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Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

Africa:

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Asia:

Europe:

Middle East:

Oceania:

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

Some superstitions:

Reblogging because wow. What a resource.

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there’s something about having a mother when you’re a girl

oscar wilde, the importance of being earnest  / avatar: the last airbender, book 3, episode 20 / lucy dacus, my mother and i / sophokles, elektra, an oresteia (tr. anne carson) / blythe baird, if my body could speak / his dark materials, season 1 episode 02 & season 2 episode 05 / @hannahgreen, night terrors / turning red / @honeytuesday 

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And I feel love in this Chilis tonight: a reclist

what happened was a mutual asked me if i had any childe/zhongli fic recs for a friend of theirs, and me, immediately going all OH BOY DO I!!!!  (◕◡◕✿) (◕◡◕✿) not including fics from myself in this list, but my chili fics are over here if you want to read them <3 (the one emperor!zhongli ‘a thousand gold, a thousand pearls’ au, a couple postcanon one-shots the usual)

this is more like a…tasting platter of a rec list? there are likely very good fics out there that i haven’t read but you could probably find if you really wanted to check ratings and warnings on the fics as appropriate. people also like using either zhongchi or tartali to tag the pairing/pairing dynamic and get very passionate about that.

note: some fics were actually written before more canon game info updated or was released. some were written later, which could explain some of the canon divergence/assorted cloud of canon facts sprinkled across fics. In canon, Childe’s parents are still alive, and he also has an (unspecified) number of siblings, though at least 1 or 2 older siblings and 3 younger ones.

Fanart 

The Archon and the Thief- THIS PIECE. YOU GUYS. I’m NEVER TIRED OF IT

I’ve also stared at this piece for 5 hours now

this piece ‘a truly honest contract’ by tinyNightingale - has darker vibes BUT IMMACULATE CONCEPT in relation to 1.1 plot

Wicked Games by cory - an Incredible amazing post 1.1 AU comic where there is a masquerade ball undercover mission

raintides - mostly on twitter. all their works are bangers.

newttwt - mostly seen their stuff on tumblr…that webcomic Attacked me with emotions honestly

cromahi - exCEllent very painterly, detailed, and gorgeous chili fanarts (has a tumblr and twitter by the same name)

legghost - also does some pretty good pieces (has a tumblr and twitter)

Fanvids

Villain - an amaZING childe-centric animated amv set to a kpop bop. incredible work.

Who Shall Savor this Blood - alsO CHILDE CENTRIC. ALSO A JAM OF VID!!!

A hand-drawn Zhongchi short animation by hinat (honestly the coolest thing my eyes have ever seen)

A very cool MMD that i liked! (原神MMD/Genshin Impact MMD】ゴーゴー幽霊船【鍾離+タルタリヤ/Zhongli+Tartaglia】 (the song used is Kenshi Yonezu’s Go Go Ghost Ship ; eng subbed lyrics of the song can be seen here)

One cute bilibili vid set to the vocaloid song ‘Cutlery’ (you can toggle off comments on the vid by clicking on the blue toggle right under the video)

The live-action tokusatsu childe and zhongli AU short film (~ 10 mins??) with actual actors -  this was a fanvid work of love directed by a very very dedicated fan, which genshin showed in one of their…fan works livestreams?? something like that.

Fanfics

One-shots

this, if nothing else by radians (Or: Childe walks through the funeral parlor doors, and you remember what it’s like to be alive.)

to feel, deranges by ohwickedsoul The Fatui have a reputation, in Teyvat. The Harbingers have a different one.

Tartaglia on the Shore by gamblers the rex lapis comfort set, or whatever accompanies the mortal injuries you sustain from trying to save face in front of your kid brother.

Falling (Fallen) by asinglecrow It’s only when Childe finds himself in front of Zhongli, a spear protruding from his stomach, that he thinks oh I might have fucked up.

Dust Yourself Down by Razzledazzy Childe knows who Rex Lapis is; in fact, he’s known for a while now.It’s just that he forgets sometimes at the worst possible moments.

one lantern, two prayers by wolframvonbielefeld(maknaeline) Childe and Zhongli, behind the scenes during the last day of the Lantern Rite Festival/Yuanxiao, and a discussion of feelings.

Bricolage by Aevas Childe realizes Zhongli is depressed and decides to do something about it. Zhongli remains bewildered by the strange mortal who’s walked into his life. (Aevas is most well-known for their 100k+ epic Seaglass, but i like this fic a lot too)

somewhere holy by apricotlipped “A bit strange for a Liyuen man to speak fluent Snezhnayan,” Zhongli says. (i did a podfic of this one!!)

Medium fics

Moonchase Merriments by Bookish_penguin cute, funny, charming with Perfect cast dialogue. anyways, they’re in a play in this one! bond default by yenkieu   this one is good, tasty, and emotional With a lovely, lovely liyue atmosphere and what could have happened during the 1.1 canon storyline

the god of contracts takes a wife by running_like_plover fake marriage for ~diplomacy~ reasons. u know we love it.

golden eyes, golden hair by slycel the zhongli dialogue!! childe’s perspective!!! we love to see it!!!

AUs

on fulfilment: by apricotlipped domesticated husbands who are running away to their honeymoon. danger lurks in the background. i betaed this one and it has all my personal weaknesses in one fic owo

To Be An Imperial Concubine by tealvneu I’m Keeping My eye on this one. Look. if you love any cdrama in your life, this Feels accurate as heck. childe is the concubine in this. i love it. Cutting Torrent Shimmering Through Darkness by Nuying (Lachrymosity) cdrama aesthetic in this again. Also intrigue, dangerous parties, assassinations u kno the drill!!

all in the name by tennssi this was apparently before?? all of 1.1 in the game was released. an epic epic au, amazing Cool and Emotional and dramatic

Epic Classics

both of these are definitely highly-recommended as must-reads though you may have seen them floating around and recced often by others

The Autumn Winds are Sighing by Bgtea canon divergence post 1.1., written before all of 1.1 was released in the game.

Entirely Out of Spite by Bgtea scum villain au, with childe as the transmigrator!! comedic, excellent, and beautiful character interactions!