Liyue was... interesting, to say the least. Its harbor, to which Childe was set to on yet another glorious (utterly ridiculous) mission by Her Majesty, the Tsaritsa, was too hot, too crowded for Childe's liking. And yet, there was something about it that made him want to stay. Perhaps it was the way the breeze faintly smelled of the ocean and fish, the way Morepesok did, or maybe it was because Liyue Harbor was simply so alive. Or maybe, just maybe, it was because those amber eyes were far too enticing to leave behind, even if they were the eyes of his enemy.
"𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥..."
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You awake to find yourself in a Snezhnayan boat that has arrived in Liyue Harbor. You don't know how you came to be in such a place nor do you have even the slightest inkling on how to leave the place. The most you can recall is waking up and finding a Gnosis hanging from your neck adorned with an odd dream. Training under the wing of an Adepti, you race to find a way home but when complications come into play, do you still really want to leave?
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I do not own or take credit for any of the characters, places, or items used in the story. Everything belongs to Muhoyo (except for Sakkaku). I also don't own the art used for the cover.
[Xiao x Fem. Reader]
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Published: 3/21/2021
Finished: 2/6/2022