❊ Foolish One - Inumaki Toge . . Silence Speaks Volumes, And He Thinks That You Can't Listen For Much
❊ foolish one - inumaki toge . . silence speaks volumes, and he thinks that you can't listen for much longer.
it's not fair of him to love you like he does.
inumaki feels horrible, he really does. his affection is selfish and abominable, and it hurts to feel it. but he can't not. it's a kind of love that makes him sick. his chest burns and heaves with unspeakable words, and his nails carve half-moons into his palms with uncontained admiration.
there isn't a thing about you he doesn't love. from every sunspot to every hair on your head. he loves the cadence of your voice, and he loves the face you make when he pokes you or does something otherwise annoying. he relishes in this expression, really, because it means you noticed him, you saw him. he really is awful, for how he scrounges and scrabbles for every piece of your attention he can get. like a beggar on the street, like a moth, like a starved animal. it's pathetic, he thinks.
he feels especially selfish on sunday movie nights with all the first-years, when he steals the spot on the couch right next to you because he knows you'll fall asleep on his shoulder. he feels even worse on mornings when he hopes something like a strange sickness will befall maki so she can't go on a mission with you, and he'll get to replace her. because maki is his friend, but she's also your friend, and he'd much rather if he was your only one. and he's the most selfish on break days, where he gets into predicaments on purpose so you'll help him out.
inumaki remembers the first snow of the year, because he remembers the little stuffed animal punching him through his pocket. one of principal yaga's stuffed animals had not-so-accidentally ended up in the pocket of his winter coat, and he needed your help— not panda's, or maki's, or yuuta's— your help, to get it back to his office without being caught. oh, he loved that day. he loved the look of exasperation on your face, he loved the amusement in your eyes every time the living stuffed animal would hit him, he loved that stolen hour in your company.
the guilt is abrasive. the anguish of loving you scalds like hot tea slipt on his palms and he's sick, he has to be, because he can't get enough and at the same time it's too much. he loves you but he shouldn't, because you deserve better.
he can't love you the way you deserve. he knows it— if you know, then you probably know it. everyone probably knows it. everyone. he's so, so unfair. he's cruel to subject you through his love. you should have someone who can tell you how much they love you, instead of relying on a hand on the shoulder or a friendly shoulder during a movie. you deserve the compliments that are spoken, and not written. you deserve someone who can match your inflection, and tone, and cadence, the very parts of your voice he admires so much. someone who can your favorite songs with you. someone better, much better than him.
he thinks he's merciful for letting you go. he decides he should one night, when he hears you laughing through a door at something someone else said. because he doesn't have the words to make you laugh, and actions are never enough for him. it's an act of kindness, for how he blocks you out. for how he stops trying to steal you away, to sit next to you, to slip you notes, and make you smile. he believes it's the right thing to do, to take away your choice.
avoiding you is hard at first. cutting out an addiction to your warmth is easier said than done, but he finds that looking through you has become easier than looking at you. if he looks through you, he doesn't see the creases of your smile and the lines of your eyes that make him fall harder every time. and he thinks you don't even notice— if you do, you say not a word. inumaki thinks it makes it easier. if you said nothing, it meant you didn't notice his withdrawal. if you didn't notice, it meant you didn't like him back. and if you didn't like him back, then he never had a chance to begin with.
that is, until, the second night of summer.
for the first time in a while, it's too hot to sleep. a summer storm brews somewhere in the distance, and the humidity of the air cuts like a blade. inumaki finds himself outside, seated on the steps of the boy's dormitory, unsurprisingly thinking of you. so it's almost like he's the one who summoned you, when you appear in front of you. he didn't even hear your footsteps.
you look upset. arms crossed over your chest, dressed in a loose, too-big t-shirt and shorts. you look like you just woke up and inumaki wouldn't be surprised if that ended up being the truth, considering the late hour and the unbearable heat. you're frowning in a way that makes his chest hurt because whatever has made you upset must be the worst thing in the world, and he hates it so much, too. but then he realizes what he's feeling, purses his lips beneath his scarf, and looks away.
"can you even look at me?"
he wasn't expecting you to talk to him, let alone so bluntly. but you do, and it's your voice, the one he loves so, too much. and you're talking to him. his eyes drift towards you.
it's silent for a beat before you speak again. "did i do something?"
and oh, you sound so shattered. it's something unusual, the grief carried in your tone. it's an inflection he wishes he wasn't familiar with, but knew all too well considering the nature of your career. but nothing bad had happened, he thinks. only good. so what happened? inumaki shakes his head and tips it to the side in an inquiry, even though he wants to run to hold you. he wants to take your head in his arms and hold it to his chest and speak, and tell you it's okay, and ask what's wrong. but the best he can do is sit and stare like a dog.
you purse your lips and breathe in deeply before continuing: "then why are you ignoring me?"
his stomach plummets. he didn't think you noticed. he can't look you in the eyes anymore, and he's almost as surprised when you scoff, "oh. so i was right; you are."
he really, really can't look at you. he settles for the bush just behind you that blows with a pleasant cold breeze carried through the hot summer night as you keep on talking. "i was hoping i was imagining it. but you aren't even pretending?"
he sits still, like a statue. and you must be so hurt because you have a million more words to say, it seems, as you steamroll over his silence. "and i thought we were friends. a whole year of this school— you'd think it'd make us friends. but now— out of nowhere— you act like i'm not even here. what did i do? and to think—"
you pause. your voice is cracked, shaky. you don't know what else there is left to say, except for the truth: "and to think that i liked you back."
his back stiffened. his eyes meet yours. a shiver passes through him, and it's suddenly freezing cold. inumaki blinks at you. you glare at him. "yuuta told me everything," you state bluntly.
yuuta, the one person to whom inumaki had admitted his feelings. of course he told you. he was too good to lie about something like this. inumaki feels the fabric of the world around him rip and shred like it's been dropped in a cat's cradle, a vice grip squeezes the air out of his lungs, and for the first time, he has nothing he wants to say, even if he could.
"you decided for me," you continue after a short lapse, "decided that you weren't good enough. but you didn't even think about what i would've wanted."
he is silent. you keep speaking, unshed tears scratching your words into sharp, snappy sentences.. "i would've liked you no matter what. no matter your technique, or fucking whatever. i did. i do. but you chose for me."
he hopes he's seeing things when a tear, illuminated by the moonlight, slides down the apple of your cheek before you wipe at your face with your palm. you conclude, "it wasn't fair. for me, or for you."
unceremoniously, briskly, you turn and leave. it happened almost as quickly as you'd appeared. if he blinked, he'd have missed it. the pit in his stomach is growing deeper and consuming him whole.
inumaki cannot say a word. he can't move, to chase after you. he can't do anything but sit, and stare, and watch you go. he can't breathe, he can't think, he can't picture a future where it all works out because he doesn't know if it will.
loving you was unfair. he didn't deserve you, he knows. but leaving you was worse.
flowers chosen: belladonna & columbine . . silence and foolishness
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Yandere Pidge Headcanons
Is this what writers block feels like?💔 also I think I made this more platonic than anything so enjoy that😍🫶
You guys first met and became friends when you attended the Garrison, knowing Pidge longer than Lance and Hunk!
This automatically makes Pidge feel entitled to you and your time
Because you’ve known Pidge the longest you trust her the most, which she takes advantage of
Pidge is the first person you run to with any problem, whenever you’re upset about something
If it’s regarding one of the paladins, Pidge would definitely use them as an example of what to avoid so she stays on your good side
But just know if it’s something serious, like you wanting to leave the group or if you begin suspecting something about the groups weird behavior, Pidge won’t hesitate to reveal all your secrets and conversations with everyone
She’s also lowkey emotionally distant, so she can’t really relate to any intense emotions you go to her with
This causes a drift between the both of you since now you go to someone else whenever you’re feeling upset, like Shiro, making her really jealous
Fully believes that you should rely on her if you have any concerns
Even if she can’t… help that much…
If you do decide to go to someone else, expect her to become a little more uhh… touchy
She’s so possessive over you
She would make you feel bad for trying to go to someone else when she’s so obviously right there
I mean, Pidge was trying to be a good friend but she guesses that wasn’t enough for you
She doesn’t understand your emotions but she 100% percent expects you to understand and listen to her
She’s become so attached to you that you quite literally cannot go anywhere with Pidge right next to you
Missions, exploring planets, even just chilling in the castle, Pidge is hovering right beside you, because that’s what best friends do, right?
Best friends are always together :)
So when the rare occurrence happens when you both are separated Pidge is still able to track where you are with the secret tracker she placed on you
You would never suspect that the bracelet Pidge gifted you would be the reason on how she is always able to find where you are, no matter the situation or location
Kinda manipulates you into being around her by saying you’re the last familiar thing she has to home since her brother and father were taken from her and being so far from earth (it does make you feel guilty so you don’t question her odd behaviors)
If you get injured during a mission Pidge loses it
There’s no way the last person she cares is going to be taken for her
She is ruthless when protecting you, she’s probably already convinced Shiro andmaybe Hunk to help guard you during dangerous missions!
No cuz the group would do anything for Pidge, which means helping keep you trapped with her💔
When Pidge is around, do not expect to get a say in anything regarding you
She fully believes she knows better than you
So just sit back and look pretty while she does all the hard work, she can be the brains for both of you
Also I get a feeling that Pidge might like the idea of you in general
Having someone to lean on while she’s going through her stuff just settles the nagging anxiety constantly following her
Taking care of someone else instead of being the one taken care of
In all, Pidge just wants to keep you safe and take care of you
She doesn’t know how to do this though which can make her come off as controlling but she swears it’s for the best!!
And who knows, maybe her obsession may rub off on her family too…
My sister, who has never played Genshin, ranked the character on how she thinks the fandom treats them
These are some funny anecdotes:
She described Thomas as looking like Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriend (Joe Alwyn)
Diluc and Kaeya: Guessed that they're estranged and that the fans go crazy over it
"Her name's Fischl but she refers to herself as Prinzessin der Verurteilung, she is not a princess" "Okay so everyone relates to her but doesn't admit it"
Ayaka was originally despised but got moved when we got to her brother LMAO
Ninnguang: Almost put in controversial Waifus, but said she might be too bitchy
Heizhou: There is a reason it says ACAB lol
I audibly gasped when Nahida was placed in despised
Aloy: The short description I was giving to her was too long
RFA Highschool AU!
lol this was requested then i accidentally deleted the request my b, but here it is!
dude let me tell u i love highschool au’s thats some good shit right there!!
wasn’t sure if u wanted just general headcanons or specific ones for each charcacter or an x mc kinda thing so i did kinda a mix of all of that lol
So the rfa is basically like the student council
They plan dances and do fundraisers and what not
Everyone knows who they are, the rfa is like an elite little club that does everything for the school
And you’re a new kid
You had gotten directions for your next class from a teacher, but you’d gotten turned around a lost at some point
Class had already started, and there was nobody in the halls to ask other than some boy standing by the windows on his phone
Ignoring the fact that he was a bit intimidating and also supposed to be in class, you walked up to the pink haired boy to ask directions
His turquoise eyes did not look amused, but nevertheless, he pointed towards the door at the end of the hall
“It’s that one.”
