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pavo-ocxllus · 1 year

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❝ 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲! 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭…! ❞

romantic shenanigans ensue when you start working for an infamous law firm and most definitely doesn't have to do with my recent hyper fixation on law at the moment.

𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠…

detective!shikanoin heizou as the number one detective at fontaine legal firm. as well as the pursuit of justice, he's also on the pursuit of you!

forensic scientist!albedo who's disillusioned from the thrilling profession of delving into the ground zero of crime scenes. though, with a case such as you, he might be wrong.

police officer!xiao who takes his job too seriously and instead of trying to arrest childe, he should be arresting you for stealing his heart ;)

prosecutor!cyno who's presence in the court is as vicious as his horrible puns. though—you can't deny that the tension between the both of you rival that viciousness.

pre-law!gorou with a strangely strong sense of smell and hearing, he possesses a not so strange sense of justice (and you!)

rival attorney!alhaitham who can't seem to stop meeting your path—or rather, crashing into it. with the (admittedly one-sided) feud stemming all the way from freshman year of university, it eventually led to the two of you unfortunately falling (in love?) into the same case.

interrogator!kaeya who's personality alone could be enough to pin this whole fiasco on him one bad day and simultaneously believe he's an angel on earth the next. somehow, his talents as an interrogation officer is the only thing about him that stays consistent, and perhaps something else...

mob boss!childe that can't stop finding different ways to drive you crazy. from remaining to do things that make the case worse against him to his endless teasing, the fact that he's actually innocent is the most daunting factor of working with him.

delinquent!arataki itto who is clearly innocent of his involvement in diluc's case. what kind of incriminating evidence does an anonymous tip have that made everybody believe he almost assassinated him?

and defendant!diluc, the man of the hour and whose car accident acts as the center that three cases revolve around. why does one have the motive to kill the wealthy wine tycoon, and most importantly, who was responsible?

𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠…

klee, who despite her strange nonchalance towards explosives and having alarmingly close access to ingredients to make them, is quite the adorable young girl that loves you, her big brother albedo, and the two of you together very much!

hr!kuki shinobu who is absolutely done with heizou's fontaine legal firm's antics. she does have the qualifications to work as an attorney rather than at human resources, but she wouldn't want to work with itto more than she already has to—and he doesn't even work there!

attorney!yanfei as one of the few sane people working at fontaine legal firm. though she rarely get's involved in the daily chaos of her workplace, her fiery spirit in the courtroom knows no bounds!

part-time barista!kaveh that was (begrudgingly) ordered by alhaitham to get a job so he could stop pathetically drowning in student loan debt and his latest architectural project. horrible with drinks and customer interactions outside of his usual field, it's safe to say he'd rather be in crippling debt.

hu tao serving as the proprietor of wangsheng funeral parlor and as a partner in crime to itto and heizou, much to everybody's annoyances. queen of "it was getting a little chummy around here," she is a reliable source of information.

and perhaps more?

IMPORTANT...

i'll attempt to have a taglist! hopefully, it doesn't end up as a whole-ass nightmare, but how it works is that i will reblog the start page every time i update the routes with the taglist in tow and hope for the best! if you want to be added, you can message me or send an ask! though, just to be safe, you can turn on notifs!

there's a lot of possible routes cuz i'm lowkey a sadist, four "bad endings," ten "good endings," a neutral ending, and maybe a few secret endings (who's gonna get them first?? 👀)

there isn't a set schedule for the time being! where i live in, i'm busy with preparing for a standardized test (staar will be the death of me). please be patient with me!!

𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠… heavily inspired by law dramas, tears of themis, shojo manga, manhwa, the works; fluff, hurt/comfort, interactive fic, angst

𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬… heavily inspired by law dramas and tears of themis (so i wouldn't have to do too much research lmao), definitely not realistic MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH DEPENDING ON WHAT ROUTE YOU TAKE LATER ON

𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 (𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨)

#𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠: [𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲! 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭...!].!#kaeya x reader #diluc x reader #gorou x reader #heizou x reader #shikanoin heizou x reader #arataki itto x reader #itto x reader #cyno x reader #alhaitham x reader #childe x reader #tartaglia x reader #albedo x reader #xiao x reader #genshin impact x reader #genshin x reader

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❝ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲?! ❞

𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡… a poor, little kid calls you ugly and now has to face the wrath(?) of your s/o 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠… all of genshin impact + tears of themis x reader that i'm able to write for, can be read as the nxx boys x rosa/mc 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠… established relationship, fluff, slice of life, crack 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬… a kid calls y/n ugly *gasp* as if that can't be possible, look i know that celestine is engaged or smth but let's pretend she's not for the sake of these hcs, y/n isn't particularly bothered, implied violence, swearing 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭… am i the only one who thinks that some of the rival attorneys we face in tot (howard syter and william lewis) are lowkey kinda hot-

𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤. — like, there's a line between teasing and straight up harassment; they didn't just cross it, no no, they erased it.

↳ CHILDE, shenhe (but make it physical from the get-go), ei (shenhe 2.0), celestine, winnie cooper, itto, TOMO (aka kazuha's friend), eula

𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬 (𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬), — and after the two of you walk away, they frantically try and reassure you that no, you're not ugly and that you're really pretty and oh god, now they're blushing wildly and curling up on the floor in embarassment...

↳ LUKE, AYAKA, aether, HARRY GRANT, thoma, kiki, bennett, xiangling, yanfei-ish, amber, barbara, xinyan, yunjin, CHONGYUN, GOROU, ganyu, noelle, SUCROSE

𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 — at the kid. absolutely preposterous! absurd! ridiculous! you?? ugly??? there's no way! their laugh was so loud, it attracted the suspicion of not only you and the kid, but everybody else in the general vicinity of the scene.

↳ ITTO, yoimiya, LUMINE, razor, fischl, BEIDOU, xingqiu, kazuha, VENTI, hu tao

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 — agrees with the kid, probably cackling once they heard the words come out from the culprit's mouth. the moment you turn around, however they flip the child off.

↳ MARIUS, kaeya, heizou, YAE MIKO, WILLIAM LEWIS, ayato

𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 — with you right on the spot; you're not sure if they're doing it to make you feel better or to mentally scar the poor kid.

↳ childe, LISA, howard syter, BEIDOU, ningguang-ish, KAEYA, MARIUS

𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐝, — but proceeds to tighten their grip on you, nuzzling their face into your neck once y'all turn your backs against the child. after all, why would the two of you care about what some dumb kid thinks?

↳ ARTEM, zhongli, makoto, KAZUHA (the duality), diluc (?), vyn, xiao, albedo, RAZOR, darius, shinobu, YELAN, jean, NINGGUANG, kokomi, keqing, yanfei, sara, mona, ROSARIA

𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝. <𝟑

#𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#zhongli x reader #childe x reader #kaeya x reader #diluc x reader #jean x reader #heizou x reader #xiao x reader #artem wing x reader #marius von hagen x reader #luke pearce x reader #vyn richter x reader #albedo x reader #kazuha x reader #genshin impact x reader #genshin x reader #lisa x reader

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pavo-ocxllus · 1 year

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I ask for hcs with Xiao, Wanderer, and diluc with a sleeping beauty type reader? Gn!reader who’s always tired and taking naps, even falls asleep during battles sometimes!

Goodbye and thank you !!

❝ 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧… 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩. ❞

𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡… these three guys are left clueless to sleepy!reader's antics—or, the lack thereof. 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠… xiao x gn!reader, diluc x gn!reader, wanderer x gn!reader 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠… reader who falls asleep everywhere! 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬… nothing i can thing of tbh 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭… STAAR AND VOLLEYBALL HAD NO RIGHT TO TAKE SO MUCH LIFE OUT OF ME i'm so sorry i took so long... but here it is!!

DILUC, the darknight hero turned caretaker of the dark night.

you're plenty capable; that's saying something when he's so willing to admit that—what's that? you can take naps anywhere? surely that's just an exaggeration—archons, you're actually sleeping. even the fatui agent before the two of you seemed confused at the sight. taking advantage of this, diluc was quick to knock him out and rush to your side. upon further inspection, you weren't overstating at all. with the shield that was your slumber, he couldn't help but chuckle at your face being at peace despite the high-pressure situation. he hauled your body up, placing an arms under your knees and one supporting your back. he hopes you're comfy—it'll be a long walk back to dawn winery.

XIAO, who thinks that his karmic debt has finally gotten the better of him (not in the bad way, but not necessarily in the good way, either.)

he knows he's an adeptus and all, but even he knows that humans aren't this fragile—falling asleep mid fight and whatnot. for a second, he finally thinks he's going insane... you know, for someone who's hundreds of years old, he can say that he hasn't seen anything like this—wait, a hilichurl is now charging towards you at full speed—there we go. making quick work of the small band, he went to pick you up, loosely wrapping your arms around him as he heaved you up on his back. maybe his yaksha duties can wait for a bit—at least until he can find you something more comfortable than his back. though... if you were, he wouldn't mind staying this way for a few seconds longer.

the WANDERER, in which it's considered a miracle that he didn't do anything while you're unconscious in his arms.

no pranks, no murder—nothing. you'd think that someone without a heart could've done anything when one is in the defenseless state of slumber. it bothered him—your head placing a slight weight against his shoulder was an inconvenience, yet he couldn't bring himself to shove you away. the wanderer told himself, it's more of an inconvenience to do something about it, but even a puppet without a heart can't deny that he definitely felt something as you dreamt away against his shoulder. perhaps he'll let you get away with this bothersome behavior for a bit longer.

