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“you are so gorgeous it makes me so mad..”

— Kaeya Alberich, the well-loved cavalry captain of Mondstadt, seems to encounter a problem that can’t be solved with swords and horses.

word count: 1.6k <3

tags: kaeya x gn! reader, sfw, fluff, kaeya being a flirt and persistent, more of from kaeya’s pov, the reader not knowing how to handle their feelings!

author’s note: hi i’m vivi and this is my first time posting so basically i’m just talking to wall rn pls enjoy love u <3 let’s all be moots pls. this fic is heavily inspired by taylor swift’s gorgeous <3

Everyone in town loved Kaeya Alberich, almost everyone. Every lady and every man would fall at the sight of the cavalry captain, who are they to blame? Everything about him was perfect, or so they say. His head-turning blue locks, the eyepatch in his eye making him look more graceful and elegant. His lean but muscular frame surely knows how to make everyone love him.

No one can resist his unwavering charm and charisma, it’s a skill he’s fortunately born with. Always getting away with a few reckless mistakes in his life just because he’s drop dead gorgeous, and he knows it.

“Make sure to look where you’re going next time, my lady. I’m not always there to catch you when you fall.”

He winked at the poor lady who bumped into him, her face became a blushing mess, and she hurriedly uttered an apology before she ran away from Kaeya in embarrassment. He chuckled to himself. How cute, he thought.

He continued to walk down Mondstadt in this sunny weather, which he is favored to, as his favorite flowers bloomed in the ground, everyone was also outside admiring the perfect day. He greeted and waved to the people he bumped into, and as one of the town’s respected individual, he also made sure everyone were in good terms. Perfect day, indeed.

There are multiple vendors who were selling in their stalls and markets, Kaeya checked on all of them one by one, and observed if there are anything he’d like to buy. The ever-so-colorful aura of Mondstadt filled the air with contenment and happiness, which made Kaeya sigh in relief.

Then there were you.

Kaeya saw you walked by the fountain, in your arms were a handful of books as you struggled to walk properly because you were unable see what is in front of you, drowned in a seemingly endless tower of knowledge. Kaeya immediately walked towards you to help with the books, to which you replied with,

“Thanks, but I didn’t really need it.” You glanced at him.

Kaeya raised his eyebrows. “Then I’ll just pretend I didn’t see you struggling,” He laughed but immediately stopped when he saw your glaring face. Almost everyone in this town loves Kaeya, almost everyone. You are the only exception. For some reason, you hold a grudge to this man that he can’t pinpoint what is it about.

When Kaeya first met you, archons, you were this beacon of light shining through his dark life, as cheesy as it sounds, he developed this strong admiration for you ever since. you two got along perfectly fine before, so what did he do wrong to make you so distant?

“Where are you going, dearest? Can I accompany you?”

Kaeya smiled as brightly as he can, in which you saw for a second, and immediately turned your face away.

“Not like I have much choice, I’m just going to the library.” you utter. Kaeya frowned at your words, even your sentences were cold. Ouch, he thought. He might have the cryo vision between the two of you, but the way your acting pricks his heart like ice.

Ah, right. You were Lisa’s assistant librarian, that’s where you two met, in the library. Kaeya saw how you struggled to get a book from the top shelf, you cursed at yourself because you already stood in your tallest tiptoes, but still hopeless to reach it.

“There you go, my dear.”

You were immediately met by this blue-haired, one-eyed man, who accidentally trapped you with his muscular arms. In his hand was the book you oh, so desperately reached for. A crimson red crept in your face slowly, the man noticed it, and smiled.

“Sorry, just trying to help. I’m Kaeya.”

All hell broke loose the moment you saw him there. He’s so pretty, you thought to yourself.

You were immediately cut short from your little flashback when you realized you’re at the doors of the library already.

The walk to the library was quiet, filled with an awkward air that you caused. Kaeya tried to converse with you every minute, but you shut down every time he says something, only replying with an occasional ‘okay’. That made Kaeya halt his advances for the rest of the walk.

He would leave lingering touches on you, though. A little nudge on the arm, ‘accidentally’ bumping himself into you, which caused you to panic and scoot away from him. He would apologize, but you could sense he wasn’t the least bit apologetic.

You looked to your left to see Kaeya opening the door.

“Let’s head in, shall we?” he smiled and you nodded.

When you two placed all the books in a nearby table, you both let out a sigh of relief, the burden of carrying the books finally left your body. I still need to sort all these out, you thought to yourself. You looked at Kaeya, who was staring at you, waiting for you to say something.

“I— uh, still need to sort all of these in the shelves. You can head back if you want, thank you for the help.” You felt it again, the blush in made its way to your cheeks. You can’t help it, Kaeya made you feel this way, and you hated the way that he was the only one to be able to have this effect on you.

He’s too gorgeous, you thought to yourself. That’s why you have been distancing yourself from him the past few weeks. His flirtatious behavior made you weak in the knees, and it’s bad. This won’t end good, I know it.

“I want to stay here with you, just reminisce.” He smiled with a knowing look, and you knew what he meant. “But I won’t make myself useless, I’ll help you with the books.” He finished.

There it is again, this throbbing in your chest, butterflies in your stomach, you were getting dizzy from this lovesick feeling. Instead of saying something, you just nodded and turned your back at him, the unexpected action made him confused.

Kaeya spent the whole time following you with books in his hand, helping you sort them in their proper places, whether they’re mystery, thriller, or romance. He can’t help but to smile at you whenever you look at your notes to see where each book is supposed to go. Adorable, he thought.

