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୨♡୧ keqing

summary: you know keqing is a hard worker, but sometimes she forgoes basic needs in favor of her job. today, you decide to surprise her.

notes: one shot, gn!reader, fluff, not edited

warnings: food

word count: 557

those in liyue harbor were lively like always– kids brushing by your clothing, and salepeople yelling in the streets. though, you had no time to take in the sights. you walked up to the counter of wanmin restaurant and rung the small bell besides it.

xiangling quickly appeared at the counter. “oh, hi! i wasn’t expecting you to be here.” she slid a bag full of food over the counter. as you dropped the mora on the counter, xiangling tilted her head to the side in curiosity. “say, are you having a party or something? you’ve never ordered this much food before!” her eyes darted down to the notepad in her hand. “do i have the right order…?”

you laughed. “no, it’s not for me.” pause. “well, mostly.” you quickly grabbed the bag off the counter and with a wave, the sea breeze of liyue rushed past your ears as you ran to the office of civil affairs.

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cuddle headcanons: genshin ladies edition (part 1)

BANGS POTS AND PANS!!!!!!!!!! wom time. dividing this into three parts, and i’ll link those here when i get them done ouo9. this post contains: lisa, mona, xinyan, barbara, and keqing. 

PART 2 , PART 3, LUMINE

LISA

-  DUDE OKAY….. she is perfect for cuddles in every way, smells nice feels very soft and warm, the epitome of “world hard and cold, tiddy soft and warm”

- dont wanna forget her thighs either…… she is just…. pillow. gently teases when you decide to snuggle up to her but she adores it as she is a huge fan of skinship

- has her hands on you somehow, rubbing circles on your back or on a palm, running her hands through your hair. do this back to her and she gets very soft

- has pulled you aside with a hug from behind for snuggles. usually to avoid work when she’s feeling lazy (and to indulge)

- FOREHEAD KISSES

- smells like lavender, old books, and faintly smoke. snuggle rating: 11/10

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silk flower. [ hu tao x reader ]

prompt: you've left hu tao for kaedehara kazuha. those around her are concerned with the drastic changes in her personality, yet hu tao doesn't care about anyone's opinions of her besides you. pairing: hu tao x gn!reader cw: angst. death mentions bc it's hu tao but no major character death. wc: ~2.1k words a/n: written SPECIFICALLY for @starglitterz (and also because i really like this idea and haven't written anything for her before). hope u enjoy this when u wake up! im a menace for a 2k word long sabotage, i know

it's funny what can bring two people together.

zhongli, who despised hu tao, now stands beside her. he serves not as a consultant but rather as a friend. his advice is sage and his words are kind, but sometimes, hu tao wishes he still looked at her with disgust. it would be better than the pity that's in his eyes. he's made it his own agenda to tag along with her on her lunch breaks. besides, if he didn't follow her around, it would mean you were still with her. she'd much rather have you than zhongli.

it's the sixth lunch visit where the awkward situation turns even more suffocating.

"overseer," zhongli speaks up as she turns to head out. she bites back a groan, yet holds her tongue. her gaze moves over to him, once bright eyes dulled with sadness and apathy. "i am planning to go out to lunch with some friends. would you care to join?"

hu tao, ever compliant, can't find it in herself to decline. potential clients, she reminds herself. but, as she sits down at the wanmin restaurant, she can't help but wonder if this is too big of a client. singular. one other person.

did mr. zhongli bring me here just to third wheel? hu tao thinks.

"hi! i'm tartaglia, eleventh of the fatui harbingers," he extends a hand.

previously, hu tao would have taken it and chirped a kind greeting. all business is good business, right? but now, since you've left, hu tao lacks the ambition that once motivated her. instead, she stares down childe.

"didn't you try to destroy liyue?" she asks. zhongli clears his throat. the smile drops from childe's face briefly before he bursts out into laughter.

