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noctilucous-sunni · 2 years

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the very tiring, horrible, not at all good day where you were not a track star [sagau]

Part 2. [masterlist]

warnings: swearing, i couldn’t create a cool title, cultish behaviours???, implied violence???, i don’t know what this is and i don’t want to find out, old crusty writing skills reborn!

info/tropes: imposter!au but with humor??, light crack, light comedy, cult!au, gn!reader

notes: like i said in a previous post, ive been on a writing hiatus for 2 years! Which is why this is very self-indulgent and me simply brushing up on my writing skills. It’s rather bad but i had fun writing it haha 🥴🤭 also its my first time writing for sagau! this was my originally intended first writing post bc it was the first thing i wrote for genshin but then i never finished it and then i posted hands as my first written post and here we are, back to the beginning :) i haven’t edited much of this, i just added on to it so my writing skills (and any characterization) in here are super crusty oof.

feat. character(s); diluc

It had been a painfully normal day, and maybe that was the source of all your current problems. You had just completed some exams and instead of studying yet again, you decided to take a short break. As you got home, dragging yourself towards your bedroom, you huffed, letting go of your bags and then collapsed onto the bed quite comfortably. After a few minutes of just lying there and rethinking your life choices, you finally decided to sit up and take out your computer. You hadn’t played Genshin in a while and you felt like rewarding yourself with finishing a quest or redecorating your teapot.

As usual, you quickly and painfully lost track of time. When you checked your phone, you saw the time and winced. 11:30 pm. Did no one call for you? That’s quite odd actually, you would usually be berated by your mom to go downstairs to socialise and eat. How did time fly by so fast? Wait, did you even eat yet? You couldn’t sneak out now, you’d be caught and chastised for staying up on a school night. Instead, you and your growling stomach simply had to deal with it. If your stomach could text emojis to you it would probably send you an angry face. You quickly closed your laptop and placed it on your desk. As you turn off the lights, you yawn before wrapping yourself in a cosy blanket burrito. Not too bad of a day, you supposed.

If only you had known what was going to happen. Your future self was probably laughing at you right now.

As sunlight playfully peeks from behind clouds, you shuffle in your sleep, wishing for five more minutes. When it gets warm, your brain finally starts to wake up. Sitting up, you frown as a calming breeze rustles your hair. Wait.

A calming breeze? You didn’t leave any windows open. HECK, you didn’t even HAVE any windows in your bedroom. Your half-asleep brain was barely processing anything, let alone allow you the energy to sit up and stretch your arms.

Why.. was there grass.. and trees.. and not your bedroom? And was it animated? The grass was nice though, you remarked, threading your fingers through the grass strands. You’re touching grass haha. Albeit, probably not real grass but… still.

You chuckle. Maybe I should go out and touch grass. You think, laughing to yourself because this was absolutely ridiculous. YOU KNEW that you probably would be terrible at surviving in those sagau fics you always read. Thank god this wasn’t that. Phew.

You shake your head, but the very animated grass in front of you hasn't changed. Haha. This is funny. Wake up brain, hello??? You thought, before your face falls. Light panic and worry set on your face. You rub your eyes once more but nothing changes and a worrying realisation sneaks into your thoughts.

No… No! That was crazy talk! You weren’t in a game! That would be insane, and concerning and…

Holy fuck, you were in a game. HOLY-

Genshin, to be exact but YOU KNEW exactly where you were. Windrise?? You pushed the thought away.

Shit. Shit shit shit! This was bad. Bad!! If this was anything like those sagau fics that you adored reading.. then… Well, you were screwed. Hopelessly, horribly, utterly, completely fucked. Only god could help you now.

Huh. Wait, did this mean that you were god now?? DID THAT MEAN THAT YOU COULD ONLY HELP YOURSELF? WHAT GOOD WOULD THAT BE?? To be totally honest, you had no idea if you were but it wouldn’t hurt to check. It actually probably would hurt but still sounds better than finding out through being stabbed by a guard or something, you pondered.

While deep in thought, something cold had nudged your shoulder. You instantly jumped, and let out a yell before realizing that was a very bad and stupid decision. Hoping nobody heard you, you look at where that weird cold thing had been, laughing softly. It was only a couple of cryo slimes. They were really quite cute.

Your hand hovered over one of them, reaching to pat them hesitantly, before letting down your guard. The fact that they weren’t attacking was good wasn’t it?

“Over there!”

Ah. And you thought that you could get away before anyone would notice you. Of course someone heard you. You should have known. The shouts had begun to increase in volume and well… you should probably start running right? The cryo slimes all get very defensive around you and push you in the opposite direction of the approaching guards. They basically do your own work for you when you are too frozen to act. You wish that this was a really weird out of body experience right now but it was starting to be evidently clear that this ‘dream’ or whatever it was, seemed too vivid and realistic that it had to be real. This is not the type of shit you could make up, but oh god you wish it was.