You tried to put the book in the top shelf, and you failed, again. You cursed at youself because you knew you couldn’t reach it, so why did you try? Kaeya saw this and he easily placed the book in the top shelf, and he accidentally touched your hand in the process, which sent bolts of nerve from your hand to your heart.

You felt Kaeya’s torso against your back, while you prayed to Celestia that he won’t hear your heartbeat beating out of your chest. You heard him laugh, “This is making me take a trip down memory lane.” He said.

You couldn’t bear to look at him. I need this man away from me right now, I might die. You screamed in your head. You mumbled a small ‘thank you’ to Kaeya, and hoped that he heard it so you wouldn’t have to repeat it. You walked away and continued to sort the books, and he followed you closely.

There was this unresolved tension between the two of you, waiting for one another to break the silence of who will initiate first. Kaeya was the first one to react.

“So, how have you been?” he looked at you. “We never really hang out anymore, it’s making me sad. Why’s that?” He intrigued.

Kaeya was a very patient man, he can wait for you to say why you’ve been acting that way. Or he’ll have to push your buttons. Unluckily, Kaeya stopped waiting now, he’s growing impatient.

“Sorry, it’s just that.. I have a lot on my plate lately.”

“Ah, then I can make Miss Lisa take some burdens off your shoulders. She shouldn’t make someone like you work day and night.” he smiled sweetly and masked his ulterior motives.

“No need! It’s fine, Kaeya. This is my job.” you chuckled.

Kaeya wasn’t pleased, he wasn’t satisfied with your answer. Someone like you being distant with him just because you’re busy is implausible, he knows you better than everyone else here, he knew you would make time for everyone, he knew it. Why are you trying to hide from me?

“Are you sure that’s the only reason why? I mean,“ he chuckled. “You hurt me, you know? Being distant and cold when I talk to you. Did I do something wrong?”

Your eyes widened at his question. He was blaming himself for this? However, instead of saying something, you looked away from him. You couldn’t look at his beautiful, irresistible, gorgeous face. Most importantly you will never admit that—

Suddenly, Kaeya’s brain clicked when he saw you look away. He chuckled loudly enough for you to hear. He slowly dropped the books to the ground and gently held your chin, making you look at him.

“Fine! I— I like you, okay! It’s just that, I can’t look at you without my heart beating loudly, it’s so annoying. And I’m so irritated at you because you’re the only one making me feel this way!” you confessed, which made Kaeya widen his eyes.

He smiled. “Is it true, huh? Here I was, blaming myself, because I thought I did something wrong. You just like me so much.” He looked at you. “I’ll have you know I only have my eyes for you, only you, my dearest.”

“You did do something wrong.”

“Hm? What is it?”

“You’re just so.. gorgeous.”

Everyone in town loves Kaeya Alberich, everyone does. You just love him a little bit more than everyone.

author’s note: i hope everyone loved it !! this is my first post so pls be kind bc i did not proofread this i just added italic to some words and left.. and let’s be moots pls <3 also i do requests! also who wants to be in my taglist pls just message me!

#genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader #kaeya x reader #kaeya alberich x reader #this is feeding my Kaeya obsession well hehe

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mayarisan · 1 year

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i am absolutely in love with ur writing AND with gepard landau,, can i request a first kiss fic for him? i read your kiss the girl fic for dan heng and ITS SO GOOD!! tysm in advance, take care of yourself!

teenage dream

summary ⎯ gepard knows he can't keep these feelings to himself. gepard also knows that he can never tell you about how he feels. so, he goes to the person he tells all his secrets to: serval. serval, who told pela. pela, who is determined to set you two up. and doing so, entails a bookish adventure for you to enjoy.

tana's words ⎯ i too am in love with gepard. i feel u anon. also thank u for the kind words!

tags ⎯ matchmaking (serval and pela). first kiss. pining (this should be expected). bookish!reader. bookstore owner!reader. oblivious idiots.

IT’S EXTREMELY SURPRISING TO HEAR GEPARD frantically knocking on the doors of nevermore workshop, so serval obviously had to open the doors for him.

when he entered, gepard immediately shut the doors as if he was being followed. the expression on his face was dire; he looked as if he was chased by wolves and he was being hunted down.

“gepard?” serval asked, concern dripping in her tone, “what the hell happened?”

“serval,” gepard panted. serval was getting worried; this was all irregular behavior coming from gepard, “i need help.”

gepard never asked for help. he is one of the most self-sufficient and stubborn people serval knows. he would rather stare death in the face instead of asking someone for help.

“what is it?” serval rushed by his side, “whatever you need, i got you.”

“i think i have feelings for,” gepard sighed, palm dragging across his face, “the owner of the bookstore,” he finishes quietly.

serval’s jaw dropped. it wasn’t because of the declaration of gepard’s crush. it was that he made it sound so dramatic. serval thought that he was being tracked down and was about to be sent to the madhouse.

“are you serious!” serval shoved gepard, “i thought you were about to die or something!”

gepard recoiled at serval’s shove; his sister was stronger than most people thought, “it feels like i am! every time i’m around them my heart rate quickens so much that i think i’m about to have a heart attack. i get all nervous on the inside and i can barely think with them beside me.”

aeons, gepard has definitely fallen in love with you.

“wait⎯so, where are you gonna go from here?” serval leaned on the counter, trying to process all the words her brother confessed.

“that’s the thing,” gepard sighed again. he sounded like a lovesick puppy, “i don’t know. that’s why i came here, i thought you’d be able to help.”

