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yeehawbvby · 2 years

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Falling Away With You | Ch. 14

Sebastian x F! Reader and M. Rasmodius x F!Reader

Rating: Mature/Explicit

Chapter Summary: Y/N does some serious thinking while drunk uwu

Author’s Note: n/a

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“I’m coming in!” Sam warns us from the other side of the door, before stumbling in.

Seb and I look up from our respective computers to see Sam struggling to hold a pile of bags on top of his cooler, his skateboard under his arm.

“Why didn’t you put things in the cooler?” Sebastian asks.

“The ice is in there.”

“How much ice did you get?!”

After carefully fumbling the snacks and beers onto the Solarian-designated table, Sam sets the cooler on the ground between Seb and I. He kicks it open and there’s a half-melted bag of ice inside.

A moment of silence.

“How is it already melted?” Seb asks, totally baffled.

“The freezer at Pierre’s is broken, and this bag was the last he had.”

“Wait, there’s plenty of room for the stuff though,” I think aloud. “I still don’t get why you didn’t just toss it in there so make the way back here easier.”

“I didn’t want anything to get wet.”

Himboism at its finest.

Facepalming, Seb exclaims, “It’s all going to get wet you dipshit, we’re taking it to a fuckin’ pool!”

“Alright, why didn’t one of you just bring these things then?!” Sam pouts, “Considering you’re so willing to critique...”

I groan. “Fair enough.”

“Oh my god, Is that ToonTown?!” Sam asks, excitedly leaning over my back and caging me in. I look up, and his eyes are bright with excitement.

“Mhm,” I hum proudly, finishing up a cog battle. “I was gonna play MapleStory, but xxRunescapeDaddy420 over there wouldn’t let me.” I glare at Seb.

“I don’t want that Maple Garbage on my PC.”

“Why can’t MapleStory and RuneScape coexist? Why are you making it a competition?!”

“My PC, my rules.”

“You don’t even use this PC.”

“‘You don’t even use this PC’ shut the fuck up.”

“Make me!”

“No! Nope! Please don’t make her,” Sam rapidly begs. “Not while I’m here.”

“Bro?” I look up at him, wincing.

“Come on, you know how Sebby is! He was totally gonna make that dirty.”

We both look at Seb, who’s devilishly chuckling as he works. “He’s not wrong, darling.”

“Gross,” I fib. I’d actually love to know how he’d shut me up. “You wanna get in here?” I ask Sam, motioning towards the computer.

“Yoba, yes.” I stand up and he eagerly replaces my spot, making a beeline out of Loopy Lane and towards the nearest trolley.

I slot myself into the space between Sebastian’s back and the wall, wrapping my arms over his shoulders and tippy-toeing to place my head on top of his. He tilts down to kiss my forearm, not once stopping programming.

“Holy shit, you’re cold,” he murmurs. I nod. His basement is always cold, somehow. “Here,” he shimmies me off, then shimmies his hoodie off too. “Put this on.” I gladly toss the fabric over my head, thanking him, and resume my place – practically latched onto him.

I indulge myself in both watching Seb’s long fingers type, and inspecting the keyboard beneath them. I’ve been wondering about his build since the night we had phone sex. It definitely sounds modded, now that I’m hearing it in-person — maybe with foam, but I can’t tell. He uses black pudding keycaps, a coiled cable, and what looks like an aluminum case… He knows his shit.

My dorky ass is swooning.

I hold off on judging him further via analyzing his case and hardware, and bring my attention back up to the screen. He’s gotten so much done in such little time. I have no idea how this shit works, but I can tell he’s skilled at his craft.

“Can you teach me how to do this stuff sometime?”

“Nerd,” Sam absentmindedly calls out, his gaze still focused on his screen.

“Fuck you,” Seb and I simultaneously quip. Aw, we’re cute. Sam audibly groans.

Sebastian stops typing and tilts his head up to view me. “You’d really want to learn how to code?”

“Fuck yeah, your job’s so cool. I wanna be cool.”

“Fucking nerd.” He smiles bashfully. He wraps me into a side hug, giving my hip a brief squeeze that makes me all tingly. “Of course I’ll teach you. Not right now, though.”

“Obviously,” I cheekily roll my eyes.

I steal my scrunchie back from Seb’s lap – I guess that’s where it landed when it fell out of his hair, earlier – and toss my hair half-up into a messy bun.

Next, I put the drinks into the cooler since Sam neglected the poor things. Stealing a package of potato chips from one of the grocery bags, I pull a stool over to the man’s station. For the next few hours, Sam and I take turns destroying kids and fellow nostalgics in the addicting mini-games we grew up with.

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When the three of us arrived at the bathhouse, it was already pretty late. Seb’s last module was a bit rushed, which in turn brought up a few errors that needed fixing. Sam had to be contained. To quell the beast, I sat atop his back as he laid face-down on Seb’s bed. If I hadn’t done that, he would’ve kept bugging Seb to hurry up, only slowing us down further.

There’s a ton of bugs out, so I got eaten alive by mosquitos during the walk. I also don’t have a swimsuit, and am too unwilling to deal with more bites to go home and grab one, so I’m just rocking my shorts and bra for the swim.

When I emerge from the locker room with my tee and Seb’s hoodie in hand, I dart for the bevs. A hard lemonade sounds perfect after today.

I turn, confused by the lack of a ruckus happening around me, and find that the guys are sitting at the water’s edge just… staring . Sam’s eyes look like they’re gonna bulge out of his skull, that poor boy. Seb, on the other hand, looks as calm as ever as he unabashedly investigates my body.

“For fuck’s sake. Have you absolute virgins never seen a girl in sportswear before?” I’m laughing, but in reality, all this attention is overwhelming and I don’t like it.

I hop over the side of the pool, bypassing the steps in order to hide in the water as soon as possible. Once I’m firmly planted against the wall and next to Seb’s dangling legs, I start chugging my drink.

Simultaneously, they answer me. “Never,” Seb pipes with a wink and a sip, as Sam mumbles, “You’re different, I dunno.”

Seb is still wearing a shirt – a plain white tee. I’m about to question it, but then I remember his scars, and assume Sam probably doesn’t know they’re there. I shouldn’t ask.

“I only have, like, another hour to hang,” Sam sighs as he dips the rest of his body into the water. His fluorescent pink shorts seem to glow from the surface. “Jodi and her damn curfews.”

“I should’ve known she’d be batshit,” I mumble. “First time I met her – the first time! – she invited me in and ranted about being lonely and hating housework for almost an hour.”

“Yeesh. Sorry.”

I wave him off, then whisper, zoning out on the opposite side of the room, “At least she’s hot…”

“Dude, what?!” Sam snaps his head towards me in disgust, as I snicker into another sip.

Sebastian’s cracking up beside me, his free hand weaving through my hair to tug out some spare knots from the bun I had in it earlier. I duck under the surface for a sec, hoping wet hair could be easier to work with than the rat’s nest that was on my head before. “She’s not wrong, dude.”

“Dude!” Sam groans. He starts chugging the beer in his hand as if to wash this conversation away.

“When she brought me inside that day, I thought, ‘Wow. This is how porns usually start,’” I egg on.

“Oh, you’re still speaking?” Ooo, Sassy Sam! I like it!

“I wonder if Yoba knows one of their worshippers is a MILF.”

“I hate you,” Sam breathes.

Before he can finish, Seb adds, “I’d hate-fuck her.”

“SO MUCH,” the blonde finishes.

Seb and I are both losing our shit, when we’re hit with a wave of overly-salted and mildly chlorinated water. We deserved that.

The next bit of time is uneventful. Mostly just Sam talking about his plans for their alleged band, while I sleepily and tipsily listen on. Sam wants to name themselves The Pelicans, but Seb thinks it’s too basic. Abby, who apparently will be on drums, likes the name Goblin Destroyer, but Sam and Seb both don’t like that one. I thought it was neat. Seb didn’t have any ideas that fit their vibe, naturally coming up with things that were far too edgy for the alt/indie rock sound they’re aiming for.

I got up to grab us another round at one point, and so did Seb, but that’s it as far as movement goes. Not much swimming for the ~swimmies and sippies~.

Once it’s time for Sam to leave, Seb and I offer to walk him home, but he insists it’s okay since he has his board. He leaves the drinks for us, too. A kind-hearted move, considering how much we tortured him over having a bangin’ mom.

A cozy silence takes over once the pitter-pattering of Sam’s footsteps in the changing room fades away. Seb’s still avoiding the water, now laying on his side at the edge rather than with his feet in. I’m still planted in front of him, and he hasn’t stopped touching me – my hair, my shoulders, my earrings – this whole time. I take solace knowing he’s as touch-starved as I am.

Melting into his gentle head scratches, I mumble, “This feels so nice.” I close my eyes. Oof, shouldn’t close those. Feels too spinny. But then again, this is so comfy…

“Don’t fall asleep in there,” Seb warns.

“I’ll do m’darndest,” I retort as I open my lids back up.

He chuckles, and I tilt backward to get a better view. Fuck, he’s so hot.

“You’re literally,” I slur, “soooo fuckingggg hottttt, dude.”

A blush coats his skin, but he teases me anyway. “Oh man, she’s affectionate-drunk already.”

“I don’t need t’be drunk to think you're smonking hot!” At this moment, I’m oblivious to all the speech errors I’m making. I’m brimming with determination, desperately pleading my case.

“Just how often do you think about how hot I am, (y/n)?” He’s got that mischievous glint in his eye that I love.

Not caring, I take the bait, turning around fully before declaring my answer. “ Almost constantly.”

He tantalizingly hums. “Careful. You’re stroking the hell out of my ego. You know that, right?”

I nod confidently. “Mhmmm.” After putting down my empty bottle, I float to the side a little bit, getting myself closer to his face. “Not the only thing of yours that I can stroke,” I wink, shooting finger guns at him.

“You’re not stroking anything while you’re like this,” he snorts. “How are you such a lightweight?”

“Fuck you, I’m not a lightweight.”

“Whatever you say, little one.”

“What if I walked around calling you tall guys ‘big ones,’ how would y’feel?”

“Indifferent.”

“That’s a load’a bullshit!”

