little secret • childe

septem

Once your last class was over, you packed your bag and headed towards the door.
You hadn't made any plans to study with Childe for today, so you thought you had free time to spare in the afternoon.

But there he was, leaning on the door, doing something on his phone. Is he here for me?

"Y/n!" the tall ginger called, confirming your theories? idk You turned to look at him. A smile lit up his face.

"Childe." you walked up to him.

"You got plans today?" he asked, spinning his car keys in his hand.

"No, i don't think so. Why? You wanna study?"

"Possibly."

"What do you mean "possibly"?" you smirked, although you actually didn't get his point.

"I mean "there's a possibility that i want to study today". Get it now?" he stated in a fact-to-fact tone (please tell me if i used the phrase wrongly 😭).

"How come you don't know if you-" you were about to query some more, but realized you wouldn't get anywhere with this conversation.

"Yeah." he answered, not having been asked.

"...are we studying or not?"

"If you want it so bad, then yeah, i guess i could try. For you." Childe replied, that same little smile/smirk still on his face.

"Fuck off, you can study by yourself."
you cussed him out and walked away, not wishing to keep "bullshitting" with him.

"Wait!" the boy yelled out behind you and ran to catch up to you. Once he reached you, he stopped your movement by getting a hold of your elbow.

His grip was tight, yet gentle. Your entire body tensed up at the new sensation. You turned around and spoke quietly enough just for him to hear you.

"Look, i only agreed to do this because you've got an active threat against me. Once i find a solution to my... rabbit issue, rest assured, i'm not tolerating your bullshit a second longer."

"Oh? And what if i keep on nagging you like this?" your eyes met.

"I won't help you study. You could find a new tutor or just fall back. I don't care."

"Okay, then i guess i won't share with you the solution i found for your "rabbit issue"."
he whispered, and started walking away from you.

"Huh...? Hold on, what?" now you were the one asking him to come back. You caught up with him, wanting answers.

"Childe, what do you mean?"

"I thought you didn't care."

"I don't care about whether you pass or not. But that, that concerns me."

"Well then, i'm sorry, but we come two in a package. All or nothing." he snapped, his previously relaxed smile now looking so forced, to the point it came off as mean. Is he mad or something?

"Fine." you stopped in your steps, he kept walking.

"I'll help you study."

He turned around, that meanish expression still not coming off. "Really? I thought you didn't care."

"Does it matter whether i care? I'm still agreeing."

"You agreed yesterday too. But just a second ago you almost backed off?" he crossed his arms. "I can't tell you how i can help you if you back off again right after."

"Maybe i wouldn't back off like that if you simply knew what you wanted."

"Oh, i know what i want."

"And what is it? Study? Party? Just fool around and don't do shit?"