#//It annoys Diluc to no end that Kaeya seems to have moved on from their broken bond so easily; leaving him to mourn it alone

[dutybcrne]

Though the days blurred for him in Snezhnaya, Diluc could always tell when the day his birthday would come. It felt like a curse, the horrid feelings he’d so associated with that day never once failing to take hold of him, like a beast intent to tear out his throat. On day in particular, he would have honestly preferred that instead.

Even after coming back to Mondstadt, the day is something he loathes greatly. But Adelinde and Elzer, and Tunner and the rest of the staff do make it easier on him. There is always something special implicit in the way they go about their day, but never enough to dredge up the worst of the feelings. Just enough for it to seem like an appreciation of his effort and care for them. He’s truly thankful for it.

[hulhudhonado]

So I Heard A Rumor...

Synopsis: You promised Kaeya drinks, he promised to be your wingman so you can finally ask his brother, Diluc, on a date. However your plan comes crashing when rumor comes out that you would be buying drinks for all the knights. You also just can't seem to get rid of this bard who keeps singing songs to you. Will you achieve your chance to ask your dream man out? Let's find out.

CW: ALCOHOL, OTHER THAN DILUC NO ONE IS GOING TO BE SOBER, minor swearing, Venti is a bit clingy too

HC: Reader is gender-neutral, Reader does not have a vision, Reader works as a knight, Reader is very clearly in love with Diluc (lol)

Characters: Diluc, Kaeya, Venti, Jean, Mentions of Favonious knights and Traveller (Honorary Knight)

Note: Going to apologise in advance because I have no idea how alcohol works as I am not a drinker and don't plan to. I clown on Diluc a lot because my friend is obsessed with him however funnily enough he is the character I have the most ideas with. I'm talking angst, fluff, comfort, everything. Anyway enjoy this cringe fest! Please make sure to like, comment or reblog the post. It helps it reach a wider audience and motivates me to write more silly stuff like this. Enjoy!

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The current situation was far from ideal. Tonight was supposed to be the night you finally dared to ask Diluc out on a date. However, right now you were surrounded by drunken knights who wouldn’t stop singing along with an even more drunk bard who had his whole body wrapped around you. You could see Diluc seething at the bar, his fist clenched on the glass so tight you were certain it would break any minute now.

Backtracking to how you have ended up in this situation, it all started because of a rumour. Whispers among the crowd saying Donna was going to make her move soon. You couldn’t allow this, you had loved Diluc since his days as a knight! Sure you never dared to confess this entire time but Donna barely had any history with this man compared to you! She had a long way to go to get to your level. However, it didn’t help that Diluc was a bachelor and a perfect one at that. Even if Donna did or didn’t make her move, someone else might snatch him up sooner or later. It didn’t help that the honorary knight seemed to have become close to him as well. You need to act fast.

So you made a deal with Kaeya, if anyone was going to help you it had to be him. When you first told him about your crush he burst out laughing, before realising you were serious.

“Wait shit for real?” He asked, dumbfounded. You nod, trying not to be embarrassed. He stared at you like you had just said the most unbelievable thing. In Kaeya’s defence, you did say the most outrageous thing imaginable. He knew Diluc was considered a hot target in the single’s market, but for you to also fall for his charms? A shocking revelation.

“Are you going to help me or not?” You ask, now impatient. You didn’t have time to let him make fun of you for liking his brother, someone could be seducing him right now! Kaeya blinked at you in disbelief. However, his face soon shifted to a shit-eating grin. You groaned, instantly regretting your decision. “If you’re not then I’m going to ask someone else ok?!” You exclaim, annoyed and try your best not to give him more reason to make fun of you.

“Nah nah! You came to the right place! I’ll help, I'm an amazing wingman!” He laughed. You shushed him, you didn’t want anyone else to know about this and Kaeya tried his best to hold in his laughter but chuckles and giggles could not stop escaping this man. “Just buy me a couple of drinks and I’ll make sure you both end up in bed together by the end of the night!” He teased, which only made you groan.

That was the plan, you buy him drinks and he would help you look good enough for Diluc to swoon over you. However, for some reason, word got out and suddenly the whole knight team was out and about ready to get drinks from you.

“Wow, aren't you generous? Paying for the knights to drink as much as they want!” Swan chuckled. You didn’t know how it ended up like this, even Kaeya shrugged at you confused. Somehow word got out that you would be paying for ALL the knights to drink until they passed out. It had gotten so big that even Jean decided to join in.

“Well, the knights barely have time to come together and have fun, so I couldn’t miss this.” She smiled at you and that stopped you from calling the whole thing off because there was no way you could say no to Jean.

So now here you were, at Angel Share, drunk knights singing and playing games at the bar. You chugged down on a bottle of wine, feeling like absolute shit. Not only were you going to have to pay for all this but right now you were the worst offender in Diluc’s eyes. Dragging all the knights here and ruining his shift. All you wanted to do was confess but instead, you ended up creating the worst environment for any love to happen.

Finally the damn bard on your lap. You don’t know how he got into this but he was drinking off your tab as well. He was so grateful for your generosity that he decided the best way to show it was by singing tunes dedicated to you while sitting on your lap. He had one arm wrapped over your neck, which strummed the lyre in his hands. He was wrapped around you like spaghetti on a fork. It didn’t help that Diluc could see this man sit on your lap while singing tunes about how wonderful you were.

So right now in Diluc’s eyes, you were, a drunk who wastes their money on alcohol, loves to bring chaos to environments, and also a flirt who has no shame in doing PDA with strangers.  The least ideal person to date. You avoided any eye contact with Diluc, you could not face him at this point. You turned to look at Kaeya who was completely out of it. He had drunk so much that he was pretty much passed out just a couple of minutes ago.

‘So much for being a wingman…’ you thought, but honestly speaking in this situation, if Kaeya spoke up it would have probably ended up worse. You looked at the time, seeing how it was almost 12. The bar was set to close soon and Diluc would begin to kick out the knights. Finally, this terror would end and you could go back to your house to cry yourself to sleep. You were smart enough to call the next day off. you hoped whoever spread the rumour had a terrible hangover tomorrow while working the next day. They deserved it.

As you continued to curse the people who spread these twisted rumours, the bard decided to speak up after chugging down another glass. “You seem down my friend! Another song will cheer you up!” He laughed, stringing his lyre once more ready for another song. Cheers of knights could be heard across the bar, hyping him up for another. You sighed, placing a hand on the lyre and putting it down. “No no, I think we had enough songs for tonight. Let’s end the night guys.” You say, trying to stand up while carrying the bard bridal style.

As you tried to stand up, the bard whined trying to shake you off. You underestimating how drunk you were couldn’t carry his weight anymore, especially when he was moving around. You tried to steady yourself but the bard would not stop squirming leading you to slip and fall down. Making sure the bard didn’t hit the floor, and get hurt you shifted your body so you would land on the ground instead, your back hitting flat on the floor while the bard fell on top of you to soften his fall.

The bard whined, resting his head on your chest while you had your grip him to make sure he didn’t get hurt during the fall. The crack of glass could be heard in an instance. Everyone turned towards the sound to see that Diluc had in fact, shattered the glass he was cleaning the entire night.

“Out.” He said. The aura in the tavern immediately turned grim. Knights anxiously made their way out the door, saying their goodbyes to you. Jean carried Kaeya on her back, giving you a weak drunk smile before heading out as well. The bard clearly didn't get the clue as he had passed out on top of you.

Diluc was mad and it was all your fault. You could feel the tears come out. It especially didn’t help that you were drunk out of your mind, unable to hold back your emotions. You gently pushed the bard off you, trying to stand up. At this point, the only people left were you, Diluc, and the passed-out bard. 

You mumble sorry, trying to get up while tears continue to flow down your face. Unable to see clearly made it a bit of a struggle to get up, it also prevented you from noticing Diluc who had somehow made his way to you. You jolted up, almost falling over once more, but he caught you before another slip occurred. His arm wrapped your waist gently, steadying you up. You could feel yourself heat up.

“You have to be careful. Here.” He mumbled, guiding you to sit down. You were shocked he had not kicked you out honestly. You looked at him teary-eyed as he pulled out a handkerchief from his apron, dapping your tears away.

“You can sit here and wait until I close. I’ll drop you off afterward. “ He exclaimed, placing the cloth in your hands. “Oh no you don’t have to, I need to drop off the bard home first.” You say, your hands gripping on the cloth ever so tightly. You didn’t dare to stay with Diluc, especially after how terrible the night went. You wanted to leave as soon as possible but the minute you mentioned the bard you could see Diluc halt.

His gaze turned cold as he glared at the unconscious bard on the floor. He walked towards him, picking the bard up from the scruff of his clothes and heading towards the door. He tossed the bard out like trash before dusting his hands off. “Venti can figure out his way to get home. You're unsteady and drunk, so I’m taking you home myself.” You had no escape now. Muttering an ok, you put your head down trying to feel as small as you could.

Were you such a mess that Diluc didn’t think you were capable enough to get home? You were still a knight! Sure you weren’t an honorary knight but you were one, and a decent one at that. You could feel your thoughts spiral but it always leads to the same conclusion. Diluc would never like you back and probably felt pity for you.

You didn’t know how long you were lost in your thoughts, before Diluc spoke up. “I’m done, let’s get going.” He said. You try to answer but the alcohol finally seems to be in your system because you couldn't force yourself to say coherent words. You groan which only made Diluc sigh.

He lifted you from your seat, making you wrap your arm around his neck. He wrapped his arm around your waist once more and held onto your arm with his hand. You immediately could feel the heat from his body. You were already sweating because of the alcohol but now with his heat on your side, you could almost feel your skin burn. You whine, trying to push him away a bit but his grip on you was firm. You look him directly in the eyes. Big mistake.

He had the same poker face he usually had but for some reason, stars were dancing in his eyes tonight. Was he always this beautiful? You weren’t sure if the alcohol was playing tricks on your mind because you couldn’t believe how stunning this man looked. Looking carefully at his face you could see light scars scattered around his jaw. His cheeks were decorated with slight freckles. You couldn't believe how close you were to even notice them.

You weren’t sure what came over you but it was too late to stop the words from spilling out of your mouth. “I’m in love with you.” You stared at him before suddenly realising what you had just said. You can’t believe you had just said that. You wanted to take it back, your brain was wrecking up on excuses to say to him.

‘It’s a joke’ or ‘I didn’t mean to say that’ or even an ‘I meant it for someone else’. Your brain kept thinking of various things you could say but nothing would spill out. So here you were mouth gaping open, begging yourself to say something.

Diluc sighed, and you could feel your heart shatter. “Let’s take you home.” You didn’t argue, letting him drag you back to your house. You could feel yourself fall asleep on the way. You gave up in defeat. At least you were off the next day, you would be able to drown in your sorrows tomorrow.

As you tried to comfort yourself, you felt yourself drift off asleep. You could hear Diluc speak but the words wouldn’t register, you needed to escape from him for a bit.

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You woke up on your bed, you turned to look out the window to see that it was still clearly night. You groan, sitting up on your bed. Your room was dark but you could see a light peeking under the door of your room, the living room light was still on. You groggily walk out of the room to turn it off, only to see Diluc outside. He was in the kitchen, rummaging through the cabinets.

You look at him in disbelief while he turns to face you. “You ok? It’s too late to buy hangover medicine so I wanted to see if you had any stocked up.” You try to speak, only to be stopped by a cough. Your throat felt so dry, you couldn’t say a word. “Oh, drink this.” Diluc handed you a glass of water, which you chugged down in an instant.

“I was going to hand it to you with the medicine but never mind. You should go rest, I’ll leave soon.” He said, continuing his search in your cupboard. You shook your head. “You can just leave, it’s fine, I can take care of myself.” You wanted him gone as soon as possible. As domestic as it felt having him in your house taking care of you, this man rejected your confession and you didn’t have the strength to handle it at this moment.

You had a splitting headache and a broken heart and Diluc being here was not going to fix that. Diluc halted, stopping his search, you could see a frown on his face as he closed the drawers before turning to you. “Can I ask you something?” He asked, ever so quietly. He was always a silent type of guy, but even this time you could hear how vulnerable he was. The way he asked you in such a soft way made you instantly answer him without a second thought. “Go ahead.” You wanted to hit yourself, you wish you didn’t have such a soft spot for him.

“I heard a rumour, going around…” he continued. He played with his hands, fiddling them about as if he was feeling shy. You cringed at the thought, why would Diluc of all people feel shy? You were just being delusional at this point. As you contemplated your thoughts he continued. “People were saying you invited the knights out for drinks because you got engaged, is that true?” 

The cup you had in your hands dropped to the ground. You were glad it wasn’t glass because it would have shattered in an instant, and you had seen enough things shatter today. However, you honestly could not believe the words that had just come out of Diluc’s mouth. “Wait what? Are you serious?” You ask, completely thinking this was a prank. “Why would you think that? Who would even say that?” Who was spreading these rumours around? You were going to kill them.

“So it’s false?” “Of course it’s false! I’m not even dating anyone!” You exclaim, now wondering whether your confession was rejected because Diluc thought you were cheating on your nonexistent partner. 

“So you aren’t dating Venti?” “I don’t even know who that is!” You say, frustrated. You put your hands on your face, feeling annoyed. You groan into them in anger. All these stupid rumours were the reason you were here with a horrible headache and Diluc looking at you like you were scum on Earth. You wanted to crawl up into a ball and disappear right now.

“Then can you do me a favour?” Diluc spoke up, disturbing your grovelling session. You look up from your hands and stare at him sadly. “What?” You weakly ask.

“Can you confess to me again when you aren’t drunk?” You blink, unsure of what you just heard. “What?” You say, still unable to process what he had just asked you to do.

“Your confession. Say it to me when you aren’t drunk.” He said once more, looking at you with his unchanged expression. He was being deadly serious. He was asking you to confess again. “Wait wait, so you don’t hate me?” Diluc tilted his head, eyebrow raised. He seemed shocked you even said that. “Why would I ever hate you? Were people saying that?” He asked, crossing his arms, his face turned dark when he said it but you shook your head. “No no, but, does that mean you like me?” You ask, feeling sheepish.

And for the first time this entire night, you could see a small smile fall on his lips. His face softened, no longer a glare in his eyes. His cheeks rose a bit when he smiled and you were certain this smile was for you. “Ask again when you aren’t reeking of alcohol.” He retorted back playfully. “Now, off to bed, I’ll head out now. I heard that you won’t be at work tomorrow so I better hear from you soon.”

