#.headcanon: guizhong

[lunaetis]

guizhong : lord of dust

this is still tentative and subjected to change, but this is what i have for my portrayal / foundation of guizhong so far. :

she has two main verses, the one prior to the archon war, and the one that is present time where she is resurrected.

in present time verse, her resurrection comes from the memory of dust. she had sealed a part of herself into the stone dumbbell. her memories, her power, her wisdom, her knowledge, her past & future, and her soul locked within a single stone dumbbell. the moment rex lapis had managed to finally unlock it after thousands of years, that was when the dust gathered, and she returned from dust like a rise of a phoenix. her memories are intact, this is due to the fact that she had absorbed the memory of thousands of years witnessed by the countless dust flowing throughout teyvat. this doesn't mean she knows everything that happened after she had perished, but she isn't entirely clueless, either. the dust and sand tell many stories, and those stories flow through her. she still needs time to process them all.

due to only parts of her power were able to be sealed within memory of dust, she isn't as powerful as she was prior to the archon war in terms of strength and magical capability. her mind and skills, however, are still as sharp. present-time technology and arts fascinate her greatly. she's learning to adapt.

here are other tidbits that would be applied to my portrayal of her :

she's gentle, compassionate, and sympathetic with humans. a strong-willed, almost stubborn in personality. she is competitive, yet understanding, and can be childish at times when it comes to certain topics. loves to build and tinker with different kind of mechanism and creations. she's also highly protective of humans and those she cares for.

calls zhongli rex lapis or rex as an affectionate nickname, but never morax.

is eager to learn new things, and is aware that during her absence, things had changed greatly, but she is extremely proud of her people and the people of liyue as a whole for standing up for themselves.

more will be added & this post will be updated as i build her character !

last updated : 22 jan 2023

[dark-night-hero]

"So it's true! You and her- Guizhong were a thing. Then what the hell does that make me Morax?!" "Can you just drop it of? We're in a hurry." He was tired. And their friend was in danger. "No! Knowing you'll be out there to save your other lover, tell me the truth Morax! Is it true?!" It was the same topic of argument for some time now. He had been denying it over and over again, he just cannot seem to understand why you kept insisting even after hearing him say that was not the case. And he was getting tired of it.

Guizhong was just a friend and that very same friend is now in danger if they do not arrive at rhe right time and here he is getting hold up because of your questions. And knowing you would not let him go even if he were to deny it because that was the truth. Maybe he should give in for now to avoid further more questioning and leave as fast as he can so he could come back to you in now time, knowing that he could easily resolve the misunderstanding and his lies. "You know what. It's true. Now if you just get out of the way, I need to save her." "Wha-what? Wa-wait! Morax-!"

He did not mean to be harsh than he already is. He was just mad, mad because he saw no reason why you should get jealous of a friend, a common friend of yours. Mad because he was running late and a little more than to it could possibly result the death of a dear friend. At the same time, he was mad at himself for leaving that way. But he knew he could always explain when he came back into you. The two of you could always sort it out after the battle like you two always does.

So why? So why in the world- celestia were everything was on fire. And you were in the middle of it, leaning on your weapon for support, blood running down all the way from your temple into your chin. It was not just that. You are bleeding, bleeding all over. Why. Why why why why why? Just what the hell happened in here?

"Don't come." You utter, despite the fact that you could barely stand, you painfully look forward to your lover... heh, can he still be called a lover when he already admitted that he betrayed you? "Some..." you pant. "Some beings came into the city while you were away... hahh, I manage to defend the city until all the people manage to flee but- cough! Hahh, the god manage to escape."

"No. No no no no no." It was getting hard to breathe, nevertheless you should see Morax from afar, running towards you. "Bastard- I told you not to come he-!" You stagger forward, for a moment losing consciousness, still, you embrace yourself with the thought of you hitting the ground. But you never did.

