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#FOUL LEGACY SNUGGLES WITH YOUR BIRD FORM TOO
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with the release of a certain bird adeptus approaching i cannot stop thinking about Foul Legacy befriending an adeptus
you're one of the younger adepti, a solitary, curious bird hidden away in some distant mountain that rarely ever receives visitors, even from the most determined of humans- most mortals are unaware of your existence entirely, but you don't particularly mind. you've never been one to demand worship and total respect, even if living alone on your little mountain can get very quiet from time to time. Cloud Retainer- or Xianyun as she's going by nowadays- and her two daughters occasionally visit, but that's all the traffic your home ever receives. it's fine- you're content tending to your garden and practicing your magic and making little packets of herbs for Xianyun to distribute amongst your fellow adepti.
you're fine. you're not lonely at all.
the other adepti have told you bits and rumors about the ground splitting open, leaking dark, stellar energy from its roots, but you don't quite believe them until you get to witness it for yourself, wings flapping open in surprise when there's a crack and a rumble and suddenly a beast twice your height emerges from the earth- your plants are utterly ruined, and you let out a cry of despair. the monster shakes its head to dislodge the dust and dirt, before turning its one-eyed gaze towards you- but it doesn't attack or even act threatening in the slightest, merely approaching slowly and sniffing the air around you. it suddenly notices the plants and the distressed look in your eyes, and the beast sits back on its haunches, letting out a low, apologetic whine. you're not a vengeful adeptus, though, and silently allow the creature to stay as you tidy up the garden.
his name, as you learn, is Foul Legacy.
in a way you're both oddities, him with his Abyssal traits and you with your incomplete human disguise, feathers standing out on your cheeks and a tiny pair of wings still on your back- it's one of the main reasons you don't venture into the city, along with your hatred of large crowds. one day of company turns to two, then to three, then a week and a month until Foul Legacy is essentially living with you, following you around and helping you with your daily chores. needless to say Xianyun is... not happy when she finds out, but she begrudgingly allows it, saying something along the lines of "one's third child needs to make more friends anyways". and when the eventual time comes that Foul Legacy does depart, he leaves you with a lick on your cheek and a purr, his way of promising to see you again.
so it's by no coincidence when you finally perfect your shapeshifting skills and step foot into the Harbor for the first time, that you meet a man with ginger hair and a playful grin that you've never seen before, but looks so familiar all the same
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that-foul-legacy-lover · 11 months
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Imagine if childe's s/o can shapeshift into small animals, usually birds.. mothman having a smol feathered friend cuddling up against that fluff or resting on his head <3
Imagine they throw a small tantrum in their bird form and he's witnessing a bird fluff up and flap their wings at nothing ; w;
ooohhhohoh small fluffy bird reader..... holds them gently.....
when Foul Legacy holds you his hands are delicate, treating you like you're something fragile because you are- birds are small even compared to a human, so when Childe, a literal Abyss monster, has you in his palms he's almost too scared to move! but you simply snuggle and melt into his touch, becoming a fluffy little pile of feathers, and gingerly he reaches out to carefully stroke the top of your head. when you cheep at him he happily chirps back, fluttering his glittering wings
you're so small that you can actually get lost in his fluff- you'll sit down for a nap and suddenly find yourself sinking into soft lilac fur, like a cloud, so he prefers to carry you in his hands instead so you don't suffocate. plus if you ever get put out and start hopping around and flapping your wings in irritation, he's able to gently pat your head, sometimes even pressing down a bit to calm you down- he can even use his hands to make a cozy little tent for you, somewhere you can rest in if it's too loud and too bright outside! Foul Legacy likes gently squishing you with his thumbs, feeling your soft feathers and seeing your tiny blissful face as you turn chirp and fluff up even more
also you can definitely curl up in his hair for a nap, and he'll stay completely still to make sure you rest well
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