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windwheeler-aster · 11 months
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hey folks
So, I’ve been on hiatus since March 29, 2023. I told myself and you all that I would work on my requests when I had the time, but I wouldn’t promise anything. Since then, I’ve been trying my best to take some things slowly but I find it’s really hard to have time to write in between studying for exams, talking with my friends, and time for my own enjoyment too. That and it’s been very difficult to write, as motivation and time to write is hardly there.
However, I’ve come to realize that I can’t write those requests. Or those posts. Or anything for Genshin Impact, as I no longer play the game for my own enjoyment now. And I find it’s hard to write for something that I can’t connect with or have a passion for anymore. I also found that for the year and a half that I’ve written on this blog, I only played Genshin Impact for the purposes of character research/analysis and grinding. I also no longer have the time to invest into the game.
Because of this, I will no longer be writing on this blog. 
I knew from day one of creating this blog that it would only be something temporary, but I’m surprised I lasted this long. I’m really happy to say that I have had an amazing experience with this blog. I’ve made many great friends through this blog and I hope to stay in contact with many of them after leaving. Additionally, I have grown as both a person and a writer thanks to all of the support I’ve received on this blog. It hurts me that I no longer have the time or motivation to pour into this blog anymore, as I know many of you have found comfort from my fanfiction. However, I thank you for being a part of my journey.
Before I leave, I have some questions that I’ll quickly answer:
Are you deleting this blog?
No, I’m simply archiving it. I want people to still have access to my work and be able to read it as many times as they want. However, I would greatly appreciate it if my work was not translated or republished on another blog or website. (If it has been, please contact me and I’ll handle the situation.)
Are you deleting tumblr?
No. I’ll still be able to talk to mutuals and other people who want to reach out. However, notifications for this blog will be muted. 
Will you write for other fandoms?
Maybe, if I have the time. Right now I’m trying to focus on highschool, friends, and my boyfriend. As well as that, I want to pour time into writing my actual ideas for books that I hope to publish one day or another. 
If there’s any other questions I missed or didn’t answer, please send them through my inbox. I might not get to it right away, though.
With that, I would like to say a final goodbye to everyone. Thank you for such an amazing experience and time.
Sincerely,
Sky
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windwheeler-aster · 11 months
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Take you time and Goodluck on your exams!!!
oh!!! thank you so very much :D
im just taking a break now from studying (dw, i have been taking good amount of breaks and working) and this is the encouragement i need >:) thank you!!
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windwheeler-aster · 11 months
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hello all i am so sorry for being so absent :”)
im just writing to let yall know i am, indeed, alive. exams are two weeks from now ( i am quite literally shivering in me timbers ) but after that i’ll have a lot of free time so i can get back into writing
thank you all for your patience and understanding <3 
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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goodness i hate the new tumblr desktop layout
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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oh my goodness i love baizhu
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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“oh no, there’s only one bed.” ; genshin men
summary — the one-bed trope.
characters — alhaitham, albedo, ayato, childe, cyno, diluc, heizhou, itto, kazuha, kaveh, kaeya, thoma, tighnari, scaramouche/wanderer, venti, xiao, zhongli (w/gender-neutral reader)
tags — fluff (kind); hidden feelings things going on
words — 1057
note — wrote this because i got bored
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Once he sees the sight of a singular bed in a room that the two of you had to stay in the whole night, the idea that the two of you will be sharing it flusters him. Is he really going to share a bed with you? Never in his wildest dreams will he even imagine of being in the same bed as you (in the context of just sleeping in it). He tries to hide his shyness and embarrassment by talking quite a lot—“It was such a tiring day. Oh hey, there’s only one bed here.” paired with a nervous chuckle, he says. He wouldn’t sleep immediately, maybe he’ll do something for a little bit but he wouldn’t sleep immediately. He’ll wait for you until you do so and if you ever invite him to just come to the bed already so he can get the rest that he needs, he will (not before hesitating) but will only sit on the edge while his back is facing you because he doesn’t know if he can face you properly with his cheeks completely flustered and his eyes darting all over the place, not able to remain still. Archons, what is he supposed to do?
