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why is this chapter so short???

this is why chapters 10 + 11 are so long--

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shortly after walking venti to his hotel, xiao took a detour before heading home. 

as usual, he was home alone, with zhongli out at work. [xiao didn't know where he worked, and he didn't care.]

he sighed, walking towards his room. his social interaction meter was practically gone, with how bubbly venti was. he should've known this because, despite the music he makes, he's an extremely active person, showing his actual personality on the internet.

glancing at his phone, he realized that he'd gotten a message from zhongli. [and not an unknown number, which he was relieved about.]

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[parental guardian.]

z: i'll be home late, as i have made arrangements with tartaglia.

z: there are leftovers in the fridge, and frozen meals in the outside freezer.

x: which freezer?

z: the small one.

x: mkay. when will you be home?

z: we do not know, but it shouldn't be until after 8 at most.

x: alright, have fun on your date.

z: it is not a date.

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throwing his phone onto his bed, xiao left his room to get something to eat. if he didn't, he'd probably forget to eat for the next few hours, and he honestly was not in the mood for that.

well, he wasn't in the mood to eat either, but he needs to.

walking to the garage, he went to the small freezer and grabbed a random microwavable meal, and went to make it.

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alright publishing this and then i wont update until i finish chapter 16. 

bc then they switch who's being followed twice. (I'm doing four chapters of one of them before swapping, you see.) 

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