After the resurrection and defeat of Osial, things became much busier for Childe. He had no time for himself until he met a certain brunette again. ❝ Childe found himself being held by Zhongli, like those cliche scenes from romance books. He had never imagined himself in such a situation, especially not as the one that was just 'rescued'.❞ A Genshin Impact Childe X Zhongli fanfiction slotted in between the end of Liyue's arc and before Childe's story quest. Contains spoilers of the main story, as well as dark themes such as angst and death. Entered to wattys 2021 :3 ⚠️I DO NOT OWN THE ART ON THE BOOK COVER!⚠️ If you are the artist and wants it taken down, please message me! Made by Pixiv ID 66284136. I do not own the Genshin characters, but I do own the plot itself. I hope you enjoy! Don't forget to vote and comment if you enjoy it :)))). Will edit when i feel like it lol.

'We are bound to each other by a contract.' Though Teyvat has yet to be but Mondstadht and Liyue, the world is vast. However, what happens to the rest of the world doesn't concern Childe. In his mind, he only cares for battles, wars, and blood. Perhaps the motivation is to protect his family, or, perhaps, the motive is revenge on the creature that lays in the abyss, waiting to strike at any moment. Or perhaps, he wishes to accomplish both and understand the contract set by him and Zhongli years ago despite not remembering the details. Meeting in the rain, the two placed an agreement upon themselves without an idea of how much destruction would take place. 'If either of us broke the rules set in the contract, we shall suffer the Wrath of the Rock.'

Xingqiu likes reading. Chongyun is an exorcist. They've been friends for years, but lately things have changed. Like when they eat lunch at Wanmin restaurant, occasionally looking up, but then down at their food again out of embarassment. They laugh together. They cry together. When will they give in to the butterflies floating around, easing their way up? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the chongyun in the cover pic is me B) i promise my writing is worth reading :')