#father alberich

[plushiefucker]

[id in alt text]

quick design on how i think kaeyas bio father looks + rant:

ANYWAYS!!! i really despise it when people portray kaeyas biological father as this extremely abusive man, especially when they make crepus out to be this some sort of saint. we have to remember that kaeya and her father are REFUGEES - it is literally a core aspect of their story. their home country was completely destroyed, with most citizens either turning into horrific monsters or cursed with immortality. while we don't know much about kaeya's childhood pre mondstadt, it's safe to assume that it probably wasn't the best - however, i still don't think her father was abusive. from the very little that we do know about him, he seems extremely remorseful and perhaps even /regretful/ for what he had to do. he isn't an evil father - but simply one in an extremely difficult situation. would you rather abandon your child in order for them to have a better life or keep your child with you, even if it means that they'll suffer ? yes, kaeya was technically placed in mondstadt to be some sort of spy - but sometimes you have to make sacrifices for the greater good, no matter how much it may hurt.

mrow (>w☆) !

[kaeyachi]

I'm seeing a lot of "Kaeya doesn't care for Khaenri'ah" for a while now in various socmed but like... this is the same dude that:

1. kept a portion of his father's notes about his clan when it was supposed to be burned

2. tested out the waters with Venti/Barbatos by putting a threat/warning in a letter

3. technically tried to run away from Dawn Winery to be able to go to Sumeru to learn more about Khaenri'ah when he was a kid

4. has his play performance imply that he is annoyed/mad about his birth father's actions BUT would like to keep both enemy and home nations safe and at peace

5. Avoids elaborating on Khaenri'ah but unafraid to say that that is his ancestry (in fact, he uses it to his benefit)

6. chose to keep using "Alberich" as a surname (he had his chances to change it, and no one could call him out, and yet he kept it? Again, what for?)

7. is torn with the idea of duty to his home nation and the love that Mond gave to him (character stories)

tbh I think Kaeya still cares for Khaenri'ah (whether it is because of his father's orders, or his own heart yearning for what could have been, or that he simply and genuinely loves his heritage). We still have Mona's voiceline saying that he has to make a choice someday, so clearly something is eating up his mind.

What I do theorize Kaeya is trying to do is to look for a different solution where he doesn't have to choose between Khaenri'ah and Mondstadt. That's what his Veluriyam Mirage vision is for- a mixture of the star of Khaenri'ah and the vision case of Mondstadt. In a realm where your dreams could be a reality, he decided to give himself both.

And honestly, could he possibly have both someday? Or does he need to realize that he can only have one?

[java-lava]

I’m a sane person (mostly) but will go absolutely FERAL over guys with long hair. (But like, in this way)

Edit; I forgot to add Aether but he absolutely counts

[amicus-siderum]

I don't know what's funnier

The people of Mondstadt actually don't know who the Darknight Hero is despite Diluc's horrible disguise, except for Kaeya who is losing his mind because how!? But also thinking that yeah, that checks out why they all just readily accepted him despite him being an obvious plant.

Or

The people of Mondstadt actually know that Diluc is the Darknight Hero, but they've all agreed to just let their uncrowned king keep up his silly little vigilante fantasy and run around in his silly little disguise, because that's just good ol' sunshine child Diluc for you. None of them mention it out of respect.

[pizzapasta23045]

Crepus *a couple of days after he found Kaeya, showing him around*: And this is the church, do you want go inside?

Kaeya:Umm... Sure... I suppose...

Kaeya:*hesitantly takes a step forward very very slowly, then visibly calms down when his foot touches the floor *

Diluc: Don't be scared. You can go in.

Kaeya: *takes a few steps in, looks up at the ceiling and smiles*

Crepus: I know, this place is really mesmerizing, isn't it?

Kaeya *in his head*: Wow! I did not spontaneously combust! Fascinating!

