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Death At The Hands Of A God
Warnings: general sagau, imposter au, light descriptions of violence/gore, you die/are killed (by Venti), angst
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It seemed as if the rain was particularly heavy, almost unusually so as it fell in sheets, occasionally catching the light of the moon, making it look no different than strands of silver.
That should have been a sign, the rain, the fog, the agitation of the weather. Mondstadt hadn't faced a storm this bad since before their current Archon, even the winds of Dvalin paled in comparison.
Venti was so ignorant not to pick up on the clues laid out before him by his own nation as he trudged through heavy rain, his bow at the ready and a sinking feeling in his chest.
He would never say he disliked the rain, despite what unpleasant memories linger in the back of his mind from those times. But everything carried a harsher weight when was faced with his current task, one assigned to him by no other than his creator.
Venti stopped to rest a moment, leaning against a tree for partial coverage, though it did little to shield his already soaked clothes. He felt something heavy and unpleasant in his chest as he reflected on the situation, an unshakable sense of wrongness, one that clouded his mind and dulled his senses. You were what he was after, you who posed a threat to the divine order simply because of your face.
He thought back on his creators’ honeyed words, a sickeningly sweet tone that he had never heard them use before, not that they very commonly addressed him at all, which made this particular summons out of place, a mixture of excitement and worry bubbling in his chest as he walked through their temple. To kill someone impersonating them, that is what they ordered him, hinting at the possible consequences his nation may face if he didn't comply with the utmost enthusiasm, the threat of which rang particularly loud when faced with what they had done to other nations in fits of anger.
He knew deep within him that this wasn't remotely justified, that he might as well be punished alongside you if the crime was simply stealing a face. If only you chose to look like another human, or even an Archon, he would have taken your mimicry of him as a complementary. But alas. Those feelings were pushed down and covered by the vow he made to his nation, one born of nothing but love and a promise for a brighter future.
Venti had considered alternatives, confronting you with your motive, begging you to make yourself scarce, making his own judgement on your reasons and framing his response accordingly, but those were all fleeting thoughts, quickly pushed away as soon as they arose. He couldn't get attached, he couldn't afford to think of you as human, and he certainly couldn't afford it getting back to his creator that he failed them.
He had heard about your existence from other sources, apparently being so bold as to walk directly into Mondstadt. You weren't met with pitchforks and torches, his people were more civilized than that, but the hostility was as sharp as a knife. You had left of your own accord after having no luck obtaining food or a place to stay, he had only heard after the fact from gossipers drinking late into the night, the faces of which were forced into his mind as he once again thought of his creators’ threat.
Venti was pulled from his thoughts due to a subtle noise, one almost unnoticeable through the heavy onset of rain, but it was there. A branch and a pile of leaves, something big enough to break them, and no one in their right mind would be out in this weather, except...
He swallowed what little apprehension he’d not already buried, reverting his mindset to something it had been five hundred years ago with the quick draw of his bow. The Archon saw you in the distance, just as soaked as he was, clothes tattered and foreign, scared. A quick death was the least you deserved, one free from suffering, and maybe your next life would be more forgiving.
He aimed for your head, a clear shot even now, but it seemed the moonlight that glinting off his bow caught your attention as you quickly turned your body to face him in a defensive stance, eyes wide, fearful, as if you could see what was about to come to fruition.
Your mouth moved, only fragments of the noise it produced were carried to him, broken syllables and muffled notes the very wind urged him to listen to.
You had said his name.
Venti faltered before the arrow released, for the first time in centuries, its' path no longer as steady or sure as it had been.
It hit your throat.
Venti's legs were moving before he consciously realized, forcing his body to where you fell, as if collapsing in on yourself, until he could finally see you clearly, drenched in rain and golden liquid, mixing together indiscriminately as they soak into the ground below.
There was a feeling of shock, which developed in his throat first, spreading evenly throughout the rest of his body, as if it were in his bloodstream. He looked at your terrified expression, a pained and now lifeless one, holding only fragments of the fear you felt.
What had he done.
Venti felt himself fall to his knees, hands immediately going to where his arrow lay firmly lodged, feeling for a pulse in an act he knew to be worthless.
"No. No, n-no— no. Please!" His voice cracked as his mind caught up with what his eyes were forcing him to behold.
You were the divine creator, Teyvat's one true God, and he had—
No. He couldn't even think it, the word that was on the tip of his mind carried nothing but pain, anguish and insufferable heartache, the likes of which he hadn't felt, well since...
Without thinking, Venti wrapped his arms around you, laid his head on your stomach, forced his eyes closed, and prayed. For your return, for forgiveness, and if not for any of that, then simply for a form of retribution.
He hadn't realized he'd started crying, tears and rain alike falling from his face onto your form, pooling at his eyes until the world around him became harder and harder to see.
The position you both rested in was not unlike that day long ago, forever etched in his memory and resurfaced through reflections.
Was this simple his fate? To find himself holding in his arms the corpse of someone he loved so dearly, over and over again. Was it written in his very being that all good things would be torn violently from him with little care to how it left him shattered, scrambling for the pieces of what little piece of mind he had left.
There was no coming back from this, no form of atonement. He could feel the shackles encasing his wrists, invisibly tying him to this moment, to where you had stood alive moments prior. His days of living freely died with you, forever encased in the space between where your souls had briefly met, and it was no more than he deserved.
It was only a moment later that your body was gone, dissolved into the stardust it was born from, slipping through his arms and carried by the wind that no longer obeyed him. That didn't stop him from reaching desperately, gasping and clawing at the air for what remained, heart in his throat as he begged for mercy, for anything but you depriving him of your vessel even after death.
You couldn't really be gone, not fully, you who so powerfully morphed this world from willpower alone, who disappeared for an infinite stretch of time only to descend again. Even if your vessel may have been no stronger than human, your soul was as old and powerful as existence itself, it would linger on in whatever form it had existed before, watching, waiting.
He would be ready for when you decided to give this world a second chance, he would wait an eternity and more to see your face again and repent a thousand times over, bear any hardships in the time between only to fall to his knees in complete acceptance at whatever you deem an acceptable punishment when faced with your light again.
But first...
It seemed as if there was a loose end to tie up, a deceiver bearing the ultimate sin, one much more deserving of his arrow, and one that would suffer a fate worse than death in your name.
Venti roughly brushed the tears from his face, eyes darkening as he shakily pulled himself from his knees, feeling as if his body couldn't decide between flying or collapsing.
His ‘creator’ would soon face all the fear and pain that was forced upon you, the wrath of a god who had lost everything for the second time, a goal he planned to pursue till his dying breath.
#genshin impact#sagau#genshin venti#sagau impostor au#genshin angst#my attempt at imposter au cause why not#I didn't realize there was like no dialogue until editing whoops#kind of set up so that I can do a part 2 where you come back and we get that fun dynamic#don't know if i will tho#also hi#it's been a minute#how you guys doing#school sucks that's how I'm doing#despite that I'll probably be posting another oneshot tomorrow#not as sad thankfully#anyway yeah this was more just a self challenge to see if i could do imposter au without breaking the characterization I've got going rn#luckily he's just so full of trama that i can make constant references to that to help tie things together#anyway lantern rite how we feeling
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"Say it again."
Xiao x gn reader
Prompt: Xiao telling you he loves you for the first time at lantern rite :')
an: Hello and welcome back for a shorter one! I got a tiktok that said "write about someone confessing their love to your character for the first time" and I was in the middle of the lantern rite quest so this came from that. Again definitely not proof read so ignore may grammar mistakes pls! Anyways thank you for reading and I hope y'all like it :)
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“Come on Xiao… We won't even have to go into the city. We can watch from where ever you want.” you begged. Xiao crossed his arms and looked to the floor, “Demons and monsters are more active right now. Something could happen and I have to be ready.” He glanced up and wished he didn’t, you were giving him a look of pure disappointment. “Okay. I understand then. I’ll see you later.” You start to walk away as Xiao grabs your arm to stop you, “Wait! We can watch the lanterns together… if that’s what you wish. We can watch from the outskirts of the city.” He said avoiding your eyes. “Xiao you promise?! It will be fun, I swear! Thank you!” You smile excitedly, hugging Xiao. He tenses up slightly and before he can do anything you pull away, “I’m sorry… I know you’re not one for hugs, I just was excited. I will meet you this evening outside the city. I’ll call for you.” You thank him again before taking your leave. Xiao watched you go and once you were out of sight he cursed to himself for caving so easily when it came to you. Your touch made him feel like his brain stopped working and the look of joy on your face when he agreed to join you for lantern rite caused his chest to tighten. He wasn’t sure what to make of these emotions at first but deep down he knew… he was in love with you and he had slowly been coming to terms with that fact. Despite his protests, you chiseled away his walls and became one of his closest companions. Someone he trusts and cares for. Someone he wants to protect and cherish for as long as you will allow. He leaned against the railing of Wangshu Inn and turned to the sky, he knew he was closer to a monster than a human but you still stayed by his side and he didn’t get why. Xiao might never understand you but he will spend eternity trying to comprehend how someone as bright and kindhearted as you could stand to be around him.
