerting you to him. You curiously turned around to watch as he approached...
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A/N: Not proofread lol
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eepyuii · 4 months
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frostbite — pt. 9
pairing ; childe x gender neutral!reader
content ; childhood friends to “rivals” to lovers, slowburn-ish
cw ; direct mentions of cuts, injuries, blood and torture (dottore is mentioned so of course this comes with him), panic attacks
notes ; ANOTHA ONE‼️ yes that’s right bitches, i wrote up another fweaking chapter in between the time of the last one i published, HA
also, i’m really sorry for the sudden content warnings after the last few chapters having nothing LOL, i wanted to give a bit of backstory on how the reader feels towards dottore and what they’ve been thru with him and it’s,, a little messed up
finally, i know i was bragging about writing a chapter so fast but it’s partially because im going on a 3 day field trip this week and i didn’t want the days i don’t write to snowball like they did b4, and i also really liked writing this one!
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“from this day forward, you will honor the oaths you have made to her majesty the tsaritsa and you will stop at nothing to bring snezhnaya victory.”
zapolyarny palace always seemed to have a periwinkle glow to it. no matter how early or late in the day it was, the light from outside always shined the same shade, as if the entire atmosphere of the palace was in a different plane. but it wasn’t only the lighting- it was also the air, the chillingly still air, and the way any and every sound made inside the ceremonial chapel seemed to bounce and echo eternally, as if the structure of the building extended endlessly unto the ends of the reality.
being here made you feel choked.
lines upon lines of nervous recruits, stood still as perfectly as ice sculptures, as the harbinger on the pedestal spoke the words of the fatui initiation. the doctor, under his corvine mask, seemed entirely uninterested in his own speech, like it was only an unnecessary formality- which, in his defense, was exactly that. in fact, nobody in this room seemed like they wanted to be there, creating the most uncomfortable stillness possible. your right arm was also starting to ache from being held up across your chest for so long, fist tight over your heart.
thankfully, it was over before you could even realize. your fellow recruits scattered to leave the chapel, whispering to each other about how excited they were to finally be officiated officers. you don’t understand how they could ever be excited about this. eventually, you were the only remaining recruit in the chapel, staring into the ground as you were lost in your thoughts. so much so that you didn’t notice the doctor was still there too.
“you.”
the deep, emotionless voice you’d been already hearing speak for over half an hour now rang out in the empty chapel. instantaneously, your head jumped upwards to face the harbinger with a fearful gaze.
“you were the top student of the medical field, were you not?”
you nodded shakily.
“come. you’ll show me why you deserve to be here.”
you follow the doctor’s imposing statute around aimlessly as he leads you through dizzying hallways, until you reach a wide, dark room. light in the room is minimal and you could tell there’s several other people inside, even if you can’t decipher their features. the doctor shuts the door behind you and you hear a lever being pulled, the lights turn on soon after with an electrical hum. your skin chills as you’re finally able to see the other people- they’re all dottore. in all sorts of ages and likenesses, all of the presences in the room look exactly like dottore.
all the same light blue hair and uncaring scarlet eyes.
“omega. you’re back. is this the subject of the next operation?” one of them utters out into the empty room and you feel the weight of several gazes on you.
operation? you brush aside your bewilderment at the multiple dottores to truly take in your surroundings. the large room seems to be made of entirely different materials from the rest of the palace, like it was added to the building at a later date- it’s covered in metal plates bolted onto each other full of buttons and levers, the lackluster furniture is to match. in between the metal plates that consist the every surface of the room, there are thin, grated tubes with some sort of yellow, glowing energy flowing to and fro, it seems to be what powers the technology of the room. there’s several different cork boards practically drowning in scribbled papers and blueprints, bookshelves upon bookshelves full of thick dusty books and glass jars with either dubious substances or varied organisms floating in a transparent concoction. finally, at the very center of the room is a metal surgical table, attached to the tabletop are leather straps, as well as a small cart with seemingly medical tools on it. it’s truly undeniable where you are.
