#I just wish I'd paid a bit more attention to my own ability ^^;

[emeraldtortoiseshell]

Y'know, a lot of people have (reasonably) pointed out that 07 Splinter sending Leo off to train alone to become a better leader makes no sense.

Putting aside the comics (because I haven't read them), what if Splinter sent his eldest away because he noticed the team was becoming too dependent on Leo?

What if he hoped that separating them would encourage his brothers to hone their own skills, while allowing Leo to focus on his own training without the distraction of how his brothers were faring?

Of course, we all know how that turned out...

[selineram3421]

*wishing I could breathe underwater* Man..

Other Worldly

Part 3

Part 2

Alastor X Shy Reader

Warnings ⚠

⚠ selectively mute reader, Italics=thoughts, shaking head= no, signing-ASL, Alastor being weird ⚠

"Let's make a deal~"

You froze.

All you could do was stare at the Radio Demon's red eyes with panic.

He heard me sing again. Why? I thought I was being careful. I made sure to be far away from the others. I checked the room!

"Now, now. There's no need for you to cry.", he said, brushing away a tear that was beginning to fall down your cheek.

Shaking your head side to side, you shoved your way out of his hold and glared at him.

"What do you want.", you spoke. "Tell me the truth."

You saw the way your hypnosis made his eyes glaze over. It was like a fog clouding his sight with swirls of green.

"I want you to sing for me.", he answered.

It took you by surprise.

No one wanted to get hypnotized, it was uncomfortable and made others on edge. You didn't like making anyone feel like that.

"Why?", you asked.

"I enjoy it. Your voice is not only hypnotizing, but it is absolutely lovely.", he confessed.

Your eyes widened and you turned away from the deer demon to hide your blush.

He didn't have to say all that. You thought and covered your smile mouth.

Then you felt a clawed hand on your shoulder.

.

"Sing for me...", Alastor began, circling the mer like a shark. "..and I'll give you the option of controlling that ability of yours."

He stopped just behind them and leaned in close to whisper in their ear.

"You'll be able to communicate normally."

They flinched away but he held them still by placing his hands on their upper arms.

"Think about it my dear~", he leaned his head against theirs. "It's quite the deal."

The selectively mute demon was stiff in his hold, but he didn't want that.

"I just want to listen to you sing, nothing else.", he reassured. "And you'll get to use a private open space to sing."

"An open space?", they parroted.

His smile widened as the familiar daze took over.

I've got them~

"It's free for you to use.", he said as soon as the hypnosis wore off.

"What's the catch?", they asked.

"The only catch is on my end. I don't own your soul.", he replied.

To them it wasn't a bother, but to him it meant that he couldn't keep them. It was a step to making them more comfortable around him however.

Then they started to move their head, causing him to lift his off of their's.

With a glance over their shoulder, they look at him with a shy expression.

"Can I see it?", they asked quietly.

It took a while for him to come back, the hypnotism really was a bother.

"Certainly."

With a snap of his fingers, the two demons appeared in a different area, the Radio Demon paid close attention to the siren's face as they took in their surroundings. Seeing their eyes sparkle was enough of an answer for him.

"Do we have a deal?", he asked, patiently waiting with his hand outstretched.

"I have some things to add before accepting.", they turned to face him.

"And what are your demands?", he asked after a bit, curious.

"I will sing for you once a week.", the mer said.

"Once a day.", he threw in his own.

Their brows furrowed. "Once a week.", they repeated.

"In order for this deal to work, I need to be able to hear you sing everyday, at least once to let you use your powers as you wish.", he explained.

It was a lie but they didn't need to know that.

"I'd like to be alone when using this space.", they moved on.

"Are the shadows free to roam here? They will be near to help you if anything.", he questioned. "Of course, I will only show myself around here if I need to call on you or emergencies."

"I-. Hm..", they started but then thought more about what he said. "That's fine.. As long as the shadows don't bother me."

"Splendid!", his smile widened.

"And stop trying to scare me.", they said with a frown.

He blinked and laughed.

"Hahaha!", he wiped a tear from his eye. "Is that all?"

They nodded before shaking their head no.

"This deal stays between us. No one else has to know about it.", they said before lifting their hand, ready to shake on it.

"Very well my dear, it's a deal.", he took their hand and completed the deal.

While the familiar green wisps of magic floated around in the air, something came up from the siren's throat and they began to cough. They covered their mouth with their free hand, coughing even more before something glowing yellow came out and into their hand.

