#this was my very first zhongli poem ever written

[dragon-ascent]

poem ~ those which rise from the sea

Stories lived to paint a picture of Rex Lapis’ legacy:

The trials and tribulations leading to his eventual supremacy.

Every facet of himself was constructed of shards

From imaginative old ladies or wayward bards.

It is oft tough to separate fantasy from the true,

Yet many of his endeavours were not untrue.

One tale in particular rests comfortably in time,

Dear traveller, stop and listen to this rhyme:

The curtain rises on the Liyue of yore,

A land caught in torrid waves of war.

Morax, the accepted deity of the nation,

Purged god and monster to safeguard this foundation.

Until one day, crawling from the sea,

Came the slimiest little creatures one ever did see.

With slippery limbs, and a pungent stench,

These small monsters made many a fist clench.

Rex contrived to destroy them at his people’s behest,

But the eradication proved no small request.

The vile creatures laughed in the face of his wrath,

As no spear or rain of stone could blockade their path.

Yet the god could not falter; his word was his bond,

A broken contract was to be considered conned.

So with rock-solid resolve and will renewed,

A new plan was to be construed.

Households grew restless and could take it no more,

Until they were stopped by a knock at the door.

There stood mighty Morax, the warrior god,

Who’d discarded his spear for a small stone pod.

Caging the pesky maggots proved no easy task,

For t’was in inconspicuousness they deigned to bask.

If Rex rushed towards one in a shadowy cove,

He’d find it gone, only to reappear under the stove.

He scouted them out in every nook and cranny

Even finding one nestled in the hair of a granny.

Yes, they were so small that one had to look

Everywhere – even between the pages of a book.

Our beloved archon recalls, albeit not so fondly,

How one of the beings seemed to move so oddly.

A wriggly thing, in black ink draped:

Once captured, twice escaped.

The slime it left in its drunk-like amble

Made people cower back in a frenzied scramble.

It took enticing it with sugared food

To duly imprison it for good.

And speak not a word of that deplorable smell,

Left behind them like remnants of Hell.

T’was only after days of feverish cleaning

Until the foul reek no longer sneered, demeaning.

Carefully, diligently, he trapped the squirming beasts,

Until not a single one remained in the houses or streets.

T’was a burden lifted, a tension eased:

Those azure-risen menaces their havoc-making ceased.

Thus, with Liyue’s slithery crisis averted,

An era of peace the Geo Lord asserted.

The land then gained a newfound reverence for Morax –

The unshakeable, immovable God of Contracts.

The curtain may have fallen on this event,

But Rex Lapis still harbours feelings of resent.

Shorn of his taste for the marine-born things,

Even centuries later, the memory yet stings.

[solidifaith]

who are you

NAME: Mila

STAR SIGN: Libra

HEIGHT: Not tall haha

MIDDLE NAME? It's there

PUT YOUR SPOTIFY ON SHUFFLE. FIRST 6 SONGS? It's either trending songs or old school reggaeton and the same two or three songs of bachata over and over again, there's no in between

EVER HAD A POEM / SONG WRITTEN ABOUT YOU? Nah

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU PLAYED AIR GUITAR? Not my type of embarrassing thing to do, that I recall

WHO IS YOUR CELEBRITY CRUSH? I don't have one -that I remember

WHAT’S A SOUND YOU HATE & A SOUND YOU LOVE? Maybe flies or slurping, for a sound I hate. For a sound I love, definitely my kitty's little meow meows, he's so very cute

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS? Sometimes, until I get scared, haha

HOW ABOUT ALIENS? Sometimes, again

DO YOU DRIVE? I don't

WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ? I'm sure my last read was a thread-fic on twt.com, some time ago (very beautiful, by the way)

DO YOU LIKE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE? Not for extended periods of time

WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW? I haven't watched a movie in forever, unless.. watching several parts of one dispersed all over tik tok, without finishing them (ever), counts, aH so specific

WHAT’S THE WORST INJURY YOU’VE EVER HAD? One of my kidneys almost destroyed itself due to what might or might not have been a case of genes simply being funny at the time, the true self sabotage ah

