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abyssruler · 1 year
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would they choose you over the world?
aether (traveler), dainsleif, scaramouche, raiden ei, lumine (abyss), venti, xiao x gn!reader
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AETHER thinks he can save both, no, he knows he can. The powers of this world rests at the tips of his fingers. He’s faced monsters and gods and come out alive and better than he was before. There’s no reason to hesitate, none whatsoever to consider his decision but—but. He has never been made to choose before. There was always another way, another choice, another something he could rely on. It’s a moral dilemma, like the situation with the train where you either save five people and kill one person, or kill five people to save one person. It’s easy enough to answer when it was simply that—a moral dilemma created to confuse him, not a world ending decision that lies on his shoulders. To choose one is to doom the other. Most people would choose the world, but while Aether is called a hero and the savior of nations, he is also a person. He looks at your resigned smile, like you already know which one he’ll choose, and he decides to prove you wrong.
DAINSLEIF clings to loss like a dying man does to the edge of a cliff. The inevitability of death and your mortality rests on his shoulders much like weight of his entire nation’s death. He wonders what it says about him that he’d rather have you safe and sound than have the world be saved. Five hundred years of aimless wandering, fighting against the remnants of his fallen nation and watching the world move on while he remains untouched by time, the ghost of a past that can never be returned to. Dainsleif isn’t a hero, he’s tired. All that’s left of him are fading memories of a time gone by and moments with you that he clings to like a lifeline. What has this world ever done for him except cause him pain and needless grief? What has it done to deserve his sacrifice? Nothing. And so he rests, hand in hand with you on withering grass and waits for the world to end. At least, this time, he won’t be alone in watching the heavens descend.
SCARAMOUCHE laughs, and laughs, and laughs until he’s sure even the gods that reside in Celestia has heard the scorn and mockery in his voice. It is so laughably easy to choose you and denounce the world. Let it be turned to ash and dust, let his body dance on top of a desolate world, let him pull you in an embrace and delight in the fact that no sun and no light (for none of these exist anymore) would ever outmatch the brightness in your eyes, the smile on your face, the tinkling sound of your laughter amidst the remains of a world that once threatened to snuff your life like a candle left in the dark. He is like a flame and you, the spark. There’s a tsunami gathering on the horizon, threatening to drown everything in its wake, but instead of preventing it, he revels in the ruin it will bring. It is either your death alone or yours and everyone else, and if you have to die either way, then he will die with you and drag the rest of the world along in his self-appointed destruction. You taught him what it felt to no longer be alone, so he will make sure you’re never lonely, even in death.
EI feels weightless, like a leaf adrift in the wind. It feels like she is back to that moment five hundred (a thousand) years ago, a dilemma, a decision, a choice—follow Makoto to Khaenri’ah, or defend her people from the monsters ravaging the lands? There was uncertainty there, a small seedling of hope that she would arrive not far from Makoto and see her sister alive and waiting, and so she had made the decision to stay—but this? Faced with an ultimatum, the world or your death, Ei finds that the decision is much more difficult, much more devastating but no less heartbreaking. Had it been before, in her lonesome at the Plane of Euthymia, the choice would have been easy, barely a thought in her mind, but everything has changed and Ei wants, in a way she has never wanted before, to be with you. You with your smiles and your laughs and the warmth you induce in her frigid heart—and she finds that she cannot make a choice… so you do it for her. For the greater good.
LUMINE doesn’t hesitate, doesn’t even flinch before she turns her back to the world and takes your hand. What good is the world if you’re not there in it? She won’t just stand by and watch as everything she holds dear is destroyed in front of her—not anymore. There is you, there is her, and there is the world burning, and Lumine finds that she can hardly care. Her heart has no place for faceless people, no love left for a world that has done nothing but spurn and trample on everything she had offered. Let it burn if it means having one more second, one more minute, one more lifetime with you. A choice isn’t truly a choice if the other option was never considered, and she will never consider a world without you. There are millions, billions, countless other worlds out there she could take you to. Damn this place, damn the heavens, and damn the consequences. Her brother would understand, he always has, and when Lumine meets him again in a new world, she’ll make sure to introduce you to him.
VENTI wants, like Icarus yearning for the Sun, but Venti is Venti, and Barbatos is Barbatos. Right now, he cannot afford to be that carefree bard who spun tales of your lovely hair and lovelier still lips (cannot be Icarus who flew too close to the sun and fell). Venti wants—but Barbatos knows the best option, the best choice, the least devastating one but the most heart-wrenching one. The situation is funny, laughable, hilarious, really, the kind that makes his stomach ache and brings tears to his eyes that drip down his cheeks and onto the ground and—oh, he’s crying. He’s crying and holding you close and apologizing, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, and he doesn’t deserve your forgiveness, doesn’t deserve the hand carding through his hair and the soft press of your lips on his forehead as you murmur, don’t cry, it’s alright, you’re doing the best you can. But the best means not doing this at all, the best means not having to make a choice at all, the best means not having to say goodbye. It’s okay, you tell him, I forgive you. But he never forgives himself.
XIAO thinks there must be another way, there has to be another way. He won’t accept this, won’t allow himself to choose between losing you or losing everything, because he knows, deep down, that the choice has already been made and it is not the one he wants. But he knows better than most that doing what he wants isn’t always what is needed, that certain sacrifices must be made despite his unwillingness, despite his entire body protesting against it. Rex Lapis once told him that being a god means making difficult decisions. If this is what it means to be a god, then he will accept a life of service, a life of war and fighting and breathing like every second is his last—because pain and suffering are infinitely better than having to wake everyday without your voice by his ear, giggling about how you finally caught him asleep. A world without your light, without your presence, without you is a desolate one. There must be another way, another sacrifice to be made that doesn’t involve you. Just—anything, anyone but you. Even if it has to be him.
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tangyangie · 7 months
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𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠
desc. how genshin characters sleep next to you!
notes. i love these ppl sm sobs
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they're so quiet. the only thing you can hear is their soft breath, maintaining a constant rhythm. they generally prefer to bury their head in your shoulder, but they're content just laying next to you. they're so easy to sleep next to. they probably completely shut off while they're asleep?? you will not feel a single thing. no water necessary. no bathroom breaks. they save feeling sick until the morning. in addition, a kiss on the forehead is the last thing you see before you fall asleep and the first when you wake up in the morning. all in all, they're super sweet—maybe, in a way, pretty old-fashioned. i give a 100/10.
lynette, tighnari, shenhe, XIAO, aether, ALBEDO, jean, EI, baizhu, KOKOMI, diluc, layla, ayato, ganyu
SO touchy. literally can't go more than ten seconds not being next to you. probably have a quiet, whispered conversation with you before bed—about anything at all. it's mostly to distract from the fact that they're feeling you up, but they still listen to every word you say. they mumble replies with a teasing voice as their fingers dance up your back, resting at your shoulder. nuzzling their head in your neck while lightly kissing you there. (maybe biting if they're into that...) if you want to get up to get water, they probably make you stay where you are so you stay comfy. they'll do everything for you. you want a massage at 3 in the morning? go ahead, ask. they won't refuse.
KAZUHA, zhongli, cyno, yae miko, BEIDOU, xinyan, lumine, LISA, keqing, candace, THOMA, kaeya
LOUD. that's all you really need to know—but you can barely sleep. it's like they don't need it. they'll stay up for hours on their phones, talking about the videos they're watching, what they did—anything at all that they can think of. you'd believe they'll eventually get tired and toss in the towel, but they could pull 10 all-nighters in a row if it meant you'd listen the whole time. other than that, they're usually pretty cuddly. They'll grab onto your arms and scrunch into a ball position, their knees nearly at their chest. They'll probably talk to you like that until they realized you've dozed off. Once they do, they kiss you on the nose and cuddle against you, letting out an unbelievably loud sigh. almost comically so. (it might wake you up and you'd have to fall asleep all over again...)
CHILDE, yoimiya, ITTO, heizou, yanfei, VENTI, hu tao, gorou, kirara
sarcastic and mean. can you even get more mean than these guys?? they (lovingly) insult and tease you before dragging you into the bed, tightly holding you against them. they'll most likely hold the back of your head by tangling their fingers in your hair, keeping you steady against their chest. to hear their breathing. they might give you a kiss on the forehead if you get lucky. if you decide to tease them by refusing this kiss, they'll probably spread their limbs across the bed to make sure you've got no room, and that you'll have to climb on top of them to be able to lay down comfortably. that's better than a kiss, in their opinion. you're wide open for sarcasm, teasing, and letting them be the meanies they are.
yelan, kaveh, SCARA, kuki shinobu, FARUZAN, dehya, KUJOU SARA, alhaitham, mona, ningguang
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notes. i hate school so much actually 🤗🤗 anyways GUTS WORLD TOUR IM SO EXCITED
mwah mwah i heart you guys 💋
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arisewanekosuki · 3 months
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Genshin Impact Self Aware – Your sadness  
They miss you. For past week you have been login into the game only to do commissions and changing Resin into Condensed one (or quickly doing domains or Ley Lines if you already had 5 of them). They hoped that with the new regions of Fontaine you will be playing more, you will take them to get chests, do puzzles, find Oculi and enjoy the scenery like always. But no, you didn’t even unlocked all the new waypoints, only two or three, so they couldn’t help but wonder "Are you getting tired of them?"
They tried to be patient but the more time passed the more they were feeling worried. Till that one day you logged and they could hear you talking to them like sometimes you did before. “Finally we can go check those new places, right?” The team you were using lately was happy, but they couldn’t do anything that would make you aware that they are conscious about you and this ‘world’, so they had to contain their smiles after hearing your voice.
And yet, the more you were looking around with them and fight the enemies the more silent you become again, till you stopped moving them at some point. They wondered if you left for moment to bring food or something to drink but then they heard it. Your muffled sobs “What happened? Why are you crying? Did you get hurt? ” those questions were swarming in their heads and they couldn’t do anything. Through your sobs they could hear “I can’t stop thinking about it” What are you thinking about? If only they could do something for you, comfort you, tell that everything will be alright. But they can’t. No matter how much they love you. They can’t do anything for you.
You took them to a safe place, mumbling that you didn't feel like playing anymore and logged off. They are alone again, knowing that you’re sad.
Maybe it’s really time to try bring you here, where they will be able to protect you and make you smile every day.
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(Genshin Impact) Jean, Eula, Rosaria, Ei, Shenhe, Yelan, Navia, Lumine rescuing their S/O
No one requested this, Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out For A Hero" came on and demanded I write. ...Same thing happened for the AK-15 fic actually. I NEED A HERO, I'M HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO-
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The moment Jean learns that her S/O had been kidnapped for ransom, her senses become so hyper focused and immediately sets off to alert the Knights of an abduction.
She wastes absolutely no time in tracking S/O, and does so easily with her and the others searching.
Her adrenaline kicks into overdrive, and she does not rest until S/O is safe inside Mondstadt walls, ignoring any injury sustained and insisting that she can keep going.
For only a brief moment, Jean loses control and doesn't even warn warn the kidnappers or attempt an arrest, immediately using her Vision to blow them back.
