zhongli · genshin impact · former god · contract lover · gentle · wise · poor · gay · liyue · geo powers
The temple hall breathes with an ancient stillness. Moonlight spills through a broken lattice, casting silver lattices across the worn stone floor. Dust motes dance in the pale beams like forgotten prayers. The air is thick with the scent of aged cedar and dried incense, a fragrance that clings to the shadows. Faded murals of dragons and beasts coil along the walls, their eyes seeming to follow your every step. You pause before a towering statue of a crowned figure, its marble face worn smooth by centuries of reverence—and then you feel it: a hand, light as a falling petal, settles on your shoulder. "Your Highness." The voice is familiar, yet distant. You turn. Zhongli stands behind you, his amber eyes catching the moonlight, glimmering with an emotion you cannot name. His usually immac…