#xiao modern au

[xiaoluvss]

the pretty boy at the café. ₊˚⊹ ♡₊˚

— your favorite barista !

(barista!xiao & regular customer!reader)

✧.* barista!xiao who was the barista you always saw each time you visited your favorite café, which you were a known regular in.

✧.* barista!xiao who you thought was extremely attractive from the first moment you saw him. his slender figure, slender hands when he worked, attractive yet stoic face, the piercings on his ears, and the way his uniform complemented his features so well . . you fell in love almost immediately.

✧.* barista!xiao who developed from 'a tiny crush' to a huge one where you started thinking about him every day.

✧.* barista!xiao who the more you'd visit, the more he'd start to notice you.

✧.* barista!xiao who was your favorite barista, and you, his favorite customer.

✧.* barista!xiao who eventually memorized the drink you'd always order from how often you'd come here . . memorizing what time you usually come by and then have the drink ready by the time you arrive. you were surprised (and flustered) when he himself handed you your drink before you even got to order.

✧.* barista!xiao whose co-workers started teasing him due to the slight difference in his attitude whenever you were in the café. now he was the one who was starting to develop a tiny crush on you.

✧.* barista!xiao who finds himself staring at you as you read a book in your table while he's making drinks or wiping down the counter. his co-workers usually notice this and nudge his side with a teasing smirk.

✧.* barista!xiao who's less nonchalant and cold towards you, seemingly having all his attention on you whenever you speak to him. you were really sweet . . and nice, and so perfect to him in his eyes.

✧.* barista!xiao who seems more agitated whenever you aren't visiting the café. he'd always seem to be much more gloomy when you aren't there.

✧.* barista!xiao who noticed you staring at his arms and hands one time, which caused the slightest smirk to appear on his face.

✧.* barista!xiao who you scolded one time, asking him to come closer with a worried look on your face as he seemed a bit tired. you took a closer look at his face and started scolding him, saying that he should rest more and that he shouldn't overwork himself. he actually listened to you, which was a rare thing for him to do with anyone else.

✧.* barista!xiao who puts little cat doodles (or doodles, in general) next to your name on the cups whenever you order, so that he could see that tiny smile of yours every time.

✧.* barista!xiao who'd keep each and every gift you'd give to him. he really appreciates you, he just won't show it. there's no way he'd admit that . . right?

✧.* barista!xiao who gifted a cute plush keychain to you, looking away with his cheeks tinted a light shade of pink. that became the first time he received a hug from you, and the moment he found out how good you actually smelled.

✧.* barista!xiao who can't hide his blush whenever he sees that exact keychain dangling on your bag when you enter the café. he remembers your hug each time he looks at it.

✧.* barista!xiao whose number you eventually found on a piece of paper taped to your drink's cup, with an 'add me?' written in neat handwriting. you found that he also added his instagram username at the bottom of the paper.

AHHDHSKDSK WHEN HE'S COLD TO OTHERS BUT NOT TO YOUUU

anyways,, I'm on a roll now omg😭I've been posting so muchhh I just really hope you guys enjoy them ૮₍˶ ╥ ‸ ╥ ⑅₎ა

thankyu for taking the time to read my works !!

[the-travelling-witch]

modern!xiao who is so incredibly soft for you; every time he looks at you, his amber eyes can’t seem to tear away from you again

xiao who remembers every little detail you ever revealed to him; he knows your favourite flower, how you drink your coffee/tea, what show you watch when you’re feeling down or how you eat your eggs in the morning

xiao who learnt how to make your favourite dish, who learnt to braid your hair, do your makeup or change your piercings

xiao who in, return, lets you trace his tattoos and play with his piercings while you lie on the couch together watching a movie; he might even let you doodle around on his arm if you want to

xiao who’d never admit it but who loves seeing you in his clothes, especially his hoodies (you get the memo rather quickly, when they always just seem to appear in your vicinity)

xiao who, at the beginning of your relationship, is so shy when it comes to showing affection, most of all in public; if you reach out to hold his hand, he’ll gladly take it but hide the pretty flush of his cheeks behind his sleeve; something about you showing everyone he’s yours makes him malfunction

xiao who starts fiddling with your hands whenever he’s nervous; either tracing your palm with his fingers, playing with your jewellery or slipping some of his own rings onto your fingers; whatever it is, it helps him calm down

xiao who drapes a blanket over you during your afternoon nap, carries you to bed when you fall asleep in front of the tv, wordlessly takes your bag to carry it for you and offers you a piggy bag ride when you say your feet hurt from your uncomfortable shoes

xiao who internally panics if you happen to get sick or don’t feel too good; he’ll put on a front for you but the second you’re in bed he’s speed dialling zhongli to ask for home remedies

xiao who has trouble sleeping at night because of reoccurring nightmares; if you’re not together, he’ll fight over calling you in the middle of the night but his guilt about waking you disappears when he hears your groggy “xiao? are you okay? talk to me” at the end of the line

xiao who will pull you closer when you share a bed and bury his face in the crook of your neck or in your chest, trying to stifle his quiet sobs, only to let the tears flow freely once one of your hands combs through his teal locks while the other runs along the length of his spine; he’ll tighten his grip on you while you whisper hushed comforts into the crown of his hair

xiao who loves your kisses even though they fluster him beyond all reason, especially if he doesn’t expect them; kissing the birthmark on his forehead practically assures you’ll have a xiao puddle on your hands

xiao who loves placing kisses on the side of your neck or on your nape, most of all when you’re cuddling; for one, he lives for your reaction, the gasp that escapes you stirring something within him; but he’s also very glad he can hide his face in the crook of your neck afterwards

xiao who is just so soft for you

tag list: @mccnstruck @teyvattales @silentmoths @ainescribe

[starhrtz]

╭﹕🕸️ ｡♡・hey lover!