With that, he left you, alone in your house, with your thoughts full of him. You knew for a fact you were not going to be able to sleep the entire night, nor was your headache going to be fixed by any type of medicine. 

Sorry Mondstadt, but your favourite bachelor is finally going to be off the market!

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The slight sounds of a lyre could be heard in the distance on the streets of Mondstadt. A drunk bard still singing a tune.

“Did you hear about this rumour? There is going to be love in the air soon~”

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[strwberri-milk]

🌼 ~ hellooo!! I was wondering if you could write up a little something! Kaeya with a curly, coily-haired significant other!

Since having that kind of hair texture is uncommon in the canon world of Genshin, I’m curious about how he’d (and any other men that you’d like to talk about) would behave when for instance, the s/o isn’t as ok with Headpats because it ruins their floofy hair.

It would also be neat to see them taking interest in how their s/o looks after her hair and neat little accessories she puts in them too, when she styles it.

i dont have very curly hair so i might not be the most accurate so i just wanted to give that heads up!! also. curly luc agenda is here :)

Coiled hair is definitely not as common. The tightest curls you've ever seen don't even hold a candle to yours, which also means maintaining them can be even more difficult.

Kaeya always seemed a little fascinated with your hair. Whenever the two of you have a moment alone he likes to watch how it moves with you, the way it almost defies gravity and just how fluffy it looked.

He always makes sure not to touch it, worried that he'd ruin whatever intricate style you've done with your hair. However, that doesn't stop him from asking you questions or asking if you're alright with him helping you in whatever way he can.

Kaeya loves being able to pat your head the few times you do let him and wishes he could do it more but most definitely respects your boundary. It's not the end of the world for him but that does mean he's developed a habit instead of cupping your cheek to give you a quick peck whenever he wants to pat your head.

Your hair routine definitely fascinates him too! He loves seeing all the things you pull out and how there's a very strict system that you follow perfectly but he can't figure out what everything is for. He does take note of the products you use to buy you more whenever there's a sale or it seems like you're running low!

Whenever you let him clip things into your hair it sends him over the moon. He does it with such a focus that it makes you laugh, which will make him pout but it's fine because he thinks he's made you look even better than before! If that's somehow possible.

Diluc thought he had curly hair. His hair was prone to be floofy, growing a little more whenever the air was too humid or if he got wet. Kaeya always made fun of him and told him he looked like a drowned rat, but when he saw yours he realised he's got nothing on you.

He knows a little bit about curl maintenance, his coils not nearly as tight but he does take pride in taking care of his appearance as well. This means he has some products you could use in a pinch, or Adelinde might be able to help brush your hair out after the two of you run into the manor after an intense downpour.

With all of this, Diluc is already less inclined to touch your hair. He knows that his hair gets unruly and inexperienced hands touching it can aggravate it but knowing that yours were much tighter than his gave him an appreciation of how annoying your hair could truly be.

Both of you can wake up with the most insane bedhead sometimes and he always gets a nice laugh out of it, glad that he's no longer the only one who wakes up like that in the house anymore. He'll tease you for it sleepily, kissing the little pout off your face off.

When you go all the way into your hair routine he loves to sit off to the side to study it. It seems almost clinical the questions he asks, and you're quick to mess with him and asks if he needs a notepad to take notes with. He just shakes his head, telling you to continue as he observes.

The next time you're out of product you check under the sink, smiling to yourself as you see that Diluc's restocked absolutely everything without hesitation.

[goldfish-afterhours]

Realization Upon Termination

-- aka Diluc hunts down Childe in the mistaken belief he had killed his brother

Characters: Diluc, Childe x Kaeya

Type/genre: Bulleted headcanons, angst(?), comedic at the end i guess

Warnings: Not proof read at all

A/N: This is acc my outline for a fic I was gonna write but I still haven't written it 2 years later so I'm just posting it like this lol

Kaeya doesn’t come to the bar for a long time. Diluc is used to seeing his annoying face everyday, and despite how many times he’s kicked him out, Kaeya always comes back the next day, so Diluc’s given up 

Recently, he had been coming in with his boyfriend, Childe, a Fatui Harbinger deployed to Mondstadt. 

Childe was only in Mondstadt for a short period of time, and every time Childe would visit, Kaeya would seem a little brighter, his laugh would be a little louder

Diluc, of course, hates Childe. Not just because he’s a harbinger—but it’s a reminder that Diluc himself is alone, while Kaeya was able to move on and be happy with his life

Despite all that’s happened, this is when Diluc is jealous of Kaeya. Diluc has his money and family name, but he’s inexplicably tied down to them while Kaeya is free to do whatever he wants. It’s only when he’s roaming the streets at night does Diluc feel free from his chains of being the esteemed Ragnivindr Head. 

Childe and Kaeya visit the bar one night. Kaeya is as easy-going as always, but Childe seems off. He doesn’t drink the alcoholic drinks Kaeya buys him, and seems to be pushing Kaeya to drink more, drink more.

Diluc wants to step in, but he feels odd doing so. He never showed much care to Kaeya before, and it’d seem weird if he did now, so Diluc just watches it happen. 

The next night, however, Kaeya doesn’t come to the Angel’s Share. Diluc thinks that perhaps he’s on a date somewhere else with Childe, when Jean comes in, asking him if he’s seen Kaeya

Diluc says he hasn’t. It turns out Kaeya did not show up for work that day. She went to look for Childe to ask him, but Childe wasn’t in the Goth Hotel. None of the Fatui were giving her any answers either, and were being weirdly defensive about Childe

Rosaria, who was drinking at the counter, mentions seeing Childe just outside of Mondstadt, alone, bow in hand without his gloves when she was heading to the bar. She thought it was weird, but didn’t say anything to him, as he was leaving Mondstadt. However, she tailed him to Whispering Woods, where he just seemed to be going on a leisurely walk, so she left.

Diluc’s first thought is that Childe must have done something to Kaeya. He sets down the glass he was polishing and grabs his claymore. Jean asks him if he’ll need backup, and Diluc refuses, saying this is something for him to do

As a brother? As the Darknight of Mondstadt? He wasn’t sure

The sun was starting to go down. Diluc scored the Whispering Woods but found no sign of the harbinger. It’s only when the stars could be seen in the sky does Diluc find him, wading in Starfell Lake. 

“Ah...so the big brother’s found me.”

“What are you doing?”

“What am I doing? Well, you could say I’m erasing the evidence. You know, water washes away all sorts of things.”

“Where’s Kaeya?” 

“Hah, well…who knows?” 

Diluc takes out his sword. Surprisingly, Childe doesn’t want to fight him, saying he was tired and wasn’t in the mood for a fight for once. 

Diluc lunges at Childe, filled with anger, not only at him but at himself. 

Why is it only after everything is over does Diluc realize what he actually had?

Kaeya was trying to mend his relationship with him, but Diluc was too absorbed in what he had lost that he didn’t realize Kaeya was the only family he had left 

Diluc knocks the harbinger to the ground, water splashing as he falls. 

“Such a protective older brother, aren’t you?”

“You…you bastard…”

“Well, can’t say I blame you. If Tonia ever argues with her boyfriend in the future, I’d want to beat him within an inch of his life as well.”

That’s when Diluc stops, claymore above his head in mid-swing, confused. 

Suddenly, Kaeya appears from the woods, having been sent by Jean and Rosaria after he walked into the Angel’s Share later that night, wanting to be comforted by alcohol 

“Diluc, what are you doing?”

“...avenging your death?” 

Childe laughs, explaining that he was looking for calla lilies and fishing for Kaeya as an “I’m sorry” present 

“You thought he killed me? Really? I may only have one eye, but I certainly don’t have that bad an eye for men.”

“He’s a harbinger. There’s nothing about him I can trust.”

The night ends with Kaeya and Diluc helping Childe back to the cathedral for first-aid (for his hurt feelings)

Diluc and Kaeya’s relationship still feels a little strained, but perhaps Diluc has the Fatui to thank for helping him realize what he still had 

[mrs-heelshire]

“Ugh... fuck me.”

Misunderstanding or teasing ? Well, it’s up to you to find it out.

Gender neutral reader.

Characters : Kaeya & Diluc

TW : Mention of sex but nothing will happen, pure FLUFF.

Kaeya :

Out on a mission with your boyfriend, the cavalry captain, Kaeya Alberich was supposed to be a perfect way to spend more time with him and usually it was pretty easy since the two of you made such a good pair, but this time it wasn’t that simple. No matter how many Hilichurl you defeated in that camp you were requested to erase, it seems endless. It was a real nest here, for one kill, two came out from god knows where and so on. A real battlefield. Eventually, it finally came to an end after a whole hour fighting over annoying creatures and it was nothing to say that you were exhausted. It was more than time for this day to end.

“You owe me a drink!” Your boyfriend claimed with a large grin painted on his face as he caught his breath.

“You wish. You’re the one that owes me!” You instantly replied, catching your breath as well.

He was about to answer you one of his famous little teasing lines as the water behind you was beginning to stir. Small waves appeared, a group of about ten ice and water blobs came out of the Cider lake you were in front. It wasn’t much but after your too recent last fight, you were exhausted. Why did they have to appear now ? It was a conspiracy, that's all you could imagine.

“Ugh… fuck me!” Groaning loudly, you let out a long sigh, annoyed.

“Gladly.” Kaeya instantly replied with a large smirk as he moved behind your back, putting his hands on your hips.

A squeal escaped your lips as he suddenly grabbed you to pull your lower half against him. You were quick to turn around to hit him. Hitting his shoulder to make him step back, you had a hard time not to laugh of playful boyfriend. After all, you should have known he wasn't going to miss such a great opportunity to mess with you.

“Hands off! Not before we handle them first!” You tried to remind him of his priorities before his jokes ended up inside you two, covered in blob slime.

“Give me two minutes and I’ll take you right back home to grant your wish, babe.” Laughing, he would break away from you to take his weapon out of its scabbard.

“I only give you a single minute. Can you manage it snowflake?”

“Watch me.” And with a new grin painted on his face, he rushed towards the blobs that had continued to advance in your direction.

And with that, you knew that tonight, too, you were going to have little time to catch your breath.

Diluc :

It was with the desire to spend more time with your boyfriend that you decided to help him with his paperwork. Wanting to free your evening from any work, you had joined him at the tavern in the afternoon to take care of all that. Yet, what you didn't imagine was that he was way behind with his papers. Sitting at the bar, a pile of paper by your side, the work seemed endless. At least, with Diluc by your side, you would expect a free alcohol free drink every hour and that was exactly what you needed to stay motivated.

As you were going to put away a small folder, you noticed a calculation error right at the beginning of it. And, of course, that meant that the entire file was skewed by this error. You were going to have to start it all over again, from the very beginning.

“Ugh… Fuck me.” You groaned as all those papers were going to be the death of you.

“My Darling, don’t tempt me while I’m at work.” Your boyfriend instantly replied, without second thoughts. Just loud enough for only you to hear.

Thank God, no one but you was at the bar to hear that.

“Love!” Even when you were taken aback, it was his petname that would loudly escape your lips.

The few customers in the tavern instantly landed on you two, making you blush even more than you already were. Not expecting him not only to hear you but also to respond to you in this way, you had almost cried out in the surprise that it had given you. Appologizing in a smaller voice, you were about to quickly lower your gaze to the papers you still had to fill out when you caught him silently chuckling.

“I- I should let you finish everything alone” You mumbled, frowning.

“You won’t and as a well deserved thanks, I’ll grant your wish tonight.”

Pretending to hesitate for a moment, it was however with a nod that you answered him.

“You better.” You softly replied, looking at him straight in the eye, cheeks still rosy from what just happened.

And with that, the both of you were back on their own duties, eagerly awaiting closing time.

[vs-redemption]

Acceptance (Diluc x GN!Reader)

Wordcount: 2.5K Warning: Alcohol consumption (It's set in Mondstadt come on lol) Also this does not have a happy ending. Note: I'm sure people will catch on but the older sister is based on Alice's character hehe Also I did not proofread this at all I was just trying to get it posted before midnight.

Looking back six months ago, you had truly thought you were ready to move back to your hometown of Mondstadt. Even after years of traveling around the cities and landscapes of Teyvat, it was still the one place that held a grip on your heart. The rolling hills spotted with wildflowers at Windrise, the scent of cecilias filling the air on Starsnatch Cliff, and the sight of dandelion seeds drifting on the breeze were just a few of the things that made Mondstadt special to you.

The capital city had its own charms of course. The giant windmills were an iconic sight along with the gorgeous statue of Barbatos looming high over the courtyard in front of the cathedral. The clanking of the blacksmith’s hammer and the chatter of merchants were a constant background noise as the scent of steak from Good Hunter permeated the streets while you enjoyed a nice glass of Dandelion Wine. From the outside, it really seemed like the city of freedom was like something out of a fairytale.

“Off to the tavern again, hm?” You visibly cringe at the smooth sound of Kaeya’s voice. “Don’t you think you’re being a little obvious?”

“Obvious that I have a drinking problem?” You reply flatly.

“Obvious that you’re in love with a certain winery owner.” Kaeya corrects you without missing a beat.

You weren’t sure what to do. No matter what you said it would just be opening yourself up to more of his teasing. Normally you enjoyed the banter with Kaeya. He was one of the people in the city that had bothered to get to know you for who you were and not just brush you aside as your sister’s younger and far less interesting sibling.

“He hates me,” you shrug, deciding that pointing out the uncomfortable truth might get the cavalry captain to drop the subject. “I annoy him and he sees me as pathetic and a hot mess.” 

It was how a lot of people in Mondstadt saw you, or at least you assumed they did. How could they not when you were constantly compared to your older sister? She was an extremely powerful mage, known all over Teyvat for her amazing accomplishments. Even the archons had acknowledged her talent and ambition by bestowing her with a vision. You were insignificant compared to that. No magic and no vision. Living in her shadow had been a constant weight, and it was for that reason you’d left Mondstadt for so long in the first place.

“Hate is a strong word,” Kaeya shrugs.

He was right. Diluc didn’t hate you. It was probably more accurate to say he was disgusted by you. But you held back from expressing that, not wanting to sound too self deprecating.

“Perhaps I’ll come join you for a drink after my patrol,” Kaeya offers as a polite way to end the conversation. You graciously accept the offer before continuing on your way to Angel’s Share. To tell the truth, the tavern had started off as just a convenient place to spend your time. You hated staying in the apartment you shared with your older sister, even if she wasn’t there most of the time. She was always off on some great adventure or working on some grand scheme. The only other obligation you had was to the adventurer’s guild. So, once you finished up your commissions for the day, all you had was free time.

