#actually freminet's animations are amazing too

[yue-muffin]

Zhongli acquired! Won the 50-50 too! I think I went all the way to 80 wishes, but I still have plenty left for a Venti rerun, so I'm happy. Also, I reaaally didn't want Noelle and lucked out, only getting one copy of her in the same pull as Zhongli (and a Stringless as well, which I've wanted for a while but never had on this account until now). The rest were weapons, Freminet, and Sayu.

I already took Sayu for a test drive and she's fun as expected for overworld travel. Wanderer, Sayu, Jean, and Faruzan for an Anemo-only team? Maybe? Or Wanderer, Sayu, Lynette, Faruzan. Lynette's burst has off-field application, Jean and Sayu are both healers so maybe redundant. But Jean can break rocks.

Hahaha I have too many units I want to build. I was working on an Alhaitham-Fischl-Beidou-Xingqiu/Yaoyao team before I pulled Zhongli and now I want to build him to fill the gaps in my other Abyss team (which is always a poor hodgpodge of Xiangling-Kaeya-Bennett-sometimes Barbara sometimes Diona because the other team steals Xingqiu.

But now that I have Zhongli, I can actually play around with a Wanderer team comp. He was just too squishy to use for combat before, and my Diona was never built too well so her shield didn't last long enough for him.

[followerofmercy]

I think Freminet has some of the most interesting dissonance in his self perception of any Genshin character.

Like, of the Hearthlings we know, he's one of the most emotionally mature and intelligent. Lynette might still have him beat, but after playing her hangout... I dunno. I think they're tied. Lyney is Crumbling, Alrecchino is. Well. Arlecchino. Everyone else is a deeply traumatized child or adult and Freminet seems to pretty regularly be people's emotional support. His character stories talk about getting his vision by saving a bunch of other kids on a dive that went bad. The Selkie event literally had him being a therapist for a grownass woman, citing his past experiences with all the other Hearthlings that have died or killed themselves. And he handled that situation WELL. Yeah, he seems to live in a fantasy, but goddamn he's alive and a lot of people in his position aren't so clearly something is working.

Either his or Lyney's character story talks about the time Freminet had reached out to Lyney to try to ease his burdens, which resulted in Lyney blowing up at him. That probably contributed to Freminet thinking he's not good at it, but I think the reason Lyney reacted so badly was BECAUSE Freminet is actually a good support. He can't allow himself that from the little brother he's supposed to protect.

Freminet seems to both cry and dissociate often, but like... Kiddo you are in fact the only person in this family actually processing your emotions. Lynette dissociates 24/7. Arlecchino. Lyney lies and tells everyone he's fine and would literally rather die than admit otherwise. In comparison, Freminet is doing FANTASTIC

Freminet also gets a lot out of helping people! Like anyone, he needs to feel useful and needed. He seems to be an excellent mentor to the younger Hearthlings and perfectly competent on his own, but when you put him in a room with Lyney and Lynette who baby him and insist that THEY take care of HIM, he withdraws into himself.

Like, Freminet by himself feels like a young man and Freminet with the magician twins feels like a teenager. I have no idea how old he actually is. Logically, he would be OLDER than them! He's been with the House much, much longer and his experience shows. I think it's fascinating that they love him SO MUCH and yet, they just Cannot let him help them. Which is hurting him.

(Lynette is much better about not babying him and that is probably why their relationship is so much better than Freminet and Lyney's. Also why she keeps having to mediate between them. Because Lyney charges off trying to Fix Everything and that just makes Freminet feel useless and he doesn't want to get in the way and- you get the point)

Idk. It's hard to tell what things the previous director said to him vs what Arlecchino has said to him. I'm inclined to think our Arlecchino was the one that said he cries too much, but in a "crying in front of your enemies will get you killed" way and she herself is too fucked up to realize how "you cry too much" could be damaging.