"Let go." "It was a lie. There was no one else." "Morax- I said-" "I was in a hurry, I did not mean to say those words. Guizhong was only a friend. Believe me. God- Celestia. There is no one else. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Please don't leave me." He was hugging, cradling you in his arms. His tears rolling down his cheeks, into your own but you were feeling quite numb to notice that.

"It's..." You tried to hold up a hand but you could only feel the pain and the more it drains you. In the end you could only hold on into his arm. "It's okay... you don't have to lie to make me... feel better." You tried to smile to make him feel better, so why does it look like he was about to lose his whole world? "No. No please. It's nothing like that. I was a fool, I am a fool. Please believe me there is no one else but you. (First name). Please."

You knew he was talking, you can see him talking despite how things were slowly starting to go blurr, you can hear a few words but cannot seemed to focus on it when there is a high pitched ring that makes you unable to focus on what he was saying. Also, "It's cold." You mumble, fighting everything you can to stay conscious.

"Fuck!" Morax can feel your body slowly but surely cooling down. Suddenly his heart dropped as he panicked, he was getting anxious. He felt fear for the first time in his life. "Hold on, please hold on." He tried, he tried his best to fix you with his powers but it was no avail. You have so many wounds, you have already lost a lot of blood. You were dying all ago. "Fuck." He cursed once again. "Fuck, fuck! I told you to hold on (First name)!" He was getting mad again.

Morax felt like he was going mad, he felt like he was about to get crazy. Specially when he saw you starting to close your eyes. He felt a shiver down his spine. "Don't you dare close your eyes (First name)!" Not like this, not when you seemed to sure that he never loved- love you. "Fuck!" His amber iris were glowing with that presence of a dragon. "Don't you dare fell asleep (First name). I'm begging you please-?" He felt a light squeeze on his arm.

"Its.. okay." Taking your last breath, Morax felt the heavy weight of your now dead body in his arms. Your hand falling to your side as your head rest in his chest. At that very moment a rain drop fell from the sky, Morax arms were trembling yet still manage to pull you closer to him as if trying to find a little warmth. "Hah, hahaha. HAHAHAHAHAHA."

That day, the dragon lost his mate. His one and only mate as his anguish cries were heard all throughout their land.

[ⓒdark-night-hero] 2024°

: bye, may klase pa ko ng alas quatro sa hapon.

: Also, why is it always zhongli who become the victim of my angst ideas. Tho I might make a same promt with ???

[angelfishe]

>> 𝐖𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑

>> zhongli x reader ( manhwa AU )

You were reincarnated as the wicked stepmother of the male lead prince xiao in the novel "Whispers of the Celestial Wind" Prince xiao biological mother the former empress passed away due to Illness during his infant days, and the emperor zhongli his father remarried a noble woman and soon become xiao step mother which is the character you were reincarnated.

Warning : may contain child abuse and implied nsfw themes

You were reincarnated as the wicked stepmother of the male lead, in the popular novel whisper of the celestial wind. The male lead prince xiao was the son of the former empress guizhou and emperor zhongli.

Sadly his biological mother and former empress passed away when he was 5 years old and his father was pressured to marry another noble woman soon become his stepmother.

In the novel his stepmother was a cruel person as well being the antagonist of the story, finding pleasure in abusing him as well being very jealous of his mother and would try to erase every memory of her, as well being obsessed with emperor zhongli. In the end the step mother was executed and the story ended.

You woke up in a luxurious bedroom filled with gold and blue decorations, you were confused at first until a nervous approach to your bed saying it's time to wake up, you ask for her to bring a mirror and that's when you realize you were reincarnated as the wicked stepmother who destined to die.

You immediately get dressed in a blue hanfu and walk towards the courtyard with maids following in the back, you look and there is prince xiao playing in the field with his nanny standing by.

You approach him, at first his reaction was immediately stand up and bow quickly as well as his maid, when you were about to reach your hand to pet him, he flinched as if he expected you to hit him why would anyone find pleasure in hitting this adorable baby.

