#I think the Anemo stuff is interesting

[anilyan]

Dahlia is the Nameless Bard reincarnated

My theory is growing... I think Venti got his friend back xD

Just screenshots of my tweets because I'm lazy. Disregard the birthdate tho, apparently in leaks characters always have that date until close to release.

General info:

We can obviously see that he and Venti are close, and very similar in personality and behavior. His leaked party animation even shows Dahlia winking like Venti always does, and that is also associated with having secrets

He holds the book Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds. That might not mean much since that is basically a book about Barbatos, and he is the Herald... but I have for a long time thought that the unascended version of the book had a picture of the Nameless Bard instead, and called it the Nameless Bard book (people just wouldn't be able to distinguish it from Barbatos through appearance alone). Even seems to have a scarf like the bard, so above I include an old paintover I did about a year ago.

The lines from that book also sound a lot as if they were written by someone who expected to die - which might still apply to Barbatos. I'm not saying that the book was written by the bard - after all, it also mentions the oppression from the Aristocracy, and an Anemo Archon, which didn't exist while the bard was alive. But there are suspicious things there...

Dahlia's constellation is a symbol that is exclusively (I think) depicted in Decarabian's ruins. The closest alternative is Klee's clover.

Disregard the birthdate, we don't know that yet actually. I learned too late that leaks only update it close to the character release.

About Windblumes, the rebellion and flowers:

Other interesting stuff about Dahlia:

[tiresomespaceplant]

venti lore stuff i like to think about a lot bc brainrot <3

he's good buds with morax and they play catch with mountains sometimes [teapot landforms descriptions]

he was made into an archon by andrius, who gave up the title because he saw how much venti loved humanity and saw that he'd do better than he would. i love this because he was never destined to be a god, just a wind wisp who wanted to do good

despite being the god of freedom, he is eternally bound to his role of being an archon and looking after his people and his nation

however, despite being an absent god at that, monstadt lives up to it's name of being the city of freedom thanks to him

some people who worship him thinks that drinking is bad yet their god is a drunkard and downs 37 bottles of wine on the reg

he terraformed the whole of mondstadt, reduced pilos' peak (the highest mountain in teyvat at the time) to musk reef (a small island in the ocean), led his people to new land to remake their city better, and then went to sleep for 1000 years???????? Honestly i get it

when he saw how self sufficient his people are, he entrusted the freedom of his own people to themselves because he never wanted to become a tyrant -- which is super interesting as this realization took morax and ei a while to acknowledge

he's allergic to cats and he hates cheese

he says he knows every song from the past, present, and even the future. he's either a branch of or IS the god of time, in this essay i will

barbatos's past was recorded in books and epics but he, as a bard, decided to write ballads about his own mischief which came off as blasphemous to his devoted nuns... so he got kicked out of his own cathedral

the moment he became a god, he used his power to liken his image to his late friend so he could live out the dream of said nameless bard and roam the land outside old mondstadt

that said, it makes me think that the last sight he ever saw of his nameless bard friend was him dying no wonder he needs a drink or two when he decided to gain a corporeal form

he forged a treaty that said the old aristocrats sold mondstadt to the geo archon and liyue, only for the people to realize years later that it was fake and was only made to prank morax and overthrow the aristocracy LMAOO

in one of mona's voicelines, she tried getting a reading on 'that bard who sits around all day' only for venti to send a strong gust of wind at her so she wouldn't find out he was the anemo archon

xiao's voiceline about him implies he could play the flute, which leads me to believe he could play any instrument he wanted his hands on

venti's hobbies voiceline: "i like to drink! and i like the wind! if only there's such a thing like wind-brewed cider"

guys i might like venti idk tho

[alneedssleep]

Some Natlan 5.0 archon quest thoughts (SPOILERS)

So I just finished playing through the new Genshin archon quest and I have some (badly organised) thoughts. This isn’t a theory so much as it is a bunch of interconnected ideas which I feel will be relevant in the future but have no idea how. 

Mondstadt / Venti is referenced three times – once when seeing one of the dragons and comparing it to Dvalin, once just after breaking the device thingy saying they wish Venti was here to fix it and, of course, the traveller getting a flash back to Mondstadt and the purification ability they have. This is notable when no other character or nation is mentioned outside of Natlan / Natlan characters the ENTIRE quest. 

Natlan / pyro also has a lot of resurrection stuff going on. some examples are: 

Some Natlan natives can be resurrected. 

The archon was revealed to have basically been resurrected. 

The Natlan section of the story is literally called ���Incandescent Ode of Resurrection’. 

Signora’s backstory involves her being reborn through her flames. 

Arlecchino is able to cause a memory wipe (which she likens to a form of death and rebirth). 

Just as Natlan and pyro are connected to resurrection, Venti and anemo are connected to death. Some examples are: 

Venti is inspired by / connected to Orpheus who was known for going into and leaving the underworld alive in Greek mythology. He also shares a lot of similarities with Hermes who was, amongst other things, a guide of the dead. 

There is a belief in Mondstadt that the wind carries the souls of the dead which is partly confirmed by Venti’s story quest. 

Venti’s entire story quest is focused on death instead of freedom, unlike all the other archon’s first story quests which are about their domain. (Do I think Venti is a death god? Yes, anyways.) 

The fact death and freedom are connected both in and out of game. 

Istaroth, the thousand winds, may very well be the god of death. (see theory here cuz it’s super interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AajyhNchuRI) 

Even that meme about all anemo users having dead friends. 

While I love Genshin lore, I am no theorist so I honestly have no idea what all of this might mean beyond anemo=death and pyro=resurrection aka life. 

