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working all day can be tiresome, he knew that, yet he still does
why? even he doesn't know the answer to that, with the majority of the jobs he takes not even remotely relating to his goal, but he still does them
because he worries about his reputation? It couldn't be, he's done plenty of careless things without a single doubt of straining his public image in the past
for fun maybe? not even close, more than half of his jobs ended up on the complete opposite side of fun, less your kind of fun was to live your life doing strangers daily chores
whatever the reason be; he was tired of it, but still he persist, determined to complete every task asked of him, no matter the situation, he was quick to accept and move out
oh, could it be that he doesn't want to feel useless again, just like that day?
bingo!
he couldn't stand knowing he was right there, he could of stopped her from taking his sister, if he was just stronger, if he had known the outcome, if he had just–
"uhh, Aether are you ok?"
nearly jumping out of the bed, the blondes' head shot up in surprise, instantly sending a sharp pain pinging throughout his body, paying no attention to it once he recognized who the voice belonged to
"ah, xiao?! I must have passed out, I'm sorry! I wasn't out for that long, was i- " cutting himself off as he looked down, noticing his shirt, and a few other pieces of clothing gone, luckily the covers had only fallen down halfway past his stomach, thank archons, but something else was missing too..
as he looked around the room trying to distinguish where he could be, something had caught his eye, a rack holding up different parts from his outfit, his shirt and gloves, pants and socks, and… his boxers
the blondes eyes slowly widened as realization sunk in, letting out a short, high pitched squeak as he practically slammed the covers up to his neck, his face growing brighter as the adeptus just stared at him with confusion fixed in his expression
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The two ended up staying in a room at the wangshu inn after aethers proposal to help xiao with his daily routine today, just fighting monsters after monsters all through liyue
or, that's how it was supposed to go, just a day to get things off their minds, but it seems as if nothing can ever just go right for aether, after an hour or so of fighting, a storm started to move in, shortly after followed by pouring rain
after a few missteps and a few missed blocks, aether stumbled backwards, with the rain turning any tangible land into mush, making it near impossible for him to catch himself, aethers back slammed into the ground, mud instantly soaking in through his thin clothes
without leaving a second to spare, the adeptus scooped aether off the ground and teleported them into his room at the inn, almost subconsciously checking the blondes vitals, followed by checking for any visible injuries
after making sure he was safe and visibly unharmed, he sat aether on the floor before deciding he'd need to get his clothes off, the mud could make him colder and end up getting him sick
after processing what he had to do, xiao's face started to heat up, turning away from the unconscious boy in front of him as if he didn't want him to see his face like this, but he knew what had to be done, simple
'ok xiao, you can do this, just start with the easy things' he began removing the blondes' scarf and gloves, followed by his boots and socks, easy enough right?
no
'now the shirt... ' timid hands steadily pulled of his shirt, careful not to let it disturb the sleeping boy by stretching out the collar to slide it right behind aethers head, with little complications xiao managed to get it off without waking the other up
'lastly then' the adeptus gulps as he looks at aethers body, laid so perfectly in front of him, though he wished on different terms, stopping immediately as that thought passed through his mind
letting himself cool down, the adeptus stood up and took a few breaths before walking to the bathroom, turning on the sink and splashing some of the water on his face, slowly bringing his head up to meet his reflection, 'you're almost done xiao, just two last things, lets go'
hyping himself up before coming back into the room, he started walking slower to make sure aether hadn't woken up in the time he had left, but to his luck the blonde was still unconscious, thank archons
kneeling next to aether, xiao raised his hands to the others waist, just hovering over the hem of his pants, he closed his eyes as he let himself grab the edges, just barley peaking to make sure he actually did it before audibly sighing
to save his sanity, xiao quickly took off the others pants and boxers in one go and grabbed a sheet from the bed behind them, shoving it on top of the blonde and hoisting him up onto the bed, carefully as possible
backing up to admire his accomplishment, or what he considered to be an accomplishment, he let himself slouch against the wall, 'might as well stay until he wakes up' following another sigh, he decided to pick up whatever garments he left on the floor, cleaning them and placing them on a rack in the corner of his room, taking his place at the end of the bed until the blonde woke
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"sorry if this surprises you, i only thought of your health at the time"
peaking over the covers, aether fixed his gaze on xiaos face, though the other refused to meet his eyes he could see the red on his ears, making the blonde chuckle a bit, even in this scenario xiao can't help but get embarrassed
'cute' was all aether could think, almost dismissing their current situation, only remembering after letting his focus fall back on xiaos face, the only expression being one of awe, probably from his carefree laughs, of which sounded very out of place now that he think about it
suddenly feeling self conscious with how the adeptus was staring at him, aether could only look down, the sheets really were the only thing covering him, then it hit him
no clothes
more importantly, no boxers
which means…
"uh, xiao?" aether mumbled out, sounding almost scared to hear the answer, "did you... were you the one who undressed me?"
