#[🍁] kazuha's haiku collection

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୨୧ don’t forget to eat!

" reader accidentally skips their meals, how would their boyfriend react? "

ft. kazuha, heizou, cyno, tighnari, SCARAMOUCHE! x gn!reader (seperate)

cw: mentions of not eating (eat 2 meals a day stay healthy!!!), fluff, wanderer is a little bitch man (i still love him though), not proofread

>> 🍁 kazuha’s musings: inspired by me forgetting to eat/being too lazy to do so lol. also i thought it'd be fun to write for scaramouche! idk if i should refer to him as wanderer in my works since that's the 'present day' version of him now i suppose? if ppl like seeing me write for wanderer i'll add him to my main four

✦ Kaedehara Kazuha

Your health is more important than anything to Kazuha, even when he's far from you, his home, he'll spend late nights looking up at the stars and wishing you're doing well.

The first time he notices this bad habit of yours is whenever he offers you lunch or a small snack, or how when he asks what you've eaten that day, the only response you can give him is a sheepish smile and a scratch of the neck.

On the rare weeks when he is with you, Kazuha takes it upon himself to cook all of your meals. Not like he wouldn't cook for you outside of this reason, but it gave him more incentive to make his dishes extra delicious. Are you picky about certain foods? Kazuha won't add it. Don't enjoy fish? Don't worry, he'll use more vegetables instead. Oh, you like spicy food? Good thing he picked up some spices from his trip to Sumeru.

When you brush him off and say whatever you're working on is seemingly more important than eating, he'll walk up to you from where you're sitting on your desk, wrap your arms around you, and whisper ever-so sweetly into your ear in a way that makes your knees weak.

"Love, it's not healthy to skip meals. Join me for dinner, please?"

Definitely the type of guy to spoon-feed you. When you do get a taste of the food he made, Kazuha smiles whole-heartedly at the way your eyes light up while your tastebuds soak up the flavours. Kazuha mostly admires you enjoying the food more than actually eating.

If you're not eating because you're too engrossed in your work, Kazuha basically forces you to take a break. He's still soft-spoken about it, but firm with you, offering a massage if the stress is getting to your muscles.

"A clear mind leads to better work ethic, how about some tea, darling?"

Brings you a cup of green tea and snacks every few hours when you're busy!!! It feels so domestic, too, Kazuha bringing his lips to your cheek and offering a few words of encouragement before leaving you be.

He'll give you some quick and easy recipes he learned before he leaves to make sure you don't skip your meals again. Besides, Kazuha would be greatly saddened if you continued this habit, please don't make him worry and eat healthy for both of your sakes...

✦ Shikanoin Heizou

Pretty much noticed it right away. He's a detective, after all, and you're his dear partner, it's only right for him to take note of every little detail about you. His job is very important to him, which means he tries to take care of his well-being to be the best he can during work, which includes sneaking off to get a quick bite to eat whenever he can...

Heizou would rope you into these sneaky outings, somehow able to find you wherever you are and invite you to a quick lunch date. And you know how Heizou's specialty dish description mentions that whoever eats it wants to tell the truth? Yeah, he basically does that to you.

"Hmm, you've been skipping your meals, haven't you? Tsk, I can't have my dear partner be doing that, can I?"

He'll lightly chide you about it in a playful tone, yet you're still confused he managed to get it spot-on. He laughs it off when you point it out, just telling you that you mean a lot to him, so he should keep a close eye on your health. (He's so casual about it, but you can still feel how genuine he's being and it makes your chest feel tight)

Heizou can't really say anything about eating healthy... He eats fried food for almost every lunch break. But he thinks that as long as you're eating something at a reasonable time, he'll be satisfied. Heizou will make it a point to take you out for lunch, and even if you're busy he'll just point out the rumbling of your stomach.

"You're not gonna feel good if you don't eat. No worries, it's my treat--now, let's go, my dear partner!"

He really likes taking you out on picnics during your breaks, bringing a small array of street snacks and relaxing with you under a pink sakura tree while admiring the scenery--which to Heizou, is you.

✦ Cyno

Sadly, Cyno is busy and on most days is unable to see you. However, when he does have the time, the first thing he does is to go and see you. He invites you for lunch, and you make an off-handed comment that you haven't had much to eat that day in a lighthearted tone. However, Cyno seemed much more concerned than amused.

"Have you not been eating properly?"

Is what he asks you, amber eyes narrowed with an unwavering gaze directed at you. The vague answer you give doesn't lower his worries, either--it's almost like he's interrogating you, but you can see the concern written all over his face. When you do tell him the truth, he only silently stares at you before sighing to himself.

"Order whatever you like, it's on me."

Most of the time he'll already be off somewhere dealing with his matra duties, but on your desk, you'll see a snack neatly placed on it with a note beside it...

"I'm coming home earlier than usual, I'll make us dinner. Eat this to tie you over. Love, Cyno"

He can't be there all the time to remind you to eat, so he likes leaving notes around your shared home, or sneaking one in your bag in the early mornings before he leaves. You're very thankful that you live with Cyno, both because you can spend at least a bit more time with him and because if he wasn't there, you'd probably forget to eat more often than not.

Obviously, Cyno will sneak in a joke somehow. His jokes always seem to put a smile on your face, even if it's a pitiful one, and he has a joke that seems almost perfect for this situation... One day Cyno had happened to see you around Port Ormos, and he looked almost giddy when he caught your attention. It's actually quite common for you to run into each other like this, Cyno never failing to send you off with a quick kiss.

He offers you a Candied Ajilenakh Nut, and I think you can see where this is going...

"Here, have a Candied Ajilenakh Nut... and I'll ca-shew later... Ah, no, I don't have to leave right now. Did you not get it? So basically--"

He'll ask you if you've eaten that day, and when you say yes he'll give you the cutest look, Cyno's eyes much more softer with the smallest smile on his face. He'll walk up to you and gently pat your head like you're a pet cat, ruffling up your hair in an act of contentment.

As mentioned, he'll try to cook dinner for you. Cyno doesn't think he's the best cook, and he's only perfected a few dishes. He'll give you something that's both nutritious and filling, and Cyno almost looks nervous when he watches you take the first bite, muscles relaxing once he sees you hum in enjoyment.

Don't try to avoid not eating under Cyno's watch, he doesn't care if you supposedly have work to do, your health is more important than some measly pieces of paper.

"I made you dinner."

"Oh, just save my plate! I'm not that hungry--"

Cue Cyno glaring at you

"I-I'll be at the dinner table..."

Cyno smiling "Good."

✦ Tighnari

You should have already expected to receive a long lecture for your bad habit, nothing misses Tighnari's keen ears and eyes. Sure, you were getting a lot of work done, but Tighnari noticed your energy was more easily drained than usual. When he questions you, his ears point downwards and armed crossed unimpressed when you awkwardly admit you haven't made any time to eat.

Cue a twenty-minute lecture on the importance of a nutritious diet and needing food to keep you energized, and how Tighnari's worried that you've been doing this for a while now without his knowledge.

Doesn't matter what you were doing at that moment, he immediately says you two are taking a lunch break and takes you to a quiet part of the forest with freshly made pita pockets in his hand.

He comes off as a little bit curt, but it's just because he's worried. Tighnari gets out of his lecturing mentality once you bite down on the pita pocket, and even though he still has the urge to delve into another lecture; he stops himself and lets you enjoy your food.

"You lummox, don't just skip meals like that. Here, take half of my pita pocket, I insist!"

The next few weeks is the same question from Tighnari: "Have you eaten yet?" He gives you small candies or nutritious plant-based snacks throughout the day, chiding you on actually eating them instead of just storing them away in a bag.

He almost acts like a worried mother towards you; it's a habit of his, Tighnari always looking out for others and especially you. If he's a bit busy that day, he'll ask Collei to drop off some pita pockets for you. They're both very sweet, Collei cheerily encourages you to eat at least two meals a day.

You can see Tighnari's tail swish slightly when he sees you're a bit more energized, indicating that you actually ate something! You feel a bit bad for Tighnari kind of babying you like this, but he really doesn't mind at all. A part of him actually kind of likes giving you snacks or making food for you, it's like an act of service to show his care for you.

"I'm assuming you're getting kind of tired of eating pita pockets for lunch every day, huh? Don't worry, I made something different today."

✦ Wanderer

"...What do you mean you haven't eaten?"

He acts more annoyed than anything when you tell him, eye twitching when you claim that you just "didn't feel hungry." You're just a fragile human, and humans require food to process into energy--why didn't you want to eat?

His annoyance with you is just a mean mask for his real concern. What if you just stopped eating and slowly started getting weaker? No, he can't let that happen. You may be a fragile human, but to the wanderer, you're his fragile human, and he'll be damned if you decide to skip meals.

He'll make an off-handed and snide remark that "Fine, if you wanna starve so badly then I won't stop you." and he'll curtly tell you that the human body requires too much maintenance--even though he's a mechanical puppet.

Please ignore how mean he may sound, Wanderer just doesn't know how to show his genuine care for you--he abandoned Kunikuzushi many years ago. But, if he's Wanderer now, perhaps it wouldn't hurt to act more outwardly... caring, he guesses.

Once his ears hear the low grumble of your stomach, he narrows his eyes at you. What's even stranger to him is that you still insist that you don't need to eat, humans are so odd. He scoffs, walking off to who knows where.

"Stay there, I'll get some firewood."

Soon enough he comes back, quickly setting up a small fire and preparing ingredients without a word. He doesn't miss the way you're staring at him almost in awe, trying to focus on the pot filled with rice quietly bubbling.

"Why do you look so surprised? ...of course I can cook, why couldn't I?"

Much to your surprise, the ochazuke he presents to you looks extremely appetizing--at least you thought so, maybe it's because you were really hungry. You gingerly took a bite, the light flavours of the green tea complimenting well with the plainness of the rice. When you look up to meet eyes with Wanderer, he's grinning slyly knowing you like the dish.

"Hmm, and you looked so reluctant for me to cook. What, did you think I was gonna poison it or something? Idiot, it's not like I wanna kill you, I would have done that when I still had the gnosis."

"Don't think I'm gonna do this for you every time you forget to eat, I'm not a babysitter."

"...What are you gawking at? Go wash the dishes."

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୨୧ reader on their period (+ cramping)

" reader has their period, how would their boyfriend help? "

ft. kazuha, tighnari, wanderer x afab!reader (seperate)

cw: fluff and kinda crackfic?, wanderer doesn't know what a period is, modern-ish au, mentions of bleeding (not graphic though), wanderer's part little angsty (maybe ooc)

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings : another self indulgent one bcus im cramping reallll badly right now, if you're on your period i send my best wishes lol. also also! i have this hc that wanderer's body is that of marionettes (in that, they don't have that specific body part, so wanderer doesn't have a period lol) non binary wanderer? so true

✦ Kaedehara Kazuha

He's so worried when he notices you're hunching with an arm wrapped around your stomach in obvious pain, at first he thought you got physically injured before you had to awkwardly explain that you were on your period. At first, you didn't feel the need to tell him, thinking that since he's a guy he wouldn't really know what to do.

Kazuha looks a little sheepish when you have to explain your situation, saying that he should have noticed (there wouldn't really be any way for him to tell, he's just very serious about aiding you in whatever situation) and immediately asking you if you need any pads or whatnot.

Please be wary when asking to buy period products for you, Kazuha's already aware of the general period cycle but anything outside of that is beyond him. Since when did period products have sizes? and some of them are scented? In the end, Kazuha just bought anything that seemed to be good and said he was stocking up on pads for you.

Kazuha's much better at comforting you instead of being sent on errands to buy pads, he's heard that heat helps reduce the pain, so the first thing he does is brew you some hot tea and wrap you around a knitted blanket. If your cramps are so bad that you can't do much of anything, he's so incredibly sweet, fulfilling any of your cravings and (if you're comfortable!) massaging soft circles on your lower belly and whispering haikus gently into your ear. Things seem so much more irritating on your period, but by Kazuha's side, a part of you is almost glad your cramps are so bad--being babied and cuddled to the moon and back by Kazuha is so comforting and warm, you almost forget that your uterus is fighting for its life.

If you just want to be left alone during your cramping session, he'll leave you outside occasionally dropping by your room to refill your cup of tea and deliver snacks. Kazuha will be quite taken aback if you have a bit of an attitude during that week, but he tries to not take it that personally and you always apologize profusely afterwards, your boyfriend is so adorable and caring, how could you ever be rude to him? Sometimes, you'll hear a knock on the door, and turn to see a slip of paper be slid under the crack. It's a haiku, followed by a short note written in delicate handwriting.

"Let me know if you need anything, dove, I'm here for you :) -Love, Kazuha"

Sometimes he'll bring you his cat, Tama, to let you pet and cuddle with (unless you're allergic to cats). He pretends to act a bit disheartened, seeing you rub your face lazily against his cat's fur with pure contentment on your face. Really, you'd rather cuddle with a cat than your ever-so-attentive boyfriend? Kazuha's just kidding, but he wouldn't mind if you'd rather be in his arms instead.

He poetically tells you that if he could, he'd take away your pain so he would be hurting badly instead. It's a bit cheesy but you really appreciate how much he cares. Even during a month when your cramps aren't that bad, Kazuha will still be very attentive, asking if you've drunk enough water or if he needs to buy you any more pads. He also takes a mental note of what day you got your period so he can prepare you snacks in advance.

✦ Tighnari

Tighnari's quite knowledgeable in this area, well, at least the 'scientific' side of it, he's already fully aware of what happens during a period cycle. But when it comes to actually dealing with it, he doesn't know much more than the next person. However, he does have some incredibly effective pain medication to handle your cramp, so that's a plus! He's very observant, so when you start acting even a little bit strange he'll begin to wonder if you're on your period. Not in the 'Oh you're mad? Must be on your period, then." way, though! Tighnari genuinely cares and worries about your health more than anything, so if you were hurting, please do tell him and he'll find any way to help you!

Even if you had things to do that day, he's extremely adamant about not letting you do any work. He tells you that if you're in pain, you should rest and take the day off, it's not you're responsible if it's out of your control, after all. He's basically a father to Collei, so Tighnari has helped her through her own periods, which means he feels perfectly capable of caring for you. Tighnari knows that Collei can develop an immense craving for sweets during that week, so he offers you your preferred snacks before you could even ask.

Also gives you a heating pack to help with the pain! He'll let you pet his ears to distract the gut-wrenching feeling, gently running his hands up and down your back to relax your muscles. Tighnari can't help but at least give a small lecture on menstrual cycles and such, you need to be informed on such things, right? He'll shut up if you look kind of irritated, opting to just stay quiet and let you enjoy resting your head on his lap.

✦ Wanderer

...Kindly inform Wanderer of what a period is.

Joking. Well, a little bit, when you informed Wanderer that every month you bleed for a week straight, he was slightly freaking out at this new revelation. Wait, you BLEED? For a week? Are you okay? Are you dying? Did someone punch your gut so hard that you started bleeding? He's going to put that lowly scum in his rightful place for hurting you-- Please stop him before he tries to kill anybody in revenge for your monthly cycle. After a step-by-step explanation of what happens during your period and why, he pauses for a short while before opening his mouth and saying "Gross...' ah, yep, that's a typical 'Wanderer' response.

Despite himself presenting as effeminate, he has no real body parts to 'prove' his sex or gender, not like it mattered to him. But, he still boasts about how humans can be so fragile at times, whereas his 'vessel' was specifically made to act as an archon without a menstrual cycle weakening him. It's a little amusing, he acts apathetic but it is still kind of... embarrassed maybe? Talking about such a subject with Wanderer is similar to how a little kid would react.

It's actually his first time dealing with something like this, so bare with him for the first few times you're on your period. In the future, Wanderer's thankfully much more unfazed about the whole thing and flatly remarks to remember to bring your menstrual products.

He's quite annoyed at how much upkeep it takes to care for the human body, and he flat-out refuses when you ask him to buy you pads. Really, the audacity you have to ask Wanderer of all people to send him on his way like a little errand boy, who do you think you are? ...You're his lover, and despite his reservations, he only mutters a whiny retort before going out. You're kind of surprised, it didn't take much of anything to convince Wanderer this time.

Now, Wanderer's gone through what some would say 'hell on earth, but he doesn't think he's faced a bigger adversary than figuring out what type of product he should buy. Simply staring at the wall of pads was enough to make his head start spinning, and he ended up snatching whatever was closest to him once he started thinking too hard about how you use a tampon. He lightly reprimands you for 'forcing' him to buy them for you, he knew literally nothing about what you were dealing with other than the fact that you're bleeding, which even after being educated is still something that concerns the Wanderer.

You try to humour him, but you can see the way his annoyed glare immediately turns into genuine panic when he sees you suddenly stiffen and clench in a shock of pain in your gut. He immediately strides over to where you sit on the couch and takes hold of your hands, eyes struck with worry in a way that nearly made your sudden pain feel worse. His eyes linger on your lower stomach, silently waiting for you to give some kind of sign that you weren't going to get worse.

It's stupid, he knows, it can't kill you and your body is nothing but a chore to care for, yet seeing you in pain strikes a cord in the Wanderer's heart arising from cold flames in a way that reminds him of his past grief. He can feel his cheeks burn when he realizes how impulsive he just was, letting go of your hands and refusing to meet your gaze.

