#my wife sounds like xingqiu

[glitchdecay]

been rewatching sailor moon crystal to refresh my brain before watching the eternal and cosmos movies. progress was slow because of the episodic format of crystal

BUT IT'S SO WORTH IT TO SEE MY WIFE AND MY WIFE'S WIFE AGAIN

[hiraya-rawr]

— oh and by the way im married (zhongli) .

synopsis !! zhongli neglects to inform his friends that he's married.

contains !! they/them reader but referred to as wife, comedic dialogue

Z H O N G L I

Perhaps it's the fact that you've been married for centuries that informing others didn't seem to be a priority for Zhongli.

It wasn't obvious either. He had his day job and you had yours. To regular couples, the amount of distance you two spend would be a little strange, but time is something you have in abundance so it didn't really matter when you spend a few days apart doing your day jobs.

It was Hutao who brought it up the on the evening's Lantern Rite dinner.

"Aiyaya, it seems like everybody alive and dead has a date for this year's lantern rite."

"Hahaha! And here we are celebrating a feast with new and old friends. It doesn't sound like much of a loss to me." Venti laugjs, pouring himself a drink that threatens to overflow from his hand.

"I'm not saying it's a loss, I'm simply wondering wouldn't some of you want to spend the night with a special someone?" She smirks, eyes scanning the group. Chongyun coughs into his cup as Xiao averts his gaze from the troublemaker.

"If you're asking for my opinion, I'd say everyone here is quite special to me," Lumine smiles warmly before glancing at the two archons and yaksha, "I'm sure there's still time for dating in the future. We're not that old."

"Well. . ." Hutao turns to Zhongli. He raises a brow, placing down his cup.

"May I ask why you're staring at me, Director Hu?"

"No reason~ It's just, as your boss, of course I'm a little bit concerned. Aren't you wasting your youth by not going out on dates, mister Zhongli? I'm sure there's a line of Liyuens who would love to–"

A burst of laughter comes from the green bard. "Oh, him? On a Lantern Rite date with someone else? (Name) would surely kill him."

"(Name)?" Everyone questions.

"Huh? He didn't tell you?" Venti tilts his head.

Zhongli coughs, "Ah. . . Please don't be concerned about my dating life, Director Hu. After all, I am already married."

Silence.

A cup drops.

Tea spills (literally).

Then,

"Married?!" The restaurant shakes as Hutao and Lumine jolt upright, hands slamming the table.

"Married." Zhongli confirms.

"What! For how long? When? What's their name? Why have you never–"

Zhongli hushes, trying to calm his boss from jumping over the table. His face dusts a light pink, perhaps embarrassed by the whole ordeal.

"For a few. . . years now. As you know, they're (Name). And as for why I never mentioned my wife. . ." He glances at the crowd, ". . . I simply forgot."

"You. . . forgot," Xingqiu slowly repeats.

"Yes, it seems I've forgotten to inform everyone. Then again, is it not obvious that I'm a married man?"

Chongyun covers his face in his hands, processing the whole ordeal, "Thinking back. . . mister Zhongli always had a domestic kind of aura. It seems so obvious now."

"Wait, wait, wait! How come I didn't know about this? We work together almost everyday! And why does Venti know! Didn't you two just met! Do you even have a ring?" Hutao interjects, flabbergasted as Zhongli and Venti freezes.

In truth, he does have a ring. One he carved himself made of only the most precious of jade and metal. It has rested under his glove for centuries—

Under his glove also hides his draconic arms, golden veins against dark brown, almost scale-like skin. Proof of a entity greater than human.

"Ehe. . . about that," Venti nervously looks away, "I've actually. . . met his wife before!" He covers up, voice laced with enthusiasm.

"Yes, yes, my wife is quite fond of Mondstadt's songs. They've frequently visited the nation before."

"And you don't come along?" Xiangling asks.

"I don't."

The group blinks.

"And what about the ring? I never see you wear a wedding ring." Hutao narrows her eyes.

"That's because I don't wear it." He answers bluntly.

". . . and you never introduced them to us because. . .?" Lumine questions.

"Because . . . I haven't had the time to?"