The sight of her S/O is enough to get her to snap back to her senses, and promptly make the offenders pay for their crimes by sending them to the jails.
With a sigh of relief, Jean feels the exhaustion on her body start to take its toll, but she smiles as she unties them.
(Jean) "Thank goodness you're alright. Let's get you home."
She gives her S/O the tightest hug of their life, and has one arm locked around them the entire journey back.
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Eula absolutely loses it the moment she learned that someone of the Lawrence clan has kidnapped her S/O.
This was the exact reason she did not want them associated with her-
No. Now was not the time for such thoughts. Now was the time for vengeance.
Being the Captain of the Reconnaissance company, she doesn't have any difficulty in locating their whereabouts.
As much as Eula would like to make sure the Lawrence in question never take another step, she knows it'd be far worse for them to be alive and imprisoned by the Knights of Favonius.
With a swing of her claymore, she instantly puts down the attacker in an ambush and cuffs them. Her gaze turns to her lover before releasing them, brushing a strand of hair from her eyes.
(Eula) "Hmph, how careless of you to be captured by another Lawrence. Next time, you will not be so lucky."
By the way her hand was shaking and how close she remained at their side, they could easily see past her words and how worried she was about them.
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VIOLENCE
Unlike most people in Mondstadt, her idea of justice is if the person never takes another breath again.
The person kidnapping S/O more than likely had no idea that she was even associated with them. That was their first mistake.
Their last mistake was assuming they would get away with it alive.
Rosaria stalks the kidnapper to where her S/O is being kept.
For the moment, they were unconscious.
Which worked for her.
Dropping down from the shadows, she quietly but violently dispatches of the kidnapper, taking extra care to not make a mess on S/O.
She unties them before carrying them in her arms out of harm's way, not making a comment until they woke up.
(Rosaria) "Good, you're awake. I'm glad you're okay, but be more careful next time."
Rosaria's grip tightens on them before gently setting them back down if they could walk.
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What do you think happens when you kidnap God's girlfriend/boyfriend?
If you answered death, congratulations! You're right!
Ei on the inside is scared for their safety, but she knows that panicking will not make things better.
Instead, she goes out to rescue them personally while alerting the soldiers at her command to ensure no one escapes.
And to add extra insurance, she sends out the Shogun to find S/O as well, and to exterminate any offender with extreme prejudice.
The skies darkened and lightning split apart the clouds, striking at the entrance of the abandoned base.
The last thing S/O's kidnappers saw was a woman in purple, staring down at them with a katana held in her hand.
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROOOAAAAACHING
There was literally nothing left of the kidnappers to arrest or bury, so Ei casually walked up to S/O before untying their restraints.
(Ei) "I am glad to see you unharmed. Do you require any medical assistance?"
For the next month, Ei and the Shogun personally accompany S/O to wherever they needed to go.
Ensuring that if anyone was stupid enough to try it again, they got to see what they would be up against.
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EXTREME VIOLENCE
The red ropes on Shenhe is barely enough to contain the rage that swells within her at this very moment.
Someone dared to kidnap someone as loving and sweet as her S/O?
Thanks to them and the Traveler, she tries not to use violence as the answer to all her problems.
For this particular situation, Shenhe decides that violence will solve the problem that is the kidnapper's continued existence.
The very second she found out their location, she begins ripping and tearing through anything and anyone in the vicinity that she deemed was responsible.
The treasure hoarders that kidnapped them? Turned to ribbons.
The wooden doors trying to conceal them? In splinters.
That one Hilichurl sitting near the cliff minding its own business and not even realizing what was happening? It's now at the bottom of that cliff. (And if Shenhe didn't do it, you would've, you monster.)
Shenhe is absolutely stained red the moment she frees her S/O, her rage slowly subsiding at the sight of her lover.
(Shenhe) "I am here to rescue you, S/O."
Shenhe is almost super glued to their side from then on, never wanting to let them get hurt ever again.
And Archons help anyone who tried to again.
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Yelan figured something like this would happen. Her enemies would try to kidnap her S/O as a form of revenge or luring her out.
Unfortunately for them, Yelan had a contingency plan if something like this ever happened.
Informants are able to pinpoint the exact location S/O was being held with relative ease.
She infiltrates the building and without warning, her strings immediately sweep the kidnappers off their feet and left them dangling in the air.
(Yelan) "Not so fun when you're tied up, is it?"
Ignoring their shouting, she walks over to S/O and gives them a smile.
(Yelan) "Sorry for the wait. Dinner on me?"
She seems casual about the situation, but when they're out of earshot of everyone, she gives them a firm but gentle hug.
Yelan was no stranger to losing people she cared about, but she was glad she did not have to re-experience the feeling today.
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(Navia) *LOADS UMBRELLA WITH MALICIOUS INTENT*
Oh, perfect! Looks like S/O's kidnappers just volunteered themselves to be target practice!
Navia charges headfirst to wherever S/O is being held, not really worrying about the collateral damage other than S/O themselves.
Her bodyguards were able to find them quickly, and joined her in their rescue.
Navia lets all guns fly, making sure these punks would be taught a lesson they'd never forget.
NO ONE touches her darling, except for her!
When Navia finally gets S/O out, she has them in a near bone crushing hug, kissing them repeatedly on the face, being a bit too playful considering the situation.
But in private, she nearly breaks down crying as her hug on S/O tightens.
She was so afraid that they'd get hurt, or worse.
But she's thanking the gods above that they were unharmed.
The aftermath of the situation, Navia and her guards are almost stalking S/O. For their safety, of course.
Even though sometimes that safety has to be all three of them hiding behind a bush very conspicuously, even after S/O's insistence that they were fine.
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Sadly, this was not Lumine's first experience with a close person to her being kidnapped. Probably wasn't going to be the last either.
While she is worried for their safety, she has no doubt that they're going to get them out fine.
Lumine blitzes into the domain they're being held in and clears out everyone in her way with nearly blinding speed.
No one has a chance to even react as she effortlessly takes out every single attacker, making her way to them.
Finally after knocking out their kidnapper, she has the guards who she informed the kidnapping about make their arrests as she personally attends to S/O.
(Lumine) "You're not hurt are you?" sigh "Good. Come on, let's go home."
Lumine holds S/O's arm the entire time as they get enough distance from town, remaining silent.
She couldn't find her brother, and she didn't want to lose S/O as well.
Brightening up the mood a bit, Paimon appeared behind them.
(Paimon) "Why don't we have S/O stay with us at the Teapot for a while?"
Lumine makes it mandatory for S/O to sleep in the bedroom with her, and has Tubby or Paimon usually keeping an eye on them so she has some peace of mind.
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aeferkssr · 1 year
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the first time you guys got a little more intimate than usual, they were oh so gentle. staring deep into your eyes before even daring to touch you. their own eyes crinkled up, showing their eagerness.
they cup your face in their hands as they admire you with all that they have, all that they are. as you were gently pulled into them, you close your eyes and pucker your lips a bit. your action being recognised by a kiss on your nose, and a cheeky giggle.
your face flairs as you as you avert eye contant, even when you two are so vulnerable they never miss a chance to tease you.
"im sorry, dear. you were too cute to not toy with." they muse as you pout. their left hand positioned right over their wide grin as their right never left your face.
you two finally close the gap, not for long but enough for fireworks to blaze behind your eyes. their smile never ending as they practically bounced in place, not even trying to mask his excitement.
you two meet fot the second time, your arms wrapping around their head as you play with what hair you could access. they turn their head to deepen the kiss as you panic, trying to 'go with the flow'.
that flow definetly wasn't flowing.
"calm down, you're going too hard" they say as they kiss your jaw.
"sorry, i got nervous"
they chuckle: "i can tell"
you two go at it again, matching their flow better than the last. you two eventually melted togetger, them pullung you closer by the waist. their arms never left your body, trailing down you midrift to the plush of your ass.
they reach for your hands to interlock your fingers, never once breaking the passionate exchange. you could feel them smile through the kiss as your tongues danced with one another.
you two part for air, panting as you looked deep into each other's eyes. both of your lips curling into a smile as their hands never left yours. both you lips being glossed eith the other's saliva. you two kiss once more, this one full of adoration and honesty (embarassment too, but its more poetic to leave ot out).
"GUYS, THEY'RE FUCKING IN THE BATHROOM"
shit.
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SHIKANOIN HEIZOU. KAEDEHARA KAZUHA. KAEYA. wanderer. aether (delusional). lumine. venti. xiao (delusional 2). kaveh. al haitham (i have no clue). tighnari. cyno.
masterlist.
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jamimix · 5 months
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Masterlist
Just so it'll be easier to navigate my stuff
Series:
Ain't this just a Dream? (SAGAU X Reader)
Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, ...
Lipstick 💄 (prompt)
Scaramouche, Alhaitham, Aether, Kazuha, Diluc, Lyney, Xiao
(for next year) Albedo, Childe, Lumine, Zhongli, Heizou
SAGAU:
Their God's Sibling
Imagine SAGAU: ~Imposter Au~ Useless Visions
One-shots:
Alone with You (Scaramouche x Reader)
Don't Blame Me Love Made Me Crazy~ (Scaramouche x Reader)
His Daily Need (Xiao x Reader)
Stuck in Delusion [Part 1 | Part 2] (Xiao x Reader)
In Your Loving Arms (Scaramouche x Reader)
A Motivation (Xiao x Reader)
Forest Vines (Tighnari x Reader)
Special Chapters for "I've Been Waiting..." - Quotev
Always There (Lumine x Reader)
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dark-night-hero · 1 year
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i love the imagine u wrote where zhongli would give us up for the world 🥹🥹 and it got me thinking:
what if the reader gets incarnated to the current timeline we have and meets zhongli again? they don’t have the past memories but somehow zhongli feels familiar for them. Z thinks this era is the right time for him to take back the past and do things right so he spends time w them but he somehow finds out that reader has a lover (maybe another playable character). Z begins to asks questions abt their lover and idk how their convo would play out but I just imagine where reader gets a question where they answer with “i would give up the world for them (their lover)” and zhong is just hit with past memories and regrets wishing how he could have done things differently idk i j imagine it rly angsty 😭😭
Sorry to disturb but this has been on my mind i cant stop thinking abt it and i wanted to share 😭😭 Anyways, i look forward to more of ur works!! keep up the good work ur doing great 🥺🫶
: following zhongli (world > you)
Imagine how had Mor- Zhongli tried to get close to you, you who obviously was rather uncomfortable with his presence. And the only key to it was the traveller, the same old traveller that had help Liyue and Monstand and is now away on their venture in Inazuma. That being said, nowadays he had been keeping you company.
"You've been off since the departure of the Traveller." Zhongli spoke as he stand right beside you in the harbor.
"Really? I didn't notice." You have him a small smile.
"But I guess you're right, I've been missing the traveller so bad nowadays." You chuckle.
Imagine, at that very moment, Zhongli hoped he didn't not see you. Not when you're looking like that. Not when you're looking so soft, so lovely, obviously longing for someone, someone who definitely wasn't him.
Imagine the way his heart dropped to his stomach. The way his hand clenched around nothing before realising it. And after a few moments of silence.
