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#Guizhong's Lullaby
justanormiewhoreads · 2 years
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Lover's Oath is NOT Guizhong's Lullaby
(Guili shippers might attack me for this. I have nothing against Guili, it's just that this headcanon had been made "official" by most of the fandom because of misconception and I found no correlation of this song to Guizhong.
It also didn't help that I read this archive piece from a long time ago.
But feel free to keep the HEADCANON if it makes you happy. But remember, you shouldn't push it if it's not canon🤭😊. If any of you misunderstand, this does not mean I'm stopping you from shipping whoever you like.)
The reason why this track is called Lover's Oath is because Wangshu Inn is a hotspot for lovers, which is ALSO where we first heard the original rendition of this song.
Source: Vigilant Guardian's Vantage Point
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People just decided that this was Guizhong's Lullaby because of the original track was a vocal version and people just decided to think "Oh, that's Guizhong!" and decided to call it Guizhong's lullaby because "THERE WAS A WOMAN SINGING" before the official title was released.
Link to the original track: LINK
For those who haven't this heard of this version before (Can't blame you, it was VERY quiet), it was when we meet Xiao for the first time.
Where else can you hear another song with a bit of vocals? The main theme of the game! I don't remember if it's the night or day version.
Interestingly enough, the reason why this played for Xiao when he first showed up is because the other title for this song is "Lone Tower in the West" which was the title we see from one of the music events, I think it was the Zither event. And who do we play it with? Xiao!
The alternate song title refers to Wangshu inn and a call-back to the name of the waypoint, where we know Xiao is also perched over to watch over the people.
The reason why Xiao was there was because he was provided housing via the qixing.
(I'm using this screenshot from the wiki because I don't have Xiao)
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Heck, I wouldn't even be bothered if this was mistaken as Xiao's theme rather than Guizhong's because of these reasons.
If one day HoyoVerse decided to play this on a cutscene with Guizhong in it is probably because the fandom made their headcanon official with many people thinking it and HoyoVerse decided to "officialise" the headcanon to please the fans. 🤨
I decided that this was the right time to make this post because it was finally acknowledged in the wiki. I was like, THANKS! FINALLY!
In conclusion, this song has no affiliation to any character.
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Good night to you all, amazing souls! 🖤🌙
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greyrain23 · 2 years
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A Lullaby For My Dearest. - Dulic x GN!Reader, Khaenri'ah!Prince!Kaeya x GN!Reader
(May be ooc as I've never written for them, but it's just soft and slight angst)
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Diluc
You were having trouble sleeping, tossing and turning in bed. Diluc, being a light sleeper woke up to this, asking what was wrong.
"I just can't get to sleep.. sorry for waking you.." you mumbled, he was quick to shake his head to reassure you it was fine.
"...would you like a song?" He asked after a moment of silence, you nodded, giving a hum as well. Diluc directed your head onto his chest, clearing his throat quietly before huming a soft tune (I personally imagine Lover's Oath or Guizhong's Lullaby).
The mix of his heartbeat in your ear, the warmth of his body thank to his vision, and his smooth voice let you drift off to sleep quickly.
Once he confirmed you were fully asleep, Diluc faded his hum until there was nothing but the quiet of your breaths together. He gazed down at your sleeping face, it was absolutely gorgeous to him, even if you didn't think so at times.
He carefully brushed a few stray strands of hair away from your face, the sight of you sleeping so peacefully in his presence made his heart squeeze and his stomach flip.
Resting his hand against you, making sure not to wake you and keep you warm as well, he gave a soft kiss to your forehead. He laid his head back and closed his eyes, a soft smile playing at his lips before he too drifted off to dreamland.
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Kaeya
I imagine Khaenri'ah Prince Kaeya would play piano.
When the two of you were just starting out living together, Kaeya found out you had trouble falling asleep a lot, otherwise you woke up during the night.
He also found out that the times he'd play piano before bed you would sleep so well, you wouldn't have any trouble getting to sleep nor would you wake up at night.
It quickly became routine for the two of you. You would lay down in bed and he's sit down at the grand piano in the corner of the room. He likes to play different songs each night, but when he couldn't find anything new, he always played a song you both loved, the store keeper he bought the peice from had said it's 'a song from another world'. It did indeed sound like one, a tune he's never heard before, even the name sounded like a far away place 'Enkanomiya Lullaby'.
Every night by the time he finished the song you'd be sound asleep, you didn't even stir when he slid into bed next to you and held you gently, almost as if you'd break if he were to hold any tighter.
And every night before he slept he peppered your face with soft kisses before tucking your head into his chest and placing his chin over it. Whispering a quiet 'I love you' before falling asleep himself.
This was your nightly routine, and he wouldn't change it even if his kingdom fell. That's why, even in the knight's headquarters he still had a not so grand piano and a bed sized for two. He played you a song, slipped into bed, gave a kiss goodnight, and whispered 'I love you' as a few tears rolled down his face.
Even though his kingdom fell, even though his citizens were gone, and even though his beloved, you, were gone. He still continued his nightly routine as he promised all those years ago.
