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[kzpearce]

GENSHIN MEN WHEN THEY’RE JEALOUS !! 

ft. kaedehara kazuha, kamisato ayato, kaveh, diluc, kaeya, zhongli, tartaglia, cyno, tighnari, alhaitham, scaramouche, xiao.

sypnosis. an old friend comes to you to greet you. unfortunately, your boyfriend/s is/are not pleased with it. (jealousy by olivia rodrigo song suggestion 😉)

// gender neutral reader ,, no mentions of pronouns and (y/n) and the name of the "friend).

i've decided to post again! thank you so much my two previous posts, people are so amazing and i'm so grateful to all of u !! i've decided to do another oneeee <3

NOTE. i'm so so sorry if the rests are SOOO short. UGHHH i think this is going to be my last trying to fit everything. i'm sorry if your favorite character is shorter than the rest :(

i'll remind everyone again! some of you might consider them oc, so i'm sorry for that. but so you know i'm trying my best to act on their own!

— kaedehara kazuha

“hi my love,” kazuha suddenly enters the scene while you’re talking to your old friend. 

you smile after your boyfriend approaches you. when you glance at him, his gaze doesn’t leave your old friend. “who is this you’re talking to, hm?”

kazuha’s gaze looks back at you with a smile; yet this smile isn’t his usual genuine, soft smile. is your boyfriend jealous? you thought.

after you introduce your old friend to your boyfriend, he abruptly leaves. maybe because of the demeanor kazuha gives him. you chuckle when your friend leaves. 

“you scared him, kazu.” you smiled, giggling.

“i don’t like how he looked at you.” he frowns.

“i’m yours.” you assure, you then kiss his cheek for assurances. 

“good,” kazuha grins, wrapping his arms around your waist.

— kamisato ayato

“i’m sorry i kept you waiting, darling.” there is a possessiveness in ayato's tone that makes your friend embarrassed and scared. your friend asks permission to leave, and you smile, waving goodbye at him.

you playfully glare at your boyfriend, who’s wearing a victory smirk. “what’s that for, ayato?”

“who was that?” he asks, ignoring your question. 

“he was my old friend. we were classmates back then when i was highschool.” you answer him.

ayato looks at you and nods (he looks satisfied, but he really isn’t). you glare at him. “now, what’s that for?”

“i don’t like strangers talking to my lover.” he answers, (again, it’s not a proper answer).

your glare soon is replaced with a chuckle. ayato’s gaze softens. “you’re cute when you're jealous. but no. he’s not a stranger.”

“complete stranger to me.” he shrugs as you continue laughing. 

his gaze softens, watching over you. he can’t help but let his lips curve into a soft smile.

— kaveh

kaveh pouts when you’re done talking to your old friend. you chuckle, “why are you pouting?”

“who’s that? are you replacing me already?” 

you laugh. “what are you thinking? of course not! why would i replace my adorable and handsome boyfriend?”

you wrap your arms around his waist and kiss him on his lips. 

kaveh smiles, but he brings his frowning face back. he’s enjoying this, so he’s trying to look like he’s still jealous. 

you peck his lips thrice and give him a cute smile. kaveh couldn’t take it anymore and smiled widely. 

“you’re so cute, you know that?” kaveh smiles, boops the tip of your nose.

“i do.” you reply, smiling. “only because you said it.”

— diluc

after you stopped talking to your friend, you turned around and saw your boyfriend at the corner. his eyes are on you as you make your way to him. 

“hi,” you kiss him on his cheek. “how long have you been waiting?”

diluc slightly smiles, yet there is something off behind those smiles. “more than five minutes.”

you frown. “you should’ve approached me.”

he shakes his head. “all good. you’re busy talking to you…” diluc pauses, “—someone.”

you tilt your head, eyeing him suspiciously. “uh-huh.. he’s my old friend. we happened to bump into each other.”

he nods, refusing to look at you. your lips form into a smile. “diluc? are you possibly… jealous?”

his cheeks become bright red. he jerks his head into different directions so that you wouldn’t see his face. he didn’t deny it nor confirm it. but you already know the answer.

you chuckle as you rest your palms on his cheeks, forcing his gaze to look at you. you smile softly, “old friend only, okay?”

he sighs in defeat. he then nods, appreciating your assurance.

