#i was sold on albedo

[ceniwen]

Drunk albexiao

(from my dumb au)

[sh1-n0bu]

𝔫𝔬𝔟𝔲’𝔰 𝔨𝔦𝔫𝔨𝔱𝔬𝔟𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 2023!

day 31: dressed up/in costume with everyone from hsr and genshin impact

warnings: dressed up/in costume, lingerie, maid costume, slight exhibitionism, cock/strap traditions, creampie, overstimulation, degrading, praise, hair pulling, oral, fingering, belly bulge, dacryphilia, brat taming, collaring, usage of toys, master kink, size/reverse size kink, tentacles, roleplay on some, slapping, squirting, bondage — shit is messy and a lot so enjoy it my fellow hornies. i sold my soul for this

notes: some characters has been left out due to uncertainty of their ages. i included characters that i think have been canonically proven as an adult and of age!! dainty chain divider belongs to @/cafekitsune

laid over the table, spread out with the maid dress in a mess, your sweet darling couldn’t handle it further as they come into your mouth again. shaking thighs coming around your head in a vice grip, slurred words and sobs of “p-please! mashter, can’t take more…! unghhh… guhcck♡︎” coming out of their mouth as they shake their head. sweet little maid of yours, can’t even hold their arousal back.

it was such a cute dress too! reaching their knees, frilly at the ends, soft and comfortable fabric. without a panties to cover their dripping arousal as it rolls down their thighs of course. too bad your maid was so incompetent and couldn’t hold themselves back.

it didn’t help that the vibrator inside them was buzzing away at the highest setting. sitting snuggly deep inside them as they try to fulfill their new role of being your maid. it didn’t last long when the vibrator hit their sensitive spot — that one spongy spot inside them that caused them to let out an uncharacteristic squeal, dropping the cup of coffee on the carpet as their hand goes down to push the maid dress’ skirt between their legs. legs shaking, thighs rubbing together, you knew that reaction.

reaching a hand out, you pull their chin up to force them to look at you. what a cute look on their face. all flush and red, biting their lips, eyes tearing up at their own oversensitivity. unable to hold themselves back any longer, your maid clutches at the edge of the table tightly as they come into the insides of the dress with a debouched moan.

that’s what led to this. being ate out as they lay spread on your table. gods, the vibrator was still deep inside them, flush against that one spongy spot. they really can’t handle more stimulation, their poor mind would shatter and their body would break! they already were with their hands flying everywhere, trying to grasp something to stabilize themselves as tears just continue to roll down their pretty red cheeks. jaw slack open in a silent scream as they come into your eagerly awaiting mouth again.

“mAS—! masterehhh…♡︎♡︎ p-please… no moowwhree!! can’t— ♡︎♡︎ can’t!” they cry out again, slurred gibberish continuing to fall out of their drool covered lips as they squirt into your mouth. not good. you really have to teach your poor maid a lessen on discipline.

wriothesley, capitano, jean, ganyu, diluc, childe, yun jin, kazuha, sucrose, aether, xiao, layla, kaveh, kirara, furina, thoma, albedo, baizhu, charlotte, ayato, navia, blade, dan heng, himeko, luocha, sushang, gepard, bronya rand, caelus, argenti, hanya, march, natasha, topaz, tingyun

“n-no no, please wait—! t-too much, i just aaahng—! just came♡︎♡︎!!” your lover let out a squeal, kicking their legs weakly against your hips, hands smacking against your shoulders to try and slow you down just a bit so they can get their mess of a mind back in place. the large bell attached to the front of their collar jingles at each movement, your sweet pet keening as they feel the familiar warmth of your cum being fucked deeper into their insides.

it was their fault to begin with. acting so high and mighty, being bratty and even downright refusing to acknowledge your presence. so, it would only be understandable to dress them up in their appropriate clothes according to their attitude and teach them a lesson right? by clothes you meant nothing except for the cute fake cat ears atop their head and the collar around their neck with a large bell attached to the front.

so what was their problem now? it was them who started this little game with acting high and mighty in the first place to see who would show themselves to be in charge of the relationship, as they put it.

“stupid kitty. i told you to keep your voice low, didn’t i?” you hiss in anger, stopping your thrust completely with your cock sitting snug inside their warm walls. crying about it being too much and yet going ahead and daring to whine in loss at the feeling of your movements stopping. what a demanding pet you had.

with a click of your teeth, you pull out a small ball gag from the nightstand at the side before putting the gag into their mouth and fastening the buckle. they tried to say something, probably something to deny your words or the muzzle, but you make no effort to let them continue their bratty behavior.

pulling out completely, you watch quietly as the large amount of cum you fucked inside their pretty hole comes gushing out. white, transparent colored fluid dripping out of their sensitive, puffy hole, dripping down onto the bed sheets as your lover shifts and squirms on the bed. they felt so exposed under your scrutinizing gaze.

with a light smack to their thigh that got them whining, you prop their legs open further as you watch the cum seep out of their hole. how fucking delicious. slowly easing your tip back in, your gaze shifts to their facial expression. red in the face and ears, drool and tears slipping down their face and onto the pillow. they looked so pathetic as their glossy eyes try to focus on you.

“quiet kitty. learn your lesson” you remind them before thrusting the rest of the strap inside. immediately, they throw their head back, toes curling as they scream into the ball gag. ah, they came from just that too.

jing yuan, sampo, kafka, fu xuan, silver wolf, dr ratio, seele, aventurine, black swan, serval, qingque, faruzan, heizou, wanderer, venti, kaeya, alhaitham, cyno, lisa, ayato, furina, hu tao, yelan, eula, lyney, xianyun, albedo, itto, kaveh, childe, dottore, pantalone

going out for a halloween party wasn’t exactly the most brightest idea, you realized. especially with your lover who — for some reason — decided to wear a fluffy skirt witch dress. accompanied by the iconic witch broom and a pointy tipped hat sitting atop their head. but there was a problem. your lover was feeling a bit mischievous today it seems as any moment of privacy or when the two of you meet eyes over the room and the blaring song, they would wink and slowly slip their skirt up until showing you that they were wearing a laced underwear.

at first, your reaction was like any other lovers’. flushing cheeks, looking around to make sure no one else saw and giving them a flustered smile accompanied by a thumbs up or so. until it got old real fast as they keep making sexual gestures. so, who’s to blame you when you finally had enough and drag your lover off to some random empty room of the place, lock the doors and shove your lover onto the bed, sexually frustrated and ready to fuck them stupid.

happy that their request was being accepted and their secret plans working, they tried to play the role of ‘damsel in distress’. moaning about how cruel you are for shoving them down, mean for tearing off their panties and how you were acting like a hungry wolf. to which you only rolled your eyes at and pushed a finger inside their already — not so surprisingly — lubed and spread open hole.

“shh, darling. there are other people in the room next door” you whisper, quietly chuckling as your lover only nods dumbly, mouth full of your fingers, suckling on them to keep their shrill moans quiet as your cock continues to split them open. too many rounds, too much pleasure and the cute ring of white around your strap was a nice reminder of how easily they got fucked dumb.

angling your hips, you thrust inside their still tight hole again, this time successfully hitting their sensitive spot. immediately, they twitched and kicked their legs before wrapping it around your waist, pushing your tip deeper inside to kiss that spongy muscle again and again as they cream around your cock once more.

jing yuan, tingyun, hanya, dan heng, dan heng il, argenti, asta, guinaifen, kafka, luka, march, sampo, serval, topaz, stelle, gallagher, yukong, acheron, dr. ratio, albedo, alhaitham, itto, beidou, dehya, eula, hu tao, kaeya, lisa, lyney, heizou, childe, scaramouche, tighnari, venti, yae miko, yanfei, yelan, sandrone, capitano

“a-anhh… you sure about this, darling?” your lover asks with stuttered breath, naked, back on the bed with their legs spread out as a few slimy tentacles slowly curl around their legs, starting from their ankles as they slowly and tentatively make their way up their bare skin. you hum comfortingly, their head on your lap as you squeeze their hand gently as a way of reminding them there’s nothing to be hesitant of.

recently, you went to the sex shop you visit to see what was new there. the shop owner — having already become acquainted with you and your lover due to your frequent visits — offered you a new “toy”. tentacles, in a small square box. they said something about it being a prototype and gave you a mini book about guides, how to use it, what and where the creature was made from etc etc. after a careful amount of research and preparation, you decided to buy it. and now here you were, having talked with your lover about the new “toy” you brought and wondering if they would be okay with trying it out with you.

of course, if anything were to go slightly bit wrong, you wouldn’t hesitate to take over and put the slimy thing back into its box.

“i’m sure it’ll be fine, love. after all, we read through the user guide enough times and even contacted the shop owner. now just relax” you comfort them, one of your hands running through their hair to soothe them. tilting their chin up, you lean down to place a soft kiss on their lips just as they let out a startled whine.

looking down, you could see that the tentacles were now gently prodding at their slicked hole. you had already prepared them beforehand just in case the prototype would be too harsh. seeming to have felt that they were loose, the tentacle slowly pushes itself in. more and more as the long, girthy thing disappears into their hole as your lover stutters of it feeling a bit odd.

