#i imagine your brainrot would come after a while when he's been staying/exploring sumeru with you

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

comrade

what if foul legacy got caught on a vine in the trees and you have a dendro vision so it's like

!!platonic or romantic!!

"were you chasing a lizard again?"

foul legacy looks down at the ground with a sad chirp when your vision lights up as you manipulate the plants, lowering him to the ground. he could have cut himself free, sure, but you can sense the plants' hurt, so he didn't.

"maybe..."

you sigh heavily and flick him on the shoulder. with a twist of your wrist, you conjure up a flower for him, and he watches as the petals expand into something resembling a heart.

he chirrups and makes a purring noise when it climbs over to his hands, looping around his claws. it doesn't wilt despite the abyssal energy radiating off of him.

"don't do it again," you scold, but it's half-hearted, and in that moment he knows you're the one for him.

hello comrade!!! yes extremely good, i like this very much

you mentioning flowers wilting is making me think- when Childe initially arrives in Sumeru (on the run or not), his Foul Legacy makes all the plants and foliage die around him. the Forest Rangers are panicking, thinking it's an enormous case of the Withering, but you're more curious since you can see that the effects are different with the lack Withering Branches and the ever-present Tumors. still, you take your Vision along for the ride just in case (and because Tighnari won't stop nagging you about the dangers of the forest) and you find that you're right, it's not the Withering, it's a creature from the Abyss. no wonder the plants haven't been happy for the past few days! still, you can't help but feel bad when you see the Abyssal monster's body covered in scratches and huddled in a cave, claws wrapped around himself.

luckily you're not afraid- not much can scare you other than the pushy sages at the Akademiya- and when you slowly approach the creature lets out a sad trill, like he didn't want this to happen. he shrinks away from you initially until you hold out your hand, using your Vision to make a flower bloom in your palm before gently guiding the beast's wrist and slipping the blossom into his hand. he squeaks in fear, ready to watch it wilt and decay, but your Vision shines brightly and the flower only flourishes even more. your new Abyssal friend chirps in surprise and delight, the sound bringing a small smile to your face as you stand and brush the dirt off your pants, offering a hand to the horned creature who tilts his head curiously.

"Let's get you cleaned up, shall we?"