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The Sound of Drums... or Hearts?

Notes:

I understand some of the timelines may be inaccurate but even as I'm trying to remember everything about the lore of regions I still struggle, so what I managed to catch on I made use of. Author apologises 人(_ _*)

Chapter 1: Drums Louder

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DOOM DO DO DO DOOM

 

The drums played loudly in Liyue's harbour in celebration, amidst the laughter of children, the excitement of grown-ups and the bustling in shops, a fae walked aimlessly, clueless to the surrounding feeling nothing.

Unable to understand the feelings of humans, Tsar asked him to go around and explore other regions before returning and check the changes he might notice after being away from Snezhnaya, and so he did.

He first went to Natlan and witnessed the chaos in their region, he saw how people were able to live even with the on going wars against their enemies.

His steps took him to Sumeru's desert and witnessed how people can manage to live in the middle of the scorching heat through the day and freezing coldness at night.

Before he moved to Sumeru's green land, he went to Fountaine witnessing the law and how people live with it. Then his steps went to Sumeru's green lands, watching species he never saw before in books before he went down to Inazuma. The struggle to enter and look around exhausted him soon which made him leave the region earlier than planned, but he got the chance to see different kinds of yokai and that much was enough for him knowing there are beings like him, a fae.

His next destination, and the current place he's in, Liyue. The beauty of the mountains and views you can enjoy after struggling to climb to the top, the plants you'd find while climbing, the sun hiding behind the mountains like a shy lady left Flins speechless. He had to remind himself to breath whenever he turned to look from different sides making the view in front of him the more breathtaking.

After he walked down to the harbour, it was night and he planned to rest before moving around again at midnight but to his surprise there was a celebration, "excuse me? What are they celebrating?" He asked a lady selling kites, "oh! It's the beginning of new year!" She said cheerfully making Flins blink a few times before taking the view in, everyone, from different regions came to celebrate?

He decided to walk around and try the food being sold and getting himself some souvenirs until he noticed people gathering somewhere, when he followed them he saw a group on the stage playing the drums with four wearing four customs, tiger, bird, deer and dragon, dancing to the beat, jumping and flying around with neon lights glowing from them. Flins held his breath and followed their moves trying not to miss a thing. Everything was amazing, the sound of drums, the moves of the dancers, the jiggling bells, it felt the people around him were gone just the view in front of him being absorbed into his mind to be saved forever, to look back to and enjoy again and again until next year's celebration.

 

When the dancers finished, the drummers kept playing for the audience and Flins decided to walk around a bit more before returning. The sound of the drums were loud enough for him to hear when he's away from the stage, yet...

A man stood in front of perfume shop, he stood out with his tall figure, when he turned to where Flins was standing, his eyes stood out even more, the uniqueness of theirs made Flins inches close from approaching a man and asking him to let him gaze at them. They were so beautiful as if they're out of this world.

The sound of the drums suddenly grew louder when their eyes met, heat ran to his face and he felt his blood rushing faster in his body.

 

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He walked to Liyue, not excited to celebrate but he had to if he's to escapr his friends and get them souvenirs to shut them up.

Rerir walked around looking at this and that with nothing interesting to pick until the sound of drums struck his bubble and brought him back to reality, he tried to avoid the group gathering to watch the dancing but he wasn't interested in Liyue's shows, he just wanted to get his friends the things they asked for and return to his house. He walked away before a whiff came from somewhere making him snap his head back, he searched for the owner of the smell but he could even see the scent amidst the air filled with colours of different scents, some for Omegas and others for Alphas then there's the Betas but the one he smelled was nowhere to be found as if it faded from earth, how could a scent disappear that fast? He clicked his tongue and went to search for a perfume booth to smell something before he goes into rut, how could a whiff cause this? He questioned himself while releasing a tired sigh, he walked a few more steps until he found a perfume shop by the corner.

He walked to the lady and asked for an earthy smell for his friend and a soft smell for himself.