"don't you run a funeral parlor? it only would have helped your business," childe laughs. zhongli's gaze returns to its typical neutrality and, with nothing else to say, hu tao takes a seat.

xiangling takes their order. she expects hu tao to say something, anything to prank her, yet it never arrives. hu tao remains sullen and quiet. throughout the lunch, zhongli and childe exchange loving glances. even the wonderful tastes of xiangling's cooking can't cover up the bitter flavor of envy in her mouth at the sight of them.

"so, comrade," childe says callously, turning to look at hu tao. "xiangsheng told me you're going through a breakup."

immediately, alarm bells ring in hu tao's head. zhongli takes a sip of his drink as her gaze narrows, flitting between the two men before her. is this... an intervention? by a snezhnayan? a WAR CRIMINAL? hu tao is mildly aghast. if she was feeling like her usual self, she would have applauded zhongli for thinking of a funnier prank than anything she's ever placed upon him. instead, she feels as if she's sitting before two father figures (both a bit unhinged in their own ways, one more glaringly evil than the other). it's weird. it feels... wrong for someone to care about her in this manner.

wasn't that supposed to be your job? she doesn't want the attention of others, just you.

"he wanted me to offer you some advice," childe says. "i am quite experienced in the romantic field, after all."

hu tao doubts that last part.

"but, i have no advice to give! instead, i have a service to offer. we'll both benefit. give me the name of those who have wronged you and i'll personally eliminate them myself! i owe zhongli a favor, so-" childe begins, but zhongli cuts him off with a harsh glare.

"you have broken enough of liyue's laws, childe," he chastises. childe is unperturbed.

"aw, i guess zhongli had to ruin the fun," childe huffs. "but anyways, if you want me to kill your ex-"

"no," hu tao says. she's withdrawing into herself. none of the usual mirth of this conversation gets through to her. instead, she stands up.

"thank you for lunch, but i have to return to work."

she walks away from the two, despite zhongli calling out after her.

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hu tao doesn't return to work. instead, she walks to the coast of liyue harbor and sits down on the edge of the piers. the scent of the ocean is calming and the bustling noises of trade are familiar to her. here, in this secluded spot, she can be away from the pitying eyes. she knows she's changed. she no longer pranks others. her joyous tunes of poetry no longer erupt from her.

instead, she hums a familiar tune to herself. it's the cadence of the poem she used to tell you all the time.

hu tao has experienced death and loss before, but nothing has ever hurt quite this badly. perhaps it's knowing that she could have kept you if she was more careful that eats away at her. you are all she wants, yet you look at her as if you see through her. the two of you haven't spoken in weeks, yet the pain doesn't ease.

hu tao half-expects a red string to be tied around her finger when she looks down. she knows it would lead her to you. would yours lead to her? probably not. that's why you left her for the other poet, one filled with mystery and intrigue. kaedehara kazuha, a ronin from inazuma. he's valiant, standing up against the raiden shogun at the cost of everything he's known. hu tao stays in one place, performing the same tasks over and over. but him? he can provide you the adventure you always wanted.

hu tao laughs to herself. it's short and it's sweet and she's a bit embarrassed to have done so, yet she's more embarrassed as to why she laughs.

for the first time since the breakup, the first thing she's found to be funny is the realization that you never really loved her. there's no way. if you loved her, you would be hurting in the same way she is. she's changed and you haven't. you're probably making out with the stupid kazuha dude or whatever while she mopes over you.

it makes the pain within her feel so much worse.

she snaps out of her wallowing thoughts as she hears footsteps on the pier. she straightens her posture and corrects her expression to be one of neutrality as she stares out onto the water. yet, rather than turning away as one usually does when approaching the dead end of the pier that hu tao is sitting on, the footsteps approach her.

"hu tao?" a familiar voice asks. icy adrenaline shoots through hu tao's veins at the realization that the person approaching her is you. hu tao's gaze snaps up to meet yours. you look at her with a furrowed brow. in your eyes is the same pity that she always sees in everyone else's.

she hates it.

"hiya, sweethe- (y/n)." hu tao catches herself. you seem nonplussed by her mistake.

