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lyney turns the same shade of pink as the bow on his outfit and starts coughing very loudly. a confused lynette pops her head in the room, sees him and leaves again straight away.

“ well, that's very sweet, ” he says, trying to regain his calmness, before picking up a piece of paper from his desk and scribbling a note quickly back.

it reads, oh? do i have a secret admirer? i'm flattered, truly. this little bird you have here is very pretty too — did you make it yourself?

with a piece of red ribbon, he rolls up and ties the note carefully to the bird's leg.

Rubs hands together

Starter for @magicixn (you wanna use this blog again ehehehehe get Lan Yan)

Lan Yan little yarn bird had fly far away from her and looks to be at the hearth landing on Lyney’s window seal

The bird chirps and looks at Lyney with a note on its leg

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after arriving home after a mission, lyney sees the bird standing on his windowsill. he opens the window to let it in, and tilts his head to the side. how strange — he's never seen anything like this before.

“ hello, little one, ” he says quietly, taking the note on its leg in his curiosity to find out where it came from. “ where are you from? ” he unwraps the note to read it.

Rubs hands together

Starter for @magicixn (you wanna use this blog again ehehehehe get Lan Yan)

Lan Yan little yarn bird had fly far away from her and looks to be at the hearth landing on Lyney’s window seal

The bird chirps and looks at Lyney with a note on its leg

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indoor fireworks probably aren't the best things to trust the kids with, but in a moment there are small bursts of star-shaped fireworks in the air anyway. lyney ( accompanied by a smiling lynette, of course ) pops out from behind a door, doing jazz hands.

“ surprise! ” he grins, although they all know it's not one. that doesn't stop him, of course, and lynette waves from behind him. “ happy mother's day, mother. ”

“ happy mother's day, ” lynette echoes, as do all of the other kids. “ would you like to open your gifts? ”

Mother's day starter

Decided to make a little something for Loki. Even if I play like half his kids. Anyway, your ocs are welcome to appear one way or another even if they're not his kids.

Loki knew the moment the preparations had started for the day. Because of the Knave, no matter how mischievous or chaotic the children were, the house always ran on a mostly unspoken routine like a well oiled machine. Loki sensed it the moment the routine changed. Some of the children were up too early, others too keen on keeping him away from parts of the House. But who was he to ruin their fun?

So he went along with it. Took long trips outside the house and stuck to himself. He didn't question the children when they acted oddly either. He knew. And he had a suspicion a good portion of the kids knew he was aware but none of them said a word. Arlecchino didn't comment on the change either. Best to humour the littler ones who liked their surprises.

They dragged him into the living room when they were done and had him sit on the couch. A smile grew on Loki's face as he surveyed the room. The furniture was draped in peacock colours- blues, greens and golds. A few streamers hung- some a tad haphazardly. A number of presents were lined up on the table, one from each child. A table of refreshments stood to the side.

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// oh i have a mod blog or whatever now. @ventuslyrae it is not and will never be pretty

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lyney laughs. oh, to finally have an audience again; it was a nice feeling.

❝ sure thing! ❞ he grins enthusiastically. ❝ this is a pretty common one to see, but i think it's fun all the same... ❞

the magician pulls out a deck of cards from his pocket — with a little flourish, of course, what kind of performer would he be otherwise — and spreads them out in a fan, face-down.

❝ choose a card; any card. look at it, remember it, and don't tell me what it is. ❞

lyney hums. ❝ a pleasure to meet you to, venti. i presume you must be a very popular bard, then? i think i've heard your name from here to there... ❞

❝ i'm a magician, ❞ he smiles, suddenly producing a windwheel aster from behind his wrist. a simple trick, but fun to do. ❝ ta-da! ❞

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(I forgot to send the ask so his birthday might already be over in your timezone)

"Happy birthday Lyney" Loki said warmly. "Happy birthday" Lena echoed. Which gifts were from who were hardly difficult to distinguish, like she did for all the other siblings Lena made a little mechanism she thought would be useful to Lyney during his job. Loki on the other hand had bought an entire pile of gifts, it wasn't uncommon for him to shower people in gifts but it increased almost ten fold during birthdays and holidays.

lyney's eyes sparkle, flattered. after all, it wasn't like every day was his birthday, so he might as well enjoy it while it lasted (as if mod isn't posting this ages late). ❝ for me? aww, you shouldn't have! you're the best, ❞ he laughs, looking at the gifts. ❝ what are all these? ❞ he asks curiously.

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lyney simply laughs. ❝ why, thank you. you're from liyue, correct? ❞ he asks. ❝ after all, you mentioned ga ming, and your outfit appears to be liyuean. ❞

"Hello sir..!" Lan Yan smiled gently holding a present

"I heard its your birthday from my friend GaMing..." She hands it to him

"Open it!" As soon he does its a crochet cat that looked exactly like Lyney's little pal

lyney gasps. oh, how cute! ❝ that's adorable! ❞ he chuckles. ❝ thank you very much for the birthday gift. may i ask your name? ❞

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❝ i won't shoot him — for now, ❞ huffs the magician. ❝ have a lovely night, bailey, ❞ he practically spits sarcastically, before walking off to his room. now he's sulking again, probably.

