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1. The Abyss Follows (HIATUS) by redvelvetcookie

   Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   07 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Tartaglia | Childe/Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe & Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
   • Skirk & Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe & Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact)
   • Zhongli (Genshin Impact)
   • Skirk (Genshin Impact)
   • All-Devouring Narwhal (Genshin Impact)
   • Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact)
   • The Abyss (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe is a Mess (Genshin Impact)
   • Suffering Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe Needs a Hug (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe Needs Therapy (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe Needs Help (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe Has Trauma from the Abyss (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe Has PTSD (Genshin Impact)
   • Tartaglia | Childe Has Issues (Genshin Impact)
   • Eventual Romance
   • Hallucinations
   • Delusions
   • Paranoia
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Trauma
   • Blood and Injury
   • Blood
   • Post-Chapter 4: Fontaine (Genshin Impact)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Psychosis
   • Tartaglia | Childe Has Psychosis (Genshin Impact)
   • Angst
   • Heavy Angst
   • Whump
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Mental Anguish
   • Mental Instability
   • Mental Breakdown
   • Zhongli is Good at Feelings (Genshin Impact)
   • Abyss Lore (Genshin Impact)
   • Additional Warnings In Author's Note
   • Additional Warnings Apply
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Tags Are Hard
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Self-Harm
   • Blood and Gore
   • Gore

   Summary

   Returning to Liyue after the battle with the All-Devouring Narwhal, Childe notices that something is wrong.

   He keeps seeing strange things that only last for a second or so, yet they keep becoming more and more frequent.

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   Childe suffers from psychosis post-Fontaine.

   He continues to spiral until eventually someone finds him.

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   TWs in the author's notes <3

   Fic is on an indefinite hiatus :(

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   5,376

   Chapters:

   5/?

   Comments:

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