“It’s not! Most men like being referred to as big.” He winks. Ugh. “Toxic masculinity, or whatever, ya know?”

Seb takes off his shirt and slips into the pool next to me, leaning his elbow on the edge and his head onto his arm. Too distracted to continue our previous conversation, I reach out to touch the scars lining his ribs and tummy. He reactively jolts a little before settling into my touch.

“I’m really glad none of these are new,” I barely whisper. “I want you t’be happy.”

He takes my wandering hand in his and kisses the back of my palm, hiding his smile behind it. “You’ve helped, y’know.”

I beam, “Yeah?”

“Yeah. You’ve changed my perspective on a lot of things, (y/l/n),” he rambles. “I’ve been finding myself grinning a lot lately, for no reason. Probably because of you. Maybe.”

I wade my way into his torso, embracing him. In my drunken stupor, I almost accidentally tell Seb that I love him. It’s gotta be more impulsive than anything, right? I’m not already that crazy about him, right? It’s just ‘cause I’m drunk. Right? …Maybe?

Fuck.

I keep quiet as I contemplate my feelings. He takes notice. “You alright, darling?”

I hum with pleasure, “If you keep calling me that , I will be.”

“Oh no.”

I giggle into his shoulder, fully latching onto him with the water’s assistance. Koala-style.

“Sebastian, what are we?”

“What are you on about now?” he giggles, palming my hamstrings.

“Like, we’re obvioushly not just friends anymore,” I drawl.

He shrugs beneath me, and I move my upper body back to see his face. That stupid, perfect, slim, ivory, smooth, pretty face. Goddamn, he’s so beautiful.

“Well,” he smirks, moving some stray wet hairs out of my face. “I would love for you to be my girlfriend, (y/n), but your bouquet isn’t ready yet.” He kisses me softly, then mutters against my lips, “You deserve the whole shabang if we’re going to make anything official.”

“Whatever.” I replace myself back into his neck, trailing a few smooches from his shoulder to where I end up settling. “It’s a dumb tradition…” I grumble.

“You love it.”

“...Sure. But I’m impatient.”

Seb laughs quietly, cupping his hand to the back of my head and running his fingers through my hair.

Mmm.

Everything is so fuzzy. Everything except for Sebastian…

God, I really am an affectionate drunk. I feel so mushy. It’s kinda pitiable, actually.

I wonder how his surname would sound with my name? (Y/n) Byrne… not bad. I’ve heard worse.

I’d thank Yoba if I could that Seb didn’t add Demetrius’ last name to his other one, like his mom did. That would be a mouthful. Sebastian Oliver Byrne-DuBois. It’s got a nice ring to it, but at what cost?

Fuck, I’m thinking about taking his last fucking name meanwhile I’m not even his girlfriend yet. He didn’t seem like he was asking me to be, a second ago. Well. At least not now . It’s nice to think about…

Hold on. What did he mean my bouquet isn’t ready? Has he actually been planning something?

“Wait,” I suspiciously squeak. “D’you have a bouquet for me?”

He nods, his pearly whites on full display. “I’d prefer to give it to you while you’re sober, you know.”

“Sounds like a deal, mishter,” I slur, pulling him in for some snogging.

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The day after those shenanigans, I have very little memory of what happened at the bathhouse. My last cohesive thoughts, other than the vague feeling that I physically attached myself to Seb somehow, are of Sam rambling about band names.

The day after that , I show up to the lake in the mountains right before Sebastian arrives. We’ve been meeting up here more often, moreso on the days we can’t “properly” hang out – like, when I’m doing some extra farmwork, or spending time down in the mines.

Rather than a cigarette, Seb has an orange creamsicle sticking out of his mouth. As he approaches our spot, I notice another in his hand, and he tosses it over to me. We fill each other in on our days as we snack, genuine curiosity of what the other person did fueling the conversation from both ends.

Seb’s been working with a small startup to make a game, and he coded a really fun combat mechanic for it all afternoon. Gonna be some sorta life simulator, about a small town with a haunted chocolate shop. Bias towards Sebastian aside, I’m gonna play the shit outta that whenever they’re finished with it.

While he was working on that, I was pulling weeds and planting some fruit trees outside of the cave on my land. Figured it would be fitting to put fruit there, since the cave itself is filled with fruit bats. The rest of my day was spent fishing, in order to fulfill the errand posted on Pierre’s bulletin board. Haley wanted a super cucumber, claiming it was a “girl’s only” request and that we “know what it’s for.” Country girls make do, I guess.

Once Seb and I are caught up, the ambient sounds of summer wash over us. We’re sitting against each other, and against a tree, silently, keeping our eyes peeled for frogs within the ferns and moss that line the lake.

“Oh!” he whisper-yells, breaking the silence.

“Y’find one?!”

“No!” he smiles. “I just, I have something for you, and I was waiting for the right time to give it to you. I feel like now is good.”

“Oh?”

“I’m sorry, I’ll be right back.” He plants a kiss on top of my head and jogs to his house.

I wait patiently, wondering what he could possibly want to give me. Usually, sharing food and cool gems is our way of gifting one another. Something about this feels different though.

When he’s back, he has something protected under his hoodie. He changed – he was in a pullover, but now, it’s a zip-up.

“Oh my god, you’re pregnant!” I gasp through giggles, eyes on the bulging object atop his stomach.

He rubs the designated area. “She’s a miracle,” he grins.

I study Seb’s face, eager to find out what’s really hidden under there.

“Ready?” he asks.

“Mhm,” I nod, curiosity coursing through my veins.

Cheeks puffed up and full of nerves, he exhales, before unzipping his sweatshirt to reveal a bouquet.

It’s not just made of foraged flowers, though, like the ones on display at Pierre’s. The blossoms are all fake – sculpted, or glass blown, maybe? – and contained within a baby blue, crushed velvet-covered vase.

The flowers, designed to resemble spider lilies, are a creamy, translucent, white, with a subtle prismatic sheen to them. Each piece is masterfully crafted and adorned with minerals: small frozen tears hanging off the stems like morning dew, spears of quartz sticking out to mimic decorative leaves, the tiniest little pearls I’ve ever seen sprinkled within the petals as pollen… I’ve never seen anything like it.

Completely at a loss for words, I carefully take the proposal from him. I’m in awe, not just at the gesture behind it, but at how absolutely perfect this thing is.

“I designed it myself. Commissioned a friend in the city to actually make it,” he explains, fidgeting with his sleeve.

“You’re shitting me,” I grin. “It’s so beautiful, holy shit.”

“I’m glad you think so,” he utters. “Uh… do you accept it?”

“Oh!” I was so lost in how stunning this is, in how dope it is that he had this handcrafted just for me, that I forgot he’s literally asking me to be his girlfriend right now. “Of course I do, dummy,” I chirp, shoving myself into his chest.

His heartbeat is fierce, just like my own.

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peach-moths · 6 months

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Hii uhm, I've got a silly question: what kind of moth is ur sona? (Feel free to info dump if need be)

So my sona (Beep is one of their names Peach is another but I mostly use Beep) doesn't really have a specific moth species they're designed off of, its a mix of my own design with some pre-existing moth species!

Beep originally looked like this

they were for a printmaking piece I made in college, Beep had a super muted grey and beige color palette for a long time and was inspired by the small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia)

So for a long time Beep kept that dark/muted color palette and I didn't stray from it for i think about two years . it wasn't until my senior year of college that I was suddenly hit with a wave of needing everything to be pink and orange hued in my work and that's when I changed beeps design they went from that muted palette classic moth look to an almost love core pink hued moth, this design was when i took direct inspiration from the rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)

however i wasn't happy with those colors, i loved the design but the colors were too saturated cool toned pink and not enough orange so i ended up with this palette for Beep

while this design of Beep is far more detail-focused than what I usually draw them as the colors are accurate for the most part, it should be noted that Beep doesn't have the tails on their hindwing in the design that they have now the tails were actually added later and were based off a sketch I made of a fake moth species resting on a peach

Beep's current design is now no longer based on the small emperor moth or the rosy maple moth and is now taking more inspiration from the luna moth (Actias luna) and the comet moth (Argema mittrei) this is for a couple reasons, one the luna moth was the first moth I ever owned as a taxidermy piece and is what started my love for moths, and second reason is that the comet moth is my favorite moth species! I really like it, and had purchased a comet moth taxidermy piece the year i designed Beep, so i think subconsciously i always wanted Beep to have that comet moth design be it seen in the wing tails or the color palette but we got there eventually

anyway, this was a long post and I am very grateful for the question it gave me a chance to talk about my sona and I enjoy talking about them!! If you have any other questions about Beep let me know I am more than happy to keep talking about them

#peachmoths ask tag #moths #peachmoths sona tag #long post

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hanniejji · 2 years

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Okay i have idea OMGOMGOMGOMH

Lil maple making friends with Xiao! Kazuha had some commission to do and one of commission is that he needed to help someone in Wangshu Inn. Verr Goldet told him maple can stay in Wangshu Inn while he is doing what he needs to. It was pretty dangerous commission so he left maple for a while there. Maple was having amazing time watching around and then they saw someone. Maple gets closer to the person and saw a boy with black and green hair!(or is it blue?). He had a cool tattoo on his arm too! Xiao looks at a little human with curiosity. Maple was so excited that they started to talk! Xiao didn't really knew what to do but he wasn't really annoyed by maple talking. Maple would talk about their brother and how are they from inazuma, and would talk Abt how they love fishes! It was actually interesting to Xiao even tho he didn't talk much. He enjoyed having company

-🍁

OH MY GOSHFJSHR THIS SOUNDS SO FUCKING GREAT BECAUSE I'M A XIAO MAIN AND I FUCKING LOVE XIAO 🥺

kazuha didn't like the idea of leaving maple behind, but it's better than taking them with him to a dangerous commission! so he tells them to wait for him at the inn, promising to work quickly and that he'll be back. maple is not fond of being separated from their brother either, but they know better than to not listen to him when it comes to his commissions. so they decide to roam the inn!

lo and behold! a very cool guy with green tattoos!? a well designed mask!? pretty necklace!? pretty face!? A LONG SLEEVE THAT THEY CAN HIDE IN!?

usually maple would be too shy to strike a conversation with strangers, but something about this guy just compels them to approach!

it's the anemo vision, his aura was similar to kazu because they had the same vision

xiao wanted to leave the moment he sees them come near. humans, especially the small ones, are vulnerable to his karma! but then he couldn't exactly leave when they just started to spark a conversation about inazuma! little maple relays every drama that happened in inazuma xiao grimaced at the mention of the vision hunt decree but kept quiet and soon enough, time passed by way too fast and maple ended up falling asleep by the balcony :'>

dw, xiao stayed by their side until he felt kazuha's presence and left hhnhnh

#maple.ask #asks #nonnie #🍁.hive

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thelastbraincellofthehive · 1 year

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V3 was finished, and I'm still not ok you guys : D

One would think it would get less painful as time goes on, but nope, still hurts like a bitch. Well done RT, well done.

