#implied sampard

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That was the moment I knew

Title from The Moment I Knew(Taylor’s Version)

Love wasn’t something new to the Fool.

Blythe saw love everywhere. They see it when watching Hook and her father interact, see it in the way Bronya and Seele look at each other when they think no one else is, see it in how the Landau siblings all banter and make jabs at each other with no real malice, see it in how Sampo admires the Silvermane Captain from afar while scouting out the city for escape routes.

They also felt love themself, just like any other person. They love Hook, finding it endearing whenever she leads around The Moles and runs up to them with stray cogs or with a fun story from a recent endeavor of hers. They love Natasha, appreciating all the times she comforted them during small hiccups and treating their wounds, for acting like a mother. They love the Landaus, for considering them as family and for being so welcoming and helping them find things to enjoy. They love Sampo, for taking them in in the first place and helping them through one of the hardest times in their life. They just loved Belobog, loved Jarilo-VI. Love wasn’t something new to them at all.

So why the hell were they currently on a rooftop in the Overworld with Sampo and freaking out about it?!

about love?!

“Well to be fair, the love you’re feelin right now is in a waaaaaay more different category than the love you feel for Belobog! Ya know, that stuff is because they’re family! This love that you feel for that Hatsu is romantic love, my dearest sibling~!”

“Shut up. I didn’t ask you, prick.”

“Oh really? Kinda seems like you did Blythey!”

“Did. Not.”

“Then why did you ask if we could talk on the rooftop with the best view of the stars, which is where we always talk about things bothering us? You even brought snacks to distract yourself!”

“I was just hungry!”

“Yeah, hungry for a distraction that is. Listen, you expect good ol’ big brother to take you in for over 6 years now and not pick up on some habits of yours?”

“... Go fuck yourself.”

Damn it, Blythe couldn’t deny that. They didn’t know what else to do about this, the last time they felt love in this kind of way, it didn’t end well for them. What were they supposed to do??? It’s not like the two of them are on steady footing right now…

”Soooo…” Sampo drawled out, twirling his dagger around with his hand as he looked at Blythe. “Who was so interesting to my usually ever reclusive—“ “How am I reclusive?” “—sibling who has never shown an ounce of interest in pursuing a romantic relationship, suddenly abandons that mindset and freaks out over it like a girl in highschool?”

“For The Laughter, you had to give me a comparison like that?” The look Blythe gave Sampo made him laugh out loud, tossing his dagger up before catching it and pointing it at them. “Sampo Koski never lies, my dear sibling! And you never answered my question, so spill it already!” He put his dagger away and leaned his chin on the palm of his hand as he waited for the other to answer.

Said other was already fidgeting with the necklace dangling around their neck, clearly hesitant to tell him who they fell for. Sign #1 it was someone that would make Sampo doubt their taste in people.

”Awfully quiet there—“ “It’s the guy I told you about a month ago. The purple hair with green eyes that I nearly killed.”

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Blythe didn’t dare to turn their head and look at Sampo, already able to see the look he’s probably giving them right now in their head. It stayed like that for a hot minute until they turned to look at hi— Yep, he was giving them that look that said ‘really?’

The now very surprised and caught off-guard brother sighed and shook his head, staring at Blythe to gauge whether or not this was a joke, and the look on their face told him everything he needed to know about this situation.

“So you mean to tell me that you fell in love with the man that has harassed you in the past, has attempted to kill you, shot and cut you multiple times, and is currently freeloading in your apartment because he got himself injured and sick because he doesn’t even have a stable job???”

“… Well, when you put it like that…”

Sampo sighed and rubbed his hand across his face before looking back at Blythe, raising an eyebrow. “You sure this isn’t some sort of coping mechanism? Your good ol’ big brother here thought you were doing rather well inside that red head of yours!”

