#even if it means skipping venti's rerun :(

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

HYV STOP MAKING ME WANT TO PULL FOR NEUVILLETTE

[rubys-domain]

i am so, so torn rn.

i want lyney so bad, but i'm not confident i can build him well enough for his damage to be decent. which was the justification i used for skipping and saving for venti's eventual rerun instead. but at the same time, i don't even know what team i would use venti on. despite how much i want to have him, i'm not interested in making him a main dps. and i don't have c6 faruzan either so yeah. my best bet would probably be my yanfei team with qiu and benny. but i already have kazuha, so... is it really worth the effort of farming vv all over again and kicking kazuha out of the team just to use venti? i mean probably i guess since i did tell myself i was willing to take any excuse to use venti. i wish i could use him with chongyun, but kazuha's damage buff is just too delicious.

ugh... the more i think about it, the less worth it it feels to replace kazuha with venti in any of my teams.

god i wish i could whale and get both lyney and venti plus albedo within the year. (albedo's getting a rerun within the year... right?) i don't even want cons, i just want to have them.

fingers super fucking crossed that i get lyney on the alt while pulling for benny cons so i can justify not getting him on main this banner

[skorchinq]

Bows Only: Finally, an Update!

[All IDs in alt text]

Yes, yes, I know, the last update was before 3.0 even dropped and I’m posting this after 3.1 has started. I’ve been procrastinating, okay!? Besides, most of what I’ve been doing is grinding, so there wasn’t much to talk about. But, there are still some interesting things that happened during the course of 3.0, so let’s talk about it!

Last time, on Bows Only...

“We can still get Yoimiya! I believe!!”

And now...

We did not get Yoimiya.

Sad, I know. We’ll just have to get her on her next rerun, I suppose.

Originally, I was considering skipping Tighnari and saving for Ganyu, since he’s going to be added to standard, but, well. You all saw the 4* selection on that banner. IT WAS ALL BOWS. And they had DIONA, probably one of if not the most crucial character for us to get. Plus, I just had a lot of fun trialing him. So of course, I had to pull.

Oh! But first, a couple more things I did before 3.0 began:

I got the conches for Fischl’s skin, and I completed the Seirai questline in order to fight the Thunder Manifestation and ascend Sara.

And now, onto 3.0!

I got Collei right away! So that was great!

At the very least, it meant even if I failed to get Tighnari I’d still have access to Dendro. Though, of course, I still had to gather the materials to ascend her.

Easy.

I also fought the perpetual mechanical array, so two members of our roster were able to be ascended:

And more wishes finally got us our long-awaited healer!

And some more grinding later...

I decided to continue pulling despite already having all the 4*s because I really like Tighnari actually, and, finally, one wish turned gold... and it was...

...

...

...

JEAN IT WAS FRICKING JEAN

You know what the worst part about this is. I have been playing this game on my main account for OVER A YEAR and I STILL do not have Jean on that acc. And yet I get her on Bows Only where I CAN’T EVEN USE HER. I am in hell.

At least, I think, we have a 50/50 gurantee for Ganyu...

At this point I’m already at AR 35, but I decide I’m not going to do the ascension quest until all of our characters have 3rd ascension and all talents lvl 2.

So, you can see why I spent most of 3.0 just grinding.

Eventually, I had everyone’s talents at 2/2/2, and everything I needed to ascend everyone... everything... except...

arrowheads.

Out of our 6 characters, 4 of them (Amber, Fischl, Collei, Diona) use arrowheads. It’s ridiculous! I need so many arrowheads!!

For a while, I was hunting down all the hillichurl archers I could find every day, until eventually I just said, you know what? screw it.

I can’t believe I’m actually doing this...

But, I got the last arrowheads I needed with that purchase, and so!

And then 3.0 ended and I never got a 5* on Ganyu’s banner.

I finally did the ascension domain!

Oh, yeah, and I did the seelie event. I did all the events, actually. Gotta get those sweet sweet primos for Ganyu amirite

But! You know what that means!

I have a 50/50 gurantee for VENTI, the ONLY anemo bow character in the game-- anemo being one of if not the most crucial element to have.