"...How can I make it better?"

He seems a bit softer from that point on, at times blurring the lines of being rather sensitive. Wanderer still complains a bit, but you know by the way he gazes upon you when he thinks you're not paying attention that, really, he does care. More than anything. He silently pours a cup of tea, handing it to you without a word. Heat helps with the pain, is what you told him. You had fallen asleep at some point, the gift of unconsciousness distracting you from the constant throbbing pain you felt. How stupid, Wanderer thinks, letting him entrust you in your times of pain, falling asleep so he had the perfect opportunity to betray your bonded trust.

He's thinking all of this while silently caressing his fingertips along your lower stomach, sooner or later finding himself laying beside you, a strange feeling of contentment stirring in his empty chest. Maybe a part of him likes being the one to heal your pain.

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୨୧ Unspoken Feelings of a Matra

“ a certain someone has caught the eye of general cyno without even trying… “

ft. cyno x gn!reader

cw: fluff, mutual pining, cyno is sickly in love w you (same energy as a schoolgirl crush), wingman tighnari!!!!!!, bullet point notes, wrote this while brainrotting, not proofread

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings : ty to @seveninchesfrominsanity for brainrotting with me about this… cyno is such a dork ugh I love him he’s great. also I hope it’s alr I included the concept that Collei has a bunch of romance novels!!! It’s such a funny and cute idea it was hard not to mention it somehow. I always seem to be spilling paragraphs when it’s about Cyno

Cyno vividly remembers the first day he met you, which was when he had to confront you about the recent case of a group of Akademiya students smuggling canned knowledge and illegally selling them to certain classmates of yours. Right away he knew something was… Off about you, different. Back then he couldn’t put his finger on it, already too focused on the issue at hand to delve into the reasoning behind the way his mind felt more at ease simply by your presence.

You looked fairly unfazed when Cyno walked over to you with the same stoic look on his face, carrying that intense aura around him wherever he went. All you greeted him was a polite smile that he could tell wasn’t forced, not one bit. Your overall presence and conversation that somehow slowly turned more relaxed thanks to you put Cyno at ease—even if it was only slightly.

When you became acquainted, Cyno would have just called you ordinary. An ordinary Akademiya student who hadn’t even heard about knowledge capsules being spread around until Cyno had inquired you about it—him being fairly surprised when you insisted to Celestia and back with helping him with investigating; as you were quite agitated by students who seemed to take their time at the almighty Akademiya for granted. Now, he wouldn’t say it out loud but there would be much, much more he’d have to say about you…

He shouldn’t dwell too much on the details, though. In the end, you ended up helping him out and getting your hands on leads that he probably wouldn’t have been able to obtain if this was a one-man operation. From that day forward, you’d be happy to call the matra one of your friends and he would as well. Surprisingly Cyno had found himself running into you quite often; at some point he would’ve just thought wherever he was you probably weren’t too far off.

One day, Cyno decided he should test one of his latest jokes on you—one that had been brewing in his mind for at least a week or so. He normally told jokes as to “lighten the mood”, but you already seemed to act natural around him. It’s alright, he might as well take this opportunity to stop pestering Tighnari with his latest material and, if he was lucky enough, to strengthen your bond at the same time.

Once he had told the joke, the last thing he was expecting was watching your face break out into a huge smile and hearing you softly giggle at him… Huh, he wasn’t anticipating this to happen. You must be easily amused or maybe his jokes have gotten better! He’ll be sure to relay this information to Tighnari soon.

Tighnari couldn’t contain the slight irk on his face once Cyno told him that a poor soul out there was subjected to one of Cyno’s jokes and actually found them funny. And he couldn’t help but notice the upbeat of Cyno’s mood or the barely visible smile on his face when he was talking about you… 

Cyno developed a habit of telling his jokes more often around you—telling himself that as your friend, a part of his duty is to make your day better with his corny jokes. But maybe, just maybe, deep down there was another reason to this. Like the way your eyes squinted and creased at the sides, a faint dimple or two that showed on your muscles whenever you smiled; or was it that wonderfully soft laugh that rang in Cyno’s eardrums?

He wanted to keep hearing you laugh, to see you smile because of him. Yes, it’s perfectly normal for someone to want to see their friend happy. Not only that, but this foreign feeling had begun to form and flutter around Cyno’s chest; a strangely light and airy sensation that at times clouded his sharp mind. Was it normal to be feeling like this? He had never felt this way when he first met you, so why was it growing stronger by each interaction he had with you…

Moreover, why did Cyno want to chase this feeling? Was he sick, maybe? Or something had happened in the past weeks he had befriended you that slipped past him? Now, just thinking about you made his stomach fill with butterflies and chest tighten in such an uncomfortable and wonderfully weird way.

“…Are you stupid?”

“Pardon?”

Cyno stared at Tighnari blankly as he stared back, face written in obvious annoyance and deadpan. Cyno had taken a quick visit to Gandharva Ville and looked for Tighnari to discuss his… dilemma with you. Once Cyno had relayed your past encounters and his ‘symptoms’, that was when he was gifted with a painfully unamused look from his close friend.

Tighnari looked conflicted almost, trying to think of what to say in a way where Cyno still understood his point; letting out an exasperated sigh. “Listen, I’m not expert in this, but… I think you just have a crush on them.” he guessed just being plainly honest was the best method instead of sugercoating it.

Unfortunately for Tighnari, Cyno just happened to be as dumb as a rock when it came to relationships. Cyno shot him a cold glare, face slightly reddening at Tighnari’s words. Oh boy, he’s still in the denial stage.

He quirked an eyebrow, “What do you mean by that?”

“Well, everything you said seems to check out my hypothesis.” Tighnari casually stated, absentmindedly pulling out a notebook and jotting down some notes for a reason unknown to Cyno.

When he looked back up at him, he just looked… confused. Still totally lost while he was desperately trying to connect the pieces to no success in his brain. If he kept this up any longer, Tighnari’s brain would probably melt from how dense he was being.

“How would you feel if they went on a date with another guy?” Tighnari blurred out and flipped his notebook shut; carefully watching Cyno’s reaction as his eyes widened at the strangely sudden question.

He may be well versed in keeping a neutral face, but Cyno couldn’t contain the grimace when he further pondered on the hypothetical scenario; remembering the numerous times he’s heard your laughter only this time, it’s because of another person.

“…Tch.”

“See~?” Tighnari was halfway-amused by Cyno’s strong reaction to this idea, “Might as well admit it now instead of letting yourself suffer in denial—Master Tighnari’s always right, as they say…”

At this point, Tighnari and Collei had met you a couple of times; just enough to get familiar with what you were like. It was suffering for Tighnari to watch Cyno blush and get tongue-tied just from you looking at him or seeing Cyno stand there like a lovesick buffoon; staring at you from afar after parting ways.

Collei had listened to a few muttering complaints about Cyno’s dense attitude from Tighnari a couple of times; but she was mostly too embarrassed to try and give her own input on Cyno’s situation. The only kind of intense love she felt for someone was familial and for Amber, and Collei always thought she was too young to be thinking about things like dating…

However, she did have a varied collection of romance light novels stored away in a bin in her bedroom. This genre wasn’t something she would’ve chosen herself, but Amber seems to keep sending them for whatever reason… But, maybe these books could prove some use to Cyno! It wasn’t much, but it felt like it was the least she could do after Cyno helped her through such difficult times in the past…

She’s way too flustered to try and give these to Cyno in person, so she wraps them in paper and asks Tighnari to give them to Cyno next time he visits. Tighnari had tried asking what exactly she was giving him, but decided it wasn’t anything to worry about and gave the package to Cyno without a word.

Fair to say he was really surprised by the contents of the package, carefully reading the note Collei had written.

“I’m not exactly sure what your relationship is with (Name), but both Master Tighnari know you seem to really care about them! Amber kept giving me these books when sending letters, and I think they’d be useful for you right about now. P.S. Please don’t tell Master Tighnari I gave you these! He’d probably confiscate them if he knew… -Collei”

Cyno’s conversation with Tighnari had stuck with him for a while, he needed some time to sit on it. Sure, he liked you, but romantically? Romance was something that never interested him once, but if the context is related to you somehow, then…

He needed to confirm this possibility for himself. Next time he’d meet you, he’ll take note of how he was feeling before he saw you and after; call it a little experiment of his. Only thing is, the simple thought of running into you made Cyno more excited than it’s worth.

Poor guy just really needs a wake up call. It takes a long while for Cyno to finally stop lying to himself and say “Yes, I like them.” once he did accept this, he was still trying to wrap his brain around the concept of love. Tighnari was so relieved that the constant gnawing feeling could finally stop once his friend came to terms with his romantic attraction for you, but that would only be the beginning to a long, never-ending journey…

Now with Cyno’s acceptance arc out of the way, he decides it’s time to find a way to try and convey how he feels in a very discreet way (keyword; discreet) He had taken a few notes on the romantic novels Collei had gifted him, deducing that people favour grand romantic gestures and dates at places that ‘set the mood’, per say.

Tighnari had been convinced to help Cyno in his mission to impress you multiple times. He could have easily said no, but maybe a part of him did want to see his friend happy with someone he clearly cared a lot about.

Cyno always said went to Tighnari to discuss new ideas to win your affection; and one time he told Cyno that you probably liked people who made you laugh, and that he already had some form of advantage(?) in this category.

As soon as he said that, the pit of dread formed in his stomach once he saw the scarily excited and determined look on Cyno’s face. Now he had a new reasoning behind his jokes: one, to ‘lighten’ the mood and two, to see you happy.

“(Name).” You perked your head up from the book you were reading to look at Cyno, who was going through a set of Genius Invokation cards to match with the newest ‘meta’.

When you returned his gaze with a curious look, Cyno could feel his cheeks burn; but he kept his face apathetic, “I’d like to tell a joke.” he said.

“Sure!” You chirped back, closing the book shut and turning all your attention to your friend.

He coughs, “Why do we tell actors to ‘break a leg’?”

“I don’t know?”

“…To get into the ‘cast’.”

… Was it not funny? Cyno frowned, he was sure that’d make you laugh, maybe if he were to explain it then—

“Hehe… Ahaha…!” you cut off his thoughts when he heard you laugh, a sweetly airy and genuine giggle that matched perfectly with the adorable smile on your face. You were cute, he thought, eyes softening at your reaction only to find himself with a question that would forever be left unanswered.

Whenever he tried to make you fall for him, why would he only fall harder?

Tighnari ended up finding himself perched up in a tree while tinkering with a pair of binoculars; spying over you and Cyno’s afternoon “date”. (Collei had caught him up in a tree or two on a number of occasions, but she had managed to put the pieces together on what he was doing and to not interfere despite how curious she was…)

I don’t think it could even be called a date, it was more like a casual hangout between two people but one of them had happen to be sickly smitten over their friend. It had taken an embarrassing amount of courage for Cyno to ask you out to lunch, Tighnari quietly hyping him up and sending a weak thumbs up before watching him go and talk to you.

It had been going well so far, Tighnari ignoring the way Cyno sometimes tripped up on his words or looked like he was desperately trying to hold it together; but well enough that the two of you were having a good time. He zoomed further in, amplifying the focus as he watched you two casually talk and walk along the path leading to Sumeru City.

The reason why Cyno had asked Tighnari to watch was to take notes on his ‘performance’. He already scribbled a few lines onto the paper; such as ‘body too stiff’ and ‘speak louder you lummox!!!!!’ The mostly uneventful event continued as expected, Tighnari having to awkwardly shuffle into a corner of the restaurant you ate lunch at without getting noticed by you. He was mostly waiting on Cyno to do something he had planned before the designated time of your date, which was to give you a Sumeru rose and proclaim a brief and romantic speech before you left.

When that moment did come, the words only got caught in Cyno’s throat when you innocently turned to look at him after grabbing your attention. Was is always this difficult to speak? Or was it just your glowing radiance that made the matra quite literally stunned. He awkwardly crumpled the small sheet of paper stuffed into the fist of his hand, eyes turned down to the grassy fields supporting his feet before pulling a Sumeru rose from behind his back.

Cyno saw your eyes widen slightly in his peripheral vision, before a smile spread across your face with no restraint.

“…I had fun today, and I heard people give each other gifts to show their appreciation. So this is for you.” he quietly choked out, hand extended outwards to you and praying you didn’t see the slight quiver in his fingertips and palms sweating.

“Pff— Ahahahah…! I may or may not have gotten a rose for you, too…” you sheepishly reached behind you to reveal a freshly picked red rose in your grasp, its petals still in full bloom and painted in a beautiful red like wine.

When did you get that? He was sure he would’ve noticed it… Also, was he dreaming right now? He honestly felt like he may of passed out right then are there, but he quietly plucked the flower from your hands as you did the same. Cyno stared at it contemplated, staring at the individual petals before looking back at you with disbelief.

“But, why…?”

You cocked your head to the side confused, “Why? I think we both know the answer, wouldn’t you agree?” you smiled knowingly at the white haired man in front of you, grinning at his cutely dumbfounded expression.

“Your friend Tighnari knows a lot about plants, so I’m sure he knows the meaning of certain flowers…” your words trailed off and eyes wandered to the rose in Cyno’s hand, Cyno missing the red tint on your cheeks as you turned away.

“I should get going now.”

“Do you want me to accompany you?”

“Oh, no need. The sun’s just start setting, I’ll be okay. Be safe on your way home, Cyno!” you waved happily goodbye, quickly setting off on your way while Cyno stood there—slowly watching your form walk towards the horizon until he couldn’t see you anymore.

He looked down at the red rose, the meaning behind them…

“All roses tend to flourish best in full sunlight.” Tighnari approached Cyno slowly from behind, stretching his arms and turning to look at him with a somewhat smug smile tugging at his lips “They grow in moist, well-drained soil in warm environments. And as for the meaning…

The red variety symbolize passion and love. Some think the deeper the shade represents how committed you are to someone; but it depends on the person. I suppose. What do you think, Cyno?”

Really, he couldn’t be more happier.

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Can I request a Tighnari x f! Reader that after the archon quest, when they're going to sleep his s/o asks him to take off his shirt to see his scar and then just kisses on it

The rest I'll leave u in your hands :D

୨୧ Late Night Kisses

“ tighnari leaves himself bare, scars exposed and vulnerable to you in the warm glow of a lantern and silent nightfall “

ft. tighnari x fem!reader

cw: suggestive maybe? lots of kissing, archon quest spoilers, not proofread, mention of husband and wife but besides from that mostly gn!, maybe ooc idk its all very romantic and intimate

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings : tighnari’s been getting a lot of love on this blog recently…. not that I mind he’s one of my favourites, tighnari please come home. also I’m assuming by scar you mean by when he got struck by lightning so I’m going with that! ty for sending in a request this was so fun to write !!!!!

It had been a few days since that day, where Tighnari and Dehya had been warding off the Fatui until the sky crackled with lightning and cloudy skies that threatened to burst with pure electro energy, causing Tighnari to get struck from the encounter. And now, it seems that the entirety of Sumeru has been going through a whirlwind of discoveries and immense change.

That seemed to be the last thing on your mind, though, almost all of your attention had been directed towards Tighnari and his steadily improving health. Once you learned what had happened to Tighnari, you heavily insisted (basically forced) on aiding him in his daily activities until he was alright.

Not like Tighnari could do anything in this state anyways, his line of work heavily relied on his mobility, and the simple act of sitting down was far less than pleasant. For now, the most work he could do was write down his latest discoveries of various fungi and monitor Haypasia’s seemingly catatonic state of slumber.

Your nerves were finally settled once Tighnari felt he was suitable to take on his forest ranger duties again, but you did still express some concern for his health as high-ranked scholars and subordinates of the Akademiya had been granted mercy by Lesser Lord Kusanali and had been resided to Gandharva Ville to study forestry and discover knowledge in the new era that Sumeru was entering without an Akasha terminal.

In turn, the workload had increased tenfold for the forest rangers and Tighnari was all the more busier than he usually is. He appreciated your concern, really, and you two made it a habit to check in with each other whenever the chance arrived and to relax in one another’s presence in your shared home once the sun fell and the world fell in an illuminated silence for the night… >>

… Your shared bedroom was illuminated by the gentle flame of an oil lamp set on a nightstand that cast faded shadows across the room. Without it, the only source of light would be the speckled dots of burning stars that painted Teyvat’s night sky and its moon that reflected and fractured light across everything it touched.

You could confidently speak for both you and Tighnari just how exhausting and hectic it had been recently, the only refuge in your days being the early mornings where you woke up to see your fast asleep lover showered in blushed sunlight and what currently is nighttime, where you could finally relax both your muscles and mind. You were absentmindedly reading a light novel shipped from an Inazuman publishing house, moreover waiting for Tighnari to finish and join you in bed.

A soft smile crept onto your face, waiting for your lover like this felt rather domestic, almost like a wed couple, the thought of you and your boyfriend being referred to as husband and wife made your chest tingle from your dreams of the future. That fluttering feeling in your heart growing deeper once Tighnari had entered the room wearing a plain shirt and shorts that contrasted the fairly intricate garments he adorned day-to-day.

