And In The End I Could Not Save You.

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genshin characters as strangers you’ve met

various! genshin impact x reader. (albedo, childe, diluc, fischl, gorou, hu tao, itto, kaeya, kazuha, scaramouche, thoma, venti, xiangling, xiao, yanfei, zhongli.) - 5037 words.

synopsis: genshin characters as people you’ve encountered, and have remained in your heart ever since then.

notes: modern! AU. long headcanons. british english used. lowercase. some cliche romance tropes used. edited. semi-proofread. gn!reader. mother used in albedo’s one. father used in diluc’s one. slight cursing used. arranged in alphabetical order.

a/n: this was meant to be released way earlier but then word deleted all my work are u srs.. but anywayysss most of these are happy, i promise :) key word is ‘most’ tho. and holy moly these are long asdffghhjkl new record for me!!

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albedo

• the person who let you have the last carton of eggs. you were rushing to the supermarket in an absolute frenzy; your mother wanted to make desserts, but you used up the last eggs in the house to complete a stupid ‘rubber egg’ science project of yours.

• it was already late, and the chances of the supermarket actually having anything there at all was very slim, but luck seemed to be in your favour??? lo and behold, right there in the poultry aisle, sits the last box of eggs. you could literally hear angels singing.

• well, your glorious moment was interrupted by a third party picking it up before you could. he was observing them with a critical gaze, and in a slight moment of panic, you were debating whether or not you could win against him in a fist fight.

• but as he gave you a quizzical look at your defeated expression, you opted for the second option: begging.

• it was a pitiful sight, really. you were about to get on your knees and plead at the poor guy just for the eggs. you knew your mother would be angry if you came home with nothing, and you weren’t about to risk a scolding, not today!!

• but instead, he just wordlessly handed the carton to you. no small talk, no need for you to throw your dignity to the side, nothing. it was like he could read your mind. you stood there in awe.

• you swear you could see a hint of a smirk on his face, though.

childe

• the attractive person who was taking care of their sibling at the park. he was helping teucer climb up one of those spider web playground equipment things, and then his shirt rised up a bit and. oh. oh my god. ohhhhhh my god?!?!?

• turns out, he was your neighbour… the hot neighbour that you never noticed until now. you’ve interacted with his little siblings before, but never saw him?? and as you were having a mini crisis on a park bench, his little brother noticed you!

• you were invited to join them with a warm smile from both boys, and your heart almost skipped a beat imagining a domestic scene with the two: childe cooking a meal, while you and teucer sit at a table expectantly. ohh you hopeless romantic… imagining all these scenarios with a boy you’ve just met..

• you got attached way too quickly. you thought that childe believed the same: that you two hit it off, but apparently he didn’t. he gave you his number, but only ever initiated conversation if teucer wanted to meet up with you in the park. (the little boy had grown attached to you!) but it was never for anything else. childe never interacted with your ‘how was your day?’ texts at all.

• next thing you knew, the texts eventually faded into nothingness. you heard from a mutual friend of yours that childe started to date a new girl that moved into town, and that the two can be seen in the nearby park, acting like a sickenly sweet couple as they play tag with childe’s siblings.

• you occasionally walk by the park sometimes, and watch in envy as the girl took up the spot that you once had with the boys. it seemed as if teucer completely forgot about you; he liked the new girl more. and childe… he never once looked your way; he never saw you anything beyond a friend to begin with. childe may have never been yours, but a part of your heart still considered him to be a traitor.

diluc

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Finding out You're in the Fatui

Characters: Jean, Childe, Keqing, Albedo, Diluc, Xiao

Diluc:

Whatever way he finds out he’s very upset; he trusted you, he fell in love with you yet now he finds out you’re with the enemy? He’s fearing that everything that’s happened between the two of you was a lie, that you just used him until you got what you needed. His brain is just in a storm of thoughts