❝ 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝! <𝟑 ❞

#𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#xiao x reader #diluc x reader #wanderer x reader #genshin impact x reader #genshin x reader #diluc ragnivindr x you #xiao x y/n #wanderer x you #xiao x gn reader #xiao x gender neutral reader #diluc x gn reader #wanderer x gn reader #wanderer x gender neutral reader

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𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲! 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭…! (𝐭𝐯 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞!)

« START. / TV GUIDE. / TRAILER. »

THERE ARE SPOILERS HERE.

anyways, welcome to the tv guide! here, you'll find a little cheatsheet for each route and their choices and outcomes! secret routes won't be found here, however!

01. an overture to justice and chaos. 02. the act of the convicted. itto's case (partner: heizou)

instead of an interrogation, heizou and itto team up to scare you!

↳ get scared. (heizou route) ↳ don't get scared. (itto route)

diluc's (testing) case (partner: alhaitham)

alhaitham is forced to take you on an orientation tour!

↳ sure. ↳ pass.

you suspect that diluc isn't taking you as seriously as alhaitham!

↳ prove him wrong! ↳ stay quiet.

tartaglia's (annoying) case. (partner: kaeya)

police captain and interrogation officer kaeya wants to team up with you and yanfei!

↳ agree to work with him. > ↳ refuse to work with him. »

> tartaglia is flirting with you!

↳ what's kaeya doing...? ↳ ...

» tartaglia is flirting with you!

↳ excuse me? ↳ ...

fieldwork. (parther: albedo or xiao)

you arrive at the scene and have no clue where to start!

↳ follow albedo. > ↳ strike out on your own. » (xiao route)

> you're investigating the trunk of diluc's car with albedo and something sticks out to you—

↳ the crack. (will affect you later on) ↳ the wine bottle's label.

» xiao is questioning your role in the investigation as an attorney!

↳ defend yourself! > ↳ he's "right." »

you're investigating the inside of diluc's car with xiao!

↳ the wheel. > ↳ the wheel. » ↳ the gas pedal.

03. lunch's interlude. childe's case. (partner: xiao) TW: possible major character death of one of the two characters depending on which route you take. diluc's case. (partner: kaeya, cyno, or alhaitham) itto's case. (parther: albedo or heizou) TW: possible major character death of both one of the two characters depending on which route you take. gorou's first case! (partner: itto)

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

#𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠: [𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲! 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭...!].!#kaeya x reader #diluc x reader #shikanoin heizou x reader #heizou x reader #arataki itto x reader #itto x reader #albedo x reader #xiao x reader #alhaitham x reader #cyno x reader #gorou x reader #childe x reader #tartaglia x reader #genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader

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❝ 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲! 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭…! ❞

« START. / TV GUIDE. / TRAILER. »

𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡… romantic shenanigans ensue when you start working for an infamous law firm and most definitely doesn't have to do with my recent hyper fixation on law at the moment. 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠… detective!shikanoin heizou x attorney!gn!reader, forensic scientist!albedo x attorney!gn!reader, police officer!xiao x attorney!gn!reader, prosecutor!cyno x attorney!gn!reader, pre-law!gorou x attorney!gn!reader, delinquent!arataki itto x attorney!gn!reader, mob boss!childe x attorney!reader, rival attorney!alhaitham x attorney!reader, interrogator!kaeya x attorney!reader, defendant!diluc x attorney!gn!reader 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠… heavily inspired by law dramas, tears of themis, shojo manga, manhwa, the works; fluff, hurt/comfort, interactive fic, angst 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬… heavily inspired by law dramas and tears of themis (so i wouldn't have to do too much research lmao), definitely not realistic MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH DEPENDING ON WHAT ROUTE YOU TAKE LATER ON 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭… i'm really glad so much of you supported this even though it's posted on april 1st lol

IMPORTANT

some characters don’t appear until later! if you want to cut to the chase, please check the tv guide!

routes are now going to be separately added instead of everything all together!

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

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« rewind. / pause. / fast forward. »

"ah, you're back."

shinobu was the first person you saw as you walked through the doors of fontaine legal firm once again. "i won't lie to you, i was starting to think something had happened when you didn't show up until now—halfway through our lunch break."

"i guess i've been that busy, heh..." you rubbed the nape of your neck sheepishly.

"be careful not to overwork yourself... i know we had just thrown a rookie like you into our messy work situation on the first day, but let me know if you need some time to yourself."

"don't worry about me!" you grinned. "after what i've been through, i can take anything you got!"

the green-haired, young woman smiled, her violet eyes crinkling a bit. "alright then... go ahead and have your lunch break."

"got it!"

"do you need me to get to your cubicle? it should have no name plate on it yet."

you assured her that you'd be fine, and off you went in search for your little office. ah, to be an official attorney! there was nothing like having a well-deserved break after the few hours that gone by... maybe you'd ought to get a little bit more work done to get ahead.

speak of the devil, you've heard your phone buzz from your pocket. fishing it out, you opened it up, seeing you got few texts.

ah, if it isn't by beloved partner! (well, soon-to-be beloved partner, but i digress.)

unfortunately, the lack of evidence for our cases is holding us down. me and my acquaintance are working to search for some (specifically for the case regarding itto) and i was wondering if you would like to join the two of us? it'd serve as a great learning opportunity! ;)

- heizou

the way he questionably texts like he talks and how he somehow got your number we're pushed to the back of your mind when you suddenly heard yanfei from the distance.

"[name]!" before you could greet her back, she cut you off with your news. "great news! we're making a little bit of progress in tartaglia's case!! not-so-great news, he kind of broke out of prison-"

"WHAT—yanfei, you can't just say that-!"

"it's alright!! the police are already on the case... and if he doesn't show up to his court date, he'll get a bench warrant and be back in custody so we could run his trial! though, it isn't exactly guaranteed if we'll ever find him..."

the young attorney started to mutter herself, walking away from your shocked figure as her words started to become more and more incomprehensible.

you sighed to yourself, before looking at your lunch again. this was definitely a matter that would require a better state of mind... and for that, you need to get some food in your system.

unfortunately, your plans to eat were thwarted once more.

"hey."

upon hearing the familiar voice before digging into the undoubtedly delicious lunch you've packed, you narrowed your eyes before glancing behind you. 'lo and behold, alhaitham was standing before you.

"you."

"i was about to think you've changed after we graduated from law school, but i suppose i'm incorrect," the way he talked never failed to vex you.

did he even work here? maybe shinobu was correct about overworking yourself and you were reaping the consequences of your actions by having delusions. however, it only took a glimpse of his i.d. badge mirroring your nonexistent one to (unfortunately) confirm that he indeed, worked here.

"what do you want?" you asked, then taking your lunch to set it on your lap and started to unpack it—you weren't about to let him further delay your lunch!

"shinobu still insists for me to work with somebody on my case... and given you're not the lead attorney in any cases as far as i know, i'm considering to push our quarreling aside in the name of professionalism."

that was the most eloquence he carried in his voice when he talked to you... but never mind that!

↳ agree to work with him. perhaps it was about time to set aside your differences and be mature, working adults for once!

↳ you can't—you're dead set on finding tartaglia. something tells you that you won't find him unless you're there yourself... but that could be just uneasiness.

↳ you weren't planning on going with heizou to go evidence hunting—but that seems to be a way more interesting than whatever alhaitham's doing.

↳ you were on your lunch break for a reason! refuse to work with him—you have some more important things to attend to.

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

#𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠: [𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲! 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭...!].!#tartaglia x reader #childe x reader #kaeya x reader #genshin impact x reader #genshin x reader #shikanoin heizou x reader #heizou x reader #arataki itto x reader #itto x reader #gorou x reader #cyno x reader #xiao x reader #albedo x reader #diluc x reader #alhaitham x reader

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the illustrious fontaine legal firm was a workplace that every student would love to work under once they graduate from the hell that was law school.

whenever a high-profile case hits the media, chances were that the an attorney from that agency would appear not even a day later, solving it with ease. (and not to mention, the salary was a little bit more than just mouthwatering.)

you were (naturally) elated once you received news that you earned a job there starting the moment you walked through the glass doors ahead of you. your heart was beating in anticipation as your lips were tucked into a seemingly permanent smile. it wasn't even after you set your hand on the door when questions started pouring in—what were your co-workers going to be like? are they obnoxiously snobby regarding the prestige they held with their profession? perhaps they were more humble about their accomplishments? (even though they literally took down a fatui head not even a week earlier.)

unfortunately, your questions remained unanswered once you were met with a sudden chair nearing your face.

"watch it!"

you weren't even able to close your eyes to brace for impact with how quickly everything was moving. one moment, the chair that was about to give you a a career-ending concussion (get a hold of yourself—this is the legal field, not a sports field!) and the next, it was out of your sight, replaced by arms wrapped around your figure.

"itto! for goodness sake- the police aren't out to get you!" a green-haired woman was quick to appear, an irk mark appearing at her forehead at the scene that just played before her.

"c'mon, shinobu! you never know!" the tall man who she was referring to simply scoffed, already armed with another chair.

"well, with that logic, you shouldn't be trusting us either," she rolled her eyes, ignoring 'itto's' protests and focused her attention towards the entrance. you were quick to notice that these two voices didn't match up with the first one you've heard. "and heizou... what did i say about hugging up on our new workers?!"

you looked to the side, finding a young, maroon-haired man who's arms were loosening from your body as he raised his hands up. "aww, but shinobu... i was only trying to protect them... and think about it this way, it was only an orientation for our precious, new attorney!"

