do you feel the love?

❝ 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. ❞

please remember to read the stage directions before making a suggestion to the director, or simply just want to talk! thank you and break a leg!

★— 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒!

01. tears of themis showings

02. genshin impact showings

03. haikyuu!! showings

04. honkai: star rail showings

★— 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓!

you're found guilty! for stealing my heart...! (shikanoin heizou x gn!reader, kaeya x gn!reader, albedo x gn!reader, gorou x gn!reader, diluc x gn!reader, cyno gn!reader, xiao x gn!reader, alhaitham x gn!reader, arataki itto x gn!reader, childe x gn!reader)

i'm such a big fan- what are you doing-? (atsumu x gn!reader, hinata x gn!reader)

what did you say?! (genshin impact + tears of themis headcanons)

★— 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆!

arie's 300 followers premiere event!

11:36 (gepard x gn!reader)

you're found guilty! for stealing my heart...! (shikanoin heizou x gn!reader, kaeya x gn!reader, albedo x gn!reader, gorou x gn!reader, diluc x gn!reader, cyno gn!reader, xiao x gn!reader, alhaitham x gn!reader, arataki itto x gn!reader, childe x gn!reader)

★— 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒! (𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭!)

#𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!

everything that has to do with navigation. (masterlists, rules, etc.)

#𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!

my written works.

#𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝-𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!

i don’t even write nsfw, but my works that are slightly suggestive.

#𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!

i interact with you guys and anons (maybe play a few games here and there)

#𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!

i interact with mutuals.

#𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!

announcements that may or may not be important.

#𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞.!

i reblog things.

#𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!

my genshin impact works.

#𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!

my tears of themis works.

#𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐮!! 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!

my haikyuu!! works.

#𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐢: 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞.!

my honkai: star rail works.

#𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠: [𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞].!

works that fall under [series name].

❝ 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭. ❞ 

i'm busy working away at event requests + interactive fic updates but-!! i would like to say that i can write for one piece live action!!

unlike most media i can write for, i can confidently say that i can write for everybody within the opla series!!

BUT AHHHHHH CONGRATULATIONS ON 300!!! :D

arie's 300 followers event is officially underway!

visit the event post for more info!

❝ 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. ❞

𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡… live your biggest dream or worst nightmare by starring in a movie with a mysterious character! 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠… genshin impact characters, honkai: star rail characters, tears of themis characters, haikyuu!! characters 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠… mass headcanons, headcanons, scenarios, or matchups featuring your favorite genshin, tears of themis, star rail, or haikyuu!! characters as long as it complies with my established request guidelines (don’t worry, i’ll put the rules up on this post anyways to spare you the trouble), for the sake of the theme, this could be any [insert movie title here]!au 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬… fluff, angst, and everything in between, platonic relationships if that's what your heart desires 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭… this time, i'm determined to fulfill all requests in this 300 followed event!! and, to all >300 of you, thanks for everything.

obligatory freak out time—what the actual crap guys 300 HUNDRED OF YOU??? and while i wasn't even particularly active???!?! 

the support and love you guys send through replies, dms, and reblogs never fail to make me smile through my screen! through my hectic life, i'm glad to see y'all enjoying what i put out through my small hobby. i really wish i could use my writing skills to say more, but again—all i can do is say thank you and hope by gratitude somehow bypasses the screen.

now, without further ado, the 300 followers premiere awaits!!

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭?!

fun fact: i used to do match ups once upon a time on a different platform! this is a match-up styled fic event—i match you up with a character based on preferences and you get your story!

this event is movie themed!! any film goes!

𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠?

from 8 am on tuesday, september 19th to 8 pm on tuesday, september 26th (cdt)! requests not finished within this time period or requests made right after will be considered overflow and will be finished after the event has ended! any other requests will be promptly ignored and deleted.

𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐢 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭?

purchase your movie ticket of course! first, say what theater/venue you're going to!

aiia theater — haikyuu!! characters will star here!  opera epiclese — genshin impact characters will star here! stellis film festival — tears of themis characters will star here!  golden theater — honkai impact characters will star here! 

next, specify what time you'll watch this movie!

