#Morax is just so

[crystalflygeo]

So many ideas, so little time... :c

[ukei-ok]

wish we could see more of him …

[eraiyang]

under the dying sun, under the extinguished stars

[zhongrin]

I know you are into ceo zhongli

But consider

Sugar baby Zhongli, being always ready for you at your home, being a lil housewife as you pay back his debts

Modern or normal setting work, with normal being more funny, as the great and powerful Archon has to clean up the house and is being broke

with normal being more funny, as the great and powerful Archon has to clean up the house and is being broke

wdym this isn't our dynamic right now i'm the one running the teahouse i'm the one winning the bread bay beee-

i cannot choose. i literally cannot choose. i love me my hot, rich, and powerful ceo zhongli. the zhongli who wears sunglasses and drives a bmw and appears in his company's commercials because he's got both the looks, the brains, and skills. the sugar daddy who would buy you everything without question, who loves seeing you all dolled up as he takes you to a fancy-ass dinner in the most luxurious restaurant in the city.

but i also love me my hot, broke, and charismatic househusband zhongli. the zhongli who wears reading glasses and an apron and drives a family car, who goes to supermarkets and has to recheck his notes because he can't for his life remembers if three dollars for a carton of eggs are cheap or expensive. the sugar baby who smiles kindly upon you gifting him expensive watches and armanis for him to wear, who welcomes you home with a home-cooked meal and massages your tired body and helps you shower, dry your hair, all the way until you're snoozing peacefully on the bed.

i love them both. can i have them both....

[lavendergalactic]

☆ 　zhongli rentry graphics!

day 2 of @meowrette's event ! " a character whose backstory you love " f2u w/ credit, reblog appreciated!

i love love love love love zhongli's lore so mucchh (along with venti's but i feel like i'm making too many venti graphics so i wanna give zhongli some spotlight) zhongli has got to be one of my favourite characters ever

[kinseis]

Stars are aligned today, I couldn't not make something to celebrate both the Year of the dragon and one of my fave character's birthday.

Happy new year! ✨

(Have a timelapse as a treat!)

[lovesickeros]

☆ puppy love

{☆} characters zhongli {☆} notes cult au, drabble, gender neutral reader {☆} warnings none {☆} word count 0.4k

He considers himself well collected - calm, even in the most perilous of dangers.

He could not, however, predict you guiding his head to your lap and running your hands through his hair. Every little praise beneath your breath, commenting on just how fluffy and soft his hair was, made him weak.

He was..not sure how to feel about it. Elated? Excited?

Perhaps this was simply a custom of yours? Which only made it all the more complicated. Was he meant to react in some way? You did not instruct him, beyond telling him to lay his head upon your lap and asking for permission to brush his hair.

"You're so pretty, Zhongli."

Ah. He felt his body tense - in surprise, he assumed. He..could not deny that it felt nice to be complimented like that, even if it did surprise him. And if it pleased you, then surely there would be no harm in allowing it? It took some amount of effort, but he relaxed his muscles, slumping against your lap, "Zhongli?"

He blinks. Once. Twice. Before hesitantly lifting his head, "Are you okay? You didn't pass out there, right?" His voice failed him them, throat suddenly dry. The concern on your face was..new. He did not have time to process why it felt nice to be worried over, before his cheeks are smushed between your hands.

"You're not sick, are you?"

"..No, Divine One."

He coughs into his hand, offering a small smile in hopes of easing your worry, but it only seems to make it worse. You scrutinize him, and suddenly he feels very small, despite being nearly double your height when he is not laying at your feet.

"I assure you, Divine One, I'm fine-"

"You better not be lying to me, Zhongli, or I'll.."

You puff out your cheeks, almost pouting as you lean down and burst out in sudden laughter. It, admittedly, makes him jump, but the sound of your genuine laughter..makes him unbearably soft.

"Hm..I'll tell Hu Tao about that time you got your horns stuck in the tree when you tried to climb it to get me some fruit."

