It hurts but it hurts so good
—TO CONQUER, TO FREE. xiao pairing. xiao x gn! reader word count. 647 genre. light angst, light fluff, hurt/comfort warnings. mentions of killings (related to xiao’s past), spoilers for xiao’s backstory
nothing. absolutely nothing is wrong with you. —h.l
something most people in liyue don’t know is that xiao has loved you for thousands of years.
they knew that the adeptus has something akin to affection for you, all this time. but an adeptus like him can’t love, right? what do the adepti know about love anyway?
sure, the prime of the adepti, morax, has loved liyue more than anyone can ever imagine. the half-qilin ganyu has learned to find love between the gaps and spaces among the dwellers of liyue. the adepti has shaped the mountains and carved the moon and retained the clouds, all for the love of liyue.
but xiao?
xiao, the conqueror of demons, the golden-winged king… xiao is incapable of love. liyue knows this. xiao knows this. you know this.
the yaksha has slaughtered countless others, blood staining his skin permanently and it seeps through his flesh. how could he ever know how to love?
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Gorou absolutely has no permission to be this cute. It's illegal to be this cute
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⌗ domestic moments with genshin boys and your children
ft. diluc, kaeya, childe, zhongli, xiao, venti, albedo, scaramouche, aether, kazuha, la signora
𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐔𝐂 ⋮ that time when diluc entered the kitchen where he found you cooking as per usual. The only difference is your son standing beside you, adorning a hat of a chef and an pink apron that matched yours. Courtesy of you, of course! Ever since you and him got married, you'd practically taken over the kitchen and food. Not that you're complaining though, the utensils that the kitchen had would make any housewife/mothers leave their husband in an instance. Diluc released an airy chuckle, he removed the coat and draped it on a chair before rolling up his sleeves with the intent to help you.
"What're you doing? Baking..? Hm... Do you need any assistance?" Diluc nods, stepping closer before being stopped by his son
"No. Stop, you've already had enough time with mommy." Your son's features morphed into a scowl, he pulls you away from his father. The latter only smiling in amusement
𝐊𝐀𝐄𝐘𝐀 ⋮ he remembers a particular day off that he chose to spend with his family, kaeya never forgets to babble and brag about it when he's drunk. Diluc being his prime target to this. That day was spent with both of your daughter sitting on the couch with blankets across your bodies waiting for kaeya to come home, however he came home later than expected. Your daughter was tired of waiting for her father so she opted to occupy the space in your lap, eventually drifting off into a deep slumber, you also falling asleep shortly. Kaeya stands in the doorway with a small genuine smile, it was nice to have someone waiting for him. He chuckles strutting into the living room and slipping on the other side ot your daughter, you being fast asleep on the right, your daughter snoring away in the middle and him on the right.
"Daddy, we were waiting for you!" your daughter frowned lightly, after awaking with her father seated on her left.
"How sweet! I noticed, but you looked so adorable. I didn't have the heart to wake you." Kaeya chuckled, pressing a kiss in your daughters temple and one in your cheek.
𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐄 ⋮ ever since that time where he found you and the twins happily singing a song while dancing around, he'd never forgotten about it. That moment was definitely going in his 'top ten moments where I wanted to give my family the world'. Childe stood with his hands on his hips, a awestruck grin displaying on his face. He stared at the scene playing before him. Oh my god, he swore he'd never had this feeling to bury himself in a whole and burst into a fit of squeals and giggles. His family was so precious! Here you are, chuckling and twirling the twins around. Lyrics of their favorite songs spewing out of their mouhtd and your own. The sound of another voice joining in the little trio gathered your attention, the twins giggled in excitement and pulled their father in.
"TELL ME WHY!" Childe grinned cheerily, recognizing the song and joining along.
"AINT NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE!!" The twins wore an equally similar grin, letting themselves sing their hearts away. The house was filled with singing voices that day.
