I am deep down convinced you're all lost somehow. In any case, thank you so much for following and reading my stuff, it means a lot! :) To celebrate, I made a (hopefully) fun event!
Some quick rules:
You can send either up to three characters and a prompt, or up to three prompts for the same character, and I'll write headcanons about them.
If you send only one prompt and one character, you can ask me to do a drabble instead of a headcanon.
I'll always stay as gender neutral as possible, but you can specify the reader's pronouns/gender if you want (especially in nsfw stuff).
You can also specify any kind of AU (modern, vampire, soulmate, ABO, etc. it's all good).
You're free to add any details or specifications to your request.
I write for any currently playable character (so NO Scaramouche, Heizou, Baizhu, etc.). All the others are fair game.
No NSFW for underage characters or children, but I can write a familial/friendly relationships.
Thank you all again so much, I'm excited to get your requests!
I divided the prompts in four categories so you can select the ones you want more easily!
FLUFF
F01 - Confessing their love
F02 - Holding hands
F03 - Pet names
F04 - Sleeping together (SFW)
F05 - Kissing (SFW)
F06 - Marriage
F07 - Spending time with you
F08 - Relaxing together
F09 - Love languages
F10 - Protecting you
HURT/COMFORT
C01 - Making up to you
C02 - Fainting
C03 - Handling a panic attack
C04 - Cheering you up
C05 - Comforting you
C06 - Feeling lonely
C07 - Rescuing you
C08 - Taking care of an injury
C09 - Helping you relax
C10 - Period comfort
ANGST
A01 - Fighting
A02 - Forbidden/Secret relationship
A03 - Guilt
A04 - Breaking up
A05 - Missing you
A06 - Heartbreak
A07 - Reacting to your death
A08 - Losing trust
A09 - Keeping secrets
A10 - Breaking a promise
SMUT (under the read more!)
S01 - Kinks
S02 - Pace
S03 - Aftercare
S04 - Secret fantasy
S05 - Favourite positions
S06 - Libido
S07 - Turning them on
S08 - Making out
S09 - Oral
S10 - Comfort sex
Thank you all for that. ;o; I hope you're enjoying the ride so far!
I'm thinking about doing a little event to celebrate, and I'd like to have your input on what you would like too! So I made two polls to give you a voice!
First of all, what genre would you like? (closed)
You have Fluff, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, and Smut. I put an "Others" field in case you want to give your own ideas.
Second of all, what kind would you like? (closed)
You have drabbles (short stories), headcanons (what I've done so far on this blog), and interactions (you send a sentence to a character and I write their answer). I also put an "others" field for the same reason as above!
Depending on the results, I'll make (or find) a list of prompts and we can do this little celebration!
Thank you all who took the time to answer them, it means a lot. <3
The results are: you want mostly headcanons and drabbles, and Fluff and Hurt/Comfort or a mix of everything. So that's what I'll do!
I'll make the event post a bit later today!
ALSO GUYS. GUYS. GUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYS. My dudes. Buddies. Listen.
THE BLOG IS NAMED ANGSTCORP. I KNOW I WROTE A LOT OF FLUFF BUT DO I NEED TO REMIND YOU YOU'RE HERE TO SUFFER AND ENJOY THE PAIN. I think I've spoiled you too much.
Thank you all for that. ;o; I hope you're enjoying the ride so far!
I'm thinking about doing a little event to celebrate, and I'd like to have your input on what you would like too! So I made two polls to give you a voice!
First of all, what genre would you like? (closed)
You have Fluff, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, and Smut. I put an "Others" field in case you want to give your own ideas.
Second of all, what kind would you like? (closed)
You have drabbles (short stories), headcanons (what I've done so far on this blog), and interactions (you send a sentence to a character and I write their answer). I also put an "others" field for the same reason as above!
Depending on the results, I'll make (or find) a list of prompts and we can do this little celebration!
hihi, i’m a recent writer and i’m not the BEST at writing but i do try, do you have any tips for improving in writing? i wanna make a blog for writing and expand it like you have and receive honest criticism but i’m too nervous about my writing :(
thank you!!
Hello there! :)
Alright, I am not sure if I'm the best person to ask as English is not my native language and I'm not a professional writer at all, but I'll try!
I tried to avoid the very generic "read more and write more", because while yes, it is true, I don't feel like this advice really helps anyone. (Same with "analyse what you read", like, my dude, I have a "snuggling for warmth" headcanon to write, I have no time for your school bullshit.)