dottore’s laboratory.
and worse of all, it seems like a surgery was at hand. the doctor who escorted you here, apparently omega, orders one of his… clones to ‘fetch the subject’. one of them follows suit and clicks one of the buttons, soon after the surgical table starts to lower into the ground, like it’s on a lift. some minutes pass in total silence as the table remains disappeared and it’s in that time that you notice how violently your heart is beating, you’re not sure if you’ll die in the next proceedings but it certainly feels like it. finally the mechanical whirr of the lift returns to your earshot, it seems like the table is back.
unfortunately, along with the whirr, you hear terrified sobs.
your heart practically drops to your feet when the surgical table is within view again with a man on it. his chest heaves up and down rapidly with his cries and whimpers, his clothes torn and bloodstained. there’s a shove at your back and you stumble into the center, where the man is. another mechanical sound behind you and you turn to see all the dottores gathered to watch you, only they’re separated from you by metal railings that weren’t there when you walked in. within all of the stabbing gazes of the dottore adjacents, you catch omega’s eyes, who seem the most unfeeling and calculating of them all. every single one of them watch you like predators.
“you wanted to be a medic, didn’t you? well, heal.”
this has to be a nightmare, but why aren’t you waking up? the man’s sobs are incessant, like he physically can’t stop. gathering the smallest sliver of bravery, you turn back to the table and examine his situation. his outfit is practically ragged beyond recognition, but within what you can still see of it, you spot the fatui logo on his sleeve- this was a fatui officer. though more glaringly than that, are the cuts, bruises and pricks that seem to litter every inch of his body, all clearly intentional and strategized and oozing a scarlet shade that burned into your eyes. he was experimented on.
your hands shake almost beyond motor control, but you still get to work.
scrubbing and scrubbing and scrubbing.
the crimson specks gradually start fading from your hands, turning the sink water a translucent pink. you scrub and scrub and scrub, every surface and every crevice of your skin and it doesn’t seem to be enough. you scrub away the sounds of the man’s screams, his visceral reactions, but it’s not enough. you scrub away the image of the impossibly precise cuts on his skin, the ones you were supposed to treat, but it’s not enough. you try to scrub the doctor’s answer when you asked him ‘who was that man?’, but it’s not enough.
‘my last assistant’ he said.
your hands sting and you flinch, snapping from your brief spiral. there’s no sign of the blood anymore, the water is clear again. you know it’s completely clear because when the tears fall from your eyes and down into the sink, they join the water below seamlessly. you hear footsteps approaching you from the hall, somebody’s coming to the bathroom. you scurry to leave the bathroom, aggressively wiping your eyes to rid your skin of any wetness that might show you to be weak.
your wishes to escape this wretched day are unheard, as instead of leaving the bathroom done and dusted- you bump into the very person you heard approaching, because why wouldn’t that happen now. and why wouldn’t said person be none other than the eleventh harbinger himself.
“hey, be more careful wh- wait…” childe starts off his sentence with a warning, stoic demeanor, though it melts away quickly once he gets another glance at you. he seems to entirely pause to take in every little detail of your appearance before him, while you do your best to look off to the side and possibly hide the newly incoming tears in your eyes.
“y-y/n..? is that you?”
that’s it. you can’t take anything anymore today, it’s been too much. with that said, you simply turn on your heel and start walking away, not a word or look given to childe.
“y/n, wait!”
“y/n!”
“y/n? are you okay?”
you blink and you’re back at lingju pass, facing the entrance of the ruin guard research lab. this time, it’s paimon who checks on you, her small hand set on your shoulder and a mildly worried look on her face. you nod and give her a tight lipped smile, which she buys and turns to childe.
“here we are- welcome to liyue’s institute of toy research!” he gestures.
