She Is A Very Fashionable And Sassy Kid

just a normal friend group!!

you've got the skater, the adventurer, the emo, and the half demon farmer!

is loving as good as they say?

pairing: wally darling x reader

tags: romantic fluff, love confessions, reader is a hopeless romantic !!

plot: a hopeless romantic all your life, you dreamed about the love you saw in movies and series, the type you would read in books that left you kicking your feet and giggling. cupid never seemed to be by your side, everyone who you fell in love with ended up not liking you back, so of course you were scared of another heartbreak when you moved to a new neighborhood and ended up falling for your newest neighbor, wally darling. although, it seemed that cupid didn't miss this time.

talk that talk, sunnie !!: so, this has been rotting in my google docs for almost a year already, so i thought i should post it already!! i hope you guys enjoy it, and you're more than welcome to read my other wally fics. thank you, and let's get to it!!

this fic is also available on ao3, you can click here to find it!!

A hopeless romantic, that's what you could call yourself.

You crave the love you would see on TV, those movies and series about romance had a grip on you that no one could explain, and don't get me started on the books. Even while being that amazed by the concept of being loved and cared by someone who you felt the same with, Cupid seemed to always miss his arrows.

Unrequited love was painful, you learned that the hard way. In your high school, you would watch all the high school sweethearts make their ways to classes while holding hands or eating lunch playfully with all the romantic atmosphere that came with it. What was the word you felt? Ah, that's right, you envied them.

Moving away from your town was both a relief and a scare, you would now be open to meeting new people, watching them enter your life. You hoped that they would stay.

And that's how you ended up here, in the lovely and colorful neighborhood that was Welcome Home. The name seemed silly, but you quickly learned that it was because of all the friendly behavior that those who lived there seemed to have. So friendly that they're always welcoming everyone.

All of the stars know that you would be lying if you said you weren't nervous. You never dealt good with talking to new people, you hoped that they could be friendly enough to start introductions first. Even if you were repeating how to introduce yourself like a mantra in your head, you were anxious about meeting so many people in just a day.

"Oooh! Are you the new neighbor?!" And that was your cue to use up all your social skills.

"Uh- yes?" You turned around to see who screamed, eyes meeting with a puppet girl with long blonde hair, and were those candy corn horns?

"Welcome Home! I was so excited to meet you! What is your name? What do you like?" She jumped up and down while popping multiple questions.

"I'm Y/N L/N, nice to meet you." You smiled, she's like a puppy. "I like reading and... animals, and I would love to be your friend!" There was no need to reveal your secret interest yet.

"That's amazing! You remind me of Frank, he also likes reading and animals! Well, specifically, flutterbies!" She spoke rapidly.

"Julie for the last time, they're called butterflies!" You looked to the side, seeing a gray man coming your way. "Oh, hello, I'm Frank."

You settled for waving at him. Julie, noticing your behavior, told him your name and interests. You're starting to think that Julie was sent from the angels as a way to help you enter this community.Then, you were pulled away from your thoughts as more puppet people started to gather in front of you.

"Oh my, the new neighbor has arrived already?" A girl with a sun head happily said. "My name is Sally Starlet, and you?"

"I'm Y/N L/N... nice to meet you!" You gave your best friendly smile.

Everyone introduced themselves to you, all colorful and adorable. Poppy was a pretty chicken who turned out to be an immediate mother figure to you, we also have Barnaby who is a big blue dog with a chill, kinda laid back personality that made you comfortable with his presence. Eddie Dear was the mailman, who Julie alerted you to not catch feelings for since Frank already had his eyes on him, and Howdy was a sweet man who owned the local market.

Judging by the numbers of houses, only one neighbor was missing. You pondered on how the last person could possibly be like, smiling at the idea of them being just as friendly as everyone in this colorful place that had you looking around nonstop.

"Ah, I see… am I late?" Someone spoke up, you turned around to finally meet your last neighbor.

And at that moment, you knew you were in trouble. He was absurdly pretty, with a blue pompadour and yellow skin, along with colorful clothing and eyes that pierced your soul and sent chills all over your senses. You felt your cheeks burn up, Cupid did it again and you weren't sure on how to stop staring at him.

"Woooow Wally, being late to meet our newest neighbor? How dare you!" Barnaby playfully dramatically gasped.

"I apologize, let me introduce myself." He went in your direction, standing right in front of you, who was currently almost out of breath. "I'm Wally Darling, the artist of the town, it's a pleasure to meet you…?"

"Y/N, Y/N L/N." Your voice almost cracked for a second, making your cheeks heat up even more. "Nice to meet you too…"

"How adorable, surely you're a great addition to our lovely neighborhood." He picked up your hand, giving a kiss on the back of your palm.

Stuttering, you thanked him for the compliment while trying your best to not fall on your knees. Julie came into the scene again and began telling Wally your tastes, he listened carefully while nodding and looking at you with a relaxed smile.