“should i take it out then?” you ask, a hand over their belly where a cute little bulge was made due to the sheer size of the thing pushed inside. your lover only shakes their head, a drawn out moan following when you gently push on the bulge. gods, it was a big one.

“n-no… no need. it just feels… new and unfo—eeeck!!” their voice is cut off by a shriek when the tentacle starts to pump itself in and out, seemingly hitting their little bundle of nerves inside them. judging by how much your lover was thrashing their legs, trying to close them, you could guess how deep the tentacle was reaching.

“tsk tsk. darlin’ if you wanna feel good, you gotta keep your legs open, y’know?” you click your teeth, about to reach over before stopping. curious, you watch as the tentacle seemed to double or triple as two other emerge, pushing their legs apart. huh, there was no warning of the creature being able to duplicate itself.

taken aback by how relentless the creature was in fucking into their spongy spot, your lover keens. shaky hands going down to try and push them away before you pry their hands off softly. feeling betrayed, they let out a whine. turning to look at you with tears brimming in their eyes.

“[n-name]! th-they gcck! they’re b-bullying meeeehh♡︎♡︎ t-these aaanh gyuck!! things a-are bullying me♡︎♡︎” they sputter out, tripping over their words as fat globs of tears fall down their cheeks. not long after, their legs shake and twitch, back arching off of the bed so prettily as they squirt on the bedsheets. even then, the tentacle doesn’t stop. instead, it only seems to speed up its movements with renewed vigor as if wanting to make your lover squirt more.

“aaAAGH—! c-can’t!! [name] make it sto—aanh aangk♡︎♡︎ j-just came… s-sensitiiivvee♡︎” your lover drawls out, mind already starting to blank out as their hands tug on yours to ground themselves. you simply shush their loud mewls with a kiss, hearing the filthy squelching noise of the tentacle fucking your lover as you simply let the “toy” continue. this was a good purchase.

gallagher, caelus, dan heng, ruan mei, yingxing, asta, fu xuan, himeko, luka, natasha, welt, zhongli, yanfei, xiao, lumine, tighnari, childe, kokomi, nilou, neuvillette, mona, lynette, kuki shinobu, sara, keqing, ganyu, kaveh, diluc

lately, work has been becoming more and more exhausting. it was just simply too much. too much pressure, too much workload, too much stress. and your lover seemed to have noticed it. i mean, who wouldn’t? with the way you’re constantly slouched over, dragging your feet as you trip over your words. and those dark eyebags too.

so, they simply thought of a nice way to help you destress. to help you take your mind off of work for at least the night.

putting on one of the few lingeries they own — more specifically, the one you bought for them on one of their birthdays — they quietly make their way into the room that works as an office whenever you decide to work from home. scattered papers, broken pens and pencils lying about with you yourself looking like a corpse sitting amongst them, your lover felt their heart ache.

you were nearly falling asleep on your seat when a hand was gently placed on your shoulder, jumping slightly in your seat as you turn to look at the owner. ah, your darling. wearing a beautiful lingerie as they smile at you softly. but even their smile couldn’t hide the concern in their eyes.

“oh? what’s the occasion, my love? did i accidentally saw the date wrong and missed a special day?” you ask softly, rubbing your eyes as they shuffle to sit on your lap. hands running through your hair, smoothing them out as they pepper your face with soft kisses.

“hmm no. just wanted to surprise you” they hum soothingly, draping against you so that their chest was against yours. you could almost hear your synchronized heartbeats in the silence of the room.

“don’t you think it’s about time for you to get some break from work? and i don’t mean just a five minute break, i mean a whole vacation type of break” they mumble against the crown of your head, placing your hand over their chest and letting you squeeze them. they always knew you had love for simply just touching them. a healing factor, you once teased them when they asked you why you always smush yourself against their chest. they may or may not have beat you up for that.

“mmh.. i suppose so. once this cursed documents are finished, i will definitely take a vacation type of break” you hum softly, one hand on their, massaging the soft flesh as your other draws shapes on the skin of their hips. feeling the texture of their skin on your fingers was exactly the type of grounding sensation you needed. how could you ever stop being so grateful to be theirs.

feather light touches trail from their hips to their inner thighs, making them shudder in excitement as they roll their hips to indicate they wanted your fingers already. taking their gesture with a chuckle, you push the underwear of their lingerie aside. softly rolling the tips of your forefinger over their puckering hole, you give a little experimental push inside. only to find yourself surprised at how wet they were.

“aww have you been touching yourself, love? have i been so neglectful you opted to pleasuring yourself?” you grin mischievously, grinning at the soft pink on their cheeks. they only huff and lightly swat at your shoulder, warning you not to get too cocky. you laugh in response, finding their embarrassment endearing as you slip a finger inside. not too much after, second finger follows before a third is pushed in at how loose they were.

“aaaannh.. love your fingers. they’re so much better than my own” your lover sighs out softly, quiet moans slipping past their lips that they didn’t even bother to muffle as their hips roll over your fingers. attempting to ride your three fingers inside them as their moans and whimpers grow louder in volume. you could use a de-stressing action like this more in the future.

kafka, blade, dan feng, jingliu, yukong, natasha, ruan mei, hanya, gepard, al haitham, baizhu, beidou, ningguang, chevreuse, cyno, dehya, jean, kaeya, lisa, mona, rosaria, shenhe, thoma, lumine, dainsleif, yae miko, arlecchino, columbina

[rene-darling]

CASH- app or zelle?

Sugar mommy/daddy AU

...wanderer...Xiao...tighnari...albedo...

Wanderer

Scaramouche never really needed a sugar mommy nor a daddy since he was a harbinger. He was rich...but now that he's wanderer...things have changed.

Ever since Nahida enrolled him in the Akademia he's had to find out how damn expensive some of the books he needs for his essays are

What the fuck! Why should he spend a million mora on a damn book he'll only use once!

While he was complaining about this to the traveler she jokingly suggested that he become a sugar baby.. " hah- do you think I would lower myself to such a degree-" once piamon mentions how he could basically get all the books he needed for his essays for free..he was sold.

One thing Wanderer didn't quite get the grasp of is what he needed to do for you in return...

His sharp breathing filled the room as your hips snapped in and out at a rough pace- he didn't know this was a part of the deal!!

Though he couldn't find it in himself to complain, as he gripped onto the bedsheets till his knuckles grew white "Hahh..fuuuck"

"you have to repay me for those books after all, don't you, so be a good little darling and hold fucking still." he wants to say he tried but it was nearly impossible! That fake dick slammed into him so hard! He couldn't! How could you except him to hold still

"i- hah.. I'm trying yo- mmh!" he was glad that he was facing away from you he most certainly didn't want to see that amused smirk on your face.

Xiao

Xiao didn't realize how it even happened, he just thought you brought him gifts and such out of kindness

Right, it had to be kindness. What else could it be?

In time, he began expecting your gifts and trinkets patiently he would sit on the railings waiting for your arrival, and when you finally arrive he greets you still sitting on the railing

Xiao didn't even realize how this relationship developed. Due to his duty to guard liyue he never went anywhere too far from it, so whenever you would come back from your trips and expeditions you would give him gifts and trinkets.

And in turn, he would give you himself for the night.

He lets out breaths in a set rhythm "hah..hahh" his breaths come out as pants and his body jerks up and down at every touch

He's so damn sensitive, twitching at every minor touch, you can milk his cock all night and he'll try his hardest to be your good boy. To follow your commands without a word,

He'll grab into you so tightly so desperately trying to hide his embarrassment in the crevis of your neck

Albedo

Albedo gets paid well by the knight of Favonius but lately, with some of his rather grand projects, he hasn't enough funds for them.

He thinks of ways to get more money, maybe he could work overtime. No, he already does and it's still not enough. He's in a stump. That's when he learns the term sugar baby from a drunk venti and kaeya

They both were drunk only jokingly suggesting that the man become a sugar baby if he was that desperate

What they didn't know was, yes. He is that desperate. He absolutely needs more funds, so this is the best and easiest option.

All he needs to do is lay himself on his table on Dragon spine, and the rest is up to you, you can do whatever you please with his fair skin, leave as many marks as you wish,

He thought it was easy enough. All he has to do is lay pretty and let you ravage him. He is a homunculus after all, he was confident he could take it,

"oh f-fuck mhm..." it seems he had overestimated how much his delicate body could take

Though he didn't mind, he enjoyed the feeling of being pushed to his utmost limit. His nails dig into your skin leaving red scratches all over, he can't help it you drive him insane.

Tighnari

Much like Albedo the Fox Boy needs funds for his experiments and expenditures, the scholars at the Akademiya after hearing his reluctance to join them being petty decided to cut his funds in half!