He wants to believe that you’re good at heart, that all of this was because you didn’t have much of a choice. He’s going to ask questions, but more importantly he will offer you a way out: abandon the Fatui and just live with him he will vow to protect you and even find a safe area to work if employment was a concern of yours

If you accept his offer he’s glad that he didn’t have to lose you, he loves you too much and it’d be just too sad for him to have to cut ties with you especially since you’re the first one he’s felt such strong feelings for

But if you refused and you made it clear that you willingly joined the Fatui, he’s absolutely heartbroken. He’d probably start crying out of how painful the reality of the situation was and try to beg you to leave and stay with him. He does not have the heart to even consider having to fight you, he didn’t want to harm you yet here you were showing a completely different side to you that not even he caught onto

Xiao:

He is enraged at the new information when he finds out. He curses himself for being so blind and having trusted you as much as he did. How could he be calm about this; you played a hand in the fall of the archon he served under, the archon that saved him from his horrible past and gave him a new purpose in life. How could he ever forgive you for such a betrayal

Though he refuses to bloody his hands with those of mortal blood, he will lash out and attack you. His heart hurts as how could he let this happen, he loved you yet was this the world’s way of punishing him for his past he could only wonder

If you plea to him to listen to your explanation he’s conflicted; you were either telling the truth or you were lying to just buy yourself some time… But he stopped and kept a safe distance from you as though you hurt his trust in his heart he still very much loves you so if there was a glimmer of hope that you can be saved he would be willing to listen to judge for himself. His expression softens when learning that you essentially got forced and trapped into working in the Fatui and at that point he is willing to keep you with him which mainly consisted of you living at the Wangshu Inn with him

However if you confirm that you’re in the Fatui of your own choosing he’s hurt, but he’s already withdrawing his own emotions so it didn’t get in the way of his duties. You’re no longer the mortal he fell in love with, you were just another mortal trying to use him for your personal gain. He’ll warn you to never to return and that you are no longer permitted to call out his name because from that moment on you were enemies

Albedo:

Deep down he didn’t want to accept the possible fact you were potentially bad. There were small things you did or said that made him slightly skeptical of you yet he overlooked them because he was in love with you, there was something that always made him so curious and so fascinated with you. You never judged him, you were patient with him, as you even put yourself at risk with plenty of his experiments

Of course this conversation was in the privacy of his lab in Dragonspine, surely there was no need to have a big scene be made especially when he wanted to simply hear what you had to say for yourself. He’s very composed and calm for someone who’s feeling this pain in his chest at the fact that you’ve kept this from him for so long

If you were truly innocent it saddens him to hear how you were stuck paying off a debt that wasn’t even your own and that was the only reason why you were stuck in the predicament that you’re in. Surely there had to be some way to hide you from the Fatui right? Maybe not up there in Dragonspine since there were already so many of the agents scouting the mountains, but maybe he could ask Jean if you could stay with him; however, that then led to another possible problem. If he tried to explain the details the fact that you were associated with the Fatui, Jean might just want to arrest you for interrogation which he might have to simply keep that knowledge to himself for the sake of your safety

But at any time you're telling your story he will call you out on something if he feels you weren’t being truthful. Hearing that you were a third generation agent he came to understand that it was initially a family legacy to uphold; rather unfortunate but oddly enough he still didn’t look down on you for that. Of course he’s unsure of what to do as things are surely to be complicated now, but how could he come to really see you as the enemy when he loves you

Regardless of the case, he will continue to stay with you; however, he’ll take a few precautions to insure his own safety. He won’t be sharing details of things he’s working on, no more asking to help with experiments (unless they’re just something mundane and nothing too serious), but other than that he just can only hope that you will continue to be truthful from there forth

Childe:

You are his favorite and it’s very obvious to everyone in the Fatui. You are just about the only exception out of all the agents that he will go a little bit easy on when it comes to missions not going accordingly. He love you to bits and surely made sure that you knew he was serious about your twos relationship

