Mikazuki1709

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Just a game (2025, Honkai: Star Rail, Ratiorine, 16.270 words)

Summary: On a whim, Aventurine offers to play Ratio's “partner” at a party. However, when the doctor actually accepts the offer, the whole affair quickly takes on unexpected proportions - and forces both men to ask themselves some uncomfortable questions about themselves and how they actually see each other.

Excerpt: It is quite fascinating. Intriguing, even. Like one of those TV dramas which you initially think would be completely irrelevant to you, only for them to turn out to be too good to want to miss the continuation. Aventurine wants to be a part of this, and his mind, which is by now undoubtedly more than just a little clouded by the alcohol he has had, throws caution to the wind and just lets him get into action.He steps right in front of the two of them, wearing his widest smile, but his eyes are only focused on Ratio as he begins to speak:“Hey, doc! How mean of you to ignore me like this. Do you want me to spend the whole night alone?”

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The promise (2022, Genshin Impact, Kaeluc, 6.151 words)

Summary: Even in the city of freedom, not everybody agrees with young Kaeya and Diluc having a relationship. Master Crepus has his own thoughts on the matter, but his life ends before he can share them with the two young men. Many years later, be it by chance or by fate, his message reaches them after all.

Excerpt: "Someday you'll meet a nice girl too, and you'll love each other and get married and have lots and lots of cute, red-haired kids."There was no deeper intention behind Crepus' words, he only spoke what he thought was self-evident. If he had known what the future would hold for his son, he would certainly have chosen his words more carefully.Things are simple when you are five years old, and so at that time there was no doubt in Diluc's mind that everything his father said was the truth. And so the little boy also kept these carelessly uttered words in his heart for many years.

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Swordplay (2024, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Sylvix, 4.576 words)

Summary: Felix is persuaded by Ashe to accompany him to a medieval market. What initially promises to become his own personal nightmare takes an unexpectedly fascinating turn thanks to the chance encounter with a certain red-haired hobby-knight.

Excerpt: Apart from those, there is a whole army of people wearing band shirts, and it is always bands Felix has never heard of. Some of them have their names written in a way that makes him unsure if those are actually letters or if it isn’t rather a Rorschach test he is looking at. However, there is one thing they have in common: they are always black, and they make Felix’s plain white shirt shine even brighter.But the third group of people is the worst: It’s the families. There are screaming children everywhere, and it does not even take ten minutes for him to be annoyed by them. He tries to sidestep little boys with wooden swords only to bump into baby buggies and handcarts, and he wants to hold his ears to escape the high-pitched screams of kids trying to force their parents into buying fries for them. Fries , of all things. Do these people not even know that in this part of the world, potatoes are a thing of the modern age?! When he hears a proud dad explaining to his son that he is looking at a lance right now when it is actually a f***ing halberd, Felix decides that it is time for a drink if he wants to stand any chance to make it through this day.

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Understanding a new feeling (2023, Honkai: Star Rail, Caeheng, 1.245 words)

Summary: Caelus invests a lot of time and attention into trying to read Dan Heng's facial expressions, but there is one which remains a mystery to him. What could it mean, and what does he have to do to find out?

Excerpt: Since Caelus does not have a past - at least not one he remembers anything of - some things do not come easy to him. There are a lot of situations when he has no clue how to behave correctly, and Caelus usually just acts like what feels natural for him. Luckily he figured out very soon that customs are very individual in different places of the universe, so that most people who deal with him and the other trailblazers already have a high tolerance when it comes to uncommon behaviour.Because obviously, what is natural to him ist not always just as natural to other people and should make him feel shy or uncomfortable. Like climbing into trash cans out of sheer curiosity. Or starting an exchange of letters through trash cans. Or generally most things he does involving trash cans…Anyway, what happened between him and Dan Heng did not involve any trash cans at all. It started with a simple text message. One thing led to another and in the end Caelus admitted that he liked the thought of being able to observe Dan Heng in the water.Dan Heng allowed him to join him that day, but in the end, Caelus did not see him in the water at all, and he still thinks that this is a pity. He is a handsome guy after all, but his clothes reveal nothing, and Caelus is a little curious about this. But when he told this to Dan Heng, he met him with that look for the first time.

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The weight of the world (2024, Genshin Impact, Haikaveh, 3.536 words)

Summary: Because of his financial worries, Kaveh feels pressured to accept jobs that he resents. It does him no good, and Alhaitham reaches his limits as to how he can help him.

“Excerpt: It doesn’t stop.” he said, his voice shaky and panicked.When Alhaitham remained silent for a second, he added:“The tears just won’t stop. I don’t know what to do!”At the end, his voice almost broke, and the shivering of his body just intensified.Alhaitham still did not say a word, but he was with him just a second later and wrapped his arms around his trembling roommate.It was more than Kaveh was able to process. He had not been this close to anybody in an eternity, neither physically, nor emotionally. Never would he have expected to show the weird chaos raging inside of him to Alhaitham of all people, and even less would he have expected to not just be turned off by the reserved man.With Alhaitham holding him so tightly, the constant shivering of Kaveh’s body had no chance but to stop. However, the tears did not stop flowing. In contrast: pressed close to the other man’s firm chest, feeling his warmth, the last dam within Kaveh seemed to break.“I don’t wanna do this anymore!” he cried out, the words he had thought silently for so many times breaking their way out for the first time.“I can’t do this anymore.” he added, something he had not even admitted to himself before.

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Untouchable (2023, Genshin Impact, Ayathoma, 7.253 words)

Summary: The older Ayato gets, the more the public opinion urges him to finally find a partner for life and get married. But although Thoma wants nothing more than to see his lord happy, he simply cannot feel glad for him when the marriage candidates arrive at the Kamisato estate - and Ayato himself also seems less than pleased about the whole situation. In the end, it's up to Ayaka to help two very clumsy men get to grips with their own feelings.

Excerpt: Somehow, Thoma always gets restless the days Ayato invites possible marriage candidates, and while it is technically part of his job to worry about his lord, Thoma feels that this is a bit ridiculous.Ayato is one of the leading heads of Inazuma, he has survived countless assassination attempts, is a skilled fighter and has a sharp mind. There is no threat whatsoever coming from those young ladies visiting the estate, and still, Thoma has to suppress the urge to stick close to the tea room where his lord welcomes his visitors during those ‘meetings’. He is even happy when, this time, the arrival of the messenger from Inazuma City gives him an excuse to contact Ayato during the visit. And maybe even a little bit happier when Ayato’s relieved smile tells him that his intrusion was not an unwelcome one.If he is being honest with himself, Thoma is very curious about Ayato’s thoughts concerning those dates he always calls meetings like they are just another tedious part of his work schedule. His lord has been old enough to marry and found a family for quite some years now, but he has never expressed any wish to look for a wife. Thoma has a feeling that he only agreed to those ‘meetings’ because the pressure of the other noble families grew bigger and bigger, but he does not dare to ask him about this. They may be close, but in the end, Thoma still stays a retainer of the Kamisato clan, and there are certain matters that seem inappropriate to address.

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