"yeah, an orientation at hr and filing a harassment lawsuit," she grumbled under her breath and pinching her nose as she fixed up her mask. "now, don't you have a job to do?"

"it's my break, remember-?"

"the break that lasted for half of your working hours? i'm sure i do... just get back to your office," the woman sighed, shaking her head once 'heizou' started to go along his way. "i'm sorry about those two... my name is kuki shinobu, i work in human resources."

slightly surprised by how quickly she got over this little spat, you reached to shake her extended hand. "ah, it's uh- nice to meet you."

though her mask obstructed most of her face, you could tell by her violet eyes that she was grinning. however, this expression was short lived once she dusted herself off a bit, going behind you to grab the thrown chair resting on the ground. "unfortunately, we can't give you a proper orientation, but i'll send you on you way to yanfei to explain everything—oh, speak of the devil."

at the moment, you followed shinobu's line of sight to find a pink-haired woman strolling by with enormous books, binders, and piles of paperwork in her grasp. you couldn't help but feel a small shiver up your spine: if this is what you'll deal with everyday, working here might infringe on your labor rights.

a little too focused on heaving her pile of work, shinobu cleared her throat to attract her attention.

"ah- hi there!" she greeted, somehow not stumbling when a book on top of her stack started slipping. once she found a nearby desk, she was swift to set everything there, evening out the pile while she was at it. "you must be our new attorney! i'm yanfei, i'm a legal advisor here (and hopefully future co-worker!), and i believe that you already have your first case!"

first job? on you first day? you were only in the general vicinity of this firm for sub 5 minutes at most—you didn't even receive your i.d. badge!

"here... it's nothing major. our boss may believe in throwing someone out into the professional world to see how they fare, but it's not like they're a sadist!" yanfei's words didn't exactly help your shocked state as she beckoned you towards the desk she set her paperwork on top of, pre-laid manila folders sitting before you. "as you can see... we're slightly understaffed here... but think about it as your unauthenticated orientation! you receive experience, and we keep our heads above the water for the time being!"

you've only been here for a short fraction of time compared to many of your new colleagues and barely even started your new job, yet you're already way in over your head! regardless, it wasn't like you've had a choice right now...

you glided your fingers across the folders spread across the table, and eventually, you decided to sift through the contents, glossing your eyes over the words before closing it and moving on to the next file.

with a deep sigh, you decide to...

↳ pick up the folder blatantly labeled "itto's case." it took you a good few minutes to decipher it with the abhorrent handwriting.

↳ shift your gaze towards the file that's noticeably lacking in papers compared to the older folders.

↳ hold the case that caught your eye, checking it once more to see if your eyes were deceiving you. there was no way this person was going to court...

↳ remember seeing the fatui head's name pop up in one of the files, you grab it quickly to check through it again. wait... you're defending him?!

↳ not even bothering to look at folders for a second time, you turn on your heel to walk past shinobu and yanfei, heading to the exit.

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

#𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠: [𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲! 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭...!].!

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CYNO really, truly despises how you keep talking during films.

recently, fontaine had created new technology that depicted photographs actually doing things inside of a medium. naturally, when proven not to be a rumor, it took teyvat by storm. after all, it wasn't every day when innovational devices are invented, right?

it was to be expected when you approached the mahamatra almost instantly after news, eyes sparkling with glee. never mind the rather odd sight of an unfamiliar figure at the akademiya walking up to him out of the blue, he was meaning to watch one of these "moving pictures" (as it was dubbed before finding out the proper terminology) himself, he agreed to bring you to the akademiya, where they planned to study this particularly alien item (cyno didn't exactly disclose that they were going to study your reactions of watching this for the first time, but he digresses.)

only a few minutes prior to the beginning of the film, it clearly didn't take a graduate of the akademiya to tell you were going all out. yes, the event was very special indeed, yet not to the point where it warranted you enthusiastically handing pita pockets to everybody in the vicinity. the argument of basic lab safety was bound to be shot down swiftly, so cyno simply remained silent. he wasn’t a buzzkill or anything, and the subtle, yet rather messy munching sound the students made while eating (perhaps due to the fact that they were starving themselves in order to graduate) didn't reach to the point it was disruptive to the experiment, gratefully enough.

and yet, another problem arose.

cyno genuinely wanted to watch the film. it isn't very noticeable to the untrained eye; you could just tell that he was looking forward to this. maybe it was the slight glint in his eyes, or maybe his rather minuscule mercy when it came to students who were found to be academically dishonest.

either way, he was in a good mood. or at least was. it was strange, to see that the small bout of eagerness peaking through his stoic expression, only to miserably collapse like somebody trying to build a tower out of genius invokation tcg cards.

luckily (or not so luckily in his case), cyno knew exactly what was going on: the constant chattering not from the film, but another source. now, it would've been a much different case if it was the students at fault—except it wasn't.

the sounds of the researching students scribbling ink on their paper joined as soon as you opened your mouth, recording every time you would exclaim at every remotely interesting detail that shows up or attempt to interpret every single action that the characters were doing.

it was just so... so frustrating—aggravating, even—that your seemingly never-ending voice was more interesting than a literal cutting-edge invention. how your own input appeared way more appealing than the actual thing itself.

unbeknownst to him, the scholars completely switched the focus of their research entirely on his rather interesting facial expression.

𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝! <𝟑

#𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#cyno x reader #cyno x y/n #genshin impact x you #genshin impact x reader #cyno #cyno x gn reader #cyno x fem!reader #cyno x male reader #genshin impact x gender neutral reader

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"i'm surprised you caught on."

you jumped at the sudden, familiar voice as you stepped out of alhaitham's office. it couldn't be...

you immediately looked around, trying to match the voice with the face in your head before you noticed a familiar arm sling in the shadows.

"D-DILUC?!" no way... "you're the-!"

"shh," he cut you off as he darted his ruby eyes around the firm. "frankly, i'm not all that concerned about hiding my identity to the general public. the title they've gave me, however... that's another story."

somehow, you managed to get ahold of yourself as diluc gave you the peace to clear your head.

"i... i just can't believe it," you muttered to yourself, then shaking your head to see if you can focus. "but i don't understand—why would you tell me this? i don't know the logistics of this whole 'darknight hero' thing, but depending on what you're doing, it can be considered a crime when it's brought to light—"

"i assure you, there's nothing illegal with what i do behind the scenes," you noticed that he allowed an ounce of humor in his smile. "let's say it's more of a... personal difference between me and the knights of favonius."

he took a step closer to you, making it your turn to dart your eyes around the firm to see if anyone was nearby.

"i wouldn't want someone to find out and expose me at a time that is inconvenient for me, and i think now is the most convenient time. but... i ask of you to keep my identity in the dark—if you're going to tell anyone, it isn't going to be someone from the knights of favonius. is that acceptable...?"

a little stunned that this was happening to you, nodding seemed like the only way you could respond.

"good. now, it seems about time for me to take my leave," he extended a hand to you. thinking he was going to shake your hand, you returned his gesture thinking nothing of it. much to your shock, he leaned down to plant a small kiss on it.

he seemed confused at your strange expression at first, but once he finally realized position he placed you in, he quickly stood up straight, dusting imaginary dust off of his clothing.

"sorry... it's a force of habit," diluc was trying his hardest to contain his blatant embarrassment, but the redness in his cheeks rivaling his hair proved his efforts were in vain. he quickly tried to get away from you to give you space. "i wouldn't want to intrude on other matters you might have."

↳ it's time for lunch!

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

#𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠: [𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲! 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭...!].!#diluc x reader #alhaitham x reader #genshin impact x reader #genshin x reader

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hello! my apologies if im doing anything wrong as im very new to this. could i please ask for a ticket to the ball with a daffodil and belladonna with kaeya? thank you ^^

❝ 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥��... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭. ❞

𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡… kaeya has eyes for you and you only. however... it seems as if you have trouble understanding that. 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠… kaeya x gn!reader 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠… a ball ticket (royalty!au), daffodil (best-friend-to-lover!reader), belladonna (”there’s no way you’re expecting to like anyone else but you here.”), fluff, 2nd pov used, 0.9k words 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬… typed in lowercase as a stylistic choice, could be suggestive (? i’ll still put it under the rated-r tag),ended up falling into a habit and using 2nd pov instead of 3rd pov and they/them pronouns like i said in the event if that’s what you care abt whoops- 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭… don’t worry, you’re alright!! thank you so much for requesting! (is it obvious i had a lot of fun writing this based on my pfp-)

the midnight ball was nothing to scoff at; even as a member of the royalty’s esteemed staff.

with various important figures spilling into the palace’s grand hall, all adorned in the utmost, over-the-top jewelry and clothing, the venue cleaned with so much care you could see your reflection on both the marble floor, ceiling, and any hard surface that you could lay your eyes on—an outsider, even the people attending and working during the event, believed that just the atmosphere alone renders it to be a ball with at least of a somewhat importance.

well, everybody except the man of the hour himself.

“[name], you are aware this is just another one of my parent’s dumb socialite parties, correct?” KAEYA let his all-too familiar laugh spill from his lips. usually, the laugh would cause a concerning amount of butterflies to suddenly appear in your stomach, and the initial flustered reaction would cause the prince to immediately tease you for it... yet today was different.

currently, you were attempting to get him out of his quarters, only for him to stubbornly resist; the latter simply just standing there with his arm outstretched with you not even moving an inch from his original position on his bedside. it’s good to know that he wasn’t slacking off on honing his sword arts, but today, you wished that he would slack off a bit more than usual if it means that you get him out of his room without you having to struggle so much.

