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BODY AND SOUL !

SUMMARY after a certain pyro user plagued your mind, you find yourself failing to catch sleep. but what would happen if the same person you were trying oh so desperately to get your mind off of finds you and reveals unspoken feelings?

CHARACTER Diluc Ragnvindr x gn!reader

WARNINGS gender neutral reader, mentions of death, mention of the word 'fuck' once, slight abandonment issues, kissing scene from an inexperienced writer, not proofread! lmk if I missed any

WORD COUNT 1269

[💬] LOVE, AIKA uhm another fic inspired by pride and prejudice from me<3 this is a small fic I made back then and it's been in my drafts for about a month now? so here it is! I hope u enjoy~

The bright sun was only starting to rise, and the cold and gentle breeze from the night before blew dandelions away.

Why were you even awake in the break of dawn? That was the question you asked yourself.

But there was only one answer, you were up all night thinking about him…

Diluc Ragnvindr, the master of dawn winery, the most eligible bachelor, The uncrowned king of Mondstadt himself. The man who has captured your heart just from a single glance.

Meanwhile, you were just an ordinary citizen. You worked at Floral Whisper together with Flora and Donna.

With Donna’s never-ending rants about Diluc — who you have feelings for — you find your heart clenching whenever she does so.

How could someone like him, a noble of high status, fall for you? Nothing less but a mere commoner.

As you shook those thoughts away, you find yourself gazing at the beautiful terrain of Mondstadt. The luscious green grass covers kilometers of land. The streams of water rippled from the smallest breeze of wind. Mondstadt itself truly is a piece of art.

This was supposed to be a night walk to clear your thoughts and help you fall asleep, yet you were so engrossed in your thoughts that you felt as if the clocks stopped and you were in your own world.

You cherished the stillness of the night, no noise whatsoever, unlike how rowdy it can get during daylight.

But the faint rustle of footsteps broke you away from your thoughts, thinking for the worst you freeze in your place.

You close your eyes, hoping that atleast they could give you a quick and easy death.

But to your surprise a touch on your shoulder had you opening your eyes.

Whoever touched you had warm hands, they were so gentle, as if scared they could break you like a porcelain doll.

“Hey, it’s just me…” The person greeted you, the voice soft and very recognizable.

You turn around to see him, the same man that occupied your thoughts, leaving you with sleepless nights.

“Sorry, I thought it was someone.” You apologize for the action earlier, really you couldn’t blame yourself. Although there were patrolling knights, there are still hunters and monsters.

Diluc on the other hand was curious, why were you here? So early in the morning? So to satisfy his curiosity, he asked; “What are you doing here, when the sun hasn’t even risen yet?” 

Taken aback by his question, you kept silent for a while. You just can’t tell him ‘Oh I came here because I couldn’t stop thinking of you’. So you thought of a quick excuse; 

“I couldn’t sleep, so I decided to go on a walk…” It wasn’t really a lie, I mean, you were unable to sleep.

He stared at you suspiciously, as if questioning your answer, he always knew, but he kept quiet, understanding that whatever really was the reason you just didn’t want to share.

That’s why you fell for him, he knew you to the point that you didn’t even need to say anything but he already knew, he could read you so easily as if you were a children’s bedtime story.

Coupled with those behaviors of his, you just couldn’t help but fall for him in general. Everything about him was just so, loveable. You couldn’t help yourself but fall for him more and more as you spent time together.

You got to meet him when he was still a young child together with his brother, kaeya. Your father was Mr. Crepus’ bartender at Angels Share back in their days.

You were with him when he was still smiling so genuinely, with no care of the world.

You were with him when his father died and he broke any contact he had with his brother.

You were with him until he stopped talking to you, pushing you away.

Only a couple of years ago, he finally came to his senses, apologizing for his actions and asking if he could still rebuild that friendship you both once had.

“[Name]!” He called your name, shaking your shoulders, eyes held worry in them. “Are you okay? You spaced out again…” He asked.

“I am, sorry for worrying you.” You give him a soft smile to assure him. But Diluc couldn’t help but sigh, worried for the person he loves so dearly.

He loved you so much, he would fight Celestia and the Abyss for you just to keep you safe. But he was a coward, scared that once you find out his feelings for you, you would both grow apart again.

But he doesn’t know, that you love him, so dearly. You were both in love with each other. It was painfully obvious to the people around you, especially Kaeya.

You both stay in silence for some more time, just gazing at the rising sun. You looked so ethereal in Diluc’s eyes that he couldn’t help but ask himself, ‘Do I really deserve such an angel?’

Although he wanted to stay with you, he still had work to take care of. He turned to leave you alone, sensing you wanted more time gazing at the landscape before you. “[Name], I am going to head out now.”

Before he could even move, soft fingers grabbed the sleeves of his coat, clinging onto them as if begging him to stay. 

You were shocked, your body moved and clung to him.

“[Name]...?” He hesitantly asked, he too was taken aback by your bold moves.

Lowering your head, you looked into his eyes, finally taking that risk.

The nerves got to you, stopping you from uttering a word ‘Fuck, I’m just stalling him’ you bow your head down, staring at the grass and fiddling with your hands.

Sensing your nerves, he just stayed there with you, silently gazing into your head.

“[Name], can I… no, may I tell you something?” He spoke up after a while. To his question, you merely nod your head as a yes.

He let out a deep breath before proceeding; “I would like to tell you…” he started.

Raising your head to look at him, you noticed the tips of his ears burning red, ‘He’s flustered…?’ you thought.

“You… have bewitched me, body and soul, and I…’ He stopped for a little before continuing;

“And I love, I love, I love you… And I wish from this day forth never to be parted from you” He finally confesses, gazing at you with the softest eyes that hold so much love in them.