I gotta start by saying the I may fall fighting sequence will forever have a special place in my heart. The moment we finally understood the lyrics to that song, the moment we finally saw Velvet fighting to her full potential, the callback to the trailers and everything Monty put into this show, the moment Weiss finally was able to summon her knight. It was perfection.

Also, the part were the music drops as Velvet calls on Penny's backpack will always make me tear up, and I always enjoy seeing the same in reactors lol we're a cruel fandom, but it's just because we understand.

Another also; the fact that Weiss just ran straight to put herself in between Velvet and the palladin even before she knew she could summon or that the knight would show up. That's growth. I felt so proud of her, she has come so far<3

Cinder saying 'not a foot out of place' and then Amber discovers them for Emmerald's foot raisikg diste, can't believe I hadn't caught that lol. I wonder how much things would've been different if that didn't happen, because it looks like the rest of plans were already in motion by the point Cinder went after the Powers...

Could've we have Pyrrha still if Cinder had killed Amber in time? I feel horrible for asking, but hey, it's Pyrrha.

I gotta say that as much as Adam is garbage and I always remember him with this picture:

His design is so fucking cool... I've always loved his hair honestly, and the Rose design in his jacket? Amazing. Why do cool designs happen to awful people?

That pink apron saying 'Please do nothing to the cook' made me headcanon Ren as a Birromantic Ace, I still think the headcanon makes sense so I hold it lol. Also, I still want one of those aprons, my girl is Ace and she loves pink lol.

I always thought it was so cool and sad how so many storylines got interrupted or just never started thanks to the fall of Beacon. We never got to know what Penny's plan to stay at Beacon was. We didn't get to see the timelime where Yang ran away with Qrow to meet Raven. Arkos was barely trying to raise from the ground when it was shot down. So many little plans that can't be anymore, because that's life.

I know it's a very serious moment but I can't watch the scene when Yang calls Blake to make sure they're ok and ask for Ruby, and not remember when Arryn and Barbara said that Blake and Yang are probably always on a facecall with eachother lol.

Tell me I wasn't the only one who thought Port and Oobleck were gonna die when they told the kids to leave the coliseum? I remember being so sad when Port said 'one final match! Place your bets!' and I couldn't believe it when they appeared again during chapter 12 lol. I'm happy they didn't die, they're so great <3

Speaking of 12. I still can't believe they released that chapter on fucking February 14th. That was just cruel...

Yes I'm avoiding talking about Penny... I just can't, sorry.

Kevin the Wyvern grim is a friend <3 I would totally buy a plush of him if shipping to México wasn't so ridiculously expensive </3

Honestly why aren't there more grimm plushies? They're like Pokémon but Black and white and more deadly!

I.. I gotta go ahead and say It... I really, reaaaaally don't like Taiyang... Sorry, but I have never liked him, don't think I ever will... Never considered him a great or cool dad, kinda feel he only gets that rep because of Burnie. Burnie's cool, but Tai's not for me*shrugs*

Qrow saying that 'sometimes bad things just happen, you just have to move on' after knowing about her semblance is painful. This volume is just full of pain.

THE FUCKIN' MAPLE LEAF!!!!!

Cold being a song about Monty that also perfecto fits Pyrrha it's so heartbreakingly poetic to me... THE world is cruel, but sometimes there's beauty in that cruelness.

As a side note is it weird to get a tattoo of someones signature? I've always wanted to get something to honor RWBY and Monty and his signature is so cool...other ideas include a couple lyrics from Indomitable or Penny's symbol

Emmerald's face when she says 'it's almost sad' was the moment we knew she would get her redemtion. Girl's just alone and needing friends, I'm happy to know where She's gonna end later. I still think we must protect Emmerald.

Seriously I didn't remember how much I missed seeing Pyrrha fight until I saw her again. I wish we could see her again!

Speaking of things I wish we could see again: Roman and Neo fighting together was so great, it's a shame we only got one fight with them. Also, I miss how much Neo used to loved causing mayhem with Roman. Neo in the newer volumes always looks so angry and sad, she literally lost the one thing that gave her happiness </3

Seriously why do Robots eyes' always turn red when they go evil? Lol.

Yang talking to Ruby on that last scene Is the literal embodiment of "I don't care, I say caringly, while I care a lot."

Blake why you must hurt your girl so much? And we're now into the separated Bees period! I loved this period of the fandom lol.

Ironwood against the beowolf is honestly pretty epic. Good job RT, you really sold us the character there.

Remember when we saw the Arkos kiss, and that was the moment we knew Pyrrha was not making it out alive? Yeah, that sucked... And still does.

Divide Is probably my favorite ending credits song to this day. It's epic, it's dark, I love how we got all that insight towards Salem just after meeting her. Definitely a fave. Also, Salem's reveal scene always gives me chills<3 Another favorite part to watch reactors get to.

The call back to players and pieces with Ruby running up the wall<3 I was so happy for a second, then it stopped. I haven't been happyever since (?

And so it starts the very long list of things that Ruby needs years of therapy for. I hope that girl gets the happiest, more perfect life after all this is over. Protect the RuBean. And honestly just give everyone therapy.In a world where negative emotions are literally a magnet for death you would think people would try to take better care of their mental health.

Oh yeah, also. People who get mad at Jaune for getting distracted at the vault:. Dont talk to me. Jaune doesn't deserve that hate, I know I wouldn't fared any better, cut him some slack on this.

And there's that... Fuck this volume hurts. Great thing we got chibi to help with the pain a little lol.

Anyways, thanks for the talk guys! Next one is v4! Spoiler Bout that: I was so traumatized by 3 that I 100% thought Ren or Nora were dying on that finale. Thanks for that CRWBY.

#rwby #pre volume9 rewatch #just salem rambling around #long post #but seriously the velvet scene lives rent free in my head #it was awesome

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datastate · 8 months

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for the ask game - 3, 26, 27 :]

3 : which of the characters has your favorite design?

MAPLE!!! hands down. i love her very much. she was the first one who i actually saw in-game and my thought was 'cute...' - but! kanna is a close-second under that lens. i suppose my only issue w her design is how much more green there is, w little complementary color? :0 i really do enjoy designs that add in a bit more pink for her!! it adds enough variety to the palette to help her stand out. though i must admit, i'd still be biased toward maple because i really like dark reds/purples/blues contrasted with white :D

however, as for what it means for the characters, i also really do enjoy kai's! both his & reko's designs were what immediately drew me to them; i was immediately fascinated by how - despite being among colorful characters - their designs were primarily dark/with occasional red. i think for kai in particular, it does a nice job of showing how. simply he tends to 'live' & what he also asks others to focus upon: the gift the chidouins gave him. for as long as he lives, he has this to show for the chidouins' kindness of allowing him a life. everything else is meant to easily blend into darkness, &. it's difficult to describe, but i really enjoy fanart where this is. emphasized?! in the sense that the apron is what draws someone's eyes to it, but when you look just behind that, you can easily tell how. restrictive the uniform is by contrast. it's really cool to me.

26 : which YTTS pov are you most excited for and whose fondness event do you want to see with them?

i'm really excited for reko's!!! specifically - i really look forward to seeing her event with sara :'D (& alice of course, but. gestures. i'm very afraid. although there's very little you can do 'wrong' with that one as opposed to the other two povs' favored persons...)

i just. am truly fond of how reko tried to support sara before the room of lies switch happened; and afterward, how reko tried doing her best to also uphold the strength she saw sara strive for. it's less pronounced because we play as sara, but. i still appreciate the times that other adults, such as reko & q-taro & kai (which are other fondness events i'm really looking forward to), try to acknowledge/praise sara for her strength while also trying to reminder her that people will be here when she falls. they're so close to taking the responsibility from her, but for one reason or another, just... cannot. and don't wish to dismiss sara's ability (which is an insecurity sara does have, being one who must uphold responsibilities expected of her). q-taro steps up where he can, usually requesting keiji's help, and genuinely tried to comfort sara throughout ch2-1 - a lot of his attempts to help sara and make things right after shin's injustice was off-camera. and reko unfortunately wasn't given much time to really help out, what with the lingering disorientation from being captured. & of course, kai is. well. as soon as he no longer had that facade to keep up, he was dead as hell. SAD!

but i digress!!! i really enjoy reko's humor & easy-going personality, and i would love to see more of her dynamic with sara in a more casual setting; i think she'd do really well at encouraging sara and helping her come to terms with the fact that... even if her future isn't as 'set' as sara expects it to be, that's not anything necessarily bad. in a similar sense to kazumi, reko's also gone through a lot that she never expected she'd have to endure, but has come out a better person by the end of it. maybe kazumi's tale is more apt considering it had to deal with academic/future plans; but it's also very important for sara to remember that she does have the chance to really dig into hobbies and find joy in it... that, in a sense, it's important to have these things on the side that you enjoy and keep them out of a professional setting too. it'd be great to have work you love, of course! but reko had to fight to actually return to what she first loved about music at all, had to learn all over again what it meant to her, because of the expectations in the professional field. sara should have a hobby where she can let loose, people she can relax and be herself around, without having to keep those expectations... constantly using your show persona just makes it harder to connect with people. even if it's easier, it's worse for you in the long-run because... no one would get the chance to know you, what you love.

i just think it'd be really sweet for reko to show that balance of entertainment & professional future that sara wants. sara already has those sorts of reminders with jou, but it's still. very important to see it from someone who's gone through it and now knows what she's doing! jou's more someone who 'goes with the flow' and generally attends clubs to prepare for... well, anything. he wants to be a jack of all trades, in case anything he pursues falls through. it's very unstable and scary to live like that, even if he puts on his usual carefree front - cherishing the moment to moment. sara's mind doesn't often. work like that. and if she were to have more serious conversations about her future, i'm sure this would be very important to her and also bring her comfort for jou's future, too...