The sun began to set over Liyue Harbor and you were excited to finally spend lantern rite with Xiao, you went shopping for a new outfit for the festivities and even got a lantern for the two of you to release. “Xiao? Are you there?” you called. Xiao arrived swiftly and looked too stunned to speak, “Xiao are you okay?” you laugh waving your hand in front of his face. “Um- sorry. You just- You look-“ he stutters out. “You like it? I was worried it might be too much.”, “Yes… you look… very pretty.” he finally gets his words out, trying hard not to stare too much at you. “Well thank you… I got this for us! I haven’t released one before so I thought we could do it together.” You hold up the lantern to hide your face. Xiao nods and you both take a seat next to one another as you wait for the show to start. He sits quietly and you try to make small talk to cut the silence just as the harbor lights up. “Oh, it’s time! Are you ready to wish?” You smile brightly. Xiao nods and takes a hold of the lantern with you, you both close your eyes and let it fly into the air. When you open them the lanterns fly over the water casting a beautiful glow and you look at Xiao who is mesmerized. You smile to yourself and you both watch the lights in silence. Xiao looks at you and lets the words tumble out of his mouth before he can stop them, “I love you…” You turn to him in shock and he puts his hand over his mouth, "Xiao what did you say?” you grab his arm so he doesn’t teleport away. He messed up. He messed up bad. His mind is telling him to run but before he can do anything you place your hand on his face breaking him free from his thoughts, “Did you… just say you love me?” Xiao doesn’t want to look at you but he can help it, the way the glow of the city reflects in your eyes is almost hypnotizing. “I- forget I said anything! I’m sorry-“ he starts only for you to cut him off with a kiss. His eyes widen in shock but he slowly relaxes, moving his hands to your waist to pull you closer. “I love you too Xiao…” you say softly. He feels at peace like his karmic debt had dissipated from his body with just a few simple words. “Say it again.” He says kissing you once more. “I love you.” you repeat. “Again.” you repeat yourself once more. “I want to learn more about you… I want to protect you and give you the peace and comfort you give me.” Xiao says still holding you close to him. “Oh, my dear Xiao… I will always stay by your side. As long as you would allow me to.” He didn’t deserve this kindness and love from you but yet you still saw the good in him even if he didn’t. Looking into your eyes he knew that you weren’t lying. "I have to ask... what did you wish for?" Xiao asked you in a voice that was barely above a whisper. "Well, I wished for you to have a good year." He gave you soft smile, "You used your wish on me? You are difficult too comprehend.", " Well, then what about you? What did you wish for 'Oh great Adeptus' Xiao?" you tease while poking his arm. "If i tell you it won’t come true so there is no need to mention it." Xiao ignored your protests and questions, just admiring you. 'I just want to be the reason you smile, I want to hear you say those words again every chance I can' Xiao thinks to himself. He had once lost everything dear to him and felt trapped, a slave to his karmic debt but you… you made him feel human. You brought out the best in him and he did the same for you. He may never be fully free from his binds but at least with you, he feels his burden will be easier to carry.
#genshin impact xiao#genshin xiao#adeptus xiao#xiao x reader#xiao x you#xiao headcanons#lantern rite#genshin x reader#genshin x gn reader#xiao x y/n#olivefics#genshin impact fan fiction
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something so treasured, so loved
summary: xiao doesn't break promises, he cherishes memories instead.
contents: fluffy angst(?), bittersweet, established relationship, gn!reader, uh don't know how to put it lightly but the reader is deceased, changes from 3rd person pov to xiao's pov (main segment), then back
cw: death, see above for reader's status, tiny allusion to violence
recommend listening to: i love you so by the walters (one of my all time favourite songs)
a/n: part of my winter special! also i'm so so sorry this has absolutely nothing to do with winter (my fingers slipped)
A Yaksha named Alatus- a lover named Xiao- was never the sentimental type. But you changed him. He brings gifts, each with their own message. He hopes you’ll take the time to listen, for he would spend an eternity in the Abyss just to hear your voice again.
The First.
When you first met me, you weren’t scared like all the others. You were simply curious about who I was, either ignorant of my power or did not care that I could kill you in one, fleeting moment. Instead, I was the one intimidated. No one had ever treated me like that; I couldn’t help but want to know more about that new feeling you made me experience. I remember it clearly. A stormy day, clouds overcast, sun hidden behind all the grey, you could hear the thunder from all over Liyue. But you had decided to go outside. It was stupid decision; I still remember your coughs the next day. I got these Mist Flowers from Mondstadt, they remind me of the rain.
The Second.
I don’t know how it happened, but you took down my shield. The shield I didn't know I even had. Rex Lapis said to me years ago that the simplest of things meant the greatest of moments, and I had not understood what he was saying until you held my hand. I was ashamed of how calloused and scarred mine were; I did not think that they were worthy of grasping yours. Instead, you kissed my knuckles and said that you were glad you had met me. I couldn’t look at you- as much as I wanted to- but I held your hand everytime we met after that. Some merchant was selling something that made your hands softer, and I thought of you. I probably should’ve bought it for myself, but I thought you would appreciate the gesture.
The Third.
One cloudy day, you said you liked Qingxin. I was taken off guard, but I wanted to see you happy. So I took you to the mountain peaks- fright evident on your face- but I held you tight, and when we got to the top, you were looking at the view. You could see the rolling mountains and hills, while the voices of the wind and birds drifted by. You said it was beautiful, and I couldn’t take my eyes off you. You never got to bring some Qingxin back, too distracted. But, I could still smell the scent of it weeks after. I visited that exact peak we went to, and it was like you were there with me; I could feel your hand in mine. They’re not the same anymore, but I managed to bring some back.
The Fourth.
You had a necklace made for yourself- the main crystal being made out of Cor Lapis. You said it matched my eyes, and that if you wore it everyday I would be there by your side. I asked why you needed the necklace, when I would always be with you anyway. You didn’t even question the validity of my statement. We both knew how true it was, even when I didn’t know how much weight it carried. This Cor Lapis is the heaviest thing I brought with me, but the lightness I felt on that day was like a clear sky.
The Fifth.
I realised that I wanted to be with you forever when you pointed out the lights at the annual Lantern Rite. They shone as brightly as the gleaming stars, floating up into the sky to join the moon. But, even after all the lights, I thought it was you that shone the brightest. I still do. You looked at me, and I could see the joy that was overflowing in your eyes, your grin blinding mine. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop wishing to make that night last forever, if it made you smile like that. I couldn’t stop wishing to stay like that forever, if forever meant you by my side. I’ve had this bracelet for a long time now. I would prefer to give it to you, but there’s something stopping me from doing so. I both fear and long for it to be your voice. The red now reminds me not of blood shed, but of destiny. You were the one responsible for that change. For that, I am eternally grateful.
The Last.
Now, as I look at this stony slab of rock, rain is falling on my shoulders, like that first time we met. I barely notice it, because this rain reminds me of you, and you were always the light in my life, guiding me through the dark. I hope that I was one to you, too. The Qingxin and Mist Flowers are in full bloom, infused with adepti magic to make sure they never wilt, because each petal symbolises the memories we shared. I will never forget them; they are too precious for me to do so. Cor Lapis glows in the dark. I hope you’re still wearing your necklace, but if you’re not, don’t worry, I am here. I will always be here for you.
Sitting next to a polished grave, some blue and white flowers, an orange stone and a little tube of hand cream, Xiao wears a red bracelet on his wrist. He hasn’t noticed yet, but there’s tears streaming down his face, hot and salty. He hasn’t noticed his heart straining, the way his eyes fill with an emotion called longing. The thunder shakes the ground he’s on, but it’s like he’s not there. Instead, he bows his head. Perhaps he’s noticed now.
“Thank you. I am in your debt. I promise to stand by you forever more.”
a/n: merry christmas to those who celebrate it! i’m sorry for making you read angst on christmas day (this was supposed to be fluffy I swear)! likes, reblogs and comments are always appreciated ❤️
#xiao x reader#xiao x you#xiao fluff#xiao angst#genshin impact x reader#genshin x reader#genshin x you#genshin fluff#genshin impact fluff#genshin impact angst#genshin angst#cecilxa winter special!#this is probably one of my favourite things I’ve ever written#i’m quite proud of this one#all for xiao 🫶
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Ayyy mama! guizhong asker is back! (I couldn't use my phone for a while, anyways-) part 3 bAby. So like I said guizhong is alive and well in the game, still pretty cheerful but kinda off for r e a s o n s we already know. (I think it would be pretty cute if both zhongli and her disguise as mortals together as a couple) traveler doing the story quest and all, But it's a bit different. I like to think at this time and age of liyue lots of people would know reader's story and would incorporate it to lantern rite and just other things in general (like how in the game zhongli asks traveler to get the perfume and glaze lily as offerings, I think this can just be coincidence but guizhong). Like how superstitious farmers and shepherds putting bells on their flock of sheep so they would be able to find them, and people putting bells on graves so their deceased loved would be able to find their way home, heck the story itself could be a use for parents for their children to not stray away from them. Okay enough story building and on to the actual ask- ghuizhong meeting a reincarnated reader as a shepherd using the bell for his flock (reader is a teenager in this) how they met is because traveler and zhongli was trying to convince reader to give them the bell for a discount. (since I also wanted to add that bells are really only sold by farmers/blacksmiths since other than for spiritual reasons aren't really sought out for) oh yeah- the stuff that zhongli needs are different in the game it's now like- a toy, the bell, and jade
i have been procrastinating too much i hate myself- IM SO SORRY ANON I CANT WRITE A FIC ABT THIS I AM PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE OF DOING SO </3 but ill share my thoughts and interpretations on it utc instead if that workshsj
guili stepping down from their pedastals and instead posing as a mortal couple is just so adorable to me <3 i have LOVED (platonically) guizhong and guili ever since i saw the lantern rite 2023 cutscene on youtube YOU DONT UNDERSTANDD why did hyv kill off such beautiful and wonderful ppl 😭 first tomo, then signora, makoto, then bonanus, menogias, and guizhong?? WHY. ok thats enough outta me-
and the shepherd bit is also really interesting, since we don’t really have any sort of hint of agriculture yet and i think that it’s really intruiging and unique <3 i love the fact that reader’s story is still well known across liyue to the present day, and i’m sure guizhong is happy that reader’s memory is preserved via the usage of bells.
