No thoughts head empty only rubedo and reader living that ✨cottagecore✨ life away from the cult like I've read in some sagau fics-- which leads to incidents like these happening:
Y'all should make sure to plug yall noses or Rubedo will be worried sick 👃 cuz that won't be the last time something like this will happen
Okay so I normally don't write for genshin but I've been playing it more again recently and can I just say how much I loved that albedo event?? It's probably been said before but the yandere potential with that imposter is unreal. Just. Everything. Frothing at the mouth
So I had a thought. Imposter Albedo is called Rubedo in this as I've seen other writers on here call him!
Yandere Albedo x gn! reader x Yandere! Rubedo/ Imposter Albedo
tw yandere, stalking, obsession, possessiveness
You feel like you're freezing as you run through the snowy mountains of dragonspine. Your feet have long since grown numb and yet everything hurts all the same. But still, you can't allow yourself to rest for even a second.
You're already at a disadvantage, you don't know your way around these areas while Albedo spends most of his time here conducting experiments and doing research.
Yes, Albedo. The very person you were trying to flee from right this moment. Many times had you visited the alchemist at his little campsite to keep him company. He didn't seem bothered by it and you thought it was mesmerizing to see him go about his work.
It had started off so innocent too and you remember feeling happy when he started opening up to you. The way a small smile appeared on his face whenever you visited him and the fond look in his eyes, it almost made you nostalgic to think about.
The very first time Albedo asked if he could draw you, you felt so honored and immediately agreed. His talent was very palpable when you looked at the end result. Him blushing lightly when you complimented his abilities with a great smile on your face. You thought nothing of it when he asked if he could continue to draw you, which is why you agreed without any hesitantion.
You never expected to stumble onto a collection of well over 200 paintings of you when you next visited the head alchemist. A lot of them were innocent enough, just simple portraits of you, though you did have to remark that they were scarily detailed. Did Albedo look at your face so often that he had committed every little detail of yours to memory? You shuddered to think about it.
Then you slowly noticed how a lot of the paintings were based on your daily life. The time you went to the marketplace, when you went out to collect ingredients for a new recipe or even your sleeping face. The way he managed to draw the exact way your room looked like, every little detail and even the pajama you wore last night. Had he been following you around? Stalking you without you ever noticing? How else could he have known how all of these things looked? You had never invited him to your home before and you certainly had no sleepover together where he could have seen you sleeping. It was way too unsettling to think about.
You needed to get away immediately.
But then of course, Albedo came back. Realizing that you had found out about his paintings he started confessing his undying love for you. That he just had to see you and capture your overwhelming beauty. How he longed for your presence the second you left his side, that your rare visits weren't enough for him anymore.
He craved your love and affection, he wanted you to stay with him forever. He could take care of you! So please, don't leave him again!
But all you could feel was dread. Albedo had completely lost his mind and wanted to keep you with him. You had no intention of staying there, knowing just how obsessed he had gotten with you.
So you made a run for it, Albedo shouting after you, begging you to stay.
"Please, don't leave me! I need you!"
You heard his begging voice and there was a slight feeling of guilt inside of you but this was for the best. You had to get away immediately! You were certain Albedo wouldn't be standing still for much longer and you needed to gain some distance before he started chasing after you. You knew that once he got to you, he would ensure that you wouldn't be able to escape him again. This was your only chance!
Which is where we get back to the present. You feel cold all over but keep pushing forward, it couldn't be that long until you would escape dragonspine and then you could start looking for help somewhere else.
You just had to hold on a little longer and hope that Albedo wouldn't find you before you can make it out of here. You tremble when you think about what might happen then. He would never let you leave him again and overwhelm you with his twisted love.
You didn't want to think about it anymore, you would start to feel sick otherwise and you truly didn't need that to happen right now.
You made your way through the snow when suddenly, you heard the crunch of someone stepping on a branch right behind you. Immediately, you froze up, halting your movement. This could easily just be a hilichurl but you knew deep down that that wasn't true.
You had been found.
Bracing yourself you slowly turned around to face the person standing behind you, trying to drag out the moment as much as possible, wanting to treasure that last moment of freedom you have.
When you finally came to face the person, you felt your heart sink. The hair, the eyes, the clothes, it was all unmistakably Albedo. And his voice just confirmed your suspicions further.
"Y/n, I've finally found you"
That calm voice, the way he said your name so devotedly, it was all the same.