“You look happy, something exciting happen?” Tighnari chirped, noticing the dreamy smile on your face. You brushed off your somewhat embarrassing fantasies and closed your forgotten light novel to set it on the counter, lifting the sheets to give Tighnari better access as he slid under the thinly veiled covers with you.

“Nothing, I’m more happy that you’re here now.” you sheepishly spoke, moving closer to Tighnari and offering him a gentle kiss on the cheek.

He could only give a cheeky smile in response, ears twitching in approval as a hand traveled to cup your face; tilting your face towards his and leaning in for a kiss you two had been patiently waiting for since that morning. Soft lips molded against yours, Tighnari’s scent flowing your sense of smell and warmth blooming across both your cheeks and tinted lips. Arms wrapped around your waist, gently pushing you closer to him and encapsulating the tender moment.

You pulled away after a few seconds of what was utter bliss, light chuckles coming from both of you. “I missed you.” Tighnari mumbled “Me too.”

Your eyes traveled down to the nape of his neck that was usually covered by a dark turtleneck, frowning slightly at the residual scars from what had happened. Gently, you slowly lifted your hand and placed the tips of your fingers along his neck, dragging down like you were caressing something that could break at any moment. The ticklish sensation made Tighnari shiver until you stopped where his clothes shielded the rest of his skin.

“Does it still hurt?” you mused while pulling downwards at the neck of his baggy shirt, exposing more of the thin veined shockwaves of electricity that shot through his blood in mere milliseconds. The thought of that made you tense, especially since it had happened to someone so near and dear to you.

“Just a bit, but I can move around just fine.” he kindly reassured you, lazily resting his forehead on your shoulder as his shallow breath ticked the nape of your neck. It stayed like that for a short time, taking in each other’s scents and illuminating warmth as the outside was draped in a cold and unforgiving black.

“Tighnari,” you whispered softly into his ear, hearing him hum in response “can you take off your shirt for me?” a pause, then the shuffled noise of Tighnari pulling away from your form and pulling the fabric over his head casually until his entire upper body was fully visible.

Tighnari was always a bit on the skinnier side, but his skill in the bow and agile reflexes reflected in the tone of his stomach and forearms. These aspects of him were always covered with flexible and airy clothing, masking his quite endearing build. But now, Tighnari leaves himself bare, scars exposed and vulnerable to you in the warm glow of a lantern and silent nightfall. The scarred veins branched out in sharp lines like the thin roots of a tree, scattered along his shoulder blade down to his arm. You could notice some bandages wrapped along his waist from his encounter with the Fatui, which you had helped him wrap earlier that day.

You two sat in silence, Tighnari’s body relaxed in your soft gaze wandering across his body and analyzing each and every cut and scar adorning his skin. One hand found comfort on the side of Tighnari’s thin waist, the other trailing along the river of shockwaves that permanently painted Tighnari’s skin. You paused for a moment, eyes meeting his searching for some form of confirmation that it didn’t hurt.

“Please.” He urged you on. Smiling, your lips found comfort on Tighnari’s skin, featherlight pecks dancing across his skin that bloomed in pretty pinks like flower petals.

The ticklish sensation made it difficult for Tighnari to conceal the dumb smile growing on his face by the second, spurts of quiet giggles from the fox intermingled the intimate moment you were sharing. His tail, brushed and oiled methodically, occasionally thumped against the mattress in time with your numerous kisses that travelled along the seams of his neck. Experimentally, your kisses slowly became more intimate, kitten licks and open mouthed kisses felt warm on Tighnari’s numbing senses.

Another kiss was placed on Tighnari’s collarbone, your eyes traveling up to be met with a fool blushing wildly, stripped of all his inhibitions to his very core. You were in Tighnari’s hold, leaning closer towards him until your chests were flushed against one another’s so lips found yours once more. A surprised sound left you when Tighnari flopped back onto the mattress and bringing you down on top of him, the light of the lamp slowly trickling until it barely shone like it used to. Tighnari smiled against your lips, pulling away but still reeling from the overloaded sensations that were stirring in his body.

You silently moved next to him, arms and legs wrapped nonsensically around your bodies like they were knotted together. The fading light softly etched and outlined both of your features, watching Tighnari’s long eyelashes flutter close; faces close enough to feel the rhythmic breath blow into your face like a morning breeze.

You loved him, scars and all, and you made sure Tighnari knew that for as long as the world keeps spinning.

#[🍁] kazuha's haiku collection #tighnari x you #tighnari x reader #tighnari fluff #tighnari fanfic #tighnari smut #genshin impact #genshin #genshin fanfic

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*slides into your asks* KAZ KAZ KAZ!!! HIIII!! I SAW YOU TAKING REQUESTS FOR SCARA??? Well I have a crack-ish idea xD could i request him together with a very oblivious crush? I want to see him pulling his hair out in frustration at when the reader can't read the room or like:

“where u flirting with me?"

“idiot. Ive been trying to do so for months.”

-kinda vibes 😂😂😂 tho dont force yourself if u cant write these~ I understand SO HAVE A GOOD DAY AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELD UEUEUEUE!! ILY /p

- Jade 👻

୨୧ wanderer has a crush but reader is oblivious

ft. wanderer x gn!reader

cw: fluff, wrote this in 40 mins brainrotting lmao, wanderer calls you stupid, gave up on formatting bcus IM TIRED

>> 🍁 kazuha’s musings : augh I cannot will myself to draw rn so this is like the perfect ask I can use to word vomit. anyways YES OBLIVIOUS X OBV INTO THEM IS MY FAVOURITE THING EVER.

Wanderer has already signed his death wish once he accidentally fell head over heels for you, and it’s so frustrating how every single thing you do is so breathtaking to him—and he doesn’t even have a breath to begin with.

He’s so torn up about his feelings, a part of him wants to know how you feel about him, if you also stay up on cold nights wondering how your warm hand would feel against his cold skin, or the events of his travels with you replaying in his mind until he ultimately falls asleep.

Maybe he’ll never know that, because unfortunately for Wanderer, you’re the biggest idiot he’s ever met in his life. When the wanderer had accepted his newfound feelings for you, the only way he knew to react was to treat you with a meaner attitude. Yet his mannerisms were different—maybe even caring at times?

He has a habit of insulting people due to his huge superiority complex, but Wanderer just insults you whenever you do anything he finds attractive. Like, “Why are you smiling so much? It looks stupid on you.” or “What, are you just so happy to be in the presence of a creation the equivalent of a god? Wh— you are? …Shut up already, lowly human.”

His mean comments tread on the line of flirtatious overtime, and he grimaces whenever you just brush it off as his usual bitter personality. He’s weirdly good at finding back-handed ways to compliment you, “Your cooking tastes good, I bet I could do better, though.” and it pisses him off when you give him the same oblivious look every time—you idiot, when will you realize he adores every single thing about you?! Not like he’s been very apparent himself, though…

One time the Wanderer had picked some flowers and almost shyly handed you to them, anxiously waiting for your reaction as he held out the Sumeru roses in front of you “Hey, you like flowers, right? …Since you’ve done so much for me, here… ?! Why are you just gawking at me like that—? Take it already or I’m throwing them away.” Yet your response made the Wanderer want to dissolve right then and there, smiling and taking the bouquet from his hands, Wanderer nearly shivering at the faint contact of your fingertips against his.

“Thank you, Wanderer.”

“…Idiot.”

Oh archons, Wanderer’s really dug himself into a hole. And what’s even more frustrating is that you don’t even see any romantic intentions in the random flowers he gives you, something that had became a daily occurrence. But no way in hell was Wanderer gonna swallow his pride and straight up TELL you he likes you, he’d rather die than do that.

Tbh the progression of how much more romantic or affectionate his actions become is almost depressing to see, the only thing Wanderer receiving is a tilt of the head and a cute smile—not like that wasn’t enough of a reward for him, anyway, but those stupid horribly enchanting eyes of yours gave away how dense you were being to his feelings!!!!

At some point all of this has just been bubbling up under the surface of his chest, so on one fateful night, some of the Wanderer’s feelings finally slip past his lips. You had set up a campsite for the night, the calm fire that gurgled and popped emitting a kind warmth and light that perfectly reflected off your features—you looked really pretty right now, you always did. These thoughts regularly came to Wanderer’s mind, and he used to adamantly push them away, but he’s long accepted this horrible thing called ‘affection’— so these bubbling thoughts continued to drift and be pondered upon his mind.

“…You’re pretty.” he whispers

He watches you perk your head, turning to the man with wide-eyes from where he sat a reasonable distance away from you. “Huh?”

Wanderer scoffed, repeating himself louder this time “I said—you’re pretty.”

You paused, lips parted but the words fell dead on your tongue. He narrowed his eyes at you, he wasn’t gonna confess, not today, but he’s sick of seeing that dumb look on your face all the time.

“…Thank you?” he only grimaced more at your usual response.

“You know what I mean when I say that, right?”

You shook your head “Not really, but I’m glad that you don’t hate me as much as you used to.”

Now it was his turn to pause, that same dumbfounded look now on his face. Since when did you think he hated you? “Idiot, who said I hated you? I’m the same level as an omnipotent god, I could have discarded you a long time ago… and besides…”

“Besides what?”

The Wanderer bit his lip, why is he hesitating? Is he scared? No, no, that can’t be, you’re just a lowly human, is all, a beautifully wonderful human… “You’re, well, not horrible to talk to, and even if you act stupid sometimes I—

—I guess that’s what makes me so attracted to you.”

…

“Are you flirting with me?”

Holy shit. A part of Wanderer just wanted to take back everything he just said from how dumb you sounded, but holy shit! You noticed, finally. He couldn’t help the wide smirk when he got a taste of what you looked like when you were blushing, the red tint blooming across your cheeks. He chuckled, leisurely crossing his leg over and folding his arms smugly;

“Have been for the past few months, but thanks for noticing.”

#[🍁] kazuha's haiku collection #[💌] letters of songbird #scaramouche x reader #scaramouche x you #wanderer genshin #wanderer x reader #genshin impact #genshin fanfic #genshin

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Hi!!

I would like to request a Wanderer x reader fic please!! Where reader is someone who trusts people way too easily :0

Im just kinda curious on how that will go- Since yk- Wanderer's past experiences TwT

I hope this request is fine!! If it isnt, you can ignore this!!

Either way, i hope you have a great day/night! :D

୨୧ trust

ft. wanderer x gn!reader

cw: fluff, reader is kind but naive, not proofread

>> 🍁 kazuha’s musings : i love this concept!!! i can imagine wanderer seeing a lot of himself in the reader and being very harsh on them just bcus he doesn't want his partner to go through the same life he did. i kinda relate positive + easily trusting ppl together?? i hope that makes sense to anyone besides me so that's what i went for

Wanderer's always took note of your light-hearted attitude, your caring nature providing a strange... comfort to his mind and soul. Keep in mind, it was difficult to get to this point, the Wanderer's gone through such turmoil that it seems he had desperately tried to pretend like he didn't have a heart at all. But it seems that you brought him inklings of that old feeling long ago when you crossed paths.

He couldn't help the grimace on his face, seeing you smile through practically any situation and looking out for anyone and everyone you met, even if you had no personal interest to help them. It was shocking, Wanderer saw the world as cruel and unforgiving, and the only way you could survive was to give into the inherent darkness of humanity. He tried to justify it in his mind, that he isn't human, to begin with, just another heartless puppet controlled by the strings of fate--and his fate was to forever wander with no true identity.

At first, he hated you for this, he hated that you always looked on the bright side, hated that you could be so blissfully unaware yet ever-so alluring and enchanting in his eyes--something that once Wanderer had he could never let go, no matter how much he despised it. He hates you, but is that how he really feels, or is it the trauma of his past blinding him from the true wisdom of love and beauty you held under your surface? It was short-sighted of him, to reject you so instantaneously, yet no matter how cold and cruel he was--you had seen right past him as if he were glass.

No, you were different, not yet subjected to that reality and living in blissful ignorance, going as far as to fall in love with him--a puppet designed to be nothing more than a prototype. You reminded Wanderer of him, the persona of Kunikuzushi, a bright-eyed boy travelling Inazuma. You and Kunikuzushi would have gotten along well, he thinks, both so wonderfully living in a gentle dream where the sun always shone brightly. Wanderer tries to forget, but he still remembers that sensation, something that bubbled in clear waters and reflected colour and light, so soft and airy that it felt nearly suffocating at times. That feeling only grew stronger the longer he knew you, traces of even a smile on Wanderer's lips when navy eyes met yours.

He's smitten, fallen and can't shake you off his mind. It's scary, so long since Wanderer's felt this way. He wants to prove his use to you, to know that he's no longer the sensitive boy that was Kunikuzushi, but Wanderer--a blank slate that's carried the memories of many and uses them to become whoever Teyvat needs him to be. And to the Wanderer, he's your omnipotent god but also, your protector.

You're the only one he trusts, but you seem so willing to give it to others like it's nothing. Trust is foreign and such a beautifully fragile thing to Wanderer, and he's not scared to put any lowly human in place if they decide to take advantage of your ever-lasting kindness.

It's almost humorous, the Wanderer prides himself on being the near equivalent of a celestial being yet practically worshipping the ground you walk on, never taking every second of love and care you offer him for granted. He can instantly call someone out if they're being dishonest, the Wanderer protectively drawing himself nearer to you as he watches your eyes sparkle or saddens with empathy listening to a fool's tale.

He can see the person's facade crack under the pressure of Wanderer's harsh glare, he's already mastered the art and then some. Before you can open your mouth to happily agree to whatever master plan is brewing in their mind, Wanderer's already begun speaking with that bored and sarcastic tone like he's silently telling the individual that he's wasting his precious time with you.

Wanderer's almost grinning by the end of it, flawlessly breaking down every lie until the jig was up--watching them try to double-down before finally accepting utter defeat. When he turns to look at you, his smile falters slightly seeing your expression mixed with surprise but also... empathy, even still that this person was attempting to toy with your feelings.

"Why do you look so upset? He was just trying to swindle your mora."

"There must be a reason why... maybe he's in a tough spot right now and this was the only way he could get mora!" is what you say, he quirks an eyebrow before sighing, shooing his hand dismissively at you.

"Fine, if you want to give him some, but don't say I didn't warn you."

A small part of him feels his heart flutter when he sees your eyes light up at him in awe, letting you fish out a small bag of mora and greeting the now dejected man. Wanderer's eyeing you two intensely, carefully watching the swindler's face for any signs of malice... but he doesn't see it this time, genuine tears forming glossy in that man's eyes before bowing and thanking you profusely. Wanderer couldn't make out the exact words you exchanged, but he could tell at least that the person was acting truthfully now.

You sent off the man with a smile before turning your head to Wanderer, smiling cheekily at him that made his eyes widen and heart skips a beat--it's that feeling again. He scoffs, ushering you to keep up with him as he's already setting off again. That smile you always carry when you're with him is intoxicating, contagious enough that unexpectedly, Wanderer finds himself smiling with you, too, not something faked to gain something, it's real.

Perhaps, maybe he could get used to this feeling from long ago once more, with you.

trust doesn't even look like a real word anymore

#[🍁] kazuha's haiku collection #[💌] letters of songbird #scaramouche #scaramouche genshin #genshin fanfic #scaramouche x reader #wanderer genshin #wanderer x reader #scaramouche x you #scara x reader #scaramouche fluff

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AHH your writing is always so fluffy and comforting to read 🥹🥹🤍 may I request a younger sibling to your main four? (Seperate) I’m curious how they would be as older brothers ehhe

୨୧ Genshin Boys with a Younger Sibling

ft. kazuha, heizou, cyno, tighnari + gn!sibling!reader

cw. fluff, some angst in kazuha's part, tighnari's sibling has an ears and tail, platonic obv

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings : thinking about my favourites with younger siblings is so cute….and I think all of them would be the best older brothers ever!!!?! you can tell i had wayyy too much fun writing this haha

✦ Kaedehara Kazuha

It'd be really interesting if Kazuha had a younger sibling since his clan was far into decline and ultimately disbanded. Having a naive young reader would probably only add to his past self's stress, and he's left with a decision that weighs heavy on his shoulders.

Kazuha entrusts you to a very close family friend of the Kaedehara clan, the Kamisato clan. While he's still a wanderer of Inazuma, he basically visits you every day to check in on you. Although Thoma had insisted Kazuha could stay there as well, he fervently denied it as they were already doing so much taking you in as their own.

He loves to take you out on walks and let you explore the grassy fields of Inazuma with you, teaching you how to play a tune on a leaf and practice poetry. Kazuha will make haikus about you, how you two are the only family you have and how his life would be far different without you as his loveable younger sibling.

The downfall of his clan still weighs painfully on his heart during this time, and despite how young you were, it was just as difficult for you; Kazuha remembered the times he saw you stare at their bedridden mother while you knelt beside her, silently seeing you crawling under the covers with her and falling asleep.

He'll be there for you, he always will. Kazuha's your beloved brother, he can't let you down. Even when he flees Inazuma during the Vision Hunt Decree, he's still thinking about you. You didn't have a vision, but he was a wanted man and you're his only related family, what if they found you? What would they do to you? He can't go back to protect you, he's an ocean away to keep you safe.

Ah, but we shouldn't dwell too much on the past, should we? Kazuha's heart has gone through thunderstorms and crashing waves, but it seems that through it all, you've still been smiling. He's grown and changed, become a better man and more importantly, a better brother.

