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The Knave sat on the side of the bed, looking down at the Archon and careful not to avert her gaze from the faintly emanating blue glow. As she observed, a sense of empathy ran through her heart; she knew all too well what the Archon had endured. Centuries that would have shattered mere mortals and a performance of grief deep enough to deceive even the heavenly principles; it all made this moment feel ironic.
Little Archon, the one who has fooled the heavenly principles yet adorns a vision, you have truly captivated my gaze…
Furina awakens, not fully conscious yet, she surveys the unfamiliar surroundings and wonders where she was; recalling the hazy memories of last night, she realizes it must have been the Knave who brought her here.
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24 Mar 2025
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Despite Furina's desperation to leave the last 500 years behind her, she continues to be haunted by them. She becomes a social recluse in all her shame, caging off old friends and coworkers. What makes matters worse is that the Knave keeps sending her apologetic desserts, and with each one, Furina is more sure that the woman is purposely tormenting her. Furina is terrified at first, but as the Knave keeps weaving herself into Furina's life, Furina finds that she might be the only person who doesn't only see her as Fontaine's poor, former Archon.
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20 Sep 2024
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When one of Xiao’s endless battles against the remnants of old gods leads to the slaughter of an innocent child, the guilty adeptus knows he must pay penance for his crimes. However, upon meeting with his Lord, ready and willing to be executed, Rex Lapis refuses to terminate their contract before its due time. Instead, he sends the yaksha to the Land of Dreams, where he is to spend a human lifetime hunting nightmares to atone.
Xiao expects it to be lonesome work, but then: enter Venti, a bard from Mondstadt whose dreams of a castle with a lighthouse by the sea somehow draw Xiao back to him time and time again. And while Xiao means only to spend the century executing his duty, Venti somehow manages to make their time spent together into something almost like a sweet dream.
Now if only Xiao would let him.
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20 Jun 2024
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How The Wind Fell In Love With A Feather by thelesserknownwriter
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
08 Mar 2024
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So, how exactly did Xiao get his vision?
Well... it's... complicated. And it all begins with a star, and an echo.
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15 Mar 2024
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Arlecchino, just like many of us, feels a little bit bad for bullying Furina for being a failgirl. A reconciliation cake is necessary, and then a lot of kissing.
And then it becomes a discussion about the boundaries of being human or being a god. I got a little carried away.
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19 Nov 2023
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Life Of Vile Endearment (Xiaoven) by star (Celestialstar3)
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
30 Apr 2023
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A deal is made between a spy, Agent Alatus, namely Xiao, and a serial killer, V.D., otherwise known as Venti Dei.
The deal was simple. As long as Xiao cooperates with Venti and finds the person that he's after, Xiao may finish his mission by taking Venti's life at the end of the deal.
It's very simple.
So what kind of wrong turns does this "very simple deal" take?
And when will they ever accept that their feelings for each other is more than a form of reluctant comradery and partnership?
A Xiaoven fanfic.
The second book of the L.O.V.E. (Genshin Impact) series.
Do note that Genshin Impact and its characters do not belong to me, and all credits goes to their owner, Mihoyo.
(In order to read this fic - as it is a sequel - please read the first book, "Love Of Violence in Embers"!)
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- Part 2 of L.O.V.E (Genshin Impact)
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21 Sep 2023
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"That...is a name from long ago. This one tends to only use that name on the battlefield."
Barbatos hummed, eyes looking over the adeptus with intrigue. "Such a beautiful name deserves more reference than while only on the battlefield, Alatus. May I use it?"
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Xiao is a weapon forged from red, carved from the hearts of weeping souls and etched into the memories of grieving mothers. While free under the care of a new God, he finds salvation, yet feels as trapped as the day the chains first clamped down onto his wrists.Venti is a God, one born from the wishes of others as opposed to his own. After losing his loved ones, he can't help but feel lost, high on a throne all alone, built upon all things he despised.
The two find each other by chance, yet the rest can only be described as fate.
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A telling of Xiao and Venti's story with a hefty load of loreBookmarked by HealthyCopingWho
21 Sep 2023
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Venti’s breath is caught in his throat, mouth as dry as a desert. The urge to swallow almost makes him choke. He knows this is his cue to introduce himself and say hi, but his tongue feels like lead and won't form around the syllables of his words.
Jean probably senses his dilemma and decides to take pity on him. “This is Xiao. He’s going to be your new bodyguard from now on.”
He is so fucked.
