#i legit wrote this in like 25 min sorry for any errors LOL

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,,,,imagine . dancing with househusband childe in the kitchen. actually anything with househusband childe

a/n: nonnie i didnt know if u wanted kids involved or not so i passed on them LOL. modern au, gn!reader.

you walk into your home and it smells of chemicals. the pungent smell of bleach and the type of lemon scent derived only from the likes of clorox and its kin waft through the air and you wince.

"jeez, you ever think of opening some windows?" you call out into the studio apartment. your lover isn't visible from the doorway, yet the light that exits the bathroom lets you know exactly where he is. instead of greeting him, you slip off your shoes and walk over to the closest window, unlatching it and hoisting up the lower glass pane, breathing in a sigh of relief at the immediate gust of fresh air that moves through the place.

"opening the windows would mean i'm weak, comrade!" the far-too-cheery voice responds and you roll your eyes, knowing full and well that he can't see you as you move around the apartment and unlatch the windows.

"weak for wanting to breathe?!" you ask. "i swear, ever since you retired from the fatui, you've been desperate to fight everyth-"

your words are cut off by a pair of firm arms enclosing themselves around your waist, causing you to let out a slight yelp of surprise. your back presses into the familiar, solid torso of none other than your lover, childe, who chuckles at the way you immediately relax upon recognizing the feeling of his figure.

"warn me next time, sheesh," you mutter halfheartedly, which only makes childe lean in closer, resting his chin on your shoulder. his breath tickles your ear.

"that ruins the fun then, darling," he coos and you feel your face flush as his words drop down to a sultry tone. childe's hands wander to your hips as he presses a kiss to the spot just behind your ear, but before you become putty in his hands, a sudden realization has you bursting into giggles. the trail of kisses childe leaves down your neck is interrupted as your laughter only increases, causing childe's grip to loosen and allow you to turn around.

"are you-" you begin, before bursting out into laughter. "are you really trying to seduce me while wearing rubber gloves?"

you take childe in in all of his glory. a headband pushes his hair out of his face unceremoniously, causing small tufts to fold over and bunch up at the front of his head. his face is contorted into a pout and a light sheen of red covers his cheeks, flustered by the situation. his typical clothing has been discarded for an old sweatshirt and sweatpants, in which the holes on the former are glaringly evident among the black fabric. most notably of all, however, are the bright pink rubber gloves that cover his hand, the tops of which are hastily adorned with various peppa pig stickers. you glance at them and glance back up to childe, folding your arms over your chest and raising his eyebrows.

"i..." he begins, cheeks growing even pinker under your playfully judgmental gaze. "tonia found them and decided to make them her next victim."

"that's cute. but that doesn't answer my question," you say. childe looks rather sheepish at the confrontation and lets out a slight laugh.

"i suppose i thought you looked cute today," childe mutters, averting his gaze from you.

"you suppose?" you question and childe's eyes widen in alarm, completely ignoring the mischievous smirk on your face.

"i also missed you!" he says quickly, desperately trying to detract from any potential misunderstanding of his words. you soften at his words and reward him by looping your arms around his shoulders, locking your hands together behind his neck, and pulling him in for a quick peck of a kiss on his lips.

"as you should," you murmur as you pull away, staring into his eyes as childe looks at you, utterly enamored and mystified with you. "as you should."

it takes a moment for childe to register your words and a look of faux hurt crosses his expression. instinctively, his hands move to grip your hips once more, yet he uses the opportunity to shake you lightly back and forth in place.

"say you missed me too!" he cries petulantly and you grin at him. you bite back your words and childe only grows more desperate, beginning to put on his usual theatrics as he begins to wail for you to acknowledge that you felt the same way.

"fine, fine, i missed you too!" you cry and childe's upset expression immediately turns cocky. "plus, the apartment looks lovely, you did a great job cleaning today."

childe's cocky expression falters at your genuine praise as his cheeks flush once more. your expression softens at the way he melts under your praise and you hold back a smile as you reward him with a kiss.

"my cute little househusband," you gush as you pull away, causing childe's eyes to widen and for him to inhale sharply. even after years of romance, the smallest compliments could get the ex-harbinger worked up like it was nothing. you giggle at his expression, but childe cuts you off by surging in for a kiss once more, seemingly determined to distract you before you can completely melt him into the ground.

the rubber gloves feel strange through the fabric of your clothing, but you suppose you can tolerate it for now, especially since your favorite person is wearing them. after all, nobody else would dare to hold you so tenderly yet earnestly (and you're not sure they would live long enough around childe to be able to). so, you ignore his cleanup fit and return his eager affections, deciding that kisses from your lover are certainly the best way to be welcomed home.

#i legit wrote this in like 25 min sorry for any errors LOL #genshin impact x reader #childe x reader #childe #genshin impact #axia.writing #writing.childe