[ And courtship was a concept so out of Venti's range. For him, wouldn't courtship be a commitment? What god of freedom would find himself like that? ...Perhaps the thought of losing someone again haunts Venti as much as it does Zhongli.

The truth was, they were far too stubborn, to find kinship in their feelings. ]

Then that makes them pretty special. There was so much work I had to do in Mondstadt... ugh.

[ He laments old times, dismissive and shoveling the remainder of his meal down with crass and no moment to pause.

When Zhongli is up and gone, he does let his eyes wander. He feels... taller like this? Perhaps the outfit shows off the lines of his body far easier than a jacket would. Hm.

...Venti snaps his gaze away as he hurries up – scarfing down the last bits of eggs next to Zhongli before standing next to him.

At least he's kind enough to do his fair share of chores? ]

If we find some treasure my first time here in so long, perhaps they'll be putting lucky Barbatos statues in the shops with a Mora in his hand!

[ Venti. That's Inazuma that has the lucky cat statues, idiot. ]