It ended up longer than I thought, so here's a TLDR, and more explanations under the read more.
TLDR:
It heavily depends on what you want to write (original vs fandom, short vs long, etc.).
Keep things short at first.
Do a first draft no matter how bad it is, then improve it.
Write what inspires you, there's no point in forcing you to write something you feel meeeeh about in the first place.
Get a habit of writing a little bit every day, but don't force yourself if you really aren't in the mood/have no energy for it.
Don't worry about numbers, yes they can feel good but they don't decide if you're good or bad at writing.
Do prompt/headcanon games if you want more interactions with readers.
Make friends with other writers and talk about your ideas with them.
Getting one beta reader is more effective than asking general feedback from strangers. If possible, find another writer and beta read for each other.
I hope it can help you a little bit! ♥ You're welcome to ask more questions or even to poke me on IM, I don't mind at all! :)
Long version under the read more!
First of all, it all depends on what you want to write! Writing headcanons and writing stories don't involve the same skills, same with writing an original story vs writing for a fandom.
I would suggest to keep things short in the beginning! Headcanons are a great exercise, but also drabbles or ficlets. If you don't have any idea, you can look for prompt lists on Tumblr, there's a lot of them with different themes (angst, fluff, whump, etc.). Find something that inspires you, and write about it.
The first draft doesn't have to be good, it just needs to exist. You can read it again later and improve it, but it needs to exist first. It's alright if you don't like it! But don't delete it. Select a sentence you don't like, a passage maybe, ask yourself why you don't like it, and rewrite it.
If at some point, there's a whole passage you can't seem to write for some reason, just write [this has to happen in this part] and keep going. You can go back to it later, there's no point in staying blocked.
There's nothing wrong with staying in your comfort zone! You have all the time to challenge yourself later, when you're more comfortable with your writing. Write what makes you happy and what you'll enjoy writing.
I don't think there's a point in forcing yourself to write, but I also think writing can be a hard habit to get when you're starting. So at first, maybe try to write every day, even just a couple of sentence about something, or just a list of ideas, or even just the more detailed version of a previous idea.
If you do start a blog, please do not worry too much about numbers (reblogs, likes, followers, all that jazz). Yes, it feels very good to watch them grow. But it's almost like gambling, you put your time and effort in something to maybe get a reward or not. Write because you want to write.
Not really a writing advice, but if you do start a blog, ignore any anon hate. Delete, block and move on. Don't even mention it on your blog. They're not worth it. I won't say "get over it" or "don't let it affect you" because it's not that simple, but don't give them any crumb of attention. You can talk about it privately of course, just don't engage with them. The same way, drama is never worth it. Don't waste your energy.
If you want more interactions with readers, you can try doing events/games. For example, you reblog a list of prompt with a "send me a character and one of those prompts and I'll write a headcanon/drabble about it". People are always happy to read more about their favourite character.
Make writer friends, in the same fandom if possible! Talk to each other about what's your last idea, what you're working on, what are you blocking on! It really helps to stay motivated.
There must be about 1250425 versions of the same prompt on Tumblr. It doesn't matter. Write your own if you want to.
About getting feedbacks: I would not advise asking for criticism to everyone. Some people can be clumsy with words, mistake what they don't like with what's bad, or just be plain mean, so it's very hard to sort what's a good criticism and what is not. I would suggest to rather get a beta reader you can send your works to, or even maybe ask another writer and beta read each other's works. You'll learn how you want to give and receive criticism and you won't have bad surprise like this.
I didn't go very deep in some topics, like if you want to write a long story with several chapters, if you want to write an original story or a fanfic, or headcanons vs drabbles. But I was afraid it would get too long AND IT IS ALREADY WAY TOO LONG.
Congratulations if you read all of this mess, please have a virtual cookie to celebrate!
Are u up for some aboverse? Would love to read some alpha fem reader x omega albedo going in heat, in dragonspine 🥰
OOo wont lie Im alwyas down for some ABO content, I'll admit, I had to mull this one over a while because I'm not sure how to write an Alpha Fem reader and had to do some looking up.
that and I have a migraine and I'm horrifically tired but the idea hammer finally struck so here we are!!
Omega!Albedo x Alpha!AFAB Reader (although the way I ended up writing this eludes to a mostly g/n reader oops)
NSFW, ABO, Heat/Rut, Implied outdoor sex.
