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The Bonds We Share

The Bonds We Share

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WpMetadataNoticeLast published Wed, Feb 7, 2024
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Fanfic
Genshin Impact
TL;DR: Lumine is trying to pull Xiao out of his isolation. She plans an event, he does not show. She goes to find him, almost dies. He saves her in an unconventional way, causing... unforeseen problems. Slower burn than I normally write, but rest assured, still plenty of smut. Lumine just wants to help. The pain in Xiao's eyes is apparent to anyone who looks, the problem is that so few do, and it breaks her heart. Xiao saved her life a few months back, and during this encounter, she saw his venerable side, the kindness he tries so hard to hide. She found herself slowly falling for this aloof man with the golden eyes. Those eyes, filled with equal parts sadness and longing melt her soul.
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"I have... Been through a lot." Lumine frowned. "'A lot' seems to be a gross understatement. You're like a walking ball of trauma. Being enslaved and tortured for decades and then losing your whole family and then fighting this endless war, alone, seems to qualify as more than 'a lot.' Maybe more like 'constant suffering.'" "I have a contract, and it's my duty and my honor to fulfill that contract. Even now that you defeated Osial, it's still my job to defend Liyue from the demons that plague it." Xiao rubbed his Vision between two fingers. "I'm the last defender in this invisible war." "Hm." Lumine sighed and rested her chin on her palm, looking up at Xiao with big honey-yellow eyes. "Then who will defend you?" ◊ An interpretation of where the story of Adeptus Xiao begins, what he went through before our time, and where he will end up. Cover art by @tyabasirakk on Twitter

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