There was only a single thing that caught your attention : his neck. With a start you realized that something was wrong. That unique star shaped mark Albedo always had, it was missing!
"Albedo" took a step in your direction, fully intending to reach out to touch you. After all this time of having to watch you interact with Albedo, he could finally be with you himself. He doesn't understand why you ran away but he certainly doesn't mind. He had watched on in jealousy for so long, wanted your attention. Why was he not worthy? Why did Albedo get to have someone he can love and he cannot? It was all so unfair! He wanted you just as much, if not even more so!
He was so close to touching your cheek when suddenly-
"You're not Albedo", you said with a serious face.
Rubedo felt himself stop short, immediately halting his movements. The smile on his face was strained.
"What are you talking about? Of course I'm -"
"You're not Albedo", you interrupted him with a stern expression. The tone of your voice left no room for arguments, somehow you had found out about his identity and now you were going to leave him behind. Posing as the real Albedo was the only way for him to be with you but now that you have figured out the truth so easily it was all for nothing.
He didn't know what to say, all he could feel at the moment was overwhelming despair. He wanted you so badly, longed for you every day, and now the second he gets to be in your presence he immediately loses you again? It was not fair, the voice in his head was screaming. Not fair. Why did Albedo get to have you?
Rubedo was prepared for you to scream at him, to call him names or a monster even. He was just an imposter, he could never compare to the real deal.
But what happened next surprised him as it was something he could only have dreamed of.
You ran towards him.
And wrapped your arms around his waist, warmth spreading through his entire being, something he had never felt before. It was an amazing feeling and all at once Rubedo felt whole. Like a missing part of himself had just returned. But he was so so confused.
Logically speaking your actions made no sense. Why would you ever hug a stranger that tried to mislead you into thinking they were a friend? It was way too dangerous! But he didn't dare voice his doubts incase him uttering a single word would break the spell placed on you and this moment would come to an end.
Above all else, he didn't want that. He wanted to enjoy this moment for however long he could. He had longed for your love for so long and now he felt it was hard to ever imagine letting go of you.
You on the other hand felt nothing but relief at the realization that the person standing before you was not Albedo, that the head alchemist hadn't found you yet. When you saw him step closer to you you had feared that you had been found out, that your escape had failed and that he would drag you back to his camp site, never to be seen again.
And truly, the stranger before you looked like an exact copy of the Albedo you knew, the only thing missing being the strange star mark on his neck. It was an unexplainable difference, something that told you he was an impostor.
It's a situation that anyone else would find terrifying yet to you it was like all of your worries and fears disappeared in a flash. Albedo was the last person you wanted to see right now and in your relief, you couldn't help but embrace the stranger.
Truly, wandering around dragonspine for so long and always having to stay on guard while hiding from any possible danger made you miss human contact a lot. You felt touch-starved and you wanted nothing more than someone to outstretch a helping hand to you, someone that could share the burden with you. You truly didn't want to be alone anymore. You wanted to be safe, you wanted to escape so badly. You could use any help you can get, you knew that.
Maybe it was just a part of you trying to rationalize the impulse decision you had just made but you wanted to trust this fake Albedo.
If it meant getting away from the real Albedo's twisted love then you would place your trust in this fake on. It was mostly desperation speaking but after such a long time of having to survive the biting cold of dragonspine all alone you would literally take any company.
And Rubedo was overjoyed that you would choose him out of free will even after finding out that he was not the Albedo you knew. It nearly made him mad with excitement that you even prefer him.
They way you feel against him and the radiant smile you shoot his way. It's all for him. He would protect you from his other self no matter what. He wouldn't allow you to fall back into his grasp now that he finally had you for himself.
Fate had led you two together this snowy night and now Rubedo would stop at nothing to keep it that way.
He's yours to use and yours to claim. All he wants in return is your love and affection
As someone who is a huge cuddlebug, I won’t be opposed to being interrupted by Rubedo. I’ll just pick him up, bring him to my bedroom and just pamper him. He wants to cuddle? We’ll be in bed for hours. He wants me to play with his hair? Say less. Kisses? Absolutely. Affirmations? Suddenly I’m Kazuha. I just have a huge soft spot for this man. I don’t care if I was talking to an archon or Albedo. Rubedo comes first.
He’s like the dictionary definition of “give an inch and take a mile” and he turns into a total baby when held. Don’t spoil him too much now, okay?
