#WHOLESOME BIG BROTHER BOSACIUS

[whalesandstars]

Baby Xiao and big brother Bosacius

Art for the new chapter of my old Xiao fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/40504776/chapters/133606552

[lychniis]

⚘ — YAKSHA HEADCANONS.

i. SYNOPSIS : xiao 's family was always a strange one...no strange probably doesn't cut it. but they were close and they were loyal and they had each others backs. ( xiao x gn ! reader )

ii. WARNING(S) : nothing much save for pure crack, implications of death, the yakshas being wholesome, modern headcanons to boot, sibling chaos. let's just say the yaksha brainworms are real. this also includes thoughts on what their illuminated beast forms could be based on a bit of research and such so yeah. bit of buddhist and vedic mythos also thrown in there, just saying. NOT PROOFREAD.

#  masterlist

&& . bosacius ( electro )

the oldest of the five but has the mindset of a toddler. he does get serious when he needs to but his siblings have a hard time taking him seriously because of how proud he is ( think itto but on a lesser scale and considerably smarter ).

( i think xiao actually sees a lot of bosacius in itto ).

he's actually a really good big brother and respects his fellow yaksha quite a bit and will support their decisions the best he can.

he also revokes shirts, partly because he ends up tearing them thanks to his four arms and partly because they are overrated and yes, menogias is just being a priss about it.

very much into practical jokes and while he doesn't dare piss menogias off, he takes them out on xiao to 'liven him up' a little. a bit of 'tough love' but not really because he apologizes in the end and everything.

he's the typical jock older brother with the emo younger brother.

his illuminated beast form is a large snake since his formal title, 'vritras' references the soaring snake or 'tengshe' in the chinese voicelines. the vritra is also a large serpent in the vedas so there is a possibility that we have a huge ass snake.

can hug all his siblings at the same time. four arms = four yakshas.

modern ! bosacius is probably a sports instructor. he works well with kids ( having raised two girls and a boy ) and they seem to really like him and his personality.

acts like he has one braincell, actually has two.

he does wear shirts in public ( thank god ) but he tends to walk around the house without one.

this does end up with you running into him once and after a good ten minutes of xiao screeching at him to wear one while covering your eyes.

a thousand awkward apologies later, he's just sitting on the couch, head in his hands, internally screaming.

accepts you right away. he gives great hugs and usually escorts you when you need to go somewhere. the ultimate big brother figure and yes, he does start pranking you too. consider it a milestone ; it means he sees you as a new younger sibling to victimize.

basically, he adopts you into his family. oh, you're going to miss dinner? he's there with food in his hand, live with it.

&& . menogias ( geo )

the second oldest of the five, but in terms of maturity, he's jokingly named the oldest by bosacius and indarius.

he tends to keep bosacius in check and brings him down a few notches ( not unlike kuki shinobu and itto ) and he's very dedicated to rex lapis, emulating a lot of his ideals and behaviors ( the ultimate fanboy ).

because of this, he tries to appear stoic and well read but he ends up cracking a lot of times and fails to keep up that persona ( and he's a bit of a blockhead himself ). he never admits it and simply states he only harbors a deep respect for rex lapis. no one believes him.

the literal mom of the group, will tell you to practice self care and drink plenty of water.

everyone calls him 'gege xinyuan', no questions asked ; even xiao does from time to time ( but he seems to only do so in private, in times when they weren't battling ).

he's also the most fashionable and always tries to get bosacius to wear a proper set of robes but in vain. his blockheaded-ness comes into play here because he keeps forgetting his brother has, you know, four arms and every set he gets has two sleeves.

menogias has in interest in embroidery as well and sews in his free time. he's the one the yakshas go to for mending clothes.

his illuminated beast form is a monkey since his official title, kapisas or xinyuan, ( which lit. means 'mind/heart monkey' or 'the restless monkey' ) references sun wukong ( who was birthed from, you guessed it, stone ), also given the 'restless monkey' title.

it's a little ironic because from what we know about menogias, he is the total opposite of the free spirited and near menace to society monkey king. he's a good monkey-boi.

modern ! menogias still upholds the title of group mom. he runs a tea shop where his siblings tend to hang out from time to time if they ever need a break or someone to talk to.

the only one with sense in this house apart from xiao.

his initial thoughts about you are typical asian parent ; he does not seem to like you all that much, but he's polite and hospitable no less.

but he softens up much faster, especially when he sees how happy xiao feels around you. this backfires pretty quick because oop- he's now planning the wedding ( pls stop ).

he's read all four of the chinese literary classics with journey to the west being one of his favorites. is this a call back to his chinese title being a jttw reference? yes it is.

always stores snacks in the kitchen for hungry siblings and actually keeps track of it so the supply never runs short.

