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[hwaitham]

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[dustofthedailylife]

Sick stubborn anon from yesterday. Hoping I can call myself 🍓anon.

Imagine stubborn s/o adopting the slimes or other dangerous creatures?dont ask how they befriend it, they did and now it follows them around

Hiii, nonnie! Welcome back and I'm sorry I'm only now getting to your ask, I was super busy and couldn't sit down to write at all. I love this idea though, it's super adorable! I went and noted down some HCs for the men I could imagine best in this scenario. Also ofc you can call yourself 🍓anon!! I'm happy to welcome you :3

"That Day I Befriended A Slime" ft. Xiao, Zhongli, Tighnari, Alhaitham, Childe, Diluc x Reader [Fluff, Crack]

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→ Xiao immediately pulls you away from the little anemo slime that trails behind you as you walk along the path of your shared home. He immediately pulls out his polearm and points it toward the little slime. It closes its eyes in panic and starts to cry and shake, flapping its little wings in terror.

"Xiao! What by the Seven are you doing?", you pout. You throw yourself between him and the slime with furrowed eyebrows, before you push the tip of his polearm away and pick the slime up to cradle it in your arms protectively. "Do you know what this is? It's dangerous!", he remarks with a sharp tone. "Dangerous?! Where? Look at it! You even made it cry..."

Needless to say, you hold a slime as a pet ever since. Although he keeps a close eye on it. Can't be too trusting.

→ Zhongli left you alone for a mere three hours and he comes back to see you kneeling in your garden and feeding bread to a geo slime. It wasn't often the ex-archon has gone into high-alert mode since he retired, but this sure is one of those situations.

"Love, get away from this thing and come back inside!", he says with evident panic in his voice as he hurries your way. He moves his arms in a swift motion making a jade shield appear around you. The geo-energy shockwave it creates sends the little slime flying backwards into the flowerbed. "Arthur no!", you yell as you hurry after the slime to pick it up again and brush the dirt off of the slime with your bare hands. "He is friendly, don't hurt him, darling! Look! He reminds me of you.", you explain with a fond smile as you hold the slime out in his direction.

Living with you surely never became boring. To Zhongli, you are a marvel he finds himself lost in every day anew. And he loved you oh so dearly.

→ Tighnari finds you tending to several plants as he arrives in Pardis Dhyai. You smile and wave in his direction excitedly as you spot him, which he mirrors. That was until he saw a pair of very familiar-looking leaves move behind you in the grass. All his hair begins to stand on end as he rushes over to you to knock you out of the way and making you clumsily fall on top of him to soften the fall.

"What's has gotten into you, T?!", you fumed as you get back up again, pat some dirt off your clothes and stare at Tighnari in disbelief. "This slime was about to attack you!", he says as he grabs his bow and begins to scan the environment. "Where did it go?" "Probably into hiding, you scared the poor thing." "Poor... thing?", he questioned in confusion. "Well yes, I've been looking after it. It's very cuddly. Look there it is." Completely baffled he watches as you hurry over the little dendro slime that was peeking up from the flowerbed.

He quietly watches in disbelief as you talk to the slime as it nuzzles into your trousers. You were truly full of surprises.

→ Alhaitham is just reading a book as you walk through the door with a big flower pot. A few leaves are sticking out at the top of it. You put the pot down on the dinner table before going into the kitchen. At first, he didn't pay it too much mind; that was until the leaves in the port started rustling and a dendro slime suddenly jumped out of it.

"What you brought home is not a plant!", Alhaitham sighed. "I know.", you simply shrugged as you came back from the kitchen with a tray of vegetables. "You know? What do you mean you know?!" "I found the little guy in the wild, he was wounded by a Rishboland Tiger just outside the city gates. I nurtured it back to health and then he started trusting me. Now I picked him up.", you explain rationally. You begin smiling excitedly as you feed some carrots to the happily gurgling slime.

He knows there was nothing that would deter you from keeping the slime, so he just quietly accepts that he now has yet another roommate. At least this one was able to be quiet, unlike a certain architect.

→ Childe sees you kneeling next to a little hydro slime as he is out on patrol. He draws his bow and gets ready to shoot and arrow at the slime that is currently nibbling on your finger.

"Step aside, love!", he demands sharply. You look over to where you find him standing, drawing an arrow with his bow with furrowed eyebrows. Before he is able to land the shot, you throw yourself over the slime, causing him to have to shoot the arrow into the air instead. You could hear a gurgly whine as the slime attempts to flee in panic. "Ajax! Stop! You're scaring it!"

He stands there dumbfounded as he watches you chase after the crying hydro slime, trying to console it. You really were one of a kind and Childe found himself falling in love with you even more again. You always managed to see the good in everything surrounding you and he admires you for it.

→ Diluc comes home late as he spots you sleeping on the sofa. There was a faint warm glow coming out of your direction and he wonders what it has to mean. As he gets closer he spots a pyro slime sleeping on top of your chest. You are clinging your arms around it in your sleep.

All alarms inside of his head went off at the same time as he quickly grabbed the flower vase on the table and started pouring the water over the slime.

"Luc, what in Celestia!", you scream as you jump up from the sofa, now soaking wet. The slime let out a gurgly whine as it crawls under the blanket, scaredly peeking up at Diluc from under it. "There was a slime lying on top of you!", he says, panic still evident in his voice. "Yeah, I know!! I met it today and it jumped into my lap cuddling with me. So I took it home!"

He stood there completely flabbergasted. How did you even manage to befriend a slime? He has never heard such a thing was possible. But yet again, you were special in any meaning of the word. He knew as much by now. So he shouldn't even be surprised.

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[yostresswritinggirl]

Chase the Mirage

pairing -> Cyno x Adventurer!Reader x Tighnari; poly

word count -> 2.4k+ words

themes -> fluff, established relationship, scenarios and headcanons

(masterlist) (next) Two Akademiya giants, infatuated and hooked to a simple adventurer from the Adventurer's Guild. Absurd as it may seem, for Cyno and Tighnari, their lover is simply lovable like that.

Cyno and Tighnari.

Two prominent names in the Akademiya and Sumeru as a whole, regarded almost in a legendary manner.

When gossipers so willing to waste time on talking about other people's lives speak about the two's romance divinations, they always guessed that they would either be with someone who has the same academic prestige or none at all.

It was only when facts surfaced did they realize that the former was accurate, if only for half of it, at least. Never would they have imagined that THAT person from the Adventurer's Guild, the one adventurer practically glued to the hip with how they frequently take on their commissions, would be romantically involved with - not one - but BOTH of them!

Scary Serious Cyno and Strict Tighnari, and in between is some insignificant, unremarkable, UNEDUCATE-

"I strongly advise you keep that mouth shut." The table of scholars shied away from the polearm embedded in the table in front of them.

"If not for my sharp ears, I would have thought you lot were talking about yourselves," a second voice spoke followed by a hand laying upon the shoulder of the gossiper, grip tightening after every emphasized word. "Insignificant. Unremarkable. Uneducated. Amurta scholars too? What a disappointing batch you are."

Ungloved hands came into view to retrieve the polearm with barely any difficulty, and those who dared raise their heads were swiftly met with a fiery glare, burning them like the sinners they are. Even if not on paper, they felt like they had to atone for something far greater than they anticipated.

"You're lucky that today's a vacation day." A pause. "Forget it, not even worth the joke, what you said was already laughable."

"No need, they've already made a fool of themselves anyways. Besides, we have places to be." And their footsteps echoed throughout the House of Daena as they left, catching the last bits of their conversation before the double doors shut close behind them.

"The joke I thought up in the moment was quite good though."

"I don't want to hear it."

It was true that they were lucky that day, a blessing to have survived, but the rest of the week was devastatingly horrible. Numerous matras catching their gazes, getting banned from Pardis Dhyai seminars that were already as exclusive as they can be; they were more on edge that week compared to the weeks they had an important exam on. And so from one word of mouth to the next, an unofficial rule became sacred.

No matter how absurd it may seem - Cyno, Tighnari, and your relationship, is no laughing matter.

And archons forbid if you were the one to overhear such things. Punishment is always guaranteed when your feelings are hurt.

About Their Worries:

Despite their trust in your capabilities, being an adventurer still puts you in a significant amount of danger no matter how seasoned you are with the craft. At the start, they would coax you to train your combat skills with them, even urging you to practice with their weapons - even if it's not your preferred armament.

There would be a clearing in the forest where you practice, usually with Collei when she feels that her bow skills are lacking. Tighnari and Cyno were content on watching or talking on the side in the beginning, letting you and Collei learn by yourselves, helping each other, etc.

But when you managed to somehow shoot yourself on the foot, none of them trusted you to be alone with a bow ever since.

At times when you do end up getting injured, they'll be doting as they are scolding, genuinely worried for you.

But despite being a simple human, you're also quick to dispel their worries, always rising up every time you fall and assuring them that it's not the end of the world.

There's a worry in their eyes that you can't quite place and they can't quite word, but no matter the doubts festering in their mind, you always find a way to make them smile with your own. "I guess I just used up all my luck by having two magnificent men as my boyfriends, I can't really complain!"

They'll shake their head in exasperation but with a fond smile on their face. On the rare occasions that things did get too dire, you just let them do their thing.

Let them care for you, let them worry about you, let them spend what little free time they have with you; anything to appease them until they're confident that something like that won't happen again.

About Commissions:

Yet even when they had permitted you to go back to your commissions, there's still a bit of their influence hanging over your shoulder.

Like how suddenly all the available commissions are tame in comparison to the ones you dealt with prior to getting injured, how Katheryne kept exclaiming that there are no missions outside of Sumeru available at the time, or how Kamal won't look you in the eye when you realized your usual commissions are now of a lower rank than what you're capable of.

Their scheming became much more apparent when a special commission opened up that specifically requests your assistance.

"They need an extra set of hands to help prepare for a seminar in Pardis Dhyai today."

"Probably just to doll up the place. Who should I approach there, the contact?"