“yeah, we’re here! i can already hear the sounds of machinery inside, awesome!” teucer exclaims, nearly buzzing with excitement.
what he says is no lie either, from where you stand in the entrance of the- err… institute, you can already hear muffled hums and whirrs of the machines. they’re sounds all too familiar to you, but ones you don’t miss.
“what is this place? and how do you know about it?” paimon turns to childe.
“according to y/n, this is one of dottore’s research facilities.” childe looks over to you, letting you take the stage to answer in depth. you nod curtly.
“dottore is another one of the fatui harbingers and.. my direct superior, i’m technically his assistant. since before i ever even came close to meeting the doctor, he’s always had a passion for old technology and tinkering with it and so he converted these old ruins into a research lab dedicated to this.”
“huh? so the ruin guards are built by the fatui?!” asks paimon.
“well, no. they’re supposedly more related to the abyss- in fact, perhaps if it weren’t for the doctor’s particular interest in them, we’d likely be more opposed to them. so instead, we simply research them.”
your gaze is diverted towards another part of the distance in the ruins of lingju pass, where a ruin guard you’d previously spotted still sits inactive.
“..as to why these ruin guards have decided to up and roam about here, i received a letter earlier this morning from the doctor himself asking me to come by this facility to check in on it, as he decided to merely abandon it without shutting it down after he became uninterested in it- that’s why i ran into you guys here. and to add, this isn’t his only lab either, he has other minor facilities in other regions.”
“wow, yet another harbinger with a bad attitude!” paimon shakes her head disapprovingly and you can’t help but snort at her comment.
“but at least that explains why you were totally okay with bringing teucer here. we’ve got someone who’s qualified and knowledgeable on these things.”
childe nods wholeheartedly, with a grin that only exudes… pride? like he’s proud of the way paimon describes you, or at least proud of your trustworthiness in this situation- like he fully trusts that things will go swimmingly with you there. it’s something like that, but you can’t decipher what seems to be more probable. it’s not fully factual either and you scoff.
“i-i can hardly be called qualified or knowledgeable, i only know enough to navigate around them from my experiences with dottore. i don’t even know what this place looks like on the inside.”
“yeah, me neither.” childe adds.
paimon’s eyes widen. “w-wait, so… are you or are you not worried about your brother’s safety?!”
“of course i am.. but no matter what the danger is, i will parry it. isn’t that what any older brother would do?”
tiny footsteps are heard near you.
“what’re you guys chatting about? come on, let’s go inside!”
“ahah.. alright alright.”
you all finally head inside- the moment you fully walk in, it’s like a pang of the most bone-chilling familiarity hits you. the facility is built the same way as dottore’s lab in zapolyarny palace, which in itself is unsurprising, but it still manages to make you freeze in your steps. you can’t move. your vision clouds and you’re back in front of the operation table, tons of eyes scrutinizing your every move, blood on your hands, screams in your ears, you can’t breathe-
there’s a hand on your shoulder.
in your haze, you’re half expecting the hand to be omega dottore’s, as he’s readying to reprimand you for whatever mistake you might’ve committed and to make sure you’re never seen again. but instead, it’s childe there and his expression is nowhere near what dottore seems to bear on his own face every day, disapproving and diminishing- no, childe looks worried for you. not just worried but also… like he means to assure you that it’s okay, that he knows how you must be feeling and that it’ll all be okay now. you choose to believe him.
unfortunately, while the two of you were distracted back at the entrance, teucer decided to run up ahead into a room full of ruin graders with a door that shut behind him. the remaining four of you scurry to find another way inside and after figuring out some puzzles and intricacies, you manage to open the door for teucer. you’re still forced to go through more puzzles and inconvenient paths, even through lasers, before you’re able to meet with teucer again, who’s immediately interested in the next room over full of ruin guards.
“now, how about a little game of hide-and-seek?” proposes childe.
“uh.. now? but…”
“heh, i have a surprise for you, y’know.”
teucer’s interested is immediately piqued. “a surprise! what sort of surprise?”
