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tartaglia ✧ "childe" ([personal profile] acutabove) wrote in [community profile] gacharolls2021-08-06 12:01 am

>> 005 | I’m a soldier, not a plaything


[ Liyue is burning.

It had only been a few hours since the Snezhnayan army had landed on the city’s shores and in that time the soldiers had wasted no time cutting a swath of destruction and violence throughout the safe harbor. Merchant’s stalls were tipped over, their contents ransacked and pillaged. Temples burned on hilltops, shrines to the gods splattered with blood and viscera of their most devout followers. Ornate, gilded residences once home to nobles and elite politicians crumbled by the wayside and bodies of Liyue’s former citizens bled together in red trickles of blood that flowed like rivers through the streets.

Whatever class system that had been put in place before was inconsequential. There was far too much carnage to pick out the robes of a noble from ones of a commoner, and all parties bled the same.

It was uncertain what had prompted the attack. For all extents and purposes negotiations had been fine, with some trade ships conducting business as usual between the two nations as recently as a week ago.

One of the bodies laying in the street was a small figure garbed in Liyuen clothing, clutching a Snezhnayan matryoshka doll. Childe, better known as Tartaglia to his servants and Ajax to his close family, glanced over the grim sight and murmured a soft prayer before continuing on his way through the city. The bottoms of his boots and trousers were soaked with blood, stained until the fabric changed from a dull grey to a red so deep it was practically black.

He’d been pulled from his chambers by one of his men stumbling in, clothes ripped and tattered, blood flowing from a wound in his side. He’d yelled something about a surprise Millelith ambush and how several of his comrades had already been taken out while they were ransacking the Golden House, and then promptly passed out.

As Childe made his way there he took note of the destruction of the city with something like satisfaction and elation in his dark blue eyes. Perhaps it was because of his status as a Harbinger or maybe because his upbringing was less than conventional, but this was the sort of environment that he thrived in.

Bodies of Liyuen citizens littered the ground underfoot in the walk he took to reach the doors of the Golden House, and before stepping within he noted how they were slightly ajar, small handprints of blood standing out on the wood next to larger ones slimmer than his own.

How strange. He wondered if people had tried to take sanctuary here before the Fatui found them, or if they’d been chased here and sought to make their final stand in one of Liyue’s most well-known landmarks.

He sincerely hoped no blood got on the mora. From the last time he’d visited the mint he remembered that the caretakers tended to just leave it laying around in piles.

As he steps inside Childe finds himself staring at a scene of such carnage and violence he can’t help the catch of his breath, the way his pupils dilate while something warm and hot burns under his skin.

His men lay on the floor, clothes ripped and torn with the press of a blade or a spear. It’s a pole arm, he concludes, when he lifts his eyes and catches sight of a few more of his men surrounding a man with long brown hair dipped in gold.

And gods, he thinks. This man is a vision.

He wields the pole arm effortlessly, as though it’s another part of him. Childe watches as his men go flying with the force used against them, the butt of the shaft used in connection with an open palm to force the Fatui into giving the foreigner a wide berth.

Childe thinks he recognizes the uniform as something of similar make to the Millelith, but he’s not sure. There’s too much blood staining down the man’s front to be able to tell, and Childe hopes not all of it is this beautiful foreigner’s. ]


Enough. [ He calls out, voice ringing authoritatively in the open space. His men on the floor groan in reply. Childe keeps his gaze on the man in front of him, desire thrumming through his veins. ]

You’ve given my men quite the work out, haven’t you? [ It comes out teasingly as though there isn’t a Fatui lying limp with his arm missing. ]

My name is Tartaglia, Eleventh of Her Majesty the Tsaritsa’s Harbingers. But you can call me Childe.

[ And he smiles, the gesture so innocent it’s unfitting for the bloody scene all around them. ]

And what are you called, my lovely?
geocash: (♪This is me for forever)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-15 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[In another situation, things certainly may have been different. Perhaps they would have shared meals, learned enough about one another to not go through this painstaking process. Alas, such is life.

Fingers grasp his hair and he allows it, eyelids lilting half-closed as the man speaks.]


Of course you can be blamed. I still blame you, every single time. [It's a savage thing to say so clearly, and perhaps it does make one wonder if Zhongli wouldn't prefer some pitiful jail cell. He wouldn't, but he's headstrong.

