Curate, connect, and discover
A/N: This is an idea that suddenly popped out of my mind so I decided to write it. The reader is gender-neutral and this is a fluff. Enjoy reading and have a nice day!
Oh and there are some curse words cause it's Scara.
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Being a harbinger is something you canât be fully proud of. At least, thatâs how you feel upon staring at the badge the Tsaritsa gave you. But you donât really have a choice, you canât just pass an opportunity of making your life a bit easier. Even if you try to deny the offer, your head would be a target for the Fatui. Surviving in the cold weather of Snezhnaya is already a pain in the back, you donât want to make it worse.
Your job as a harbinger is really simple. You seldom cut someoneâs throat as youâre more often assigned in âgathering information from the insideâ type of missions. When it comes to highly secured territories, youâre the one to take the lead. You donât need assistance or anything as you mostly take the act you also planned and set it in motion. Maybe itâs from the experience of once working in front of many people, wearing a mask to suit everyoneâs taste, pursuing them to trust you.
As the Tsaritsa told you, youâre competent. A people pleaser like you can read people so easily that one look can immediately give you an inference on the personality you will need to portray on your target. When it comes to finishing someone, you do it quickly. As soon as you got their trust, it was also the time to sing them a lullaby to their own doom.
A sigh escaped your lips, being a harbinger sets you in the boundary of everything. It always felt like youâre in between of opposing arguments. Itâs thrilling but also confusing, maybe itâs just your morals kicking you in the guts but itâs too late for that. The moment you bow down in front of the Tsaritsaâs throne, it was all gone.
âI never knew a deaf could be a harbinger.â
Your eyes shifted from your badge to the source of the voice. The sixth harbinger, casually hanging out in your officeâs couch. He must have entered your office while youâre busy paying attention on your thoughts.
âDo you have any idea how many times I knocked on your door? I wouldâve thought youâve been killed in your office if I didnât know you any better,â he continued.
âIâm thinking about important stuff, I didnât notice.â
He scoffed. âYou didnât even bother to apologize, how rude.â
You blinked at him, staring to his eyes. Scaramouche, or also known as Balladeer has been the one to always barge into your office like it was his own for the first months. The first time you met him was just like this, except the fact that youâre working on paper documents that time and he didnât knocked, he just barged in. You remember how he didnât ask your name and where you from, just straight up gave the file the Tsaritsa wanted to give to you, informing you with a bunch of small insults here and there before leaving and slamming the door.
Your first thought was maybe he didnât like you or your impression, not that it matters anyway. Until you found out that he also does that to other harbingers, especially when heâs having too much to work with in his plate.
âYou know, no matter how long you looked at that badge, it wonât disappear.â
You look at the balladeer with his statement. He stood up, slowly walking towards your table as he crossed his arms. âIâve been wanting to ask you this since itâs disturbing my thoughts, are you reallyâŚchickening out? After being here for so long, thatâs quite disappointing.â
You let out a scoff at his question, your eyes narrowing at his glinted eyes. You know how Scaramouche is, the way he works with his words to initiate tension. You wonât fall for it but still you wanted to admit how well he can cause tension and get away from it.
âYouâre askingâŚme? What happened to your âgood intuitionâ, the sixth harbinger?â You retorted, raising an eyebrow.
He chuckled. âThatâs more like you. I just hate how you always look at your stupid badge every time I see you, it irks me.â
âThatâs more like your problem, not mine.â
âI hate it still, so I will need an explanation.â
âWow, is this manipulation 101?â
âY/n.â He sternly called your name, his eyes softening a bit. âI wanted to know if something is bugging your mind, Iâll help if I can.â
You remained silent as a sigh escaped your lips. You reached for the file youâre supposed to read a while ago if only you didnât space out. âIt was nine days ago..â
He hummed urging you to continue. He sat down on the chair opposite to yours, waiting for your next words.
âWhen I learned something about a certain topic, itâsâŚquite bizarre.â
You looked at him seriously, his indigo orbs meeting yours. You can see how his trying to listenâŚhow his patience is slowly thinning out on your slow words and his own pretention.
A smile formed your lips. âGaslighting. Oh, what a bizarre topic and thing to do, right Scaramouche?â
You dramatically placed your hand on your chest as you gave him a look of pity. He clicked his tongue before standing up, fixing his hat in the process.
âFuck you and your stupid badge.â
You laughed. His visible frustration is entertaining, especially when he cussed. Something about his cussing words just hits deeply, you canât help but laugh.