// hiii i hope you don't mind me hopping in!

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interesting... very interesting. lyney had seen freminet spending time with this mysterious redheaded... dog... thing? for quite a while now, but he hadn't had a chance to confront him until now.

❝ hello! who are you? ❞ lyney says cheerfully, but there's a hint of caution, worry and a little bit of protectiveness in his tone.

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Bailey was happily munching on some cake in front of one of Fontaine’s many dessert booths, jumping slightly when he heard… a familiar voice. Almost annoyingly familiar. He turned to find the well-known and loved magician Lyney.

”…hello…”

why was this guy talking to him? Surely he hadn’t found out about Freminet…

“Uh, I’m Bailey.”

He had heard of the Duke’s meeting with this guy, and it was safe to say Lyney didn’t trust Wriothesely very much. Which pissed Bailey off even more. How was his dad not trustworthy? He was gonna have to watch out for this Lyney guy….

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❝ ugh, fine. but if anything bad happens, i can and will shoot someone in the face. it is not my responsibility on who gets in the way of my arrow, ❞ he shrugs nonchalantly. of course, he'll know exactly who's on the other end of his arrow, but he doesn't need to ruin his own day any more than it already is, either. ❝ i'll leave you two — but i swear to the hydro archon, if anything happens. at all. ❞

// hiii i hope you don't mind me hopping in!

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interesting... very interesting. lyney had seen freminet spending time with this mysterious redheaded... dog... thing? for quite a while now, but he hadn't had a chance to confront him until now.

❝ hello! who are you? ❞ lyney says cheerfully, but there's a hint of caution, worry and a little bit of protectiveness in his tone.

- @magicixn

Bailey was happily munching on some cake in front of one of Fontaine’s many dessert booths, jumping slightly when he heard… a familiar voice. Almost annoyingly familiar. He turned to find the well-known and loved magician Lyney.

”…hello…”

why was this guy talking to him? Surely he hadn’t found out about Freminet…

“Uh, I’m Bailey.”

He had heard of the Duke’s meeting with this guy, and it was safe to say Lyney didn’t trust Wriothesely very much. Which pissed Bailey off even more. How was his dad not trustworthy? He was gonna have to watch out for this Lyney guy….

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❝ i am going to kill lynette, ❞ he hisses, crossing his arms and looking at bailey. ❝ and you can go– ❞

he stops when freminet speaks. ❝ don't worry, ❞ he says, his voice suddenly a whole lot nicer. ❝ i'm not gonna tell ‘father’. outing you guys would mean outing the fact that i'm terrible at time management and always end up having to finish my missions last minute — which is probably why i never noticed the two of you, ❞ he says, rolling his eyes. ❝ also, i do care about one of the two of you. ❞

// hiii i hope you don't mind me hopping in!

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interesting... very interesting. lyney had seen freminet spending time with this mysterious redheaded... dog... thing? for quite a while now, but he hadn't had a chance to confront him until now.

❝ hello! who are you? ❞ lyney says cheerfully, but there's a hint of caution, worry and a little bit of protectiveness in his tone.

- @magicixn

Bailey was happily munching on some cake in front of one of Fontaine’s many dessert booths, jumping slightly when he heard… a familiar voice. Almost annoyingly familiar. He turned to find the well-known and loved magician Lyney.

”…hello…”

why was this guy talking to him? Surely he hadn’t found out about Freminet…

“Uh, I’m Bailey.”

He had heard of the Duke’s meeting with this guy, and it was safe to say Lyney didn’t trust Wriothesely very much. Which pissed Bailey off even more. How was his dad not trustworthy? He was gonna have to watch out for this Lyney guy….

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❝ then do tell, what would you have assumed? ❞ he splutters. was it not a perfectly reasonable assumption? ❝ freminet, my apologies. but seriously, you need to stop sneaking in. i don't even want to know what ‘father’ thinks. ❞

// hiii i hope you don't mind me hopping in!

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interesting... very interesting. lyney had seen freminet spending time with this mysterious redheaded... dog... thing? for quite a while now, but he hadn't had a chance to confront him until now.

❝ hello! who are you? ❞ lyney says cheerfully, but there's a hint of caution, worry and a little bit of protectiveness in his tone.

- @magicixn

Bailey was happily munching on some cake in front of one of Fontaine’s many dessert booths, jumping slightly when he heard… a familiar voice. Almost annoyingly familiar. He turned to find the well-known and loved magician Lyney.

”…hello…”

why was this guy talking to him? Surely he hadn’t found out about Freminet…

“Uh, I’m Bailey.”

He had heard of the Duke’s meeting with this guy, and it was safe to say Lyney didn’t trust Wriothesely very much. Which pissed Bailey off even more. How was his dad not trustworthy? He was gonna have to watch out for this Lyney guy….

