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[clockworkhyena]

The Thief and the Wolf

| Razor x Male! Reader |

"This could have gone a lot better," (M/N) muttered in a rather raspy voice before coughing, the feeling of water in his lungs preventing him from breathing properly. Not to mention he had sand on and in his soaking wet clothes which was not the most uncommon occurrence as a Hydro Vision user in all honestly it just usually wasn't accompanied by sand.

The traveler let out a yawn, partially covering his mouth as he did so before starting to wring out his clothes as best as he could so he didn't feel as heavy as he walking. He also took the time to wring out his hair as well before continuing as he was that confident he wouldn't be caught up with that quickly. He was in Wolfendom after all and not many knights would follow someone in there due to how dangerous it was.

"Gods, that was way too much trouble for only a hundred mora. That shopkeeper can make twice as much in a day, I don't see the issue with borrowing it." He sighed as he pulled out the pouch of mora he had taken, counting the coins to make sure he still had it all. "I could have left them broke." He grumbled to himself, spinning the bag by its drawstrings like a toy as he started to walk into Wolfendom. "But I can't go back into Mondstadt for a while."

He let out an exaggerated sigh deciding he should probably set up camp even though he really doesn't want to. Staying the night in Wolfendom is probably the stupidest thing he could do but he had already made up his mind and he was a stubborn individual even towards himself. (M/N) let out a bit of a huff as he started collecting sticks and dry plants to make himself a fire before he froze, extremely wary of his surroundings but lucky enough the hilichurls and slimes were already asleep for the most part. He just had to be quiet which he was exceptionally good at as a thief but it didn't make him any less nervous, never did.

He picked a broken wagon on the side of the road to use as shelter; it was the worst location but he would have shelter from the rain if it were to rain as he thought. The clouds have been pretty dark all day and he was expecting absolutely everything to go wrong tonight after that shit show of a steal. Although he was extremely hesitant to start a fire as it could gain unwanted attention but his fingertips were starting to look a bit blue.

He sighed in relief as he finally got the fire started and sat down under the tattered cloth of the ruined wagon, feeling the warmth of the fire against his skin. This was always his favorite part of the day, being able to sit down next to a fire and relax; relax as well as a wanted thief in the middle of a forest of monsters could but relax nonetheless. He sat in a position easy to stand from with his hand near the hilt of his sword just in case he needed it. For some reason, out of all the sounds in the woods, the howl of the hunting wolves made him feel easy. Maybe because of the stories he has heard of the wolves of Wolfendom. Or maybe just the lack of attacks by them.

(M/N) closed his eyes for what felt like a minute only to jump a bit at the sound of footsteps nearby, his hand immediately gripping onto his sword and shifting his eyes to look at where the footsteps were coming from. Yet he immediately started to relax a bit when he saw who it was; a boy his around his age with long messy silver hair and bright red eyes which were illuminated by the light of (M/N)'s fire. He carried a claymore that looked like (M/N) would struggle to get off the ground and sported quite a few scars on his pale skin. He didn't look like a knight but more like the boy he has heard in the stories of Wolfendom, the one raised by wolves.

 "I want to guess you're Razor?" (M/N) asked, his voice stable but his hands held a lot of tension as they hovered over his weapon. The boy tilted his head curiously.

"You know Razor?" His English wasn't the greatest as he struggled through his sentences as a toddler would but that was something (M/N) was expecting; he was surprised he knew how to speak at all and wondered who taught him if he was truly raised by wolves.

"I heard some stories about you." (M/N) replied back, not being much of a talker towards people either; more specifically strangers.

"It's dangerous here alone. What is name?" Razor questioned him as he got a little closer, noticing how (M/N) seemed a little less cautious of him. "You soaked." He observed out loud as the thief's clothes hadn't dried yet.

(M/N) hesitated a bit as Razor walked closer but sense no ill intent towards him, not to mention Razor would have no idea of his crimes if he never went into the city. "(M/N). I just swam in a lake."

"Why would (M/N) swim in clothes?" Razor asked, joining (M/N) by the fire while still giving the other a fair amount of space between them.

"I wasn't planning on it," (M/N) huffed as he relaxed a bit more at Razor's friendly attitude towards him. Razor stared at (M/N) for a few moments, their eyes glancing over almost every part of his body and making him extremely uncomfortable. "What?"

"Nothing," Razor replied with a smile that just made (M/N) even more uncomfortable because he didn't know what he was thinking. Although, his smile did remind home of a puppy. "You traveler?"

"I suppose, I mean I don't have a home so I wonder." (M/N) muttered a bit but Razor was surprisingly still able to hear him. The unsurprising crackle of thunder rang out in the distance and the boy watched as Razor looked up at the sky. "Shouldn't you return to your family?"

