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Every single fic update there is an author trying frantically to find the right balance between a nonchalant aside of "leave a comment if you enjoyed =)" and clinging desperately to the coat tails of a random stranger, dragging along behind them on the street wailing "Please, please! I have to know what you thought! I'm desperate to talk to people about this! Ask me about the alliterative repetition! Ask me about the symbolism!"
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misunderstanding
childe x reader // genshin impact.
—when it comes to childe, it's difficult to define what you two are. or is it? maybe you've been misunderstanding him this entire time.
You didn’t even think you and Childe were anything.
After all, neither of you have bothered to label the strange arrangement you have. Sure, he likes to off-handedly mention you visiting his family in Snezhnaya whenever he’s around, and yes, he does often joke about starting a family, but you thought those were just friendly things. Something a family man like Childe would say to any fuck buddy.
(Though in hindsight you suppose there are things that make it seem like more than just that. Like the fact that he came over to make you borscht when you were sick, even if he'd just come from a month-long Fatui excursion. And fed it to you by the spoonful, jokingly commenting about being by your side "in sickness or health." Or the fact that apparently even Teucer knew who you were, and kept saying he was excited to meet his "big brother's girlfriend."
But surely, surely these could all be misunderstandings, right? Childe hardly seems like the relationship type.)
From your perspective, you and Childe are nothing more than two comrades who spent time battling and fucking it out. Nothing more and nothing less. But when you step out of your room in Inazuma, intent on picking up some tonkotsu ramen for dinner, you're certainly not expecting to open the door and for your entire field of vision to be blocked.
You blink.
Upon closer inspection, it looks like a ginormous whale plushie, nearly as tall as you. Big enough to fill your doorway.
You poke your head out the door, looking around. There's no one in sight.
After lugging the whale plush into your room—it really was a ridiculous size, certainly something a child would love--a note affixed to its fin catches your eye.
You open it, only to snort. It's an invitation.
Dinner with me, tonight? Be at Uyuu Restaurant by 7.
(You don't even need to ask who left it. The whale is his signature animal after all.)
“Did you like the present?” he asks you as you slip into the seat across him. The restaurant is alive tonight, bustling with customers, mostly couples.
"Was it a reference to our first fight?" He seems puzzled by your question, cocking his head slightly. "You know... when you summoned a giant Hydro whale to slam me into the ground?"
He laughs good-naturedly. "Oh, so you do remember!" You glare at him, pouting as you swipe some of his tempura. He already ordered everything on the menu. Classic Childe; spares no expenses to get the best. "I didn't pick it in jest, though. I'm... surprised you remember our first battle. It seems so long ago."
"How could I forget? It knocked me out, you asshole."
He laughs again, and you decide to drop the banter, at least a little. "It is a cute gift, though," you say, softer now. "It'll help me make much fonder memories with whales."
A wide grin stretches his face. "Of course. Only the best from Snezhnaya’s Number One Toy Seller.” He says it so earnestly you can't help but laugh yourself.
"Of course. How could I forgot you're not only the big bad Harbinger, but also a hard-working toy seller. And you have enough time to keep a lonely, little thing like me company? Truly, a man with many commitments."
"Ah, but you're forgetting." Something in his demeanor changes. He shifts slightly in his seat. "The last one is just as important as either of the first two, especially now--"
The waitress arrives with your drinks, setting down sake along with two small cups. You thank her, looking up to notice that Childe is staring at you peculiarly, with that same serious intensity he often slips into, so unlike the playful side he often shows to others.
“That necklace you're wearing..." he says suddenly. "I haven't seen it before. Where's it from?"
"Ah." You grasp the pendant. It's a simple but elegant necklace of cor lapis, Rex Lapis' symbol engraved into it. "Zhongli gave it to me. After the whole... Liyue fiasco. As thanks."
Childe's stare turns peculiar. "Have you... been wearing it since then? I haven't seen it on you."
"No! Just occasionally."
"Occasionally, huh," he repeats, before bringing his thumb to his chin, seeming to think. You pick a piece of karaage off his plate, munching. You think you catch him muttering something about "that sly old man making his moves," but snort, deciding to let him work through whatever he's thinking.
He looks up suddenly, as if he remembered something suddenly.
"I did get you another gift."
You swallow roughly, nearly choking on the piece of chicken. "Another—Childe, you didn't have to! My room can't fit anymore plushies."