You'd only been gone a couple days, Albedo had been so certain of the cycle, he always was. He was so calculated with his heat cycle not only for personal reasons, but because heat could easily mess up any experiments he had running.
He wasn't meant to start for a week, but the moment you step back into the icy wastes of Dragonspine, that scent, faint though it may be, hits your nostrils and has you shivering, but not from cold.
Even through the frigid cold, you can smell cecilia flowers all the way from the base of the mountain, and you're immediately off in a run, why? what could have caused him to go into heat so early? It doesn't take you very long to reach his camp, and you're already panting, not from over exertion but from the sheer self control. You weren't sure if it's albedo's scent exactly, or something else, but his scent had always been so difficult for you to ignore, from the very moment you'd met him.
Albedo himself is...surprisingly normal, hunched over a nearby table, if it wasn't for how stiffly he was standing, you'd think you'd made a mistake. Though the moment you call his name and he looks over- oh yeah, he's definitely down bad. Face flushed and sweaty, eyes blown wide. Archons what was he even DOING out of a nest?
As it turns out, he hadn't made one yet, somewhere in his stammering you manage to pull together some jumbled sentences about experiments that couldn't be stopped, didn't have the time, didn't expect the potion he'd drank the other day to have this effect- oh gods this idiot had drunk a potion. You know how he gets when his experiments are interrupted, but you, as his alpha can't just leave him like this either. So you ask him if he can leave them for ten minutes.
at first he seems panicked, flightly, but all you need to do is give him a look and a gentle kiss on the forehead and he calms, taking a moment to breathe and to set things up. It wouldn't be long enough to sate him properly in the least, but it'd be enough for his mind to focus again.
The moment he gives the all clear, you're on him. pushing him up against his alchemy table until you have to hike him up onto it, suffocating the poor omega with your mouth, an act he certainly doesn't resist. Nor does he resist the hand down his pants, the other one latching firmly into his hair. By all accounts, albedo was already a wonderful omega, so pliant under your touch, but he always melted just that little bit more when you got rough.
This was a side to Albedo that he would only ever show you, and in turn, this domaneering side was something he only ever got to see. Female Alpha's were rare enough. Perhaps you'd started out as Albedo's test subject, willing to be experimented on in the name of furthering the understanding of what caused the alpha genome to appear in those assigned female, so what if it had evolved into something more?
The original experiments be damned, something about this eccentric, yet calculated scientist had gotten to you, and apparently something about you had gotten to him in turn. you're reminded of it every time you look at those puncture marks over his scent gland, a stark reminder that he was yours. Even now as he buries his face into your shoulder to muffle his moans, helpless against your touch. Quiet pleads only barely reaching your ears.
Albedo isn't a loud person, even in his pleasure, but he shows how he's feeling in different ways, like the way he all but falls back with the slightest nudge, arm thrown over his face in a horrible attempt at hiding just how desperate he was as you yank his bottoms away.
He is however, a whimperer, a squeaker, the small half-moans and choked sobs as you all but fold him like a lawn-chair and breed him the way he wants. Loving the flustery shakes of his head as you whisper horribly dirty things into his ears.
As much as you'd like to, you don't knot him, not yet, he'd be awfully upset once the haze clears, because knotting meant he couldn't move to check his experiments, and an unhappy omega led to an unhappy alpha, after all. It wouldn't last long, an hour or two at most, enough for you to at least set up some ramshackle nest for him, really this wasn't your thing, albedo always built the most beautiful, cozy nests, but he had things to do, and was managing to get by even though his legs were still shaking,
Once he'd finally cleared away his experiments, or atleast put as many of them as he possibly could on hold, even trusting you with keeping watch on a few of them, rare even now, for him to trust you so wholeheartedly with his work, but a duty you would happily take on. And then finally, finally, he gives in his whimper not falling upon deaf ears as you quickly swoop in to whisk him away from his work and into your crumby nest, one he will undoubtably fix in the morning, but for now you had an omega to breed.
Amigos I am on a roll with Kaeya at the moment, I love this man SO MUCH. This was so self-indulgent, it's like 2k words.
Highly recc listening to Love me like you do by Ellie Goulding when you read!
Life is uncertain. A good day can easily turn bad at the drop of a hat. A good man can turn evil without warning. Every second is precious, and this is the feeling that Kaeya has carried since meeting you.
