Canon-Compliant, Post Archon Quest, Fluff

"Surprise!"

Cyno startled back at the sudden yell, red eyes shooting wide open as he watched a sudden spray of confetti flutter to the ground before him. "Collei," he tilted his head in confusion. "What's going on here?"

"It's a celebration!" Collei chirped happily, stepping aside to allow Cyno to enter the hut. Now that she was no longer in his way, he could see all of the decorations that lined the room- from the posters and streamers littering the walls to the food and presents that lined the table. "For your reinstatement as the General Mahamatra! Congratulations by the way!"

Cyno stepped inside, eyes wandering around the hut in awe. "You guys didn't have to go this far for me."

"Nonsense!" From the other room came Tighnari, with yet another plate of food in his hands. "It's thanks to you that we were finally able to get to the bottom of the corruption in the Akademiya and free the archon."

"And it's thanks to you that she was able to save Irminsul and cure my Elezear!" Collei chimed in, wrapping her arms around Cyno and engulfing him in a hug. "Thank you for always having my back, Cyno."

He could still remember the day when he first met Collei- how timid and distrustful she was. It never ceased to amaze him to see just how much she grew and prospered with every year that passed. Cyno returned the hug as well, resting his chin atop her hair. "It's what I'm here for, Collei." he hummed softly.

Tighnari watched on with a fondness in his gaze, waiting until after they pulled away from their hug before he spoke. "I think we should eat before the food gets cold." He suggested, gesturing to the table. "I also think that you need to clean up your mess, Collei."

The forest ranger trainee raised her brow in confusion, following where Tighnari's gaze was currently at before she gasped in realization. "Oh! Wow, that is a lot of confetti on the floor. Let me-" she turned toward where the broom was normally placed, only to find an empty space greet here instead. "Uh... where is the broom?"

Tighnari hadn't even noticed its absence either, until Collei brought it up. "Oh," he hummed, bearing an expression similar to his apprentice. "That is a good question, Collei."

"I'll just borrow someone else's real quick, I'll be right back!" Before either of them could respond, Collei had already scurried out of the hut.

"Archons," Cyno mused as he watched Collei hurry off. "I don't think I've ever seen that girl so energetic before."

Tighnari approached his companion, standing right by his side as he looked out as well. "It's as she said- it's all thanks to you, Cyno." He turned his gaze away from the village to look at the man of the hour himself, a sweet smile encompassing his face. "Sorry we couldn't make it to the celebration that Nilou held the other day. This one might not be as grand or as fun, but I hope you like it just as much. Congratulations on getting your job back, too."

"Are you kidding me?" The corners of Cyno's lips etched upwards into a faint smile as he turned to look Tighnari in the eyes. "Don't tell anyone, but I think I like this one better."

Cyno had never been a fan of big parties. The celebration that Nilou held for him was no doubt nice and rewarding after such a grueling week; but there was something about the intimacy of getting to spend time with the people who mattered most to him that made his heart flutter about in his chest. The General Mahamatra leaned forward and grabbed Tighnari's chin, opting to show his gratitude to the forest watcher in the form of a kiss-

-Only for Collei to promptly burst back into the room as soon as their lips brushed against one another. "I found the broom!" she exclaimed, not seeming to have noticed what the other two were doing. "Amir happened to be borrowing it. Now, who's ready to get this party sta-" she paused mid sentence as soon as she finally noticed what they were doing.

Ah, right- Cyno had nearly forgotten that Collei was here as well. He promptly stepped away from Tighnari, a light blush dusting both of their cheeks. "Ah. Welcome back, Collei."

Having both of their eyes on her made the trainee start to clam up. "D-don't mind me!" She sputtered, nearly dropping the dustpan in her hands. "I'm just gonna... sweep up this confetti!" Collei's gaze immediately shot to the floor as she put all of her focus into cleaning up her mess from earlier.

A few seconds passed by in awkward silence before Cyno was the one to break it, a hearty laugh escaping his mouth and restoring the festive mood. As the others eventually caved in and starting laughing alongside him, Cyno knew that there was nowhere else he'd rather be on Teyvat then here with his favorite people. That in and of itself was the best gift he could've ever asked for.

Author's Note

I am so happy that I got to participate in this wonderful event. Some of you may have noticed, although it's Cynonari SFW Week, I've been titling my chapters as Cynonari Week. I don't plan on writing any smut any time soon (and even if I change my mind, it'll be in a different fic), so this is the only Cynonari Week I'll be participating in. I'm back to my twice a week upload schedule starting Monday, thank you very much for sticking with me through this!

Word Count: ~900 Words