"They know where. Razor not want to leave alone, that all." He spoke as if they were friends. "Wolfendom very dangerous alone and you seem lonely."

"I like being alone, for your information." (M/N) muttered, nervousness in his voice when the fire sizzled. It was starting to rain. He didn't like being in complete darkness but he didn't want to risk making a fire in the wooden and cloth wagon he was taking shelter under. Razor raised an arm over his head as if to protect himself from the rain as there was only so much his cloak’s hood could protect him from. He was adamant in respecting (M/N)'s space but refusing to leave. (M/N) stared at him for a moment, being a bit stubborn in letting the boy close to him but eventually gave in. He scooted over to make room next to him, "You can sit with me."

"Thank you," Razor thanked as he moved into the ruined, covered wagon and sat down next to (M/N), not giving him as much space as he would have liked. Razor continued to watch (M/N) every so often as if he wanted to make the other uncomfortable but (M/N) was too busy staring at the fire and watch it struggle to stay alive as the rain slowly picked up. "(M/N) afraid of dark?"

"What? No, of course not. I'm not a child," (M/N) was quick to react with the lie but Razor didn't seem very convinced as the (M/N)'s cheeks turned bright red as he spoke.

"Don't worry, Razor protect you," Razor smiled at him making (M/N) even more embarrassed than he already was. (M/N) wanted to retaliate but he did feel comforted by the fact he was so willing to protect him even from his irrational fears. "Want to wear coat? It will keep you warm." He was offering his coat, although his sentence itself was a bit vague.

"I'm fine." (M/N) grumbled under his breath but Razor took off his cloak and tried handing it to (M/N) anyways.

"Razor will not take no for answer. (M/N) could freeze" Razor replied sternly as he did his best to wrap the cloak around (M/N)'s shoulder without touching him. Razor himself lacked clothing that could keep him warm but at least he wasn’t completely soaked.

"You're overreacting, first of all. Secondly, why do you care? You don't know who I am,"

"(M/N), thief who travels the world, steal to survive," Razor smiled putting (M/N) completely off guard. "Heard stories about you too. Razor not know it was you until you said name. You swam in the lake because you got caught, right?"

"You're a lot smarter than I thought," (M/N) muttered nervously, averting his eyes.

"Don't like that you steal. If I take care of you, would you stop?" Razor asked.

"What do you mean?" (M/N) asked, his cheeks becoming flushed again.

"Feed you, give you shelter, protect you," Razor explained simply, his smile refusing to fade.

"I don't like relying on others," (M/N) grumbled, gripping onto Razor's cloak and bringing it closer to him as he watched the fire slowly get smaller. "But I do like the idea of having someone there for me. But frankly, I don't trust you."

"Then let Razor gain trust," Razor got a bit closer making (M/N) move away from him. "Razor want to help you."

(M/N) let out a heavy sigh, "I'll stay for a day and decide then."

"Thank you," Razor said gently headbutting (M/N) like a dog or cat would nuzzle someone. (M/N) was going to tell him off for it but the happiness in the other's scarlet eyes was hard to say no to. "I will give you a home."

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Midnight Conversations

| Xiao x Male! Fatuus! Reader |

(M/N) let out a big yawn that brought tears to his eyes, absolutely exhausted after another day of work in Liyue only to walk all the way to Wangshu Inn to sleep. He did that almost every single day just so he could have one-sided conversations with the adepti that lived there. He has never seen him nor did he ever get a response; he never truly knew if the adepti was listening to his nonsense but he did it anyway. It made him feel so much better to talk about the stresses of his days and would even bring the adepti food. He didn't know if the food was actually eaten or thrown away but it was always gone by morning. He didn't think the adepti could resist Almond Tofu after what he heard from the Inn Keeper but he also knows somewhat of his personality.

"Good afternoon, (M/N)! You're here awfully late today. Did something happen?" Verr Goldet greeted the male as soon as she noticed him enter almost like she was waiting for him to come in. "Oh? You look like you fell!" She said in surprise as she looked over (M/N)'s clothes which were covered in dirt and some darker spots in the fabric here he no doubt had scrapes and cuts.

"I was pushed over a small cliff by an anemo user today and fell in a tree over a hilichurl camp. None of them were exactly happy to see me but I'm fine." (M/N) explained simply. "Did what's-his-face already give the Almond Tofu to Xiao today?"

"Yes, sorry. We thought you weren't going to make it here tonight so we did it for you," Verr answered, adding on a mumble about how he should get any wounds cleaned and get some sleep but didn't think he would listen even if she said it louder.

"That's alright, Thank you." (M/N) thanked her with a small nod and started walking up the stairs.

