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"As you have heard, there will be no thesis for the graduation of this year's master's, your thesis will be changed to work experience, apply to be an intern for a semester, and I would like to see your design incorporated in real-time." the dean, Tsaritsa had said.
"No nepotism is allowed, so should you have a cousin, sibling" her eyes slid to Ajax then, "lover, in the fashion industry, you will not be able to apply to their company, do I make myself clear?" she said, eyes back to the majority of them.
"Yes ma'am." they all answered.
"Dismissed."
"Ajax, stay behind."
"Yes ma'am." he wonders what she has to say to him.
"Don't use the front exit, it's swarmed with reporters, use the back, your lover is waiting for you as well." ah, so this is why.
"Understood ma'am, I will exit there."
And he entered his lover's car, "Thanks to someone kissing me in the open public, I can't even go home properly now." he sighed, playfully glaring at his lover.
"I can't help it, love, I just really missed you." though his glare was short-lived because he was averting his eyes and blushing now.
"Let us head back shall we?"
"Okay." and they went back to Zhongli's penthouse.
It's been some time since he lived there, temporarily at least, because his apartment is swarmed with reporters trying to get an interview with him, a promising cum laude from Fatui School of Design that is the lover of Rex Lapis Co. owner.
Rumors had floated around about how he had attained his scores from his connections.
But a press conference from Zhongli shut them up.
"It is true Ajax and I are in a relationship, but I have never helped him to achieve his high scores, it is an effort of his own, I am sure if you trace back our history you will surely find out we just met recently, surely you can dig around for that, can't you? Isn't that what you are experts of?"
Rumors of his high scores are instantly plumbed out then.
But they still wanted an interview with him.
So he had to stay in his lover's penthouse.
"Oh, wait a moment, I'll cook real quick, just gotta answer this." he gestured to his ringing phone as his lover nodded, sitting by the couch, him patting his lap enthusiastically.
"Hey, what's up Lumine?" he shook his head, an endeared smile on his lips as he sat on his lover's lap, him wrapping his arms around his waist, his nose on his neck.
"Hey, so about the internship, you got any plans?" ah, she's asking about that huh.
"I...have applied to some places, nothing much, some boutiques, like uh, Yae Boutique House, what about you?" he asked back.
"Yeah, I don't know, originally wanted to intern in my cousin's place but the nepotism rule you know?" she laughed.
"Yeahh, I know, then again, I don't think I'll apply to Rex Lapis Co. either if the rule isn't set to be honest." his lover perked up when his company is mentioned.
"Why? Ah, don't answer that, bet it's something along the lines of 'I want to achieve everything by myself' right?" she did a bad attempt of mimicking his voice.
He laughed nevertheless, "Yeah, that's right, though not gonna lie, I think I also want to try to apply on Baal you know? Imagine if I can get in...that'd be a boost to my portfolio." his lover flinched behind him, no doubt because his rival was mentioned.
"Ooh, someone has their eyes set." she mused, "Ah, I'll talk to you later, my brother's home." and he had said his goodbye to her as well.
"What were you talking about?" Zhongli asked.
"My internship, for our final project, instead of a thesis, we are asked to well, for a lack of better words, jump into work experience." he explained.
"My friend asked me where I applied to, I told her where I applied to, simple as that." he said.
"And you did not apply to my company?" Zhongli sound offended.
He looks offended when he had turned around to see him.
"Nepotism rule, I can't make use of my connections, won't use it either to be honest." he said.
"You know I'm a romantic."
"I do."
"So why do you sound so offended?" he laughed.
"Because the thought of you working for anyone else other than me, irked me." a scowl paint his handsome face.
"Who set up the rule?"
"The dean."
"Tsaritsa?"
"Yeah, wait, how did you know it's her?" he narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
"She is my friend." oh, that makes sense.
"One moment."
And he left Ajax in lieu of calling someone.
"Mhm, it's me."
"Yes, make an exception for him."
"I won't, you know me."
"You can even come to see the interview if you want."
Who is he talking to?
"Alright, I'll tell you the details when, take out all his applications."
And just like that the call ended and he slots himself around Ajax again, his head by Ajax's chest while he had straddled his lover's hips.