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❝ guy with his boyfriend, sneaking into his room under the cover of night? ❞ lyney raises a pale eyebrow. seriously, what is going on today? ❝ i don't know what you were doing, but surely you can see that there were a lot of possibilities — that were not irrational to come to. ❞

// hiii i hope you don't mind me hopping in!

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interesting... very interesting. lyney had seen freminet spending time with this mysterious redheaded... dog... thing? for quite a while now, but he hadn't had a chance to confront him until now.

❝ hello! who are you? ❞ lyney says cheerfully, but there's a hint of caution, worry and a little bit of protectiveness in his tone.

- @magicixn

Bailey was happily munching on some cake in front of one of Fontaine’s many dessert booths, jumping slightly when he heard… a familiar voice. Almost annoyingly familiar. He turned to find the well-known and loved magician Lyney.

”…hello…”

why was this guy talking to him? Surely he hadn’t found out about Freminet…

“Uh, I’m Bailey.”

He had heard of the Duke’s meeting with this guy, and it was safe to say Lyney didn’t trust Wriothesely very much. Which pissed Bailey off even more. How was his dad not trustworthy? He was gonna have to watch out for this Lyney guy….

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➝ a particular parcel has found its way to the house of the hearth , affixed , a note with rather eloquent handwriting . it reads as such ;

lyney ,

these are for you and your sister . apologies , as i am still unable to leave natlan . i do hope they arrive on time . happy birthday .

— adonis .

in the box , a new matching set of teacups — the rims are lined with the twins’ signature colours , and various felines are depicted on the outside .

— @lupus-venatici .

lyney picks up the parcel curiously, examining it in his hands. silently, lynette also appears behind him, and the two open the box carefully.

❝ oh! ❞ well, he wasn't expecting that. a welcome birthday surprise, he'd say, as lynette already begins to make the two of them a cup of tea.

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worst day ever. he is never doing this again. the card promptly disappears, leaving lyney leaning against the wall with a very salty expression on his face. ❝ ...too damn much, ❞ he sighs, regretting every single one of his life choices.

// hiii i hope you don't mind me hopping in!

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interesting... very interesting. lyney had seen freminet spending time with this mysterious redheaded... dog... thing? for quite a while now, but he hadn't had a chance to confront him until now.

❝ hello! who are you? ❞ lyney says cheerfully, but there's a hint of caution, worry and a little bit of protectiveness in his tone.

- @magicixn

Bailey was happily munching on some cake in front of one of Fontaine’s many dessert booths, jumping slightly when he heard… a familiar voice. Almost annoyingly familiar. He turned to find the well-known and loved magician Lyney.

”…hello…”

why was this guy talking to him? Surely he hadn’t found out about Freminet…

“Uh, I’m Bailey.”

He had heard of the Duke’s meeting with this guy, and it was safe to say Lyney didn’t trust Wriothesely very much. Which pissed Bailey off even more. How was his dad not trustworthy? He was gonna have to watch out for this Lyney guy….

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what a nice name. ❝ then it is a pleasure to meet you, lan yan. ❞ lyney reaches out, plucking a rainbow rose from behind her ear and handing it to her. ❝ for the lady. ❞

"Hello sir..!" Lan Yan smiled gently holding a present

"I heard its your birthday from my friend GaMing..." She hands it to him

"Open it!" As soon he does its a crochet cat that looked exactly like Lyney's little pal

lyney gasps. oh, how cute! ❝ that's adorable! ❞ he chuckles. ❝ thank you very much for the birthday gift. may i ask your name? ❞

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"Hello sir..!" Lan Yan smiled gently holding a present

"I heard its your birthday from my friend GaMing..." She hands it to him

"Open it!" As soon he does its a crochet cat that looked exactly like Lyney's little pal

lyney gasps. oh, how cute! ❝ that's adorable! ❞ he chuckles. ❝ thank you very much for the birthday gift. may i ask your name? ❞

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drat.

lyney transforms quickly into a playing card, wedging himself on top of the light shade — where neither of them can reach. now be silent, lyney. not your strong point, really, but hey.

// hiii i hope you don't mind me hopping in!

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interesting... very interesting. lyney had seen freminet spending time with this mysterious redheaded... dog... thing? for quite a while now, but he hadn't had a chance to confront him until now.

❝ hello! who are you? ❞ lyney says cheerfully, but there's a hint of caution, worry and a little bit of protectiveness in his tone.

- @magicixn

Bailey was happily munching on some cake in front of one of Fontaine’s many dessert booths, jumping slightly when he heard… a familiar voice. Almost annoyingly familiar. He turned to find the well-known and loved magician Lyney.

”…hello…”

why was this guy talking to him? Surely he hadn’t found out about Freminet…

“Uh, I’m Bailey.”

He had heard of the Duke’s meeting with this guy, and it was safe to say Lyney didn’t trust Wriothesely very much. Which pissed Bailey off even more. How was his dad not trustworthy? He was gonna have to watch out for this Lyney guy….