#because Genshin trailers

[reginrokkr]

𝐗𝐋𝐈𝐕. Dainsleif, carrier of memories and importance of reminiscence.

Following this a bit, I can’t help but think about characters like Zhongli who talk about the importance of memories concerning objective truths of the past that the passages of time wear and tear (it doesn’t help that Celestia is contributing a whole lot to that lest another civilization goes to poop) and Madame Ping who talks about the burden of those who carry the truth which I think was... in the latest Moonchase Festival.

Then I can’t help but think about the smol Aranara folks that say that Memory nourishes new life. Death is just a one-time loss of memory and how important memories are to give them strength to achieve what by norm would be impossible, in view of the importance it carries. It’s partly the reason why the Marana Avatar was defeated in the present, after all. Dain being a driving force that carries the truth of the world on his shoulders is so important, and yet it kicks me in the shin to think that he can’t even remember something as simple as what’s his favorite place in Teyvat after journeying through it for so long.

#◟༺✦༻◞ Events to be remembered in blue veins ┊Addendum.┊ #to be fair it pains me even more #that one line of the very end of the Travail trailer #when he says that he barely has any memories left #which I don't know #if it's supposed to be farther in the plot #or it's more in the past which could explain #why he doesn't remember his childhood either #because Genshin trailers #tends to mess with voicelines like that #make them feel like they're meant #to mean something #only to mean something different #although that trailer was supposed #to be linear #so who knows #it's painful nonetheless 😔

[clouvu]

Save me french yuri... Save me

#genshin impact #arledrone #sandrone #arlecchino #haha remember when we all thought that sandrone and arlecchino would both show up in fontaine and be gay together? #good times.... good times #jk i'm ready to end it all actually #I KNOW WE HAVE LIKE ONE LAST MAJOR FRENCH PATCH BEFORE NATLAN BUT IVE JUST ABOUT LOST ALL HOPE #the way that literally every wlw arle pairing got fed so well following arle's drip marketing EXCEPT for arledrn... hate it here so bad #anyways shipping aside HOW is it possible that the frenchiest of french harbingers with heavy ties to machinery #and like two major world quests tied to specifically to her lore and is even MENTIONED of being present in fontaine #also being one of the first harbingers ever mentioned dating back all the way to the description of chode's teaser trailer #just???? doesnt show up?????? #Sandy enjoyers are stronger than any us marine because my GOD are we struggling out here #anyways ignore the fact that I completely forgot to draw sandy's wind up key it was hard drawing through the tears #(actually it was cause i half-assed this doodle but we dont talk about that)

[apopcornkernel]

STOP right there you need to know something

In Chinese, Lyney and Lynette have matching character descriptions

Lyney's says 「镜中捧花，赠予何人」 while Lynette's says 「水中窥月，洞见夜明」 .

Look at the first half of each:

镜中捧花 (Lyney)

The flower bouquet in the mirror

水中窥月 (Lynette)

The moon spied in the water

It's literally almost word-for-word with 「水中月，镜中花」 , a phrase from the song 枉凝眉 Vain Longing.

(The only difference is the additions of 捧 bouquet and 窺 spy, which are more or less unnecessary.)

The full lyric from Vain Longing is as follows:

一个是水中月，一个是镜中花

One is the moon's reflection in the water, one is the flower in the mirror

And fittingly, its meaning is...

“It's all an illusion.”

#I SCREAMED WHEN I SAW IT IN THE TRAILER BECAUSE I USED THIS VERY SAME LYRIC FOR A FIC #genshin impact #lyney #lynette #genshin impact 4.0 #fontaine #poppy speaks

[harmonysanreads]

Hide and Seek

yandere cyno x reader

cw: yandere, mentions of blood

“Found you.”

The sensation of your feet sinking unto the sand with each step back is agonizing, dreadful. The winds that pass by occasionally are but momentary canopy of coarse dust and they only quicken your heart's pace more and more.

“Please, I've already clarified that I've done nothing!”

Among the golds, the violet aura oozing from General Mahamatra's figure and the green of your uniform stick out like sore thumbs. You take another step back — almost tumbling down because of the passed out body of an eremite mercenary — electro crackles from Cyno's weapon dangerously and one look at the scarlet sand has you gulping.

