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[childeishly]

Who: Wild City & Guests
Where: Wild City
When: Day 503/4

[ so the game hadn't been that bad, right..? ]

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[leaveofabsence]

[ Looks at the deck of cards and then the bottle on the table ]

And it has to be fire water?

[childeishly]

Numbered cards are fire water. Face cards are wine. The ace is a one... and you can drink whatever you like for that.

[leaveofabsence]

[ Holds his hand out to draw from the deck of cards. There's a 23% of getting a face card.

Surely, he will not have to drink too much before he finds one.




Surely... ]

[childeishly]

[ he keeps the deck in his hand, thumb on the back of the stack, so zhongli can draw each card one by one. ] Have at it, Xiansheng.

[ 23% of getting a face card...
but the numbered cards... there are a ton more and anything above 3... oof, and that's a hefty percentage. you, my friend, have a made a grave mistake. ]

[leaveofabsence]

[

Welp.

Goes to fetch a shot glass and the latest opened bottle. ]

[childeishly]

[ goes to the corner and takes a seat, dragging a small table over to set the deck down... and the inevitable shot glass and bottle of fire water. sitting is going to be safe anyway. ]

[ going to draw his own card while zhongli's on his way back... and flips it around so he can see: ]

]

[ laughs. ]

[leaveofabsence]

[ Has Childe ever seen Zhongli pout? Well, now he has.

As he's making a face through the third shot. ]

You look so pleased with yourself.

[childeishly]

[ THIS IS MY PLEASED WITH MYSELF FACE. ]

I am. If only I had drawn first. Pity.

Four more to go, Xiansheng. [ going to pour himself a shot of wine and lift it in toast. ] To you... and all your drinks. [ drinks it easily. ]

[leaveofabsence]

[ He finishes the next few shots only to draw the next card.



He sighs.

This is what Childe must feel when he tries to uses chopsticks. ]

[childeishly]

[ and before zhongli can get started on the drinks childe is going to reach over and snatch his collar, yanking him into a kiss. ] I needed to fulfill the other part of my card.

You know, Xiansheng, at this rate I think you'll get drunk before me. [ he plucks the card out of his hand. ] You don't have to do this you know. [ he slides the bottle of wine over. ] I want you to have a good time.

[leaveofabsence]

[ Hey! He makes an aborted for the stolen card, slumping over the table between them. ]

Ah---

Childe.

I already agreed to the rules of the game.

[ He has to drink for the drawn card. To do otherwise would be like breaking a contract ]

[childeishly]

[ he returns the card. ] We finish this turn and that's it. [ zhongli had two real bad draws and he feels bad that he didn't want to get drunk in the first place. at least the buzz will help, but... he's not looking to see him hunched over a toilet later. ] Fair?

[leaveofabsence]

[ His brow pinches in deep thought for a moment and he simply just pours eight shots worth of fire water into whatever glass is closest. ]

But then I will not have drawn the card which allows me to be the initiator of the kiss.

[childeishly]

You don't need a card to initiate a kiss with me, Xiansheng. You can do that whenever you like. [ leans in. ] Even right now.

[leaveofabsence]

[ He blinks. Slowly. Owlishly.

The first moments of this conversation replaying slowly in his mind like sticky molasses.

But the rules---

Without another word, he drinks the eight shots at once before the glass rolls off the table onto the floor... somewhere---

Blinking at Childe, eyes more than a little unfocused. ]

Then why are there rules?

[childeishly]

[ cups his cheeks. ]

It's a game meant to be fun, and now you're drunk, Xiansheng. You didn't want to get drunk, remember. A buzz, maybe, but this is... excessive. You had more than your fair share. I'm calling game over. [ he gives him a kiss. ] You won. You drank the most.

[leaveofabsence]

I did drink the most.

[ And he looks particularly proud about it as he messily pats Childe's cheek. ]

But you do not get to call game over until you draw your next card. The hands must be evenly dealt.

[childeishly]

I know I know. [ he draws another card, an ace of hearts, which prompts another laugh. ] I really got lucky, huh? [ pours himself a single shot and quickly throws his head back to drink it, so he can end this game. ] There, are you happy? Can I finish crowning the winner?

You know, Xiansheng~ the winner of a game usually gets a prize. What would you like?

[leaveofabsence]

I want to kiss you.

[ Said with a dumbfounded expression. That is why he had been drinking in the first place, after all. ]

[childeishly]

I'm all yours, Xiansheng. [ going to set his hands on his hips to steady him. he doesn't want him falling over or anything. ]

[leaveofabsence]

All mine?

[ Oh.

Oh excellent.

Some usually dormant part of Zhongli purrs at that. And at Childe's complete and utter attention focused on him.

Zhongli will be grateful for the support later because he absolutely needs it, but he is too focused on cupping Childe's face in his hands to really care about his balance. He traces both thumbs over the curve of his cheeks, admiringly the slight flush from the alcohol, before leaning in to press his lips to Childe's. ]

[childeishly]

[ childe can't help but to flush pink, because having zhongli's rapt attention on him sends a shiver down his spine. he loves it. he smiles to the touch, leaning into it as his ears twitch, a subtle little purr coming out of him too. ] Xiansheng... [ it's whispered right into the kiss, childe giving all he's got at then some... which he should likely be careful about doing with a severely drunk zhongli. he can't help it though - the attention, the affection, it's everything he wants and craves. ]

[leaveofabsence]

Mmmmm. Yes, Childe?

[ Wandering hands move up from his cheeks to pet those twitching ears, fingers pausing to card through his hair as if he had never seen such a vibrant shade of red (and the other colors mixed in) in his life. ]

Your hair is very pretty. Like the horizon at sunset. Or a campfire across a snowy plain.

[ He curls a strand loosely around one finger ]

Beautiful.

[childeishly]

How about... how about another kiss... [ the compliments have his face burning a lot brighter than he imagined it would. they're simple, but incredibly effective. not to mention the petting has him leaning up to the touch, craving more, because he can never get enough of anything that zhongli gives him. ] It's not nearly as pretty as your eyes... like molten mora, or the glow of the sun, ...I always find myself easily getting lost in them.