note: good luck to everyone who's pulling for childe!! i hope he comes home to you :))
synopsis: [y/n] is unfortunate enough to witness the harsh and predatory side of a certain harbinger, but it doesn't take long for him to fix things
genre: kinda enemies to neutral/lovers? childe is a bitch but fixes things
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A grunt left the figures lips as they raised their claymore up, blocking the incoming arrow that threatened to graze their cheek. A cackle left the attackers lips, curling into a smirk as he began to clap his gloved hands.
"My, my! Finally...a worthy opponent. Oh, how I've been waiting for this day!" He grinned, lunging forwards with hydro blades and attacking with deadly precision. God...how did they even get into this mess?
The two had been on good terms before now, always exchanging greetings when they'd see each other around Liyue. So how did it end up like this? With a gasp, (Y/N) narrowly avoided being impaled with an electrified blade and quickly jumped to get out of Childe's grasp.
"Calm down! There's no need to fight like this!" They yelped as they dashed behind a tree for protection, his blade instantly cutting through it and causing the wood to splinter. They weren't a bad fighter at all, quite the opposite in face, but if he was going to continue unleashing such fast attacks- they were going to fail very quickly.
There was no shine in Childe's eyes, his usually warm smile replaced with a cold look- he looked like a predator.
As they jumped back, they felt their foot slip on the freshly wet mud and their body falling backwards. The two had been fighting on Mt Tiangheng...and he must have backed them into a corner without realizing. Their e/c hues squeezed shut as they braced for the fall.
But they were stopped.
Lithe fingers wrapped around their wrist and with a harsh force they were tugged forwards, being pulled into something solid as they fell down onto the muddy floor. Their claymore had slipped from their hands during the almost fall and they could hear it clang to the bottom of the mountain- and they couldn't help but wince. That would have been them.
"That was close...I couldn't let you die already" Childe coughed, smiling at them sheepishly as he let go of their wrist and waist. He had finally gone back to normal- the mask he had wore before placed back on top of his messy, orange locks.
"What was that all about?" (Y/N) spat as they pushed him away, but he was quick to hold them again. His azure orbs had softened ever so slightly, his eyebrows knitted as he looked at them. As much as that fight had sucked, and as much as they disliked him for almost killing him- they couldn't help but be racked with sympathy for the Fatui member.
"Wanmin Restaurant, my treat?" He asked as his gaze continued to soften and with a slight punch to the chest, (Y/N) got back up and sighed.
"Fine, but you're paying for all the food I'm about to eat"
