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Edit: Option 3 Rafayel (Missed Spelled his name đ )
Fandom: ćä¸ćˇąçŠş | Love and Deepspace (Video Game) Category: F/M Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Main Character/Qi Yu | Rafayel; Qi Yu | Rafayel/You Tags: One Shot, Crack Fic, Mild Hurt/Comfort, POV Third Person, POV Rafayel, POV Second Person, Light Angst
Summary: Rafayel knows you're lying to him but he doesn't know what the reason behind it is. So the best logical conclusion he comes to is that you are seeing someone else.
A/N: disclaimers: - english isn't my first language, so sorry for any potential mistakes - this is a crack fic written purely for funsies with a pinch of angst (cause it's Rafayel), don't take it too seriously - the fic begins with Rafayel's POV and then it changes to reader's POV
you can read the fic here or go to ao3 (hyperlink in the title)
Rafayel knows his girlfriend has been up to something as of late. He just couldnât figure out what exactly it was.Â
At first, he ignored it. Well, no, he didnât actually ignore it, more like he just pretended it didnât bother himâa tactic he was very well-accustomed to.
How did he know something was off, you might ask. Well, first of all Rafayel knows his beloved, thank you very much, so itâs no surprise that the first thing to tip him off was her lying to him. He knows she couldnât lie to save her lifeâunlike himself, of course.
So, naturally when he asked her what plans she had for the weekend and she pulled out a half-assed excuse about some kind of reading she needed to catch up to, he knew immediately it wasnât actually the case. This girl is so bad at lying, Rafayel has no idea why she still even tries. The birthday preparations she tried to make in secret shouldâve been proof enough to discourage her from ever trying to lie to him again.
Rafayel, guided by that logic, has tried jogging his memory to remember if there were any anniversaries or other special occasions worthy of celebration and came to the conclusion that there were none. That realization frustrated him to no end because that meant he had no clue what was actually happening with his girl.
Days, then weeks kept going in that same manner with her always making excuses and disappearing for several hours, not answering her phone and keeping her text messages short. He thought he did something wrong and she was just pissed at him but that also wasnât the case because there were no indications of that apart from her disappearing all the time.
Then it finally hit him.Â
She must be seeing someone else. The betrayal he felt the moment that thought settled in his head was like no other. It was way worse than her forgetting him back when they first met because, here she is now clearly remembering him, being with him and yet still disappearing on him several times a week. Oh, this is unbearable.Â
What will he do if thatâs truly the case? What can he do, really?
Itâs not like Rafayel isnât giving his all to this relationship. What more could she possibly want and why wouldnât she simply ask it of him?Â
If weâre being completely honest, Rafayel is having a full-blown breakdown over this.Â
Like, if she wanted someone else to spice things up a bit, she couldâve just told him. Sure, Rafayel wouldâve probably cried over it but at the end of the day heâd suck it up and do whatever she wanted hoping it was just a phase. If, on the other hand, it was the worst-case scenario and she fell in love with someone elseâŚ
Well, thatâs not something Rafayel wants to consider. If push comes to shove, heâll just improvise like he always does praying for the sea to have mercy on him.
He tries not to overthink all of this but it is getting more and more difficult with each passing day with each excuse and lie even though when sheâs with him, sheâs no different than sheâs always been. Sheâs loving, teasing, and caring. She cuddles with him like she used to, makes sure he doesnât starve to death while working on a new piece, and makes love with him like itâs their last day on Earth.
Rafayel loses sleep over the predicament heâs found himself in. And worst of all, he canât even paintâhe canât put his emotions into art, the one thing heâs always praised himself for being good at. Every time he tries, he just stands there for a while with the paintbrush held mid-air, unable to make the first stroke. Then when he finally makes himself move, do somethingâanythingâhe is left with a bitter sense of disappointment.Â
Itâs all justâŚnot right. He truly feels like a fish out of water (pun intended).Â
Not only is she blatantly lying to him, she also hides stuff from him now. She never used to do that before and Rafayel is oh so ready to start ripping off his hair if she continues whatever it is sheâs doing now. Heâll go bald at the ripe age of twenty-four. Itâd be plastered all over all sorts of billboards tooâŚÂ âAn artist gone bald: the downfall of the infamous Rafayelâs hairstyleâ or something like that.
Okay, dramatics aside, it is weird. A few days ago, she was on her phone and he dropped onto the sofa right next to her. The moment his head touched her shoulder she locked her phone and put it aside. She thought she was being so nonchalant about it too, but Rafayel isnât crazy, it wasnât his imagination playing tricks on him. When he asked her what she was doing she said she was making a list of groceries. Rafayel obviously wasnât dumb enough to buy that because she wasnât even typing.