"your consultant... zhongli, was it? he told me you weren't feeling well and disappeared off to some place. he sounded pretty concerned," you say. hu tao wants to scream. zhongli sent you here? she has half a mind to fire him, but if her suspicions about him being an adeptus (or something greater) are true, then she can't afford being smited or whatever it is immortals do when you wrong them.

"aiya, i'm not feeling too well, but no need to worry about me!" hu tao chirps. you fail to see through her forced cheery facade, yet you sit down next to her anyways.

"you're looking rather flushed," you comment. "do you have a fever?"

before hu tao can stop you, you brush her bangs away and lay the back of your palm against her forehead to check. she can feel her face flush with heat at the gesture. your eyes focus on her and hu tao feels the familiar feeling of tears at the back of her eyes. she wants you to touch her like this forever. treat her with the kindness that only feels genuine when it comes from you.

"jeez, tao, you're burning up!" you state. "you shouldn't be out at the pier. c'mon, i'll take you home."

you, never one to take no for an answer, scramble up before tugging on her arm. despite her being just fine to walk and certainly not feverish (just in love, even if you've moved on), you loop her arm around her shoulder, making her lean on you as you walk. she hopes the close proximity doesn't give away the rapid beating of her heart.

"so, how has your day been?" you ask nonchalantly as you guide her back to her home. you know where it is. you've been there hundreds of times before. "besides the sickness, of course."

"mr. zhongli introduced me to one of his friends. quite a weird dude, but hey, new clients are never bad, right? he seems like he'd be easy to prank," hu tao rambles a bit with her words, but you don't seem to mind. instead, you laugh easily.

"is that so? you do love pranks," you muse. no, i love you, hu tao wants to correct, but holds her tongue. "xiangling tells me you haven't been pranking her recently, though."

"oh?" hu tao says, as if it's a surprise. "work always comes first and i have been busy recently, but perhaps a surprise is in store for her."

it's a lie. she knows it, but you don't. there's no point in pranking people, not when her thoughts are constantly plagued with you and the loss of love. in this little moment, she can pretend that the two of you are still together, that this interaction wasn't forced upon her by someone overstepping their boundaries. she yearns for you, yet you no longer want her. silence falls between the two of you after you hum an acknowledgment to your words.

"tao," you begin as you approach her front door. "there's something i need to tell you."

"oh yeah?" hu tao asks, forcing her tone to remain even as she opens up the front door and turns to face you. despite wanting to let you in, a part of her knows better than to extend the invitation. you'd only reject it, after all. you look away from her.

"i'm... sorry. i shouldn't have... left you like that," you say. "it was unfair to you."

hu tao holds her breath. is this what she's been waiting for? for you to come back? but wait, why does it feel so... wrong?

"i realize that um... you deserve better than me," you say. "which is why..."

you trail off. this isn't how this is supposed to go, hu tao thinks, but her throat is dry. she swallows thickly. tears begin to well in her eyes and threaten to spill out as you think over your words.

"hey, don't beat yourself up over such a silly little th-" hu tao begins, but your gaze returns to her with fiery resolution in your eyes.

"i'm leaving with the crux fleet tomorrow. the ship departs tomorrow. you won't have to worry about me anymore. i've made my bed, it's time to lie in it."

hu tao could laugh at your choice of words, but instead, she stares at you with wide eyes. she blinks. leaving..? the crux..?

"it's a hasty decision but... kazuha said that when the time is right, we should get married," you say. hu tao feels as if everything is passing her at too fast of a rate. "so i'm going with him."

"oh. congratulations!" hu tao says. her voice is wobbly. you smile, tears welling up in your own eyes.

"i'm sorry, darling," you say. hu tao feels something in her snap at the pet name. she takes a step back, further into the safety of her house.

