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[kaisazen]

05. i’m seeing angel numbers, babe.

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SYNOPSIS. It happened when he reeled you into his alluring presence. Reminiscent, familiar, but most of all—enticing. You never expected that coming back with retrograde amnesia made your first love into something unrecognizable. And suddenly, he was everywhere in your life again, even behind curtains.

TAGLIST. @veekoko @evenum

#genshin impact #genshin #genshin impact smau #genshin x reader #scaramouche x female reader

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04. the sharpest tool in the shed

Why would I even answer the phone with an unknown caller? Well if it hadn’t been for his constant knock on the door, with word for word quote of “Answer me, answer the phone” in a deep rusty voice then who the fuck wouldn’t?

“Hello?”

“Open up, I know you’re in there.”

“Okay now can we just ahah—keep cool? I mean I don’t exactly know you and—“

“. . .”

The door opens abruptly, revealing the guy that was the center of all attention from stage, drenched from sweat and still panting with a bottle of water. He stares at me intensely and hesitantly brings his head down just like he did before. Kunikuzushi Raiden again?

“Take this.”

“Have we met before? And how much cheesy are you gonna be for me?”I bat my innocent eyes at him, determining him as someone that I ironically bumped into back then that now I can’t even remember.

His eyes widen as his hands form a tight fist as he forces quite the teasing smirk. “Oh wow, so we’re acting fool to each other now?” He walks past me in every way of which spells ‘wasted’.

“Quite the fickle one aren’t you?” He yells, before leaving me alone in the stalls.

So he knows me . . .

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SYNOPSIS. It happened when he reeled you into his alluring presence. Reminiscent, familiar, but most of all—enticing. You never expected that coming back with retrograde amnesia made your first love into something unrecognizable. And suddenly, he was everywhere in your life again, even behind curtains.

TAGLIST. @veekoko @evenum

#genshin impact #genshin #genshin impact smau #genshin x reader #scaramouche x female reader

[kaisazen]

hi! i don't know if you're accepting, but could you add me to the taglist for "behind curtains?" if not, you can ignore this message ^^

Sure thing! Its always available—someone can even ask me to add them even at the last chapter if they wanted to 😅

[kaisazen]

03. what happened to “hi how are you?”.

— 6BREEZE

— READER

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SYNOPSIS. It happened when he reeled you into his alluring presence. Reminiscent, familiar, but most of all—enticing. You never expected that coming back with retrograde amnesia made your first love into something unrecognizable. And suddenly, he was everywhere in your life again, even behind curtains.

TAGLIST. @veekoko

#genshin impact #genshin #genshin impact smau #genshin x reader #genshin smau #scaramouche x female reader

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02. well isn’t she familiar?

I raise my brow as I scroll through my social feed. Maybe she’s someone I know? I shook my head.

And now I found myself squeezed against the shoulders of people that I once called a family for hustling on the side while trying to make a future for themselves. I guess they don’t know who I am anymore, not like I know myself enough anyway.

A big pang of loud and energetic music pounced around the stage with it’s main vocalist at the center. Kunikuzushi was it? Thick-platform boots, leather pants and a tight sleveless mock-neck.

From the way he played his guitar, the sweat that was already dripping on him, I could only stare even more bewildered. And it makes me question why I’m in a place that’s so out of my tastes.

Yet I feel my chest tighten. And I feel that my breath caught onto a hook at my throat. Our eyes made contact by the hit of the first verse. For that brief moment, I failed to connect my little grudge at him for having that violin around his dorm. Weakly looking away from how the anxiety was hitting me, mixed with the redness that I felt burn on my face.

I look back again to see him shocked by how I reacted, and looked away slightly with his head angled down.

I didn’t even realize he stopped singing, and the music only withered from the confused playing of the band. I ran away instead, overwhelmed from what was inside me, ignorant of how it was outside.

And when I finally manage to get myself into a public restroom, footsteps were also followed.

