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[awlumii]

for some reason i'm thinking about a time in which spidey!kazuha probably has to use tomo as a back-up

like maybe the city is doing a celebration or large festival of some sort and they want spider-man to be present for like.. a meet & greet type thing. kazuha would've felt terrible if he said no, so he agreed. but then, the day before the event, you mention that you're going to head to the event just to get out of the house for once.

now, kazuha's only ever seen you either studying while he works, in passing on campus, or stressing over his injured/half-dead body as spider-man. so he gets a (stupid) bright idea: what if he bumps into you by "accident" at the festival? it'd be the first time he'd be able to see you be at ease — and if you recognize him, maybe you could spend some time together! when you ask him if he's going, he says yes before he can even think twice about what he's doing. "i'll see you there, then!" you say with the brightest smile on your face. you look so happy at the thought of seeing him outside of here. don't smile at him like that, would you? he can't melt when he's on the clock.

it's not until you leave that kazuha's head clears and he realizes what he just did — he double booked himself. half-panicking, he casually tells tomo while they're closing up shop: "i need you to play spider-man for a day." tomo chokes at the request; partly out of shock, and partly because that wasn't a question — tomo needs to pretend to be spider-man. so they devise a plan.

and then festival day comes.

kazuha searches for you eagerly (maybe too eagerly). he spots you right away (thank you, heightened senses!) and smoothly bumps into you — he's getting way too good at this acting thing. you're the same as ever, exquisite as always, although without the burden of responsibility, you seem... freer somehow. you're still weirdly shy around him, which he doesn't quite understand, but you're more than happy to spend time with him for the duration of the festival. (score one for kazuha!)

coincidentally, you pass by a super crowded area. "spider-man" is over there talking to kids, signing stuff for people... the works. kazuha watches the sight with a slight grimace; he would've done it if they asked him to, but he's really glad he didn't. that'd overwhelm him super quickly.

you stop walking to frown at spider-man. when kazuha asks what's wrong, your frown deepens. "does spider-man look a little off to you?"

uh-oh.

"what do you mean?" kazuha asks. he's glad you're not looking at him — he doesn't think he'd be able to keep up appearances if you did. "he looks the same as ever, no?"

you shake your head. "no, he... like, did he grow a few inches or...?"

shit. dammit, he can't get anything past you, can he? of course you would notice; you take care of him so often that you have his body committed to memory (a fact that makes his ears burn). kazuha shrugs it off. he knows for a fact that he's never expressed serious interest in spider-man in front of you before — the topic never comes up, so his disinterest shouldn't be abnormal to you. sure enough, it's not, and the two of you keep on moving, even though you keep looking over at the fake spider-man with a confused frown on your face.

all in all though, the day ends well. kazuha got to spend time with you; he even got your phone number, meaning that you two would probably do this again someday! is it a date? does this mean the two of you are going to go on a date someday? kazuha bites the inside of his cheek to fight the giddy smile that threatens to split his face while he waves goodbye to you. he's so lost in his own head that he misses tomo's phone calls — 14 of them, to be exact.

tomo sounds pissed. "you're covering my shifts for the next month," he grumbled in a voicemail. kazuha can already feel the exhaustion creeping up on him. he's about to call tomo back when you suddenly text him, joking about how you just want to make sure you have the right number. kazuha saves your number and puts a heart next to your contact name.

exhaustion be damned. he'll take what he can get.

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #[ 💭 — thinking! ] #HNNGGNFNSMSJDHSJDBSNBDJ #I LOVE THIS AU SO FAWKING MUCH #I LITERALLY CANNOT FUCKING BREATHE #THIS AU HAS MY HEART #kazuha x reader #i guess? #kazuha's a simp 🥰🥰🥰

[lovebykai]

I wish to be bred.

#This is yalls fault fyi #Why are yall like this #🗣 . chit chat

[awlumii]

i thought my mom would be picking me up alone, come to find out my WHOLE FAMILY is in the car. my dad, my little brothers, and my little sister, too 🥺

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #they were all so happy to see me #my little brothers talkin bout some 'happy early birthday!!' 😭 #such a cozy car ride home heh

[awlumii]

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#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #SOBS UNCONTROLLABLY #THRASHES ON THE FLOOR #HEEEEEEEEEE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #I CANT EVEN FORM WORDS

[awlumii]

no cause that last ask has me thinking, like.. maybe kazuha's actually reluctant to accept physical affection at first.

