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Miscellaneous Xiao Headcanon - “His Princess”

To most, Keqing is strong. Confident. Sure of herself. Authoritative. Assertive. Intimidating. She demands and receives respect. She is not one to be condescended or patronized. She is the ultimate girlboss.

So, one can’t help but wonder how it is Xiao views her as so…delicate. So soft. Something he could break if he wasn’t careful. It’s even more questionable considering what he found so appealing about her in the first place was how persistent and brave she was in challenging him to open up to her when no mortal ever did so.

Xiao sees Keqing as if she were a doll, almost literally. He wants to hug her close to him like a life-sized Barbie and would dress her up like one if not for Keqing’s assertive level of independence preventing him from acting upon these desires. While he’s certainly not opposed to seeing her wear something more form-fitting and sexy, his preference for her are clothes that are as fluffy, frilly, and pink as possible. One of his favorite foods is Golden Shrimp Balls, not because he cares for their taste, but because he likes to watch how Keqing’s eyes light up when she eats them.

It’s not that he’s unaware of how the public views her, it’s just that the side of her that she’s shown to him and only him is paramount in his perception of her. Regardless of how your average citizen might describe her, she is the only person Xiao has reserved his use of the word “cute” for.

He wants to wait on her, hand and foot. Serve her so that she doesn’t have to lift a finger or move an inch. If she needs to go to another room, he’ll carry her so her feet never touch the floor. Feed her by hand, brush her hair, do her nails, bring her flowers…if it can be done, he wants to do it for her. He knows she’ll go mad being waited on to such an extent but part of him can’t help himself.

He doesn’t, by any means, consider her weak or helpless. And it’s not necessarily about her lineage or wealth that makes him want to treat her this way (he’s largely oblivious to just how rich she really is). But his desire to protect her. To keep her safe. To be the one to keep her safe.

For so long he has wanted something to hug and hold and care for. Something that would not run away from him when he approached or crumble when he wanted to touch it. Something that could reassure him that he isn’t a monster, that he’s capable of loving someone with his entire heart and would trade his life for if it meant seeing her smile. He has needed something that he could treasure, and he found it in her.

She is his princess.

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squid game au who’s down

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✨mini headcanon #37 — keqing and fashion .

given her status and occupation, keqing seems like the type to wear formal / elegant clothing everywhere and for everything. that’s far from true, actually … in reality, she prefers to dress casually.

her character story hints at this preference, citing that when she’s out on a survival expedition or even shopping in the markets, she opts for casual clothing befitting a working class woman as opposed to an aristocrat.

even so, keqing has her own “signature” when it comes to clothing. whether it be in her canon verse or modern verse, she likes to contrast her clothing, such as wearing dresses and skirts with hiking boots / sneakers or wearing autumn clothing in the spring or garnishing neutral colors with more vibrant colors. this is a subconscious nod to her “unorthodox” views and personality, but more importantly, she finds herself most comfortable when she gets to experiment with her image like this.

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conqueror of demons more like conqueror of my heart

The Yaksha turns his head in a feigned annoyance, obviously attempting to hide the redness creeping upon his cheeks.

"After all this time, your mortal insistence on lacking any respect for my title persists." He sighs.

It's times like this that he can't stand the impish smirk on her face... nor the fact that he knowhow much it makes his heart race. That he's allowed it to for so long. "Besides...your words are questionable. What remains more impressive is not any heart of yours that I have conquered-"

He finally faces her, cupping her cheek and lightly brushing a few strands of hair out of her face.

"-But that you have conquered mine."

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@finalyaksha​ :  ‘ there are days where i am morbidly in love with you , and this is one of those days . ’

“ Ugh, Xiao ... really? ” Consider this a study in poorly concealing her heart suddenly in bloom, unraveling petal by petal. One part of her hopes that he can overlook the pink tint of her cheeks, while another insists that he marvel in how shy and girlish and absolutely smitten she is for him and only him —

— Not that she could articulate any of that properly.

Instead, Keqing, in her flabbergasted ingloriousness, punches him in the arm ... only to wrap that same arm around her waist shortly thereafter. “ You already know how I feel. “ An endeared sigh imbues her breath as she burrows her head in his chest. Her dialogue is muffled as she says, “ I’m morbidly in love with you, too. “

* MISCELLANEOUS STARTERS  /  accepting .

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@scarletooyoroi​ : ‘  it  cannot  be  a  mistake  to  have  cared .  it  cannot  be  an  error  to  have  tried .  it  cannot  be  incorrect  to  have  loved .  ’

Keqing is stunned into a silence to start with, as evidenced by the furrow of her brows and the frown contorting her lips. She relinquishes whatever pride a delayed response would beget in favor of contemplating her companion’s statements.