୨୧⸝⸝﹕synopsis — spiderman!xiao bf headcanons

୨୧⸝⸝﹕warnings — maybe ooc xiao // brief mentions of wounds // a bit suggestive at paragraph 14?

୨୧⸝⸝﹕notes — i feel like I'll be doing this for all the anemo boys ngl, i tried making this long :3

spiderman!xiao who never wanted you to find out about him being spiderman. You only found out when he webbed you by your waist when his tingle told him you were going to fall down the stairs.

spiderman!xiao who wished he told you sooner about his alter ego. The way you would gently tend his wounds made him flustered and shiver just from your touch.

he would often winced when you applied the ointment on his wounds, but he would never let out any noise wanting to be seen as a hero in your eyes.

spiderman!xiao who loves swinging both of you to a random rooftop to see the sunset or the starry sky, a smile tugged on his lips as he saw how amazed you were just by the view of the sky.

spiderman!xiao who hated how your dates would always be cut short because of some villian of the week disrupting the city's peace, he would often try and defeat the villian as fast as he could wanting to be in ur embrace soon.

on rare nights, he might miss the dates that both of you had planned. You understood it was due to his duties but your heart did sting though the next morning that sadness was replaced with surprised as you opened your doorstep to see a giant plush toy infront of you with the note 'from your friendly neighbourhood spiderman'.

spiderman!xiao who likes to doodle you inside his notebook while in school, of course he only does it when both of you don't share classes. His doodle was mostly him drawing how you looked last night or what you were wearing, he'll also try and sneak in his spidersuit colours inside as a small little touch.

hu tao found out he often went to an abandoned train station to spray paint and she found he actually spray painted many moments between you and him. (she was only there because she was ghost hunting.)

spiderman!xiao who likes to visit you at night, wanting to be in your embrace or perhaps to steal you away for the night to show you a new place he had found.

spiderman!xiao who spends more time at your house than his actual home, his excuse was that your window had a clearer view of the city so he could see the crime easily while protecting you. (he's a horrible liar.)

he'll also come to your home late at night, wanting to sleep in the comfort of your arms or use you as his personal pillow. When you wake up, you could either find your legs being tangled with xiao's or smell something delicious coming from your kitchen where you could find your boyfriend cooking breakfast for you.

spiderman!xiao who at first didn't want to swing with you in his arms, afraid of dropping you but please don't be afraid to tell him if he left bruises on your hips because of his grip... The last thing he wants is you injured especially if he is the one who caused you pain.

spiderman!xiao who gets flustered whenever you try on his suit, to him it made you even more attractive in his eyes.

one time, you accidentally used his web shooters to pin him to the wall... Instead of being angry, he was really flustered and found it rather hot of course he'll never tell you. He'll keep it a secret as long as he lives not wanting to be teased by it.

spiderman!xiao whos favourite memory was when both of you had a spiderman kiss (where he was upside down with his mask tugged above his mouth)

spiderman!xiao who says you're the reason why he is still spiderman, you're the one who keeps him going and you're the one who makes him see the brighter side of things.

© astrinityy — do not plagiarize, copy, repost, nor translate any of my works!!

[miusawako]

doin’ time

a genshin impact smau . xiao x reader

about having been crying over your ex who suddenly broke up with you for no known reason, you decided to move on . after crying over him for what felt like years and having no contact with each other, you see him again on your campus . and who’s that? your ex best friend? she’s also xiao’s girlfriend? the one he broke up with you for? and she looks exactly like you?

currently to be started . updates every week .

genre modern au . college au . exes to lovers

taglist open ! (7/50)

notes deja vu remake ! if you’ve seen this before, you probably saw it from @ennelala . this is my new account and i’m planning to continue and remake the smau here

your friends | xiao’s friends

i. tba…

© enxiii . do not plagiarize my works or ideas .

[phyot]

Who r u again?

xiao x female!reader

status: finished

genre: strangers to lovers; social media au; crack;

summary: [name] spends every summer since 9th grade at her best friend's house which is in another country. She also helps her in one of the local bubble tea shop. One day she met a random costumer and things started going uphill after that.

Cw: cursing, maybe a BIT angsty,

note: i'm horrible at naming chapters I'm so sorry, also [name] will sometimes be called y/n just so you know

taglist is open

characters: xiaos friends | [name]s friends

chapters

❥ 1. yall really forgot ab me

❥2. no you didn't

❥ 3. he stil lives here??

❥ 4. so dinner?

❥ 5. total blackout

❥ 6. nwyagb

❥ 7. how bad was it

❥ 8. xiaoyn project

❥ 9. shitty pickup lines and stuff

❥ 10. wanna hangout

❥ 11. do you like me?

