#Fairy!Nabu

[charmixpower]

Hello @snarky-art , I drew some Sky & Brandon & Diaspro lore

Plz enjoy

Enchantix Samara!! Fairy of Gravity, Guardian Fairy of Eraklyon!! I don't like her outfit but her sleeves are super fun XD

She usually casts magic by pointing in the direction that shes creating gravity. So it looks like she's hand dancing but she's throwing people around XD

Diaspro from magic Winx to Enchantix. I like wrappy fabric with her and I'm certainly going to commit to that

Sky and his half brother Thoren

I like to imagine Diaspro doesn't join the Winx...at least not directly ^^ and here she is in s3!!

[winx-blooms-magic-au]

Nabu, layla's childhood friend

[winxclubconfessional]

“Confession: What I used to like about Winx Club was its new and refreshing take on fairies. Pretty much every other media about fairies had them wearing tutus and carrying wands, so Winx Club was a really nice change. It was unique, but then Butterflix came along and threw that concept in the Omega Dimension, making everyone become the generic fairies from every other fantasy media.” -Anon

[kingixsstuff]

My redesign version of nabu 🔮🧙🏽

So here I guess I would make him the wizard of e every

I made nabu the wizard of “energy” because I didn’t wanna go the illusionist route & do something new lol

In my think sorcerers have their own transformation just like witches and fairy’s and nabu has “incantix” the wizard form of enchantix

Hope you guys like him though I had sm fun trying our south Asian inspired outfits and styles

(His tattoos glow when using powerful spells)

[allrandomfandoms]

Winx Club: Aisha/Layla & Nabu —Aesthetic

Aisha/Layla & Nabu's Relationship

During Aisha's Princess Ball, her parents announce they arranged her marriage to a rich man named Nabu, as is tradition once a princess comes of age. At first, Aisha hates Nabu. Meanwhile, Nabu is curious about his fiancé and spies on her. Despite being protective and willing to risk his life for her, Aisha still doesn't trust Nabu after they officially meet. When the two are stuck together, they learn they have things in common and Nabu develops feelings for Aisha. Later, Aisha warms up to Nabu and starts to reciprocate his feelings when they confront their parents and accept the engagement. A year later, the couple become the closest out of all the winx relationships and hardly argue. On a date, Nabu properly proposes to Aisha and she happily accepts. The two then actively started planning their wedding and life on Earth. Unfortunately, Nabu uses all his magical energy to close the shadow abyss and falls unconscious. Nebula then offers to watch over his body until he awakens from his coma.

[skylaryozora]

The other day I was asked the following questions on IG: "If they were specialists, what weapon would you give to each of Winx girls?" and "What powers would you give to the specialists?". I really enjoy imagining what it would be like the other way round, and so I decided to share my suggestions here!

Winx x Weapons: I would say that Musa would definitely be using a war fan and shurikens. Flora would opt for a bow and arrows, alternatively for some biological/chemical weaponry maybe. I see Aisha with a spear, and Stella with something like a heliobeam. I kinda imagine Tecna as a martial artist, but if she had to use a specific weapon, I'd say dynamites or grenades. When it comes to Bloom, obviously a flamethrower.

Specialists x Powers: This one was a bit more challenging. For some reason I see Riven wielding a sand/desert power. Helia's pale skin and grey hair remind me of the moon, so a moon power for him. Nabu is already a wizard, but if I were to name his element, then I guess I'd say mana. As for Brandon, maybe air/wind power. Timmy could conjure up lasers, alternatively his magic could be linked to alchemy somehow, while Sky could be a fairy of minerals and rocks (I really didn't have any decent idea for him lol).

Let me know your thoughts, because I'm genuinely interested if you have better ideas!

[drops-of-moonlights]

I also did the guys! don’t think I’ll retouch their specialist/guild looks yet but I can play around with their fairy/witch forms lol

[taylrartz]

Aisha and Nabu bcz AHHH

[trashcankitty12]

Princess Makara Poole of Andros

Second Born Child of Layla and Nabu Poole

Passionate Princess

-Makara Poole is the second born of Layla and Nabu Poole, and is second in line for the throne. (Which is fine by her, less problems on her end.)

-Her birthday is March 20th, making her a Phoenix in the Magical Dimension and a Pisces on Earth.

-She and her brother both have their mom’s dark skin tone, but she does have hair like her father. A violet sort of shade.

-She keeps her hair long and prefers her ‘natural’ look. Afros, braids, dreads; she loves them all and she knows she can rock them.

-Her eyes are the same as her father’s as well. It comes with the territory, she supposes.

-She’s about 14/15 when we first meet her at Alfea.

-Like her mother and brother, she does have some mer-people qualities, but she doesn’t have a full tail or anything. (Which is a major bummer to her. But hey, fins and gills are fine.)

-(She’s more disappointed in her scale color than anything, such a boring shade of green. But it is what it is.)

-Unlike her brother, Makara is a bit more… Mischievous. She enjoys pulling pranks and causing just a bit of chaos. And because she refuses to do so alone, her cousins tend to get involved. (It’s fun and everyone ends up laughing… Usually.)

-(Honestly this is probably the reason she and Etta get along so well.)

-She does try to hold off on anything too major for galas or big events though, no need in incurring the wrath of her grandparents and her parents. (Once. That happened once and she swore never again.)

-(She’d never seen her Baba or her Grandpa so disappointed in her, and her Grandma and Dadi seemed so hurt. Not to mention how embarrassed her parents were. So never again.)

-(For those curious, she swapped out a few of the chosen menu items when she was about 8 because she thought it would be funny to see a few of the ‘stuffy older people’ swell up… That was when she learned a major lesson about allergies and how people can react to food swapping.)

-Makara loves everything and anything to do with the beach and the ocean. It’s literally in her blood.

-Swimming, surfing, diving, beach parties, sandcastle making, sailing, etc. She loves it all.

-Though if she had to have a preference; swimming and diving are her biggest loves. Feeling the water on her skin, letting her body shift with the salt water into her scales and fins; it’s the most incredible thing she’s ever felt in her life and she’s honestly addicted.

-And while she prefers swimming in the ocean, she’s fine with swimming in pools. (Though her scales and fins don’t activate outside of salt water, but that’s probably for the best.)

-(She competes in swimming competitions at Alfea, which means if she had her fins and scales, she’d be considered a cheater. So… It’s for the best.)

-Makara and Caspian, along with their cousins, are training for their tattoos. In fact, there’s a bit of a competition going on to see who gets them first. (Her money, of course, is on herself. She’s never been one to doubt.)

-(That said, their elder cousin has already completed one of the first tasks involved… But still…)

-Unlike Caspian, she only has rudimentary knowledge of how boats and ships operate. She prefers being in the water itself than being on a boat in the water. That said, she knows enough about them to keep from capsizing or getting her crew killed.

-Like her father, Makara does try to keep close to her spirituality. Meditation and prayer aren’t uncommon for her. And neither is talking to her ancestors. 

-Like her mother, Makara is a sporty woman, but she’s a bit more picky about what she does and why.

-Example: for fun and games, she enjoys volleyball or MagiBall, something she can just play around with her friends doing. Group sports are awesome for this. But for something she’s willing to compete in and really try; that’s swimming and boxing.

-Boxing was a surprise for her, one her Aunt Talia got her into. Granted, she was always going to learn self-defense styles because her mom and dad were insistent just in case her magic failed, but this… This was something that hit a button for her and she loved it.

-The rush, the skill, the way it’s sort of a dance if done properly; it’s exhilarating. And she just… Falls into it.