He coughs, desperately hoping his embarrassment doesn't show on his face, "I assure you, Most Divine, that I would not lie to you. Ah..but, if you would, please do not tell the Director about that incident."

"Only if you let me pet your tail. Pretty please?"

He really was weak for you if your exaggerated puppy dog eyes made him weak in the knees, relenting and slinking the tail over your lap - it was worth it, at least, to see your eyes light up as you combed through the fur, brushing your fingers delicately across the scales.

He desperately hoped you would ignore the low rumbling purr in favor of focusing on his tail. He did not need further ammunition for the Director.

[sgrimp]

Hc Guizhong has the same type of hands as Zhongli

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

The idea of people having so many theories about it amuses me to no end. Over the years the speculation could probably get really intense too- maybe people even write speculative fiction about it.

As for the mystery finally being solved like. One that’s hilarious. Two- would it be a whole event? Not just the fact there’s finally a building there and the whole process of it- but maybe Wanmin has the craziest opening ever with how much is going on in there Akskdkkfkf.

(And I love the idea of childe going from terrifying god warrior who beat down celestia to. Local mischievous cryptid. It reminds me of the bake danuki in Inazuma. He’s just a little guy your honor. Just a little fox.

foreigners: yeah they say liyue has this like- ultra-powerful god of destruction that put celestia in its place like thousands of years ago. how scary. i've heard that he also has an intelligence network of spies across the entirety of teyvat. i know it sounds so fake and tinfoil-hat conspiracty but i've heard it everywhere! and he's just there chilling? how do they not have a heart attack everytime he does anything...

liyue natives: yeah this is master childe. yeah he's a bit stupid. yeah he could kill us all if he wanted. yeah we love him. what do you mean he could cause armaggeddon? god forbid gingers do anything. how old is master childe-? too old for you AND he's married. stay away from our god, foreigners.

[cometrose]

i could cry into the void about rezhong forever like the fact that the only reason its not popular is because azhdaha doesn't have a tall anime twink form like im gonna sob

Imagine being partners but slowly watching your partner lose themselves and their memories and try to destroy everything you created together and you have to seal him away in a prison of the earth MIND you zhongli is the one who awoke him from underground so he just put him back there like?????

And the fact even after the betrayal Zhongli and Azhdaha still care so deeply for each other like they can't change the past but when Azhdaha is conscious Zhongli is upset that he has to leave him again. They are victims of fate!!! Doomed yaoi!! It was never meant to be but they wanted it to work.

And if Azhdaha is the Geo Dragon Sovereign he was perfectly content with Morax taking his authority and he loved humanity and their friendship. BUT we know Sovereigns and Archons don't work out like I am telling you it was doomed from the start but its so good please listen to me!!!

[aoxizu]

ok if you think about it zhongli is single-handedly responsible for the flow of currency from rich people (the northland bank)'s pockets back into the local economy (whoever had a historical artifact to sell that day)

zhongli is the reason why trickle-down economics works in liyue, as the money is trickling down from childe and the northland bank into the merchants and regular people of liyue, so as the rich get richer the poor will be brought up alongside because zhongli will be able to spend more

and also the us federal reserve aims for a 2% inflation rate, so zhongli's spending habits from when he had mora could just be him regulating inflation of the liyuean economy

so actually zhongli is great with money and he is supporting an entire economic theory all by himself

without zhongli liyue's economy would get significantly more top-heavy and the wealth disparity gap would increase

i would love to see a whole breakdown on liyue's economy like are their workers unionized do they know what a union is or are they still operating under like serfdom or something

[hellolulu]

My theory about Furina is that the girl we know is simply a meka/puppet expertly made to look like the real Furina (we know this is possible with Ei, she has two puppets in her likeness), and the reason Neuvillette HAS to be around her at all times is because she isn't allowed to talk about highly secret topics, unlike the real Furina, down under the opera house, under the Oratrice, powering her Gnosis with the people's belief (in Justice, of which she is the archon). I believe she must be holed up there, possibly buried in research, likely trying to solve the primordial sea crisis without alerting the research institute, and I believe that she was the one who called out to Lyney when he performed his trick.