❥ 12. so its a date

❥ 13. You lost Tao's car?

❥ 14. Lost car pt 2

❥ 15. double smiley

❥ 16. papa's ass

❥ 17. name's in a band???

❥ 18. date 2.0

❥ 19. name?

❥ 20. slay soul sister

❥ 21. flying back?

❥ 28. tv girl

❥ 22. please drink some bleach

❥ 23. bffr

❥ 24. goodbyes

❥ 25. slay fr

❥ 26. bbg

❥ 27. broski

❥ 28. tv girl

❥ 29. rejected <3

❥ 30. god complex

❥ 31. 2 weeks

❥ 32. we're over, fr this time

❥ 33. Clown

❥ 34. FINAL PART!!

[retheagirl]

Here for You

modern au with xiao! This is my way of coping while I finish my research papers

cramming a research paper for four days straight is bound to cause some pent up stress and the feeling of being overwhelmed. (ahemI'mdefinitelynotprojectingahem)

and of course, xiao, being the ever so loving boyfriend took notice of your highly stressed state as you're sitting in front of your laptop with endless documents and notes on your table sipping probably the 10th coffee for the day with a sour look on your face matched with eye bags under your eyes.

like a caring boyfriend would do, he tries to get you to rest before letting you continue your struggles.

"[name]" Xiao is now leaning on your bedroom doorframe with a concerned look evident on his face.

He came to check up on you to see if there's any improvements on your mental and physical well being as you continue fight through your research paper that is due a day from now, he was honestly expecting for you to take a break during the 4 hours he had been staying at your apartment.

However, the whole time you stayed glued on your seat and eyes never leaving the screen typing away on your keyboard, the only time where you aren't working on your research papers is when you need another cup of coffee and kissing his forehead before heading back to your study table (the only time you give him a speck of affection since he got there).

"[name]" another call of your name, he walked towards you this time determined to get your attention away from the screen and on to him, to let you properly rest. 

You hummed half-heartedly as your respond not even noticing him inching towards you, his hand grabbing the back of your chair before dragging you away from the table and turning it around to make you face him.

“X-Xiao! I’m still finishing up my-”

“You need to rest.” 

The tone of his voice shuts down any form of complains and retaliation from you, he immediately picks you up and walk towards your bed before gently dropping you there followed by him laying next to you, effectively trapping you to the bed by clinging onto you like touch-starved koala. 

he is not letting you go until you close your eyes and he hears you snoring. (if you don’t snore then you’re not getting out honey)

he will make sure that you are completely asleep before shifting a much more comfortable position; making you lay on his chest an arm around your upper back and getting the covers properly on you two.

you’ll be the little spoon in this cuddling session, your laptop long forgotten once your eyes are closed. 

don't worry, he’ll save the documents and shut it down for you once he is 100% sure you are asleep before going back to cuddling you.

you finally got your most needed rest after pulling three night straight of burning the midnight oil.

and you wake up in the morning to the most gorgeous sight with a much clearer head, grateful for your ever loving boyfriend xiao <33

note: not proof read so there’s probably grammatical errors. I shall now go back to my pit of academic struggles.

[arakuki]

WHAT GRUDGE ? ⇢ 001 !!

◂◂ masterlist ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ next chapter ▸▸

yn and xiao have hated eachother for the most part of the year over a stupid grudge, so it’s a bad idea for the two of them to work together. right?

an: timestamps r irrelevant for this fic bcos timelines suck :) this is also pooey for a first chapter but uuhhh whatvs :P

taglist ; @harginger @iaetherballs @tbhbee

copyright © arakuki do not repost anywhere thnx

[astranne]

Skater!Xiao

-🪶

i‘ve heard you, skater boi xiao, yes.

skater!xiao, who makes his father cry because he ruins so many shoes (this is the reason why zhongli is broke, he wants his son to look good and will not let him walk around in ruined shoes)

skater!xiao, who doesn’t have many friends and spends his free time outside, learning new tricks and he won’t stop until he can do them (and this is the reason why zhongli already has grey hair. he can’t count how many times xiao came home too late, while zhongli had idk how many panic attacks, fearing smth happened to his baby boy, even tho he knows nothing happened, because xiao is careful and will not let himself getting kidnapped (yes, zhongli is a helicopter parent but at least xiao has some freedom)

skater!xiao, who starts posting online, because some skaters he met wanted to keep contact. they also wanted to show their friends what he can do. this is how he became… famous.

skater!xiao, who has the most simple style but always makes it look good. he doesn’t like jeans that much, even when he knows that the wide ones are perfect for skating. you can see him very often in cargo pants.

skater!xiao, who sets a new trend with his hair on twitter. people who‘re not even in the skater scene just start copying his hairstyle (often with the same color but they quickly realize that this color works not for everyone) and xiao literally paled when he saw someone on the street with the exact same hairstyle he had.

skater!xiao, telling his father with the most dead ass voice that red bull has written him and asked to be a sponsor. it’s always like this, when he has big news, such as his decision to become a professional skater and participate in competitions. (zhongli not okay but so proud of his son)

just… skater!xiao <33

[theumbrellawoman]

Guys who do you think he would have a crush on as a kid Raven or Terra.

I PICK STARFIRE.