-(Etta may or may not be one of her favorite sparring partners, simply because both girls are more than willing to go all out. And then, of course, laugh about it later while trying to heal.)

-She does enjoy some of the gymnastics and cheerleading activities, and she definitely sees how they could be important for her flexibility and spacial awareness, but they’re more Artemis and Nixie’s thing.

-Makara loves dancing, just like her mom and dad. Granted, she’s not as fond of some of their ‘dance styles’ and considers them ‘old and embarrassing’ at times, but it's a fun family thing.

-(She secretly really loves learning ballroom dances. The looks on people’s faces when they see just how she glides across the floors, it’s priceless.)

-Also like Layla and Nabu, Makara has a policy about fighting: Do No Harm, Take No Shit.

-She’s okay with letting things roll off of her like waves, that’s fine. But if you keep pressing her and pressing her, or if you decide to harm those weaker than you or pick on someone she holds dear, she’s going to throttle you or drown you. Whichever comes first.

-(She seldom throws the first punch outside of the ring, but you can best bet she’ll fight to throw the last one.)

-Makara admittedly has a one-track mind when it comes to her goals. She’s been known to throw herself completely into them and forget other tasks or responsibilities she may have. Thankfully she has such an amazing older brother and friends who help bring her out of it.

-As the second-born royal to the Androsian Throne, Makara gets a tad more leeway than her brother does when it comes to royal events or galas. Less scrutiny to her style or her decorum. Not to mention she has a few extra ‘I’ll pass on that’ cards than he does.

-(She seldom makes her brother deal with the royal pains alone, but there are a few events that she does her best to steer clear of. Sorry Bro!)

-(Makara and Nixie both have issues trying to please the politicians and royals of other realms, feeling like it’s all so fake and disingenuous. They’d rather be allowed to just speak their mind and be done.)

-Like her friends, Makara goes to Alfea for school, and she surprisingly has her own room. (She tried to convince Artemis to share with her, but the Solarian Princess needs her space.)

-(She’s okay having her own room. She is. But sometimes she does sleep on the common room’s couch. Or Etta spends the night in her room when Zephyr’s working on projects late into the night.)

-One of her favorite classes is their Ecological Science classes. She loves getting to explore new terrains and learning about the different animals and plants. Especially if they get to go into the water.

-She’s not fond of the Political or Social Graces classes she has to take with Dufour, however. Or of the Cooking classes.

-(She gets that it’s an important skill to learn, but some of the recipes they learn to make seem a bit… Much.)

-Makara’s okay with Divination and some of the History classes. She doesn’t dislike them, but she’s had more interesting classes in her life. 

-(For History, her family is full of people she could talk to who actually lived through those events. And as for Divination, that’s just not something she likes messing with. But she doesn’t mind letting Etta or Lily use her for practice.)

-She does have a fondness for the Defense classes with Griselda and the Physical Education classes in general. Constantly moving and getting her body and mind involved in something just works wonders for her.

-Makara, like her mother, got into playing drums! She’s trying to start a band, but it’s not easy to find people she gets along with creatively. (Which is why she and Musa and Riven’s daughter don’t play together, they have different styles and tend to clash. Their son, however, seems to be on the same level.)

-Since Caspian is the one next in line for the throne, Makara is trying to decide on what sort of path she wants to take when she’s older.

-Perhaps an advisor? Or she could travel the realms? Run a ship? Or maybe she’ll get that band together and tour? The possibilities are endless for a dreamer like her.

-Probably. Maybe. Right?

[dragonfly0808]

Headcanons for the Parents? Like - I headcanon that Radius is a wizard and trained as such, but over the years he stopped practicing. I also headcanon Timmy's parents as really snobby and boring. Which is why Timmy has trouble with being more "outgoing". I love ur stories btw :)

Bloom- Bloom’s adoptive parents are just the best, and her biological parents start going to them for advice because they don’t always know how to interact with Bloom since she’s so different from Daphne and they’re still grieving Daphne. Oritel takes her death the hardest and can barely function (he was the previous guardian of the dragon flame but passed it down to Daphne)

Stella- Luna can be a little too image driven, she really wants to maintain a good reputation and that has caused occasional problems with Stella but the one thing she wouldn’t allow for Stella would be an unhappy or arranged marriage since she does want her to be happy. Radius just adores Stella and would do anything for her, he’s a little more carefree and overall happy, Stella’s more like him and the two are just goofs when left alone for more than an hour. I imagine that he used to be very angry for a while when Stella was around 14 but after the divorce he went to therapy and got a better handle on his emotions.

Flora- She’s really close with her mom, her step-dad is a Healer vet (he mostly works with magic creatures and is a wizard) taught her all she knows about Healing in s1. Her step-dad runs a animal shelter/hospital. Her mom is super sweet and has a little bakery and is just the best. Flora hasn’t seen her biological dad in years and has no interest in seeing him again, but he was a fairy, that’s where Flora got her magic from.

Musa- Her relationship with her dad gets better over the years. He’s still very worried that Musa might not be economically stable as a musician but he wants her to be happy.

Tecna- Her parents are very extroverted, they love people and they are really loud and are just the opposite of Tecna, but they absolutely accept her and adore her and adjust little things to make her more comfortable, like always asking if they can touch her. They’re very touchy feely with their other kids but Tecna never really feels left out thanks to the adjustments they make for her. She’s also the only fairy in the family, the last fairy being her great great grandmother.

Aisha- Her mom is way too strict and they have a strained relationship that I feel like would never fully heal. She is close with her dad though, when Aisha was about 15 her dad started being a little more lenient and they started spending more time together. Her parents had an arranged marriage. Her dad has a lot of anxiety since he grew up with the pressure of being the next King, her mom comes from a rich family and has known Nabu’s mom since birth, they’re besties.

Sky- his dad is a dick but we already knew that, they don’t really get along. His dad has a lot of guilt over abandoning Domino and has just kind of given up, he no longer cares. Sky has a complicated relationship with his mom, they care and love each other but are awkward around one another since they don’t really have anything in common and his mom really cares about the public image and keeping their power.

Brandon- His mom is a royal chef and is super sweet. His parents have unofficially adopted Stella and Sky into the family (Brandon actually has had bunk beds since he was 14 for when Sky sleeps over). His dad is a royal guard. They have a little garden in their back yard that they take care of. His dad is the more ‘strict’ one but is not above having a waterbaloon fight and his mom is just super nice and is always feeding his friends.

Helia- His dad is a Specialist but isn’t a wizard, he used to teach at Red Fountain and almost got into the Company of Light but he had to retire due to an injury. His mom is also a Specialist but is now a mythologist. He and his dad started getting into fights when Helia got real passionate about art since his dad really wants Helia to continue the Specialist route. His mom is more lenient  but also wants him to study as a Wizard.

Riven- His dad is a deadbeat and we hate him. He used to be a Wizard at Red Fountain but thanks to a few violent outbursts he was kicked out, his mom left when he was around six or seven. His mom was a witch at Cloud Tower and got pregnant right after graduating. His mom was mostly good at Transfigurations but could never figure out what she wanted to do with her life after Cloud Tower.

Timmy- His parents are rich snobby people. His dad (who’s got a tech empire) has made him feel bad on multiple occasions because he isn’t ‘manly’ enough and never stops comparing him to his brother, he doesn’t think this is wrong though and doesn’t realize it hurts Timmy’s feelings. His mom is kinda absent and rarely asks about anything that he is actually interested in. She’s kinda judgy and quickly makes assumptions of people, but after the battle in first year she changes and becomes a bit more involved (she also takes Riven in for part of the summer)

Nabu- He’s close with both of his parents but as he grows older he sees that they can be very arrogant and act superior to others. His dad is a warlock (male witch and yes, there’s a difference between Wizard and Warlock, at least in my rewrite) and spends a lot of time teaching Nabu all of his tricks and spells. His mom is very laid back when at home and teaches Nabu all about the arts. She used to be a ballerina.