Follow me through the dark, let me take you past our satellites.
Your first interaction, as a new arrival in Mondstadt, turning up at the Favonius headquarters shivering and dishevelled. You’d run across a packed hillichurl camp during your wonders, a classic case of wrong time wrong place, drawing hordes of them after you all the way up to the gates of Mondstadt. The knights on guard duty had been quick to rush to your aid as you collapsed, doubled over in exhaustion. They bundled you off to the headquarters shortly afterwards, giving you a blanket, some hot chocolate and bit of space to recover. You’d taken a shine to Lisa and Jean, who were both concerned about your wellbeing, praising your bravery and suggesting that you might stay with them for a while and assist them if you had nowhere else to go. The cavalry captain however, radiated a slightly less friendly aura. He seemed a little more calculating, more mysterious. Like he had secrets.
You noticed however, that throughout the time you were at headquarters he had never taken his eye off of you.
Your first date, well more a scoping mission, had both of you attempting to suss out the other’s true intentions. Kaeya, trying to determine whether you had any nefarious intentions and if he could trust what you said. You, trying to figure out what he really meant beneath those slick words and working out just how many masks he was wearing at any given moment. You could laugh looking back. You remember the tension in the little café that day, thicker than concrete, until thirty minutes in you had thrown your hands up in exasperation, having had enough of the psychoanalysis. You remember how Kaeya had caught your wrist before you were able to leave, an apology in his eyes and a guilty expression, he was sorry for putting you in distress and making you uncomfortable, would you please stay? He’ll make it up to you.
You’re glad you did.
Your one month anniversary. Things seemed to go a little smoother after the disaster of a scoping mission first date. Despite being in Mondstadt for around two months, you had yet to venture outside of the city walls since running across the hillichurl camp. With Kaeya there though, you had felt ready to brave the outside world again. Kaeya carried the picnic basket with ease as you picked your way through the long grasses to get to the open plain, his free hand helping you to keep your balance and occasionally starting to stray further down. The food was delicious, you remember, Good Hunter did indeed do the best stuff. Sitting on the picnic blanket, a gentle breeze wafted through the air as you leaned back into Kaeya’s chest. Watching the clouds roll by, it was the most content you had felt in months.
Your one-year anniversary could have gone a lot better in retrospect. Kaeya had a penchant for dramatics, especially when it came to expressing his love for you. When he announced that he had a surprise for you, you couldn’t help the involuntary chill that went down your spine. What had he planned now? You had sworn to yourself, if he had tried to rent out the entire theatre in Mondstadt again or persuade Albedo to come up with a potion that formed ‘I LOVE YOU’ out of clouds, you’d end him yourself. Meeting Kaeya at the fountain outside of the Favonius headquarters, you’d sighed as he produced a blindfold, tying it around your eyes and escorting you to a destination that felt ages away. The ticklish sensation of grass around your ankles made you even more nervous, and your mouth gaped when he removed the blindfold to reveal a giant hot air balloon.
“We’re going to fly in that”, he had stated, as if you couldn’t come to that conclusion yourself. This was absolutely the most terrifying idea you could think of, but the grin on his face was so bright you didn’t have it in yourself to refuse. At first, it was going quite well. And then you hit a cliffside. The impact tore an enormous hole in the side of the balloon, and the height began to drop faster than you could process the situation. You had never felt as much panic as in that moment. Kaeya was quicker to react, scooping you up and creating a succession of ice bridges that allowed the two of you to reach the ground just before the balloon completely went into the cliffside. And exploded.
In contrast, celebrating your five-year anniversary felt almost like a dream. After 5 years, you had both come to a nice understanding of how to balance each other’s likes, dislikes and so forth. Your anniversary was more low-key. A quiet home cooked dinner set amongst flickering candlelight whilst soft piano played in the background, providing a perfect setting for a long make out session complete with interspersed cuddles and sweet nothings. You’d never felt so happy, basking in Kaeya’s touch and the fact that his presence could mean so much to you.
That day had only been last week. You’d been riding on a high since then, the world casting a soft glow. But today felt a little different. You were no Archon or anything, but the air felt just a little off. Whether it was bad or good you couldn’t tell. You also couldn’t find the one man you wanted to talk about this with. You’d tried his office, Angel’s Share, you’d even gone to Dawn Winery to ask Diluc for goodness sake. But Kaeya was nowhere to be seen. Diluc was evasive, saying he hadn’t seen his brother since yesterday and that he was probably slacking off, as inefficient as the Knights of Favonius were wont to be. He’d shooed you out as quickly as he possibly could, only pausing to ask if you’d checked ALL possible places, before slamming the door in your face.