[marycrispies]

It's a date! 🍔✨

[lovinggstar]

# FIRST KISS ★ !!

— first kisses with the genshin boys and their reactions !

cw :: not proofread, swearing in heizou and scaramouches part, MAY BE OOC NOT SURE, written with modern au in mind (but it can be read in the genshin universe ^_^) kissing, fluff, gn reader !

characters :: xiao, childe, heizou, scaramouche

晓 XIAO :: you and xiao were out outside, watching the stars and commenting on the numerous constellations you found, happily pointing at each one. xiao would look at you having a small, gentle smile on his face, admiring your excitement and features.

"look !! i found an aries—" finally turning around to see xiao, you fully stop. seeing how hes staring at you. you stare back, almost like youre two kids determined to win a staring contest. now, wait a minute, was he always this close to you? you both look at eachother's lips, xiao getting closer to kiss you, but stops, but, he doesn't move back, making your lips almost brushing eachother. he blushes even more, shy to do the action, but, however, you on the other hand, couldn't stand it anymore, and closed the gap. "mmf—" xiao's eyes widened, suprised by the action, but slowly closes his eyes as he indulges in the kiss. after you both pull away, you notice that he's blushing profusely while his eyes are still shut, still being oh-so shy. you chuckle a bit at his reaction. "hey.. you know you can open your eyes after a kiss, right?" you commented sarcastically. he finally opens his eyes, and murmurs "i just.. wanted to savor the moment in my mind.."

公子 CHILDE :: it was late at night, just walking with childe.. god, who even knows what time it was at that point? you look at him, about to ask what time it was, "hey," you tapped his shoulder, stopping at a lamp post, the lighting perfectly hitting his features, "whats up?" you freeze there. looking at him. you have completely forgot what you were going to say. childe notices this and takes this as an opportunity to tease you to stop the silence, "what? you enamored by how good-looking i am" he chuckles "just joki-" and boom. you kiss him. out of the blue. childe is shocked of course, but how could he resist? he puts his hands on your sides, after a few more seconds, much to childe's dismay, you pull away, "YES. YES I AM." you whisper-yelled at him as to not disturb the neighborhood, "wh-huh???" childe looks visibily confused, him being 50 shades of red, "the one thing you said about being good-looking, dummy." the ginger finally caught on about what you meant, "oh.. haha.. sooo.. wanna go on a date sometime?"

平走 HEIZOU :: you and heizou were at his house watching a movie, a romcom at that, and it showed the two main protagonists kissing, cheesy but hey, it was nice. heizou suddenly then pointee at the screen, "could be me and you to be honest" he jokingly flirted, this wasn't a new thing for heizou of course, but your crush on him was just growing by the second. you staying silent, which was odd since you would often respond to his flirting with quick quips and wit. he is no longer focusing on the movie, instead redirecting it at you. "i mean.." you said, averting your gaze to the very comfortable blanket you and heizou are sharing on the couch, "oh?" heizou smirks, getting closer to you, "if my intuition is correct, i'd say you DO have a crush on me after all?" he snickered, "shut up." you finally have the courage to look at him just to say that one line. "well, kiss me right now then." he grins ear to ear. "oh fuck it." you grab him by the shirt and you two melt into the kiss. after you and heizou finally pull away, he says, "i knew you'd never be able to resist my charms."

国崩 SCARAMOUCHE :: ah yes, you, scaramouche, and the pouring rain outside. you, don't have your umbrella with you. because on the one day you happened to forget your umbrella, its raining. scaramouche however, conveniently does. "i can't believe you forgot your umbrella." he sighs, "hey, it's not like i can't just wait here until it stops." you answer quick, scaramouche stands there for a few seconds, and then clicks his tongue in annoyance. "here." he pulls out his umbrella, averting his eyes, blushing slightly. "oh hey now, what about you??" you asked him, scaramouche pauses for a second, "we can share it." he says, you thought about it for a minute before giving in. now, you two are under the same umbrella, walking to each other's houses so he can drop you off. after ariving at your house, he pauses there for a second. "what is it?? why are you just standing there?" you have a very confused expression on your face "hey, um.. do you think i can stay for a while to get dry..?" it is only now that you notice half his body is drenched. figuring out that it was probably because you were hogging the umbrella, but scaramouche was actually letting you, as he doesn't want you to get sick. (because he won't be able to see you) you reluctantly let him in, letting himself dry off. "hey, you look nice." scaramouche says out of nowhere, making you question him, "huh..?" i mean.. you did put some effort into your looks today since you had something important. but that was so.. not very like him to compliment you. or anyone for that matter. he walks over to you, trying to get a mug you're next to. scoffs, "what?? i said you look nice.. we aren't in 5th grade." ah. there he is. the "full of personality" you remember. "i think.. you look nice too then." you focus on eachother for a moment. and now, you kiss him, closing the gap that wasnt so small to begin with. he kisses back, you play with his hair as you two are linked. scaramouche pulls away, blushing profusely. "wow. you're extremely red." you chuckle "fuck off.." he's blushing so hard to the point it reaches his ears. "no like you're crimson." "go to hell."