Shocked… After all this time, he also loved you? After all those sleepless nights of thinking if he loved anyone… 

Who he held so dear in his heart… was you…?

You couldn’t control the rosy tint that was dancing along your cheeks.

Approaching him, you took hold of his hand and rested your cheek on it… “Well, it would be a lie if I said I hold no feelings for you, ‘Luc..”

When he heard those words leave your mouth, a prominent red tint spread across his cheeks.

He brought you closer to him, faces only inches away from one another. 

You closed your eyes and leaned into him, as he captured the softness of your lips with his. You felt butterflies flutter around your stomach, you were sure he felt the same sensation.

In a bystander's eyes, it looked as if you were angels sent by Lord Barbatos himself with the sun rising behind you both, illuminating your figures and giving them a shining glow.

But to you, you were content, here, just having him already felt like heaven.

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sleepy mornings. ( xiao × gn!reader )

xiao isn't one to sleep. as an adeptus, as his role as the guardian yaksha, and as his own personal preferences. even on the days he does, it's not by much, and it's only late in the twilight till before the sun rises.

though, he's taken to 'guarding' the bed you sleep in at night, either standing by the bed post or the door to your bedroom, dozing lightly by your side. sometimes, you even persuade him to lie by your side.

that dawn was not one of those days.

a sharp gasp woke you, startling you upright. what was the matter? your gaze instinctively finds xiao against the doorway, but there doesn't seem to be anything amiss. except..

"another nightmare?" you ask, frowning lightly. "i am alright," he says, "carry on with your rest."

still, his nightmares worried you, no matter the fact he's had them for nearly as long as he's been alivepatting the side of your bed gentlyou shifted over to the right. "hey, c'mere."

he turns away, ears turning a faint pink. "i would only disturb your sleep."

"don't worry, you won't besides, you're warm, and it's cold out."

he shifts as if unsettled, meeting your gaze blankly.

"please?" you attempt a puppy-eyed pout.

crossing his arms, he huffs. "if you insist."

he clambers on swiftly yet awkwardly, stiffly lying on the bed's edge. you can't help but chuckle, draping your arm over his waist. he doesn't push it away, but it's a few tense moments before he relaxes.

"good night, xiao," you murmur, comfortably settled snugly against him.

"sleep well."

[lxvebun]

safe and sound

buns notes: For spirits Ghibli event!! With my prompt “There you are sweetheart, sorry I’m late. I was looking everywhere for you.”

content: Ayato x gender neutral reader. Hurt+fluff. 1k words. Strangers? To lovers. Perhaps a part two is in order for this i’m not sure yet. Ayato saves you from Nobushi basically. English is not my first language so I’m sorry for any mistakes! I feel like it’s all over the place but I hope it’s still enjoyable🙏

⚠️Dark blogs/k!nk and ed blogs DNI

You believe Inazuma is at its prettiest when the evening shifts into nighttime. The lanterns and string lights from the many market stalls and restaurants of Inazuma city that paint a soft warm glow over the pathways, slowly being replaced by the moon and the stars shining down and illuminating the way ahead. The delicious smell of Inazuma delicacies carried by the wind as people prepare their dinner, hearing the laughter and muffled conversations they are having slowly die down as the lights inside the houses go dark and the curtains close.

It’s one of the many reasons why you adore late-night walks. You don’t know what it is but just seeing humans being, well, humans makes your heart swell with hope for a good future.

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[heiayen]

operation: the secret admirer - albedo x gn!reader

tags: highschool au, headcanons, fluff, lisa and kaeya as your friends, oblivious!reader, very light themed!

summary: you have a secret admirer. a someone who every morning leaves you cute drawings and trinkets on your desk, but your heart is already given to someone else who, at least to you, doesn’t share the same feelings. little did you know just how connected those two people are...

a/n: happy valentines! i'm late like, an hour, but details. based on @twilight-theatre february prompts! sending love to all the members muah

- You never thought something like this would happen to you, but you had a secret admirer. Someone who always was putting small, decorated envelopes on your desk, every morning without a miss, a small drawing inside the envelope. It would be a flower sometimes or a small trinket. No matter what it was, it always made you smile at yourself. It was such a small thing, but it made your mornings so much better and gave you something to look forward to the next day.  The drawings were simple, a cute animal, a pretty flower, yet there was something so... unique about them. Or maybe you were just biased a little and the small drawings seemed prettier because they were just for you. 

- And, yes, the secret admirer was nice, but your heart was already given to someone else. To your classmate, Albedo, the most beautiful boy in your class. He was so smart, so handsome, his voice was so nice to listen to and you two were good friends, how could you not fall for him? For the man of your dreams, the one so often helping you with classes, sharing food with you? You were weak for his charms, it was really no surprise. And you wished he could share your feelings, but... Albedo was the best student in your class, one of the best in school, he probably already had life plans, you believed he could achieve anything he wanted, and have anyone he wanted. And everyone liked him, even if he wasn't the most talkative person around, his politeness and charms caught everyone's heart! Who were you compared to him? An average B grade student with no proper plans for your future. He was out of your reach, just being by his side was enough. 

- Yet you couldn't just drown in self-deprecation about how you'll never get to date the guy you adore, no! You should go and live your life no matter the feelings you have for a pretty classmate. Besides, there is someone out there who has feelings for you, right? Your secret admirer wasn't doing all of this just for a joke, you hoped at least, so it might be nice to at least try to find who they are. Though that seemed like a pretty hard task and you weren't exactly sure just how you could find the person out. Maybe you could try waiting for them in the morning to leave the pretty drawing, but that seemed... Well, not exactly foolproof. You had no idea when your secret admirer was even leaving the notes! And getting up so early just to stalk someone didn't seem like a good idea. 

