TickleTober2024/Day 30 - Magic
Genshin Impact - Kinich x Lyney
Kinich looked at the rose in LyneyтАЩs hand, blinking a couple times as if to process what just happened. Where did that flower even come from? How did Lyney do that? Those and another thousand questions passed through his head at that moment, but there was only one thing he could think of saying.
тАЬAreтАж you the devil?тАЭ
тАЬWh- no!тАЭ Lyney giggled, shaking his head before placing the rose back in his hat. Of all the compliments and comments people made about his tricks in Fontaine, he certainly never heard this one. How amusing. тАЬAs I said, IтАЩm a magician.тАЭ
тАЬSo, magicians are devils?тАЭ Kinich asked, cocking his head to the side and earning another giggle from the other guy.
This scenario never crossed LyneyтАЩs mind until he visited Natlan. How to explain his тАЬmagicтАЭ to someone who never saw magic? Should he feed whatever fantasies his new friend had in mind or tell him the truth about his tricks?
Lyney sighed, leaning over the balcony and resting his head on the back of his hand. тАЬWould you like to see another magic trick?тАЭ
Kinich thought for a moment and, after a couple seconds, looked back up to Lyney. тАЬOk,тАЭ he nodded.
тАЬAlright, pay attention or youтАЩll miss it!тАЭ Lyney announced, speaking as if he was in some sort of actual stage. When he was sure KinichтАЩs eyes were glued to him, he began his little performance.
First, Lyney flashed Kinich with his brightest, most charming smile. Then, Lyney covered his lips with both his hands and, when he moved them away, a plain, emotionless facade remained where the smile was.
Lyney clenched his hand into a fist, tapping his knuckles with his index finger. тАЬItтАЩs here,тАЭ he whispered, enticing KinichтАЩs curiosity.
тАЬNow, with a bit of magic and with the help of my cute assistant,тАЭ he said, reaching out for KinichтАЩs wrist, тАЬletтАЩs see what I can do.тАЭ
Lyney pressed his fist into KinichтАЩs palm, gently opening his fingers as if to give something to him. Then, he climbed KinichтАЩs arm with his fingers, caressing his wrist, forearm and then his elbow. тАЬOh, silly me. I dropped it.тАЭ
тАЬDropped what?тАЭ Kinich muttered, as confused as he could be while looking at his hand in LyneyтАЩs grip.
тАЬMy smile,тАЭ Lyney nodded, as if it was something obvious, тАЬitтАЩs hiding here!тАЭ
тАЬW-whahaht?!тАЭ Kinich gasped, letting out a surprised giggle when LyneyтАЩs hand that was resting over his elbow тАЬjumpedтАЭ and latched onto his side, squeezing and tickling it. тАЬStohohop it, it tihihickles!тАЭ
тАЬOh? But IтАЩm not tickling you, IтАЩm trying to get my smile back,тАЭ Lyney teased, pulling KinichтАЩs hand to further expose his ribs and underarm to the series of ticklish pokes and prods that followed through.
Just when Kinich felt his cheeks warming up, the tickling was gone - like in a magic trick. тАЬAha,тАЭ Lyney cheered, holding Kinich by his chin, тАЬso here is where my smile went, hm?тАЭ
Even after Lyney let him go, it took Kinich a moment to sit back. He touched his own cheek, smiling slightly as tingles still lingered over his body. тАЬ...youтАЩre the devil, indeed.тАЭ
A/N: I was going to try my hand writing my first fic for AFK Journey, but I ended up doing some last minute changes in the course of action
Anyway, still not really sure how to write for Natlan characters, so be patient with me
Also, huge kudos for @mxncher_17, on Instagram, for making this comic that heavily inspired me