@geoconsult || starter call. (u get no choice teehee)
IT was morning and yet … Zhongli still hadn’t awoken from his slumber. It felt strange to be the one who somehow rose before the man who didn’t even need any sleep but it wasn’t such a bad feeling. While he could get a head start on breakfast, he wanted to laze around in bed a bit longer before he decided to be productive. He rolled on over to his side and over to brush the bangs out of Zhongli’s gorgeous face. When putting it into perspective, mundane moments like these always felt so surreal. To think he’d be able to live a life comfortable with the prospect of loving someone and being loved … he always imagined he’d live his life, consumed by bottomless lust for battle until there would be nothing of him left but here he was … in the arms of someone who he wouldn’t have even considered after all that’s transpired.
He smiled softly and reached to pinch his cheek. “ Look at this blockhead … sleeping without a care in the world. ”
Warmth; it’s so comfortable to rest in the same bed as the man he had purposefully chosen to be his other half. When most would absolutely question him ok why he would welcome someone such as him into his own quarters, Zhongli kept to himself while exploring Ajax whole fully.
His body, tactics, mind and spirit. All of which that Zhongli found appreciation for. Despite the man being quite rambunctious and, dare some say, bratty- Zhongli couldn’t help but notice his interest in him skyrocketing even more with each meal they both shared. He couldn’t lie; This Snezhnayan warrior truly caught the attention of a long worn adepti.
Unbeknownst to him, the consultant had begun to lean towards where Childe had shifted. Slumbering away, calmly yet comfortably before feeling a pinching sensation on his cheek.
It took a few moments before golden eyes slid open to gaze upon deep blue. Seeing his lover awake before him, hearing the amused chuckle In his voice as he gazed at him.
He truly is breathtaking, to say the least.
With a stretch, a hand comes up to gently grasp the warrior’s. Thumb smoothing over notable tiny scars along the other’s knuckle before bringing it towards his lips to kiss. Breath warm against cool skin.
“You’re up early, have you had a restful sleep, Ajax?” The Question hung in the air, and yet Zhongli feels his body yearn to stay just a little more in their own little luxurious moment.
“ TSK, tsk. That’s the third time, isn’t it, xiansheng ? I thought you’d learn by now ! ”
“Each time I always assume it’s something you genuinely like- but I see that I keep falling for the same thing over again. Hm... I suppose my curiosities do get the better of me to turn an eye at it for the moment.”
hey you know what my favourite flavour of pudding is?
"...I have to admit, Childe, I don't ever recall you ever mentioning what your favorite is. In fact, I would like to learn what you would prefer so I may take note of what it is that suits your tastes."
time. before her separation with aether, it had seemed unending. she always had him, and they go anywhere, whenever they wanted. now, the clock seemed to click off at every moment. every moment apart from him was another moment either one of them could be lost from each other forever. “in a manner of speaking, i suppose it is..” she offers a wry smile, shaking her head. “though a moment to pick a flower to adorn you wouldn’t hurt much.” it would. wasting time when aether was who knows where. “i think blue would suit you quite nicely.. a glaze lily perhaps?”
Glazed Lilies, he could never turn his eyes away from such wonderful flowers. A thoughtful nod accompanied the adeptus as he turned his attention up the hill. It’s a ways upward, but they both would know that there’s only one place a true Glazed Lily would grow.
“I don’t know how many are left now, but we may take a look and see if we can find one like we did last time. I would like to also hear you sing to it again, too.” Knowing full well that he himself could not do it, only Lumine could. This, of course, creased a fond smile upon Zhongli’s lips as he gazed at her.
“Would you like for me to lead the way?”
A hand is offered for her to take. The consultant awaiting for her to take it, if she felt the need to.
"I have been wondering, why do you approach me with such familiarity and ease? Most people know of the rumours surrounding me yet you do not waver. Why is that?"
Ah... that is indeed a question that mortals would have for someone like him. Even if known as an adeptus, Zhongli continued to smile fondly as he faced southward towards the ocean. The wind crisp, just as he had remembered when little young Ningguang had gently pattered her way down the beach along the cost near Liyue Harbor.
Closing his eyes, he could recall her exact words of surprise when, each time, she would pick up something new along the coastline. Be it a pretty shell, a pearl or two, or even the occasional artifact that someone may have dropped at some point- or washed ashore.
Yes... he indeed treasured those memories very fondly.
"You could say that you remind me of someone. Someone that had been very important to me. A dear friend of mine."
Guizhong.
"She is no longer with us, but if I were to put a finger on it... you could say that your extravagant way of thinking and problem solving remind me of her. She always liked figuring something out, always seemingly having a plan if one option expired. Bright yet determined, she had her way of giving me an impression of someone I could trust. That is most likely why you feel I am familiar with you."
His smile never dropped from his face. Cherishing those memories... it felt nice.
"Of course, you both have your differences, but sometimes you do remind me to stop and think in the moment like this."
"Talented. Not by blood or by being gifted by the gods, but by a random happenstance of chances. That is all I may see when I have so much as glanced upon that Snezhnayan warrior. Yet... his personality, the friendly kind... I think of it as good company."