“it-” you paused, trying to calm down your intense breathing, already knowing a sadistic smile was creeping up on a certain man’s features. when you’ve finally felt like your break was long enough, you turned to him, his wrist still caged with your fingers. “it’s not some ‘dumb socialite party,’ your highness-”

“kaeya.”

“kaeya,” the irritation was quick to bleed through your voice, only making the prince’s grin wider in comparison. “besides, your parents need you to find someone there-”

“please, they know i could handle the kingdom by myself, it’s what they raised me to do, after all!” he rolled one of his blue eyes, though, even without the eye-patch, you would’ve figured he’d be rolling that one as well. however, with a sudden change of heart signaled with his eyes widening as if he had a little ‘eureka’ moment. “well, perhaps not...”

“great! great, great, great!” you exclaimed, trying your best not to show your doubt regarding his transparency. horror stories from past assistants and fellow co-workers, experience with attempting to make kaeya do everything crucial that would make the kingdom not fall apart, and pure intuition told you that him trailing off with his words was not only suspicious—it was a blatant sign of bad news. he was up to something; even with all the time you’ve spent dealing with his stupid antics, you still struggle to figure him out.

(much to your annoyance, kaeya would go all up in your face, and barely above a whisper, says, “i think i’m rather obvious, don’t you think?”)

nevertheless, you still proceeded to tighten your grip on his arm, and it just feels like you’ve been comically pushing your feet on the floor going absolutely nowhere: similar to that of a reverse treadmill. instead of something like shock or simply getting out of his damn bed, the man seemed to be rather charmed with your useless endeavors.

“c’mon! let’s get going-”

“not so fast,” kaeya confidently smirked, then pulled you forward with a strength that wouldn’t be expected for someone of such a lean stature. putting a particular emphasis on your hand, he was quick to lock his fingers in yours, placing the two on his chest.

naturally, you closed your eyes at the sudden gesture, a small ‘thump’ echoing in his spacious bedroom. after a few minutes of you registering your situation, you gradually opened them.

the first thing you noticed was, of course, kaeya. even if it weren’t for the fact that he made up more than a third of your vision, his presence was not hard to notice. it’s expected, as the prince and second in line to the throne.

though, just because it’s expected doesn’t make it any less embarrassing.

the second thing you noticed was the compromising position that he caused the two of you were in. it was no brainer from the sudden creases and wrinkles that made up the backdrop for kaeya that you and he were on his bed. with nothing more than a glimpse away, you found both of your arms outstretched: one comfortably pinned on the left side of his head and the other uncomfortably perched on his chest.

the circumstances always refuse to be in your favor regarding the prince; you couldn’t help but feel a rush of dopamine flood your system.

the third thing you noticed was the sudden, breathing-like feeling ghosting like your mouth. “if you blink, you’ll miss it,” didn’t mean anything to you before, it certainly did now. it appeared that the prince had used his strength to go against your weight, arching his back towards you, thus bringing his face closer.

“you didn’t let me finish,” he muttered, barely above a whisper, smirk swiftly molding into a small frown, clicking his tongue in unsatisfaction. him saying something alone would make you shudder. “hmph, how uncordial of you.”

his eye was one of the few objects in your line of sight—if not, the only. in order to calm yourself down, you’ve decided to look deep within it, not even clocking that his lips were dangerously closing into yours, only being alerted when you felt his fingers grazing your chin.

“regardless, it’s rather amusing to see you, my royal assistant—who knows the ins and outs of the his majesty, prince kaeya—thinks that i would have my sights set on anyone else but you.”

𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 <𝟑

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𝟐𝟑:𝟎𝟐

the highly-esteemed businessman (and occasionally part-time bartender) DILUC's persona highly contrasted from broad daylight in comparison to the narrow "night."

during the day, he was more than just the wealthiest tycoon of mondstadt—known to most of the civilians as the cold, brooding man that’s rather vocal about his negative opinions regarding the nation’s knights of favonius, though polite, modest: the definition of the ideal gentleman (and possible marriage candidate).

albeit unknown, when darkness starts to loom over the city as lights start to illuminate the area and stars begin scattering every inch of the sky, he’s better known as the “darknight hero,” a vigilante who had gained the praise and awe from the average citizens and the rare few of them who saw him fight crime in person.

however, to you, he was simply diluc, sometimes ‘luc in private. you didn’t use the seemingly sacred alias nearly as frequently than in your younger years, but the nickname-turned term of endearment wasn’t something that would make him flinch in surprise at the “intimate” gesture.

then there was diluc during the previously stated “narrow ‘night.’” the rare times that he would come home, greeted by you and his staff, with neither loads of paperwork to file in his study, justice that needed to be brought, nor any excuse to further disorder (or “improvise” as he preferred to dub it as such) his sleeping schedule, you’ve physically pushed him upwards to your shared sleeping quarters, as if he would start dashing away at the slight chance you went easy on him. however, this wasn’t something that ever bothered the flaming redhead—in fact, diluc found it rather endearing.

to say that most, if not all of his servants didn’t greatly care about his well-being would naturally be a flat-out ruse, yet it was somewhat pleasant to witness someone be concerned over the worrying inconsistency of his slumber’s hours that wasn’t under his payroll.

so, without prior thinking, he willingly subjects to your adamant attitude, causing this whole “operation: get diluc to sleep like a normal person” (or gdtslanp for short) to become quite effortless than you made it out to be in your mind.

from dinner to a bath to pulling him to the bed you’ve partly occupied, his empty side all ready for him, it seemed that “forcing” him to comply with this “pampering” gradually turned easier every second—not that it really required any work in the first place.

“really, love, you shouldn’t feel the need to concern yourself with something so trivial,” diluc’s face morphed into a small, soft smile, chuckling at your behavior. his crimson hair that was no longer in his usual low-ponytail, instead held down. though mostly dry since he bathed at least an hour ago, the tips were still wet. “i can assure you that i can be responsible with my sleeping patterns.”

“well now, i thought you were the master diluc! i shouldn’t expect you to think i would fall for such empty words,” you retorted, in spite of well knowing that really, your significant other had nothing to do. perhaps it was so rare that you couldn’t help but feel defensive—maybe this was some sort of dream. “stay here, i wouldn’t want you running off to secretly go to the city again, would i?”

that was a scenario that happened one too many times, it was only once, but that doesn’t really matter. although your theatrics were a bit... excessive, in the end, this wasn’t really such an enormous deal to get all fussy about. with the amount of roles diluc took on relating to keep mondstadt both safe and its economy afloat, it was kind of reasonable that the man would pull a few hours from his sleep to work.

however, tonight wasn’t that night. he was going to sleep. just like what a normal person did.

and sleep he did.

surprisingly, it didn’t take him long to hit the hay the moment he was aware the lights vaulted on the ceiling went out (courtesy of you). he even let out a slightly inaudible snore! you didn’t even get the chance to say a soft, quiet “good night.” maybe he took a few more hours off his sleep schedule than you originally believed.

“good night, ‘luc,” you whispered, smiling to yourself as his nose nuzzled into your neck, slowly growing tired yourself. closing your eyes, your last sight being diluc’s face.

that was until a few hours later.

enter, the quote unquote “narrow night” persona.

you awoke to a rather loud groan filling the room from none other than diluc himself. with yourself curled right next to him, it seemed almost impossible to sleep through that noise. however, despite your mind being a bit more than agitated at the moment, you still had at least an ounce of worry.

“...’luc?” you question, morning voice kicking in even though it was the dead of night. his body warmth seemed to practically blaze throughout his body, even more than usual.

diluc’s body slightly shuffled, his arms tightening around you as if he was trying to suffocate you, his temperature burning through his clothes and into your skin.

“mmhhrghh...” his incomprehensible words had distress subtly laced around them, though not to the point they would go under your radar. whatever he was dreaming of, it was enough to cause you to be more than wide awake now.

“hey, c’mon... wake up.”

as if the red-haired man was actually fully conscious, a few moments later he replied, “...no.”

you didn’t have the time to roll your eyes, mostly attributable to the fact that it appeared that said time was gradually shrinking due to your significant other’s death grip on your torso.

“diluc... please...” you practically begged. the darknight hero is always on his guard after all, apparently even in his slumber, his most vulnerable state. probably something you should probably scold him for not placing enough trust in you—but for now, that wasn’t exactly on your mind.

in a split second, the archons themselves managed to take heed and indulge in your silent, countless of prayers to get this man off of you before he wakes up to a lifeless corpse beside him.

a rather loud gasp escaping from his lips, his orange-red eyes stretched out and how he jolted upwards to sit up signaled his awaken status. the poor guy’s pants were more than audible, his chest rising and falling at a concerningly quick rate. all of a sudden, sweat beads became more discernible. his expression was in a state of panic.

almost immediately, his eyes were directed towards you, as if you were the one that just woke up from the nightmare.

“y/n, are you alright?” diluc inquired, concern flooding his widened eyes, disregarding his cold sweat. the rare expression that was other than his usual nonchalant display of emotions would’ve, under normal circumstances, cause you flamboyantly swoon in adoration and delight (much to his embarrassment, both in public and in private). however, you couldn’t help yet act differently in this scenario.

“...love?” he asked for your attention once more, his worry slightly growing when you refused to respond. his calloused hands that were the result of many years of prolonged use of his claymore softly grasped on your cheek. at the intimate gesture, it felt impossible to feel not feel guilty on what you were about to do. “are you okay- ouch-!”

the flick to the forehead wasn’t at all anticipated, making it seemingly hurt more than it did.