Seriously, several times I’ve had daily commisions I couldn’t complete because I needed anemo, heck, my co-op is currently locked behind a cleaning quest I need anemo or hydro for... I did the quest to get the teapot but because my co-op’s locked I can’t even enter it TTOTT

Venti WILL be this account’s first 5*, and our saving grace... I’ll make sure of that.

Oh! and one final thing: I’ve been saving my acquaint fates throughout 3.0 for when Tighnari’s added to standard in 3.1. I spent them all the first time I logged in after 3.1 started, and while I still haven’t gotten a 5*, we have hit soft pity. With the shop reset and the acquaint fates we’ll get from that, we may finally get a 5* on the standard banner, and with any luck, it will be Tighnari (or at least skyward harp or amos’ bow).

So! See you in hopefully only a couple of days with good news...

[dourpeep]

dudeee that kuni post was so sweet tysm im gonna kiss him on tha cheek one day mark my words. prickly roommate kunikuzushi will catch these lips ♡♡♡

and oh my god i totally forgot i dumped my wishing troubles on u LOL but yeah i was rolling on mr. zhongli just to roll bc i have a gambling problem, but it worked out i have kazuzu on my team ♡. now all i gotta do is wait for kunis release ♡♡♡♡ though skipping childe again is gonna hurt 😔

anyway roommate scara >>>

- mean xiao

As you should! Goodness knows he craves affection-

Or maybe he doesn't--only he knows >>

Ofc I could always just write him to be like that hehe, oh the power a writer holds is truly infinite. Or at least is infinite until it reaches some sort of block or time-constraint ehe ANYWAY

Congrats on that! Kazu is undoubtedly one of the characters that I am glad to have rolled for, even though at the time I was saving up for Albedo's rerun and skipped every single banner except for Kazuha and Raiden (another I'm glad I got). His cc is unparalleled--not that Venti's isn't good, but it definitely is hard to hit enemies when they're in the air above you OTL

I hope that you'll be able to get Tart though! I don't really know much about him and his kit and stuff, but I think he's neat. What a funky dude.

>> yes roommate scaramouche is some good shit

[thetoxicgamer]

Genshin Impact Nahida rerun sales starting out slower than her launch

According to sales estimates, the launch of the Genshin Impact Nahida and Nilou banners in version 3.6 has been much slower than when the Archon originally entered the anime game. The same estimations reveal that Nahida's debut banner continues to dominate the list for day-one sales by a significant margin, but that doesn't mean that her current repeat isn't performing admirably in comparison to the other banners. For instance, the current Nahida and Nilou reruns are already doing far better than the recent Ayaka and Shenhe, and Dehya and Cyno banners did over the same period of time. Nahida has always been extremely popular as a character, and she’s also often placed in the highest ranking when looking at Genshin Impact tier lists. Even if players did manage to get her during her launch, it’s worth pulling until she reaches C2 for a huge damage boost. That’s likely what’s happening with this rerun. Nilou is far more niche, but she’s also a character that players actually might’ve skipped during her launch to save up for Nahida in the very next update. Nilou has great synergy with Nahida, but her restrictive skill requirements lock you into an all-Dendro and Hydro party, which may not be appealing to many people. However, the four-star characters on offer – Dori, Shinobu, and Layla – are worth pulling for, especially the latter two. So, the mix of positives and negatives listed above has produced the numbers below. Genshin Impact Nahida rerun sales starting out slower than her launch: colour coded chart with sales numbers and anime character icons These numbers come from GenhsinLab, which is a site that gathers data from the Chinese App Store to create sales estimates for this significant portion of the Genshin community. As you can see, Nahida and Nilou have managed to produce about USD $8,476,976 (£6,850,00) on day one, placing them in seventh for that length of time, just behind a Venti rerun. Genshin Impact version 3.6 has just begun, so you’ll have just over two weeks to pull for Nahida and Nilou before they’re gone. Read the full article

[lina-andel]

thank you for the welcome venti anon <3 anyways how are you all doing? are there any upcoming characters you guys are excited for? I myself want to have a banner for yae miko :) but there's also a lot of reruns coming up I think! so hard to choose which banner to pull for,,,,

if your requests are free may I request the reader secretly drawing albedo or yoimiya? if not that's totally fine!

<3

👻 anon

I feel like I won't live to see Miko with all these rerans ...

