Zhongli notices one day that a man tells his lover that two puppies cuddling on the stone bridge there reminds him of them. "They're us," the man says, and his lover, giggling, agrees.

That's an adorable way of seeing things - so now Zhongli finds himself and you in every comforting thing he sees:

He espies two sunflowers standing tall in the garden and thinks of you and him, dancing in the breeze.

Cor lapis and noctilucous jade shine together in a jeweller's display stand, and he tells you, "They are us."

Two toddlers are huddled in a stroller, napping peacefully, and Zhongli immediately tells you this reminds him of you both.

He sees two swans together in the lake, their necks forming a heart and smiles. "Look, darling, these swans are us."

The main couple performing an intricate song and dance in the latest opera makes him turn and tell you, "They are much like us." (He quickly retracts that statement when one of them plunges a sword into the other's heart towards the end.)

Hands

you are rich and i am filthy

small piece. reader x wrio, neuv, al, diluc, zhongli, childe, kaeya, ayato

growing up, you had nothing. fed to the wolves at birth, with no one to protect you. everything you had to do, was for pure survival. fights, stealing, whatever it was - was a life of pure distrust.

everything bad you did was just to provide food on the table and even then it was barely enough to survive.

so when your boyfriend, one of the most successful men in teyvat, throws a party; will your past haunt you?

there you were, slamming down drinks trying to forget this feeling of not feeling like you deserve this. he worked so hard to build this name, reputation, and success. when he was doing all of that, you were cruising around causing havoc.

some people from your past showed up, you knew theyre only here to taunt you. you could never escape. what made you so foolish to believe? love? its only making you vulnerable. you cant have your guard down. never again.

he walks over to you, a hand on your shoulder trying to console you about whatever it is you're feeling. he loves you regardless of your scars or your past.

it's not your fault they made you a monster.

One of the "Manhwa" versions I see of Zhongli is a butler that gets on your nerves but he does the job right so you can't really complain.

He prob still looks the same, but he also wears the iconic monocle glasses— white gloves, pristine suit, and alluring gaze that the MC can be immune to, but would still find themselves blushing sometimes.

if he were a love interest, prepare for the eerie knowledge he has. he loves MC too much for them to die. TimeTravel Manhwas will make him omniscient. period. Zhongli will do anything to protect his love one. he doesn't want them to be frightened though, so he won't tell-tale his knowledge in the second timeline until MC calms down.

scenario:

politics are a mere fly to him.

the King is secretly a corrupted person? wow, who knew! I wonder who revealed that to the media.. MC felt dread at the fact that someone knows what happened too..

don't worry MC! Butler Zhongli will assure you that it's a mere gossip you shouldn't worry about. here, have some tea to calm you down.

Butler Zhongli will take it upon himself to help MC indirectly in every step of the way. he is as afraid as MC to die the 2nd time around. worse of it all? he didn't save them in the first timeline, and it was his fault..

so he has to make things right this time.

ps. zhongli's manhwa name will prob be the long, basically unreadable, almost unforgettable yet iconic name. it's still too difficult for the general audience to grasp though....

so he's best known as ❛that hot butler on *insert long manhwa title*❜

As a diligent worker of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Xiao is about to help someone cross over

Childe smells like sweat and blood.

He keeps himself clean, mind you, but the metallic scent never really goes away. To immortal beings, and those with keener senses, he smells faintly of the primordial sea, and even fainter are undertones of the abyss. Regular mortals will just catch whiffs of salt and something… other.

Zhongli smells like fresh morning dew on mountain rocks.

He smells of tea and amber, and faintly of bamboo. His earthy scent is strongest when using his elemental power, like digging your hands through freshly tilled soil, healthy and vibrant. Most often he smells of the forests of jueyun karst. Mountain air is crisp and pleasant on his skin.

Diluc smells like campfire lit from fallen pinewood trees.

He smells like wine, but more often he smells of the more bitter crisp of fresh grape juice. Ash often coats his gloves, so he’ll sometimes smell of less pleasant things that have been charred. Diluc mostly carries a scent like spices and the fruit he plucks from the vine when coming home from his nightly rounds.

Kaeya smells like deep red wine and the first breath of winters air after a snow storm.

His scent is crisp and cold, even if you can feel his natural body heat, even if it is the middle of summer. The frozen pine smell never seems to leave him, and if his hair catches in the wind you’ll pick up soft hints of vanilla. Kaeya smells good, and he knows he does, because he curates that scent like all other aspects of his being— for the pleasure and distraction of others.

I’ve been dragged into the genshin impact brainrot so have an Exuvia :D

Two dragons 🐉

By atmos_phere6

Came to me in a dream

"Today's Xiao's birthday! I heard Liyue's weather has been nice, so we strolled around the city and the mountains, catching up about our adventures and encounters. Sometimes it's a habit now to look up and around roofs and trees when I'm in Liyue - maybe it's just me?

Happy birthday Xiao! ���

In which, among other fun shenanigans in the land of eternal winter, Childe very much does not ask Zhongli to marry him, and Zhongli very much does not say no.

I’m tired of people acting like Zhongli is a serious and chill guy who would never cause problems on purpose as if he isn’t one of the biggest menaces out of the Seven. He used to throw mountains at Venti for annoying him. He, the god of history, starts fights among historians for shits and giggles. He tried to gaslight the Traveler into thinking he was totally not at the Chasm guys really Aether/Lumine you must be seeing things maybe you should go see Baizhu. When Qiqi wanted “Cocogoat” milk he was like “Oh yeah sure totally let’s go look for it” knowing damn well it was a wild goose chase. He made the Traveler sing to a flower and then was like “Oh would you look at that” when a Whooperflower jumped out to maul them. I love him. He’s like a cat pushing things off the counter to see how people react. I would pay to see him interact directly with Neuvillette because I know for a fact he’d get on that man’s nerves and argue about water tasting just to feel something. Furina used freedom from godhood to take a nap and Zhongli used it to give psychic damage to anyone who talks to him longer than 5 minutes. Iconic.

I think they should be insufferable together. actually