Maybe... jealous xiao?
xiao
Honestly? You thought it would take a lot to get Xiao jealous.
He knew you were loyal to him. I mean, you've already submitted yourself to him fully knowing you were a mere mortal and he could live thousands of years—would he really get jealous of any man that just so happened to get closer to you than he would like?
...The answer is yes. Yes, he would be.
He had always known him dating a human would lead a thorny path, and he didn't mind that in the slightest. For you, he would overcome all.
But sometimes, he gets insecure. He knew the time you spend was short lived, and you could easily detach yourself from him and live a normal married life with a mortal man. It was a future that promised certainty, meanwhile dating an adeptus promised the opposite.
Would you really be fine staying with him when you had clearly better options?
So yes. He thought his jealousy was quite justified when he saw you engaged in lively chatter with another guy.
Xiao was normally capable of pasting on a poker face no matter what the circumstances, but this time, he couldn't resist the urge to twitch his lips downward. His eyebrows arched low, and he felt his eyes narrow in distaste. (He did manage to keep the growl to himself, though.)
“I didn't think I'd run into you here, [Name]!” your male friend exclaimed in glee, grabbing both of your hands. Xiao's gaze turned impossibly hostile.
“Me neither...! How did you end up here?” you responded with equal amount of shock, also harboring the same joy your friend felt when he found you. “This is far from our town!”
“You know, just exploring a bit,” he replied with a laugh. “I discovered a few treasure chests from ruins. I got some good artifacts!”
“Wait, really?! Let me see!”
The only thing left keeping Xiao from pulling you away was the giant smile on your face. No matter how impatient he became (and how awful it felt to be neglected), he couldn't steal away your happiness.
...Even if it came in the form of an annoying twat who stole your attention. Fuck.
Finally, after what felt like years (it's only been ten minutes, but you can't blame Xiao for being overdramatic on this one), your friend had the decency to acknowledge his presence. “Who's that with you?” he asked with a tilt of his head, curious about your companion.
You perked up, brightening like the sun. “Oh, this is...!” you excitedly held Xiao's hand, and his irritation melted away. just a little. “Xiao! My, um...” you shyly trailed off. “Lover.”
Xiao paused, momentarily surprised with your straightforward answer. “Yes.” he wrapped an arm around your waist for good measure. “Lover.”
Your friend blinked, thinking for a few seconds, before a snicker spilled from his lips.
...Why.
“Nice to meet you. [Name] talks about you a lot,” he teased, and your ears flushed crimson. “It's great I got the opportunity to see you.”
“...Likewise,” Xiao responded hesitantly, in the most insincere voice he had, and found no reason to make his reply any longer.
Seeing his presence was unwelcomed, he cleared his throat. “Anyway, I'll be taking my leave now,” your friend announced, packing up his stuff. “Wouldn't want to get in your way.”
“In our way...?” you repeated, confused.
“Yes!” he affirmed, throwing your boyfriend a knowing look. “Your way.”
(Xiao had underestimated your friend too much, it seems.)
“I'll get going, then,” he waved farewell before disappearing into the distance. You waved back, yelling out ‘goodbye’ while Xiao remained silent.
“We best be on our way too,” he commented, resuming his walk towards your destination. You raised a brow from his quickening pace and rushed to keep up.
“What are you rushing for?”
“It's almost nightfall,” he replied simply. “We should hurry.”
That sounded fairly reasonable, so you nodded in response, thinking nothing was wrong.
Many minutes later and after all your attempts to strike up a conversation ended shortly with Xiao's three-worded answers, you felt like you needed to address the problem at hand.
“Hey... is something wrong?” you brought up timidly, fiddling with your fingers. “You seem upset.”
He glanced at you for a few seconds before turning away. “What are you talking about?”
“You're normally not chatty, but this time, it's worse...” you stated. “Can you tell me what's bothering you?”
“There is nothing to worry about.”
You puffed your cheeks, huffing in retaliation. “That makes me worry even more. You know, you've been grumpy ever since-”
Ever since... ever since what?
