Childe sat up in a cold sweat, holding his chest. Tears continued to fall from his eyes.
"Are you alright?" Zhongli sat up next to him, placing his hand on Childe's back.
"I had a dream. It felt real. I was an emperor...you were...and then-" Childe stifled tears and clung to Zhongli. "It felt so real. It was real..."
"They say one's dreams are of alternate realities." Zhongli soothingly continued to run his hand down Childe's back.
"You- we died..."
"You're fine. We're fine."
"I had a twin... he tried to kill me and I killed him."
"He isn't here."
"It all felt so real," Childe dug his nails into Zhongli's back.
"It did, and it is, but those are not our lives."
"I love you, Zhongli."
"Likewise, T-" Zhongli paused, feeling Childe tense. "Ajax." Zhongli cupped Childe's face in his hands and kissed his forehead. "You're safe here."
In the corner of the room, whisps of a dragon and an eroded suit of armor held hands, smiling at their counterparts. They glanced at each other before disappearing into the nothingness of the air. They'd found happiness, even if it wasn't their happy ending.
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Double Trouble Disco Dance
FanfictionThe current emperor is cruel and unfeeling, but once he believes his court to be treasonous, he kidnaps a doppelganger lurking in the town and forces him to be his body double. This new emperor, drastically different from the old, manages to win the...
