#but not only did we get Xiao to come hang out (and oh it was emotional for my heart ily cringefail husband)

[leonstupidkenndysgf]

i really missed you…

Childe x reader (smut)

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exfwb to lovers, size difference? rough, sub to dom (childe)? p in v, silly at the end

sorry for any misspellings!!

your in your apartment living room, your roommate, ganyu, is out doing something with xiao or something, but you have some stupid tv show on that you put on as background. Your on your couch fully spread out with only a big tee and black tiny underwear on covering your bits down stairs, your finishing reading a paragraph from the big ass text you just HADD to buy for this dumb class when you heard knocking.

you grown while getting up thinking your roommate Ganyu ordered something and it’s just delivered, but looking back at the time, exactly 12:30. You think to yourself “who tf could be delivering something at this time?” before getting on your tiptoes and looking at the peephole to see who the hell is knocking at your apartment. You froze, you saw that same hot orange ginger head of hair that you know so well.

childe and you were friends with befits your freshman year of college, but you grew feelings, and he just wanted his cock sucked, so you broke it off even though you guys are still in the same friend group and you still haven’t gotten over him or his cock.

you open the door, he’s leaning on the door frame, he forgot how big he was, he was basically towering over you “hey.” he said with a sigh “hi…” you said in a confused tone “why the hell are you here.” you said without any hesitation “you were right.” he said looking down at his shoes. he was in a burgundy dress shirt with black dress pants and nice shoes, looking like he just got off of a meeting or something fancy. “I was right about what…?” you said crossing your arms “i’m in love with you.” he said.

before you can even grasp a thought he asks to come in, so you do because your so confused and horny to see him. he sits on your couch man spreading with his elbows in his knees and his face in his hands, you sit next to him, trying to hide the fact that you only were a shirt and panties. “so i went on a date with lumine.” he says putting his hands down “the girl you wanted to bang forever?” you butt in “yea..sure i guess, but it wasn’t right, she wasn’t you.” he said turning his head to face you “i missed you y/n” he rushes to put his hands around your waist and bury his face into your side waiting for what your gonna say.

“childe-” “ajax please” he cut you off “ajax’s…i really missed you too but-“ “DO YOU A BF NOW??” he yells getting up and sitting back up. “NOO??” “THEN WHY DID YOU SAY BUT” “BUT I NEED TO CHANGE BECAUSE IM ONLY IN A THONG AND GANYU’S BIG SHIRT!!” you scream while lifting up your shirt showing the pretty black thong you have on. “you don’t need to change..” “ajax.” “but anyways, do you still love me.” you pause looking into his eyes that give the look of sorrow and regret for only wanted you to fuck “i really do still love you-“ he clashes your lips together without a second thought.

you grab his hair pulling him into you more, his hands feeling up your curves and tummy and ofc tits but mostly your ass. he pickes you up and sets you in his lap, “y/n…i need you to fucking badly that if i don’t fuck you i will go insane” he says huffing for air after that make out session. “then prove how bad you need-“ *BRING BRING* “oh shit” it’s your phone you get off his lap to retrieve your buzzing phone “shit it’s ganyu”

“HEYY GIRLLL” you said in a high pitched voice “hii sweetheart, i just calling to say that im about to come over and we really need to finish the twilight movies tonight!!” you give ajax a motion of you faking choking yourself out with your tongue hanging out your mouth before getting back on the phone “uhhh ganyu what it im busy..” ajax’s giggles watching you try not to laugh. “oh you don’t have to watching it just wanna watch it with you in the room with me!! you can just do your homework on the couch or something!!” you love ganyu so much but your craving ginger cock rn

“uhh maybe, how far away are you?” “uhh about 20 minutes” shit. it’s not gonna take 20 minutes for him to suck and fuck you until your not thinking right. “okayy see you in a little bit bye!!” “bye bye-“ you hang up on her quickly “baby you gotta leave, we can fuck some other time” he looks at you, half his shirt is unbuttoned “y/n please, i need your pussy, just hide me in your room, i’ll be quiet!! i promise!!” he pleases “ajax’s come on” you open the door for him “fine..” he puts his head down walking over to the door, you kiss him and tell him to come over soon and even before you can close the door he leans down and whispering into your ear “please just let me fuck you like the good girl you are..” you freeze not even a word can come out as he leans even more down leaving kisses down you neck that lead to sloppy sucking on your neck “ajax…” you moan trying to be super loud for you neighbors “now can i come back in?”

you pull him buy his collar up the stairs telling him to get own your bed as you make a call, “hii y/n” ganyu picks up, you put your phone into your shoulder and ear holding it in place “hey i can’t watch the movies tonight..” you say looking at ajax’s on your bed with palming his throbbing boner that very much need your touch “i’m busy..” you say to ganyu on the other end while taking off the black panties “what why!! uhh y/n!!” you hear her asking why and how while you climb on time of ajax, straddling him and rubbing you bare pussy on his ragging boner, he covers his mouth trying to not let ganyu hear his moans “i need dick really badly” *click*

you hung up on her throwing your phone and quickly taking off your shirt. “i need you so badly it’s hurting” ajax moans grabbing you by your hips and moving you back and forth faster in his boner “well, take it out then” he quickly unbuttons his belt and whipping out his cock, you forgot how big it really is. his bright pink tip with his thick base, you almost forgot how perfect he was. you lean and kiss the tip which led to more of him moaning “please…uhh..y/n..i need you..” “let me put it in…uhh… be patient”

you get on your knees leveling your self to go down on his aching cock, you slowly go down on the tip cause him to moan and huff so loudly that your neighbors are prolly gonna yell shut up soon “i can’t…i need you..” he grabs you hips again and thrust you down onto his cock, him fully being inside you he lifts you up barely leaving the tip in and pushes you down. you melted at the spot, jerking your head back and felling like a toy but you didn’t care all you could hear was the sound of your wetness and his skin clashing with yours with your and his moans and grunting.

you lift your head back up to look at him “childeeee…ahhh..i missed youuu” you say bouncing up and down on him as he controls your hips and how fast they go up and down “i” *thrust* “said” *thrust* “to” *thrust* “call me” *thrust* “AJAX” *THRUST* he pulls out and flips you on your back, you feel so light headed that you don’t seem to be real. he picks up your legs and puts them over his broad should and puts his cock back inside. “good girl..ahh..your missed this fat cock..didn’t you..uhhhh..your…so tight!” you look at him trying to focus on him and not you pussy being pounded “immm…closeee…AHHHH” ajax picks up the speed of his trust “cum on my cock baby…please i need your cum on me..uhh” he grunts though his teeth. with more thrust and moaning you cum on his cock but he doesn’t change his speeding leaning to your sensitive parts feel like he’s never gonna stop. then he pulls out “face down ass up. now baby.” he says thrusting into his fist, try you best to move quickly as you can and once your ass is up he pumps his cock until he finishes on your back, leaving ropes of white.

him being still full clothed puts his cock up and takes his belt off, dropping it on the floor. he lays down next to you, and picks you up laying you on top of him “i really missed you y/n” you sighs playing your your hair as your still butt ass naked laying on top on him with his cum all on your back. “miss you more ajax.” you say with a smile.

“ARE YALL DONE!! OH MY FUCKING GOD!! IVE NEVER HEARD A MAN MOAN LIKE THAT!!” you hear yanfei screaming then you hear loud footsteps “IM SORRY Y/NNN!!” it’s ganyu screaming at yanfei to stfu. you left your head up at ajax and you both start cracking up, he grabs you around the waist and starts rocking you back and forth while laughing then he pauses “fuck i got cum on my sleeves.”

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authors note: MY FIRST FANIC ON THIS ACC!! YIPPEE ofc it had to be smut. anyways thank you for reading this 🤍

[niiine]

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐎 𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒

Character(s). Xiao, Scaramouche, Kaedehara Kazuha, Venti, Aether, and Shikanoin Heizou

Synopsis. How I see the 6reeze as College Students (with a bit of reader)💖

Fluff

Kinda Xiao x Reader (NO ONE CAN STOP ME)

Includes other characters.

I’ll be graduating this June and I’ll forever be sad that I’m not in the same univ. as them 🥺 If someone writes a fic with this theme, please tag me 😭

Xiao, Kazuha, and Venti are roommates in the University Dorm house, Scaramouche lives with his aunt that lives near the univ, Aether with his sister, and Heizou alone.

Although, most of the time, they have a sleepover at the dorms because Heizou argues that “You guys will be the reason if we’re late for that 7 am class if you don’t let us sleep here.”

No, he just wanna spend time with his friends.

Xiao excelsin mathematics, Kazuha and Venti in literature and music, Aether’s an average in everything, Scaramouche doesn’t care but pass subjects anyways, and Heizou is good at everything.

Heizou and Aether makes sure that everyone in the circle is studying and listening while Kazuha is in charge of checking if everyone’s eating right. Xiao always gets an earful because the man lives in instants.

Scaramouche and Xiao are the reason no one dares to touch and taunt their group, but Scaramouche will falter at the gaze of her aunt, and Xiao is the most reserved in their circle.

Venti sings. He sings a low, gentle tone when everyone feels exhausted after a long day at the university, he hums softly when he feels like one of his friends are having an anxiety attack, but can’t talk about it (He always know, he’s the most observant) and he sings his heart out to cheer anyone.

Aether and Kazuha are the middleman. Scara’s being an asshole to one of their classmates? Kazuha will be shooting him a glare from across the room. Venti being the chaos himself? Aether will come and calm down the oh-so energetic lad.

And oh, they all know about Xiao’s little crush on you, with—again, as the calmest— Kazuha and Aether giving the best advice. Aether sometimesasking hissistertobring you to one of their friend dates so his friend can spend some time with you out of the campus.

Scaramouche will be throwing disgusting looks teasingly at Xiao when he notices that the latter is lovestruck, earning a glare with the same energy.

Venti, contrary to popular belief, is the most helpful. This is because he’s also your friend. He tells Xiao one dinner at the dormwhat or what not to do when it comes to you, with the said man giving him a “I don’t need that. I don’t like her” of which Kazuha sighed into.

“What was that for? I really don’t!” can be heard throughout the room.

And it was Scaramouche who had made him realized that he did like you.

“Well if you don’t like her, then I guess you wouldn’t mind if I pursue her?”

Cue the pissed off Xiao halfheartedly admitting he is head over heels for you.

Since their group is always the hot topic at school— please, they’re all good looking, academically good (somehow), kind of rich, etc., you’re genuinely surprised when one of them falls for you. And Venti will laugh it off because you are, if not better, as good as his friends.

They didn’t help Xiao in the confession part, though. They want their friend to do it himself because it will only be worth it by then.

But the pride and joy they’ve felt when he did? It’s comparable to yours.

“WE RAISED THAT BABY”

When you started dating, you find yourself always almost hanging around their friend group.

Scaramouche still throwing disgusted looks at the sight of you and Xiao, with your boyfriend returning a sharp stare.

Your kind of worried but Kazuha tells you that it’s affection and love between the two of them, earning a fit of chuckle from Heizhou who kind of became one of your best friend aside from Venti in the group. Dragging you here and there to play games.

No one can touch you under their watch. Much like Lumine, Aether’s sister. They’re so protective of you and Xiao is thankful for that.

And if they didn’t flinch at Heizhou and Venti’s sarcastic remarks, or Scaramouche’s glares, then they will surely run home crying when Xiao enters the picture.

Kazuha and Aether in the sidelines making sure no one will go to jail.

[howlingday]

ruby learns the true power of love! well actually she learns that she can get Yang to stop being annoying every time she talks about being in love with jaune and what they'll do together. she wasn't actually dating jaune when she started but now Pyrrha says she has to come with them on their dates or it will be false advertising. a small price to pay to get back at yang.

tldr: ruby wants to annoy yang to get back at her for annoying her and pyrrha can be pretty greedy when opportunities arise

Yang: Oh yeah~! I win!