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Hi! I haven't written anything lately and I'm having some trouble sleeping so- here's this~
I actually quite like this work if I do say so myself. Thanks for reading and enjoy your weekend! ♡
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spumonibones · 5 months
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Chasing Wings: Ch. 04 Lore/Story
Chapter 04 (Ao3) | Chapter 04 (Tumblr)
Chapter 01 (Ao3) | Chapter 01 (Tumblr)
Lore/Notes under cut. Additional notes - I will start posting chapters on Tumblr with links for ease, as well! Found out what I've been doing wrong.
A lot of this chapter's lore and story choices are tied into the song used for its title. So instead of that being at the end, it's at the start this time!
Chapter 04 Song/Lyrics: Lover's Oath
Lover's Oath composed by Yu-Peng Chen
FANDOM LORE: • Yeah, we're getting weird this week. The song, "Lover's Oath," hadn't been officially released via HoyoMix when Liyue's questline was being released, and misunderstandings/assumptions resulted in a chunk of the fandom thinking it was titled, "Guizhong's Lullaby." As a VERY EASILY confused lore player since launch, admittedly... I was one of such folks until corrected. But, it's now a headcanon of mine that won't go away and there's some beautiful versions out there with lyrics fans have created. So, this song being composed by Guizhong is *not* Canon. But it also isn't a headcanon I can claim credit for.
GAME MUSIC: • As players we hear this song the first time we meet Xiao in the Liyue storyline. The title of the song seems to more refer to the location, as that area of Wangshu Inn is frequented by lovers. Which is honestly a funny image. How often do you think he leaves, embarrassed by what he came back to? Do you think Verr Goldet ever chases lovers off with a sandal in hand? "THIS IS OUR YAKSHA'S PERCH, SHOO!"
STORY: • It seemed a logical choice to use this song for the time when Xiao and Venti properly met. As both an homage to when players meet him in game, and the eventual path these two will take in this fic. It also gave me an opportunity to sprinkle further confirmation Venti is Barbatos, and create the headcanon that Guizhong and Barbatos met. Which, honestly, would have been for a very short time but I feel the few meetings they would have had, would be meaningful.
• In this cutscene from Lantern Rite 3.4, we learn a lot about Streetward Rambler (yes, she is in this fic!) and Guizhong - the link takes you right to the part in which discusses Guizhong and Rambler get into their fight about instruments. Timeline-wise, their bonding happened prior to the Archon War, so Guizhong would have had that development and new appreciation from Rambler.
LORE: • Guizhong passed during the Archon War, and while we know what event during we don't know the timeline of that compared to other events. Xiao was saved by Morax during the Archon War, and the wisp became Barbatos during it. I don't believe I've found a timeline of when each Gnosis was claimed, nor am I aware of how exactly boundaries for each region were decided. I assume these are influenced by what had been priorly established by the Sovereign Dragons, but we don't know the extent or how much each Archon/gods knew about such divisions.
STORY: • But, I do love the idea that a new-to-godhood Barbatos would go to his neighbor for help, and that being the start of that friendship. I feel that Guizhong would have had a big hand in that, given she also loved music and was mischievous. Her and Venti would have been fast friends.
• So, I have that they were. And that Xiao around that time was still newly rescued, attaching himself to the safest adepti. Guizhong, to me, would be one of those. Why wouldn't she write a lullaby to help the newest yaksha someday dream sweetly again?
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reallyrandomtj · 3 months
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Meilu sings THIS song to/around your muse. How do they react?
Share in the comments ~
For those who don't like clicking links without knowing what it is: Its a YouTube video of a Lyrical cover for Lovers Oath ( Guizhongs Lullaby ) from Genshin Impact!
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child--ish · 4 months
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You want a sad headcanon? You probably don't, but I get sad every time I think about this, and I don't want to be the only one, so I'm inflicting it upon you.
You know how Guizhong's Lullaby (Lovers' Oath) plays the first time you meet Xiao? I like to think, no, I don't like to think it because it makes me sad, my brain just does, that Guizhong used to play it as a Lullaby to Xiao when he was a kid and that's why it plays
this headcanon also plays into the Zhongli and Guizhong parents to Ganyu and Xiao thing that I have (Hu Tao didn't get to meet her)
So whenever I think about it, I get sad..
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awlumii · 2 years
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I’m brainrotting about singing Guizhong’s lullaby to soothe Xiao to sleep after a particularly bad wave of karmic debt…
Like, he comes to you one day (which is weird enough in itself, considering you’re usually the one to call out to him) and when you ask him what the occasion is, he whispers a trembling, “It hurts.”
So you take him into your arms, weaving your fingers through his hair as his body is racked with pain and muffled sobs, trembling so violently that you’re afraid he’ll shatter like glass. His breathing comes fast and shallow, like he’s drowning in a lake of despair and gasping for air. You can feel karmic debt rolling off him in waves, battering you down and trying to push you away, but you grit your teeth and soldier through it.
This is the worst you’ve ever seen him. Usually, when his karmic debt affects him, he at least attempts to hide it, choosing to suffer silently— the only indication of his pain being the way he trembles lightly in your arms.
