Chiluc

Chiluc is the slash ship between Tartaglia and Diluc Ragnvindr from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Canon
The two have never interacted nor met in the game. However, the both bare some similarities, such as being both wealthy and rich. The both of them have their Visons being attached to a belt. And, both having diamond-shaped red gems, Diluc having his on his black ascot, and Childe having it as an earring. Diluc despises the Fatui, and has a large hatred for them. And on the other side, Childe, is one of the Fatui Harbingers, being the 11th Fatui Harbinger.

Both of them show differences when it comes to family. Diluc has not reconciled with his adoptive/sworn brother Kaeya Alberich since his father's death, whereas Childe mentions being very family-orientated and feels guilty for having to lie to his brother Teucer as a result of his line of work.

Ever since the death of Diluc's father, when Diluc had found out the cause of his father's death. It was because of the Delusions. As the Delusions could amplify the power of its bearer to its extreme, but also carried the risk of backfiring. It is mentioned in Diluc's 5th story, that the Fatui's ruler (referring to the Fatui Harbinger), had monitored Diluc's progress from the shadow. Which was the reason of Diluc's hatred to the Fatui and his despise of them.

Diluc's large hatred for the Fatui is often shown from quests, and to stories. One popular quote was from Diluc, who prefers being crushed to death by a meteorite other than joining the Fatui. Which was one of the choices if he would had to choose. According to a NPC, Vile, she mentions that Diluc once downed an entire glass that was Snezhnaya's speciality, which was called as Fire-Water. To which, Childe is from Snezhnaya. And Diluc's vision is Pyro, and Childe's vision is Hydro.

Quotes
"The Fatui's rulers, the Harbingers, monitored Diluc's progress from the shadows."

- Diluc Character Story 4

"If I were to choose between eating a Cryo Slime alive or joining the Fatui... I'd prefer to be crushed to death by a meteorite."

- Hidden Tears Story Quest

"Merchants were also among the diplomatic mission that came to Mondstadt from Snezhnaya. They came bearing "Fire-Water", with aims of starting a partnership with Dawn Winery. To show his respect, Master Diluc followed the Snezhnayan custom and downed the entire glass of Fire-Water."

- Vile, NPC

Fanon
Chiluc is a relatively popular ship from the Genshin Impact fandom, despite its has no interaction whatsoever. However, due to Diluc's hatred on the Fatui, Chiluc is mostly interpreted as Enemies to Lovers. Which gives a lot of angst for their fanon interactions. Chiluc has 635 works on AO3.

In the beginning, Chiluc found itself being defined as a rarepair, only enjoyed by a few users here and there. In the later months of 2021, the fandom has increased and as has the number of works and arts.

One particular big moment was the knowledge that Childe's constellation was originally to be Noctua, which now belongs to Diluc. Along with this, Diluc's fifth constellasion is named 'Phoenix, Harbinger of Dawn', once more creating ties to the Fatui and Childe specifically.

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