Eventually, everyone began slowly saying their goodbyes and going to their homes or jobs. You waved as Julie was the last one to leave and entered your house, closing the door behind you and holding your heart. It was racing, and you were well acquaintanced with the feeling.

Well, you failed, love followed your way again.

And now, what to do? You couldn't lie to yourself but it was hard to face the truth. It seemed too early for falling in love, you can just call it a crush and try to get over it, maybe this time it'll work! 

Yeah, just give it some time and it'll pass, you were sure of it!

— 

So, it didn't work.

That was obviously going to happen, and now you had your head in your hands while you walked around your house. On your bed, a pretty bouquet with your favorite color layed prettily there. Wally gave it to you, as a way to celebrate "your first week in the neighborhood", how sweet!

Your heart kept beating faster and faster each time you thought about the way he showed up on your doorstep, with his smug smile and bouquet in hands. He looked so innocent as your insides felt like melting from all the sweetness that gesture had.

And before you could control your feelings, you were already catching yourself humming to cheesy love songs and even singing them while cleaning the house. The radio echoed around your house, romantic tunes that you requested on the telephone to play there were all over the place.

Your once retired love books were now scattered across the floor as you giggled by imagining the scenarios with Wally. You didn't try to make a move and ask him out, your heart already had many bruises from past love delusions, and you really didn't feel like piling up another one for your heartbreak wonderland.

Instead, you just tried to become his friend while also trying to get your feelings to go away. That was, obviously, not a good idea, how could you try to stop falling for someone who you interact with everyday?

Before you could think properly on a better plan, a month had gone by. You still had your late night scenarios to giggle about, along with your hopeless romantic dreaming that pulled you into a cycle of trying to stop loving Wally Darling and learning how to love him all over again because of your weak heart.

Curse the Cupid, curse him and all of his pinkish love arrows who never found your way before. Of course you would be giving up on the first month, he never gave you what you wanted before, what could possibly make you think that now it would all go the right way?

Stupid, selfish Cupid.

—

Three months had passed, and you could say you were tired of waiting for the feelings to suddenly disappear.

You played with a doll's hand, carefully moving the antique treasure in your arms. Currently, you were at Julie's house, who was the only person who was aware of your huge crush on Wally. She giggled as she asked you questions of all the time you and "lover boy" had passed together.

"He just wanted to paint with someone, it's not like he wanted to paint alone with just me and nobody else!" You blushed while looking at the ground.

"I don't know, he never really let me or the other neighbors touch his painting supplies." Julie then whispered in a teasing manner, "Maybe he thinks of you as special, in a like-like way!"

You lowered your head while choking on your water, feelings all over the place. If there was something that Julie liked to do, it was to tease relentlessly. After you calmed down, you both started to ask each other random questions to pass the time.

"Now, as a hopeless romantic, what is your ideal date?" She questioned, looking happy as ever in your direction.

"Hmm, stargazing seems like a great date, picnics look a lot of fun too!" You bashfully chuckled. "Oh, a picnic on a sunset, that turns into a stargazing session! With sweet apple pies and cake, along with refreshing drinks!"

"Ooh, tell me more!" Julie smiled.

"Okay, then a cold wind blows and suddenly I shiver, then Wally puts his cardigan on me and hugs me closer!" You could easily feel your cheeks heating up just from your imagination.

And that earned a screech from Julie.

“Ugh, how are your scenarios always the best?!” 

“It’s the prize I get for being a dreamer.” You chuckled lightly.

—

Today was a special day in the neighborhood.

Apparently, everyone was going to the nearest lake, which is gigantic, you can say, and pop up some balloons and light up some fireworks because it was the neighborhood’s anniversary! 

You were currently trying to pick your best outfit, and that was because Wally was going to pick you up since you didn’t know the way to the lake. At least that’s what you told yourself so you wouldn’t freak out at the scenario. Seriously, that sounded like a romantic comedy.

After a while, you ended up settling for one of your favorite outfits, one that had stars on them. Then, a knock on the door was heard. You quickly put on your shoes and ran to open it, coming face to face to an adorable Wally, looking at you while holding a bouquet of red tulips and some amaranth.

“There we go, a bouquet of beautiful flowers for an even prettier one.” 

“Oh! Wally, you shouldn’t…” You blushed and took the flowers.

“Nonsense, you deserve only the best!” He chuckled raspily.

You giggled as he gave you his hand, pleading eyes for you to walk with him. You two started walking while holding hands in the direction of the lake, talking about everything that was going on in the neighborhood. It was a nice atmosphere, comfortable enough, and dare you say, romantic.

As you arrived there, Wally smiled and kissed the back of your hand before going to talk to a knowing Barnaby, who stared at you with a big smile and wiggling his eyebrows. Julie, who saw all of that, pulled you towards her and Frank immediately.

"Oh. My. Stars! What was that? Is that a bouquet? Are you two going on a date?" She excitedly spoke while flapping her hands.