You were, very confused to say the least. Diluc normally welcomed you with open arms and sat you down at the counter with some juice and a snack whenever you came over. He did have a point though. You hadn’t looked in every location. There was one more place.
You really didn’t want to go there though. The hike up Dragonspine was so cold and so slippery! You were sure Kaeya had taken you there on your third anniversary just to laugh at you as you struggled to stay balanced upright and as you shivered even with three layers. He was fine with his Cryo vision obviously, but you suspected he might be having just a little too much fun hooking an arm around your waist and running his hands over your body every so often ‘to keep you warm’, as he put it. The cheesy grin never left his face that day.
Even though you’d made sure to wrap up warm and wear your snow boots, it was almost as if you were inviting the universe to do the inevitable. You’d tried so hard to avoid the iciest of patches, yet it was the smallest patch of ice that tripped you up. At this point you’d just given up, ready to accept your fate. But the icy impact you were expecting never arrived, and instead you felt a pair cool arms pull you into a firm chest. You didn’t want to open your eyes. You knew EXACTLY what coming next.
“I know you’ve fallen deep for me but isn’t this a little too much?” a teasing voice asked.
“Kaeya…”
One look and he absolutely knew he was going to get it. Still the grin never left his face.
“Where were you?! I was looking everywhere! You have no idea how worried I was! You made me climb up Dragonspine!”
“I’m sure I do know how worried you were”, he replied smoothly, pulling you upright and drawing you even closer. “But let’s not sweat the small stuff my little blizzard. I’ve got something to show you.”
You pouted at the nickname, it was Kaeya’s favourite one that he liked to use as you were his ‘feisty little blizzard’. He was probably trying to soothe you over, but you were determined to keep your anger as much as possible. He made you climb up Dragonspine! By yourself!
Kaeya looked at you, waiting to see if you would object. You shook your head.
“Show me then. I didn’t climb up all the way here for fun you know.” He laughed as you buried your face into his chest, pout there all the while.
“Don’t hide from me little blizzard. Look up.”
Out of nowhere, snowflakes had begun to fall down in quick succession. They came slowly at first, each individual pattern clear as day and no one was the same, then thick and fast until all you could see was Kaeya. The snowflakes seemed to illuminate him, creating a white glow that made him look otherworldly.
“Beautiful.”
You weren’t sure who said it first.
Then as soon as it started, the blizzard stopped. The air around you cleared and standing in front of you was a beautifully intricate gazebo, made entirely out of ice. You walked forward, stepping into the gazebo, quite unable to believe that this was real. The ice glittered in the sunlight, elegant thin pillars propping up a soaring roof whilst the floor was decorated with delicate snowflake pattern.
You turned around. “Kaeya –”
You can see the world you brought to life.
Words had never failed you before, but the sight of Kaeya on one knee had taken away all the words you’d been planning to say. He looked you straight in the eyes, holding your gaze as you struggled to remember how to breathe, a deep blue box in the palm of his hand.
“I didn’t trust you when I met you.”
You blinked. Then you frowned. “That is the first you say when you’re about to propose?!”
Kaeya couldn’t help the grin that broke out then.
“Who says I’m proposing?”
“Kaeya you have a ring box and you’re on one knee.”
“It could be empty.”
“Kaeya!”
“Shh you’re distracting me.” He smoothed his trousers, still on one knee and ring box firmly in his palm.
“Ever since I met you, I have tried to value every second of my time with you, of our life together. You are the most precious thing to me, someone I will fight against the world for to protect. Yes we almost died on the hot air balloon ride but the important thing is we didn’t and that I saved you like the gallant captain I am.”
You couldn’t help but roll your eyes at that.
“You accepted me for me, despite my past, despite all of my flaws. Every day I strive to be a better man for you, to continue to be someone worthy of your presence, your love. I am forever thankful for you and it would be the best gift I could ever receive if you’d agree to make more memories with me. It would mean the world to me if we could forge a new future together. I could imagine doing this with no one else. Only you. It always been.
Would you do me the honour of marrying me?”
