#cynonari is so chill

[keiri-klee]

⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚ cynonari texts

ive been itching to post about them

[absaart]

Cynonari's tea ritual in the desert for suiatsea's #creepycomforts2023 prompt !

Not so creepy anymore 👀 chill time with the furyboys 😌✨🍵

[cherry-casino]

hey chat h hey hey chat hey h

okay drops my cynonari hcs yayayayaya

i personally hc like. cyno as a transmasc bisexual and uh. tighnari as a panromantic asexual. thumbs up emoji.

as much as i love the whole "tighnari having 2 keep a close eye on cyno cause hes always getting hurt" thing i see it more as CYNO being worried about TIGHNARI. listen chat. tighnaris pretty chill. like. unfazed by p much everything. but he has a big ass mouth and its gonna get him in trouble someday i just fucking know it.

actually adding onto that. tighnari is so fucking like. unbothered by almost everything it scares cyno sometimes. like tighnari could be bleeding out and hes just like welp. guess ill just die. and cynos losing his shit in the background.

bc i fucking hate the heat cycle jokes that doesnt apply here lolz sorry chat no FREAKY hcs from me

it started off as friends with benefits. no i will not elaborate.

tighnari has like. those spots on his tail he just can not reach at all. so cyno brushes out his tail 4 him and in turn tighnari brushes cynos hair. like a little exchange :D (also cyno probably uses that fucking 13 in 1 body wash shit he has zero hygiene im sorry)

cyno can knit. tighnari can sew. together they make stuff for eachother and collei. they dont make hats that'll cover tighnaris ears for when it gets cold? cynos like nah dw babe i gotchu and pulls up with a specially made beanie 4 him the next day. cyno rips his cloak cause hes busy doing Bad Bitch shit?? tighnari whips out his sewing kit and is like cmere man i gotchu. next day cloak is fixed. collei grew out of her old clothes?? chat dw she has two badass dads who will cook somethin up 4 her in no time.

unpopular hc but tighnari really cant cook that well. seriously. "oh but hes the forest watcher!!!" yeah okay he just finds some fruit or something. "b-but in the game-" shhhhhh. he knows how to cook like very unseasoned fish and MAYBE some shitty soup. when cyno isnt home collei suffers tighnaris shitass cooking.

as much as they really wanna cuddle with eachother neither tighnari nor cyno are built for that. cynos a reckless sleeper (as in he cant stay fucking still) and tighnaris so full of fluff they both start sweating within the first five minutes. they literally can not sleep together. for their own sakes.

another unpopular hc. colleis closer to cyno than she is tighnari and it makes nari sad. she isnt scared of him or anything but he worries he isnt enough and cynos constant reminding him he is a Great Dad and that collei is just. a bit skittish

i am a firm believer in shapeshifter tighnari and cyno that can talk to animals so do with that what you will.

they accidentally indirectly proposed to eachother at the same time. hc says that tighnaris species gives flower crowns and leafs as a way of declaring love, and cyno didnt think tighnari would like a ring since A) he wears gloves and B) hes out doin stuff a lot and wouldnt want to loose it so. tighnari almost died trying to get desert flowers to make a flower crown for cyno and cyno bought him a small chain necklace with vines woven into it. and they basically kinda got engaged that way.

ya ithink thats like. it. 4 now. :D

[forest-watcher-tighnari]

Tighnari of the Avidya Forest

Hello there! I'm Tighnari, Forest Watcher of the Avidya Forest. I'm fairly busy with rehabilitating the forests from the Withering these days, but I host lectures on botanical sciences and forest survival on the first Saturday of each month.

If you have any questions for me outside of those classes, feel free to send them here. Related or unrelated. There are no bad questions, except for... well. I suppose I shouldn't make that claim so haphazardly. I'm sure there are plenty of bad questions.

//ooc: heyyy, lets go over some pretty standard rules!

ocs are cool, anons are encouraged, canon character rp is muah. chefs kiss

suggestive content is okay, i wont reply if something makes me uncomfy but most things are chill

heavily implied cynonari!

Tags:

nari speaks: in character responses

⚡️: cyno

🌻⚡️: cynonari

🌱: alhaitham

🏛️: kaveh

🌱🏛️ : haikaveh/kavetham

🪴 : collei

flower talk: discussion about plants

admin uses he/they and also runs @mahamatra-cyno

thanks for reading and happy asking :D//

[stardustdiiving]

I love hearing about queer headcanons so I'll probably end up asking about all of them, but how about starting with Sumeru?

