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one of my favorite subgenres of writing tropes is "[insert common trope] but how traumatizing and emotionally taxing it'd actually be to go through is addressed and worked through."

I eat that shit UP. I love you chosen ones with massive emotional trauma and a crushing fear of disappointing the people around you! I love you kids who were lied to that they were chosen ones to manipulate them and were taken advantage of via being promised a purpose and something to keep them going! I love you stories where the hero and villain used to be best friends that show how horribly painful that split is and how crushingly isolating it feels! I love you stories where the comedic relief character has massive fucking issues nobody pays attention to! I love you stories where teenage heroes are actually addressed as "hey why the fuck is everyone treating a child like this???" I love you stories about siblings on the other side of a war that show how crushing that separation is! I love you stories where the protagonist not having parents isn't just played for explanation or tragisad points, it's addressed as massively traumatic! I love you isekais that address how terrifying itd actually be!!!! I love you sins of the father stories that address how unfair and horrible and painful it is and the complicated emotional reality that is revenge and guilt and grief and responsibility!!! I love you stories about monster slayers that actually address the potentially gray or difficult undertones!!! I love you stories where the protagonist was on the wrong side and abandoned their home that address how terrifying it is to leave behind everything they ever knew!!!

I love you trope subversion in the form of "yeah, we're gonna do this trope. but how do THEY feel about it?"

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I would die for Milky Way Cookie

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now my life is sweet like cinnamon, like a fuckin' dream i'm living in - genshin fic

ft. yae miko, ei, zhongli, jean, neuvilette

summary: they've left the universe, but are still watching you from above <3 (letters from them to you after they're gone, take that as you will, but it is heavily implied that they are dead)

YAE MIKO! my dearest yn, i have so much to tell you. there's so much i've seen here, and i wish with all my heart that you could be here with me. don't get me wrong, little one, i do believe you should stay a little longer, just to experience the whole of teyvat (and please send me all your stories, i just love reading them over fried tofu), but it'd be nice to have someone here with me to experience these wonderful things. i've met some old friends now, and we've caught up on so much. who knew a few hundred years could change someone so drastically, yet retain their essence? i wonder when you journey here, will you still be the same? oh, it'd be interesting, don't you think? it'd make a terrific novel. 'world-renowned traveller traverses the afterlife, how do they fare?', a fine title for an article, isn't that right? well, i should probably get going now. there's so much to do, and so much to see. do tell ei to write me back sometime, it would be lovely to hear from her again. and you, little one, should write to me too. hehe, the stories from your travels are always amusing, after all. with love, fried tofu with all the frills

EI! dear yn, how have you been? it must be awfully tiring, travelling around. i do hope you get the proper rest you need. there's always desserts in inazuma, feel free to stop by and help yourself to some. oh, and how is little paimon doing? i remember she quite enjoyed the sweets we shared on a number of our walks. frankly, it's been rather relaxing here. i enjoy it very much. it would be a great pleasure if you could visit one day, but that'd mean your journey would come to an end, and i know you have your sibling to find. i am regretful that i am unable to provide much information on her, but i've heard stories of a traveller very much like you, from centuries ago. they say that the traveller was brave, valiant and kind-hearted, much like you. it is at times like these that i realise i have missed so much, meditating in the plane of euthymia. i dearly wish that i had more time with my people, and you, of course, to truly understand the wonders of this world. do that for me, won't you? live your life out to the fullest. do not leave behind any regrets. and when we meet again, you will tell me all about your adventures. oh, and bring some desserts for me, please. thank you. yours sincerely, ei

