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Before a traveler arrives, amidst a war of pride between Snezhnaya and Mondstadt, the famous Chief Alchemist gets captured by the Fatui, and they give him one simple instruction: as long as you play the piano, you will live; once you stop playing, you are to be executed.
What follows are hours filled with music that keeps The Balladeer, out of all harbingers, coming back. At first trying to make Albedo fail, then just… keeping him company. Until the last note is played.If anything could resolve his guilt, it would be knowing that the other man resented him. However, Albedo, the kindest man he’d ever met, wasn’t going to do that.
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28 Mar 2026
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When Durin asked him to come over to the Windblume Festival, he never imagined the alchemist's company would be a problem.
Of course, he got along with Albedo back then in Nordkrai and, thanks Archons, he wasn’t a hard person to deal with since he spent a great time exploring with him and Durin.
Then why did his look become so …brazen out of nowhere?
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28 Mar 2026
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Durin wakes in a world he doesn’t recognize with a name that once belonged to a monster.
With nowhere else to go, he follows the first person he sees.Scaramouche never planned to be that person.
He also never intended to get attached - not to a child, and certainly not to an alchemist whose presence makes leaving feel like a loss.or: Scaramouche and Albedo figuring out how to take care of human mini Durin while dealing with their own issues
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19 Feb 2026
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When his master left him, Albedo was left with one last task.
"Your final assignment: show me the truth and the meaning of this world."
Undoubtedly, such an assignment is far too vague to come up with an definitive answer.
However, as time has gone on, Albedo has found, in pursuit of this answer, a family.
A little brother, a little sister, even a cat. But now someone he never expected has entered the picture.
As well as an unexpected feeling about that person.
Is this part what his master wanted for him?
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Set before and during the Nod-Krai Archon Quest with some special artistic liberties sprinkled inBookmarked by ghosttaal
04 Feb 2026
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Durin has learnt a lot about "courting" and "romance" from observing humans. He still doesn't really understand much, but according to his observations, he definitely thinks there's something "going on" between Albedo and Wanderer. Durin decides it's up to him to do something about it, and begins his great undertaking of a certain task he's heard of: the art of "match making".
Albedo was speechless for a moment before finally speaking up. “Durin,” he asked nicely, “just how many people did you ask about this?”
Wanderer watched with apprehension as Durin mentally counted on his fingers, distinctly feeling the physical sensation of a rock dropping into his stomach, as Durin’s two hands ran out of fingers and he had to start fresh on his left hand once again.
“You know what? Don’t answer that. Don’t answer that question.” Wanderer snapped.
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05 Jan 2026
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Durin when being a human isn't all it's cracked up to be...
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05 Nov 2025
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Futility at its Finest by artificialboy (ghostscribe)
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
14 Apr 2025
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Years after investigating a mysterious meteor that fell at Musk Reef, losing his "heart," and erasing himself from Teyvat's collective memory, Wanderer is still living with the haunting knowledge that Teyvat is a fake world.
He alone carries this secret, until a certain alchemist arrives with the endeavor to prove the truth beyond all reasonable doubt. Their collective curiosity and mutual suspicion leads them on an endeavor to discover the secrets buried in their world - perhaps the truth of Teyvat itself.
Sometimes, we aren't ready to hear the answers to our most ambitious questions.
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13 Oct 2025
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"Freedom is not about travelling to many places, it is also about making the choice to stay or leave. And now, I am making the choice to stay where I want to, where I belong, and I am not staying for a place, but for you. Our relationship does not limit my freedom, on the contrary, it makes me want to go back to you more..."
Fists have been thrown, letters have been burned, and flowers have wilted.
Even the Red String of Fate has stretched, tangled, and twisted. But it never broke. The red bracelets remained the color of a maple leaf, fighting against the dried color of blood.
What would happen if pink and red met each other ? The shades melting into each other's, perfect fusion between spring and autumn, adding a new color to the lives of the Poet and the Detective.
But will this transformation of colors be enough to save the drowning painting of Inazuma ?or,
A story between Shikanoin Heizou and Kaedehara Kazuha, retracing the events of their bond,
In a more colorful palette,
Emeralds staring at the same moon as those rubies.Bookmarked by ghosttaal
21 Aug 2025
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At first, Kunikuzushi thought this was the man’s tactic in having him. He was the fairest of them all, it was only natural for Alphas to lust after him…but he was wrong.
Kunikuzushi had never been so wrong in his life.
The first day living with Shikanoin Heizou, Kunikuzushi tried to wrap his arms around his neck only for that bastard to throw a stack of paper into his face. The Alpha—without looking at him—heartlessly ordered him to sort out all the documents and have them readied at his desk.
After that, the sorry excuse of an Alpha dragged him to his detective firm one floor below the building they lived in and made him print/scan documents all day. Whenever he tried to seduce that Alpha, he was either met with more documents being thrown at him or got handcuffed to whatever Heizou could handcuff him to.
It didn’t take long for Kunikuzushi to realize why he was there.
This asshole detective brought him home so he could use him for free labour!
[Modern Tevyat AU. Human Scaramouche]
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23 Jul 2025
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Your Final Breath, Speaking My Name by Soi_Scribbles
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
13 Jul 2025
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“Ah…at least hesitate a little in the end.” Sethos’ hands were held up, completely at Scaramouche’s mercy. “Let me know our time together wasn’t fake too.” Tears welled up in his eyes, begging him to think twice.
Every bone, every instinct, every lesson that was beaten into his body told Scaramouche to shoot. This was his job. This was the only useful thing he could do. Sethos was nothing more than his target…so why are his hands trembling? Why is he thinking twice?