(ask in reference to this post)

YES I can do a few sumeru characters to start (heres Wanderer, Cynonari, Collei, and Nahida)

(there’s accidently aroace headcanons in 3/4 of them OOOPS)

Wanderer: talked about his gender (trans guy) here, sexuality wise I see him as gay and probably mostly t4t. I also have a vision where Wanderer has the same relationship with aro + aceness as Collei but in sort of opposite directions. So my idea is Wanderer feels a lot of alienation & detachment regarding romance & sex & shares a lot of similar experiences to aro and/or ace people, but would choose to not ID as either label because after some time he concludes his relationship with both kinds of attraction is very influenced by trauma, and it would be more healthy for him personally to work on building a positive relationship with romantic + sexual attraction since he does actually experience it. So he sits on a plane of not identifying as aro or ace but like he gets it

Collei: Collei on the other hand, in contrast to Wanderer, finds aro + ace labels really helpful for understanding herself, even if she also believes in her relationship with both kinds of attraction overlapping a lot with trauma. Because for her she genuinely just doesn’t really feel she experiences either attraction and that’s sort of a comfortable default/conclusion for her. Specifically I’d give her the demi aro and asexual labels…in my head this goes with my Tighnari & Cyno headcanons where both of them are in an aroace relationship and give her really good advice/feedback on her feelings that make her feel more able to be confident about how she feels regarding attraction. Along with that I think she’s sort of questioning sexuality labels but would refer to herself as sapphic as a shorthand explanation. Gender wise I have a few different headcanons in mind…either transfem, demigirl, or bigender/genderfluid maybe? I see her as having multiple ideas of what sort of gender presentation she wants and going between them

Tighnari + Cyno: Okay so here I need to pitch my demi-aroace Cynonari vision. I think both Cyno and Tighnari would view their own queerness in ways pretty similar to each other, and one facet of this is where they fall on the aroace spectrum. I think it aligns perfectly where they’re both like, yeah I have no interest in romance or relationships the way people usually engage with them but you’re the only one who gets the exact way I feel about it + we get along well so honestly I’m down to be in our own form of a relationship with you specifically. I don’t think they really do labels with a lot of things: both of them are trans + non binary in one way or another, and both use gay/queer as identifying terms, but don’t have a lot of specifications beyond using umbrella labels really. They’re just chilling. As established this ends up being a good fit for their dynamic with Collei bc I think it gives her a lot more confidence about navigating her own queerness seeing Cynonari just kind of hang out and do their own thing

Nahida: she’s baby and does not strike me as someone who is going to think about romance or sexuality until she’s a lot older. I think if you asked Nahida to explain her gender to you she would probably employ a lot of very confusing metaphors you do not understand, all in an attempt to articulate what I’d write as a pretty shared experience between all the Archons in how they view gender. They seem to like…view themselves as genderless but sometimes opting into gender if they feel like it—and tend to intuitively relate it to their element. Which means the most you get from Nahida’s metaphors is she’s telling you her gender is plant and you do not get it but it doesn’t seem wrong so what can you do. I also have this additional thought I think is funny about Wanderer and Nahida having very deep philosophical discussions about immortal gender at 3 in the morning. In the context of the English language at least I think we need to tell Nahida about neopronouns I think she’d be a fan. So in summary she’s kind of baby and is not giving this stuff much thought right now but also being a god in my gender impact dimension kind of inherently makes you ponder the orb (gender)

[madraleen]

thoughts on genshin's An Odd Textual Mystery quest

hello? everyone in the sumeru friend group share one brain cell? i love them? they're so pure? they're my favorite cast? i wish it were voiced? why wasn't it voiced, why? STILL, THIS QUEST WAS SUCH A TREAT! such a completely, utterly random treat!

??? hello ??? cyno ??? recognizing tighnari's circle by the ink he uses??? and solving the mystery because "what do they have to do with tighnari, he has to solve it for tighnari"??? hello??? no-chill boyfriend???