Neuvillette, as the dragon bound to the hydro archon (I HATE when they throw away these tiny lines that reveal insane lore, like how Celestia stole the dragons' power to give to the archons, which I now believe to be what is stored within the Gnoses. This also informs my idea on what the Tsaritsa is planning, but that's another theory haha) is faithfully taking care of this Meka-Furina and covering for her weaknesses. When she doesn't have clearance to speak on a matter, Neuvillete steps in. When a matter has no bearing on her true, secret work, she is free to act as she wishes (though she does still have a sort-of retainer in Chlorinde, who seems to know plenty more than she lets on). He attends important meetings at her side and rules over the court, responding to the oratrice, in order to keep up appearances while the true archon is trying to solve the crisis. And perhaps, the supposed real Furina is the one calling the oratrice's judgements, instead of it being The People; and when she noticed something off about Childe, she overruled the guiltless charge.

I can't explain the "curse" thing, perhaps it's just tied to the oratrice or the primordial sea, I have yet to know enough about her to figure out the curse's nature, but I think my theory covers a lot of ground otherwise. A meka created only to be a figurehead doesn't need to have any power within it, and as we've seen with Raiden, puppets are capable of having their own personality. In the past I considered Raiden's personality to be the "robot is emotionally cold" trope, but now I think Raiden was created to be strict and unbending on purpose by a grieving woman, as such traits would make her a perfect ruler in the absence of the real one - which also makes her reaction to Wanderer's gentleness make more sense. Rather than "omg why is he crying?? Sweet boy be free! Rip!" it paints a "you and I were not built for this painful world, and I don't wish to hurt a being that feels so softly" painting. That was a tangent, but in any case, The Wanderer, another puppet, also has a unique personality. We know him well, and that he even has his own desires and goals. The Katherines are also unique, even if they have a much lower level of consciousness (?). So why shouldn't a Meka Furina have such a unique, at-odds-with-itself personality, a true facade inside and out?

I had more I wanted to say about this theory but I've suddenly forgotten because I'm SLEEPY thank you for reading I love you goodnight

[beehiveofblorbos]

sharing my thoughts on titles domains and aspects in genshin impact (archons only, the one including other gods is gonna be a huge thing)

under the cut since it’s gonna be longggg

Venti, also known as Barbatos is the God of Breeze and Hope (Neuvi voicelines), the Anemo Archon, the Lord of Anemo, the God of Freedom, God of Wind and Song (KoF Handbook). He is also often ascribed the title of God of Wine (can’t find a source for this surprisingly).

Now where do these titles come from? Well, Venti originated as a single thread of the thousand winds, a breeze carrying seeds of hope. He’s implied to be the spirit who protected the Gunnhildr Clan when they first struck out from Old Mond into the biting ice and endless winter. He later claimed the Throne of the Anemo Archon at the end of the Archon War as the only living deity in Mondstadt (unsure if this is because he is a spirit of Anemo or if he was the god prayed to by the land of Anemo? Much about the Archon War + conferring of seats is yet to be determined).

That accounts for most of his domains/titles: those relating to the wind and hope. As for his title relating to wine, that also makes sense: he himself created the environment that allows Mond’s lands to produce good wine year-round, and even if that has been forgotten by many, his city’s titles would also be ascribed to him; indeed, Mond itself is often referenced as the City of Wine and Song. So moving to song, that also makes sense; he after all is the owner of the Holy Lyre der Himmel, and many of his stories feature him singing. The bards of Mond seem to be inspired by their god, which explains why it’s such a popular profession in Mond and nowhere else (though ofc musical professions aren’t restricted to Mond). In fact, even his constellation, Carmen Dei, refers to his status as the Song God.

