#💮 - hurt/no comfort

[cherry-colored-petals]

" Bloody Mary. "

A little songfic that's inspired by the same name, featuring Albedo... Or is it him?

Synopsis: Maybe you shouldn't have caught his attention... Or investigated what he meant from the cryptic story he told you.

C.W.: Spoilers to Albedo's second Dragonspine event, death and being trapped. If you squint, you can see yandere vibes here (gender neutral pronouns for reader <3!)

You shouldn't have came to Dragonspine.

You should have thought better when Albedo warned you not to come back to Dragonspine again, and especially after all that had happened during the impostor situation.

You should have thought better when he told you about his story with the previous creations like him in the guise of it being three roses being differentiated by a gardener.

You should have thought better when you saw that look on his face that it wouldn't do any good if you investigated, and even down to the lack of the star on his neck.

And yet you still came to Dragonspine.

It feels like a curse when you decided to come back here again, you noted. Although the place hadn't changed much from it reminding you of a snowy wonderland, you noted that the atmosphere is tense. The stillness of this place was the one you caught on when you came— unlike the atmosphere that you were used to like the ones in the Chasm or even in Inazuma, Dragonspine felt the eerie chill when it comes to its surroundings.

And it unnerved you to no end.

As you trudged on to the Frostbearing Tree, you couldn't help but notice the lack of hilichurls and lawachurls around the place. You would've caught sight of them here usually, but seeing no one around was concerning.

Maybe they were killed by one of the adventurers...?

Or maybe it was something worse than that?

When you were sure you'd be warm enough to travel onwards, you left the tree be and continued on the path, taking note of the absence of the Fatui soldiers and the treasure hoarders. It's strange, seeing that they aren't present in such a hostile environment, though you chalked it up to them having business elsewhere.

You knew the Fatui members were still around somewhere. It's not like they'd c̸̛̮̥̫͕̻̯̝̻̝̻̘̻̈́̄̋̈́͆̔̾̅̈́͑̐͜͝͝e̶̢̻̱̪̦̬͇̗͈̱̒͑̎̎͒͐̃͘ą̴̛̯͙͕̼̼̯̟̼̞̀̿̈́̐͐͋̇̕̕͝s̴͇̬̬̄͊̓́̔͒͂̌͌̎͝͝͠ȩ̸̭͔̱̅̐̌̃͑̈́ ̴͚͙̫̓́̈̇͠ţ̶̡̧̢̨͇̪̱̱͈̬̟̦̩̯̀ơ̷̧̬̤͍̩̦̝̺͛̉̓͋̇̏̃̽̄͜ ̵̨̳̜̓̿̂̽̊͒ͅè̶̟̈́͜x̶̛̪̼̬͓́̄̂͋͒̍̈́͝i̶͔͉̠̱̮̜̜͍̗̥̾̋̑̃̂͊̀̈́̒̆̀̓ş̴̡̣̖̫͓͙̭̝̘̬̒́͑̐͊̋͠t̵̡̨͎͎̤̹̞̦̭͇͍͎̯́̽̔͛̄̈́͜ leave such a place, right? Right.

Heading up to the bridge, you noticed the fallen machinery on the side and you felt like your gut is telling you to leave. The atmosphere had gotten tenser and tenser upon seeing that they looked dismantled; broken and ripped apart into multiple pieces. You couldn't help but shiver, but you don't know if its from the cold or something else.

What happened here, exactly?

The trek upward took a bit longer than you expected as you kept an eye on what goes on around you. The sight of the absence of the enemies, the broken machinery, and the increased chill you've felt the higher you went...

It didn't help that the statues you saw of Barbatos seem... Snowed in. You couldn't even go up to it to pray for its blessings, for it felt like ice when you dare to touch it— and you had to pull your hand away when you felt it.

Something is definitely wrong here, and you don't know what to make of it.

The only plausible option you have left was to get to Albedo at this point. You had no options left, and in your mind, you had to consult the alchemist about what is happening and the changes you've seen here.

And so you went off, not knowing the fate that will soon befall you.

The journey took a long, long while for you to overcome.

You had to take note of everything that had happened in this place: the lack of enemies around you, the abandoned campsites with journals left for you to read what had happened to them, and even strays of evidence that would lead you to new areas that you never got to before.

Even after you reached Albedo's camp, you would find that it was deserted. Save for how it looked like it was the same as you saw it before, the man of the hour is not present.

And that's what makes it worrying.

You did spot a note that was left on the desk, though— placed on top of the warming potions and an unfinished sketch on the paper. Walking over, you took the note and began to read what it says.

[ I must set things right.

I need to clear out the scene and see to it that he won't appear again. ]

And... That was it.

You couldn't help but contemplate what he wrote. What did he mean he had to set it right? Did he thought that the impostor would return and needed to make sure he was gone? Was he aware of what is happening here?

You have so much to ask of him, of what he truly meant, but... Perhaps you should look for him.

Judging by what he wrote, you had a clear idea on where he'd go. It was the only place you knew by heart that he'd go first— after all, it was where they confronted the impostor and fought him.

All you had to do was be prepared for the worst when you get there.

... Which comes down to where you are today.

You could feel your limbs stuck in place as the ice began to gnaw at it, and try as you might, you wouldn't be able to free yourself from it.

You could feel the ice and snow nipping at your limbs as the man you sought out for walk closer and closer to you. His blade was coated in blood, glowing a bright purple with the eye gazing at you with intentions best left unknown. Though, the biggest shock you have was the sight of the alchemist.

...

And especially the lack of the star on his neck.

Upon seeing that you noticed it, he couldn't help but smile and walk over, sheathing the sword aside to crouch down to your level. You felt your body quiver and shake when he raised his hand to hold your chin.

Ç̵̫̣̪̪̰̫̤̩̏̑̈̈́̄͛̽̈̓̓u̶̡͎̻̜̩͕͚͓͓̲̥͍̫͉̔̑t̴͙͎͍̱̹̞͇̬͗͑̆̓̂̂̓̏͐̃̔͛̈́̾̕ͅȩ̴͎̞̗̻͈̘̖̟̉́͜ͅ.̸̧̢̱̙͓̬̤̘̲̟̻̫̱͉̀̿̒͑̽̇̓̈́̓͌̅̽̀͜͝

"A- Albedo—" you muttered, your arms trying to move to get away from the trap you were in. Please, I have to get out. I have to get to somewhere safe and away—

"Please— let me go, I- I'm freezing here."

"Let you go?" the alchemist repeated, his smile widening even more as he kept a tight grip on your chin. "I'm afraid I can't— no, I won't help you, my dearest."

He... Won't?

"Who's to say you'll leave me when you get out, hm? It'd be a shame if I lose you now," he continued, his other hand simply moving over to brush to strands of your hair and gently sifting through it. "And I refuse to believe that you wouldn't tell the others about this."

... Ah. Touche.

"Although, seeing you like this... I suppose I pity you for how you look before me," he concluded, his eyes glowing as he tightened his grip once more. "Even if you knew not to find him."

...

Wait-

"Haha~ you just noticed now, hm?" 'Albedo'— no, Subject 2— asked, his tone mocking as he drank in the look of shock on your face. "All this time, the man that you thought you were going to meet isn't even there anymore. I thought you of all people would notice, but it seems that you hadn't. Such a shame."

You still tried to struggle as he continued to speak, though that was only met with the ice gnawing more and more on their body. He couldn't help but let out a laugh, seeing how desperate you are.

Pathetic, isn't it?

"Relax, dear. I don't plan on prolonging my torment onto you," he said, leaning closer to eye the condition you're in. "On the contrary, I plan to keep you here... At least, frozen in time."

"W... What do you mean?"

For a moment, the latter paused, before chuckling.

"What do I mean? My dear, you fascinate me. I believe what I mean is that you... Have my interest."

His gloved finger simply traced your chin before it raised up to cup your cheek. His eyes seem to soften watching you, almost... Pondering over something with the state you were in.

"It is, admittedly, my first to have someone catch my eye. You are one of the few I can say that isn't... Tedious to be with, even after all that we've endured. That I endured."

As he spoke, his smile fell to a snarl, clearly displeased.

"It took me so, so long to be able to get you fair and square... If it wasn't for him, I would've got you long ago with less lethal methods," he continued, huffing. "Although, I suppose I understood why he never gave in and let you go from his clutches. In its own right, we are all flawed with how we were made."

To prove his point, he lowered his hand and simply placed it on your arms. Although it had been stuck due to the ice, he still traced it like he can still feel the skin under the cold.

"We may be gifted with the knowledge of alchemy, but we are not as fortunate to learn about the concepts of love. We had not even experienced how it truly feels to be loved unconditionally, and especially romantically."

... Oh. Now you can understand what he meant. Although...

"But I suppose I will take this for what it is," he concluded, the ice slowly gnawing and reaching up more and more to your body. "After all, you would surely reject me if I were to let you go now. I should have expected this."

As the subject stood up, he looked into your eyes with a blank look on his face. Although, it didn't took long until a smile stretched his lips.

And the next thing you felt was something cold and sharp hitting your back.

...

Cough. Cough.

Blood.

Blood is the next thing your blurry vision can see.

You can feel your body shiver more as the ice shard from behind seem to dig into your body more and more, the chilliness of the abandoned mountain being amplified by ten the longer you were stuck there.

And in a fleeting moment, you opened your lips to speak one more time.

"Please... Let me go..."

And for a single moment, he leaned back to seal his lips with yours in a fleeting kiss of goodbye...

... As the ice simply ate your form alive, now forever keeping you stuck in place and showing the face you have made in your death.

© ᴄʜᴇʀʀʏ-ᴄᴏʟᴏʀᴇᴅ-ᴘᴇᴛᴀʟs : 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 ♡ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴘᴏsᴛ ᴏʀ sᴛᴇᴀʟ/ᴘʟᴀɢɪᴀʀɪᴢᴇ ᴍʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ♡ ʀᴇʙʟᴏɢs, ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴋs ᴀʀᴇ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ

[flodeshe]

Synastry/composite notes 💕

Hey,here’s my third astrology observations.Hope you’ll like it! I’m not a professional astrologer.Keep in mind that these are just observations and may not apply to everyone.Take what resonates.Thank you  

Firstly ,SYNASTRY NOTES!

