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My favourite trope ever is a character's magic/power being affected by their emotions

Dude would have cryo crackling right beneath his skin whenever he's genuinely pissed and he huffs out cold snowy clouds change my mind

#lyss' sketch #genshin impact #genshin fanart #genshin #wriothesley #sigewinne #fontaine

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As a former triple crown yanfei main what i can tell you is:

The fun reason :

Shes just silly like that

She has the >:D energy

She T-poses

Her voice and personality isnt super saturated and actually nice to listen to no matter what language you use

The gameplay/meta reason :

shes a 4 star dps with pretty good damage and isnt super facking complicated to use

Her damage is not reliant on her E or burst

Long range with auto aim 👍

The KABOOM when you stack her seals is really satisfying

She gets a shield when you C4 her so shes not squishy

She is NOT constellation gated!!!!! C0 yanfei is perfectly functional

MY FRIENDS ARE ALL YANFEI MAINS

why do people like yanfei 🤔 I wanna know

#did i just make a bullet point for a silly genshin question? #yes #yanfeis actually nice play ya know #like even if you dont like or main her #shes not clunky or complicated #love her for it she deserves to keep her artifs #also if you cant tell 4 stars these days rarely has any of these traits #not that they all suck but god it takes a lil more effort to learn how to use em #reblog

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I dont want arlecchino. My brother wants arlecchino (he doesnt have a genshin acc).

I told him he gets 1 pity because i stil want to save for sigewinne.

I kill off all the standard characters as tradition (i usually do this with my friend because i am missing qiqi and dehya and she has them)

He rolled a qiqi

o7

The moral of the story. Kill off EVERYONE. Including the standards you dont have. No matter the cost.

#lyssten to my rambles #guarenteed furina or sigewinne ig #im just glad he didnt roll a con #because if i get facking c6 jean im going to keep her dead forever

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I GOT FATHER BUT I ALSO GOT A RANDOM 5 STAR BOOK AND NOT HER SIG WEAPON RAAAAHHH :CRI_EMOJI:

Idk what you want me to say my guy

#F in the chat 😔 #genshin impact #genshin fanart #genshin #arlecchino #lyss' sketch

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"sigewinne shouldn't be a 5 star" she shot lyney.

#ngl youve convinced me #u right she should be a 5 star #reblog

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Another thought. It means we have to kill father to level sigewinne up.....

Heyyyy arlecchino :)))))))))))

#heyyyyy (kills you kills you kills you) #its for the bby #bby needs the drops more than you do #lyssten to my rambles

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Oh god furina better not rerun with sigewinne or clorinde thats gonna be so evil.........

#i have a distinct feeling that its a baizhu kokomi thing #where they get paired with the most broken facking units of all time #then their weapons get paired with the worst 5 star weapons of all time #because it would make so much sense to put furina with clorinde or sigewinne..... #lyssten to my rambles

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Wondrous Dragonheir

"Sigewinne's the most unique out of all the Melusine friends my parents know. They say that she was a guest at our place a long time ago, and that she held my hand, supporting me when I had just learned to walk. Many years have passed since, and I've become an adult — she, on the other hand, is just as meticulous and enthusiastic as ever."

— Emilie

◆ Name: Sigewinne

◆ Title: Wondrous Dragonheir

◆ Melusine Head Nurse

◆ Vision: Hydro

◆ Constellation: Nereides

The infirmary is the warmest place in the Fortress of Meropide, where the sun fails to shine.

Rumor has it that the head nurse, who manages said infirmary, is also its founder. The Fortress has changed hands in chaotic circumstances several times over the centuries, but there has always been a tacit agreement amongst all who live here not to harm the medical staff in any way.

The reason for this is simple — few doctors could endure treating criminals and staying in such a place for long.

Fewer still would be as clement, cute, conscientious, and considerate as Sigewinne.

There was once an inmate whose life Sigewinne saved after he had been gravely injured while causing trouble, who then proclaimed her to be an emissary of the heavens — an "angel of salvation" — sent to bring redemption to criminals, even saying that he would preach this far and wide on her behalf.

