#And start playing GI

[pomshine]

Now that I’m not sick out of my mind, I can do some blog updating! XD

I should have all but one thread replied to at the moment! If I haven’t given you a reply and you’re waiting on one from me, hit me up in an ask or IM - It’s more than likely tumblr ate my notif and I never saw it, and I’m more than happy to get that back to you! <3

As I’ve begun playing Genshin Impact as of mid-october and thus know more about the game for myself without having to rely super heavily on @honorisen to hold my hand on things, I’ve actually gone and given a few of my muses GI verses. I AM still new to Teyvat despite being AR37 at the time of writing this post and have a lot to catch up on, though, so I’ll be a bit on the selective side regarding threads until I can fully catch up on the lore and plot. Apologies if I’m a bit clueless in the meantime, though I’ve already read up on and know a lot, I think!

At the moment, only Saiki and Cettra have GI based verses. Sera’s is written over at @sakurarisen​.

My rules have been updated a bit! Of notable addition is the above about GI, and a note on shipping: I will no longer be accepting more romantic ships unless they’re with @honorisen​ / @yoroiis​ / @duelrisen / @codeunknwn​. All romantic-based ships I’ve had to this point will be staying intact and nothing’s changing, I’m keeping them all, but going forward I won’t be doing further ships outside of with Kasa, and am otherwise exclusive with her! <3

Sera has seen the addition of a new family member: @yoroiis​‘s Thoma, an elder brother who she’s been brought up under the belief is her cousin, instead. Further information has been added to the misc section of her about, and Thoma applies to every verse, as he’s completely canon to her in every form.

I’m in the process of working on a credits page and updating/finishing my list of other blogs and muses, but the tag page should be fully updated! If you can’t find the tag or link you’re looking for, it’ll be on the tags page - And if you still can’t find it, my inbox is always open. <3

I beliiiiiiieve that’s everything at the moment... I’m still working on things here and there and do still fully intend to be checking in here 2-3 times a week, but getting sick for about a month right after I made that promise didn’t exactly help. XD Regardless of that, I hope everyone has an awesome holiday season! <3333

~Pom

[peevishpants]

ad astra abyssosque

[annqer]

redraw of a 2021 piece :]

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

listen: you as a kitsune meeting Foul Legacy Childe

maybe he's running from the Fatui, unable to change back into his human form, so he takes refuge in Inazuma- many of the islands are mostly uninhabited, so he doesn't have to worry about being seen- or so he thought. one night he goes to sleep, utterly alone, and wakes up to someone carefully poking his horns, a figure with fox ears coming into view as he opens his crystalline eye.

you grin upon seeing the Abyssal creature awake, and stick out your hand to shake with his.

Foul Legacy quickly learns how to put up with you, as you insist on accompanying him as he travels through Inazuma, no matter how hard he tries to scare you off. and maybe it's for the best- you know almost every island significantly better than he does, Narukami especially, and constantly list fun facts and advice that you think might be useful. if you begin to fall behind, Legacy sighs and lifts you onto his shoulder, much to your delight, or if you're in your fox form he simply carries you in his arms.

speaking of which, he loves your little fox self- a soft, fluffy bundle of fur that can fit in the palms of his hands. no matter how old you are, or how many tails you've gained, your fox form remains small and fluffy, and sometimes you'll end up curling up on Legacy's cape to sleep that night, much like a cat with its favorite blanket. you even let him pet your tail in your humanoid form! if you trust him enough, he'll get to see all your tails, which is a high honor indeed for a kitsune.

sorry i just love the thought of big scary Foul Legacy with a tiny little fox friend

[ygoartreviews]

The Phantom Knights of Mist Claws

I got SO excited when I pulled this card up. This guy looks like they jumped straight out of Bloodborne, and I'm so here for it. That sweet mid strike action pose, the vaguely bird themed helmet, the tattered flowing cape, even the belt hanging off to the side. Even the blue, ghostly remains rippling out from the helmet and torso area add movement to this. I guess the only thing I'm confused about is how Wolverine claw gauntlets have anything to do with ancient haunted armor, but I guess they're not totally out of the realm of possibility. I suppose it doesn't matter all that much because of how well they were pulled off. I really love how the individual claws seem to be haunted, as they each have a little red eye marking on the side that mirrors the red eye gazing through the helmet.

