CW(s): SAGAU, you make traveller sad, traveller is self-aware, dissociation
Summary: They were the first to be with you, so how did you throw them away so easily to rot in the archives, after all they've done?
A/N: A little drabble on neglecting characters because I love. Maybe this should be a series hm... No happy ending unless someone asks for it teehee~
The traveller watches as you give yet another artefact to this character, a new weapon for that character, more materials to the other character. Why? You spend so much time farming for others' stars and everything they need, but how about them?
Did they not help you reach Teyvat? They even lost their sibling just so you could explore Teyvat and its stories. Did they not help you get through the first few monsters? Hell, you probably wouldn't have made it to the gates of Mondstadt if it wasn't for them. So, what else do they have to do in order for you to love them more? Were they really not worth your time?
They gave you all of their time and effort... They gave you everything... but the moment you had the starter characters and a few others, you immediately replaced the traveller. The traveller has the ability to wield and master more than one element, so why were you so desperate to chase after the ones that can wield only one. Even the archons can't do it. So what was the problem?
The traveller's hands trembles with- with what? They do not know either. They've been staring into the infinite space of the archive. Hours, days, weeks, months.... years? They can't tell. Their mind has started to float like the stars that swim before their eyes, so light, yet feels so heavy. But that's wrong. They can't feel heavy, they're floating no they're not. What was heavy then? They can't tell either. Was it their eyes? The sword why do they still have one when they don't even use or need it? Ah, the limbs. Their limbs were starting to feel tingly. That isn't very comfortable... They can't even twitch their fingers.
Ah. Are they going to lose awareness? Becoming like one of those NPCs? It honestly felt like it. It felt terrifying. Stop. Stop it right now. Please. Are you really going to leave them like that? You're not even going to bring them into your party just once? You barely glance at them, even skipping mindlessly through their lines, wanting to get to the fighting immediately, meaning they barely have time outside the archive. Are you going to let them disappear like that?
I saw a few authors sharing their sagau-ish experiences with genshin after I started writing sagau so here I am... because I'm having a block with my Aether angst sob sob, have this instead (just so you know, I refuse to do my ar45 ascension quest unless im desperate enough for primos) an AU where they also know of other players, but you're their fave :d
Xiao's ult damage getting higher??? Plus his elemental bursts too??? I keep seeing the crit damage achievement slowly getting higher (KINDA PROUD OF HIM THO COS HE'S MY FIRST AND ONLY SOMEWHAT BUILT CHARACTER) And my spoilt 5*
He just had to show you how valuable he is. You almost forgot about him so now that you've given him his weapons, artefacts and materials, he finally has the power to make sure you can't replace him with weaker characters. Of course he can't just make his damage shootall the way up, you might get suspicious (or not... he knows you'll simply be happy when you see higher numbers and might not even question it).
When I told literally all my friends who played genshin, I'll pull on Ayaka's banner just for Razor cons, and Razor cons came home twice in one 10 pull:D
You? Wanted? Him? Normal Razor? Razor... nothing amazing... But you said you want him. Razor feel happy. Want you to also be happy. He help. He make sure. So he catch 2 purple shooting stars for you. :D
On the same day(before I pulled for Ayato on main), I went on my 2nd account(where I planned on pulling for Ayato) and I SAW A GOLD SHOOTING STAR and DILUC APPEARED ADGJKJVB?!?!?!! (below 10) I've always been raving about how I didn't mind losing my 50/50 to Diluc cos I wanted him and he just?!?!
Are you sure? He knows not many people want him nowadays and the amount of disappointed sighs and annoyance towards him increase more each day. But seeing and hearing you so excited, not a drop of annoyance in your tone, asking him to come home like that? How could he resist. It's fine, Ayato will probably have his own solo banner in the future again. So just this once, he'll be selfish.
Ok, guys, listen. On Ayato's banner right, I actually didn't plan on pulling for him on my main cos I wanted to save just in case. But I was tempted into pulling simple because I had 10 intertwined fates and I SAW A GOLD SHOOTING STAR AND BOOM AYATO?!?!?!?! (below 10, that's all I'm saying)
Diluc, that conniving rascal. That was supposed to be him. It's fine. Honestly, he's a little peeved that you didn't want him on your main... and you really wanted Xingqiu over him? A 4* over a 5*? Ridiculous. He'll show you just how great he is. And how could he let you, a bubble tea addict, let you be? He knows you'll stare at him more often(to wait for his idle animation) and boy does that boost his ego.
Also managed to secure Ayaka at low pity(below 50š) even when I really didn't plan for her on coming home
She's happy for her brother! How could she not when there's a chance for someone to represent the Kamisatos? Just... she's a little jealous... how easily Ayato caught that gold star... (She's not going to think about how you didn't even plan on getting her, nope.)Oh! But, she thinks she can catch one too! It just took her a little longer than her brother, but it's fine!
Was doing the Azhdaha domain for my Yanfei talents materials and Xiao earned himself a cool 7% anemo dmg bonus gladiator piece...
