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i need the hsr community to actually comprehend with qualifies as a pairing being doomed đ aglaea and anaxa barely tolerate each other, please for the love of god do some reading xD
#anyway happy pride month#literally awoke just thinking abt this#hsr#SPOILER >>>#â but he dies â ⌠so does everyone else babe#for some reason yall also donât know what counts as toxic#acheswan isnât toxic yuri. pls. go to bed.
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icl i pulled for the myth and im scrounging gems to get this one bc it BROKE ME. i love him. i said i would wait for sylusâ myth card return butâŚhere we are.
I ALWAYS KNEW CALEB'S KISS WOULD BE OUT OF THIS WORLD
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hi ! ru still taking reqs? if so i hv one for u:
diluc, ei, ganyu, itto, venti and xiao's reactions when u tell them ur from another world?
kinda like traveler lowkey - since traveler did introduce u to [char]. so what happens when they clear out the fog of your origins? (lets also make u extremely overpowered đ)
my apologies for the abundance of characters i want u to write for :( - i may or may not think out of all the people who's works i've read ur the best? aoqooqoao don't mind that but tysm if u take my req! ily :D
S/O THATâS FROM ANOTHER WORLD
ę°warningsęą honkai star rail references, not proofread oopsie
â ę˛ ` characters . . . diluc, venti, zhongli, ganyu, xiao, ei, itto
â ę˛ ` notes . . . iâm currently on a hsr grind so i just decided to steal both that universe and technically the elements of honkai impact to feed into my delusions âĄ
traversing the planets that sprinkle the gorgeous celestial galaxy above has led you to a sticky situation. for the past several months youâve been wandering around the land known as âteyvatâ with the kind traveler aiding you as someone who understands your predicament all too well.
it wouldnât have been so weird for you as a trailblazer - after all, a namelessâs job is to explore the cosmos and the planets that dot the universe - but what made it undoubtedly difficult was the fact you were: A. alone. B. in a whole different branch of the imaginary tree. C. completely attached to a person from this precarious world.
see, over the course of your adventure youâve met so many different types of people; some the equivalent of scraping nails on a chalkboard and someâŚor should i say someone, whoâs been at your loving side ever since their heart skipped a beat for you.
R. DILUC â 迪ĺ˘ĺ
Ę diluc doesnât like to assume things unless itâs built on a foundation of logic and evidence. so this was an absolute surprise to him.
Ę your sweet and silly habits, the little mumbles you kept to yourself, your reliance on him to converse with othersâŚhe thought those were just endearing quirks of yours! not because you were from a whole other world!!
Ę listen, heâs not mad, per se. youâre the love of his life (as absolutely corny as that sounds), but he doesnât appreciate having something like this be brought up so randomly and not with precaution. the traveler was one thing, this was another. he loved you. he needs to sit down for a momentâŚ
Ę in the grand scheme of things, this revelation made a lot of sense. there were moments you mentioned little tidbits about your personal life where it had him scratching his head. you were freely allowed to have secrets and friends outside of mondstadtâŚbut it came to a point where he was absolutely sure you were making things up.
Ę what do you mean you reminded him of a man called argenti? he didnât particularly enjoy getting compared to another man of all thingsâŚbut you seemed pretty happy with yourself so heâll let it slide. youâre missing someone namedâŚkiana? well, heâs not exactly sure who that is, but heâd be happy to escort you to meet them?
Ę it was sweet, reallyâhow much he tried to appease your little waves of nostalgia and nights of sorrow with nonchalant compliance while he had no knowledge of your situation. but, now that he hasâŚeverything has become so much more convoluted.
Ę heâs already a man of very few words, preferring actions to prove his love than mere bluffsâbut how was he meant to show you anything when all you ever want is something out of his reach?
Ę diluc has never been in a position where he couldnât give someone he loved something they desired. you manage to surprise him even now.
Ę aside from the guilt he feels about not being able to give you more than a hug and a kiss with a muttered âitâll be okay, sweetheartâ, heâs utterly proud and in awe of you.
Ę you were truly something else in battle. fierce, swift, barely visible through smoke and gashes of elements bombarding together like an alchemy lesson gone wrongâhe couldnât have asked for a better partner.
Ę if diluc was one for relaxing in fairytale bliss, he wouldnât hesitate to lean back as you slaughtered with delicate ease with a dreamy grin on his face.
VENTI â 渊迪
Ę venti knows every song from the past, present and the future. the future being the most helpful for situations like this.
Ę but he certainly didnât expect for you to just say it out right! i mean, he had suspicions (you called him wendy upon your first meeting, he immediately knew there was something curious about youâŚ), but youâve never really mentioned it before.
Ę his initial reaction was a mix of unbridled curiosity and utter joy. he has SO many questions which he will let you use as payment instead of mora for every ballad and sonnet he sings for you. but also⌠you trusted him with this information? fr? (>ďš<)
Ę he is SO down for you to chat shit about people who pissed you off in your world. will he understand any of the factions or wars involved? nope! but heâs always willing to listen to his windblume when theyâre caressing and squshjng at his cheeks as a form of venting relief.
Ę not only are you a super intriguing storyteller, one that does a heck of a good job to give him the proper material for future ballads, youâre so powerful and talented it makes him shiver! (*â§ĎâŚ)
Ę he already loved watching your skilful fingers wrap around a weaponâŚbut watching your entire demeanour shift and posture straighten after youâve left a residue of dust from a hoard of enemies? ooh youâve got him wrapped around your finger.
Ę there is a certain bittersweetness to your predicament however⌠being the god of the freedom of all things means a lot of things, but one thing in particular that makes his heart ache: eventually, heâll have to let you go.
Ę and not in a dramatic romeo and juliet way, or an anti-commitment wayâin the way that this isnât your home. and venti would never deprive you of the chance to see your own peers and family.
Ę whatâs a little distance to a god whoâs already been alone for most his life anyway?
ZHONGLI â é猝
Ę âi know.â were the only words that left his lips as soon as you reveal your identity. he never delves deeper into how he knew; or perhaps he didnât and is just lying to save faceâŚeither way, he remains silent with a complaisant smile as he once again picks up his teacup.
Ę itâs awfully unsettling how this proclamation is met with such nonchalance, but to be fair, heâs a god, and a dragon at thatâheâs seen and been the fault of countless of empires falling and rising, including the one youâre standing in today with qingxinâs in your hair, heâs not fazed, but he is certainly intrigued.
Ę wonât hesitate to bombard you with questions, slowly of course, he doesnât wish to overwhelm you.
Ę itâs not every day he gets to speak with someone whoâs from a world completely unlike his own whoâs actually willing to share their tales and past. of course the traveler was there to chat about their own experiences, but it always felt like they were leaving portions of their story covered.
Ę itâs not every day he gets to speak with someone whoâs from a world completely unlike his own whoâs actually willing to share their tales and past. of course, the traveler was there to chat about their own experiences, but it always felt like they were leaving portions of their story covered.Â
Ę heâs suddenly a lot more in tune with your habits and quirks, he enjoys the whole process of guessing what things youâve adapted to and learn from teyvat and the things youâve clearly been conditioned into by your past.
Â Ę silly things like calling accidentally calling the archons âherrscherâ, face suddenly going limp with sorrow at the mention of murata, he also does think itâs a little funny you mimic his osmanthus wine line with one of your ownâŚsomething to do with life being ephemeral and being filled with worldly strife.
Â Ę aside from your unique quirks, another obvious thing that caught his eye was your power. heâs seen many a mortal in his lifeâsome of which had left puffed scarring in his psyche from their sheer strength and will.
Â Ę but you? you were something else. he couldnât even tell if it was just because he loved you so much that anything you did amazed him, or because it was simply endearing to see his partner so nonchalantly powerful.
Â Ę he may or may not pull the grandpa card occasionally to watch you in action. Can he technically match you in power? possibly. but you should forgive the old dragon, he merely enjoys watching you get sweaty as he sips tea, is that so wrong? Â
GANYU â çé¨
Ę ganyu is barely awake when she comes home to you, so when you suddenly revealed such news, it abruptly awoke her. yes, she nearly lost a horn in the processâplease donât mention the bump on her forehead.
Ę despite ganyu being extremely intelligent and quietly observant like an white barn owl with hooded eyes, this was the last thing she expected: was teyvat some sort of resort for outlanders strewn off their course? or did the gods specifically send you down here so you can play with her heart?
Ę the revelation doesnât change much apart from your late night pillow talks. suddenly, even the sleepy goat preferred counting the moles and freckles on your skin than imaginary sheep. please do enlighten her about your world!! she will soak up any information and perhaps help you relive some memories with some diyâsheâs sure she can remake the food from the xianzhou luofu with some mismatched ingredients!
Ę one thing that intrigued her immediately about your travels was the place called penacony; you seriously visited a world where dreams were a reality? where you can simply let go of the troubles of life and engage in mindless fun? that was far too out of her realm of imagination, but she was certainly replaying the image you placed in her mind during her late hours at work.
Ę howeverâŚthe rest of the story about the dreamy land solidified in her mind that maybe those few hours with ink are worth more than indulging in delusionsâŚ
Ę your martial art skills and general technique with your desired weapon had also piqued her interest, but she had never really put too much emphasis on it or thought to express her curiosity. after all, itâs not like she gets out of liyue muchâperhaps this was merely a style from one of the other nations?
Ę of course, with the present context, she was now even more intrigued! you have to teach her some of those cool choreography moves! you practically use the entire battlefield like a dance floor, sliding around to avoid enemy attacks with such poise and grace youâd think you were merely doing ballet. sheâs never been so motivated for something so seemingly trivial to you.
Ę thereâs certainly a hint of worry with your whereabouts. after all, doesnât this mean youâll eventually have to make it back home? if so, would you be potentially willing to return to her if your heartbeats ever sync again?
XIAO â é
Ę that explains a lot of the mumbles you told him not to worry about where in which you compared him to people heâs never heard of in teyvat - i mean he barely remembers the blurry faces of people heâs encountered but even so.
Ę i mean who in the world was blade?? like the weapon? if so, thatâs a rather cruel comparison for a man used as a killing slave for most his life.
Ę he did think it was weird that despite your long stay in teyvat, you hadnât managed to properly integrate yourself into their cultures - though he wasnât really one to judge you for that, he was born to protect liyue and he still hasnât got a clue how to socialise, so really? he understood you all too well.
Ę soon as you admitted to him your story, itâs like all the lanterns in his head suddenly flutter with light. ah, so youâre not just an outcast weirdoâyouâre quite literally from a different planet.
Ę xiao isnât one to be super intrigued about other people, his life and duty is specifically intended for the protection of liyue and its people. he has no time to wonder about whatâs beyond that.
Ę butâŚsince itâs you, heâll try. during those alone nights at the inn, him wrapped up in your arms like an injured kitten as you brush away the dark streaks of hair clinging to his bloodied foreheadâheâll ask.
Ę did you have any friends? any family? did they love you? what sort of things did you experience? âŚdo you miss them?
Ę he rarely wants the answer to the last one, he shuts it out almost entirely. he canât bear the thought of you potentially yearning for somewhere, or even someone, that wasnât him. it was petty and selfishâbut for the first time in his sacrificial life, he allowed it.
Ę as for your powerâŚheâs not one to be impressed by something he was literally designed for, but it was another thing to watch you work so diligently. it wasâŚadmirable.
Ę thereâs been times where youâve surprised him, and unintentionally hurt his ego. heâs supposed to be YOUR protector, he wants to be. because if he isnât, what else can he be? you canât just swoop in and snatch him by the waist while heâs in the middle of training because you think heâs in trouble!
RAIDEN EI â 役
Ę she truly believes she misheard you at first.
Ę youâre from where? huh? speak up, please before the stoic shogun breaks down.
Ę you canât be from somewhere unreachableâŚyou were hers. and now youâre telling her you belong to a whole other world?
Ę itâs a poignant moment. on one hand, sheâs deeply honoured that you trusted her to admit something so important to you, but trulyâŚthe idea you were just barely hers made her irrationally upset.
Ę once she gets over the sulking, ei finds a little peace with you as you retell some stories of your own life. itâs a little healing almost, knowing you handled yourself so fiercely without her need of protection.
Ę another raiden shogun? well you better pray you hadnât dated because otherwiseâŚsheâs not sure she can keep that purple electricity of hers in check enough to not leave a branch-like streak across your face (she wouldnât dare no matter how tempting the idea of branding you as hers the thought may be).
Ę yae sakura and miko though? now that was certainly interesting. at least she finally had a conversation starter with the kitsune that strayed from the typical teasing.
Ę you must know that she will absolutely be using this information against you, in the most lighthearted manner of course.
Ę no itâs actually very normal in the inazuman custom for a shogun to eat a handful of sweets before dinner, you simply havenât heard of it! yup she also must be the little spoon at night no matter how much smaller or bigger you are from herâitâs a status thing, so come on, get to it.
A. ITTO â č泡ä¸ć
Ę OH SHIT??
Ę unexpected, bewildered and absolutely enamoured.
Ę not only did he manage to bag an absolute gorgeous partner, one that could kick ass like it was second nature, but also one that was from some super cool other world?! oh babe you shouldnât have said anything, he will absolutely chew your ear off with this.
Ę nonstop talking and questioningâ did you have things like this in your world?? when reference to the most common items. dig you also have rain? did you wake up before dawn or was it always night in your realm? do you have family? what were they like? friends? gasp LOVERS?
Ę ooh he suddenly couldnât take it. he knows youâre the most beautiful, handsomest, prettiest person aliveâbut just the thought of someone elseâsomeone who he couldnât fight!!âthinking the same thing before he ever did made his stomach feel all funny.
Ę were there monsters and freaks in your world too? and did you love them as much as you hopefully loved him?
Ę he knows itâs a little unfair to expect you to only have had eyes for him, but for the sake of his egoâŚitâs much better to keep past romantic endeavours to yourself. heâs currently more than content that the great arataki itto is your first TEYVAT! boyfriend. no other dude from some shammy planet could change that significant status.