"Yes, it's - " Katheryne starts on auto-pilot, only to halt her own words and shut her mouth in obvious hesitance. That was one of the oddities of today. "It's not specified but I'm sure you can just ask around." You nodded slowly with a skeptical stare, that of which the receptionist ignored by turning to the shelf behind her.

It was only when you saw an uncharacteristically smiley Tighnari standing by the pathway to the site did all the weirdness of today finally click into place. At the sight of your unamused stare, his toothy smile became more smug. "It's nice to see you again, dearest." Followed by him ruffling your hair.

"Tighnari, I was with you and Cyno yesterday." A pause. "Is there even a seminar - "

"But of course! I'm not that foolish to lie to you, now come on, we have hundreds of chairs to lay out." They've done this a million times by now. You know, oh you know for sure that they didn't really need an extra hand to set things up - but when your Forest Watcher took your hand and guided you inside, excitedly talking about today's lecture (where he's the speaker, mind you!), you simply squeezed his hand and let him be.

The rest of your day was expertly derailed after Tighnari convinced you to stay in the duration of the seminar, unable to refuse and as such, your other commissions had to be done the next day. At least the celebration feast for a job well done that day was delicious...

Shortly after hearing about this stunt, your other boyfriend thought it was a good idea to replicate it!

Cyno was ever so thankful that you were gullible when it comes to his advances.

"Save your energy, it's a long walk back. If you have any final words, save them for judgment day."

The terrified scholar had lost all will to talk back from the terrifying glare the General Mahamatra had upon looking down at him, frozen in fear as his hands gripped the burning sand below. Sensing that he wasn't getting up anytime soon, Cyno was about to speak again when a groan from behind took their attention.

"Archooons, you ran off so far, I don't think I can walk back that far again," you whined as you plopped your ass on the sand in front of the scholar. "Can we take a quick break? I'm already out of water... Hey, do you have any water left?"

The shift in tone and personality between you two was... Jarring. Still frozen but not out of fear, the scholar dumbly blinked at your stretching form, looking at him expectantly.

Only when the General stepped close to retrieve his staff did he finally snap out of his trance, looking up to see a stern glare still pointed at him, which flicked over to you for a second to send the message. Right, you asked for water. "I-I think I still have some, yes!" His shaky hands made quick work to retrieve his waterskin, uncapping it for you before handing it over.

"Ahh, you're a blessing in disguise! Thank you!" Graciously taking the waterskin, you were about to drink when Cyno suddenly snatched it out of your hand, earning a 'hey!' from his robbery. But instead of taking the water for himself, the white-haired man simply wiped inside and around the mouth of the waterskin with a spare cloth before handing it back to you.

The reprimanded scholar lived to tell the tale of the sight of the General Mahamatra giving his lover a piggyback ride through the desert, while you wore his headdress to cover your overheating brain. Had it not been for the consequences he faced that day, the scholar would have simply thought that the whole ordeal was a hallucination. If there were doubts about the authenticity of your relationship, that tale gradually diminished the doubters.

About Adventuring:

Of course, there would still be times where their stunts can't keep you near for too long, like commissions outside of Sumeru or simply your desire to go to the other regions.

There's a whole world out there, wondrous and colorful, it's just a shame that neither of them had the free time to see it.

But they know their boundaries and they respect your desires, after all, you're still an adventurer first and foremost. Adventure is in your heart, they only came after and squeezed themselves in. It was your duty as an adventurer that brought you to them and they are grateful for that.

So to stall for time a little bit and show you just how much they would miss you, Cyno and Tighnari usually packs your bag for you on these occasions. Their own little touch reminding you of them even through the simplest of things:

Tighnari always made sure that you have a small medicine kit in your person at all times, little vials filled with organic medicine he prepped himself if you were to fall ill or injure yourself on your journey, where he wouldn't be able to tend to you. There's a mini handbook for it too, explaining the contents, its use, application and how frequent you can use it.

By this time, you must have remembered these homemade medicine by heart already, what with Tighnari lecturing you about them as frequently as he could. But the adorable notes together with the pressed flowers always had you smiling whenever you take it out.

There would also be a random flower well-preserved and sneakily tucked in to your bag, just to drive home how much he misses you and wants you to miss Sumeru enough to come back to them. Make sure to keep the flower safe and bring it back to him when you come back, the smile you receive when you ask him to make it into a bookmark is out of this world.

Tighnari also makes sure you bring enough rations to last you until you reach the next town, filling up your flask with cold water so you don't dehydrate. Sometimes, there'll be warm pita pockets in your bag freshly made by Collei just for you! Just make sure to eat them immediately or else it'll spoil in your bag.

Cyno, he... Well, there's a joke book there, what else do you expect? Well not exactly, more like a joke notepad that you're supposed to read strictly once a day! This is one of the reasons why your lover always asks the exact days that you'll be gone, and makes sure to prepare a joke a day for you to read, like a daily gospel of some sorts.

He wants to make you laugh even when he's not there, and so he makes sure to fill the pad with good material that will surely make you smile. However, unlike his usual jokes, these ones were more loving and yearning. Conveying the underlying desperation of him missing you as the days go by:

"If you were a criminal, I wouldn't have let you go." "You're going to Inazuma, right? Make sure to bring back some snacks, I've been laven-der melons from there." "I love you to the moon and back... But a shorter journey would be preferable."

It's very apparent to everyone around them that you're out of Sumeru for a while - not just because you're obviously not there, but with how they both are around each other more often than not.

Tighnari is quick to be irate, and the General tends to bury himself with Matra work, those days were hell for even minor offenders in the Akademiya. Tense air follows them like a Withering Zone manifests wherever they walk, and it is always a blessing whenever you're back home.

A few steps away from the Akademiya, Tighnari's ears straightened up and twitched suddenly, followed by Cyno's nose wrinkling in recognition. These footsteps and scent -

"Cyno! Tighnari!" The two in question cringed when you stumbled on your own two feet from running, clearly exhausted from the heavy gasps leaving your lungs. But you still made it over to them, hair in disarray and adventurer's uniform skewed here and there, with that smile they've been missing for a month now. "I'm back!"

Chuckling to themselves, Tighnari took the heavy bag off of you while Cyno made it his mission to pat your hair down. "How did your trip go?" And with each hand in their own, the three of you walked out of the city side-by-side, serious Cyno and strict Tighnari freely smiling as they listen to you excitedly rant about your adventure.

Two Sumeru big shots in love with a significant, remarkable, lovable adventurer.

No doubt about it.

I almost went wild and made a whole ass series for this. But no, I must not tempt fate. But damn, this fic is not enough to hold all my thoughts for this.

[starxanemone]

꩜ⴰ ࣪˖ THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

tighnari x gender neutral!reader — oneshot. romance.

if you read between the lines, colors, and shapes of the petals, perhaps you might find meaning conveyed to you through the language of flowers.

— wherein you are a secret admirer of tighnari and you decide to send him flowers and along with equally-flowery words.

Rukkhadhava Mushrooms? Check.

Kalpalata Lotus? Check.

Padisara? Check.

Scarab fluid? Check.

“Do you find all of the necessary ingredients to be satisfactory enough?” An employee asks Tighnari as he counts the number of each ingredient separated into containers on top of the table.

“Yes, thank you very much.” He responds busily.

“I wish you the best in your endeavors. I will be off now.”

“Yes, thank you.” Tighnari nods his head as his pencil drags off carefully against the page of his little notebook, crossing small boxes listed between the grid lines. Work was constant and even more so now as he feels its amount in waves lately with the sudden new virus spreading around due to the withering zones. Fortunately, only a few were infected and it is not taking too much of a toll on his body—with him balancing the role of being a Forest Watcher and a sort of doctor on the side.

He sighs as he closes his notebook shut and sits down on the chair. He looks around him, wide dark emerald eyes admiring the abundance of greenery inside Pardis Dhyai and taking in the cluster of herbal and floral fragrances between each soft inhale.

He then glances at the clock.

3:29AM. Any minute now–

“Delivery for Tighnari!” A deep, gravelly voice enters the vicinity and Tighnari immediately stands up to respectfully bow to the delivery man.

“Ah, Arkan.” Tighnari greets the tall, burly man right in front of him politely. There is a bundle of purple hugged between Arkan’s arms and he eyes it promptly; expectantly; disposition still even despite the slight anticipating twitch of his ear. “I assume that is for me.”

“Ya got that right.” Arkan agrees gruffly, extending his arm out to hand him the bouquet of vibrant purple Forget-Me-Not flowers. “Your lover’s been quite consistent.”

“Perhaps ‘admirer’ would be a more suitable term. I still don’t know who they are.” Tighnari shakes his head before glancing down at the flowers now in his arms. Its petals are the shade of mustard yellow at the center, transitioning to vibrant purple as he eyes the petals down to its rounded tips. He wonders what is their motive behind all of this. How was he to fall for a person whose identity he had no slightest idea of? It was unreasonable to fall for a figment of his imagination—the mere idea built from expectations of who this person might be.

But still, he keeps the flowers close to him. It stays displayed inside his home, consistently being replaced every week upon each delivery. So far, he had received a total of four flower deliveries, all appearing to be freshly-picked and very healthy.

I’m keeping them because it would be a waste not to. Tighnari nodded to himself.

“Well, then, I’ll leave you to think about it by yourself.” Arkan dips his head slightly for a temporary farewell. He would be seeing Tighnarini again soon, no doubt.

“Alright. Thank you for the delivery, Arkan.”

Tighnari sits down once again, placing the wrapped bouquet on his lap, supporting it with one arm. He counts the flowers and the snowy Gypsophila surrounding each small bundle of Forget-Me-Nots. He brings it up to his face, breathing in the floral fragrance before noticing a small piece of rectangular paper pasted onto the wrapping. His fingers gently move the flowers to read the text.

“What if you forget to forget-me-not and we fade away?”

A new piece added onto the puzzle of the admirer’s hidden painting. Clever. Forget-Me-Nots. Tighnari thinks back to the previous pieces of paper he had received along with the bouquets of flowers. So far, the compilation of all the notes reads:

“You can open up to me; show me what’s inside. Mother nature made us to intertwine.”

