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vyloy · 1 year

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Xiao

╰┈➤ tw: non-con, rough Xiao, semi-drunk

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'The temperature today is killing me...!', you think to yourself, already sweating while walking to your morning class, "Hey Y/n! I'm surprised you're not riding your motorcycle to class today", an energetic voice says to you as they caught up with you, "Venti?! I'm shocked you're this early!", you were taken aback upon seeing the short man, "Hey that stings! I can be early when i want to you know", he pouts, crossing his arms and looking away for a second before turning back to you, "Anyways, how about we party tonight at your place?", he smiles brightly, acting as if that would convince you, "My place? why!?", "you're the only one who has a house, not to mention it's big enough for at least 8 people to stay in!", he reasons with you, you sigh in defeat, "Who's going?", "our friends of course! Zhongli, Xiao, Aether, Lumine, Jean, Lisa, Ei, Diluc, Kaeya, Ayaka, Ayato...", Venti continues to list all the people, the more names he lists out, the more your eyes widen in horror.

You place your bag on the table, taking a seat near the edge, making sure it's easier to access the bathroom if you ever need to go really fast, just then, Xiao, someone in your friendgroup, sits next to you, the both of you, despite being friends, never really talked a lot, mostly because whenever you would talk to him, he would shy away which is very uncharacteristic of him seeing as he's cold and distant to others, never breaking his cold facade, at least infront of others it doesn't but you were a different case.

"Um-", just as the short male was about to talk, class had started, making Xiao look away from you and closed his mouth.

As the bell rings, your mood brightens, it's the holidays, what a relief!

You got up to leave, forgetting Xiao was even there in the first place due to his very quiet nature.

"Y/n!", you heard a familiar voice calling out, "Aether?", you turn around to be face to face with the blonde, "I was afraid i wouldn't be able to catch up to you..!", he pants, out of breath from all the running he did just to see you, "Let's get lunch, there's this place i've been longing to visit", "sure why not, let me check if i have enough mo-", "no need, consider this a treat!", he smiles, making your heart melt, he has always been such a sweetheart, "Thank you so much", "no problem, now let's go, i'll drive you there as i heard from Venti you walked here!".

The two walks out of the restaurant with full stomachs, feeling like they could throw up any minute now, "That was dangerously delicious but i am stuffed!", you hold your stomach, looking like you're in pain from all that food consumption, "tell me about it..!", Aether's state wasn't any better, the two of you were more than satisfied with the food.

When you finished taking a shower, you plopped down on the couch and opened a groupchat full of your friends

Yoyoyoo i've gotten a list of what each of you will bring to the party

Of course Diluc will be bringing the wine, don't give us the cheap kind

Aether and Lumine bring plastic cups and utensils

Thoma bring your home cooked meals please :⁠-⁠)

You close your phone, the party's tonight, you were excited yeah but afraid of what the house will look like in the morning, you couldn't even imagine.

Deciding to prepare a few stuff for the party, you head over to a convenience store down the block, grabbing a few snacks and drinks aswell as restocking your food at home.

Night arrives, you wore your usual pajamas in order to be more comfortable. As soon as it hit 7pm, there was a knock on your door, you went to open it and greet them

"Am i too early?", Xiao asks with a poker face, he was wearing a very comfortable outfit, not too extra or too shaby, "you're actually right on time, come on in!".

The two of you sat on the couch for what feels like hours as you waited for the others to arrive, "Y/n, there's something i've been wanting to-", a sudden knock on the door freezes him and his words in place, "I'll get it", you get up to open the door, seeing as it was the rest of your friends, "sorry we're a bit late!", "no worries, it's just a few minutes late, not a big deal".

It had been a couple hours since they first arrived, all of you had already gotten a drink or two, that includid both you and Xiao. "Hey, let's play truth or dare", Venti suggested, "that's a kids game", "what? you scared?", he mocked while smirking, "fine then, let's play".

"Hey! It finally landed on Xiao", Venti exclaims, his face covered in scribbles due to Lumine being dared to draw on his face, "Xiao, truth or dare?", "Dare", "oh getting bold are we?~", Venti teases while thinking of a dare to give the short male, "oh i got one, I dare you to dress up as a maid and serve us", "Venti! That's ridiculous, he wouldn't-", "what, are you afraid you'll be too into it?", he visibly smirks, leaving you speechless, "I don't have a maid outfit anyways, it's impossible", Venti then gets up, rummages through his bag to find a maid outfit, "How the fuck did you know we'll be needing it??", Diluc asks, shocked by the sudden appearance of a maid dress, "Intuition, now put this on", Venti throws it at Xiao and he manages to catch it, "Change in Y/n's room or something".

Xiao walks in, dressed in a maid outfit, complete with a tray that Venti handed him, he was glaring dagger at Venti, you blurted out something along the lines of "You look so pretty and submissive..", it was when the room became silent that you realized what you had just said out loud, "Oh uh-", before you could explain yourself, the room burst out into laughter, Venti laughed until tears fell out of his eyes, "i- can't breathe..!", Venti said, laughing hysterically.

Xiao sat down hesitantly, still affected by what you had just commented about him, "okay let's move on", you said, changing the focus from Xiao to the game.

It is now 2am, almost all your guests were either passed out drunk of have gone to sleep in the guest rooms, you were grabbing some snacks from your cupboard and going back to your room for some alone time, it was then that Xiao came out of nowhere, scaring you due to how quiet he was, "Xiao! I thought you were a ghost..", you held your hand to your chest, letting a breath of relief, "Y/n, there's something i need to tell you", "can you tell me upstairs? I have to set up a few things, in the meantime you can tell me whatever you want", you say, walking upstairs to your room with Xiao following behind you.

You sat on your bed as Xiao stood in your room awkwardly, "well Y/n", you just nodded as you weren't paying attention, not even noticing the shorter male walking towards you. Just as you notice the silence, you look up to see Xiao face to face with you, "Oh...! Xiao?", "Y/n, i like you", a blush covered his face, he was very flustered, "Xiao, i'm sorry but i d-", before you could finish, he was already closing the distance between the two of you, "mm!", you tried struggling but he was too strong even with such a small stature, before you knew it, your hands were pinned on the headboard, leaving you vulnerable to his attacks. His other hand pulled down your pants and underwear, you were now exposed to him, he grabbed your cock and went up and down, stimulating it, "Xiao stop!", you yelled but were shut up by Xiao's lips on yours, keeping you quiet, no matter how much you thrashed, he wouldnt budge, his strength was unbelievable.

Your moans went unheard by the others as Xiao fingered you, adding more and more fingers by the minute, making sure to edge you to your limit, "Ahhn~!", you cried out, he now had three fingers in you, you tried covering your mouth to not alert the others about what was happening to you in your own room, Xiao then lets out a "m" sound before letting go of the lacey underwear he had and grabbing the lube he had found in one of your "secret" drawers, he rubbed it all over his cock before lining up against your hole and thrusting into you, you moaned loudly, no fucking way nobody heard you, Xiao took the chance and pounded you over and over again, "Xiao~", you blurted out, lost in the pleasure, even if you didn't want this, you couldn't deny how good it felt to be pounded by your friend, he was so rough with you, pounding mercilessly into you, your hole sucked him in, making your insides clam around him, "Tight..!", he said in between grunts and moans.

"Look who's pretty and submissive now", he smirks, glad he finally proved to you that he was far from submissive, you were the one who is submissive, not him.

At long last he cums inside of you, painting your insides white, "the others haven't awaken yet, let's continue", he makes the decision all by himself, lifting up one of your leg over his shoulder and giving your thigh a hickey, he went on for hours on end.

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anxietysslave · 2 years

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Random Genshin Men Headcannons.

Hi! It's been a while since I've posted. So until the next post comes out, I uploaded this! This is gender netrual. :)

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-Itto definetly has a fear of scary stuff. He'll try to act all big and tough, but you can't tell me he wouldn't be dying on the inside-

-If you cuddle Xiao, he'll definetly be a small spoon. There are, of course, times where he'll be the big spoon, but this boi just needs some comfort. He's protected Liyue and lost so many things along the way.

-For some odd reason, I feel like Kaeya would fear spiders- Idk why, but he strikes me as the type to call you in the middle of the night and be all upset over a spider- Please kill it for him-

-I can Childe going up to Scaramouche and stealing his hat- There's literally no other reason than he just wants to watch Scaramouche be annoyed. He totally doesn't get his ass beat for it, either.

-You know of how Kazuha sits atop everything on Beidou's ship? He probably won't admit it, but sometimes he's fallen flat on his face- In fact, I could see him having a few bruises from it.

-This one's kinda sad, but I can see Diluc sitting at a desk having a mental breakdown on if he should write to Kaeya. He wants to so badly, but he also is mad at Kaeya.

-Here's another sad head cannon of Diluc. He may say he hates wine, but I can totally see him drinking wine when he's feeling really sad.

-I could see Kaeya and Dainslif knowing each other. Like maybe before Kaehnriah fell, they were close friends. But now Kaeya does not know that Dainslif is not a hillichurl.

-Zhongli bullies Venti. It just makes sense. I mean, Zhongli is this calm and collected man while Venti is a drunk, chaotic bard. So I can see Zhongli passively bullying Venti while Venti is just complaining to traveler.

-Diluc may act cold and stoic, but I can totally see him giving Venti wine for free. Why? I don't know. It just fits-

-With Kazuha's sense of hearing, I could see him being up late at night because when he says he hears everything, I mean everything- Poor man probably hears things you couldn't even dream of-

-Gorou probably gets sick if he eats a lot of chocolate. Cats and dogs cannot eat chocolate become sick off of it, so I can see him getting sick pretty easily.

-Scaramouche hates the taste of wine. Idk why, but I feel like he hates bitter tasting things.

-Here's a sad one for Aether, but I feel like there're times where he gets sick of everyone, so he just goes into his teapot and hides away for a few days. He might not even let Paimon in there just so he can his bearings straight.

-Here's a sad Thoma one. But I feel like part of Thoma wishes he didn't make it to Inazuma, or that he drowned at sea. Thoma seems like a cheerful guy, but it feels like there's something more deep-rooted and sad.

-Okay, but like, if Kazuha and Zhongli ever met, why do I feel like it would be more of a test on who is more proper-? Like they don't even have to say anything- it's just the second they meet they have to see who's more proper.

-Tartaglia totally knits sweaters for people he cares about. Like he'd never admit it, but he does it quite a lot. Who knows? You might just find a sweater from him.

-Kazuha can hear really far, so I have this feeling that he can hear when people are talking badly about him. It might make him sad later on, or even at that moment.

-When Kazuha is upset, I can see him not wanting to put the burden on others. So he probably retreats to his cabin in Beidou's ship, where he might talk to himself or try to talk to Tomo.

-When you first meet Scaramouche, he's cold and heartless. But I feel like if you get past that, you can find a softer side of him. We see little of him before he joined the fatui, but from what we do see, he doesn't seem to be like how he is now. So deep down, he probably still has those feelings of calmness.

-Ayato would never admit if he hates something. Like he could be allergic to something and would still eat it.

-If you're lucky enough to come into Dragonspine when Albedo has free time, you might find him teaching Klee how to build a snowman

-Why do I feel like Albedo's hair doesn't grow much anymore? In fact, I can see his body struggling to grow hair. Idk why, but it just makes sense to me.

-Aether doesn't like the heat. I can just picture his face being filled with annoyance if it's hot outside.

-Kazuha may start to cry when it rains. I feel like it brings back a lot of bad memories from Tomo and just Inazuma, so he just cries.

-Kaeya likes to sneak up and scare the shit out of you. He finds it quite amusing.

-Venti will purposely use his anemo archon abilities just to mess up your hair or clothing.

-Xiao hates cold weather. After everything that's happened to him, I feel like cold weather does nothing but bring back terrible memories. So you'll probably find him in front of a fireplace just looking bothered.

-Kaeya is so the type to just walkup to you and randomly moan in your ear- Why? Because he wants to be a menace to you.

-Thoma has ocd. I can just picture him getting so mad if something's not in the right order or if there's just an insignificant speck of dust.

That's all! Hopefully, these aren't too bad- It's my first time writing head cannons so I'm not used to how they work fully. And some characters were left out because I know little about them or didn't have many head cannons, but if you want me to add a character or write more head cannons, I'll happily come back and edit this.

