modernity - xiaoven

50.

school's started, which means mikey's working on modernity...

aka the book that started out as a side project for when i wasn't working on school work, that has consumed my life force.

(its very tempting to add smoking, because it's not a mikey fic without a main character as a smoker... blame sraao)

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xiao glanced up when his door opened.

"zhongli told me he told you everything. are you okay?"

"i'm fine."

"do you want me to do anything for you?"

"just be here, please? it'll calm me to know someone's around if i have a panic attack."

"mkay!" venti sat down on the bed next to xiao, and pulled the other's head into his lap.

"what are y-"

"shush. let it happen."

xiao shrugged slightly, and leaned into venti, as the other played with his hair.

"venti, am i the reason that the universe is fucked up-?"

"you're not. you didn't know what would happen, and if anything it's the people who manipulated you's fault."

"it's my fault for trustiing them."

"nope. nada, no. you. didn't. know. now, rest, go to sleep, please."

"fine."xiao glanced up when his door opened.

"zhongli told me he told you everything. are you okay?"

"i'm fine."

"do you want me to do anything for you?"

"just be here, please? it'll calm me to know someone's around if i have a panic attack."

"mkay!" venti sat down on the bed next to xiao, and pulled the other's head into his lap.

"what are y-"

"shush. let it happen."

xiao shrugged slightly, and leaned into venti, as the other played with his hair.

"venti, am i the reason that the universe is fucked up-?"

"you're not. you didn't know what would happen, and if anything it's the people who manipulated you's fault."

"it's my fault for trustiing them."

"nope. nada, no. you. didn't. know. now, rest, go to sleep, please."

"fine."

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holy shit this is a short chapter, but the more recent chapters im writing rn should make up for it!