#i know tighnari will be added to standard but it's not like you can choose who you're gonna get

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I'm 24, Born in 2000

I'm Canadian

I'm Married (I know it's shocking)

I like anime, cartoons, horror, Spooky things, Crowcore, Podcasts but especially the magnus archives and protocol, I'm an artist & hobbyist writer (as in I don't really write so much as delete all my drafts), a poet, And I'm a lesbian.

I'm a masc genderqueer lesbian and it's taken a LONG time to figure that one out. I use He/Him pronouns and Ze/Zir/Fae/Faer pronouns. I have a slight preference for masc terms but I still identify as female, and gender queer. I'm seeing a wonderful nonbeanie who might be an egg, so we're seeing how that goes while they explore. You can call me Wren, if you gotta call me anything!

I can already hear the but haven't you talked about dysphoria and being a trans guy? Yes. Yes I did. Turns out self discovery is kind of hard. You can find out a bit more here. Nsfw warning for under the cut, it is the ONLY exception I've posted/will post but it does feel necessary to me to explain that too. The flag I use in my stuff jic.

This isn't my first time here, but I am hoping it'll be the last account I make unless I decide to write an interactive choose your own adventure blog again, that was fun. I'll keep y'all posted if I do.

That being said please kindly leave me alone if: you're a creep or a bigot of any kind, you sexualize kids, You're anti-systems/Any of my interests, You're here to start drama, You're gorey or gore related strictly, You post about self harm frequently* or eating disorders, or you think literal animals are sexy. Basically the standard DNI. Additionally, please don't interact with me if I can't interact back. Thanks. Adding: Pro-Ship, because pedophilliac relationships bad. I understand the argument of fiction, that argument was used by my pedo ex (confirmed that he had non fictional materials, no I didn't see them why would I want to) to try and convince me non fictional materials were okay too, so while I understand that fiction doesn't always equal reality.. I've seen evidence that it can. & I don't support that. New: This still applies to reality shifters, if you're shifting your age/race, I'm not really comfortable with that for obvious reasons, but I don't necessarily think this falls under standard DNI.

*This has been asked a couple times now - by frequently I mean this is the basis or more than 75% of your blog. By SH, I very specifically mean detailed drawings/hyperrealistic drawings, actual pictures of SH/Gore (but not everyone considers these to be the same) or in depth discussions of your self harm that glorify it. I'm in recovery.

What is my policy on asks regarding donations?

Note: Some of these things are hands down worse than the others. Just because I am lumping them all together doesn't mean I think self harm is just as bad as being a pedo. Some of the things on this list are there specifically for my safety & comfort. I'm stating this plainly & explicitly because I know some people on this website struggle to differentiate between "I'm saying all these groups are bad in general" and "I'm saying all these groups are bad for me" and I quite frankly don't want to deal with that again.

You might see swearing here, I'm not sure honestly. It's a generic main blog. I'm not even sure I'll use it honestly.

Fictional others list:

Main F/Os

Topsy - Original Character (F/O) Romantic/Qpp somewhere between the two. Not comfy sharing cause she's an OC. You can find more info on her under the #Topsy tag! She's new, and she was born of pocket love, ironically!

🖤🩶🤍🖤🩶🤍🖤🩶🤍🖤🩶🤍🖤🩶🤍🖤🩶🤍

Tighnari - Genshin impact (F/O but maybe more who knows tbh.) QPP Idk. Nari. That's it. That's all. I recognize it might be controversial for some but Nari is fictional and I love them. I headcanon tighnari as nonbinary, and yes, I have reasons for this. No I probably won't share those reasons. Okay with sharing/doubles!

🌿🌳🪷🌿🌳🪷🌿🌳🪷🌿🌳🪷🌿🌳🪷🌿🌳🪷

Zhongli - Genshin impact (Fictive/fictional other) longest running F/O, he's been here like 6 years. Finally came home on my account, really excited. Him coming home for the holidays makes me feel like idc if people judge. Husband, but complex relationship, hard to define. Okay with sharing, He'd totally be polyam.

