Fandom: Genshin Impact
Characters: Diluc, Kaeya, Zhongli, Childe, Xiao x GN!Reader
Genre: Bulleted headcanons, fluff
Warnings: None
Diluc
- Diluc is usually quiet, but when he misses you he will be even quieter. He will also be more impatient, snapping at every inconvenience.
- He eventually realizes he’s being unfair to the people around him after Kaeya points it out. He apologizes and gives them all a free drink on the house (
not to Kaeya tho) - Tries to distract himself with work, but during slow moments at the bar he wonders how you are doing
- Writes down everything that he wants to tell you in a notebook so he doesn’t forget anything
- You’re going to hear some real good tea when you get back
- When you return, he tries to play down how much he missed you, but eventually he breaks and engulfs you in a warm hug. You’ll have to physically push him off so you don’t suffocate.
- The next night Kaeya tells you all about how Diluc behaved, and how everyone knew it was because he missed you.
Kaeya was promptly kicked out of the bar afterwards.
“Don’t listen to Kaeya. I was…alright. But don’t take another quest outside of Mondstadt anytime soon, got it?”
Kaeya
- On your first anniversary, Kaeya got you two matching lockets. He wears his around his neck every day, and it has a photo of you in it.
- He likes to play with it in his hands, fiddling with it as he thinks about you
- When he really misses you, he will open the locket and just sit there, admiring your face in the picture.
Jean has walked in on him like this many times, startling Kaeya and making him very embarrassed. - Doesn’t let it affect his work. He misses you, yes, but he knows you’re out doing what you love and he should not hold you back just because he misses you
- Sometimes, while he’s filling out paperwork, he’ll catch himself humming a song you like to sing
- When you return, he isn’t very physically clingy like some of the others would be, but would be reluctant to leave your side.
- As you talk about your adventure, he would sit there with a smile on his face, your voice sounding like music to his ears.
“Hm? Oh, don’t mind me. Tell me, what did you do after taking down that abyss mage?”
Childe
- Keeps a photo of you two in his pocket and takes it everywhere with him
- Talks to it sometimes. None of the Fatui members dare to even ask him about it, let alone make fun of him. It didn’t matter if someone was dying—everyone knew that when Childe was talking to your photo, he was not to be disturbed.
Why does he act like you’re dead lmao- Like Diluc, gets grumpy when he misses you, but instead of snapping at everyone, he smiles more. Somehow, his constant strained smile is more unsettling than if he was glaring at everyone.
- Usually he would humour everyone, but not now, not when he misses you. His patience is thin and if you mess with him, he will beat you to pulp, no questions asked.
- Would not let you go after you returned. Always wanting cuddles and your attention, and gets incredibly pouty when you have to leave his arms, even if it’s to use the bathroom.
- Constant cuddles for hours.
“How can you blame me? Having to go a week without my baby…that’s just cruel. I’m just making up for lost time.”
Zhongli
- He doesn’t miss you very much…or at least that’s what he thinks. He’s lived for thousands of years—what’s a few days without you?
- That’s just what he tells himself. In reality, it feels very odd to not have you around him.
- It’s strange. You two haven’t been together for very long, especially considering how long he has been alive, yet you’ve become such a significant part of his everyday life.
- Hu Tao makes fun of him for how dejected he is when he misses you. (“Aww…is Grandpa lonely?”) He’s patient with her and puts up with her teasing
because she’s not wrong - When you return, you catch him staring at you with a soft, loving expression that makes your face feel hot and flustered. When you question him, he denies it, claiming he’s looking at you the way he usually does.
- Has you relax and fetches everything for you, saying you must be exhausted from your travels. He doesn’t explicitly say he missed you, but he betrays it on his face and in his actions.
“Do you need anything, my love? Something to eat? A bath? Or perhaps…me?”
Xiao
- Tries to distract himself by eliminating demonic spirits, but it’s difficult to concentrate when you’re constantly on his mind.
- Sees you in everything. The silk flowers decorating the inn grounds. The trickling streams. The stars in the night sky.
- Verr Goldet takes note of his behaviour, connecting the dots to realize he was acting differently because he misses you. If you’re completing a quest in Liyue, she’ll suggest that, if he was so worried, he should check up on you.
If you’re outside of Liyue she’ll give him a plate of almond tofu and tell him to suck it up. - He’d try to resist checking on you, not wanting to be clingy and knowing you’re probably doing just fine. But he gets restless, and before he knows it, he’s already on his way to you.
- Scares the crap out of you by jumping into your inn room from the window. You ask him what he’s doing here, but the first thing he does is wrap his arms around you, basking in your warmth.
“I dislike being far away from you. Is that so bad?”