“‘Nothing’? Are you imposing that plagiarism is nothing?”

Thump. You feel the desert sand between your fingers next and for a moment, you wish that you'd sink in it whole instead of facing this humiliation. You catch sight of your hat in the corner of your eye, a ray of sunlight shines on the single gem perched on it reflecting back splattered blood. Your attention is snapped back to the General Mahamatra as you realize that there is scarce distance between you two now. The sharpness of his eyes have not dulled in slight but perhaps by what of your blurry vision, you see his eyes soften, by a fraction.

“How pitiful,”

Your body involuntarily flinches as the General crouches down to your level but one sharp look from him again and you're pinned to your place. He seems to ponder on something by the silence, you vaguely make out various degrees of conflict in his dusk-like irises.

“Hm, how about this ; in exchange for your crimes to remain concealed from the Akademiya, you come with me and pledge your utmost devotion to me and me only?” his hand wipes away a stray tear, his touch burning against your cool skin. In the miscellany of all the events that had passed, when exactly you started crying slips past and the weight of the General Mahamatra's offer hangs heavily in the air.

You're no fool to the catch in his deal and if all your suspicions that had accumulated from months — perhaps even years — prior prove anything, it's that you should not accept it. But on the off chance you don't, you'd be dragged to trial and then be banished from the Akademiya's, even Sumeru's borders ; unable to pursue knowledge for the rest of your mortal life.

Lord Cyno's fingers curl around your face in a tilt, his index finger taps against your skin, brief shocks of electricity passes by ; just strong enough to startle you. There's something so... predator like in his gaze, it taunts you, dares you to refute, reject him.

You feel so so utterly powerless.

Chocking back a sob, you shakily lean unto Cyno's touch, unable to pronounce a response. The General takes that as a yes and jerks your face up, a silent command to meet his gaze. The smile on his face has shivers run down your spine.

Cyno commends incredible restraint against his inner emotions, soaking in every bit of your reactions.

Finally.

Taking the risk of making some.. minor adjustments to your theses was definitely worth it.

#because the cyno trailer gave me ✨thoughts✨ #genshin impact #yandere genshin impact #yandere #yandere genshin x reader #yandere genshin impact x reader #yandere cyno #yandere cyno x reader #yandere cyno x you #cyno x reader #cyno x you #genshin cyno #cyno genshin #genshin impact x reader #tw: blood #tw: yandere #genshin x reader #yandere drabbles #yandere genshin drabbles #genshin impact drabbles

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

Xiao in the Genshin Concert 2023

#aaaaaa he looks so gooodddd #i want you all to know that i literally edited these on my phone because i'm away rn #like hyv you can't just drop an awesome anime trailer while i do not have access to my laptop #can't do any fancy html text stuff either cause that editor isn't supported on mobile #xiao #genshin #genshinedit #gifs #genshin gifs

[xlmibby]

'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger' except xiao doesn't feel like anything he went through - that endless agony and suffering that sill haunts him in the middle of the night when he closes his eyes - made him any stronger. if anything, it made him wrecked. broken. tainted with blood and pain that he doesn't seem to be able to erase.

as he's panting heavily after defeating monsters full of bad karmic energy, he can feel it, almost. that disgusting sensation etching its way deep into his bones - so deep that he slowly starts to think it's impossible to erase it. to erase all the ugliness of this pain and karma and his own past actions from the depths of his shattering heart.

darkness only sinks in, deeper and deeper. wrapping around his heart, choking his throat until he can't breathe, can't think about anything other than how much easier it would be to be erased from this world. or better, die while protecting mortals. this way, he will fulfill his oath but also erase another dangerous being full of karma from the world - himself.

lumine is nothing like him, he thinks.

after losing everything - her wings, her only family - she held closely to her heart, and going through all the pain this world has to offer, she still hopes. her eyes gleam when she helps people, the corners of her lips curl upwards at the sight of pretty sunsets. she skips a few steps when she's excited and she acts like happy small bunny who is happy to explore the world and it's mysteries (recklessly, sometimes. or at least xiao thinks she is a bit foolish - in an endearing way but still, it makes him a bit worried sometimes. it makes him want to be better so he can stay by her side and fiercely protect her heart with all his might as it was more his than his own.).

in the pale moonlight, in xiao's eyes–in the spaces bettwen his racing heartbeat and trembling exhales, she looks almost like the personification of love herself.