AND M O R E FOUND FAMILY TROPES W/ GUI AND REINCARNATED READER?? YES PLEASE‼️ i feel like at first, guizhong would try to stray away from helping to find the bell that once belonged to reader, bc she most likely feels that if she did come along (not to mention zhongli was so understanding of this JSJSJSJJ), the memories would come rushing back and theres a chance she can’t hold it in anymore. you has always been so very special to guizhong and by extension, zhongli, after all. <3
the moment guizhong realizes that reader was reincarnated in a mortal body is probably when she notices how similar current you’s speech mannerisms and little habits—that no one else really noticed but she did, shes your mother after all—greatly resembled the traits of the half-qilin!you.
and the final nail in the coffin is when they asked to spend a moment with guizhong in private, and they dropped a BIIIGGG bomb by saying,
“ its nice to finally be able to see you again, mama. ”
HEHEUJTLRB im so delulu when it comes to mama!guizhong <3
#lili.rambles#guizhong x reader#guizhong x child reader#genshin x reader#genshin x you#genshin imagines#genshin fluff#zhongli x reader#zhongli x child reader#platonic guizhong x you
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spoilers for pt. 4 of lantern rite, thoughts mainly focused on furina.
at first i was concerned that her & hu tao meeting was going to be another little jab at furina's trauma concerning the floods & the people that were lost to the waters & other things ( because she genuinely carries a lot of guilt with her over it & the powerlessness she felt for the last 500 years & just making false promises that she herself as she was had the power to help them when that wasn't the truth ), so i'm really glad that it didn't end up being the case & it ended up being an entirely different thing.
by the sounds of it furina might be testing her wit on making a horror film which i would love to see personally. i hope this comes back full circle in a later patch - would love to see who she thinks would make perfect actors to star in her horror film, it'll probably be characters from liyue since liyue folklore seems to have been the source of inspiration for this film idea she's trying to iron out.
i'm glad that we caught the fontaine cast as they were leaving liyue because i really wanted the lantern rite to be more heavily focused on the liyue cast. i love the implication that the fontaine characters were there enjoying the lantern rite as well though!
i can't express just how happy i am that furina got to meet zhongli first out of the seven & that she got to spend time with him in the company of hu tao. she genuinely enjoyed their company & i adore & i'm so happy that she did because it emphasizes that her isolation isn't something she does with pleasure. furina doesn't like to be alone, she doesn't want to anymore. being on her own is just something she was forced to live with, self-isolation to cope with what may come her way & threaten her spirit. the fact that she can kick it off with others so well is wonderful & that she feels so at ease & comfortable to just be herself around them.
furina being able to tell there's more to zhongli than meets the eye by a mere conversation was awesome. the exhaustion i feel when people want to discredit her ability to critically think on her own or that she's too "childish" to connect two & two on her own is ridiculous. also this one shot of zhongli looking so happy to see her in person is very cute to me.
it gets glossed over that the seven see furina & her expelled divinity as one entity ( individual interpretations from the fandom/fanon aside ), so betwixt them they hold her at a very high esteem for being able to successfully deceive the heavenly principles which is an entity that they all fear ( for good reason ). they don't see furina &/or focalors, they just see furina who has simply destroyed her throne & is now like zhongli & venti are, they're just three retired tired & exhausted ex-archons. furina, however, does not fully have her memories intact, she only has vague recollections of her very old life. should that ever return to her in full swing or not is still very much in the air. it's neither a yes or a no.
anyway, i'm glad that it can't be argued that furina cares so much about neuvillette. he means a lot to her. & that she thinks of his wellbeing & is hopeful about him giving himself a chance in this world even with his lack of interest for it which she has known he has for the longest time. she knows him so well it's actually so lovely to see it play out how it does. she's using the traveler as her middle man, to pass on her message to him but i'm hopeful for the day where these two will get to talk to each other again & reconcile as she continues to find a healthy way to sort through her traumas & her woes to where it's not entirely consuming her anymore. having her see that she's deserving of love & is worthy of it & that it's genuine is the day i'm so excited to be able to see & witness for myself. for hundreds of years furina encouraged neuvillette to integrate himself more & more into the human world so that he for himself can see the beauty she saw in it even through the struggles & pains that come with it so i'm sure hearing the advice furina told the traveler to pass on to him was a song he was all too familiar with. him admitting & coming to terms with that is very important to that part of their relationship.
hearing clorinde regard furina as her friend no doubt meant the absolute world to furina & given how familiar furina is with clorinde it was important to me that she heard it from clorinde the most because furina knows clorinde wouldn't just say & toss the word friend around so lightly & so mindlessly. it really strengthened the foundation afterwards for furina to call them both her friends as well a few moments later because that was reassurance to furina. clorinde just saying this is what friends do for each other was letting her know that they really see her as their friend & that it's okay for furina to consider & see them as her friends as well because they already consider her as part of their group. it made me so happy. they all came separately but they all depart together.
in general i was pretty happy. it was so nice to see furina again. she means everything to me.
some tid bits that i found so funny were the implications that zhongli really did avoid neuvillette which the conflict in that is something i love because there really is a deep rooted conflict there by relation that needs to get addressed & ironed over & not fixed by the power of friendship.
hu tao saying that neuvillette was a friend of furina's that still had a lot of growing up to do because it's true, hu tao isn't wrong but it's just so funny that it came from hu tao, not because i believe her immature, but because her saying it out of anybody else is implying something.
& then the fact that furina vaguely recalls neuvillette's age as a result of hu tao saying that neuvillette has so much room to grow. i didn't know there was so much controversy around it because from the very beginning it was made clear that furina knew he was the sovereign. you may interpret the text as you want. both cn/jp say that he's at least a thousand years old while the english translation say he's several thousands which, both in essence, are not wrong. furina counting his previous dragon incarnations into his current one isn't anything new, at least to me.
regardless, i'm happy furina got to spend time with zhongli. they're good friends now.
#ooc. ( ready...action! )#hc. ( don't look at me... )#genshin spoilers /#genshin impact spoilers /#i'm not going to go too into the age thing because i've been informed#it's a shipping discourse thing which i'm not going to humor that's ridiculous
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Xiao my beloved {2}
A/N (Hi sorry for dropping this story for so long I didn't know where I wanted it to go but now I have a psuedo Idea, anyway happy Lantern Rite!!)
After explaining to Aether and Paimon my odd and nonsense sounding story, we head off to Liyue. Why you may ask, well because I want to find a way home and the best way to do that would be talking to a certain immortal since he may know how to send me home.
"soo Paimon gets the whole falling into a new world thing but why are you dressed like that" she asks me curiously. "Well I was sleeping when I got here so obviously I would be wearing my pajamas" I say with a serious expression. Honestly sometimes I wonder how Paimon managed to live without the Traveler, before they met it makes little sense to me.
"are you gonna wear that as we go to Liyue?" Paimon responds. "Well I don't have any other clothes? Since ya know I feel out of the sky?". Which is what I told Aether and Paimon, that I was in my world but then woke up and was here in Teyvat. Thank the Archons Aether was sweet and decided to help me otherwise I don't know what I would do. Probably get killed by the abbys, or a rogue hillichurl. Due to the fact I am now an annoying side character in Genshin, who is helpless!! Ugh I hate this. Getting out of my own thoughts I take a look around, it's so beautiful with the mountains and the trees.... And now I'm getting bit by mosquitoes.. man I forgot how much I dislike the outdoors.
Anyway I am roused from my thoughts when Aether states " Hey I have some extra clothes that I was given on my adventures, they may fit you? Since I got them from a friend in Inazuma" why did he have extra clothes and who gave him these clothes that he was so sure would fit me? I ponder this as he pulls them out. I take one glance and realize oh these are Itto's clothes, I don't know a person they wouldn't fit or at least be too big for. "That works thank you so much for your help" I say as I grab the clothes that are definitely not my size. I didn't even realize Itto has any shirts but oh well. "I'm gonna go change real quick over there" I point to a thicket in the path, which should give me enough cover. "Alright me and Paimon will wait for you here"
I go off to change and try to get myself looking somewhat presentable, thank goodness I feel asleep in a bra last night, or else it would really be a nightmare. As I'm walking away however someone approaches Aether. "Who is this mortal you have brought with you?" a voice I would recognize in a heartbeat if I wasn't so far away and not looking. "There a person from another world like me, also xiao it's rude to sneak up on people you almost gave Paimon a heartache." Aether responds "another? How did they end up here and are they a threat" "Them? I don't know how they got here but I can mostly definitely assure you they aren't a threat. Anyway we are heading off to Liyue to see if Zhongli knows anything that could help."
As they are talking I come walking back not even realizing the fictional love of my life is standing there. "I think these will work even if they are a little big." That's an understatement they do not fit at all. "Oh that's good maybe we should find something that actually fits in Liyue. Also I have someone who I'd like you to meet." Oh who is it, then I look up and see him, I am trying to keep my cool and not immediately flip out!!! "Would you like to introduce yourself?" Aether asks who I already know is Xiao. "hello... I'm Xiao..." " Pleasure I'm (y/n)" WOO I said that so smoothly as if I don't even know who he is!! "Xiao will you be walking with the 3 of us to Liyue?" Aether questions the boy with amber eyes. "I may if I have time, I have other things to do for now so farewell, I may meet you there" Xiao says then he is off in a puff of smoke. I just met the love of my life for .2 seconds. I'm in heaven.
