Fate has such a way of toying with him.

Even in a different form, your eyes remain unmistakable. They are, after all, one of the reasons he fell for you a millennia ago.

“This was… most unexpected,” is all Zhongli can say, hoping the steam from his tea can hide the slight crack in his stony facade.

A blind date with you is the last scenario in which he would anticipate seeing you again. Have you decided to pursue the life of a mortal too?

So many questions to ask, yet so few words to say.