"That's a bit much, isn't it?" The head nurse shook her head, her horns bobbing along.

"I won't ask what you did wrong before saving you, but you'll still have to finish serving your sentence once you've healed up," she said, hands on hips. "Flattery's not getting you anywhere!"

#FUCKIN FINALLYYYYY #SORRY FATHER BUT THIS IS WHO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR #PSPSSSPPSPPSPSPSPPSPSPPS #COME HOME SIGEWINNE YOUR FATHERS MISS YOU #CLORINDE WHO #reblog

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helloooo, good time of day to you <3 may I perhaps request a sketch of wriothesley combing neuvillette's hair? or anything Cute with wriolette if you're in the mood for smth else

Theyre so disgustingly sweet what if i perish

#lyss' sketch #genshin impact #genshin #genshin fanart #wriothesley #neuvillette #wriolette #neuvithesley #fontaine #comic

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Wrio and Arle meeting will actually be so cool!! They’d definitely dislike each other, but I do think they’d still bear a begrudging respect for the other

I mean, it’s so interesting to see how similar their circumstances were and yet how differently they turned out. All because of how their respective countries reacted to it. Wrio was imprisoned and had to make a name for himself there, while Arle was straight up promoted and given a name to uphold through continuous bloodshed

Its kind of like looking at yourself and having that ‘what if’ moment

Anyway ramblings aside they’re going to have the most passive-aggressive tea parties ever

YEAH I KNOW URGH PLEASE LET THEM HAVE TEA TOGETHER

Yeah urgh despite having basically the same plot beats, Wrio rose up in the fortress to make a better life in the fortress, Arle was deemed the strongest for usurping the previous Knave.

The interesting thing though, is that they both DID technically create better life for their wards. Because those under their care still looked up to them and respect them to some capacity.

I forgot who's line it is but the fatui siblings described that the previous master of the house would instill that they must do whatever it takes to complete their goals. Now that Arle took over she instilled that everyone is special and must take care of each other instead of fighting each other (we know that the previous Knave made them compete). To the orphans in the house of the Hearth, the Knave is the best care they couldve gotten and they love her for it. Even if at the end of the day it is only for her goal, these people would follow her because she took care of them when noone else would.

Its so EASY to say that Wrio and Arle did the same thing. Took over an organization and made it better. But i think Wrio could never symphatize with her because while he made a better fortress because he wanted a better life, Arle took advantage of children in their time of need, took advantage of their love for her to further her goals.

Which is... something Wrio's foster parents did isnt it?

#theyre so #i want to pick them apart like a 5th grade science experiment #what interesting characters #hyv out here popping off #lyssten to my rambles

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Honestly I'm afraid for Wrio if he and Arelechino talk it out. Remember during the archon quest with Freminet and Lynette? I don't think she'll appreciate how he treated her children.

But also YOUR BRAIN THO!!!

Im fully aware wrio doesnt like her. I mean even from a general perspective, sending children to fight your fights because you know the enemy wont kill children isnt really a good look. Especially knowing wrio himself is a victim of child trafficking.

But i would still like them to talk, i feel like they wouldve been atleast understanding of each other in another universe (coughHOYOFAIRcough)

There would be alot of charged dialogues and jabs, they wouldnt fight each other knowing how much political pawns they have on each other.

Arlecchino would definitely lean on 'you hurt my children' and 'you lost Tartaglia' if wrio ever tries anything. But they would both now that shes only saying that shit to look sympathetic, she sent those children to his fortress to SPY and STEAL information, not to mention Wrio purged the fortress of most if not all the fatui operatives there, who knows how many charges he has against the fatui at that point but yeah its not like he can directly put pressure on the Knave of all people since all he's offering is the crimes of pawns, while she can hold up Tartaglia over him.