[charmixpower]

I wanted to make Helia's and Nabu's magic more specific and specialized so they aren't interchangeable with the Winx and them not going on every mission makes more sense!!

So here are my ideas

Helia, Witch of Steel

Helia is extremely strong and combat efficient...in urban areas. He needs pre-existing steel to do anything. So once he's in nature he's essentially fucked. Lucky for him he's smart and carries around steel cables/strings on his body. This means whenever he's not battling at RF or in a city, he has no options for defense because he doesn't have enough of his element to make a defense. This makes Helia's whole thing when it comes to combat "offence is the best defense", attacking and restraining with his steel cables and dodging when he can't restrain his opponent. He primarily stays on RF for s2 because he's terrified to lose the rest of his family (aka Saladin), where he is absolutely terrifying because a lot of RF is made of steel so the entire building becomes a weapon for him

Saladin is so touched that Helia would uproot his life to protect RF, and wishes that Helia would stop scaring the freshmen

Nabu, Fairy of Refraction

Nabu has the opposite problem. Refraction is the process of deflecting things or changing their direction. You cannot attack something with the concept of redirection. You can however make all attacks against you completely fucking useless. Nabu is the oops all shield to Helia's oops all sword, and I love him. You simply can't attack him, his shield game is perfect, the only way to get any hits on him is to wait out his magical stamina (good luck), or be faster than his magic

Nabu not going on every mission makes slightly less sense but he is inherently a liability. The only thing he can do is block, and if he's caught off guard or his opponent is faster than him he's essentially fucked and needs to be saved. The Winx can't spend time watching his back for him so that is why he doesn't go. Which doesn't make perfect sense but it's what I have XD

[keeloves]

Winx Club Head Canon for Specialists Workout Editon

Continuing on my head canon on what each Winx Club Character would do for workouts. Again, these head canons will be based on the personalities of the characters redesigns my boyfriend @thewickedmerman did. I will also be posting the specialists in the order of which I posted the Winx Club as in each guy will put in the same place as the Winx girl they are dating. Also Brandon & Helia are fairies, Timmy and Nabu are Sorcerers and Sky and Riven are the only two people without powers. Without Further a do here are my workouts I head canon for each Specialist. 

Helia: Fairy of Art (Also using this Collage because I love his beautiful hair) For his workouts I can see him being in acrobatics similar to Dick Grayson and Ty Lee. He would do some strength training but not to the extent Brandon, Sky and Riven do it. I can see him doing Yoga, Ballet and Gymnastics and swimming. 

Timmy Sorcerer of Technology: 

I honestly think Timmy would be the least athletic of the Specialists, and I can also see him being more like the surveillance like Tecna. However, I do think he would have some form of physical training, so to me his workouts would include boxing, basic self-defense, fencing and some strength training. 

Riven: Best Fighter, 

Due to Riven not having any powers and facing abuse from both his parents I can see him being the most athletic. His workout routine is strength and conditioning training. He is the kind of guy to join a CrossFit gym. His workouts would be like Oliver Queen aka Green Arrow and Bruce Wayne aka Batman. To Give you an idea here is a seven-minute clip of Oliver’s workout from season 1 of Arrow. (The salmon ladder is where you do a pull up and move the bar up a rung while you do it. Hot Damn it is sexy)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43FMVVTx8-I

Brandon Fairy of Geodes. 

In this version Brandon was a chubby boy growing up and he is still the squire/Sky’s body gaurd. As the fairy of Geodes, meaning rocks he would basically have a lot of makeshift workout gear handy. His workouts include weightlifting, rock climbing, and he would jump rope, climb rope and pull Bolders similar to how some would pull cars or tires for a workout. A six minute workout to show what I picture Brandon’s workouts looking like. I also think he and Riven would have similar workouts like Mulan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTdTO9vghl4

Nabu Sorcerer of Healing and Illusions (He is also an actual Merman in this version, and I made this Collage because he has beautiful hair)

His workouts consist of swimming, weight lifting and water aerobics. He is also dating the most athletic of the Winx girls, so he would feel pressure to keep up with her.  

Last but not least Sky: Future King of Eraklyon.

He technically has no reason to be in shape however he trained a lot due to him not having any powers he refuses to sit on the sidelines. He prefers to be in the midst of action and as future leader he wants to lead by example. His workouts consist of weightlifting, rock climbing and he like Riven hits the gym hard. Sky would also join a cross fit gym. He also knows martial arts and would be great at fencing. He is the second best fighter after Riven.

All in all, this is my personal opinion and once again these pictures come from my boyfriend’s @thewickedmerman. These are just my head canons. If you disagree, please state why respectfully and let me know what you think of how their workouts would be. I will now rank them from least athletic to most athletic. (These rankings maybe subject to change)

Timmy

Helia

Nabu

Brandon

Sky 

Riven

[ladywatereton]

Today is the birthday of the Fairy of Waves, Layla | Aisha🌊✨

🎥 Winx Club (2004).

📹 Winx Club Official (YouTube).

🎶 Run the World, Beyoncé (Darkaep Edit Audio).

[winxclubconfessional]

“I really hated Nabu "the stalker" to "fiancé" arc. Wish they give Aisha and Nabu an ugly meet and make them fake dating. You know they slightly hate each other at the beginning then they learn they have to get married and Aisha goes to her parents and say idk there is Valtor in Andros we can't marry, but we are dating right now so no worries haha, stuff. And they develop from fake dating to lovers. 💖 We could have “Don't you think I like you or anything I just wanted to get away from Andros and my family so I can study magic be a wizard" or "You are such a drag please at least act my boyfriend so I can deceive my parents, ugh" And then they get to know each other and fall in love. 👀

[kifkay]

Winx & Specialists Dynamics that are so Precious to me

it makes sense that in the show, winx and their non-boyfriend specialists don’t interact much. but!! i’m very insane about codependent found families, and I want them all to love each other. so here’s my take on some tet-a-tet dynamics:

rare pairings:

Musa & Timmy: childhood frenemies. they used to go to the same middle school on Melody, and as type-A tweens do, had an intense, “you’re the only person I match myself to” kind of rivalry. they lost contact after Timmy moved away, chilled out considerably, reconnected in Alfea and had a wonderful banter-filled friendship since. because of how fast they slotted back into a friendship, some of their classmates genuinely thought they were siblings.

Tecna & Riven: got up from a rough patch. from “I dislike you but we both love Musa, so we have to be civil” to “you have more depths to you than I expected” to “now that I understand you, I can’t help but admire certain things about you” to “bitch, you are the only person who is as weird and clueless as I am, ARE YOU READY TO GO TO THE ARCADE AND ANNIHILATE KIDS FOR SHITS AND GIGGLES”

Flora & Brandon: little sister, older brother vibes. of similar temperaments and views, they enjoy spending time over a cup of tea — talking about everything and nothing. it’s therapeutic, almost.

(no one in the group knew that Brandon and Flo were good friends. once, when the two had to team up during a mission, Bloom couldn’t even finish saying: “it would be a good opportunity for you to get to know each ot-“, before the specialist-fairy duo were re-creating the most complicated and choreographed hand shake ever. jaws were on the floor.)

Aisha & Brandon: they are sporties, and they like doing sport things together! they don’t talk aside from exchanging brief encouragements and advice while out, preferring to spend their time in companionable silence. sorta like those dads who never talk to their buddies, but somehow have the strongest and longest bonds ever?