“...Ever since my friend came to talk to us?” you finished off your sentence in a questioning tone. The puzzle pieces clicked into place and you curled your lips into a teasing smile. “Don't tell me you were just-”
“Shut up,” he warned, all bark and no bite—obvious by the way the tips of his ears turned red from embarrassment.
“Oh, come on, Xiao, he was just a friend!” you giggled, patting his shoulder comfortingly. “You have absolutely nothing to worry about!”
“I beg to differ...” he murmured to himself, purposely facing to the side so you couldn't see his face.
“...Are you seriously upset, though?” you followed up, jeering tone withering away. “You know that I love you, right? And only you.” you held his hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze. “Tell you what, I'll do anything. What can I do to make you feel better, hm?”
He timidly faced your figure, interested in your bribery. “Anything?”
You held up a peace sign. “As long as it's something I can do, yup!”
He stared at you for a moment before pulling you to a nearby rock. He took a seat before hoisting you up on his lap, immediately burying his face into your neck while he looped his arms around your waist. “Let's stay like this... for a bit.”
“Oh, just a hug? Alright.” surprised from the easy request, you returned the embrace.
He hummed, bothered by your comment. “Why, would you be willing to do more?”
“I thought it would be more demanding,” you admitted, playing with the tips of his hair. “Since it's you.”
Provoked, he clicked his tongue and kissed your neck. “If you insist, then.”
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in which you take care of a drunk, clingy kazuha.
when men had stormed into your home and obnoxiously chanted, “emergency, emergency!” you hadn't expected the so-called urgent crisis to be...
“what are you doing...?” you gazed at the inexplicable picture that was kazuha choking hugging a crewmate and at least five bulky giants attempting to pry him off, all of which were failing miserably.
“kazuha had one too many drinks,” someone belonging from the crux fleet helpfully supplied, gesturing to the empty bottles of sake scattered on the table. “and he's become some sort of a hugging monster.”
which, honestly, still didn't explain why you were brought here. “so... why did you call for me?”
“please take him home,” begged another man, kneeling by your feet and tugging on your pants. “please.”
“hey!” a voice chimed in warning, followed by a hiccup. you turned your head to face kazuha, who had finally let go of the traumatized man gasping for breath in the corner. “don't touch,” hic, “[name]!” he pointedly steered threats towards the beggar(?) before you, approaching with wobbly steps.
you caught him with your arms when he inevitably stumbled, too inebriated to fully function. “woah there, are you okay?” he clung to you tightly, pulling you down with his weight. “who let him drink this much?!”
“captain challenged him to a drinking match.”
figures.
“archons...” you heaved a defeated sigh, hoisting up your giggly companion. you placed one of his arms to rest on your shoulders and held him up by the waist, sending an accusing look to a nearby crewmate. “why don't you take care of him?”
“we got our hands full with beidou.”
again, figures.
appearing not too pleased by you neglecting him, kazuha roused awake, leaning far too close to your ear than necessary. “[name]...” he breathed rather than spoke, lips nearly brushing against your skin. “where are you taking me...?”
blood rushed to the tips of your ears. “please don't make it sound like i'm doing something illegal.”
“i can't believe you had it in you, [name],” said beidou, clearly intoxicated with alcohol. she took a swig from her jug and loudly announced, “taking advantage of, hic, kazuha of all people!”
your cheeks burned hotly, amplified by the booming laughter spreading across the tables. “i am not doing such thing!”
kazuha whined, slurring his words. “you... won't do anything...?”
“i swear you're doing this on purpose.”
you were absolute sure he was. tilting his head to your neck, stumbling conveniently, and whispering words to your ear in a calculated manner — he had to be doing this to rile you up. either that or he had the natural makings of a player, with all the flowers that come out of his mouth instead of proper words, unknowingly charming innocent victims with his alluring voice.
