too busy relishing in the feeling of your arm tucked around their elbow, they're struggling to focus on the words on the pages of their book or the lyrics in the song playing in their ear. they let out a frustrated sigh as they try to read the same sentence again for the seventeenth time when your favorite song starts playing on the shuffled playlist. they take out an earbud to offer you but realize that you're fast asleep on their shoulder. blinking in surprise, their eyes start to trace the shape of your cheeks and the tip of your nose. warmth rises to the their ears when you nuzzle into them, trying to get comfortable, and they try to move a little as well to accommodate you. completely giving up on reading, they opt to rest their head on yours, breathing in the scent of your shampoo, the small bumps of the bus lulling them to sleep. (you both definitely miss your stop though... but you win some and you lose some...)

❥ ALHAITHAM, ei, cyno, XIAO, scaramouche (+ your fav)

their own eyelids were growing heavy, listening to the professor drone on about something related to derivates and second... wait, what was the professor talking about again? not like it mattered, but it was good to pay attention still in case it showed up on the midterm... they sighed and looked over at you. your cheek was squished flat against the palm of your hand as your eyelashes fluttered slightly despite your eyes being closed. you were fast asleep, the professor seeming to have bored you immensely too. it was a good day to sit in the back of the lecture hall as this particular calculus professor was known to humiliate sleepers in her class. a smile creeps onto their face as they watch your peaceful self snoozing away. reopening their laptop, they start to take notes, knowing that if they were to pay attention, the least they could do was help you out.

but first, the chocolate - will you choose to make:

— milk chocolate? : drabble

what i need from you:

your preferred name/alias + pronouns

your character of choice (fandoms will be listed below)

au (unspecified will be unspecified)

a bit about you! (whatever you're comfortable with sharing)

your preferred dates - just to get some inspo and learn more about you

just anything and everything you think might be helpful for me

— dark chocolate? : dialogue drabble

what i need from you:

same as the stuff for milk (drabble) but with a dialogue that i will use [for redundancy's sake, please nothing like "i love you" or "be my valentine?" or anything like that — come on people, be creative!]

— white chocolate? : chibi self-ship art

what i need from you:

a picrew or picture of you (note, this will NOT be posted and immediately deleted after completion of your request - you can also request a screen recording of me deleting it if that will help you feel better) - please make any pictures/references pictures and not like a link or anything like that (i might delete your request if this isn't followed)

your character of choice (fandoms will be listed below)

max. of 3 (THREE) add-ons:

speech bubble(s) (your choice of dialogue - default is none)

pose (default will be some generic couple's pose)

au (default is "modern" au)

clothes (default is going to be casual/my choice)

background (default will be white - transparent is an option btw!)

other (any other special requests that you have that i didn't think of)

if you give more than 3, i will only do the first 3

what to expect on white day (march 14, 2023):

the drabble/dialogue drabble/chibi art + a little surprise from them!

BY THE WAY: the request itself that you send in my inbox won't be posted (the "return gifts" will be posted in a separate post with a tag to you), so don't worry about oversharing or doing "too much" because you won't be and no one else but me will see :) — with that being said, i will allow anon requests (however, please understand that you will not be able to be tagged... if you're okay with that though then by all means, have at it!)

STILL CONFUSED?: i'm holding a valentine's day event where you'll request the "chocolate" (details above) for your special someone - then on march 14, 2023 (or white day), they will send you a return gift - all requests to be sent to my ask box please! there are no slots but please be sure to send by the due date! and only one per person! the drabbles will be personalized for you (which is why the more information the better - about you, the self-ship, whatever is necessary for the best possible gift!)

WHEN TO SUBMIT BY: february 14, 2023

FANDOMS TO CHOOSE FROM (remember, only one!):

haikyuu

tears of themis

genshin impact

you are welcome to "suggest" a character who is not in one of the listed fandoms (but have a backup from the list in case i don't know them) - please no blue lock or csm, i have not watched any of the blue lock/csm eps yet (and yes still, i'm sorry alsfdkasdfj) :,)))

happy requesting :)

if you have any further questions/concerns, please ask! i'd be happy to help/answer

but first, the chocolate - will you choose to make:

— milk chocolate? : drabble

what i need from you:

your preferred name/alias + pronouns

your character of choice (fandoms will be listed below)

au (unspecified will be unspecified)

a bit about you! (whatever you're comfortable with sharing)

your preferred dates - just to get some inspo and learn more about you

just anything and everything you think might be helpful for me

— dark chocolate? : dialogue drabble

what i need from you:

same as the stuff for milk (drabble) but with a dialogue that i will use [for redundancy's sake, please nothing like "i love you" or "be my valentine?" or anything like that — come on people, be creative!]