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SYNOPSIS. It happened when he reeled you into his alluring presence. Reminiscent, familiar, but most of all—enticing. You never expected that coming back with retrograde amnesia made your first love into something unrecognizable. And suddenly, he was everywhere in your life again, even behind curtains.

TAGLIST. @veekoko

#genshin impact #genshin impact smau #genshin #genshin x reader #genshin smau #scaramouche x female reader

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01. i’m still standing

I stare blankly on the room that was labeled mine. Yet it didn’t feel like it was mine in the first place. I stepped into the room—quite bewildered. It smelled of cedarwood and citrus. Something not much suited for my sense of smell.

Actually, it’s been my fifth time coming back to the entrance of my own room and then back to its inside. But the first and only thing I know was how to play the violin.

Post-traumatic amnesia is only temporary for comatose patients. I’m not one to avoid such withdrawals. Yet even with my family, it’s been harder for me to get comfortable with my old lifestyle. They provide no hint of what had happened before.

So far, its been a week since I woke up and all that I can remember is my phone’s password and the skills to play violin.

Yet I’m getting a gist of what my old life could’ve been, surely my phone wasn’t touched by anyone else, nor would they know the password.

I pulled up my already charged phone and started browsing local posts about a university. “University of Celestia - FREEDOM WALL”. I used to have dorms eh? I click the account.

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SYNOPSIS. It happened when he reeled you into his alluring presence. Reminiscent, familiar, but most of all—enticing. You never expected that coming back with retrograde amnesia made your first love into something unrecognizable. And suddenly, he was everywhere in your life again, even behind curtains.

TAGLIST. ask/comment to be added.

#genshin impact #genshin #genshin impact smau #genshin x reader #scaramouche x female reader

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෴6BREEZE!

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SYNOPSIS. It happened when he reeled you into his alluring presence. Reminiscent, familiar, but most of all—enticing. You never expected that coming back with retrograde amnesia made your first love into something unrecognizable. And suddenly, he was everywhere in your life again, even behind curtains.

#genshin impact #genshin #genshin impact smau #genshin x reader #scaramouche x female reader

[kaisazen]

.ೃ࿐ one for the money, two for the show + isagi yoichi

✩°｡⋆word count🎧✮: 200-300

-ˏˋ♥̩͙♥̩̩̥͙♥̩̥̩ warning/s — age up, minors dni (18+), reader is AFAB, thigh kink + thigh highs, babying, size kink, corrupting, man-handling, soft make out session, isagi dom x sub reader, hickey/biting (reader receives), pet names: star girl, bunny, baby, beautiful, princess.

isagi always, ALWAYS watches football matches on his monitor at a higher volume than anything he watches on it. while you, on the other hand, remain laying on his bed with your eyes hyperfixated on your social feed.

he said he was going to be with you, why's he on his monitor watching a football match when he should be in bed with you? is he doing this on purpose? what did you ever do wrong?

you let out a little whine, the dry stretch of your throat, making it hard for you to even combat the volume of the match. no response. you started throwing a tantrum, making a ruckus in his bed. it was until he finally decided to turn around, seeing you bore your cute doe eyes as if it'll burn the back of his chair. he chuckles.

"what's with the intense stare, bunny?"

instead of responding to him, you only hug his pillow tighter. it only made your baby pink duster ride up to your thighs, accidentally revealing the laced tip of your panties. "mmmh, 'ichi doesn't wanna talk to me!" you yelled, as you bury yourself in his pillow that smelled of his cologne.

this cute temper tantrum of yours only made your boyfriend even more riled up.

as you carefully lift up your head from the sound of the springs of his chair bounce up, you saw isagi touching your thighs and squishing them. if you looked carefully, he was slowly trying to lift up your skirt to see what pattern were you wearing for tonight.

"sit up, baby."

you do as he said, but before you can even grip the sheets for support, he already had his hand behind your head and his free hand pinning down your knobby knees. if only you knew how fragile you really were in his eyes. he could just cry from then and there, on how he knows you taste good just from the smell of your vanilla perfume.

he places you on his lap, both hands now belting around your pretty waist. you could only stare at him dumbfounded, and heaven only knows how much he likes that dumb-innocent expression on your face.

