It's a beautiful Sunday morning, the sun is shining and the wind is blowing gently. And so, Childe decided to bring some of his men out to go hunting with him. Yes, Zhongli included, even though he's not a big fan of outdoor physical activities. He tagged along because Childe asked him ever-so-politely. After some time, the squad proceeds deeper into the woods, and Childe spots a deer with huge antlers just strolling around. He grins.
"You guys see that?" He points at the deer, "he will be our target for the day".
The others collectively nod. Then Childe makes a sign with his hands that means "scatter around". The men follow. Zhongli is trying to find a place to hide when he feels a tug on his sleeve.
"Sensei, you stay here with me." Childe orders.
"Happy to oblige." Zhongli smiles, then he kneels down beside Childe.
The two of them are trying to peek at the deer from behind a thick bush, but they failed miserably. Childe changes his position. He signals Zhongli to follow him. From the deer's perspective, and almost all the other guys that Childe brought, you can see two guys slowly and awkwardly crawling sideways to move from one bush to another. Childe and Zhongli, however, don't realize the giggles made by their fellow men. They are having a moment... perhaps an awkward moment. Zhongli catches the eyes of a few of the guys, he pokes Childe.
"What are they laughing about?"
Childe finally realizes that all his men are staring at them, and they all saw the "crabwalk" that he came up with earlier. He turns red for a moment, glares at the others, and mouths "don't you guys dare bring this up ever again" while pounding his fists in the air. Maybe it's because of Childe's fist-pounding, but the deer gets startled all of a sudden and starts to charge at Childe and Zhongli. The men all leaped toward the deer in order to protect their prince, but they were a second too late. The deer bumps into Childe and scratches Childe's arm with his antlers, then the deer runs off into the distance. Zhongli also gets knocked to the ground.
"Your highness!" The men huddle around Childe, trying to help with his bleeding arm, "Your highness are you alright?"
Zhongli sits himself up and shakes his head, trying to process what just happened. One of the men sees him.
"You guys, we have a doctor here," he turns around, "Dr. Zhongli! His highness is injured! Please, help him!" Zhongli's dizzy brain catches the keyword "his highness", now he's fully conscious. He runs over and kneels down.
"Childe!" Zhongli calls out, and Childe slowly opens his eyes, "sensei...?"
"Quick, I need fabric and alcohol. Does anyone have these things?" Zhongli turns to the men, they scramble around and manage to find both of the items. Then he turns back to face Childe, who is laying on someone's backpack, "don't worry, you'll be fine." Childe tries to argue.
"Sensei, ouch... I'm fine... ouch! It's just a scratch... oww... it'll heal in no time... ow! That burns!"
"Well of course it burns my dear, it's alcohol. I'm cleaning your wound. Hold still." Zhongli swiftly cleans up the blood and wraps up Childe's arm neatly. "Let's hurry back to the palace, I'll tend to this properly." He sweeps Childe off his feet and carries him bridal style while riding his horse the whole way back.
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Your Highness, I'm Home (ZHONGCHI)
Fiksi PenggemarChilde is the oldest prince, and Zhongli is the only child of the noble Morax family of that kingdom. Childe and Zhongli grew up together in the palace. They were both taught by the royal tutors, and they spent almost all their waking moments with e...