(Read part 1 here)
Hope you all enjoyed the second part of My beloved after waiting like 6 months 🤣
Thank you for all the support in the first installment and maybe of you all like it I will make the 3rd faster. I really appreciate your feedback and hope you enjoy.
#genshin x reader#genshin impact#genshin imagines#xiao genshin x reader#genshin xiao#lantern rite#Xiao#xiao x reader#xiao x y/n#aether#paimon#hope you all enjoy
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Hey, congratulations on 800 followers! Here’s to many more in the future!
For your event, could I please get prompt 4 with Yun Jin? Thanks!
“Just pretend to be my date”
Characters: Yun Jin x gn!reader
Warnings: none
a/n: I have to admit that I’m not 100% sure if I wrote her completely right, but I think I got the general gist of her character. I am currently levelling Yun Jin so I can use her with my Yoimiya, so I may be able to write her better in future.
But I have to admit that from what I know about her, I like her. I remember actually being more excited about her release than Shenhe's. Oh, how the turn have tabled /j.
Anyway, thanks for the congratulations and I hope you enjoy!
Yun Jin
You had joined Yun Jin’s Opera Troupe just before her grandfather decided to retire, leaving her to as its new leader. Even then she managed to impress every of the Troupe’s members, quickly becoming its star while never failing to come up with ideas for new plays. You’d quickly try your best to learn as much from her as possible and while you at first had only seen her as the perfect role model, the two of you quickly became friends, often being seen walk around Liyue together.
So, when Xiangling and Xinyan made a bet with her that she wouldn’t be able to find a date until lantern rite, you immediately came into Yun Jin’s mind.
“Okay, so what can I do to help you out?”, you asked after hearing your director explain the situation to you, feeling excited at the thought of being able to repay her for her helping you get a better actor.
“Just pretend to be my date”, Yun Jin nonchalantly stated, catching you completely off guard, causing your cheeks to heat up a bit.
“…What?”, you eventually managed to get a word out of your mouth, not being sure if you heard her correctly. Surely there had to be another, less-… intricate solution. Sure, you were an actor, but playing a completely different person on stage was a bit different than whatever she had planned.
“No one would bat an eye at seeing us together and if the elders found out they’d just think we were hanging out together”, she spelled out her plan, only to realise that you were still very much on the fence once she saw your face. “You can see this as an exercise to test your skills as an actor”, Yun Jin added after a small pause of her thinking about another argument.
“…If you say it like that, then I suppose I can do that”, you responded, and while you were still not 100% sure about the whole thing, there weren’t that many other people that could fill the role without causing unnecessary attention.
“Great, I’ll see you on lantern rite!”, Yun Jin said her goodbyes with a sweet smile on her face before leaving you to think about what you had just signed on to.
When lantern rite eventually arrived, you grew even more nervous, only to calm down once you got to know Yun Jin’s friends. While they seemed surprised by your arrival at first and then quickly went on to question you about all kinds of stuff, forcing you to follow the “script” your director had given you beforehand as much as possible and improvising whenever necessary, they eventually calmed down, making it possible for the four of you to go through the different shops, even getting a free snack by Wanmin restaurant, something some elders of your Troupe would probably nag you for if they ever found out.
But eventually, when the four of you had visited most things there were to visit, they left the two of you alone, saying their goodbyes before going either back home or revisiting a shop by themselves, causing the both of you to slowly make your way back yourself.
“That was a great performance you put on back there, I’m sure they didn’t notice a thing”, Yun Jin stated, only for your face to turn slightly red, being praised by the director of Yun-Han Opera Troupe was probably the best thing to have ever happened to you, but you quickly regained your composure and began smiling.
“I was really nervous at the beginning, but with how nice they were I honestly forgot about why I was there in the first place and just focussed on having fun”, you responded, thinking back to all the stalls you visited, causing the smile on your face to grow even wider. “And I got free food from Wanmin Restaurant, so I would say it was absolutely worth it”, you added half-jokingly, only for her Yun Jin to return your grin.
“You seem to really like Wanmin Restaurant if a snack from there was enough to make your day a good one”, she commented, immediately getting a nod out of you.
“You know better than anyone that the elders aren’t the biggest fans of us performers eating spicy food, so I don’t go there often, which in turn means that every visit feels like a special occasion”, you explained before jokingly imitating the elders’ voice. “No spicy food, it hurts your voice.”
“Good to know”, Yun Jin eventually said after letting out a chuckle, “I’ll remember that for next time.”
“Next time?”, you repeated in a surprised voice after a small pause, not being sure if you understood what exactly she meant. The Opera-singer gave you a slightly confused look before letting out a small laughter once again.
“Of course, next time. Or do you want to explain Xiangling and Xinyan that this was all an act?”, she doubled down, instantly making you realise her point.
“Oh yeah, seeing us suddenly no longer being together after today would probably cause them to get suspicious”, you thought out loud. “Fine, until next time Director Yun!”, you said your goodbye as she started making her way back home while waving her, only for her to turn around and return the favour.
“Until next time, I look forward to it!”, Yun Jin responded before turning around once more and walking home.
You weren’t sure how long you two would have to put on the act before you could return to normal, but if your fake dates meant that you got to spend more time with her, than you certainly didn’t mind having them for a while longer.
#JustASimp'sSimpingEvent#genshin impact x reader#genshin x reader#genshin x you#genshin x y/n#yun jin#yun jin x reader#yun jin x you#yun jin x y/n
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Aight post two because this really irked me
I watched Lantern Rite via a vod from a va I like since I'm unable to play myself
I had.........thoughts about the Gaming story we saw
Look call me dramatic or whatever the fuck but I really despise the fact that Paimon told his story while he was gone
As someone with parent issues I can't even begin to imagine how heartbroken and devastated I'd be if someone I told went and told others without telling me and then set up some plan to resolve it
Like look it could've gone so much better if he told the story himself. Almost immediately upon meeting the traveller he talks about his daddy issues so is it so bad to assume he'd do the same to Xianyun if asked? Canonically she knew their relationship was strained so I feel like it easily could've been her asking while he was there and him telling
Like I liked that it had a positive ending and I know some people wish someone would tell an adult for them that their parents suck but me personally? I don't like it. Even if it takes me years to acknowledge something as bad enough to tell someone I would never ever excuse them telling someone without my consent. I even have a boundary set for people sharing my words without permission because I don't want someone to think I'm someone I'm not because they see an out of context dm
Anyways here's the full convo with me and my friend
(5 more will be attached in rb before tagging)
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doves in the wind
pairing : kamisato ayaka x gn reader
( I'm using aether bc I don't rlly like lumine like that )
not proofread, I made this at midnight last night.
sparring with ayaka was never easy. she always wanted you to do your best, even if that meant you would be in the courtyard area for hours non stop. because you were about 7'5 and she was 5'2, so naturally you made her feel very small. most of the time, your vision shrunk you down anyways, so it wasn't that big of a deal. of course, the only reason she kept trying was because she felt like you were going easy on her because of your obvious advantages.
out of the corner of your eye, you saw ayaka's friends, the traveler and paimon. you walked away to put your equipment away for the day, and gestured to ayaka to do the same.
"hey, ayaka! how's it going? aaahh! pl-please don't eat paimon, take traveler instead!" Paimon squealed, pushing the traveler towards you.
the traveler looked back at paimon with a glare, before gazing at you.
"you're really tall." the traveler murmured.
you shrunk down to meet the traveler, walking over and introducing yourself before ayaka cut you off.
"yeah. my name is- "
"Traveler! Paimon! It's so nice to see you both again in inazuma. This is [ y/n ], my partner. their vision allows them to be very versatile. they were a traveler, like you, but they recently got injured in battle, so I requested that they come here, to inazuma, where they would be safe with me."
you nodded, and lifted your shirt to show your wound wrapped in bandages.
"hello. what's your name?" you asked the traveler to which paimon replied with, "paimon's paimon and traveler is traveler. didn't you hear ayaka say our names already??" the floating girl asked with a hint of rudeness, which resulted in the traveler glaring at them with annoyance, mumbling "paimon, they weren't talking to you. mind the business that pays you."
the traveler softly spoke, "hello, [ y/n ], I'm aether. Sorry about paimon, she's a bit of a talker."
'her voice is squeaky, it's giving me a headache.' you thought as paimon yelled "I heard that!" at aether.
"aether. it's a nice name, I've heard of you. we've crossed paths before." you said, to which the three of them looked at you confused.
"paimon thinks you're lying, there's only one traveler, and paimon's never seen you before."
"shush paimon. where have you traveled to?" aether asked.
"I've been to all of the seven nations, I've just come back from sumeru, I bumped into you a while back in liyue, I just don't think you noticed me. I looked a bit different than I do now. Do you remember the gathering for the lantern rite?" you asked, which resulted in aether nodding and paimon squeaking "huh?? you know them? where have you been without paimon?! is that what took you so long to come back in that night, when you were outside with Xiao?"
aether chuckled, and replied, "yes, I do remember you. it's been a while. nice to get some of the fame off my back now that I know there's another world renowned traveler standing right in front of me."
you smiled, but you didn't feel too well all of a sudden. you excused yourself to leave, and left ayaka in the training yards with the two of them.
"wait!" ayaka shouted, running up to you, "is there something wrong? why did you leave?"
"The wind, it is telling me it is time to return home." you answered, walking back towards ritou.
"but, your home is in liyue. please, stay with me. I'm sure my brother would not mind clearing a room for you. I cannot wait until we are married, then we will go everywhere together." she persuaded.
you shook your head, to which aether and paimon walked towards you.
"what's going on here?" paimon asked.