the adeptus swerved to faced aether, bowing as far as he could with his ears as red as crimson agate, startling the blonde with the sudden movement
"i apologize, i swear i did nothing more then undress you and put you in the bed, you can trust me, aether" xiao yelped out, keeping his bow while slowly letting himself look up to see the others reaction
puzzled as to why the blonde just smiled at him, he eased up, gradually straightening out while keeping his eyes locked on the others face, the fuzzy feeling bubbling back up as aether tilted his head, the smile never leaving his face
"xiao" aether held out his hand "i wouldn't have cared either way, i was just curious"
xiao stepped forward, placing his hand into aethers, just expecting a casual hand shake, but is this really the time for that? it all seemed so confusing to him, just as he started to ponder over it, the blonde yanked him up into a kiss
quickly reciprocating the best he could, receiving a small moan out of the other, encouraging him to continue, neither of them wanting to stop until they were out of breath, aether pulling away first, leaving them both panting as they looked at each other in surprise
after a moment of unbroken eye contact, aethers actions caught up with him as he flung his head down, just be forced back up by xiao's hand, who just shot him a condescending smirk before smashing their lips together again, this time with more confidence leaving aether whining under him
sliding his hand under the cover, xiao experimentally rubbed over one of aethers nipples, causing the blonde to moan louder, giving xiao the perfect change to shove his tongue into the blondes mouth, after finally pulling away for a breath, xiao's moves become bolder, pinching and twisting aethers nipple relentlessly
"x- iao, please! thats-" getting cut off by a sudden feeling prodding over his ass, he opened his eyes just enough to make out xiao's expression, lust filled and determined
xiao lifted his hand from aethers abused nipple, sliding his fingers up to the blondes lips
"aeth, open up"
the nickname giving him butterflies, he quickly listened to the adeptus, opening his mouth just enough for xiaos fingers to slide in, lathering them up with spit before xiao swiftly pulled them out and lined them up with the blondes hole
"this may hurt at first, i promise i'll make it get better darling" was the only warning he got before xiao pushed his fingers in up to his knuckles
"ngh- xiao, give me a sec- second"
trying to adjust to the sudden intrusion, all he could do was whimper while xiao waited for his consent to keep going, the feeling was mixed of both pain and pleasure, after a quick gulp, aether nodded, motioning xiao to continue
going at a steady pace, aether mewled as he felt xiao stretch him out, slowly letting his fingers bottom out before pulling out completely, making aether moan at the loss, which was completely forgotten at the sound of clothes hitting the floor
looking up just as the adeptus held his already hard dick, watching as he spit on it and rubbed it in, before positioning himself at aethers hole, twitching with greed, xiao looked up for aethers consent once more, followed by a small affirming hum from the blonde
without haste, xiao thrusted the whole thing in aether, knocking any air out of the blonde as he tried to adjust to the huge size, nothing compared to the adeptus' fingers
"ready aeth?" xiao before he started to move back, leaving the blonde squirming from the new feeling, he was overwhelmed with so much pleasure that the pain was hardly noticeable
"xiao jus- ngh, just be gentle" aether managed to speak out between moans and whimpers, xiao continued at an excruciatingly slow pace, gaining speed with each thrust
leaning up more to bring the blonde into another bruising kiss, xiao brought one hand between them to abuse the other nipple, using his other hand to hold the back of aether head, letting his fingers get tangled in his messed up hair, the braid barley staying together
a warm feeling began growing in aethers lower body, with the friction between his dick and the adeptus' waist making his orgasm approach quicker, he pulled away from the kiss, squeezing his eyes closed as xiao picked up the speed
with both of them getting close, the moans and grunts came more frequent, any guest still awake in the inn would know that they were there, but it didn't matter anymore, they could deal with that later
"xiao, i'm close!-" cut off with a loud moan, he came over both their bodies, covering their stomachs with his cum, the yucky feeling was weird but nearly unnoticeable
"fuck aeth… im gonna" the sudden feeling warmth shocked the blondes as xiao's dick pumped loads and loads of cum in aether, filling him all the way up until it came out and dripped down the side of his thighs
pulling his softening dick out, xiao plopped down on top of the blonde, neither of them had the energy to care about the mess, laying there in a comfortable silence, excluding the panting from both boys
after a minute, xiao finally pulled himself up, moving over to kiss the blondes forehead before stepping off the bed, looking out one of the small windows in his room he noticed it was still dark outside, it must only be a bit after midnight
"darling, want me to clean us up and start a bath?" xiao said, looking back at aether who had already dozed off, xiao could only hum in adoration as he went to get some wipes, cleaning off himself and aether the best he could before climbing back in bed next to him
"xiao?" a barely audible mumble came from the blonde, catching the adeptus' attention, brushing aethers hair away from his eyes as he slowly opened them, his golden irises almost shining
"yes dear?"
"i love you"
a short silence washed over the two, after a second, xiao gave a comforting smile, melting the others heart, even if he's half asleep, it can't stop him from adoring his adeptus
"i love you too aeth, let's go to sleep"
"goodnight, my savior"
"goodnight, my honey"