Lust in the ocean |.tartaglia(childe)Xreader.|

[14] think about yourself,please.

"(Y/n) what's wrong? You've been really down these days.." keqing asked her friend with worry.

"Oh uh..it's nothing, I'm fine really." (Y/n) smiled awkwardly as she played with her hands.

Keqing was not convinced, she knew her too well for (y/n) to just try and lie to her like that.

"Tell me.." the purple haired girl stopped in her tracks and grabbed (y/n)'s hands and squeezed them slightly. "Is it because of the fatui? Have they been bothering you?"

(Y/n) looked down, not wanting to bother the yuheng with her problems as keqing already was busy and had enough stress.

"It is.." keqing furrowed her brows "that Childe guy hasn't done anything to you has he? I swear if he laid a finger on you-"

"No no..he hasn't done anything to me." The (h/c) haired girl assured her friend, giving her a small smile.

"(Y/N) please, just tell me what's wrong. I won't judge you, I'm always here for you." Keqing placed her hands on the girl's shoulders.

"I know.." she felt tears forming in the corner of her eyes, keqing has always been too good to her, they've always been like sisters.

"Come on, let's go to my office and you can tell me what's bothering you." Keqing grabbed her friend's hand and lead her to her office.

She closed the door behind her and sat the girl down, she grabbed a chair and placed it next to hers.

"Now please, don't lie to me.." keqing pleaded as she gave (y/n) a smile.

(Y/n) looked at her vision for a second, before breaking down completely.

"They're everywhere keqing! It's just like those times- I can't get away no matter what..I can't even work peacefully without a fatui member being at my window or behind the door!" Her tears streamed down her face as she trembled.

"I tell them to leave but they keep coming back! It's been years but they still just won't go away, I don't think I can take this anymore..!" She sobbed as she cover her face with her hands.

Keqing knew what she was exactly talking, her expression turned into a sad one, she clenched her fists, she didn't know what could help her friend.

"I try to act as strong as I can when I'm around them! Especially that ginger harbinger..I don't even know what he's planning." Her sobs became louder.

"I can't escape them no matter what! It's like I'm chained to them for the rest of my life, those horrible memories keep flooding back every time I see them..!"

"I keep telling myself to be strong for the sake of my friends and allies..But I don't think I can keep it up.."

Keqing stood up from her seat, she embraced her friend into a deep hug, she too felt sorry for her.

"(Y/N)..you need to take a break from cielo." Keqing suggested as she rubbed the girl's back.

"I-I can't.." she wept. "My friends are relying on me, and I can't just leave my job..and my-"

"(Y/N) you need to think about yourself." Keqing uttered softly, the girl in her arms calmed down a little, tho she was still crying.

"You don't have to do everything for your friends, your feelings matter too." Keqing continued, (y/n) thought about it for a moment, when was the last time she actually did something for her own benefit..

"You're right.." keqing smiled as she heard her friend say that, she broke the hug and wiped her tears with her hands.

"Once you give the necklace back and tell the 'master' we can go shopping." Keqing smiled warmly.

(Y/N) looked at her necklace, everyone in the cielo had one, the necklace had their names carved on it on one side and on the other one it had the cielo logo.

She ripped the necklace off and put it in her pocket, her gaze went back to keqing, her eyes saddened but she had a smile on her face.

"I really don't deserve you keqing." She hugged her friend one more time.

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(Y/N) stood infront of his office door, she knocked but no one answered, she opened the door and saw no one was inside.

She close the door behind her and walked to his desk, she placed the necklace down and the note she has written.

Hopefully he will understand.

She walked out of his office and went outside of the building, she could go back home and maybe get some sleep..

"(Y/N)??" She heard a voice call, she turned around and saw none other.

"Childe.."

"Were you crying?"