HIS VITAL GRIEF FLOODED THE EARTH.

melancholy infinite as the forest, endless as these long nights of winter.

[glorymine]

✦ IN THE WAKE OF STARS... THERE, WE REMAIN.

a private multimuse centered around various gacha media, featuring dainsleif of mihoyo’s genshin impact. cursed by reyes. follows back from @abysel, so find my rules there.

please be warned that all characters from h*yoverse are removed from their source material. and similarly to the main blog, i will only write within said material unless we’ve plotted extensively or we’re close friends.

primary

ardashir. arknights: endfield.

dainsleif, lohen, skirk, tartaglia, yelan. genshin impact.

sandalphon. granblue fantasy.

screwllum. honkai: star rail.

request only

wulfgard. arknights: endfield.

alhaitham, baizhu, flins, kaveh, pantalone, thoma, etc... genshin impact.

blade, jiaoqiu, moze, welt yang. honkai impact + honkai: star rail.

changli, jingran, luuk herssen. wuthering waves.

[protophanes]

it must eat you alive, not knowing. not knowing who, not knowing how, not knowing why. | dainsleif to sol from @glorymine. bcs i can’t help myself

they don’t like being in the chasm.  it is an abyss in it’s own right,  shrouded in darkness and sounds they do not like,  no matter how natural they are,  but at least the fire they’ve created does away with the dark and cold.  night and day does not exist at this depth,  but sol cares little for it,  not when it feels terribly fatigued.     (    still an odd thing,  still something they’ve yet to get used to,  even after all this time.     )     the flames burn bright and warm,  but it doesn’t make them relaxed around their company,  not when his words cut into unhealed wounds.

it must eat you alive,  not knowing.     ❛❛     it does.     ❜❜    the traveler says,  sharper than it meant.     ❛❛     of course it does.     ❜❜     what does the boughkeeper think it dreams about every night, every day?  there are the gods and the many other things they’ve experienced in this world,  but there is no greater wound than their own sibling—  their flesh and blood,  the one person who should’ve ran into their arms the moment they saw them—  leaving them in the dust.     (    so hard,  they think.  it is so hard to love them these days when they don’t understand.     )     sol finds the strength to look away from the fire,  to look @glorymine in the eyes.  they speak softly so as to not wake paimon.     ❛❛     and what about you?  does it pain you?     ❜❜     it asks,  head canting to the side in curiosity.     ❛❛     you and my sibling had a history,  clearly.  whatever happened between you two,  surely it must sting to think about, even if it happened years ago.     ❜❜

[glorymine]

ahead, the inverted city waits. dainsleif rests against stone, his gaze settling on the fire. it crackles between them, lending its warmth to paimon’s peaceful features. upon sol, it traces the harder lines of their face— weariness worn openly despite every effort to conceal it. and beyond the flames, the abyss keeps its vigil. watching their every move. watching with him as he glances up at sol’s words.

but when sol raises their eyes to meet his, what he sees is another face:

memory eclipses the present. he is sitting beside a campfire much like this one. sky-blue blooms sway beneath the moon. lumine stands among the flowers, silver light gathered around them.

it gives him pause, but it’s gone as quickly as it came. they’re gone once more.

“pain me?” dainsleif repeats. “...yes. it would be stranger if it did not.” they’re trying to pry further; that much is plain. he does not fault them for it, all things considered. by his own words, fate, it seems, owes them an explanation— but for how much he has divulged already, which, in the grand scheme, amounts to almost nothing— he can well imagine what haunts their thoughts. and yet, he bites his tongue. then crosses his arms. “but pain is of little consequence. it neither changes what has been done nor grants clarity to what remains. if you allow yourself to dwell upon it, it becomes another chain.” he closes his eyes. “one more thing the abyss is eager to wrap around your throat.”