Still HOW CAN YOU NOT LOOK AT ARLECCHINO AND SEE SHE HAS SIMILAR PASTS WITH WRIO. EXCEPT SHE WAS TAUGHT TO BE A MURDERER WHILE WRIO WAS TAUGHT TO BE CATTLE

#lyssten to my rambles #wriothesley #arlecchino #main tagging this so people can see my insane rambling

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MORE WRIOTHESLEY AND ARLECCHINO PARALLELS THEYRE LITERALLY TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN HYV PLEASE LET THEM INTERACT IM BEGGING YOU

THEYRE BOTH ORPHANS

THEY BOTH HAD SHIT FOSTER PARENTS

THEY BOTH KILLED THEIR PARENTS AND SAVED THEIR SIBLINGS IN A WAY

THEY BOTH RUN AN FACTION FOR THE ABANDONED AND FORGOTTEN

THEYRE BOTH PURSUE THEIR AGENDA WITH QUESTIONABLE MEANS

THEY BOTH LIFTED A MAN BY THEIR THROAT

This isnt even about shipping them fack that just they. NEED. TO. TALK.

#ngl i too would wear sharp heels to slay #literally #as a wrio simp this is the one thing i cant let wrio win on #PLEASE PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU LIKE THE BEGGIEST BEGGAR IN ALL OF BEGDOM #genshin impact #wriothesley #arlecchino

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Not me waking up from a dream of Wriothesley and Neuvillette ballroom dancing in pretty dresses

I need to stop drawing them looking so lovesick honestly urgh

Also uhh day 83636372 of i cant draw muscles to save my life so uh... shrugs

The dresses vv

#lyss' sketch #genshin impact #genshin fanart #genshin #wriothesley #neuvillette #wriolette #neuvithesley #fontaine

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genuinely mystified by the kind of person that would produce this image and not realize "oh, I'm being fucking ridiculous"

#this has become my reblog side acc too but fack it #i post art because i like sharing my work and ideas with people #and then people with the similar interests will interact with it and i can go :>!!!! #i know reblog is the better for engagement interaction and all #but people dont owe you that #idk man i personally dont like being guilt tripped into interacting with a post #let alone guilt tripping other people myself #both make notes go up dont they? #it means my post is reaching people with similar interests or people like my work and it makes me go yippeee :)!!! #reblog #also an important thing to mention #is that people have to start SOMEWHERE #you dont just go to tumblr and post and immediately get many notes #youre gonna get little likes and no reblogs if youre just starting out obviously #what you can do is NOT make people hate you for begging for reblogs and ya know #CREATE ART BECAUSE YOU LIKE IT #eventually youll build a community of people who like you for it #and you wont feel pressured to keep creatimg because you create what you LIKE #and not something curated to get attention

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Hoyofair | Teyvat Film Festival Countdown | 1 Day

Artist: toubou_hpmy

#HELLOOO??????? #guys i think i have a thing for ppl with black and white hair in general #yeah #reblog

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There’s not nearly enough analyses of Wriothesley and the panopticon that is Meropide.

Like, sure, the connection is there, but are your lines connecting to the right points? Because if you think Wriothesley’s office is the control tower and the Fortress is his all-knowing domain, I think you’re wrong.

Spoilers for his character quest and the Meropide world quest ahead, as well as various tidbits in mini quests:

The Unfinished Comedy reveals that there is a child who had been born in the prison, more or less a decade ago. More than enough time for Wriothesley to “discover” her. But he doesn’t. He is, without a doubt, an advocator of children, and would never allow her to stay in prison if he can help it. No matter what excuse there is, such as being busy with the reformation of the prison, the Fatui invasion, or the Wingalet construction, it doesn’t negate the fact that Wriothesley doesn’t know, or he would’ve acted.

The Beret Society as well, while coming under Wriothesley’s purview, has existed long enough to brainwash and break the spirits of the people who have joined. He had no evidence that Dougier had been breaking rules and infringing on human rights.

So no, Wriothesley, contrary to the Fortress of Meropide description, does not know everything that goes on in the Fortress, and he tells us so.

So then why does the description say otherwise?

The concept of the panopticon is that a single prison warden can maintain order because people will never be able to tell if his eyes are on them. As a result, they will behave, regardless of whether the warden is truly watching or not. Wriothesley tells us that he doesn’t have eyes and ears everywhere because we are not a prisoner. We do not need to be intimidated into behaving. Moreover, the Traveler seems to be an exception to everything like a harem protagonist so let’s discount “our” knowledge of Wriothesley’s claim.