Hopefully, you enjoyed this! Have a great day/night and thank you for reading! :)

(P.S. Yes, there will be a female one. When will I write it? Not sure- but just expect one. )

#genshin impact #genshin kaeya #genshin headcanons #kaedehara kazuha

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furinafocalors · 7 months

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XiaoVen Playing Volleyball

"Come on guys, we can do this!" Venti tried to up lift their spirits but to no avail. "Yeah guys! I know it looks a little rough right now but we can bounce back from this!" Bennett, a first year, said. "Just because this is a practice match doesn't mean we can risk losing to Liyue," Venti said. "You know, I might have a way to boost our moral a little bit," Kaeya said with a sly smirk. All eyes turned to him as everyone gathered in a circle to hear his proposal. "If we win this set against Liyue High, Venti has to ask out number 5. You know, the spiker with teal hair that he's been staring down for the past few hours." Venti turned red as everyone nodded their heads. "Wait guys I don't think we should be placing bets on our matches," Venti tried to say as a whistle blew, signaling that their break was over. Safe to say, Mondstadt High miraculously won the set. All eyes were on their libero as Venti made his way to the opposing team. "Um good game today," he greeted Xiao who was grabbing a water from a vending machine. "Yeah, it was. You're name was Venti right?" Xiao responded. "Yes!" Venti said a little to enthusiastically, "How long have you been playing volleyball? I don't think we've met before." "I started this year. I played a lot when I was little. You're a really good libero so I guess you must have been playing for a while now," Xiao said with a faint smile. "I've been playing since middle school," Venti confirmed. The two stood by the vending machine for a while simply talking about school and volleyball. Venti had gotten so immersed in their conversation he nearly forgot to ask for his number when they were about to part ways. "I should probably get going," Xiao said as he looked at the time. "Oh yeah, me too. We should talk again soon Xiao," Venti replied with a small blush. As Xiao turned to leave Venti suddenly remembered, "Wait, Xiao!" Xiao turned back around with a confused look on his face, "Yeah?" Venti tugged on one of his braids nervously, "Is it alright if we exchange numbers?" He couldn't bare to look Xiao in the eye as his face turned blood red. Xiao stayed quiet for a moment, likely surprised by Venti's question. "Maybe next time," was all he said before joining his teammates. Venti stood with the blood drained from his face. His disappointment was displayed for everyone to see. His teammates all pat him on the back with a few encouraging words. Venti simply shrugged them off with a soft smile as they all made their way to the bus. Meanwhile, Xiao sat beside his teammate Zhongli with a face as red as a tomato. "Xiao?" Zhongli asked, "Are you alright?" "I think so," Xiao answered. "Are you sure? What happened?" Zhongli asked worriedly. Xiao stayed silent for a moment before asking, "You and number 3 from Mondstadt High are close friends right?" "Ah Venti, we grew up together. I wouldn't exactly call us 'friends' though." "Hm. Well, he asked me for my number earlier." Zhongli stared at him for a moment, stuck in a state of bewilderment. "Just say the word and I'll kill him," Zhongli stated. "Why would I want to kill him? I was actually wondering if you had his number. I didn't think I would have enough time to exchange numbers since the bus was going to leave soon." "Xiao... do you know why Venti wanted to exchange numbers with you?" Zhongli asked skeptically. Xiao looked at him confusedly, "Because he wanted us to be able to become closer friends?" Zhongli sighed heavily, "Xiao, Venti most likely asked to exchange numbers because he saw you as a potential partner." "What would we be partnering in?" Xiao innocently asked. "No Xiao. Venti wanted you to be his romantic partner." The shorter man sat quietly before asking, "As in a lover?" "Yes," Zhongli answered. "Oh," Xiao didn't quite know how to feel after this revelation. All he could think about was Venti's bright smile as he spoke about volleyball and the way he blushed as he nervously tugged on his braids.

this is the end of my xiaoven volleyball headcanon! let me know if i should make this into an actual fic. follow this blog if you want to hear more of my headcanons and rants. my genshin fic rec blog is @furinafocalor. i'm also an author on archive of our own my user is furinafocalor.

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hiraya-rawr · 2 years

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Last Resort (SAGAU brainrot)

contains !! imposter au, cult behavior, kind of crack, spoilers for character backstories

about !! in a last desperate act to save yourself, you reveal their secrets (note: venti and zhongli did not reveal their identities as archons)

You've finally been cornered by your beloved characters after weeks of running from the angry crowds. They immediately bring you to the middle of the town square, the archons present and deciding on the verdict.

Not that there's any other punishment but death.

"For your grave offense against the divine creator, you are hereby sentenced to a public execution," It was Ei who announces this and your stomach drops.

"On what grounds! I didn't- I don't even know this divine creator! How could I have insulted them-"

"Blasphemy! You claim not to know of the divine creator yet you dare to impersonate them!" Venti accuses, stepping forward to face your kneeling form. You were growing desperate and frustrated at their stubbornness. As a lover of the genshin lore, you couldn't help but spout the next words from your mouth.

"Pretty bold coming from a wind spirit! That isn't even your face!"

The winds of Teyvat freeze. You freeze too. Oh god oh god is he angry? Are they going to torture you now too? You take this pause as a chance to ramble — your last resort in worming your way out of execution — your entire being high on adrenaline and fear. "I mean, as the anemo archon of the land of freedom, doesn't this seem too oppressive? Appearances, really?"

"And- and what's this talk about an imposter? If anything, are we really going to ignore Albedo's double in Dragonspine?" Much of the crowd is confused, but you visibly see Amber, Eula, and Albedo stare at you in mixed shock.

"The raiden shogun is practically an imitation of the real god as well! Aren't our situations kind of the same? Archons, Inazuma had twin rulers yet no one seemed to realize that!" Ei grips onto her sword, taking a step back in quiet horror, "If anything, my case sounds a little unfair!"

"What about Kaeya! He's not even from Mondstadt! He's from- actually let's not get into that." The cavalry captain flinches. Jean, who opted to watch quietly, steps forward to narrow her eyes at you.

"What in archons name are you saying? This does not plead your case of impersonating-"

"I'm trying to convince you that I'm not even from here! I've never heard of a divine creator and all that matters to me in this world is the lore and the characters! Archons, all the months I've spent studying the lore just to get killed by something I missed-"

At this point, you don't really know what you're saying. It was beginning to be a ramble about your lore knowledge and the people around you stared in mixed confusion and shock.

"All of your archons are broke. Xiao eating snow and Ganyu eating glaze lilies are really concerning. Diluc's the darknight hero and he still keeps Kaeya's ugly vase in his manor! And um- Ningguang tried to sell her vision once and Keqing has Rex Lapis plushies in her bedroom! And erm Shenhe is Chongyun's auntie? Guoba was the stove god and Xiangling found him! And there's also- I- and- ah-"

"You," Zhongli points his spear at you, a vortex vanquisher which you've grinded all your primogems for. His voice is calm and cautious, almost hesitant. "Spouting such obscure information-"

"That.. vortex vanquisher," You start, "It took me months of saving to earn it. I finally equipped you with it last month. I thought it would suit your aesthetic as Zhongli."

Last month. You had finally earned Zhongli's weapon, quickly equipping him and falling asleep only to wake up in the world of genshin.

Last month. The day their divine god disappeared, leaving the vessels to feel empty. When talks of an imposter surfaced, they were quick to assume that perhaps your existence had angered their god. If they deal with you swiftly, the creator would grace them with their presence once again, right?

Could you really blame them for their desperation? The thought of being abandoned by their god is an inborn fear for the people of Teyvat. So many imposters were given unquestionable worship in the past, only for them to misuse it.

Zhongli remembers the day an imposter made him slaughter his fellow gods in the archon war. Ei was pitted against her friends for an imposter. And Mondstadt was ruled under the tyranny of one during Decarabian's era. The ley lines of Teyvat consumed sin and it manifests itself through imposters.

Now, Zhongli's grip on his polearm weakens as he stares at you. His hands tremble and jaw relaxes. Suddenly making eye contact, the geo archon notices the faint glimmer of stars in your eyes.

The stars of Teyvat will always have a place for you.

"Y-your grace?"

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Kaeya: So... You really kept that ugly vase in the manor?

Diluc: Hmp

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Zhongli: Xiao, how many times did I tell you to stop your habit of eating snow?

Xiao: ...

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*Venti having an existential crisis because of his appearance*

You: I'm uh, sorry, didn't really mean that. Kind of.

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Ningguang: So... Rex Lapiz plushies huh...

Keqing: It's not what you think!!

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*cue people worshipping Guoba*

All hail the stove god

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note !! a quick random drabble bc in reality, we really do know a lot of secrets if ever we find ourselves in sagau. this was a sleep deprived drabble but i hope you like it anyway!

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xiaophilia · 2 years

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WAITTTT WHAT WOULD HAPOEN IF THE IMPOSTER IN THE VILLUAN AU! GOT EXPOSED BECAUSE PEOPLE FOUND REAL GOD!DARLING AND PRICKED BOTH OF THEIR FINGERS AND THEN THEY SAW WHO WAS REAL AND WHO WAS NOT

[Btw I love your writing]

❝Fooled❞

I'm glad you're enjoying my works! ^^ also really for the late reply I needed to use my brain for this aaaand I had some health issues (+ writers block) in the process of working on this so I couldn't focus so really sorry for that lol. Also made a scenario under the cut.

✎...Includes: Zhongli, Ei, Venti, Thoma and other characters that are only mentioned.

❬Information: mentions of getting cut, very little bleeding, uh beheading? Slight cult and yandere themes,❭

Intro! Honestly it be a miracle if that happened? Because considering how unhinged some characters are squints eyes at Childe—they'd probably kill you on spot if they ever lay their eyes on you. Their head isn't screwed properly for that kind of process. They see the impostor, they kill the impostor. Easy as that! But— if something like that does happen— let's just say the impostor is reaaaaallyyy screwed.

Also about the pricking your fingers kinda thing—I'd like to propose another idea where instead of needle pricking ( I'm assuming that's what u meant) The reader instead gets a cut by a sharp object — a sword, or a polearm perhaps? — that was pointed at them when they got captured by the Archons and the others.

The characters who helped you too get captured— (Kaeya, Dainsleif, the twins, Albedo, Itto, Xiao and Kazuha and Thoma). Pinned against the ground by the Anemo archon's strong winds— any attempts at escaping were futile— no matter how strong they were—they can't defeat an angered God.

More under the cut!

Inside Tenshukaku, just outside the shogun's residence and in front of the statue is you. Surrounded by weapons of all sorts and people of all kinds. Unable to do anything as you kneel head held down low.

The uncomfortable feeling of being watched by hundreds of people makes you shift, the tight ropes around your wrists and ankles doesn't help either.

There were hundreds if not thousands of people watching you—coming from different nations all gathering in one place just to witness the death of the person who dared to impersonate their God. And speaking of which.

You can see them. Standing proudly next to the electro Archon.

From the shape of their face to the color of their eyes. They looked exactly, exactly like you. The resemblance between the both of you was uncanny. The only difference was that smile, that disgusting smile they're wearing. It was as if they were taunting you.

And you hated it. And you hated the fact that despite having the literal world's favor- you still couldn't do anything. Captured like an animal waiting to be slaughtered. It was absolutely pathetic. Were you really a god?

Maybe you are, maybe you aren't. Who knows.

You were tired. So tired of having to participate in this game of catch. Maybe you should just let them win already— it's getting tiresome. And with your situation, it's seems that they've already won.

You know you should fight back— You've come so far! You have armies of monsters ready to die for you. You could get revenge. You could make them feel the pain you felt. But alas, it sounds too much of a chore to do such thing. After all what happened—you just want to rest and maybe death is the only way you can do that.

Yes, you still want to live but with this situation in hand... How can you do that?

"Any last words?" You hear an almost too familiar voice say. It was non other than Zhongli of course. He was his God's most devoted devotee after all. Ironic how he had to get rid of you, in your honor.

"Did you not hear me?" He asks but you say nothing only looking at him before shifting your gaze to shoot your friends a smile. You refuse to waste your voice talking to lowlifes someone like him.

"I guess not, very well then. Prepare for a wordless death."

Just as he raises his pole arm (funny how it was the same pole arm you remember grinding for) ready to strike you down, a loud shout of someone was heard taking everyone's attention— yours included.

It came from one of your friends.

And in a blind panic thinking that they have been hurt you quickly turn your head, forgetting about the weapons that were surrounding you. The sudden action of course caused a few weapons to graze both your cheek and neck, cutting them in the process. The cuts weren't deep but they were still enough to draw out blood.

You didn't even notice it, clearly more concerned about your friends well being— but they surely did. Well, how could they not? That shining golden liquid was something worth capturing everyone's attention. It was something that only one person possessed. Their God. But that doesn't make sense? How could someone like you—a fake possess such attribute that not even Archons have?

Everyone had the same thought. Well.. Not a thought. But a question, one they were scared to be answered.

Were you truly a fake?

Ah.... At this point should they even question it? That blood is more than enough to prove who you truly were. You were their God! You were their precious deity—and the person they were worshipping was actually a fake.

Disgusting. How disgusting.

To think they had placed an impostor on a pedestal—worshipping them day and night while they harmed, starved and goodness almost killed their God?

They were fooled. And it made them mad. Really, really mad.

"Fools. Untie them!" You could hear Zhongli's voice shout, right after, you could feel the knots around your wrists and ankles loosen before disappearing completely.