“you complete idiot,” you laughed, pecking his forehead in the area where you inflicted a slightly red and sore spot grow on diluc’s forehead. though already more than (read: not at all) accustomed to your various affections, it appeared as though one of the weaker displays of your endearment made him heat up, completely flustered. “worry about yourself more... have you seen yourself?”

you grabbed his arm and pulled it up to his view for emphasis.

“you’re paler than usual! just a minute ago, you were practically burning up into a crisp!” you pointed out, albeit rather loudly. it was a miracle that none of diluc’s staff barged into his sleeping quarters out of pure concern in the next few minutes. “forget me—what about you?”

your previously aggressive tone faltered into a more soft one, but the concern you felt over your boyfriend didn’t leave you.

“they’re just nightmares... i’ve had them for as long as i can remember,” of course, diluc blatantly lied on that very sentence. he wasn’t about to spill his guts out on the source of his dreams—he couldn’t just tell you that his late father’s death still haunts him to this day. that isn’t the emotional baggage that is obligatory to unpack at the moment, especially when he’s supposed to “relax.”

fortunately for the redhead, you didn’t bother to attempt to pry into his vague explanation. instead, you opted to lay down on your shared bed once more, tugging on the collar of his shirt to bring him down with you.

“...i think it’s because you fell asleep before i did,” you came to your own conclusion, making diluc crack a smile. that didn’t make sense at all! no matter, he was quick to adapt to his new position, circling his arms around your torso like before, perching his chin above your head.

not bothering to question how you decided this was the reason for his nightmares, diluc made himself comfortable while you pondered more on the possible causes, then stopped to nod to yourself, finally confident in your thoughts.

“yeah. that’s it.”

in reality, that wasn’t it, and you were well aware of the that. you weren’t stupid, even if you did a seemingly good job of acting like it. you may not know exactly the cause of your significant other’s horrible dreams, but that doesn’t mean you could just brush it off like nothing. the poor man’s strong actions were just too drastic to be ignored.

however, you can’t demand answers out of diluc either. he has no obligation to indulge in your curiosities after all.

so, little did you know, like him, you deceived him as well. this was a conversation for another time, no matter if it’s days, weeks, years, perhaps even the next morning. you were supposed to get diluc to sleep not in the usual ungodly hours he would’ve if you hadn’t “intervened.”

“well, what do you suppose we do?” diluc asked, his ruby-colored eyes peering down at you.

“well, we sleep, that’s for certain,” you chuckled, staring at him back. it would’ve been rather uncomfortable to look at had the bedroom have another light source other than the spilling moonlight from the window. “but we’ll do it together.”

not arguing against your stupid, maybe even childish solution, he changed his position from your head and settled near your neck, his vibrant hair now tickling your face a bit.

“let’s get to it, then.”

𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝. <𝟑

#what the hell is this #i literally regurgitated words #this is a rather late birthday present for a fictional character #but happy birthday to diluc!!#diluc x reader #diluc x y/n #diluc x you #diluc x gn reader #diluc x fem!reader #diluc x male reader #genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader #𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!#i really really home to get the first chapter of the suns in our eyes up soon #soft!diluc #probably ooc but shh #not proofread sorry

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❝ 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! ❞

𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡… you're on the kiss cam with some of the genshin boys! 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠… tighnari x gn!reader (ft. collei!), shikonin heizou x reader, gn!cyno x reader 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠… no established relationship, modern!au where anthropomorphic people exist because for some reason i refuse to believe in a reality where tighnari doesn’t have his ears, 2.5k words (seperately, tighnari: 0.8k; heizou: 0.7k, cyno: 1k) 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬… typed in lowercase as a stylistic choice, idk a kiss-cam, heizou is a piece of dook-dook, probably messy writing on cyno’s, also he might be ooc whoops- 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭… let's hope this actually shows up in the tags this time take two lol (also i’m super sorry abt neglecting event asks!! i can’t promise i’ll get to them asap, but i’ll try to get them done!!) ALSO, incredibly off topic—y’all don’t know how happy i am for cyno’s va (alejandro saab)!! i’ve been following him ever since his mystreet and yandere simulator days so it's great to see him get such a role!

𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢. ･ﾟ: *. — 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚.

TIGHNARI definitely expected collei to be so excited during a sports event.

"wow... it's so crowded here!" she exclaimed, excitedly shaking her head in one direction after another. simply hearing her voice was enough to sense the golden sparkles hovering inside of her amethyst-colored eyes. truth be told, she wasn't used to being in the same vicinity as so many people. though eleazar was not contagious, it was always a concern for tighnari that collei wouldn't be getting proper rest or enough medicine to last for the duration of a game.

however, the archons sent an angel from above for collei in the form of you, who somehow managed to guilt trip the forest watcher into bringing her to the sports stadium nearby so she could be a quote-unquote "normal teenager," even going as far as to invite him along with you two.

he certainly did his best to refrain from acting too overbearing, and he succeeded—at least verbally.

spotting him checking collei's bag yet again after five minutes to see if she still has enough of her prescription, you quickly swatted his hand away, causing a small yelp of pain to escape from tighnari's mouth. if collei wasn't so busy 'oohing' and 'ahhing' she'd probably attempt to stifle a laugh.

"you really have to relax, 'nari," he scoffs at the nickname, but it secretly makes his heart skip a beat. "see, collei here as every reason to be anxious, however..."

you jabbed a finger at his chest, smirking. "you don't."

slightly confused to see you settle back into your seat after your gesture, he sighed, rolling his eyes and crossing his arms and legs. "what, is it illegal to care about collei now?"

you frowned a bit at his retort. "no... but now that you're here, you'll might as well enjoy yourself, right? she definitely is."

tighnari looked to his left, where collei was animatedly joining the cheering spectators. it was obvious she had no clue what was going on much less know what team to root for, but seeing her being completely fine made him physically relax.

it seems as though he made himself so comfortable that he didn't even clock the sudden placement of a gentle, warm weight on top of his hand.

"c'mon~ please? for me?"

tighnari liked to think he was better than this petty form of persuasion. when it came to you though, it seems to be a different case. shaking his head, he nodded before you lifted your hand from his (an unexpected chill ran through his arm after that), clasping your hands together in glee.

it would've been a sweet moment, him staring into your eyes while you did the same in return for a few seconds, if it weren't for the blaring buzzing sound filling the stadium, ruining it all.

"oh, that must be half-time!" you exclaimed, shooting upwards from your spot, being sure to take your belongings with you so they would slip off from those foldable chairs. "i'm gonna go to the bathroom real quick-"

"[name], master, look!!" collei was quick to interrupt your sentence. usually, tighnari would scold the girl for cutting into people's sentences, but seeing as she was pointing rather aggressively, he believed it was worth looking into. or in this case, up.

and there were him and you—front and center of the jumbo screen attached to the vaulted, steel ceiling above with a plethora of digital hearts and kiss stains floating everywhere. he didn't even need to read the bold letters spelling out 'KISS-CAM" to figure out what was going on.

just his luck, right? he got what he wanted—to stare into those big, colored eyes of yours—but unfortunately not in the way he would've preferred. glancing back at you, he was met with unabashed shock not towards him, but to the screen above.

tighnari knew how these little games they played during intermissions work. try to ignore it, and they'll move on with someone else only to come right back at the two of you, similar to the physics of collei's boomerang. it's best that they get this over with before further public humiliation ensues, after all.

slowly, he leaned in to press his lips against your cheek for a second or two before pulling back. takes the least amount of time and best of all, is the least awkward. a win-win, right?

well, as fate would have it, you seemed to notice just in time, jolting your head towards tighnari so fast he didn't have time to register something soft grazing over his lips.

wait... what?

he was quick to pull away, completely aghast at the sudden feeling, you mirroring the exact same emotions. he was too focused at everything going inside of him that it took him a while to snap out of his shocked state, darting his multi-colored eyes away from you and looking into the peripheral of his vision to find that the kiss cam has moved on to some other unsuspecting people that were actually romantically involved with each other.

tighnari glanced upon you once more, only to find you still stubbornly standing there—looking like you just wanted to sink in the floor right now. for some reason, he could only muster up a slight smile tugging upon his lips.

“the bathroom...?”

“oh, right!”

𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐮. ･ﾟ: *. — 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫.

as much as you enjoyed HEIZOU’S company, you really, really hate sitting next to him right now.

“pfft- hey [name], look-” he barely managed to carry out his sentence before combusting into laughter, shoving his phone into your face to show off the latest unappealing, oddly good-quality photo he took of one of the players tens of feet below them zoomed in, most likely a face they made during a collision or accident of some sort. it was quite strange, yet fascinating, how he managed to take some of these pictures spot on but somehow always makes them blurry when you convince him to take a cute one of you.

“not now, heizou!!” you groaned, trying your best to the device away from your view (much to your dismay, he has a stubbornly, sturdy arm strength), eventually settling on attempting to peek away from the screen (unfortunately, he was just as swift as he was strong. isn’t there anything he isn’t good at?!)

though it was barely 30 minutes into the game, the atmosphere was quite tense as the crowd of viewers (with the exception of heizou) excitedly watched in bated breath as players perform at their best, or at least near it. really, even if you weren’t a fan of the sport, you can see why everybody was so invested in it, both emotionally and financially. as they zoomed pass, in the midst of the cheers and the heat of sweaty athletes hard at work, it couldn’t help but add further on to the atmosphere.

at the sight of your intrigued facial expression, he couldn’t help but soften his face, letting a brief moment of... honestly, he didn’t even know what wash over him. weakness? relaxation? who cares? he certainly didn’t.

his outstretched arm bended at his elbow, while the grip on his phone loosened. the young maroon-haired man didn’t even clock the fact that he repositioned his arm so he could rest his cheek at the palm of his hand—well, the cool glass screen from his cell phone.

almost immediately, he remembered to keep his guard up, quickly shifting into his usual menace of an attitude.

your focus on the game almost managed to let the snap of heizou’s camera go unnoticed. keyword: almost.