He was absorbed with smelling and checking the bottles until he sensed someone watching him. When he turned to the left he saw a tall man with pale face, his almond eyes were gazing at him and his lips parted a little. When he locked eyes with him, the sound of drums suddenly became loud and the world suddenly moved slow until everything faded and there was no one but him and the man in front of him.

 

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Flins snapped out of it first and ran away, his feet rushed outside the harbour until he knew he was far away but to his disappointment, the man he wanted to be away from held his arm and turned him to face him. His star like eyes stared at him, studying him, absorbing him. Flins flinched as his body heated up again and the same happened to Rerir.

The two of them took a few steps back and looked around awkwardly, "can I help you?" Flins asked in a low voice trying not to look at the man in front of him.

"Ahem. You were staring at me but suddenly ran away, so..." silence came again making things more awkward than before.

 

Rerir sighed, he scratched his head and turned around proceeding to leave before it gets worse, "ah!" A hand grabbed him making him halt his steps and turn his head fast to catch the expression of the pale man, he eyes were wide and his yellow lifeless eyes were once again staring at his. Rerir caught his breath and watched his reflection in his eyes, as for Flins, he gazed at his eyes and face trying to remember the rare type man, as if he's an exotic species.

For Flins, he's always seen noble men dressing up and putting little make up to highlight their handsome features but the man in front of him, he didn't need anything, just standing would make Flins go into rut as if he's my soulmate. Flins gasped and put a hand on his mouth trying to hide the shock from that realisation while Rerir, who had the same train of thought, opened his eyes wide before he held Flins' arms and pulled him close.

"You thought the same?" Rerir asked breathlessly feeling his rut approaching. "What are you?" He asked requesting to know what his second gender was but Flins thought of something else, "a... a fae" he replied while still looking at Rerir's eyes.

Rerir chuckled and let go of Flins' arms understanding the actions of the man in front of him, of course, no normal human would gaze at someone like that.

"And you?" Flins asked while fiddling with his fingers excited to know what the man could be, he saw Yokai, he saw Aranara, he saw Natlan's animals but the man in front of him is different, he could be anything but a human.

"I am-" Flins held his head high trying to hold eye contact, Rerir laughed at the adorable attempt before he put a hand on Flins' shoulder, "I'm Enigma".

Flins kept staring until he realised the question Rerir had asked him, his cheeks turned red from embarrassment. Rerir caught that and started laughing loudly making Flins slap his arm. "I'm Rerir, by the way, hahahaha"

"Kyryll Chudomirovich Flins, nice to meet you Rerir" Flins bowed slightly making Rerir's lips quiver trying to hold back his laughter. "That's a long name, I'll call you Flins" he smiled brightly before patting Flins' shoulder and walking past him. Flins turned around and was about to follow him but hesitated, Rerir not hearing the sound of another footsteps turned around and smiled to Flins again as a confirmation to follow him.

Flins' expression brightened and followed Rerir.

 

"So, what brings a fae from its habitat to a place like Liyue?" Rerir asked while pouring rice wine for him and Flins, Flins rubbed the small cup between his long slender fingers before taking a sip from the liquid.

"Hmm, the Tsar asked me to learn more about humans" Rerir twitched at the mention of an Archon but avoided making it obvious to the man beside him as he seems troubled enough, "I went around and the only place left for me to visit is Mondstadt. I might depart tomorrow" he said the last part in a low voice trying to suppress his disappointment in his inability to see Rerir again until who knows when.

Rerir chuckled and laid on his back, putting his hands behind his head, "sigh, is that so?" He gazed at the stars then at Flins' hunched back, "did you consider visiting Khaenriah?" He asked carefully trying to watch every movement from the the still hunched back. Flins straightened his posture before swallowing the whole drink in his cup then lay beside Rerir, he turned to look at him with excited expression, "what is that place? Where is it?" Rerir smiled bitterly and shook his head, "it's my homeland but it's okay, you don't have to come" Flins shook his head and looked at Rerir expectantly, "I have to! It's the place you're born and raised in!" He smiled warmly.