You started to spend time with xiao, even tho he was always nervous expecting you to hit him but he started to melt towards you, you as well apologizing for how you used to treat him, he believed your changing a new lead and started to see you as his mother always seeking your present.

This sudden change of behavior becomes noticeable in the court, the cruel empress suddenly becomes a gentle soul. Volunteering in charities also started to form friendships with the servants of the palace. Is something the empress wouldn't do.

Suspension rise and a physician came and did a check up and found nothing wrong with you and soon the court started to believe you're changing into a new lead.

Emperor zhongli as well his closest advisor finds your change in personality very suspicious and keeps their guard up around you but by far you've been proven innocent not doing anything at all just spending time with his royal crown highness.

Emperor zhongli as well is very cold with you, distancing himself from you but since you're always near his son, he started to see his son less. But one day Xiao approaches him and asks him to spend the afternoon with him.

And low behold you were there and the afternoon was very awkward none of you started a conversation with each other the only noise is you playing with baby xiao.

One day, he asks for your presence, in the throne room with his advisors standing as if you're on trial, he asks why you had changed and what's your objective.

You answer with an honest answer saying you want xiao to have the best childhood, knowing you're unable to undid your previous crimes to the court, royal family and former empress. You promise to change into a new route even if no one forgives you.

This answer stunt the entire court and you immediately made your exit out of the throne room and immediately went to meet up with xiao to play.

That night zhongli visits you to apologize towards you for doubting your actions as well your character. And soon he also started to warm up to you.

One time you and him under disguise as peasants and visit the lantern festival usually he always has to take care of the matter but thanks to you he got his schedule free and have a fun time together in the lantern festival.

You guys walk together hands embracing each other afraid to let each other, and the other of his hand holding a lantern walking thru the peaceful bamboo forest. The moon shines down on you and he stops and gives you a passionate kiss. Time stops and you guys embrace each other's warmth that night

Throughout the years, you and him would walk towards the bamboo forest and spend the night together. Xiao is also getting bigger every year and he started to take lessons on how to be an emperor and he's quite skilled with the pole arm.

Zhongli felt complete again after guizhong left, her presence left a large hole in his heart until you walked in and that hole started to fill up, your presence and your love is something new to him something he never experienced with his first love and felt more completed with you.

The entire kingdom started to have a more stable and more prosperous than ever, with your knowledge of the plot you manage to avoid major plot events making the kingdom more prosperous. You would be invited in zhongli discussion about the kingdom with his advisors, especially advisor xianyun having a daughter and you suggest having a play date

The citizens and servants as well admired you seeing you as a dutiful and kind hearted empress, many citizens started to have better lives thanks to you.

For the nobles couldn't say the same thing some might respect you, but most of them see you as someone that engages with the commoners and see you as filth.

For the past 10 years everything has been going so smoothly, it's almost time for xiao to meet the female lead and it's his 15th birthday.

Gold is displayed everywhere with the color of green, you and zhongli sitting on the throne side by side as well as him holding your hand, you were drinking wine suddenly you fill a painful pang on your stomach and zhongli notices it and asks if you're okay.

You vomit a pile of blood and your body falls on the floor, zhongli quickly holds your body and shaking you and xiao soon shows up and holds your arm asking you what's wrong. The wine was Poison and zhongli immediately yelled for a healer quickly.

The last time you see before your vision fades to black was zhongli yelling your name while tears filled his beautiful golden eyes falling towards your face as well as xiao tears falling from his eyes and it all turned to black....

To be continued...

[cloudstuffs]

gifts ungiven and bonds unspoken ✨

[elysiaishere]

Elysia's Mostly Angsty Genshin Impact Headcanons No One Asked For (Spoilers)

Sure, Diluc would find Childe's blasé, insouciant attitude aggravating. But, Childe, who loves his family more than life itself, would fucking despise Diluc for what he did to his own brother.