He's annoyed but he's even more petty than those stuck-up scholars, so even with his funds cut he decides to come up with another way to secure them

It wasn't his idea to become a sugar baby, but it came up when he was talking to his friends during a game of TCG, Kaveh had the same problem being in debt and not having enough funds to cover them.

He told Tighnari about how he planned to sign up to become a sugar baby, and so Tighnari albeit reluctantly decided to try it out. He means, what's the worst that could happen?

This is the worst. Though, he's lying.

His breathy pants fill the room his scratching and digging into your back, creating deep red marks on your skin,

"ah- ah..mhm, Hah-" he forces his head up to look at you, flushed cheeks tinted a harder red the more you stared back. "Y-you'll buy me t-the- mhm!" you couldn't help but chuckle.

His tail desperately wraps around you as he lets out a whine, he pouts a little at your teasing, "Don't worry darlin', I'll get whatever you want, so don't worry your pretty little head over it."

[yourlocalstranger123]

Original idea [not mine!]

Credits: @2w1ld3st-2dr3ams

Part 1?

2 versions. Albedo and aether actually being a doll or just pretending. I'm down bad for this ngl-

Gn reader, doll collector reader

Note: gonna Kms while doing this from embarrassment and cringe of my writing.

Warning: slight NSFW? Mention of nudity. [Has some sexual stuff? I don't know what's SFW for me yet-]

—

Aether pretending to be a doll with Albedo joining him and leaning on his shoulder, no movement at all.

They got soooo jealous after they saw you taking care of a doll so gently as if it would break with any pressure. Giving it all of your love and attention that they crave. Yeah, you may have a un-usual hobby of collecting dolls but....

Them? Being jealous by a doll? Yes, they are. And that how they got here while you just stood there chuckling.

—Slight NSFW—

You put your jacket on the chair as you went over to them, seeing them sitting on the edge of the bed. You could barely hear their breathing. You could let the blush that was dusted on their faces slide. Because ruining them was the fun part ♡

"You know what happens if you keep this up hun"

You smirked as they still didn't budge. You kissed Albedo's forehead then worked on Aether first. You trailed your finger on his inner thigh as you could hear his breath hitched softly. Trying to not tremble and become exactly like a doll.

Albedo tried his best to not look over as he could hear Aether starting to break down piece by piece. Excited when it's his turn.

"Still not giving up? I'm quite suprised my doll haven't malfunctioned yet"

Aether's heart began to speed up. He decided to breathe as it was more easier to control his body from acting up. Albedo paused when he felt his body being picked up so easily by you. He was placed on your lap or between ur legs on the bed as Aether could only watch him being teased by you.

Your hands slithering under Albedo's shirt, pinching his chest as you say sweet nothings into his ear even though he couldn't already not understand anything. Aether was watching everything, wishing he was in Albedo's place. The fabric of his pants makes it uncomfortably tight for him. So well as Albedo's.

You wonder how long they can keep this act up until they crumble beneath you.

— version 2 —

Albedo and Aether was friends without the engineers knowledge as they grew a conscious. When they were finally sold to a person, you. They were unexpectedly being treaded so tenderly.

The way you shyly and awkwardly changes clothes for them to wear while being embarrassed was amusing. The way you didn't noticed or even oblivious when they scooted over to you, leaned on your shoulder, massage your back, asking how was your day, 'sleeping' with you or watching you sleep or anything honestly.

You always thought it was just apart of the programing. They always thought just how oblivious can you get? But it didn't matter. As long they can have you, It. Never. Matters.

—slight NSFW—

They were positioned on your bed, being charged while waiting for you to finish your shower. Their eyes shifted to your figure as they heard the bathroom door open. They paused, stunned when they saw your nearly naked body, water dripping from your hair, slowly on your body and to the floor. Oh, how you look so divine.

They kept having certain thoughts and flashbacks of that moment. Such lewd thoughts of you kissing them, touching them, and even being used by you.

Maybe you'd finally figure out their true love and desire when you wave up, finding them sitting on both sides of your bed. Ready and needy with lust in their eyes.

[yanderehsr]

Last night, I had a dream where I was going to the store to do the groseries but once I arrived there I saw Andrew Tate(I f-ing hate that dude) having sexy time with a man(yes, in the first ile of the store) saying "men are way better than women because they are more sexy" then he saw a littl girl passing by (idk where her mom is ok?) and he threw her off the window. Then, Andrew became a bunch of squirreles that decided to attack me and while they were on my face I was panicing ofc and tried to take them off and the next thing I know one if the squireles has transformd into Hittler and another into Joe Biden and they were mad that I hit them (they atacked first but oh well) and threw an alpaca llama at me that spat in my eyes. While I tried to take that saliva out of my eyes I suddently woke up in the comcert of bts and it got hit by a bomb. Apparently I have started ww3. Then, my bf(I dont have bf but uk, dream logic means I have one apparently💀) took me by my hand to a safe place (a buncer that was comvintly under lidl) and there we have staid hidden for a few days untill he told me one morning to come with him to show me smth. I folowed him and he took me to a bridge where he told me he told me he is gonna sell me to some trolls to end ww3(logic💀) and then the troll hit me with a pan in the head and I woke up.

Imagine yandere being woken up by reader to tell yandere this dream in the dead of the night and be mad at yandere bc they got sold bc of yandere(yan is in place of the bf).

Like- ITS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT😭

Ok, what the hell was that dream, that right there was like an soap opera with all the twists🤣

I think Itto, Bennett, Sampo and Sushang is the type to ask for forgiveness, they probably don't know what they did wrong. All they know is that you are mad so they apologize

Then we have Silver Wolf, Blade, Wanderer and Ningguang that actually gets mad at you, did you really think they would ever do that to you, you woke them up in the middle of the night for something so foolish, you will get punished, hope it was worth it doubting their loyalty.

We have Albedo, Alhaitham, Dan Heng and Kafka who will ignore you and go back to sleep, they aint getting up at this time for such a dumb reason, they will go back to sleep no matter how mad you are at them, they can deal with you in the morning.

Lastly we have Furina, Yoimiya, Himeko and March 7th who pulls you into their bed, they think that if they are there then you will be protected from the nightmares, they hold you in an irongrip until they wake up again.

[cupiohearts]

CUPID IS SO STUPID ?! - kazuha, albedo, kaeya, diluc, aether, alhaitham, childe.

there were a total of 7 people you've been ever loved before. all of them you loved for every word they've ever said. all of them have rejected your love and every word stung.

after 7 years they all got sent your letters. reading it and understanding the same feelings that you had. seeing how you saw them.

KAZUHA was your childhood friend when you were younger. someone who you knew well due to your parents. it was a dumb childish puppy love that no one took seriously not even him.

"kazuha!" you cheerfully exclaimed as soon as you went to daycare. he was at the front with his stuffed animal of a small white cat one that his older friend had given him.

immediately taking his hand inside of yours and holding onto it tight. your parents looked from afar as they saw clear signs their daughter was falling in love with someone. they were whispering amongst themselves about how long it would last till you latched onto someone else.

you paid no mind to this because how could you ever love someone else when kazuha is right there. happily talking to him about your weekends although he already knew since you spent the weekends at his place.

it's been 8 years from kindergarten and you were still friends with kazuha and no matter how hard you try. no matter how many hints were thrown his way he wouldnt pay you any mind. chalking it up to something similar to how a little sister views her older brother.

it was only in the middle of summer did you realize that your feelings would never be taken seriously.

that summer you were sitting on the field with your friends when you saw kazuha from far away. you watched as he talked to his friends and talked to the girls around him. a sting in your heart.

you watched as his expressions changed while talking to them. a face he's never shown you before, the face someone makes while talking to someone that makes them nervous.

he didnt see you as a friend, he saw you more like a sister.

.

.

.

kazuha was now in his late 20's. he wasnt strictly tied down to any work place but he was known to freelance around the crux's fleet.

a shop on the seaside that sold all kinds of goods from the ocean. often seen hanging inside the shop as somewhat of an exibit for people to see considering how pretty he is.

beidou came strolling inside, running her hand through her hair while holding a small letter in her hands. "its for you kazuha. havent opened it yet. its from someone with the intials yn." she says to him. placing the letter next to him where he was admiring the view.

"y.n? i dont think i recall knowing someone with intials like that" he muttered. taking his headphones off and rested it on his shoulders. grabbing the letter and gently opening it up.

a letter. a formally written one. not a typed up one that would be professionally made. the handwriting was hard to read but he could recognize the handwriting still.

'kazuha,

i really really really really really REALLY like you. :D i hope we can still be friends even if you dont like me back because i enjoy hanging out with you and youre my best friend in the whole world! - (y/n)' alongside doodles of stick figures holding hands with flowers and hearts.

theres something written near the bottom in a pen instead of crayon. this handwriting was different. one he doesnt recognize all too well. compared to roughness of the crayon and the letter. the words written with pen were gentle and a bit shaky.