Of the new ones coming out, I have not liked it yet, I hope to get Xiao and Albedo. For the first one, I actually came to the genshin, heh. My goal is to collect all the anemo characters! If Hu Tao falls out, then I will collect all the pyros, but I will skip the next update... It's difficult to choose banners, in general.

Albedo: He will quickly notice that you are drawing him. As an artist, he is quite attentive to his surroundings and will definitely notice that you are looking at him while you draw something in the album. He will not show that he noticed you, continuing to go about his business and letting you draw so that you do not worry, because he understands what it means when someone distracts from creativity. He will come up only at the end - and innocently ask if he can see what you have drawn. If you do not show, he will not be offended, if, on the contrary, he will carefully consider and, if he notices mistakes, either tactfully he will not tell about them until you ask, or will give out a general opinion. In the evening, wait for your portrait in return!

"Your highness, can I see your work?... It worked out pretty well, don't worry. If you want, I can draw with you later."

Yoimiya: At first, she will be completely oblivious to your actions, carried away by her work on the fireworks. When she works, she can chat for a very long time, so she just decides that you are listening to her and will talk about whatever comes into her head. Will she understand the situation when she looks up and sees you with the album, which immediately confuses her a little - did she distract you with her chatter? She's really sorry! When you finish drawing, she will ask about it, worrying that you will get angry with her. When she receives a negative answer to this, she will immediately breathe out with relief and ask to show your creation.

"Your Highness! I beg your pardon, did I distract you? Eh? Is everything okay?... Oh, good! Can I see what you drew? Maybe then we will try to draw fireworks together?"

[gothyyy]

A/N: in celebration of ayaka’s rerun happening this update, i wrote a little this because i love her so much (but i sadly have to skip her because i want venti more) maybe i’ll turn these letters into a series for every banner that comes out!

Pairing: Kamisato Ayaka x GN reader

Warnings: a little sad but not too much!

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Arriving in the mail was a letter from Ayaka, most unexpected. Inside the envelope was a singular sakura blossom that fell out when you unfolded the letter. It read:

Perhaps it would be foolish of me to send this letter and allow it to be seen. Yet some part of me doesn’t care and wants to let it be known how I feel. How, then, would you look back at me if I were to openly express this feeling in my heart? Perhaps you would think these words to be pointless but they mean the world to me.

To scream out the words “I love you” would be selfish in a way, with no care for how the other’s feelings or pride. Although I’ve thrown away my pride for the sake of this letter, somehow I doubt you’d feel the same. As much as it is a desire in my heart for you to give my words meaning, I know it may not be possible. To no avail I’d asked my brother for advice, but it’s not like what he told me could as easily be put into practice as it is said.

To be loved is strange. Even I had begun to think that love is a disease and the afflicted are too caught up in their own love to understand the pains of those without it. At least, that’s what I thought until you walked into my life. Thoma was my first and only friend, and you’re my first and only love. I love you.

- Kamisato Ayaka

[cheelduh]

How to get your crush to walk you to the nurse’s office (Highschool AU)

This is part 3, but it can be read alone!

Pairing: Childe x fem!reader

Warnings: Swearing, Mentions of a monster schlong, and unedited.

Parts: 1 2

Synopsis: Childe offers Lisa a shady deal to yet again sit next to you. However, all his efforts are in vain after he makes a complete fool out of himself by tripping over literally nothing because of a stupid cold. Maybe getting a cold isn’t so bad if he gets to be escorted to the nurse’s office by none other than yourself.

Note: Pure unedited crack luvs. Can’t wait for Childe rerun tmr I hope I get the ginger and the emo nun! 🥲💖

The eyes on you are suffocating, to say the least, enough for you to consider peeling a layer of your own skin off just to breathe. Every now and then, you get a teasing glance from a classmate, and you're sure you'll be an entire puddle of guts on your desk before home room even gets a chance to begin.

There's no doubt it's Signora that spread the news of your date yesterday as a means to some sick revenge. Knowing this was going to happen, you packed some salt in your backpack to cancel out all her evil. Now all you need is a chance to knuckle ball it in her face.

Fingers crossed, you pray to the archons that Childe didn't slip anything about your...brick slip yesterday. It's a good thing you weren't in a school uniform yesterday because that would've been the end of your high school life right there.