Also I try not to consider gameplay stuff when it comes to story, but Freminet also has some of the most BRUTAL animations. He SMASHES HIS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT METAL PENGUIN INTO HIS ENEMY'S FACE. He doesn't think he's the most amazing fighter, and by Fatui standards he probably isn't, but he is winning fights against most grown men.

Tldr Freminet thinks he cries too much and is a burden and isn't good at helping people when he's actually the most mentally stable Hearthling send tweet

[bedoballoons]

A/n: WHO ELSE IS FREAKING OUT OVER FONTAINE?!? LYNEY COME HOME PLEAAAASEEE 🙏🙏 Requests/asks open!

─⊰⁠⊹ฺ✿𝔾𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕟 ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕠𝕟𝕤⊰⁠⊹ฺ✿─

{༻~Showing you a magic trick~༺}

(Includes: Lyney, Albedo, Lynette, Freminet, Kaeya, and Cyno!)

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𑁍༄Lyney:

Lyney held his hand up, in it a collection of five cards and to your amazement it was every single one you had picked just a moment earlier, even crazier was the fact they were even in the same order you had picked them in. "How did you even- That's so cool!!!" You exclaimed, barely able to focus on a singular though as a blush coated your cheeks, making him chuckle sweetly.

"A magician never shares his tricks, but I assure you, magic is easier and more fun with a adorable audience." He said, tipping his hat as he winked at you, making your face heat up even more. "Can I see more?" You asked excitedly, your eyes bright with enthusiasm as he smiled happily, clearly enjoying showing you one of his favourite activities and showing you a bit of fantasy.

𑁍༄Albedo:

Albedo wasn't normally a magic type, he liked science, specifically studying other worlds and life itself, but he knew you enjoyed a touch of magic, so just for you he learned a few tricks. "Alright, keep your eyes on the hat, as you can see completely empty...nothing inside and no hole in the bottom of it either." He explained, showing you and Klee the pitch black tophat, demonstrating the fact it was empty as the two of you nodded.

"Now, let's see what we can actually fine inside." He said as he reached into the hat, you're eyes widening in surprise as he pulled out a bright white bunny stuffed animal, to big to even originally fit in the hat itself! "WHAT!" Klee shouted, jumping up from her chair to exam the bunny happily as Albedo smiled, handing her the stuffed animal. "Albedo how did you do that! That's incredible!!" You watched as Klee made her way back to her seat, her new toy hugged close to her.

"I simply can't say...however I can give you something else~" He said slyly, reaching into the hat a second time and pulling out....a bouquet of your favourite flowers, each petal somehow perfectly intact despite somehow being in a hat. You gasped your face blushing as he handed them to you, finishing his little show with a bow as the two of you clapped, cheering him on.

𑁍༄Lynette:

(First time writing a female on here! Sorry if it's not the best >///<)

"Then I just twirl you and something will happen?" You asked curiously, a eyebrow raised in disbelief as she nodded, taking your hand in her own. You knew Lynette was a incredible magicians assistant and you had wanted so badly for her to show you a trick, however this wasn't originally what you had in mind as the two of you swirled around the grassy field, almost like dancing but not actually paying attention to the steps.

Just as she instructed, you twirled her and as she slowly spun your heart skipped a beat, your eyes filling with amazement as her outfit completely changed. As soon as she was done spinning, you stepped back absolutely stunned, her short poofy skirt now longer, the teal in her clothes now dark blues and purples. "I'm in shock! That was awesome!! You look so beautiful too!" You said excitedly not really thinking about your words as you watched her face blush and her smile grow.

𑁍༄Freminet:

You watched excitedly as he held up his mechanical penguin, the tiny robot creature looking like a children's toy while he turned the metal key on its backside. Suddenly it's eyes popped open, it's beak moving as a little recording played, "Hello!" It said, making you smile happily, "Awee it's so cute Freminet! Though I don't know if it really counts as magic trick, it's still really cool! Did you make them yourself?"