"Julie, calm down. Pretty sure she is malfunctioning." Frank told the girl by his side. "But yeah, what exactly happened there?"

"I don't know, and I'm freaking out about it!" You giggled while holding the bouquet close to you, smiling.

"That was absurdly romantic, I think he is head over heels for you!" Julie exclaimed while whispering. "Besides, look at these flowers, they are so pretty!"

"They also have an exquisite meaning, you know?" Frank randomly spoke, dropping the fact like it was nothing.

You proceeded to hint at him to keep going.

"Amaranths mean eternal love, red tulips mean true love." Frank looked at you while raising his eyebrows. "That is literally a confession."

Julie, who was holding her energy back, gave a screech and started shaking your arm. Meanwhile, you had just bluescreened. Your cheeks heated up, and you felt your heartbeat increase rapidly, like it was trying to burst out your ribcage in a desperate manner. At that point, you were checking if you still even had some pulse.

Suddenly, someone started ringing a bell, and so, everyone looked to the front, seeing Poppy there. She smiled before starting to explain that there was food on the foldable table, fireworks and water guns, everything for fun. Poppy then started handing out glasses with juice to everyone before raising a toast for the neighborhood's birthday.

After that, all of you started talking to each other. You looked around, smiling when you saw Eddie talking to Frank, who was trying his best to cover up a blush while Julie looked at him with a knowing smile from across the field, Sally was braiding some of her long hair. Poppy and Howdy were discussing random things while Barnaby just laid down at the picnic blanket and stared at the stars.

And there, from across the room, your eyes met his. Something electrical went through your body, and you could swear you felt your world stop. Suddenly, there were no more friendly neighbors around you, the festivities and candy long forgotten in your mind. No, none of that mattered anymore, did it?

It was just you and him, across a field as he slowly made his way towards you.

Wait.

You were too late to process it, he's already in front of you.

"So, dearest, how are you enjoying the party?" Wally asked, igniting a fire in your belly to light up the butterflies who panicked and fluttered along you.

"Good, I- I think everyone is having fun, what about you?" You responded, trying your best to hide your reaction with the nickname.

“I could say I am.” He looks at you, up and down, down and up. And it sets your skin ablaze.

Icarus wasn’t able to resist the beauty that was the Sun to him, and maybe you wouldn’t survive the flirt that was Wally Darling. Every single thing he does sets you on fire, butterflies infest your stomach, it’s magical and so cheesy, all at the same time.

“Come with me, I wanna show you something.” His honey-laced words get to you, and you comply with a nod.

He holds your hand, and starts going into the trees, between all those primary colored leaves. You can feel your heartbeat increasing, all your muscles about to give up, it’s like dying but not exactly that, living in ecstasy, better than any drug.

You two stop at Swan Lake, where the stars reflect on the water and the feathered bEINGS float elegantly. Your eyes shine as you see them doing their little synchronized dance, until you notice that they end up doing a heart. You sigh, real romantic.

“Darling, could you look at me, please?”

You turn to see Wally, on one knee, his hand holding yours. You might start crying.

“You see, Y/N, ever since the day I saw you, I knew there was something special about you. With your smile, your way of expressing yourself, I knew you were gonna steal my heart, and I knew that I would never have it back. I’ve heard stories in the past about soulmates, loved ones made for you, and I didn’t believe any of that, before I met you. I’m an artist, not a poet, but you make me inspired dear, to dedicate you the most beautiful forms of art out there, paint and frame your face, have millions of words dedicating my love to you, and that still wouldn’t be enough for you to understand how much I desire you. I want to see your resting face every morning, I want to hold you in my arms and sleep for eternity, I want to grow every day by your side. Would you do me the owner, Dearest, and accept my confession? To finally be mine and let me be yours?”

You, unable to hold the feeling, giddily jumped around before throwing yourself on him, both of you falling on the ground. You cried tears of joy as you said yes a million times, while he patted your back and chuckled, kissing your forehead.

—

“You know,” Frank started with crossed arms while looking at you and Wally, happily holding hands while sitting on the picnic blanket, “One could say that you two were perfect for each other.”

“That’s what I’ve been saying!” Julie exclaimed, happy that you and your Darling were together, finally together.

“Ha ha ha, oh well, I knew they were the one for me since day one.” Wally answered, pulling you into another sweet and quick kiss, making you squeak.

“Ugh, don’t leave the picnic all sappy with your love.” Frank rolled his eyes at the sight.

“Don’t be jealous Frank, everyone knows you want to live that with Ed-” He covered Julie’s mouth before she could say anything else.”

“... Well, I don’t know about you guys, but I feel like I just won the lottery.” You proudly stated.

“Oh, they grow up so fast…” Poppy hiccuped for what seemed to be the eleventh time, being real emotional with your fresh new relationship.

“There there, Poppy.” Howdy patted her in the back.

“I’m really happy for you guys!” Said Eddie while sitting down next to Frank.