- -Planets in 5th/8th house overlay in synastry=  SEXUAL ATTRACTION💘

- If your partner/crush’s Vertex is conjunct to your Venus or vice versa , you may feel like your meeting is fated. You might meet the person out of a coincidence annd feel like even if you were not likely to see each other, you still did.There is a lot of attraction, you may feel like you already know the person even if you never met before.If you two, get into a relationship you are very likely to learn a lot from the relationship.💐

- Moon in 11th house overlay is such a great placement! Both fantastic for friendship and romantic relationship! You two feel very accepted by the other and feel like you can tell the other anything and they wouldn’t judge you.You could start off as friend and then get into a relationship.You feel at ease with each other,you laugh together. Basically, you are having a great time together 😄.This overlay might indicate meeting through social medias or long dstance relationships.I really love this placement, certainly one of my favorites🥰 !!!

- I have Mercury conjunct Mercury with 2 people ,and I feel that we have a very similar type of humor, and anytime I am with them, we usually laugh a lot.I don’t know if that’s a thing but if I see or hear them laugh, I would automatically start laughing too.Lol.Very contagious.However, I can become annoyed at them quickly.I guess, it might be due to the conjunction cuz it can go either way.

-Check each partner’s natal chart! Because I noticed that for example if you have Jupiter/Sagittarius dominant within your chart, you might enjoy having 9th house overlay with someone.Let me take another example : if you are an Mars/Aries dominant person, you may prefer having 1st house overlay with someone.To sum up, check both person’s dominant signs/planets in order to find what house overlay they might be the most comfortable with!

HERE’S A REMINDER WITH BOTH TRADITIONNAL AND MODERN ASTROLOGY RULERS 🪷

Aries ♈ /Scorpio ♏ - Mars - 1st house 

Taurus ♉ /Libra ♎ - Venus- 2nd/7th house

Gemini ♊ /Virgo ♍ - Mercury-3rd/6th house

Cancer ♋ - Moon 🌙 - 4th house  🏠

 Leo ♌ - Sun ☀️ - 5th house

Scorpio ♏ - Pluto - 8th house

Sagittarius ♐ /Pisces ♓ - Jupiter - 9th house

Capricorn ♑ / Aquarius ♒ - Saturn - 10th house

Aquarius ♒ - Uranus- 11th house

Pisces ♓ - Neptune - 12th house  

Now,COMPOSITE NOTES :

- Having Sun in the 11th house in composite is a fantastic placement for friendship!!

- Chiron conjunct IC or in the 4th house in composite can unfortunately indicate that one of the partner’s family doesn’t approve the relationship.This may really hurt you and your partner.It could also means that you two might have issues living together.Remember,this is just a placement so it doesn’t have to be this way.Each relationship is different and this is only my experience with this placement.OR                                                                                                   it can also means that one of the partner has traumas due to their family situtation,(or mom) and the other person might try to heal them.

-Sun conjunct Uranus in composite can mean that both of you are part of LGBTQ community.🏳️‍🌈You might have a unique type of relationship.Both partner may value their freedom and independance.

-I have seen a LOT of couples having Saturn trine Venus in composite being in a long-term relationship.Makes sense with Saturn being usually considers as the “glue” in relationships and Venus being the planet of love.

Thank you for reading! Please tell me if you liked the post and if you have experienced any of these placements! 💕🌸💮Have a nice day!

[mikachacha]

𝚁𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚂𝚕𝚘𝚠 (𝙱𝚊𝚍𝚊 𝙻𝚎𝚎 𝚡 𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚖! 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛)

Synopsis: Bada found herself being head over heels with you, a single mother. She wants to be there not only for you but for your daughter as well.

Warnings: mentions of past abuse, language, a bit of angst but this is fluff I swear

(A/N: was supposed to make this sexy but i couldn't resist the idea of Bada with kids 😭😭)

🌸💮🌸💮🌸💮🌸💮🌸💮🌸💮🌸💮🌸💮🌸💮🌸💮🌸

Bada sighed as she was driving home. It's 3 am and it's raining a little bit. She just got done with some last preparation for the competition and couldn't help but think about crashing at your place since it's much closer than her's but she also didn't want to wake you up. You've been taking care of your daughter the whole day then she'd wake you up at 3 am just so she could crash at your place. But then again, she doesn't have any other options left. The rain is picking up and she's getting more and more drowsy so she drove to your place, hoping you wouldn't get mad at her for going there so early.

As she was driving, her mind drifted to you. Bada met you two years ago. You're working at a café near JustJerk and you always have your daughter with you. She found it adorable and just really inspiring at how hard you worked but also having to take care of a small child all at once. If someone told Bada that she'd be head over heels with a single mother two years ago, she'd probably laugh at them and what they're saying is ridiculous but right now, all Bada wants is to see you and just hold you close to her.

When she got to your house, she only had to knock twice before you opened the door. She knew immediately that you were crying because of how puffy your eyes looked. You didn't have to say anything, she just engulfed you in a hug. You felt comfort being wrapped in Bada's arms. You didn't expect her to really take you seriously before. You're already second hand by society's standard. Used up, with a child but no husband in sight. So when Bada proved to you that she is more than serious about what she feels for you, you thanked all of your lucky stars for giving you someone who is gentle, who is loving and amazing to be there for you and your daughter.

"What's wrong? Why were you crying?" Bada asked as both of you sat on the couch. You sighed and just rested your head on your shoulder, contemplating whether you should tell Bada or not. You know she's tired from preparing for Street Woman Fighter, you didn't want to dump all your problems to her as she's already got a lot on her plate at the moment.

"It's nothing, baby.. Go get changed and get some rest. It's already 3 am. I'm sure you're tired that's why you drove here.." you averted the topic which made Bada frown but decided not to push it and make you upset. Bada slept beside you and just held you close to her the whole time, letting you know that you're not alone and that she's always there for you.

It was hard for you to trust anyone again after your husband divorce you, just two years after you had your daughter Hana. There were lots who wanted to date you but you couldn't bring yourself to even consider going out with them because you're scared they only wanted you for your body or they'd just hurt you or your daughter, just like your ex husband did. You also didn't want your daughter to be heartbroken again by seeing someone then they ended up leaving you. With all that, you never expected that you'd end up with Bada but she persisted. She proved to you for two years that she's not going anywhere, that she wants to stay in yours and Hana's life. Bada didn't really give up even when you push her away repeatedly and now here you are, happy to be with each other. Bada became your safe space while you and Hana became her biggest inspiration to persevere and to work harder.

Morning came and Hana excitedly ran to your room like she always does everyday. Your four year old daughter then saw Bada sleeping next to you and you smiled as she crawled in bed between you and Bada, giggling while giving you a morning kiss before giving one to Bada as well. It's always a great day for Hana when Bada is around because she feels like she's got a complete family. She'd even tell her friends proudly that she's got two moms now which Bada found incredibly touching as Hana considers her a family now.

"Good morning, little princess.." Bada greets and kisses Hana's forehead which makes your daughter giggle even more and hug yours and Bada's arms.

"Good morning! This is the best morning ever! Though you didn't wake me up when you came home. Badddd!" Hana pouted and you laughed, ruffling your daughter's hair playfully. She always gets all pouty when she doesn't see Bada come home.

"Bada's way too sleepy last night, baby.. I had to drag her out of her car and to bed." you joked and Bada played along by pretending to snore loudly. The bedroom was filled with laughter and it made your heart swell with joy knowing that even though you already have a daughter, there's still someone who's gonna love you with everything they've got.

[mais-nerdy-corner]

Have I sent a request to you already or is this my first? If it is then I want another Tighnari fic. Anything will do. But I prefer reading it with a female reader. I just want to be loved by TIGHNARI. Give me fluff please please please or angst if you feel like it, I equally love both. I want Tighnari to love me please please please.

Also, I had been looking for your Tighnari fic where reader is dead and only left with his daughter. Thank you for making it.

I just divorced Wanderer.

❝𝕾𝖙𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝕳𝖊𝖗𝖊❞ | 𝕿𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖎 𝖝 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗

Synopsis: What if Tighnari's spouse didn't succumb to her illness in an alternative universe/timeline.

Pairing: Tighnari x Female! Reader

Genre: Angst & fluff, hurt/comfort

💮 — Author Answered: Nope, I'm pretty sure this is your first one (if I'm not gravely mistaken :v). Lucky for you, I had something chilling in my drafts for quite some time (and I kinda miss writing for Tighnari). Thanks for the request!

Note: The synopsis will probably make more sense if you've read the first part (or you can read it after this, I won't judge you). Also, I know that alternative universe and alternative timeline are two entirely different things, but I don't know what's the difference. So I just put both, you get the point hehe :3

Perched atop of the largest tree in Gandharva Ville, is a little fox-eared girl adorned in flowers complete with floral binoculars as well. Her name is Zahra. She was surveying the grey skies above Pardis Dhyai, ​​which means it was bound to rain there. Knowing that, there's only one thing came to her mind.

'Papa...'

As she continued to look through her binoculars, Zahra's large and pointy ears twitched a few times. Not because they're itchy, but because she was not alone.

"There you are, my little flower. What are you doing up here? Get down."

It was you, her mother. Hearing you call her, Zahra immediately got down to a much safer place. You kneeled down in front of the little girl, holding both of her hands in yours.

"What are you up to now? Hmm?"

Your question earned a silence from Zahra, as she looked back at the direction she surveyed earlier. Zahra may be the type of child who often gets into trouble, but she will never keep secrets. And she felt safe enough to share it with you.

"...I'm worried that Papa hasn't applied his plant-based waterproofing oil to his tail before leaving for Pardis Dhyai. And looking at the color of the sky above it, it looks like it's going to rain heavily," Zahra confessed.

You let out a sigh of contentment as you went to pat your daughter's head.

"That's very considerate of you, Zahra. But your father will be fine. He doesn't want us worrying about him all the time, does he? So I know he can take care of himself."

"...Yeah, you're right. Maybe I was worrying about nothing. Thanks, Mom," Zahra said.

You smiled at her before standing back up. Pulling out your floral pocket watch, it showed a bit past lunch time.

"A little past lunchtime... You haven't had lunch yet, have you, sweetheart? What do you want to eat?"

"Uhh... Ooh! Mushroom Hodgepodge!"

"Even your tastes resemble your father's, huh? Alright, let's get Ashpazi to cook it for you."

(Meanwhile, at Pardis Dhyai)

The Traveler had just finished talking with the manifestation of the Balladeer, indicated by showcasing his newfound power by causing lightning around Pardis Dhyai. Paimon who remembered that Tighnari and Dehya were still outside, immediately asked the Traveler to go check on them.

"That means anyone outside is in danger! Let's go, Tighnari and Dehya still must be fighting!" Paimon urged.

