request for anon: THE SECRETIVE READER HC’S WERE SO GOOD CAN WE GET IT WITHJ SOME LIYUE CHARACTERS??? LITERALLY TREMBLING RN UR WRITINGS SO GOODDD
ANON PLEASE BE OK???? BUT THANK YOU OMG I DID NOT THINK MY WRITING WOULD WARRANT THIS RESPONSE
this request made me realize just how few liyue characters i write for i am so sorry ASCKJVHDBKJDAL
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pairing: beidou, xiao, and zhongli x reader (separately)
characters: beidou, xiao, zhongli
genre: fluff
word count: 844
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beidou
⋆ the first time she sees you, she’s hooked; drawn to you an inexplicable amount, she doesn’t hesitate to saunter right over, throw her arm around you, and start up a conversation
⋆ she definitely finds your flirtiness and shadiness attractive. she’s a powerful woman who loves power, so of course she wants to get to know you more
⋆ like she loves when the two of you banter. beidou wants someone who can take her teasing and will tease back
⋆ each time one of you starts, it turns into a playful, loving fight. it’s a competition, and you’ve taken on someone who refuses to lose
⋆ she makes it her goal to make you blush all the time. she wants you so flustered that you can’t function, and by god she’s going to get you there. whether or not she succeeds depends on how neutral a face you can keep
⋆ literally does not care that you have dark secrets and an underground side. as previously stated, beidou finds this attractive
⋆ i mean, she is a literal pirate…
⋆ to be honest, she could sense there was something more to you than you let on from the very beginning. if there’s anything beidou knows—aside from the sea—it’s people. she’s known throughout teyvat; she’s met all sorts of people in all different areas of the world
⋆ of course she can read you like an open book. it’s just something she’s picked up on over the years
⋆ she’ll keep your secrets and stay quiet, but when she’s in a mood to flirt, she is shamelessly loud. hope you don’t have too much of a reputation to uphold
⋆ but being the lover of the renowned captain beidou comes with its own sort of reputation, i suppose.
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xiao
⋆ literally does not understand your flirting. at all.
⋆ he probably thinks you’re mocking him the first time you try anything with him. he’d either snap something back or scoff and growl and teleport away
⋆ give him time, he eventually learns you’re not being demeaning. this is some human method of courting… as strange as xiao thinks it is
⋆ after he finds out exactly what it is you’re doing, he still snaps at you because now he can’t stop himself from blushing every time you compliment him or make some witty remark
⋆ don’t expect him to shoot anything sweet back. his sharp comments will grow softer over time, but xiao is in no way a flirt. he basically just stops insulting you
⋆ he’s just affection-shy, okay?
⋆ he also probably keeps an eye on you. he can sense something is off, being thousands of years old and a supernatural being. he knows you’re not always telling the truth—or full truth, at least—but won’t ever pry for information
⋆ so long as your secrets and dark side don’t interfere with his job of protecting liyue, he’ll have no issue with them. he’s not here to tell you how to live your life, so long as your way of living doesn’t bring harm to the nation of contracts
⋆ xiao’s got secrets and darkness, too. if you don’t ask, he won’t either.
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zhongli
⋆ he knows what you’re doing when you try to flirt with him, but zhongli isn’t the slightest bit affected
⋆ this man has the craziest poker face. you can be throwing the sweetest words at him, and he’ll do nothing more than smile and return your affections in kind, without so much as a blush to grace his face
⋆ he recognizes the knowing glint in your eyes, because he sees it in his own
⋆ you have a look to you that suggests you’re more knowledgeable than you may first appear. you have things you stay terribly, terribly quiet about. you’ve information that no one else has, and no one else will get unless you deem them worthy
⋆ while he may not react to your flirting, your secretive side is another matter. whether you reveal it willingly, or zhongli finds out on his own, he has strong opinions about what you do
⋆ depending on what exactly your underground life entails, his response will be different. zhongli will do anything to protect liyue, including turning you in. he may demand you sever ties with the shady organization you’re caught up with, but he also may just warn you against following a darker path—again, it all depends on if he believes you’ll be a threat to his nation or not
⋆ regardless of what you reveal to him, what he discovers, and what you do afterward, he’s there to offer advice. he’ll listen to whatever you have to say, and tell you what he thinks; even if it’s not what you want to hear
⋆ zhongli won’t fall for any of your tricks, which can be disappointing sometimes. is even a tiny reaction too much to ask for?
⋆ he’d never tell you, but he finds amusement in seeing you work so hard to break his composure. sometimes he almost wants to give in, but he never does
⋆ unfortunately, he’s a little too wise to play your games the way you want him to.