Best ChiLumi Slow Burn Fanfics
The best slow burn ChiLumi (Tartaglia/Lumine) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance.
Top ChiLumi Slow Burn Fic Recs
2 slow burn ChiLumi fics matched, followed by other top-rated ChiLumi stories.
The Art of Staying Dead
Slow Burnby genshingirl00
{Chilumi PALACE/COURT AU (basically)} Lumine doesn’t want to be a Harbinger. She wants the participation mora, an excuse to avoid her farm chores, and to leave the 10th Harbinger Trials unscathed. But after passing trials she was never supposed to survive, she draws the attention of the Eleventh Har
Like Starlight on Water
Slow Burnby M00nlit_Ink
He wants a god's gnosis. She wants answers. Neither of them intends to trust the other. Yet as Lumine's journey through Teyvat continues, she and the Fatui Harbinger find themselves crossing paths again and again. What begins as a mutually beneficial partnership slowly turns into something far more
in hindsight
by champsissy
The past is not easily forgotten, while the future is not easily changed. Sometimes, all that matters is finding comfort in the present. A chance encounter with a woman who doesn't quite fit into the puzzle of this time leads Scaramouche down a path he never expected to explore, while Mona continues
the devouring deep
by fuwaaa
There are no bodies. Hundreds of sailors missing or dead, Mona had murmured, and no bodies? There is something here, in these waters, she knows. And it is very, very hungry.or Eleven ships have been sunk by something unknown. Unheard of. The Captain of the Traveller has been hired to hunt down the c
tides of fate
by champsissy
Change is as ever present as the tides. One strong wave, and it could all come crashing down. After facing the wrath of the Bough Keeper and having to flee Snezhnaya, Childe and Lumine head to Fontaine to mend their wounds and repair their broken esprit de corps. The pair gets thrown into the depth
Your Name Painted in the Stars
by Anime4us
Growing up in Shneznaya was... cold. it geared you up for the real world! Now, with your soulmate's name across your forearm, you're going to scour Teyvat in search of this Kunikuzushi.It's a soulmate AU, I bloody suck at descriptions XD
emo boy (chiscara) : rewritten
by chiscaraist
childe is a popular jock who has unforgettable feelings for an emo loser, scaramouche. rewriting this fic after a year of finishing it <3 ib; _sonagee on twt
The Summary of Getting Together (I Think)
by Midwight
Aether has created: Once Upon a Aether has added: Venti, Childe, Heizou, Scaramouche, and Dahlia Heizou: bruh why isnt the title finished Aether: because fuck you and your wack ass haircut Heizou: D:
proto-
by Weary_Waffle
You should have the "remains of the Third Descender” on your person, yes? … According to your parlance, I believe it may be called a “Gnosis”?-Skirk (Finale, Masquerade of the Guilty) Turns out there are worse things than awakening an ancient god.--In which the fight at the Golden House goes very
How To Piss Off Vice Captain Lohen in 1 Easy Step
by akatako
A very confused Varka stands in front of a gigantic poster.KNIGHTS OF FAVONIUS WANTED PERSON NOTICE Name/Alias(es): Childe, Tartaglia, Eleventh of the Fatui Harbingers Gender: Male Physical description: Awkwardly lanky, orange hair, blue eyes (think ‘dead fish’), edgy Fatui mask pulled over one side
Rather Lie
by wisteria_16
After a not-so-stellar first album, Ying gets dropped by her record. She becomes entangled with Childe, a music producer with money and power. He promises her stardom. But it comes with a cost. And the higher you go, the farther you fall. {Chilumi Week 2025 Day 7: Free Day} {Slow-ish updates, projec
Until Starlight Remains
by Olivieraa
The Khaenri'ahn spy from the Abyss Order known only as "Abyss Princess" is given the mission of finding a spouse and child in the hopes of having said child enrolled into a Fatui diplomat academy in Snezhnograd, Snezhnaya, being given the name Lumine.Ajax Morozov, code name Childe, is one of the hig
lead you down the garden path
by Eruaru
“If you were to die, your wife would become a widow at a young age.”“..Wife who?” Childe woke up to see his comrade saying nonsense. Meanwhile, Aether was not lying.
[达荧]欲望囚笼(更新至7/完结)
by ErinaTachibana
◎不知道哪看来在说小妈文学,突然我就灵光一闪了!◎一点或许也许可能是ntr+幼驯染+青梅竹马+小妈文学的东西?◎摄政王储达达利亚×先皇王妃荧◎有一点强制爱和病态占有欲,全篇存稿已完结放心看嘻嘻◎私设从小认识,达达利亚年龄比荧大8岁(现达28荧20),算是从小看大吧,荧原是作为王太子妃候补入宫却被先皇看上纳妃,虽很受宠但先皇根本不碰她(年龄太小+荧不愿意)第一王子达达利亚(非亲生从旁系过继)属于是爱而不得但一直在先皇眼皮底下和王妃偷情,占有欲极强王太子不重要,只是为设定服务的一个没有名字npc角色,是生活不能自理还需要女佣和继母(也就是荧)照顾的小孩,先皇死后被迫继位但无实权,一切事务都由摄政王
You Are Forever Beautiful ꨄ︎
by chip_suu
No summary provided.
To Tie Up Loose Ends
by PB80_Blue
Not long after getting rid of Dottore, Childe and Lumine are tasked with tracking down a group of his associates and take back the research that they had stolen. It's a simple catch and kill order, what's the worst that can happen? (Part 2 to The Hummingbird and the Gunslinger) (Updates every other
Вихрь тоски и надежды
by lanafffox
Тоска Люмин по брату подобна снежному вихрь за окном. Но надежда, которую дарит ей близкий товарищ, сильнее любой вьюги
Memories of the Heart – Chilumi
by eniyooo
Before continuing their journey to Snezhnaya, Lumine and Paimon go back to Mondstadt where they cross paths with an old friend that coincidentally makes Lumine's cheeks flush every time she looks at his freckled face.
After Graduation
by PrincessCharliee
Ajax thinks back on his school days
Red Blood dripping from our hearts.
by astolfo_granatum
Once upon a time there was a girl. She lived in a village at the edge of a forest. Every child in the village was brought up with warnings about the forest and the Big Bad Wolf hiding in it. But the girl did not believe the warnings. This is her story. A story about broken rules and bleeding hearts.
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Why Slow Burn ChiLumi Fanfiction Works So Well
Tartaglia/Lumine — Childe is the only character who fights the Traveler at full strength and then cheerfully invites her to dinner afterward. His genuine fondness for Lumine, despite serving the Fatui who oppose her, makes the pairing a built-in conflict of loyalties. Writers thrive on the tension between his battle-hungry sincerity and her guarded mission to find her brother.
Slow Burn — A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.
He is the rare villain who never lies to her, and shippers adore a love story where the honesty is real but the allegiances are not. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance. That's why slow burn ChiLumi fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
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