— white chocolate? : chibi self-ship art

what i need from you:

a picrew or picture of you (note, this will NOT be posted and immediately deleted after completion of your request - you can also request a screen recording of me deleting it if that will help you feel better) - please make any pictures/references pictures and not like a link or anything like that (i might delete your request if this isn't followed)

your character of choice (fandoms will be listed below)

max. of 3 (THREE) add-ons:

speech bubble(s) (your choice of dialogue - default is none)

pose (default will be some generic couple's pose)

au (default is "modern" au)

clothes (default is going to be casual/my choice)

background (default will be white - transparent is an option btw!)

other (any other special requests that you have that i didn't think of)

if you give more than 3, i will only do the first 3

what to expect on white day (march 14, 2023):

the drabble/dialogue drabble/chibi art + a little surprise from them!

BY THE WAY: the request itself that you send in my inbox won't be posted (the "return gifts" will be posted in a separate post with a tag to you), so don't worry about oversharing or doing "too much" because you won't be and no one else but me will see :) — with that being said, i will allow anon requests (however, please understand that you will not be able to be tagged... if you're okay with that though then by all means, have at it!)

STILL CONFUSED?: i'm holding a valentine's day event where you'll request the "chocolate" (details above) for your special someone - then on march 14, 2023 (or white day), they will send you a return gift - all requests to be sent to my ask box please! there are no slots but please be sure to send by the due date! and only one per person! the drabbles will be personalized for you (which is why the more information the better - about you, the self-ship, whatever is necessary for the best possible gift!)

WHEN TO SUBMIT BY: february 14, 2023

FANDOMS TO CHOOSE FROM (remember, only one!):

haikyuu

tears of themis

genshin impact

you are welcome to "suggest" a character who is not in one of the listed fandoms (but have a backup from the list in case i don't know them) - please no blue lock or csm, i have not watched any of the blue lock/csm eps yet (and yes still, i'm sorry alsfdkasdfj) :,)))

happy requesting :)

if you have any further questions/concerns, please ask! i'd be happy to help/answer

you nodded, fitting your chin into the crook of his neck. “it’s definitely been a long day,” you sighed, “but you always manage to show up at the right times.”

kaeya chuckled, “guess it’s just a new hidden power of mine.” his hold on you loosened as he stepped back. he took your hand and guided you to the side of your bed, where he sat and he motioned for you to do the same. “let’s take a break,” he told you. when you rested your cheek on the curve of his shoulder did his fingers find its spot in your hair, smoothing it absentmindedly. a few minutes of a comfortable silence passed, the steady rise and fall of his chest calming you and the faint smell of grapes tickling your nose. “darling?” 

“hm?”

"what were you working on?" he glanced at the papers on your desk. it looked like an essay. he shuddered.

"oh," you said with a grimace, "homework."

his fingers continued to twirl the ends of your hair, "sounds painful."

"oh, most definitely," you laughed, turning your face into his chest, "save me from it please."

kaeya joined your laughter, his hand sliding down your back to hug your waist. "your wish is always my command."

you hummed happily, completely relaxed as you leaned against him. your eyes drifted shut and sleep was only a few reaches away.

“i’m so proud of you… and thank you.”

you sat up, looking at him confused. but he just smiled, leaning in to press a kiss to your forehead. “you’re so amazing,” he continued, “you work hard at everything you do and you do your best no matter what. when i look at you, you have this… glow to you and it makes me feel like the luckiest man in the world to have you.”

“kaeya…”

it was impossible to not notice the sparkle in his eyes as he spoke to you. you couldn’t ignore how animated he got when it came to showering you with love and praise — maybe that was what made him so… kaeya. he took your hands in his, bringing your knuckles to his lips. 

“kaeya, wha-” you couldn’t deny the tears that began to well up in your eyes. 

“and thank you,” he said, “for everything that you do. for you, for me, and for our future.” he paused, hesitating, "and thank you for being mine."