(as a cynonari shipper, this is such a "LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME HOYO DOESN'T SHIP THEM TOO!" moment) cyno "chasing around" sethos to play tcg?! CHASING AROUND?!?! PICTURE IT! also sethos bb in sumeru <3 <3 <3 (also nahida- it's been ages! let her speak!)

as someone who's loved cyno from the first moment i saw him in the sumeru previews, it's really heart-warming and gratifying to see how far we've come. i remember being a little sad in his first quest, thinking "man, i hope he'll come to be less lonely, i hope he'll warm up to us and come to see us as friends, i hope he can be less distant and let people in." and now look at him! throughout the quests and events, he's come to have a family, friends, us as close friends, he's chill, and HE KEEPS SMILING LEFT AND RIGHT! so disorienting to see him just smile so often- in the best way possible. i just can't stress how good this feels for someone who's followed his story closely. (and as someone who's followed his -and tighnari's- story closely, the only way for their timeline to make sense is for cyno to have been a student and a matra at the same time and investigating tighnari as a matra, not as the general mahamatra, with tighnari's story calling him 'general mahamatra' because it's his current title, not his then title. otherwise- nope. you mixed up your lore there.)

[dutifullyshamelessearthquake]

Cynonari headcannons? 🥺🥺🥺

I'm so glad you asked, because I've been thinking about them a lot!!

I didn't know whether you wanted caretaker headcanons as well, if you do, gimme a shout and I will happily make a list of those as well. Also unfortunately there are no droopy ears/tail headcanons, because I've kind of resorted to writing modern AU exclusively.

Anywho, let's get on with the headcanons!

Tighnari

His body gives him no warning signs whatsoever when he needs to throw up. So naturally, he gets sick in the most inconvenient of places. (Thank you to the anon who sent in this headcanon!)

In general takes really good care of himself, so he doesn't get sick too easily. When he does get sick though, he hates stopping to rest and will push on to continue working.

Will usually treat his own symptoms with home remedies, or meds when that doesn't work.

Avoids spicy food like the plague, because it will upset his stomach.

Is really sensitive to heat. He can handle humidity, but dry heat completely drains his energy.

Has definitely gotten heatstroke before.

Sweats a lot. If he's just remotely feeling unwell, he'll start sweating.

His incredibly sensitive hearing can make him prone to migraines.

Cyno

When the weather is decent, he'll usually walk around the house shirtless — unless he's feeling sick. If he's completely dressed on a warm day, something is probably wrong. (This headcanon was also sent in by one of my followers!)

When he's not feeling well, he's usually really quiet, and doesn't talk much.

Gets pretty bad chills from fevers.

He hates tying back his hair, and always has it dangling over his shoulders. Naturally when he throws up, it gets in the way.

Does not throw up easily. Sometimes he'll be horrifically nauseous, but his body just won't throw up.

Has fallen asleep on the bathroom floor as a result.

He has a loud stomach. Rumbles and gurgles are not uncommon.

[caspersickfanfics]

I’m curious as to what you think Cyno and Tighnari would do if they had to visit Dragonspine 👀 more specifically i wonder how /Cyno/ would handle it. I feel like him going with nari or him returning from a solo trip to nari would be very interesting, since Cyno wouldn’t risk his reputation by not going on said mission even if it cost him big time later~ thoughts ? :)

Oh anon, I love you for this ask. I have. So many thoughts.

First of all, this opens the door to so many unusual character interactions. Out of these, Lisa and Cyno's friendship is a really appealing dynamic to me - I think he's comfortable with her in a way that's a bit different to the way he is with Tighnari. I think Tighnari understands, to an extent, when Cyno wants to act tough and pretend he's more okay than he is. He doesn't baby him, because 1) that's not Tighnari's style and 2) he wants Cyno to be as comfortable as possible. I imagine that Lisa does baby him, knowing that he's uncomfortable with it. She thinks he's cute and as much as she does respect him, he's like a little brother to her. So, say Cyno ends up not doing so hot at Dragonspine, Lisa is going to force him to rest, she's going to give him all the blankets and soup they have to warm him up, and she's staying by his side as much as possible through it all. It's a little oppressive, but Cyno is aware and can appreciate that it's how she expresses her care.

In a similar vein, I've seen some fics positioning Razor as being like a little brother to Cyno, which - idk if they ever interact in canon, but that's intriguing as well. Razor finding him and not knowing what to do to help, Cyno trying to be reassuring when he just feels absolutely horrid. Um, also, I barely ever think about Amber but I'm picturing her on outrider duties and finding Cyno passed out in the snow and being like "wait... isn't that Collei's dad??" Helping him out and writing to Collei about it once Cyno's back in the city and on the mend.

