Genshin Impact Oneshots

Childe 💧 Y/n (M4A)

pFt im sorry but— the song just makes me sing it as if Childe had, by all means, started a relationship with Aether
So here's a modern AU
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"I wish I were Aether"

          "Just... why am I sad about this?" Y/n asked themselves, wearing Childe's sweater as if it was a coping mechanism to eat icecream under the white ceiling. Oh woe! To be drowning in their own silent tears, spread around their bed, wasting a week after the big reveal of what came to their horror. Their Favbook (Facebook but Favonius- ehe) feed showed that their help indeed brought two lovers together, but did they feel accomplished with their assistance? No.
Y/n would have if it weren't for their poor heartstrings that snapped at the sight of Childe and his new boyfriend that they helped him acquire. Now, they're stuck with his sweater, his scent not anymore lingering. The situation would have been better if their sweater wasn't made of polyester. Cotton would have been a good choice to cry on, eating (flavor) icecream and whiskey while boosting heartbreak songs while they cry themselves to sleep. They were drunk, sad, and lonely, that was for sure. The phone that would ring a lot of times would often be left unanswered, peeving her off when the music of heartbreak songs would get drowned with the large ringing. Y/n was so drunk, the tap of their eyes were left to run.

Morning came, and their head pains, making them whimper, the hangover lingering as they pop a pill on their mouth, drinking water after. It was luckily their day off. Y/n wouldn't have to socialize with a bunch of people that they fake a personality with. Right now, it's them and their sappy feelings that had them drunk at the living room, crying their tears out. Suddenly, a knock echoed from their room, and they couldn't bother to check. The knocking got louder and to their surprise, a familiar male started calling, "Y/n! Y/n!"
Upon opening it, they were surprised to see Childe, looking worried. "Ah, Childe- I'm sorry for looking like this. I look like the personification of a stray cat in a dumpster, don't I?"

           Childe looks at the messy figure in his sweater, dry tears on their eyes. "What's with the tears? What happened? A failed confession? Your favorite character died? Watching an insanely sad movie?" Y/n feigned a smile, "Ah me? Sorry, I cried myself to sleep after watching a sad romance movie, while drinking ice cream and eating soju," they lied as they breathed, though they weren't thinking straight, slurring some words and overall unable to process their linguistic skills.
Childe mumbled, "I'm pretty sure you're still drunk." Y/n shot him a glare, making him apologize instantly. "What happened in the movie?" He asked the h/c-haired person, watching them wash a glass bottle of what was once whiskey. "Ah, the two lovers-uh they haven't met... like met-met," Y/n struggled to lie, having been summarizing Kimi no Nawa like a caveman. "Eh?" Childe tilts his head. "Never mind, its something a normie like you wouldn't understand- just kidding." Childe pouts, making the figure laugh, even just a little bit.

"So," Y/n started, forced to drink a glass of water by their best friend, downing it all as if it was alcohol. "How's your new lovelife with Aether?" His eyes lit up, and he replied with a genuine smile, "He's been really nice to me. I'm so happy you helped me confess! Both of us hit it quite well. Really, you're such a shoujo manga expert, you could make people fall in love," He laughed, and Y/n tried not to be bitter, she really did. "That's why, thirdwheelers exists," Y/n chuckles. "Hey, maybe I'll be the one to help you find your lover~" Childe teased, making the female sigh. "I have accepted my fate, Childe." In confusion, Childe furrows his eyebrows (I wrote ehebrows by accident)
Y/n dryly chuckles, "I have accepted my fate as the beholder of all cats," Childe chuckles, and nears their face.
"If this is about you being pessimistic about your romance, I swear to god, I will create accounts of you in all dating apps. You're like the cutest person I know in College!" Y/n couldn't help herself to feel giddy at his compliment, but it hurt her more to feel that way. "Say, why don't I set you up?" Y/n looked at Childe, unamused. "You know I don't like anyone at our university... hell even highschool!"
Childe took it as a challenge, and he started spouting out names familiar to both of them.
"Diluc, he's pretty cute, and a rich!"
"He and Jean are close, they're probably lovers," Childe looked discouraged.
"Kaeya?"
"He broke hearts every day," Y/n pouts, having been every female's crying shoulder.
"Oh come on, he's super chill," Childe pouted.
"Don't you mean cold?" Childe dismissed their blunt retort.
"Lisa?"
"Eh, someone else," Childe was beginning to think more and more seriously.
"Amber?" Y/n shook their head, muttering about how productive that girl was, that they'd rather be sleeping all the way.
"Xingqiu-"
"Might as well be my son."
"Xiangling?"
"No."
"Ningguang!" Childe had stars in his eyes, but Y/n had stars over her head from the pain of Childe mentioning literally everyone he knew to be her friend.
"Out of my league,"
"Scaram-"
"I'd rather drink a bottle of bleach," Y/n bitterly replied. That man was a maniac.
"Lumine?"
"You want me to date her so that both of us could go and about in their family reunion?" Childe laughs, mumbling, "Maybe."
"Naib?"
"I thought you said you're only saying names from our university?" Y/n deadpanned. "Worth a shot," He shrugged. Soon enough, sparkles appeared, and he shouted.
"HOW ABOUT ZHONGLI-SE-"
"Zhongli-sensei would have been okay if he was my type," Childe then asked, "What is your ideal man anyway?"

"I'd like someone I can be close with... someone goofy, someone that brings out the emotions within me... if not that then... someone who can take care of me would suffice." Y/n sighs.

A few moments, and Childe have been thinking, making Y/n jittery. Will he even find out that all Y/n needed was their best friend to be theirs. Soon enough Childe inhales, and said,
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"I told you, Xiangling- maybe Sucrose!" Childe gasps, "Albedo! He's quite the cute man!"

Y/n mumbled incoherent words. This is definitely her curse, the thirdwheeling curse. All those names Childe mentioned sounded very familiar to their ears yet, it didn't quite pique their interest, unlike one simple name of their bestfriend, and they would be blushing. Y/n was even more blue today after Childe's attempts to thinking of who to set Y/n up with.

"Y/n- It's impossible to guess," Childe pouts, and the figure bitterly laughs.
"Just leave me be... I'm wallowing in my sadness," Y/n mumbles. "But Y/n... I want to help you..." Childe softly mutters.
"I'll be fine next month. Just... let me be alone for a while," Y/n whimpers. "I'm here for you, okay?" Childe then left just like that.

You gave me your sweater, it's just polyester... but you liked him better

I wish I was Aether.