Ruby: Ugh...

Yang Xiao Long then proceeded to pelvic thrust into her younger sister's face. Why such means of celebration were required for winning a racing game between only two drivers was an answer only Yang Xiao Long was permitted to know. However, Ruby then got an idea as her sister's shorts got too close to her face.

Ruby: You know, Yang, your shorts look a lot like Pyrrha.

Yang: Huh?

Ruby: Yup! But she only wears THOSE shorts when we go to the beach. Did you know that she can do a backstroke backwards? It's so... hot~.

Yang: Ugh!

Yang recoiled at her baby sister's words. Was this what it was like when Dad listened to her talk about all the guys and chicks she kissed? ...Okay, guys. ...Okay, chicks. ...ALRIGHT, FINE! It was one guy and Dad only found out because stupid Woodie Chuck told everyone about it! Regardless, Yang was Ruby's parental figure for a time, which meant that listening about how Ruby was getting all hot and bothered by her girlfriend in a bikini.

Ruby: In fact, Jaune got so excited, he had to drop his ice cream into his lap! Ha! He missed, though, and then his abs got all sticky and sweet~.

Yang: I'M OUT!

Ruby: Wait! You didn't get to hear about how I licked it off of him!

But Yang was already out of the room, hands over her ears. As she did, though, she bumped into the last two people she wanted to see. Falling on her butt, she looked up to see Jaune and Pyrrha looking down at her with concern on their faces.

Jaune: Are you okay, Yang?

Pyrrha: Is something wrong? We were just on our way to hang out with Ruby to watch-

Yang: DON'T GIVE MY SISTER LEWD IDEAS!

Once again, she raced down the hall. Jaune and Pyrrha looked at each other with confusion. Jaune looked down to the Video Cartridge in his hand, the title "Hoppy New Age, Pumpkin Pete!" staring back at him. The titular character had a lampshade on his head while his best friend, Pumpkin Patty, tried to pull him down from the table while wearing a thin-strapped black dress.

Jaune: ...Maybe we should have gotten "Hoppy Non-Descript Winter Holiday," instead?

[pod-together]

Pod-Together Day 7 Reveals 2024

Love, not sedition (琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV)) written by aninfiniteweirdo, performed by paintchipblue Summary: 'What is this, if not sedition?' The recording only shows stating as Xiao Jingyan doesn't answer out loud.

settling in (Welcome to Night Vale, The Magnus Archives (Podcast)) written by Koschei_B, performed by DuskDragon39 Summary: On his trip through America, Gerry passes an town of interest. In the end, it might not be exactly all he's expected to be, but he can't say he regrets staying in the long run. At the very least, he get to live, and all the dangerous stuff around isn't his concern to deal with. And, just maybe, he likes how friendly the people are, even if it's a little creepy. Sue him. Or better yet, Mary Keay.

Voice and Heart (The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells) written by lc2l, performed by EternalLibrary Summary: Good morning this is S9BT5, the heart and voice of your Company Substation. Please be aware that we have visitors onboard the station today from a Preservation Survey Team. Staff are expected to be courteous and welcoming, and to remember that all conversations are monitored for training and enforcement purposes.

Time May Change Me (But I can't trace time) (Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy) written by Little_dumpling, performed by Kittona Summary: Anakin’s mother is leaving for Europe and Anakin does not want to come along, thank you very much. But his only other option is to go live on his Uncle Qui-Gon’s horse ranch. Anakin will go, but he did not sign up to do chores!

the cul-de-sac on the spiritual path (The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir) written by olive2read, performed by carboncopies Summary: stuck in a random catacomb niche, deep in the Ninth House, Wake gets to know Gideon Nav (whether she wants to or not) -or- 5 times Gideon went to visit her mum’s niche -or- why Wake didn’t take the shot

elutriate calor vulpes (All For The Game - Nora Sakavic) written by Opalsong, performed by Flowerparrish Summary: Andrew hated heats. He hated being vulnerable and out of control. Neil���helped. [4 Heats Andrew Struggled Through + 1 He Enjoyed]

Gifts of Gold (gold) (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) written by BardicRaven, performed by BardicRavenReads, audio production by OneGoldenRaptor

Two and a Half Men (Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Mortal Instruments Series - Cassandra Clare, Shadowhunters (TV)) written by Sivan325, performed by Ceewelsh Summary: "Do you mind telling me why I have kid-Bucky in my apartment?" Steve asked. Tony looked at him, noticing how the man looked exhausted. "Bucky? A kid? Are you out of your mind?" "How many kids do you know who have a metal arm and long hair?" "Touché."

Blood of the Covenant (is thicker than the water of the womb) (One Piece (Anime & Manga)) written by stereden, performed by Aibhilin Summary: The little postgull drops the newspaper right in front of her and then hightails it away from Mount Corbo, and that should have been her first clue, because the bird usually likes to hang about and beg for scraps. But not this time. No. Because this time, the newspaper has her oldest brat’s picture plastered all over the front page, but it’s not the cocky grin of his wanted poster. No. It’s her kid, bruised and battered and in chains. Firefist Ace, Whitebeard Commander, to be executed! the headline proclaims for the world to see, and Dadan freezes. birds of a feather (Dungeons and Daddies (Podcast)) written by travvymybeloved, performed by godoflaundrybaskets Summary: “Oh, fuck,” Glenn said and through the windshield, Henry could see him throw his joint down onto the dashboard. He threw himself half out the window, leaning out at the waist and throwing open his arms. “Come on, Henry! Go, go, go!” Henry let out a wordless honking noise and started flapping his wings, skipping against the ground and taking off in the air for a few seconds. He hit the ground, took a few shaky steps, then took off again with more confidence. Darryl whooped, starting to rev the car, and Glenn caught Henry out of the air and yanked him into the car. Darryl slammed the stick into drive, the car lurched and shot off across the field, and Ron continued cry-laughing in the backseat as they beat a quick retreat. “You almost got your butt kicked by a bird,” Ron wheezed out, wiping at his eyes, and Henry harrumphed. “Oh my God, that was great.” --- If Henry was asked to guess anything, anything, about Faerûn, "geese act as malicious guides to your soulmate" wouldn't have even made the top 100 guesses. The Hall Pass (หัวใจไม่มีปลอม | Beauty Newbie (Thailand TV 2024)) written by Wereflamingo, performed by Annapods Summary: Liu’s comfortable relationship with her boyfriend Guy gets shaken up when Guy gets cast in a Boys Love series opposite charismatic established actor Saint. Well, Liu thinks he's charismatic. Guy thinks he's extremely annoying and can't be trusted. There's no way that hall pass will ever be needed. Or: a rookie BL actor and his girlfriend acquire a third through the power of BL and complaining about your shared real/imaginary boyfriend. A story about social and parasocial relationships, monogamy and polyamory, sexuality and lack thereof, beauty, choice, and enemies-to-lovers BL, told through voice messages and phone calls on Liu's Phone.

[impactedfates]

One Final Dance - Xiao x GN!Reader

Summary: You wanted to keep your job a secret from your boyfriend. You knew what could happen if he found out, but the truth always comes to light and he found out. But just before you deal with the consequences, you requested just one final dance with him

Warnings/Extra: Angst (At least I tried to make it) // Character Death (Reader) // OOC Xiao? // Not really proof read… // Time skips are seen like this -------->

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A/N- My friend read it, I read it. I have a heavy love/hate relationship with it ngl, leaning more to hate but there is things I like about it. Which I hope you do too…ANYWAYS. Although I read it and so did my friend, I didn’t actually fix or edit anything. So you’re reading the raw (?) piece technically…enjoy? (I hope) 

Working as a Fatui member, you often had missions outside your home nation. This mission was situated in Liyue. You looked around the vase land, exploring a bit before returning back to your base camp. However, unluckily, a group of treasure hoarders came by. You were quick to pull out your weapon and were ready to fight them off.

You were doing well, however you didn’t notice a treasure hoarder coming up behind you, he raised his weapon and was about to slash it down towards you, you were able to turn your head in time to see a green mist suddenly in front of you, sending the treasure hoarder back.

You eyes met the back of a masked man, he was quick to dispose of the rest of the treasure hoarders, it went faster as you were quick to help him. After all's been dealt with, he turned to you.

“Are you alright?”

“I’m…fine…who are you?”

He turned back around, his head turning towards you as his polearm disappeared into thin air. His Anemo vision shined. You couldn’t help but take in his appearance fully now that there weren't many distractions.

“Who I am is not important…be safer next time”

He said, before disappearing in the same green mist he appeared in. You paused a bit. Remembering his appearance. His mask, his short green hair, his tattooed arm. His clothing. And his voice.

You paused a bit

You wanted to see him again.

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“How many times must I tell you to be careful”

The man who you learnt was named Xiao spoke after saving you for the nth time. You smiled slyly at him and scratched the back of your head.

“Quite a lot it seems”

You replied, Xiao shook his head at you, disappointed. He had given you his name, so you could call him when you were in danger. Although you could easily defend yourself from most enemies. You couldn’t help but want to see Xiao more and more with each encounter.

“If you continue calling my name like this, I’m going to think you’re messing with me”

“Is it so wrong to want to see you?”

You admitted, raising a brow. He seemed taken aback by your statement before crossing his arms. Oh he was definitely going to lecture you about calling his name just to see him.

“I had thought it was…suspicious. You seemed completely fine every time you called for me, and you also seemed perfectly capable of fighting…so you only called my name to see me?”

“...Maybe?”

“...If…if you truly just want to see me…then just stop by Wangshu Inn instead. I think it’s…better. We can actually talk without being interrupted by hilichurls attacking”

And with that, Xiao quickly left, teleporting away.

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“What do you mean you don’t know how to dance!?”

You exclaimed, looking shocked at Xiao when he revealed his inability to dance. He looked away, a blush dusting his face before nodding.

“My life was filled with fighting, even after Morax saved me, I am still fighting. Fighting to protect Liyue, fighting my karmatic debt…I guess I didn’t have time to learn to dance”

“But you have time to hang out with me huh?”

Xiao’s cheeks grew redder, turning his whole body away and crossing his arms. Even though he did this to hide how he felt, you could tell he was flustered.

You softly laughed at your friend's reaction. You enjoyed these times. Where you could get free time from your usual Fatui duties to hang out with Xiao. Someone who you had gained feelings for. You wish you could tell him your true occupation but…his job to protect Liyue and you being a part of a group that could put Liyue in danger? It was best for you to keep it a secret, so you could continue this friendship.

You slowly walked up to Xiao, tapping his shoulder and lending a hand out towards him.

“Well…if you want. I could teach you. Right here, right now”

Xiao turned to you and looked at your extended hand. With a small sigh he took your hand, with a grin you were quick to pull him into a slow dance. Guiding him on where to place his hands. With each step you took, with each mistake he made as he apologies with a small blush. The moonlight shining on the two of you. And near the end of the dance, perhaps it was the atmosphere that made things the perfect setting. Slowly he leaned in and you two shared a kiss under the moonlight.

I guess your feelings were reciprocated.

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Today marks the anniversary for you and your boyfriend Xiao! You’ve been dating for 3 whole years and everything was perfect. You had your ups and downs sure, every couple does. But you two truly loved each other. With a bag in hand and a wave bye to your comrades. You made your way to Wangshu Inn.

You smiled at Verr Goldet, who gave you a nod as she saw you walk up. She was the first person to find out about your relationship with the adeptus himself. And she grew fond of you.

“Xiaoooo, are you here? Where are yo-”

You froze, eyes widening when you saw someone pointing a polearm at your neck. That someone, being your boyfriend. You quickly raise your hands and tried to walk back a bit.

