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1. under the chandeliers, we hide by velvetlinzer

   Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   09 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Kong | Aether/Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact)
   • Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact)
   • Kong | Aether (Genshin Impact)
   • Alternate Universe - Royalty
   • Prince Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact)
   • Prince Kong | Aether (Genshin Impact)
   • Rulebreaking
   • Yearning Aether
   • Yearning Xiao
   • Arranged Marriage
   • maybe mpreg if readers wish it
   • Ballroom Secrets
   • Ballroom Dancing
   • Secret Relationship
   • Secret Crush
   • Jealousy
   • Yearning
   • Xiao | Alatus is Down Bad (Genshin Impact)
   • Kong | Aether is Patient (Genshin Impact)
   • Kissing
   • Boys Kissing
   • Making Out
   • Tags May Change
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Not Beta Read
   • Out of Character
   • Slightly Out Of Character

   Summary

   At a glittering royal gala meant to mend fractured alliances, two princes meet by chance. And by choice.

   Aether, heir to Khaenri’ah, longs for freedom beneath the weight of royal expectation. Xiao, prince of Liyue and hardened by duty and war, has long believed his heart a weakness he cannot afford. When a single dance between strangers ignites something neither expected, they part believing it was never meant to last.

   But fate has other plans.

   Caught between duty and desire, secrecy and truth, they must decide whether love can survive the very structures meant to control it.

   Language:

   English

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