ZHONGLI! yn, it has been a while since we last corresponded. how have you been doing? i heard that you are currently in fontaine. it is a beautiful place, i must admit. one full of history and culture and stories. if we have time, let us sit down with osmanthus wine and i shall tell you the stories i've heard. there's a story told in liyue, of a man who plays the guqin and another, a lumberjack, who understood his playing. it is said that the guqin player and the lumberjack agreed to meet at the very place they met a year later. tragically, the lumberjack met his end before he could fulfill this promise. wrecked with grief, the guqin player vowed to never touch even a string again, destroying his instrument, for what use would there be if there was no one else who would understand him? hearing this story again, it reminded me of you. who else had such empathy that they could understand the will of the divine? that said, you do have many other nations in teyvat to explore. throughout your journey, you will meet gods in disguise, and mortals disguised as gods. you will meet the soft-hearted, and the cruel. and you will survive it all, for you are an adventurer, above gods and deities, above the Heavenly Principles. please do visit me when you have time. i'd love to have a drink or two with you someday. and if you could, do check up on liyue sometime. i know they are well, but as a mortal, i never got the chance to experience it fully. it would mean a lot if you could do it in my stead. childe should have enough funds, should you need any. yours, zhongli

JEAN! my lovely yn, i heard you are doing well. that's good to hear, really. your job as an adventurer comes with its risks, and though they may not show it, but the knights of favonius often worry about your safety. haha, on more than one occasion, i've caught a few of them in the tavern wondering about you. do visit mondstadt more often to put their mind at ease, yeah? speaking of mondstadt, how are things over there? i left in such a rush that i wonder if things are frenzied. oh, i know i shouldn't worry, but i don't want everyone to pick up after me. you know how lisa hates doing work. kaeya's often busy too, travelling to sumeru and whatnot. albedo and sucrose are often busy with their experiments too, so i doubt they'd have time. and amber! how is she? poor girl, i heard her father passed on recently. she will get through it, i'm sure. and little klee, oh, i hope someone's able to keep her company. ah, am i rambling too much? i apologise, i've just been so worried over them. if you don't mind me asking, how has barbara been? i was her only family, since she isn't that close to the ragndinvr brothers, but i was always swamped with work. i do hope she's doing better. i never did get the chance to say i'm proud of all that she's accomplished now, did i? in that sense, i think i've failed terribly. enough about me, though. where has the wind taken you to? what else have you seen? and paimon, she's still with you, isn't she? take care of each other, both of you. come back to mondstadt when you need a break, its doors are always open for you. i hope to see you again, dear yn. may the wind bless your travels. best regards, jean gunnhildr NEUVILETTE! dear yn, ahem, is that how you start an informal letter? i apologise in advance, i am unused to sending such letters. now that you have left fontaine, things have strangely been a little duller. i often find myself looking up from my desk, waiting to see your face as you hand over a bottle of water from yet another one of your travel destinations. i thought i had sampled water from all over, but alas, you have once again proven me wrong. it was always a delight, however, to watch your expressions as i comment on the taste. i think, in some ways, it has helped me identify the subtle cues of humans. for example, when you lean in just a little when i speak, it shows your interest in my opinion. conversely, when your fingers start fidgeting, i know i've overstepped. i do not wish to bore you with an incredibly long letter, so i shall keep this as concise as possible. as you travel across teyvat, you will face victories and defeat. i know that your fairy companion will, sooner or later, tell you this, but you need to know that you are a traveller unlike any other. you are stronger than most, kinder than most. your strengths are built from your weaknesses, so one loss is just another stepping stone. with that said, i wish you all the best in your travels. when the time comes, let us sit down and have a meal, my treat. warmest regards, neuvilette

a/n: the story mentioned in zhongli's part is actually true! it's about 伯牙, a guqin player who wrote 水仙操 and 钟子期, a woodcutter. their story is more about their devotion towards each other as friends despite the staggering difference in class. you can read about them here.

