gamer x artist au
This is a very random AU that @karkey and I came up with a few days ago, ehe c: I hope you enjoy the random ideas we had!
The setting is modern with gamer!Xiao and (traditional) artist!Zhongli â„
Xiao is a fairly popular streamer, with an average of 2,000 viewers daily. Yet, he has his face covered with a mask, and nobody knows how his face looks like
Zhongli is a known artist and has his works displayed in art exhibitions regularly. His current muse is Guizhong, and his art style is realistic
They first get into contact when Xiao commissions him to draw a piece for Ganyu's birthday, as she's a fan of his work for many years already
When they start to hang out more in private, Zhongli starts to sketch Xiao while he's playing games or his favorite characters
Zhongli isn't showing his face when he's visiting Xiao at home, and the only things the community knows is what Xiao slips into the streams
Whenever the community asks Zhongli (who answers from behind the cam) what Xiao looks like, he answers with soft compliments. 'very handsome' - Xiao always relieved that his red face was behind a mask
They ask Zhongli many questions because they fall for his voice and way of telling things (Xiao doesn't mind, if it meant to get to know more about Zhongli and not having to talk himself)
both their reach grows from each other, even Zhongli has no idea what impact he has, Xiao's trying to explain it without confessing right away
Xiao's community points out that (what is known from ZX to them) that they are similar to characters of the game which Xiao streams currently
A subscription goal is proposed: If they get it, they have to cosplay the characters (and of course, they reach it in a few hours).
The cosplays are paid from the subscriptions, and it's probably the first time the community sees their faces
Before the face reveal, they went out together from time to time and Xiao usually wore a medical mask to hide his face - both to hide from accidental face reveals and his warm cheeks
Their first date (or not-date) was at an art exhibition of Zhongli and his newest works. They have a different impact now that even Xiao notices (and Xiao may, or may not, be Zhongli's new muse)
Once they are dating, Xiao's streaming point prizes also ended up with things like 'a kiss on Zhongli's cheek'
Zhongli watches Xiao's streams too and usually redeems his point for small things like 'drink something' - 'eat a small piece almond tofu' - 'do some stretches'
One time, a viewer comments that Zhongli only does the boring stuff and they should do something else. Xiao is about to get up from his seat to proof that there was nothing boring about them but Zhongli started to lecture them that it's not okay to bump into private spaces and it's not good to that behind an anonymous name
Zhongli ends up drawing fanarts of themselves at a point, just a few sketches (both off and on camera); the viewers make screenshots of them; even it was blurry, they were able to make it out
While Xiao is playing, Zhongli cooks and makes sure he makes the pauses they promised to do together (not that Xiao would skip them on purpose but he likes it when Zhongli gently reminds him to take care of himself or 'steals' him from his community).
As a joke they ended up adding a goal of a huge amount of points that says that if someone redeems them, they get married
so after a time someone redeems them for real and that's when they are like 'well, how should we tell you guys..?' and show their hands with the engagement rings
