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If we’re lucky, writer and reader alike, we’ll finish the last line or two of a short story and then just sit for a minute, quietly. Ideally, we’ll ponder what we’ve just written or read; maybe our hearts or our intellects will have been moved off the peg just a little from where they were before. Our body temperature will have gone up, or down, by a degree. Then, breathing evenly and steadily once more, we’ll collect ourselves, writers and readers alike, get up, “created of warm blood and nerves” as a Chekhov character puts it, and go on to the next thing: Life. Always life.
Raymond Carver, from Call If You Need Me: The uncollected fiction and other prose
omg if only I had my fgo wishing luck on genshin. i got arjuna alter in less than 30 pulls when there is no pity system at all, but have to get to full pity on genshin to get the character I want and now honkai star rail too
what better role than that of the young new professor everyone is fussing over?
he carries himself like someone well beyond his years and speaks as if he’s walked the earth for a millennia. his knowledge is extensive and doesn’t just revolve around the subject he teaches, history. he is well-versed in ancient literature, poetry, and is fluent in several languages. it’s no wonder everyone is dying to meet him and have a profound conversation with him.
even you find him intriguing and can’t help but gravitate towards him when you’re both in the breakroom, but you’re determined to find the one thing you know better than him. so far you’ve failed in brewing a better cup of tea than him, knowing how to bind a book (even making the pages from scratch), knowing calligraphy, and picking a lock faster (why does he even need that skill? you’re sure anyone would let him into their home even on a first meeting, probably even give him the codes to all their safes)
tags + notes: professor!zhongli x professor!reader, rivals (one-sided) to lovers, lots of long-winded explanations and awkward encounters in the breakroom
ii. childe
surprisingly he’s the insufferable TA that zhongli handpicked himself. how he thought that guy was the best option when there’s obviously thoma that everyone loves is beyond you. but you have to admit he has a way with words, which is probably why the professor picked him. he could get anyone interested in just about any subject, even a “boring” one like history. and that’s not just a personal opinion either, many students have admitted that the only reason they decided to take the class was because he convinced them.
however, there’s also this weird aura about him. it feels intimidating for some reason, but you can’t quite put your finger on why... and some of your classmates have mentioned being afraid of missing an assignment cause of him. but he seems like a cool guy from your experience, just a little annoying if anything
tags + notes: ta!childe x student!reader, popular x reserved, golden retriever energy x cat energy, endless amount of bickering, childe is always messing with the reader and trying to distract them (all in hopes of getting them to ask him for help after class)
iii. diluc
the first time you saw the redhead wasn’t in class, even though a couple of days later you realized he sat right behind you. in your defense, it’s not like you’re looking behind you during class, but you figure you would have seen him walk into class at least once before. but no, you first saw him at the local bar, he was standing behind the counter with his hair up in a high ponytail. if you were being completely honest, that’s probably why you noticed him there and not in class. in class he wears it in a low and lose ponytail. it doesn’t compliment him at all, but who were you to judge his morning routine.
he’s also a completely different person when he’s not at the bar. in class he’s so serious and keeps to himself, another reason why you probably never noticed him. even at the bar he’s somewhat serious, but at least he offers more than a dry “good morning” there. you’ve even gotten a smile
tags + notes: grumpy x sunshine, forced proximity (they have to work on project together which means meeting up a lot and possibly going to each other’s places), slow burn
iv. kazuha
you’d heard word of that cute boy that performed with his band at the local bar and had caught a glimpse of him once or twice there when visiting your friend diluc. but you never imagined he was the boy you stared at in class, and not cause you thought he was cute or anything you did, it’s just that you always saw him staring out the window, like he longed to be a bird so he could ride the wind and travel to some far off land. other times you’d catch him flipping through a notebook quickly jotting something down, probably lyrics now that you thought about it, and you found it intriguing.
now that you knew he was in a band maybe you could approach him and ask him about it, he seemed friendly enough
tags + notes: band member!kazuha x admirer!reader, reader falls first but kazuha falls harder, he doesn’t realize that all this time he’s been slowly falling for the reader until it hits him like a train and he can’t hide it any longer
v. thoma
thoma is the perfect student. every professor is always speaking highly of him and using him as an example for those that comes after. and yet it’s hard to hate or envy, someone who is willing to let you borrow his notes. in fact, he offers them to you when he notices you’re struggling with a topic. they’re so neat too, color coded and everything. never in your life had notes made more sense to you than the actual professor.