"My siblings are the magician's...but I'm glad you still liked it. To answer your question...yes I made them myself, though I usually use it more for underwater exploration." He seemed slightly nervous as he spoke, his purple eyes looking away from you as the mechanical penguin waved in your direction. You waved back with a happy smile as you replied, "Awe so it's like your little exploration buddy!" He nodded, his face turning a light pink as he scratched the back of his neck, it wasn't often he showed his machines around and you liking them so much...was nice to say the least.

𑁍༄Kaeya:

Kaeya flipped the coin, sending it at least a foot into the air, your eyes watching it carefully as it fell back down landing between his fingers. He twirled it between them for a moment and even though you were focusing on it as hard as you could, it disappeared before your very eyes. "No way...where did it go??" You wondered out loud, looking around frantically to see if he had dropped it somewhere, as he chuckled teasingly, "Hmm where did it go...oh wait I know~"

Your body tensed up slightly as he reached behind your ear, pulling the coin seemingly out of thin air before showing it to you, the glistening gold of it making your mouth hang slightly open in amazement. "Figured it out? Or perhaps I should do it again.."

"Again!"

𑁍༄Cyno:

Cyno prefers jokes to magic tricks, trying his best everyday to get a laugh from one of friends and usually ending up with a few bored stares instead, but just this once he's decided to attempt the fantastical magic tricks he'd only ever heard of just a few days ago. "As you can clearly see...there is only one card here. This is a singular tcg card of Tighnari right?" He asked, handing you the card for you to confirm that yes, it was in fact one tcg card of Tighnari and as you checked it carefully, you also could tell there was no tricks about it.

"Alright now feast your eyes...as one card, becomes two." He made his voice extra dramatic, as he maneuvered his hands and then walla, the single tcg card actually became two, as if he'd somehow actually duplicated it. You're eyes widened in surprise, a smile playing on your face as you clapped, "That's really cool Cyno!" His face blushed, this was the first time anything he tried had actually went successfully...

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ଘ(੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ♡‧₊˚Good luck on your pulls!*⁠.⁠✧

[erabu-san]

Why would you and that anon introduce us to Fremillei? 😣 Now I'm thinking about them too! For me, I like to imagine Freminet traveling to Sumeru and getting lost in the forest because it reminds him of the beauty of the sea. Then Collei finds him, shows him the different plants and animals, and helps him find where he was supposed to go.

Also, because Collei is super helpful and friendly to travellers, Freminet gets a crush on her (like what you and the anon said). And maybe after they get to know each other, he learns that this amazing girl is actually just as shy as he is. Then before Freminet needs to leave Sumeru, he gets the courage to find Collei and nervously asks her to come visit Fontaine so he can show her the sea. (I could probably write a fic for this, but I'm currently too busy.)

Anyway, this ship is so cute. I'm not ready for the eventual angst that you shared. I can imagine Collei crying in her room, but not telling Cyno what happened because she doesn't want him to go after Freminet and his siblings 😩 - @mimi-cee-genshin

WAAAH THAT'S SUPER CUUUUTE !!!!!!

Collei showing the beauty of Sumeru Forest and Freminet showing to ther the beauty of Fontaine Sea... 😢😢😢

[https-furina]

just my personal rambles about how much i love fontaine utc ໒꒰ྀི´ ˘ ` ꒱ྀིა

i’ve literally been bottling up my sheer adoration for this country since we started getting hints at it and teasers; i share a mild connection with france itself as french is my second language and i spent majority of my childhood between marseille and london so i was so excited for a sense of familiarity in fontaine and i was also incredibly excited for the lowkey steampunk aesthetic they gave fontaine )):

so like first things first; the archon quest??? has left me gasping, shaking, bawling, on my knees choking on tears!!! and like the best part about it is that it’s only just begun <3 my favourite thing is that with past countries, we could get a feel where the archon quest plot was going. in inazuma you recognise that ultimately you’re going against the raiden shogun and you’ll fight her before you can ask her about your sibling and in sumeru it becomes obvious that the government is the problem and you need to free the dendro archon but in fontaine? where are we going with this?