“ Thank you. ” To almost anyone else, her response would have constituted something offhanded, if not completely dismissive. But she could tell that Thoma was different. Thoma knew better.

“ Admittedly, I occasionally struggle to remember that ... softness is a strength. Had I been nothing but edges, I wouldn’t have invested nearly as much energy into ensuring Liyue’s prosperity as I have, and ... “ A chuckle trills her lips. “ ... Forget it. Long story short, I needed to hear that. ”

* MISCELLANEOUS STARTERS  /  accepting .

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@finalyaksha​ :  ‘ and you realize the one person in the world who loves you isn’t the one you thought it would be . ’

“ How dare you  — reading my mind like that. At this point, I bet it’s as automatic as breathing, huh? ” The remark curls snidely on her tongue — in half-jest, half-dread. Since when was she so easy to figure out?

That’s what she gets, Keqing chastises herself, for wearing her rabbit heart on her sleeve.

Still, she further entertains the yaksha’s sentiment with a smile that she would’ve found too soft to be hers a mere five months ago. “ Anyway ... you’re right. “

Here, the thrum of her heart resounds loudly, almost menacingly, in her ears, much more akin to a stampede than the pitter patter of rabbit feet. “ And I normally don’t like conceding defeat, but sometimes, it feels good to be proven wrong.” Keqing reaches a gloved hand forth toward one of his, a hot flush pervading her cheeks once she intertwines their fingers. “ This is one of those times. ”

* MISCELLANEOUS STARTERS  /  accepting .

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𝐚𝐬𝐤  𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐞 :    𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔  𝒒𝒖𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔

‘  i’ll  find  you  again ,  wherever  we  end  up  next .  ’

‘  the  enormity  of  my  desire  disgusts  me .  ’

‘  please ,  one  more  kiss  in  the  kitchen  before  we  turn  the  lights  off .  ’

‘  i’ve  been  lost  but  i’m  here  now .  you’re  the  only  person  who  has  ever  been  able  to  find  me .  ’

‘  almost  dead  yesterday ,  maybe  dead  tomorrow ,  but  alive ,  gloriously  alive ,  today .  ’

‘  you  are  not  broken .  ’

‘  you  can  love  and  be  loved ,  despite  what  may  feel  like  the  eternally  brutal  nature  of  the  world .  ’

‘  i  did  violence  to  my  own  heart .  ’

‘  will  i  be  forgiven  for  the  sins  i  did  not  commit ,  but  created ?  ’

‘  i  would  never  kiss  anyone  who  doesn’t  burn  me  like  the  sun .  ’

‘  i  would  rather  break  the  world  than  lose  you .  ’

‘  i  think  you  and  i  have  known  each  other  in  a  few  lifetimes .  ’

‘  i  didn’t  know .  i  had  no  idea  how  greedy  my  heart  really  was .  ’

‘  is  that  why  the  idea  of  losing  you  torments  me  so  much ?  ’

‘  how  long  have  i  been  without  you ?  ’

‘  am  i  foolish  for  wanting  this ?  it  will  end  in  flames .  it  always  does .  ’

‘  sorry  about  the  blood  in  your  mouth .  i  wish  it  was  mine .  ’

‘  if  i  love  you ,  is  that  a  fact  or  a  weapon ?  ’

‘  tell  me  how  all  this ,  and  love  too ,  will  ruin  us .  ’

‘  and  you  realize  the  one  person  in  the  world  who  loves  you  isn’t  the  one  you  thought  it  would  be .  ’

‘  it  cannot  be  a  mistake  to  have  cared .  it  cannot  be  an  error  to  have  tried .  it  cannot  be  incorrect  to  have  loved .  ’

‘  finally ,  i  plead  guilty  of  adoring  you .  ’

‘  a  child  weaned  on  poison  considers  harm  a  comfort .  ’

‘  without  realizing ,  i  find  it  in  myself  that  i  cannot  stop  thinking  about  you .  ’

‘  tomorrow ,  when  i  wake  up ,  i  promise ,  i  will  be  better .  ’

‘  someone  has  to  leave  first .  this  is  a  very  old  story .  there  is  no  other  version  of  this  story .  ’

‘  when  i  imagine  myself ,  i  am  always  leaving .  i  couldn’t  draw  my  own  face  if  god  asked .  ’

‘  do  we  simply  stare  at  what’s  horrible  and  forgive  it ?  ’