They ran outside and saw that the Fatui soldiers were not there, meaning they must have retreated.

"Oh, have the Fatui retreated?" Paimon wondered.

"Tighnari and Dehya are over there!"

The Traveler and Paimon rushed over to them, and something seemed amiss.

"Hey! What happened to you!?"

"He's hurt," Dehya said.

Tighnari quickly denied Dehya's words, but regretted it soon after. "I'm fine... Ugh!"

"Don't move. I've seen Eremites get struck by lightning before. You need to rest."

"Struck by lightning!?" Paimon exclaimed.

Dehya recall what happened when the both of them were not there. How the weather suddenly became abnormal, how lightning started attacking everyone, almost as if it were alive. Just very bizarre things, to the point of forcing the Fatui soldiers to retreat.

The Traveler apologizes for Tighnari's wound, reasoning that it was probably them who might have triggered the thunder and lightning.

"Huh... It's alright, I'm sure you also never expected this to happen. Don't blame yourself," Tighnari said.

Even though he is wounded, Tighnari still worries about others rather than himself. "My wound aside, you look like... you've seen something unpleasant. Is Haypasia alright?" he asked.

"She's okay for now, but I want to tell you something."

"Ugh...!"

"Hey! Didn't I tell you not to move?"

"Just in case... Ugh! Let's... go to Haypasia's place, and talk about things there."

They headed inside and continued their conversation. The Traveler recounted everything from "meeting" the Doctor at Port Ormos to their encounter with the Balladeer while checking up on Haypasia.

Hearing the explanation from the Traveler, Paimon, Tighnari and Dehya each had their own reaction. Paimon was surprised by what the Balladeer was thinking, Tighnari ridiculed the Akademiya's god creation plan, while Dehya had a more “positive” reaction.

Nonetheless, with the Doctor out of the picture, Dehya took this as their plan being successful.

"Yay, that's a big accomplishment!" Paimon cheered.

"Ugh! I'm... also happy for you," Tighnari said.

Dehya thanked Tighnari and told him to rest, along with the Traveler.

"Yeah, yeah... alright," he responded.

"Okay, that wraps things up for us here at Pardis Dhyai. Traveler, it's about time we rendezvous with the others at the Grand Bazaar. Let's continue to keep a low profile. You can head there once you're ready."

"Ugh... What... What time is it?"

By the time Tighnari woke up, it was already dark outside. That meant he must have had enough rest, so maybe this was the right time for him to get up.

"Agh! Perhaps... that wasn't such a good idea."

Tighnari sat back down and leaned against the wall behind him. He thought to himself, what should he do now? His body was aching from the long period of inactivity, but at the same time moving wasn't a good idea. So... what now?

Being so deep in thought, Tighnari forgot to pay attention to the "wall" he was leaning on, as it suddenly started to move.

"Hm? What the– Oh, Karkata. Sorry, I didn't realize that I was actually leaning on you."

"Kulilu?"

The mechanical crab Tighnari saved was named Karkata, created by a Sumerian researcher by the name of Abattouy. It seems surprised that Tighnari moved and thought it was the one who woke him up.

"Kuli..."

"Why are you apologizing? I'm the one who leaned on you and made you cautious so you don't wake me up, I should be the one apologizing."

It turned out that after some time spent with the mechanical crab, Tighnari began to understand what Karkata wanted to say. Certainly a lot easier to communicate with each other.

"Look, I'll just move over he—"

Tighnari quickly regrets his decision to move. Instantly, his entire body ached as he clutched on to his side. Karkata was confused about what to do seeing him in pain. It moved around, thinking of ways to help Tighnari but it hesitated.

Karkata suddenly remembered the cherry blossom bracelet you gave, which was laced at one of its joints.

(Flashback)

Tighnari took you to Pardis Dhyai to meet Karkata, and it was the first time you meet the mechanical crab. When you first approached Karkata, it was confused and somewhat cautious of you. It's understandable when you're meeting a complete stranger. But seeing Tighnari was the one who took you there, Karkata quickly warmed up to you.

"So, Karkata was created by your junior researcher named Abattouy?" you asked as you pet the mechanical crab.

Tighnari who was leaning against a tree answered, "Yes, he was the one expelled from the Akademiya for researching mechanical life forms. When Karkata took me and the Traveler to their 'new home', we only found his already cold body."

You grimaced at the image in your head. "I wouldn't know how to react if I were it too. Poor Karkata, it must have been through a lot..."

Suddenly, you took out a bracelet and tied it to one of Karkata's joints.

"Karkata, if you ever feel that you're troubled, always remember this bracelet. Come meet me at Gandharva Ville. Oh wait, do you even know the way there? Don't worry, next time ask Tighnari to show you the way."

(Flashback ends)

"Kalu! Kalu!"

"Agh... What is it, Karkata?"

The mechanical crab immediately showed the bracelet, and Tighnari slowly caught on.

"Isn't that the bracelet that Y/n gave you? What, do you want me to take you to her?"

"Kolu!"

Tighnari sighed. "As much as I want to, I can't. I can't move and who will look after Haypasia even if I could? Actually, now if I think about it, how can I even get there?"

(Back at Gandharva Ville)

"Aha! I won!"

"Aww, I lost... I must say, you're getting better at this, Zahra."

Sitting on the floor of Collei's hut, they were playing a game of Genius Invocation TCG with you as the audience. Collei won the previous match, this time it was Zahra's turn to win.

"Hehe, I like it when I win. Let's play again!" Zahra exclaimed.

"If you two keep going at it, eventually I will understand how to play this game. I can't focus on my work if all I think about is tactics and strategy to win. Plus, it's getting late and way past your bedtime."

"Aww, just one more match please~"

"At first I also still wanted to play because we tied. But now that I think about it, I'm getting pretty sleepy..." Collei spoke up.

"See, even your contender is unable to keep up. You can continue this tomorrow. Now, put your cards back into the box."

Zahra started tidying up her cards while you help Collei put her cards back into her Casket of Tomes. After she finished, Zahra's ears started twitching again, causing the fox girl to turn her head.

"Uncle Amir's dogs are barking again. Shouldn't they know how to behave by now?" Zahra said as she exits Collei's hut.

You and Collei watched Zahra leave before looking at each other and laughed.

"Be sure to wear a blanket when you sleep. It feels like it's going to be cold tonight."

"Mm-hm, I will. Goodnight, Y/n."

You kissed Collei goodnight before exiting her hut. You then found Zahra with her hands on her hips, examining the broken bridge.

"Someone really should do something about this bridge... Ooh! I have an idea."

Zahra then used the Dendro Vision on her to lift the two ends of the bridge and connect it with flowering vines.

"Eeepp! Doesn't that look pretty? Especially if you add small lanterns to the bridge," she said, satisfied with her work.

"As for the lanterns, I'll talk about it to your father or other Forest Watchers. And you should probably give back my Dendro Vision, Zahra. You wouldn't know when I'll need it."

"We're just dealing with some unruly dogs. There's no need to use your Vision, Mom."

Zahra was wrong. It wasn't just some unruly dogs. Amir's dogs were barking at the cowering Karkata who has brought Tighnari back to Gandharva Ville.

"Ugh...! Amir, can you tell your dogs to back down? They're scaring Karkata..."

"I'm trying...! Hey guys, calm down. The mechanical crab is friendly. It's one of us...! Come on, Sag. You're my best student, you should know better."

After seemingly succeeded in calming the dogs down, you arrived at the scene. The person you were waiting for his return was indeed back, but not in the condition you expected him to be.

"Tighnari?"

As Amir helped Tighnari down from Karkata, he let out a grunt, which made you rush to his side.

"What happened to you?"

"Stuff happened. It escalated to me having to clash with the Fatui and... Please don't panic when I say this... *sigh* ...I got struck by lightning," he answered.

"You got struck by lightning?!" You and Amir said at the same time.

Even though Tighnari told you not to panic, you couldn't help but do the exact opposite of what he just said. I mean, how could you not panic? The love of your life literally fought off soldiers from the most powerful military force in all of Teyvat, and then he got struck by lightning? How could you not?!

"In that case, I should carry you back to your hut. Here, get on my back," Amir said as he crouched down.

"That's not necessary, Amir. I can walk on my own."

Amir who was getting tired of his resisting colleague argued, "Please don't be so stubborn, Tighnari. What if you injure yourself more on the way there?"

"Here. Use this instead."

Zahra who had been silent all this time, suddenly brought a stretcher made from your Dendro Vision's powers. She probably made it when you and Amir were panicking over Tighnari.

"Good thinking, Zahra! Alright, hand it to me," Amir said.

Tighnari sighed as he turned to his daughter, "You really shouldn't have, Zahra... I already told you... I'm... fine..."

"Tighnari!"

Tighnari's words trailed off as he slowly fell backwards. Luckily you were right beside him and were able to quickly caught him.

"Okay, maybe now the stretcher is needed. Nasrin, can you help us out over here? We need the extra help."

(In the early morning)

"Tighnari? Are you awake?"

Cyno the General Mahamatra invited himself to enter the Forest Watcher's hut. When he saw Tighnari and you had fallen asleep, holding his hand on the side of the bed, he wanted to take back his stupid question. But he was too late, because someone already answered him.

"Nope, obviously not. But I am, so, there's that."

"What are you doing up so early?"

It was Zahra, the Little Forest Ranger in Training. She was eating something as she sat down on her foldable mattress on the floor.

"I couldn't sleep after what happened last night, and probably because of the adrenaline that caused me not to realize that I'm hungry. I didn't want to wake anyone up so I cooked up a bowl of mushroom rice for myself," she said.

"Then it must have been serious. Can you tell me what happened?" Cyno asked.

"I can, but not here. Again, I didn't want to wake anyone up and they both really needed their sleep. Let's go outside."

"Wait, before that, do you have a spare blanket that you're not using?"

'The General Mahamatra is cold?' is what Zahra first thought of when Cyno asked that question. Not wanting to question him, Zahra went to get a blanket that was stored in the lower cabinet of a shelving unit.

She then gave the blanket to Cyno, who then draped it over your shoulders. Zahra couldn't help but “aww-ed” a little.

"There. Come on, let's go," Cyno said.

With her blanket tied around her neck and her bowl of mushroom rice in hand, Zahra and Cyno exited the hut and looked for a place to sit.

"Now that we're outside, can you tell me what happened?"

Zahra then recounted the incident last night.

"I had just finished playing Genius Invocation TCG with Collei when I heard Uncle Amir's dog barking. So me and Mom went to che—"

"Did you win or did you lose?"