“…Oh, ok uh thanks.”
He was gone with no response
Speed walking to the door, you mentally prepared yourself for the embarrassment of having to tell the teacher in front of the whole class you had gotten lost
But when you opened the door, only 5 people were in the room on the other side
Ok…this was definitely not the right class
After you talked to the group and figured out the confusion (turns out the brother of the red headed one had been messing with you) they offered to show you the right way
While you were in there you figured out with was the student council and you noticed some unanswered details for and upcoming dance
Before you left, you gave them a few suggestions for the dance that caught their attention
They invited you back for the end of the day meeting to discuss some more and before you knew it, you were the newest member of the rfa student council
Yoosung-
He’s a lil freshman
Cousin to last years student body president Rika, but her and V had graduated last year and had been the ones that encouraged him to join
He’s like the new kid who really wants to impress all his older friends
But at the same time, he’s already friends with some of the most popular kids in school so he’s definitely not a huge loser or anything (at least that’s what he tells himself)
He was hella excited when you showed up cause then he wasn’t the only one who didn’t know anything lol
You become besties before anything else
He shows you around and you have a lot of classes with him
Its a classic friends to lovers story
Its like one day you and him are just chillin like you always do, then suddenly, you’re seeing things differently
Things you did together all the time as friends now seems like it could be something more
And it was all because of Seven
Boi had all but forced Yoosung to ask you to dance, despite the fact that Yoosung was supposed to be helping Zen with the tickets, and while the dancing itself wasn’t anything out of the ordinary, Seven had decided that exact moment to put on a slow song
Now our boy Yoosung had always thought you were pretty
But you looked gorgeous in this moment
Despite the fact that his hands were on your waist, him holding you arms length away like you were middle schoolers, it was a very sweet moment
And the dynamic completely changed between you guys
He was nervous talking to you now??? Where did that come from???
And you?? Caught yourself checking him out?? The fuck?
You’re both confused and want to go back to the way things were before, but also you just wanna grab each other and make out in a closet somewhere
When you finally get together, you’re such a cute couple
Everyone already thought you were dating anyways, but now you held hands in the halls and it’s like everyone one in the school ships you guys
You weren’t the kind of couple that made out against the lockers between every class, just the kind that people could tell actually liked each other it was cute
You’re eachother first everything lol
You’re always helping each other with homework
And he teaches you how to play lolol
And you meet his mom, who absolutely loves you
Just so cute
Cute lil high school sweethearts type of couple
Zen
Drama student of fucking course
He’s a junior, and most people will agree, the prettiest person in the entire school
Half the school is crushing on him ngl
He went thru a phase his freshman and sophmore year where he was part of the bad crews in school, before he started acting
So he literally knows and is friends with like everyone in the school
Instantly flirty when you show up
Shows you around the school with his arm over your shoulder, and you have never gotten so many glares in your life
He’s so extra like this drama boi is explaining the school as though it were a movie
Pointing out who was who, and telling you all the gossip
Despite the warnings from Jaehee that a lot of girls would prolly actually kill to be in your possition, you continue to hang with Zen
And his flirting goes from playful to more real as you hang out more
Doesn’t take long for you guys to kiss and go on a few dates, but you havent made anything official yet, and it seems the whole school knows that and is on edge over it
Being around Zen is basically like being with Regina George from mean girls, like everyones talking about you and him, nothing is a secret
His ex’s (and a crazy girl who had a crush on him who everyone called echo girl) all hated you
And when he officially asked you out, it was like the whole school knew by the next day
But hey, what are you gonna do when you’re dating the school celebrity?
He loves when you come to his plays
His parents don’t support him doing drama, so often you and the other rfa members are the only ones there to cheer for him
Always getting that boi flowers
And he is your biggest fan in what ever you’re doing
Sports? He’s out there no matter what the weather cheering louder than all the parents
Choir? Helps you with your voice and sings duets with you. Always gives you standing ovations even if no one else is standing
Y’all are just so supportive of each other
A lot of people thought you and him wouldn’t last for long, but your prove them wrong by being a straight up power couple in that bitch
Jaehee
My girl hella smart
She’s also a junior, and in line to be the valedictorian when she graduates
Very academically focused, the rfa being the only club she really has time to participate in
She’s hesitant when you first show up
Home girl’s a stickler for the rules, and she wasn’t sure if it was technically allowed for you to be there??
But you help her out and take a lot of her work load off her hands just by being there
She’s so stressed all the time so when she gets to the meetings and find out you already did the thing she was worried about not having time to do??
Girl loves you
Takes you and her quite a long time to get past being gal pals
Cause she’s just so busy
Literally the last thing she has time to think about it getting a significant other, especially when she’s not even sure of her own sexuality
It was during a fundraiser that she really realized her feelings for you
You and her were handing out snacks to the people that donated while the rest of the group was busy else where when your (mom/dad/aunt/whoever) showed up
They immediately hugged Jaehee and started telling her about how you always talk about how much you admire and like being around her
And you’re blushing hella hard and pushing your guardian away from the table
The incident is not brought up for a while, but its all Jaehee can think about
She’s never been so distracted doing her homework before
Girls confused
Repeats the words “MC is just a friend” over and over
Then she’s just like...fuck it
She goes over to your house and knocks on your door and you answer and she kisses you before she has the chance to change her mind
Y’all are such a good couple
You help her balance her school life so she has more time for fun things
Encourage her to join the coffee club cause she had told you how she wanted to, but was too busy
You guys go on dates to see Zens plays and she’s just so happy
Girl never had someone like you before, and she just loves you so much
ugh let me save this girl
Jumin
Trust Fund Boi
He’s a senior and the richest kid in school
Everyone knows him cause him and his dad are literally famous
But he’s just… not interested
Basically the same lol he thinks all the highschool drama and rumors are a waste of time so he just doesn’t care
Other than the rfa, he doesn’t really have friends
Mostly cause he knows they all just want to use him for something
He’s the type of person that knows highschool is not really that important, he just does his work and goes home
(other than the rfa, which he joined cause v asked him to lol)
Honestly, he’s not really that interested when you show up
You have interesting ideas and can be useful to the council, but other than that he doesn’t really pay much mind to you
Until you basically latch yourself to him like a baby duck
Always following him around cause you have a lot of classes together and he’s the only one you know
You claim you’re hanging with him because you don’t like seeing him sitting alone in class, but he thinks its the other way around
Eventually he realizes he’s not upset just by your presence
You’ve become a tolerable person to be around (how romantic) and slowly but surely, he actually enjoys being with you
In some ways, he’s kinda like Zen cause everyone knows him and everyone’s talking about him
But rather than it coming from a place of admiration, they’re jealous and interested by the rich mysterious kid who only ever talks to you
You get a lot of girls trying to ask you for advice on how to get to his heart
You’re just like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It be like that
His feelings take forever to develop just cause he’s so out of touch with his emotions
But when they do, it just hits him like a train like boi’s just chilling in his house then suddenly…”I’m in love with MC”
Doesn’t even bother trying to hide his feelings
The next time you and him are alone, he confesses and kisses you and the rest is history
Y’all are such a power couple honestly
Ruling that school
He loves being around you
He met your parents, and you met his dad
You always help him when he gets angry or frustrated towards his dad’s new girlfriends
Always pay attention when he shows blurry pictures of his new kitten Elizabeth
He buys you such nice shit and your just like jumin no high schooler needs multiple diamond bracelets
And he’s just like, oh would you rather have necklaces?
707/ Saeyoung
Class clown oBVI
Known for his pranks and his jokes and getting kicked out of class and his weirdly quiet brother who’s never actually in class but is frequently seen around the school Saeran is bigfoot confirmed
He’s also hella smart
He’s in multiple foreign language classes and head of the tech club and really good at sports despite only ever eating chips and soda for lunch
He’s a sophomore and you’re a freshman, so he takes it upon himself to show you around
Acts like he’s a lot older than he is, and if you didn’t know he was a sophomore, you’d think he was a senior cause he knows everything and everyone knows him
He’s not shy about how he thinks you’re cute
He’ll hug you and kiss your cheeks and ask you to the dances despite the fact that you’ll both be working at them
But he never really goes much further than the playful flirting, so you think he’s just messing with you
But one week he’s missing from school, and despite the rfa saying this happens, often, you’re worried
You search out his brother, who is unbelievable hard to find, and eventually see him out on the bleachers
He does not look happy to have some girl who’s basically a stranger asking about his brother and his home life
Wont tell you anything so that just makes you more suspicious
Seven comes back the next day but he’s all cold and distant towards you
You’re triggered, but not having that shit
It takes a few days, but you’re able to get the truth out of him, and he had found out about how you’d been pestering Saeran about his home life and his absence
He warns you not to get involved with him, and does the whole thing where he says he never liked you in the first place and you don’t really like him and blah blah blah
You stopped listening halfway thru his rant
And then you kiss him
Boi is stunned, glasses askew
“Did you hear anything I just said MC??”
You tell you like him for him, and you would respect if he couldn’t talk about somethings, but you wanted to be part of his life
He slowly opens up to you bit by bit
It takes him a long long time for him to tell you about him mother and what’s going on at his home tho
You help him and Saeran get out of there as soon as they can, helping him with his job or with school work when he gets hella busy
You guys go fucking hard on spirit days, dressin up in matching costumes for homecoming
You guys definitely get cutest couple in the year book
And probably prom king and queen cause literally everyone loves you two
You’re the couple then even the teacher would see and just be like “yep they’re gonna be together forever”
lol guys so I’m in a hotel rn cause I flew down from my home to Boise to tour the college campus and I brought my lap top but not the charger so it’s really a race against time to hope and pray this Bitch posts before my laptop dies lmao
also my b if there’s any mistakes I had to speed edit hope u like it!!
mc: wow! i can't believe me and sebastian got 'most likely to be married' hahaha we're just really good friends guys
*24 hours ago*
sebastian, standing on a table: If we don't win, I will steal the ballot and fight everyone who doesn't vote for me and mc.