“X-Xiao? What’s going on?”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

You opened your mouth to ask, what was he talking about? Until you stiffened. Did he…find out? Find out about your true occupation.

“You said you worked as a wandering merchant…you had goods with you I-I thought I could trust you…I wanted to surprise you today by picking you up but I couldn’t find you where you said you were…I got worried, I saw you with the Fatui…I thought you had gotten caught but…no…it was clear to me you were lying to me from the start”

You looked down, thinning your lips. You couldn’t deny his allegations, he saw you. He knew you were lying but…you truly did like him.

“Xiao…I…please, I love you, my job as a Fatui won’t affect this relationship”

“But it might affect the safety of Liyue! You…”

Xiao felt the words die on his tongue. He loved you dearly, but he cannot just let you go after finding out who you work for. After finding out what you could do to endanger the citizens of Liyue.

“[Name]...I’m sorry I just…I hope you can understand, but I cannot just…”

“...I understand”

Xiao lowered his polearm, he took some deep breaths as you carefully placed your gift on the ground and slowly walked over.

“But…before you…well…ensure I’m no longer a threat to Liyue…can we have one final dance?”

Xiao looked at you, his eyes softening at your request. After much thought, he put away his polearm and lent out his hand which you happily took. And just like 3 years ago, you two danced under the moonlight. The movement was careful, no mistakes made anymore. Xiao leaned in for the final time and gave you a kiss.

With a heavy heart, he summoned his polearm again and stabbed you through the chest. You coughed up blood, quickly clinging to his clothing, you looked up to him and smiled despite everything. The blood running down his polearm and dripping on the ground.

Your eyes slowly lost their light and sparkle. The light and sparkle Xiao loved to see. He held your body close to his own. He felt like crying. But he couldn’t, not now.

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After burying your body, after placing flowers on your grave. He teleported himself back to WangShu in, his eyes landed on the bag you wanted to give him for your anniversary. He walked over to it and picked the bag up, taking the gift out he felt a shortness of his breath as his eyes landed on it.

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The traveller's eyes lingered on a photo frame of Xiao and an unfamiliar person. The two of them smiling, Xiao is holding onto the person in a loving embrace. They turned to Xiao, wanting to ask about it but they stopped themselves as they saw how he looked at the photo himself. With such sadness and seemingly regret.

They thought it was best to keep quiet about it. It must’ve been someone important to Xiao that had been laid to rest. 

If only they knew that Xiao was the reason they had to be laid to rest.

[moonsorchid]

Rewatching ep.28 of Love Between Fairy and Devil and having some *cough* strong emotions

Part 1 (because I have a lot to talk about)

(spoilers ahead)

Um, what does that butterfly do to Shangque?

Shangque, baby, no, no, no, no, don't do this to yourself

I can never get tired of Canglan sea visuals

So Jieli has to keep taking an antidote every three days? I had totally forgotten about that. I try to find reasons to justify Ronghao’s actions – apart from him being a total snack – and I am sorry but I fail

Oh, my baby is at the bridge. She is so happy! I was so happy too when I first watched this scene. If only I knew

Look how happy he is too! He is finally smiling naturally. So excited that he will meet Xiao Lanhua at the bridge

But hey, will his brother let him be happy? Noooooooo. Little brat

Btw, if I was Dongfang Qingcang and people were outside my palace messing with my personal life, I wouldn’t have kept my cool

This whole scene of people asking him to kill Xiao Lanhua, is causing me nausea, and I wish I was kidding

But I have to pause and admire DFQC’s costume and the light. He looks majestic and there has never been a scene where he looks more a King than this one – I think

For a moment there I thought he was going to burn them all and I got excited. But he just used like one of the last three remaining blasts of hellfire to half destroy a pillar

Xunfeng, seriously, please get a hobby, do something else with your life other than trying to ruin your brother’s life – yes, I am angry, very angry

DFQC is way calmer than I could ever be. He explains eloquently why Xiao Lanhua is the best and how he has helped him. He has come such a long way

I hate though that the kingdom learns first that he loves her and wants to marry her before she does

Awwwweeee, he wanted to prepare the greatest wedding for her. Now I am sad. We never got to see that wedding. Petition for a season 2 to see the wedding

Question: DFQC realized in Lucheng that Xiao Lanhua is the goddess of Xishan. Why doesn’t he reveal this information now to stop them from b*tching about her being a fairy?

Xiao Lanhua is waiting at the bridge

Awwwwe

Oh now, you are all “Please think twice” and you act like you care for your brother. You exhaust me, Xunfeng

Xiao Lanhua is still waiting and it’s night now

Oh no, not the scene with the spikes. Not my baby. I am not emotionally ready. Nooooooooo

I had not prepared any tissues – I am keeping them for ep. 31 – but I feel like I will need them. Damn, it's so much harder to watch this scene for the second time. I don’t want anyone hurting them, I can’t!

And they keep on hitting the spike over and over and over again. *trying not to cry*

Xiao Lanhua is still waiting. I mean they could have done that with the spikes the next day. Let them have a romantic night for crying out loud

Aaaawe, he arrived. My heart.

This should have been the most romantic scene of the show, not one of the most heartbreaking scenes *pouting*

Their first kiss as a couple *melting*

Love how she pulls away and he still wants to kiss. Not sure if that was in the script *wink wink*

Why did her bracelet do that sparkle thingy? What did that mean? Why now?

Poor DFQC and poor Xiao Lanhua

I hadn’t realized on my first watch that he created thunder. So, Xiao Lanhua knew exactly how he felt

He went through all this excruciating pain and he still thinks of keeping her warm

Awe the marriage proposal. Finally something cheerful. I love that he had planned to have the proposal the day after they would hang the locks at the bridge. Who knew he would be so romantic *heart shaped eyes*

Xiao Lanhua is all like I don’t care about the treasures and stuff, but look, I made you this grass bracelet, will you marry me? She always has a way to subvert his expectations, right?

Oh come on, Xunfeng, let them kiss! I wanted to end this part on a good note, but you just had to show up like a fart during a date

Stopping here and pretending Xunfeng never happened. They just got engaged, grass bracelet and all, they are happy and ready to kiss.

Part 2 coming soonish (depending on my blood pressure I guess)

[lonelylonelyghost]

Re-watch of The Spirealm. Episode 23

Nature in all its ominous glory

As far as the last images you see before you die, this is pretty good actually

RIP girl

Nice picture btw. I wouldn't want it on my bedroom wall, but if it was hanging somewhere near the entrance door, to scare the guests and myself occasionally - that'd be pretty cool.

"You stand on the bridge to view the scenery,

and people who view the scenery look at you upstairs.

The moon decorated your window,

and you decorated someone else's dream."

Nothing quite like a piece of cryptic poetry to start off your day

I need to see more of the Mistress's dress, it seems to look amazing. I want official full-body posters...

The Sun, the Death, the Noble Jester, The Giant and the Ghost

A gang

Jawline.

shut up.

He's so worried for his Lingling...

"You should let me leave this world. Me appearing in the game is equivalent to cheating. If you get caught you'll be punished severely."

"As long as you're here with me, I'm not afraid of any punishment!"

The ride or die!...

"I'm offline now. I'll die if I go out. I'm content to just be here with you. I played this game because I was lonely. But I met you. And now I'm not lonely anymore..."

ಥ_ಥ

The red string!!!

I noticed that the show treats Xiong Qi' and Xiao Ke's story is in some way similar to Nanzhu' and Qiushi's, in that they don't state clearly about the nature of their relationship, but make it as intense as possible. Ready to do anything for each other, literally tied together with a red string of fate, so who cares about the labels? They are each other's person, and that's enough. This is by far my favourite kind of m/f dynamic. GIMME MORE

Not to ruin the moment, but I think this is the only instance when the drama can legitimately show on screen Nanzhu getting on top of Qiushi

The RAGE!

Nice

"We both are women. I know how you feel. Many women have been hurt by love. We are easy to be bullied and mentally controlled. I've acted many eye-candy roles. None of these characters are divorced. I envy you. You're going the wrong way, but you've been looking for a way out."

"Is improper behavior also worth to be envied?"

"Of course! One day, you'll reach your solution. The Twelve Sufferings you drew is dreary. I don't like it. I like this one the best. Art and insights don't matter at all. What really matters is your choice."

Tan Zaozao is terrified but still reaches out to the Mistress with kindness. Have I told already that I love her?

The portrait is beautiful

(It looks a bit like it was drawn by Shen Yi)

And she's starting her life anew 🥲

"See you in the next Door"

😭😭😭😭

"Thank you." "And how exactly are you going to thank me?"

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" "...I haven't decided yet."

"Have a rest. You can think it over once you've recovered."

Well, Qiushi walked right into that one, didn't he

"Don't leave. Stay with me a little longer." "Alright."

COME ON!

"Tan Zaozao, do you think that I'm too weak now to teach you a lesson?"

"Lingling-ge, calm Ruan-ge down, he wants to beat me!"

"What tool do you want to use? The fruit knife?"

You asked the wrong person to defend your honor, Zaozao! ehehe

OK, alright, ok, so....

[unholy screeching]

First of all, I officially will be reminded of THIS moment every time the lychees are mentioned in ANY context for the rest of my life.

Second of all, WHAT. WAS. THAT. Like seriously. How was that filmed? How was that supposed to have any heterosexual explanation? Just bros being dudes, hand-feeding each other fruits sensually? Like, be for real.

And third of all, Qiushi's face???????? Oh, he knows what he's doing and what kind of effect he has on Nanzhu, the amount of power he wields over him. And he uses this power to just take care of him!...

This one (and the Bite Scene TM) are the most homoerotic moments in the history of forever.

I rest my case.

what the FUCK

"Cheng Yixie? How did you know we were here?"

"I could smell you."

I...😳I did NOT remember this bit of the dialogue...

[ladywindmasterr]

Jiang Cheng did his best to not press his fingertips together, something he did when he was nervous but had to avoid in order to appear more serious, especially at that moment, when he was discussing something important.

“That's why I came to see you, Daozhang. I don't know why this is happening to me, but I hope that you know what is happening to my core…” The he sect leader said, looking at Xiao XingChen's blind and covered eyes. As if he was going to realize...

"It has come to my knowledge that you are-... that you were the shidi of Wei WuXian, my martial nephew. Please, you don't have to act so polite with me" Xiao XingChen smiled, in an attempt to lighten the mood.

Jiang Cheng closed his eyes momentarily when the cultivator mentioned his brother-… Wei WuXian. An indescribable feeling flooded his chest, and he couldn't exactly determine if it was negative or positive.

It had been two years since his death, but Jiang Cheng could see his blood-smeared body disappear over the edge of the cliff every time he closed his eyes. With clarity. Especially his expression.

No.

“As you wish, Daozhang. So, do you have any ideas?"

XingChen only moved his face so that his eyes were facing the ground.

“I don't know, Sect Leader. Those symptoms could mean many things… There really are many possibilities,” the cultivator wandered aloud.

Jiang Cheng's brow furrowed .

"Many possibilities"

...So there was for sure at least one with a bad ending.

"But since you've come to see me specifically, I think you have an idea of what could be happening. Am I wrong?" Xiao XingChen carried on.

He, in fact, wasn't wrong.

Jiang Cheng had been searching, relentlessly searching every library he could set foot on. Although he had found several possibilities, there was one that, although it did not seem very likely, was the most accurate due to his symptoms.

“Daozhang, I think it has something to do with the legacy of Baoshan Sanren's students. I came looking for you because you are one of the few that are still out there, and also are quite famous in the cultivation world for it.

Xiao XingChen nodded gravely.

"I supposed. Everything you've told me... The energy full episodes, the burning feeling inside you, the crashes that follow... Sounds very similar ike what I had to endure"

"I have a question, Daozhang" Jiang Cheng couldn't contain his doubt "It's just that I've never been a student of Baoshan Sanren nor am I a descendant of any.