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#aaahhh iâm so swamped with exams. i need reprieveâŚ#pls donât take psychology. or art. or english litâŚâ(âŻ3â°)âŽ#genshin x reader#gi x reader#genshin x gnreader#genshin x you#diluc x reader#venti x reader#zhongli x reader#ganyu x reader#xiao x reader#ei x reader#raiden shogun x reader#raiden x reader#itto x reader#genshin x gn!reader
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are you able to make some head canons of scaramouche, kazuha, xiao, (BASICALLY ANEMO BOYS), neuvi, kinich on how they react to reader being nonchalant like lwk i think itd be funny
NONCHALANT S/O
ę°warningsęą N/A
â ę˛ ` characters . . . xiao, kazuha, scaramouche, neuvillette, kinich
â ę˛ ` notes . . . happy new year ⥠still on hiatus but i didnât want to leave you guys completely high and dry d(^_^o) + also kinich is most definitely out of character just bc i refuse to play the new update so i know nothing about him
XIAO
Ę it doesnât bother him, if anything he likes the fact youâre able to brush things off easily (makes it easier for him to stop crouching on nearby trees to assure youâre safe, but lord do you sometimes hurt his ego)
Ę xiao isnât confident in romantic gestures, even something as small as a compliment or pinky holding has him wanting to disappear and recoverâŚso when you so easily act indifferent to it while heâs practically drunk on flush straight up makes him die a little
Ę aside from the slight jabs to his pride, you arenât uncaring and dumb enough to let his love go unnoticed (thankfully) so he can fully appreciate that you protect your peace
Ę haunted by memories of war, death and the stench of metal, itâs nice to find some solace in the cool air you exude
Ę from the outer perspective, two people who have nonchalant energy wouldnât seem to work too well (but lord do people drool when you two are duoed for a fight), but you and xiao just click!
Ę heâs quiet, protective but sweet and ready to take the first step to love you, while youâre chilled, confident and allow him to take comfort in someone whoâs stable (and sometimes snarky lol)
KAZUHA
Ę he takes your nonchalant energy as you being ditzy or levelheaded if anything - in other words - itâs really endearing!
Ę you sort of match his personality to the T, except heâs just the slightest bit more reciprocal with other peopleâs energy meanwhile you just stand back with your hands either tucked in your pockets or fiddling with the edge of his scarf
Ę he actually kinda just enjoys teasing you if anything to see if anything can make you crack, most attempts end in failure but it is a rather cute bonding exercise to whoosh you with anemo energy out of the blue to then help you reorganise your hair and straighten your clothes
Ę he does worry for you on the occasion when you seem to show a lack of interest in him, heâs a pure romantic at heart! he thrives off the attention from his beloved partner! but once in a while you do show him just how much you love him
Ę did he immediately brighten when you once placed your head on his lap really quietly when he was humming a melody to you? yes, and he has no shame about that
SCARAMOUCHE
Ę oh you PISS him off
Ę if ignorance and arrogance were ever personified it would be you and him respectfully
Ę obviously you both love each other on deeper levels than just: âeven though iâm above you iâll still let you hold my hand, â âokay.â - but your relationship is justâŚhumorous at best from an outsiderâs view
Ę the akademiyaâs student body is currently conflicted between the idea that your relationship is either ideal or highly toxic
Ę on one hand, itâs really adorable to see the mysterious, snarky student of vahumana that rarely ever comes to class be so oddlyâŚchatty in your presence, as you so lovingly listened to every word (if the people close enough to actually hear can be bothered to ignore the fact heâs badmouthing the entire school while you shrugged at every word)
Ę aside from the yapper x listener duo, heâd alsoâŚa little more physically affectionate? he rests his head on your lap quite frequently because you say nothing and therefore donât bother teasing him
Ę thatâs also the main thing he hates: how nonchalant you are about everything makes his indifference seem futile and oddly more vulnerable. you donât care about anything, and itâs incredibly infuriating! the first time he said âi love youâ you replied with âhuh?â and that was the first time heâs ever felt so scornful
Ę he loves you most days, so he will deal with your frustrating silence - itâs nice to see him become the person he wanted to be with someone who rarely intervenes
NEUVILLETTE
Ę heâs worried, intrigued and a little jealous all at once.
Ę worried because he fears that your indifference is a direct consequence of his own inadequacy. are you perhaps not satisfied?? do you not like it when he cups the side of your face when he kisses you? or do you hate the purring noises he makes when you curl your hands in his hair? âŚitâs raining in fontaine again
Ę heâs intrigued mostly because you donât seem to care or even be fazed by the fact youâre not only dating a dragon - but a primordial, godly being that precedes the creation of the modern teyvat. he didnât think the information would be useful to you in the first place, but when you asked so nicely about the two blue steaks in his hair, he felt obliged to tell you - and yet you replied with âoh, cool.â
Ę a little jealous just because this attitude is rather perfect in court. you canât show bias and any emotion whether for defence or prosecution can skew your perspective on a trial - itâs difficult. heâs grown to love the little beings that run around fontaine carelessly, passing judgement has become something so much more colourful than black and white. but with you? itâs like you either have no opinion, or just to not engage - slightly admirable, if a little scary
Ę at the end of the day, it doesnât worry him too badly. nonchalance doesnât necessarily mean emotionally unavailable - and believe me he spends enough time next to you to love the little quirks and habits you do when no one is looking at that façade of yours
KINICH
Ę you đ¤ kinich - two peas in a pod
Ę you donât give a shit about anything? neither does he! do you wanna kiss?
Ę ajaw lowkey hates you both (said with affection) and does NOT hesitate to let his opinion be known, though kinich is of course quick to shut him down
Ę he kind of enjoys peering his head at you during conversations to see what youâre like - if your face scrunches when people say something weird, if your brows pitifully furrow at the mention of loss, or even if you smile at laughter â and he sees quite literally nothing, which was honestly like looking in a mirror
Ę no one actually knows how two people with nearly the exact same level of charisma (none) got together, but you two are happy with each other, so really - who else needs to comprehend your relationship?
Ę you have a really similar approach to life: do what you must to get what you want. but to him that means dangerous commissions that no one would probably want, and to you that means lounge around graffitiing a wall with some symbols you thought of on the spot
Ę itâs genuinely infuriating to have a conversation with either of you though when the person speaking isnât looking for particular help (or is speaking too slowly for either of your likings), you either brush the person off and walk away, or kinich talks back rather abruptly
Ę mualani made it a non negotiable rule to have someone, hopefully the traveler, around either one of you like some sort of support dog to ensure you guys actually socialise and donât sit there like owls waiting to bite
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#insert nonchalant dread head meme or something **#love u guys sm hope youâve had an amazing xmas !!#genshin x reader#gn! x reader#genshin x gnreader#gi x reader#genshin x you#xiao x reader#kazuha x reader#scaramouche x reader#wanderer x reader#scara x reader#neuvillette x reader#kinich x reader
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tldr: on an indefinite hiatus, feel free to send requests as iâll pop in and out of the account to write something :D
i really would like to thank all of you that have ever read, commented, reblogged one of my works â writing has always been a form of escapism and happiness for me especially when i get to talk about my little blorbos.
iâll keep it brief because i have to revise for my psychology and english lit. exam tmrw lol but, i really canât imagine myself continuing to write for genshin (at least willingly and with the same effort and joy i used to have) :(
iâm either going to go on an indefinite hiatus, or quit permanently (unlikely, i still love to yap too much lmao) but for now, there will be no more uploads from me (;_;) since i appreciate you guys a lot and know my writing has been some form of comfort for people, iâll be opening up my requests :D
iâm sorry if this seems sudden or upsetting but i donât want to disappoint people with my shitty little upload schedule any longer :p
i donât think i ever even mentioned this but i also have an art account so if u miss me u can come suffer with me in another artistic way: @amosprinz :3




if youâre wondering what iâve been doing. itâs this. + revision for my a lvls lol âŚhelpâŚim sufferingâŚ.
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WHAT THEY DO WHEN THEYâRE IN LOVE!
ę°warningsęą not proofread, dainsleif/pantalone may be ooc (´°̼̼̼̼̼̼̼̼ϰ̼̼̼̼̼̼̼̼ď˝)
â ę˛ ` synopsis . . . just cute habits, actions etc that they do, whether intentionally or not, after being struck with cupidâs arrow.
â ę˛ ` characters . . . jean, diluc, zhongli, xiao, nilou, xianyun, dehya, wanderer, arlecchino, pantalone, dainsleif
â ę˛ ` notes . . . scrolling through the genshin tag makes me wanna die sometimesâŚiâm trying to do investigative work and i have to quickly scroll past the same smutty language like itâs booktok torture + also iâve been playing baldurs gate 3 for the past several days and i think iâve developed a problemâŚ
G. JEAN â ç´
Ę jean is very subtle in the way she loves someone, she doesnât want to keep it secret per se, but her love is always almost adjacent to a puppy crush; something that seems fleeting but in the long run returns harder and hits oh so much worse.
Ę she canât necessarily abuse her powers, and she wouldnât dare dream of messing up the order she so carefully has managed to maintain, so the way she tries to convey her feelings across isnât too brash or loud.
Ę simple things like letting her hands brush against yours when she passes you documents, allowing you to visit her office whenever you please even if itâs to just sprawl down at a nearby couch and read a book you found in the library while meandering, and even letting you join her on her daily walks across the courtyard.
Ę during windblume festivals she wonât hesitate to strike up a seemingly harmless and friendly conversation, all the while sneaking a flower into your hair that resembles the feelings you stir up inside her fuzzy heart.
Ę jean is overall quite an awkward person when it comes to anything related to romantic or plantoic ties, sheâs a bit of a people pleaser in that way where she prefers to assume everyoneâs a friend before an enemy⌠or in this case, âinterestedâ.
Ę with backup and sought guidance from her good friends lisa and kaeya, sheâll try a myriad of tactics to get you to notice her; a little shoulder massage there, a heartfelt sticky note placed on your workstation there, inviting you to classic candlelit dinners etc.
Ę yes, believe me, she even tried the cartoonish ârose bit between teeth and uncomfortably arched side lean on a wallâ approach before deciding itâs much better to listen to herself than the flamboyant duo.
R. DILUC â 迪ĺ˘ĺ
Ę diluc is the actual epitome of a gentleman. his love is so pure and genuine you canât help but flower press every petal from the various bouquet he personally delivers to you on special occasions (anything from you completing a particularly hard or draining mission to doing something you thought youâd suck at).
Ę his coat is also yours now. itâs like a six sense at this point to notice when youâre shivering out in the cold winds, and itâs become even more of a routine for him to simply shed that fluffy coat of his and drape it appropriately over your shoulders, trying to maintain a comfortable distance between you two as he adjusts it both to ease your tension and assure the pounding of his heart goes unheard.
Ę diluc doesnât enjoy using his riches to woo someone, itâs uncouth and just shows a desperation unbecoming of someone who dates to marry. if he wants to know youâre in it for the long haul, heâll be much more sensitive and thoughtful when picking out gifts for you, each them have to hold some level of significance in your life.
Ę the whole fiasco with his poor maids and some sneaky, perverse stalkers and dilucâs flaming great sword certainly applies to you as well; heâll quietly ensure your safety in the night, helping you walk home with his arm hooked under yours, and in broad daylight he wonât hesitate to swing that polished wolfâs gravestone of his against any onlookers.
Ę diluc is extremely closed off but deeply sentimental, he can so easily find himself rambling about his childhood stories to you; anything from how he used to collect seashells with kaeya to bring back to their dad, or how him and jean used to let baby barbara braid their hair together while babysittingâŚto things that are slightly more troublesome and heart wrenching to even mutter.
Ę he may be less vocal than most in terms of feelings, but that doesnât mean he wonât commit to it if heâs in love with someone. diluc isnât the slightest bit dumb, he understand in order to get his feelings across he needs to do more than take random days off to spend time with you, he needs to at least hint it in a way that clearly gets his intentions across.
Ę believe me, whenever you come by to dawn winery per notice, everyone raises a brow at you with curious smirks and gazes as diluc nearly stumbles on his words to get the phrase: âyou look lovely tonightâ out.
ZHONGLI â é猝
Ę he has up to thousands years of romantic customs under his belt, he understands the vague signs and ways to further communicate how much he adores you.
Ę âŚ that would be the case in its full if not for the fact for the first thousand couple years of his life he wasnât busy maiming other gods and shedding blood. safe to say, his memories of mortal âcourtingâ is slightly, if not absolutely, a massive, weaving and overlapping trail of various centuries and cultures heâs been accustomed to; anything ranging from the days when khaenriâah was still in its prime to nowadays with newfound slang.
Ę heâll recite the most beautifully heartfelt and awfully sincere poem all the while youâre fighting your life in a haunted house (heâs heard this activity is helpful to get couples closer to one another, and given the fact youâre clinging on for dear life at the edge of his coat, he assumes heâs on the right track!)
Ę he wants to impress you while also maintaining an air of genuineness to his actions, and while that does sometimes end in awkward situations where he ends up wearing regal attire to whatâs supposed to be a casual dinner at wangmin, his heart remains completely pure in its endeavours.
Ę oh, letâs not forget this man is quite literally a dragon too!
Ę sometimes he can forget you donât have the same complexion as him and will proudly present you some sort of glimmering relic from his hoard, forgetting that certain materials that existed back in the day were deadly and or toxic for mortals to touch let alone possess.
Ę with a little nudge in the right direction, heâll quickly learn everything there is to know for how to properly handle your precious heart. whatever youâd like, you may have â if itâs within his reach, that is. but it doesnât mean heâll stop at whatâs available, no, just how much heâs willing to risk for you.
XIAO â é
Ę heâs already embarrassed and awkward enough with accepting the fact he likes you, so accepting the fact that he loves you had left him with a lengthy exorcism spree down in some forgotten areas in liyue (it didnât help).
Ę in all honestly, not much changes; both because heâs rather emotionally constipated but also because heâs more than sure heâs loved you for longer than he seems to currently acknowledge.