- So you were left with, oh, what? Old Sherlock Holmes like searching for clues about the identity of the admirer! From what you already managed to guess, whoever it was, they probably attended the same class as you since there wasn't exactly an easy way of getting into someone else's classroom daily, right? And you also knew that they were an artist... and it sadly didn't narrow the number of candidates, since you didn't really know many artists, let alone in your class! You only knew that Albedo drew in his free time, but you never saw his works so there was no way for you to compare his and the secret's admirer style. Not like it ever could be Albedo, but...

- You decided to ask around then. You had two good friends other than Albedo–  Lisa and Kaeya. They both were quite popular in class and liked by many people, they for sure had to know anything. You asked Lisa first, who, despite your expectations, didn't turn out to be very helpful. She said that the secret admirer and their little gifts for you were adorable, but she sadly didn't know who it could possibly be. She did though tell you that maybe you should just look around and try to come to conclusions. Well, you were looking around. You came to no conclusions. To even bigger confusion on the other hand, yes–

- The next person on your list? Kaeya. He knew everyone and everything (and it was scary at times, but you believe that as long as you were on his good side, there was nothing to worry about), so he had to know at least anything about the secret admirer… well! He didn't! He agreed with you that it probably was an artist who was too shy to tell you their feelings straight into your face, but other than this? He also didn't know much. He did redirect you to Albedo though, saying that since he's an artist (and apparently artists are always to be found in groups, whatever logic it was), maybe he could help you. 

- You refused. Nope. No! You couldn't possibly bother him with something as silly as some secret admirer. In the end, you were left with little clues about who it could be, but not without any determination to find out. You promised yourself to find the admirer out, after all… You spend most of the remaining classes wondering about how to find who was the secret admirer. Your notes were missing a few sentences and you probably missed an announcement about an upcoming exam, but at least you had some kind of plan on how to catch the admirer! The idea from before– the one with simply waiting for the person in the morning– turned out to be the only possible one with the most possible success rate, even if it still could fail. 

- You were in pretty high spirits on your usual study time with Albedo, excited about tomorrow morning. He noticed it and asked what made your mood so good, so, despite your previous thoughts about Albedo and the admirer, you shared all your thoughts about the admirer. He listened to everything you said, made a few small comments about it and wished you luck. The topic simply ended since, as it turned out, you seriously missed an exam announcement, so it  would be good to start studying already. The studying time passed on, you went home, went to sleep and woke up earlier and, and went to school all prepared and excited-stressed about catching the admirer… just to find a single envelope on your desk and an origami rose. 

- Damn it. At least the rose was pretty. You obviously ranted about it to Kaeya and Lisa, the moment you saw them walk together into the classroom. They listened very carefully, but you noticed Kaeya trying very hard to not laugh and when you asked what makes him want to laugh so much, he just shared a look with Lisa. 

"...you two know who they are!" You called out the traitors, to which Kaeya just bursted out with laughter. You groaned and sent him a dirty look. Lisa, like the angel she was, just patted your shoulder with a soft laugh. 

"We do, sweetie, but we also think it would be better for the admirer to reveal themself, rather than have us break the surprise." 

You couldn't argue with the logic. You sighed. 

"Can you give me at least a hint? I seriously have no idea who it can be…" You had your wishes, but no guesses. By that time Kaeya was done laughing. 

"It's someone you know, (y/n). That's all we can tell you without making it obvious." 

You blinked. Someone you knew who was an artist. You literally knew only one artist and, oh, God, it wasn't looking good for your fantasy and romance filled mind. You refused to accept the possibility, because how could someone like him like you? You probably would spend another five minutes just rethinking everything you did with the secret admirer matter, but someone's, totally not Kaeya's, failed-to-stop laugh threw you out of your thoughts. 

So, you threw a pen in his direction. 

- The possibility that Albedo could possibly like you too was way too much for your brain, so you decided to let it flow around your mind and simply not care about it till you just had to. And the 'had to' came later on, when you had chemistry classes and a group project for the entire hour. You had to pick a partner and solve some exercises. Am easy grade. You couldn't pair with either Kaeya or Lisa, since they paired with each other and… well, not that they were stupid, but chemistry wasn't their strong force and neither was yours, so! Albedo was an obvious choice. Because he was your only choice at this point. Usually your first, both for his great chemistry skills, but also because you liked him. But as contrary to the usually, today you…  didn’t exactly want to work with him, your thoughts still a total mess. Maybe putting them off to clean up later wasn't a good idea. 

"How did your plan go?" Albedo asked at one point, when you two were already finishing the group work. You blinked at him in surprise. 

"Plan, what plan?" You hoped he wouldn't ask about it! And yet he did! And your first instinct was to play dumb, second was cringing at yourself. 

"With the secret admirer. Did you succeed?" he asked in his usual, calm tone. No teasing lit in his voice, as if he seriously was curious about your little mission. You stayed silent for a moment, weighting your words. 

"Well… no. The gifts were already here when I came to class." You replied and then, in a moment of some genius, you added, "They gave me origami roses and I think they are really cute. I hope the next time they'll give me tulips." 

"Why?" He didn't move his gaze away from the notebook, but you could swear you saw a slight blush on his cheeks.

"They are my favorite flowers." 

The next morning you saw a bunch of little paper tulips.

- And tulips weren't even your favorite flowers. You stared at the paper tulips until other students started to enter the classroom. You sat on your chair. You opened the envelope and saw a little drawing of two cats, one of them was watching the other play with a toy and it was really cute. A sudden thought popped in your head that one day, you told Albedo how you would like to adopt two cats in the future. You took a deep breath. This was not looking good for your sanity! 