Jealousy, Jealousy, and Jealousy
Pjsk boys x fem! reader
Summary: Oneshot: You and your boyfriend are having a nice walk around the park.... When a 'friend' from school 'runs into' you. Your boyfriend isn't very fond of this 'friend'. What do you do? Headcannons: how they act when they're jealous
This writing contains.... Shy reader...
A/N: results of this poll and this poll. No, the person with red quotes isn't Arata. Sorry if this isnt what you were expecting. I kinda wanted to go a bit more calm with this one. If you want something more spicy ✨dramatic✨, then just lmk :p yes i just discovered my kindle yes im using a kindle dont ask me why just had diff quotation marks. Just added a lil bit of hcs bc i felt like it :c
Kamishiro Rui:
denies it at first
Slyly
He'll be like
“Me? Little old me?”
if you keep calling him out, then he'll eventually admit it without shame
Gets super clingy when he's jealous
If youre in public, then he'll just hold your hand tightly and give you a kiss every now and then
If youre in private
Chances are you wont be going home tonight
As I gripped her hand gently, I continued rambling about my 'crazy' ideas for WonderlandxShowtime's upcoming show. As I finally run out of things to say, the calm silence fills the air, my eyes drifting to the beautiful view of the park, when the silence is suddenly interrupted.
“Y/N!”
An unfamiliar voice rings through my ears before I hear footsteps near towards the two of us.
“N/N! You did great in the school musical today!”
‘N/N....?’
I see a slightly familiar boy run up to Y/N and place his hands on her shoulders as he smiles brightly, pushing me aside as if I was nothing.
“....”
“U-Uh.... Thanks..?”
The girl says quietly and shyly, seeming a bit surprised by the sudden contact.
“Ah, pardon me.”
The boy says and retracts his hands from her shoulders.
“To celebrate your success, I wanted to maybe... Take you out for a drink? I've actually wanted to for a long time! I'll pay of course, I—”
“Ahem.”
“Hm?”
The boy turns towards me, as if he didn't know I was here.
“I believe N/N already has plans for the day.”
“Oh? Oh! That's fine! What about tomorrow? Tomorrow's fine right? After scho—”
“I'm afraid she has plans for tomorrow as well.”
“I do....?”
Placing a hand on her shoulder, I turn to her with a commanding grin.
“Why of course, dear. We were gonna go on a date tomorrow, remember?”
“.....”
“Oh, uh, yeah. Sorry Shenke.”
“Uh, that's alright! But you can always call me if you ever want to hangout.”
“... Okay....”
Due to him leaving the scene, I feel my shoulders unintentionally relax slightly, before turning back to Y/N.
“Now then, let's continue our walk, shall we?”
Taking her hand, I watch her nod to my words before we continue our walk around the park.
Absentmindly, I find myself humming to myself before Y/N's soft voice interrupts me.
“.... Rui..?”
“Hm? Yes, dear?”
“You.... What was that back there?”
“What do you mean?”
“Why'd you..... Yknow.... Say we were going out tomorrow? I mean, I don't have a problem with it but...”
“If you don't have a problem with it, then what's your point, N/N?"
“.... Rui, are you.... Are you.. Jealous?”
I chuckle and am quick to deny her words.
“Me? Jealous? Oh sweetie, why would I be jealous?”
“Well, I don't know, you just...... Nevermind..”
I smile at her and sigh out of relief internally as she drops the topi—
“Are you sure you aren't jealous?”
“I'm not jealous, okay Y/N? I have no need to be jealous, right?”
“I guess.....”
“Good. Now, I was thinking, for our next show, along the lines of—”
“I think you're jealous.”
I sigh and turn to her.
“What can I do to make you drop this topic?”
“.... Admit you're jealous..”
I sigh again, this time dramatically before placing a hand on her head.
“Fine, fine, I'm jealous. But I have every right to be, don't I? I hate it when someone asks you out right in front of my very eyes.”
“Rui you know I'd never leave you.”
“I do. Though I still can't stand it when someone invades your personal space.”
“But he wasn't really invading my—”
“Now come on, let's go to my house.”
“What, why?”
“I'm jealous, remember? When I get jealous, I tend to feel a bit more... Possessive..”
“You mean you're going to demand cuddles?"
“... Why must you say it as if it's a bad thing?”
Tenma Tsukasa:
kinda laughed it off when you first asked him if he was jealous
He tries not to think about it too much because he might end up actually convincing himself hes jealous
And he doesn't want that
If he does end up accepting it though
Then he'll just be like super super clingy
Lets say he got jealous when you guys were in public, and now your in one of your guys' houses
If its his house then he'll just pick you up and bring you to his room for cuddles
If its your house then he'll just basically do the same but without picking you up
Because of family
“So, what do you think? Brilliant, right?”
I asked the girl beside me, my smile shining brightly.
“.... Yes, it's very nice, Tsukasa. You should write your script more often.”
My smile widens after hearing her words, though I sadly admit,
“Unfortunately, I can't write the script all the time, or that would give me less time to work on my acting skills in detail. So—”
“Y/N!!!”
“Huh? Did you hear—”
Suddenly, a boy that appears to be around our age runs up to us, Y/N specifically, and places his hands on her shoulders.
“H-Huh? Who are—”
“N/N! You did so good in the musical today! Did you want to celebrate? I was thinking we could go to this new bakery today that my parents just opened up!"
“U-Um....”
I could see Y/N's eyes drifted away from the boy, seemingly uncomfortable.
“Excuse me, but I believe my co-star is already occupied with spending the day with her boyfriend!”
“Huh??? You have a boyfriend? Since when??”
The boy seemed genuinely confused but also a bit suspicious as he spoke.
“Since—”
“Since I confessed my astounding love towards this beautiful girl that you're asking out.”
“.... Really? Well, regardless, do give me a call if you want to.. hangout. You have my number!”
And with that, the boy walked off, leaving me standing with my hands on my hips.
Turning my head towards Y/N I speak in an unintentional slightly commanding tone.
“Why do you have his number?”
“I needed it for a school project we had to work on a while ago.... Why?”
“You know, you shouldn't give your number to strangers!”
“... But he's not a stranger.”
“Still, you know, I'm thinking maybe you should delete him from your contacts. Boys like him—”
“Tsukasa...”
I stop talking and smile at her as she calls me by my name.
“Yes, dear Y/N?”
“Are you..... Jealous?”
“J-Jealous? Me? Of course not! As a star such as myself could never be jealous over anyone!”
“A-Are you sure? You're acting a bit weird..”
I nod my head to her question, the big smile still present on my face.
“I'm one hundred percent sure, my dear co-star! A star should never lie!”
“.... You sound jealous to me.”
“N/N, everything is not always as it seems or sounds. You've got to learn that in li—”
“Why are you jealous?”
I look at her, confused. I thought I just said I wasn't jealous. Or does she not believe me?
“Y/N, I-I told you I'm not jealous! Why won't you believe me?”
She stays silent, thinking for a few moments, before replying.
“You're just acting a bit different than usual, that's all.”
What's this I feel on my forehead? Sweat?
“I... I have no idea what you're talking about!”
Aoyagi Toya:
was genuinely confused when he got jealous
“What is this feeling?”
He'll probably talk to you about it
When you end up telling him he's probably jealous, he'll just be like ‘oh’
Then he starts asking questions like
“I didn't do anything rash, right?”
bro thinks he turned evil just because he became a lil jealous
You have to convince him he didn't do anything wrong
Or he'll probably beat himself up(metaphorically, ofc)
He might just hold your hand a bit tighter for the rest of the day
He gets super quiet if someone starts obviously flirting with you
he may be a little dense but he aint dumb
If he sees youre uncomfortable though, he'll step in to protect you
I close the door behind Y/N as we walk into the arcade, a small smile on my face as I do so. I've been waiting for this arcade date for a long time. Finally, we can have some time for oursel—
“Y/N!!!!”
My thoughts are interrupted by a loud male voice coming from the crane game direction.
A boy suddenly runs up to us, almost crashing into Y/N due to his current speed.
“Y/N, Y/N! You did so great at the school musical today that I just had to get you this plush to celebrate!”
The boy talks before energetically handing Y/N a bunny plush.
“Um, thanks.... This is very... Sweet of you.”
“You're welcome! Hey, since we're both here, do you wanna hangout together? Maybe grab a bite when we're done?”
I turn my head to Y/N, waiting to see her answer, as it would be impolite for me to butt into someone else's conversation.
“S-Sorry, but I'm on a date with someone already.”
“Y... You are?”
Looking surprised, he turns his towards me, before blinking and turning back to Y/N.
“Oh! That's okay! I'll see you later then.”
After the boy walks off, I look at the big bunny plush in her hand, and have a sudden urge to go the crane game section.
“I'd like to try my luck at a few crane games, if you don't mind.”
“Huh? Oh that's fine.”
I smile slightly and grasp her hand before leading her to the crane game sections.
“What plushie do you want?”
“Me?”
I watch Y/N's eyes shift from each of the crane games, before her mouth opens as she points to a plushie in one of the machines.
“I kind of want that cat plushie.”
“Alright.”
I walk up to the machine which holds the desired plushie and enter a few coins inside.
“I'm gonna go to the bathroom real quick.”
“Mhm.”
I hum absentmindedly, my attention focused on the crane machine and the plush.
Y/N soon returns from the bathroom 5 minutes later to see me waiting for her with a boatload of plushies in my arms, before handing them to her.
“Toya? How did you get so many plushies while I was gone?? It's been like, 5 minutes.. Why did you get me all these?”
“I had a sudden urge to get you some plushies when I say that boy give you that plushie. It's weird....”
“You.... Did?”
I nod as she takes some of the plushies from my hands.
“I felt this weird feeling when that boy came up to you. I don't know why, but I really didn't like it when he put his hands on your shoulders.”
“Maybe you were just.... Jealous...?”
“Jealous?”
I tilt my head to the side, not having thought of that concept.
“Hm. Is that a bad thing?”
“Well... As long as you don't do anything rash.... I don't see anything wrong with it... Though, you know, you shouldn't be jealous... I mean... It's... Not like I would leave you anyway..”
A small smile curls on my lips after hearing her words, causing me to pat her head gently.
“I know that, I.... I'm sorry for being jealous.”
Shinonome Akito:
When this boy gets jealous
He gets moody af
And also clingy
You tell him he's jealous? Denial denial denial
“I'm not jealous! That's just stupid.”
He will never admit it for the life of him
he gets super possesive over you when hes jealous
If youre in private
Chances are you wont be going home for at least a week/j
But seriously
You probably wont be going home that night
“Oh, here it is! The new cheesecake place my sister found. I hope their cheesecake is actually decent.”