(& i know it's unrealistic, but... i'd really enjoy a q-taro and anzu fondness event. i'm writing one myself because i don't expect we'll ever be able to have those personal interactions with the dolls, or at least... not one that handles anzu's character well (considering the ministory forgot her introduction), but i do like thinking abt them as well :D)

(&& unrelated to the question but i'm SO sad we're not getting any further kai & mishima content. that's it. withering and dithering eternally now... it's okay i'll make more events in my brain.)

27 : whose miniepi do you want to see next?

nankidai please give me more kazumi lore please please please i've never asked before. how and why does he own an atelier. please tell me specifically what direction he was overly-ambitious in, and his crash fall and burning reaction to his own overestimation. i can already assume most of this but i honestly just want to see more of him i've NEVER asked before. pretty please.

#THANK YOU FOR THE ASKSSS <3 #ask #yttdposting #long post

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periodic-table-yaoi · 1 year

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uuuhhhh hhi aster :liam_whyhegreeg: uhhhh i tried to draw maple dragon again and i wanted to colour it too but i mesSED UP THE COLOURS AND THEY LOOK WEIRD NOW IM SORRY

ILL DRAW THEM AGAIN LATER BUT DIGITALLY, BECAUSE TGEIR DESIGN IS SO COOL AND I WANT THE COLOURS TO LOOK ACCURATE

MO I AM SHAKING YOU SO HARD (/AFF) THE GOLORS LOOK GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE HOW YOU GAVE THE HAIR THE Texture(tm) IT LOOKS GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!! that being said i am VERY excited to see what itll look like in digital and WAA !!!!!!!! IM JUST REALLY HAPPY YOU LIKE THEM THANKYOU MO :}

#asteranswer #my favorite animal the mepl #cookie run #:liam_whyhegreeg:………

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HI AGAIN MIKI! Sorry abt this novel of an ask /D UR RIGHT CHILDE'S DESIGN IS UGLY aksjfnaks these arent even hot takes tbh theyre just facts! also candace yeah hers is... i agree. Things i like abt her are her shield + heterochromia (nod) + her colours! and ah dont get me wrong i love bennett, and ofc razor! (he was the first 4star i pulled and im v attached to him) my irks towards their designs are mainly bc i think they deserve better. and i think ur completely right regarding ayato’s design! Smth more traditional (like ayaka’s?) wouldve been a lot neater + fitting! every time i look at his long sleeves i cringe just a bit (hes one my mains tho pfft). and yeah abt sumeru! after all the orientalism, insensitivity, tone-deafness by hyv throughout the region i rlly dont like many of them… at least design wise, tho i like their actual personalities! (srry nilou + nahida + dori) also obvs bc of how white they all are ugh yup ur right. reason why my fave sumeru chars are cyno + collei who imo can do no wrong + i already liked them from the manga lmao (i would type more abt sumeru but its just beating a dead horse @ this point)

Oh yeah i love those designs too! Kazuha is such a bby girl :)) And kokomi!! her pastel colours + attacks are so pretty! what chars have ur favourite ult animations + why? which are the ones u’ll never get sick of? (i love yelan’s, shenhe’s + xinyan aka my beloved who deserves More) I hope im not bothering u w/ these questions btw but i rlly enjoy getting to know my mutuals! (also i rlly appreciate u putting the accents over my name, tysm it rlly warms my heart!)

TŪĪ HI AGAIN!!! im so happy to see your reply!!

ajsfdlk im VERY GLAD we agree on the childe part (his design really is UGLY) and many of the other things too!!! just saying things as they are bc we are absolutely correct 😌 oh and yes i understood what you meant abt bennys and razors designs! their designs are indeed quite basic and simple and they could have had better ones for sure. its just that i really like their characters and im already a bit attached with the designs they have but that doesnt mean they couldnt have or deserved better ones! and abt ayato, yes i was exactly thinking he should have like a male version of ayakas design!! and was so disappointed when he didnt. those long sleeves.... ajkdlfs i get you yeah, theyre so WEIRD and useless they only serve as ayatos boba tea storage

abt sumeru... yeah hyv is def not listening and just doing what they want and its. so disrespectful. ughhh the characters do really deserve better design wise yeah. and collei is one of my fave sumeru characters too! i also saw her first in the manga (tho idk if i ever finished the manga? bc it wasnt complete in the official website when i read it) and then seeing her again in the main story, years later and with the remaining sequels of all she had suffered before.... i love her a lot she deserves all the love in the world 💜

ooh and my fave ult animations! the prettiest for me is probably kokomis animation! i love how she makes like a water swirl and everything turns blue and purple its so so pretty!! i also love kazuha (all the anemo and maple leaves around him is so Beautiful) and ayakas ult (she looks so pretty with her sword and her hand fan right about unleashing a huge cryo swirl) a lot. oh and hu tao yoimiya and albedos too! (i feel like im just mentioning my mains at this point but well ajkdlfk i see their ults a lot so is normal that theyre my faves ig!) and ooooh shenhes ult animation is also very very pretty i really like hers too! and xinyans!! her ult is def the best from all the 4 stars, its sooo cool how she sets her "stage" on fire and YES she does deserve a lot better bc shes an amazing character and i love her a lot too!

oh and dw youre not bothering me at all!!! on the contrary im always so happy to see your asks!!! i love interacting with my mutuals too and i really like talking to you! and abt your name yes of course! i made sure to write it as it is and that includes the accents obviously!

now i have a question for you! well, several questions actually but theyre all related: which are your fave genshin characters? which of them do you have, or rather, which 5 star characters do you have in general? is there any character you dont have that you really want? and finally, what are you fave teams to play with?

okay now i thinks that all for now! hope you have a great day!! <3

#ask #i wrote the questions here bc it was faster for me but let me know if you prefer that i send you an ask with them!

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Henry Mitchell on designing for low maintenance

In my recent post covering Henry Mitchell’s advice about lawns and alternatives thereto, I promised to next share his ideas on designing gardens for lower maintenance, also from The Essential Earthman starting at page 79. He introduces the topic: “The saving of time and labor in the garden is not important if you have an endless supply of both, but many gardeners find themselves unable to keep it all together, as you might say.”

So he has suggestions, especially for medium-sized gardens – up to 1/2 acre – where the gardener has to do it all him or herself. Because size matters: “In big gardens there simply has to be plenty of labor, and in tiny places, 30 by 30 feet, there’s not enough to do.” I’ve illustrated Mitchell with photos of home gardens I’ve visited.

Lawn Edging

“If there is lawn, do not let the grass run up to the edge of rose beds or any other place where hand-trimming will be necessary for a neat effect. Instead, let the lawn come up a grade-level band of stone or concrete so that on the last lap the mower rests partly on the lawn and partly on the stone.” This border is nicely defined, but the stones don’t make mowing easy.

Easier to mow along, though not quite what Mitchell had in mind.

Reduce Edging with Wide Borders

“Have as few edges to things as possible. Narrow beds have a disproportionate amount of edging; therefore a border 14 feet wide and 100 feet long (with stepping stones to get at things) is easier than a number of small beds separated by brick or grass paths.”

Probably too much edging maintenance for Mitchell.

Paths

“Have no more paths than truly necessary. One path, six feet wide, is best. If it is brick, it should be set in mortar. If it is flagstone, it should be set in mortar. The inexperienced person has no conception at all how many hours can be spent weeding pavement that is not set in concrete and grouted with mortar.

“And while on this subject, take pains with the color of the mortar. White mortar between brick, fieldstone, slate and so on looks awful…. Gravel is absurd. It rarely looks good, is never comfortable, and is ideal for weeds and masochists.”

I bet we can all agree that weeding between pavers is a slog! Also, gravel IS absurd!

Gravel can look pretty cool, but low-maintenance it’s not.

Rock Gardens

“Avoid intensive care projects. Nothing known to man equals a rock garden for labor. Incredibly enough, I have twice seen rock gardens advocated as labor-saving devices, but this only proves that human perversity is boundless. Nothing in all gardening requires so much work for so little return as a rock garden. If the gardener wants lewisias and saxifrages and other rock plants, he should struggle with them in tubs or raised borders, not in a rock garden.”

I love “human perversity is boundless.”

Greenhouses

“Greenhouses may be nice (usually they are a total mess) but the labor of keeping them is substantial….[examples given]. A greenhouse can be endlessly rewarding, but the gardener should be certain he really wants one, and if he really does, then it should be as large as possible, not as small as possible.”

The Right Plants

“Avoid plants that necessarily involve many hours’ labor a year. Irises and roses, to name two, must be hand-weeded and sprayed.

“Wide borders with shrubs (smoke bushes, fringe trees, small plums, pink locusts, mahonias, nandinas, photinias, small junipers or yews or box, hybrid rugosa roses, Japanese maples, azaleas, blueberries, viburnums) and clumps of bulbs like daffodils and tulips; perennials like peonies, Japanese anemonies, baptisias, artemisias, poppies, and so on and on, are less work than borders of annuals or borders of those numerous perennials that must be staked, lifted, replanted every year or two. Hostas, yuccas, and wormwoods of various sorts are also superb, trouble-free creatures. Before planting anything, ask yourself if you will need to stake it, tie it, prune it, spray it, and weigh its beauty against your real commitment to it. Often, one would really prefer peonies.”

It’s interesting to see which shrubs and perennials he recommended (published in 1982), especially citing peonies as low-maintenance. Did he never have to stake his?

Who thinks these peony-packed borders are low maintenance?

Good Foliage

“Gravitate always to plants that have good foliage when not in bloom. Irises, for example, have terrible foliage in summer. The handsomer the foliage of a plant, the less work in making the garden look good.”

Good tip!

Lily Ponds. Really?