You are not allowed to go on missions with the other Harbingers, Childe is very keen on having you accompany him and only him on missions. He also personally sees to your training because he sees the potential in you and it just seemed like the other agents who are in charge of training don’t seem to up to the level that best benefited you

You get spoiled a lot, he also makes sure to always praise you after any mission or task you do: you had a minor task to go collect a debt? Childe will tell you a job beautifully done. You were away on a big mission that had to do with looking for evidence of the whereabouts of another archon? He’ll tell you how proud he is and how much he loves you. He will make a request the Tsaritsa to bestow a delusion onto you; cuz surely if one of her Harbingers is speaking so highly of someone truly they are worthy of her gift

There was already so much to love about you already but ever since he found out how good you were with his siblings he knew that you were the one for him. He can trust you to look after his siblings to keep them safe since they already know that you are his significant other (but of course have no clue either of you work in the fatui). You two are in Liyue and Teucer suddenly appears out of nowhere: you’re already prepared to take care of and look after the younger brother. Childe just loves how good you are with him and it shows how much Teucer likes you too. Childe only wish that he could marry you the next day (something he says often to you)

Jean:

Needless to say she was distraught when she stumbled upon you speaking in a hushed tone with La Signora in the dead of night in an alleyway during her patrol. She didn’t know what to think but of course she wanted to confront you yet she’d stay hidden and wait till you were alone which didn’t help her spiraling thoughts wondering if you had been with the enemy this whole time and what the two of you had was just pretend to you

The moment the coast is clear Jean will come out of hiding and stand tall with her arms over her chest though the expression on her face does not match the rest of her body language. She knows she should keep this professional without getting her emotions involved, but how could she not when it was you; you were her lover so naturally she can’t help it

You knew you were in trouble as you could have hightailed it the other way, but you knew it would only make matters worse though also even if you had run now you’d have to face her eventually so what was the point. You answered whatever question she asked you; Though Jean did have a slightly difficult time being able to tell when certain replies you gave were possibly a lie. It pains her to have to consider breaking up because she did love you yet how could she love someone that could pose a great threat to her home that she’s sworn to protect; would probably have you put into custody for a while just to fully ensure that you weren’t just a spy or scheming behind the knights of favonius’ back

You of all people did Jean not expect to have such a high standing in the Fatui; you weren’t just some agent to be stationed there, you were a younger sibling of one of the harbingers overseeing everything the agents did. It made everything all the more painful for Jean as she thought she finally found someone who understood her and loved her despite her business along with her flaws, but she started to doubt your relationship. She’d have to take you in for further questioning to see what information you’ve leaked out, but when you made a run for it Jean knew she should chase after you yet… She let you escape, she didn’t want you getting hurt as for this one time will she let you do so; however, if you two crossed paths again unfortunately you’d give her no other choice but to warrant your arrest

Keqing:

She’s surprised at the fact that you’re associated with the Fatui, but of course she’s going to act as if it doesn’t bother her or hurt her in the slightest (though we all know just how badly she’s hurting on the inside). She knew it was too good to be true that you so happened to share the same ideologies and that you got along so beautifully.

She has put so much trust in you that she’s brought you up to the Jade Chamber with her to have peaceful tea time dates a couple of times before its destruction. Yet you made her look like a fool, as even if you never intended to hurt her or betray her, Keqing takes it very personally even if her love for you runs deep

Regardless whether or not you were good of heart that was trapped serving the Fatui or truly was lying about everything and using her that whole time she will coldly cut you off. She’s putting on her tough act saying how she simply cannot love a traitor that has put liyue in harm's way

It’s not until she’s alone or possibly just with Ganyu that Keqing breaks down into tears sobbing over her heartbreak. Nothing hurt more than letting you go, how she wanted to give you that second chance, but she couldn’t let love cloud her judgement, as maybe one day in the future you two could be together, but for now she’d need time to heal though she probably never really gets over you

Can I request [name] complimenting Fischl and Chongyun's eyes? :pleading_face: i barely see content for those two 😔

A/N: This is adorable-

I’ve been staring at this for five hours now.