“Lavender elixir so full of pheromones, give me one taste and you’re gone.”

“What if I can’t get you out of my thoughts? What if my seasons don’t change?”

And today, “What if you forget to forget me not and we fade away?”

The admirer seems troubled today, Tighnari thinks, humming to himself in deep thought. Perhaps they liked him more than he had initially expected. He expected to be receiving about only two to three deliveries of such things, but it’s turning out to be more of a consistent thing now. Looking forward to Monday’s every time the clock strikes thirty minutes after the hour of three in the afternoon has become a sort of habit.

But he wonders: When would this end? When would he get to meet the individual who has been going through the effort to send these on a weekly basis?

Perhaps he must do a little bit of investigating for himself.

The next week comes slowly as the virus dies down significantly with Tighnari providing the patients with treatment. It has provided time for him to give some thought onto the next course of actions he might take to look for the admirer, and perhaps, the best person to ask first is the person consistently delivering the flowers.

Arkan comes marching to the front of Tighnari’s house at exactly 3:30PM, and he’s there to receive him just in time.

“Arkan, I have a question.” Tighnari began as he accepted the bouquet. Today’s flowers were a fresh bundle white Tropical Morning Glories wrapped in black paper. He fishes for the note stuck onto the wrapping paper behind the flowers and silently reads it.

“You’re my little flower blooming in the night.”

Blooming in the night... Morning Glories were also known as Moonflowers.

He purses his lip in thought as his ear unconsciously twitches. He scratches the back of his neck. Why are my ears warm? Perhaps it is hotter today than usual.

“What is it?”

He looks up from the bouquet and eyes Arkan curiously. “By any chance, do you know who’s sending these flowers?”

Arkan lets out a loud guffaw at his question, pressing his hands onto his abdomen. “I thought you’d never ask."

“It’s just that I was too busy to be pondering about that previously with the virus and all.” Tighnari places the flowers onto the ledge of his porch before crossing his arms. “So? Will you tell me who they might be?”

“No can do.” Arkan shakes his head.

He sighs. “As I suspected. Looking for them is not going to be as easy as that.”

“How ‘bout I give ya a hint?” Arkan places his hands on his hips, grinning down at him widely. “You know them.”

Tighnari squints his eyes.

He knows them.

He browses his memories for the list of people that he knew but it was turning out to be rather difficult when he was practically familiar with more than half of Gandharva Ville and many from Sumeru City. It cannot possibly be Collei; she is much too young and she has been quite close with a boy her age lately that lived near their home. Cyno was way too subpar with his linguistic skills to be able to construct mellifluous words such as these, and it is apparent with his dry jokes, thus it is unlikely to be him. Paimon and the Traveler on the other hand had long left the vicinity of Sumeru. And Alhaitham… Well, he’s Alhaitham. Could it be Kaveh?

“Do they live closeby?” Tighnari asks after a few moments of thinking.

“They live in a sort of paradise. Sort of like a garden, if you will. That’s all I gotta say.” Arkan laughs before saluting to him. “Welp, I’ll leave ya to it.”

So it’s not Kaveh, then. Thank goodness. Tighnari breathes out a sigh of relief before taking the flowers from the ledge once again. He must quickly put them in a vase.

Another week comes and Tighnari is finished trekking through the forest with Cyno after dealing with one of the few remaining Withering Zones left.

“So you have been receiving a bouquet of flowers every week.” Cyno summarizes after Tighnari explains the entirety of the situation. “I see.”

“Yes, so if it is not any trouble and if you aren’t busy with work, would you mind helping me investigate this matter?” Tighnari tilts his head, waiting for his friend’s response.

“I’m afraid that I must refuse.” Cyno answers, quickly pulling his eyes away to look up at the nearby trees.

“Hm? And why is that?” Tighnari crosses his arms. “You are looking suspicious right now, my friend. Don’t tell me that you’re actually the secret admirer?”

Cyno sends him an offended look, or at least, as offended as his typically-stoic face could look. “Do I appear to be the type who writes poetry? I must say that my jokes are quite great, but poetry on the other hand?”

“Yes, it is exactly as I thought. Except for the jokes part.” Tighnari nods, ignoring the second wave of offended expression that paints his friend’s face. “But why were you acting suspicious just now? Perhaps… you know who they are. You know who has been sending the flowers to me.”

Cyno shakes his head. “It’s not that I knew. I only figured it out when you told me about the flowers just now.”

“How?”

“Easy. I suggested the flowers, or rather, I told them you liked plants, and maybe, flowers.” Cyno explains before suddenly looking thoughtful. “But now that I think about it. The notes do sound like something they would do.” He hums thoughtfully. "Hm... they even went all the way to Sumeru City to ask about something like that."

“Well? Are you not going to tell me who it is?”

“No.”

Tighnari sighs, rubbing his face in annoyance. This was becoming more frustrating with the way Arkan and Cyno were being so secretive.

Cyno pats his shoulder comfortingly. “You will find out who they are soon.”

“Why? Will they reveal themselves?”

“I do not know. But upon meeting them, it is only time before they slip up. They’re not as patient as you believe they are.”

“Yes, maybe…”

Tighnari receives three stems of Tulips today, tied together with a thin white ribbon that also holds a piece of paper along with it. His eyes squinted a little upon realizing that the texts today were a bit longer, and the handwriting was a bit messier.

Hm… Tulips…

“All I see are Tulips (you) and

I’m a hummingbird;

Heavenly ambrosia in every curve.

Honey dripping over my imagination;

The fragrance keeps flowing straight

down to my soul.”

He doesn’t hold back the warmth that spreads across his light-skinned cheeks and tips of his ears—or rather, he couldn’t. Whoever was writing him these notes and sending these flowers seemed to know just the precise words to make a person’s heart quiver. That, or this was simply born from the inexplicable feeling of adoration; one that Tighnari himself still doesn’t understand.

Perhaps, you would care to show him—to make him understand where all of these saccharine poems flow from inside you and onto paper.

He flips the paper around and is surprised to see an added note.

“I heard you were looking for me. Why don’t you come and find me, then?” He looks down further at the bottom of the page. “Here’s a hint: I live in paradise.”

Paradise? Tighnari squints rubs his chin at the familiar word. Where and when could he have last heard it?

Paradise… Ah! His eyes widen as he remembers his conversation with Arkan about two or three weeks before.

“They live in a sort of paradise. Sort of like a garden, if you will. That’s all I gotta say.” Arkan laughs before saluting to him. “Welp, I’ll leave ya to it.”

Paradise… Paradise— Pardis? Pardis Dhyai? If his suspicions were correct then… then the admirer was much closer than he had initially suspected. He had assumed that they lived in Sumeru City due to the weekly access to new and foreign flowers being delivered there frequently. This had caused him to forget about Pardis Dhyai completely—the actual grounds for producing an array of different plants and flowers.

He set the flowers into a vase filled with water and began preparing to clean up his things. Turns out that he had a trip to make towards Pardis Dhyai outside of work hours.

Tighnari arrives at the vicinity as the Sun had already set, leaving the shrounds of orange to be submerged underneath the dark blues littered with specs of white. Strange to him as it may be, but his heart is racing fast against his ribs as he takes rapid steps to enter the greenhouse. Perhaps it may be from all the running, or maybe it was the nerves swallowing his being, but one thing is for sure and that is the fact that his curiosity and the need to understand cannot deter him from finding out the one behind all these things.

He enters the greenhouse and the silence engulfs his ears aside from the crickets resounding from the distance. He steps forward, moving to the area where the flowers were born side by side, and there, he sees someone standing there, tending to the plants at this hour.

“You’re my little flower

Blooming in the night…”

His eyes widen as hears them sing softly as they hold the watering can over the vibrant leaves and petals.

“Only for an hour,

The northern lights.

My Casablanca sweetheart,

Nectar so divine.

Baby, you’re the best part

Of my life.”

“So it is you.” Tighnari’s voice cuts through the pause of their singing. He sees their shoulders jolt a little in surprise before they turn around slowly, sheepishly. It was you, the employee in Pardis Dhyai who guided him throughout each time he collected ingredients for new medicine.

“So you have found me.” Your smile is relaxed as you take a step towards him, placing a hand on his shoulder. He shivers at the contact but doesn’t move away, causing you to chuckle. “Shall we have a chat?”

“W-What makes you say that I have the time? I could be here for some herbs.” He blurts out, a little out of character from his typical self.

You chuckle at his nervousness. “Well? What can I do to convince you to stay?”

[mimi-cee-genshin]

Denial is Futile: Wanderer x f!reader - Chapter 1

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Summary: The cute and sweet guy from the bazaar was brought to your place while unconscious. But when he woke up, you were appalled by the amount of snark he had. Was he even the same person? And now you were stuck with him because he could literally die if he stopped holding your hand. You weren't sure if you could tolerate him any longer. Little did you know he was exactly the type of person you needed in your life.

Other info: Fluff, humor, sfw, enemies to lovers, some hurt/comfort and angst later, character growth, occurs after the version 3.3 Archon quest and Tighnari's story quest, female reader

Word count: 2.1k

*****

You fell back onto the bed with arms spread out, taking in the comfort of a real mattress. You finally won't be on the floor tonight.

You've been sleeping at Collei's place ever since you started as an intern here. The Akademiya was testing out a new program for young scholars to get some more practical experience while continuing their studies. You were stationed at Gandharva Ville for a few months under Tighnari's mentorship.

For now, you took over the odd jobs that Collei would have done, but being out here at least gave you a chance to see the plants you studied for yourself. Maybe next time, you could intern in the desert. You imagined the plants there would be completely different from where you grew up.

You rolled over on the bed and closed your eyes, thankful Collei was letting you use her bed while she was visiting Mondstadt. Today was your day off, so you could afford a nap. You closed your eyes and snuggled into your blanket as you began to drift off.