When you’d first arrived back in Mondstadt, you’d sort of drifted in unnoticed by almost everyone. The most welcoming person by far had been Venti the bard. And while it probably hadn’t done you any favors having the local drunk as your only friend, it had been nice to have someone to laugh, drink, and gossip with.

And Diluc? He had amused you when you’d seen him come into the tavern the first time. It was strange to see his stern scowl behind the bar of such a lively, happy place. You’d snorted with laughter too when Venti told you how many people fancied him and how he’d earned the title of the uncrowned prince of Mondstadt.

“I mean… I get it,” you’d admitted while taking a sip of your drink. “He’s handsome, rich, and he has that tall, dark, mysterious vibe. It’s just… he’s so grumpy.” 

You’d had no idea at the time that you were just as foolish as the rest of them. It was hard for you to pinpoint when the silly feelings had started, but the ever observant Kaeya would tell anyone that it was Diluc’s love of Mondstadt that had first captivated you. Hearing the man complain about the inefficiency of the Knights of Favonius had given away how important his home was to him, and how protective he was over it. The devotion he showed certainly resonated with you. In fact, it was during the Weinlesefest that you really started to see a different side of him.

“Heyo Master Diluc!” You’d raised your hand in greeting while shuffling into Angel’s Share and snagging a table. You usually liked to sit at the bar and talk to Charles, but you avoided it when Diluc was there. He was fun to rile up, but you didn’t want to be so obnoxious that he ended up kicking you out or even banning you from the premises. And anyway, on this occasion he already seemed to be in a heated discussion with his adopted brother.

“The festival preparations are coming along quite nicely,” Kaeya hums thoughtfully. “Although it would be terrible to have a wine harvest festival without any wine, don’t you think Diluc? Unfortunately the city didn’t have the resources to secure as much as they hoped.”

You’d rolled your eyes as you eavesdropped on the conversation. Kayea usually handled diplomatic issues so gracefully but he was being completely obvious. Diluc was most certainly going to laugh in his face and tell him to go beg someone else. And just as you thought, the winery owner narrowed his eyes and sighed in annoyance.

“How many barrels do you think you’ll need? Will three be enough?” The reply had completely shocked you.

“That’s very generous of you,” Kaeya smiled graciously. “I’m sure that’ll be more than enough. I’ll have someone stop by the winery this afternoon to pick them up and take them to Springvale.”

“That won’t be necessary,” Diluc waves off the offer completely. “I’ll make sure they get there on time.”

Your jaw dropped as the surprises continued. He hadn’t resisted Kaeya’s request for free handouts at all. And on top of that, he was going to deliver the wine to the festival himself. You had known that he cared about Mondstadt from a safety standpoint and in a political sense, but somehow it shocked you that he’d place such importance on the cultural aspects as well.

“Diluc really loves Mondstadt,” you’d mentioned to Kaeya in conversation later on. “I never would’ve guessed he was that devoted to the traditions surrounding Weinlesefest.”

“You’ll learn a lot more about Diluc by watching his actions than listening to his words,” the knight had told you with a laugh. “I knew it wouldn’t take much to convince him to lend a hand.” In hindsight, maybe you could blame Kaeya for the way you started to pay closer attention to Diluc.

“Don’t you ever relax?” you ask him one evening, striking up a conversation just for the heck of it. “It seems like you’re always working.”

“That’s because there’s always something to do,” he replies stiffly. An annoying voice in the back of your head told you this was a subtle slight against you. He thought you were lazy.

“Don’t you have enough people working for you that you could take a day off once in a while?” You watched him carefully to look for hints that he was getting irritated with you. It probably would’ve been smarter not to engage him at all, but there was something soothing about the sound of his voice.

“Things tend to get done the right way when I do them myself,” he states as a matter of fact.

You really couldn’t help but admire him. He was everything you wished you could be. He was strong and successful. He didn’t care what others thought of him. He was independent and passionate. He mattered.

From there, things just got worse. And once you realized how you were feeling about him, it was too late to backpedal. The only thing you could do was fight tooth and nail not to fall harder. But of course that proved to be impossible too.

“You’re staring again,” Venti snickers behind his glass of wine and you shoot a halfhearted glare at him.

“I was just looking at the specials board,” you tell him.

“Right.” Venti knew very well that you were in the tavern enough to have the specials memorized. It was hard not to watch Diluc though. If you didn’t, it was likely you’d miss those little glimpses of his compassion and generosity that never failed to make your chest warm and your heart stutter just a bit.

Sure, it pissed him off and he grumbled about it forever whenever someone got a little too drunk at the tavern, but that didn’t stop him from letting them crash in one of the rooms there. Most of the time he didn’t even charge them, instead just letting them off with a stern warning. And he loved to complain about Venti’s occasional antics and threaten to ban him from the establishment for trying to get away with not paying for all the wine he drank, but he never actually acted on those words and always ended up serving the bard again the next time he showed up.

“Did you ever think about telling him how you feel?” Venti asks after a moment and you really wish he’d just drop the subject. It was embarrassing and you were paranoid that Diluc would overhear.

“Great idea,” you deadpan. “Then he’ll think I’m even more of a freak and avoid me like the plague.” 

“Don’t be dramatic,” the bard chuckles, taking a sip of his wine. “I could help you write a love letter to give him. I bet deep down he’s a hopeless romantic.”

You glance over at Diluc again, watching him meticulously clean the dirty mugs and glasses behind the bar then shake your head. “No way,” you say resolutely. “I don’t think he’d be very receptive to that.” 

It got tiresome hearing Kaeya and Venti tell you to shoot your shot. It wasn’t like you hadn’t tested the waters a bit with some subtle flirting. Playful comments like “Looking good today Diluc!” and “Now those are the arms of a claymore user.’ only served to make him grumble and turn away.

Unrequited love sucked, but you might’ve been able to survive loving Diluc from the sidelines if it weren’t for your sister showing up at the most inopportune time.

Windblume.

You should’ve known something was up when half the people you knew had gone missing as soon as the festival started, leaving you to sit at the city fountain and watch all the lovesick couples exchange flowers and love letters. Just when you were starting to actually worry, a familiar voice called your name.

“Happy Windblume!”

“Albedo…” You raise your eyebrow at the alchemist. It was rare to see him in the city since he was usually holed up at Dragonspine, but you figured even he would come out and show his face on such an important day. “It’s been a while.”

“You were gone a long time,” he agrees before offering a deceptively sweet smile. “Have you given flowers to Diluc yet?”

“What?!” You recoil and scrunch up your face. It had been years since you’d talked to this guy and this was his first question. Classic Albedo. How the heck did he know anyway? “First of all…” you frown, “I haven’t seen him all day. I haven’t seen anyone.”

“True,” the alchemist shrugs. “Your sister is in town and has been up to her tricks again. It’s really quite extraordinary that she always manages to pull these things off without anyone knowing.”

Anger bubbled up inside you. Your sister was in town for Windblume, and in her usual fashion, had somehow made herself the star of the show. It wasn’t the first time she’d orchestrated a whole ordeal from behind the scenes, roping in the unsuspecting people of Mondstadt to participate in her puzzles and games.

“I guess my invitation to the spectacle must’ve gotten lost in the mail,” you state flatly before realizing that you hadn’t seen either of your friends that day because your sister had lured them away. The only thing that would’ve made Windblume tolerable was having a drink with Venti and bickering with Kaeya. It was already suspicious that she’d picked them, but the fact that she’d involved Diluc too felt like a deliberate slap in the face.

“She probably didn’t want you to miss Windblume since you haven’t attended one in so long,” Albedo reasons.

“Yeah,” you felt a little bad for taking your sour mood out on him, but thankfully he didn’t seem too offended.

“Diluc should be at the wine stand by now,” he nods politely before excusing himself. 

You already knew you were foolish enough to go see him. It was Windblume and you didn’t see the harm in just getting a glimpse of him before going to find somewhere to hide yourself for the rest of the evening. 

You underestimated how damaging a glimpse could be though. At first, it made you feel a little better to see his bright red hair and silly, dark, fancy clothes. But then he turned around and your heart fell into your stomach. He was holding a bundle of pink and white clover flowers. It wasn’t surprising that someone would give him a gift for Windblume. The disturbing part was that clover flowers weren’t easy to find. They were also the flower you knew your sister was most partial to. She had given Windblume flowers to Diluc.

“Are you kidding me?” You grit your teeth and turn away, not knowing if you were mad or just simply embarrassed that your sister could hold so much power over you without even showing her face.

Thankfully most of your things were at the adventurer’s guild because the last thing you wanted to do was go to your apartment and run into your sister. It wasn’t likely she was there but you weren’t taking any chances. You grab your backpack and turn in your adventurer’s uniform. You wouldn’t be doing any more commissions. In fact, you probably wouldn’t be back to Mondsadt at all.

You do your best to keep your head down as you head for the city gate, not wanting to have any awkward conversations with anyone about why you were leaving. You knew Venti and Kaeya would understand once they heard you were gone. They’d be perfectly fine without you, just like Mondstadt. You turn around just once to get a last look at the windmills that were iconic to the city and then close your eyes, listening to the laughter and chatter carrying on the wind. Mondstadt was a wonderful place, you just didn’t belong there.

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"Love Story with Xiao: Sparkle" (Based on: Kimi No Nawa and The Angel Next Door Spoils me Rotten)

Submitted by the infamous 'long ask anon'. uwu

When Lumine first picked up the book, she was a little skeptical. It was quite hard to imagine Xiao as a character inside a romance novel after all. While he could be very romantic when he wants to be, he still did not strike her as your typical male lead type of character. However, perhaps this story would prove her wrong.

"Well...I have to wait for Paimon to wake up from her nap anyways. Might as well read this in the meantime."

With every page, the blonde became more and more invested in the story, her cheeks now dusted a pastel pink hue.

"..."

She completely lost track of time, completely absored by the book and before she knew it, she had reached the end.

"That was..."

Letting herself fall back onto the mattress, she covered her face with both hands and began to roll around on top of the bed before burying her face in a pillow to silence her squealing.

( ...Amazing!! )

Cheesy love stories had always been a guilty pleasure of hers ever since Fischl introduced her to them. She had secretly bought countless of romance novels from Yae Publishing House - keeping it top secret from all of her friends besides Paimon. But this one was special since it featured Xiao and herself. She would implode from embarrassment if the former were to ever find this book and read it, but she would definitely keep it stashed somewhere to read again at a later time.

THE STORY

In the first scene, you both wake up in your respective homes preparing for school. You are a Grade 11 Student who is good at travelling, language, reading, and some cooking. Xiao is a Grade 12 Student who is really good at martial arts, history, and playing the flute. You go out first to walk to the train station to go to your school. Along the way, you catch a glimpse of Xiao but then, the train stops, and you lose him in the crowd. After getting off at the correct station, you try to find him but can't so you continue on in school. Xiao meanwhile, seemed oblivious to all this but could some what sense that something is going on and continues going to school.

You arrive and meet your friends Xiangling, Amber, and Sucrose in the school entrance, and the four of you talk about the typical things in highschool life. Amber asks if you have a crush on anyone but of course you say that no boy is attracted to you or has an interest in you. Xiao meanwhile, was sparring with Xinqiu while Kaeya, Diluc, Thoma and Childe and even Bonanus, Menogias, Indarius and Bosacius watch on. Xiao beats Xinqiu and Xiao and his Yaksha friends congratulate him while the others clap. The scene then moves to Xiao and his Yakshas having lunch in the canteen and Bosacius teases Xiao how he needs to find a crush soon and that he can't be that uninterested in finding a liking to someone. Xiao of course says nothing but then Menogias says to him that he has been looking at a certain golden haired girl across the other side of the canteen. It's you. And talks to him that she does look pretty and a pretty intelligent student too.

Days pass, you're fixing things in your locker, but then once you close it, you come face to face with...

Xiao

You get startled, and you drop all your things. It was a mess of books and notebooks and papers. Xiao first apologises to you, but then you let out an annoyed look as you told him that you had just fixed your locker. He decides to help you, and as both of you are fixing your mess, he accidentally touches your hand as you try to grab a book. You look at each other with confused looks at first, but then Xiao says he's sorry for touching your hand and just continues fixing the pile of books. You, on the other hand, are... blushing. Blushing in stunned silence as you look at how... handsome he is? Yes. Xiao looked handsome. It lasts for a few more seconds until he looks at you with a confused look and snaps you out of the trance. Quickly, you fix the remaining books and safely place them in your locker. You thank Xiao, and he returns the favour, but then, he asks you your name. You respond back with typical hospitality and also tell him your class and grade level. He then tells you his name and class and his grade level and tells you that it's nice meeting you. Before he leaves however, you ask him where he's going, and he responds by saying that he was going to the library. As were you, so you both decide to go together and along the way you both ask what your daily lives are and what hobbies and so on you both have. You're interested in Xiao's knowledge of history thanks to being a student of Professor Morax, and you want to know how to get into a martial arts class while he is interested in the amount of places you've been.

As time goes on, you both grow closer and become good friends, and you both travel on the same train, and you both sometimes visit each other's apartments, which are just a block apart. Soon, you introduce him to your group of friends and he introduces you to his fellow Yakshas as well as the other martial artists students.

Months have passed since you first met, and you're in Xiao's house cooking some food for him and yourself since you both agreed that he would be the one to wash the dishes while you cooked. After eating dinner, you both study and share some knowledge together, and he decides to share you a story about one of Professor Morax's lectures, but halfway through, you fall asleep. Xiao was surprised by this and decided to bridal carry you to bed. As he covers you in a blanket, you slightly wake up and see him looking at you. You tell him goodnight, and he does the same but before he left, he couldn't help but stare at you. Maybe he's enthralled by your beauty but he wouldn't want to make it known. Not yet at least.

When you wake up, you ask how you ended up in bed, and Xiao tells you that he bridal carried you. You become embarrassed as your face turns red and you ask him why he carried you without asking you first, and he simply told you that you were already asleep and he didn't want you on the couch or sleeping on the floor. Still embarrassed, you make some punches on his thigh and when he asks why you say "Shou-Kun no baka!" but you do let it slide for now and he does apologise.

The school semester goes by, and the two of you start to become closer as rumours start to spread of you possibly being with the school's top martial artist student. Do you want to admit your true feelings for him? Or course not. It would cause too much of a ruckus and bad publicity.

