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Honestly, big fan of how fucking Weird™ Neuvillette is

He can't do small talk for shit, his idea of a pastime is standing soaking wet in the rain with no umbrella, he'll infodump cool water facts at you given half the opportunity. He's the adoptive father of several dozen(?) immortal kids. He's a lawyer. He's inexplicably talented at making pottery.

He's somehow simultaneously the coolest and the lamest person in Fontaine

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Morax/Rex Lapis/Zhongli in his half dragon form!

It's something like splash art but you know why exactly I wanted to draw full body?? I did it because of his magnificent tail~

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mr phlegmatic deity

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mr phlegmatic deity

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demoiselle stays on my mind 💛

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Venti and Diona's interaction in the alchemy event is so special to me... because Diona is someone who really hasn't had any reliable parental figures in her life at all. Her father is a drunkard who barely has any time for her. She got her vision because she walked into the pouring rain as a child, all alone, terrified, to look for her drunk father in a forest full of animals and monsters and bring him home. Her father takes better care of Razor than her. She was so lonely she talked to a spring in the hopes that the rumours were true and there really was a fairy inside, listening. And then the voices that used to answer stopped, too. Leaving her with nothing but a curse- any drink she mixed would be divine. She's only twelve at most and she works in a bar. Her employer exploits her skills for profit. There's advertisements around Mondstadt advertising Diona's drinks specifically. Everyone loves them. Diona hates them. Everyone tells her how lovely her drinks are. Diona herself, despite despising alcohol, is proud of her skills. That's so fucked up. That's all so fucked up.

There's so many jokes about "haha child wants to destroy the wine industry but works in a bar" and while I can see why people find it funny they're honestly...so tasteless. Diona is a child who villainizes alcohol because she can't bear the thought of her father being at fault for his actions because she loves him so much. That he could drink less and he could spend more time with her and he could help her with her emotions but never does. That he could spend time with her and immerse himself in her interests but he never does. That he's willing to do all this for other people instead, but not her. That he chooses to do these things for other people, but he almost never chooses to do them for her.

But Venti does. Venti chooses to do all these things with Diona. He calls all residents of Mond his children and that's Diona too. He takes the time to search Dragonspine for an ingredient she might like, he chats with her and accompanies her to the location of the alchemy event, he presumably spends hours with her as she searches for ingredients and mixes her drink, keeping her company and making sure she's safe.

He doesn't have to do this. He doesn't have to patiently endear himself to her because he knows she hates people who drink, he doesn't have to bother going all the way to Dragonspine to find her something unique because he knows she's proud of her creations, he doesn't have to spend hours in the company of a lonely child who he has nothing in common with-but he does.

So many people would think he's doing it for the drink, but they all lack reading comprehension skills because I said so. Diona wants to create a drink which keeps people sober. Venti isn't going to get drunk and he's not doing it for the drink. It isn't pity either, it's affection- he loves his child and he wants to spend time with her and make sure she's safe. That's all. They're so special to me <3

Oh and another thing that I forgot to add- the Spring Fairy Diona talked to, Callirhoe, only found the spring in Springvale thanks to "a gentle breeze guiding her." The person who listened to the cries and rants of a lonely child was also coincidentally someone guided there by Venti. Still girlie why that specific blessing 😔

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since it was his birthday yesterday i decided to finally embrace being assigned Ayato main by the game and crown his skill. and also draw him

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Tea time with Navia

#THEM

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Trying to compare Venti and Zhongli’s dedication to their people is kinda weird considering the vastly different circumstances they were under.

Venti inherited Mondstadt unexpectedly - right off the heels of a tyrant, who was overthrown by a rebellion of bloodshed. At that point the citizens still have fresh trauma from the oppressive rule of Decabrian, and Barbatos probably had to ask himself some pretty difficult questions. Such as: If he tries to rule over Mondstadt directly, there’s a risk of reopening those wounds and causing more disaster. Would it be worth it for the sake of being a stronger Archon? Where does the thin line between his duty as archon and the promise of freedom begin and end? Like geez, I don’t blame him for liking Dandelion Wine so much.

Zhongli’s one of the oldest beings in the game, he was there for the creation of Liyue Harbor and the better part of 6000 years of Teyvat history. And since that beginning he’s dealt with constant threats to its safety directly. Not only that, but a lot of other gods’ people fled under his protection and kept their traditions and history, making the stakes even higher. One of those gods is Havria, who he witnessed the demise of (at the hands of her own people, no less) because her pacifism and refusal to get involved in conflict were doing more harm than good. When the stakes are that high, he can’t afford to go “but peace and love” when his inaction will definitely put a lot of people at risk. In the long run, though, this did mean his people started over-relying on him, and after a lot of burnout and loss of his friends along the way, he understandably retired. Let’s not forget - during the test of character, he still had his gnosis in hand and didn’t give it away until after his people could prove they could handle themselves. And it was a good idea in the long run - because not only can the people grow and think for themselves and form a strong community foundation, but at around the same time a story quest can be unlocked where it shows a present-time scenario of having a nation of people who over-rely on one leader/faction who’s already in a state of burnout (Jean’s Story Quest). Zhongli did the right thing in his situation.

And even after they lose their gnoses, both of them are still there for their people, just on a less grand scale. Venti ferries people to the afterlife, Zhongli advises them through his consultant job. They still go out of their way to help out to their best of their ability in their personal Story Quests. And their recent cameos in events still have them doing exactly that (Zhongli advising Yip Tak on his son, Venti actually tackling the root of Diona’s hatred for alcohol). They’re both doing good for what scenarios they’re in.

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#I adore ♥

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a new batch of little ones

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Lynette🤍

#so good ♥♥

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The Darknight Hero

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family bonding time