Xiao being his son!
Now, that horrified Ajax.
He had never truly allowed himself to consider the possibility of adopting kids with Zhongli, even during the time of their short lived relationship.
He didn't know if he would be good enough to be someone's father, much less Xiao's.
The kid hated his guts back in his own time, and besides that, he was not sure how to go about this strange notion in his mind.
And if that was the case, did that mean by de facto....Ganyu was his daughter too?....
No, that was unlikely, he brushed that stupid thought away.
He had heard around Liyue that Ganyu was raised predominantly by Sky Bracer in her formative years and then later on Cloud Retainer, so it would be too presumptuous for him to assume that she even considered Morax to be her parent anyways.
Although....now that he recalled it.
He had seen Zhongli speaking gently to Ganyu in an almost proud father type of way, during one of the rare times where they did not have dinner.....because Zhongli already had plans made.
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Childe was carelessly strolling through the streets of Liyue Harbor, taking in the sights and relishing in the sweet warmth from the sun, and the refreshing sea breeze, which faintly smelled like salt.
It was a nice change of pace from the usual lack of smell in his homeland back in Snezhnaya, partly do to the raging snow that always surrounded it.
Only the smell of distant wood burning was distinguishable in the snowfall, most likely coming from a house's fireplace as a means to keep warm and not catch hypothermia in the bitter cold.
He gasped in huge breaths of the refreshing air and strolled past the harbor itself, feeling the slightest urge to jump into the ocean below, and risk himself being viewed as a weirdo...more so than he was already was to the eyes of the people in Liyue, he guessed.
That Funeral Consultant he had grown so fond of had already made plans and had respectfully apologized and proclaimed that he already had plans with someone close to him for the evening, which he could absolutely not miss.
The way he had described it, so softly and the slightest bit solemn, made it sound as if he did not want to miss out on their usual lunch dates, but had too.
And with those wide pleading eyes, Childe did not have it in him to complain.
And so he merely chuckled and smiled warmly, touching Zhongli's hand in a manner he hoped would be reassuring, "Xiangsheng......it's alright if you already made arrangements with someone else. I understood for your words that they are dear to you, so there is no harm done if you want to help them out.....I wouldn't want to impede you on your prior commitment with your friend. I completely understand, so there's no need to apologize, Xiangsheng."
Zhongli merely blinked, his eyelashes making a small sound as he did so.....Ajax swears those lashes of his will be his demise. They were long and full, slightly fuller at the ends of his eyes, making a small noise whenever he blinked. And coupled with his elegantly done red-eyeliner, it only served to accentuate his handsome features and his beautiful eyes.
Celestia above, he was so very enamored with this man!
"Ah, thank you, Childe. I simply did not want you to misconstrue my absence as disrespect. Nor did I want you to misunderstand, because I throughly enjoy your presence and greatly appreciate our time spent together and would not like it to be tarnished because of this minute matter of mine....As I have said before, my dear friend is currently in need of my advice and insight on a matter very dear to her, and I simply cannot miss it, I apologize once again."
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Fanfiction(Zhongchi)~ After the Gnosis incident, Childe decides to take a much-needed break away from Zhongli. However, how was he supposed to react, when all of a sudden Lumine showed up outside his apartment sounding terribly mortified, "Childe.....Zhongli...
