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✧ zhongchi / tartali fic recs ✧ completed works ✧

1. The Art of Caring | 3.8K words | Teen and Up
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29178846

childe is given an explanation. very vulnerable, hurt my feelbads but kissed em better

2. Talks about Nothing | 11.6K words | Teen and Up
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27839599

everyone meddles in zhonglis love life, esp guizhong and xiao!! guizhong bc she wants him happy n xiao bc he wants childe dead

3. exodus 20:3: you shall have no other gods before me | 8.5K words | NSFW
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27081259

horny even though it is Incredibly Bittersweet u_u haunting even

4. The Road to Snezhnaya | 21K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27715061

favorite favorite FAVORITE characterization of kaeya! childe n kaeya are so catlike!! mildly disappointed they didnt fuck bc HO SHIT but really this one is so sweet TT lighthearted and clever!!!

5. even the hardest of hearts unhardened | 9K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28021815

hades and persephone inspired! i think its v neat :>

6. grounding | 12.5K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27889552

this authors imagery is always so vivid :oo theyre incredible!

7. wind through the mountain tops | 21.7K | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29178846

left my bookmark tags in because they explain Plenty.

8. call me "lover boy" | 5.5K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28708335

incredibly sweet read! childe sounds so sure of himself in the summary and thats how you know he fails at this over n over

9. The Nuance is Lost to Me | 6K words | NSFW
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28685016

just.......very gentle and satisfying. this fic heals all wounds i think

10. second bullet | 19.5K words | Mature
https://archiveofourown.org/series/2102682

two part series, both multi chapters! anything by this author is so so fookin good i could NOT recommend them enough

11. a memory you can't recall | 21.2K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28054203

when i tell u the twist made my brain shutdown bc it was so excited it couldnt comprehend it....WHOOOOSH this one was a beautiful piece TT i especially loved the world building!

12. cascade | 18.4K words | Mature
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27692795

en passant (corinthian) is once again on my list i do not take criticism!! interesting lore n exploration of zhonglis life as morax :o

13. triple-layered consomme | 21.9K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28839762

childe. in zhonglis body. childe w zhonglis POWERS. you see how that would go wrong right? its a v funny read!

14. woe be the wallet of the god of wealth | 12.7K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28792260

this ones keqing centric! its about her ebcoming zhonglis head mora management. the zhongchi is implied n not the focus but you DO get green eyed childe which i Love

15. Fool Me Once | 4.1K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27735967

xingqius incredibly inspired by their love

reminder: this thread is only for completed works!! i will make another thread for ongoing fics (you can find it under my pinned once i make it) when/if those are finished ill move them over to here! :D

16. Scatter My Ashes on Your Grave | 15.8K words | Teen and Up
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27818566

whats better than archon!childe. dont worry ill wa--yes you raising your hand? childe reincarnating after being killed by zhongli? damn....u win....

17. JOLT | 1.6K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27297274

childe tries to piece together his thoughts

18. man is mortal, but that would be only half the trouble | 3.4K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27520678

mild spoiler but zhongli pulls his own gnosis out w chopsticks n calls it sanitary I BEG YOU TO READ THIS ITS SO FUN (until the last line) what who said that

19. The monster in me | 10K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27955085

everyone thinks they know what to do but they forget that childe is a social experiment (pretend i didnt say that its vv soft u_u)

20. No meetings without partings | 23.4K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27577858

i really love zhongli and ventis friendship here. god of the godless city showing the ropes to the oldest who recently left his. very sweet u_u

21. a geo archon's guide to the modern era | 5K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27961157

i cant usually handle secondhand embarrassment well but this was so,, fuckin FUNNY n silly. did the world dissolve? yes it was beautiful

22. if i choose not to see it, it does not exist | 4.6K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27273463

zhongli is so bad at disguising himself that childe is left being open mouthed pikachu. complete DENIAL

23. Introspection | 4K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28386702

childe helps zhongli with his (crocodile) lizard skin.

24. another tomorrow (comes today)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27472387

the summary n the tags cover it all. true warmth in a fic !