"bunny, your dress. . . it's a little too small for your size, you know." he starts, trying to contain his smirk from growing and instead opting for an amused smile.

you shook your head, "this is the only one that fits me, and i love tight dresses!". he could only coo at how adorable and fuckable you were, it was actually driving him crazy on the inside. but no, he can't corrupt your innocent little mind just yet.

#I WROTE THIS!? #blue lock x you #blue lock #blue lock anime #blue lock imagines #blue lock drabbles #isagi yoichi #bllk isagi #isagi x you #bllk x female reader #bllk smut #bllk rin #rin itoshi #sae itoshi

[kaisazen]

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— priv/twttr accs!

Pls imagine that they have backgrounds 💀

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SYNOPSIS. It happened when he reeled you into his alluring presence. Reminiscent, familiar, but most of all—enticing. You never expected that coming back with retrograde amnesia made your first love into something unrecognizable. And suddenly, he was everywhere in your life again, even behind curtains.

#genshin impact #genshin #genshin impact smau #genshin x reader #scaramouche x female reader

[kaisazen]

𝄡 — ❝ Behind Curtains ❞ — Scaramouche x Fem!Reader

❝ We sing different songs but I can never get tired of this old melody that we play for each other.❞

SYNOPSIS. It happened when he reeled you into his alluring presence. Reminiscent, familiar, but most of all—enticing. You never expected that coming back with retrograde amnesia made your first love into something unrecognizable. And suddenly, he was everywhere in your life again, even behind curtains.

STATUS. Updates frequently (no plans of discontinuing)

PAIRING. rockstar!Scaramouche x orchestralplayer!Fem!Reader.

GENRE. + social media au + slow burn + enemies to lovers + fluff + not intense smut + amnesiac reader + modern world au + college life au

𝄡 — THE GANG 𖦆 ֺ . ა !

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01. im still standing.

02. well isn’t she familiar?

03. what happened to ‘hi how are you’?

04. the sharpest tool in the shed

05. im starting to see angel numbers, babe

06. and i never learn from my wrongs

07. welcome to the group chat

08. i dont think we see eye to eye

09. you’re losing it, losing me.

10. antonio vivaldi’s four seasons.

+ to be added !

TAGLIST. (Please ask in the comments/ask my inbox ) @veekoko @evenum @sn1perz @scarasbaby

And yes, this is a remake of my old au so don’t be surprised if ur kinda familliar of the title and layout.

2023 copyright—kaisazen. Do not plagiarize, copy, publish or translate.

#genshin impact #genshin impact smau #genshin #genshin x reader #scaramouche x female reader #scaramouche fluff #genshin scaramouche #scaramouche drabble #scaramouche headcanons #scaramouche x you #childe #aether #genshin xiao #genshin kazuha #zhongli #hu tao genshin impact

[kaisazen]

# TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH . . .

an itoshi rin social media au by yuzurins

ღ synopsis — all you wanted was a peaceful and productive uni life, but despite your pleas, your plans start crumbling when the star of the football team, itoshi rin, begins to beat you in every aspect possible. as you confront the inevitable, what happens when you uncover secrets behind an unforgettable event from the past?

pairing ∗ itoshi rin x f!reader (she/they)

genre ∗ social media au, academic rivals to lovers, university au, fluff + contains angst, slow burn, drama, crack disclaimers ∗ timestamps don’t rlly matter (unless stated), crude language, cringe attempt at humour, mentions of alcohol, kms/kys jokes, pictures used in icons and posts are not mine you — light mode ∗ rin — dark mode

status ∗ ongoing (08/20/23) updates m&f 8pm est

profiles

# our big family ❤️ | # ut football exclusives

chapters (❀ -> written portion)

∗ 01 — it’s unfair

∗ 02 — why does it matter

∗ 03 — life isn't real

∗ 04 — strangers with memories (❀)

∗ 05 — neighbours? (❀)

more chapters tba!

notes ∗ my first smau :0 thank u sm to souta, ei, rika and xue for helping me and making me feel validated when making decisions :’) inspired by @idlerin + @tobiosmilktea !! check them out cuz their smaus are super fun to read <3 updates may be irregular once i get back to school but i’m excited to go on this journey ^_^ thank you for reading !!

taglist ∗ currently open! send an ask or comment below to be added or removed :)

© yuzurins '23 ღ do not plagiarize, change, translate or repost my works on any other platform.