'i just found this. if you ever recieve this letter please visit me someday. i would love to catch up and see how you are'

kazuha felt his heart race a bit. the corners of his mouth glide wider and he chuckles at the letter. "my childhood friend sent me a love letter from back when she was a kid. i wondered why she strayed so far away from me back then.. now i know" he says to beidou. showing her the letter in his hands.

a light blush on his face as he rereads the letter over and over again.

you had drifted apart from him when you two reached middle school. he assumed it was because you two were becoming teenagers and just matured. now he understands it was because you were in love. he supposed you were too shy back then to tell him your feelings.

oh how he wished he couldve told you how he felt.

[relatableblorbopoll]

Round 1 of preliminaries, group 1

The first two places get a place on the bracket

Little reminder: there will be 2 more rounds of preliminaries, the losing blorbos of this poll still have 2 chances of getting in the official bracket

Propaganda under the cut

Nimona (Nimona)

"Broooooo frfr they're like...............i mean cmon how are they not relatable???????? like everything about them like,,,,,,,,,,,,,, crazy, smart, anti-government, queer, slightly depressed ;-;, tried to commit sewer side ;-;-;-;-;-;....................like cmon"

Twelfth Doctor (Doctor Who)

"Autistic coded. Doesn’t like hugs, can’t read faces, rude unintentionally. Loves his people more than anything."

Blue/Green Oak (Pokemon Red/Blue/Green)

"My father figure is also constantly disappointed in me and it gave me IssuesTM"

Jack Reacher (Reacher Series)

"In the first episode when he was being interviewed by the police detective for the murder and said “in an investigation details matter” I was sold. He was me."

Tsubakura Enraku (Len'en Project)

"They give off very burnt out vibes. They're supposed to be taking over for a shrine priest, but since this is a Touhou-like game, that involves solving incidents (investigating weird shit) and they're don't wanna do any of it. They say as much to everyone who would scold them for shirking on their responsibilities. They do however give focus to their scientific pursuits (mostly off-screen but you can see the results of their scientific endeavors, such as that time they grew an arm for their friend). So basically Tsubakura hates doing things they're not interested in but will focus on things they like."

Albedo (Genshin Impact)

No propaganda

[ineffable-detective-agency]

Good Omens' alien parking ticket - translated!

Curious about the “Alien Parking Ticket”? (Or only hearing about it for the first time?) You’ve come to the right place!

A little background first: there were 690 tickets originally released with the Ineffable and Celestial Editions of the Illustrated Good Omens as part of the “Folio of Ephemera” in 2019. 

One more was a prize in a 2021 giveaway, where it was identified as an “alien parking ticket” - https://discworld.com/seven-day-instagram-giveaway/.

More were available with the campaign for the graphic novel, though they are now sold out, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dunmanifestin/good-omens/posts/4080374. 

What does it actually look like? This is the front and back of a ticket from an Ineffable Edition, image credit to Reddit user lywinis.

The front looks a bit fuzzy because it’s done with lenticular printing (the image appears to move as you tilt it, like this:)

Interestingly, the photo on Kickstarter showed a very slightly different version of the front of the ticket, image credit to Discord user jennythepenny13. It’s still being called an alien parking ticket, and now we know it was issued to Newt by the aliens in the flying saucer.

So what does it say? Spoilers ahead!

Each symbol can be matched one-to-one to the Latin alphabet, or to a digit. After converting, it reads (with a few misspellings):

Most of the digits don’t have enough information to match them up – only 2 and 4 can be inferred from the source material.

The Kickstarter version changes “rotations of your planet” to “temporal units” for unknown reasons.

So it’s not really a parking ticket – it doesn’t even mention parking. But it is a violation ticket issued to humankind for excessive carbon dioxide emissions, high levels of atmospheric hydrocarbons, harnessing artificial wormholes without the proper permits, and insufficient planetary albedo for long-term climate stability. I guess we’ve got work to do!

[paper-gold-theories]

Villainous Theory: Why the Heroes are still Supporting P.E.A.C.E. Despite being Mind Control by Miss Heed (and Vanity Bolt's Unique Reason)

Continuing from the previous theory, you can see GoldHeart leading demonstrations to clear up P.E.A.C.E.'s reputation of having one of their most acclaimed heroes mind control people for her own selfish reasons. The news also helps to cover the scandal saying how dangerous Villains are after the sudden increase in crime "without reason", (when in reality is caused by the Villains donating their savings and possessions to Miss Heed) and how heroes they are united against the fight against Villainy.

(GoldHeart 's banner says "Young Heroes Against Villainy")

However, what is off about this is that, you can see that heroes who have been mind controlled by Miss Heed, such as the fire heroine, joined in on the demonstration, despite everything Miss Heed has done to them. (Below, you can see the fire heroine hypnotized in the crowd and was extremely angry at Miss Heed after her mind control was broken)

I theorised the reason why these heroes still support P.E.A.C.E. because P.E.A.C.E. is an organisation that easily dispenses heroes when they are no longer useful to them and have a "with us or against us mindset"

Here are two examples of that:

El Valiente

Even though P.E.A.C.E. knows, mentioning in their file that their hero is possessed by some kind of parasite, instead of helping him, they consider him as "no longer useful" as an active agent.

Porccini

In Chapter 12 of the Risky Heist (*spoiler alert), despite P.E.A.CE. siding at first with Porccini to arrest all the rookie villains and have an agreement with him to clear his name for him to become a hero, they are quick to turn on him and immediately arrest him and his men once the chips are down aka when King Casino found out of Porccini involvement, because he is "no longer useful to them".

Hence I believe that the heroes would still side with P.E.A.C.E, despite how scummy they know the company is, because P.E.A.C.E. can easily fire them and label them as Villains and in the public eye for not standing by the organisation and their policies.

The heroes who put a lot of investment in their heroic career obviously don't want to be labled as villains. Hence, the heroes would prefer stand and be in a group of “winners”, the heroes, rather than be in the group of “losers”, the villains, despite how they are being treated.

Additionally P.E.A.C.E. might offer bribes in the form of promotions to the heroes to sweeten the deal, an example is Albedo, an Umbra hero who participated in "The New Dawn to become Atreno's new protector but was injured and hospitalised when he tried to fight Penumbra.

After the incident, Miss Heed visited him in the hospital and gave him a gift but afterwards mind controlled him, as you can see him (below) in the last chapter of The Shrunken Rescue with the angry mob of Miss Heed's former simps, ready to go after her for what she did to them.

However in the recent Arenque News, they mentioned that he "just" came out of the hospital and became the "first Umbra hero", meaning that P.E.A.C.E. probably bribed him by giving what he desired when he joined "The New Dawn" to keep quiet about what Miss Heed did, make him the "new symbol of hope" as an Umbra hero, and also promote how good P.E.A.C.E. after the kissing scandal.

I theorised P.EA.C.E. also used cash bribes to convince the heroes because they probably also, sold their possessions and donated their live savings to Miss Heed when they were mind controlled by Miss Heed, similar to the villains, hence they are probably desperate for money and will do whatever P.E.A.C.E. says to get it.

___

Vanity Bolt's Case

However I theorised that Vanity Bolt is a unique case because I believe he was not hypnotised and the reason why he supported Miss Heed and GoldHeart afterwards is because he is an ass kisser and an opportunist 😂 who follows the winning and popular crowd no matter what, and at times not knowing what he is doing.

Evidence to support that Vanity Bolt is an ass kisser is seen during the demonstration, when he appears to be copying GoldHeart's haircut, dying his hair partially gold and shaving his sides like him instead of his usual mullet and even changing his sunglasses to look like the one GoldHeart's was wearing on his social media account. 😂😂😂

Evidence to support that Vanity Bolt follows the popular crowd without knowing what he is doing at times was seen during GoldHeart's demonstration again, when Vanity Bolt is holding a sign he's sign that translates to "Justice to the Vigilantes"

Which is completely different to GoldHeart's intended "Heroes against Villainy" message he was sending to unite the heroes and to raise awareness against the dangers of villainy. Making me believe that Vanity Bolt doesn't really understand what he is supposed to be doing and is just mimicking it the best he can, because all the other heroes are doing it and he is just following the "popular and winner crowd" (At least he got the # right)

So its not that far fetched that he joined Miss Heed while he was not hypnotized, just because she was the popular crowd and wanted to be included with the winners.

Evidence to support that Vanity Bolt might have not been hypnotized is highlighted by @katapotato55 and @virtuouswhitehatorganization in this theory that Vanity Bolt was wearing sunglasses when he attacked the hat-ship in Episode 6, hence we didn't actually see his eyes to know if he was actually hypnotized.

Afterwards, once Miss Heed's mind control was broken, instead of going after Miss Heed for revenge like all her other followers did, he seems not affected by it instead immediately went with the flow and proceeds to attack Chimera to sided with P.E.A.C.E. officers who were arresting all the other Villains (as seen at the end of The Shrunken Rescue). Showing the evidence that he is an opportunist.