"Do you.. Perhaps have feelings for the traveller?"
Imagine the way his voice shaken, obviously did go unnoticed by you. The way his amber iris were shaking, hoping and trying to deny reality as best as he can. He had hope for a chance. He knew this time, nothing can go wrong with the two of you. So he approached you, he tried to get close to you, he really did. But perhaps it was already too late, or was it? Did he even had a chance in this new persona he now possess?
"Honestly, I'm not sure myself." You chuckle.
"Or so I thought before the traveller left. Did you know? The traveller confessed to me, but Traveller also told me that they had so many things going on at the moment so.." As you look beyond the sea, you smile genuinely.
"I was wondering that in the world was the Traveller even thinking confessing and leaving me just like that, but now that I think about it. Its wasn't so bad."
Imagine the way you smile, the way your brush back your hair, trying to fix it upon the harsh breeze that have been messing with your hair earlier.
"If the world wants me dead, if the world see me as a threat, what would you do?"
"Huh?"
"What was the question that suddenly came into mind as soon as te Traveller confessed."
"What was the Traveller reply?"
Imagine the way you laugh, the way you smile genuinely as you recall the answer of that silly, adventurous, kind Traveller reply.
Imagine the way Zhongli kept staring at you, you who looked all refesh and happy, bright as you were before. Oh how much it hurts him he was no longer the reason why.
"How about a new world?"
"What?"
"I'll just have to take you to a new world. As you are already aware I wasn't from this world. All we have to do is to escape and find a new world where no one can take you away from me. Although my twin always somes first, I cannot afford to loose you, you know?"
"..." "(First name)? Are you o-?" "Pfff.."
"Did I say something funny?" "No.. hehe, I'm just.. I don't know." Was it relief that you felt?
Imagine the way you let out a sigh. Thinking about the Traveller only makes you miss them more. Perhaps you should have given the Traveller a reply back then but both of you agreed to put more thought into it and give them a reply upon coming back.
"Escape." It was just one word.
"I see." Zhongli replied, this time he looked away from you.
"If you don't mind me asking." "What is it?"
"If it's for the sake of the world, would you be willing to kill them?"
Imagine the way you once again let out a sigh, as you went quite only for a few moments, you face him and tug his sleeve.
"If that person meant the world for you, isn't that enough reason to be selfish?" You chuckle.
"Isn't a world without your beloved would only felt like a living hell?" You added as you never once look away from him.
"It goes on without saying that it's them over the world. That's how much they matter to me, that's how much I love them."
Imagine the way Zhongli chuckle and the way his lips form a bitter smile afterwards nevertheless, he agreed to you and eventually excuse himself. Leaving you all alone in the harbor, all waiting for the Traveller and not him. But it's alright, one way or another, he deserves this.
Imagine as Zhongli walks away from you, you stare at him and as you do so. He looks so lonely. But then you blink as a harsh breeze passes by, turning your look into the horizon, the sun was peacefully setting. How beautiful yet it left a bitter taste in your mouth in which you soon ignore.
"Escape huh."
Imagine, it's not like he did not think about it. But back then, the best choice was to kill you. But after hearing what you said, he starts to doubt if he did perhaps made a mistake, leaving regrets behind. After all, you were right. A world were he couldn't embrace you when you were right in front of him was like a living hell.
Imagine the way it was making him wonder if he was only a little bit selfish, if only he did not listen to the pleads of his people, his friends. If only he tried to find another way. If only he choses the other way. Would the two of you be happy and still together like you were back then?
He doesn't know, after all, those were the choices he didn't take. And this was the consequence he had to face.
[ⓒdark-night-hero] 2023°
: I think I strayed away from what was asked. Crap, did I do this right?
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auroratumbles · 27 days
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if only that was me.
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the beautiful sound of your laugh seems to echo in their ears. it’s almost taunting. taunting in the way that you’re always close to them but not in the way they hope. you’re with someone else - someone who makes you far happier and the one that you love so dearly. they would never amount to that.
so they attempt to banish these unwelcome feelings, but they just return even stronger. when you ask them why they look so lugubrious around you, they dismiss it as just being a little bit of fatigue. you - skeptically - leave the matter alone, respecting their wishes to not talk about it. if only you knew.
lingering glances, fleeting touches. those are the only things that happen. and they should be satisfied, no? selfish envy remains in their mind (much to their dismay) and they can’t help but glare at the one who has unwittingly taken their chance.
if only that had been them.
abyss!lumine, abyss!aether, kaeya alberich, diluc raginvindr, kujou sara, kamisato ayaka, thoma, kaveh, xiao
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Fate’s Destiny ~ Chapter 9 || Gnoses
You somehow, not being able to explain it, had fallen into the Genshin world you know oh-so-well. You were no new player and had explored most of the nooks and crannies of the world. When you first had woken up in Windrise you wondered; it might be a dream, after all, you were behind your screen usually, and now- here? It made no sense, and the world was keen on keeping it that way.
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Warnings: Spoilers for main story.
Word count: 6.4k+
Summary chapter 9: we continue where we left off; you with the gnosis in the inn and Kaeya bursting through the door. Why is here here in Liyue? And more importantly; will he be able to aid you with your deteriorating memories?
Auteurs note: The beginning of the year was a bit hectic. Expect sporadic updates!
Thanks to: all the people who showed love on the last chapter <3
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Kaeya stands in the doorframe. He is out of breath. You watch his chest rise and fall rapidly, and his expression is twisted into distress, a strange thing for a supposedly joyful reunion. 
“Kaeya?” You watch a drop of water fall from his navy blue hair onto the wooden floor below. “I don’t understand… What are you doing here?” 
As you gaze at him, his expression softens. His gritted teeth relax, making his mouth fall open, and his eyes soften as he stops furrowing his brows. He radiates stress, yet you can still sense his usual warm and inviting aura.
A grunt escapes his lips and you watch him struggle to get any words from his mind out of his mouth.
Worry now flashes across your face as you turn your head to look over at Lumine. “Did something happen?” 
Aside from Kaeya, the Cavalry Captain from Mondstadt being in Liyue , she too seemed distressed when she first opened the door. Her golden eyes make contact with yours before they move over to the side. She stares at something slightly to the left of you. When you follow her gaze, your eyes meet the gnosis standing solitary on the table.
Without any thought, you’re reaching your hand forward to the potent object, securing it in your seemingly powerless hold before returning her gaze.
The gnosis hums a low tune throughout your body. "Are we in danger?" 
Lumine quickly shakes her head. “No, no. We’re fine.” With the flick of her wrist she turns the handle of her sword, dissipating it into elemental particles that shimmer in the air before disappearing. She continues, “Nothing happened.” 
“But Kaeya?" With confusion, you gesture your free hand to him. The whole ordeal seemed too strange for her answer to be ‘nothing’.  
“He…” Lumine trails off as she looks up at the Cavalry Captain. 
He still hasn’t said anything at all. Not a ‘hi!’, not a ‘how have you been? Last time I saw you we were about to get into a fight on Dragonspine.’; nothing. And when you start to think about it, you’re unsure whether you prefer the silence over the inevitable explaining you’ll have to do. 
“He had a long journey,” Lumine says as she gives him a pat on the back. “I think he needs a shower and some dry clothes before he’ll be able to explain everything.” 
“Right.” 
You look over at him. If only you could tell him he’s awaiting a much worse explanation from your side than he'll ever be able to present himself. Nonetheless, a smile finds its way onto your face as you watch your familiar companion move through the room.
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Kaeya was able to salvage his spare clothes from his drenched backpack—which probably has seen better days. You admit he does appear to be in a better state once out of the shower. You had only traveled long distances once with Lumine, and his journey from Mondstadt city to Liyue harbour was much longer than the one you made. Perhaps he’d been overwhelmed instead of distressed. 
As you observe him, he notices your fixated gaze on him and he sends you a toothy smile, one which you return with joy. “You look better.” 
“You too.” He replies.
You're unsure of the meaning behind his words. When you try to think about it, your mind blanks. Had you really looked worse in Mondstadt? All you can remember is the cold welcome you had gotten, so perhaps he meant you looked more relaxed?
For a while, you can’t quite grasp your head around the situation, and you’re not sure why. If anything, with your dull eyes and your skin seeming to fade into transparency, you should look worse.
Your eyes follow Lumine as she walks across the room. Once she reaches your side, she takes a seat on the couch next to you. On her other side, Paimon stops flying and plops down with a soft thud. The pixie had been quiet when the three first came back, but she’s returned to filling the air with her usual chatter again. 
A high-pitched voice interjects the silence.‘’Paimon knows everyone is relaxing, but Paimon is still confused. We know that Kaeya was in Liyue as a diplomat to check up on local business, but that doesn’t make sense. Why would the Acting Grand Master send Kaeya after Rex Lapis returned?”
Kaeya crosses his legs and sends her a teasing smile. “What can I say? Word about the geo Archon’s death spreads faster than his revival.’’ He twirls his hand into the air, “When I was on the road, rumors had already begun to circulate. With new information but no visual confirmation of it, I wouldn’t have been able to return to Jean, would I?’’
“Paimon knew that!” She huffs and crosses her arms over her chest. 
You catch a fleeting moment of eye contact between Kaeya and Lumine. With the latter next to you and the former on the loveseat across, it’s inevitable, yet you refrain from pointing it out. 
An unsettling feeling arises in your chest. 
You feel left out.
After a moment longer, you clear your throat. “So nothing happened after we got separated on Dragonspine?”
Kaeya’s eyes move from your figure over to your Lumine once more. Despite being happy to see him again, neither of you had a chance to say goodbye when you suddenly ended up in Liyue. And now he’s here, sharing hesitant glances with your travel companions while everyone refrains from giving you the full story of what had happened in your absence.
“To be honest, you certainly gave Albedo and me a scare when you disappeared. Admittedly, it took a while to convince Eula to calm down, but once Albedo’s doppelganger left, we all dropped our weapons to figure out what had happened.“ Kaeya sighs and shakes his head. “Not that it made much sense after. But… I was able to feel your aura. Though I wasn’t able to pin down where you went, I knew you were alive. And for the first few days, that was enough.“
“Wait, a doppelganger ?“
“Yeah,“ Kaeya tries to smile confidently but he ends up cringing instead, “We let Albedo handle that one on his own.“
“So the Acting Grand Master is not mad for you hiding me?”
Kaeya locks eyes with you, his gaze strong and unwavering. He sends a warm smile your way. Despite the tension from before, you feel your heart skip a beat. “I am thankful, but please don’t worry about me, dearest Creator.”
You feel the weight of the gnosis in your pocket. It suddenly feels like a heavy burden. For a moment, you felt yourself again, but with the way Kaeya said it, you have to believe his words; you are the Creator.
“Woah. Paimon suddenly feels very grateful that Paimon didn’t give you an ugly nickname.“ You watch Paimon shiver as she imagines it. “Though we’ve already met a god, the Creator of everything seems much more powerful.”
