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hii omg i'm so so sorry this request took literally a year!! i took an unannounced break due to personal reasons but i am back and i wanted to write this because i love soft zuha :((

the poet

gn!reader x kaedehara kazuha

requested!! fluff, established relationship au, slight mature connotations

WARNINGS: none

synopsis: kazuha leads you up to his favourite spot aboard the alcor for a cuddling date under the stars.

“ah.. here we are!” you heard the soft sigh of your lover, kazuha, ahead of you as he hoisted himself up the rope ladder to the high point of the alcor’s crows nest, reaching a hand out to help you up after him. recently, you had been out on a short expedition with the crux fleet around teyvat’s oceans; you had been good friends with beidou and the rest of the crew for years, so you were well accustomed to tagging along as and when you could. it was actually through these expeditions that you had met your boyfriend almost a year ago, spending time together in more secluded areas of the ship when the crowds got too rowdy.

chongyun x gn!reader

headcanon! slight fluff, friends in love

WARNINGS: none

i feel like chongyun would have quite numb and bruised lips due to the amount of popsicles and cold foods he’s always eating to keep himself calm and collected, especially if he is in your company while keeping his not so platonic feelings hidden in a friendship. he can’t help but want to maintain his composure when, being around you, makes his cheeks flush and his heart warm.

“ow..” your friend winced slightly under his breath, gently rubbing the refreshing ice popsicle in his hand against his sore lips. due to his diet, chongyun often had trouble with his lips; whether they were swollen, numb, bruised or frostbitten. you’d noticed the increase in how many iced snacks he would eat in a day, spanning from about a month after you first met up to now, and you couldn’t quite place your finger on why. perhaps he was always like this, or maybe he was struggling with his already restricted diet. regardless, whenever you tried to bring it up, he would simply dismiss it and change the subject.

“you need to be more careful, chongyun. you could get frostbite from these, yknow? here, let me see..” you turned to the exorcist beside you, lightly grabbing his wrist to steer his hand away from his mouth. his lips were swollen and red, with a light bruise forming you observed. softly, you brushed your thumb over his lower lip, feeling a small bump from where the ice must’ve burned his skin.

shifting in retaliation at both the feeling of your hands and eyes on him, chongyun’s cheeks flushed a bright pink and he quickly hid behind his popsicle again after snatching his hand from you. it was kind of cute, you thought. he never seemed to be shy around xiangling or xingqiu - quite the opposite really. but with you, he struggled to contain the warmth that your presence brought, not wanting his drunken manic side to come out. even your name being mentioned in conversation was enough to make his hands fidgety and hot.

you of course, would never know this. at least, that’s what chongyun had told himself, oblivious to how easy his face was to read, and how terrible his best friend was at keeping secrets.

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torn

tartaglia (childe) x gn!reader

ANGST, hurt, unrequited feelings

WARNINGS: slight ver 2.2 limited event story quest spoilers, emo

i finally finished one of the fics i had locked away in my drafts… i started this during 2.2, so imagine the contents occur before then (aka before ‘into the perilous labyrinth of fog’ event quest). i got the idea for this while listening to grace kelly by mika by the way, but it kinda went in a different direction than i originally thought. still, hope you enjoy!

a dramatic sigh snapped you out of your thoughts as you were sipping on your morning tea, feeling the weight of your friend tartaglia sitting down beside you on a bench overlooking the docks of liyue harbour. you had met the unusual ginger about six months ago after embarrassingly bumping into one another in the doorway of the northland bank. from the get go, his flirty humour had caught your attention, though you refused to ever show any sort of reaction to his compliments or teasing - after all, playing hard to get was more fun. unbeknownst to you however, there was truth behind the comments the harbinger made towards you, and your stoic silence seemed to send him the indication that you were simply uninterested. you shared plenty of laughs though: you were far from a bore to be with, and tartaglia appreciated the opposing forces of your personalities balancing out one another - you were sensible and quiet, and he was more loud and rebellious - a perfect match.

this was a difficult one, im not gonna lie. dottore is one of those characters i cannot stand, but when this idea came to me, i had a different perspective on him. now i kinda wanna write a part two 🤫

i’m sorry

gn!reader x il dottore

PROMPT SERIES requested!! angst, comfort, established relationship au

WARNINGS: mentions of injury, death, dystopian undertones, genshin impact manga spoilers, childe quest spoilers, dottore story spoilers

synopsis: your relationship with dottore seemed to be coming to an end, but a surprise visit to his workplace backfires and could potentially be the nail in the coffin..

by the bar pt.1

gn!reader x kaeya

bartender reader au! kinda fluff??

