Links to Art: Scaramouche (@ren_hasu_gnsn), Sethos (@shinmai_tabino5), Durin (@chibimochii)
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Summary: “Scara, no matter what happens. I’ll always come back to you and Sethos. I promise you that. Please trust me, one more time, for my final wish.”
A/N: I haven’t played the new 5.6 archon quest, so this is not accurate to the story, but when I saw human!Durin, I had to write something before I play the quest. Please don’t get mad at me 🙏, I’m just writing for fun! Anyways, hope you enjoy this, whether you played the archon quest or not :)
Word Count: 2191
Also on AO3!
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“You better not let anything bad come to Durin,” Scara warned.
“Aww, look at you being a caring parent,” Aether teased.
“Shut up, Ae,” and Scara was not joking, as Aether’s smile fell from his face. “I’m serious, Bedo. Promise me that Durin will be okay.”
“I won’t let anything bad come to him. I know how much he means to you.”
Satisfied with his response, Scara pulled away. He made a mental note to make it up to Aether for talking to him like that. He looked behind him to see Durin in Sethos’s arms. Sethos was talking Archons know what to Durin, but their little dragon was smiling and happy, and that’s all that mattered to Scara.
“Hey Indur,” Scara called out to him, using the nickname he gave him a while ago with a small smile on his face.
“Scara!”
Sethos walked over to him, exchanging a short kiss before handing Durin over, chuckling when he cuddled close to Scara.
“Are you sure you want to go through with this, Durin?” Scara asked, concern laced in his voice as he stroked Durin’s head affectionately.
“I’m a little scared, but I’m ready.”
“We can always—”
“Remember back in Simulanka?” Durin interrupted. “That my wish was to live side-by-side with the people of that world?”
“Yeah, what about it?”
“You and the others made it come true. And now…I want to transform into a human not only to befriend the people of Mondstadt but so that I can go wherever you and Sethos go without anything holding me back.”
Scara still had an uncertain look on his face.
“Scara, no matter what happens. I’ll always come back to you and Sethos. I promise you that. Please trust me, one more time, for my final wish.”
There was an undeniable look of determination in his red eyes as he looked up at Wanderer.
Wanderer sighed and hugged him tightly.
“I always trust you, Durin.”
Scara took a deep breath before placing a hand gently on Durin’s forehead.
“I—”
“Don’t forget about me!” Sethos exclaimed, placing his hand on top of Scara’s.
Scara rolled his eyes affectionately before starting again.
“I, a drifter in this world, and I, a former vessel of Hermanubis, give to you our blessing. May you be able to traverse this world like us and with us side-by-side on our adventures together,” they both finished in unison.
Two other hands placed their hands on top of theirs, and the couple looked to find Aether and Albedo, both glowing a golden light and winking at them.
“We offer you our blessing. May you remain by the side of Sethos and Scaramouche always, and may no harm ever befall you or them. And may Mondstadt welcome you with open arms.”
Their glow faded, and everyone removed their hands from Durin, who looked up at them curiously.
“Did something happen?”
“That wasn’t the transformation yet, Indur.”
“Scar. May I?”
Albedo offered his hands, and Wanderer gently handed Durin over.
“Wait!” Scara shouted as Albedo and Aether started walking away.
Albedo turned around, and Durin looked back at him and Sethos.
“We love you, Durin.”
Durin flapped his wings happily, a knowing look in his eyes.
“I’ll come back to you. Both of you.”
With that, Albedo and Aether walked a safe distance away from Sethos and Scara, who stood close, their hands clasped tightly together.
“You’re my counterweight, Ae,” Albedo spoke tensely. “In case something happens, you know what to do.”
Aether pressed his lips into a thin line, seriousness written all over his face and a little worry.
“I do.”
Albedo took a deep breath and looked towards Durin.
“Close your eyes, Durin. This will be quick.”
Durin nodded his head, following Albedo’s order.
“Here goes.”
Albedo placed his hand over Durin, a glow coming from his fingertips as he recited a saying.
In an instant, a poof of smoke hid everything in Sethos’s and Scara’s view, but they could still see the golden glow from the other two.
