[it's strange, how easy it is to slip into it. to think that the corruption isn't so bad, in bits and pieces. he knows just how dangerous that thought is, though, and it's something he'll have to take a moment to help protect against when he can... think, for a moment.
like when Dohalim pulls away to stand, leaving the deity to sit up slowly and deliberately. the application of astral energy is subtle, too - an attempt not to aggravate the anxiety and fear and all the things that corruption feeds on - enveloping their bond in a firm barrier, easily mistaken for simple comfort and care.]
Sloppy... I see.
[he supposes it was probably somewhat sloppy, given how obnoxious the man's regalia is, but Zhongli has an excellent memory. once or twice is all he needs to have nearly perfect control over taking those layers off - his own are trivial in turn.
and beneath them is the body of a fighter, lean and toned. Dohalim might have struggled to feel it through all the layers of fabric, but he's hardly small by any means, either. and, perhaps least surprising of all, he's not even a little embarrassed to be naked in front of the man.
approaching, he leans forward to start the painstaking process of stripping the Lord, movements delicate and precise.]
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like when Dohalim pulls away to stand, leaving the deity to sit up slowly and deliberately. the application of astral energy is subtle, too - an attempt not to aggravate the anxiety and fear and all the things that corruption feeds on - enveloping their bond in a firm barrier, easily mistaken for simple comfort and care.]
Sloppy... I see.
[he supposes it was probably somewhat sloppy, given how obnoxious the man's regalia is, but Zhongli has an excellent memory. once or twice is all he needs to have nearly perfect control over taking those layers off - his own are trivial in turn.
and beneath them is the body of a fighter, lean and toned. Dohalim might have struggled to feel it through all the layers of fabric, but he's hardly small by any means, either. and, perhaps least surprising of all, he's not even a little embarrassed to be naked in front of the man.
approaching, he leans forward to start the painstaking process of stripping the Lord, movements delicate and precise.]