Rating: 10/10

[sincerelyandyourstruly]

the sun, the moon, & the truth

i used to say that "every opposites attract dynamic eventually distills down to a sun/moon dynamic."

and at first, this seems to hold true for xiaoven as well! i mean, it seems kind of obvious, does it not? venti is happy and bright, a lot of fun and laughter at parties; whereas xiao is quiet and shy, shrouded in darkness and doom. the sun shines a surefire path through the gloom, for through the darkness will always come the dawn; whereas the moon waxes and wanes through the nights, uncertain and untouchable.

i've often seen it said that in a xiaoven sun/moon dynamic, xiao sees venti as his sun, something bright and beautiful and worth every ounce of adoration to be afforded. by contrast, he himself cannot live up to venti's ideals (as much as he secretly yearns to) and views himself as nothing more than a pale reflection, a cold imitation, of that light.

despite this, venti still sees the goodness in xiao, the reflection of that light, and loves it all the same (for the moon is still beautiful), and together, they make one another complete; through venti's light, xiao is (saved) (forgiven) ((set free)) loved.

it's a fairly romantic notion, is it not? for a character to realize that their quiet, reflective nature is something worth loving, and that although they may be surrounded by darkness, that does not make them any less righteous themselves.

but as you study venti's character more closely, start to see the grief and sadness and aching regret underneath his cheerful and carefree facade, it becomes more and more obvious that venti is not really so much of a sun after all. his hopes and ideals were learned from another, from whom he has even taken his entire appearance. he himself is a reflection of someone, something else— the nameless bard and mondstadt— and the light it has living up to its ideals.

and venti knows this. i really don't think he's ever seen himself as much more than a mere reflection of something he admired and wished desperately to become himself, and the other thing is, he tries so hard to embody that which he reflects. to believe venti to be a sun would be to fall for his facade.

now, i believe it was at around the time of the endless suffering trailer that i remember seeing people suddenly start to reevaluate the venti == sun equivocation, specifically because venti in that trailer had been haloed by the moon himself as he welcomed xiao's return. However, what this also meant is that people began to reframe xiao as the sun in this dynamic, which.

yes, it is cool that we are trying to subvert the sun/moon dynamic here. there's a tumblr post that's crossed my dash before that considers this very concept, that of a sun-coded character who views themselves as Too Much, damaging to stare at or be around for too long. but guys.

we can be gay about the sun/moon dynamics by having two moons.

like, party rock with me for a second here and consider it this way: venti is like the bright full moon, shining in the night whilst hiding its dark side underneath; whereas xiao is like the shadow of the moon during a lunar eclipse.

they still have that "opposites attract" kind of vibe this way; it's just that rather than making them into characters who are fundamentally dissimilar, yet ultimately perfectly complimentary, they are each at their hearts exactly the same despite what one may believe at first glance.

comparing xiao specifically to things like the new moon, or the shadow of the moon during an eclipse, highlights the way he tends to bury himself in the shadows of the legacies he carries as his life continues to revolve around his duty to liyue. venti, on the other hand, is just as i stated earlier: he shows that which he reflects very brightly, that which he loves so ardently, like the full moon hiding its secrets and sins beneath itself.

and like, this interpretation doesn't even mean that we can't have that tasty tasty character struggle in xiao where he views himself as lesser than or unworthy of venti's feelings! bc it's fun, y'know, and really easy for xiao to just assume these things abt venti, that he's better or purer or less sinful (far less sinful) than himself.

to xiao, venti is something more beautiful, more divine, more knowledgeable, and more trustworthy than himself. he likely views venti this way for a long time after they first meet and believes it to be true down to the very core of his heart.

but that's in all likelihood simply untrue about venti! as an original archon who partook in the archon war, he absolutely has to have some war crimes under his belt, committed to keep mondstadt safe. or even barring that, his "negligence" (if that's what you want to call his periods of sleeping and leaving mondstadt to its own devices) has led to the suffering of many, such as the days of the aristocracy in mondstadt and the legend of vannessa. just bc venti doesn't talk abt these things explicitly (either by choice or some higher power's force) doesn't mean he does not shoulder their burdens every moment he's alive the way xiao shoulders his karmic debts.

and i think that until he realizes that venti loves gentleness in a person more than he loves vibrancy and life, xiao would probably struggle to understand why venti would fall in love with him (monster that he is). bc venti has seen many a person come and go through the centuries, and he has seen so much bloodshed in his life that i would imagine he values a gentle spirit very highly as a result. and seeing the gentility in xiao? for venti, oh— that's easy.

and yet xiao doesn't see that in himself!! he sees his every move as compensating for his own past sins!!! Until he starts to see past venti's facade, and realizes, oh, we are not so different after all.