“don’t worry, you’ll have the chance to look for it later. but before that, you just have to close your eyes, turn around and count down from sixty.”
“okay… sixty is a really long time, though.” the boy follows suit, albeit begrudgingly.
childe calls the rest of you to clear the ruin guards that are just waiting to activate and pummel you inside the room, while teucer still yells the numbers obliviously. however, these particular ruin guards prove to be unexpectedly tougher than the others and childe manages to take down the last one with little time on teucer’s countdown. as if to make his life harder, the conveyor belts in the room roll in a new group of the damned machines to attack. you and the traveler are already backing into defensive stances in front of teucer.
“three… two… one… okay, you ready?”
“give me another ten seconds, teucer. still hiding…” childe drawls to his unsuspecting brother while his dual blades charge up with more hydro energy and the ruin guards stomp ever closer.
you’re on the verge of a heart attack, throwing childe a panicked look as you pull out your own polearm, though still focusing on shielding teucer. the cheeky bastard only chuckles sheepishly while a mechanical fist is about to slam on him- the next second is blinded by a purple flash and you spot the monstrous stature of foul legacy in between the robots. if you weren’t so distressed, focused on protecting the kid in the room and in the amidst of a ruin guard attack, you’d be reprimanding him for resorting to the transformation after he explicitly said how much it strains him. he valiantly takes down all of the machines on his own and they fall defeatedly with dust settling in between them, while teucer is on the verge of finishing the extra ten seconds.
“..one… coming, ready or not!” teucer uncovers his eyes and turns around. for a moment, you’re afraid of him seeing foul legacy, but instead you watch his eyes brighten like never before and he runs up to the arrangement of full-scale mr. cyclopses on display for him- childe nowhere to be found.
you watch over him as he plays around and looks for his brother, fond grin overtaking your expression..
“this.. this is everything i’ve ever dreamed of! it’s mr. cyclops world!”
“isn’t it amazing, teuce’?!” you happily exclaim back.
“mhm… boy if these mr. cyclopses weren’t so big, i’d sure love to take one home.”
the traveler and paimon encourage teucer to actually go look for his brother, something he’d entirely forgotten about in his sheer joy and he scoots off elsewhere. purely by accident, you spot parts of a slumped figure from your peripheral vision and run over before you can even think to do so, the two travelers following suit. childe looks the weakest you’ve ever seen him- chest heaving, eyes unfocused, limbs loose. he looks up at you with all the strength he can muster to move his head up to do so and sighs in relief.
“it’s a good thing you three found me first… looks like using the foul legacy transformation while i was still somewhat injured took more out of me than i’d thought…”
you have half the mind to nag at him about it, but you remain silent.
“i’ve no idea what i’d do if teucer saw me like this. look at me, deflated as a burst balloon..” he mutters out shamefully.
“i hope this was worth undoing all my work.” you quip with playful seriousness.
“like i said, i can never pass up on an opportunity to test my limits… and that’s why i, tartaglia, am always getting stronger, heh. anyway, childhood dreams are all too easily shattered. even if you just leave them be, they will fall to pieces all by themselves. so someone has to protect them, right?”
the weight of his words settles into your chest and weighs it down along with it. you know now that both of you were direct victims of this- both at the same time but from different perspectives. your childhood innocence died when ajax disappeared, your dreams shattered when he came back ignoring you. ajax’s entire old self was killed by his new one in the abyss, when he had to learn to be a killer to survive. it doesn’t take two seconds to realize that the last thing he’d ever what was for his little brother to go what he went through. so maybe tearing the stitches you made on him was for a better cause after all.
“if you make a promise, you keep it. if you make a mistake, you apologize.. and if you give someone a dream, you defend it to the end. that is what family is all about, isn’t it?”
“quit the tough guy act already! you need to get treated right away, mister!” paimon reprimands childe, you think that if he wasn’t already too injured she’d add a flick to his forehead as well.