“Consider a water lily pool as large as possible. Dollar for dollar and hour for hour of maintenance, the garden lily pool is the best investment of all. But never start such projects without reading books…”

Okay, but suggesting any pond as a low-maintenance design feature seems crazy to me.

rchitecture, especially Benches

“The smaller the garden and the less labor available, the more important the architecture, like a wood bench of first-rate honesty and solidity…A good place to sit in the garden is worth having, and it will count strongly in the design, far more than the frumpy ornaments sometimes acquired.” Agree!

Shapes and Colors

“Keep all outlines bold, over-scaled, plain, rectangular, and keep to gray, black, earth color, except in chairs, if you like to spend 50 hours a year painting them. White leaps out in the garden, but if you like the effect (and in other people’s gardens it can look great) of white fences, white furniture, be prepared to paint.”

I agree with “bold, over-scaled and plain” but rectangular, instead of curves?

An example of straight lines and rectangular shapes in a San Francisco garden. Not great for mowing, and to my eyes, a distraction.

That’s better.

Henry Mitchell on designing for low maintenance originally appeared on GardenRant on September 1, 2023.

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Hope you don't mind but here's some basic name suggestions for moddy mew if you're struggling or haven't had time to look, feel free to delete if this is unwanted;

Pinky (cause they pink more of a joke name suggestion but when I did look at them this was my first thought) Rosy/Maple (from the Rosy maple moth which is pink and yellow, it's a very cute fluffy moth and is a personal fav lmao (I know I might use Rosy as a name for a mew I wanna make who's also gon be pink with bits of yellow who was gonna be actively based off a Rosy maple moth but lmao I haven't actually been able to make her yet I scrapped first drawing coloring attempt cause I didn't like it lmao, this is just a random trivia thing I wanted to share just cause I think itd be very fun if we both had Mews called Rosy, plus it's a really cute name and like with the mews green eyes like kind of a rose of u squint))

Speaking of rose there is a type of rose that's pink and yellow, according to Google it's name is "Peace" tho I assume maybe that means it represents that but I think Peace is a cute name and mews wouldn't normally have standard names I don't think idk

And lastly from my quick little research I found Aster which is another pink and yellow flower, check for aster pink yellow hybrid. The name aster apparently means Star and the flower was considered sacred to the Greek and Roman deities which is very interesting as like mews are sacred and diety in a way. These ancient wildflowers are steeped in mysticism which again very mew

Sorry these are basic and yea all themed around your mews colors, since I'm not sure on their personality ect I can't do a cheeky Google search based on that so I figured eh they might be named for their color.

If you want to delete this I completely understand its probably a bit rude/uncalled for I just saw your tag on mew that needs naming and thought I could suggest some names

This is all very welcome, no worries! Thank you so much. I love the rosy maple moth thing, and if you're alright with it, I think it would be really cool if one was named rosy and the other was named maple. I dont want to barge in on your really cool and original idea tho so dont be afraid to say no if you'd rather not. Also if you're comfortable with it I'd love to see the design once you figure it out, it sounds so cool.

As for their personality, their official Pokemon Nature(tm) is sassy, strongly defiant.

They hate humans and mewtwos with a burning passion and isnt afraid to say it. The only exceptions are professor oak and mr. Fuji. Cheesetwo avoids them like the plague.

If you dont fall into either of those categories they will be more relaxed and kind, but still enjoy sarcasm and satire and the like. If you're a victim of team rocket shenanigans you unlock her secret mama bear mode.

#the mew moddy gave me that i still need to name #i feel maple fits better than rosy but that might be me being biased because maple syrup is in my blood

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Smile for Me (Part 5) Zhongli x fem!reader

Summary: Zhongli never smiled at you the way that he smiled at his memories of Guizhong. Thinking that the only way Zhongli would ever be happy is for Guizhong to come back again, you secretly set off on a journey to bring her back to life. But it comes with a price: Your life.

Warnings: pining, angst, one-sided (at first), hurt, angst again, drama, some Guizhong x Zhongli, hints of Xiao x reader, MAY NOT FOLLOW THE ACTUAL LORE, not proofread.

Notes: This took longer than expected too. It’s just that I didn’t want to take too long explaining what happened and everything, I didn’t think that was the main focus, but my OCD self still wanted to include an explanation so...

Read: (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 6)

“I told you not to do anything reckless,” was the first thing you heard when you opened your eyes. You hadn’t even processed anything yet. Not where you were. Not who was talking. Not even who you were. It came back to you very slowly as the ceiling started to become clearer. You rolled your head sideways to see Xiao, arms crossed and glaring at you. You blinked. As if missing pieces of your brain slowly coming back and you shot up from the bed, gasping. In alarm, Xiao stands as well and places his hands on your shoulders out of instinct. “What’re you doing?!” he hisses and you only look up at him, horrified. “Rex Lapis found out?” you whispered, eyes not hiding the fact that you were crestfallen.

If you were back, it only meant one thing. Someone took you back and you knew who it was. Xiao’s lips turn into a tight line, but he urges you to lay back down on the bed. Wangshu Inn. You recognize the decorations.

“Rex Lapis found out,” he confirms, but his fists ball up tight. Xiao himself had forgotten about you too, and the guilt he felt at that seemed to have increased his burdens. “...and he was enraged, Y/N, more so than normal,” Xiao explained and your shoulders slump, head down towards the hands on your lap.

“...and so was I... I warned you not to go to Wuwang Hill!” You winced at Xiao’s tone, but he had said nothing after that. You fell into silence as well. The only sound between you two were the birds chirping outside. “...I thought...” before you knew it the droplets were landing on your hands. Xiao stiffened up at the realization you were crying. “I thought it’d be better if she came back and I left,” your voice is barely above a whisper. “I don’t know how to take care of him, Xiao. I don’t know how to serve Rex Lapis for him to be at ease, the way he was with Guizhong. I don’t know how to make him smile the way Guizhong makes him smile. I--” and your sobs are soft, because you hold them back, because the last thing you wanted to do was to come back and face Rex Lapis and his questioning gaze.

Xiao suddenly stands. Your eyes dart over to him in question. He’s looking at you with guarded remorse, and yet, his face is stiff. You blink up at him, and watch as he walks backwards off to the side and bows towards the door that you hadn’t noticed had opened.

Your eyes widen, amidst your tears you can see the unmistakable blur of Zhongli standing there. Expression unreadable.

In the next moment, Xiao has left the room.

You cannot process what just happened. He continues to stand there, as if a statue, the only indication that he was living was the soft rise and fall of his chest. A shiver runs down your spine and you wipe the remaining tears you had left, reduced to just sniffling under his gaze.

“You must be wondering what transpired,” Zhongli starts, but doesn’t make a move to come closer. Not really, you think. You didn’t really care about what happened. There was only a deep set embarrassment in your stomach.

“It turned out to be an evil spirit residing in the tree for millennia. Trapping lost souls...Chongyun and Xiao had to help me restrict her.” He seemed to take in a ragged breath. “It’s nothing short of a miracle that we got you safely out of her realm,” here his voice changes. The tone hiding a type of anger that was slowly boiling over, like a volcano about to erupt.

“I could not imagine what would force you to go through such lengths, Y/N,” you could see the bits of lava spurting out now. “and to discover that I was the reason. Xiao is correct. I was enraged in the process,” the volcano was rumbling, and you didn’t know how to escape it’s wrath, you only fiddled with your fingers. As if a child being scolded.

Surprisingly he ended his speech there, and the volcano had simmered down. Rex Lapis was not one to lose his cool, specially after hearing what you said, and finding out the reason for it. You could hear the unmistakable sound of his shoes walking over, but you refused to look his way and look him in the eye. You didn’t have to though, because his fingers touch your chin and gently moves it towards him.

“...But I was more unsettled because of my own shortcomings. My lack of ability to see through you and stop you,” he drops his hand when he was sure you were going to hold his gaze. “You have misunderstood, Y/N. Guizhong is a past memory, I’ve long since accepted it. But of course, no matter how much time has passed, I still cherish those memories,” He takes the chair that Xiao was previously on and even sitting, he’s still a tad taller than you who is on the bed. “And so how do you imagine I felt when I discovered you’d chosen to erase all memories of you? Those memories that I cherish?”

Your head moves to try and look away from him but he catches it yet again with his hand and levels a gaze on you. He doesn’t want you to look away. “There was nothing to grasp at,” he starts and you notice his voice descends into a whisper. “Nothing to remember you by, it was by sheer luck that I found out,” you see that something shifts in his gaze, an emotion you’ve never seen in his eyes before. “Despite remembering your face I could not recall your name.” He doesn’t say it but you can see the frustration in his golden orbs and your lips part in wonder. “I had only realized it then but forgetting you completely is...” he pauses, searching for the right words to say. “...is like losing myself,”

He takes his hand away from your face and fresh tears start to pool around your eyes. “...I’m sorry,” you croak out but he shakes his head. “The apologies...should be coming from me,” his hand then slips into a back pocket, and retrieves a small rectangular box. A golden one, something that you seemed to recognize but not completely.

“I had one made for you,” and hands it over. Your hands grasp around it delicately, and the front flap opens up to reveal a fa-zan hairpin, the crystal design at the end of it were...blue Forget-Me-Nots. The type of blue that usually matched your qipao. Your eyes widen a fraction, and your lips upturn at the irony and thoughtfulness of it all the same. At the corner of your eye he seemed to relax at the expression on your face, but he covers one of your hands with his and you look at him curiously.

“Please do not think that I have done this out of pity,” Zhongli, in some ways, knew you quite well. “It’s something...that I should have done a while ago, but my own inadequacies and hesitance had prevented me,” he takes your hand, and as his eyes close, his lips presses on your knuckles briefly.

“But there is no rush, Y/N, I will gain your trust back, as it deserves to be gained,”

His lips part from your hand, and his eyes gaze upon yours.

“I will protect you, as you deserve to be protected,”

and then there’s an unmistakable fire of determination in his eyes.

“and if you allow it... I will court you as you deserve to be courted.”

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cognitosclowns · 2 years

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What hobbies do you think the gang has? Thanks so much, I've been loving your blog!!!