"Please don't spend too long up there, (M/N), you need your sleep and at least eat before!" Verr called after him in vain before letting out a heavy sigh as (M/N) seemed to ignore her. "That boy, I swear. He may be a Fatuus but he's so soft-spoken and he needs to look after himself instead of worrying if the adepti has eaten. What about him? Has he eaten?" She seemed to talk to herself with a huff like she was scolding a child behind said child's back.

"Gods, my everything hurts. I have to sit down," (M/N) muttered softly as he sat down on the wooden flooring of the balcony, crossing his legs and folding his hands over them to protect them from the cold night air. "I'm late today. I had a bit of a rough one." He wasn't surprised when he got no response from the adepti, that was normal. "I had to talk to this one traveler about some Fatui business, put on an attitude, got in a fight. He didn't mean to but his anemo blast pushed me off a cliff. I fell into a tree and dropped into a hilichurl camp ungracefully. Nothing I couldn't deal with but it was annoying." He sighed heavily and looked up at the night sky with tired (E/C) hued eyes. The stars seemed to shine brighter in Liyue for whatever reason and he loved staring at them. He could stare at them for hours on end.

(M/N) continued, "I wonder what time it is. It feels like early morning." He muttered softly. "I feel so sluggish, so tired." He complained under his breath as he leaned his head on one of his hands which he rested on his leg. He closed his eyes as if he was going to sleep but he kept talking quietly. "So unbelievably stressful. Following around a child who just wants to find his sister. What is the point of it all? Why are they even involved? They seem so nice too." He let out another yawn. "Until they threw me off the cliff of course but that was an accident," He muttered. "It's sad that we are enemies. I wish I could just talk to them and be their friend. I feel like we could get along."

"But I guess that would be difficult to do as a Fatuus but how are you supposed to get out of a job like that?" His voice seemed to get even softer as his body seemed to slowly relax. "It's so stressful, I'm not sure what I can do anymore." That statement was followed by a long pause of silence as (M/N) had slowly fallen asleep where he sat on the floor.

"He doesn't know how to care or think for himself," Xiao's voice muttered out as he appeared before (M/N) on the balcony but, by this point, (M/M) was already completely unconscious. The adepti let out a heavy sigh as he sat down next to the Fatuus, gently moving the other so that he was laying with his head on his lap without waking him up. He didn't appear in front of (M/N) often but it was most days like this where the male had fallen asleep trying to talk to him. He had to admit, he was dedicated. (M/N) never got a response but yet he came there every day. Xiao would be lying if he said he didn't like the Fatuus. "You've been having such a rough year," He muttered quietly as he gently ran his fingers through the other's hair to get it out of their face. "So stressed he's even crying." He scoffed slightly; not because he was crying but because of what (M/N) was being forced to do. How does one betray the Fatui really; he can't just leave.

Xiao leaned forward a bit to whisper in (M/N)'s ear, "I will free you from the Fatui. That is a promise, (M/N)." He made sure he was quiet and not sudden enough to wake the male up. He gently stroked (M/N)'s head with the back of his hand for a bit to comfort the other. "I do listen to you. Every word you say. I just don't think it would be good for us to meet just yet, just give it just a little bit more time. You're strong. Just a little longer." Xiao muttered softly as he gently grabbed one of (M/N)'s limp hands and planted a small kiss on the back of it.

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| Requests |

First, I want to explain how most of these one-shots will work:

You can put your request anywhere I can see it basically. I have a discord server that you can join and DM me directly on if you want to; discord.gg/FA8ZKkc

The reader can be any gender and can be paired with any character of any gender! The one-shot can be male x male, female x female, or just male x female. I do tend to lean more to male x male as a gay male writer but I write more for my readers so I'm comfortable with most.

My last point would be the characters. I am familiar with most of the Genshin Impact character save for the ones I haven't summoned or encountered yet.

Now for request rules, they don't really exist. I'm pretty lenient with what I will do so some of these rules are more suggestions for what you can request from me:

You can request anything BUT incest; really the only line I draw in the sand so to speak. Age gaps are also a bit sensitive, I have a max of a four-year gap but I don't think someone will specifically request something more than that as I don’t think people think of ages. This means I will not do requests with Qiqi, Klee, or Diona for obvious reasons. I also will not do requests with Paimon.

I would prefer it if you tell me specifics; for example, if you want the reader to be from a specific region, a god, or a specific element otherwise I will choose the abilities and background of the traveler.

If you want the reader or character to have an illness; I am not a professional and there is only so much I can find out on the internet by myself. This doesn't mean you can't request it or I won't do my best, I'll try to be as accurate as I can.

I will try to get requests done as fast as I can but do keep in mind, I have been suffering writers block for quite some time. I am also open to criticism and would love to improve. I look forward to your input, traveler! *Rules are subject to change at anytime, and shall be updated should additional rules be required*