zhongli is surprised by venti’s reaction when he resurfaces. so much so that he reaches out to splay a warm palm against venti’s cold back — and honestly? it’s probably the first time he remembers touching barbatos’ skin since the era of that bikini outfit.
he pulls his hand away quickly when he realizes venti is okay and talking about a … rock? oh.
he turns abruptly to the side and dramatically summons all the rocks from beneath the surface into the air at once. someone is deeply embarrassed and overcompensating for feeling flustered. )
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zhongli is surprised by venti’s reaction when he resurfaces. so much so that he reaches out to splay a warm palm against venti’s cold back — and honestly? it’s probably the first time he remembers touching barbatos’ skin since the era of that bikini outfit.
he pulls his hand away quickly when he realizes venti is okay and talking about a … rock? oh.
he turns abruptly to the side and dramatically summons all the rocks from beneath the surface into the air at once. someone is deeply embarrassed and overcompensating for feeling flustered. )
Go grab it.