somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known

the ember still smoulders (6547 words) by scientistsinistral
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Diluc & Kaeya (Genshin Impact), Crepus & Diluc (Genshin Impact)
Characters: Kaeya (Genshin Impact), Diluc (Genshin Impact), Crepus (Genshin Impact)
Additional Tags: Near Death Experiences, Hurt/Comfort, Good Parent Crepus (Genshin Impact), Diluc Needs a Hug (Genshin Impact), (and his father eventually gives him one), Unconsciousness, Major Character Injury, Limbo, Canon-Typical Violence, Diluc and Kaeya are Adopted Siblings (Genshin Impact), Diluc Cares About Kaeya (Genshin Impact), Protective Diluc (Genshin Impact), precursor to a diluc & kaeya reconciliation
Series: Part 1 of after all this time, you still care
Summary:

As he's checking through a 'cleared' Domain, Diluc stumbles upon Kaeya, disarmed of his weapon, and an Abyss Herald that's got the upper hand and is about to deal him a blow he can't defend against.

Diluc puts himself in the path of the blow, bearing it so Kaeya won't have to, even if it lands him at death's door in the process.

Whilst he's under, he meets his father, and he gets the chance to talk about all the things he's wanted to since he was eighteen.

warmth (3013 words) by scientistsinistral
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kamisato Ayato/Thoma
Characters: Kamisato Ayato, Thoma (Genshin Impact)
Additional Tags: Domestic Fluff, Fluff, Old Age, Old Married Couple, Cuddling & Snuggling, Feeding, (non sexual ayato's just old and wants thoma to literally feed him his breakfast), rated m because ayato also kept making nsfw references
Summary:

As Ayato grows old, he finds there seems nothing more comforting than a warm bowl of breakfast made specially by an equally warm and tender husband.

(or, two old men having a moment in the morning, before the day begins and they can just be together.)

I haven't uploaded publicly to AO3 in a month and it's because all my fic efforts are hidden for exchanges. But I wanted my first Genshin fic to mark for my 100 fandom and 100 ships challenges to be for Ayato/Thoma, because I do adore them.

Rated M because my brain's hung up on the last thing I wrote, and old man!Ayato kept making innuendos when he talked on page.