"Hey!" It was Kamran's voice from outside. The forest ranger rushed through the entrance and Iraj followed after him. "You can help us, right?" Kamran asked. A body hung limp across his back, completely unconscious.

Your jaw dropped.

It wasn't unusual for the rangers to bring in someone who needed medical attention. Over the months you were here, a few people came to Tighnari for minor injuries, despite his frequent warnings. But you hadn't encountered someone in this state before.

From Kamran and Iraj's reaction, it seemed that finding someone unconscious wasn't new. But why did they bring him to you? You were a student, not a doctor.

"What happened?" you asked.

"We found him near a batch of speckled posies," Kamran told you.

"But those are harmless," you said. You recently studied them during your previous semester. You could even visualize it among your stack of flashcards.

"That's what we thought too," Iraj said. "That's why we brought him to you, in case you knew more information about them."

"That's all I know right now." You bit your lip, glancing out the door. "Where's Tighnari?"

"He's on his way back from Pardis Dhyai," Iraj replied. Tighnari must have been there checking on Karkata.

You nibbled on your nail. "Alright." You headed to your desk and grabbed a couple of textbooks. You hoped there would be some useful information in them. "Bring him in for now while we figure something out," you told them.

Kamran laid the patient on your bed while you flipped through the pages of the textbook on Avidya flowers. The chapter on speckled posies was somewhere near the back.

"Here is it," you said, walking back to your bed.

Thud.

Your textbook hit the floor. You covered your mouth, shocked to see who was in front of you. You didn't get a clear look at him earlier, but now seeing his outfit and then verifying his face, you wished it wasn't him.

He was the guy you met at the Grand Bazaar.

*****

The lighting grew dim as you entered the heart of Sumeru City, a whole marketplace among massive trunks and broad-covered leaves. The bazaar was still as grand as the first time you entered it. There was nothing like this back in Inazuma.

You stared up at the greenery, but you were pushed forward, about to fall flat on your face. You held your hands out front, bracing for impact, when someone grabbed the back of your shirt.

You let out your breath. That was close. But when you turned around, a sunsettia was about to smack you in the face. You caught it just in time.

"Sorry about that," he said with a soft and gentle voice. "I didn't see you there."

In front of you was a stack of three – no, four – crates balanced on his left hand.

"Are you alright?" he asked as he let go of your shirt.

He seemed like a regular guy to you. He had a blue and white outfit and wore an oddly large hat. He wasn't bad looking: a slender build, indigo hair framing his face and his eyes were…

"Hey," he said, catching your attention. "You okay?"

"Yeah," you replied, breaking your eyes away from him. "I'm fine." You stared at the sunsettia in your hand, not knowing where else to look. The surface of your cheeks heated up. You weren't sure if it was merely because you were embarrassed.

"Is there–"

You flinched, startling him as well. Why were you getting surprised by his voice? He wasn't even loud. You never used to be scared of anything.

"Is there any way I can make it up to you?" he asked.

"Nope," you told him, taking a peek to force yourself to look at him. You didn't want him to think you were avoiding him. "I'm fine," you quickly added as you handed him the sunsettia.

He shook his head. "You keep it," he told you, touching your hand and gently pushing it back. "It's the least I could do." You felt a tingle where his hand met yours.

"I... Umm..." You tilted your head down, attempting to hide your growing smile. "Thank you."

"Hey, kid," a tall, burly man walked up to him. He stared at him from head to toe, in awe of the number of crates he was holding. "How in the world can you carry all those sunsettias?" he asked. "You don't even have a vision."

"I'm not quite sure," he said. "But I'm glad I can use my strength to pay you back, Boss."

They started some small talk with you, perhaps because the boss was hoping to get some business from you after learning you were new here. They soon returned to their stand, but as the guy left, he waved back at you one last time.

When he wasn't watching, you smacked your forehead. It had been a long time since you've felt nervous, although for a different reason. At least here you could say you had decent taste. He seemed like a sweet guy. You wanted to deny it, but in the back of your mind, you wished you could meet him again some day.

*****

This was not how you wanted to meet him again.

He was passed out on your bed, lifeless as if he were a puppet with no strings. You bit your lip, praying he would survive whatever illness he was going through. It hurt to see a guy like him unconscious in front of you with no means of waking him up. He didn't deserve this.

"I don't understand," Tighnari said as he continued to examine him. "There's no reason he would have effects this severe. Perhaps there is another reason for his reaction."

"We didn't find anything else in the area, sir," said Kamran. "Although… we may have missed something since our priority was to bring him to safety. There were other creatures around."

"Hmm…," said Tighnari. "It seems we'll have to go on the information we have then. I've never seen anyone react this way." He checked the patient's forehead and pulse. Tighnari's eyes widened. "Upon closer inspection, his situation is similar to when Karta–"

Tighnari got up and picked up his satchel. He headed for the door. "I'll be right back," he informed you. "But see what you can do for now. Kamran, Iraj, you're coming with me."

Your hands clammed up, paralyzed from having your mentor practically abandoning you to fend for yourself with little instruction. You peeked at your unconscious patient with no clue what to do.

But something bothered you. What did Tighnari see when he checked on him? With hesitation, you reached out to touch his forehead, hoping you'd gain some insight.

He wasn't breathing.

Were his airways blocked? What was Tighnari thinking? The forest rangers? Did they not notice? Did he only stop breathing now?

You pulled down his jaw to check if anything was stuck in his throat. You tried to remember that first aid and CPR book you randomly read when your roommate was out. You weren't trained for this. What should you do?

His eyes opened.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!!" you screamed, pulling your hand away. His eyes were still opened but he wasn't moving, just laying on the bed. What the heck was going on?

You cursed under your breath, convinced your spirit had left your body. You slowly reached out to him to check on him again. At the touch of your skin, he moved his hand.

You braced yourself for whatever you thought was going to happen, but relaxed a little when he simply raised his hand to touch his forehead.

"What just happened?" he groaned.

"You were unconscious," you told him.

"I knew that much," he said, his tone slightly more sarcastic than you had expected it to be.

He tried to sit up and you helped him since you thought he wouldn't be feeling well. He leaned his back against the wall and his gold pendant dropped down and dangled off of his shoulder. Your eyes grew wide as his anemo vision swayed back and forth in front of you. Did he always have one?

You shook your head. Focus. Forget about the vision.

"So are you just going to sit there and keep holding me up or…"

"You weren't breathing!" you spat out. "So I was trying to check your airways and–"

"Are you stupid or something?" he asked.

"What?" You blinked a few times. Where did that come from?

"Are you so dumb as to not notice I'm not human?"

"I… um…," you stammered. It was true you shouldn't have assumed but even youkai needed to breathe. "Well, you were the one who was passed out in the middle of the forest."

"What's your point?"

"You–" No. Calm down. You didn't want your anger to get the best of you. You took a deep breath and tried again. "They found you near some speckled posies. We currently think that might be the cause."

He let out a scoff. "So after all those experiments, I've been bested by a flower. Ha. Pathetic."

Your eyes widen, not recognizing the guy in front of you anymore. Who was he?

"No wonder why they ditched me," he muttered to himself.

Oh. Maybe he was acting this way because someone had wronged him. You tried to be more compassionate with him.

"I don't think you're pathetic," you told him. "You know you're actually really strong, right? Not many can hold a stack of filled crates on one hand. Besides," you strained a smile at him, "personality is much more important."

"Did you get that from the latest self-help seminar?"

"Excuse me?"

"What? Just calling it as it is."

What was his problem? Was he even the same guy you met before?

"Are you actually his evil twin?" you asked.

He raised a brow. "What are you going on about?"

"You know. You… or at least someone who looks like you was at the bazaar?" you told him.

"Ha. Hahahaha." His laughter sounded awkwardly evil. "That was me alright." He leaned toward you, riling you up "What? I'm not your style now?"

He had to be lying. There was no way someone's personality could change so drastically. But one glance at his vision was all it took to remind you it was possible.

A knot formed in your stomach. "Look," you told him, grinding your teeth. "I'm here trying to help you, but–"

"Get off me."

"What?" you snapped at him.

"I don't need your help."

Your hand was on his upper arm to support him in case he might have gotten dizzy and fainted. Why did you even bother?

"Well? Aren't you–”

You let go.

His whole body went limp and nearly hit the bed. You were so shocked that you caught him as a reflex.

His brows furrowed. "Didn't you hear me? I said hands off–"

You let go again, but this time you let him drop on the floor. He could stay like that for all you cared.

He remained on the floor, but your heart ran a little faster every second he stayed unconscious. His body was curled up next to the bed, his arm was bent in an awkward way and his cheek was firmly planted on the ground.

"Hey," you said, hoping for a response. "Hey." Your voice began to reveal your panic. "This isn't funny," you said, pulling his arm. "You'd better stop–"

"Why am I on the floor?"

Your eyes grew wide as he stared straight back at you. This wasn't a joke. He went unconscious every time you let go of him and woke up every single time you held onto him.

What exactly was going on?

*****

Chapter 2 >

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[scuderiamint]

i like to imagine that tighnari had long, almost waist length hair in the academia. he would have taken extra care of it aswell (much like he does with his tail now), having different types of braids decorate it almost daily

but as pretty as his hair was, it also became a sort of hinderance for him after a while.

there was the occasional snide comment about how he must spend most of his time on his hair, rather than his studies or how some people would treat him more delicately even with his own blunt replies

as a scholar who just wanted to focus on his studies he just decided to cut his hair shorter.

afterwards cyno questioned him about it which lead to nari explaining all the small annoyances his hair brought his way

and with that everything calmed down, nari could actually finally focus on his studies, he would also find that shorter hair was also way more convenient while he was working with plants in Pardis Dhyai

fast forward some time and tighnari would start to notice something

cyno was no longer cutting his hair shorter and was just allowing it to grow out freely

nari would find out that cyno had deliberately chosen to stop cutting his hair cuz of the annoying people tighnari had to deal with as a way of saying 'fuck you' to them lmao

[italeean]

A stick(L)y situation

Kaveh invites Cyno and Tighnari to his place after the delicious lunch at Pardis Dhyai... better yet, he invites them to Alhaitham's place

A/N: Hellooo!! How're you doing? 🥰 Just as I promised, the fic is coming out today and I hope it's as awesome as the characters I got to write for!! This is a request for one of those followers that was here from day 1 and has always supported my writing and has encouraged me during the times in which I lacked inspiration 🌸 Non ci sono parole per dirti quanto apprezzo il tuo sostegno 💚🤍❤️ (there are no words to tell you how much I appreciate your support)

DISCLAIMER: This is a tickle fic, if it's not to your taste I don't suggest you read it

"I still don't understand what this is all about..." Alhaitham mumbled as he prepared his Sabz Meat Stew with such a grumpy expression that the bad mood could be felt in the whole kitchen. "I told you already!" Kaveh's voice resonated louder than necessary "Cyno and Tighnari invited us to celebrate Collei's academic progress, it's nice to invite them back."