"Although even the most mild of wolves do not come without their fangs. That, i'm aware of."
"Ah... The traveler is someone that has become much more important to me than many others within the past grand years. He who has wandered this world not for a long time, but long enough to know there is something amidst. Still, I am eagerly awaiting for his tales when he arrives back to Liyue from his voyage."
A sip of tea.
"Due to their excellent skill of balancing two elements so far...I do not see the traveler having any issues at all once they master another. Time will only tell us what the truth is to him when he reaches the last archon."
It was a surprise that Zhongli had been willing to give up a bottle of Adeptus Wine after what happened last but perhaps he too was looking forward to what would likely come once they began drinking it. Childe had a somewhat different plan in mind this time around and moved to straddle the Consultant's waist as to settle himself comfortably in the other's lap. (1/2)
Childe reached over to take some of the wine into his mouth and soon crashed his lips into the other’s so that they could both partake in the aphrodisiac together. The heat quickly began settle in and he was already a flustered mess by the time he broke the kiss. Despite how unravelled he himself was, it was always such a fun game to be able to watch as Prime Adeptus’ restraint slowly tear apart. (can’t believe word limit is oppressing me)
He knew what he was doing from the moment the bottle had pressed into the palm of Childe's hands. From before, he was not unaware of the side effects of adepti wine on the human body. Childe, on the other hand- he had to admit, had endured it pretty well.
Even if it reduced him into such a mess, the consultant could not help but feel a nudge of his lips tug. His body relaxing in the sofa, taking his time to read about the modern folklore Liyue had published not too long ago.
His attention did not break, not even when he heard the tab of the wine flick off with a quick twitch of Childe's finger. Nor did he glance when he heard a gentle burble of liquid when the bottle was lifted up to the warrior's lips.
Strange was when the former archon did not hear a simple 'gulp' of such precious liquid. Thumbing the edge of the next page, Zhongli finally glimpsed upward when his book was suddenly pressed away. His lap free for the taking when the harbinger made himself comfortable, body flushed up against him and golden eyes flickering rather curiously at Childe's advancement.
Closer the snezhnayan leaned forth over him and Zhongli was immediately met with an intoxicating scent. A mixture of adepti wine Childe had taken a gulp of as well as the hint of cold mountain air and cinnamon. A unique combination that Zhongli couldn't seem to ignore.
Of course he wouldn't ignore it. Not with the scent becoming spicer, the notable weight pressing against him, and more importantly-
"Hmp-!"
Lips crashing in a sudden bruising pace, Zhongli immediately tasted the burning alcohol that Childe generously fed to him through the intensity of their kiss. An addictive burn that would have any mortal begging on their knees, and yet here they were enjoying only a small portion of it and the consultant felt it light his veins alive with its potency.
If adepti wine could cause an adeptus to become warm with its burn, just imagine how a human would feel with one single taste of it. No doubt Childe would be shivering in its sensation, body pressing to his as their lips hungrily devoured the consultant's as if he were the last source of water and he a man wandering in a desert for DAYS. Searching and lusting for something to wet his lips.
Even when their lips part, the consultant's hands had pulled Childe forth from sudden movement. Tongue tracing down the now moaning man's neck, a kiss pressed upon his barred skin while his hands continued to make quick work of his belt. A metallic 'click' summoned a satisfied sigh from Zhongli when he trails his lips to his awaiting mouth.
Not before tracing yet another pattern along his jugular- but this time, a faint golden glow slowly formed right where Childe's adam's apple was located. Visibly becoming more apparent that Zhongli purposefully kissed the Geo Sigil on him in order to help aid in the alcohol in the other man's system as well as other things of interest.
"Zhongli." The moan was accompanied with a demanding harsh tug of Zhongli's hair, fingers digging into the back of his head as his breath pants dangerously close to the consultant's ear. A nibble there, a tug of clothing here. The alcohol really did a number on him in terms of demanding more pleasure at the hand of Zhongli and the craving only grew more and more with each tempting roll of Childe's hips.
The consultant, fascinated with his lover being so yearning for him, generously gave Childe what he wanted- bit by painfully long bit.
He knew Childe will complain, demand, and whisper sweet nothings in the adepti's ear- but Zhongli also knew that Childe will take what he gives him. It is why when he stands, those arms and legs winding around him eagerly, he presses Childe into the sturdy surface of his wall. Ripping away at ties and shirts, allowing for the faint aphrodisiac of adeptal wine to heighten the sensation of touch and taste.
He wanted him, and he was addicted to showing Childe just how much pleasure and love he could make his body experience.
lumine has appeared… @geoconsult chose caress face… then put flower in her hair.
she pauses, looking up at him with a small smile.. “that wasn’t one of the options..” though she doesn’t mind much. she picked many flowers in her travels, but rarely was she on the receiving end. “should i find you a flower too??”
“Hm...? No, I don’t wish for you to use your time to find something for me when there is still so much more to do at this moment. Time may not be a concept I can truly grasp at this moment, but I know for certain that it is very important to you, is it not Lumine?”
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