another fic released from the drafts vault… a second part is in the works! ive not had wifi to post so sorry for the delay!

bartending wasn't exactly the career you'd envisioned for yourself, but the pay was decent, and you enjoyed watching the drunk hobbling from your fellow civilians. the tavern you worked at, the angel's share, is a hotspot for people of all types, ranging from weathered adventurers to scrawny men escaping from their families for a moment's peace. usually, you'd work the daytime shift but after charles - the usual bartender for the evening shift - fell ill and needed someone to take his place behind the bar, you had no option but to accept.

stepping out of the doorway to the tavern's storage room, you took your place behind the bar and scanned the room to see just how many drunkards you would be dealing with for the night. in the far corner of the room, you caught a glimpse of rosaria, the infamous sister of the favonius cathedral. beside her sat venti the bard, an odd character that looked to be way too young to be drinking, yet somehow got away with it, with a freakishly high alcohol tolerance.

across from the two familiar faces sat captain kaeya, an extremely popular regular of the tavern's nightlife. while you'd never had the chance to meet and get to know him, you had slight knowledge of his drinking habits and general personality, not to mention his reputation of being one of the most desirable bachelors of mondstadt.

it wasn't long before kaeya noticed your prolonged gaze in his direction, and when you'd snapped out of your thoughts, he was already in front of you with an empty wine glass.

your eyes widened and an embarrassed blush crept onto your cheeks as you looked up at the figure watching you in amusement with a tilted head. oh how you wanted the ground to open up from under you and swallow you whole.

"hey," he smiled, taking a seat on one of the bar stools so that he was now at eye level with you. you took the chance to quickly admire his handsome features.

shyly smiling, you responded with a friendly "hi…”, wanting to say more to fill the silence but were unable to find the words, almost as if you were caught in a trance. you noticed the entertained exhale that escaped his curved lips and hurriedly averted your sight to something, anything. kaeya gently nudged the wine glass in between you both closer towards you, and you took it as a queue to make yourself busy with pouring him another drink, so that neither of you would have to endure the awkward atmosphere you had created.

you left work in the early hours of the morning still in a tizzy over your meeting with kaeya, but shrugged it off thinking you'd likely never have to come face to face with him again. he hadn’t paid too much attention to you after you had served him, and you had become so busy with serving other patrons that you hadn’t the time to talk to him again.

however, what you didn’t expect was to see kaeya sat by the bar, mid-conversation in the afternoon when you arrived at the tavern for your usual shift the next day. “oh, hey y/n!”, he grinned upon seeing you at the tavern door, making your stomach swirl with butterflies.

why was he here? he didn’t seem like a day drinker. plus he was a knight, so wouldn’t he have work to do? nevertheless, as much as you were taken by surprise to be graced by his presence, you were quite pleased to see him again - at least this time you’d be able to make up for your weak first impression. “hello, um.. what can i get for you?”, you asked once you were back behind the bar, the scene looking much like that of the one you met in a few hours ago.

“a glass of apple cider please, and, if i may ask, your company for a while?”, he responded smoothly, completely catching you off guard.

all you could find yourself doing in response was spluttering a stuttered, “oh.. o-of course!” and quickly turning your back to the captain to prepare his drink. it bewildered you how embarrassed you felt in front of the navy blue haired man; perhaps all the talk of everyone’s high regards for him made you self conscious, like a giant spotlight was on you for even being near him. so much for repairing that first impression though, eh?

“you know, you don’t have to be so shy around me, y/n. i don’t bite,”, you heard from over your shoulder, an understanding chuckle escaping his lips and resonating in your mind. your eyes clamped closed and your palms were clammy as you poured the cider into a glass, but you held your head high. kaeya was trying his best to break the ice with you, finding amusement in your demeanour, though he sympathised. despite his confident, charismatic appearance, he held a softer, sensitive heart, hiding his vulnerabilities out of instinct.

turning once again to face him as you did the night before, you placed his drink down on the bar and smiled friendlily back at him, humming in response to his gentle remark.

after paying for his drink, he took a sip of his cider before relaxing his posture, hands resting either side of the decorated glass. “ah, so, tell me about yourself! i know pretty much everyone here, but i don’t recall ever seeing you before, y/n.”. that was true, how come he knew your name if it were only your first meeting yesterday? you hadn’t given it much thought at first when you walked into the tavern just a mere five minutes ago, but now you were curious.

feeling a little put on the spot, you dragged out an “umm..” momentarily as you thought of how to introduce yourself. barbatos knows what he already knew too, with him already knowing your name. “well, as you seem to know already, im y/n.. i’ve been bartending here for a few months now but i usually do the daytime shifts so i’m not surprised we haven’t met before.”, you drummed your fingers against the wood of the bar, almost as if you awaited his grading of your introduction.

