#let the reposting snippet from twt begin

[tomatovesper]

My first mpreg snippet: zhongchi + their baby + rocks

Zhongli presented a short selection of precious stones to the child sitting on the bed. Lieng's eyes glittered at the sight of the rocks and the little one immediately reached out his tiny hands to one of those fragments. "This one is called Cor Lapis." Zhongli explained, leaving a kiss on his baby's little head. "Co. Co. Cowapif. I" Lieng puffed out his little cheeks, concentrating with all his might to pronounce the word. Zhongli chuckled, pressing his finger against one of the half-dragon's cheeks. "This gem paired with this..." Zhongli took a shard of Noctilucous Jade, showing the child the two colors next to each other. "Put together they are like your eyes." Lieng took the blue stone, her small hand barely able to wrap itself around the shard. "Mama..." Zhongli nodded, stroking Lieng's hair with a gloved hand. "Does this stone remind you of Mama?" Lieng nodded and the Consultant could only smile sweetly at him. Then, the unthinkable happened.

Lieng moved a small hand to pick up a tiny fragment of Cor Lapis, opening his mouth and crunching it like a peanut. Zhongli's eyes widened in alarm, but before he could panic, the child swallowed his curious snack like it was nothing. "Lieng! No way!" Zhongli raised his voice, still somewhat in shock. The child began to cry, and that was enough to summon Childe, busy cooking until a few minutes ago. "What's going on?" "Ah---nothing, just...Lieng ate a rock." "What?!" Before Childe turned to water and took the child to the nearest healer, Zhongli stopped him. "He's fine. He's crying because I raised my voice." Zhongli stroked Lieng's back, giving him another piece of Cor Lapis to munch on. The child began to suck on it like a lollipop, before slowly beginning to eat it. Childe was at a loss for words, but at least the little half-adeptus had finally calmed down. "My baby likes to eat rocks... that's your fault, Zhongli!"