Helia & Bloom: artist besties. Bloom drags Helia out on picnics, where they practice observational drawing (and tiktok trends that Bloom desperately wants to reenact but none of the winx are good at arts); Helia responds by taking her out to see art museums in Magix. it’s a fun dynamic of Bloom being the bubbly gold retriever, and Helia being her black cat.

Tecna & Sky: they didn’t have much of a relationship until year 4. somehow, they both got really, intensely into weaponsmithing and built a joint workshop. they found that they enjoy working alongside each other and value each other’s insights. sky goes to tecna when he needs frank, un-sugarcoated advice, and tecna accompanies sky on hikes and other spirited adventures, for “bonding activities” (because he told her she doesn’t get out of her comfort zone enough). it’s a relationship of deep mutual respect.

Sky & Stella: childhood friends. they knew each other as children and enjoyed playing together (which is how Stella also knew Brandon pre-Red Fountaine). at least, until Stella was unofficially banned from Eraklyon because shenanigans, and they lost contact. they still jokingly call each other “My Lady” and “My Lord”.

Stella & Nabu. Both are flirty and extroverted people, who enjoy the spirit of showmanship. They have a friendly rivalry going of who can fluster the villain of the week the fastest.

canon bf-gf dynamics (dating in canon, open to interpretation otherwise):

Bloom x Sky: liked each other since the first meeting; bonded over being the friend group moms. (on unrelated note: bloom gentle parents her friends, while sky goes all exasperated cig mom on his team and repeats things like: “you better go to sleep right now, or so help me Dragon I will take away your Owl pilot privileges-“)

they are not the most outwardly affectionate couple of the winx, yet they are so wordlessly devoted to each other. sky will follow bloom to the ends of all dimensions, when she gets a calling from powers as mystical as she. bloom will always believe in him and see him as his own man, unlike the many who see him only as his father’s son. they were entwined by fate, long before one had met the other; yet, there’s the trust, the respect, the faith so strong — that could have only come from friendship forged and tested by fire.

Stella and Brandon: the hottest power couple; sole reason behind 60% of all student fairies/specialists/witches queer awakening.

they banter all. the. goddamn. time. these dorks are speaking a whole different language.

they are also most comfortable in each other’s company, being able to be their genuine, less polished selves. stella and brandon are both performers bred and born, playing the roles of a noble princess and a knight. it’s nice, to have a safe reprieve from all that acting.

Aisha and Nabu. their love was one that sneaked up on them. their distance, set by a discomfort at the idea of an arranged marriage, bridged as they transitioned from being reluctant comrades to friendly rivals to unwilling friends to best friends to “if someday the moon calls you by your name, don’t be surprised — because every night I tell her about you”

Tecna and Timmy: partners in crime, ride or die, sunny faith in each other — even when the other person doesn’t believe in themself. I have a whole post about them, go read that ;)

Flora and Helia: they are so. they are. they-

icons. the most romantic couple, the one that sets the standards, the one that gives their friends advice. they are extremely attentive to each other’s needs and tender with each other’s feelings.

flora can recite helia’s poems in her sleep, and trace his drawings with her eyes closed. helia brings mielle presents every time he stops by. flora has tea with helia’s dad every other tuesday; she keeps note of every time helia and saladin are supposed to meet up, to be able to whisk helia away after and distract him from his troubles. helia knows how to care of flora’s plants, and sends her lovingly assorted gift baskets semi-regularly.

Musa and Riven. their relationship is push and pull, is joy then sorrow.

it’s all in a drag of a cigarette, in the vortex of a starless night, in the hoarse laughter. “of all the people in the world, why did it have to be you?” she’ll say and smile.

“ I’m afraid we’re doomed, lover,” he’ll reply, faux-casually, and smile back. both of them will know it’s the truth.

their relationship was not built to last, not for the lack of love or try. maybe they were too similar — both headstrong, unbending, bleeding hearts. maybe they were just different enough not to understand their hurts. nevertheless, it was not built to last — but neither of them would ever bring to regret it. love prevails, no matter in what form in comes, or something like that.

[yaeggravate]

THEORY: KAEYA IS HALF-SEELIE

Back by unpopular demand: Seelie Kaeya theory.

I have already talked about this before, many, many times, but I wanted to gather all my jumbled thoughts from the past few months into one proper post along with some new revelations that further support the theory.

I just want to clarify first that I don't like abandoning the narrative in favor of a theory. I wouldn't be constantly trying to push for this if I wasn't at least 80% sure.

Kaeya is my favorite character in the whole game, but I am well aware of the limitations being put on his character…

…Unless 5-star Kaeya comes through for us, that is.

*UPDATE: added a section on Arlecchino 🥳 (4.6 spoilers)

Apologies for the long read but I had to make it as thorough as possible, you understand.

INDEX

1. Seelie = Angels 2. Connections to Seelie and the Jinn 3. Midsummer Night's Dream 4. Nicole Reeyn 5. Arlecchino 6. Visual Similarities and Characteristics 7. Perinheri

SEELIE = ANGELS

Seelie are equated to angels in the game. The floating eyeball versions are even modeled after a type of sea slug called Sea Angels. In case you need more evidence than that:

Nabu Malikata is a Seelie survivor. Her last name Malikata can be derived from malayikata ملائكة which means angels/messengers in Arabic.

The Jinn were created from Nabu Malikata's blood, they are referred to as the "descendants of Seelie" in the world quest "The Falcon's Hunt".

Seelie were heavenly envoys who would deliver messages from Celestia to humans. Nabu Malikata even refers to them as the "fallen envoys of heaven", after they were cast down.

So, if you ever happen to spot the phrase "heavenly/divine envoys", they are actually referring to the Seelie.

As for what they may have looked like, the Mural Room in Dragonspine features a depiction of an envoy with wings and what looks like horns or a crown on its head. Translated from Latin, the text next to it is as follows:

Fidelis angeli iuvant The angels help the faithful

Seelie are guides who reward humans with treasure after they lead them back to their Seelie courts. Simply put, they are returning a favor. Who else do we know of who is obsessed with favors?

ANGELS GEORG

The Seelie Kaeya has a bunch of notable connections to angels, the more you start to look for them the more you notice.

According to Kaeya's character story A List, he owns a book called The Adventures of Angelos, in which he keeps a list of names. Angelos, of course, means angel.

Between the pages of "The Adventures of Angelos," you find a list of names written on a sheet of official Knights of Favonius letterhead paper.

Kaeya's favorite haunt is Angel's Share. The logo for Angel's Share is two angels drinking from a wine glass. Angel's Share was established by Dawn Winery, where Kaeya was left at for unknown reasons. According to Diluc's character story, Crepus told him the following:

"The world would never turn its back on the faithful."

This is reminiscent of the mural in Dragonspine: "The angels help the faithful."

Furthermore, the teacups used to represent the mage Nicole can be found in Dawn Winery. Nicole is known as the "guide who never gets lost" and there is one teacup missing in the trailer. We'll get back to that piece of porcelain later.

It's possible that Dawn Winery had some dealings with the Seelie or that it was established by them. Remember Crepus owned a Delusion which means he must have had ties to the Fatui. We know of one character who is both Seelie and Fatui: Columbina.

Columbina is most likely a Seelie since the decorations in her hair match perfectly with the decoration on the Seelie courts. The character of Columbina is also known as a fairy-like dancer; fairies is what the Seelie are in popular culture… (More on that later.)

In the third volume of the book Drunkard's Tale, a lone wolf meets a Seelie survivor who is singing in an unfamiliar language. This Seelie is speculated to be Columbina. The Seelie is adressed as Maiden with the same characters in Chinese as Columbina's other title Damselette.

