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Xiao from Genshin Impact tag drop.
( xiao // gallery. ) ( xiao // drabble. ) ( xiao // starter. ) ( xiao // meme replies. ) ( xiao // thread. ) ( xiao // worldbuilding. ) ( xiao // headcanon. ) verses. ( xiao // v.i ) - default verse, post whatever happened recently in canon (according to the mun) ( xiao // v.ii ) - Takes place just prior to his freedom when he was enslaved by another god. ( xiao // v.iii ) - takes place after Morax freed him from enslavement up to the Archon War. ( xiao // v.iv ) - takes place in the aftermath of the Archon War. ( xiao // v.v ) - takes place in the years in between the end to present day Liyue. more will be added as needed.
the aftermath
pairing: xiao x gn!reader
cw: spoilers of the archon quest “hidden dreams in the depths,” entirely self-indulgent 🤍
the scene would be comical from an outsider’s perspective.
a human sitting alongside one of the great yaksha, dirt and bruises marring their countenances. tears run down their faces in streams as they shovel spoonfuls of a shared plate of almond tofu into their mouths. truly, comedic.
“stop crying,” xiao demands, soft.
“how can i?” you retaliate, setting your spoon down and hastily wiping your tears. “you almost… you almost…”
just the thought of losing him brings another fresh wave of tears to your eyes, and you instinctively turn away to hide them, “how dare you tell me to stop crying when you are, too.”
he can’t argue with that. xiao touches his cheek to feel the wetness there, foreign and involuntary. you had never once seen him cry despite the demons that plagued him every single day. he was always strong, always put up a protective front for you.
he would have done anything for you to get out of there alive. even at the cost of his own.
but as he looks at you now, sitting so close yet feeling so far away, he wonders if that’s what you would have even wanted in the first place. it makes him so unexplainably sad.
“i hate you,” you mutter, with no bite.
you don’t… you love him. he knows that.
xiao tentatively reaches out and grasps your shoulder. you let him slowly maneuver you so you’re facing him, and he starts to thumb at your tears.
it doesn’t help, not really. only because seeing xiao cry while doing so only makes you cry more.
“i hope you know to never make such a rash decision like that ever again,” you whisper, warbled and broken, “i don’t ever want to be in a world without you in it.”
xiao brings his forehead to meet yours, eyes closing as he basks in your warmth.
“i know,” he relents, holding your face in a gentle cradle.
heaving a sigh through your nose, you pull away from xiao and pick up the discarded plate of almond tofu. his eyes are half-lidded as you bring a spoonful to his lips. he takes it without argument, and your heart makes leaps.
you bite your lip, unable to resist the urge to lay a gentle kiss on his damp cheek.
“don’t forget it.”