Thinking back to it, you collapse into your open hands. How could you have beaten a bunch up losers up...risking your flawless reputation for a sadistic ginger with an affinity for chaos? And worst of all, why did you care about them shit talking him in the first place?

"You okay dear? Something you want to tell me?" Lisa feigns concern, already knowing why.

With a sigh, you blink an eye open through the gap in your fingers. "Doing just fine."

"Oh it couldn't have been that bad." Her eyes shine in mischief. "I bet Childe was a real gentleman."

"He sure was." Kaeya pipes up from the back, leaning in to show you the image on his phone. It's a picture Childe took of you absolutely oblitering an ice cream cone.

You groan and slump deeper into your chair from embarrassment as Kaeya and Lisa engage in chatter, mostly revolving around your date.

Ignoring them completely, you start to ponder about Childe. Where is he? You were sure he'd be here bright and early to reminisce on your eventful date yesterday, which mostly consisted of a competition of who could win the most stall games at a local festival.

Maybe he'd even tease you about the Monoceros Caeli keychain attached to your phone. The very one he'd won for you, and the reason that started the competition in the first place.

Your cheeks warm when you fidget with said keychain, and you can't tell if the fast pace of your heart is because you're nervous to see him or because of the biology quiz you have second period.

So wrapped up in all these foreign emotions, you fail to notice the shadow that looms over you, a glittery finger guard tapping at your desk.

The student council President, Ningguang, plops down a stack of budget files on your desk during homeroom. She's gives you a light smile, and you know what's coming when you meet her alluring gaze.

"Be a dear Y/N," Ningguang smiles, tight lipped, all pretty with her hair pinned back to crown her face. "Even with all hands on deck, i'm afraid the student council's efforts will not come to ripeness concerning all of this paperwork."

This isn't the first time you've done her a favour by becoming the president's personal accountant, and it definitely isn't going to be the last.

Ningguang is powerful, with wit like no other, and you want to be able to call in a chit when the time comes.

"Of course," You reply with a smile that rivals her own. "I'll have them done by the end of the day."

"Excellent. I knew I could count on you, Y/N." She departs elegantly, probably opting to sit next to Beidou and bicker.

You're halfway on the third sheet for total income, a minute before class starts, when you're interrupted. Childe stumbles through the door quite noisily, a shitstain of a grin plastered on his face that is directed at you.

You sigh and shake your head as he approaches you. Thankfully the seat next to you is occupied by—

Shit! Where's Lisa?

Across the classroom, Lisa gives you a thumbs up with a bar of vending machine chocolate in her hand. You should've known she'd betray you yet again.

Childe slides in smoothly after bumping fists with Kaeya, and he falls short of containing his giddy nature.

"Hi Y/N." There's something weird about him today, because you're sure you haven't seen his cheeks so flushed ever. His eyes land on your phone, which is splayed on the desk, and the keychain widens his grin.

You snatch your phone and hide it in the middles of your thighs, but the damage is already done. The urge to shrink against the wall has never been as strong as it is in this moment.

"Hi." It's a miracle you haven't combusted on the spot. Is it usually this awkward? Everything went so fine yesterday, so why can't you ease into it today?

He takes that as a go ahead and instantly reaches for your hand on the table, but you retract at the speed of light.

"Don't even think about it." You're ready to connect the tip of your trainers to his bleached asshole, nose crinkled at his behaviour.

Kaeya whistles lowly, leaning forward for the HD show that is your life.

Childe's smile is sheepish as he's scratching the back of his head. "So we're not on that stage yet huh? I seriously thought you had a change of heart after you beat up those high schoolers for m—"

You muffle his statement with a hand on his mouth, and send a pointed glare to Kaeya. "You didn't hear shit."

The Captain of the skating team nods innocently, and salutes. "Yes boss."

Returning your gaze to Childe, who looks like he's having the time of his life with your small hand on his mouth, you narrow your eyes. "Stop trying to spread rumours."

He can only hum in reply, but you feel a weird pressure on your palm and—

The smug asshole kisses your palm.

You pull back your hand and wipe at your pants, full of disbelief. "Did you just??? Did you just? Kiss my hand???" Mouth twisted, you have no idea what to think.

Childe's throws his head back, and his laugh rings in your ears. You hate yourself for wavering slightly at the sound before smacking his arm. His laughs turn into coughs, probably because he may have swallowed his saliva down the wrong pipe. Charming.

