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The sun had long set - the sky was clear, so one could see the moon and the countless stars.
It was the night of New Years. Bennett had been persistent about spending the night camping with his boyfriend, despite his dad's protests.
“It will be cold!”, they said, trying to convince him to get Razor to stay at the guild for the night.
Bennett knew better than to ask the wolfboy to come into the city for tonight - whilst the celebrations were nowhere as extravagant in Mondstadt as in Liyue, Razor would definitely still end up overwhelmed by the crowd.
The boys were sitting near a cliff at the edge of wolvendom, they had spent the evening setting up a tent and cooking together. Now they were just watching the stars whilst leaning against one another.
“Razor, what is something you really want to achieve in the new year?”, the green eyed boy asked, looking up from Razor's shoulder where he had been resting his head.
Razor did not look at him, but the furrowing of his eyebrows showed that he was thinking.
“Be strong. Protect Lupical, protect Benny.”, the silver haired boy decided, “Join Benny on many adventures.”
“You already do that.”, Bennett replied, smiling.
“Will do more.”, Razor said, “You?”
Bennett thought for a moment, then reached for the other’s hand. Razor let his boyfriend hold it.
“I want to travel further out more, adventures in Mondstadt are fun and all, don’t get me wrong! But I have lived here since I was a baby, and joined my dads on their trips since I could walk and talk.”, Bennett squeezed Razor's hand as he recalled those treasured childhood memories, “I know my way around here. I want to see more of Teyvat.”
To Bennetts surprise, Razor pulled him in close.
“Razor?”
“Benny don’t go alone. Not safe.”
The wolfboy held his lover close, burying his nose in Bennetts light blonde hair.
“I know. FIschl said she would join!”, the blonde boy clarified.
He could feel a bit of tension leaving Razor's body, but he still was not let go.
“Are you worried I will get hurt and you are not there to help?”, Bennett asked.
Razor nodded silently. Words were hard for the boy, even though he was sixteen, he had only begun speaking a few years ago - he did not need words before then. Life was simpler without all the human things, but without these human things he would not be with Bennett or be friends with Klee. He likely would still roam the forest without a way of self defense and with no control over his vision.
So even if words were hard, he still tried his best.
“Aw, pup. I promise I will be careful.”, Bennett paused, “As much as my bad luck let’s me be at least.”
“Gone for long?”, Razor finally asked. He didn’t like being separated for long periods of time, it made him feel worried. If Bennett went away for a very big adventure, surely he would be gone for a while.
“Probably, yeah.”, the pyro user admitted.
Bennett squeezed Razor's hands again.
“You know you can tell me, if you don’t like that.”
“Don’t want to tell Benny what Benny can do.”, Razor shook his head, “But Razor also don’t want to be alone.”
“I see…”, Bennett adjusted his position in Razor's arms a little, now looking into his ruby eyes, “I didn’t ask if you would want to join, because I know how much you care about your pack and taking care of them. For me it was also weird to think about, I always take care of my dads. But they assured me they would be fine and said that the are looking forward to the stories I would bring home.”
Razor could not help but notice the happiness written across his mates face as he told him the last part. That sparkle in Bennetts emerald eyes was something Razor could never get enough of, no matter how often he got to see it.
“Razor will talk to Andrius. Want to join Benny.”
“Are you sure? I totally understand if you want to stay with your Lupical - I could even send Lisa letters for you!”
“Razor is sure.”
Before Bennett could protest any more Razor closed the gap between them and gave him a kiss. He was still learning human gestures, when he and Bennett had gotten together he quickly learned about kisses, and that he really liked them. He also quickly found out that they were a way of getting Bennett to stop talking when he was worrying too much. This was one of those moments.
When they broke apart for air, they just smiled at one another.
"Okay, I trust you.", Bennett reached to pet Razor's hair, "It will be a few months until then anyways."
Razor huffed in response, relieved that his boyfriend stopped protesting. The wolf boy leaned into the other's touch.
"We probably should sleep soon, it will be too cold to, if we stay up too long.", Bennett remarked, turning towards the tent.
"Cuddle?", Razor's eyes sparkled a little as he asked.
"Of course. Now come!", Bennett laughed as he got up and then helped Razor up.
Razor was very affectionate towards him due to how wolves show affection. It took a bit of getting used to, even back when they were just friends, but Bennett had started to appreciate the subtle touches as they walked together, the hugs and cuddles when they sat or laid together and even the playful bites Razor would occasionally give him.
Razor was his boyfriend, and Bennett loved everything about him.
The two laid down in the tent and Bennett signaled to Razor to get closer.
The wolfboy quickly pounced on the other and buried his nose in the crook of Bennet's neck before curling up around him.
Bennett planted a soft kiss on the shorter boy's forehead as he pulled the blankets over them. Then he slung his arms around Razor as well.
The two soon fell asleep, embracing each other.