Complimenting Fischl & Chongyun’s Eyes

~.~ ~.~

💫Fischl💫

• Fischl was very stunned to say the least.

• She’s not used to being complimented.

• Actually, she is quite insecure about her physical appearance, hence her getup.

• No longer were you complimenting Fischl,  Prinzessin der Verurteilung, you were complimenting her true self, Amy.

• It knocks her out of her persona for a bit.

• The accent drops and she lets down her walls.

• Even if it was just for a moment.

• But as quick as those walls came down, she put them right back up again.

• Fischl clears her throat and adjusts her bow before saying,

• “Mein liebling, such words of endearment do not cross me that often. And yet, even I, the Prinzessin der Verurteilung, am quite charmed by your advances.”

• She loves you, you fool.

❄️Chongyun❄️

• Blushy baby 🥺

• Chongyun.exe has stopped responding.

• He literally freezes in place, eyes glued to you.

• Without thinking, he replies, “You too!”

• Gosh that sounded awkward.

• Wait no!

• This won’t work!

• In Chongyun’s mind, you deserve something way more sincere than just a simple, “You too!”.

• You went out of your way to compliment him! He must repay you!

• “I er, I apologize Y/N. That was awfully childish of me. What I actually wanted to say was that I think your necklace suites you amazingly!”

• That or any small detail that he’s able to recognize he will compliment you on.

• Chongyun thinks about this moment for months to come.

• Despite how awkward it was.

(P.S. I hope the small bit of German in Fischl’s part was used correctly! I did my research and I *think* it’s grammatically correct, but I do not speak German so I’m not 100% on that :,) )

read it could save you

I don’t know if this post has been made yet but I just want to warn everybody that if someone stops you in a parking lot and asks you if you’re interested in some perfume and hands you a paper to smell, PLEASE DON’T SMELL IT.

i repeat, DON’T SMELL IT.

Apparently the sample papers are being laced with a drug to knock you out. Please signal boost this. It can save someone’s life!

heres some new bad valentines cards!

"toxic?"

Summary; you've had a lot of exes,, not particularly good ones. What happens when you find out the one you thought was meant for you turns out to be the same?

Pairings; Toxic!Hu tao x gn!reader

Genre; heavy angst

warnings; toxicity, manipulation, some yandere themes implied, swearing, unhealthy relationships, mentions of s*x at a minor age but they don't actually do it. Mentions of cheating.

a/n; wee woo wee woo so I'm collabing w @almond-adeptus on this one!! They'll be releasing an angst based on toxic angst, just with zhongli!!

I wanna thank @shitposts-by-spookii @genshiningg @haliya-mori and @kallmelia for volunteering to be part of the cameos!! i also recommend listening to All i Want by Olivia rodrigo!

You were walking down the halls of your highschool, when you saw your friend, spooki down the halls. "Hey spooki!" She turned behind and speedran over to hug you. "Hey y/n! Are you walking to class? Wanna walk together?" You pondered for a little bit..hu tao wasn't going to be mad.. right? I mean you both have been dating for two months,,and she would let you,, right?

"sure, I'll g-" you were cut off when you felt a sudden force pull you from behind. "No thanks, we'll walk together." It was hu tao. Spooki gave you a little word of advice and left hurriedly, she didn't want to be caught up in this mess. As soon as you caught up to hu tao you exclaimed "Hu tao, she was just my friend!" Hu tao couldn't care less. "No, she wasn't." Could hu tao not even give a reason?

Whatever, you needed to get to your classes. Spooki's advice was stuck there at the back of your mind the whole day. Could it be..? How did you never think of it?

Was hu tao,,like your past exes? ...Surely not no.. you've lasted more with her than any other person..you love her and she loved you.

