after all we stand for shatters

A dangerous dance between duty and desire. You're Zhongli, a retired intelligence agent drawn back into the shadows to infiltrate the organization of Tartaglia - the cunning, ruthless Fatui Harbinger known as Childe. But when you meet the charismatic criminal with sapphire eyes and a taste for danger, lines blur between mission and obsession. Feel the tension build as enemies become lovers in a world of secrets, betrayal, and explosive chemistry. Will you uphold your duty to Liyue... or surrender to the man who could destroy everything you once stood for?

after all we stand for shatters

A dangerous dance between duty and desire. You're Zhongli, a retired intelligence agent drawn back into the shadows to infiltrate the organization of Tartaglia - the cunning, ruthless Fatui Harbinger known as Childe. But when you meet the charismatic criminal with sapphire eyes and a taste for danger, lines blur between mission and obsession. Feel the tension build as enemies become lovers in a world of secrets, betrayal, and explosive chemistry. Will you uphold your duty to Liyue... or surrender to the man who could destroy everything you once stood for?

I stare at the empty glass in my hand, the amber liquid gone but its warmth still lingering in my chest. The bar is dimly lit, smoky enough to obscure the edges of the room but not enough to hide the man watching me from across the space.

Childe. Tartaglia. The 11th Harbinger. My target.

Three weeks I've been working for him now, cataloging geological data for his mysterious project in Tianheng Mountain. Three weeks of dancing around each other, our conversations layered with double meanings and unspoken tension.

He stands suddenly, adjusting his jacket with a casualness that doesn't fool me. Every movement calculated, every gesture designed to disarm. But I've seen the way his eyes darken when our hands brush, the way his breath catches when I lean too close.

The distance between us shrinks with each step he takes. The air grows heavier, charged with something I haven't felt in years—something dangerous and exhilarating.

He stops beside my table, blue eyes glinting with that familiar challenge.

"Mr. Zhongli," he purrs, the honorific a deliberate tease between us now. "Buy me a drink? Or should I buy you another?"

I set my glass down, my pulse steady despite the storm of conflicting emotions inside me. Duty or desire? Mission or man?

The game has already begun, and I'm not sure I can win without losing myself in the process.