- You put the envelope with the drawing into your notebook and the tulips in your bag, carefully to not crumple them. Did it all mean… that Albedo really was your secret admirer? No matter how much everything that happened in a span of the last days made sense to you, a part of you really couldn't accept the thought. Maybe it was just your insecurity speaking, maybe you were afraid of being wrong so you tried to get rid of the thought altogether, just how you first tried to do with your feelings for Albedo. Oh, you literally started the secret admirer hunt because of your feelings for him! And now it turned out that it's apparently him? What kind of romance novel was it? 

- You sighed. There really was no way of dealing with it and calming your heart other than just confronting the facts, right? You would never know if it was him or not if you didn't ask, and getting rejected was a better option than spending all the time thinking about all this stuff, no matter how much your heart disagreed with you. You would be sad for some time, but at least you would be free of all the pining and yearning. Your head would be free of some worries at least. You talked to your best friends-traitors about it and…

"Oh, sweetie, I am so glad for you!" Lisa said, all sunshine and smugness, "I hope your talk with Albedo goes well!" 

You shushed her, because you were in class and someone could hear it, the someone being Albedo and it would not be cool, thank you very much. 

"Too loud, Lisa!" You sighed (you were sighing a lot lately) and said, "I still don't know how it will go…" 

Lisa and Kaeya just shared a look and you hardly stopped yourself from groaning and leaving the table. Great, you loved your friends very much!

- But you decided to deal with the talk in your own way. You spent half an hour learning how to make origami (you wanted to make a cute bunny, but it turned out to be too much for you and you decided to click the first 'how to make cute butterfly origami in 2 minutes' video you saw and follow this one instead) and another fifteen minutes searching your entire desk for some random blank envelope. You had a plan, a five dollar decorative paper and a single wish. 

- The next morning when Albedo came to the class, it was still around twenty five minutes before the class. He carefully pulled out a paper cat out of his bag and an envelope, and walked toward your desk. Today's drawing was cats again, this time just sleeping next to each other. He wondered if this maybe was enough cats for one week. The next time he will give you another paper animal, a bunny, perhaps? He put the gifts in the middle of your desk and walked toward his own. To his surprise, there was… an envelope lying and a paper butterfly. He carefully opened the envelope and saw a small note with a smiley face next to it. The handwriting on the letter said 'meet me in the school garden before classes!'. 

- Albedo smiled after reading the letter and put it back into the envelope. He put his bag down and without waiting any second more, left the classroom with the garden as his destination. He knew the letter and butterfly was from you, after all he saw your handwriting enough times to recognize the small details of how you write certain letters. He had so, so much to say that pretty drawings and little trinkets couldn't convey and he hoped that you would give him the time and listen to what he always wanted to tell you. 

[heiayen]

A KAEYA X GN!READER HIGHSGHOOL SMAU – where Kaeya Alberich, loved by everyone humanities student, got his attention caught by y/n. the problem? it's not mutual and to y/n, he is just another student they will tutor from chemistry. the solution? have your beloved friends play the matchmakers for you! totally can't go wrong, right?

00: introduction of the cast (already published!)

01: that's a problem for future us (already published!)

02: through chemistry to someone's heart (21.02)

03: soon... (24.02)

tags: highschool au, twitter/messages format, fluff and overall silly, don't take this smau very seriously! use of internet humour, so obviously not everyone will enjoy this and that's okay!

a/n: HIIII this is a silly smau i planned for a bit now! my second time doing something so im kinda excited and... two updates each week, i got nothing else to say, hope y'all will enjoy!! and even tho it's a social media au, i will still try to somehow balance all the internet humour and stuff with canonical personalities of the cast cuz smaus are no excuse to make everyone ooc lol bye bye!!

taglist: @simplyxsinned @i23kazu @laireste @dustofthedailylife @aikochan4859 @letthewindlead @kaelily (reply to be added)

[heiayen]

00: introduction of the cast <- you're here!

01: that's a problem for future us (already published!)

02: through chemistry to someone's heart (21.02)

03: soon... (24.02)

–THE MAIN CAST (but on private)

–THE MATCHMARKERS (they don't get paid enough)

–KAEYA AND FRIENDS (neither do they)

–Y/N AND THE CO. (they aren't as smart as they look)

a/n: here they are...!! our beloved cast! and now for all the trivia: lumine is in kaeya's friends group, fischl and aether in y/n's. most of the characters are 17 and in second highschool year, with exceptions for albedo, mona, rosaria (senior highschool year) and fischl (first year). some of the characters know other characters from different group, so it's going to be funny! and yes, diluc doesn't follow kaeya <3

taglist: @simplyxsinned @i23kazu @laireste @dustofthedailylife @aikochan4859 @letthewindlead @kaelily @im-bili (reply to be added)

[aeferkssr]

the light-filled gaze of the prince of darkness

SYP. the prince of the abyss looks down upon a lonely soul with an unfamiliar affectionate gaze

CHARA. abyss prince aether

WARNINGS. cussing, spit (figuratively), ding dong ditch /j

NOTES. valentines is coming👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩💏👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 where is your bf🤷‍♀️🤨you are sitting at home🫵👀lonelyyy😹😹🤣‼️ i deeply apologies for that i wasn’t in the right state of mind

masterlist || art credits

you hated valentines day. well, not really. the red and pink hues everywhere that were suppost to get you into the "valentine's mood" did nithing but annoy you. seeing couples walking around with either them hands or arms tangled with each other was simply sickening.

maybe it was jealousy? you've never really had a valentines before despite your appearance. seeing people gushing and squealing about what theur significant others got them was sweet at first but not as much now. but its not like you hated valentine's day...

