ZhongChiLi Week 2024
A collection of fics written for ZhongChiLi Week 2024.
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Lord Irminsul's Society Papers: The Silver Clock by SkylarHazuki
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
09 Jul 2025
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In the sophisticated court of Teyvat, after years of exile, the Fatui return to the spotlight of *Lord Irminsul*, the kingdom's most famous gossip journal. Queen Furina, intent on improving their reputation, asks Lord Zhongli, the renowned bachelor, to fake a courtship with Lord Tartaglia.
The plan seems like the perfect arrangement for both. However, Tartaglia has more at stake: his true goal is to steal Zhongli's ancient magical artifact, known as the Silver Clock.
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ROYAL AU
(Bridgerton inspired, but can be read without having seen or read the original series!)
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When Zhongli wakes up in a Snezhnayan palace, his Gnosis gone, his body in pain, and any memory of how he got there erased, he finds himself in a battle to escape the place where shadows come to life, tentacles rise from his sheets, and his body warps in horrific ways.
Watching over him is Tartaglia, one of the two Harbingers sent by the Cryo Archon in order to prepare for the Rite of Descension and Rex Lapis' upcoming 'death'. Why Tartaglia is here is a mystery, as are his intentions, leaving Zhongli to figure out just what the man wants and, more importantly, is he friend or foe?
Trapped. He is trapped.
He needs to leave this place, figure out who is responsible for his capture, and find a way to report their dastardly deed to the Cryo Archon. How he will do this, he isn’t certain, but if he remains here, they can keep him sedated into compliance for as long as they wish, and then he might never be free.
The Cryo Archon might never receive the Geo Archon’s Gnosis, and the people of this cycle might yet find themselves consigned to the same fate as those who came before.
He will not let the actions of a single criminal devastate the fates of his people.
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During a casual exploration, Zhongli and Childe share a room in the Traveller's Serenitea pot. Spending time together awakens a feeling in Childe that is not new but he still hasn't been able to give it a name.
Written for ZhongChiLi week 2024 day 1: firsts - first kiss, first time switching.
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A man stands on the edge of a rooftop, and holds the world in his palm.
It’s small and fragile, and yet more precious than all the jewels of the earth. It glints at him, dangerously. Invitingly. As if to warn him.
It has the weight of death.
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New Liyue has a dream for everyone who dares to dream, many say. Opportunities present themselves to those hungry enough to get their hands dirty, and if you rise, you rise so high you forget how it feels to fall. You need to be careful, though. One misstep and you may find yourself tangled within the mysteries of its underbelly, and the schemes of corporations ambitious enough to play god.
Like Childe, who bit more than he could chew, and now has to navigate the power struggles of an unfamiliar city in order to uncover a secret that risks the collapse of the known world, all the while trying not to lose himself in the battle with time and a splinter of godhood, lodged inside his head.
[CURRENTLY ON HIATUS - WILL BE BACK]
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When Rex Lapis received the contract proposition from the Tsaritsa herself, he considered it thoroughly. Amidst the various conditions and technicalities, Rex Lapis issued a crucial demand: a helping hand in challenging the people of Liyue.
Without this aid, he declared, he couldn’t part with the Gnosis—his land, this diamond of the city, must be protected at all costs.
The Harbinger, wreaking havoc upon Rex Lapis’ beloved city, proved to be more resourceful than the combined strength of the Adepti and the Qixing. As the Jade Chamber collapses beneath the force of an ancient god, Morax, the Lord of Geo, returns from the dead.
Or, more accurately, from his disappointingly brief retirement.
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Written for ZhongChiLi Week 2024