‘  i  wanted  to  let  go  of  the  pain  even  though  it  was  the  last  thing  that  felt  alive  from  you .  ’

‘  have  i  endured  loneliness  with  grace ?  ’

‘  i’ll  be  your  slaughterhouse ,  your  killing  floor ,  your  morgue  and  final  resting ,  walking  around  with  this  bullet  inside  me  ‘cause  i  couldn’t  make  you  love  me  and  i  am  tired  of  pulling  your  teeth .  ’

‘  and  then  my  soul  saw  you  and  kind  of  went ,  ‘ oh ,  there  you  are .  i’ve  been  looking  for  you . ’  ’

‘  sometimes  it  feels  like  someone  else  is  wearing  my  body .  ’

‘  i  spent  my  life  arguing  how  i  mattered  until  it  didn’t  matter .  ’ 

‘  who  knew  my  haven  would  be  my  coffin ?  ’

‘  dead  is  the  safest  i’ve  ever  been .  ’

‘  i’ve  never  been  so  alive .  ’ 

‘  you  know  what  i  was  gonna  tell  you  before ,  but  didn’t  have  the  nerve ?  you  got  your  name  written  all  over  me .  i  got  my  name  written  on  you ,  too .  ’ 

‘  you  already  are  something .  you  always  were .  and  you  still  have  time  to  be .  ’

‘  you  know  me  by  heart .  it  infuriates  me  that  you  know  me  by  heart .  ’ 

‘  why  am  i  waiting  for  you ?  hungering  and  thirsting  for  you  in  every  cranny  of  my  soul  and  even  in  my  ribs ?  ’ 

‘  you  came  with  a  handful  of  pain  and  a  smile  which  broke  the  ground  under  my  feet  as  the  earthquake  does  when  two  people  meet .  ’

‘  the  only  good  thing  is  that  i’m  getting  used  to  suffering .  ’

‘  the  return  to  time  was  not  my  choice .  ’

‘  we  are  built  to  live  inside  each  other .  this  means  we  are  built  to  ruin .  ’

‘  time  does  not  bring  relief ;  you  all  have  lied .  ’

‘  time  does  not  know  how  to  keep  our  hopes  safe .  ’

‘  you  needed  me  so  much  that  you  had  to  end  me .  ’

‘  there  are  days  where  i  am  morbidly  in  love  with  you ,  and  this  is  one  of  those  days .  ’

‘  i  know  no  end  to  desiring  you .  ’

‘  i  fear  that  i  am  both  too  much  yet  not  enough .  ’

‘  yes ,  yes ,  yes ,  i  do  like  you .  i  am  afraid  to  say  the  stronger  word .  ’ 

‘  a  heart’s  a  heavy  burden .  ’

‘  life ,  as  i  see  it ,  is  all  about  farewells  rather  than  reunions .  ’

‘  heaven  is  real  and  you  only  had  two  minutes  to  prove  it  to  me .  ’

‘  it  was  already  love .  ’

‘  everyone  desires  love  but  also  finds  it  impossible  to  believe  that  they  deserve  it .  ’

‘  i’ll  love  you  until  i  forget  how  to .  ’

‘  i’ll  love  you  until  i  forget  how  to  and  then  i’ll  fall  like  my  knees  aren’t  already  bruised  from  doing  it  and  i’ll  remember  why  you’re  worth  the  ache .  ’

‘  of  course  i’ll  hurt  you .  of  course  you’ll  hurt  me .  of  course  we’ll  hurt  each  other .  but  this  is  the  very  condition  of  existence .  ’

‘  nothing  makes  me  sadder  and  nothing  makes  me  happier  than  you .  ’

‘  i  love  you  and  i  do  not  want  to  love  you ,  it  is  too  much  and  too  difficult .  ’

‘  grief  is  just  love  with  no  place  to  go .  ’

‘  i  felt  my  life  with  both  my  hands  to  see  if  it  was  there .  ’

‘  you  do  this ,  you  do .  you  take  the  things  you  love  and  you  tear  them  apart .  ’

‘  i  hope  it’s  love .  i’m  trying  really  hard  to  make  it  love .  ’

‘  if  you  touch  me  again  i  might  burn  up  in  the  cold  air .  ’

‘  i  asked  you  not  to  leave  several  times .  ’

‘  i’ve  only  adored  you  lifetimes  ago  and  here  we  are .  it’s  nice  to  see  you  again .  ’

‘  all  time  ever  does  is  pass  and  all  i  ever  do  is  remember .  ’

‘  i  feel  as  though  we  were  never  strangers ,  you  and  i ,  not  even  for  a  moment .  ’