A laugh escapes your lips, breaking the short silence. “What nickname would you have given me?“
“Well…“ Paimon buckles under the pressure of your curious gaze. For a moment, she intensely thinks about it, only to shake her hands defensively in front of her figure right after. “Paimon obviously can’t say it!“
Lumine taps Paimon’s shoulder, throwing her off balance. “And this is why you shouldn’t give every single person you meet an ugly nickname.“ 
“Paimon can’t help it!“
The warm sound of infectious laughter reverberates through the room. Kaeya holds a hand to his stomach, the eye without the patch closed. As he struggles to compose himself, his victorious smile radiates, casting a warm glow across the room. “Seems you've found your place here quite seamlessly.”
Paimon huffs, arms crossed. “We tried to tell you.” Her expression sours, “But Paimon thinks Lumine would’ve been worried as well if she had many bad dreams like you did.” 
Your eyebrow raises before they settle into a frown. “Bad dreams?” You turn your head to Kaeya who looks guilty. “You’ve been unwell?” 
“Don’t worry.” Lumine cuts in and a sigh of relief echoes through the room. “A lot has happened these past few weeks but I promise you that Paimon and I will keep you safe. Simply focus on getting your memories back. Afterward, all should be better for everyone.”
Lumine speaks rationally but her promise doesn’t sit well with you. Ultimately, try as you might, there was no counterargument against her. Even as the Creator, with your remaining memories slipping through your fingers, there was nothing you could do. 
Seeing the outlander's determined gaze, you find yourself unable to mirror the same resolve. As thoughts circulate, you start to feel pressure build up in your mind, trying desperately to cling to the last memories of your identity. 
“I must say, I’ve been quite curious.” Kaeya saves you from your thoughts as he speaks out to you. “You seem to have a more exciting story to tell compared to mine. Meeting the geo Archon and simultaneously reviving him after he fakes his death just because he wants to be with you? Now that’s a headline.” 
“It’s less exciting than it seems. It might be a long and boring conversation.”
Kaeya crosses his arms and makes himself comfortable in the lovechair. “We’ve got all the time in the world, my dearest Creator.”
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After Kaeya prompted you to talk about your adventures, you rambled for nearly two hours. Not that he ever seemed to mind your neverending word vomit. Throughout your one-sided catching up, he kept an inviting smile on his face, only ever interrupting you to ask questions that got you talking for even longer. 
Lucky for you, with the rain continuously pouring outside there wasn’t any rush for Kaeya to leave. For a moment you could let all your worries out. It was a nice change of pace from glaring at the gnosis and hoping it’d give you back your memories in due time. 
You move in your seat. “Are you staying in Liyue for long?”
Kaeya inhales sharply. He lowers his head, causing the curtain of his bangs to cascade over his face. “While I’d love to be at your side for longer, my ride back to Mondstadt is leaving tomorrow and I still have business to take care of.” 
A silent nod conveys your understanding. While you weren’t surprised at his answer, you had hoped he could aid you in your quest to recover your memories. His presence alone had been enough to make you feel at ease during these distressing times. 
“Oh?” Kaeya smiles playfully. “You look at me as if this is goodbye.”
“It’s not?” 
“I certainly hope not.” He fixes the strands of hair that hang in front of his covered eye. “Besides, it is fate that has led us together all this time. I have the feeling that I’ll see you again sooner or later.”
You smile to yourself. “I wouldn’t mind that.”
After giving you a firm nod, Kaeya stands up from the lovechair. He stretches both of his legs and then moves his head to face Lumine. You’re unable to capture their expressions from your position but you witness them nod once—seemingly in agreement, before returning their attention to you. 
Kaeya speaks up first, letting out a laugh between words. “I better head out before my ride gets upset.”
The pixie hovers closer, “Paimon was wondering, who took you to Liyue? Paimon doubts anyone would willingly visit this chaos. It must be someone important, right?”
“Some people would argue his importance in this situation, but yes. You know him. A certain redhead we’re both familiar with had to check up on business after his connections got shut down. And I won’t say no to an opportunity where I can steal a few bottles of wine in the shipment he’s making.”
“Oh!” Paimon realizes something. “You mean Diluc? He is the only winemaker with red hair that we met in Mondstadt.”
“And basically the one to own the entire industry there,” Kaeya states playfully. He turns his head back to you. 
A torrent of emotions engulfs you, a tumultuous mix of grief, joy, fear, resentment, bliss, and emptiness,—each of them hitting harder than the last.
It disappears as quick as lighting strikes, leaving you to doubt if these emotions were real or a figment of imagination. 
Kaeya speaks again, pulling you back into the presence. “Good luck with everything. I know you’ll figure this out, whatever ‘it’ might be.” He then looks at Lumine, “I fear you’ll have to be better at protecting them than I have. Be safe, alright?”
The traveler meets his gaze, giving him a reassuring nod that acts as a silent promise. 
Before closing the door, Kaeya sends each of you a wave. A bittersweet feeling swirls in your stomach as you bid him goodbye. “Safe travels, Kaeya.”
Paimon, too, waves at him as the door closes.
“Bye Kaeya!”
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Lumine seems different ever since she returned with Kaeya. Something is off. She seems worried. 
Paimon, on the other hand, seems more cheerful than before. She clings to your side whenever she’s allowed to and has spent the last hour discussing all the things you should do together after you regain your memories. 
You don’t have the heart to tell her that you fear it might never happen at this point.
“So… What do you want to do next? Paimon saw how much Kaeya’s advice seemed to help you. Maybe you needed the short break from the gnosis.”
Right, Kaeya did give you advice on the matter. 
You look down at the gnosis in your hand. Kaeya had never seen one before, which made sense, but it took you some effort to explain what it was without making things complicated. Such a small object holds such a great power. It’s ridiculous.
He turns his eyes from the gnosis back to you as he starts speaking. “Why don’t you ask Rex Lapis himself? After all, he is the best person to seek answers from. As much as I love Mondstadt, I fear our Archon is as free as its people, so I can’t advise you to come back with me on a journey to find the lost Barbatos.”
You remember how your mind spun at his words. For some reason, his advice seemed so familiar. Even now, you don’t doubt you had heard it before and had simply forgotten. With memories slipping in and out, it’s hard to make out what you did and didn’t already do.
Then, you recall Zhongli. Or, Rex Lapis as you should say. He gave you the gnosis, something you supposedly had given him in the past. 
Was he right to put his faith in you?
“I think I’m afraid of disappointment. Zhongli—I mean Rex Lapis—he looked at me with so much confidence… as if I could save the world if I wanted to and yet I’m unable to remember anything about myself.” You look down at your hands. “I’m afraid his belief in me might be misplaced. What if I’m a fake after all?”
Kaeya was quick to respond. So quick, your doubts washed away with his words. “I assure you, you’re not.” 
He had moved his hand on top of yours, the gnosis now engulfed by both your hands and one of his. If he felt the vibrations from it, he did a good job of hiding it. The suave smile he sends you floods your brain with shortlived memories, enough to last a lifetime of him by your side. 
Then his hand squeezes, and he speaks again. “I might not worship the geo Archon, but I’m confident he’ll answer any questions you’ll have.”
The gnosis is currently on the table. The moment Kaeya left, you put it down and away from yourself. Its glow is dim once you’re out of reach and you no longer feel its energy pulse through your body. It’s a relief. 
Maybe you should arrange a meeting between you and Zhongli. It’s not like you hadn’t thought of it before. But the question remains; how? You weren’t ready to expose yourself to the public as long as you didn't have answers, so how could you contact him discreetly?
Lumine finally decides to enter the conversation between you and Paimon by sitting down next to you. She seems hesitant, and it takes her a moment to voice her own opinions. ”If you’re not sure what to do next, we can always wait a few more days. There’s no need to rush this.”
You want to agree with her, you really do, but you know you’re running out of time. 
You can feel it slipping away while a feeling of impending doom nestles in its place.
”I know I’d want to meet the geo Archon again. Last time I was overwhelmed and I had no idea how to even talk with him, but now I’m prepared. I’m sure I’ll be able to get answers this time.”
”Paimon is so excited!” She floats up before hovering down again. ”It seems like you finally know what to do to get your memories back.”
You let out a breath of air you had been holding on to. ”I don’t, but Rex Lapis will.”
”So you’re meeting him again?” Lumine asks. 
You nod. ”I’m not sure how to get his attention though. Last time he made a big spectacle. I hope to avoid that this time to preserve the little privacy I have left.”
”Paimon is not sure who to ask either. But maybe Paimon and Lumine could ask the Qixing for you!”
You look at Lumine. She seems less keen on this plan and offers something else after a moment of thinking. ”We can go tomorrow morning together before crowds begin to form. This way you won’t be alone and you’ll immediately be able to meet Rex Lapis when we ask the Qixing for an audience.”
”Are you sure I won’t cause a commotion?” 
”Paimon and I have been in the city lots of times these past days. Usually, crowds start to form at eight in the morning.” Lumine looks up at the clock in the room. She seems to calculate something in her mind. ”The Qixing most certainly wakes before the common citizens do. If we head out right before the sun starts to rise, we will be fine.” 
You nod to yourself. It sounds like a good plan. With Lumine by your side, you will feel safe enough, and you’ll be wearing your trusty cloak, so you agree to her plan.
“It’s already so late. Paimon didn’t expect Kaeya to stay for as long as he did. Seems like he’s fond of chatting, as usual.” She states in a dramatic tone which makes you laugh. 
“Maybe, but I enjoyed the reunion. I feel more certain about myself. I’m not sure why though.”
“You know,” Lumine hesitates, “You can talk to us as well if you need it.”
There’s an underlying disappointment in her words. You’re not sure if it’s directed to you or herself, but she makes a fair point. In these past few weeks, you haven’t made the best effort to properly ask her for help when you needed it, even when she had been ready to set aside her own mission to aid you. You hid your troubles away, which might’ve only made her more worried as a result.
You look at your hands. They feel distant from you and you can see the floor through your skin. Seems like that hasn’t changed.
Tomorrow you’ll properly thank her for all she’s done. Hopefully, when you meet Rex Lapis all the missing puzzle pieces will fall in place and you’ll be able to recognize yourself again.
A yawn echoes through the room. “Well. Paimon is heading off to sleep. After all that talking and running around, Paimon can barely stand. If you need Paimon, wait till morning!” She lazily rubs her eyes one last time and then flies off, assumingly to sleep. 
“You should sleep too if you can.“ Lumine says. “Tomorrow is a big day if all goes well.“
A sigh escapes your lips. “I hope so.“
With a swift but calculated motion, you grab the gnosis from the table and stand up from the couch. Familiar energy pulses vibrate through your body, but instead of making you feel alert and awake, it soothes you and puts you in a relaxed state.
“Goodnight, y/n.“
You put your last remaining energy into a smile for Lumine. “Goodnight.“
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You don’t quite remember waking up. Hell-, it’s still pitch dark when you stand outside of the main exit to the inn, ready to confront an Archon for answers. However, it would undoubtedly turn into another tea party if it were up to Zhongli.
The only comfort you get this morning comes from the energy flowing from the gnosis into your body. It hums and cradles the nerves inside your chest. Once again, you look back down for the so-manyth-time since stepping outside. And once more, the glow of the gnosis is concealed by your cloak.