"Huh?"

Cyno's interruption did surprise Zahra, but she laughed it off. "We actually tied. So we'll continue it tomorro– Wait... technically it's today huh..."

"Hm. And although I can't be there to witness it, I'll be rooting for the both of you. I don't care who wins or loses, I will be happy either way."

"Aww, thanks. Now, can I continue the story?"

(A flashback that's written from Zahra's POV)

I watched as Nasrin and Uncle Amir carried Papa off to the hut, with Mom following behind. I then approached the mechanical crab that had been silent from earlier.

"I believe your name is Karkata, isn't it? I just wanted to say on behalf of my mom and also from myself, thank you for bringing my Papa back safely. She didn't mean to forget to thank you, probably because of her panic. And don't worry, Papa is in good hands. I've made sure of it."

"Kolu!"

"Hehe. Now go hang out somewhere away from the dogs. I'll go check on things over there."

By the time I got inside, they've already taken off Papa's hoodie. I still remember how shocked I was to see the scar on his upper body. It spread out like tree roots, with an electrifying purple tint.

I can't lie that I'm scared and worried, but I'm trying to keep my cool. On the other hand, mom is really freaking out. She paced around the room, checking Papa over multiple times, getting ingredients for the ointment, even messing up her workplace in the process.

At that moment, I just knew I had to do something.

"Zahra, give me back my Dendro Vision. I need it to–"

I grabbed onto Mom's hands and held it, looking at her with a stern look. I could tell from her face that she was a little surprised by my actions.

"I can take over from here. You can go out and take a breather."

I knew Mom would refuse and try to argue, so I quickly silenced her.

"It's okay, you've done well. You deserve a break."

She simply sighed and left the hut.

(Flashback and Zahra's POV ends)

"So what happened afterwards?" Cyno asked.

"Well, I did my thing and let Mom back in. I found her hugging her knees just outside the hut on the floor. She immediately rushed to Papa's side the moment I told her she was allowed back in. It also couldn't be help that the commotion woke Collei up..."

"Hm. I see..."

Cyno then went silent and was deep in thought. Zahra was silent too and was just about to spoon a spoonful of mushroom rice into her mouth, when she realized that her bowl was empty.

'Aww, I'm out of mushroom rice...' she thought.

Suddenly, the General Mahamatra stood up and pat Zahra on the head.

"Whaa– Hey!"

"I have to go now. Today is going to be a big day for the people of Sumeru, and I have to make sure the preparation is thorough. Get enough rest so you can win that Genius Invocation TCG match!" Cyno said.

"Oh, okay. Geez, excited much... Uhh, good luck, Uncle Cyno!"

(A couple of days later)

You heard the sound of birds chirping, that meant your consciousness was starting to return. When you woke up and looked at the hut's entrance covered by the large leaf curtains, you noticed how bright it is outside. It couldn't be that it's still early, right? So you got up, tidy up your bed and headed out.

"Good morning, Y/n! I see that you decided to sleep in today. So I made some Pita Pockets for breakfast. Would you like one?"

As you rubbed your eyes, you processed the voice that greeted you. And after a while, you realized it was Collei.

"Collei? What are you doing out of bed? You could've gotten yourself injured. What if you fall over?"

"No, it's okay. Don't worry! I feel much more energized than the previous day," she replied.

Hearing her reply, you then sighed. "I appreciate your effort in convincing me, Collei. But I'm afraid I–"

"No, this is for real! It feels like as if my Eleazar disappeared without a trace..."

"...What?"

Unintentionally, you pulled Collei's hand a little too hard to confirm what she said. When you realized you're being too rough, you murmured a quiet 'sorry' before continuing. You detached her sleeves to see the dark, hardened scales on her wrists had disappeared completely.

(Somewhere nearby)

Tighnari and Zahra were alerted by the sound of crying, sounding like it was coming from nearby. The Forest Watcher asked her to investigate the sound with him. The little fox-eared girl quickly stuffed her half-eaten Pita Pocket into her mouth, before putting down her plate and taking her other Pita Pocket with her.

"Y/n, what happened?"

The moment they reached the location, Zahra and Tighnari were stunned. They saw you crying as you crouched down and Collei who was confused about how to comfort you.

While Zahra took a bite of her Pita Pocket as a way of reducing her shock, Tighnari let out a sigh of contentment.

"I guess you found out about Collei's recovery if you're crying like that, Y/n. I too was shocked when she said that the scales on her body had disappeared. At first I thought that it was impossible since Eleazar had no known cure, but I gave up figuring out how. I think, for now, it's best if we be grateful for this unexpected miracle."

"I can assure you that these are tears of happiness, Tighnari," you said as you hugged the Trainee Forest Ranger.

The Forest Watcher came closer and pulled the both of you into a hug. Zahra who was still chewing the rest of her Pita Pocket, quickly swallowed it and joined in.

"Hey, I'm being left out! Group hug!"

[Author's Note]: Oh noo, poor Hat Guy 😅 I'm sorry this took so long, but I managed to finish it as my internship program is coming to an end. I only have about 10 days of break before returning back to school 😭

Hopefully I could finish that other request that's nowhere near done before I start my senior year of high school. Wish me luck :')

Publication date: July 6th 2023

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enemies to lovers with price x captain!reader where they can't just peacefully work with each other at the start then they get drunk and open up and they realise they're more similar than they would like to admit and they gain respect to each other and then it turns into something more and it's slow burn filled with angst hurt/comfort and sexual tension and they kiss in like 420th chapter (and id fucking eat it all up in one night just to finish like minutes before going to work)

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👀👀 hmmm…….

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I absolutely love that you write for Jin from yu yu hakusho, I can't find anyone that does anymore.

If you wouldn't mind could you write about Jin comforting the reader after a bad day at work? Thank you so much!!❤️

Terrible day... but maybe not that much!

Manga/anime: Yu Yu Hakusho

Warnings: nothing

(Y/N): your name

Today is a terrible day for (Y/N).

Everything had gone wrong at her work: first she was late to her office, then a colleague who hates her spilled her cup of coffee on her, finally her boss got angry with her and threatened to fire her. So, she returned defeated and embittered to her and her boyfriend's home.

She expected to find Jin, her boyfriend, waiting for her at home while he trained, but, when she arrived there, she found no one. Even sadder, she threw herself into bed under the covers almost in tears, wanting to do nothing.

(Y/N) remained under the covers for a long time; after many hours, she hears the sound of the door opening: Jin is back.

"Darling, I'm home!"

"I'm in our room..."

The girl hears her boyfriend's footsteps go towards their bedroom, and then his head pops out of the doorframe of their bedroom.

"Sorry, I'm so late. I was training with Touya and I lost track of time."

The youkai turns to look at the human, noticing she's under the covers and isn't even looking at him, so he worries. He fears he has done something wrong: he isn't human, he doesn't have the same concept of emotions and how his actions can hurt others, especially his girlfriend.

"Are you ok, (Y/N)? What happened? Have I done something which makes you feel bad?"

"Just a bad day."

"Oh. What should I do?" That sentence, the fact Jin asked her what to do to make her feel better, brings a small smile from (Y/N).

"Can you hug me?" The youkai doesn't even answer: he lies down on the bed next to the human and hugs her gently from behind.

"What happened? Can you tell me please?" At Jin's sweet words, the girl bursts into tears, turning over and planting her face in his chest.

"Today everything went wrong! First I burned my breakfast, so I had to make it again and I was late for work, then my colleague threw her coffee on me and all my clothes got ruined, and I didn't have a change of clothes and I was left with wet clothes, finally my boss got angry with me because I didn't give him the documents, but I sent them to him via email yesterday! He even threatened to fire me! Then, I came home and you weren't there and I found myself alone!" (Y/N) screams with a voice broken by crying.

Jin holds her gently, whispering softly in her ear: "Sorry, darling, for not being there when you needed me most."

"I'm not very good at comforting people, but I can try to console you, although I don't promise to succeed. If you need me to do something, just tell me and I'll do it." He continues, still holding his girlfriend and starting to stroke her hair.

"...Just hold me tight." (Y/N) replies with a small, hoarse voice due to crying, after a few moments of silence.

"Of course."

The two remain embracing in their bed for many minutes, until the girl falls asleep in the arms of the youkai, who continues to look at her sweetly for a few minutes, even if he then gets up silently to not wake her and goes to prepare dinner for her, since it has gotten dark in the meantime.

After about half an hour, (Y/N) wakes up from the scent of food, so she goes to the bathroom to rinse her face, and then she goes to their kitchen, finding her boyfriend in her apron cooking udon for her.

"You cooked me udon!"

"I know you like it a lot and I read on that strange thing with the screen it can make you feel better, so I decided to prepare it for you. It should be ready in two minutes."

(Y/N) feels happier: Jin may not be the perfect boyfriend, but he's trying to be the best boyfriend for her, learning her habits and preferences and better understanding her emotions and how to comfort her.

"Jin?"

"Yes, beauty?"

"Thank you."

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How they comfort you after you wake up from a nightmare | genshin x gn!reader

Heyy hey heyy everyone, i hope you're alright!

× gn!reader | they/them pronouns used once

× one shot

× characters : scaramouche, diluc, tartaglia/childe

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TW : hurt/comfort, nightmare, mention of blood (diluc), mention of death (scaramouche, diluc), no proofread!

others warnings : inazuma archons quest spoilers (scaramouche) this is so long, extra soft scaramouche (sorry) in scaramouche's part, it happens after he stole the gnosis, his heart based on some theories, meaning he can feel empathy and all, if you don't know "ajax" is childe's real name

a.n. : i hope you'll enjoy, also if you want any other characters i'd be delighted to write for them too :)

navi.

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Scaramouche

When you suddenly wake up, everything around you feels warm. The sheets, your cheeks, and Scaramouche sleeping next to you. Your heart is beating fast and you almost suffocate.

Everything feels so warm, yet you still feel the ice bite on the tip of your fingers, the sensation of cold water entering your lungs, and the endless fall of your body in the depths of the frozen lake.

A nightmare. It was just a nightmare, but everything felt so real. You thought you were going do die, all alone, by drowning. A billion thoughts are running through your head as you fail many times to take a deep breath to calm your heartbeats.

You don't feel nor hear the sob that escapes from your lips, waking up your partner, and your eyes widen when his fingers reach the palm of you hand.

"What's wrong?" he asks.

His voice is sleepy, and you feel bad for waking him up. Ever since he betrayed the fatuis by keeping the gnosis, you both have done nothing but running away, sleeping when the moon is high in the sky, wandering around all day and hiding. He was exhausted and needed rest, and because of a stupid nightmare you woke him up.