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now my life is sweet like cinnamon, like a fuckin' dream i'm living in - genshin fic

ft. yae miko, ei, zhongli, jean, neuvilette

summary: they've left the universe, but are still watching you from above <3 (letters from them to you after they're gone, take that as you will, but it is heavily implied that they are dead)

YAE MIKO! my dearest yn, i have so much to tell you. there's so much i've seen here, and i wish with all my heart that you could be here with me. don't get me wrong, little one, i do believe you should stay a little longer, just to experience the whole of teyvat (and please send me all your stories, i just love reading them over fried tofu), but it'd be nice to have someone here with me to experience these wonderful things. i've met some old friends now, and we've caught up on so much. who knew a few hundred years could change someone so drastically, yet retain their essence? i wonder when you journey here, will you still be the same? oh, it'd be interesting, don't you think? it'd make a terrific novel. 'world-renowned traveller traverses the afterlife, how do they fare?', a fine title for an article, isn't that right? well, i should probably get going now. there's so much to do, and so much to see. do tell ei to write me back sometime, it would be lovely to hear from her again. and you, little one, should write to me too. hehe, the stories from your travels are always amusing, after all. with love, fried tofu with all the frills

EI! dear yn, how have you been? it must be awfully tiring, travelling around. i do hope you get the proper rest you need. there's always desserts in inazuma, feel free to stop by and help yourself to some. oh, and how is little paimon doing? i remember she quite enjoyed the sweets we shared on a number of our walks. frankly, it's been rather relaxing here. i enjoy it very much. it would be a great pleasure if you could visit one day, but that'd mean your journey would come to an end, and i know you have your sibling to find. i am regretful that i am unable to provide much information on her, but i've heard stories of a traveller very much like you, from centuries ago. they say that the traveller was brave, valiant and kind-hearted, much like you. it is at times like these that i realise i have missed so much, meditating in the plane of euthymia. i dearly wish that i had more time with my people, and you, of course, to truly understand the wonders of this world. do that for me, won't you? live your life out to the fullest. do not leave behind any regrets. and when we meet again, you will tell me all about your adventures. oh, and bring some desserts for me, please. thank you. yours sincerely, ei

ZHONGLI! yn, it has been a while since we last corresponded. how have you been doing? i heard that you are currently in fontaine. it is a beautiful place, i must admit. one full of history and culture and stories. if we have time, let us sit down with osmanthus wine and i shall tell you the stories i've heard. there's a story told in liyue, of a man who plays the guqin and another, a lumberjack, who understood his playing. it is said that the guqin player and the lumberjack agreed to meet at the very place they met a year later. tragically, the lumberjack met his end before he could fulfill this promise. wrecked with grief, the guqin player vowed to never touch even a string again, destroying his instrument, for what use would there be if there was no one else who would understand him? hearing this story again, it reminded me of you. who else had such empathy that they could understand the will of the divine? that said, you do have many other nations in teyvat to explore. throughout your journey, you will meet gods in disguise, and mortals disguised as gods. you will meet the soft-hearted, and the cruel. and you will survive it all, for you are an adventurer, above gods and deities, above the Heavenly Principles. please do visit me when you have time. i'd love to have a drink or two with you someday. and if you could, do check up on liyue sometime. i know they are well, but as a mortal, i never got the chance to experience it fully. it would mean a lot if you could do it in my stead. childe should have enough funds, should you need any. yours, zhongli