But this… this is different. You don’t know what’s happened, but this time he’s curled up in pain, tears streaming uncontrollably from his eyes and voice coming out as a series of raw, choked sobs. At some point, he buries his head in your shoulder and wraps his arms around your torso, shaking his head and clinging onto you for dear life with a grip so tight that you feel like your spine will snap.
Normally, after this long, he calms himself and removes himself from your arms, muttering sometimes an apology and others a thank you; but today he’s still shaking and shows no signs of stopping. You try to soothe him by stroking his arms, but he only grips you tighter, as if he’s terrified of letting go. 
You don’t know what to do, now, and you’re beginning to panic yourself. It’s never been this bad. Ever. And you don’t know how to stop it.
So you place your chin on top of his head and begin to hum. It’s tuneless and disconnected at first, a blend of random notes, but soon the melody begins to take shape; in your distant memory, you recall that it’s a lullaby you heard a mother singing to her crying child one night long ago. You can’t remember much of it, so you repeat the part you know, hoping it’ll be enough to have an effect.
Xiao’s body stiffens when he hears the lullaby, perhaps recognising it himself. You continue singing, pulling him slightly closer, and slowly his shaking begins to ease and his sobs subside, head growing heavy on your shoulder. A few minutes later, his eyes are closed, and his chest rises and falls with soft, even breaths. 
It’s the first time you’ve seen him sleep before, and he looks… peaceful. His eyebrows are no longer scrunched together in agony, and his face no longer twisted in expressions of pain. 
In fact, looking closely, the ghost of a smile seems to rest on his lips. 
(Perhaps he’s dreaming of easier times, in days long gone by.)
-🎻 anon
(I really love that soundtrack, and pairing it with Xiao hurt/comfort makes it 10x better.)
this got me listening to it again.. its been so long since i've listened to genshin ost... it's so pretty 🥺
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silentmoths · 10 months
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📷 what’s your favorite ost? (can be a singular track or an album)
🐌 do you do the weekly boss fights weekly?
🦋 show off your serenetea pot, if you want
🍂 what region are you most looking forward to?
📷 GOD its either guizhongs lullaby or sinners finale at this point fnusdh 🐌 when I am desperately trying to raise my battlepass yes. 🦋 fbhsydf Im on mobile at the moment but as it stands my teapot is literally just this build right here
🍂 natlan! give me my husband hoyo and make him playable. or else
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harukisakisblog · 1 year
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What is your favorite song Big sister? Mine is my oh my by camila cabeello!
E. T, unwelcome school (BA) gimme gimme your love and much much more, i like a lot of gacha's game ost and i recommended you to go and hear it! One of my most favorite ost from gacha games is hikari, (PGR) gallery (PGR) guizhong lullaby (Genshin) yeah!
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it-happened-one-fic · 2 years
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I posted 52 times in 2022
That's 52 more posts than 2021!
41 posts created (79%)
11 posts reblogged (21%)
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I tagged 44 of my posts in 2022
Only 15% of my posts had no tags
#mywritings - 25 posts
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Longest Tag: 129 characters
#the fact that lover's oath is also called guizhong's lullaby makes me feel like zhongli just passed his romance song onto his son
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
How Terrifying Pirates Can Be - Leona
Author Notes: this is probably going to be my last Halloween fic for the simply because I am out of ideas. This is my first Leona fic though! Reader is gender-neutral as always.
Type: fluff/romance hinted
Word Count: 1018
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Green eyes lazily followed your motions as you slid through the crowd of tourists and Savannaclaw students with only a little difficulty.Leona watched as a smile graced your features when you started to go past Jack, throwing a tiny wave the freshman’s way. Your smile grew slightly at Jack’s awkward acting as he determinedly stuck to his role of a ghost pirate. 
You pointedly ignored Grim’s jabs at the freshman and patted Jack on the shoulder affectionately. After only a brief moment you continued on, cat by your side as you made your way to the ship itself.
Leona felt an amused smirk curl across his face when you hesitated in front of the gaping hole in the side of the ship’s hull. Tilting your head back, you looked up at the gargantuan construction, entirely missing the beastman who lounged upon the deck, looking down at you.
 Your eyes were wide with slight awe before you looked back ahead towards the hole. Leona watched, slightly curious as you stepped forward on the false coins that slid slightly under your feet. 
Despite the treacherous footing you didn’t slip or go down, instead you peered inside. Still hesitant about taking that first step into the practically perfect rendering of a wrecked pirate’s ship.
Your hesitancy paid off as you were easily able to jerk back, eyes going comically wide when Ruggie jumped out from the recesses and shouted at you. The hyena’s signature laughter filled the air as you playfully swatted at him. 
After a brief moment Ruggie stepped back, removing his hat and pressing it against his chest as he mockingly bowed and gestured for you to enter the boat. With an amused eye roll you stepped forward, no longer hesitant and Leona felt his smile grow.
Halloween had never been particularly entertaining to the prince, but this year…. 
Leona pushed himself upright up on deck and began to make his way into the depths of the ship. The idea of startling you.… There was a certain charm to it.
