#man. this reader has a lot of my personality i apologize LMFAOOO usually they’re not like me

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hello and congrats on 5.5k 👍 also ur writing really satisfies me. i like how you portray the characters

so based on his bday mail, hanging out w childe at dragonspine to celebrate? just being carefree n dumb, cuddling for warmth despite him being immune to the cold?

anyways have a nice day

pairing: childe x gn!reader

a/n: thank u !!!! sorry for the delay </3 i am really happy w/ how this one turned out, which i don’t often say with my fics hehe

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you’re fairly sure your boyfriend would be shirtless right now if the fatui dress code allowed it. you, on the other hand, are suffering in the cold of dragonspine, walking alongside childe as the two of you head back to your tent. the harbinger is completely nonplussed in the presence of the snow and stifles a laugh at your pouty expression.

“i’d offer you my scarf,” he begins as he holds up the flap of the tent for you to enter. “but you’re already wearing two.”

you briefly consider shoving him back into the soft pile of snow near your tent, but you choose to ignore his shiteating grin and nearly dive into the warmth of your insulated tent. a warm, yet small fire provides refuge from the sheer warmth as the tent is lined with an expensive material that allows the inside of the temporary living space to be a refuge from the sheer cold that coats the mountain outside. grumpily, you shrug off your coat and burrow yourself into the pile of blankets and sleeping bags that line the floor, purposefully sprawling out so childe doesn’t have a room to lay down. pettiness is your new middle name.

childe stands awkwardly in the tent, watching you get comfortable. he then proceeds to promptly flop on top of you, bursting out in laughter as you squeal and try to squirm away. strong arms loop around your waist as he pulls you close and peppers your face in kisses. you bite back a smile and feign indignation at your boyfriend’s antics.

“unhand me at once, you fiend!” you cry and childe presses more kisses to your face in response.

“i’m still claiming my birthday present.” he says with a huff. “unlimited lifetime supply of cuddles.”

“that wasn’t your present!” you say, growing tired of failing after your long trek. you succumb to his embrace and move in closer to him. much to your chagrin, your boyfriend is rather warm and cuddling with him is likely the fastest way to warm up.

“oh? so you’re saying you don’t want to cuddle?” childe challenges and you still at the implication of your words. you pout and look away from him.

“if you let go of me now i’ll... i’ll...” you try to think of a threat.

“you’ll what?” childe asks, narrowing his eyes as mischief swims in his mariner blue irises.

“i’ll cry?” you try and childe stares at you.

“we both know you won’t cry.” childe calls your bluff with a shake of his head. “try again.”

“i... won’t cry. but... i’ll tell your mom that you made me cry?” you suggest and childe bursts out into laughter.

“ah, i’d return to snezhnaya and she’d disown me for that,” childe agrees. “fine. i wasn’t planning on letting you go anyways. it isn’t always that i get to have you alongside of me on expeditions.”

“don’t you have work to do? shouldn’t you be training?” you ask, not really wanting to disrupt his job, especially when his coworkers are often less than pleasant. childe laughs once more as he pulls you in closer, nestling his head closer to you.

“hmm, i don’t think her majesty the tsaritsa would mind. she is the goddess of love after all, i’m just training in her domain,” childe says. you stare at him blankly and realize that your boyfriend is full of shit, yet you don’t dare call him out. instead, you move in closer to him, tucking your head underneath his own and leaving a quick, chaste kiss to his collarbone.

“well, we all have to take breaks sometime.” you agree, sleepiness beginning to wash over you from the warmth of your lover.

“i’d take all eternity for you if i could.” childe confesses and your heart immediately begins to beat a bit faster at his words. so much for a nap, you think. despite how long the two of you may be together, his charms never seem to wear off, especially when he is so forthright and honest in his affections towards you.

“well, if you can’t take all eternity, how about a nap?” you say, moving your head to glance up at him, only to see him already looking at you fondly. “i know you barely got any sleep last night.”

“a nap with you...” childe begins and you briefly wonder if he is going to reject your suggestion, but a soft laugh from him lets you know otherwise. “another lovely birthday present from you, huh?”

“it’s not even your birthday anymore.” you grumble halfheartedly as childe laughs once more. he leans down and kisses the crown of your head before pulling you in even closer.

“yeah, yeah,” he shrugs off your words with ease. “maybe we can nap until the next one.”

you laugh.

“as long as it’s with you, i’ll do anything.” you say. you’ve never spoken truer words. you feel warmth swell in your chest at the feeling of childe’s heart rate speeding up at your words and you bite back a giggle, instead choosing to close your eyes and burrow further into him.

maybe, in the arms of your lover, dragonspine isn’t so bad.

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