"i'm happy for you, (y/n)," hu tao lies. "but please, never call me that again."

the funeral parlor overseer doesn't know what comes over her. she closes the door in your face before you can respond. she lets out a shaky breath as she hears your footsteps as you walk away from the entryway.

leaving... tomorrow... kazuha... married?

a choked sob escapes hu tao. why not her? why him? she doesn't understand and, all alone in the home the two of you once shared, hu tao breaks down sobbing, begging for someone, anyone to change the tides of fate that she cannot.

I guess since inbox is empty I'll just write stuff for myself where I'll write for my 2 faves and random character/s :p

If you want something like this with different characters or feel like something needs a part two feel free to request it!

Lisa, Kaeya and Yoimiya reacting to their crush being heartbroken

Reader here is gender neutral

Tw: toxic relationship mentions, manipulation, cheating (mentioned in only Yoimiya and Kaeya scenarios)

Lisa

Now she felt quite guilty over her feelings for you- since you were taken- but she knows suspicious behavior when she sees it.

Your partner was quite... Odd. She knew something was up but anyone would accuse her of jealousy if she'd try anything.

And to be frank yes she was jealous, she just didn't wanted you to feel bad over it.

But it didn't get rid of the feeling that something wasn't right, she never had alone conversation with them and was sweet since they didn't do anything wrong... Yet.

However she still had a very threatening aura around her. If a smile could kill hers definitely would.

"Oh? You're going to see (Partner's Name)? How sweet that things go so well for you two~ When do you think we could meet up? I'll prepare us some tea and you can tell me everything" was actually a bait so she can notice any red flags you don't notice.

"So they told you to change something about your appearance? Why I think you look stunning, but I suppose they don't have what it takes to notice a true cutie like you" she'd laugh off and say that she was joking while actually she took mental notes of the way they treat you.

It looked like your date kept trying to change something about you. They wanted you to act different, dress different, enjoy different things and many more.

She could see it exhausted you. So she told you that things are slowly going too far and you shouldn't stay with them.

Of course you didn't listen, you were blinded by love and she understood it. So instead she backed down, if you wanted to learn it the hard way unfortunately she had to let you.

After months of dating, your partner still wasn't satisfied with you, you begged and begged for them to not leave you. They called you pathetic and just like that they left.

It was sad but perhaps you need a proper slap from reality. Still it didn't change the fact that you felt worthless.

You tried everything for them and in the end it still wasn't enough. Maybe you didn't deserve love as a whole?

Lisa was there for you entire time. She was as sweet as ever ready to hear you out. If you needed emergency hugs, sweets, anything just ask her.

She didn't use this to confess her feelings either, it'd be selfish of her to use you in such vulnerable state.

But when you started ranting about not being able to find someone who loves you she just said "Look dear, as much as I respect you and your opinions you couldn't be more wrong. I love you, and if you say something like that again I'll kiss you to shut you up"

You didn't know what to say... It made things a bit awkward but you were flattered.

You said the line again, but in a more confident manner which was challenging her to stand by her word. And you know Lisa, she wasn't a liar~

(Bonus scene) Although the toxic relationship was behind you and you moved on Lisa can't say she never used her vision to cause your ex slight discomfort. She never really hurt them but she did inconvenience them.

Kaeya

He was pretty surprised to find out you were dating someone. It was a shame really since he enjoyed the casual flirting... Yup he was definitely casual with you and he didn't 100% mean a thing.

He mostly found out about your relationship becouse the person in question approached him and warned him.

"Y/N is my everything, and if you take them away from me I'll make sure you'll need a second eyepatch"

And while Kaeya respects their wishes, he knows a liar when he sees one (after all he owns a mirror).

The cockyness and fake desperation mixed with lack of sincerity for the first part of the sentence as well as body language made things clear for him.

He of course still backed down and didn't try to win you over even though it was tempting to make you cheat on them. He could just imagine the look on their face when they see how to treat you properly.

It was a guilty pleasure of his to just throw in a line that was on thin ice of flirting next to your partner.

But he slowly realized that it was his grave mistake.

They took this anger out on you. They yelled at you and made you believe it was your fault for things not working out so well between you two.