What does he truly want?
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Wanderer, professional agent in the Fatui, is assigned a dangerous job.
Infiltrate the Temple of Silence, a mafia group infamous in the underground for their brutal kill count and major corporate partnerships within the shadows, and assassinate their leader. Gain their trust, rise in rank. But things start to complicate themselves when, working as an employee undercover, Scaramouche is thrust into a multitude of situations that draws him closer to the mafia boss than he ever thought possible.
In the end, his choice will impact everyone.
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16 May 2025
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The Wanderer asked for his past to be erased by Irminsul, and his wish was granted. However, besides the initial caveat, there is yet another unfortunate side effect of his foolishness involving none other than his lover-but-not-official-lover, Shikanoin Heizou.
[Notes: Please have work skins turned on for some fun formatting shenanigans. All NSFW chapters are just a “bonus” and completely optional to read, but do be aware that there are some sexual implications in the regular chapters.]
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19 Feb 2025
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how deeply does love stain; more so than the blood you shed by redinkbunny
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
18 May 2023
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“I want you to die,” Scaramouche says, pressing his nails against the mushy flesh of Tartaglia’s neck. A string of blood stains his fingertips, but the mess doesn’t mean a thing to him, not yet. What goes unvoiced is his desire to feel something as he sees the life drained from the person he—doeshereally?—loathes the most.
“Huh.” For the first time, Tartaglia looks quiet. “I guess this is the part where you rip my head off.”
Scaramouche squeezes his hands, testing. “I guess.”
An unreadable smile crosses Tartaglia’s face. “Do it then, stop stalling.”Bookmarked by ghosttaal
02 Dec 2024
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and i ask the wind to bring a bird of resin, a red moon by redinkbunny
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
06 Oct 2022
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“Can I kill you?” Scaramouche asks, voice soft as it were the night before, when it was still warm and cozy, before his thoughts festered into an ugly, ugly shape.
“I can die, if that is what you’re asking,” Xiao murmurs. Scaramouche rather prefers when his voice is low and thrumming with uncertainty, when the boundary between human and construct, beast and machine is blurred, when it is only them under the moonlight and Scaramouche can pretend — only for a minute, for sixty seconds is a time frame he can work with and delete from his memory, if necessary — he understands the emotions boiling inside of him.
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28 Jun 2024
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In a desperate attempt to hide from the Fatui after escaping with the electro gnosis, Scaramouche hikes up Dragonspine in the middle of a blizzard. A conveniently placed fire seems to be his way to survive the night, and he decides to bunk inside the cave for the foreseeable future - at least until he can decide what to do next. Although the more coincidences he runs into, the more he feels like someone is watching him.
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Albedo hears about the "cruel and untrustworthy sixth harbinger", and wants to see him for himself.
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06 May 2024
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Albedo looked up, past the stacked up apartments, past the criss-crossing electric wires, past the red windows and the fragrant smoke wafting from them. The electro shield holding this tiny city together flickered purple over them, but beyond it was an open, deep blue night sky. He could even see the crescent moon.
This really wasn’t New Khaenri’ah. He’d never see New Khaenri’ah again. That horrible, dirty, hateful city full of awful people and tyrannical synthetic control enforcers and brothels where they trafficked little girls and... And two of the people who he loved the most in the whole world.
“Alice.” He sobbed, dropping to his knees in the alleyway.
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After a harrowing escape from New Khaenri'ah, Albedo returns to the resistance, huddled in a broken town in the ruins of old Inazuma. There he strengthens old bonds and forges new ones, all while fighting desperately for the peace he always longed for.
A story based on the Progenitor: Albedo animated series by Dillongoo.
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16 Apr 2024
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“I’d love to ask where you’re headed, but that feels like it’d be cheating.”
“Cheating?” A devious smile, a hint of teeth. “Are we playing a game?”
“We’ve been playing it, Kunikuzushi,” Heizou flashed him a mirrored smirk back.–
Heizou searches out his new mystery. He’s desperate to peel back the layers of facades Scaramouche has surrounded himself in.
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07 Jan 2024
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Albedo let out a gasp as Scaramouche traced the outline of the star with his index finger. He shuddered as he felt a spark of Electro hit his skin. For a split second, it felt like Scaramouche was reaching inside his soul.
“Fascinating,” the Harbinger said. “It looks like we have more in common than I thought.”
Albedo held his breath as Scaramouche’s hand closed around his throat.
“Stop pretending you actually need air,” he murmured. “It’s pathetic.”
Albedo yanked his hand from his neck.
“What are you?”
“I'm sure you'll figure it out eventually, smart as you are. Now let's look for a boat, shall we?”
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17 Dec 2023
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Public Bookmark 243
Mystery Work
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
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17 Dec 2023
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"What do you think you're doing?" Kazuha hums.
"Nothing," Heizou says dryly.
Archons, he's an idiot.
There's no one but himself to blame, of course. When the Traveler had informed the agency of Kazuha's condition, the cursed blade and the possession, Heizou should have waited. He should have done what he does best, gather evidence and approach when the time was right.
But all he really heard in the moment was "Kazuha" and "in danger".
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11 Oct 2023
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"That sounds lonely."
Scara laughs like a sob. "It is lonely."
"But you're not alone." He squeezes his hand. "Let's go watch the sun rise."
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10k words of being childe absolutely whipped (the strangers to friends to best friends to roommates drama youve been waiting for!!)
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11 Oct 2023