Hutao rests back on her chair, her eyes glazed in judgment, "No offense mister Zhongli, but you seem like a terrible husband. If you don't get your act straight, I'd say your marriage won't last."

His jaw drops. Venti laughs.

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"Darling, am I a terrible husband?"

"No? What makes you think that?"

"No reason. Although I believe we should try dating publicly."

tumblr has been deleting my last paragraphs why

//for some reason tumblr has been deleting my last lines in drafts so i have to type this so my last sentences wont get deleted

"No reason. But perhaps it's about time I show you off to the public more."

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[writingbywatson]

Genshin Boys With A Dense Crush (Part 2)

Here is part 2~ so, the reason why I didn't include Bennett and Razor is the fact that I can never write for them, like IDK why but its just very hard for me. So yeah, sorry about that. Part 1 (Albedo, Childe and Diluc)

Chongyun

Dense + Dense = more dense

It was painfully obvious that Chongyun likes you but for some reason, he can’t quite figure that out for himself

But everyone around them knows

Xingqiu is actually on the road to writing a book about the two of you

Xiangling, Xinyan, Hu Tao, and Yan Fei are betting on how long until Chongyun realizes his feelings

Chongyun doesn’t know why he likes to see you every day, wants to have meals with you, and why he gets uncomfortable when he sees you with another person and smiling at them

Maybe it was the work of g-

“Oh I like them” -Chongyun one day when he woke up

He consulted his best friend Xingqiu about this and Xingqiu just placed his books down and said “dear archons finally, it was getting very painful to watch”

So the two started planning a cute little confession scenario

Somewhere Xinyan and Yan Fei are crying because they lost the best but Yan Fei is arguing that betting was illegal and has no ground in the law… Yan Fei, you betted with your conscience please stop

Anyway!

The pair of best friends decided to go with a simple type of confession because less is more in Xingqiu’s books

It was going so well, a cute dinner and all of that

“I like you Y/N, can we be more than that?”

Oh is that Xingqiu, Xiangling, Xinyan, Hu Tao, and Yan Fei spying on both of you from the bushes? Why, yes indeed.

“You want to be best friends Chongyun? But don’t you have Xingqiu as your best friend already?” - you with your ever so innocent voice and expression

Chongyun is frozen in place

Xingqiu, Xiangling, Xinyan, Hu Tao and Yan Fei are betting again this time how many times will Chongyun get a friendzone

Kaeya

Someone revive him

He can’t take your dense nature anymore

This is Kaeya after all everything he does allude to something so WHY WON'T YOU GET IT STILL

“Oh, Kaeya? You like someone!? Can you introduce me to them?” - you asking excitedly upon hearing his and Rosaria’s conversation

Kaeya was pretty sure he was describing you

Rosaria is holding back her laugh, she can't breathe… SOMEONE SAVE HER

“I love them but this dense attitude is too much!” - Kaeya as he slams his fist on top of Diluc’s bar

“Have you tried wooing them?” - Diluc as his wiping a glass down, he's so nonchalant about this situation LMAO

“HAVE I TRIED?” - Kaeya sounding very offended

“How about getting a white bed sheet and painting “will you marry me Y/N” on it?” - Rosaria

“Yeah, they leave me no ch-”

“Sit down, don’t embarrass yourself like a child” - Diluc pushing his brother down to sit

“HOW WILL I GET MY FEELINGS ACROSS THOUGH!”

“Just confess, normally… like… a normal person” - Diluc

Kaeya decided that in two days time he was going to confess to you, two days because he needed to make sure it was perfect

But the moment he saw you laughing with some random guy all the planning was thrown out the window

“Meet me in front of the church when the sun rises” - Kaeya to you when he passes by you at the corridor of the headquarters

When you arrived, he made you stand at the flight of stairs in front of the church while he went down

He kneeled with his right knee touching the ground and he pulled a very neatly folded white sheet from his pocket

He unraveled it and wrote, “WILL YOU MARRY ME Y/N?”

But even before you can react a thunderous shouting can be heard and a chuckle

“WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!? I SAID CONFESS NORMALLY!” -Diluc

Thoma

I’m going to try but still little info on this new pyro husband

Thoma is a very understanding boy

He likes you so much that he's willing to wait

But damn has he been waiting long

He decided he was going to confess to you today as well!