12:00 — fluff. 15:30 — angst. 19:00 — hurt/comfort. 21:30 — slightly suggestive.

thirdly, kindly state the movie you're planning to watch! anything goes—i only ask the movie is not particularly inappropriate (i am a minor) and if the movie isn't particularly well-known or if you want a specific scene, provide a quote or just say it as it is!

then, please check out the concessions here for preferences! feel free to add as many as you'd like! of course, if you don't really care, you don't have to say anything!

candy — mass headcanon style! (like this) popcorn — normal headcanon style! (like this, i'll pick runner ups as extras!) sodapop — scenario style! (like this, but with one character!) water — interview style! (i talk about why i picked your match up and personal headcanons of what the two of you would be like as a couple or friends.)

and finally, tell me about yourself, as little or as much as you'd prefer! (don't add this part if you choose to order candy! mass headcanon style requires a prompt of some sort!) though, to make it fun, you can keep to the theme of this event—list your favorite movies, celebrity crushes, favorite genres, etc! please specify your pronouns if needed, otherwise it would be written as they/them.

if you want a romantic match up, add "tickets for two!"

your request can look similar to something like this!

hi! i'd like to order tickets for two at the the aiia theater for the 12:00 am showing of [insert any movie here]!

[match up info right here!]

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬?

as copy and pasted via my carrd, here are the rules!!

i write for almost every genshin character except chiori, emilie, and iansan. characters such as klee, diona, qiqi, nahida, dori, sayu, and sigewinne are strictly platonic.

i write for every tears of themis love interest including side characters such as darius morgan, celestine taylor, harry grant, winnie cooper, william lewis, howard syter, kiki bennett, and vincent kim.

i write for every major haikyuu!! character but due to it’s large cast, you might have to search through this post (i suggest ctrl+f , command+f, or type in the browser and click 'find' and type in the box that pops out the character you’re looking for) to see if i’m able to write for the character you want…

as for requirements, the only one is that you comply with the guidelines above!

again, thank you so much for all of you for the almost past two years!! i hope i can do your support justice by fulfilling all your requests!! let's have a lot of fun here!

𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝! <𝟑

THIS MAN IS SINGLEHANDEDLY GONNA MAKE ME OLAY GENSHINAGAIN

𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟔

"you really like that track in particular, hmm?"

GEPARD jumped at the sudden sound of his sister's voice in his ear, clattering a bunch of vases packed full of flowers in front of him. quickly, he straightened them out and placed them in their original positions on the display, but a glare was fixed on his face (of course, not because of the flowers.)

"what did i say about approaching me like that during my break?"

"what did i say about spending a lot of time here without buying anything?"

the younger brother could only retort in a sigh as serval laughed heartily, red coating his cheeks. he wasn't the best with comebacks anyway—looking at the pretty flowers trying to clear his head was a much easier task.

"...it wasn't playing that loud, was it?"

"you would put our concerts to shame, geppie."

the red on his face bloomed further as he yanked out the single ear bud in his ear and stuffed it in his pocket.

"i don't blame you, though... [name]'s got some nice pipes."

gepard started to frantically look around the area in a burst of panic. "don't mention their name so loudly!!"

"[name]?"

serval didn't seem to fit into gepard's requirements for 'quiet,' so he started to groan with noises that didn't seem comprehendible to anyone other than her.

"relax, i'll let you shoot your shot with them!"

"i assure you, i'm not 'shooting' any 'shots' anytime soon."

it was then his older sister's turn to sigh.

"fine..." she trailed off while her eyes wandered to stare blankly behind gepard. suddenly, serval perked up. "ah! do me a favor and buy those ball peonies for me? give them to the first person you see."

"...what?! that's ridiculous-!"

"just trust me on this!"

gepard simply grumbled—whatever, at least his older sister would leave him alone for the time being. serval took it as an acceptable answer and left the scene satisfied, beckoning the eversummer florist's shopkeeper over to purchase a small bouquet for him.

"gepard?"

once again, he jumped at the sudden voice, immediately recognizing who it was. swiftly, he tried to conceal the flowers behind his armor, hoping his hastiness was left unnoticed.

"i—uhm—" he cut himself by coughing, trying to compose himself. "h-hello there."

the pieces of the confusing puzzle were already getting put together in gepard's mind.

