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ZHONGLIS LATE PRESENTS ARRIVED

I had forgotten about the candy filled yuanbao lol

Once I get my new shelf they will be displayed properly.

This is the tea cake I bought

I dont understand what kind of tea, or what it tastes like, to be honest. I went with my intuition. But it smells nice. It is a pity I don't know how to use one of these but I hope he enjoys it!

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Yulin (self insert) doodle

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I had an idea

There is this fan animation , a long, long time ago from when i was in the TFG1 fandom of all the characters doing this three frame/picture dance. And i thought "i wanna see zhongli do that dance".

First of all the artist that did that video has been gone nearly a decade and suddenly i find out that not only are they back, but they are making genshin animations

Secondly

Im biting off more than i can chew :)

Im doing them all. This is but one of 182 (91 characters so far) drawings I'll have to do. Starting with mondstadt.

Anyway please show some love to

Jino san

Because i referenced the pose and chibi style from their video, and i still love them and I'm so glad they've gotten into genshin. And their animations have gotten even better I really recommend watching their old videos and their new shorts.

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So is no one else gonna talk about the new coin we see in zhonglis birthday art?

What coin is that! It's slightly larger than normal mora. Maybe it's a higher value coin? Or maybe they are finally starting to print a new mora? That would be cool as hell.

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I finished cleaning my room and took my bath so i just got done putting together zhonglis temporary present and making the shrine a bit more presentable (though its mostly hidden by real and fake flowers now XD)

Inside the sparkly red bag is teo boxes of white chocolate strawberry and milk chocolate lindt chocolate truffles (separate pink and red heart shaped boxes respectively) and a box of chocolate covered fortune cookies? Thought I might open that for new years and see what our fortune is lol. And the fake flowers that will be used to replace the real ones once they wilt.

I'll eat the chocolates eventually and that's why it's temporary. I won't eat them right now though, let him enjoy them for a while. I still have PLENTY of sweets anyway.

I have a tea cake that's coming. I dont know how to use them and I don't even know if it would taste good. Either way I think he'd appreciate it and the fact that I tried. It's hard to know what kind of gifts to give when I was so disconnected from my culture as a child. I have heard that tea is always a good choice, its even been given as a gift in genshin once chenyu vale came out, and even if it's a basic kind of gift, hes never had tea from this world. So if in some way he is able to enjoy it, he will get a chance to taste something possibly new. I know how much he loves tea hahaha

In theory I shouldn't have any trouble finding him a gift... I tried looking at antiques, but i have to consider the fact that i cannot actually give him whatever gift i choose, and then theres the fact that i do not know how to choose good antiques much less know what he would like. And such old items are bound to be dirty and i dont know how to clean them.

I thought about perfume, but theres already a bottle on the shrine and i wear another of the same everyday.

I cannot get clothes, nor games. Incense is not allowed in the house.

I felt bad just getting him flowers. They are so temporary and i cannot even get a well put together bouquet. I daydreamed about what flowers and their meanings I would give, but I don't have the luxury of being picky. And I don't know how to pick good flowers like he does. I can only hope he would like the selection ive given.

But a tea cake is pretty shelf stable (it will go bad eventually but not as quickly as flowers or food) and while i also love tea, I'm much too nervous to use a tea cake yet. I don't want to do it wrong and waste it. I don't even have the tools necessary to do it.

But it is something I don't mind leaving near the shrine, dont mind not using and letting it be his gift entirely. I believe he will appreciate it as a gift.

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Genshin Impact | Animated Artworks | 2024 Birthday Artworks: Zhongli

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Flowers for zhonglis birthdaaaay

Its kinda ugly and a few hours late buuuut better late and have something right?

Im still in the process of cleaning my room, and the shrine is a crowded mess (yes i even put the diluc figure up there even though i said i wouldnt)

I also got some fake flowers and other valentines day stuff as gifts (i was shopping anyway and they were out so why not get them. Also his actual birthday gift, a tea cake, will be late due to distance.)

Heres how the shrine is currently looking too since its been a while since i updated

Im getting a new display shelf for another part of my room for some of the items like packaging, the art book, unhung picture frames and i wanna give the official merch geo vision in the blue box its own special spot. It is my vision and not his afterall.

And the cat diluc.

