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You met Zhongli in a book store. There was a cute little bookshop you’d been wanting to check out and today was the day you actually visited it. You were quietly perusing the crowded shelves while listening to some music in your headphones. But a figure came into your eyeline and you couldn’t help but look. This handsome man was skimming though a book, his eyes completely focused on the words on the pages. You swore you felt your heart jump when you saw him. He glance over to you and you quickly looked away. This is when the game of slyly sneaking peeks of each other began.

Eventually your little game became quite boring and you just wanted to walk over to him and say something. But before you got the chance, he came over to you. He asked you about the book you were looking at and you asked about his book. That conversation died off eventually but you weren’t ready to stop talking with this man. You gathered your courage and asked if he would like to join you for coffee. He happily accepted.

You met Itto on the street. You were off walking down the sidewalk when a large man practically faceplanted in front of you. You started to fret over the man as you helped him up. He was surprisingly quiet for someone who just fell onto the sidewalk. His attention was more focused on the cutie helping him off the ground.

Zhongli is somewhat puzzled when he finds out you’re self-conscious about sitting on his lap. He really doesn’t understand why you’d be so worried about it. He’s 600+ year old ex-Archon, do you really think he can’t handle his lover sitting on his lap?  He would never pressure you into doing something you’re uncomfortable with but he may invite you to try it out. He wants to prove that there’s no reason you should be worrying over things like that. 

Ayaka pretends she’s absolutely fine. And she gets away with it for a while. You finally realize something’s off when you spot how she seems a bit lethargic and somewhat clumsy. You’ll really need to force her to go lay down. She won’t go without some resistance. She will finally give in after you reason with her and tell her the only way for her to get better is with rest. She will try to get up again very soon after she lays down but she’ll doze off before she actually gets a chance to get up. She does like having your attention as you care for her but she does feel a little bad for taking up your precious time. You’ll need to reassure her that you’re doing this because you care for her. 

When Childe looks at you, he sees sunshine

Childe is sunshiney on the outside but deep down he’s dark and broken. He is a broken man that tries to brush off his terrible past. You, on the other hand, are so bright and seem like you don’t have any weight on your shoulders. When you’re around, Childe forgets about his past and about all the bad he’s done. You are the light that keeps away the darkness in his heart. 

When Zhongli looks at you, he sees freedom

Zhongli has been alive for many years. He’s seen so much destruction and heartache -- some even caused by him. He’s a bit more cynical and logical now that he’s matured. But when he sees you, he sees someone not burdened by knowledge like his. He sees someone just enjoying every day as it comes. He stays by your side hoping to gain that feeling of freedom for himself. 

When Ayato looks at you , he sees home

“He’s such a jerk!”

“Uh oh,” Kaeya said as you popped down on the sofa next to him, “What’d your asshole boyfriend do this time?” 

“He was very obviously checking other people out. On a date. With me.”

“Ya know, you could just dump him.”

“I know but,” you sighed, “I don’t know.” 

“You shouldn’t let him walk all over you like that. You deserve better than that ass.”

You couldn’t help the slight blush that tinted your cheeks. Kaeya always had a way with his words and knew just what to say to get under your skin -- even if he didn’t intend to. He leaned back against the sofa cushions, his arm coming up to rest on the cushion right behind your head. 

“You either need to stand up for yourself or break up with him. I’m getting real tired of seeing him treat you like garbage.” 

“Yeah, I guess,” you cleared your throat, “Anyway, what about you and your love life? Weren’t you talking to some girl?”

“I was but it’s not really going anywhere,” he smiled sheepishly 

“How do you know that?”

“There’s no spark,” he sighed almost defeated, “There should be that bubbling warmth deep in you when you see someone you like -- it’s that feeling you get when you see a crush, ya know?” 

“Yeah, yeah I know what you mean.”

Of course, you know exactly what he means. You were currently feeling that warmth as you stared at the man next to you. 

“And I just don’t feel that with this girl.”

He relaxed into the sofa with a look of sadness. Like he wanted to like this girl but just couldn’t. Your head tilted to the side as you stared at him. 

“Is there someone that makes you feel like that?” 

Your question caught Kaeya off guard. His eyes widened in surprise as tried to avoid eye contact with you.

“Yeah, there is someone,” he admitted

“Well, why don’t you ask them out?”

He was silent as he stared down at his lap. You could tell something was on his mind. He let out a small sigh almost as if he had just lost a fight in his own head. 

“Look, you don’t have to tell me but,” you placed a hand on his shoulder, “You should chase that feeling. Take the risk and ask that person out. Something great could come out of it.”

Kaeya looked up at you; his periwinkle eyes piercing right though you. In that moment, it felt like the two of you were the only people in the whole universe. You hadn’t realized how close the two of you actually were until right then. You couldn’t read his face but you could tell he was really mulling something over in his head. 

“I should take the risk?” he whispered 

“Yeah, you should.”

His face came closer to yours, your noses almost touching. His warm breath fanned your lips. You felt small under his gaze but you welcomed it. You wanted to be swallowed up by him.

“What if it’s wrong for me to make a move?”

“Kaeya what-”

“Should I still risk it even if it’s wrong?” 

Your heart was about ready to beat right out of your chest. You swore he could hear how fast your heart was racing. 

“Yes.”

Before you had a chance to register what was going on, a pair of lips captured yours. Kaeya’s hand tangled in your hair pulling you closer to him. Your hands grasped at his shirt wanting nothing more than to feel him -- to touch him. Your lips moved in sync like you’ve done this millions of times. Oh archons, have you been waiting for this kiss. In a moment of clarity, you realized the gravity of this situation. You pulled back slightly, your lips still centimeters from Kaeya’s. 

“We shouldn’t be doing this,” you breathed

“I know but weren’t you the one that told me to make a move?”

“Yeah, I guess I did,” you chuckled

You were both silent a moment. Kaeya leaned back a bit so he could look at you properly. He pushed a stray hair away from your face, his hand lingering beside your cheek. 

“Do you regret it?” he asked quietly

“That kiss? No, absolutely not,” you placed a hand on his chest, “I’ve actually wanted to do that for a while.”

“Is that so?” 

He wrapped his arm around your waist and in one quick motion pulled you onto his lap. You let out a gasp at the now compromising situation you were in. You thought that kissing him was a lot but now straddling his lap? You definitely weren’t expecting this. 

Childe

Zhongli

Thoma

Itto

Zhongli tries to pretend he’s not that sick because he doesn’t want to worry you. You’ll go off and do your errands or go to work but when you return home, you’ll be met with your boyfriend practically shaking under the covers of your bed and sweat dripping from his forehead. After scolding him for not telling you, he’ll apologize for not telling you but tell you he just didn’t want to worry you. He wouldn’t let you fuss over him until he really started feeling bad. He’d thank you every time you did anything for him. He just really appreciates how much you’re doing for him in his time of need. 

Thoma will try to get up and go to work even if he’s very sick. He could have an aggressive fever and almost throwing up every few minutes but he’d still try to go to work. You’d have to force him into bed and make sure he doesn’t leave. Lock the door if you have to. After a while he’ll give up and stay home. But he’s still going to try and do his regular at home activities. He feels bad for being at home and not doing anything productive. But once you force him into bed and start taking care of him, he’ll stop trying to get out of bed. He is really appreciative of you taking care of him -- especially when he starts feeling better almost immediately.