ctto of the cover art! ✦ after the passing of his one and only lover, the late goddess of dust, guizhong, the geo archong zhongli promised to himself that he would close off his heart and never fall in love with anyone ever again. as of lately, he is beginning to have strange visions. visions, in which he relives past memories he had shared with his deceased lover. ✦ you're a painter from mondstadt, who just recently moved to liyue for a change of scenery. shortly after arriving and barely even setteling into the new environment, strange things start happening to you. it is almost like liyue itself wants to tell you something desperately. not long after it starts becoming a common occurance, you begin making friends around town and happen to make the acquaintance of hu tao. hu tao is the 77th director of the wangsheng funeral parlor and a talented poet. you and her hit it off immediately, your personalities complimenting each other well. with the influence of hu tao, you meet someone who will change your world forever... yet promises are not to be broken. ✦ started: 06.01.2023 finished: / ✦ y/n = your name there will be smut in this, so please read at your own risk. i will be marking the smut chapters as such and give you a big tw beforehand. just skip those parts if anything of that sort makes you uncomfie! <3 ENJOY! (and pls simp a lot *smirk*)

In his world painted with a wash of sienna... and in her world painted with the wash of ultramarine... this sudden connection stood out against it all. - albedo/sucrose AO3 Cross Published for lovers of fate, colors, and red strings