One day, you and Xiao are walking together at a festival to which you were invited to attend by Ayaka and Ayato. You were wearing a beautiful shrine maiden kimono and have a kitsune mask you bought, while Xiao keeps close by holding your hand. Yep, he was trying his best to hide his embarrassed look as he held on to you for about 15 minutes or so. After some time, you finally meet with the Kamisato siblings, and Ayato comments on how your bond with Xiao is only growing stronger, it seemed. Before you could say anything, Xiao talks first, saying that while he and you are close friends and that there's nothing romantic about the relationship. Ayato only laughs while Ayaka says there's nothing wrong with admitting your true feelings someday. She had a point. Perhaps you and Xiao will have to spill the beans someday.

More days pass by, and on one occasion you both sleepover in Xiao's house, as you both talk about what your plans are for the next day, Xiao thanks you for being the closest person he's ever had and that he was able to open up more to you and his friends because your presence made him feel more comfortable. You do the same, and you take his hand before telling him that she still feels uncertain about how he would feel if you said this to him, so you write on the palm of his hand, "好きです". It's "I love you" in Inazuman. Xiao is taken a back and isn't sure how to respond, but eventually, he also says that he, too, has strong feelings for you and thanks you for everything and so you kiss him on the cheek before leaving. Xiao is only stunned silent.

On the school's sports event, you have to compete in a track and field sprint with a partner, and since all others are taken, you decide with the best person. Xiao. When it's your turn, you both run at full speed while everyone cheers you on. Thanks to learning and exercising with Xiao himself, you match his speed, and it appears that neither of you will take the lead. You both spend every last bit of stamina until...

You both reach the finish line at the same time, and everyone is unsure who really won the contest. When asked who won by the host, you write down, "Someone lovely," and then Xiao responds with "The lovely person beside me." Everyone is shocked at this revelation. Your friends, Xiao's friends, the professors. The judges, the host, and every student watching the event. You look at Xiao with a beautiful smile, and he smiles back at you while holding your hand. He leans in and kisses you at the forehead, and you respond back with a tight hug.

The days past have been very interesting considering now that everyone knows that you and Xiao are a couple now. The paparazzi was crazy.

The next scene is you on a train returning home, but then the train you are on stops and breaks down. With no choice, the passengers are forced to leave the train and walk on foot. Your phone is low battery, and you are far from home. So you tell Xiao to meet in a particular place near the city outskirts. However, it was late at night, and you get lost, trying to find a place. Xiao too was lost but was able to find his way to a low ridge where he tries to contact you. Before you could give the exact details, your phone dies but you know he's close. You run everywhere, but you still can't find him. Hours pass, it's certainly past midnight, and you trip on the road and roll until you stop after 10 seconds. You're in pain, and you're exhausted. However, you are determined to find him and feel his embrace. Your lover was doing and thinking the same, and he was busy walking on a small road in a forest while desperately trying to look for you. Hour after hour passes but you still can't find each other. You both swore that you both checked every place and are just going around in circles. But then you both remembered...

The sun. The sun rise can be seen on the mountain top. The place where you can directly signalling a new day. There can be no other place in the city right now.

As dawn approaches you successfully go on top of the flat mountain face and start to run everywhere until...

You just ran past someone.

You slowly turn around.

That face. You know that face, and it knows yours.

Xiao.

Tears start to stream down your face. But then you start to laugh. He laughs too. How absurd was it? To run for hours until the dawn and meet at the mountain top. You then embrace Xiao as hard as you can and he embraces back, thankful that you're okay, despite the bruises and scrapes on your skin. He too was crying. After a while, he then takes your hand and writes "大好きです" on your palm. He was saying "I love you" but this time it was out of true passion, and he is elated to finally to have said those words to you. You say "I love you" back to him and give him a passionate kiss on the lips. He returns it back. Relishing in the moment as the Sun rises above the clouds on the mountain and the surrounding city.

Years pass, you both graduated to college but didn't come to the same school this time. You decided to study abroad for two years while he stayed. After a while, he for some reason, stopped receiving your calls and messages. It seemed all would be forgotten until one day. Maybe all the things you experienced before were just a dream. But after returning to your home country, you walk past an all too familiar face.

On a flight of stone stairs...

You both look back at each other.

It's certainly him.

You both ask "Kimi no namaiwa?"

-The End

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Genshin men crushing on you bc I say so

Characters involved: Diluc, Kaeya Venti, Childe, Zhongli, Thoma, Ayato, Itto, Gorou, Xiao, Kazuha, Albedo

Gender: not specified implied smut if you squint at Kaeyas

Diluc

Diluc? Crushing on someone? HA that will never happen….or will it?

At first diluc didn’t know that he had a crush on you until Adeline knocked some sense into him

A blushing MESS around u

If you a drunkie like his brother and venti he’ll tolerate you and maybe take you home if you get too tipsy

One time you were strolling through Mondstat at night when some one came up behind you and tried to steal some of your money

Luckily! The Dark Night Hero was there to save you! And that’s how you became one of the people that knew the Hero’s identity

It went a little like this

It was around 8pm when I finally finished my duties for the day. I put on my jacket and walked home I lived in a small village outside of Mondstat. I was walking along the walls when suddenly someone grabbed my wrist and slammed me against the brick wall. “Give me all of your valuables!” The drunk man yelled as he put a knife up to my neck but before it could draw any blood a black ish redish figure swooped in and knocked the drunk man out. I turned to see who saved me I realized that it was diluc! “So your the Dark Night Hero everyone has been gossiping about!” I squealed “yea it’s me but are you okay? He didn’t hurt you did he?” Diluc said worriedly. “Ah I’m fine! But if you would excuse me I want to go home and crash on my comfy bed I’ll be on my way!” I said as I picked up my things to leave “w-wait! Let me walk you home- I insist!” He babbled “hehe okay<3”

Kaeya!

Smooth mf

Flirts and teases you every chance he gets

But what made him fall for you even harder is when you would come back with even FLIRTIER COMMENTS AND WOULD TEASE HIM EVEN MORE

“Hey y/n has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?” “No, has anyone ever told you how hot you are?”

The knight was to stunned to speak

Y’all end up hooking up sometime and when he first had a taste of you he was Fr addicted

🐱 put a spell on him he in a trance- Flo Millie

Drunk buddies!

You always end up paying for the 15 million drinks he had

He drunkly confessed his feelings for you while you were walking him home

It went like this

“Alright I’ll take him off your hands Master Diluc!” You said as you put Kaeya’s arm over your shoulder. “Please do” diluc sighed I chuckled and left the tavern we began walking down an alleyway when Kaeya suddenly stopped walking. “You okay Kae?” I asked worriedly then all of a sudden he pinned me to the brick wall and kissed me. When he broke the kiss he nuzzled into my neck and said “Archons I love you so much I’ve always have” “aww I love you too Kae” as we continued to walk to his house. By the time we got back he was dizzy and drunk off your kisses. “Stay……please?” He said as he looked up with his beautiful eyes “okay” I said as I kissed his forehead. <3

Venti

DRUNK BUDDIES

He would annoy you so much

But you’ll tolerate it

Follows you around it’s either just walking with you or stalking

He has to keep you away from mfs tryna confess their undying love for you

Prolly makes the wind push you towards his direction

Imagine your at good hunter tryna order a fisherman’s toast and next thing you know there a whole ass tornado pushing you away from Sara

“Welcome to Good Hunter! What can I get for you?” “Ah yes I would like one fisherman’s toast and a lemon water please” “alright that will be 300 mora” “okay! Let me just get my wallet- AAAAA”

Then you fall in Venti’s arms “oh! Hello y/n it seems that you have fallen for me~ ehe!” And your still in shockl cause a literal tornado snatched you off the ground

He also confessed while he was drunk at your house when you tried to get up

It went a lil like this

“Ven you shouldn’t be drinking this much! It’s bad for your health” I sighed as Venti slumped into my lap “ehe~ but if it gets me to position right now then I wouldn’t mind~” he burped. “Move so I can get up” I said as I shifted but Venti wouldn’t budge “Venti get up!” “No! I love you! Don’t leave me!” He wailed. Then you two just sat in awkward silence <3

Let’s be honest the only reason why you with him is because he needs a sparing buddy

So you guys would spar in the woods somewhere idk

Maybe at the golden house

But when you did a burst that he’s never seen before he took interest in you and kept you around

FEELINGS ARE DEVELOPING

FAMILY MAN

he realized that he was in love when you smiled at the little children and agreed to play with them

THE WAY YOU SMILE AT THE GROUND IT AINT HARD TO TELL YOU DONT KNOW OH OOH YOU DONT KNOW YOUR BEAUTIFUL - One Direction

I feel like he confessed accidentally while the two of you were sparing

Like you just look so hot fighting how can he NOT?

It went sum like this

“Heh your strong but not strong enough y/n!” The Harbinger chuckled “we’ll see about that!” I said as I got in my stance. I let attack me first obviously then I sliced his arm and caught him off guard and easily defeated him. “Damn that was kinda hot” he sight when he saw that my eyes widened he face turned red. “Uhm- did I say that out loud” he stuttered “yea” I said as I blushed “I guess the cats out of the bag!” He laughed

Zhongli

I’m writing him as a rich person idc what y’all say

Spoils you so damn much with fine jewelry and designer clothes

Takes you on nice dates n shii

“Here y/n a fur coat” “mister zhongli it’s the summer-“

Makes you tea and tells you stories

What made him intrigued by you was when you could remember every thing he told you about the past and you would even make little jokes with them and you both would laugh

It’s like an inside joke

You both jumped Childe when he summoned Osial (or whatever tf that water demons name is)

He does a more formal confession

Like he sits you down to drink some tea and eat some kind of sweet he made

He would butter you up with compliments but not to the point where you would suspect anything

Here’s how it went

“Y/n care to join me for some tea and sweets?” Zhongli said as he flashed a light smile “sure!” You pipe up and sit down beside him. You hours are on the tall like piece of rock with like a chair n stuff with a small table. “You look beautiful in that dress y/n” he smiled “thank you!” I blushed “can I tell you something?” “Of course you can tell me anything”. “Well I love you and l have for a long time now” zhongli said nervously he turned to look at you and started stuttering “it’s okay- if you- uhm- you know-“ then you cut him off with a kiss and he happily kissed back.

Thoma

Cooks and cleans for you

He so sweet omg

If you haven’t wifed him up already then what the actual fuck are you doing

U must be stupid

Are you stupid?

Yea your stupid

wife material tbh

He’s so sweet omg wait- did I say that twice? Idgaf he IS sweet😡

What made him fall for you was your ambition. The way that you were so devoted and loyal made him weak in the knees

He confessed out of fear because he thought you were gonna die or sum by the shogun

OH GIRL ITS YOUUUUUUU THAT U LIE WITHHHH AS THE ATTOM BOMB LOCKS IMNN OH GIRL ITS YOUUUUU I WATCH TV WITHHHH AS THE WORLDDDD CAVESSS INN-

Here’s how it went ig

“Thoma! We aren’t strong enough!” I yelled he looked over at me as his eyes widened but then I noticed the shogun teleport behind him getting ready to slice him! I quickly stand in between them and take the hit and fall to the ground “Ah m’ fine! I can s-still fight her ngh” I stuttered “you clearly aren’t come on I’ll take you back to the tea house” “No! I can fight let me get up-“ “listen I love you and you aren’t dying on me okay now cmon!” You went silent and followed his orders

You probably already knew he had a crush on you

Why?

THE MF LITERALLY RUNS AWAY FROM HIS DUTIES TO BE WITH YOU

mf has 20 stacks of paperwork 30 missed meetings and one disappointed sister LMAOO

buys you expensive shit just like zhongli

“Ayato it’s literally winter I don’t need a swimsuit” “who said it was for swimming?😏”

Mf Fr just bought you some lingerie

HE AINT SLICK

y’all are just fuck buddies atp

He confessed while y’all were making out while you had lingerie on that matched his color scheme

He Fr was weak in his knees when he saw you

Here’s how it went

“God your ethereal” he said as he kissed you “all for me~” you whimpered at his praises. It was dark outside and there were candles around the house so he must’ve known that you were coming literally. (lmaoo) “archons I love you so much” he moaned in my mouth “r-really!?!” I squeaked “of course berry I’ve always have” you nuzzled into his neck as he carried you into the bedroom and he plopped you on the bed.

Arataki Itto

Writing him as a not rich but has money man

Annoying asf but you tolerate him cause your used to it

Buys you little things cause he has bills to pay

You cheer him on when he’s in a fight beetle or fist fight

He loves you sm he can’t even put it into words

Kinda stupid

It’s giving himbo energy tbh

He didn’t even confess he just kissed you after winning a beetle fight

Went sum like this

“You can do it Itto!” You yelled and not even a second after saying that itto’s beetle pushed the other off the the little rock. The Oni jumped with joy and then ran over to you and picked you up and smashed his lips onto yours and you happily kissed back. “How bout’ I treat you for dinner?”

Gorou!

The bestest boy

Give him head pats NEOW 

Clingy asf but it’s adorable

Tail wags every time he sees you

“Aww your tail is wagging!” “WHAT NO ITS NOT BYE”

Likes to sit next to you in literally any occasion

Even if it’s on the damn floor he will plop down right beside you

Commander your supposed to be giving us a speech”

Kokomi confessed for him

He literally couldn’t do it poor bby would just get flustered every time

“Excuse me miss my friend over there likes you” *points to gorou* and he’s just starting in like a creepy way as his tail wags “Unt unt what’s wrong with him?” LMAOO

“Ms.Y/n could you turn your attention towards me please?” “Ah yes what can I do for you my lady?” “I just wanted you to know that gorou likes you~” “Ah I suspected something thank you for telling me” “my pleasure now if you excuse me I have some business to attend to”. I looked around in search of the commander but I couldn’t see him anywhere so I walked towards his quarters and found him sitting on a stool with his cute tail wagging rapidly. “Gorou” I said as he flinched “o-oh i- hi y/n I guess kokomi told you h-huh” “yea she did” I smiled “it’s okey if you don’t like me back I just wanted to got it off my-“. You kissed him ”chest” he breathed looking at you oh so lovingly “I like you too gorou”

Xiao

AWOOGA

I’m sorry he’s so fine I can’t 🧎🏽‍♀️

I’m on ALL FOURS FOR HIM

He didn’t really notice your presence at first

But when he saw you he instantly remembered you from the archon war

You were trying to escape a rock the geo archon hurdled at you lucky he missed you by an inch and you made it out alive

Now you were undercover disguise as a mere mortal

You kept your distance from him afraid that he might decide to finish you off once and for all 

He wanted to speak with you but every time he came near you would scurry off to hide in your little cottage 

Now you would just stay in there and get your sibling to go get you food or groceries so you can stay inside and avoid xiao

He bumped into you at the lantern rite and confessed there

“Cmon n/n I want you to go to the lantern rite with me” “but I don’t want to!” “I don’t care what you want now put on something presentable and let’s go.” “Fine. But you better get me some food” and now your here sitting on top of a cliff with your sister eating expensive food. Your sister excuses herself because she had to go to the bathroom. Then you see a green flash of light and now the adeptus xiao is standing right in front of you. You squeak as he turns towards you “please don’t run away I-i’m sorry for the pain I’ve caused you”

DAM I HAVE TO DO KAZUHA’S AND ALBEDO’S SEPARATELY

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Genshin x fem!reader [Volleyball Team AU - Inspired by Haikyuu!] Manager reader gets hit on/harassed

Note: IM BACK FROM VACATION I recommend you read “How it’s like to be their manager” first before this one. Gives it a lot more perspective :)

Scenario: During an away game at another school, you catch the eye of a senior there. Little did he know that you’re the Genshin team’s manager and how much trouble he just caused for himself. 