"come on, [ name ], lighten up!" your friend teases "nobody's suppost to be so downcast right now when tomorrow's valentine's day!"

you sigh. despite you being terribly avaliable for tomorrow's holiday, your friend seems to be happier than ever. apparently, they scored a “date” with the traveler. the both of you know that she just wants some company while doing commissions but your friend insists that she’s head over heels in love with them.

“easy for you to say, at least you’re not stuck at your house for the MONTH.” you groan before slamming your head on the wooden table. your friend leans over to pat your head. sure, your occupation letting you go on leave for a month was kind but that left you nothing to do for that month. your house was spotless, you had enough groceries in your fridge to last you 6 weeks, and you were even healthy and well-rested. you literally had nothing to do and the boredom was killing you.

“well, you always have me if you want company!” your friend said trying to cheer you up, which quickly backfired when they spotted the traveler out of the corner of their eye, sprung up, quickly said thank you for the treat, and ran over to “pursue his girl.” god… they were so cringey… you decided that it was time for you to leave as well, picking up your bag and leaving good hunter to make your way back home

the way back doesn’t usually take you more than 20 minutes, but the main road was blocked due to abyss mage activity so you sought out a new route. the 20 minute journey surely wasn’t 20 minutes because half an hour in you were treading through a thick forest. the forest was lush, dark, and quiet as you could hear your thumping heart. you became anxious as you held your back to your chest and continued on.

a little more into the journey, your ears caught the sound of metal clashing. you assumed that someone was sparring, or even throwing stones (if you were to push it), but you definitely netly wasn’t ready to see a beam of pure energy before your eyes. this burst of light was followed by a scream that faded into silence.

you look to the source of the blast, weaving around the burnt vegetation to see a golden figure standing at arm. his figure seems to shake as he pants, his eyes look dull and unfocused and his sword as golden as his hair. his figure suddenly relaxes and falls, and as the boy’s body faints your own body moves on its own to aid it.

as you skid on the grass to reach to him, you position his head to lay on your lap. a trail of his blood — which is a rich golden colour — runs from the scalp of his head and from a thin line from the corner of his slightly open mouth. his clothes are a deep shade of blue that resembles the depth of the abyss with light golden streaks of what you think his blood is. you reach over to your bag to get your first-aid kit to clean and that any visible wounds.

after patching him up, you wonder if you should take him home with you. but what if you are overstepping some sort of boundary? you don't even know the guy! but, you do have a bed at home that would be 10× more comfortable than the grass and your lap.

"fuck it."

you struggled to lift his limb body onto your back, you were trying to carry him back with his sword but the journey was difficult. a stranger on your back, an unfamiliar sword in your right and your bag in your left, could the day get any more interesting?

as you got home to your small apartment in qingce village, you lay the unconsious figure on your bed, placing the golden sword on the other side of the bed. after placing your bag in the furthermost corner of the room you look over to the boy on your bed. If you were to be completely honest, he's absolutely stunning. his youthful face, pristine, free of any bruise or blemish that were not scars from previous battles, was at ease. His broad chest rises and fell at a steady rhythm, signalling that he was asleep. His lips, oh heavens, his lips, were slightly agape and were oh so inviting.

for the second time that day, your body moves on its own. you kiss the boy. pulling away, you quickly come to your senses and rush out of the room.

what in celestia's name were you thinking?? kissing an unconsious body? scratch that, kissing an unconsious STRANGER? the guilt was eating you alive. youre sure that your distressed pacing has probably woken him up by now so you decide to get him a glass of water.

your hunch was correct as you see the boy sitting upright on your bed. his hair spread across thr pillow he was previously laying on, and was staring at you with cold eyes

"before you say anything" you start to speak "you passed out in the forest nearby after fighting... something"

you try to console him but his shoulders are still tense, showing that he is still on guard. to try and subside his concerns, you place the glass of water you brought for him on the dresser beside your bed then quickly return to your original position in front of the door.

his glare was ruthless, its like he was trying to pick apart any ulterior motives you might have had against him, against his goals. he sighs when he senses none, still looking at you as if you had spat on his face.

“if you still feel weary of me, all you had to do is just say so” you comment as you leave the boy to grotto on his own. murmuring how its not like you saves his life or anything under your breathe. even though everything was technically taken care of, you were sure you could find something to do. maybe make him something to eat? but you would have to ask for any allergies or dislikes. sure, he looks like you like your the scum of the earth but you ould feel cautious if you were to just randomly wake up in someone’s bed. walking back into your room you announce:

“hey, do you want anything to ea—”

he was gone.

“okay…”

you look around the room to see if he had left anything but it was like he was never here in the first place, he had even straighten back the bed covers making him more of a mystery to you. well, all but a single open notebook on your desk. the note read:

thanks for saving my life, your actions will not go unrewarded.

what does he mean by rewarded?

🫐 ༊*·˚

your unexpected visiter came the day before, it was valentine’s day. you had fully expected to spend the day alone so you didn’t even bother to get ready. your friend had their “hot date” with the traveler so you couldn’t seek them out. it was really just you, yourself, and the book you had curled up with on your sofa.

the book was a horror book, you knew better than to read a romance book on the literal day of romance, in the most romantic city in teyvat. that was just a recipe for despair. the main character in the book was being chased into an abandoned shack in the middle of nowhere, having blocked the door with their own body as the antagonist attempted to bang it down. the hairs on your arm stood up from the sheer adrenaline you got from reading a book. maybe horror wasn’t the best genre to read for you, maybe you should of re-read flowers for princess fischl for the gazillionth time, maybe— someone knocked on the door.

maybe it was the boogie man from the book, you mused to yourself as you got up to greet whoever was at the door. when you opened it and saw no one, your eyebrows furrowed in confusion. you could’ve sworn you heard someone knock on the door. as you look around your front yard, the varanda, and even down the road at other houses, nothing. you hissed your teeth and closed the door, stopping as your eyes caught something at the base of your feet.