JEAN! my lovely yn, i heard you are doing well. that's good to hear, really. your job as an adventurer comes with its risks, and though they may not show it, but the knights of favonius often worry about your safety. haha, on more than one occasion, i've caught a few of them in the tavern wondering about you. do visit mondstadt more often to put their mind at ease, yeah? speaking of mondstadt, how are things over there? i left in such a rush that i wonder if things are frenzied. oh, i know i shouldn't worry, but i don't want everyone to pick up after me. you know how lisa hates doing work. kaeya's often busy too, travelling to sumeru and whatnot. albedo and sucrose are often busy with their experiments too, so i doubt they'd have time. and amber! how is she? poor girl, i heard her father passed on recently. she will get through it, i'm sure. and little klee, oh, i hope someone's able to keep her company. ah, am i rambling too much? i apologise, i've just been so worried over them. if you don't mind me asking, how has barbara been? i was her only family, since she isn't that close to the ragndinvr brothers, but i was always swamped with work. i do hope she's doing better. i never did get the chance to say i'm proud of all that she's accomplished now, did i? in that sense, i think i've failed terribly. enough about me, though. where has the wind taken you to? what else have you seen? and paimon, she's still with you, isn't she? take care of each other, both of you. come back to mondstadt when you need a break, its doors are always open for you. i hope to see you again, dear yn. may the wind bless your travels. best regards, jean gunnhildr NEUVILETTE! dear yn, ahem, is that how you start an informal letter? i apologise in advance, i am unused to sending such letters. now that you have left fontaine, things have strangely been a little duller. i often find myself looking up from my desk, waiting to see your face as you hand over a bottle of water from yet another one of your travel destinations. i thought i had sampled water from all over, but alas, you have once again proven me wrong. it was always a delight, however, to watch your expressions as i comment on the taste. i think, in some ways, it has helped me identify the subtle cues of humans. for example, when you lean in just a little when i speak, it shows your interest in my opinion. conversely, when your fingers start fidgeting, i know i've overstepped. i do not wish to bore you with an incredibly long letter, so i shall keep this as concise as possible. as you travel across teyvat, you will face victories and defeat. i know that your fairy companion will, sooner or later, tell you this, but you need to know that you are a traveller unlike any other. you are stronger than most, kinder than most. your strengths are built from your weaknesses, so one loss is just another stepping stone. with that said, i wish you all the best in your travels. when the time comes, let us sit down and have a meal, my treat. warmest regards, neuvilette

a/n: the story mentioned in zhongli's part is actually true! it's about 伯牙, a guqin player who wrote 水仙操 and 钟子期, a woodcutter. their story is more about their devotion towards each other as friends despite the staggering difference in class. you can read about them here.

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Some ChainsawMan stuff

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(◠‿・)—☆ C$M & T0KR3V 🗑️

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forfeit all remaining lifespan to angle

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i overdosed, should've known your love was a game - genshin fic

ft. childe, kazuha, scaramouche, xiao (x gn!reader)

warnings: angst, grammatical errors

summary: you fell out of love

CHILDE!

was it how this was going to end? you walking away while he stands there, trying not to feel the pain, pretending his mind isn't racing with all the moments the two of you spent together. no, he's not sad, or angry, he'll be fine. find someone else and move on with life - was that not what you told him before you dropped his heart and shattered it? he will be up in no time, days spent with someone new. someone new to talk about with his family - he'll have to explain why they don't see you anymore, of course, but his siblings will soon forget about you as kids do when they see childe with a new significant other. and as for you, well, perhaps some part of you still holds feelings for him, but you were the one who broke it off, right? why would you ever ask to get back together again, when you knew he was with someone new?

KAZUHA!

he loves you too much to not let you go. as a traveller, a wanderer, he too knows the feeling of wanting to constantly be on his feet, moving through cities and nations as he explores different places and people. that is what he sees in your eyes right now - the feeling of wanting to go, to be free from commitment of any sort. kazuha understands he's holding you back, and as much as you cry and try to explain that it's not his fault, it's yours, he can't help but feel a twinge of guilt that he's never noticed this before - that you felt trapped with him. after you leave, he decides that he won't forget you, won't stop loving you, but as you promised before the both of you part, he will be there if you ever require his help. travellers help travellers, right? he's certain the two of you will meet again someday; maybe then there may be hope for the two of you...

SCARAMOUCHE!

you expected his face to contort, expected him to get angry at you and blow up. you are scaramouche's first romantic partner after all, and you of all people know just how much control he has over his emotions. instead, his maintains a poker face throughout, dead silent. his gaze is cutting as he looks up at you, arms folded. for someone so short, he did have an intimidating aura about him. there is an awkward pause as the both of you stare at each other - yours filled with regret while his is cold. finally, he lets out a huff. "don't look at me like that," he says with a disgruntled look, shifting so that there is more distance between the two of you. "like what?" he hesitates, eyes flitting to the sides. it is unusual for him to even hesitate before speaking, but this is a habit since he started dating you - to think through his words before speaking, if only to you. you've never noticed it before, but perhaps now that you don't deserve this privilege, you take notice of it. "like you still care." and you won't tell him, or anyone, even after you've travelled far away, but you still hope that one day you will meet him again, in your travels.