He will not admit he's getting greedier. He just... he just wants to help your team, that's all. You liked not dying before your enemies, so logically, you'd want stronger characters, right? So, just for today, he'll take a nice artefact for himself. (He ignores the pride blooming in his chest when you opened your chat to scream to your friend how perfect it was for him.)
In conclusion, the 5-stars want attention because I like the 4-stars more.
I probably have more but I need to sleep anbdkkwkd anyways, yes, expect some writings about these in the future because I wanna thank genshin for treating me so good :d
hiii so this is a long one i am so sorry š š ! so i wanted to ask how genshin men for example diluc, kaeya, ayato or xiao would be like with like a⦠how do you say it⦠morallly grey/(wrong?) reader/partner. like due to some sort of trauma or hard life they had, they arenāt really a good person? they arent outright a whole villain that goes around and kills and does the most horrible stuff but for example if they saw someone getting harmed or in trouble (to a certain extent obv), saw someone stealing, someone getting embarrassed, stuff like that, they would do nothing/ turn the other cheek and think āthats none of my businessā. (you rlly could call them an npc basically š) and they do bad stuff as well, and sometimes are a shit person to others. like they have issues and persons say stuff like āyoure not a good personā and stay away from them. and the s/o acknowledges they arent a good person and try to better themselves but they struggle and overall just accept it. how would the men react? would they support? would they leave? give them space? how would they help them through it?
CW (s): Mentions of violence, gn!reader
Characters: Diluc, Kaeya, Ayato, Xiao
A/N: NO WORRIES ABOUT THE LENGTH<3 This can be romatic or platonice teehee~ Sorry if I don't have a good concept over Ayato's and Kaeya's personalities rn >.< (I haven't done Ayato's story quest too...)But I love this ask! Thank you so much^3^ Also, I didn't know if you wanted this in self-aware au or just general genshin so if you wanted a sagau one, feel free to send another ask! C:
Kaeya
Out of all the characters you mentioned, I feel that he'd be in the top most supportive? Well, I find him a liiiiiiitle bit unhinged and unpredictable and I think he doesn't mind someone like the reader
He probably finds it amusing it how easily the reader ignores the need for help of people around them and at some point, he made it into some game. How many people and troubles the reader ignored or avoided in a day, maybe he'll find out what cracks them to lend even a pinky to help.
"Oh~? Aren't you gonna help the poor old man up? His falls seemed pretty painful and that 'thud' was pretty loud... hm? No? If I fell, would you also ignore this poor Calvary Captain?" Teases them a lot honestly.
Depending on his mood, maybe he'll even join them in their path of apathy as well. Ignore a few brawls, no he doesn't see that person getting mugged in the alley, definitely not, and neither does he see the other little group of people huddling and passing around something suspicious. It's his self-proclaimed day off! Plus, doing the reports is such a pain! Just for a day, he's just Kaeya, not Captain Kaeya.
I think he'll try to help the reader a tiny bit, but just enough so that they can escape the scorn of some people. He probably doesn't mind if they don't change, unless he gets bored of they, he won't really be doing anything drastic. Plus, they are self-aware(as in they know themselves) so he'll most likely leave them be. But of course, if the reader clearly states to Kaeya they want help, he'll be a little more proactive in helping them, not by a significant amount, but it's there.
At some point, they'll inevitably have a few haters. Whispers and rumours of them about how heartless they are and very likely, Kaeya will be the first to hear of those.
"Did you know that some people refer to you as a heartless monster? Do you want to do anything about it? Or do you not care about it either? It's alright if you want to set them straight too, you know."
Sometimes, he gets carried away with his teasing so he'll end up coming off as insensitive. But nevertheless, I feel he's the best choice to stick to for now. Plus, he enables the reader sometimes when no one's watching. Just that when they're caught in the act, he takes no part in it, again unless he feels like it.
Diluc
To some extent, Diluc would get it because honestly? It just takes too much energy to care about problems not your own
Of course, there's a line he draws, especially when it comes to the wellbeing of people. So he'll definitely feel iffy if he sees the reader simply ignore someone being beaten up.
As a not so secret protector of Mondstadt, I think he does have a bit of hero complex so he does end up helping the victim fend of the attackers.
But now he's kind of... wary(?)... of them? He knows they're not exactly the most sympathetic or empathetic person but they had the power and ability to help the victim in some way, so how far does this apathy go?
If more incidents like that continue happening with the same reaction, he might confront them about it.
"What is something that'll trigger some sort of empathy/sympathy from you? To what extent will you 'not care'?" Could've honestly phrased it a little nicer Diluc smh
So this is where Diluc gets to unlock the reader's tragic backstory and that's when he'll gain a better understanding of them after hearing about it.
"So I see. I guess everything makes sense now. It does get quite tiring taking care of other people's problems. Do you want to try to improve this trait of yours? If you are up to it, I am here to help you along the way."