“he’s not you.” you kiss him on the lips. “i love you.”

heat rising in diluc’s face, he smiles, “i love you more.”

— kaeya

when your friend leaves, kaeya shows behind you. he grins. 

“if you’re going to replace me with someone else, find someone better than me, okay?” he smirks.

your jaw drops, hitting him on his arm. 

“first, i’m not replacing you. second, what the actual hell?” you laugh. 

“i’ve never imagined you would choose someone like… him.” he says with a slight disgust tone. “we’re not going to downgrade, dear.”

you grin. “you’re so weird when you’re jealous.” 

he blinks rapidly, he then later shrugs. “me? jealous? pft.. he’s not even close to my beauty.”

despite his coping mechanism, you kiss his cheek and smile. “exactly, that’s why i’m not replacing you okay? you’re the hottest boyfriend.” you wink.

his cheeks redden, yet he manages to regain his composure and replace his shock expression with a smirk. “o-hoh? it seems my lover is head over heels for me.”

“i’m taking back what i said!”

— zhongli

zhongli walks over your direction, and he places his arm around your waist. your eyes widen at his sudden physical affection.

“hello dear, would you like to introduce us?” he smiles, kissing your cheek. zhongli’s gaze returns to your old friend, giving him an intimidating look.

“oh,” you chuckle. you mention your friend’s name, introducing him as your old classmate before. “and, this is my boyfriend zhongli.”

“pleasure to meet you,” zhongli grins. “pardon me, i’ve never seen you before, that’s why.” 

when your friend leaves, you face zhongli with an amusing grin. “what’s that?”

he tilts his head, allowing you to explain further. “what do you mean, dear?”

you sigh. zhongli is the most mature person you’ve ever met (you’re still wondering how you two became compatible). you’re not expecting him to be jealous, but you will be more surprised if he’s jealous.. 

“nothing,” you smile as you shake your head, shrugging it off.

zhongli chuckles. “are you possibly thinking that i’m jealous?” 

your face reddens, feeling vulnerable when he easily reads your thoughts. your outcome confirms his assumption, thus he laughs lightly. “i was jealous, i had decided not to let my emotions control me, that’s all.”

you smile. he’s so mature, and you can’t help but fall in love deeper with him. you can’t help yourself and kiss his cheek. 

“that felt good.” he retorted, lingering in the soft voice and his smile. “besides, i know that you’re mine. and i don’t plan on letting you go, my dear.”

— tartaglia

when you’re finished talking to your old friend, you see your boyfriend leaning his side on the wall, crossing his arms. you glimpse at him in adoration, you can’t help but thank the heavens that he’s your boyfriend. 

you approach him with an exciting smile on your lips, yet you notice that he’s facial expression is serious.

“hii, how long are you waiting?” you kiss his cheek. 

as much as ajax loves your kisses, he still can’t help but still feel jealous. your lips frown, confused, when you see your boyfriend doesn’t act like he usually does. you can’t help but worry about him, “is there something wrong?”

“i don’t like how close you are to that guy.” he retorts. ajax is pouting, avoiding your gaze so that you wouldn’t easily read him (although that unfortunately fails because you know him too long in order not to).

a chuckle escapes your lips. his serious look is now replaced with embarrassment. you tease him with a playful tone, “ajax’s~ jealous~!”

he glares at you, and the frown in his lips linger. 

“i’m yours,” you wrap your arms around him, kissing his lips. “i chose you, and i’m going to keep choosing you over and over again..”

his gaze softens at your assurance, he can’t help but kiss you back. “i love you.”

“i love you too.” you giggle, “now let’s eat! where do you want to eat?”

“pavilion maybe?” 

“that’s too expensive!” you frown.

“my treat,”

“let me treat you this time,” you whine.