Xiao XingChen seemed curious about it, which was good for Jiang Cheng. If he was curious, he would help him sort it all out.

"Well, Sect Leader, it is not necessary to study with the Master or descend from someone who has done it... There are cases, very rare, in which she manipulated a Core that later had that reaction. Had your ever...?"

The question was hanging in the air. Had he ever been injured so badly that he had been taken to none other than Baoshan Sanren?

“During the Sunshot Campaign…” Jiang Cheng began. It was going to be complicated. He sighed

"You may have heard about the annihilation of my clan in the hands of the Wen. They kidnapped me, and in an attempt to extract information, they ripped my Core out."

"Oh"

Even with the top of his face covered, surprise was visible on Xiao XingChen's face.

"Wei WuXian took me to see Baoshan Sanren. We pretended that I was him and asked her to restore my core. It went well, so that's probably it."

Jiang Cheng relaxed as he connected all the dots. He finally knew where it all came from, apart from the fact that if Xiao XingChen, who had also suffered from it, was in front of him, it meant that he would not die or anything worse

However, the aforementioned did not seem to be very sure about anything. Instead, he seemed even more curious.

"Are you completely sure that the one who helped you was my Master? I don't mean to call you a liar, but..."

The tranquility that had been in Jiang Cheng's mind was gone as quickly as it had appeared.

"But?" He allowed himself to get a little impatient.

Xiao XingChen moved his head to the side.

"Well, I think Baoshan Sanren is not capable of doing that."

Jiang Cheng's impatience turned into disbelief.

"What?"

"That's right, Sect Leader. I'm sorry, but my master is not capable of such a feat. What's more, she is incapable of even doing slightly easier things. For example, when I asked her to heal my dear Song Lan's eyes, she couldn't. She could only exchange my... Oh."

Xiao XingChen suddenly went completely still. He pursed his lips, as if trying not to say something. That only angered Jiang Cheng, who just wanted to hear about his strange condition.

"What's happening?"

Xiao XingChen did not reply.

"Daozhang?"

Nothing.

Jiang Cheng could feel his frown growing more pronounced

“Xiao XingChen!” he yelled, forgetting all etiquette. The rising anxiety in his chest was about to burst.

"Jiang Wanyin, are you in a headspace where I could give you information that could possibly hurt you?"

'What kind of question is that?'

The change from formal title to courtesy name had not gone unnoticed by Jiang Cheng, who could only imagine the severity of the situation or the circumstances that had provoked such a change.

"Right now, the only thing I want is to know what is happening to me. If I have to get a bit scared to achieve it, then so be it."

Xiao XingChen sighed. He didn't seem to know how to put whatever thoughts he was having into words.

"Just to make sure, before saying anything to you, could you let me touch your wrist for a moment?"

Jiang Cheng was even more confused.

"Of course?" The sect leader stretched out his arm, wrist up, in the direction of the cultivator.

Xiao XingChen just grabbed it without another word and spent a few seconds with his fingers sliding over his wrist.

He withdrew them, an indescribable expression on his face.

"Sect Leader, are you completely sure that it was Baoshan Sanren that you saw?“

"What's the point of asking that question again!?”

Jiang Cheng had already totally lost his patience, and his fists were clenched tightly. Xiao XingChen seemed not to want to mince words.

"I'm not asking just because I want to. From what I can feel... Jiang Cheng, the golden core inside you is that of your brother's"

Jiang Cheng was about to respond with the "I don't have a brother" he was used to when he realized.

Wei Wuxian.

...

No. There was no way.

Jiang Cheng herad himself muttering a weak "What?" to the man in front of him, who only repeated what he had previously stated.

"You have Wei WuXian's golden core"

Jiang Cheng looked at him, with a shadow in his eyes and his whole body shaking.

"It's a lie. It's a lie. It's a lie. No one can rip out a golden core and stuff it inside another person. There were no doctors with Wei Wuxian, it couldn't have happened, without any…"

A female face framed by soft dark hair and a Wen robe appeared in his mind.

Wen Qing.

No. No. No. It isn't true. Everything is a lie. You are making it up.

Wei WuXian wouldn't have done that, never. He was so proud of his cultivation. There was no way, he wouldn't have been able to use suibian!

Another image appeared in his mind. Wei WuXian, in his last months of life.

With not even a sword scabbard dangling at his hip.

Jiang Cheng heard himself scream, and felt his trembling hands cover his wet eyes.

He felt someone touching his shoulder and speaking to him, but he paid no attention.

He only thought of everything that Wei WuXian had sacrificed for him.

Everything that his brother had sacrificed for him.

And now it was gone. He didn't have his brother, his sister, not even the peacock or his parents. Only a baby nephew that would grow without parents.

He was alone.

SO. UM. YEAH.

Credit for this amazing idea goes to @mikkeneko

I'm so glad I was able to write this!! Even thought it's a bit ooc mainly because I've never written any mzds fics or anything lol.

Also, keep in mind english isn't my first language and excuse any weird grammar/spelling

[cageyworld]

A nuanced recommendation for "Unchained Love" (浮图缘 – fútúyuán)

“Nuanced” meaning a lot of disclaimers, probably. First one being: I’m a U.S. American viewer. I’ve been studying Mandarin at my university since 2021 and I watch a lot of Chinese shows, but I am not of the culture of the source material. Inevitably, my perspective of the show is colored by my own Western upbringing. I can’t pick up on the finer details of language, clothing, history, etc. that may rankle other viewers, nor will I be fully conscious of all the ways my cultural viewpoint impacts my perception of the show.

With that said: I’ve been so charmed by “Unchained Love” that I thought others—perhaps especially my fellow Western watchers of these lovely Chinese-made shows—might enjoy it, too. There’s a lot to love.

I will keep spoilers to a minimum.

Some highlights of why I love this show:

Women voicing their rage and grief about patriarchal systems

A romance of respect and clear communication

Badass Dylan Wang (looking incredible in his costumes)

Found family

Cute dog

Angst with a happy ending

Read on to allow me to persuade you even more…

CRITIQUES—A.K.A. “THE JANK.”

THE TONE

I’ve read the criticism that the tone can be uneven, especially if you come to this (like I did) right after watching 苍兰决 “Love Between Fairy and Devil”. I agree. The tone is super uneven throughout the series.

The storyline contains some truly horrific and dramatic elements (see the list of content warnings at the end of this post), and yet tries to maintain an overall soft, romantic dramedy feel. It’s not successful in this and does create some dissonance. This dissonance is only amplified by…

THE MUSIC

The opening theme is a banger, but the scoring choices throughout the show itself are distracting. Sometimes we get plinky, Mickey Mouse comedy music when the dialogue and acting convey drama and high stakes—and occasionally, vice versa. From my experience, this isn’t unique to “Unchained Love,” but oh boy, is it striking in this series. The music seems to work against the narrative at times. I found myself saying, “I don’t feel like laughing right now!” at the screen. There can be emotional whiplash, from the very serious to scenes suddenly meant to be effortlessly light-hearted. It is not effortless.

WHAT GOT CENSORED

This show got chopped for sure. From what I can tell, it was largely the scenes of more overt sexual content between Xiao Duo and Bu Yinlou. This couple becomes respectfully, mutually horny for each other and it’s a bummer that so much of that got trimmed. That said, what remains is still lovely (and quite sexy at times).

The ending is also rushed in a way that feels like aggressive editing. It ends happily for the characters I loved most, and leaves lots of room for fanfiction expansion or extension, but it’s still a little unsatisfying as a viewer.

WHY THESE DIDN’T PUT ME OFF, PERSONALLY

I was able to make peace with the uneven tone mostly because of where the unevenness struck. The most serious elements of the show nearly all revolve around some aspect of violence against women. While this violence was not always treated with the gravity it warrants, it also wasn’t played for laughs. The choice to include each of these incidents is questionable, but I never felt the show was downplaying the seriousness of that violence itself.

Also, I appreciated that the women were in the forefront of those moments. We were expected to empathize with their situation.

For example, the opening episode’s plot of the deceased emperor’s brides being hanged as tribute to him wasn’t shown entirely as the horrific nightmare that is—but it also didn’t make all the women nameless, weeping beauties who existed only as tragic figures. Our heroine comes from within that group, and we see each of the women find their own way to deal. Some (understandably) weep, others negotiate their way out or flaunt their privilege to do so, others accept their fate. And then you have our Yinlou who is always eyeing an escape or a new foothold to a better situation.

We’re invited, tacitly or actively, to identify with the women being murdered. The violence against them isn’t set dressing. It’s very much an implied motivator for everything Yinlou does—she is a woman who fears the “cages” in which society can trap women, so she’s repeatedly calling attention to all those various cages.

There’s a later scene that’s not of much consequence overall where Yinlou comes upon a concubines’ graveyard. There are no markers with their names. She comments upon this and identifies with them, as a woman in their same situation. I deeply valued moments like this in “Unchained Love”—a character acknowledging how men in power are so often surrounded by “nameless” women whose own hopes and lives are forgotten.

One of the show’s major themes is: It is dangerous when powerless women catch the eye of powerful men.

THE GOOD – A.K.A. WHAT MAKES EVERYTHING ELSE WORTH IT

DYLAN WANG as Xiao Duo

I mean, he’s why I’m here, so we gotta start with him. I adored his performance as Dongfang Qingcang in 苍兰决 and he’s even more impressive as Xiao Duo, the head eunuch of the feared Zhaoding Bureau (FYI: in episode 2, we learn he’s not actually a eunuch—he’s pretending). This is an Earth-bound tale, so don’t expect the wild range of body-swapping or high drama of Hellfire power. Instead, he gives a far subtler performance where the harshness of the character blends smoothly with his softer moments.

He makes excellent use of his ability to look cold and cruel, and even the fact that he’s very handsome is relevant to the plot (because he, too, catches the eye of someone dangerous and powerful). For me, he disappeared into Xiao Duo in this performance. His mannerisms, body language, and tightly controlled expressions all felt so consistent with this man’s lived experience. He felt thoroughly three-dimensional and authentic.

Xiao Duo judges him. You. Xiao Duo judges everyone. CHEN YUQI as Bu Yinlou

I left “Ashes of Love” having most enjoyed Chen YuQi’s performance, so I was thrilled to see her in this. I like her energy on screen, and her goofy little smiles. She’s an uncouth mess as Bu Yinlou, and yet can believably play the perfect imperial concubine when she needs to. My fellow Eowyn “I fear a cage” and Beatrice “if I were man, I’d eat his heart in the marketplace” girlies will love Yinlou. Her fear of that patriarchal cage is one of her primary motivations throughout the series, and Xiao Duo is often the Benedick to her Beatrice in a “name the heart and the marketplace, baby” kind of way. Yinlou’s go-to problem-solving strategies are: gamble, lie, or set it on fire (literally).

Yinlou shares her secret fourth method of problem solving. SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

Not a dud in the bunch as far as I’m concerned. Everyone’s acting is strong and all the major characters are given the opportunity to be three-dimensional, to have their own perspectives and hopes. I found one of the side love stories a bit silly and cringey, but even that couple won me over by the end. Yinlou’s closest companion is her servant (played by Nan He – Duo Er La from “Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty.” I was thrilled to see her!). Xiao Duo has his own devoted right-hand man, and even a himbo of a general. There’s manly devotion everywhere, women being friends, bonding with sex workers, and hierarchies dissolving to become “family.”

The four pillars of the found family.

A braincells trio.

XIAO DUO and BU YINLOU TOGETHER

This is very much a “the man falls first” story and it seems likely that some of the early scenes got chopped, which is unfortunate, but I will say, it didn’t bother me. Perhaps it’s my years of writing and reading fanfiction, but I could find the threads easily.

