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Chasing Away the Dark

The reader suffers from horrible, awful, sometimes even recurring nightmares -- but they always have their favorite Genshin boy around, so they never need to suffer alone.

Diluc:

His sleep pattern is the most erratic of all of the characters. Diluc is the kind of individual who would benefit from multiple shorter bursts of sleep. Operating a wine monopoly during the day, and committing vigilante acts of heroism in the middle of the night isn't exactly conducive to a normal 8-hour sleep cycle. The time investment is also incredibly steep, so you never see Diluc with any truly lazy downtime. What precious little time he has left, he gives to you. With all this in mind, he's frequently out and about. That being said, Diluc tends to keep an eye and ear out for anything and everything. He'd be able to pick up on the subtle signs of a potential oncoming nightmare within the first few moments of you having fallen asleep. Diluc would brush his gloved hand through your hair the moment he sees your nose so much as crinkle. His care is a subtle, gentle warmth not unlike the final rays of the day's light -- on their way out. You would only be able to see it through how much more restful your sleep has gotten, or through the pitcher of water and matching glass on the nightstand when you wake up. Diluc remains by your side until he's confident that you can rest soundly before he leaves the winery to make sure the other citizens of Mondstat get a similar courtesy. It isn't until a month or maybe an entire season passes that you realize you've stopped having nightmares entirely. Childe:

He is not only a fantastic defender of childhood dreams, but a fantastic defender of dreamers as well. As an older brother, Childe had plenty of opportunities to brush up on pacifying all kinds of individuals who have gotten worked up for all kinds of reasons.

Childe, like Diluc, also doesn't really follow rhyme or reason of when (or where) he sleeps. Whether he was right next to you when your eyes bolted open in panic, or if you tried to find him as soon as you threw yourself out of bed with tears streaming down your face, he'd fall into a familiar stride.

Childe would give a soft sympathetic hum and then work towards winding you back down. The hardest part of getting over a nightmare is convincing yourself to go back to sleep. Most people tended to cut their losses and sleep at a later time. But his mother didn't raise a quitter, and so it would be his mission to make sure you'd get a good night's sleep.

Childe would initially distract you by telling you a story, or if he needed to -- he'd tease you. Anything to get your mind out of that restless space you found yourself in. The more he lightened your mood, the more heavy your eyelids felt. You didn't realize you had fallen back asleep until you woke up the next day.

Zhongli:

The poor former archon is ill prepared to assist you with something as sensitive and irrational as a nightmare, let alone one horrible enough to make you sweat and shake and thrash about. Unlike the other characters, Zhongli would have a very basic eight-hour, sleeping-at-night waking-at-dawn cycle so chances are when a nightmare startled you awake, it woke the both of you.

It was unlikely either of you would get any sleep the rest of the night, and you'd almost believe you had managed to upset him. You had no idea that the silent anxiety inducing intensity Zhongli exuded was coming from a place of determination and not irritation.

How could he spare you such tremendous suffering? How could he help you fight an enemy neither of you could see? An enemy neither of you could strike. His brow furrowed into a worried crease.

Zhongli would serve you some tea. Then, when you've passively calmed down, he'd tackle the problem -- the threat -- the only way he knew how. Through learning, and adapting.

He figured that nightmares were like a sickness, like weaponized regret. He'd ask you if you remembered what you saw? What's been bothering you lately? How did you usually help yourself when it was just you all alone. Zhongli would listen and absorb every word, spoken as well as implied, until he had a far better understanding of what you're up against.

Although the initial approach was clumsy, you learned a lot about yourself -- your fears, anxieties, and all of your regrets in a way you never thought to address.

It was much easier to sleep soundly knowing you had Zhongli to keep you grounded.

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Hello love <3

I had an idea for Kazuha (and/or various) with a reader who has really bad nightmares. Something where they're on the crux and the reader seeks him out for comfort after having a nightmare? I thought it would be cute :))

NGL, this was such a fantastic first ask. I had so much fun with this.

Kazuha: He is as much of an incredible listener, as he is an eccentric. Like other eccentrics and artists, Kazuha tends to sleep at irregular times so it's entirely likely that he was awake during your nightmare.

He'd rouse you before your nightmare came to an end, which would spare you the bits so gruesome your mind forces itself awake. Kazuha is hands down the best person to help you get back to sleep. He'd recite to you a soothing tale filled with picturesque language in his usual soft lilt like a gentle lullaby. Kazuha would pay close attention until he was sure you had fallen asleep. If you ever fell victim to another nightmare, he'd have the next verse prepared.

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Welcome to the grand opening of my writing blog, fellow dreamers!

Please send in asks for the following fandoms:

Genshin Impact Twisted Wonderland Final Fantasy 14 Arcane and/or League of Legends

This will be a role swap event!

Some examples: Harbinger Diluc, Headmaster/teacher Epel, Ascian Estinien, and Chembaron Jayce. Since this is a brand new blog the inbox is open to everything, so feel free to ask whatever you want, even stuff not relating to the event.

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Welcome to my imagines/writing blog. Before going further, please read this post in its entirety.

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Fandoms I write for:

Genshin Impact Twisted Wonderland Final Fantasy 14 Arcane and/or League of Legends Content I won’t write:

scat, vore, visceral gore (blood is on the table)

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