Maybe she was reading someoneâs messages? was all Rafayel could think of that sleepless night.
There was that other time, a week ago, when he went to visit her unannounced just because he felt like it and was around the area (not really). He had to wait for her to open the door for two minutes! He knew she was homeâthe lights were onâbut she still made him wait outside the door to her apartment. When she finally let him in, she said, âOh, sorry, I was making a smoothie when the blenderâs lid malfunctioned and the contents were all over my shirt, so I had to change into something else.âÂ
Sounds valid but hereâs the catch. When he went to the kitchen it was perfectly clean and the blender was full. It didnât look like even a drop of its contents was spilled. Weird.
Also, she didnât let him go anywhere near her bedroom. Itâs not like they usually have a habit of hanging around there when her living room is way cozier and much more spacious. It was still weirdâŚ
Today is the day he puts an end to all of this. He can no longer live like this. If thereâs something she doesnât want him to know about so as not to hurt him, he needs to know what it is because staying in the dark hurts him even more. Heâs starting to second-guess every single interaction they are having these days.
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It wouldnât be a lie to say that these past few weeks have been a lot: with all the wanderer fighting you had to combine with spending time with Rafayel as well as working on your secret project. Still, youâre proud of yourself for putting your mind to doing this. And itâs going pretty well if anyone asks you; you were expecting it to turn out way worse.
Itâs been a while since the thought first came to your head. It happened when you were finally able to convince Rafayel to show you his true form: tail, scales, and all. He was absolutely mesmerizing, it felt as if you were witnessing the eighth wonder of the world. Quite frankly, you were stunned and unable to find words for a good minute. His tail was such a beautiful rich shade of blue and sparkling with droplets of water that it felt downright criminal he was keeping it a secret for so long. Still unable to voice anything coherent you ran your hand down the scales in wonder.
âDo you think Iâm a monster now?â he asked when the silence stretched for too long, with a level of uncertainty that broke your heart.
A monster? You couldnât believe your ears werenât deceiving you.
âRafayel, youâre the most beautiful person Iâve ever seen,â you said with no hesitation.
This silly man, you thought to yourself. He has no idea how truly amazing he is inside and out in any and all his forms.
You had to show him just how stunning and gorgeous he was. And just like that your mission under the code name âArtist Turned Museâ began.
Then came his drawing lessonsâŚ
You asked Rafayel to teach you because of an assignment for a work-related event that you totally didnât make up. It was all a lie, of course. However, you soon found those lessons to be counterproductive and your teacher quite distracting. So, you had to find some other way to make it work.
A friend of yours who frequents all kinds of workshops has been recommending to you quite a few of them for a while now. When she started listing them all, one of them hit close to home.Â
âThatâs it!â you exclaimed, then hummed to yourself. Paper mache was something you could work with; you were pretty good when it came to working with your hands. Though, itâs been a while since the last time you did anything of the sorts, so you were probably really rusty. Thatâs why you decided to go to that workshop your friend suggested.
Fast-forward four weeks later, youâre very close to finish and the mini merman Rafayel seems quite close to how the real one looked. Youâve spent quite some time on research, buying materials, and crafting and painting, of course. Additionally, you somehow managed to keep it all a secret from Rafayel, which, truth be told, was the most difficult part of this but you really wanted to make it a surprise.
One day he even showed up at your place uninvited; your hands and clothes were all covered in glue and you had to change and wash up as fast as you could. When he dramatically asked why it took you forever to let him in, you made up an excuseâthe first thing that came to your mindâRafayel seemed to believe it though, because no additional questions came.
Now youâre looking at your creation, itâs almost done, only some finishing touches left. You trace the prominent fleshed out scales of the tail with your fingers. It probably needs some glitter, though using the glue gun to make beads reminiscent of water droplets was a great idea. The goofy little smile you drew on mini Rafâs face makes you huff out a laugh.
Thatâs when you hear the door to your apartment open. Right away you jump off the chair you were sitting on. There are only two options here: either someoneâs breaking in to rob you, or itâs Rafayel who has keys to your apartment, and at this moment youâre not sure which one is worse.
In case itâs really a robberyâwhich is highly unlikely given that itâs still daytimeâyou pick up your gun before stepping out of your bedroom. Seeing Rafayel with his hands crossed across his chest in the middle of your living room, you exhale closing the door behind you and putting your gun aside.
âHello? What happened to knocking?â you try to lighten up the mood with a joke but Rafayel is still frowning for some reason.