Re: returning to Nari after a solo trip to Dragonspine. My brain has instantly latched onto an entirely made up illness that just keeps him feeling cold long after he leaves. Cold in a way that feels freezing, just chills 24/7, and the longer it goes on the more other symptoms build up. There's a cure, but it's all the way in Mondstat. Tighnari doesn't want to leave Cyno alone or move him, so he asks Kaveh and Alhaitham if they can get ahold of it. Meanwhile, Cyno just keeps getting worse. They stay snuggled up as much as possible but it's really just miserable until they can get ahold of the antidote.

I'm also thinking about CynoNari going together, getting stuck in a cave or something with one or both of them hurt and/or sick. Maybe they were going to meet up with Albedo and got attacked or encountered unexpectedly bad weather on the way. I am sure that Tighnari would be prepared for the usual stuff, but he couldn't have perfectly planned for, say, an avalanche >:)

Oh this is one big ramble. I dunno anon, I'm not sure if this is what you wanted but, you certainly did get... something. What are your thoughts??

[pocket-luv101]

Bitter Snow

Fandom: Genshin Impact Ship: CynoNari

Summary: When Dottore returns, Cyno and Tighnari need to decide how to protect Collei.

While Cyno was born in the desert and the Akademiya gave the General Mahamatra a house, he didn’t consider either his home. After a long day of work, he would go to Gandharva Ville and lay down next to Tighnari. He trusted Tighnari and allowed himself to have a restful sleep. The small hut was his home after all. He wished that he could spend more nights with him.

Unfortunately, Cyno couldn’t feel excited or happy to see Tighnari as he usually would. He walked to the edge of the cliff overlooking Tighnari’s house. He needed to speak to him without anyone knowing so he avoided the main road to visit him. The camp was asleep and the only hut still lit was Tighnari’s. He peered through his window and found Tighnari watering a flower.

When he summoned his wing gliders behind him, Tighnari looked up from his plant. He was careful not to make a sound and he should be too far for him to hear him. Yet, he was able to sense him. Their eyes met and Cyno saw a hint of a smile on his lips. Tighnari pulled back the curtains further and waved to him. The soft light from his room and his warm smile was framed by the night lit forest and image made the gesture all the more inviting

He stepped off the cliff and silently glided down to his window. Tighnari stood in front of his window and waited for Cyno to reach him. When he landed on the windowsill, he placed his hands on his shoulders to help him stay balanced on the thin wooden frame. He smiled in anticipation for Cyno to greet him with a kiss as he often would.

“What brings the General Mahamatra to my tent so late at night? It doesn’t look like you’re hurt. Do you need my expertise for an investigation? Will it be presumptuous to say that this is a personal visit?” Tighnari teased him by placing his finger beneath his chin and then leaning away. He expected Cyno to follow him. As stepped back, he noticed how strained his expression was. “Is something wrong, Cyno?”

Tighnari studied his expression for an answer when he remained silent. He stepped down from the window and then looked over his shoulder to Collei’s tent. “Did Collei retire to her hut yet? I don’t want her to overhear anything.”

He nodded and quickly closed the curtain. From his cautious behaviour, Tighnari knew that Cyno needed to tell him something important. He didn’t want Collei to know about their conversation and that made Tighnari worry more.

“You might want to sit down, Nari.” Cyno wrapped his arm around his waist and led him towards his bed.

Tighnari kept his feet firmly in place. “Please stop prolonging the conversation if it’s important. I know it’s because you’re thinking of the right words to say out of consideration for my feelings. The way you’re acting is only going to make me worry more. No matter what it is, I’m certain that we’ll get through it together, Cyno.”

“It’s Dottore.”

A chill ran through Tighnari. The implication behind his short answer fell onto him like a waterfall. The cold rush of fear was followed by a spark of anger. Collei was vague when she told him of her time with the Fatui but he knew she had been through more than anyone should. Out of instinct, he started to go to Collei and check that she was safe. It was impossible for Dottore to enter Gandharva Ville without Tighnari hearing him but he still wanted to check on her.

