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THE LIGHT BEYOND THE MOON. albedo

he’d rather you hold him like this, now and tomorrow, and the days and weeks and months after. the years, the decades.

PAIRING. albedo / gn! reader GENRE. fluff WORD COUNT. 771

NOTE. reposted from my old blog. i like this drabble too much to just let it rot in my archive. (also i am posting this now to let you guys all know that yes, i am still alive lol.)

the autumn dew under the midnight moon sits idly outside the window. it watches you in silence—watches the tangled limbs and messy sheets and forgotten pillows. ALBEDO pulls you closer, runs his fingers up your back, then down. up, down. up. until it settles on the curve of your waist. his hand hovers there, in a hold that’s tender; in a warmth that speaks.

“you look–” he stutters. he opens his mouth, only to close it again. it takes him a few seconds, but the seconds don’t even matter. “you look nice.”

“nice?” you ask him. autumn in mondstadt, for that moment, becomes warmer. his face burns red, and he hurries to hide it in the crook of your neck. you respond with an even warmer laugh, to tease him. it’s an exhilarating thought—to know you have some sort of power over the chief alchemist, the ALBEDO, that he flusters. “just nice?”

ALBEDO snuggles further into you. where he starts and you end is nothing to be questioned anymore, for under the midnight moon, you are one.

he kisses your neck, once. he adds another kiss somewhere along the curve of your throat, then he leans back to kiss your jaw. he smiles against your skin with every touch of his lips.

“beautiful, i mean,” he corrects. ALBEDO runs his fingers up your back again. down. up. except his fingers, this time, speak more than just warmth. it says, carefully: let’s stay here, together. revelling in the warmth of each other and forgetting all about the reds and oranges of leaves falling outside the room.

autumn in mondstadt, for that moment, means something else to you now. autumn in mondstadt now means fleeting kisses on your skin, fingers running up and down your spine. autumn in mondstadt now means “you look beautiful,” when the smiles are lazy and lethargy catches up with the way you and him look into each other’s eyes. beautiful is a word he describes you, on one autumn in mondstadt, when the night grows old and the world grows quiet.

but ALBEDO does not stop there. he kisses your cheek and you feel his breath brushing against your skin. “you are beautiful in ways i have never seen.”

this is his revenge. this is his way of saying that he has as much power to fluster you as you have on him. this is a silly, little competition that you’d laugh at later in the morning. this brings heat that starts on the tips of your fingers up to the tips of your ears.

“stop!” you whine, burying your face in your hands. ALBEDO laughs, and the moon laughs with him, you think. let’s stay here, in each other arms. “don’t say that.”

“but it’s true,” he says, earnest. his voice drips with such sincerity that it almost tears you up. he carefully removes your hands away, placing it on his jaw instead. he leans into it, like he’d rather you hold him like this until autumn ends and winter comes. until winter dissipates into the bright of spring and spring turns into summer. he’d rather you hold him like this, now and tomorrow, and the days and weeks and months after. the years, the decades. he’d rather be here, with you.

he turns to kiss your palm. you let words build home in your chest before you ask ALBEDO to be home with you: “if you say things like that, i might just fall in love with you.”

ALBEDO smiles. “didn’t you already?” he teases, then laughs at the lighthearted shake of your head. “well, hurry up then.”

this is all you could ever ask for, really. to hold someone in your arms without fear of its warmth leaving you. to hold someone close as if this is the only place someone belongs. as if this is home. to hold ALBEDO, on one autumn in mondstadt under the midnight moon, forgetting everyone and everything else but you and him.

you run your fingers through his hair, watches how his eyes close like a sun setting down the horizon. it’s beautiful. everything is beautiful in the here and now.

“if i ask you to keep me in your arms for the rest of your life, would you?”

of course. why would you ever let go of something so beautiful?

“i would. even after the rest of my life, if there is time beyond it. i would keep you in my heart.”

“good,” he mumbles. only you and him hear his words, like a secret. “good. your heart is my favorite place to be held.”