Bu Yinlou catches Xiao Duo’s eye first by being clever. He’s initially wrong about what she’s scheming—but he’s right that she’s a schemer who is smarter than she pretends to be. For her own survival, she tries to stay on his good side and he's used to people praising him (or paying him) to get his favor by flattering his power, his strength, his ambition. Bu Yinlou starts praising his kindness, his mercy, his intelligence. For his own reasons (no spoilers!), he’s deliberately made himself a terror. Bu Yinlou starts talking to the real person he is inside.

Xiao Duo gets the thumbs up from Yinlou.

We do get the delightful Chinese drama tropes like slow-motion gazing with the love theme playing, but I didn’t see it as a normal “oh, she’s so beautiful” sort of moment. She’s being ridiculous, and Xiao Duo is struck that this woman is being ridiculous for him. He’s the scariest man in the Imperial Palace! People literally drop to the ground or run when they see him! And here’s this woman trying to make him smile, or grabbing his sleeves, or heckling him. What a strange creature she is…and you know, she’s rather pretty, too…

Pretty (and drunk at the mo')

After only a few meetings, Xiao Duo and Bu Yinlou instinctively understand one another, even if they don’t fully realize it. They’ve met the other person who plays 4-D chess and who never wanted to be here in the first place. I find it truly a joy to watch them—two people who barely trust anyone—maneuver around one another and learn to believe each other.

The actors seemed very comfortable with one another, so there’s lots of casual intimacy and affection in their body language together. With Xiao Duo, Yinlou feels safe enough to experience attraction and express her own desires for the first time. Her giddiness and girlishness about him are so heartwarming to watch.

Something has been awakened in her...

We also get the fantastic subversion of some classic romantic tropes. I admit: I’m a viewer who is frustrated by major conflicts erupting from simple misunderstandings, characters deliberately withholding information from each other—or worse—not having the five-minute conversation necessary to clear the air. Xiao Duo and Bu Yinlou COMMUNICATE. They truly treat each other as equals.

Avoiding spoilers, there’s one moment where a bad guy captures Bu Yinlou to bait Xiao Duo into a trap. A man in love, Xiao Duo storms out to go rescue her—and then pauses. “This is a trap,” he realizes, and he goes back home. He trusts that Bu Yinlou can get herself out of the scrape—and she does. Bu Yinlou does the same for him a few times. They profoundly trust one another and it shows on screen through their actions, not just their words. I found that unbelievably refreshing, even if it means we don’t get the HIGH DRAMA of so many other romantic dramas.

It made for a subtler experience that is perhaps just for me (but I write this in the hopes that it’s not). All the pain of the later episodes comes from truly understanding that Xiao Duo and Bu Yinlou would be happy together. Not in a soft-focus, dreamy-eyed, picture-perfect way, but in a real and tangible way. They could live together with their friends and their dog, raise some goats, and have wonderful life with one another. But there are powerful, dangerous, unpredictable forces in the way, and that hurts beautifully to watch.

THE PLOT

“Nirvana in Fire” this ain’t. The imperial palace intrigues are broad and only rarely more than 2-dimensional, but I still found myself delighted by some of the unexpected twists. There are characters I loathed in episode 1, and then grieved in episode 36. That’s the good stuff.

Bu Yinlou is the emotional center of the series. She wants to be free. The primary conflict of the show, then, is built around two suitors: One who will help her fulfill her dreams, even if it hurts him, and the other who will make her dreams match his, even if it hurts her.

This is all happening within larger maneuvers of outside forces trying to take down the empire. To them, Yinlou is a pawn in a larger game to control the emperor and Xiao Duo. (And Yinlou does not appreciate being treated like a pawn.)

THE VILLAIN

I have complex feelings about the primary antagonist for the show. I think that’s a good thing. He feels, in many ways, like an Incel given imperial power—he is both a sad, awkward, lonely man, and an entitled, spiteful monster. He’s played so deftly by Peter Ho, it took several episodes for me to realize he was the antagonist. On rewatch, it can be heartbreaking to follow his story, too, because there were moments of intervention where it could have gone differently. That, to me, makes for a richly imagined antagonist—who goes full “scenery chewing” villain toward the end. That, too, is compelling to watch. Peter Ho was clearly having a good time.

A PERSONAL CONCLUSION (and maybe a plea for fanworks)

“Unchained Love” is not perfect, but there’s such clear heart in the performances that it more than makes up for the show’s weaknesses. They explore storylines and themes and especially gives Yinlou some moments that I’ve longed for in a show maybe all my life. I like that Eowyn in the Lord of the Rings movies talked about fearing “a cage.” I wish she’d gotten to talk more. Yinlou gave voice to so much of what I wanted to hear her say.

“Unchained Love” quickly joined the tops of my favorite Chinese media, alongside “The Untamed” and “Yin Yang Master: Dream of Eternity.” I will probably end up writing some fanfiction for it, and I hope others will too. The gifsets on Tumblr have been so excellent that I can only hope for more. More fanworks, I guess that’s what I’m saying. There’s such great fanworks potential in this series. It’s in that sweet spot of having compelling characters, beautiful costumes and settings, and juuuuussst enough left on the cutting-room floor that we fans have all the room in the world to play.

HOW TO WATCH

The first two episodes are up for free on YouTube with English subtitles. It’s also streaming on both Viki and iQiyi. I liked it so much, I bought it on DVD from AustinDVDStore on ebay. The subtitles move too fast sometimes, but hey, I’m practicing my Mandarin anyway…

CONTENT WARNINGS

For the show overall:

The entire show deals with the idea of women as objects—which means there are often people treating women like objects. This is depicted as a bad thing, but it’s still hard to watch.

Some gender essentialist nonsense is spewed in relation to eunuchs and what it means to be “a man.” Later in the series, the villain becomes particularly fixated on this concept.

For specific storylines:

Opening episodes revolve around concubines of the deceased emperor being killed in tribute to him.

Accidental death of a child in episode 4.

A man in charge of the Imperial Mausoleum targets and sexually threatens, harasses, and assaults a woman forced to live there.

Yinlou’s father is verbally abusive to the women in his family.

Yinlou’s sister is forced to marry an enemy prince; this enemy prince is violent and threatening to her. The emperor is also violent and cruel to this character. (Yinlou’s sister is essentially a “what if Yinlou did what she was told” character, so her storyline highlights that going along with these powerful men won’t save you… It’s rough.)

The emperor’s dissent into tyrannical behavior is paired with a physical disability he develops. He also becomes fixated on his inability to bear children.

[lunarsun12]

Baby Clown Attack

Masterlist

YangYang was coming over to the PC cafe, to hang out with Chenle. He can finally beat him in league of legends. Finally Chenle can stop teasing him for being a loser.

YangYang was 1m away from home, suddenly a clown jumped out holding something. YangYang gave a scream and paralysed to the spot. The clown ran away and tripped on his two feet which he hastily bow down to YangYang. Whilst chucking a bag at him.

When Xiaojun saw YangYang standing in one spot. He feel concerned and take it the gc for help and explaination why YangYang is like that.

Who is the person behind the clown mask?

Back At WayV Chat

Today 1:00am

Xiaojun🦕: Anyone awake? Please somone reply! YangYang is scaring me!!

Ten🐱: No…now stop making those noises. You are disturbing my cat resting time

Hendery🦄: Xiao….we been through this if Yang is being strange. He is going through a phase. The kid is going through puberty

Xiaojun🦕: What about you? You a way past puberty and you still strange…stop with the magic show…

Hendery🦄: HEY! At least I entertain people UNLIKE someone who has secret dog!

Xiaojun🦕: HENDERY! Stop making things werid! It’s only a stuff toy!

Hendery🦄: Huh what-

Winwin🐥: Hendery you know that surprise we are throwing for Eomma…that thing we not supposed to tell him about…

Xiaojun🦕: Someone collect Yang! He still haven’t moved from his spot!

Winwin🐥: Why you fussing? Yang is in his room like usual. He is probably singing

Xiaojun🦕: I wouldn’t have to fuss…but he standing in one spot outside our house for an hour…I’m scared he is possessed

Ten🐱: I ask you Appa to do it, at least he will make a good punching bag and blame that person to get his insurance covered

30mins later….

YangYang🐑: Appa! Don’t scold me! I have been traumatised! A KILLER CLOWN IS ON THE LOOSE

Kun🐻: How many times, did I tell you! Not to sneak out and you wouldn’t have to be scared!

Ten🐱: Hey Kun! Stop yelling at YangYang! He just wants to have fun unlike you!

YangYang🐑: I almost got killed! The clown is coming for me!!

YangYang immediately ran to his room, to hide from the killer clown.

Xiaojun🦕: Dude! Yang is really scared…he even took Hendery with him! This is bad!

Winwin🐥: I asked the security guard downstairs..he showed me the allegedly clown. I swear the clown looks so familiar

Winwin sent the photo…

Kun🐻: That Johnny clown costume! From his side jobs! But the height is a little short to be Johnny!

Ten🐥: I bet it’s Haechan again! He always loves to play pranks!

Winwin🐥: It can’t be hyuckie…remember he got the restraining order from the police for stalking me…

Hendery🦄: YOU GUYS! Look at Chenle IG!!

YangYang🐑: WAIT JISUNG LIKE BABY JISUNG!

Xiaojun🦕: No not Jisung…more like Mark…

Kun🐻: Why can’t I find his IG…strange…

Winwin🐥: It’s definitely Mark alright…look at Mark putting the clown mask…

Winwin🐥: Jisung was wearing his I.T t-shirt

YangYang🐑: Are you all an idiot! It’s obvious it was Jisung! The clown was wearing his exact shirt!

YangYang🐑: I don’t care…if I am gonna get killed by Uncle Nana! How dare he try to scare me…

Xiaojun🦕: Yang? How many times did you scare Jisung when he was young. When Lele visited

YangYang🐑: I don’t remember but that besides the point! I must get my revenge

Ten🐱: Yang? How about we let it slide…pretty please…

Kun🐻: TEN! Don’t encourage this behaviour….oh wait…you being sensible

Hendery🦄: 🐓 -> 🐱

Ten🐱: WHO SAID I WAS AFRAID! I just don’t want any disturbance of peace

Kun🐻: Yup he is scared all right….Yang let it go okay?

Kun🐻: Jisung is going through a phase…he only is playing…please be gentle with him

YangYang🐑: Too late, I already sent some lovely videos to Jisung. He will be definitely be in tears tomorrow

Xiaojun🦕: Hendery why did you help him! You know we gonna get killed!

Hendery🦄: Who said we? Just Eomma…

Hendery🦄: You have it coming! I know that you have been secretly stealing my money….to buy that expensive bag…

Ten🐱: Dang it! Wrong child, I forgot hendery sleeps with his eyes open

Winwin🐥: I just got a text from Jisung. He said, he is sorry about the mask as he forgot Mark put it on him. He wanted to help YangYang to beat Chenle

Ten🐱: Kun can we divorce?