The only thing i can say is that the Aranara basically call the abyss death. And Venti is the only one of the gods that looks angelic. And *points to the upside-down world theory*. Venti = abyss somehow??? 

Honestly I have no idea. Second Venti story quest when??? 

[nyxyxx]

Godly Desires - Part 5

Disappeared for a while for holidays and stuff. Happy New Year folks. This chapter is quite short but the good parts come next so that's exciting. (Also with a little bit of lore hehe). I. II. III. IV. V. Warning: This series will contain yandere content and religious themes.

"The City of Wind"

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In the woods, stirring from its ancient slumber was a darkness so wicked and vicious, the very life that surrounded it began to wither and decay, rotting away from its presence alone. This darkness, it had a mind of its own, yet had no name to accompany it. Perhaps it once had a name, but said name has been long lost in the archaic oceans of time. Sunk deep within the waters of the world, lived a name so egregious, that uttering it would only bring about misfortune.

There was a prophecy to be told about this darkness. An ancient prophecy, one that was older than the gods themself. A legend told from within the land, an old story that was soon to be unearthed. Though this story would very soon present itself, discovered in the depths of the sea, now is not the time.

"It is the calm before the storm, my love."

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"Stop right there!" A young girl emerged from the trees and promptly ran towards you. Dressed in red, white and brown, alongside the pyro vision at her hip, it was the ever-so recognizable Outrider Amber. She stood in front of you, with an air of justice and gentleness. "May the anemo God protect you, stranger!" She announced, suspiciously gazing over your strangely dressed self. "I am Outrider Amber, of the knights of favonius, and who are you?"

"Oh uh...I'm [___]"

Amber simply stared at you in silence, looking a lot different than her typical self. Almost like she was thinking really hard about something, but also staring at you. Noticing how weird she was being, she kinda just turned away from you, her ears tinted a little pinkish.

...

There was somewhat of an awkward silence following. You gave her a fake name, as Diluc had mentioned it may be a good idea to do so, though you found it to be quite strange. Still, this was just way too awkward. Why wasn't she responding? Did you already do something wrong?

"Oh um...right. Where was I..." Amber snapped back into her usual persona, and thus you carefully explained your situation to her, keeping a few things hidden, but otherwise being truthful. She seemed to relax after a while of talking to her, even opening up a little bit.

"If you'd like, I can take you to the city, there have been lots of monsters in the area recently." She said, a little bit shy. It was uncalled for, but since she was offering you her company, you accepted happily.

Reaching the gates of the city, you glanced up at the sky. Though you had seen Mondstadt many times it looked so much more beautiful in person. Maybe your dream just had such great detail to it. Amber hastily showed you around, though it was mostly unneeded, as the entire city felt so familiar, to you. She quickly mentioned that she had to get back to work, and hoped that you had a good time while you remained in Mondstadt.

You couldn't help but shake the feeling that there was something that you were missing. Some important reason that you had to come here. Like you had been sent here for some purpose that you can't quite remember. You tried really hard to think of what that could've been, but attempting to do only led to your head hurting.

Well, you were here anyways. You might as well try and find something fun to do. So, swallowing those strange feelings, you decided to try someplace that might be interesting. The local tavern, perhaps.

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[yourheart-inmyhands]

craving smthn soft with yan venti and freminet........ just... sweet words about how theyll never let you go, or think badly of you while holding you in their arms all snuggly in bed (whether you like it or not)

i love the contrast between venti and freminet, such gentle kind souls whilst also being entirely different at the base. A five star, anemo bow user, from mondstat versus a four star, cryo claymore user, from fontaine XD

Warning: this post contains yandere-themes, including obsessive behaviors, a little bit of delusional behaviors, the rest is just soft stuff :D, and other potential topics. Please read at your own risk!

Yandere!Venti is in his element here, soft and sweet words whispered into your ear as he holds you close. The two of you laying together in bed as he keeps your head tucked onto his chest, his fingers tracing shapes that you don’t recognize faintly over your shoulder blades.

While he isn’t entirely opposed to using it, Venti prefers to keep violence and force out of the relationship, he wants you to naturally seek his company, to want him as badly as he wants you.

It’s why he never fuses or fights when you want affection or attention, gladly dropping whatever he’s doing to put all his attention on you. You are the only thing that really matters in his mind, all other things are lost among the absolute that is you. The way your every thought consumes him whole, his false heart seeming to beat out of control for you at just the thought of your presence.

His poetic nature only makes his words much sweeter, lips spewing endless trains of sugar coated symphonies that only your ears get to bear witness to.

Hours have passed feeling merely like minutes as you laid there, curled up in Venti’s embrace as his lips moved continuously. You didn’t know how he seemed to come up with such endless thoughts, and when asked he only replied that he could talk about you till the end of time. A silly, poetic answer, but one that carried still a lot of weight. A hum of content leaves your lips as you feel his fingers pick up their motions again. You weren’t familiar with the symbols Venti traced, even as you tried to reimagine them in your mind, it still never even came out to anything remotely legible to you. Whether it was just random patterns and swirls or something deeper to Venti didn’t matter much to you, just so long as he continued to love you so devotedly.

Yandere!Freminet is not good with words. He doesn’t know how to say all the sweet frilly stuff that couples say to each other. His fluster and stumbled words always tripping him up when he even thinks about what to say to you.

What he doesn’t mess up on talking about though is machines, because he knows machines. He knows how they work and what should and shouldn’t be with them, they have absolutes, something that words of affection sometimes don’t

So in his own, loving way, he talks about you as if you were a machine. If you were a robot that he built, how would he build you? Where does he start, what kind of material and parts does he use and what would you be built for. He explains it all in detail to you. 