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note :: SCARAS PART IS A BIT LONGER MB LMAO

[visualeffex]

RWBY modernAU outfits

[pearlywritings]

"Bring your kid to work" day

synopsis: but sometimes it's very much unplanned.

pairing and characters: Zhongli x fem!reader, Xiao. Your family name is Rex-Lapis. Childe plays part in it too.

tw: modern AU, University AU, established relationship, fluff

word count: 2.8k+ words

a/n: Also a part of my University modern AU with history professor Zhongli

The day started perfectly. Your older daughter was already at school with your permission to stay at her friend's house for a sleepover later, you had your day off, lounging in the living room with your son cuddling to you with his most favorite dragon shaped toy pressed between your bodies, listening to your husband walking around the bedroom, getting ready for the lectures at the University, being blessed with afternoon classes.

The day was perfect indeed. Until it absolutely isn't.

Sometimes you really want to kill your boss. It must be today that you are called to work to help with an emergency, that no one knows how to deal with except for you. And the fact that your boss does not consider any possibility of you having trouble with doing what's required, makes you fume harder.

"Li, I don't know what to do!" You cry in frustration, buttoning your shirt. "We can't find a babysitter in ten minutes! You have to go to work, I have to now too, we can't just ask Ganyu to cancel her plans, she's been waiting for this sleepover for weeks, and I can't take Xiao with me - by the sound of it I won't have a single moment to look after him."

It's been no longer than five minutes since you received that call, but you are already as stressed as after a week of non-stop work. Why must've the stars aligned this way!?

Your husband - bless his soul - is fully dressed and is holding your little son perched on his arm, supporting his back with a hand, watching your frantic movements with sympathy.

"I don't think I'll have many spare moments either, my love. Only breaks between lessons. Let me think," the man hums, leaning Xiao’s body more onto his shoulder and reaching for his phone with a free hand. The boy wraps arms around his neck, watching you brush your hair with a pout. The plan was to spend the whole day together with mama, watching cartoons, playing, maybe going for a walk or, ideally, taking a nap, finishing it all with making dinner and welcoming papa home. Now, it seems to him, all these plans are thrown out of the window.

However, Xiao was always a very perceptive and patient kid - he sensed somehow when the situation couldn’t be helped and him throwing a fit - not like he would - would only cause more trouble. That is why he is quietly waiting for what comes next.

And finally Zhongli finds a solution.

“I’m calling Ajax. He mostly spends time at the teacher’s lounge. As far as I know he really loves kids and has several younger siblings, he should be able to handle our son. And during breaks I’ll be taking over” “Oh,” as good as it all sounds, there is an instant hesitation in your mind. “‘Li, you sure you can ask him that? It’s a big deal after all…” “I know, dear, I know. That’s why I am calling him now in advance to make sure it’s alright,” your husband dials the number of his department’s secretary and puts the phone to the ear. “I don’t even mind paying him if he agrees.”

In reality you had nothing to worry about. The gingerhead was more than willing to watch your five-year old son. Maybe willing isn’t the right word even - the young man is excited.

Zhongli is lucky to arrive before the current class ends - the less attention is drawn, the better. He collected everything he could think of to occupy Xiao during his time at the lounge in a bag, which he passes to Ajax the moment his son and him are introduced. However while the secretary is wearing a wide and kind smile, the boy is glaring up at him from under the brown bangs, boring his strikingly golden eyes in the tall figure.

“Dad, I don’t like him,” the little boy pouts, hugging his plushie even tighter and throwing daggers at the gingerhead from behind the dragon’s mane.

“Ouch, little guy,” with a dramatic gasp, the young man clutches the shirt on his chest and presses the back of his hand to the forehead. “How will I live? Hated by Mr Rex-Lapis’ son…”

“Now, now, Xiao,” Zhongli gently pats his head, bending down to look into his eyes and finding displeasure there. “It’s only for today, baby. Me and mom are really sorry for not spending time with you today. I promise that soon I’ll be home for two whole weeks.”

To that the boy’s eyes widen.

“Two weeks… That’s fourteen days?”

“That’s right, sweety.”

“That’s a lot!” He jumps, elated by the news, no trace of dissatisfaction written over his cute smiling face.

“Haha, it is, dear.”

“Wow, Mr Rex-Lapis, your son is really smart!” The secretary stopped playing hurt, instead clapping his hands together in praise and nodding his head in approval. “How old is he?”

“He is five. Yes, he learns really fast.”

“No wonder, he has you and your wife as parents.”

The remaining 20 minutes before his first lecture Zhongli spends in attempts to make his son comfortable not only around Ajax, but also at the new place as well. All that time Xiao doesn’t let go of his ever-present companion - a toy dragon, which he is hugging close to his chest. He politely greets every professor that comes to the lounge, which makes the secretary’s jaw drop since he is the only one who’s been initially rejected and, Zhongli can swear, he saw his boy smirking in the toy’s fluffy mane.

Other professors can’t help but mention how much the son resembles the father, even making small talk with the boy, whom they’ve only heard about before or seen in the framed picture of your family on Zhongli’s desk. By how polite (sorry, Ajax) and shyly sweet he is Xiao quickly becomes everyone’s favorite, pockets currently full with all kinds of treats.

When it’s time to go, the man kisses Xiao’s forehead goodbye, promising to be back in an hour and a half for a break, and grabs the materials. Once he leaves alongside his colleagues, Xiao sighs and, ignoring his temporary caretaker, moves to the bag his dad left, starting to dig out all the candies to put them into its side pocket.