‘  i’d  choose  you ;  in  a  hundred  different  lifetimes ,  in  a  hundred  worlds ,  in  any  version  of  reality ,  i’d  find  you  and  i’d  choose  you .  ’

‘  nothing  about  this  is  soft  but  we  pretend .  ’

‘  maybe  you  and  i  are  just  a  dream .  ’

‘  i  know  you  loved  me  too ,  you  knew  me ,  and  it  gladdens  my  heart .  ’

‘  i  promise  i  shall  never  give  up  and  that  i’ll  die  yelling  and  laughing .  ’

‘  i  don’t  do  anything  with  my  life  except  romanticize  and  decay  with  indecision .  ’

‘  the  world  was  made  so  that  we  could  find  each  other  in  it .  ’

‘  you  don’t  meet  the  people  you  love ,  you  recognize  them .  ’

‘  i  think  you  and  i  have  known  each  other  a  few  lifetimes .  ’

‘  this  body  knows  fear  like  a  front  porch  knows  welcome  –  it  is  always  coming  home .  ’

‘  i  miss  you  more  than  i  remember  you .  ’

‘  if  i  could  have  done  it  all  again ,  i  would  have  loved  you  better .  but  i  could  not  have  loved  you  more .  ’

‘  we  could  have  been  happy .  i  know  that ,  and  it  is  perhaps  the  hardest  thing  to  know .  ’

‘  you  want  a  better  story .  who  wouldn’t ?  ’

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keqing in moonlight merriment part 1 ✿

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SAVIOR OF BUGS .

i’m stealin your girl by releasing the bugs outside for her

“ It was less of a relationship and more of a mourning period. We’ve all been there. “

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“ What does bisexuality mean to me? 

Being completely and utterly devoted to women who capture my heart for the sake of female empowerment,  but forcing men I am interested in to do any and all heavy lifting for me on behalf of benevolent sexism. 

Exploit the system — don’t allow it to exploit you. “

“ I don’t need a man, but where is he? “

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“  — So, would that day best accommodate your schedule? Or should I look into sometime next week instead? “ In one of Keqing’s hands is a worn, leather-bound notebook labeled “outings” in a pseudo-cursive scrawl (it’s but one of the assorted planners that currently littered the desk in her home office).

In her other hand, curled between her thumb and two fingers, sits an equally worn quill pen. Even before her companion could muster a reply, she’s writing, writing, writing, circling, underlining ...

“ Mmmm, regardless of what we decide on, I can only hope that Xiangling will be available, as well ... not that I can blame her if she isn’t, given Wanmin’s popularity, especially as of late. “

* @lightwin​ is being sought out for a day out with Fellow Gxrlbosses .

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BOY - ADEPTUS .

The Yaksha raises an eyebrow, looking at her hand, ludicrously. 

“The best thing you could come up with for someone who knows only how to challenge demons and walk away unscathed…was to make a sandwich?” He crosses his arms. “You might have done better by asking me to repel all of the pests and vermin from this building. That’s at least marginally closer to my job description.”

Keqing discards the sandwich in favor of mirroring his stance, her arms folded primly over her chest. 

“ Of course I’ve thought of that — ” she counters with a sigh. “ — As if it wasn’t obvious. But like I said, the point was to introduce you to a useful task. How can pest extermination be of use to you if it’s similar to something you’re already familiar with? ” 

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BOY - ADEPTUS .

Xiao stares at the zombie-like sandwich, looking far less appealing than he would have expected from her. He turns his head with a huff. “Had it been up to me, I wouldn’t have started anything. Need I remind you that making this thing was your idea?” 

“ Maybe so. ” Her hand remains extended, the sloppily assembled sandwich wedged betwixt ketchup-coated fingers. “ But allow me to remind the both of us that it was you who’d wanted to make yourself useful to begin with. ” Keqing edges the food item closer to him, a comically harsh wrinkle furrowing her brows. “ This was the best I could think of on such late notice. ”

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“ I’m afraid you’re rather ... close to meeting your -  “ 

Here, the Yuheng clears her throat rather brusquely. She tucks a stray lock of hair behind her ear. “ - Quota for the month. And normally, I wouldn’t mind, but ... I’ll be out of the country come Monday. How can I cover you from several oceans away? ” It’s a question she poses to both the endearing panda bear deity and his caretaker - one she hopes can be answered by at least one of them.

She reaches into her shoulder bag, extracting an inordinately lengthy sausage link from inside and offering it to the duo. “ ... Well?”

* @wanmins​ is at the halfway point of her minigxrlboss arc .

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