A haphazard mess of Genshin One-shots

25- Xingyun: Ghostbusters

"Hey, yeah- hello. There's a ghost haunting my basement, it's really disturbing my thoughts while I write. Oh- what do I write? Fanfics... Sure. My address is 221B Baker Street, thank you," Xingqiu set his phone down, sighing to himself.

Xingqiu had a really annoying ghost in his basement. Well- his aunt Yelan's basement, he really just lived with her, paying partial rent. Xingqiu was a writer, he wrote mostly love stories with complex feelings mixed in and with an understandable plot. But lately, a ghost has been screeching when he's either writing or trying to sleep. Xingqiu tried the candles, weird speech from the bible, salt, etc., but nothing happened so he ended up hiring some people.

Xingqiu plugged his ears as the ghost made its high-pitched screech. He couldn't wait for it to disappear.

After around 20 minutes, there's a knock on the door, and Xingqiu is eager to open it. A boy around his age is standing there, eating a popsicle. He had pale blue eyes, ruffleable and fluffy hair, he wore a crop-top white hoodie, a cryo vision on his belt and white sweatpants.

"H-hi," Xingqiu says like a Wattpad character.

"Hello, I am Chongyun, here to annihilate a ghost haunting your house," He says officially.

Damnit, he's adorable and he takes his work seriously, how will I survive? Noooo, I sound like a character in my books!

"Yes, umm," Xingqiu clears his throat, "come with me, the ghost is in the basement."

Chongyun follows Xingqiu to the basement after Chongyun takes off his shoes- a quick yet awkward walk.

"I notice you have a vision. I haven't seen a vision bearer in a while," Chongyun says.

"Same here. But the ghost here has been screeching whenever I try to write or fall asleep," Xingqiu explains as they stand on the carpeted floor of the basement.

"Write?" Chongyun asks.

"Yes, I write in my freetime, after school," Xingqiu explains.

Chongyun goes over to the washing machine and dryer, crouching down to inspect.

"What do you write? Fantasy, Adventure, Non-fiction, Science fiction...?" Chongyun asks, eyes darting around the machine.

Oh my gosh, he even knows all the genres I like!

"I normally write romance novels or novels that include swordsmanship, one of them actually got really popular in Inazuma," Xingqiu explains from his spot on the last step.

Chongyun suddenly pauses.

"Are you Zhenyu?" Chongyun asks, turning to the blue-haired boy.

"Uh- Yeah, that's my pen name.. Have you read my book?" Xingqiu asks, taken by complete surprise.

"Yes I have, the way you wrote the main character and his determination to keep fighting was miraculous. I went to Inazuma on a job and heard of a popular book and thought to buy it," Chongyun explains, the compliment makes Xingqiu turn red.

He even read my book?! He's a keeper! NO NO you JUST met him!

"It seems the ghost fled at the sight of my Yang energy, I am finished," Chongyun says.

"How much do you charge?" Xingqiu asks, taking out 20 dollars he grabbed earlier for this very reason.

"$15 will do," Chongyun says.

"How about I give you 15 and a boyfriend?" Xingqiu flirts.

"What do you mean by that?" Chongyun asks, clearly confused at the statement.