“And I am, don’t worry! I just… I don’t know how I fell in love. I was sitting on my couch one day and was thinking about him, I got that fluttery feeling in my stomach and how my chest squeezes tight. I get flustered every time he barely grazes my arm with his hand and—“ Blythe yelped in surprise when Sampo suddenly shoved a cookie in their mouth, making them glare at him as he shrugged and ate his own.

They rolled their eyes and ate their cookie as well, taking a sip from Sampo’s water to spite him, to which he just chuckled and ruffled their hair. This was a regular thing for the two of them to do, sit under the stars and catch up on everything that’s happened. With Sampo bullying Blythe of course, what sibling relationship would one be without banter?

“You didn’t need to shove a cookie in my mouth.” “Weeeell, you were starting to ramble! And your big brother doesn’t need to hear every detail ya know, just need the gist!” They rolled their eyes again as they playfully punched him on the shoulder, making him laugh again as he sighed and lied down, pointing a cookie at them. “So?”

“So what?”

“So what do you wanna do about this? Your feelings.”

“…”

“Knew it. You don’t know what to do, right?”

“Yeah…”

Blythe deflated like a balloon and lied down as well, staring up at the stars. The twinkling circles in the sky had been able to be seen more clearly ever since the Stellaron was sealed, so it was a much more enjoyable experience now. And it made for the perfect spot to wallow in their feelings with some good company.

“You know everything already, so you should know how complicated it is right now… Things have started to finally loose tension and I suddenly garner feelings for the man I nearly killed,”

“Both of you tried to kill each other.”

“That’s besides the point! Even if it somehow does work out, what if—?”

They stopped talking and groaned, running a hand through their hair then down their face, clearly tired of thinking. The Laughter must be doing this to them, why else would they suddenly find themself in a situation like this?

Sampo noticed how they went silent, glancing at them and seeing that distant look in their eyes, a very familiar sight to him. He sighed and sat up, looking at them.

“Because what if it turns out like your relationship with Maeve?”

“… mhm…”

Blythe looked away and turned to lie down on their side, staring down at the roof tiles and dragging their finger across the lining of them. They pretended not to notice how Sampo moved closer until he ruffled their hair again, humming softly and leaning into the comforting touch.

”I’m scared of that happening again, even if it’s been more than 5 years, I still… Is that weird of me?”

“Well, I think it’s perfectly normal to be honest with ya. With what you told me, and the state you were in when you wandered into the Tavern, I’d say it’s a wonder that you’ve already healed a lot!” Sampo pulled Blythe’s head onto his lap, leaning back on one hand as he used the other to play with their hair to give some comfort. Another habit picked up over the years.

A sigh was heard as Blythe hugged Sampo’s hand, looking down this time at the city. A lot of the lights in the buildings were off save for a few, creating a gentle ambience. ”So it isn’t dumb?” Sampo smiled and shook his head, poking their nose teasingly. “It isn’t, quite valid actually.” They sighed again, this time in relief when he said that.

The two of them remained in a comfortable silence for a while, sometimes with Blythe occasionally breaking the silence when humming a random song that came to mind. Sampo decided to ask again,

”What do you wanna do with your feelings, then?”

“…”

Blythe stayed silent again, not looking at Sampo and not moving to do so. Just when he thought they wouldn’t give him an answer, they sat up and looked him in the eye.

”I-I don’t… Know what to do. One part of me wants to try and pursue these feelings, then the other part of me is telling me to give it up. How could the two of us even date in the first place?”

“But?”

“But… The part telling me to try is louder than the other saying to give up. I don’t know why, but I just… After seeing how the two of us are getting more comfortable with each other, I…”

Sampo smiled and pulled them into a hug, ruffling their hair again before pulling away and smirking at them. “Well, good ol’ Sampo Koski will be here to support you if things go wrong! Always a spare room for you back at base.” This made Blythe hug him again, a big smile on their face.

”Thank you…”

“No problem, Blythe. Just tell me if that Hatsu guy does anything weird to ya, I’ll be sure to teach him a lesson if he does!” They laughed and nodded in agreement, even if they’d be able to defend themselves, it would be nice to have support.

