OVERWHELMED | Zhongli x Reader

CHAPTER 01

"I do hope you don't mind me telling a little bit of my story from the past." The gentleman across the table filled the room with his low, silvery voice. You shook your head 'no' with a smile, "Go ahead."

So he does and you listen.

You can't help but focus on his voice and drown out the distant noises of the people from outside. It was comforting that it could almost make you fall asleep, however...

"I cannot help but remember those peaceful times. Every now and then, each of us drank the day and return- are you alright?" Zhongli noticed your tinted cheeks along with your squirming form.

You squeezed your thighs together and nodded, reddening even more as you replied, "yeah just... continue your sto-" you're cut off as he leaned close and the back of his hand met your forehead.

Hw hums. "You don't seem to be sick...?" He leaned much closer and as he inched even further, you could smell him. Surprisingly he didn't smell like the funeral parlour's incense even after being there almost all day. You gulped and gazed down as his eyes met yours.

Upon observing you up close, he caught a whiff. A familiar scent of something...

'Was that...?'

"I can smell something sweet." The familiar adepti appeared out of thin air a few feet away. He saw Zhongli kneeling right in front of you, a faint expression of worry etched onto his face.

"Xiao-..." You tried to stand when your head spun which almost made you fall. Thankfully, Zhongli was near you, he caught your form just in time.

His hands, they're gloved but the heat of his palms as you felt how big they're wrapped around your arm, it made your whole body tingle. Zhongli squinted his eyes at you before turning to Xiao and exchanging a few words with him, you couldn't understand much due to your hazy senses but the last thing you heard was Zhongli's assurance towards you. "Rest, I will bring you somewhere safe..."

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When you awoke, you found yourself lying on the most comfortable bed. It took time to fully open your eyes and when your vision became clear, you first noticed the unfamiliar the room you're in.

The windows are open, letting the cool breeze in and touch your exposed ski- wait-... why are you bare?

It was then you noticed how hot it was even as the coldness of the wind entered the room.

Zhongli opens the door quietly to check up on you and sees your confused form. He does not avert his eyes from your face knowing you might not feel comfortable. "You're awake."

You turn and suddenly, your thoughts were completely overtaken by the man in front of you.

Your body pounced itself onto him once he sat right beside you. You tried to suppress the urge to dominate him with a low whimper, hiding your face into his neck. Zhongli let you hold onto him, knowing you'll need it but... He feels himself react which makes him hold you carefully.

His hands, they aren't gloved now like earlier. His coat was also off, leaving him wearing his white button up shirt underneath a vest and tie. His slacks hug his thighs just right so that you couldn't stop yourself from trailing your fingers on them.

"Y/N..." He whispers and you hummed in response. "I made your suppressants, you need to take them."

You didn't respond and instead began to nuzzle into him more. It was quiet for a moment when Zhongli felt pecks at the spot under his jaw. He held his breath for a moment, cursing at the way his body- human body- is reacting.