Hence, I believe Vanity Bolt, might just kiss up to people who are popular and do things because the popular crowd is doing it just for clout and to get ahead.

[herrscherrofyatta]

Golden Hour

0. a new beginning

✧ Pairing: Albedo x Gn reader

✧ cw: fluff

✧ summary: those in Mondstadt welcome you back with open arms as you leave Sumeru in the past, along with an old friendship of a dear friend.

"You shouldn't have, bedo." There was a blush painted on your cheeks, a beautiful flower bouquet of cecelias in your arms as you look at the blonde who just gives you a smile.

"Consider it an official welcome gift from me, Klee helped me pick them up when I got back." He says as Collei looks at the flowers before looking at him.

"They're really pretty!" She says.

"They are, aren't they?" Albedo says before Klee runs over, jumping with joy at the sight of you and hugging you tight. "Y/n! You're back! I thought you weren't coming back! But I guess I was wrong, hehe!" She giggles as you hug her back, you had missed the little girl as well.

Albedo lets out a small smile at this, Collei's eyes widen as she spots Amber in the distance, speaking with Eula and she looks back at you.

"Go ahead, Amber will show you the way to Albedo's home later." She nods before running after the brown haired girl while yelling her name as you watch the two reunite.

Giving the girls another look, Albedo takes your hand in his as he begins to show you around the stalls that provide a variety of things.

He even said he was responsible for the Knight's charity stall this year as you learned he sold his painting.

You couldn't help but be in awe at his painting, gushing over them. "I remember you painting this one!" Pointing over at one of dragonspine before spotting one to your right so you walk over to it to get a better look at it only for you to realize what the painting was.

You were speechless as you stared at it, "...is that me?" Albedo smiles softly at this before nodding. Your eyes were taking in all the details.

"Wow." Klee says, her eyes sparking as she looks at it.

It was a painting of you dealing with a withering zone with grace. And it clicked in your mind as your face heats up, you remember this clearly, Albedo said he wanted to step back and watch you deal with it alone and if anything happened, he'll jump in and help.

"....I forgot how good your memory is sometimes."

He chuckles. "I'm glad you like it, but this one is not for sale actually." You watch as he picks it up, confused. "It's my gift to you, I'm very happy you decided to stay with us here in Mondstadt." He says, smiling.

"A gift?" You glance down at the painting before smiling at him. "Thank you, Albedo."

He takes a hold of your hand again, "come, let's head to my house and drop these gifts off and enjoy the festival.

Your smile grows big at this as your hand tightens around his, "okay."

"I wanna come too!" Klee shouts as you two let go of each other's hands to hold onto Klee's as she squeals. "I can't wait for all the adventures with Y/n! We can go fish blasting again!" She giggles as you sigh softly at this.

"of course, just don't tell Jean." You grin at her as she giggles. "okay!"

A/n: next part will have a time skip

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Taglist: @susiereckage @jameineliebe @maddymints09

[worriedvision]

Former (Part 4)

Part 3 here. Gender neutral reader, more Tighnari here than the previous part.

--

"Collei!" Amber calls, Collei running up with energy as she reunites with her friend. "It's so good to see you again! How long are you here for? I'll get a room booked for you!"

"I'm just here for a day or so. Gotta get back to work after." Collei giggles.

"Oh, is that a pack of those cards? Let's get a drink and have a match!" Amber suggests, Collei nodding as she follows Amber.

"As I was saying, Master Albedo, I think it would be better to have some sort of private space for these lost visions so we can be certain nothing like this happens again." You explain, both of you pouring over the details regarding an employee stealing the visions from the original keepsafe.

"But how could we be sure only we'd be able to lock it efficiently? Normal keys can be stolen easily, and tape can pick up fingerprints..." Albedo hums in thought.

"Well, what if we had some sort of code for the room? And we could change the code on a daily basis so only we would know what the code is?" You ask, Albedo nodding to himself.

Collei looks over after hearing your voice, and she excuses herself for a moment.

"_! It's so good to see you." Collei starts. "Master Tighnari has been really worried. He wants you to come visit!"

"Oh, it's nice to see you Collei!" You start. "I don't think I would be able to do this, my office is stationed in Mondstadt and there isn't an ideal space for me."

"Oh..." Collei trails off. "Master Tighnari really wants to see you again. Is there any way you could come back?"

"He made his feelings clear, Collei. I don't think I could, given how many people know about it." You explain.

"Collei, over here!" Amber cheers, waving her over.

"Well, let's catch up later! I can't be in Mondstadt for too long, hopefully I catch you." Collei nods, rushing off to sit with Amber.

--

That afternoon, you had received a tip from an anonymous individual in Sumeru. There had been reports of visions being sold off as delusions, said individual saying they knew the common meet up spot as they and several others had gone there at the same time slot. Deciding to chase this, you inform Albedo before rushing off.

Unfortunately, you didnt think of who would be purchasing a delusion. You get to the location, just outside of Ghandarva Ville, and the moment you stop to look around, you realise too late the people who gave you the tip did not, in fact, try to get a delusion.

They had been paid a very hefty sum of mora to make you stop getting lost visions returned. Looking around you, you realise you have no escape route. You had self defence lessons, but that wouldn't keep you safe enough.

"Help me!" You scream, the eremites getting closer. "Please, someone!"

--

Tighnari had been talking to Cyno, once again asking if he had any luck in finding you, when he heard your scream for help. His ears perked up, and Cyno figured out where the screams were coming from based on where Tighnari looked. As Tighnari grabs his bow, Cyno is already sprinting to the location.

By the time Cyno got there, you had been curled up on the ground, the self defence completely gone. He turns the corner, some eremites running away like cowards as the others continue to attack you. Tighnari arrived shortly afterwards, some forest rangers also tagging along, and he orders for them to chase after the eremites that ran away. The other eremites got detained by Cyno, him dragging them away, and Tighnari had finally seen you for the first time after regaining his vision.

Before he can let himself get emotional in front of everyone, he knows to carry back to his home so he can take care of you. The moment he does, however, he becomes selfish.

He can't stop hugging you, not for a minute or so. He needs to reassure himself you weren't out of his life, he hoped you could feel how much he missed you with the hug before he gets to work as a doctor instead of a lover.

After taking care of your wounds, thankfully not dangerous but definitely painful, he sits at his desk as he keeps a close eye on you, writing to Mondstadt to inform them of the situation.

[offbrandkyoya]

56 the artist named “….”

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The art studio is separate from your college. There was a flyer in the halls saying, “Join now to win 10K and your art featured in a public gallery.” You were sold because you wanted to prove everywhere you mean something. You typically don’t go to the art studio since you don’t know anyone and like your privacy. However, this time you have to because you started painting.

You enter the room and no one bats an eye. You sigh and head straight towards your canvas. Putting your bag down to the side, you began taking out your supplies. You took a piece of cardboard you had inside and started placing paint drops on it. You place the card board on your lap and grabbed your pain brush, dip it in some water, and began to dip it in paint.

You began to focus hard on your work and muting the noise in the room. Your face made different expressions in each stroke you made. It was looking quite beautiful but you felt like it was missing something. The paintbrush led you in the right direction every time so you had nothing to worry.

You were caught in a trance that you didn’t notice someone right next to you, watching. You didn’t hear their voice either until they tapped your shoulder. You jump and turn around next to you. “Y-Yes?” The person chuckled at your reaction. “I’m sorry for scaring you. I just wanted to say your paintings beautiful.” You blush and shyly look away. “O-Oh, thank you. It’s not done though.” “Ah, I see.”

They continue to look at the painting. “What’s it supposed to be?” “Well, um, it’s embarrassing.” “Art is never embarrassing.” They say and you smile a little. “Thank you. It’s supposed to be…” You paused. “Well, I don’t wanna say it yet. It’s a surprise.” “Oh! That’s exciting.” You laugh, “Thank you, um, I’m sorry I don’t know your name.” “Oh it’s alright.” They look at you with a gentle expression. “I’m Albedo.” You smile wide. “I’m Yn. It’s nice to meet you, Albedo.” “Likewise.” You place your stuff down and stand up.

“What are you working on?” His eyes sparkle and he leads you to his canvas. You gasp, “You paint too? And it’s way better than mine!” He laughs, feeling a bit embarrassed. “Nonsense. Im still a bit rusty in some areas.” You place your hands on your hip. “To me you’re perfect.” He blushed a little. “Thank you, Yn. You’re very kind.” You froze as you process his words to you. Your lips quiver then form a sweet smile. “Thank you very much.”

You go back to gazing at his painting. “What is it?” You finally ask. “It’s supposed to be a valley.” “A valley?” He nods, “Yes. Specifically, a memory of mine.” You look at him in awe. “That’s sweet. Is it okay if you tell me the memory?” He nods again. “Of course. It’s a picnic day from a few years ago. My little sister and I spent the day there and it was quite wonderful. Everything was beautiful. The sky, flowers, the fresh wind,” He begins to chuckle. “My sister running around and getting her dress dirty.” You laugh also.

