love like this ★ genshin impact

꒰ angst ꒱ kaeya - won't you stay a while?

modern!au, singer!reader

they/them pronouns used!

~ lowercase intended ~

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you were peacefully singing by a fountain, fingers running through the guitar you were currently holding, people flashing their cameras for a picture of you.

say, you were fairly popular among the city to resided in, and people appreciated whenever you sang.

"i'm waitin' up,
savin' all my precious time,
losin' light.

i'm missin' my same old us,
before we learned our truth too late."

you sang averagely soft, getting lost into the music you chose to go with. it was like a goodbye to you, but for them, it was another performance.

if only you had enough time...

"resigned to fate,
fadin' away...

tell me,
can you turn around?"

by those lines, you saw a certain teal haired man, observing you well.

you saw him almost everyday, watching you perform to the people around.

it was almost as if he wanted to know you, and you knew you do the same.

it's just that you don't have enough time.

"but either way,
hold me while you wait.

i wish that i was good enough,
if only i would wake you up.

my love, my love, my love, my love..

won't you stay a while?"

you saw him get close to you every phrase, and decided to end it there.

"hello there, beautiful sir." you greeted in a weak voice, obviously giving off that you are sickly. "good evening, (y/n). you seem... off." the man greeted you and sat by you, the other people taking the hint and going off to their business again.

"oh do i? that's a shame.." you mumbled, not trying to let people hear you. "what makes you interested in me? i could see through your... eye." you inquired teasingly, not being able to giggle because of the pain you currently had on your abdomen.

"you're fairly mesmerizing."

"...and, you seem lonely." the man explained, not breaking his gaze to you. "oh.. and i'm kaeya, cavalry captain of the knights of favonius." he introduced himself, holding his hand up to shake yours, but you were too weak to take it.

so you had to force yourself.

"it's a pleasure to meet you, kaeya."

"pleasure's mine."

"tell me... why are you lonely?" kaeya questioned with a soft expression, this was a sign you could trust him. "i chose to be lonely. how about yourself, why are you sorrowed?" you answered, his eye grew wider in shock you see right through him.

"well, i chose to be sorrowed, i guess." he chuckled making you softly smile at him. "i just see myself as someone who deserves it."

'oh.. no, you don't...' you thought to yourself as you started to feel sad for him. "hey.. why don't we go somewhere? a park?" you quietly suggested, making him light up a bit.