"Nothing. Sorry, go back to sleep now" you says.

"Don't be stupid, I heard you cry two seconds ago. Y/n, what's wrong?"

While saying these words, he softly rubs your forearm with his thumb, and you realize that you can almost breath normally. You sigh.

"It was just a nightmare, okay? I'm all good now, go back to sleep"

He continues to rub your forearm, and never stops to look at you. His second hand ends up taking yours and he squeezes it lightly.

"You tremble, Y/n. I won't be mad if you tell me, you know?"

Yeah, you are aware of this. Giving up, you proceed to tell him what happened in your dream.

"It was so cold, so so cold, I was drowning in that frozen lake. I wasn't able to swim, I was to stunned to do anything. I could feel the water entering my lumbs, killing me softly, and the ice bite devouring my skin. I felt so lonely, and it was scary, really scary."

Scaramouche doesn't say anything, feeling that you still have something to tell him.

"I think that my subconscious is trying to warn me about something that might happen soon. I think that... The Tsaritsa will find us. I felt her cold presence in my nightmare. She's coming, Scaramouche. Or at least I think so."

He takes a moment to think about what you said. Without saying a word, he pulls you into a tight hug, and your body relaxes. You're a bit surprised, because even if Scaramouche was less harsh with his words, and acted a lot more like a human than before since he got his heart back, it was still hard for him to understand his emotions when it wasn't anger and he still has an hard time showing his affection. After all, he missed a heart for centuries, and some fatuis' rules were still engraved in him.

"As long as you're by my side, I will be able to protect you. From the Tsaritsa, from the archons, from Celestia, from anybody that would be suicidal enough to threaten you. Even if I'm not strong enough, I will give my life so you could run away."

It was strange to hear these words coming from him. And heart warming.

"And if you feel like it's not safe enough, like it would be better for you to run away from me so the fatuis wouldn't be after you too, I would do anything to stay as far from you as I could."

You almost laugh, but you give him a bright smile. Then you close his eyelides with your thumbs. The moonlight reflects on his face, and it probably is the prettiest you've ever seen. You chuckle a bit, as if you didn't have a nightmare some minutes ago.

"Don't ever think about saying that bullshit a second time. How could I live knowing that you could die, all alone ? How could I live far from you? You stole my heart, darling, and I don't think it's possible to live without one, hm? Plus, I thrust you."

Scaramouche feels a sweet and warm feeling running across his chest.

"Please, never stop thrusting me. Also, stop calling me darling."

You laugh, laying your head on his stomach. This night will probably be stuck in your brain for years. The night he promised to protect you. The night you saw his relaxed smile, not caring for a while that the whole world wanted him dead. And even if tomorrow, he would be grumpy again and clumsy with his words in the worst way possible like everyday, that you two would remember that you still have the whole world to fight against, you would never stop being by his side because you simply love him too much for this. And you know he loves you too.

Diluc

At first, you don't recognize the room your wake up in. The fancy ceiling, decorated with gold moldings, doesn't seem familiar to you. You take a deep breath as you try to recover from you agitated night. Then, your mind becomes clearer, and the feeling of the blanket on your body reminds you where you are. 'I'm home.' you think. You're where you should be : in the bed you share with your lover. Your heart is still racing when you try to look around you to find the sight of Diluc.

You silently sigh when you see him at his desk, working on one of the ten or twenty papers piled up next to him, a feather in the hand, writing countless words.

You don't want to bother him, so you try to go back to sleep. It's probably past midnight, or soon in the morning. When you close your eyes, the images you saw in your nightmare come back to haunt you. You see your lover fighting against some monsters of the Abyss, bleeding enormously, loosing the control of his weapon, a knee on the ground. An enemy kills him. He kills him and he falls, his head violently meeting the floor. And you see that scene again and again, and it doesn't stop when you open your eyes.

"Diluc, love ?"

He seems surprised to see you awake, but stops what he was doing to look at you in worry.

"Is something wrong, darling?

"Can you stop working for now? I mean, it's already so late and you're still working... Don't you think you need rest?"

You feel guilty to interrupt him while he's working. You really do, but right now, you need him with you on your bed, you need to hold him in your arms, you need to feel that he's really here, that he's still alive. You have be so worried about him lately, he's always fighting with some abyss monsters, always busy with his work at the the Dawn Winery, and he always need to be at the Angel's share. He overworks himself, and you're worried that one day, he will just die because he never rests. And your nightmare didn't help with that thought.

"And I think I want to cuddle."

He smiles when he hears you, looks back at his unfinished work, sighs and nods.

"Fine, enough work for today. Let me change first, love."

"Okay, love."

You are happy that he listened to you. Usually, he would have say "Just let me finish that pile of papers, I'll be done in less than hour" and he ends up working until the sunrise. You already managed to calm down but you still need to feel the warm skin of Diluc on yours. You patiently wait for him to come back from the bathroom.

"I hope I didn't take too long" he says as he lays down next to you.

"Nah, it's fine. Now, let's cuddle" you pount.

He chuckles and spreads his arms open, as you snuggle on his torso. You sigh in contentment, wondering if you should talk to him about your worries and break the joy of the moment, or just enjoy his loving hug.

"Do you want to talk about something?" he asks you, as he gently rubs your back.

'That idiot definitely guessed.'

"I don't know, do you think there's something I would want to talk to you about?"

He chuckles again and kisses your forehead.

"You think I'm overworking myself and that I should take breaks from time to time."

"If you know already why don't you do it?" you yell.

Another chuckles. But he doesn't answer. You sigh and lightly hit his arm in punishment.

"I'm worried about you, you know? You're always fighting with the Abyss Order, you work at Angel's Share late at night, you're also super busy with the Dawn Winery's business. You wake up early and go to sleep late. You know you're an human, right? And... I miss you a lot, you know that?"

Silence is the only thing that anwers you. Diluc never stops to rub your back, but he seems pretty mesmerized by the ceiling, probably to avoid your stare.

"And... I had that nightmare, just now. You were fighting the Abyss, as always. But... You were bleeding, you were exhausted, you couldn't even stay stand. An enemy killed you. Your corpse was lying on the dirty floor, there was blood everywhere. And it felt horrible. Diluc, I can't lose you. It's physically impossible for me to lose you."

You hear him take a deep breath, hoping that he'll understand you. He is so stubborn sometimes, he wants to protect everyone and even the ones he can't protect. But you need him to understand you. You need him to understand that he is allowed to rest, that sometimes, work can wait. You need him to understand that there's someone who waits for him to come back each night, hoping that he's not dead or badly injured.

"I'll take more breaks, I promise. Sorry that I've been worrying you. I miss you too, a lot."

"I know you're strong Diluc, but- oh?"

"I'll take more breaks, Y/n. I will spend more time with you."

Your heart beats so fast in your chest. He actually listened. You look up and see him smiling at your satisfied face.

"Okay. Thank you. Tomorrow, you and me, on a date. Wherever you want. My threat"

"Hey, shouldn't I be the one taking you on a date?"

"Not if I say so."

He laughes. His laugh is so beautiful, you wish he laughed more often.

"I love you, darling" you say as you give him a peck on his nose.

"I love you two, sweetheart."

You engrave his smile in your heart.

Childe/Tartaglia

"Hey, baby, what's wrong?" you hear.

Who owns this voice? You don't know, your mind is so unclear. You feel a pair of hands holding your arms, shaking you lightly, and you still hear the voice calling your name.

Your cheeks are wet. Why are you crying? You don't remember, but you can feel your heart beating so hard that it could tear your rib cage, and a strange feeling pressing against your stomach. You hear yourself crying and gasping for air.

You can't calm down. The person is shaking you more and more, calling your name again and again. How does they even know your name?

Your own hands reach your head and you start to pull on your hair. It's like an instinct, you don't know why you're doing it, but you can't think about it twice. You are about to yell when something stops you.

"Baby, hey, Y/n!"

Your cheeks suddenly feels warm. It stings, like a tingling, and you stop pulling on you hair to touch the zone where it hurts. You don't understand yet what happened, but the overwhelming feeling in your chest stopped, and you are able to open your eyes.

"Y/n ? Oh archons, are you alright?"

You look up and you can finally recognize who has been shaking you and calling your name for the past minuts. Your boyfriend seems very worried, and your eyes widen when you realize he's worried about you.

'Oh, right. The nightmare.'

"Ajax? Where am I?"

"Oh Y/n- we're at home, in our bedroom. You recognize me, right? Of course they recognize you dumbass-"

He is stuttering, moving his hands in the air, not knowing what to do with them. He slowly pulls you into a hug, trying to glimpse any sign of you wanting him to not touch you. You try to relax as you hug him back.

"I was so worried Y/n, you started to cry and tremble and you didn't seem in your normal state and gosh... are you okay now?"

You make an effort to assemble some words in a attempt to answer him.

"I don't know..."

His soft touch on your shoulders makes you feel better. You snuggle your head in the crock of his neck, feeling the need to.

"It was so horrible Ajax, it was the worst nightmare I ever had, she was there and she was hunting me down, she was so fast Ajax I couldn't hide, there was fire everywhere and it was almost real-"

A pair of lips falls into yours, softly. Your eyes widen as you feel Childe's thumbs rubbing both of your cheeks, wiping your tears away.

"You're okay now. I'm here. I will always protect you, baby. You're safe. I assure you."

You manage to calm down a little as he kiss your forehead, his warm lips leaving a reassuring feeling.

"There, there, baby. You're exhausted, you should go back to sleep. Don't worry, I'm here, nothing bad will happen. If you want, we can cuddle as you try to sleep, hm? How about I cook you a great breakfast tomorrow? Sounds good?"

His smile was so soft and warm that you could melt. You take a deep breath and nod.

"Good. Come cuddle with me!" he says, laying down on the mattress, waiting for you to do the same so he could be able to pull you into a comfortable hug.

But you don't move, watching him raising an eyebrow. You smile at him, wiping the single tear left in your eye.

"I love you so, so much, Ajax. You're an amazing boyfriend. Please, I wish I could marry you right now, on that bed. I love you."

You never saw him blushing so hard in his entire life. He covers his face with his hands, but you can still see the red tip of his ears. You chuckle, and snuggle your head on his torso, kissing his cheek. And he becomes even more red.

"Ahh, that's not fair. How can you be so cute and adorable!"

"Actually, you're the one being cute and adorable, here" you purr.

"... Stop" he stutters.

