Scent Confessed ā Kinich.
kinich x gn!reader (mentions of perfume, which might have a feminine connotation), unestablished relationship, includes a minor component of the harry potter universe (Amortentia), i know itās a bit atypical since thereās a non-genshin component but give it a chance!!!! (~800 words)
a/n: thank you to the famous and illustrious dracotok for this idea. i never knew stumbling upon that fandom during my doomscroll could be so life changing. hopefully ygs enjoy this very small sort of crossover(?) with our beloved saurian hunter kinich <3
Kinich should have known something was up when Mualani greeted the both of you with an enormous grin (enormous even for someone like Mualani, at least) on her face. He should have known even more that something was up when she slid onto the bench in front of him with a little too much ease, leaning against the table as she fished a tiny, heart-shaped bottle out of her pocket.
āHey, you two,ā she giggles. Kinich glances at you warily, slightly uneasy at Mualaniās tone. Of course, he was much accustomed to the blue-haired girlās bright and energetic demeanor, but the mischievous glint in her eyes implied that she was up to no good ā more than usual, anyway.
āLook,ā Mualani whispers elatedly, waving the vial in front of your faces. He squints ā its contents appear to be iridescent, sloshing back and forth in a captivating manner. Unfortunately, chemicals or potions or whatever this mixture was wasnāt something Kinich had obtained knowledge on in the one day heād spent at the tribal learning institute as a child, nor throughout the years heād spent nurturing himself. So, heās about to question what new oddity Mualani had managed to get her hands on this time, except a split second later, she drops it. Or, rather, the vial slips from her grasp, the fragile glass shattering on impact as silvery-white liquid oozes out and onto the tabletop. Itās difficult for him to tell whether the action was intentional or not (though, really, he should have known something was up), so he only shakes his head, dismissing the thought entirely.
āMualani, whatāā Kinich sighs. What is the meaning of this? he wants to ask, but the words falter on his tongue as a heady, floral scent fills his lungs. He instantly recognizes it as your perfume, the yellow bottle of brilliant chrysanthemum heās once seen on your nightstand. The speed at which he recognizes your scent has blood rushing to his cheeks ā what, was he some kind of animal sniffing its prey?
Kinich clears his throat, making a mental note not to confess the flood of embarrassing thoughts he was having. Unfortunately, he is rather weak when it comes to you, much to his dismay (or not. Kinich canāt tell if itās a good thing). So, when you tilt your head at him quizzically, a wide and innocent look in your eyes, he canāt help but confess:
āIt smells like you.ā
His voice comes out croakier and breathier than heād like it to, and he curses himself mentally. Archons, he might as well just kick the bucket and let Ajaw take over his body.
āWell, youāre sitting right next to me,ā you point out matter-of-factly. Kinich hears Mualani snicker across the table, and he can only hope that you donāt see the embarrassing flush on his cheeks.
āNo,ā he mutters, a slightly displeased expression on his face. āThatās all I can smell. Your perfume.ā
You frown. āIām not wearing any perfume, Kinich. Actually, Iām confused because I keep smelling you.ā
Kinich freezes at your admission ā your words affect him way more than heād like to admit. However, he forces himself to remain composed, turning to glance questioningly at Mualani, who was still attempting to mask her giggles.
āOh, this?ā she grins, a teasing lilt in her tone as she gestures toward the shattered glass bathed in pearlescent liquid. āItās Amortentia.ā
Luckily for the saurian hunter, Mualani doesnāt elaborate, nor do you push her to explain, and Kinich is good at reading people. Itās clear from the expression on Mualaniās face and the tone of her words that sheās not explaining whatever in Teyvat āAmortentiaā was because itās something the two of you needed to figure out in your own time. Just you and him, together.
But even with what you like to call his āmind reading capabilitiesā, Kinich was restless. He needed to know what that weird potion was and why it oddly smelled like your perfume. After all, it clearly wasnāt (though heād never admit the fact that heād memorized your perfume by heart).
So, later that night, Kinich takes a detour from his final commission to the Masters of the Night Wind, where he finds himself flipping through mountains of scrolls in search of the name āAmortentia.ā When he finally finds what heās been looking for, his heart stops in his chest, breath catching in his throat.
āAmortentia is the most powerful love potion in the world. It is distinctive for its mother-of-pearl sheen, and steam rises from the potion in spirals. Amortentia smells different to each person, according to what attracts them.ā
At the bottom of the parchment is a hastily scribbled note confirming his suspicions, as if the writer had gone through the same staggering realization about a girl they loved: āAmortentia reminds each person of the things that they find most attractive, even if the person did not acknowledge or was aware of their fondness for the object of their affection themselves.ā