He's beyond excited when he docks in Inazuma again, seeing you bouncing on your toes giddily until Kazuha finally steps foot in Inazuma, letting you tackle him and giving you the tightest hug he can muster. Even the sight of you is enough to make the ronin start crying. It's strange, he rarely cries, but even after months of being apart you still welcome him with open arms as his family, maybe even one of the only people he can go to.

He laughs airily when he sees the fat tears dripping down your cheeks and staining your face, gently wiping them away before pulling you into another hug. The sight from the perspective of a bystander is enough to make even the most heartless people cry, the pure and genuine care radiating from the two of you.

"Don't cry, my sunshine--Your big brother's here now."

Kazuha teaches you that like him, you should never burden the responsibility of the Kaedehara Clan, that when you're older go travel the world and experience everything you can. Carrying the name is already more than enough, is what he tells you.

He offers to teach you the art of sword-fighting, both as a way to honour your past family and to protect you and your friends. Kazuha's always surprised to see how much you've improved over the time he was gone, saying that when you're ready, maybe you can go against your big brother.

You're soft-spoken like Kazuha is, even when you were a little kid. It's almost like you're a mini version of your sibling. The main reason why Kazuha let you grow up in Inazuma first was that he wanted to let you grow up in a 'normal' environment, or as normal as the life of a Kaedehara can have. He wants you to travel with him in the future but says to wait a couple more years. When that time comes, he'll show you everything he's learned and let you get a taste of what freedom truly means.

Kazuha's made himself a lifelong vow: that no matter where he is, no matter how long it's been, how many hurdles life throws at him, he'll be there to protect you by blade for the rest of his life.

✦ Shikanoin Heizou

Ah yes, the infamous Shikanoin Heizou. During his childhood, he was quite a troublemaker and didn't care for rules. It was quite sad, really, but it's shaped him into the person he is now. And, as your certified cool older brother, he'll do his best to make you proud!

Absolutely adores talking about the latest cases from his work, purposely choosing the most heartbreaking or disturbing ones to show you (not pictures of the crime scene, obviously.) Your parents always scold Heizou for exposing such dark aspects of his work to you, but he usually just laughs it off and insists he's teaching you the dangers of this world at an early age.

He somehow manages to sneak you into the audience of a court session, shooting you a cheeky smile and a wink when he spots you in the audience. Everyone there knows you're Heizou's younger sibling, he adores you to bits and never fails to mention you in conversation, but everyone just keeps quiet because you look really excited to be there... Heizou will be reprimanded afterwards, but he thinks it was totally worth it.

He gets into lighthearted wrestling matches with you, letting your short self pull him into a headlock as he so obviously fakes his pain. Obviously, Heizou's not gonna actually wrestle you, he just likes seeing the pride on your face when you oh-so easily defeat him.

"Oh no, what to do! I've been captured by my own sibling, the betrayal!"

A part of him is kind of glad you aren't as reckless as he was when he was your age. As fun as those days were, Heizou's an adult now and can see how utterly stupid he could've been at that age. Your father is a renounced martial artist, so it runs in the family that you know it as well. If there are any kids that are bugging you, your brother ruffles your hair playfully and tells you this:

"Only use your fists as a last resort. Remember, your mind is your strongest weapon, not fighting like a bunch of barbarians!"

Your family bonding sessions usually consist of puzzle gadgets shipped from Fontaine. These gadgets have a... rough past for Heizou, but we shouldn't dwell on the details. Whenever you whine that you can't solve a puzzle, he smiles at you and gives some vague sentence as a clue.

An overwhelming sense of pride fills his heart when he sees you finally crack the code, high-fiving you and pulling you into a big hug. He knew you could do it, you're a Shikanoin after all!

Sometimes he'll take you 'out on the field' as a treat, searching for clues with you and taking it as an excuse to show you the beautiful sights of Watatsumi Island. They're usually low-stakes and tame cases, he deals with the more serious ones by himself, you're too young to handle things like that. When he brings you along, it feels more like a fun puzzle than a real case for work, the satisfaction of gaining leads and information is better than candy.

You have a tendency to look for him while he's working, your short stature trotting along Inazuma City and feet bringing yourself to Bantan Sango Detective Agency. Sango's already used to your unexpected visits, even though technically she and Heizou don't even work together. As annoying as your older counterpart is, you seem to have a good head on your shoulders. However, she can't help but feel irked whenever you say or do something exactly how Heizou would do it.

"I can tell that you're Heizou's sibling, I'm glad you're not as annoying as he is."

"That's not true, my older brother is awesome, he's the best detective in the world!"

"Oh? If it isn't my partner in crime! Hmm, Sango, you weren't talking bad about me in front of my sibling, weren't you?

✦ Cyno

Like Kazuha, he's mostly unable to spend time with you, especially when he became General Mahamatra. He tries to keep the more... gruesome details of his job a secret from you, and more focuses on the justice his career provides. He does his best to be a good example for you, and Cyno never fails to smile when you boast about someday joining the Akademiya and becoming the next General Mahamatra.

"Becoming a matra is hard work, but I'm sure you'll get there."

I see his relationship with you a little bit like Tartaglia's with Tuecer, he loves you to pieces and would do absolutely anything to protect you from harm's way, but is sometimes forced to keep secrets from you. You're too young to fully comprehend the cruel injustices and struggles of this world, and that was something Cyno chose to shield you from until you were ready.

If you had happened to stumble on him reprimanding some lowly scholars, a brief wave of shock goes over his face as he quickly drops his polearm to the ground, the cowering scholar looking over to you in utter confusion. That rulebreaker could only watch hopelessly as Cyno is suddenly stripped of all his exhibitions, dropping to his knees and ushering you into his arms protectively.

"Now, what are you doing here. It's dangerous, and your brother has..." he shoots a glare that sends shivers down the scholar's spine, "some work to do."

He's less experienced when dealing with young children, even a little awkward at times. But at the end of the day, you're bonded by blood for life, and Cyno won't fail to show his love for you in his own way. He's not terribly affectionate, but his face shows much more emotion than normal, a gentle smile on his lips and a voice comforting and soft. Cyno's stoicism is still there, it's part of his personality, however, anyone could tell the high uplift of his mood whenever he gets the rare chance to visit you.

Cyno entrusted your care to the Village Chief of Aaru Village and Candace. When the situation in Sumeru dies down and the country begins to heal, he makes it more of an incentive to go and see you. The relationship between the two halves of Sumeru has been a strained one, and the two of you were children of the desert. He silently promises you to heal this relationship, and to use his power to make Sumeru better for you.

He has a tendency to give you piggyback rides, whether you're taking a stroll around Sumeru City or you're traversing the desert and you're too sleepy to walk. It's quite amusing, seeing a man of such uphold and power carrying a small child on his back with a sense of contentment on his face.

Cyno's habit of telling jokes gets ten times worse when you're the receiver, feeling a slight pang in his heart when you're so brutally honest about his jokes. However, nothing can match the happiness he feels when you actually laugh at one of his jokes. As long as he can make his sibling laugh, he's happy.

Cyno has brought you to Gandharva Ville a couple of times, which means both Collei and Tighnari have met you. Collei is much older than you, but it's kind of like she's your older sister in a way. So much so that you've developed a habit to call her 'big sis'. She and Cyno are so shocked when you first said this, Collei shooting Cyno a sheepish look before he simply gives her a rare smile in acceptance.

✦ Tighnari

Hands down THE BEST brother a kid could ask for! Especially when you fall sick, he's already got your favourite food fresh and ready to eat with an array of extremely effective yet gag-worthy medicine in store for you... He's already kind of seen as an older brother for the kids of Gandharva Ville, vigilantly looking out for everyone and caring for those in need. The other kids are a little intimidated by Tighnari at times since he's infamous for the long lectures you'll get if you're too reckless.

"Don't worry, you're not gonna die, all you need is some rest is all. It's alright, brother Tighnari is here to take care of you."

He's so happy when talking to you, crouching down to meet your eyes and playfully scratching your fox ears whenever he sees you. When you tell him that you're going to play with the other kids, Tighnari reminds you to stay safe and keep your tail clean before sending you on your way like a mother.

If you happened to get a scratch, he'll be there immediately with a first aid kid. He'll lightly scold you about it, carefully showing you how to disinfect and patch a wound for the future. Tighnari likes to teach you a lot of things, even if it's tidbits of information in random conversations. He stresses the importance of the forest and its state to you, and Tighnari feels so proud when you take it upon yourself to plant flowers or pull out invasive weeds as it's "Not good for the forest!"

If you express any interest in forestry Tighnari gladly teaches everything he knows about it in a way you can understand, pointing out certain kinds of flora and warning you about what types of plants or fungi to avoid.

"Ah, this species of flora is a subspecies of... you can usually find them in... some variations glow from the expense of leyline energy... Hey, are you listening?"

Keeps you a billion miles away from the radius of a withering zone, even the thought of you getting caught up in such an invasive area of the forest sends chills down Tighnari's spine. He's dead serious when talking about it with you, eyes tinged in worry when discussing what could happen.

Tighnari likes to refer to you as a 'junior forest ranger', jokingly telling the other rangers to refer to you as 'master' and letting you tag along on his patrols at times. The whole time he'll explain an endless spout of information on your surroundings, and it's so much that your brain can barely take it in.

Tighnari's more or less your brotherly mentor, letting you be his assistant when dealing with sick people such as mixing ingredients for medicine or quizzing you on procedures for certain ailments. He smiles at you when you look up at him with a bottle of medicine outstretched towards him, petting the top of your head softly.

He teaches you how to take good care of your tail, and on slow days brush out the knots in your fur and rub oil through it. Sometimes he'll put cute flowers in your tail, gladly letting you do the same to his tail.

"Be sure to apply this every day to keep your tail shiny... Oh? Do you want me to do it? Hehe, sure, I'll get a brush, hold on!"

You and Collei are two peas in a pod, and despite you being Tighnari's sibling it's like he's both you and Collei's father figure. When Tighnari is busy he puts you under Collei's care, who likes to play fun games with you! One time you two played hide and seek and your hiding spot were so good that Collei nearly thought that she lost you. However, Tighnari could tell where you were from your scent and gave you a short lecture to not scare the both of them like that.

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Ueueue thinking of reader having a tough day and bottling it up but Tighnari being attuned with their behaviour noticed and takes to softly comforting them and giving them cuddles and reassurance 🥹🥹

୨୧ Tighnari Comforting You After a Bad Day

ft. tighnari x gn!reader

cw: fluff and comfort, cuddles ghehdhdhhh, Tighnari calls reader “sunshine”

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings : ohhh this request is perfect because ive been going through a kinda bad day myself (pent up stress ykwim), thanks for sending this in!

You felt embarrassed that you were having such a bad day. Every little thing seemed to dig at your skin and the smallest of mistakes or disapproving looks had you on the verge of crying. You’re being so childish, you thought, it’s not even a big deal.

You were scared that showing your bad mood would suffocate the people around you, so you tried your hardest putting on a kind smile and pushing your feelings aside. However, Tighnari immediately saw right through you. Your facade was convincing enough to others, but the unmistakable look in your eyes was more than enough for him to know something was wrong.

What was more worrying was that you didn’t come to Tighnari, he’s told you multiple times that you can always come to him if you’re feeling upset; the idea of you trying to hide this from Tighnari made him frown. He didn’t know why you were sad, he’s not a physic. But he doesn’t need to know, he just wants to see you smiling again.

He didn’t want to come on too strong, that’s just make you feel worse. Instead, he’ll take it slow with you, genuine kindness and patience when you accidentally make a mistake and reassure you again.

“Are you sure nothing’s wrong, sunshine?” Tighnari’s eyebrows are furrowed in concern, bringing a gloved hand to gently caress your back.

“Tighnari, I’m fine I promise.” you gave him a reassuring smile, trying to ignore the way your eyes threatened to cloud and drip with tears.

“…I don’t like it when you hide stuff from me.” he huffed, lips turned in a somewhat sarcastic pout, the eye contact making you feel heavy. “If you think you’ll just bother me, you’re sorely mistaken; your mental health is important to me.”

Before you could even comprehend, something in you just stopped and started to overflow wildly. You felt frustrated, angry, embarrassed, and more importantly, a sudden ache in your heart for the person in front of you who looked at you with such concern you could only dream of.

Tighnari’s eyes softened more once he saw tears drip absentmindedly down your cheeks. His hand tickled against your skin when he slowly wiped them away, cupping your cheek.

“Hey, hey, it’s alright. Let’s go to a more quiet place, okay?” you nodded and sniffed, trying to hide your red face as Tighnari led you by the soft grip of his hand and brought you back to his hut.

You didn’t talk or look at each other on the brisk walk, but you could sometimes feel him grasp your hand just a little bit more. Your eyes were glued to your interlocked hands; a slight smile creeping up on your face.

Once you reached Tighnari’s hut, he guided you to sit on the bed, “I’ll be back with some tea and blankets, alright?” you nodded.

…

Moments later, Tighnari was carrying a cup of hot tea in one hand and a bulk of fluffy blankets in the other. He quietly gave you the cup of tea and began covering the heavy sheets over the two of you. Your eyes were puffy from the crying, but the warmth of the tea and Tighnari’s presence had calmed your nerves a bit. You glanced over to him, who had been looking at you the whole time; features still etched in worry and inching closer to you.

You set down the teacup and let yourself fall on top of Tighnari, falling down on the bed and stuffing your face into the nape of his neck. You heard him chuckle, his hands reaching to massage your upper back in slow circles. Your shallow breaths fanned across his neck, you yourself listening to the expectant thump of his heartbeat.

“Do you want to talk about it?”

Embarrassment settled into your skin. Now that you had relaxed, your feelings felt all the more immature to you, “…It’s stupid.”

“It’s not stupid if it’s made you so sad.” his words came off more endearing than sassy, “You don’t have to tell me.”

You hummed, reaching up to slowly scratch at Tighnari’s long fox ears. Usually, people would see this as an 'unspeakable' action to do to Tighnari; but as his lover, you learned you got some special privileges in return. Tighnari took your lack of response that you didn't want to discuss what had happened, so he didn't pry.

"It's alright," he whispered into your ear, his tail affectionately brushing against your thigh, "I'm here for you, no matter what it is."

"..."

"H-Hey, don't start crying on me again, sunshine." more tears slipped down your face, quiet sobs dying in your throat as glossy eyes stared into Tighnari's green irises.

"It's not your fault, I just..." you hiccuped, "Today was... a lot..." Tighnari mused at your vague statement, thinking for a short while before slowly leaning his face closer and closer to yours.

Your noses bumped clumsily against each other, eyelashes fluttering against your tear-stained cheeks. You blinked in confusion, warm breath making the wet of your skin tingle. The gap was closed with a single swoop, soft lips pressed against yours and a hurting heart flipping in your chest. He felt so warm, a kind of warmth filling the suffocating feeling in your chest. You were still stunned when Tighnari pulled away, hearing him giggle softly before peppering your face with light kisses; erasing the droplets of tears that were soaking the sweater of Tighnari's chest.

You closed your eyes, rolling your body next to Tighnari's and lazily running your hands through the silky fluff of his tail he worked hard to keep clean and oiled. You couldn't see the smile on his face right now, admiring your face despite how embarrassingly puffy and blushed it was right now. You felt so tired now, eyelids difficult to reopen while your limp body tried to focus on the feeling of Tighnari's body laced with yours and covers draping over you.

"Let's take deep breaths together, okay?" he reached for your hand and he held it against his chest, "Deep breath in..."

"...Deep breath out."

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Hello! Thank you for doing requests! I absolutely adore your work - you're a real blessing for the fandom :)

So it'd make me so happy to get an request done by you so I will try my luck and submit smth: how about a Cyno&Tighnari with a gn reader who tends to purr right beside their ear to get themself out of a situation cause they know they're so weak for them and their purring at the end of a sentence. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not. We know how Cyno and Tighnari can be sometimes but I just find it so appealing to get them flustered cause of smth simple like this heh. (If you dont want to write for both, you can choose one ofc!)

Thank you in advance! Have a wonderful day

୨୧ cyno and tighnari get flustered from their s/o

ft. tighnari, cyno x gn!reader (seperate)

cw: fluff, vry short

>> 🍁 kazuha’s musings : ahh thank u for the compliment I’m happy,,,ty for this request it was very cute! I hope YOU have a wonderful day

✦ Tighnari

Tighnari's sense of hearing is extremely heightened compared to humans, and the first time you unexpectedly brought your lips close to his ear and let out the softest purr you can muster. He keeps a straight face, but the sudden twitch of his ears and the stiffness of his tail was a clear enough indication that your little trick worked like a charm.

He'll be quick to recollect himself, shooting you an unamused look before flicking your forehead as punishment "Don't think you can get away with this by doing... that." Tighnari acts all straitlaced, but you can see the pink blush on his cheeks when he finishes his sentence. He could fake any expression with mastery yet the angle and flick of his fox ears always gave away his true feelings, and he hated how obviously flustered he was whenever his ear twitched against the low purr from your lips. And archons, the knowing smirk that danced across your features only made Tighnari feel more embarrassed.