Finally, his godly ideal: freedom. He ponders, “What does freedom truly mean when demanded of you by a god?” and for this reason lived as an absentee archon as much as possible. He ascended to godhood through his participation in freeing his people from Decarabian (the God of Storms who locked them within a wind-barrier). Venti provides options, and has thereafter always looked to his people to lead the way, and his role in Mond’s history has always been hanging back and providing what support he can while encouraging others to shine.

Zhongli, also known as Morax, is the Lord of Geo, the Geo Archon, the Warrior God, the God of History, the God of Wealth, the God of Commerce, and the God of Contracts.

Liyue’s Archon War was long and bloody; we see this in how the land itself was shaped by Zhongli’s spears. Here lies Havria, Guizhong, Osial and Beisht, as well as so many other gods. He is well called the Warrior God; it’s implied (and nothing has contradicted this) that Liyue had the highest density of gods/the bloodiest battles fought over it. He emerged the victor from this bloody battle and won the titles of Lord of Geo, the Geo Archon.

Whether or not Zhongli’s power over Mora is attached to the Archonhood or not, it’s true that Morax is the first and only source of Mora in history; his city too is known as the City of Commerce, the prime trade center of Teyvat. Of course such a god is the God of Wealth and Commerce. This also connects to his ideal of Contracts, of committing to and upholding a deal with specific principles once agreed upon.

Zhongli is also the oldest active deity, as far as we can tell, him being 6000 years old. No wonder such a god is known as the God of History. This has an interesting connection to the way Geo can store memories.

Raiden Ei, also known as Beelzebul, is the Almighty Narukami Ogosho, God of Thunder, God of Lightning, the Electro Archon, and the Goddess of Eternity, the model of the Raiden Gokaden.

She is widely known for her prowess in combat, having been the goddess who sliced a gorge into her own lands through the use of her Musou no Hitotachi. It is for this reason too that she is the model the Raiden Gokaden, the famous five noble families who learned swordsmanship and crafting from her, looked up to. I felt this was worthy of mention as swordsmanship is a significant issue in the Inazuma plotline, which should not be ignored.

It is also through her prowess in combat, as well as the death of her beloved sister, that she received the title of Electro Archon. She is well worshipped by her people due to her emphasis on combat to this day, which is why she’s often called ‘almighty’.

Ogosho (per my dubious googling) refers to a leader, and “Narukami” is a god of lightning in Japanese mythos. So let’s get into her titles God of Lightning and God of Thunder; these likely are probably merged because of Ei being Makoto’s shadow (the thunder and lightning are close companions after all), and they as beings are only said to be the very embodiment of lightning and thunder. So… I’ve got less here haha but it’s there.

Finally, she is the Goddess of Eternity. While she has earned this title in many ways, pursuing her ideal with such narrow focus during the Archon Quest in various ways, I would say the epitome of this is her creation of the Shogun puppet, after which she sealed herself within her sword to eternally remain in her Plane of Euthymia.

Now, Nahida, also known as Buer, is an interesting case. She is the Goddess of Wisdom, the Goddess of Dreams, the Dendro Archon, the Lord of Dendro, and is called the Lesser Lord Kusanali.

She’s the interesting case so far because she is the first case we had of having two noticeably different gods rule over a region. She and her predecessor Rukkhadevata had the same ideal, Wisdom, but did not to my knowledge imitation seem to have shared their dominions entirely. Rukkhadevata was the Dendro Archon, Lord of Verdure, Queen Aranyani, the Goddess of the Woods. I will not assimilating the titles used to refer to them to Nahida.

I definitely want to look more into Rukkhadevata lore (haven’t finished the desert yet so idk everything about Nabu Malikata or Deshret). I know Nahida and Rukkha have the same types of capabilities since they were the same kind of being. But my thought is, Rukkha was the Lord of the Woods first because her original domain was the rainforests of Sumeru, and second because of her connection with the Aranara as their Queen, a role Nahida seems not to have taken up. In that sense, she also seems to be a being heavily associated with memories (which clears with her lore or what I know of it). But she didn’t seem to use/access/have the same association with dreams that Nahida does. I wonder if you could really consider her a Goddess of Dreams… the same way that Nahida doesn’t really seem to be well connected to the Aranara to the point I would hesitate to call her the Lord of Verdure.