"Oh so invited them to MY place without telling me about it until two hours before their arrjval?" The Acting Grand Sage said with such a sharp sarcasm that could've cut through titanium. "Well... I knew you'd say no... and I live here too, so it's kinda our place now! Even if no one knows I actually live here... b-but I'm older anyway so you gotta listen to your senior..!"

The younger man let out a dry laugh at Kaveh's nervous tone. If that was meant to be authoritative, he couldn't imagine how he handled nasty clients. "I suppose it's too late to cancel the invitation anyway, so you better finish that Fatteh quickly and set up the table. What are you even doing? It's food, not a model of your buildings."

"Ugh you..! Cooking is a form of art, and the presentation is essential when you serve something to a guest!" The blonde exclaimed with such indignation that one would've thought Alhaitham had just said something blasphemous. "Whatever... food is supposed to be digested and decomposed, I don't see why the effort should be worth it..."

A knock interrupted the philosophical debate about how the food should be served. Kaveh quickly fixed his hair and went to the door. "Welcome guys! Alhaitham was so nice to offer his own place to have this dinner!" He exclaimed with such a rigid tone that Alhaitham internally facepalmed.

A great way to not let them understand that the two of them were roomies...

Fortunately, the Archons were on the architect's side and he managed to quickly change topic. "Oh? Where's Collei?" Tighnari sighed "A friend of her had invited her to Mondstadt to celebrate her progress some time ago and she forgot to tell us... but she made some Pita Pockets for us to make us forgive her." The fennec fox handed a cute package full of Pita Pockets made like only Collei was able to do.

"Oh well... that's a shame, but I'm glad she got the opportunity to travel again and that she made such a nice and caring friend!" Kaveh said cheerfully. "Oh yeah, that Sucrose girl seems really nice, although she's a little shy... actually really shy..." the dark-haired guy added.

"That probably makes her the perfect match for Collei though..." Cyno thought out loud, "although her deck is no match for Collei's one... for example, have you seen how she deploys..." After ten minutes of rambling, Tighnari managed to stop the long haired guy's monolog about the smartest way to play TCG.

"Anyway," Kaveh continued "celebrating Collei's progress without Collei doesn't make much sense... so we should totally make another dinner! I'm sure Alhaitham would be delighted to have us here again to bring life to this place!"

Alhaitham sighed, already annoyed by all that noise and all that chattering. He breathed deeply and tried to put on his usual poker face. It was just a dinner after all... a couple of hours and they'd be gone...

Four hours had passed, it was 11 pm, and a very grumpy Alhaitham was sitting on his couch witnessing the match between Kaveh and Cyno to decide the TCG champion.

Kaveh was destroyed in three quick rounds, which made the Scribe let out the first chuckle of that evening. The older student, on the other hand, pouted at that humiliation. In his defense, Cyno had brought a special liquor from the Desert and he had gone a little overboard with drinking, so he wasn't exactly in top shape when he dueled against the King of Invokations.

"Shut up Alhaitham! This isn't funny..! I just had bad cards and bad luck with the dices..!" The blonde tried to justify himself, although that didn't affect the smug smile that was adorning Cyno's face. "Please, even a Sumpter Beast would've played a better match..." the silver-haired man replied without hesitation. Even Tighnari had to chuckle at that comparison, the idea of a blond and fancy Sumpter Beast sounded hilarious.

Kaveh became red in the face and squinted his eyes at his (secret) roommate. He was just a little tipsy, so he was sober enough to have control over his thoughts, actions and movements. "You wanna laugh, you brat? I'll give you something to laugh about!!" His hands found the Scribe's hips and they squeezed roughly and mercilessly.

Tighnari and Cyno looked at the scene with a dumbfounded expression while Alhaitham kicked the air with his legs, doing his best to hold back his laughter.

"You didn't even smile throughout the whole dinner and the first laugh you have is at your senior?? This will teach you some manners!" The blonde gestured his friends to join him, and surprisingly they looked at each other and actually did.

"Yeah, you absolutely need to laugh more. It's good for your health, you know?" The fennec fox grinned as his hands latched on the Acting Grand Sage's knees and squeezed gently but firmly.

"Well..." Cyno's voice behind him made Alhaitham jump, "it seems like you're in a rather... stickly situation..." Everyone sighed... better yet, Alhaitham would have if he hadn't been busy holding back his laughter. "Do you get it? People usually say 'you're in a sticky situation' so I put the word 'sticky' and 'tickly' together"

After the lack of reaction, Cyno gave up on explaining his joke and let his wiggling fingers descend on his friend's neck. A snort came out of the Acting Grand Sage's mouth, although he didn't really have the composure of an Acting Grand Sage in that moment, and the dam finally broke.

Low pitched giggles came out in a stream as the poor Scribe squirmed and tried in vain to get away from the six evil hands that were gently and playfully tormenting him. "Thihihis ihihis childihihihish!!" He whined between his giggles, his cheeks flushed in embarrassment.

"That's what you get for laughing at your senior!" Kaveh yelled proudly while he poked all over his poor roommate's torso. Tighnari chuckled "I wonder what happens if I get behind here..." His nimble fingers sneaked behind his knees and scribbled relentlessly, making the silver-haired man go into another fit of cackles.

"Thihihis ihis thehe lahahahast timehe Ihihi invihihite yohohou herehehe!!" Everyone let out a fake gasp "You don't mean it..!" The architect exclaimed, now fully in his drama queen mode, "I didn't wanna do this, but you left me no choice. Behold my final ace up my sleeve guys!!"

After that probably ridiculous battle scream, probably dictated by the liquor, Kaveh sneaked his hands behind his roommate's back, targeting the back of his ribs. The shriek that left Alhaitham's lips didn't even sound like it could come from him, but Tighnari and Cyno quickly recovered from the surprise and followed the blonde's lead.

With six hands all targeting his most sensitive spot, it took less than a minute to make Alhaitham's body go limp. His laughter got completely silent and even a tear formed in the corner of his eye. The three friends took it as their signal to stop, which they did.

After the young Scribe recovered from the merciless tickle attack and the embarrassment, Kaveh looked at him smugly once more and said in a proud tone "Now that you got something better to laugh about than your senior, wanna play another round of TCG?"

Cyno immediately agreed, and he quickly convinced Tighnari with a pair of wide puppy dog eyes, and Alhaitham ended up joining too.

Although he'd never say it out loud, he was sure he'd invite the guys and Collei one more time for a nice dinner and a night of genuine, lighthearted fun.

[anxiefics]

Hello! I saw you wanted scara requests and there was one idea from @kichiyoshi I REALLY wanted to see done but I don't think anyone has done yet. So if you did I'd be very thankful.

(It's like their only post and I don't think tumblr would allow me to copy the whole thing)

: ̗̀➛ ib: @kichiyoshi !!

: ̗̀➛ synopsis: looks like you forgot your consciousness was connected to the balladeer's. oops?

: ̗̀➛ ft. scaramouche x reader

: ̗̀➛ cw: written before 3.3 quest, cursing

: ̗̀➛ this idea was so cute!! thanks for sharing yaya

_________ ׂׂૢ་༘࿐

after the time in pardis dhyai, you were even more wary of scaramouche, not that you weren't already on edge because of him. you were just barely keeping your.. rather interesting thoughts out of your head while he spoke to you, knowing that he could read your mind. you could still feel his ghost-like shadow over your shoulder, tickling your ear. maybe you're just delusional.

he's in a coma now, isn't he? you thought to yourself. serves him right. i do wonder if i can see him though...

after a long and hard day, you really wanted some eye candy. however, i don't know why you'd pick the balladeer of all people, not to judge your taste of course (like seriously, cyno has his chest on display. though maybe that's for tighnari?)

"hey, nahida!" you waved to the small god, who seemed to be pondering something, as per usual. she brightened up upon seeing your face.

"why hello, y/n. what brings you here?" nahida inquired.

"i would like to see scaramouche, if that's possible," you answered with a sheepish smile on your face.

"ah, he just woke up a few days ago. he's in this room here, but keep in mind that he is still a bit disoriented," she warned, leading you to the room on the left.

"thanks nahida, see you later!" you knocked on the door as the god went away to do godly things, you presumed.

a familiar, snarky face answered the door. ah, how you hate to love this guy. or love to hate, either way.

keep it cool, y/n. and that you did. though internally, you were screeching. looks like you forgot all about how his consciousness was connected to yours. his sheer bodysuit left little to the imagination (a more modest approach compared to cyno's), kimono fitting loosely around his lithe figure, like he couldn't be bothered to tie it properly. though he has gone through a shocking change (he's a good guy now, or so nahida says), he still had that "i'm better than you" air to him. you'd be lying if you said you didn't find him attractive.

okay, i know he was evil, but he's not anymore so i am free to gush over him right? how is he so hot but cute at the same time!?

scaramouche, or should i say the wanderer, was flabbergasted to say the least. you dare make such presumptuous comments about him, a puppet that rose to become a god? how absurd! he has half a mind to reprimand you about your behavior right now! ah, but he is quite intrigued by your thoughts (which did not match your face at all), so he'll let it slide for now. after all, he's in a good mood today. this motherfucker knows he's the shit.