Really, Tighnari holds himself in higher regard than not getting so tongue-tied over a kitty purr, but he guesses the moment he caught feelings for you was the day he gave up said dignity. He found you attractive more than he'd like to lead on, and a strange part of him partially enjoyed the sound—even if it meant you were just trying to save face. There was an instance where you had snuck off from your forest ranger duties for whatever reason, and soon enough Tighnari had caught you and was fully prepared to give you a wordy lecture. But every word got stuck in his throat when you oh-so innocently pleaded with him, that annoyingly soft purr hitting Tighnari's sensitive ears.

He only sighs, chastely rubbing at his ears and pinching your cheek with a mean glare "Fine, fine, you win. Don't think this isn't gonna have any consequences, though."

Said consequence was that your ear scratching and tail petting privileges were taken away for a short while. Can you blame him, though? It’s your fault you make him feel this way…

✦ Cyno

Cyno was... caught off guard, to say the least, and it's very rare to see "Cyno" and "off guard" in the same sentence. Maybe this would be strange to some people, but the General Mahamatra had happened to be a lovesick fool when it came to his partner. Basically everything you do has him enthralled and captured in your grasp, but he seldom expresses these intense feelings of his like a moron. He visibly stiffens when that lovely sound leaves you, whatever he was mildly scolding you about almost being completely forgotten as Cyno's mentally processing what he just heard come from you. It was cute, he thought, purposely attempting to not meet your sly gaze while still trying to come off as intimidating (It didn't work very well, but at least you were amused.)

He does his best to save face by faking a cough, fist hiding his bit lip and a tinted red to his dark skin. He watches you smile happily, glints of sinister thoughts behind your features; but before he could say anything, you were already gone... Did Cyno really let you get away? And with little to no effort, too, just from a purr. At this point, Cyno's realized his utter defeat to you, almost mad at himself for falling for such a typical tactic. You're lucky you're pretty because anyone else who could try this would be met with the sharp edge of Cyno's golden polearm.

No matter how many times you've done this Cyno still feels just as flustered as the first time, stomach tied into a million knots and heart practically melting at the ringing of his ears. It's surprisingly easy to rile him up like this, even if you felt taken aback when you saw the profound effect it had on your lover. However, if you pulled your little stunt in front of others, it'd be so difficult for Cyno to still seem apathetic, praying to any archons listening that his friend Tighnari doesn't see the subtle changes in his speech or body language—unfortunately for him, it seems that Tighnari had seen right through Cyno just like you had.

Poor guy's so confused, too, on why he feels so strangely fuzzy at the sound of your purring, an action so plain in itself yet making the matra's heart swell... He might be a bit more lenient if you do this in the privacy of your home, stripped of all his inhibitions and letting himself adore you to pieces.

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୨୧ Herbal Medicine

" tighnari takes care of a sick reader… "

ft. Tighnari x GN!reader

cw: all fluff, tighnari sass!!, tighnari being a 10/10 caretaker, not proofread

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings: no notes, just send me more requests pls i wanna write more!! i might do another ver of this but with cyno sequel/follow up to this fic here!

Tighnari is quick to notice when you’re feeling ill. You had just gotten back from a trip to Mondstat, more specifically Dragonspine, and had seemed to catch a cold once you got back home. Of course, he’d already expected this would be the outcome, constantly lecturing you to be careful when traversing Dragonspine’s frosty and snow-covered terrain; but it seems that you took his advice too lightly, casually telling him you’ll be fine.

It’s quite funny, really, Tighnari being your long-time romantic partner yet constantly worrying and lecturing you whenever you did something unsafe like a concerned mother. This was the way Tighnari always had been and you’ve already gotten used to his endless lectures and so on…

Forest rangers always seem to tense up and lower their heads in shame when being given one of Tighnari’s never-ending lectures, but you just listen in silence, shaking your head in fake-annoyance and lightheartedly saying it’ll be alright. Tighnari cares about you. A lot. Your safety and well-being is his utmost importance.

Once you got back from Mondstat, you endlessly detail your experiences and funny mishaps during your trip to Tighnari; yourself seemingly not noticing how exhausted you are.

Tighnari’s ears angle downwards in worry, stopping you in your words and placing a gloved hand against your forehead. His face is slightly scrunched, eyebrows furrowed and lips pursed while his kind eyes stare at your complexion.

You tilt your head in confusion; “What?” a light blush was dusted across your cheeks and ears, Tighnari noted, but you didn’t seem embarrassed and the temperature of the rainforest was stable at this time of day, so you couldn’t have been flushed from the weather.

“Did you do as I asked before you left?” Tighnari’s gaze subtly shifted into a concerned one, eyes softening feeling your body temperature, “You’re warmer than usual..."

“I did, I promise,” you shook your head and smiled reassuringly, “I even used the Pyro-infused heatpack you gave me.”

Tighnari hummed, seemingly not convinced “Just get a good sleep tonight, if it gets worse let me know.”

The next morning, you were nowhere to be found. Worriedly, Tighnari took a detour to your hut and found you huddled up in your bed with a fever. Thankfully for you, he didn’t need to make the trip back because an arrangement of herbs and medicine were already accorded for in Tighnari’s bag.

He’ll give an off-handed remark about how you “Should have been more careful.” and to not spontaneously roll around in the snow without a winter jacket on, but Tighnari would rather let you rest for now. Once you’re better, you’ll be able to listen to his ramblings that usually fall on deaf ears.

This isn’t his first time taking care of someone sick, it’s a common occurrence in Tighnari’s day-to-day life due to Collei’s chronic illness and tending to young children who’ve accidentally scraped their knee while playing or caught a fever. Almost everyone comes to Tighnari for matters like this, and he’s all more than ready to play that role as a loving caretaker.

“I need you to sit up so you can take this medication..” his demeanor is radiating patience and tenderness, eyes calm as he speaks in a way that soothes your ears.

Reluctantly, you oblige, slowly sitting up from your bed that’s in disarray to see Tighnari enter your view. Your fuzzy vision eyes him pour a dosage of medicine into a silver spoon, Tighnari turning back to you. He motions you to inch closer where he sits, which is on a wooden stool situated by your bedside.

“Is it gonna taste bad…” you mutter; you coughed into your elbow hoping it would clear up any of the junk that stained your dry throat. Tighnari laughs almost lightheartedly, knowing that you already knew what the answer would be.

“The worse it tastes, the more it’s gonna help you get better.” the attempted reassurance makes you frown, praying that your tastebuds won’t feel the sour bitterness that immediately enters your mouth once Tighnari guides you to gulp it down. The taste is enough to make you gag, but you swallow your pride (and the medicine) and take it without saying a word.

“Oh, and drink lots of water, too.” he pulls out a canteen of fresh water from his bag, pulling up his chair so he sits slightly closer. He presumes you’re too tired to hold the canteen and drink yourself, so he cups your chin and tilts your head back a bit, letting the fresh liquid trickle into your mouth.

His own face flushes a pretty pink while watching you take the beverage, finding the blush that spreads across your face and unkempt hair to be quite adorable. He shakes his head and scolds himself. You’re sick right now, why is he thinking about kissing you?! Tighnari’s surprised and mortifyingly embarrassed that he’s thinking about such things during your time of need; letting you gulp down a good amount of water before quickly standing up from his position.

He fakes a cough into the fist of his hand, “Is there anything in particular that you want to eat?” Tighnari looks at your form that’s huddling back into the bedsheets; you mumble something incoherent, but he’s still able to make out what you said.

Soup. He nods, telling you he’ll be back before exiting your hut. Although the request is quite vague, he goes for a simple soup with a variety of vegetables and fish as the meat. When he brings back the dish to your hut, he finds you curled up on the bed sleeping peacefully like a cat. He smiles, setting the tray down by your nightstand and quietly sitting at the edge of your bed to not disturb you.

He hears you whisper something, supposedly in your sleep “…nari….” his name? He stares at you inquisitively, a soft snort of amusement coming from your sleeping form. "You're so clingy.... when you're sick, hehe..."

Oh. So that's how it is, Tighnari's eye twitches, maybe he shouldn't take precious time out of his day to take care of his lovely partner after all. He sighs to himself, sitting beside you and swiftly brushing his tail against your face teasingly; watching your face scrunch up and eyes squint open.

Unamused eyes met yours, "Morning, sunshine."

"I-It's already morning...? Ah, shoot! I'm late for my patrol-- ACHOO!" A loud sneeze interrupts your short haze of panic, Tighnari gently sushing you and pulling the covers over your chest again.

"Hey, I was just kidding; you can rest," he returned back to his caring persona and eased you back into bed, motioning your gaze over to the tray on your beside "I just need you to eat something and you can go back to sleep, alright?"

You mumbled something incoherent, nodding; coughing into your elbow as a fruitless attempt to rid of your dry and mucus-filled throat. Tighnari has a spoonful of a fairly appetizing-looking soup, blowing soft puffs of air to cool its temperature and slowly bringing the spoon to your lips. A part of you wanted to shy away as it was rare for Tighnari to coddle you like this, but the stuffy fog of your sickness made you gladly take the spoonful in your mouth. It tasted amazing, something both warm and comforting yet light in flavour and fresh in ingredients.

"Taste alright?" he hummed, a small smile on his face when he saw your tired eyes slightly sparkle when you tried the dish. You nod fervently, happily gulping down the rest of the soup that temporarily distracted you from the limbo of sickly pain your body was in.

Afterwards, Tighnari made you take more medicine, the bitter note coating your tongue washed down wish a flask of river water. You sighed, leaning backwards until your back hit the comfort of your mattress; eyes wandering to your boyfriend. "Tighnari..."

He turned his head, kind eyes attentive in its gaze. You shifted uncomfortably in your bed, pulling off the covers while gesturing your arms outwards "I'll get better faster if you sleep with me."

Normally these words would be coming out in a lighthearted and slightly flirtatious tone, but the rasp of your voice and fuzzy vision made it sound incredibly endearing to Tighnari. He shook his head and chuckled, "And what if I get sick?"

"Collei will take care of us..." you replied back. You huffed, satisfied to yourself when Tighnari seemed to easily agree to your (in hindsight, brash) request and crawling into what little space was left in your bed.

You moved to your side to face Tighnari, lazily pulling the thin covers over his back and closing your eyes peacefully. A gloved hand moves to your cheek, brushing a stray strand of hair so he could get a better look at your flushed features. He smiled, tail brushing over your thigh and tickling your skin. Tighnari could feel his own mind begin to stir, his eyes closing with your shallow breaths fanning across his face. "You're hopeless.." he muttered lovingly, finally bringing his mind to sleep.

A week later, Tighnari fell ill with a cold as well.

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୨୧ “I want you to depend on me.”

" Tighnari seems to have caught a cold, and you take it upon yourself to look after him. " Based on this fic!

ft. tighnari x gn!reader

cw: fluff, tighnari being stubborn bcus why not, a little inkling of angst???, comfort, established relationship, not proofread, teasing reader

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings : i’ve noticed that the majority (if not all) tighnari fans are itching at the chance to take care of tighnari for once…honestly same, he’s always presented as a caring role model but I still think he should allow himself to depend on others… also the trope of someone who is usually a caretaker falling ill and someone taking care of them in return is my favourite thing ever. BTW TY FOR THE SUPPORT ON MY TIGHNARI FICS IT MEANS A LOT :)

Tighnari may be rather stubborn at times, but he’s not stupid. He can recount all too many occasions where he’s ignored his ill symptoms which led to him unable to do much work far longer than he would prefer. He was glad that thanks to his care you were feeling good enough to go on patrols again, but it seems that external forces (or rather, his fairly poor decision to be in such close proximity with you while you were sick) caused Tighnari to get sick soon after.

He doesn’t make a big deal out of it, he already has a shelf full of medication to cure most common flus and viruses and entrusts Collei to take care of a handful of his duties while he rests in the meantime in his hut. Of course, Collei was quite worried since it’s rare for Tighnari to catch a cold; but Tighnari is rather… embarrassed by the way he got in this state.

Even though Tighnari tells everyone he’s alright and that he’ll simply sleep it off, the symptoms that come with being sick still ache the same as you’d expect. He’s always learned to prioritize other’s health and safety, but maybe it wouldn’t hurt if a certain special someone were to come over and take care of him. These thoughts intrude Tighnari’s mind at times, but they’re quickly brushed to the side as he tells himself there’s no reason for him to be coddled if he’s able to do it himself just fine.

His fox ears could easily detect the light footsteps creeping up to the entrance of his hut, head turned to the doorway knowingly until he saw your figure silently enter the room carrying what he guessed to be a pouch of medicinal liquids and other first-aid items.

“Tighnari?” your voice that was laced in worry entered the space of Tighnari’s hut, finding him curled up in his bed and face visibly hot. He was positioned in a way where you were face to face once you walked in, noticing the heave in his chest and lidded eyes that threatened to close.

He sniffed, “What are you doing here…” Tighnari coughed into the fist of his hand; then shaking it in a motion as if to dismiss you away, “Don’t come too close, I might get you sick again.”

You huffed, did Tighnari always have to be this stubborn? “Don’t be like that, I’m here to take care of you wether you like it or not.” Tighnari watched you with an unamused expression while you set down your bag on a chair and walked over to where he laid.

Green eyes widened when he felt a soft hand brush away his bangs and press gently against his forehead that was speckled with beads of sweat. His eyes stuttered to look back at you, your eyes studied in concentration and unnecessary worry. Blood rushed to his already pink cheeks as all his weak body could do was let you do as you pleased.

You heard him mutter under his breath, “You’re too close…” You merely smiled at him, “I’m immune already, don’t worry.” Tighnari rolled his eyes at your incorrect statement, but the stuffy warmth and sweat that plagued his body weakened his usual sassy remarks.

Tighnari informs you that he’s already taken his medicine before you arrived, which you mostly expected. “You’re still feeling hot, though…” your mind tried to grasp at a solution to this until you found it, “Stay here, I’ll get a pail of water.”

Sitting up from your crouched position, you swiftly left Tighnari’s hut and made your way to a nearby stream without missing a beat. You had picked up a small bucket that was randomly placed somewhere in Tighnari’s hut, tilting it and watching the shallow water collect in a gentle rush of waves. You stared at the bucket absentmindedly, feelings of light guilt and strangely, annoyance developing in your chest.

Tighnari could take care of himself, everyone and himself already knew that. But you were his partner, the person that Tighnari could go to when he hit his low points in life; someone to depend on. You hated how independent he was at times, you weren’t even aware that he was sick until Collei informed you this morning. He spent all of his time dedicating himself to nature, others, and more importantly, you.

You wanted to take care of him, too; to bring him the same comfort and butterfly-induced feelings whenever he was with you. You could only sigh to yourself, picking up the halfway filled pail by the curve of its handle and gently slapping yourself in the face. You shouldn’t be wallowing in your own pity like this, your sick boyfriend is waiting for you!

When you arrived back to the hut, Tighnari looked to be asleep; but his eyes gently fluttered open after hearing the gentle drops and splashes of a rag being soaked in cold spring water. You slowly wrung out the towel between the fists of your hands and turned to Tighnari, who was looking back at you.

“Did I wake you?”

“No, I was just closing my eyes.” he suddenly sneezed, reminiscent of a cat which made you almost squeal in reaction. Tighnari rubbed his nose bashfully, not missing the way your eyes sparkled at the noise he just made.

“You’re cute, Tighnari.” you giggled, brushing away his hair and settling the damp cloth on his forehead. He sighed blissfully at the cooling sensation, eyes closing once more. You took it as a sign that he was still feeling drowsy, silently sitting by his bedside and gazing at his form that rested under the covers.

You noticed his now ungloved hand that laid peacefully by his side, not sheathed by the covers laid on top of him. Subconsciously, you grasped your hand against his, feeling the tingling warmth bloom across the tips of your fingers and across your chest. You watched Tighnari’s lips curve upwards slightly, his own grip tightening. Ah, so he is still awake.

The thoughts you had back at the river wandered absentmindedly back to you, swallowing reluctantly before gently whispering “Do I trouble you too often?”

Tighnari murmured, lashes fluttering open again to look up at you with confusion “Not at all,” he shook his head, words still coming out softly despite the obvious rasp to his voice “where did that come from?”

“It’s just…” you shyly looked away, focusing on the motion of gliding your thumb across the lines and curves of Tighnari’s palm, “You’re always so busy taking care of others, and you tell everyone that you can take care of yourself,” you looked back at Tighnari, whose green eyes was gentle and unwavering in its gaze.

“I.. I don’t want to depend on you all the time, I want to be there for you, too, and I hate it when you think it’s your responsibility to look after everyone. I know this is just a cold, but please,” your expression shifted into something incredibly intimate, eyes mixed with thoughts of uncertainty but inexcusable devotion to the man who you called your lover in front of you,

“I want you to depend on me. No matter how small or how difficult it is, please, come to me.” Calm silence draped the room, both you and Tighnari’s gazes still fixated on each other with no hesitation. You squeezed his hand comfortingly, patiently waiting for Tighnari to say something, or maybe nothing at all.

What you had gotten in response was a smile, followed by a melodically rasped giggle escape Tighnari’s lips, “…No matter how many times you get into trouble, you’d never be a burden. Not ever,” he shifted a bit, leaning his plush lips against the back of your hand “And don’t think that you’re not good enough for me.” your face bloomed a deep shade of red feeling soft lips press against your hand, a foolish smile painting your face.

