#that shirks the typical shipping template

[cursedskull-666]

Having just read Ningguangs Character Story 5 I am now fully convinced that she is actually aromantic.

#genshin impact #ningguang #for real tho read it #shes stringing along a bunch of suitors which also mentions renowned sea captains as amongst said suitors #being kind are gracious and keeping them interested but at a distance #but it says she has no real love for finite things #it really sounds to me like theres a strong case for her being aromantic #and i dunno this whole story piece puts a very compelling spin on how you can read ningguang/beidou as a ship #that shirks the typical shipping template #ningguang and beidou as lovers/interested in one another with beidou as one of ninguangs suitors #beidou being fully aware that ningguang is keeping her somewhat at a distance #and them having a mutual understanding that they cant ever really fully commit to each other anyway #because of their different positions in society as law breaker/smuggler and the leader of a nation #and because fully committing to each other would possibly mean one giving up more for the other in terms of lifestyle #and their separate first priorities/first loves #however ningguang is very aware that theres the potential for something more between her and beidou and that tension persists between them #where beidou is unique amongst ningguangs many suitors in that theres a mutual chemistry and tension between them #a mutual acknowledgement of the potential and interest and understanding of their situation #so anyway ningguang chosing her blue lantern rite dress very deliberately as part of her strange dance with beidou #the small allowances within the dynamic they uphold