25. Get in losers, we're making Zhongli technologically literate | 5.8K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28207821

THIS IS SO CUTE everyone gangs up against childe to make his life harder, little did he know.....

26. On the Philosophy of Names | 2.1K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28155297

another gentle n lovely piece! vulnerability.....delicious.

27. The Soup Deserves Better | 1K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27980658

childe cooks for zhongli and it goes about as good as youd expect (read: real fuckin bad)

28. leap of faith | 14.1K words | Mature
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27598949

warning: mild blood n gore bc childe finds a match. explores him as a harbinger and as a human

29. night time; tea leaves ; good company | 5.7K words | Violence / NSFW
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28634931

ONE OF MY FAVES!! u ever go RABID n attempt to murder ur homie knowing they cant die which only frustrates u more but also reassures u....u ever feel so guilty u let it happen...

30. fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist | 7.1K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28949010

super super cuuuute!! come n get this chili tangled au!

31. A Mora to Keep | 2.6K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28322991

futures looking hopeful

32. Starconch | 2.5K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28400505

TOOTH ROTTING FLUFF!!

33. cold devotion | 7.8K words | NSFW
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29678088

storyline and fuck nasty dragon have reached an equilibrium, the world is at peace...

34. Dearly Beloved | 3.9K words | NSFW
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27358027

childe is the reincarnation of zhonglis past lover. its very romantic and beautiful from start to finish (...or is it >:o)

35. Ruin Guards are so Hard to Photograph! | 61.9K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29035638

there. was just no way i could get all the tags in a single imageaklhsla but lumine suffers, venti gets arrested, and zhongli discovers the importance of photography

36. The Autumn Winds Are Sighing | 138K words | Mature
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27612967

EEEEEEEEELKAHSLALA HOW COULD I FORGET TO ADD THIS AHHHHH! if u havent already read this u. u should change that. like immediately.

37. unscrupulous intentions | 2.2K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/30097299

this one is very cute :> childe just wants to hold zhonglis hand but has no idea how to ask, so he takes a page out of la signoras book and starts to scheme

38. Ice Fishing on Dragonspine | 4.1K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29773857

childe stays behind in liyue after the reveal and shares some happy memories w zhongli while looking to make new ones

39. Sinking Into the Sea of Time (to the Days That Will Never Return) | 6.7K words | Violence / NSFW
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29077419

hydro archon!childe :oo too bad for him, even celestia cant touch the abyss

40. zhongli, come down | 3.3K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29595873

zhongli and childe visit childes family and it prompts zhongli to think of his own

41. Home is | 2.2K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27901399

they r married ur honor!! married n domestic n in LOVE

42. if there's a light at the end, it's just the sun in your eyes | 7.4K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/30090765

EEEEEEEEEE SOUL EATER AU :DD overall v lighthearted read! just a weapon and a meister both looking for a partner....hmmm...

43. The Sea Lord and the Mortal | 3.2K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/30045126

this is cute!! the hydro archon comes down to meet his favorite most dedicated believer

44. by the frequency of the fall | 5K words | NSFW
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28235445

"first half is sugar second half is spice" that is v true but even the spice is sweet TT childes relationship with zhongli doesnt change much after the reveal, and yet it does

45. that's okay (it's better not to feel) | 3.3K words | Mature
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28590543

childe falls and isnt sure how to continue without zhongli. be mindful of the tags!!

46. my faceless self, alone | 7.2K words | MCD
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27685931

zhongli character study, goes through his relationships so its not super childe/zhongli focused but its there! alternative title is there n its Right

47. one lantern, two prayers | 4.5K words | NSFW
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29806008

this is the most poetic fuck i have ever read. shakespeare said put it in

48. sunshine riptide | 23.2K words | NSFW
https://archiveofourown.org/works/30074274

childe comes back to work at the wangsheng funeral parlor as zhonglis assistant. they bang n try to figure things out

49. high spirits | 2K words | No Archive Warnings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/30091560

a classic "get the fuck out of my tavern" diluc and childe interaction, but childe just wants to brag about his husband!!

continuation of number 7 from this thread but can be read alone!

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