Logically, Collei knows she was once experimented on by Il Dottore and the Fatui for their Archon Residue experiments. However, she no longer has concrete memories of this time—and has had none since returning to Sumeru.

Unbeknownst to her, this is because of Nahida. Upon Collei's return with Cyno, Nahida quickly noticed her tumultuous and often terrifying nightmares. Nahida suppressed these memories to give her peace—believing Collei's illness was terminal, and that she deserved some kind of sanctuary after all she's been through.

If he can, Zhongli actively avoids Guili Plains because he's never quite recovered from Guizhong's death. Seeing the ruins of their original assembly is simply too much for him to bear.

Draff's alcoholism and neglect of Diona has caused her "rebellious phase," as he describes it. I don't think this is rebellion, however. Diona's behaviour and perspective, particularly against the Mondstadt Wine Industry, are the rationale of a child struggling to understand why her father might choose wine over her. Of course, addiction is no simple matter, but to a child, such nuances are lost. Presently, all she can see and understand is that her father, who was once her favourite person in the entire world, would sooner spend his time at Angel Share or another tavern, than be at home with her. As such, I think Diona is hurting a lot more than she lets on.

Similarly, Klee also showcases some of the symptoms often seen of a child who has limited contact with their parent(s) or caregiver(s)—just on the opposite end of the spectrum. Players have no idea how long Alice has been away from Klee, but the context clues we have suggest it's been a substantial amount of time. In Diona's case, her longing for a functional relationship with her father has led to outbursts and anger. For Klee, her longing for her mother leads her to build familial-like relationships with the adults who are around.

Yanfei doesn't quite understand the true weight of her own immortality. Intellectually, she knows she will one day outlive her human parent and her human friends, but she doesn't truly understand what this loss will do to her. Watching her loved ones grow old and frail, perhaps even ill, while she remains strong and physically young. Only Ganyu, who is also half-Adeptus, truly knows the level of grief that will one day reshape her. But that's something Ganyu knows Yanfei must come to terms with herself, when the time inevitably comes.

Sometimes, Ei finds it difficult to look at her own reflection—and by extension, Raiden Shogun. Both remind her too starkly of Makoto, of whom she still grieves deeply.

[baby-zakarii]

Can you give me baby Xiao w momma Morax and papa Guizhong please HCs plz :(

Of course I can my busband💜

Cw: sfw nursing, diapers

Also both Morax and Guizhong are genderfluid in this!

- Xiao is a really young regressor and needs a lot of care and attention. Due to nightmares, he's padded for the night. It's a very difficult topic for him, but Morax and Guizhong always support him and change him when he needs it🩵

- Both of them let Xiao nurse. It's canon that Rex Lapis can change their forms and when Xiao is small, she takes on a more feminine appearance. She may be a little overprotective sometimes, which makes it hard for Guizhong to even get close to their baby boy🤷

- There's a crib attached to their bed so Xiao can crawl between them if he wakes up in the middle of the night!

- Guizhong does sensory play with Xiao! Kinetic sand, fabrics, perfumes - they usually make a huge mess together (to Morax's dismay). Morax prefers holding the baby near and reading books for him or telling him stories. Xiao claims Papa is "less boring" than Mama, but Mama is "more calm" than Papa; it doesn't really matter since he loves them both🩵

- They are both utterly helpless when it comes to feeding Xiao solids... By the end of a single meal the kitchen is covered in food pieces. Cloud Retainer ridicules them when she witnesses it for the first time and takes it upon herself to feed the baby - which she does perfectly! If he's hungry and small, Xiao will just go to auntie Xianyun for some tasty snacks🩵

[ceruleanvermillion]

Mini Fic Recommendation List

For those who want to get into the pairing, or ship-enjoyers revisiting classics, here are a few of the many Guili gems I've found over at Ao3. It's nowhere near all of them though... Might have to make another list later on.