You smiled at him while Wally thanked the mailman. You grabbed yourself a piece of lemon pie to eat.

“Sooo, when’s the wedding?” Barnaby jokes.

And you proceeded to choke on your lemon pie.

the five stages of writing fanfiction

one: alright let’s go i’m so inspired!!

two: where tf did the inspiration go to.

three: shit is this ooc?? oh god????????

four: distractions are everywhere and my brain keeps focusing on the random fly that is on the other side of them room instead of actually writing this- did i use the right “you’re”????????? too many things going on what the fuuuuuciejhuihrwjgwrbejhfnjhest

five: started making it. had a breakdown. bon appetit.

stinki

kiss marks !!

pairing: wally darling x reader !!

genre: fluff, friends to lovers.

tw: stimming(?), mentions of intense staring.

plot: julie convinces reader to try makeup for fun, and then end up leaving a certain yellow fellow easily flustered by this.

pronouns: they/them, makeup has no gender !!

sunnie, talk that talk: AAAAAAAH MY FIRST WELCOME HOME FIC !! i seriously hope you guys enjoy it <33 feel free to give any constructive criticism if needed !!

"trust me, you'll look delightful!!" julie happily said.

you could only smile at her antics. in this situation, you were being julie's test doll as she tried different makeup looks on you. after some time though, she decided to set on a particularly chic look on you, smokey eyes and cherry red lipstick. not only that, she made you dress up in clothes that fit the makeup more, saying something about "fitting the dark fancy look".

"aaaand done!!" julie placed down the lipstick, "oh. my. gosh!! you look absolutely stunning!!"

"do i? where is the mirror??" you asked, going directly to your reflection.

you could agree, that looked absolutely great on you, maybe you should try different styles for often. only with julie around, though.

"you look like a hollywood star, or maybe one of those crazy rich people on tv shows!!" she stimmed, flapping her hands nonstop.

"thank you, i... liked this." the praise made you shy.

"oh, we need to go now!! poppy is holding a friend gathering tonight in her backyard!!" julie smiled while catching your hand to hold hers.

you both left the girl's house and began walking towards poppy's. on the way, you thought about what could the neighbors say, maybe even a certain yellow artist would notice and think of you as something more.

truth be told, you had a huuuuuge crush in wally darling, the artist in your lovely tiny neighborhood. nobody could blame you, those half lidded eyes with a cat-like smirk surely would make more than just you fall completely down the stairs of love.

as you two finally arrived, you could see everyone eventually get into your point of view. the food table was full of delicious looking meals, and not to mention how everyone was dressed in different outfits from their usual daytime clothing, opting for a more formal look even.

"oh? julie and y/n arrived!!" barbaby exclaimed, "how are you doing, lady and--"

everyone immediately looked in your direction, julie hugged your arm on your side and giggled. heat started pooling in your cheeks as each of their eyes seemed to get wider at your presence. sally was the first to break the silence.

"oh my, y/n looks amazing!!"

barbaby whistled, "julie sure did a great job, you look stunning."

you chuckle as more praises pour in. unfortunately, it seems like the reason you got overly dressed up hasn't shown up yet. moving to the table, you get yourself a nice glass of grape juice while looking over to the gateway incase wally randomly pops out of the air.

looks like your prayers were answered, you hear poppy scream like a mother seeing her son in graduation clothing, "wally!! you're finally here!!"

you look over to him, your cheeks heating up immediately and heart beating a bit more fast. standing in a blue tuxedo with a red tie was wally, with his pompadour still up and his mesmerizing eyes. you swallow the air as to control yourself.

"ha ha, hello everyone." his voice still sounds as calm and relaxed as ever, which doesn't help at all with your flustered state.

"let me guess, you're late because you were working on your pompadour?" frank sarcastically spoke.

"oh, you guessed it. nice one, ha ha!" wally just laughed before looking around him, "all of you look amaziiiiiiiingggg..." his words slurred down as his eyes stopped at you.

you could feel his eyes burning through your skin. if you were made of wax, you would've melted already. his stare was everywhere, your clothing, your hair before finally stopping at your face, meeting your gaze.

"oh my..." wally had his mouth wide opened.

"hehe, surprised?" barnaby questioned his friend with a knowing face.

"y/n decided to let me do their makeup and choose their outfit today, don't they look amazing?!" julie exclaimed happily.

snapping out of his thoughts, wally answered.

"yea, of course." he smirked as usual while looking in your eyes, "what a sight for sore eyes."

you blushed before thanking him, earning another one of his half lidded eyes stare. wally made his way to you, holding one of your hands and planting a kiss on the back of your palm.

"oh my, what a gentleman we have here." you chuckled, trying to play cool.

it seemed to work, his usual yellow cheeks earned a light red shade. liking his reaction, you decided to be a bit more bold, planting a kiss on his cheek before walking away to julie, leaving a flustered wally holding where your lips once were.