Thoma, Kaveh, Itto, Heizhou
He immediately becomes a gentleman, seemingly knowing what to do as soon as he sees there’s only one bed—he’ll be sleeping on the floor instead while you take the bed. He wouldn’t hesitate in doing so as long as you’re comfortable and satisfied in your sleep, he wouldn’t mind sacrificing a bit just for your own happiness, after all. It will take him quite a lot of convincing and talking just so you could urge him to just sleep besides you and share the bed with him—you won’t mind it really as he doesn’t seem to be the type of person that would be horrible to sleep together with (probably no snores and not much of a movement). He’ll get on the bed, on your side but not too close as he maintains a distance, and he’ll sit instead of laying down—“I am not sleepy yet.”—and he will choose to either talk and tell you stories that he has heard from when he was a kid or from the people around or he will choose to remain in silence, choosing to enjoy the sound of the leaves rustling outside and the quiet hum of the evening breeze, as he waits for you to drift off to sleep.
Cyno, Diluc, Zhongli, Tighnari, Childe, Kazuha
There's only one bed? Oh no, what are you going to do? What in the world is he going to do? Of course, sleep on it. What else even? Should he even care about the fact that there’s only one bed for you two? As long as there’s a bed, it should be no problem for you both as the bed is big enough to fit you two. He wouldn’t even bother thinking of setting some sort of boundary between you two and would even say something along the lines of not minding if you get too close to him and hug him while you sleep. He’s just so casual about it as if he has gotten used to sharing a bed with someone when in fact, this is probably his first time as despite the nonchalant act that he shows, his mind is just all over the place. Despite the casual and carefree show that he puts on, once you lay down beside him and he could inhale your scent, his heart will flutter out of his chest and his thoughts would get too loud that he’s afraid you might be able to hear him—he knows he wouldn’t be able to sleep for the whole night.
Albedo, Alhaitham, Ayato, Kaeya, Venti
There’s only one bed and there’s two of you—one of you has to be on the floor and it’s not going to be him. Although, he would probably feel bad about letting you sleep on the cold ground instead of the soft and warm mattress and would carry you to the bed as you sleep. However, if you insist, earlier on, and fight with him that you’ll be on the bed also, both of you would compromise on having a boundary in the middle of the bed and that boundary is just consisting of one pillow because archons forbid for the two of you to have so much pillows in a singular bed. “This line must not and should not be crossed or I’m going to kick you off the fucking bed,” he tells you as he points at the pillow placed at the space in between of him and you before he turns around and dozes off to sleep—it sounds like a baseless threat, one that sounds silly instead of scary, but you still listened anyways, not wanting to have any of your rest being more cut off or interrupted. Now, you’ll just have to see if the line will be maintained or one of you will cross it in the next morning.
Scaramouche/Wanderer
He wouldn’t sleep at all. He’ll be up doing something else, doing something entirely different as long as he is not and will be sleeping and it's not because he dislikes the idea of sharing a bed with you, it’s just more like he wouldn’t be able to handle it—I mean, sharing a bed, really? How cramped can it be? How awkward can it be? How hard will it be for him? It’s probably much better that he keeps awake and watches over you as you sleep instead of having such loud and persisting thoughts inside his head as he tries to rest in the bed while you’re there beside him—he probably would feel more overwhelmed with his thoughts and feelings. “Xiao? Why won’t you come to the bed so you can get at least some rest?” You say to him, tone gentle and soothing like you’re trying to make him trust you but he still insisted on not doing so, simply just shaking his head and turning his head away—And maybe that hurt you a bit but you have to brush it off as well, that’s just how he is, always keeping a safe distance from you as if he’s afraid to get close.
Xiao
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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“touch starved” ; genshin men
summary — random physical intimacy with them.
characters — kaveh, alhaitham, tighnari, cyno, wanderer, ayato, venti, diluc, kazuha (w/gender neutral reader)
tags — fluff; established relationship
words — 1580
note — hi, sorry for disappearing for some time hahahahahaha
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cuddling and spooning
KAVEH — “you’re so warm, i adore you so much—i love you,” he says to you as he cuddles you in his arms, lips spread out to form a smile as he looks at you with so much emotion and tenderness in his eyes—He loves so many things about you, from the smile that you show him upon seeing him, your eyes that shows each and every single one of your emotions, your hair that flutters against the summer wind, from your hands that holds his in every moment, and to your warmth especially when the two of you are close to each other; perhaps that’s why he loves cuddling with you so much because he could get to feel you so close, so intimate, against him as he relishes in the warmth being emitted. Aside from the fact that he gets to have you in the comfort of his arms and body, he gets to bury his face on the crown of your head, inhaling and taking in your scent, It makes him feel real, in a way that it also feels not, like a dream, like a lullaby that gently lulls him to sleep.