"Well, that's new.", was all he said before taking the yellow glowing ball from their hand. "I suppose you wouldn't mind if I kept this half somewhere safe?", he glanced back at them.

They shook their head, holding their throat with a slight pained expression.

"Alright then.", he said and swallowed the glowing ball.

"WHY!?", they said in shock before hissing in pain.

"I'm not going to leave something like this in a box, and the safest place is with me, obviously.", he explained and finally let go of their hand. "Now, try not to speak too much. I can see that taking out half of your voice hurt more than I thought it would."

The mer nodded and rubbed their throat.

.

You didn't expect him to eat it.

That was weird and a little gross. You thought as you rubbed your throat.

"You'll start tomorrow.", he spoke up and started to walk off.

Before thinking it through, you had grabbed the sleeve of his coat.

He looked back and you furrowed your brows as you moved your hand with your index finger up, side to side. (Where?)

"Are you saying no? To what?", he asked.

You rolled your eyes and took his hand, facing his palm up while tracing what you wanted to say with your finger. (Where are you going?)

"To the front of my hotel room of course."

It took you a second to process what the deer demon just said.

HIS WHAT!?

The red dressed demon just grins, and pulls you along with him, walking between the trees and to a spot that is split in half of greenery and a slightly dark room, the only bright source of light coming from the fireplace.

He let you go and opened the hotel door for you. "I'll let you go now, do come by tomorrow. I wish to hear your lovely singing in the morning."

You didn't really hear what he said, just walked out of the room with slight annoyance.

Can't take it back now. I already made the deal. You sighed and walked over to the elevator down the hallway. At least I'll be able to talk to the others a bit.

Maybe this deal wasn't the worst..but he could have told you that the "free open space" was half of his room.

*vibrating in excitement* It's MerMay 🦀

~Seline, the person.

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[yunessa]

Owlcatober day 29: Sleep

Act 1, Before the Shield maze, BelowKenabres.

The tent the Mongrels had given Yunessa to rest in was clean, dry, and most importantly, gave Yunessa privacy. Yunessa had gratefully sunk down into a seat. There was no stretching or pushing the weariness away. The start of the day seemed like it happened months ago. Waking up from being attacked outside of Kenabres and dying, surviving a demon Lord’s attack, wandering through caves and finding an Angel’s sword. Lariel’s memories were as clear as window panes in their mind, easy to relive if Yunessa focused on them. Much like Lariel’s sword, Yunessa was somehow aware the memories would never fade or tarnish with time. It would remain until Yunessa wanted to relive it or to summon it to their hand

Inside the tent was a moss filled bed, enough clean water to wash themselves off, and the personal possessions of the mongrel kind enough to share their tent in a small basket. Yunessa caught a glimpse of a brightly colored arrow shaft among a pile of carved arrows before they removed their lute, setting it next to them gently on the ground. They should be sleeping. But to many thoughts sped through their mind, chasing away the desire for sleep with worry and twisted fears.

Beyond the tent the mongrels moved about, a low murmur of noise and sound accompanied by the crackling of fire as the tribe got ready.  Yunessa let the weariness sink into their bones, feeling relief as they let themselves remain still. It was good to have time to think, to focus and get a bit of rest in.

Safety was a lie here but it was safer than the tunnels or the city above. There were others here and they would cry out an alarmif trouble reared its head.  “I’m sorry.” Yuness murmured to the ceiling of the tent as they looked up. The words would ultimately change nothing. The people above would continue to suffer, even if Yunessa was willing to stay and fight. Some guilt gnawed at their chest for it. Being given an Angel’s sword would have been enough for any of the crusaders to cut off their own limbs or as Lann stated: tie it to their limb stump and go. 

_I don’t know any of you. I don’t want to. If I’m tied to this crusade I’ll be stuck here until I die and then you’ll all throw a few flowers on top of my grave and be done with me. Well, once you tried to see if you could pull Lariel’s blade from my corpse._ 

They’d use Yunessa until Yunessa was just a pile of meat. Something about that seemed a certainty and it drew a shiver. The crusade had been ongoing for a hundred years and was likely to continue. The many discussions they had heard from their fellow bards discussing Mendev's crusades against the World Wound suggested as much. _ Wish I'd paid some attention to those discussions now_

_Tethered. Ordered about. My lute gathering dust or decaying in a duty corner._ 

It bothered them on some level to leave innocent people when a difference could be made- but it was easy to push that aside and focus on getting out. “Get through the maze, find the kids, Help Lann. Get us all back to the surface.”