Where the fuck is Zhongli? It's already been five minutes too long into homeroom.

Rolling your eyes, you opt to continue and scribble down budget numbers and add sums up or whatever you were doing earlier after Childe pipes down, choosing to admire you quietly by leaning his weight on one arm. It's enough to make you squirm, face flushed.

"Can you not?" Clicking your tongue in disapproval, you don't look up as you speak.

"If you give me a kiss, then maybe." Childe's cheeky, ridiculously so, and he points a finger at his cheek.

"I don't negotiate with terrorists." You deadpan, fingers itching to choke something or rather...someone.

Childe pouts, and then his eyes close for a second, almost as if he's exhausted when he gives you a sort of smile. With how he's leaning in so close, you can easily spot the swelling in his eyes and the paleness of his face.

For the first time today, there's no bite in your tone when you ask with a slightly raised brow. "Are you okay Childe?"

"Yeah!" He's quick to answer ecstatically, snapping out of his tired haze by straightening himself up. "Better more than ever now that I've seen you, girlie."

You blush madly, the compliment enough for you to drop your pen on the ground. It rolls over beyond your reach.

"I'll get that." Childe jumps out of his chair and you're unable to stop him as he goes to go fetch your pen like the chivalrous idiot he is. There's a slight pause in his movement, his body taking longer to process the messages his brain is sending.

He recovers from the muddle in his cognition by shaking his head, and casually goes to pick up the pen, then ends the move by falling over backwards in unconsciousness.

"Childe!" You lunge for him, managing to catch him a second prior to his ass hitting the floor with the help of Kaeya, who somehow looks like he's expected this outcome from the very start.

The entire classroom clamps up and turns to look for the root of all the commotion.

"Don't just sit there and watch!" You hiss angrily, waving them off. "Someone get Zhongli!"

Aether doesn't need to be told twice as Venti and him race down the hall together. Venti probably just to use this opportunity of sudden chaos to skip homeroom.

"Looks like a fever." The Captain accesses the situation as a small crowd forms around you two. "There's no way he didn't feel it in the morning."

"The absolute idiot." You groan at his words. "Of course he'd try to have a pissing match with a cold."

"I'm still here you know." Childe slurs, leaning into you for warmth, chest rising and falling softly. "Just a...a little sleepy. Am I dreaming angel?"

You roll your eyes, but don't make any moves to lean away from his touch. "Anyone got a water bottle?" Curling your hands around his shoulder, you shift your gaze towards the crowd.

Somebody passes you an emerald green water bottle with dandelion charms that clink against the hard plastic handle from a nearby desk. It screams stupid, but you don't have time to judge the owner.

Opening it up hastily, you're about to let Childe take a sip until it's snatched away from you at the speed of light.

"Hey what gives!" You call out to Kaeya, who inspects the bottle closely with his one eye. He then nods in affirmation as if his suspicions are confirmed.

"I wouldn't recommend it." Is all he says when he motions for you to take a whiff, which you do so reluctantly, eyes closed.

The scent hits you all it once. It's watered down vodka, except without the watering down. Tears form from the intensity.

"The goddamn bard." You choke out, and it earns you a drained chuckle from the ginger that has his head situated on your forearm.

He has half the mind to nuzzle in further, but the position is convenient enough for you to crush his skull if you wish to do so. So he refrains, albeit reluctantly.

Zhongli manages to make it in less than two minutes, sipping on a cup of steaming tea as he breaks apart the crowd to crouch down. "Is everything alright? I came as soon as I could after I made this tea. I assumed it was just another prank."

Everyone in the room shakes their head incredulously.

"Unfortunately it isn't a prank. Childe fainted briefly." You tell him politely despite the urgency, since you're whipped for all your teachers.

"I didn't faint!" Childe groans, exasperated. "Got a little dizzy s'all."

"Yeah," Kaeya cuts in to summarize the situation. "I'll be happy to take him to the nurses office with Y/N—"

Zhongli clears his throat. "You won't be going anywhere Mr.Alberich. I'm sure you have five overdue assignments in my class. Y/N here can walk him just fine." He then attempts to wink at Childe secretly like the wingman he is, but everyone in the classroom and their grandma notices.

The facepalm you do is not enough to render you brain dead.