He tells you about the kinds of repairs and maintenance you might need. How often you might need a good polishing or a new coat of paint. If it has anything to do with machinery he will talk about it. It’s almost weird, but endearing in a way. To have someone think so deeply about you as an individual, discussing every small detail and piece of you with such invested interest. It’s strange, but so genuinely Freminet.

You could listen to Freminet talk for hours, laying beside you on the grass, hand holding yours as he gazes deeply into your eyes. Occasionally he sits up, leaning over you to trace down a specific part of your body, using the real you to explain the pretend machine you as a concept. It’s cute, the way he focuses so intently on describing every detail for you, running over the same part over and over again in his head until he’s certain you can picture the same thing he sees. He’s a little strange, but he’s so devoted to you, to everything that is or in relation to you. He’s Freminet, your dorky partner.

[shizunitis]

you talked about genshin and then also fnv and im just sitting here like ‼️‼️ cause omg shizunitis talks about my other autism too

im rapidly spinning around and one day i will become a particle accelerator

when worlds collide baby

anyway if shizun and binghe where in genshin, what visions do u think they would have? asking for ur professional opinion 🙏☺️

i have a wide range of interests i dip my toes in every now and then 🙂‍↕️ it was innevitable.

honestly i’m not sure how well genshin visions would translate for svsss characters? my knee jerk response for shen qingqiu is dendro (shizun shroom), but anemo fits much better but not perfectly.

and trying to figure out binghe properly, aside from the fact that he’d have to have something to do with the abyss order or celestia and whatever the fuck is going on over there, is a surefire way to make me cry in frustration. the man is impossible to pin down sometimes 😫 i’m going pyro but i’m not convincing myself properly of it

mobei is easy to pin down. yue qingyuan is perfect for geo. liu qingge for electro? shang qinghua could be geo or hydro, i’m not sure. the further i follow this train of thought the less sure i am.

in my perfect genshin au (haven’t finished fontaine yet so i might be missing some stuff lore-wise) shen yuan would be the archon of shen jiu’s element and pull a zhongli on his nation, tianlang-jun and luo binghe would have the same vision, mu qingfang would be a better baizhu (not like it’s hard) and maybe, the bingge-bingmei twins would end up like the traveler and the abyss prince(ss).

we keep xiao. i miss him.

[fatuismooches]

I’m curious on what element you think dottore will be if he’s released (and he will be because I’m manifesting)

To me cryo, electro, dendro and pyro make most sense, cryo because he’s cold a calculated and most cryo vision holders are ‘lonely’

Electro because ✨technology✨ and electro users are usually seen as different or outcasts, no explanation needed

And pyro because it seems to be associated with passion, and dottore is a very passionate man when it comes to his research. Also the whole tree burning thing

Dendro ofc for wisdom and knowledge but he seems to have clashing ideals with the idea of dendro

Geo could also be plausible because most holders are hardworking which dottore definitely is, but It doesn’t really fit thematically.

Anemo and hydro don’t really make sense because ‘freedom’ and ‘Justice’ just aren’t really…him? I’d love to hear your thoughts !!

FIRSTLY, HE WILL BE PLAYABLE, TRUST ME!!!! Ahem, secondly, i don't mind whatever element he'll be but i would just like to hope that he does not use a vision - i REALLY want them to introduce a new power or whatever (i have a personal gripe that we have no real playable visionless characters excluding archons and whatever etc)

If i had to speculate i'd assume he's cyro. I have no real reason other than Blue Man and they also tend to match the character's outfits/color pallets with visions (although there are a few exceptions) but if he happens to get a redesign (which i hope not) that could change. Other than that it'd be funny if he was Dendro (as you said, he's using the power of the nation he was outcasted from, it could be interesting!)

I can't see him being geo either, but when i think abt it, it could be pretty cool gameplay wise (since geo characters usually have a construct as a skill, dottie could def have something like that i think) Pyro... i just get a feeling he doesn't belong there, just from looking at the cast of pyro characters, he'd just seem out of place... Electro would be my third place guess. Also can't see anemo mostly due to gameplay stuff too, don't think it'd fit him. Hydro Dottore... erm first hydro claymore everyone???! Also can't see that but who knows. Blue vial wave splashing incoming.

Regardless, i know whatever element he is, I'll make him do big damage 😤

[redheadloverr]

sub vs dom headcanons

basically just whether i think theyre the dom or sub! (entirely sfw)

gn!reader x anemo boys!

heizou

a dom but in possibly the worst - best way ever

he’s the type to brag to everyone that he is the dom but no one believes him, everyone thinks youre the dom but he gets his way every single time.

hes a bit stubborn so he takes things like this almost like a competition, he has to prove to you, and the world, that he is in fact a dom. it gets tiring at times but you laugh at it.

its an interesting dynamic, no one believes he’s the dom but as some would say “he has you wrapped around his fingers” and you honestly dont mind. hes sweet and compassionate when he needs to be, serious and stern when he needs to be as well.

although you are his special person; and trust me you are, sometimes he’ll do or say things that make you two seem like mere friends but you know he doesnt mean them that way. he looks out for you. he knows you dont need him to but hes happy to do it anyways.

at the end of the day, you know what type of partner you’re coming home to. he may be a bit overprotective and overbearing at times but thats what you love about him.

kazuha

soft dom. 100%.

kazuha’s the type of dom to let you go around telling people you’re the dom and people would believe it because of how soft spoken he is and how easy he is to give in to your request.

kazuha practically created the “princess treatment”. he would never disrespect you, never raise his voice at you, never even touch you unless you told him it was okay / you wanted him to. he respects you and your personal space as well as your personal opinions, ideals, morals, so on and so fourth.

