𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧

[ cups her cheeks and kisses the corner of her lips. ] Silver bird in a golden cage. Would you go ? If you could ?

You make it hard to be worthy of you, Yelan… [ she sighs, letting go of her, but her gentle eyes not leaving her face. ]

Your faith should be in Liyue… Not in me. Liyue is infallible… I am not.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧

what do you want as a gift ?

as if. you are as much as a hoarder as me. what do you want ?

… i could get you everything on this earth and what you want… what you want is time ?

have you missed me ?

… never enough.

wraps arms around ༉ ‧₊˚. 𝚄𝙽𝙲𝚁𝙾𝚆𝙽𝙴𝙳 * 𝕷𝐎𝐑𝐃 .’s waist from behind, pulling it close and presses her face into her neck. « Happy birthday, captain. »

Slides a box toward 𝑭𝑬𝑴𝑴𝑬 𝑭𝑨𝑻𝑨𝑳𝑬., with a new pair of diamond earrings and a scroll about the rules of some ancient games from Natlan.

And where exactly does master Zhongli think that our great Archon’s, our pride’s, remains should stay ?

No.

For the record, I can explain.

Mmn ?

How about this captain come and take it.

blushing— looking up.

she looks away immediately, nervously nipping at her lower lip. « … yeah. »

Eyerolls. « of course, you are. » she sighs softly.