"Who did you call?" he asks, curious, playing with his lover's hair.
"Your dean."
"What?! What did you say to her?!"
"To make an exception for you." his lover said, leaning away from his chest.
"Work for me."
"Nepotism rule, darling."
"She made an exception for you."
"What?!"
"She knows how strict I am, in addition, she will also foresee your interview."
"...Do I not get a say in all this?"
Zhongli flinched hard then, averting his eyes away from him.
"If you do not want to, then I would have no choice but to tell her to cancel-"
He kissed his lover, feeling guilty about how sad he is.
"Alright, darling, I'll work for you." he kissed the other again.
And the smile that brightened up his lover's face made his heart skip a beat.
And come the day where he actually need to interview.
He is sweating bullets.
Because shit, one, his lover looks so fucking hot with glasses, his slightly buttoned-down suit and slicked-back hair, and two, his lover looks so intimidating he wants to piss himself.
He didn't want to get help from Zhongli, even though the other had wanted to help him.
"No, I want to go through this myself, you just stay put, darling."
And come the time he is interviewed he took a deep breath and steeled himself.
Today, he doesn't come in as Zhongli's lover, today he comes in as Ajax, a potential candidate for an internship position.
"Hello, intern 720, please introduce yourself." a woman, he knew it's Ganyu, gestured to the seat in front of his questioners.
He bowed down, "I am Ajax, age 24, currently taking my master's degree in Fatui School of Design." he briefly said, purposefully avoiding his lover's scrutinizing stare.
He knew he'll crumble the moment their stares met.
"First question then, why do you want to apply to Rex Lapis Co.?" Oh God, Zhongli is the one to question him.
Well of fucking course, he's the owner.
"First of, it is because Rex Lapis Co. had been in the industry for more than 5 years, it is already considered a top brand with many deals under its belt." he met Zhongli's stare unrelentingly, huh, he's doing good, so far.
"Secondly, I would love the opportunity to work and collaborate with the top designers of Rex Lapis Co." he's not gonna lie, designers like Ningguang or Beidou do interest him, their designs are literally mona lisas of the clothing version.
"Lastly, I am lacking in many ways, to hear feedback and improve myself will not only benefit me but Rex Lapis Co. as well." he calmly ended.
And then there were more questions thrown at him, most of what he will do in workplace situations, he answers all of them diligently.
"Well, that is all the questions we have, thank you for coming." Zhongli said, closing the file in front of him.
He nods then, bowing down to get out.
"Ajax, where are you going?"
He stuttered then, "...Get out?" isn't that what he was supposed to do?
"You're the last one." Zhongli remarked, taking off his glasses, "I still need to get out, don't you need to talk about the results?" he asked, eyeing his lover and his dean.
"Yes, but would it not work when you are here as well?" Zhongli asked.
"It's a private matter isn't it? Really, I can just stay outside." he told him.
"No, there is no need, I have already seen the interview, none of it is biased." Tsaritsa stood up, as she walked to him, "I changed the rule as well, nepotism is not allowed indeed, but if I am to observe the interview and validate they are not biased, I can approve of their internship." she remarked.
"Good job on yours as well, Ajax, I have high hopes for you, boy, my future cum laude." she smiled, a finger underneath his jaw.
"Yes ma'am I will not disappoint you." he saluted as she left the room.
"Ganyu, is there anything else on my agenda?" he had flinched when he heard Zhongli's voice.
Right, he should get used to it if he's working for the next semester with him.
"No, the rest of your agenda is just signing paperwork, Mr. Zhongli." he fidgeted, unsure of what to do.
"Send them to my penthouse then, you are dismissed, take the day off after you sent it to me." Zhongli said, turning his eyes to him.
"Very well, thank you for the time off, Mr. Zhongli, I will take my leave now."
The moment the door clicked shut when Ganyu closed it, Zhongli is instantly on him.
"Hey, wait, someone could come in." he muffled a mewl when his neck is sucked hard.
"So? I'm their boss anyway."
Right, he forgot about that.
"Won't it look bad on me though? The intern that is found in the middle of sex with his boss?" he asks, but indulges his lover anyway.