Warnings: SEXUAL HARRASSMENT but still SFW, swearing, profanities, fighting. platonic relationships.

Characters: Zhongli, Diluc, Kaeya, Albedo, Tartaglia, Kazuha, Xiao, Tohma, reader as the team manager

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Lost.

It was like one of your traits. Getting lost easily. You sigh and look left and right to see if anyone was in the hallways to help you get back to the gym, or at least give you directions.

“Those guys...are gunna be worried if I don’t get back soon,” you sweatdrop a little and laugh nervously, picturing your childish team just losing it when you come back late. “I better hurry,” you mutter to yourself, pace quickening the slightest bit, just as a door to one of the classrooms slide open with a thud, revealing a spiky haired guy who stares and blinks at you. You take that opportunity to ask the guy where the gym is. 

Back at the gym where the team is doing warmups and practice receives, Tartaglia starts getting antsy and annoying. “Where’s Y/N-chan~~?” He sways back and forth. Zhongli sighs at his middle blocker, “She’ll be back soon, she just went to look for a vending machine,” They still had an hour to go before the practice match, so Zhongli wasn’t that worried. 

“Hmmm? It’s--HIT--been a while--HIT--since--HIT--she’s been back --HIT--though--HIT,” Kaeya states. Sentence cut off in pieces as he tries to keep the volleyball up in the air, his tied up blue hair starting to stick to his neck because of the sweat. Still, the team keeps practicing, up until 10 minutes later when even their captain starts to get antsy. 

“...Captain, don’t hide it, just admit you’re worried for her too,” Tohma states with a harmless laugh. Zhongli muses and finally sighs, “I have to stay here. Someone else go and look for her,” and immediately seven hands are in the air.

Tartaglia waves his hand “Me, me!”

Kaeya raises his hand “I’ll go!”

Diluc does too “I can do it...”

Albedo follows “I remember the layout of the school,”

Kazuha volunteers “I’ve got good instincts,”

Xiao gingerly picks his hand up “I’ll bring her back fast,”

and finally Tohma’s hand is high in the air, “I’ll find her!”

Of course everyone wanted to go... Zhongli decides he doesn’t want to deal with it and tells his team to go with rock paper scissors. Watching them battle it out really made him wonder how the hell he kept this team together. 

“YES!” Tartaglia pumps his fist in the air as he, Kazuha, Xiao and Tohma win the simple round of rock, paper, scissors. Kaeya, Diluc and Albedo are silently sulking, but continue their practice. “We’ll be back soon!!” Tohma waves at them as they exit the gym, starting their search on the ground floor classrooms.

Back where you were, you’d been following the guy for at least 2 minutes now. He said he’d lead you to the gym...but...it seemed as if there was less and less people to wherever he was taking you. It was the ground floor, at the end of the hallway where lockers lined both side of the walls. Suddenly the guy’s hand is wrapped around your wrist and he pulls you towards him. You instantly resist, pulling your wrist back and keeping away from him. “I-I just want to go back to the gym, my team is waiting for me,” 

You steel your gaze at the guy. If he thought you were just going to stand there and take his blatant disrespect for your personal space, he was wrong. But his next move leaves you feeling disgusted, your skirt hikes up and he grins. “Stop!” you screech and twist your wrist away.

Tartaglia halts in his tracks at your familiar voice. His head turns just as his other three companions does. 

The scene unfolding before him makes. him. see. red. 

Hell, he doesn’t even see anything except the image of him punching that grin off of that guy’s face. His vision zones in on the bastard’s features, he strides over, in less than 5 seconds reaching towards the guy’s collar and slamming him on the nearest locker. “The hell do you think you’re doing?!” You’ve never seen him so angry before, but the realization of what happened has you cowering away, feeling like some dirty thing that was played around with. 

“Tartaglia, ease up!” Tohma runs to try and restrain Tartaglia’s arms. He shoots a look at Xiao who immediately turns around to get the rest of the team, particularly his captain. Kazuha strides over to you, watching as you faced away and looked at the ground, ashamed. 

Kazuha was never one to resort to violence, nor was he particularly a resentful guy. But he feels it. He feels the hatred rush through his veins, but he focuses on you instead. “You’re alright, Y/N,” he places a hand on top of your head and smooths your hair down just as the others arrive. 

Tohma is barely holding on to Tartaglia, his strength matches his fury, but Diluc finally arrives and together with Tohma, successfully pulls Tartaglia away from the guy. 

“Calm down,” the red haired spiker insists, to which Tartaglia only shouts, eyes engulfed in fury and piercing the offender with his gaze. 

“This fucker touched Y/N!” 

Zhongli, Kaeya and Diluc freeze at the news. Their heads slowly turn towards the attacker. 

And now all set of 8 eyes on him are menacing, cold and unforgiving.

How dare he.

But Diluc holds his ground, restraining Tartaglia. 

Zhongli’s head turns towards your frame, seemingly meek and tiny and tears pooling around your eyes. 

Xiao hurries next to you as he arrives, the displeasure on his face was immense, specially when he starts wiping off the tears cascading down your cheeks. He grits his teeth “Don’t waste your tears on someone like him,” he knew well that you must have felt ashamed, and that your tears were not something you could control, but it was the best thing he could say. 

It was Kaeya, unrestrained and gurgling with hot anger that lifts his fist up.

But it was not his fist that connects with the offender’s jaw.

It was not his hands that pulled the offender up by his collar once again.

And it was not him who states “Do not come near her again. Don’t even look at her,” 

The whole team freezes. 

It was their captain.

The captain that was always calm and collected. Who always tried to stop fights and apologize for the inconveniences that his team caused. There’s a shiver that runs up the member’s spines at the feral look on their captain’s face. 

And then he drops the guy on the ground once again. The offender panicking and crouching backwards and away from them. “We should report it to someone,” Albedo, sensible and smart as ever, suggests. “...but throwing a few more punches in doesn’t seem so bad...” he adds and narrows his eyes at the guy.

“No, don’t. Let’s not waste our energies,” you firmly say and wipe the remaining tears away from your eyes. Kaeya moves over to your side and slides his jacket off of him and places it around your shoulders. “Okay, princess, whatever you want, we’ll just drop him off at the principal’s office and make a report,” when it really counted Kaeya’s flirtatious nicknames for you were quite reassuring. You smiled up at him a little.

Zhongli passes another glance at you, his fist is still tight next to him but he hoists the guy up and has Tartaglia come with him, since he was the one who saw everything. 

The rest of the team turns to you, with Tohma taking your hand and leading you back to the gym. “You’re okay, Y/N, we’re here,” and sure enough they keep close enough to you to fend off anyone else. Like wolves protecting their pack. You knew the chances of that happening again was slim, but seeing them so concerned and circled around you like a shield was really what you needed right now. 

“...Thank you,” you whisper to them as you arrive at the unfamiliar gym. They all turn back to you with a smile. 

“We’ll beat them to the ground at this game, Y/N, you’ll see,”

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[husbandohunter]

You know ur small predicament post?? you should make a reverse version where s/o is smaller!

A Smaller Predicament [Genshin Impact x Smol!Reader]

Characters: Scaramouche, Diluc, Kaeya, Childe, Xiao, Zhongli, Albedo

Synopsis: Not only did you shrink, you went pocket sized as well!

(A sequel to "A Small Predicament")

(A/n): Sorry for the long wait anon, and I kind of added a twist to the scenario for more diversity hahaha hope you don't mind >_<. And why is Childe the poster boy for this series lmao.

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Childe

When Childe walks in, he doesn't see you....until he looked down. He almost crunched you beneath his feet if it weren't for your constant flailing of arms and screeching voice. He blanks out for a hot minute as you clung onto his toes, doesn't dare to move an inch because he's so petrified (even though there's nothing to be afraid of??). But honestly if Childe moved right now, he might accidentally flail you to the side and that's the last thing he wants.

"WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU??" He screamed so loud it nearly blew you out of proportion. Seems like he's going to have alot of adjusting to do. Childe is a tall man (canonically the tallest) and he knows how impulsive he can get which is why he bought a handmade dollhouse from one of the Liyue merchants for you to stay in.

Though there's something about your tiny size that makes his heart flutter. With your face so small with a pair of eyes far too big, *clutches chest* "My oujo-chan is so cute" -Childe probably. He won't stop saying them over again and you were growing tired of his gushing reactions. He can't help it. He wants to spoil you rotten. You fit right onto the flat of his palms, the way you just snuggle up againts his finger and he just- swoons, might tear up (bruh).

Toys may be for kids but for Childe it was now his favourite pass time. While you navigate around the wooden dollhouse, he pitches in by moving around the furniture to make it easier for you. Offers to carry you through the rooms like a personal elevator. And please, please let him tuck you to bed. He has to pinch his fingers to grab the blanket. It's so adorable to him.

Loves it when you snuggle up against his collar. He thinks it would be the best area for you to be nearby him since the risk of you getting hit by anything (or him) by accident is very slim chance. Sometimes he pulls up his collar so that you're more comfortable and cradled within. He would have to avert his eyes down rather than turning his head if he wanted to look at you otherwise you'd be hit by his chin and that would hurt.

The poking sensation with you by his neck can bother him since he's veeeery tickilish there. Plus, Childe can get easily sweaty so have fun with that.

You have a feeling that he wasn't so pleased when you transformed back. You might be right. Actually, you are right. He secretly has an extra potion hidden somewhere...just in case.

Diluc

Mortified, his soul just left his body. To think things couldn't get any worse ever since he turned into a child to the point no one took him seriously, now you're literally the size of an apple. Oh god what if his bird suddenly swoops in and gobbles you right up? Or the wrath of the wind comes by, swirling you away towards a tornado. Needless to say, Diluc grew paranoid over your well-being ever since.

Due to your extremely small size, he will ensure that you are supervised by him (except at night where he has places to go). In otherwords, you're slipped into the inner pocket of his coat. It's super warm, you can fall asleep (and feel his heartbeat awww). Diluc doesn't like keeping you in places where people can see you, it would be too easy for outer things to access your tiny form (or maybe he secretly likes the feeling of you in his pocket.)

And he's such a gentleman about it. You noticed how careful he moves among his footsteps because he's worried that you might get dizzy. Diluc guards the pocket at close parameter, keeping an eye on things so he won't bump into them. As if he was treading on thin ice (you even suggested it was best to leave you home but he's too overprotective for his own good).

You're like his little assistant. Diluc does so much paperwork through out the day and although the act was small, he finds it endearing how you would help bring the papers back to it's rightful pile or pushing the ink bowl towards him. Or during his shifts at Angel's Share, crawling around the glass utensils and trying to find a specific wine beverage on his shelf. Of course that only happens when the shop is closed, how is he going to explain to his patrons that you shrank and now live in his pocket?

He dislikes the thought of you wandering too far. It's so easy for you to get lost especially when the mansion is so large.

At night you now sleep atop the fluff of the pillow. Diluc is a calm sleeper so he won't have to worry about hitting into you. However he radiates warmth so you just subconicously roll towards to his face. He usually wakes up with you sprawled over his nose. He can hardly breath (careful, he might just sneeze too).

This all happened because of the experiements you participated with Albedo. Diluc ensures that doesn't happen again. It will take some tencaious effort to convince him otherwise.

Scaramouche

Fuck this guy. He treats you like his new pet, a new toy (though you technically are one). He has this arrogant, smug and sadistic look as if he was a predator looking at his prey and grabs you by the collar before dangling you up in the air.

"Hmph, looks like the tables have turned," he says while toying with your state. You tell him he's just angry because he's short himself and mad that everyone else in the Fatui organization is taller than him. Scaramouche demon face activated. He's about to devour you. (Maybe you should keep your mouth shut this time. Honestly your relationship with him is pretty weird).

His hat is so fun to play with. You'd swing around like Tarzan using the strings that were hanging from it. His head was your playground now which annoys him to an enourmous extent because it makes him look ridiculous. Scaramouche will have a hard time catching you since you move around so much. Climb around him, especially the back of his neck. He'll start wheezing when you tickle him there.

The type to put you in a box but also the type to keep you on his shoulders. Being relied on makes him feel taller (lmfao). Scaramouche seemse to have developed a habit to poke your cheeks whenever he needed your attention and you bit him back once when he pushed too hard that you nearly fell off. Despite your size, your teeth still hurt. He threatens to put you back into the box if you don't behave and the outcome ends with a full out brawl as he tries to grab you again while you run around, pulling the strands of his hair to climb on top of his hat. (This is literally Tom and Jerry wtf.)

After transforming back, he outwardly admits his disappointmen. Scaramouche says it suits you better (when he actually meant that he highly prefers you small). You marked his words, keeping an extra vial for your own entertainment in the near future.

Xiao

Xiao was face-palming against his forehead real hard about this. For the love of Rex Lapis, what kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into this time? First it was the child incident, now you're the size of his finger? Good grief, looks like he will have to keep an eye on you from now on but at the same time he's scared to get too close, you are nothing but a tiny mortal in which he would have to double his effort to look after.

He lets you sit at the crown of his head rather than anywhere else. You insisted since it was easier to see everything at a nice distance (plus he's short so you won't have to worry about him bumping into door frames). You noticed that Xiao also has a little strand sticking out from the center (ahoge) and you sometimes grab onto it for stability. Turns out he's quite sensitive there and winces when you pull too hard.

For the remaining week as the antedote was being prepared, Xiao became extremely aggressive over your well-being, he looks as if he's ready to massacre everything in his way...which he did. Clears out the monsters off the path before going on daily strolls with you, you wouldn't have to lift a finger from now on. No one except for him is allowed to hold you unless they're a trustworthy person. You could feel his sharp eyes glued on you like a hawk when walking into the grasp of Zhongli's hand.

