Genshin Impact x Reader (One-shots, Headcanons, Scenarios)

SEEING STARS [chongyun x male!reader]

Chongyun clenches his heart. This odd feeling that makes him burn up and overflow with yang energy surely has to be the work of some demon, he believed. A demon.. so powerful, that even his yang energy couldn't repel it. At some point, he even thought you could've been the evil spirit behind this "torture", hiding under the guise of a famous celebrity to charm everyone around you.

And yet, he's fallen madly in love. Even if it was true, that you were a evil spirit, he doesn't mind the way his heart wrenches whenever he catches sight of you. Of course, he wasn't the only one who'd been afflicted. You're a male celebrity, who has caught the eyes of boys and girls from not only Liyue, but all across Teyvat, and an ever-growing fanbase that becomes stunned by even your gaze.

Thus, Chongyun found himself limping away from a fight he'd gotten himself into. Who knew that a little pushing and shoving just to see you more better would escalate so quickly into getting heavily bruised in a dark alleyway? He sat down and sighed, his yang energy had taken the wheel again and got himself in trouble again.

Suddenly, a presence is felt nearby.

"Ah, hello there."

Chongyun glances up at source of the voice and instantly feels like he got possessed on the spot. Your body towered over him, casting a shadow in an already dark alley. Chongyun could physically feel his face heat up, almost like he was melting.

"Oh geez.. you're injured, and you're red! Running a fever while you're hurt, you must be in a lot of pain!"

You clasped your hands around his, opting to pull him up. The sudden contact and the contrast of your warm hand on his cold one practically almost killed Chongyun. He swore his vision was melting from the intense heat he was feeling. He could feel his yang energy reaching terrible levels as well, and before he could stop himself...

"AHHI'MSOSORRYBUTIJUSTWANNASAYTHATYOU'RESUPERCOOLANDIADMIREYOUALOTANDIKNOWI'MJUSTAFANBUTYOUINSPIREMEABUNCHANDMYHEARTBEATSSOFASTWHENISEEYOUANDITHINKI'MINLOVE. WITHYOU."

Words uncontrollably spill out of Chongyun's mouth and he instinctively covers his mouth, but it does nothing as the damage has already been done.

"...Could you uh.. repeat that?"

Or at least, it would've been if he spoke slower. Chongyun had no idea what he should do next in this situation, except for one; book it. 

So he did.

Chongyun broke out full speed into a sprint, as fast as his baggy pants would allow him, running past many other Liyue citizens peacefully minding their business.

"Ah- hey! Wait!"

You stretch your arm out as if to reach out to him but he's long gone and out of sight. You sigh, "Didn't even catch his name.." 

The next day, you set off to find the exorcist. You thought it wouldn't be so difficult, considering how pale blue would stand out tremendously against Liyue Harbor's architecture. And yet you are proven terribly wrong, when you have been searching the streets of Liyue Harbor for the past hour or so. Maybe he's outside of the harbor, you think. He's an exorcist, after all, and evil spirits are.. not exactly common in such a bright city.

Just as you think about giving up, your game of hide and seek ends once you hear noises from another alley absent of light. Curious, you peek.

Lo and behold, the mouse you've been aiming to catch from this morning is getting kicked and abused. Chongyun's eyes are shut tight, on the verge of crying. You had to step in.

"Hey!"

Your voice booms and echoes in the narrow alley and the assailants jump and scamper away like rats, leaving behind an injured Chongyun. He was still alive, but he was injured and you luckily had a first aid kit on you. Your parents always insisted you had one in case you got injured, the world of fame was a nasty one after all. You got to work on disinfecting and wrapping his wounds with bandages.

"..." Chongyun's eyes flutter open, sensing that danger was gone. In it's place, was something way worse. You. His crush that he confessed to a day ago and ran away from. Not only is this the second time you've found him injured, you're tending to his wounds.

Chongyun tries to stand up, but his legs ache too much from the few seconds ago where he was getting brutalized.

"Please stay still, Chongyun. It'll only hurt more if you move."

"...Y-You know my name?"

"You're a very efficient exorcist, I've heard your name get thrown around in the streets. Word gets around fast! They say that you expel evil spirits with just your presence, that's so cool!"

Chongyun wanted to pinch himself, this had to be a dream. Getting complimented by his crush, who is famous? In his wildest dreams, quite literally.

"Ah.. really...?"

"Yea! You know, I always thought it was admirable how brave you are, facing demons and evil spirits head on like that. And even being able to make them disappear with your natural flow of yang energy, it'd incredible!"

He could only stand there dumbfounded as you talked to him, he really couldn't believe this was happening.

"...Oh, am I rambling? Sorry, I just- I just think you're super cool... and I was wondering if maybe we could go out sometime. Maybe get to know each other a little more."

Chongyun chokes, not expecting such a forward answer, and asked so casually too.

"G-Go out? I mean, I'd love to but.. is that really okay?"

"What do you mean? It's the least I can do, I'm the reason you got beat up anyway. Think of it as an apology!"

Chongyun was tired and injured, he didn't feel like fighting against you when he couldn't even fight against the people beating him up earlier. 

"Well.. alright, sir."

"Haha, you don't have to call me sir, Chongyun!" You chuckled, "...Instead, you should drop the formalities and call me your boyfriend from now on."

Those are the last words Chongyun hears before he passes out from the sheer boldness of your words, red-faced and melting once again.

(1000 WORDS LETS FUCKING GET ITTTTTT LONGEST ONESHOT I EVER WROTE BABEYYYYY anyways so sorry for the absence! my mom died in a car crash recently and its been hard on my family and we're trying to recover but its really hard living without her. i miss her everyday and sometimes i see hallucinations of her in my bedroom and i hear her voice and it scares the hell out of me. i also just recently escaped the mental asylum i was admitted into just in time for pride month! it was hard but through hard work and commitment im finally back home <3 my father does not want me here though /j)