Genshin Stories

"Fate Wasn't Suppose To Last Forever"

Zhongli x childe angst

(cover art is never mine aha also I was inspired by a tt idea and this story is hella old.)

Zhongli pov:
I had once thought love was just a waste of time and effort that was until I met someone special. He invoked a spark in me I never knew I had in me. Not to mention all the new feelings I felt around him such as nervousness or shyness I for one had never experienced such things, I had been around for 6000 years defending the nation I had created from dust. I had no reason for "love" yet somehow I the mighty geo archon of liyue fell for the eleventh harbinger of the fatui. The way my lover smiled while he was in a fight was contagious it could make you smile so hard even if you were not one to normally smile. He could make you experience things you never had before. This mortal was one of a kind. I knew I shouldn't have fallen for him. My emotions would get mixed up and I would be in a mess yet I didn't heed my own words and went against them. Childe was his name. Was. The reason why I'm speaking in past tense is cause he was killed right before my very eyes. My lover was a feared harbinger who was constantly in danger during his missions to eliminate threats. Ah how amazing it was to watch him be so proud of himself after beating them up and coming back to flex himself off towards me. At first I found him quite annoying after all no mortals tend to interact with me I am just a consultant at the funeral parlour now seeing as I retired from being the geo archon but I'm still immortal. Childe reminded me that "you're allowed to fall apart a little" and would always say things such as "I'll always be here for you I'm not leaving anytime soon" with that stupid amusing chuckle he made. The reason of how I came to met him was because I had forgotten my wallet I may have created the currency these mortals use today but I don't tend to carry it around with me. Fortunately, for me I had him. Just him. He was always around me. Always bugging me and touching my arm nonstop. How naive I must have been to truly believe that he could have stayed with me right through the very end. "I feel doomed all the time and nothing makes it any better" he launched a giggle at me as I watched fearfully giving himself up into the abyss. He lost it. My one and only person that I has truly ever felt alive with had lost his mind due to the abyss and tramua he went through as a kid. Cautiously backing away I snapped my fingers to get his attention. It was no use. He had gone. His mind had suffered all these years hence why his powers had not let him return to his normal form. Angrily he gripped his hands onto my neck. Not once did I pry them off I knew he was suffering again. "please fight me one more time zhongli heh how about It". Tears formed for the first time on my face I obviously knew what this meant. I was the one who had to end the suffering. Childes hair was the same color as a tangerine. You could get lost in those deep blue orbs as if it was like the deep blue ocean. Last but not least his dumb smirk that was always etched onto his face. I had no choice but to comply. An intense fight made way and that's when it happened I ran my spear through his heart to give him a quick death. My eyes was swelling up as I bit my lip trying hard not to show my emotions to him again. I didn't want to let him see me like this. I've turned weak for him. Childe collapsed onto me hugging me one last time "I cant thank you enough and one more thing zhongli" he pecked my cheek sheepishly as he made eye contact with me "I love you". Infuriated with myself I just froze unable to even make eye contact with him and then he stared at me "cmon zhongli look at me once more tell me you love me"
As quiet as a mouse I complied once more "I love you"
"Say it again for me"
Again?" i said, with tears in my eyes unable to hold back my feelings any longer
He gently smiled touching my cheek as I said it once more just before the sparkle In his eyes slowly faded away. His limp body on my lap. "Just once more, then we can be together again, forever" i said to myself holding the spear closer to my throat, hoping to see my love once more but he was long gone. But the more i tried, the more i dreaded my inability to stay dead.