Rafayel heaves a deep sigh and says, âI know youâve been lying to me for weeks. And I know what youâve been doing behind my back.â
Oh-oh. How did he even find out? That doesnât matter right now. What matters is heâs upset, like, really, really upset. You werenât expecting him to take it this badly, though.
âIâm sorry, I didnât really mean to lie to youâŚâ you say looking at your feet guiltily. Man, surprises are truly exhausting, youâve spent so much time and effort to keep it a secret and now youâre being reprimanded like a kid for it.
âBut you did. I hate it when you lie to me, Iâd take a knife in the heart over a lie to my face any day,â Rafayel sounds serious, like never before.Â
Heâs being a bit too dramatic considering the circumstances, in your opinion, however it is true that heâs very sensitive, so it hurts to hear him this vulnerable. âI know, Iâm sorry. I shouldnât have gone behind your back.â
Somehow, Rafayel looks even more hurt after those words leave your mouth. âSo, you werenât even considering the option of not doing it in the first place?â He looks like a puppy thatâs been repeatedly kicked in the gut and youâre starting to regret every life choice that has led you to this point. This little project of yours was supposed to empower him and make him feel accepted and loved by you but he just looks like heâs witnessed the biggest betrayal of all.
âIâI didnât think youâd be so against it, to be honest.â The guilt is swallowing you whole at this point; you just want to hide your head in the sand.
âWhyâhow could you think I wouldnât be against such a thing? I mean, I probably could deal with it but at the very least you shouldâve said something to me beforehand!â And heâs angry again, huffing and puffing. His cheeks are flushed and youâd say he looks cute if not for the hurt etched into every inch of his face.
âCan we at least talk about it honestly now?â he sounds resigned. âCan you tell me the whole thing from the start?â
âOkay,â you nod and finally get closer to him sitting on the sofa beside him, so that youâre face to face. âI first thought about doing this when you showed me your tail,â you start and hear Rafayelâs breath hitch. He looks teary-eyedâthough not a single tear fallsâand more vulnerable than ever. Oh God, you knew he was very self-conscious and insecure about his lemurian form, you shouldâve never tried anything like making a replica of it. âIâm sorry, Rafayel, I shouldâve asked you if you were comfortable with me doing anything like this, it was stupid.â Considering how much of a touchy subject Lemuria is for him and how for centuries humans have been using lemurians for all sorts of purposes.
âSo, you decided to find someone else because Iâm not human?â
What?
No, thatâs not right.Â
âWHAT?â Thatâs more like it. You sound absolutely appalled at the idea. Howâwhere did this even come fromâ
Oh.
Oh.
Oh no, this is a disaster. A complete disaster.
âRafayel, please tell me what exactly you thought I was lying to you about?â
He still looks distraught as he tries to say, âThat you wereâŚâ inhale, pause, exhale, âseeing someone else?â his voice uncertain now.
Oh hell no.
âOf course, I wasnât,â you say as you cup Rafayelâs cheeks. He looks into your eyes and your heart breaks all over again. This silly man thought you were cheating on him and still didnât say a word until today? And he said he could âdeal with itâ if you warned him about it? Oh, you need to put an end to this right now.
You donât even care that the figurine isnât quite finished yet, you take Rafayelâs hand and lead him into your room. âTa-da,â you jokingly half whisper, motioning your hand towards the mess that is your desk and workspace in general. The mini Rafayel proudly laying in the middle of it all.
âWhatâs thisâŚâ Rafayel looks around the room, probably still expecting another man to jump out of the closet.
âI was making a paper mache figurine of you, you silly man! There was no other man I was seeing,â you say reassuringly and then add a little sly remark, âWell, if you donât count this little fishie as one.â
And finally, thereâs a glimmer of life in Rafayelâs eyes. âSo, youâre not having an affair?â
âOf course, Iâm not,â you say one more time, squeezing his hand tighter.
âThank goodness!â Rafayel exclaims, scoops you up and spins you around, a yelp of surprise escaping your mouth.
âHow could you even think Iâd be interested in anyone else when I have you?â Your head spins a bit and you canât stop a little giggle from coming out because, honestly, this whole interaction and misunderstanding is ridiculous. âI donât need nor do I want any other man when I already have the one I love,â is what you choose to say instead of mocking him. (Though you absolutely will tease him relentlessly and will never let him live this down)
âYeah, I knowâŚâ he says, avoiding your gaze. But does he really?
âI love you, Rafayel.â
âI know,â he repeats.
