acutabove: (✧ and leave me alone in the dark)
tartaglia ✧ "childe" ([personal profile] acutabove) wrote in [personal profile] broke 2021-08-03 02:06 am (UTC)

[ Childe has to remind himself that this is but isn't Zhongli, and it's not always to his benefit to believe everything that comes out of the man's mouth. Sarcasm is something that doesn't sound terrible on the consultant (mayhap even charming for how petty it makes him look, but he's not going to think about that right now) and he has to quell every urge he has to continue this particular thread of conversation.

He almost wants to tell him to continue on without him, but then Zhongli continues with not knowing the way back and Childe resigns himself to his fate. With a reassuring smile he makes his way to the merchant and the pretty florist who, as luck would have it, is actually saying her farewells, and once the man catches sight of Childe his expression lights up and he greets him with a handshake and a broad smile.

At least he's pretty sure that the consultant doesn't understand Snezhnayan, so even if his hearing is inhuman he probably wouldn't understand the words Childe speaks in clipped tones to the man. The conversation lasts for maybe a few moments, the words rolling smoothly off his mother tongue, and the merchant shakes his hands again before accepting the plump pouch of mora Childe offers him.

As he's making his way back up the slope to where Zhongli waits for him, he lifts his gaze and catches the impressive figure the consultant makes against the backdrop of the city. While he doesn't stand tall and poised like he used to, he's still... something.

Childe's hand fits against Zhongli's elbow before he can think about it, the move so natural it feels like instinct. He doesn't expect Zhongli won't hit him for it, swatting at him like a particularly temperamental, feral cat, so he's quick to take his hand away once he's steered him into the right direction and they start walking back to Childe's place. ]


Maybe I should start charging you for all the damage you're doing to my apartment.

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