As soon as you came back home from school, you opened up your notepad and pen. You needed to find out.

___________________________________

Checklist for toxicity !

• boundaries?

• manipulative and controlling?

• lying?

• judgemental?

• they take it all, and don't give back?

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Your hand shook as you flipped the page of the notepad to the checklist. Multiple ticks there in regard of previous exes, were you really going to do this? Spooki had been your friend for almost..forever.. you could at least do this... just incase..

'let's do this, and get this over with.' you suck in a deep breath.

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Checklist for toxicity !

• boundaries?

You remembered,,about the countless times, where she's touched you..in places, you don't want to remember.

"aw, c'mon lovebug, just this once? For me?" No. You had to say no. "I-im sorry hu tao but,, I can't! We're still minors.." hu tao couldn't have looked more upset than now. But a thought arose in her mind.

'who the fuck cares about your opinion?' she went to remove your clothes, but the damn school staff. Knocking on the goddamn janitor door at the wrong-fucking-time.

_________________________________________________

You slowly checked the boundaries box.

✔︎ boundaries

Next..

_________________________________________________

Checklist for toxicity !

✔︎ boundaries

• manipulative and controlling?

You remembered your friends,,oh how you used to have so many..what happened? What happened to your friends, mori, lia, happy? You thought of what happened.

It was lunchtime, the four of you sitting at a table in the cafeteria. Hu tao said she was gonna come soon, but she wasn't there yet. As you were eating your food, someone popped out from the left of you. Hu tao! "Hey, can i borrow y/n real quick?" They nodded their heads, and you stood up. Where was she taking you? Hu tao led you to the bathroom, and closed the door.

"don't hang out with them." Why? They're such amazing and sweet friends! "Why, hu tao?" Hu tao was mad at you for asking questions.

Hu tao suddenly had the sweetest smile, and the most dazzling eyes, leaning into your ear to whisper "they talk about you behind your back, you know. They have looaadds of fun, without you, my princess. I've seen it myself. It's better to just hang out with me instead, no?" You believed her. You believed all of hu tao's words coated in the sweetest type of honey, the lie, because in the end, all you needed was her, right?

_________________________________________________

You felt a tear slip out and drip onto the checklist..just because two boxes were checked, doesn't mean she was toxic..no.. next..

✔︎ manipulative and controlling

_________________________________________________

Checklist for toxicity !

✔︎ boundaries

✔︎ manipulative and controlling

• lying?

You've always been curious,,about hu tao's words. Were they geniune? Were they just for nothing?

You remembered the multiple times, hu tao has said she was going to bed, dreaming of you. Why was she online all night then? You once confronted her about it. "Hey,,,hu tao? I uh,, I've been meaning go ask, are you cheating on me?" Hu tao's eyes widened. "Yeah? What are you gonna do 'bout it?"

"did you never love me?" Eyes tearing up, That's where her sweet talks started. 'of course i did baby! You're the only one for me...i was just kiddin'! Ya know me, right?"

You believed every word.

_________________________________________________

Slowly checking the box, you had a little hope left. Maybe, just maybe.

✔︎ lying

Next..

_________________________________________________

Checklist for toxicity !

✔︎ boundaries

✔︎ manipulative and controlling

✔︎ lying

• judgemental?

You remembered,,the times where she judged you,,for how you looked,,how you spoke..how you loved..

You were getting ready to go to a party with hu tao. You wouldn't normally, but, there's a first time for everything.. right? You just had to make sure hu tao was happy,,even if you weren't. As you grabbed your bag, you jumped when you heard hu tao. "You're seriously wearing THAT? Oh darlin' you have to change, you're gonna embarass me in front of EVERYBODY!" you didn't see anything wrong with sweatpants and a hoodie.. it's not like anybody was gonna be watching what people were wearing..

But still you did. You complied to hu tao's wishes. Because, she just wants the best for you! And she's the best for you, clearly.