kazuha does have a downside tho, he never knows how to necessarily bring up his own emotions or opinions. kazuha is a closed book, his book hasnt been opened for years its practically full of dust. you try your best to mkae him open up and he does! you know him better than anyone else but even then he still keeps his secrets.

kazuha is absolutely terrified or harming you in any way shape or form. he goes out of his way to protect you from stuff you couldnt even possibly think of. you have his full attention and admiration, though you wish he’d pay attention to you when you’d tell him he needs to focus on himself and what he wants.

he typically says “dont worry about my feelings.” or “this isnt about my feelings.” on the rare occasions you two do have disagreements.

scaramouche

100% a sub. a bratty sub.

hes the type of sub to be such a brat at times you genuinely just want to throw them in the lake and leave them there. you don’t obviously but he gets on your nerves lol.

if people asked who wore the pants he’d say it was a mix of the two of you, though you know its all bs.

scara is like a little kid having a temper tantrum because he couldnt get ice cream for dinner. if he doesnt get his way hes pouty and moody until you somehow “make it up to him” with basically anything

hes moody and a lot of times has mood swings every five seconds, he really is like a kid. he’s fussy and whiny but you know at the end of the day you love him and he loves you, you two would never want your dynamic to be shared with someone else nor lose this dynamic.

venti

venti is a bit of a wild card! he’s definitely a switch

i feel like venti is confident in certain aspects of the relationship and with other aspects he just lets you take control if youre more confident.

i feel like a relationship with venti would for sure be 50/50, probably the most balanced relationship but a bit of a hectic and chaotic one to be sure.

venti wouldnt necessarily know how to answer someone if they asked who wears the pants, hed probably say you just to throw them for a loop but you both know youre equals in this relationship.

xiao

definitely a sub but behind closed doors.

he pretends to be hard on the outside but really all he wants is to be the little spoon and be pampered with love and affection!

he secretly loves when you take the initiative; whether it be planning dates, holding hands out in public, showing PDA, ect.

he’s definitely the type to have acted like a “badass” or a “bully” in highschool but in reality he just wanted a hug and for someone to tell him theyre proud of him.

he has absolutely no mercy for anyone who even attempts to hurt you, however. youre the only one who has and is able to see his soft side.

he shows you off to his friends and worships the ground you walk on, it doesnt bother you one bit that he pretends to wear the pants in the relationship to his friends and fellow acquaintances.

[beau-bearr]

Hi sending this for the purposes of adding on some ideas for the vision post, not as anon hate dw.

I think Greg would be Dendro since a lot of his themes are about how others see him and his isolation, being viewed as a hero in the smoke war and wanting to be seen as a normal person. Also visually works imo.

Rodya could be Hydro but Dendro is also valid for the above, how others see her.

Ishmael is Electro, that's closer to an obsession.

Meursault is Geo 100%. The whole religious themes in his book and how strongly he rejects them for his own ideals. He stuck to his own ideas through the whole book and did what he did while processing mamasault's death, which could be cryo but I think Geo fits better. Anemo is also valid, prisoner and persecution n stuff.

I think Faust could be pyro actually, we don't know her reasons in-game yet and it could possibly be at least partly for others, but book Faust did it to indulge on all the world had to offer after no longer enjoying life. I think pyro is acceptable there, also hell symbolism. However Cryo would also fit very well, I also think Anemo is also a really interesting interpretation considering it could be seen as seeking freedom from being shackled to her fate and also the foreshadowing of Faust(Gesellschaft) wanting her to think for herself, be free.

Outis would absolutely be either Hydro or Electro. Wanting to protect her family, having the singular goal of getting home no matter how much damage comes to others.

Now Heath... I think Pyro is a good choice... But hear me out, what about Electro? It absolutely fits for Erlking and his self-destructive rampage, also thunder is one of his main symbols. I think Heathcliff's world revolving around Catherine is a lot better described as determination or obsession. He wants to change for Catherine, return to Wuthering Heights for Catherine, goes through all of Canto 6 to see Catherine, all of this for Catherine... And now he's lost and finding comfort in those around him, which does suit hydro but I think the events of the canto are too different for it to work, it was as much about him as it was Catherine, which is why Electro feels more fitting. He's weird cuz he doesn't fit one perfectly, there's a lot to Canto 6. A lot about how he was treated informing his decisions, a lot that doesn't fit into one.

I also rly like Cryo Sinclair since he's literally the boy that changes that's his thing look at him go!!! Same with Donqui for the impossible dream.

COOKING. I also never thought of geo Meursault (I kinda chose cryo on a soul read, but I do have some thoughts about that too lmao)

I may need to re-read on visions (I haven't played genshin in like,,, over 2 years,,,,, and just recently picked it up again) but all of my takes are from early genshin vision knowledge. Like... player from 1.6 vision knowledge,, so I could 100% be wrong. I did spend over 3 hours explaining all of my thoughts to a friend though, and since you did share this Anon, I am going to use this as an excuse to share my thoughts about it (hope you don't mind)

I didn't get to all sinners because as I'm writing this I realized I can't put asks in drafts and continue to write later, so I'll post now and add later

I think Greg fits with electro simply because every electro character genshin has introduced has been "freak/weirdo guy". Clearly they're not, we get to see them as actual people when hoyo wants to expand on their character. But with Gregor he's been turned into this "monster" and "freak of nature" that people look at him and feel fear. He's constantly rejected simply because of his looks, and I know that bothers him alot. He's such a chill, funny, sad little guy (a grown man) that suffers with the views of others. Characters that fit in this (imo at least): Fischl, Razor, Clorinde, Cyno