DO YOU HAVE ANY OBSESSIONS RIGHT NOW? Venti photoshoot, Zhongli had his turn and spotlight

DO YOU TEND TO HOLD GRUDGES? Yes, I'll heal in hell, ah

IN A RELATIONSHIP? Just with the mate, ( the infusion 🧉 )

[ajaxeology]

hii! could i join the matchup? :)

My name is Akina, and i'd like it if the matchup would be male, romantic. I always have my nose buried in fictional books and people always assume I'm a nerd but in reality i just use fictional books as escapism. I also write, short poems, rhymes, articles etc i wrote my first book in 9th grade but it sucks so bad now that i read it haha xD im really in my head, and i am really quiet when you first meet me but i get more talkative the more comfortable i feel. i also don't mind leading the conversation if i am with one person, but if it's 2+ people i get a lot quieter. i absolutely adore intelligent people and love exchanging facts and just small things we know and honestly being knowledgeable in various fields is the biggest attractive part in a guy for me. I absolutely hate and am scared of people who can't control their anger because of family problems. I am a bit on the spoiled side because im the youngest child but i still love spoiling someone else too! Basically i'd love to be spoiled and spoil back in return(?) I would prefer if my partner made me feel comfortable, loved and understood and is willing to hear me out when i rant/just want to talk about something i love. Also i'm scorpio and infp, in case it matters:)

Thank you!

Hi Akina, thank you for requesting! I'm sorry that I took so long and I hope that you enjoy the matchup that I've written for you!

I match you up with Zhongli!

Zhongli is a poetic and sentimental guy to me, so I believe that he’ll be able to appreciate the things that you write. Even if you feel that it’s bad, he’ll be able to find something good out of it or it’ll be something that he'll cherish because it has bits of you in what you write. Whenever he misses you because you’re out on a trip or simply because loneliness has decided to catch up to him for a while, he’ll read what you’ve wrote to make him feel like you’re by his side. It's something that will make his memories of you shine much brighter than gold.

Zhongli wouldn’t mind the silence that often accompanies you when you first meet him. He’d appreciate it because there’s always an energetic Hu Tao by his side. Though of course, he wants to know more about you as time passes, so he’d want you to be talkative and share more about yourself too.

Since Zhongli has lived for a long time, he’ll probably have so many little fun facts and stories all stored in his head, ready for him to share whenever anyone wants him too. Even if you didn’t ask him, if something you do or say reminds him of something that he knows, it'll just fall out of his mouth without him thinking.

He is a calm guy and he knows how to compose himself. When he’s angry, he won’t lash out at you and he’ll talk to you again when he feels that his anger has dispelled. He’ll not only be someone who’ll calmly and honestly tell you the truth, but will also be a good listener to you. If he's angry at someone else for your sake, he'll drop a snarky remark with extreme politeness.

It’ll be very easy for Zhongli to spoil you and for you to spoil Zhongli as well. If you’d like anything, he’ll get it for you (and put it on Wangsheng Funeral Parlour’s tab hehe). I feel like he’d take you out for a lot of good dinners as well. If you want to spoil Zhongli, I’m sure a day of listening to him idly talk about himself, his background, his past and his experiences would do the trick.

For listening to him talk, he’ll listen to whatever that you have to say. Anything at all. About your day, your troubles, something you’re happy about. He’s someone filled with rich experiences and I’m sure he would love to hear more. If you’re feeling upset, he’ll gesture at you to sit at his side (or on his lap if you prefer) and put his arms around you. He’ll give you soft, lingering kisses on your cheek, adding in words of reassurance. If there’s anything else you want after venting to make you feel better, it’s unlikely that he’ll ever disagree unless it's reckless.