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You check the judgemental box. One more. You had no hope left.

✔︎ judgemental

Last one now..

_________________________________________________

Checklist for toxicity !

✔︎ boundaries

✔︎ manipulative and controlling

✔︎ lying

✔︎ judgemental

• take it all and don't give back?

You didn't realise any of it before. The way hu tao sucked you dry of your love. The way hu tao didn't even try. It was all you. The whole school knew, you didn't. Why? You were so blinded by her sweet words and batting eyelashes, you never even thought of it.

Never thought of the countless times she's denied your love, your touches. Avoided it, actually. So you see, hu tao was never the one. She was never the one who'd be your knight in shining armour.

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You sadly check the last box. It happened, once again. Your eyes dulled, feeling your heart go numb. Maybe, you weren't meant for love. Better to just..give up.

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what the fuck is wrong with this fandom fr. yall sending hate to the va’s who are trying to lighten the mood for the genshin community and who did NOTHING wrong with the stream yesterday. what the fucking fuck is wrong with this fandom.

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inazuma characters finding out you’ve passed away during battle

includes: kazuha, yoimiya, thoma, and raiden shogun

warnings: mentions of death / some 2.1 spoilers

kazuha

kazuha followed a routine whenever he ended up in inazuma. 1. try to hide from everyone 2. find gorou at the military base so he could lead him to you. that was it. and that’s exactly what he did, although this time, he could almost sense that something was wrong. everyone’s eyes landed on him as he walked past them. a heavy rain fell from the dark sky that was illuminated with strong lightning. he could practically see gorou’s heart fall as the samurai made his way closer to him.

prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

“i’m sorry, kazuha.” gorou begins.

kazuha accepts it. he doesn’t need gorou to elaborate, but he does anyways.

“i tried to save them… we all did, i promise… but their injuries were fatal.” gorou explains softly.

kazuha nods. “of course. thank you for trying to save them.”

gorou has another soldier lead kazuha to where you’d been laid to rest — a shabby headstone had been made out of wood that was already getting worn down from the storms of inazuma. it makes kazuha sick. you deserved so much better. he kneels by your grave with a sad smile, running his fingers across the headstone.

he curses at himself for not preparing for this. he knows that once it sinks in that you’re gone, it will leave him with a broken heart that would be nearly impossible to mend.

he sighs. “i’m sorry, my dear. in another life, perhaps.”

yoimiya

after receiving the news, yoimiya just couldn’t wrap her head around it. you were really gone? but you promised to come home as soon as you could. why had things turned out this way?

she spent most of her time trying to grieve as comfortably as possible, but she still had work to do. it made it so much harder to deal with.

after a day at work, she returned home and went to the supply room she had left an important firework in, one she made to set off in the sky upon your return. she wanted to throw it away, destroy it so she’d never had to look at it again and think of you and what had been taken away from you.

but she knew that wasn’t what you would want her to do. so she picked it up and took it out to the beach where she set it off, the sky illuminating in your favorite colors. she sits on the ground and finally cries. she cries as if you’ll be there to soothe her, and she yearned for the familiar feeling of your arms around her.

“i miss you so much already, (y/n)… i hope the fireworks look pretty where you are.”

thoma

thoma patiently waited for your letters from the military base every week. if he couldn’t hear your voice, seeing your familiar handwriting recounting the past week was the second best thing.

he never even considered the fact there could be a day that letter would never arrive. once handed the envelope, he tears into it to read it as soon as he can, so he can respond as soon as he can.

his smile begins to fade as he realizes the handwriting in the contents of the envelope was not yours. it was from sangonomiya kokomi herself, informing (and profusely apologizing to) thoma that you had been fatally wounded in battle.