I open the door for me and Y/N, my hand not leaving hers as we enter the small cafe.
We wait in line for a minute or two before I hear a voice.
“Next— eh? Y/N? Hey, what's up?”
My head perks up from my phone and to the voice behind the counter.
“Oh, hi.”
I see Y/N give a shy wave to the boy, before the boy talks again.
“It's nice to see you again. I've actually been thinking recently, maybe we could go out sometime to—”
“Hey, can I get two cheesecakes please?”
I cut the boy's sentence short, lightly slamming my hand on the counter.
“Uh, yeah, sure.”
The boy takes a couple of plates before continuing his sentence.
“Anyway, as I was saying, I was thinking maybe we could—”
“Oh, and here's the money for mine and hers.”
I slam the money down on the counter while making eye contact with the boy.
“Dude, do you mind? I'm tryna ask a girl out.”
“Actually, I do mind. That's my girlfriend you're trying to ask out.”
....
He narrows his eyes at me and I do just the same.
While speaking, he slams the two plates of cheesecake on the counter.
“Here's your cheesecake.”
“Thanks.”
I walk away aggressively as I grip Y/N's hand.
I plop down on a chair by the table, feeling moody.
...
“....Are you—”
“No, I'm not jealous! Why would you think that? You're not gonna leave me for him, obviously, I know that!”
....
“I was just gonna ask if you were gonna use that fork. They only gave us one.”
....
“I'll go get another one.”
I go to the counter to obtain a fork before handing it to Y/N after returning.
....
“So.... Why are you jealous?—”
“I'm not jealous!”
“But your actions show that you are..”
I see her look away shyly as she takes a small bite of her cheesecake.
“You know... I'll never leave you...”
“I know I know....”
“So...”
“I'm sorry, okay?”
Requests are always welcome until 12/24/23!
hi!! i love ur writing sm :D
do u think u could do a pidge x reader where reader is english/history smart and pidge is math/science smart, so they became academic rivals (but they always secretly respected and even admired eachother), never saw eachother after pidge left for the garrison and THEN somehow find themselves together again on the castle ship. (maybe reader helped keith save shiro or sumthing like that?)
kinda a classic academic rivals to lovers thing
i daydream diff scenarios with her too often lol
sorry if i didn’t leave a lot of room for imagination :( but i’d love to see ur take on it if possible!!
THIS IS SO ADORABLE YOUVE GOT TO B KIDDIN ME RN 🥹💚💚💚 I love my little Pigeon girl, they are my fav Paladin by far. Also sorry, I bounce between she/her and they/them for Pidge. Idk it’s a habit…also LEE PLZ FORGIVE ME FOR TAKING NEARLY A YEAR TO GET TO THIS 🥹
Academic Rivals to Lovers w/ Pidge
So it all started when Pidge and you were both new to the garrison. You both kept hearing about this super smart person that was new to school and, in typically cocky fashion, you both assumed everyone was talking about you, as in yourself. But then…Lance started teasing Pidge about how there’s another new crazy intelligent kid and telling her she has competition now.
Immediately upon hearing this, Pidge takes it upon herself to figure out who you are, what your deal is and if she should consider you friend…or foe
The first time you two meet, it’s a bit awkward. It’s sort of like…both your friend groups helped yall finally meet and get to talking. They figured you guys could keep up with each other in convo, both being so smart and well spoken. As your friends all stood around, obviously clueless as to what yall were talking about, your friendly banter quickly escalated to you and Pidge very loudly debating which is more interesting and essential to the evolution of human life and knowledge, English and history OR math and science.
Pidge is probably now yelling something like “HOW ELSE IS HUMANITY GONNA EVOLVE?! SCIENCE AND MATH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR NEW DISCOVERIES AND FUTURE GROWTH AND FINDING OUT WHATS BEYOND EARTH AND-“
And you’re now trying to yell over her “YEAH OKAY OKAY AND HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF !!! HOW WILL HUMANITY EVOLVE UNLESS WE KNOW ABOUT ALL THE HISTORY OF HUMANS AND MISTAKES WEVE MADE AND-“
Everyone else around yall: 🤔😥🫠
From that point on, it became a competition, it was all about who could finish their test first, who could finish their book first, who got the higher grade on their essay or quiz.
Then, Pidge started trying to one up you by learning even more about YOUR fav subjects just to rub it in your face that she’s smarter and better than you in EVERYTHING AND EVERYWAY. (Not really, she’s actually just trying to impress you but also playfully tease you about it)
And guess what…you do the same. Y’all are basically like Keith and Lance with that love hate, frenemies type relationship.
And secretly…yall are pining so hard for each other, not so much annoyed at how smart the other is…but more infatuated with learning more about what the other is really into. You complimented each other well. You had a lot in common while also being total opposites in some aspects.
Pidge finds herself in bed at 2am one night with a book she saw you reading once. It looked fairly interesting and she wanted to see what the hype was about. As she read more and more, she began daydreaming about you as her eyes scanned over page after page, her mind focused solely on you as the words she read seemed blurry, not sticking in her brain…you were taking up too much space in there atm.
You found yourself trying to read about and learn how to code and work on tech. You found yourself totally lost and out of your element. It kinda made you smile…thinking about how she was already a science and tech wiz and now she was really getting into history and English thanks to you. Maybe…she was smarter and…maybe it’s all very important.
Before you could gather the nerve and swallow your pride and go apologize to her for treating her less than kind and being an annoying snob…
Shit hit the fan…
You helped Keith save Shiro, ended up in space in what felt like the blink of an eye and suddenly, you and pidge were attached at the hip.
It was like the severity of the situation and Pidge’s fierce determination completely erased your guys’ past together. Now, it was time to band together for the sake of everyone and everything. For the sake of her family.
You and Pidge began spending A TON of time together, often helping each other with tasks, codes, anything the others needed help with. Y’all were the puzzle solvers, the hackers, the ones Lance and Keith came to when they didn’t understand something, the cutie little nerd duo 🥹
With each time you two hung out, you found yourselves both relaxing more, joking and laughing more around each other, bonding more.
Pidge began coming to you all the time to show you new inventions or test out weird stuff on you. You were kinda flattered she always came to you first.
You began often running to Pidge after every book you’d read from the library in the castle. You’d be all excited about something new you just learned about Altean history, zooming through the halls with a huge smile as you look for your girl.
You bust into the room like “HEEYYYYY! OH MY GODDDD GUESS WHAT!!! Soooo, I just found out-“
Cue you rambling for at least 20 minutes while Pidge just smiles and nods along (occasionally she watches your lips move as you talk, only for a couple seconds before she looks back into your eyes)
As time went on, you found yourself becoming increasingly protective over Pidge, especially when out in battle. You…just like her and don’t wanna see your friend hurt or scared.
The first time she ever got hurt, or even got close to getting caught by the galra, she came back to the castle to see you waiting for them in the lion’s hangar, tears streaming down your face. You thought she would be in worse shape and even tho she looked perfectly fine, you were still distraught.
Y’all never really touched besides playful nudges and when you’d ruffle her messy hair but that day…yeah, you hugged her hard that day….
She was a little confused. No one else was this concerned for her so…why were you so freaked out? She was fine, actually more calm than you were atm.
You were so comforted and lowkey entranced by her soft embrace that you didn’t even notice Pidge was now on their knees, bringing you gently down into the same position, as you squeeze each other tighter down on the floor.
“Geez, (Y/N)…you alright?” she mumbles as she pulls back to look at you, worry present on her face.
“I’m sorry, I just…you’re like my best friend. I don’t know if I can do this without you. You…you need to be more careful!”
She was…frozen…watching your lip quiver.
You called her your best friend. The ‘best’ part really made her stomach drop. She was glad you two were closer now and not in a constant academic battle…and it’s not that she doesn’t consider you her best friend, she just…didn’t know you thought so highly of her.
Your friendship and relationship are a slow burn.
For months upon months, y’all just hang out, stay friends, bond over space tech and space history, occasionally cuddle, once in a while you’ll hold hands. Oh shoot, are yall falling asleep in the same bed? Whoa, wait…she’s started hugging you every single day. OMG SHES SO CLOSE TO YOUR FACE AS SHE LOOKS OVER INTO THE BOOK YOU’RE READING AND D A M N YOU REALLY WANNS KISS HER FRECKLED CHEEK RN, WOULD THAT BE WEIRD???
It’s a slow burn…until it isn’t anymore.
You’re the one to confess to her and Pidge is looking at you like 🫤 “oh uhm…I thought we…already kind of established that we…like each other more than friends…?”
You feel kind of dumb but excited nonetheless!!! SHE LIKES YOU BACK!!!!
The rest of the team is even like “Wait, yall hold hands and sleep in the same bed most nights. You’re not dating yet??? Hello?”
And from then on, you guys are absolutely love sick besties together. Not so much love sick in a physical touchy sense but just very emotionally supportive and kind and sweet to each other.
🥹🥹🥹
JJK SMAU
together in every universe?
this is literally us
gamer bf texts
when they are needy
missing you…
when they haven’t asked you to be their valentine
drunk flirty texts…pre-relationship
when they are jealous
break up prank
are you cheating on me?
i miss my ex
scheduled sexy time
“she’s busy” prank
when you are drunk
when you go to the gym
pregnancy scare
asking to be more than friends
1k special: family groupchat
when you get an unsolicited d*ck pic
you get him flowers
shibuya incident: “i love you”
pre-relationship txts
asking & ghosting
ass or tits?
i’m pregnant: real
pretending you forgot them
sending nudes/“wrong person!”
sending the lyrics to their theme song
can i hold it while you pee?
addressing the hickey
cringe pet names
are we best friends?
embarrassing moments
curvy reader
you’re sick
flowers prank
arguments
asking for money
honest about sex
kissing & waiting
would you rather
faulty tampon
thank you
GROUPCHATS
hidden inventory gc
hidden inventory gc: roasting central
hidden inventory gc: let’s hangout
hidden inventory gc: satoru gojo’s fan club
hidden inventory gc: bye bye y/n
instagram pages (imagines)
what if they had instas?— megumi, toge, yuta, & yuji
what if you had instas?— megumi, toge, yuta, & yuji
what if the hidden inventory gc had instas?— satoru, suguru, kento, shoko, utahime, haibara, & y/n (suguru)
getting to know inumaki toge
absolutely breathless when he sees you at school in his first year
smiles within his scarf like a little boy again when you give him a curious look because he tried to say hello
"kelp"
seeing your eyes light up with understanding when gojo explains he's a cursed speech user makes him weak at the knees
finds it within himself to actually talk to you after weeks of hyping himself up
he's so socially awkward Yuta had to hype him up too
has notes app ready!! he knows you don't understand a lick of what he's saying still
has Maki ask for your number because he's too scared to ask himself especially through notes app he'd never recover if you said no to a fucking notes app question
learned he should never ask Maki to do such things ever again - he was so humbled
"give inumaki your number." "what?" "just give him your number he won't stop asking me for it" "uh- ok?"
he's definitely kicking his little feet and blushing in his room when he texts you
flat out stares as you're training but gets all flustered when he's caught but you're so strong holy shit he thinks it's pretty hot
studying together!
finds it so heartwarming you caught on to his code speech quickly to have spoken conversations with him
"tuna!" "yes! thank you! that's what I'm saying!!"
your conversations slowly devolved to just texting each other in the same room and giggling and laughing at what the other sends
gojo refers to this poor soul as "your little boy toy" whenever he pairs you up together
he realized he's a love doomed man when he found out you carried cough syrup for him
NOT SAYING “I LOVE YOU” BACK.