[moon-goddess-posts]

Hello everyone! This is my first fanfiction and I decided to write kaeya first because I just love him sm 😭😭😭😭 anyway hope you guys enjoy! Zhongli is up next. I'm also new to Tumblr so idk how this works LMFAO

Kaeya x Gn reader

Fluff, kaeya is weird but its ok cause he warms up to you, didn't proof read this cause it was 1am

You were walking around the streets of mondstadt, you always loved the night and decided to come out for some fresh air. Lost in thought, you were reflecting on your first moments here and how the handsome calvary captain gave you a tour of the city. You were an adventurer from Fontaine seeking to do research on all the 7 regions. Mondstadt was the first region on your list. You've heard most of it from stories on barbatos and how he saved mondstadt, but you'd love to meet the people and all the certain flowers that were around. You finally arrived at the front gate and the guards gave you a warm welcome. The city air was fresh and everything had a carefree warm feel to it. "This truly is the city of freedom" you thought to yourself and smiled. Having everything written down on your notebook, you decided to try out the foods that were common here. "What can I get for you today?" The women spoke as you came up to the counter. You took out your notebook and chose a dish. "I'll take one chicken mushroom skewer please, ah would I also ask for your name if you don't mind?" You gave a friendly smile. "My name is Sara, worker at Good Hunter! Your food will be right up. I see you arent around here." "Nice to meet you Sara, im actually traveling the 7 regions for my art pieces and mondstadt just happened to be my first one. I would love to know some tourist attractions around here, would you happen to know a guide?" It was nice to see a conversation going well especially since you were never really the best at conversations. But you wanted to hurry up because your social battery was draining fast. "Id love to be your guide" and unfamiliar voice came to the right and you shot your head to that direction. His appearance was definitely different from the rest of the citizens but looked really attractive either way. He was leaning against the booth almost giving off an intimidating nature underneath the layers of charming. "Really? That would be great, thank you so much! And uhm your name is...?" Depsite the oddness you got from him, you did your best to continue the conversation as normally as possible. "Kaeya, Knights of Favionus, happy to be your guide dear" his sudden pet name made you flitch but you pushed it off "So where are we going first dear calvary captain" you gave him a teasing remark as you smirked. He chuckled "well obviously I wouldn't be a good tour guide if I didn't show you the Barbatos statute first." "Ah of course haha" you gave him a nervous chuckle. "Is there any other reason you decided to come here other than to just "explore"" You thought he ease dropped on your conversation, and even so he still didn't find you that trust worthy. "Well I'm a pretty well known artist where I'm from, but besides just coming here to make art I also decided to write a few poems for each region. If you'd want I can show you my works" you smiled happily and his cold attitude started to fade just a bit. "You can show me once we get to the next place, feel free to draw me then too ♡" it wasn't the best first impression but at least he didn't feel as hostile anymore. You and Kaeya finally made it to the statue and it was more beautiful in person than your thoughts could ever imagine. Ideas started to flow through your brain on how to paint it. "Wow its so...." you were at a lost for words. "Breathtaking isn't it?" Kaeya finished your sentence and you flahsed him a small smile and nod. "Yeah it is, ill be sure to mark it down as the first place to paint. Maybe if you'd like, you can give it to the Acting Grandmaster as a token of my thanks for having me here" "Such a kind hearted soul arent you? I'll be sure to inform her." Kaeya patted your head and walked off, assuming he was leading you to the second destination, you started to follow him. "You should stop by the tavern Cats Tail sometime tonight, I can tell you more about this place and if you'd like, more about me," You saw this as an opportunity for more research on the area, and maybe get to know Kaeya a bit more, he truly was an interesting person, so you