"ooh, what was that?? you looked so... powerful!!" she jumped up and down.

"w- well i mean, two can play this game, right?" your tongue failed you, making you stutter and julie giggle at that.

"hehe, sly y/n!! i like this side of you, makes you look all cool and mysterious!" she striked a pose with finger guns, you laughed at that.

suddenly, sally walked right behind julie, waving at her and stopping in front of you, motioning for you to get close.

"i don't mean to gossip, but wally can't keep his eyes off of you!" the sunshine whispered.

you looked over your shoulder, making eye contact with that smug stare of his. you could feel him scanning your face, which was obviously making him more flustered since he couldn't stop staring so much.

seeing the romantic tension in the air, julie and sally looked at each other before walking together to the opposite side that you were, starting a conversation with eddie and frank. wally, seeing this opportunity, approached you with confident steps.

"so, mx. l/n, what made you dress up so... differently?" he asked.

"oh, you know darling, just for the friend gathering." you took use of his last name, obviously causing a reaction as he noticed what you did.

"ha ha, clever as ever, i see."

"thank you. any other question?" you smugly smiled at him while screeching on the inside.

"hmm, do you wanna take a walk with me, we can take a look at the stars maybe."

you were jumping up and down inside your head, "of course, lead the way."

you walked by his side, interlocking your arms together. his shoulders relaxed and he widened his eyes before walking out of the gateway with you by his side.

you gotta' give him credits, the sky looked absolutely beautiful that night.

"the stars look beautiful tonight." you spoke, eyes shining like the billions of lights above you two.

"not so beautiful as someone i know." wally was obviously hinting at you, but you decided to play his game.

"oh really? who?" you jokingly questioned.

"you know who." he responded, you tilted your head in a provocative manner, "you, of course."

"quite the romantic you are." you leaned closer to him, making his cheeks get brighter, "any other reason of why you wanted to take me out in this particular night?"

he looked to the side before staring right back at you.

"there is another reason." he released your arm and got in one knee, "you see, i have something to confess to you. y/n l/n, ever since you moved in here, i was never able to take my eyes off of you. even as you walked by and just laughed with our friends, i could always find my gaze stuck upon your figure. i thought i was able to keep my feelings hidden for you, each and all of my pining could be hidden as i fell more deeper for you. but today, you showed up in a way that i can't explain, blessing my eyes and enchanting this puppet's heart right into your palm." your heart was beating so fast, eyes almost watering before you calmed down, cheeks reddening at the sight of his moonlit self, "so i beg and ask of you, would you wanna give this artist a chance and become his one and only muse?"

you were speechless, only nodding your head before he got up and you threw yourself at him, kissing his face and leaving multiple lipstick marks. cheeks, forehead, the space where his nose would be, and finally, his lips.

you were so happy, couldn't contain yourself from leaving him absolutely breathless.

"of course, i do." you chuckled while he tried to recompose himself, only to be stared at by heart eyes and a loving sigh.

"give a man a warning before you rock his world like that." he laughed quietly.

you held his face on your palms, and it felt like you were holding the world, feeling confidence wash over you as you traced your eyes towards the marks you left on him.

"WOOOO-HOOOO!! GO Y/N!!!!" you heard someone scream.

looking over your shoulder, you were met with all of your friends watching you guys from afar. eddie and frank holding hands while eddie laughed and his boyfriend just slightly smiled, julie jumping up and down while stimming alongside sally who was shining even more brightly, howdy chuckling while clapping all of his four hands, barnaby clapping while howling happily and poppy stared with watered eyes like a proud mother.

well, at least you two didn't need to spend the rest of the night explaining how you and wally darling became a couple.

and with that, you gave him another peck on the lips, before pulling him to all of your friends, while he lovingly stared at you, his for now and forever number one muse.

"dearest, you're the absolute most."

sunnie, talk that talk: HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED!! I HAD SO MUCH FUN WRITING THIS OMG SUFNEJFJSJDJS n e ways, byeeee dear reader, ily mwah /p

More unpublished South Park drawings from a few years back! :DD This time it's style!

not gonna elaborate

yet another bunny comic, this one inspired by this prompt generated in the https://perchance.org/fluffy-otp-prompts website!

Hehe funny dabloons

hello~~ my birthday is coming up soon! i was wondering if you could do a modernau & yandere!fem!reader where she's always in the nurse office cause she always gets herself injured and so she rarely goes to class and everyone forgets about her, so she assumes that no one would remember her birthday except the genshin boys! she sees this as some kind of consent/okay for her to kidnap them ((maybe they actually dont mind it 👀))

if you could do aether, xiao, albedo i would appreciate it!! 💞💞 please take breaks and ilysm

-🌸 anon!

I'm so sorry that this was done really late, and happy late birthday 🌸 anon!