𝐙𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐈 ⋮ to him, there isn't a particular moment that he hasn't cherished in his heart already. Every passing second that he spends with his son is deeply appreciated by him. However, he remembers the particular time when he found you fast asleep with your son cuddled up to your side after reading a bedtime story. It seems like his voice was enough to lull you to sleep, could you bpame yourself though? He had such a soothing voice. Zhongli glances up from the book, chuckling softy when he's met with the sleeping faces of his beloved wife and child. The moment was so endearing, zhongli couldn't help but stare at your faces with a soft expression. It continued like that for a few minutes before he contemplated on joining both of you, however there isn't much space left so he had to settle for the chair.
"I really liked your story, papa. I think mama did too! Could you tell us more? Please..!" Your son pleaded, eyes shining with anticipation, lips pulled into a pout.
"Of course, dearest." Zhongli smiled, how could he say no to such an adorable expression?
𝐗𝐈𝐀𝐎 ⋮ he admits that there's some kind of wall preventing him from truly bonding with his daughter. He feels awkward therefore it enables him to get closer with her, it pains him to admit it though. That day when she approached her with her hands hidden behind her back, it suprised him. He was a bit nervous, grip on his crossed arms tightening ever so slightly. To his surprise, she peeked up at him before letting a bouquet of qingxin flowers enter his vision, his eyes widened. You hid your smile behind your hand, giggling at the expression present on his face. It isn't a common occurrence for his stoic expression to fall!
"Uhm... Here! I heard from mom that you liked qingxin flowers.." Your daughter nervously fiddled with the petals of the white flower. Eyes shimmering with the longing of her fathers warmth, she meekly handed the bouquet to him.
"..thank you.." Xiao smiled lightly, leaning down to give her a small nervous pat on the head.
𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈 ⋮ he no doubt has absolute control over the wind. And so venti uses this to his advantage, the occurrence of venti throwing you up along with his dear son is common. He does this to cheer his son up if he's feeling particularly blue. However he sometimes does this randomly just to get a feel of how free this family feels like, he lives for it. Venti giggled watching his son's eyes grow wide, his child was softly flowing in the air, as if the wind carried him as he went. You sent him a knowing look. Venti grins mischievously when his son yelled at him in wonder.
"IM FLOATING! :D" your son yelled with an undertone of excitement, his lips were pulled into a carefree grin that matched his fathers.
"hehe! yes you are! :D" venti smiled, letting himself flow in the direction of his child.
𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐄𝐃𝐎 ⋮ remembers the time where his child doodled on his sketchbook while he was tending to an experiment. It was silly but more adorable, it gave him a sense of a domestic moment. Albedo's eyebrows raised as he stared into the eyes of his Kin before it flickered to the small drawing of himself in his sketchbook. His child looked away innocently, pretending as if they didn't do it. His lips pulled into a small smile, gesturing towards the notebook. He urged his child to continue the cute little drawing.
"I didn't do it.." Your child pouted, barely hiding the mischievous glint in their eyes.
"Hmm... If you say so.." Albedo shrugged, clearly not believing them, this trait of theirs remind him of you.
𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐂𝐇𝐄 ⋮ he doesn't know if he should feel happy or angry when his daughter took his that and put in on her self, he's more confused than those honestly. How is he supposed to act?! His indigo eyes spared you a glance of confusion while you merely stared in amusement, also quite curious as to what his actions were gonna be. Scaramouche stared at the silhouette of his daughter, she actually looked adorable. But the hat is kinda big for her. Placing his hands on his hips, scaramouche looked down on his daughter. Gently fixing the hat atop her hair. Unknownst to the withering glare that he sent to the poor recruit that unfortunately stumbled onto the scene.
"It doesn't fit you, I can arrange a few things so you can get a smaller one that fits you." Scaramouche spoke slowly, clearing his throat rather awkwardly
":o OKAY!" your daughter happily obliged.