Pinching the bridge of your nose, you sigh for the nth time today, and it's only eight thirty in the morning. "No worries, Lisa can help—"

"Sorry cutie. I'm manifesting for the biology quiz." Lisa deflects, lighting three candles on her desk unceremoniously with her eyes closed.

You don't understand why no one has confiscated her box of matches yet. This entire school is a law suit waiting to happen.

You succumb to the team effort everyone is trying so hard to display. "I guess I can go." The hall pass is already written, signed, and neatly folded into the chest pocket of your uniform. "How did you even..."

You don't even get a chance to finish before both you and Childe are whisked away to the outside of the classroom, the door shutting behind you with a slam. Your ears perk up at the sound of a lock clicking in place.

"Looks like you're stuck with me." The smug bastard still has the audacity to beam even when he's pale in the face. "Might have to hold my arm. If I fall and crack my skull—that wouldn't look too good on your record." He makes grabby hands, like a toddler.

The smile you give is unnerving, and with the speed of a snail, you manage to loop in your arm with Childe's. "Another word and let's move on to how your hospital record is going to have more than just a cracked skull."

"If you'd nurse me back to health, it'll all be worth it." The quip he sends without a beat lacks its usual goof, but it does manage to get some sort of reaction out of you.

"Whatever. Let's just get this over with."

—

Childe's busy thumbing at his phone while you pace at the foot of the bed, arms crossed with a frown etched on your features. You hope you don't look too worried, don't want to give him the wrong idea.

"Can we just get this over with?" He wails uncharacteristically from his spot on the white sheeted bed after ruling out everything he wanted to do on his phone. His hair is tousled more than usual, as a by-product of his constant restlessness.

"Shut up." You answer monotonously, arms crossed as you lean against the wall. "Let her finish her tiktok."

Barbara—the daughter of the school nurse, has her phone on the window, lip syncing and dancing to some music on beat as she films a tiktok with the utmost of important.

It's concerning that her father isn't here to tend to your needs, but apparently he's in the middle of a meeting with principle Varka. Said meeting had been going on for the past few months, but this school is devoid of logic anyways so nobody really questions anything.

"I'm literally dying here."

"Archons you're such a baby," Shaking your head, you approach his bed with a newfound annoyance. "Barbara has to create a tiktok at least once every twenty four hours or her fan club goes feral and..."

"Tries to jump off the roof as the ultimate sacrifice to her majesty." Childe sighs, and for the first time you sense his irritation. "Got it."

Just in time, Barbara finishes her cute little dance and comes over to where Childe is laying.

Childe doesn't miss the way your scowl has dissipated, and you give Barbara your undivided attention, hearts in your eyes from all the adoration. He has half the mind to call you out on it, no doubt a little jealous over how the young highschool idol can get you to show more emotion than him.

"I'm so sorry! I started those tiktoks out of mild interest but now I have an obligation to my fans." The younger apologizes profusely, getting to work almost immediately.

"No worries." Childe starts, staying still as the blonde examines him. "I'm sure it's nothing too serious. Y/N here is being dramatic, she probably just wants to spend some alone time with me."

You inhale sharply, turn to Barbara, and ask. "If I jumped out of the window right now from this floor, would it be a quick and easy death?"

The younger girl's eyes widen, and Childe stifles his snort.

"Kidding." You raise your hands up to cease her worries, and then motion towards him. "Common cold?"

"Yes," Barbara moves on and writes down something on a slip. "We'll just keep him here until his parents can pick him up."

"My parents can't pick me up." He asserts in a casual tone. "Don't call them."

"We still have to call them. If they don't come, you're to stay in this bed all day." She hands you the note, which is a viable excuse for all the classes he'll miss today. "Give this to his homeroom teacher. You'd also better get to class, your hall pass is about to expire."

"Hold up." You remark, barely paying attention to the note that you've shoved down your pocket. "I'm not leaving him here alone." There's no room for argument, your decision is firmly stated.

Childe hypes you up in his weakened state, disoriented. "You tell em girlie."

"He won't be alone." Barbara flashes you a reassuring smile. "I'll be monitoring him until his parents get here."

"No, no, you don't understand." You argue, inquiring all the doubts you have. "He's gonna try to pull some shit and I'll have to be here to stop him."