....how can she be so soft despite it all?

xiao knows he shouldn't dare to get closer to her, to long for any semblance of her light and presence around him... to yearn for her love, for her... he isn't sure whether he deserves it, anyway... the closure he's able to offer her might hurt her in the end, he's all too aware of that possibility and it's scaring him - just like the want for her does... lumine deserves better than to deal with someone who's more akin to a monster than to human, so unlike her...

and yet, his heart lingers there; with a girl as gentle as the moonlight and as radiant as the sunlight, whose heart is pure gold and her smile lights up his world just a little bit and makes him wish he, too, could be soft. just like her love is.

#genshin impact #xiao #xiaolumi #xiao x lumine #writing #angst. pain. agony. #i was rewatching xiao short trailer recently and... yeah #he is his own biggest enemy at the end of the end and it hurts to think about how awful he feels #every day... for centuries... it's no surprise that he was so openly taking about sacrifices he's able to make back during the chasm quest #because he feels like he's only good and useful if he's a tool. a weapon. if he's fighting and helping others - even if it means he should #good thing his love for lumine starts to soothe the pain of his past and shows him that he's not a monster and deserves better and– #that deserves another post tho but . thank you lumine #bonk xiao on his head. his heart IS soft. #how dare he not to notice it and think he doesn't deserve her love. he deserves everything good in the world (i get it but) #character analysis #fanfiction #fanfic #lumine

[genshinmp3]

Xianyun Home Screen BGM from the Dancing Beasts and Soaring Kites Web Event HOYO-MiX

#genshin #genshin impact #version 4.4 #web event #xianyun #liyue #chenyu vale #plays in the xianyun home screen page of the dancing beasts and soaring kites web event #not uploading gaming's because it's the same as the 4.4 preview page/trailer which was already uploaded #i'm not 100% sure if this is new but i THINK it's one of the chenyu vale tracks?? lmk if otherwise #update: same as prev post sound quality is not good

[mtkanna]

in their own ways, each member of the narzissenkreuz institute became 'immortal,' i think. jakob exists as an abyssal creature lived far beyond his original lifespan, while the eidolon in the real annapausis holds all of mary-ann guillotin's memory and thus acts as a living monument to her. alain guillotin produced so many advancements for fontaine's technology that his name was almost canonised—everyone knows his name, now, and what he did for fontaine, even if they don't know much about him as a person. and rene became part of the primordial sea only to return as narzissenkreuz, thus becoming a being that prophesied its own death and infinite rebirth...

#tower of daffodils #genshin impact #genshin lore #i saw someone on twitter suggest that the meka in the trailer had alain's consciousness #but part of me is fixed on alain's links with tsurumi instead #an island where the ley lines keep everyone perpetually frozen in the moments before their death #and the researcher perpetually trapped by his own grief and unable to move beyond what his sister left for him... #psychic damage. psychic damage!! #also why is the final desert exploration namecard named infinitum. Why. is it because of the samsara? all things repeating? #the chasm 🤝 tsurumi 🤝 enkanomiya 🤝 dragonspine 🤝 hangeh afrasiyab #it was about narzissenkreuz all along! #i actually adore these world quests. they're making me so happy :)

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

wow, a lot of people are telling me to watch the 4.2 trailer. what's got them so excited? i mean it's just a normal version trailer- (spoilers below the cut)

OH MY GOODNESS

F F FOUL LEGACY COMEBACK?!?!?!?!?!?! FOR REAL??????? OH MY GOD BLESSED DAY BLESSED UPDATE THIS IS THE BEST TRAILER EVER

ahem ahem

Foul Legacy sweetie I've missed you greatly I'll be waiting to hug you (but knowing the storyline i probably won't get to ;-;;;;)

look at how pretty and cute he is aaaaaa i wanna kiss his cheeks so bad i've been moth deprived for a literal AGE

if hoyoverse replaced Foul Legacy with the leaked Abyss knight looking guy one will be so fucking mad.