少女 = Damselette / Maiden

Curiously enough, this particular volume of the book can be found in Dawn Winery.

Kaeya's favorite drink is Death After Noon. This is based on the real drink "Death in the Afternoon", which famously contains absinthe. In the Book of Revelation, Apsinthion, or Wormwood, is the name of an angel or star who fell to earth.

The Abyss Mages chant in Enochian which is the language of the angels. They use this language when they regenerate their shields and to control the Hilichurls. The Abyss Order mostly consists of former Khaenri'ahns.

When Kaeya spots the Abyss Mage back in the Temple of the Wolf, it speaks to him in Enochian. They even added a subtitle to highlight its importance.

Kaeya: There's no way hilichurls organized an ambush like this themselves — not with their limited mental capacity… (A Hydro Abyss Mage reveals itself) Kaeya: Thus YOU were behind this. Hydro Abyss Mage: Gohus, Chiso Vonph.

Kaeya claims he's blessed with certain linguistic powers when the Paimon asks him how he gathered information about the Abyss Twin.

Paimon: What exactly did you have to do to find this out!? Kaeya: Heh… Let's just say I'm blessed with certain linguistic powers.

In the manga, it was implied Kaeya was able to read an unfamiliar script that not even Lisa, the Akademiya's best student in two hundred years, could understand.

We don't know where Kaeya lived beforehand but he might have lived in the Dark Sea. The Dark Sea is not a literal sea but any place outside of the rule of the Seven. Think Enkanomiya and possibly Khaenri'ah.

Kaeya: But, as you can see, this is but a deserted land. Based on previous experience, I decided that it would be best to wait for contact.

In the Midsummer Island event, Kaeya says he's been stranded on an island before, and in typical Kaeya fashion does not elaborate. (This might be connected to the Nameless Island, which Kaeya visited on his birthday.) Venti alludes Kaeya might have come from the Dark Sea, by the poem he gives him:

Venti: "Majestic waves cresting, surf roaring its tale, none but the ocean to hear as I sing." Venti: "The stars in my eyes as I chart toward the horizon, that into one day, from the endless dome of night I shall spring."

Palaces of the Seelie can be found in one particular ruin of the Dark Sea: Drunkard's Tale, where the Seelie maiden was situated. (AKA Columbina)

This wasteland is said to be a land beyond the dominion of the deities, inhabited only by the grotesque ghostly remains of fallen gods, where the former palaces of the Seelie now stand empty.

In the Veluriyam Mirage event, Kaeya starred in a play written by Zosimos. According to Idyia, Zosimos based the play on a rumor he heard about a thief and a mage, meaning there might be some truth to it. He then combined the story with Idyia's backstory.

Kaeya's character, the unnamed dagger bandit, follows a shooting star, which turns out to be a woman. The dagger bandit is most likely meant to be someone related to Kaeya, since he hailed from a dark realm and his vision is modified to look like an 8-pointed star (as per Zosimos's design). The dark realm could very well be Khaenri'ahn.

As it turns out, Zosimos's namesake Zosimos the alchemist, claimed fallen angels were the ones who taught humans the art of metallurgy.

The ancient and divine writings say that the angels became enamoured of women; and, descending, taught them all the works of nature. From them, therefore, is the first tradition, chema, concerning these arts; for they called this book chema and hence the science of chemistry takes its name.

…Yeah, I don't think it's a coincidence the play Kaeya starred in was written by this specific guy 😮‍💨

Maybe we're meant to equate the fallen star with a fallen angel. Whoever this fallen star and dagger bandit are, is unknown, but I think we can safely assume it has something to do with Kaeya's family and/or Khaenri'ah's deeper lore.

Kaeya's constellation is a peacock. Peacocks have countless eyes just like how angels are popularly depicted. In Renaissance art, angels are even portrayed with peacock wings.

The description of Kaeya's friendship namecard in CN implies he has many Augen. 👁

孔雀漂亮尾羽上的花纹很像是永不闭上的眼睛。所以凯亚并非少了一只眼睛、而是··· The patterns on the beautiful tail feathers of a peacock resemble eyes that never close. So Kaeya isn’t missing an eye, but…

And then it just trails off. I think it’s meant to say: "Kaeya isn’t missing an eye, rather he has many of them."

Perhaps they were being literal.

The Jinn In his hangout, Kaeya gifts the Traveler a lamp said to have housed a powerful Jinni. As said before Jinn are descendants of the Seelie.

The people turned against each other, and the Jinn scattered across the lands… Broken souls became fuel to a titanic machine, and the mindless descendants of the Seelie were degraded into slaves of infinite power…

In comparison to other companion gifts, who are connected to their item in some way, Kaeya's gift stands out as an outlier… unless it is a surprise tool that can help us understand him later.

He is also familiar with the tale of the Shepard and the Magic Bottle, although he changes the ending of the story as he recounts it to Klee. This book is about a Jinni who gets freed from a bottle...

Kaeya owns a lucky coin that can allegedly do anything he wishes from it. He then goes on to say there's a pre-existing arrangement between them. Perhaps this coin has a Jinni fragment inside of it similar to Benben.

That would be the simple explanation… but nothing is ever simple with Kaeya.

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Now onto the most damning piece of evidence. Kaeya himself is based on the changeling baby from Midsummer Night's Dream. Oberon is the Fairy King, whose name is the French derivative of Alberich.

This checks out as Oberon was also an important figure from the Merovingian Dynasty that included names such as Chlothar and Caribert.

Titania is the Fairy Queen, who adopted her scion's baby after she died in childbirth. This baby was the son of an Indian king, in other words, an Indian prince.

In today's popular culture, Titania is the Queen of the Summer Court, also known as the Seelie Court.

Most literature, folklore, and pop-culture interpretations of faerie depict Titania as the actual leader of the Seelie Fey, she often rules the Summer Court.

Princess Fischl is also connected to this play, as she had created a Sommernachtgarten, or Summer Night Garden, that now lies in ruins in the domain Midsummer Courtyard.

Suddenly Kaeya and Fischl being featured in the Midsummer Island events start to make sense. I wouldn't be surprised if Fischl showed up again in this year's summer event.

How Kaeya and Princess Fischl are connected is still unclear but the possibility of them being related keeps growing. Whatever the case, the Indian prince's (adoptive) mom being a Seelie Queen is pretty straightforward.

"But isn't he adopted? That means he isn't a Seelie!" Yes, but remember Oberon, Titania's husband, is Alberich who Kaeya IS related to.

It's hard to tell what direction they're going in, but I have no doubt Kaeya is half-something, because the other character he is based on is Hagen, who is always half-Human, with the other part being either dwarf or elf.

With all the angel/Seelie/Jinn connections, I think we can guess what Kaeya's other half is.

Before I forget: Oberon and Titania fought over the child; Oberon wanted the boy to become a knight, his henchman, but Titania refused as she felt obligated to raise him in his mother's stead. Unfortunately, Oberon succeeded in getting Titania to hand over the child, as he had trapped her in a dream-like state...

Another fun thing I discovered is that the title of the trailer Winter Night's Lazzo is a reference to Midsummer Night's Dream as well.

An explanation for this could be that aside from the aforementioned Seelie, there exist a darker counterpart, the Unseelie, which has its roots in Scottish folklore.

The most common courts from traditional legends are the Seelie or Summer Court, and the Unseelie or Winter Court.

In popular culture, the Unseelie Court is the Winter Court ruled by the Queen of Air and Darkness: the sister of Titania. This Winter Queen seems to be unnamed but I've found some call her Mab, another reference to one of Shakespeare's plays.

