I will murder you if you come near me or my instruments right NOW.

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My piece for @anaxagoraszine.bsky.social! Very fun piece to work on, thank you for the opportunity! 🥹 Please check out everyone's works! #HonkaiStarRail #anaxa

He stood at the entrance with an air of uncertainty. The inside was still dark, but he can see part of the furniture, bathed in the light of the street. He had fallen silent after Kaeya stating that he simply liked his company, fighting a battle he was bound to lose. And he finally set foot »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sometimes, it felt like Anaxa didn't like him at all. He made those abrasive comments, seemingly for no reason. And the last ones stung quite a bit. But Kaeya told himself Anaxa was just stressed because he was in an unknown land and had been sleeping on a tree all this time. +

Anaxa walked beside him, his fingers holding tightly at Kaeya's hand. Theres an absent minded expression on his face, his thoughts lost in the reminiscence of the same words he told Phainon that rainy night. "𝐷𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡. 𝐼 𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑛𝑖𝑔𝘩𝑡." A huge error. »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

" Not rare. Just ... a little unsafe. We're close to the city and could be caught at any time. I'd rather not be interrupted. " He let go of Anaxa, a little unwillingly. He liked nuzzling and holding him. But they had to get to his house, somehow. Instead, he took Anaxa's hand in his own and +

"Pfft. Is it really so rare to lie beneath the soil that nurtures life?" He makes a gesture with one hand, still petting Kaeya's hair with the other, but he let go, taking one step away from the windrise tree. "But I will abide by your rules. It's been time since i've rested my bones in a soft »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

" I wouldn't call myself shy, per say. I just like my privacy, when it comes to something this personal. Besides, there may not be anyone roaming right now, but nobody can guarantee that we won't be interrupted. " He tilted his head, enough to take a look at Anaxa's profile. +

It was easy to surrender to the touch. To feel nothing but only the need and desire, detach any other emotion, and let go. He did for a fraction of time, though. But words spoken still pierced through the numbing mists of desire, bringing him back to his senses. "Tch... I didn't know you were »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Kaeya chuckled. " I was always the bad student who caused chaos. I think you'd just hate me if I were your student. " A proper kiss was pressed to Anaxa's neck. Then his jaw. Kaeya was almost mesmerised. Finally allowing himself some closeness to the man he'd desired since he'd met him. +

Anaxa's smile is hidden behind his slender fingers, eyeing the man carefully. "Oh... would you do that?"

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Kaeya seemed to deflate with each word spoken to him in that abrupt tone. Maybe Anaxa didn't like him, after all. His gaze shifted away, gazing aimlessly towards the city. " I'd rather punch them, actually. "

Such an inconvenient moment to get on a question mood for Kaeya. He's hiding his worry behind a nasty facade, once again. "What are you gonna do, arrest them?"

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Are you going to tell me what's going on ? Did someone bully you ?

Hmph! Forget it.

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ouch. What's with that tone, all of a sudden ?

Even if I do, that's my decision.

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@heretictree.bsky.social

Anaxa's little hum of satisfaction was way more enticing that his own words, breath coming out in a long, sweet exhale as he allows Kaeya's intrusion. "How sharp. You'd be a great student if you were part of my class." A painful memory came out as soon as he finished talking, pressing his lips »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

" You're just going to let me guess ? How cruel. " Kaeya smirked to himself. He knew exactly what Anaxa was getting at. He was a gentleman, not stupid. He turned his head, lips brushing against the scholar's neck. His grip around Anaxa tightened slightly, pulling the other man closer +

"Mmhm. You are an intelligent man, Kaeya. I'd be surprised if you hadn't figured it out yet." Anaxa's body feels small, warm, and smells of chemicals, mostly in his hair. By the acidic aftertaste that clogs the nose after a whiff, one knows well that the smaller man has been playing around »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

He closed his eyes for a moment, before grinning. " An alternative, you say ? And what would that alternative be, o' wise one ? "

Anaxa releases a loud sigh of contempt. "If stress is what makes you get as drunk as Phagousa's goblet, I could give you an alternative." His lip curls, smiling oh so mischievously, a hand going to rest on top of Kaeya's hair, scratching the scalp in a sort of affectionate petting.

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

His arms wrapped around Anaxa's waist. " Sometimes only. Depends on how stressed I am from work. Don't tell me you've never turned to alcohol for the same reasons. " A small smile. " Isn't it obvious ? I wanted to see you. "

"and isn't that your goal." He closed the book, leaning his head on him. "To become perfectly brainless, until the sweet drunken unconsciousness takes hold of you." He pauses, frowning. "... so why are you here, huh?"