“your broke ass can’t afford the liyue pavilion.”

“don’t talk to me.” you shoot daggers to your boyfriend.

“i’m joking baby,” he laughs then kisses you.

— cyno

when your old friend is about to bid goodbye, you feel your boyfriend’s presence behind you. you glance at him, and he’s giving your friend a cold and deadly stare. you blink rapidly at the sight. cyno refuses to talk too, he’s just staring at him for—quite too long.

your attention jerks to your friend, who suddenly says goodbye. perhaps, he feels uncomfortable at your boyfriend’s not so friendly stare.

“if looks can kill, he’s probably dead by now.” you chuckle. “what’s up?”

cyno finally averts his gaze back to you, and his death glares hastily switch to soft ones. he shakes his head, “i saw you talking to your friend. i don’t mind—of course…” 

he refuses to continue his sentence. you, however, look at him with a teasing look, tilting your head. “...but?”

he sighs, “...okay. i was just a little…” he pauses, “jealous.”

an amusing smile forms your lips. “aw, you’re jealous?” 

cyno ignores you while you’re laughing. his cheeks are red, embarrassed. nevertheless, you place a soft kiss on the side of his lips and hug him tightly.

“i love you,” you whisper.

his stoic expression vanishes like ashes. he smiles softly, “i love you too.” he says, kissing you back.

— tighnari

when tighnari sees that you’re talking to your old friend, he remains at a distance. a sigh escapes his lips when he feels his ears starting to heat up. he closes his eyes to focus; it’s normal to talk to a friend. 

“tighnari,” you pout, standing in front of him. tighnari and his thoughts make him unaware of his surroundings that he doesn’t realize you’re in front of him already. 

“are you doing okay? you’ve spaced out quite a bit.” you wrap your arms around him, comforting your boyfriend. tighnari can’t help but look at you with admiration. your worried outcome makes his heart flutter. his hot ears can’t help but twitch at the sight.

he shakes his head, “nothing. how long have you been here?” he kisses your head. 

you’re not convinced, the frown in your mouth lingers. “we don’t hide, remember?” 

tighnari sighs; he couldn’t resist you. “i-i just saw you talking to a man, and i—”

you smile as he exhales, “tighnari is jealoussss?” you tease, tightening your hug around him.

his ear twitches again, making you chuckle softly. “he’s my old friend, we just bumped into each other, that’s why.”

tighnari smiles softly at your assurances. he kisses your lips, “i understand.”

— alhaitham

alhaitham sees a guy approaches you while you’re seated. his eyes narrow, eyeing him suspiciously as he makes his way back to you. his eyebrow twitches with the barest hint of irritation. although, alhaitham knows that this is quite irrational, given that he doesn’t know what the conversation is about.

alhaitham sits beside you; wraps his arm around your waist, and his chin rests on ur shoulder. he grins, kissing you on the cheek. alhaitham then stares at the guy you’re talking to with a sneer.

you can’t ignore the butterflies exploding inside your stomach. your breath hitches as your lip slightly parted. you glance on your side, where alhaitham is, and smiles at his kiss. your boyfriend’s so close to you, and his affections surprised you.

“h-haitham,” your cheeks are hot and your heart rams against your ribcage, skipping a beat. you smile nonetheless. “you’re here.”

you look back at your old friend and introduce him to your boyfriend. “and my boyfriend, alhaitham.”

“your boyfriend is the acting grand sage,” your old friend mutters, smiling sheepishly. “please to meet you, acting grand sage.”

alhaitham curtly nods. his stares at him with a cold and irritating stare, yet his lips curve into a smirk. he is never proud with his position in akademiya until now when your friend knows that he’s your boyfriend.

when your friend leaves (he doesn’t take too long hanging around in front of you two because he is uncomfortable around alhaitham’s stare and presence), you raise your eyebrows to alhaitham, wondering about his sudden affections.

“the acting grand sage is oddly touchy and affectionate in public,” you shoot him with a smug smile. 

alhaitham’s smirk turns into a soft smile, “i just wanted to make sure that you knew you are mine.” he kisses your cheek again.

you chuckle despite your heart exploding in joy. “jealousy, jealousy~” you sang.