I chose the same for Faust, kinda on a soul read, kinda because I think that she's also got that weirdo thing going on. She's able to speak to different Faust's, but refuses to elaborate on things, the one time she's unable to reach her Faust (during MoWE) she becomes this kinda awkward girl who is trying to hid behind her dislike to answering things. I will say I'm not the best at reading Faust so my read on her is probably very wrong, but the one character from GI that kinda supports my thought (to me at least) is Fishcl, in a way I could explain but I won't right now lol (lmao even)

I chose Dendro for Rodya because, and from what I've seen from dendro characters at least, they're very community based and intuitive in others feelings. Rodya has shown in the game that she knows how others are feeling, or even how to get under their skin and get on their nerves. Like she's very mean girl, and to be mean girl you gotta know how to be a bitch with accuracy. Now to be fair, she is a gambler, so she's gotta know how to read people, but then there's her community. Before joining the company, she was working trying to spread wealth to those less fortunate, and trying to feed the hungry. I may be reaching, but that kinda seems a little community oriented to me. The characters I think that fit this and support my claim here: Tighnari, Baizhu (my beloved), Alhaitham, Nahida (I feel like this doesn't count though, because she's an archon?? Idk)

I chose Pyro for Ishmael for two reasons, one is serious and one is kinda stupid. My stupid reason is because I think Ishmael and Heathcliff are best friends, and they needed matching opposite visions, and I knew for certain I was not giving Heath a pyro vision.

But my serious answer WAS that catching the whale was kind of a passion. Now. I never claimed to be smart, and I kinda forgot that obsession was a word for a moment. So 100% this is a bad take from me, but my original thought was that her need to get revenge on ahab, her drive to keep the company away from the lakes. It originally made sense to me. She was genuinely tweaking tf out for the S.E.A intervallo and her canto, like at the time it made sense. You cooked with electro though, so now I'm rethinking this thought... there are no characters to support my claim anymore

I chose geo for Outis cause I feel like it's right to say she's loyal to a fault? My friend was telling me she wasn't loyal to the company exactly, but that made me think that she was loyal to her own cause, which was going home to her wife and kid. Odysseus is extremely faithful to his wife in the book, so this is kinda the only reason why I chose geo? Like clearly she is loyal to dante (albeit she's snarky and rude about it) and going solely off of faith here, I have to assume she was loyal during the war. I think maybe Navia, Gorou and Ningguang fit this? Kinda-ish-err???

I chose hydro at the end for Heath (other than the silly reason) because I don't think any other vision fits him as well as hydro. All I can think of is his love and care for Cathy. He did everything BECAUSE of Cathy. His heart and soul belongs to her, even if there was a chance that she didn't feel the same way. Even Erlking Heath rampages because of his love (and heartbreak) from Catherine. (Can you tell I love HeathCath? Can you tell I'd do anything for Cathy to come back, and for them to be together all the time and be happy????) I do fw electro Heathcliff though, like I did think for half a second about it, but now I'm thinking about it for more than half a second:)

I did put my thought together about Heath because I'm just now finishing the Fontaine story quest, and Heath kinda reminds me of Furina (her love for Fontaine, his love for Cathy....,,)

I changed Ryoshu from anemo to pyro. I was reminded that she doesn't desire the freedom to "paint the world". She will simply just do it. She will do anything to get what she wants, and no one can stop her. And thinking about it now, melt Sinclair and Ryoshu sounds so fun??? (Sinclair Ryoshu friendship is REAL!!!)

Meursault as cryo is kinda a soul read? I don't know much about his source material, or about him in general so I can't make a good take on this. Like, most of my thoughts come from this https://x.com/The_Dontist/status/1897383719822115056?t=LsXsnh_NPejoRqFcRefEGg&s=19

Same thing with Faust, I'm REALLY bad at reading his character. I just see I'm and go "Oh man, this could be just like Wriothesley" and my dumb gay little brain goes haywire.

I ended up picking Anemo for Hong Lu. This is kind of another soul read, but I also think that he ran from his family instead of going on a "learning journey" like he said he was doing. In the check up intervallo, he was one of the two sinners that was picked for the wrath test fight, and I mean.. clearly he's hiding something about his hidden wrath. His family must have done something to make him hide his rage, and he must of gotten tired of it so he left, or is using this "journey" as an excuse of some kind to be free from their grasp.

Most of my 3 hours was spent talking about Hong Lu and his hidden wrath, and how his canto BP will give him his first ever wrath ego and I'm so excited about that. I'm a Hong Lu fan, I love my pretty, silly, fella who goes "Waow¡!!"

[whispereons]

So I sit here thinking about Ayato, right? Like.. i see him as the silent but pretty kinky guy. He has tried some dangerous stuff, not some much that his reputation is tarnished. No, this guy would have calculated something to that the situation would have been safe to do something really kinky. So, this guy would have things placed under his suit, you know? maybe, it's just me, but i can see one being a butt plug and he would be sitting through a meet with a straight face.

Yet, he meets you, the apprentice. Of course, he knows he is meet someone from overseas but that won't stop him from trying to excite the meeting. In the beginning, he is just mainly talking to your boss and you would glance at him, though out of boredom you look around with elemental sight and decided to play around with your anemo vision. You though no one would notice after all the window was open, and you weren't strong enough to do a storm, just barely be able to control the winds so the wind would feel like a light touch.

It was just silly things at first playing with your bosses hair and than you decided to see if Ayato had weapons on him, and prove the rumors wrong. There was no way this guy, with so much power at his hands, not walking around with a secret weapons somewhere. Only to find something else. Immediately, you stopped and focused on the meeting before you, but you couldn't help it. Your eyes glanced to see Ayato only to panic as he was already facing you with a closed eyed smile.