Once again Kaeya Alberich had rendered you lost for words, and you could only sob happy tears as you launched yourself into his arms, him catching you easily.
“You made me walk up Dragonspine for this”, you whispered. “I wouldn’t do this for anyone else.”
“Your answer, little blizzard?”
“Yes you dummy”. Kaeya grinned into your hair as he rocked you gently, still sobbing.
It was a wisdom Zhongli bestowed upon you before you went to Inazuma, and since then, you couldn't help but get back for more.
You solved way too many crises, discovered too many secrets, felt too many losses, and your reward was only glimpses of your twin - only Zhongli stayed the same. Unchanged, permanent, like the Geo he was master of, the stability drew you closer every time you came back to Liyue.
As your journey went further, you met more people - most became your friends, others enemies, some of them admirers. Their kindness, sweet words or beautiful presents could never sway you, though, and you always turn them away, always with the same excuse - when you find your twin, you won't stay in Teyvat.
It wasn't a lie, it wasn't manipulation, and everyone gave up hearing it. Only Zhongli stayed the same. Unchanged, permanent, his love could endure anything like the mountains he created. He was the anchor you needed in a journey where any of your choices changed the entire world.
"I heard that you turned down the Kamisato," Childe says before taking a sip of baijiu, the strong alcohol not creating even a blush on his face, "you really are ruthless~"
You shrug, a small sigh precedes your annoyed answer that they should expect that as all love confessions got the same answer. Zhongli squeezes your hand, your joined fingers on your knee hidden from Childe's observant gaze. Your irritated gaze softens, and your Snezhnaya's companion quickly catches on and changes the topic.
The men chatted away as you simply enjoyed Zhongli's touch - how big yet soft his hand was, warm, reminding you of the cosiness of coming back home. Zhongli was your home in this unknown world, the squeeze of his hand was enough to calm you down, his thump drawing circles on your hand enough to make you smile. Despite being hidden, Zhongli was your anchor, you signal to take a break to not drown in your travels.
The soulmate au was so good. Can I get a follow up?
I'm going to admit, at first I was a bit confused about what you wanted exactly. Other characters? Or simply more about the previous ones??? In doubt, I went with the second one.
SOULMATE AU - PART II
Summary: Some more headcanons about that Soulmate AU. Here's a link to part I.
Author's note: THE PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR MORE SOULMATES AND I AM HERE TO DELIVER.
Characters: Ayaka, Ayato, Diluc, Kaeya, Zhongli
Warnings: Gender neutral reader, soulmates.
AYAKA will take your relationship slow, no matter if you're soulmates or not. She wants to enjoy every step of the way as much as possible, so expect a lot of dates and spending time together in general. She wants to know everything (or as much as you're comfortable sharing) about you. She is in love with all those new feelings blooming in her chest and she savours all of them.
If you're open to it, she is one that would very much like deepening your bond by letting each other feel the other's emotions. She'll respect it if you don't want the same or if you need more time, but it's something that is really important to her. She has a very good control of her own emotions, so her side of the bond is almost all the time very peaceful and gentle. Her joy feels like warmth when she is laughing or having a good time with you, and it's easy to know when she is having a bad day because she feels more "distant", in a way. Luckily, just your presence is enough to make her feel better.
Once your relationship gets a bit more serious though, is when things start to get more complicated too. Ayaka is someone very important in Inazuma and she has an image to keep (and a difficult one at that). As her soulmate, you are also expected to be perfect and to do nothing to tarnish her reputation or the Kamisato's clan. It won't be easy, and even though Ayaka will be there to help you and support you every step of the way, finding your place will take time and a lot of effort. You'll probably have many fights about it, and you'll have to work together to overcome all the obstacles coming your way.
AYATO is all in all, a good soulmate. He is already very good at reading people and acting accordingly, so with your bond on top of that, the man is really good at going with whatever pace you need. He does his best to build a strong bond and a trusting relationship, because he knows you'll eventually get tangled in all the political mess of Inazuma no matter how hard he tries to protect you from it. He'll give you both a couple of months to properly enjoy your blooming relationship, doing his very best to prepare you to what is to come.
However, the man struggles to keep his end of the bond open. He is so used to control his emotions and to not let anything show, it takes him a long time to learn how to open himself to you and to let you read him. On the other end, he gets quite huffy and anxious when your side of the bond isn't open, hypocrite as he is. When you point it out to him, he promises you that he tries very hard and it's not easy for him to open up, but he does his best so please, please let him feel you? Only hearing silence from your bond turn him into a ball of nerves. He'll try to compensate his failings with gestures of love and sweet words for your ears only, but he knows he has to do better for you.
