𝑰 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐘 𝐂𝐎-𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 [𝐙𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐈 𝐗 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐄]

-𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐗-

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AFTER THAT special first day of filming, Childe and Zhongli hadn't spoken off set. It was already bad enough to get a boner in front of him, and more than anything Childe prayed to God that Zhongli didn't notice then. That would be far too embarrassing and Childe was sure the movie star would surely never talk to him if that was the case.

So, Childe had to try and make up their rocky start. They didn't make the first best impressions with getting drunk and hooking up, after all. And to hopefully break the iron curtain between them, Childe tried being extra nice to Zhongli for the last week.

"Hey Zhongli-sensei!"

"Do you wanna practice our lines together?"

"Here's some coffee I make just for you, Zhongli-sensei"

"Zhongli-sensei!"

Needless to say, Zhongli felt as if he was losing his mind. Every time he turned around, there was that ginger following him around like a lost puppy most likely having something to say or ask. And Zhongli's nerves couldn't take it anymore. He was a patient person, but he had a limit. And this guy Childe just made that limit much more limited.

"I swear to the Gods above.." Zhongli thought to himself one evening after filming, his eyebrow twitching with irritation. He was currently buttoning up his shirt and slipping his jacket back on, ready to get home and get some rest.

"If I see him one more time, trying to offer to walk me to my car, I may lose my mind.."

And with that, Zhongli opened the door exiting his dressing room to find, well guess who was already waiting for him.

"Ah! Hey Zhongli-sensei! Oh? Are you leaving? Haha, what a coincidence. So am I. Why don't we go ahead and walk–" however, Childe was cut off when Zhongli simply walked past him as if he was invisible.

"–together...?"

Childe blinked then quickly turned around to see Zhongli walking off without him. So, Childe did the obvious and went after him.

"Boy, you must be tired Zhongli-sensei. Today's work was pretty tiring, huh? "

No answer.

"Heh, well I think you did an amazing job with that action scene you did. You really pull off the God character perfectly. It's almost like the role was born for you—"

"What are you to doing?" Zhongli asked, suddenly coming to a halt and looked over at the other, making eye-contact for the first time.

But Childe acted confused and tilted his head. "What do you mean?" He asked innocently, as if he couldn't fathom what on earth the other was trying to get at. But they both knew Childe wasn't that dense.

"The constant following me around. The sudden offers for us to spend time together. All of it. What is this about?"

Childe paused. Did he really think it wasn't obvious? Well, he was hoping it wasn't.

"I don't really under what Zhongli-sensei is talking about." He denied, shaking his head, and was definitely a convincing a liar, but it was too bad Zhongli through straight through that innocent smile.