♤ DILUC

your leg was bouncing rapidly under the countertop. your laptop sat in front of you while your textbooks and journals were strewn all over the place, and diluc was getting stressed himself just looking at the sight. he moved to sit beside you and placed his hand on your thigh. “my love,” he whispered softly, “take a break.” it was a gentle command but you complied immediately. you closed your laptop, textbooks, and journals, turning to look at him. his eyebrows were knit with concern as he looked at you, but his gaze was soft nonetheless. you could feel the tension roll off your shoulders.  

“make me a sparkling grape juice please?” 

“of course,” he smiled. as he got up to walk to the other side of the counter, you lifted your arms above your head, stretching and yawning as you tried to squeeze out the remaining bits of exhaustion that buried itself into your body before you had to eventually return yourself to the two-headed beast called homework and studying. but for now you were content watching as your boyfriend quickly and meticulously made your grape juice. the satisfying pop and fizz of the drink being poured into your favorite glass, the cheeky dramatic opening of the small drink umbrellas, all with dropping a couple grapes in before setting it in front of you. “on the house.”

“thank you~” you sang as you took a sip, “it tastes so good! you’re the best.” 

diluc nodded, a soft smile curving his lips, and picked up a nearby cup, wiping it clean. he watched you out of the corner of his eye. he watched as you set the drink down to the side and begin opening your laptop, books, and journals again. he watched as you rested your chin on the palm of your hand as you began scrolling through the homework module, eyes squinting as you tried to read those dreaded words for the million-and-oneth time. 

“sweetheart.” 

his voice caught your attention without even trying. you looked up at him, curious to know why he called you. you watched as he leaned over the counter, lifting a hand to caress the top of your head. “you’re so perfect for me, did you know that?”

you blinked.

“i will turn this into a ‘no you’re more perfect’ war. do not play with me, master diluc.”

his lips tugged at the name, “oho~? you know i always win these.”

“well maybe this time will be different,” you shot back, sticking your tongue out.

“i wonder how many times i’ve heard that before.”

“oh hush,” you pretended to scowl. you picked up your pencil again, preparing to return to your homework, when diluc’s fingers tilted your chin up towards him. he leaned in, his lips pressing softly against yours and pulling away only briefly before giving you another peck. 

“i love you.”

♤ ZHONGLI

your head was pounding — whether it was from the overwhelming stress that you were feeling or from staring at Times New Roman 10 point font for too long you weren’t entirely sure yourself — but you must’ve looked extra irritable today because without a word zhongli set a hot cup of tea beside you and sat down on the sofa next to you, opening a book and beginning to read. when you looked up at him, his eyes were slowly traveling across the page but his gaze soon met yours and he smiled. returning his smile, you leaned over to press a kiss to his cheek. “thank you,” you whispered. 

taking a careful sip of the tea, you kept the cup close to you, breathing in the subtle sweet fragrance. you felt more refreshed, the hammering in your head subsiding and being filled with the warmth of your boyfriend’s love. you immersed yourself in your studies again when you felt zhongli’s finger graze over your leg. it was a casual touch, you knew, but it still set your skin ablaze. zhongli, however, must’ve felt you tense because he pulled his hand back, “ah, i’m sorry. i didn’t mean to disturb you.” 

“no,” you said, reaching for his hand and putting it back on your leg, “i liked it.”

zhongli’s eyebrows were raised, a teasing smile pulling at the corner of his mouth. “i wouldn’t want to distract you from your studying.”

you laughed, “or i could take a break. i needed one anyway.” pushing your books away from you, you turned to look at him, and in response zhongli closed his and set it on the table. 

he held out his arm, allowing you to get closer and rest your head on his chest. when your head fit into its familiar place did he wrap his arm around you, keeping you close, while his other hand traveled up your arm and into your hair, massaging gently. 

“are you okay?” zhongli asked, kissing your temple. 

you nodded, “mhm, just have some homework to catch up on.” 

“ah, i see.” 

zhongli then began to hum a soft melody and you could feel it reverberate in his chest. allowing your eyelids to flutter shut, your breathing started to steady. zhongli’s fingers were still smoothing your hair and soon enough you fell asleep on his chest. zhongli glanced down at you and couldn’t help but smile. still keeping his hand on you, he reached over to grab his book and continued to read.

you awoke an hour later, feeling rejuvenated from your nap, and looked up to see that zhongli had also fallen asleep. the book had slipped from his fingers and fallen onto the floor. carefully, you moved out of his hold, when a confused noise left zhongli’s lips. his body was looking for you even as he slept. “i’ll be right back,” you whispered to him, laughing lightly from how cute he looked, as you quickly tiptoed to get some pillows and a blanket. returning with the pillows and blanket, you sat back down at zhongli’s side, easing a pillow under his head and wrapping him in the blanket. you looked up, checking the time. it was a little past 8 pm. with a sigh you opened your books again, but the smile still lingered as the sleeping zhongli shuffled closer to you.