You laugh, the memory of your nightmare almost vanished, as your boyfriend holds you tight in his arms.

"I will think about proposing to you" he teases after a moment.

"I'll propose before you do!" you tease him back.

"No! I'll do it before!"

"Ajax, will you mary me? Do you promise to love me until death tear us apart and to always hold me tight like now?"

"Heyy that's not fair! I hate you! You don't even have a ring!" he pounts.

"Right. Okay, I'll let you do the proposal, but I'm the one who had the idea!"

He sighs and then smiles.

"Deal. I love you, baby."

"I love you too, my amazing boyfriend" you yawn as you close your eyes.

a.n. let me know if you want to be in the taglist to know when i post works :) (tbh idk how a tag list works, i supposed that it was smtg like that but eh..)

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[uissuteffu]

Restored Chapter 5: 「The Crossing of the First Threshold」༻❁༺「Act One: Departure」

Things don't work out the way Kagome had imagined they would when she made the decision to take the one way trip back down the well. It's been nearly six years since her return to the Warring States period and she finds herself existing as a single, twenty-four year old woman, stuck in a profession she loathes. 💮 After the fall of Naraku, Sesshomaru and Rin went through a blood adoption ceremony that had the unexpected side-effect of slowing Rin's aging. While she has lived nineteen years as a human, she maintains the appearance of the ten year old that Sesshomaru left behind in Kaede's village nine years prior. Sesshomaru, oblivious to human standards of the passage of time, doesn't even notice Rin's lack of aging. Her peers, however, certainly take notice, once again leaving her as the outcast of a human village. Rin's family-like bond with Kagome and Shippo keep her from confessing her predicament to Sesshomaru. 💮 When Kagome falls into a depression fueled by the regret of her choice to jump into the well one final time, Rin concocts a plan that will allow her to leave the village and have Kagome, Shippo, and Sesshomaru by her side... Hopefully, the plan will have the added bonus of restoring Kagome's once bright spirit.

*Story Info - May Contain Spoilers*

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Universe:

Post-Inuyasha/Final Act (Sunrise) Canon Compliant

Major Divergences:

Fully (Sunrise) canon compliant, continues story after Kagome’s return to the Bone Eater’s Well “past” time.

Setting:

Canon Era, 16th Century Japan, 6 years post-canon

Tone/Genre:

Action/Adventure, Drama, Humor, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical, Tragedy, Thriller & Suspense, Angst, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Porn, Smut

Tropes:

Pack dynamics, Sesshoumaru’s beast, Knotting, Mating Marks, Blood Adoption Ceremony, Kagome is Shippō’s Parent, Sesshoumaru is Rin’s Parent, Alpha Sesshoumaru, Alpha Higurashi Kagome, Powerful Higurashi Kagome

Trigger Warnings:

Abuse (physical, mental, emotional, verbal, sexual), Self-injurious behavior (self-harm, eating disorders, etc.), Death or dying, Described Blood, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Confronting Abuser, PTSD, Panic Attacks, Nightmares about Traumatic Events, Explicit Sex Scene, Death of a Loved One, Abandonment, Divorce, Female Oppression

Fandom Warnings:

Inuyasha is OOC (character regression and amplification of negative personality traits), Kagome is OOC (character regression as she deals with depression), Inuyasha/Kagome Canon Relationship Breakup, Canonical Character Death - Kaede

Published February 1, 2023 ༻❁༺ Chapter Word Count: 7,728 

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[cherry-colored-petals]

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Each story begins with some form of call, doesn’t it?

That was what I expected. A call from the unknown, the one that would have guided me in the matters of this journey like the others. It was something that you may think that everyone would expect, as if you were chosen, you would expect something to tell you you were.

I was one of those people. Though, I soon came to realize that the assumption I made was entirely false. Bogus. Not true.

Why, if it was, things would have gone differently. And maybe, I had wished it did, if it meant that I would be able to save face from what had happened since the beginning.

It was one of the most recent patch when we received an update to the story on Genshin, which was all about the continuation of the twins’ quest. Everyone was hyped and talked about it in great lengths, some even mentioned that it had opened so many possibilities for the twin that was taken, but to what avail? We wouldn’t know.

And thanks to the leakers saying that the story was going to be much more than we had all anticipated, everyone was already up in arms on updating the game, and I was one of them. It was already interesting from what we learned on the events, but hearing about the outlander we were playing more and more was something I was more keen to learn about.

While the update was still running in the background, I began to scroll through one of the servers that I joined, already seeing people’s reactions to it all with what they found out about the quest. One of my closest friends were already talking about how big of a deal it was, and how it had confirmed one of the growing theories that was made within the 1.0 - 2.0 era.

Although, some of them had piqued my curiosity.

“Wait, we’re going to see what?”

One of them had mentioned a character I forgot in the past, mostly because he wasn’t so involved at the time. In that regard, hearing about him appearing was a feat in and of itself, and especially with what happened last time back at the Chasm.

Holy shit, Dainsleif’s coming? I thought he was dealing with that in the Chasm, so how—

Wait. I had to pause.

Dainsleif must be relevant. He is usually when it comes to the abyss twin. But then what does he have to do this time? Is it about Khaenri’ah?

It wasn’t as though I hated Dainsleif. He was a good character, and it was something I myself wouldn’t deny. After all, if he wasn’t, I would most likely speak ill of him. But because of this, it presented another thing that I wouldn’t want to admit in fear that people who like him may end up saying that I didn’t understand the game.

… I was one of those that genuinely thought he was some plot device to push along the narrative, and that without him, things wouldn’t have changed.

Hey, some thought the same way I did, didn’t they? They mentioned that some were rather redundant in the story and perhaps even annoying, while others said that they only did 1 action only and didn’t deserve to be in the story. But to me, if Dainsleif wasn’t present, the story would have stayed how it is.

…

Hah, not like they’d think that way. They’ll think I don’t like Dainsleif, just like those lore maniacs and Dain simps.

When the update managed to get through, I set down my phone and turned it off before proceeding to click ‘START’ on the screen. It’s fine if there are additional things to download – I think it’s better to get it started now.

Seeing the game load in, my eyes drifted to the resources being downloaded, though it left once it was validated and shown me the familiar screen.

Welcome back, [name]@gmail.com.

Checking the server, I clicked yes and waited in anticipation for the game to load. Seeing the loading screen go by slowly for a moment, only to speed up until the door at the end of the hallway was built, I held no hesitation and clicked to enter the game.

Time for dailies, I mused with a huff. I’ll check the events once I’m done and see what’s up.

The update wasn’t that great.

It was hard to tell considering most of it was catered to the lore, sure, but it made things confusing for me. The revelations had made my head ache, and even more so when the quest in and of itself opened more questions than answers. Dainsleif coming in was one thing I didn’t expect, but I had to take a break on it after enduring headaches on being with an NPC I can hardly care about.

It was much like the Chasm event with Yelan and the gang, but if only this catered specifically to the NPC and NPC alone. And Gods, did my brain ached.

Maybe tonight isn’t it for me. I had been busy with other pressing matters to focus on the game, I thought to myself as I closed Genshin. I’ll just pick it up again when I feel ready. It is an archon quest, so technically, it won’t be as urgent like the events that I have to finish them.

It was a little bit of a bummer, but I tried to keep myself from thinking about it by going through the server. But even after I aired my own grievances to a few close friends of mine, it didn’t made me feel better. If anything, it made me feel worse, considering their replies to me.

Complex? I scoffed. Yeah, right. Like they aren’t on some power trip.

…

…

I saw them type.

And stop.

And type again.

And stop.

And finally…

Ping!

I checked the message, and I found a message from Mae herself.

… Well deserved.

Before I can reply to her to stop her, the last message I saw her was:

… And try as I might, I got blocked from sending messages to her.

I knew that Mae was just throwing a fit. She’s always like this, and it’s always her that reaches out to me. It’s like she can’t have Nyx speak to me like a normal person.

She always has to be the one to act as her savior. It’s disgusting.

It wasn’t like Nyx was entirely not at fault with what he did back then. Back then, he had done things and pushed Mae to feel like she was walking on eggshells. It was mostly out of guilt-tripping, but after getting professional help and a break from the Internet, he had returned and became a better person.

Mae and Nyx had a talk about what happened, and from what I can recall, they decided to try again. From his end, it was revealed that he didn’t know and saw her as someone he could rely on and depend on more for her help. However, as time went on, it was clear that it felt unbalanced. And perhaps even more so… One-sided.

… Still, it never ceased to make me feel like the two are just tied together all because of a sunken investment. An investment that I personally think is pointless.

As I clicked off the server and decided to turn my status off to invisible to avoid the duo, I grabbed my phone and earphones and plugged it in, soon moving to lie down on the mattress with a creak. Switching to a playlist on Spotify, I lied down, but I can still feel the edge from before.

Gods, those two make me pissed. It's almost like I can't catch a break with them.

I let out a scoff and just focused on the music, taking a deep breath before I closed my eyes shut. I didn't focus on anything but the song in and of itself, letting the melody take me further and further away.

… Further and further from the place I was familiar with, and to the place I want to be in.

I made sure to have my heart set onto going there. Onto Teyvat. It was silly, sure, but I know shifting works. I have reached many, many close calls when I shifted previously, and I knew tonight was the night I will be able to get there.

All I have to do was just focus on the melody of the song and let it take me away. Nothing more, nothing less.

After all, it was the only thing that I can truly focus without being angry at something else interrupting me. And while I stayed in the position I was in, I can feel the song merge together in its rhythms and tunes and drift off bit by bit into the comfortable white noise.

… And the feeling of warmth spreads on my body as I slowly feel the effects occurring, up until I can visualize the place I want to be in. The situation and even down to who I'm seeing right now.

The one whose eyes shone like gold greeted my imagination as the last notes of the music in my playlist grows quiet.

@haliyamori

@naraven

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[shesaprettyboy]

TAROT READING 📿 (04/02/23)

Q: where are we in the world? 🧩

💮 knight of cups reversed, nine of wands reversed, eight of pentacles reversed, the hanged man, king of swords reversed (add ons: the star, ten of pentacles reversed, queen of cups reversed, ace of cups reversed, and three of pentacles, the devil reversed, knight of swords, five of cups, the hierophant, six of pentacles reversed, the empress, seven of wands)

there is no love. everyone is hurt. we’re overworking ourselves, and keeping ourselves stuck in one place. no one is together, and instead we’re all stuck in our own corners instead of welcoming and acknowledging one another safely. there’s is an ego that everyone is going through that doesn’t allow them to let their guard down and be open to a community where it’s safer to be yourself, and become more comfortable with one another even though it’s awkward. there is a need for reflection on what you want, and why you’re doing things, and why you’re in the world other than to be no one. there is a high-stake environment we’re in that doesn’t truly allow us to work together to just create a more loving and home environment, where everyone can go back to to actually be no one, which is just themselves.