[kaisazen]

🥹

engraved on skin and bone

▸ michael kaiser x reader

▸ almost 1k words

▸ established relationship, heaps of comfort fluff and physical affection, warnings: mentions of anxiety/panic attacks

you know kaiser better than himself, and kaiser finally figures out that he knows you just as well

kaiser wakes like he’s gently being pulled out of water. he blinks a few times to rid himself of the drowsiness, though he can’t seem to move with the weight on his chest. you come into view through his half-lidded eyes, the outline of your form glowing with the light coming from the television. your arm is draped over his stomach to mindlessly trace the inked vines and thorns that climb up his skin, your touch so soft yet mildly electric.

“tickles,” he mumbles, shifting slightly to pull his other arm out from under you. it’s gone numb by now, and he briefly shakes it before setting it down on the top of your head.

you pull your attention away from the screen to look at him, smiling when his palm strokes down the back of your head and the length of your spine. “did you have a good nap?”

“was i out for long?” he says, voice still slightly hoarse.

you hum, the reverberations of your ribcage extending to his. as the sleepiness wears off, your glistening skin comes into focus. “i finished two episodes while you slept.”

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isang anghel (an angel). — r. itoshi x fem!reader

"ayaw ko munang mamatay, ngayon." — (I don't wanna die yet, not right now.)

─ 𖥻 ` what most people don't know, is that itoshi rin, the infamous brother of the genius midfielder Itoshi Sae, knows a thing or two on composing songs. More particularly, in the genre of indie rock.

there you found him, laid back in his ergonomic chair with the brightness of his computer reflecting eyes that could give up upon exhaustion. but the slow, languid movements of his little angel that sat on his lap made him otherwise.

see, itoshi rin doesnt believe that such absurd ideas won't flourish in such industry. but no music would be as original as to something that's up to trend.

would his life not be so consumed by this little angel, he would've fallen to hell's little paradise. that would simply—

"feeling sleepy, angel? keep your pretty eyes awake for me, like a good girl"

his words rang a clear vibration as his Adam's apple bobs up, feeling a sensation from the side of ur neck. itoshi rin's demeanor settles to a laid-back guy, settling like powder soaked through water. at time like this, he becomes a whole new person.

you let out a little whine, sick from the constant change of pitch from various instrumentals, hearing rin's voice a minimum of 20 clips every minute.

a rin that's cold on the field, another rin that's stoic to the core, and a rin that falls silent in pursuing music to his heart's content—unaware of the wanes of many moons. you could feel a steady beating from his chest.

rin gives u a kiss to the forehead, "you're the only thing i need right now. sit pretty on my lap for me after i finish mixing the song i just made for you."

rin removes the tight hold of ur hands to cover ur face, exposing your wine red lips, parted to have the space of a dot. "you're an angel, and that's exactly what you sing to my dreams, and for them to write in my songs."

rin's song is probably part of his album named "Cure"—imagine his artist names goes by the name of simply, "RIN"or "Y/N'S".

© All rights reserve to @steinless-t. Do not plagiarize, claim as your original work, or repost on other platforms.