"Ease up babe." Childe tries to calm you down, despite the giddiness in his chest at the realization that you want to take care of him.

His subconscious begs him to let you stay, to let himself be doted and cared for the way he's always wanted you to, but he knows he can't let you skip class. Not when you've worked so hard and come so far. "I'll be okay for a few. You can go back to class and then visit me during break."

You bite your lips, head jumbled with all the different possibilities of how shit can hit the fan. "I can't! What if Signora shows up? She'll poison you in this weakened state to get back at me for trying to exorcise her." The hesitation in your features gives away everything.

Childe's eye twitches at the thought of Signora out of all people getting the best out of him, and also the absolute audacity you have to be calling him weak. Clearly all his efforts towards the little shows of dominance (e.g. Shoving Pallad against a locker, spraying a hefty amount of cologne on, being an asshole in general, etc.) have not bore fruit.

"You tried to exorcise her?" Barbara gasps, momentarily reminding the two of you that she's still present.

"Her evil has no bounds." Your expression is hard to read, dead serious. "I do not regret my attempt at cancelling Satan's hell spawn."

Childe himself has been cancelled hundreds of times over the span of highschool because of all his problematic traits (e.g calling Venti a twink) and it is not a pleasant experience.

Though it does give him a sense of comfort, knowing that arrogant bitch Signora is finally getting what's coming to her, even if she is one of his friends.

Serves her right for trying to Pavlov her stupid Chihuahua into biting the closest human being just by the snap of her manicured finger. As if it's persistent yapping and tendency to run in front of cars isn't enough torture to deal with on a daily basis.

Childe's yanked out of his thoughts rather forcefully at the sound of the door opening abruptly, the handle crashing into the wall, shocking Barbara's attempts to reassure you.

He knows who it is because of his top tier gaydar, dreading what's to come.

Scaramouche is a morose son of a bitch with a mean streak that hasn't been broken since he was an itty bitty shit in the fourth grade.

"I can't believe you let yourself get sick!" The navy haired boy exclaims in disbelief, doubling over with tears, clapping his hands to add on some extra effects. "Natural selection finally decided to stop pussy footing around your primate-looking ass."

You press your lips together. "Isn't he supposed to be your best friend?"

Scaramouche sputters violently, using the wall as leverage to hold himself up. "You told her I'm your best friend? Oh fuck. Oh this is good. What else did you tell her huh? That you have a monster cock?"

"First of all, you make me reconsider my opinion on the death penalty, dickhead."

Barbara is mortified. Childe continues on anyways.

"—and I do have a monster cock. But why are you so interested in my monster cock huh?"

Scaramouche scrunches his face up in disgust, amusement nothing but a distant memory. "You don't have a monster cock you plebe."

Childe has an awfully scandalized expression on his face, but smoothly enough it transitions into an unsettling grin that you're all too familiar with. "You didn't deny not being interested in my monster cock though."

It's your turn to be mortified, shaking your head at the banter that goes on back and forth.

"How did you even know he was in here? We aren't even in the same class."

Scaramouche raises a brow as if you're some sort of toddler that's babbling out a mixture of Cheerios and spit, maybe a few digested strawberries here and there. He waves his phone in front of you, "posted it on his story."

"What the—give me that!" You snatch his phone right up, staring at the screen in bewilderment.

There's a video of you doing trick shots with your tech deck on the ledge of a nearby window with a pressed expression while waiting for Barbara to finish up, captioned with: "In the nurses office rn pray for me 🙏, there's this cute girl in front of me should I ask her out?"

You check the poll and ninety five percent say yes. Scaramouche voted no. You have mixed feelings.

Shaking your head, you give Childe, who's unable to sit still, a look of pure exasperation.

Scaramouche claws his phone back from you rather harshly, the bells on his hat jingling, making it hard for you to take him seriously when he sneers your way.

"You should be thankful you're the lover of my comrade." He shivers slightly at the word comrade. "or I would have obliterated you on the spot for that little stunt."

Childe doesn't even pretend to look fazed at the older's threat when he says  "as if I'd allow a kumquat headass like you to touch my girl."

You and Barbara hastily jump in to stop the bloodbath that is seconds from happening. "No!"

Luckily, no limbs are teared apart.