OOOOOOOH <3 I LIKE THIS VERY MUCHLY, TYSM!!!

all sfw!! tw for some existential concepts w/ myc, and alcohol

OKAY IM GONNA STICK TO LIKE,, 1-2 HOBBIES PER EACH OF EM CAUSE OTHERWISE ITS GONNA TAKE ALL DAY - IF YALL WANT MORE FEEL FREE TO SHOOT AN ASK ABOUT A SPECIFIC BASTARD OKIE LETS GOOOO

Reagan

OH inadvertently,, its drawing??

Like she,, sketches designs out constantly, and she got really good at proportions and anatomy while working out AB’s design, etc!! Even when she was younger, Rand and Tamiko would just,, shove her some pencils and paper to keep her outta the way. It was never a conscious hobby but,, its the closest she’s got tbh!!

SO YEA SHE DRAWS!! not like,, actively, but sometimes when she just needs to Not Think for a little while?? she just starts absentmindedly scribbling out designs in her notebook!!

everythings really geometric!! even when hes working with,, organic shapes like flowers and faces, its all very tight thin lines, few curves if any. Its this really beautiful, distinct style!!

She loves the texture of pastels too,, and chalk,, i could totally see her having a big chalkboard in her lab that she draws on when shes trying to think through a problem.

Brett

OH exercise!! Running specifically is his jam. Just,, waking up super early when its just sunrise, feeling the temperature increase as he runs? He truly is a golden retriever man smdnsdmsnd

YKNOW WHAT??? he’s such a boy scout. he absolutely camps and hikes whenever he has the chance. It’s so peaceful oml <3333 he always brings a little jar (like,, an ounce? 2 ounces?) to put cool stuff he finds inside!!! For the memories, yk?

ON THE SAME NOTE, SCRAPBOOKING <33333 and journaling but mostly scrapbooking. He takes so many photos and notes and keeps so many souvenirs that it,, just,, kinda came naturally to him?

It’s also such a nice thing for when times are hard. It’s nice to look back on the good (and bad) times to see the ebb and flow!! Helps remind him that everything’s gonna turn out well on the end <33333

OH OH OH AND BAKING. I think I brought this one up before but,, come onnnn <3333 he absolutely bakes in his free time.

Its so soothing,,,,,, and he gets food at the end. The only real times he got to see his family was during holidays and holidays means FOOD which means baking which means,,, a chance to make some really good food and impress them :’)

Gigi

I feel like she writes articles in her spare time. It's implied she used to be a journalist and,, she really misses it? Like she was BUILT for journalism lmao, a veritable Hildy Johnson.

She misses the rush of on-the-ground journalism.

scribbling out the start of her article in shorthand on her arm? Bribing cab drivers to speed so that she can get to the scene before anybody else? getting phone calls at 2 am with tips from a friend of a friend of a friend?

Especially since rn she's basically stuck behind a desk, supervising other people doing the fun stuff? It feels like a waste.

SO YEAH SHE ABSOLUTELY WRITES ARTICLES UNDER AN INDEPENDENT NAME. VERY FUN SHE LOVES

OH AND EQUESTRIANISM. We see in her SwipeRight profile that she has a tiger and,,,, I HC that she loves animals.

She never did it,, competitively?? She just loves horsies and their weird little faces and honking their snouts,, and taking care of em. It's so soothing to get away from the city and visit her horse <3

SHE'S THIS MASSIVE CLYDESDALE <333 her name is Maple bc she tossed Gigi into a Maple Tree the first time she rode her MSNDMSNDMSNDMSNDS

Gigi chipped her tooth and immediately decided she was the perfect horse fo rher and VOILA, 15 YEARS LATER MAPLE IS STILL HER BABY

<3333 doesn't matter how big she gets, she's always gonna be Gigi's baby

Glenn

BOXINGGGGG <3333 not only bc the mental image of this man boxing sends me into cardiac arrest awooga AWOOGA,,,

he picked it up through High School - he was already pretty bulky form helping out on his family's farm and he just got bigger as he started boxing!!!

HE ALSO REALLY LOVES WRESTLING,, ITS JUST A BIT HARDER NOW BC OF HIS SPINE.

he uHe has trouble w/ a lot of exercises!! His spine and legs got seriously fucked during his surgeries so running isn't an option (lmao he always hated running so,,, yknow what he doesn't miss it that much-)

so...... he usually sticks to boxing, per his doctors request 🙄🙄🙄

BEFORE his surgery, he wouldn't wear gloves or wraps but,,, because he now has talons to deal with, he needs that buffer to make sure he doesn't gouge his own hand (although,, smdns on more than one occasion he has forgotten. Quite a few scars on his palm)

If he's had a particularly bad day, you'll most likely find him in one of the lower-level training rooms, absolutely massacring a punching bag!

Little addition at the end?? He hunts, and his shot would give some of Cognito's snipers a run for their money.

Andre

DND IM NOT ELABORATING ITS DND. 'high stakes elder scrolls' come on this man plays dnd and he has done since highschool. He got introduced to it by smb in his friend group

ACTUALLY I AM ELABORATING, BECAUSE HE TOTALLY DM'S. He loves the storytelling element to it - he's too insecure about his writing to actually,, yknow,, write, so DND gives him a place to put out all those ideas?

(if he does play its 100% gonna be an artificer or wizard.)

also,, rock climbing?? It was never explicitly said but considering he did parkour w/ Grassy Noel I GET THE VIBE HE’D LOVE ROCK CLIMBING?? <33333 oh to go rock climbing w/ Andre Lee in some obscure little corner of Virginia oughe <333

VERY GOOD MIXOLOGIST. He’s gonna do tricks with the bottles. and drop em all.

ITS FUN LEARNING NEW DRINKS THO AND MAKING UP HIS OWN. He feels like an alchemist ehehe >:) plus its way more low-risk than concocting diseases or flesh-eating goo.

Myc

He seems to be so disconnected from everything? Very apathetic overall?

SO not really a traditional hobby, but people watching!! At first he did it bc,, he wasn't entirely sure what the best method was to approach. And also cause humans are weird gross little things xsmnds

BUT YEA ITS JUST BECOME A MUCH NEEDED HOBBY?? Once a week he just,, steals a jet, picks a random place in the world,,, parks himself somewhere and watches em all go by.

Sometimes its nice being a stranger!! Being attached to humans feels really disconcerting for him. like becoming best friends with a mayfly, yk?

Going somewhere where nobody knows him, nobody will remember him and he won't remember anyone he meets is like a palette cleanse.

GENUINELY I CANNOT THINK OF WHERE THIS MAN WOULD FIND TIME FOR A HOBBY?????

I think the closest he'd get is like,, retail therapy?

BUYING JUST,, SO MUCH SHIT. TO FILL THE ANXIOUS PIT IN HIS STOMACH. Pretty jewelry and furniture and new suits and haha what do you mean of course he isn't nervous :)

Once he got a message from the Shadow Board that shook him so thoroughly that he bought 3 malls worth of clothes

LISTEN HE'S COPING HOW HE'S COPING JUST,,, LET HIM HAVE THIS

I do like the idea that he used to play piano? He has this gorgeous grand piano in is dining-hall-slash-entertainment-area but,, the last time he actually PLAYED it was back when him and Rand were still working together, and it just feels wrong now. Instead it collects dust and mocks him.

Alpha-Beta

AT FIRST I WAS GONNA SAY LIKE,, Picross and Sudoku and Misc Puzzle-y Math-y things, but also?? I feel like he's so advanced that he wouldn't find any enjoyment in that. Half the fun of puzzles is the challenge of figuring out the answer, and when you have predictive + problem-solving algorithms up the wazoo,,,,, its just kinda boring lmao

I FINALLY SETTLED ON CHESS?? (EITHER BLITZ OR BULLET)

YEAH ITS KINDA BASIC FOR AN AI TO LIKE CHESS BUT IT FEELS UP HIS ALLEY?

It has the same problem-solving that puzzles give w/ enough of an element of unpredictability to keep him interested <3 PLUS the prospect of absolutely obliterating some humans at chess?

HE REALLY IS IN HIS ELEMENT <333 SUPER INTIMIDATING TO PLAY AGAINST THO. completely unflinching, barely pausing for any of his moves, this everso-slight smirk <3

THIS ALSO MEANS,, HE USUALLY DOESNT GET TO PLAY OFTEN?? Like even once he’s free roaming most ppl aren’t Actively Trying To Interact With The Omnicidal Robot,,, so,,, not a hobby he gets to enjoy often

#AND VERY PATIENT SMDNS SORRY FOR SUCH SPARSE PSOTS #if you reread the ab one at the end you can heart the hearts floating above my head SNDMSNDS #'compeltely unflinching... barely pausing to think.... everso slight smirk.... blue eyes.....' MSNDMSNDAMSDNW sincerest apologies #falling in love w/ glenn again <333 love him love him #this man could literally get decapitated and he'd be like '?? what're you fussin' for???' MNSDMSD LOVE HIM #inside job #glenn dolphman #gigi thompson #alpha-beta #robotus alpha-beta #jr scheimpough #brett hand #reagan ridley #andre lee #myc #magic myc #bonus for myc : he's also preparing himself for how its gonna feel after the gang dies and he's alone again #IM SORRY I DONT MEAN TO MAKE HIS THINGS SO ANGSTY IT JUST COMES SO NATURALLY TO HIS CHARACTER #SNARKY POSSIBLY IMMORTAL (IF NOT EXTREMELY LONG-LIVED) ASSHLOE??? WHO HAS BECOME ATTACHED TO A BUNCH OF HUMANS?? OUGHE #tw existentialism #nobody talk im thinking about His Girl Friday with AB and Gigi #this fandom wants rarepairs OH ill give you rarepairs like you bastards have never seen smdnsmd #ill give u rarepairs out the goddamn kazoo #i could write an essay about Gigi and AB being the cutest duo but i shall save that for another day. ougououougoughghghe <333333 #ANYWAYS ANYWAYS IM WORKING ON MORE POSTS BUT THEYRE ALL SO LONG IT MIGHT TAKE A BIT SMDNSMD ILY THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENTS MWA #*PATIENCE WHO LET ME RUN A BLOG WHEN IM ILLITERATE FFS

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nanaaw · 2 years

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“i’m sorry” (kazuha x reader)

warnings: angst, unrequited love character: kazuha (mr kazooooooman come home)

you walked solemnly in inazuma city. the faint noises of the citizens paired with the river flowing sounded in your ears. the more you walked, the closer you got the place you wanted to go to.