“don’t have to tell me twice.” you add.
“a fine suggestion, but first.. i have a little something for teucer. please give it to him on my behalf.”
childe fabricates a small mr. cyclops action figure from his pocket, explaining that he had it smithed some time ago, intending to give it to teucer whenever he returned to snezhnaya next. he asks the traveler and paimon to explain his absence to his brother, to which the traveler humorously responds with the classic pinky promise rhyme of your childhood, very clearly learned from teucer. they soon leave you and childe alone.
you sigh, rubbing your hands preparedly. “alright, pretty boy, let’s sit you back down before you pass out standing and make this harder for the both of us.”
childe, in the midst of complying with you, chokes on
his breath and halts his movements at the nickname.
“p-pretty boy?”
“that’s what the treasure hoarders called you, right?”
“ahahah… i guess so..”
once you crouch to his level, you spot a flush on his cheeks- seems like he might run a fever soon as well, better act fast. a light blue glow emanates from your hands as you conjure your cryo abilities, only this time with the intent to heal instead of attack. you hover your energy-filled hands all over childe’s body, though never touching him. after some cycling, he visibly untenses and regulates his breathing, a subconscious sigh of relaxation escaping his lips.
you wipe your hands and plop down next to him on the ground, turning to face his weak, shut-eye self.
“alright, i’ll stop being bitchy, you did incredibly well today. you’re a good brother and… and i-i’m proud of you for it, teucer’s a lucky kid.”
childe snickers weakly and mumbles the quietest ‘thank.. you..’. analyzing his demeanor, you can tell he’ll fall asleep any second- so better to admit vulnerabilities now than any other time, right?
“a-and, um… thank you also for, i don’t know, keeping me grounded back there? it’s probably very obvious that the doctor and i aren’t exactly the best of friends and this entire place just… reeked of him. but you noticed that and you helped me, so thank you.” you’re fidgeting to keep your head from dwelling on the matter.
there’s a sudden weight on your shoulder, though not like a reassuring hand. instead when you turn to see what it is, you’re met with the top of a head of ginger hair. you don’t know how to feel about it for a few seconds, but then you remember childe must be exhausted from everything today- so you do nothing about it. with slow, careful movements, you lean your own head down to rest on the top of his and the two of you remain in that position in silence.
“…come back with me…” whispers a rough voice.
“what?”
“when i go back to snezhnaya… come back with me. please..”
“…okay.”
you shut your eyes too.
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||Teamaker, Peacemaker||
??? x gn!reader
tw: spit
cw: enemies to lovers???, rivals to something, tension, spitting on ones tea, spicy but no smut sorry :(
i was drinking tea and listening to two feet so blame those for this.
i made this so you could basically imagine any male harbinger in this but i think childe, scaramouche or dottore fit best.
crossposted on ao3
for both male and gender neutral reader since there are no pronouns used
part two. part three
FEMALE ALIGNED DO NOT INTERACT (SHE/HER, SHE/THEY)
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you held back all your anger, your face remaining the same stone cold like it has been before, like it always has been.
the tsaritsa wanted you to mend your 'relationship' with him. the ungrateful little man(bitch) besides you.
you were sure you were both more tense than ever. seething hatred radiated off of your bodies. you could feel it and you were sure everyone else could aswell. even the guards outside were sweating.
this all wouldn't have happened if he just kept his mouth shut.
this rivalry of yours has been going on since the day the two of you had been introduced to each other, you could just feel his bad vibes the exact time he stepped into your line of vision.
the mocking look in his eyes, as if you were beneath him.
unbelievable, when in reality it was the other way around.
but no. day by day he continued to laugh at your face for everything you did.
the way you talked, walked and went about your day.
and archon's forgive you made one oh-so little mistake. he would never let you live it down.
forever.
if smugness and malicious intent were a person it had to be him. him, with his stupid little grin like he had something against you, like he would tear you down and get you on your knees.