Cyno stopped him by taking his hand. He could easily read Tighnari’s thoughts because he had the same ones. He cared for Collei as much as Tighnari did. When she asked him to take her to Sumeru, he promised to protect her. He thought the promise would only last for the journey but he grew to see her as a daughter. “Dottore isn’t in Sumeru. Collei is safe.”

Cyno lightly squeezed his hand to further reassure him. He pulled him away from the door and he was thankful when Tighnari nodded. They walked to his bed and sat down. Tighnari took a deep breath to compose himself. “I trust your intel and judgement, Cyno. That’s why I know there’s a reason you came here even if he returned to Snezhnaya.”

“Nahida asked me to investigate an incident and I will leave Sumeru soon. This is sensitive information and no one can know.” As the General Mahamatra, he upheld justice and its value. Their conversation could risk the investigation but Cyno couldn’t leave without speaking with Tighnari. Tighnari placed his hand over Cyno’s trembling fingers.

“You don’t have to force yourself to tell me, Cyno. Let me guess, you think revealing details of the investigation will help me prepare in case he comes to Sumeru. I’m the leader of the Forest Watchers and I can protect Collei. That’s the reason you asked me to be her teacher.” It was far more than his strength that made Cyno decide to leave Collei with Tighnari. He was one of the few genuine scholars in the Akademiya. His intelligence was only outmatched by his kindness and empathy.

Tighnari rested his head on Cyno’s strong shoulder. He tried to appear confident so Cyno could focus on his mission rather than them. The scholar in him wanted to know what Dottore could be planning so he could have preventive measures in place. “Maybe it’s best that I don’t know. In the chance I accidentally say something to Collei, she’ll… That lunatic is in another region and he can still hurt her with memories. I should’ve put an arrow into his back when I had the chance.”

When Dottore came to Pardis Dhyai, Tighnari thanked the Dendro Archon that Collei wasn’t with him. He could only imagine what would’ve happened if she saw Dottore - whether her anger or fear would resurface. He kept his conversation with Dottore as short as he could. It frustrated him that he couldn’t stop him that day since he was a Harbinger and he needed to protect both Haypasia and Collei.

“The Harbingers are diplomats and it would’ve caused an international crisis. They would’ve demanded for you to be sent to a Snezhnayan prison or worse.” Cyno reminded him. “Nahida sensed someone trying to damage a branch of Irminsul. She suspects that it’s Dottore. Wanderer can connect to the tree and the Temple of Silence trained me. We’re the best people to investigate the branch in Snezhnaya.”

“For an investigation like this, I shouldn’t be hopeful that you can tell me when you’ll be back. Walking to Snezhnaya will take two weeks on its own.” Despite his own words, he looked to Cyno with the hope that they wouldn’t be apart for long.

Tighnari wished he could say that he was accustomed to Cyno leaving for long investigations but he still missed him each time. He had the reassurance that Cyno was in Sumeru at least but now he would leave for Snezhnaya. What if he was hurt? It would be impossible for him to rescue him in another country. He couldn’t go with him because he needed to stay and protect Collei.

A familiar loneliness crept over him when he closed his eyes and imagined his bed without Cyno next to him. Tighnari instinctively wrapped his tail around him as if he could keep him with him. He needed to distract himself from the thought of Cyno leaving and he changed the topic. “I taught Collei how to wield a bow for her work as a Forest Ranger. I should give her more combat training in addition to her regular lessons. Collei’s Eleazar has been cured and I don’t have to worry about her pushing herself as much.”

“Do you remember when you first gained your vision and I taught you how to use the bow? You can teach those techniques to her as well.” When he formed a contract with Hermanubis, the priests called him the Heir of the Burning Sun and taught him ancient combat art of King Deshret. Cyno knew how to wield the cudgel, spear and bow.

“You were so reluctant to train me that I had to bribe you with TCG cards.” Tighnari laughed. Recalling their days as simple students in the Akademiya, he became nostalgic. He couldn’t help but feel a little prideful that he was the first person to see a different side to Cyno. “It’s a good thing that scholars don’t know about your hobby or they would try to bribe you when you arrest them. Not like that would work in the first place. You would probably add bribery to their list of crimes.”

Cyno didn’t add that Tighnari was the only one who could sway him. The General Mahamatra couldn’t show favouritism towards anyone but he would help Tighnari as much as he could. He trusted that Tighnari wouldn’t take advantage of his feelings or position. “Your initial request to learn archery surprised me. You were still a scholar and never mentioned becoming a Forest Watcher.”