𝐀𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 ⋮ remembers the way whereas both you and his daughter applied several flowers in his hair. This reminded him of the days when lumine would do the same, this only fueled his desire to find his sister more. So she can finally meet the amazing family he'd created. Aether pauses, feeling a slight tug on the braid of his hair, he glances back. Only to see his daughter carefully placing a Cecilia on his strands, while you. Supplied her with more flowers, a sense of nostalgia washed over Aether, how long had it been since he'd last done this with his beloved sister? He doesn't know. Perhaps a few years had passed already. He wishes nothing but for lumine to join.
"..what are you doing..?" Aether leaned back to give his daughter more access to his hair, wearing a greatly bemused smile.
"I'm putting flowers in your hair, duh." The girl sassily responded, to which aether chuckled. Ah... She was just like lumine.
𝐊𝐀𝐙𝐔𝐇𝐀 ⋮ after the first time he played not-so-pretend-pirates with your child for the first time, it quickly settled into a regular occurrence. Much to the amusement of the crew, he seemingly genuinely enjoys playing pretend pirates with his crew. He doesn't know if it's pretend though, he is a pirate but he isn't..? Kazuha bores a carefree expression. Smiling when his child orders him around to 'turn the ship around due to enemy attacks AKA bad pirates'. He happily obliges, even going as far as standing to the actual wheel. He doesn't really turn the ship around though, just pretends to. You and beidoi watch, clearly amused by the ordeal.
"dad! quickkk! retreatt!" your child, urged.
"yes captain." Kazuha laughed. The carefree part of his sould peeking through, he looks so happy! How adorable!
𝐋𝐀 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐀 ⋮ on her free days, Signora and you practically fall into a routine whereas your daughter would assist the fair lady with her makeup. Sometimes, she'd even let the girl apply the foundation or lipstick. Of course, Signora makes it look good so that your daughter wouldn't feel too upset. In these times, she let's herself get a sense of happiness. A soft side that she didn't even know she possessed taking over her harsh one. Signora chuckles lowly, the sound was so elegant just like her whole being. Your daughter sat on her lap, carefully applying a red shade of lipstick in her mothers lips. The fair lady sends you a smirk that screamed 'I was right, I am the favorite parent'. Eliciting a roll of your eyes and a pout.
"There! Mommy, you look so pretty!" Your daughter gushed happily, fixing a loose strand of signora's hair.
"Thank you, darling." The fair lady let a genuine smile play on her lips.
when I did this without internet and now I can post this only when I get my internet back 😭
𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓
Stellis, a city that rose from the clash of civilizations.
Modern tech has given it its radiant neon lights but also cast long shadows of obscurity. Lately, there has been an abnormal increase in the number of mental illness cases as well as incidents that threaten Stellis’ social security. Many gentle and good people of Stellis have somehow grown violent and volatile. These incidents may have been recorded, but they are often drowned out in a flood of data.
Yet someone took notice of them and compiled them for detailed analysis…
Codenamed “X-NOTE”, the project aims to peel away layers of obscuring data and reveal the hidden truth beneath.
When all is put on the scales of the law before Lady Justice, you will be the one to weigh their crimes in the balance.
TEARS OF THEMIS ☆ characters
ENDLESS PAIMON GIFS — (2/∞)
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Hit that.
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This could SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.
summary: zhongli, xiao, albedo and childe are in love with you, even if you don’t feel the same.
notes: angst, headcanons, .7k words
Zhongli
This is just another burden for him to bear.
You are the enduring beauty of humanity. When Zhongli sees you, he thinks this is what it has all been for: the millennia of loss, of fallen friends and foes alike, the never ending struggle. When he sees your bright smile as you wander the peaceful land he wrought with his own hands, perhaps it has all been worth it after all.
He is well acquainted with desire after all these years, but it is still an unexpected flower that blooms in your presence. You listen to him attentively, accompany him as he walks around Liyue, sigh as you bring out your wallet when he’s short on Mora.
If he were to kiss you, how would you react? If he were to stroke your cheek, pull you into his arms, tell you that he loves you… Zhongli understands that this is a futile train of thought. There is no room in your life for him beyond your current relationship.
He is a relic of the past. Zhongli has seen too much, lived for too long: the only thing he can hope for is that you will keep him alive in your memories.
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