𝐀𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐗𝐢𝐚𝐨 & 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐔)

The reader is a yandere and female. All three parts have kidnapping and mentions of bullying, and the boys are a bit sick in their own twisted way. Albedo’s part contains power dynamics and psychological manipulation (from him), and his part is the most disturbing. Please read this at your own risk, you have been warned.

𝐀𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑

(Y/n) was such a quiet girl. She rarely spoke in class and Aether assumed that it was due to her shyness. He noticed that she was always alone, making her seem quite pitiful. One day, he overheard Xiao telling Ganyu that he would often see (y/n) go to the nurse's office with terrible injuries, which led Aether to believe that (y/n) was being bullied. Being the kind person he is, Aether decided to question (y/n) about what was really happening to her because he genuinely wanted to help.

Upon entering the nurse's office, he saw that the nurse was absent and that one of the beds was occupied as the curtain had been drawn around it.

"(Y/n), are you there?" he called softly. On cue, light shuffling could be heard as the person sat up on the bed.

"Who is it?" a girl’s voice asked. He approached the curtain and decided to be straightforward with his question.

"Please be honest with me. Is someone bullying you? I heard Xiao say that you're always in the nurse's office because of your injuries." When he received no response from (y/n), he continued; "I want to help you, so won't you tell me the truth?"

"I'm not being bullied. Please don't ask me about it again," she finally said. The blond let out a muted sigh, knowing that there was no use in helping someone who doesn't want to be helped.

"Alright... I understand." Since the atmosphere had become awkward, he tried to change the subject and suddenly remembered an important detail about his quiet classmate. Pulling up a chair, he then sat down. "By the way, isn't it your birthday today?"

There was a brief moment of silence before (y/n) asked, "You... remembered?"

"Yeah! I remember seeing your birthday on the birthday list Keqing pinned on the board at the back of the classroom,” he replied, “Unfortunately, I don't have a present for you so... have my presence instead!" He laughed at his own pun. (Y/n) soon joined him, though her laughs were much softer. They had a good time chatting with each other, and Aether ended up skipping one of his classes to stay with her. (Y/n) turned out to be a very nice person, so he didn't think that she was actually capable of kidnapping someone.

When Aether regained his consciousness, he found himself sitting on a chair in an unfamiliar bedroom with his arms tied behind him and his ankles bound to the legs of the chair. He was shocked to find himself in such a state, and his shock was amplified when he saw (y/n) crouching down in front of him with a love-struck look in her eyes.

"Aether~ You're finally awake," she chimed, standing up, "I'm sorry, I think I hit your head too hard back there. It must have hurt a lot." As soon as she said that, a throbbing pain bloomed at the back of his head, eliciting a groan from his throat. She immediately reacted by wrapping her arms around his shoulders and pressed his face against her chest. An embarrassed flush rose to his cheeks upon feeling her soft body.

"There, there," she cooed, nuzzling the top of his head affectionately, "Want me to get an ice pack for you?"

"Wh-why... Why did you do this?" he asked quietly, a slight hoarseness lacing his voice.

Pulling away from him, she stared at him in confusion for a moment before her lips curled up into a sweet smile.

“Oh Aether, why are you asking such a silly question? You love me, don’t you?” she responded, her questions taking him by surprise. Love her? Since when did he- His thoughts were cut off when he felt her weight drop across his thighs, and she proceeded to lay her head on the crook of his neck as she lifted a hand to cup his cheek. Although her touch was gentle and loving, it greatly contrasted the atmosphere of the situation he was in.

“Nobody but you remembered that it was my birthday today. You were also kind enough to keep me company while I was recovering in the nurse’s office, and you were worried about me being bullied... It must be because you love me,” she continued in a dreamy murmur, “I’m so sorry I never realised your feelings sooner.”

“N-no, you’ve got it all wrong,” he stammered, realising that she had trapped herself in her own delusion, “I don’t...” He quickly trailed off, feeling her hand shift to grip his jaw tightly.

“No, you’re the one who’s got it wrong. You haven’t realised it yet... Yes, that’s it. You just need time,” she said, though it sounded as if she was trying to convince herself instead of him. She then trailed a hand down his chest where it was splayed there, and Aether sucked in a sharp breath when her thigh pressed ever so slightly against his nether regions.

“(Y/n)...” he whispered shakily, eliciting a soft hum from her.

“I love you too, Aether. I love you so, so much, so won’t you stay with me? I promise I’ll be a good wife for you, I’ll cook for you, I’ll feed you, I’ll clean for you and I’ll even bear your children if you want. You don’t have to study, you don’t have to get a job, just leave everything to me. I’ll work for us and take good care of you.” (Y/n) continued to prattle on as she gazed into his golden hues with an overwhelming sense of love that was slowly infecting him.

His parents passed away when he was young, and his twin sister had mysteriously disappeared... There was nothing left for him at home, so maybe living with a girl who's ready to devote herself to him isn't a bad idea after all. He leaned towards her, subconsciously accepting his fate.

