Centimeters [Childe/Tartaglia x reader]

False Hope (One-Shot)

Word Count: 387
Childe x GN reader (gender not mentioned :>)

"So go...!" you let out, your hands gripping at the hem of your shirt. "Go on! Leave already!"

The person who you were yelling at was all but standing still, only hushed breaths being let out. The man who had a lust for blood. The man who lived for the exhilaration of battle. The man who didn't know how to use chopsticks. The man who you fell in love with.

It was the last call for boats, for both passengers and cargo, to leave for Snezhnaya; the sun was setting across the seas of Liyue.

"(Y/n)—"

"Shut up! I don't wanna hear your stupid ass voice again!" you huffed out in between each sharp hitch. You could feel the hot tears rolling down your face as each second passed.

"(Y/n)..." he repeated, this time, taking a step closer towards the weeping figure in front of him. Reaching out his gloved hand, he then grabbed ahold of you, pulling you in towards his pounding chest. "I... I love you... with all of myself."

The only sort of response that came out of your mouth were squeaks and the continuation of hitched breaths.

"I promise that one day we'll meet again."

"Liar," you retorted, a mere whisper at this point.

"What?"

"You're such an asshole... don't... don't give me false hope that we'll see each other one day..." you mumbled out as you wrapped your arms up and around his back, grasping at his jacket.

"(Y/n)..."

"Stop saying my name, would you!?" you yelled, pushing the harbinger away from you.

He started stepping towards you once more, trying to calm you down. After a few tries, he finally managed to bring you back in for a hug and a kiss goodbye. His lips tasted that of barely ripe sunsettias mixed with the rich taste of the adeptus temptation you two had shared just hours ago. Goodbyes were bittersweet. Promises were scary to make. Relationships were hard to keep.

But of course, he included all those things and more.

"Until next time..." was all he said before barely jumping onto the boat as it started to depart for the foreign nation.

"Ajax..." you whimpered out, cheeks hot and red from crying along with the passionate, bittersweet kiss you two had shared just moments before. "Stupid Fatui scum."

A/n: me watching Violet evergarden movie rn. I've cried like 5 times already and I'm only halfway through help. Anyways short and... short writing thing yeah </3