— scaramouche (wanderer)

“who are you talking to?” kuni says the moment you come to him. his voice is dead serious, but he’s trying to control it. so he appears to be much calmer than usual.

“huh?” you tilt your head in confusion, but you then nod, remembering who he is talking about. “he’s my friend back when i was in early high school.”

kuni furrows his eyebrow, letting you elaborate more. you grin, amusing you that he’s jealous. you decided to tease him a little.

“he says he is here for a vacation. apparently, he’s going back to inazuma.” you explain, shrugging. “pity, i want to hang out with him though if i find out sooner.”

kuni glares at you after you mention your last statement. you look at him innocently, “what?”

“whatever,” he rolls his eyes, crossing his arms on his chest.

you smirk at him, “yes kuni?”

“what?” he answers, irritated, yet he refuses to look at you.

you grin, then you decide to sing. “all i see is what i should be~” the smirk doesn’t leave your lips. “i’m losing it, all i get’s, jealousy, jealousy~”

“shut up.” kuni’s face become red because of embarrassment. you suddenly laugh out loud, hugging him as an apology. 

“i love youuu,” you smile, looking at him while you hug him tightly.

your cheekily smile makes him sigh and wrap his arms around you. “you’re mine, okay?” 

his cheek is bright red, but his tone is very serious. you lightly laugh, “yes kuni. i’m yours.”

— xiao

after you're done talking to your friend, xiao can hear your feet marching on the wooden floor as you make your way to the balcony of wangshu inn. 

“xiao,” you call his name softly. normally, he would turn to look at you with a soft smile, yet this time, he chooses to ignore you. 

“xiao?” you repeat his name, but now you’re standing beside him. 

“...what do you think of him?” 

you’re trying to tilt your head to see a good glimpse of his expression. xiao jerks his head to your direction, seeing his piercing gaze looking at you intensely. xiao face is stoic as usual, yet you could sense underlying anger within that blank expression. he doesn’t look like he's angry at you, but you couldn’t simply ignore his stare that’s too cold. 

you know you don’t need to ask him but you choose to do, “who?”

“that mortal you spoke to earlier.” he answers curtly.

his blank, cold expression makes him more intimidating. the tone of his voice is calm and composed, but there’s underlying menace brewing within it. it’s been so long since you last encountered this side of xiao, and you’re not used to it anymore.

“an old friend,” you whisper, “he’s about to leave tomorrow morning, so he decided to meet me for a bit.”

xiao didn’t say anything, but his stare remains on you. you can’t decipher him if he’s satisfied with your reply or demands more answers. it’s difficult to read him, and this is something you’re struggling ever since he becomes your boyfriend.

you boldly ask him, “are you jealous, xiao?”

“jealous?” he seems not pleased by your question and his stoic expression soon replaces annoyance and irritation. his golden eyes narrow slightly. “why would i feel jealous? the concept of jealousy is foolish.”

his voice is harsher than his usual when he replies. however, when he finishes his sentence, his voice grows softer as he looks away, turning his back against you.

you wrap your arms around him instead. xiao flinches at the sudden contact, and his eyes widen for a split second in surprise. however, the way he doesn’t move a single muscle nor breathe reveals that he doesn’t dislike the hug.

you warmly smile, “falling in love is also foolish,” you reply. “but you choose to fall in love with me. and i’ve been forever grateful for that.”

he stayed silent, looking down at you. he can’t hold himself and finally hugs you back and shoots you a soft smile. he kisses your forehead for a few seconds as you shut your eyes, feeling his lips on yours.

heheh see you guys again soon! i appreciate everyone of uu !!!! <;3 i most likely not going to make part 2 sadly :( i'll be posting different context if i post another one!