"hello to you, too," you giggled. he never understood how you simultaneously make him feel relaxed and nervewrackingly anxious at the same time. "those flowers are lovely."

you prodded at the arrangement, carefully nestling the petals in between your fingers.

"say... it's not often that people would buy ball peonies, especially for their price. what do you plan on doing with these—?"

"I'D—i mean—i would like to be extend these towards you," the words shot out of his mouth and the next thing he knew, his arm jolted out robotically. "...on the behalf of my sister."

it was just then when he finally realized what serval set him up to do.

to his horror, you simply blinked owlishly. he personally thought that the simplest of gestures were more intolerable than grander ones—it only clouded up one's intentions, only making it more frustrating for gepard to understand what was happening.

"uh, i'm quite flattered, heh," you rubbed the back of your neck sheepishly while embarrassment quelled within him. gepard didn't know what was worse, the fact that he caused this mess for serval or that he was supposed to be the one doing this. "but... i'm not interested in your sister."

of course, he was elated at the news on the inside... but he wasn't going to show that! instead, he decided to focus something else that was itching the back of his mind.

"i deeply, deeply apologize for causing you all this trouble—"

"—no, no! it's fine!" you knew he was about to go through this song and dance that could easily be substituted with two words, so you spared him the trouble by snatching the flowers out of his grasp. forcefully, you pushed your hands into gepard's to take his attention off of his apology.

"to be honest, you're really the one who caught my interest..." you flushed, much to gepard's confusion. if anything, he was the one that should be embarrassed (not that he wasn't.) "although... how about we take this more slowly?"

"i-" he sighed, a letting small smile on to his face as the tension in his shoulders disappeared. "that's what i was hoping to hear."

note: according to the hsr wiki, it's implied that ball peonies are believed to have one's significant other say yes when asking for their hand in marriage!

𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 <𝟑

❝ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧. ❞

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬.

𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐭. ･ﾟ: *. — 𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.

07:43 (timestamp)

𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐠.

𝐠𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐝. ･ﾟ: *. — 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

11:36 (timestamp)

❝ 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐦𝐞. ❞

𝟎𝟕:𝟒𝟑

age came with appreciation for the smaller things in life.

of course, adventures and the astral express were anything but small. domesticity wasn't really abundant in the life of a trailblazer.

WELT figured that caused him to be even more grateful for even a moment of tranquility.

the blazing sun finally coming to rest under the horizon once the day comes to a close on almost every planet they've come across and the flickering stars that were inevitable in the dark blanket of the night were two instances of peace that can be few and far in between depending on where you were.

and then there's you.

unlike sunsets and starry skies, you never made him feel like you were finite or a mere moment time where he felt the calm before the impending storm the next day.

no no—you were something else.

no matter how far into the cosmos he might be riding with the astral express, you somehow always manage to stay on his mind. your words could've filled the same void that all those sunsets and skies left in his heart and then some. your touches made welt feel as if for a split-second, he was back at home.

but, like those those suns and their stars, you weren't his home or journey.

as a trailblazer himself, you were one of the "small" things in life that he greatly appreciated.

one day, welt found himself looking at the sun rising from its slumber, and he could only let a bittersweet smile stretch his face.

you anything but "small" in his life.

𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝! <𝟑

𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲! 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭…! (𝐭𝐯 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞!)

« START. / TV GUIDE. / TRAILER. »

THERE ARE SPOILERS HERE.

anyways, welcome to the tv guide! here, you'll find a little cheatsheet for each route and their choices and outcomes! secret routes won't be found here, however!

01. an overture to justice and chaos. 02. the act of the convicted. itto's case (partner: heizou)

instead of an interrogation, heizou and itto team up to scare you!

↳ get scared. (heizou route) ↳ don't get scared. (itto route)

diluc's (testing) case (partner: alhaitham)

alhaitham is forced to take you on an orientation tour!

↳ sure. ↳ pass.

you suspect that diluc isn't taking you as seriously as alhaitham!

↳ prove him wrong! ↳ stay quiet.

tartaglia's (annoying) case. (partner: kaeya)

police captain and interrogation officer kaeya wants to team up with you and yanfei!