What had promised to be a dull evening mere moments ago had now changed. Morphing into something far more intriguing as soon as you’d stepped forward. Especially since you were the only herbivore who’d been brave enough to come this far into his current domain. 
Most of the stamp-claimers stopped early, either assuming the ship was merely a decoration or feeling too afraid to continue forward. It was either that or they were those pesky ones who grabbed at everything and took unwanted pictures. His job was either easy, if a bit boring, or a complete nuisance.
He slunk through the darkness, ears twitching and picking up every noise within the false ship. Every creaky board, every groaning door, and every slide of the fake coins upon which you stepped.
He stopped, leaning against the wall to wait. From his location he could both watch and listen to your progress.
There was no reward for exploring the ship, but Jack had been meticulous in the ship’s construction. The freshman had been insistent that it should reflect the pirate ship from those books he read in his youth. 
Convincing Jack that having someone ‘haunt’ the interior was a good idea wasn’t hard, but Leona had not expected anyone to actually venture very far into the boat.
But he couldn’t say he was disappointed as he watched you cautiously brush some frayed, moth-eaten fabric aside.
What had been boring and a waste of time became a delight as he watched you glance suspiciously around. Grim, bolder than you, stepped forward and triggered the trap that Ruggie had placed. The fabric you’d just pushed out of your way fell down and landed on the cat who yowled and took off in the opposite direction. He would be back outside where Ruggie could laugh at him in no time.
Your eyes were wide as you whirled, calling out after your cat. After a brief moment you recovered, snorting to yourself before turning back forwards with an amused grin and venturing onwards.
Leona huffed out an almost silent laugh at your amusement before shifting, slinking into the perfect area to await his prey. 
The door to the stateroom creaked open, revealing you standing there and looking around. You didn’t look as nervous now. Instead you glanced around the room with an admiring gaze, seemingly impressed with the work that had gone into its construction.
You stepped forward, foot tapping almost silently against the stained wood beneath you as you ventured deeper into the room, unaware of Leona’s presence.
It wasn’t till you were fully in the room and approaching the large derelict desk that the door swung shut behind you with a resolute bang. You jumped, whirling with wide eyes to see that the large door was now sealed with a single hand planted on its surface. Green eyes peered out at you from the shadows.
 Leona’s smug grin was fully on display as he shoved off the wall, his hand leaving the door as he pushed himself forward and towards you.
You stepped backwards with only one foot before stopping yourself. Shock bled away from your eyes and you let out a relieved chuckle as you recognized the young man in front of you, “Leona… it’s you.”
“Not scared?” Leona sauntered forwards, beginning to circle you as if you were prey. 
His grin only grew when you snorted, evidently unimpressed by his actions or tone since you didn’t even bother to turn to keep him in your vision. Instead, you stayed in place, “Hardly.”
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#4
A Lifelong Love
Author Notes: I wanted to write Idia but wow, is he hard. I actually wrote this while listening to Kenny Rogers "Lady" but it really doesn't fit the song very well and is also gender-neutral. This fic takes place briefly after the Ghost Marriage event.
Type: Comfort/fluff/romance hinted
Word Count: 1663
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I blinked up at the Idia who was standing in the middle of the cafeteria dressed to the nines. Of course, he was supposed to have filled the role of groom in the ghostly wedding that had just taken place, but still. I didn’t think I’d ever seen him look like this.
He twitched, looking up at me from where he stood beside the now abandoned altar that had been made especially for the wedding, “Wh- What are you staring at?”
I blinked in quiet surprise at his stuttered question before vaguely gesturing to his current clothes. I could only wonder as to how the ghosts had gotten him into his outfit. He looked down and made a rather moody expression “Is my outfit that strange?”
His question was rhetorical, logically I realized that. But I found myself answering him nonetheless and drawing his attention back to me, “Well… Yeah. It’s not everyday I see someone dressed up as a groom.” Much less one quite so pretty….
I don’t know how I’d missed it till now but Idia was quite attractive. One of the prettier boys at this school of handsome young men even. 
My explanation for my stare did little to calm him though. In fact it just caused him to make a desperate shooing motion, “I’m not on exhibition y’know! Shoo, leave!” 
I did not go ‘shoo’ though. Instead I stood and stared some more as his hair changed from a pale glowing blue to a radiant pink color. A pink that matched the flushed color of his face quite well.
I felt myself slowly starting to grin at his embarrassment, but rather than teasing him I merely shook my head, “Actually I need to clean this place up. Crowley’ll bug me endlessly if I don't and tomorrow it’ll be needed.” 
His hands, that had already been tangled in his long hair, seemed to clench the glowing strands tighter at the revelation that I was not, in fact, leaving. He was mumbling something incomprehensible to himself as I started moving about the room. Ignoring him as I collected the pale flowers that had been thrown upon Eliza’s appearance in the room.
 It was almost a shame. If one had merely been watching and hadn’t known about how she’d kidnapped her groom it would have been a lovely wedding. Sure, she’d gotten married anyway and Chubby and her were a cute couple but….
