Genshin one shots

Remember me not(cynari)

Okokok Ik I said kavehtham soon but I just had motivation to write this.
Angst if I don't forget and accidentally change it
Context: tighnari and cyno have been best friends(or bfs) since 13(c) and 14(t). Cyno left for his test at 18yrs. It's been 2months since then
(AU)
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Tighnari was on edge, the whole day unable to do anything without getting distracted or spacing out. Cyno had already left for 2months 2weeks 9days and 45 minutes. The calendar in tighnaris room spoke very clearly of that.
What if cyno didn't make it? Or what if he passed and got the spirit. But was hit with the 'you must forget your memories' thing that stories do? But if cyno didn't forget, what would happen?

"Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Malik al-Murri al-Tighnari al-Gharnati pay attention!!" His friend shook him and hit his arm.(holy crab that's long idk if it's logical to say the full name but idk)tighnari blinked a few times, and rubbed his eyes only to realised there were tears already.
How dumb
Tighnari shook off his thoughts once more and tried to pay attention to the professor.
After the lecture, tighnari hurriedly packed his things and ran back to his dorm(?). Sighing softly as the day ended slowly, the setting sun reminding him the day cyno left.
As dramatic as some would call tighnaris reaction, he teared up again, holding back his tears.
Why?
Was all that ran though his mind.

As more days passed, tighnari slowly forgot about his sadness, purely focusing on his education.

Eventually forgetting the one that brought him joy

-time skip 2years-
Cyno walked onto the familiar stone floor. The past 3years have been cruel. Constant training, running in the desert heat in a secluded that even the fatui soldiers didn't roam there. At that point he had ditched shoes as well, clearing sand everyday every hour is not a good use of training time to fight gods.

"Ugh... it's so cold..." cyno mumbled under his breath. Being in 45• to 30• change in temperature was not fun either. Looking around the busy and crowded streets, he spotted a long pair of ears peaking through the sea of brown, black and red haired people.
Nari
Cyno ran, dodging around the crowd, he saw him. His Nari,best friend. "Tighnari!" He called out, realising how different the other had grown. His hair was now short, no longer wearing the uniform of the akadamia(?). "Hello, uhm...I'm sorry but who are you?" Tighnari was not very shocked, he had been chased by the matras and scribes for either a role in the akedamia or cause they found his lessons.

"You... tighnari? Cyno? You know..." cyno was not good with words, after all he hadn't spoken to anyone in so long.(no he didn't have company to the test/training) tighnari tapped his chin. It seemed to familiar yet he couldn't remember.

=flash back 👍=
"Are you sure? ." The doctor(not dottore) questioned tighnari for the how many-th time.1year and 3months had passed since cyno left. Tighnari has been in a depressing state since then. Not even his studies could cover.

As dramatic as it sounds, tighnaris  kind were very clingy and possesive. Once they found a mate, they stick for life. Well...they weren't technically mates but close enough for his instincts to kick in. "Yes...please make me forget..."
=end flashback=

"I'm sorry but I can't remember" tighnari apologised before turning back and walking away. 'Nari? What happened?' Cyno wanted to say, but could not. He would have sounded too desperate if he did.
Fuck
He cursed before regaining his composure and following tighnari slowly.

_forest_

Tighnari went into his house. Cyno quietly stood on top of a nearby ear range tree, watching. "Ugh... what did I forget..." tighnari massaged his tamales. Pulling his sweater off soon after. "I need to remember... it's something important isn't it?" Tighnari sighed, the feeling felt so to heart, so instinctual.
His ears pricked up. The sound of tree moving was heard outside his house.

A tiger? Or a person?

Tighnari took his bow, aiming it to where the sound was heard. A blur of black could be seen for a moment. "Hey! Who's there?!" Tighnari shouted.

'So...he can't remember?' Cyno whispered, 'I'll help him remember'. "Hello tighnari," cyno dropped behind the spooked fennec, "did you really forget me?" Tighnari squinted, confused yet somehow relived.
Relief?
Tighnari was so confused. "Really, who are you?"
Those 3 words hit cyno harder then the gods, he really forgot. "N-never mind..." cyno left swiftly. Emotions returning and spilling out slowly. Oh how he missed his Nari, yet the memory was long forgotten by the other.
=little time skip=
Tighnari paced around annoyedly. -white hair, red eyes, black jackal cloak- so familiar yet so distant.

/bang/

It suddenly hit him. Who else but the one he forced himself to forget. His best friend. Though the recall was slow, tighnari spent that entire night thinking and remembering.

Cyno...my...

Tighnari knocked his head against the wall, how stupid could he be to forget? To not remember instantly after seeing those scarlet red eyes? But where could cyno have gone? They had both finished their education and cyno left immediately after that.

2am

Tighnari raced towards sumeru city, panting and shivering slightly. For a forest that is sumeru, it was cold for the 'night'.

Cyno sat at a bench. Grabbing onto his staff(?), knuckles practically the colour of snow. He didn't want to cry, what an idiotic Reason to cry. Just because his best friend. No. His best friend who he really liked since the day they met, forgot who he was? It was inevitable to be forgotten, being gone for years without a mode of communication.

Tighnari looked around frantically. His mate, his unofficial mate, at most. Looking left and right, he finally found him. White locks covered his face, but it was certain. "Cyno! Oh my archons..." tighnari slowed down when the younger lifted his head, eyes glossy with tears and his lips cracked and bleeding.

Cyno hadn't realised but he'd been biting his lip, keeping it in. Tighnari kneeled infront of him, holding his face. "I'm so sorry... I forgot..." tighnari was about to continue, but paused as cyno started actually crying, tears mixed with the blood that ran from his lips.
(Some could say it looked like a k-drama typa shit)
Wiping the tears off, tighnari smiled warmly. "Nari..."cynos voice was coarse, rubbing his cheek into tighnaris hands. "Come on, wash and drink up first. Ok?" Tighnari held cynos hand, relishing in the feel of his long lost mate.

A quiet walk home later, cyno is in the shower.  Tighnari placed one of his larger shirts infront of the door. Waiting to see cyno again. Little did he expect that cyno would come out of the shower without a towel cause he forgot one. "A-ah sorry." Tighnari turned his head, blushing madly. It was only a second but a lot was shown. "Nari... I..." cyno was shut up by tighnari pulling him to the kitchen to hydrate. "Drink first." Tighnari tapped the glass, pushing it infront fo cyno. "Hm? But im fine." "Your lips are cracked and it was literally bleeding." Tighnari cocked an eyebrow up. Placing a hand on his hip and leaned against the chair cyno sat on. "Mgh... fine..." cyno chugged down the water. wiping his mouth, feeling more refreshed. Which was new considering that he had very little water for the past 3years. His body finally working properly. "Can I speak now?" Cyno rolled his eyes."Yes" tighnari nodded.
"I missed you Nari, why did you forget?"cyno pouted, leaning against tighnaris waist, wrapping an arm around him. "Reasons...it's fine, your here now aren't you? You big lumox." Tighnari laughed. Cyno stared lovingly at his soon to be lover.

How mysterious love can be
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Aaaaa yeyeyeyeyye I wrote a lot Tdy :)
Hope this makes up for all the short ones
It wasn't really angst but I was pretty sad so ye:)
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