"Oh, they'll know how I can separate private life and work life, love." he continued unbuttoning his dress shirt.
"What's gotten into you anyway? We literally did it this morning." he muffled a moan when his length is stroked.
"The view of you in a suit is ravishing, love." Zhongli said as he unbuttoned his pants and tug it and his underwear loose in one smooth tug.
"Not to mention how different you acted today, it made me miss my Ajax." Zhongli said nibbling on his thigh.
"Hey, you should see yourself, you look even more delicious, with those glasses and slicked-back hair." he blushed, averting his gaze away from his lover.
"Not to mention you look so intimidating..." he mumbled.
"Fucking hot." he commented.
Before his lips were claimed again.
They went one round, because Zhongli is annoyed Ajax muffled his noises.
"What if someone comes in?"
"Then we go to my office."
They rode the elevator up then, to the floor that only had Zhongli's office.
And he was spread out on the mahogany desk, made love to again until his hips ache from the hardness of the desk underneath him.
Though Zhongli had moved them to his couch upon learning he is uncomfortable on the desk.
"I can always change it, love, let me have you again?"
Was what Zhongli had pleaded to him when he said they'll stain the couch, blushed when his lover had asked so sweetly.
And they went home when the moon is high, though he was carried, because he had limped yet again.
And the days soon passed by in a blur, in a blink of an eye, he was standing in front of the designers he had looked up to so much, introducing himself to them.
"I am Ajax, an intern from Fatui School of Design, nice to meet you, I will be in your care for the next 6 months." though he has a feeling his possessive lover will not let him work for anyone else, so they will probably be his co-workers for a long time.
"Ah, yes of course, boss's lover, we've heard." and he stared professionally at Beidou, one of the designers he looked up to.
"I am aware that I am his lover, but I assure you that I did not get accepted through my connections, it has been verified by the dean of my campus that my interview is genuine, though of course, I may sound like I am just spouting nonsense, so I look forward to prove to you my skills, Ma'am Beidou." he said, maintaining eye contact with her.
Though she burst out laughing, "Oh I like him already." she laughed, "Well, what say you lead our meeting today then? It's for the winter collection." she says.
Well, this is a task alright.
"What do you say, Team Leader Ningguang?" Beidou asked to her.
"Why not? I wish to see his skills as well, the floor is yours." and oh God, he'll pass out at this point.
To be addressed by both of his favorite designers made him almost squeal in delight.
And he led the meeting, like a rookie? Like a champ? Like a pro? He doesn't know, all he knows is that they now stood in front of Zhongli with their rough draft.
"Rejected, this plan is too absurd." Zhongli said, throwing the report to the desk, sighing as he got up to go to the whiteboard.
"First off, satin should never be used for a winter collection, even if it's only for the outer layer, the expensive look you want to achieve can be changed by using velvet or silk that is much warmer for the winter." Zhongli wrote out on the whiteboard while he type out his notes on his phone.
"Secondly, a coat that spans to the knee is much too short for a winter one, a winter coat needs to cover to the ankles to prevent coldness to get through." he typed in that as well.
"Lastly, a light-colored coat is not preferable, dark-colored ones can easily soak in the sunlight and give warmth to the wearer." Zhongli finished, sitting back down.
"This proposal is too absurd, a knee-length white satin coat is not a bad idea, but it would be good for a spring collection, not winter, who came up with this?"
"I did, sir." he answered before anyone can point their fingers at him.
Zhongli flinched at that though, "Thank you for the feedback, sir, I will, surely reflect on the proposal."
Then silence
Unnerving silence.
He got nervous though, shouldn't they start leaving?
Though the silence broke off when Beidou laughed.
"Oh yeah, I like you boy, you act strictly professional." she came up to pat his shoulder, though it feels like he was hit several times, he did jerk violently to the front.
"Though our boss looked as if he wanted to shit himself." Keqing, a part of their team, had said.
"You were the one to come up with this, Ajax?" he nervously eyed him.
"Yes, I did say so, sir." why is he asking that again?
"...Are you mad?" Archons, Zhongli is adorable when he looked that nervous, "Why would I be, sir? You give me constructive criticism, I am all the happy you did that." he elaborated.