Already warming up to me?

Dangerous little fae

Rerir thought clenching his jaws.

 

Flins kept talking about his journey while Rerir listened to his voice until he fell asleep, Flins stopped talking at some point and found the man beside him asleep. He gulped and laid on his stomach and held his cheek with a hand while the other traced Rerir's face, started from his hairline, down his forehead to his nose until he reached his lips, "ah!" He gasped when his hand was grasped roughly by Rerir.

He glanced at Rerir's eyes and watched them open slowly until he saw them, his eyes turned pink, not green like Omegas, not Gold like Alphas and other Enigmas, they were pink, they were so beautiful he found himself unable to take his eyes away.

A hand found its way to Flins' nape and slowly pulling him closer until they were inches away from touching lips.

"Rerir?" Flins whispered with a hint of desperation but Rerie was still busy gazing at his golden eyes that started to glow purple.

 

My rut came

 

They thought before gulping down. The hand on his nape rose to his head and started playing with his hair, Flins' head leaned down a little more until their lips touched.

An electric feeling ran through their bodies before their scents blew and started wrestling to control, their faces flushed and their breathing started to get heavier the longer they laid where they are.

The two of them gritted their teeth before attacking each others' lips, Flins' started to struggle to breath while Rerir moaned from the good feeling. Their tongues started playing exploration searching for the pleasure point to send another wave of electric sensation through their bodies and oh when they reached it, Flins jumped atop Rerir and Rerir rose from his place and sat to help Flins take off his heavy coat.

 

"Rerir" he begged and he wasn't disappointed. Rerir took off the top and bit Flins' nipple making him shiver and swallow down a moan. He licked it and flicked it with his tongue while the man on top was grinding his waist and taking off Rerir's top. Cold wind blew making Flins' other nipple shiver and get hard so he got his hand on Rerir's shoulder onto work.

Rerir sighed after savouring the first nipple preparing to have a taste of the other when the sound of rustling reached his ears ears. He shut Flins with his hand and pulled him closer into shadow they're hiding in.

"Mmph" the force when being pulled made his hard dick sensitive and tried to break free from the pressure in his pants, but Rerir was busy keeping an eye on whoever was hiding.

"Tsk. I know I smelled an Alpha!" Apparently a group of drunk Omegas had been planning to have a second round under the moon light but the tense smell of Flins' scent brought them out of their drunk state and got them horny instead, with two of them having their heats triggered before their time. "Aughh, it smelled creepy but it's still an Alpha! Where did he go?!" What they didn't know, Rerir has been releasing more of his pheromones to hide Flins' because the moment he knew they were Omegas, something inside him snapped before a sense of possessiveness clouded his mind.

"Hngh, hmm, mmph" Rerir turned his head to look at the man on top of him and saw Flins still moving his hips but slower with a hand still playing with the nipple Rerir didn't touch yet. His eyes were hazy but still looking at Rerir's, "fuck" he whispered before he lift him and ran away to a cave. When he entered it, it was empty yet hot but Rerir didn't care, the man between his arms mattered more at the moment.

He laid Flins' coat on a warm enough rock and put him on top before he fumbled with his trousers, he unzipped his and sighed when their juniors barely touched sending a more painful wave of electrical reaction letting them know of the intensity of their bond.

Flins held his nipples and started pinching and playing with them before putting his hands on top of them, hiding them from Rerir's gaze, all while Rerir started rubbing their dicks while moving his waist forward and backward on a slow pace before picking up after holding Flins' waist, "Re- ah! Rerir!" Flins flinched and his body trembled swallowing Rerir's pheromones.

Rerir's phermones, they smelled like the ground after rain. It was comforting, wrapping him with a sense of warmth with a light breeze that comes every now and then.