How Mortals Live by cinnar is a 2.5K word T-rated angsty oneshot about mortal lives and Guizhong's death by Zhongli's hand. Guizhong/Zhongli. It's absolutely magnificent.

Kind? by trains_arent_real is a 8.6K word T-rated angsty fic centered on Zhongli's past, Guizhong's influence, and seeing the world through his eyes as he grows. Guizhong/Zhongli. It's one of my top favourite Guili fics ever.

broken stone, stolen death by tofu_of_anarchy is a 1.7K word T-rated angsty one-shot where Zhongli dies instead of Guizhong. Guizhong/Zhongli. Heartwrenching read.

old friend by sakuriis is an M-rated 5.7K one-shot about Guizhong and Zhongli's first meeting. Guizhong/Zhongli. This is the first Guili fic I read, and it's the one that made me love them.

flowers, tea, and everything in between by pastelpetals is a 4.8K G-rated Modern AU where Guizhong owns a flower shop and Zhongli opens a teashop. Guizhong/Zhongli. This was so cute. Happy fic to end the list.

Enjoy!

[anekogia]

I caved in so quickly...

Me: Xilonen and Mavuika are hot, but I have enough characters. I don't need them...

Hoyoverse:

Me: ...

FAIROUZ AI?!?!??!??! MIKAKOSHI?!??!??!?!?

[canonical-transformation]

Guizhong moodboard. To me.

Hypostasis-esque geometric vibes because she's one of the only non animal coded Liyuean deities, and she deserves angelic be not afraid wheels within wheels. not to mention the memory of dust sets up a "puzzle box with moving parts" motif for her.

Rhombic dodecahedron because (1) garnets are pretty and (2) has the correct hexagonal angles to make her hairpin work.

Be like Ping: date an eldritch god with a cute smile

[khesi]

I like to think when Zhongli and Guizhong first met, Guizhong had a small crush on him. But since Zhongli was too obvious to noticed, she eventually got over it.

She then met and fell in love with Ping. But when Zhongli finally realised that he too had feelings, it was already too late since her and Ping were an item.

So Zhongli spent a long time just pinning in silence, even after her death.

[dustsmemory]

( okay so disclaimer that i am not chinese, this is based on my research, but it's always possible i've misunderstood something. if you think i've got something wrong, please let me know so i can correc it!

i'm here to talk about dust.

guizhong is the god of dust. this does include literal dust, but more importantly, it includes metaphorical dust.

in chinese buddhism and taosim, 'dust' has another meaning. 'dust' refers to the mortal world, and the temptations within it. as a result, guizhong being the god of dust is more than her being the god of literal dust - it makes her the god of the mortal world, of the bustle of society and the people within it.

this also links in with her being the god of agriculture, her ruling over the guili assembly, and the memory of dust being called 'the lock of the mortal world' in chinese. )

[lunaetis]

some headcanons for aven's ( @avaere ) zhongli bc it had been days & i still can't stop thinking about that ask & them.

guizhong's colors and aesthetics are grey / silver and cool tones resembling the moon & the sky while zhongli's are gold and warm tones resembling the sun & the earth.

her resurrection is made up of three major elements, her soul, memory, and power sealed in the memory of dust, the cleansing bell she created, and zhongli's last remaining power as rex lapis / geo archon.

prior to her resurrection, when using her power, her eyes and the tips of her hair glowed silver. due to zhongli's power becoming a part of her now, her eyes and hair shine a shade of silvery gold when her power is called forth. even the sand and the dust she commands now has a tinge of gold within them.

the adepti would be able to sense rex lapis' power within guizhong, like a fusion of two gods' power into one being.

the resurrection works similar to that of a contract. as rex lapis' power was one of the major elements in bringing the lord of dust back to life, her existence is now tied to his. this is a one time thing. the ritual cannot be recreated nor reversed, and the two souls are now linked. if he goes, she will too.

zhongli bringing her back to life goes against the heavenly principles / celestia. whether this would have a severe consequences in the future or make him their target, only time will tell.

