gosh its been so long since you've seen him like this. as rare as his grand winged form is, this is even more rare. he does a few flips in the air before flittering around Zhongli in circles before spiraling up high and then letting himself drift down to settle on Zhongli's shoulder with all the weight of a butterfly]
[ Zhongli reaches out tentatively to pat Venti on the head, gentle, as if he were touching the wings of a crystalfly. It has been such a long time since he has seen Barbatos like this and it brings back the swell of memories of days long past. ]
Smaller and quieter.
[ Though he also does turn to see if the tainted eye still exists in this form. ]
[alas, it does. one pink little eye shimmering with tainted energy. looking long enough you notice that on occasion the energy seems to attempt to ebb out but every time it sinks back into place, contained
the wisp hums under Zhongli's hand, cool under his calm]
[ Hey. Hey Venti, what are your thoughts on having overly expensive snacks while watching incredibly inaccurate poetry readings about the history of Teyvat? ]
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