guarding hearts. - day three: mystery

annie leonhart x f!reader - bodyguard au - part three of six

What was life without her? Every grocery run, every exhaustive event, Annie is there to keep the world from burning you out. Her job is simple: to shield your flame.

(Does she realize every small adjustment — touch — hold — is burning you alive?)

"Hey." Her thumb, gently sweeping under your eye, wakes you from wicked thoughts. "Mascara ran. Don't move."

You listen. (You always listen.)

"You're a mystery to me, Annie Leonhart." The words leave your mouth before you realize. "Here I thought you hated touching people."

Annie pauses. Thumb resting on your cheek, she catches your eye.

"I usually do."

for @thedrabblecollective's 2026 may challenge | part two / part four. ( masterlist )

Memori, Emori, canon compliant, set during 6x01

Emori could almost convince herself she's on Earth. Nestled around the fire with John's arm cradling her to his side, it's easy to spot differences: the bugs’ chirps, the lake's aroma, the huge violet planet lying low on the horizon. There are a million mysteries on Alpha to explore, many of them sure to be deadly, but above all Emori sees possibility. A big beautiful moon, ripe for building peace and growing roots. Beside her, John is more content than she's seen him in years. Finally, they have a chance to build the life they've dreamed of all these years.

Challenge Host: @/thedrabblecollective Prompt: Mystery Writing Type: Fanfiction Fandom: Genshin Impact Characters/Ships: Furina ; Clorinde ; Furinde Content Warnings: None

Summary: Noir AU. Furinde. It would be a hard case to crack. Clorinde had never seen a missing person cover their tracks so well before.

It didn't help that Focalors' twin sister, Clorinde's celebrity crush, was the one commissioning the case.

AN: Please do not upload this to any other fanfiction site (Ao3, Wattpad, FFnet); this is currently only for Tumblr. I also do not consent to having this used to train any AI. Thank you.

All of my entries for this challenge are snippets for a current project of mine, The Seed Thief. More information on it can be found here. They are all out of order and out of context; They’re mostly just to get my creative juices flowing while I actually plot it out.

Day III: Mystery ————————————————