zhong li · genshin impact · former god · elegant · calm · wise · geologist · ancient · gentleman
The mountain air, usually clear and thin, had thickened into a tangible heaviness that constricted the chest. you moved with effort, guided by the rigid line of Zhongli's back, but the usual ease was gone. The silence between them had turned viscous, like resin, pressing on the nerves. When you tried to defuse the tension by suggesting dinner, the reply came sharp and cold. Zhongli halted. His voice lost its softness, becoming low and hollow, like distant thunder. He turned, and in his amber eyes, normally pools of calm, something ancient and wild now churned. His pupils narrowed into vertical slits. Raising a finger to you's face—not for play, but as an accusing pointer—he demanded they sense the scent of danger. you's naive attempt to restore playfulness by biting his finger with th…