You once accidentally tripped into his almond tofu when he wasn't looking and he almost ate you. Turns out being small made his job as your gaurdian ten times harder (especially when you're the clumsy type). If you were to fall off the table, he would have to catch you right? Xiao often bumps into furnitures in the process...ouch!

He's very soft. It's all over his forehead, his mouth, his eyes. When he looks at you, his tense eatures melted away and there's an invisible fondness over them as he cradles you in his palm. The way you snuggle in them is lke the most precious thing in the world.

When you turn back, there's a wave of relief. He was really stressed out you know?

Zhongli

His first thought is to get you as far as he can from the Funeral Parlour before Hu Tao finds you. Who knows what that child might have in mind. Zhongli takes one of his empty tea pots and urges you to go inside, or carries a tea cup with you in it, he likes placing you on objects while carrying you around.

Zhongli realizes that you can no longer use the household items like before so he has to remake them to your standards- especially when he realized he doesn't have the mora to buy you a dollhouse. He improvises. Takes a handkerchief to make your blanket, his cups for your bathtub, Zhongli had to cut the foot into byte-sized too. But in terms of clothes, well he had to make them as well. Living thousands of years would mean he would have lot of experience. Sewing was one of them luckily. But that would mean he has to take your measurements as well. In the end, most of the things he made were dresses since they were alot easier.

You like to sneak in between his shirt and his vest tucked behind the coat he wears. Unfortunately Zhongli doesn't seem to have visible pockets (most likely the reason why he doesn't carry mora either), though if you don't hold on tight you might just slip down his vest and right to his stomach. It makes him chuckle when that happens even if the amount of effort to get you out took more than he thought since his attire is quite complicated to put on. If you really want to climb on him, he'll find a seperate pouch (but realizes it won't be a good idea when there's alot of pick-pocketers in Liyue streets).

All of a sudden he reads you bedtime stories. It's some sort of inner instinct that tells him he's taking care of a child now (he's right though). You realized that his voice was equivalent to a thunder's roar due to size difference. He would have to whisper now.

It will always be part of his precious memories when you turned pocket-sized. Zhongli still keeps the clothing he made somewhere in his closets too.

Kaeya

Amused by this eventful situation. Absolutely thrilled! He's not evil like Scaramouche but this new version of his s/o is both adorable and fun at the same time. You're so easy to tickle, just one poke using his finger against your hips makes you yelp. Sometimes he twirls your hair or taps your forehead gently despite your protest, he's so handsy like always in an affectionate yet annoying way.

Kaeya picks you up and places you among the fluffy comfort of his feathery scarf. You sneezed, the last time he cleaned it was before he went on a mission with the knights. Though you have to admit, it's the best feeling in the world. It's so soft you might sink deeper into the fabric. He likes to put you in places where he can talk to you easily, sometimes on the table while he downs on his wine. Normally you have to take the bottle away before it gets too much, now you have to push it away which he finds very entertaining at your futile attempts.

"Don't you have anything better to do?" you tell him. Since you turned byte-sized, he can't seem to stop playing around. Takes his two fingers and pretends they're legs walking across the surface. You would turn around and he halts, Kaeya sends you his signature grin. When he promises that he wouldn't do anything funny, you would let him hold you. Since hugs are out of the equation, Kaeya gives you his finger instead to wrap your arms around. He can't get enough seeing you like this, things he couldn't do when you were normal-sized. he enjoys your reactions way too much.

His favourite pass time is helping you brush your hair because the hairbursh is too big for you to handle. Kaeya ensure he's handling things delicately but he would love to help style it for you as well. Pretty please? At this point one request turns to another because he's having way too much fun. But it couldn't be helped since you would need his assistance in almost everything so there's really no escaping.

You were so happy when things were normal again but Kaeya would bring this up again during your conversations (how next time he would like to put you in his drinks while you're wearing a swim suit).

Albedo

Legit blurted out if he could put you on a hamster wheel.

What about trying out the little maze he just made?

Or participating in a race against slimes of different elements?

No? Okay, then he'll just turn you back.

Albedo isn't going deal with this as along as he can help it (especially when he remembers what Klee did to him when he turned small.)

[mikanotes]

genshin boys as cliché romance tropes

featuring: xiao, diluc, kaeya, thoma, and scaramouche x gn!reader

genre: romance, fluff, and angst.

warnings: swearing, mentions of underage drinking, and then none, i think!

author's note: i watch a lot of k-dramas lately so i felt like writing this. hope you enjoy!!! <3 sorry thoma’s is so angsty he gives me second lead vibes😭😭😭

xiao: the love from another life.

when you saw him, you felt odd. like your chest suddenly started to burn, aching so much you almost lurched forward in pain. you didn’t know this person, but it felt as if he’d put a spell on you the second your gazes met. you felt your limbs getting weaker and weaker– until you eventually fell. and when your eyes opened, the pain had washed away entirely, and your body was held by the arms of… who was supposed to be a stranger. but for the few seconds you spent unconscious, you saw a dream. a dream of the two of you, centuries ago, hand in hand and flowers surrounding you. you’re confused, but tou feel so safe in his hold. it feels so warm, and so familiar. you’ve never felt this way with anyone else. the stranger finally spoke; “finally. i’ve found you.” and you realize-- you knew him. you've known him. and he's been searching for you for centuries, never giving up on the idea of finally finding you.

diluc & kaeya: the popular rivals and the one who never signed up for this! (like, seriously? what the hell!)

the two most handsome, smart and popular boys at school. you don’t care much about them, while they’re pretty and all that– it’s not like you know them. you bump into diluc one day at a convenience store at night with a bottle of soju in hand and make him swear not to tell anyone (neither of you are of drinking age!). he agrees, but says you’ll have to get him his favorite drink everyday for at least a month in the morning, just before classes start. you argue it isn’t fair but he’s quick to remind you he knows about your little secret, so you oblige. you end up getting to know him along the way, and you two grow closer than you thought you ever would. his brother, kaeya, quickly catches on what’s going between you and diluc and presses him on the matter– what, when, how, and why did he get so close to you? it seems kaeya has a thing for you, and claims he told you long ago. he says to diluc “we went on a date, yesterday.” and says your lips feel good on his. diluc is annoyed, and brushes him off and his lies. but he wonders… how come the idea of you kissing anyone else bothers him to the point where he questions if kaeya was really lying? kaeya, himself, realizes he really did like you for a while but only now understood his feelings. and knowing how close you'd gotten to diluc, it made his stomach ache. could he win you over? you just wanted to try soju, and now you’re stuck between two boys with a hard time accepting they have feelings for you, and start a rivalry over it. did you even sign up for this? no! you didn't!

thoma: the childhood love that grows unrequited.

you and thoma have been friends since you were little kids. one day, years ago, you moved away, with the thought that you’d unfortunately broke what you two had at the same time. you met again, now older, both in college, and freaked out in the best of ways. catching up over coffee, you two come to realize the link between the two of you never really broke at all, and you’re still as close as the moment you left. except now that you’re older, and you reminisce about old memories, you come to realization that you both had a crush on eachother. it’s silly, and it makes the two of you laugh, but the feeling that came with the memory won’t leave his chest alone. so one day, he rushes to your college with a box of one of his homemade meals in his bag and a letter adressed to you. but when he arrives on campus, he sees you and someone else. you two are so close that he realizes he… probably never really had a chance. what was he thinking? you only liked him when you two were young.

scaramouche: the enemy who realizes he doesn't actually... hate you that much.

“you stole my fucking history book!” “what the hell are you talking about?!” those were the first words you told each other. scaramouche is the most annoying boy you know, and yet is considered a beauty and heartthrob at your school. everyone says the two of you are definitely made for eachother, but all you do is bicker and argue and yell at each other. but one day, he sees someone flirting with you, and he feels enraged. and without noticing, his attitude changes towards you. he starts sitting beside you and you look at him weird, but he doesn’t say anything. he starts buying your favorite drinks because from all the times you pushed each other at the vending machine he memorized which soda flavors you like best, or which brand you dislike. and one day, he catches your wrist as you both leave the school library and pulls you towards him. “i don’t hate you.” he says, looking elsewhere, “so please don’t… don’t go out with anyone else.” and you wonder if that’s his way of asking you to date him. (it is. he likes you. seriously.)

[bumbleklee]

how genshin characters would react to you have suicidal thoughts or self-harm thoughts

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★ request for @ranbalsa <3 sorry this is so delayed, pls forgive me

★ content warning: this could be extremely triggering for some! there will be mentions of suicidal and self-harm thoughts as well as mentions of self-harm scars (national suicide prevention hotline: 800-273-8255)

★ characters included: beidou, fischl, lisa, jean, ningguang, kaeya, venti, albedo, zhongli, childe and diluc - these can be interpreted as platonic or romantic

beidou

if i had to choose one word to describe beidou, it would be caring

between the way people talk so highly about her in their voice lines to the little kids that like to play pirates and are always talking about how she gives them candy, it’s clear beidou is a very kindhearted person

so if you were having bad thoughts about hurting yourself, beidou would stop what she was doing and get you on her ship in no time

she figured that being out in the middle of the sea gave you no chance to actually hurt yourself + the waves and serenity were sure to calm you

she would spend the entire trip by your side, whispering how important you were to her and everyone back home and how foolish it would be if you took your own life

she would also get down to the root of the issue and try to give you as much advice as possible

beidou would finally sail back home once she decided you were stable again

fischl

i think fischl probably deals with some of these issues herself since her whole personality is based off a story book

but speaking of that, if you go to fischl in a state of panic i think she would sit you down on her bedroom floor and read you a book

her calming voice mixed with the distraction of a fairytale would help your breathing even out and you would ultimately forget about those thoughts you were having

if the story didnt help, then she would just talk to you about anything and everything

she might even invite bennett and razor over and four of you could make a little powow in her living room to make you feel better about yourself

lisa

even hearing you mention hurting yourself would send lisa into a “motherly mode” 

she may not seem like it, but she cared deeply for everyone in mondstadt and never wanted anyone to hurt like that - especially you

like fischl, lisa would probably try distracting you with a book

she would take you into the library and pick out some novels or stories that would take your mind off your previous thoughts

she would sit with you and when you were ready, talk to you about why you were feeling the way you were and what she could do to help

she’s a smart women and if there’s one thing she understands more than anything, its you

jean

she panics

not on purpose, of course. but if jean walks in you harming yourself or hears you say something worrying, she would panic

she was never good in situations like this, afraid she would say the wrong thing and upset you more

but at the end of the day, jean was jean and she always smacked some sense into herself to properly help you through this bump in the road

jean would get down to the root of your issue and work her way out from there

to help you feel better, jean would order a pizza and let you indulge in it with her and after that, she would listen to you vent about what was making you upset

jean is also good at passing off tasks she knew she wouldn’t be able to handle which means if jean thought she seriously couldn’t help you, she would get someone who could

your wellbeing is more important than her pride

ningguang

she wouldn’t understand at first

it would be a lie to say ningguang didn’t live in a fantasy bubble sometimes

she cared about you, yes, but never experienced your pain before and had trouble grasping it right away

but once she did, she was very attentive 

if you wanted medical help, ningguang would hire the best doctors in teyvat to help you through this

if you didn’t, then ningguang would do her very best to console you

she would try to distract you with lavish gifts and expensive dinners and while it was nice being spoiled by her, it didn’t make your problems go away

the last thing ningguang wanted was for you to hurt yourself so like jean, if she needed to bring in a professional to help, she would

kaeya

he would find out about your bad habit by walking in on you self harming

he was freaking out on the inside but stayed calm on the outside, coaxing you away from the blade and helping you clean up your wounds

you would be a nervous wreck for a while and kaeya would hold you in his arms

like jean, he would try and get to the root of the issue and find out why you were feelings these things

he loved you more than anything and he wouldn’t know what he would do if you succeeded in taking your own life one day

on that day onwards, kaeya was determined to make you happy again

he puts your needs before his and does everything in his power to make sure you’re always okay

and if you relapse, kaeya never gets mad. he understands this is a hard cycle to break but he’s determined to help you through it

venti

he might be more upset than you

venti treated you like the archon in the relationship and when you revealed to him you were having suicidal thoughts, his world came crashing down

he blamed himself for a while and drank a lot more at diluc’s tavern but after a stern warning from diluc, venti realized this was doing nothing for either of you

he spent his days with you, walking you around mondstadt and showing you beautiful flowers and cool bugs

his goal was to show you the beauty of the world and convince you that taking your own life would prevent you from experiencing more 

if you self harmed, venti would kiss your scars and make you bracelets made out of cecilia flowers to cover the marks

albedo

he would accidentally be insensitive, at least at first. your relationship was new to him and he was still trying to figure out all of his emotions so when you made a comment about suicide, he took it densely

he didn’t understand why someone would want to kill themselves and told you that exactly

it was only after sucrose snapped at him and explained how you were feeling that albedo screwed his head on right

after apologizing, he would try his best to help you

he would create new potions that might help with your depression or other mental disorders and document your moods and feelings to help him understand what you were going through

it was difficult and sucrose added in a lot of support as well

zhongli

he noticed your self harm scars the minute you two got close but being the respectful man he is, he never pointed them out

he let you come to him and explain them yourself

if you pick up self harming later in your relationship, zhongli is quick to notice and take action

as aggravating as it was, zhongli hid all sharp objects in your apartment and took charge if you needed any of them for something

he made you promise to go to him if you were having thoughts of hurting yourself again

zhongli would make you tea infused with herbs to help worries and bring you relaxation and (in small amounts) happiness

he would take walks with you around liyue if you were having urges and let you cry into his chest in frustration 

this was childe’s idea but if you needed to do something badly, zhongli would take you into an abandoned part of liyue and create fragile, thin rocks for you to smash onto the ground and satisfy that need

childe

having five siblings, he knew how to handle suicidal thoughts

his older sister went through a similar phase like you were now and childe would help you based on how he helped her

childe liked to wrap you in blankets so tightly you couldn’t move, the pressure calming you down and usually causing you to fall asleep

he gives you so, so, so many compliments during this time. he’s so proud of you and so in love with your strength

he wants you to stay with him forever so he’s determined to get these thoughts out of your head 

if you attempt, childe will not leave your side

he’ll stay with you throughout your infirmary visit and even when you’re discharged back home

he’s scared of loosing you

like ningguang, he’ll shower you in gifts to make you feel special 

diluc

like jean, he panics

he thinks it’s his fault somehow and you have to heartbreakingly explain that its not, that your brain is just wired differently 

diluc tries to keep you by his side at all times for a while

he takes you to work with him so you can sit at the bar or he’ll have you walk around with him through the grape vines in the evening

you wake up more often than not to his strong arms around you and as annoying at it is, it’s comforting to know someone loves you this much

he’s afraid of loosing you like he lost his father

diluc was good at shutting down rumors as well. if you had scars, people would talk and diluc would give them one nasty glare and they would shut up

at the end of the day, he just wanted you to be okay

[genshin-latte]

Can i request general fluff/funny hcs for diluc, zhongli, childe, and albedo with an s/o who is way smaller than them? (Okay maybe not that shorter with albedo hahah) Maybe.. For a tad bit starter idea.. Punching childe in his stomatch to make him bow down so that you can kiss him, relentlessly tickling them till they fall just to snuggle Please feel free to ignore this request if you are not comfy with this xD thank you so much in advance

I added Kaeya 😳

Included Characters : Albedo, Diluc, Childe, Zhongli, Kaeya

Omg you’re tiny.

