So Childe gets home later than expected, and Zhongli and the boys(that one gif) were dozing on the couch while waiting for Childe to get home. They stir when they hear the door open. They look up, only to see Childe walking past them, not paying them any mind. They kinda look at each other as if to ask “Is he okay?”
They do notice however, that he looks drained as he walks past, so they, instead of doing their normal routine of showering him with love and affection when he walks through the door, give him some personal space.
They get up to go to the master bedroom to cuddle Childe on the bed, but hear the shower going. They assume that he’s getting ready for bed. Now, usually his showers are short, but after a few long minutes they agree that he is indeed in need of some tlc. Once Childe finishes and walks out of the bathroom to tuck himself into bed, he sees them there patiently waiting for him.
They do cuddle and fall asleep, but Childe gets up way earlier than he wants too, not being able to stay asleep. He gets up to make himself a cup of tea, but while the tea is brewing he strolls through the garden. He comes back to his favorite boys waiting for him at the counter, in the kitchen with the tea poured into cups.
His sons ask him if he’s sleeping alright, he answers honestly. Who could resist their eyes? Surely not Childe. He loved them too much. But he simply stated that he was sleeping less and less, but that it’d be over soon and he’d go back to a normal sleep schedule soon. They of course, felt worse now knowing that he was having a difficult time with something and they didn’t know what. It bothered them all throughout the night. They sat and pondered what they could do to make it better, while not making it worse for Childe.