“ha, talk about a total nerd,” heizou commented teasingly as he took a picture that you’re absolutely going to complain about later, despite the fact that if anything, he was definitely the ‘nerd’ out of the two of you.

“wha- don’t do that!” you exclaimed, completely disregarding the fact you were going to start a scene and plunging into the detective’s obvious trap.

he only smirked, reaching out his arm to violate some poor person’s personal space just out of your hands, resulting in you placing a hand on his chest to keep yourself up an attempt to retrieve his phone, delving further and further into embarrassing yourself later: which at this point, it doesn’t seem you even care.

lost in his thinly veiled bullying, the two of you didn’t even notice the loud ‘BUZZ’ filling the stadium, and the subsequent camera operators aiming the infamous kiss-cam at the two of you. of course, his renowned intuition already led him to believe this going happen, going as far as to expect you two were going to be the first ones on the gigantic screen above.

“fine, you want my phone so bad, but i want you do to do a little favor for me, yeah?” you quirked your eyebrow in brief confusion, only to be quickly cut off by the detective propping himself up and closed in on your lips. really, to him, it was like everything was setting off at once through the kiss, only to end so abruptly as he pulled away, his green eyes meeting your almost stupefied appearance.

heizou wasn’t the one to overly focus on a single moment in time—it was a habit that a detective had to develop in order to watch the big picture. however, he couldn’t help but try to justify it in his mind; making a whole other picture. it felt like the burst of fireworks illuminating in the dark sky, shining brighter than the stars. in reality, the “fireworks” were just the people around them erupting in whistles and screams, yet it didn’t make it feel any less magical.

eventually, he pulled away, viridescent eyes gazing upon your reaction, only smirking as he tossed his phone at you like it was nothing, completely disregarding the red pinching his cheeks. he was a man of his word, after all.

𝐜𝐲𝐧𝐨. ･ﾟ: *. — 𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐬.

this was one of the most idiotic activities CYNO had the pleasure of participating in, not that it was reflected in his rather crossed expression and his current thoughts at the moment.

“one more! one more!” you repeated as the silver-haired man rolled his vermillion eyes, shaking his head. for a few seconds, he glanced down upon the arena below looking at the players dashing all over the place. it was as if you’d blink, they’ll be doing something completely different all of a sudden. really, he wasn’t the one for sports, but even he can acknowledge the event was significantly more interesting than whatever the hell you wanted to do.

not even bothering to do anything else to display his annoyance, he fetched a piece of crackerjack in your direction. apparently, his attention wasn’t so detached from your frivolous games that he watched as it successfully made it into your mouth with a bit of shifting around on your part. nevertheless, even after exerting so much effort in a rather easy toss (at least, in his point of view), you still cheered in victory, even though the section the two of you were seated in wasn’t particularly rowdy.

somewhat surprised that you didn’t show any embarrassment as any usual person would after the sudden outburst, he observed as you sat down back in your seat, finally not obstructing the view from the poor spectators behind the both of you (well, with cyno’s hat, it wasn’t like he was better).

“are you done?” he inquired. though this was simply an innocent question, some of the people encompassing the two of you looked as though a chill ran down their spines just how vexed he seemed through his voice. cyno passed the nearly-empty bucket of crackerjack to you—it was barely the end of the first half, yet with the incriminating food all over the floor, it didn’t exactly take a detective to solve the case of the missing game snacks.

“mhmm!”

“that’s good,” the mahamatra sighs, hoisting up his elbow to rest on his knee, his chin perching on the palm of his hand as he decided to gaze upon the match below. “why are you so invested in me flinging food at you instead of the game? it is what we’re here for, isn’t it?”

the joy in your face slowly faded away, being replaced by a slight frown as you sighed, mirroring his actions not too long after.

“well, yeah... but i want to hang out with you.”

unbeknownst to you, cyno widened his eyes a bit, not knowing how to process such a small bit of information. of course, questions aside, (such as, if you really wanted to hang out with him, why take him to a place where his attention should most definitely be directed somewhere else?) it wasn’t very often that he was invited out to places unless it was from particularly plucky students attempting to kiss up to him when they were attempting to cover up academic misconduct.

sure, the two of you could be considered close, depending on your definition of the word. regardless, he wasn’t under the impression that you and he were close enough that you’d go out of your way to spend time with him.

he wasn’t sure as to why, but the thought was enough to make his heart flutter.

deeply exhaling, as if suddenly contemplating if he really wanted to go through with this, it managed to catch your attention enough to shake your head towards his direction.

“fork some over, yeah?”

“huh?”

“toss some,” he answered, simply gesturing to the bucket of snacks in your grasp. though, it didn’t stop you from looking at him in shocked glee.

apparently, the silver-haired young man registered it as confusion, so, without prior warning, he latched on to your wrist, then proceeded to direct you into grabbing a piece of crackerjack and throwing it across a short distance so it would pop into his mouth with ease.

“like that.”

unfortunately, the short distance also represented the space between the two of you; given your current seating arrangements, being so close to cyno as you are right now seemed impossible mere seconds before. satisfied with his small fill and leaving you with an empty paper bucket, he set his eyes on the field below once more, slightly perplexed when there wasn’t anything going on.

meanwhile, slightly upset at the fact that the mahamatra had stolen your last pieces of food, you couldn’t help but feel a little bit flustered after glancing up towards the ceiling for a change of scenery.

distracted over trying to figure out the whereabouts of the players from earlier, the kiss-cam from above was fixed squarely on you two, and you swore you could hear cries from the distant crowd trying to grab cyno’s attention (in addition to the not-so-subtle neighboring onlookers practically yelling at him.)

paying no mind to his incredible willpower to resist the masses (or complete social unawareness), you started to feel frustrated with the pressure around the two of you. it wasn’t exactly the end of the world, of course—but a little bit of you doesn’t want to admit that you really, really needed an excuse to act on your feelings.

much like cyno’s nonexistent attempt to alert you of what he was planning on doing, you grabbed the collar of his button-up shirt and smashed your lips on top of his. as quick as it came, you let go almost instantly, the slight taste of crackerjack still fresh in your mouth.

letting out a quick breath in relief that the kiss cam decided to go away from the two of you, you subconsciously turned away from the young man, placing your hands on top of your face. you went to overlook the floor below you, cringing at your actions. what the hell was wrong with you?! sure, in some aspects, maybe you weren’t exactly the god of wisdom herself, but surely you have enough intelligence to know that you can’t just kiss people out of the blue!

yet that just raises a question... what if he wanted that?

it was a stupid idea. idiotic, even. however, there was a burning, aching desire to discover if that was the case, to the point you decided to ignore the personal repercussions to your emotional well-being.

so, peaking out from in between your fingers to gauge cyno’s reaction, you’re surprised to find a small smile creeping up his lips as he continued to watch the empty field.

𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 <𝟑

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you exited the interrogation room to find yanfei in the room directly in front of the, who was currently sitting in front of a little cubicle with a telephone against her ear. for a second, you forgot she was with you in the first place. was this what she was up to...?

"yanfei-?"

"shh! i'm on a call right now?" she put a strange amount of emphasis into that one word. "sorry about that, please continue?"

she paused, nodding and jotting down notes, eagerly listening to what the other person had to say.

curiously, you went behind her to see the other person on the line.

...a child?!

of course, the occasional juvenile delinquent isn't out of the ordinary, but this kid couldn't be any older than eight or seven! what the hell was he doing in the criminal side of the visitation center??

the boy seemed to pique everybody else's attention in the station as well, the guards and other convicts giving him a funny look as the boy continued to chat with yanfei.

upon closer inspection and squinting your eyes a bit, you started to realize that he looked strangely like CHILDE... was he the little kid that KAEYA was referring to?

"alright, thank you! now, i would like for you to uphold your end of the pinky promise and let the nice officers over there escort you out. ajax must be so worried! uh-huh... will do. bye bye!"

hanging up the call and watching as the little boy enthusiastically went along with one of officers the salmon-haired attorney was quick to slump in her chair, going under the desk. letting out small groan, she added, "...that was a lot."

"you seemed to be a natural at talking to him, though!" you tried to cheer her up a bit.

"it's whatever..." yanfei straightened her posture, looking to you. "how'd interrogating him go? i'd hate for kaeya to interfere."

at her grumble, you couldn't help but laugh. "well, he did, but i suppose it wasn't too bad. anything you've learned."

"oh! right, the boy i was talking to earlier is tartaglia's younger brother. he decided to take a visit to the police station because a certain someone decided to break out the day of diluc's sentence—archons', it's as if he's asking for a longer sentence... anyways, tartaglia's birth name is ajax. though it doesn't link him to most of his crimes—"

"—it could link him to other things."

"exactly! so, whatever he said in his testimony, we might be able to prove!" she clasped her hands together. doing that, she glanced at her wristwatch for a few seconds before comically bugging her eyes out. "crap! we've got to get moving!!"

swiftly she took your wrist and practically started soaring down and out of the police station. next thing you knew she was starting up her car.

