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Ekko is working a shift at Benzo’s when a thin man walks in, his cane tapping on the hardwood floor. What happens when this man becomes a regular and, eventually, begins to mentor Ekko on his scientific journey?
OR: Ekko and Powder meet Viktor when he’s living in the undercity. Adoption imminent!
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“How do you do it? Control it, make it do whatcha want, stop it from taking over you and control you, keep it from going all…bleh.”
“Bleh?”
“You know what I mean.”
He snickered, shaking his head, but the smile slipped from his lips as they settled into a neutral line. He leaned on his cane to look up at the sky.
“I don’t. I mean, not really. People think it’s this majestic, all knowing force, but it’s a lot more like a child, always watching, always learning. When it connects with us, it tunes into every fiber of our being. It doesn’t know anything at first, we shape it with our every thought, our every use, every action. We’re its compass, moral or otherwise. You know what they say, what goes around comes around, that’s very literal here. I just…learned that a lot sooner than others do. They take from the world, so it learns to take. I give of myself, and only myself, so it gives in return…"
He glanced down at his hands, examining them carefully as they glowed faintly in the moonlight.
"...at least, that’s what I tell myself. That’s what I hope is the truth.”
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Or, what might've happened if Viktor's path with the arcane looked a little different.
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The Fatui's Guide to Pretending Your Boss Isn't Dead by PrinceWinter
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
05 Dec 2022
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The problem: You, a rank-and-file Fatui soldier, have just witnessed your boss, the second of the Fatui Harbingers, scream at the sky and drop dead. You have a week until your ship arrives back at Zapolyarny Palace and you have to explain to the Tsaritsa how you managed to let one of her most precious Harbingers die.
The solution: You pretend he’s alive for as long as possible, so that when he is found dead later, it will be considered entirely unrelated to the time you were supposed to keep him safe.
The method: Lie. Like. A. Dog.
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Alternate Title: Weekend At Dottore's
Bookmarked by Astanemo
15 Nov 2023