XIAO!

xiao can't exactly say that this was not expected. given his role as one of liyue's protectors, and his standoffish and cold demeanour, even his own significant other would one day tire of trying to get him to open up. as you break the news to him, he stands there with the same expression as always. the giveaway as to how he truly feels is his amber eyes, which slowly loses its light as you continue. you notice this of course, and pause midway, but he urges you on. as the words tumble out faster and faster, his mind has to keep up with you in order to process and catch up with whatever you are telling him. it takes a while, really, for him to understand that you want to break up. his face falls - for a split second, you swear you can sadness flash across his eyes, but that soon goes away when he raises his head again. his features are angelic as ever, the moonlight shining on him, and you can still feel the warmth radiating off him. a moment of silence passes by - it's not awkward, or embarrassing. it's a much needed silence, just like a break in between a sentence. you take the time to catch your breath as he accepts what you've just said. it doesn't take a genius to figure out that he's probably heartbroken, and hurting, but it's all masked behind that pretty face of his. walking away, you wonder if you will ever get to see his true emotions again.

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a/n: wrote this in a rush, sorry if it's not up to your standaard

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ASKING THE MEN "IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN YOU AND THE PRETTIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?"

"if you had to choose between me and—

"you."

"but i didn't finish—"

– diluc. ayato. albedo. pierro. al haitham

(he's not having it.)

"you are the prettiest person in the world!"

– kaeya. childe. chongyun. gorou. itto. kazuha. cyno. kaveh.

(he loves you too much <33)

"obviously, i am the prettiest person in the world"

– scaramouche. wanderer

(loves himself too much that he reveals that he's the prettiest person and lets his ego do the rest.)

"no."

– dottore. pantalone. xiao. tighnari.

(alpha omega sigma male answer.)

"lupical."

- razor.

(he doesn't know shit.)

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no bc why do i always have to be that one friend that is there for everyone but only as a replacement or a last resort friend

like i could be comforting them one day and then the next their toxic 'ex' best friend they swore to never talk to shows up and theyre friends again and im forgotten

and then when they have no one to talk to theyre like "youre the best youre always there for me when i need you" bc youre my friend obvsly but where tf r u when i need u

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Jouno and Tecchou: Not so Black and White

In chapter 100 Tecchou was not only shown to care about Jouno, who he’s the most prone to fighting, but also he makes a completely naive statement about Jouno the most corrupt of all corrupt cops. Here’s why this statement might in fact be right, and why it’s important to look at them as a duo as they parallel both SKK and SSKK.

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bsd makes me so emotional about so many of its character relationships more than any other media has. ranpo calls poe 'ed'. kouyou sees herself in kyouka. atsushi loves dazai so much it makes me want to die. kyouka and atsushi. chuuya called akutagawa "my boy". mushitarou and yokomizo were childhood friends. dazai and chuuya trust each other despite everything. dazai and oda. akutagawa and kenji get along in the beast universe. fukuzawa and ranpo. the cycle of abuse. nikolai sees fyodor as a person. atsushi and akutagawa's development together. teenage ranpo and yosano. tecchou placed jouno above justice. somebody shoot me what the fuck i cant take it.

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[ YaoYao added to the team ]

Kaveh gets the wrong idea seeing Alhaitham with a child

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LAST CALL! 📣 — TWILIGHT THEATRE'S VALENTINE PICKUP

this is the last call of our opened applications for twilight theatre before we accept our new members! we are a genshin impact (sfw) writing network blog where we'd like to show our support for lovely writers of the fandom. we welcome you to join us in our journey as we hope to be able to join yours ♡

BASIC INQUIRY

why a network blog? what do you do?

we are to help other writers in the community make friends, get ideas on what to write, or in general just have fun. we will also help you gain some reach by reblogging your content that are under the #twilighttheatre tag!

what are the requirements?

must be a writing blog (it's okay if you're applying with your side one!), and have interest in genshin impact

what if I won't be active enough?

we aren't strict on activity. but it would be nice to say hello once in a while

HOW TO JOIN? 💌

reblog this post and simply fill this google form!

we will either send an ask with a discord link to our server or dm you personally with just the discord code when you are accepted

want to know more about the blog? check out our pinned to be able to navigate easily! ps. there are a lot of things we have in store that i didn't get to say, so checking out our pinned is a must-do! —or, send us an ask!

