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POV: your professor might set you up with the cute boy who keeps staring

a/n: modern au genshin x dating or crush. it’s a different writing style than my norm but someone might like it who knows

CHILDE - lies about knowing how to use chopsticks until it’s sushi as the first date. bites on your lips when they’re chapped and acts like he doesn’t lick them because it tastes of strawberry. drops his fork in restaurants on purpose to make you feed him. has a diary of love poetry for you that his siblings found underneath sofa pillows. shutting each other up by kisses. running hugs that seem to make the whole world be forgotten. benches that creek more than normal under his weight when you’re wrapping up his wounds. convincing him that getting a perm is a terrible idea. passwords that are your birthday.

KAEYA - hums songs from your playlist. convinces your little brother that he’s secretly hugh jackman. hair that whips in your face when he gets too excited. making you not see his (real) smiles by turning to kiss you. pulling out ear buds to peck you “goodbye”. fake sleeping in the car when he’s on shotgun so you’ll carry him bridal-style home. making sure his alarm doesn't wake you up. photo albums of the way you laugh and has an explanation on why they should all take up storage. failed sketches of you that albedo asks if it’s supposed to be a horse. klee asking you to become her aunty because you make kaeya’s smile dimples.

ALBEDO - replies with way too many compliments on classroom discussion board posts you’ve written at 1 AM. klee finding sketches of you around the house and recognizing you when at the park. rehearsed conversations with kaeya even though his apartment neighbors can hear through paper thin walls. heart stopping when you call on him to read the next paragraph. stumbling over phrases at his final presentation when you offer him a thumbs-up. running to your side when he hears that you might need pencil lead that he oh-so-conveniently has. asking your best friend if you prefer coffee or ocean sunsets. signing up for the school musical-play after you do even if he can’t survive karaoke.

ZHONGLI - makes childe donate money to him because he wants to impress you with the oh-so-little change in his bank account (and doesn’t work when you’re now laughing about the check bouncing). responding to texts with periods and punctuation. hugging you when he needs to ignore paperwork for a while. calls because a rock reminds him of you. complains about someone in the funeral parlor acting like a gemini. makes pinterest boards. two photos on instagram and they’re both blurry pictures of you. refills your pen ink even if you mention it being the slightest bit sloppy. stares at you across the room and gets caught by the professor too often.

XIAO - smuggling snacks into the library because you got hungry while studying. cries when your younger brother and him don’t necessarily get along. strategizes on how he can convince your older sister to write him a letter of recommendation for your dad’s approval. kisses you with inexperience but confidence that you’re the one. convinces you to look at untied shoelaces before kissing your forehead. only wears the sport shoes you bought him two years ago to track practice. asking you to drive him at 2 AM to Taco Bell because it’s really just an excuse to see you. catching him sketching in notebooks if it’d look nicer when he takes your last name.

DILUC - telling him to loosen his steps when you’re dancing at midnight. shared breath mints from Costco. stealing the blanket at night and offers you his morning voice in return. learns morse code to spell out “i l-o-v-e y-o-u”. pays for your premium quizlet account. tells you his Netflix password. buying boots without that high of a heel so you’ll have an easier time kissing him. stops snoring so loudly when you complain about it. kicks kaeya’s seat aggressively when kaeya calls shotgun while you drive.