 _My freedom is not worth the shackles that helping them would be put on me._   

One concern gnawed away at Yunessa more than the rest as they set their lute down with care. More than the rest one thing concerned Yunessa and they pulled their shirt sleeves up. The wink of the chunky stone set in the bracelet greeted Yunessa as they checked the bracelet.  The cuff bracelet was wide, in a design that was gaudy with a chunky stone set in the middle. At one point the design was fashionable. Now it was gaudy, tacky like the sort of cheap jewelry sold at a stall by a greasy snake oil seller.

But for Yunessa it was the life raft they clung to. The tacky stone in the center still glowed and as long as the stone glowed Yunessa’s curse would be suppressed for a time longer. _I can’t go back to that._ Lacking the ability to understand the world, losing their reasoning and their mind- Yunessa shuddered in suppressed fear. 

“Please.” Yunessa whispered to the stone. “A little longer. Not much more.” The chunky stone in the center still looked bright and vibrant if dull. When it turned dark and lightless that meant Yunessa would need to find another priest to offer up prayers and fill it with their energy.  Only a priest had the ability to keep the stone glowing. Divine effort, magic, heartfelt prayers- whatever they did worked to keep the curse at bay. Kept the world clear and sane. 

“If it dies on me…” Yunessa shuddered. They reached out with their senses and the 'hum' of divine magic smelled like burnt sugar. "Almost to a new priest now." They promised the bracelet. It continued to glow, unconcerned. I can’t go back to what the world was. A confusing mess of scraps of memory, their sense of self gone, sanity lost. Yunessa couldn’t remember it, a blur of confusion, anger, and despair tainted the fog of the memories that had been. Recalling it pur pins and needles along Yunessa’s spine, making them shudder.

_I just need a to find a priest._ That was all. _Just a priest to do what they need to do and then bury the curse for a while longer_ The curse wasn’t something that could be fixed, they had tried. First after they had recovered and after they had parted from their Mentor. Nothing panned out.

Eventually Yunessa focused on the one thing that could be done- suppression of the curse. To wake up remembering the previous day, to remember their name or even what directions were left and right- precious things easily lost if the bracelet was dimmed and the curse crept back, insidiously killing Yunessa slowly.

More than the cold water Yunessa had washed with, focusing on the curse was like submerging in ice. Even in their new clothes the cold remained.

“Desna please.” Yunessa held their arm up to eye the bracelet, the tacky stone mocking them. As weary as they were, sleep refused to come to them now on the mossy mat that doubled as a bed. Yunessa stared at the tent ceiling, feeling the tension as their heart refused to obey, tightening and speeding up.  “Send me someone.” Yunessa muttered. “Anyone, at all. Something, anything.”

Sleep, when it did come was restless and brief with Yunessa’s nightmares a combination of angry angels, forgotten scraps, and a tension never quite. Yunessa’s hands ached from where their hands had clenched into fists and while sleep had certainly come to them, they felt stiff as if their muscles were made from wires.  

[rayofsunas]

otherworldly! s/o

A/n: happy monday! I woke up at 7am and since then I've been grinding out assignments/classes and now this, so I actually feel productive even though I've been staring at my computer for a while. but thank you for requesting anon! I enjoyed writing this and I hope you enjoy reading it! <33 also to understand this more, I'd like to point out that this connects to the speculation Genshin and Honkai are alternate universes of one another. so for example, Scaramouche is a harbinger from his time, but he may have been a warlord in a different, with a completely different name (keeping his appearance ofc) hope that makes sense. so if you've paid attention to what I've been saying about Scara and his mini-series, etc. you'll understand what I mean in Scara's lol. his reader insert is fem for the same reason as above btw!

Summary:��otherworldly! s/o who arrived as a fallen meteor, that can bring back plants to life/heal deep wounds/scars and resurrect people.

Parings: Albedo/Gn! Reader, Xiao/Gn! Reader, Scaramouche/Fem! Reader

Warnings: swearing, fluff, alternate realities/time traveler au! (reader is not the traveler), death/resurrection

Word count: 1.7k

Albedo

you don't have a vision like some people in Teyvat, because you're not from there; you're from a whole different world itself. instead, you have healing abilities that allow you to any energy you absorb in the form of food/sunlight, and you can use that energy to heal others. though, the healing can only go as far as healing minor injuries such as shallow cuts, scratches, or smoothing out scars. the same can work if you were to heal yourself.

