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🔶💧 | zhongchi archon omegaverse AU | teaser

Knowing that the alpha is still dead set on the decision, Childe only sighs once again. “It’s not that simple and you know it, Zhongli.”
“It is, actually.” Zhongli replies, before his gaze pointedly goes down to

his bare feet. “Excuse me, Childe.”
“What—" Childe is startled when he’s suddenly being lifted by the alpha like a sack of potatoes. “Zhongli!”
“Shh, stay still if you don’t want both of us to fall down.” Zhongli shushes him gently and walks ahead.
Childe scowls at the reasonable

statement and stays still as the dark-haired male requested. He thought that he would bring them into the building, but Zhongli turns to the right instead, away from the still-faraway entrance.
“Where are we going?” He bewilderedly demands.
“Somewhere we can sit comfortably.”

Zhongli replies shortly.
It becomes clear where the dark-haired male’s destination is, when the sight of a huge ginkgo tree near the pool is within their vision. It doesn’t take long for him to be put down on the bench under the tree, as the fallen leaves occasionally fly around

them. His soaked boat is taken and put to the side, while the older male kneels in front of him.
“What are you doing?” Childe half-hisses, a little bit flustered with the arrangement. Regardless of their position, it’s still a fact that Zhongli is an Archon. Having someone like

him kneeling in front of him is a bit…𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴, for both his heart and his ego.
“Your feet are dirty from the soil.” Zhongli answers simply as he fishes out his handkerchief and starts wiping the sole of his right foot.
“Zhongli.” Childe hisses, trying to pull his foot

but his calve is immediately held by the alpha.
“Stay still.” Zhongli orders gently, not bothered in the slightest.
“Your Adepti will 𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘵 if they see you like this.” Childe complains.
“Why does it bother you that much, Childe?” Zhongli chuckles. “I’m just a normal alpha

taking care of his omega.”
The reply automatically zips him up from any retort.
“If it helps, you can repay me by not pushing me away and keeping me at an arm’s length physically and mentally.” Zhongli conversationally starts. “You can hate me all you want, hurt me if you desire

to do so, but at least let me be in your presence and tend to you.” He says as he looks up at him with a soft and gentle smile.

𝘈𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵.

Hello! This is a small snippet of my upcoming Zhongchi novel, "Heaven's Cry" 💕

It's 3 days before I close the PO so feel free to take a look on the details here

https://twitter.com/exhaustedpillow/status/1626434243793678338?t=aF7vghtHk2dZopKR891sAg&s=19