“Y/N! I like you!” - Thoma

“I like you too! You are like my best friend!” - you

Every time this happens Thoma stress eats.

Ayaka is giggling because he has never seen her friend like this

He's trying his best for you to like him, he cooks for you, takes care of you, guards you, protects you…

WHAT IS HE DOING WRONG!?

“You know the festival is ongoing” -Ayato as he watches his sister’s friend mop around like a puppy who has been kicked. “Why don’t you try confessing properly and straight-forwardly there?”

That gave him an idea

He dragged to the talisman-wishing thing and told you that you two should make one

When the both of you were done, you should each other what you made and to your surprise, Thoma made a drawing of the both of you holding hands

“It’s not us being best friends forever” - he clarified

“It’s me hoping to spend many more years beside you as your lover.”

Venti

Barbatos aka Venti the Bard has been singing a lot of love songs lately

Especially when you were in the audience watching

He always likes your smile especially when you were watching him

So when the two of you were strolling around near the church of Monstad

He decided that he was going to confess today

Years of being alone and he finally get what Vanessa told him about meeting the right person

“Y/N, I love you-”

“Aww, Venti, I love you too!”

“Really?!” - Venti very excitedly

“Yeah! I love you as a friend! We’re like besties!”

Dvalin felt that

Andrius felt that

Hell even Vanessa felt that from Celestia

“Oh I got to go, bestie, I have something to do! See you tomorrow!”

Lately, the winds of Monstad have been depressing?

“I don’t understand! I thought they liked me back!” Venti his chugging his alcohol while Diluc looked at him in irritation

Diluc wants to kick him out but Venti is Monstad’s archon so he decided against it

“Venti! There you are!” - you

Venti hears your voice and because his drunk his happy instead of upset

He throws himself at you in an attempt of a sloppy hug

“Y/N! I love you~”

“I love you too, we are fr-”

“NO! I LOVE YOU LIKE A SIGNIFICANT OTHER I LOVE YOU! THAT TYPE OF LOVE THAT IF YOU ASK ME TO FIGHT MORAX I WOULD!”

Xiao

When Xiao first had these feelings he was confused

He lived a long life and this was the first time in his life where when he sees someone his chest becomes constricted and warm

“Xiao! Do you like traveler!?” - you excitedly

Xiao felt a tightening in his chest not that good type but am i being stab right now type of tightening

His answer would usually be along the lines of no and he can’t have relationships with mortals

He usually has a lot more patience with you compared to others but hearing you say that he looks good with someone else just made something in him snap

He didn’t mean to shout at you nor did he mean it when he said you should leave him alone

That’s why he's waiting for you at Wangshun Inn, his loneliness grew into worry when after 2 days you weren’t back yet

Upon eavesdropping around he also found out that no one has seen you and your last known location was Mt. Hulao and he immediately began to worry because that place was prohibited to humans

“Are you looking for someone?” - Mountain Sharper appeared behind Xiao as he reached the top of Mt. Hulao. “Are you looking for a mortal perhaps?”

“How did-”

“-That mortal is pretty noisy, they don’t stop talking and they know you.”

Oh, the warm feeling in his chest is back because they were talking about him which means that they weren’t angry at him!

“Where are they!?” Xiao would realize and I swear to you his ready to break every amber rock around Mt.Hulao

“Calm down, they are currently collecting Qingxin flowers”

Right on cue, “XIAO!? IS THAT YOU!?” he heard your voice from behind him, when he saw you, he immediately rushes to you and hugs you

“What are you doing here!?” Xiao would ask, his voice was raised only because of relief

“Oh, I got lost! And Moon Sharper here saw me, we ended up chatting and I guess I forgot the time, he shared so many stories about y- WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE THAT ARE YOU HURT!?”

“I’m alright… I just… I m-miss…”

Moon Sharper is just looking at this scene and he knows he's about to spill the hottest tea next time the adeptus (idk plural form okay) have a dinner party

Xingqiu

At first glance, it might look like that he isn’t affected at all

But internal his boiling

WHY WERE YOU SO DENSE

IF IT WEREN’T FOR HIS CLAN'S TEACHING AND WHAT NOT HIS PROBABLY ABOUT TO ASK YOU FOR A FIGHT

“You’ll make a great husband someday Xingqiu, I know it! Your future wife would be so happy!”

