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Grand Master Varka is not a strict commander. Not careless, certainly, but laid-back. To fulfill one's duty was more than enough to be in his good graces. But it's hard for those around him not to notice just how much he lets Vice-Captain Lohen get away with.
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Snippets of a developing (and slightly controversial) relationship through the eyes of those watching it happen.
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29 Jun 2026
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Lohen rarely holds regrets for long, not without redirecting that energy in more practical ways. However, following Varka in Natlan is making him reevaluate the limits of his “desensitization therapy” — this heat isn’t something he can deal with, in particular after years spent in Nod-Krai, where the climate is much colder, or in Mondstadt, with its everlasting Barbatos-blessed weather.
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or, thanks to Varka, Lohen finds a new way to test his limits.Bookmarked by astronomically
29 Jun 2026
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On seeing Varka completely unfazed by drinking the full dose of poison, Lohen understands his mistake—he dosed for a human. He went straight for the upper limit of that range, of course, but clearly that wasn’t sufficient.
Hmm. What dosing should he be using then? Horse? Elephant…?
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27 Jun 2026
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"So the ex-Grand Sage is completely besotted, eh?" an auntie at the Bazaar murmured as she packed some saffron for Kaveh, lips twitching around a cocky smile.
Kaveh tried to swallow down the lump forming in his throat.
Rumour has it that Alhaitham and Kaveh are a couple. Kaveh… misunderstands.
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- Part 17 of oneshots!!
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14 Jun 2026
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As Kaveh sorts the jugs into two groupings—one for the punch bowl and one for the drain—a bell chimes, clattering against the front door.
“We’re about to close,” Tighnari snaps at the entering customer.
Kaveh springs to his feet and positions himself behind the register.
“How can I help—”
You.
The customer is halfway to the counter when their eyes lock, and time stops. The man’s shoulders stiffen. Heterochromatic eyes—teal and orange, fire and water, familiar as the breath in Kaveh’s mouth, as the freckle above his left knee—widen with shock and a little disbelief. His mouth drops open, slack, and Kaveh thinks, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him speechless before.
Oh, gods.
Kaveh thought he’d never see Alhaitham again.
After a year without contact, Alhaitham wanders into Kaveh's coffee shop.
Kaveh wants nothing to do with him — he already has enough problems. But Alhaitham's determined to give him just one more, and perhaps solve a few in the process.
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13 Jun 2026