He'll manage eventually, when your relationship is stronger and your complicity and trust had time to develop properly. He just needs some time. However, he is mean enough to close your bond from time to time to tease you. Just do the same thing on your end and he'll come back to you running and asking forgiveness, he was just being playful that's all, he loves you so much, please don't be mad at him?
DILUC will try to prove to you he can be the best soulmate that ever was in Teyvat. He doesn't really know where this need to prove himself comes from, as he is usually a very confident and accomplished man. Maybe because he knows he isn't the best at feelings and being very social in general? He has always been excellent at everything he wanted to be (a knight, a hero, a business man, a protector) but this? This is harder than he thought and he is scared of fucking it up. Even though, he is very happy with your bond and wants to keep it open, but out of practicality rather than romanticism.
It's easier to let you feel his emotions rather than saying them, to feel yours rather than recognizing them, and also being able to always find you comes in handy considering how protective this man is. He will rush at your rescue when he feels the slightest tension coming your way (yes, even if you just got spooked because your cat touched your foot when you didn't expect it). He'll work very hard to court you and do everything the "proper" way. He wants it to be perfect.
His instincts also get crazy at first, and he gets very protective of you, he is nervous when you're not in his sight. He knows it's not rational so he does his best to act normal but he stays very close to you whenever you're together. After a while he will grow more confident in your relationship, both thanks to the strength of your bond, but also simply thanks to the experience he slowly gets being with you. He'll still be as protective as ever, but his romantic gestures will come from a more genuine place rather than just doing them out of tradition or obligation. He'll learn all your favourite things and do his best to gift them to you regularly.
KAEYA is... It is hard for him. He wants this relationship, he really does, but he also struggles accepting it. So with him, the hardest part will be the beginning. He doesn't even want to take things slow. With you, he is charming and caring, a very good boyfriend! Yes, he can be playful and teasing at times, but it's always in good fun and never to hurt you. Your relationship evolves smoothly and it's very easy to fall under his charm. And yet, his side of the bond is completely silent, and he doesn't even seem to listen to your side. It's like you're not even soulmates!
Give him some time, but don't let him get away with it like that. He'll maybe try to find excuses, he is from Mondstadt after all and he likes his freedom, it's just a lot to take for him you know? But it's also a lot to take for you, and you're supposed to face it together, that's the whole point of the thing! Truth is, Kaeya is scared. Scared you won't like what you feel, scared he is lacking somehow, scared the bond could doom you with the curse of Khaenri'ah, scared you'll reject him when you see who he truly is, scared of tainting you somehow. Wearing him down until he breaks is going to take a while, but it's necessary if you two want to build something together.
Once you do though, it's a much smoother sail. It's going to be slow, but steady, and Kaeya will learn to open up to you, and when you don't recoil or scream in anguish, it's like the weight of the world is disappearing from his chest. A flood of mixed emotions is going to flood your bond - relief, love, joy, it's a mess. He'll kiss you until you're breathless and whisper how much he loves you against your lips. Those walls broken, there's not much that stand in your way. Kaeya will stay the same, but with the promise he'll never ever close his side of your bond again.
ZHONGLI will go at your pace, but in his eyes, you're already married and he is ready to share everything with you. What's his is now yours too, and if you're alright with this, he wants to keep your bond open to each other. He absolutely loves feeling you through it, no matter what kind of emotions you're experiencing, and from time to time he just takes a little break during his day to close his eyes and bask in the small crumbs he can feel through your bond. He knows you're not as experienced as he is so he is ready to give you as much time as you need until you get closer to him step by step. He is waiting for you with open arms.
He told you everything about him as soon as you seemed ready to hear it. He doesn't want any secret between you (except the ones he is bound by contract to keep), but he knows it is a lot to take in so he'll tell you little by little. One of the biggest thing you'll have to take is that you're now immortal thanks to your bond to him, or at the very least you're going to live for a very, very long time. It's... a lot to take, and he knows that. He would love if you would let him be there for you while you wrap your mind around the idea, but he'll give you space if you ask for it.