comparing hand sizes
ALHAITHAM — If there’s something, something that he loves to do even if it’s just a simple and insignificant thing, something that feels like you could just easily brush off and think of as nothing, it’s comparing the size of his hands to yours—whether subtly through just holding your hand in his and feeling how small yours feel around his own or outright by holding out his palm and making an initiation to place yours against it so that he could compare. Unexplainable, however, he loves seeing the vast difference between your hands and teasing you about it, witnessing the reactions that you make as you banter and respond to him. Though it’s not just the simple act of comparing hands that he loves but also the feeling of your warmth against his, so soft, so small, so gentle as if fire in a fireplace in one cold evening, its flames moving slowly like a motion of dancing.
giving forehead kisses
TIGHNARI — He had never said it out loud but you could tell just how much he loves to give you kisses on the forehead—never was there a day where he didn’t get to give you one. Upon waking up in the morning, you are often greeted by a kiss on your forehead as you flutter your eyes open—“good morning,” he’ll whisper against your skin as he inhaled the scent of your hair and melts in your warmth—, before leaving for work and going out of the door, he’ll swiftly give you a kiss on the brow, and just in every moment that he can. The time and place doesn’t matter because as long as he wants to and as long as he would like to, he will and will continue to show his affection for you through pressing such gentle kisses against your skin. Perhaps, it’s just one way of him saying that he adores you without having to convey it through words.
carrying you in his arms
CYNO — How can he explain this really—this habit of just carrying you out of nowhere or whenever a minor inconvenience, such as accidentally injuring yourself, happens? It’s unexplainable, to be honest, all he can say is that he just loves doing it. Perhaps it makes him appear as a strong and reliable man and that you can rely on him anytime. He had a lot of a reasons but he could never tell you each one or at least a single one of it—how should he even tell you that he likes to hear the surprised yelp you let out when he suddenly picks you up in his arms or the laughter or chuckle that escapes from your lips as he carries you? How could he even tell you that he loves the feeling of you resting your head against his chest as you doze off to sleep while he carries you to your bedroom? How could he even tell you any of those?
pulling away from a kiss, looking at each other, before kissing again
WANDERER — Was it perhaps the silence after sharing a gentle and warm kiss with him or was it from the way the both of you looked at you so fondly, with deep affection swirling in each other’s eyes as you two gaze upon one other? Was it the moment he mumbles “i love you” underneath his breath in a tone that makes it look like he’ll break and shatter in any given moment—and you could see the fragility and softness that he hides in between the cracks of his skin—that made this time special for you? Kisses are something that you often share with him whether it’s in moments wherein you two just need and want each other that it’s burning your throat and clawing at your skin or wherein one's comfort is being asked and the other is just seeking for the tender and gentle warmth of one’s affection. So times wherein the two of you leave the comfort and passion of each other’s lips to stare at each other’s eyes lovingly before molding your lips against one another once again is quite a normal occurrence.
standing on your tiptoes to reach his lips
AYATO — This man is a tease and you know that; even at those romantic moments wherein the two of you are oh so close to each other—he still finds way to get through your nerves, softly ghosting the feeling of himself all over yours, anticipation and expectation everywhere in your jumbled thoughts, as you tiptoe to reach his lips and he’s there holding a chuckle and adoring the way you look so lovely and adorable. He will apologize soon after you shoot him a glare and will make it up to you by either bending down to mold his lips against yours or instead picking you up in his arms to swiftly capture your lips in a kiss as you eventually melt in his cradle. What would he even do without you, when you’re gone and he’s left on his own? He could never imagine living a life where he could never feel you against him, close but not too close for him to hold and cherish.
dancing together
VENTI — There’s something special and precious in those times wherein it feels like there’s only the two of you in the whole world—in moments that you dance around with him, whether slowly or not, as either your surroundings creates a lovely melody for you or he sings a song that he dedicates to you. God, if you manage to get a peek through his own thoughts, you’ll see just how much he wishes to live in this moment with you forever. Your laughter accompanied with the songs of time as his gaze remains on you, eyes observing and adoring each feature of your face until he memorizes each line of it and he gets tired but he could never get tired, how could he when you look so lovely? He holds so much affection and love for you that it’s starting to consume him—his head being tainted by thoughts of you that it feels like his mind was never his own.