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Hello! Welcome to a spring themed SFW Genshin x reader collab! It's a simple collab, where you pick a spring related prompt, your favorite character(s) and write a fanfic (or headcanons) about it! And since it's a collab, you get to see many other interpretations of the prompts and enjoy them with other people! Below are rules, prompts and how to join the collab. If you have any questions just reach out to me– in direct messages, asks, comments– and I'll gladly answer them!

– Welcoming spring traditions

How does the character celebrate the coming of spring? Do they have any special tradition to welcome the blooming flowers and new life? Maybe a festival? Maybe something more simple, like a house cleaning? Or maybe they don’t do anything special, but just spend the first day of spring with someone they love?

– Spending a spring day together

How do they spend a spring day with you? A picnic? A nice walk to the park, to watch the green trees and listen to birds’ song? How would they spend a date with you, among the colors and sounds of spring? So many ideas, so many options…

– Spring festivities

What spring activity they like to do? Are they the person to make pretty bouquets for you, out of fresh flowers? Flower crowns? Or maybe they are the kind of a person to cook all the fresh, delicious dishes with the spring taste? What other festivities they do, hmm?

Anyone's welcomed to join, as long as you are a GI x reader writer and have a blog to post! Just make sure your collab work is SFW.

Joining is very simple– just fill out this Google Form and you are ready to write.

Applications end on 12nd February 10 AM GMT+1, though if you missed it by few hours, feel free to reach me out

The posting period starts at 19th March and ends on 21st March, so there's plenty of time to write! You are free to post it according to your timezone. Post it under #Amidst the spring's song tag (the first tag in the post), so it's easier to find and reblog later.

If for a reason you suddenly can't take part in the event anymore, just tell me. No reason needed, just a heads up you won't be able to take part anymore!

The main goal of this collab is to just simply have fun, so don't pressure yourself too much into making sure that your work is perfect! You having fun while writing is enough. Please reblog this post so more people will see it and take part, even if you aren't. Thank you and have a nice day!

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if one of us dies, i hope i die first - genshin fic

ft. yae miko, raiden ei, lisa, zhongli, venti (x gn!reader)

warnings: angst, doesn't follow canon timeline, grammatical errors

cw: alcoholism

summary: you are a traveller from another world, traversing across teyvat in search of a place to call home since you were exiled from your homeland. just as you settle down with them, fate decides that your journey will end here.

YAE MIKO! she doesn't cry - she has learnt that crying gets her nowhere. she's the same as ever on the outside, teasing and joking, and to anyone who does not know her well, it is as if nothing ever happened. deep down, however, she feels more lonely than ever. it is the same feeling she had when her friend left her for centuries, yet this time she knows that even after centuries, after millennia, while she may still be alive, she will never see you again. it pains her to say it, but she truly cared for you. she knows of your exile from your homeland, and even if she couldn't identify it, she had fallen in love with you. she wanted a place for you to stay, a place where you could call home, with someone whom you could always rely on. perhaps yae miko may not be someone everyone adores, but she certainly adores you, and vice versa. while she has lost many over the hundreds of years she's lived, you will never be just another person she's lost. to her, you will always be a brave traveller whom she was in love with.