꒰warnings꒱ not proofread pls don’t yell at me *sniffles*
⠀꒲ ` synopsis . . . [char] and you tend to say your i love yous pretty regularly, it’s become a subconscious routine for the both of you; what would happen if either one of you just suddenly didn’t respond?
⠀꒲ ` characters . . . venti, diluc, xiao, tartaglia, kazuha, ayato, alhaitham, wanderer, lyney, neuvillette, wriothesley, arlecchino
⠀꒲ ` notes . . . ദ്ദി(｡•̀ ᗜ^) drabbles vary in length significantly because…i’m a little unwell with astarion brainrot rn and i will not rest till i get to kiss my beautiful vampiric man — also i apologise for making some of these more angsty than intended…i couldn’t help myself haha
VENTI — 温迪
꒰ him not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
ʚ venti? of all people? not saying i love you to his beloved windblume whom he’d personally resurrect ancient gods for if they asked with that sweet, melodic voice of theirs?
ʚ the only viable reason for him not replying can most likely be bottled down to him being a brat. a spoiled one at that. you give him so much affection it’s a little scary sometimes to think someone just know all of his ins and out as if they held his heart within the palm of their hand meaninglessly. so how do you expect him to be satisfied with a mere phrase when he wants you so desperately?
“i’m leaving for a commission, i’ll be back in a few hours; love you, honey.” you said per routine, fixing your hair in the mirror that stood perfectly near the doorway under venti’s request (he likes seeing how his braids look after you do them in the morning).
what you expected was a reply, but certainly not the one that followed: “alright, bye bye~” venti tilted his head back as his body slinked on the couch, his eyes scanning yours upside down with that look on his face which suggested he knew exactly what he was doing.
“goodbye, venti, i love you.” you re-enunciate, arms crossing firmly over your chest pridefully to mirror venti’s stubbornness that fell immediately upon sight of your pretty face glancing over at his. oh, he really couldn’t resist you for too long.
“i’ll say it back if you stay with me today!” he giggled, teeth on full display as he grinned widely; fully aware you’d indulge him even if for only a little while.
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
“windblume…” venti sadly slumped his head on your shoulder, leaving enough space for his eyes to glance at the book in your hands as you continued to read despite his sulking.
“i accidentally packed my schedule full with a flurry of performances…i’m afraid i won’t be able to indulge in your cuddles all day like i wanted to,” he whined, kissing the side of your neck to compensate for the lack of affection he’s going to have to put up with.
really, if he could, he’d pretend all the strings on his lyre magically untuned themselves into havoc if it meant giving an excuse to be back in your warm hold. but as a god of the wind, and one who shared the passions of music no less, it was more or less his duty to share his w with the residents of mondstadt when asked so kindly.
“i promise i’ll return to you soon as i can! no quick stop at angel’s share this time either,” venti managed a chuckle despite the inner thumping of his heart at the mere prospect of returning home to you — an experience he never thought he’d fulfil in his lifetime. “i love you dearly, my darling, i’ll see you soon~”
he leaned over the back of the couch to help reach the side of your face, lips pursing into a fish-like pout as he awaited to hear those beloved words that were always followed by a rewarding kiss. yet you merely hummed in acknowledgement of his presence and his soon departure.
who do you think you are?
venti’s brows immediately knit down together in frustration. “windblume…i said, i love you,” he leaned closer, “sweetheart…come on, say it back!” he finally nuzzled his cheek against yours, trying to elicit some sort of response from you that didn’t border on full on ignoring him. usually that slight uplift of your lips would be enough, but with the additional context that he’d be away from you for so long, venti couldn’t cope with a mere smile!
feeling a little flicker of breeze behind you, goosebumps prickle your skin and a delicate shiver runs down your spine, the little gust of wind disappearing as quick as it came. venti hooked his fingers beneath your chin, delicately forcing your eyes to meet his. “won’t you tell your god you love him?”
those gorgeous and elaborate white wings of his flutter quietly, twitching in anticipation as he excitedly awaits for what he’s been dying to hear. you sigh, leaning towards him to press the most featherlight kiss on the side of his face. “i love you too, now go along already, you’re going to be late.”
R. DILUC — 迪卢克
꒰ him not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
ʚ you’ve probably, unfortunately, caught him at a relatively bad time if he had completely ignored your affections. after all, while not necessarily a really active recipient, diluc is more than happy to indulge your carefree “i love yous” and kisses.
ʚ there’s no way he’d ever intentionally ignore or not reply to an “i love you”, especially one that’s so sickly sweet to his ears
“i’m going to bed, luc,” you yawn, arms stretching far out in front of you as you push yourself away from the desk that was littered with several papers stacked on top of each other in various piles that were marked by different pen colours. “you better come join me soon, alright? i love you.”
diluc hums and nods his head, eyes sunken into his skull as his fingers continue flipping the pen within his hand in a sleepy dance as he just barely managed to focus on the words that seemed to squeeze together. none of yours even register in his mind as you sorrowfully close the office door to head to your usually shared bedroom.
it only takes a little while for his brain to catch up to his heart. so that’s why he felt it flutter…
diluc immediately packs away his things to the best of his drowsy ability, hanging up his coat that he honesty forgot he still had draped on himself before he burst into your bedroom rather dramatically. panting from having rushed himself, his arms propping himself up with both sides of the door way, diluc looks away all flushed.
“…i love you as well, i’m sorry for not saying it,” he sighs in comfort as you raise a brow at him, amused at just how quickly he managed to wrap thing ups purely out of guilt that he failed to reciprocate your intentions.
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
oh. well…you’ve must’ve had a reason, right?
you wouldn’t just leave right in the morning for a commission, tell him goodbye when he declared his love to you without you repeating the same routine back to him? right?
and yet, you did; and now diluc finds himself in the peculiar position of being overly worried. he has strength, power and stability beyond imagination, but without your affection as fuel, what use are those things?
staring back at the ticking clock continuously, the wet rag in hand helping him clean up some ink that spilled across his hands as a frustrated groan escaped him. what kind of man have you turned him into that he can’t even focus on important tasks merely because you didn’t say a few simple words?
maybe that’s where the problem lies. the words “i love you” always seemed simple to you, something that diluc can admit had found himself jealous of on occasion, so now that he’s absent from something so easy, it’s a little difficult to not overthink the possibilities that the phrase has become harder to swallow for you.
diluc nearly slams his head on his desk at such a thought. he can’t lose his mind over something so silly, it’s fine. you’re both fine.
taking another meandering glance at the clock, diluc’s chair scraped across the wood as he flung on his coat, brushing it clean as he sauntered downstairs with the most grumpy expression dawn winery has seen in a while.
“honey, why do you look so upset?” your sweet voice lured him back into sanity as diluc’s steps immediately calmed down, his eyes widening momentarily as you seemed to return much earlier than expected from your travels. shaking his head, diluc sighs, “it’s nothing, my love — let’s go out for dinner, is that all right?”
XIAO — 魈
not really a surprise, honestly.
xiao isn’t necessarily known for being a fun-loving, happy-go-lucky, super affectionate bunny and as much as he wishes he could just vocalise the song that plays in his heart whenever you meet his eyes, he’s unable to reciprocate your affections in a way that’s satisfactory.
you’ve grown to accept such a fact. xiao, on the other hand, hasn’t. it’s like a little itch for him that he can’t scratch but desperately wants to. doesn’t mean he won’t show his love in other more discreet ways.
there are the subtle things; like the way he ensures your favorite dish is always ready when you come over, how he lingers a bit longer during a goodbye hug almost as if he’s scared to let you go, or the times he’ll simply sit in comfortable silence with you (though, that is common), his presence a quiet yet powerful testament to his feelings.
sometimes, he leaves small tokens for you to find: a flower carefully placed on your doorstep, a hand-written note slipped into your bag that you can tell was written in a hurry due to how sloppy the handwriting looks, a charm he crafted himself hidden among your belongings that he specifically sought the guidance of zhongli from. it's in these gestures that his love for you shines through, even if the words remain unspoken.
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
there are times when xiao escapes his shell, and it’s in those quiet moments where you’re both completely alone without even the whistling of the wind to eavesdrop on you atop the comfortable slope of a mountain, that xiao verbally tells you how much he adores you. sometimes a little more poetically than intended, but he hopes his words pass through to you in the form of a flutter.
“…a vow as enduring as the sea and mountains,” xiao mumbled nervously, his hand awkwardly hovering over yours in hesitance before he sucked in a breath and decided to just give in and delicately interlock your fingers. watching as you tilted your head in confusion, xiao looked away and muttered again: “i meant that i love you.”
the silence and the little nod that followed, which was all meant as a little ploy to tease him for being so cute and flustered over a term you didn’t even need to hear on the regular, resulted in xiao’s chest to tighten anxiously. did you not feel the same way anymore? but then again, that devious smile of yours (which xiao could differentiate the style of pretty instinctively) made it certain there was a deeper meaning behind the quiet.
“it's alright," he whispered, his voice barely audible. "you don't have to say anything. i just wanted you to know."
TARTAGLIA — 公子
꒰ him not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
ʚ petty petty petty, absolutely done out of pettiness and just being an overall ginger brat.