“I want you to be my wife though”

“What was that?”

“NOTHING!”

He knows he needs to move so he can win your heart but how can he when you were dodging every advance he makes

What is more frustrating is that YOU ARE NOT EVEN DOING IT ON PURPOSE

As an author he wants to experience romance first hand, so he tries to be romantic about it but this was frustrating

He decided to pull his last technique from his sleeves

He lent you a very romantic book and between one of the pages he inserted a paper that read “I wish for you to be my muse.”

If that doesn’t work Xingqiu is going to ask you to fight him

Zhongli

Zhongli, Rex Lapis aka Morax has lived thousands of years

Yet this is the first time he encountered someone so dense at first he taught you were just kidding and pretending but when he described what he likes in someone which was pertaining to you

You simply said “WOW THEY SOUND WONDERFUL AND YOU MUST REALLY LIKE THEM BECAUSE YOU SOUND SO IN LOVE” at his face with genuine awe, there was no sign of you being flustered and whatnot

Hu Tao was there to witness this and the younger female had a good laugh when she witnessed this

Zhongli is now praying to Guizhong for help and patience

He first wondered if the reason for such behavior was because you dislike him but it wasn’t the case because you would always smile when you see him

Which makes his knees very weak

In heaven, all the dead gods are laughing at him

He has lived for so many years and yet he doesn’t know what to do because he wants to spend years with you

But a part of him says this isn’t right because his an immortal and you were a mortal, someday him being a former god would drive an enigma in the future

That’s why he was also hesitating on his part

“Zhongli, look-look! A merchant from Monstad gave me a Cecilia!” - you snapping him from his thought, he's a tall man so you had to tip-toe to put the flower in his hair

“There you look even prettier now!” - you smiling up to him

As you were withdrawing your hand, Zhongli grabs it and places it in front of his lips

“I love you Y/N”

[i-put-the-yan-in-polyandry]

Yo im back and this time im gonna tell you about a really weird and elaborate dream i had several times that will still sound like some pick me self insert but stay with me.

It wasnt SAGAU surprisingly, but a modern version of Teyvat. Visions and Gnosises (Gnosi?) dont exist. Venti, Zhongli and Ei werent gods/Archons either. I was in school/studying. I was the adopted daughter of Ningguang and Beidou was her girlfriend, then fiancee, then her wife and with that my stepmom. Ningguangs position of Tianquan was like one of a president and Beidou had the highest ranking position of the Army idk what it was called. Kazuha was a subordinate of Beidou's she picked up in Inazuma and Beidou ended up adopting(?) him so he was my stepbrother. (Tbh we still dont know if the adoption papers are legal but noone really cares)

Zhongli still worked as a consultant at Wansheng Funeral Parlor but had a lot of knowledge and could consult you in all kinds of things. Xiao was his adopted son and some sort of martial artist/athlete??? They were also our neighbors that lived right beside us and Xiao is my childhood best friend. Xinyan, Yunjin, Venti and Barbara were all idols/musicians of some sort. Xiangling was a worldrenowned cook. Xingqiu stayed pretty much the same. Chongyun also stayed the same just that his Yang spirit was a really really rare and unique medial condition. Childe was a diplomat from Snezhnaya with a strong liking of all kinds of sports that involve fighting. Shenhe was also still the same just that her homocidal urges were anger issues managed with medication and some anger management classes instead of the ropes. Ganyu worked as a secretary of State and Keqing kept her position as Yuheng which was also some sort of high-ranking Government posirion. Yanfei was still a lawyer and Hu Tao was also still the director of Wansheng Funeral Parlor.  Kaeya, Lisa, Jean , Eula and Amber all worked in the government body of Mondstadt. Albedo and Sucrose were both Scientists. Diluc had a monopoly on the wine industry. Idk what the fuck Bennett, Razor and Fischl do but they were outside a lot. All the kids went to school. Qiqi is alive, just has amnesia from an accident when she was really young. The Tri-Comissions were the government of Inazuma with Raiden as its head. Ei and Makoto were twins while Scaramouche was their younger brother. Ayaka and Sara were both also both highranking government officials. Yae was still responsible for a shrine and Yae Publishing House. Thoma stayed Thoma. Yoimiya also stayed the same. Instead of working as a ninja under the Kamisatos Sayu was a ward/distant relative or something? and went to school like a normal kid Watatsumi is its own state that seperated from Inazuma a long time ago with Kokomi and Gorou as its leaders. Itto didnt have a official and steady job but helps out where he can in exchange for money. Aether, Lumine and Paimon were either reporters or paparazzi.