Q: what else can we do? 🧩

be non-materialistic, and stop going too fast in life. slow down and realize a day is just a day, and it should stay that way and there is nothing more than the life you were given and what you can actually accomplish with it. do not try to always witness love from those that are not yet ready to give it to you, whether is be from a group or a job because then you’ll be going too fast for nothing. there are others out there ready for you, but you have live in yourself first. there is no need to be sad or disappointed with yourself, or with what life has given you, because all you need to do is re-establish yourself with your own inner guidance and the guidance which you choose to receive. you should have more spiritual charity for your soul, and give your soul what it wants by doing activities you never really thought you could do or maybe never even wanted to do. begin self-love by giving yourself the nature you had back, and letting the thought of being unloved or feeling unloved begone, because in this day in age, love is given by yourself first, and then is joined by the community.

[shine-on-fest]

Come Back (Promise) by jazzaiko

Yixing has accepted that Jongdae wasn’t going to come back. Until he did.

💮 Jongdae/Yixing 🥦 E • 2k 🫀 Obsession AU, MAMA Powers, Mystery, Thriller, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Missing Persons, Established Relationship, Smut

[heroes-villains-side-blog]

Snippets ✂️

Absolute treasures of literature, by yours truly

Back to the masterpost ↩

Works in progress: 🐌

Gifts for someone or inspired by a prompt: 🎁

Co-written: 💫

Fluff: 💮

Angst: 💔

Humor: 😹

Friendship: 💛

Found family: 🧸

Hurt/comfort: 🩹

idk what to use: 🤷‍♀️

1. Ice cream and kitty cats 🐌🎁😹💮💛 - 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣

2. Villain writes Hero a letter/email 🎁😹💮

3. Hero hears the Narrator 🎁😹💮

4. Villain leaves Hero their inheritance 💔🎁💛🩹

5. Villain has beef with Hero’s kid who’s also a villain 🎁😹🧸💮

6. Hero captures Villain for their own good 🎁💔🩹

7. The Tale Of The Greatest Thief In All The Land 🎁💮

8. Hero tries to escape but Villain is right on their tail 🎁

9. The Sidekick Club Saga 💮😹💫🎁

10. Unlucky break 💔🧸🎁

11. Starting a fire 💔🧸🎁🐌🩹- 1️⃣ 2️⃣

12. Book it 💮😹🎁 - 🔗

13. Hurt Villain. Possibly deleted scene from my WIP 🎁🩹

14. Welcome to the team, Mr Henchman. You start Monday 💮😹🎁

15. How to kiss someone on Villaintine’s Day! 💮😹

16. Fire and Darkness 🎁🤷‍♀️

17. Fancy shmancy 💫🤷‍♀️ - 1️⃣ 2️⃣

18. Hate, Threat, Marry V1 🎁🤷‍♀️🐌 - 1️⃣

Back to the masterpost ↩

19. Let me care for you 🎁🧸🩹

20. Fluffy cape 😹🤷‍♀️

21. The one with the zeugma 🎁🩹🤷‍♀️

[lixnininotnay]

iv. Common Room. 〔 keywords and hashtags. 〕

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[ ❤ ] Romantic | [ 🖤 ] Yandere | [ 🧁 ] Fluff |

[ ☕ ] Dark/triggering themes | [ 🥀 ] Angst |

[ 🌻 ] Platonic | [ 📕 ] AU's | [♟️] Hurt/comfort |

[ 💮 ] Personally One Of My Favorites |

[ 🎴 ] Event

𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗦

#✒️ — ( lixni's records. ) | My writing.

#📻 — ( beyond the library. ) | Random post and trivial/random reblogs.

#🎭 — ( my creations. ) | My Art.

#📌 — ( accept a cup of tea? ) | Announcements and Updates.

#📜 — ( tea party! ) | Events.

#📦 — ( lost pages. ) | Spoilers.

#⚜️ — ( talking with a ghost. ) | Answering asks.

#🕯— ( my muses. ) | My OCs and self-shipping stuff.

#⌛ — ( make time for this. ) | Fanfic recommendation/art reblogs.

#📚 — ( dusty bookshelf. ) | Masterlists.

#📼 — ( endless feelings. ) | My Brainrots.

The " #📼 — ( endless feeling. ) " tag is just me talking/fangirling/complaining about animes, series, movies, books, etc, that I'm watching or reading. And since sometimes I can't shut up about some pieces of media, the specific ones will be tagged like [Redacted].lixni, so people who don't want to see about them can filter them. I just don't use the main fandom tag because fanfic writers sometimes aren't really... welcomed, to say the least.

Also, posts that I reblog and I consider it important won't be tagged so it cannot be filtered.

𝙻𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚞𝚙𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍: 𝟸𝟹𝚝𝚑 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹.

[anime-fan-05]

Please may I have a Naruto angst (it is platonic mind because they are children) and comfort scenario of the most painful truth known to man when you (Sasuke's older twin sister *she is like Winry from fullmetal alchemist brotherhood* and she is a chunin and Naruto's childhood friend and everything) found out that Itachi was the one who murdered your whole clan and it was painful for Naruto to see you like that 💔 and it was even more painful of how you loved Itachi dearly and he did this..you cried..you really did and Naruto saw you as the most bravest girl known to man and it was a long time since you've cried.

https://youtu.be/JU6ZExP1pwI?si=5oGUnQ9r6avQ6h9E (to help you of how the female reader broke down in Naruto's arms 4:47 and how Naruto stopped you from doing something that you will regret and how it went and to help you with the scenario)

I'll always stay with you

Manga/anime: Naruto

Warnings: slight angst (nothing that it's unbearable), but there is a happy ending

(Y/N): your name

It was Itachi who killed our clan.

It was Itachi who killed our clan.

It was Itachi who killed our clan.

These words keep repeating in my head.

Nii-san (big brother), how could you do that?!

After all that kaa-san (mom) and tou-san (dad) have done for us! They loved us! They taught us to live, to love, to fight...

Why did you do that?!

Why?!

Why?!

Didn't you love kaa-san?

Didn't you love tou-san?

Didn't you love Sasuke?

Didn't you love me?

~ 🧡 ~

I run and run, until I reach the Hokage Rock. I wanted to be alone for a while to think, but there is already someone there.

"Naruto?"

"(Y/N)-chan? Are you ok, -ttebayo? You seem to be distraught and shattered."

"I..."

"Has someone hurt you? I'll deal with them, -ttebayo!"

"Naruto..."

"Yes, (Y/N)-chan?" He comes closer to me.

"I can't handle it anymore!" I collapse on my knees and start crying.

"What happened?!" Naruto's voice is surprised.

"The Uchiha clan was exterminated by my brother Itachi! And I... I... Naruto... Please..."

He kneels next to me and I can see his face: his eyes are wide open and his mouth is slightly open. From his expression, he seems shocked. Strange, I should be the only one shocked, not him too.

Without hesitation, I throw myself straight into his arms and I hold him tightly.

He hesitates for a few seconds, but then he pulls me close too, hugging me tightly.

"Naruto! Please, help me!"

Apart from you and my brother, I have no one left.

Please...

At least you two...

Don't leave me...

Please...

Please...

"Shhhhh. Everything is fine, (Y/N)-chan. Everything is fine, -ttebayo." He tries to reassure me, gently stroking my head with one hand and rubbing gentle circles on my lower back with the other hand.

"It will all be fine, -ttebayo. You're the strongest person I know: you'll get through this."

"Please, Naruto, don't leave me... Please, please."

"I won't do this: whatever happens, I'll stay with you. I know sometimes I'm stupid and I do things I don't want to do, but you know my nindo (ninja way): I'm not gonna run away and I never go back on my word, dattebayo! I swear to you I'll always stay with you."

His sweet voice and his caresses calm me so much...

~ 🧡 ~

Eventually, I end up falling asleep, lulled by his embrace; I don't know if I did it for his caresses and his words, or for the relaxation after my outburst.

Naruto... Thank you.

Thank you very much!

If you didn't remember, nindo is the personal rule every shinobi lives by.

Hey! Sorry for the delay, but this week has been very difficult for me. I hope you liked it anyway.

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[orionicchaos]

Iris Bleue | trans!ftm!reader x tartaglia

× trans, ftm, m!reader with he/him pronouns (you are referred as "you" tho)

× headcanons

× character : childe/tartaglia/ajax (he is referred to as ajax)

× this is part of the "LGBTQ+ PROTECTORS" series.

🌺💮

TW : transphobia, gender dysphoria (voice, height, chest, genitals, periods), your family "accepts" you but they have a REALLY "hard time" refering you as your name and not your deadname, they misgender you a lot, they also are inconsiderate of your feelings, reader is not on T, didn't have any surgery and doesn't have a binder, mention of arguments (with your family), mention of sex (that part is red), nicknames (baby, darling..), no proofread ! (it's 1 am)

other warnings : modern!au, fluff, hurt/comfort, pre-established relationship (ajax is your bf), ajax is literally your protector, ajax is so so sweet

| resume : Basically, a bunch of headcanons and scenarios? of ajax being the boyfriend you deserve |

a.n. : this is clearly me trying to cope with my gender dysphoria and the way my family acts. this is based on my experience, insecurities and feelings, and it may not match yours. i certainly don't want y'all to feel bad guys. i thought about writing it for myself and keep it private but maybe it could comfort some of you if your struggles are similar to mine! trans people's experiences are all different! i tried to make the "tw" as precise as possible so you could be warned. ily guys <3

it's my first time writing something like that and im not proud but that's a first time!

navi.

♪¸¸.•*¨*•.