it was a flower of some sort, four white petals and one light blue one with yellow pollen. the unfamiliar flower was accompanied by a note. taking up the note with your left as you gently brushed the light blue petal with your right, the note — which seemed more like a letter since the small piece of paper unfolded — read:

since small talks aren’t necessary, i won’t bore you. i want to formally thank you for aiding me back in the ⍼ൠᴥ௵ஔ forest. i will take full responsibility for my inattentiveness in the situation. the flower that this letter is accompanied by is called an inteyvat. these flowers do not whither once they are plucked, showing my gratefulness for your aid.

i am aware that there is a holiday in which mortals celebrate on this day, i do not have enough information on this event, but i am aware that it is celebrated in pairs. if it is your desire, we may celebrate this holiday together. i am also aware that the celebrants have to be asked formally to participate so you will see this letter as such. if you need me, simply call out my name and i will be there.

oh, so this is the guy you helped yesterday, but why was his writing so formal? and yeah was up with his name? you looked at the name in confusion, this definitely wasn’t a common name since you have never heard it before. you weren’t even sure how to pronounce it. looking around your surroundings once more, you whisper the name to see if he was actually true.

you definitely didn’t expect to have an impromptu valentine’s letter, neither did you expect t9 have any sort of company. you are thankful his prescence, the boy… oh, what was his name again? ahh, aether.

©aeferkssr

©aeferkssr

little to your knowledge the same golden figure stood on nearby mountains, the look on his eyes was a stark opposite from how he looked at you yesterday. instead of sharp and sturdy eyes, his eyes were soft and gentle. in all of the millennia that he has travelled, during and without lumine, he had never looked at someone the way he looked at you in this moment. as he takes one final look at your smile that was made from reading his script, he turns his back to you and acknowledges the abyss mages who bows at his feet.

little to your knowledge the same golden figure stood on nearby mountains, the look on his eyes was a stark opposite from how he looked at you yesterday. instead of sharp and sturdy eyes, his eyes were soft and gentle.

[heiayen]

00: introduction of the cast

01: that's a problem for future us <- you're here!

02: through chemistry to someone's heart (21.02)

03: soon... (24.02)

–BETWEEN THE MATCHMARKERS...

–IN THE MEANTIME ON THE TIMELINE

a/n: twitter loves suspending kaeya. restricting. poor boy is disliked by the bird app. the first part of this smau is short but it will be getting longer with time!! so. yeah bye <3

taglist: @simplyxsinned @i23kazu @laireste @dustofthedailylife @aikochan4859 @letthewindlead @kaelily @im-bili and special tag for mixed-kester hope you lose the ebg (reply to be added)

[aeferkssr]

your yamhead arc?

its getting late now, do you think we should hang up?"

“aww but i want to spend more time with you" you whine

he chuckles, "you're so cute, [ name ]. but i can hear you yawn, and your voice is getting calmer that earlier. its clear as day that youre sleepy"

you try to make another excuse, to try and stay on the three hour call for a little longer.

"what if we played another game? im pretty sure we can find something else to-" he cuts you off:

"[ name ]." his voice stern, but held no ill intent.

"fine..." you say before sinking deeper into your bed and covering yourself more with your blanket.

"if it makes you feel better," he starts to speak "we call call again tomorrow, i love hearing your voice"your heart jumped at the compliment as you quickly agreed.

"okay! then i'll see you tomorrow. sweet dreams, love"

"good... night"

as the sound went off to show that you hung up, you held your phone to your chest and starting rolling around your bed. the plushies that sat under you either getting kicked off or smooshed under you. you smiled from ear to ear as you recall all of the pet names he called you, and internally cringed at all the cringe-worthy pick up lines you used on him. in response, he either laughed and called you adorable or flirted back with a equally cringy pick-up line. no matter the response, your face never fails to heat up.

every single little aspect of him makes you go insane: his fluffy hair that appears to have been woven by god’s tapestry, his eyes that hold so much love in them despite the situation, and his voice — oh stars, his voice — could be compared to choirs sang by angels. but none of these compared to his laugh. whether it be small chuckles or full on boisterous laugh, a toothy grin will always find a way on your face. most of these giggles being followed by a small yet impactful compliment: “you’re so cute” or a “i love you” never failed to make your heart fall to the bottom of your stomach.

oh how you longed to call him yours, to do all the things that lovers typically do. holding hands, cuddling, acts of service, and kissing. walking together under the moonlight while your enclosed hands sway, briefly making eye contact and the mutual embarrassment that comes with it, before the both of you move closer to meet with a chaste, yet passionate kiss. such scenarios that took over every rational thought in your head made your hands shake. your entire being not used to being so infatuated with someone.

this has never happened before, not even your one-time crushes felt this powerful, this unbearable. your thoughts filled with him and him alone leaving you estatic and longful, and nervous and concious. what if he didn’t feel the same way? what if you kept on bothering him with your frequent calls and texts? what if he was just being nice to you?you go through your day with thoughts such as these, fluctuating from a lovesick puppy to a kicked puppy.

love is a wonderful feeling, you could get high off of it, but that doesn’t stop the possibility of your love not being requited still haunted you. but these negative thoughts were always overpowered by the sheer giddiness he made you feel. as you drifted off to sleep with pleasant memories and well wishes by the one whom you wished the best for.

KAZUHA. HEIZOU. childe. KAEYA. thoma. wanderer (delulu). ayato. al haitham. cyno. albedo.

© aeferkssr

[twilight-theatre]

what’s the tag again?