↳ it's time for lunch!

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

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TARTAGLIA's strength be damned—you might be a rookie, but you weren't about to take this blatant show of disrespect!

"i think you heard me alright," he chuckled, taking one of his cuffed hands and resting his cheek against it.

"well, i don't know what's going on through your mind, but the less time you spend wasting both of our time, the moretime you'll get to spend with me."

it made less sense than it didn't in your head, but you weren't about to spend more time with him than necessary!

"is that proposition...?"

"that depends."

he laughed heartily, placing his hand on his stomach like an old man. "cute."

you clenched your mouth, as if that would stop the red from rushing into your cheeks. surprisingly, for a fatui harbinger, he acted more... younger than you anticipated. though, it's more of a detriment than a benefit now...

you stayed silent, seeing if he was going to make any more remarks. much to your surprise, he only stared at you from the plexiglass, a small smile coating his lips.

"please cooperate."

"not planning on anything else."

that was easy.

there wasn't any sense of malice you got from just looking at him... he may not be an a-list actor (though, by the looks of him, he might as well be one), but if mob movies are anything to go off of, he's good enough to be deceiving you at this instant.

"you didn't cause mr. ragnvindr's car crash?"

"wouldn't even dream of it," he put his arms behind his head and interlocked his hands together. "you're familiar with my handiwork, yeah?"

"uh, sure..." it was slightly an understatement, but you can only think how concerning it was that he was talking about his crimes as if they were an artisan's work.

"hmm... i can catch you up to speed, if you'd like?" tartaglia clearly implied something else, but you can only sigh before motioning for him to continue. it hasn't been that long, but you were tired of his antics. "i don't exactly hide what i do—it's not for whoever the hell likes to watch me do what others may consider as crimes against humanity—"

"those are crimes against humanity, sir."

"whatever. anyway, what i'm saying is that i like to, say, face my targets head on."

"you're more of a straightforward person?"

"precisely."

you noted it down and in the back of your mind. this was a pattern for tartaglia, to the point where many political figures are heavily guarded when in public spaces and apparently in their homes as well.

"another thing you're known for, ironically, is how erratic—"

"i think inconsistent is a better word."

"inconsistent... your work is. how would i know that you aren't using what you tend to do to cover up your alleged crimes?"

"alright, here's the sitch," tartaglia was quick to answer, as well as change his tone of voice. noticing that he came off as he was about to shake you down, he cleared his throat. "sorry. here's the thing: i'm what you may call... ah, a human weapon. a pawn."

"how noble of you," you remarked.

"i know right?" you couldn't tell if he understood your sarcasm or not. "anyways, for the exception of one person, the fatui harbingers don't act alone. we're given orders from the tsaritsa, and we always see it through."

"backpedal a bit, if you would."

"of course," he grinned. "y'know, i have a feeling that if we got to know each other better, my loyalties won't only lie with the tsaritsa."

you ignored his statement, trying to focus. "you've mentioned that there's a person who's an exception. what do you mean by that?"

"the balladeer more of a loose cannon, if i'm honest," tartaglia's face twisted up as if just talking about this mysterious person left a bitter taste in his mouth.

"the balladeer?!"

newspaper headlines and television news screenings flashed through your mind. no. 6 of the fatui's righthands, he was—oddly enough—one the harbingers that had the least media appearances. even so, you can remember his mean, dull eyes from when he first showed up in the news years ago.

"the one and only."

"so... if you say he disregards the tsaritsa's orders, how much are you betting that he had something to do with mr. ragnvindr's crash?"

"archons', my whole fortune! that guy has serious issues... i wouldn't be surprised at all if he ends up involved in this."

"interesting..." you jot 'the balladeer' into your notes with all caps, circling it twice for good measure. "would he have a motive to do so?"

"i wouldn't doubt it... though before you ask, i don't know anything about it. he's kinda the loner type, as well."

quietly, you wrote his information (you couldn't help but fell his blue-eyes gaze on the top of your head), then circling it again so you can remember it later. "and we have a lead!"

that was easier than you imagined!

"thank you so much for cooperating, tartaglia."

"i'm surprised you're still in the same room as me," he laughed. for some reason, you had the feeling he doesn't always do this the way he did. "most interrogators don't even last five minutes."

"well, i guess i'm not 'most interrogators,'" you replied simply. "i am an attorney, after all."

"i guess so."

just then, the two of you heard a 'click' from the door opening behind you, revealing a group of officers—undoubtedly tartaglia's 'entourage'.

"time for me to get back..." he trailed off, glancing at the officers behind you before looking back into your eyes. "say... i've been good haven't i? when am i gonna get some my more time with you?"

you chuckled at his shamelessness, shaking your head in disbelief. "i have a feeling it'll be very soon."

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𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

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"alright buddy, i'm going to stop you right there."

the sudden change in KAEYA's tone and words sent shivers down your spine. with his voice alone, the room seemed to undergo a chilling transformation.

however, TARTAGLIA wasn't fazed in the slightest.

"oh? struck a chord in you? didn't think i would."

"you should've figured that out—deciding to call me old."

you blinked, a little dumbfounded. the chill of the interrogation was gone—now replaced with slight amusement.

"you're saying that as if i'm any older."

"well, i'll have you know i'm one of the youngest in my line of work—"

"—as if that's saying much."

rather with continuing this banter, kaeya's smile only stretched to the point it was slightly concerning as he stared down the man before him.

coughing to break their little staring contest you mustered up the guts to ask, "uh... would you like me to take over? it seems like this is going nowhere."

maybe you should've gave tartaglia more credit. but as for kaeya... something tells you the three of you would be here for a while longer than necessary.

"no no," he assured, then leaning in to whisper in your ear, using his hand to cover his mouth. "everything's all going according to plan."

he jerked back to his original position as if nothing happened.

"say... tartaglia, or childe, if that's what you prefer," kaeya gauged the red-head's reaction. seeing that he didn't twist face in any way in particular, kaeya then reached into a bag that you didn't notice until now. "i've got a bottle of wine. i doubt you get much a prison, so how about we pop a drink or two out of it?"

what was he trying to do...?

"i'm good, thank you."

for some reason, a part of you felt relieved that he turned him down.

"if you insist..." he slowly said, almost as if to be tantalizing. if you didn't know any better (like, at all), you would've felt urged to take a swig of the bottle. "would you like to tell the both of us about the whereabouts during the night of master diluc's crash a few weeks prior?"

"i'll gladly tell the pretty one over here," your unamused face didn't dull his movie star-esque smile. "it's easy. i was in my cell, dozin' off with my roommate under me."

"try again," kaeya barged into the conversation, giving childe a closed-eyed smile.

"what?"

"footage from a hall of the prison that so conveniently has your cell with your apparent 'roommate' suggests otherwise. your violent track record in the slammer made you max-security; you never had a cellmate after your first week ever since you beat him until he was knocking on death's door," the interrogation officer explained, arching his back and intertwining his fingers, placing his chin above them. "so i ask of you...

"try again."

it would've been a marvel to see kaeya's attitude change if you weren't affected by how scary it was.

"...i broke out of prison."

"there we go. now that wasn't too hard, wasn't it?" he paused, took a glimpse to see if you were writing this down. still stunned from that exchange you immediately started to jot childe's words down. you knew that, to some degree, people in kaeya's line of work would need to use intimidation tactics in order to get information, but this was rather frightening.

"when you broke out of prison, where did you go afterward?" you didn't know if it was a little bit foolish to hope that your question could somehow lighten the atmosphere, but you sure hope it did anyway. "if you can, please provide the times as well."

"i went to the toy store, the one on the street where diluc's crash happened. i think it was about one o'clock in the morning."

"the toy store? how peculiar," kaeya remarked.

"don't tell me you need a reason for why i'm there? you seem so fond of camera footage—i'll be the first to tell you that i was there."

"alright..."

it was as if kaeya's actions were getting more and more conspicuously disturbing by the minute.

"may i have a word with you, sir...?" you asked, a little surprised that you even decided to go through with it.

"of course," he smiled as you stood up and led the way towards the door. once the two of you were outside of the interrogation room, his grin dropped alarmingly fast. "they're not going to hold tartaglia in there forever."

"no, really? i was purposely delaying you from continuing the interrogation."

"...and yet that's exactly what you're doing."

"of course it is!" you exclaimed. you couldn't care less if your voice attracted unwanted attention from workers strolling past by the two of you... for two seconds before you started whisper-screaming. "i don't know what you're doing, but i know that there's something... something wrong about it!"

"and what would you know?" kaeya retorted, clearly cross. "you're basically defending him."

"yeah, since that's my job! there's no reason for you to be treating him like that!"

"oh, i'm sorry that i have to be a little aggressive to get crucial information out of him—"

"—you were going to drug him! that's against the law!"

"and? i know it's your job, or whatever, but if you knew anything about your client here, but he's murdered people, [name]. took innocent people's lives—"

"well, clearly you don't know anything about me and yanfei's client or my job. i operate on the eyes of the law—and through its eyes, tartaglia is innocent until proven guilty!"

kaeya stood there as his eye widened at your words. though it didn't take him long to relax, his lips curving into a smirk.

"you really are smarter than i made you out to be," he confessed, chuckling to himself a bit. before you could say anything about his out-of-pocket compliment, kaeya cut you off. "i'll tell you what, go ahead and take over the interrogation. i doubt tartaglia's going to want to talk to me any time soon."

you only nodded, going to open the door in front of you. honestly, you weren't sure if you wanted to stick around him any longer, but the interrogation officer just had to make himself more stickier by speaking up once more.

