V A G O M U N D O

This is an age of gods and monsters.

I wish not for dominion..

Yet I cannot watch the common folk suffer.

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Independent, multiverse Zhongli/Morax RP/Ask blog. Penned by Ronin.

18+ blog due to potential content.

13+ years of RP experience.

OC Friendly, Crossover Friendly, Duplicate Friendly

This blog is not dead! I've just had an unexpected busy start to this year when it should have been the more quiet month. 😩

But I have plans, ideas and starters that I'm excited to do as soon as I can sit down and do them.

I also want to say thank you to all the new people following me and I have taken into account who wants a starter and all that fun stuff, do not worry!

Till I'm back and off this unexpected mini hiatus, thank you all for being so patient and I'll be back real soon!

What was this?.. A bottle of wine? It certainly was and the slight thud of it on the table was enough to distract the ex-archon from his current tea drinking. Looking up at the person before him that was connected to that very bottle.

"A few drinks and a meal, hm?.. I had no idea that you had the time to take out of your schedule to cook something."

Looking once again at the bottle curiously. A mild smile gracing his lips as the amber hues returned to looking at the other.

"But.. It would be a shame if I were to miss such a rare event, wouldn't it? Yes, I will accompany you. Especially if there is more of this fine drink along the way."

Standing from the comfortable seat after finishing the last drops of his tea. Meeting the other by his side not too long after. Zhongli was ready for this gift that he wasn't expecting to be a gift; Always happy to spend time with the gentleman even on a regular day. Their conversations were always of much excitement to the retired god. Always giving him things to ponder about after or even during. This was no different to him. A welcomed company for a day he barely took notice of himself.

Closing the distance he pressed a soft kiss to his lips. Something as a welcome home and to greet the older man. “I have something for you” he mutters reluctantly pulling away. His attention elsewhere in that moment as he soon takes a box out from his parcel. A gift from Inazuma. Things were hard to get from there here but handing it over and once opened it revealed a males yukata with the story of a dragon patterned on it. Elegantly flowing in browns and golds, it reminded him of Zhongli himself. How peaceful the beast looked as it soared. But on top of that was a new earring. A similar design to the one he wears now but two white pears stood out proudly as a thunderbirds bright purple feather hung from it.

“Happy Birthday my dear” he smiles pressing a soft kiss to his cheek.

// this is for whenever you want to answer I just wanted to throw Ajax at him for his birthday :)

"...?!"

Just who was it that was suddenly touching him? Zhongli wouldn't have been so surprised if he had been expecting the other, but the very minute he realised who it was, his expression rapidly changed from a mild frown to pure shock. ...And then a soft smile.

The place he was lead to, the quiet moment, the serene silence with the music far in the distance and those deep blue eyes staring at him with his own amber ones in return. It was a simple bliss that he had missed in all those months, but something he had no need to voice. Their own expressions and movements doing that for the two of them without even a sound involved.

The kiss returned.. His own reluctance at it being pulled away from him, but the silence was finally broken by the other's voice. ...Something for him?

"Childe, you did not have to--"

Although it was hard to say no to a gift, especially on his own birthday, and especially from this very man. He was careful to open the box and look at it's contents. The minute he did.. His eyes widening gradually as he gently put a hand under the cloth in the box to pull it out along with the smaller gift that was an earring being held carefully in his hand. Handing the empty box back to Childe just so he could fully see the yukata in all of it's glory as he held it open in front of him.

"This is--.. Childe..."

He had a loss for words in that moment. The gift touching a special place in his soul. It was almost his own story through the eyes of another and it was.. Beautiful. Not one bit of bloodshed, not one regret, just a wonderfully beautiful dragon so peacefully flying in the sky that it called it's own domain without having to worry about anything or anyone but how the sky and wind felt around him. A life he secretly strived to have one day..