#itoshi brothers #bllk rin #rin imagines #rin itoshi x reader #blue lock #itoshi rin #bllk anime #rin itoshi #blue lock imagines #bllk imagines #blue lock drabbles #blue lock x you #blue lock anime #Spotify #bllk x you #bllk x y/n #bllk x female reader #bllk x reader #its me and my 3am thoughts against my sleep schedule #random drabbles

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𝄡 — ❝ Behind Curtains ❞ — Scaramouche x Fem!Reader

❝ And I thought I'd be a body without a heart forever, but then you come around bringing me back home, once again. ❞

SYNOPSIS. after a tragic accident that lead you into a seven-year coma, the memories of your significant other were left and buried by your past. this all changes when a specific man enters your café with a melancholic feeling that reeled you into the things he wanted you to remember once again, even if he can't bring back the way things used to be.

STATUS. updates during sundays or every other week

GENRE. celebrity!scara x amnesiac!fem!reader, idol/celebrity au, coffee shop au, actor au, genshin smau (mostly written), amnesia au, modern world, slow-burn, slight angst

TAGLIST. open! 1. comment on this post to be included, 2. pls update me if you changed your username, 3. if the user is in bold then that means I can't tag you,

𝄡 — THE GANG 𖦆 ֺ . ა !

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ACT I - YOU'RE A CATCH 22

01: karma's my muse

02: never trust handsome men

03: the olive theory

04: you're on your own, balladeer

05: i think I've seen this film before

06: the man who can't be moved

07: i am not your mirrorball...

ACT II - KARMA IS MY BOYFRIEND

08: i'm still standing, look at me now mom!

09: snooze the controversies

10: russian roulette

11: wanna meddle about?

12: oh the runaway damsel!

13: a wild scaramouche has appeared

14: i'm seeing angel numbers, babe

ACT III - HIS INITIALS WORN 'ROUND MY NECK

ACT IV - LIKE BONNY AND CLYDE

PLAYLIST.

#genshin #genshin impact #genshin impact smau #genshin x reader #genshin x y/n #genshin men #genshin scaramouche #scaramouche genshin impact #kunikuzushi #scaramouche x reader #scaramouche x you #genshin smau #idol au #actor au #modern au #amnesia au #slight angst #slow burn #coffee shop au #raiden shogun #kaedehara kazuha #genshin venti #scaramouche #aether #genshin impact xiao #genshin heizou

[kaisazen]

When they take you out for street food~!

— ❝ So, what would you like? Everything's on me. ❞

— Genshin Men x Gn!Reader (Modern!Highschool!AU)

— characters: Kazuha, Diluc, Childe, Thoma,

— Synopsis. Genshin boys take you out for street food (specifically well-known street foods in my country ifykyk) after a long day of school.

— Disclaimer. the place the hcs are happening are in the Philippines (ik a huge percentage of y'all are not Filipino but I included all the meanings), NOT PROOFREAD!!

— author's notes: please... I can't finish my other 3 drafts for the life of me. like, the themes I'm writing are so plain and overused imo

𖥻 — Kaedehara Kazuha ࣪˖ !¡

You didn't knew it at first glance, but Kazuha is very fond of street foods.

"You should really try this out, it's one of my favorites," Kazuha said as he raises a piece of fishball near your mouth.

He watches the way your face lightens up from the foreign taste as he flashes a quick smile.

When you can't choose what you'd like to taste, he helps you out and explains each and everyone...but since he's also into literature, he adds a bit of a twist.

"This is isaw, it's a well-known street food that is basically made up of chicken intestines. I know it's not the dish non-locals would exactly become fond of considering its main course, but it goes good with some sweet sauce." Kazuha explains as he buys one from the vendor.

You said you'd be glad to try it and for Kazuha, this made him crack up a little smile. As you take a bite of the dish, Kazuha adds in a little more 'trivia'.

"You know, I'd like to think of this as a dish that you can't finish on your own".

"And why is that?" you respond.

"Because, the way they cook it is in one long part of the chicken's intestine, that has two ends. And this other end right here—" he points to the end that's riding up the stick as you munch in.

"This other end is for me of course."

He removes it from the stick and was now facing you closely as the chicken intestine was connected to your end. He perks up your chin and goes in to give you a quick peck on the lips.

