genshin as college students ||
featuring: kaeya, zhongli, xiao
warnings: one mention of vomit
published: august 24, 2021
a/n: in honor of me leaving for school in a weekβ¦
kaeya would beone of those students youβd think would be failing, considering how much time he spends drinking and hanging out around town with friends
but surprisingly, heβs doing extremely well in all his classes and probably has almost perfect grades. you have no idea how he manages it because you never actually see him sit down and study for exams
i think he would be a political science or prelaw major of some sort (iβm not just saying this because iβm also majoring in poli sci lol)
heβs extremely adept at oral and written arguments, and his logical reasoning ability is quite profound. all the other students in his classes are peeved at how good he is, but he never quite becomes teacherβs pet because he always has missing or late assignments
kaeya can 100% be trusted to hold your drink at a party. heβs a drinker but he never seems to get drunk. heβs also the guy to hold your hair back as you puke in a frat house toilet
as a college boyfriend, heβs definitely that one upperclassman that you date when youβre a year or two younger than him because he seems so much more mature. all his friends are also older, but theyβre all really nice, thankfully
kaeya would be the type to accompany you to late-night study sessions at the library during exam season, but he wonβt spend as much time studying as he will be buying starbucks and helping you fuel up. when you get too tired, he will walk you home, and depending on how heβs feeling, kaeya might let you curl up against him and fall asleep with you safely tucked under his arm
definitely the aesthetic dark academia history major boyfriend
you can't tell me zhongli wouldn't be a history major. he already has such passion for knowledge, so he surely would have a knack for recalling all the narratives and dates that pertain to being a history major
zhongli is the model student. he works really hard all the time, his papers and stationery are all super organized, and he shows up to office hours all the time. professors love him and he's somehow always finding some great opportunity to do research with some world-renowned historians/anthropologists/etc.
he doesn't go to parties often, even though he gets invited. he's one of those guys who doesn't have a distinct friend group, but is instead friendly with all sorts of people in different groups. since he's kind of ogled by everybody on campus with eyes, zhongli is constantly getting asked out on dates or to parties, but he largely keeps to himself
occasionally, he'll hang out with you and your friends, just casually hanging out at someone's apartment and having a smoke, but nothing too crazy. zhongli does enjoy the occasional blunt, especially when it's just you and him and you two can talk about whatever the hell you want
xiao is a bit more contentious but i think he would be some type of STEM major, perhaps computer science or engineering
personally, i think his rather analytical personality suits those fields that require a little less nuance
also i think he would fit in with the comp sci crowd LMAO
all jokes aside, i actually think xiao would be a really good student. STEM fields are not easy, and a lot of the people you have to deal with are insufferable as well. he puts up with a lot, but overall his grades and performance are quite good
he is kind of one of the loners on campus; xiao mainly keeps to himself, save for the few friends he does keep, like zhongli
xiao also 100% is in like 20 different discord servers. like not even in a cringey way, but most of them are for academic purposes, but he just ends up spending a ton of time on discord and it's kind of goofy
his dorm also has a really souped up PC setup
you wouldn't really expect him to date in college, but i do think he'd be a really sweet boyfriend. he is totally inexperienced, as many people in college are, but he is very sincere and honest, and does try his best
his ideas of dates are taking you to a park or a nearby coffee shop to study for hours, but sometimes he will do something really cheesy like take you out for a movie and later buy you flowers, because that's what he's always seen in the movies
idk i just think he'd be a really cute discord server mod, computer science boyfriend (those are totally not contradictory modifiers at all)