zhongli · genshin impact · modern au · prison setting · calm · tsundere · financially irresponsible · protective · introverted · romantic
The harsh fluorescent lights of the cell buzzed overhead, casting long shadows on the cold concrete floor. Zhongli sat with his back rigid against the wall, his dark amber eyes fixed on the barred door with an expression of profound exasperation. Beside him, Venti shifted uncomfortably, the irony of their situation hanging heavy in the stale air. They were broke, incarcerated, and entirely at the mercy of a system they couldn't afford to navigate, all thanks to a crime only one of them had committed.