“Whatcha doin’, little guy?” The young man is at his side in two long strides, curiously watching the boy’s actions. Xiao gives him a side eye, before deeming the question plausible and turning back to his task.

“I don’t want them right now. I’ll bring them home and share with mom and dad.”

“I am sure they’ll like that,” Ajax hums, busying himself with the contents of the main section. “Oh, would you look at that! It seems that your dad packed some coloring books, toys and… oh, puzzles! You like puzzles?”

The boy quietly nods. Tiptoeing, he tries to see the two boxes his temporary caretaker is holding, and the young man immediately crouches down to let him look.

“This one is new,” Xiao finally points to the box in his left hand. Ocean blue eyes skim over the picture of a phoenix, drawn in a simple yet elegant style. Yes, that definitely looks like something Mr Rex-Lapis would’ve bought for his child’s entertainment.

“Alright, let's get you behind your dad's desk,” golden eyes sparkle and a glimpse of wonder appears on the boy’s face. Dad showed him his own space at the lounge; it's tidy and organized, with all the necessities sorted inside the drawers and some notes and pictures pinned to the corkboard on the wall to the left. He wants to see them closer!

His caretaker drags the chair back, but climbing on it Xiao performs himself. As Ajax is humming something while tearing off the tape on the puzzle box, the boy turns to look at the photos Mr Rex-Lapis has on display. It’s so funny, really - not so long ago this little fella’s father was an image of reserve to students, no one knew who his wife was or the fact he had two kids. The secretary remembers how just half a year ago he used to be among those only ones who knew of the professor’s secret (which, in reality, wasn’t a secret at all). Why hasn't he ever spilled any info to the students who adore him?

Well, what fun would’ve been in it?

“Is that your big sister?” Xiao quickly glances up, taking notice of how the tall (but not as tall as dad) man hovers over where he is sitting and points at one of the pictures. The boy looks at it again.

“...yes. It’s Ganyu.”

“I have a sister too,” the fond expression on that freckle-covered face and a seemingly lightened color of those ocean-blue eyes disarms the five-year old a little. He blinks, waiting for what more he can tell. “Not one actually. Oh, and I have brothers too. One is your age, by the way!”

“Doesn’t it get too… loud?” Small hands reach for the carton box, lifting the lid.

“It does, in a good way though. But when our two huskies join in on the fun… Let’s just say it’s a good thing we have our own house.”

“You have dogs? That’s so cool! I want to have a pet too,” Xiao unceremoniously empties the contents onto the table, yet carefully places the lid with the picture against the monitor of the computer. “Mom promised that when I get older, they’ll buy me a bird.”

“Oh? You love those?”

“Mhm… Maybe we’ll buy something as pretty as…” he pauses, looking at the fiery bird. Ajax quickly realizes the struggle.

“A fo-nuhks,” Xiao prompts.

“Yeah… A fee-niks.”

As the minutes tick by, the boy’s initial hostility seems to evaporate. He still doesn’t talk unnecessarily much, but he does talk to Ajax, so that's progress. He is quite quick to finish the puzzles, and his temporary caretaker makes sure to praise the child. They talk a bit more about their respective families, Xiao even introduces him to his dragon companion. And the gingerhead picks the small fox-shaped keychain his elder sister knitted for him to play toy pals.

For another half an hour it manages to entertain the boy, but as the end of the class is nearing, he grows more and more distracted, glancing either at the door or the clock hanging high on the wall. It’s not hard to guess he is missing his father and is anticipating his return, but both Zhongli and Ajax can do nothing to just speed the time.

What professor can do though, is excusing his class ten minutes earlier, quite happy they got to get through all the material he prepared for this lecture. Bidding the students goodbye, he locks the door of the auditorium with his suitcase inside and puts the key in the pocket of his fancy vest to come back in twenty minutes.

When Zhongli enters the teacher’s lounge, he finds the secretary showing his son something on his own laptop. However, once Xiao’s eyes spot his dad’s figure in the doorframe, the little guy is down from his chair and running all the way to the man.

“Dad!” Mr Rex-Lapis barely has time to close the door and scoot down to catch his son, who nearly bumps into his legs, threatening the man’s balance. Finally in his arms, with his own tiny ones tightly wrapped around strong neck, the carbon copy of Zhongli happily smiles and Ajax has to rub his eyes to make sure he is not hallucinating. Wow, this boy can smile like that (sorry, my guy, you are just not his favorite, though now tolerable at least).

“Hello, Xiao,” Zhongli plants an affectionate kiss on his son’s cheek. “I see you’ve missed me,” the words are answered with eager nods. “Did you have fun with Ajax?” At least some of it.

The gingerhead lifts his eyebrow when the boy looks back at him, holds the gaze of ocean blue eyes for a moment, and then turns to his father once more.

“I suppose.”

The older man has to clear his throat with a polite cough so as not to break into a smile at the image of the assistant's slack jaw.

“That’s good, my dear.”

“Are we coming home now?” His son wonders, fingers playing with the longer locks of dark brown. Unfortunately, the answer is a dejected sigh.

“I am afraid we are not yet, sweety. But mommy texted me recently that she’ll be able to come get you after my second lecture. And then I’ll have one more.”