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Kaeya pouted. " You make me sound like some mindless drunk. " he protested.

The man lifted his head up from the book he was reading, tilting his neck. "What a surprise, that you're not in that tavern getting drunk!"

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Approaches @heretictree.bsky.social from behind and rests his chin on the scholar's shoulder.

He could forget about it. Everything before this moment, really. Throw his investigation through the gutter and just... live. Here. With this person that seems to have more than just simple affection. "You are such an idiot..." Anaxa chides him fondly, reciprocating the caress. »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Kaeya took Anaxa's lack of retaliation as his cue to continue, their noses brushing together lightly. " Pretty ... " he mumbled quietly, audible only to the two of them. He even smiled a little. Not his usual, cheeky grin. A genuine smile.

He didn't budge away. Which was more than enough to show he was disposed to let the man get physically closer. But he was wary. His body tenses up a little at the foreign touch. It's not as if he's never been caressed before... "Yeah. Nothing."

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Kaeya had developed a habit of checking on Anaxa frequently. Not only because he had the tendency to blow things up, but also because he simply liked the scholar's presence. He really was smitten, huh ? Hah ! Mondstadt's most famous playboy, smitten with the strange outlander who had just ... +

He won't admit it out loud, but he's glad he's got company. His mood wasn't getting any better, not when all his efforts resulted in vain. He still can't find a signal way back to the vessel that brought him there— ending up completely stranded in a world that's not his own. »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Kaeya huffed. " I was curious. " he protested, cradling his hand. He watched as Anaxa tapped away on the strange device. Then stared at the scholar who was now sprawled upon the grass. His eye took in the curves of his body, lips pursing and Adam's apple bobbing once. +

"Oh for fuck's sake."

"Hey, what are you doing?" Anaxa swats Kaeya's hand away from his teleslate, grunting and turning back to the data screen. "Did nobody teach you to not touch what you still don't know?" The device beeps, and Anaxa ends up shutting it down with a sigh, throwing himself down to the grass, both »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Kaeya stared at him like a fish out of water. He understood the gist, more or less. But there were many unknown words. He stepped closer to the scholar to look at the device in his hand. " What in Teyvat's name is this ? " He poked the screen curiously, accidentally opening the front camera. +

"Hahahaha... of course not." He knows where his concerns are coming. It's rather embarrassing to be notorious about his explosions more than his accomplishments. "It's a theodolite, equipped with a radar. This part over here measures angles, and this other..." points at a series of lenses, then »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

" Fair enough. " he shrugged, ignoring the fact that Anaxa was actually being a smart-ass. Kaeya was used to that by now. " Yeah. With our eyes. Not some ... strange, clicking device. It's not going to explode, is it ? " 💧 Anaxa did have a habit of blowing things up.

"Tch. Language is a language no matter how archaic it sounds. If it effectively transmits a message, it's considered a sign of intelligence. I wouldn't underestimate your hirsute friends." He tapped the artifact with a self sufficient smile, then hanging his hands on his hips. "Do you people »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

" Well, there's Hilichurls, Samachurls, Mitachurls, Lawachurls ... Same species, more or less. " he shrugged his shoulders and approached the scholar to take a look at the strange device he was tinkering with. " It sounds more like a series of growls, than a language to me. +

"Hilichurls? Is that how you call those creatures with the mask? They are harmless to me." He waved a dismissive hand. "Their language is pretty primitive, yet they possess technology that should have been developed past language." He rambled while adjusting the device with one hand, still bent »

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

" Hilichurls, wild animals, bandits, the works ... " he flicked his wrist, dismissively. " Then again, you're armed. You'd probably be fine, either way. "

Ah shit. If he's going to be stalked like a rabbit in the wilds... He shrugged, bending down to fix the device he kicked in his hurry. "Should I be scared of something?"

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

" I have my ways. " he replied, nonchalantly. A grin planted upon his features. " What are you doing out here at this time of night, hm ? Alone, too. Aren't you scared ? "

Anaxagoras jumped on the spot, kicking off a strange device that's planted on the floor. "Ah... It's you! How did you manage to find me here?"

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

He's so dorky. Kaeya finds it quite charming. " You're gonna catch a cold out here, Professor. "

Studying the terrain. It's an impressively good soil.

𝓪𝑙͟𝑏͟𝑒͟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝘩.@frostwltz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

... What's he doing up there ? 💧