Did you know they probably named Snezhnaya after the fairy tale of the Snow Queen, which is Snezhnaya Koroleva in Russian? Snow Queen, Winter Queen, Tsaritsa... The shoe fits 🤷🏽‍♀️

In Genshin, there is no mention of any Unseelie yet, but if the Seelie are like angels, then the Unseelie might be the equivalent of fallen angels or demons. Well, we shall see how that plays out.

Back to Titania, she was a fairy who adopted her friend's son after she passed away. Is there is a character who could fulfill this role for Kaeya, acting as some kind of guardian angel?

NICOLE REEYN

Nicole is a witch of the Hexenzirkel, known as Mage "N". She is a powerful prophet capable of divining the fate of the world.

She is also a teacup.

Alice says Nicole is the guide who never gets lost and that she is obsessed with guiding people. That's literally Seelie 101!

Alice: The "guide who will never get lost" is N, otherwise known as Nicole. You may have not encountered her yet, but she is a truly extraordinary woman who has made this world's direction and order her subject of study. Alice: Some of you may be fortunate enough to have already heard her voice. Like a prophetess, she will only speak to guide people toward the truth when a change has occurred in the world. Alice: She has a tendency to… suddenly speak in someone's mind without any warning.

The witch pictured on this slide from the Hexenzirkel teaser is most likely Nicole since it immediately cuts to her teacups.

She is blowing away wind similar to depictions of wind deities. The accompanying subtitle even is "sometimes, we all need to vent our troubles to the wind". This could mean Nicole is some kind of air spirit…or a Seelie, who were once "faster than a storm" according to the Aranara.

Perhaps she's a Seelie, or a descendant of the Seelie, similar to the Jinn. In the Danish opera Holger Danske, Titania is the Queen of the Sylphs, who are air spirits. We don't have Sylphs mentioned verbatim in the game yet, aside from Venti being an air spirit.

Kaeya conveniently has several references to the wind.

He is dubbed the Frostwind Swordsman, his outfit is called Icy Featherflight, his OTHER outfit is Sailwind Shadow, his sixth constellation is Glacial Whirlwind, and he has a passive that decreases stamina consumption…

Noelle even describes him as someone who comes and goes with the wind.

As mentioned in the previous section, Kaeya was stranded on a deserted island, this might be referring to the Nameless Island, which, according to an old blog post on the official CN website, Kaeya visited on his birthday. Where this island came from is unclear but it is shrouded in mist and invisible on the map.

The Nameless Island has a sun-or moondial associated with the God of Time. The weathered transcription is as follows:

Ravaged Carving: "Stories brought on the wind will bloom into legends in due time."

You can also hear this faint voice speaking when you do the quest related to the island:

Faint Voice: "An ancient tale comes whisked in the wind…" Faint Voice: "In time, it will grow and sprout once again…"

In the same blog post, Kaeya says the following:

我还有很多故事…还有很多时间。 I have plenty of stories… and plenty of time.

😮‍💨

When Kaeya casts his burst you even see him pull the wind towards himself, towards that eight-pointed star.

Furthermore, he came to Mondstadt during a LATE SUMMER NIGHT'S STORM, contradicting the fact that there hasn't been a single storm in Mondstadt since Venti gave them his protection.

Kaeya's Character Story "If Master Crepus hadn't taken me in, I doubt I'd have made it through the storm that night."

Vind: Since Lord Barbatos began protecting Mondstadt, we have not seen a single storm, and the watchtowers have slowly fallen into disrepair.

He probably wasn't lying about this since Varka could have easily fact-checked this with Diluc or Dawn Winery.

Perhaps Nicole was responsible for this odd contradiction if she was the one who guided Kaeya and his father to Dawn Winery. Maybe she became a giant wind turbine, who even knows anymore.

"But why would a witch go through all this trouble for just one guy?" If Titania took care of her friend's baby after she died, then maybe Nicole was friends with Kaeya's mom and decided to offer her protection.

Or perhaps they were sisters. There is after all a teacup from the same teaset missing from the trailer.

Let's just get this out of the way first: No, Nicole is not Diluc's mom, the pattern on the teacups can be found within the architecture of Dawn Winery, which means she's either the founder or an ancestor of Crepus or both. Angel's Share is named as such for a reason.

Diluc does not possess any huge Seelie/fairy/angel/witch connections other than Angel's Share so I don't think she's related to him. Kaeya on the other hand 🤷🏽‍♀️

I am not going to say anything about the possibility of Nicole being Kaeya's mom, but I will say that Nicole's name means "Victory of the people", while the first character in Kaeya's name means victory as well.

Nicole = from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) +‎ λαός (laós, “people”). Kaeya = 凯亚, 凯 = music of triumph; paean; triumph; victory

And please don't forget the poor missing teacup next to Nicole's, it is no doubt going to be important.

Anyway, Kaeya does have some serious connections to Princess Fischl, with hints at him being a Prince continuing to persist, so he's definitely not some random guy. Whether he's aware of this or not is debatable.

He's called "our last hope", by his father, which like everything pertaining to Kaeya, is never explained. However, the Aranara Aranaga describes hope as a dream that never dissipates… A Midsummer Night's Dream if you will 😉

Aranaga: There are dreams because there is memory. Memory is nourished, so there is life. So, it can grow, the thing to repel Marana (forbidden knowledge). Traveler: I'm guessing you mean "hope"? Aranaga: Yeah, right you are, Golden Nara (Traveler). The thing that flows, cannot be seen, cannot be touched… Hope. Like the wind… But it never dissipates, like a dream.

Nabu Malikata Nicole has some fascinating similarities with Nabu Malikata that I will briefly list here:

Nabu Malikata last name can mean angels but it can also mean queen. Nicole Reeyn's last name is derived from reine which also means queen.

"Nabu" means prophet in Akkadian and she was able to predict her own death, Nicole is a prophetess too.

After Nabu Malikata disappeared, Deshret dreamed of her feeling her way through a crystalline maze. The inside of Irminsul is a crystalline maze. Nicole is part of the Hexenzirkel who travel to the Irminsul to study it.

Nabu Malikata is the Mistress of the Orchard and Wine, Nicole has ties to Dawn Winery, a wine orchard.

Nabu Malikata is also a dream-mother, capable of giving humans dreams. According to Furina's character blurb, Nicole left a fabel inside someone's dream.

I can't say they're the same person but this is one of those things that will keep haunting you once you uncover it. And now they will haunt you.

ARLECCHINO

Enter "Father".

What we know of her so far is that she is the last surviving descendant of Khaenri'ah's Crimson Moon clan. Arlecchino's blood is cursed, yet unlike the other curse-bearers we know like Dainsleif and Chlothar, she still ages visibly. Before we get ahead of ourselves, it's specifically stated in her boss description that she IS the Crimson Moon's SOLE scion, so Kaeya is likely not part of that bloodline.

Someday, the hearth-fire's faint radiance shall burn the old world away, incinerating the final scion of the baleful moon as well.

I think we all know by now that Arlecchino has some angelic features.

Like Kaeya, she is associated with an animal with many eyes: a spider. And like Kaeya, she wears one prominent wing on her back but only when she is in battle. This wing is actually crafted by her from spider silk, so it's not actually an "organic" wing.

Arlecchino shares boss theme lyrics with the most famous one-winged angel in recent history: Sephiroth (FF7). They are both in turn inspired by Abezethibou, a fallen angel with one red wing. The interesting thing about Sephiroth is that he was born from an experiment, where they injected cells from an alien "calamity" into him when he was still a fetus. This led him to develop the iconic one black wing.

