what does freedom really mean, when demanded of you by a god?

venti the bard and the piss drawer

"venti, what is that piss smell in your room?" zhongli said

"oh ehe it is dvalin he.. pissed on my carpet once, it kind of stinks like piss in there now ehe"

"but dvalin doesnt even fit in your room" zhongli wondered with confusion face

"i. dont knoq but he did no more questions please"

he raised an eyebrow "are you hiding something frm me?"

"n-no" venti stammered "im not hiding anything why would i hide anything eheh????"

zhongli got up "im checking your room"

before venti could stop him zhongli had already reached his room

venti screamed "DONT LOOK IN THE DRAWER"

"its okay i understand you are going through puberty and you are experiencing many changes and- holy fuck."

zhongli's eyes fell onto the horrid sight of a drawer... full of piss

"i'm... i'm sorry morax."

zhongli sighed. "its... its okay... i...."

venti had never seen him so speechless before

"you know.. barbatos...."

"what" venti sobbed

"my son is thirsty. he will like this drink."

"W-WHAT?" venti sobbed even more "WHO IS YOUR SON" he said in between cries

"you don't know him? he is the emo furry? the gay one?"

"which one????" venti screamed

"wtf do you mean which one????? do i have two gay emo furry sons??? he is one of a kind how dare you say that I WILL HAVE ORDER 🤬"

"SPARE MY LIFE PLEASE I WILL LET THIS EMO FURRY SON OF YOURS DRINK IT JUST DONT KILL ME PLS"

zhomgli murmured something and two minutes later there was a knock at the front door. venti was too scared to answer so he just hid in his room

soon the door to venti's room opened. and lo and behold there was... a rather gay looking fellow

"where is it" he growled

"w-what wherw is what pls donr hurt me" venti sniffled

venti paused "wait i recognise you"

the emo boy ignored him and began searching his room hungrily

"you're... you're adeptus xiao what are you doing here wh. what.."

"im thirsty. being an adeptus makes me dehydrated. i need.. protein."

"w-what... please donr hurt me"

"im nor here to hurt you, you look very gay. be who you are. for your pride. i am just here for the sweet beverage."

"y-you mean... my.. my piss drawer?" venti stared at him in horror "but i worked so hard on collecting all that... please donr say you will just take all of my hard work???"

"it tastes better like that. i can taste the dedication. whoever you are, bard boy, you have fine piss."

venti started to cry "please.. dont take my piss. please.. its all i have left. take my organs instead i dont care please just dont take the piss. you do not know how hard i worked to collect all of that piss in that drawer full of pisss... please dont take it all for yourself.. go and drink zhongli's osmanthus wine.. spare... spare my piss-!!"

xiao growled "you are a beta. how dare you tell me the alpha male what to do. this is my territory now. my piss. none for you."

"b-but."

"SILENCE"

he whimpered "please.."

this was so scary. adeptus xiao was so mean. he was just taking all of the piss. venti used to feel bad for him because of what happened in his life but not anymore. some things don't deserve to be forgiven.

he heard slurping noises and he let out a silent scream... all of it...  snatched away from him by this gay looking emo boy...

"i'm done." adeptus xiao stood up. "that was a beverage fit for a king. i am so refreshed, thank you, my dear gay friend."

FRIEND?? this man just had the audacity to call him a friend while he walked into his room uninvited and slurped up all lf this piss? this was.. devastating

adeptus xiao left the room.  twas just venti and his empty piss drawer.

venti only now remembered the emptiness taht came without the piss drawer. it was his life. it was all taken away from him at that moment. he was so sad he went onto gacha life

he started to make a gacha depression wolf angel furry hybrid princess mini movie. it was going well until zhongli walked in.

"i'm sorry about earlier." he said sitting on the end of his bed

venti ignored him and continued listening to his emo nightcore playlist that his friend kazuha made for him. "leave me alone meany"

"im sory. i'll.. i'll buy you something as an apology :("

venti sniffled. "like what, im depression now.. i dont want anything... how can i be so selfish when my piss drawer was forcefully snatched from me... this is devastating... you don't understand zhongli... i am an emo now...."

"no..... no..... please.... not another emo........."

"too late... rock man........" venti fell to the floor

"OMG" zhongli screamed "OMG he is dead???? but.. then the piss drawer will be empty forever........ my son will go thirsty.... this can't be, i have to save him!!!!!!" geo man called the ambulance

"999 whats your emergency" the operator said

"HELLO SOMEONE IS DYING"

"Ok"

3 seconds later ambulance at the house, the paramedics went upstairs and saw the situation.

"this is so bad" ganyu the paramedic said. "if you had called 2 seconds later he would be dead but don't worry, he's in safe hands."

they picked him up and threw him into a bag

"is this really professional of you?" zhongli asked concerned

ganyu just nodded "yuh"

they went outside to the ambulance but it didn't reallh look like an ambulance... more like a white van.... zhongli shrugged it off, maybe it was just a new vehicle or something.... they got into the van,, it was super dark so they couldn't see anything, it felt really slimy, zhongli was very confused but.... maybe the nhs are struggling or something !

it felt like they were driving for hours but finally they reached their destitation. it was a very weird looking building.  they were take. into a dark room. they tipped venti out of the bag and he kind of just fell like... splat

zhongli heard the click of the lock on the door. it was just him and this dead bard

and then.. a spotlight turned on and it was LA SIGNORA!!!

"hahhaaahhhah you fell for my plan you ratty gods" she cackled "look at that dead gay bard therre. hahah."

zhongli shouted "DONT TALK ABOUT HIM LIKE THAT HE'S..." he whipped away the tears from his eyes "IK HE'S GAY BUT U DONT HAVE TO SAY IT LIKE THAT... BE WHO YOU ARE FOR YOUR PRIDE!!!"

signora laughe. "hahhaahh i am homophobic!!!!!!! i hate gays. i am killing all the gays to SAVE the world. and i will start with the most well known gay of them all...... venty the bard."

"no..." zhongli fell to his nees "IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE GAYEST OF THEM ALL,,, TAKE ME!!!!!!"

signora's eyes widened in shock and disbelief. "WHAT?????!!??"

childe emerged. "it's true... when he gave me his gnosis... he had a smiggle keyring... i could only assume so...."

"oh my god..." signora said, shocked. she fell to her knees "woahh,...