âI waste my time for this stupid shit. I shouldâve known.â
As he took a step away from table, you quickly stood up, reaching for his hand to stop him. He looked back at you with an annoyed expression. He was about to slap your hands off him but he stopped as soon as he heard you talk.
âWait, alright. Iâm sorry. I mean, Iâm not half wrong but..I get the glimpse of what youâre trying to do. Just sit down. I promise, no more jokes.â
It took a couple of seconds before he spoke up. âNo more fucking jokes.â
You nodded. He let out a sigh before he propped down on the chair again. You sat again too as you compose yourself.
âWhat the fuck is your problem?â
You bit the insides from your cheek to prevent yourself from chuckling. Thatâs more like him, you thought.
âThis badge isnât mine, dumbass.â
He raised his eyebrows. âIs it from an agent? A traitor perhaps? Just say the word and Iâll finish them off-â
âNo need for violence, it was from a harbinger.â
His eyes widened a bit. âDid youâŚkilled a harbinger? Y/n, thatâs not how you raise your rank. Youâre a trai-â
âI didnât kill someone, why are you insisting that?â
He shrugged, leaning on the chair as he hums. He must have been playing with you as a revenge from earlier. What a child.
âItâs from a harbinger thatâs been bugging me. Not in a bad way,â you cleared out before he can even decide to say a violent statement again.
âBugging you but not in a bad way? What the heck is that supposed to mean?â
You mentally facepalmed, of course he wouldnât know. He probably never felt that way for someone too. Now, youâre rethinking your decisions on telling him. Time for a more direct approach.
âI think I like someone.â
Silence.
You were replied by silence for almost a minute before a chuckled erupted from him. You shook your head as you listen to his laugh.
âYou like someone? And you stole their badge because you like them? What a creepy move, are you a stalker?â
You rolled your eyes before you stand up, holding the file on your arms. âYeah, yeah, whatever. Iâll need to submit this file before dinner time, bye.â
As you held the doorknob, you can still hear his laughter from your back. Maybe, youâll tell him some other time but, you promised yourself. You even practice on the mirror on what to say, itâs ridiculous. Your eyes landed on the badge. Every time you look at it, it reminds you of the glint in his eyes then youâll see your reflection, making you ask yourself on how did you get yourself into this.
âHey, Scara.â
You turned around, his laughed slowly stopped as he looked at you.
âRemember the camp last month?â
His eyebrows furrowed. âWhy are you asking me about such a horrible day.â
âChilde accidentally took your badge then replace it since you were pretty mad that day. It wonât be a good result if youâve known he touched some of your belongings.â
He blinked. âAnd you didnât tell me? That rascal, good thing he know what will happen.â
âI actually found it so here you go.â
You hummed, taking a last look on the badge before you throw it to him. He easily caught it with one hand, staring at it for a second. You saw how his eyes widen a bit before glancing at you again.
âThis badgeâŚis mine and what you said about it earlierâŚâ
Your throat felt dry the moment you meet each other eyes. You tried to smile, forcing yourself to formulate some words your mind came up with.
âYouâre making me feel complicated things, itâs unfitting for a harbinger.â
A/N: Hi, I've been thinking about posting this since it's Albedo and apparently, I love him. So yeah...enjoy the fluff.
"And maybe a bit of this would be enough.."
You stared at your beloved significant other as he made something like a potion. He's been putting different ingredients together for who knows what result it would be but he seems pretty focused on it that you don't want to interrupt him.
You watched as he slowly mix it all up, tilting your head to see his face. His eyes were pretty focus on mixing, probably analyzing the changes that's happening on the potion. His face has this determined and curious look but after a while, his lips turned into a smile as the potion glows.
A small smile formed his lips as he stared at the potion. He immediately take out his notes and write something on it.
"This is just what I expected, I'm glad it came out well. This potion would be pretty much useful..." he mumbles. "Then I'll probably going to test it sooner or later..."
He blinks, slowly raising his head just to meet your e/c orbs. Probably realizing that it was your stare he's been feeling for a while.
"Y/n? Something wrong?"
You shaked your head, "Nope, just...observing my research topic."
He looked at you curiously, "Research topic..on me?" He put away his notes, sitting just in front of you. "What did you find out then?"
You smiled, pulling out a small notebook from your pocket. "Let's see..."
You glance at him, he seems really curious on what you write down about him. You bit the inside of your cheek to prevent yourself from chuckling.