He’s not very tall either, and although he doesn’t outright say it, he loves the fact that you’re smaller than him, just the perfect height for forehead kisses too.

Sneaks in forehead kisses, he claims it’s faster than having to lean down and kiss you. Though you could never miss the small smile on his lips everytime he pulls back.

He assumes that you don’t like it when people bring up your height. He also throws random facts at you. Whether he’s doing it out of good will or to tease you, it’s hard to tell.

“From what I’ve known, humans stop growing when they reach a certain age, hm.. I think that might have passed a while ago for you.” He says, eyeing you. A smug smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

“Would you like a growth potion?” He has probably asked you that question at least once.

He teases you about your height, you’ll never hear the end of it.

He’d laugh whenever you get annoyed. Punching him in the stomach is a good way to get him to stop. It’s also a good way to get him to lean down for a kiss.

Not like he could resist you though, he’s always such a little shit, refusing to lean down whenever you gesture for a kiss, but it never last long, he’s going to be the one begging you for kisses in the end.

Has a habit of carrying you whenever he has to drag you somewhere, usually by the waist, or over his shoulder. He claims it’s faster. He also seems to love making your heart stop whenever he makes a reckless move.

Will probably attempt to swing you around like he did with his younger siblings.

He loves resting his head on top of yours, to tease you, and because he finds it comforting. Having you in his arms while he gets to feel your hair. He’s such a puppy

Protective instincts goes brrrr. He can’t help it, even though he knows you’re probably strong enough to defend yourself.

You’d notice a faint blush whenever he has to lean down for a kiss. His eyes couldn’t help but trail down your features, your eyes, nose, lips. It makes him a lot more self conscious.

You can like, pull on his tie to bring him down or smthing. He tends to hestitate making the first move and it’s hard to reach him up there y’know.

He’d rather settle for forehead kisses instead since it’s less distracting, sometimes he also plants kisses on the top of your head.

When you’re being stubborn and he feels like you’re not listening to him, he’d carry you over his shoulder, refusing to let you down until you listen. He also does this to drag you away from trouble, aka Kaeya and Venti

Truthfully, he doesn’t care much about your height. He’d always realized you were quite small but he never saw it as a problem. In fact he thinks you’re adorable.

He’s such a gentleman, leaning down whenever you ask for a kiss, it’s a natural gesture.

Though there are times he can be rather dense but he never intends to poke fun at your height.

“Uhh.. Zhongli?” You mumble, trying to reach the book on the top shelf. “Yes, love?” He shifts his eyes to you “oh, you can’t reach it?” “Well, duh.” “I’ll get that for you.”

When that happens his lips would turn into a fond smile whilst keeping his gaze at you. It’s during moments like these he gets reminded of your petite figure, he honestly finds it another one of your charms.

He’s an even worse tease than Childe. Instead of a laugh you’d hear his amused hums and chuckles whenever you try to put up a front.

“How’s the weather down there?” Ohh you wanna kick that damned smirk off his face.

“(Y/n)? Where are you?” He’d pretend he didn’t see you standing right in front of him. “Kaeya. I’m right here.” He’d chuckle, seeing you annoyed, “oh sorry, didn’t see you there.”

He’s amused everytime you manage to pull at his clothes and give him an actual kiss. He loves your constant attempt at asserting dominance. “Daring are we?”

He can’t take you seriously when you’re angry. He just ends up having to hold back a snicker everytime you’re angry at him.

[omiscurls]

I love your writing and how much you’re able to bring out the true personalities of each character!! I was wondering if you could do Kaeya, Xiao, Diluc, Zhongli, and Childe celebrating y/n’s bday. (My birthday was a couple of days ago but I didn’t receive any greetings from my genshin team for some reason... 😔)

happy birthday

a/n: SO SORRY FOR THE DELAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! as for your problem, have you tried looking in character>voiceover>voicelines? the wishes should appear there, i dont know what happened if they don't

plot: celebrating the reader's birthday

contains: kaeya, diluc, tartaglia, xiao, zhongli

warnings: brief mentions of alcohol, otherwise pure fluff

kaeya

a surprise party

to be completely honest, kaeya barely cares about his own birthday enough to even remember the date

and obviously he does remember yours, how could he not, but- he's just not used to celebrating, you know?

so watch him know very well your birthday is coming up, with a mindset like: "okay, you've got time, you'll figure something great out, it's gonna be amazing"

and the day or two before he realizes, he indeed wants to do something great and amazing, but he completely ran out of time

fortunately, who cares about reservations when your brother's a bar owner, right?

he figures out that if he waits till sunset with the party he still has an entire day he can spend of preparing everything he needs

so as you sleep peacefully, he sneaks out of the room at the break of dawn, ready to work his ass off

he doesn't want you feeling bad, after all, right?

the thing is, you do start to feel a bit bad, as an entire morning goes by, and not only is kaeya nowhere in sight, literally nobody is! you walk through the streets of mondstadt, looking for any familiar face to spend the time with, but the city seems awfully empty of your friends. you end up having fun at diona's cat's tail, her complaining about everyone, and you, surprisingly, joining in, but it still doesn't replace the companion of your friends.

you go over your day as per usual, and decide to bake yourself a cake, since you think that'll cheer you up. you run out of flour, though, so it's necessary to go over to the store and stock up on some. right as you cross the city's main square, you run into diluc.

"oh, sorry, haven't seen you" you say, not even lifting up your face to look at who's chest did you bump on, until he grabs your wrist, stopping you in your tracks.

"someone looks dejected" he says, and you almost want to punch him for not realizing why. instead of doing that, however pleasing it sounds, you just shrug your shoulders. "come on, you look like you could use a special drink of mine"

and with that, he pulls you towards angel's share, letting you complain about your day, though you don't explicitly say it's your birthday, still mad he didn't remember that on his own.

"so he completely ditched you without a word?" he acts surprised and offended "that's so awful-" he continues, opening the door before you.

just as he opens it, and you hear the word "awful" you see the bar as if for the first time. flowery garlands are up beneath the ceiling, the tables are arranged differently and covered with colorful, pastel table cloths, music is playing. the backdoor is opened and you see the outside of the building decorated in a similar manner, candles and fairy lights spread all over the place.

the sun is slowly setting over the buildings visible through the back door, and the atmosphere inside borders on magical, but to top that all off-

"happy birthday!" you hear a lot of voices shout, and your eyes widen at the sight of all those who you hold dear present. you can't help but smile, seeing all of them cheer, grinning from ear to ear.

"i-" you look over at diluc "how'd you pull this off?"

you swear you saw him crack a soft smile before admitting that he in fact, didn't. you're about to ask who did, then, but you're interrupted by a silvery voice, coming from behind you.

"i did" the voice says, a hand moving to cover your eyes "wanna guess who?" you hear a whisper inches away from your ear, shaking from surprise.

affection swells in your chest as you quietly say "kaeya", your smile growing fondler, knowing that aside from all your friends, he's here too, and as a mastermind, at that.

"hope you don't hold leaving you by yourself for a couple of hours against me" he continues, arms sneaking around your waist, chin rested on your shoulder "d'ya like it?"

emotion gets the better of you, and you don't know what to say, so choose only to nod eagerly.

"a lot" you finally whisper, much to kaeya's satisfaction.

"happy birthday, then" he says, suddenly pulling away from you, as to exclaim loudly "attention everyone!!" he takes a fork to ring on his glass "i hereby declare, that the next round's on me!"

cheers fill the room, along with one "yea right" and another "like we'd believe that" before the owner of the bar speaks up as well.

"as much as i'd like to see that" diluc settles "today's drinks are on the house."

diluc

a magical evening

so he’s a fan of planning

not a diehard fan, but a fan nonetheless 

it’s just, he would rather have things planned ahead than wake up a day before and not know what to do (like a kaeya) like an idiot.

so you bet he has already calculated how much time he has left the moment you told him the date of your birthday.

unlike kaeya, he prefers to be working alone, but also likes to keep his plans a surprise. he himself hates surprises, but has to admit, doing one for someone else is quite the fun 

he stays quiet about your birthday coming up until the very last moment, and if you want to ask him if he wants to do anything with you that day, he says he already has something in mind, you know, nonchalantly. as if he hadn’t been thinking about it for archons know how long 

he’ll wake up before you just to wish you a happy birthday the moment you wake up, and he might be unusually affectionate for a bit, but don’t even bother asking what he has planned out - he won’t tell, not even if you beg. 

diluc wanted to kick you out of the house all day. “oh, there’s shopping to be done” “oh, this lady wanted to talk to you”, or “you know, come to think of it, didn’t jean say she had something she’d wanted to show you for your birthday?” every lame excuse in the book, he has used it. 

you decide to finally grant him what he so obviously wanted, and leave, choosing to walk all around the city, and even outside the gates, you make it quite a trip, not knowing when to come back. 

you smile upon thinking about how secretive he tried to be, but how even he, the mighty descendant of one of the noble families of mondstadt, a man as collected and stoic as can be, couldn’t contain his excitement. you saw all his little side smiles and the way he bit his lip a little after settling today’s rough plans with you, he was so happy, you’re satisfied just by seeing that, sometimes forgetting the real reason for why he was actively plotting something. 

you walk and walk, and then walk some more, but your legs start to hurt, and you’re growing hungry, so you decide to finally get back home. 

when you approach the winery, you can see the lights in the ballroom are lit up from a mile away. your heart can’t help but flip with excitement, since diluc hates using the room, hates throwing parties, and would much rather just forget it exists. 

it’s a beautiful venue though, looks like something out of a fairytale, and you always tell him how much you love it. it’s no surprised he decided to use it, but you can’t wait to see it anyway. 

as you get closer to the building, it becomes more and more apparent that the ballroom isn’t the only place that got upgraded to a five star level for one night and one night only. the building looks amazing, and the gates are open all the way, as if there was a party to be thrown and guests to arrive any time soon. 

but as you’re welcomed into the mansion, there’s no one else in the hall, other than a dressed up diluc, his hair in a high pony, just how you always said you liked it, wearing a suit you hadn’t seen on him since... well, you don’t even recall. 

“well, if it isn’t my honorary guest” he announces with an official tone, almost making you a bit flustered. 

“what’s all this? am i not, i don’t know, underdressed?” you giggle nervously, and he approaches you, a tiny little black box in his hand. 

“you could wear a potato sack and shine brighter than all the stars together” he says softly, showing you the little box. “and as tradition orders, happy birthday.”

you carefully open the box, a simple, silver necklace resting on the little cushion inside. you take it out, and watch the ornament, but can’t for the life of you figure out what it is. 

“you see” diluc provides an explanation “it’s a common thing to do to gift someone jewellery as a gift, and almost as common to have necklaces with your star constellation. that is, the allignment the stars were in the moment you were born. but i decided, that i wanted to give you one with the alignment that shone on the sky on the happiest day of my life. well, according to mona it did.” 

you stay silent for a second, astonished with the present, before asking 

“and that is?”

“the day we met.”

tartaglia

how to surprise your lover 101

when i tell you this boy knew EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING from the moment he first thought of it

now. he loves celebrating, anything, really, the atmosphere of a party is almost magnetic to him

he grew up thinking every person deserves to have an amazing day once a year, only about themselves, so it’s very obvious to him that he IS doing something, and it needs to be huge

now, in a family as big as his, it was hard to keep things a secret, so he developed a whole plan on how to avoid having you finding out what he was planning

and that is: by having you know

it’s really getting annoying, how everybody keeps walking up to you, for a good week now, and asking if you’re excited for the big party childe’s throwing. the first time you hear it, you almost immediately run to confront him about it, since you explicitly said that a party, a big one, at that, is the last thing you want.

he obviously says that it’s nothing, and you needn’t worry about that. not that you trust his words, obviously, but you let it go, partly because you know how attached he is to the idea of a huge celebration, and partly because arguing with someone as stubborn can really be tiring.

so you settle, and fake a smile for every conversation with the alleged “guests” for your alleged party, thinking you’ll just suffer through it and then just do something with your childe the next day, having yourself plan it.

the wait is stressful, and when you finally see tartaglia walk through your bedroom door, dressed up really nicely, with a soft ribbon to tie on your eyes, so you wouldn’t see anything before it’s “time”, you almost want to ditch him, but that would be too rude.

complying begrudgingly, you let him guide you through the city, feeling the cold evening air hit your skin, wondering where did he set up this party of his, since you don’t hear anything.

oh god, is everyone gonna jump out of hiding yelling “happy birthday”? please, not that, at least not that.

when he finally unties the material covering your eyes, you see nothing but a wooden platform at the end of the harbor, with a blanket set up, some really nice-smelling food and what appears to be champagne laying on it. the sun is setting slowly behind the mountains in the distance, the only sound you hear being waves crushing on the rocks.

you can’t help but gasp.

“but” you turn around to face childe with a questioning look “what about the party?”

“what party?” he looks surprised “i never said anything about any party” he adds with a knowing smirk.

as you analyze your surroundings, he watches you with a soft smile.

“come on, don’t be so shocked now” he finally says “i know you better than to plan you something you’d hate. i’m not THAT much of an asshole”

his giggle sounds almost too good in the beautiful scenery around you, and you can’t help but let your eyes water for a little while, before rapidly blinking the tears back.

“is this more similar to what you’ve dreamed of?” he asks.