Now, Nahida herself hasn’t exactly earned many titles. She’s the Goddess of Dreams as she sees dreams themselves as a type of wisdom, and she also has power over them and can hop through them as she pleases. This is def makes a lot of sense. Then you have her being called the Lesser Lord, which isn’t really a commentary on her abilities or anything just that she’s new, and her titles as the Dendro Archon/Lord of Dendro, which is the role she plays as Rukkha’s direct successor/clone-type-thing.

[artemisjpotter]

I wasn’t expecting to cry during Cloud Retainer’s story quest but go off I guess 😭 Beautiful story that hurt me in all the right ways. Also proves me Cloud Retainer is everyone’s mom agenda and I hope she adopts every orphan on Liyue Harbor.

[autistickremylecroux]

Zhongli x GN!Reader

Zhongli x fae!reader,fluff bc fuck sad,I have never wrote on tumblr before and it shows,also the reader is a púca (fae shapeshifters) bc I said so,also tw for a small mention of an animal corpse on the second paragraph,mentions of a house fire that you might have indirectly caused

Word count:1329

A small humming noise rung throughout the cliff face, easy to miss by the way it blended in with the usual cluster of sounds. Whether it be waves crashing against the rocks, faraway shouts of the war, or the sounds of two crows squabbling over their next meal. But it was undoubtedly there, and Morax wasn’t happy about it. It had been going on for two hours now, and didn’t show any signs of stopping. They were in the middle of a war, and Osial had just been defeated. Most other gods were terrified of him by this point, scratch that, most other beings were terrified of him. Why did this creature keep bothering him? Did they find it funny?

He pushed himself off of the ground, determined to try and find the source of the song, it didn’t seem to be coming from a specific place, more of a blanket covering the area in silken music. Which, in Morax’s opinion, made it so much worse. How could he track this person down if he couldn’t even see them? He groaned, rubbing his temple as the two crows arguing got louder, they were both screeching at each other over some carrion.

“Oh come on you two— what did I say about arguing” He turned in surprise as the humming stopped, and a person came barrelling out of the bushes. Stopping to pick up both crows. “Where are your manners? I thought you would have known by the amount of times I have to keep telling you” the stranger continued, and the more Morax looked at them, the stranger they seemed. They had pointed ears, and a soft pinkish glow to them, not to mention the animal aspects they had. But, he was used to seeing people like that. This person was a new type of weird.

He glared at them, pulling out his polearm in warning. And they suddenly perked up, staring directly back at him. They looked…shocked? That wasn’t the right word… they definitely hadn’t meant to be seen, as they stood in front of him with their mouth slightly agape. Before absolutely bolting into the woods again, much to Morax’s surprsie, and distaste. With a sigh, he tapped his spear onto the ground, watching as the faerie ran directly into a stone pillar. He walked over to them, raising an eyebrow as they cursed in some language he couldn’t understand. And suddenly grabbed their collar, hoisting them up in the air before slamming them into the pillar. “Who are you?” He snarled, twirling his polearm. “And do tell me why you were watching me?”

“No I would not”

“Y’know what? Fair” they sigh, putting their hands up in a sort of surrendering motion. Which promptly gets them dropped onto the floor, and Morax watches as they stumble in an attempt to gain their footing, to which they eventually succeed. Mumbling something under their breath as they did so. “You’re the god of contracts right?” That piqued his interest, and he nodded, silently telling them to go on with their explanation. “Well I was wondering if you would like to—“ they started, not being able to finish their sentence before the spear was at their throat.