He wants to think that he doesn’t get attached easily, that he’s above those base urges, but it won’t even take five minutes of cuddle time to get him to turn completely into mush. It’s really lucky he doesn’t have a tail because that thing would start wagging immediately at the mere thought.I can practically imagine him deliberately coming up to you while you’re talking to someone and tugging on your arm, begging for attention like a small child. And when you give in he turns back to face the person he interrupted and gives them a smug look as you two leave. And he probably definitely flips them off, too, for good measure.
i heard u have Fakebedo in ur brain and i’m a simp👀👀👀so how abt Fakebedo getting jealous bc we’re getting friendly with Albedo????? but he doesn’t know it’s jealousy bc he never had human interaction until he met u??????? i’m just-i’m just saying
Yes, feed my brain worm. It requires sustenance.
You know that thing when cats will just walk right up to you and lay down in your lap? That’s him. He randomly comes over, sits in your lap and just looks at you, silently telling you to pay attention to him now.
And when he means ‘now’, he means right now. Don’t try to continue any conversation you were having, talk about anyone else, try to do your tasks, whatever. And he doesn’t just want any kind of attention, he wants you to give him physical affection, since that is his favourite.
Particularly, he loves it when you pat his head or comb your fingers through his hair. It has a calming effect on him, and it’s quite possibly the best way to get him to chill out whenever he starts getting agitated. Seriously, he could be plotting the grusome murders of his enemies, but the second you get out the hairbrush, he’s the biggest cuddle bug you’ve ever seen (my god, he really is a cat).
His jealousy tolerance is pretty low and depending on how long you have known him, he could very well still be in his more possessive phase (the longer you’ve known him the more chill he gets). But it gets so much worse when you’re with Albedo. He is somehow even more jealous and possessive due to Albedo than with anyone else you happen to be with.
In fact, he’ll purposefully come to you when Albedo is around (only if they have made up already) and while you’re distracted, he’ll send him ‘that’ look. That smug smirk that has satisfaction written all over it. The I’m-getting-affection-and-you’re-not-what-are-you-gonna-do-about-it look. He’s basically daring Albedo to try to intervene. Please stop him before he starts another chain of events like back on Dragonspine.
so I’ve heard you’ve got some fakebedo/Rubedo vibes overtaking your critical faculties.
God same.
Anyways, here’s a thought:
Fakebedo/Rubedo except Durin’s corruption has just taken up permanent residence in him and can’t be purified.
That wouldn’t be too much of a stretch, considering he’s been in Durin for at least 300-ish years.
Corrupted Avalon (which is the name I personally use for him most of the time) is as close as you can get to a canon yandere. But only for the people he cares about, not that there’s much competition for that spot. He’s impulsive, very trigger happy and will absolutely use murder as the first solution to a problem. No moral compass in his soul.
Very jealous and gets jealous easily.
Small tangent, but ‘jealousy’ and ‘envy’ are different things. ‘Envy’ is when you want something someone else has, but ‘jealousy’ is when you fear someone is going to take something from you. The difference is somewhat subtle, but it is still there.
And when I say that this man is ‘jealous’... Well, I think you know what I mean. The moment he realises he likes you, he internalises as you being his. You’re the first person in his entire life that made him feel something positive, and if you think he’s just going to let it go, you’re dead wrong.
I also had the thought of him creating a perfect copy body of you for you when he finally decides to take you with him. You aren’t going to live for as nearly as long as he is, so he’s just making preparations to make you live on. That way you two can be together forever and he can show you just how much he loves you.
As for what he does with the doll in the meantime while you’re still away from him… You don’t want to know. Trust me.
God i just wanna grab rubedo by the collar and kiss him senseless...
Caution! We’re entering mild spice levels!
This is technically rated lime. No actual NSFW stuff, just very suggestive. If you are not into it, feel free to skip this post.
For your sake, please do know what you’re getting yourself into. Doing this will get him so hot and bothered. Now, that in itself is not that bad, it shows that he likes it and he is into you. It’s just… He has no idea what to do about it.
Unless you decide to ask him if he wants to take this further, he’s just going to end up stewing in his own sexual frustration. Seriously, he can end up so pent up for so long it should be impossible.
Rubedo is like one of those cats that follows you everywhere, like you enter a building and stay for like three hours come out he's still sitting there waiting for you, even in you guy's house and god forbid Albedo comes by, be lucky to get even a meter away...