what is the prophecy truly? is it from a curse from celestia? what about furina’s status? is she just another helpless archon drowning her sorrows in trials because if she doesn’t live in that moment she’ll remember the prophecy she undoubtedly believes in, knowing her people’s sins will never be washed clean? what about arlecchino? is there actually a good motive behind her or is there going to be a hidden twist when you least expect it? how the hell are we supposed to help fontaine from submerging? and what about childe’s loss of control for his vision? i’m SO EXCITED because i have so many questions and very little answers! (who knows i might update this with more questions after doing 4.1’s archon quest)

then there’s the soundtrack!! i don’t know about yall but i’ve been going idle in absolutely every place possible just listening to the music and the ambience. i’m absolutely in love with the underwater music, i have my favourite underwater song playing in my teapot and i sit in my teapot in awe every time <3 i’m so excited for future regions’ music and how these new locations may differ from what we have now (not to mention the range of orchestra instruments hoyo included in making fontaine’s ost!)

not to mention all the species! i love the clockwork concepts (especially the dogs pfft) but also just the animals in general??? the OTTERS?! the blubberbeasts and even the seahorses, the dogs that wear silly little outfits and birds that look like they came out of pokemon aaaa <3

the flowers !! pluie lotuses that i pick every time i see them because i would kill just to have a vase full in my kitchen window <33 and the rainbow roses that look more like tulips or the lumidouce bells that are like the lovechild of bluebells and lily of the valley ): i can’t wait to see more as an ex-florist who still clings to her relationship with flowers

melusines <33 need i say more? their quest regarding elynas had me sobbing and screaming honestly, i long for more lore about them - not to mention they are such funky little genderless creatures, i aspire to be them hehe - and more quests regarding them; like i physically need melusine content or i’ll be perishing ):

character outfit designs!! everyone just looks so good i’m sorry but there isn’t a single outfit i’ve even remotely disliked yet. everyone looks amazing, hot, baking some damn goods - like we got geo taylor swift and electro lana del ray, an archon with heterochromia, some elf looking ass man who could be a dragon - or an otter, i like otter more - the wolf looking mf who wardens a prison??? magicians in thigh highs, stockings, garters and boots?! with matching bows?! AND FREMINET’S WHOLE DIVER’S HELMET ORDEAL AND COLOUR PALETTE?? i can’t i’m too in love with everyone (and all their english voice actors are fantastic too!!)

the airships being the most fun thing i have ever seen in my whole life, i routinely go on the airship at the west slopes of mont automnequi because you can see almost all of our past locations there! you can see deshret’s masoleum, the divine tree, the jade chamber and (i think) dragonspine. not to mention you get a good ass look at fontaine and some things in areas we haven’t got yet - also you can see how close celestia is to fontaine… i still remember all the theories about celestia and mondstadt (╥ ω ╥)

being able to dive out of water with fontaine characters & hydro traveler (please please please let us dive with wriothesley and neuvillette, just because they’re the first two tall characters we’ve got i’m so curious if we can)

building a relationship with berrypuff ♡(੭´͈ ᐜ `͈)੭ proceeding to cry when we release berrypuffier and then cry again when you run into them in the wild <3 i’ve also grown attached to the dog in the ship graveyard, i go there daily to feed them chicken and i cook dishes while i’m there hehe

the dishes in fontaine!! i still cackle daily about fonta ૮₍ ´ ꒳ `₎ა oh and salsa! she’s so annoying but at the same time i love that kid hehe

i could go on for too long aaaa.. i love fontaine guys. i thought i was sad seeing sumeru finally go but i think i may cry when it’s time to leave fontaine. i’ve never been so excited for a genshin region and plot since inazuma and inazuma has always been my favourite up until now. i think the only things i’ll be excited for after fontaine is meeting the tsaritsa and khaenri’ah <3