Summary: Lyney uses the power of deception. It’s very effective against Xiao!
A/N: I am the worst at sticking to one fic and completing it and instead keep creating more wips for myself 🫠. Anyways, hope you enjoy this one!!
Word Count: 1170
Also on AO3!
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Xiao was just entering the kitchen when he saw Lyney get out of their walk-in pantry.
“Lyney,” Xiao spoke his name slowly.
“Yes, my Yaksha?” Lyney responded in kind, turning towards him innocently.
“What do you think you're doing?"
Xiao took a seat on a barstool by the counter, back towards the living room where he came from, as he eyed Lyney with suspicion.
“Nothing~”
Xiao stared at him dubiously.
“Show me your hands.”
“I'm empty-handed, see?~”
True to his word, he was empty-handed, but the Yaksha remained unconvinced.
“You're using that, ‘I have something devious planned’ tone.”
“Oh, whatever can you mean?~” Lyney singsongs, taking a step towards the hallway connecting to the kitchen to make his escape and purposely eyeing the obvious empty space in the pantry.
Xiao followed his gaze before narrowing his eyes.
“Where's the cookie jar?”
“What cookie jar?”
“Oh, don't play with me, Lyney.”
“I have absolutely no clue what you're on about~”
“Lyney,” Xiao warned, crossing his arms. “You had your fill this week, and if you're trying to smuggle some for Aether, he's also reached his quota. Put the cookie jar back.”
“I have no idea! I swear!”
“And tell me why I should believe you right now?”
“I'll let you pat me down, and you can see for yourself. I promise I am completely empty-handed.”
Xiao was still wary of Lyney, but his tone sounded more genuine than playful this time.
“Come here. But slowly and with your arms up,” Xiao said after a moment.
“You'll see for yourself that I'm telling the truth,” Lyney smiled, before following Xiao’s orders.
“I know you're a magician, Lyney, so don't pull any fast ones on me or you'll pay for it. I'm watching you.”
“Mhm, that's right… Just keep your eyes on me, don't look away…”
Xiao's eyes sharpened his gaze on him upon hearing those words, and alarm bells were ringing in his head at that devious tone of his.
“Wha—BAHAHAHAHA!”
Xiao had no time to defend himself before he felt scribbling fingers against his sides, making him shriek in laughter, and reflexively brought his hands down to protect himself. Only to have them pinned behind his back and tied up.
“LYNEHEHEY! STOHOHOP YOHOHOUR TRIHIHICKS!” Xiao screeched when he felt scratching on his back window, one of his worst spots. “GAHAHAHA! G-GEHET THEHEHESE MAHAHAGICAL HAHANDS OFF MEHEHEAHAHA!”
“Me? Oh no, my laughing birdie~ I'm not pulling the strings at all~”
Lyney has since let his hands fall to his sides as he walked over to the laughing adeptus and looked past him with a gleeful smile at something, or rather…someone. A golden-haired someone, to be exact.
“Mmm… I wonder how long you’ll last before you start begging us to stop~” a familiar teasing voice whispered into Xiao's ear.
“A-AEHEHETHER?!"
Xiao's laughs seemed to increase an octave upon hearing Aether's voice.
“WHYHY AHAHAREHE YOUHUHU HEHELPIHING HIHIM?!”
“Because I'm hungry for more cookies,” Aether said simply, pouting.
Xiao was now sandwiched between the two, with Lyney's hands digging into his tummy and Aether dragging his nails down his spine, and the sensations were maddening.
“WAHAHAIT! NOHOHO PLEHEHEHEASE! snort AHAHAHAHA!”
Xiao was shaking in ticklish mirth. It was one thing to have one of them tickling him, but the two of them?
“You know what to do to make us stop~” Aether singsonged, nipping at his ear playfully.
Xiao tried to defend himself, but they just won't let him. If he arched away from Lyney's fingers, Aether would be there to rake down his back, making him cackle, and if he tried to get away from Aether, Lyney would be squeezing down his sides, making Xiao shake his head back and forth with laughter pouring out of him.
He shrieked in surprise when Lyney darted towards his ribs, kneading them, and Aether stuck his hand in his armpits and wiggled his fingers while also adding raspberries along his neck and back for good measure. The Yaksha squeezed his arms to his side, looking at Lyney pleadingly with tears of mirth threatening to fall from his eyes. But all he was met with was a smug cat's eyes.
“What was that you were saying, Xiao-Xiao?~” Lyney smirked.
And Xiao whined.
“P-PLEHEHEASE!”
He weakly raised his hands to tug Lyney off, but looked more like holding him in place.
“Aww, looks like he wants the tickles to keep going~” Aether cooed from behind him, making Xiao jump in his skin and try to bury his face in the crook of his shoulder.
Both of them started peppering him with kisses and skittering, squeezing, and doing whatever tickle techniques they could as Xiao snorted, giggled, and laughed all the while until he couldn’t take anymore.
“OKAHAHAY!” Xiao yelped, the affection and tickling from his two mischievous boyfriends overloading his brain. “YOUHUHU BOHOHOHOTH CAHAHAN HAHAHAVE MOHOHOREHE COOKIHIHIES! PLEHEHEHAHAHASEHEHE! MEHEHERCEHEHEY!”
“Yay!” Both Aether and Lyney cheered like a couple of toddlers, pulling away with innocent smiles on their faces as if they hadn’t tickled Xiao to pieces.
“You bohoth pant are thehe wohohorst.”
Aether and Lyney can’t help but burst into laughter before they exchanged a knowing glance and looked at Xiao with a glint in their eyes.
“Wha— Why are you two looking at me lik— LYNEY!?!”
Lyney immediately parted Xiao’s thighs, making the Yaksha sputter and flush in shyness. All Lyney gave him was a wink before lifting Xiao off the barstool, making the latter yelp and wrap his legs and arms around him, and the magician gave him a kiss on the forehead. Aether giggled at the scene before him, imagining the ways they could get Xiao flustered before bending down to pick up the cookie jar that Lyney hid.
“Want one?” Aether asked Xiao, hovering a cookie before his lips as they all walked towards the bedroom.
“Hmph,” Xiao pouted, but opened his mouth to allow Aether to feed him.
As Aether was about to pull his hand away as the last of the cookie disappeared, Xiao licked his fingers and sucked them, and Aether gasped, blushing.
“Heh,” Xiao smirked before snuggling into Lyney and blowing a raspberry on his neck, making the latter cackle.
The trio is sure going to have a fun time together~
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Bonus (inspo from this):
Xiao and Scara are bantering in the kitchen with Sethos sipping his coffee and watching the whole thing in amusement.
“Is there a cactus where your heart should be?” Xiao groans.
“What’s up your ass this morning?” Scara scoffs.
Lyney and Aether walk in, yawning and looking disheveled. Hickeys adorning their necks.
“Hey~” They say in unison, perking up when they see Xiao.
“Hmm, never mind~” Scara smirks, making Sethos choke on his coffee and almost drop his cup.
Twitter has given me a new ship to appreciate and so I shall do that.
Lyney honestly surprised me so much, I didn't know I'd love him THIS hard.
Aether definitely deserves two hot boyfriends.
I just realized that for me, the equivalent of the Xiaotherney (Xiao x Aether x Lyney) in genshin, in Zenless Zone Zero is Haruwiseth (?) (Harumasa x Wise x Seth).