They threw a lot of empty threats, you weren't aware of the fact that they were empty of course.

They told you one time that Kaeya tried to ruin your life, while in the next few minutes they were saying that everything was your fault alone.

After enough tension they realized it wasn't so fun using you anymore. While they had you wrapped around their finger it was more convenient to find someone else at this point. If they won't be able to they'll just come back to you since you clearly will take them back anytime.

And even worse was that they had a perfect excuse to break up with you- accusing you of cheating.

You tried your best to prove your innocence but they 'didn't believe you'. Of course they knew you were innocent they knew what you were doing all day but it's better to blame you than just admitting to not wanting you.

This break up not only broke you but also your friendship with Kaeya. If he wasn't so... So Kaeya around your date things wouldn't end like this.

That's what you believe at first. So you avoided the man like a plague. You had to resort to trying your best to mend your heart alone.

You had other friends besides Kaeya but you shoot them down whenever they tried to help you.

He found it ironic that he in the end he was the one who made things rough for you. He wanted to help you but he ended up destroying everything, just as always...

But this time he didn't wanted things to end this way. He even considered talking to your ex but they found another plaything by the time he wanted to fix what he destroyed.

So he talked to you directly- well not exactly directly but he was in front of your door you refused to open "I know I'm the last person you want to speak to... And what I'm going to say is not going to change that probably" he laughed at himself that he even has hope that you'll stop hating him after such awful conversation starter.

"You know... All I did was because I was... Jealous. I know I had no right to be, you were dating them and not me... I'm not sure where I'm going with this but you need to know that (Ex Name) was a piece of garbage. Whenever I heard them talk to their friends, they treated you like you were a trophy not their lover, so I couldn't stand the idea of having someone like this... Be with someone I love" he was right of course but having that sentence right next to admitting he was jealous was a poor planning on his part.

Perhaps it turned out to be like that becouse he was nervous. But you had no reason to believe him and he knew that.

So after telling you everything he thanked you for listening if you even did and left.

Now it was up to you to decide whether you forgive him or even just believe him while you also have the option to ignore him completely.

Yoimiya

She was really supportive of you even though it hurt her. But hey seeing you smile sometimes have to be enough, even when she isn't the reason behind your smile.

She was more sad than jealous. But when she talked to your partner she got a little bit suspicious.

And you know Yoimiya- she's great at reading people. While on the surface they seemed ideal, she realized that all they did was make it impossible to ever say no to them.

They took you out on far too expensive dates, never let you return any favors and having excuses to rejecting your gifts. It was all just so when they really want something from you they can say "I do everything for you and you do nothing for me"

Not only that she also found out they were cheating on you. This was unacceptable and she tried to warn you right away.

"Y/N what I'm going to say is really important so please listen to me: your partner is cheating on you. I saw them on the festival with someone else and it didn't look like two friends hanging out"

You wanted to believe Yoimiya but love is nothing without trust so you asked her if she was sure of what she saw.

You did find it suspicious that they didn't wanted to go out with you today and told you to not go near festival today. But they also explained it was because they were busy with work and they wanted to have full festival experience with you.

No matter how many times she tried to reason with you, you refused.

It was so annoying that she couldn't say anything to convince you to just listen to her. She hates being so helpless.

And she didn't wanted to drop it but when you told her to just leave you alone she knew there was no convincing you.

She couldn't sleep thinking of things she should do to make the heartbreak less... Well... Breaking?

She focused on her work for now but she had a very hard time trying. You always were on her mind but never in this way.

Few days later she saw you crying and there was no words for how much it broke her heart to see you like this.

She hugged you right away asking what happened and you admitted that she was right and you were a fool for not believing her.

"It's okay Y/N, no need to insult yourself like that! Everyone makes mistakes and everyone sometimes trusts the wrong person"

She thought what to do for a while and said "I know! How about I set off some fireworks for you and get you some good food after that? Or maybe we should do it in reverse order..."