"oh... and call him childe. i think he'll get a real kick out of that."

and with that, you entered the lair of the beast once more, surprisingly being met with a silence from the orange-haired man.

"...you didn't have to do that," he finally said, his bangs casting a shadow over his face so you couldn't make out his emotions.

"since you probably overheard that whole conversation... it's nothing, really..." you considered kaeya's advice for a little bit. "childe."

the way his face lit up, it seemed as the former was correct.

"oooh, didn't think we're getting informal here~" he started wiggling his eyebrows flirtatiously. it finally dawned on you that you were working with this guy. "what's next, you'll invite me out to brunch?"

"ha ha, very funny."

"don't mention it... but in all seriousness, i'll answer whatever questions you've got for doing me as a favor, and i can promise on that."

you gazed at him with suspicion—you wonder how many of these 'promises' he broke in the past.

nevertheless, you started on the questioning. "you said you were at the toy store...?"

"mhmm. it was my younger brother's birthday and i figured that anything i'd buy in a max-security prison wouldn't be the best present, so i decided to take matters into my own hands."

"i see..." you let yourself a smile a bit, trying to hide your face from childe's view before shaking your head back to him. "i didn't think that toy stores would be open so late."

"neither did i," he relaxed against the wall, his arms coming up to cross behind his head. "i was gonna rob it before i realized it was open."

his unnecessary piece of information was met with deaf ears as you continued on.

"what did you buy?"

"i had something custom-made, actually."

"really?"

"mhmm. it's a—wait for it... a mr. cyclops!"

you stood there, thinking you blanked out and didn't hear what he said.

"it's a miniature ruin guard."

"the ones from ancient history?"

"precisely," he leaned toward the plexiglass with his arms planted on his thigh, supporting his body. "though my younger brother doesn't know that. he's the only one in my family that's left in the dark about what i do..."

he sighed, combing his fingers through his orange bangs. "will you do me a favor? if you're going to question him as well, ask him as if i'm 'the greatest toy seller in snezhnaya.'"

you snorted. "the what-?"

"'the greatest toy seller of snezhnaya,'" he said, not an ounce of shame displayed in his blue eyes. "i'm not going to participate in whatever lawyer stuff you're doing if you won't."

as ridiculous as that was, you were swift to agree. "i can do that for you."

"promise?" his eyes were dark, completely serious as he held up his pink against the plexiglass barrier separating the two of you.

"i promise," you assured, mirroring his gesture and making sure he got the message through the glass and his (most likely) thick skull.

after a few seconds, he made a noise of satisfaction, going back to his original spot when the door suddenly opened, revealing a bunch of officers much bigger than childe behind the door.

"it's time."

"alright," you nodded to them, then turning back to tartaglia. "thank you for your time."

"thank you," you noticed the officers already went behind the glass to hold childe in one place to undo his cuffs, examining it, and going to lock them back in. "maybe next time, we'll get that brunch."

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𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

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the jump-scare unfortunately got the better of you, and the scream you subsequently let out was quick to be met with laughter that, when you listen closely, started to sound a bit more like coughing.

"hAH- archons, that's hilarious... anyways, mr. ITTO, are you ready to answer some questions for me?"

busy trying to breathe for your life, it almost went over your head how peculiarly quick it was for HEIZOU to act so nonchalant about this situation.

"alright, alright-!" he finally calmed down from his bellowing chortle, his stomach still wrapped by his arms to prevent himself from laughing even more and harder. "try me."

"got it," you were about to interject before heizou it you off, already asking questions at the speed of bullets. "wherewereyouthenightofdiluc'scrash, whatwereyoudoing, any witnesses, and anything else you'd like to add?"

"i was on a tree, tryin' to get this super rare onikabuto that's only found in the city, some people were lookin' at me weird, and where's that genius invokation tcg card you promised?!"

there was so much questions surrounding your head regarding this "interrogation" that it took you a bit to realize that heizou was jotting this down diligently on his phone, out of all things, before nodding.

"'kay, hop on back, we're giving you a ride."

"got it! ...anyways, the card...?"

"right, of course... here," the maroon-haired "detective" tossed a small box at him with no care while itto scrambled to catch it. "take care of it—the card was illustrated by the calx."

"for real?!"

in the midst of itto literally sparkling in delight, heizou didn't miss you giving him a look.

"what?" he innocently asked, even going as far to batt his eyelashes a bit. "how else was i supposed to coax him into questioning? you saw how he was earlier."

how could you forget?

"well, i'd appreciate it if i was given, i don't know, a heads-up? a notice??"

"yeah, see—you're kind of a horrible actor, based on your middle school audition for the school play."

"how the hell would you know that?!"

"ah, it's quite easy, dear [name]," heizou replied with a smirk, pointing to his head before balling his hand into a fist, knocking on the side of his head. "good ol' intuition."

his argument was as solid as a wet paper towel. you sighed—at least you got itto's testimony...?

you crossed your arms and slouched in the passenger seat as the trees started to fade into the blue sky... even with eccentric characters such as heizou an itto, you'd think that it wouldn't be so easy as to collect evidence and move on with the case!

then again... it's your first day. you're still a rookie.

oh well, at least you'd get to help a guy out—even if he threw a chair at you.

"what's got you down?" heizou asked out of the blue. it took you a second to realize that the two of you were back at the legal firm, parked right in front of the entrance. you took a glimpse in the back seat, noting that itto was no longer there (and that he left the door open.) "i remember your face only an hour ago—you looked like that you didn't want anything to do with me."

"that's not it..." you grumbled as he laughed, then sitting up on the car seat. "i just thought that there would be something more... thrilling?"

"ah, of course... you have an affinity for true crime and horror movies—"

"if you say something about your stupid intuition, i swear to the archons, i'll..."

you didn't expect heizou to stay quiet, raising a brow as if to get you to finish your empty threat.

not giving you a chance to even sputter out a response, he picked up after his sentence. "who knew that you would've played to my intuition to a tee... that's not exactly important—[name], if you will, allow me to give you some advice."

he was your superior, as much as it would be hard to believe if you were talking to yourself from a day prior. you turned to him, giving him a physical affirmation that you were lending an ear.

"one day, you'll miss having cases with a senior like me."

that seems to hard to believe... though you bit your tongue.

"at my old workplace, when i started getting into the legal field as a detective rather than an attorney, i was swarmed with work from day one. of course, you can argue that you were also in a situation such as mine. however..."

as he made another turn and went straight, he put a hand on your shoulder, then turning to you for a brief moment. "i just want you to relax around me. i wouldn't want someone else to die of high blood pressure from getting too stressed about working with me!"

personally, you thought there was something wrong when you can't tell if heizou was joking or not.

"that's awfully nice of you..."

"you don't have to sound like that!" he started to laugh... you didn't know what it was, but you couldn't help but follow along with him as well.

"guys..."

"what's up, mr. itto-?" heizou put a halt to his question once blaring, red and blue lights were cast through his window and on his face. you didn't even register what was going on before those lights hit your face as well, with sirens slowly growing louder and louder. shock was quick to overcome the both of you, but he was quick to act. "itto, listen to me closely."

"i got you."

"okay. there's a tarp right below your feet. i need you to pull it over you and lie down on the ground. stay completely still."

"aye aye!"

"and you," heizou turned to get your attention. "let's hope you improved from middle school."

the sirens eventually got quieter the closer the police car had approached the maroon-haired attorney's car.

an officer was in front of heizou's car window in no time as he started to roll the window down, turning off the engine. "good noon, officer!"

"uh... good noon," you tried not to cringe at the cop's attempt to echo your co-worker's strange language. "may i see your driver's license or any other form of identification?"

"of course," he took his hands off his wheel to go search around for it in the compartment between you and him, finding it and giving it to the cop right afterward.

with some examination, he handed it back to heizou before pulling out a sheet of paper.

"i've got a warrant to search this car for an 'arataki itto'?"

heizou didn't miss the way your breathing hitched quietly in your throat.

"go right ahead."

the atmosphere was quick to turn tense as you started fidgeting when the officer wasn't looking, seeing as he was going to the back to check the trunk of heizou's car. surprisingly, the maroon-haired man wasn't fairing much better than you, seeing that a bead of sweat accumulated on the side of his forehead.

what seemed like forever was in reality, according to the car clock, was a few minutes, once the cop came back to the driver's side of the car.

"you're good to go."

"thanks, have a safe drive."

he rolled the window back up and continued the drive, letting a deep sigh you didn't doubt he was holding for a while.

"you can come back out, itto."

rather anti-climatically, he emerged from the tarp flailing about, obviously stuck trying to get the fabric off of his body.

"god—has it been five minutes or five years?? it's like that tarp was like a... a time-traveling tarp or something!"

"i can assure you, a fabric tarp doesn't have the same properties as a time machine."

"that would've been pretty cool, though!! maybe in five years, they'd forget about my case and drop it!"

"if only it was that easy..."

he was quiet for the rest of the short time back. before you knew it, he already parked at the front of the legal firm, shutting off the engine to his car.

"man...!" he stretched all the way to the ceiling. "i'm in need of some good grub! maybe shinobu might let me work and eat at the same time again..."

"i'm starving!! can we go out now?"

when you felt your empty stomach, it seems as though the small ordeal left you quite hungry as well.

"just lookin' for the all clear, itto," heizou continued to look all around himself through and behind everything in his car. eventually, he nodded to himself, unlocking all the doors in the car.

"alright... let's get ourselves some food!"

↳ it's time for lunch!

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

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