*sigh*

you glance at the familiar view. a beautiful large tree towering over a rock, looking out into the inazuman mountains. the orange tree, blooming with autumn leaves as the cool air blew in your hair.

a familiar boy caught your attention. your best friend. your first love. he stood on the one and only rock amongst the sunset. playing a familiar tune with his leaf, something that even if you tried hard to, you still couldn’t understand.

his white hair glistened in the pinkish sky. you remembered why you loved him.

his personality, his interests, his smile, his determination and his caring nature towards the world.

“hey, kazu” you softly said. he turned towards you and gestured for you to come nearer.

a comfortable silence laid among you two as you sat on the rock, recalling all the memories that you shared.

“hey kazu, remember that time we snuck out of my house to play in the river? we were like what? 5?” you reminisced, smiling. he smiled, nodding. “yeah, we did that when we were 13 too.”

“i remember how you were really quiet back then. i mean, you’re still quiet now. but you were more reserved back then!” you rambled. “oh! remember that time we played hide and seek in the forest? i cut my leg on a tree when i got lost and started crying. you came to help me!”

he hummed, letting you continue.

“and when we wanted to kidnap a cat because we thought it was sooo cute. it looked just like you kazu!” you giggled.

“we also hung off this very tree! i remember you calmly sat on the branch while i was struggling. and then tomo-” you cut yourself off. kazuha flinched beside you slightly. “y/n...”

guilt washed over you. “i-i’m sorry. i didn’t mean to-” you panicked. he shook his head. “it’s fine.” he curtly replied. you felt bad.

standing up, you walked over to a nearby flower field and started plucking them. kazuha watched you curiously. after a few minutes, you turned around with a messy but still decent flower crown made out of lavenders.

you ran up to him and plopped it on his head. “haha, you look pretty wearing that!” you laughed. he smiled, patting your head. “you’re so childish.” he teased. you felt heat rush up to your cheeks as his hand touched your head. flushing, you turned away.

“ah! i-i’m not childish!” he looked confused. “why are you so red?” he asked. you turned back at him, hoping the redness went down a bit. “ah, just a little cold... eheh..” he paused before getting something from a bag he brought. pulling out a red scarf he walked over to you before wrapping it around your neck.

“here, stay warm okay? i don’t want you getting sick, y/n.” he said before sitting on the rock again. the blush arose to your cheeks once more. why does he have to say such sweet words?

you sat by him. with thoughts flooding your head, you hesitantly laid your head on his shoulder. you used to do this a lot before you realised you liked him, but now it only flusters you.

no reaction came from him though, which let you relax. soon enough, you fell asleep. he smiled as he heard your breathing even out. carrying you, he brought you to your home.

“what an idiot.” he whispered, smiling.

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the next day, you decided you were going to confess. walking to the flowers shop, you bought some qingxin flowers that were imported from liyue. you picked out a pretty dress with leaf designs to hopefully give you luck.

anxiety kicked in as you strolled to the place you asked him to meet up with you. you had gotten multiple compliments from the townspeople and you thanked them. you had been gifted the dress by your friend yoimiya and you were so thankful to her.

you met up at the maple tree again. kazuha stood there and turned when he saw you. “hey y/n.” he said before you both sat down on the tree branches.

“so.. what did you want to talk to me about?” he questioned.

“um well...” you started. “theres this person that i like. or.. probably love. but i’m not sure if he likes me back.” kazuha looked at you in surprise. “really? why haven’t you told me about this before?”

“what do you think i should do?” he thought for a while. “well, you should just be honest with your feelings. i don’t know who he is but you’re a good person so he should be lucky.”

you nodded.

a moment went by before you got enough courage to say it. “kazuha...”

he looked at you. you would always call him kazu so hearing his actual name confused him.

“we’ve been friends since we were 3 and only got closer by time. i recall all the memories we shared vividly and i treasure it. the three of us, we were the tightest ever. i know i’m not good with flowery words like you, and i can’t be poetic at all. but...”

...

“kaedehara kazuha, i like you.”

a silence fell between you two. you were of course hopeful but tried to prepare yourself for any answer. the silence was deafening before he finally sighed. “i...”

“i’m sorry.”

your chest tightened.

“i can’t return your feelings, y/n.”

you smiled. “it’s okay, kazu. as long as we can stay friends then i’ll be happy.” you said. “hopefully, next year we’ll be able to travel the world. i want to go to mondstat, i heard there’s lots of freedom there!”

he nodded.

yes, it hurt. it hurt a lot. but you hadn’t expected that much. all you knew is that even if he didn’t like you back, as long as you’re together, you’ll be happy.

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a week later, you hadn’t really heard from kazuha, which confused you. ‘did i make him angry? maybe it was awkward after i confessed.’ you thought. shaking it off, you approached your friend’s home.

“yoimiya!” you smiled and waved. she turned and ran up to you. “y/n! hey! what’s up? do you want to have lunch or something?” she bombarded you with questions.

“no, i was just wondering if you had any firecrackers?” you asked. her eyes gleamed. “of course, here.” she gave you some for free. “oh um, by the way, have you seen kazuha?” you asked.

she looked confused. “oh? kaedehara-kun? didn’t he escape to liyue a few days ago with the pirate people? i thought he told you.”

you heart dropped.

“ah yeah he told me! i just forgot haha. well i’ll be off now yoimiya! thanks for the firecrackers.”

you ran towards his home and it was true. he left.

he left without telling you.

you walked over to the place that you would always meet up. sitting on the familair rock, you found loneliness in that once nostalgic place. tears welled up in your eyes as you watched the ocean.

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a/n: um hello! do y’all want a short part two or smth? if you do you could suggest some ideas and i’ll be happy to do them :D

#kazuha #kazuha x reader #kazuha x y/n #genshin x reader #genshin imapct #Genshin #inazuma #angst #sad #unrequited romance #unrequited love #rejection #kaedehara kazuha

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karamfilmare · 3 years

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White Gold and Maple

Kazuha x reader

Dedicated to my lovely mutual for her birthday @ahtsuwu -- sorry it came so late. You deserve this!

Description: Kazuha is behaving oddly, and for what reason?

Content: fluff, humor (?), surprise birthday, Kazuha being just the best bean. Modern AU (I think), light swearing(?), mentions of a spouse passing away (don't worry it's not too sad),

A/N: Sorry if this is shorter than my usual pieces and not as detailed. I wanted to get a short piece out, I hope it's fine. Also, not edited or proofread, sooo oops.

Stirring from your sleep, you stuck a hand out to find your boyfriend and sneak in close--only to find the spot was unoccupied and cool. Lifting your head, you frowned at the absence.

"Kazuha?"

You swung your legs off the mattress and walked around, confused by the silence in your home. Until you heard some light humming.

Finding your way into the kitchen, the smell of warm maple wafted around you. You found Kazuha standing by the stove, his hair messily put up in a loose bun, as he cooked what appeared to be some breakfast. He did not appear to notice your presence yet, so you quietly walked up behind him and slipped your arms around his waist and leaned against him.

"Oh, I didn't know you were awake. I wish you'd sleep in a bit more, I was going to wake you when I was ready."

"But I missed you," you murmured, slowly breathing out a sigh of content into his back. "I'm glad to see you."

"Ok, go sit down, I'll bring the food over in a bit."

Sitting down at the stool at the counter, you propped your head up on your hands, watching him move about. He turned around, the rich scent of maple and pancakes filling the air. Setting down your portion, he continued to watch you eat, asking if he did a good job with them, before laughing at your enthusiastic nodding, since your cheeks were full of sweet fluff. Your morning had gone along well, with not too much trouble, before he pressed a kiss to your cheek.

"With deep regret, I must leave to attend to some things, but it shouldn't be long, alright?"

"Already? Ok, good luck."

And soon enough, he was out the door, leaving you to clean up after the couple of dishes left from breakfast.

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Bzzzzt Bzzzzt

Reluctant to get off the couch, you ambled to your phone on the nightstand of your room, seeing a text from Beidou.

"Call me."

"Really?" you wondered out loud, knowing Beidou wasn't really one for conversations in the morning. Shrugging, you

"Hey."

"Yo. Listen, can you swing by where I'm at? I'm bored and I need company. Ningguang is shutting me down again, saying she's busy or some shit, ya know, the usual."

"Uh, sure, that's fine. Just send me your location, I'll come by."

"Great! I'll text you the location. Don't be late."

Don't be late? Seriously? From Beidou? "Fine, 'captain', I won't hold your important self up."

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"So, I didn't think you'd be a mall person, Beidou."

"Nah, I just felt like it today, though. So, are you doing anything for your birthday?"

"My wha--"

Oh.

"Crazy that you remembered. But no, nothing planned."

The dark-haired woman quirked an eyebrow up, letting out a small sound. "Well, alright. This'll be my gift to you then. Let's go."

She dragged you along the mall, going from shop to shop, usually checking out food, candies, booze, and some clothes. After indulging in some boba tea and candies, you passed by a quaint little shop that caught your eye.

"Wanna go in? Come on, you seem interested." Beidou encouraged you to enter the shop, and you both quietly walked along the little stands. Earrings adorned a turning stand, necklaces and colorful rings were in glass cases, engraved paperweights, and other such pieces filled the room. You noted that these pieces didn't have the cold, pristine look of big designer jewelry stores.

"Huh, they look handmade, don't they?"

"Oh yes, every piece you see here is handcrafted by my family," a new voice startled you, an older woman with strands of grey enhancing her light brown hair. "Sorry for sneaking up. You've a keen eye."

"They're lovely." Indeed they were, the meticulous attention to detail. The rings looked like they were braided in gold, the gemstones inlaid upon them glittered under the light. Chains were linked carefully, the pendants all unique in some fashion. These pieces had character, something you would not mind having every day on your person.

Something caught your eye--a white gold ring with your birthstones, all laid along a pattern around. Not an engagement ring by any means, but something you visualized adorning your finger on a daily basis.

No, I might come back later and purchase it sometime. If it's not there, it wasn't meant to be.

