The air was filled with the smell of food and your ears both full of children’s laughter and the beat of drums and music.

It was the lantern rite, families were lined up along the water, all looking up at the night sky as lanterns floated into the sky, full of wishes.

You and Zhongli were sitting on a dock, both your feet wading in the water as you sat in your swimwear. “Isn’t it beautiful?” He glanced over at you, leaning over and pushing a strand of hair off your face and behind your ear.