Most of the dream was just short scenarios one after another. Most of the shit that happened was either really funny, awkward or i wanted to kill someone (either myself or somone else).

The first "scene" was of me seeing a smiling Ningguang taking me to the fucking giant mansion we lived in alone (for some fucking reason) after she adopted me. The mansion is HUGE. The thing had three floors plus a basement, our own pool, several balconies, a gigantic garden, a fucking Ballroom and also a big garage on the side directly under my windows. (This is context for a later point)

The next was of me being introduced to Xiao and Zhongli.

Then a huge timeskip and the awkward introduction-dinner where Ningguang reintroduced Beidou as her girlfriend and Kazuha as her son. Then timeskip again to their engagement-party which was a fucking nightmare (never ever let alcohol and food unattended when Xingqiu, Xiangling and Hu Tao are near) Then all of the wedding planning and then the wedding which was beautiful and nearly worth it after the planning nearly costed me my sanity (only worth it cuz i got to see all of the guys in suits and the happiness of Ningguang and Beidou).

I often had sleepovers with Xiao because of three reasons: 1. I walked in on Ningguang and Beidou doing the deed one too many times 2. Ningguang being away one business trips and im sure as hell not staying alone in a big ass mansion and 3. whenever Ningguang had some important guests i didnt want to interact with (basically everyone but the people i just listed). I most of the time just climbed out of my window on top of the garage, jumped down from the garage, climbed over the fence that seperated the properties, climbed up a tree to be able to slip through Xiaos window into his room.

Also apparently most of the guys besides Zhongli and Venti and a few of the girls had a crush on me at one point??? and noone ever told me??? (Explains a few incidents that i didnt write about tbh)

If you want me to elaborate on something just say so and i hope you liked it

Hummingbird

we love modern sagau here

jealous of your dreams as well

[cinnamonest]

For Hu Tao's yan I see two options. The first is Zhongli. His voice line about her says "I cannot deal with that child" and in general their relationship gives off major brat/brat tamer vibes. Like one day Hu Tao's gonna get just a bit too rowdy and the man's gonna snap, taming her and forcing her to be less rambunctious by breeding and wifeing her. Hopefully she'll naturally settle down when she has kids, and if she doesn't, well he has ways of making brats behave. The second option is Xingqiu, which may sound like a odd pick but hear me out. He, similar to her is also very mischievous, though he hides his mischievous tendencies more than her. I can totally see him engaging her in a battle of pranks and wits, of sorts, though whether or not Hu Tao actually knew she was playing said game is up for debate. They both come from prestigious families, Xingqiu obviously being the next heir of the Feiyun Commerce Guild and Hu Tao's family having run the Funeral Parlor (which apparently has enough cash to be able to keep Zhongli's ridiculous spending habits afloat) for generations. So it works in terms of status. And his voiceline about her says "If you're asking what I think about her as a person... Well, there are all sorts of rumors about the way she works. But I think if you really want to understand someone, you need to find out what they are really after." which could be taken to mean that he's interested in her, at least enough to want to find out her motivations and/or the truth behind the rumors.