“um. you are aware of my past relationship with cocolia, right? i think i’m like the least qualified person you should be asking romance advice from,” serval pointed out.

“i don’t know who else i could tell,” gepard ran a hand through his hair. this was really stressing him out.

“how about you just… tell them?” serval suggested.

“no!!” gepard shook his head distraughtly, “i can’t do that. what if they don’t feel the same?”

“then it’s not meant to be,” serval said, “simple as that.”

“but it’s not,” gepard whined. serval thought he was making this a lot more complicated than it needed to be. when she was his age, she confessed her feelings to cocolia like it was nothing. they were happy until the break up anyway.

but then it donned on serval. gepard had little to no relationship experience. the only “experience” serval remembers him having was when they were children: his friend had a crush on him and tried to confessed, but gepard rejected her.

that’s why gepard was so distressed. he had no idea how to go on with this. these feelings for you? all new. what he missed out as a teenager, he is now getting as an adult.

“tell you what,” serval wrapped her arm around her brother’s shoulder, “i’ll get this sorted out. trust me. yn will never know about this,” she reassured him.

“you just go along with your guardly duties. i’ll help you,” serval grinned. she knew that she had the perfect plan. except, she couldn’t do it alone.

pela already knew about your crush on the silvermane guard captain. every time he greeted the two of you at the book store, pela practically saw the hearts in your eyes. it was sickening and disgusting, but it was cute too.

what pela didn’t know, however, was that gepard has a crush on you as well.

serval came to pela just a few minutes after gepard’s confession. she knew that she probably shouldn’t have told pela right after the conversation happened, but serval didn’t know how else to console gepard.

“so… you’re telling me that they both like each other?!” serval slammed her hands on the counter. “and they’re both too scared to confess!?”

“that’s exactly what i said, yes,” pela monotonously replied.

you knew that there couldn’t be anything between you and gepard. it was highly improbable that you, a bookstore owner, would be able to gain the captain of the silvermane guard’s interest. it seemed like something straight out of a fictional (key word: fictional) romance novel.

so you appreciated his friendship while he was around. sometimes, as a way to become closer to the captain, you’d suggest different books to him every week. despite being on the front lines quite often, he always comes back to see you. well, he comes back for the books anyway. (note: he always comes back to see you. he likes seeing you more than books).

serval groaned into her hands, “so what do we do? they both like each other but they literally can’t bear to admit it.”

pela smirked. she’s read enough romance novels to figure out what to do next.

“two words, serval,” pela smirked, “grand. gesture.”

gepard took a few deep breaths before approaching your book store. after his chat with serval, he's been distressed the entire day. he had these feelings for you storming all over his body; occasionally, they'd get so strong that it would feel like those feelings would overtake him.

he opened the door, book in hand, and greeted you formally. gepard couldn't help it: he was so nervous, he wasn't able to function straight.

"hello, captain gepard," you turned around. you were on a latter stacking books on top of bookshelves. originally, you thought it would be cool to have towering shelves, however you quickly learned that it was extremely impractical and difficult.

"i told you," gepard stood near the counter, refusing to slouch in your presence, "you can call me gepard."

"and i told you," you grunted, trying to reach a higher spot on a shelf, "to drop the formalities," you grinned to yourself.

gepard noticed your (potentially) perilous situation and quickly got near the end of the latter. in the case that you fall, at least gepard would be there to catch you.

fortunately, you made your way down the tall latter peacefully. as you descended, the sight of gepard holding down the latter for you made you flush. it was the bare minimum, but it still made your heart speed up.

when he reached out his hand to guide you down (it was out of instinct), you gave him a warm smile. it looked easy on the outside, but you were burning up on the inside. similarly, gepard had the same reaction. for you, he'd do anything.

"thank you," you held onto his hand for a little longer. once you realized what you were doing you quickly recoiled your hand away and apologized. gepard wished your hand was still entwined with his; he wanted to hold onto to the feeling of your hand in his. gepard wanted to trace patterns on your hands, wanted to feel every part of them.

as an attempt to dissipate the tension (it was making you nervous), you decided to ask gepard for help. "we had a busy day yesterday. a best seller recently came out; people were storming the shelves. good for my profit but not good for my sanity," you let out an airy laugh, "would you mind helping me clean up?"

realizing what you just did (asking the captain of the silvermane guards for help) you quickly added, "unless you're busy! then i'll be okay. you can leave. i'll be fine," you rambled.

gepard parted his lips, almost as if he was about to say something. how could you ever think he wouldn't make time for you? even so, he'd deploy a few other guards if you needed help. he'd make sure your needs were met as soon as possible.

he reached his arm out; his hands were close to your collarbone. then he reached back, scared of what would happen next. how silly. the captain of the silvermane guards was not scared of no monster, but of rejection of the one he likes.

"i'll stay for anything," gepard blurted. you were taken aback for a second, but then once you realized what he had just said, you tucked a piece of hair behind your ear and covertly pinched yourself to make sure that whatever was happening was not a dream.

gepard didn't intend to add, "anything," to his sentence. but his mind was thinking it, and then it just accidentally came out. he meant what he said though. if the bluntness of his voice didn't show his sincerity, the blush that was slowly grazing his face probably did.

"thank you, gepard," you bit the inside of your lip to keep yourself from beaming too hard. you had to turn away from the captain once again, for your smile at his words would be too embarrassing to show. how silly of you to act so giddy and childish at one simple word.

gepard thinks he could hear you say his name a million times, and he would never get bored. he wants to hear his name on your lips as if it were a mantra; you've said his name a few times before, and each time he swears he gets more and more addicted to the sound.