“speaking of which… how come you knew my name?”, you added on slightly abruptly, though you had to let your curiosity get the better of you - it was only natural!

it was kaeya’s turn to be the one caught off guard in response; breathily chuckling and looking down to his glass, though he still kept his composure better than yourself. “well.. after our meeting last night, i couldn’t help wondering who you were, so..”, he shrugged his shoulders, “i asked around the tavern a bit to get your name and i found out you work the day shift usually.”.

your cheeks flushed a soft pink for the umpteenth time, imagining someone as illustrious as captain kaeya making the rounds to get your name. his confessional didn’t last long though as he switched the embarrassment back to you, suavely saying “i had to give you the chance to redeem yourself with a new introduction anyway, didn’t i?” his smirky smile made your knees weak; you were sure he knew it, and very clearly enjoyed making you shy. “i’d say you’ve got yourself a new daytime regular from now on, y/n!”.

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18 with kazuha HSHSHS I LOVE KAZUHA SM SISJSUX

currently, kazuha is the only character from inazuma i’m taking requests for, so thankyouuuu for requesting him!! he’s so cute pls!

i got the idea for this lil fic after listening to his voiced lines - just imagine taking a nap under the sun with kazuha 🥺 hope you like it!!

under the sun

gn!reader x kaedehara kazuha

PROMPT SERIES!! requested!! fluff

WARNINGS: minor kazuha story spoilers

synopsis: a walk through the mountains of liyue with your friend, kazuha, leads to a conversation revealing your deepest desires.

“getting tired?”, you tittered while holding out your hand to your friend, kazuha, as he drowsily smiled back at you. the pair of you had decided to take a hiking trip through liyue for the day, with you both being kindred spirits in nature, but clearly the samurai had begun to tire after a while.

shaking his head at you while grasping your hand gently, he joined you up on the cliffside. “how can one not resist the urge to bask in the summer sun and rest a while? the view is amazing, and of course the company isn’t so bad either..”, he teased, a faint smirk appearing on his lips. lifting your hand to his face, you gently pinched his cheek and mockingly rolled your eyes. “come, let’s rest here a while.”, you followed kazuha over to a tall tree, where he sat down with his back resting against it, patting the space beside him for you to join him.

once you were sat down, you admired the view of the rolling sea of clouds ahead, sneaking glances at kazuha every so often. despite all the burdens of his past, kaedehara kazuha was carefree and calm. ‘life is for living each moment to the fullest’ as he would put it; he knew that if he didn’t cherish every moment he had, he would be sacrificing his happiness. this sentiment lingered in your mind often: you poured your heart into the things that made you happy, especially the time you spent with kazuha, but your prolonged time together ultimately lead to you wishing that this time could be more than just two friends hanging out - you liked kazuha a lot, but you were afraid of opening up and risking your strong bond over a ‘what if’.

“what’s wrong? what are you thinking about?”. kazuha redirected your attention back to him, his syrupy eyes meeting your own. you shrugged, smiling to reassure him, but he looked down at his hands.

taking one of his hands in your own, you hummed, “what about you? what are you thinking about?”. the samurai glanced up at you, his thumb brushing over your knuckles carefully. he seemed lost in thought as well, but the smile he gave you seemed… shy?

“y/n.. have you ever had the urge to do anything before?”. you furrowed your brows at his out of the blue question, pondering it for a moment. sure, you’d had urges before, but you weren’t exactly sure in what sense he meant. needing some clarification, you questioned in what sense kazuha meant, his response being embarrassed and timid. “i mean like… uh, like.. just now, i-“.

clinging onto every word that left his mouth, you urged him to go on. sighing, he continued while dropping his head to look at your hands holding his, “just now, i felt… when you held my cheek.. i wanted.. to-“, he paused, glancing up at you in defeat. “i had the urge to.. kiss you.”.

oh.

taking your silence as a red flag, the inazuman boy hurried to apologise for his confession, coughing under his breath, knowing he must’ve crossed several lines, but you cut him off. you raised your hand back to his now scarlet cheek, and asked in a whisper, “do you… still have that urge now..?”.

his eyes widened and met your own deadpan serious ones. your stomach contorted, feeling as though a thousand crystalflies were swarming inside of you, and you knew kazuha felt the same as his hand shakily lifted to rest on yours currently cradling his silky skin.

only a few centimetres lay between your faces at this point, kazuha’s nervous gaze drifting from yours to your lips and back again. it was as though time ceased to exist, you were the only two people existing in that moment, yet you were still afraid of the millions of alternative outcomes that could come from what you wanted most of all.

