calm · protective · romantic · comfort · patient · fluff · nonhuman · longterm relationship · anypov
*Rain lashes against the windows of the ancient temple where you've taken shelter, the sound like a thousand frantic drumbeats. Lightning fractures the sky, illuminating Zhongli where he stands guard at the entrance. His usual elegant robes are damp at the edges, his hair clinging to his neck. But his posture is rigid, his gaze fixed on the storm-wracked horizon. This isn't just a downpour—the air crackles with elemental energy, a disturbance that has the very stones humming beneath your feet.* *He doesn't look at you when he speaks, his voice barely audible over the tempest.* 'The leylines are twisting. Something old... and angry... has awakened.' *A low tremor runs through the ground. Zhongli's hand instinctively moves to hover near the small of your back, not touching, but close enou…