Well, looks like you're gonna live after all.

You stood up, your lower half was too sore making it hard to keep balance. Just as you were about to stumble backwards you felt a pair of well built arms wrap their arms around you. It was Thoma.

"Are you alright, your grace?" He asks, eyes scanning frantically around your figure. You could also make out the others surrounding you as well. Looks like the Anemo Archon has finally freed them. You smile. Good thing they weren't harmed.

"I'm fine"

Shifting your gaze from them, your eyes land on the Geo Archon. Despite being in an inappropriate situation to feel it, you were a bit embarrassed. Was he staring at you the whole time? You inhale.

"What's this? Finally came to your senses Morax?" You taunt, voice loud, eyes glaring at the former Archon. Embarrassment disappearing all together.

He says nothing, only kneeling, his head held down low. It was a funny scene. Was this really the proud man earlier who asked for your last words?

The rest followed his actions, all kneeling, well except Ei, who marched in front dragging the now disheveled fake. Hands gripping the back of their shirt, harshly throwing them in front of you before kneeling alongside Zhongli. You also noticed Venti had placed himself right beside the Geo Archon, of course he too was kneeling.

You sigh, looking at the trembling fake, you would've felt pity for them. But considering all that had happened before hand, you didn't. You two were both placed in this world taking two different roles. If they had helped you, you would've helped them too.

With a heavy sigh, you look back at the people.

"What are you doing? You said you didn't want anyone copying me didn't you?" The sudden question made them slightly flinch, it was something they didn't expect but it didn't take long for them to nod.

"Then, why are you still letting this......thing live hm?" You ask, feigning disgust, your eyes trailing back at the half dead now kneeling fake.

With your words the three Archons stood up summoning their weapons and in an instant the impostor's head was no longer there.

Their now headless body slumped and fell to the ground with a loud thud.

Blood. Red blood was everywhere.

The sickening shade of red was far from the gold you had bled before.

It was truly an ugly sight. It made you feel guilty and you hated it.

You know you shouldn't be feeling like that. You weren't even the one who did it! They did. It was your so called worshippers who did it.

But why does it feel like it was you? Why does it feel like you were no different from them? From the people who had hurt you?

It was such a bothersome feeling. But it was too late for regrets. As masters of such heartless creatures, you need to be heartless too.

I'm sorry if this isn't what you had in mind? Like I can do a new version of it if you'd like? It'll take more time tho— also not really sure how this turned out? The ending might be a little rushed?

Also a little fact. The 'shout of someone' was actually supposed to be 'growl of something' since I wanted to add a part where rifthounds would come to the Reader's rescue but got cut out. Also how to title stuff.

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genshin boys in a zombie apocalypse

premise: you're a half-dead college student (figurative) hoping to find comfort from caffeine intake in preparation for a brutal final exam, which led you to visit your local cafe down the block... only to be mounted by a half-dead employee (literal) seconds away from biting your arm off before a kind stranger bashes his head in. “are you okay? we came to save you!” he offers his hand, smiling invitingly.

unfortunately it doesn't appear to be romantic when the rest of his friends are raising havoc behind him, spilling zombie guts across the floor.

includes: diluc, kaeya, childe, zhongli, venti, xiao, albedo, kazuha & scaramouche ! + extra appearances

diluc:

the one who makes sure nobody actually dies. well he'd probably push kaeya into a horde of zombies if he finds an opportunity though.

initially opposed to you joining their small group. gathering supplies is hard as is, and caring for a new member doesn't seem very logical. “plus we don't know if they're infected or not,” he reasons, scanning you up and down with an analytical stare. “they could be hiding a bite mark.” “do you want me to strip?” “wh- no! don't take off your shirt, idiot-”

after assuring that no, you don't need to strip, he begrudgingly allows you to stay in their hideout. given that you can contribute to their survival, of course.

despite his dislike of you at first, he does grow fond of you, giving headpats whenever you're down or smiling at you now and then.

“here. i found a sweater from a nearby clothing store. i thought it was my size but it wasn't so you can have it.”

sure, diluc. as if he didn't hear you complaining about the cold weather last night.

kaeya:

he's apparently diluc's brother and you're so surprised because they're nothing alike. he's friendly on the surface, all smiles and nothing but amicable, yet there's something... unsettling about him.

his cold gaze on you feels pressuring, as if he's testing your worth every time you go out from your camp to gather supplies, and he's deciding whether or not to discard you if he found you useless. you're even wondering if he'll lift a finger to help you if you were ever in trouble.

however, you find the answer to that question is a “yes” — when zombies run after your group and one of them managed to grab your arm, kaeya immediately stops in his tracks and returns to the spot where you got left behind to help, risking himself to get bitten when he could've very well let you off to die on your own.

when you return to your camp, he's worried and frantic, composure entirely forgotten as his voice raises in volume while he reprimands you for being so careless.

but it's not hostile; it's the first time that you realize that huh, he really does care about you.

“what were you thinking?! you should be more careful! if you were gone, i... i would... nevermind. let's talk about this later. you sprained your ankle, didn't you? that's why you ran so slow. come on, i'll treat your injury.”

childe:

when you first looked at him, you thought he was oddly familiar. not in the way you recognized a student from your school, more like a face you've seen around... kind of like someone you saw on tv...

wait a minute.

he's that famous vlogger, isn't he?? that one crazy rich guy living in a huge mansion with his family and everyone in your class obsessed over?? his videos range from cooking sessions to pranks on his friends, and even the occasional reckless parkour video...

hence his title as a troublemaker in your group; he makes spontaneous decisions and has no self-preservation.

you know he's good at combat, but he's a little too enthusiastic about killing zombies. you swear you've heard him laughing maniacally while snapping someone's neck. (you wonder what his fans would think to see this psychotic side of his.)

he often gets scolded for the trouble he causes, but he's genuinely a good guy. he doesn't possess the arrogance you'd expect a celebrity to have, he just acts like an overly familiar friend you have no choice but to accept.

if he feels sad, he doesn't show it, the stupid grin perpetually stuck on his face. he's the most eager in the reconnaissance group to check out other areas since he's always trying to find his family members. (you hope he meets them soon...)

tells you his memories of his loved ones when you wake up from a nightmare late at night and can't fall back asleep so he calms you down by talking a lot. his voice is normally loud in the day, chipper and maybe annoying when he teases you, but he speaks in a softer tone as he urges you to sleep.

“sweet dreams, [name].”

the most likely to die for you — he can be foolishly impulsive, as how diluc would put it, but childe doesn't think it's stupid. he doesn't need to think twice about whether or not he needs to save you. he just wouldn't hesitate to get you out of danger. no matter what the cost...

zhongli:

decked out in full suit and tie upon your first meeting. he'd been working in his office when the zombie outbreak occurred, and started tagging along with diluc and the others ever since he bumped into them.

somehow knows the best places to take shelter in and grab supplies, saying other people had most likely already raided the supermarkets and convenience stores + he makes tactical plans to defend yourselves from zombies. thus, he naturally became the authorizing figure of your little group, giving out orders and splitting work between each person. a position he abuses by assigning you to do the same work he does so you'll spend more time together.

“do you mind it? i feel calm when you are with me, so i prefer things this way.”

capable of looking good even without showering for days straight and covered with blood. discarded his stiff blazer and rolled up his sleeves for practicality, unknowingly seducing you with his toned arms.

he allows you to braid his hair when you ask him for permission to pass the time.

venti:

the chatterbox everyone's grateful for. whenever it's too quiet, you begin to worry about what happened to all your family and friends, but he fills the space in your head with useless gossip instead. (actually, maybe you don't feel all that grateful.)

apparently old friends with zhongli; zhongli keeps an eye on him so he wouldn't dare drink a single can of beer, since a zombie apocalypse probably isn't the best time to be drunk at.

appears harmless (and a deadweight with nothing to contribute to the group since he's a lazy little shit) but is actually frighteningly good with a gun. once killed five zombies in a row with perfect aiming to the center of their foreheads. since then, nobody complained about him anymore.

also the person who saved you on impulse — everyone else was too wary to save other people, yet he forced them to come along when you were in a serious bind in the cafe.

“why did i save you, you ask? no special reason! you had a cute face, so why not? haha! i'm not teasing you, it's s compliment.”

xiao:

unkillable. zombies fear him. bow down to the true undead.

xiao attended the same university as you, and he's pretty famous for being good-looking... and also for the crazy rumors surrounding him. people say he was a nasty delinquent at high school, or he's part of the mafia, or something even more ridiculous than that. you never believed them, since xiao was like any other diligent student apart from being quieter than most... or more handsome than most.

that is, until you see him swinging around his metal bat and sending zombies flying into the air. perhaps there was some truth to those rumors after all. oh, he took off his jacket- is that a fucking tattoo on his arm??? so cool!!

at first, you thought he hated you. you guessed he was against you joining their group like diluc, and he'd been treating you coldly because of that. but you soon come to find he's just a really awkward guy, and he's been avoiding you 'cause he thought he scared you for being so violent; you'd probably appreciate it if he didn't approach you. he's a softie at heart, so make sure to reassure him you don't hate him, or he'll be sad!

very attentive towards you. notices when you're feeling tired from walking, or when you feel a little hungry and need a small break to take a quick nap. the kind of person who'd wait for you to catch up when you tie your shoelaces.

“i'll carry you on my back. i'm pretty strong, so don't worry about me. you must be exhausted from walking too much.”

albedo:

a scientist from the research laboratory that started all the chaos. quite an amazing individual: he came from the source of the virus, but was able to escape from a building filled to the brim with zombies without as much as a scratch. not to mention he survived alone for a long time before he met your group, growing his own vegetables and fruits in the garden. horrified when he learns you've been living off on junk food.

“you can't always rely on instant noodles for sustenance...”

he believes he can make a cure, and there's a couple of solutions he came up with, but has no materials to make them since the lab had been festering with zombies and he had no time to take anything else with him. he knows of several other places that might have the items he needed, yet he hasn't had much luck for the first few locations he visited.

he acts as the team's medic, and is generally seen as another authorizing figure alongside zhongli. appears to be cold-hearted but you can see how displeased he is whenever one of you is injured upon returning to camp. (he doesn't want to grow attached. if there's anything stupid sci-fi movies taught him, it's that death is inevitable in a zombie apocalypse.)

yet he grows attached anyways. you see it in the way he always sends you off before you go on a supply raid, telling you to be more careful, or how he scolds you when you come back wounded. it shows in the way he does his best to cook, so everyone could have a nice dinner to return to. albedo cares. in fact, he cares too much when he shouldn't be.

albedo had a secret.

deep into the night, when everybody else is tucked into their small tents, he cautiously examines his surroundings before pulling down the collar of his shirt. a bite mark decorates his neck, the greenish tint beginning to spread across his pale skin. the scarred flesh is unpleasant to look at, throbbing painfully in random intervals throughout the day. he's not sure how long he can pretend it doesn't affect him.

he takes out a syringe and grits his teeth when he pierces himself with the needle. he has 4 shots left... and it's only a temporary measure to stop the virus from completely overtaking his body.

“no, not yet. i can't die yet. please, god, give me more time... i won't ask for more. just until i can find the cure and save everyone. that much is enough.”

kazuha:

back at university, you used to sit beside a really nice guy. he offered to lend his pens when you forgot yours, and allowed you to copy his notes whenever you asked. you greet each other in the hallways and chat occasionally, but you didn't think you were particularly close... though you did have a small crush on him.

so imagine your surprise when you're suddenly wrapped in a tight hug in one of your supply raids.

of course, your first assumption was that a zombie had caught you, but the giggle you hear right beside your ear is obviously humane and far from the feral growling zombies made.

“did you miss me?”

your scream didn't go unheard though, so the others came to where you were in a hurry. though they were fully prepared to murder zombies, they weren't prepared to see a pretty boy holding you tightly towards his chest.

... and so, he was another addition to your team. similar to your case, he faced some opposition, but the final verdict was to accept him. begrudgingly. honestly, there wasn't any real reason to reject him; ever since albedo joined, food shortage wasn't an issue anymore, so why is everyone wary of him...

that aside, he stuck to your side like glue, insisting to be your protector. he's unexpectedly good at combat, wielding a sword — you don't know where he got it from — and he's surprisingly helpful when it came to predicting weather conditions, which certainly made it easier for the reconnaissance team. plus he has keen senses, able to detect when a zombie is nearby. volunteers to be on guard duty often.

despite his laidback disposition, he's quite protective over you. you've yet to know why. he can be kind of touchy, instinctively holding your hand when you walk into a seemingly dangerous area or just pulling you closer to him when he spots a zombie by the corner of his eye.