Ę letters that came only on special occasions like your birthday or his became much more frequent and a lot less poetic, it felt more like he was writing about his thoughts at the time, a little akin to how youâve made him feel less constricted and much more free; he can finally have the courage to step out of his comfort zone.
Ę all those small acts of love he used to subtly express (i.e gifting you two crystaflies, personally inviting you to come hang out, etc) he manages to double, he canât have you thinking his intentions are the same as before. no, theyâre much stronger now.
Ę his guard softens around you regardless, but when you randomly fall asleep on his shoulder on your weekly visits at wangshu inn, instead of taking you to one of the rooms, heâll sit there and allow you to rest, and if heâs assured youâre not awake to ridicule him, maybe, just maybeâŚheâll sneakily loop his arm around your waist.
Ę even just the thought of you makes him spiral into daydreaming, sitting atop a tree and swinging his leg back and forth carelessly as he stares up at the night to await for a new light, knowing full well the only sun he wants to see is youâŚjust imagining his hands holding your waist like they did so long ago makes him shiver (hopefully this time heâll get to do it when youâre not falling, and instead are falling for him)
NILOU â 匎é˛
Ę nilou is basically a disney princess, if you see her singing to random birds that come watch her performances, everyone in the grand bazaar already knows itâs because youâll be in the crowd that night.
Ę each step within her routines are done with the little more passion, if that even is possible given her character, all because she imagines that pride and hopeful heart eyes in your eyes as all the attention is on her.
Ę sometimes this fixation can lead to dumb mistakes on stage which bring her to sulking away with a hand on her forehead dabbing away at the sweat, but even the mention of your name as you pass by several sumeru streets is enough for her to brighten, do a quick wardrobe switch and run off to tackle you within her embrace.
Ę nilou is not loud, but definitely not subtle. the exact representation of how she feels when you come to encourage her at her lowest (though those days are few). youâre there for her in ways you donât imagine, and that alone is enough for her to daze away into the night as she cuddles her pillow, legs wrapped around it and all, and begins thinking about the what ifs of your relationship.
Ę sometimes itâs a little comedic the way she speaks about you, it almost sounds like sheâs reminiscing about a fictional book character with how much she takes pride in whatever little thing you do. no one tires of seeing her footsteps lightly tap against the ground in circles as she gushes about how when you complimented her the other day, you touched her cheek seemingly subconsciously âŠ^Ď^âŠ
XIANYUN â é˛äş
Ę sheâs a little embarrassed at just how obvious she can be sometimes, it doesnât help the fact her own children keep using this love of hers to their advantage.
Ę she keeps nagging them about not taking care of themselves (sheâs all too keen about their health and whereabouts now that she dwells alongside liyuean people) and yet just the mention of your name has her slightly stuttering in a ditzy trance as she hooks her glasses back up her nose bridge.
Ę without hesitance, sheâll show you a photo album she has of all those close to her; would you like to see the drawing little ganyu made when she just barely had her horns? or perhaps the polearm young shenhe broke when she miscalculated her own strength in training?
Ę her family is her pride and joy, itâs only natural for her to want you to be part of it even if itâs something as silly as raking through photos of a chubby ganyu eating the stem of a flower or teeny shenhe napping on a tree.
Ę a peaceful life mingling with mortals has left her with ample time to enjoy the trivialities of life, and yet she finds her mind all too quickly wandering to you; had you been taking care of yourself? were you feeling lonely? did you need her to make something for you?
Ę a secretive worry wart that quickly becomes that ancient adetpus she used to pride herself as soon as your delicate hands accidentally brush against hers; suddenly sheâs perked up, chest heaven up high with a confident hand on her shoulder: you wouldnât even think that flurry of pink hues gushing across her cheeks was real if not for the light providing evidence.
DEHYA â 迪ĺ¸é
Ę oh sheâs absolutely ecstatic!!
Ę thereâs genuinely nothing better than love in her eyes, especially just having the ability to love and trust someone fully when you havenât been able to do so for a plethora of years.
Ę doesnât try to hide it, like at all, if anything she makes it rather obvious with the way she constantly pulls you closer as if you were already an item, arms constantly clinging onto you and your sides or her hands messing up your hair as you greet her.
Ę sheâll take you anywhere you ask, free of charge of course (just promise to smileâŚand maybe if youâre up for it give her a kiss on the cheek, thatâs sure to be enough reimbursement).
Ę sheâs already quite a confident and outwardly friendly person (if the price is right that is) but when in your presence? whatâs wrong with just a little bit of showing offâŚ
Ę dehya needs you to see the best side of her!! maybe then youâll finally give in and realise that her constantly asking for you to come join her on her travels and commissions isnât brought out of mere timed coincidence
WANDERER â ćľćľŞč
Ę i saw that a few people were upset and confused by wandererâs sudden switch up into being more kind/friendly, but i think we all forget what kind of person he was before his betrayals.
Ę he loves wholeheartedly, if he adores something it consumes him in a warm pit of mushy domesticity â he doesnât hate love or being kind, he hates the way it makes him vulnerable and the way it reminds him of the way he used to be.
Ę that also means heâll completely ignore you, or, try his best to rather.
Ę wanderer knows within his heart that he completely years for you, just the accidental slip of his gaze meeting yours makes his brain go haywire, sending volts of electricity down his spine â you make him feel so alive.
Ę itâs terrifying to return to a person you once were especially now with the knowledge of how being the way you were lead to some sort of tragedy, heâs managed to build up these walls so high and here you were, sneaking in through cracks he didnât even know he had.
Ę and he both loves it and hates it; loves the fact he can still feel, but hates how heâs so easily susceptible.
Ę loving you turns into self-loathing and brooding, his feet pacing up and down every street at night to clear his muddled head. small distractions like taking strolls in meadows or sleeping up in the vines of trees lead to just thoughts of you and you alone.
Ę wanderer refuses to be overly friendly and buddy-buddy with you even if heâs aware that if you decided to just one day hold him sincerely heâd burst into tears, but he can compromise with being less cutthroat.
Ę âshut the fuck upâ turns into him just rolling his eyes at you as you ramble (he soaks up any piece of information he can and locks it away), items you gift him now are more apparent in their value as he yells at those who dare question the dumb aranara pin you bought him and placed sneakily on his hatâŚoh and he gives you hat privileges.
Ę itâs raining? âŚget close to him so you donât begin complaining about the way the rain feels on your skin.
ARLECCHINO â éżčžĺĽčŻş
Ę she starts treating you less like an asset in her âcontact if in need of assistanceâ roster and more like a friend â of course, she maintains that distance between you two, but she lets you wriggle around in her heart to see if you manage to fit.
Ę chances are, you will â unknowingly sheâd grown to love you in ways that may have even gone unnoticed by her given how natural they were; inviting you to random gatherings when the whim arises, pulling your chair out for you when out for brunch, or even tucking away strands of hair and twirling it around playfully.
Ę arlecchinoâs love isnât something immediate or expected, sheâs a woman who keeps every card close to her chest and her children even closer, you have to prove to her that youâre worth it, in a way that doesnât necessarily mean spilling blood but more so answers the question: do you care, and are you willing to accept her blinding love?
Ę itâs like a shepherd dog with a lost lamb, but that little sheep is just you, and sheâs a wolf in need of a muse.
Ę cute tea parties arenât uncommon with the two of you, sheâll happily let you indulge yourself in treats as she leans back with scorching tea in her hands while memorising every curve of your lips as you chew and swallow, she loves watching the way your eyes crinkle when you smile and the little sway from side to side you occasionally do as an expression of joy.
Ę once arlecchino notices that sheâs began treating you as another authority figure in the house of hearth, sheâll reach and collar you gently, intertwining her dark, cursed hand into your flowery one.
PANTALONE â ć˝ĺĄç˝ćś
Ę one of the most attractive qualities a man can have is knowing when to shut the fuck up and to slide his card over during a dinner â both such things pantalone can do effortlessly, especially when it comes to you.
Ę arlecchino claims that: âhe allows his actions to be governed by the vengeance and hatred locked in the depths of his heart.â something that definitely translates into his love affairs in more than obsessive manners.
Ę donât be afraid of the massive hauls of clothing and sparkling jewellery galore that are being trudged in by multiple men, darling, itâs just a menial souvenir from his latest travels and newfound connections that he thought you might enjoy ^^
Ę while his grandeur usually stems from his deep hearted desire to overthrow the imbalance between immortals and mortals, rest assured the luxury he provides you purely stems from his desire to make you his.
Ę whether that entails you being his pet for him to seek comfort from on the occasion or a genuine connection where he can comfortably hold you at night purely depends on you.
Ę oh, youâll let him chew your ear off about his recent expedition and extravagant plan? consider your rent payed for the next few months and a few kisses on your cheek that certainly arenât actually part of the snezhnayan custom (let him indulge in those little cravings or else heâll undoubtedly be petty).
DAINSLEIF â ć´ĺ ćŻéˇĺ¸
Ę has a breakdown.
Ę a little dramatic, but honestly if his entire life wasnât a disgusting mess already, youâve come to make it worse. fate is deliberately mean to brooding blondes it seems, given the fact heâs now stuck pacing around back and forth on a trail of dead abyss mages as he rereads a letter youâve sent him weeks ago.
Ę everything you give to him, everything you say, do, write, whatever, he remembers implicitly. each word you say is engraved into him as if they were important artefacts regardless of how pointless and mundane.
Ę it can honestly get a littleâŚscary at times? youâll mention liking something once and all of a sudden you find it within your possession at least a few weeks later.
Ę dainsleif doesnât have enough time to wallow in the glory of mushy, all consuming love despite desperately wanting to imagine how your hand would feel caressing down past each of his scars, but what he can do is protect you, and to him thatâs a greater blessing than intimacy he knows will end eventually.
Ę a big tough man who would honestly fold the moment you call him any variation of a pet name, specifically with the word âmine/myâ at the beginning â hey, itâs nice knowing you mean something to someone the point they view you as inseparable.
Ę the timings at which he comes to aid you are all too convenient and believe me heâll try his best to downplay it as coincidence, all the while heâs breathing heavily both from the face your eyes are scanning his so closely and the fact he used up so much energy to merely make a portal to sneak into your space.
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NOT SAYING âI LOVE YOUâ BACK.
ę°warningsęą not proofread pls donât yell at me *sniffles*
â ę˛ ` synopsis . . . [char] and you tend to say your i love yous pretty regularly, itâs become a subconscious routine for the both of you; what would happen if either one of you just suddenly didnât respond?
â ę˛ ` characters . . . venti, diluc, xiao, tartaglia, kazuha, ayato, alhaitham, wanderer, lyney, neuvillette, wriothesley, arlecchino
â ę˛ ` notes . . . ŕ´Śŕľŕ´Śŕ´ż(・â˘Ě á^) drabbles vary in length significantly becauseâŚiâm a little unwell with astarion brainrot rn and i will not rest till i get to kiss my beautiful vampiric man â also i apologise for making some of these more angsty than intendedâŚi couldnât help myself haha
VENTI â 渊迪
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Ę venti? of all people? not saying i love you to his beloved windblume whom heâd personally resurrect ancient gods for if they asked with that sweet, melodic voice of theirs?
Ę the only viable reason for him not replying can most likely be bottled down to him being a brat. a spoiled one at that. you give him so much affection itâs a little scary sometimes to think someone just know all of his ins and out as if they held his heart within the palm of their hand meaninglessly. so how do you expect him to be satisfied with a mere phrase when he wants you so desperately?
âiâm leaving for a commission, iâll be back in a few hours; love you, honey.â you said per routine, fixing your hair in the mirror that stood perfectly near the doorway under ventiâs request (he likes seeing how his braids look after you do them in the morning).
what you expected was a reply, but certainly not the one that followed: âalright, bye bye~â venti tilted his head back as his body slinked on the couch, his eyes scanning yours upside down with that look on his face which suggested he knew exactly what he was doing.
âgoodbye, venti, i love you.â you re-enunciate, arms crossing firmly over your chest pridefully to mirror ventiâs stubbornness that fell immediately upon sight of your pretty face glancing over at his. oh, he really couldnât resist you for too long.
âiâll say it back if you stay with me today!â he giggled, teeth on full display as he grinned widely; fully aware youâd indulge him even if for only a little while.
ę° you not saying i love you back ᥣđŠ.á âš
âwindblumeâŚâ venti sadly slumped his head on your shoulder, leaving enough space for his eyes to glance at the book in your hands as you continued to read despite his sulking.
âi accidentally packed my schedule full with a flurry of performancesâŚiâm afraid i wonât be able to indulge in your cuddles all day like i wanted to,â he whined, kissing the side of your neck to compensate for the lack of affection heâs going to have to put up with.
really, if he could, heâd pretend all the strings on his lyre magically untuned themselves into havoc if it meant giving an excuse to be back in your warm hold. but as a god of the wind, and one who shared the passions of music no less, it was more or less his duty to share his w with the residents of mondstadt when asked so kindly.
âi promise iâll return to you soon as i can! no quick stop at angelâs share this time either,â venti managed a chuckle despite the inner thumping of his heart at the mere prospect of returning home to you â an experience he never thought heâd fulfil in his lifetime. âi love you dearly, my darling, iâll see you soon~â
he leaned over the back of the couch to help reach the side of your face, lips pursing into a fish-like pout as he awaited to hear those beloved words that were always followed by a rewarding kiss. yet you merely hummed in acknowledgement of his presence and his soon departure.
who do you think you are?
ventiâs brows immediately knit down together in frustration. âwindblumeâŚi said, i love you,â he leaned closer, âsweetheartâŚcome on, say it back!â he finally nuzzled his cheek against yours, trying to elicit some sort of response from you that didnât border on full on ignoring him. usually that slight uplift of your lips would be enough, but with the additional context that heâd be away from you for so long, venti couldnât cope with a mere smile!
feeling a little flicker of breeze behind you, goosebumps prickle your skin and a delicate shiver runs down your spine, the little gust of wind disappearing as quick as it came. venti hooked his fingers beneath your chin, delicately forcing your eyes to meet his. âwonât you tell your god you love him?â
those gorgeous and elaborate white wings of his flutter quietly, twitching in anticipation as he excitedly awaits for what heâs been dying to hear. you sigh, leaning towards him to press the most featherlight kiss on the side of his face. âi love you too, now go along already, youâre going to be late.â
R. DILUC â 迪ĺ˘ĺ
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Ę youâve probably, unfortunately, caught him at a relatively bad time if he had completely ignored your affections. after all, while not necessarily a really active recipient, diluc is more than happy to indulge your carefree âi love yousâ and kisses.
