Once there was a merchant travelling around teyvat and accompanying another traveler and his flying companion on their way. Lately, they parted ways and the merchant was left with an empty feeling and the urge to do something, Anything while still having a task to fulfill! What are they going to do? Find out and read! (English is not my first language so I apologise for some grammar mistakes or incoherent words) This is a fem! reader x Xiao fan fiction so some of their meetings WILL BE romanticized. I'd love to get feedback, but I don't want harsh words my friends! [some scenes MAY include some sort of smut] The Traveler will be Aether. If you're uncomfortable, don't read! <3 !the pictures are NOT mine! The storyline is purely mine and does differ from the true storyline.

[SOULMATE AU] Y/n L/n is almost obsessed with finding her soulmate, craving romantic love from someone. However, the bracelet which holds her soulmate's name has given her a title that she has never encountered before. 'Alatus'. She's desperate to find Alatus, even though he's been in front of her the entire time. Xiao, one of her best friends, believes he isn't good enough to be Y/n's significant other, so he never said anything. He stays silent for years, until he realizes just how upset Y/n is that she hasn't met her soulmate yet. At that point, he decides to reveal the truth, in hopes of making his love feel better.

❝ WE MAKE EACH OTHER ALIVE. DOES IT MATTER IF IT HURTS ? ❞ ━━━ a world where soulmates aren't connected by a red string, a matching tattoo, or a word, but rather - by their injuries, their disfigurements, and their wounds. [ xiao x fem!reader ] [ soulmate au ] ━ mentions of self-harm, suicide, overdose and abuse. ━ heavy angst.

❝In another life, I would make you stay.❞ ៚ ❐ 𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐔𝐒!𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐱 𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐔𝐒!𝐗𝐈𝐀𝐎 ✃- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -៚ ❐ She was a peculiar thing. An odd creature, with an odd personality. Strangely enough, she reminded him of butterflies. But, butterflies aren't meant to be kept. And thus, their love bloomed in a dream that couldn't come true. ✃- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -៚ ❐ ❝Perhaps, in another life.❞ 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐋𝐘 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 © 𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐚, 2021 cover designed by @xinrist

Y/n L/n was used to being alone, or having people leave her. She was adventurous and wished to see the world. Sadly, she wasn't allowed to. She longed to watch the sunset from the highest cliffs in Liyue with someone she loved. She couldn't, but she had hope for the future. Thankfully, she met Xiao, who decided not to leave her. He was difficult to get to, but Y/n somehow found a way through his cold exterior to see his real heart. After meeting him, she gained so many more chances to see higher places. [THIS IS NOT A MODERN AU I KNOW ITS CONFUSING BUT Y/N ONLY HAS A PHONE BC I WAS A DUMBASS WHEN I FIRST STARTED WRITING THIS AND I FORGOT TO REMOVE IT!!!!]

━━ XIAO X GENDER NEUTRAL!READER (FLUFF, ANGST, SLIGHT NSFW, +16) . . . an adeptus and a clueless foreigner. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒: 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 © IZANARIN && MIHOYO ─────────╯

Xiao, an Adeptus who protected Liyue for many centuries, gets corrupted to the point of no return. Morax; the God of Contracts, seals Xiao in a barrier until he could find a way to bring him back. He was like this until one day a miracle happened. A girl comes across Xiao with a mission to save him. This said girl is the daughter of Guizhong. With her mother's spirit residing within her as her guide she'll protect Xiao at all costs.

❝ Is this another bitter herb you're forcing me to eat, you mortal? ❞ ❝ No, little Xiao, it is simply a pretty flower. ❞ ⤷ 𝘟𝘪𝘢𝘰 𝘹 𝘨/𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 In Teyvat, there lives a mysterious "doctor" who travels around offering help in return for some food or a place to sleep. As an old-time friend of Morax, they listen to his worries and ultimately do him a favor by taking care of a certain Adeptus by the name of Xiao. Of course, the Yaksha was a tough patient, only accepting the help because it was a favor asked by the Geo Archon himself. But as time went on, Xiao found himself looking for the gentle touch of the doctor all on his own accord...

"why are you here?" you've always been best friends with xiao, ever since elementary. although, he oddly became popular in high school even though he rarely speaks. you couldn't deny he was fairly attractive, and all the girls fell for him. though, you couldn't deny, it won't be long before you fall for him yourself! a simple friends to lovers story :) (consider this book pretty much finished, but if i ever enter my genshin phase again which is possible, i may write some more chapters for this book!)

[ 𝙓𝙞𝙖𝙤/𝙁𝙚𝙢!𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 ] After two-thousand years, you got to see the light of day once more. Like the civilization of long ago, your memory was lost like dust along the wind. Xiao had been awaiting your arrival without even knowing. When you showed up on his doorstep bright-eyed and ignorant, he was thrown back into a hole of grief and regret. Your journey together was not an easy one. Friends from the past, battles of new and old, you are forced to remember even the things you wish you could put behind you. ࿐ LOWERCASE INTENDED. ࿐ This was written before the 2.7 Perilous Trails event, so excuse any misinformation. ࿐ CONTENT WARNING: language, suggestive content, violence, death, drinking.