if you weren’t aware of his culinary arts major, you’d have assumed he was studying to be a professor of some kind. helping others came so naturally to him, but so did cooking. there had been plenty of time when he’d brought snacks for the class just cause he felt like it and they were delicious. no wonder the professors loved him, he motivated the class for them
tags + notes: friends to lovers, cuteness overload that’s pretty much it, just lots and lots of fluff
vi. xiao
if it wasn’t because he is literally the quietest person you’ve ever met, you probably would have never noticed xiao in his corner. at first you thought it was because he hated being around people, one of those extremely anti-social people, but you’ve come to realize he is just shy. not the type to fumble over his words, just not the type to initiate a conversation. once you get him talking he’s alright though. still a little awkward with his one word replies, but he’s not a bad guy.
it took you a while to get him to warm up to you, but now it’s like you took in an injured puppy. he even stopped sitting at the very back corner and now comes to sit next to you. the others took it as a free invitation to start talking to him, but he just gives them polite nods and glances their way occasionally. you wonder if it’s because it takes him a while to trust other people
tags + notes: mututal pining, special treatment (you’re the only one that gets to see the talkative side of him and vulnerable), angst (because he’d still have a sad backstory in this au), but it would eventually have lots of fluff
vii. itto
he’s the completely opposite of xiao. while xiao stand outs because he’s so quiet and mysterious, itto stands out cause it’s impossible for him not to. no ones needs to ask him what he’s doing for the day cause everyone can hear him talking about it in the halls. it’s actually surprising just how loud he can be, but that’s the best part of him. he isn’t afraid of putting himself out there. he’s also an overall great guy, whenever he spots someone being left out he’ll include them in the conversation. he does the same for his football games too, invites everyone and gets them cheering even if they don’t care for the sport and makes friends with the opposing team. there have been plenty of time when both teams go out to eat together after the game because of him, regardless of who won or lost.
but his one fault is that he’s not exactly the brightest. everyone loves him, but the professors can only let him off the hook so many times before his grades start suffering...
tags + notes: jock!itto x nerd!reader/tutor!reader, cute moments where the reader patches itto up after a game, that “oh” moment from the reader as they watch itto running on the field, and the “oh” moment from itto as he watches the reader cheer from the stands feeling like he can run on forever
Absolutely a sucker for the “ARE YOU HURT” once over. The wandering hands, frantically checking for blood or pain just SOMETHING. ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED of what they might find while searching. The panicked look on the face of the person doing the checking, the glossy, confused “I’m fine” from the person being checked. HOO BOY just inject that shit right into my veins
anyone else playing or thinking of playing honkai star rail? i just tried it and i’m not trying to get ahead of myself but uhh i might write something for dan heng cause omg look at him
“takemichi-kun… you got into another fight?” you hear hina say in a disappointed tone from beside you. you turned your head from the book you were reading to see hina walking away and intercepting with a bloodied takemichi. you sighed before closing your book and trudging towards the couple.
takemichi was on high alert as he saw you approach them. “(y-y/n)-san!” takemichi stutters.
just wanted to give a little heads up that i updated my rules! they hadn’t been updated in forever so it was about time and it was the perfect timing with all the new followers, welcome!!
ft. manjiro sano, ken ryuguji, chifuyu matsuno, keisuke baji, takashi mitsuya, shinichiro sano
MANJIRO SANO
“don’t.”
he grabs your wrist as soon as you begin to slip the engagement ring off your finger. you look at him with tear filled eyes and he tries his best to seem stable, but he is in fact holding back tears of his own. “nothing is gonna get better if you take it off,” mikey intertwines his hands with yours and sighs.
“i’m just tired of fighting, it feels like you aren’t listening to me,” you say and he lightly touches the ring on your finger to make sure it’s still there. manjiro then leans his forehead against yours and shuts his eyes. “i’m listening, i’m sorry,” he whispers softly. “i don’t want to lose you, i don’t want to fight with you either and i’m really sorry for not listening.”
you allow a few tears to roll down your cheeks and nuzzle your face into the crook of his neck. he’s quick to wrap his arms around your waist, pulling you closer with tears streaming down his own cheeks. “i’m gonna do better, baby,” mikey’s voice wavers as he’s speaking and you rub his back comfortingly, pressing a few kisses to his neck. “me too, mikey. i’m sorry.”