Anyways, that is just me. I just here with my brain rotting. some bits were far stretched, i know, but it is my fantasy and i wanna share. we both can be writing cringy and weird stuff together, don't worry-

_ Kaeya Anon _

A bit ironic that the Kaeya anon's first ask is about Ayato but it's the silly type. I hope you don't mind that I made it yandere, it would be almost weird of me to not make it yandere. This wasn't a fully NSFW ask so I didn't go all the way either. But seeing as you're my first ask about writing, I wanted to give it proper attention! But at the same time, this was very much not proof read.

The marks and grooves of the meeting table suddenly seem very interesting as your boss rambles on about one thing or another. A bad habit of his that really seemed to bite you in the ass this time.

Ayato shifts in his seat and you want to die now fully aware why he's moving. Was this some strange justice served to you for being too nosy? Maybe Ayato will send the Shuumatsuban after you for discovering his little secret. You can never trust that naturally curved smile on his face after all.

"-but we're getting off track at this point. I only need to show you the last trade route for the months supply and then we can end this meeting. I'm sure I've taken more then enough of your time!"

Your chest is a thousand times lighter at your master's words. The thought of finishing up and sailing back to your home nation gives you the energy needed to get through this meeting.

Your boss goes to grab the last file out of his bag but frowns before properly looking into it. "I must have left it with my stuff in the guest room. I'll leave for a few minutes to fetch it."

Trying to hide your desperation you grab your bosses sleeve with a wobbly smile. "Don't worry, I'll just go and get it for you. You can continue speaking to Sir Kamisato in the meantime."

Getting up in a flash, you rush to open the door and escape the room. But the sounds of metallic armor shifting follows you as you open the door and look behind to see a smiling face.

"I'll accompany you there as my office is right next door." Ayato's voice gives no indicator of his less than professional activity. "My sister is going to a restaurant with many of the Kamisato clan's partners. Why don't you go along and let your apprentice finish up the meeting for you?"

Internally screaming, you resist the urge to take back your offer of getting the files. Happily your boss stands up and smiles widely, the old man would never give up the chance of a free drink. With slumped shoulders you walk silently with the two men as they converse ambically.

Ayato cleanly passes your boss on to Ayaka, who gives you a sympathetic smile at your visible awkwardness. There's no doubt she's aware of your uncomfortableness around Ayato, it's just not for the reason she thinks.

That's probably why your face scrunches up when he pats your shoulder with a coy smile once everyone else left.

"Should we get going now Y/N? We should do our best to wrap the meeting up." Stiffly nodding you follow him through the halls.

The walk is silent which could be either good or bad. But there's still no sign of punishment or silencing as you enter your boss's room and grab the pesky file. When you exit, Ayato stands there with that same relaxed smile and professionalism.

His gloved hand gently presses against the middle of your shoulder blades pushing you to keep up with his long strides. It's... uncomfortable but not bad enough to cause a fuss. Even still you pat your thigh where your anemo vision is safely secured for good measure.

Violet eyes traces your hand movements and twinkle at the way you gulp back your nerves.

His office really wasn't that far to your boss's room, at least you couldn't dub him a liar. He holds out the door for you with a kind smile that you return awkwardly.

Stepping inside you notice how dim the light is, it makes it hard to see the interior. Not wanting to be rude by searching for a candle, you walk deeper inside until you see a large beautifully designed divider.

Momentarily you stumble on a small cushion on the floor and barely avoid falling. Bare hands slide up your body starting from your waist up to your chest making you shudder. Turning around in shock, your body feels both heavier and lighter.

Ayato waves your anemo vision by its strap tauntingly. His narrow eyes seem much more predatory in this light and those upturned lips are now sinister.

"Now, what's that look for Y/N? You'll get your vision back, I just can't promise when."

"Sir Kamisato, I'm not sure if this is some Inazuman culture I'm unaware of but I'm feeling extremely uncomfortable. You can look over the file yourself and I'll be going. Just send someone to return my vision tonight."

Dropping the file on the table without concern you step around Ayato. Leaving your vision behind was a small sacrifice, your stubborn boss will make it nearly impossible for Ayato to keep it. The scolding you'll receive from your boss would be worth it.

Ayato watches you from his spot as you move past him. Grasping the door handle, you tug and are met with resistance. Your stomach drops simultaneously with your expression before you tug harder.

As a catalyst user, you didn't have a weapon to break the door with. Your vision was the only option, and you had no chance in beating the skilled hydro swordsman in combat.

A sword glints in candlelight as it presses against your neck. Strong arms wrap around your upper body and pull you closer to Ayato. Leaning to speak into your ear, hot air fans your earlobe making you shiver.

"You've seen something quite embarrassing of me. Surely you won't mind showing me something embarrassing in return."

Your body is frozen as the sound of clothes shuffling can be heard and even felt behind you. Wrists easily maneuvered from your side to your back are wrapped with something. A braided gold-colored rope ending with a tassel binds your upper arms to your chest.

"I'll return both you and your vision in time for your departure. Although, I can't say that I'll follow through with that."

[positive-bpd-culture-is]

Positive BPD culture is this strange pride I have for experiencing emotions intensely at times. Learning a lot about my positive triggers, I found that the season and temperature affects me a lot, it could also be the weather.

From Spring to Summer, I have heightened happy moods, maybe part of it is the nostalgia I get from these beautiful days. Music has such a heavy effect on me too, it might just be our sensory seeking side, but I still get fired up or giddy listening to my favs like Jhariah, FUNKIST, Astrophysics... (For others in my system, stuff like KITCALIBER, CAPSULE and Hideki Naganuma is such a mood booster).