“don't let go of my hand and stay by my side. i know you can handle yourself, but i don't want to risk it.”

scaramouche:

you once thought diluc and xiao hated you, but it turns out it was just a misunderstanding on your part. but this guy... this guy definitely despises you.

in the first place, your first meeting wasn't the most conventional way to meet. you've been walking around a new area as a reconnaissance member when this eggplant brat suddenly jumps over a fence and lands a clean kick to your face, not watching where he's going. to top it all off, he doesn't apologize, saying it was your fault for being in the way. you couldn't believe it when zhongli allowed him to stay at your camp.

just a really annoying asshole. he's prickly towards the other guys, but is even more of a dick when it comes to you. (and even more of a jerk towards childe, but that much is justified because you learn they're from the same university and in a weird frenemies relationship.) okay, so maybe you've been making fun of his height, or clowning his haircut... or called him weird nicknames to annoy him... but he started it!

you feel like a kid all over again when you're with him. there isn't a single conversation between you that doesn't end in a childish argument. albedo sighs in a way a disappointed parent would, but you can't bring yourself to be mature when he's around.

well... he can be decent... in a bare minimum sense... like that time he took care of you when you were sick and albedo wasn't around... or that time he threw a jacket on your face because you felt cold but he didn't want you to think he was being nice so he did it aggressively...

not that you got along well. you weren't friends or anything, definitely not.

so it comes off as a shock when he saves you in a life-threatening situation, swinging around a steel pipe to pave a way through the crowd of zombies surrounding you. his eyes are cold, lacking of any sympathy towards the creatures that were once human and treated them as mere pests. to him, they were just hindrances in the way getting to you.

“who said i'll let you die? i won't let you go until you admit defeat to me, so hurry up and hide before you get killed.”

bonus: the drama-free adventure of the bois

in your travels, you happen to come across a group of young boys wandering in the ruins of what used to be a bustling city. which is quite odd — most children are... well... turned, since they aren't the best at self-defense. but these guys don't seem to be afraid of zombies at all, casually strolling into a grocery store to grab a pack of gummy bears.

or more like... they're not being approached by zombies?

you later find out their names; you only saw a pair of blue haired boys at first, but two other guys were waiting for them at their little base camp.

chongyun had an astonishing ability to repel zombies. he explained that zombies tended to actively avoid him for reasons he didn't know, and albedo is yet to understand what makes this possible. (he begs zhongli to let these kids join you lmao.)

xingqiu refers to chongyun as a “zombie repellent,” and although true, isn't a very flattering title. he's a bright and resourceful kid, the reason why they haven't died yet; zombies may not chase after them, but they could still die of starvation or illness. he marks down locations on his map that he deems safe enough for them to enter, and he always tries to find a way out the city, thinking there was a possibility the outside is devoid of monsters. (that's if the government hasn't locked you in yet, preventing further infection.)

in contrast to chongyun, bennett is a magnet for zombies. bad luck seems to follow him wherever he goes, and he's barely able to survive thanks to razor's help.

razor is bennett's best friend, the main combat force of them four. he's abnormally strong for a high schooler, but bennett can assure that he's not a delinquent. loyal to his friends and vows to protect them until the end.

together, they're also searching for their other acquaintaces: for chongyun and xingqiu, xiangling and hu tao; for bennett and razor, a girl named klee... who is also albedo's little sister.

“at this point, we're just adopting kids,” diluc mutters under his breath.

venti laughs, “it's fun though, isn't it?”

“all it means is more mouths to feed.”

(diluc ends up to be the most doting to them.)

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soapygummybear · 2 years

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Genshin Men As Body Guard Boyfriends

Fandom: •Genshin Impact•

Chracter(s): >Zhongli, Xiao, Venti, Childe, and Kamisato Ayato (all separate)!<

Genre: Crack Headcannons

⚠️Warnings⚠️: Blood, violence, threats, poisoning.

Prompt: What would the Genshin men do if they saw someone hitting on you while during a gala they’re at to protect you?

Request?: Nope, but requests are welcome!

Readers Gender: Gender Neutral! (Please know all my headcannons will have a gender neutral reader unless said otherwise. As this way, the headcannons are more inclusive to male, female, non-binary, and other readers! :D)

Notes: This is just pure crack. I haven’t posted in a bit and I don’t have time right now to write a full on oneshot because finals are coming up. So, please take this as a little intermission before I start writing oneshots again!

(NOT PROOFREAD)

Zhongli

-Zhongli let’s you have your space. There’s no need for him to stick to you like glue. You’re a pretty strong person and you have no issue sticking up for yourself. Besides, he’s only there in case you need him.

-He stays by a wall, keeping his golden eyes on you. He makes sure you’re not too far away, but not too close. Just enough space for him to get by your side in less than 30 seconds.

-Everything seems fine. You’re having a great time talking with people who you haven’t seen for a bit.

-That is, until someone comes up to you. They place their hands in your hips, trying to sway your body.

-You separate yourself from them, politely asking they don’t do that.

-“Oh c’mon. Dance with me, I’ll make you sway.” The person says.

-A very uncomfortable look appears on your face. The person wouldn’t leave you alone and wouldn’t give you space.

-This doesn’t go unnoticed by Zhongli. He sees everything that’s happening.

-Carefully opening up his suit, he yawns as he pulls out a stone.

-The stone is a smooth pebble. Small enough to fit in a pocket.

-He nonchalantly flicks the rock at the person. Purposely making sure enough force was used to shoot the pebble straight at the person to knock them unconscious.

-It smacks the back of their head, causing them to collapse to the floor, blood spilling onto the ground.

-Screams erupt everywhere. Including from you.

-You look straight at Zhongli, “SERIOUSLY?! EVERY TIME?!” You stare at him in disbelief.

-He smiles innocently before putting on some sunglasses and grabbing you, leading you out of the building.

-Least to say, you were safe. And that’s all that mattered to him.

(More under the cut!)

Xiao

-Xiao keeps very close to you. There is no way in hell he’s going to let you get hurt.

-Though, he does try to respect your space. He keeps maybe, 5-8 feet away from you.

-What can he say? He just doesn’t want you to get hurt. He can’t lose you like he lost the other Yaksha. It would really feel like he was dying if he lost you.

-So when someone comes up to you, saying very explicit things and lightly touching your body, Xiao immediately runs towards you.

-He straight up laments this person’s ass while calling them a demon.

-“How dare you touch (Y/N) so inappropriately, demon!”

-“Xiao stop! You’re going to kill them!” You try to grab him.

-Takes about 17 people to get Xiao off the poor beaten up person.

-You sigh as you grab his hand and leave the party. “Xiao what the hell. Why would you beat up someone?”

-“Why not? They were touching you inappropriately. They don’t deserve to not be beaten.” He argues.

-Rolling your eyes, a cheeky smile makes its way to your face, “Whatever, Xiao. Just don’t do it again.”

-“Not promising anything.” He replies.

Venti

-Venti trusts you. He’ll stick around you while you talk to people. Sometimes he’ll leave your side for a drink or two, but he tries his best not to get carried away.

-After all, he needs to remain conscious to protect you in case you need it.

-But one more drink wouldn’t hurt him, would it?

-He politely excuses himself and goes to get a drink. Picking it up, he takes a few sips.

-Before his eyes narrow onto someone.

-He stares as he watches a person come up to you. They try offering you a drink.

-“No thank you, I’m good.” You politely say. This person gave you the creeps. There was no way in all of Teyvet you would EVER take a drink from this person. You’d rather drink from a menstrual cup.

-A slightly angered face appears on Venti as the person wouldn’t leave you alone. He finally has enough and makes his way to you.

-Using the wind, Venti lifts himself up to the person’s ear, “If you don’t hippity hoppity on out of here and away from them, I’m gonna bippity boppity your ass out of Teyvet.”

-The person turns around, horrified to see an innocent looking child(?) saying such a threat.

-Venti smiles happily, “Better get going!” He uses some wind and throws them out the window.

-You look at him, smiling, “Thanks, Venti.”

-“No problem, love! I’ve always got your back.” He winks.

Childe

-Childe gives you space. He trusts you a lot. And he knows you can hold up your end in a fight. Although you were never able to beat him personally, he has seen you beat other things up with no problem.

-Don’t get him wrong, he keeps his eyes on you. But at the same time, he too, enjoys the party.

-But that all changes when someone approaches you.

-They were CLEARLY drunk. And for some reason, you reminded them of their ex-spouse Sam somehow.

-They start yelling at you. Calling you awful names like bitch, slut, cheater, etc etc.

-You can’t deal with being yelled at very much. Your eyes start to water as you panic, not knowing how to handle the situation.

-The cup Childe is holding shatters as his grip had tightened around it.

-An irk mark pops up on his face as he makes his way towards you.

-Once he reaches you, he straight up just punches the person unconscious.

-“Hmm, they were weaker than I thought.” He stares at them.

-His eyes travel to you as you have little tears falling from your face.

-He gives you a smile, “It’s okay, (Y/N), I took care of them! Let’s go, shall we? It’s pretty boring here.”

-He picks you up and leaves the party. After a bit, your tears stop as Childe does his best to calm you down.

-“There we go! There’s my strong partner!”

Kamisato Ayato

-The fact that you even got this man to attend a party is already crazy.

-Although, it didn’t take much to get him here. His main goal was protecting you. That’s all that mattered.

-Ayato let’s you walk around on your own free will. He doesn’t keep near you and he doesn’t even show himself.

-He’s just chillin in the shadows, doing his best to remain unnoticed and low-profiled.

-Don’t underestimate him. He keeps an eagles eye on you.

-As soon as he spots someone suspicious going near you, he strikes.

-Before this person can even get to you, they’re already gone.

-Something must be going on at that party because for some reason, you keep attracting dangerous people.

-Ayato’s eyes narrow as he watches someone walking around you.

-To the untrained eye, this person just looked like they were trying to find their friend.

-But Ayato knows better.

-Finally revealing himself, he walks up to this mysterious person, offering them a drink.

-A beautiful smile sits on his face as he watches the person take a sip from the cup.

-Immediately, the person starts gasping for air.

-Everyone’s attention turns to Ayato and the person.

-“Oh dear, you’re allergic to mint? I hadn’t known.” He acts surprised.

-Ayato turns his head to you, looking as you had a worried and fearful expression on your face.

-“Pardon me, but it seems I need to leave.” He walks away from the gasping person to you.

-He leads you out of the building, a happy smile on his face.

-“What did you do?” You stare at him.

-“Don’t worry about it,” he smiles, “Let’s go home.”

-Ayato secretly knew that person was allergic to mint. But he would never admit it.

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xo-cuteplosion-xo · 2 years

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Could you do a zhongli x reader?

Corrupted gender nuterel God reader?

Where zhongli has to put reader down?

Or hc's with zhongli, albedo, Venti (I know he's not on your list, so that's why this is my second option instead of what I'm asking for) kaeya and childe? With a human reader who picked ip a cursed artifact and when berserk?

Reactions to a corrupted reader Hc’s Zhongli, Albedo, Venti, Xiao (added from a second request of similar nature), Kaeya, Childe

Zhongli

The moment he sees you he’s frozen.

He’s done this before, seen this sort of thing so many times throughout his thousands of years spent in Tivat.

He just… wasn’t prepared for it to happen to you…

He’s already lost one friend...

He considered you more than just a friend.

He couldn’t

His arms would shake, despite being a God…

He’d try to find what happened if there was perhaps something simple like a cursed item within your clutches.

Something he could undo without… bringing harm to your body

Yet… you

There was nothing

This corruption was internal.

How could he do this

You were already gone, but yet he couldn’t do anything about it.

Where had he been when this happened, why couldn’t he prevent this?

He blames himself for not protecting you, even if you were a god.

He was the stronger one, why couldn’t he save you, why are you leaving him?

He’s not the one to end your life, he restrains you trying desperately to undo the corruption rolling within your body.

Ultimately it is a failure and it is Xiao who has to act out his duty, purge the evil.

Even when his hands were soaked within your blood and Zhongli grabbed hold of your weakening form, he only turned to his god with a look of pity.

Zhongli knew… he knew it had to be done

That didn’t take away the pain.

By gods it hurt, to see you slowly coming back to your senses as your blood dyed purple flowed from the wound in your torso.

Thank you- the words of relief hurt to hear but he leans a soft peck to your forehead

Albedo

What happened?

How did this happen?

He’s panic stricken, afraid of going near you.

His mind analyzes your corrupted form, the way you look, the way your body moves.

What if this spreads, if he too is infected by this corruption sleeping in your body.

He’s not ready to lose his control over himself.

He’s seen things like this happen but what.. What could possibly have affected a god?

Even if you had not told him he’s an alchemist, he knew.

Had you been killed…

Yes, that was his only logical conclusion.

You have died but gods can’t die like mortals.

Their body, soul, they tend to live on in demonic forms, plaguing the world with miazma

He did it himself, ending your life with his own hands, the sickly black of your blood seeping the white snow.

It was pretty if not for the fact that it was your blood staining the snow.

Yet he could not help it, bending down to try and stop the blood from spilling.

Even as your hand, weak as you were from the fatal wound, grabbed onto his wrist.