"how about i start on the right and you'll start on the left. that way, we'll both finish in the middle!" you clapped your hands together. you gave gepard a reassuring smile.

you two started on opposite sides, but how gepard wished that you two would be closer. however, there are positives to this situation. gepard can brainstorm ideas for the "grand gesture" pela and serval texted him about.

gepard already had ideas in mind. he just needed to figure out the material for them. he obviously will not tear out papers from a book; that will cause more harm than good (for you and gepard; he cares about books).

while gepard was planning, you were blushing. you still couldn't believe he actually stayed with you. surely, there are more important deeds than helping out a leisurely bookstore owner. and this was the most boring task ever: organizing books. yet, gepard was still here. and he was only a few feet away from you.

you turned back to observe gepard; you wanted to see if you had trapped him in a boring task or not. to your surprise, gepard seemed to be enjoying this. he would flip through pages of various books, spend time reading the summaries; gepard would even go as far to reading the first few pages of some books.

gepard liked to read. at first, he started coming to the bookstore to fetch some books for pela. however, after he met you, he began to adopt a newfound interest in books that he never had before. he read some of pela's books, discovered that he did not like them, and went to browse for more. that's when you came up. you thought you had talked his entire ear off that entire morning; you went on and on and on about what kind of books he would like.

you tried to ignore him afterwards; you even offered the books for free because you were so embarrassed. but gepard kept coming back. your recommendations impressed him: gepard had never met anyone who was so meticulous at their craft. and he loved hearing you talk. he loved your rambles, your rants, your reviews. maybe that was the first sign.

gepard caught your gaze as he turned around. he had the same motivation as you: he wanted to see how you were faring in this task. did you miss the proximity you had before? are you flustered as well? do you like him too?

you two were both staring at each other, thoughts racing, until you shouted, "see something you like?" to break the tension.

gepard thought the question was a taunt at first; similar to asking, "like what you see?"

"no!" he abruptly shouted, trying to hide the fact that he was just staring at you. and then he realized the real meaning of your question: he was browsing the books with such intensity. the truth was, he was trying to find your favorite books. you've informed him about them before, always on your bookish rants. he was going to use them for his gesture later on.

thinking that he now looks like an idiot, gepard tries to save himself by shouting back, "i mean⎯ yes! i do. these books are nice," he tried to cover up.

you seemed not to register his mistake, as you tell him, "whatever you want, it's on the house. for your work today. it'll be on the house for life!" you put some books on some shelves and move closer to the middle.

gepard shook his head and chuckled, "you've always given books to me for free." he put some books back and continued around the room.

"are you complaining?" you raised an eyebrow, "what if i just kept a tab on you this entire time? and you never knew?" more books get put away.

"then i'd rightfully pay you back," gepard wholeheartedly responded, "or i'd arrest you," he joked.

you mock-gasped, "for what?" you're getting closer to the middle now.

stealing my heart, the intrusive part of gepard's mind thought. he'd been hanging out with serval too much; he would never say that. gepard internally cringed.

"false advertising," he moved closer to the middle, “i don't know," he smiled to himself. gepard doesn't think he would have the heart to arrest you.

you blushed at hearing the captain lost on amendments. the captain wouldn't know how to arrest you. is this flirting? or are you reading too much into it?

you don't know if the heat on the back of your neck is from gepard's words or the sun shining so brightly on the back of your neck. you stack some more books on shelves; you've now reached the middle. you're having trouble reaching one of the shelves, but you're too lost in your thoughts to even think about that.

in fact, you're too lost in your thoughts that you don't even notice the warmth disappear from the back of your neck. your cheeks are still warm, so you are still blushing. your struggles with the tall bookshelf are lost when you feel a hand over yours.

"i'll take that," gepard quietly mumbles. it's so quiet that you didn't hear it at first.

on instinct, you turn towards him. when you looked at the position the both of you were in, you noticed that you were caged against him. you were caged against the captain of the silvermane guards. against a bookshelf.

gepard towered over you. his body was centimeters closer to fully pressing on you. his breath was fanning on your face. you could see every detail of his face from your view from below. your hands were so close to grazing his chest, so you immediately slapped them to your sides. you gulp, you start to breath quicker, and you feel like you're about to combust.

you swallowed, trying not to move. you were frozen in place as you tried not to disturb gepard. you gaped at him as he was working to organize the books, not noticing the position the two of you were in.

when gepard finished, he gave a sigh of relief. he underestimated your job: if you had to do this every day, you were probably stronger than some of his soldiers. when he opened his eyes, he was greeted by your wide eyes staring right into his.

he was breath-taken by your beauty. the look in your eyes as you look into his was captivating. gepard needed it framed. the way your lips parted made him go feral; his heart stuttered with every second he looked at you.

his arm was pinned above your head. your bodies were so close that you kept focusing on the rise and fall of gepard’s chest. the way his expression scanned yours made you want to quiver against him.

you said the first sentence, “hard work?” your tone was breathless. you were still trying to catch your breath.

“yeah,” he sighed, still not noticing the way your bodies curved into each other, “hard work.”

“did i waste your time?” you whispered. it was quiet, like you were ashamed of your actions. you looked down at his chest rather than his face.

