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An idea hit him and Childe hopped to his feet with a grin. “Fine, I’ll prove it to you.”
This would be a foolproof way to make a point and to prove Lumine wrong. A flawless idea. Probably the best idea he had ever had in his life.
“I don’t know what you’re planning, Childe,” she said, pulling herself up with the wall and reaching for her sword, “but it’s probably a terrible idea. Seriously, just admit that you like him because it’s obvious to anyone who sees the two of you interact.”
He spun on his heels and laughed. “So, Lumine, that’s where you’re wrong. I don’t like Zhongli as anything more than a friend, and may Celestia strike me down if I’m lying!”
Lumine’s face paled and the two of them stood there in silence for a moment, Childe ignoring his totally not rapidly beating heart. He was certain that this would be fine. There was no way he liked Zhongli like that.
“See, Lumine? I’m just fine—”
And then the lightning struck.
(For Tartali Week Round 2)
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25 Sep 2025
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What does it matter if he’s cold when he’s only a two days journey from being dead?
Or, he assumes he’ll be dead. The rest of the court seemed to think so, the way they all stared at him with such cloying pity after the Tsaritsa announced her plan to win over the mysterious nation to the south.
A show of diplomacy, a gift to the great Warrior God.
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24 Sep 2025
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Getting up to the floating pavilion when Jiangxue could no longer will himself into existence wherever he wanted had been a bit of a trial. It helped that someone had recently reactivated most of the floating platforms. The final step was still beyond him, though. As Jiangxue stared ruefully at the anemo pillar that would unlock the way up for those not blessed with the power of flight, a voice behind him said, “What are you doing here?”
Jiangxue turned. Xiao folded his arms across his slender chest, lifting his chin. “Fulfilling a curiosity,” Jiangxue said.
“About Dijun? He won’t view any further breaches of his privacy kindly.”
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- Part 2 of Rites of Descension
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23 Sep 2025
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It’s been two months since the storm, and Childe hasn’t seen Zhongli not even once, not since that fateful meeting with the Signora where the truth is finally unveiled.
And what a fun little kick to the gut that is, the realization that not only had he been played by all sides, but he's also being tossed aside like trash now that his use had run its course.
It’s not that Childe doesn’t get it. He’s a Harbinger. He knows first-hand what it means to do his duty, to put the mission first and his personal feelings far, far away, preferably locked up in a box, where it wouldn’t interfere with his job. He knows what it’s like working with vipers, to scheme and plot and lie in wait for the opportune moment to stab his opponent in the back.
But this time, this time Childe can’t help but feel a little (a lot) gutted.
Stupid. He’s gotten himself stupidly attached.
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A story about Childe trying to move on after the events of 1.1 Update, but some of his actions have consequences, and those consequences have followed him back to Snezhnaya.NOTE: THIS FIC WAS DRAFTED BEFORE 1.1 UPDATE CAME OUT. MIND THE CANON-DIVERGENT TAG FOR THIS REASON.