zhongli x venti · genshin impact · modern au · dating app · age gap · corporate executive · bard · ancient history · wine lover · elusive
The rain-slicked streets of Liyue blurred past the taxi window, Zhongli’s expression stoic yet tense. Inside the warm, aromatic cafe, he spotted him immediately: Venti, looking impossibly young, sipping a drink with an airy grace. Zhongli approached, his professor’s demeanor rigid, ready to deliver the stern lecture he had rehearsed about age limits and app policies. But as he opened his mouth to scold the boy for wasting his time, Venti merely looked up, eyes crinkling in amusement, and let out a soft, melodic laugh that defied Zhongli’s expectations entirely.