Thread by @kelico_kx

#ZhongChi

Modern influencer au. Childe records his boyfriend's reaction for live views. He catches the brunet walking in and immediately takes his arm.

"Zhongli, it's terrible! I'm getting cancelled on teytok!"

"I see," Zhongli murmurs. There is a pause before he looks to the other with a puzzled gaze. "Apologies, but what does 'cancelled' mean, baobei?"

Oh.

Childe ended up spending hours to explain the entire internet culture to Zhongli on livestream. His viewers loved it.

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Ajax sets up his tripod and lounges on the couch. "Zhongli, can you check if there's something in the oven?"

The brunet tilts his head and walks up to the appliance. He opens it. It's a bun in the oven.

Did he figure it out? He has to. He can't wait for the brunet to be panicked and then he'll tell him that it's all a prank.

Zhongli hands him the bun on a plate with an evenly spread sunsettia jam and an equally sweet smile, "here you go, baobei."

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"Xiansheng, I want a narwhal shaped cereal that comes with a little narwhal toy. Got it?"

Childe iterates his order as if his life depends on it. That there's nothing he wants more than that cereal which of course, doesn't actually exist.

"Baobei, I don't remember you ever buying or liking a cereal like that," Zhongli replies. Though being the good boyfriend he is, the brunet is already taking off the seatbelt and his wallet.

"Please? I'd dying to have it," Childe leans over and kisses his cheek.

"And don't forget to ask the staff if you don't know where to find it!" The ginger adds.

Zhongli hums and headed into the grocery store. After some time, he returns with two bags. A giant narwhal plush and some baking materials.

"What's all this?" Childe raises a brow and peeks into one of the bags. Pancake mix? Cookie dough? And a plush?

"Ah," Zhongli exhales. "I can't find the cereal, so I will try to make it for you.

Would you prefer small narwhal pancakes or cookies? I hope this plush will make up for the toy as well."

The brunet holds out the doll with a genuine smile. Childe takes the plush and buries his face on it. A blush warm his cheeks. "...mm, it's perfect."

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#nsfwish "Today, I'll surprise Zhongli by taking off my towel while he's working," Childe grins devilishly at the camera. He wouldn't say that he has the perfect body. But it should distract his own boyfriend.

He skips to the consultant's study and peers his head in. The brunet seem to be having a discussion over the phone, his brows knitted and lips tugging in displeasure.

So he's caught him in a bad mood. But surely, that's all the more reason for his 'pleasant' surprise.

Childe saunters in. The man who lit up the room (as the brunet would describe him) with the last piece of clothing pooling on the ground.

Zhongli gazes at him, unblinking and still on his call. He stretches out a hand.

Confused at his lack of reaction, the ginger takes the hand. Zhongli lifts a hand to cup his chin and traces his bottom lip with a thumb. To the surprise of the younger male, the brunet mouthed affectionately.

'Suck.'

Oh.

Before his mind could reason, the ginger knelt on the carpet and fumbles with the zip of the brunet. Archons. Childe wanted the other to choke from surprise, not him from his di-

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"Buying anything that my boyfriend touches within one hour," Ajax announced to his viewers. It's no surprise for the couple who likes to spoil each other. But to make such a promise in an art gallery?

Ajax knows better than anyone that his boyfriend is obsessed with collecting antiques and priceless items.

"Anything? Do you mean that, baobei?" Zhongli raises a brow.

Ajax nods his head eagerly. "Yeah and don't worry, I have enough for a couple of those in display."

The brunet hums thoughtfully while rubbing his chin, "may I take that offer elsewhere?"

"Sure?" Ajax replies, though unsure of where he intends to take them. Money is not an issue since he'd promised. But as the drive takes its time before coming to a stop, he grows curious.

"Zhongli, where are we?"

"Yuehai Pavillion, but everyone calls it the city hall," Zhongli explains as they make their way past the steps and towards the front desk. He points to one documents. "I would like this in our names, please."

Ajax peers at the content and reads the title aloud, "Marriage Registration... for five hundred mora?"

He shifts his gaze to the man who knelt on one knee with an opened velvet box in his hand.

"You promised, my love. That you would give me anything within an hour," Zhongli pauses as he takes his hand and kisses its fourth finger, "I want nothing else than a future with you, if you'd give me the honour."

Ajax felt the grip on his phone loosened. The device dropped on the ground with a loud clack. Its silly how the brunet had kept a ring in his pocket from god knows when. And it's even sillier that he has yet to answer to the love of his life.

"Yes," Ajax finally mutters.

More than priceless treasure or antiquities, the brunet asks for him and only him. Ajax watches as the love of his life lit up from his answer and carefully slips the ring onto his finger.

It's a good thing that he'd stopped recording since he'd buckled to his knees.

"Ajax? Are you alright?" Zhongli asked out of worry. But all that came from the ginger was a sniffled, "Xiansheng, what the fuck... i love you so much..."

|| off to sleep and maybe coming back with more~