You eventually scoff, as you eat the remaining food all while displaying a red tint on your cheeks.

This man can be bold and WILL be bold when you least expect it. And in the realm of holy street foods, he can easily catch you off-guard. (He definitely read this from a romance novel and decided to recreate it with you)

But nevertheless, he enjoys your flustered and confused face (a confused face of whether or not you should feel happy for the food or flushed by his sudden flirtiness) as you continue enjoying the food he bought for you.

𖥻 — Diluc Ragnvindr ࣪˖ !¡

His favorite street food would be strawberry taho (reminds me of his hair) Strawberry Taho is a famous delicacy in Baguio City. It's a soybean curd with strawberry sauce/syrup and sometimes added with little boba balls.

The man would spoil you LOTS. Aside from the group of fangirls that'll surround you guys every time you and he get out of school, he treats you to street food whenever you crave it, or when exams have just finished and you're drained from thinking.

"Here, take a bite of this strawberry taho", Diluc breaks the silence as he feeds you a spoonful of the soya-bean curd.

You flinch at the sudden voice of Diluc as your mouth was filled with the taste of sweet strawberry and softened soya beans. Diluc swore that your eyes glistened by the taste for a second as he pats your hair that revealed your sunkissed face.

"Don't think of it as much, I just thought you needed to take a break from spacing out." Diluc retorts as he nudged your head with his index finger. You tried doing it to him back but failed to realize each other's height difference.

Diluc does not have a big appetite even though the portions of street food are quite small. He can't finish it all by himself. So whenever he's got leftover street food, he gives it to you. Sometimes, he'd feed it to you and you like the latter very much as you can sometimes sneak in a kiss on his cheek.

But whenever YOU can't finish your food, you always feed it to Diluc knowing that he's the type to be easily full. I can say that Diluc suffers more from this than him feeding you. As you find it entertaining whenever he's about to bite in on your leftover food, you quickly retract it away from him. You can see his serious and grim expression but in the end, he's got his arm wrapped around your waist; not wanting to let you go. (The man enjoys your little teasing, even though he doesn't wanna admit it)

𖥻 — Childe/Tartaglia ࣪˖ !¡

He'd probably order chicken waffles AKA Kwek-kwek(Tokneneng). It is a popular Filipino street food, kwek-kwek are hard-boiled quail eggs dipped in a bright orange batter, then deep-fried.

This guy is the definition of conyo. Conyo is someone (mostly boys) that mixes the english and filipino language to their way of speaking. Most people think that these type of people are snobby and spoiled.

The vendor probably won't understand him clearly since the vendor isn't fluent in english.

You don't feel embarrassed (since you're used to it) but to not give Childe menacing stares, you teach him the right terms in the native language as well as the right honorific to use.

Of course, he'll spoil the hell out of you.

Ajax (unlike Kazuha) is a cheesy version of a romantic partner. If Kazuha can flatter you, this guy can make you wish he wasn't with you.

"Hey (Name), I think this may be cheesy but I think we'd make a grate pair."

At times like these, you just try your best to get through it by either:

A. stuffing his mouth up with food to shut him up

B. deeply cringing inside, hoping that no one else heard that but you

𖥻 — 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚊 ࣪˖ !¡

The vendor himself.

Mans would probably give you what you wanna eat without a single price tag.

People would literally swoon over the vendor himself feeding his customer (AKA you)

But who can complain? it is Thoma afterall.

"Would you like some sweet sauce with that?" Thoma asks you, resting his arm on the steel counter as he looks at you with a smile creeping up to his cheeks.

He knew that you were messing with his part-time job and he just couldn't contain your "cluelessness" as if he doesn't come into your arms for a tight hug after a long day.

"I'd like it if you were gonna kiss me instead, then it'd be more sweeter." You tell yourself but you know that you could never surpass Thoma's pair of ears.

"Ah...(Name), I-I mean right now? Don't you think it's u-uhm."

You look at him with a smirk gliding across your satisfied face with the warm sensation of the stir-fried noodles he made you.