ʚ you forgot to say good morning immediately after you woke up? haha, what was your name again? aw, you walked passed him on your travels even though he deliberately came over to see you? guess he’s not paying for all your stuff today… (he will, just ask).
one morning, groggy and half-asleep, you stumbled out of bed, forgetting to meekly mumble your usual "good morning, my darling, i love you" as you got up for the day. it was a small and rather insignificant oversight, but not for childe.
later that day, as you wandered through the vibrant streets of fontaine, you spotted his unmistakable ginger hair approaching. waving and smiling at your beloved, expecting some sort of hyper response back, you awaited his towering presence with a hand on your hip. he walked right past you. full on. turning your head with furrowed brows and jaw hung low, you notice that little playful, shit-eating smirk on his lips.
a little confused, you called out to him, "ajax! come back here.”
he turned, feigning surprise despite clearly having seen you (and, unbeknownst to you, having been watching you for the past couple minutes as you checked out several vendors). "oh, it's you. i almost didn't recognize you."
rolling your eyes, you walked up to him. "seriously?” both of you stared at each other in scrutiny, tartaglia fighting back the urge to squeeze you within his arms and whine at you for your negligence while you fought the urge to pull him down by his sunlit strands to coax some sense out of him. “are you mad at me?”
he shrugged nonchalantly, eyes twinkling with mischief you recognised immediately. "hmm, who’s mad? i just forgot who you were for a moment." let’s not mention the fact he has your front, back and side silhouettes memorised to the point he could trace it with his eyes closed expertly.
when you both parted ways, tartaglia making up some excuse that he had to buy some souvenirs for his siblings despite you knowing full well he was just listening to your reprimand from a week ago that he needed respite from being brutalised repeatedly, you found yourself linking pieces of red yarn together internally.
oh he’s just such a little shit isn’t he?
the sun set and bedazzled the sky in golden red hues, you walked back to your shared accommodation and a hefty amount of apologetic snacks filling your bag. normally, when you opened the door, ajax would jump at you. it was obvious from the way he sat leaned back on the couch that he was biting back that urge too.
grinning, you approached him, feeling a mix of amusement and frustration. "you know i love you, right?"
he glanced at you, his expression softening for a moment, god he really missed you so much even if only parted for a few hours at most. "hmm, do you? because i don't recall hearing such a thing in the morning."
you laughed, shaking your head at his childishness. settling yourself next to him, arms encasing around his wounded torso, you muttered a little compromise: "alright, honey. tomorrow, first thing. i promise."
tartaglia finally relented, pulling you into a gentle embrace that led to him exhaling a breath he was holding (probably a subtle way to get his loud heart to stop beating so furiously). "good. i suppose i can forgive you this time.“
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
ajax had disobeyed your orders again.
even when being repeatedly asked by friends and his own lover alike, he just couldn’t behave in a way that didn’t result in at the very least, a few scratches and bruises on his freckled skin. it irritated you to no end.
irritation, of course, led to frustration. i mean, when you have to regurgitate the same instructions to someone you adore to death, it becomes exhausting. you didn’t necessarily argue about it, you simply tuned off.
sitting in bed with a book cradled between your fingertips, a mellow tune humming in the background from your vinyl as you soaked in the fantasy you were thoroughly engaged in. none of those things could unfortunately deafen the whines from ajax as he cozied himself up next to you, a silent groan slipping past his lips as he incidentally tore at one of his bandages.
“kochanie…” his nose nuzzled against your clothes as he found himself laying on your warm thighs. “i already apologised for being a dumbass, i swear i love you and i’ll listen to you properly next time.”
he purses his lips into a pout as you ignore him and continue to scan your eyes over the ink. “come on, i love you, sweetheart.” he nudged you, pinching you as delicately as possible but enough to elicit a gasp from you as you finally glance over at him.
“and i love peace and quiet, so if you could, zip it.”
surely you don’t think that was a good enough response for someone as needy for attention as ajax?
“i’m so hurt…” he pitifully grumbled, arms crossing over his firm chest as he continued staring up at you with a gaze that meant “you are not getting out of this”.
“won’t even spare a small kiss for your wounded lover? a hug? a cuddle? even just a whisper of your voice? how am i meant to live—“ you hush childe’s antics by squishing his cheeks together, forcing a fish like pout to form with his lips.
“i love you too, you’re just annoying.”
he’d take that over you fully ignoring him any day.
K. KAZUHA — 枫原万叶
꒰ him not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
ʚ not possible, thank you next character.
ʚ the only possible way kazuha would ever not indulge your i love yous is when he’s away to a different nation and he sends you a response letter that takes weeks to come to your hands, or if that same letter somehow gets wet or ruined while in transit and his affections get dampened and smudged
ʚ otherwise? kazuha doesn’t see the point in stubborn behaviour. if there’s a problem, though there hardly ever is, he’s under the pretence a couple should talk about it with a clear mind before making a final decision or statement — or in this case, the retraction of affection.
ʚ you’re his map, with the treasure being your heart. why would he ever choose to not tell you he loves you when he gets the chance? you already lack sufficient time with another, and kazuha prefers using the time he does have with you to show you how much he adores you (whatever way that manifest as).
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
kazuha absolutely smothers you in his love. though that usually feels more like you’re resting within the comfort of a sandy beach as soft washes of waves tickle your skin. you’re never short of a supply of affection.
that’s why a devious idea popped into your head. what if you just didn’t reciprocate?
“my heart,” kazuha’s breathy voice popped the bubble that hung over your head. “you’ve been spaced out for a while now, do you need a kiss to help you refocus?” you had to stop yourself from jumping at the opportunity.
“uh, no it’s fine, you don’t have to,” the reply made kazuha raise an eyebrow quizzically. that’s certainly not something he expected to hear especially after not seeing you for a while; but, he’d respect your choice. it’s not like he’s desperate for something so simple, you could just genuinely not be interested.
“hm…alright then, beloved.” he smiled sincerely, head falling to rest on your shoulder as his hand gently rested on the small of your back, rubbing soothing circles that mirrored the shape of the moon that cast a glow on you both. “i love you.”
he could’ve sworn he just said he loved you, so why did the winds bellow a response instead? coughing into his hand to clear his throat, thinking that perhaps you just didn’t hear him, he repeated: “i love you, songbird.”
met with silence again, kazuha simply stays quiet. he doesn’t need a reply, that’s not why he says sweet things to you like he’s writing a lyrical sonnet. he tells you he loves you because it helps write the song in his heart that beats whenever he’s near you in a much more coherent way.
K. AYATO — 神里绫人
꒰ him not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
ʚ this man oozes with romantic appeal. even if he’s off voyaging to a whole other nation he’ll find a way to not only say i love you, but also to say his good morning and good nights (accompanied with poorly doodled attempts at kiss marks to make up for the lack of physical touch).
ʚ when he’s upset? gods no. he could be frustrated with you to the point he needs a break, and regardless he’ll leave the room with a reminder he loves you. he doesn’t need you getting second thoughts and therefore won’t ever plant them.
ʚ he’s too busy? so? thoma has two hands i’m sure he can handle giving you letters that are merely love notes while he cleans the abode (assuming you and ayato live together separately from where he works…you can imagine how much thoma despises this errand despite his loyalty).
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
“greetings, love,” ayato’s arms slid around your middle, chin coming to rest atop your shoulder as he hums a sweet tune as if he were a bird coming back home to his nest. a rather direct analogy, since that’s exactly the occurrence.
plagued with hours of paperwork and meetings with government issues and secret organisations that god forbid you or ayaka ever found out about, ayato has missed you gravely. if he didn’t know better he’d demand this sort of sin to be classified as a national crime with the sentence being told to stay home with your spouse all day (his literal dream).
now that he’s free for at least a little while, peace alas twinkling within his eyes as they close tightly to enjoy the silence as he clings onto you, ayato does feel like all the pain and ink he went through was totally worth it. if the price he had to pay for holding you oh so tightly is simply meaningless signatures on several documents, he’s willing to waste the entire supply of ink within inazuma — he wants this reward to last as long as possible, after all.
“mm, you smell divine, are you using the flower-scented perfume i sent you the other week? i love it,” he rambled, lips pressing against your nape as you busied yourself with some crocheting, ayato’s eyes opening only to focus on the way your deft hands moved so skilfully. he’d make a comment about how he wished those hands were on him instead, but he had a particular reputation to uphold — and lewd impatient man certainly wasn’t part of it.
“more importantly, sweetheart,” ayato cooed, beginning to trail kisses around your neck and any exposed skin he managed to find, “i love you. so, look at me won’t you?”
merely turning your head to plant a kiss to the side of his jaw in a way of compromise, you otherwise remained silent. “you know,” ayato smiled devilishly, his hand beginning to play with your hair soothingly. “i bought some stuff on my travels recently, a lot of things that are meant for you, of course.”
“i can’t wait to surprise you tonight during dinner.”
that was a threat. maybe not a direct one, but you could recognise the slyness in that man’s voice soon as he mentioned buying “stuff” — things that were definitely substitutes for poison (a little far fetched, but it’s best to assume whatever he conjures up will be the worst thing possible to save yourself the trip to a hospital bed).
“i love you too.” you appeased, and his face immediately lightened, arms returning around you as if finally satiated.
ayato huffs a stifled laugh, quelling your worries with a simple: “i’ll have the staff know you’d like your favourite dish prepared.”
ALHAITHAM — 艾尔海森
꒰ him not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
ʚ lowkey, it’s a bit of a 50/50 with him…?
ʚ sometimes, he just genuinely doesn’t hear you. whether it’s because he’s subconsciously disassociating, overstimulated from excessive noise (it’s pretty much canon that he’s autistic, you can’t give me a character that constantly wears headphones and only speaks when spoken to and expect me not to connect the dots) or simply because whatever’s playing in his ears was a little too loud and had managed to drown out your words — these specifics are never intended, and he’s more likely to reply back if you repeat yourself (or give him some time).
ʚ other times though, is simply him teasing you. remember that one scene at the end of the interdarshan festival where alhaitham said, “best things are told thrice” (or whatever the quote was), yeah he commits to that in this scenario too.