Furthermore, the title of Arlecchino can be traced back to the Erlking, an evil elf who could kill children with just one touch. Arlecchino does seem to be somewhat inspired by him as seen in this comparison.

Erlking means Elf King which just so happens to be the meaning of Alberich (Elf King). 🤨 There's even a dude straight up called Alf (elf) in the Perinheri book.

In the Romance-speaking world, beings comparable to elves are widely known by words derived from Latin fata ('fate'), which came into English as fairy. This word became partly synonymous with elf by the early modern period.

😑…

Since the Balemoon Bloodfire that runs through Arlecchino's veins originates from the long-dead Crimson Moon, it's possible that either the moons are angels or they were the ones who created them. The Seelie must have come into existence somehow; it would make sense for them to originate from the Moon Sisters.

The moons would not be as low-ranked as the Seelie-angels, they'd most likely be akin to Archangels/other higher ranked angels. Luckily for us, Mona's astrolabe conveniently uses the names of 4 Archangels.

(From the Wiki) Mona's astrolabe (Outer ring): GBL URL MKL RPL The archangels Gabriel, Uriel, Michael, and Raphael.

…It is unknown who they are referring to but since she is using her astrolabe to divine someone's fate they're probably the names of the three Moon Sisters + Sun. (We can't be sure yet if the Four Shades are the Moon Sisters/Sun so I will refrain from making that assumption until we know more.)

Arlecchino has another weird ability: her blood can create afterimages or shadows which appear like this around her in her boss fight:

These look awfully similar to the Pari in-game, and Pari just so happen to be like fairies in Persian mythology. Arlecchino's nickname was even Perrie, which is probably a pun on Peri, the inspiration behind the Pari.

In the game, the Pari are sentient beings of Khvarena, which in turn was separated from Nabu Malikata's body. As it happens, Khvarena can also dwell inside humans, these people are called the scions of Khvarena. (More on that here where I proposed Kaeya's mom might have been one of these scions.)

Stamen of Khvarena's Origin Nabu Malikata: "And so I separated you (Khvarena) from my body, and I ask you now to prevent that nightmare's coming."

No doubt about it: Arlecchino is carrying the bloodline of a (dead) moon angel…thing. Maybe all Khaenri'ahns are descendants of angels, but it's hard to say for now if they inherited it through normal means, or if the Crimson Moon clan used a ritual to transmute their blood. According to the book Perinheri, the Crimson Moon dynasty was deeply involved with alchemy, though it fell off by the time of the Eclipse Dynasty.

(Perhaps they even used the Moon's remains (ashes) to achieve this. Maybe that's why Arlecchino glitches: she was "re-born" from the "afterimage" (ashes) of the Crimson Moon.)

Combined with Zosimos's play implying the fallen star was a fallen angel, Khaenri'ahns could very well be descendants of fallen angels. In that case, they could be like the Nephilim, who are descendants of humans and fallen angels. Nephilim is often translated as giants or the fallen ones, which is very funny considering the meaning of Titania's name (Titan).

Speaking of Titania… In Arlecchino's teapot voicelines she talks about an opera called The Unexpected Dream. Unclear if this is referring to thee Midsummer Night's Dream, but given what we know of this game and its apparent obsession with the play, it wouldn't be too far-fetched to assume it is.

The name Titania for the queen of the fairies appears to have been the invention of Shakespeare, for, as Mr. Ritson remarks, she is not "so called by any other writer." Why, however, the poet designated her by this title, presents, according to Mr. Keightley, no difficulty. "It was," he says, "the belief of those days that the fairies were the same as the classic nymphs, the attendants of Diana. The Fairy Queen was therefore the same as Diana whom Ovid (Met. iii. 173) styles Titania."

Also, scholars suggest Shakespeare's Titania is ultimately referring to the moon goddess Diana, so make of that what you will. There's even a part in the play where Titania looks up at the moon and likens it to a crying eye… Another fun fact: on Tsurumi island, there's a mural from the ancient civilization ruins that references a poem about Diana by the Latin poet Catullus.

In any case, Arlecchino basically adds fuel to the theory that Khaenri'ahns might be the descendants of angels/Seelie. Though whether they inherited it naturally, through snorting up moon ashes or making deals with suspicious purple crystals remains to be seen. The Balemoon Bloodfire is dubbed a "noble blood" which means the Crimson Moon clan was regarded as nobility. Just another thing Arlecchino and Kaeya have in common.

This poses another conundrum for Kaeya though: if it's his Khaenri'ahn father who gave him his supposed "angel" ancestry as opposed to his mother, we're still left with the mystery of where he got his royal heritage from. Nobility ≠ royalty.

The Alberichs weren't of royal blood, we know this, yet Kaeya's prince-baiting adventure continues, same as it ever was 😮‍💨

BREATH OF THE FEYWILD

This is the fun part where I list similarities between Kaeya and the Seelie, from his design to his personality.

Visual Design As you know, Kaeya has a giant wing on his back with three feathers. (Funnily enough the pattern on the outer border is the same as the sun- or moondial on the Nameless Island 😑)

No one else has wings on their outfit other than Paimon and Skirk who has a tiny one on her back. Arlecchino has one wing that only appears in battle or during her charged attack. Seelie courts have a little wing emblem and that angel in the Dragonspine Mural has a stylized wing.

Kaeya has one eye and wears a fluffy boa, same as the Seelie husks we see floating around. Though Kaeya doesn't have two horns, the peacock on his namecard does have two little feathers on its head.

Also, the Seelie emblem on the domain murals look similar to the 8-pointed star on Kaeya's outfit. The downward point is elongated which could represent the cone-shaped legs the Seelie husks have.

Seelie and their beauty keep being equated to moonlight… Kaeya is canonically called good-looking in-game, and has unexplained lightstreaks in his hair.

He also ordered a Moonlit Alley in his hangout (with Venti present) and gifted the Traveler a Moon Pie for his most recent birthday😒. Surely of no importance whatsoever.

Personality I am basing this on the known Seelie we have in the game: Nabu Malikata, Columbina, and Angelica (from the book Perinheri).

First of, Seelie were guides of humanity, and taught them wisdom and language.

Arama: A Seelie? In the ancient stories, Seelies were a great race with wisdom and beauty beyond the pale of this earth. They traveled with Nara (humans) and taught Nara languages and the philosophy of nature.

… In his teapot dialogue, Kaeya offers to put together a guide for the Traveler when they ask for his wisdom.

Traveler: Can I rely on your words of wisdom in the future? Kaeya: I'm at your service. In fact… would you like me to compile a guide for you…? Kaeya: It would contain all kinds of practical knowledge for at home and on the road, including the techniques I have developed for communicating with people from all walks of life. I'd like to share it all with you.

Kaeya acts as a teacher for Klee giving her advice on how to dodge the authorities (Jean) and whatnot.

Speaking of dodging, as stated previously, Seelie were said to be faster than a storm, and Kaeya has a passive called Hidden Strength that decreases stamina consumption. He's actually one of the fastest running characters-gameplay wise.

The loading screen description for Seelie says the following;

Now you see them, now you don't.

Finally an explanation for Kaeya's ability to teleport in his normal attacks. It's just as Noelle said, he comes and goes with the wind.

In Scottish folklore Seelie will ask humans for help and give them a reward in return. In his Story Quest, Kaeya does the same, asking the Traveler for help and gifting them a sword for their efforts. Yes, it was a trap but he did do all of that, and in his Story Quest no less! Story Quests are designed as a glimpse into the character's life….

Wait a minute, he led them into a trap. Where have I heard that before?