[nerdygirlwithanxiety]

"Hey..mercury?" Ruby said softly, looking at the gray-haired male sitting alone staring at the sky sigh." What." He grumbled." Can..I sit with you?" She asked with the team by glaring behind her, not trusting him. Merc stayed quiet for a second before saying, " Whatever you want. Red." He said cockily and exhausted like the silver eye girl smiled and sat by him, then frowned, looking at him." Are...you ok?" She asks. The male glances at her, then looks away. " I'm fine." He said, making ruby concern." You don't...seem like -" she squeak notice him glaring and cleared her throat, hugging her knees." Why... did you come with us?" She changed her question." I don't know. Because I want to, I guess." He mumbled, hiding something before he took a drag of his cigarette and puffed out the smoke. Ruby cough waving her hand. " Sorry." Merc said," no no it's ok. You were already smoking..." She sighs and then thinks," Is..that why you didn't take your chance into killing me that day in beacon when you had the chance?" She looks at him." Don't push it red." He warned. "... right, sorry. " She looks away sadly. Mercury glances at her, then sighs, groaning, closing his eyes. " it's..." He sighs, looking at the stars." Hmm?" She looks at him." it's because you reminded me of someone. I looked into your eyes and... I saw someone. The only and last person I truly ever cared about. The one person that..." He shivered, forcing his words out." He made me feel like someone." Mercury, look at the lake water seeing his reflection." What... happened to them?" Ruby asked "... my father. " Merc growl," that bastard ruined my life...for his own *shiver in disgust* pleasure. Weather it by his hands or....*sad sick sigh* his pants. " he hugged his knees, shivering in fear, wanting to vomit from the memories." i can still...hear the screams. " This hit Ruby with realization. All of the things Merc done wasn't because he was bored or wanted to do it but because he was thirsting for vengeance. He was out for blood. Merc chuckle and scoff. " gotta say Rose. You're lucky. You have family and friends who care and love you. Meanwhile, the three people o had either gone missing or..died in some brutal way. All because I couldn't save them, " his voice broke. Ruby frowns, then notices the tip of his bangs. " Hey, that color...it looks just like Anthony," her lips slipped. Merc eyes widen in both anger and confusion as he looks at her. " What...what did you say?" His voice shaken " your tips. They look just like Anthony's tips, " she said. " Anthony. What." He ask ready to pin her " um well...the thing is I don't know his last name but I remember seeing him at beacon he hangs out with jaune and this bunny faunus named Kairū" she noted to him. Merc was stunned as he looked away. " it...it worked?" He whispered to himself as the voices started to blur out thoughts racing until " Mercury? Are you ok?" Ruby voice broke through." h-huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine just...thinking" he said traumatized. Ruby frowns and hugs him. " You're not alone merc...you have us now, and I'll help you get to him, I promise. He's my friend too after all, " she rensured her. His eyes widen, and water as he sighs, hugging ruby. " Thanks... little red." He said in a brotherly way. Both Ruby and Anthony really are alike. " now first rule before joining us" ruby ordered which made merc groan " ooh here we go" he chuckle ruby smile seeing that sarcastic smile " no more of this red or little red stuff we're friends now and not enemies. It's ruby, got it!" She smiled. Merc looked at Ruby and then at her team, who was giving him hand gesters, ready to beat him up if he tried something, which made him smile. " *heh... just like us four...*" he thought to himself, then looked at ruby. "... sure... Ruby" This was the day Mercury Black died and came rising...Mercury Xiao Rose... thanks to Ruby, adopting him as a sibling

[hulijingemperor2]

Team D and A-Yao: *relaxing*

*A-Yao's attendants were fanning him*

Xue yang: Jiggy, you know A-Qing right.

Yao: ah yes, from Yi city.

Su she: isn't that your adoptive daughter.

Mo xuanyu: slash love child.

Xue yang: yea. She popped right out of me by the way. Xiao Daozhang could never because I have a healthier body than his.

Su she: xue yang, you run on candy 24/7.

Xue yang: cuz I'm on to something. Anyways, Jiggy, I hope you have a room in your palace for her.

Yao: of course! I love guests. Should I send a caravan for her?

Xue yang: nah, she doesn't like those fancy stuff. She rather travel and wreak havoc on people.

Yao: ohh *laughing* well good that she loves traveling. At least she will learn about certain cities and districts. I wish her a safe travel.

Xue yang: yea Jiggy. And I hope she wins a street fight.

Su she: she's maybe a year younger than Rusong right? The two would be great friends.

Xue yang: and make children.

Yao: *chokes on his tea*

*ignores* yes Shanshan, they'll be the best of friends

Mo xuanyu: awww. A-Qing and little Dianxia!

Xue yang: would she even like Song'er. Wait.... I think she might...cuz he's filthy rich.

Yao: yangyang, I don't believe that she would use up my son's money.

Xue yang: have you even met her. She would always ask me for money, then she would call me broke.

Yao: lol. She seems so witty like you.

Xue yang: yas! You'll love her.

She'll have you laughing.

Yao: great.

Ruosng and Xichen: *entering*

Hey team D, A-Die.

Yao: ohhh. Looks like Huanhuan got company.

Mo xuanyu: lipsy, what are you doing here?

Xue yang: A-Song, I thought that you got rid of him.

Yao: *glares at them*

Xichen: what?

Xue yang: Our Song'er was your distraction, lipsy.

Rusong: sorry Shizun. Team D begged me to help them.

But I really loved hanging out with you.

Xichen: ah, no problem Song'er. *pinches cheeks*

You're already cute anyways. And an exceptional guqin player.

Rusong: *smile* thank you!

Yao: why did you guys use Song'er as a distraction? *laughing*

Mo xuanyu: Lan lips could never say no to little Dianxia. Look at his face.

Xue yang: yea, Song'er was our only hope. How are we supposed to make out with Jiggy when we know Lan lips would walk in at any moment.

Su she: to snatch you away from us.

Yao: ahh. So he's team dimple's little mastermind.

Su she: yea. When it comes to chasing Lan lips away.

Yao: I see.

Anyways, what's up Huanhuan.

Xichen: *pulls him close* wanted to check up on you.

Yao: aww.

Xichen: did you stay hydrated? Did you do your paperwork and imperial affairs?

Yao: yes Huan. Don't worry. *hugs*

Xichen: *cups face* good, A-Yao. Don't stress ok.

*kisses* I came to check on you.

Su she: that's team dimple's job.

Mo xuanyu: get your own, Lan lips!

Xue yang: cringey Xichen.

Rusong: aiya, when will you guys love Shizun?

Mo xuanyu: when he leaves Yao gege alone.

Su she: when he doesn't exist.

Xue yang: hahahaha, love Lan lips? I'm unable to.

Su she: anyways Huangdi, deep down we kinda ship him with you. He's your property.

But team D loves you more!

Yao: aww.

Mo xuanyu: so what are your plans today, Yao gege?

Yao: I have to go meet some of my citizens.

You know, I got to check on them once in a while.

Su she: oh my. I'm always so astonished by you! You're truly a role model. Especially for little Dianxia.

Xue yang: xuanyu, he's simping again.

Mo xuanyu: I don't blame him. Yao gege is just waw!

Xichen: that's so sweet, A-Yao.

Yao: *smiling*

Rusong: have fun A-Die.

Yao: ah sure. Thank you darling.

Yao: team dimple. Do you want to come along.

Trio: YESSS JIGGY!!! OBVIOUSLY!!!

Su she: being in your presence is a blessing. *sniffles*

Xue yang: yay yay yay! Take me along with you!

Mo xuanyu: Yao gege, I would love to. Agh, I think I'm going to get a nosebleed.

Yao: *opens fan* aw you little simps. Let's go.

Trio: *In a simping trance while following him*

Xichen: A-Yao is gorgeous.

Yao: *comes back, just to give Xichen a kiss* bye handsome.

Xichen: *blushing*

Rusong: oh gosh. *laughing* everyone is under A-Die's spell today.

Shizun, are you ok?

Xichen: I got to go organize his glove collection, and maybe sniff them a little......... I mean....yea I'm fine, Song'er.

Got to go.

