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If Lumine didn't know any better, she'd say his closeness was calculated intent instead. The scent of him cloaks her, a slightly-bitter scent from snapped stems of freshly-picked qingxin. She can feel the subtle rise and fall of his chest against her. It’s a... situation.
And Xiao, still cool and collected. Barely ruffled. He’s not letting her up.
"You left yourself too open." He raises one of his brows. "Distracted?"
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- Part 11 of twitter snippets
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in the raw wind of the new world by tinylethologica
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
11 Jun 2022
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A brief foray into the secrets of the underground, and Lumine thought she’d be fine. The Chasm wasn’t so bad, despite the lack of skies. But knowing Xiao’s absence…
She rarely uses his name outside of their meetings. But when Lumine does call for him, she savours the sound, how it rolls in her mouth. How it's always followed by his voice, low and careful: Do you have need of me?
And now, trapped in the underneath of the underneath, the silence that follows his name is too loud to bear. She is not fine. Not fine at all.
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21 Jun 2026
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“Then I’ll see you later?” Lumine says, undeterred by his silence.
“Hm.”
She laughs at his reticence. “That’s not much of an answer.”
Xiao considers her offer. Balances duty against desire, karma against hope…. But something must be too heavy, because he relents to her will. “You need only call my name.”
It is not a promise, nor is it an agreement. But it is something and it is enough, for Lumine smiles in response.
The five times that Xiao does not touch Lumine, and the one time he does.
Alternatively: The five times that Lumine waits, and the one time she does not.
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20 Jun 2026
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That’s a draw to Lyney, a gravitational attraction.
The simple explanation would be that he reminds her of her brother. The even simpler explanation would be that he’s dazzling—is made to dazzle, to lure, to distract, by the very nature of his profession. Like a shining conch lying at the floor of the ocean, leading Lumine astray from her initial quest in favour of running her hand over its spiny, glittering surface. Perhaps the distraction is why it aches a little less, letting herself get carried by the roar of the gasps and cheers and applause of the crowd.
However, Lyney is more than just a magician donning a top hat; he embodies the concept well, but he’s only human. Capable of performing, just as capable of being hurt.
And sometimes, he looks at her strangely. After his performance ends, when the afterglow has worn off, when the adrenaline has dissipated, he always glances at her, a little sad of eye.
or: how to unperform.
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20 Jun 2026
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The vault door is new.
or: the mermaid your mother keeps in her basement.