↳ agree to work with him. > ↳ refuse to work with him. »

> tartaglia is flirting with you!

↳ what's kaeya doing...? ↳ ...

» tartaglia is flirting with you!

↳ excuse me? ↳ ...

fieldwork. (parther: albedo or xiao)

you arrive at the scene and have no clue where to start!

↳ follow albedo. > ↳ strike out on your own. » (xiao route)

> you're investigating the trunk of diluc's car with albedo and something sticks out to you—

↳ the crack. (will affect you later on) ↳ the wine bottle's label.

» xiao is questioning your role in the investigation as an attorney!

↳ defend yourself! > ↳ he's "right." »

you're investigating the inside of diluc's car with xiao!

↳ the wheel. > ↳ the wheel. » ↳ the gas pedal.

03. lunch's interlude. childe's case. (partner: xiao) TW: possible major character death of one of the two characters depending on which route you take. diluc's case. (partner: kaeya, cyno, or alhaitham) itto's case. (parther: albedo or heizou) TW: possible major character death of both one of the two characters depending on which route you take. gorou's first case! (partner: itto)

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

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"ah, you're back." 

shinobu was the first person you saw as you walked through the doors of fontaine legal firm once again. "i won't lie to you, i was starting to think something had happened when you didn't show up until now—halfway through our lunch break."

"i guess i've been that busy, heh..." you rubbed the nape of your neck sheepishly. 

"be careful not to overwork yourself... i know we had just thrown a rookie like you into our messy work situation on the first day, but let me know if you need some time to yourself."

"don't worry about me!" you grinned. "after what i've been through, i can take anything you got!"

the green-haired, young woman smiled, her violet eyes crinkling a bit. "alright then... go ahead and have your lunch break."

"got it!"

"do you need me to get to your cubicle? it should have no name plate on it yet."

you assured her that you'd be fine, and off you went in search for your little office. ah, to be an official attorney! there was nothing like having a well-deserved break after the few hours that gone by... maybe you'd ought to get a little bit more work done to get ahead.

speak of the devil, you've heard your phone buzz from your pocket. fishing it out, you opened it up, seeing you got few texts.

ah, if it isn't by beloved partner! (well, soon-to-be beloved partner, but i digress.)

unfortunately, the lack of evidence for our cases is holding us down. me and my acquaintance are working to search for some (specifically for the case regarding itto) and i was wondering if you would like to join the two of us? it'd serve as a great learning opportunity! ;)

- heizou

the way he questionably texts like he talks and how he somehow got your number we're pushed to the back of your mind when you suddenly heard yanfei from the distance.

"[name]!" before you could greet her back, she cut you off with your news. "great news! we're making a little bit of progress in tartaglia's case!! not-so-great news, he kind of broke out of prison-"

"WHAT—yanfei, you can't just say that-!"

"it's alright!! the police are already on the case... and if he doesn't show up to his court date, he'll get a bench warrant and be back in custody so we could run his trial! though, it isn't exactly guaranteed if we'll ever find him..."

the young attorney started to mutter herself, walking away from your shocked figure as her words started to become more and more incomprehensible.

you sighed to yourself, before looking at your lunch again. this was definitely a matter that would require a better state of mind... and for that, you need to get some food in your system.

unfortunately, your plans to eat were thwarted once more.

"hey."

upon hearing the familiar voice before digging into  the undoubtedly delicious lunch you've packed, you narrowed your eyes before glancing behind you. 'lo and behold, alhaitham was standing before you.

"you."

"i was about to think you've changed after we graduated from law school, but i suppose i'm incorrect," the way he talked never failed to vex you.

did he even work here? maybe shinobu was correct about overworking yourself and you were reaping the consequences of your actions by having delusions. however, it only took a glimpse of his i.d. badge mirroring your nonexistent one to (unfortunately) confirm that he indeed, worked here.

"what do you want?" you asked, then taking your lunch to set it on your lap and started to unpack it—you weren't about to let him further delay your lunch!

"shinobu still insists for me to work with somebody on my case... and given you're not the lead attorney in any cases as far as i know, i'm considering to push our quarreling aside in the name of professionalism."

that was the most eloquence he carried in his voice when he talked to you... but never mind that! 