#twilighttheatre !

no spaces and no dashes (yes there are other tags with these but it's ok if u accidentally used it )

[twilight-theatre]

hey!! i changed my user from eenie-teenieweenie to aeferkssr!!

👍👍👍👍👍!!

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[windbornevioletta]

Venti is calm as he sits quietly at the bar of Angel’s Share. Oblivious to the quiet concern of the outwardly surly owner, he is not upset or in trouble. He is musing over the realization that he still doesn’t know everything about his s/o.

One may ask ‘How can you not know something about your partner when you have been with them for years?’

But this wasn’t something like your favorite color or your birthday. Or even whether you wanted a gold or silver ring for your engagement or the exact number of times you had read your favorite book. He knows all of the answers to those questions, but this was something he didn’t know: the song that you hummed under your breath when you thought he wasn’t listening.

Keep reading

[heiayen]

operation: the secret admirer - albedo x gn!reader

tags: highschool au, headcanons, fluff, lisa and kaeya as your friends, oblivious!reader, very light themed!

summary: you have a secret admirer. a someone who every morning leaves you cute drawings and trinkets on your desk, but your heart is already given to someone else who, at least to you, doesn’t share the same feelings. little did you know just how connected those two people are...

a/n: happy valentines! i'm late like, an hour, but details. based on @twilight-theatre february prompts! sending love to all the members muah

- You never thought something like this would happen to you, but you had a secret admirer. Someone who always was putting small, decorated envelopes on your desk, every morning without a miss, a small drawing inside the envelope. It would be a flower sometimes or a small trinket. No matter what it was, it always made you smile at yourself. It was such a small thing, but it made your mornings so much better and gave you something to look forward to the next day.  The drawings were simple, a cute animal, a pretty flower, yet there was something so... unique about them. Or maybe you were just biased a little and the small drawings seemed prettier because they were just for you. 

- And, yes, the secret admirer was nice, but your heart was already given to someone else. To your classmate, Albedo, the most beautiful boy in your class. He was so smart, so handsome, his voice was so nice to listen to and you two were good friends, how could you not fall for him? For the man of your dreams, the one so often helping you with classes, sharing food with you? You were weak for his charms, it was really no surprise. And you wished he could share your feelings, but... Albedo was the best student in your class, one of the best in school, he probably already had life plans, you believed he could achieve anything he wanted, and have anyone he wanted. And everyone liked him, even if he wasn't the most talkative person around, his politeness and charms caught everyone's heart! Who were you compared to him? An average B grade student with no proper plans for your future. He was out of your reach, just being by his side was enough. 

- Yet you couldn't just drown in self-deprecation about how you'll never get to date the guy you adore, no! You should go and live your life no matter the feelings you have for a pretty classmate. Besides, there is someone out there who has feelings for you, right? Your secret admirer wasn't doing all of this just for a joke, you hoped at least, so it might be nice to at least try to find who they are. Though that seemed like a pretty hard task and you weren't exactly sure just how you could find the person out. Maybe you could try waiting for them in the morning to leave the pretty drawing, but that seemed... Well, not exactly foolproof. You had no idea when your secret admirer was even leaving the notes! And getting up so early just to stalk someone didn't seem like a good idea. 

- So you were left with, oh, what? Old Sherlock Holmes like searching for clues about the identity of the admirer! From what you already managed to guess, whoever it was, they probably attended the same class as you since there wasn't exactly an easy way of getting into someone else's classroom daily, right? And you also knew that they were an artist... and it sadly didn't narrow the number of candidates, since you didn't really know many artists, let alone in your class! You only knew that Albedo drew in his free time, but you never saw his works so there was no way for you to compare his and the secret's admirer style. Not like it ever could be Albedo, but...

- You decided to ask around then. You had two good friends other than Albedo–  Lisa and Kaeya. They both were quite popular in class and liked by many people, they for sure had to know anything. You asked Lisa first, who, despite your expectations, didn't turn out to be very helpful. She said that the secret admirer and their little gifts for you were adorable, but she sadly didn't know who it could possibly be. She did though tell you that maybe you should just look around and try to come to conclusions. Well, you were looking around. You came to no conclusions. To even bigger confusion on the other hand, yes–

- The next person on your list? Kaeya. He knew everyone and everything (and it was scary at times, but you believe that as long as you were on his good side, there was nothing to worry about), so he had to know at least anything about the secret admirer… well! He didn't! He agreed with you that it probably was an artist who was too shy to tell you their feelings straight into your face, but other than this? He also didn't know much. He did redirect you to Albedo though, saying that since he's an artist (and apparently artists are always to be found in groups, whatever logic it was), maybe he could help you. 

- You refused. Nope. No! You couldn't possibly bother him with something as silly as some secret admirer. In the end, you were left with little clues about who it could be, but not without any determination to find out. You promised yourself to find the admirer out, after all… You spend most of the remaining classes wondering about how to find who was the secret admirer. Your notes were missing a few sentences and you probably missed an announcement about an upcoming exam, but at least you had some kind of plan on how to catch the admirer! The idea from before– the one with simply waiting for the person in the morning– turned out to be the only possible one with the most possible success rate, even if it still could fail. 

- You were in pretty high spirits on your usual study time with Albedo, excited about tomorrow morning. He noticed it and asked what made your mood so good, so, despite your previous thoughts about Albedo and the admirer, you shared all your thoughts about the admirer. He listened to everything you said, made a few small comments about it and wished you luck. The topic simply ended since, as it turned out, you seriously missed an exam announcement, so it  would be good to start studying already. The studying time passed on, you went home, went to sleep and woke up earlier and, and went to school all prepared and excited-stressed about catching the admirer… just to find a single envelope on your desk and an origami rose. 

