Mango

There you are, comrade! I knew you'd come to see me off!

Come to think of it, I've been away from home for quite a while... By now, Teucer and the others must be wondering what's taking their big brother so long...

Once I'm home, I can finally finish telling Teucer those ghost stories I promised him. Then, the next time you visit, he can tell them to you himself.

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He'd hug Diluc on his bed after a nightmare and whisper it into his brother's hair. Diluc just thought Kaeya's mumbling nonsense after a bad dream.

He'd say it to Jean after she patches him up after a rough knight's training. He blames it on adrenaline when she asks.

He'd say it to Crepus during a rainy day tucked under his dad's arms, leaning into him as he paints. The words are drowned out by the storm.

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Jean confronts him once, after Crepus's death. Beside his bed, wounded and cold; the last Ragnvindr in Mondstadt. "It's nothing," he'll say, and she just furrowed her eyebrows further. She's heard him say it too many times to pass it as gibberish. But she lets it go.

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He'll whisper it as he tucks Klee in, her eyes closed and her breathing soft.

Albedo perks up when he hears it. "It sounds familiar," he would remark. "Khaenri'an?"

Kaeya glances at him and grins. "Maybe,"

"Never heard the phrase. What does it mean?" Albedo asks instead.

Kaeya knows that the most likely possibility is that Albedo had only learnt ancient Khaenri'an, not whatever warped abyssal version of Khaenri'an Kaeya uses. But he wonders if the reason Albedo doesn't know it is because no one had ever said it to him, not even his master.

"It's a term of endearment," is the vague answer Kaeya responds with.

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Kaeya says it to Diluc, frustration seeping into his voice as he slings his brother's arm over his shoulders and away from battle. Idiot, Kaeya would think. He should count his lucky stars that Kaeya cares.

Diluc spares him a glance. "You always say that,"

"Say what?" Kaeya bites out, no less annoyed.

Diluc butchers the pronunciation so badly that Kaeya would've laughed in any other circumstances.

"Whatever. That. You always say that,"

Kaeya does the best shrug he could.

"...It's Khaenri'an, isn't it?"

Queen of Dreadzone sucked

I already blew off steam and ranted plenty after watching it, and to summarise..

This is Derision levels of hypocrisy - being an abuse victim is no excuse for bullying, but stalking and obsessiveness are excused by trauma; refusing to let go and move one from your old enemies is petty and a sign of a weak, angry person, but the shows creator can dedicate at least one episode per shows season, to shit on his least favourite character and target a fanbase surrounding her FOR YEARS after her character assassination in canon

I liked Sabrina confronting her abuser and moving on, but it had to be ruined by Marinettes edgy aah laughter and corny zingers in response - you’re NOT taugh, lil bro😭✌️

You could physically see the writing quality taking a deep for this particular episode, which happens every time Thomas pushes his own agenda no matter what

This is JUST a season 5 Chloe ark rehash - this episode serves NO PURPOSE outside those few Lila and Noe involving scenes

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He'd hug Diluc on his bed after a nightmare and whisper it into his brother's hair. Diluc just thought Kaeya's mumbling nonsense after a bad dream.

He'd say it to Jean after she patches him up after a rough knight's training. He blames it on adrenaline when she asks.

He'll say it to Crepus during a rainy day tucked under his dad's arms, leaning into him as he paints. The words are drowned out by the storm.

.

Jean confronts him once, after Crepus's death. Beside his bed, wounded and cold; the last Ragnvindr in Mondstadt. "It's nothing," he'll say, and she just furrowed her eyebrows further. She's heard him say it too many times to pass it as gibberish. But she lets it go.

.

He'll whisper it as he tucks Klee in, her eyes closed and her breathing soft.

Albedo perks up when he hears it. "It sounds familiar," he would remark. "Khaenri'an?"

Kaeya glances at him and grins. "Maybe,"

"Never heard the phrase. What does it mean?" Albedo asks instead.

Kaeya knows that the most likely possibility is that Albedo had only learnt ancient Khaenri'an, not whatever warped abyssal version of Khaenri'an Kaeya uses. But he wonders if the reason Albedo doesn't know it is because no one had ever said it to him, not even his master.

"It's a term of endearment," is the vague answer Kaeya responds with.

.

Kaeya says it to Diluc, frustration seeping into his voice as he slings his brother's arm over his shoulders and away from battle. Idiot, Kaeya would think. He should count his lucky stars that Kaeya cares.

Diluc spares him a glance. "You always say that,"

"Say what?" Kaeya bites out, no less annoyed.

Diluc butchers the pronunciation so badly that Kaeya would've laughed in any other circumstances.

"Whatever. That. You always say that,"

Kaeya does the best shrug he could.

"...It's Khaenri'an, isn't it?"