[ Book One of The Shoyū to Byōki Series ] [ Prequel to Revenge ] [ UNDER EXCESSIVE EDITING ] Yuichiro Amane was his friend, his ideal lover, and his obsession. He was going to find a way to make him his, and his only. Even if it meant a few lives were at stake. Began; August 26, 2015 Finished; October 21, 2015

"Do you think glasses get in the way of kissing?" On the first day of university, what can you want more than to attend your first lecture and make friends? After attending your lecture, everything seems like its going in the right track -- Until you bump into an unknown guy in the corridor. As papers flew like petals fall from a fully bloomed cherry tree, you spot your bestfriend Sucrose sketched beautifully on a piece of paper -- You take the paper in hand, gasping. "Sucrose?" "Kaeya?" The guy who you bumped into you is holding your sketch of Kaeya, in the exact same position. Now where the hell do we go from here? ----- mature topics mentioned; proceed with caution albedo university! au fanfic (modern) !gender neutral terms will be used in this story! all characters belong to genshin except for OC (you) #4 in albedo -- 4 june 2021 #2 in mutual pining -- 3 june 2021 #4 in modern au -- 1 august 2021 #5 in frenemies -- 19 june 2021

❝In another life, I would make you stay.❞ ៚ ❐ 𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐔𝐒!𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐱 𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐔𝐒!𝐗𝐈𝐀𝐎 ✃- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -៚ ❐ She was a peculiar thing. An odd creature, with an odd personality. Strangely enough, she reminded him of butterflies. But, butterflies aren't meant to be kept. And thus, their love bloomed in a dream that couldn't come true. ✃- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -៚ ❐ ❝Perhaps, in another life.❞ 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐋𝐘 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 © 𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐚, 2021 cover designed by @xinrist