‘life is for living each moment to the fullest’ your brain reminded you. the distance between your lips and kazuha’s slowly became smaller and smaller, until you could feel the boy’s warm, anxious breaths lingering on your skin.

“can i kiss you?”, kazuha asked, almost completely silent, his eyes beginning to flutter closed as he awaited your response.

squishing his cheek gently, you chuckled breathily, “i thought you’d never ask.”.

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devotee part one of two

gn!reader x xiao

angst slight fluff in part two

WARNINGS: xiao story spoilers, archon quest spoilers, xiao hangout spoilers

synopsis: you’ve had a passion for honouring the yaksha since you were a child. but what would happen if you met one face to face without realising?

AN: hi!! im so sorry for the lack of updates this week, i had to take an impromptu hiatus due to my health, but im getting back on track now. thanks for the patience in waiting for my updates, i promise lots more longer fics like this are coming in the near future!!

yess!! also sorry this took a while, ive been unwell the past couple days so i apologise for the delay! hope you like it

come with me

fem!reader x rosaria

requested!! slight angst, slight fluff, established relationship au

WARNINGS: vague s*xual connotations, nothing major

synopsis: you’ve been feeling neglected by your lover rosaria lately, so you decide to steal her away from the tavern in a spur of the moment move.

the late evening breeze through the streets of mondstadt was beginning to get chilly as night set in; you were out and about searching for your lover rosaria, the infamous sister at the favonius cathedral. you weren’t entirely sure why, but an overwhelming need for the affections of the icy woman had come over you in a hurry. she wasn’t typically one for showing affection often, her methods of conveying her love for you were mostly indirect. most people in mondstadt didn’t even know you were an item to be frank, and though you were understanding that rosaria wasn’t keen for pda, it bothered you at times that you felt as though you were holding back your feelings for your lover’s sake.

you opened the door to the angel’s share tavern to begin tracking down rosaria, the strong scent of alcohol instantly hitting you. it was uncommonly busy tonight, multiple people crowded around the bar while calling out their orders at the very overwhelmed bartender. seems your endeavour to seek out the woman that held your heart was proving much more difficult than expected.

after squeezing your way through the crowd of drunkards congregated by the tavern’s entrance, you stood up on your tip toes and attempted to look around. that was until a familiar voice caught your attention from behind you. “y/n? what a surprise, didn’t take you for the drinking type!”. venti, mondstadt’s alcohol leeching bard bore a smile, one glass of dandelion wine in one hand, and his expensive looking lyre in the other. with the bard’s known reluctancy to ever pay for his drinks, you wondered how he ever was able to afford such an exquisite instrument.

nevertheless, you shook your head and smiled, “oh no no, i’m not here to drink..”. you paused, feeling a little embarrassed by your needing for rosaria’s attention. “i was just looking for someone..”. catching your drift, venti slapped your shoulder in a friendly manner, and dismissed himself, allowing you to continue your search.

laughter mixed with an orchestra of glass clinking drew you upstairs to another seating area within the tavern, and sure enough, you found rosaria’s figure slumped in a chair, accompanied by captain kaeya and some adventurers you hadn’t gotten to know the names of. you weren’t sure if it was anger or the desire to encapsulate the woman’s attention that led you over to the table, but before you could stop yourself, you were already walking over to the group and positioning yourself on rosaria’s lap.

looking up at you as your arm slinked around rosaria’s neck, the sister attempted to remain as calm and collected as humanly possible. “o-oh.. y/n, what are you doing here?”, she asked, ignoring the amused looks from kaeya and the other people around you both.

smiling back at her innocently, you shrugged, “i was wondering where you were so i decided to check here, and here you are.”. inside you were dying, your confident exterior slowly melting away as you felt rosaria’s hand rest on your skirt-exposed thigh. “i hope you guys don’t mind if i steal sister rosaria away from you?”, you asked the group, though you were more demanding that she could be excused to go home with you.

“yeah of course, you are her partner after all!”, kaeya smiled with a slightly condescending tone, “plus, i’m sure she has much more urgent things to attend to right now anyway.”. the cavalry captain gestured for you both to go, helping you get up from your perch on your lover’s lap in the process.

holding out a hand for your mulberry lover, she glared up at you for a moment before taking your hand and finishing her drink off quickly. together you descended down the stairs and headed towards the exit of the tavern. “you can be such a brat at times yknow?”, she rolled her eyes at you.

“i know.”, you chuckled, wrapping your arm around rosaria’s waist, getting a kiss on the head from the intimidating woman in return.

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