Rusong: lol.

~~~

Jingjing imperial city 📍.

A-Yao and team dimple arrived in a caravan in Jingjing, then they set off on foot so that A-Yao can casually meet the folks again.

He loves meeting with his fox spirit citizens! Other than them asking him to visit, he would check up on them either on a Tuesday or a Friday. Twice (either of these days) per month.

Yao: *looking at a group of people grinding fine grains and sifting rice*

How lovely.

Waww! Greetings Huangdi.

Yao: are you planning to package these?

Yes. And we're going to sell them to Yunping and Tianwu markets.

Yao: *opens fan* ah, you're doing a great job.

You are too, Huangdi.

Yao: aww, really. Well it's good thay we appreciate each other. *smile* it helps the empire.

Definitely Huangdi.

Huangdi, I'm stressed. Two of my relatives were brutally killed.

Yao: oh my goodness. I'm so sorry.

Yes, and I don't know if it has to do with the Nies.

Not to gossip, but I heard that they kill fox spirits whenever they they claim a new district.

Yao: how dare they! Why can't they leave my hulijings alone!

Mo xuanyu: when would those guys behave themselves.

Xue yang: that huaisang doesn't have anything to do!

Su she: rest assured. Due to Huangdi's orders, hulijings are under the security of the Su Sect.

We're known for our stealthiness.

Ah thank you very much Huangdi and chief cultivator Su.

Yao: hm. Take care ok, and be careful.

I think about my fox spirits a lot.

As you wish Huangdi. Oh yes, I know that you care about us a lot.

Yao: *smile* yes. And all the best for your business.

Thank you Huangdi.

~

*walking through*

Xue yang: *eating a tanghulu* Jiggybun, do you want me to torture the Nies for you.

Yao: *sigh* not yet.

Su she: I'll have my sect members secure that district too. By the way, I don't think that district is part of your empire, yet your people need protection.

Yao: yes they do need protection..

Mo xuanyu: what if you claim that district as yours and jail the Nies. It's illegal to murder a hulijing in your empire.

Xue yang: I love it when you're sneaky.

Su she: got idea.

Mo xuanyu: I learnt it from Yao gege.

Yao: love that idea, but it may cause unnecessary drama.

Yao: you know some guangshan fanatics from Lanling had exploited fox spirits. But luckily I jailed them.

Lanling is mine and Zixuan's, so there's no uproar.

Mo xuanyu: yea, you can do whatever you want there!

Yao: exactly.

Su she: these people have the audacity to challenge the most powerful person in the Jianghu.

Yao: hmmm. Forget them.

Little fox spirit girl: Ma I want tanghulus!

Sorry darling but, I don't have any more money on me.

*disappointed* ok then....

Yao: *stops the tanghulu vendor* can I have one?

Vendor: *gasps* Huangdi!!!!! Omg! Take all. Is it for official xue?

Yao: *laughing* not this time*

Yao: *gives the young hulijing a tanghulu stick*

Little fox spirit girl: are you the emperor?

Yao: well yes, yes I am. But now I'm your Yao gege. *smiling*

That's so nice. Can I call you Yao gege?

Yao: mhm.

Girl's mom: Thank you Huangdi.

Yao: no problem.

Yao gege can I squish your dimples?

Yao: sure. *smile*

*squishes*

Little girl's mom: aw such a sweet Huangdi.

Su she: *wiping his nosebleed*

Mo xuanyu: Yao gege is always so stunning. These fox spirits are set for life.

Xue yang: heck yea. First they got a super hot Jiggy, and then Rusong.

Su she: exactly.

Huangdi and Dianxia are so sweet.

Xue yang: mini Jiggy will definitely slay.

Mo xuanyu: Yao gege is really adorable.

Afterwards, they went near a silk factory, where silk fabrics are woven and dyed every day.

Shopkeeper Yu: greetings Huangdi! *bows*

Yao: please, forget the formalities.

Yu: it's so nice to see you, Huangdi.

I'll gift you with some fine silk fabric.

Yao: that will be delightful. Thank you.

Yu: how is our little Dianxia?

Yao: he's doing great.

Yu: you and Dianxia are very much adored by us.

Yao: thank you!

Yao: um, anyways, how's everything here, in this district? Anything you guys need help with.

Yu: no Huangdi. It looks like everyone is satisfied.

Yao: ok then. Good.

Take care.

Yu: yes. Here are your fabric, Huangdi.

Yao: thank you so much. It's very beautiful.

Yu: yea. It's the best in the Jianghu. We supply it to almost all your provinces.

Yao: that's so great.

Well I must take your leave. Nice to meet you.

Yu: nice to meet you too, Huangdi. I love how you interact with us.

Yao: *smile*

Team Dimple: Jiggy is so cute.

[primofate]

Genshin Drabble - Modern AU - He compares you to his ex [Angst to Comfort]

Notes: Hi I’m back with more angst XD Let me know what you think of this series please?

Warnings: crying, lots of ouch, insecurities, mean genshin boys, fights, on the verge of breakup? might be toxic relationships actually, swearing and profanities NOT PROOFREAD

Characters: Xiao, Childe x fem!reader

Other Parts: (Zhongli, Diluc, Scaramouche)

Prologue: 

College and working would take a toll on nearly everyone. At some point in time, there’s so much stress in your life that the pressure you feel has to go somewhere. It’s the same for everyone else. Something small could trigger it. Or perhaps one had been bottling it up for too long that it bursts one day. Or simply, you just have to take it out on someone else. Unhealthy, but we don’t mean to do it. A moment of weakness is all it takes.

Childe

“How difficult is it to hang your coat up Childe?”

You come into your shared apartment, looking at the coat discarded on the ground, right at your feet, the moment you come in. You hold back a sigh and throw the keys into the bowl of knick-knacks the two of you had, by the front door. 

Further in you see a piece of plastic lying around, it was just general trash. He must have opened something and left the packaging on the floor. He’s nowhere to be found and you know he’s already in his office, working on something again. “Childe,” you knock on the open door. “There’s plastic everywhere, did you get a package?” 

He only hums in response, signaling a yes but also signaling a leave me alone vibe. You stare at his back. He’s clicking away on his computer and you can’t help but feel a little resentment towards him. You were tired to, but you did your best not to give him any attitude. “I’ll get dinner started, what do you want?” 

“Can’t you decide by yourself for once?” his reply turns your lips into a straight and tight line. You continuously stare at his back and reply in a the most strained tone of voice. “It’s called respecting your opinions and caring about you,” 

“It’s just dinner,”

Just dinner he says. As if cooking food and doing the groceries was not something extra to do after working an 8 hour shift. “JUST dinner. Why don’t YOU cook for once, then?” You see his shoulders tense up, and his office chair swerves, his eyes glaring at your form. “Y/N, all I’m asking you to do is DECIDE what to cook for dinner, instead of asking me all the time. Don’t overreact,”

Somehow hearing those words caused you to get angrier. “Well the least you could do is tell me nicely,” He let out an exasperated sigh and threw his head back with a roll of his eyes. “I already have to decide a lot of things at work, dinner is not something I want to think about right now!”

“Then don’t eat!”

“What is so difficult about picking for me? God, at least Serena knew what to do around here,”

You froze at the same time that he did. The anger in your chest dissipated and turned into a wrenching pain. The way that a wet cloth was being squeezed out of water. “Serena? Your ex who cheated on you? THAT Serena? Oh yea, she sure knew what she wanted huh?” Tears were gathering in your eyes. Childe stood up and walked your way, “Hun, that’s not--”

You held a hand up and stepped away. “Don’t you dare even come near me right now or I swear I’m leaving the moment your ungrateful hands touch me,” a few stray tears run down your face, but you refused to give in to the apologies that you knew was coming. He’d never said anything like that before, and it both shocked and killed you. 

“Order fucking takeaway for yourself,” and you slammed his office door behind you retreating to your shared bedroom. Childe fell back on his seat and buried his face in his hands “Oh, God...” His head was spinning. The image of your shocked face etched into his memory. “Why did I say that...” he groaned into his hands and rubbed his face in frustration. He stood up only seconds later to look for you. He couldn’t leave it like this. His guilt was eating him alive.

“Y/N--” he stood at the doorway of your bedroom. There was a duffle bag on the bed, already half filled with your clothes. You ignored him and kept packing. You changed your mind. You wouldn’t stay here being compared to a slut, you didn’t want to waste your time. “Babe,” he shook his head, voice breaking at the sight. “Babe don’t, I’m sorry,” 

How could he live without you now? You who had been nothing but patient with him, who took days off when he was sick and never failed to prep meals for him. You who kept the apartment together while all he did was whine and complain about work. “Oh God I’m so stupid,” he whispered and walked towards you, tears on the edges of his eyes as well. “Y/N I’m sorry, that slipped out, I don’t mean it--I don’t want her,” 

You turned to look up at his face, own tears silently falling. You believed him, but you didn’t know what to do with the hurt that you felt. “Y/N, let’s not do this, okay?” he touches the duffle bag and starts to take your clothes out from it, putting back in place in the wardrobe. His hands were shaky. “I’m leaving. With or without my clothes, I’m leaving,” You took your phone out and he saw the Uber app on it. 

“Y/N,” he held your wrists and looked at you pleadingly, you could practically see his heart break the way that yours did. “Please don’t. I’m sorry. I really am. I’m just deadweight around here and all I do is blame you for everything. I’m sorry, please. I don’t want her. I don’t want anyone else but you,” and finally the tears that he tries to blink back are also pooling around his chin now. “She’s... She can’t even compare to you. I don’t know what I’d do if--” his life would spiral out of control and he hiccups at the wave of panic that struck him.

“I’ll do better. I promise. I’ll make it up to you, please,” 

“Make it up to me for a few days and then go back to being ungrateful right?”

“No! No, I swear. I’m so stupid, I’m really stupid. Just give me this chance. If I fuck up again then you can go, okay? But I won’t, I swear I won’t.” He squeezes your wrists a little harder. “Please,”

You look up at him. At the current sincerity in his voice and his tears. You didn’t know what to believe, but he had never slipped up the way that he did today, and you only hoped that this would be the last time. You closed the Uber app on your phone and he relaxed, eyes closing and tears just escaping from his eyelids. “Thank you,” he doesn’t care that you feel numb right now and embraces you into him, speaking into your hair. “Thank you, I’m sorry, I love you. I really do, I love you,” He speaks in a flurry of words, almost unintelligible but you sigh and wrap your arms around him as well.

“We’ll be okay,” you reassure him, even though there’s doubt in your mind, yet with his simple hug, your heart became at ease.

Xiao

I always headcannon Xiao as part of some sports team in college

“What do you mean you can’t come?” Xiao tries not to sound annoyed, but it slips past his lips. You glance up at him from your schoolwork and bite your lip in guilt.

“I’m sorry babe, I just...I’m swamped with school work and the deadlines are all coming together. It’s just really stressful right now,” you sigh and look at him, hoping that he’d understand. He stands there for a moment, watching you with your papers and laptop strewn around. 

“I mean, that’s mostly your fault for not managing your time properly, isn’t it?” Now he was just jabbing at your weaknesses. 

“Yeah, I admit I could have done better, but that’s why I can’t come to your game, Xiao, I can’t keep putting this off,” you wave your hand at the schoolwork you had. Xiao scoffs. “So you decide to put off watching an important game of mine? Maybe you should’ve limited your hangouts with your friends instead,” 

You purse your lips. “I know, I’m sorry. It’s my bad. I’ll go to the next one, okay?” You’d only missed two of his games so far, and frankly you started to wonder if you could even keep up with all of it. It wasn’t a crime to miss a few, wasn’t it? Then why did he make it seem like a sin?

“That’s what you say now,” Xiao counters, eyes accusing you. You sigh again and massage your temples. “I will. I’ll come to the next one, I promise,” Xiao shrugs and with all the childishness in his being says, “You don’t have to, I’ll ask Alyssa to come instead. She was always happy to come,”

He’d said it out of spite. And he knew how dangerous that could be. His mouth parts open the moment it leaves his lips, shocked at his outburst as well. You look up at him, wide-eyed and stunned at the blatant attack on you. “Do you mean that?” You whisper, still stunned.

It didn’t help that Alyssa was a pretty little thing. Cheerleader body, charming smile, silky long hair...except that she was dating Xiao only for the clout. Xiao was an exceptional player, and already sought after by different teams. He had a good future ahead of him. 

He didn’t answer immediately and that was an answer enough for you. “I-I’m sorry, I didn’t know you felt that way, I’ll just--” you stop talking and start gathering your things into piles, just wanting to shrink away in embarrassment. How could YOU measure up to Alyssa the beauty? 

“N-No...I--” Xiao moves forward and hugs you, forcing you to stop your clean-up. You feel numb and confused. “No, I don’t mean that.” He said, a little more clearly. Teeth grit in anger at himself. “I don’t mean it. You know that. She...was just using me.” You relax in his arms, but you start to cry into his chest. 

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry I’m not enough. I know I’m not as pretty as she is or--”

“Don’t. Don’t even think about that, Y/N,” but he knew it was him who put those thoughts into your mind. Him and his stupid mouth. “I don’t care about her. I don’t care about pretty social climbers. All I need is you. You’re pretty. You’re smart. You’re genuine and I damn well know that I’ll regret the time I ever let you go. I’ll never find someone like you again,” He shudders, feeling his chest twist at the doubt that he’d planted in your mind. 

“I’m sorry Y/N. Sorry. You don’t have to come... I just... It means a lot to me to see you there. I’m sorry for saying that,” 

You sniffle and it was his turn to relax when you bury your chest affectionately into his chest and wrap your arms round his waist. “I know,” and you sniff once more. “But I really can’t this time, Xiao. I’m sorry,” 

“It’s fine, I got you” He presses a kiss on your head and strokes your back to ease your sobs. “You’ve done so much for me, a few games don’t matter. Stop saying sorry, doll. I’m the one...” he whispers and trails off and you peek your head up to look at him, feeling his resentment towards himself. “I’ll wear your jersey for the whole day, how ‘bout that?”

A slight smile plays on his lips, and yet he still feels the guilt at the edges of his heart. He promised himself he’d never hurt you like that again. “Send me a picture and I’m good,” 

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Crystal tears (Pt. 2)

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N/A: This was requested by @redninjakitty14rp so thank you!! And sorry for the long wait :')

Characters: Thoma, Xiao, Scaramouche, Itto

Warning(s): Lot's of crying

Genre: Hurt/Comfort

❅ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀ

• When he sees you enter the Kamisato estate with a frown and tears forming at the eyes. He's quick to discontinue with what he's doing and leads you into a secluded quiet place in the estate which is the garden or his room.

• Once he does find a quiet place he lets you cry all your tears out, he doesn't care about his clothing getting all wet of the tears cause right now he's more concerned for you.

