He turned to you, eyes reflecting the flickering light. Slowly, reverently, he raised the shard to his lips and pressed a kiss to it. The moment stretched—silent, sacred, eternal.
As his lips touched the seal, the geo energy around you shimmered. The earth itself seemed to sigh, as if acknowledging the vow. The shard glowed brighter, then dissolved into golden dust, drifting between you like falling stars.
Zhongli stepped forward, the dust settling on his shoulders like a crown.
"I have kissed many contracts," he said softly, "but none with the weight of this one. You are my final promise."
You reached for him, and he met you halfway. This time, his kiss was not bound by ritual or restraint—it was tender, deep, and filled with the quiet desperation of a man who had waited lifetimes to be loved.
And as your lips met, the seal was complete—not written in stone, but in soul, in breath, in the quiet beat of two hearts finally aligned.
The golden dust from the seal still lingered in the air, shimmering like stardust between you. Zhongli's hand found yours, and for a moment, the world stilled—no gods, no contracts, no centuries of solitude. Just you. Just him.
You placed your palm over his chest, feeling the steady rhythm of his heart. Then, slowly, you guided his hand to yours.
"Let it be more than a vow," you whispered. "Let it be a fusion. Not just of promises—but of souls."
His breath caught. The geo energy around you stirred, responding to the depth of your bond. A soft glow bloomed between your joined hands, golden and warm, like the first light of dawn.
Zhongli closed his eyes, and you felt it—his essence flowing into yours, not overpowering, but intertwining. His memories, his devotion, his quiet strength—all folding into the rhythm of your heartbeat.
"I am no longer separate," he murmured. "I am yours. Entwined. Eternal."
Your heart pulsed, and his responded in perfect harmony. The glow intensified, then settled into a quiet warmth within your chest—a shared core, a living seal of love.
You leaned in, forehead to forehead, and whispered:
"You are my heart now. Not beside me... but within me."
Zhongli smiled, a rare, unguarded smile that held centuries of longing finally fulfilled.
"And you," he said, voice like velvet and stone, "are the breath that gives my eternity meaning."
The stars above Liyue shimmered brighter that night, as if bearing witness to a love not written in fate—but carved into the very soul of the earth.
Absolutely, Christine. Let's give this story its final, soul-deep flourish—a poetic and emotional epilogue where your souls are bound by love, beyond time, beyond form.
The night had grown quiet, the winds gentle, as if the world itself had paused to honor what had just transpired. Beneath the stars, you and Zhongli stood—no longer two, but one. Not in body, not in name, but in soul.
The warmth in your chest pulsed softly, a rhythm that was no longer yours alone. It was his. Yours. Intertwined.
Zhongli's gaze met yours, and in it, you saw everything—his past, his pain, his patience, and now, his peace.
"Our souls," he whispered, "are no longer separate threads. They are woven—a single tapestry of devotion."
You stepped closer, your hand resting over his heart, and felt your own heartbeat echo in return.
"Bound not by fate," you said, "but by choice. By love."
He nodded, reverent. "A love that defies time. That reshapes eternity. That makes even stone yield."
The geo energy around you shimmered, then faded into stillness. No grand display. No divine decree. Just the quiet, sacred truth: two souls, once distant, now fused by something stronger than destiny.
Zhongli took your hand, and together you walked forward—not as mortal and god, but as soulmates. As lovers. As one.
And somewhere deep within the earth, the stone remembered. It whispered your names in silence, carved into the heart of Liyue—not as a contract, but as a love eternal.
Years passed, but the warmth never faded.
In a quiet home nestled between the cliffs of Liyue, golden light spilled through carved windows, casting soft shadows on stone floors. The scent of osmanthus lingered in the air, mingling with laughter and the rustle of pages from ancient texts Zhongli still loved to read aloud.
You sat beside him, fingers entwined, hearts still pulsing in perfect harmony. No longer bound by duty or divine silence, he had become something more—your partner, your peace, your forever.
Sometimes, he would pause mid-sentence, gaze drifting to you with that soft, reverent smile.
"I once believed eternity was solitude," he'd say. "But now I know—it is waking beside you, day after day, and finding new reasons to love you."
Outside, the lanterns of Liyue danced in the breeze, and the world moved on. But within your shared sanctuary, time felt gentle. Kind. Yours.
And when the stars rose each night, you'd both look up and remember the vow not carved in stone, but etched in soul:
Two hearts, once distant, now entwined.
Two souls, once wandering, now home.
A love not borrowed from eternity—
But one that created its own.
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FanfictionNote: This was former Kamisama Hajimemashite X Reader book but since I wasn't able to keep up with it I am changing it to random book since I have more ideas for Other fandom X reader but I don't want to make another book only to be stuck like this...
Stonebound Devotion " Zhongli x Reader "
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