ʚ he’ll pretend he can’t hear you just so he can see the sweet frustration in your eyes as you mumble the words “i love you” through gritted teeth. he’ll smirk it off subtly and reciprocate…after a while of course. perhaps when you’re falling asleep on his chest once you’re finally cuddled in bed together, you’ll manage to catch his hushed whisper.
the world was intent on making alhaitham break down today. he woke up without you in bed with him this morning, meaning he couldn’t brush his teeth while next to you as he passed you things that you required to get ready to start the day. from that, none of the foods or snacks he liked were available and the only option were fruits or meals he didn’t like or he weren’t in the mood for.
already feeling irritated and grumpy, him nearly spilling a vase on the books he had perfectly stacked up to binge read as he bumped into the corner of the table could’ve made him bang his head brutally on the wall. this wouldn’t have been a problem if kaveh didn’t place something so fragile and wobbly on something that’s in the way.
alas, when he finally died down for the afternoon, book in hand, a melody passing by his ear as he tried to focus on breathing, all a sudden that irritation just slowly came creeping back. the words on the page squished together like some sort of cartoon from fontaine as they began to make no coherent sense even as he went over every line twice.
to make it worse? you had just come back home.
that sounds bad, but for alhaitham it was a travesty. now he wasn’t able to at the very least embrace you in greeting in fear he’d lash out at the sudden contact. noticing the scrunching of his brows and the way his jaw looked like he’d been clenching it subconsciously for hours, you smiled out of sympathy, knowing from experience that this was most definitely another case of the domino effect of bad shit happening.
“need me to leave you alone for a bit?” you asked as quietly as possible but in an octave he wouldn’t twitch at in frustration.
he shook his head. a little surprising, but you complied with his wish and sat down on the floor next to him as he laid back on the couch as if in an impromptu therapy session. alhaitham held out his hand for you and you gently but surely placed yours on top, a delicate reminder that he was free to express whatever was on his mind when the world finally felt a little more peaceful.
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
it’s not like alhaitham really says he loves you verbally, he prefers showing his love to you though actions. after all, actions speak louder than words — what’s the point of telling you he loves you if he doesn’t have the actions to back it up?
but for the sake of the scenario, let’s imagine alhaitham decides to spoil you with one his few vocal affirmations. his hands slowly running up and down the spine of your back, chest rising and falling in slow steady breaths as you burrow yourself into his side. alhaitham was reluctantly reading a romance book that you forcefully recommended him in hopes he’d learn a few things that would make you swoon (despite him doing plenty such things already).
“i love you.” he randomly blurts, his eyes clearly having scanned over the same phrase within the page he was on since he rather quickly skipped past it once your eyes caught glimpse of it. alhaitham is a confident, sometimes arrogant, man — nothing ever truly bothers him when in regards to the words or actions of other people unless they pose a threat to someone he loves.
however, in this case, your lack of words makes his brows scrunch down, bright teal eyes now scrutinising you as you clearly try to hide away a giggle. “don’t you think it’s a little rude to not reply to someone’s confession.” he asks in a monotone voice, attention returning to the words on the page that now seemed irrelevant.
“if you want me to be like the characters in your little romance stories, how about you also commit to that yourself?” a little harsh sounding, but when faced with alhaitham’s pettiness, this is probably the most lenient he’s ever been to anyone.
WANDERER — 流浪者
꒰ him not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
ʚ another one that’s not necessarily surprising.
ʚ he likes using the phrase to tease or slander you, if anything. case in point: “oh i love you alright, but that doesn’t mean you get to steal my blanket in the middle of the night.” or “i love you more when you keep completely silent."
“i’m convinced you don’t love me.” ah god, not another one of your little helpless spiels again. this sort of conversation starter would normally set of a warranted number of red flags. in this case, however, both of you understood it was more like the start of a theatrical display of your pettiness.
“right, and why’s that?” scara asked unamused, face not changing from his casual stoicism as he scanned over a possibly illegal book he snuck from the library (and if this conversation goes one way you might just tattle to auntie nahida).
“you slept on the couch yesterday even after i cooked your favourite dish and got you out of that lecture kusanali forced you to attend by pretending we had chores to do,” you list off your good deeds on your fingers, your body sinking next to his on the couch that seemed more like a partner in crime than just a piece of furniture.
scara rolled his eyes. licking the tip of his fingertip to turn the page on his book, he huffed a response absentmindedly: “i do love you, but you just keep pushing me off the bed because of my cooler temperature so i got annoyed — simple as.”
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
‘oh, so just fuck me i guess?’
it’s already so difficult for him to even admit how much he cares for you, so to have such a hefty phrase leave his lips and be left with silence? he’s a little more than pissed.
scara’s eyebrows crunched together, confusion written all over his face at the sudden change in your demeanor. you’re always the first to jump at the opportunity to coddle him soon as his sour lips turn sweet, so what’s with the sudden negativity? the hostile fire that once flickered in his eyes was now replaced by a mournful sadness, and scara couldn’t help but feel like he was staring at a stranger.
his chest tightened in a way that didn’t feel good, and he found himself swallowing thickly, eyes flicking downward to where your hands swirled an ice-filled glass. guilt nipped at scara’s conscience, and he scrubbed a hand over his face, letting out a heavy sigh.
“what did i fucking do wrong now?” he spits out.
scara tends to take even the slightest joke within your relationship as a direct threat or dig at him. not because he doesn’t trust you, not even because he thinks your relationship isn’t at a secure stage — but just because that’s all he knows. he doesn’t know how to respond to something lighthearted when all that he’s felt so far in his life is extremities.
“hm? what do you mean?” you ask, the teasing tone you took on dwindling upon the quick glance at how his bottom lip jutted out nervously. did everything have to be so irrevocably complicated?
scara shook his head, exhaling a small sigh before he just let the matter drop naturally. he didn’t have time for stuff like this. he’d like to think he knows you well enough to recognise when you’re simply teasing him, but that fact alone isn’t enough to make that ache in his heart go away.
he just needs a minute break. and perhaps for you to sneak into bed with him so you can cuddle him from behind.
LYNEY — 林尼
꒰ him not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
it’s a little difficult for lyney to say the words “i love you” to someone who’s not technically part of his family. he trusted and loved you easily, you cared for his siblings as if they were your own and even gave up your own pride to protect him; but something itching within him tells him he has no right to confess his true ardour.
lyney is nothing but a pawn with a jesters hat, using sleight of hand to remove the idea that he’s deceptive from your mind with a few whimsical flower tricks. it’s hard to allow himself to be so vulnerable and open when he knows full well that if his father found out, the disappointment would be greater than the reward.
when he’s coated in that black circus show getup, his smile broad and stance wide with confidence, he’ll reply pretty easily! after all, he had to please his audience. but, you’re not just a stranger in the crowd. you’re his beloved, someone he waits for before one of his grandeur shows as you press a kiss to his cheek as a lucky charm that he finds himself gently touching as he slowly enters the stage.
but when he’s merely lyney, a lonely kid from the house of hearth who trembles in the comfort of the dark, your mumble of: “i love you a lot, lyney,” makes him replywith a mere widened look as if a deer caught in headlights, his pale face blossoming into a rosey pink hue as he tugged down at the front of his hat to cover his eyes.
“me too.” sometimes that reply is easier and much safer for both his heart and yours than the actual words.
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
lyney adores how easily you find yourself saying such a phrase, even a little jealous at time at both the idea of how many people you’ve uttered it to and the fact he finds himself stumbling over his own consciousness at the idea of confessing his affections back.
he’s also a massive trickster! you pull silly and harmless pranks on each other constantly, from something dumb like switching out a singular chocolate chip cookie to a raisin one to see the astounded look on lyney’s face as he bites down to something a little more sweet like lyney throwing out roses to an audience that coincidentally create a heart.
this is certainly a much crueller prank than any of the above.
lyney was a little jumpy backstage, constantly pacing back and forth with a genuine smile on his face that you’ve rarely seen, his arms constantly stretching out in front of him as he played with the leather of his gloves tediously. lady furina was going to be watching him today, it was no wonder he wanted you to help out!
well, lynette did everything, but you’re here for something lyney said he absolutely couldn’t go without. his good luck kiss.
hearing the familiar sound of the staff shuffling around their props, lyney sauntered to you with a smile as his lips tucked behind his arms innocently. “ma moitié,” lyney hums in a chipper, melodic tune, content at simply seeing your face light up once your eyes meet his, “i’m confident in my abilities as a magician, but i think you have the answer to quelling any of my nerves. care to share some of your magic wit me?”
you grin and tilted your head off to the side, giving him an encouraging thumbs up and a much less motivating: “break leg, lyney, i believe in you.” as much as he wished to coax it out of you, he’d have to unfortunately settle for the way you leaned in to press a kiss to his cheek.
yet, although he preformed flawlessly per usual, his execution even enthralling the ever critical furina who sat up in the crowd with a leg over her knee, you notice a slight hesitation in his movements, a brief moment of distraction that only you, who knows him so well, could catch. the show eventually concludes to thunderous applause, lyney and lynette taking their final bow as he nearly sprints off once the curtains draw closed.
backstage, as the crowd's cheers still echo faintly, lyney cautiously approaches you with a more serious expression. “[name],” he begins, his tone quieter, more introspective, “did I... do something wrong?”
who knew just the slight lower pitch of someone’s voice could make your heartstrings tug unceremoniously. you know it's time to end this silly prank. shaking your head, you take a step closer. “no, lyney. you were incredible, as always — lady furina seemed exceptionally impressed.” his breath catches in his throat — that’s not really what he wanted to hear. but before he could brush it all off, you interrupt his overthinking: “and... I love you too.”
his eyes widen in surprise, then soften with relief and warmth. “you really had me there,” he chuckles, pulling you into a hug. “you're quite the trickster yourself.”
you laugh, hugging him back tightly. “i learned from the best.”
NEUVILLETTE — 那维莱特
꒰ him not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
ʚ for neuvillette it’s less about him not saying i love you, but just how convoluted and complicated he can make it seem.
ʚ whether it’s by using outdated poetry and reciting it to you without the knowledge that the terms used completely flew over your head because they’re so old, or doing something that to him is basically more intimate than physical touch like gifting you a piece of jewellery that’s imbedded with a stone most certainly toxic to humans (he got it out of a rift from khaenri’ah when it first emerged and kept it as a little token).
ʚ this man is a dragon, he’s older than the snowy mountains of dragonspine and the deadly primordial sea itself…you can’t blame him for being a little bit over the top and traditional with how he says he loves you.
ʚ it’s all courting tactics! isn’t this what you humans enjoy? no? …maybe he should ask lady furina if she has some plays from the romance genre she’d care to share, perhaps then he could learn a much more modern way of showing his affections.
ʚ he’ll say he loves you if you vocalise you’d just prefer that but…are you sure you don’t also want this embarrassingly cute cup he made to match his dragon form?