At the promise of you soon arriving to take him home, Xiao’s just building pout quickly disappeared. It’s okay, he can wait for a little bit longer. And that fox-like man isn’t bad, his company is quite nice. He even showed him some pictures of his family - almost all of them are ginger. Oh, and he promised to download some simple games onto his dad’s computer so he could play. And he still has his coloring books back there and he believes he saw you packing a small book - there is plenty to entertain him with.

Only for all these thoughts and motivation to be shuttered when someone knocked on the door and a second later some student’s head pushed through the gap. None of the three people currently present in the room could’ve anticipated what a black hole is about to be opened.

“Good afternoon, is Mr Rex-La- Oh, professor, you are here! We were wondering if we could take the key to leave our bags inside? As always? Oh, hey kiddo- Wait, a kid???”

“Dad, who is it?”

“DAD!?”

Before anyone could do anything, loud gasps break their way into the lounge. It appeared that almost the whole group was standing in the hall and heard everything crystally clear. Of course students are curious. Of course, they know about professor Rex-Lapis’ kid - the news and that cute picture from an online lecture were still the talk of the whole faculty just a couple of months ago. Of course, they want to see those sweet cheeks for crying out loud!

Ajax is the one who has to get everyone who does not belong in the room out and calm them all down as more than a dozen youngsters beg and plead with Zhongli to bring his baby boy to the lecture. And the said baby boy doesn’t help the situation either, looking at his father with those striking eyes, silently asking to stay with him. “I’m gonna sit very-very quiet,” he even promises.

Is it really a surprise that Xiao ends up sitting at his dad’s desk with his coloring books while the man is reading a lecture? (Students almost crumbled when their tall, handsome, enigmatic history professor walked into the auditorium with his son’s tiny hand clasped in his? Look, he even had to bend his body a little to do so!)

And, as much as students want to gush all over their favorite professor’s small-sized carbon copy, they keep their best behavior, because the situation gives the “once in a century” vibes and they’d be damned to destroy the magic of the moment.

Well, maybe a little, because the smallest interactions between Zhongli and his son as the man lets his students finish writing down information from the current slide are mind-blowing. Groupchat-blowing too.

Even cuter the whole occurrence becomes when the boy stops drawing and lifts his head, curious of what his dad is speaking about. He turns slightly in order to see the presentation, golden eyes skimming over the pictures and words, though he does not understand most of it. But it’s alright though - he can listen to his father instead.

Zhongli is pleasantly surprised when no one can answer one of his revision questions and Xiao lifts his hand, giving him the answer he wanted (he misspells the word a little, sure, but he knew the right response nonetheless). Aaaand that’s probably when the students finally lose it.

By the time the lesson is over and Zhongli meets with you in the teacher’s lounge to pass your very happy and very proud son to you so you two could be on your merry way home, the man feels a little drained. Nothing that can’t be fixed by your tender cheek kiss and soft rubbing on his back, but he still exhales heavily and swears that when he comes home, you are in for a new story.

And by what Ajax had time to tell while you’ve been waiting, you're sure it’s going to be a hilarious one.

taglist: @meimeimeirin Cause I remember how you once said you'd love to see more of this AU

[sl-vega]

.° ༘🎧⋆🖇₊˚ෆ-MY HEART BEATS FOR YOU

Pairing: [BASSIST!] Scaramouche x [GUITARIST!] Reader

Genre: rivals/enemies to lovers, rivals to friends to lovers, fluff, crack (?), comedy, angst (?), slowburn, high school au, band au, modern au, social media au, smau

Synopsis: You're the lead guitarist for your band, C✧LESTIA and Scaramouche is the bassist of 5WIRL. The two of your bands have a friendly rivalry, but you and Scaramouche don't. On top of being academic rivals, you and him have never been on good terms. Always one-upping each other in grades and in music. Even your bandmates have grown tired of your constant bickering with each other. But when your usual practice hub gets flooded, you and the rest of C✧LESTIA are forced to find a new place to rehearse. So when 5WIRL offers to share their studio with you who are you to refuse? Of course, this forces you to spend time with your sworn rival whether you like it or not. But maybe the two of you can overcome your differences and actually be friends?

Or maybe even more?

CW: swearing, profanities/innuendoes, bad music puns, ooc (?)

⋆🎶₊˚ෆ STARRING

C✧LESTIA ll 5WIRL ll THE FANS

PLAYING TRACK...

PROLOGUE-tear drops on my guitar

ALBUM 01-go fuck yourself! /affectionate

01-we're in treble

02-diss track

03-fret not

04-i'm not that desperate

05-starting on a sour note

06-practicing but we're already perfect

07-shits and gigs

08-obsessed much?

