Genshin Impact Oneshots

| ●～6 - xiao

banner source: I edited it, fanart is... idk

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I browsed on Pinterest again and got bored so I wrote this
Xiao x Reader ~ drown
also because xiao came home
TW: DROWNING, KIDNAPPING, YOU GUYS SLEEP IN THE SAME BED, (I think that's about it)
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It was supposed to be a normal day.

Well, that went down the drain.

Laughter could be heard from above, and you spot the people who pushed you down running away.

Before you could register, the sight of the wooden pier seemed to loom over you as your back hit water, harshly.

You nearly let out a scream, but closed your mouth quickly as you saw the surface of the water shine from your position under it.

Your eyes were aching, and every limb on your body screamed in pain, but you fought the urge to relax.

I'm not going to die here. I'm stronger than they think I am.

Or were you?

Blinking languidly, you forced your legs downwards and kicked to propel yourself upwards and towards the surface.

I'm almost there...

You could feel your ears pop as you neared the surface, and burst through the surface, gasping for air.

Your hair obscured your sight, but there was no time to worry about that now, frantically using your hands to keep yourself afloat.

Apparently, you had swam a couple meters away from your original position, and you spotted a nearby abandoned raft to rest on.

Swimming to it, you reached the raft and used all your strength to hoist yourself onto the fragile surface. Out of energy, you plopped facedown onto the surface, arms giving out.

You could hear your heartbeat in your ears as you tried to calm down.

You heard some type of muffled noise —was that your name? You couldn't tell— and your vision blurred. You saw a shade of teal—or yellow— nothing made sense. Your thoughts blanked and you could only dumbly stare at the figure in front of you.

"Wait are you—" you began. Before you knew it, everything turned dark.

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"Hmm, are you awake?"

You slowly opened your eyes. Everything was out of focus, so you tried blinking. It seemed like your attempt to survive had wiped all your energy. For a second, you almost forgot who was standing in front of you, arms crossed, at the foot of what looked like your room's bed.

"Ha-wha-" you started, as your vision finally cleared, "Xiao??"

Your boyfriend's amber eyes lowered.

"You could have died! What were you doing?" He asked angrily.

"I-"

"Sorry, I was really worried," he spoke, more calmly this time, circling the bed and sitting next to you.

"It wasn't me-" you admitted, reluctantly, "I couldn't see well but there was someone-"

Xiao bolted up, eyes widened in concern.

"Who did this to you?"

His voice was tense, and you could tell he was holding in something.

"I- I don't know..." you began, "but I'm alright now. I promise you don't need to do anything."

Xiao shook his head.

"I won't hurt that person, but I should still confront them. They have put you in danger, and that is something I need to let them know." he says.

"I have this," you recall, sticking your hand in your pocket.

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Flashback -

"Don't move!" the unknown person from behind you commanded, as you fell helpless to their grasps.

Out of the corner of your eye, you spot something fall out of their pocket.

Something I could use, you thought, and when they weren't looking, you used your foot to bring the object closer to you.

Wriggling your arm out of the ropes, you freed it and grabbed the object.

Where do I put this, hmmm, you thought.

Using quick thinking, you stuffed the object into your shirt pocket.

(this is so scuffed I'm sorry)

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You hand the object to Xiao, hoping it could help with something.

"I see." He responds.

Before you could realize, he had already left.

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It was very late at night when he came back.

"Xiao!"

His head whipped around to face you.

"Aren't you supposed to be resting? You mortals need rest to function." Xiao warns, sitting next to you once more.

"How did it go?" you ask.

"I did talk to them. They had no sense of respect for anyone," Xiao recalls, becoming slightly frustrated, "Told me it wouldn't happen again once they figured out who I was."

"I see," you reply, "also Xiao?"

"Yes?" he answered quickly.

"Can you stay here tonight?"

Xiao's breath hitched, and you could hear his breath increase.

"Why?"

"You rarely come home, so I wanted to at least spend a night with you." you respond.

"No, that's not what I meant," he says, "just, why me?"

"Xiao, you should already know why."

"I do?"

"It's because I love you," you say, sitting up.

You wrapped your arms around him, and he stiffens. After a while, he relaxes and does the same.

"Y-you're messing with something you shouldn't," Xiao says, "but I don't mind at this point."

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Finished on Feb 14, 2023

GUYS IM GOING TO JAPAN NEXT WEEK AAAAAAAAAA

hope yall enjoyed i put this far off so much ASJFKLJEISDKFIEJSLD