Personally though between the two I'd go for Zhongli being her yan, mostly because I think there's an even better pick for Xingqiu, and that's Xinyan. I know that seems like an even stranger pick, but again hear me out. His voice line about Xinyan says "Where does Xinyan perform? Anywhere from Chihu Rock to Yujing Terrace — no spot is untouched by her disruptive presence... A quiet day when I can curl up with a good book is a rare treasure indeed." So clearly he is bothered by how much noise her music makes, and likely how loud she is as a person as well. But, I'm not sure how much you know about Xinyan, but she repeatedly talks about how people want her to quiet down and be more ladylike in her voicelines. For instance one of her About Xinyan voicelines says "Not afraid of me, are you? Some folks say I've got eyes like knives, that I don't wear my clothes right, that I don't speak right. They give me a pretty wide berth, too. Really, can't a girl sport her own style without being looked at like she's some weird creature outta who-knows-where?" And then there's one of her More About Xinyan voicelines that says "Back when I was little, the adults all said I had to be more girly, that I should learn and study all these things. Wasn't ever any good at it, though, and I'd often get roasted bad. Rock 'n' roll's a different story. No-one ever taught me, but I can do it just fine. And of course, the adults say "that's unladylike!" *sigh* Talk about prejudice." All that said though she actually has some really feminine hobbies and talents outside of rock and roll. According to various voicelines of hers, she grows flowers, cooks very well, and has a talent for sewing and embroidery, to the point where she not only made her favorite stage outfit entirely by hand but also gives you (the traveller) some of her embroidery as a birthday gift. And she actually has a really gentle side to her personality too. Like her biggest concern/trouble is that she's self-conscious about how her appearance seems to intimidate people, particularly children. She actively tries practing her facial expressions in the mirror to try and make herself seem less fierce and scary and more approachable, though it hasn't worked at all so far. When you put all of these things together I think you have a really good potential yan/darling match-up. I can totally see Xingqiu originally going after her just to tame her and shut her up so that he can read in peace, but then discovering all her other talents and the gentler side to her personality and realizing that she'd actually make really good wife material; if he can break her of her firey personality and rock and roll obsession that is. Heck, it might even improve his reputation around the harbor, being able to tame this woman that even her parents couldn't get to settle down and finally silencing her music which apparently most people in the harbor think is "awful racket not fit for human ears." And you know that cocky little shit would jump on the chance to improve his own reputation. Sorry this got so long, I had too many thoughts on this lol.

YOURE SO RIGHT OMG how could I forget Xinyan... Xinyan is vvvvv wifeable, 10/10, completely wife shaped

And you're right Hu Tao gives major brat vibes. She would intentionally seek out men she thinks will let her get away with it and then get surprised Pikachu face when she pushes one to a snapping point.

[zhongrin]

Im doing ok i guess, still farming and improving my second team, and zhongli just hit 34k with his burst earlier, like he is on his support build???? Benny, xingqiu and cyno only get to like 10k i was super shocked too.

Also just hanging with my cousins and stuff but mostly playing genshin for primos for my husband, might get some welkin for christmas idk yet

Oof cramps sneding a heating pack ur way rn hope it gets better zhongli take care of ur wife

hehe hubby slayin as usual <3

welkin for christmas sounds good, more primos yayyy

doubt it'll get better unless i take painkillers but i don't want to keep taking 'em so i'll hold off for now and suffer ;w;

[xheartpages]

@towercursed​ asked: " Xingqiu told me himself. It doesn't sound good. "

She chews on her lip in the pause, letting everything she's told him sink in. Of course she's going to tell Zhongli everything their son said, especially when it involves her father and his concerning behaviour. He deserves to know most of all, since her father's insults are directed at his heritage, and because he's probably the only one who can do something about it. Even if her father tries to distance himself from Liyue culture, he can't ignore the will of a god.

But there's something else on her mind. It lingers in her eyes as she glances down, fidgeting nervously and crossing her legs so she can hold her ankles. It's Xingqiu - he doesn't deserve to live like this. If her father won't change, then she has to do something. Except, there's only one thing she can think of, and it isn't a happy scenario.

" I ---- think Xingqiu should leave the castle. " She mumbles dejectedly. " Not forever - you can go with him, I'll get you somewhere safe to live just outside the walls, and maybe I can live there when I don't have princess duties but--- "

Her eyes close, trying to hide the way tears are building faster than she can get ideas out, as she places a hand over her forehead to cover it. Being away from them will be torture, but she has a duty to her kingdom and her son, to help them both - she can help Xingqiu by keeping him as far away from her father as possible. Even if it hurts.