(also forgive the awkward and blurry photo i genuinely couldn't snap a better one)

#hush n shush wifi #wifi plays genshin #genshin spoilers #kinda? i mean the trailer is out for all to see #i say this as someone who keeps up with leaks: i did not expect this but OH it is SO welcome #to be fair i usually refrain from story leaks because i want to go into it mostly blind #but i didn't see ANYTHING about Foul Legacy appearing ohhhhh my godddd #my moth deprived heart is healing. the world is in order again #unless they get rid of Foul Legacy. then the world is very much NOT in order again. #he gets a full cutscene....... i'm gonna be eating so well on tuesday #anyways haha how are you all i swear i'm normal again :) #good evening :)

[ubebebun]

Happy cyhainoversary to my two favorite nerds!!

Congrats to Cy and Hammy for being my first chronic brainrot 😭 I started writing and drawing regularly just because of them ✨ Here's to another year of cyhaino!! 💜💚💜💚

#genshin impact #cyno #al-haitham #cytham #haino #cyhaino #ubebeart #it's also Cyno's release anniversary! #I owe that fictional man a lot #random Leone lore of the day #met my QPR because he saw me watching Cyno's trailer during lecture lmao

[auphelia]

I don't know what to do with this information other than conclude that characters I deeply love have some strange inclinations

#this was a funny realisation i had while obsessing over the 'will the tree burn literally' question #head hurting from thinking about it #maybe i'll be obsessing and trying to analyse parallels between these two #because they are definetly there #il dottore #sylvanas windrunner #both are screenshots from trailers so credit to hoyo and blizzard #genshin impact #world of warcraft

[ironunderstands]

All of the instances I can remember Mr. “I love fighting so much” Childe shooting himself in the foot and actually delaying or even preventing a fight

-in his teaser where he only attacks the guy with the sigil after he sends guards to attack Childe first

-in his story quest where he tries to reason with the treasure horders to just hand over the money before being interrupted by Teucer (he didn’t know Teucer was there either

-“even I don’t think this is the time or place for a fight” in the Winter Nights Lazzo trailer, yes Childe is smart enough to know that causing a fight there would be a bad idea, but you think he would at least join in on the banter like the rest of the harbingers

-letting neuvillette do his whole trial bullshit before fighting him when he’s declared guilty, he wasn’t even unwarrentedly mean about the whole process either. Also when he does fight, it’s literally only to kill the gardemeks and leave, he doesn’t have any intention of fighting Neuvi or Furina unless they get in his way

-In the labriynth warriors event, he groups up with the Traveler, Xinyan and Shiki Taishou which is understandable, but he’s not rude or impatient when plot happens, and although he does run off to kill things he does also ask their permission sometimes:

like Childe you don’t have to create a whole speech from your ass just go ahead and kill things, “burden of slaughter, I will happily take your place” bs isn’t necessary

I don’t know what the conclusion of this is other than our contradictory king is back at it again, doing shit that goes against what he says about himself

#childe #genshin impact #I’m convinced he only fights people if he gets to set up a duel first (and not because he cares about the law we saw the golden house scene #Either that or out of necessity (narwhal #Or he just fights things he know will accept the fight like the treasure horders in his trailer #Other than that he seems to have a whole due process thing #Childe is no randomly spawning boss you stumble upon

[bitwynn]

love how the relationship between Wanderer and y/n in Playlist is just--

y/n: watch me lose my mind wanderer, sarcastic: did you find it? y/n, literal: buddy, I am losing more body parts.

inspired by this lovely conversation when i was grinding for my finals

#genshin impact #genshin #the childe pfp was because #as said in the convo #i was losing my mind #also lmao my disc status was 'losin it like ganyu lost her h—' #LMAO #nic talks #i guess this technically counts as a playlist au snippet #...im gonna add in the tag LMAO #sagau identity theft playlist #identity theft playlist #this isnt like-- a TRUE fic / oneshot so ill be sparing with the tags #also my head hurts and my brain is melting owo #also hng the trailer for 4.0 is making me ITCH to write #maybe ill finally update my shit ;JASL;DFGkJDKnG

[dixidin]

The fact that we got the mf who saved Childe when he was in the abyss BEFORE Sandrone...... Sandrone lovers we are not making it outta this one are we?