"hm, awestruck by my presence already?" he raised an eyebrow, unimpressed by how long you've been standing there, saying nothing, verbally at least. "a mere mortal like you should be."

"w-what? no! of course not! i'm just making sure you aren't trying to kill anyone again!" you sputtered, a feeble attempt at covering up your attraction.

archons, really! i wanna squish his cheeks! i bet they feel soft!

okay that was it.

"f-foolish human! do you not realize that i can very well hear your thoughts? you should watch what you think!" scaramouche tilted his hat down, hiding the red spreading on the cheeks you oh-so wanted to squish.

oh. oh shit. you'd forgotten all about that. to think you were so cautious before, cursing him out in your head, because no way you developed a crush on scaramouche. nuh-uh. all that hard work of denial and complaining had gone to waste, what a shame. what would the traveler think of you (not that they hadn't already known, and judged you for)? so, you thought of the next-best option in this worst-case scenario.

to run, of course.

you pushed his big-ass hat further down, hoping to disract him long enough to make your quick getaway. you bolted the hell out of there, your shoes clacking loudly against the tile floor. this way's probably the exit, right? you sprinted past a confused nahida, yanking open the double doors and yeeting yourself (not that you could fly) as far as you possibly could. which, was admittedly pretty far. you ran out of breath as you reached the edge of sumeru city, taking a few shortcuts to get there. you were doubled over on your knees, gasping for air like your life depended on it, which it did.

"ahem." oh hell no.

you looked up to a floating red-faced scaramouche, courtesy of his new anemo vision. venti really knows how to pick 'em, huh?

"dumbass." he seemed more flustered than you realized. "you did it again."

you laughed. "i'm not the one who looks like a tomato though!"

at that, he got even redder, if that was even possible.

"what's this? the almighty balladeer is embarrased?" you cooed, moving forward and dragging him down.

"shut up! you're the one with the weird thoughts!"

"and you're the one with the cute face!" you pinched his cheeks.

wow. they really were as soft as they looked.

[distortedclouds]

I headcannon that during Aruani wedding cermony, Armin and Annie are both nervous af (though Armin tries to hide it because he doesn’t want to scare or make Annie more nervous) because 1. it’ll be the well known ambassadors wedding and 2. It’ll be first wedding of someone from maley and someone from pardis. So it naturally gains attention

Oh man I can only imagine! Making even their most important moment that's supposed to embody their love and commitment to one another a part of work and a political spectacle. that's gotta suck!

TBH in such a situation I can totally see them having two ceremonies, with one being a smaller, more private one. Depending on which comes first the result would either be fluff or angst

If they decide on something small before the grans ceremony, then it's all fluff. It's planned in under a day while they're still drowning in the publicity of their "actual" wedding, but it gives them the confident they need to go into it already married.

If not, no amount of comforting is gonna make it up for the distress of having their relationship be another political tool. Armin tries his best to make Annie feel at ease, but it doesn't work and after the wedding, despite it being a "success"

After a while, when Annie doesn't end up feeling better, Armin suggests they do it again, this time with minimal planning, no publicity whatsoever, and they'll only invite the people closest to them!

[0tt00ctavius]

Octogoblin Day 2!

🕺 Party animal💃

September 21st 1979

Otto was with Norman at a party in college, Otto never liked drinking but norman sure did! It wasn’t even two hours into the party and norman was half drunk. Slurring his words, stumbling, talking out of his head, and hitting on women. Otto of course looked around and saw norman grabbing a woman’s waist and kissing her, his heart broke but he knew his boyfriend was wasted so it didn’t matter. Otto walked over and the woman kinda got intimated by ottos height, imagine a 6’2 guy walking towards a 5’3, tiny woman. She immediately backed off of norman and kinda scurried away. “whaaddaayaaa do *hic* thaT for??? Shhhheee whasssss mhyyyyy girl!” Norman looked at otto with disgust, otto went to talk but norman punched him in the cheek, mainly hitting his mouth more than his cheek.

Otto winced as he stepped back and held his mouth, a little shocked that his lover would hurt him but again, otto knew his partner was drunk out of his mind. “….chill out n-norman….” Otto winced out as he felt blood flowing in his mouth, he ran his tongue over his teeth and realized something. His right tooth was chipped. He froze and felt his teeth with his finger. He had always had perfect teeth until now. “…..Jesus….you chipped my damn tooth…cmon norman..let’s get back to the dorm…”

Norman tossed his arms around while otto held his waist and helped him walk. September started playing on the speakers and norman perked up and giggled as he tossed his head back and started ‘singing’ the song. Otto started cackling, watching his boyfriend shuffle and dance while trying not to eat shit or hit someone. “do youuuu rememba?? the twweentie forst nighhhht of speptema!” Norman drunkenly sang as otto pulled him close and chuckled. “Cmon you nut job…..” norman cackled at otto and leaned on him. “you’re a party animal norman……no more parties for a while…” Otto chuckled out and norman gasped in shock. “nOoo moRe pArdies??? bUt da cHiks!” And then norman passed out in ottos arms. “…..damn it norman.” Otto groaned as he picked his boyfriend up and carried him out of the party.

@octogoblinoctober

[starry-eyed-adam]

Don’t Know What I Did Last Night

Head Over Boots one shot / TW: alcoholism, grief, domestic abuse, vomit

“You never liked him,” Leo snarled, bitterness and blame spilling into his words, dripping with the whiskey from his lips. “Never… you ain’t care about him at all.”

Donnie didn’t say a word. Leo was wasted and grieving. He wasn’t going to turn the blame around on anyone. His brother scoffed and knocked back the last swig.

“Nardo, ease up on the alcohol.”

“Go fuck y’self, Tel…. ‘Tello,” slurred the cowboy, hunched over the bottle. He rubbed at his mouth with the heel of his hand, and Donnie took the opportunity to snatch the empty bottle from beneath him. Leo slammed his hand on the kitchen table, nearly splintering the wood. It was frighteningly familiar.

Donnie held the bottle out of reach. “There’s nothing even in here, Leo!”

“Givvit!” Leo shouted, breath almost poisonous as he made a grab for the bottle, but he swayed and stumbled and missed. Donnie set it down, heartbeat audible against his plastron. “Fuck you, Don,” hissed his twin. “Y’always… always take ever’thin’ from me…” His hand twitched.

“You got it away from him, huh?” Raph’s cautious voice came from behind Leo.

“Too late, though,” Mikey mused, crossing his arms. “He drank the damn thing already.”

Donnie’s snout wrinkled with the powerful smell of whiskey as Leo stepped unsteadily closer. “You took m’ husband away from me,” the slider growled.

“He got sick, Leo,” Donnie spoke quietly. “That’s all. He got sick, and he passed away. I had nothing to—“

“That ain’t what I’m… fuckin’ talkin’ about, Tello… an’ you know it.” The cowboy straightened his stance, hand on the counter. Donnie couldn’t meet his eyes. He couldn’t face that torrent of emotion.

“You took me away, brought me… here.” Leo swallowed. “You ain’t never liked him,” he repeated. “Tried to blow his fuckin’ brains out like he wa’nt nothin’ but some criminal.”

Donnie drew in a breath. “I think we need to get you to bed.”

“An’ now he’s fucking dead, Don,” Leo continued as though he hadn’t heard, voice raising. “My husband… is dead. An’ all I got wit’ him was a few years. We coulda had a life together, like we were s’posed to. But you… you took that away!” Anger blazed in his blue eyes, in the brief moment Donnie met them.

“I’m sorry, Leo. I couldn’t have known that he—“

Leo’s fist pulled back just before pain exploded across the right side of Donnie’s face. He barely had time to reel from the impact, barely heard the shouts of their brothers before his shirt was seized. The second punch hurt so much worse. The softshell hit the floor, throwing his arms up over his face in an attempt at self defense as Leo swung again. It never made contact.

The slider thrashed and yelled as Mikey held his wrist, Raph’s arms around his waist to hold him back. Leo screamed and dissolved into sobs, finally laying back into their holds, eyes shut tight as the tears fell. Donnie pushed himself up, taking in a sharp breath as his cheek throbbed in agony. He watched through a rapidly-swelling eye as his brothers kept his twin from attacking again, held him back, forced him to breathe and to relax. Leo just sobbed, clung to Raph’s arms around him while Mikey kneeled beside Donnie to help him stand again. “I’m sorry, Don,” whispered his little brother, taking his hand. “He ain’t thinkin’ right.”

Donnie didn’t say anything, mouth suddenly dry as the grief and guilt wracked Leo’s body right before him. It sounded almost like his brother was choking, hiccuping through the relentless tears, body convulsing with those agonized sobs.

“No, he’s… he’s not,” the softshell quietly agreed, as the bruise’s ache pounded through his skull, radiated like the crack in his plastron. Donnie cleared his throat as the ache spread through his body, centered in his chest as Leo rested his head against Raph’s shoulder, sniffing and shaking like a child. Clinging, aching, having carried a pain Donnie could never imagine.

It wasn’t morning when he woke up. Leo’s knuckles ached, cried out as consciousness seeped back into his heavy, tired body. The midday sun peered in through the cracks in his curtains, and Leo was hit with a headache from hell as he tried to sit up. Then it was the nausea. The slider resigned to lay back down, curling up in the blankets. His bed was always so cold.

Echoey footsteps rang in Leo’s head and he lifted his head, squinting at the figure in the doorway. The bruise around his eye matched Donnie’s coat. Leo’s mouth twitched as he tried to make a joke. He didn’t have it in him.

“One a’ your murders give ya a hard time?” he mumbled, trying to smile. His brother watched him for a moment, unswollen red eye on Leo’s light blue. “Fight in the bar?”

“You could say that.” His gaze flickered to the red and purple splotches on his brother’s hand, then turned and left.

Alone, exhausted, hungover, depressed, Leo’s brain was slow to make the connection.

