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the white day meme

you guys know what time it is... it's White Day, the day that you give back for the chocolate you received last month on Valentine's Day! (traditionally it's guys giving back to girls, but we don't worry about that sort of thing here c:) get all your best cookies, cakes, marshmallows and - if you're feeling traditional - white-colored accessories ready to go!

this is a free-for-all honestly, I was gonna make prompts and blanked out, so go wild instead! don't forget to list your prefs if you have any, tag your nsfw, be excellent to each other, etc. for extra funsies and/or if you need some inspiration, you can have ~Magic Chocolates~ from a really old White Day meme on bakerstreet:

1. Coconut: will cause you to do anything for attention from the first person you talk to.
2. Vanilla: initiates a traditional "I'm suddenly in love with you" scenario.
3. Truffle: causes physical attraction only. Feelings of lust.
4. Maple Nut: makes you want to stalk someone.
5. Raspberry: has you crushin' hard on a person, but you keep it a secret as much as you can!
6. Caramel: has you decide to ask someone out on a casual date. No immense feelings.
7. Mint: causes you to decide a person is your BEST FRIEND EVER. To what degree is up to you.
8. Lemon: causes HATEFUL feelings.
9. Chocolate Creme: inspires you to kiss the first person you see.
10. Too much of a good thing: you end up eating two chocolates. Roll twice to determine which two you eat. If you get #10 again, add a third chocolate, a fourth, etc. Two of the same chocolate doubles the intensity.

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[ Figures. She's been watching him like that since the night they met, and he still has no idea if she suspected it was him who'd been working with those Fatui at the time or not. As if he'd ever give her something to read in his demeanor. She should have no proof, nor did it sound as if any of them specifically incriminated him, so by all accounts he should have been a mere passerby caught up by accident in the whole thing.

But one can never be too careful, and so he's been trying to keep an eye on her since, under the guise of being thankful for her timely aid. Besides, as much of a bother as this all is, she might have useful information from within the Knights. ]

...

[ But this is... after the morning he's just had... frankly, just thinking about doing more makes Vincent wish that a flaming meteor or some other equivalent disaster could descend right this instant and bring about the end of the world already. It's long overdue for this city, anyway.

He could just tell her he doesn't like chocolates all that much and be done with it. In all fairness, that wouldn't be very far from the truth. He's never been able to figure out why women seem to get so excited over sweet treats so much -- to him, they all end up tasting rather bland, like a whole load of nothing. There's nothing special about some stupid mixture of milk and cocoa and whatever else might be in them. But then a moment passes, and as soon as he can will himself to move and swallow the bubbling disgust in the pit of his stomach, he simply offers her the box with a delicate hand. ]

...Then, if you don't mind me taking up even more of your time. Where would you like to go?

[ If she takes him back into the sun after he was about to escape it just now, he swears he'll kill her. ]

I don't mind at all.

[Oddly enough, she realizes as she says it, it's true. He's too interesting for her to be bothered.

For better or worse, Lumine is unaware of Vincent's longing for meteors.

Her smile is slight as she accepts the box, mind already churning as she tries to think of a location. Lumine knows she wants somewhere private, and that's for two reasons. The first is the more "important", of course, and that's that the fewer prying eyes are around, the more likely it is she might be able to get some information... Although she sincerely doubts that he'll let anything slip if he hasn't thus far.

And the second is... Lumine is a private person, and she knows how this looks. The fewer prying eyes the better.]

There's a quiet corner on the second floor of Angel's Share. I know the owner won't mind since he's a friend... The day's been a little hectic for me, so somewhere less busy would be nice.

[ The owner... So she's friends with the heir of Dawn Winery, which somehow fails to come as too much of a surprise anymore after all the things he's been discovering about her these past few days. It seems like this traveler has a real penchant for being a busybody and getting herself into everyone's business somehow, and Vincent realizes with some weird sort of resignation, he's apparently gotten used to it. Or maybe he's just way too tired right now to have energy left to process it anymore. Whichever it is, it changes nothing about the pleasant, agreeable nod he responds with. ]

How fortunate we're of like mind on that. I rather happen to like their drinks, myself.

[ As if. He's never cared less about the flavor of foods and beverages, as already established with the chocolates, and Diluc Ragnvindr is... not exactly his favorite person to be around. Always a sharp and scrutinizing eye on that one, and from an entirely different direction than the Knights thanks to his animosity for them, which makes it troublesome. But... for a visit this short and harmless, it should be fine. And most importantly, he ponders as he begins the trek down the stairs as close beside the wall as he can, at least one of his wishes was granted. He's being spared from the sun. ]

But if I'm keeping you from a job for too long, do be sure to tell me, yes? If the night we met was anything to go by, I'm certain you've got enough on your plate.

[She laughs at that, but it's strained.]

I think you probably have a lot more freedom to choose your drinks than I do.

[At least in public, that is. Several of her companions know she's of age to drink, but Diluc still doesn't let her have alcohol at Angel's Share. Life is hard.]

You've caught me at a good time, though. Any earlier in the day and I would've had several errands or requests, but at this time I can usually do as I please. [With some exceptions, of course.] We've never gotten to sit down to eat a meal or even something less like we are now, though. It's important to value moments like that.

[And to finally speak with the man she has the most questions about not just in Mondstat, but perhaps all of Teyvat? There's no way, Lumine thinks as they turn the corner, that she could ever pass up an opportunity like this.

She's exactly where she wants to be right now.]

it's that time of the year <3

well? roll it, what curse are they getting

i forgot but now i wish i'd kept forgetting bc i rolled 3 i can't stop laughing

the way ur telling me they're about to make out on diluc's balcony

HELPPPPP the way Diluc's never going to let either of them inside ever again