“I’m not making a deal with you” he snaps, his lip twitching into a snarl as the fae pouts,crossing their arms. Clearly annoyed their plan wouldn’t work. “I don’t need anything from you, and I know what you fae can be like” he says, turning and leaving them without another glance.

~~~~~~~~

The bustle of Liyue Harbour was a glorious sight, it had existed for just less than a century now. But it was already so full of life! And mischief, the shapeshifter watched from a nearby food stall, watching two kids plan to prank an adult with a gleam in their eye. They couldn’t help but like causing some mayhem, it was in their blood! It was natural, and most importantly it was fun. Who didn’t love the expression of someone after they’ve lost their favourite book, or when they realise they locked themself out of their house? It was just pure gold!

Someone tapped their shoulder’s, making them roll their eyes. They just wanted to eat in peace and cause some chaos! Was that so hard to ask? Apparently it was, as currently Morax was glaring at them, arms crossed as usual. “I thought I told you to stay away from here” of course that was what it was about, they hadn’t even done anything! Sure maybe they might’ve caused a house fire or two but it was on accident. Plus everybody involved came out fine! So what was the harm in it? Plus ‘insurance’ or whatever had been invented by that point.

“Yeah about that, I decided not to do the whole ‘stay out of Liyue business’. Not my style, also! This food is simply amazing” they smile, finishing the last of their meal and turning in the stool to face the archon. “Hm… I thought you only showed up once a year? Ooh! Making a special appearance just for me I see?” They chuckle, laughing harder when they see Morax’s look of annoyance, “I’m just kidding, no need to get all murdery on me~” they smile, standing up and handing the necessary mora to the chef before stretching. “Why don’t we go on a walk…? I’m sure we have plenty to catch up on after all”

Morax glares at them,before considering there offer. “Why not?” He answers, smirking slightly as he watches the faerie stumble mentally. Clearly not having expected him to agree, but happy he did anyway. He decided to shrug it off when hey looped their arm in his, essentially dragging them off through the busy streets, weaving through the crowd of people. They both stood out a lot, mostly because of Morax. I mean, he didn’t exactly look human. “And for that,I wanted to see what humans were up to.” He says, internally cursing himself for his terrible lying skills.

“Yeah yeah,we both know you just wanted to see me” they chuckle,and he hates that they’re right. Since their first encounter, they had a lot of back and forth. Mostly bickering or something of the like. But the faerie managed to bring an aspect of inconsistency to his life that was refreshing. It was… different to all the other contracts he was stuck maintaining, different to the boring sense of knowing what happens next. Or meticulously searching for any lies in his business partners.

“My sincerest apologies that I sometimes enjoy your bothering” he retorts, voice laced in heavy sarcasm as he lets himself be dragged to a sort of café. He raises an eyebrow, but doesn’t say anything. He didn’t need to, they both knew each other’s tells easy enough to know he was asking for an explanation for their choice of location. And they’re quick to provide with one, after they grab the menu and point to a specific drink in the alcohol sector.

“I came here recently and ordered this—it was really nice and I think you would enjoy it” they grin,raising an eyebrow. “Want me to order some? On me of course” Morax hummed,clearly contemplating the idea. “What’s the catch? I know you don’t give out things like this for free” that earns a chuckle from them, as they raise their hands in surrender, giggling to themself.

“You got me! The only catch is we have more of these… dates in the future” they smile, and Morax hates that he knows they’re incapable of lying. Fae rules and such. But he reluctantly nods, ultimately deciding it was worth it. And they never specified how many more they wanted, so it could easily be stopped if he wanted to. But he didn’t.

The fae grins, waving over a waiter, and orders two glasses of Osmanthus wine.

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

on the cn meeting jg, imagine.

like them realizing the power differences even just for like regular them like say hu tao there.

lmao cn childe being like omg rex lapis level pls fight and jg zhongli is just so happy he can have a proper fight without holding back, since his rex lapis power levels are balanced out by being in a mortal body (even if the spiritual energy makes him not really mortal-mortal)

and then jg childe being like :0 damn i'm weak

(also i am begging you please tell us what happened in the abyss is it like cn (ik u won't tell here bc spoilers but pookie please childe reveal soon))

RAHHH BRAINROT ZC BRAINROT

the childe abyss reveal shouldn't take all that long actually, p sure it should happen shortly after the qingce meetup if what i've planned works out