Blythe doesn’t know what the upcoming months will be like. Will they be happy? Will they be sad? If they ever acted on their feelings, would Hatsu reciprocate? They don’t know at all, but they’ll laugh through it all, laugh it all away. Then when they’re alone, they can go seek solace in the arms of the family they earned.

If only they knew, that at the same time, Hatsu was in bed clutching his heart with a blushing face. Just now realizing why it felt like he was having a heart attack every time Blythe showed him the slightest bit of kindness.

I hope you enjoyed this! I don’t really know how to write Sampo, so pleaaaaase forgive me if he seems OOC

I didn’t read back on this much other than to change spelling errors, so sorry if it’s also inconsistent

But I hope you liked it! Who knows I might make another part where Hatsu is actually in it

@/4a-t5u is the Hatsu acc!

[momochizu]

Another fun day for sparkle-chan

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[floralneonlights]

Garroth and Gepard both...

Have blue eyes

Have blonde hair

Blue

Loyal to their leader

Kinda gay for that one manwhore in the cast?

[shoezuki]

Sampo acting all innocent and shocked clutching his pearls when confronted either his own thievery is extremely funny to me.

[lol-draws]

Rating: General Audiences

Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Fandom: 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)

Relationship: Gepard/Sampo (Honkai: Star Rail)

Additional Tags: Fluff || First Kiss || Touch-Starved Sampo || implied - Freeform || Why is that not a tag :( || Sampard Week 2023 || Consent is great and wonderful and you should always ask for it || Be like Gepard || no beta we die like Cocolia

Series: Part 4 of Sampard Week 2023!

[obituarybug]

Publicly saying that every Sampo/Gepard fic is horribly written could be hurtful to the people who wrote them. Sometimes certain thoughts are best kept to yourself. That being said, I hope you do write a Sampard fic and have fun doing so ❤

I'm glad for your concern but I DIDN'T say every Sampo/Gepard fic is horribly written lmao, if I did it would imply every fic is ALSO pure porn and in a language I don't speak

Also, I didn't say which fics are horribly written (like "omg Chavez wrote a horrible fic called Blue Haired Scammer Support Group" - I didn't call out anyonr specific FOR THE PURPOSE OF NOT HURTING THEIR FEELINGS) so it's not like I'm hurting anyone's feelings? Idk I was just trying to be truthful about what I've read

[actorsmask]

(Ahanon is currently lounging in their house, reading some random book Ms. Pela had made them beta read for her. Apparently she wrote it and wanted them specifically to speak their thoughts on it.)

Simple plot, but effective, it always got readers on the edge of their seat and makes them yell in frustration for the two to kiss… Heh, boy do I know the… Feeling…

(They immediately sat up, interested at a particular part of the story.)

… Oh my god, Ms. Pela…

The book read: “I do not love him! Your just spouting nonsense now!!!”

His friend stared at him with a deadpan stare. “Yeah, sure, mhm, totally— I’m not going to do this again Sam! You need to stop denying it and delaying or you’ll lose the chances you have of being with him!”

Sam rolled his eyes and stood up. “Like you said, I’m not doing this again either! I do not have any feelings. Period.”

“You didn’t seem like it that one time Garrett got the flu—“”That is beside the point.”

“No it’s not! I’m telling you, running around in circles like this won’t work!”

Sam sighed and walked back to his room, ignoring his friend yelling at him to ‘wake up.’

“… I don’t like him.”

… He admits he’s attractive, but so does everyone else! I mean, everyone likes Gerard! He’s a novel citizen, good work, good pay, good life, good family, and good money!

Sam? He can’t even count the amount of times he’s went to jail! He’s a crook, a criminal, an absolute fool… He and Gerard would never work. Never.

… Sometimes, though, he allows himself to wish.

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“…ett…rett…”

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“… Garrett!!!”