Albedo’s expression slowly turns into a sad one. His smile still there but his eyes were heartbroken. “That day, I didn’t really move much. I simply sat and observed the area but…” He takes in a breath. “I was still motivated to run as well.” You stare at him before going back to his art. The sky was bright with the grass swaying and little flowers sprouting. A little girl was drawn running and you figured it’s his sister.

There was also a mini Albedo at the corner, watching his sister run. You couldn’t help but smile. It was all so cute until you noticed an area that wasn’t painted. You carefully lean closer and it was a sketch of another figure. You couldn’t tell who it was but the figure was waving, you assume, at Albedo.

“Who’s that?” You ask and Albedo looks at you curiously before following your gaze. “Oh.” His voice almost went quiet. “That’s…a friend from long ago.” You hum. “You all look like you had a lot of fun.” You said instead of asking any further. Albedo appreciates that and smiles. “We did but, unfortunately, it rained after.” “Oh no.” You both laugh.

“I’m sorry I took up a lot of your time.” Albedo says. You shake your head. “Nah, it’s okay. It was nice talking to you.” You smile at each other then Albedo nervously scratched his cheek. “Do you by any chance post your art anywhere?” You frown and shake your head. “No, sorry. I post my art sometimes but I usually just talk.” “Oh, okay.” You couldn’t help but feel sad now since you blew your chance befriending this guy.

However, Albedo takes out his phone, and opens Twitter. “I still want to follow you. Is that okay?” You nod rapidly. “Y-Yeah.” You hurriedly take out your phone and show him your user. He smiles as he types it out and then you get a notification. “There. I should let you go do your work now.” “You too.” You give him one last smile before heading back to your station.

You made another friend and you couldn’t help but think about getting Thoma a treat for his help.

- DUN DUN DUN!!!!!!!

- new character and it’s MISTER ALBEDO??? 😱😱

- wonder what’ll happen 😆

🏷️ @sakiimeo @coquettemaiden @rmiyuki @kur44pika @theblueblub @jxxji0309 @dreamsofminnie @ohmyfinggod @redactedhimbo @kunisbeloved @akagism2 @sketcheeee @thefandomcrow @beriiov @thenightsflower @yukiipc @scaraapologist @scarletttcroww @samyayaya @crucnhice @monaypo1 @feiherp @myaaones @warcelia @hangecanweholdhands @yuminako @valiryyz @screechingxiaolover @tiddieshakeshownu @ilovechuuyaa @d4y-dr3am3r @dazaisfavgf @swivy123 @ganyusbrideee @sagegreenthinks @the-left-glove @wonderland-fan @kylexzz @kaoyamamegami @whycantscarabereal @rvoulte @eunchaeluvr @lxkeeeee @silvermah @baby-bread-in @yelleloww @magica-ren @itzblazekun @im-inlovewithy0u @featuredtofu @ynverse

[belphiesreverie]

the idea of a living doll au has me hook line and sinker so I raise you that reader has been doing this job for a while but this is the first time this has started to happen. They're a talented doll maker and they enjoy their craft but something about their newer projects hasn't been working and it's frustrating Imagining the dolls, all of whom are various levels of upset at having been "discarded" (sold) hearing their creator have a breakdown because they weren't discarded, that wasn't the intention at all, but the livelihood that lead to their creation might be if this keeps up.

Yes omg!!! This right here!!

Most of the dolls share a similar thought. That they’re devastated at the prospect of their creator trying to give them away. Are they not good enough for you? Do you not love them?? They want to stay by their creators side, but they keep being pushed away and sent so far away from you that it physically hurts. Yet, when they are reunited with you, you don’t seem happy to have them back. You’re distraught in fact. It’s a soul crushing feeling

But when they hear about how their creator is struggling because they came back, it hurts them even more. To know that they’re the cause of all the hardships that you have to go through

Some of the dolls, like Bennett, Jean, Ganyu, Ayaka feel like it’s their responsibility to fix the issue. They love you so so much, and as much as it pains them to be separated from you, if it’s for your happiness then they’re willing to go through with it. They might not last with that mentality for very long though

The largest group of dolls are the ones that feel bad, but aren’t willing to part with you so easily. They’ll keep finding ways to avoid getting sold so that they can stay with you forever. Sure you’re sad now, but with time you’ll find their ever constant presence comforting. Some examples from this group are Ayato, Yae, Albedo, Itto and Kazuha

Now, the worst group is a very small collection but they make the most trouble. It’s mainly just the Scaramouche and Raiden dolls, but the Childe and Xiao dolls could potentially get to this level if pushed enough. These are the dolls that are actively sabotaging your attempts to continue with your business. They don’t want you to sell them, and they certainly don’t want you to make more dolls. They will trash other dolls that you’re working on, and even themselves if you’re trying to sell them on. They firmly believe you don’t need your business, all it’s doing is taking your attention away from them

If things truly do get too dire for you though, maybe some of the dolls will bite the bullet and reveal that they really are alive and confirm your suspicions. They can move and walk and talk, maybe they could get jobs and help you with money? Just don’t abandon them again

Roll up to Starbucks and Venti is taking your order /j

[kaiijo]

how they celebrate your birthday

characters: diluc, kaeya, ayato, itto notes: gn! reader, birthday shenanigans

diluc ragnvindr

diluc planned every detail down to the minute: he’ll get you flowers from floral whisper, then he’ll bring you your favorite breakfast from good hunter, you’ll take a walk around monstadt together, and finally, you’ll have a nice, quiet evening dawn winery where you’ll have cake and he’ll give you your presents

of course, the best laid plans oft go astray. when he went to floral whisper, flora was out getting some more flowers and diluc had a painfully awkward conversation with donna that left both of them embarrassed and diluc with a sour taste in his mouth. then, the order from good hunter was half an hour late due to the restaurant catering for a knights of favonius function. when he returned home and saw you up and about, about to make breakfast, he quickly tells you to stop, startling you into almost dropping a pan on your foot. when you went for a walk, the sky opened up and it poured and diluc just felt like the world wanted him to suffer

in the rain, you grabbed diluc’s hand and spun him around, making him sputter in shock. “what’re you doing?” “dance with me!” “we’re going to get sick!”

“it’s my birthday, love, dance with me!” so you two danced in the rain and, while he was initially against the idea, diluc found it romantic, if not a bit cheesy. and when you pulled him into a kiss, diluc thought that maybe your birthday didn’t turn out half as bad as he thought

you two did get a rather nasty cold, though

kaeya alberich

on your birthday, kaeya takes the day off from the knights of favonius (and his shady dealings…)

because the two of you both enjoyed exploration and adventures, he took you on a grand, spontaneous adventure through monstadt, showing you old ruins and secret passages, winking at you and saying that now you two had more places to sneak off to… you two definitely made out in one of the tunnels you found

after the long day, he’d bring you to good hunter for some food, holding your hand across the table and stroking the back of your hand and staring at you with the softest eyes while feeding you the flirtiest lines

he also brought you to angel’s share for drinks, grinning when he saw that diluc was on the bar tonight. “good evening,” kaeya said, “your finest drinks in honor of my lovely partner’s birthday.” diluc turned to you and said he hoped you had a nice birthday, making one of your favorite drinks. he told you it’s on the house and, naturally, when he made kaeya’s, he made him pay

for your birthday present, he got you a specially-made compass, one that albedo helped him get. instead of pointing you north, its needle followed kaeya’s direction and movement. as he pressed a kiss to the back of your hand, you asked about the gift, he replied, “i got you this so that you can always find your way back to me, no matter what.”

kamisato ayato

you had been confused when you didn’t receive any birthday wishes from ayato

in fact, you hadn’t heard from ayaka or thoma either, and when you made your way to the kamisato estate, a very apologetic guard turned you away, telling you that the commissioner was extremely busy at the moment

understandably bummed out, you tried to hit up some shops for those birthday discounts and to buy things that you had been eyeing for a while, but everything you wanted was either sold out or on hold

sitting at shimura’s and chewing bitterly on some sakura shrimp crackers, you noticed thoma practically sprinting for you. he insisted that you come with him to the estate and when you told him you had been turned away since ayato was too busy, he said that ayato’s schedule magically opened up

when you got to the estate, you were greeted by your boyfriend as well as ayaka and a bunch of friends from inazuma. it was a surprise party!

you grabbed ayato and hugged him tightly, chanting, “thank you, thank you, thank you! i love you so much!”

arataki itto

hoo boy

this man had so many different ideas in his head and he couldn’t pick just one, so there’s no real concrete plan when your birthday rolls around — he just goes with the flow!

his gang tried to help but they were kind of messing things up like reservation dates and stuff so kuki shinobu forced them to butt out and assured them that itto had everything under control and your birthday celebrations would go great

itto brought you to the hideout in the morning so everyone could wish you a happy birthday before dragging you around the city to all of your favorite places — the yae publishing house, uyuu restaurant, and then to the beach just outside the city to watch the sunset. through the day, though, he did get distracted quite a bit. at the yae publishing house, he ran off because he swore he saw a perfect onikabuto for a match next week, he challenged a random customer to a eating competition at uyuu, and he tried to catch an unagi on the beach

you wouldn’t have it any other way, though

[micheya]

The Sound of Music | Genshin x Reader

Characters:

Part 1: Cyno and Albedo Part 2: Dehya and Fischl (out soon) Part 3: Razor and Yanfei (out soon)

Prompt:

"Eggo, what instruments do you play?" "piano, cello, guitar, electric bass, double bass and ukulele"

Synopsis:

Of all the instruments you play, what's their favourite?