[nomohmoss]

kaeya loves you

[yaeggravate]

clarification on kaeya's behavior in the caribert quest

seen a surprising amount of people taking kaeya's words at face value so i'd like to point out a very important detail that has been easily overlooked

i don't have any video clips of this and the official soundbite unfortunately cuts off abruptly so you'll have to trust me on this or just do the quest again yourself lol but

right here, in the very beginning of the conversation with kaeya, kaeya suddenly goes quiet and contemplative. if you pause long enough and NOT immediately skip ahead, you can actually HEAR footsteps approaching and kaeya going "hm?". and THIS is the moment when kaeya starts talking about his past. this means he knew dainsleif was there from the very beginning.

he then loudly proclaims that he knows NOTHING about khaenriah and that his dad probably had GOOD intentions (directly contradicting his character story) making himself purposely look naive and harmless in front of dainsleif so he could lure him out and get answers out of him or maybe he was just tired of this guy following him around. though to his credit dainsleif himself didn't seem totally convinced of his act

as to why kaeya knew it was dainsleif just by his footsteps, there could be several reasons: 1) he saw dainsleif in sumeru beforehand and just guessed it was him, 2) he can sense the abyssal corruption inside of him and because he already spotted dainsleif before in mondstadt, could tell it belonged to him, 3) he's an all according to keikaku character and we're not supposed to think any deeper of it

tl;dr sometimes characters who are known to lie, lie

[venti-death-watch]

when traveling the world diluc learns hexenzirkel nicole the disembodied voice in the sky is his mother and vows to never let kaeya learn about that ever because he will not be able to control himself from throwing himself or someone else out a window when kaeya brings up immaculate conception

[19silvermirrors]

Tall grasses welcoming luckae's shenanigans 🌾 Also Diluc is apparently the Father of Dragons 🐲

[voxaris]

bedtime story emphasized the kaeya / caribert parallels and im now genuinely worried abt kaeya. get behind me.

[kaeyachi]

There's something alarming about the continuing trope of an Alberich father putting their hopes and dreams on their sons, but their sons are dreaming of something else like, oh, I don't know, living a normal life? Not finding the world unfair? Have no burden concerning their lineage?

[dutybcrne]

One day, I wanna do a coherent ramble abt how Diluc and Kaeya are embodiments of what each other’s fathers believed in/wanted them to be.

[digitalinx]

One of my (many to come) Genshin Ocs! This boyo is from Mondstadt (if the armor was any sort of hint) and is a hydro sword user! I'm fiddling with his kit since I realized his skill is a little *to* similar to Ayato's, more info on him will be coming out soon once I get a more offical-ish ref out

Edit: Completely forgot to credit the pose! Reference by "mellon_soup" on patreon!

[meili-sheep]

Kaeya: Perhaps my father left in mondstadt so that I can live a peaceful and happy life

Traveller: "Peaceful"? And he left you with Diluc...?

Kaeya: ....so that I can live a happy life

Traveller, remembering Kaeya and Diluc's Tragic Backstory: "Happy"?

Kaeya:

Kaeya: my father left me in mondstadt so that I can live a life

HONESTLY

If Kaeya's father knew what he was leaving Kaeya in the middle of. I imagine him checking up on Kaeya throughout his life.

At first, He probably saw this son and father and was like, "Oh, this looks good for my son. He'll have a parental figure and a friend."

Then he comes a little later. "Oh, it looks like they are getting along well! Seems Kaeya will have a sibling!"

Then later "Oh... Oh no. They are troublemakers."

Then as they become teens. Stealings Varka's horse. "Mistakes have... been made."

[m-i-r-p]

To all the people that "omg, it's not like Kaeya would be THAT good with children" WHAT NOW

WHAT

NOW

[pizzapasta23045]

fr fr the people who say his situation should make it impossible for Kaeya to feel anything but hatred for Khaenri'ah, or that he 100% never feels sentimental about it bc his association with Khaenri'ah was only ever unwilling/forced - as if cutting the national symbol into his food when given the opportunity isn't something he chooses to do. Who's forcing that??

🕸💐

Also sewing a thousand stars in his outfit and specifical modifying his vision in the skin so that it has both Khaenri'ahn and Mondstadt elements. Like the symbolism is SO CLEAR but people are like, no clearly the adoptee who does a whole soliloquy about how the gods are cruel and inept for turning father against son clearly would hate his father because I do hate my father that I hate for entirely different situations I'm just gonna project onto kaeya.