Once you both feel more confident in your relationship though, this man is living on cloud nine. He is simply content to have you by his side and sharing his life with you. He is a creature of habits so he enjoys the simplest things in your routine, but somehow, everything feel so new. He loves exploring your bond together, and making you happy, it satisfies a deep instinctual part of his dragon self. However, he really, really, really doesn't handle distance between you very well, especially in the beginning but also in general. He can deal with you being somewhere in the Harbor away from him, but go further than that without warning? Yeah, no, this man comes running and has a hard time not tackling you to the ground. He gets incredibly nervous when you're too far away, and turns insanely possessive as soon as you return to him. You're his, as he is yours. How dare you.
Soooo it’s loving Kaeya hours as usual and I’m in my emotional feels because I love him. He’s been through so much and this is my soother to him, Kaeya ily forever 💙💙💙
I recommend listening to ‘positions’ by ariana grande when you read, it’s what I was vibiing to when I wrote this
All people are fragile. All people hurt. Some have experienced more hurt than others. Some people are better at hiding their hurt, burying it deep down. It can take a special someone to bring that hurt up, soothe it, tell it everything will be okay now.
‘Heaven sent you to me’
Kaeya is standing with his back to you, facing the stove as he watches over dinner while it cooks. His shoulders are free of their usual tension and his hair is tied in a loose ponytail as he hums a little tune under his breath. You are sure it’s the one you made up on your hike last week. He’s unaware of your presence as you lean against the doorway, watching him.
There’s a feeling in your chest, squeezing tight and leaving you unable to breathe but at the same time as vast as the open plains outside Mondstadt, as freeing as the open sky above. For all of his secrets, all of his enemies, all of his faults, Kaeya was a giver. He gave without truly asking for anything in return, despite all of his teasing and flirty promises of ‘getting you back later’. Whatever you wanted, he would make happen. He would pluck the moon out of the sky for you. He would extinguish the sun if you asked. You just had to say the word.
Throughout your relationship, once you had begun to trust and open up to one another, you did everything you could to let Kaeya know he was loved. Surprising him at the Knights headquarters with a homemade lunch, weekend dates throughout Mondstadt and the occasional trip away when your schedules matched up. Sweet nothings and even sweeter words of just how much he meant to you, how much you treasured him and how you would always love him no matter what. Kisses peppered over his face, lying on top of him as you basked in the sun on hot days, pulling him into your arms and sitting him in your lap as you ran your hands through his hair.
Discarding whatever you were doing at that particular moment to jump his arms and smile up at him until you both dissolved into laughter.
‘I'm in the Olympics, way I'm jumpin' through hoops’
You would do anything for this man.
Kaeya’s past can make him uncertain at times. Uncertain if he really deserves you, certain that you could do better, that you deserve better. You make it your mission to show him it is him you come back to, him you can trust wholeheartedly and him you are willing to stick with through thick and thin while he confronts, heals and learns to be vulnerable again. It’s a labour of love. It is hard, but you love him, and he helps you through it.
‘Know my love infinite, nothin' I wouldn't do’
Kaeya is still as smooth as ever though, not even blinking as you wrap your arms around him and rest your head on his shoulder. You’re sure he can feel your heart hammering a mile a minute, and the grin on your face as you move to smoosh your face into his back.
“Dinner is almost ready.” He murmurs, turning off the hob.
‘I love you’ you think, not ready to answer him yet.
“It’s your favourite stew”, Kaeya tries again, noticing your lack of response.
‘I would do anything for you’
He turns around fully, an unspoken question in his eyes, waiting for you to speak. You tighten your grip around him and bring him closer to you.
‘I would die for you’, you think, even though you know Kaeya would disapprove of that. ‘I would do anything to make you happy, to protect you’
Unexpectedly, your eyes begin to fill with tears, betraying the depth of your emotion as you struggle to blink them back. Kaeya watches you, waiting to step in if needed but his grip remains firm around you.
Your next words are choked out as you try not to let the tears fall.
“I love you Kaeya. I love you so much and I’ll end you myself if you ever forget that.”
Kaeya laughs out loud at that, sweeping you into his arms and carrying you into the living room, not letting you go even as he sits down on the sofa and buries his face into your neck. His breath is warm against your skin and his lips tickle as they brush gently against you.
“I love you too. More than you know. More than I can express.”
He lifts his head to look you directly in the eyes, drawing you in for a kiss that is deep and slow and has all the emotions he could ever feel in it.
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