Albedo is so intrigued when he finds you passed out in the pit of a meteor, half of your body hanging out while the other is awkwardly still in it

one, because who is this stranger in a meteor for crying out loud

and two, he notices your wounds on your arms are healing by themselves, slowly though

as someone who studies alchemy, life forms, and such, he's very intrigued that you're able to heal yourself without medicine, and he wonders if you can do the same to others

so he takes you to his lab, and runs a few tests

yes, you're still passed out when this happens, but he's just so curious and couldn't hold back

don't worry though, he's just drawing some blood and testing to see what you can do, because who knows, you may not even speak his language and won't be able to communicate with him (doesn't make a difference Albedo, you need COnSENT-)

so, just for science, he cuts the palm of his hand a little and decides to see if you can heal him

it doesn't take him long to notice the way the tips of your fingers are glowing a light greenish-yellow, so he immediately assumes that's the source of your powers and places a finger on his palm

it takes a second before anything happens, but eventually his cut starts to slowly close

once again he's even more shocked and intrigued

you have the natural ability and he's never come across someone with so much raw strength being able to do that

so you're right up his alley

when you wake up you're confused as hell (obviously) but thankfully, you can speak his language and are able to share your story

Albedo decides to make a deal with you

he'll help you get home if you can educate him more about your ability and your homeland. you agree

it works out perfectly, because you both have something the other needs/can do for the other (you have your power that he's interested in, and he's found a way for you to return home)

it's also easy to work together because of those same common interests, and it helps that he studies alchemy cause he's way more knowledgeable about you and the process can go a tiny bit quicker for you if you wish to return home sooner

at first you're merely friends, co-workers if you wish

but then he starts falling for you and vice versa

you both genuinely enjoy each others company, so you decide to stay in Teyvat a little while longer, even after he finds a way for you to go home

I wouldn't put it past Albedo to want to return to your world if you allow it

he'd be interested in this new or not so new world ;)

Xiao

you're like the traveler in a sense, where as soon as you climbed out of the meteor, you felt this connection to Teyvat and your vision randomly appeared. you have a dendro vision, something you learned was a rarity within liyue and mondstadt. along with that vision, you had the previous ability to grow/heal plants. you can bring back dead plants, though if they've been dead for a very long time, that's beyond your ability. they also can't be brought back if they've been badly burned.

Xiao may not be interested at first about what vision you have or even where you came from + why the hell you climbed out of a meteor

he's more interested in getting you home so you can stop asking questions about his own abilities/vision and odd, unfamiliar, but beautiful world

but boy when he catches you bringing back a wilted Glaze Lily?!? shook

he secretly thinks you're so cool and it piques his interest

he's never seen anyone do this before, and though his eyes were deceiving him when he first saw the lily spring to life again

but then when he catches you healing more plants, on your way to Liyue to hopefully find Zhongli for answers, he's so interested

he doesn't ask a crapload of questions, BUT he's going to ask at least one or two

"how're you doing that?"

"what are you?

the questions are kind of vague and require more in-depth explanations than he'd originally hoped, but he's surprisingly willing to listen to your story on the way to the harbor

after he learns your story and calls for Zhongli, he'll immediately leave and claim he has no further interests in you

but he's obviously lying

he finds as he's sitting on top of one the smaller mountains one night, looking down at the glowing Liyue town, he has more questions

way more questions

surprising Zhongli, Xiao shows appears when he's showing you around and getting you accustomed to the people/culture

he finds himself hoving behind you, shyly almost, never asking questions (at least not in Zhongli's presence

his reason for standing behind you is to protect you from any harm, so that way, when he decides to ask you more questions, you'll be there for him to do so and not dead or lost

when you tell Zhongli you'd wish to stay in Teyvat, specifically Liyue, Xiao is happy ngl

he can ask you questions and now that you're somewhat used to Liyue, having been here for four months already and planning to stay forever, he can catch you alone and ask questions without Zhongli hovering or acting as your tour guide lol

slowly, and I mean sluggishly slow, he's going to ask you more questions and he may, emphasis on may, tell you his own story

Scaramouche

you're from an alternate reality of Teyvat, a former doctor in your world. basically, Teyvat hundreds of years in the future. you've studied the human body to become a doctor obviously and you used to be able to bring back the dead using your bare hands. it didn't matter how far back ago they've died, as long as their full-body was still intact (full skeleton needed). though, the further back they died, the more energy you'd use, and if you run out of energy too soon, you couldn't bring them back. but now in this strange land, you can't. in exchange for your powers being lost, you're given an electro vision.