accepted. "I'll be sure to make it around 18:00 or 19:00!" The next destination included a beautiful tree, lake, and another small statue of barbatos. You thought it was truly magnificent, especially how the sun hit the leaves all so perfectly giving it a warm glow. "This place is Windrise. Its often associated with love and is one of the most well know spot for dates." He winked at you and you looked away, not really sure what to do. "Is that so? I can see why. Its very beautiful." You did your best not to stutter from how flirty he was being. "This statue here is for offerings. You find anemoculous and you offer them to the statues. In return, you get a gift from the God." "Oh! We have on of those where I'm from as well, but its a different person." You weren't really sure why you wouldn't tell him where you were from, maybe it was because he was super analytical, or the whole predator with its prey vibe he got going on. "There are 7 types of statues that represent the 7 archons, would it be ok if you'd tell me where you're from? I'm just so interested in you." He gave a flirty smirk and you couldn't help but blush a little bit. "Uhm I'm from Fontaine, if you couldn't tell by the clothes. Its quite similar to Mondstadt, but I find it here to be more peaceful and calming than there." "Fontaine huh? I've heard people live the luxury over there. Very formal." He laughed a bit, part of him was right but it wasn't all that good as he was making it sound. "Hmm I guess you could say that, my parents were pretty well off but I can't say much about the rest." Your gaze drifted off to the forming sunset and you wondered if you should head back soon. "Ill head back, ill tell you more about the attractions tomorrow. Don't forget our date tonight deary..." He waved goodbye and walked off. "Deary.." you said to yourself, he flattered you very much but all of it seemed off in a way. You didn't think to much about it and decided to head back too. Your memories of your first interaction with Kaeya was over once you heard someone call your name. A familiar voice that was. "Y/n!" Kaeya called out. Automatically knowing who it was, you turned around to be greeted by a fine tall man dressed in blue tones "Hi Kaeya!" "I dont think its a good idea for a pretty lady like you to be walking out so late at night." He sounded amused but you were over it. "Oh cut it out captain, I know you were just swooning some girls a couple minutes ago." "Haha so what, you jealous?" "Dont flatter yourself, why would I be jealous anyway? Feelings like those are just a waste of time" you hated to admit that you were just a tiny bit jealous. You weren't sure how your crush on the calvary captain formed but it did and it didn't seem to be going away any time soon. Part of you thought maybe he already knew and he was just toying with you. Or maybe he was oblivious to it, thinking no one could love such a person like him. Either way, you still kept these feelings inside. "There's no shame in bearing emotion, love, its just our nature. And for a while I think you've been feeling pretty intense emotions about a certain someone..." His hand tilted your chin so you could face up to him. Shoot did he know? How was that possible? Was I that obvious? You thought to yourself, you weren't sure how you were going to get out of this situation. "I...I-its nothing that concerns of you" you broke eye contact but you knew kaeya wasn't letting up. "A lie to a lier is no stranger, but if you wish to keep your secrets then who am I to cross such a boundary." He back off from you and you started to breathe again. You wanted to tell him so bad. How much you loved and cared for him, how much you so desperately wanted to be there for him no matter what situation. You were willing to take risks for him if it meant that one day you would forever be together. But maybe you thought the image you had of him was wrong. You knew well enough his flirty nature was never sincere, and how he was hiding something much darker then you ever wanted to imagine. Even so, you still wanted your

thoughts of him to become right. So before he walked off again you mustered up the courage. "Kaeya wait! I, I do actually want to tell you something." He looked surprised now but intrigued. "Ever since we met, there was always something different about you. It always left me wanting to know more and over the years I did learn more about you. But then I started feeling these weird emotions and having thse weird thoughts like thinking maybe one day we could be together...or knowing the real you even. I know you say less than you lead on but I felt like I'd be willing to take extreme risks to know who you actually are. I feel so safe around you and I always smile at those good memories we have. I dont know if this is called love, I dont know fully what love is but you're special enough for me to be having these feelings." Thats it, you let everything out. Awaiting for rejection, you began to panic when the silence held for what seemed like an eternity, until you heard him walking toward you. He held your chin again and gave you a look you've never seen before. A mix of admiration, and happiness. He swiped his thumb over your bottom lip and you tensed up. "Kaeya...." Before you could say anything else, he pulled you into a kiss. A new feeling started to arise and your whole body began to feel hot. Euphoria was coursing through your veins and you felt like you were going to fall without Kaeyas support. He was so warm, so intoxicating. You couldn't even feel where you were or he was, it all just became a bundle of sensations and happiness. You couldn't tell how long you both had kissed for but you were the first one to pull away as your breath began to shorten. "As much as a flirt as I am, I dont do well communicating my actual emotions. So id prefer to show them through my actions. I cant say it right now, but I hope that helped you realize what my answer is." He pulled you into a hug and you buried his face into his fur jacket. Already knowing his answer, you breathed a sigh of relief