“no,” gepard leaned in, trying to hear your voice one more time. he tilted your head up slightly with his fingers so you could look at him, “you’d never.”

silence crippled the room. it was just you and gepard, the two of you leaning oh-so-close together that your lips were nearly about to touch. a part of you wanted to lean into him; you wanted to pull him closer and closer until you were both out of breath.

but that was delusional. that was something straight out of romance novels, and your life was anything but.

gepard leaned in closer on purpose. he gave into temptation and wanted to feel your lips on his. he wanted to grab you by the waist and pull you so tightly into him. he wanted this: he wanted your kiss, he wanted your insight, he wanted you.

but with gepard, want is not something one could have. especially one like him.

“i’m sorry,” he abruptly let go, “i’m⎯i think, i have something i need to do,” he took a few steps back away from you, leaving about three feet in distance. quite the opposite from how you two were positioned a few seconds ago.

“oh,” you let go immediately. “i’m sorry! i didn’t know,” you quickly ran to the other side of the room. you wanted to hide from embarrassment.

“not your fault!” gepard shouted as he headed for the exit, “goodbye mx yn!”

you didn’t bother to say goodbye as you slammed the door shut after he left. what just happened was mortifying. the position you two were in? the way you two gradually leaned closer to each other? no wonder he ran away, you thought, you must’ve scared him off.

oh, if only you knew how wrong you were.

you didn't see gepard for a week after the incident. he hadn't come into the bookstore at all the entire week. however, that also could've been your fault: you've been in and out of the bookstore for the past week. if you faced gepard after the incident (you've dubbed), you'd probably apologize and beg for forgiveness.

but still, wouldn't he come in and leave a note? wouldn't he at least stop by once? did you scare him off that badly? the more you thought about it, the more you thought about becoming a hermit.

you'd thought you terrified him and ruined your friendship (and any future hope of a relationship) until flowers appeared on the counter of the bookstore. your assistant refused to let you know who they were from.

you bent down and eyed the pot of flowers sitting on the counter. they were your favorite color: pink. you had to admit, they were gorgeous. they looked well grown, as if these were from a master gardener. the flowers bloomed perfectly, each petal reaching out for the sun.

the message of the flowers also intrigued you. begonias are the flowers that symbolizes knowledge and deep thoughts. whoever gifted these to you must have been very observant or they wanted to be your intern.

"did someone come by asking to be my intern?" you stood up and put your hands on your hips. your lip twisted in thought. you were a bit preoccupied at the moment; the bookstore was getting exceptionally busy and (with your whole gepard crisis going on) you didn't think you were fit to be a mentor at the moment.

"no," your assistant shook her head. you leaned back on the counter, wondering why (and who) would gift you flowers on such a strange day. you already knew it wasn't gepard, due to the awkward tension surrounding the both of you right now, so you had a big list to narrow down.

"but," your assistant continued, "someone dropped off this letter with the flowers. they told me to give it to you after you saw the flowers," your assistant handed you the letter.

it was very formal, the letter. it's envelope was very extravagant, fit for someone with high standards. the stamp was still warm, meaning that this letter had been written recently. you tore open the envelope to reveal it's contents.

yn,

please do me the honor of accompanying me to everwinter cafe tonight. i would really appreciate seeing you there.

"g.l." you paused, "as in green lantern?!" you asked your assistant, wide eyes and all. "who is trying to cosplay as a superhero to talk to me? this is insane. did i owe someone a book or something? charged them extra?" you panicked.

your assistant frowned at your idiocy. who else could 'gl' entail to besides gepard landau? "what if it's the captain," your assistant urged on, nudging your shoulder.

"it couldn't be the captain," you jolted. does your assistant know? "we barely even talk," you try to reason.

"he comes in here nearly every day," your assistant counters, "if not every day, be it every other day," they sighed.

"he just comes in to look at books," you placed the flowers in a safe space in the shelves. "we don't converse as often as you think."

"you talk every day," you assistant drags on. "you're telling me that the two of you have no relations whatsoever?"

"we⎯it's complicated," you sighed, "long story short, it could never be the captain," you looked down at the plant. even if it was gepard, what was he doing? sending anonymous flowers? cryptic notes? why couldn't he just talk to you?

"you should go," your assistant encouraged, "you never know. it could be the captain or it could be another potential secret admirer."

"you think?" you raised an eyebrow. your assistant nodded in response.

you looked at the flowers one more time. though you wished it was gepard who sent them, you knew it was probably someone else trying to flatter you into taking them in as an intern. but as you stared at the begonias, no other thoughts beside gepard consumed your mind

it was late when you walked to everwinter cafe. tonight was not a particularly chilly night, but belobog's slight chill was ever present.

you walked around aimlessly, trying to walk slowly so you can prolong the sight of your "intern." you tried to focus on other things as you walked past, such as the plants and heaters surrounding the city. it's wondrous how things such as plants are still able to flourish in times like these.

as you viewed your surroundings, you saw a note placed on a lamppost close to the cafe. it read, "'i know you're working. i wanted to be somewhere...' safe? familiar? comfortable? 'near you.'

you automatically knew which book that quote was from. book lovers by emily henry. it was your favorite romance book; you've raved about it many times with gepard.

as you continued, you saw another note, "'if you saw yourself the way other people see you, you'd never doubt again.' 'how do people see me?' 'like you're the most beautiful, most remarkable, thing they've ever seen."

you must admit, you blushed a little bit while internally reading that. the only reason you blushed was that because you discussed that quote with gepard. you were talking about the 'twisted' series and how it had it's pros and cons with gepard, and this quote was one of the pros.

another read, "'who are they? the best part of my day.'"

another, "books she has found, are a way to live a thousand lives."

and the last, "'favorite word?' 'you.'"

you quickly noticed that these were all quotes from your favorite books. these are books you've only discussed and rambled about with one person: gepard. you'd never thought he would've actually read these books. let alone, you'd never thought gepard would also quote them.

with slightly more hope than before, you ran up to everwinter cafe.

