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Plagued - Genshin Fic
Plagued - Genshin Fic
Plagued - Genshin Fic
i don’t think it would register the first 10 seconds or so. they might be
interested from the haunted whispers, or wonder how your device managed to capture
a choir. they would pause on ‘this saith the lord’ but would get over it quickly.
naturally, they would assume it was referring to you, and everything after carries
a bit more weight. what if it was a command of yours?
badly.
horribly, an ache immediately burning their chests. the tired, saddened voice of
the brother will echo inside of kaeya’s head, likely long past whenever the song
ends, and diluc’s tripping—literally, if you’re mid-battle his model will freeze in
place for a few moments—over the realization that this is a hymn meant for
brothers.
they refuse to meet each others eyes, each focused on the task you’ve given them.
the other members of your party look away, giving them space even if they’re not
the type to usually do so. i ask that you leave the brothers off-field, as they’ll
surely be delayed in following your commands and will likely get hurt because of
it.
he can’t. the words resonate with his very essence, the core of his being shaking
alongside the swelling music and tragic melodies. he feels like a glass in the hand
of an opera singer, quivering in place and unable to move an inch, just waiting for
the right frequency to make him shatter.
as he chokes on his own air, he wonders why you played this song specifically. did
you know how much it would rip him apart? did you realize how much it hurt, to see
himself reflected in its lyrics? did you know that it would send him back to his
youth, did you want him to relive that pain?
over the turmoil, he can hear your voice. “this seems too familiar..”