“Did you suspect that I wanted to learn so I could start another coup? It was lucky that I had that rare companion card.” Tighnari joked and playfully pushed his helmet from his head.

“I didn’t want you to get hurt while sparring. Worse, you might feel more emboldened to run into dangerous situations once you learn how to use your bow and vision. I know you’re strong but I still don’t want to see you in danger.”

He wanted to retort that Cyno was the one who blindly ran into danger for his work. He bit his lip and stifled the words. Cyno would leave for Snezhnaya soon and he didn’t want to argue on one of their last nights together. Tighnari moved onto Cyno’s lap and he wrapped his arms around him. “I’m going to protect Collei while you’re gone but come home soon.”

Home, the word echoed in Cyno’s heart. He returned Tighnari’s embrace and buried his face in his neck. He took a deep breath of the rainforest — lotuses, trees, and dewdrops — that clung to his hair. Each time Cyno walked through the rainforest, he would think of returning to Tighnari. He was his home.

“Collei, can I talk to you? You’re reaching the next stage in your studies and I will give more varied classes. I want to ask you if you have decided on a Darshan yet? I need time to prepare a lesson plan for you.” Tighnari knocked on Collei’s door and waited for an answer. A few minutes passed without a reply and worry settled in his stomach.

Before, he would’ve dismissed the silence and thought that she was merely sleeping. His conversation with Cyno echoed in his mind. It was illogical to think that Dottore had kidnapped Collei and he told himself that she must’ve slept in. Dottore was in another country and he would’ve heard him enter their camp. Tighnari knocked on the door again and called her name.

He threw open the door and he was faced with an empty home. Her bow and backpack were gone even though she wasn’t assigned to patrol that morning. The bed was neatly done but her desk was a clutter of paper. Tighnari picked up each letter and he recognized Collei’s messy handwriting. The letters were similar and it was clear that she rewrote it several times.

The silence within her hut made the rustle of the forest louder to Tighnari. Their usually soft tone sounded like rain to him. He was brought back to the night Collei gained her vision. She had entered the forest by herself to save a child. His fear from that night returned. Had she left on another reckless mission to save someone? She had a vision so she wouldn’t be forced to use the deceased god’s power with her.

Cyno dropped a bucket of water in front of the Sumpter Beast and then let out a long sigh. The long journey didn’t trouble him because he traveled for his work. Though, those trips were often alone. In the corner of his eyes, he observed Scaramouche sitting on the large animal. Nahida asked them to both investigate Dottore and Irminsul.

He hadn’t decided if he should trust Scaramouche yet. His sudden enrollment in the Akademiya contradicted how Nahida trusted him with such a sensitive situation. The Dendro Archon wasn’t the type to make such a shortsighted decision so there must be something more about the Wanderer. He’ll have to open an investigation on Scaramouche once they return to the Akademiya.

“This trip will be much faster if we didn’t have to bother with this Sumpter Beast. We’ll be able to travel freely on foot with minimum supplies.” Scaramouche said and snapped his book closed. To enter Snezhnaya without suspicion, they were disguised as travelling merchants. “This plan won’t work. You’re the General Mahamatra and you’ll be recognized quickly. That won’t be an issue for me.”

“You’re confident that you can face a Harbinger alone? I would like to know your qualification for—” The sharp buzz of an arrow cut through their conversation. They immediately drew their weapons to defend themselves. The arrow fell harmlessly on the road behind them and pollen sprouted from the dirt around it. Their Sumpter Beast turned and trotted back to the arrow.

Cyno recognized the aroma from the arrow and he stopped Scaramouche from launching forward to fight the archer. In the distance, he saw Tighnari running towards him. He would usually be happy to see him but he knew that he would only be here for an important reason. He ran to Tighnari and, as he came closer, he could see that he was breathing heavily. How long had he been running to find him?

He ran to Tighnari and held out his arm to catch him if he accidentally tripped in his haste. However, Tighnari ran past Cyno and jumped onto the cart connected to the Sumpter Beast. Cyno joined him and watched him in confusion as he pushed aside the boxes. He didn’t know what Tighnari wanted to find but he helped him move aside the crates.