KEN RYUGUJI
he looks at you for a minute as you’re beginning to take the ring off before he opens his mouth to speak. “do you really think something like this can ruin our whole fucking marriage or what the fuck are you doing? are you really gonna end it because of a fight?” ken walks over to you and takes your hand in his, pulling the ring back on your finger.
“as long as you still love me, we can still work this out, right? i won’t let you leave before we talk about it, okay?” he sounds unsure and the tears in the corners of his eyes is an obvious indicator that he’s desperate. desperate for you to stay and for you to want to talk with him about the previous fight between the two of you.
you look up at him as he tries to keep his tears from falling, but he can’t help but let out a sob as soon as you wrap your arms around his neck and pull him closer to you. “i still love you, ken. and i’m not leaving, i’m sorry, it was childish of me to do that,” you whisper.
he sighs and pulls away just a little so he can look at you. “do you want to talk about it?” ken cups your cheeks and presses a kiss to your forehead before you nod your head and go to sit down by the couch in each others arms.
CHIFUYU MATSUNO
“please, don’t take it off.”
chifuyu looks at you, eyes wide and hands grasping at your wrist so you won’t be able to move it any further.
the two of you have been arguing for longer than both of you would want. after both of you have been busy with work and studies, the time for each other has lessened and anger has been pent up because of the amounts of things to do. it’s become overwhelming for you both which is why it all suddenly broke down today.
“i’m sorry, baby. please just don’t take the ring off as if we would be breaking up, i’m gonna marry you, okay? we’re gonna get married soon and i want to be with you for the rest of our lives, so please don’t take it off and talk to me instead,” chifuyu pleads as he unintentionally tightens the grip around your wrist. he only lets go when you try to wriggle out of his hand.
“okay, i’m sorry ‘fuyu. i love you,” you mumble and look down at your hands before he intertwines his fingers with yours. “i wanna be with you forever too, it’s just been so much these past few weeks and i know i shouldn’t have taken it out on you and-“ “we both did the wrong thing, but we’ll do better next time, i promise,” he says before kissing the ring on your finger.
KEISUKE BAJI
“what are you doing?” he startles you as you’re in the kitchen, baking cookies after a heated argument with him. in the end, you did solve everything, but he can’t help the stinging feeling in his heart when he notices your empty ring finger. you’ve put your engagement ring on the kitchen table and he keeps staring at it while waiting for you to answer his question.
“baking cookies, do you want to help? i don’t have much left, but-“ “i mean, why are you not wearing the ring?” baji points towards the kitchen table where the ring he put on your finger a few months ago is laying, shining brightly. you look at if for a moment before looking back at him, tilting your head to the side.
you sigh and put the cookies to the side so you can focus on him. “i didn’t want it to accidentally fall into the drain or something while baking so i put it there to keep it safe. i’m not breaking up with you, don’t worry so much,” baji sighs out in relief and smiles as you come closer to him, pressing a soft kiss to his cheek.
“you know i wouldn’t leave you, right? as long as you don’t act like a piece of shit i’ll still be here,” you giggle as he wraps his arms around your waist and places kisses to your neck. “i know, thank you.” “don’t thank me.” “but i want to thank you for staying with me, so thank you.”
TAKASHI MITSUYA
“no no no no, baby please, don’t do that,” he rushes over to you as soon as he notices how you begin to take the wedding ring off your finger. “i just want to talk it out, okay? we don’t need to go this far, please. i don’t know what i’ll do without you,” mitsuya cups your cheeks and guilt hits you at the sight of his wide and teary eyes.
trying to take the ring off may have been a bit of an overreaction since he was never the reason for you to become this irritated in the first place, but he’s still the one who’s caught up in all your pent up stress. “i know this week has been super harsh on you and i’ll do anything i can to make you feel better,” he whispers and you put your hands over his, closing your eyes before taking a deep breath.
mitsuya leans his forehead against yours and presses a kiss to the tip of your nose. “let’s sit down and talk, hm?” he smiles lightly and you nod, allowing him to lead you towards the couch.
SHINICHIRO SANO
the two of you are getting ready for bed after an eventful day. he came home late because of a fight he was in and after having to take care of him almost every other day since he keeps protecting his friends from getting hurt, you hit your breaking point. thankfully, the fight didn’t last for long and it was an easy one to solve compared to those he physically participates in.
you take the engagement ring off your finger and put it on the night stand, just like you always do, but this time shinichiro freezes. his heart drops all the way to his stomach and when you turn to give him a goodnight kiss, he looks absolutely horrified.