"I'll stay with you," he finally murmured, feeling his rationality slipping away the longer he loses himself in her heart-filled eyes, "forever."

𝐗𝐈𝐀𝐎

Xiao noticed that she wasn't in class again. He could have sworn that she was here for the first two periods, but after lunch break was over she never returned to her seat. He lost count of how many times this has occurred, and by now he'd already figured out the reason behind her absence.

She's most likely in the nurse's office again due to her injuries, and as to how she always manages to wound herself was obvious to him. He eyed the group of girls gathered around Albedo a few desks away from him and clenched his fists. It's all those entitled bullies' fault. Xiao would always come to (y/n)'s defence when he happens upon her being bullied since he can't stand watching the weak being picked on, but he can't be there to protect her all the time.

"I wonder why (y/n) is always missing from class? She doesn't seem like the type to skip school," Ganyu piped up in front of him, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"I often see her go to the nurse's office with terrible injuries," he said, making her eyes widen. From the corner of his eye, Xiao could see Aether staring at him in shock and assumed that he had overheard what he told Ganyu just now. With a long, drawn-out sigh, Xiao stood up abruptly, causing his chair to be pushed back with a loud screech and then left the classroom to make his way towards the nurse's office.

He practically flung the door open and made a beeline for the only occupied bed; fortunately, the nurse wasn’t here to reprimand him for his inconsiderate actions.

"(Y/n), I know you're awake," he said when he heard the soft ruffling of fabrics. Ripping the curtain aside, a surprised (y/n) gazed up at him with wide eyes.

"X-Xiao?" she stammered, having not expected him to barge in like this.

"What did they do to you?" he asked. Upon seeing her hesitate to answer him, he grabbed her shoulders, eliciting a startled gasp from her throat. "Tell me."

"They just forced me to eat chalk today," she replied almost inaudibly, "I'm feeling slightly better now so don't worry about me. You should go back to class, I think I'm going to rest here for the whole day."

Xiao was angry when he heard what they made her do, but he quickly forced himself to calm down by taking deep breaths. Pursing his lips, he pulled up a chair beside her bed and then took a seat.

"I'll keep you company," he told her before suddenly remembering something important, "Oh, and happy birthday."

(Y/n) faltered. Nobody seemed to care about or remembered that she was part of their year because of how rare it was for her to attend class nowadays, so she assumed that nobody would even remember her birthday. But Xiao proved that he was different than her apathetic classmates by uttering two certain words. An addicting, warm feeling spread inside her chest like wildfire, igniting her desire to keep him by her side.

Xiao did not anticipate his kidnapping while he was walking home. Somebody had sneaked up behind him and knocked him out without warning, leaving him with a terrible headache when he awoke in an unfamiliar room, restrained to a chair. He tugged on the ropes around his wrists and ankles in a vain attempt to free himself before cursing under his breath.

"Xiao..."

His head snapped up when he heard (y/n)'s voice. He saw her on the floor, slowly crawling towards him whilst he stared at her incredulously. He didn't want to believe his intuition at first, that the quietest girl in his class had kidnapped him - but as she inched closer, he could see that she was a deranged, lovesick high school girl underneath that shy exterior.

Xiao didn't know how to react or even what to say. He averted his eyes when she started rubbing her face against his knees, begging for some sort of response from him. Tears brimmed in her eyes as he continued to ignore her.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Xiao, please don't ignore me. Please say something, Xiao please please-" A sob was suddenly ripped out of her throat, cutting her sentence short. "A-at least look at me. Please, Xiao, please... I can't stand it..." She then sniffled, her tears staining the fabric of his school trousers.

Finally, he decided to gaze at her again. "(Y/n). Untie me right now."

She shook her head at his demand and clung onto him, her grip tight and desperate. "N-no! If I do that, you'll leave me! I can't live without you, Xiao! I-if you're not there for me, I'll die!"

She was such a pitiful sight. He wanted to say something else, but if he did then she'll probably cry even harder, making it more difficult for him to hold his ground. Although he rarely expresses his emotions, he's not apathetic and is capable of sympathy.

“Please stay with me... Xiao please... I love you so much...” she cried, pressing her face against his thigh.

The moment Xiao decided to become (y/n)'s knight in shining armour, he had unknowingly signed a nameless contract with her.

𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐄𝐃𝐎

With the brains and plenty of charisma, it's no surprise that Albedo was very popular with the girls. He could easily capture the hearts of his female classmates by sending a smile their way, but (y/n) seemed to be immune to his charms. A quiet and timid girl she is, who barely pays attention to what’s happening around her. As a scientist, Albedo is always curious and wondered why she’s different than the other girls.

... Now that he thought about it, it’s his fault that she has to make frequent trips to the nurse’s office, resulting in her missing most of her classes and eventually being forgotten by her classmates. The moment Albedo showed an obvious interest in (y/n), she became the target of the girls’ jealousy.