holding hands while making love
DILUC — Hot, warm, flushed skin against each other as he murmurs words of love and affection near your ear for you to hear and he holds your hand, intertwining his fingers with yours, and you lock yours against his—this small and simple act of intimacy in such a beautiful moment when two bodies becomes one makes his heart flutter and his soul melt. It’s driving him crazy, how your hands bring so much comfort, grounding him, and easing everything, all of his worries, his muddled thoughts disappearing as if it never existed in the first place. Souls intertwined and bound together in a way that your fingers lock with his as he murmurs sweet nothings against your ear. How could a perfect being like you be in his arms right now, holding his hands and soothing him, as the two of you show how deep your affection and love for one another can be? If this is a dream, it is one he will never wish to wake up from it.
cheek kisses
KAZUHA — More and more, as time passes and as you two spend more time together, he discovers sides of himself that he never knew existed. To think that such a small action of pressing his lips against your cheeks or your lips on his skin could bring so much love and adoration to his being. He had never thought that he would be a man that would easily melt in just one kiss on the cheeks, the idea never crossed his mind, but it’s not like he hated it. He occasionally and randomly gives you cheek kisses throughout the day even when the two of you are doing something and he loves it when you also do the same for him—maybe he had told you about that or maybe he hasn’t but you know from the way his lips automatically form into a smile. He has many of ways to convey his affections to you and giving you kisses whether it’s on the cheeks or not is only one of those.
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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I GOT HIM I GOT HIM I GOT HIM I GOT HIM
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and kaveh :>
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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GENSHIN MEN AND KISSES .
characters. xiao zhongli kaeya diluc childe alhaitham kaveh x reader genre. romantic fluff!! an. please reblog!! im getting back into writing and reblogs with tags and comments will make me want to write more :D
xiao
kisses with xiao lie within the mundane, everyday moments. a kiss when you wake up. a kiss when you go to sleep. a kiss as you cook breakfast. a kiss as you cook dinner. a kiss in passing. as ironic as it sounds, xiao doesn't enjoy showing physical affection that much.
zhongli
kisses with zhongli are more intentional – a simple, sweet kiss planted on your cheek as you slouch into his frame, melting into his embrace. a kiss to say more than just "i love you": a kiss to say that he would always be there.
kaeya
kisses with kaeya are long and filled with things inbetween. your head is nestled in the crook of his neck, and the two of you stay like that for a while. his thumb guides your chin up to gaze into his eyes once again, planting a kiss to your forehead.
diluc
kisses with diluc are most often found before you go to sleep. he stays there, spooning you and letting you soak in the comfort of his embrace. diluc presses a kiss to your cheek, wrapping his arms around your body again.
childe
kisses with childe are in everything – mostly at the highs, but there are times when it is commonly found at the lows as well. childe is there to press a celebratory kiss to your forehead when you get that promotion at work... but he is also there to press a kiss of comfort when someone you hold dear has passed on.
alhaitham
kisses with alhaitham are one-in-a-million – please treasure it, for they aren't his preferred method of showing love. alhaitham tucks you into his chest and lifts your chin up, giving you a simple kiss as he tells you how proud he is of you.
kaveh
kisses with kaveh are common, because kaveh likes kisses. he loves the aspect of holding you tightly for seconds, melting and leaning into the hug as he kisses you once, then twice, then thrice.
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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GENSHIN MEN & THE LOVE LANGUAGES .
characters. xiao zhongli kaeya diluc childe x reader genre. romantic fluff!! an. please reblog!! im getting back into writing and reblogs with tags and comments will make me want to write more :D
xiao – acts of service
love, to xiao, is serving you. whatever you want, he will provide – at what cost, he doesn't know. please explain to him the concept of boundaries, even though he insists that when it comes to you, he doesn't need one. he trusts that you will not cross any line.
zhongli – words of affirmation
love, to zhongli, is affirming you through gentle words. "i'm proud of you, (y/n)", is a phrase that can most frequently be heard falling from his lips, the corners of them lifting upwards into a reassuring, comforting smile. trust zhongli to come through with the right words – he knows exactly when you need it.
kaeya – gifts giving
love, to kaeya, is leaving small trinkets on your desk. be it a bracelet – or a hand-pressed bookmark – or a bunch of sweet flowers he gathered on an expedition – kaeya kisses each one and lets the image of you in his mind burn itself into each gift. each and every one is for you.
diluc – quality time
love, to diluc, is setting aside time for you. he takes time off from the dawn winery twice a month to spend the whole day with you, walking from wolvendom to cape oath and setting down the picnic blanket on the cliff. he woke up early in the morning to pack food for this trip.
childe – physical affection
love, to childe, is intimate affection with you. he rubs the back of your hand with his thumb; and cradles your head into the crook of his neck; his frame engulfing you in a hug when the two of you meet. a kiss to the forehead, your hands immediately intertwining – a common sight.