[carmendeiact2whenplz]

warning- 4.2 spoilers!

I think it would be funny if there was a specific section of whatever genshin afterlife there is reserved for the souls of dead gods/deities. Like yeah there would be arguments but there’s some rules restricting them from physical violence so they’re all forced to vibe with eachother.

Imagine- guizhong and havria explaining rock formations to eachother. The goddess of flowers trying to talk to rukkhadevata but she keeps glitching in and out of existence. Focalors trying to explain how she died and andrius thinking she copied him. Ik there’s a fic like this out there but this is serious such an underrated concept

[rebecca-lotto]

ya girl's got more stuff to say about the "sandrone is the reincarnation of guizhong " theory :

i think i like it 'cause of the potential for D R A M A .

think about it ; Sandrone, after full processing her previous life's memories decides to set off in search of Rex Lapis / morax holy shit how many damn names & titles does this fucking dragon got!?

and then the fucking Liyue story arc happens.

Her dear partner has seemingly kicked the bucket and she 's beyond distraught. [insert panic attack]

but she gets pulled back to her senses by her big robot butler. he proposes a theory that morax will end up reincarnating like she did. so now all they can do is wait for him to resurface.

so weeks pass , and sandrone is back with her machines when suddenly dottore kicks open the door to her lab - laughing his ass off the whole time.

turns out pantalone came to him in order to vent about childe's expenses . (insert childe is zhongli's sugar daddy jokes here)

dottore makes a passing mention that the guy childe's spending all that cash on sure bears a resemblance to that big-ass statue of the archon.

sandrone does a spittake when dottore mentioned that last part .

[cori-randomstuff]

You know since both Guizhong & Zhongli and King Deshret & the Goddess of flowers are spoken of in ambiguous terms, they're referred to as both friends and implied to very intimate partners. I propose that these two were queer platonic relationships.

I mean you can't prove that I'm wrong, can you?

[steamyconcepts-minorsdni]

Inky’s modern/coffee shop Genshin AU: Zhongli 🐉

The former Geo archon, Morax, aka Rex Lapis, who’s been going by Zhongli for the past couple of centuries, still lives in his cluttered, eclectic, opulent dragon’s den. Which is a small forgotten about condo in Liyue Harbor. He’s still enjoying his retirement and while he hasn’t gotten much better about thinking about money, he’s still enjoying a constant stash of income from putting money away over the past couple hundred years.

Zhongli has had quite a few jobs here and there, but most recently he was working as an upper manager of a law firm, satisfying his love of contracts, but he doesn’t necessarily do much real work. He mostly enjoys decorating the office and organizing work parties.

Zhongli is polyamorous and bisexual, and while he’s had many partners through the centuries, he’s only truly been in love with one woman and three men.

💙 Thousands of years ago, he’d been in love with a fellow god, Guizhong. They considered each other partners, and when she died, he was completely heart broken. He’s healed from it since then, but he’ll always hold her in a special place in his heart.

💚 A fewer few thousand years ago, he’d met, fallen in love with, and eventually married the anemo archon, Barbados. Currently in their “human” lives, they’re “childhood friends” who are dating, and have been since high school.

🧡 The cute, bright, ray of sunshine ginger who works at a small family owned restaurant by day. And definitely has killed several people for the Shneznian mob, but he really is so sweet. He’s also a reincarnation of Ajax, the human he fell in love with a few hundred years ago.

💜 His beloved Yaksha Xiao, who Zhongli thought he would never see again. He was reincarnated as well, and it just so happened to turn out that he’d had a job in the mail room of Zhongli’s office for years, and had a massive crush on Mr Zhongli. He tried to keep his distance, but eventually after Venti accidentally scheduled a date with both of them on the same day, they started dating as well.