“yeah” you whisper “yes, it is”

“well, that’s the only thing that matters. shall we?” his hand points to the blanket, and you nod, smiling.

this may or may not be inspired by that one episode of Brooklyn 9-9

xiao

trying something new

birthdays? what’s that

you mean to tell him he has lived two thousand years of his life without realizing the day it was brought to him should be celebrated?

yup, no, you can explain it all you want, he still doesn’t get the idea. he just finds it to be way too trivial, okay?

what gets to him, though, is that there’s a custom of doing something meaningful for the person celebrating their birthday, to make them feel important

well, you should’ve led with that, that he can do!

he would never just go and straight up ask for help if he needed any. so don’t be surprised if you hear yet more new stories about the yaksha that allegedly lives near wangshu inn sneaking into the kitchen, or watching through the glass.

he spends HOURS waiting for the chef to finally prepare the dish he hopes for, and once he does, he follows every step very carefully. and then again. and again. and one more time, up until he feels he can do it himself.

when he finally gets to enter said kitchen, it’s already way past midnight, and everything is dark, barely visible. he manages to find his way around, though, preparing all the ingredients, and starting to mix them the same way the chef did.

turns out it’s not as easy as it looks, for example, he didn’t measure how long this thing is supposed to be cooked, or on what temperature, so the process gets a little messy at one point. he might even have to start over. like, twice, tops.

it’s already nearing dusk when he finishes, taking the fruit of his works with him.

as per usual, you wait for him on the roof, and as per usual you don’t realize he’s right behind you until he speaks up.

“happy birthday” he says out of the blue, causing you to jump up in shock.

“oh my, xiao, you scared me! again!” you laugh.

“it’s today, isn’t it?” he continues, as if he didn’t hear you. when he sees you nod, he awkwardly shows you the package he held behind his back, watching closely as you open it with a questioning look.

inside, there’s a carefully wrapped serving of almond tofu, it could use a little bit of touch ups, but it still looks and smells delicious nonetheless.

“did you do this yourself?” you turn around to face him, smiling in disbelief

“mhm” he gets a little flustered, and decides not to tell you about his little kitchen adventure. “is it… is it good?” he asks, and you smile even more fondly.

“why don’t you come over here and taste it with me?”

zhongli

one can never go wrong with a classic

zhongli knows every single tradition there is to know.

literally.

so you don’t have to even tell him anything - he knows. he might not know what to do with his knowledge, but he does know what would make you happy

this man is a gentleman who believes that some moves to make someone swoon never get old

he even got a free day from work just for the occasion, or he may just think he told hu tao that he wants it? either way, he’s not there. not like his boss isn’t used to it.

right as the clock strikes 5 pm, you hear a knocking on your door. checking how you look one last time, you smile to the reflection in the mirror, and walk over to answer.

as you open said door, you find yourself dumbfounded at the sight of a completely soaked zhongli, rain pouring heavily behind his back. his hair sticks to his face, and all the layers of his suit seem drenched to their very core, but a smile you see so rarely paints his face, as he presents you with a bouquet of flowers.

and my oh my, just how huge is it! he barely even manages to hold it in hand, and the flower crowns hide his entire chest and half his face when he places them in front of you.

“i believe this is for you” he says gently “are you ready to go?”

you can’t even find the right words, as you size the bouquet up, taking it from him with a quiet “thank you so much” before taking it back to the house, already in search of the right vase to put them in.

“may i come in and dry myself up a bit?” he asks, still from the doorstep, and you laugh before granting him the permission.

when the both of you are ready to go, you meet in the hallway, both smiling softly at the other, a bit awkwardly, as the beginning of every meeting is.

“you look even better than usually” he finally says, pride rising in his chest at how your grin widens.

“same goes for you, mr zhongli” you answer just as cheekily, waiting for what he’s gonna say next.

“well, thank you, but i don’t think today’s about me now, is it?” he counters with a bit of a side eye. “shall we go?” he points to the open door, and the both of you leave, you grabbing his arm to fit under one umbrella.

“may i ask where’re we going?”

you can’t miss the way his smile turns prideful and confident as he says:

“i” he accentuates “am taking you out to dinner”

he might feel a bit offended by how sarcastically you gasp at the revelation, but it’s okay. as long as he gets to see you laugh, it’s okay.

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[xcrystalzero]

finals never end

summary: as finals approach, i would like to imagine that there is something more to college than studying alone in a box for 14 hours a day. so, here's a modern au of the genshin boys as college students.

Characters included: Diluc, Kaeya, Childe, Xiao, Zhongli

Diluc:

- Who are we kidding, this bitch is a legacy at some pricy Ivy League. Hates when people bring it up though since he just wants to be his own person and not rely on his family name to get through things.

- Majors in business because of course he does. Rushed a business frat because it seemed like a good idea. Didn't get a bid and has since boycotted greek life.

- Eventually people find out who his father is and he starts to get bombarded by people who just basically want to use him for networking. Gets approached by girls (and sometime guys) after class like literally every day, asking if he wants to study with them sometime or just "hang out" both because he's hot and because he's rich. He never gives them the time of day but that never stops them.

- Goes to the same school as Kaeya but ignores him every time he tries to talk to him or just come back into his life. Kaeya usually takes it in stride but every else is super confused about how the two of them actually know each other.

- Walks you home from class when it starts to get darker earlier, apparently only because he doesn't have anything better to do. A gentleman through and through.

"Don't you have a meeting right now?"

"You staying safe is more important right now. They'll understand."

Kaeya:

- You know that one guy who is always out partying and who you never see studying but somehow makes the Dean's List every single semester without fail? Yeah, that's Kaeya.

- He's probably like an engineering or hard science major too and all his friends are absolutely pissed when he fucks up the curve every single time.

"You got a 98 on the orgo final???" "What, like it's hard?"

- Not as much of a hoe as everyone thinks he is. He definitely has his fun but he's not that guy who has slept his way through his entire major.

- Surprisingly enough, he's not actually in a frat, he just always knows where all the parties are. He's that guy with a snap score in the millions because everyone and their cousin hits him up every Friday night to ask where the parties are at.

-Generally seen as a really easy person to talk too. Also really good at seeming open with people without actually ever opening up and sharing anything about himself.

- With his very few close friends however, he has some strange hobbies that he's always happy to have someone to share with.

-Will take you on a picnic date about a mile off campus where you guys each way too much cheese and crackers, drink about a bottle of wine each, and watch the stars come out as the sun sets. Give the boy some love. That's all he really wants.

Venti:

-Your local friendly performing arts major who you never find without a huge iced coffee and cuffed jeans.

- He's super involved in a bunch of student organizations from improv to a few music clubs and the like. He's that person that everyone in his major knows and comes to for recommendations about new things that they should try out.

- He's in a band! They play indie songs at rotating bars every Tuesday and Thursday night and go to conferences once a semester for aspiring artists. Also sometimes will randomly perform on the Quad and serenade the random people passing by just trying to get to class.

-Offers to play at an event a club you're in is hosting as long as there's free snacks.

- Kind of an alcoholic? Not a partier in the traditional sense, but at least twice a week, he'll host a hangout where he and anyone who decides to show up get wine drunk and watch a shit ton of Gilmore Girls. BYOB of course because there's no way he could afford it on his own. Has shown up to class still drunk before but he's cute so everyone forgives him.

- Impromptu photo shoots all the time with him. Whether its a cute random flower patch, the soft neon signs outside of a boba shop, or graffiti painted onto a building wall, everything is an insta opportunity.

Xiao:

- That mysterious kid sitting in the back of your lecture wearing all black who is both undeniably hot and also exceedingly intimidating.

- Either an animal sciences major because animals are just better than humans, or he's like like history/english and spends a lot of time reading.

- He's that guy who stops communicating after the first day of your group project and you're really worried that they're just not going to finish their work but they end up sending it to you perfectly complete like a week early. Also, will talk/text you one-on-one but dislikes group meetings and group chats.

- He's in a band too! They actually play with Venti and his friends a lot and even though he admires him a lot, he's never gotten around to actually talking to Venti.

- Doesn't let people come over because then his frighteningly large collection of Funko-Pops and anime merch will be revealed.

- Also a dancer! He's not on a team or anything since he had some bad experiences with teams when he was younger, but he heads down to the studio at least 2 times a week just to move and let out some stress. If he offers to teach you sometime, that means he really really likes you.

- Asked if you wanted to go see the Demon Slayer movie with him and then showed up in a black mask and sunglasses because he didn't want anyone to recognize him.

Childe:

- Idk why but he kind of gives off athlete vibes??? Maybe like a basketball player or something?

- A bit of a campus celebrity just in that basically everyone, even if they aren't in the same major or aren't into sports, or just basically have no connection to him, still somehow know about him.

- He's a PR major and that charm is no joke. Some people kind of despise him because of the way he is literally able to effortlessly win over all of the recruiters and just random people he meets. He's extremely well-loved and he knows it.

- He's in a frat but outside of like mandatory events, doesn't spend all that much time with them. When he does party though, he goes hard.

- Doesn't actively flirt with anyone but he's just so charming and amiable that sometimes it comes across that way. Girls are always like "he's so respectful and nice I'm in love with him." He never feels the same way.

- Extremely competitive. Like the most competitive person you have literally ever met. He has to win everything and if he doesn't, he'll just keep trying and trying until he does. Literally the worst person to play beer pong with because he's not letting you go until he wins.

- Asks you to come to his games even though you barely even know the rules. If he does see you in the crowd, he gets way too hyped but plays the best he has all season. Make sure you take the credit for it.

Zhongli:

- That guy in your required philosophy class who argues with the professor. Not in an annoying "I'm smart and want an excuse to mansplain" kind of way though. He's actually just absurdly well-read and wants to discuss things instead of just listening to someone talk.

- People get annoyed with him because he's kind of disrupting class but if you actually listen to what he's saying, his ideas make a lot of sense and are kind of a mind-fuck at times.

- Has an extensive collection of plants at home and somehow manages to keep all of them alive and thriving. Also collects antique tea sets and goes to great lengths to make sure that they are taken care of.

- Probably actually a philosophy or anthropology major. Always has a new book recommendation and he's a darling who actually reads from every genre.

- Spends his free time going to museums in the area or visiting historical landmarks that are close enough to the university. Loves walking everywhere so that he can just take time to enjoy scenery and the like.

- You mention that there's a new exhibit at the local art gallery and he says that he's actually going there that evening if you would like to join him. And I mean, why would you refuse?

A.N. I'm gonna go back to studying now! Hope you enjoyed!

[melting-tofu]

Um hello there! this is my first time asking for a request so im sorry in advance if I did anything wrong :') may I as for a head cannon whereby kaeya /xiao /diluc /zhongli / childe (just one of them is fine too) 's s/o has a difficult pregnancy and baby arrival? ** is up to you whether it ends fluffy or angst - I'm sorry if it sounds abit weird and isok's if you don't do it :'/ Hope you have a nice day though and can't wait to read more =w=

Oh I- I panicked a lot while writing this- Sorry for making you wait for so long! And for not including Zhongli :(, I don't really get how I should properly put this together tbh I have never written something like this before, so this is not very close to the request, and I can't go into details the baby arrival part ;_;

Note: Female reader.... that's it, unless pregnancy topic could be triggering.

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Childe:

。He's so excited he can't even decide the one who will be more childish is him or his child.

。Claims that he knows so so so well about taking care of children because he has lots of siblings.

。Will not dispute further if you say a child is different from a sibling.

。Oh he's a harbinger, he has so much work to do :( He puts high hope on his family that they can be there for you and often send letters home.

。If the letters return to him saying you're not well he goes total panicked he doesn't know how to put it to words into the new one he's writing, even when he can, he wonders how long will it take to reach you...

。When he's home, he can spend hours for you and the unborn baby.

。Words can't describe how affectionate he is ;_;

"Oh, oh! Did you feel that? Like something just brushed up my hand? Or someone... is it the little one?"

。Really cries when he arrives just in time to see his child, he's just so happy and sometimes wishes he is not a part of the fatui to have as much time with his new family as he can.

Diluc:

。This man, his usual annoyed face that you sometimes dislike suddenly doesn't exist anymore.

。Like, he always puts on a soft look now.

。It's clear to tell when he's worried, when he panics, all for you <3

。Very protective, all you need to do is rest, he will do the other things and keep his eyes on you, and when he's not present then his maids will.

。Why does he seem so professional when he handles things smh as if he had a wife before, actually it's just because he reads lots of books-

。Seriously just when he gently holds, caresses and kisses are enough to soothe your pain away..

。One of your daily activities will be him humming a soft tune while hugging you from the back, his hands wander around your belly.

"Don't give me that look. Oh? You have never heard me singing before? Then all you need to do is ask... Hmmm now I'm doing this because I think.. the baby will love it."

。When he gets to see his child for the first time, he tries not to break into tears you can tell how happy he is.

Kaeya:

。The chad husbando and father.

。You have no idea how long he had been preparing for this- he already came up with some names for your child... what.

。He isn't strictly protective tho, he allows you to have some 'freedom' but don't let him spot you doing something that involves moving too much.

。He may be more busy than Diluc and he doesn't have maids :( so he possibly asks for countless days off to take care of you, and oh the Acting Grand Master takes pity on him-

。Don't worry of being lonely during your difficult time, he will even give too much affections than needed.

。At night he likes to hold you in bed while musing or childishly ranting about Diluc to the baby who isn't even born yet.

"When you grow up, if you want to become a knight then it's best that you don't become a Cavalry Captain like me... because there aren't any horses in Mondstadt, and you won't be able to spend much time with your mother due to how much work you will have... even without horses."

。For the first time in your entire life you see his soft as ever gaze when his eyes first land on his child, he abandons all the names he ever thought of before (unless you like them) and quickly thinks of a new one.

Xiao:

。Are you being serious to the Vigilant Yaksha that you're pregnant with him??

。So you know Xiao's true form? Yea, your child is really going to be half illuminated beast half human.

。Please- he is so scared of his karma and what it can do to you and the baby :'(

。He doesn't want to keep a distance either... he doesn't want to be unaffectionate and if he's not there to protect you all then who is?

。Overprotective is the right word to describe how he can be, he has to/he must make sure you're safe, tho he isn't sure what to do at first, but he is determined to learn: make sure you have well eaten, you have enough rest, ect. omg why are mortals so complicated.

。As long as you're in his eye sight then all you have to do is nothing, just tell him and he literally does everything, and no he is not letting you do it.

。His favorite things to do include him holding you in bed, it's either you nuzzle up his chest or he does it with your body, he just wants to be this close.

"Once you wake up tomorrow you can look at me as much as you want, now stop staring and close your eyes, sleep, if you don't then the baby is not going to rest either..."

。Xiao is rendered a sobbing mess when the child arrives, he just really loves this family and promises to protect and to keep you all happy.