Childe starts speaking, and he can't decide if he likes how easily he's made to moan. It's not unpleasant, and there's not a small amount of satisfaction in making it happen.

It's nothing like his own situation, of course. This is what Childe actually wants, after all. He stays steady as fingers clench and hips buck, his own shifting to press firmly against a thigh.]


Sit still, or I will stop. Behave, and maybe you'll see a difference between this and what has been prior.

[He thinks he can get away with it, for now. Childe could still try and force him, but their situations are largely reversed, aren't they? Zhongli is no longer the exhausted fish-out-of-water foreigner, easily bullied by his captor. He still is much of that, granted, but that's not the point.]

And, most people don't like being scolded the way you apparently do.

[Zhongli's breath ghosts along the harbinger's cock, and he slips the tip between his lips, tongue swirling around it before his head bobs forward just an inch or so.]
geocash: (♪As a work of artistry)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-15 08:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Zhongli gives him alittle thoughtful hum, the roll of his eyes telling as anything. Of course his tongue is that good, or there would be a lot less pleasure to be had...

But this, all of it, has little to do with that. He just... feels bad for the other, regardless of how his body likes the press of his tongue, his fingers, his cock. And honestly, there's a lot he takes from those times, holding firm on Childe's hips so they can't go anywhere.

He's not nearly as heavy on teasing, or so he thinks, and is just glad he doesn't really mind the way the harbinger tastes. His gaze slips upward, to watch the other's expression - just to figure out what's best to do, he tells himself. He's certainly not worried about how that face looks over him.

The tip of his cock presses against his cheek, bulging it a little as he takes in what feels comfortable to start. After a moment of that, he pulls back to breathe.]


My tongue is doubtless not as adept as yours, in any case.

[Words murmured, he swallows Childe's cock back down and hollows his cheeks in swallowing more of his length down.]
geocash: (♪Oh how I wish for soothing rain)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-16 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
Mmn-

[Zhongli closes his eyes as Childe shifts his hips, the tipjust brushing his throat. A little more and it'll slip in, he's sure...

But he pushes himself back, squeezing firmly at Childe's cock even as he speaks. His gaze is almost disappointed, tongue sliding across his lips.]


I'm certain I told you to stay still or I would stop.

[It's a different feeling, like this. This is at Zhongli's wishes, after all, rather than in spite of them. He's not entirely sure that will end up meaning anything to Childe... but he has to try, right?

Leaving his aching cock to the open air, with only the firm grip of fingers at the base, is probably cruel. He'll just have to deal with it.]
geocash: (♪This is me for forever)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-16 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Zhongli has the audacity to smile as Childe speaks, waiting patiently for him to decide if he's going to behave. After all, he doesn't have to be good at giving head to enjoy the little bit of control.]

On the contrary, that's the point - I'm going to enjoy this, because I'm giving it willingly. I'm hoping you understand the difference between enjoyment and forced pleasure, by the end.

[It's a shallow hope, though. The likely reaction is that nothing changes, maybe Childe demands his mouth more, but hey. No one can say he didn't try.

When Childe gives his promise, Zhongli arches a brow as if to make sure he's certain, before he's returning to his work. Beneath him, his cock twitches, neglected but hard. That's new, at least for Childe, and a sign that Zhongli is indeed enjoying himself. His teeth nip carefully along the side of Childe's dick before he swallows it back down, eyes closing as he takes it just as deep as the harbinger's motions had prior. It's a little harder to do on his own, but now he's at least sure he can.]
geocash: (♪May I clear your slate)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-16 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's a small thing, really. A little bit of control he's been in desperate need of. Even if he's giving Childe what he wants, it's more or less on his own terms.

He'll just trust that he has enough strength to stop anything that happens for a little bit. Surely, even Childe has to deal with the effects of exhaustion for a time.]


Mmn. It would be a novelty. I'd prefer if you wholesale stopped treating me like some kind of convenient toy...

[Wishful thinking, but he says it anyway. And, at least, he's not teasing too much. Maybe if they weren't in the bath, settled on the edge and the hard floor of the tub... or maybe not, because teasing sort of implies a deeper relationship than they have, at least on Zhongli's side.