RAIDEN EI! one thing ei was afraid of was falling in love, because it never lasted. it was a contradiction of eternity. yet she still fell in love with you. she knew it was a bad idea, because you were reckless, carefree, everything she was not. it was only until one night when you were drunk, while she was eating her favourite dango, that you revealed your situation to her. searching for a place to call home was all you ever wanted, and in ei's eyes, while you were still the same reckless traveller she knew, you were also looking for your idea of eternity. your relationship with her began to blossom, and soon, the two of you had decided to settle down. when news of your death got to ei, it was as if the rest of the world did not matter. it was the same feeling she got when she lost her sister and everyone she ever knew. reality hit hard then - eternity was your enemy, because you were a flame so bright it chipped away at your life. eternity and you could never be together, and ei's only just learnt this. despite this, however, she doesn't resent you. she still loves you, still visits your grave ever so often, and still remembers your desire for your own eternity. for as long as she will live, ei will remember you, just as she remembers her sister.

LISA! lisa has known ever since she was cursed by the magic book that she would die young. she doesn't expect to outlive jean, kaeya, anyone in the knights of favonius, really, and she definitely does not expect to outlive you, a traveller exiled from their homeland. so it is quite a shock to her when she finds out from a solemn jean that you have died while trying to save a citizen of mondstadt. how is this possible, lisa wonders, because she knows you are a capable fighter. according to the official reports, you had already sustained previous wounds while exploring the old temples scattered around mondstadt, where several ruin guards reside. she is shaken, of course - how could one's life be so easily taken just like this? death was inevitable, that was one thing lisa knew very well. but for death to strike just as the two of you were figuring things out, trying to put a label to this strange relationship you two had, well... fate is cruel. perhaps, the two of you will be reunited soon enough. and maybe then, the both of you could lead the life you never got the chance to live.

ZHONGLI! it's yet another loss to zhongli, the oldest archon, the god of contracts. he's supposed to be experienced in this field, so why does he feel so down during your funeral procession? he watches from the side as hu tao, the director of the wangsheng funeral parlour, directs the procession. you in that coffin, eyes shut as if you were merely sleeping. he feels a certain emotion he hasn't felt in a long time, something akin to grief, but not quite. it's the kind of grief that eats him from the inside, knowing full well that he could have been there to protect you from the fatui. he would've switched places with you in a heartbeat if it meant that you could live, because he's just a retired god living amongst mortals. you, on the other hand, had just begun life. to a god, someone who has lived for thousands of years, a few decades was like a blink of an eye. and he only wished that he had been there so you could stay by his side, by liyue, for as long as you could. as he watches the burial take place, zhongli closes his eyes briefly. memories of the two of you flash across his mind, moments where you were happy, sad, angry. he cannot reverse time now, but the least he can do is preserve the memories the both of you shared together. the love he has for you will never die, even if he does. perhaps if fate allows, he can find you sooner than expected.

VENTI! resident alcoholic of mondstadt, venti. of course he's not fully sober when you lie in his arms, feeling the disease take over you. you don't know what it is, but barbara has been trying her best to relieve the pain for you. jean has searched far and wide to find a cure for your disease, but it seems it is something you contracted in your homeland before you were exiled. venti's braids tickle your face as he stares at you with hazy eyes. "venti?" you call, your eyelids feeling heavier than usual. he replies with a hum. "i love you." he can't reply, he's far too gone to do so. but he starts humming a tune you know - he's not wrong when he says he knows tunes from all over, past or future. it is a lullaby your parents used to sing to you before you went to bed - you now associate it with comfort, with home. he hums the full tune, even if he can't speak. and you smile, if a little bitter, because what a way to die this is. in your lover's arms, with a tune you know all too well. peacefully, you shut your eyes. venti doesn't realise you really are gone until much later, when you no longer respond to his singing, to his touches. whether he will use more alcohol as a method of coping, or whether he will finally realise what his alcohol addiction can do, that...well, that's really up to him. but one thing is for certain - the tune he sings for you, will always be sung when he's lonely, and on the rare occasion he's sober. because it reminds you of home and comfort, and knowing your reasons for coming to mondstadt, he wants you - or rather, your spirit - to accept his land as a home.