Devotions of Your Keeper (Thoma X Fem Reader)

Under the Decree

Synopsis: It's you who has the honour of having your Vision taken away at the 100th Vision Hunt Ceremony. As the Traveler interrupts the Ceremony, you realize how far both you and Thoma are willing to go to protect those you care about most . . .

Theme(s): Fluff, Suspense, Some Angst and Comfort

Relationship: Friends (Mutual Crushing)

Trigger Warnings: Tied up Reader, Near Death Experience.

NOTES: Traveler can be either Aether or Lumine- whoever Reader chooses.

•In this story, Reader has a Pyro Vision, and is also a sprinter like Mona or Ayaka.

Word Count: 4063

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Under the Decree

You gritted your teeth, shifting about on your knees. Every time you moved, the ropes cut deeper into your wrists behind your back. The guards above scowled at you, tightening their grips on their spears. The only sound worse than the rumbling thunder were the whispers of the crowd looking down on you.

They probably saw you as a criminal of some sort.

Your blood boiled at the thought. You were anything but.

You glared bitterly at your Archon, the Raiden Shogun standing before the Vision studded statue. Ninety-nine Visions, with yours about to be added to the collection.

It just wasn't right.

You had worked so hard to earn this Vision, and worked even harder since being blessed with it to protect citizens of Inazuma.

You'd protected children.

You'd protected elders.

You'd protected members of the Yashiro Commission.

You'd protected (Traveler).

You'd protected Thoma.

Thoma . . .

You tried to ignore the sinking feeling in your chest. But you couldn't fight off that fear of potentially losing your memory of him.

You loved him so much and there was a high chance you would never get to tell him.

After all the kind things he had done for you . . . even going as far as to introduce you to (Traveler) and Paimon. Paimon, you could afford losing a few memories of, but (Traveler) had become one of your dearest friends if not one of your only friends. Thoma, too, but you wished it could have become something more . . .

You wished he felt the same way about you . . .

But if he was pairing you up with (Traveler), maybe it was his subtle way of telling you he wasn't quite in love with you . . .

You shook off the thought and glared back up at the Raiden Shogun with less respect than ever. She just spun around and looked down on you with that irritatingly uncaring look on her face.

She reached out a hand. It flashed purple. Your Vision began to flicker and shudder.

And then it flew away from you. You instinctively tried leaping after it. But even if your hands were free or if the guards hadn't blocked you off, you still wouldn't have been quick enough to catch it . . .

A streak of purple suddenly shot through the sky and blast landed onstage. Your eyes lit up as (Traveler) appeared with your Vision in hand, Paimon flying to (his/ her) side. Unfortunately for (him/her), the Raiden Shogun frowned. The guards charged. You shuffled after them, wincing at the ropes grinding against your wrists.