"I have to leave now. I've sent notice to beidou, and her ship just docked. they should be leaving soon, I have to get to the alcor before they leave. you are welcome to walk with me back to ritou, if you'd like. if not, then this is where we part ways for now."
ayaka sighed, with tears forming in the corners of her eyes, knowing she didn't have anything to say that would make you stay.
"goodbye, I wish you a safe journey ahead. I wish to receive a letter from you when you return to liyue." she requested.
you walked over, kissed her hand and forehead, before replying.
"Always, my darling. I will always come back to you. This is farewell for now, to all of you. It was a pleasure to meet you, aether. Next time, I would like to spar with you." you concluded with aether, to which he nodded in return.
when you got back to ritou, you were met with kazuha talking to beidou and thoma.
"yes, I will be accompanying you on your journey back to liyue. there is someone I must visit." kazuha explained.
"hell, the more the merrier! come on aboard!" beidou's voice boomed as she laughed.
"hey hey, there's [ y/n ]!" beidou shouted from afar. kazuha turned around to meet your eyes, and yours were met with his.
the two of you stared at each other for a moment, before he ran off of the ship and embraced you with a soft, but tight hug, almost as if he was telling you to not let go.
"Paimon has a weird feeling about ayaka's partner. They're weird. They kept ignoring paimon!" You heard a high pitched whine from behind you as you turned around.
"could you be any louder? besides, not everyone has to love you, paimon." aether shook his head and sighed as he made eye contact with you, his eyes formed a expression that apologized without his mouth.
you shrugged and got on board, conversing with kazuha, before beidou called you into her quarters and kazuha went to speak with the traveler and paimon.
a while later, as the ship docked in liyue, you were met with the fresh ocean breeze, along with the bustle of busy people walking in the streets. you were finally home. you sent your letter to ayaka, informing her of your arrival back in liyue.
[ Miss Kamisato Ayaka,
I have finally returned to liyue harbor, and I am now back home with the traveler. There are a few things I must tell you concerning what happened and why things ended so soon.
One, why I left was not your fault ever. You have been so kind to me during my stay in inazuma and I thank you. My wounds have healed, so I figured it was time for me to continue my travels around teyvat. I did not wish to burden you anymore with my presence.
Two, I want you to know I love you so much. A part of me yearns for you and I wish you were here with me, experiencing all of this with me. Our time apart will never dull, as I am sure I will have a lot of things to show you and tell you about my travels when I return to inazuma. My next stop is mondstadt, and then back to sumeru.
Never blame yourself, love. You and me are like doves in the wind, always apart, but they always come back to each other. You'll always be my other dove.
Love, [ y/n ] ]
some time goes by, and you are met with the electrifying wind blowing in your face once more as you dock back in ritou. you thank beidou, and you grab your bags and head off, determined to see her.
as you return back to the familiar training yards, you can't help but hear paimon's squeaky voice and aether laughing at someone. 'they're sparring together.' you thought with a smile.
"hello, love. miss me?" you asked as she ran up to you and tackled you into the ground, kissing you deeply. she peppered your face with kisses before realizing and getting off of you with a faint blush. you shook yourself off and hugged her tightly, lifting her off the ground.
"I knew you would come back." She whispered.
"of course I would, you were always my dove. I am always going to come back to you."
[Fin]
#genshin fanfic#genshin impact x gender neutral reader#kamisato ayaka#kamisato ayaka x reader#kaedahara kazuha
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About the Genshin Impact Drama
So, I didn't think to make something on this, but I feel like writing, so here we are.
I think that the outrage from Genshin fans over the Lantern Rite has been a long time coming. Ever since about a year ago, when I've kinda reached endgame status and left my honeymoon phase with the game (and man, what a honeymoon it was), I've been noticing a simmer within the Genshin fandom about the dev teams choices regarding rewards, kits, events, etc. So, now with even the CN players voicing their complaints, I think that it's justified that we have this mass eruption of tension and anger that people have just been sucking up and coping with.
For my personal opinions, I still think that Genshin is a very good game, and I don't know if I'm ready to just stop playing it, even if I feel like I've hit kinda a plateau with my account, I still have fun. However, I totally 100% agree that the rewards suck and Genshin needs to listen to their player base and give us better rewards. There is only two times a year that Genshin needs to be this generous: Their anniversary, and Lantern Rite. An extra three pulls is ridiculous, and I really hope that they step up their game.
Now with the Star Rail-Genshin beef. I do not like it at all. I'm also a Star Rail player, and have been a bit burnt out, but now with Dr. Ratio, my fav, being release, and Penacony on the way, I feel a lot more better about the game. Honestly, I feel like the squabbles are just childish, toxic, and unneeded. Honestly, at this point, I don't care who started it, who've said it first because we're not children? It's one thing to compare a specific aspect of the game and say "they do this better, they should implement this in the other game." It's another to just be like "Honshit Starbucks is a trash game" (You know someone actually called HSR Honkshit Starbucks, which, as insulting as it is, is kinda funny because how do you even come up with that?). And this goes for whatever bee between Honkai Impact 3rd Players and Genshin Impact Players. It's childish, and I feel like we can coexists peacefully, if given the chance
(That's why I'm doing my Hoyowomen tournament, to foster that sense of peace and community. I'll admit that I haven't been the best at it in the past, but I feel like this is a good step forward)
Anyways, while Genshin sorts out it's anniversary rewards, I feel like the hate between the communities should cease while we sort our shit out. However, I do think it's far to point out Star Rail's generosity compared to Genshin, because that's another reason why I think that these rewards are ridiculous. I'm not the first one whose said this, but now that Genshin has another game to get compared to, it needs to step up it's game in order to make sure such resentments and anger don't happen.
And for the content creator beef, I barely have any grasp on that, so I'm not gonna comment. The only thing I will say is that if the Genshin community wants to see any changes, they have to act as a united force. Falling into chaos will not do us any good.
(ALso, just to clarify, when I say Genshin-Star Rail beef, or Genshin-Honkai beef, I don't mean to characterize the entire community, but rather those parts of the community that are very vocal and pounce on other communities and games as a way to cope or something, idk. I feel like the majority of each community, if not swayed by the vocal and militant group, doesn't really care about the others game to that much of an extent.)
(Also, please don't reply or reblog saying "they started it" "those guys did this" and stuff like that. As I said before, I think it's childish, and we're all in the wrong for perpetuating the circumstances. We need to stop focusing on who's wrong and focus more on building better relationships. I'm just stating that again because I feel like people are gonna say stuff like that.)
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The Waterborne Poetry event has answered a question, and also sprung up a new question.... Actually, two questions, in my most humble opinion...
Anyway, before I move on, do note that there may be 🚨SPOILERS🚨 for those of you who have, for some reason, not done the event during this period... and also for those of you who may have missed it... best if you go watch the gameplay for this event to know what's going on first...
As we all know, the Waterborne Poetry was a follow-up from the Lantern Rite 2023 event where Venti and Hu Tao planned to have a poetry event together. So, here you go, the Waterborne Poetry was born.
(Picture Source: Genshin Impact thru' Google Image Search)
But, the story doesn't actually only follow up from there, it also follow up from the Endora event back in... 2021, I think? Players who played the event were granted a little Endora Oceanid as their pet.
(Picture Source: Genshin Impact Wiki Fandom thru' Google Image Search)
Just a quick recap, the little Oceanid Endora... actually, I forgot how the Traveler found her... but what I do remember was, like Callirhoe, Endora grew very weak while traveling, and had to latch herself onto some moveable water source... think if memory serves me right, it was a hydro slime.
In order to help little Endora, the Traveler travelled between Mondstadt and Liyue to capture some rogue Oceanid and letting Endora absorb them. By doing so, Endora would be able to regain her strength and her speech should improve a lot.
Part of the event was us finding out that another Oceanid was actually living in the waters of Springvale. At that time, players weren't really sure what to make of the Oceanid existing in Springvale since there was no appearance of this particular Oceanid. Eventually, I think many forgot about it.
Fast forward to the Waterborne event, it was only in this event that it jogged our memory that there was indeed an Oceanid living in Springvale. And that was none other than Callirhoe.
(Picture Source: GoldenBow @ YouTube thru' Google Image Search)
Apart from her main romance with Finch, she did make some friends while living in the waters of Springvale. One of them was our beloved feline, Diona.
(Picture Source: Rock Paper Shotgun thru' Google Image Search)
Because she was touched by their friendship, Callirhoe gave Diona a special ability, that is, to make any drink into a delicious drink no matter what she puts inside.
So... that kinda answers our question about her mixing ability. It's not because she is Mondstadt's version of Xiangling, but because she was blessed by Callirhoe.
But now, that also gives rise to another question which was also addressed by the character himself.
Is Chongyun's pure yang energy a blessing from someone else as well?
(Picture Source: PC Invasion thru' Google Image Search)
I believe we will get a story that is Chongyun-focused to answer that question... if Hoyoverse remembers...
That was the first question. The second question is whether or not Xiao is truly having romantic feelings for the Traveler.
I have covered this in my other post of the list of characters having possible romantic feelings for the Traveler. Not going to details again, there seem to be a hint that Xiao does have some romantic feelings to the Traveler.
It was speculation at first, but a little note on the noticeboard at Wangshu Inn has caused this question to be raised.
Posting only this screenshot so you can go see the rest yourselves :3
Anyway, I hope Hoyoverse will give us the proper closure to all of the romance blossoming in the air... I mean, first, they confirmed that the Lumine X Childe ship is cannon, then they dropped a Lyney having a crush on the Traveler, and now this...
Regardless of who has romantic feelings for the Traveler, I think many players are wanting to see if the Traveler will reciprocate one of them. Who knows? May be we will have an all out war of the various ships involving the Traveler.