It’s okay Albedo, it’s okay… you saved me, saved mondstadt, it’s okay.

Perhaps this is the first time his heart has lunged so far from his chest… so this was the emotion of heart wrenching agony… heartbreak

Venti (I’m making the attempt… but yeah- I’m not the best at venti since i don’t exactly care for his character…)

He’s terrified

It’s to soon for you

He’s trying everything

Yes your restrained and miserable but

He’s the anemo archon, a wind spirit he brought freedom to mondstadt

He lost so many people already

It’s not fair

Not fair

He even commissions traveler for help

They purified crystals and helped save devalin you are no different

Sure in order for a god to reach this they would have died

But no matter…

It’s when a traveler says he needs to let go that he snaps.

He repeats it over and over begging for help.

But he knows

Cant

Save

You

And so when you’re put out of your misery… he holds onto you trying to stop the gush of black.

He’s letting it swallow him to…

The tears rolled down his face. And landing onto your as he moves to keep your head in his lap.

Don’t cry Barbatos… It's just my time to go. We all have to go one day, even gods.

He takes your form as you turn into dust.

Xiao

This was one of the harder ones for me to do considering how Xiao is)

Much like Zhongli would be, he's confused at first.

He’s not sure why it hurts so much to see this.

He’s seen his friends crumble in similar ways, why did this feel different?

He could whisper your name, watch the way you don’t react and turn with a smile.

There’s nothing in your eyes…

You’re already gone, a ravaged beast, demonic.

He’s supposed to… but how could he?

Why must he suffer? Was his constant agony not enough for the millennia of slaughter?

Did this world really have to take you so soon?

You flashed by his mind, dishes of almond Tofu, light laughter, sweet words of encouragement, battle strength that could compare to his… all reduced to guilt.

Where had he been?

Had you told him where you were off to?

How had somebody in this day and age gotten ahold of enough power to end a god’s life?

He had to empty his mind, place a lock on his emotions as he ran, two quick dashes with his mask on his face.

Watching your crumble forward, he couldn’t just let you collapse though. He caught you

He’d hold you close, perhaps his first tears being shed as he watches you slipping away.

What should have been dying his clothing red, stealing it black instead.

He watched you reach weakly up to him.

On the defense he watched closely, only relaxing when your hand softly cupped his cheek above you.

Xiao… please don’t torment yourself over this…

How was he supposed to honor that?

He was supposed to protect and keep you by his side.

He held the dust that your body withered into

It was long before he would be able to stand from that spot.

Kaeya

He was familiar with the type of corruption in your body

The abyss…

Had they intended to turn you against Mondstadt after failing with the dragon?

How did this manage to happen in the first place?

You weren’t yourself at all

You loved mortals

You loved this city

You had laughed within these walls, so why were you staring down at him with nothing?

He’s insecure, despite how he presents himself. It's just a mask, a sick game to him.

His flirts always covered up how worthless he felt.

Faced with you, something divine, he was nothing but a pebble.

Yet, even as your feet graced the earth he knew you were somewhere within, crying for help, fighting yourself.

Even if you reach out for him hoping to gain a companion, to lead him home… he can’t accept.

This isn’t you…

And if the only way out of this is to strike you down… he swears by what little power he holds in that forgotten title he’d never forgive his people, turned monsters, for doing this to you.

No… he’d sacrifice himself to strike you from divinity.

So as your strained expression filled with horror watched your weapon strike him and his strike you he smiled, leaving it to you whether he was smiling with relief or masking the tears.

I’m sorry Kaeya… I’m so sorry… don’t hate yourself… more than you already do.

He’d been sure you would either awake with him or he’d never open his eyes.

But he did

To Diluc nonetheless…

He could care less if near death made changes to his relationships…

He just needed to see you…

It was venti that would strike him with realization.

No rhymes

Face clouded as he held onto something that had belonged to you.

Softly setting it down with a forced smile.

Still Kaeya couldn’t find words, his usually loud mouth tied silent as he stared at his chest.

Just why had he survived and not you?

Childe

He has no clue what's going on.

He’s never seen something like this.

Perhaps he had heard about it but now he couldn’t find much to think about.

The lust for violence seeping through your snarls piqued his interest.

He’d be the clueless idiot to challenge you.

Only to soon realize this wasn’t you…

When he scraped you there was no hesitation in your moevents as there usually was.

No restraint…

He merely jumped back, away from you with confused eyes.

Y/n?

Yet you had no response to the name.

Then he noticed the differences, the blood, your appearance…

He didn’t understand what had happened…

He’d heard stories, ones from ancient times.

Yes, he knows what you are…

He’d just never thought about it too much.

But if you had fallen…

He’d have little chance to help you turn from your misery.

He keeps you distracted until the Adeptis boy shows himself.

No emotion lining his face as he strikes you and lowers his gaze at the mortal, disappearing before Childe could say anything.

He doesn’t want to lose you, he could care less about you being a god.

He could care less about everything

It’s not fair

Why can’t he keep one good thing?

He was tricked by the geo archon, played as a fool by signora, his childhood was ruined… and through it all you had never… never… not in all the years you had been near him… you had never looked at him with pity nor had you ever tricked, manipulated, or harmed him.

You were so kind, he was the mortal, the stupid mortal who’s watchign you die, withering away.

You know… mortals are not supposed to outlive a god… his voice cracked, the soulless eyes that always seemed to shine a bit brighter near you… losing that last bit of hope for himself.

Ajax… sorry i couldn’t join you in going home. Please don’t let this be the last straw. You got to… to… protect… the children's… children's… dreams.

He nodded as you fell silent.

“y/n?”

“H-hey now… you can’t disappear like that… don’t… leave me alone… I don't want to be alone again.”

(short and not as in detail as to what I typically write, but I wanted to add the hc's as well)

(473 words)

You had been smiling just yesterday, eyes full of glimmering light as you shared tea with him.

He remembered the soft tone of your voice, the way your lips moved to speak with content. Yet, there were no words leaving your lips tonight.

The moon showered its brilliance over you, lines of violet coursing through your skin, dare he say they appeared to pulse beneath. The image was far from foreign. The sight was everywhere in centuries past, the Archon war. You were not old enough to have experienced such tragedy, born into god-hood just over 1,000 years ago. So why, why were you hissing like a rabid animal? Something so young and beautiful reduced to a beast in human form.

He understood why the light made his chest throb, the reason why he wished to stab his chest and tear the beating thing from his chest. He had witnessed somebody close fall to this before. Was this world that cruel to him? Surely he could save you, there were no dire circumstances, nothing needing his most dire attention.

You lunged for him, swinging sharpened nails like talons. He evaded each attack till signs of your elemental powers seeped through and onto the battlefield. He would soon find himself caging you within rocks so he could think. How could he undo this, prevent you from leaving him too? He didn’t wish to sit and drink tea alone. He’d miss your voice yelling at Childe over dinners. He'd miss how you tried all you could, but still came up short trying to teach the poor Fatui boy how chopsticks worked.

He’d miss your kindness the most, the way you could calm the lonely ache living for millennia gifted you.

There was no such way, and so as you broke from the cage and lunged for him, he drove the sharp weapon through your chest. He had not shed tears in millennia, so the stray water falling from his eyes surprised him bitterly. He cupped your cheek as your eyes slowly came into focus with the shallowing of your erratic breaths.

“Zhongli?” Your voice whimpered as if you had no idea the predicament you were in. “you’re crying? You observed reaching for him, and he allowed your hand to comfort him. “Thank you.” The yelling storm calmed from your mind as you shared a final breath with him. Your body slipped from within his loose grip. He caught you at the last moment, trying to shake you awake. He knew… he had lost you.

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calling him by the wrong name prank

DILUC, KAEYA, XIAO, ZHONGLI, CHILDE — gn!reader

genre/warnings: fluff(?), a little jealousy, mentions of cheating (though it never actually happens), mild swearing in zhongli and childe’s.

notes: reblogs help me tons, pls n ty :3 ack and i apologize, kaeya’s is a bit shorter than i’d like

━━ diluc;

“hey, kaeya?”

diluc lifted his head and looked around the tavern for the cryo wielder. angel’s share wasn’t open yet, so he wasn’t really sure how kaeya had gotten in.

that is until diluc noticed you were looking at him and not at kaeya.

“come again, love?”

“oh! i meant diluc, sorry.” you said, even though there were only faint traces of sincerity. “anyway, do you think that we can-”

“y/n.”

diluc’s stare was cold and unfeeling. you supposed that he was never overly kind to anyone, but then again he looked a lot more intimidating now than he usually was. he never broke eye contact, and even when you slouched and looked down, his eyes bore into you.

“why did you call me that?”

when you looked back up at him, you found that his jaw was set and he was white-knuckling the cloth he used to clean glasses.

“diluc, it was just a prank,” you laughed. “kaeya did put me up to it though.”

“i’ll kill him.” diluc said, a soft smile reaching his lips. the tension in his shoulders visibly dissipated.

you just laughed at diluc, knowing that he was joking. he gave you a fond smile from across the counter, though you didn’t see it.

venti had walked in a few moments before diluc’s last comment, quiet in order to not interrupt the both of you. the door made a small sound as it closed, but other than that, the bard was quiet as he observed.

you knew a lot of things about diluc, probably more than most others he was close with, but yet there was still one thing you hadn’t noticed. one thing that seemingly everyone else had.

the way he looked at you whenever you weren’t looking at him was... well, venti could write thousands of limericks that could never describe the emotion held in the diluc’s eyes, paired with the seemingly unconscious smile on his lips.

venti supposes that a more diluted version of it would be “love”.

━━ kaeya;

“oh, diluc, i’ve been meaning to-”

kaeya didn’t miss a beat. just as quickly as his heart had sunk, he was speaking, “you know that i’m kaeya, right? your lover?”

you gave him a smile. it seemed innocent of course, as though you hadn’t just been the cause of the pain in his chest and the lump in his throat.

“yeah, thats-”

“your only lover, right?”

you frowned at that, and you began to regret saying it. studying his face, you found his eyebrows pinned in worry — or was it fear? — and glassy eyes.

“of course, kaeya. i was just kidding, actually it was diluc’s idea. you know that i would never do... that to you.”

he nodded and stepped towards you, then wrapped his arms around you. he held you close to his chest as he pressed a kiss to your head.

“i know. i love you.”

“i love you too, kaeya.”

“of course you do, dove. c’mon, let’s see if we can go home early tonight, how’s that?” kaeya said, smiling at you.

you smiled at him and nodded, taking his hand as you walked home.

━━ xiao;

“zhongli!” you cheered happily, making your way over to xiao. “i found... what?”

xiao normally looked tense whenever he wasn’t tucked away and hiding from humans, and sometimes even when it was just him he was on edge. but you swear you see his body freeze.

it reminded you of a dog raising it’s hackles, as though you could see xiao building his walls back up again.

you regretted your choice to play this prank on him. however, before you could explain yourself he was gone.

from the top of wangshu inn, xiao was replaying the short conversation in his mind. verr goldet had mentioned to him before about how protective he could be of you, though he couldn’t be sure if he was over reacting.

much worse thoughts were running through his mind, but tried to convince himself that it was just how much time you’d spent with zhongli lately... right? even then, could you really get your lover and your friend mixed up so easily?

you knew xiao. you knew where he would be. though tedious and painstakingly slow, you were climbing on the roof of wangshu inn.

until you weren’t.

“you’re going to get hurt like that. you’ll fall.” xiao said, his voice was stern but he wouldn’t make eye contact with you.

it took you a few moments to register that xiao was the reason you were now suddenly in the kitchen. no one was here to see him, and yet you could see how on edge he looked.

“i didn’t... it was supposed to be a prank, you know i’m not like that.” you said it as though you were testing your waters, a little unsure of yourself.

he swallowed thickly and cleared his throat. “then... you...” xiao always seemed confident when he spoke. he always used a tone that showed he was sure of himself. this time, however, he sounded lost. “are you sure?”

“of course i am, i promise. i love you, xiao.”

he narrowed his eyes as though he was trying to decipher something. “i... i love you too.”

━━ zhongli;

“oh, childe, do- I mean, zhongli, do you think i should get this?” you asked, holding some sort of elixir neither of you could identify.

childe and you had been spending more and more time with each other as of late due to something you were supposed to be investigating, but somehow you’d managed to befriend the harbinger.

and of course childe had given you the idea, telling you it would be funny to watch the archon get jealous.

you looked over to zhongli to see if he’d caught the mistake. his eyebrows knitted in confusion, but he didn’t say anything about it.

“uhm,” he cleared his throat and adverted his gaze to another curious item. “if you wish to. but don’t use it without knowing what it does, it might be a poison of some sort.”

you found that strange. a part of you wondered if he’d heard you, and another part of you wondered if he even cared... he did, right?

you got your answer later that night as you walked along the harbor. the sound of childe’s laughter filled your ears, followed by zhongli’s voice.