"did you get my message?" gepard stood tall in front of you. you couldn't look into his eyes and it was killing him.

"your letter? yes, i did. and your flowers too. they were beautiful," you rocked back and forth on your heels.

"thank you, i grew them myself," he gave you a soft smile. you wanted to talk about how he managed to even grow such beautiful flowers, but how could you talk to him if you couldn't even look at him in the eyes? "but, did you get my message?"

you looked down at the many notes in your hand. it turns out gepard had left notes after all, "oh yes. i did," you blushed at the obvious context of the quotes. "all my favorite books."

"yeah," gepard spoke breathlessly, as if all of his air had run out after he started speaking to you, "but did you get my message?" he looked at your face for any type of indication: whether you liked him back, hated him, or had no strong feelings towards him. his eyes darted throughout your face, and the sight made you slightly flustered. he was leaning over you, and you thought you saw his eyes graze over your lips.

then it donned on you. the flowers. the letter. the sneaking out at night. the romantic context of all the quotes. the way all the quotes were from your favorite books that you've only talked about with him. the way gepard has admired and remembered every single thing about you. your stomach dropped as you realized gepard had been feeling the same things you have felt for him this entire time. your heart pounded in your chest as you finally met his eyes in the pale moonlight.

"yes," you swiftly exhaled. it was like all your hidden feelings for gepard were compacted in your chest, and when you finally breathed, they were all let out. it was like all your troubles were leaving you, "i did."

"and..." gepard trailed off, now failing to meet you in the eyes. he was terrified of your rejection; your opinion was one of the things that mattered most to him. before, he regarded it was his passion for the people, but now he recognizes that he was just passionate for you. "did you like it?"

"i loved it," you smiled; it wasn't just a soft smile this time, like the ones you've always given him. it was a big smile: loud and talkative, much like you. one smile could convey so much.

but you still had thoughts, "i didn't need all of this though," you grabbed his hand for reassurance. you were in range of his lips. you could close the gap right now.

gepard froze; your words and your touch made him tense. he was finally able to look you in the eye, having prepared himself for iminent rejection and was ready to leave. whatever you needed, he would do.

"what do you need?" gepard asked frantically. "whatever you need, i will give it to you. whether it be space or never seeing me again."

what you needed? you needed his thoughts, his opinions, his reassurance. you needed his touch on a cold night, you needed his arm around you when you were cold, you needed to feel him beside you on nights similar to this. you needed everything that he was.

"i need you," you whispered up on his lips. "right now."

and gepard swore the entirety of everwinter city heard his heart drop to the ground. he was sure that you could feel his heart pounding in his chest after you said those five words. only five words, yet gepard felt like he was going insane. he was going insane for you: your touch, your mind, your words, your entirety.

gepard removed his hand from yours for just one second, using it to tip your chin up so you could be in his view. in the pale moonlight, you were gorgeous. to be fair, you were always gorgeous, but something about tonight extenuated your beauty.

"can i⎯"

"don't even ask," you cut him off, leaning into him.

the kiss was soft and sweet at first. the feeling of your lips pressed onto his was heavenly: gepard felt ten times stronger with you than with anything else. it was gentle and tender.

but when you tugged your arms around his neck, all restraint went out the window.

gepard moved his hand from your chin to your waist, pulling you closer into him. it was bold for his first kiss, but who could blame him when you're holding onto to him so tightly?

you threaded your hands through his hair as he kissed you feverishly. his hands on your waist made you want to combust into him. you were standing on your toes at this point; if you tried to stand any taller, gepard was about to lift you up into the air.

when you finally stopped to breath, all that was left in the air was your love and the light from the sky.

"was i your first kiss?" you asked him coyly, arms still wrapped around his neck.

gepard blushed and you immediately knew his answer to your question. you stood up one more time to give him one more quick kiss.

yes, you were his first kiss. and gepard wished for more to come.

i need a week off after this fic i swear to god

#honkai star rail x reader #hsr x reader #gepard landau #gepard x reader #gepard #KQOFFKQBCKSGWBWGBWRWTETWB #AAAAHHHHHH #I LOVE THIS SM

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mayarisan · 1 year

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Instead of making and posting part 2 of my Kaeya smau, I left it rotting in my drafts, yup

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I just finished the episode of mci where Ibarra tries to win Maria Clara back with harana 😭😭

GEPARD X GN! FILIPINO READER THOUGHTS

warning: not proofread!

reblogs, likes, & comments are appreciated!

Gepard trying to win your heart with what he learned, harana. (meaning: traditional form of courting in Philippines before. it's when male was singing in front of the house who they're courting. it's serenading.) Warming up his vocals everyday before work, after work he would go directly to his sister to sing the song with her sister playing the guitar. When he will serenade you, his voice is a waves of inconsistency which you appreciated his effort even bringing his sister to play the guitar with him. And his tagalog that looks kinda bad but not that bad. What all matters is the effort and you unconciously letting out your teeth in love.

tags (for people who is waiting for my hsr x gn transported! filipino reader sorry for a wait this is I'm going to give you guys! I am completing the last part of the icy planet to make it more accurate!) @iruiji @franbowidk @pearl-necklac @ghosted-alien

#gepard x reader #gepard x you #gepard landau x reader #gepard landau x you #honkai star rail x reader #OH HOW I LOVE THIS MAN #AND I CAN SEE IT SM

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mayarisan · 1 year

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i like him a normal amount

#gepard #gepard landau #honkai star rail #hsr #gepard hsr #my pretty bb

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SO HELP ME, HIS IDLE ANIMATION OF HIM SINGING AND HIM BLUSHING OMFG I AM GONNA LOSE MY MIND. JUST LET HIM STAND THERE AND LOOK AT HIM SO IT KEEPS PLAYING IT OVER AND OVER. WHY IS HE SO CUTE. WHY DID THEY DO THIS TO ME. OMFG.