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when you asked them to come in the middle of the night. ft k. ayato, alhaitham, scaramouche (wanderer), tartaglia.

author's note. this is my very first posting smau (all bc i wanted to try themmm hehehe) so don't come after me if you find them quite oc but i tried my very best! 😓😓 by the way i'm busy this month because SUMMER IS APPROACHING!! i hope everyone is doing okaaaaay !! i love u guys <3

mention of ma'am in childe's (woops forgot to gn it my brain so ugh) 😓😓😓

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distracted. alhaitham x reader

gender neutral reader (no pronouns are used). reader has an anemo vision, and this shot is more focused at haitham's point of view.

author's note. first time posting in tumblr! i'm on my writing slump recently, so i'll be using this platform to post a one-shot that would help me bring back on my track. take note that this would be my story dump, so there wouldn't be a so much effort to proofread this :,) however! it doesn't mean that i won't make any effort writing one-shots here. so enjoy <3

everybody knew that alhaitham was not someone who will get distracted easily while he was reading his book. a person could be talking to him and annoying him (for better or worse), but he could still managed to maintain his focus on whatever book he was reading.

just what spell did you give him? how did you manage to make him stop from reading the book he was deeply interested in?

the chilling breeze touched his delicate skin, and it made his hair move gracefully from its place. his eyes hastily diverted from his book, looking for you. perhaps because of your anemo vision—there were some circumstances that whenever you're entering into the scene, you unconsciously make the wind whisper. since he was too familiar with your presence, whenever you accidentally controlled the wind, he already knew that you're nearby.

sometimes, you accidentally made the wind blow at the wrong timing for the other people. and because of this, when your presence was felt, a scholar with piles of files blew away. alhaitham watched your eyes expand, and you quickly used your vision to lift the files and hang them on the air—just to avoid these papers to make contact with the ground or the water.

“i’m deeply sorry,” you frowned. you gathered these papers and placed them on the top of the scholar’s book.

“it’s alright, you prevented them from getting wet,” she chuckled, shaking her head.

you smiled—oh archons, you had no idea how he loved seeing the sweet grin carved in your lips. he would do anything just to maintain your smile on your lips. had he ever mentioned that you looked utterly beautiful today? most likely no. this would be the first time he saw you today. and he had no guts to tell you this too.

“hi,” your smile lingered on your lips. in fact, they widened when alhaitham slightly grinned. he didn’t notice that you were already in front of him.

you sat beside him without a warning. he didn’t mind. “done with today’s work?” you asked, not breaking a contact.

“still have a pile, but i’m on my break,” he retorted. he placed his bookmark at the desired page and closed his book. alhaitham wanted his eyes and focus to be on you. you didn’t ask him to, it was his intention and his own doing.

“oh, okay,” you unhurriedly nodded, thinking about what to suggest so that you could spend more time with him. “do you… want to eat something before you continue working?”

“i’m not hungry,” he declined. your lips made a thin line, disappointed that he managed to say no so quick. he was somehow expecting you to overthink. alhaitham knew you for quite some time now, and you developed a friendship that no one (neither the two of you) were expecting.

“oh, okay then. i’ll leave you alone so that you can continue reading.” you were about to stand up, yet he grasped your wrist swiftly. your head jerked to his hand, wrapping your wrist.

he saw your breath hitched. alhaitham knew that this action caught you off guard—and to be honest, this caught him off guard too. alhaitham never expected himself to act so impulsively in front of you. on the other hand, he knew that your mind was thinking negative thoughts, thus he should and would do anything that would stop you from getting away from his presence.

he waited for a day just to see and spend time with you. and he would never let you go until he’s satisfied and ready to spend his time dealing with papers again.

“i didn’t ask you to leave,” he said. his eyes never left yours, and he managed to read something from them. it was hope. “stay.” it was more a demand and not a request.

alhaitham observed that you tried to stop your lips from smiling. your cheeks reddened as he pulled you back to your sit—not just to your sit, he pulled you close too.

his hands moved from your wrist to your hands. and he had an urge to intertwine them. you obliged, and your grin widened. “i see. perhaps with me in your presence would help you more to rest, huh?” you joked.