「3:47 PM」 ALBEDO KREIDEPRINZ

✧ characters : albedo x gn!reader; albedo & klee & gn!reader ✧ genre : fluff only ✧ warnings : not really a warning but reader has hair long enough to be braided :D ✧ a/n : this is kinda self-indulgent bc i just wanna walk around windrise with albedo and klee and spoil this cute little troublemaker while watching her sweet sweet brother draw <//3 also albedo and klee are my favorite siblings so have this :D not proofread! hope you enjoy <3 (i know kreideprinz isn't albedo's last name, it just stresses me out to see the title being so mf short-)

"klee, don't go too far!"

you heard an exasperated sigh beside you when klee didn't listen to your warning and kept following the squirrel towards the majestuous tree, her little form disappearing behind the statue of seven. you couldn't help but chuckle at albedo's blunt expression, watching his sister run further and further away from you.

to keep klee from blowing up every fish she encountered, jean had decided that you should be on babysitting duty whenever you didn't have any pressing matters to attend to. kaeya was also assigned to watch over the little spark knight when he had free time so you split the job between both of you - and sometimes lisa when she could.

otherwise, klee was often running around mondstat, meeting with razor, fischl and bennett, adventuring around and - of course - fish blasting.

today however, you had the occasion to get albedo out of his laboratory and away from dragonspine which you decided was the perfect occasion to babysit klee and spend time together.

you didn't let your boyfriend argue much about the decision you took for him when you barged into his office a few hours earlier. you had simply grabbed a few of his art supplies you knew he would need, taken his hand and excused yourself to sucrose who was busy concocting whatever thing they were working on (you didn't really want to know what it was exactly, judging by the strange smell and even weirder color).

so here you were, sitting at the foot of the tree while klee was chasing after squirrels, picking a few flowers whenever she came across them and pouting as she noticed that the small animal had disappeared from sight - only for her smile to come back when she spotted it a few feet afar. meanwhile, albedo was busy sketching the scenery before him, teal eyes switching from his sister hopping around the grass and the statue of the seven back to his drawing.

you didn't say anything, choosing to relish in the peaceful silence and atmosphere, plucking a few flowers to tuck them into albedo's braids and smiling at the soft, pinkish hue coloring his cheeks when you muttered out a quiet pretty under your breath.

"klee wants to do that too!" the little exclaimed right next to your ear and you winced a little, playfully glaring at albedo when he chuckled. "can i try it on your hair, please?" she then asked you in a quieter tone, chin gesturing to the flowers in her hands.

"of course, klee," you smiled at her, untying your hair so she could work with it.

you could see albedo smiling gently at the sight of his sister bouncing in joy in your peripheral vision before he went back to his sketch.

little hands smoothed your hair, small fingers untangling a few strands, careful not to hurt you even if you still felt a soft tug from time to time but you didn't complain, choosing to let her continue.

the process was clumsy, apparently funny to albedo since he chuckled when klee's hands stopped in the middle of their work and you could already see her pouting, frowning and trying to figure out what to do next. sweet as he was, albedo abandonned his artwork on your lap, kneeling beside klee and behind you to help her out.

larger hands joined klee's smaller ones, gently holding a strand of your hair while albedo's soothing voice explained to klee what she was supposed to do. you didn't pay attention to the words, didn't register them, choosing to bask in the warmth the sunrays provided and the soft hums of understandingg the little girl let out while albedo continued his explaining.

soon enough, the braid was done, a few strands sticking out but klee's squeal of joy was evidence enough of her being proud of the hairstyle.

"wait, don't move yet," she said when you tried to turn around, quickly grabbing the flowers she let albedo hold and sticking them into your hair. "done!" she exclaimed - less louder than earlier - and you turned to face albedo.

"so, how do i look, kreideprinz?" you asked, playfully posing.

"pretty," he chuckled in return, fingers pushing a strand of your hair behind your ear. "klee, c'mere, let me put this flower in your hair too," he then said, turning to his sister.

the little girl didn't need to be told twice, quickly running around to face albedo and a large smile tugged at her lips when her brother stuck a flower behind ear, fingers running through a few blonde, wild strands.

"how do i look?" she asked, mimicking your pose and you laughed at that, trapping her between your arms as she got close enough, squishing her lightly against you, eliciting giggles from her.

"the prettiest."