"Then why are you calling me sir?"
"You are my boss, are you not, sir?"
And then Zhongli flinched again.
"Alright, I like you, Ajax was it? Welcome to the team." Keqing said, a polite smile on her lips, extending her hand to shake his hand firmly.
"Thank you, Miss Keqing." he had let a small smile then.
"I as well, welcome to the team, Ajax, I will look forward to working with you." Ningguang pat his shoulder.
"Anyways, we gotta go, have a winter collection we need to plan don't we?" Beidou had laughed again as she ushered all of them out.
The day went by just like that then, he had discussed and revised their proposal, ate lunch together even.
"How did you and the boss meet?" Beidou had asked, "I work in a convenience store, and he had forgot his wallet one time, so I paid for him his stuff." he said, recalling the first time his lover had asked him to pay for him.
"Oh, boss always does that, there was this one time..."
And they had told him Zhongli's dirt, he loves his co-workers already.
"Mhm, yes, this is much more better, I approve of this, send to me the full sketch of it." Zhongli hummed pleasantly when they had given him the proposal again near the end of the day.
"Ooh, nicee, you got approved rookie!" Beidou had snickered, patting his shoulder again as he had jerked to the front some more.
"Alright Bei, he'll dislocate his shoulder the more you do that." Ningguang had said.
"Good job on your proposal, I expect the rest of the winter collection can be finished by the end of the week?" he asked, eyeing them, "Yes boss." they all answered timely.
"Good, you are dismissed, no overtime needed, Ajax, stay behind." well, he isn't surprised to be honest.
"Be honest with me, are you mad, love?" he distanced himself from his lover's hand, "No, sir, I am not, why would I be when you did that to make me improve?" he asks.
"But you kept calling me sir." Zhongli said.
"We are in the office, are we not, sir? I am obligated to call you by how I should call you." he never knew how childish his lover could be.
"Office hours are already over, Ajax." and Zhongli had gotten up to near him, though he distance himself once more.
"As long as I remain in the office, I will treat you as my boss, sir, that will not change until I leave office grounds, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave now, sir, good evening." he says, bowing down to the other.
Though Zhongli looked like a kicked puppy, so he let the guise slip a bit.
"Today's dinner is squirrel fish, please do not return too late, sir." he allows a small smile then as he exited the office.
"Oh my Archons!" Beidou is on the floor, smacking it.
"You are much more professional than I peg you for, Ajax, I must say I am impressed." Ningguang had mused, they had apparently eavesdropped on their conversation, though he hardly blame them, of course they would be curious how he would act with just them two.
"I have a feeling if I indulge in him once, he'll make it a habit." he said as he sat down by his desk again.
"Well, we should go home, as boss had said, office hours are over." Keqing said with her bag in tow.
"You going with the boss?" Beidou asked, "No, I'm going home myself." he said as he got up with his bag as well.
"You are?"
He whipped his head to see Zhongli.
"Yes, sir, it would be inappropriate for me to go with you."
"But we stay in the same place."
"It is still inappropriate, I will take my leave now, see you at home, sir."
And he left with the jingle of his co-worker's laughter.
"Zhongli! You're home!" true to his words, the moment he met Zhongli at home, he had kissed his lover.
"This is a surprise." Zhongli had commented, "Hm? What is?" he asked, helping his lover shrug away his coat to tug it by the coat hanger.
"You act so differently in the office, so cold, such a contrast to now." Zhongli pulled him in by the waist, kissing him once more.
"Office is office, home is home, I can act however I want at home."
"Though I wish you would act like this as well in the comfort of my office."
"Yeahhh, no, gotta act professional, Zhongli." he says, kissing his lover again.
"There's squirrel fish and some pelmeni, yeah it sounds like a weird combo but I'm really craving pelmeni." he said.
"Bear with me?"
"Always, love."
And they ate dinner, and made love again, but to a considerable amount, they have work tomorrow after all.
"Your kiss marks are showing, boy." He blushed when Ningguang pass him, gently setting him a concealer down.
"I am incredibly sorry, I will tend to it right away." he got up as he went to the bathroom to cover up his marks.