“You’ve always been there for me, always.”

୨୧ Extra, extra!

“…But a certain fox told me that I could get sick I was too close.” you giggled and gave Tighnari a teasingly sly look after hearing his request to cuddle you in bed. He groaned, embarrassment growing stronger when you only cooed more at him when he turned away like an upset child.

“Forget that I even asked, then.” he could hear you laugh even more, voice playful and gentle in its tone “Don’t be like that, Tighnari— I didn’t say I wouldn’t sleep with you.”

“You’re hopeless.” he replied deadpanned, letting out a short breath of air from his nose in fake annoyance when you quickly got under the covers with him soon after, letting Tighnari smother his face into your chest and thin legs wrap around you.

“I’m getting déjà vu from all this.” you chuckled, rubbing and scratching his ears in all the places that made him internally melt and hum in approval.

You two seldom said anything for a brief moment until you spoke up again. “You’re so cute when you’re sick.”

“…I’m wondering if you’re enjoying me being bedridden more than a normal person should.”

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can i request a tighnari x gn! reader, that his s/o wants him to take a break (also spoil him) from overworking his research, plz?

୨୧ Tighnari’s (Unwanted) Day Off

ft. tighnari x gn!reader

cw: bullet point notes w/ scenarios, fluff, tighnari is kind of sassy, reader wants to love and spoil him, not proofread

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings : ty for the prompt this is so cute …tighnari needs a break fr

Tighnari’s normal day would go as follows: train some newbie forest rangers, go on patrol, check in with Collei, write a letter to the Akademiya to turn down their offers for the nth time, and go to his study to take notes on a type of fungi he discovered on forest patrol a few days ago before he goes to bed. But it seems that today, his schedule would be drastically different thanks to you. You were a seasoned forest ranger alongside Tighnari, so you regularly went on patrols with him and would talk to him about vegetation in the forest and such. Such constant interaction and shared interest in botany is the reason why you two started dating. Tighnari wasn’t on patrol for now, so he was in Avidya Forest with a pen and notebook in his hand. You tagged along with him, the two of you in a comfortable silence as he wrote away on the blank pages of his notepad while you absentmindedly watched the lotuses that bloomed along the shallow waters of the lake.

You turned over to look at him, Tighnari’s face ridden in concentration. He’s been like this for the past few weeks, (constantly, if you were being honest) and the added responsibility of Tighnari coaching some new forest rangers was beginning to make you worry.

Whenever you mentioned this to him, he insisted that he was fine and these were the duties he promised to uphold when he became a forest watcher. While you don’t necessarily disagree, you could tell the recent weeks have started to get to him.

You walk over to him, sitting down on the grass next to him while absentmindedly playing with his tail. It twitched back and forth a bit, Tighnari paying no mind to your advances.

“You work too much.” you muttered, not that it mattered, he could hear anything from miles away.

“Mm.” Tighnari hummed, continuing to scribble down writing. You huffed, does he always have to be so stubborn about work?

“Don’t just hum at me, I’m serious.” there was an air of playfulness from the way you said it, but it still felt genuine. “It wouldn’t hurt to take one day off.”

Tighnari, whose mind still hasn’t been made up, puts down his pen to look at you. He doesn’t seem very persuaded by your words, a sarcastically plain look on his face. “Just let me finish this one thing, okay?”

You lips curve into a frown. Swiftly, you snatch the pen and paper from his hands, Tighnari’s eyes widening in surprise watching you hide the items behind your back. His ears twitched, your eyes glowing with the determination to get the fox boy to rest. Tighnari inches closer to you, hands moving to your backside to feel for his stolen notebook.

“I’m not giving it back until you do one thing for me.” Tighnari huffed, your as pushy as ever.

“Fine, fine. What do you want me to do?” he crosses his arms waiting expectantly for your answer. The gap between you two suddenly closes, a muffled sound of surprise escaping Tighnari’s mouth as your lips touch. He suddenly forgets everything he was planning to write in that notepad, your body leaning closer against him until Tighnari falls onto the ticklish grass of the rainforest.

His cheeks are beyond flushed when you pull away, a soft smile plastered onto your face. “Take a break for today, please?” your eyes are soft, showing your true care and tenderness for Tighnari. He subconsciously smiles back at you, just a bit. A part of him still wants to protest against this, but the genuine look on your face makes him finally surrender. He shakes his head, sighing in fake exasperation as he finally agrees to take the day off with you.

Once you’ve finally convinced your boyfriend to take a day off, you’re immediately ready to pamper him. This usually consists of petting his ears, brushing his tail, kisses, cuddling, anything is fair game in your eyes.

Though Tighnari is not opposed to this, he is fairly surprised when you do so. The most “pampering” he gets from others is a pat on the head or a rub of the ears. If he were being honest, the affection he’s receiving from you almost feels like heaven, getting constant hugs and kisses from the love of his life. Not like Tighnari would tell you that, he’d probably die from embarrassment,

Tighnari would still have some sarcastic retort for all of this, this is Tighnari we’re talking about. His sly remarks wouldn’t be mean spirited, they never are, but you can tell the things he’s saying is mainly because he’s kind of shyly embarrassed from all the attention you’re giving him. In short, he’s kind of a tsundere.

“…What are you doing?” Tighnari mutters under his breath as you lovingly rub and caress his ears, peppering kisses along his jaw and neck. You laugh against the crook of his neck, pressing one last kiss before looking back at him.

“Showing how much I like you.” you state plainly, Tighnari’s lips part as if he wants to say something. He closes his mouth, clicking his tongue and averting his gaze. He hasn’t said anything about wanting you to stop, you think to yourself, giving yourself all the more conformation that Tighnari’s very much enjoying this.

You two are nestled under a tree, shade and foliage protecting you from the bright sun. The light passes through cracks and holes from the trees, rays of sunlight reflecting off the pond and brightening the canvas of green grass and vegetation around you and Tighnari. It’s calm, birds chirping in the fat distance and water running along the stream that seemed to run for eternity. Tighnari’s eyes are speckled with soft light from the sun, almost like stars. His cheeks seem a bit flushed, either from the intimate moment you’re sharing or the heat of the rainforest.

The aforementioned pencil and notebook had been long forgotten a few hours ago. You two have been here for awhile, but the sun has yet to set. “Maybe we should head back to the village…” Tighnari yawns into the palm of his head, eyelids growing heavier.

“We’re not in a rush, Tighnari.” you say, “Are you tired? You can take a nap.” Tighnari thinks for a bit. The area of the forest you’re in isn’t too far from the village, and there’s little to no dangerous animals or plants nearby. He nods in agreement, shifting to lay on his side on the grass that tickled his cheeks. He feels your gaze fixated on him.

“You don’t have to sleep on the ground!” you laugh playfully, gesturing Tighnari to lay his head on your lap. He sighs blissfully, eyes closed in pure peace. You look down at your boyfriend, his face calm with a slight smile curved onto his lips. He looks so handsome like this, you caress his cheek with your thumb, running your fingers through his dark hair and occasionally scratching the base of his ears.

Tighnari’s body is curled like a sleeping cat bathing in the sunlight, tail obviously wagging when you scratch a particular part of his ears. His tail never seemed to show much emotion, but now that he’s totally comfortable and at peace, it seems his tail has a mind of it’s own. It makes you wonder a bit, does he have to put in extra effort to keep his tail from moving, or is it only in moments of pure bliss does it wave freely like this? You don’t think much on that thought, too absorbed in the adorable scene of a sleeping Tighnari in front of you.

A whispered breath leaves your lips, smiling down at Tighnari’s sleeping form “I love you.”

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୨୧ Judicator of Secrets: Relationship Alphabet with Cyno

ft. cyno x gn!reader

cw: not proofread, maybe suggestive if you squint, fluff, domestic, very very minor angst, implied cynari (mentioned once), hc that cyno is queer, gn reader, Tighnari mentioned, Cyno is very soft, Cyno tells bad jokes, left out some letters bcus I didn’t know what to do for them..

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings : i'm gonna redo this in the future bcus man this makes me cringe sm

A- Activity (What is their favourite activity to do with you.)

Cyno loves (LOVES) to play Inkovation TCG with you, when he first brought it up in conversation, he was beyond words when you expressed interest in learning how to play.

Of course, he’ll explain every technique and skill set he’s learned from his time playing, giving you the best optimal compositions to give you the upper hand. He won’t go easy on you if it’s just the two of you playing, though, expect to get a run for your money… Unless, of course, you try to “seduce” him into going easy on you. His resolve is ice-cold and hard to crack, but if you push hard enough, maybe, just maybe, he’ll purposely play a bad move to make you happy.

B- Beginnings (How do they act in the beginning of a relationship)

Being the (former) general of the Mahamatra, he has to keep an apathetic and intimidating exterior and personality to uphold his status. However, this attitude has seeped even into his personal life, which is why he tries to make jokes whenever he can to lighten the mood.

Cyno likes you a lot, he won’t deny that, so he’ll be trying his best to make you happy at the beginnings of your romance. He’ll be a bit stiff, romantic gestures and words are new to him after all; but knowing you harbor the same feelings as him is enough to encourage Cyno to learn. He’ll take you on dates whenever his busy schedule is finished for the day. Although he’s concerned the date will be uncomfortable for you because of the wary stares you two get when walking the streets of Sumeru City, you don’t seem to mind.

Cyno will always ask to hold your hand or kiss you before doing so, he’s embarrassingly new to physical contact that isn’t hand-to-hand contact and doesn’t want to push you too far. When you do interlock hands, he’ll give you an almost bashful smile that’s barely visible on his lips, occasionally squeezing a bit tighter to show his affections. After pulling away from a sweet kiss, he’ll gently caress your cheek before pressing another to your forehead.

C- Communication (Are they good communicators? How do they normally talk about their problems or solve issues)

Cyno firmly believes in speaking his mind, never one to needlessly sugar-coat things. He is a judicator after all, what would be the point in keeping secrets or bottling up emotions until they burst? When something is bothering him, or he wants to discuss something important to you, he’ll speak calmly, explaining his reasonings in a clear way to you without any room for confusion or misunderstanding. Cyno is never the type to yell when communicating with his partner, he’s hoping to reach a clear understanding with you so you’re happy.(Which you usually do)

Cyno is always empathetic of your feelings and listens intently when you express your thoughts. A relationship is give and take, and he’s willing to give his all to make you satisfied as long as you do the same. Cyno is sure to always check in with his significant other if there’s any concerns from them, working together if any issues come awry.

(Physical altercation is only suitable for troublemakers from the Akademiya, of course.)

D- Drunk (What are they like when they’re drunk)

Cyno rarely drinks alcohol, being too busy hunting down scholars and students from the Akademiya to drink his sorrows away at a bar. When he is drinking, though, (either because he’s at a social event or hanging out with a dear friend) his alcohol intake is very minimum. Besides that, his tolerance for alcohol is surprisingly quite high, it takes a bit for him to get tipsy. He’s not sure why this is the case though, but it’s useful as it’s almost impossible to see him beyond drunk. (to save his dignity…)

Perhaps the general was feeling a bit frisky that night, surrounded by his friends and of course you, his significant other. The shock on Tighnari’s face when he ordered an extremely strong type of liquor was quite amusing to him, gladly taking a shot almost as a challenge. The altercation ended up with Cyno getting into a drinking match with Tighnari, with you staying sober as to make sure they didn’t do anything too ignorant. Collei was there, too, trying to calm down Tighnari and taking the bottle from him when he tried to lean in for his 5th shot of the night.

Cyno won, of course, which led to you (and Collei) witnessing a rare drunk version of himself. He’s uncharacteristically talkative and clingy, telling a myriad of poor jokes and laughing hysterically at every one of them; not mattering whether or not they related to the conversation. He’ll explain the jokes in a drunken slur, giggles trickled throughout his speech. As cute as this side of him is, he gets so brash that you just wanna try shoving the cup of water you’re trying to give him down his throat in annoyance.

In public, Cyno keeps his desire to touch and kiss you at bay, saving it for when you’re both in a more secluded spot. Obviously, that all flies out the window when he’s in this state, wasting no time to cling onto you for dear life and peppering kisses along your cheek and neck. Tighnari would be grossed out but gladly use it against Cyno if it weren’t for the fact that he was also wiped out as well. Cyno’s words are slurred in a deep voice, at times whiny and soft. He’s smiling constantly, in a droopy love-sicken or overly excited grin which only grows wider when telling one of his jokes.

When you finally manage to bring him home, he’s all over you, leaning in for kisses and hugs. After getting him to drink water and change into more comfortable clothing, he flops down onto the bed with you and passes out as soon as his head hits the pillow.

E- Emergency (How are they in emergency situations? You get hurt, they get hurt, someone is dying etc..)

Cyno is quick on his feet, acting not a beat too long and wielding his polearm with force; blowing shots at his target with precision and tact. With his fighting capabilities and the aid of his electro vision, it’s rare that he’ll ever get extremely injured. But due to the nature of his job, he’ll never fail to come home in some form of cuts or bruises. A part of him is almost glad to get these minor injuries, knowing you’ll be there to patch them up and give him a kiss to make his wounds feel better; as childish as that may sound.

However, in the instance when a situation is dire and he is quite wounded, he’ll let himself rely on his team, quickly getting healed before stepping in to take over authority in the battlefield. If he’s traversing alone, he’ll know if it’s too dangerous to keep going, the risk even greater since there’s no one to fall back on if something worse were to happen.

The story is completely different if you were to get injured in battle, a shockwave of dread piercing his entire body in an instant, eyes wide and body almost numb. He doesn’t waste a second to rush by your side in a blink of an eye, swiftly taking you in his arms to help you rest somewhere slightly further away from the fight. When he sets you down onto the ground, he shoots a spine-chilling glare towards the eremites, wasting no time to beat them to the ground until they’re begging for their lives.

It’s no use to let his anger out on some lowly criminals, Cyno tries to rationalize, but he couldn’t bare the sight of your injured self for a second longer.

Once the enemies are taken care of, he takes you to a secluded and safe spot in the desert, setting up camp for the night as he lets you rest on a blanket near the fire he started.

It’s dark out, the desert tranquil and the night sky bursting with stars and constellations. The light of the fire that bounces off the two of you is like another star in the sky, Cyno thinks absentmindedly.

He looks at you, face softening as he watches your sleeping form that’s free from any harm. Cyno feels guilty, telling himself that if he were only more careful you wouldn’t have gotten hurt, that he was responsible for your pain. He’ll apologize to you once you wake, but you know that’s not true at all. He feels almost comforted by your insistence, but decides to be much more wary when you two travel together.

F- Free Spot

Cyno closely watches other couples or picks up on traditional romantic acts others do with their partner(s). Before he would have no interest in such things, but being able to see a happy expression on your face is what motivates him to learn more about romance and love. You try to tell him you don’t need to do this, and that you’re happy enough just being with him, but he still continues, trying one romantic act to another on you to see which one makes you feel the most loved. Most of the time they come off as quite bashful and silly, a stark contrast from what most people know as the General Mahamatra. At some point he’s even dragged Tighnari into one of his little “love experiments”, as Tighnari likes to call them. You seem flattered by Cyno’s gestures, he thinks to himself. He’s sure to carry a small notebook on his person to write down his results afterwards, going as far to conduct data as how successful his romantic advances were. He’s still learning, but anything he does for you will convey his unspoken feelings in his heart.

G- Gifts (What kind of gifts do they give? What kind of gifts do they get?)

If you’re not from the desert, Cyno likes to bring you interesting things he finds when traversing the desert’s flat terrain. He’s particularly fond of desert bugs, specifically scarabs. Of course, he’ll give you other items if you don’t like bugs, such as the flowers that somehow can grow in the less than favorable climate.

Another item Cyno likes to give you are raven feathers. They symbolize wisdom, death. But also rebirth, both sides of the same coin. The meaning of the feather itself doesn’t seem very romantic, but you appreciate Cyno’s efforts in your relationship and his duty as the general.

If there’s a type of food or snack you particularly like, he’ll leave it in a place where you’ll find it before he goes. He’ll sometimes leave you a Candied Ajilenakh Nut, a note beside it reading “Have Candied Ajilenakh Nut, and I’ll ca-shew later.” at the bottom of the page is “(I love you, I’ll be home soon)” written in small text.

Cyno doesn’t care if he receives gifts, already being too used to members from the Akademiya attempting to swoon him with a myriad of grand gifts and sometimes large sums of mora. However, if it’s from you, a gift from you doesn’t sound all that bad. He’s not very picky on what kinds of gifts he receives, Cyno doesn’t need many things, as long as it’s genuine and from you he’ll love it nevertheless. If he had to choose a preferred gift, it’d be scarabs. Obviously, he could just get them himself with ease, but somehow they feel more special knowing you were the one who got it for him. If you were to go the extra mile and somehow bring him an onikabuto, he’ll be beyond surprised and grateful. If he was told of the Inazuman hobby of fighting onikabutos with one another, perhaps Cyno would find himself a new pastime…

Cyno would enjoy new Genius Invokation TCG cards, or perhaps a new set. However, he wouldn’t try to persuade you to buy these for him, he has more than enough mora to purchase these items himself.