“yeah, it will.”

you plump cheeks were redder. and he couldn’t stop staring at them. alhaitham admired you (perhaps admired would be underwhelming for him), and he didn’t want to take his eyes away from you. he wanted to stare at you without being interrupted. perhaps some would call him a freak, yet he didn’t care. it was the least thing he care about the moment.

at this point, if someone would ask if he would rather pick the book he was deeply interested in or to spend time with you (not to mention, staring at you too), he would not hesitate to choose you.

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kiss > keys. alhaitham x reader

gender neutral reader! not really proofread (so i apologize for the wrong grammar that you would encounter) and it's also another alhaitham (supposedly ayato butttttttt yeah 😓)

also it contained language so read at your own risk! 😵‍💫

author's note. by the way, thank you so much from my previous post it had gotten a lot of attention! i love you guys <3 (poor ao3 and wattpad i'm still not giving them updates 😣)

edit. LOL i forgot to tag and i feel like this would flop and i dont wanna repost it anymore cuz itd like 1am here so 😔

you had decided to stay at kaveh’s apartment (that you weren’t aware he had a hot roommate he said he didn’t like), only because you had nowhere to stay and your budget wasn’t enough to rent a place. after all, you managed to enter the akademiya because of a scholarship, and it was an opportunity because the akademiya was one of the great schools in teyvat.

but after a few days of staying at kaveh’s apartment, he announced to you and his roommate that he would be going on a trip, and it was a requirement for his task. you glared at your cousin who suddenly made a decision (that he said, he didn’t have a choice) to leave you with the roommate he didn’t trust.

“i thought you didn’t trust your roommate? and now you’re leaving me with him?” you asked unbelievably to your cousin.

“i don’t. but i trust you that you knew how to handle yourself already,” he retorted, placing his clothes inside his baggage. what’s worse was he will be out for a few months, and you knew you wouldn’t be able to get enough mora (when you’re only helping in the library and they only gave you a few) to rent a place.

the reason why you were also willingly to come here and accept the scholarship. it’s because your parents declared that your cousin was studying here and you could stay at his place (they also didn’t know he has a roommate).

“bitch your roommate owns this apartment and you didn’t even say a word? to us?” you remembered rolling your eyes and crossing your arms when you managed to have alone time with kaveh.

he reasoned that he didn’t bother saying anything anymore, so that there wouldn’t be more questions coming from the family (since they won’t shut up when there were happenings around you and kaveh’s lives).

meh, understandable, but still. what the hell?

“alhaitham,” kaveh averted his gaze to his grey-haired man roommate, who had never left his sight on his book. “if you did something to my cousin i would burn you and your house alive.”

you snorted. he was so good at threatening people, but you knew that he would also never do it.

when kaveh left, the first few days with alhaitham was awkward, and the house was really silent unless they would ask each other about the house details like where would he be eating for tonight, whatsoever. other than that, nothing more.

nevertheless, time passed when there was a project you needed to do. but when you asked for your professor’s guidance (because there were difficulties on your part), he suggested that alhaitham should teach you.

you were annoyed, but it eventually became okay because he was your roommate for quite a while and hopefully he wouldn’t neglect you since your professor asked him to do it.

“you were doing it the wrong way,” that was his line whenever you talk to him about your project. you couldn’t help but sigh, but it was also okay for you because you’re taking this as an opportunity to become better.

during those days, you would make small talks when things went silent, and he oddly cooperated. you had never thought that this would be an entrance to make the two of you closer.

and you would be lying if you didn’t find him more attractive that you wouldn’t stop yourself from falling.

“i wonder how much information you know since you never stopped reading,” you said when both of you were getting some fresh air outside, yet his eyes were still focused on his book.

“enough that it would make your mind stir,”

you blinked.

twice.

either you got that or you didn’t. there were no betweens.