Both of them waited anxiously for a confirmation from either Aether or Albedo.
Suddenly, the lights went out and the golden glow disappeared.
“Oof!”
They heard Aether and Albedo groan as it sounded like they were flung towards the wall.
Sethos made a move to go to them, but Scara grabbed him.
“Don’t. Not yet.”
Sethos’s breath caught in his throat as he saw red eyes staring at them through the smoke.
“Is that—”
The being with red eyes barreled towards Scara, and Sethos felt him clench his shoulder tightly. Don’t move, it meant.
Everything felt as if it was in slow motion as it came closer and closer while Scara stood there, narrowing his eyes and staring into those red ones that were rushing at him.
The smoke cleared away, and they finally saw him, Durin. He still had his purple shade in his hair, albeit a bit darker, dark purple horns, and wings that were outlined in the same color and filled in with a shade of red. But the question that was in their minds was, Is it their Durin?
Trust me.
Those words rang in Scara’s head as the distance between them got smaller and smaller.
I trust you.
…
…
…
Slam!
Scara felt the wind knock out of him, his hat flying off as he felt the impact on his chest and started falling. Sethos was knocked out of the way too but felt a wing cushion his fall.
Is it? Sethos thought to himself as he watched another wing and a hand cushion Scara’s fall.
And then…laughter bubbled out of Scara’s mouth.
“DURIHIHIHIN?”
The lights turned back on, and Aether and Albedo walked towards Sethos, all of them looking at Scara, laughing while shirtless Durin drilled into his hip windows with a smirk.
“This is payback for all the times you tickled me~”
He knew it was Durin the moment he was tackled to the ground, but hearing him, that cemented the idea that it was truly him. Durin. Their Durin. And everyone felt the same way as Aether and Albedo shared a peck on the cheek and hugged each other, while Sethos thanked them.
Scara was overwhelmed with emotion and started crying tears through his laughter.
“DURIHIHIHIN!!” Scara laughed, crying happy tears as he managed to hug him for a second before darting his hands down to fend off Durin’s fingers. “IHIHIhit’s rehehEHEHEally youhuhu!”
“I told you to trust me,” Durin grinned, slowing to a stop to hug him back properly.
“Ahand, I nehever had a doubt,” Scara giggled, residual giggles slipping from his mouth as he wiped his tears.
Sethos felt himself being nudged towards Scara and looked behind him to see Aether.
Go, his eyes said.
Sethos didn’t need to be told twice as he went to them and gave them a bone-crushing hug, laughing and crying.
“Durin! It’s really you!”
“Both of you are such crybabies.”
Scara and Sethos looked at each other in a little shock before looking back at Durin, who had a mischievous look on his face.
“Honey,” Sethos whined. “What have you done?? He's already become a mini-you.”
Scara had no comment on that as he looked away, but a tiny smirk made its way on his face.
Sethos pouted before he smirked and started whispering to Durin.
“Remember the time when I showed you Scara’s tickle spots?”
“Are you thinking what I think you’re thinking?”
Scara looked between them and, seeing their smirks on him, he felt himself backing away and putting a hand in front of himself to fend off any attack from them.
“I don’t know what you both are planning, but you better— HEY!”
Sethos pulled Scara’s hand towards them and immediately pinned him down. Durin began fluttering his fingers over Scara’s armpits, making him squirm and giggle uncontrollably as Sethos raked his fingers down Scara’s sides.
“Durihihihin! Sehehehethos!”
“You’re a natural in your human form, Durin.”
“I learned from the best~”
Sethos fondly smiled at that. In the inside…Yes! YESSSS! Beat that, Honey :P
“Speaking of learning,” Durin drifted his fingers to Scara’s navel making him suck his tummy in and choke out a giggled, Dohohohon’t! “I want to learn how to do a raspberry.”
Scara looked at him in horror and looked at his bee with the cutest eyes he could muster, but his fate was sealed when an evil smirk made its way to his lover’s face.
“Raspberry, you say~”
“Aehehe! Behehedohoho! Hehehelp mehehe!” Scara called out to them.