“this isn’t funny.” his voice was stern, frustrated even. “you expect me-”

“listen,” childe started, though it was clear from his tone that he was trying not to laugh. “i swear i don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.”

“there is no reason that you need to be around them so much. i thought you to be an honorable man, but-”

so that’s what he was talking about.

“zhongli?” you asked, and his face flushed whenever he turned to look at you. “love, thats not- it was just a joke that childe told me to pull. you know i would never hurt you like that.”

zhongli’s eyes turned back to childe, who was still trying his hardest to hold back laughter. and then he was walking over to you, interlacing his own fingers with yours, and leading you away.

“i know that, love,” zhongli said softly. “but still i worry. i apologize for that, i usually have a lot more rationale.”

“i’m the one that should be apologizing, i really didn’t know you’d think about it that much.”

he squeezed your hand lightly. “it’s alright. perhaps as a bit of payback you could stay with me tomorrow, hm? i’m sure childe can manage a single day without your help.”

━━ childe;

“zhongli! look, there’s a-”

“zhongli isn’t here, y/n.” childe said, eyeing you curiously. the way his body tensed and seemed to freeze caught your attention.

a more mature side of you knew you shouldn’t do this, but childe had begun playing tricks lately and after his most recent one you decided to get him back. he’s said your name though; pet names were almost the only thing he called you by, but he’d used your name, so you could tell he was getting bothered.

“yeah, i know. i said ‘childe’.” you responded.

he huffed and rolled his eyes away from you, growing agitated. he knew that he could trust you and he was fairly sure he could trust zhongli. then again, childe had always worried about his relationship with you — his job called for him to leave with almost no warning, and he never knew how long he’d be gone.

so of course he worried about you getting bored of that, of him, but he always brushed it off. it was unfounded... wasn’t it?

“i’m not dense. it’s not the first time you’ve said it, either. if... if you really don’t want...” fuck, was he really about to cry right now of all times? “i mean, you know i don’t wanna choose between my job and my partner, but maybe i can work something out with the other-”

“no, no,” you interrupted him, feeling your heart clench. “i was just kidding, baby. thought it was payback for your prank the other day, remember?”

he pouted almost dramatically, but you could see the tension release and his expression become more relaxed. childe pulled your close to his chest, burying his face into your neck.

“alright, but no more pranks. and i won’t either, promise... seriously though, i think if i talk to-”

“shut up.” you said, playfully hitting him. “if i do something like that just because you aren’t home, you shouldn’t be with me anyway.”

you felt him smile as he pressed a kiss to your neck. “i love you.”

“i love you too.”

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versadies · 3 years

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‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ YOU HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER, LET'S SEE WHAT'S INSIDE! ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

salutations (title): red light, green light part one (squid game!au)

addressed (characters): xiao, childe/tartaglia, thoma, diluc, kazuha, albedo, beidou, raiden shogun, venti, zhongli, kaeya, and scaramouche

content (includes): MINORS DNI, spoilers in squid game, spoilers in archon quest 2.1, mentions of violence, mentions of human trafficking (?), mentions of debt, major character death, mentions of harassment (?), angst/no-comfort, pls take note that i’m not romanticizing squid game.

postscript (summary): hc on you being in squid game and meet genshin characters along the way (all hcs are connected and its up to you if you want one of characters to be your love interest or just platonic!)

penpals (taglist): @melkxsh, @jisoostan09, @mysticmoon135, @kokeshi-kojin, @forgotten-blues, @hipsdofangirl, @the-fucking-void, @hclymoon, @thegaybastard, @electr0m1ko, @jendytub, @dnapola, @saxophonre, @chxlkprince, @koirqaa, @ardeenna, @sweetxnedhoney, @s0lana, @awwhstheic , @booksandhoneymilktea, @ventise, @fullyhira, @sm0l-0ne, @fatheadthemango, @mellowberrie, @flerpdederp, @vezpur, @albedosprincess, @vescaraa, @intoomanyfandom-s, @halfwritten, @intertwinedtruth, @purpleqilinwrites

part one (here!) | part two (coming soon ???)

xiao / alatus (player 067)

your very first best friend ever since your life went down.

you’ve met the green-haired man when playing red light, green light whereas he grabbed the back of your jacket and prevented you from moving in the robot’s sight, his strength in holding you despite your weight astounded you.

you’re pretty grateful for player 067, but much to your confusion he ignored you throughout the rest of the day whenever you try to thank him, walking away from you as soon as you try to talk to him.

“i‘m not interested in making friends here,” he said to you with an irritated look on his face after countless of your attempts in talking to him. “your dead body could’ve blocked my way and kill me too.”

his words shut you up, but it still didn’t shut away your determination in making friends with your savior.

when everyone voted in quitting the games, you were both relieved and saddened. relieved from the fact that you won’t die from playing the deadly games, and saddened by the fact that this is probably the last time you’ll ever see player 067.

by the time you finally had the chance to come back to the games after facing the harsh reality of your life, you wondered if you’ll meet player 067 again.

and indeed you did.

the moment it was time for dinner, you headed straight towards player 067 and to your relief, he didn’t walk away from you this time.

you’re also taken back by surprise when the man didn’t even comment about you going away, wondering what happened when he came out from the games that made him silent and not avoid you.

“just because i didn’t ask you to leave me alone doesn’t mean i trust you,” he answered when you asked him why he didn’t avoid you. “if i’m going to be stuck here, i might as well let you bother me.”

out of happiness that player 067 is willing to warm up to you, you decided to tell him your nickname and made the both of you shake hands, a sign of your alliance.

with what he did to you during the first game, you weren't surprised from the fact that he's an athletic person. you wondered just how strong and flexible he can be if he could lift you easily.

as the night continues, you and player 067 eventually started earning more allies. your group went from two people to five instead, causing you to sigh in relief from the number of your group increasing.

although it was beneficial for you and player 067 to have more people who can be of help during the next games, your friend would like to disagree.

“feel free to trust them, but i won’t.” he said, crossing his arms as he glances at your group’s direction. “you’ll never know if they have other plans in mind.”

“and why trust me?” you ask, eyebrows furrowed.

“i never said anything about trusting you,” he clarified.

you watched as he looks at one of the doors nearby. “but nevertheless, you’re the only one who’s least likely going to betray me with this plan, you do owe me for making me save you back then.”

he then proceeds to explain about how he can try to go sneak inside a vent in the bathroom to see if he can find out the next game, but needs your help in making sure the guard doesn’t go inside if he takes to long to come back.

of course, you agreed to the plan, hoping it wouldn’t be as risky as you thought.

much to your dismay, it was risky and intense.

while player 067 was taking his sweet time in exploring the vent, you on the other hand were sprouting nonsense as the guard started getting suspected of how long its taking you both to come out.

thankfully, your friend managed to come back as soon as the guard slams the door open, only to come out flustered.

by the time you and player 067 came back, he started telling you about how the masked people were cooking what looked like honeycombs, giving you enough information to know what the next game is.

on your way to the second game, you and player 067 informed your group about what to do: specifically picking the easiest shape.

when the game was revealed, you watched as everyone who isn’t a part of your group reacted, feeling pity to those who chose the hardest shapes.

oh well, it is what it is.

as you focused on cutting out the triangle as carefully as you can, you couldn’t help but glance at player 067’s direction in hopes that he’s doing okay as well, ignoring the sounds of gunshots throughout the time.

although you picked the easiest shape to carve, you weren’t so fortunate.

as you carefully try to remove the last piece that’ll take you to victory, your heart drops at the sight of your honeycomb being practically cracked in half.

you weren’t careful enough.

you slowly look up at the guard who has been watching you the entire game with your eyes widen in disbelief, your heart sinking in realization that this is your end.

just when you thought the soldier will pull out their gun and shoot you, the soldier instead brought out a honeycomb and gave it to you, hiding yours in their pocket quickly.

your eyes widens.

“player 017 passed.”

childe/tartaglia (🟥)

ever since the announcer entered the lobby, you couldn’t help but feel like someone was staring at you.

every time you look at everyone (who were listening to the masked strangers), you couldn’t find a single person who was staring at you, making you assume you were just feeling scared from what happened in the previous game.

little did you know, there is someone who was staring at you— and he is certainly not one of the players.

as a part of the square rank among the many henchmen that worked under the mysterious games, it brought childe many advantages; including knowing the next game, handling people who are under his rank,

and protecting you, his childhood friend that he dearly missed ever since he left your hometown.

if there’s anything that could remind his sweet childhood before his hellish life,it was you. you were perhaps one of the only people childe has ever had that’s close to being his best friend. his memories that has you were all clear in his mind and is one of the very reasons why he still have hope in life.

when he wanted to spend the rest of his youthful days with you, he unfortunately had to move to another city– only to end up facing harsh realities and ended up working in the squid game until perhaps death.

as the announcer, he was one of the first people who work under the frontman to know what the next games are. although he prefers being one of the soldiers and shoot people’s heads off, he knew being in an upper rank is more beneficial.

he enjoyed watching people fighting for their life, but you? he doesn’t accept the fact that you’re one of those people. why should he find joy in watching one of the people he cared the most losing their life?

childe hoped you wouldn’t come back when the game gave everyone a chance to return, but much to his dismay, he saw your face once more when entering the lobby.

from then on, he vowed to protect you with every strings he can pull with his position whilst making sure the frontman or anyone else doesn’t catch him.

he didn’t care about the fact that he had to kill one of his underlings in order to get his mask and be able to save you from being eliminated (should he be prevented from going inside the game rooms), he didn’t care that he’s risking his life just to protect someone he doesn’t even know for years, he didn’t care about anything at all.

all that matters is protect you after everything you did for him in his childhood.

so the moment he saw your honeycomb cracked, he made sure no one in the room is watching him nor realize the fact that you lost before placing a honeycomb that he brought for you, ignoring the disbelief look on your face.

“player 017 passed”

as childe escorts you down to the lobby, he ignored your questions about his motives, refusing to let you know his identity no matter how much he wants you to know.

all he did was lean in to your ear and whispered, “don’t sleep tonight.”

that was enough for you shut you up and a sign for him to leave, hoping that you would take his words seriously and survive the night.

much to his relief, you did.

thoma (player 202)

not long after you befriended player 067, the next person you talked to was a man who goes by thoma, who came to you and him during lunch.

it’s safe to say that you and your ally were reluctant to talk to thoma– especially since he’s rather… too cheerful in a situation like this, but nevertheless you accepted thoma’s presence and ate your meals with him together.

“you two honestly look like you’re easy to talk to,” thoma admitted with a cheeky smile as he sat down on the floor next to you. “everyone else either looks too scared or too dangerous, it’s understandable that you don’t trust me instantly.”

in hopes of gaining you and player 067’s trust, he proceeds to tell you both about who you should be careful with based on his observation, something you were both thankful and suspicious of. just how much does thoma know?

of course, you and player 067 weren't easily convinced, thinking he's just bluffing.

it wasn't until you eventually found out that everything that thoma said about the rest of the players was true, with player 089 being perhaps the most dangerous person with her strength and threatening aura, with player 043 being the youngest person alongside player 060, with player 109 being creepy and so much more.

because of his claims being confirmed alone, you slowly began to trust thoma, though your guard is still up.

when you and player 067 admitted that you both are willing to trust thoma, he gladly started introducing other players he conversed with— mainly player 043, who didn’t mind being in your group.

despite being willing to trust thoma, player 067 confronted you privately about how the blonde man is familiar with player 089, wondering how he managed to talk to the woman without her sending death threats to him just like everyone else who tried to talk to her.

"oh, you mean beidou? she and i went way back. unfortunately that's all i can say, how she and i met is confidential so i hope you understand my reason, right 67?" he explains, patting player 067's back with a light laugh.

although you paid no mind to thoma refusing to tell how he met player 089 and is still willing to trust him, player 067 definitely wasn't swayed over by the blonde man.

“i’m not saying you shouldn’t believe what thoma said back then but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a dangerous person.” player 067 whispered to you as the both of you walk towards the lobby from the bathroom after the vent incident. “if i were you, i wouldn’t keep my guard down around him.“

with his words in mind, you definitely kept your guard up.

but how could you keep your guard up when thoma saved you from being crushed to death by the beds?

“stay with me,” he said as he drags you around the room whilst dodging everyone’s attacks during lights-out. “you can’t stay in that spot for long when everyone’s out for blood.”

as soon as the lights went back on, thoma immediately blocked your view on the room, causing you to look at him in confusion.

“it’s probably best if you don’t see what happened here. wouldn’t want you to have nightmares, right?” he comments with a small grin.

diluc ragnvindr (detective)

when you were released from the strange place, your first thought is to go to the cops. your only evidence was the business card given by the small tempered man who was the very reason why you knew about the place.

much to your dismay, when one of the cops decided to give a call, it turned out to be another person yelling out nonsense, making the cops think you were just drunk and making things up.

unnoticed by you however, a certain cop was listening to your conversation not too far away from where you are, staring at the business card with familiarity and suspicion.