“well, you might be considered as the smartest man in the world since you contained a lot of information that would make your mind stir,” instead, you made a joke out of it. you chuckled out of foolishness.

he snorted. “that was a terrible joke.”

you rolled your eyes, “of course it was. that wasn’t a joke anymore at some point.”

his lips curved.

the chemistry friendship between you had gotten closer and if both of you had free time, you would hang out together. and it didn’t mean you would go out and do things, but staying at one place and letting the silence eat the ambiance away was enough to consider as a hang out.

you might have considered it as a rest too. the his presence was so comfortable and peaceful that you would never want to go away and his arms wrapped around you would make you simply not care about the world anymore.

his face wasn’t always buried in the pages of his book. instead, you two hung out more and you could see his facial softened whenever he was talking to you. you could see his smile frequently too.

you knew you were falling, yet you’re scared that things wouldn’t be the same if ever he didn’t like you back.

a sigh escaped your lips when you knew you had to live for two days because of a project in port ormos. you knew you would miss him (even though it’s only for two days—maybe you had gotten very comfortable and used to his presence to the point you didn’t want to be away from it anymore).

“see you in two days, roomie,” you giggled at the nickname you suddenly made. he glanced at you interestingly.

“since when did you start calling me that?”

“since now,” you teasingly smiled, remaining in eye contact with him.

“okay, be careful when you’re there.” he said, still maintaining eye contact. His eyes were so pretty.

“okay, roomie,” you teased.

he slightly rolled his eyes but his beautiful smile carved on his lips that you knew you would miss.

you wore your backpack on your back and prepared to walk away from his apartment.

yet you suddenly hovered your hands on your pocket, realising you forgot the keys with you.

“haitham,” you spoke softly, “you forgot to give me the keys,”

the next thing you knew, a soft lips were pressed in your lips. your eyes expanded and how your body reacted started to become uncontrollable.

without giving you time to adjust, he moved away. and your lips suddenly felt empty.

“haitham, the keys of the apartment not a kiss,” you pressed your lips together, maintaining your composure. “but that was better,”

he smirked, “you want me to kiss you again?”

you smiled, unable to trust yourself with how and what you will answer.

the next thing you knew, he leaned, feeling his delicate lips on yours that was lasting for only seconds but it felt long.

“haitham, the keys,” you whispered when you pulled away.

“that would be unnecessary, baby. i’ll be heading with you.”

“wait, huh?” you tried to prevent yourself from smiling because of the endearment, and the news he declared. “you’re coming too?”

“yes, i need to meet someone there for a day,” he answered. “i’ll wait for you to finish before we head home again.”

“thank you, haitham,” you smiled brightly, planting a small peck on his cheek.

“besides doing it for you, i’m also doing it for myself,” he replied with a smile. “two days without you would be insufferable.”

[kzpearce]

random text messages with alhaitham as your boyfriend (future husband, yes?) 🥰

author's note. since my first smau blew up, i've decided to keep on doing it! i'm on a hurry because i'll be preparing soon. so i've decided to make one character for today! (i might do this with the other characters too!) i love you guys MWAH ❤️

side note. mostly alhaitham fluff, until the last convo! since haitham is known for his pride and very very smartass, i think this convo will exist if ur on a relationship w him 😋

author's note. HAS EVERYONE WATCHED SHADOW AND BONE? if yes, please tell me i'm not alone shipping darklina 🥹🥹🥹

for more context (to those people who didn't know): darkling (general kirigan)'s actor's name is ben barnes!

[kzpearce]

i like you more this way. xiao x reader

after disappearing for a few days, i'm finally back again! i'm finally back <3 i hope this is okay since i haven't written for so long and i'm not confident how this went. thank you everyone for reading my one-shots >3

i wrote this because it was requested! so here are some disclaimers and a must-know before reading: the reader was abandoned. gender neutral. and they have a mask of xiao.

YOUR LIPS GRINNED, but you were sure that he didn’t notice it. How could he notice it when your face was hiding beneath his mask?

“You’re wearing my mask again,” Xiao’s voice was softer than when you first met him. He’s staring at you as if he’s trying to decipher your expression underneath his mask.

“It’s not yours, it’s mine.” You rolled your eyes, didn’t bother to remove your mask on your face.