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
the more he thinks about it, the sadder he gets. and the sadder he gets, the rainier the heavens become. neuvillette’s pen shifted between several of his fingers as the paragraphs in front of him shifted and blurred continuously.
you didn’t reply to his i love you this morning. straight after waking up he mumbled the sweetest, “i love you,” directly into your ear with that rumbling voice of his, letting his affections linger on your skin as his nose snuggled itself safely against your neck.
and what did he get in response? a small giggle and a, “should we get ready?”
at first, he merely internalised it as a mere misstep on your part. perhaps you merely didn’t hear him, you had just woken up after all you must’ve been feeling a little groggy. that managed to ease his nerves just a little, but soon as you closed the door to his office without a chance for another i love you, he slumped into his seat with defeat.
you humans are tricky creatures and scarily good at making other overthink things that someone should be most confident on.
just the idea that he might’ve done something to upset you enough for you to not want to love him so dearly as you normally do makes the skies weep to match the mourning in his heart. you best come back this instant with your arms wide open unless you want fontaine to flood over.
he may be one of the strongest beings currently alive and awake in the land of teyvat, but his heart is rather fragile when it comes to you.
WRIOTHESLEY — 莱欧斯利
꒰ him not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
much to the dismay of wriothesley, he rarely even gets to say he loves you. between managing the fortress of meropide and his countless responsibilities that range from being a guinea pig for sigewinne’s new test trials that she calls food to ridiculous requests from inmates, expressing his feelings often takes a backseat.
you, of course, understand his position, but it doesn't stop you from sending him love letters whenever you can. your letters are filled with warmth, affection, and little anecdotes about your day, hoping they bring a smile to his face during his busy hours — and they certainly do, he adores tracing your handwriting with the back of his gloved hand.
unfortunately, your letters piled up on his desk without being read. despite him desperately wanting to respond to every little i love you, he found himself way too preoccupied with other immediate matters that required his thorough attention. every time he’d open up his drawer to find a new pen to fill out a document with, he’d shamefully glance at the stack of unread papers that were littered with hearts.
each letter was one a piece of your heart — him stashing it away protectively would be a little romantic and rather ironic given his profession, but currently it felt more like he was actively giving you the sentence of a lifetime by withdrawing his affections.
no reply comes for days.
you understand that his duties are overwhelming, but a part of you yearns for some acknowledgment, a sign that your words are reaching him. however, wriothesley is determined to rectify this, he sat down at his desk after the first calm night in a while, pulls out a sheet of paper, and begins to write.
what you receive the next day isn’t necessarily anything grandiose or swooningly romantic — but it was enough; a large bouquet of your favourite roses with a special heart shaped note attached that when you latched it off simply read: “i love you too, sweetheart.”
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
alas, wriothesley finally managed to carve out a free day just for you. spending the day together ultimately meant either a completely lazy morning filled with sloppy kisses shared and your warm bodies all tangled within blankets, or a date where you bask in each other’s presence.
this time, you chose the latter. you needed a little bit of a pick me up and what better than having a romantic outing with your beloved? …where you simultaneously wished to entertain yourself with a bit of mischief. who could get away with teasing the mighty duke if not you?
a day of activities left you a little exhausted, which is why wriothesley decided to share the last few setting hours of the sun by sitting on a comfy blanket near an empty, secluded beach far from the usual hustle and bustle of fontaine.
"thank you for being so patient with me," wriothesley said, his voice low and sincere. "i know it's not easy, but you mean a lot to me."
you reached out and squeezed his hand. "aww, i understand, wrio. i’m honestly just happy we get to spend time together like this at all.”
bringing your interlocked hands up to his lips, his calloused and rough ones ridden with scars and marks that told stories of their own holding yours as if made of porcelain, he pressed a few gentle kisses to your knuckles as he mumbled a sincere: “i love you, [name].”
ah the very words you’ve been waiting to drawl from his lips. stifling a chuckle, you simply smiled and nodded, letting your hand wiggle away from his grasp as your focus drifted to stare at the crashing waves cleansing the shore.
wriothesley's brow furrowed slightly, a flicker of confusion crossing his face. "did you hear me?" he asked, trying to keep his tone light. "i said, i love you."
you nodded again, keeping your expression neutral. “i heard you."
his confusion turned into amusement as both his brows raised in disappointment — were you seriously teasing him right now? wriothesley leaned in appetisingly close, searching your face for a clue for your intentions. "and?" he prompted.
swallowing down another fit of giggles, you titled your head at him all coyly, “and what?”
wriothesley puffed out a chuckle before his skilled hand quickly swooped beneath your knees and atop the small of your back to land you on his lap. “do you think you’re funny?” his muscular and scarred arms closed around your middle, keeping you firmly in place to face your trial.
“a little,” you muse before lifting yourself a little within his grasp, moving in to press a more than welcomed kiss on his cheek. “i love you too, wrio.”
“that’s what i thought.”
ARLECCHINO — 阿蕾奇诺
꒰ her not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
ʚ arlecchino loves you, she really does. but unfortunately for you, you’re not the age of the orphaned children she protects and therefore she finds it useless to constantly reassure you of such a fact.
ʚ surely if you want her to prove how much she loves you, you’d be less childish with it and simply ask for a real heart to be displayed in a glass box? she’s kidding (perhaps), but given the nature of your dynamic, she’s sure you’ve said the words “i love you” in this relationship enough to cover her half of the bargain.
“arle, i love you,” you muse, buzzing around her desk like a never satiated mosquito. yet instead of sucking blood you merely made her wish she had the heart to plug her ears to silence your relentless affection spillage. she wouldn’t dare. but for the love of the tsaritsa won’t you be good and just sit on her lap and remain quiet?
“arlechinnoo…” another whine as you carefully sit yourself on her desk, her pen quickly brushing over lines, the ferocity at which she held it made the point look as if she was scabbing the paper.
“yes, bunny?” she looked off to the side at you, her expression holding an air of royalty that was most likely non existent in her blood, but definitely seemed present in the way she held herself. maybe it was just that natural posture of arrogance?
“i love you…won’t you love me back?”
“my dear,” she placed the pen down and got up, a sight that made the two informants that stood opposite of the room with their heads hung low nervously hunch into themselves. she sauntered to you and encased your body against the edge of the desk, hands on either side of you.
“you’re surely irritating our guests with your constant noise,” that crestfallen expression of yours was something she wished she could wipe, but that sinful, pyre of pride burned within her like vengeance, making her merely tap her hand over your cheek to refocus your forlorn attention.
soon as you tilted your head, her hot breathy whisper mumbled against your ear: “stay quiet and i’ll be sure to spoil you.”
꒰ you not saying i love you back ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹
“i’ve been issued another task within fontaine, do keep yourself out of trouble even though i have little hope you’ll commit,” arlecchino teasingly mused as she nudged your hip with hers while fixing her coat. “i love you, dear — i’ll be sure to send you letters.”
arlecchino is eerily fond of the silence that came after deafening screams. the scarlet stickiness that spreads across her grim face in splatters making her instinctively lick off that sweet residue. but right now, the silence was just a testament to how good she’s been treating you.
if you think you can get away with a silly prank like this as she’s awaiting your response like a puppy begging for a bone, you must’ve forgotten who has the collar and who has the leash.
catching your chin between her thumb and forefinger, she tilts your face upwards to meet her intense stare, stern eyes blazing with naked hunger. "i asked you to not cause trouble while i’m gone, but you’ve already decided to start, have you?”
most people would crumble beneath her shimmering eyes that spoke volumes of violence, yet deeply within your own heart you know she’d carry you over mountains of skulls that crushed beneath her callous heels if it meant getting you across into fairyland.
“admit it - you crave me just as fiercely as i burn for you." she grins before flicking your forehead with her clawed fingertips. “don’t make me repeat myself or you won’t be getting any gifts from me when i return.”
that’s the real threat you were waiting for. leaving a featherlight goodbye kiss atop her lips, you smartly respond: “i love you too, and don’t forget my favourite cake!”
she rolls her eyes, finally letting you go. “wouldn’t dream of it.”
©STARYUEE do not copy, steal or repost ♡ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪʜᴇᴀʀᴛɢᴀɴʏᴜ
Step 2 confession. Do you ever think about how this must have looked like for their classmates? For them it would've been like, the two love-dorks that have been pining for each other for FIVE years suddenly return to school holding hands after just one random summer.
YEAH
like assuming the school goes up from grade school to middle, everyone knows abt your lil love story
and ofc they're all teasing you, which sucks for cove either way. bc if he's cold, he mainly sticks to you. and if he's warm/ in between, his other friends tease him for running to you.
omg... imagine you're in school, and you let him rest his head on your shoulder while you read a book or smth
if you're seen holding hands at any point.... it's an uproar OMG IMAGONE HOLDING HANDS UNDER THE DESK N SOMEONE BENDS DOWN TO PICK UP A PENCIL N HIT THE TABLE WHILE SCREAMING ABT U HOLDING HANDS.....
okay maybe ik I just had shitty teachers but I imagine some of the more bitter, evil teachers will try to keep you two apart. some will be like "its good for you! you should make friends!"
especially to cove, and puts the same pressure on you if you're nervous and reserved.
omg. imagine someone confesses to you or him, well if it's you cove is all "oh..." *twiddles thumbs*
he explodes when u tell him u said no bc you like someone else/are seeing someone (if you say boyfriend he screams n eventually hugs u to hide his face)
if it's him, he flounders ofc but he does say no and that he likes you very much. if they're persistent then eventually he yells that he's dating you.
yeah. no matter what he like snaps.. middle of class? lunch room? after-school pickup? yeah he'll say it in front of anyone n everyone somehow
OK im... not ngl I was just gonna agree w you n ramble a bit but I'm spiraling LOL
but imagine you get into high school, ofc some kids you knew will be there and eventually it'll spread around your high school as well
THERES PRBLY PICS TOO... say like during group songs or events, or group photos, etc. there's a 50/50 chance cove is looking at you, or you him.
omg imma have to make a whole post on school hc's... pls this is so juicy
OH MY GOD WHEN TEACHERS KNOW YOURE DATING...
"hey no handholding!" cove would jump 10ft and blush n hide his face
wrapping an arm around one another? a teacher is chastising you or pulling you apart (PLS I HAD THAT HAPPEN TO ME, I CANT RMBR HER NAME BUT LISTEN HERE MS.PRINCIPAL YOU WERE FUCKING UP MY RIZZ!!!)
omg. cove tries to rizz you all the time, no matter how minor. he just wants to be close to you ok n sometimes he's not above a lil PDA he can't help it sometimes
I imagine you definitely get caught tryna kiss too. don't let it be by your classmates or a loud mouth teacher who rats u out in front of the students or other teachers YOU NEVER LIVE IT DOWN
bruh now I wanna go to school w cove.. I'd rizz him up so bad too, he'd have to walk to math class w a blush on his face and hearts popping off him bc you've given him the Fattest kiss or flirted w him all lunch n he's LOVING IT
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