#masked xiao

[ellblueb]

Genshin Character Drawing Challenge~

Man, it's already outdated- I need to update it lol

Made during: June 20th, 2022

[thedreamerstoryteller]

[skyppl-e]

i bestow upon thee xiaoven i have not drawn them in forever

[tiresomespaceplant]

lay my heavy head to rest

[mintthrash]

Xiao

Xiao from Genshin Impact!

[evercelle]

gentle repose

[sagaubeloved]

I noticed while walking around with Xiao that he just — he just has his mask on?? At first I thought it was just him in his ideal animation or something and stopped to let him take it off, and even minutes later he STILL HAD IT ON. Switched with my other characters and then back to him and STILL WEARING THAT MASK. Jumped and smacked things to hopefully trigger the mask away and nope, still there.

What??? FOR WHAT REASON????

[i23kazu]

　　　　　　　　★ UNDER THE MASK ☄︎

" looking forward to the next collab :) " – xiao

synopsis !

successful influencer yn is asked to collab with declining-popularity streamer xiao: because of his constant sarcasm and bad attitude when he streams... so that he can save his reputation. what happens when over the course of the collab, and between the time that you spend together, you discover that xiao just really isn’t what the internet makes him out to be?

contents. xiao x reader smau. influencer au, modern au, streamer au.

currently. on hold for a few weeks!!

notes. thank you lucien for planning with me <3 also i accidentally deleted my entire planning draft for this and almost cried. so pls show this second-time creation some love

taglist. @yzeniko @starz222 @soleillunne @ilyuu @manager-of-the-pudding-bank @dxstopiaa @mccnstruck @xiaosonlybeloved @trqvcii @slvdsjjk @liminalimmortal @vennnnn-diagram @cherry-colored-petals @mondaymelon @tartaglia-apologist @soleillunne @ganyusbrideee @abyssalsprince @favonius-captain @snobwaffles @sn1perz @milkwithspiceyicecubes @softcosmixs @nnasv @chichikoi @ynverse @gekkow @pooonyo @venyan open! send an ask to be added.

chapters.

prologue. get to know the streamer league. get to know the influencer league.

under the mask. chapter one. intro to xiao. chapter two. intro to yn. chapter three. lets get to work, bitch chapter four. the collab (still) is not progressing. chapter five. leave me tf alone ( filler ) chapter six. where'd you go?chapter seven. you suck ass at working together please reblog!

[dragaliareferencearchive]

Model references for Xiao - Genshin Impact

[revivalrequiem]

# xiao/alatus themed ✮requested by someone from discord. based on xiao from genshin impact. repost with credit, free to use.

[ivylira]

some of my old(ish) genshin fanart

[tequiilasunriise]

In that recent interview with Jenna casually bringing up how Wenclair’s dynamic is one of her favorites of all time because they’re “dark storm cloud and sunshine” and it’s like. Like.

LIKE OKAY MISS MAAM I SEE U, I SEE YOU UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT. ONEOFUSOFUSONEOFUSONEOFUS-

Like, the question wasn’t even remotely about character dynamics (it was about the sets of the show ffs) but just like One of Us™️ Miss Ortega took any opportunity to bring up her ship like a true Wenclair Warrior. Combine that iconic moment with Hunter’s “fighting for #Wenclair iykyk”? I am getting SUCH flashbacks to the RWBY fandom where Bumbleby’s VAs Barb and Arynn would be absolute champions for the ship oh my GOD. They talked about it on the ship it show or whatever that youtube series was, the fucken ‘Yang’s arm is a vibrator’ jokes Barb would make, just- SO MUCH fer our lovely Bees (who, mind you, are THE Sun & Moon Girlfriends™️ in their aesthetics, their personalities before Blake opened up more but it still works in current time, their semblances, even their NAMES LIKE ARGH NO ONE SERVES LIKE THE BEES,,,).

In conclusion, that rush of the actors of a show themselves advocating or even just giving us little crumbs towards a ship? It’s immaculate it’s amazing like I can not wait for next week to see what happens. I will say that if Wenclair DOES follow the Bumbleby route of “super popular sun and moon gfs even the actors themselves ship” then I am dying to see what version of Beehaw the Netflix Wednesday fandom will throw together should there be a longass hiatus for another season. Yorse? Nah, let’s make it WORSE (please laugh at this awful pun). Like Hunter said, if you know… you know.

[silvkey]

Repostober 2 first time i'm posting on tumblr everyday

[qourmet]

it's Bananas to me that despite these being two separate canvases i'm working on, they'll inevitably be one cohesive piece

[sinister-waters]

Corrupt Xiao Rentry pfps

[cynicalmusings]

IMAGINE A MASQUERADE BALL WITH XIAO???

…see, you’ve done the very dangerous thing of reminding me of the 100 followers special continuation i was planning that includes xiao and heizou… and a little of my cinderella au with him, too. 

but i need to brainrot about this now.

thing is… we could go down the usual route of fantasy masquerade ball with big fancy chandeliers and a nice ballroom, but i feel like a spin could be put on it to make it more interesting.

namely, cyberpunk; a setting that i think fits xiao very well. (let me generate some ideas for a second…)

maybe this masquerade ball is inspired by old fragments of books and paintings uncovered in the wreckage of historical buildings, and a group of people are trying to resurrect it, just for fun. it’s likely nowhere as grande as the ‘proper’ ones, and takes place in some abandoned warehouse or the basement of a pub. the music is an electronic, bass-y version of some classical pieces, performed by a mini-orchestra of electric classical instruments. there are some asymmetrical make-shift chandeliers welded from old bits of metal hanging from the ceiling, sporting some LED light bulbs. 

people come wearing all sorts of clothing; most try to imitate the gowns and suits worn in the old days but with a spin of cyberpunk, with metal masks and hand gauntlets, while a few wear visors and their typical fashion.

xiao’s mask is no doubt based on his yaksha mask, put together with metal and cogs and some pieces of wood, and there are neon blue lights around the eye sockets, which mirror his original mask’s glowing eyes. the fangs are made of steel and bronze. 

the atmosphere is lively, although the location is quite dark. as they dance, people try to guess who the person behind the mask is. xiao prefers not to know. 

xiao is a really, really good dancer. he meets you in one of the dances, and you’re floored by his dancing. his movements are fluid and graceful, almost like water, and each step and twirl is precise, like he’s been doing this all his life. he’s actually quite courteous while dancing, too; he’s a guy who prefers actions over words, so it’s no wonder that he lets his dancing speak for itself. he finds it so much easier to carefully spin you around than start a conversation, in which he’s certain he would come across as brash.

meanwhile, you try your very best to figure out who this person is, and whether you’ve met him before, but his identity eludes you. you only spend a brief time together before the music changes and you’re both met with new partners, but somehow he still stands out to you the most. 

after the dance, the crowds disperse, and you try and look for him, absentmindedly taking off your mask because the dance is over. for a moment, you catch a glimpse of glowing blue in the crowd, meeting your eyes from behind a familiar metal mask. when you blink, he’s gone, and you don’t find him again afterwards.

(meanwhile, xiao probably just ducked behind some wall or pillar because he was not prepared for you to be so stunning behind that mask and needed a second to gather his thoughts.)