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1. Glaze Lilies Only Bloom at Night by Pink_lemonade_is_life

   Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   01 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Tartaglia | Childe/Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe & Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
   • Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact)
   • La Signora (Genshin Impact)
   • Paimon (Genshin Impact)
   • Baizhu (Genshin Impact)
   • Hu Tao (Genshin Impact)
   • Ying | Lumine (Genshin Impact)
   • Ekaterina (Genshin Impact)
   • Tsaritsa (Genshin Impact)
   • Xiangling (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe is Bad at Feelings (Genshin Impact)
   • Suffering Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact)
   • Angst
   • Tartaglia | Childe-centric (Genshin Impact)
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Hanahaki Disease
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Mild Smut
   • Top Zhongli/Bottom Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact)
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Post-Chapter 1 Act III: A New Star Approaches (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe's Real Name (Genshin Impact)
   • Vomiting
   • Mild Blood
   • Tartaglia | Childe Has Trust Issues (Genshin Impact)
   • Mentioned Guizhong (Genshin Impact)
   • Panic Attacks
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Mentioned Skirk (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe deals with Toxic masculinity
   • Complicated Relationships
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • The Iliad References
   • Tartaglia | Childe Knows Zhongli is Yanwang Dijun | Rex Lapis
   • Tartaglia | Childe is a Mess (Genshin Impact)
   • Yearnmaxxing Childe
   • Pining
   • Hurt and maybe a smidge of comfort if you ignore the angst subtext spread all over it like melting butter

   Summary

   During the Gnosis exchange between Zhongli and Signora, the turth is revealed, blindsiding Childe in the worst way possible. The man who he'd seen as an ally and cherished comrade, is the Geo Archon. To Childe, this was the worst betrayal possible.

   Upon the heartbreaking revelation he develops Hanahaki Disease, coughing up a petal infront of Zhongli and the other's at the bank. The sudden appearance of the once thought to be fictitious disease leaves everyone realing at the discovery.

   Now, forced to navigate the betrayal and heartbreak, Childe declines rapidly in the face of his unresolved feelings. Having to battle with his innermost desires for Zhongli and the circumstances of their unstable relationship, begins to leave him far more broken than ever before.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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