A Nightmare of the Past

Chapter 1 - Love Comes With A Price

Zhongli sat up from where he was sleeping, slightly panicked. Well that was.. an interesting nightmare. He shook his head trying to calm himself down however it wouldn't work. Instead he got out of the bed and walked to Windrise to try and get some sort of comfort from the fellow god.

Sleeping by the tree was the archon himself. He had slept, dusk till dawn, trying to recover from the night before. With a wine bottle still in his hand, and a tired complexion on his face, he turned to Morax, wondering why his friend was there.

Zhongli had somewhat of a worried look which was different from his normal somewhat stern expression. He sighed before speaking up. "Venti do you know much about comfort-"
"Yes, I do, why must you walk all the way here to ask?" He replied.

"I.." he sighed. Why did he hate admitting this? Was it embarassing to him? Sure his true form was a dragon which ment.. even after 6000 years he struggled with some human things. "I need comforting-" he mumbled.

In response, he sighed. " I do believe I know what you are going to tell me." He patted to the side of him, " Come and sit with me."

Zhongli hesitantly nodded, sitting down beside the other.

"It's about Guizhong, isn't it?" He said breathlessly.

Zhongli looked at him for a second before adverting his gaze to the side. "Mhm.."

Unexpectedly, the shorter male pulled him into a hug. " My friend, the pain of loss is something no one can describe, but at some point you must let these feelings go. Death is not something to be grieved over but cherished with all the moments that you had."

Zhongli hesitantly hugged the smaller God back. "I know I just.. it was a nightmare and I panicked.." He sighed feeling a small tear roll down his cheek.

"I have an important question for you. Please answer honestly." He spoke as he rubbed the taller man's back.

"Do you-..." "My friend, do you still love her?"

Sorry it's short, just started. I can't promise when I'll update but I'll do it whenever I can!