 Well, to be perfectly blunt Idia was the better looking groom. He looked like he’d stepped out of some period romance. Were I bit more of a romantic I might have been able to imagine a touching but sad story about a ghost and human romance that could never be.
Such daydreaming would have to be left to Rook though. After all, I’d been so focused on the mission to save Idia I’d only thought of such things now. 
To be fair, Chubby and Eliza getting their happy ending was rather nice. Romantic even, if I really wanted to think about it. Eliza had finally got her happily-ever-after. Even if it had been a long road to get there.
I glanced over to see Idia staring, almost forlornly, at the altar. He’d been so excited moments ago when his unsolicited wedding had been canceled that it was odd to see him quite so down now. Rook had said earlier that Idia usually exuded a lonely beauty but right now…. 
Right now he looked far lonelier than I’d ever seen him. Perhaps the botched wedding had more of an effect on him than he’d let on.
I drifted closer to him, cautiously getting closer while staying silent so I wouldn’t startle him. But my approach didn’t go unnoticed as he soon revealed by looking up at me, “What?”
 His flat tone startled me. It didn’t tremble like it did when he was anxious nor was it the speedy talking that outed him when he got excited. Additionally, it was completely at odds with his previously flustered state. Gone was the Idia I knew. Replaced by someone who seemed distinctly apathetic to the point he’d never be embarrassed to the point of trying to shoo someone away.
 I shifted slightly, setting the flowers on a nearby table before turning to look at him, “Are you okay?”
He scoffed slightly, causing me to raise my eyebrows, but he didn’t answer. He just looked away, back towards the pale wedding decorations. I frowned at his uncharacteristic behavior, “Idia, I thought you were going to head back to your room. Why are you still here?”
Instead of answering my question he responded with a dry sounding question of his own, “Aren’t people with strong beliefs scary?”
I waited for him to continue but he never did, so I responded with no small amount of confusion, “Are you saying you don’t have any strong beliefs?” 
He let out something that sounded distinctly like a snort before he turned with a grin that I could best describe as villainous, “I can’t swear to something that doesn’t exist like eternal love.”
I stilled, not entirely sure what was going on but feeling like I’d stumbled across an unmarked landmine. He continued though, explaining his previous statement nonchalantly with a mocking grin, “Because I’m a sincere person.” 
What did that even mean? Was he trying to imply that I, Eliza, or everyone in the school outside of him wasn’t sincere? 
I leaned back, propping myself against the table as I puzzled about his words. They didn’t seem quite accurate. After all, I could think of one person whom I was pretty sure Idia would love for eternity.
“What about Ortho?” He froze at my question and I let it hang in the air, challenging him to deny it. 
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#3
Pretend this Love Isn't Real - Azul
Author Notes: Fair warning this one is longer than my other fics at 2129 words. I wrote this to the KIRA remix of the ChiruChiru cover by Rachie. I also got the title from one of the lyrics from that song. It was actually quite a bit of fun to write since Azul seems like the sort who be kind of frustrated and frenzied when in love. Reader is gender-neutral and the prefect.
Type: Fluff/romantic/pining
Word count: 2129
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Azul templed his hands as he listened to Jade report his findings with an annoyingly amused smile on his face, “The prefect remains a mystery. There is no trace of them anywhere. In fact they do not seem to exist when one just looks at records. They have no social security number, hospital visits, memberships, or even  any email accounts. All told, they have no digital footprint or records.The only information to be gained is that which they share themselves.”
Azul nodded, at this point he wasn’t even surprised. He’d had Jade looking into the prefect since they’d first become an object of interest. First surviving and defeating the Riddle overblot and then Leona’s. They were definitely something special. That had only become more obvious when they’d beaten his contract and handled his overblot too.
From there his curiosity had spiraled, especially when they’d shown an interest in his past. If they were going to dig for his secrets he could do the same. It had seemed like a fair trade. 
Thus far it had been anything but fair though. While they could get information on him there was nothing on them. The only things he knew were, as Jade had said, what they had told him.
“Why don’t you just try to befriend Shrimpy and find out about them that way?” Floyd’s bored-sounding voice interrupted his thoughts and shined a light on the situation. Azul looked at Floyd with wide-eyes. 
How had he not thought of that? People were always more open with those they deemed close and the prefect was open to friendship anyway. They’d made that obvious when they’d asked about how he was doing post-overblot. “That’s… That’s actually a good idea Floyd.” 
Floyd only rolled his eyes in response and Jade chuckled as if that solution had been obvious. Ignoring their amused but blessedly silent mocking, he stood. 
Snatching his hat and coat from the hooks in the office, Azul glanced towards them, “I’ll be back shortly. Jade. Floyd. You two take care of the lounge till I get back.” 
They both nodded, differing smiles on their identical faces as they chorused their matching answer, “Yes sir.”
It didn’t take him long to get to Ramshackle. It wasn’t that far from the school, but then it was far enough that Azul couldn’t imagine walking the distance every day was pleasant. That said, walking the same distance for lunch at a Monstro Lounge offshoot would have been acceptable had his business venture worked out.