#i love this man #gepard #gepard hsr #honkai star rail #hsr gepard #he's so cute #GEPARD COME HOME PLEASE

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Genshin men as filo love songs <33

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Your love story with them as the songs

Featuring: Kaeya, Diluc, Albedo, Zhongli, Xiao, Childe, Kazuha, Thoma, Itto, Ayato, Tighnari, Cyno, Alhaitham, Kaveh

Kaeya:

Now playing: Uhaw (Tayong Lahat)- Dilaw

- Let me guess, you thought it was gonna be Beer by Itchyworms at first didn't you?

- As much that fits our favorite drunkards style, I wanted something different

- At first, he was questioning the feelings he had for you because, why specifically you? Why do you make him feel these things? (Bakit uhaw sa'yong sayaw, bakit ikaw?)

- But now here we are, he's in love with you and will do anything for you he's smitten ('Di bibitaw sa'yong sayo palagi ikaw)

- The regulars at Angel's Share and even Diluc tease him about how he's always longing for you when he's drunk

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Diluc:

Now playing: Unang Sayaw- NOBITA

- Similar to his brother, he thought no one would really try and pursue him but here he is

- He loves you so much he always thinks about you whenever he's out doing some work of his (be it terrorizing the fatui or just managing the winery his first thought is always you)

- Whenever he's staring at you when you're doing something, he has the most lovesick expression on, and when you stare back, he's as red as his face (Sa titig pa lang, ikaw na)

- If he has free time, he loves to dance with you, and he keeps falling for you whenever you guys do it (Isasayaw ka nang dahan-dahan hanggang 'di mo mamalayang ako na pala ang 'yong kailangan at gusto mong pakasalan)

- In conclusion, he's deeply in love your honor

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Albedo:

Now playing: Mabagal- Moira Dela Torre & Daniel Padilla

- It was that one cover that sounded like him that made me give him this song

- But hey it fits him well hello?

- Klee told him about how lovers dance together so he wanted to do it with you, even though he isn't the best, he wants to learn it with you

- Everytime you two get to dance, he loves holding you close to him, he just loves it (Hawak-kamay, pikit-mata sumasabay sa musika)

- Your little dances together is so calming and relaxing, both of you love embracing each other, he even sings to you the lyrics of the song while holding you close (Pag natapos na, ating kanta at wala nang musika kakantahan ka ng a cappella sa 'yong tainga)

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Zhongli:

Now playing: Kahit Maputi na ang Buhok ko- Rey Valera

- He listens to old Filipino songs it's canon/j

- I picked this song purely because it fits his vibes

- He isn't the archon of eternity but he doesn't want his relationship with you to change but he's fine with marriage (Kung tayo'y matanda na sana'y hindi tayo magbago)

- Even though he's old, he knows how to show his love and affection towards you. He loves showering you with love and whenever Hu Tao sees you too, she jokingly gags (Ang aking pangako na ang pag-ibig ko'y laging sa'yo kahit maputi na ang buhok ko)

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Xiao:

Now playing: When I met you- APO Hiking Society

- This FITS HIM SO WELL

- He likes old but gold bands thanks to Zhongli

- He never liked human interaction but everything changed when he met you (hehe song title)

- You helped him stop thinking his karmic debt will harm everyone, slowly but surely making him not allergic to human interaction (There I was an empty piece of a shell just minding my own world without knowing what love and life were all about, then you came)

- He's thankful for your persistence in helping him, but what is this fuzzy thing he's feeling? He keeps getting it whenever you talk to him, perhaps he has grown to care about you? (You gave me a meaning to my life yes, I've gone beyond existing and it all began when I met you)

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Childe:

Now playing: Mr. Kupido- Rachel Alejandro

- Ah yes, he knows he's handsome so he takes advantage of it (not in a bad way ofc)

- Thanks to his friendly comments, he always leaves you with a slight blush on your cheeks (Minsan siya ay nakausap ako ay parang nasa ulap)

- You don't even know how you ended up liking this idiot, he wasn't even your type but now you're dating him (Di naman siya sobrang guwapo ngunit siya ang type na type ko bakit ba ganito ang nadarama ng puso ko)

- Don't worry, this is definitely a he fell harder situation ;)

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Kazuha:

Now playing: Pasilyo- SunKissed Lola

- The way the song is written just screams Kazuha to me

- It just poetically flows well for me (If that makes sense)

- Even though he travels with Beidou at sea, he always manages to come back to you, why would he ever let go of his muse? (Hahagkan na't 'di ka bibitawan wala na 'kong mahihiling pa)

- He wants to grow old with you, praying to every single archon for it. He even imagines reciting poems to you even when you two are already grandparents, and your grandkids are even jokingly acting disgusted at you two (Araw-araw 'kong dala-dala paboritong panalangin ko'y makasama ka sa pagtanda)

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Thoma:

Now playing: Panalangin- APO Hiking Society

- Everyone's favorite retainer

- I imagine he wants to have the love that old couples do, he wants to grow old with his beloved but his love for them stays sweet just like honey (well that's obvious)

