I don’t know if your taking requests but I would love to read something about taking a bath with Andrew 🥰 anyway, I love you’re writing!!
this is genuinely the freakiest coincidence because i wrote half of this last night, wayyy before getting this request!! anon we share the same braincell
also thank you sm for reading!! i appreciate you very much 🤎🤎
cw: nudity (non-sexual), sappy and sickly sweet but at this point if you're coming here expecting anything else...idk what to tell you
“ah, you’re a sight for sore eyes,” he shuts the bathroom door behind him, shuts his eyes too and sighs for a long moment.
i flick some of my bath bubbles at him and squawk in mock outrage. “i’m naked in here, you know?”
still leaning against the door, he half-opens his eyes and smirks, “that supposed to deter me, darling?”
i take him in properly then—hair slipping out of his bun, messy, unruly, like he’s ran his hands through it quite a lot today. the sleeves of his sweaters are pushed up to his elbows. ink stains his fingers, calluses litter the palm of his hands.
“there’s no way the two of us are fitting in this together,” i laugh, “we’d spill water everywhere!”
“i’ll clean it,” he protests without missing a beat. “let me in? please?”
softness creeps into his features, the kind that melts my heart until it’s nothing but a beating mess at his feet. “get in,” i smile, “i’ve got a eucalyptus bubble bath going.”
sluggishly he begins to get out of his clothes—socks at first, tossed in one corner of the bathroom, then the sweater joins the pile. i stare at him, a bit mesmerised, at his stomach and chest and arms. all that skin on display, skin that i have touched and caressed and kissed a million times. and yet i feel breathless.
a moment later, he kneels by the tub, still in his jeans, and flicks a thumb at the corner of my lips. “got a bit of drool there, baby.”
i flush, and he steals a kiss, smug and satisfied.
“don’t be evil,” i pout, “i’ll uninvite you!”
“mm-hmm, and are you capable of that?”
i roll my eyes, trying to hide the smile creeping onto my face once again. it takes him a few more seconds to pull down his jeans, his boxers, and then i slide forward and make room for him.
the regret is instant. “oh my god,” i scrunch my eyes shut as water floods the bathroom, drenching the edges of his discarded clothes. all he does is laugh—impish and full of mischief. “god you’re lucky i love you!”
“i am,” he kisses the nape of my neck once he settles behind me, “i really am.”
his skin is warm when i settle against him. he smells like he always does—his cologne, day old now, the fabric softener he’s used since long before i knew him, and something that is entirely and inexplicably him. i breathe in deep until it fills my lungs, until the smell of eucalyptus almost disappears from the room.
“how was your day?”
“honestly?” he sighs, and starts a vague soapy doodle on my thigh. “it was a lot. not quite so physically, just…emotionally. i couldn’t wait to get back home to you.”
“yeah? that bad?”
“just hard…not bad. never bad.”
i nod, and trace a vein on his arm, leaving a soapy trail behind. silence settles over us for a few moments, occasionally broken by his small sighs. it’s nice, this—being able to feel his heartbeat against my body. absently, he hums a tune, something i haven’t heard before.
“that’s new,” i lean my head against his chest, relish the vibrations of his humming travelling through my body. “is it?”
“it is. nothing concrete, just something i’ve been toying around with.”
“‘s nice, sweet.”
“you think so?” he asks and i nod. after another moment of silence, he chuckles lightly, then tightens his hold on me. “maybe i’ll use it for a song about you. that’s a nice idea, isn’t it?”
“i didn’t know there were songs about me,” i giggle, and kiss the back of his hand, once and then once again for good measure.
“there are always songs about you,” he nuzzles his face into the crook of my neck, kissing the spot where my pulse is quite obvious. “in my head or my notebooks or on any scraps of paper i can get my hands on. always you.”
like he so often does, he leaves me speechless—stuck between blushing and welling up—until he flicks bubbles on me and the moment dissolves away.
“we should just get takeaway,” he declares innocently, like he hasn’t left me with a lump in my throat. “i just want to be lazy with you.”
i clear my throat, shake my head. “takeaway it is. i can order while you clean the bathroom, right?” i bite my lip and keep the laugh in.
he groans, huffs on my shoulder. “god, you’re lucky i love you!”
“i am,” i kiss his knuckles softly, knowing i mean every single word of it. “i really am.”
