[ sits beside zhongli and brushes his thumb up and down the side of his wrist, not necessarily hitting the mark, given their twined fingers, but certainly eluding to his attempts. ] ...my mark's ability is not exactly the most beneficial to either of us. I think our pain tolerance is relatively high without the bolster, so I was thinking about... changing it.

I wanted to, one, let you know, since doing so would temporarily remove the mark, and I didn't want you worrying... [ and he leans in, bringing them nose to nose. ] but I also needed to make sure nobody else tried to snatch you out from under me in that brief window. [ he may be kidding about that second part. maybe. ] In all seriousness [ mostly all seriousness... ] the mark also does affect you, so I thought we could discuss it together... what I end up choosing. [ lifts zhongli's hand and twists it, so he can kiss where the mark is. ]