You refused to go out to eat, after all that was what (Ex Name) always did with you and to that she said "Silly, I meant that I'll cook for you! You can join me if you want too. Cooking with someone is fun... Oh I know! Maybe stay for the night with me too and we'll talk all night if you want, or I can provide you with any emergency hugs whenever you'll need them"

So from heartbreaking afternoon you had an amazing evening and night with Yoimiya.

She did everything she could to distract you from your ex and she never shamed you when you couldn't help but recall. It was really sweet and considerate of her...

Oh also she didn't know she'd ever have to do anything like that but your ex was officially banned from her service. She didn't care about being petty, what she cared about is at least a little karma.

~Mod Lisa

Oho yes Raiden request incoming. How about Raiden like being reminded of her old friends and how they're no longer with her anymore which causes a break in her usual guard around the reader. This results in Raiden pleading for the reader to never leave her and just soft fluff from there.

Well this request was awkward. If you don't wanna follow exactly, go ahead and do just that

A/N: I'll format this post some other time lmao. Also, Reader appears very suddenly, I know that, but that's because I didn't know how to transition the scene lmao. Also-also, the relationship between Reader and Raiden is unclear. So feel free to imagine it whatever you want it to be.

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Raiden:

Every morning brings about pain in her heart—aches and pangs of all kinds. This pain pressures her further to strive for eternity. Eternity is nearest unto Heaven after all, right?

The winter morning freezes in time, soft snow falling—muting the world it coats. She gazes out upon the white-painted world before her from atop her room balcony. She grits her teeth, feeling her heart swell with desperation for the old times with her dearest friends. A fist of her own clenches, resting on her chest, fingernails threatening to break her snowy pale skin.

She sniffs. Whether it's from the cold or her emotions, she doesn't know. It's both, it's definitely both, she concludes. Her eyes become dusky and hazy with dark thoughts and intense desperation. The world grows fuzzier and fuzzier with a white glaze. She gulps and frowns, collapsing to her knees and clenching her fists.

You appear at her side, a warm and fluffy wine-colored coat in your arms. You unfold the coat and wrap it around her shoulders. Out of respect, you do not speak to her. You turn, ready to leave her be, but she clutches at the edges of your clothing—looking up at you with knitted eyebrows and parted lips. Desperation fills her glassy violet eyes, tears threatening to spill.

"Please, don't leave me." She whimpers, voice barely above a whisper.

You blink, nodding slowly and returning to her side. You settle down onto your knees next to her, gazing at her with a diligent stare. Your eyes soften out of concern for her, wondering what's gotten her so down and out all of a sudden.

With hesitance, your hand reaches out to her. When your hand makes contact with her soft violet hair and pets her oh so softly, her eyes go wide. Yet, she's quick to relax—sighing in content as her eyes flutter shut. A soft smile caresses her thin lips and rosy tint coats her cheeks.

And for once, the morning is different than all the others. It's soft as the fluffy snow beyond you yet warm as a long-awaited embrace. She relishes in these quiet moments, leaning her head toward your comforting hand like a cat. You swear she could start purring at any moment.

Her eyes flitter open, staring out to the snowy landscape before her striking gaze flickers over to you—sparing you a pure smile and adoring gaze.

"Thank you. Let's...stay here a while longer."

I have an idea for request : Imagine being Ei's S/O, but you died along with her sister, a thousand years later, you've been reincarcinated again but you don't remember your memories from the past and its heartbreaking because you don't remember being Ei's S/O. Suddenly you fell in love with one of the inazuma girls (Yae Miko, Ayaka, Yoimiya, Kokomi) and your dating them, BUT Ei sees you dating one of them leaving her heartbroken on the sidelines. Take your time and rest when you need to <3

Initially Being Ei’s Lover, Reincarnated as Her Lover

Characters: Yae Miko, Ayaka, Yoimiya, Kokomi x gn!reader

Warnings: none

A/n: Yo does this title make sense? I hope it does heehee, I had a difficult time summarizing it

Nevertheless I think this idea is super unique 🥺 I really like the difference of each woman and how I can reform each story uniquely based on which one I’m writing for

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Can I, can I get some headcanons for Zhongli and ganyu with a reader who has a hard time sleeping? Pls, pretty pls

Zhongli was taking in the nightly scenery, when he spotted you, looking weary and distant. He approaches and asks what the matter is.