Still unmoving, you watch as guards and angry knights approach, yelling loudly.

“Hi? Heh.” You say and wave awkwardly. What were you doing?? MOVE!! RUN!! You internally yelled at your brain to make your legs function. Oh… you were so fucked. That's when everything starts to get a little too real and you are thrust into action mode. A spear heads your way, barely missing your side by a meter. Another lands right in front of you.

“HOLY SHIT! FUCK! FUCK, IM GOING, OH MY GOD-”

They had horrible aim, fortunately. Really, someone needed to improve the training for these guards and knights. THIS WAS NOT THE TIME TO REMARK ON THEIR SPEAR THROWING SKILLS!! You shook your head, jumping into action.

Your feet instantly start moving of their own accord and you continue to let out an excruciating list of curses that even a sailor would be surprised to hear. While heading past Springvale, your legs have already started failing you and as you near the Statue of The Seven near Dawn Winery, you collapse, your body screaming for a break.

Breaths come out in short pants and you lie on your back, looking at the clouds above before closing your eyes briefly. Maybe the guards were gone… and if they weren’t then… Well, you needed this break. The thought of “what if they weren’t” makes you crack one open. But it only leads you to noticing a casted shadow on the ground that wasn’t there before and you instantly get in a defensive position with your hands in front of your face.

“Stop! Don’t come closer! I.. will… punch you in the face!” You shout hesitantly towards whoever you presume is towering over you. When nothing happens, you look up confused, only to see Diluc, mirroring your own expression of confusion.

“Your grace?”

“Whoa, you are so pretty, what the fuck.” You said absentmindedly before covering your mouth with your hand. “Oh shit. I mean… uh..” You stumble over your words as you stare at the pyro vision holder in awe and then wince.

Diluc blushes lightly, and he coughs, looking away for a mere second before returning his gaze to you.

“Your Grace…” He starts to say before hearing you wince.

Frowning, he crouches down to your level to inspect you better. “Are you alright? Have you been injured?”

You flinch lightly as he gets closer and then you try to scoot backwards a bit, still suspicious of how much he is not trying to kill you. Unlike those guards that were chasing you earlier. How rude.

“I’m not going to harm you, your grace… I’m simply worried, I…”

“I’m fine.. but… didn’t you hear some news about an imposter??” You ask, cautiously waiting for his answer.

He sighs, shaking his head. He starts speaking but you end up not listening and instead simply stare at him, how he looks absolutely gorgeous and how his hair looks so pretty and soft and you almost reach your hand out to touch it. And this is when your head and memories became fuzzy.

It had become cold and wet all of a sudden?? You remember you had tried to stand up but then the ground met your face yet again, or very nearly did. And then it wasn’t really cold and wet?? You remember your legs and feet aching and then you simply became warmer?? Darkness clouded your vision soon after that. The timeline of events were very confusing to you and your poor brain was too exhausted and muddled from well, everything that had been occurring since you awoke.

Diluc looks at your unconscious form in his arms, after you previously attempted to stand. All of a sudden, he had to catch you haphazardly when you failed. He sighs, brushing some strands of your hair away from your sweaty and rain-soaked face. “Your grace..?” He calls worriedly, suddenly aware of how hot your forehead was, despite the rain cooling you down, it probably made you worse. The wine tycoon stands up, keeping you close in his arms as he hurries back to the Winery, not wanting to stay in the rain for too long, especially due to your current condition and health.

a/n: this was about 1.5k i think hehe. yes i am making a part two. hope you enjoyed whatever the hell this was hahaha.

#sunni writes #genshin impact x reader #diluc #gn!reader #diluc ragnivindr x reader #diluc x reader #sagau #sagau impostor au #imposter sagau #diluc sagau #diluc x gender neutral reader #light crack #i dont know how this is gonna go #it might flop but fuck that lol #anyways im tired now #diluc x y/n

