💛*₊“𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬”
a/n: this is my first post of the ebg! these can be read as x reader but will have some selfship lore bits hidden in them! || !! tw for the spiders in his cave ig TuT
You have to thank the Acting Grand Master for giving you the opportunity to meet Albedo.
Sure, at first you had cursed her for giving you the task of sending a letter to 'a camp' on Dragonspine (what a vague location), but if you had denied her request you would've probably never met the alchemist.
'A camp' had been an accurate description to describe Albedo's home.
'Home' would've been a compliment too grand for the dump he lived in.
Your eyes unwillingly observe the area he occupies. A sleeping bag is spread out on the ground, next to it a makeshift fire, and the remaining space of the cave is filled with lab equipment and books.
You wonder if all alchemists lived like this.
"I apologise," Albedo's voice echoes through the cave, "I hadn't expected any visitors."
You force your eyes away from a spider that scurries away from the sudden noise. With a bit of luck, your eyes land on his turquoise ones.
He is pretty.
"It's alright. If anything, I feel like I should be the one to apologise for bothering you." An awkward chuckle escapes your lips.
You remember the alarmed expression he had moments ago. Albedo had been so immersed in his experiment that he hadn't heard you approach. By the time you greeted him, he nearly made the concoction in his hands explode by mistake.
"Don't worry about it." Albedo puts some wood onto the already burning fireplace, giving it a longer lifespan. "Please, warm up. I'll make something to drink in the meantime."
And while you weren't too happy to sit in the company of god-knows how many spiders, the warmth from the fire wasn't something you were going to refuse. Not after spending nearly a full day climbing Dragonspine on your own.
And with the help of both the fire and the hot chocolate he had given you, your body temperature returned to normal.
"So," Albedo sits down next to you. "I assume you're here for the Knights of Favonious."
You nod. No sane person would visit Dragonspine without good reason. Of course you'd be here for buisness.
When you remember the letter Jean had given you, you reach in your bag to retrieve it.
"The Acting Grand Master had requested me to hand this to you. It seemed important, though, I don't know much aside of that."
His hand takes the letter from yours.
You observe how his eyes move over the words and his expressions change. Albedo seems to think for a moment, and then he stands up.
"I'll draft a reply. It's getting dark already, so I believe it'd be better for you to stay tonight."
Your expression sours.
Albedo continues after he carefully observes you. "Don't worry, I have a spare sleeping bag."
"One filled with spiders?"
The snarky comment escapes your lips before you realise you had said it out loud, and your hands fly up your lips in surprise.
And as if it couldn't get worse,
Albedo laughs.
The sound is warm and gentle, and your cheeks flush in embarrassment.
"You're afraid of spiders?"
"Well. You're obviously not, it seems."
His smile remains on his face. "If it comfort you, I'll give the sleeping bag a thorough check and remove any spiders in the area before you'll fall asleep."
"I suppose spiders are the lesser evil compared to the hillicurls on the mountain." You mutter, remembering how the monster would get more active in the dark.
In the end, you agree with him.
While Albedo, the chief alchemist, writes a reply to the letter he received, you lay in the warmth of the spider-free sleeping bag while the fire keeps you warm.
© intothegenshinworld. This content above is made for the genshinblr ebg of October 2023, hosted by @i23kazu! Because of this, content like these will contain selfship lore. After the ebg, the blog will return to its usual content!
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Unrelated but..
I was just eating some of those Xmas chocolates idk how to explain it but anyways
Than I removed the warping and there was a freaking dead spider inside my chocolate with some spider webs wrapped around all my chocolate 😭😭😭 and my biggest fear is spiders and I srs wanna kms 😭😭
I can’t stop gagging or whatever cuz I wanna just throw up but I still haven’t eaten anything, but now I am too scared to even drink water and thinking what if there’s something inside
Send help 🤗
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