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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Is the lil hole you live in like bugs bunny's?
yis. absolutely.
methinks i took a wrong turn at albuquerque and got lost for a bit.
but im back now, better than ever!!!
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed your date.
omggg thank you.
we did enjoy our date very much :> although we bumped into some friends on the way out and they were quite suspicious of us together lol
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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*crawls outta lil hole*
hello, im back and ready to be a person again. i think.
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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Noyce. Congrats. Well done.
I hope it goes well.
Dam. Now I'm remembering how single I am.
THANK YOU!!!!
and dw!!! being single is still fun and romance will come to you when you're ready :) trust me!
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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update: we’re dating now
you know… i never knew how to actually write the friends to lovers trope well enough…
until i became friends with my crush and now relate to every friends to lovers piece i see
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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♡ daydreamin' ♡
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-> Their mind wanders off to you, what are they thinking about?
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They're thinking about...
...coming home to you
Alhaitham, Kazuha, Kaveh, Baizhu, Tighnari
He thinks of how fortunate he is as he's able to come home after a long day to finally see you. You lift his spirits. He could be having a horrible day, but knowing how you'd always be there to comfort him is motivation enough. He'd walk through the door and you'd be there, welcoming him with open arms like you always do. Those hugs were the best. The warmth and tenderness given in them told him that he was safe and cared for, that he was home. Because to him, you're his home.
...a future with you
Childe, Ayato, Zhongli, Diluc, Thoma, Dainsleif
He's imagining how it would be like waking up by your side everyday, seeing you in numerous ways, going through the good times and bad times together, maybe having little ones of your own, growing old with you, and going through whatever life has to offer. He can't wait for it.
For guys like Zhongli and Dainsleif, the future is actually a bittersweet thing to think about. Sometimes, it scares him thinking how you might not be there with him for the remainder of his life. But he relishes in the fact that he was able to spend whatever time he has with you now, for it's much better than having not known you at all. And he'll protect and cherish both you and the lives you two create for as long as he can.
...how much they've fallen for you
Scaramouche, Kaeya, Xiao, Albedo, Cyno
He thinks of your smile, your laugh, your voice, your touch, and it has him smiling to himself subconsciously.
They've never felt this way for anyone before, and when he thinks of you, he feels funny. Not a bad type of 'funny'. He feels vulnerable. Warm. Tingly all over. Heck, he's feeling this way just thinking about you right now. They're all feelings he isn't used to, but he's hooked on it like a drug.
When he's around you, he might try to hide this effect you had on him, out of fear that he might just crumble in front of you. He was just truly down bad for you.
If only you knew how much you made this guy weak in the knees for ya 😤
...surprising you
Venti, Heizou, Itto, Gorou
They want to do something special for you, so they're thinking of ways to surprise you the next time they see you.
Should they buy you your favorite flowers? Cook your favorite dish? Tell you a clever joke? Sing you your favorite song? Maybe take you to a secret place with the most magnificent view? They're exciting themselves with these great ideas that they think, 'heck why not do them all?'
What else could he do to see that beautiful smile he loves so much? Because that's all he really wanted. To see you happy. Your smile brings him the most joy, and he'll do anything to make it happen and protect it.
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windwheeler-aster · 1 year
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stopping and staring
feat. thoma, ayato, al haitham
☆ in which you are simply looking (dis)respectfully
warnings: al haitham's is kinda rivals to lovers, if that's anything 😭, overall just me being mentally ill again + typos <3
thoma
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thoma is completely unaware of his own attractiveness. completely. it's why he's always a bit confused, eyes wide and head tilted whenever he catches you staring. but he's so, so pretty that all you can do is pull him in for a kiss instead of giving a decent explanation.
he's standing in the courtyard, sun just peaking out of the gray morning clouds as he gets ready for work. his broom leans lopsided on a wooden beam, ready to assist him in his work. the birds fly above the curled roofs of the estate, the leaves of the tall trees sway with the gentle breeze flowing through inazuma, but you don’t focus on that. everything fades into a blurry mess of color as your eyes focus on him.