Also, a lot of these positive things aren't connected to anyone in particular but ourself. No connections to past or present FPs, this is still our own interests and likes. That's the freedom I crave, aside from in-sys FPs/EPs, I think having one online or in real life puts a chain on me. When I can focus on what our wants, interests, or needs, I feel like I'm gaining more freedom and autonomy. Like I earned my Anemo vision and I'm slowly mastering it (Genshin Impact ref lololol).

I don't want to get worse, I hope to keep getting better.

-❌🩸📼

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[skitskatdacat63]

The thing about mentioning that you are disappointed because wanderer got changed to blue and anemo is so incredibly real and understandable. I literally had the same experience, so down bad and all and I was eager to get wanderer but now that I have him it just doesn't hit that hard idk. They should have kept the black and red it suited him so much. I can understand that a part of his lore and character is to heal and move on and change but why do all anemo characters have to be so blueish and stuff? Why couldn't the purple, red, black etc. stay? He looked so good with it and he still does but why can't Hoyoverse step out of that zone for once and color things different. Why can't there be a character who is anemo but can still dress more dark YK? 😭 Or even make the elements different. Like red electro or blue flames. Where is the creativity c'mon now :(

Exactlyyyyyyyyy!!! Like why hype up a character for so long, showing little glimpses, getting people excited, only to change his design :( It makes me annoyed to think about because there was soooo much speculation back in the day abt what element he'd be and so much "omg his design is so sick!! I want him so bad" only for him to be...blue. But yeah I totally agree, I usually don't mind their color coding but it sucks in this case specifically bcs his original colors were so beautiful and unique. Though speaking with color, ah at least we have Miko in red/white/pink, I'm very pleased with that! I think if they're gonna pick an element for him that's different than everyone guessed, idk why they have to make it so obvious. Like is it not more interesting for him to be so unassuming? Also I love his old name and titles sob sob, I can't get into "Wanderer" or "Hat Guy" at all.

I guess for me specifically, Unreconciled Stars holds such a special place in my heart as the first ever event. Tthe amount of mystery and hype around Scaramouche was so fascinating to me, cause he was the first of his kind, a character being teased who we wouldn't see again nor get for literal years. I remember rewatching this scene over and over again, trying to get the most I could out of a limited character y'know, it felt very special. He felt so intimindating and cool, the first Harbinger we got to see outside of the only two we knew. And back then, I was like WHEN HE COMES OUT, I'M WHALING!!!! But I wasn't really playing it around the time he appeared in Sumeru, so I was so aggrieved seeing he was finally released, but completely different! I missed the train y'know lmao, I just don't care for his current state at all, bcs as I said, I can't help but be stuck in my 2020 perception of him. It's just very nostalgic for me. Which is why I still call him Scaramouche lol. I know a lot of people like his chara development a lot and think it's interesting, but yeah, I wasn't around for it when it was the big thing so I can't get into it, because for me, it feels like getting swindled. I really love the Fatui and their designs, like one of my fav aspects of the game, so for him to not be that anymore makes me disinterested.

Also here is the only screenshot I have of him from back then LOL, if it was now, I would've taken a million

[pepsicoolgal-owo]

Barbatos ~ Anemo Archon Redesign

Hey, don't you guys think Barbatos looks suspiciously similar to Venti? 😳

Jk

So, Venti actually has a couple archon designs (two cutscene designs, statue design and the manga design). The one in statues is nice (the one from birds with courage is nice too), kinda toga-like. But.. the other ones.

I really don't like them, the one from the manga especially. It really feels like they gave Venti a cloak and ran out of ideas on clothing, the bikini shorts thingy feels like such a cop out. I feel like it might have been better to let him be nude or something like that.

Anyways, my first redesign was more like the toga design, but I wasn't quite happy with it. So I started from the beginning and looked at his little spirit design.

I gave him a bigger cloak and made him look a little more spirit-like. I gave him dark bird legs and those fluffy foot feathers. I also left the tattoos, because I like them.

I gave him a little piece of fabric for interest and stuff. Also added some elements from the four winds again, added some dandelions on the fabrics. I put the Andrius teardrop thingy to the cloak and some little wings for Venessa. I also added a little collar that reminds me of Dvalin.

I also added some mottled spots on his wings and some feathers to his face (don't think that's too noticeable.

And finally, my favorite part. The liripipe; since my first genshin redesign I wanted to give him one so badly (but I also wanted to give him his soft caul hat). This was my opportunity and I took it.

First the liripipe is such a distinct little thing, it can fly around as he flies and the wind pushes it around. Also, the length of the liripipe was a status symbol (more fabric you can afford). So what if the wind spirits and similarly less powerful spirits have shorter liripipes.

Reference photos:

Vennessa, Genius Invocation TCG, Genshin Impact. Source: Genshin Wiki

Classic Old Frill Pigeon. Source: Tumblr blog- The Ramsey Loft, theramseyloft

(I'm not gonna tag them because I don't want to bother them, but the pigeon blog is very cool; there's a link if you want to check it out)

Guillaume de Machaut’s Oeuvre poetique, 1355-60, Paris. Source: My Medieval Age

Links:

Oh my goodness gracious,

I almost forgot to give you this!

