𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨 [ 𝘼𝙐 𝙕𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙘𝙝𝙞 ]

11: Promises

"Okay..." Childe whispered, closing his eyes. "I'll try."

Zhongli smiled, resting his chin on the redhead's shoulder. "I don't want you to feel forced."

"No, it's what I want, and I think it's necessary," they were in the same position for a long time, until the brunette pushed him away. "My butt is starting to hurt," Ajax chuckled, apologetic and stepping to the side, as they got up off the ground.

"I'm sorry, I woke you up and you must still be tired."

"It doesn't matter, I can sleep later," they stood facing each other, looking into each other's eyes. Ajax looked away, as he placed his hands behind his back, nervous. "I think I'm going to take a shower..." He had been cleaning himself normally, even though he didn't seem like it. He left the room, closing the door behind him and leaving Zhongli inside him. He leaned his head against the wood, sighing.

So now they were a couple, right?

His stomach was still aching with nerves, but he decided to ignore it, saying that he was going to face his fears, he would not back down. He walked into the bathroom, closing the door and starting to undress. He looked at the bandages on his head stained with blood, he should change them. Childe removed them carefully, still feeling the pain as they parted from the wounds. He had several cuts on his forehead, some superficial and some quite deeper.

Thanks to Zhongli he hadn't gotten infected or anything, everything was fairly fine. He stepped into the shower, trying to keep the water from hitting his wounds directly.

It took him no more than ten minutes to get out, realizing that in the rush he hadn't picked up another change.

"Shit... "

Childe opened the medicine cabinet, taking out the roll of bandages and scissors, while he thought of some solution. He recapped the cuts, putting some hydrogen peroxide on the bandages and tying them around the back of his head.

He wasn't going to wear the same clothes he'd been drunk and sweaty in. He covered himself with a towel, getting out of the bathroom and wetting the floor with the water dripping from his wet hair. Ajax stood in front of the bedroom door for a moment, now that he thought about it, Zhongli was wearing the same clothes as him when he arrived.

"Uh... I'm going in, I don't have any clothes..." He realized how bad that had sounded. "I mean, I have a towel but I forgot to get spare clothes and... !!" The door opened, Zhongli was turning his head in the opposite direction, not looking at him.

Ajax laughed when he saw him, he was nervous and red-faced. With the views of the other he forgot his own nerves, tried to reassure the brunette. "Zhongli, I'm wearing a towel, you don't have to..."

"I'm fine..." He left the room, circling the redhead. "Get changed, I'll ... I'll be here."

He pushed Ajax into the bedroom, closing the door behind him. Zhongli covered his face with his hands, bowing his head. His heart was racing, hitting his chest hard. He shook his head, laughing at himself and then sighing. He was acting like a teenager.

He walked into the living room, flopping onto the couch. Zhongli was tired, he wanted to sleep. Now he and Ajax were in a relationship, they had taken a step forward. He smiled unconsciously, radiating joy, despite the exhaustion he doubted he could sleep.

Ajax sat next to him, already dressed in other pajamas.

"Do you want to take a shower?" He rested his head on Zhongli's shoulder. They could have that kind of confidence, right?

"It would be nice... but I think we wear different sizes of clothes."

"Oh, that's right... if you want you can go home."