#zhonglette

heyaa I wanted to draw these two again ever since we learned they'll be on a banner together so I can offer you this!

IT’S WHEN THEY’RE REACH OTHER’S EXCEPTION.

HAIKAVEH. ALHAITHAM IS ALWAYS LOGICAL AND SELFISH AND DOESN’T BOTHER TAKING THE TIME TO CONVINCE PEOPLE OF THINGS HE KNOWS ARE TRUE IF THEY DON’T BELIEVE IT. BUT WITH KAVEH? THEY BICKER AND FIGHT AND ALHAITHAM THROWS ALL HIS APATHY OUT THE WINDOW. AND KAVEH? HE’S GENEROUS AND ROMANTIC AND WAY TOO KIND FOR HIS OWN GOOD. BUT WITH ALHAITHAM? HE LETS HIMSELF BE RUDE AND PRISSY AROUND HIM BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE WON’T LASH OUT AT HIM FOR IT.

CHILUC. I MEAN DAMN, THIS ONE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF?????? THE ONE THING EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT DILUC IS HIS HATRED FOR THE FATUI. HE TRIED TO TAKE DOWN THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION BY HIMSELF WHEN HE WAS BARELY AN ADULT FOR GODS SAKE. BUT WITH CHILDE? HE LETS HIMSELF BE KIND TO HIM—A FATUI HARBINGER OF ALL PEOPLE. AND CHILDE IS LOYAL TO HIS COUNTRY AND THE TSARITSA ABOVE ALL ELSE. SHE GAVE HIM HIS PURPOSE, AFTER ALL. BUT WITH DILUC? HE’S DEVOTED AND CARING AND LOVING IN A WAY HE ON,Y SHOWS HIS WORK.

NEUVILI. ZHONGLI LITERALLY FAKED HIS OWN DEATH TO GET AWAY FROM HIS PAST. AND YET HERE HE IS FRATERNIZING WITH THE HYDRO DRAGON SOVEREIGN AND DRINKING TEA TOGETHER. AND NEUVILLETE HATES THE ARCHONS. HE STANDS FURINA BECAUSE SHE NEVER WAS FOCALORS TO BEGIN WITH. BUT AGAIN, HE’S HANGING OUT WITH THE GEO ARCHON HIMSELF, ONE OF IF NOT THE OLDEST ARCHONS OUT OF THEM ALL.

And in turn Neuvillette is more than willing to listen to Zhongli talk about random topics. Like tea, mora, rocks, anything that comes out of Zhongli’s mouth really. Neuvillette will ask many follow up questions as I imagine he falls into the topic rather fast and might not know a lot about whatever Zhongli is talking about. And Zhongli happily answers in VERY descriptive words.