↳ agree to work with him. perhaps it was about time to set aside your differences and be mature, working adults for once!

↳ you can't—you're dead set on finding tartaglia. something tells you that you won't find him unless you're there yourself... but that could be just uneasiness.

↳ you weren't planning on going with heizou to go evidence hunting—but that seems to be a way more interesting than whatever alhaitham's doing.

↳ you were on your lunch break for a reason! refuse to work with him—you have some more important things to attend to.

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

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you find yourself walking the opposite way of the legal firm, deciding to call it a day. maybe this lawyer thing was not for you—surely fontaine legal firm is cursed or something! and it's not only the firm—it's this whole city!

hello there! i believe that you have reached the end credits! of course, the only one who could be credited would be yours truly, so what would this note mean for you?

you can probably assume that this isn't the only ending to this story... and for that, you're correct! if you read the trailer, you can probably assume that this is neither a good, bad, secret, or neutral ending! it's... just an ending :p

you can try your luck again by rewinding, or you can start everything over by pausing. if you don't want to do either two options, then thank you for reading this ridiculous story!!

if you want to reblog, i suggest reblogging the start page!

again, thank you so much!

— arie.!

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

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you exited the interrogation room to find yanfei in the room directly in front of the, who was currently sitting in front of a little cubicle with a telephone against her ear. for a second, you forgot she was with you in the first place. was this what she was up to...?

"yanfei-?"

"shh! i'm on a call right now?" she put a strange amount of emphasis into that one word. "sorry about that, please continue?"

she paused, nodding and jotting down notes, eagerly listening to what the other person had to say. 

curiously, you went behind her to see the other person on the line.

...a child?!

of course, the occasional juvenile delinquent isn't out of the ordinary, but this kid couldn't be any older than eight or seven! what the hell was he doing in the criminal side of the visitation center??

the boy seemed to pique everybody else's attention in the station as well, the guards and other convicts giving him a funny look as the boy continued to chat with yanfei.

upon closer inspection and squinting your eyes a bit, you started to realize that he looked strangely like CHILDE... was he the little kid that KAEYA was referring to?

"alright, thank you! now, i would like for you to uphold your end of the pinky promise and let the nice officers over there escort you out. ajax must be so worried! uh-huh... will do. bye bye!"

hanging up the call and watching as the little boy enthusiastically went along with one of officers the salmon-haired attorney was quick to slump in her chair, going under the desk. letting out small groan, she added, "...that was a lot."

"you seemed to be a natural at talking to him, though!" you tried to cheer her up a bit. 

"it's whatever..." yanfei straightened her posture, looking to you. "how'd interrogating him go? i'd hate for kaeya to interfere."

at her grumble, you couldn't help but laugh. "well, he did, but i suppose it wasn't too bad. anything you've learned."

"oh! right, the boy i was talking to earlier is tartaglia's younger brother. he decided to take a visit to the police station because a certain someone decided to break out the day of diluc's sentence—archons', it's as if he's asking for a longer sentence... anyways, tartaglia's birth name is ajax. though it doesn't link him to most of his crimes—"

"—it could link him to other things."

"exactly! so, whatever he said in his testimony, we might be able to prove!" she clasped her hands together. doing that, she glanced at her wristwatch for a few seconds before comically bugging her eyes out. "crap! we've got to get moving!!"

swiftly she took your wrist and practically started soaring down and out of the police station. next thing you knew she was starting up her car.

↳ it's time for lunch!

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑

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you knew of TARTAGLIA's strength in spite of his lithe build, but he seemed awfully relaxed behind the thin sheet of glass separating the two of you. it seemed unlikely for him to pull anything.

you managed to relax yourself, letting out a deep sigh. "i'd appreciate it if you won't keep up your remarks and focus on lessening your sentence."

"of course, of course—the sooner, the better."

you were a little surprised how enthusiastic he was to get this done. did he say that just to throw you off?

...whatever, you weren't about to get shaken up by him.

"alright... let's get to the point. do you remember anything from two weeks ago?"

"i seem to forget... but you know who i won't?"

just wanting for this interrogation to go smoothly, you let him continue. 