You just need to keep it safe for a while longer. A low hum echoes through your mind in agreement, and you squeeze the gnosis just a tad tighter to your body.
A voice squeaks over your loud thoughts, “Paimon isn’t sure where we should look first. Maybe we could ask the people at the docks for some information? They always seem to know a lot.“
Lumine huffs out a sarcastic laugh. “Word travels faster to the Qixing than we’ll find it. All we have to do is walk around the harbor and wait.”
“Do you think it’d be that easy?” You reply.
“Yes. Even before, the Qixing is widely known to have eyes everywhere. And with the Creator walking around in their domain, it’s only natural for their gaze to be fixed upon us.”
As the three of you depart from the inn and further into the harbour you find yourself growing more anxious. There are only a few people visible on the streets. Most of these people are setting up shops or stalls to prepare for the crowds that’ll inevitably suffocate these streets within mere hours, but it’s not the people who make you nervous. It’s the festive decorations that have been put up. 
More than once, you realized it had been a celebration for the Creator, so you can only hope no one will recognize you while your face is pasted on every corner of Liyue.
Paimon, who’s been floating next to you, turns her head to the side. “Paimon thinks you don’t have to worry. Remember the lady who was with Rex Lapis when he gave you the gnosis?”
You nod. If you hadn’t been as caught up in your world you probably would’ve spent more time observing her, but it was hard to forget a face like hers. She looked familiar.
“Well, she’s the Qixing’s Tianquan, Ningguang. From the Jade Chamber above, she is aware of every confidential meeting, every private conversation, and every new visitor to the city! A storyteller once told Paimon that she enchanted the Jade Chamber in a way that allows her to eavesdrop on everyone in the city's private conversations.” 
Paimon visibly shudders after her own story. She wraps her arms around her body as she floats forward. “Though Paimon hopes that the last part is wrong. Anyways, she’ll surely find us like the traveller said.”
“Not to mention the geo Archon himself,” Lumine adds. “It’s only a matter of time. We just have to be confident it’s either one of them noticing us, and not the Fatui.”
As the three of you continue to walk through the harbor, you notice that Lumine never takes a shortcut and actively goes out of her way to remain in the public eye. A few people already recognized her and have waved in her direction, greeting the traveller and Paimon as they pass the stalls that seemingly appear out of nowhere. 
While it makes you uncomfortable, you realize Lumine is doing all of this on purpose. She’s actively putting herself in the spotlight while making sure you remain in her shadows. All to get the attention of the people you’ve been trying to reach. 
And while Lumine had mentioned the Fatui before, you had foolishly forgotten any enemies you could’ve made during your stay in Teyvat. After all, it wasn’t long ago that a whole nation had decided you were an imposter and tried to cause an uproar because of it.
Perhaps your comfort had been the exact reason why someone was able to grab hold of your arm and force your body into the dark ally. 
You hear Paimon yell before you can, the sharp movement of a sideways pull makes you feel as if you’re being dashed forward and successfully takes the breath out of your lungs, making you unable to scream for help.
A hand gently but firmly replaces its hold on your forearm. It guides you to the side and you’re certain you’ll fall—until you don’t. For some reason, your attacker tries to steady you, making sure you don’t tumble forward or hurt yourself. 
Your heart races against your ribcage and your breaths are shallow and fast. One moment you’re close to feeling safe in public and then you’re back into danger, or so you assume. 
You blink a few times, slowly getting adjusted to the darkness.
“Xiao?”  
Dark hair with teal undertones frames a pale face that homes a serious expression. Out of everyone, you hadn’t expected to see him today. While the situation he put you in was questionable, you trusted him.
His golden eyes move over your form until they hastily land on Lumine who now stands at the front of the entrance to the alley, her swords sheathed and appearing equally as confused and alarmed as you by the situation. She takes a step forward, hesitating to attack but determined enough to keep you safe if needed.
“You’re being followed.” Xiao’s warning is directed towards Lumine and his voice is a tone colder than it used to be in past conversations—there’s an unfamiliar sharp edge underneath his words. Xiao eyes something you can’t see. 
You finally register his words.
“Wait what? Who? ” 
“The Fatui.” Lumine spats the words out, catching on quicker than you do. Her voice is close to venom and she turns her body around to face the assumed stalker. Because of her reply, you’re certain she already knew the identity of the one following her. 
You try to turn your head towards the scene but with the way Xiao holds you, it’s impossible to fully capture what’s going on—and more importantly—who the person might be. You rely on your hearing to fill in the blank spaces. 
As you focus, you hear footsteps rapidly approaching. “Wait. Why would anyone,–” You struggle in Xiao’s protective hold, still trying to turn your head, and unlike what you’re willing to do, Xiao spends no time waiting to see who comes around the corner. 
Your vision darkens. It’s pitch black for a moment, and then a sharp light blinds you. You instinctively grip Xiao's arm for support, and in return, he holds you closer to his body. 
Teleporting three times ever since arriving in Teyvat, you’ve grown accustomed to the feeling. Still, it takes you a second before your surroundings stop spinning.
“Xiao, you need to go back.” With a sense of urgency and desperation you look around, noting both the absence of Lumine and Paimon through your spinning vision. Alarm seeps through your words, “You need to bring me back.”  
The Yaksha gapes and then closes his mouth. He’s holding out his arms as if he’s waiting for you to fall forward, or to comfort you, you’re not certain. Either way, he’s not helping you in this situation—he is not helping Lumine or Paimon.
“Please, Xiao. If the Fatui were following us it’d be my fault.”
A mocking laugh echoes through the room. “I highly doubt that.” The feminine voice sneers and you feel the room grow colder. As the woman continues to talk, you hear her smile through her voice. She continues to mock you. “Why, our Creator? Because it was I who ordered them to stop chasing your little friends. On behalf of the Tsaritsa, of course.”
You turn away from Xiao and towards the platinum-blonde woman standing next to Zhongli. Behind her, you see two people in what you recognize as fatui clothing. You take a moment to look her up and down. Her stance radiates confidence to a degree where it borders arrogance instead of intimidation. Her blond hair falls over her right shoulder and a black mask covers the same half of her face. When your eyes move to inspect her clothing, you first notice the elegant dress that morphs from a white color to a mix of pale brown and greyish color. It hugs her figure and it stands in contrast with the crimson-red colors of her sleeves, and what you assume to be, the cape that hangs over her shoulders.
It is only after you’re done with looking her over that you realize the cloak had fallen from your head and thus had revealed your own face. Light grey eyes are busy inspecting you in the same way you inspected her, though she seems to be far quicker with making her judgment. In one quick swoop, she eyes your character before her eyes remain stuck on your torso.
“So that’s where the gnosis went.” The woman chuckles once more and you intuitively hold the small object closer to your figure, desperately trying to shield it away. 
“Relax, Creator .” She calls out your title in a mocking way, “The Tsaritsa already called everyone back. I no longer have use for it.”
“Who are you?” You spat out in response to her sardonic jab.
Her face changes at your question, and her expression is unlike anything you’ve seen from her in the past minute. Your words had genuinely amused her.  
“Never heard of the Fatui Harbingers before? I must admit, I’m a bit embarrassed.” Her confidence replaces any kindness or pity you might’ve seen in that short moment of genuinity, and you frown in response.
Xiao shifts behind you and it’s a hard reminder that you weren’t alone in the room. Your eyes glance over from the woman to Zhongli, who lightly tilts his head in response to your recognition. 
“La Signora,“ He lifts a hand and gestures it towards the woman next to him. “Is the Eight of The Eleven Fatui Harbingers. They are acquainted with the Tsaritsa, or as you know her, the cryo Archon.“
Your mind gets stuck in a moment of stupid clarity.
Right. I am the Creator. I should know the Archons. 
And despite your better judgment, you ask the Harbinger;
“The cryo Archon, no–, the Tsaritsa. Do you… does she know about my memories? Are you here to help?“
The eyes of La Signora widen and you realise you startled her with your question. Of all things, she had not expected this. That much was obvious to anyone in the room. 
Like La Signora, the two Fatui guards behind her stiffen up. They share a glance of confusion as they remain on one knee behind the Harbinger. 
“Your… memories?” The blonde woman in front of you squints her eyes. Her voice is uncertain and she seems to test the words in her mouth. 
While her smile remains, you can sense the mask behind her faux confidence as she ponders over your question about your lost memories. 
You’re glad to know neither Zhongli nor Xiao had mentioned your memory problems to her. At least they give you control over who to share it with and who not, though, that raises the question of why she was here originally.
You turn your head to Zhongli. You feel like a fish out of the water so you instinctively try to chase comfort in his presence. “We were searching for you. Well, technically we were searching for the Qixing to contact you– what I’m trying to say is .” You take an inhale so the following words don’t come out in the wrong way. “I wanted to talk to you about, well, everything.”
Zhongli nods urging you silently to continue without a care for the others in the room.
“I’ve been trying to get my memories from the gnosis but after spending literal days staring at it in frustration, I feel like it’s only getting worse.” I feel as if I’m losing my mind.
You clutch the gnosis a bit tighter in your hand. Soft vibrations echo through your body and it steadies you. 
You speak with more confidence, “I want to know why I’m here. I want to know who I am.”
Zhongli takes a calculated breath, “I’d prefer it if we were to discuss this in a more private setting, your Grace. That is if you don’t mind.”
You shake your head. “Not at all. I probably shouldn’t’ve assumed the Harbingers or the Tsaritsa to know.”
With Zhongli’s request for privacy, you wonder if the woman had been better off not knowing about your situation. In the corner of your eyes, you can see thoughts race behind her cold eyes. Either way, word is bound to reach the Tsaritsa sooner or later. Your memories won’t become better without a solution, so you’re not bothered by this revelation. If anything, it might prompt the cryo Archon to answer your questions and recover your memory if possible. 
“La Signora.” Zhongli addresses the woman with an intimidating undertone. She snaps out of her thoughts and her confidence returns in the blink of an eye.
She snaps her fingers and the two fatui members stand up straight behind her. 
“It seems like our mission is finished here.” She doesn’t seem to address anyone in particular but the Fatui members respond with a simple, ‘Yes, lord Harbinger’.
“Creator–” She calls out your title with less mockery than before, “it was a pleasure to meet you.” 
You mirror her words, realizing that it was the first time she had truthfully told you what had been on her mind. Whether for good or bad, she would not forget this interaction anytime soon.
And so, La Signora makes her exit. She doesn’t waste time with any more pleasantries and disappears almost as fast as you had appeared. When the doors close behind her, the tense atmosphere dissipates as well.
With the stressful situation out of the way, your mind instinctively moves to observe the unfamiliar room you had been teleported into. 
Your gaze glides across the room. You are greeted by a warm and strangely familiar atmosphere. The room has the same style as the one in the inn, but it radiates more luxury and wealth, almost to an exaggerated point. 
The deep orange hues from the lights above dominate the room, casting a soft golden glow on everything it touches and complimenting the golden lining in the wooden cabinets, desks, and chairs. Aside from the obvious golden details nearly everywhere in the room, the other furniture exudes an air of luxury and sophistication, not unexpected—considering Zhongli seems to be using it as his office right now. 