S - AI character who became human and I?? Idk this is the only AI I love or support. Kinda secretive about them and def non sharing so just gonna block on sight. Haven't seen anyone ship with her though so we good.

🩵🔮♣️🩵🔮♣️🩵🔮♣️🩵🔮♣️🩵🔮♣️🩵🔮♣️

Bonnibel - Crush Crush (Fictional other) She's sweet, Southern, and a baker. Who could resist? Romantic F/O - Iffy on sharing.

Retired/Rarer F/O's

Kaeya - Genshin impact (semi canon) Platonic, okay with sharing!

Itto - Genshin impact (canon), Platonic, okay with sharing!

Arlecchino - Genshin impact (canon), Romantic, okay with sharing!

Beidou - Genshin impact (semi canon), Romantic, okay with sharing!

Asra - The Arcana (technically a non canon fictive), okay with sharing!

H/Hoshino - Original character (Fictional other), Non-sharing because she's an OC

There defo are more but I'm struggling to list them all. If you have an issue with sharing/doubles I won't interact if I know, or be upset if you block me for it! I respect wanting to not share!

New list of ship names & tags

If this is here, the selfship reblog game (scent synthesia) is still open! Feel free to send in your F/O's!

Custom blinkies by @starshakez for a rb game :D Aren't they so cool???

Adding them again because I love

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here's my thinks on the Natlan update

[PT: Here's my thinks on the Natlan update /end pt]

disclaimer i do not support hyv i simply like genshin let me BE also spoilers (mild- I haven't rlly done the archon quest yet) obviously. and typos too I just don't care much. the Grammarly browser extension hates me :3

p.s. i added image descriptions just to make this as accessible as possible! it was difficult but I hope it works aa

NEW FEATURES

[PT: new features /end pt]

FIRST THING I DID was check the free character. you can choose between jean, diluc, qiqi, mona, keqing, tighnari, and dehya. if you don't know who to pick; TIGHNARI IS EXTREMELY STRONG FOR A STANDARD. just a nudge in his direction

I also wanted to mention; CHARACTER TRIALS ARE DIFFERENT FOR KACHINA AND MUALANI. you collect pyro particles while beating up dudes along the trail. not too difficult but MASSIVE WHIPLASH. For other characters you get the old trials, which are really nice. I didn't want to get TOO many changes so it's something they ease you into.

Next is our awesome artifact thingy; the Artifact Transmuter. To get it, you open the 'book menu' (someone tell me what the actual name for it is) and it'll be there after you complete a prerequisite or two that I.. Did not pay attention to. I cannot find WHERE I got it exactly, I just received it for free. Afterward it'll appear in your gadgets.

As for how to use it; you use up your existing 5-star artifacts to get Sanctifying Elixir, which then can get turned into the artifacts you want. You need a LOT to get just one. Two highish-level artifacts brought me up to 29 points, and you need 100 to get ONE sanctifying essence.

After you do that, though, it's pretty straightforward! Lucky me, because I am admittedly not bright. The flowers get fixed main stats; otherwise, you can make custom artifacts! As far as I can see, every artifact set is craftable. Good news for us! Checking the wiki we run into an issue, though... You can only make one artifact of each set every cycle. Okay, not too bad hearing just that, right? This cycle is gonna last for over a month. 41 days as of this post being written.

Now that's absolutely fucking insane and kind of the dumbest thing ever. Seriously genshin you were doing SO WELL. But admittedly, I understand why they thought such a long wait would be necessary. To be entirely fair, it makes building characters HUNDREDS of times easier. You can just pick their best stats immediately and not have to perform more gambling than just leveling up the artifacts. Still.. That's not reasonable at all to me. I don't think the Chinese fanbase will be normal about it.