Ę thereâs no way heâd ever intentionally ignore or not reply to an âi love youâ, especially one thatâs so sickly sweet to his ears
âiâm going to bed, luc,â you yawn, arms stretching far out in front of you as you push yourself away from the desk that was littered with several papers stacked on top of each other in various piles that were marked by different pen colours. âyou better come join me soon, alright? i love you.â
diluc hums and nods his head, eyes sunken into his skull as his fingers continue flipping the pen within his hand in a sleepy dance as he just barely managed to focus on the words that seemed to squeeze together. none of yours even register in his mind as you sorrowfully close the office door to head to your usually shared bedroom.
it only takes a little while for his brain to catch up to his heart. so thatâs why he felt it flutterâŚ
diluc immediately packs away his things to the best of his drowsy ability, hanging up his coat that he honesty forgot he still had draped on himself before he burst into your bedroom rather dramatically. panting from having rushed himself, his arms propping himself up with both sides of the door way, diluc looks away all flushed.
ââŚi love you as well, iâm sorry for not saying it,â he sighs in comfort as you raise a brow at him, amused at just how quickly he managed to wrap thing ups purely out of guilt that he failed to reciprocate your intentions.
ę° you not saying i love you back ᥣđŠ.á âš
oh. wellâŚyouâve mustâve had a reason, right?
you wouldnât just leave right in the morning for a commission, tell him goodbye when he declared his love to you without you repeating the same routine back to him? right?
and yet, you did; and now diluc finds himself in the peculiar position of being overly worried. he has strength, power and stability beyond imagination, but without your affection as fuel, what use are those things?
staring back at the ticking clock continuously, the wet rag in hand helping him clean up some ink that spilled across his hands as a frustrated groan escaped him. what kind of man have you turned him into that he canât even focus on important tasks merely because you didnât say a few simple words?
maybe thatâs where the problem lies. the words âi love youâ always seemed simple to you, something that diluc can admit had found himself jealous of on occasion, so now that heâs absent from something so easy, itâs a little difficult to not overthink the possibilities that the phrase has become harder to swallow for you.
diluc nearly slams his head on his desk at such a thought. he canât lose his mind over something so silly, itâs fine. youâre both fine.
taking another meandering glance at the clock, dilucâs chair scraped across the wood as he flung on his coat, brushing it clean as he sauntered downstairs with the most grumpy expression dawn winery has seen in a while.
âhoney, why do you look so upset?â your sweet voice lured him back into sanity as dilucâs steps immediately calmed down, his eyes widening momentarily as you seemed to return much earlier than expected from your travels. shaking his head, diluc sighs, âitâs nothing, my love â letâs go out for dinner, is that all right?â
XIAO â é
not really a surprise, honestly.
xiao isnât necessarily known for being a fun-loving, happy-go-lucky, super affectionate bunny and as much as he wishes he could just vocalise the song that plays in his heart whenever you meet his eyes, heâs unable to reciprocate your affections in a way thatâs satisfactory.
youâve grown to accept such a fact. xiao, on the other hand, hasnât. itâs like a little itch for him that he canât scratch but desperately wants to. doesnât mean he wonât show his love in other more discreet ways.
there are the subtle things; like the way he ensures your favorite dish is always ready when you come over, how he lingers a bit longer during a goodbye hug almost as if heâs scared to let you go, or the times heâll simply sit in comfortable silence with you (though, that is common), his presence a quiet yet powerful testament to his feelings.
sometimes, he leaves small tokens for you to find: a flower carefully placed on your doorstep, a hand-written note slipped into your bag that you can tell was written in a hurry due to how sloppy the handwriting looks, a charm he crafted himself hidden among your belongings that he specifically sought the guidance of zhongli from. it's in these gestures that his love for you shines through, even if the words remain unspoken.
ę° you not saying i love you back ᥣđŠ.á âš
there are times when xiao escapes his shell, and itâs in those quiet moments where youâre both completely alone without even the whistling of the wind to eavesdrop on you atop the comfortable slope of a mountain, that xiao verbally tells you how much he adores you. sometimes a little more poetically than intended, but he hopes his words pass through to you in the form of a flutter.
ââŚa vow as enduring as the sea and mountains,â xiao mumbled nervously, his hand awkwardly hovering over yours in hesitance before he sucked in a breath and decided to just give in and delicately interlock your fingers. watching as you tilted your head in confusion, xiao looked away and muttered again: âi meant that i love you.â
the silence and the little nod that followed, which was all meant as a little ploy to tease him for being so cute and flustered over a term you didnât even need to hear on the regular, resulted in xiaoâs chest to tighten anxiously. did you not feel the same way anymore? but then again, that devious smile of yours (which xiao could differentiate the style of pretty instinctively) made it certain there was a deeper meaning behind the quiet.
âit's alright," he whispered, his voice barely audible. "you don't have to say anything. i just wanted you to know."
TARTAGLIA â ĺ
Źĺ
ę° him not saying i love you back ᥣđŠ.á âš
Ę petty petty petty, absolutely done out of pettiness and just being an overall ginger brat.
Ę you forgot to say good morning immediately after you woke up? haha, what was your name again? aw, you walked passed him on your travels even though he deliberately came over to see you? guess heâs not paying for all your stuff today⌠(he will, just ask).
one morning, groggy and half-asleep, you stumbled out of bed, forgetting to meekly mumble your usual "good morning, my darling, i love you" as you got up for the day. it was a small and rather insignificant oversight, but not for childe.
later that day, as you wandered through the vibrant streets of fontaine, you spotted his unmistakable ginger hair approaching. waving and smiling at your beloved, expecting some sort of hyper response back, you awaited his towering presence with a hand on your hip. he walked right past you. full on. turning your head with furrowed brows and jaw hung low, you notice that little playful, shit-eating smirk on his lips.
a little confused, you called out to him, "ajax! come back here.â
he turned, feigning surprise despite clearly having seen you (and, unbeknownst to you, having been watching you for the past couple minutes as you checked out several vendors). "oh, it's you. i almost didn't recognize you."
rolling your eyes, you walked up to him. "seriously?â both of you stared at each other in scrutiny, tartaglia fighting back the urge to squeeze you within his arms and whine at you for your negligence while you fought the urge to pull him down by his sunlit strands to coax some sense out of him. âare you mad at me?â
he shrugged nonchalantly, eyes twinkling with mischief you recognised immediately. "hmm, whoâs mad? i just forgot who you were for a moment." letâs not mention the fact he has your front, back and side silhouettes memorised to the point he could trace it with his eyes closed expertly.
when you both parted ways, tartaglia making up some excuse that he had to buy some souvenirs for his siblings despite you knowing full well he was just listening to your reprimand from a week ago that he needed respite from being brutalised repeatedly, you found yourself linking pieces of red yarn together internally.
oh heâs just such a little shit isnât he?
the sun set and bedazzled the sky in golden red hues, you walked back to your shared accommodation and a hefty amount of apologetic snacks filling your bag. normally, when you opened the door, ajax would jump at you. it was obvious from the way he sat leaned back on the couch that he was biting back that urge too.
grinning, you approached him, feeling a mix of amusement and frustration. "you know i love you, right?"
he glanced at you, his expression softening for a moment, god he really missed you so much even if only parted for a few hours at most. "hmm, do you? because i don't recall hearing such a thing in the morning."
you laughed, shaking your head at his childishness. settling yourself next to him, arms encasing around his wounded torso, you muttered a little compromise: "alright, honey. tomorrow, first thing. i promise."
tartaglia finally relented, pulling you into a gentle embrace that led to him exhaling a breath he was holding (probably a subtle way to get his loud heart to stop beating so furiously). "good. i suppose i can forgive you this time.â
ę° you not saying i love you back ᥣđŠ.á âš
ajax had disobeyed your orders again.
even when being repeatedly asked by friends and his own lover alike, he just couldnât behave in a way that didnât result in at the very least, a few scratches and bruises on his freckled skin. it irritated you to no end.
irritation, of course, led to frustration. i mean, when you have to regurgitate the same instructions to someone you adore to death, it becomes exhausting. you didnât necessarily argue about it, you simply tuned off.
sitting in bed with a book cradled between your fingertips, a mellow tune humming in the background from your vinyl as you soaked in the fantasy you were thoroughly engaged in. none of those things could unfortunately deafen the whines from ajax as he cozied himself up next to you, a silent groan slipping past his lips as he incidentally tore at one of his bandages.
âkochanieâŚâ his nose nuzzled against your clothes as he found himself laying on your warm thighs. âi already apologised for being a dumbass, i swear i love you and iâll listen to you properly next time.â
he purses his lips into a pout as you ignore him and continue to scan your eyes over the ink. âcome on, i love you, sweetheart.â he nudged you, pinching you as delicately as possible but enough to elicit a gasp from you as you finally glance over at him.
âand i love peace and quiet, so if you could, zip it.â
surely you donât think that was a good enough response for someone as needy for attention as ajax?
âiâm so hurtâŚâ he pitifully grumbled, arms crossing over his firm chest as he continued staring up at you with a gaze that meant âyou are not getting out of thisâ.
âwonât even spare a small kiss for your wounded lover? a hug? a cuddle? even just a whisper of your voice? how am i meant to liveââ you hush childeâs antics by squishing his cheeks together, forcing a fish like pout to form with his lips.
âi love you too, youâre just annoying.â
heâd take that over you fully ignoring him any day.
K. KAZUHA â ćŤĺä¸ĺś
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Ę not possible, thank you next character.
Ę the only possible way kazuha would ever not indulge your i love yous is when heâs away to a different nation and he sends you a response letter that takes weeks to come to your hands, or if that same letter somehow gets wet or ruined while in transit and his affections get dampened and smudged
Ę otherwise? kazuha doesnât see the point in stubborn behaviour. if thereâs a problem, though there hardly ever is, heâs under the pretence a couple should talk about it with a clear mind before making a final decision or statement â or in this case, the retraction of affection.
Ę youâre his map, with the treasure being your heart. why would he ever choose to not tell you he loves you when he gets the chance? you already lack sufficient time with another, and kazuha prefers using the time he does have with you to show you how much he adores you (whatever way that manifest as).
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kazuha absolutely smothers you in his love. though that usually feels more like youâre resting within the comfort of a sandy beach as soft washes of waves tickle your skin. youâre never short of a supply of affection.
thatâs why a devious idea popped into your head. what if you just didnât reciprocate?
âmy heart,â kazuhaâs breathy voice popped the bubble that hung over your head. âyouâve been spaced out for a while now, do you need a kiss to help you refocus?â you had to stop yourself from jumping at the opportunity.
âuh, no itâs fine, you donât have to,â the reply made kazuha raise an eyebrow quizzically. thatâs certainly not something he expected to hear especially after not seeing you for a while; but, heâd respect your choice. itâs not like heâs desperate for something so simple, you could just genuinely not be interested.
âhmâŚalright then, beloved.â he smiled sincerely, head falling to rest on your shoulder as his hand gently rested on the small of your back, rubbing soothing circles that mirrored the shape of the moon that cast a glow on you both. âi love you.â
he couldâve sworn he just said he loved you, so why did the winds bellow a response instead? coughing into his hand to clear his throat, thinking that perhaps you just didnât hear him, he repeated: âi love you, songbird.â
met with silence again, kazuha simply stays quiet. he doesnât need a reply, thatâs not why he says sweet things to you like heâs writing a lyrical sonnet. he tells you he loves you because it helps write the song in his heart that beats whenever heâs near you in a much more coherent way.
K. AYATO â çĽé睍人
ę° him not saying i love you back ᥣđŠ.á âš
Ę this man oozes with romantic appeal. even if heâs off voyaging to a whole other nation heâll find a way to not only say i love you, but also to say his good morning and good nights (accompanied with poorly doodled attempts at kiss marks to make up for the lack of physical touch).
Ę when heâs upset? gods no. he could be frustrated with you to the point he needs a break, and regardless heâll leave the room with a reminder he loves you. he doesnât need you getting second thoughts and therefore wonât ever plant them.
Ę heâs too busy? so? thoma has two hands iâm sure he can handle giving you letters that are merely love notes while he cleans the abode (assuming you and ayato live together separately from where he worksâŚyou can imagine how much thoma despises this errand despite his loyalty).
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âgreetings, love,â ayatoâs arms slid around your middle, chin coming to rest atop your shoulder as he hums a sweet tune as if he were a bird coming back home to his nest. a rather direct analogy, since thatâs exactly the occurrence.
plagued with hours of paperwork and meetings with government issues and secret organisations that god forbid you or ayaka ever found out about, ayato has missed you gravely. if he didnât know better heâd demand this sort of sin to be classified as a national crime with the sentence being told to stay home with your spouse all day (his literal dream).
now that heâs free for at least a little while, peace alas twinkling within his eyes as they close tightly to enjoy the silence as he clings onto you, ayato does feel like all the pain and ink he went through was totally worth it. if the price he had to pay for holding you oh so tightly is simply meaningless signatures on several documents, heâs willing to waste the entire supply of ink within inazuma â he wants this reward to last as long as possible, after all.
âmm, you smell divine, are you using the flower-scented perfume i sent you the other week? i love it,â he rambled, lips pressing against your nape as you busied yourself with some crocheting, ayatoâs eyes opening only to focus on the way your deft hands moved so skilfully. heâd make a comment about how he wished those hands were on him instead, but he had a particular reputation to uphold â and lewd impatient man certainly wasnât part of it.