cause "everything is in the past" sounds suspiciously like a suppression tactic, if you ask me.. so i imagine he does the same with his emotions, right? he probably is stiff when on the receiving end of affection cause it unearths emotions that he spent a lot of time keeping under lock and key for the sake of having a free mind

so at first, kazuha's too shy to initiate contact, tenses up when hugged, hesitates to kiss back... like i think it takes a very long time for kazuha to become clingy because of the emotions that he refuses to let himself sort out

so the day kazuha takes your fingers in his without being prompted... don't say anything, even if you feel like squealing. just hold onto him tightly; it's the first step of many <3

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #[ 💭 — thinking! ] #oh god i need to write this. #I HAVE TO WRITE SOMETHING ABOUT SHY KAZUHA

[awlumii]

barista!kazuha who pushes his hair behind his ear when he's talking to you and not only do you see how red his ear is, but you notice he has... quite a few piercings. (and is that– is that ink behind his ear?)

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #he has a tattoo of a spider somewhere

[awlumii]

i lied i'm not done.

HEEEHEWYESGW@×&#&&#;# HE'S SO FUCKING CUTE HELPFJEHDJS EEMEEEEE

THE FUCKJNG TURTLENNECK I CNA TBRWTAHWHDGWHEGAHSWHSGSHSBDHDHWJSHDDH#*@&#&#;&##&@#&#@&;# WHY IS HE TBE LOVE OF MY FUCKING LIFE ICSANT DO THIS A B YMORE

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #FIGHTING THE BIGGEST FUCKING GRIN RN #HES SOSOSFNHEDJNDNDDNJX #FFUCKCKKK ME

[awlumii]

WHY IS TODAY LITERALLY THE BEST DAY EVER????

HE'S FINALLY GOT HIS WEAPON GODDDD !*@;@;#

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #this means that all my boys have their weapons now! #xiao albedo cyno kazuha.. they all got it!!

[awlumii]

XIAO WHITE DAY ART RAHHHHHHH

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #KISSES HIM ALL OVER

[awlumii]

kazuha who has no idea how to take a compliment... kazuha who fumbles for words when you sincerely tell him that you love him... kazuha who puts a hand on his face and turns away when you call him pretty... kazuha who, for the life of him, cannot handle the depth of your love, the same way you struggle to comprehend and accept his love for you... kazuha who has no idea how to be loved... kazuha who flusters easily... kazuha...

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #[ 💭 — thinking! ] #just.... #hm...

[awlumii]

i'm actually not over this.

he celebrated his birthday with his new family, please please PLEASE don't speak to me, i'm fucking insane

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #i'm literally an emotional wreck.

[awlumii]

this is suuuper rough, so bear with me here:

but i'm thinking snow prince!albedo and disgraced dancer reader

• reader is a dancer who also does adventures. a very talented fighter; agile, light on their feet, stealthy when necessary

• but an unfortunate accident occurred while traveling (or dancing, whichever hurts more) and now the reader can never dance again (or maybe they're told that their dancing will never be the same)

• OR or maybe all the fighting has made them callous, like they feel so uninspired and hollow, and they're just like a ghost

• so they take themself to dragonspine either in search of inspiration or... maybe death? (again, whichever fits more in the long run)

• but they follow the sound of beautiful music, and almost like magic, they can dance again. through the snow, their limbs move of their own accord, like the biting winds mean nothing.

• unfortunately they overdo it and pass out in the snow -- when they wake, they're at the adventurer camp just outside dragonspine, refreshed and back to their old self. they decide that they desperately need to be back in dragonspine to hear that beautiful music again

• they go back and try to dance again but there's no music. but just before they leave, the music begins again, and they dance again. a familiar melody. the dance is more beautiful than last time

• they go back again and again, and the seventh (?? idk numbers) time, they go and notice there's a fur coat in the snow. did someone leave it? it's so warm..

• again, they dance, but they leave with a luxurious fur coat and warmth in their body and soul

• they go back again and this time, there's a warming bottle. next time, there's a whole warming seelie statue complete with a warming seelie in it.

• then, there's a polearm — your signature weapon. the next dance you do is powerful, guided by your weapon. and in the end, you remember that this is your passion. THIS is your life. this is who you are.

• the dance ends with a flourish of pyro. in your palm rests a pyro vision. your body thrums with a newfound power.

• you return the next day and see a note. "come dance for me." it reads. you follow the directions to a grand castle that you were unaware of deeper in the mountains. it's guarded by lawachurls and hilichurls and even abyss mages of all sorts, and instead of attacking, they ... guide you into the castle?