Angelica! The woman from the book Perinheri is very obviously an angel (HER NAME LITERALLY GIVES IT AWAY) and thus potentially a Seelie, or at least someone belonging to the angel hierarchy.

Angelica led Hleobrant on with promises and then led him into a trap, not unlike what Nabu Malikata did to Deshret. She knew she was going to die and used his feelings for her to make sure she would never be forgotten.

Furthermore, if a Seelie is insulted they will exact revenge on those who wronged them.

Diluc: Yes… about Kaeya… Diluc: I should have known he would see this as the perfect opportunity to get back at me.

Dude pulled up the Wikipedia page on Seelie 😭😭😭.

Another thing about Kaeya is that he will collect the fears and sensitivities of people as material to tease them about. …In the Harbingers trailer, Columbina teases Dottore about his age, knowing full well he's sensitive about it.

Columbina: I must say, you're looking very young today, Doctor Dottore: You know very well that I do not take that as a compliment

Wanderer describes Columbina as someone who is eerily unbothered and unfazed in every situation.

About Damselette Let me ask: what should you do if you were to encounter a "damsel" who is oblivious and innocent at any given time, and unconcerned and unfeeling in any given situation? If it were me, I could at least challenge her to a fight. But if it were you… with your conscience, I would stay away from her.

In his character story, Kaeya is described as having a cavalier attitude which in that context means, "showing arrogant or offhand disregard; dismissive", since he put the lives of his men in danger by triggering a Ruin Guard 😂. They hate to see a whimsical guy winning.

Character Story 5 Sinister thoughts flashed through Kaeya's mind, and he simply smirked: "This world is truly… fascinating."

You can also see this in Crepus's famous death scene where he was standing in the back smirking Just according to keikaku.

According to Scara, Columbina appears to be oblivious, though whether she's feigning or not remains to be seen. Kaeya has his own fair share of moments where he pretends to be in the dark.

Think the opposite of Furina who pretended to know everything.

He even acted like a "damsel" in need of help right of the bat in his Story Quest.

Kaeya: This is bad… Such a hassle… What am I going to do… Traveler: What's wrong, Kaeya? You don't usually lose your chill. Kaeya: Oh, thank the Thousand Winds! (Traveler), your arrival must be the grace of the gods! Kaeya: If I may ask — envoy sent by the Anemo God to save this mere mortal — could you spare a moment?

(Would be very fun if Columbina and Kaeya know each other from the dark recesses that is Kaeya's childhood and Kaeya is mimicking her behavior like some kind of mentee.)

Both Nabu Malikata and Columbina do not seem to possess human emotions which makes sense since they operate on a higher level than humans. Does make you wonder if Kaeya's occasionally strange behavior is a result of him being half-Seelie.

While not exactly a personality trait, Kaeya repeats some of Nicole's sayings which I thought was interesting.

Nicole: History does not change easily, but human hearts can. Kaeya: History always repeats itself. Kaeya: Anyway, that's exactly why actors need to wake up and realize they don't have to follow the script. There's nothing to stop them from following their gut and making it up as they go along.

As for why Kaeya would know this: find out in 2026 😂 (😭)

Venti Since fairies and air spirits are another potential branch of Kaeya's family tree we can consult the most prominent air spirit in the game: Venti.

Kaeya and Venti have a lot in common, personality wise. Both like alcohol, are mischievous, and have a very mellow attitude.

They also tend to disappear when we need lore the most.

This is very stereotypical of how fairies are portrayed. Down to their love of wine and penchant to pull pranks.

Is Venti some kind of Seelie? Well, he does have wings, and he was a single thread of the thousand winds which represent freedom… Freedom, just like Angelica.

Play within a play In Midsummer Night's Dream, the fairies toy with the humans like dolls. It's their meddling that causes all the mishaps in the play. They even call Oberon the King of Shadows, with shadows referring to the fairies as well as being Elizabethan slang for actors.

[…] even within this fictional world [Shakespeare] has created, the human characters are still treated as plot devices, pawns to be manipulated and directed across the play by the faeries.

If you've read the manga, you know where this is going.

If not:

“All the world's a stage, and all the people merely players – Kaeya Alberich”

–William Shakespeare

Kaeya has more instances where he treats people like they are fulfilling a role: in his outfit description he talks about the bandit and the knight as roles they have to fulfill. When he first meets the Traveler, he applauds like he just witnessed a performance. In Diluc's Story Quest, he breaks the fourth wall by mentioning the chapter of the Story Quest he's in.

Paimon: Kaeya!? Where did you come from? Kaeya: I just picked a good spot to quietly sit and watch the show. Paimon: Whaaa… You've been here this whole time!?

BECAUSE HE COMES AND GOES LIKE THE WIND KEEP UP PAIMON

And after Crepus's death he ponders on the roles he should have played: that of a son and that of a brother.

Very normal behavior…FOR A SEELIE.

You see, Deshret and Nabu Malikata created a City for the Jinn, called the City of Amphitheaters… where they had theaters 😮‍💨

Altar of Mirages The Jinn once used this place as a free theater and a paradise without sorrow or care.

Princess Fischl also introduced theater to the paradise of the Immernachtreich where her people would dedicate plays to her. (Don't underestimate how connected she is to all this!)

PERINHERI

In case you're unaware, a new book released in patch 4.5 called Perinheri has given us new Khaenri'ah lore. I'll only mention the bits relevant to the theory but it's definitely worth reading if you haven't already.

In the story, a woman named Angelica visits the "Kingdom" as a supposed Princess from some defeated nation. Angelica declares she will marry the greatest knight of the Kingdom and lists several names, one of which is Alberich, leader of half of the knights.

But that's not the interesting part.

Angelica leads Hleobrant outside the Kingdom's borders which causes him to transform into a beast. This is because he is cursed: his ancestors forsook their gods when they came to live at the Kingdom.

Angelica, however, bears no such curses as she explains:

The witch, Angelica, explained thus: "Hleobrant is the descendant of those who forsook their god and came to the Kingdom. This is why the Kingdom's obstinately pure-blooded aristocracy persists. This is the price of betraying your own god. As for you, Perinheri, you are one who drifted there. Thus, you bear no such curse. You may not have the nobility to shoulder a world, but you too have your own destiny. And as for me? I betrayed no one, not for a moment, until my god died, so I too bear this curse not. But you now see who I truly am, yes?"

Look. I don't think I need to spell this out but Angelica is an angel, her name is even explained to mean "one who is as a divine emissary", which, as we established before, are Seelie. Kaeya even has that stupid book The Adventures of Angelos which is obviously a hint towards whatever the fuck he is.

Angelos, Angelica…. Need I say more? 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

She also conveniently disappears at the end BECAUSE SHE COMES AND GOES LIKE THE WIND

Anyway, this could explain why Kaeya isn't cursed, his mother was a Seelie who never forsook her god. We don't know what the bloodline of Khaenri'ahns consists of… so I can't confidently say they are all descendants of angels. Kaeya definitely is though. You're still a Seelie and that's FINAL.

Otherwise I don't know how else you could explain all of the above.

If he's not a Seelie/angel or a descendant of one, then the only explanation I can think of is that he was blessed by one and is under their protection. Perhaps he was even raised by a bunch of them like the Indian prince from Shakespeare's play.

Maybe in some kind of Sommernachtgarten ☀️🌺

Or a Winter Palace 👸🏼❄️

Frost Prince, Sun Prince, Seelie Prince, whatever Kaeya might be, I will keep updating this post as we go along for the sake of the five people reading this 🫡.

It's like Shakespeare always said, it's Kaeya's world and we're all just living in it.