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You’re probably swamped with asks and I’m so sorry to add another but your writing of Venti and the SAGAU real-world AU is so good! If you’re still accepting can we have a drabble of Venti meeting creators parents? Thank you so much and please make sure you’re getting plenty of rest ❤️
Something of a Family Reunion
Thank you very much, but it's only one 1 am, so I think I'll probably be fine for now—
I've actually been trying really hard to avoid using gendered pronouns along with the phrase (Y/n), but I really physically don't think I can get around it this time without making my dialogue choppy, so I apologize for that, reader is also explicitly female here
Warnings: general sagau, mentions of readers parents, mild cussing
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He had been with you for over a year now.
You knew this was coming.
Things were getting more serious, well it's not as if they weren't serious from day one when he barged into your house and claimed you were a God, but this was a completely different kind of serious.
"My love, I'm almost packed." Venti practically sung, carrying a rather large suitcase as he rushed past you to put it in the car.
Ever since the beginning he had wanted to know everything about you, including all the people you were either related to or chose to hang out with.
You had managed to put it off this long, but you should have known he would have set something up behind your back.
Then again, it was kind of more right in front of your face.
You happened to get a call from your mother, and he happened to answer first, despite the amount of times you told him not to pick up the phone.
Cheerful and smooth as always, never making anything but a good first impression.
You did manage to get the phone back about five minutes later, but the damage had already been done.
You and him were now taking a rather long road trip to get to your parents, no ifs ands or buts about it.
You had felt a strong desire to yell at him after that, stronger than usual at least, but the way that he looked at you, apologetic but beaming.
You knew that he wanted this, and you knew that it was partly your fault for putting it off so long.
As much as you wanted to, you couldn't bring yourself to blame him for it.
You were pulled immediately out of your thoughts as he boomeranged back around, giving you a quick peck before going to grab the last bit of luggage.
You hadn't seen him this excited since he found that sale on wine a few months ago—
The car was finally packed, both of you in your respective seats.
You were obviously driving, leaving Venti to take up the responsibilities that come with the passenger seat.
He was insistent not to turn on the radio, claiming that he was perfectly capable of simply providing music himself for the four hour ride.
You had to give him credit, he did go a solid hour.
When he seemed relatively tired out you decided to just talk instead.
"So, same rules as when we're in public, no 'your grace', none of that 'creator' business, and absolutely no mentions of 'God' when referring to either me or you. And I shouldn't have to say don't mention Teyvat at all."
You two had already gone over this before you left, and after it was decided that you were going to come over about a week ago, but you really couldn't afford any mistakes on this.
"Of course, I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing."
Venti laughed at how you practically rolled your eyes, he really should have been taking this more seriously.
"Well, we're only staying there for a few days, I really should have just booked a hotel." The last part you said more to yourself than him.
Booking a hotel was your original plan before your mom just had to emphasize that they had a spare room, and it would be such a shame not to use it in an opportunity like this.
The idle chitchat between the two of you made the time go by quicker, and before you knew it, you were driving into the same driveway you remembered from all those years ago.
Venti was basically bouncing in his seat, you could see metaphorical stars in his eyes as he practically jumped out of the car.
You got out yourself and physically grabbed him by the shirt to pull him back, he almost fell into you and gave you a confused look.
"Remember what I said." There was warning behind those words, and a promise of something if he didn't heed it.
"Of course my love, I won't mess up, I promise." He gave you a small smile of reassurance, one that satisfied you enough to let him go.
You walked to the door, your nerves climbing higher and higher at every step until they were practically in your throat.
You hesitated for a moment before knocking, giving very serious consideration to just turning around and immediately going back.
It wasn't as if you didn't like your parents, of course you loved them, but this just had 'bad situation' written all over it.
Your hesitation was in vain because the door quickly opened before you even had the opportunity to let out a single knock.
"(Y/n)!" your mother quickly embraced you in a hug before pulling back at arm's length to look you over, "It's been too long, you really should call me more, I've been so worried about you recently you know."
You only managed to let out a nervous laugh. She looked at the same as ever, sometimes you wondered if she would ever look any different.
"Right sorry, things have just been a bit hectic lately." You weren't lying, you just couldn't tell her exactly how much you were telling the truth.
Her eyes drifted over to Venti who stood straight, you assumed to make himself look a bit taller.
She seemed to be taken by slight surprise, her eyes widened ever so slightly before returning to their same inviting look.
You mentally cursed at yourself for only just now realizing that it would be kind of surprising how young Venti looked, could you even manage to convince them that he was over twenty-one when he had quite literally nothing to prove it?
"This much be Venti right? The one I've heard so little about?"