What I think slaps the most though, is that his panopticon isn’t just the Fortress, but the Court of Fontaine as well.

It is mentioned that Wriothesley knows the ongoings of the overworld despite rarely coming up. The citizens of Fontaine see Meropide as this horrible place, even after Wriothesley’s reforms, and it’s not only because of prejudice (though that is most certainly the case), but because of his refusal to be perceived. He refuses Charlotte’s interviews, though being a Duke would most certainly put him in the eye of the public. This is a tentative maintenance of his public persona: that of a cruel and unfathomable man.

“The less people see of me, the happier they will be.”

If people understood that Meropide had welfare meals, stable work hours, and relatively accessible healthcare, why would they be incentivized to follow the law? Especially those of Fleuvre Cendre. But Meropide cannot possibly be that kind of haven. It is a prison, and forever should be—because it is not sustainable.

What humans cannot understand, they fear, and that works to keep the rest of Fontaine in check from committing crimes. No one wants to go to prison, no one wants to suffer, no one wants to see the Duke of Meropide. It’s embedded into the very society, so much that they have pop culture-like phrases for it.

The Duke’s office isn’t the control tower. The whole of Meropide Fortress is, and Fontaine is the “prison.”

There are other interpretations of course, such as the factor of more recent commentary on panopticons and how they bring up the topic of holding those in absolute power accountable. The warden at the center of the panopticon has absolute power, but how is he to be kept accountable?

It could be a hint about how Wriothesley isn’t as in control as he presents himself, and the way he rules is dependent on the people who keep him in check. After all, he says that as Duke, he must set an example of persecuting only after evidence has been found of a wrongdoing, otherwise he could have simply killed Dougier. However, that would certainly bring the Fortress down around him as people questioned his reputation as a fair ruler. (Cough bringing back my sword of Damocles bullshit here//shot).

Alternatively, Wriothesley himself could be a sword of Damocles upon Fontaine, evidenced by Neuvillette’s story quest, but I feel like that would be a Wriolette thread…

Without the source material confirming anything, we’re just playing with Schrödinger’s cat though. Just some food for thought.

Next time on Dragon Ball Z: my TED Talk on why the Fortress of Meropide is not called the Fortress of Atlantis because Wriothesley presents it as communism but it is totalitarian and why that works— (Kidding, I don’t wanna touch this with a ten foot pole pls don’t respond with political philosophies I will perish 🫠🫠🫠😵)

#very interesting read op holy shit #i absolutely love the idea that meropide itself is the control tower #and it keeps the people of fontaine clueless and on guard #the fact that wrio is not only using lack of information to keep his prisoners in check #but also the court is *chefs kiss* #like the fortress isnt perfect but with the way that people treat ex-criminals on the overworld #people even voluntarily stayed at the fortress after their term #i doubt that he would want people voluntarily moving into the fortress #it would defeat the purpose of a prison and also overpopulation and all #i do think hes being kept in check by his people in turn #thats how he gathered people to chase out the previous warden in the first place #i feel like the people of meropide can definitely gather to chase him out all the same #just that they dont have a reason to #he made the fortress a better place and people either love him or is scared of him because of the whole 'i know everything in the fortress' #still really great analysis op #reblog #edit that dougier had to secretly mind control and indoctrinate people to turn against wriothesley #thats how much the people favoured wrio #dude had to plan a coup with mind control to do it

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This post made me incredibly happy for some reason thank you op

Do you know what's crazy about me getting Neuvi's signature weapon in a single pull today:

I was wishing as Wriothesley. cause I need to build Wrio's friendship up and he's almost at level 10.

So, now I'm imagining Wrio getting the Tome of Eternal Flow dropped into his hands and his reaction is just:

#i'll tag their ships cause maybe someone will draw this for me tee hee #<- prev tag #i gotchu #congrats on the book win for pookie 🥰 #lyss' sketch #genshin impact #genshin #wriothesley #wriolette #neuvithesley