In the far corner of the cart, he found Collei huddled in the shadow. Her face was pale and she wouldn’t face them out of guilt. Cyno spoke in a soft voice and reached out to help her stand. “What are you doing here, Collei?”

“She wants to find Dottore! Collei overheard our conversation about your investigation and planned to join you without telling us.” Tighnari pulled out her letter and thrust it into Cyno’s hand. While he read the note, Tighnari asked: “What were you thinking, Collei? Do you know how worried I was when I found your tent empty? It’s good that I was able to stop Cyno before he left Sumeru.”

“Don’t make me go back to Gandharva Ville, Master Tighnari. I want to help Cyno and stop Dottore! I have a vision and you trained me to help others. As a Forest Ranger, I can help Cyno scavenge food and perform first aid if he’s hurt. Please, let me go.” Collei pleaded. She pressed herself into the corner and tried to make herself smaller so he could pull her out of the cart.

Cyno watched them argue and looked back and forth. When he met Collei in Mondstadt, she was young and held an armour of distrust and anger. Even when Amber cracked it enough to let Collei trust more, she could be withdrawn. The Collei before him now was far from the misguided child he knew. He understood Collei’s situation more than most and he didn’t want to see her fight Tighnari. He knew they both cared about each other like family.

“I’m not going to send you back, Collei.” Cyno came between them and knelt in front of Collei. He didn’t know whether she still held onto her anger and vengeance but he would protect her. He trusted that she would make the right decision if they faced Dottore and they would guide her if she needed them.

“Cyno, can I speak with you?” Tighnari nodded towards a tree and Cyno understood that he wanted to discuss the trip without Collei overhearing them. It was clear that he didn’t want Collei to go on such a dangerous journey. As he walked to the tree, he thought of what he could say to convince him.

They stopped beneath the tree and Tighnari turned to him with his arms crossed. His fingers were trembling against his arm and Cyno gently laid his hand over them. The tension in his body eased a little and Tighnari let out a small sigh. While he chased their cart, his worry and anxiety mounted until he saw Collei and those feelings overwhelmed him. He regretted being so harsh with her.

“Why did you tell her that she can join you, Cyno? It’s going to be harder to convince her to go home now. She can’t go on this journey with you. Even if she’s stronger now, this is far too dangerous for a trainee Forest Ranger.” His voice softened when he added: “It was already hard enough to let you go alone. If something happened to both of you…”

Cyno laid his hand on his cheek and tenderly ran his thumb over his lips. “This is my fault. I should’ve noticed that she overheard us that night or that she sneaked into the cart. I was distracted thinking about the investigation. I know how dangerous this mission is.”

“Then, you should’ve told her to come home where it’s safe.”

“It might be safer this way. We’ll know where she is and we can watch over her. She might try to leave again after you take her back to Gandharva Ville. In that scenario, it’ll be more dangerous because she’ll be travelling alone to look for me.” He pointed out. His reasoning was logical but Tighnari still felt hesitant. With his hand on his cheek, Cyno drew his gaze to him. “I also trust the training you gave her and the strength she already has.”

A short distance from them, Scaramouche asked Collei: “Do you want to find Dottore and take revenge for everything he has done to you? You won’t have a chance to do that before me. Just go home, Kid.”

Scaramouche assumed her motivation for following them was anger and resentment. He was a puppet but he watched humans scramble to their emotions over the years and she was likely the same. To his surprise, Collei shook her head. “I want to stop Dottore so he won’t hurt anyone else. Take me with you. We’re already at Bayda Harbor and it’s too far for them to send me back.”

“Then, let’s leave while your overprotective babysitters are still distracted fighting. The General Mahamatra is strong but I trust someone motivated by revenge more. That human instinct, I can understand.” He held out his hand to her.

“I already told you that I don’t want revenge. But I will be the one to stop him.” The determination in her eyes was rare even among humans who Scaramouche met. He summoned a powerful gale that lifted her into the air. Scaramouche swung his arm in a sharp motion and the gentle breeze carried her over the water. He waved to Cyno and Tighnari. “Collei has left already. You two can continue arguing or work with us to find Dottore.”

“Collei! Bring her back right now!” Tighnari yelled and gripped Scaramouche’s shirt in his fist. Cyno glared at Scaramouche but ran past him to reach Collei. Their threat and anger didn’t sway him and he merely shook his head. His callous chuckle irritated Tighnari further. However, he knew that fighting wouldn’t help them and pushed him away. “Fine, the four of us will go to Snezhnaya together.”