“what’s wrong, shin?” you prop yourself up on your elbows so you can get a better look at him. his eyes are wide and it almost looks like his hand is shaking while reaching for your cheek. “the ring, you took it off,” he mumbles and you smile at him, moving closer so your faces are only mere inches away from one another.
“i always take it off before we go to sleep, there’s nothing bigger to it. don’t overthink things like these, we solved the fight, didn’t we?” you wrap your arms around his waist, putting a leg over his hips so he’ll stay in place. for a moment, shinichiro seems to have cogwheels struggling to work together in his head, but he soon comes back to reality and now looks at you with a much more softer look. “oh, that’s good. i just got worried, i know you wouldn’t do that though. i’m sorry, i shouldn’t have gotten so worried,” he rambles and you shake your head, pressing your lips to his so he’ll shut up and calm down for once.
you absentmindedly fix diluc's hair one day, reaching out and tucking a strand of it away so it's out of his eyes. your fingers brush softly against the shell of his ear, warm and tender. your touch is as fleeting as the breeze, but he freezes under it like a prey animal, his entire world re-calibrating.
you do it again not twenty minutes later, and he almost presses into your hand before catching himself.
the winds pick up. his hair drifts in them, flickering around his face like guttering flames. you tuck his hair behind his ears again and again, all while chattering on. he's not sure you even realize it.
there's a storm starting to gather in the distance, and the winds grow stronger still. he ends up cinching his mass of hair into a high ponytail, too firm for any strands to escape.
you don't touch him again.
the next day, diluc starts wearing looser ponytails.
✰ 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐙𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐘𝐎 let’s out an amused scoff when he watches the back of your hand rub the spot that he just placed his lips on— and his eyes move from your collar bone and towards your pair of mischievous ones that stare back. “You think you’re so fucking funny, huh?” He shakes his head and lets out a low chuckle while his thumb circles on your thigh. You fake confusion and lean your chin on your palm, biting back the sly grin that threatens to take over when he stand up from his sitting position. “Hmm?” You hum in confusion when your arms are suddenly being lifted before you come crashing into Sanzu’s firm chest with a small thud. “Try and wipe this off.” You can’t even register his words before your body is being dipped down with his calloused hand keeping your head steady while he’s smashing his lips to yours, along with making sure it’s one of the most sloppy and messiest kisses that you two have shared throughout your relationship. He makes sure to exaggerate the ‘mwah!’ sound as he pulls away— and takes the liberty to wipe away the string of saliva that follows as he sends you a teasing wink. “Try that shit again and you’ll regret it.” You roll your eyes but listen, waiting for him to stalk off before wiping your mouth. “Gross, you taste like smoke.” Though you pause your movements when his body quickly twirls around and starts sprinting back over towards you with a menacing smile. “Oh, you’re in for it now! C’mere sweetcheeks!”
✰ 𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐒𝐔𝐘𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈 always makes sure to give you a passionate kiss before he tucks himself away in his crafts room to work on any new designs, just to tell you that he loves you without any words being shared. When Mitsuya wordlessly gets up from the table and places his plate in the sink, he waddles over towards you and leans down to places a short yet sweet kiss on the corner of your mouth before straightening up to walk away— only to pause his step when you use the sleeve of his sweatshirt to wipe your mouth. “Sweetheart?” He questions, and almost starts to feel guilty when you look up at him in confusion. “Yes, Takashi?” He thinks about confrontation before he dismisses it, shaking his head before leaning down and kissing your cheek. “Okay, I’ll see you later.” He mumbled against your skin before pulling away, watching your every movement. You almost can’t stop the giggle that falls from your mouth when his eyes flash with hurt when you wipe it away for the second time. “Did… did I do something wrong, Darling?” His hand falls from the chair and onto your upper back— rubbing loving circles while staring into your pair of eyes that he fell in love with. “Uhh, no, everything is fine. You should get to work now though, you have that deadline coming up don’t you?” You turn back to your breakfast and resume eating while your husband just stands beside you in confusion. He debates giving you a third kiss before he shakes it off with a sigh, sending you one last glance before padding into his work space. His already long day now seemed longer.
