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#azhdaha #retuo
#若陀 #若陀龙王

When you're tired and overheated but the words must flow... A little snippet from a very AU zhongxiao [+retuo] fic I've been writing for a while
#zhongxiao

Retuo da ge!!! 🧧🔥

Eh on the other hand, i think I understand now why my guildmate commented ‘retuo zhongli is that u?’ 😂

this isn't to imply that one is more correct, i just think it's interesting that the intended name is azhdaha in all languages. iirc "retuo longwang" is a reference to the same mythological origin as "azhdar", just the chinese equivalent? correct me if i'm wrong on this one haha

“You know,” He says conversationally, “I had thought that when I finally required elimination, Retuo would do it himself. I’m surprised he asked someone else to do so... but that is fine as well. Here will do. I won’t resist further.”

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Any romantic feelings would be hindsight for present-day Zhongli.

But with that said, Zhongli had feelings for Retuo/Azhdaha. This was never explicitly discussed by either of them, even if their bond was undeniably beyond that of a normal friendship.
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How many had he lost this way?

𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴, 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘻𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘨…

And how many more must he lose?

𝙍𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙤—

A thousand lifetimes of failure.

The faces of those lost flash before his mind’s eye, a maelstrom of memories that pulls him down deep, deeper, threatening to swallow him whole.

/ Like he values romantic and platonic relationships equally so it doesn't matter THAT MUCH to him either way but god.

Retuo? Trapped by his own hand.
Venti? 500 year nap. Thought he was dead.
Childe? Peaced out of Liyue after the Gnosis exchange

He may be 7,000+ years old but he's fucking stupid

also, according to the official video about the making of azhdaha, while his name is "retuo longwang" in chinese his name has always been intended as azhdaha. the writers talking about the name are speaking chinese, but you can hear them call him "azhdaha" pretty clearly!

Retuo, also known as Azhdaha

Es que por ejemplo Azhdaha en chino es 若陀龙王 (Retuo Longwang) y quería ver si Dvalin también era tan diferente al original (no)

2022年10月　植え込みに遊びにきた雀　その15 youtube.com/shorts/ReTuO... @YouTubeより

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Ask him about Retuo and he'll give the most pathetic sad dog look ever

// Well true but Retuo is also. In the floor

… Honestly he might like One time just to fuck with him

A lonely road, lined with the faces of those who have come and gone. Bygone lives, dust on the wind.

To look back is to face quiet, inevitable sorrow.

Zhongli's focus drifts to their joined hands, the gentle pressure grounding him again, reeling him back from the depths of thought.

"… 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘰."

Any romantic feelings would be more of a ‘hindsight’ for present-day Zhongli.

He did NOT involve himself with mortals romantically, so all candidates are other deities, elemental beings, or immortals.

With that said, Zhongli had feelings for Retuo/Azhdaha.