#hoyoverse#genshin impact#genshin#yukihime's fun theories#genshin diona#genshin impact diona#diona genshin impact#diona genshin#genshin chongyun#genshin impact chongyun#chongyun genshin impact#chongyun genshin#genshin xiao#genshin impact xiao#xiao genshin impact#xiao genshin
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Everlasting
Chapter 2
Pairing: Tomo x F!reader
A year later
"Ow!?"
Kazuha rolls his eyes slightly as he hears his friend fall off the crate, he sips on his sake as he hears his friend groan.
"Kazu."
He continues to drink as his friend continues to call out his name.
"Looks like you finally come to your right mind, Tomo."
Tomo looks up at this, his long, blonde bangs falls over his eyes.
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"The Lantern Rite is right around the corner, right?" Tomo asks, both Kazuha and him were carrying crates of fish to one of the chiefs on the street to the event.
"Yes, I'm sure it will look beautiful again this year." Kazuha says.
Tomo scans around, his eyes wonder onto a blonde traveler and a taller woman walking beside him, it was no doubt that she came from a wealthy family. Her clothes basically screamed money.
"Anyways, let's hurry up delivering these boxes so we can have our free time. I'm dying to look around and taste all the food." He says, looking away and focusing on the task at hand.
After the crates were delivered, the pair was given the rest of the day off. While Kazuha decide to spend the day dozing off in the sun, Tomo went to walk around the harbor.
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"...my name is [Y/n]." Aether spits out the tea he was drinking, Paimon's mouth drops open as they both stare at the woman. "I'm from Inazuma." The woman confesses as she stares at her hands folded neatly on her lap.
"What!?" Paimon screeches.
[Y/n] closes her eyes at this, Aether stares at her in disbelief as he's trying to process all this information.
"Then, how did you meet Master Diluc?! Or, how did you leave Inazuma!? Or-"
Aether quickly intervenes, since he senses that [Y/n] felt uncomfortable with the amount of questions.
"Paimon, why don't you go buy some food for yourself?" Paimon immediately stops talking and whips her head to Aether who hands over a bag of Mora.
"Wow!? Really!?"
He nods and watches as Paimon floats away, goodbye his hard work mora.
"I'll pay for the mora you lost." He hears [Y/n] say.
He looks over to her, "you were able to sense that I felt overwhelmed at the amount of questions that little fairy was blabbering about." She grabs her cup of tea, Aether could feel how drastically the air around the woman changed as she drinks her tea.
"After observing you for a year and seeing that you are very much capable to be informed about my current situation." She looks up through her lashes.
She sighs, "I may have fled Inazuma but I'm not a wanted fugitive, I left on my own free will and Diluc was the one who found me. Once he heard my reasoning for wanting to leave, he agreed to help me and here we are now."
"But, the rumors in Mondstadt say that you're married to Master Diluc?"
She lets out a chuckle, "those are just rumors, it's true I took his last name, yes, but that was for different reasons only Diluc and I know of. We aren't married, he and I are just friends and he wanted to offer help by hiding me."
She pauses.
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"Kazuha....wake up already!?" Tomo yells as he shakes the sleeping Kazuha who remains motionless, "that Lantern Rite is about to start and you'll miss it!?"
Tomo says as he shakes the boy who remains sleeping.
"Kazuhaaaaa."
"Okay fine, I'm awake now."
He sits up and is greeted by a lantern, Tomo grins at him as he takes it.
"Some nice lady was making some...so I asked her if she could make two since I messed up last year's lanterns." Tomo explained, his mind wondering to the lady he briefly met hours ago.
"Come to think of it, a blonde traveler was with her....anyways, lets release them near the large glowy stage is at. I remember the blonde traveler telling her that were they would meet when it's time."
Kazuha sighs at this, but goes along with it.
They both start to walk to the location, Kazuha gives a side glance to Tomo who is humming to himself, a smile plastered on his lips as he holds his lantern.
Kazuha looks away, his eyes look down at the lantern.
An image of his old friend flashes in his mind, that's what was missing with them. An old friend that they haven't heard anything after they fled Inazuma, he knew Tomo was always thinking of her. He knew that the taller male harbored feeling for their of old friend but time wasn't for them and there was no chance for him to confess.
"So, what wish are you going to write on yours?" Tomo's voice brings him back as he looks up to him.
"I guess...for us to be able to roam freely without a care in the world."
"Oh, that's a good one-"
"Paimon doesn't understand!? Where did she go?!" Tomo is interrupted by a loud, high pitch voice.
Ahead of them, the blonde traveler that Tomo had mention is standing there, two Xiao lanterns in hand.
"Poor boy, he got stand up by the girl he was waiting for." Tomo mutters as he hears their conversation.
"[Y-....I mean, Ms.-"
"Just say her name already, there's no point in keeping it a secret!?" The child screams in frustration.
"Paimon, you know Master Diluc asked us to keep her identity a secret-"
"We spent our day to escort Master Diluc's wife only for her to leave even before it starts!? Unbelievable, when Paimon sees Ms. [Y/n] again-"
Tomo and Kazuha tense up at this, Kazuha immediately looks up at Tomo, his face is filled with emotion as he stares at the pair ahead of them.
"Paimon! Be quiet, you know what the terms were for the job and there you go spilling the only thing Master Diluc asked us to do!" Aether yells back at Paimon, who just has her arms folded.
"Hmph!"
Aether sighs and looks up to see Tomo and Kazuha staring at them with wide eyes, he freezes up and immediately secures the lanterns when he hears a voice behind them.
"Aether, I apologize for being late-"
He looks behind to see [Y/n] just a few feet away, he runs to her and immediately takes a hold of her hand and makes a run for it.
The woman says nothing as she goes with it.
Tomo immediately runs after them, "wait!" Kazuha runs after him after realizing what Tomo was trying to do.
Tomo continues to run after them but quickly loses them in the crowd.
"Damn it, we could've asked that traveler about [Y/n]. May he knows something." He sighs, something in him was hoping that the woman he was with was his old friend from Inazuma.
Seeing Tomo so dejected, Kazuha brought it upon himself to confirm his suspensions.
"The scent of sakura blossom was in the air, that's her. That's [Y/n]."
Tomo takes out a master less vision from his pocket, it's dull color reminds him of that day. The day he survived the Shogan's divine punishment, [Y/n] had saved him in exchange for her life.
"We need to find her."
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hello how are you - gorou
synopsis: a letter from home as you’re away on your journey
character: gorou
Dear First,
How are you? Going by your last letter, you seem to be doing quite well in Liyue. I’m glad that you’re enjoying your studies. But… while I appreciate that you went to become a lawyer to aid Watatsumi Island, please promise me that you will not overwork yourself there! Make sure you eat healthy foods and rest whenever you’re feeling fatigued. Don’t go along with strangers, and make sure not to believe everything someone tells you. It’s easy to forget these things when you’re having fun, so you need to pause every so often to make sure you’re properly taking care of yourself. I imagine you must be rolling your eyes reading this, but I hope you know I only say these things because I care.
I apologize for taking so long to reply to your last letter. Her Excellency recently enacted new changes on the island which has unfortunately been taking a lot of my time. At the Irodori Festival, Guuji Yae gave us books that we are hoping will improve the agriculture on the island. I’m hoping that by the time you come back, Watatsumi Island will be full of healthy produce. Thankfully, most of the hard work has already been implemented, so hopefully I will be able to reply to your letters more regularly soon.
I’m sorry you didn’t get the chance to see Liyue’s Lantern Rite with the actual lanterns. I’m surprised they changed to fireworks this year seeing that it’s not the usual tradition. Do you think Liyue is changing as much as Inazuma is? Anyway, perhaps when things settle down here and if you’re still up there, I can come to visit and we can watch the next Lantern Rite together. You promised me to take me to a good mountain climbing spot too, so I hope you know I’ll be holding you to that!
About that last part of your letter… since when did Yae Publishing House start selling That’s Life magazine in Liyue? It’s not popular there, is it? I’m not curious because I have a connection to the magazine, of course! I just… would like to know. However, I would advise against getting too attached to anonymous figures like Ms. Hina. While I am glad she gave you advice that warmed your heart, just know that you have people that know you personally that will always be there to listen to you and your worries. You can always rely on me us whenever you need it. I will always be at your side.
I included a few things in the envelope that I hope will remind you a bit of home. I We all miss you and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Gorou
his letter to you
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Hiii happy lantern rite!!! Also have you seen how hot Al Haithaim looks?! Lord have mercy 😩🥵
also I would just like to say I love your work and the amount of time you put into it. I also know that there are struggles in real life that we all have to face and the amount of dedication you put into this blog is astonishing and amazing 🤩 keep up the good work.
also who do you main? I can’t wait for chapter 9 but also pls remember that you have a life outside of this app and we followers will support whatever decision you make.
I also love the world building you make with your characters because that would be very hard for me to do not to mention how you tie the lore back in to the story is amazing and I love how you gave even the imposter sort of a personality and make them also feel scared of the fact of them being replaced or even killed by the very people they are trying to manipulate. Anyways thank you soo much for being born and I hope you win all your 50 50s
UAGH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Happy Lantern Rite to you as well! I have seen how Alhaitham looks and I am so excited to pull for him! I know a lot of people don’t like how his attacks look and are calling him Dendro Keqing, but I think he’s really cool (and hot, bro is literally my babygirl)! I’m excited to learn more about him and find out what secrets he’s keeping about who he is and his past.
I four main characters I play as are Anemo Lumine, Razor, Xiao, and Kaeya! Occasionally I’ll add Xiangling and Tighnari to my team, and I’m also currently building Venti so I can switch him in more often! The character I definitely main the most though is Xiao, he’s my personal favorite and also my most powerful character at the moment. I definitely favor him and if he were to become sentient I think the fact that he’s my favorite would cause him to short-circuit. Poor guy isn’t used to having someone love him.