🥔ヘ⁠(⁠￣⁠ω⁠￣⁠ヘ⁠)

[wiggledude]

Xianyun headcanons:

-Likes showerng under a waterfall → isn't ashamed if someone does see her→ it's normal for her

- is proud of her human form, even though if she could tweak it a bit she would

-Is obsessed with skin tight clothing but it has to be breathable and good to move in. She has to look good in battle and serving while she's shopping

-as she likes looking good, she wears her hair in different styles

-If you're sick or don't feel good she'll make sure to take care of you/ make sure you rest properly and eat the right stuff, so you get healthy quickly

-Also if you're just slightly interested in machinery she'll just teach you all about it what there is→ after all it has been her passion for centuries

- I think she likes all seasons but loves summer most. But I think it doesn't matter too much since she can use her anemo vision to create a warm wind

-Misses her friends dearly (Guizhong)

- Is very proud of her daughter's/likes kids in general

-Would she like biological one? It doesn't matter to her

- Will talk a lot of given the chance→will do it over machinery or her family

- goal orientated

[-She makes a lot of inventions, sometimes even ones that are stupid but oh so endearing. Will also do surprising ones

- If you request something, whatever it may be, she'll try her best to fullfill it

-Treats her disciples(cough children) to food→ she'd treat her friends and partners too

- Her love language? Definitely taking out a loved one on a flying trip. Flying alongside her? Might be possible

-Could be considered a sugar Mommy

-If she loves someone(be it romantically or platonically) she goes all out. By that I means she'll be over the moon for you

-she has lived for too long for her to care with whom she's together. As long as she loves her significant other

[thatonecatcat]

gonna be posting more hilda x genshin impact au stuff but more on the “if she were canon in the storyline” side, just for fun

since this isint much of an interesting post yet, let me leak some lil info about my au under the cut bc slight spoilers

weapon: catalyst

vision: dendro

region: sumeru, but moved to mondstadt

faction: eremites

affiliation: mercenary

background: she was raised in lokapala jungle with her mother, but had to relocate due to their house being trampled by a group of sumpter beasts. (is that what theyre called?) before hilda and her mother moved to mondstadt, she wanted to make a deal with the emerites to join their group and scout other regions for them. so in the present, she studies biology and trades items from sumeru with other goodies from mondstadt. one day, she managed to defeat both the cryo regisvine, and the anemo hypostasis with her fists ALONE while patroling the mountains, thinking they were a threat. after picking up the crystals dropped by both of them, hilda realizes that along with the crystals, was a dendro vision.

note that i will change her story DRASTICALLY when i draw her “concept art”

[peach-m1lk]

JJK characters playing Genshin Impact

Work and School are taking the majority of my time so here's this ig :/

Gojo Satoru:

I know for a fact he plays Kazuha bc Kazuha is good in every team ever. He also likes playing Ayato sometimes.

He's also definitely a whale- he spends so much money on Genshin and has multiple 5 star characters and their weapons at C6 R5.

He doesn't have very high exploration though because he doesn't have a lot of time to play. He's a very casual player despite the amount of money he spends on it. Just logs in to do his dailies, perhaps fights a boss or two.

HATES the Aranara quest because he can't find any of them and refuses to use any "cheats" (looking up where to find them)

His favourite element is most likely Anemo and his favourite region is Fontaine.

Suguru Geto:

I highkey think Geto likes morally grey characters bc he can kinda relate to them.

He likes Raiden bc of the archon quest and her character quest. In other words, he just likes her lore involving Makoto and the other archons.

He's spent some money on genshin. Like buying the Welkin or a character skin or two, but nothing too crazy.

His favourite events are Windtrace and the Golden Apple Archipelago. He also doesn't care too much for the Aranara quest but he likes the primos he gets out of it. He has a few areas at 100% exploration but most of them are between 80%-95%.

his favourite element is Electro and Dendro and his favourite region is Inazuma.

Megumi Fushiguro:

Megumi's favourite 5 star is Xiao bc he has a cool character design. He likes Xiao's tattoos and he likes his skill and burst, as well as his lore and his ties to Zhongli.

Bc of this, his favourite events are the annual Lantern Rite events. He didn't care too much about Xiao at first but then liked him after the story quest where he saved the traveler from falling.

Highkey he's saving up for Cloud Retainer

He's f2p and gets most of his primos through exploration.

Favourite element is Anemo and his favourite region is also Liyue but likes Inazuma too.

Inumaki is a Nilou defender for life! He also likes Ayaka and is an Ayaka defender too.

He just likes the characters that are constantly mischaracterized- esp the ones that are dumbed down to "traveler's harem".

He likes any event involving Itto bc he's funny. But he especially loves Itto's Onikabuto battle events bc he likes mini-game type events.

Also another f2p bc he doesn't like spending much money when he doesn't have to.

Favourite element is Cryo and Hydro and his favorite region is Inazuma.

Panda:

Panda likes Itto bc he's funny (he's the reason Inumaki likes Itto) and he likes Ushi.

He's gotten his highest crit using Itto and likes his character design. He just thinks Itto's a cool character all around (he's right).

Bc Panda is a Panda, he likes exploring Liyue even though he forgets he's supposed to open chests. He just plays to fight a bunch of things tbh. He often joins Inumaki on Co-op and they go around fighting bosses.

Favorite events are also anything that have Itto in them including his beetle battle events. And the events where you just have to fight stuff, like Misty Dungeon.

Doesn't have a favourite element but his favourite region is Liyue.

Okkotsu Yuta:

He doesn't play Genshin that much, if at all, but he only started playing because he saw Panda and Inumaki playing together one time and thought it was interesting.

He likes Chongyun bc of his relation to spirits and pure-yang energy. He once thought something like that could benefit him but quickly let that go.

He's probably only up to Mondstadt and Liyue tbh :/ Barely started the second archon quest with Zhongli and Liyue.

He likes the combat in the game but sometimes he just goes around and picks resources like the corolla mist flowers and dandelion seeds.

His favourite elements are Anemo and Cryo and he doesn't have a favourite region.