&& . alatus ( anemo )

or bby xiao; he's the suffering middle child and the outlet to bosacius' character building jokes and he hates them but is very amused by them at the same time.

the yakshas tend to balance his doom and gloom a lot and makes sure he's taking care of himself. it's evident that they worry about him a lot, given his self- loathing and the shit he's been through and he feels...conflicted about it all at best.

there is some appreciation though. a part of him is a little glad that they do care enough.

he looks up to bosacius and his leadership ( the guy is very reliable ) and menogias' teachings of the adepti. since they were his seniors, rex lapis tasked them with teaching him their ways and a bond seemed to develop pretty quick from that.

his outfit was actually from the latter because when menogias met him for the first time, he had a literal heart attack when he saw the rags he was wearing.

wore his hair pretty long for a good chunk of his time with the adepti until it got snagged mid battle with a demon and burned off.

bosacius was the one who cut his hair to even out the charred ends, did a terrible job at it but xiao did not allow anyone else to do it after. it got better once he seemed to get the hang of it and he would frequently go to him for haircuts.

his illuminated beast form is an eagle, or at the very least a mythical bird. 'alatus' means 'winged' in latin but his chinese title 'jinpeng' actually references this. furthermore, the character in his name 'xiao' is a pun and it can be read as 'peng' as well, so there.

jinpengs are large birds in chinese mythos and are very closely associated with garuda, who either appears as a large eagle or a half man half eagle in vedic mythology ( who was also the mount of lord vishnu, the four armed dude ).

modern ! xiao is still in college, the two of you sharing the same history class. he's understandably pretty nervous when it comes to you meeting his four siblings since they can differ between loud, overbearing and maybe a little hostile.

genuinely relieved you see to be getting along with them. he had initially prepped you on how to handle them just in case something cataclysmic happens.

said relief melts away into horror when he realizes you guys are getting along too well.

experiences constant embarrassment because they always have some funny story about that they want to share. but it's pretty clear they love him all the same. all four of them are like his hype crew when he's stressed...which is most of the time.

he dresses like he's emo but he's actually not. his appearance is just a result of bosacius passing down his terrible hair cutting skills and him having a taste in comfortable clothes. at home, he wears a lot more color and no, his favorite isn't black, it's white and green.

usually goes to hang out with bonanus for some quiet time because they are the only two introverts in this family.

he ended up adopting her pet fish.

&& . indarius ( pyro )

she's the second youngest ( since in the chinese voices, she calls bosacius 'big brother' while xiao and menogias call him by his name ) and is the most easily impressionable.

she does have a bit of her own anxieties and fears which grew during her time as a yaksha but she does try to manage them. also the second hype man of the team along with bosacius.

she looks up to bosacius the most and because of that, tends to prank xiao ( though they are rare, with her preferring to sit back and watch the chaos happen instead ) and drives menogias up a wall as well.

xiao is pretty protective of her. i think she might be a bit of a ditz outside of battle, but while fighting, she turns out to be a terrifying warrior. a bit like mitsuri from demon slayer ; cute but will unapologetically kick your ass.

he willpower is actually pretty strong. it took a good while for her karmic debt to actually take a hold on her and even through her slow descent to insanity, she still managed to keep herself together through it all.

is unironically the most put together emotionally in the bunch. she also seems to hate seafood.

she's a little bratty, just the tiniest bit XD. refers to all three of the older yakshas as 'gege'. xiao told her to stop once but she took to pouting until he relented and let her continue calling him that.

her illuminated beast form is a rat but her english title actually references the latin word for 'mouse' so it's pretty confusing.

her chinese title makes the rat connection much clearer, with 'yingda' being the fire rat, a mythological creature that lives in mountains and has fire proof fur. hell, its fur is also what comprises of inuyasha's robes XD.