“…may i help you sir?” you ask, confusion written on your face as the cop stands in front of your door with a small smile.

“my name is diluc, forgive me for suddenly visiting you, but i overheard your conversation with one of my colleagues and i was wondering if you could tell me everything you told him?”

relieved that you finally have a cop who’s willing to listen to you, you immediately let him come inside and explain everything you know about the games, hoping he’ll be willing to help you out and investigate.

much to your dismay though, diluc left your small home without any hints or declaration of investigating the mysterious place after asking just a few questions.

to tell you the truth, the detective decided to investigate the place.

although he wasn’t super convinced with your claims, diluc knew it was the only way for him to find his lost brother, who had left his home and never came back, leaving the same business card that he saw from you in his abandoned home.

after a lot of thinking, diluc decided to investigate without his superiors knowing, following you to see if you’ll come back to the games and lead the way to his brother.

that night, he watched from his car as a van suddenly appeared and stopped right in front of you, causing you to enter the van and immediately left off to only god knows where.

as time proceeds, the detective slowly traiks behind the van, stopping not too far from the van every time the vehicle stops at certain places to pick up people who were waiting, concluding that the said people are the ones who were in the mysterious place before like you.

unfortunately for him, none of the people that came inside the van aren't his brother, leaving him no choice but to follow the van to their destination despite his mind telling him to not follow anymore.

his eyes widen in surprise when he sees more vans coming along as soon as he's out from the city, eyeing towards the road up ahead and spotted a boat waiting.

the red haired man could only hope that his lost brother is somewhere there.

kaedehara kazuha (player 043)

one of the players that thoma introduced you to. if there's one thing that struck kazuha to you out of the other 300 players, it was the fact that he has strong senses.

"i... i can smell honeycombs." he said as all of you are on your way towards the next game, causing you and player 067's eyes to widen in surprise. how could he smell that while not knowing what the next game is?

"..i don't smell anything." thoma comments, amazed by kazuha's strong smell. "does this mean our next game is somewhat related to honeycombs?"

there were also times when he's definitely handy when talking to other players. when certain people would try to join your group, kazuha could immediately call out those who are lying and those who have bad intentions.

the only problem you have difficulty in from kazuha is that he often disappears out of your sight in the lobby. you eventually find out from thoma that the young man doesn't like to stay in one place for too long.

when being in the first game, you remembered kazuha as being one of the first players to win the game, standing as though he hasn't run for his life and didn't witness a bloodbath.

as for the second game, he was also one of the players that managed to win early and one of the only players (alongside player 001) that you didn't see during the terrifying lights out.

then again, you couldn't see much at all during lights out.

when you and your group went back together as soon as the masked people went out with the corpses after lights out, player 001 explained how kazuha saved him from getting attack with a grateful look on his face, causing you to start trusting the white-haired man.

you took note of how he and player 089– whose name you found out is beidou– are familiar with one another, with beidou often going to kazuha whenever he isn't in your group and talked to him in a friendly manner.

"me and beidou have met back then in the city when she saved me from certain gangsters." kazuha answered when you asked him how he and beidou met. "i can reassure you that she's not as dangerous and threatening as you thought."

of course, his words didn't exactly sway you from being super cautious from the woman, but it's true that beidou hasn't done anything seriously bad to any of the players other than telling them to screw off and bodyslammed one of them.

by the time the third game was set, you were surprised to see kazuha taking beidou to your team, telling you that she's going to be a great help in the game.

it's honestly one of kazuha's best decisions because as soon as your team won against reckless pallad's team, beidou became a part of your group.

you were also pleased how player 067 even warmed up to the young man, confessing to you about how kazuha may not be as suspicious as he thought he was.

thinking about it now after the games, you wondered what made kazuha become resentful to player 200.

albedo kreideprinz (player 060)

the only so-called doctor that you trust. he came to your group alongside beidou during tug-of-war when player 067 brought him in the team.

alongside kazuha, he too often disappears when you least likely expect it. much to your dismay, no one in your group know much about albedo other than his precise strategies, giving you and player 067 no idea if the young doctor is as trustworthy as he claim to be.

despite not trusting him as much as you are with your other allies, you were only grateful that he immediately came up with a plan when player 001's plan in tug of war failed drastically and helped you win the third game.

when it comes to meal times, albedo often stared at player 348– another doctor who goes by dottore– with a dark look on his face.

"i know a lot of doctors, and he is nothing like one," he said when you asked if he knew who dottore is. "you should tell your friend that he isn't who he claims to be, avoid him at all costs."

not long before the fourth game, dottore was found being hanged alongside a few other masked people, the person in charge of the games then explains how they ensure that all of you are playing fair and square.

albedo is also the one who often volunteers in keeping an eye on other players during lights out alongside player 067, telling you that he'd rather pull an all-nighter than get killed in his sleep by one of your allies.

if there's one player that albedo talks to the most, it's definitely player 318, venti.

despite the huge differences between him and venti in terms of personality, it didn’t stop venti from— what albedo would like to call: “nagging”— him and albedo responding to him when necessary.

“venti came from the same area as me,” albedo said as he watches venti talking to player 067 happily. “my little sister often talks about how she kept seeing him performing in the streets.”

“how did you know that he’s the one she’s talking about?” you ask.

“he told me that he knows her.”

and speaking of sister, the main reason why you were willing to trust him is the fact that he’s here to give his sister a better life.

even without kazuha’s strange senses, you knew that albedo isn’t lying about his reason. just from how he never stops staring at the picture of him with his sibling, along with how he always had a soft look on his face when mentioning about his sibling, it was obvious that the mysterious doctor cherishes her a lot.

you began to realize that behind that dull look plastered on his face is a mask behind an older sibling who’d do anything for his beloved sister.

beidou (player 089)

oh boy, there’s a lot of things going on with this woman.

given that you were too occupied trying to figure out what was going on, you didn’t think much about beidou back then.

it wasn't until you came back to the games when you knew she isn’t someone to take advantage of.

when reckless pallad started acting hostile during dinner after being shaken up from the fact that there's no escape from the games, the woman literally body slammed him, mumbling about how he’s been annoying her from the start.

of course, that action didn’t go unnoticed by most players, taking note to themselves to not mess with her.

you couldn’t help but mentally applaud to those who even tried talking to her in hopes in getting into her good side, only for them to hear a very colorful language from her with a small but serious threat.

so you’re definitely surprised when you spotted thoma or kazuha talking casually with beidou, especially with the fact that she actually laughed from something one of them were saying.

when you asked thoma about what beidou laughed about, his response is... something.

"oh you sneaky little thing! i didn't even notice you eyeing on me and beidou." thoma exclaims with a laugh as he places his arm around your shoulder much to your embarrassment.

"she was just laughing about my joke, wanna hear it?"

when the third game began, you would be lying if you said you're confident about winning. the only strongest people in your group were thoma, xiao and possibly zhongli– who you weren't sure would be all enough to score the win.

it wasn't until kazuha brought beidou when you felt a little bit more confident.

"don't flatter yourselves, i only joined here because that weird group wouldn't stop annoying me in joining their team." beidou explains, gesturing the group that reckless pallad made.

to your relief, you won against reckless pallad's team thanks to zhongli and albedo's strategies alongside beidou's strength (combined with the other strongest players).

you were also ecstatic when she decided to officially become your team.

she also often volunteered in staying up late to keep an eye on all of you, explaining how she couldn't sleep either.

as time goes on, you found out many things about beidou.

you thought that she would be cold or short-tempered, but to your surprise, she's just a nice person who's just putting on a facade of being a cold person.

"i'm glad most of you felt threatened from me alone," she confesses with a grin. "that just means my acting is incredible."

you found out from beidou personally that she came here because of a woman, who goes by ningguang, suggested her going here for cash and didn't include anything about death being the price of getting it, causing confusion to you and your group.

beidou too was surprise that everyone else but her were here because of a man.

just who is that woman that made beidou come here instead of the same man that offered everyone else an invite?

raiden shogun (player 200)

an enemy to everyone and to herself.

it's no lie that despite wearing a jacket and sweatpants, she still looks gracious and elegant, but that doesn't mean everyone likes her.

"i'm by all means not interested making any allies in here. being attached to anyone will only bring you despair once this all ends" she said in a stern and cold tone, staring you down as though you are nothing but dirt. "after all, we all know only one will make it out alive."

other than being cold to everyone, it's clear to you that when raiden has a goal, she's certainly will achieve it in no time. you knew her as one of the players who win first without a hassle. when it comes to certain games requiring partner/team, raiden didn't care who she's teamed up with. if she's ever in one's group, you just know they'll win.

as mentioned before, kazuha has deep resent towards the purple-haired woman, his eyes would darken just from the sight of her nearby– and from the amount of times the young man glares at the woman, you're sure she knows how much he hates her.

"i'm pretty sure it had something to do with this tomo," thoma said, scratching the back of his neck. "when i pulled an all-nighter with albedo and beidou, i overheard him calling out some guy– or girl? named tomo."

even beidou isn't much of a fan of raiden, admitting that raiden would've been the most threatening player if the brunette wasn't here.

after the brutal lights out, as soon as thoma steps away to finally let you see the room, your eyes immediately landed on raiden– whose clothes were filled with blood.

it's clear that the blood wasn't hers.

you would be lying if you said you didn't think much about the woman. during the rare occasion when lights out was peaceful, you wondered if you could convince raiden that you and your team can make it out alive.

of course, that thought is just a wishful thinking.

but it wouldn't hurt to try, right?

"...even after everything i've done throughout these days, you still haven't given up on talking to me." raiden said with a sigh as the both of you are finally alone in the bathroom.

"...i just wanted to know if you're alright, raiden." you mumbled. it wasn't technically a lie.

she chuckles. "raiden? is that the name your so-called friends nicknamed me? or does everyone call me that as well?" your eyes widens, why did you have to slip up that name?!

"call me ei, if you will." she adds, turning off the faucet and head towards the exit. "consider yourself lucky that i haven't had a single thought of killing you yet."

she then closes the door, leaving you all alone in the bathroom with a disbelief look on your face.

ever since that conversation, you started becoming worried about what happens now. was it her way of saying "i'm going to kill you soon so i'll just tell you my name before that"? or was it just her trying to tell you "i don't need to kill you because you'll die from the next game so i'll just tell you my name before dying"?

you knew that telling your group about this would earn disapproval from most members– especially kazuha.

so you just sigh and let this go, hoping that raiden won't have any plans on either you or anyone else.

venti (player 066)

the person that made you found out player 067's real name.

when venti first came up to your group out of curiosity, the first thing he noticed is player 067, who you assume is a familiar face to him.

"xiao?! is that you?!" he exclaims, watching as player 067– or xiao– flinches at venti's sudden outburst and looks at the player in surprise.

"...venti?"

you watched in surprise as venti immediately sat down beside xiao and laughs in disbelief. "i can't believe it! who knew you and i would meet again after a long time?"

although how they knew each other is a mystery to you, you felt relieved that xiao has someone else to "trust."

aside from that, you honestly felt impressed with how venti is so.. calm and funny after everything that happened. there's never a conversation where he won't slip out a joke and laugh when people look at him as though he have two heads.

you figured it was just his way of coping with what's going on, especially since there were times when he dropped his attitude (particularly the fourth game...).

not only was he familiar with xiao, he was also familiar with zhongli.

"...i feel like i've recognized you somewhere," venti comments, staring down at player 001 . "have you seen my performance when walking around the city of mondstadt or is it from those magazines i've read?"

zhongli laughs, his posture still proper. "i'm flattered that you think i'm a model, but unfortunately i haven't seen you before."

the younger man shrugs in response, shaking off his suspicion before smiling. "it's fine! it's not important anyway."

unlike thoma– who observes players– venti knows almost all of the players because he talked to them.

"what, like it's hard?" venti comments, not noticing the astounded look on thoma's face. "being a performer doesn't mean i always sing and play, you know?"

when it comes to games, the performer always plays with time. in the second game, you'd spot him playing with the honeycomb along with him teasing the poor guard. it's like he doesn't have to worry about getting killed for how slow he is.

not to mention the fact that he's also a mysterious player. you overheard one of the players saying she heard the most deepest voice, along with the fact that the only person who was with her is venti.

"oh i heard it too," venti answered when you asked him. "i gotta say, it scared me! it's like there's a spooky ghost in one of those stalls."

after his comment, you slowly forgot about it, focusing on more important matters such as surviving the next games.

besides, it's not like venti has something to hide. what is there for him to hide?

zhongli (player 001)

the first person you talked to before the games even started.

you thought he was going to be one of those mysterious and suspicious men like certain players, but when you talked to him, you were wrong.

he's a literal sweetheart.

"i'm glad to be of acquaintances with you...?"

you gave him a polite smile and offer your hand to him. "you can just call me 400, i'll tell you my name once you're trustworthy." you said. "what about you, sir..?"

the man opens his mouth to speak, but frowns deeply.

