/ BEFORE I FORGET for newer followers, btw, i have a non nameless bard inspired design for barbatos. aka the vessel he probably would've created if he did not decide to honor his friend. the picrew had no teal tips option but they're there in spirit okay :x

okay i might never but come on let me have this

his fingers are gentle on the strings, plucking them out of muscle memory alone. the lullaby was sweet and soft, something perfect to send carmen to sleep with as he had done to barbatos years ago. anything for carmen. anything.

pretend? i'm not senile there is no pretend >:c

❛ have you ever had one, xiao? ❜ he chuckled softly; amused by the other's words as the sweet candy is unwrapped, and with the tiniest of gestures, cut in half with a tiny slice of the wind. ❛ at least try a bit, for me ~ ? ❜

i am not senile i will snatch your vision >:c ( no he won't, but he'll take the pats )

he can hear it as he hears most of everything: through the wind flowing throughout snezhnaya. he enjoys belial's singing, truly, and therefore there is no hesitation as he gently encourages her to continue; singing softly.

❛ well ... i'm offering it, now. isn't that better? ❜ one half is popped easily into his mouth; and with a pleasant sigh does the chocolate melt as he eats it. the other is held out, still offered towards the yaksha. ❛ i think you'll like it, perhaps. even just once. ❜

no! not the hat. anything but my hat. ( in return he's gently pinching at her hip. )

that is not equivalent exchange! ( pouts )

❛ see? don't treat everything with such suspicion. you'll never enjoy the beauties of life that way. life is best enjoyed with imprecision! ❜ an impromptu rhyme, as per usual. venti was full of them, honestly. but as long as xiao enjoyed it, and didn't find it unbearable ...

/ pov : carmen gets vision vision is cryo pov : carmen wields weapon is sword and claymore pov : 🍃 barbatos cursing out multiple archons and career paths