"Ah, this one? My son made it to commemorate his late wife for her birthday, which is today. She passed several years back, but he chose to never forget her. This year, he decided he would create this ring that was similar to the one he made for her on an anniversary of theirs." The woman's eyes turned down slightly, her smile falling a bit. "But don't worry, he made this piece so that someone may show their love to their partner once again. Would you like to try it on?"

You hesitated, but Beidou coaxed you to try it on, before switching her attention to her phone. The woman slipped the ring onto your ring finger, finding that it fit you perfectly.

A grin appeared on her face. "It suits you, as if it were made for you."

Staring at it for a moment, you felt the slight longing for it, not just because of its appearance, but for the story that came along with it. You shook your head before slipping it off. "I might come back sometime later and see if it's here. I don't have any way to pay for this at the moment, I apologize. But it is beautiful."

"No worries. It might find itself back to you in some manner."

Perhaps, but unlikely. Nodding your head, you trudged along out of the store, expecting Beidou to be behind you, only to find her still inside the store, talking to the owner of the shop. Several minutes later, she hurried out, a faint smile lingering on her lips.

"Don't ask."

"I-- alright."

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You parted ways with Beidou shortly after, and just as you leave the mall, you receive a text from Yoimiya.

"Hey, I can't make it on time to pick something up, could you go to this location for me, please? I'll make it up to you, PROMISE!! <3"

Shrugging your shoulders, you replied asking for the address, to which she replied with a pinpoint of the location. You texted Kazuha where you were about to go, just in case he made it home before you.

Except, the location wasn't a building. It was a large tent on the top of a hill, away from town. You found a slip of paper and picked it up, wondering whether the person was inside.

What the hell is Yoimiya picking up over here? Is she doing illegal business? What is going on here?

Just before you began to spiral in your thoughts, the tent opened up, revealing a smiling Kazuha. "Well, I'm glad you could make it. Come on, you're just in time."

"Just in time for--"

He pulled you close to him, guiding you to the other side of the tent next to the tree. Motioning for you to sit down, he settled himself right next to you. "Have you read the paper?"

Shaking your head, you pulled the slip of paper you found, finding words on the page in Kazuha's pretty handwriting.

The universe was blessed this day

When the heavens opened up

and you descended on earth

To touch my life.

The stars remain in your eyes,

And I wish on every single one,

That I can be called

Yours.

"Kazuha..." you breathed out, your mouth not able to form the words, as your gaze turned to the beautiful man before you.

"Look up."

At his urging, you turned your face up to the night sky. Several beats passed, before a streak of light shot up, before breaking into a large burst of colors. Several more shot up, taking your breath away. The show of sparkles

"Is that--"

"I had a bit of help to set up this moment. I hope you liked it."

Silence settled in, realizing that he was so excited about your birthday all this time. So the sudden texts from Beidou and Yoimiya weren't just random, they were planned.

"Oh, one more thing." Kazuha searched a pocket and pulled out a small box, bringing your hand close. "I heard from Beidou that this caught your eye, and I couldn't let it slip. So..." The ring you found earlier appeared once again before you, settling onto your ring finger once more. "I got it as a promise for us."

The emotions that built up within you finally spilled, tears streaming down slightly. "Kazuha, I swear...I'm--I'm in bliss right now, just being here with you. I just..." You placed your hands on his face and pulled him in for a soft kiss, which was immediately reciprocated.

The tenderness of the moment cemented a new shift in the relationship, one marked with devotion, rich and sweet, like maple. A birthday like this? You would remember for the rest of your life.

#kazuha x reader #kazuha fluff #genshin x reader #genshin impact #kazuha #genshin impact fluff #to my lovely mutual Ori #° ori <3

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black-mesa-slut-voice · 3 years

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Domesticated headcrab adopts!

More info, rules + availability below the cut + okay to rb!

Hello! If you’re here, you’re most likely interested in owning a pet headcrab of your own! While you can always find a specific one of your liking, it’s always a good idea to turn to adoption to help out headcrabs in need (and your local artist)!

If you’re serious about adoption, I recommend you glance over Your Beginner’s Guide to Headcrab Domestication first!

So what is this, really?

If you’re really not sure how adopts work, it’s simple. I have little premade, pre-designed characters that you can purchase, and then they become your characters! You can then use them however you’d like; they’re now your OCs!

Obviously, I don’t own the rights to headcrabs in general- they still belong to Valve- but I sort of have the rights to my domesticated headcrab headcanons, so these specific designs will belong to you!

Okay, I’ll bite. What’re the deets?

Each character is $15 USD as a base! For that, you’ll get all rights to the design. You can rename, redesign, gift, or alter the characters to your liking after you buy them. I’ll give you the large, transparent image of your crab as well! They’re all yours!

For $25 USD, I’ll make a nice, fancy little ref sheet with at least a few cleaned, colored sketches to go along with it! Not only that, but any designs that you’ve bought from me are always 10% off if you ever commission me to draw them again!

Are there any rules?

Yep! Here’s the rules: - Prices are listed in USD! I use paypal, and paypal only for the most part. - First come, first serve, unfortunately. - You MUST pay before you receive any of the rights/images included! - Once purchased, you are free to tweak the design as you please! This includes the name and lore- they’re just fun little suggestions, laid out in the format of an adoption center. You don’t have to follow them at all! - Trades and resells are allowed as long as you sell it for as much as you bought it or less - Please credit me for the design if asked!

Alright! Give me the crabs!

“PRIMROSE” || SOLD Fawned ash standard Primrose is a spoiled little crab who was owned by a sweet little old lady who has since passed away. With nobody in her family wanting to take her, she's now looking for a new home. She's used to being dressed and wearing fang caps! She's a bit spoiled and picky with her food, so looking for someone who doesn't mind giving this little lady a lot of love and attention!

“MILLIE” || SOLD Grey capped Volkov Millie is a shy, albeit feisty Volkov who was rescued from a house that was hosting illegal fighting rings in their backyard. Her left talon and leftmost mandible were infected and had to be amputated, which causes her a bit of difficulty moving around- but she's still fit and spry! Looking for a home who doesn't mind a somewhat skittish crab, after everything she's gone through- who can help bring her out of her shell!

“MEATLOAF” || SOLD Chocolate ticked standard Meatloaf is a large, chunky crab with an interesting orange spotted tint coloration. They're a bit... food motivated, to say the least. A lot of care has to be put into watching them, as they're surprisingly smart when they put their mind into getting into things- and will eat anything they can fit into their mouth. Looking for someone with childproofed cabinets who wants a very friendly and intelligent crab!

“MILK” || SOLD Black and white Saddlehorn Milk is a standard Saddlehorn who was brought in because the former owner was unable to keep up with vet costs. Milk has a lot of internal problems, and had to undergo some intense treatment, and to be kept on a very specific diet. Looking for someone to help Milk maintain this diet and strict regimen and checkups until they feel better!

“CHOCOLATE CHIP” || SOLD Chocolate Siamese nubbed Chocolate Chip is a sneaky little crab, surprisingly small for their age. They were found wandering the streets, and it's presumed they got out of their previous home- which is most likely true, considering their track record of weaseling out of their enclosure! Looking for someone who doesn't mind a very intelligent, active crab, and has lots of time and attention to give!

“PEACHY” || SOLD Snowshoe flaxen standard Peachy came from a well-off home who once again bought a young, fancy breed- and ended up de-beaking him and then neglecting to give him proper attention and care. They were passed on to a few homes because of their rather shy behavior from lack of attention, and are looking to finally get a forever home with someone who wants to bring out the sweet, caring side we know is in this crab! He's de-beaked, with no apparent health concerns visible.

“SHOOMI” || SOLD Fawned flaxen pancake Shoomi is easily one of the most well behaved crabs in our care! They’re extremely docile and good with kids as well! They don’t mind being dressed up or having stickers and such, hence the googly eyes. They’re the only one who didn't particularly hate things being stickied to them. Perfect for a home with kids!

“STACY Q” || SOLD False poison Stacy Q is a false poison, who is superbly friendly, albeit... extremely lazy, and more than a little bit hefty. She's perfectly healthy, however! She came from a home that thought they would be 'cool' and 'scary', and was dissapointed when she just sat around all day. She would be a wonderful match for someone who doesn’t mind a somewhat sedentary crab who doesn’t need a lot of attention!

“GUMPY” || SOLD Olive marbled hunchback Gumpy is a hunchback with a bit of an attitude problem. He was part of a nice lineage, but he didn't get along with other headcrabs at all and was given up on. With a little bit of time he might warm up to people, but is probably best left without any other crabs or pets in the house.

“MISS SASHA” || ON HOLD Golden Bata Miss Sasha is a very old Bata, who was a winning showcrab in several runs- but as she got older her beautiful golden color began to fade, and so they took her out of competitions, and want to rehome her. She’s still very playful for her age, and loves to give and receive lots of attention. Good for someone who doesn't mind a sweet old crab who isn't very active anymore, but still has lots of love to give- and preferably can give lots of attention in return, as she gets sad when left alone.

“NGUNI“ || SOLD Fancy Saddlehorn Nguni is a very very unique Saddlehorn with a beautiful, very rare pattern- most likely a showbreed of some sort. However, she was found hit by a car, which mangled her right claw and left her with some scarring. Even more interestingly, despite her unique coloration, her previous owner can't be found, and isn't coming forward to any messaging. Enough time has passed that she's looking to be rehomed to someone who doesn't mind giving her her daily meds and making sure she doesn’t overexert her injured side!

“MAPLE” || SOLD Sorrel smoke pancake Maple is a feisty young crab, who was bought as a present for someone's child, since pancakes are known for their docility- only to find out that Maple was surprisingly aggressive for a pancake. They ended up having to rehome him, out of their children's newfound fear for headcrabs. Looking for someone who doesn't mind a bit of a feistyness in their crab and is willing to work with it to help curb their temper!

If you’re interested, DM me here on tumblr! If you’d like, you can ask for my discord and we can discuss details there as well.

#half life #headcrab #headcrabs #adopts #adopatables #headcrabguide #my art #feel free to rb! it would actually help a lot :'''#i was worried this would be weird since valve like. owns them but #i just like drawing crabs and my friends said i should sell em for like 15 bucks each and so. here i am!#i love them so much im kinda excited for this lol #headcrab adopts

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