"you."

you sighed. "look, i'm not sure what this is, but i don't think your family will appreciate it when we withdraw from your case—"

"what," the room immediately sent a blast of arctic freeze through your blood at the change of tone evident in his voice. scary how people can quicklychange not only their mood, but the mood at the same time. "how the hell did they—"

"i don't mean to interrupt," a familiar voice broke tartaglia out of that chilling transformation, the both of you redirecting your attention to behind you. "there's someone here to see you."

KAEYA relaxed himself against the door frame, his face not betraying an ounce of his plans. naturally, tartaglia was quick to raise a brow. was quick to raise a brow.

"who?"

"oh, nobody special i presume... there is a young boy, though. looks about the spitting image of you—how adorable-"

"kaeya," you interjected. it was then you noticed tartaglia's hands shaking from behind the plexiglass. you started walking towards the door. "a word, please."

closing the door behind you, kaeya changed his position to rest on that instead of the door frame. 

"that definitely wasn't necessary."

"oh yeah? the interrogation was going a little bit slow for my taste, so i figured that i'd quicken things up a little."

"well, you didn't have to do it like that!"

"i'm sorry, but who's the criminal here?" much like tartaglia's, kaeya's tone grew dark, the glint in his eyes dimming. "he's murdered, [name]—he's a danger to society. he has no regard for others, much less himself. you can't exactly play nice with him."

"i know that!" letting your emotions get true better of you, kaeya and some other officers nearby perked up. "but he's already been tried for that and serving his time. i don't know about you, but i'm focused on his current case. in eyes of the law, he's innocent until proven guilty!"

you took his silence as a push to continue. "i won't stop at anything to prove whatever it is—but as of now, he didn't do anything."

pushing past him to get back to the interrogation room, you then noticed tartaglia was now more relaxed than he was when you first went in. the way his brash confidence replaced by quietness strangely made him look less tense.

"...you didn't have to do that."

"i wanted to," you answered honestly. "it's just something about his tactics that feel underhanded..."

"i'll take part in the questioning," he suddenly blurted it out, much to your surprise. "i'll be out of your hair in no time."

you couldn't help but try and hold in a squeal and your obvious elation. "that's great! uh, i mean... good."

you were quick to get yourself situated, finding a chair nearby to start questioning. "alright... back to where we've started... do you remember what happened two weeks ago? the night of mr. ragnvindr's crash?"

"easy. it was my youngest brother, teucer's birthday. i thought i'd get him a little gift with some money i made at the prison and give it to him in person while i'm at it."

ignoring his casual admittance of jailbreak, you just jotted it down and continued. "is there any reason why anyone would accuse you of the crime?"

"well... now that i think about it, i believe so. i'm not the only fatui head, as you probably know. and let's say we're not exactly... fond of each other."

"anyone in particular?"

"hmm... if i had to say... the fair lady, the marionette, and... ah ha! the balladeer."

"why do you think so?"

he was about to give you an answer, but then stopped himself. you knew by how quick he was to pick up after you that he was going to go off on a rant, but he seemed to value your time enough to cut himself.

"if you're going to track them down by themselves, i wouldn't bother with the first two... one's six feet under, though she's moreso toasted," he snickered as if you'd get it. "and the other... i think she's only just annoyed by me. as for the balladeer..."

tartaglia stopped again. 

"he just has something out for me... though i guess that's not saying much 'cause he has something out for everybody."

a dry laugh rang out through the room. 

"i see..." seeing that you were reaching the end of your prepared questions, you went to look up to him for one last time. "do you have anyone else that can testify for you?"

"there's my family, obviously. my subordinates and co-workers, though who's to say that they wouldn't break their oaths and commit perjury just to rise up the ranks..."

"...right, i think that just about does it," after a period of silence, you added the final notes and beamed up at him, standing up. "thank you for cooperating."

"thank you for not dropping my case," tartaglia sighed, a smile on his face despite you opening the door, letting two officers file in to fetch him. "and one more thing—well—two more things."

"yeah?"

"i meant it when i said you're a pretty one. just thought you should know," the sparkle of sincerity in his eyes caused you to blush. "and you can call me childe. it's quicker, and something tells me we'll be seeing each other more often after today."

he left the room with the officers tight on his trail.

↳ continue.

𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫? 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! <𝟑