Genshin Impact One-Shots

Childe | Arrow To Your Heart

Your name continues to constantly get called by your obnoxious boyfriend who is currently struggling at practicing his skills outside. Even as you try to ignore his complaints and desperate calls for you, you just can't because of how loud he's gradually getting.

Sighing, you put down your pencil and step out the house, heading to the source of your interruptions.

"Childe, please. Didn't I tell you to wait for my help after I was done with my research paper...?" you scold, arms crossed as your frown deepens.

The ginger-haired male turns around upon hearing your voice and pouts, gesturing to the weapon in his gloved hands: a bow with an arrow that's pointing toward you.

"I know, but the sooner I understand how to improve on my skills, the better I'll get. And the better I get, the more enemies I get to fight," he explains.

There he goes again with his usual reasoning of wanting to fight with every enemy he can find. Sometimes you wonder why you even decided to date someone who is overly obsessed with fighting, but then you remember that you fell for his caring nature toward kids, especially his siblings.

Although his passion for slashing enemies is evident, his gentle side shines through whenever he is around kids, or even when he mentions them. This contrast offers a nice balance.

You smile faintly at his pouting as he looks at you with expectant, blue eyes. As busy as you are with needing to finish your research paper, you simply can't reject his cuteness, and so you tell him to come over to you.

His face lights up as he immediately runs over to you like an eager puppy.

"Okay, so first of all, who is your target?" You point to the sharp arrow. "Unless you are intending to aim at me, you should change the arrow's direction. We can use that tree over there and pretend it's an enemy."

Childe shakes his head and turns the arrow around to point at the proper place. "You're never my enemy; I will never hurt you."

"Are you sure about that?"

His eyes widen, and the same pout from before is present on his face again. "Hey, hey... why are you doubting me?"

"Say the Tsaritsa orders you to kill me. What then?"

Your boyfriend gets silent and stares at you intently, his brows furrowed as if he's in deep thought. You let him take the time to think through the sudden question, moving to stand behind him, preparing for the next step of the lesson.

A moment like this would've definitely made Paimon slap him several times, all while yelling at him for needing to even take this long to come up with an answer. Sure, an immediate answer of, "No, I still wouldn't kill you," would be assuring to hear, but you know better than that.

Childe is a member of the Fatui, after all. He is someone who is extremely loyal to the Tsaritsa, following all her orders without question. So you expect a neutral reply, him letting you know that would never happen in the first place as there's no reason for her to demand such a request.

But his words surprise you.

"As loyal as I am to Her Royal Highness..." he trails off, averting his gaze to the side, "...I'm not The Knave. If an order like that ever comes to existence, I have no choice but to fight her if a conversation doesn't suffice."

"But," he continues quietly, "if my loyalty to her still persists, and you notice anything strange, I want you to kill me right away should that ever happen."

"Or we can have a fair fight to the death..." he murmurs, clearly trying to make a joke but failing to make himself feel better.

You carefully watch as his lips presses together in a line, his eyes narrowed. Your gaze softens, and you wrap your arms around him, readjusting the bow and arrow in his hands.

In a soft and gentle voice, you explain the proper movements and aims. Childe jumps a bit from feeling your warm body near his back and begins stumbling over his words.

"A-At least give me a warning...! Honestly, you..."

He pauses.

You peer around him and look up, amused by his flushed face. He looks like he's on the verge of melting into a puddle of embarrassment. Flickering his gaze to you, he quickly clears his throat and shifts his attention down to his hands: the ones that are being protected by yours.

With a chuckle and a warm smile, he firmly holds onto your hands and pulls you a bit closer against his back.

"Ready whenever you are, my cute teacher."

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I adore character interactions a lot, so I'm super excited for Childe and Yoimiya interactions!! With the kids there too, I can already imagine how cute he will be.