"Don't worry, I've got you!"
You don't even know who or what you're saving- you just want to help. Holding up your fishing rod, you swing back and throw the hook at the end of the line as close as you can to a little bit farther than where the sound came from. You just have to hope it won't hurt them.
Feeling a slight tug at the end of your line, you grab the strong thread and start to haul it onshore, rolling it all up into a coiled pile. A small creature that had short white hair and dark blue-purple eyes with a small spark of joy dancing in them appeared, coughing and shaking off water. It was... Um... Wait, what even is this creature in your arms?
It had a humanoid body and structure, that was for sure. But it was so curious and out-of-this-world looking, kind of like you- but unlike it, you were actually from out of this world.
"Uhmm... H-hi? Hello? Miss/mister?" Your eyes slide back into focus, realizing that you had been lost in your thoughts. The creature was waving its tiny hands in front of your face. Pausing for a moment, it poked you in the arm once.. then twice... then a third time- but this time really hard!
"Ouch! What was that for?"
"Sorry.." it hesitated, "Paimon just wanted to th-thank you for saving Paimon from the river... S-sorry..." It glanced up in worry, trying to see if its savior was upset at her.
"Oh, it's quite alright... I was just... thinking... um.. yeah."
It looked at you, confused, until-
"I- um- what even are you?" you blurted without thinking.
A look of surprise came to the creature's face and said with a confused look- "Paimon is... Paimon is Paimon!" A cheesy smile appeared.
"Um..."
"A-anyways, thanks for saving Paimon! What's your name?"
"Oh- my name is y/n.." you say to it- no, her.
"Wow, y/n is such a pretty name? How did you get here? Well, Paimon guesses it's off-topic, but-" You explain how you were blocked from leaving this world after your sister/brother and you planned to go. How your sibling was taken. How your twin, your only known family member left, had been stolen from you, from your travels, and from everything you could have done.
You stand up, stretch, and close your eyes for a moment. "Why- where- what happened to my... powers? Ugh, they must have been taken away after I fell..."
You look up at your floating companion- how are you already thinking of it as a friend, when it's really a stranger- and you are surprised to see that tears sprung to its eyes, shining in the bright sunlight.
"Oh, no, no no, please don't cry-" you start, approaching Paimon to calm her down-
"WAAAHHHHH!!!!" a loud sob emits from the creature as it rushes forward and clings to you, sobbing into your clothes. You hold in a gasp, and slowly return the hug, patting it on the back softly.
"I'm okay, I'm sure I will find my brother/sister somehow... someday..." you mumble as you realize just how big this world is.
I hope...
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Every Time I Leave... (reader gender neutral x characters)
Fanfiction-TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED- You are in traveler's shoes and you drop from the sky, finding yourself in Mondstadt. There, you can find friends, and after only a few days someone who steals your heart... But it's too late to make a move. You must go to...