So, he's trying to learn from mistakes or at least bring Childe to completion fairly quickly. And, if he's honest, it's not an unpleasant act, aching knees aside.]
geocash: (♪I don't ever want to be)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-17 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Zhongli doubts he'll ever really understand Childe's thoughts. Whether he thinks of the foreigner as a toy or intends to introduce them, he can't say, and it doesn't matter.

As to the movements? Zhongli looks up at the harbinger pointedly when he shifts just so; there's a limit to how much he can tell is intentional, but he's definitely able to tell most of it.]


Weren't you the one who was worried about me biting you?

[It's not the same, but it's certainly the most confidence Zhongli has had without some frustration or boredom. He's also not going to refuse, honestly, partly because he's still being "nice" and partly because he's curious. His teeth are careful, pressing against Childe's cock and then just gently scraping along its length. It's easy to glance up and watch his reactions as he returns to his work.]
geocash: (♪To find the missing lifeline)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-17 09:56 am (UTC)(link)
[The words themselves aren't a surprise - honestly, he's more surprised Childe hadn't demanded to fuck him properly before now - but it's a little surprising that he says so now.]

Mmn.

[Zhongli gives the little hum of consideration as he pulls his mouth off of the harbinger's cock, letting it slip free with a little pop.

Should he give in to that? Honestly, it's hard to say. Agreeing once doesn't mean he has to every time, and he's not a fool. If he refuses, it will still happen eventually. And if not... he tries not to think too hard on how frustrating it is to have Childe just fuck his entrance, shallow and rough, until he's so close he could scream.]


... alright. This once, I won't fight you on it.

[Running his thumb along his lips to clean off any remaining pre-cum, Zhongli shifts to stand and let the perfumed water roll off of him.]
geocash: (♪Colours of empathy blending with doubt)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-17 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Zhongli allows himself to be wrapped in the towel, drying his hair as much as he can. There's a strange sort of... giddy flutter he feels at the prospect of this, and he passes it off as just being needy after getting used to so much sex.

That's not a good excuse, but it's an excuse.

His gaze turns to Childe at the question, considering it with a soft hum. The position makes a lot of difference, after all.]


... I'll ride you, unless you decide you would rather roll me over.

[It would be the best way to make it clear that this is different from usual, probably. Plus, it means he has at least some control over the pace of it.

It's just... a little embarrassing isn't it? Ah well. He's made a decision.]
geocash: (♪I'm more deranged than before)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-18 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's at least worth noting that he's lost none of his muscle since leaving Liyue. Once Zhongli had healed enough, he'd started to set aside a small amount of time to practice and exercise, despite the sometimes exhausting play in his late nights. A routine helped him through to this point, and it will no doubt continue to do so.

And healed up, he's not quite as susceptible to the cold - it still raises goosebumps on his skin, but at least he won't devolve into tremors and shuddering. As Childe settles back, all confidence and gall, Zhongli considers his options again. Honestly, as angry as he is that the harbinger continues to force himself on him, he does enjoy his tongue...]


... you will no doubt enjoy either path.

[Exhaling a beleaguered sigh, the foreigner climbs onto the bed, resting one arm at the side of Childe's head. His hair falls in a brief curtain between them before his whole body shifts, knees taking the place of his hands.

If one didn't know their normal dynamic, one might think this was actually Zhongli's advantage, the way he peers down at the man.]


Come then. Show me again how irresistible I am.

[His back arches a little as he presents himself, one hand resting on the headboard. The other curves delicate fingers around one cheek, pulling the flesh back to expose his entrance and all the sensitive spots around it. His cock is still mostly hard from earlier even, only lending to the illusion of control in this instance.]
geocash: (♪Would you trust in me?)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-19 11:46 am (UTC)(link)
[At least, Zhongli is prepared for it. He knows what to expect when he presents himself, a pretty picture to be devoured.

Fingers curl around his thighs and he exhales a soft sigh at the teasing, his own hands coming to rest on the headboard.]


Ah-- there-

[It's a gasp as Childe's tongue dives into his hole, digging in deep and twisting against sensitive flesh. The pleasure of it is nothing new, but here, not trying to hide that he's feeling it, certainly is. He's in no rush, the idea of sitting himself down on his captor's cock still hard to swallow, easy to push off.