You cleared your throat, reading the notes you take down.
"You're eyes are just too amazing to look at but it's beauty remains even if you're focus on your research. The way you unconsciously smile every now and then is also a wonderful sight to see. Also, when you're mumbling things, it's weird how it adds to your charm. "
You put down your notes, looking at him. A small smug smile plastered on his lips. His eyes looking so amusely at you.
"And...the conclusion...?" He asked, tapping his fingers gently on the table.
"Conclusion? You're a precious one. Just overall, you're pretty cute. One hundred percent successful."
He chuckled, shaking his head slowly. "Will you consider making a part two of this research?"
You hummed. "Why not? I don't think I would get tired observing things from my research topic, it's...pretty interesting."
"So this is how it will play, huh?" He smirked.
"Yep. Let's do our research together." You grinned, winking at him.
He chuckled before getting up, looking at his notes again. "Alright, I'll just test this potion and while I'm doing that..." He glance at you, a smug smile on his lips. "You can continue observing your research topic."
Venti Ă Reader (Genshin Impact)
(A/n: Just a short scenario of the first meeting of Venti and the reader. )
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Venti immediately smiled as he entered the Tavern and saw you. You were busy talking to a customer about something before finally getting their order and serving it.
Your eyes shows how nervous you are while talking to some stranger but you still do and the funny thing is that, whenever a customer comes up to you the first thing that comes out of you're mouth are:
"H-Hi, how are you today?"
He chuckled as he remembered you, asking that to him. He was just trying to look for Diluc and as soon as he approached the counter, that's the first question you asked.
And so, knowing how playful he is, he tried to play it off. He told you he was kinda feeling down and just sad and something. Then, he proceeds to sit down in front of the counter and started talking on and on. At first, he thought you'll be bored since, who wants to talk about sad things like this? Everyone wants to be positive and of course, the both of you are in 'The City of Freedom', Mondstadt.
"And so, it just...I don't know, I feel really sad about it..."he trailed off, slowly looking up to see your reaction.
He saw how your eyes blinked, though they don't held any confusion in them, they are just...looking like processing something...are you actually trying to process his words?
"Uhm..."He looked at you, waiting for your reaction. "Everyone feels lonely sometimes so I can't really blame you. You know...those black thoughts of ours are somewhat controlling sometimes but...we must know how to fight it. It's the main challenge of life afterall."
He blinked at you. Now, he was the one who's trying to process your words...your..advice. You give him an advice and now, he felt bad for playing his words on you.
"Uhh...well, thank you." He cleared his throat, trying to distract his own conscience.
"I-I'm sorry. I mean, I didn't meant to go and say something, that just comes out of my mouth. Don't mind those words if they disturb you or anything!" You apologized as soon as you felt the awkwardness in his words.
Venti gulped, feeling his conscience rising up. Damn, he didn't know you were actually going to listen to that and hearing you apologized because of his own awkwardness that actually hides that those words are just plays...he feel ashamed. Goodness, he's the God of Wind, this is such a shame for a god.
"H-Hey, don't apologize. I'm the one who should apologize..."he said nervously.
You shot him a confused look which make him more uncomfortable on the situation he lets his self into.
"You see...I was just...trying to see your reaction if I told you something sad, I...didn't mean anything of that."
He saw how your E/C orbs looks at him directly. Are you mad? Well, of course you will. Looks like he's going to be banned in the tavern.
"You're...lying," You picked up a glass of wine and poured it with a wine. "You sounds like you really meant those words, that's not a fake one. I know it when it's the feelings that's talking."
Venti opened his mouth to say something but nothing comes out. He meant those? But he's just playing, what are you talking about?
"Sometimes people tried to hide their feelings by tricking their own mind." You smiled at him, "Here, have some of this, that might not be the best one since I was still learning that but that's the only free thing I made right now. Enjoy your drink."
He watched as your eyes slowly drifted away from him and go towards to the another customer who sat just two seats beside him.
"H-Hi, how are you today?"
He looked at the drink you gave him, chuckling silently as he takes a sip. As soon as he tasted it, he blinked. It wasn't the best, like what you said. But he knows exactly what type of wine this is. A Dandelion Wine...you actually gave him a dandelion wine.
He takes a sip once more before looking at you, "H-Hey."
"Yeah?"
"I'm Venti, what's your name, Ms. Caring Barkeeper?"
You chuckled, "I'm Y/n, Nice to meet you, Mr. Green man."