And im thinking about getting a nice tablecloth for the shrine.vwith it being so cluttered it needs something to make it stand out more as something important and not a pile of toys.

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What you don't see in zhonglis birthday art is me sucking his dick under the table

I am unwell

I cant wait to buy him flowers in the morning after work.

I'm far too distracted for my own good lol i am concerning my coworkers.

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I love you zhongli

HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAAY

Happy Birthday, Zhongli!

Writing auspicious words on vermilion Xuan paper is believed to bring blessings, ward off evil, and protect the home with peace. This is a tradition of Liyue.

The ink and brush are ready. Why not give it a try?

Worried that it might not be aesthetically pleasing? No matter. The form of the characters is merely surface — what truly matters is the intention behind the words.

If you are hesitant, you may speak the wishes in your heart, and I will write them on your behalf.

Though my humble work may not compare to the grandeur of master calligraphers, even in its simplicity, it carries a piece of heartfelt sentiment. Displaying it in your home may bring peace and good health in the year to come.

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ITS HIS BIRTHDAAAAY

Literally losing my mind at work rn, i cant stop looking at my phone.

WE GET TO SEE MORE OF HIS HOOOOUSE

Also look at that special mora? It's larger AND it has a different design!

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With aegyo sal lines

Without aegyo sal lines

I think the lines make her look older and tired

I think ill go without.

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Also it totally looks like hes balding and hes got that medieval opposite bowl-cut with a tuft in front and two ahoge

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So i got a late X-mas gift and the giver does not know much about my interests other than "genshin" (despite me having a whole shrine dedicated to zhongli)

So they got me a cat diluc figurine?

Was not aware there was official merch of the genshin kitties. Just thought it was a cute joke they did.

Not zhongli so cant go on the shrine and i have no other proper place for him T~T

Not mad ofc i still like diluc and im not gonna complain about free merch lol

But i have nowhere for him to go

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A lil wip of my self insert im working on+ a lil scribble concept of the background

Had a vision at work at 2 am (when i have lunch) and knew i must draw it

It might read as a nervous expression, i hope to fix that with coloring but who knows. Its supposed to be a more calm and peaceful expression and this was as close as i could get... I mean this is what it was

I think its the aegyo sal lines making me look tired. I may just need to paint them in instead of it showing in line art. Its very hard to express in a drawing that is line art heavy (it's hard to do a paint style on the phone)

But yeah its supposed to be a sweet moment of me with a crystalfly landing on me showing my connection to geo (zhongli/the geo archon)

I still think it will look good anyway. Ill just have to do a redraw next year lol

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So i was looking into different osmanthus perfumes and being genshin obsessed as i am, noticed something in an article i was reading.

"Osmanthus is a flower which originates in China; where it has been grown and cultivated for thousands of years, it remains an important flower and scent in modern Chinese culture. There is even a a city named after it; Guilin which means ‘forest of sweet osmanthus’."

And went "huh that reminds me of guili in genshin." So i looked it up. And before we go further, i am very tired and have not done a ton of research. This is very surface level observation(?) based on mild similarities i saw.

"Guilin (Standard Zhuang: Gveilinz), formerly romanized as Kweilin, is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the north. Its name means "forest of sweet osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant sweet osmanthus trees located in the region. The city has long been renowned for its scenery of karst topography."

Glaze lilies and osmanthus flowers arent the same but im just kinda thinking about how both places have a lot of flowers(or did in guili in the past)

Zhongli (Chinese: 钟离 Zhōnglí)

The "Li" characters are very similar

But the "gui" characters are not

Guizhong (Chinese: 归终 Guīzhōng)

However youll also notice that the "zhong" in "zhongli" is not the same as in "guizhong" too

Also look how close this place is to the coast

Comparatively atleast. Its still far away but still pretty damn close.

Im just kinda wondering if guili plains, zhongli and guizhong are inspired by this place.

Again its nothing concrete but just some similarities i noticed and now I can't help but wonder about it.

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I set this as my lockscreen while on lunch at work

I'm losing my mind so greatly i am worrying my coworkers about my sanity.

I love how they are slowly giving him less and less glove.

I desire to sit in his lap and kiss his pretty face

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Lined it finally

I still have the side views but it was getting so frustrating to do them that ive decided to skip them for now.

Pleats are so difficult to draw. Eventually just went "eh people will know what it is".