Warning: Censored NSFW (Implications) and Spoilers on the Liyue chapter of the story.
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With a hitched breath, Zhongli went for the kiss. The moment the surface of their lips connected, he felt an electric shock journey down his spine. Through Zhongli's half-lidded eyes and hazy vision, he felt the luminescent blue glow of Childe's eyes piercing into him; his pale face flushed pink. Zhongli could also feel both of them breathing heavily against each other as Childe's eyes flashed purple for a moment.
"Zhongli-Xiangsheng, the Delusion acts up when my emotions get the best of me," Childe breathed, leaning in again and tucking a strand of amber-tinted hair behind his ears. Brushing his lips on the tip of Zhongli's forehead, Childe grinned at Zhongli, "And I'm overjoyed right now."
Zhongli felt his face lit aflame. A heart of stone was still a heart encased by pain, sorrow, grief, and fear. For millenniums, the safe to his stone heart was solidified with determination to save man from the demons and monsters that ravaged Teyvat. The safe pried open when he met Guizhong and befriended the new Anemo Archon Barbatos, and a few decades of friendship made Zhongli forget about his prior sufferings.
When those enjoyable times were over, he was overwhelmed with grief, having witnessed the death of all his friends. The edges of his heart crystallized once again, encasing him forever in his desire to end his eternal life. As the edges protecting his heart begin to erode once more, he couldn't help but think of the decision he made years ago. Zhongli decided a few years ago that days from today, he would no longer be the divine being Rex Lapis but instead a mortal human. I
t was then when he could finally live out his life and perhaps join everyone else above the clouds whose dust will fade into the night sky, drifting away amongst the bright fireflies and accompanied by the faint buzzing of the crickets.
However, as Childe peppered him in soft, gentle kisses, a part of him couldn't help but feel guilty. Zhongli was going to tell Childe that he was not simply an assistant of Hu Tao but Rex Lapis himself, but he couldn't find the right time to do so. Would Childe look betrayed? Sad? Hurt? Zhongli's chest tightened.
Maybe he'd be disgusted and disappointed. The bottom of Zhongli's heart dropped to his stomach. Would the power-blood-thirsty Tartaglia be disgusted with the mythical god Rex Lapis that no longer wishes to be a god but rather a mortal? Would his snow-white face tint with a rosy blush distort into a sneer as the corners of the mouth that was kissing him turn upwards and his blue eyes shine in malice?
Zhongli felt a shiver run down his spine as Childe ran his lips down his collarbone. Flushed red, Zhongli lifted the sides of Childe's face so that he could look at his face.
"Childe, do you know what you are doing?" Zhongli whispered, running his hands through the ginger's silky hair. Childe looked Zhongli in the eyes, their noses and lips centimeters apart.
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