(A/N : I have been thinking of this for more than I should tbh. Also Geo Grandpa plz come home.)
Razor was hunting for today's lunch. But it's a little bit difficult since he's hunting in Liyue. A whole new different place for him.
While Aether (or Ath, as Razor calls him) is searching for materials to ascend Childe, Razor have decided to make some food for when they get back home. He's going to cook Puppy-paw Hashbrowns and Steak, because those are Ath and the new members of his party favorite meal, and because that's all Razor can make.
He have collected ingredients for the Hashbrowns, so he went out to hunt.
So far he have 3 meat 'Just two more. '
While he's searching for more prey, he saw a group of people with bags of meat 'So many meat, for their pack?' Razor wonders. He looked around for prey, he found two boars, he quickly jumped on the animal and killed it with his electro power, a technique he learned from Klee.
"Oi! Those are ours!" A man from the group yelled angrily, making Razor confused "But.. You, have meat. " Razor replied, but another man snaps back "Still! Those are ours, and we need a lot more!" Razor's eyes widened 'Their pack needs lots of meat.. ' . Razor bowed apologetically "Razor is sorry.. " "Meh, whatever. " A big man of the group said, leading them to hunt in a different place.
'Here is their territory.. Are they hunting in different territory?' Razor wondered to himself, 'Their pack, how many?' He questioned himself, how many people are in their pack? Must be lots.
He put meats in his bag as he returns to Wangshu Inn, the outside of it.
On his way there, he encountered some.. Pretty strange people 'Looks dangerous. ' Razor thinks to himself. It appears that they're digging something out of the ground, their treasure?
Without batting an eye, he walk past them, gaining unwanted attention. One of them grabbed a strange bottle and throw it to Razor's direction. Razor quickly dodged it, but the bottle shattered and burned the grass.
"Catch him!" One of them yelled, Razor grabbed his claymore and lunged forward with a spin, harming 3 people in the process. A big person grabbed his shovel and throw sand in Razor's eyes with it, blocking him from seeing anything.
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Aether was walking back to Wangshu Inn, tired, and honestly just want to sleep. 'Fighting Oceanid was so difficult.. Especially without Razor to help.. ' . Though it is difficult, he asked help from Chongyun to Replace Childe since Chongyun can easily freeze the enemy, giving him chance to attack. His body cling to Zhongli's arm unconsciously "Traveler, are you that tired? Should we take a break?" He said with concern, "No, we should continue-" Aether paused as he looked to his left, seeing Razor being beaten up by some Treasure Hoarders.
Completely enraged, he run towards said Treasure Hoarders. The member of his party looked at the direction Aether was running to. Each of them were angered by the fact that the person whom they considered as a little brother is beaten up to death.
They catch up to Aether in fury, they are prepared to send them to their grave with no mercy.
Aether dropped some kind of rock on them, sending them flying and landing with a loud thud. He cradled Razor as Razor cried in pain, his eyes struggling to see anything except blurry figures of more people.
Diluc slams his claymore to the ground, breaking their formation as Zhongli lunged forward and slashed them. Childe was shooting them from afar, because honestly, he's bad with fighting up-close with a bow, but then he lunged forward with two Hydro blade in his hands, ready to torn them apart like some fabric, which he eventually did.
"Hey Childe! Come here for a second!" Aether yells as he tried his best to keep the hoarders away from hurting Razor even more. Childe quickly rushed to him.
"What's wrong?" "Can you use your hydro vision to clean his eyes? He probably caught sand in it..." Childe nodded as he held the wolf-boy's chin "Hey wolfie, open your eyes for a little bit will you?" Razor opened his eyes, a pang of pain rose in Childe's chest.
By looking at his eyes he could see that Razor was absolutely in pain. He waste no time staring as he summoned a little swirl of water near Razor's eyes, cleaning the sand.
Razor closed his eyes and open them, now he can see things more clearly. He saw Diluc and Zhongli fighting Treasure Hoarders, he tried to help, but was stopped by Aether "Let us take care of them ok?" "But-" Razor was cut off by Aether and Childe running off to attack the Treasure Hoarders.