“The idea of the mask is mine, mortal,” there he was again, using his signature name for you. Xiao scoffed, yet he never removed his eyes on you.

There was something in his eyes sparkling at the sight of you. The people may consider him as an Adeptus who hated communicating with humans or a human near his presence. Yet you’re here, talking to him as if he wasn’t an Adeptus.

You’re different, after all. Perhaps, pushing yourself in his presence (even though he may or may not like your presence), made himself quit from pushing you out of his life (he can’t leave too because he would be lying if he didn’t enjoy having you around).

“That’s because your fans adored you and created a mask so that everyone will know the Conqueror of Demons.” You chuckled, finally moving your mask away from your face.

His eyes were glued to you, and you can see his eyes lit up after showing an expression. Xiao was so used to your noise but he still found himself fond of your laughs. He found them adorable and pretty.

Yet Xiao looked away.

“Don’t worry. I’m a fan of the Conqueror of Demons too, that’s why I made sure to work hard so that I’ll get enough money to buy your mask too, Xiao.” Your lips curved into a sweet smile.

Your mind flashed back at the time where Xiao first saved you after you were left somewhere on the road. It was a terrifying memory, and you had nothing with you but yourself.

It didn’t take long when you found out that numerous hilichurls were going after you. You were helpless. You never had a vision once in your life. The feeling of death was near, and you couldn’t help but give up, letting them conquer you mercilessly.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a surprise that you were saved by Xiao after all. It was around the Guili plains, and he could see you helplessly crying for help. He stopped them before they even touched you. Your little you was mesmerized, and you wanted to express your gratitude to him.

“This was where I saw you on that day,” You remembered him taking you to the top of the Wangshu Inn — allowing you to see the wonderful view of Guili Plains. “You were there,” he pointed to your north, “Far from there, actually.”

Your eyes widened, surprised. “You saw me there? I know where you are pointing to — because I was there — but how did you manage to see me from here?”

“It was your cries,” he answered, staring where you were. “It was a painful cry. A cry I’ve heard familiarly before.”

That was the time where you got so interested to be with Xiao more. You were glad that he found you, and he continued to rescue you at the times where you needed him the most (even if you’re far from the Guili Plains). You were amazed at the fate where you had decided to stay in the Wangshu Inn, finding the Adeptus Xiao you were looking for.

“Are you okay?” Xiao asked with worriedness in his tone. “You’ve spaced out.”

You shook your head. “Nothing much. I just remembered how time flies.”

His eyebrows furrowed at your comment, yet he suddenly knew what you were talking about.

“Come here,” he demanded, gesturing to you to come beside him. You followed without second thoughts, yet you’re admittedly confused.

You sat beside him, awaiting what he would do.

“Why?” Your eyes met his deep amber orbs.

He suddenly averted his gaze. He must have been waiting for something, and he was flustered to admit it. You skimmed at him, looking suspiciously as you were somehow aware of his actions.

“Um,” Xiao paused. “Do you..”

He stopped. It was embarrassing to suddenly tell it, truthfully. However, you knew he wanted to do something. You had been with Xiao for years, and you knew how to handle him already.

You laughed. “If you wanted to comfort me, you can just hugged me already,”

His plump cheeks reddened at your remark. This proved that your assumptions were correct. However, you didn’t expect him to suddenly feel his arms wrapped around you (because it was you who usually moves after you bluntly confessed what he wanted to confess).

Your lips cheekily grinned at his gesture, accepting his hug as you wrapped your arms around his torso. “Aw Xiao, you’re sweeter now, did you know that?”

He snorted at your tease, yet he didn’t let it go.

“It’s okay,” you chuckled, hugging him tightly. “I like you more this way — just not used to it.”

You felt his lips on the top of your head, catching you off guard. Your eyes expanded, glancing at him. “That was you kissing my head?”

Xiao didn’t respond, but his sight remained on you. His eyes softened, enjoying the sight hugging you under him. His heart continued to race, adoring your face.

“Yup,” you giggled. “I like you more this way.”