That, of course, was a direct jab at you. You could feel guilt seeping at how secretive you'd been about this whole thing, but it wasn't as though you really had a choice.
"Yes ma'am, it's very nice to meet you, I love your daughter greatly." The sincerity in the way he said it almost caused you to blush.
Your mom just laughed at that, "Well come in, both of you, me and your dad can help you unpack a bit later."
Oh right, your dad...
Venti took your arm in his as you both went into the modest house, although even while being modest it beat the place you were currently living at.
Your dad, who was previously sitting on the living room couch, rose to meet you at the door.
"Well it's about time, and here I thought we might never see you again."
You smiled slightly as you gave him a hug, it had been a while, and you would be lying to yourself if you said you hadn't missed them both.
When you both had pulled away he looked over to see Venti at your side, a brief flicker of a similar expression your mom held crossed his face for a moment, causing your stomach to drop slightly.
"This is Venti, he was the one who set this up to begin with."
Your dad gave him a quick once over, but Venti's smile didn't faulter even slightly.
Instead, he simply extended his hand, one which your dad accepted after a moment of hesitation.
"Nice to meet you sir, I've heard a lot about you."
That was a pretty blatant lie, you never really talked about your parents to him, but you had to stop yourself from laughing at the formal way Venti said it.
'Ma'am'? 'Sir'?? You almost felt the need to compare him to Zhongli.
"Hey," you turned at your mothers voice to find that she was beckoning you to the kitchen, "Come give me a hand won't you?"
You let out a quick "Be right there" before grabbing Venti's arm and physically pulling him with you.
You received no protest from him.
Your mother looked over towards you when you entered, putting down the knife she was using to chop vegetables.
She looked over at Venti, giving him a small smile before hurting you out of the kitchen rather quickly.
"What are you—"
"So, that's your boyfriend then?"
You didn't quite like the way she phrased it, a tone that was on the borderline between accusing and worried.
"And uh, how did you two meet? How much younger than you is he exactly?"
You knew this would be brought up eventually, so you made sure to study your voice before calmly speaking, "He's twenty-one." That number was missing a few zeroes, but you had a feeling they would have an even harder time believing you on that one.
Your mom just pursed her lips, stuck between the option of believing and not believing your statement. It's not as if she had any reason not to believe it, other than his general appearance looking a bit younger than that.
She chose to drop it, walking back to the kitchen as you followed suit.
You both walked in to find Venti meticulously cutting vegetables.
"Oh! God I'm sorry, there's no need for you to do that. I can take care of it."
Your mother quickly rushed in to take the knife, her instincts not to let guest do any work kicking in at high speeds.
"I'm going to go start unpacking while you finish that."
Your mom barely had time to register what you said before you had grabbed Venti and left the kitchen.
You both went out to the car before he stopped you, putting his hands on both sides of your face as he gave you a worried look, "What's wrong? You seem nervous."
You practically laughed at that, "Nervous? Now what possible reason do I have to be nervous?"
His frown deepened at your sarcasm.
Venti pressed a gentle kiss on your nose and gave you a smile, "Don't stress yourself out so much, nothing bad is going to happen."
You wanted to believe him, really, you did. But your outlook on this entire situation was getting dimmer by the second.
"It didn't even occur to me before we got here how young you looked, I told my mom you were twenty-one, what a lie that was."
Venti giggled at that, "That is just slightly off."
You let out of breath as you tried to clear your mind for a moment, to let yourself believe that this would all work out. He stood there looking at you the entire time, eye's filled with such profound feeling.
Venti almost regretted making you come here, putting this stress on you, being the direct cause of it in a way. All he could do to make it up to you was give back to you in this way, to reassure you that he would do everything in his power to make this go well.
After you had calmed down slightly, you both grabbed a few suitcases and moved them inside, you directing him to the spare room.
It was your old room, though it looked nothing like it had when you lived in it.
Once you had finished explaining that this was the room you had spent the majority of your time living here in, Venti's excitement pretty much shot through the roof.
He jumped onto the bed immediately, sprawling out, barely able to restrain his mind from thinking about all times you had laid in this exact spot.
You plopped down next to him and he immediately gravitated towards you, clinging to your waist.
You couldn't help but laugh slightly as you patted his head, allowing him to rest on your lap.
After about five minutes you pushed him off, despite his protests, choosing to open a suitcase and start unpacking instead.
You weren't able to get very far before your mom called you both for dinner.
