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after all we stand for shatters by smthingclever
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
31 Mar 2024
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“I like the kind of person who doesn’t flinch when I look them in the eye, who doesn’t back down.” Childe’s grip on his tie tightens, eye to eye, blue to gold. “Someone strong enough to match me and ambitious enough to enjoy the...challenge.”
Zhongli’s rationality is swallowed by that soft ocean scent, his lungs clogged by the shimmering heat that drenches the air.
“Is that what you are?” he murmurs. “A challenge?”
“I think you’ll find, Mr. Zhongli, that I am the greatest challenge you will ever face.” Childe’s lips are a sin, hovering over his, apple-sweet temptation. “Will you back down now?”
And Zhongli, cursing himself, does not back down.
Childe is a dangerous crime boss threatening the peace of Liyue. Zhongli is the retired intelligence agent sent to infiltrate his organization and bring him to justice.
But beneath Childe’s many masks, Zhongli finds a lost soul who yearns for redemption, and beyond Zhongli’s steadfast duty, Childe finds a tired soldier who yearns for a home.
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01 Jun 2026
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Childe, a world-class professional runner, is reeling from a diagnosis with a terminal heart condition. Stuck in bed with a failing heart, he can’t run, travel, or do anything that gave him purpose before. His career and life appear to be over.
To help him adjust, the doctors prescribe Childe virtual reality therapy. He doesn’t expect much to come of it until he meets a mysterious fellow patient, Zhongli.
Together they explore the virtual world called Celestia and each other. And Childe starts to wonder: Can love make a short, bedridden life worth living? Can they find meaning in virtual reality when they’ve lost everything in the outside world?
But falling in love comes with the bitter price that Childe, once again, has nowhere to run—from his feelings or himself.
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26 May 2026
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After the Osial incident, Childe becomes a prisoner of the Qixing and quickly discovers that the people of Liyue do not tolerate foreign spies almost destroying their city. Zhongli attempts to negotiate his freedom but may have to resort to more drastic measures as Childe slowly unravels in their hands.
Forced to examine his past, Childe begins to question his motivations and purpose. Who is he, really? How can he face everything he’s done after the delicate lies he’s weaved about who he is are stripped away? The masks of cruel murderer and loving brother within him battle for dominance, but which is the true him?
The only source of comfort he has is Zhongli, who complicates things in his own way….Series
- Part 1 of this fragile peace we carry
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25 May 2026
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Yaoyao rustles in her pocket for a moment. “Alright, well I’ll give Zhongli the blindfold, and then the ‘rebels’’ countdown to hide will start. The countdown will show on your wristbands, and so will the game time afterwards.” She pulls out a simple black blindfold, extending the fabric to Zhongli. “Ready?”
“I am,” Zhongli says, but looks to the others for confirmation.
“Oh! Yeah, I guess?” Yoimiya says, exchanging glances with Childe and the Traveler.
The Traveler shrugs. “Sure.”
“Yeah, I’m ready,” Childe says, watching Zhongli fasten the blindfold around his eyes. Somehow, the black fabric doesn’t make him look foolish, or any less imposing than before. It makes something in Childe’s gut burn, and he impulsively blurts– “Make sure you don’t go easy on us, Zhongli.”
Zhongli’s head swings toward Childe, and even through the blindfold Childe swears he can feel the weight of that golden gaze. Zhongli’s lips curve upwards. “I shall certainly endeavor not to disappoint.”
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While on a reconnaissance mission in Mondstadt, Childe gets roped into a game of Snowtrace. He isn't expecting to see Zhongli.
To the victor go the spoils.
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17 May 2026
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“A dragon’s treasure must be presented as an offering to proceed,” chimes the little Secret Source Servant hovering next to them.
Aether’s face twists into displeasure, glancing around the courtyard.
“Paimon still can’t see anything that looks like treasure,” she complains, flitting around the area.
It’s true, nothing stands out, even to Childe’s eyes. With a hum, he crosses his arms over his chest and thinks, considering the glimmering seal over the door looming before them. There are glowing lines of phlogiston running beneath the door and around its circumference. At the side of the door where the locking mechanism sits, there is what appears to be a small stone altar of sorts, raised up from the ground and surrounded in the same golden light as the door’s seal. Presumably, this is where the offering is supposed to be placed.
“What’s even in this Temple of the Coveted?” Childe inquires.
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Childe attempts to help Aether with unsealing an ancient dragon temple in Natlan and gets more than he bargained for.
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17 May 2026