"It's not a toy," he says, reaching into his back pocket, before pulling out a plush velvet box. He opens it, showing you an intricately designed silver necklace, set with bright rubies.
“I was thinking... we could match," he says, pointing to his ruby earring.
You're stunned speechless for a beat. "Childe..." Matching jewelry? The plushie? The dinner? While he's always spotted you food, and you've never thought twice about it, the gifts are a lot. They seem to hint at a more serious relationship between you two. "Are you sure you want to—"
"I..." He runs a hand through his hair in agitation. "It doesn't go well with Zhongli's gaudy gift though."
“Gaudy… you mean the necklace? Well, I could wear both.”
His smile doesn't quite reach his eyes. "I dunno... I think red suits you better."
"Childe..." You stare him down. "Don't tell me you're jealous. Over a piece of jewelry."
He shrugs offhandedly, toying with his rice. Hilariously, his chopstick skills are still terrible; he's spilled rice grains all over his table. Yet he pretends he's still eating it.
"Maybe you could wear the necklace off whoever you're thinking about. You know. As a sign."
"I'm not thinking about Zhongli right now," you say in exasperation. "Are you serious?"
He locks eyes with you.
"It's a gift from a friend! Of course I'll wear it."
"Then..." He pauses. "Then do you mind wearing mine? Dear friend?"
You take off the gift you're wearing, and Childe stands up to help you latch the necklace on. Sitting back down, only then does he seem to relax into his seat, seeming much more at ease.
"I just think it suits you better."
"...You mean having your claim on me suits you better?" you say wryly.
"Exactly!"
You sigh.
Does he think you're Teucer, his little brother? Easily swayed by shiny objects?
You eye the beautiful necklace he's gifted you, the way it seems to drape around your neck perfectly. He really did put a lot of effort into the gift.
Maybe he's right.
“You’re ridiculous, you know that?" you say.
He shrugs off your complaints once more, seemingly back to his cheery disposition now that you're wearing his necklace. Now that you've chosen him, in a sense.
He truly is a piece of work.
"Also... this really isn't a way to ask me to be your girlfriend, you know."
Childe’s eyes widen. “Comrade…” Now he sounds exasperated. “You mean you didn’t know…? I'm not one for labels, but I thought we’ve been a thing this entire time!”
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Is this a safe space. Can I pitch my chilumi yuri vision to you all.
I keep seeing people in passing branding it as like “straight ship people are creepily heteronormative about” and this is a deep tragedy to me personally because Im operating on 7 levels of absurd silliness and think it can be insane yuri
#tartaglia/childe/ajax#lumine#this is so neat#lov a feral slightly aloof lumine#i think ppl forget traveler is also feral and like not a doormat tbh#but also them being right for each other at this time not rlly asking 4 commitment neither of them rlly wants but meeting each other#where they r
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This is just… afghjhgfhj. I have no words. Captures both his sides perfectly.
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Genshin Impact [9/??]
#its silly when in fic its like childe backstory is mysterious and takes time for him to open up#while cannon childe is just like so i ended up in the abyss#no big deal#tartaglia/childe/ajax
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cosmic horror (god loves you too much and keeps resurrecting you)
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hiii i just wanted to know if there will be a part 2 of "an understanding" (the morpheus fic)?
i looked through all your stuff but i couldn't find anything exept the asks you answered around a year ago on the matter
(the fic was so good istg)
ty sm !!! no plans now mb when next season drops ill hav inspo but tbh im not writing much right now srry
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KEITH KOGANE RECS
MASTERLIST
He ate my heart by @vnmpior
I could be yours by @sukisheadlights
Kinks by @writing-vld
Shy by @vnmpior
Space princess by @voltronisanobsession
Say it again by @bbykeijis
Sexy black dress by @savetheblackpaladin
Wet dream by @palalovin
Boyfriend hcs I by @keiffeine
Make up by @kiwibirbs-library
Boyfriend hcs II by @tamayakii
Break out by @fandomlit
Lucky charm by @floating-inthevoid
The medic by @slothgiirl
Looking sharp pt.1 | pt.2 by @crybabyddl
The spy pt.1 | pt.2 by @slothgiirl
Electro vision by @paperpeacock
Sm*t hcs by @keiffeine
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I plan on writing a full Childe character analysis on his birthday but since I'm writing a Childe x character fic rn, here's what I think of his character (warning: very long and wordy and keep in mind this is prior to me reading other people's analysis of him and going really further in depth. ofc this would have spoilers of Childe's story quest, his backstory and the Liyue archon quest):
Childe is actually a really simple character that I think a lot of people overcomplicate. He is really straightforward and to be honest, even if he was trained to be somewhat cunning in the Fatui, he's actually very simple even when he's being manipulative. Whenever he has problems, his first instinct is usually to fight through it (eg: Childe's story quest when he had to deal with debt collecting, he immediately tried to fight them before Teucer saw him and he had to verbally maneuver through the situation. When he had to do the whole speech in front of the new Fatui recruits, he realised using the metaphor of toys wouldn't work so he immediately challenged the recruits to a fight).