Scaramouche didn’t bother to nod or agree. He provoked Cyno and Tighnari to let Collei join their investigation for his own reason. If the two were focused on her, he could leave and search Irminsul on his own. He watched the three together and he couldn’t help but think of how Dottore took his home long ago. Humans were weak but he hoped that their family could survive their investigation on Dottore.

A/N: I think Collei and Scara would have a brother-sister/sibling dynamic where Nahida will give them therapy for what happened in their past.

[shybean-18]

My favorite type of Cynonari content is when Tighnari is just chilling or doing something casual, and Cyno is being the silly he is and being like “I love my husband so much”

[nikkipettt]

hello uhhhhhh i dont rmr if i actually sent this or if its just smth i thought abt so much that i was very convinced that i sent this but um. cynonari / xiaobedo. warm weather / cold weather. cyno having to cuddle w nari bc cold and bedo absolutely chilling and xiao crying screaming throwing up idk i had a lot of thoughts and now theyre all gone i do not know what im doing imma just press ask anyways and u can ignore this SJDJFJKFFK IM SO SORRY

WAIT OK BUT What if Xiao, despite knowing that Albedo is essentially non-human, still insists on wrapping him with blankets (because looking at the way Cyno dotes on Tighnari he'd be thinking "am I doing enough?") and just being the doting birb that he is AHH

ur welcome to come with brainrot anytime haha thank u

[aetheternity]

Ah, sorry about that. I meant whore (affectionate) also as a complete joke. The day I give Venti a real insult is the day I die, by my own hands if necessary. He’s an angel <3

But hey it’s nice to see someone else who ships Cyno x Alhaitham. Everyone else ships Cynonari and whatever the ship name for Alhaitham and Kaveh is. Nothing wrong with that, it just never appealed to me. (Especially since we hardly know anything about Kaveh, it’s hard to care about a character you don’t know) But you know how shippers can be (especially mlm fetish shippers) and the people who ship those will lose their shit if you don’t ship them too, much less if you ship something else with those characters. Still, I really like Haino (I think that’s what it’s called??) but I’ve also noticed the weirdness around shorter men, so I don’t interact much with other Haino shippers ‘cause I don’t wanna be around that stuff.

Hm, sometimes shipping just feels like a lose-lose situation.

It's ok no worries. I just look at Venti's archon outfit and I'm like so people see this as slutty but not Zhongli's?? That's weird.

And yay! Another Cytham/Haino shipper! I can't fuck with Cynonari/Kavetham either. The only reason people ship Kaveh and Haitham is cause they live together. This ship would not be popular if they weren't roommates. And Cynonari is so so boring to me. Like I'm sorry but there is nothing special about that ship. It's just friends to lovers and I fuck with enemies to lovers so hard it's crazy. Plus I've heard Haino shippers on Twitter say they've received death threats over not shipping the others so it makes me like the shippers less as well.

But yeah doesn't really matter what you ship/don't ship you'll always get hate. I got shit on quite a bit before for being a xiaother shipper. Which annoys me, I'm a very chill keep to myself xiaother shipper.

[aeryssickfics]

TH– THE ANIMATICS. i am hurt!!!!!!!!!! verge of tears!!!!!!!!!!!!! oml i—

Just had no idea that baby Kaeya could hurt me as bad as he did in the imagine dragons animatic, literal chills and tears in my eyes by the end of that.

And the other two, don't get me started. Both of those songs (two birds and youth) are so fitting for them, and just. ouch TTvTT

I just. Love them all so much ;;v;; you have excellent taste in animatics thank u for sharing <333

<3 I'm glad you enjoyed them. Yes they are indeed absolutely soul destroying, that poor baby ><

I haven't found any good cyno and/or tighnari ones yet but I haven't looked Super hard we'll see what I come across lol. (every time I post a cynonari thing understand I was thinking of you when I posted it even tho I have come to love them myself lol). Most Especially a tighnari one still in queue to show up -smiley face- tho I genuinely adored the protective tighnari- I digress this ask was about the diluc & kaeya animatics

those two songs ARE really good for the boys. I love them. they break my heart, etc. Im never going to be able to listen to two birds on a wire again without ;~; ... okay probably an exaggeration but lol

[totallysharpeyed]

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