Hi!! I absolutely adore your writing and I think your broken home au is the best thing in existence, I was hoping you could do something with tighnari and borrower collei because I love them so much, if not then no worries :>
Thank you so much! I love my kids. But I also adore the Sumeru cast so much, Sumeru was the first nation I got to experience from -.0 to -.8 so here ya go:
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The sound of pen on paper filled the quiet of the evening, the usual noise of the Avidya Forest fading to soft chirping and the bubbling of Ghandarvaville’s Creek. Rustling paper, the scratch of nails on wood, an old habit from the Academiya.
His ear flicked in annoyance.
“My hearing isn’t any worse than it was the last time you tried this.” He spoke softly, not even bothering to turn his gaze to where he knew his apprentice was standing like a Sumpter Beast in lamplights.
“Aww…” Now he turned, resting his head on his hand and fighting back the smile that wanted to cross his features. “Cyno said I would get you for sure this time!”
“Well, for one, Cyno walks barefoot.” Tighnari chuckled as the green-haired girl deflated immediately. “And for two, I’m a little more aware of your presence than I am of Cyno’s.”
That caught her attention. “Huh?” She tilted her head. “But why?”
“Well,” He gently reached out and waited for her to take the first step, as always. He remained completely stationary as she reached out and touched his gloved hand, relaxing only as she felt the pads on his fingers. It was one of his less noticeable features from his Valuka Shuna heritage, but to Collei it meant safety. She had explained that even in her nightmares, her brain couldn’t replicate the feeling of them, so as long as she could feel them, she knew she was safe.
“Well, what?” She said, looking up at him as she sat down in his hand.
Inwardly he was a little glad that she couldn’t see the fact his tail was swishing in content like a simple dog. “Well, because Cyno and I have known each other for many years now. I trust him with my life, and I trust him not to get into trouble less than 10 feet away from me.” The soft scold was met with a wince from the tiny girl.
“You’re still mad about the glider…” She grumbled. “I jus’ wanted to impress Amber when I saw her next.”
“Yes I’m still upset. Not mad, upset. You could have gotten very hurt.” Tighnari sighed. “But we’ve already had this discussion, no need to reiterate it now.”
“Cyno said the Windlume festival is coming up.”
“I’m going to kill him.” Tighnari rolled his eyes. “That was supposed to be a secret.”
“I knew it was coming anyways, Amber sent me a letter about it, I’m getting better at reading, but her handwriting is still hard to read from up close…” Collie hummed.
Tighnari blinked before relaxing, good, their surprise trip wasn’t ruined after all.
