You can let me spoil you a little, you know. You don't seem to realize how much I'd bend over backwards for you if the situation were right. [ he says it honestly, and there's really no room left to doubt his words. maybe in the future Zhongli will figure out how to utilize Childe's seemingly boundless and nonsensical adoration for him, but for now granting him a room and a change of clothes is probably the least he could do.

he tucks his head in against Zhongli's own and lets out a sigh. the exertion from a few moments before has started to set in in a delicious ache and warmth he can feel all throughout his body. the would probably need a bath in the morning, but that was fine. they could come to it when they came to it. ]

You're absolutely breathtaking when you cum. I don't need anything else from you except that.

[ which was both not much at all and everything all at once, wasn't it? but he won't linger long on that thought or entertain any of Zhongli's protests should they arise - he's very quickly falling into sleep, his breathing evening out by degrees and just barely heard over the howling winds beyond their bed. ]