" I can't let him stay around my father. " Her voice is choked at the prospect, stuck between a rock and a hard place. At least this way, she'll take her son out of harm's way. " He needs to grow up knowing there is nothing wrong with who he is, and being proud of his culture. He can't do that around my father. "

Zhongli remained silent as he listened to his wife go on about the encounter she had with their son earlier that day, pulling at his clothing as he slid off his clothes to settle in for the evening. Night fall was the time where if they hadn’t seen each other much during the day that they can reconvene and debrief to one another. Spend the time they’ve missed together while settling down for a night’s sleep. While he liked keeping himself busy, he couldn’t deny that evenings with his family was becoming something he looked forward to from the moment he opened his eyes in the morning.

But this... his chest was heavy with veiled rage as he listened further to the incident that took place, supposedly away from either of their eyes and ears.

He’d always had his grievances about her father. King Fredrick was a selfish ruler, who thought more about himself as opposed to the needs of his kingdom and followed urges for power as opposed to true leadership. Arrogant; he knew that the king saw him and his people as ‘lesser’, and only treated him with respect because he was still a god; an archon. Zhongli had bitten his tongue for Rapunzel -- only putting him in his place with a sharp word or so, or whenever he had to talk to him in order to right a wrong. Usually it was enough to keep him at bay.

But now, he continued to target his son; Xingqiu who was still too young to properly fight back, or at least raise up adequate defenses concerning his grandfather’s prejudices. The fact that he feels as though he can say something so freely to his face, ridicule his name and thus his heritage, made his composure crack.

He released a careful sigh, tying his nightwear as he stepped back from his wardrobe, before turning back to look at his wife; his own heart twisting at the pained look on her face. “--- I will speak to him myself. There’s no excuse for such things to have been said to him under any circumstances.” If it wasn’t so late, he’d surely be making his way to the king and queen’s chambers right this moment.

Before he could say more, amber eyes widened a fraction at her next few words. Have Xingqiu leave the castle? Him and Xingqiu, rather? He knew more than anyone the love Rapunzel had for their son, the way she treasured him and constantly worried over him. There was so much love in her heart just reserved for him, and he couldn’t imagine the pain from suggesting that she rip that part of her soul apart and separate it from her being, even if it’s to shield him. The god’s expression softened considerably as he looked upon her, noticing the tears in both her eyes and voice even as she tried to hide it from him. ( And maybe even herself. Always trying to act so strong...)

“That’s...” He pauses, knowing that in a way, the idea was a good one. Xingqiu might not want for anything here, but if Fredrick continued to have access to him in the way he did, there was no telling how much more damage could be done to him. With a soft sigh, he settled himself alongside her on the bed, reaching out to gently cup her face; tilting her head just so, so that she could look to him. “... Allow me to speak to him before we come to such drastic conclusions. To both of them... I will check in with Xingqiu in the morning and also ask Fredrick to meet me for... a ‘conversation’.” His voice darkened at the word, but he still tried to keep his tone civil; if only for her sake.

“Please -- I know that this situation is less than ideal, and has caused significant stress...” A thumb brushes over her cheek softly, a gentle smile crossing his face. “I hate seeing you like this, qīn ài de. We will get through this, I promise you. All three of us.”

[patt-writes-stuff]

Genshin Impact | Character Game

NOTE. tag 10 people! Ty for tagging me ms. Zeze 🥺

THE FIRST CHARACTER I FELL IN LOVE WITH - Probably Diluc?? His quest made me 😳 and I immediately went to read fanfics about Diluc right after I finished it. It didn’t last very long but I Magín him now from time to time (he’s gotta share with Hu Tao and Ayaka tho-) He was replaced by Albedo almost immediately tho poor thing 😭

THE CHARACTER I NEVER EXPECTED TO LOVE AS MUCH AS I DO NOW- Hmmm, maybe Zhongli?? Like I knew he was going to be cool, however I didn’t expect to love him nearly as much as I do now. He’s literally in every single one of my teams and he’s my most played character!

THE CHARACTER EVERYONE LOVES BUT I DON’T- hmm well I’m not a big fan of Eula, I don’t hate her or anything, I’m just meh about her ig? Also, signora got on my nerves a bit during the Inazuma Archon Quest.

