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you were sitting on the floor, barely alive. xiao was trying to teach you for your project, and you actually understood something. but, it was draining all your remaining braincells one by one.

"and... that's it."

"are we done? we practically spent all day studying. but nice, tomorrow's friday." your face was planted onto xiao's desk. you were currently in his room, because you couldn't really study back at your place. zhongli was there studying with hu tao, and well, things were messy.

let's just say you caught hu tao forcing poor zhongli to watch horror movies with her. zhongli was absolutely terrified, not because of the movie but because of hu tao's energetic and cunning nature. he also got pranked several times.

now you were sitting on xiao's desk, wearing your uniform. xiao was wearing a white t-shirt and sweatpants, leaning on the desk table with his hands. his room was pretty normal. too normal actually. it was really plain.

"aren't you going home?" he muttered out, crossing his arms.

"what time is it anyway?"

"it's 11PM. i'll walk you home." he sat on his bed, sighing. you secretly smiled while your face was planted on the desk, because he actually offered to walk you home.

"we studied too much. wait, let me call hu tao."

you leaned on the chair, picking up your phone and dialling hu tao. after a few seconds, she picked up.

"h-hey, bestie!"

"hu tao, hi. can i come home now? are you done with your chaos?"

"actually, no... do you have the keys with you?"

"nope. why?"

you heard the phone being snatched away, ganyu's voice speaking in the background. "hu tao, hand me the phone."

"(y/n)." ganyu's stern voice greeted you, and by her tone it meant something was off.

"hey, ganyu. what happened?"

"hu tao. she locked us out of the house. we are currently at ningguang's place, and she isn't too happy about it. i have to wait till tomorrow till i get my keys, because i lost mine last week."

"how did she forget the house keys?!"

"she apparently dragged zhongli to mcdonald's to buy nuggets, because 'chicken nuggets makes her focus', and zhongli locked the door because he thought hu tao had the keys."

"this girl... now what?"

"i suggest you sleep over there if it's okay with xiao. we have no choice for now, blame hu tao."

"i said i'm sorry!" hu tao yelled in the background. you can imagine her guilty face, her eyes teary.

"alright. take care, you two. also, please scream at hu tao for me."

you ended the call, and turned to xiao. he was lying down the bed, staring at the ceiling.

"um, xiao, can i sleep over?"

his amber eyes glanced at you blankly, as he sat up on the bed. "why?"

"hu tao locked us out, and we'll get the spare keys by tomorrow..."

"don't you have any other options?"

"none. nothing. this is my only choice so if you refuse i'll sleep on your doorstep."

he sighed, furrowing his eyebrows. he was really considering on letting you sleep on his doorstep, but other people would question him then.

"fine."

"thanks! wow, a sleepover. wanna watch movies? wanna pillow fight? wanna-"

"i'm taking a bath. don't touch anything." he stood up abruptly, heading for the shower.

"can i watch tv?"

"mm."

you ran to the living room while xiao was at the shower. he lives alone, but his place was spacious. it seemed lonely too.

you sat on the couch, turning on the tv and watching spongebob. you were still wearing your uniform so it wasn't that comfortable, so you planned to take a bath after xiao.

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after numerous episodes, xiao tapped your shoulder, scaring you.

"i'm done."

"shit, you scared me. i'll take a bath then."

you stared at xiao. his hair was still wet, and he was wearing a big green hoodie and pajamas. he looked tiny.

"what are you staring at?" he waved his hands in front of your face, mocking you.

"oh shut up. what do i do about clothes?" you swatted his hand away, blinking at him.

"figure it out."

"then, can i borrow yours?"

"why?"

"i don't have clothes here, stupid."

"but you're wearing your uniform. it counts."

"i don't want to sleep in my uniform! just let me borrow," you tugged on his sleeve, his hands trying to pry you away.

"fine! go get whatever, and get off my couch."

"meanie. thank you!"

you stood up and headed to the shower. xiao sat on the couch, drying his hair while spongebob plays in the background.

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after taking a shower, you wore a big sweater from xiao's closet, and pajamas. it fitted you nicely, but the sweater was a bit big and the sleeves were long.

when you entered the room, xiao was sitting on the bed, using his phone. he looked so focused, so you peeked on what he was doing.

you deadpanned when you saw that he was just trying to catch fish on animal crossing pocket camp. and all he got was a small fish.

"aren't you gonna sleep?" you asked, watching him pick fruits.

"get off the bed, then. i laid out the futon already. go to sleep." he swatted your face away, poking your cheek.

"good night, then." you jokingly lied down your head on his lap, closing your eyes. to be honest, it was very much warm and comfy.

"i said, on the futon."

you kept your eyes closed, just to tease him. you were expecting him to push you off or annoy you, but you just felt his fingers brush through your hair.

he played with your hair, his fingers getting entangled in your (h/c) locks. it was so relaxing that you can't help but relax, so much that you fell asleep.

"night, xiao..." you mumbled before drifting off to sleep. he hummed, continuing playing with your hair.

"goodnight, (y/n)."

after a few minutes of you softly snoring and xiao playing pocket camp, he turned off his phone and the lights and moved you down to the futon. he brushed your hair to the side and covered you with the blanket, before laying down on his own bed to sleep.

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you woke up when xiao lifted you to the futon, and it was very cold down there. almost and hour has passed and you could hear xiao softly breathing. and there you were, wide awake as you feel like your toes are almost turning to ice.

so your sleepy stupid ass climbed up the bed, stealing xiao's blanket and laying down beside him. he stirred awake from the movement, turning around.

"what are you doing?" he grunted out in a deep and raspy voice, sleepy amber eyes squinting at you.

"it's fucking cold down there, best friend. let me sleep here," you pulled on the blanket, while he also pulls back.

"stop stealing my blanket..." he sleepily pulled his blanket, before turning his back away from you and sleeping.

you ended up sleeping, your backs against each other. it was warmer, at least.

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you woke up in the middle of the night again, and you were almost falling of the bed. you moved in closer, but something seemed off. xiao was trembling, and he was sweating. so you woke him up, tapping his shoulder.

"xiao? are you okay?"

he suddenly opened his eyes, breathing heavily. his eyebrows were furrowed, and he tried to bury himself under the blanket.

"nightmare?" you turned your face to him, and his face was half buried under the blanket.

he just nodded, curling up under the blanket. you scooted in closer, wrapping an arm around him. you rubbed circles on his back gently, trying to calm him down.

he hugged back, burying his face on the crook of your neck. you felt his breath on your neck slowing down, as he fell asleep while he was clinging on you.

finally, sleep.

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