#I JUST WANNA SEE MY WIFE *falls to my knees with fist up in the air* #HOYOVERSE STOP GATEKEEPING HER!!!!! #IM TIRED OF THIS #Sandrone.... content.. please *I start crawling on the floors with my hands as if I'm dehydrated in the desert* #Its's true tho #not even tumblr content can give me her.... frowny face :((((( #Sandrone lovers. Are you guys even alive? ARE WE ALL OKAY????!?!??! (the answer is no) #Hoyoverse is gate keeping all of the blonde harbingers (La Signora and Sandrone) #On another note. Skrim (I think that's the girls name who saved Childe) literally looks like Bronya #Put their photos together... its the same mf #Back to Sandonre because she's my wife and I love her and I miss her and SANDRONE COME HOME PLEASSSEEE #How tf are we gonna get Capitano and Columbina both in Natlan if Hoyo ain't even gonna give us Arlecchino and Sandrone together??? #We got Childe..... but I hate that bitch #Plus he's always in EVERY FUCKING NATION SINCE LIYUE!!!! #This mf better not be in Natlan and trying to converse with Capitano..... MR PRESIDENT GET DOWN!!!! THE GINGER IS HERE #Hell we got DOTTORE and SCARAMOUCHE WAY BEFORE WE'RE GETTING SANDONE #Praying that she's gonna be in the game by 4.2 and she just wasn't in the trailer.... let me be delulu #Anyways I am not doing good after that 4.2 trailer. Hoyoverse is 100% paying for my therapy #genshin impact #genshin #genshin impact fontaine #genshin impact 4.2 #sandrone genshin impact #sandrone #long list of tags today boys

[toasteaa]

Shaking and crying...the new trailer...oooouogouhough....

#toast talks #genshin impacted #I'm not gonna be okay in the new archon quest. I know I'm not gonna be okay #I don't even know what to say other than I'm so excited. I NEED Furina. I need to know what's going to happen right fucking now #THE FUCKING. DOOMSDAY CLOCK AAAUGUHAUGH #THERE WAS SO MUCH IN THE TRAILER I CAN'T SIT STILL #AND ALSO BECAUSE YOU KNOW MY ASS WAS GONNA BRING HIM UP EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRYING TO RESIST #NEUVILLETTE MY BELOVED WHAT IS GOING ONNNNN #YOU'RE GETTING ALL SAD AND DRACONIC AGAIN AND RRAAAAAAGH #Someone put me in a hole until the update or else I WILL go insane. #Omw to finish trip crowning Neuvi so he can perform his role perfectly cause HOO BABY #Okay now I'm gonna go be unwell about everything BYE

[torgawl]

"love should be warm... but to you, it's become a form of punishment"

#SO RAWWWWW #something about him being an orphan... something about him having killed for vengeance at a young age... #i don't know it feels like a more personal line than just speaking out of his beliefs on justice #he definitely knows what it's like to be hurt by people who should have loved you and left alone and uncared for #but more than any lack of sympathy he could feel for that man he genuinely hopes he changes for the little girl's sake and i think that's #a subtle way to show who he is and who he has become?! idk not coherent but i liked the trailer a lot #i'm excited to find out more about him through his quest #one of my favourite genres of genshin characters really is deeply traumatised cryo user and i think that's beautiful 😂 #wrio 🤝 shenhe 🤝 kaeya = everything to me #but like can we talk about wrio being silly and warm and actually easy to talk to and how he doesn't hide the way he feels? #because it's so easy to close yourself after you go through those types of hard experiences but it's genuinely refreshing to see how #bright he is even if he can come across as cold like the little girl said we know that's not his demeanour #the fact he so openly admits he had a bad childhood and isn't able to trust people without any shame?? refreshing #i think he's just so easy to relate to and he feels incredibly dynamic as a character #i love him sm #genshin leaks #< because i talk about the voice lines and that hasn't been released yet