you would wake him up later. for now, this was bliss.

koi's notes: I REALIZE THAT KAEYA CANONICALLY ONLY SHOWS ONE EYE but you're his like significant other, he shows you both of his eyes obviously -- but also can you imagine the strain of only using one eye- and also like i imagine it has gone blind from it being covered for so long- YOU KNOW WHAT- don't sweat the details, just pretend you didn't even notice any mistakes and it all just made sense please ;-; but guys be honest: how obvious is it that i really love acts of service, physical touch, and words of affirmation alsdfkasdffk (with the implied/obvious quality time)

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when he gets home, he notices that you made him lunch when you didn't have to since you were bound to be at least very upset with him if not extremely (his stomach growls, he's used too much energy on an empty stomach)

he's not the type to make lame excuses, he gets straight to the point, apologizing that he forgot that it was your birthday and asking if there was anything in particular you wanted so that he could make up for it

also hands you the gifts he got for you, noticing that you're trying to fight back your smile (he thinks the way you're trying to keep up your anger is adorable, but he knows that now's not the time for that)

does absolutely anything and everything you ask (within reason of course), treating the day as if it were your actual birthday

finally earns a thank you kiss from you at the end of the day and lots of cuddles 

diluc

is up before you (he has to supervise today)

but is most definitely stalling, savoring the time that he gets to see you as he gets ready to leave

kisses you softly, whispering that he'll be back soon and not to miss him too much

doesn't realize until one of his employees mentions it casually ("oh, mr. diluc, what did you get mx. y/n for their birthday?")

he freezes, like actually freezes and is like "what did you say?"

never once has he forgotten your birthday, and to think he's started now makes him literally sick to his stomach

he's demanding to know the day and when he learns that he indeed did forget your birthday, he flips

gives everyone the day off and puts up the closed sign

he makes lots of stops afterwards

the first is the jewelry shop (he decided last year that he was going to get you a ring this year, and so he does)

despite being in a rush, he takes his time with his gifts - he's looking through all of the displays, finally deciding on what he deems the most perfect and purchases it

next is the supermarket, he's going to make you your favorite so he takes his time to choose the best ingredients

third is a flower shop to get you the basket of flowers you had always wanted (yes he remembers even though you mentioned it once on your first date together)

his final stop is the bakery to choose out the best cake and if there wasn't any, he would go to each bakery within a 10 mile radius to find one

it's later than he had hoped when he returns home to you - he finds you sitting on the couch hugging a pillow and watching a show on the tv

whether you noticed him or not, he didn't know, so he set everything on the kitchen table and walked up to you, hands gently holding yours as he pulled you into a hug, burying his nose deep into the crook of your neck, whispering how sorry he is for forgetting and promising that it would never happen again

he then takes your hand again and leads you to the kitchen to give you all the gifts he had gotten you today

he spoils you a bit more than he usually would but he doesn't mind, because the smile you give him afterward makes it all worth it

gorou

is tossing and turning as he slept - something itching the back of his mind kept him from sleeping peacefully, as if he were forgetting something

shoots awake as he looks at the time (03:17) when he notices the date too

is flipping out and he looks at you with your back turned to him, the steady rise and fall almost lulling him back to sleep, tempting him to fall back into his pillow and cuddle with you until he fell asleep again - almost

but he shakes you awake, "let's go somewhere"

you're both in your sleep clothes as you walked around the neighborhood, making it to the street lamp where you both had shared your first kiss

his heart always beats a little bit faster whenever he passes by this street lamp, lips tingling as they remembered the feeling of yours on his 

he spins you around before his hands find their spot on your waist, and as he gently pulls you in, he whispers “sorry i’m late, happy birthday, my love”

and of course he kisses you (you’re literally at the place where you shared your first kiss with him, why wouldn’t he)

he’s tempted to make it a tradition now (but on time obviously) so he does

next year, you can expect him to pull you out of the comfort of your shared bed, walking through the neighborhood to the lamp

but today he calls in sick (he told you that he was lovesick, and therefore needed the day off to spend cuddling with you - he didn’t tell his boss that of course)

would also vow to himself to just take the entire day off on your birthdays from now on as to not let this happen again

love, koi