Thank you so much for all the support! I’m always so excited when people tell me that they are really enjoying Messianic Aureation. It’s a brainchild of mine that I’ve been working on ever since I discovered Sagau, and to share it with an audience and have people talk about it and love it makes me so happy! It definitely is a little tough to keep up a regular posting schedule when your a college student, but knowing that I have support regardless gives me the motivation to keep writing! So really, thank you for that!
Thank YOU for being born, and for sticking with Cara’s journey through Teyvat! I’m working on Chapter 9 right now, so it should be out sometime next week or the week after! Again, thank you so so much for the support!!! If you have any other questions about Messianic Aureation or Sagau in general, don’t be afraid to ask! I love interacting with people! Have a great day/night, and I hope you win all of your 50/50’s too!!! :D
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Sorry can I rant about lantern rite in your inbox? It was just so… disappointing, I came away feeling like I had wasted my time. First of all, it was nothing like the first trailer showed it would be. That line about “it’s good to take off the mask once in a while,” I was so excited for Venti and Xiao to be able to to put down their facades for a night and just be authentic but that’s not what happened in the slightest. Hoyo layered Venti’s obnoxious mortal bard act on thicker than it normally is. Literally none of that was the thoughtful authentic Venti I love, it almost felt like a whole different character. And then there’s Xiao. The trailer made it seem like he’d be battling his karma debt so he could be around people and finally enjoy lantern rite and it’d be a really serious storyline. Nope. Xiao showed up because Hu Tao mentioned her ancestors worked with the yakshas and Xiao was like “welp I guess I have to come then” ?? Xiao hates being around people, the traveler has been trying to get him to join in for two lantern rites and he refused each time because he doesn’t want to hurt people but Hu Tao shows up and suddenly he’s game? And when he was there it was so awkward. He seemed incredibly uncomfortable and it made it hard to enjoy the cutscenes. Honestly, I don’t blame him. I thought this was going to continue the storyline of helping Xiao get used to modern Liyue and come out of his shell a bit. It was a milestone, his first lantern rite with people. But if I were Xiao, after that I’d never want to be in a room with more than two people ever again.
That whole thing was one big game of “don’t let the others know we know each other” between Venti Zhongli Xiao and also Xingqiu apparently. At first Venti and Zhongli’s dynamic of passive aggressively complimenting each other so it sounds like insults was pretty funny, but it just kept going and quickly became stale. Not to mention, knowing that it made Xiao uncomfortable took all the humor out of it. That was our first in game archon interaction and it fell flat.
And Hu Tao, she was worse than both the archons, asking Xiao on his opinions on Zhongli being an adeptus. Not entirely out of character, but annoying nonetheless. Also, Hu Tao is like the Kaeya of Liyue. It’s never been revealed in canon that she knows the archon’s identities, but we still know that she knows somehow anyway.
Back to Venti though, again, he seemed out of character. I could se Hu Tao doing what she did. I can’t see Zhongli being that petty, but I don’t care about him enough to be mad at his mischaracterization. Venti however was treated like a joke. He was so damn inconsiderate of Xiao. Traveler was right, it was his fault (among others) that Xiao had such a bad time. He kept being petty with Zhongli with no regard for the other guests and how much tension and awkwardness he was creating. Venti would never upset someone he knew was an introvert. Venti would be the best person to have with you at large social gathering because he would be considerate. Again, I just feel so bad for Xiao, it’s like half the people at that table don’t give a shit about him.
On the subject of Venti, why was he even there? He didn’t do anything important, his appearance was not serious and comforting like it was portrayed in the trailer. If anything, his appearance actively made things worse, which is something I thought I’d never say. It breaks my heart to see him portrayed in that way. He’s a bit of a harmless menace sometimes, but he’s not a straight up asshole. He mentioned he was there for the music festival and the traveler thought to themself about how the festival was a last minute thing so how did he know, implying that Venti was there for a different reason- but they just never elaborate on it. Why create suspicion like that if it doesn’t matter? And anyway, he wasn’t even at the music festival. Frankly, I think he should have been in it. He deserved better than to be shoehorned into the epilogue as comic relief. He’s a bard, he should have had the spotlight. Erika killed it at Weinlesefest with her impromptu singing, imagine how well she’d do with a backing track. At least it’d be loads better than whatever happened with Hu Tao and Xinyan. Honestly, I think Hoyo was only trying to copy Erika’s Weinlesefest success with that. Bad move, can’t top the original, should have just let Venti do it. (For the record even though I was not impressed with the performance, I don’t think it was the VAs fault, and I definitely don’t appreciate seeing them harassed over a game.)
Gotta say, my favorite part has to be Venti’s interactions with Xingqiu, an unlikely duo, but I found their shared appreciation of writing to be cute and endearing. I liked watching them nerd out together. And Hu Tao also had some good interactions with Venti (when she wasn’t bullying Xiao) I kind of want to see the three of them in a poetry club together just talking about literature and whatnot. I just really like their dynamic, my weird little poetry nerds deserve some time to themselves. <3
The interactions between Xingqiu Xianling and Chongyun were also pretty good. They felt like just a nice authentic conversation between friends. Xingqiu being a baby and giving away his carrots then getting scolded for it, I love him sm.
Back to the criticism, the cutscenes as a whole were really awkward aside from a few nice moments. Thanks to certain people there was a layer of tension in the air the entire time. And what even was that second half? We were fighting over who was going to light the incense before settling on Paimon? Why? What was the point of that? It wasn’t funny or entertaining aside from some of the expressions. It just confused me more than anything. Overall, we talked a lot, but it still feels like nothing happened you know? I was like “the first archon meet up and Xiao’s first real lantern rite, obviously there will be a plot to this, something really interesting is going to happen.” Nope. Venti mentioned he and Xiao had a conversation recently, and while I’m not a Xiaoven shipper in any way, I bet it was more interesting than what we saw. What could prompt an archon from another nation and an adeptus to talk? Is this their first time seeing each other since that time in Xiao’s story quest lore? Or do they meet up every once in a while? We should’ve gotten lore.
Even after the cutscene, the part where we went around and talked to the characters was weird. Why was Yanfai who had 50 seconds of screentime before being literally dragged offscreen by Ganyu there but Shenhe wasn’t, and more importantly, why did we hardly get to talk to anyone at all. We only spoke to Zhongli Yaoyao and Xiao (who only said like three lines). With everyone else it was like we were eavesdropping on their conversations which just felt awkward. I know I’ve said awkward some 15 times now, but if I had to choose one word to sum up the lantern rite epilogue, that would be it. It might be nitpicking but the eavesdropping thing made me a bit uncomfortable, I don’t see why we couldn’t just talk directly to everyone and have an actual personal conversation like we did after gaa and Weinlesefest. I only enjoyed the chat between Xingqiu Hu Tao Chongyun and Xianling because I really like the dynamic those characters have. Venti at the end of the cutscenes was like “bye traveler, come talk to me later on the crux” when what he really meant was “bye traveler, come watch me complain to Kazuha about how Beidou won’t indulge my alcoholism later on the crux.” Although credit where credit is due, Erika did really well in that interaction. The voice acting and expressions for the epilogue were pretty good.
I’ll admit that when I first heard leaks of windblume coming in 3.5 I was like great for Venti lovers, but I kind of feel bad for the people that don’t. Having to see him appear back to back when their fav probably hasn’t shown up in forever doesn’t seem fair. Now I think that it wouldn’t be fair if we didn’t get windblume. Venti’s appearance here and everything surrounding it was just so disappointing that I think we’re owed an event with Venti that’s actually good. I enjoyed the first windblume and Weinlesefest (they’re not Venti’s story quest levels of amazing but I liked them) so I have high hopes for this if it turns out to be true, all I can say is it better be.
Wow, I feel a lot better now. Sorry again. You don’t have to read all that, I just had a lot of thoughts. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the epilogue as well if you’d like.
You had a field day in my inbox, Anon. More power to you because without this ask I probably wouldn't have been able to construct my own post with my own thoughts on the LR this year.
Let me just start off by saying this LR sucked. Like not just the epilogue the entire thing was bad. It felt like it was written by an intern that started work at Hoyoverse three weeks ago. The first two stories feel completely disjointed from the epilogue like the idea for the epilogue came last and they HAD to put it in there. Too many characters got too much screen time: Ganyu's boring ass and Zhongli. While others did not get enough: YANFEI, Shenhe, I'll say Yelan as well actually, BEIDOU, fucking Kazuha (Like seriously why is Kazuha never at the LR if any character from another nation deserves to attend one of these it's fucking Kazuha. Like he was on the ship?? Why didn't he head into the city with Beidou?? What is he grounded or something?, Qiqi never gets time to shine and it sucks they clearly don't know what the fuck to do with her. Ningguang also didn't get enough screen time.
It felt like they put all the characters on a check list and go ok who do we need to be in the story now? Him alright just put him in there I guess, oh yeah she needs screentime too uh uh throw her into this scene. There are too many Liyue characters now.
You know the best part of the Weinlesifest? The fact that every character even if not utilized well feels like they had a place in the story. Everyone had some kind of part to play and it felt good to run into any character at any time but they cannot do it well when it comes to Liyue. It clearly can't work anymore.
