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[ he hums against his neck, digging his nails into his back to hold him that much closer. he’s not letting go, he’s not losing Scaramouche too. he’ll drink until he’s feeling lightheaded, removing his fangs then and only then. ] Im not letting you go anywhere tonight, …

[ he lets out a short, breathless laugh. This situation is bad, he's out of his element trying to make things better instead of worse - but staying with childe like this feels nice, and he loves feeling lightheaded because of him. Letting him take everything he has ]

Who said I was planning on letting YOU go anywhere...?

Edited 2022-04-18 18:20 (UTC)

Good, don’t, I don’t want either of us to have to feel alone right now. [ he flips them and bodily pins Scaramouche to the bed, burying his face in the back of his neck. ] …thank you, Scaramouche. [ squeeze. ]

... Mmm.

If Zhongli isn't around then I need to take care of you for him as well, no?

I’m sure he’d appreciate that, especially since I have been getting into a lot of trouble lately. [ trouble he hasn’t even been looking for! but wild city is in a losing streak slump. ]

You have been very naughty. It's unacceptable.

I guess that just means I'll have to stay here, under house arrest.

That's right.

[ he shifts so he can kiss the top of his head ]

I could even perform just for you.

I'd make you do that anyway. I like when you perform privately for me.

And do you want a performance with or without my clothes on?

Normally I would opt for clothes off, but I'm not really interested in doing anything like that right now.

You can admire my body without "doing" anything. And you should worship me.

[ he's bringing his arms around him, just holding him like that ]

Should I ask you if you want to talk about how you feel?

...as soon as I'm feeling right as rain I'll worship you. [ he really doesn't have it in him to do much beyond... be a sad sack. but that does earn a snort, an appreciative one. ] Do you really want to know?

Why not? I always delight in human misery.

And I don't know if it will help you, but I think I would have liked someone to hear me out when I was grieving for Katsuragi's death.

Im just immensely sad. I know Zhongli Xiansheng can take care of himself, wherever he is, but I’d much rather he be here… I wanted to leave this place together, so we could both move forward…

But now I… don’t know how that’s going to happen, …

I hate feeling so… helpless. Why do you think I want to get stronger, become the strongest, so I can prevent things like this from happening, or even if I can’t I can do something about it.

He's just in a different part of hell, ins't he? When you leave this place, take him with you with or without hell's permission. He is yours, no?

I… guess. I don’t really know. [ childe just laughs. ] Oh, I had no intention of *asking* permission, because he is mine. [ the ring he’s got on says as much. ] And they’re going to pay for making me experience all this heartache.

Burn it all to the ground for the slight. I like that.

[ noses the mark he bit into his neck earlier. ] I’d do the same for you, Kuniku.

[ it feels very very strange to hear it. and of course he's just as unsure of what to do about it as he was with the realization that baritones really does care for him ]

I know. But I'm not letting them take me away, so you won't have to.

[ it could happen to anybody and there’s nothing any of them can do, …but he refrains from saying that, instead moving off to the side to lay beside Scara instead of on top of him. ]

[ kisses the side of his head and gives a lopsided smile. he’s trying to keep his thoughts positive, so there’s that. ]

... And you're not going to be taken either. If you do, I'm going to set this entire place on fire. I will make everyone pay.

So you can't disappear.

I'm not going anywhere. Not without you and Zhongli Xiansheng.

Mmm. So it's the same for me. I'm not going anywhere without you. And I won't leave until I'm absolutely sure you'll be there when I come back.

[ kisses him again, turning onto his side and tugging scaramouche into his chest. he smiles against his head, and Scaramouche may even be able to feel a tear or two. ] …love you.

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