• If you still can't seem to stop crying and your arms are hurting from wiping them away don't worry, Thoma is here to also wipe them away and kiss them away. He wants to make sure that they won't come back.

• He waits patiently until he finds the right time to ask what had made you upset, if you don't feel like telling it alright cause he can wait if you ever feel like it but if you really really don't want to then he'll accept it. He doesn't want to make you feel pressured to tell him :(

• Cooks up your favourite dish and a cup of tea at the Komore Tea house, Taroumaru is also there to cheer you up! Sure you may only be able to hear barks of his but Thoma can help translate it to you.

• Would also take you out on a stroll around the streets and Ritou to get some fresh air before going back to the estate. He may or may not also bring you to the big sakura tree where the stray cats and dogs are, he's hoping to see you smile even once before you's head back.

"Hey, why don't we go on a midnight stroll? Come on, I'll buy some dango on the way. Oh here, hold my hand to cause I don't want you roaming of to who knows where in the middle of the night.

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❅ xɪᴀᴏ

• Xiao in unfamiliar to human emotions so once he sees you with tears rolling from your eyes to your cheeks he's immediately confused and concerned for you.

• Did anyone hurt you or do something not to your liking? He's not sure but he will deal with it once your out of sight.

• He's also unknown with how to comfort someone more less a mere mortal so he is most likely to ask Zhongli for help on how to comfort you.

• Once he starts to get the hang of it he comforts you with a hand on the back of your head and around your waist. Let's you lean on his shoulder to cry on although he's a bit stiff at first and just standing there until he gets the hold of it.

• Scoffed about how humans are so easily fragile and can be broke easily. And he means half of it while trying to get you to stop crying but not in a bad way like that, more so of a "I don't want to to you cry" kind of way.

• Shares his plate of Almond tofu with you by spoon feeding you it. You've been a bit shaken up as well to hold it so he tends to place his hand on your arm and just rubs up and down to try and get you to warm up.

"Whoever did this to you I will deal with it. If it happens again call my name immediately and I'll be there, adeptus Xiao."

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❅ ꜱᴄᴀʀᴀᴍᴏᴜᴄʜᴇ

• Scaramouche is tough, he pokes fun at you as to why your crying. He doesn't exactly comfort you right away nor does he even probably have the skills to do so.

• He's not the best choice of person to go to when your crying or upset. Will tell you to suck it up and go back to work. But because your his partner he'll try, keyword try, to be nice to you.

❅ ɪᴛᴛᴏ

• Places his large hat on top of your head and tells you to just hide your face with it while he grabs some tissues for you to wipe your eyes and cheeks and to blow your nose.

• Leads you into his office area and gets you to sit down beside him. And for once during this he's quiet and just listens to you rambling on abiut what had happen and soon enough he's already threatening to find them and deal with them efficiently.

• Helps you to wipe off the tears and maybe even give you a very stiff form of a hug or a kiss on the cheek. Possibly might even take you out on a stroll in the gardens or around Snezhnaya's cold environment.

"Stop crying already and clean your tears up. I don't want to see anymore come from your pretty face. Come on, well go on a stroll to keep your mind of those stupid things that dare made you sad.

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• Already rushing to your side when he hears sniffles coming from you. Immediately goes into a worried state and questions are fired at you, he apologises if he overwhelms you during the moment because he just genuinely cares about you :(

• He doesn't care if he's standing in the middle of the streets because right then and there he engulfed you into a hug and blocks your figure away from the crowd letting you cry into his chest.

• Tries to be gentle in wiping your tears away due to the long nails and his pointy bracelets. Lets you even wear that long like jacket for however long you want to wear it although he's be basically half shirtless due to harnesses and the little amount of shirt he has.

• Playing with Ushi in hopes to get your spirits back up again. Would also take you out on the streets of Inazuma for some ramen to eat out, would also have to resist the urge in yelling at the tengu lady to have a sumo match but you always seem to giggle at it.

• Has you play and braid his hair to get some things of your mind. Maybe even paint his horns rainbow coloured and stick some fireflies to them just like how he wanted them to be!

"Forget them! They mean nothing to us right now cause we're going to have a blast and their going to be so jealous that they don't have the kind of fun like we do so let's go prove to them that we're better!"

[kalims]

Zhongli dating with mother!reader and he is single father. His son, Xiao is not happy with the squabbling situation. А boy afraid, what Zhongli will forget him and stepmother will hate him. Imagine his surprise when he finds out that he may become one family with twins. Contrary to expectations, Mom!the reader is friendly with Xiao and treats him, if not as a relative, then as a close person. And in the end, Xiao also begins to consider the Reader a mom. (I repeated the request as I wanted.) 🍃

✉ ⋮ what happened to ganyu 🧍🏾‍♀️also there's like a pre introduction before I went in the headcanons. I HAD SO MUCH FUN MAKING THIS!! but I'm also kinda disappointed :D mom!reader is the best mom warning.

FLUFF, established relationship. xiao is our new child.

xiao hates growing up. as time passes by, he finds the disturbing effect of time taking the toll on his mind. all the memories of his mother, already so vague as it is grows more distorted and blurry to remember.

all he knows is that he took over her. the same old hair and shiny yellow eyes, like the sun yet he prefers to hang back in the shadows instead.

when his dad announced he started seeing someone, he mentally prepared to meet the spawn of the devil that he'd be stuck with, the typical mother who was probably in it for the non-existent money or either plain attraction they mistook for love, zhongli was painfully attractive thus the delusions.

either way it was a pain, especially when he noticed that said person always seemed to be included in every literal thought and action zhongli does.

groceries? oh right zhongli's supposed spouse needs some too, how about passing a flower shop? just wait zhongli needs to buy some for them in his next visit.

"xiao, this is (name)." zhongli cast him a reassuring look, a hand over his shoulder while the other gestured to you. the sheepish look on your face stood out to him.

you looked... way more timid and shy? he'd understand since if he was in your position he'd kinda be nervous too. you weren't perfect. he thought but you looked pretty even with your hair sticking all over the place.

he stared at you for a while, the white apron decorated with strawberries contrary to his expectations before letting his eyes drift to the ground. "hey." he greeted quietly, not bothering to hide the tone of his sharp voice. beneath his pockets lays clenched fists.

"hello xiao.. uh.. did zhongli tell you already?" you scratch your head with an embarassed laugh. your chest pounded with erratic heartbeats, what if he didn't like you?

he nodded. "I can tell even if he didn't"

"oh, I see. you must be very perceptive then! that's a very impressive feat to have." you mindlessly rambled with a bright smile. he was taken aback and the embarassed flush to his ears rose without consent.

when did he last get praised by someone other than zhongli?

two bundles of yellow hair popped from an open door.

as if having some kind of sixth sense you turned around and hurriedly made a motion for the two unknown to xiao to come near.

they both obeyed almost immediately. it almost made him scoff at the obvious puppy behavior to display. he admits that it must be nice having a relationship like that with a mom.

you were stuck in between the two that had a striking resemblance to you, they seemed rather quiet, obviously displaying the same displeased feeling he bore. atleast he wasn't the only one, right?

"xiao, these are my twins, aether and lumine! I hope you'll get along with them nicely. If they cause you any trouble come tell me and I'll make sure they won't bother you!" you chirped, a total contrast to your threatening words. the one probably known as aether comically sweat dropped.

the other, lumine furrowed her brows and pouted rather childishly for a woman that seemed too headstrong for her own good. "hey...! why are we the ones in trouble?" she huffed in feign offense but xiao can tell she's still quite peeved.

you pinched her side to which she yelped in pain. "don't ask, hun. just listen to your mother. xiao's a good boy."

zhongli smiled and glanced at xiao. he'd fit right in.

to xiao's suprise later that afternoon, you left. claiming that you had to pick up someone. this only being brushed off as he quietly sits by the couch, making one sided small talk with the twins before you eventually back with a white haired child that whined about being hungry perched on your hip.

she was soon introduced as paimon, your youngest in elementary whom was adopted after you and the twins apparently found her on a floatie in a river. he didn't even know what to believe but he labeled her as the sassy child since she kept looking at him with weird eyes.

then he decided he 'hated' her after she called him ugly nicknames as she called it, even giving him horribly weak insults ranging from hoping he eats raw cabbages to telling him to look out for an empty plate in the middle of breakfast, lunch and dinner.

it took a while for him to willingly help you around with chores when zhongli unofficially moved in with you, dragging him along. at first he only did so because of common courtesy but he appreciates the atmosphere being full of light chatter that he quite enjoyed rather than the cold, chilling silence.

the twins and xiao surprisingly get along quite well. due to all three of them being heavily interested in video games, at times they'd let xiao borrow consoles and vise versa whereas it's xiao bringing cd's for their ps5.

for some reason they like to diss zhongli. xiao complained about his poor mora management once and it just carried on with them actively agreeing that you're way out of he's league even though he's supposed to be in zhongli's side.

he won't admit that you had a certain charm, and be certainly won't admit that he kinda feared you after he saw you chasing aether with a slipper with a pissed of look on your face. he sipped on water while lumine took full advantage and filmed her brother being chased around by you. zhongli was out that day with a freind he called 'childe'.

HE FELT SO SHAMEFUL WHEN HE GOT SCOLDED BY YOU 😭💀

xiao's been named paimon's babysitter without his will for some reason. somehow he really stuck onto her and got fiercely protective, he once growled at this creep and paimon said and i quote "lmao" out loud, proceeding to growl with him. the creep got so creeped out and ran away. (see what I did there) 👀

xiao's a little distant at first, watching by a corner when you usher the twins to help you and zhongli decorate the tree for christmas even though it was still a month or two before. but he grows surprisingly shy when you raise an expectant brow at him and drag him over. even he didn't know that was possible.

he feels bad when you give him over three presents for christmas that looked like it surpassed a normal budget while all he got you was some necklace he got off online as a token of gratitude for your kindness. did you really have to buy him the latest game cd, saying that you heard that teenagers like it? 💀

he feels as though he's not someone worthy of your binding love. and when he's distant you just laugh at him to stop looking so depressed and help you dry the dishes, he hates the fact that maybe zhongli was right.

anyways, he looks grumpy as hell when you put a santa hat on him that matches with the twins and paimon. but you holding in your laugh was a sight to see so he accepted his fate ig. 🙄

he gets so pissed at school and feels scared when he gets average grades. but you just hand the paper back to him and pat him on the back, congratulating him for passing the first quarter. you didn't even mention anything about his grades, you literally just praised him and it made him try more harder to see your proud smile.

stupid ass dumbass. xiao cursed inside his head, mentally sending bad vibes to the person that had the literally audacity to cheat. the moderators were fucking useless because the dude was on the server for WEEKS, and they still haven't banned the mf.

light poured in his dark room making him wince and raise a hand to block out the light.

you raised a brow at his sleep deprived state and flickered your gaze to his monitor. staring at the program of minecraft on display. he merely stares back with tense shoulders for being caught.

"it's late, hun. make sure to sleep properly, goodnight." you whispered quietly, scooting a little further to place a glass of steaming, hot milk on his bedside table. you send him a wink.

"I'll tell zhongli you're asleep, just don't get caught by him." and by a second you shut the door close. xiao only watching as the light under the door completely vanishes, leaving him embraced by the darkness and ears welcoming the pleasant sound of music flowing in his ears.

he stares at the spot you stood on and gazed at the ceiling with an uncharacteristic giddy look in his eyes.

now the only thing on his mind is when he can call you mom without wanting to bury himself into the earth's core.

[dat-bruv-person]

More shimeji self aware but they find your NSFW folder of them

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ my, oh my~

a/n: I don't write NSFW, like, ever, but since it's not IT I'll make an exception...

gn!reader, poc!reader friendly <3

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You left your computer alone for 3 minutes just to go to the bathroom. Are you humiliated? Shocked? Smug? I don't know. All I know is that if I ever went through something like that, I'd hang myself.

My oh my~ Lisa purred. What do we have here? She asked, knowing very well what she was doing. She was in her shimeji form, chibi and adorable, yet still the OG Mondstadt electro mommy. Look at me, beautiful as ever. But who is this who's out of the frame? I'd much rather it be you-

You shut your laptop. You opened it again. Ei, Sara and Yae were there. You braced yourself. What are these absurd pictures of the Shogun doing on your device, [name]?! This is-

This is a work of art. Ara ara, [name], Yae began to speak, you sure have good tastes. Too bad you have only these pictures to rely on. That librarian, Lisa was it? She certainly seems like a person I'd get along with. Someone we could both get along with splendidly~

Raiden looked at the pictures. I don't think I'd ever wear something like that, unless requested by you, maybe? Sara looked at her Archon in shock. No, she must trust her god, even if she was down bad for a player. Ei looked at you dead in the eye. Would you like me to wear a bikini like that? You didn't know how to respond to that, or maybe you did but just didn't talk.

Lumine strolled in from another tab along with Aether, both red in the face. Accompanied by a traumatised Xiao, and an embarrassed Ganyu, they all confronted you. Do you really think that I look good? You like the way my body looks? Poor Ganyu, she'd been anxious about her weight and structure so much that she didn't know how down bad others were for her. So, you had to come clean, for Ganyu's sake.

They were all flattered, to some degree at least, but why read fanfictions and look at lewd pictures when you had them in-game?

You didn't have the heart to tell them why at that moment.