H- Hugs (How do they show affection/cuddle)

Surprisingly (to both you and Cyno), he is very touch starved, something as innocent as a kiss making him constantly yearn for more of your touches. As the matra, he has very high self control, so he prefers it when you’re both in private or in the safety of your bedroom to be physically affectionate. While in public, the most he’ll offer you is handholding, sometimes kissing the tips of your knuckles. He doesn’t particularly care if you’re slightly more affectionate in public, as long as it doesn’t go too far… However, an uncharacteristically cocky side of Cyno will come out if this affection is shown in front of Tighnari or Alhaitham. He won’t go too far, keeping a stoic expression on his face while he casually squeezes your hand and kisses you on the cheek affectionately. The face Tighnari makes is enough to make Cyno audibly laugh, and the stone cold glare Alhaitham gives him fills Cyno with an unusual sense of pride, comfortable knowing he’s lucky enough to have someone as amazing as you.

On cold desert nights, Cyno will be wearing his cloak, one that covers his whole body in a comfortable warmth. He lets you snuggle underneath his dark coat, sitting in front of a fire until you inevitably fall asleep. Although you agreed to keep on look out, Cyno didn’t wake you, wanting you to get a good rest as he stares at the all too familiar scene in front of him, the air still and crackling of the fire filling his ears. A selfish part of him hopes he could stay like this till the end of time, you peacefully stirred in a slumber beside him.

I- Irritation (What is something that irritates them? How do they show their irritation?)

What irritates Cyno to no end are overly-cocky scholars from the Akademiya who can go against the Akademiya’s rules and attempt to sneak under his observant gaze. Who do they think they are, preforming such reckless and troublesome deeds that will only end up in suffering at his hands? Seeking for knowledge is only natural for human beings, but greed for this information will be the inevitable downfall of most scholars. This is the exact reason why he’s turned against the Akademiya itself, seeing that their distaste towards the Dendro archon and pursuit of knowledge is enough for them to go against their own morals and regulations. Cyno never wishes to be apart of such practices, soon banishing himself to the desert after learning what the Akademiya was up to.

On a slightly lighter note, Cyno when he’s annoyed is nothing to be messed with, especially if it’s rule breakers or untrustworthy people from the Akademiya. He’s more than used to threatening to use his strength against these people, or casually knocking them out when it seems fit to. The aura around Cyno immediately darkens when like this, but as long as you don’t break the rules, you won’t be on Cyno’s bad side.

J- Jackpot (How would they spend their winnings if they won the lottery?)

Cyno has no use for such a large amount of money, the only things he really spends on are daily necessities and the occasional self-indulgent purpose. Although it’s not bad to have extra cash on hand, he thinks it’d be best to save it for the future or give it away somehow. On the other hand, this money would be useful for a new Inkovation TCG deck…. Perhaps spoiling himself wouldn’t be so bad if it’s just this one time.

K- Kissing (How does he kiss you?)

Cyno’s kisses are gentle, long, and sweet. He cups your face and presses his lips against yours, almost as if he’s worried that you’ll break into pieces under his grasp. He almost melts when you lean into him, head tilted back and a smile threatening to spread on your lips like wildfire. Seeing the Marta like this is truly a sight to behold, his lips slightly parted and eyes filled with a deep longing for you, only you. His cheeks are dusted in a deep red, closing his crimson eyes to lean in for another kiss, to feel your body against his again. His kisses are very intimate and soft, taking his time with you as if it had stopped in place. Sometimes his headpiece will bump your forehead when you lean in, smiling when you gently take it off to reveal his silver hair. You take a strand of his bangs and pushing it behind his ear, finally kissing him. He feels warm in his chest after you kiss, his straight face threatening to crack into a wide smile when he looks back at you.

L- Laughter (What makes him laugh?)

Cyno has a more than questionable sense of humor, since he himself is known for making terrible jokes with others. However, he’s also a bit of a hypocrite. If you were to tell him a joke, he’d consider answering in a reasonable way before you drop the punchline, staring at you for a moment in silent confusion. He feels sympathetic for you, he knows what it’s like when people don’t laugh at your jokes. Sometimes, when he goes get the joke, he smiles a bit, the corners of his lips curved slightly which only gets wider when he sees you laughing at your own joke. You look so cute like that, he thinks, your smile feels almost contagious. If you were to tell a joke in with a group of people (in this situation, Collei and Tighnari) he’d be willing to let out a quick huff from his nose in amusement, Tighnari looking at Cyno with an unamused expression knowing that he actually found your bad joke kind of funny.

M- Morning ( How do they wake up in the morning? Are they a morning person or a morning grouch?)

Cyno is a busy man so it’s expected for him to wake up quite early. You’re concerned for his daily rest since he always stays up late to deal with other tasks at hand, but he insists that he’s perfectly fine with the amount of sleep he gets each night. He’s not exactly grouchy nor energetic when he wakes, getting ready in an efficient amount of time before attending to his duties as the general mahamatra. He’ll let you sleep in for a bit, leaving a canteen of water by your bedside and a healthy snack before leaving. Cyno leaves a note, saying that he’ll return shortly with another one of his jokes scribbled onto the paper. On the rare days where he has a day off, he’ll gladly sleep in with you, watching your sleeping form that’s being shone with golden sunlight that peeks through the blinds. He’s slow, taking you hand and moving closer to you under the covers, nuzzling his head into the crook of your neck. Gentle kisses trickle your collarbone, feeling Cyno breathe in deeply to take in your comforting scent.

N- Needy (When do they feel particularly needy? How do they show it?)

Cyno keeps a straight, professional appearance throughout the day when conversing with others, seemingly his normal self. His thoughts, however, are completely and utterly immersed in you. Cyno finds himself spacing out suddenly, thoughts of holding you by your waist and leaving fluttering kisses along your face. He snaps out of it quickly, a blush tinting his cheeks embarrassed by how much he wants to be with you right now. You’re both busy today, he has to wait, but he doesn’t want to. Cyno wants to hold you, to kiss you. He doesn’t know what has came over him, but the overwhelming urge to see you grows stronger as the day passes by. Him being so easily broken down into a needy wreck simply because of you is almost pitiful, Cyno immediately embracing you in a tight hug once he sees you during the evening. He tries to make himself at least a little put-together, that he wasn’t thinking about you and was so happy to see you that he was nearly bouncing off the walls. You can see right through him though, even with his usual flat expression. His eyes speak other words, showing you an unfathomable warmth and tenderness. Let him indulge in you for tonight, let him shower you in affection and kiss every inch of you until you two fall asleep under the covers.

P- Pain (How do they handle pain? How do they handle when you are in pain?)

Cyno is tolerated to pain, both physical injuries and the sometimes heavy aches in his heart. He’s been through a lot as the matra, he can handle himself, he thinks. Cyno believes in himself as self-sufficient and able to care for himself, but the warmth of your embrace and comforting words when his chest is heaving from his uneven breath and head swirling in a myriad of unknown emotions is more than enough to calm him down, his terrors slowly melting away from your seemingly heavenly touches. He can’t thank you enough, allowing himself to be vulnerable, to let his guard down for once in his life, to be taken care of and loved. His racing heart calms, beating in tandem with yours. He sighs against your chest, pressing further into your body as if you’ll melt into one. Cyno’s eyelids flutter closed, he can hear you mutter something into the shell of his ear; “Goodnight, Cyno. I’ll meet you in your dreams.” you say, voice barely a whisper. His mind stirs, consciousness swaying along the waves of the moonlit night until he’s put to rest, hoping his soul will meet yours along the wayward path of his dreams.

Q- Queer (How would they react after telling them you’re LGBTQ+? Are they also apart of the queer community?)

He’s not very familiar with queer terms or identities, but Cyno is all the more willing to learn. He loves you no matter what, and he’ll spend a considerable amount of time learning about your identity and/or sexuality, asking questions here and there. He’s quite relaxed about it when you tell him, nodding his head and asking a few questions out of curiosity. When you answer his questions, he takes a mental note, remembering every word you spoke. He’ll (of course) use your preferred pronouns, adamantly correcting those to misgender you with no resistance.

(We’re moving more into personal hc territory so ignore this if you don’t agree w me ig lol)

Cyno himself always knew he was something that wasn’t heteronormative, but never cared to go more in depth or learn more about it. He just accepted that he’s had feelings for other men before (specifically his passing crush on Tighnari…), and found no problem with accepting that. He had never heard of specific terms or flags before you told him about it, but he enjoys learning about them and using those flags himself. He finds himself identifying with demisexual and demiromantic, him being glad that you happily accept his identity when he tells you about it. (Not that he doubted you would disagree with it, though)

R- Reunion (How do they celebrate seeing you after a long time of being apart)

Cyno doesn’t like grand events and gestures. All he really wants is to spend some genuine time with you after being apart for some time due to his mahamatra duties. He clears his schedule for a few days, dedicating all his time towards you and listening with complete interest as you tell him what happened and what you did while he was gone. He asks you if you liked the daily journal of jokes he left for you when he was gone, something he prepared for to fill in for his absence of bad jokes. It’s hard to notice, but Cyno is more clingy after you’ve been apart for awhile, kisses lingering a little bit longer and his gaze on you more loving than ever. His eyes will meet yours, a soft smile on Cyno’s face and he leans in until feathery snow eyelashes brush against your face “I missed you.” he breathes out, before capturing you into a kiss.

S- Stress (What stresses them out? How do they deal with stress and how do they relieve it?)

Despite Cyno’s many responsibilities and daily activities, he’s grown used to them and is able to shoulder them with little to no issue. He’s only human, though, and the stress will get to him at times. He subconsciously chooses to ignore them and bottle them up, driving himself into the ground until he’s burnt himself out. Cyno has to come to you, not missing your worried gaze as you lightly lecture him to not work so hard all the time. He takes the cup of tea you prepared for him, muscles relaxing from the warm beverage seeping across his chest and the sensation of your fingers gently rubbing his head, accurately pinpointing the places where his headache lies. It’s hard for him to admit that he heavily enjoys being doted over like this, but he finds that this is the only way he’ll be able to properly relax and relieve his stress. You encourage him to lay on his stomach on your shared bed, rubbing a sweet-flower scented ointment across his back and massaging him for some time. He ends up falling asleep from your touches, a peaceful smile on his face as you relax his back muscles.

U- Unique (What is a quirk that is unique to them?)

As we all know, Cyno likes to tell jokes. It’s extremely unexpected to hear the general mahamatra, a man with a strong sense of will and immense power both in strength and character, cracking a joke. That quirk of his is both slightly bothersome but also strangely charming (to you, at least) to his peers. Most people think he genuinely finds his jokes funny, but he does have some self awareness. To him, it doesn’t matter if it’s funny to other people or not, the end goal is to lighten the mood, after all.

V- Violence (Do they fight a lot? Are they a good fighter? What is their fighting style?)

Cyno is an incredibly skilled fighter, faster than light and agile on the battlefield, he uses the power of electro to gain the upper hand against his opponents. His polearm and harsh glare is already enough for people to be on their knees cowering in fear, but those to choose to defy against him are in for a harsh reality. Although he’s extremely skilled in the art of combat and is known to harshly punish rule-breakers, he rarely has to actually raise his weapon against someone, since they’ve already accepted their fate once they’ve laid eyes on Cyno. On the occasion where he does need to fight, he wastes no time doing so, electro bursting along the field and coursing through his veins with great force.

W- Wedding (Would they get married? How would they propose?)

Settling down and getting married is the last thing on the young general’s mind, but he’s not exactly opposed to it. Marriage feels like such a faraway dream, almost an impossible fantasy in his eyes. He’s already busy enough, would he really be able to settle down one day? Perhaps, maybe he could, but the days he spends with you are already enough for him, it’d be selfish to ask for more in his eyes. In the distant future, if you’re still by his side, maybe then he’ll have the confidence to get down on one knee and ask to be bonded to one another until death do us part.

Y- Yucky (Is there something that grosses them out so badly that they can’t deal with it?)

Should seem pretty obvious but Cyno absolutely cannot handle bodily fluids. Enough said.

Z- ZZZ’s (What are their sleeping habits? Both with and without you)

It’s easy for Cyno to sleep anywhere, the desert isn’t the most comfortable place to sleep in, especially with the lack of quietness and immense amounts of sand grains. However, Cyno finds the atmosphere almost tranquil, familiar and comforting. Places like the serenitea pot are a bit unusual for him, his ears being all too used to the sound of skittering bugs moving across sand dunes and lone shrubs whispering across the flat landscape. He finds it just as comforting, though, pretending that he’s simply on vacation and disassociating himself from any of his matra duties. Cyno finds that he sleeps the best and easiest when you’re with him, even if you’re just in the same room, he feels an overwhelming sense of intimacy and comfort, his mind resting easy and falling into slumber. You two will be huddled under the covers, bodies sharing each other’s warmth; Cyno’s breath fanning across your face softly. He can be very cuddly in bed, limbs wrapped up and around each other as if you’ll suddenly be split apart at any second. Cyno is silent when he’s asleep and doesn’t move at all, if he were asleep in a different setting he’d more or less look like an unconscious body. (Which has actually happened, he was in Avidya forest and fell asleep under a tree until Collei found him with a horrified look on her face, thinking he ate something and went unconscious.)

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Gratz on 100 followers! You definitely deserve more than just that. I'm a recent follower and I've already gone through your entire blog, you feed me the soft Tighnari content I need rn. If I may suggest a prompt,,, Tighnari + nightmares? Hurt/comfort? Can be either him or the reader having the nightmare. Or if you feel like doing something more celebratory, a birthday drabble of reader and him celebrating one of their birthdays? Ofc take your pick, either of those would have me jumping on my seat.

୨୧ Nightmares (100+ Follower Special)

“ when you needed him most, he was there. “

ft. tighnari x gn!reader

cw: hurt/comfort, full fic, not proofread

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings : not me writing this when I’m nearly at 300…. the support has been really unexpected so, really, thank you guys ! (oh btw I’m saving the second option for when it’s actually his bday hehe)

Tighnari was a light sleeper, so maybe that was why he so easily woke up to the sound of ruffling bedsheets and groaning. It was nearly pitch black in your shared bedroom, the only source of light being the faded moonlight soaking through the blinds. Tighnari's heavy eyelids twitched open, only a loud silence greeting his unexpected awakening.

He wasn't even sure if he was awake, muscles fully relaxed and his mind calmed, yet there was now an unanswered question; what was that sound? It must be you moving in your sleep, he thinks, rolling himself over to meet with your sleeping figure. Tighnari couldn't help but smile to himself, the light reflecting and bouncing off your hair and skin painted in a washed-out blue light, you looked so peaceful.

Yet, his sensitive ears were met with more breathless whispers and mutters. "No."

...Huh? Tighnari's eyes widen, a small pit growing in his stomach as your nonsensical words fill his senses. What did you mean by 'no'? Were you awake? Were you still sleeping? Tighnari takes a deep breath, his weary mind trying to clear itself from any panic. He was reacting too quickly, slowly sitting up from where he slept and shuffling closer to you. A soft hand outstretches to gently outline the curve of your jaw, almost as a way to gently ease both you and his heart that thumped heavily in his ears.

The comforting smile on Tighnari's face faded when he felt your legs kick under the sheets, face slowly painting in distress, that pit grew deeper, Tighnari immediately drawing himself closer to you despite the way your legs kicked at his calves.

"Hey, hey..." he breathes, nose bumping against yours, tears welling and dripping down your cheeks staining Tighnari's fingertips. "I'm here, Tighnari's here..."

Kisses pepper your jawline in light kisses, blooming and blossoming along your flushed skin. He's whispering to you, hoping that somehow you can hear him, trying to awaken you from the turmoil brewing deep within your mind. Tighnari can't do anything more than just wait, sweet nothings falling on deaf ears and his once exhausted state now wide awake. Your tears fall heavy down your cheeks, yet begin to slow as Tighnari slowly takes your hand and cups it against his cheek; he's only inches away from you, watching carefully for any change in expression.

It feels like forever that he's doing this, cradling you in your sleep and pushing away the glossy tears that cascaded like shimmered waterfalls. Sharp pains jabbed at Tighnari when your sobs got worse at times, even his own breathing uneasy as the soft squeezes of your hand grow ever so slightly tighter in his grasp. Wake up, he's getting more desperate as time passes, refraining from making frantic movements for your sake.

"Tighnari..."

His name, you're calling for him, your lover. His eyes nearly light up, muttering your name, exasperated, in return. Then, only then, finally, your eyes flutter open and Tighnari meets the beautiful sight of your irises; smiling as if he's never seen them before. You can feel Tighnari heave out a heavy breath, tickling your tear-soaked cheeks. It was bizarre, Tighnari nearly inches from your face as your mind immediately went back to the terrors you were experiencing mere seconds ago. It still felt cold, pitch black as the only thing you could do was stare back at Tighnari.

He hushes you lovingly when he sees your disarray, chest rising rapidly and heart heavy in your ribcage as more tears slip past you "I'm here," he kisses the corners of your eyes, "I'm here, sunshine..." "T-Tighnari, it was so cold..." "I know, I know, sunshine... Don't say a word..."