You couldn’t sleep, so you decided to take a walk. Give your body something to do aside from staring at the ceiling.

Escorting you back to your place of residence (whether that be a room at the local inn or a magical teapot) he would sit you down by a fire as he brewed some tea. 

You would make a comment, telling him there's no point if it takes several hours to make.

The old spirit chuckles lightly, telling you that this wouldn't take long.

As he prepares the tea, he asks if there was a particular reason for you not sleeping.

If something was troubling you, he would gladly listen to your woes. Offering the best advice he could. If it was a natural form of insomnia, he would accompany you the next day to see if Baizhu had anything that could assist.

You can hear the tea being poured into a cup, which is quickly brought to you. Taking it gratefully, you felt the warm liquid going down your throat. It was slightly sweet, but savory too. Some of the tension in your body finally managed to release.

A little shyly, you ask if Zhongli could tell you a story to help you sleep. He agrees, following as you made your way back to your bed. Snuggling up under the covers, the former archon brings a chair next to the bed and sits.

Before he starts, you ask Zhongli to take note of where in the story you fall asleep. You like his stories, and it would be a shame to miss out. Zhongli agrees, and begins a tale from eons ago...

You were with Ganyu on one of her (few) breaks when you felt yourself fade in and out. Like all of a sudden the conversation moved on. Ganyu quickly picked up on this, taking you to a quiet place to sit down.

She asked what was wrong, and you told her how you’ve had a hard time sleeping as of late, and it was starting to get to you.

Of course, Ganyu is familiar with lack of sleep. But being part adeptus, she’s able to go longer periods without it. You, however, very much needed sleep. So the half-adeptus took it upon herself to help you get a good night’s rest.

She arrived at your abode that night, and you welcomed her in, going to make some tea for your guest.

To which Ganyu INSISTED she make the tea and you rest! You said you weren’t going to bed that very moment, and you both just agree to work in the kitchen together. 

Sometimes having a good heavy meal can help put one to sleep, so the two of you ate together before deciding to call it a night.

In your bedroom, you tossed and turned, trying so hard to fall asleep. It was so frusterating that you just couldn’t. But looking up, and seeing Ganyu sitting next to you, it made it a bit more barrable. 

She takes your hand, squeezing it gently with a smile. 

“Do not fret, y/n. This will pass.” She speaks.

Taking in a deep breath, she nod, closing your eyes and relaxing. You held her hand back, and you finally managed to fall asleep.

Hu Tao: I want to eat instant ramen with you at 4am

- Hu Tao is wide awake at this hour which her S/O SHOULD be used to at this point.

- She jumps on their bed, startling them as she wraps her arms around their waist.

(Hu Tao) "Hello, dear!"

(S/O) "Nggh...Hu Tao? What in the-"

(Hu Tao) "Come on, I wanna show you something!"

- She playfully shakes them until they groggily get up.

(S/O) "Alright alright, I'm up..."

- S/O stares at the window and sighs, knowing that dawn wouldn't break until several more hours.

- As Hu Tao excitedly hops down the stairs while S/O slowly catches up, they finally see what she woke them up for.

- ...It was a bowl of noodles.

- S/O unamusingly gazes over to Hu Tao, who was standing in the darkness with a wide grin.

(Hu Tao) "Now, see that bowl? It's cold."

(S/O) "...Yes. That is a cold bowl of noodles. In the dead of night."

(Hu Tao) "4 AM actually!"

(S/O) "And I am up for...?"

(Hu Tao) "This!"

- She activates her pyro vision and instantly heats the noodles to a steaming degree, and even from this distance S/O could tell it was edible now.

(Hu Tao) "Boom! Instant noodles!"