âNo, you donât. I love you. I am in love with every version of you, in every way, shape, and form you come,â you say because he needs to hear this. âI love you yet I feel like that word canât even come close to what I feel towards you. Itâs so, so much bigger than what words could convey. Please donât ever doubt that.â You peck his lips to emphasize your point.
âOkay, Iâm sorry,â he says but he doesnât look guilty, in fact, he finally looks like himself, grinning from ear to ear and pecking you in return.
âDonât be,â you reply. âButâŚâ
âBut?â Rafayel lifts one of his brows up.
âDonât you wanna say something in return?â you teasingly drawl the last word.
Rafayel smirks and clears his throat before saying, âOh? What could that possibly be?â
âI donât know, maybe something that would correspond with what I said to you earlier?â Your fingers creep up his arm to his shoulder and then flick his nose.
âOoooh, you mean that,â he articulates exaggeratedly. âYeah, sure, cutie. I love me, too.â
You playfully slap his arm and pinch it hard.Â
âOuch! That hurt!â he exclaims but that doesnât deter you. You keep pinching him, then start tickling him all over his body, as he falls onto your bed and wheezes. âOkay, fine, I yield!â A pause. âI love you, too.â Heâs holding both your hands by the wrists, so you canât keep tickling him. Then his breathy laughs stop, his eyes growing softer, more sincere. âI have loved you my whole life. And not just this one. Iâve loved you in every lifetime before this one and I will keep doing so in every following one.â
Now itâs your turn to hold your breath. Sometimes he just says the corniest, cheesiest, most romantic things in the world out of the blue and youâre just left there to pick up the million pieces it shatters you into.
Youâre fiercely blushing, so you clear your throat and try to joke your way out of this. âCan you maybe pretend to forget about the mini fishie over there until I finish working on it?â
Rafayel laughs out loud and kisses your forehead. âNo problem, cutie. Sorry I ruined your surprise,â he says. âBut you should probably stop ever trying to lie again, you really suck at it.â
A switch def but HE AIN'T NO BOTTOM, stop the Rafayel slander. He ain't no fragile bbgirl.
MDNI with me
Rafayel being a bottom is purely fandom projection.
He lets mc think sheâs in control, but always ends up flipping the sitch so heâs the one on top. Even if sheâs on top heâs still in control.
Unless thereâs something Iâm missing idk, but I just donât see him as a bottom.
Ugh he'll make me cry someday, such a loverboy đĽšđĽšđĽš
Rafayel, please don't disappear on me, you cannot do that đ
So lemme get this straight. I pull 55 times using all my dias because I want the GOT myth cards so bad, didn't get a single 5 stars. So I go and grind 1500 dias in order to pull 10 more times. I pull 10 more times and I get this :
ARE YOU KIDDING ME ??? I love Sylus, don't get me wrong but... The first 5 stars I get on RAFAYEL'S MYTH RERUN BANNER is a SYLUS CARD ??? I wanna freakin die alright, AFTER ALL THIS GRINDING I DIDN'T EVEN GET A RAFAYEL CARD đđđ
Rafayel Girlies, how are we feeling ? Because I'm not okay.
I don't know about you guys but these days I literally have no money to spend on the game so I'm forced to be F2P for a while. Knowing this, you can probably guess why I'm actually PISSED.
Yes, I'm happy we get a GOT rerun but the timing ? That was so obviously intentional on Infold's part. It's such an obvious cash grab.
I mean, we literally JUST got a double banner for Rafayel and only got a week of rest to grind diamonds. They KNOW F2P Rafayel girlies are broke asf right now. I have 5k diamonds and a dream bro.
They did that to push people to spend money on the game and it pisses me off so much. A quint I could understand, I would have been desperate all the same but it would have made sense, now this ? So obviously a cash grab, it makes me so mad. I mean, we didn't even get a 2 weeks banner in between the birthday banners and GOT rerun ! How do they expect us to have anything saved up ? Of course we don't ! Had they added a new Abyssal Chaos case or something so we can grind more easily or some other way to get dias then it would have been okay I guess but no, they didn't.
Anyways, sorry, I needed to rant because Infold's greediness is really starting to PISS ME OFF.
Best of luck to us Rafayel Girlies for the upcoming banner, we'll need it !
OMG GUYS
I GOT BOTH CARDS I'M GONNA CRY đđđ
I managed to grind 1500 diamonds in the afternoon, I made 10 more wishes and low and behold my fishie came home. I'm so happy đĽšđ
Also the fact that I got Your Fragrance which I've been wanting to get as well for a while is just *chef's kiss* đ¤
It's such a good day to be a Rafayel's girlie đ
Anyone else having BIG PROBLEMS with the game right now ? Because mine is tweaking.