The sensation hit the spot since they're in a warm cave with cold wind barely reaching yet able to cool down the warm parts that Flins kept hiding, his nape, his nipples, he even put his hands to hide his hole, the light coldness and the hot gaze of Rerir's made him sensitive all over. Amidst all that frustration, he was feeling mass pleasure while Rerir was fucking his thighs, his big warm meat was slapping them roughly making them warm with a hint of uncomfort caused by continuous hitting the same spots until precum dropped from his dick making it a little manageable. From his point of view, watching Rerir's dick getting close then far with every thrust while rubbing his made Flins' mind go blank and lay his head back moaning without a care in the world.

His mind was filled with the pleasure he's going through at the moment alongside Rerir's ragged breathing and the sound of flesh slapping very fast at moments then going slowly at another, "Rerir!!" Flins begged but Rerir shook his head. He didn't want to go further, he was barely holding himself back from going further, other than the fact Flins is an Alpha so nothing will come out from behind, he feels it's still early for them to take that step. For now, doing this much is enough for them until they see where this relation will go.

Flins kept moaning but at some point he hid his mouth and tried to hold them back, Rerir pulled the hand away and watched him biting his lips. He clenched his jaw and leaned to lick them in an attempt to separate them, after they parted, he started kissing him passionately while still thrusting. His hand traced his spine making him shiver and moan, then rubbed his nape making him gasp and tremble violently, "Flins" he whispered before peppering him with light kisses, his lips, his cheeks, his nose, eyes, forehead and chin before violating his lips and mouth again.

The man beneath him started trembling again and his eyes started to turn purple with flicker of light glowing around his almond eyes until a purple line spread. Rerir watched in fascination before he started to thrust rougher than before getting them on edge before stopping completely. He started stroking his while licking Flins' making him gasp and beg to stop, "please Rerir! It's dirty!!" His head snapped back the moment he put it in his warm mouth, making him breath heavily trying to understand what was going on.

"Rerir! Hnghh! Haaah haa haa! Coming!" His vision started to get blurry and his mind went blank before a wave of pleasure released inside Rerir's mouth.

He tried to at least move but the pleasure he just went through was new, he never did it before, heck! He never touched himself!!

Rerir raised from his place and glanced at Flins then halted, there was a pair of small purple wings behind and his they were sparkling in a dazzling way, just like the night sky. He leaned a hand to touch them but halted when he remembered their owner. He stared at Flins' state and smiled warmly before lifting him, "are you okay?"

"Hmm"

"Your first time?"

"Mhmm" Rerir chuckled before kissing his eyes. He lifted the tired body and laid him on his lap, Flins didn't dislike it and leaned his head on his shoulder to rest.

"To be honest" Flins started but his hoarse voice didn't help, "ahem, you're the second Enigma I know. The first... The Tsar, but it makes me uncomfortable to be around him, his phermones, the air surrounding him, it's..."

"A not so nice feeling?" Flins chuckled and nodded his head giving a lovely smile to the man holding him, "so I'm fine?" Flins smirked, "for now~"

"Ahahahahahahahahahahaha"

 

That night, they had a good sleep in each other's embrace until the day light came to view. They woke up and walked together until they reached Mondstadt, "sadly, I can't go further than this" Rerir halted his steps making the excited Flins snap his head back with a dejected expression, Rerir gave him a wary smile before kissing his forehead and cupping his cheeks, "it's okay! We'll get to meet again!"

 

That's a promise

 

"It was a promise" The Tsar listened with a sad smile on his face. He heald his polearm and walked ahead where war was boiling.

"Flins, you are free to do what you see right" he told the little fae, "you have the right to be greedy too" he smirked before leaving to fight. Flins watched The Tsar's figure getting smaller until he disappeared.

 

"What I see right?" He mumbled considering all available options but in the end...

 

He laid in his grave saying goodbye to life, hoping to not be awakened...

To rest...

Until the sound of drums disturbed the last moments of his opened eyes,

 

"Rerir"