#fairain

"Okay, okay--just calm down for a second, will ya? We gotta put put heads for a together here."

As much as Itto was coming to like coming to Liyue, there was always that avoidance that gave wide berth from the carnivorous Chasm that had almost ended his life and that of his friends barely weeks ago. A clammy sensation crawled over the Oni's skin that made him wonder: had it come to collect? Did it want a rematch to see if its escaped prey could really have a shot at escaping without the aid of a powerful Yaksha? Being as superstitious as he was, Itto nearly froze until he remembered he wasn't alone, glancing at the Traveler he'd become tangled up with.

   Ouch. Ryou couldn’t help but wince- it had been quite some time since he had been scolded so sternly. Even so...

“I tried to be polite in declining, but you just went ahead with it...” He murmured, rubbing the back of his neck.

running into xingqiu is no coincidence. no, lumine is 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑜𝑢𝑡. she’s glad she’s able to track him down at the feiyun commerce guild. he's exiting the building as she’s approaching to enter. 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 ! there’s no need to search anymore. she smiles at him and raises her hand to give a casual wave. hopefully, he isn’t busy. she hasn’t seen him since the irodori festival and would enjoy catching up with him.

she wonders if he's working on anything new. if so, she'd be ecstatic to hear about it. while reading for hours on end is too boring for e5dc69, she likes a good story. lumine is more of an 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 person, though. hearing it is easier for her to process than reading it. ahh.. if only there were a way to record someone's voice and play it back easily like alice did. a phonograph that reads books for you. that would be wonderful!

❝ hey, xingqiu. i was looking for you. i finished your latest novel and i guess i just wanted to thank you for writing it.❞

she smiles a bit sheepishly, almost bashful. her own words have her a bit flustered. if lumine is being honest, she 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 xingqiu. writing is something she’s not sure that she has the patience for. nor does she feel she has the skill to be able to weave a story so seamlessly.. it’s a beautiful thing, and lumine can appreciate the effort and care that goes into 𝑧𝘩𝑒𝑛𝑦𝑢’𝑠 work. 𝘼  𝙇𝙀𝙂𝙀𝙉𝘿  𝙊𝙁  𝙎𝙒𝙊𝙍𝘿  is an extremely well composed piece of work and xingqiu should be proud of himself for creating something so extraordinary.

War & Combat Asks. @fairain / accepting !

Though not necessarily from battle, his true form’s body has been disfigured and scarred by the effects of Erosion and millennia of imprisonment. 

As Azhdaha, their humanoid vessel has cracks beneath the layers of clothes that translate over from their true form. It is a sign that due to their limited powers, this form created by them is imperfect. 

    “Look, it ain’t my fault if the ‘churl couldn’t keep ahold of its stick! They light ‘em on fire themselves all the time!” Her arms outstretched helplessly at the horrid, absolutely baseless accusations levied at her. Naturally she was going to ignore the sound of burnt grass crunching like glass beneath her heel as she shifted her weight. 

    “I, for one, think you’re overreacting.”

Eyes flicker down, staring down the other with a look of curiosity and annoyance. Xiao folds his arms and jumps from his position, landing a few feet from the other with a twist of his form, stepping a bit closer and staring, already seeming ready to disappear and continue his work. There were no enemies to be seen, so he slams his polearm to the ground – it disappearing in a gentle flickering of light, the sound resonating in echoes.

It's with amusement that he watches the young writer lament, and the eagerness in which he inquires about a tale had him laughing.

"Oh? You need an outside source of inspiration? I suppose I could oblige." Venti teased, before humming in thought.