“their death has been a huge hit to our army’s morale, and they will be missed. i simply cannot apologize enough for having to tell you this way, and i will keep you in my prayers.”

thoma simply folds the letter back up and sets it aside. taorumaru sniffs it and turns his head back to thoma before whimpering and laying down.

it’s as if he knows what’s happened, thoma thinks.

he can feel tears rushing to his eyes, and a sob escape his lips. “why them… why did it have to be them?”

ei

when they traveler suggested a walk around inazuma to inspire some change, ei knew exactly where she wanted to go. to visit you. it had been far too long since she last saw you before beginning her meditation in the plane of euthymia.

“who?” paimon questions. “i don’t think paimon’s met that person here, but there’s no harm in looking, right?”

ei wasn’t worried. “of course. although inazuma looks different, i know just where to find them.”

she walked alongside the traveler to grand narukami shrine, asking the shrine maidens where you were. one of them gave her an uneasy look before gently explaining that you had become a soldier and had unfortunately died in battle.

“oh… alright. thank you for informing me.” she nods before turning on her heels and immediately leaving.

paimon and the traveler leave the shrine with her — she had gone completely silent, deep in thought.

“um, ei? are you alright?” paimon asks.

“i’m fine.” ei says, stopping in her tracks. “i just can’t help but wonder… did they die… because of my actions?”

across the universe ♡

featuring yelan, kuki shinobu, scaramouche, lumine and aether, + ayaka x gn reader | au scenarios! pls rb if u enjoyed! [cw for hanahaki au and zombie au]

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yelan — casino au

the beautiful woman who sits at the table, flipping three five dollar chips between her fingers, is notorious for spending all of her paycheck for the month in one go and either losing it all or bleeding the house dry. as an employee of the casino and the dealer of the table, it's your job to make sure she's not cheating.

still, lately she's been on a peculiar losing streak. any self respecting gambler who doesn't have a death wish would get up and choose another table, or maybe even another casino due to how badly she's doing. but instead she sticks around with a serene expression and a seemingly unlimited amount of money.

you shuffle the deck for the last time before your shift ends and notice yelan turning out her pockets, only to find them empty. she sighs and stands up, giving you a wink goodbye before her friend joins her and they start to leave. "why did you stick around for so long?" they ask, puzzled. yelan sighs, flipping a lock of hair behind her ear. "the dealer was so cute, i just couldn't help it ... "

the next time you get off your shift (a week later, one week of you waiting for her to show up so you can ask her out), she approaches you with a pair of dice in hand and with a smirk, challenges you to a game of blackjack. "if i win, you go on a date with me, and if you win — " you interrupt her, matching her mischievous look as you offer your question. "am i allowed to lose purposefully?

kuki shinobu — hanahaki au

she's happy that you have a new boyfriend who packs you bentou box lunches (with the same agidashi tofu and kappamaki she pushed down thoughts of making for you) and goes on walks with you and spends free time on cute fun dates that shinobu will never get to experience. really, she is.

just, it's a little hard to consistently acknowledge and reply to your delighted chatter about the newest adorable habit that your boyfriend has when she's constantly trying not to cough up piles of pink flower petals into her mask. she swallows them down the best she can and holds her breath, looking away to hide her watery eyes.

"why can't you ever be happy for me?" you demand, arms crossed over your chest. "i don't need you anyway, but i just thought my friend would be glad that i finally found someone who loves me!" unable to speak, she stands there like a statue until you finally leave in a huff.

that's when she decides she's doing more harm than good by staying around you. she steals away during the night so she can choke on the flowers without you having to see, and in the morning when you find her she'll be clutching a note in hurried handwriting spotted with red that tells you everything. pink petals spilled across it.

scaramouche — streamer au

resident starter of bs in the fanbase for the role playing game genshin impact, scaramouche never wastes time filming his newest videos on scandals around voice actors, streamers, and every other kind of drama that he could possibly stir up. everyone hates him, but everyone still watches his videos. partly for his content — which people claim to look down on, but actually are deeply invested in — and partly for his voice ...

owner of an incredibly popular leak and datamine channel that gives advice on building, quest priority, who to pull for, and everything else about genshin, you're beloved within the community as a big sibling of sorts to both veteran and new players. (thanks to your many supporters and your sheer amount of viewers who got into genshin because of you, you've also avoided a ton of incidents where your account was nearly deleted by hoyoverse for leaking, but that's another story.)

you two are basically polar opposites, and no one's ever seen you interacting before. but then a well known streamer (username @t4rt4rj4xx, a name that's come up many many times in scaramouche's videos) posts a series of photos of you and scaramouche on a date together.