“don't be too rough with him, okay?” one cooed in jest as you passed by him, your pace hastening with each teasing comment while dragging kazuha with you. “poor guy's nearly unconscious.”
“i'm not doing anything to him, so shut it!” you retorted, not quite as intimidating as you wanted to be when your face was the same shade as a ripened apple.
“boo, coward.”
“no chickening out!”
“dear archons, please give me patience...” you bit on your bottom lip, deciding to stay silent and cut off the pointless conversation once and for all.
“[nameeee]...” kazuhaa drawled out, tripping on his own feet. you yelped and barely kept your balance.
“what is it this time-” you risked a glance at him, groaning in irritation, and you immediately pulled back your head when your face was closer than intended and you'd just brushed noses. goddamn it.
“pay attention to me!” he demanded as a bratty child would, except a child wouldn't stare at you so deeply and pepper your face with kisses as a means to annoy you.
“what- no- stop moving around!”
“get a room!”
“shut up!”
getting pushed back to the sofa as soon as you arrived in your house wasn't the last thing you expected to happen, but you were plenty caught off-guard.
“kazuha...” you sighed, effectively pinned down to the couch with him looming above you. his face was buried to the space beside your head, unrelenting to rise. “get up. i have to take care of you, so let me go. you need water to sober up.”
“don't want to.” he stubbornly nuzzled his head against your neck for emphasis.
“this kid...” you exhaled exasperatedly. your fingers ran through his hair, loosening his ponytail. “please? you're crushing me.”
you felt him pause, considering the potential harm he may cause.
even in his terribly drunken state, his childish tendencies came into a full halt and he obediently rose from his position, though the pout on his face was apparent.
“there, good boy.” you praised and sat up, pleased with his docile behavior. “do you feel sick? need to throw up? i can get a few more pillows.”
“[name] is enough.”
“that's sweet, but i'll get seriously angry if you throw up on me.”
“i won't throw up...” his hand inched towards yours, shyly playing with your fingers. “i promise.”
fuck, he's adorable.
still, you liked to think you had self-discipline. you won't let yourself get swayed by a pretty face.
“well, what do you want to do then? feel like sleeping? it's late at night, after all.”
he sheepishly glanced at you, looking with a silent plea. “...stay with me?”
you take that back.
“you know what? fine.” you tugged him towards you and fell on the cushions, wrapping him in a hug. “friends cuddle all the time. this is fine.”
yes, most certainly. this was quite the intimate act, but not totally exclusive to lovers. you chanted that over and over again to convince yourself, belatedly ignoring the fingers softly tracing patterns on your skin that seemed to stray off the levels of platonic.
“what are you trying to do, really...” you groaned, sanity escaping you. kazuha's expression remained vacant, unapologetic for his touchy nature.
“can i kiss you?”
kill me now.
“what if i say no?”
you wouldn't, of course you wouldn't. kazuha knew that too, that's why he didn't flinch and proceeded as if nothing happened. he reached his hand to your face, tracing the edge of your chin.
“would you?”
you stayed silent, and kazuha takes it as his cue.
his lips pressed gently to yours, relishing in the plush softness. your heart picked up its pace, thudding loudly in your chest, and it only raced faster when you felt the sudden sweep of his tongue on your bottom lip, prodding for permission. you stiffened considerably, but you let your eyes close and you lose yourself in the sensation, reciprocating the kiss and fingers grasping on his shirt for purchase.
you were momentarily surprised by his abrupt shift in position, his hand relocating to the back of your neck to pull you impossibly closer, and when you open your eyes, you see pools of red, admiring each expression you make.
“you-” you pulled away, startled into wiping away at your mouth. “don't open your eyes...”
his eyes crinkled at the edges, mirth warming his gaze. “sorry, i couldn't help but get curious.”
you grumbled incoherently, tasting sake on your tongue. “so? when the hell did you get sober?”
at first, he stared at you blankly, processing your words. then his lips stretched into an abashed grin, bringing his hand to shyly rub the back of his neck. “ah, i've been found out?”
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