"Well if it isn't the boss's lover?"
He turned to meet eye to eye with a rather intimidating man, he knew him, Kamisato Ayato.
"Hello, Mr. Ayato, it is nice to meet you." he says first and foremost, because he is a man of manners, not that he is saying Ayato isn't one, but he tends to greet someone by their name first before who's lover they are.
"Oh, how polite." he had chuckled, "I have heard of you from my other colleagues, Ningguang had especially told me how professional you are." he mused, "I would love the chance to work with you, can you drop by to my department once you are done with planning the winter collection?" he asked.
"It is an honor, Mr. Ayato, I will be to assist you next week." he informs the other man and he had left then with the promise of Ajax's visit next week.
And he had assisted with Ayato after he was done with the winter collection.
"Ajax, be careful of Ayato." Keqing warned.
"Why?" he asked when he had told them he could be found in Ayato's office here and there since the other had asked him to.
"He is cunning, and we never know how he thinks." she said, "I'm not saying you should be in total guard up with him, he's as fantastic of a designer as well, just don't let your guard down completely." and he heeded her words.
Though Ayato hadn't made any suspicious moves on him, had been a hundred percent professional.
"Ajax...you are working with Ayato?"
Zhongli asked at dinner, underlying worry mixed in his gold-tinted eyes, his lips pursed in a thin line, "Yeah, he asked for me, I can't say no, plus, he's an excellent designer too." he hold his lover's hand, "Don't worry, Zhongli, I never go out of bounds with him, he never goes out of bounds with me either." he assured him, their relationship is strictly professional, nor did he want to change that either.
"Don't be so rigid, Ajax, aren't we supposed to be friends at least, now?" ah, until this very moment.
"I am obliged to be rigid, Mr. Ayato, we are in an office setting." he says.
And that was the first and last attempt he had ever given to him.
Until he had gone into his office, only to find the man drunk.
"Ajax! Lovely to see you!" and he almost got touchy with him.
But Ajax had stepped away, "Sir, I feel like you forget I am Mr. Zhongli's lover, please refrain from being too touchy with me." he reminded, not to execute any form of power, but simply to remind the other.
"Are you though? Never see you guys acting lovey-dovey." Ayato hiccuped, "Won't you let me get a taste of you, Ajax? You are so smart, and so sharp, I want to know you outside of work." he tried reaching out to him again as he stepped away.
"Again, sir, I have a lover, and it is our boss." he reminds coldly once more, "I see that you are not in a position to work right now, Mr. Ayato, please sober up." he still kept his polite gesture and turned around, wanting to call his lover, only to bump into someone.
Who is his lover.
"This is what you did during office hours, Ayato?" his voice made chills run down his spine, and he felt a hand snake around his waist, tugging him closer, he clutched the front of his lover's suit, breathing him in shakily.
"Get drunk? What about your spring collection I asked?" the hand around his waist tightened.
"It is still underway, sir, it will be done tomorrow." Ayato had seemingly sobered up then, "Ask someone else to be your assistant, I am not allowing my lover to be near you seeing you act so unprofessional." and with that, he is whisked away to Zhongli's office.
"Archons, I was so scared." he admitted, clutching Zhongli's coat, "If you didn't come I don't know what I would do." he closed in on Zhongli again, leaning into him.
Ayato has a lock on his door, the kind that will only open with either his fingerprint or Zhongli's.
So if Zhongli hadn't come...
"This is exactly why I didn't want you to work with him, love." Zhongli sighed, pulling him closer, urging him to straddle the other's hips.
"I can trust you, it is him I can't trust." he sighed, pulling Ajax closer to meet his lips.
But he stopped the other, "We're still at work, sir, please kiss me later at the safety of your home." he said, but still got closer to his lover, still shaking.
The reporters are long gone, but the trip from Rex Lapis Co. to his apartment is pretty far, so Zhongli had suggested for him to stay at his penthouse then.
"You and your professionalism." Zhongli sighed but complied anyway, "And is it not our home?"
"I do not spare a single mora to buy that house, sir, it is yours completely."
"You and your romanticism."
"But you love me don't you, sir?" he asked teasingly.
