paintedaroace
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“It’s a particularly warm afternoon when even the air seems to move in a languid manner that finds Xiao staring down at Aether’s sleeping form on the marsh’s dry grass. He’d taken off his scarf and bundled it into a makeshift pillow, but the entirety of his braid was left exposed and had amassed an impressive amount of grass blades.”
When Xiao finds Aether having succumbed to a nap on the Liyue plains, and Paimon shortly following suit, he decides to watch over the sleepy pair as they rest. After waking, Xiao offers to pick out the grass from Aether’s braid, to no objection from The Traveler.
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a heart that's full (the first i know) by paintedaroace
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
12 Feb 2025
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Albedo and Kunikuzushi live in a world where you are notified on the day of your death, and it is on both of their death days that they meet for the first time. Just as their plans for the day take them far beyond the cafe of their meeting, so does their relationship serendipitously grow from the seedling of strangers into a blossom of connection.
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Trigger Warnings (please take these seriously):
– major themes of death
- on page discussions of leaving behind family members by dying
– on page surrendering of a pet
- discussion of past suicidal ideation
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When all of time’s rivers thin to rivulets, they flow into one pond at the very end. The true end.
There does the one who broke the loom and threw its thread into the burning tree kneels.
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Heavily inspired by "I Guess" – Mitski
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Xiao's musings continue branching like an unpruned Silk Flower bush. What else did Aether experience in Liyue when he wasn't there? How does he see the great stone pillars that pin down the monsters of a bygone era? What does he think of the adepti and their habits? The local cuisines he had mastered so effortlessly? The people; what does he see in humanity? Their butterfly-wing fragility? Or their Jade tenacity and stubbornness to live?
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Xiao accompanies Aether on a casual trip to run some errands in Liyue Harbor and gets lost in his pining thoughts.
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- Part 6 of xiaother snapshots
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A strangely behaving Scaramouche suddenly shows up at Albedo's camp.
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prompt: “scara contemplates how albedo isn't very emotional or expressive, but the first time he sees him react strongly is out of concern for him.”
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an ongoing collection of all of my xiaoae works that are under 1,000 words
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exactly what it says on the tin. vignettes of what i imagine they and their dynamic would be like in a university academic rivals setting. no plot (for now) just vibes.
fics can be read as standalone and out of order if you'd like, but they all occur in the same universe in a rough timeline.
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all of my fics written for xiaoae week 2022 can be found here
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☆ “ulterior motives” day 2 prompt: mythologies/fairytales
☆ "i look up at the gaps of sunlight (i miss you more than anything)" day 4 prompt: family/domestic | reunited
☆ "soup is for sick, stubborn yakshas too" day 7 prompt: free
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while aether was gone for six weeks by paintedaroace
Fandom: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
20 Apr 2022
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“Here you go, Mr. Hat guy.” Albedo says, placing the cup of freshly brewed bitter tea in front of him.
“Don't call me that.” Kunimitsu says a bit sharper than he had intended to, but he would rip his hair out if he had to hear Albedo call him that again.
“I'm sorry?”
“Kunimitsu. Kunimitsu works just fine.”
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Or Kunimitsu is bitter that Albedo forgot him, despite being the reason that happened.Bookmarked by paintedaroace
18 Jan 2025
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"How can you trust that I love you when I have no heart?"
"Truth be told," Albedo replies after a while, "I don't think love needs to be so complicated."
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Scaramouche has some doubts about their relationship. Albedo reassures him.
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03 Aug 2024
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Albedo helps his boyfriend with his wisdom tooth removal surgery.
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30 Jun 2024
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It is almost midnight when Navia opens the door of her apartment to see the Champion Duelist half dead on her doorstep.
“F-forgive me for intruding, Lady Navia…” Clorinde’s voice is still polite even in her near death. “I had nowhere else… to go…”
It’s all she manages to say before falling limp and unconscious into Navia’s arms.
Even now, with the strings of Navia's past tied neatly into a little bow, she finds it still following her all the same.
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01 Dec 2023
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After the events at the Fortress of Meropide, Clorinde wakes up sick the next morning. Wriothesley is happy to give her a place to rest.
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- Part 3 of Flufftober 2023
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05 Oct 2023