âmore importantly, sweetheart,â ayato cooed, beginning to trail kisses around your neck and any exposed skin he managed to find, âi love you. so, look at me wonât you?â
merely turning your head to plant a kiss to the side of his jaw in a way of compromise, you otherwise remained silent. âyou know,â ayato smiled devilishly, his hand beginning to play with your hair soothingly. âi bought some stuff on my travels recently, a lot of things that are meant for you, of course.â
âi canât wait to surprise you tonight during dinner.â
that was a threat. maybe not a direct one, but you could recognise the slyness in that manâs voice soon as he mentioned buying âstuffâ â things that were definitely substitutes for poison (a little far fetched, but itâs best to assume whatever he conjures up will be the worst thing possible to save yourself the trip to a hospital bed).
âi love you too.â you appeased, and his face immediately lightened, arms returning around you as if finally satiated.
ayato huffs a stifled laugh, quelling your worries with a simple: âiâll have the staff know youâd like your favourite dish prepared.â
ALHAITHAM â čžĺ°ćľˇćŁŽ
ę° him not saying i love you back ᥣđŠ.á âš
Ę lowkey, itâs a bit of a 50/50 with himâŚ?
Ę sometimes, he just genuinely doesnât hear you. whether itâs because heâs subconsciously disassociating, overstimulated from excessive noise (itâs pretty much canon that heâs autistic, you canât give me a character that constantly wears headphones and only speaks when spoken to and expect me not to connect the dots) or simply because whateverâs playing in his ears was a little too loud and had managed to drown out your words â these specifics are never intended, and heâs more likely to reply back if you repeat yourself (or give him some time).
Ę other times though, is simply him teasing you. remember that one scene at the end of the interdarshan festival where alhaitham said, âbest things are told thriceâ (or whatever the quote was), yeah he commits to that in this scenario too.
Ę heâll pretend he canât hear you just so he can see the sweet frustration in your eyes as you mumble the words âi love youâ through gritted teeth. heâll smirk it off subtly and reciprocateâŚafter a while of course. perhaps when youâre falling asleep on his chest once youâre finally cuddled in bed together, youâll manage to catch his hushed whisper.
the world was intent on making alhaitham break down today. he woke up without you in bed with him this morning, meaning he couldnât brush his teeth while next to you as he passed you things that you required to get ready to start the day. from that, none of the foods or snacks he liked were available and the only option were fruits or meals he didnât like or he werenât in the mood for.
already feeling irritated and grumpy, him nearly spilling a vase on the books he had perfectly stacked up to binge read as he bumped into the corner of the table couldâve made him bang his head brutally on the wall. this wouldnât have been a problem if kaveh didnât place something so fragile and wobbly on something thatâs in the way.
alas, when he finally died down for the afternoon, book in hand, a melody passing by his ear as he tried to focus on breathing, all a sudden that irritation just slowly came creeping back. the words on the page squished together like some sort of cartoon from fontaine as they began to make no coherent sense even as he went over every line twice.
to make it worse? you had just come back home.
that sounds bad, but for alhaitham it was a travesty. now he wasnât able to at the very least embrace you in greeting in fear heâd lash out at the sudden contact. noticing the scrunching of his brows and the way his jaw looked like heâd been clenching it subconsciously for hours, you smiled out of sympathy, knowing from experience that this was most definitely another case of the domino effect of bad shit happening.
âneed me to leave you alone for a bit?â you asked as quietly as possible but in an octave he wouldnât twitch at in frustration.
he shook his head. a little surprising, but you complied with his wish and sat down on the floor next to him as he laid back on the couch as if in an impromptu therapy session. alhaitham held out his hand for you and you gently but surely placed yours on top, a delicate reminder that he was free to express whatever was on his mind when the world finally felt a little more peaceful.
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itâs not like alhaitham really says he loves you verbally, he prefers showing his love to you though actions. after all, actions speak louder than words â whatâs the point of telling you he loves you if he doesnât have the actions to back it up?
but for the sake of the scenario, letâs imagine alhaitham decides to spoil you with one his few vocal affirmations. his hands slowly running up and down the spine of your back, chest rising and falling in slow steady breaths as you burrow yourself into his side. alhaitham was reluctantly reading a romance book that you forcefully recommended him in hopes heâd learn a few things that would make you swoon (despite him doing plenty such things already).
âi love you.â he randomly blurts, his eyes clearly having scanned over the same phrase within the page he was on since he rather quickly skipped past it once your eyes caught glimpse of it. alhaitham is a confident, sometimes arrogant, man â nothing ever truly bothers him when in regards to the words or actions of other people unless they pose a threat to someone he loves.
however, in this case, your lack of words makes his brows scrunch down, bright teal eyes now scrutinising you as you clearly try to hide away a giggle. âdonât you think itâs a little rude to not reply to someoneâs confession.â he asks in a monotone voice, attention returning to the words on the page that now seemed irrelevant.
âif you want me to be like the characters in your little romance stories, how about you also commit to that yourself?â a little harsh sounding, but when faced with alhaithamâs pettiness, this is probably the most lenient heâs ever been to anyone.
WANDERER â ćľćľŞč
ę° him not saying i love you back ᥣđŠ.á âš
Ę another one thatâs not necessarily surprising.
Ę he likes using the phrase to tease or slander you, if anything. case in point: âoh i love you alright, but that doesnât mean you get to steal my blanket in the middle of the night.â or âi love you more when you keep completely silent."
âiâm convinced you donât love me.â ah god, not another one of your little helpless spiels again. this sort of conversation starter would normally set of a warranted number of red flags. in this case, however, both of you understood it was more like the start of a theatrical display of your pettiness.
âright, and whyâs that?â scara asked unamused, face not changing from his casual stoicism as he scanned over a possibly illegal book he snuck from the library (and if this conversation goes one way you might just tattle to auntie nahida).
âyou slept on the couch yesterday even after i cooked your favourite dish and got you out of that lecture kusanali forced you to attend by pretending we had chores to do,â you list off your good deeds on your fingers, your body sinking next to his on the couch that seemed more like a partner in crime than just a piece of furniture.
scara rolled his eyes. licking the tip of his fingertip to turn the page on his book, he huffed a response absentmindedly: âi do love you, but you just keep pushing me off the bed because of my cooler temperature so i got annoyed â simple as.â
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âoh, so just fuck me i guess?â
itâs already so difficult for him to even admit how much he cares for you, so to have such a hefty phrase leave his lips and be left with silence? heâs a little more than pissed.
scaraâs eyebrows crunched together, confusion written all over his face at the sudden change in your demeanor. youâre always the first to jump at the opportunity to coddle him soon as his sour lips turn sweet, so whatâs with the sudden negativity? the hostile fire that once flickered in his eyes was now replaced by a mournful sadness, and scara couldnât help but feel like he was staring at a stranger.
his chest tightened in a way that didnât feel good, and he found himself swallowing thickly, eyes flicking downward to where your hands swirled an ice-filled glass. guilt nipped at scaraâs conscience, and he scrubbed a hand over his face, letting out a heavy sigh.
âwhat did i fucking do wrong now?â he spits out.
scara tends to take even the slightest joke within your relationship as a direct threat or dig at him. not because he doesnât trust you, not even because he thinks your relationship isnât at a secure stage â but just because thatâs all he knows. he doesnât know how to respond to something lighthearted when all that heâs felt so far in his life is extremities.
âhm? what do you mean?â you ask, the teasing tone you took on dwindling upon the quick glance at how his bottom lip jutted out nervously. did everything have to be so irrevocably complicated?
scara shook his head, exhaling a small sigh before he just let the matter drop naturally. he didnât have time for stuff like this. heâd like to think he knows you well enough to recognise when youâre simply teasing him, but that fact alone isnât enough to make that ache in his heart go away.
he just needs a minute break. and perhaps for you to sneak into bed with him so you can cuddle him from behind.
LYNEY â ćĺ°ź
ę° him not saying i love you back ᥣđŠ.á âš
itâs a little difficult for lyney to say the words âi love youâ to someone whoâs not technically part of his family. he trusted and loved you easily, you cared for his siblings as if they were your own and even gave up your own pride to protect him; but something itching within him tells him he has no right to confess his true ardour.
lyney is nothing but a pawn with a jesters hat, using sleight of hand to remove the idea that heâs deceptive from your mind with a few whimsical flower tricks. itâs hard to allow himself to be so vulnerable and open when he knows full well that if his father found out, the disappointment would be greater than the reward.
when heâs coated in that black circus show getup, his smile broad and stance wide with confidence, heâll reply pretty easily! after all, he had to please his audience. but, youâre not just a stranger in the crowd. youâre his beloved, someone he waits for before one of his grandeur shows as you press a kiss to his cheek as a lucky charm that he finds himself gently touching as he slowly enters the stage.
but when heâs merely lyney, a lonely kid from the house of hearth who trembles in the comfort of the dark, your mumble of: âi love you a lot, lyney,â makes him replywith a mere widened look as if a deer caught in headlights, his pale face blossoming into a rosey pink hue as he tugged down at the front of his hat to cover his eyes.
âme too.â sometimes that reply is easier and much safer for both his heart and yours than the actual words.
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lyney adores how easily you find yourself saying such a phrase, even a little jealous at time at both the idea of how many people youâve uttered it to and the fact he finds himself stumbling over his own consciousness at the idea of confessing his affections back.
heâs also a massive trickster! you pull silly and harmless pranks on each other constantly, from something dumb like switching out a singular chocolate chip cookie to a raisin one to see the astounded look on lyneyâs face as he bites down to something a little more sweet like lyney throwing out roses to an audience that coincidentally create a heart.
this is certainly a much crueller prank than any of the above.
lyney was a little jumpy backstage, constantly pacing back and forth with a genuine smile on his face that youâve rarely seen, his arms constantly stretching out in front of him as he played with the leather of his gloves tediously. lady furina was going to be watching him today, it was no wonder he wanted you to help out!
well, lynette did everything, but youâre here for something lyney said he absolutely couldnât go without. his good luck kiss.
hearing the familiar sound of the staff shuffling around their props, lyney sauntered to you with a smile as his arms tucked behind him innocently. âma moitiĂŠ,â lyney hums in a chipper, melodic tune, content at simply seeing your face light up once your eyes meet his, âiâm confident in my abilities as a magician, but i think you have the answer to quelling any of my nerves. care to share some of your magic with me?â
you grinned and tilted your head off to the side, giving him an encouraging thumbs up and a much less motivating: âbreak a leg, lyney, i believe in you.â as much as he wished to coax it out of you, heâd have to unfortunately settle for the way you leaned in to press a kiss to his cheek.
yet, although he preformed flawlessly per usual, his execution even enthralling the ever critical furina who sat up in the crowd with a leg over her knee, you notice a slight hesitation in his movements, a brief moment of distraction that only you, who knows him so well, could catch. the show eventually concludes to thunderous applause, lyney and lynette taking their final bow as he nearly sprints off once the curtains draw closed.
backstage, as the crowd's cheers still echo faintly, lyney cautiously approaches you with a more serious expression. â[name],â he begins, his tone quieter, more introspective, âdid I... do something wrong?â
who knew just the slight lower pitch of someoneâs voice could make your heartstrings tug unceremoniously. you know it's time to end this silly prank. shaking your head, you take a step closer. âno, lyney. you were incredible, as always â lady furina seemed exceptionally impressed.â his breath catches in his throat â thatâs not really what he wanted to hear. but before he could brush it all off, you interrupt his overthinking: âand... I love you too.â
his eyes widen in surprise, then soften with relief and warmth. âyou really had me there,â he chuckles, pulling you into a hug. âyou're quite the trickster yourself.â
you laugh, hugging him back tightly. âi learned from the best.â
NEUVILLETTE â éŁçť´čąçš
ę° him not saying i love you back ᥣđŠ.á âš
Ę for neuvillette itâs less about him not saying i love you, but just how convoluted and complicated he can make it seem.
Ę whether itâs by using outdated poetry and reciting it to you without the knowledge that the terms used completely flew over your head because theyâre so old, or doing something that to him is basically more intimate than physical touch like gifting you a piece of jewellery thatâs imbedded with a stone most certainly toxic to humans (he got it out of a rift from khaenriâah when it first emerged and kept it as a little token).
Ę this man is a dragon, heâs older than the snowy mountains of dragonspine and the deadly primordial sea itselfâŚyou canât blame him for being a little bit over the top and traditional with how he says he loves you.
Ę itâs all courting tactics! isnât this what you humans enjoy? no? âŚmaybe he should ask lady furina if she has some plays from the romance genre sheâd care to share, perhaps then he could learn a much more modern way of showing his affections.
Ę heâll say he loves you if you vocalise youâd just prefer that butâŚare you sure you donât also want this embarrassingly cute cup he made to match his dragon form?
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the more he thinks about it, the sadder he gets. and the sadder he gets, the rainier the heavens become. neuvilletteâs pen shifted between several of his fingers as the paragraphs in front of him shifted and blurred continuously.
you didnât reply to his i love you this morning. straight after waking up he mumbled the sweetest, âi love you,â directly into your ear with that rumbling voice of his, letting his affections linger on your skin as his nose snuggled itself safely against your neck.
and what did he get in response? a small giggle and a, âshould we get ready?â
at first, he merely internalised it as a mere misstep on your part. perhaps you merely didnât hear him, you had just woken up after all you mustâve been feeling a little groggy. that managed to ease his nerves just a little, but soon as you closed the door to his office without a chance for another i love you, he slumped into his seat with defeat.
you humans are tricky creatures and scarily good at making other overthink things that someone should be most confident on.
just the idea that he mightâve done something to upset you enough for you to not want to love him so dearly as you normally do makes the skies weep to match the mourning in his heart. you best come back this instant with your arms wide open unless you want fontaine to flood over.
he may be one of the strongest beings currently alive and awake in the land of teyvat, but his heart is rather fragile when it comes to you.