Azul rolled his shoulders as he stepped up on the porch that had seen better days and calmly knocked on the door. The answer was prompt as the door swung open to reveal the infamous prefect peeking out at him, Grim winding his way through their legs to look as well. 
Azul found he was struck, once again, by how average they were. There was nothing particularly outstanding about them. They were attractive enough, but nothing stunning. Their grades were as good as one could expect for magicless person attending a magic school, but certainly not top scores. They were friendly but not overly so and though they had a decent number of friends the number wasn’t unusual. Yet despite their overwhelming mundaneness they were always found at the center of anything of interest that happened at NRC. 
Unaware of his less than glamorous review, their eyes widened in a comical fashion as they opened the door a bit wider, “Azul?” 
Azul feigned a warm smile at them, “Hello prefect. I was wondering if you could help with something.” 
Their eyes narrowed almost immediately at his words and they started to shut the door, “No.”
Azul caught the door with a single hand, his other palm pressing to his chest, “You wound me prefect. I only come bearing the offer of a job.” 
They did not look impressed with his make-believe hurt but he didn’t let that stop him, “I heard you were in need of excess funds for your continued refurbishing of Ramshackle dorm. If you would be willing to help out at Monsto Lounge I will pay you handsomely.”
Their eyebrows arched and, ignoring Grim’s comments about how shady Azul was, they released their pressure on the door, “And what do you get out of my working for you?”
Azul released the door, no longer concerned about it slamming in his face, “I remember how quickly you and Jack cleared out that crowd at Monstro Lounge when you first visited my establishment. Having someone of such skill working for me would doubtless ease the press of serving all of our many, many customers.”
They frowned but glanced back at the house, most likely looking at something Jade and Floyd hadn’t worked on during those three days of repairs. When they looked back  at him their unimpressed defiance was slipping, “I can’t work often, Crowley keeps me pretty busy.”
Azul immediately nodded, a picture of compassionate understanding, “Of course, I can work out a schedule that takes your prior appointments into account.” 
He watched as they shifted, knowing he already had them hooked. Their uncertain expression gave everything away, “That could work… But Crowley doesn’t really tell me when I’ll be busy with his…” They waved their hand in the air for slight emphasis, “Jobs.” 
Well, he had them baited, hooking apparently was going to take longer. Unconcerned, he rested his hands on his walking stick in a relaxed manner, “That won’t be a problem, you can just be a part-time employee. Someone we call when things get to be too much for our usual workers.”
In an unexpected turn, they narrowed their eyes at him, “That sounds nice, but you're going awfully far to hire me.” 
Well, they weren’t a person of interest for nothing. When dealing with Ramshackle’s prefect there were bound to be surprises. Azul had never been one to back down from a challenge though, and he certainly wasn’t going to start now.
So he sighed, shaking his head slightly, “Things are just that difficult for us prefect.” He met their gaze in a pleading manner, “The usual crowd is bad enough but the lunch rush is pure chaos.”
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387 notes - Posted July 22, 2022
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The Best Choice You Will Ever Make - Floyd
Author's Notes: I have finally done it! I have written Floyd Leech! In all seriousness though, I was really worried about characterizing Floyd so I've been sitting on this fic and editing it for a while. But with this fic, I will have finally written ( and posted) a fic for each of the Octatrio! A good way to celebrate my return from, and final day of, vacation I think. Reader is gender-neutral as per usual.
Type: Fluff/romantic
Word Count: 1349
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Ever so often you meet someone and the sensible part of your brain whispers, “Danger,” to you. And ever so often, for reasons unknown, you ignore that sensible part of your brain and smile over at the very person who set you on alert. 
Perhaps it was something akin to the call of the void that people felt when looking down into a long dropoff. That strange urge to jump even though you knew for a fact that you would never survive the fall.
Mismatched eyes had met yours that one day, and you’d suddenly recognized that feeling. The sensible part of you had whispered, “Danger, avoid at all costs.” All the while, another, more impulsive part of you had whispered, “This could be fun, and don’t you know better than to judge a book by its cover?”
And so, without hardly thinking twice, you’d jumped into your friendship with Floyd. Knowing full and well exactly how dangerous it, and he, could be.
Ace had been telling you for quite some time that you were danger-prone, and maybe he was right. After all, it was now quite common to find you walking and laughing alongside the infamous Floyd Leech of all people. But the more time you’d spent with Floyd and the longer you’d known him, the more you’d felt that maybe he wasn’t nearly as bad as people liked to make him out to be.
Oh, he could be dangerous to some. That much was obvious from the injuries he often sported from his numerous fights with people and the cover-up work he undoubtedly did for Azul. But he also wasn’t nearly as bad as people liked to make him out to be.
He could, you had discovered, be quite soft-hearted. Since you’d befriended him, he’d been stopping by your classroom each day. Just to say hi and check in on you. No other reason. 
During one of your now many visits to Monstro Lounge, Jade had told you that Floyd did the same thing for him. Neither of you knew why he did it, only that he did. But something about it was touching.
Just like there was something oddly sweet about how he would excitedly wave at you whenever he saw that you’d come to one of his basketball games. Then he’d playfully bicker back and forth with the Ace about who you’d come to watch. You always told them you’d come to watch Jamil just to watch them both sulk while Scarabia’s vice-housewarden rolled his eyes.
