#Genshin Archon Quest spoilers

[potatoof69]

vacher: is violently murdered by the girls he violently murdered (slay grilbosses)

paimon immediately afterward:

[dabiscrustyfeet]

Something tells me the hydro gnosis is in the oratrice - that thing is suspicious

[khesi]

Thoughts on Focalors & Furina

Part of me feels conflicted with the fate of Focalors/Furina.

On one hand, it kinda sucks that the hydro archon didn't "fully" die. A cop-out you know? I would have loved the whole spectacle of an archon dying, although I guess we did get that in end...it was less drama and more sad tho.

But then again I'm not like completely surprised it went this way.

I've accepted that if a character is gonna be playable, that means they won't die. I know there are still people who believe that since Hoyo has done it with their other games, it will happen with Genshin. But we're over half way through the Teyvail Chapter now and no playable death in sight. So the chances of that happening are slim (at least until the very end or something)

But on the other, I'm super glad Furina gets to live. She suffered so much (Focalors as well) in protecting Fontaine. Keeping up the act until curtain's call. And if she were to die after everything she has been through, it would be a sad ending. Also Neuvillette would probably flood Fontaine.

This having it both ways could also be a way of going against The Heavenly Principles. Having it both ways.

Nicole said;

"the gods" meaning The Heavenly Principles. They aren't as all and mightly as they claim. And even if you can't change fate you could change how it means; the destination is the same the but path travelled is different.

Focalors devised a plan to not only save all of Fontaine from the flood but also rid of the sin from the first archon as well as give the Sovereign his birthright back. All the while making sure that Furina could in the end, live too.

And in the end Furina deserves this ending. She is the embodiment of Focalor's wish; to live out life as a human, pursuing her own happiness.

[rrasado]

⸢ FURINA'S HAIR: SYMBOLISM ⸥

OTHER NOTES ➽ My personal interpretation of our beloved archon's design, specifically the way she styled her hair in all forms.

SPOILERS ➽ SPOILERS FOR 4.2 ARCHON QUEST, PROCEED WITH CAUTION!

Focalors, who had pure straight hair. Seamlessly luscious befitting that of the divine.

Focalors, who separated her humanity and divinity, one day seeking that human half for a greater goal.

Focalors, who approached a short-haired Furina that possessed the same raw curiosity for living as Focalors did when she first left her watery form. So young yet so full of life.

Furina, accepting a role at the cost of herself, donning a polished attire that still resembled her human apparel.

Furina, who faced the eager audience that was Fontaine with the same long curls as Focalors, which was unlikely to have grown naturally in such a rushed length of time.

Furina, who paraded a unique haircut, yet you can see where the end of her short hair is, and where the temporary locks start.

Furina, who had shown us in her mental stage the rigorous pursuit of a solution for the prophecy; working with both her true human self and the godly persona she played.

Furina, who, unlike Focalor’s hair, had a distinct cut that’d separate the short thrill of humanity and the long lamentation of an archon.

Furina, who unlike Focalors', was always a figurehead even in design, one who didn’t have the same true divinity as Focalors.

Focalors, who, unlike Furina, didn’t have the pleasure of experiencing the glory of a god to her people nor the amusing titillation of a human.

Focalors, who will forever outgrow her hair until it’s long enough for even the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale to chop it, thus ending her divine run.

Furina, who, unlike Focalors', was able to live out her humanity even when the long tresses of divinity were cut from her hair. Only appearing when assuming a fleeting role as Fontaine’s archon.

Furina, who may now grow her hair at her own pace, not as an artificial divinity, but as a human who yearned for spectacle.

Focalors, who designed her human self in a way that’d allow for Furina to grow, because that’s the one thing she knew she couldn’t fulfill herself, as evidenced by the lengthy tresses that flow behind her before her demise.

Focalors, whose hair is unnaturally split into two, might've been the forewarning of her two halves.

Focalors, and her humanity, are differentiated by the consequences of cutting their hair, of cutting their divinity.

Tag list :: @cxsinesis @luvielle

[electric-plants]

sibling reunion was obviously very emotional and sad but also i liked how at the end the traveler got FULL annoyed sibling mode at their twin for not mentioning the not going to remember thing lol

[suguru-getos]

Guys so my husband is canonically the dragon sovereign and my hydro dragon cutie now

[keep-on-trying]

Not people thinking Childe's hair is changing color in the trailer when he actually has same gradient hair color in Foul Legacy form in his debut of it too LOL.

[written-with-wisteria]

NOT CLORINDE AND NAVIA FLIRTING AFTER A NEARLY ESCAPED TRAGEDY 😭😭😭😭😭

[e-steamedtea]

Courtroom Headcannons

SPOILER ALERT: GENSHIN 4.0 ARCHON QUEST

(Technically, I'm pretty vague about it.)

AN: I've been working on this entirely too long-

Status: Unedited

Headcannons of the reactions during 4.0 and after the trial.

The initial reaction

Lyney: Stressed out of his mind. He's freaking out and feels super guilty. He thought the trick was safe and his mind could only think about how it could have been Lynette. The sounds and sights are burned into his mind.

Lynette: Her tail immediately puffed up and she was startled. It took all of her effort to stayed in character. She's also stressed as an accident happening at a show doesn't mean anything good for their reputation.