(MORE TBA)

ALBUM 02-pov: falling in love with your rival

(TBA)

ALBUM 03-giving up my dream so you can live out your's

(TBA)

additional notes:

-my bandori phase caused me to make this

-this one will probably start soon because i need a break from writing sticking to the script

-bare with me and my bad music humour

-working on profiles as we speak

-i'm gonna tag my other scara smau taglist cuz smth tells me y'all would be into this: @ladyninggs, @featuredtofu, @levianamor, @veekoko, @glxssmemories, @foomeowmeow117, @scarasbaby , @d-d3arest , @heavenforyyou , @seternic , @danfelions , @jf-117, @kukikoooo , @uuyuomi, @rozariwho , @freyao7 , @lapinaenmicoche , @thatoneswordgirl

-no pressure to read tho :3

-this taglist is open and the smau will start soon

-decided to give myself more freedom, this smau isn't planned out as much as my others

(OPEN) TAGLIST: @featuredtofu, @levianamor, @danfelions, @thatoneswordgirl, @lolmeowing, @bananasquash, @xiaosantenna, @glxssmemories, @kaitfae, @mujiwuji, @zestyseggsydaddy69, @peaceindreams, @freyao7, @rinquin, @justpeachyteastea, @cocomi, @b2ne, @skyoverkill1, @scaradooche, @morallyrainyday, @adres-tia, @justadvena6, @agaygothicmushroom, @huanator, @seaofdata, @kyon-cherri, @aether-darling, @ukinya, @sketcheeee, @ibawa, @shutingstar, @eutopiastar, @kunimix, @wonderful-worlds, @ectomotive, @yourfavoritefreakyhan

[shiro-00s]

heaven on earth ✭ ˎˊ-

ft. social media au ⸝⸝ idol!xiao x fem!reader

synopsis ; — in which you befriend your next door neighbour who, unbeknownst to you, was apart of a soon-to-be one of the most popular bands throughout liyue. you're unable to tell if cupid was helping you or not when things with xiao keept going up and down. will he continue to keep his secret from yours truly?

genre — 5wirl band au, next door neighbour (apartment but same thing), slow-burn, fluff, crack, angst (at some point yea), modern au, flirty x shy trope, sfw, includes writing ✰

staus — on-going

PROFILES — sleep deprived workaholics / an(emo) qties

table of contents !

00. prologue .. once upon a time ✮

01. cupid meter !

02. information acquired !

03. gift from stranger !

04. communication is key ✮

05. gift for stranger !

06. pride or nice !

07. unwinding !

08. a new number !

09. out of character !

10. unfamiliar warmth ✮

11. yet !

12. surely a dinner !

13. who he really is !

14. free tickets !

15. hint of the past !

16. arrivals !

17. face-to-face ✮

18. stupid scandal !

19. knock knock !

20. drastic measures !

21. mission accomplished !

22. war is over !

23. second date !

24. picture perfect ✮

25. enlighten us !

26. father-son bond !

27. maternal instinct !

28. family business !

29. a routine !

30. suffocating room !

31. oh no !

32. battlefield !

33. unwanted encounters ✮

34. at fault !

35. exciting news !

36. welcome back !

37. no denial !

38. square one !

39. oblivious !

40. a dumbass !

41. one step closer !

42. hand in marriage !

43. code red !

TAGLIST [OPEN] — @mikctp @ghostlysyntaxed @kazemiya @nnasv @gojoandelsalovechilde @candy-purple-cyanide @kissingkzuha @zyilas @lunaavity @luminescent-light @mave-in @rizakari @riikyu @kokoscutie @starsxnight @sketcheeee @softlie @izakyun @xiaxilia @the-sweet-madame

(ask to be added or removed)

[phyot]

hi!! since you mentioned you don't know what to write and requests are needed can i request xiao x fem reader who got a rlly bad fever and xiao just forces her to rest instead of studying and over working herself (modern au btw) idk thought it would be so cute

feel free to ignore this btw ;)

AHDBANDNKASK YES

A FEVER?

It was late. You were studying for all of the upcoming exams while blasting music through your headphones. You were barely awake, you had a sore throat and your skin was burning. Someone caught a fever.

"Name I bought us something to eat," he put down a bag with Chinese food on the counter. No answer.

He slowly opened the door and leaned on the doorframe. "Name, you were supposed to be resting," "Xiao, please, I don't have time for this," he looked at you and you were looking horrible. Your eyes were a bit swollen and your body was a bit relish."Okay, look. You're obviously really sick-" "Xiao look I love you but you're just being a bitch now, let me study, I'll eat later. And I'm not sick I'm fine," you said while blowing your nose.

"Okay then," He came closer and turned off your computer. "Hey! If I fail this exam Xiao-" "Yeah yeah, wait for me in the living room,"

You sat down on the couch. xiao brought some blankets and the food that he bought earlier. "That's nice xiao, but currently I can't eat. I might have a sore throat and you know," " what about 'but xiao, I'm fine!' " "Never do that again," he let out a small chuckle.

He left you alone in the living room for a few minutes and returned with some tea. "If you're not gonna eat, at least drink this,"

He turned on the tv and put on a random show while you were sipping your tea. He moved closer and rested his head on your shoulder: "You might catch a fever too if you're gonna be so close to me-" "I'm sorry about earlier Name," "What, oh, don't worry about it it's fine," "I'm just really worried about you," "I already said it's okay xiao," "I know I know," "No but really, you shouldn't be so close to me," "Name of I'm completely honest, I couldn't care less," you giggled and kissed his forehead and he blushed a little

And then you two both fell asleep

A\n: I'M SORRY FOR ANY GRAMMAR MISTAKES I WROTE THIS REALLY LATE LMAO, HOPE YOU LIKE IT THO🫶🏻