- So when both of you started dating, he prayed and made a wish at the Narukami Shrine wishing the both of you to stay strong (Panalangin ko sa habang-buhay makapiling ka, makasama ka 'yan ang panalangin ko)

- He's clingy (not to a possessive extent no) he enjoys your company because he's often busy, he loves it whenever he has a day off so he can spend time with you (At hindi papayag ang pusong ito mawala ka sa 'king piling mahal ko, iyong dinggin)

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Itto:

Now playing: Akin Ka Na Lang- The Itchyworms

- He is the definition of stubborn (or in Tagalog, matigas ang ulo nya)

- He and the gang sing outside your house hoping to woo you (y'know the Harana tradition? Yup) singing about how he can be the best boyfriend you'll only have (Akin ka na lang iingatan ko ang puso mo akin ka na lang wala nang hihigit pa sa'yo)

- This harana thing will continue until you agree that he takes you out on a date you had to agree because your parents were getting annoyed by his antics. On said date, he promises to never and I mean NEVER leave you and will treat you like royalty ('Wag ka dapat sa'kin magduda hinding hindi kita pababayaan)

- He keeps his promises so now you're in a happy relationship with him yay!

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Ayato:

Now playing: Mundo- IV of Spades

- Choosing a song for this guy was hard for some reason

- Anyways, you never really thought you'd have a relationship with the Yashiro Commissioner because of the status differences, but now you're happily married to him

- Although it's difficult to spend time with his schedule, but when he's finally free from his clan duties, he's with you, his home (Aking sinta, ikaw na ang tahanan at mundo)

- His words to you during these times are about how he'll always love you, you're his entire world, he'll always be by your side no matter what (Sa pagbalik, mananatili na sa piling mo)

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Tighnari:

Now playing: Habang Buhay- Zack Tabudlo

- Fennec foxes mate for life, that's a well-known fact in this fandom because of him

- Collei keeps on teasing him about how he looks like whenever he sees you poor guy is just lovestruck

- Back to the mate-for-life thing, yes he's protective of you. There's a forest ranger slacking off who's weirdly looking at you? He is scolding them so bad they look like they're about to cry (Tingnan mo lang ang aking mga mata 'wag kang titingin na sa iba akin ka na, wala nang iba)

- Just one thing to remember, you're forever his and he's forever yours (Andito 'ko hanggang sa 'ting pagtanda mamahalin kita basta't 'pag nahulog nakahawak ako, 'wag ka lang bibitaw habang-buhay na ako'y iyo)

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Cyno:

Now playing: Lintik- Brownman Revival

- Lintik is slang for lighting, and lighting = electro, what's Cyno's vision? ELECTRO. I'm sorry I just wanted to make a joke since this guy's a joker himself

- Anyways, when he got feelings for you it was like he got struck by lightning, sudden and shocking (Lintik na pag-ibig parang kidlat puso kong tahimik na naghihintay bigla mong ginulat)

- He fell first and fell HARD. He says the most corniest pickup lines known to mankind but they somehow make you laugh thanks to his serious face while delivering it. Tighnari side eyes him and apologizes for the things he's saying whenever he's with the two of you (Nananaginip ba ako ng gising? Nadali mo ang puso ko ng iyong kidlat)

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Alhaitham:

Now playing: Yakap- Zack Tabudlo

- Now this is an interesting song choice considering he doesn't show his emotions and hates physical affection (this is more of a headcannon I have)

- But, whenever he sees you walking around, his heart is beating like crazy. He would try to rationalize his feelings towards you but it gets thrown out the window each time you two interact (Bakit ba ako nanghihina tuwing nababanggit ka? Ang puso'y nagwawala)

- When you get to know him more, you realize he actually likes physical touches but only from people he's comfortable enough with. Hold on he considers you as one of his closest friends? Kaveh immediately interrogates you about your relationship with him.

- When one of you finally confesses, everyone is shocked that the quiet, reserved scribe is dating someone. Let alone allow them to touch him in public too. A little secret Alhaitham has is that he actually likes, no loves it when you shower him with physical affection. He looks like he's pissed but deep inside he's enjoying every single hug or kiss from you. (Yakapin mo ako ng mahigpit wag ka nang bibitaw kahit saglit ikaw na lang mahal naghintay ng matagal)

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Kaveh:

Now playing: Fallen- Lola Amour

- Oh this man is deeply in love with you. He loves everything about you. Your voice, hobbies, looks, everything, Alhaitham is getting very pissed at the number of times Kaveh has mentioned you in his hopeless romantic rant. (What if I told you that I've fallen and I like the way you say my name? My heart skips a beat when I hear you calling and I like that it won't go away)

- Kaveh wasn't honest with his feelings at first, thinking he might just be a burden to you, so he didn't confess at first. (But never mind, don't wanna give you any trouble never mind, never mind I'm OK with being by your side for as long as I can hide)

- But after a few threats of being kicked out by you-know-who, and advice from the mom friend, he finally decided it was better to confess for closure than hope for something that wasn't likely happening.

- Oh but when you accepted his feelings, he was over the moon. The relationship started off a bit rocky because of him thinking he wasn't enough, but you were there to assure him that you'll always be there to love him, no matter what happens to you two, you'll be with him, even if his problem is something trivial, you'll be there to help him with whatever he needs (I'll make your breakfast every morning and pick you up when you're a mess)

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a/n: I had this idea rotting in my mind for months now I only got to write it last week because of our exams (I feel like I poured my heart out for Kaveh's and Xiao's)

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