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"General, This Ain't A Cat"

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Pairing: Jing Yuan x (gn!) Reader

Summary: One day you find a cute white lion cub scratching on your front door, little did you know that the actual owner of it was Jing Yuan, the General of the Xianzhou Luofu himself. And he might have the wrong idea about the little thing, too...

Tags: Fluff, Crack, Jing Yuan's Lion loves you, inspired by the General's Diary you can find in HSR, flustered Jing Yuan

A/N: I love him a very normal amount, your honor! The fact he is a cat dad too is just too cute! And also that he got scammed trying to buy a cat and instead unknowingly managed to buy a lion makes it so much funnier. I can only recommend reading his diary ingame lmao

A distinct scratching sound on the front door of your home made you perk up in your seat. You waited for the sound to reappear a couple of times before deciding to check what was causing it.

You slowly opened the door and looked outside. But both to the right and to the left you spotted nothing that could’ve caused the sound. It was also relatively windstill on the Luofu today so that also couldn’t have been it.

Just as you were about to close the door again you spotted the culprit behind the flower pot right next to your door. It was a small, snow-white lion cub, not older than a couple of months at best, and it looked at you pleadingly with its azure-colored eyes.

Did it want to come in?

You knelt down on your doorstep and stretched your hand out towards it, prompting it to come over to you. It hesitantly tiptoed in your direction from behind the flower pot, carefully smelling on your fingers first before bumping its head into your hand. You began scratching its head and not too long after a loud purr could be heard.

It was such a cute little thing you were almost tempted to snatch it and keep it. But a beautiful animal like that had to belong to someone, right?

You picked the soft bundle of fur up and walked towards the main road to look around. Maybe it ran away and the owner was still around looking for it? They had to be since you never heard of any instances of strays on the Luofu.

A little bit further down the street, you spotted two Cloud Knights with a bag of treats in their hand. They were eagerly shaking them to make rattling sounds and simultaneously scanned the ground for something. Looks like they are the people the little cutie belonged to.

"Hey," you called out to them. "Are you looking for this snow lion perhaps?"

"Oh, thank the Heavens!" One of the guards exclaimed. "We've been looking for it the entire day already.”

One of the guards stretched out their arms to take the little lion cub into his arms but it made no fuss to go anywhere. In fact, it was clinging to you and started purring loudly, bumping its head into your chest.

“Hey, you little cutie. You have to get back home. I’m sure you’re hungry by now, aren’t you? Enough adventure for one day.” You said in a higher-pitched voice. Its eyes almost looked sad and it let out a squeak the moment you handed it back to the soldiers and waved them goodbye.

As soon as you were back home you couldn’t help but think about the little lion again. It was the first time you had ever seen one with such a majestic fur and eye color. Whoever it belonged to could surely count themself lucky. 

A couple of days passed and you went about your days as normal until you heard the familiar scratching at your front door again. 

Unlike the first time you immediately knew it must be the same lion from a few days prior. You went to open the door again and the white bundle of fur immediately zoomed inside of your home.

Alerted, you immediately began chasing it around your living room. As much as you wanted to actually keep it as well, you absolutely couldn’t. Someone was waiting for it and probably worried about its disappearance once again. You for sure would turn the Luofu upside down if it was your missing pet.

Snatching the little complaining bundle of fur up again proved difficult as it was clinging and clawing at your carpet for dear life, but you eventually managed.

Carrying it outside once again you looked for Cloud Knights you could return it to again but this time a blonde teen boy, dressed in blue and no older than maybe fourteen was walking down the street with treats this time. And for some reason, he seemed oddly familiar.

“Mimi? Miiiii-Miiiii. Come get your treats!!” The blonde boy shouted and shook the treat box in his hands like a rattle.

The little lion cub, apparently named Mimi, perked its ears up in your arms and began trying to wriggle out of your grasp. You let it jump down and watched it zoom in the direction of the boy, sitting down and looking up at him with hungry and expectant eyes.

“There you are, you little troublemaker!” He says furrowing his brows and throwing Mimi a handful of treats.

Going off of the way the lion reacted to his voice you assumed it was probably his pet lion.

He picked it up and started petting it, eliciting it to close its eyes, start purring and relax in his arms. The boy smiled at it fondly and slightly shook his head in disbelief over the little rascal before looking down the street to where you were standing.