WRIOTHESLEY â čąćʧćŻĺŠ
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much to the dismay of wriothesley, he rarely even gets to say he loves you. between managing the fortress of meropide and his countless responsibilities that range from being a guinea pig for sigewinneâs new test trials that she calls food to ridiculous requests from inmates, expressing his feelings often takes a backseat.
you, of course, understand his position, but it doesn't stop you from sending him love letters whenever you can. your letters are filled with warmth, affection, and little anecdotes about your day, hoping they bring a smile to his face during his busy hours â and they certainly do, he adores tracing your handwriting with the back of his gloved hand.
unfortunately, your letters piled up on his desk without being read. despite him desperately wanting to respond to every little i love you, he found himself way too preoccupied with other immediate matters that required his thorough attention. every time heâd open up his drawer to find a new pen to fill out a document with, heâd shamefully glance at the stack of unread papers that were littered with hearts.
each letter was one a piece of your heart â him stashing it away protectively would be a little romantic and rather ironic given his profession, but currently it felt more like he was actively giving you the sentence of a lifetime by withdrawing his affections.
no reply comes for days.
you understand that his duties are overwhelming, but a part of you yearns for some acknowledgment, a sign that your words are reaching him. however, wriothesley is determined to rectify this, he sat down at his desk after the first calm night in a while, pulls out a sheet of paper, and begins to write.
what you receive the next day isnât necessarily anything grandiose or swooningly romantic â but it was enough; a large bouquet of your favourite roses with a special heart shaped note attached that when you latched it off simply read: âi love you too, sweetheart.â
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alas, wriothesley finally managed to carve out a free day just for you. spending the day together ultimately meant either a completely lazy morning filled with sloppy kisses shared and your warm bodies all tangled within blankets, or a date where you bask in each otherâs presence.
this time, you chose the latter. you needed a little bit of a pick me up and what better than having a romantic outing with your beloved? âŚwhere you simultaneously wished to entertain yourself with a bit of mischief. who could get away with teasing the mighty duke if not you?
a day of activities left you a little exhausted, which is why wriothesley decided to share the last few setting hours of the sun by sitting on a comfy blanket near an empty, secluded beach far from the usual hustle and bustle of fontaine.
"thank you for being so patient with me," wriothesley said, his voice low and sincere. "i know it's not easy, but you mean a lot to me."
you reached out and squeezed his hand. "aww, i understand, wrio. iâm honestly just happy we get to spend time together like this at all.â
bringing your interlocked hands up to his lips, his calloused and rough ones ridden with scars and marks that told stories of their own holding yours as if made of porcelain, he pressed a few gentle kisses to your knuckles as he mumbled a sincere: âi love you, [name].â
ah the very words youâve been waiting to drawl from his lips. stifling a chuckle, you simply smiled and nodded, letting your hand wiggle away from his grasp as your focus drifted to stare at the crashing waves cleansing the shore.
wriothesley's brow furrowed slightly, a flicker of confusion crossing his face. "did you hear me?" he asked, trying to keep his tone light. "i said, i love you."
you nodded again, keeping your expression neutral. âi heard you."
his confusion turned into amusement as both his brows raised in disappointment â were you seriously teasing him right now? wriothesley leaned in appetisingly close, searching your face for a clue for your intentions. "and?" he prompted.
swallowing down another fit of giggles, you titled your head at him all coyly, âand what?â
wriothesley puffed out a chuckle before his skilled hand quickly swooped beneath your knees and atop the small of your back to land you on his lap. âdo you think youâre funny?â his muscular and scarred arms closed around your middle, keeping you firmly in place to face your trial.
âa little,â you muse before lifting yourself a little within his grasp, moving in to press a more than welcomed kiss on his cheek. âi love you too, wrio.â
âthatâs what i thought.â
ARLECCHINO â éżčžĺĽčŻş
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Ę arlecchino loves you, she really does. but unfortunately for you, youâre not the age of the orphaned children she protects and therefore she finds it useless to constantly reassure you of such a fact.
Ę surely if you want her to prove how much she loves you, youâd be less childish with it and simply ask for a real heart to be displayed in a glass box? sheâs kidding (perhaps), but given the nature of your dynamic, sheâs sure youâve said the words âi love youâ in this relationship enough to cover her half of the bargain.
âarle, i love you,â you muse, buzzing around her desk like a never satiated mosquito. yet instead of sucking blood you merely made her wish she had the heart to plug her ears to silence your relentless affection spillage. she wouldnât dare. but for the love of the tsaritsa wonât you be good and just sit on her lap and remain quiet?
âarlechinnooâŚâ another whine as you carefully sit yourself on her desk, her pen quickly brushing over lines, the ferocity at which she held it made the point look as if she was scabbing the paper.
âyes, bunny?â she looked off to the side at you, her expression holding an air of royalty that was most likely non existent in her blood, but definitely seemed present in the way she held herself. maybe it was just that natural posture of arrogance?
âi love youâŚwonât you love me back?â
âmy dear,â she placed the pen down and got up, a sight that made the two informants that stood opposite of the room with their heads hung low nervously hunch into themselves. she sauntered to you and encased your body against the edge of the desk, hands on either side of you.
âyouâre surely irritating our guests with your constant noise,â that crestfallen expression of yours was something she wished she could wipe, but that sinful, pyre of pride burned within her like vengeance, making her merely tap her hand over your cheek to refocus your forlorn attention.
soon as you tilted your head, her hot breathy whisper mumbled against your ear: âstay quiet and iâll be sure to spoil you.â
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âiâve been issued another task within fontaine, do keep yourself out of trouble even though i have little hope youâll commit,â arlecchino teasingly mused as she nudged your hip with hers while fixing her coat. âi love you, dear â iâll be sure to send you letters.â
arlecchino is eerily fond of the silence that came after deafening screams. the scarlet stickiness that spreads across her grim face in splatters making her instinctively lick off that sweet residue. but right now, the silence was just a testament to how good sheâs been treating you.
if you think you can get away with a silly prank like this as sheâs awaiting your response like a puppy begging for a bone, you mustâve forgotten who has the collar and who has the leash.
catching your chin between her thumb and forefinger, she tilts your face upwards to meet her intense stare, stern eyes blazing with naked hunger. "i asked you to not cause trouble while iâm gone, but youâve already decided to start, have you?â
most people would crumble beneath her shimmering eyes that spoke volumes of violence, yet deeply within your own heart you know sheâd carry you over mountains of skulls that crushed beneath her callous heels if it meant getting you across into fairyland.
âadmit it - you crave me just as fiercely as i burn for you." she grins before flicking your forehead with her clawed fingertips. âdonât make me repeat myself or you wonât be getting any gifts from me when i return.â
thatâs the real threat you were waiting for. leaving a featherlight goodbye kiss atop her lips, you smartly respond: âi love you too, and donât forget my favourite cake!â
she rolls her eyes, finally letting you go. âwouldnât dream of it.â
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as a genshin content creator / writer, it really makes me uncomfortable to know iâm actively contributing to a fandom that deliberately chooses to ignore the companyâs and their own colourism/racism. this isnât a âwokeâ topic, neither is it people âwhiningâ about an issue that we âwent over in sumeruâ â itâs a genuine problem thatâs been swept under the rug repeatedly and even emphasised by certain players.
the main reason i even started a genshin writing blog was to indulge myself in other cultures and write them romantically, to implement even the smallest of peoples traditions (whether it be food or language) in a way that makes people feel slightly seen. i canât even imagine myself doing that with the clusterfuck that is natlan.
sumeru already angered me even despite my love for the storyline and the characters like alhaitham and kaveh, this pattern repeats itself with natlan. i really do implore you if you give even just the slightest shit about cultural appropriation and historical whitewashing, to boycott hoyoverse.
feel free to indulge yourself in whatever content you wish, just donât actively support the game monetarily.
Genshin Impact, Both the Game and the Community, Cannot Hide Their Colorism or Racism Anymore
This is going to be a long read. I refuse to stay silent.
I've played Genshin Impact on and off since 2021 when I was first introduced to it. I drew fanart but rarely participated in the fandom, as Genshin has one of the most toxic and racist fandoms that takes pleasure in driving off content creators of color, perpetuating racism within the communities, as well as harassing and threatening people who dare try to speak out about it. But, for as racist as the fandom is, what can I expect from them considering Hoyoverse as a whole has it's own set of racial problems.
It is clear from the release of Sumeru to the recent teasers of Natlan. Hoyoverse has colorism problems and racism problems and we're going to take a look at them here.
Before we begin, I want to take a moment to say that there will be a lot of information presented in this post. I ask that you read carefully and be considerate of every talking point presented.
Now, let's talk about Sumeru.
Sumeru, the fourth region released in Genshin Impact, draws a lot of real world inspiration from Middle Eastern culture, with even the geography mimicking the real world geography of China and India. The characters, music, food, and geography all draw inspiration from various different real world cultures, and just from a few glances, it is easy to see exactly where and what cultures theyâre taking from.
Candace for instance, from name to appearance, draws inspiration from kandakes, which was the title of a queen mother in Nubian kingdoms. Even her accessories, her talents, and her weapon take pieces from other aspects of Egyptian culture.


Cyno, another character from Sumeru, is dressed in garb that mimics depictions of Anubis, the ancient Egyptian God of funerary rites and protector of graves. As with Candace, his talents and abilities reference Egypt.


Even Sethos, a newcomer to the game and also a Sumeru character, has clothes, skills, and a name that alludes to either the Egyptian God Set, the god of the desert and storms, the Egyptian pantheon in general, or the Ancient Egyptian King Seti/Sethos.

These three characters are tanned, anyone can see that, but if you take a closer look you'll notice that they're all around the same shade. Considering all three of them take inspiration from real world Egyptian culture, it is insane to me that they're all a similar shade of the same slightly tanned tone. It is unacceptable that they're all a shade or two away from white when all of them has some aspect of Egyptian culture in their character.
To further shed light on Sumeru's racist sins, there exists a long standing conflict in Sumeru regarding The Eremites, a race of people descended from the ancient, now-collapsed civilization who primarily live in the desert. These people are the enemies in the game. You read that right. The desert dwellers are the enemies and not only that, but unlike the treasure hoarders who disappear into smoke when defeated, the Eremites collapse to the ground like the Fatui.
Why do the Treasure Hoarders, a band of pale skinned thieves, get away but the Eremites, treated as if their culture is lesser, presumably die?
Worse than that, there is a long quest in Sumeru where a white academic from Sumeru spends nearly the entire length of the quest insulting an Eremite. The quest I'm referring to, Golden Slumber, is a multi part quest that has the Traveler accompanying a researcher named Tirzad who is exploring the ruins in the deserts of Sumeru. Throughout the quest, Tirzad spends most of his time complaining and insulting Jeht and Jebrael, calling the latter an uneducated brute whenever Jebrael tries to do anything. And the Traveler is no help, with dialogue options remaining neutral instead of rightfully telling Tirzad to stop.
What we have here is a white man stereotyping a man of color and assuming things about himself and his race due to his own racist biases.
Many players have called out the racism in Tirzadâs actions and this quest overall, but Tirzad at multiple times fails to see the error of his ways and leads the group into life threatening situations simply because he canât believe an âuneducated desert bruteâ could possibly know more than him.
I could sit here and pick apart more aspects of Sumeru and it's failures to properly represent the culture it's using, but I want to get into the inciting incident of this entire post, which is Natlan.
When the teaser for Natlan was released, it was just another failure on Hoyoverse's part. To understand why, we can break it down into parts, starting with the character leaks:
Mavuika, presumably the pyro archon, with a name inspired by MÄori fire deity Mahuika.
Ororon, a mispelling of the Yoruba god áťláťrun, the creator deity in the Yoruban pantheon.
Kinich, named after the Mayan god of the sun.
Iansan, another character whose name comes from the Yoruba pantheon.
Xilonen, this name coming from one of the aspects of the Aztec goddess of maize and the goddess of sustenance.
Kachina, name inspiration directly lifted from the religious beliefs of the indigenous Pueblos people.
Chasca, name coming from the Incan goddess of dawn and twilight.
Citlali, a name derived from Nahuatl, which is a language from ancient Mexico.
Are you seeing something interesting with these characters?
Hoyoverse has shoved multiple different cultures under one region and whitewashed every character. They did the bare bones work of lifting names and small design inspirations from so many different cultures and using them in the laziest way possible. If not pale white, the few characters who are tanned are a mere shade darker than Cyno and almost the same shade as Kaeya. There is nothing darker in sight with any of these characters.
Cultural representation matters. If Hoyoverse can explore the cultures of Germany (Mondstadt), China (Liyue), Japan (Inazuma), and France (Fontaine), it is insane that the same sort of love couldn't be given to both Sumeru and Natlan, both nations where we should rightfully be seeing more people of color.
(Side note, we should be seeing more people of color in the previous regions as well, even as NPCs. Bi-racial people exist all over the world, not just in America. Quick google searches will show what I mean.)
I can already hear the arguments against me.
"But Hoyoverse is an East Asian company! They don't need to/don't care about representation!"
Oh really? Because Lilithgames, the company behind Dislyte, is a company based in Shanghai, China. And when you compare the variety of skin tones of Dislyte to Genshin, you cannot make the argument that a company based in Asia doesn't care about diversity. Hoyoverse does not seem to care, but don't make it a blanket statement for all companies.

Still not convinced? Bluepoch, a small Chinese company behind Reverse:1999, is responsible for this character:

Smite, a game published by Hi-Rez Studios and Tencent Games (A Chinese publisher), has a character based on Olorun. And they did just fine in their depiction of him:

And the director behind Tekken 7, Katsuhiro Harad, shared concept art of an Arab fighter they want to add to the game. Why? Because he wanted to make sure he was respecting Middle Eastern culture and asked for feedback to see what can be improved. He posted this concept art and asked the community for input to make Shaheen as accurate as possible:

But sure. Asian companies don't care.
"It's a fantasy world! It doesn't have to 1-to-1 mimic the real world!"
Oh really? So why are characters named after real world cultural figures, why is the food based around real world food, why are outfits somewhat inspired by real world garbs then? If you're gonna draw inspiration from something and use the real world in your game, the world is a diverse place. It is not all white nor all slightly tanned.
"You can always stop playing the game."
I could, but that would mean letting them win and get away with their racism. It would mean letting Hoyoverse think this is the norm instead of the outlier. It would mean staying silent during injustice. I can do a lot of things, and exposing their issues is one of them.
