𝗫𝗜𝗔𝗢. ── ˢᵖʸ / ᵃˢˢᵃˢˢⁱⁿ ᵃᵘ , ᵍᵉⁿᵈᵉʳ⁻ⁿᵉᵘᵗʳᵃˡ ʳᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ !
Your life is near perfect, with the ideal boyfriend who would get on his hands and knees for you. The only downside of your life is your job, or hobby, assassination. Not the ideal job but it...
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The moonlight is all the light you need as you shut off your computer for the night. Hours passed by and you've only acquired a minimal amount of information regarding Alatus, much to your disappointment. He seems to be very scarce with his presence whenever he does a job, then he is gone until his next.
Your mind travels back to your boyfriend, who is soundly asleep in your shared bedroom. Isn't Alatus his birth given name? But you shake off the thought, Xiao has said that he would never use that name again, and only use the one his idol gave him.
This idol is also his foster father, Zhongli, a very knowledgeable elder – though he looks barely 30 – who seems to be unseemingly rich yet is never able to pay for anything due to his horrid memory. You do not know why Xiao looks up to the man so much, he refuses to talk about it with you just yet and Zhongli will only say things once Xiao is ready. You've let it go now.
Back to the information, Alatus is, or was, part of a group called the Adeptus. There were five members a few years back, but in a mission-gone-wrong, three were killed in action and one has been missing since that day, leaving Alatus a solo assassin. One of his greatest allies in Morax, otherwise known as Rex Lapis, the assassin with the most kills in the underworld, everyone knows him. Morax is long since retired but still appears now and then to assist Alatus, for an unknown reason.
But, that's all you've got.
Alatus is really a mysterious person.
"Why are you still up, it's 4 in the morning?" His sleepy voice startles you, and you look back to where he leans against the doorway to your office, rubbing his eyes tiredly and pouting slightly, "Come back to bed." He starts to leave.
Quickly, you hide your notes and follow him, already changed into your night clothes.
"Do you have any work tomorrow?" He questions as he slips back under the covers, front faced towards your side of the bed. You ponder over your schedule as you join him in the bed, then shake your head. He hums in acknowledgement, but does not voice his emotions. Typical.
Xiao snakes his arms around you, pulling you closer to him until his head rests on your chest. Your arms come around him, tangling your fingers in his hair.
"Love...what do you do for work that has you researching a notorious and infamous assassin." Words caught in your throat, your body goes stiff at his statement, letting him move upwards until he can look you straight in the eye, and you know you can't lie to him. So you don't answer, "Answer me." You can't.
"Fine." He retratches his arms from around your body and turns his back to you, which hurts you more than a knife to the heart. You reach out, but as if he has eyes in the back of his head, he moves away.
"...I'm not ready to tell you yet, but in time, I promise. I swear on my life and my love for you that one day I will be able to tell you. Just not now." Your voice nearly breaks as you stare at his back, but you visibly relax when he turns back around. His expression is softer now.
He sighs and pulls you towards him, hugging you close to his body, "Alright, I'll wait until you're ready to tell me." You smile into his chest, reaching out and intertwining your fingers with him, finally letting sleep overcome you.
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"-N."
"Y/n."
"Y/n, wake up." You abruptly open your eyes to see your boyfriend's tired face looming over yours, "Someone is calling you, answer so they stop." Straightforward. You yawn and stretch before reaching out and grabbing your phone.
"Venenum." It's the contractor.
You sneak a look at your boyfriend to see him already falling back to sleep, then at his alarm clock. It's only 5:58 in the morning. You escape from Xiao's hearing range, keeping your identity secret, and hoping he didn't hear the first part. You're pretty well known in the underground world and Xiao knows who Alatus is, he's got to know Venenum.
"Why the actual fuck are you calling me at 6am!? It's my day off."
"Your deadline for the Alatus mission has been moved up to the end of the month. You know what happens if you don't meet the deadline, good luck." Then he hangs up. You nearly drop your phone from shock, and you swear your heart stopped. It's the 18th of the month, and you know nearly nothing on Alatus. You're so fucking dead.
"Love, is everything alright?" Xiao has found you hiding in the hallway. You plaster on a tight smile.
"Yeah, just a work call." Everything is so not fine, "Let's go back to bed, I still need to sleep." And hope you never wake up from whatever nightmare has just come upon you.
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UNEDITED.
reminder that communication is key in a healthy relationship <3
