[closed] so let's make a decision, start a new religion

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Who: Venti & Friends
Which: Closed Log
Where: Where these threads happen
What: A closed catch-all for the month of October! Any planned closed threads will go here. If you would like to plan anything with Venti you can find my ooc plotting comment here. Or you can also just throw down a starter, I don't mind!
Warnings: nsfw.

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[Heizou studies him for a moment, rubbing a thumb over one of the plaits in Venti's hair.]

Did you love him the way you do the rest of us?

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[That puts a serene yet sad-looking expression on Venti's face. A thought he hasn't thought about for a long... long time.]

I think he would have been the first person I loved.

[Oh, long lost love...]

Ehe! But, he did teach me how important it is to keep writing stories and songs. No matter when one ends another must begin. To miss out on the joy and adventure of all stories... That would be the biggest shame of all.

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[He just watches Venti quietly, watches the complicated emotions play over his face. He knows it's not as easy as the god makes it sound. He knows that from experience. It's no wonder Venti leaves so much room in his heart for others. Or maybe that ache blew open a hole too wide to easily fill.

With a small, understanding smile of his own, Heizou releases Venti's braid to instead trace his fingers lightly - almost soothingly - along his jawline.]

I suppose that's true... So he was a bard, then?

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[It's been a long time since Venti has ever spoken about the bard boy. He's only told Aether about him once before. Before that? No one, not even people close to him like Xiao and Zhongli.

He hums softly with a sweet smile on his face as he feels those fingers tapering across his jawline.]

He was, the one that inspired me to be the one I am today.

[Inspired him to be ... a lot of things.]

Long, long ago... he taught me that the freedom for people to fly would be the most important thing to give. To always fight for the right for people to see the sky as it is. Those things... He taught me how to be the type of archon that I wanted to be.

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[Heizou is hanging on his every word, his attentions trained entirely on Venti and nothing else. The apartment could be on fire and Heizou would wait until Venti finished to put it out. He can tell this isn't something the archon shares with just anyone.

He's... kind of honored to be trusted with it, then.]

Your people adore you, Venti. I hope you really know that. And I also think you're a marvelous archon. I'm sure your friend would be very proud to see how you've taken what you've learned from him and inspired those around you.

...You don't have to answer this if you don't want to, but... If you could speak with him again, what would you tell him?

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[Heizou is so sweet, so attentive. Venti appreciates him very much for being those things. Venti feels as though he can trust Heizou with these feelings. That they wouldn't be taken and ripped apart and would be cherished and held instead. He can believe what Heizou says.]

Ehe... That is a very easy question. I would tell him all about the world I've seen. And all the love I've found in it.

[He'll gently sing the last part to an old song...]

Fly, fly away.
Like a bird in the sky.
See the world on my behalf.
To the heavens may you fly.

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[He smiles softly as Venti starts to sing, as short as it is. Only when he's done does he reach for one of Venti's hands, just to pull it close and press a light kiss to his fingertips.]

Sounds like it would be quite a lengthy conversation, then... Do you leave Mondstadt often to see the rest of the world?

🎀

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[That soft brush of affection makes Venti's heart warm. He smiles down at his dear one in his lap and he nods.

He'll spend the rest of the evening regaling Heizou with a few tales of the stories and sights he's seen from all over the world. Sing a few songs. And call it a wonderful and sweet evening spent together.]