he's stretching. your hands twitch as he raises his arms above his head, fingers interlocked and stretched upwards towards the wood hanging over head. you know what it's like to run your hands over the muscle, and seeing them move makes you want to do it again. his shirt is rising with the movement, though, and once again you find your focus shifting. years of hard work and polearm usage show themselves when you catch a glimpse of his stomach—and while he isn’t all that muscular you see how defined his abs seem to be. your eyes zero-in on a faint trail of blond that decorates the lower half, and part of you loses your mind.
you look up, greedy to take in more of him. his body is nice, sure, but his face is what always makes you swoon. a pair of green eyes stare back at you, and you almost ascend to celestia.
"...is there something on my face? you were staring at me pretty hard, there."
you sigh, because once again thoma is lost on why you are staring at him with such love, such adoration. you walk up to him and peck him on the cheek.
"it's nothing. let me help with the chores today, okay?"
ayato
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you've asked to train with him for a number of times now.
and finally, finally, there's the opportunity to do so.
ayato stands before you —moonlit and the very picture of elegance— blade in hand. you can't help but get caught on the way his hair frames his face perfectly, soft blues helping to contrast the sharpness of his eyes. he's focused, strong, diligent, and in a flash he turns nearly invisible.
you don't see the strike, but you feel it against the sword of your own. he's closer than ever, you can see the amusement in his eyes. you're lucky your instincts and reflexes are sharp as they are, otherwise the brief distraction would've surely caused trouble.
ayato pulls back, and soon he strikes again- impossibly quicker this time. but you're prepared— your sword meets his again and again, the clank of metal against metal forming an arrhythmical chorus. there's barely time to think, barely time to breathe and yet you can't take your eyes off of him.
you almost feel small under ayato's gaze. he looks at you like you're a target, like you're an enemy, like you're something he needs to bring down, and yet butterflies fly free in your stomach. because it excites you, the act of being viewed as a threat, as an equal, between someone as powerful as the lord kamisato. his eyes are dark, the blue of his eyes turned indigo, and he's smiling. this excites him, too.
but your distracted mind was bound to slip up at one point, and you don't notice his foot sliding underneath your own. you hit the ground with a clatter, and before you can process it a sword —his sword— rests just underneath your chin.
"well done, my dear, but you're not quite there yet."
he practically gleams underneath the silver rays of the moon. sweat slids down his face, and the rise and fall of his chest tells of his exertion. but even so...
he reaches out a gloved hand, "come. let's try again. let's see if you can land a hit before midnight, hm?"
when you take his hand, he pulls you up with such force that you collide into him on the way up. you can feel his breath against your lips.
"oh, and try not to get so distracted this time."
al haitham
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al haitham is remarkably pretty.
he's always off in his own world, unbothered by the surrounding noise of everyone else. but he's cocky and hard to deal with. he's a know-it-all and refuses to admit to defeat. he's is wholly, remarkably, annoying.
which is why there's something satisfying about seeing him mad.
a sick sort of pleasure is derived from seeing teal and red narrow into slits, of seeing the setting of his jaw, of hearing the bite in his words. you like it when the calm, collected, akademiya scribe falls apart from your doing.
"i do not worship the akademiya, al haitham," you spit, pointing against his chest, "but the scholars are right on this one. you're the one who's being illogical here. would it kill you to admit you're wrong for once?"
"your reasoning is completely illogical. you'd think that for all your worshiping of the akademiya you'd at least gain some common sense."
you've forgotten what spurred on the argument between the two of you long ago. you're too consumed in your anger for him. you're too distracted by how his scent, one of mint and faintly of wine, mixes in with yours as he crowds your space. you're too intoxicated by him to care.
his eyebrows carve creases into his skin as he steps forward. you're about to step back to make up for the loss of space, but you feel the spines of books and several rows of shelves against you, and suddenly the man you despise has quite literally backed you into a corner.
and maybe, you're both right. because you're both illogical.
when al haitham moves to speak again, you pull him in to shut him up. he's surprised –you feel his lips jolt against your own– but he does not back down, and kisses back with just as much vigor.
the argument is long forgotten. the insults die on both of your tongues, too tangled up with each other to think.
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coughs. thank you for reading !! this was a very #spontaneous post lmao. i was just having a bit of brainrot hehe
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