✰ 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐈 𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐔 is not someone you should normally play these silly little pranks on, and you knew that. But after some quick bantering with his older brother— along with a couple double digits being put into your bank account, you quietly wait for your boyfriend to enter your shared bedroom and give you his good morning kiss. As if on que, Rindou’s purple hair is the first thing you see as he peeks into the doorway before fully stepping in when he takes notice of you. “There you are, you weren’t here when I woke up so I went looking for you, which was a mission considering this place is huge.” He waddles over and stands in between your legs after spreading them apart with his hands before tilting your chin up to face him as he leans down. You shut your eyes so his hair doesn’t poke them as he lets out a satisfied hum into your mouth before pulling away— the whole time his thumb rubbing circles on your cheek. You almost want to quit this whole thing when he stares down at you with his eyes full of adoration but continue on and bring you hand to wipe you mouth. Rindou’s eyebrows fall flat as his face morphs into one of annoyance. “Okay.” He pulls away and starts walking out the room, ignoring the calling of his names as he heads downstairs to start making his morning coffee— this time though, he only grabs one mug from the cupboard. He smirks as he always puts the tea bags at the very highest shelf so you have to get him to make you one.
✰ 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐁𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐉𝐔 has settled down greatly after the whole Shiba family was somewhat dissolved, so when you do little pranks like this— he won’t get as pissed of as his black dragon leader days would. “The heck was that for?” He grumbles into your cheek after you push his face away to wipe the spot where his rough lips lingered. “When ya’ want me to kiss you, you wipe it off? Getting too confident for you own good aren’t you, baby?” You chuckle and shake your head, turning your attention back towards the tv, trying to ignore the way his large hands grope the flesh of your thigh. “Stop it, Taiju, m’trying to watch the movie.” You giggle as his hair tickles your skin when he dips down to place another kiss onto your shoulder. You don’t even get the chance to swat him away before your arms are being held hostage in his bigger ones. “Don’t even think about it.” Though he means what he says, his voice does have a tiny hint of amusement laced into his tone. “I wasn’t going to, but let go, my arms hurt.” He complies of course, watching as you pretend to scratch behind your ear before patting your shoulder with a triumph chuckle. He shakes his head with a sigh, turning his attention back to the front and not paying attention to the way you claw at his shirt— he rolls his eyes. “You mad at me?” You whine, now turned to face him as you’re perched all prettily in his lap, his gaze still not focused on you, but he would be lying if he said his eyes didn’t threaten to fall onto your face from time to time.
✰ 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐘𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐙𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀 tries not to show his sadness when you wipe away the kiss he places onto the tip of your nose, instead, he backs away and looks at you apologetically. “I’m sorry, does my breath stink?” Though his mood does lighten up just a small a bit when you giggle and shake your head— though that doesn’t explain why you didn’t want his kiss to stay on your skin. “Oh… so then why…?” “Why what?” You ask with a tilt of your head, making Kazutora look off to the side before he falls in love all over again. “You don’t like when I kiss you?” his voice is low, as if trying not to make it sound like he’s accusing you. “No…? Why do you think that?” You ask, pulling him in by his shirt and placing a kiss to his cheek, this makes him even more confused. “Okay, I’m glad then.” He leans in for another— this time on your lips. His mouth lingers on yours for a few seconds longer then usual before pulling away, watching as your tongue swipes across your lips before wiping away the wetness with your shirt collar. “You confuse me sometimes, love.” He shakes his head and leans onto your shoulder softly away both your bodies to the imaginary music. “I wanna… stay like this forever, with you.” You smile into his hair and rub his back, and Kazutora’s breathing is so steady that you think he’s fallen asleep. “Too bad! Get back to work.” Chifuyu busts into the storage room of the pet shop unexpectedly and drags your poor boyfriend by the ear while he whines at you to help him. “Sorry baby, I’ll see you after your shift.”
☓ no warnings ! this is my first writing that isn't angst LOL
ᶻz・baji keisuke
⠀ ⬤ with his inability to tell you ‘no’
baji hates the way you’re looking at him. brows furrowed, lip jutted out while you tug on his arm in hopes of it helping- it does, but he’d never tell you that.
“please.” you beg, pulling him towards the photo booth. his scowl is ever present, arms crossed over his chest as if you’re asking him to do the most difficult thing in the world. ‘it’s just a photo booth’, you’d argued before, leaving out the detail of him being the one to pay for it.
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