Content warning:

No pronouns mentioned. Second Person. Can be interpreted as platonic or romantic

Genre: Fluff

Word count:

Cyno x reader - 1009 Albedo x reader - 969

@favonius-library my submission for the gift exchange for @egnengg

Cyno - Guitar

Leading on from the previous windblume festival and his quite strange but fun insistence to committing to his role as an adventurer, he thought it was perfect that you knew how to play instruments, even if you didn't get round to performing often, you had immediately acquired the role of "Travelling bard, tenacious and tactful with every touch made when playing their instruments." quite literally his words.

In any case, a guitar was just the most practical of the instruments you played. Carrying a double bass and piano around certainly wasn't efficient, and asking for someone to carry them or for a carriage to travel across the nation would be expensive. "That and we're supposed to be experienced and seasoned travellers,” he'd say, but really what's a TCG match without you playing some good background music as he once again takes Tighnari and Collei down. (You still didn’t know what being seasoned travellers had to do with you carrying what instrument. You assumed, maybe he was trying to say travellers don’t carry more than they can handle, and are efficient in terms of travel weight).

While the ukulele had the same benefits, and was technically easier to transport, he just much preferred the heavier sound and diverse range of a guitar. It would fit his range in voice when singing, and honestly it sounds a whole lot more dramatic when monologuing at the beginning or near the end of a match. 

“You really thought such a move would work on someone as well versed as me?”, “I commend your efforts, you fought valiantly, but alas fell an inch too short.” and “And now begins yet another fateful match, another block in the road I have yet to carve a path through. I will emerge victorious.” and…

Well, you get the point.

Tighnari is almost resentful with the way you’ve been enabling him, groaning in displeasure whenever Cyno was or wasn’t playing. He seemed to always have something to say when near a TCG match. You’d think every once in a while he’d pull a book worthy quote, then he’d pop a joke right after and you’d instinctively stop playing to wallow in your disappointment. “I thought it was funny.” 

And some were! 

“Just not this one” you’d reply. Putting your guitar to the side for a bit, to relieve yourself from the ache of that day’s session. 

When your hands would ache on the journey of your collective vacation, he’d often stretch out your hands, while massaging ointment onto them. You didn’t necessarily need the help, but it sure did feel nice, and getting free supplements for your skin at the request of Cyno to Tighnari surely could be counted as another win. Especially when he’d be the one insisting you play, “If our tactful and tenacious bard could play some battle music for the oncoming duel, we would be most grateful.”, “Y/n, how are your hands feeling, up for some practice with your guitar?”, “I really like that last song, could you play it again?”, “I found this music sheet being sold by a merchant, it looked like it’d sound good so I bought it. How about you give it a go.” 

He was your biggest supporter, along with Collei and Tighnari, almost too big of a supporter   (though in your heart you don’t think it’d ever be possible). It was endearing, and you were happy to have someone anticipate your next little performance, no matter whether you played perfectly or made a few to many  mistakes.

When asked of any hobbies outside of Genius invocation TCG, he’d smile fondly and answer playing guitar with his family. Collei had one day gone to Cyno talking about wanting to learn the guitar after watching you play for so long, she thought it’d be fun, she didn’t know if she’d be interested in the instrument in the long run for herself but figured it would be a fun way to bond and also help with the rehabilitation of her fingers. 

He nodded, humming thoughtfully too, he had often wished for the opportunity to play with you, the thought of spending more time with you never ceasing to warm his heart. So plucking up the courage to ask you to teach them, the two bashfully yet filled with a steadfast determination, approached you with their newly bought guitar’s. 

 ‘Why not?’, you thought, “You already have your guitars, and this would be good for Collei… Let’s make a schedule.” and therefore began what would be a weekly session with Collei and, if lucky, bi-monthly Cyno would join due to his work schedule, (with Tighnari popping in to watch with some snacks). 

Off duty, the way Cyno would express himself would sharply contrast with the deadly aura he’d exude when interrogating wrongdoers. His neutral expressions on and off duty, while similar, would often have his co-workers tilt their heads trying to play ‘spot the difference’. His eyebrows would ever so slightly relax their barely seen creases now completely unseen, the slight downturn in his lips instead changing into a slight upturn. 

Many couldn’t put their finger on what exactly on his face had changed, but then again the fear that they had done something unknowingly wrong for the general Mahamatra to even be in their presence often clouded any sort of thought process they had going on. 

“What brings you here today, General?” 

“Be at ease, I’m just here to report on my latest mission. The perpetrators have been turned in, and so I’ll be taking my time off for the next two days.”

“Ah, so that’s why you’re in a good mood.” The Professor unknowingly let out a sigh with his chuckle, that’s why he seemed a bit different.

“Yes, I wasn’t expecting it to be so obvious, but really it’s to be expected.” Unable to hold back his smile at the thought of the next guitar session with you and Collei he nodded, “I was very particular in finishing this job quickly, as I’ll be going to visit my family.”

Albedo - Ukulele

 One of Albedo’s most recent wonders in his life is how you make his synthetic heart beat with joy when around. It’s always a joy to spend time with you, even when he’s busy with his experiments and hardly sees anyone all day. Those little passing-bys he manages to squeeze in when in Mondstadt for work has him counting himself fortunate. 

Especially when he knocks on your door to be greeted by the sound of small excited footsteps and a joyful, “Y/n! Y/n! Big brother is finally here!”

Whenever he hears that, he’s only reminded of Klee’s answer when he had asked how she could always tell it was him at the door. “Wow, Klee, you were right.” You smiled standing behind her as she leapt onto her brother’s leg in a tight hug, “He does knock to that rhythm. You really do have a good memory, huh?” You praised the little girl as she nodded an even bigger smile on her face.

“I know my brother the best.” Letting go of said brother she puffed out her chest, arms by her side to further showcase the pride she held. It was endearing, and she almost seemed to glow in the afternoon sun that peered through the doorway.

“I’m grateful to have such a caring sister like you, Klee,” Albedo said, patting her head, before finally entering your house, “So, what have you been up to today? Drawing? Learning some new music?” 

Barely finishing his sentence, Klee grabbed his hand and dragged him through the building, with a “Follow me!”, taking him to your music room where pillows, crayons, drawings and instruments lay on the ground. “Look, look..! This is me….and this is Y/n and,” The ‘and’ was elongated, “we’re playing in front of a crowd, and” again the ‘and’ elongated, “We're singing a song-” She dropped her picture and picked up a ukulele, one of two, Albedo’s eyes followed her, a soft smile instinctively making way, as he took two of the stray pillows on the floor, handing one to you and sitting down next to you who soon followed suit. “We’re singing this.” 

Klee took a breath, a little cough rumbled to clear her little chest, as she sat down (more like suddenly dropping her body weight without caution) and wiggled a bit more to adjust herself. One more exhale escaped from her with closed eyes before she slowly opened them with a smile again. 

Clumsy, but clearly well practised, fingers played a C chord, her first ‘down down up up down up’ strums, a little slower than the original tempo, but in the beat (which she was proud of) it was supposed to be in, “...You are my sunshine-” An uncontrollably bright smile appeared on your lips, as you swayed and nodded along to her, even with the little pauses between the change of chords. “You make me happy, when skies are grey…” 

Albedo glances between the two of you, seemingly pausing, despite there not originally being any movement. He feels warm, and overcome with an overwhelming fondness to the situation, a stark contrast to the type of intrigue he feels when researching new alchemic breakthroughs. Truly a different type of revitalisation, he thinks when watching Klee fumble but finish the performance nonetheless, glowing at the applause, hi-fiving and running back to the image she was previously explaining. 

It was a bit longer than a pass-by greeting (He would have to apologise to Timaeus for the late report), the three of you ultimately eating lunch together talking about anything and everything. All taking turns listening intently to the topics of interest each person had. It was more than just a normal pleasant afternoon stroll, there was an emotional connection strengthening with each visit, an invisible link formed with every activity spent together and a bit of time invested into learning more about the other person, with making an effort to get along with those they also loved. 

“So, Klee, what song will you be learning next?” Albedo asked. His body shifted ever so slightly, inclined towards her.

“I want to learn piano next. Twinkle twinkle little star.” She replied, mouth still full of food, “Can we, y/n?” 

