神. ❛ 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐈

[ childe.] a promise he better keep

genshin au;;
genderfluid;;
childe fluff;;
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"okay now thats the 10th time this week, c'mon childe you have to let me win..." you groaned. childe was always like this whenever he sparred with you — always had to be the one in control. the one who set the rules and the one who made the first move, kinda reminded you of how the only the white pieces could move in chess first, then came the black. you were the black pawn, and he was the white — only, he chose to always move the knight up front first.

"not a chance," childe snickered. his face was beaded with sweat, you can tell he was tired, but he would absolutely never admit that to you.  oh no never, the ever s prideful childe was a man of many things but certainly not a man to admit that he was ever tired. no he always wanted to prove his elf worth - he wanted to prove something that he was capable of accomplishing. maybe he was arrogant, maybe foolish as signora describes it — but you just thought he was cute, like how he wouldnt admit his hand hurt after breaking a wooden plank in half with a karate chop. he just smiled it off like the little idiot he was. "ive still got some fight left in me."

you chuckled and pulled your blade close to our face, preparing yourself. you corrected your stance and stood your ground, digging your boots into the sand to create some ground for yourself. "oh yeah? i challenge you again then."

"hahahah, trust me you dont wanna do that. c'mon y/n its been like your 10th try youre never gonna beat me."

you winked. "how about you stop talking and try me," you smirked. "unless youre too chicken."

"ohohoh~" childe laughed, drawing his bow. "someone's bold today~"

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"please tell me you want to give up now."

"not. a. chance."

childe snickered as he wrapped your arm with a torn part of his clothing. he promised he'd patch you up when you returned back to base with him but you didnt believe his lies. the last time he promised to patch someone up was lumine, and he didnt even have time for her after going on about how he was the greatest in the world or something. he wasnt even batting an eye at her when she reminded him of his promise, then in the end it was you who had to help lumine out. the poor soul.

"how's your girlfriend?" you mocked casually, but childe didnt seem to reciprocate the humour and just returned a confused stare.

"what girlfriend...? has signora and scaramouche been telling lies again? those bastards..."

you laughed lightly. "im talking about lumine silly, and no scara and nora didnt say anything."

childe looked at you with utmost confusion. he tied a knot on your makeshift bandage on your upper arm and proceeded to sit next to you on the railling — overlooking the entirety of snezhnaya. the winter skies and beautiful snow blanketed the cold city. if only your friends could see the beauty here, they would have loved it too. never would leave either, it was just layers upon layers of snow, but although the winter was harsh, the cold only felt like a warm shoulder to cry on next to the fireplace. your parents back in natlan must have called you crazy, that a child from sun and fire could find warmth in a icy cold place like snezhnaya — it was like an insult to the natlan people, calling snezhnaya "warm" and "hot".

"what implies that lumine is my girlfriend..?" he asked, resting his arms on his knees as he leaned forward. he took a soft inhale at the cool air and sneezed, much to your delight. a snowflake caught his lungs and it made him itchy. you sighed in comfort, watching your breath escape your lips.