a set-up || xiao x reader

38.

" WAITING PATIENTLY "

you had lost one person and now you were about to lose another? you held on to the locket around your neck as you nervously waited for the news.

you were at the hospital after xiao had pushed you aside. he hit his head from a high height and the doctors weren't sure if he was going to be okay.

it was either memory loss or a coma.

"are you a relative?" the doctor approached you. you shook your head wanting to say something but nothing came out.

"I'm his father," a voice came from behind you. you instantly turned to see a tall man with brown hair.

The doctor nodded and zhongli gave you a signal to wait here that he'd soon come back with either good news or bad news. you did as he said sitting back down.

"y/n," zhongli had come back after a few minutes. he sat down beside you leaning his head back onto the wall.

"is he okay?" you spoke up just wanting to know. "he's just fine although he is in a coma he's still well and alive," zhongli answered.

you tightened the grip on your thighs as you began to constantly blame yourself in your head. it would have been much better if you had just fallen but of course the idiot took the fall instead.

"not only xiao got injured, get some rest," zhongli had noticed the scrapes on your knee.

"I'm okay I'm not the one who's in a coma," you felt even guiltier showing your face to xiao's father. you were basically the cause of his death if he were to die.

"go home and get some sleep I'll be staying to watch over him and until he wakes up just wait patiently xiao isn't one to die so easily," zhongli assured.

"at least that's what he would say if he saw you in a state like this," he added. that was all it took for you to break down remembering xiao comforting you when reki died.

"xiao also wouldn't blame you for anything he chose to do it because he loves you," zhongli stood back up walking away to give you some space.

"I'll wait then."

no matter how long it takes for him to wake up you'd be there. no matter who comes and goes you'd still have him in the end. that's all you needed.

days had turned into weeks, weeks had turned into months.

he never woke up.

I HATE THIS GROUPCHAT

hutao
summer break is already
over 😭

childe
that was too fast 😒👎

seriously
tmrw is already school 😪

yanfei
can't wait to see you guys !!

aether
you saw us a million
times over the summer ??

we need more 🤬

do you guys wanna visit
xiao with me tmrw after school?

venti
hell yeah!
It's been a while

lumine
of course
I'm sure mewo misses him:)

childe
who's mewo again?

aether
the cat you dumbass

hutao
WHO EVEN NAMED IT MEWO ??

yanfei
we just began calling it that 😭

can I come over
I wanna see mewo 😭

lumine
yeah !
she's been good

okay!
I'm going to sleep
good night:)

XIAO

good morning <3

monday, 2:32am.

night xiao
itto got his ass bit
by a dog

it was funny
I wish you were there to see it

tuesday, 5:30am.

summer's been boring
I wanna go bowling again
with you

I'm tired tho
I wanna see you again

good night <3

wednesday, 9:10am.

Im abt to collapse
from how tiring it is to catch
MEWO 🤬

did I tell you? we decided
to name the cat mewo.
while ur away for now
lumine and aether are
taking care of it !!

she misses you
come back soon

I love you <3

Thursday, 2:20pm.

a frog attacked hu tao today
I got a video for you:)

[attachment]
the one dying in the background
is venti's hideous laugh

we miss you
I love you xiao !<3

friday, 4:11am.

I miss you
I wanna cry hugging you again
come back please

I'm tired
good night xiao I love you

saturday, 7:54pm.

school is starting in two days again
ugh I don't wanna go back 😪💔

dw abt it tho
I'll reject all the guys for you <3

come back sooner
I wanna sit next to you again
in history :)

today, 12:22am.

tomorrow school starts
I'm not gonna get thru it
gonna drop out tbh

I'll tell you all abt my days
if I don't sleep

night xiao I love you <3
delivered