• they take you to the ballroom, where music begins to play from an unknown source. you dance hesitantly and the music stops abruptly.

• "interesting," a voice calls out from the corner of the room. was there always a piano there? "is it apprehension that's stunting your performance this time? or is it fear?"

• it's a blonde man with the most beautiful teal eyes. he's observing you. when you ask who he is, he's quiet. then:

• "i'm... enraptured by your movements. you dance with a new vigor now that you've received your vision. i'd like to see more, if it's okay for me to request such a thing."

• you demand his name and he gives it to you. albedo, he says.

• after this, you return every other day and he plays for you, after which he makes tea for you and chats you up. you learn that he's an alchemist who lives alone in this abandoned castle (but is that really all?). he plays all sorts of intstruments, all of which happen to be the ones you heard while you were dancing in the snow.

• he calls you his muse (or maybe his angel of music, phantom of the opera style) and invites you to stay with him whenever you'd like. he's a lovely host, kind and analytical. his humor is dry, but you love it anyways.

• when you stay for an extended period of time, he tells you to not enter a certain room. you agree... for now.

side note: i think some beauty and the beast elements would fit in here...

• when you get the chance to wander, you hear the most lonely musicbox tune coming from the very room albedo told you not to enter. you peek inside and see him hunched over in a chair with his hands buried in his hands. you catch a glimpse of his hands, which are now claws and covered in black scales, tainting his almost angelic apppearance. he whips around to glare at you and you catch a glimpse of his now crimson (or magenta like festering desire, idk yet) eyes. it terrifies you. you run away.

side note: "zuzu does the music box ease the pain?" yes it does, it belonged to his mother and sister long, long ago. (side side note: the sister is not klee pls)

• when you see him again, he doesn't address a thing. he treats you the same as always, although you're burning with the urge to discuss what you saw.

• (so the explanation for this is that he's not unaffected by durin's energy — as the sole survivor of the kingdom's demise, he's doomed to bear the weight of durin's curse that was meant for his people. there are nights when albedo partially becomes a black dragon (or maybe i'll change the colors for the sake of aesthetic). it's agonizing for him, but he's since come to live with it.)

• now.. idk about this part, but perhaps watching your dances stirs something in him that eases the pain that he's constantly in.

• one day, you try to dance with him. albedo decides to teach you a ballroom waltz from his childhood. he's so close... cold as his home may be, he's so warm. so is his gaze.

• albedo rests his forehead on yours when the dance ends, murmuring a thanks to you. you could probably kiss him at this distance but.. you don't. something about him seems too vulnerable in this moment.

• it's not until later, when you two are having tea, that you kiss him. or maybe he kisses you. it just happens — neither of you know who initiated it, but it doesn't matter. you're not going to part for the world.

...aaand i stopped there bc my phone was dying. i'd appreciate some thoughts on this bc i rlly wanna try my hand at writing this 🧍🏽

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #[ 💭 — thinking! ] #messy messy messy ideas #my fingers were FLYING across my screen

[awlumii]

throws in a bit of horimiya into the spidey/barista!kazuha au... you suspect kazuha even less because whenever you patch up spider-man, you catch glimpses of all kinds of tattoos... and barista!kazuha hides his various ear piercings (and the tattoo on the back of his neck) beneath his hair ...

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #[ 💭 — thinking! ] #from hori's replies into the universe

[awlumii]

"don't do anything until i've gotten to the bottom of this."

"try something foolish, and even candace won't be able to protect you."

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #HE MAKES ME CRAZY. #I'M FUCKIN COO-COO BONKERS CRAZY

[awlumii]

idk how i got here, but if anything were to happen to scaramouche, i would kill everyone in this room and then myself.

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #i love him idk how i got here #that's my baby #blorbo if you will

[awlumii]

jealous barista!kazuha who brushes his finger under your chin after delivering your order to your table... it's not too out of character for him, but doing it in front of your lab partner makes your face catch fire. he listens intently when your partner asks, "are you two a thing?"

your reply is strained. "we've been on a date... or six..."

"i see... wouldn't that make him your boyfriend now?"

"we should really get started on work now!" you splutter.

kazuha would love to muffle a chuckle, but he's too busy burning up from being so bold. what's gotten into him these days?

#[ 🗣— chit chat! ] #[ 💭 — thinking! ] #i like to think that he's bold at the cost of his embarrassment #he acts and hides his hair behind his ears #one to hide the piercings and two to hide how shy he is