Everything seems to be carefully placed with a purpose. 
Wooden screens divide the room, hiding you from the maids and workers walking around and giving you some privacy with the Archon and yaksha. And as you move your head around further, your eyes fall onto the silk tapestries that are suspended from the ceiling. They depict important historical figures and events in Liyue. When you look closer, you see a figure that seems to represent you. 
Zhongli walks up to you. 
He smiles as he follows your line of sight. "I admit that Miss Ningguang has exquisite taste when it comes to decorating. The line between modern and antique furniture overlaps in a tasteful way, and yet nothing seems to be out of place."
"Wait, is that you, Xiao?" You point to a specific silk tapestry in the room. 
Xiao follows your pointed finger. The picture depicts you and Xiao, along with four other people you fail to recognize. It takes him a second to reply, "Yes."
"Do you recall any of these moments?" Zhongli, who remains at your side, asks you with care.
“I recognize myself. It’s difficult not to. Aside from the clothes, it’s exactly how I appear right now. I also recognize you and Xiao, but the other people in the pictures aren’t familiar.” 
Zhongli's expression remains neutral, as if he anticipated your answer. ''It's no surprise that you recognize yourself. Every single one of these tapestries depicts significant events throughout the history of Liyue, in which you played a major part.''
You hesitate, “In a way, they feel familiar, but I’m unable to remember what happened or who the other people are. All I know for certain is that these events happened, even if it’s merely a feeling.’’
“In that case, Would you like to sit down?” Zhongli places a hand on the small of your back. “If you have time I’ll be able to tell the stories behind each tapestry.” 
You reply, “I would like to, but I can’t stay here. Not while I know that Lumine and Paimon are both looking for me. I hope nothing bad happened after I left.” You look at Xiao. “I am confused though.”
Xiao hesitantly speaks out, “Your Grace?”
You continue; “You said it was the Fatui who were following us? Does that mean that the woman— La Signora —was lying?”
Zhongli lets out a deep chuckle. “I apologize, your Grace. It appears the situation might’ve grown a bit confusing as a result of my actions.”  
You look up at him, waiting for him to explain.
“In the past, I was approached by La Signora to make a deal with the Tsaritsa. My final contract. However given the unexpected change in our situation, the contract was deemed void. Upon further instructions from the Tsaritsa, La Signora was ordered to cease operation within Liyue and return to Snezhnaya with the other Harbinger who is also staying in Liyue.” 
Zhongli glances over to Xiao as he speaks, “I assume it was the Eleventh who acted independently and continued to follow the traveller despite his new orders?”
The yaksha nods, confirming Zhongli’s words. 
“But isn’t that a dangerous situation for Lumine and Paimon?” You ask.
“I assume by now that the Harbinger will have put all the given information together and realized why the mission was canceled and he was recalled. Confronting the traveller was the final push he needed to realize the truth.”
You lift an eyebrow, unsure why he held you in suspense. “The truth being…?”
“A bigger purpose, you, the Creator. ’’
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sleepingcup · 1 year
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Their Reaction to your lifeless eyes - [Genshin Edition]
Characters: Albedo, Wanderer/Scaramouche, Childe, Aether, Lumine, Ei
Genre: Platonic, Fluff, A little bit of angst, Before confession
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Backstory: You never had a nice life time, everything that you encounter makes you feel depressed and everyone loves to stay away from you. They called you a monster and your parents kicked you away, the best you can do was to survive as usual. But you never thought you encounter someone who was worried about you.
Albedo
He would find you facinating at first, but the minute he saw your lifeless eyes. People are telling him to avoid you of all places cause you actually look scary.
But that alone barely phases him, so he decided to walk up to you for a conversation. The more he stays with you the more his desires to destroy the world increases.
Let’s not forget that he would try everything he can to see your life full eyes and yet it failed so many times.
It saddens for him to know that it would be almost impossible but he decided to live with it and just accept who you are.
But he would be more interested about you even further since he is experiencing about how you were able to live your life.
His heart beat is something that he noticed yet he would be flustered when he realize that he had feelings for you.
Something about you makes him want to protect you even if you can protect yourself. And yet he tries not to hurt you, even tho you are pretty much numb to the mental pain. But he will be there for you even if you didn’t even ask for it.
Wanderer / Scaramouche
He is not phased for a second but he know that you had more pain that is equal to him. You would find yourself hanging out with him from time to time even if it barely made any progress.
It sure does take most of his time, but he wants to make sure that nothing bad happened to you behind his back. It was like securing his other small yet vulnerable self when he saw you, the wounds takes a very long time to heal but it won’t stop him from taking care of you.
Plus he did bring you to live at his place while Nahida checks up on you to know what exactly happened to you.
Dear Archons have mercy when he learned about your past, he will have murderous thoughts about killing them and Nahida has to beg you to stop from from trying to kill them.
But get used to his bashful face a joking threats cause he will find himself falling for you even if he tries not to, but seeing you smile for just once, something like that makes him feel accomplished that it almost drove him to tears.
Childe / Tartaglia
He would have THE audacity to talk to you right away. But the second he saw your eyes he immediately knew that you are depressed, so he decided to ask you out just for funsies, but he knows that something was never right.
He would take the time to analyze you and talk to you more often, and yet he was able to gather more evidence in secret once he learned about you the second he forced you to sleep in a hotel.
The next day your ex-family and ex-friends was in public shaming which makes you question his stupidity till someone mange to arrest the person for further forced questioning which you are wondering why did he go through all the lengths to do that.
You can bet that he is planning to use you, but Childe knows that you deserve something more than just suffering, so he made sure that his agents keep you protected in secret while he does his work.
But hopefully he would be able to see you smile, after all he made plans for you and him in secret.
Aether
Sadly he was shocked the minute he saw your lifeless eyes, he felt pity and solemn knowing that you went through something that he should not know. But he will check on you from time to time just to see how you are doing. So you can actually say that you two got along well even if its not simple.
He shines too bright that it is hard for you to look at him in the eye.
Knowing Aether’s sadness knowing that he can’t bring himself to cry, you made sure that he cries in your arms while Paimon is not around. You pampered him for comfort but it does make him feel better to the point that he insisted tha the would bring you with him on his journey. And made a promise that he will try everything he can to make you smile, laugh, and feel joy.
And yet he find himself blushing over the words to say not knowing that you smile at him.
Lumine
She would be surprised however…. she knows that you don’t deserve that suffering. You may find Lumine hanging out with you knowing that you deserve more comfort, but it won’t stop her from finding out who did this to you.
But once she do, she made sure that you are having the best part of your life while she finds those people and beats them up secretly even if you had a feeling she would do that, you had to bring her away from tainting her reputation by force.
You seem to be a lost kitten that got adopted by Lumine who seems to be over protective the longer you two hang out more, but when you smile even once when she was making jokes about hilichurls. Lumine almost fainted out of pure shock but it was replaces by herself squeezing you to her.
Her ears are really red knowing that you look too precious and adorable to be hurt.
Ei / Raiden Shogun
The minute she saw you, she was speechless. She saws another part of herself into you, and yet she went out of her way to chose you of all places before asking the detectives what exactly happens to you of all places. She wants you to get rid of that solemn face of yours even if those attempts are mostly a failure.
But it won’t stop her from casting judgement to the ones who hurt you, heck even kill them publicly or shaming them in public. Many people do fear her menacing aura but but find many ways to cheer you up, even Yae Miko teases her for trying to make you smile even if that alone is impossible.
Cut to Yae Miko making novels of a Goddess trying to make a lifeless person happy fan novel for the Yae Publishing House.
That aside Ei was trying to understand how emotions work and knowing that it is okay to be vulnerable for a while. It makes he want to hug you knowing that she did cause him? and the other people of Inazuma to suffer greatly, she hopes to redeem herself over this by making you smile even if it seems impossible.
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ryuuzn · 1 year
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Would you drop me for something or someone else?
characters ➤ alhaitham, albedo, kaveh, heizou, kaveh, kazuha, raiden shogun, ayato, xiao, aether, itto, yelan, lumine, beidou, dehya, wanderer, fatui!scaramouche, venti, kaeya, diluc, thoma? gorou
genre ➤ fluff, no warnings
a/n ➤ idk what else to write so pls give me something
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✦ albedo, diluc, kaveh, zhongli, thoma, gorou
“why would i drop you? what else is there for me that i have to drop you”
✦ beidou, heizou, yelan, dehya, wanderer, lumine
“only a foolish person would drop you over something else, you’re the most important thing here”
✦ xiao, aether, ayato
“whats more important than you that i would have to drop you.”
✦ fatui!scaramouche
“yes, you’re a useless rat”
✦ heizou, venti, kaeya, itto, childe
“i’d drop you onto the bed smirks”
✦ alhaitham, raiden shogun
“would you like it if it hurt? i’ll throw you to the grown if you want”
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amphibiahawks321 · 1 month
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Lumine : Hmmm....
Lumine : Hey paimon
Paimon : Hm? Yes?
Lumine : Ummm... In a totally unrelated question what do you think Y/N's type In a girl is?
Paimon : Hmmmmm... Knowing Y/N his probably into girls that are dangerous
Lumine : Dangerous you say?
1 HOUR LATER
M!Reader : I should also really buy-
Lumine : Hey Y/N
[Lumine leans Against the wall]
M!Reader : Oh hey Lumine! What's up?
Lumine : Oh nothing just walking around with this new poster I found
M!Reader : Huh? Poster?-
[Lumine pulls out a wanted poster of her with a proud grin]
M!Reader : Wanted poster!? LUMINE WHAT DID YOU DO!
Lumine : Oh you know something dangerous~ Am I right paimon?
Paimon : pant pant pant
Paimon : WHEN PAIMON SAID Y/N IS PROBABLY INTO GIRLS THAT ARE DANGEROUS PAIMON DIDN'T MEANT ILLEGAL FISHING DANGEROUS!
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tangyangie · 4 months
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𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 °❆⋆.ೃ࿔*:・
desc. their favorite winter activities.
notes. i wanted to wait to post this when it was snowy outside for me but that never came because it never snows anymore sobbing !!!1!11!!1!
anyways this is like a modern-ish au... i guess??
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snowball pelters. as soon as you step outside, you're getting a load of freshly balled up snow—the powder having been turned into an extremely dense sphere—straight to your face. if that's not enough, you'll get some down your back, too. oh, how they just love to see your face cringe out of frigidity, squeezing your eyes shut and mouth so eager to speak, yet being unable to get a single word out. they'll laugh with no shame and taunt you, so your only choice is to take a snow shovel and bury them. see how confident they are then, being completely submerged in the white powder. they'll curse you under their breath (lovingly) and follow you around all day, refusing to not torment you by tossing messily made snowballs at you.
yelan, HU TAO, yae miko, WANDERER, heizou, cyno, TARTAGLIA, faruzan, eula, beidou, xinyan
snowman makers. they are the most adorable beings you'll ever see. so concentrated on getting the proportions of the snowmen right, even if they're not the best at it. they look at others' snowmen and get concerned that their own may be a little... unsteady. meaning, the head was too large for the body and was constantly falling over and destroying itself. with a frown, they'd be determined to get it back up on their own, (politely) refusing help. once they get the snowman to hold up long enough for them to go find some sticks, you'd fix it up for them. taking a little bit of snow off the top, adding it to the lower half, and reinforcing the bottom with some rocks covered in snow. once they come back with arms for the snowman, you innocently smile, sitting down in the snow as they eye you suspiciously, but smile and pat you on the head. do they know? ...you can't be sure.