And the earring.. Even though purple wasn't a colour that he wore often-- if at all-- it still was just as much of a crafted masterpiece as the very robes in his hands. It was sure to be something he'd wear without even a shred of doubt in his mind.

But now? Now he needed to pull the other into a sudden hug with a gradual squeeze. Quickly hiding his face against the other's head just so that any hint of a flush was very rapidly hidden away, but his smile still very present. Pushing him further into the hold with a press of his hand against the middle of the other's back. "Thank you.. I shall cherish this. Both of these.."

Happy Birthday, Zhongli. Hope it's a good one and you have many more! - Your friend, Mari.

More gifts. More items he didn't expect. And yet.. It seemed to be an item that he would gladly accept without hesitation; Wine.

What an exquisite colour it had.. He almost felt it a shame to drink it, but it'd also be rude if he didn't try it. Was that.. Gold flakes also in there? It truly was it's own little masterpiece by itself, wasn't it?

Yet, he knew that the person that sent it would ask him how it was. How it tasted. If it was alright. He would have no option to try it even if he wanted to preserve it. Although, he'd save it for a special day. Such an item deserved a sacred moment, after all.

Both pieces seem to glow in low light with a faint humming sound in the dark. The accompanying Happy Birthday note only has Tank's name on it in gold with a heart drawn on it.

Oh? Yet another gift. Zhongli didn't need too many clues as to who this was from. The green bow and the little, black bull charm made it all too obvious who it was from.

The contents, however, shocked him a bit. These were obviously all finely crafted, but some were also made of stones that he had never encountered before. The colours and beautiful designs caught his attention greatly. They all looked like they had been made with the utmost care and delicately so.

Zhongli was almost too entranced from inspecting each individual item that he nearly forgot to read the note. It wasn't a big note, nor would it seem all that special to anyone else, but the name upon it and the little heart made it special to him. Easily pulling a warm smile onto his face.

"Mhm. It suits you perfectly," the Dragon King admires his own craftsmanship. "This one has a good eye for aesthetics. Even Lady Guizhong has praised one with such an ability."

"Hm?"

Now that was a voice he wasn't expecting right this moment. Turning as to look in the direction of it only for his hood to be flicked right off of his head. The Lord of Geo was about to frown at the unexpected nature of it all until the golden hairclip was slid into his hair; making him blink a couple times in a surprised manner.

Reaching up his hand, he gingerly touched the golden clip with the tips of his blackened fingers. Feeling the texture of it curiously.

"Retuo.. Do, pray tell, why you decided to put something like this in my hair?"

It's not that he wasn't thankful for it, but Morax was more confused. This almost felt like a gift, although.. That wouldn't be too surprising considering that this was his friend, after all. Gifts between friends was not unheard of-- It was just the timing of it that was confusing to him.

However, he did remove the clip to look at it closely. Opening his eyes a little wide when he saw the craftmanship on it. A little taken back by it, but quickly returning to his stoic expression not even seconds after.

Tucked in the bottom is a quickly written note, "Happy Birthday Li, don't get used to it. -Toya"

"What is this..?"

The box was curious. It wasn't a design or type of box he had seen before, not even in his travels. He also wasn't expecting anything from anyone, so that made it all the more curious. The blue ribbon should have given him the hint, but that alone wasn't enough.

It wasn't until he opened the box that he started to get even more clues as to who had left it. Searching through the contents, surprised that someone had left him, not only a book about tea variants of which he had never seen or ever heard of before, but also some finely boxed teas and the most beautiful tea set he had seen in a while.

Finally, his hands carefully picked up the final piece of the puzzle-- The note. Reading it attentively at least a couple times to make sure he wasn't reading it wrong, until the name at the end eventually told him without fail who it was from. The name alone bringing a start of a smile to his lips, but when he remembered each and every little gift left in the box with each repeated read, his smile only widened and released a soft sigh.

I'm still here. I'll be active once the holidays die down. It's been a rollercoaster this week, but don't worry. I'm all good and around!