#but take this lil practice before i go incognito again i guess

[ighnari]

006. xingqiu

— we're not supposed to be seen together | assorted dialogue from I'M SORRY, I JUST HAD TO FIND YOU by mcflymemes | 472 words

there is a time and place for everything, except the world does not believe you deserve a time or place to meet with xingqiu—perhaps that is for the better.

"we're not supposed to be seen together," xingqiu says despite raising his hand like a gentlemen so you can take it and carefully climb through his window.

"i am aware," you bite sarcastically. there is no time pointing the obvious, but your next words betray your urgency. it feels wrong visiting him in the dead of the night and not confessing—in one form or another—how much you miss his stupid pretty face. "i'm sorry, i just had to find you."

xingqiu is quick to hand you a towel for your hair. thunder faintly cracks in the distance. normally he would also offer one of his shirts when you are drenched on his way to his place, but not a single evidence of your arrival can be birthed, so the blanket is a risky act of mercy. you're not going to ask for more.

"you're going to get yourself in so much trouble."

"you say that as if you care about me," you quip, tilting your head to accentuate your lopsided smile. "we both know you're the one who will be the one in deep shit if caught." it truly is hard not to bicker with him, and in fact, this was something you missed ever since you moved to the outskirts of liyue to expand your family's business—a branch that ambitiously competes against feiyun commerce guild. xingqiu told you that your family is crazy. you point out that's where you get it from, like now, standing in front of him after his parents threatened to sue yours, accusing them for stealing trade secrets.

(your parents did, and you had to team up with yanfei to save their sorry ass.)

for xingqiu to have you inside the room is akin to making a deal with the devil. in the eyes of those who don't know him like you do.

"what's so important that you had to find me?" he asks, taking your damp towel. he tucks it into his laundry basket in the corner of his room. good thing he has employees that can keep small secrets. sort of.

"you'll hate me for this."

"that'll be making my role as feiyun commerce guild's son easier. remember? i am supposed to hate you."

"good."

and before the next crack of thunder, you envelope him into a deep hug, hearts resonating in pulse. his hands are limp, but it's not long before it embraces you tightly too, fingers digging into the back of your shirt as if he's desperately clinging on the smooth side of a rock.

"you liar," he whispers, voice firm.

you chuckle weakly.

"i learned it from my parents."

#t: practice #xingqiu x reader #genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader #genshin x you #genshin impact x y/n #genshin impact reader insert #x reader #reader insert #xingqiu x y/n #xingqiu x you #prompt + character was randomly generated so even idk what's going on #but take this lil practice before i go incognito again i guess