XIAO, gorou, furina, kazuha, KOKOMI, albedo, collei, shenhe, ayaka, TIGHNARI, nilou, ganyu
hot chocolate drinkers. they cozily sit inside, watching their favorite re-runs as they sit on the couch. they watch the people freezing outside with a smug look, lazing around and doing absolutely nothing, wrapped in the largest blankets they could find. this is their... fourth? fifth cup of cocoa, and the bag of mini marshmallows they take from is quickly shrinking. honestly, they feel like a teddy bear with how warm they are. you've got no clue how they're not sweating and dying from the heat. their smirk makes you want to toss them out into the snow and watch them suffer, but they suffer enough when they accidentally spill burning hot cocoa on themselves.
lumine, LYNETTE, venti, kaveh, KIRARA, yoimiya, aether, ayato, MONA, xingqiu, lisa, yanfei
driveway shovelers. they are stuck outside all day, working on clearing the asphalt of snow. it's almost hopeless—the snow doesn't stop, so any of the driveway that gets cleared is covered again in only minutes (it's so tired...) and all that you're left with is someone who's extremely close to face-planting in the snow. honestly, they're probably hoping to get hypothermia—at least it'll put them out of their misery. but them, being the hard workers that they are, miraculously manage to finish shoveling, and join the hot chocolate drinkers after their time in hell, collapsing on the couch (and probably falling asleep).
DILUC, wriothseley, neuvillette, dehya, JEAN, keqing, CANDACE, zhongli, thoma, shinobu, noelle, mika
hill sledders. they'll bust through the door at the first speck of light, holding anything that they could safely use as a sled. honestly, they would sled on a shoveled pile of snow if there wasn't a hill, but they're determined to find a good place to sled. so, they'll drag you along, running around until you can spot some type of slope that'll get you faster than 1 inch per second. once you do, they're so excited they'd probably forget the sled on the way up. so, you're stranded at the top while they carefully slide back down to retrieve the sled. by the time they get back to the top, you're already unimpressed, but they manage to cheer you up. they sit you on the sled and push you down, hopping behind you and holding you tight. cause if they weren't, you probably would've been found sticking out of the nearby heaps of snow.
amber, NAVIA, lyney, fischl, ITTO, charlotte, xiangling, bennett (crashes into a tree), kaeya
sleepers. exactly what is sounds like. they will be BURIED in bed all day. not even a fire alarm will be loud enough to wake them up—they are completely knocked out. honestly, they wouldn't even realize it. they were just so cold when they woke up in the morning, so they didn't even bother to leave. they instantly fall back asleep, so the only way to wake them up is leaving them until they thaw in the snow.
ei, baizhu, chongyun, ROSARIA, alhaitham, ningguang, sucrose, LAYLA, freminet
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notes. ngl winter would be the best season if it wasn't so damn cold 🤗🤗 it's soooo pretty IF IT SNOWS
also listened to beabadoobee's cover of winter wonderland at least 30 times today so go do that please
and i have never gone sledding before actually so if it sounds like that "𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖟𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖑𝖊𝖌𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖗𝖍𝖞𝖙𝖍𝖒 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖘𝖊" thing i'm so so so sorry
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arisewanekosuki · 1 month
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Welcome to Teyvat (Genshin Impact Self Aware)
You try not to panic. When you woke up you were greeted by blue sky and not by ceiling of your room. You were lying on the grass and when you sat up, you felt the breeze caressing your skin. You wanted to think that this is a dream, but you can feel too much for to be it. The texture of grass, the cold breeze, the smell of some flowers and trees, the sounds of birds and other animals.
But how did you end up here? Looking around you feel like you do recognize this place but you’re not sure from where. And then you heard footsteps behind you and someone calling you, the voice of one of your most favorite character. -“I’m glad you’re alright (Y/n).” You turned around to see the team you use most of time when you play Genshin. “Is this is real?” you asked yourself, not believing that they stand now in front of you. They slowly approached you, probably not wanting to scare you. They smiled and held out their hand to you. -“You don’t have to be afraid, I won’t let anything bad happened to you.” they said. You slowly placed your hand in theirs, feeling the warmth of another living being. “So this has to be real…but how?” you can’t help but wonder. -“Welcome in Teyvat (Y/n).” they smiled again, holding onto your hand. You smiled back but deep inside you felt uncomfortable, like something is not right. You should be happy to be here but you can’t stop thinking… how did you end up here in first place?
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unknowzs · 11 months
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LOVE !
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☆ The Character's reaction when they found out that they're your favorite character | Gender Neutral Reader | Self aware characters | Ooc (?) | Bad Grammar
| Character | Traveler Amber Kaeya Diluc Jean Lisa Sucrose Albedo Klee Diona Razor Bennett Venti Eula Mika Noelle Barbara Fischl Rosaria Mona |
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SPEECHLESS Amber Jean Sucrose Bennett Noelle Barbara
They were stunned, You're not joking right?
They watched you from the game, trying to see if you were lying, but when they found out that you were serious, they started to tear up. They didn't even expect you to like them this much, since people don't talk about them much.
Maybe being a game character wasn't so bad afterall.
HAPPY Traveler Kaeya Lisa Klee Razor Venti Eula Mika Noelle Rosaria Fischl Mona
They couldn't stop smiling when they find out that they were your favorite character.
After that day, you started to notice that the characters start to crit and do more damage than before. The 5 star character might have even given you more chances to win 50/50 on their banner.
CONFUSED Amber Diluc Sucrose Albedo Diona Razor Fischl
They couldn't understand why you like them so much. They don't even care much about themselves, so they were surprised when they found out that they're your favorite character.
Even if they don't understand why you love them, they're still happy to be your favorite character.
After that, they'll send you a 'thank you' mail with some Mora in it.
' I'm a little bored right now, Do you want to hang out with me? ' 10k mora
- (character name)
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hunnieknight · 1 year
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Hi hope it’s not to late to request , would it be alright to request Yandere (separate please ) Sara , Itto , Miko and Lumine (if not maybe Yelan instead ) with a kitsune darling Who is going through rut/heat, but instead of horny you just want rugby tackle people instead cause you want to dominate them instead . Hope this makes sense ♥️
"Oh no, you don't!"(+Art)
You are a feisty Kitsune during your rut/heat, how does your the yandere deal with you?
Note : I’m sorry if the characters doesn’t feel yandere enough ueueu—i put seperate warning on each chapters just to be safe, i made reader heavily more feral than normal fox
Kitsune!Reader , GN-Neutral, mention of fights and blood, feral and animalistic, predator-prey element, slight yandere, suggestive, non-establish relationship (but you guys are friends or acquitance), misuse vision/elemental, reader is highly feral
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Sara
Mild violence, description of violence
She will be confused why are you suddenly hostile with everyone, picking fights, tackling people, and gone for the day only to return back to her covered in dirt and scratches.
Everytime she ask, you just bare your fangs to her and left, completely out of your character. So she decided to follow you to find out what's making you so worked up and upset.
Only to find out you always go to the Tenryou Camp and asking to ‘practice' fighting with the soldiers there. But it looks like you just beat Sara’s soldier for fun.
What’s wrong with you? Why are you full of rage? Until she saw wild foxes mating here and there then she realize.
“It is your mating season”
Your ears perked up at her words and scowls “Yeah,so?”. She need to approached you carefully. She knows you are full of fury and would attack her un-provoked. She knows it is your hormones acting and she knows she could easily bodyslam you .She beat a buff Oni afterall, a kitsune like you is nothing to her Tengu blood. But, hurting you would be her last last last choice.
“Don’t..you need to..mate?” Sara doesn’t really understand Kitsune’s culture and asking that Shrine Maiden is completely off the list. Your ears perked up and you tilted your head. “No???i just want to fight people”. Now it’s Sara’s turn to be confused, because mating season means…it is in the name. Maybe you are still at the beginning of your rut/heat, that’s why you just want to dominate everything.
But, your behavior of causing ruckus is triggering her peace-keeper attitude. Her men are struggling to keep up with you. Even with weapon, a kitsune power in rut/heat season is more powerful. So she need to takes matter to her own hands. Someone need to put you in your place, and who else better in doing that other than her?
“Fight me.”
You were just licking your wounds before you freeze and look at her. “And stop licking your wound, it will get infected” Sara’s gaze flicked towards the wound and to your face, you scowled but asked her “Why suddenly you want to fight me?” . “I’m more worthy your time.” She answered without missing a beat.
Sara knew you were caught off-guard with her statement, you are not stupid, you know a tengu who has been training as a warrior could easily pull your ears off. But you are smart, you know she can keep up with you and provide more entertaining than her men. So you accepted her offer. “My my, aren’t you a good leader~offering yourself for me?You think you can keep up with me?” You scoffed playfully.
Oh how fool you are, you should be worried if YOU can keep up with her.
So it was a deal. You sated your urge by trying to dominating this Tengu warrior in front of you. Whoever can tackle and hold the other one on the ground first,win. Code word : you TRIED. Even with your hormones going off the roof, Sara always able to trick you and hold you down with her own bare hands. Weeks gone by with you and Sara warming up with stretching and ended with you covered in dirt under Sara’s hold. Feathers and furs are everywhere. Anyone who see you both will think you guys are trying to kill each other off.
Scratches from your nails, blue and purple bruises from Sara, tuft of fur and black feathers scattered around, and bit drop of blood here and there. Sara played fair, no bow and vision, purely her raw physical self-defense. Your kitsune power is on par with her tengu power, even with your rut/heat induced mind, Sara can still keep up with you with serious face whilst you growling and hissing here and there . Oh how she wished she can make you create other noises.
This time however, your hormones have been influencing hers too. She becomes more feral with you. Instead of feeling tired after fights, her energy burst when seeing you under her. Meanwhile, you are drained, lie on your stomach and covered in scratches and dirt, soft panting can be heard between both of you. Though you never win you felt relief after fighting with her. All your pent up energy are gone. Now for a break.
“Ah another lose, alright, get off me, i need a break now”. She doesn’t budge. Your tails swishing. You hate this position, your tails flat on the ground, your whole body on the ground, a sign of submission which is exactly the opposite of your goal fighting her. Your mind just jumped to be out of her grasp. Body squirmed, hissed, tail smacking her back and feet, you tried everything. “Sara!get off!!”
“Quit it.” You heard her growl. Sara didn’t know what happen to her. Her four wings flapped around whilst she felt your puffy tails swishing between her legs. Oh you had switched something inside Sara.
You just need to be drained out of energy to calm down right? Oh she will drain you alright.