I do want to talk about the things I enjoyed though because despite it all the LR did have somethings that weren't awful. I loved Xinyan showing up again I really like her character and I wish she could've gotten a reunion with Venti too. I was so incredibly happy to see Shenhe even though she did basically nothing and if you took her out of the story nothing would change. (She's my wife though 🥺) Guizhong is so so hot and I'm mad that she's dead because I want her to be playable more than any other character we've gotten so far. I'm normally not into short women but omg. Chongyun was so freaking cute and I loved watching him Xiangling and Xingqiu all being together the less Xingyun (singular) the better. I love how awkward the scene of Traveler walking up to the funeral parlor was. Hu Tao is just badly rapping and Xinyan is playing on the guitar and Traveler was like: 😶😬 now that's how you utilize cringe correctly! I'm a huge Xiaother shipper as you already know seeing as your on my page so ANY interaction between Xiao and Aether are some of my favorite things ever! I really enjoyed seeing Venti geek over the Crux Fleet and his friendship with Kazuha is so freaking cute!! If I wasn't scared of that ship getting a bigger following I would hope that we could get more of them in the future. And last but not least despite how genuinely awful Venti was in this event over all and how unneeded he was he is still my favorite bard and he is so cute. His expressions were precious and I cannot begin to explain how happy I was that they didn't reset and just have Venti forget Xingqiu. Thank all the archons that they still know each other it was nice to watch them interact again. And of course I like that the brought back Hu Tao's love of poetry in the form of her interactions with Venti. It felt so unbelievably sweet how well those two get along. I'm always happy to see Venti making a new friend.
Gonna speed run the things I hated because all of this is super long and everyone is gonna hate me for how much they'll have to scroll to get through this answer on my blog. (I'll put a read more later)
I slightly disagree with the thing you said about Xiao showing up because of Hu Tao talking about her ancestors working with the Yakasha's. I feel like Xiao was already moving in the direction of being willing to interact with other's as it was and after Perilous Trails he realized that he could be a little more lenient with his interactions so long as the people around him possess elemental power. He also slightly suggest that hearing Hu Tao talk about the guests possessing such power meant Traveler would be among them and that was also a reason for him to join as well. Though I do agree that if anyone should've been able to convince Xiao it should've been Traveler one hundred percent. They did all the work in breaking down Xiao's walls and Hu Tao gets the credit???? Fuck off 🙄
Xiao being awkward was both cute and sad. Cute because he's so jittery and restless that he looks like a lost puppy. But sad because I know exactly what that feeling is like. I wouldn't say he hates being around people so much as he just isn't used to it. He's always playing keep away because he's worried about his karma and doesn't want the people around him to be affected by it. Hu Tao was being so weirdly prying towards him and I know she was joking but I wish she would've just left him be. Felt more like an interrogation than jokey joke poking fun between friends. Plus Venti was so full of energy and high strung that Xiao seemed to be poorly taking in that energy while not being able to give the same back. He clearly doesn't know how to communicate with Venti (more reasons why xiaoven is fucking dumb). I'm pretty sure the conversation Venti refers to though is the one in the Trailer however. I felt pretty bad for Xiao too his first proper interaction with humans should've been at a dinner between the Perilous Trails cast not these guys.
Tiny little paragraph to say that almost the entire dinner made me feel uncomfortable. Especially the way everyone was praising each other for doing their normal jobs?? It didn't feel like they were doing it genuinely (except for a couple interactions) it felt like being forced to go to a family reunion where everyone's trying to be polite and not bring up the recent family controversy. Bad cringe. Plus the way everyone started praising Paimon at one point?? Shut all the fucks up! That bitch is about as useful as bubble wrap on a dog. It was so fucking forced and the way they made Venti compliment her the most?? Eat a bag of dicks Venti stop being a fake ass hoe you know damn well you called her annoying in one of your voicelines. 😒 He has basically no reason to like her! Outside of her being Traveler's friend she calls him tone deaf bard every single time they meet up. She's an immature, inconsiderate like roach and I wish she'd get run over by a cart.
Little ramble within a rant. Can't stand YaoYao I said it before and I'll say it again she's just Liyue Nahida to me. What a lackluster character. Adorable design however.
The cutscene felt so thrown in. I found very little to enjoy about it. I love that Xinyan finally got to sing but why should I care when it was this.. awful. It isn't the VA's fault of course. Direction matters and obviously every song that's amazing in Chinese when directly translated with a limited amount of time is going to sound far worse in the new language then it did in the old. Yeah the song sounds way better in the original language but no fucking shit. Anyone who makes it the VA's fault is a huge dick head and I hate them. There's so much more to it and the VA's did they best they could with the direction and limited time they were given.
Now onto Venti, OOOO VENTI I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST. I spent all that time weeks in advance wishing he would just not show up. I was like please no please no and while his interactions with the characters weren't as bad as I thought they'd be they were horrible in new ways. I need Hoyo to stop writing fanon Venti so bad. Hoyo stop writing fanon Venti challenge. His interactions with Zhongli were so uncomfortable and while I don't feel like they were being passive aggressive I just hate how fucking bland these two were. THIS IS THE FIRST ARCHON - ARCHON INTERACTION WE GOT. I hate Zhongven but you're telling me these two are old friends?? Be so fucking for real. They talked for a couple minutes inside then Venti just fucks off to go hang out with Kazuha. You haven't seen your friend in some years Venti what the actual fuck. I completely agree that Venti added nothing to the story and he shouldn't have been there. They should've just let Kazuha come to the LR for once. I hate the stupid, "Uh oh can't let the humans know we know each other and that we're all super old so lets pretend we've heard of each other but just properly talked today." It was atrociously hard to watch omg. Like everyone at the table was hiding some kind of secret from everyone else except for maybe two characters?? How am I supposed to buy them all becoming friends when some of their first interactions with each other are "oop can't let my true identity slip." It was so fucking painful. They ruined my poor angel Venti so much in this, he was literally fanon Venti in every way shape and form aside from possibly bringing up alcohol every five seconds. At this rate he's going to be sucking Diluc's dick for wine and watching Albedo destroy Mondstadt from a tree while strumming his lyre.
I remember NPC Venti from the Weinlesifest and how soft and sweet he was. The way he talked about Razor and referred to himself as an old grandpa. The like joke about him almost going blue while trying to get the winds of the past up and his little antidote about wanting Traveler to be happy because Traveler's happiness is important to him. God he was great there. I need that Venti back dammit. Throw this new Venti away he sucks. (I wanna sing that song so bad in this little section, the one that's like: I miss the old Kanye set on his goals Kanye but I think it'll ruin my argument so I'll leave it out.)
If we truly are getting a Windblume festival next patch I am so sorry for the people who haven't seen their fav in forever. Special shout out to people whose favorite characters are: Yanfei, Sucrose, Noelle, Amber, Farzun, Kokomi, Shenhe, Qiqj, Beidou, Childe and Yomiya because Hoyo doesn't like your fav and I am so sorry that Venti is currently hogging the screen time.
Though I really really hope that they give us back the Venti we love sometime soon because this new Venti has to go. He sucks and I hate him and I don't like hating my favorite character. But that's not Venti!
I'm glad you could piece together your thoughts like that anon. After all it gave me the opportunity to indulge in my feelings. Glad you feel better too. 😊
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Lantern Rite thoughts!
Gosh, I love Liyue and its lore and its aesthetic, I'll just get that gush out of the way. Liyue, you have my heart.
Second, I love to spend time with the adepti. Getting to learn more about adepti we haven't seen, hear the stories of the Guili Assembly? Get more of the Adepti personalities? 10/10 hoyo. Please, give me more. Cloud Retainer is the best tbh. Love her.
I!!! I was so excited to get to find out more about Guizhong and Ping and the Assembly! The days they would spend together, the fact that they were all friends, that they each brought pieces of their craftsmanship to show off.
(A suggestion that Morax carved/brought items he'd fashioned from the earth, likely? We know he was an exceptional smith, and he carved Azhdaha's body from the earth, so I imagined that was a part of what he did during those days. Him fashioning not just buildings and mountains, but also smaller items for household wears and as gifts? 10/10).
Guizhong being so vibrant and brilliant is beautiful and everything I wanted, and her friendship and closeness with Ping? So sweet. They all loved her so.
Hearing the tale Cloud Retainer told almost had me in tears. I adore Guili Assembly days lore.
Also, Rex Lapis looked gorgeous in those clothes, but I digress-
Thoughts on how it affects any headcanons:
I don't intend on changing any headcanons on my Zhongli's feelings toward Guizhong. Whether Morax and Guizhong were simply close friends or lovers, he still cared about her immensely, and her death still would have devastated him at the time.
Cloud Retainer alludes to the fact that she and Streetward Rambler were not the first ones to arrive at the site of her death, and following this lore, found in the 'memory of dust' catalyst description:
"But he remembers the scene of their first meeting anyway, when the Glaze Lilies were still in abundant bloom.
He also remembers those words she spoke at the end — again, amid the Glaze Lilies.
"Those little people are as small and fragile as dust."
"Because they are so small, they know not when they will lose their lives to disaster or strife, and so they are afraid."
"Because they are afraid, they try so hard to become more intelligent. This I understand."
"So I thought that since there is such a gulf between us in strength, I should use technique and wisdom instead."
"With your brawn and my brains, this city would surely become a great one."
Her final smile was a lonely one, even as her form dissolved into the finest dust.
"It seems that our journey together has come to an end. As for that stone dumbbell, forget about it, would you?"
I am going to maintain my headcanon that he was there when she died, and she spoke with him with her dying breaths. He cannot forget that day, nor shall he ever, because it broke his heart, knowing he would have to and would live on and on, and she would not.
I will maintain that they were lovers, at some point, unless a Guizhong I'm roleplaying with doesn't wish to! I am quite flexible. Either way, she meant a great deal to him.
Also, confirmation that his skin is amber on lower arms?
Heck, freaking, yes.
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