( a note about shipping.
i am very open to shipping and i enjoy it a lot! however, i want to make a quick note that shipping guizhong with humans is something that will be difficult and will take time - i'm not saying that it's impossible, but she would be very selective and would probably only entertain the idea of a relationship if she knew someone very well.
guizhong adores humans. she thinks that they are incredibly precious and important. she has a great deal of respect for them, and she wants to protect them. she sees it as her duty as a god to guide and nurture them. but she doesn't entirely see them as her equals.
while she doesn't look down on them, she's very aware that there is a large gap between her and humanity. she isn't one of them; she is their god. when she looks at them, she doesn't see people that she could have an intimate relationship with; she sees people who are vulnerable, people who worship and venerate her. she would see a relationship with them to be breaching her duty as their god.
if she developed a close friendship with a human and had some of her beliefs challenged, she could come to see that person as her equal. there are probably other circumstances where she could reach the same conclusion. that's why a relationship with a human isn't entirely off the table - but it would have to be slow-burn.
all of that being said, guizhong really does love humans and humanity, and i'm looking forward to all of the different dynamics we can write together! )
