Tide & Shore + extras
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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
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- Part 1 of Tide & Shore + extras
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“I’m here just to serve you, my lord.”
Zhongli hums, petting Childe’s face with his thumb as the rest of his fingers hold his chin in a strong grasp. “I need to know before we start, baobei.” The endearment sinks into Childe, the only endearment he allows Zhongli outside the bedroom, the sweetest of them, the most intimate.
“I saw you earlier,” Childe—Childe, the Harbinger of the Tsaritsa, not Rex Lapis’ subject—answers and Zhongli hums with interest. “We were heading to Ritou from Dornman Port and I just wanted to see you for an hour or two. Or five. Or a day.” Childe grins and Zhongli chuckles. It encourages him to continue. “But almost the entire docks were empty, celebrating another of your trillions rites. And then I saw you. In your Archon form, powerful, marvellous, seeping this aura of authority into the crowd of your followers. And I—” Childe inhales. “It got me all hot and bothered. I wanted to be one of them, for a moment, and serve you.”
Or: Zhongli and Childe manage their long-distance relationship, feelings and responsibilities—and kinks.
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- Part 2 of Tide & Shore + extras