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05 Apr 2023
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"Upon hearing your song, I couldn't tell if the nightmare turned into a dream or if I woke up in the most beautiful way imaginable."
Wangshu Inn is known for its hospitality. At night, however, it's an entirely different story. The inn has its own share of horrors and mysteries. However, most striking of them all is the lone room at the top of the inn where a vengeful spirit is rumoured to inhabit. Every visitor meets another nightmare; the room has to be sealed away like a distant memory — that is, until a bard from another land decides to visit. Who knows what doors he might unlock with his songs?
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20 Dec 2022
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Lay Your Mask Down by My Guitar by Tinowenn for rtat817
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
18 Jul 2022
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Violence has been an intimate part of Xiao's life from a young age, and even now in college he's circled back to it by joining an underground fight club where the rules are sparse and the rewards are great. He has no dreams for the future: after all, how could someone like him ever strive to be more than the blood in his veins and the blood on his hands?
Meeting Venti is serendipitous, and it slowly starts to change his tried and true routine. The aspiring singer-songwriter is bright enough to banish the shadows in Xiao's heart, even with his own private struggles, but will Xiao let him?
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20 Dec 2022
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The Stars in Teyvat Are a Lie, and So Is the Sky by yueyunn
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
03 Dec 2023
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There were several issues that Xiao immediately took with Ningguang’s proposition for him to produce for Barbatos: his other artists had upcoming comebacks and year-end stages that required his attention, he was overworked enough as it were already, and Ningguang was not exactly someone he was looking to do any favors for.
While her persistence to overlook all this was one matter, nothing aggravated him more than Ningguang completely ignoring the obstinate fact that he. doesn’t. work. with. idols.
And as far as Xiao was concerned, nothing was ever going to change that.
But all that glitters is not gold, and stage lights shine brighter than stars. There’s a lot more to a person than what hides behind the faces that they wear. It takes strength to face off against the delusions in the name of values and beliefs, but it is a different type of strength that it takes to come to face with the truth.
And as it turns out, the truth is that perhaps it wasn’t Barbatos who Xiao needed to confront so much as it was himself.
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20 Dec 2022
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Cecilias Smell Sweeter in Summer by Lantica1317
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
27 Dec 2022
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Camp Seven A is a small summer camp all of the kids in the local town of Teyvat attend at least once. Xiao has just moved to Teyvat and finds himself taking a job at Camp Seven A as a counselor for the Anemo group. His co-counselor Venti is all too happy to teach him the ropes. Why is that dude so friendly?
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20 Dec 2022
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Xiao has been living the hermit life for quite some time now. When his cousin Ganyu drags him out of his den, he finds someone worth seeing the sky for.
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20 Dec 2022
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On the border between Mondstadt and Liyue, he meets Xiao for the first time.
“When one is alone and lonely, the body gladly lingers in the wind or the rain, or splashes into the cold river, or pushes through the ice-crusted snow.
Anything that touches.” –Mary Oliver, Leaves and blossoms along the way: A poemSeries
- Part 1 of Seeds of Stories, Brought By The Wind
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20 Dec 2022
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In an alternative universe where Xiao and Venti didn't meet again after the latter saved the former and they didn't become close friends, Xiao still often dreamed of the music he heard that night to keep himself sane. The Traveler recruited the archons of Mondstadt and Liyue and they found a way to purge Liyue from the remains of the old gods for good together. Therefore, Xiao is now free from his perpetual burden and obligations, yet not completely of his karmic torment. As the yaksha is lost, not knowing what to do with this newfound freedom and haunted by old memories everywhere, Venti offers a suggestion: what if Xiao traveled back to Mondstadt with him as a tourist to heal his soul and find himself in a fresh place?
This is the story of how the Conqueror of Demons ends up roaming on green pastures in bloom caressed by the breeze, walking down the streets of a carefree city of humans, and even becoming a sporadic member of the Adventurers' Guild and helping . But mostly, this is a story about healing and growth and trust and love. About how he now can dance amid the sea of flowers at the sound of the flute of his beloved, like in his old dreams.
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20 Dec 2022
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Ningguang enlists Beidou to escort Ganyu to a meeting with a famous warrior in Mondstadt. Why an adeptus that fought in Rex Lapis's war needs a bodyguard is anyone's guess, but Beidou's glad to spend the time with her friend.
Then they run into another adeptus, longing for a song he can barely hear coming from the next place she and Ganyu need to go, and Beidou wonders just what kind of scheme she's gotten wrapped up in this time.
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23 Mar 2021