Zhongli oneshots

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦..." Reader x Zhongli

Prompt: Soulmate AU! Where both of them find each other after giving up. Tattoo artist! Zhongli

 Au: At 21st birthday you get a small marking on your wrist. Something you and your soulmate have in common, that will lead you together. After you find them, the marking will disappear. 

 Y/n was 26. They were a really successful *career* but they were missing something. Or more like...someone. As everyone else, of course, they got their marking. A pen. It made sense, they liked writing but... Was their soulmate a writer? A painter? Or just simply liked to write as them? Infinite possibilities. That's why, after two years of looking for them, y/n stopped. It was simply impossible. Yeah, they dated few people but no one made them happy. So instead of focusing on love, y/n focused on their work, which really paid off, in the end. But after some time, everything just became a routine. Wake up, drink coffee, work, drink coffee, eat, sleep and repeat. So, they wanted a change. And what's the best way to change? A tattoo!

    Their friends couldn't believe it at first. Someone as calm and professional as them...getting a tattoo? It was truly surprising. But that was why they were currently standing in front of a tattoo and piercing salon. "Breath, y/n, breath..." they murmured for themselves before going in, straight to the pretty receptionist. "Uhm... Miss?" She looked up, while her white hair fell into her eyes. Y/n got kinda scared of that look. "Are you here for a consultation?" she asked, still with cold look. But in her voice, there was something sweet. "Yeah, I suppose" they answered while nervously playing with their fingers. Suddenly, a man with orange hair came from the back. He had a big neck tattoo on him and two lip piercings. He was laughing loudly. "Wow old man! Never thought you could pull this off!" He said loudly. Well, this is awkward... Y/n thought when he noticed them. "That's Tartaglia, but we call him Childe. Don't mind him, he's like a kid. That's why his nickname is the way it is." you heard from the pretty lady. "Oh, also, my name is Ningguang but I guess you are here for Mr. Zhongli. Am I right?" she smiled. They nodded quickly, before another man came while pulling down his gloves and throwing them into the bin. "I don't know why didn't you think orange wouldn't suit me. It compliments my eye-" before he could get into more details, Tartaglia stopped him. "Hey man, I don't need a lecture. Besides, I think you have a client" he winked before shouting something about getting food and then left. It was interesting to see these two. They seemed like good friends, yet they were complete opposites. One was cheerful, energetic and you could say a bit chaotic. But the other one, Zhongli (or atleast y/n thought it was him), was collected, wise and had some protective aura around him. "I guess you are Y/n Y/s. Let's go to the back." he called his client before they both sat down. He took a notepad and a pen and started disscusing. "I want a little book. I think it would compliment my soulmate mark." Zhongli tensed at the mention. "Have you found them?" y/n smiled bitterly. "How could I. It's a pen. I mean, what the hell?! It could mean everythi-" "Can I have a look?" They were interrupted mid sentence with a stern, a bit demanding voice. It was a bit scary but they guessed the tattoo artist didn't like small talk. Y/n lifted her arm and put their hand into his open palm. Zhongli's eyes widened, tensed, before many emotions changed in them, but in the end, he looked happy. "I can't believe, after all these years I found you." he said with a little smile. What? y/n was confused for a minute, before realization hit them, after the tall man showed his own one, identical to theirs. Of course. He was a tattoo artist so he had to draw. They liked writing and had to write an email to meet him. It all made sense in the end. "More like I found you" they chuckled before getting up and hugging the man in front of them, who looked like a little puppy right now. They both lost hope, but in the most unexpected moment, they found each other.