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uselessnbee · 1 year

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i love when people talk about how they miss the old Mike

trust me you're not alone

i bet Mike misses his old self that wasn't completely ruined and traumatised by all the shit he's been through in the past years too

i bet Mike misses the old Mike who doesn't know the fear and pain and grief of losing his best friend the Mike that doesn't know loss

the Mike that doesn't wake up screaming in the middle of the night because he keeps seeing his best friends dead body being pulled out of water

the Mike that doesn't dream about monsters killing everyone he cares about while he's not able to save them

the Mike who doesn't know what it's like to survive and live on while others couldn't

the Mike who didn't have to watch the girl who became his friend disappear right in front of him because she sacrificed herself to save them to safe him

the Mike who doesn't know what death looks and smells like the Mike who doesn't know the disgusting sqealching sound of someone being eaten alive

the Mike who never saw dead bodies and the woman who feels like a second mother to him break down right in front of him because she just lost someone she loves

the Mike who doesn't know the feeling of stepping off and not feeling anything under your feet and just falling down down and it was his choice to do so

the Mike who never had to hear his best friends painful screams as he's being burned the Mike that never had to lose his best friend over and over and sometimes it's his own fault and that hurts the most

the Mike that didn't have to break himself into pieces trying to seem normal trying to act normal trying so hard to love the girl everyone told him he's supposed to love instead of him

the Mike that was able to just be a kid the Mike that was able to look at his best friend without feeling so much pain and shame and without hiding all the love he has for him

yeah you may miss the old Mike but i bet no one misses him so desperately as Mike himself

#mike wheeler #byler #i could go on and on and on #about all the things that happened to him in the past years #that changed him and made him into who he is now #btw if this flops i'm gonna be real upset and will reblog this over and over again #until it gets the appreciation it deserves thanks <3 #blue's 'Mike's extreme defender' ramblings

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devoted-assassin · 6 months

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Okay, I did promise a lyric breakdown of the WALL, so here’s one under the cut. I’m so normal about this song lmao

Ok first of all, this part.

Ichika has struggled with expressing her emotions clearly, whether that’s through her lyrics, words, or just on her face (the latter of which had led to many people painting her as cold and dismissive). She’s improved a lot in this aspect, though.

Next part:

Throughout middle school, Ichika was completely withdrawn. Honestly, it was probably her way of protecting herself. She had no interest in making new connections when she was still latching so hard onto the past, so instead, she stayed distant.

Pulse of the Meteor touches on this a bit with “my distorted way of defending myself” among other lyrics but that’s a whole seperate breakdown.

And nextly:

This part is referring to Ichika never letting go of Saki in the hospital, with Saki being named after the sky. Ichika embraced that friendship tightly, as it was the thing that helped them both kept going through all their issues.

Also, regarding twilight:

The twilight sky refers to Ichika herself, named after the stars. She could be considered one of the brightest stars, as she never completely lost faith in her friends, even after all the time being pushed away. She still tried to reunite, to be that navigating force.

The past left scars. Ichika’s personality was permanently changed by the constant rejections. Going from more impulsive, to more soft-spoken. That won’t ever fully be undone (though that’s not a bad thing, which I will touch on later).

Continuing that point, despite the pain from the past, she’s moving past it with her friends. Making music that resonates with others.

L/N will always be there for Ichika, whether she falters or not, and she’s come so far from who she was at the beginning (A+ character development).

Next, this part refers to her dynamic with Shiho (the sun) and Honami (the moon).

Despite thinking that she’d already tried everything that she could, despite thinking that she already lost them for good, she still wanted nothing more than to bridge the gap between them.

Despite everything that happened, Ichika is so truly happy now. She hated being alone, hated losing the others. But it’s okay now. They’ve all healed from the past. They can enjoy their present and future now.

It’s a very common theme in l/n stories that these guys are not made to be without each other. All four of them need to be together. 4 = 1, after all. They keeping moving forward because they have one another.

“The joy that nearly suffocates us,

And the countless walls towering over us,

All of it, all of it, is for the sake of this voice!”

The overwhelming happinesses, and all the challenges that they will face — it’s all because of their band, because of their bond together.

“In a sea of fog so deep it drowns you,

On days when you just want to curse yourself,

The strength of your eyes that had always been there,

It brings me so close to tears.”

Ichika’s talking about the others here; she views them as so strong, something that they don’t always see, and it inspires her so much. They’ve always beeen a motivating force for her.

“This overflowing tattered melody, this rhythm, and the blue scars inside them,

From this moment onwards, they'll continue to mix together.”

This verse changed a bit, because she accepted that the past happened. Ichika’s living with the memories, and growing stronger from them.

Her personality change wasn’t necessarily a bad thing either. Ichika from the past before everything wasn’t better than the Ichika from now. If anything, between her impulsive side coming back, and her more thoughtful side now, she has a lot of things that her childhood self did not have.

Ok, and that’s all. Format change, because there is a limit to how many pictures a post can have apparently, sorry lol, hope you enjoyed or at least didn’t hate!

#if this flops i will cry #tumblr was glitching out so much cause of the length that i got tired lmao #now i’m gonna go in a comma that was long #pjsk #project sekai #leo/need #ichika hoshino #shiho hinomori #honami mochizuki #saki tenma #lyric breakdown #the WALL

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