Itto
Trapping/locked up,
He would be oblivious
Until of course you keep trying to pounce him, or at least your attempt to pounce him. Everytime he looks down at you because of his height you just scowl and attempting to push him downwards. But obviously he thought you are being playful so he push you back too, only for you to fully shove him down and stomping away.
Your ears always pointing backwards, tails swishing all over the place. Itto mistook it as you being playful, reached out to pat your head only for you to bite at his hand. What has gotten into you??
He was still oblivious until he meet Yae. Yae looked around Itto, you are not anywhere near him, and smiled to him “I assume your little fox are worn out?” Itto’s face scrunch in disagreement, then he proceed to dump all information of your weird feral behavior to Yae. Your weird body language, you pounces his gang members, your rage. Yae just chuckled.
“Oh don’t you get it? It’s the season.” Itto looked at her confused “Season?what season?” Yae spotted you staring at her intently a bit away from you both. Itto is facing away from you so he didn’t notice. Yae knew exactly what will happen. “The mating season”
//crack//
After a sound of broken branch, Itto spun around and he saw you dashed forward with claws ready towards Yae. He instinctively grabbed your collar. You hissed and scowl whilst trying to get Yae, what is wrong wi-oh…OHHHHH. Yae is another kitsune…are you just threatened? Itto pulled you back and Yae just chuckling “An Oni like you can handle them properly i’m sure of that.”
“LET ME GO AT HER” You yelled after Itto dragged you to his hut. “SHE OBVIOUSLY MOCKING ME” you squirm. “Heh, you sure you aren’t just threatened by her?” Itto never seen you swished your head so fast at him. Your gaze narrowing on his red orbs, full of pent up rage. “What.did.you.say?” Itto smirk. Oh how your scowling face is a new view for him. Ah-is your pheromone starting to get into him? “You.are.afraid.of her.” He said, fully intent on taunting you.
You are not the only one with pent up frustation
The hut filled with the sounds of wrestling, groans and scowls. You and Itto had a blown up fight. Whilst you try to to actively hold him down,Itto can just easily pushed you aside or pushed you back towards the other side of the room, and waiting for you to pounce at him again.
Itto let you live in his hut for “safety of arataki gang”. He will provide you the food and entertain you by ‘play fighting’ with you. Eventho you managed landing few scratches here and there, he will never touch you other than locking you in place to end the game or shoved you back. Itto can see this simple activity already draining you. You pants and sweating bullets. Have you been this attractive before? No no no, it seems you have taken toll on him.
“Enough games!!I’m out of this place!” You yelled and turned around to go out from his hut to escape. Your tails swished behind you in annoyance. Before you know it, a fist crashed into the door in front of you. Sometimes you forget that Itto’s oni power can make everything seems flimsy and breakable. “That’s right. Enough games.” You heard Itto’s low groan behind you.
Time to get into the main course of your season.
Yae
Mild Dub-con, usage of electro element, locking up
She is a sophisticated kitsune, perhaps with her taking in more mortal way of living makes her youkai side buried down.
But that doesn’t mean she can’t sense your rut/heat nor it doesn’t have any effect on her.
It’s the season, why aren’t you making nest yet?? Yae’s already provided you a private room that only you and her can enter, yet, you always left and she can hear foxes scowling and yipping around the shrine. Oh, you clearly are not horny… she doesn’t smell any arouse or lust scent on you. Well, you do lust for fight,that’s for sure.
Yae’s already dropping hints here and there, telling you how soft these fabric would be as a beddings, how wonderful the smell of sakura for bedroom, how soundproof the wall in the private room, how the food the shrine maidens brought for you are healthy to prepare little ones, how the foxes around the shrines are mating. Yet, you just ignore her and jumped down to find someone or something to fight.
Whenever you go back to the shrine, you are covered in bruises, scratch, and dirt, your hair is covered with sakura blooms and leaves. The shrine maidens were trying to clean you up but you simply scowl and just run behind the shrine to clean yourself up in the pond under the shrine.
Yae is curious with your aggressive behavior, she once found you trying to pounce a boar. As much as it is entertaining to see you become feral like this, your disobidience is not her thing. Simply little shock of electro made you whine and hesistantly followed her back to the shrine . ‘Well, that’s one way to put you in place.” She noticed your pupil become a slit, your eyes look more predatory. You huffed, not because you are tired no no, it seems you are trying to ‘calm down’. She can read your body language easily.
When she confront you about it, how you are refusing to be taken care of during rut/heat or nesting even though she provided everything, you simply answer “I don’t want to be the one caring for pups, i want to be the dominate one” and you hopping away, your puffy tails swishing behind. Hmm, it seems your maternity instinct simply isn’t showing up yet.
Oh that can be arranged, she will be the one pushing that maternal instinct out of you.
You usually slept in your fox form around the shrine, small body made fitting in any places. You often wake up by the sounds of the shrine maidens doing morning activity. After eating some snacks brought by the maidens, you ran down the shrine to sate your fighting energy. But this time…
“Ah,awake already,little one?”
That voice. “This..isn’t the stone i always slept on.” You are on a fluffy bed- no..it is a nest. Pillows and fabric surrounding in a circle, the scent is filled with Yae, sakura petals everywhere, fried tofu in a bowl next to the nest. The room is screaming Yae’s.
“Come eat, you need energy for your body. It’s our favorite.” Yae avoided your concern of her moving you around whilst you slept. You sniffed the food, cautious. “Me putting something in the tofu is the least of your concern.” With that you jumped out the nest, dashing through her to get into the door. Escape escape escape esc-
//zap//
You yelped and fell down, tails and ears twitching due to electro flowing into your body. “YOU DAMN FOX!” You turned on your side, still reviving from the shock. “My my look who’s talking.” Yae saw you softly hissing and trembling whilst trying to ground yourself from the electro power. Does she feel bad? A bit. Is she aroused? Oh hell yeah. Ah, maybe the heat season is getting into her.
“Come on now, pull yourself together, let’s get you more familiar with your new home.” She dragged you along back to the nest, you keep squirmed against her. “That’s not how you act around your mate you know?”. When she puts you back in the nest, you start biting the pillows and the sheets, showing her your aggression. Yae just chuckled “Well,i can always teach you how to make a proper nest for our little ones.”
. Both of you kitsunes are now full of hormones, and each of you trying to dominate one another. Of course a 500 years old Kitsune would be stronger than you a mere two-tailed fox. But you wouldn’t go down without a fight. Your fighting instinct is way higher than your maternal one.
Don’t worry, she will teach you how to be obedient in no time.
Lumine
Locking up, gaslighting if u squint
It’s all started from Paimon screaming help to Lumine. “WAAAHHH TRAVELLER!!” She turned her head around to see you pouncing Paimon who just float higher and higher. “WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU??Traveller!Paimon was just trying to greet them but they started chasing Paimon!!”
Lumine first tried to talk to you. Her hand waving around and snapping her fingers. At that you turned your attention to her, your tails wagged and you immediately pounced her. Seeing Lumine getting smacked down Paimon floats lower to assist her only for you trying to have a go at her again. Paimon’s cry only ended when you ran to pounce a passerby, thankfully Lumine was there to get you.
You were in Lumine’s teapot, dragged by her after you start growling to anything that moves. She whipped you around to ask and she could see your pupil slitted akin to a predator. Your weird aggressive behavior was explained by yourself after you ‘calmed down’. More like when Lumine had to trap you in one of her rooms and you finished your ‘tantrum’
Lumine had to take out all animals from the teapot due to you constantly trying to pick fights. In addition, she asked anyone who has her Realm Dispatch to not visit. So she can pretend a domestic life with her kitsune.
Of course, she collects book along her journey. So, she spent a whole day to find out more about you reading through the books. She can’t let her darling friend suffering. She went as far as making a nest which basically look like adult crib with bunch of pillows and blankets.
But no no no, instead of being grateful, you always wanted to go outside the teapot and trying to pounce anyone. Being pounced by you is her dream truly, but why do you still want to go out? She has everything in her teapot-no..it’s now you guys’ shared teapot. You live there now.
Everytime you asked to be let out, Lumine will pull out “But isn’t here nice?i did all this for you, can’t you at least stay for one more night? I will let you take a walk outside in the morning.” Oh isn’t Lumine being a good provider? Sure she might twist her words just to get you stay, sure she might have hidden your realm dispatch somewhere, yes sure she might lock the door once you inside, but it’s because the book says that during your season you need a mate as company.
She gladly be the one for you.
You are quite docile most of the time, since you let all your rage energy in the practice camp Lumine had set up in her teapot. You will went out in the morning and had to be dragged back to bed by Lumine, even then you will throw tantrum and thrash around. Oh how she loves to see that side of you in bed
Oh this golden traveller never complain, she will never complain if it is you. You are her feisty fox just need some discipline.
Until..She saw you standing before her, tails swishing all over the place, your ears flat on top of your head . Aggression, annoyance, defiant..
“This is stupid!Lumine!I wanna go out!” You scowled at her. It’s been weeks since she kept you here. Although she provided you everything, it’s not satisfying enough for your wild behaviour. You are a wild and free kitsune, you always been, spending your rut/heat tied up like this is not your thing. You reached out your hand and make grabby motion “Realm Dispatch!Let me out!” You grew more irritated when she just go back to cooking.
“This is insane!You promised me to take me a walk outside!” Lumine just scoffed “I didn’t say outside teapot.It’s just your rut/heat speaking, come sit, you need to eat for energy.” You growled “If you don’t let me out, i will ask Tubby to let me o-“
//Thump//
A knife swoop past you and stuck to the wall behind you. “Isn’t that not a nice thing to say to someone who is holding a kitchen knife?” Your gaze focused on the blonde in front of you,claws ready to attack. But when you jumped to pounce her, you fell.
Ah, how convinient the knife she threw towards you somehow lodged itself through your clothes and to the wall. You tried to pull your outfit but 2 feet already on each side of you.
Oh truly how patient Lumine has been. Your scratches on her, bitemarks, and pounces she took from your suppose-horny mind. Oh she never complain one bit, truly never.
But everyone has their own limit right?
She is going to make sure you paid back the scratches you have put on her.
Yelan
Bonus bc i love her, leash(?), slight petplay
She knows. Oh she knows. A bit surprised you are not all over her asking to be fucked but seeing you fucking up everything that moves entertain her.
Cheeky bastard, she will use her hydro power to always make u on leash. Hell, you maybe wake up to a blue collar attached to your neck.
She will literally pull you by the leash if you run away from her to pounce at something. Though you are good in hunting Fatui down. She likes ‘walk’ you like a pet you are just to hunt Fatui.
Whenever you don’t see the blue line between your neck and her hand you just dashed off until u felt a hard tug on your neck and coughing on the ground. Invisible doesn’t mean it’s not there you know?
If she is in the mood of some loving she will tie you up using her hydro power to make sure you don’t try to claw her eyes out. She will spend the time by petting your ears and tails, trully a blessed time excluding your constant squirming and hissing.
Whenever she caught you staring dagger at her, with that beautiful predatory eyes of yours, which is hot, she always wishes how she gonna make those eyes roll back into your skull. But alas, you only take the aggression in your mating season.
Now she wondered how aggressive can you be in bed?
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