"I do." Zhongli had leaned in again for a kiss, "That is my cue to continue my work, Mr. Zhongli, pleasant time I spend on your lap, but I must continue on our spring collection, please excuse me, I will see you later at home." and he left before Zhongli could say anything.
"Are you okay, Ajax?" Ningguang instantly closed in on him, a hand on his shoulder, her eyes roaming around his figure, checking him for any injuries.
"We have heard what happened in Ayato's office, I should have been more careful." she clicked her tongue, "It's okay Ning, Zhongli came just in time." he said hand over her's to comfort her.
"Guy had a rampage, if you're wondering why we know so fast." Beidou closed in to them, "Went whoever knows where then." she said.
"Took him long enough to snap though, gotta say I'm impressed." Keqing joined in with a cup of coffee.
"Glad to know you are okay, Ajax, and I'm sorry I didn't notice sooner." Ningguang tighten her hold on his shoulder
"I'm okay, really, we should continue on our spring collection." he says, assuring them to continue their work.
And then the moment Zhongli had gotten home he had instantly clung to the other.
"...This is a surprise"
"Bear with me, I'm still shooken."
"Okay, love."
They had ordered food then, and made love for the night, it is a Friday afterall.
"I apologize for my crude behavior, Ajax." and come morning Ayato is bowing down while he was giving Zhongli their spring collection proposal.
"And I am sorry to you as well, boss, I was not in the right mind, please forgive me." he turned to Zhongli.
"It is fine, Mr. Ayato." because what else can he say? Fuck you for almost trapping me? Can't say that, he got to stay professional.
"As long as you focus on your work, and do not lay a hand on my lover anymore, I accept your apology." Zhongli said, standing up to tug him in closer by the waist.
"I suggest you go for someone else, rather than your own boss's lover, Ayato, this is the only warning you will get." it was meant for Ayato, but he shivered nonetheless, clutching Zhongli's front suit as the hand around his waist tighten.
"Of course, boss, it will not happen again, please excuse me, I will take my leave now." just like that, the man is out of the office.
And the moment he stepped out, he stepped away from his lover as well, "Well sir, since I have given you my proposal, I will be on my way, I still need to go to the winter collection release meeting." he bowed down.
"Wait, let's go together."
"That would be unnecessary, sir, I will go with my team."
And Zhongli had sighed exasperatedly as he bowed and took his leave.
During the pre-release of the event, Ajax is barely home, and so is Zhongli if he's being honest, they are busy to the max and rarely see each other at home as well.
So when he saw Zhongli again in a ravishing suit, slicked-back hair and golden rimmed glasses accentuating his golden eyes, Ajax almost combusted over how hot he looked.
Well, it's not like he's a himbo either, the pay in Rex Lapis Co., even as an intern, is pretty generous, he also made sure it's not jacked up simply because he is in a relationship with the owner, and honestly wasn't that surprised to see his lover had requested it to be amped up, but he politely rejected, he knew his lover simply wanted to pamper him, but he won't allow it if it's related to his internship. So, he could buy himself a nice suit, a nice tie, a nice set of pantofel, all from Rex Lapis Co. too.
He's dressed to the T as well, it's probably because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, but he kept spacing out and staring at Zhongli.
"Intern Ajax, I suggest you go to the bathroom to wash up lest you keep spacing out."
He snapped into attention when Zhongli eyed him, commenting on how he is so out of it, "That would not be necessary, sir, I apologize for my behavior, it would not happen again." and he kept his words, sticking through with the briefing of their release.
And come the post-release and they're in a gathering room, beers on the table.
"For the winter's collection successful release!"
And they cheered.
"Oh, one more time."
Oh? What for?
"For Ajax's first official work released!"
And he's blushing red.
"Thanks guys." he said shyly, "You did well, Ajax, I'm impressed with how well you did." Ningguang praised, "Me too! Gotta say, I thought boss accepted you because you're his lover and all, but am impressed you are way more capable than I thought." Beidou said, "I as well, a sharp and smart mind you have, Ajax." Keqing said, sipping her own beer.
And he blushed from all the praises of his co-workers, "Aww, boy's blushing!" Beidou laughed boisterously. "But are you okay? You seem rather out of it today." Keqing asked.