"It could be difficult for them to implement dark-skinned characters."
It actually is not. Look at all the examples from other games and companies discussed previously. It's not hard. Plus, take a look at Wriothesley's concept art:

Originally, he had a different skin tone. So characters with different tones existed but got lightened and changed over time.
"I don't want [insert race here] in my fantasy game/it doesn't matter!"
Honey, you're just racist.
"Wow, I get it now. This is bad. What can I do to help?"
There are several ways:
Use Surveys and Feedback when you log into Hoyoverse games. This problem extends past Genshin, into HSR and ZZZ (a game whose ads promote itself with rap music and yet noticeably lack playable dark skinned characters so far). Use the platforms that they gave us in order to spread the word. Tell them that you're dissatisfied with the cultural appropriation and disappointed in Hoyoverse for taking certain cultures and whitewashing them. Email [email protected] if the feedback buttons aren't working for some reason.
Stop putting money into the game. A lot of companies listen when there's monetary loss involved. Show them that you mean business and stop supporting their business. You can also leave a one star and a review with your thoughts on their cultural appropriation.
Amplify the voices of those speaking out. There are plenty of posts out there better worded than mine that go in depth into a lot of these problems. Multiple voice actors of all ethnicities and backgrounds have spoken up about Hoyoverseâs injustices as well (many of the VAs from the game, including the voices of Albedo, Sucrose, Layla, Beidou, and even VAs for smaller NPCs have spoken out). When you see those posts, share them. Spread the word. Get those voices out there.
Shut down those silencing others. For as many posts out there trying to bring more light to this issue, there are others who try to shut us down. They continue to be racist and double down that nothing is wrong with Natlan. Do not let them get away with this. Show them this post or the myriad of other posts that exist. Tell them to shut the fuck up. Call them out. But don't let them silence anyone else.
If you've made it to the end and learned something, I'm glad. If you've made it to the end and want to further support me or anyone else in this fight, share this post and others like it.
Thank you for reading.
EDIT: As noted in this ask, the naming conventions of characters from other regions as opposed to Sumeru and Natlan. Iâll be adding a separate reblog to this post with a full list of naming conventions from each region.
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happy birthday to meâŚ.iâm aging đ˘

#âăďźăăâďź#i got a hello kitty cake :3 MiaOw#i regret eating a lemon meringue before eating cake bc now iâve got sugary overload
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⌠fifth 5050 won in a rowâŚ.iâm seething.
#âăďźăăâďź#PLS I LOVE HER SO MUCH BUT I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET GUARANTEED???#not pulling until boothil/aventurine/black swan rerunâŚ
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hey !! ur content is absolutely incredible and your writing is immaculate. i love the way you portray the characters. if you told me you worked for hoyo iâd be like âyeah that makes senseâ no but seriously i love all ur fics so much
i was just wondering if you write for furina ? thank you sm
this made me do the cringy rubbing my neck and twirling a piece of my hair thing simultaneously teehee đ but thank you so much! (ŕš>âĄ<ŕš) i write for all the genshin characters apart from the kids :)
heres an ugly heavily pixelated snapshot of a furina piece iâll never finish bc iâm lazy just for u

#âăďźăăâďź#i lvoe furinaâŚ#i think my friend (whoâs very obsessed w furina) would kill me if i ever mischaracterised her#greatest fear fr đđ
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âHEY, CAN I SLEEP ON YOUR CHEST?â
ę°warningsęą implied AMAB/AFAB, somewhat gender neutral terms but written w/ gay dynamics in mind, suggestive
â ę˛ ` characters . . . kaeya, itto, alhaitham, wriothesley ⣠yelan, yae miko, clorinde, arlecchino â˘
â ę˛ ` notes . . . meant for the gays and lesbians respectively! male characters are written in a gay POV, women are written with lesbian POV â my little gift for pride month ⥠shoutout to all my male readers iâm sorry thereâs content drought for you i hope i sufficed even if just slightly đ
A. KAEYA â ĺŻäş
resident boob window man.â˘
kaeya canât help but relish in the eyes of people who pass him by to just simply ogle at his chest area; because letâs be honest, no body is looking at that red shirt of his. so when he heard the phrase, âcan i sleep on your chestâ escape from his boyfriendâs lips, it didnât come as shock or surprise but more so a warranted compliment.
who was he to deny you? if he allows dozens to have a subtle peek at his gorgeous, tanned skin, why would he not give you a privilege that was beyond that. âhow about sleeping on my bare chest? after all, isnât heat better shared when directly skin to skin?â of course, such alluring words were written using the truth for the sake of obscenities.
and yet, when you finally burrow your face into his chest, arms snuggled safely around his waist as you hummed softly, kaeya was sure his heart would leap out of its ribcage. god, he was so lucky no one was here to embarrass him further because the image of the ever elusive, mysterious and slightly flirtatious calvary captain turning into a silly puddle at just the littlest bit of affection would be etched into historyâs memory to make use of as blackmail material.
âyour heartbeat is really loud,â you teased, a subtle smirk tilting your mouth as you felt his breath hitch at your sudden call out. he was hoping you couldnât hear that incessant hammering, but since youâre so close, he might as well let you savour that sound for a little longer while heâs all yours.
A. ITTO â č泡ä¸ć
âitto!â
â[name]!â
âcan i sleep on your chest?â
pausing the excited chant and the slight ritual between you two to randomly call out each others names, itto stumbles and stutters in embarrassment, âiâ! well, uhm, yeah! sure, hell yeah! âcourse youâd wanna, after all yâknow weâre dudebros uhm, boyfriends, yeah!â it would be cuter if he did less dignity saving and a little more holding but nonetheless, this is what you signed up for when asking this tall hunk of mess to go out with you.
fortunately, neither of you would have it any other way.
getting fully comfortable in bed, itâs like you sink into itto perfectly, your body falling limp and heavy as your head cradles itself between his tattooed chest. if you didnât feel so absolutely drowsy from the amount of heat exuding from his body, you were certain your hands may have wandered to squish them for the fun of it. yet, you refrained.
not like itto wouldâve noticed such wanderings regardless, he was too busy fighting hyperventilation and this nagging cuteness aggression that threatened to manifest itself in him squeezing you painfully within the grip he had on your smaller frame.
WRIOTHESLEY â čąćʧćŻĺŠ
âwrioâŚâ you whine, face nuzzling into the nape of his neck and arms sliding along his waist to pull him flush against you.
âwhat is it, mon beau?â he canât help but chuckle at the way your hands sneakily traveled along his abdomen and up to cup his chest, squeezing occasionally per routine after wriothesley came out the shower all wet and enticing, those droplets dribbling down his abs just simply begging to be swiped clean (either by your tongue or a towel, but both of you knew which one wriothesley would prefer).
âcan i sleep on your chest, please? had a shitty day.â
wriothesley smiles smugly, the question rather warranted given how touchy you were being with him. âyouâve been getting all demanding lately, you know that?â settling himself within the covers of your shared abode, wriothesley promptly propped his head up atop fluffed up pillows before tapping on his chest. âcome here.â
watching as you immediately snuggled yourself within his tender embrace, face nuzzled between his tits as if they were gold itself, wriothesley latched onto you with an affectionate stare, hands rubbing at your back to help soothe you. âmy boyfriendâs so clingy these days,â he chuckles, giving you a gentle squeeze despite clearly having the strength to grip you tighter.
âshould i just connect us with handcuffs at this point?â he suggested, but honestly if you asked, heâd do it without hesitation.
AL HAITHAM â čžĺ°ćľˇćŁŽ
âhey, can i sleep on your chest?â
alhaitham promptly shuts his book at your request, eyes gradually meeting yours like some sort of lizard. âbut iâm a man.â
âyeah so am i, whatâs your point?â your lips puckered into a firm pout, a hand on your hips as if you were absolutely bewildered that he even dared to deny you in such a subtle way despite you asking so nicely instead of snuggling yourself between his manboobs shamelessly.
âmy point is,â alhaitham sat up from the couch, those muscular arms that you were certain were littered with your bite marks a few days ago laced over his chest as if to reprimand you for your ignorance, âiâm a man, it wouldnât be comfortable for you because my breast tissue is smaller than that of a woman.â
âwell, can i?â a small stretch of silence ensued for a while before alhaitham gave up trying to reason with you and merely propped up his pillow, rolling his eyes at the way you wasted no time in snuggling yourself against him. face of course nuzzling against his chest restlessly. he might not admit it to you, but you certainly werenât blind to big boobs when you saw them.
there was a whole curve. you could calculate the circumference of those things if he asked â and honestly? that within itself wouldnât be beyond him. alhaitham found himself enjoying this more than he thought he would. his hand carded within your messy bed-hair as the other took its time to soothe your back.
if such a dumb request is enough to make you happy, he doesnât mind fulfilling it.
YELAN â ĺ¤ĺ
°
âiâm not used to being caught off guard,â yelan coughs into her hand, what seemed to be both a look of surprise and smugness distorting her usually calm facade.
âwould you like to bet on my answer to that question?â she tilted her head to the side to entice you, her finger luring you close with a simple movement you couldnât help but be drawn closer to almost instantaneously.
âwell, can i?â you ask innocently, a bambi look to you that yelan would normally tease, but right now she wanted to devour completely. she grins, pearly whites showing as she pat her lap for you to cradle yourself in.
âi was thinking of taking an afternoon nap anyways, i donât see any harm in you joining me.â and of course, you wasted absolutely no time in jumping within her embrace, those hands that normally held poker chips and cards or the neckâs of egregious men now holding you with an almost surreal gentleness.
âatta girl.â yelan giggled as you nuzzled yourself snuggly against her chest, those lashes of your fluttering against your cheek as sleep seemingly lulled you in a mere instant. where you keeping awake just for her to hold you? how sweet.
YAE MIKO â ĺ
ŤéçĽĺ
âhave you been obsessively reading those sapphic novels of yours again, [name]?â
ânuh-uhâŚâ
âdonât lie to me dearest, i can read you with a mere glance.â yae miko flutters some cherry blossoms that clung onto her attire with a mere wash of her hand, prepping herself for the long yet worthwhile cuddle session ahead that sheâs grown more than accustomed to each time you presented yourself with your hands clasped behind your back so innocently like that.
âlay down then darling, you have all my attention.â she says after a minute, and of course you obey without any protest. you snuggle yourself into her comforting warmth, her arms immediately enveloping you as you lay down against her. yae miko proceeds to kiss repeatedly all over your head while humming a soft tune that sounded suspiciously familiar to you.
it was the same song that gently breezed in the background of your first kiss during a festival, when the sunset deep the sky in a beautiful array of red and orange hues.
seems like you werenât the only one to have been obsessively reading sapphic novels lately.
CLORINDE â ĺ
ć´çłĺžˇ
âclorindeâŚ~ can i sleep on you chest please?â
ââŚdonât you have your own? i donât quite understand your fascination.â
âi want to be able to hear you heartbeat when i wake up.â ah, well you canât just say such swoon-worthy words and then expect her to not completely drop everything and coddle you. a blush smothered her cheeks in the most cosiest of hues as she fumbled over in her effort to figure out what reply she could possibly conjure up.
it took a few moments before the words finally reached her lips but the response that fell out was no less eloquent than the one that followed, which was to laugh. âiâŚwhy not? just donât get too attached, i have to leave in the early morning.â with that said she pulled the covers back and slid into the bed next to you, who had taken up residence in the space between the bedâs headboard and the wall, leaving enough room for both of you to comfortably fit.
clorinde wrapped an arm around your waist to pull you flush against her side while she tucked herself under your chin, effectively shielding you from all harm. her breathing evened out gradually until she seemed to have drifted off, lulling you into complete slumber. you were sure you wouldnât even notice if she hadn't been holding you tight to her chest.
ARLECCHINO â éżčžĺĽčŻş
âyouâve become bolder, havenât you my dumb bunny?â
the luxury of comfort was the last thing arlecchino obtained within her livelihood. she didnât need it, nor did he want to have it. she would be content with living in the forest and sharing itâs abundant wildlife with fellow rabbits or whatever other small animal that came to feed on it. they could do what they wanted and it wouldn't bother that unnerving stoicism of hers.
yet such a simple, minute, even pure, question of yours? it somehow rattled something within her like a predatory snake unleashing itâs coil on its prey in sight for a bigger bite.
âsince youâre so desperate for sleep, suppose iâll have to indulge you.â she sighed heavily despite her tone holding no mingle of exhaustion apart from the permanent eyebags drooping beneath her lids.
like a berry unknowingly rolling into the reclining jaws of a centuries starved bear thatâs drooling per conditioning, you comfortably settle right next to her heartbeat, those black nails sending shivers down your spine in electric shocks of warning as she spookily tugs them down your back.
her words always seem so elusive, so teasingly endearing they hardly feel sincere â almost as if sweetened words that spill from her lips come as easily as the breath from her frigid body. one thing that couldnât lie, most unfortunately to arlecchinâs interest, was her heart.
the way it beat so clearly and loudly against your ear, it was hard not to giggle. of course, the ever perceptive arlecchino mumbled something incoherent about your perceived insolence and shoved your face right between her breasts to stop you from peeking directly into her heart. despite you clearly being in it already.
ŠSTARYUEE do not copy, steal or repost ⥠á´sá´á´
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#was meant to finish earlier but i got the norovirus randomly at 3am and awoke to pure vomit soâŚ#EHEM. will be back to our regular scheduled programming of fully GN content soon đ#genshin x reader#genshin x you#kaeya x reader#itto x reader#alhaitham x reader#yelan x reader#yae miko x reader#clorinde x reader#arlecchino x reader
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HOW THEY REACT TO YOUR SILENT TREATMENT.
ę°warningsęą not proofread ⌠sigh
â ę˛ ` synopsis . . . you and your partner are having a âcooling down periodâ, a time of dĂŠtente, after a recent argument. how do they deal with the lack of love from you?