“Oh, really? But you looked particularly good at the ukulele, are you already done with it?” He frankly was a tad bit disappointed, he thought she looked especially cute when playing it, and thought he’d be able to see future performances with it. 

“Don’t worry. You can see Klee play ukulele more another time.” The young girl responded, “I just really really want to play the piano this time. It looks soooooo cool!” 

“You really do know me well, Klee” Albedo once again smiled.

There seemed to be no shortage of those that day. There also seemed to be no shortage of those same smiles the next time he dropped by for Klee’s next performance, which was as cute as the last. He supposed that it wouldn’t matter what she played, she'd still look adorable. However, he knew he still held a bit of bias to how her voice sounded when singing along to you or her playing the ukulele. Maybe it was because that was the instrument he had seen her playing first. The one he first witnessed you teach her, and the instrument out of size and cost convenience she bought to learn along with you, kicking off this new implicitly agreed on rendezvous.

Yes, he was quite fond of watching you play your other instruments. But the ukulele held a slightly different emotional weight to it, he figured it was also these little bits of bias held within the heart of a person that made them human. On days like these, any doubt of him being anything but, would fade away.

A/n: Please reblog :')

[guiltycorp]

I’m on my ‘kaeluc discourse’ train of thought again. It goes like this -  If you take the purely familial sibling relationship, the eng translation of an ‘adopted’ Kaeya at face value, then honestly… Considering the way that Kaeya as a character is very often paired and focused on Diluc while the latter rarely reciprocates (the only instances are Diluc’s first appearance in the game when he was the one who appeared at the end of Kaeya’s introductory quest and an in-game confirmation that he kept Kaeya’s horrible gifted vase), this interpretation almost straight up reads as a typical ‘younger sibling is a bit obsessed with the more competent and serious older one’. But wait hey, we also have that with Barbara and Jean, don’t we. The younger sister Barbara feels a bit inferior to Jean, and having been separated in their parents’ divorce they both have trouble communicating, while also still caring about each other (Jean keeps Albedo’s portrait of Barbara while part of Barbara’s main motivation is being of help to Jean, they do talk sometimes, they’re open to spending time and making fond memories together). Barbara brings up Jean much more often than the other way around and she’s the one who openly seeks her attention. They’re also straight up hiding their familial relationship from most people who aren’t close to them, same as Diluc and Kaeya who have yet to outright tell the Traveler in-game that they used to be (sworn or not) brothers. 

To be honest, I feel that there’s a lot of potentially compelling material there, too, especially if we could learn more about their parents’ personalities and the way they influenced both of them. However, Barbara just isn’t that deep of a character, and narratively speaking they don’t have much to do with each other. Like, unless Jean is relegated to secondary roles in future Fatui plots/Varka’s return, it is unlikely that her role as an older sister will be brought up in a major way. Either way, my point here is that their relationship really can just be defined as a ‘fractured sibling relationship’ and the only reason why they want to get along and spend time together is because they are sisters, even having grown apart from each other.  Meanwhile Kaeya and Diluc who might have even spent more time together (from ~10 to 18 years) have a considerably closer and yet at the same time more dysfunctional relationship. Unlike Barbara, Kaeya never has slips of the tongue, only calling Diluc his older sworn brother in the manhwa (and only in narration).

...Ah, actually in the eng translation here he said that the two of them were ‘like brothers’. But the eng translators also added some ‘bro’ comments from Kaeya which were completely made up, totally messing up their dynamic since this kind of easily assumed spoken familiarity just… Doesn’t work in wider context with them. They address each other either with polite honorifics (Kaeya-xiangsheng, Diluc-laoye) or just informally with their first names. But anyway, for regular readers that mistranslation was another point towards that kind of uneasy but fairly typical sibling relationship, I suppose.

And Kaeya is much more preoccupied with this older ‘sibling’ of his than Barbara, both with current him and with his memories of a younger Diluc.

He was the one who initiated cooperation with Diluc in the manhwa jumping at the chance to involve him, he was the one who apparently kept Diluc’s Vision for 4 years and gave it back to him, he also intervened in his character quest (although that at least was kinda his job), he asked for Diluc’s help with Jean’s day off and with making Jean’s summer dress, in Venti’s quest Kaeya tried dragging Diluc into an actual argument about the sold mansion. In the Midsummer event his reason for coming to the island was that Diluc was also going.

He also names Diluc as a ‘certain someone’ and ‘some people’ not once but at least thrice. Even his ‘interesting things’ voiceline tracks back to Diluc since it’s about an owl.

Basically, Kaeya is all about Diluc, which if we go back to the ‘actual brothers’ thing looks... weird. Any adult who has such a strong preoccupation with a family member has some real issues (Diluc with his father could also be an example of that actually haha, obvious daddy issues, although he seems to have worked through a lot of it already), and if an adult person is always talking about their older sibling that could be a symptom of an unhealthy idealization or misguided jealousy (unless they belong in the same corporate structure or clan, like for example the Kamisato siblings). Banter between the two sibling characters in that case also looks so much more mean-spirited than if it was meant to be just between two characters who used to be close friends. 

However while all that could be just fine and even interesting unfortunately it pushes down actual motivations that a character like Kaeya might have for revolving around Diluc. Kaeya has shared his true origins with him, had a close friendship and partnership with him in the past, they had a big fight, he is currently the semi-corrupt cop to Diluc’s righteous vigilante, he is seeking punishment and/or absolution from the only ‘deserving’ judge he truly knows, he feels that Diluc is his kindred spirit etc etc.  Those don’t really matter if his sole motivation can be simplified down to ‘little brother feels ignored by his big bro whom he adores!’ Idk idk Meanwhile if we turn to the chinese original and consider their relationship as ‘shared their childhood under the same roof with the same father figure, were very close to each other but then went their separate ways only to meet again as adults’, Kaeya’s mild obsession can be read as less formulaic and more due to his whole character arc. Starting with his original conflict of duty to his biological father VS duty to sworn father, leading to latching onto Diluc as the supposed judge of Kaeya’s decisions (both because they used to be sworn brothers AND because Diluc represents the righteous side of Mondstadt where Kaeya wants to belong), all while still honestly caring about Diluc as a person. Without the implications of this all being due to just being the rejected younger sibling! It’s not that unhealthy to stress this much about another person if they’re not just your relative but rather someone who could care for you without being forced to do so by familial obligations. 

Oh, and I haven’t even mentioned that if Diluc were to behave this way to his actual adopted brother then he would be no real gentleman! Because then he’d be trampling all over his familial obligations, something that a nobleman like him wouldn’t be able to do without making the details of their argument public. The fact that Kaeya wasn’t adopted matters. The fact that Kaeya failed in his duty towards his sworn father and then also explained to his sworn brother that their relationship was never truly ‘righteous’ after all matters (and I do think it’s very fitting that 义 which we translate as ‘sworn’ means ‘righteous’ considering Diluc’s personality). The dissolution of their sworn brotherhood is completely logical considering the events of that night. That same logic doesn’t work if Kaeya were adopted. 

Basically what I’m saying is that perhaps I was the puritan all along because I find that interpreting them as strictly familial in canon feels icky to me considering their dynamic… You can easily say that it can just be both, of course! Kaeya’s original personal motivations plus seeing Diluc as a big brother figure.  (Which is kind of what’s going on in the original canon anyway, I think, since that’s basically what sworn brotherhood is about; although I’d claim that it’s still unclear how exactly Diluc himself feels towards Kaeya) But since this is a piece of fiction... the eng ‘actual brothers’ approach simply overweighs any other nuance and narrative threads their relationship might have had in the original. Pretty obvious if you look up literally any fanworks with this interpretation, too. Diluc’s potential care for Kaeya gets simplified down to ‘well he’s my little sibling so ofc i love him’ and Kaeya’s motivations are presented as simply wanting to make up with his literal ‘brother’. Or all of their relationship is straight up erased altogether and they’re just presented as a playful pair of characters who sometimes argue but overall are just regular brothers… Agh.

There’s a reason why a lot of those ‘platonic’ interpretations also rob Kaeya of his family name Alberich (which is present in the eng translations by the way, so you can’t even claim that this is just the ‘english version’). No, he isn’t a Ragnvindr, he never had to be, that’s not how Kaeya’s relationship with Crepus and Diluc worked. Calling them Ragnvindr bros is an interesting choice considering Kaeya’s attempt to ignore his complex immigrant roots but it’s very removed from canon. 

Mentioning that or even just talking about these cultural terms is so tied up with the idea of the ~forbidden problematic ship~ that most fans of the platonic relationship just default to the standard european nuclear family dynamics, refusing to acknowledge that, well... Their strictly platonic&brotherly pairing could be so much more unique and fun (and less weird) if they bothered to acknowledge that the translation is messed up.

All interpretations are free to exist of course, but it really rubs me the wrong way when that is the only ‘allowed’ interpretation in the fandom! Although to be fair if it wasn’t for the discourse, I would probably be much less interested in this whole thing.