- Damn it. At least the rose was pretty. You obviously ranted about it to Kaeya and Lisa, the moment you saw them walk together into the classroom. They listened very carefully, but you noticed Kaeya trying very hard to not laugh and when you asked what makes him want to laugh so much, he just shared a look with Lisa. 

"...you two know who they are!" You called out the traitors, to which Kaeya just bursted out with laughter. You groaned and sent him a dirty look. Lisa, like the angel she was, just patted your shoulder with a soft laugh. 

"We do, sweetie, but we also think it would be better for the admirer to reveal themself, rather than have us break the surprise." 

You couldn't argue with the logic. You sighed. 

"Can you give me at least a hint? I seriously have no idea who it can be…" You had your wishes, but no guesses. By that time Kaeya was done laughing. 

"It's someone you know, (y/n). That's all we can tell you without making it obvious." 

You blinked. Someone you knew who was an artist. You literally knew only one artist and, oh, God, it wasn't looking good for your fantasy and romance filled mind. You refused to accept the possibility, because how could someone like him like you? You probably would spend another five minutes just rethinking everything you did with the secret admirer matter, but someone's, totally not Kaeya's, failed-to-stop laugh threw you out of your thoughts. 

So, you threw a pen in his direction. 

- The possibility that Albedo could possibly like you too was way too much for your brain, so you decided to let it flow around your mind and simply not care about it till you just had to. And the 'had to' came later on, when you had chemistry classes and a group project for the entire hour. You had to pick a partner and solve some exercises. Am easy grade. You couldn't pair with either Kaeya or Lisa, since they paired with each other and… well, not that they were stupid, but chemistry wasn't their strong force and neither was yours, so! Albedo was an obvious choice. Because he was your only choice at this point. Usually your first, both for his great chemistry skills, but also because you liked him. But as contrary to the usually, today you…  didn’t exactly want to work with him, your thoughts still a total mess. Maybe putting them off to clean up later wasn't a good idea. 

"How did your plan go?" Albedo asked at one point, when you two were already finishing the group work. You blinked at him in surprise. 

"Plan, what plan?" You hoped he wouldn't ask about it! And yet he did! And your first instinct was to play dumb, second was cringing at yourself. 

"With the secret admirer. Did you succeed?" he asked in his usual, calm tone. No teasing lit in his voice, as if he seriously was curious about your little mission. You stayed silent for a moment, weighting your words. 

"Well… no. The gifts were already here when I came to class." You replied and then, in a moment of some genius, you added, "They gave me origami roses and I think they are really cute. I hope the next time they'll give me tulips." 

"Why?" He didn't move his gaze away from the notebook, but you could swear you saw a slight blush on his cheeks.

"They are my favorite flowers." 

The next morning you saw a bunch of little paper tulips.

- And tulips weren't even your favorite flowers. You stared at the paper tulips until other students started to enter the classroom. You sat on your chair. You opened the envelope and saw a little drawing of two cats, one of them was watching the other play with a toy and it was really cute. A sudden thought popped in your head that one day, you told Albedo how you would like to adopt two cats in the future. You took a deep breath. This was not looking good for your sanity! 

- You put the envelope with the drawing into your notebook and the tulips in your bag, carefully to not crumple them. Did it all mean… that Albedo really was your secret admirer? No matter how much everything that happened in a span of the last days made sense to you, a part of you really couldn't accept the thought. Maybe it was just your insecurity speaking, maybe you were afraid of being wrong so you tried to get rid of the thought altogether, just how you first tried to do with your feelings for Albedo. Oh, you literally started the secret admirer hunt because of your feelings for him! And now it turned out that it's apparently him? What kind of romance novel was it? 

- You sighed. There really was no way of dealing with it and calming your heart other than just confronting the facts, right? You would never know if it was him or not if you didn't ask, and getting rejected was a better option than spending all the time thinking about all this stuff, no matter how much your heart disagreed with you. You would be sad for some time, but at least you would be free of all the pining and yearning. Your head would be free of some worries at least. You talked to your best friends-traitors about it and…

"Oh, sweetie, I am so glad for you!" Lisa said, all sunshine and smugness, "I hope your talk with Albedo goes well!" 

You shushed her, because you were in class and someone could hear it, the someone being Albedo and it would not be cool, thank you very much. 

"Too loud, Lisa!" You sighed (you were sighing a lot lately) and said, "I still don't know how it will go…" 

Lisa and Kaeya just shared a look and you hardly stopped yourself from groaning and leaving the table. Great, you loved your friends very much!

- But you decided to deal with the talk in your own way. You spent half an hour learning how to make origami (you wanted to make a cute bunny, but it turned out to be too much for you and you decided to click the first 'how to make cute butterfly origami in 2 minutes' video you saw and follow this one instead) and another fifteen minutes searching your entire desk for some random blank envelope. You had a plan, a five dollar decorative paper and a single wish. 

- The next morning when Albedo came to the class, it was still around twenty five minutes before the class. He carefully pulled out a paper cat out of his bag and an envelope, and walked toward your desk. Today's drawing was cats again, this time just sleeping next to each other. He wondered if this maybe was enough cats for one week. The next time he will give you another paper animal, a bunny, perhaps? He put the gifts in the middle of your desk and walked toward his own. To his surprise, there was… an envelope lying and a paper butterfly. He carefully opened the envelope and saw a small note with a smiley face next to it. The handwriting on the letter said 'meet me in the school garden before classes!'. 

- Albedo smiled after reading the letter and put it back into the envelope. He put his bag down and without waiting any second more, left the classroom with the garden as his destination. He knew the letter and butterfly was from you, after all he saw your handwriting enough times to recognize the small details of how you write certain letters. He had so, so much to say that pretty drawings and little trinkets couldn't convey and he hoped that you would give him the time and listen to what he always wanted to tell you.