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Xiaother Ramble on why I ship it over Xiaolumi

Okay so basically I love Xiao x Traveller in general and if you ship Xiaolumi consider yourself a homie but I personally like Xiaother more.

Honestly the whole discourse on Xiaother vs Xiaolumi is so stupid because technically speaking both Travellers are the same due to how little the game really expands on them but personally I ship Xiaother over Xiaolumi.

It could probably come from my love of opposites attract but it's a little more than that as well. From the little difference we've seen in the twin's personalities, a lot of people agree that Lumi is the more serious one. While she is a warm person, she is more stern and seems to hold her ground well. Aether is more approachable and easy to talk TO rather than AT, while he can be a people pleaser he's still capable of being assertive in a way.

Both of them are easily good for Xiao, their personalities play off of his quite well in the long run. Xiao is more reclusive and tends to keep to himself in fear of hurting other people and losing control, it was obvious he was confused when the traveller was so insistent on talking and interacting with him and was apprehensive at first but got used to them quickly. Not to mention the whole, "Call my name and I'll appear" thing.

When it comes to Xiaolumi, they are both quiet and more serious people that, while they are capable of warmth, tend to stick to their duties and prefer to get things over with efficiently. (They have such power couple potential I love them sm) But in my personal opinion, I feel like they wouldn't be able to always communicate properly and Xiao being with a person similar to him would draw him back from seeing himself as less of a tool, even if Lumi would constantly reassure him that he's not.(ANGST POTENTIAL AMIRITE?) Xiao would probably need someone who wouldn't just tell him, but SHOW him the positive aspects of life, and who better than someone with a friendly and approachable persona?

Xiaother are like this, Xiao is how I describe him and Aether being himself is able to draw Xiao's positive aspects out and influence him more when it comes to social and healthy ways of coping with his trauma or just his low-self esteem in general. Aether would be someone who'd convince him to open up and would be willing to put his tasks on hold to listen, other times he'd do his commissions and whenever he's done he'd try to find Xiao to check in on him. The only sad parts would be that Xiao would feel like he's unworthy of this love and try to backtrack in fear of hurting someone so kind, fear of corrupting someone who brightens his day even if he thinks it in silence. (SORRY I'M ATTACKING YOU WITH ANGST) Xiao might also need someone who can tell him things straight and knows when they don't need to fake a smile when they are overworked or tired which is where Xiaolumi would work better.

Overall, Xiaother is my fav out of the two ships because I enjoy the fluff and Xiao angst just makes me sad :(

But in all seriousness, both ships are valid as heck with both twins being so similar in the game when they are whatever role they are, but when looking at it through the aspect of what the game intends the twins to act-Xiaother is my ride or die because of their dynamic and because of how I enjoy the ideas and hcs in my head for them ESPECIALLY as a fanfic writer.

*Of course to note when it comes to me writing the twin's personalities most of it is based on common opinion and loose evidence mixed with a small hc or two so if you see the twins differently that is perfectly fine-I'm just a hopeless romantic with a love for silly ships </3

ALSO XIAO X ABYSS TWIN WHEN??

Nari be like: S-S-S-S-S-S-SMASHHHH

Hear me out-

Genshin Impact Xiao x Traveler stp au

BUT!

The softer Princess is Aether(soft prince ig?), The harsher Princess is Lumine and Xiao is long quiet ig? Cause...y'know...Xiao is bird boy. However, the voices are some of the traveller harem!(So I guess its actually a Traveler haram stp au lol) Save Voice of the Hero though as he could just be Xiao's conscience or smth.

For example how I would see it(Just to be clear they'll be different compared to the actual voices personality wise for the most part as they are you know...Not the same characters?):

Voice of the Hero-Xiao's inner conscience ig? I mean the Hero is supposed to be the player so I'm not too sure?

Voice of the Smitten-*Edited* Lyney has been my first request for smitten! I actually do believe this is sensical and i'm glad it was recommened lmao, but I also got recommended Citlali when it comes to her issues with losing people and the attachment she has to those she breaks down her walls for.

Voice of the Cheated-Scara/Wanderer, I take no arguments unless its another good suggestion

Voice of the Cold- *Edited* Arlecchino got recommended and I think it fits better than Ei actually, I was kind of just guessing at first but Arle works a lot better :)

Voice of the Broken-Furina, our tragic queen would DEFINETELY work in this role

Voice of the Contrarian-Venti, Itto, Yae Miko, or literally any other cheeky and/or reckless bastard in the game

Voice of the Paranoid-*Edited* Diluc was first recommended for this, but not to the degree of the og VOTP, he just distrusts people more than actually being scared of them like VOTP

Voice of the Opportunist-Kaeya could work for this, you KNOW this man would pull something if he was one of the voices

Voice of the Skeptic- Keqing, Wriothesley, Alhaitham or Beidou could work for me

Voice of the Stubborn-Childe is so VOTS coded its actually genuinely uncanny-so yeah, obviously him

*Added* Voice of the Hunted-I COMPLETETLY FORGOT TO ADD THIS IN-Anyway, Kazuha was recommended which can work very well imo

Narrator-DAINSLEIF! DAINSLEIF! IT WOULD MAKE SO MUCH SENSE!

Since I wasn't able to do all of the voices, feel free to give me suggestions on which ones would work, or even give them for the ones I managed to do if you don't really agree!

This was messily put together with a random thought I had but feel free to respond with ideas you'd have for the au! I might write a fanfic on it if I feel up to it! Also I'll definitely make another post adding onto this au later :)

*Edit*

So I've added in my first you recommendations but I'm still fine with other/new ones! I'll keep to my word to add onto the au at some point but I'll still add your opinions in if I agree!

HOW DID DR RATIO AND ADVENTURINE GET INVOLVED?! THEY AREN'T EVEN ON THE SAME PLANET?!

Behold: The Fontaine nightmare polycule

Lynette and Charlotte are there for emotional support. Lyney, Mualani, and Kinich are there because I like them.

Eternal Sugar: "Shadow Milk Cookie not now! I'm trying to get my other wife, who doesn't know she's my other wife, to stay with me!"

this is the only thing that can happen that justifies smilk's appearance in ep 10

THIS IS SO CUTE RHLHGFUEWHJFLWGREGUHLRE-

The irony in the cynonari one is Jackals actually eat Fennec Foxes irl or at least the Fennecs are one out of many prey for them...

felt like drawing some Creatures

She could beat me up and I would say: "Thank you ma'am."

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I feel so unproductive when not writing my fanfic like I always have my brain screaming at me to write the next chapter even when I lack motivation.

I imagine that if Venti doesn't already know the sky is fake, he is going to have a VERY VALID crashout when he realises...

The theory that Teyvat is enclosed in a false sky/prison is so devastating to venti specifically because it means that Nameless bard (and the rest of old Mondstadt’s people) never truly saw the sky, they left their old prison only to enter a larger one. They died for nothing in a sense

I think that makes good reason for Venti to turn against celestia

omfg so fucking real

me as a writer