[astranne]

okay so this is about cyno's upcoming banner, i know he was officially released for 3.1, but ei is supposed to come in 3.3 with someone near and dear to the fandom scara lovers. so, that means i could totally skip cyno's weapon bc i have him guaranteed and go for his polearm all the way in 3.6.

ei is a much better team synergist for me than say, beidou and fischl, and while i love them both i want to eventually full clear the abyss😭 it's just a lil obvious that im obsessed with synergies i just want a team of pretty people who work together.

also, kind of on the topic of banners, who are you saving for in sumeru or are you kind of playing just to enjoy the game?

-🫧

oh, the dilemma… ngl i kinda want cyno but i already have a very well built razor (for my resources lmao) so i wouldn’t feel too bad if i don’t get him. thing is, i really want raiden, so if she‘s gonna have a rerun, then i‘m totally pulling for her. i want all archons 🦾 and i‘ll probably also just skip all other characters, even the new ones. because i have everyone i really wanted (besides jean and raiden) but yeah, maybe it will be another ayato situation for me…. ehehehe hope not ._.

just pull for the characters you really want!! it will be a little hard decisions if you‘re completely f2p, but i hope you get every character you want <3

and regarding the banners… i‘m just saving up tbh. i have 12k primos rn, with 13 wishes, and i will just save up for a future character i‘m going to get. and i will get them, but hopefully not having to pay too much for it 😭 i‘m really enjoying sumeru so far, i think the exploration is much easier compared to the other nations but also not??? there are so many caves and i had to look up tutorials several times to actually find a place. i also finished all current events 🦾 very proud of me and yeah, just trying to not get burnout again

ngl, i‘m probably not going to pull for any sumeru characters, maybe cyno but even with him i‘m not quite sure yet. and probably also never going for weapons banner again, because weapons banner is a scam. i pulled there for ayato‘s sword but got venti‘s bow instead. luckily i also wanted venti but still. i was very lucky regarding that lmao.

anyways, i hope we both get the characters we want <3

[m00n-pr1sm]

To myself, the only person reading this. (says me tagging it and running the possibility of someone stumbling upon this)

i haven’t even watched past like s6 of the flash💀 I’ve watched all of s1,s2,s3 just over accumulation i suppose, I’m confident I’ve seen all the episodes or at least Caitlin scenes (I skim a lot). I’ve watched all of s4 when it was releasing bc I was really really into the show at the time (by that I mean Caitlin). Year later tired to watch s5 but got bored like 6 episodes in. Which just ushered in my legends of tomorrow obsessio/ Nora darhk. I stopped keeping up w legends after Nora and ray left (I think early s5?) I just left the cw shows for good for bit. Then in winter of 7th grade year I remembered the flash existed and watched some episodes and fell back into brainrot (comparatively nothing to what would come). i was pretty into frost as a character and watched a lot of the s6 episodes just for her. Time skip to summer 2020. I think I was rewatching some Caitlin scenes and it just went worse from there. Like this was a full on obsession. All my friends knew, I read so much fanfic, had google docs ranting about her, making playlists and explaining said playlists. When s7 had come out I really tired to watch but I just couldn’t it was awful 😭. My brain chilled for awhile (as I got into genshin more and more and tryharded that (started on venti rerun banner, ar 56 (close to 57), 509 achievement, I’ve 36 stared abyss, 100% exploration in like 7 ish regions?)) okay back to the main point, as the Genshin honeymoon weared off, my brain went back to the only thing I know. Caitlin snow. I don’t bother with the new seasons and frost tbh (I find Caitlin to be engaging and interesting to me). My internet goes through phases but when it comes my brain fixates on her so much. I’m currently in a very deep rabbit hole, I’ve made edits, I’m researching cognitive functions to maybe?? Write an explanation on her istj typing (I got it from personality database but I really want to justify the answer for mysel) I’ve done some fanart but i hate parts so lol. I’m used to drawing in a relatively “anime” style so it’s a little difficult adjusting to more semi realism. Uh anyways Caitlin is unironically one of my tops characters I relate, my favorite character of all, my comfort character, I project my issues onto her too. Also she would listen to mitski (I associate I bet on losing dogs w the whole thing w jay, geyser w her and Ronnie) I have some more but I can’t think of them rn. Also she’s bi, this is not projection I am simply correct. Lisa x Caitlin solos ur faves . Goodnight I have school tomorrow .