... Mm. I suppose so. [maybe, in the end, he's fighting this too hard. if he's going to be stuck like this, then... maybe it wouldn't be so bad, letting himself be spoiled.
after all he's done, back home, wouldn't he deserve it? at the very least, for keeping Liyue alive...]
I-- do you understand how absurd that sounds?
[Zhongli only sighs, because honestly they're both exhausted. more still, he's contented to let himself fall to sleep, nuzzling in closer than he ever had before. exhaustion is swift and sweet, and nothing but the howling winds will accompany them tonight. the rest... well, it's all to be handled in the future, isn't it?]
wraps this up
after all he's done, back home, wouldn't he deserve it? at the very least, for keeping Liyue alive...]
I-- do you understand how absurd that sounds?
[Zhongli only sighs, because honestly they're both exhausted. more still, he's contented to let himself fall to sleep, nuzzling in closer than he ever had before. exhaustion is swift and sweet, and nothing but the howling winds will accompany them tonight. the rest... well, it's all to be handled in the future, isn't it?]