One hand slides down to brush through the harbinger's hair, stroking through it encouragingly as he bites his lip. As it stands, his cock feels almost painfully hard, and it makes it all the more easy to accept what he's planning on doing. It doesn't change him, he reminds himself. This is just... accumulated need and the fact that Childe deserves a little sympathy. Something like that.]
geocash: (♫As a work of artistry)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-21 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
[He almost risks losing control of the situation altogether. Letting Childe open him up was a wonderful mistake, and as his breath gets more ragged, hips rocking into the probing twist of his tongue, he struggles to remember what he's here to do.

Well, what he's agreed to do, really. In any case, he has to push at Childe's forehead before he forgets, inhaling a sharp breath.]


That's-- that's enough.

[Lord. It just brings to mind the many, many nights now where he's been laid out, the harbinger's cock teasing his entrance until he's fit to burst. And now... now, he'll actually get to feel it all. The idea is terrifying and exciting, and he bites Zhongli lip as he moves to push himself back up.

His immediate reaction after that is nearly to sink back down and let - make? No, let - Childe make him cum with just his tongue. Ignoring that, he inhales and exhales slow breaths, moving to position himself over his captor's cock and gripping it with one hand to position its slick head against his entrance. It won't be as hard as he might expect, he knows - Childe has stretched him far too many times to think his body isn't getting used to it, and the foreigner tries not to think of what that means.]
geocash: (♫All that you see is true)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-22 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[It only really, truly sinks in how obsessed with him Childe is when that word falls from his lips. That is, he'd been aware that he struggled to keep his hands to himself, that he planned on having Zhongli every way he could, but...

It makes something twist in his gut to hear him pleading like that. Given his circumstance, he shouldn't get used to feeling like he has any kind of advantage, but here they are.]


... are you afraid I'll change my mind?

[It's asked softly, with hands curled tight on his hips. If the harbinger wanted, he could pull his prize down and take him however he wanted. But... he doesn't, and that... well, it matters. It matters more than most things.

One hand shifts to rest on Childe's muscled, warm stomach, and he inhales a slow breath as he sinks down. The first inch or so is easy enough after all this time; the head of Childe's cock stretches him like an attentive lover, and the foreigner can't hold back the soft sigh as he feels it.

Then, he's lowering down more, and the stretching just one very skilled tongue can manage is rapidly tested. He feels huge, bigger somehow with every inch Zhongli buries inside himself, and the groan that escapes his parted lips is practically wrecked. Still gripped firmly in hand, his hips tremble as pressure mounts, and he rises up only to sink down and ease in another inch at a time.

Fuck. Fuck... he feels so nice. It's as different as he expected, enjoying the feeling of being stretched at his own urging.]


... big...

[It's an absent mumble, wrapped in a moan as he reaches the halfway point in Childe's cock. Having his entrance teased was nothing compared to this.]
geocash: (♪As it pools on the ground)

[personal profile] geocash 2021-08-23 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
[It feels like hours, just easing himself down an inch at a time. Zhongli finds it almost enough to drive him crazy fingers curled against Childe's stomach.

How much more is there, he wonders. He must be halfway or more... and as a result, he's quite aware of the effort the man must be making. Knowing what he asked for, it can't be easy to just keep touching and not pushing toward that end.]


I-- ah.

[Another inch or two sinks in, his body almost enthusiastic in accepting it, and his head tilted forward to watch hands move over his stomach, framing and brushing over his skin.]

That-- that isn't how it works, is it?

[Little does he know that's exactly how it works, and just another inch or so is all he'll need before he can feel the tip of his captor's cock against his skin.

It's enough to deepen the tinge of his cheeks, and the foreigner bites his lip as he continues. Another good thrust and--]


Nnnhh--!!

[It's almost sudden, the instant his hips press into Childe's, cock throbbing between them as the harbinger's bulges his belly just so.

He's going to lose his mind like this, he's sure of it. How is he supposed to keep enough sense to move when he feels so fucking full?]


I- I... fuck... it's so hot...

[He feels like it might burn him if he's not careful, pre-cum slicking his insides as he makes little, experimental movements that are enough to make his whole body tremble.

It wasn't supposed to feel this good, he thinks. Would it have, if Childe had just sunk balls-deep into him? He doesn't know, but right now, his fingers grip at the harbinger's shoulders, trying to work himself up to rising off that length.]

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