#i felt compelled to write this down bc i saw one(1) childe fanart n i regained consciousness to that already in my drafts

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fondly thinking of childe once again. soft thoughts round three let's go:

everything this man knows about romance is from the romance novels he secretly reads in his spare time. i just know in my heart of hearts that this man, as much of a hopeless romantic that he is, is not suave at all.

he's charming, yes. he's sweet and polite and maybe a little flirty, but beyond that? he is so endearingly awkward. he confidently says the cheesiest lines whenever he gets the chance, does all sorts of "swoon-worthy" acts he's read male leads do in his favorite novels, but as soon as you so much as acknowledge his efforts with one of those smiles he loves so much this man is gone. he immediately flushes the moment he sees your sweet smile and unsuccessful attempts at hiding your laughter. (childe doesn't feel butterflies in his stomach. no, he feels the whole damn zoo with how giddy he gets whenever he does something that makes you smile.)

childe thinks that maybe he should feel a little hurt that you're laughing at his heartfelt attempts at wooing you ("come on, i'm being serious here!") but, well, you're so cute when you laugh... and the way your eyes crinkle or even fully close when you can't hide behind your shaking hands anymore... okay. maybe he can let this slide. just this once. for now. he'll get his payback soon, he swears!

(he's lying btw. you get away with what other folk essentially view as "insulting the eleventh harbinger" every time, and he always watches you with the same lovestruck smile. you never notice, of course, since you're so busy laughing and trying to convince him that no, no, i swear i'm not making fun of you! but honey, everyone's got eyes. everyone knows. and all the wise grannies and grandpas just tut and shake their heads fondly, murmuring to themselves about "the joys of young love.")

#miyo.muses #childe.togo #im not formatting this like any of my usual thoughtsposts bc this is so short n unedited #i felt compelled to write this down bc i saw one(1) childe fanart n i regained consciousness to that already in my drafts #this isnt rlly accurate to my actual characterization of childe but this is a fluff post so i say screw accuracy!! #let him be a dumb boy in love!! #also: friends-to-lovers flavored once more hehe #i might make this a proper post in the future #it just depends on if i have the time ahaha :"D #genshin impact #genshin childe #childe x reader