Fics like Slip of the Mask

He knows the arms that hold him—arms that tighten around his knees and shoulders, the bite of the wind becoming sharper. “Save your strength,” Zhongli says. There’s a rigidness in his tone, masking a deeper fret Xiao doesn’t have the mind nor will to uncover. “I do not know the depth of your wounds. Be still.” Xiao doesn’t see why not, and even questions seem a futile effort when there’s no hurry to find the answer. He lets his head loll into Zhongli’s shoulder, and trusts.

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