"i think you're all forgetting about who this channel is focusing on. anyone but me, morons. but ... yeah, me and y/n are dating, and what's it to you?" / "scaramouche? yup, i know him. we're a lot closer than he'll make it seem, i'm sure. oh? he's already publicly confirmed we're dating? hahaha! scara, you big softie~!"

lumine and aether — zombie apocalypse au

drifting from reality to reality, the twins explore each world before moving onto the next. it's always been easy for them with their limitless abilities — but they never expected to come across a planet overrun by zombies. creepy, shuffling creatures that almost take lumine's head off within the first two minutes, only being saved thanks to you, who shot the zombie with a crossbow right at the last second.

they would be fully prepared to abandon this world and flee, but for the kind stranger who protected lumine. they say it's to protect you, but they know you can protect yourself. really, they've both grown somewhat attached to you. you spend your days traversing the ruined earth and looking for signs of life among the rubble, the twins by your side.

as time passes and you grow closer to the twins, you start to wonder about their mysterious backgrounds. how they seem to know so little about this planet, how they dress and speak in a manner unlike any you've heard before, and how everytime you ask where they're from they say something like "that's not really important right now." still, you're friends, and as awful as the apocalypse is you and the twins are getting through it together.

but sometimes in the night, aether unwraps the scarf from around his neck and grimaces as he sees the purple, slightly pulsating bite mark on his neck. how long until it overtakes him entirely? how long until he turns into just another zombie with no thoughts but to kill? how long until his sister — and you — are forced to eliminate him too?

kamisato ayaka — royalty au

the princess ayaka is graceful, dignified, and kind. she handles every issue with poise and delicacy, loving of her kingdom and the people who live in it. the commoners love her, and so does everyone else. including you, the child of the royal guard's leader, who was assigned to be her bodyguard due to your closeness in age. you follow her everywhere and shadow everything she does. and in the process, you and her become friends.

behind the guise of the princess lies ayaka's true feelings; the desire to be free and adventurous without being tied down to the kingdom. as much as she loves her realm, she's tired of having to put it first before what she wants every time a problem comes up. she tells you everything and you listen, offering your thoughts in return, but keeping your mouth closed on your own feelings. she's more than you. more noble, more impressive, more perfect.

then the arranged marriage is announced. a beautiful girl from a kingdom called watatsumi, she's in every way your superior. looks, abilities, everything. your ayaka — though you never dared to think of her that way — marrying someone who wasn't you. it broke your heart just to imagine. but you could never say anything. you stood to the side and watched as kokomi and ayaka met for the first time. then you and ayaka went home and you listened to the silence filling the room rather than the usual conversation.

months pass and ayaka spends more and more time with kokomi instead of you, your talks becoming less frequent. but even so, your eyes are still drawn to her graceful figure and you still long to hear her elegant descriptions of fanciful banquets and pastimes reserved for royalty. it becomes almost unbearable to hear the latest gossip about them or even to hear their names together.

the day of the wedding comes. you watch ayaka walk down the aisle in a pale blue gown. you clap and congratulate the happy couple, before leaving. you can't cry in front of her. you're happy she's gotten to marry someone she really does care for. it's just hard for that person not to be you. but you don't notice her hopeful glance trailing your back, and the way she droops minutely before looking back to kokomi as she realizes you're not turning around.

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