𝖢𝖫𝖨𝖢𝖧É : : 𝖦𝖤𝖭𝖲𝖧𝖨𝖭 𝖨𝖬𝖯𝖠𝖢𝖳

𝟎𝟏: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌

The next few moments with the ginger-haired fatui were a blur to you. You stared at him, he talked. You ate quietly, he insisted to feed you with his shaky attempts to use his chopsticks. You try to ignore him, he whines like a menace he is to the point that other customers shot weird looks in your direction.

And when you bid him goodbye to resign for the day, he insisted on taking you home.

He whined, pouted, tugged your clothes, and clung to your back until you begrudgingly said yes.

Obviously, you would say no, coldly refused him even.

However, the strange stares that the others would give you and Childe made you pull back your tongue. Though you were not shy to an extent, you still felt shame seeing that almost everyone's attention was solely on you two. You even swore that some females were giggling while whispering how cute of a couple you two were.

Well excuse them, you and the ginger-haired idiot were not a couple.

Not even in your wildest dreams did you imagine that scenario since he was supposedly a character on your favorite game. Yeah, you may read some fanfic or two, but you were well aware that it was mental to think that a person like him could exist in real life. Who knew that one day he'll become real, or that you'll become fictional. Not you.

But still, you were really thankful that he insisted that much though.

Because at the moment you agreed to let him take you home, you suddenly remembered that you didn't know the direction of where to go. Of course, the feeling of worry was still there even after agreeing to his requests (more like demands).

Where will you go?

You can't just state that you suddenly forgot where you live courtesy of his annoying face. He'll be super suspicious when you suddenly forgot the direction of your home. He's a harbinger for goodness sake, even the tiniest mistakes will arouse his suspicions except when he only met the person you transmigrated recently.

However, you doubt that, from the somewhat endearing way he spoke and the cheeky yet warm grins he would give when you were both eating, it was a no-brainer to know that the two were quite close-ish? Is that even a word....to be honest, you didn't care anymore.

You did not get the chance to ponder too much at your worried thoughts when he grabbed you by your arm and dragged you with him.

The startled yelp and incoming curses that threatened to spill from your mouth were rendered silent when you saw him give you a closed-eyed grin. So you sighed in defeat and let Childe drag you home with a small helpless smile on your lips.

Yeah, even though he might be an ass on the storyline, he was one of your favorites for some reason.

The walk to your home was eventful if you could call it that. He talked boisterously, sometimes even taking detours to buy you the things he saw interesting. While you stayed silent, dragging him away from the stalls every time that he impulsively went to buy things with a price that could make your everything hurt just by seeing the zeroes.

Things were like that until you finally (and thankfully) arrived at your home. Or at least the place that your mind mysteriously ushered you.

"I'll be going inside now," you turned to him with your lips unconsciously tugging upwards into a warm smile, "Thank you for the meal."

For a moment a shine appeared in his usually dull eyes as he gave you his infamous playful smirk.

"No problem girlie, but if you're that thankful, how about you let me in and give me a cuddle." His voice became velvety as he suggestively gave you a teasing nudge, "Whad'ya say, hm~?"