Golden trees under a warm sun, feelings that hurt, a divine beauty to whom the young Harbinger has lost his heart... What happens when Childe goes back to Liyue to finally see his beloved Zhongli again? What if his loved one doesn't feel the same way about him after all? A reunion, old acquaintances and new problems are waiting... (Sequel of my fanfic The birth of a hero, ChildexZhongli) // I WROTE THIS BEFORE A CERTAIN VIDEO. I CAN'T DELETE IT hhh. I guess this WAS my (young handsome) version of Pulcinella. //

In which Zhongli pronounces Quiche horribly wrong, causing Childe to choke on his food and blush. ────── Inspired by a twt post I have seen - check my a/n for more Information. ────── Ao3 has seen it first! Credit of the Cover goes to _mintuu on twt.

"I love you." "You can't." Zhongli x Childe , Xiao x Aether, Scaramouche x Mona , Xingqiu x Chongyun , Beidou x Ningguang Please do not hate on any ships included in the fanfiction, they are purely my opinion. TW: This fanfiction contains violence and depictions of mature topics. I DO NOT OWN ANY DISPLAYED ARTWORK OR CHARACTERS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED. ALL ART BELONGS TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNERS.

'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.'

It's been a few weeks since Childe has 'completed' his mission, and yet, he can't convince himself to leave just yet, especially since the Tsaritsa hasn't called him back to Snezhnaya, so he remains in Liyue. He remains in Liyue, where he has friends and coworkers, and most importantly, Zhongli. That is, until it all comes crashing down. Credit to @esqurell on twitter for the cover page

❝ 𝙎𝙤 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣, 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙. ❝ 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩, 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚. 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣. 𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐙𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐂𝐡𝐢 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬 & 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬. If you're looking for Top Childe, you're in the wrong book. This may suggest some of it, but he's just a power bottom. Zhongli is the top here and sometimes a switch. But I'll most likely never write that.

"I wonder if I could ever have that... a family. But where do I start, a retired Archon wandering this land alone. How do I live a human life?" Or how Childe helps Zhongli live like a human [FULLY COMPLETE as of 08/04/2021 - Reupload from AO3)