(S/O) "...Okay that was pretty cool."

(Hu Tao) "Have some with me!"

- S/O sits with Hu Tao as she happily slurps down the noodles.

- While it admittedly looked good, they still were not wanting to be awake right now.

- Hu Tao giggles as she winks at them, mouth still full.

(Hu Tao) "Lub you!"

(S/O) "...Hmph."

- S/O only smiles as their eyes drop down little by little. It was nice seeing her happy like this. Unfortunately this wasn't going to be the last time they'd be woken up like this.

“Who was y/n to you?” “Y/n was my deep, forbidden love. The most magnificent dream of my adolescence.”

Arranged marriage au, yoimiya x gn! reader, no chance to confess, childhood to young adult love,

a/n thank you @ghostly-march for making me hurt yoimiya <3

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Childhood. An innocent time for many.

Back in Yoimiya’s childhood, before she started making fireworks, her childhood was just like any other child’s. Despite the Vision Hunt Degree, she was like any other child. She catched Onikabuto and had participated in Beetle fighting, often beating Arataki Itto. She played Temari with you, her childhood best friend. She would go to the summer festival and help her dad out with the fireworks, then reunite with you, Itto and the others to try out the dango and all the other snacks during the festival.

Even back then, Yoimiya liked you a bit more than the others.

She would always approach you to play with each other, and often the two of you spotted with each other, arms slinged around each other’s shoulders, flying kites in the bright blue sky.

Before she knew it, she had breezed past her childhood days.

You, who were born in a minor noble family, still had to accept the wishes of your father, who deemed that it was time for you to attend noble lessons. The young you, who longed for carefree days with your best friend, would often sneak out with Yoimiya in the middle of the night, and the two of you would play with tiny sparklers, hushed conversations and laughter ringing through the night sky.

It was inevitable though, that your father would find out.

With increased supervision, it was hard for you to sneak out, and before long, the two of you lost contact.

The third time that you didn’t appear at your agreed meeting spot, she found her heart clenching at the thought of not being able to see you for a very long time. Her father was understandably worried when she lost her spark for a few days, right when she was in the middle of her studies of making fireworks.

A few days after that, she got her Vision in the middle of the night while tinkering with her fireworks, and she used it to start fires in the workshop for convenience. It was not until her father told her what a Vision was then she understood what it stood for.

Ever since then, Yoimiya had devoted herself to the art of fireworks, but as she looked at the fireworks she had created for the first time for the Naganohara festival, she wondered if you would be able to see it.

Her mind still could not forget you after all this time.

She wanted to show you a firework that you’ll never forget. Even if it only lasted for an instance, she had hoped that she would have a chance to show you a sight that you’ll imprint into your mind for eternity. That was her dream since her youthful days, and she never forget it. Then, she’ll confess to you at that moment, when she summoned her own courage.

Until she had to forget it.

“Have you heard? The Kamisato Clan’s Princess Ayaka is set for an arranged marriage with the (L/N)’s Clan Major (F/N)!”

“Really? That’s really sudden… I wonder what the Kamisato Clan and the L/N clan are thinking…”

If not for her quick reflexes, Yoimiya might have dropped her box of fireworks onto the floor.

No way…

Yoimiya rushes off to the many spots in the wild where she made so many memories with you and the other kids, now young adults.

By chance, her favourite spot, where you, Itto and Yoimiya had once promised to be friends forever, was occupied by a certain Oni.

“Hey. What’s up? Up for another round of beetle fighting?”

“Not today, Itto.”

“Is it about Y/n getting hitched with that Kamisato Ayaka? *Sigh* Really, who was y/n to you?”

With a heartbroken smile, Yoimiya replied, her smile curved sadly.

“Y/n was my deep, forbidden love. The most magnificent dream of my adolescence.”

Before the firework could bloom, it was already doomed to never bloom in the night sky.

That was cemented in her mind the moment she saw you with Ayaka, with a serene and calm smile on your face.

Who was she to interfere with your affairs, much less your family's?

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