â ę˛ ` characters . . . diluc, eula, wanderer, ayato, gorou, tartaglia, lyney, wriothesley, neuvillette, arlecchino
â ę˛ ` notes . . . as a psychology student âď¸đ¤ i can safely say that the silent treatment is usually frowned upon due to its connotations with emotional abuse, therefore i tried my best to make it apparent that this sort of silence is within the boundaries of the relationship ( シáˇá˝˘ď˝Ľáˇ
) please communicate with your loved ones if you feel a certain way :)
you and your beloved recently had a pretty bad argument. out of respect for both of your feelings you both decided to have a period of dĂŠtente to allow a gradual recovery of your emotions and logical reasonings.
there was no need to argue, and there was also no need to be hostile or petty; therefore your silent treatment wasnât a way to maliciously gain control or make your lover come running back to you, it was a way for both of you to regain composure and come back to the topic when prepared.
that did unfortunately, lead to much less affectionate gestures from both of you. of course there was still the casual âi love youâ every morning and night accompanied by a simple kiss, but it never went anything beyond that.
while your lover fully knew why this sort of peaceful coexistence was necessary, sometimes itâs sincerely difficult to not just reach out and kiss you breathless.
youâre so close yet so far, itâs unbearable.
R. DILUC â 迪ĺ˘ĺ
master diluc has been rather restless lately.
constant muttering to himself, plucking the dried up skin that stuck out from his badly bitten lips, his gloved hands constantly scratching a non existent scratch; honestly, if the fellow residents of dawn winery didnât know any better theyâd think he was possessed and required an immediate exorcist.
adelinde refuses to see her precious baby sink his eyes into ruin purely because heâs out secretly patrolling once he wakes up in the middle of the night to clear his head. youâre always there with him throughout the night: but why does it still feel so empty regardless?
WHO APOLOGISES FIRST ?
diluc is no pushover or people pleaser; if you were guilty, then youâre guilty and heâll wait all the time in the world till you eventually own up and apologise (please let that come sooner or later though otherwise heâll give into ruin and sip alcohol for a breather). otherwise, if its his fault, or no ones and it was a mere misunderstanding, the silent treatment lasts for a day. not any longer not any less; he doesnât allow it to.
heâs more than happy to wait forever for you but gods if he ever made a mistake that accidentally led you to elongating this supposed transient silence till the end of time, diluc would much rather swallow his pride and give his all to you. youâre worth more than pettiness, and heâll prove that to you once you wake up and get greeted with all your favourite luxuries and a bright, relieved smile on his face.
EULA â äźč
youâre beyond delusion if you think this woman wonât turn this into a healthy-ish competition of sorts.
you wish to avoid her for days on end? sheâs already used to the world avoiding her mere gaze, she can withstand the somber feeling of having the one person whoâs fully understood her as the complex person she is self-isolating from her for a little while.
never mind, no, she literally canât. come back to her right now. we have problem right? lets talk about it, isnât that what you taught her in the first place? what do you mean you need a break and want to clear your head for a while to not hurt her feelings? you think eula of all people cares about something like that?
sheâd rather you spit at her than withstand another hour of this mindless nonsense.
WHO APOLOGISES FIRST?
she doesnât apologise unless she sees whatever caused this perilous argument in the first place truly hurt you and you ended up in tears; otherwise whats the use in pointless words when you can easily hug it out and call it a day?
she lets you apologise under the guise of âif you donât, my vengeance towards you will be greater than my foesâ, but in reality? eula is hardly paying any attention to the words slipping past your lips. all sheâs thinking about is how sheâll be able to shake off this uneasy tension thatâs somehow been created between you two.
WANDERER â ćľćľŞč
you canât tell which one of you needed this little breather more, after all, youâd hope scara would allow himself to soften after distancing from you after a while, and scara hoped youâd see reason within your argument and eventually, as always, forgive him.
but forgiveness is a two way straight in the way most people subconsciously ignore; does he and could he ever forgive himself? that image of your teary eyed face, the harsh puffs of breath you heaved to prevent any more molten venom to burn his plastic skin, the slight clenching of your jaw, fuck it hurt.
he couldnât admit it at the time, but right now after being forcefully peeled away from you for about week and forcing auntie nahida to listen to his venting rambles? he wished he just gave it all up and did something: anything at all. kissed you, hugged you, consoled you, swiped your tears away with his thumbs, fluttered his eyelashes on your cheek gently as he whispered an i love you.
yet all he could do right now was wait.
wait until you hopefully came back, he couldnât face you. if you abandoned him heâd deal with it. the petals on the floor and the hushed whispers of âthey love me, they love me notâ are just hallucinations from his worried caregiver, he swears.
WHO APOLOGISES FIRST?
never would he stoop so low as to apologise.
verbally. that is. if heâs aware that heâs in the wrong (believe me that look on your face does wonders for trying to figure out whats on your mind) heâll begrudgingly come up with some covert way of making it up to you. he doesnât want to be stuck in this immortalised silence forever; believe me, he likes your talking more than he realises and this little test trial of abandonment was more than enough proof that your existence within his life is essential.
if youâre not there standing by his side, what even is the point in that fraudulent pacemaker of his? your laughter is in the same shape of his heartbeat; if youâre not here, heâs just back to being that dumb little puppet cuddled ashore in the slim darkness of the night.
K. AYATO â çĽé睍人
bile builds up in ayatoâs throat, eyes threatening to spill hazardous tears on his paperwork. he HATES being away from you. yes, youâll be back comfortably in his arms with a kiss on your forehead soonâŚbut time isnât making that âsoonâ come any quicker and itâs killing him.
âsilenceâ is only the act of not speaking, right? so heâs technically allowed to sneak in pastries onto your desk when youâve gone to take a break â heâs also most certainly allowed to write down his frustrations about not being able to be overly affectionate with you and then pitifully sliding them under your door in hopes youâll read them and maybe write one back.
WHO APOLOGISES FIRST?
he desperately tries to convince himself that if he works long enough, heâll forget the hollowing feeling in his heart thatâs left in the silhouette of you. he puts down his calligraphy pen with an exasperated sigh, rubbing his temples with rough motions as if to completely rid himself of any lingering thought of you.
thatâll never work, and ayato thinks you two have calmed down enough so therefore he trudged his way into your room, knocking of course, and sat down with you for a lengthy but beneficial conversation.
without a doubt, ayato will be the one to apologise first. whether itâs a conscious decision or not completely depends on how long heâs been away from you; at some point you just fall back into regular routine completely by accident.
GOROU â äşé
heâs glad youâve decided to take this sort of approach to your relationship instead of having a painful battle of the wits with him but right now, heâd withstand a thousand hours of scolding than the way his fellow soldiers worryingly clutter around their little general and ask about his well-being purely because those furry ears atop his bundle of bed hair decided to stay drooped down all week.
but he canât help it! heâs utterly miserable! you didnât even give him your complimentary âgood morning, have fun at work, be safeâ kiss before he left the door in the static quiet of your abode. to top this torture off? you havenât pet him once, and while heâd normally revel in not being treated like an actual lap dogâŚyouâre a huge exception in that rule!
unfortunately, itâs not like he can just outright demand attention from you merely because heâs feeling a bit down on his luck. you asked for peace, heâll give it to you. heâs a war veteran but treats you like a flower thats sprouted on a ruined patch of sand.
ehem, but please come back to him soon. please?
WHO APOLOGISES FIRST?
whatever it takes to get your pretty hand to ruffle through his brunette locks heâll do, he doesnât care if the apology consists of him kneeling down on pitifully shaking his head near your thigh with his lips puckered into a pout. shame doesnât exist within your relationship right? heâs more than willing to apologise first regardless of who was to blame.
if the argument was a little more serious however, heâll sit down you on your couch that holds so many sweet significant memories within your mind, his head resting atop your collarbone and tail sneakily swishing from side to side now that your heartbeat was so clear to him. heâll hear you out, talk through it, but more importantly, love and appreciate you.
TARTAGLIA â ĺ
Źĺ
nuh uh. you think youâre getting silence with someone like him around? unless one or both of you fucked up really bad, tartaglia canât see the point in silent ignorance; if you want to ignore him to personally calm down? sure, do whatever you want honey, youâre still getting treated like the other piece of his heart that you are.
if youâre genuinely annoyed he can leave you aloneâŚfor maybe two hours thirty minutes max. he loves you so much, talk to him, he doesnât care if you insult him out of anger, lash out at him if you must. so long as you return into his arms so he can sway you around within his tender embrace and pepper your face with kisses, heâll be more than happy and satisfied.
WHO APOLOGISES FIRST?
him all day â call it the big brother complex with having to always apologise first whenever he got into a slight squabble or disagreement with his siblings when he were younger, or call it pure unadulterated love for you and the refusal to continue with this pointless staring battles whenever you guys were sitting across from each other.
whatever it is, just know he takes your feelings seriously regardless of the teasing grin across his face when you try not to squirm from the way his hand traveled from across your waist to the slither of exposed stomach. he just wants to assure you that his love wonât ever fade even if it becomes so deliberately one sided. heâs yours, after all.
LYNEY â ćĺ°ź
heâs used to eerie silence that bellowed icy winds against his ears, used to the tension that forced out his fight or flight response, but currently all he could do was freeze and overthink. how come this silence seemed so much more deafening than usual?
lyney doesnât want this worse than capital punishment torture to continue without at least the slightest bit of laughter mingled into both of your days; he tries his best to curve your lips to even the slightest twenty degree lift using whatever he could. silly little flower reappearing trick there, a sneaky kiss to the side of your neck here; just any fleeting desperate attempt for some reciprocation on your part.
WHO APOLOGISES FIRST?
lyneyâs used to apologising first given his experiences within the house of hearth and the father herself. so imagine his surprise when you both incidentally stammer over one another as you two splutter apologies helplessly. god heâs so happy your relationship is built open gushes of giggles instead of the splats of tears because if it werenât for that cute little accident? lyney was sure the second you opened your lovely lips to speak he wouldâve teared up.
he missed that voice telling him constant i love yous, the affectionate cradling of his face against your neck and the way you wouldnât hesitate to hold his flushed face within your cooling hands to comfort him after a particularly stress inducing performance.
WRIOTHESLEY â čąćʧćŻĺŠ
you left the conversation with an âi love you.â so he knows that youâll come back to him.
however, the last time he blindly trusted the comforting words of a loved one, it ended with blood on his hands and a lengthy sentence at the fortress of meropide. luckily for his heart and your own, he knows your charms and honeyed words arenât for show and truly mean something.
wriothesley respects your boundaries and wishes to the t, he wonât speak to you like nothing at all happened but that doesnât mean he wonât be overly cautious when it comes to your behavioural patterns. if he notices this sentence of silence is clearly taking its toll on you, he will, with no hesitation, talk everything out with you.
WHO APOLOGISES FIRST?
depending on the argument, heâll apologise first. if itâs rather undeniable that you were the one in the wrong however, heâll explain his feelings thoroughly until you apologise â the standard. he doesnât want this silence to end till the fortress of meropide overflows with primordial water so once you see multiple guards on your case more than ever, just know heâd like to talk to you.
NEUVILLETTE â éŁçť´čąçš
fontaine has been drenched in rain for the past couple of days. every hour, every minute, every second neuvillette spends alone in his office makes him realise just how grand and solemn it is. everything is so mundane and banalâŚeven the cheerful mutters and chatters of the sweet melusines couldnât bring a smile to his face â much to the dismay of the little sigewinne who even so kindly brought him a cake to cheer him upâŚ
what makes it even worse is that everything reminds him of youâŚand oh god the muddied clouds have once again been cursed with rain. this unquenchable thirst for your presence cannot be ignored by a mere sip from his intricate cup and being the ever so carefully mindful iudex, neuvillette sees it more than fit to call this hopeless game of silence to quits.
WHO APOLOGISES FIRST?
regardless of whoâs in the wrong, neuvillette apologises first. heâs sorry for letting this go so far, he shouldâve just trusted his gut and returned to your side even if it meant having to persuade you with his clever tongue or the coiling of his draconic tail around your leg to pull you sweetly closer.
honestly, if he could, heâd make this a punishment in the fortress of meropide for every couple. you committed a petty, technically non offensive crime? well instead of doing some charity work for the city, youâre not allowed by the side of your beloved for a few weeks.
ARLECCHINO â éżčžĺĽčŻş
a bunny within the jaws of a spring locked beast thinking it can persuade the tides in their favour with silence? arlecchino is amused youâd think such cheap tomfoolery would work to solve through your problems.
âdarling, come here,â she taps her lap with her blood-stained nail, her eyes looking up at you greedily to soak up every single jitter of your movements as you alas fall onto your rightful throne, âmy dumb bunny,â arlecchino coos at you with that devilishly low hum of her voice. âdo you think the phrases ignorance is bliss, distance brings fondness, truly work within our relationship?â
arlecchino painfully grasps at your waist, that grip only loosening once you comfortably situate yourself on her thighs and lace your arms around her neck per routine. âiâd expect this behaviour from my children at the house of hearth, not you, angel.â she nibbles on your earlobe deliberately, forcing your lips to part just the way she likes. that perfect look of both surprise and desire; itâs a gorgeous display of your vulnerability.
âexplain to me your problems, or else we can be at this forever.â
no such thing as the silent treatment when the very epitome of a wordless shadow has betrothed you.
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#some quick drabbles bc iâve got exams and coursework to do ;(#on hiatus till june 15! <3 love you lots muah take care of yourselves please đ#genshin x reader#genshin x gnreader#genshin x you#genshin x gn!reader#gi x reader#genshin#diluc x reader#eula x reader#wanderer x reader#scara x reader#scaramouche x reader#ayato x reader#gorou x reader#tartaglia x reader#lyney x reader#wriothesley x reader#neuvillette x reader#arlecchino x reader
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no one will understand how much i love this drama oh my fucking god please someone save me from this brain rotâŚ
#âăďźăăâďź#kdrama is called jazz for two!!#itâs adapted from a webtoon from the same title i definitely recommend both :3#the actors r both so fine and their chemistry seems so legit mkwnwma#man i love bls and gls thereâs something so special w them
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