Another bundle of nerves decided the best resting spot would be directly on top of your chest, because it was getting harder and harder to breathe at the thought of sitting at a table together for roughly an hour with nothing but small talk.
Venti could tell by your facial expressions exactly what you were feeling and pulled you into a hug, giving you a kiss as he whispered how he wasn't going to mess up and remembered everything you told him.
The beginning of dinner wasn't quite awkward as much as it was quiet, nobody seemingly wanting to be the first person who spoke.
Your mother did eventually break the silence, looking straight at Venti while doing so, "So, you've been together for a year right? I don't believe (y/n) ever told me how you two met."
Venti sat for a moment, looking almost as if he was recalling the memory fondly, "Well we met through a mutual friend actually, he introduced me, and I knew as soon as I saw her that I very much wanted to get to know her."
You guessed that some of that was partly true, at the very least your mother seemed to believe it.
"So your name," your dad spoke next, "is it Italian?"
"Yes actually, although I'm not."
You wondered for a second how he knew that, before resigning yourself to the fact he probably wouldn't tell you.
"We're just so glad (y/n) has found someone they like." Your mother cut in, giving that all too familiar patient smile, "We were worried for a while she wasn't ever going to date anyone."
"Mom."
Your mother simply responded by laughing, "It's true, you never really made connections with people easy."
The more that came out of her mouth the more embarrassed you were starting to feel.
"Well, I would never have guessed that, your daughter is actually a very popular person, I know quite a few people that care for her greatly." Venti spoke in a way that was practically laced with praise and good intentions, wanting so strongly to announce you as the most important person in his world.
You simply responded by clearing your throat and taking another bite of the food in front of you.
"So where are you from then?"
You mentally cringed at that question from your dad, you were hoping to avoid it at least a bit longer.
Before Venti had the opportunity to fumble for an answer you 'accidentally' knocked over your glass of water, startling them all.
"Oh shit sorry, complete accident—"
You darted off in the kitchen to grab a towel as your mom followed you.
It took a moment for you to get yourself dried off, and by the time you got back, both your dad and Venti were debating about alcohol.
You rolled your eyes and use the towel to wipe off the remaining water on the table, "Well, this has been pleasant, thank you very much for the meal, but I think I'm going to go ahead and retired to the room, tired from the long drive and all."
There were general murmurs of disappointment amongst your parents before they both wished you good night, adamant on the fact you would all do something together tomorrow.
You simply replied with a nod and walked away as Venti followed you quickly.
You practically buried your face into the pile of pillows when you finally found yourself comfortably laying on the bed.
"Well, it wasn't that bad now, was it?"
You had to admit that could have gone a lot worse, you couldn't even imagine what answer he would have given for where he was from.
You hummed in acknowledgement as he crawled into bed with you, quickly situating himself on your side.
"Just four more days." You mumbled to yourself.
"I think we'll pull it off just fine." Venti responded, pressing a kiss to your shoulder before you rolled over to face him.
This was a long shot, but maybe you could actually get an answer out of him.
"Hey, how did you know your name was Italian?"
He responded with a very sheepish looking smile, "I didn't."
You couldn't help but laugh at that, pulling him into your embrace.
"Well, at least you're a good bullshitter."
He only gave you an affectionate kiss on the cheek in response.
You hadn't really intended on falling asleep so soon, but all the stress just seemed to melt away when you were lying there with him.
You would get out of this week alive.
As long as your mom decided to keep the family photo album with all of your younger pictures to herself that is...
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Hi! So we always have this idea in mind, we leave it here and you write it. Your works are beautifully written, writing something requires a loooooot of things. But how about the idea comes from you now? For the mob bosses au, what's your idea on what will happen to them next? Maybe you could share it to us😉😊
"It's nice we could do this," Sersi smiled at the other two women at the table, raising her flute of champagne.
Makkari responded by raising hers and downing it in one gulp. I missed you girls, too! I feel like ever since spring it's just been hit after hit after hit.
Thena nodded, happily letting Makkari take the reins of the conversation as they waited for their lunch to be served. She had half expected a certain someone to make an appearance.
It was Makkari who insisted that she had been dying for some good Korean food since being stuck in Europe for so long taking care of this politician and that.
Thena had fought tooth and nail to have them consider somewhere else, but why go anywhere but Koreatown for Korean food? So she had called a restaurant she knew was good, paid to have the place booked privately just for them with as minimal a staff as possible.
She knew Gil would know she was there, but she told him she was having lunch with Sersi and Makkari. This was not a business lunch and he was not to drop in on them.