modern ! indarius is just finishing up with highschool. she's the typical straight 'a' student and a lot of people like her bubbly attitude. is unapologetically spoiled by her older brothers but they do tend to be stern with her when needed.

she's the closest to bonanus, the two of them attanding the same highschool together. they are practically joined at the hip and tends to be the one who takes her responsibility as the 'older, responsible one' very seriously.

in the end, the sad part is the irrefutable fact that bonanus has more brain cells and a sense of rationale than she does.

she and xiao have the same taste in music, mostly because she always used to invade his room while he was studying when they were younger. he ended up giving her his i-pod and earphones to use and that ended up sealing the deal.

menogias gifted her a speaker on her birthday and she plays her music on full volume. since they are also xiao's favorites, he doesn't really care and listens in. they're both music buddies and exchange recommendations.

is a proud member of the martial arts club.

she wasn't too fond of your presence initially and she may have been a little jealous of you. but when the two of you finally found common ground, she starts addressing you as her older sibling as well. both of you conspire against xiao.

she starts hanging out with you as well. if you do have certain subjects you excel at, she asks you to tutor her sometimes. being her unofficial sibling also entails her getting jealous of people you are also friends with so you need to give her some attention as well XD.

&& . bonanus ( hydro )

the youngest, she's also the shy one and all the others are very protective of her. don't bully her, there's a good chance you might be impaled by the og polearm impact.

she's really close to indarius since the pyro yaksha brings out a more open side to her and she really looks up to menogias as a mentor as well ( which was why she took it onto herself to battle him when he was overcome by karmic debt in the end but was taken over herself ).

she and xiao usually hang out when they want some quiet time from their siblings since they are both the only introverts amongst the five of them.

she usually takes to healing her siblings after battle and is the designated healer. a part of her is terrified of loosing them to a demon or their karmic debt, so she does her best to keep it together.

legit terrified of rex lapis but holds a deep loyalty as well. it's similar to being scared of a teacher but respecting them at the same time.

she's more accustomed to melee combat and using her fists, but her older siblings actually managed to alter some of their styles to aid in her training.

collects sea shells from the beach. she has an entire collection of them.

out of all five of them, she's probably the most susceptible to adjusting to new environments. new experiences are scary, sure but she is good at going with the flow.

she and menogias share the same fond exasperation towards her siblings and she tends to be pretty fussy over them as well ; but it's nowhere close to her brother's level. since she's also the embodiment of chill, she is much more open to pranks as well and loves watching bosacius much around and tease xiao.

her illuminated beast form is a little...hard to pin point. her chinese title is 'luojuan' which means 'conch swirl' or 'conch snail' so i'm kind of confused to what it could be referencing ; a literal sea snail or the conch maiden from chinese mythos who was known to be very kind.

modern ! bonanus is in her junior year in highschool, a year behind indarius. a lot of people think she's mysterious and pretty and tried to pursue her, but the moment they saw her with xiao and bosacius, news og her terrifying older brothers led them to leave her be.

she has an aquarium in her room full of pet fish. she wants to pursue marine biology and has a really deep fondness for sea creatures. indarius, however does not share the same fondness and keeps out of her room as a result.

her room is also xiao's go to sometimes because it's really comfy and quiet. whenever things get too loud they retreat there and just talk about things they both like.

tends to pick up after her siblings and keep them in a box in her room. she's jokingly dubbed the 'lost and found' and while it was initially meant to tease her, they end up going to her if they lost something because there's a high chance it's in her box.

she's honestly fine with you. like "oh hey, welcome to the fam" and that's about it. the least dramatic of all of them and honestly xiao is thankful.

until she drops a few bombshells about him. now he's horrified.

refers to you as her older sibling as well. she's very respectful.

sometimes she asks you to take her to the local aquarium when she has projects to do. she's also quite open to using her allowance to buy you your favorite drink as a 'thank you'.

remembers everyone's birthday and you spot your name on her calendar as well one day.

bit of a hopeless romantic ; she loves reading books and watching old dramas.

❪⠀🎬⠀❫ AINE SPEAKS ;;  

the yakshas make me sad so i wrote this. some of these are based off of real life stories. indarius i legit my younger sister personified here so i took a lot of creative liberties. if you have different takes on these characters, then that's fine! glaze lily dividers are mine, no stealing.

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