There was also the way Floyd seemed to adore sweeping you into an impromptu dance anytime, anywhere. You were getting quite used to being waltzed around the room by the lanky young man who crooned out whatever random tune was going through his head at that specific moment.
As for him being trouble…. Well, he was really no worse than anyone else at this school. Trouble and trouble makers were common at NRC. Floyd was just a slightly different brand of trouble.
It had been a long time since you’d first made eye contact with Floyd and your brain had whispered, “Danger.” Now when you looked at him you instead felt a smile raise to your face, no matter the situation.
Even if it meant being pulled into the rain to run to your next class with him, or being pulled over into an unplanned cuddle/nap session because he felt you were working yourself too hard. After all, “Shrimpys need rest too.”
For better or worse you were now close to Floyd, which was why the little trinkets he’d begun giving you were of no surprise. In fact they were a delight.
 Especially since, if Jade’s slyly amused looks that were almost always followed by Floyd shoving at his brother were anything to go by, it implied one thing. Floyd liked you.
Now you instead had classmates’ concerned whispers to deal with instead of those from within your own brain. 
“Floyd gets bored of everything. I wouldn’t get your hopes up.”
That statement was almost immediately accompanied by someone else saying, “Yeah, he’ll get bored and just ditch you like he ditches everything else. It’d be best to steer clear of him Y/n.”
Such remarks were always met with Ace rolling his eyes and Deuce chasing off whoever was speaking up. 
All of these reasons, and so many others, were why you weren’t surprised when Floyd came back from a trip home and immediately came to Ramshackle. Sporting a grin as he came up the walk, waving at you all the while, “Got something for you Shrimpy!” 
The nervous giggle that bubbled from your lips was not faked. 
You were both thrilled to see the young man and nervous about what gift he might be bearing this time. While it was usually just seashells there was the time he’d caught a fish and brought it to you while it was still flopping about….
“Come on, I’ll show you what it is inside,” He seemed almost giddy as he pulled you through the foyer, into the lounge, over to your couch, and sat you down on one of the striped cushions.
His grin was large as he held your gaze and reached into his pocket, “Alright, don’t go getting embarrassed on me now.” With those words he produced a long, slim black box and handed it to you.
You glanced down at it and then back up at him, about to thank him before he waved off your gratitude as if it was a particularly annoying fly, “Don’t thank me yet. Just open it.”
You snorted slightly to yourself before opening the box to find a string of glimmering pearls. Your eyes went wide as your fingers hesitantly touched the glistening orbs.
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640 notes - Posted October 28, 2022
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I Just Missed You - Riddle
Author Notes: This one is a touch indulgent. As soon as I thought about Riddle having to go home and face his mom after overblotting I wanted him to have some sort of escape. So I gave him one. An easy chat with the Prefect. This one is female-reader simply because I felt like it and it was written to "Far Away" by Nickelback
Type: Angst/Comfort/Fluff/ Platonic or Romantic you choose.
Warning: Riddle's Mom... that's it.
Word Count: 928
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Riddle inhaled deeply, resting his head back against the door of his room and letting his hand lay limply in his lap, cradling his phone. He’d known visiting home was going to be a test worse than anything he’d ever faced before.
He’d come quite a ways since his overblot. Y/n, the Prefect, had helped him to better himself. To change his ways and not become a tyrant fit to overtake his mother. But it was still hard. Returning home to the place where it had all started. 
Everyone had told him he shouldn’t have been treated that way. Even Ace, who’d held Riddle accountable for his oppressive actions, agreed that his mother had been in the wrong. And yet Riddle wasn’t comfortable blaming her.
 It was true, she’d been tyrannical about her rules and had, in many ways, treated him horribly. But she’d also raised him. Without her there was no telling who he’d be now.
He looked down at his phone, already feeling drained. It hadn’t taken his mother long at all to discover the changes in him.
“I thought you were in Heartslabyul? What about the rules?!” Her astonished and evident agitation had made him cringe and want to burst into apologies. But he knew he shouldn’t. He couldn’t really help the overblot nor the Heartslabyul rules. The worst part was he didn’t know what she was upset about.
“Having cake each day at the Unbirthday Parties is a rule Mother.” She’d pursed her lips at his surprisingly calm statement. But rules were reliable. They were a way he and his mother could communicate.
“And your grades?” Riddle had offered a sheet on which he’d carefully monitored his progress, doing his best not to tense as she scanned the neat line of top-notch scores.
“Perfect as always Mother.” She’d hummed as she scanned her way down the sheet of perfect attendance and grades. When she’d given an approving nod and returned the sheet to him, Riddle had almost beamed. It had felt like a pressure had been lifted from his chest and could breathe again. From now on this visit would be smooth sailing.
Or so he had thought.
“And you aren’t making any… unsuitable friends? The sort that would lead you astray? I heard that Clover boy was going there and when you were young-”
“Of course not Mother.” The lie had fallen from his lips like a defense mechanism. Too fast and desperate. A condemnation.