His stomach lurched again, and Leo snatched the garbage bin beside his bed, body shaking, gone cold as the bottle from last night came back up.

He didn’t know who he was anymore.

[wri0thesley]

Okay but also consider "I don't have much use for the traps these days" what method did he find to make them more calm and pliant that they just don't run away anymore fdhuui. The implications that's it's been used more than once, that's he's now found a method more effective of either catching them or keeping them where he wants,,,, that's there's a whole story that's been unfolding shsiatoa. Also unrelated but I find it very funny to imagine Yandere Tighnari doing very non legal stuff and having basically ome of the highest authority of law in Sumeru as a friend... Oh no! hope darling doesn't learn it less it dissuades them from escaping or searching any help... Ahemwinkwink

HONESTLY. I CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT THE TRAPS. darling managing to escape into the avidya forest, finally away from tighnari's grasp - only to walk straight into one of these traps, to find themselves paralysed hidden in foliage, and all they can do is pray that a forest watcher finds them before tighnari or a rishboland tiger does. of course, tighnari immediately goes to check all of the traps when he sees darling is gone; tuts at them and lectures them as he drags them back. he doesn't even have to deal with harsh stares from others - he happily explains that they ran into some pollen with paralysis properties, the poor thing, when they went out without him! he makes a show of being concerned for you - and everyone just looks at him with fondness and awe. what a good partner he is! what a good man!

and of course, if you've been a little too . . . rambunctious recently, the pollen helps for keeping you still. making sure you don't run. making you extremely 'amenable' to tighnari's nuzzling and kissing and hands running all over you.

djkfvnjkdn made all the worse, of course, if poor darling is an akademiya researcher who tighnari fell for. cyno trusts tighnari as moral and upright! it would be oh-so-easy for tighnari to turn you in to the general mahamatra, for all of that research you stole -- oh, what research? well, tighnari does have access to pardis dhyai, and it would be very simple for him to forge documents, and don't you think that cyno would believe tighnari over him? no, better for you to drop out of the akademiya proper and stay with him forever. you don't want to be exiled, do you? at least here, he's happy to let you continue with less dangerous research, to get you things you want. you wouldn't have any of that in aaru village!

[yostresswritinggirl]

Hello!! I'm pretty new here, but if you don’t mind, I’d like to share a scenario I've been thinking about for a while! So, I've been thinking about Poly Cynonari with a Reader who’s a ballet dancer (or tap dancer - I keep fluctuating between the two) and comes from Fontaine - I quite like the image of the two scholars with an artist! From what we know of Fontaine so far (we’re ignoring the leaks of course), it is a country that “reveres true beauty and elegance,” and I like to think that the Reader is someone who is quite flamboyant, dramatic, and lively. They’re pretty much a theatre kid-

The Reader themselves left Fontaine because it is oppressive and quite dangerous at the moment, so they went to Sumeru (why they went to Sumeru specifically, I’m not sure - maybe they chose violence and decided “You know what? I’m tired of all the rain and cloudiness in Fontaine. We’re going to go somewhere where the sun is out 24/7 and I know I’m going to have a heat stroke.”) Also, in the Genshin wiki, it states that Fontaine locals are antsy because they believe that some type of ‘judgement’ is ’soon to come’, which would be another reason why the Reader left (which I find incredibly ironic because judgement is Cyno’s whole schtick-). Also, apparently, the air in Fontaine is toxic, so when the Reader goes to Avidya Forest with Tighnari they admit “I don’t think I’ve ever breathed in air this fresh before!” Tighnari thinks they’re joking until he looks at them in the eye.

Reader, suffering in the heat of Sumeru: If ‘bread’ in French is pain, then I own f*cking bakery.

I think it would be interesting for two characters to be in a relationship with someone who grew up in a very different environment - Sumeru is a region that prides itself on knowledge and scholarly achievements while Fontaine is a region that prides itself on the arts - in a way, they’re sort of the opposite of each other. What are your thoughts on it? I won’t lie, like in one of your Chase The Mirage posts, I can see the Reader getting negative comments from gossipers. But in addition, I love the image of the Reader teaching Cyno and Tighnari how to dance!

But yeah, this is just me putting down my jumbled-up thoughts, I hope you don’t mind! (Sorry this is so long, by the way-) Also, I love your writing so far!! Keep up the awesome work! :D

Jackdaw Anon 🐦

Omg hello new child, welcome welcome! Ah, the classic artist route for the poly cynonari

Most likely they'd meet in the rainforest since the reader wanted a change of pace, scenery, and fresh air. What I actually like to imagine is just their elegance entrancing their lovers, while Tighnari and Cyno are happily imagining the idea of them wearing Sumeru clothes or a Sumeru theme outfit as their dancing attire.

While they may not be well-versed on tailoring clothes, Cyno has good design visualization and a place he had commissioned his headdress, and Tighnari has a lot of beautiful patterns and accessories on his own drip! He is well fashionable and will definitely want to incorporate the forest/nature into their fit

Admittedly, they are reminded of Kaveh at first glance since they do have the same vibe, which makes it easier for them to get along in the first place. Their love for passion and the quality of life from Sumeru's natural beauty may seem childish but the innocence of it is definitely something I can imagine that would make Cyno and Tighnari smile when reminded of their lover

I think their favorite hangout would definitely be Pardis Dhyai, because the two have free access to its grounds, it is wide for dancing, and the view is absolutely gorgeous. Scholars would even watch from a distance when they happen to pass by, at times seeing all three of them dance on a relaxing night. From what we know from the story, not all scholars are haters of the arts and some even enjoy watching it (even attending the shows, from Nilou's SQ) so if it's in a secluded place like Pardis they're safe

I actually wonder if Cyno and Tighnari would entertain the idea of suggesting Zubayr Theatre if they're really that passionate. Collei would probably mention it, so I can also imagine the two boyfriends throwing flowers and petals every time their lover ends their performance, that seems like a thing they'd do <33 They do have to watch out for when their lover starts missing water, waterfalls and rivers in Sumeru aren't really the safest when it's infested with so many crocodiles and fungi,,

I don't mind the length so please don't say sorry, and thank you for the compliment!

[oswaldsleftbicep]

hi! i was wondering if you could write headcanons about married life with Oswald, Kaim and Lucas :)

married life with oswald, kaim, & lucas

the way i was about to beg someone to request more of this scenario-

genre: fluff

cw: language

Oswald

❧ give me a blue collar romance like this one please-

❧ if it's what you prefer, he'd be the sole breadwinner of your family, he'll pick up the extra shift for it, he won't mind, but he'd also appreciate you helping out with the finances too with your own career. whatever field you choose, he's gonna brag about you so hard and bring it up to his coworkers all the time

❧ he's kinda clueless when it comes to shopping so he leaves most of it to you, although he's amazing at navigating a farmer's market and finding the right produce. if he comes shopping with you, he is absolutely pushing the cart for you, no questions asked. if you bring him to a larger supermarket, he's gonna get overwhelmed by all the choices lol

❧ he's,, decent enough at cooking, like he's pretty solid at a few basic dishes and he can make a mean stew, but he'd much prefer to do the dishes, or at least help you cook and wash dishes with you after. he also spends time learning new breakfast dishes to surprise you with breakfast in bed,, sometimes it's a little burned or sloppy looking but he tries his best :,)

❧ pretty forgetful when it comes to smaller anniversaries like when your first date was, even though he has them all written down on a little calendar hung up in your kitchen, but he'll die before he forgets your wedding anniversary. he spoils you rotten those days, i'm talking flowers, a nice dinner, and a night out. if he happens to work that day, he'll set aside some money for you to go get yourself pampered with getting your hair done or buying a new outfit the whole thing is giving dirt on my boots by jon pardi ugh i wish-

❧ he tries to make friday night dates a regular thing but sometimes they get pushed back to saturday because he works so much. most of the dates are picked out by you and he pays for them lol, but i could also see him making one of those date jars with you to take the pressure of choosing off of your shoulders. he loves to see you happy and enjoying yourself so if there's an event you want to go to or a movie you want to go see, he'll gladly take you there and call it a date

❧ he's kinda scared to have kids but he's not opposed to the idea. it's something he's gonna need to talk with you about so he can work out his fears and worries. he also would prefer to wait until you're completely financially ready for, he'd like to have a decent amount saved up beforehand. in the meantime, he's all for getting a pet. he seems better suited with a dog, and if that's what you wanna go for, he'll most certainly train it to protect you :,) on the other hand tho, imagine him with a little cat or a mouse and he's just so gentle and cautious with it ugh

❧ he's a humble living kinda man, and that definitely reflects through his preference of house. he'd want something small, just enough for the two of you plus one. he'll let you decorate your home to your hearts content, whatever you want the inside and outside to look like is game; he'll do all the heavy lifting for you

❧ the one thing he wants to do is help you hang up pictures of the two of you all around your new home so they're displayed proudly to anyone who sees them :)

Kaim

❧ he's a traditional man, so he's perfectly okay being the only one working, but if that's the case he expects you to take charge of the house work when he's not there. if you also work, then the housework is evenly shared. he takes care of the paperwork when it comes to bills, he even has a little writers desk that he uses solely for writing checks and sorting bills

❧ absolutely can be trusted with grocery shopping, but this mf will not stray from the list; if it's not written down or established ahead of time that you need an extra item, he won't get it. if you try to sneak something into the cart, he'll give you the look and tell you to put it back. you have to be very persistent in order to get a treat lol

❧ he's a dream partner really when it comes to cooking and cleaning as he can do both with no problem. he has designated days of the week and month for cleaning the house, and it's a schedule he expects you to follow as well; on big cleaning days, he'll assign you a list of chores for you to take care of, istg it's like this man never leaves work. more often than not he does the cooking, so because of that he'll want you to do the dishes to make it even. if you ask nicely tho he'll help you with the dishes. he'd be down for taking turns with who does the cooking and dishes, too

❧ very frugal when it comes to celebrating anniversaries and milestones; for the most part he'll only celebrate your wedding anniversary with flowers and a nice dinner out of the house. if you wish for him to start honoring some of the smaller anniversaries and milestone, just voice it to him and he'll remember them and do a little something special