"I reckon it's because of the boss."
"Yea same."
"Had an inkling as well."
And he blushed, "Am I that transparent?" all three nodded, "You have heart eyes, though after boss chided you, you stopped it, rather a rare sight if you ask me." Beidou laughed, downing her fifth beer, Archons, they barely even started drinking.
"Indeed, I agree, novel sight to see our professional intern Ajax to be so out of it, welcomed nonetheless, everybody is human after all, and everybody would want to ogle at their lover once in a while, not even the professional intern Ajax can stop himself." Ningguang commented.
"Well, it's been a while since I last saw him, he just looked so different than usual." he admitted loosening his tie and placing it down on the table, opening a button or two, much better.
"Rarely even see each other at home." he said, "Our time always not match I guess, when I'm home, he's not, when he is, I'm not." he shrugged.
"Ah, so it is a case of depravity, I can understand the sentiment." Ningguang said, drinking her beer modestly, "Ah-ha! So you do miss me when I'm not at home!" Beidou pointed an accusing finger at her.
"Wait, you guys are together??" he had heard of rumors, but it was never confirmed.
"We are, we just never announce it to the public." Ningguang said, ignoring Beidou's words.
"Gotta say I'm surprised." he admitted, "What about you, boy? You miss him?" Beidou asked, he blushed at that.
"Yeah, of course I do, barely saw him, and when I saw him he looks so fucking hot I can barely think straight."
"Oh? You do?"
He flinched hard at the familiar voice.
"Aww, dear Ajax will be whisked away, we were just getting started on the celebrations, won't you let him stay boss?" Beidou asks as he grew progressively red the more the calm strides behind him got closer.
"Perhaps next time, Beidou." and he yelped when he is lifted up into his lover's arms.
"I miss my lover as well, please excuse us." Zhongli said, lips on the crook of his neck as the sudden warmth made him shiver.
"Enjoy your week off, we will get going now." Zhongli said as he took his tie with him while Beidou is reaching out to his half-drunken beer.
"Bye boss! Don't make intern Ajax
scream too much, gotta work on the spring release you know." Beidou boisterously laughed as her laughter faded away the further they got away.
He was laid down on the clean table of his lover's office, legs spread to accommodate his lover's presence.
"You did so well, intern Ajax, shall I reward you?" he shivered when Zhongli nibbled at his neck, a palm barely grazing at his length.
"Thank you for the compliment, sir." he mewled when a light pressure pressed lightly on his length.
"The coat you designed received positive feedback from the mass as well." Zhongli idly commented, slowly unbuttoning his dress shirt.
"What about you, sir? What do you think?" he asked, panted when Zhongli had trailed his lips down the expanse of his neck.
"I think the coat is excellently designed, the velvet of the outer layer provides enough warmth." he gasped when a finger ran on his length, "The length that stopped by the ankles is pleasant, the outward curl for the women's collection adds the feel of a dress as well, truly new." his zipper was pulled down then.
"And the color selection is indeed refined, black, dark brown and beige, neutral yet popular colors that suit any outfit." Zhongli purred in delight when he moaned loudly, his shaft gripped lightly.
"Thank you, ngh, for the compliment, sir." he bucked his hips up, searching for more friction than just a light hold.
"Ah, but you should not space out on meetings, intern Ajax." gasped when Zhongli had nibbled his earlobe.
"Lest you miss the important things." his underwear tugged loose, whining at the temperature difference.
"But I'll let it slide, for now, you are still an intern after all." gasped when his pants and underwear are tugged off in one fell swoop.
"An excellent one, nonetheless." Zhongli praised, lightly sucking at his collarbone.
"High praise, hah, coming from you, sir." he buck his hips up when Zhongli gripped his shaft tighter.
"But you deserve it, intern Ajax, I look forward to your spring collection." a firm stroke and he's arching his back.
"My, what a responsive intern as well." Zhongli mused, licking his lips.
"Top drawer, there's lube and condom there." why his lover has lube and condom on his work desk is honestly beyond him, but he complied anyway.