“Hey, you!” He shouted and started trotting in your direction. “Were you the one who found Mimi?”

You nodded in response before wondering how he could’ve figured that out considering he didn’t see you with Mimi at all.

“Wait how did you-?” You inquired with furrowed brows.

He just pointed at your chest, or more specifically, at your shirt in reply. Following the direction of his finger with your gaze you soon realized that you were entirely covered in white fluff from when you were holding Mimi.

“Ah. Well of course. That makes sense,” you chuckled. “Does it run away a lot?” You asked pointing at the still happily purring snow lion in the blonde boy’s arms.

He simply rolled his eyes and smiled in reply. “All the time.”

“Well, it seems to be fond of my front door as of late. I live just a bit further down the street. So chances are if it runs away again, it might be near my house again.”

“Good to know. Certainly makes things easier,” he nodded. “I’m Yanqing, by the way!”

That’s why he seemed so familiar. He is the lieutenant of the Luofu Cloud Knights and you had seen him here and there in an official capacity but you generally didn’t pay too much attention to those so you couldn’t quite put your finger on it earlier.

It certainly explained the beautiful and special-looking animal in his arms.

You grabbed the hand he held out to you and introduced yourself as well before bidding him farewell for now not too long after. Looking after him as he walked back home you smiled to yourself and hoped for him that he would be able to keep his little lion cub in check from now on.

A couple more days passed once more after that encounter until someone rang your doorbell. You weren’t expecting any visitors, especially not this late in the evening so you wondered who would possibly come over at this time of day.

Out of every possible person on the ship, however, you certainly didn’t expect the General of the Luofu in the flesh to be your late-night visitor. He was standing in front of your door with hands folded behind his back and staring down the street, waiting for your to open the door.

“Good evening, General… Can I help you with something?” You carefully inquired with some hesitancy in your voice. 

You suddenly felt very small, and that was not only because he was a tall, handsome, and quite muscular man but also because you were more than just a bit intimidated.

Nothing to worry about, right? It was only the most important man on the entire ship standing in front of your house. 

Naturally, your mind immediately came to the conclusion that you must’ve done something wrong.

“Uhm-,” he began, scratching the back of his neck. “Do you happen to know where my cat is?

Out of every possible thing he could’ve said, this was the last thing you expected.

“Your… cat?” You asked in disbelief. He simply nodded and looked around your front yard once more.

“It’s white with bright blue eyes. Yanqing has informed me that Mimi is quite fond of you and keeps escaping to your house.”

So it was his pet. But wait, didn’t he just say…

“Cat?”

“Yes. A small grimalkin, up to no good, constantly runs away. My cat.” He elaborated.

At that point, you couldn’t help but burst into laughter. He seemed very taken aback and confused by your outburst and you were almost inclined to say that it made him, this big hunk of a man, look like a huge, gentle teddy bear.

“Care to explain what is so funny?” He asked crossing his arms in front of his chest.

“Forgive me, General,” you wiped a tear out of the corner of your eyes. “I do not wish to burst your bubble here but your cat may not be what you think it is.”

“What are you implying?”

“It’s a lion, General. I can assure you, it’s most certainly not a cat.”

You observed how his eyes widened in surprise and a hint of pink began to dust his cheeks behind his long bangs. You had to bite your lip in order to not start laughing again. He really didn’t know. And the fact you made him aware of it seemed to be quite embarrassing to him.

“Oh. Uhm… well, I actually had my suspicions already.” He stated, once again scratching the back of his neck. You couldn’t help but wonder how a man like him could manage to look this cute when flustered. And to think this was the first face-to-face contact you had ever had with him made it all the better.

Without a doubt, he was an attractive man, and that was something everyone aboard the Luofu would agree to. However, after witnessing him in this flustered, and quite frankly, adorable state tonight, your desire to get to know him on a more personal level increased.

“What would it take for you to not tell anyone about this?” He suddenly inquired. But before you could answer, he made an offer himself. One you couldn’t possibly refuse after everything that transpired tonight.

“How does a dinner sound? My treat of course.”

“Hmm, very well. Or you could let your cat stay with me more often?”

“Well, that can also be arranged,” he chuckled with a playful smile. “But we come as a pair.”

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