Her eyes had narrowed at his irretrievable reply. It had sounded too urgent even to his ears. She hadn’t said anything but Riddle knew it was coming. That was why he’d sealed himself in his room with the excuse of studying.
The moment she’d questioned his choice in friends, Y/n had come to mind. A wonderful person and a loyal friend, but definitely not what his mother would deem suitable. Not with their light-hearted teasing and easy going nature. Y/n wasn't strict enough about rules and didn’t have high enough grades.
Mother didn’t even view Trey as trustworthy and only barely accepted that he was the vice-housewarden when Riddle had explained how well he knew and obeyed the rules. There was no way she’d accept Y/n… Much less Ace or Cater.
Riddle’s fingers itched to tap in the number that the Prefect had given him just before he’d left on break. She’d donned such a bright smile as she’d handed him a tiny slip of paper, “I haven't ever given you my number so, here! If you get bored or… need anything, I’m just a call away and I’m not going to be doing anything anyway.”
It was like she’d known he would need someone to get him through this ordeal. Sure, he could leave the house and go visit Trey but….
Trey would doubtless be busy with customers and catching up with his family. After all, his siblings and parents adored him and their bakery was always busy.
If Riddle were to be totally honest, he missed the Prefect who’d turned his life upside down. She’d done far more than just save him from overblotting and then work with him to figure out the Spelldrive situation. She’d worked with him and helped him to overcome his obsession with rules. She’d shown him he didn’t have to punish every single slight infraction and could relax at times. And he missed her.
His fingers hovered tentatively over the screen. She was a single tap away and even though it’d only been a few days it already felt like it had been far too long since he’d heard her calm but friendly voice.
What would she say? Probably something along the lines of knowing he could face this and that everything would turn out alright in the end. And then she would ask him mundane questions about his home and he would humor her. Calming down at the sound of her quiet voice that always ensured he relaxed. That ensured he didn’t melt into a ball of stress and frustration.
Riddle had hardly realized what he was doing until he heard the beep at the end of the line and her familiar voice sounded from far away, “Hello?”
He exhaled, strangely relieved to hear her voice, “Hey, It’s me.” He could hear the smile in her voice when she responded, immediately chipper.
“Riddle! What’s up?” He smiled despite himself at her casual words. No, Mother definitely wouldn’t like them. But he did.
“I just…” He hesitated and she waited, ever patient with his hesitations and unsureness. “I just missed you.”
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lodish · 1 year
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real ones remember when some randos called lovers oath guizhongs lullaby even though its not about her at all and also plays when you meet xiao
I do remember that yeah. sorry xiao.
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27th March - 2nd April 2023 Spotify Stats
(according to last.fm)
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A few numbers:
Scrobbles: 569
Avarage Scrobbles per day: 81
Nr. of Artists: 171
Nr. of Albums: 201
Nr. of Tracks: 246
Top 10 Tracks:
"TRICKY HOUSE" by xikers (44)
"Beacon" by Asami Tono (23)
"Doorbell Ringing" by xikers (18)
"Guizhong's Lullaby (Night Version)" by Jordy Chandra (13)
"Love Me Like This" by NMIXX (13)
"Dum Dum" by Jeff Satur (12)
Dum Dum - English Version" by Jeff Satur (11)
"Spin" by Rosalyn (10)
"Goodbye My Love" by Rosalyn (9)
"Nothing" by Bruno Major (8)
Top 10 album:
"HOUSE OF TRICKY : Doorbell Ringing" by xikers (86)
"Skin" by Rosalyn (49)
"Beacon" by Asami Tono (23)
"Dum Dum" by Jeff Satur (23)
"Cigarettes After Sex" by Cigarettes After Sex (18)
"Genshin Impact - Guizhong's Lullaby" by Jordy Chandra (13)
"expérgo" by NMIXX (13)
"Cry" by Cigarettes After Sex (12)
"Finding Teresa" by Various Artists (9)
"EP I." by Cigarettes After Sex (9)
Top 10 artists:
xikers (86)
Rosalyn (72)
Cigarettes After Sex (49)
Asami Tono (23)
Jeff Satur (23)
NMIXX (14)
Jordy Chandra (13)
VIXX (13)
Bruno Major (8)
IVE (8)
Top Tags:
K-Pop
Indie
Korean
Rock
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noctesimpsalot · 2 years
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Note to self, never read angst scenarios while playing lover’ oath/Guizhong lullaby in the background. I started crying my eyes out
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crescent-maple · 3 years
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In relation to guizhong's lullaby (once more)
zhongli noticed xiao doesn't sleep as much after guizhong's passing, he tries the same method by humming that tune.
Xiao closes his eyes, he's trying so hard to sleep but it isn't the same. He misses her so much and he knows zhongli does, too.
The young adeptus storms out of the room and goes to the highest peak.
Zhongli doesn't follow him.
He needs time to heal and so does he.
Xiao looking up at the night sky as he hummed the tune that used to make him sleep.
"You're never coming back ..."
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spectra-bear · 3 years
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Guess who's ost this belongs to!
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liyrical · 3 years
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guili sketches
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