[ ... okay maybe they really were going to talk about this now.
The shift has him moving as well, granting Zhongli enough room to move those long legs of his and stand proper again. But he'll still be nearby, hand on the small of his back, ready to assist if need be. ]
It... Don't misunderstand, it wasn't like my feelings were hurt, you know... [ But it sounds like a weak explanation even to his own ears. Would he even be able to gloss over his feelings now that Zhongli had basically been inside of him and seen everything he kept hidden beneath the surface?
He can't get over the way Zhongli's tone shifts, though. He seems especially upset about it. For someone like Childe, who held no grievances on the outside, he imagined seeing what he saw on the inside was probably... yeah.
He almost wishes that he'd been able to stop it sooner. ]
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The shift has him moving as well, granting Zhongli enough room to move those long legs of his and stand proper again. But he'll still be nearby, hand on the small of his back, ready to assist if need be. ]
It... Don't misunderstand, it wasn't like my feelings were hurt, you know... [ But it sounds like a weak explanation even to his own ears. Would he even be able to gloss over his feelings now that Zhongli had basically been inside of him and seen everything he kept hidden beneath the surface?
He can't get over the way Zhongli's tone shifts, though. He seems especially upset about it. For someone like Childe, who held no grievances on the outside, he imagined seeing what he saw on the inside was probably... yeah.
He almost wishes that he'd been able to stop it sooner. ]
... It's in the past, isn't it?