Childe × gn! Reader (pronouns not mentioned at all)
Warnings: none! It's pure fluff
A/n: I have been up all night doing uni work and this is what that produced. It is kinda self indulgent. I hope you enjoy some Childe comfort. Reblogs are appreciated
3:25 am. It was 3:25 am and your work was still nowhere near complete. You sat on your desk with a pile of papers you were yet to review. This was getting progressively exhausting. You pinch the bridge of your nose and let out a sigh.
Unbeknownst to you, your boyfriend had awakened from his slumber and sleepily trudged over to your work station to check what was holding you up for so long. Afterall it wasn't every night that he could be home, so when he was indeed there, he wanted you right beside him. As much as you enjoyed that, to your dismay, tonight was not gonna be one of those nights. This work was unavoidable.
You look up from your paperwork at the sound of the gentle scraping of chair against the floorboard as Childe drags another chair adjacent to where you were seated.
Your tall boyfriend flops down on the seat like a Childe child with a lil pout and says,
"if you are not gonna come to bed, I won't sleep either."
His voice is laced with sleep and his hair is adorably messy. You can't help but admire him and his attempt at pretending to be wide awake.
You let out a small chuckle,
"I highly doubt that"
Childe grumbles something under his breath at your teasing words.
"I am sorry, I just really need to finish these, I promise I will join you as soon as I am done.You should go back to b-"
You are interrupted by Childe, as he scoots closer with his chair. He folds his arms on the desk and rests his head on them while he gazes up at you with the softest smile on his face.
"I can wait"
Your heart skips a beat at the sight. His ginger hair falls on his forehead just so perfectly even when messy. His features are softly illuminated under the yellow lamp light and you can't stop yourself from leaning towards him and pressing a small kiss to his forehead. He closes his eyes and hums in appreciation of your gesture. He is such a welcome sight in the middle of this scattered mess of duties.
His presence makes all this workload seem a little more bearable. It also provides you incentive to finish it quicker, because you can't wait to be snuggled up in his arms.
Before you know it, Childe is asleep on your desk, the sound of his steady breathing is strangely comforting. You smile to yourself and continue your work with new found energy.
By the time you finish, rays of the early morning sun has started filtering in through the windows, filling the room with it's golden glow. Childe is asleep beside you, with his head resting on the desk, beside the pile of now neatly stacked papers.
You caress the side of his face ever so gently, admiring his relaxed features as you silently thank the Archons for bringing him into your life.
