#goldie o'gilt x reader | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

tingyunz · 1 year

Text

pure hearts

pairing: yoimiya x reader

contents: fluff, a tinge of angst, strangers to friends, implied friends to lovers, yoimiya being the adorable sunshine that she is

synopsis: friendship with a human leads to you redefining what's home to you.

additional notes: reader is based on multiple types of water nymphs and also a few details added by me. also thank you to @malpkakaka for the goldfish name. reblogs are appreciated!

genshin masterlist: [here]

the first time you ever met her was fairly early in your lives. you ran away from an older nymph tasked with taking care of you and few other kids, during the annual festival your people held for the gods up in celestia to express their gratitude.

now, being only a decade old, you neither understood what those so-called blessings were nor did you find the celebrations interesting. which is why you decided to sneak out into the chinju forest without caring about how you might dirty your outfit or make the adult nymphs mad.

it was during those moments of carelessness when you stumbled upon a lost plushie shaped as a goldfish. though, being completely honest your first thoughts, while picking the toy up, were centered more around the concept of it being an offering that never made it to a shrine. after all, word had it that humans liked to offer all sorts of things, hoping for blessings from a deity.

and you'd probably go to the nearest sacred place to offer up your findings with a short prayer consisting of a simple "please, bless whoever this belonged to", if it wasn't for a blonde girl, who was also the owner of the plushie showing up in front of you with a mix of astonishment and excitement on her face.

"woah, you found ms. goldie o'gilt!" she beamed.

"i guess this means she's yours?" you asked.

"yep, yep! she's a gift from my dad. thank you for finding her, i was starting to lose faith that i can find her." she answered.

ah, so it's good you didn't offer it up. it would be really awkward otherwise, wouldn't it. and now you can just simply hand the happy girl her toy and be on your way. who knows how much time you have till the other nymphs realise you ran away again.

"i should probably go back, i don't want to make my dad worry too much. but it was really nice meeting you and thank you for finding ms. goldie o'gilt for me!" she happily waved at you as she ran back the way she, hopefully, came from.

it was nice meeting you too, you thought as you waved back, may we meet again, goldfish girl.

and you met again many more times.

it wasn't until you both hit your teenage years, that you learned how differently nymphs and humans reacted to your friendship with the goldfish girl, who you got to know as yoimiya on one of your meetings.

those hangouts tended to draw unpleasant looks from the elders in your river, who believed that you meeting up with a human was distracting you from your ever-growing amount of responsibilities. yet no one said a word against this whole ordeal and the fishes under your care seemed pretty happy.

humans on the other hand...

"you know, back in the city, people don't believe you're not just an imaginary friend." yoimiya admitted on one of your meetings.

you were aware that for most people nymphs were nothing more than creatures of fairytales, yet hearing that you're not considered real by others said aloud still stung a bit. and taking into consideration how yoimiya must've felt, being told that one of her friends is nothing more than a figment of her imagination...

"why don't you introduce me then?" you proposed.

"huh?"

you're not sure why that was the first idea that popped into your head. you always felt a bit reluctant to go to the city, but surely, doing so would make yoimiya happier? and it's not like there's anything that's going to eat you if you enter the city, right?

"do you really mean it?" she asked and seeing the excitement in her eyes and that wide smile made your doubts disappear.

"of course" you'd do anything to keep her smiling like that.

inazuma city was a place that you knew about from stories, that the elders liked sharing with the younger nymphs. "it's like nothing you've ever seen" they'd say. "it's one of the most beautiful places created by humans."

yet seeing it with your own eyes you felt as if the stories didn't do the city justice. sakura petals were flowing with the gentle breeze, before falling down on the grey pavement. children were running around on the streets underneath watchful eyes from the elders, tending to their gardens. and in the distance, standing tall was the residence of the raiden shogun, watching over the city.

if only you were human, you would definitely live here. but you had a family to care for and responsibilities you couldn't just leave, back in the forest river.

and yet, as you watched yoimiya excitedly introduce you to everyone with a big smile on her face, all you could think about was how you'd give up your immortality in a heartbeat, if it meant you could witness this everyday.

the tipping point was when you got your vision. normally it would be a joyous occasion, as not many nymphs were graced with this honour, yet the gods must've hated you as you were blessed with the cryo element.

the unpleasant looks you received from you kind, drastically grew in numbers, and soon enough, they were accompanying you with every step you took.

you were a disgrace, they said, not only being very close with a human, but also getting a vision that would be more of a hindrance than a blessing.

"it's a sing from the gods." the elders whispered. "they're mad because of [name]'s actions."

that was the moment you decided to run away from the place you once called home.

coming back to the place it all started, you couldn't help but regret you weren't born a mortal. maybe then no one would look down on your friendship with yoimiya and you wouldn't be named a disgrace for something completely out of your control.

you felt the tears slide down your cheeks as the feelings you repressed for years finally caught up to you. it wasn't a grand breakdown, full of angry screams and tears, but a one filled with silent sobs that had you sinking to the ground and leaning against a tree.

suddenly you were warm, as familiar arms wrapped themselves around you in a tight hug. you had no idea how she got there, but it didn't matter. not when her presence gave you warmth none of your sisters ever did.

"it's okay, i'm here. and i'll never leave, i promise." she whispered.

and you believed her.

the summer festival came and this time you were finally able to witness how humans celebrate it. and honestly it was baffling how different it was from the ones you celebrated back in the forest.

vendors were trying to sell their products by excitedly yelling things like "festival specialities" and "limited editions", someone was promoting wishing plaques and another person was yelling about something called "creative cooking".

but the most important part...

"[name], are you ready for the firework show?" yoimiya asked happily after running up to you.

honestly, you've never seen fireworks, your only experience was hearing the loud explosions, while you and the other nymphs were singing festive songs. and up until recently you weren't really keen on seeing them, but hearing yoimiya talk about them so excitedly, while also promising to make one inspired by you, that her dad would light up in your stead, made you feel excited to see them too.

"i can't wait." you told her with a smile.

"then let's find the best spot!" she yelled, taking your hand and pulling you along, running to search for a place she deemed fitting.

and your timing was nearly perfect as just when the two of you sat down in a spot, that she had definitely picked beforehand, it started.

myriads of lights filled the sky, making the night sky look as bright as it is during the day, accompanied by loud explosions. different colours and shapes painted the sky above you and seeing them, made you understand why yoimiya was so excited about them.

they were simply beautiful, each of them feeling like there were different stories behind them.

yet all of them ran pale in comparison with the girl beside you, as she stared at the sky with the softest look, visibly forgetting the world around her.

and at that moment you knew, you wanted to be a part of this every year, you wanted to see her happy everyday, no matter if you were the reason for that or not.

because then you decided, your home wasn't in chinju forest or inazuma city.

it was always going to be with her.

#genshin impact #genshin impact x reader #yoimiya x reader #genshin impact fluff #🌸 petals #twilight-theatre

24 notes · View notes