[moary-flowers-and-chess]

general in his labyrinth

[dr5amatic]

IN THE ASHES ,

a sentence starter prompts list comprised of quotes from the novel an ember in the ashes by sabaa tahir. please be advised that this list may involve topics including, but not limited to, murder, death, and violence. change verbiage as needed.

why do keep disappearing when i need you?

i wasn't spying.

what you saw is dangerous. you can't tell anyone about it. not ever.

keep your secrets close, love.

i'm not working for them.

don't be afraid [name], i won't let anything happen to you.

what are you doing down here?

much as i hate to admit it, you're not usually wrong.

the field of battle is my temple.

the dance of death is my prayer.

the killing blow is my release.

aren't you a pretty one.

who trained you?

keep it safe for me just until i come back.

unless you're stupider than you look, even you can see how this appears.

you worked hard. you did everything right.

go, [name]. go get some air. i'll handle this.

the ghosts of our misdeeds seek vengeance, but the cost will be high.

you are an ember in the ashes, [name]. you will spark and burn, ravage and destroy. you cannot change it. you cannot stop it.

we don't abandon our own!

who do you want me to spy on?

shadows will bloom in your heart and you will become everything you hate.

so my choices are either to stay and be evil or run and be evil. wonderful.

they always underestimate me.

this isn't a mission for the fainthearted.

go away. you're not real.

you're distracted when you can ill afford to be.

if you want to win this, you need to wake up.

i've already wasted too much time cleaning up your messes.

lay low. don't risk spying until you're certain you won't get caught.

fail me again, and we're done.

these are my friends, my family. people i know. i wouldn't hurt them.

how do i make it stop? i have to make it stop.

until you conquer your fear, the dead will remain with you.

i won't kill you. i swear it. by blood and bone, i swear it.

you're going to be fine. i'm going to fix you right up.

fight, [name]. you have to fight. you have to win.

death before tyranny.

if what you say is true, then the balance is upset, and we must restore it.

you look terrible. come into the shade.

you really should run. you’re just going to die.

wait, you idiot! it might be a trap!

i won’t let you fall, i promise.

i want you to know that i think what you’re doing is brave. really brave.

it’s not a stupid idea, just dangerous. i don’t want you getting hurt.

you’re trying to sneak out.

i wouldn’t have traded this for anything.

i live with my sins everyday. i live with the guilt.

i’ve never asked you for anything. i’m asking you now.

you think i can’t defend myself? you think i need bodyguards?

i’ve been distracted worrying about you.

i’ll kill him for this.

don’t talk. just keep quiet and… let me think.

you’re in love with me! but i'm not in love with you, and you hate me for it. you’ve let that ruin our friendship.

i could never be in love with you.

you have no idea what I’ve given up for you, the deal i made. 

who did this?

look at you–look what they’ve done to you.

you don’t have to be brave.

do you have what i want?

i have something, but i need more time.

if you have nothing, then this mission is a failure.

don’t have time for that. I’ve got other things on my mind.

if i wanted to hurt you, i’d already have done it.

as long as there is life, there is hope.

either way, you’d have blamed yourself.

either way, people you cared about would have suffered.

i should have stayed, even if it meant dying.

they won’t let you have compassion or kindness. they won’t let you have a soul.

my soul’s gone. I killed it dead on that battlefield.

there are two kinds of guilt. the kind that’s a burden and the kind that gives you purpose. 

you have a soul. it’s damaged, but it’s there. don’t let them take it from you.

you don’t need to be so cat-footed. i’m not armed.

you’re surprised? you’re naïve, is what you are. you’re a fool.

you’re sick. don’t you have any regret? any remorse?

i’ll celebrate them. i’ll mourn them. but i won’t regret what i did. i did it for the empire. i did it for my people.

don’t make vows when you can’t know their cost.

i crossed a line, and i won’t cross it again.

do you know what i do to spies?

be strong. if you don’t win this, everything is lost.

i will be your blood shrike, your second-in-command, the sword that executes at your will, until death. i swear it.

in the night, your loneliness crushes you, as if the sky itself has swooped down to smother you in its cold arms.

there is nothing of me that is worth anything.

tell me, or i slit your throat here and now.

you’ll pay for this. i swear it to the skies, to the stars. you’ll pay.

just because he’s a good leader doesn’t mean he’s a good person. he lied to you.

for the first time since i can remember, i don’t feel alone. because of you.

i can’t–i can’t stop thinking about you. i’ve tried not to. i tried to push you out.

i’ll take care of everything. i promise.

the moment i knew you existed, i hated you.

if i feel regret, it’s that i wasn’t willing to die sooner.

i’d rather die than live with no mercy, no honor, no soul.

fear is only your enemy if you allow it to be.

too much fear an you’re paralyzed. too little fear and you’re arrogant.

i’ll watch your back if you watch mine. we can make it if we stick together.