For starters the opening screen is white for some reason ?
Also the banners' screens are black.
And last but not least, my wishes are having a seizure or something. I used 10 wishes on the Boundless Seas' banner only for my screen to go black and I couldn't click or do anything. I had the sound but the screen just... I don't know.
So I had to exit the game, I go back and see the 10 wishes are in fact missing, the only reason I know it worked is because I have more heartsand than before.
I tried re-dowloading the game's ressources but to no avail, I had to wait an hour and it didn't do shit.
It's completely ruining the wishing experience for me, anyone have advice on how to fix it ?
Update : After turning off my phone and turning it back on it worked ! Thank you @irandial for the tip, I was too dumb to think of it myself đ
Anyways, here's the result of my first 30 pulls
I wanted it so not too disappointed but it took me so many pulls to get Boundless Seas... Forgot to screenshot it too but I have it !
I didn't get the card from the re-run tho since I didn't get lucky on the first banner and didn't have much diamonds left... So I'm back to grinding as many diamonds as I can in the next week to try and get it before it's too late, wish me luck đĽš
I wake up and I see this.
ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME RAFAYEL ??? Omg đđđ
This man will be the death of me one day.
Oh my Love
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Domestic shorts with the boys on Christmas Eve
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Sylus
The Onychinus leader rarely indulged in domesticity, but tonight was different. His usually sharp demeanor softened as he stood in the kitchen, sleeves rolled up, assisting you with a clumsy attempt at baking cookies.
âSylus,â you teased, smirking as he managed to get flour on his face. âYouâre supposed to mix it, not attack it.â
His amber eyes narrowed playfully. âIf your instructions werenât as vague as your bedtime stories, we wouldnât be in this mess.â
You chuckled, stepping closer to wipe the flour off his cheek. His hand caught yours, pulling you closer until your forehead rested against his. âIâm not much for holidays,â he murmured, his voice low. âBut if theyâre with youâŚâ His lips ghosted over yours, making your heart flutter.
Later, you sat in front of a modest tree, wrapped in his arms as the fire crackled. His fingertips traced lazy patterns on your skin, and for once, the galaxyâs troubles felt light-years away.
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Xavier
Xavier's refined taste transformed your living room into a winter wonderland. Twinkling lights, elegant garlands, and the perfect tree stood as his handiwork. âItâs beautiful,â you said, admiring his work.
âIt pales in comparison to you,â Xavier replied, his silver hair catching the soft glow of the lights. He handed you a mug of hot cocoa and guided you to the couch.
You spent the evening wrapped in his arms, his soothing voice reading a classic Christmas story as snow fell outside. Every word felt like a melody, his love evident in every glance he gave you.
When the story ended, he tilted your chin up and kissed you, slow and deliberate, as if savoring the moment. âMerry Christmas, my love,â he whispered, his smile as soft as the snowfall.
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Rafayel
Rafayelâs laugh echoed through the cabin as you threw another snowball his way. âYou think you can take me down?â he teased, dodging with ease.
âMaybe!â you shot back, managing to land a hit on his chest. He feigned hurt, clutching his heart dramatically before rushing toward you.
Before you could escape, his strong arms wrapped around your waist, spinning you in a circle. You squealed, laughing as he fell back into the snow with you in tow.
Lying beside each other, gazing at the stars, Rafayel brushed a strand of hair from your face. âYou make even the coldest nights warm,â he murmured. His lips found yours, the kiss both playful and tender.
Later, back inside, you sipped mulled wine by the fire, wrapped in a blanket with him. The mischievous glint in his eyes softened into something deeper as he held you close.
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Zayne
Zayne was surprisingly skilled at decorating, meticulously placing ornaments on the tree. âYouâre such a perfectionist,â you teased, watching as he adjusted a bow for the third time.
âDetails matter,â he replied, smirking. âBesides, I want this to be perfect for you.â
Once the tree was finished, he dimmed the lights, letting the soft glow of the decorations take center stage. He pulled you to the couch, where a cozy blanket and a platter of your favorite snacks awaited.
You leaned against him, feeling his steady heartbeat as a holiday movie played in the background. âI never thought Iâd enjoy something this... domestic,â he admitted, his voice soft.
You smiled, tilting your head to look at him. âGuess Iâm rubbing off on you.â
He chuckled, brushing his lips against your temple. âMerry Christmas, my heart,â he said, pulling you closer. The world outside seemed to fade, leaving only the warmth of his love.
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