Revealing the trick

Lyney: Would honestly rather cut if his hand or die before he'd reveal one of his tricks. They're all his sacred brain babies and a product of his creation. He never wants anyone to know such details. If it weren't for Lynette telling him to, he probably wouldn't have cooperated. Then again, he'd prefer if people knew nothing about him in general.

Lynette: Contemplated pretending to be a puppet. She was honestly surprised that they were being tried for a case that they were even old enough to ask on when it initially started but she wasn't going to say anything. She just wished Lyney would cooperate so it would go fast but that was just the way he is and she doesn't blame him.

Detainment

Lyney: He spiraled hard. Initial they'd put them in different rooms but he'd manage to convince the guards they needed to be together. Even then, Lyney struggled to stay present. He knew he wasn't a serial killer, but he felt so guilty. All the bad habits he suppressed we on full display. He should have known better and it was his show, so it was his fault. No matter how he looked at it, he should have known better.

Lynette: Agitated. Not only where they framed and it caused someone's death, but they were being tried over a bogus claim. She was tired it was a performance day and she normal spent the time after relaxing and here she was being watched constantly. It put her a little on edge, but her main concern was her currently pacing twin. She'd tried to get him to calm down but nothing seemed to work. At some point she had to physically intervene to prevent him from hurting himself on accident from clenching his fist to hard. Even now, some older anxious habits were showing.

Trial

Lyney: He was an internal mess. He didn't want to be in the court room in the slightest. In fact, he never wanted to go there ever again. He could feel all of their eyes and the way they look at him makes him feel dirty. He tries to distract himself with the case and making sure nothing happens to Lynette.

Lynette: She wanted to go home and take a nice nap in her nice bed and have the fastest slice of cake she could possibly have. She wants nothing more than to enter standby mode and space tf out. She didn't because she needed to watch her brother and pay attention to what they're saying but it's tempting. The people are giving her the ick and this entire situation is just absurd.

Confession

Lyney: He's so stressed, man is barley keeping it together. One of his closest guarded secrets just revealed in court to be used against him. What made it worse, is everyone believed that because he was Fatui, he was automatically guilty. Internally he's pacing up a storm but he makes sure to keep this mask up. What the Traveler said only made him feel worse. He said awful things about himself, but when other's said it just hurt way worse. He couldn't stop thinking about what he would do if the Traveler decided to leave. He was determined to not drag Lynette down with him.

Lynette: Didn't really want to be there. People aren't her thing, she good at sneaking around and listening. Talking in slightly emotionally charged situations? Not unless she has to. She did feel a little bad for not tell them earlier but in her defense when would she have time to say something.

Acquittal

Lyney: He's relieved that he's not going to the Fortress of Meropide but the damage is done. Cowell, no matter how awful he secretly was, is still dead by his prop at his performance. No matter how he looked at it, it was his responsibility for him to go through and make sure any assistance were reliable people. If it slipped past him, it meant that things weren't as safe as his thought. An agent of someone else's manage to infiltrated his staff and almost got away with a crime under his nose. What was stopping the victim from being Lynette? Absolutely nothing but dumb luck. They could have really hit him where it hurts and if he wasn't careful, someone else could in the future.

Lynette: She was relieved that she can go home. This was too much peopling for her today. Listening to people talk bad about her and believe the shoddy reasoning if the Archon only annoyed her. It was just the way it was, but she could still be mad about it. The whole thing was an unpleasant reminder that they needed to be more careful but she couldn't fix it now, it was over.

Afterwards

Lyney: His confidence has been destroyed. Cowell was closer to him, so his feelings of safety have been destroyed. His self image was in shambles. He's closed up more emotionally then he was originally. He's absolutely shaken up but pretends everything is fine. Mentally, it's done nothing good for him. His paranoia is through the roof.

Lynette: Concerned. On her end, she was just glad it was over and she could finally go home and recharged. She needed sometime to do things she enjoys and process her emotions. However, he brother simply went to pretending like it'd had never happened despite how much it was effecting him. She could physically see the effects but he refused to talk about it.

Lyney Headcannons

Lyney Character Analysis

[novaee-noir]

𝓕𝓪𝓻𝓮𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓝𝓮𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓽𝓽𝓮. 𝓘 𝓱𝓸𝓹𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾'𝓿𝓮 𝓮𝓷𝓳𝓸𝔂𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓹𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓮 𝓯𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓱𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝔂𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓼.

Quick doodle.. I will post the finished version later.

The archon quest was beyond amazing. I cried sm during this scene 😭

[authorofthemoon]

Furina is Bo Burnham coded (his songs not necessarily as a person) in a way I can't quite describe.

[potatoof69]

at the end of act ii i was worried mhy would pull a quick redeem for marcel and make his dead wife like comfort him or whatever the fuck but they actually let his victims confront and kill him FROM THE DEAD. and his dead wife didn’t even care to show up. like fuck yeah, let’s make this the new writing trope for men who commit horrendous deeds against women because dead wife backstory.

[headcannonsbutwrittenbyasnake]

I just for past the Archon Quest main cut scene and in between that and the news article bit I HEAR FUCKING NEUVILLETTE'S IDLE "Water comes." LIKE YEAH THE WATER SURE CAME HUH

[khesi]

I just know Childe was having the time of his life when fighting that whale.

[bananaapplewaffle]

[electric-plants]

agsjdkglhj they really don’t care that childe was arrested at ALL💀💀