Thoma looks at you begrudgingly before tearing away from your gaze as he went to serve for the other customers in line behind you.

But in the sweeping gales of the wind, you found your lips connected to Thomas' with his hands gently cupping your jaw. "Wait for me after my shift, I can't have you being lost when you're commuting, no?"

#genshin impact #genshin x reader #genshin imagines #diluc x gender neutral reader #diluc x reader #diluc ragnvindr #thoma x reader #thoma x gender neutral reader #genshin thoma #genshin tartaglia x reader #childe x reader #genshin fatui #genshin men #kaede kayano #kazuha #kaedehara x reader #kaedehara kazuha #kazuha x gender neutral reader #genshin kazuha #genshin au #high school au

[kaisazen]

you call it love, i call it insomnia

SYPNOSIS. In which a specific harbinger keeps coming into your diner at the oddest times because of his weird job, to your surprise, things don't go very well when a tired snezhnayan man shamelessly flirts with someone he's barely met before.

THEME.

AU: Canon Universe (Genshin)

Character Ship: Tartaglia x Gn!Reader

Prompt: "you come into my 24hour diner at the oddest times bc of your weird job but you keep forgetting that we talk because you're always sleep deprived"

Content: Flirting!!!, mentions of sex/intercourse, two flirty insomniac idiots being questionable.

"Well look who the cat dragged in", you murmured as a tired looking man entered the store with his head hung low.

He does a double take to make sure his eyes were seeing things right, and they were. It was you, working on the same time he came. He released a relieved sigh, and made his way to the counter.

"I'll have a cup of coffee, no milk, and no sugar." He looks back at you with a dazed expression that didn't make his tiredness obvious.

"Would that be all?"

"Actually, I want to add an extra. I wanna get the charming and cute worker here that's working hard to serve me during these ungodly hours." The man said as he rested his arm on the counter, his face staring awfully close to yours.

You roll your eyes as you move his resting arm away from the counter that reflected the fluorescent lights. Of course, you weren't a stranger to weirdos like him. There were a lot of people ranging from hobos to potential criminals that you'd encounter during your midnight shifts.

"I see you're not the type to converse"

"I pay no heed to weirdos like you that go into my diner at ungodly hours. And oh my archons, you even think that's attractive." You lay his coffee cup infront of him with utter caution though you'd rather spill the hot substance onto his face at any given moment.

"I just wanted to find a way to talk to you"

"Well that's awfully direct. I go by the name of (Name)".

The man smirks and helds out a hand for you. "You can call me Tartaglia, though most people call me Childe. It is a pleasure to meet you."

"It's nice to meet you too, fellow insomniac."

And after that first night of name exchange, Childe kept coming for the next consecutive nights. You found it awfully strange of how you have never seen him in Liyue before. But you get to see the flirty outlander whenever night hits and people no longer open those doors except for him. You just wonder what his job in Liyue might be.

"Hey (Name), aren't you at least curious for what my occupation in Liyue might be?"

You put down the glass that you were wiping dry, only to be met by drunken eyes that were starting to shape like hearts if you squint enough.

"No, as a matter of fact. I don't think I need to stick my nose that far out of people's lives."

You can see from the corner of your eye at the slight twitch of his lip, insisting on showing his smirk.

"How would you feel if I told you that I'm feared by nations and recognized as part of the most powerful organizations in Teyvat?"

"And how would you feel if I told you that you're looking like I could totally fuck you right now?" You murmur jokingly but you made it audible enough for him to hear.

Perhaps you did mean it. Was it the smell of chemical alcohol getting to your head? Or was it the number of times this man had been visiting the place, always wondering how his sultry voice finds its way into your own heart?

"Oh, so you're saying you wanna fuck with one of the Fatui Harbingers?"

"Even better. So stop coming to my diner when you can go to my place instead."

You cut of his lustful trance with a smack of a card right between his dazed eyes. The card had your home address and with your contact number.

"What was that for?!"

"That's what you call seduction. Not bad for a mere diner owner that now knows how to woo a Harbinger, no?".