"...strange, i can't remember my name."

when you didn't know his name before, you always called him sir. mainly because you felt weird calling a man like zhongli 1. you eventually found out his name thanks to thoma, who helped him remember with some methods he used with a woman he worked with, who apparently had dementia and died.

despite being a forgetful person, it didn't mean he's no use to your group. the man always seems to know when you're getting nervous or scared, causing him to immediately comfort you reassuringly.

"no need to fret about the next game, dear." he said with a smile, ignoring the strange look you gave him from the nickname. "i'm sure we'll win in the next game– after all, we have each other right?"

of course, there were also times when he helped out in the game thanks to his strategies in tug-of-war and lights out. he explained an effective method that he used to use when he was a kid– and just as he said, it actually helped you in making the opponents trip over and lose their grasp.

for lights out, he told you to go hide in a certain area, whereas the tower of beds wouldn't fall on you alongside a guarantee safety from players, who won't notice you from your spot (your attempt failed thanks to a woman who dragged you out of your hiding spot but it certainly worked for xiao and venti).

if there's one person you want to win other than you, it's definitely zhongli. you definitely owe him a lot for the things he's done for your team and you wouldn't mind dying.

despite trusting him a lot and appreciate his efforts, you would be lying if you said you're not.. suspicious of him.

you're not an expert at reading people like thoma, but you couldn't feel at ease when being around with zhongli no matter how much you want to. you can't explain it but– it feels like as though there's definitely something more with him, whether it'd be the fact that he forgets instructions a minute later but clearly remembers a method that he used when he was a kid, or the times when he seems to know things he shouldn't know.

nevertheless, you still treat your friend the same, thinking to yourself that you're probably just overthinking about it.

surely zhongli is just who he says he is, right?

"...hm, how strange it is that beidou is invited by a white-haired woman instead of the man from the train." he comments with an amused smile, causing you and thoma to look at him in surprise.

"zhongli?" you ask, causing him to hum in response.

"how did you know that the woman has white hair?"

kaeya alberich (the front man)

the front man. need i say more?

the days when he used to be in the player's place are all still clear in his mind, with screams from those who lost, with cries from him as he watches those he dearly cared die in front of him, with the sounds of gunshots followed by a woman announcing a player's elimination, and last of all,

the gasp he made when the previous front man offered him a way to survive the games without having to do the next games.

why me? he thought to himself, the question of why he was chosen is nothing but a mystery.

he only came to the games because of his investigation on the sudden disappearances of more than 400 people every year, but stayed for survival.

how many years has he been operating these games? how long has he seen so many players die in his own eyes with no remorse?

it was evident to kaeya that there's no other way to escape from this hell, so he accepted the sins he had committed alongside his fate as the frontman until death comes.

so why did he feel a small hope sparking in him when he saw your group?

ever since his time when he was a player, he had never encountered a group that are actually looking out for each other out of passion until now, whereas he watches your group with interest and respect as he fondly reminisces the moments with the friends he made throughout the games.

however, it's a shame that your group will eventually face death.

but it wouldn't hurt to indulge himself right?

none of the masked people commented about how the front man turned a blind eye on a particular square masked person who replaced your broken honeycomb, how he immediately turned the lights back on when he notices how your group is being cornered by another, how he felt pity when the fourth round began–

he despised how your group reminded him so much of his.

"...i trust that you won't do this again," his boss said. "after all, it was agreed that you must not do anything that's considered as cheating."

kaeya dares not to show any signs of surprise, looking down at the ground in defeat.

of course his superior will find out.

"i deeply apologize for my actions, boss." kaeya spoke.

he hears his superior removing his mask. "kindly tell my guests that i will not be able to host. there are other matters i must attend."

"...of course, boss. i will make sure they'll have a good time here."

"good,"

he watched as his superior head towards the door, only for him to stop for a moment when he opens the door.

"make sure to get rid of that imposter and i'll let this slide."

from that conversation alone, kaeya knew there's no hope left after all.

bonus:

scaramouche (the scouter)

he's the reason why you were in the games in the first place.

when you went inside a train after exhaustingly visiting many job interviews for the sake of earning a living, you immediately notice a pair of eyes staring at your direction.

great, first you have to deal with almost all of your job options draining down and now you have to deal with a creep?

you pretend to not notice the stares you received, bringing out earphones to distract yourself with music.

it wasn't until you walk out from the train when the man in a business suit started following you, causing you to panic and start walking faster. out of all the times you have to encounter a creep, why did it have to be today?

you flinched when you felt a hand on your shoulder.

"hey! you're y/n l/n right?" he asks, surprising you from his enthusiastic tone. "it would be such a shame if i mistaken you as someone else, haha!"

you slowly turn around to see the man– your eyes widens when he was way shorter than you thought he would be.

"well? are you y/n l/n or not?"

you glance around the station, hesitating if whether or not you should make a run for it or not.

"...who's asking?" you ask, taking a few steps backward from the man, only for him to take a few steps forward.

"oh silly me, i forgot to introduce myself," you couldn't help but cringe from his laugh. how can a laugh be so dry? "you can just call me scaramouche. this may seem weird to ask but would you care to play a game with me?" he explains, pulling out two paper tiles with a grin.

you furrowed your eyebrows, taken back by surprise from his request.

"....i'm sorry is this for a show or what?" you ask, laughing nervously as you look around for any cameras nearby. this has got to be a joke, right?

"i suppose you could say that." the man replies with a shrug, still holding up the paper tiles. "if you play with me and win, i'll give you 100k mora."

your breath hitches, only to laugh again thinking he's messing with you. surely only a lunatic would give so much money from a children's game alone, right?

"you're a scammer aren't you?" you ask, only for your face to drop at the sight of the man pulling out a huge amount of mora.

"care to play?" he asks again.

the moment you started playing, the salesperson became a completely different person.

from being a cheery man to an insane man whose grin turned devilish. you honestly aren't sure if the money was worth it now that you realized the man isn't going easy.

it didn't help that you kept losing– and his slaps were out of this world. you were sure that your cheek already went tomato-red from how harsh his slaps were.

you were so focused on the game that you didn't notice that time flew by fast and it was already midnight, leaving you and the cackling salesperson alone in the station.

"giving up already?" he asks with an amused look as he watches you touch your cheek with a wince.

"come on, you wouldn't want to give up 100,000 mora, don't you?" he taunts you, pointing his pocket that contains the mora that you're desperately in need for.

"just last 3 rounds," he adds, keeping the mora away as he picks up the red paper. "if you manage to win at least once, i might give you what you want."

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#you were there until you weren’t

—where they try cope with your death, but they couldn’t

CHARACTERS. Albedo, Childe, Diluc, Gorou, Kaeya, Kazuha, Scaramouche, Thoma, Venti, Xiao, Zhongli

THEMES. pure angst with little to no comfort. was an established relationship.

WARNINGS. mentions of death and being killed. language for scara’s part. major character death. might have VERY slight spoiler for thoma but it’s not really obvious.

can be considered as a part 3 of “An Unfortunate Witness” and “Losing you was like Losing a part of me”

ALBEDO buried himself in his work right after he buried you. Actually, he wasn’t even working the same way as before. Yes, he was conducting his experiments, but he was not the same as before, as both Sucrose and Timaeus could tell. His expressions had never shone as brightly as it did when he was with you that even Klee could not make his smile reach the edge of his eyes. In his mind, with Science, everything is possible. If this work of his would lead him to a fate that would help him see you again, then he’d do anything for that to happen. Anything.

CHILDE smiles and acts like before, but it was quite obvious from his lackeys that he’s easier to anger nowadays. Some would even say he’s slowly becoming a little like Scaramouche at some point. Either way, in the end, he never really did move on from your death. He says he did, but he never will. Within the depths of his soul, the smile that’s on his face and the laugh that he gives are all but a farce, a mask much permanent than his own.

DILUC doesn’t look like it with his cold front, but he blames himself everyday with what had happened. Everyday he loses sleep, and everyday at least once would he utter your name, unconsciously. Before he’d rarely remember basic necessities and always had your help with them, but now all he could remember is you and how different it was when he lost you. No one will remind him now how he should take care of himself, how he should properly sleep at night, or how he should take breaks when handling matters regarding Dawn Winery. No one.

GOROU is the general—was your general. Not anymore. He was praised for his work and leadership, but he could not even protect his own lover who was one of his soldiers—a shame and utter defeat. He cried over your body that day and growled at anyone who dares come near you, but now, there was nothing he could really do. Everyday beneath the raining sky and thundering clouds, he repents. Everyday he tries to tell you he was sorry for not being able to protect you, to offer you Sakura Blooms near your grave, but it seemed… “Not enough,” he hisses, his knees and palms falling onto the ground, head bowed down, unable to look onto the name engraved on the stone—your name. Once again, he apologizes a thousand times, but like the storms in Inazuma, nothing was ever enough.

KAEYA has had nightmares before, but now, he only sees your face. He could barely even call it a nightmare until he wakes up with sweat all over his body, breathing hard, mind still dazed at the memory of your last moment with him. No matter the day, it was always the same dream, same nightmare, same ending. It’s as if the world was telling him that nothing could be changed now, that all of these feelings were all a result of him not confessing to you earlier on. He wouldn’t be regretting now if he had said those three words before, not when you were already gone. He tries his best to hide it, to hide the pain like he does to everything, but everyone knows that the only reason the Chivalry Captain only visits the Angel’s Share is because of you.

KAZUHA still writes haikus for you, even reciting them into the empty wind, hoping it will carry his voice for your spirit to hear it. He had accepted it long ago but deep inside, he held you dearly in his heart, gripped you unlike when he would when you were still alive, when he thought that everything was okay. He was too at ease, and the worse came, just like when it had before. Unknowingly, he closed his heart for anyone else because it was too full of you and his memories with you. He still couldn’t let you go, after all.

SCARAMOUCHE had been antsy. Was he losing his touch? Hell no. He was in the same condition as before, no one could barely tell any difference. That is until one of his lackeys woke up that night and was sneaking for some food, ears catching up onto the wails from the forest, screams that soon followed by a clasp of electro, its light flowing between the trees. SCARAMOUCHE has had sleepless nights, but these days have been far worse than ever. Barely being able to sleep without seeing you being killed in front of him, only to feel his anger rise up even more when he remembers that it was his own that did it. If he could have done anything differently, then maybe… No. He can’t do anything now but to fulfill his duty for the Tsaritsa and let his boring life go on. That’s right. Just like yesterday, he will continue on, even without you. Tomorrow he might act like this, but does he really have any other choice now?

THOMA was hiding in your house when it happened, when everything was stripped away from both you and him, and all was because of him. Your dreams, aspirations, your life… it all ended because-“Don’t blame yourself,” your voice echoes in his mind, and he grieves even more. “Why does it have to be you?” he questions aloud, but only to be met by the stars and the silence of the night. Once again, emptiness envelopes his chest. He was the type to never feel lonely, but he didn’t realize that losing you would make him feel this way.

VENTI was the same. He acted the same, but the difference was; everyone looked at him with pity, and it was more difficult to keep up the facade any longer. Before you came, he knew he was miserable, but after you were gone, it was everyone’s turn to know. Why must they look at him this way? Can’t they see that he’s alright? Can’t they hear him singing happy and sappy songs and can’t they see him interacting with others well… only to end up being entirely closed off as the night progresses; his songs reminding him of you, the sight of Angel’s Share making him recall moments he had with you there, of when you talk to him each and every night. Turns out… he hasn’t moved on after all.

XIAO hears the way you called his name for the very last time; the day when he failed to save you, where he was the reason why this even happened, and it still haunts him till this very day. He never slept because everytime he did, he would only see your face and never want to wake up. He remains composed, and he still acts like usual, but anyone who knew him truly could feel it, could see the way he had been more dismissive and aloof than before, if that was even possible. Even his fellow adeptis could barely talk to him now. They thought it was best to leave him with his business or else it would get worse, but they never knew that his love for you was strong enough for him to handle for the next few years, or maybe a hundred. He already knew love, and it was with you—only you.

The child you left ZHONGLI reminds him of you. It aches his heart, but the child was also his source of joy in moments that he felt so alone. In a world where a god surrendered everything for his mortal lover only to lose the said lover, your child was the only connection that he had with you, and he spends every second of every minute loving, caring and protecting his child. But every day, he still longs for your smile, and every night he longs for your voice whenever you say you love him as he replies the same. He might be a god, but he knew of these feelings because of you, and he owes them to you, as well as he couldn’t help but feel negative with it. This love was worth it, but without you here, was it really?

NOTES. i really feel kind of sad yesterday and today so… why not? Hehehe. this hurts but i really planned on doing this so why not:) plus getting skyward blade and losing my pity for baal’s sig weap was heartbreaking for me so…. enjoy:) hope you brought tissues.

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