Garrett snaps out of his trance and looks back at his friend, who looks at him with a raised eyebrow. “These bags won’t carry themselves lover boy! Help me out!” “Ah, of course, sorry.”

Garrett immediately picked up a few bags and walked alongside his friend, who side-eyed him.

“If you were daydreaming about—“”I was not daydreaming about Sam.” “I didn’t even mention Sam.” “I can already tell you we’re going to bring him up.”

“Basta, tomato tomato.”

Garrett sighed, shaking his head. “I don’t like him, nor love him.”

“Keep telling yourself that.” “I’m serious.”

“And so am I, Garrett.” They said seriously, looking at them with a stern gaze as if they were a parent scolding their child. “You need to reflect seriously, and think about this. You can never just easily put a label like this when it comes to love.”

“I have already thought and reflected, and I can say with full confidence that I do not like Sam.” His friend sighed and kept walking.

“… You won’t be able to be with him forever, Garrett.” This made him stop walking, staring at them as if they had insulted him. “Again, I’m serious. You know how many enemies he has? How many enemies you have? Something could happen to either one of you or even both! And you would never get the chance to talk again.”

This made him stop once again, it made him think. Garrett was rich, sure, but it meant people wanted his money. His family was well known too, which made him even more of a target.

Sam… Sam always landed himself in jail. One day he himself could go too far and get tased by the cops, or worse, shot and killed. Not to mention the amount of people he’s hurt and scammed.

As Garrett was thinking, his friend snapped their fingers to get him out of his trance.

“See what I mean now, Garrett? Both of you are big figures, both well known, which makes an easy target.”

“…” They sighed and put a hand on his shoulder. “You can still wait, but don’t keep each other waiting so long. Both of you have dangerous lives, you might as well spend what little you have left with each other not as rivals, but as lovers.”

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(The book ended there.)

(Ahanon laughed loudly as they finished reading.)

Oh Ms. Pela, stooping to a new low I see!

(They sigh and place the book down on their table.)

… She asked me how she should end it…

(They said thoughtfully, looking towards an old picture of themself and Sampo, it was… From a really long time ago.)

… I haven’t seen him this happy… For a long time.

Maybe… Maybe I’ll wait and see, then I’ll tell her how the story should end.

[shoezuki]

gepard is SOOOO interesting because of the little hints that hoyo drops about him not always being able to perfectly conform to the unforgiving expectations and responsibilities of being a noble. Its been pretty implied that hes always had a relatively gentle/kind nature (how warmly he introduces the trailblazers to belobog, how he hums his older sisters songs subconsciously, how he cares and grieves deeply for all of his soldiers, younger gepard wanting to play with the underworld kids, having a specific interest in getting better at art and growing plants, hell he even canonically cries at bad movies)... i imagine he was not always this much of eloquently spoken/rigid person or at least was not able to expertly present himself as one. and any other avenues of aspiration were ripped away from him in favor of basically being told he was born to die fighting for his people, it really makes you wonder what if he was allowed to grow up without so many expectations. (i read this sampard fic once where they seemingly just Exist together for a moment without their labels or titles and sampo paints gepards nails for him with a baby blue sky and clouds and. it still fucking gets me)

yesyesyesyes youre SO right theres so many good lil tidbits hinting to his complexities like. like u say how we got So many things showing him to be more emotional than jus the rigid, icy shield of belobog. I think of that lightcone of him n serval as kids the 'landau's choice' one So much cuz for one his sister standing up for him but also it paints him as more of a sensitive child n i think he was such when he was younger. that he was compassionate n emotional. but expectations and responsibilities lead to him smothering that and burying his more sensitive side.

and yet. he's still fucking kind. despite everything he remains caring at that is. So much

god yea. i do wonder. if he hadnt been forced to conform n become captain, what would he do n who would he be? In part i think he'd always be protective and seek out a way to help the city considering compassion is a core part of him, but what other avenues would he explore? i bet he'd be a doctor or field medic.