smut is a great character study
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Zhongli knew from the start that Neuvillette would hate him. He knew from the moment he'd locked eyes with the Sovereign the day that Lumine introduced them. But Zhongli still longed for the softness of his gaze and his gently spoken words, back when the Sovereign did not know him. He tried to accept the vitriol—he deserved it, after all—but when Lumine's question burned a hole into his mind, he couldn't help but wonder if things could be different between them.
Perhaps that's what brought him to such a foolish wager.Neuvillette had made the choice to join Lumine on her journey, to try a relationship that he wasn't sure about. He had been clear that he would only be civil to Zhongli, nothing more, instead devoting his attention to the Traveler and her playful envoy that stole his heart. But he still recalled the days before he knew who Zhongli was, back when he had not regained his Authority and recognized the Archon's power. He tried to erase those thoughts, to push the man away; it was better for both of them, after all.
So when Zhongli presented him with the wager, he took it out of hopes that it would remove any notion of a future together from the Archon's mind.Such was not the case.
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- Part 3 of Caelestium ( a Genshin Poly )