Aether stabs them with his blade one by one, not letting his guard down, but also not letting his grip on his sword became loose either.
After they finished attacking them and keeping them away from hurting their precious wolf boy, they decided to keep 3 Treasure Hoarders captive.
Zhongli and Diluc ran up to Razor, who's sitting on the ground, fresh scars and bruises on his body. Zhongli give him some herbal medicine that Baizhu made for his journey on assisting the Traveler. Diluc cleaned his scars with a rag and wrapped a bandaid over it.
Meanwhile, Childe and Aether towered over the scared hoarders, fury on their eyes. "Now listen here you pieces of shit. " Aether said "If you or the other Treasure Hoarders dare to lay eyes upon him, I will fucking kill you. "
"As for you.. " Childe said as he grabbed the collar of the person who brought a shovel. "If you even dare to be 1 kilometer near him, I will throw you into a pit of slimes and watch in happiness as they eat you alive. " Childe said coldly. "O-okay! We're sorry! Just let us go, please!" Childe and Aether let them go, checking on Razor right after.
"Razor? Are you hurt?" "Legs.. Hurt.. Body.. Hurt.. " Razor answered, making the four of his big brothers become more angrier at the Treasure hoarders. Diluc picked him up "We should get him to Wangshu Inn, they probably have some medicine that can help healing his bruises. "
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"Now tell me Razor, how did you get hurt?" Diluc asked, "Razor want to make lunch, so Razor hunt, bad guys hurt Razor when Razor tried to go back to Inn. " Aether sighs when he heard this "Razor, how many times have I told you to leave the lunch duty to us?" "But Razor want to help make food too.. " Zhongli smiled "Well, we appreciate that you want to help us, Razor. But please take care of yourself while you're at it, you don't want to see us sad now do you?" "Razor don't want to see Lupical sad.. "
'Ah.. To be bestowed upon such title from a precious mortal, I'm truly honored. '
By hearing the mention of 'Lupical', Diluc is reminded when he's on guard duty with Razor while they're still on Mondstadt.
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It was on the middle of the night. The stars are twinkling, the moon is shining bright, and the lampgrass around them shined ever so brightly.
"Razor. " Diluc called, the wolf-boy looked at Diluc with a hint of curiosity "Why do you keep following us like a lost puppy?"
Razor looked down on the ground "Razor's home is with Lupical. " Razor answered simply, Diluc raised his eyebrows "So you're saying that.. Wherever we go, you will view it as your home?" Razor nodded "Yes, because Razor's home is with Lupical, Razor have to protect Lupical also. "
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That night, they decided to make steak and Puppy-paw Hash browns for dinner (Razor teached Childe and Zhongli how to make it). "That Puppy-paw Hashbrowns really is good! Thanks Razor!" Childe thanked the wolf-boy, Razor nodded, yawning right after "Are you tired? Should we go to bed?" Aether asked "No, Razor stay watch tonight. " "Razor please.. You have been staying up for 3 days, you have to rest. " Diluc said in a concerned tone, "But-" "Nah, I'm sure the Inn is safe. Besides, we slay all of the Hilichurl camps nearby already!" Childe said with a carefree tone "Yeah, I think there's no need to stand guard tonight, Razor. " Aether said as he cuddled up to Razor's hair "Okay.. " Razor said in a small voice, almost sounding like a whisper.
Razor cuddled up to Aether "Razor?" He looked down on the wolf-boy, only to find him slipping in and out of consciousness "Razor... tired... want someone.. to.. cuddle... " Razor said tiredly as he cuddled up to Aether even more, making the four of his big brothers almost died from the cuteness overload.
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They lay on the comfy bed Aether have reserved for them at Wangshu Inn, with Razor sleeping soundly in the middle, receiving some headpats from Zhongli while Razor cuddled up to Aether.
Childe is already asleep, nuzzling to Zhongli's neck. Diluc is not asleep yet, he's still watching the puppy with soft eyes from the traveler's back.
They all silently agreed to protect this precious little puppy at all costs
(A/N : I just love imagining the four of them obliterate ppl who hurt Razor whether it's physically or mentally for some reason.)