THE CHARACTER I LOVE THAT EVERYONE HATES- I’m a little basic, so I can’t quite think of anyone, but I guess maybe Paimon?? I don’t think people hate her but I know many find her annoying but I love how close she is with the traveler.

THE CHARACTER I USED TO LOVE BUT DON’T ANYMORE- probably Noelle. She’s very cool and I still like her but I don’t use her at all anymore. She used to be my main when I first started playing.

FAVORITE ELEMENT/VISION - anemo and pyro!!! Cryo’s a pretty close third though

FAVORITE WEAPON TYPE - claymore/sword

THE CHARA I WOULD TOTALLY SMOOCH 😩 - Albedo. No if’s or buts he is mine to smooch

THE CHARACTER I WOUOD SETTLE DOWN WITH, MARRY, LIVE LIFE WITH- ALBEDO 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰. My signature is literally Albedo’s future wife sooo

CHARA I’M SAVING UP FOR - not to sound like a broken record but ALBEDO IM LITERALLY MANIFESTING HIS RERUN 24/7

THE CHARA I’D WANT TO BE LIKE - probably venti. He’s very chill and seems to be very social and I would like to be like that too OR Ningguang purely because she’s so badass and pretty

THE CHARACTER I WOULD SLAP - TIMMIE and maybe scaramouche for literally almost killing the traveler

A CHARA I WOULD COMMIT CRIMES WITH - I’d commit tax evasion with Zhongli

A PAIRING THAT I LOVE - Xingqiu x Chongyun, Ningguang x Beidou, Diluc x Jean, Me x Albedo

A PAIRING THAT I DESPISE - Sucrose x Albedo but only because I like him so much, tbh, I don’t think I despise any ship? Unless it’s line icky like minor x adult ofc

I JUST REALIZED I FORGOT TO TAG PEOPLE LIKE A DUMBASS SO IM TAGGING @nightshade-shot @lirinstaalem and @tspice283

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓 | 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄.

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄. tag 10 people! thanks for tagging me, @lilikags!

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐈 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 — kaeya! i love his personality and the interactions with him right from the start of the game. he’s one of the four og characters that i still regularly use too.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐈 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐒 𝐈 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐖 — tartaglia! when i heard he was fatui, i never thought i’d like him. but his appearance in the liyue archon quests and his character quest won me over. i love him to pieces and he’s my all time favorite character in genshin.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐈 𝐃𝐎𝐍’𝐓 — ayaka. i just never really got interested in her as a character, and even though she was rumored to be a super strong 5 star, i didn’t like her enough to try pulling for her. (runs before my friends hunt me down). i’m also meh about eula. also, signora alskdfjjsdf (runs before my wifey hunts me down) i’ll never forgive her for what she did to venti and she can rot!

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐈 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 — uhhh no one that i can think of! maybe tartaglia or itto? not that people hate them, but i know not everyone likes them very much.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐈 𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐍’𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 — hmm maybe lisa? i thought she would be the one i’d keep on my team forever but kaeya beat her at that haha.

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 / 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 — cryo and anemo

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐘𝐏𝐄 — polearm and sword

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐈 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐒𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐂𝐇 😩 — um um um tartaglia and arataki itto •///•

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐈 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇, 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘, 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 — tartaglia <3 i beat him up weekly to drag him home so he can be my househusband

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐈’𝐌 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 — arataki itto!!! i have the guarantee and the wishes hehe

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐈’𝐃 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 — bennett and jean! i want to be able to keep being positive even though life can be hard sometimes. and i also want to have good time management skills and can keep track of lots of things and take care of the people i love.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐈 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐏 — signora, scaramouche, reckless pallad, maybe timmie. explanation needed? i think not.

𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐈 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 — tartaglia <3 he could talk me into doing anything

𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 — diluc x jean, ultimate power couple that rules mondstadt (and are also the parents of all the kids there)

𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐄 — zhongli x guizong because i want to kith zhongli instead ASKLDFJJF

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒 — @katsukiyuuri @luffys @ererokii @stormbreaker @axther @koriyue @patt-writes-stuff @eulaas @milkcutea and anyone who wants to do this, consider yourself tagged!