I think he'd be surprisingly and also unsurprisingly supportive. Surprising because for someone with his personality, he just openly admitted to them that he'd help them and he really does help them! He's not super strict about it but like he does it in more of a prompting way, a nod to the beggar, a shift of the eyes to some thief with sticky fingers, just little prompts like that to practice a little bit of empathy. He mostly won't be disappointed if sometimes, reader doesn't feel like doing any acts of charity for the day. Small steps.
Unsurprising because for his background, he has definitely been there before, so gets it. He really, really, really gets it. So one of the reasons why he offered the reader help is so that they won't lose themselves. Yes, they're not tipping the scale to the 'evil side' yet, but who knows what will happen in the future if he lets them be? He won't take that chance, so of course he'll help the reader. His past experiences can also mostly likely help him in handling and teaching the reader.
Of course, just be careful about being too apathetic. Because stoic and calm as he may seem, Diluc is still prone to suspicions, distrust, annoyance and more. Most days, he can be patient, but some days, some events, if the reader chooses to be a passive bystander, Diluc might just lose his temper.
"You're not helping yourself like this, you know? Are you making me waste my time? If you don't want to help yourself anymore, then inform me so I can save my time."
Xiao
I'd say he's around the same level as Kaeya, but with a different reason. He doesn't really care either because he will simply just handle everything. Simple as that. The help is appreciated if it comes, but if not, he will clean everything up.
After all, it's not the reader's job to do the protecting, so he doesn't care (to an extent) when they simply ignore the troubles of the people in Liyue. He's fine on his own, he can handle it if they don't want to. Plus, he really doesn't expect anything from the reader. Not in a bad way! It's just because he relies on himself, and mortals are weak. Their bodies are so fragile, so he'd rather deal with the troubles himself and have the only casualty be him rather than risking taking care of a fallen mortal. Troublesome.
Let's say the reader then asks Xiao for help in bettering themselves. Not exactly the best person to ask for because for him, it is a job that needs to be completed. But for them, it's because of the human emotion "empathy" that they want to help people. So it's a little hard and awkward for him to "teach" them how to be more involved in helping people. Maybe he'll simply ask the reader to fight that hilichurl with him or simply just stand beside the victim to make sure no harm comes to them, stuff like that. Accidentally makes the reader his little shadow now.
However, if there ever comes a time when they intentionally harm a civilian, more so a citizen of Liyue, he'll be a bit troubled. He knows of the reader's past, and he also can't help but think of the past Yakshas. Is it time? Is the reader going to lose their sanity soon? So, he makes sure to approach them and straight up ask if they're feeling murderous or something like that.
"Human, what's wrong with you? Why did you feel a need to harm another? Are you going to harm more? Do you feel like harming more?"
He feels really relieved when they said no. He's not going to take it as face-value though, so he'll definitely be keeping an eye out on them more often, just in case they really do snap. He still trusts their word about wanting to better themself but humans can be quite fickle, and some, their will weak. Nothing really changes after that save for how his eyes are sometimes glued on the reader.
Just that, if the day ever comes when they lose their sanity, he's prepared himself to take them down as painlessly as possible and to be left alone once again.
Ayato
Out of everyone mentioned, he'll definitely be the most disapproving. I think he has trust issues that stemmed from the past assassination attempts on him, so if the reader can't show loyalty or that he can fully trust them, I think he'll definitely want to stay away.
As the Yashiro Commissioner, he's extra mindful about the events and people in Inazuma. So if he finds out the reader was in the scene the same time a robbery happened, he'll question the reader about it.
"Why didn't you do anything to help? It's fine if you couldn't help with catching them, but you didn't even want to bother to remember the robber's face? You really just walked away? The amount of work for me to do has increased yet again."
No mercy. Just an absolute smackdown. He's tired, he's stressed, he hadn't had his lunch, he's sleep-deprived, and now this? He might apologise the next day when he's feeling better for being so harsh. But, if it occurs too many times, well, he won't even feel sorry.
Like seriously, did they just ignore some poor kid being made fun of by others? If they can't be bothered to think even just a little about others' feelings, why should he bother to care about the reader's? Anyway, it's not like they care, right?
"You said you wanted to improve yourself but are you really even trying to improve this personality of yours? Honestly, I don't see you trying. Really, how do you expect me to trust you like this? You seem like you'll also turn your head away if you ever saw me being stabbed- well, if you aren't the one stabbing me. I think it's best we separate ways."
Because for someone who very much values loyalty and obedience, a personality like the reader's will always turn out very iffy to him. He can't see himself fully trusting them, even knowing their past. Yes, he's quite sympathetic of that, but he's just appalled at how far their "I don't care" attitude goes. He doesn't really have time and energy to wait for the reader to become a better person, especially with his work and taking care of Ayaka and the household. So, if they're going to plan to never change and just "accept it", he truly think it's the best choice to not see each others' faces again.
i get it so thats why i always jyst random artifact what i think is good and my friends ans sister are the ones who build him
ANON IM SO GLAD U GET ME T^T im not like too terrible now at artys but i still dont know what is good (;-_-) last time, i just used to mix and match them BSBDNSK so if they have 4 green tixks, i just sent them off into battles like that :d