You're suddenly pulled into a deep hug, Tighnari's baggy shirt soaking with your tears. Nimble fingers run soothingly through your hair, his fingertips rubbing soft circles into your scalp. You still feel so hopeless, dark thoughts screaming, begging to be noticed and consume you whole... Yet, somehow, it was bearable with him by your side, kissing your forehead and smoothing his hands along your back. The utter care and love are radiating from him, a kind of brightness that rivals the celestial sun and threatens to illuminate the dark room draped in the moonlight.

"Look at me."

Silence passes, soft sniffles are heard from you and your head is still smushed against his chest. His hand moves to your chin, gently pushing your head upwards so his eyes meet yours. You're still crying, eyes glossed over and shiny yet somehow you feel too tired to cry, watching Tighnari frown once he saw how dull and empty your eyes looked.

"Don't cry," he smiles, kind eyes staring back with an unwavering gaze, "you don't have to talk about it."

You nod, reluctantly returning Tighnari's loving gaze--however, once you did, you swore you felt your heart twist into a million knots and burst. You could barely see anything, but Tighnari looked as handsome as ever, so, so beautiful in the moonlight. And little did you know, he was thinking the exact same thing. Tighnari's scent filled your nose while you took in a shaky breath, feeling him press your hand flat against his beating chest.

"Deep breaths, I'll guide you." you only now noticed just how dry his voice sounded, but it felt like an overflow of sweet red wine and unnamed songs that fluttered against your ears.

His heart rate was nearly erratic despite the serene smile on his face, and a pang of guilt struck your core, you must have scared him so badly. You listened for Tighnari's signal, breathing in the warm air that swirled and filled your lungs--focusing on your melding heartbeats as Tighnari counted down, finally breathing out. This cycle went on for who knows how long, just until Tighnari knew you felt better, even just slightly.

Seldom words were spoken after that, tears long dried and breaths steady. Your fingers were intertwined with Tighnari's, feeling him squeeze your hand occasionally like a message--that he's here.

He'll always be here.

#[🍁] kazuha's haiku collection #[💌] letters of songbird #tighnari x reader #tighnari x you #tighnari #tighnari fluff #tighnari fanfic #tighnari imagines #genshin fanfic #genshin impact

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Can I request headcanons for reader asking ur 4 faves to teach them how to use their respective weapons except it turns out the reader sucks really bad at all of them lmao. Inspired by me playing the game w a controller and not being able to aim for shit while using a bow 😩

Sorry if this is too specific but I was thinking like, separate for each character but still connected? So like the reader fails catastrophically at one weapon and moves on to ask the next character for help so each one gets increasingly more wary of teaching them after hearing/witnessing their previous attempts...and discovers they're hopeless with all of them lol

Platonic for all characters pls I just want incompetent weapon shenanigans <3

୨୧ reader trying to learn how to use his weapon (and failing)

“ please don’t give reader a weapon, they might accidentally kill someone by accident— “

ft. kazuha, heizou, tighnari, cyno x gn!reader (seperate)

cw: platonic, fluff, reader’s clumsy, can be read as romantic but no established relationship, tighnari’s part more romantic bcus that’s what anon 2 implied, not proofread

>> 🍁 kazuha's musings : it’s kinda funny that these two asks happened to be very similar in premise, so I just mashed them together. writing a non-romantic fic is so relaxing i don't have to worry about writing kissing scenes without it sounding weird lol

✦ Kaedehara Kazuha

Kazuha’s such a gentleman that he’d never want to cross blades with a lady, but since we’re keeping it gender neutral, let’s say he agrees to teach you the art of sword. First and foremost he doesn’t let you use an actual katana first, just a bamboo stick reminiscent of a blade; it’d be dangerous to let a novice swinging around an extremely sharp object…

He’s charmed that you seem so excited to pick up this new skill, despite the fact that his personal style is something he made up on his own; really, he doesn’t consider himself to be the best candidate to teach you.

Kazuha shows you the basics, how to hold your blade, proper swings, etc. However, when you had your first spar everything went downhill. At one point Kazuha just instructed you to hit him while he’s standing still and you… missed every single time…

Also, you kept smacking yourself on the head with the bamboo stick whenever you absentmindedly spun it in your hands—

Once you had asked if you could hold the blade he used on his journeys, (in this case, a random sword he got during his travels in Liyue) you weren’t expecting it to be so heavy, so it almost fell on top of Kazuha. Luckily for both of you, he has great reflexes and combats it with a leftover dull blade. The guy was still so nice even after you ALMOST cut his head off with the blade...

He’s so nice about it, too, always reassuring you that practicing more always leads to improvement; and that even the most talented of samurai were once novices. Sure, maybe your ego was hurt just a little bit, but maybe sword-fighting wasn’t your style…

✦ Shikanoin Heizou

Heizou was all the happier to teach you; it’d be useful for you to learn some self-defence. As a doushin he’s already well versed in this field, but he does tell you that fighting should always be the last option and that things can be dealt with in a much more civil manner with a sharp mind. When you tell him about your misfortune with learning swordsmanship with Kazuha he has a punch-worthy smirk on his face. He's not trying to be mean, but the part where you almost cut Kazuha's head clean off was enough to make him start laughing.

He might boast, just a tad, but it’s more in a joking manner than actual pride; if there was anything for Heizou to be proud of it would be his detective job. Also knowing him he’d prob find some way to jokingly flirt with you, this is Shikanoin Heizou we’re talking about... It’s like his weird way of showing how comfortable he is with you, his dear friend. (And gaging your reactions is highly amusing to him.) 

Moving on, Heizou is actually a really good teacher; which may seem unexpected to some people. He’s all very casual about it and hypes you up way too much even though you can’t even hit him properly... and he’s not one to let you give up so easily, all you need to do is follow his intuition (as he says).

One of your exercises was to try and hit a wooden plank that had already been spliced in half, but for the life of you you couldn't even crack it open, and it was already split beforehand!!! Heizou was being a good sport and giving you very encouraging remarks, and a part of him wanted to laugh seeing you poke at the plank defeatedly.

You know how despite Heizou being a melee DPS he still uses a catalyst (to some extent), he'd definitely just hand you his 'weapon' and tell you to smack something with it to relieve your frustration. What he wasn't expecting was for you to immediately slap him on the top of his head with it. Lightly, of course, this kind of playful fighting is pretty normal for you two.

Would lightly tease your utter incompetence to do even the simplest of techniques, and whenever you missed a punch to his arm in embarrassment only made him laugh harder...

He's confused when you apologize for wasting his time, why would he think that? Sure, maybe you're not, uh, the best at martial arts, but you seemed to have fun, and so did he!

✦ Tighnari

Unbeknownst to no one, Tighnari is probably the best mentor out there. Like Heizou he also sends an amused look your way when you tell him about your previous attempts, but isn't too worried; it's just a lack of practice, you can't be that terrible. Right? He does warn you that archery leads to sore muscles in weird places and a lot of bruises on your hands, as well as the uptake required to properly maintain a bow and arrow, etc... He has to stop himself from talking more because the longer he speaks the more nervous you begin to look.

Tighnari's a crack shot at archery, and he even guides Collei from time to time so becoming a teacher of yours was terribly easy for him. He does talk a lot, but as long as you can keep up with him you end up learning a lot more about archery then you expected.

He gives you a ‘demo’ before letting you try, and it’s almost hypnotic watching Tighnari slowly draw the bow and release with such concentration and precision; and at the very last second, his eyes flicker unexpectedly to meet yours before releasing, the arrow piercing through the test dummy with ease.

“Did you get that or were you just busy gawking at me?”

He guides you on how to properly draw a bow and arrow, hands over yours as he stands behind you. He can tell you’re kind of shaky, both from the strength you need to draw the string back and your previous failed attempts replaying in your mind. When Tighnari pulls his hands away, he ever so slightly leans in closer to your face.

“If you get a bullseye, I’ll let you scratch my ears.”

You didn’t get a bullseye.

Tighnari can’t help but smile at you mockingly when you gaped at the arrow that was nowhere near the target, sadly laying on the ground. As his friend, it’s only right to be a little mean to you, it’s just too funny not to. Besides, he’d let you pet his ears anytime, you just never asked; not like you need to know that.

He’ll stop the teasing after that and actually try to help you lol. Tighnari’s methods of guiding you are very helpful, but it seems like every celestial being in Teyvat was stopping you from doing it right—hell, you felt like you were cursed at this point because you did exactly as Tighnari said yet the arrow comically went far past the target.

Tighnari’s kind, and every-time you messed up he patted you on the head and gave you some words of encouragement in return. But dang, you really were bad at archery, even Tighnari didn’t think it’d be possible.

“Hey, it’s alright! Did I ever tell you about the time I accidentally shot a hilichurl in the butt when I first started archery?”

After a very long day of failed archery, Tighnari soothingly rubs your sore palms with a flowery-scented oil; now ungloved hands smoothening firm circles along yours and effectively massaging the exact muscles in a way that made you sigh. He tells you not to be too hard on yourself, and even if you suck at archery, it isn't the end of the world.

However, he takes a mental note to not leave you within the premise with a bow and arrow without supervision.

✦ Cyno

Next to Kazuha, he's also not one to so easily spar with friends of his. The day he became the General Mahamatra was the day he swore to use his polearm and electro vision to hunt down rulebreakers and keep order in the Akademiya, this vow also extending to his few close confidants, such as yourself. Also, he knew you weren't exactly a fighter, so he couldn't help but quirk an eyebrow when you asked to let him teach you.

Also, he had already heard about Tighnari's experience with you, so he was much warier when agreeing to this. But also, he felt kind of bad, constantly failing at things seemed a bit harsh, and Tighnari could have been exaggerating the details.

Cyno tells you that he'd try to help, but if you really were in a situation where you had to fight, he'd already be there to protect you. However, after you sheepishly explain what had happened with your three previous friends, Cyno falls into a profound silence; staring at you with a stoic expression that made your cheeks burn with flickers of amusement shining in his eyes. Oh archons, now he's teasing you, too... Maybe you should get better friends. (You're lying, you love all of them to bits)

He is a very busy person, but he manages to squeeze in some time to help you with this 'mission' of yours. He's a little awkward, despite being the general, he's not used to giving orders or guiding others excluding the dozen times he's threatened someone to scare them. Cyno thinks it'd be so much easier if you were just another scummy rulebreaker, being a kind mentor was a job for Tighnari, not him...

He shakes away those weird thoughts, you went to him for help after all, and as your friend, he shall fulfill the end of his bargain. He's already heard about your sad previous attempts, so Cyno suggests you should focus on defensive techniques than offensive.

Even then, you're still doing horribly. Cyno's menacing aura accidentally carries over when he's duelling, even if it's a very tame spar. You know him enough to know that he's just a socially awkward dork, but the glare that he gives you before coming at you is still quite scary... Even more so since you've seen him grab a fully grown man by the neck and throw him to the ground like a ragdoll.

You're essentially overreacting because Cyno is extremely careful to not go as hard on you, and most of his blows were practically featherlight (to him at least), he'd feel an endless amount of guilt if he actually hurt you. However, since this is you we're talking about, you got a few good jabs to your side and chest a couple of times, but not enough to actually leave any scars.

You faintly recall some polearm users throwing their weapons before, and they looked so cool doing it too. It wouldn't hurt just to try... And so you threw a stick straight into the back of Cyno's head.

You felt so bad about it, too, worriedly running over to Cyno who was rubbing the back of his head with that same blank expression. Only, when he looks at you, he just laughs; a faint chuckle somehow escaping his lips. You still don't know how being hit in the back of the head was able to make Cyno laugh... When you asked him, all he said was this.

"Your expression, it was funny."

The two of you decided to call it a day, thus ending the saga of trying to learn new weapons from your four friends.

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currently thinking of ticklish kazuha...

JUST IMAGINE HOW HE'D BE IN DENIAL ABOUT BEING TICKLISH

he's so cute i love him

୨୧ Weak Spot

“ kaedehara kazuha seems to have a few weak spots… “

ft. kaedehara kazuha x gn!reader

cw: drabble, fluff, suggestive, sensitive AND ticklish poor kazuha lol, reader is a big tease, not proofread, wc 1k

>> 🍁 kazuha’s musings: TICKLISH KAZUHA IS SUCH A FUNNY CONCEPT BCUS. he’s normally so collected the thought of him bursting out laughing from being tickled is so silly I love him ugh

Never in your entire life that you’d guess that Kaedehara Kazuha of all people is ticklish. Surely the elements of nature have at least toughened his skin at least a bit? (in this case, literally)

Like, we’re talking about the same guy who was able to face off the Raiden Shogun and he’s able to be defeated by a few fleeting touches on his waist… If people knew this secret about him, he’d probably already be a dead man.

Obv I’m kidding, but this unexpected new fact you learned about Kazuha has been the perfect storm for your teasing antics…

One time, you had suggested to Kazuha about giving him a massage as you’d been slightly worried about the state of his muscles because of how much physical energy he exerts while travelling. He was all the happier to oblige, the two of you now sharing a calming moment in your shared bedroom as he laid on his stomach shirtless; your fingers caressing and massaging his skin gently with a lightly scented oil.

As your palms traveled from his shoulders down to his lower back; skin still touching his, you felt Kazuha just slightly stiffen under your hold. You stopped, eyebrows furrowed in small confusion.

Did you accidentally overstep a boundary? “Do you not want me to touch there?”, you quickly pulled your hands away from him as your voice dripped with genuine concern.

“I’m sorry, I’m not used to the sensation…” Kazuha turned his head to look at you with a reassuring yet sheepish smile on his face, your expression relaxing as you continued with your ministrations.

When he felt your fingers slide against the muscle of his back with added pressure, a sound of muffled laughter suddenly slipped past his lips. Slick hands stopped once more, silence filling the room as the cogs in your brain slowly worked until you had found your unbelievable discovery.

…Kazuha is ticklish.

Kazuha could practically feel the huge smile growing on your face right now, his own face reddening at the noise he just made. Before he could make any half-baked attempt at defending himself he was already wrapped around your finger, fingers teasingly dancing across his pale skin as your eyes glinted with an almost devilish look to them. It was difficult to stop himself from squirming, face breaking out into a giggly smile and breathless laughs escaping him.

"Hehe-- W-Wait, love..." he rolled over, back pressing flat on the bed as you hovered over him playfully.

"I didn't know you were ticklish, Kazuha."

"I-I'm not, I-- AHAHAHA!" melodic bursts of giggles filled the bedroom, your quick fingers merciless as nearly every spot you touch had Kazuha writhing and stomach clenching in your hold.

Seeing such a playful and energized version of Kazuha was, to say the least, utterly adorable. Admiring the way his closed eyes crinkled at the corners and the dusted blush that accented his cheeks; or how despite his incredible strength, he could only limply latch his hands onto your wrists as a poor attempt to stop you.

By the time you stopped the two of you were already well out of breath, Kazuha's bare chest heaving and breath fanning and mingling with yours-- white strands of hair in disarray and weaving along the bright red streak completing the adorable image you saw before you.

"Sorry, couldn't help myself..." you let yourself flop on top of Kazuha, returning a grunt of surprise from the sudden weight before chuckling-- his face pressed against the crook of your neck.

Your energy settled down yet your heart was still beating quickly and rhythmically against Kazuha's chest. You hummed happily when you felt Kazuha's arms embrace you further, a finger making a straight line down your back. gently.

"You're going to use this against me, aren't you." Kazuha sighed in fake disbelief.

You smiled, "Is that so wrong?" "I'd expect nothing less from you, my love."

Imagine you two are lightly teasing each other, Kazuha satisfied with himself whenever he reduces you to a flustered state from his words alone. It was hard to compete against his flowery words and sweet nothings he would always whisper into the shell of your ear, but that didn't mean you had some tricks up your sleeve as well.

When Kazuha's guard is down, you casually position yourself behind him, eyes travelling down to the exposed nape of his neck; the ponytail he wore not helping with what you are about to do. He visibly shivers when a hot puff of air hits the back of his neck suddenly, the feeling vibrating down his spine.

He looks thrown off when his head snaps back to look at you, his calm demeanour cracking when you're presented with a blushing, wide-eyed Kazuha. He almost hates how his heart flutters wildly in his chest when you give him that pretty and all-too-knowing look, both you and him silently aware of how you knew every little quirk of Kazuha.

Kazuha is quite a physical person-- even in public, never missing a beat to gently hold your hand or to share a quick kiss to the temple (or on the lips if he's feeling a bit frisky). He's not shy to admit that he adores feeling his skin against yours, as if your warmth swelled his soaring heart and bodies melting against each other in its embrace. The only problem with this is that, well, he's very prone to holding back an unexpected smile from the tickling sensation from your touches.

And this weakness of his certainly doesn't help his case once you memorized all the spots that made him the most squeamish. More specifically, his lower back, waist, and neck. His poor neck has already been through the wringer. Sometimes he can feel goosebumps just by recalling the number of times you've purposely let your fingers just faintly linger on his neck longer than usual or left gentle love bites on his collarbone. It's confusing, his body shivering in both lighthearted fun yet also a rush of excitement flowing past him.

If you were perhaps feeling a little mean that day, it wouldn't hurt to try and do this in front of others. The confused looks sent your way in reaction to the smile he's biting back and the slight shakiness in his core from holding back giggles are all the more fun. Kazuha's so politely aloof with acquaintances, too, so people catching him with an uncontrollably big smile on his face because of his lover makes him feel a bit embarrassed...

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