His straightforwardness is the reason why he is deemed to be so strange among the harbingers. The harbingers don't like using force and prefer to work behind the scenes while Childe is bold and confident. He is very direct not just in combat but also in his interactions. Mf also almost revealed his true identity to Xinyan until we interupted him and he also immediately introduced himself as a Fatui harbinger to us in our first meeting. The only time he isn't is when his missions absolute require him to be secretive (which is why he had to give us half-truths about his agenda in the Liyue archon quest) and when he has to protect Teucer who he believes shouldn't be involved in the dark life he lives. He really isn't that manipulative or sly at all.
He revels in being in the "fucked up" side of the world. He is part of the harbingers, he enjoys the thrill of battle and that thrill is his core motivation and drive to live and experience life. He is an ambitious warrior through and through who thrives in the battlefield and willingly gave himself as a weapon to the Tsaritsa because he enjoys it. He wants to "conquer the world" because he enjoys challenges as he sees them as thrilling. It's very similar to Jabami Yumeko from Kakegurui. They both enjoy the thrill (of gambling and fighting respectively) and live for it. They don't care if they get hurt or if it may lead to their death because the thrill is what makes it fun. Even so, I don't think he enjoys being deceived and used given how offended he is by Signora and Zhongli lol.
I think Childe was traumatised by the abyss but in an interesting way, especially since in one of his voicelines he said he wants to return to the abyss and fight the monster that he was once afraid of. It's more like he saw some dark and fucked up shit in the abyss, his master trained him to toughen up and then slowly as he lived there he began to learn how to survive and thrive in that kind of environment. Think about it like you were stranded on a deserted island. Obviously most people would be terrified right? But then you meet someone who live there and taught you how to survive. With no rescue in sight, you became stronger and stronger to survive and by the time you manage to return back home, the experience has altered your personality. For some people the experience may be severely traumatising but for others, it's more like an "it was a learning moment and I'm ready to face the challenge if it happens again". If he ever returns to the abyss, he wouldn't be afraid because he knows he is stronger than before. But do I think he may possibly have some nightmares that he was back as a child, helpless and alone in the abyss, unable to protect himself? Yeah, likely. I feel like although he is proud of who he has become, he knows that a child shouldn't have to see what he saw which is why he is protective over Teucer.
That's one part of him. Childe is also a family man who knows how to clean, cook and he loves his family very much. He is also kind — mf willingly allowed Zhongli to use him as a walking wallet lol — and even though he tried to drown Liyue, he was reluctant about it because he didn't want to involve innocent people into it but was forced to because of the Tsaritsa's orders. As kinda fucked up he is, he is a sweetheart perfect future husband as well.
Little Ajax got his wish to become a protagonist of his own story. And now, he marches into the world with that typical shonen protagonist goal of becoming stronger and stronger to one day be on top of the world.
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earlier today i told an acquaintance in passing that i'll often be in the middle of a novel and think "man i wish this shit were more ambiguous" and had to reiterate twice that i wasn't being sarcastic before they believed me, so this post is to say: i love when writers don't bother to explain everything, i love when stories end uncertain and unsettling, i love being required to think as a reader, i love when stuff makes no damn sense, no i'm not kidding
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im really into romantic friendships, but specifically ones where the lines are already so blurred & yet the concept of romance hangs like a guillotine over both heads
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If these cards arrive in time, I’ll be handing them out at the Genshin Concert in Chicago ☺️🫰🏽
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touch starved but for physical violence
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yeah sorry i just don't think i can make it out tonight. i have to pick up my wife from her murder trial.
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"I can fix him" good for you. I need to craft a scenario in which he betters himself, to prove to myself that I can meaningfully atone despite how much of myself I see in him.
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"This story is a tragedy because it didn't have to end this way."
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"This story is a tragedy because it was always going to end this way."
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