Coming out

-When you came out to him, you two were already dating. You were quite scared to tell him that you were actually a man

-But everything went well. He was just like "Oh okay?", and when he noticed your widened eyes, he took your hand in his and told you he was happy that you trusted him enough to come out, that he was bisexual so it wasn't a problem for him to date a guy, and that after all, you remained the person he loved and cherished so he would always support you and be by your side

-you cried because you expected a break-up, so he pulled you into a hug, kissing your face, rubbing your back, and reassuring you

-you both spent the whole night cuddling in his bed and he offered you to pick a sweater from his wardrobe to wear, he asked for your pronouns and if you would like to start a medical transition (insisted that if you didn't or wasn't ready it was fine and that it was your choice)

-yes he has some knowledges about transidentity, since his siblings have trans friends! They often came to play with teucer and sonia so he learned few things to make them comfortable in the house (he's a trans kids protector, fight me if you think otherwise)

-forgot for a whole week to ask for your name since he only uses petnames like "baby" or "darling" and went "damn i didn't ask him if he has a new name" when he was about to say your birthname in a conversation

-nervously, he asked you if you had a new name and you let out a chuckle, answering that you actually did

"my new name is (Name), thanks for asking, baby"

"woah, that's a pretty nice name darling, it does suit an handsome man like you"

-yeah that man takes every chance he gets to compliment you (and awkwardly flirt)

-he never, and i mean never, misgendered you. at first, it wasn't natural for him (for the first three days), because he was used to your former pronouns, so he had to think before speaking, but it quickly became completely normal for him to call you his boyfriend and use he/him!

-overall, your coming out went very, very well <3

Gender dysphoria

-he can't understand how if feels like to have gender dysphoria, but seeing you sad and crying because of that let him know that's it's not the best thing ever

-he feels so bad whenever you look upset about the way you look in the mirror, trying to hide your chest with weird posture, tears rolling down your cheeks

-when he sees you in these moments, he compliments you more than usual, pulls you into hugs, calls you his handsome boyfriend and kisses your lips, trying to make you think about something else. he will often lay you on the bed next to him, deciding that a nap would be great because you needed to rest

-he's willing to buy you a binder whenever you ask, and if he feels like it, he would even bring the idea to you

-also offers you to go buy new clothes and chooses shops with a lot of men brands

-when you feel dysphoric about your voice, he doesn't know what to do

-he tries to cheer you up but he feels like shit for not being able to make you feel better and allow yourself to talk more

-when you go silent because you heard how high pitched your voice is once more, he has no idea of what to do exept pulling you into a hug and giving you kisses

-same for when you feel dysphoric about your height. he knows that him being a tall ass ginger doesn't help and feels kinda guilty

-expect a lot of kisses whenever you feel dysphoric about anything. he tries his very best to cheer you up and make you comfortable, and he hopes he's doing a decent job about it

-you feel so thankful to have him as you boyfriend, he is so considerate of your feelings

-when you feel dysphoric about your genitals, he always tells you that he doesn't care about them, and that it doesn't make you less a man than him because of how it looks down there

/mention of sex/ -if you're comfortable enough, he would gladly show you how it doesn't matter that you don't have a penis! would also allow you to dom him to boost your self-confidence (will never admit that he's a switch)

-11/10, the best when you have period cramps, will buy you gender neutral pads/tampons, bring medicines and will give you even more kisses. + bonus point because his body is so warm, it eases your cramps, so he is your hot pillow most of the time

-he's just very supportive and words/physical touch are how he mainly comfort you, but it's not so rare for him to bring snacks and start a cozy netflix date!

-remember, he's hella rich. he could and is willing to pay for any surgery that crosses your mind, any binder you want, your hormones treatment, and your clothes. And if you want to buy them by yourself/don't want them, he will support you and help you to make your like easier

When someone misgenders you/is being transphobic

-oh man, that boy is not chill with people just casually misgendering you or using your deadname

-you've been out for months, and hearing some people just ignoring the fact that you corrected them for the hundred time makes him wonder if they want him to punch their face

-seeing you losing your smile is enough for him to almost jump on the person

-he would probably insult them and tell them to shut the hell up, yelling that you passed very well and that they were assholes

-you have to hold him back from punching them

-he corrects everyone who misgenders you : people in the street, in the train, when buying groceries, the doctor... it's always "sorry but my boyfriend, (Name), is a man" and he doesn't give a hell if he has to say it ten times a day

-he'll get very, very upset everytime people disrespect you like this. if he had the occasion he would probably tell them his thoughts and not it the polite way

-with people just being transphobic on purpose... Well, nothing good will happen to them

-if you're here, he would keep his composure because he knows that you don't want to "make a scene", telling them that their little "opinion" about you is not needed at all

-some lines like "who asked?" or "hmm handsome, do you mind if we go back to the house now? Talking with stupid people is irritating" are very frequent

-sometimes mutters a little "shit i wish i could slice his nasty tongue", with a fake angry smile directed to the man

-when you're not here... he will find a way to beat the shit out of them

-sometimes using words, roasting them to the bone and making sure their disgusting mouth will not be used to insult you again

-sometimes using venus and mars, his two hands, making sure they lose enough teeth to not be able to speak anymore

-big problems need big solutions

-he will never tell you this of course, not wanting you to feel bad or to scold him becaude violence is not the answer

-he always smiles a little when you rant about how that guy who was acting as a transphobic asshole to you some days ago became silent, not daring to look at you

-he makes sure all your colleagues treat you fine and use your right pronouns and name

-and he comforts you the best he can when you're feeling bad because of transphobia and being misgendered

-the boyfriend you deserve!!

With you family

-you're not out to all of your family, and the ones you're out to..

-ajax doesn't like them. like at all

-like, the first time he went to your parents' house, he was quite nervous because he wanted to be accepted as your boyfriend

-you both arrived, and for 15 minutes straight, he was just confused because they kept using your deadname and she/her

-didn't you told them four or five months ago??

-he tried to teach them that what they were doing hurt you, that your name is (Name) and that you're a man

-he put it in very simple terms that even a toddler would understand

-but they kept refusing to acknowledge it

-because they said that they accepted you, but on the other hand, they misgendered you and used your deadname

-and it became clear

-they didn't accepted you

-and ajax has nothing to do with people who don't accept you

-he managed to make you leave the dinner sooner, insisting for two whole hours that you were his amazing boyfriend (Name) when talking about you, and at your house, he told you that he had nothing to do with your family anymore and that you should break the contact

-you both had a fight that night, and when he apologized the next day, he told you that you should do what you wanted but that he would never get along with your family, and he thought that they didn't deserve you

-for months, you decided to keep a bond with your family, trying not to cry everytime they said that you were just being selfish, that it was more difficult for them, that if you wanted them to understand you, you had to understand them first, that you were still the "little girl that grew up in the belly of your mother" who wore pretty dresses and had long hair

-ajax was starting to lose his mind

-finally, you decided that you should do something

-you gave them a last chance, and seeing that they didnt wanted it, you said "see you never", okay not actually like that but that's the spirit

-that was hard but you managed to go through it with ajax's support

-by the way, he has a very supportive family who loves you, and his friends are also your friends so you feel better about not having your family in you life anymore

Random

-he goes to pride walks with you! making sure you bring enough water an sun cream

-he makes you sit on his shoulders as you wave the trans flag

-he buys you plushies with the trans flag colours

-overall, he's just an amazing boyfriend!!

credit : @orionicchaos

[cherry-colored-petals]

“Nothing Ever Changes. ”

Synopsis: After Sumeru, the traveler seem to have a moment to think for themselves after what they have witnessed— this time, without their companion, Paimon, to bother them.

C.W.: Angst no comfort— the traveler (unnamed, could be Aether or Lumine) is sick of everyone's shit, retrospective/experimental in nature, and overall teetering to spoilers on Sumeru's main story arc and everyone else's. Also yes, this was inspired by the song "Nothing Ever Changes".

Also, as a disclaimer, the traveler is OOC here. Don't go after me if you think the traveler shouldn't act in a certain way— this is experimental for a good reason, and I am very aware of the canon lore. However, if you read this, please be very aware that the traveler is OOC and I just want to write them having a villain arc. Okay? Okay.

It had been a week when the party was over in Sumeru, and one of many nights where the traveler was up and needed a moment for themselves. Their mind was full of thoughts, both good and bad, and they wanted a place where they can let it out in peace.

But now… They did seem a little lost being alone. At least without someone they're with usually.

Raising their head, they gazed out into the starry sky, the night still passing by as normal. They couldn't help but think of the many issues this world had, and one of them being the key component of those issues.

The archons have abandoned their duties, hadn't they?

Their eyes narrowed at the thought. They had made sure Paimon wouldn't catch on to their actual feelings when she was up, considering this could be a little… Risky for them to deal with in the current state of their journey.

However, what happened with Nahida and everything…

… Why do all archons give their power away? Only one tried to fight for it, and he got his snatched by force, they mulled over, their lips thinning to a line. It's almost like a pattern with these archons.

All 4 archons had shown how they act with a gnosis: Venti fought for it and gotten his taken without any compliance, Zhongli traded his because of a contract (which, to them, is a little... Disheartening), Ei had Yae keep it and Yae traded it for their life, and Nahida had traded it to get information (to which, when they were told, was actually understandable- at least, without her knowing what they knew).

All of them had— in some way or another— traded their gnosis despite all the things they could've done to the ones that caused the issue in the first place.

What, do they not even care of the efforts they've both done for the sake of Teyvat?

How tiring.

They let out a scoff at the thought of it. Of course they wouldn't. Why should an archon care for it's power? It's not like their efforts were needed, but it seems that for each and every archon, they needed some form of person to knock some sense into them.

… At least, more or less.

Looking away from the sky, they stared at the scenery, their eyes clouded with many feelings. However, one stood out from the rest.

They looked tired in their gaze. And quite so.

Is it even worth it to protect the archons and their people when they give out the gnosis anyway?

The traveler lifted a hand to go through their hair, sighing. It's almost as though each and every archon broke their expectation, and not in a good way. Sure, exploring each nation is fun, and meeting new people more so…

However…

They wished the archons CARED for what they had. Not give it away because they didn't need it nor wanted the power from such a thing.

Although Celestia isn't the greatest place in the world, some part of them wanted to say otherwise until they see it. But they kept that to themselves because they didn't want to piss the archons.

Ah… Morals. They suck, don't they?

One day, I'll grow tired trying to help people when all they do is fall, they thought bitterly, closing their eyes right after. One day, people will stop expecting for me to help. I don't want to continue entertaining others because they can't do it themselves.

However long it may be, the outlander didn't want to feel like they're being used as a tool for their own leisure.

They just wanted their sibling and leave this place.

One day, these archons will stop using us like some disposable pawns and actually deal with the state of Teyvat and the Tsaritsa. Other than Nahida, that may be the least they can do for not having the information they needed to redeem themselves.

But for now... They will stay idle. God knows whatever else will happen in their future. After all, one's sight may interpret them and see them as heroes, while the others see them as villains.

So all they can do is stay put and wait to see what their journey may be led to next.

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