Genshin Oneshots (usually)

Jumpscare

(Wriothesley x reader)

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Wriothesley was working through a particularly tiresome stack of paperwork when a half-panicked, half-still-tried-to-be-polite and respectful knock sounded at the big heavy metal door that led to his office,

With a weary tone he called out, 

"Come in,"

A skittish looking inmate entered his office, his eyes darting everywhere except Wriothesley's eyes-

Wriothesley immediately picked up on this change in atmosphere that the inmate brought, but chose to remain calm as he stood up from his desk, using his hands to help push him up and stretching briefly- since he had been sitting in the same position for way too long,

"What is it?" His stern ask was more of a demand, he got that his prisoners were always nervous around him but.. this was on a whole other level of nervous and he wasn't buying it.

"Well uh- y/n-"

His demeanour instantly became more focused at the mention of your name,

"-There was a fight... just a regular Pankration Ring fight but.."

The rest of his words droned off into a single buzz as Wriothesley's face paled, suddenly he realised what was wrong.

"Where- where are they now?" He said stop-startedly, trying to keep hold of his professionalism through the rising panic in the base of his throat.

"Still- still at the Ring.. Sir," 

Wriothesley didn't care to wait around and thank the inmate for the information, or listen to what he had left to say, his sole purpose was you now.

He burst out his office door and forced himself to not run over to you, despite his now sweaty palms and racing thoughts..

Were you okay?
How badly were you hurt?
Were you in a lot of pain?
Were you still..?

No- focus..

His presence was intimidating to say the least as he entered the room that held the Ring, his eyes were cold and hard, and he kept flexing his hands.

As Wriothesley's eyes caught sight of your figure, his breathing hitched— and then he couldn't breathe. You were slumped over and bloodied, and of course, his mind had to go and over exaggerate the whole thing, all he could see was the blood- your blood.

He managed to rip his gaze from your lifeless form and just manage make sense of his spiraling thoughts,

"Someone get the nurse." His voice was hard- no one moved, everyone frozen in fear and tension from the situation.. and him.

"Someone get the damn nurse!" he roared, his voice ringing and bouncing off the metal walls.

Finally someone scrambled to get Nurse Seigewinne,

"Now," Wriothesley started pacing the area around the ring, and called out a demand, which was hard enough to crush silence, "who did this?"

No response,

"Do I need to repeat myself twice every time today? just who the hell did this?"

Again.. no answer,

"If someone doesn't owe up to this you'll-"

His eyes caught a shift in your figure and immediately he rushed over to you, completely absorbed up in you- ignoring everything else going on, "..y/n..?" He breathed, not ready to get his hopes up,

Your finger twitched, Wriothesley knelt down in front of you and whispered, his voice cracking as pushed down emotions began to bubble, "y/n.. it's okay, you're okay, I'm here now.. you're okay..please..please be okay..."

He reached out and gently brushed your cheek with his thumb, causing your eyelids to flutter.. and then the walls didn't feel like they were closing in on him anymore, and he could finally feel like he wasn't suffocating.. 

"I'm here, I'm here y/n, it's okay.. I'm here.. Seigewinne will be here soon.." he softly kissed your forehead, his voice a whisper, but strained from unshed emotion.

You would never know how much you meant to him. You gave him a purpose in life- no not his work life 'purpose', an actual purpose. You gave him the sun, you gave him his joy, his banter, his existence. Who would have thought that the Duke would be lonely down here at the bottom of the ocean in a metal prison? You fixed that for him and he could never bear to live like that again..

...

"Wriothesley.." your weak voice sounded in his ears as your eyes opened a crack,

"I'm here y/n, I'm here.." he pulled you into a gentle embrace and chuckled,

"..What?" You pulled away and looked at him with that familiar playful glint.

"Don't you dare scare me like that again.." he pressed his forehead against yours,

"I'll try not too," you murmured,

"I'll hold you to that" he chuckled again, "because I don't think I could exist without you.."

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