gender fluid | fluff + slight angst. slight. i promise.
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' what are you talking about?
this fine alcohol does more
than just- hey! what do you
think you're doing my dearest?
give that bottle back. >:(
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"y/n, isn't it too late to be going to the tavern?" kaeya asked.
you had ran into him while you were walking towards the tavern, where venti might be. kaeya's hair wasn't tied up, and it was draped over his muscular shoulders. he didn't have his usual attire on, he just had his white shirt with a few buttons that weren't being used. he smiled down at you while you looked up at him.
"i'm looking for the bard."
kaeya smiled. he knew venti like how much he knew you, and that young boy loved drinking the night away. you never really told anyone the reason for his heavy drinking addiction, but you knew the reason why. venti hadn't told you directly, but you knew the reason.
"well, would you like me to escort you?" kaeya asked, offering his hand towards you. "would be nice to have company."
you shook your head politely at the calvary captain, who seemed rather attractive tonight. who knows, perhaps he was on with amber for some late night snacks and talks, as they have grown quite close lately. "no thanks kaeya, you should rest."
"hm, if you insist sweetheart," he patted your head and went down the path. you breathed a sigh of relief before you went towards the tavern. you braced yourself before you opened the door, and you weren't actually met with that much of a shock, much to your relief.
the first person to catch your eye was diluc, and he looked rather happy that you arrived. "ah y/n," he called, a little rush in his tone. "do you mind taking the bard home? i think he's had a bit too much..."
you shifted your gazes to your dearly beloved venti, who was slumped on the counter top with drool running down his mouth - or was that alcohol? you weren't sure. you sighed and walked towards him, shaking him slightly.
"venti? venti can you hear me?" you called, and he opened his eyes. he picked up his head and his tired eyes met with yours. he smiled up cutely as he raised his hand at you.
"ahhhh my dearest and beloved darling of the beautiful skies of mondstadt!" he bellowed happily. he coukd recognize you, but your face was blurry to him. he hiccuped and was about to fall off the chair, but you caught him before his face hit the ground. "ughhh... m-my.. gravity is so interesting..."
diluc then sighed. "he drank almost a hundred bottles tonight..."
you gasped and widened your eyes at him and held venti up as you tried to carry him. "a hundred!?"
diluc nodded. venti came in at around eight in the night, and he hadn't left since then. he talked about his general bard stuff before talking about how much he loved you, and when he started to talk about the olden days, he just started drinking heavily. he couldn't stop, and diluc didn't want to stop him from drinking so much. how this small boy's body could drink so much was beyond him.
you sighed. you were so worried for your boyfriend that you had to get him home before he started to cry here in the tavern. you looked at diluc with worried eyes. "i- i'll pay for it, how much is it?"
diluc waved his hand in dismissal. "its alright y/n, just get him home safely and i'll deal with it."
you bowed as venti fell from your arms. "t-thank you diluc..." you bowed before you bent down to scoop venti up again. you never knew how much alcohol did to a person's body, but you knew venti was almost ten times the weight of his normal self. he was like a sack of boulders, but due to you being a geo vision weilder with enough strength to life up houses, you could deal with him.
you just wanted to get him home.
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"venti... please stop moving..." you said. it had been nearly an hour and you still couldn't get venti into his sleeping clothes. venti had been thrashing around the moment you two entered the house. he was screaming and crying again, but you didn't want to stop him from doing so. and now, he didn't want to take off his clothes.
"nooo...! no no you.. can't make meee... only my y/j cannnnn!" he slurred. you sighed as you had to repeat yourself over and over again.
"venti, i am y/n, now just be a good boy and-"
"no...." his voice and tone was lowered, and when you looked into his eyes, you could see his pain. you sighed and sat down on the bed that you had thrown him on.
"venti..."
he was still crying when you got him onto the bed, but he started crying even more. you sighed, you knew what was happening. the only reason he drank so much was to forget the friend he had lost a long long time ago. he drank away his sorrows, he couldn't let go of the past, and so he held onto the image and appearance of his old friend. you felt bad for him, and every time he stared into the mirror in the room, he would start crying.
he saw his friend, because venti didn't look like how he did. this wasn't venti; this was his friend.
"i... i miss my friend..." he cried and tumbled into the bed, rolling around. he was crying, but was also drunk to the point where he was just so out of it. he was laughing, and he was crying. "i.. don't wanna lose my y/n like i lost my friend where is my y/n where is... my y/nnnn.... i- i want my family..."
you didn't know how to console him, you just knew you wanted him to get into fresh clothes so you two coukd finally rest. you got into the bed and held his body before you hugged him tightly. he hugged you back, wishing that maybe you would understand how he felt about everything.
you did understand, but he was too drunk to notice.
"venti, let me change your clothes." you said again, and venti say up straight, giving you a pout as he grabbed his twin braids on the side and stuck his tongue out.
"noooooo~ only y/n can see my precious body!"
you rolled your eyes. if he didn't want to let you take off his clothes, you were going to do it yourself, and after twenty minutes of venti screaming and trying to hit and slap you away from him, you finally managed to dress him in his sleeping clothes. you threw his bard clothes into the basket as you massaged your sore arms.
you didn't know how long you had been sitting on the edge of the bed, but it was long enough for venti to sober up just a little bit.
"y/n..." he called, and his tone of voice alarmed you. he sounded like he was crying, but when you snapped your head back to look, he was just staring at you with gentle eyes and a soft frown.
you sighed, relieved. "yes darling?"
he extended his arm out to you, for you to take his hand. "come." his voice was gentle and sweet, and you fell for his charm.
you chuckled and took his hand before he slowly and gently pulled you towards him and laid you down on the bed next to him before he laid down too. he pulled your hand towards the place where his heart should be in his chest and waited for your response.
you could feel his thumping heartbeat, and you smiled at him. "i love you too venti.".
he was glad you understood, and he just hugged you even closer, never wanting to leave your side. he had connected with you on a spiritual bond, and he never wanted to lose you or let go of you. he was hugging you so tightly that you almost couldn't breathe.
"v-venti please..."
he loosened his arms as he apologised. "y/n... i just.. love you too much."
"its okay dear." you stroked his cheek as he smiled at you, his bright turquoise ends of his braids shone underneath the beautiful dim lights of the candles above your heads.
he leaned in to kiss you, and you accepted it. you could taste the variety of alcohols in his mouth and on his tongue. he had brushed his tongue over your lips, but didn't do anything more. he kissed you again and again, hugging you closer than ever.
he slowly made his way above you and kissed you from the top, enjoying every moment of it. he savoured the kisses you gave as your mouth tasted of honey and apples as his smelled of fresh dandelion wine and alcohols. he kissed you passionately, lacing his hands and fingers in between your hair strands.
he kissed you again and again, never wanting to part.
you pulled away for air and he looked down at you, flustered. he smiled and stroked your cheek before giving your lips another peck. he moved to lie beside you again as you two stared at each other, just watching each others' eyes.
he chuckled. "are you not tired?"
you nodded. "i am."
"sleep then my dear," he said gently as he stroked your head. he leaned in to kiss your lips again.
you nodded and snuggled closer into his embrace as he wrapped his hands around you to hug you close, burying you into his chest. his clothes had some freshly meadow scent along with the alcohol around his body. he smelt wonderful, yet very interesting at the same time.
"i love you a lot my dearest y/n."
you snuggled closer. "i love you as well, my beloved venti."