"So obedient as well." Zhongli purred as he opened the lube, coating his fingers with it as he soon feel a finger breaching in him.
"Tell me, won't you work for me longer? I don't mind having such an excellent employee." Zhongli whispers, nibbling at his jaw as the single digit on him slowly open him up.
"Is that, ngh, a long-term contract I hear from you, Mr. Zhongli?" he asked between pants and moans, a second finger in him soon.
"Yes, won't you stay by my side? Work for me, and not for anyone else, I can't simply let you off the hook," a nibble to his inner thigh, "when you are this compliant, so obedient and bright, smart." the lips trail down.
"So good for me."
And he arched his back when his dick is taken in by Zhongli, expert tongue licking over his shaft, pressing on his tip lightly.
And then a third finger is in him, scissoring his progressively loose hole to be looser, and they are searching, he knows, because the moment Zhongli found his prostate.
He smirked, curling his fingers in just as he had sucked him firmly.
And he came with a scream of his lover's name, hand buried in his lover's hair.
"My, is that any way to address your supervisor?" he chuckled as he pull out his fingers, Archons, Zhongli is still going through with this whole roleplay shit.
But are they really roleplaying if they're actual intern and supervisor?
"Zhongli...Put it in, I'm ready." he panted out, his entrance clenching around nothing.
"You shouldn't act so unprofessional, intern Ajax, what should you address me as?" he purred in delight, pulling away from Ajax entirely when he had grind up for any sort of friction to his still hard dick.
"Oh my God, Zhongli! Just put it in! I'm so deprived of your dick for so long!" he admitted with a blush as Zhongli purred in delight.
"Only now you act so unprofessional? Who was it that said as long as I am still on office grounds I will act professionally?" Zhongli grinned slyly.
"Hey, you're the one who made me like this, sir, so just put in." he whined when his still hard dick met with nothing, his hole clenching around air.
"Ah, I never knew you could be so whiny, love." Zhongli chuckled but tore open the condom, freeing his massive length, sliding his length into it.
"You tease me so much, even I can crumble, Zhongli." his breath hitched as his lover lubed up, his tip pressing at his entrance.
"I must say, I rather like it when I have you like this, so different than how you used to carry yourself in the office." Zhongli commented.
"So vibrant and whiny, unlike the strictly cold and professional intern Ajax." and he slot himself in one go as Ajax could only moan brokenly, his eyes rolling back.
"So vibrant indeed." Zhongli mused from atop him, eyes never leaving him.
And he set a pace then, firmly thrusting in as his lips are claimed, oh how much he had missed his lover's lips.
"I miss you as well, Ajax." Zhongli grunted, "Ngh, me too, I miss you so damn fucking much." he gasped after a particularly harsh thrust right at his prostate, arms clawing at his lover's back.
"But at least now we can spend the week off." Zhongli panted, his thrusts going rigid.
"Y-Yeah." he said, he's close, "Sir, I'm close, won't you let me cum?" he asked, whispering it by his ear, "I've been a good intern, right?" he moaned when Zhongli hit his prostate again, so close, he's so close, one more thrust and he-
"Then cum for me, intern Ajax." Zhongli pulled out just to the tip as he thrust right into his prostate.
He came with another scream of his lover's name, an arch of his back, droll going down his chin and his eyes rolling back.
Spurting hot liquid to his shirt and Zhongli's.
His first designer brand shirt, tainted, great.
"Oh, God, I'm so sorry Zhongli." he sighed when he saw how he had cummed to even Zhongli's tie and blazer, his cum a contrast to Zhongli's black blazer.
"It is okay, love." Zhongli chuckled as he was hoisted up, him still inside Zhongli.
Was laid down by the sofa that Zhongli had probably gotten rid of, judging from the brand new smell of it.
And he had taken off his blazer then, his breath hitch at the way the dress shirt hugged his lover's body, hands running through the expanse of his chest and forearm, firm muscles underneath his palm.
"Damn, I know you're ripped, but I never noticed how ripped you actually are." he mused, hand resting over Zhongli's beating heart.
"Why thank you for the compliment, love." Zhongli chuckled as he leaned in for a kiss.
"Now, shall we go for round two?"
They stayed there until midnight.