(and i think that something similar could happen from venti's end as well— that he sees xiao as lovely and gentle and worth every mite of grace the heavens can grant him, for not a single sin he has been forced to shoulder has been performed by his own willing hands. and i think that he would struggle to accept xiao's love for him, because he believes that what xiao loves is his facade, this idea of what the divine barbatos, not venti, is supposed to be, but once he realizes xiao sees him for himself…!)

it is through falling so deeply and irrevocably in love and then recognizing themselves in one another that xiaoven can achieve some much-needed self-love and acceptance. and that thought makes me wanna sob facedown in a rainy ditch as lightning strikes from above forever and ever and ever.

[oni-chi]

Happy Birthday!!

(Week 1 of drawing all the Genshin Impact characters)

[shikan0in-heizou]

i could only grab the one screen shot but lumine???? looks so good omg ;;;;

[asilosmagdalena]

Yakuza 9 better take place in Mexico at this rate now that we finally have a canon Mexican character

[crypticcupid]

People in the server I'm in are talking about f/o dreams and I'm thinking about the ones I used to have. I miss having those dreams, they always felt so warm and comforting. Even if nothing important was happening.

[dustofthedailylife]

Since it's patch day it just dawned on me that next patch is the last Sumeru one before we finally head to Fontaine. And unlike Inazuma, the thought of leaving Sumeru behind makes me sad somehow. Idk?

It, unexpectedly, turned out to be my favorite region thus far and it added so many characters I now write fics for.

As well as Alhaitham, who I am astronomically down bad for as we all know. And Kaveh who is just way too relatable and just babygirl. Then Tighnari and Cyno who are just so cool... Cyno with his bad dad jokes and Tighnari with his snarkiness.

The character writing for Sumeru was so good and believable as well. I'll miss my chaos crew for real.

Sigh... I miss them already actually 😭

[arataka-reigen]

Cant wait to get as obsessed with pjotv as i got with opla

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

ok but WHAT IF there WAS a Foul Legacy card in TGC Genius Invocation because some of the cards are of enemies y'know? there's a Mirror Maiden and a Fatui Agent and even Maguu Kenki, so pretend for a second that somehow a Foul Legacy card was made. everyone else thinks it's just a cool character card- hard to find though, since only a few were made (people thought it'd be too scary for the kids and wouldn't sell well)- and one day, as thanks for paying whenever he forgot his wallet and just being a good friend in general, Zhongli gifts you one of the special few holographic Foul Legacy cards. you've got such a huge smile on your face when you see it, since you didn't even know it existed due to just recently learning how to play TGC, fingers gently tracing over the beautifully drawn features of your secret Abyssal lover. you bid Zhongli goodbye and thank him again before rushing home, the card safely bundled in your pocket- you haven't even looked at Foul Legacy's moveset but you *know* you're going to add him to your deck, even if you have to rework everything else in it. you burst through the door and quickly yank off your shoes, running upstairs to your room where Childe's buried under the blankets. you gently nudge him awake, cooing at the way he mrrps sleepily and blinks up at you, perking up when he sees the excitement glittering in your eyes. you perch yourself on the bed and tell him to close his eye- no peeking!- before setting the card into his outstretched hand. Childe stares at the card, mouth slightly open in shock, and you lean in to plant a kiss on the edge, carefully avoiding his fangs. this seems to kickstart his brain out of short circuiting and immediately he chirps in sheer delight, holding the card with the tips of his claws and delicately turning it over to examine it from every angle. he loves the way it shines, like rainbow fractals, and the artistry imbued in the picture- although in your humble opinion it's nowhere near as pretty as the real thing, and Childe feels himself blush, crimson upon crimson. he carefully hands it back to you, watching as you take out your deck and spread the rest of your cards onto the bed, intent on building a new deck centered around Foul Legacy. there's a little tug on your shirt and you turn, making room for Childe to snuggle his head into your lap, beginning to purr when you scritch between his horns. there's comfortable silence as you sort out your cards, occasionally asking for Childe advice to be met with clicks and trills until your new, better deck is ready. so now whenever you play a round of TGC, it's like you have Childe here with you in the form of a card :)

[trident-dragion]

Sometimes I wanna make Over the Nexus posts that aren't deck profiles. Like, the tutorial page includes suggestions for key cards and support cards. It'd be fun to go through those and rate them, as well as providing my own suggestions for cards that aren't mentioned

[todayisafridaynight]

every day i mourn my wife (edo period mack) who was lost to the war ('''''unnecessary fanservice''''')

[aloysarrow]

Yeah, the the incoming 2024 genshin players (because that's been a question on YouTube), I don't even play towards the meta and I think you're gonna have a shit time if that's your play style.