Scaramouche is tasked with finding out more about these odd meteors that keep appearing in various corners of Teyvat

and one very large one

he doesn't care who you are, what you are, what your excuse for being in Teyvat is, but he's been ordered to explore the fallen meteor and since you happened to be passed out inside it upon further exploration, you're part of the mystery he's been told to check out

and, it doesn't further help your situation that you landed in Snezhnaya, in the weirdest, not-so-warm clothing AND he finds you attractive (yes, you heard it here folks), plus you're going to catch hypothermia out here dressed like that

it would suck for a pretty girl such as yourself to be frozen to death

so Scaramouche decides to take you to the Tsaritsa, who leaves you in Scaramouche's care since he found you

she says he can do whatever he wants you, dispose of you, etc.

when you finally come too in an odd room on a couch in front of a fireplace, you're confused, cold as hell despite the flames, and when you see his face, you're immediately angered, which he finds odd

it's almost as if you recognize him... but he doesn't recognize you so he's confused as well

"what're you doing here?"

bold of you, he thinks. to question him with that tone as if you have authority here, over him

"watch yourself. I was going to ask you the same."

you don't seem too pleased with him though

"we agreed to never speak again, or so I thought..."

"are you stupid or are you just playing the stupid card to be released?" he'd say

though as soon as you burst and yell at him about a situation he's not familiar with, he's starting to understand a bit more

you're not from here, not anywhere in Teyvat at least, and by the way you're talking to him as if you know him, he assumed correctly that you're from an alternate reality, where he's also present

though despite his correct assumption, he demands answers and you cannot be allowed any kind of freedom until he gets them

you tell him your story and how in your world, a version of himself exists and that you were briefly married, though split because he was too much of a control/power freak for you and your daughter

he disagrees with the last part about him being a control/power freak ofc but

he decides he'll keep you around, against your wishes

one, because you can become useful if your resurrection abilities are awoken; you'd be able to save many fallen Fatui soldiers, with more training so you don't run out of energy ofc

and two, he doesn't think his other self would miss you very much if you're both on bad terms, he sure would miss such a pretty face if you were to leave though, that's for sure...

so, he's going to keep you around, so he can help train/get used to your electro vision. it works best that way since he has the same vision and can train you more efficiently (I think Scara has electro powers, just an assumption!)

he will also hopefully be able to awaken your resurrection abilities and if you can't, well then sorry you're disposable

overtime, all the Harbingers tease him about his little crush and he either denies it or strongly provokes it cause his ego is through his fucking hat

exhibit a. literally doesn't care that he's caught by childe staring at you train and will say something like, "and? you're just jealous she's not interested in you like she is me."

exhibit b. will throw a fit if someone accuses him and says he has, "no room for crushes or love." even if he was somewhat capable of it in your world...

3.22.21, rayofsunas

[morimyth]

I think I may be something in the vein of aromantic...

Like romance to me is an aesthetic vibe to vibe to alone right, or to appreciate the artistic value of a story aspect or emotion, and romance interpersonally has always felt, idk performative? Growing up, being the person romanced was alright at first bc it was normalized for me but it always felt weird? Like, Being Romantic just meant Trying Too Hard and That's Fake so No Thank You?

Like I'd always date the awkward ones who didn't do any of that really but like... Relationships have never really been about stereotypical romance for me. Artistic romance much more so, sharing ideas of emotion and nuance, parallel play, and sometimes sex when I'm comfy, but like it takes me a good bit to get there (I already know I'm demisexual), and just idk, unlearning expectational acquiescence has been A Huge Chore for me.

Coupling decades of rapidfire relationship trauma with a people pleasing complex made it almost impossible for me to advocate for myself honestly for a really long time, and I'm finally starting to, and just, I wish more people had the ability to understand the nuanced take that "this makes me uncomfortable so I gotta bounce back a step" doesn't mean "I hate you and I am not willing to love you and be your friend" bc those two things are not even close to mutually exclusive for me.

Human Compassion is perfectly fine for me, Very Good even, but once there's the pink-red spices of Romance in the mix, the flavor is off, and I am uncomfortable. That's no one's fault ofc, and I am still figuring shit out, but...

I just wish folks paid more careful attention to the aspec folks that don't fit in with the allos, at least long enough to understand that none of this is about them, and it hurts a fkn lot to hear that people took my honest words about how I felt, completely misrepresented them in their entirety, and then used them as a weapon in exasperation when they've hurt their own feelings by willfully misinterpreting my intent.

This is why I'm not dating, bc y'all can't respect my boundaries on it, even after I make them crystal clear.