Why does (y/n) get special treatment from their prince? It’s not fair, they all thought to themselves - and so the bullying began. Albedo wasn’t oblivious to how (y/n) was being mistreated by her female classmates and he also knew why they were behaving that way, but he never bothered to remedy the problem either. There's just something so enticing about watching her get hurt and then having her run to him for comfort. He would wrap his arms around her trembling body as he whispers false promises into her ear and delude her that he's the only one she can depend on.

Ah, it really was his fault. His twisted little mind found entertainment in creating a yandere who would be so dependent on him that she virtually can't live without him. Her only thoughts would be him, and she'll satisfy his needs above her own... But when Xiao started acting like her knight in shining armour, Albedo knew that he had to do something before she realises that Xiao was a more reliable protector than him; he had to do something before Aether also makes a move on his precious test subject and captures her heart with his angelic personality.

Albedo certainly can't have any anomalies show up in his results.

On the day of her birthday, (y/n) had to be sent to the nurse's office again because of the bullies, who had taken it too far this time. They forced her eat chalk until she fell ill, and Albedo finally stepped in by directly reporting the perpetrators to the school's principal, Zhongli. He then decided to pay (y/n) a visit with her present hidden in the pocket of his blazer, and he smiled a little when the bell jingled softly with his movements.

"(Y/n), I've come to see you," Albedo called as he entered the nurse's office. The nurse seemed to have gone out earlier, leaving (y/n) all by herself. There was some shuffling as she sat up on the bed, and he walked over before drawing the curtain open. "How are you feeling?"

"A bit better," she quietly replied. He sat down on the edge of the bed and then reached out to gently cup her chin.

"Those girls won't bother you again. The principal has been made aware of what they've been doing to you," he said, tilting her head up so he could look at her face.

"Ah, thank you Albedo... If it wasn't for you helping me keep myself grounded, I probably would have snapped a long time ago..."

He let out a soft chuckle as he carved a comforting smile on lips. "I'm the only one you can rely on, remember? So don't worry." He leaned into her face, lowering his eyelids halfway. "I'll make sure that you're always a good girl." Before (y/n) could respond, he released her and backed away. "On another note, I got a present for you. Happy birthday, (y/n)."

Her eyes widened when he pulled out a cute little box from one of his blazer's pockets and placed it in her hands.

"You... remembered my birthday?" she asked, blinking.

“Of course. I remember everything about you,” he replied, “Don’t open the present until you get home, okay?”

She nodded, and the moment he spotted the hearts in her eyes, he knew that he had officially become the object of her obsession.

Albedo hadn’t expected her to kidnap him right after school. He thought that she would wait for a bit until night falls, but he’s not complaining; by doing this, she’s simply speeding up the process. When he woke up in (y/n)’s room, he found himself lying on her bed with his left wrist cuffed to the headboard. An unfamiliar weight was then dropped on his abdomen, prompting his eyes to shift downwards where he saw (y/n) sitting on his lower half.

“Albedo~” she purred, “You’re finally awake! Did I hit your head too hard?”

“Oh,” he murmured, wincing when a sharp pain shot through his head. “I think you did.”

“I’m sorry. I got too excited because I wanted to bring you home as soon as possible.” Leaning down, she nuzzled his jaw, making the little golden bell on the turquoise ribbon wrapped around her neck jingle softly. “I also really like your present, so thank you~ But if you wanted me to be yours, why didn’t you get me a collar instead?”

“A ribbon is cuter,” the blond said, moving a hand over her nape to brush his fingers against the satin material. He then lifted his left arm, the clinking sound drawing (y/n)'s attention. "This is unnecessary by the way. Release me, I want to be able to hold you properly. I promise I won't run."

She must really trust him if she readily brought out the keys to free him from the handcuffs. As soon as the metal ring fell off his wrist, he sat up and dragged (y/n) onto his lap, making her straddle his waist. She instinctively buried her face in his shoulder and took a long whiff of his scent, like she was trying to imprint it in her mind.

“You’re such a good girl, aren’t you?” he asked, patting her head. Then, gripping her jaw tightly, he forced her to look into his eyes. She mewled at his sudden roughness but didn't resist him. "And you belong to me... don't you?" His touch made her melt in his arms, and she pressed her body against his as she drowned herself in him.

“Yes, I belong to you. I’ll do anything for you, whether it’d be burning down a house, killing a rival, anything! So use me however you want, I’m all yours to control," she prattled, her blank eyes reflecting her obsessive love for him, "I won't let anyone get in the way of our love either.”

“You were a perfect test subject as you produced desirable results; I am satisfied. Now, kiss me," he ordered, and (y/n) happily complied. She eagerly pressed her lips against his in an open-mouthed kiss as he held her by the waist. Her tongue slipped inside his mouth, but he pushed it back with his and proceeded to lightly suck on the appendage, causing a thin line of saliva to dribble from the corner of her mouth as she let out a little moan.

With this, Albedo successfully created and tamed a yandere.