Anyway, the Lightning Thief concluded, waving her hand through the air and leaning back in her seat. She looked at Thena, I've heard you really went through it since the gala a few months ago.
I'm fine now, Thena answered concisely. Makkari would have found out all she needed to know through the proper channels (as well as anything she didn't need to know through Mister Omniscient himself).
"Poor thing was in my poison ward for nearly two months," Sersi said softly, moving her hands as gently as a butterfly through the air.
Makkari shared a grin with the Poison Princess, and with such a dutiful husband, never once leaving her side.
Thena took a deep sip of her own wine. She should have known, with these two. "He is not my husband."
Sersi's smile was just a little too gleeful, "he seems to think otherwise."
Thena tugged her lace tighter around her. As it was doing an awful lot lately, her mind drifted to the tattoo on his left hand. She knew what it meant to him, and she knew the position it put him in. It wouldn't be lost on his own work team and business partners. But Gilgamesh had leaned into his commitment to it completely.
Druig told me of a young heiress, Makkari ventured cautiously, essentially testing the waters to see just how fragile the topic was to their dear Ice Queen. Her mask was as perfect as always. Back in Korea after a rumoured broken engagement.
Poor dear, Thena offered in passing commentary. She never let herself think of the little heiress for long. It stirred up too many feelings in her.
And then all of a sudden the Tyrant King is parading himself around with this new tattoo? Makkari examined Thena more closely. Maybe she could fool even the best in the biz, but Makkari's eyes were better than anyone's--even Kingo's. She could see the faint squirm in their stoic friend over the subject. Proudly proclaims himself another woman's property.
Thena rolled her eyes at it. He thought it was so romantic--he thought he was so fucking charming. "Comes to my home one time and thinks he can tell the world he's mine."
"He what?!"
"Your meals, ladies."
The three were presented with their dishes, steaming hot and obviously prepared with the utmost attention and effort. Sersi and Makkari grinned as Thena's was set down in front of her, as well as a single white lily.
She sighed. "He's back there, isn't he?"
The server stood up frighteningly straight, "n-no, ma'am."
She looked them dead in the eye, "bring him to me."
"Yes, Ice Queen."
All three women looked towards the kitchen door. Although quiet at first, an increasingly loud argument could be heard in Korean before the Tyrant King himself finally emerged. He had his hands in his pockets, wearing significantly more casual clothes than usual. He smiled at them, "ladies."
"Tyrant," Thena greeted him formally--frostily. "I thought I told y-"
"I know, I know, I'm sorry," he shifted to look at Thena, leaning against the back of her seat. "I'm not here to interrupt. I just wanted...to see you?"
Sersi and Makkari looked at each other with charmed expressions.
"Try again."
"I wanted to test the food," he frowned, seeming more like the Tyrant King in that instance. He leaned up again, crossing those massive arms of his. "This place is great and all, but it's not a chance I'm willing to take, Princess."
Thena settled back in her seat again. She supposed she couldn't fault him for being wary of letting her eat out again without his presence. Last time she had she was poisoned and nearly killed. "Sersi is here."
"Still," he said more softly, gripping the back of her chair but letting his thumb just barely brush against the lace protecting her bare shoulder. "I'll go."
Thena looked up at him, at least meeting his eyes. He raised his brows at her but she shot him down with a smile; he knew the rules. He acquiesced, letting her see plain as day on his face how much he wanted to kiss her. "Tyrant King."
"Have fun, Sweetness."
Thena blushed, a flurry of butterflies coming alive within her chest.
Gil straightened up, tugging at his casual bomberjacket and waving to her companions, "forgive me for interrupting, ladies."
Sersi and Makkari waved their fingers at him, giggling between themselves at the antics of their friend's 'husband'. Sersi looked at Thena, who as trying to pretend she wasn't flustered over any of it. "So sweet--so devoted."
Every woman's dream, Makkari snickered.
Thena refused to dignify their teasing, picking up her spoon and tucking some hair behind her ear.
"Perhaps we should shop around a little after lunch. I'm sure your husband would be happy to escort us."
"Are we having lunch, or not?" Thena grumbled, although she knew very well that the next hour of their time together would be spent exactly like this.
You're right, Makkari nodded, although her companions knew better than to trust what seemed like her diffusing the situation. I want to know more about this going over to your home business.
Sersi latched on readily, whipping her head back to Thena, "I had no idea. Did you really let him into your flat?"
Thena sighed, collecting some jjamppong into a small, contained bite. She would need the strength for the conversation she was about to have.
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