Tartali / Chili Alternate Universe (AU) Fic Recs
[written in no particular order]
The Heartstone Key by bambiseelie ( E | Completed )
In a dingy, backwater bar, Childe finds himself hired to provide security for a dig site in the mountains of Aocang. A group of archaeologists led by the enigmatic Professor Zhongli claim to have discovered the ancient burial site of King Lapis. Described as cold and aloof by others, Childe learns that the beautiful, buttoned up Zhongli doesn't trust easily and rarely lets his guard down.
Determined to win the Professor's trust and finally see him come undone, Childe embarks on a dangerous game.
divine deceit by acynthe ( E | Completed )
While Zhongli has always longed to travel to Fontaine, his current visit here is purely on the basis of a business-related assignment. It’s not like there’s much time to go off vacationing, anyway—not when he’s occupied with his fruitless search for the Hydro Archon, and also his relationship with an enigmatic consultant that seems to know much more than he lets on.
Or: Zhongli attempts to juggle his search for the Hydro Archon alongside his attraction to a random consultant he meets in Fontaine. It’s a good thing Childe is ever so generous with his company.
an emperor's duty by oronine ( T | Oneshot )
It's known that when you find a pretty man with no mora on the streets, the three vital steps to courting are: take him home, fight him, then marry him.
Tartaglia, Emperor of Snezhnaya, follows this to a tee. Except, that's just his way of doing things.
Zhongli doesn't know anything.
That Time My Grandpa Made Chusky Illegal in Tevyat by Bowandtie ( M | Completed )
Zhongli is a retired widower who have door to door salesmen problem. His ex-coworker offered to lend him one of her dogs (the one with long list of rap sheet for biting human beings)
There were complications.
Whiskey Kiss by OldeShoestrings ( E | Oneshot )
In which Childe is a wayward but efficient agent that always breaks the rules. He's too valuable to be dismissed despite the damage he's caused and so his superiors assign Childe with a handler to monitor him.
Childe is against it at first. Until Childe finally meets the handler himself.
Or
Childe wants a good fight just as much as he wants to kiss his handler. Zhongli just wants more coffee and tea.
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