❧ just like the anniversaries, dates are kinda sparse with him too, but when y'all do go on dates after you're married, they are out the roof with how fancy they are. he's a bourgie mf and he'll find local galas and other formal events to take you to. he'll also arrange smaller, less social events too, like y'all frequent a local music hall and often go see an orchestra or a play; you'll also go to classical museums and quaint little cafes. he's also all for staying home and completing a puzzle with you, or reading books by the fire with a drink of choice

❧ he's perfectly content with life without having kids, he doesn't really see it as something that'll complete the two of you in any way. if you want to add a child to your family, it's gonna take a lot of talk and meticulous planning to make sure you'll have everything ready and prepared. he's also content without pets, but if you want one, he'll ask for one that's more on the clean side that won't leave much of a mess

❧ he doesn't care what kind of house the two of you move into, be it big or small, either way he's doing the decorating, or at the very least, he's picking the themes and color schemes for each room and he'll let you pick the furniture based on his criteria lol

❧ he's a sucker for late night slow dances while unwinding after a long day, swaying back and forth under candlelight and holding you close :,)

Lucas

❧ i see him doing some kind of freelance career which, unfortunately, won't pay the bills by itself unless y'all wanna commit serious tax fraud so you'll also need to work too. he's very reassuring about it all tho, so you never have to worry about not being able to afford things

❧ he likes grocery shopping at local markets, and he'll even find a way to make a date out of it too! like if that particular market is hosting a petting zoo or something where you can pick your own fruits, he'll take you that day. he says he prefers shopping locally because it supports small farmers and it has fun things like what was just mentioned, but the truth is he gets helplessly lost in supermarkets and doesn't want to deal with getting lost. like one minute you'll be in the same aisle and next thing you know he's at the other side of the store in the auto department and he's so confused

❧ he's a great cook and even better baker, so he'll gladly handle all the food prep, but he also unironically enjoys doing the dishes too. he's perfectly content doing all the work in the kitchen, but if you offer your help, he'll take it in a heartbeat and enjoy moving around the kitchen with you and playing a bit with the ingredients

❧ you won't ever have to worry about him missing an anniversary, he remembers everything from when you first met to the day you got married. he celebrates each one proportionally to the event, so like the anniversary of your first date will get something small and cute like a bouquet of freshly picked flowers, whereas your wedding anniversary will be celebrated with an elaborate trip somewhere you've been talking about traveling to for a while. he's also super big on homemade gifts, giving and receiving; if he had to pick between going on a trip to his dream destination and a homemade gift from you, he'll pick whatever creation you've made

❧ he's so easy when it comes to dates, anywhere you want to go is game to him whether it's a touristy location a few hours away or a small local antique shop. speaking of which, he loves going to antique shops and thrift stores, and you will absolutely leave each time with something new to add to your home. he also doesn't mind date nights in where the two of you work on a giant puzzle or make a craft together; i feel like he'd love making jewelry with you for the two of you to exchange and wear

❧ he doesn't have a strong preference to having kids, a life with you in it is all he needs, whether or not there's children involved. if you do have kids, you can bet that he's gonna spoil the ever loving hell out of them. the same energy goes toward pets, too, like he'll get your pet plenty of toys and equipment to keep them active and stimulated

❧ no matter how big y'all's house is, it's gonna be filled with so much clutter. he's not a hoarder and wouldn't encourage that lifestyle, but he's a maximalist and likes to surround himself with things he finds appealing. he even encourages you to do the same; it's just as much your home as it is his and he wants to see elements of you throughout it

❧ if you have a collection of something, or you're keen to start one, he'll absolutely encourage it and find a place just for your special things. there's this one tik tok i saw of this woman who collected mugs and her ex husband would complain every time she brought a new one home, but her new boyfriend built a whole display shelf just for her mugs; that is absolutely something lucas would do for you :,)

[ryderdiedaily]

RYDERDIE PLAYLISTS.

i would walk through fire. 

featuring. saving grace - kodaline / train wreck - james arthur / love brought weight - old sea brigade / you got me - dylan scott / us - james bay / river - leon bridges + listen / post

right to the end. 

featuring. make you feel my love - jj heller / only you - the platters / donn't give up on me - andy grammer / ain't no mountain high enough - marvin gaye / glad you exist - dan + shay / whirlwind - sam ryder + listen / post

you changed my life. 

featuring. one call away - charlie pluth / state of grace - taylor swift / what you do to me - dan + shay / what your fathers says - the vamps / good as you - kane brown / god gave me you - blake shelton + listen / post

judd & grace ryder.

featuring. collide - rachel platten / where'd all the time go - dr.dog / heart like yours - willamette stone / brand new - ben rector / golden dandelions - barns courtney / next to me - imagine dragons + listen

grudd. 

featuring. prayed for you - matt stell / she's everything - brad paisley / forever after all - luke combs / speechless - dan + shay / masterpiece - thompson square / you're the only reason - gabby barrett + listen 

ryderdie, we're not gonna fall.

featuring. anything but mine - kenny chesney / when i said i do - clink black & lisa hartman black / hesitate - jonas brothers / baptized - daughtry / somewhere with you - kenny chesney / hey girl - billy currington + listen 

judson ryder, my love. 

featuring. would you go with me - josh turner / heroes - mika / how to save a life - the fray / stubborn love - the lumineers / hold my girl - george ezra / blessed - thomas rhett + listen 

what's playing in judd ryder's truck.

featuring. loud and heavy - cody jinks / sinners like me - erich church / holds you up - shane harper / letter to me - brad paisley / never grow up - taylor swift / sun to me - zach bryan + listen

judd ryder, kick the dust up.

featuring. kick the dust up - luke bryan / deep end - daughtry / one man band - old dominion / dirt on my boots - jon pardi / the sound of silence - disturbed / back when i knew it all - montgomery gentry + listen

grace ryder, "who say i can't make a difference right there." 

featuring. jesus take the wheel - carrie underwood / i hurt too - katie herzig / the thing about love - alicia keys / i shall not fear - jon bryant / bridge over toubled water - jj heller / salute - little mix + listen / post

[watatsumiis]

Valentine's day mutual ships (part 2)

Ok, so here's part two!! I tried to reach out to some people and ask about gender preferences and such but this is taking A Lot already, so I'm so sorry if you got paired with someone you don't like/don't have a preference for - if you'd like a different one, just send an ask and I'll do my very best to come up with something else.

Also I promise the disparity in length isn't anything personal, I just got more inspiration for some prompts is all! I love all my moots!!

@xkseii 

I associate you very heavily with Al Haitham (probably due to your theme and such), but romantically, I think I could see you being paired with someone like Gorou or maybe even Kazuha, they seem like the perfect people for you to tease since they’re so easily flustered and I think you’d have some fun with that. You and Kazuha could go thrift shopping together and pick out outfits for your afternoon date (maybe you’d go to one of those small restaurants where they have live music!) And I’d imagine you and Gorou would go spend a day at the beach, buy some take out and just hang out, go swimming and splash water on each other, build sandcastles and walk along the beach!! 

Failing those two, I really feel like you and Childe would have some fun, he’d spare no expense taking you out to a fancy restaurant, then out on the town to terrorise have fun teasing some cute guys as a duo (all /lh of course) <3 

@baizhvs 

Ok, listen, I know it’s the painfully obvious option and I’m sorry for that but the more I see and interact with you, the more I think you and Baizhu would pair up so perfectly, like you both have this ‘do no harm, take no shit’ sort of attitude with the caring undertone, just a little more detached (which isn’t at all a bad thing!! /gen) I could see you two having a very lowkey day of running errands hand-in-hand, just doing things that need to be done, then coming home in the evening and cooking a super cute romantic dinner together and settling in to watch a cheesy romance movie or book (whether or not you like them, Baizhu adores picking apart all the inconsistencies and unrealistic parts, so if you’re bored you can just listen to him bitch about romance tropes). Overall it would be pretty low-key, but still romantic and nice! 

@teyvattales 

You’re such a bubbly and sweet person, I’d love to pair you with someone who could match your vibes… my heart says someone like… Kokomi! I just think you two would get along really well and have a lot of interesting things to talk about, I could see you going to get bubble tea and then checking out a big aquarium - she’ll probably spend a lot of time talking your ear off about them (though she does her very best to stop every now and then so you can get a word in edgewise). Maybe you’d end the day by going to one of those bars that also have board games available to rent and play some together :D ! 

Failing that, I think you and Venti would have a good time! His lighthearted and airy (ha) attitude would mesh well with you, I think! I could see you hopping between a lot of places, doing whatever takes your fancy, whether that be clubs, movies, fancy restaurants, events, yall would just flit through and do whatever you like! He’d totally do a lot of cute cheesy stuff to try and make you laugh, but then get super embarrassed and shy when you do the same.

@oikadiors 

I don’t think we’ve interacted very much (I’m so sorry if we have my head is just empy 😭 ) but something about your whole Vibe makes me feel like you’d mesh well with Chongyun! I think he’d absolutely dote on you and look up to you! I could see you both going to an 80s style diner and getting a big milkshake or sundae that you share <3 He absolutely gives you a lot of little gifts that he’s picked up over the past few weeks to give to you - they’re all super cute and thoughtful, and he goes BRIGHT RED if you give him anything in return, or show him any semblance of affection. 

@pardis-dhyai

Hmm, you seem like a very intelligent and patient person, I could imagine you having a really lovely time with Sucrose! I could see you going to places like the zoo and aquarium, infodumping back and forth about all different kinds of animals and whatever else has taken your interest recently! They’d probably have a few gifts prepared for you, but they have to hype themselves up before they hand any over. They’d give you a flower that has some kind of significance in ‘flower code’, in a cute little pot so you can put it wherever you like! As well as a small keychain plush of your favourite animal - they’re so so shy and awkward about it, and immediately make the cutest little squeaky noise if you happen to compliment them or give them something in return!