“Uhh, we got…stuff to do…”
“Yeah…clean up after the transformation! Very busyyy!”
They both sped off across the room to clean and left Scara in Sethos’s and Durin’s clutches.
“So, get your mouth close to his skin.”
“Waitwaitwahahait! You cahahan’t teach him thahat!”
“Too bad~” Durin grinned down at him.
“When dihid I teheach you to become ehevil?”
All Scara got in a response was a wiggling finger inside his belly button, and he let out a guffaw of laughter.
“Okay, get my mouth close to his skin and what?”
“Press your lips gently against his skin, and then you’re going to blow a strong burst of air through your lips while keeping them loose. You’ll know you did it right when there’s a loud brrrrrrt or pffffft sound. The vibrations will tickle him. I’ll show you.”
Scara was uncharacteristically begging them both not to do it, but Sethos was not having it as he placed his lips on Scara’s neck and started blowing ticklish raspberries on his skin.
“AHAHAHAHA! YOUHUHUHU STUHUHUHUPIHIHID BEHEHEEE!”
Sethos pulled away an inch, grinning at Durin.
“You can also growl or do some other noises that will make it more ticklish for him, like this.”
Sethos placed his lips and renewed his attack, adding little buzzing noises and making Scara go berserk.
“BWAHAHAHAHA! NOHOHOHOHO! LIHIHITTLE BEHEHEHEE!”
“You’re laughing this much just from this? How about if I add my fingers?”
He let go of Scara’s wrists and started fluttering his fingers on the other side of his neck and under his chin, making Scara cackle.
“SEHEHEHETH!”
Scara retaliated by jabbing at his side with his freed hands, but Sethos was unaffected and blew a long and loud raspberry in punishment, making Scara scrunch his neck and shriek.
“Looks like someone is quite sensitive there~” Durin teased.
“DURIHIHIHIN! HEHEHEHELP MEHEHEHE!”
“Sure, I’ll help you~”
Durin winked at Sethos and straddled Scara’s hips, lifting his clothing and exposing his stomach to the cool air.
Scara thrashed around, squeezing his eyes shut as tears leaked from them, and he almost headbumped Sethos, making the other let up to dodge before going back and blowing little ticklish puffs of air on his ears and maybe the occasional devious lick.
“Heh, a bad spot, huh?” Sethos whispered, chuckling as his love pounded the floor in ticklish agony.
Scara tried to suck in his stomach to which Durin pinched his hips making Scara gasp and subconsciously lift his stomach towards him, making the dragon boy chuckle.
“Aww, do you want more tickles? You could have just asked~”
An idea popped up in his head, and feeling his horns, he made sure they weren’t sharp and experimentally nuzzled against Scara, while blowing small raspberries all over his belly.
“Coochie coochie coo~”
Scara’s cheeks were a bright red as he let out panicked cackles and fruitlessly tried to twist away, only to yelp when Durin drilled into his hip windows.
“DohohOHOHOn’t TEHeheaSEHE meHEHehe!”
At this point, Sethos had already stopped and was just watching the show as he giggled alongside his love.
Sensing that Scara was at his limit, Durin let up, blowing one final raspberry, relishing in the squeal that left his mouth.
“That was fun~” Durin said gleefully, patting Scara’s stomach as he got up.
Scara let out a giggle and weakly swatted at his hand.
“Stohop it alreheady.”
Durin just chuckled, stretching out his wings as Sethos hoisted Scara up with a grin and somehow wearing his hat.
“When did you— Ugh, whatever.”
“You all finished? Let me get a picture of you three!” Aether called out to them, Kamera in hand.
Durin tugged them both over with his wing and kept his wing surrounding them, a cheeky smile on his face.
Sethos with his honey’s hat. Scara exhausted and leaning against his bee. Durin shirtless in human form with dragon wings surrounding the other two.
It was quite the photo as Scara looked at it. And he wouldn’t have it any other way as he glanced towards Albedo, Aether, Sethos, and Durin, chatting with each other.
Durin caught his eye and he beckoned him to come over, a happy smile on his face.
Scara rolled his eyes, pocketing the photo as he walked towards them.
