Centimeters [Childe/Tartaglia x reader]

Always My Fault (One-Shot)

Childe x reader (uses she/her pronouns)
Slight Ganyu x reader but not really

A/n: Angst. I... yeah. I'll uhhhh i swear I haven't given up on the main story 💀 also this is like probably a toxic relationship but uhhhh I'll leave that up for you to decide 😁👍

Word count: 3579

The door slammed open and shut within the blink of an eye.

"Ugh! What a weirdo!" exclaimed (Y/n) as she stomped her way into Zhongli's office.

"Is... everything alright, Miss (Y/n)?" asked the funeral consultant, amber eyes darting back and forth between the young woman and the wall.

"Childe! He— ugh I should've just stayed with Ganyu at the Pavilion..."

"Miss (Y/n)...?"

"Huh? Oh, sorry, Mr. Zhongli... It's just that... this is the second time this month that, that carrot head has pulled this sorta shit on me."

"And what sort of "d-droppings" has Childe pulled on you this time?"

"That bitch—"

"Ahem..."

"... idiot... literally just blew up at me and stormed out of the restaurant. I didn't even do anything to him!"

"Well? What happened? I would like to know the details of this event."

As (Y/n) sat down in one of the chairs in front of Zhongli's desk, she huffed before telling him what happened.

"Basically, Childe and I had agreed to meet up at Wanmin to have dinner together and once he got there, he was pretty happy, y'know? Well, about halfway into dinner, once our food arrived, he tried grabbing one of the shrimp balls but kept failing cause he's not that great at using chopsticks. Anyways, so I said, 'Heh, do you want training chopsticks or some help, Mister Harbinger?' and then he just starts yelling at me and just left the place."

"Perhaps he was tired from work."

"The guy was set for training some underlings today so he was just taking out nearby hillichurl and treasure hoarder camps with them. There was no way that he wasn't releasing some endorphins by the time we met up— the guy lives for the thrill of any sort of battle," explained the (h/c) woman as she crossed her arms across her chest.

"I suppose you are right... Maybe tomorrow you should confront him about it. There's nothing wrong with asking a couple questions, no?"

"You want me to confront a harbinger?"

"That is what I just said, yes."

"Zhongli, you... hah... fine, I'll try."

"Well then, since that's settled, would you like a cup of tea? It's freshly brewed," smiled the Geo Archon as he began reaching for a cup.

~

The following morning, the young woman set out for Yuehai Pavillion just like she did every morning. Working as the, basically, delivery girl, she would gather and deliver packages, letters, and assorted materials alike for the Pavilion and its allies. She was more close with Ganyu, the emissary and secretary for the Qixing, than any of the other members. If it weren't for Childe, some may have guessed that the two of them would've had some sort of spark between them.

"Morning, Ganyu," yawned out (Y/n) as she entered the room.

"Good morning, (Y/n). Ready for another day of work?"