After that night, you didn't know whether Childe was only bluffing about him being part of the Harbingers or if he was actually dead-ass serious.

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planning stories: creating narrative and character arcs

I got asked about writing advice & sources of inspiration by a lovely anon, so I made a post!

Planning the Story

Whether you are making a bullet point list outline or an idea tree or even just keeping all this in your head—planning and boiling down concepts is really key to writing an effective fic in my opinion. It will prevent writer’s block and streamline your work around a core narrative arc, which tends to lead to an impactful story that will leave a lasting impression on people. Some things to consider at this stage:

Characterization. Nailing this is crucial in any fic. The most basic consideration is whether people are in character (I wrote a whole guide for this); the next consideration is what character development arcs you will write for them.

Plot. Think about what kind of plot structure you want, so that you can cut out any unnecessary bits: the basic Western one where you have a beginning, middle, climax, and end? Or perhaps you can utilize Eastern ones like kishotenketsu? I have written/attempted both and found that they each have their own uses (most of my AOT ones follow the Western narrative structure, but Ten Thousand Lanterns has a more Eastern one).

Tip for narrative structure: If you are writing a multi-chapter fic, I find it easiest to either “chunk” the chapters into something that will contain a stage of a narrative arc (e.g. the beginning of a Western narrative structure), or each chapter (or arc) is defined by a complete narrative structure (e.g. each chapter is almost its own complete mini-story). So for an instance of the latter, a single chapter in a lot my fics have their own beginning, middle, climax, and resolution (Dust, Diamonds does this).

Note that characterization arcs can also be organized into these narrative structures! I find this is the best way to avoid stagnant or boring characterization.

Choosing the pivotal scenes. In order to avoid “boring bits” of a fic, try to use the narrative structure to organize your story so that you only have parts that will push along the story. This usually improves pacing too. There should definitely be parts of the fic that allow some “breathing”, e.g. pause to lay out characterization or perhaps the world, but make sure each of these scenes also achieve a specific purpose.

The Writing Process

I will not lie, my writing process is painful and labor-intensive lol, but I find this is most effective:

Write a shitty first draft. Just let it be bad. Let your fic meander if that’s your instinct. Let there be typos. Let there be weird characterization. It’ll slow you down immensely if you want a perfect first draft.

Assess the narrative structure for the plot arc. Are you keeping your structure? Are your arcs laid out sensibly? Often at this stage I will literally C/P parts and reorder them to make sure there is a defined arc in the chapter and in the story as a whole.

Assess the narrative structure for the character arc. Basically the same as above, but for your characters instead. Here, I also assess anything that feels like a departure from faithful characterization and either delete scenes (happens often) or rewrite them entirely.

Trim the draft. I trim it in two ways: (1) considering which scenes do not progress either the characterization the arc or the narrative arc—I usually throw these scenes out; (2) find the specific words or phrases that can be deleted so that I end up with concise writing. Often I end up cutting out 10-20% of the draft at this point.

Edit. A fic without good grammar & spelling conventions is just painful for many people to read. It’s the least enjoyable step for me, haha, but really important for a polished end product.

Inspirations

I read a lot—not just fiction, but also non-fiction. Here are some random examples:

Fiction. I think Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood, Vladimir Nabakov have all influenced me to some degree though I do not claim to be anywhere near their calibre of writing!

Movies, shows, folklore, etc. Not all inspiration for writing has to be from classic lit! I will fully admit that Chinese donghua and dramas influence a lot of how I write romance these days. My Japanese- and Chinese-centred works contend a lot with East Asian mythological concepts and beliefs as well.

Non-fiction. So much of my stuff incorporates random psychology concepts that I’ve picked up (how stereotypical, haha). A lot of my more plot-oriented fics are based directly on historical events & struggles as well.

I also incorporate a lot of real life experiences for the character arcs I write. Since I got asked about Three Crossings, I will be transparent that Levi’s characterization is based on a lot of men I have known!