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1. the Zapolyarny Express by manta_reirei

   Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   13 Sep 2026

   Tags

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   • Tartaglia | Childe/Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact)
   • Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
   • Age Difference
   • travel fic
   • Trains
   • Alternate Universe - No Powers
   • First Meetings
   • POV Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact)
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Tartaglia | Childe is Called Ajax (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe-centric (Genshin Impact)
   • Mister Zhongli is a Politician
   • Communication
   • World Travel
   • Smoking
   • Vintage Trains Were Health Hazards
   • Getting Together
   • Ajax is a Fresh Grad who doesn't know what he's doing
   • Mostly Pre-relationship until towards the end
   • Venti is a Menace (Genshin Impact)
   • Best Friends Venti & Zhongli (Genshin Impact)

   Summary

   "Do you want to get something at Sumava station?" Mister Zhongli asks, taking up as much space on the couch as usual, leaned back and relaxed with his cigar and cocktail. "Besides the socks, of course."

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   [Travel Fic:] Ajax buys a one-way ticket to the other side of the continent, not sure where he really wants to go. AKA They meet on an 8-day train ride along the transcontinental railway, explore Teyvat's colorful history, and discover each other's—one stop at a time.

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