no.
that can't happen, it won't.
those times are long over.
when her highness was done explaining your 'punishment', the both of you were escorted to a secluded room. it hasn't been in use for ages but it was still cleaned and a nice fire was burning to compete against the harsh weather of snezhnaya.
while you sat down on the seat which had its back to the fire, he didn't went to sit down at all, rather looking at the small collection of books in the bookshelf.
before the guards left you requested for some of your precious tea, you have just gotten a new delivery yesterday and you were delighted.
you would have tried it yesterday but your 'problem' just had to open his mouth. and then you did something you very much regretted now.
you could hear a 'tsk' form your fellow harbinger, though he still had his back turned.
"do you have a problem with me brewing tea? would you perhaps also like a cup?" you asked as you poured the hot water over the tea. the see-through water turning a warm yellow-orange almost instantly.
"oh no no- i just really don't get how someone could be so obsessed with something as simple as a cup of tea. it seems like a waste of time... i mean leaf water is all it really is, isn't it?" he answered and finally turned, his ever smug face present on his oh-so pretty face.
you really wanted to repeatedly slam it into the frozen ground so nothing was left but a clumpy mush of hair, bone, brain matter and blood.
who knows, with a little sugar it might make a good tea... then again you heard somewhere that human brain causes an incurable disease.
you watched him unimpressed as he sat opposite of you, your hand couldn't help but twitch in slight annoyance.
of course, he noticed.
"hah- you're to easy- as soon as i start talking bad about your 'passion', i press your buttons more and more- come on i know just raging inside. haha you really can't keep your emotions in check. what a bad example for a fatui harbinger" he laughed doen on you, as his eyes sharpened.
says you
he waited for your next move, your next slip up so he could tear you down more, so he might be able to make you able to beg him to stop, to get you down on your knees and beg for him to stop harassing you each and everytime you saw each other.
but not with you.
you closed your eyes and took a breath as you poured your tea, the infused steam of the tea filling your lungs.
it made you relax just slightly. it always has.
to his surprise, you poured a second cup of tea and pushed it to his side of the table.
he took a glance at the steaming cup and then back to you. his before confused face turned sly again, he took his cup to his lips and for a second you really thought he was gonna drink it.
but rather he collected a good amount of spit in his mouth, before disrespecting the golden water by spitting in it.
your grip on your cup tightened and your eyebrow twitched.
he stared at you the whole time he did it. intensely so. you saw something flicker in his eyes you couldn't quite read.
he set his cup back down, and took advantage of your shock as he took your own cup and downed it like it was fire water. another disrespecting move on his side.
(he regretted that since it burned his mouth, throat and stomach. he would have to deal with that later)
with a seemingly innocent grin he pushed his cup to you.
"i'm offering you my tea as a peacemaking contract, drink it and i'm never going to bother you again" he chuckled, he had to hold back his laughter.
so he thinks he has won, huh?
you face turned cold again, and with slow hands you reached for the cup. you could still see the thick bubblly liquid swimming on top of your his (your?) tea.
with stared at him the whole time.
scanning his cute little face twitch and change into confusion, shock then disgust. it was amusing to see.
your lips met his cups rim and you took a sip out of the cup. you both stared each other down, no one wanting to submit, to admit defeat and back off.
with your second sip you finished the small cup and you set it down back on the table.
he felt shivers down his spine when you licked your lips, getting each and every last drop of the hot liquid before you hummed in delight.
"it had quite the taste to it. maybe i should let you spit in my tea more often, or maybe put in something different from your body"
"now then, it is time for me to take my leave, since we're on even ground now we have nothing to talk about anymore no? our request has been fulfilled" and thus you left. and had you been turned around you would have seen the blush covering his face ears and neck.
he didn't want to know what you were implying (he knew)
you now had the same smug and sly grin on your face that he had before. and his vanished without a trace.
you stood up.
"fucking bitch"
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