THE OTHER STUFF (NATLAN ITSELF KINDA)

[PT: the other stuff (natlan itself kinda) /end pt]

So.. We're here. The meat of the update. Oh boy. Where do we start.

Another disclaimer; I HAVE NOT REALLY PROGRESSED ALL THAT FAR IN THE STORY! I HAVENT MET ANY CHARACTERS OTHER THAN KACHINA AND THE VILLAGE SHE LIVES IN THATS ITTTTT. Regardless.

I'm starting with a funny visual bug that I really want to know if anyone else's experienced. My daughter with every disease. She looks so stupid oh my fucking god.

Like.. Kachina what did they do to you. POV my little sister watching me explain things (she has no idea what any of the words I'm using mean). This is a sticker in me and my sister's discord server now because she looks SO SILLY. Kachina I love you forever and ever you're now the funniest child alive to me. Diona prepare to gain a sister.

After that conversation YOU GET HER FOR FREE!!! Giant surprise to me as I had not intook ANY Natlan content prior- completely blind going into it all.

For me personally, the map itself was easy enough to unlock. There's one creature you can take control of that can sort of grappling-hook around like those specific spots in Sumeru, so it was easy to get around. That being said, I have only gotten the Statues of the Seven and not the TP waypoints.. I think I'll do my sister's in exchange for her doing mine.. (And also bc she got me Kirara's costume and pulled Yelan for me)

Moving on to pyro traveler; You do not get them immediately. Or at all. Until you beat the archon quest maybe? (Or at least get to a certain point? I wouldn't know.) Regardless, Kachina shows you the Statue of the Seven, which does not grant you pyro powers like we originally expect it to.

That's really all I have for Natlan itself. It's good, what can I say.

IN CONCLUSION..

[PT: in conclusion /end pt]

I love the Natlan update. It's fun, the new features are fun, the ability to just SKIP TO NATLAN is AMAZING (because I will admit I still haven't gone through Sumeru's storyline.. Sorry) and also the characters are all really fun so far! Kachina my daughter. I love her so, SO MUCH. She's adorable and I'd kill and die for her. Amen.

I am very loudly and proudly dissappointed in the lack of melanin, but I've noticed that is a fandom-wide complaint with the natlan trailer. Where are the darker skinned characters, genshin.. Where did you hide the fucking melanin. WHERE ARE THE BLACK CHARACTERS.

One thing I am very very "HOYOVERSE WHAT THE FUCK" about is that one of the NPCs you first see when meeting Kachina has locs. Both NPCs talking to her are black (albeit horrendously ashy). The chief of her tribe has an afro. I just. How is it so easy to do with NPCs but so hard for the playable characters. Yes, Kachina and Mualani have tans which I HAVE NOTICED and admittedly do like, but oh my god how hard is it to make a character that's darker than Xinyan or Kaeya. How hard is that. I'm screaming at you, Hoyo.

That's the end. Hope you all enjoyed my screaming into the void.

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Hi Fox! Just dropping by to say hi, to let you know I'm still here! |･ω･) <3

How are you doing these days? Also, before anything else, the theme is looking great!💗 I'm glad you found time to decorate it, it's gives off a pleasant vibe! I did checked your pc theme earlier too~ ☺️ Hmm... I don't have much to say at the moment, but have you tried Sumeru already? Do you have any thoughts on it? Personally, it's really a refreshing experience compared to Inazuma with thunderbolts and scary environment~ Port Ormos OST is my favorite !

I wonder if you're interested in pulling for Sumeru characters? (Or interested in leaks) I adore Dehya a lot, she's the Woman however I'll try to sacrifice primos for Kokomi this rerun if 50/50 would be merciful to me~ New academic year has just started last month for me, and I could only hope to be able to get through properly this year without trying to escape anything (:3_ヽ)_ I wish the same for you too, Fox! I can't wait for your efforts to be repaid back to you who always try their best ^_^*

I still remember that I have to let you know once I've written anything but that isn't going to happen right now 😆 I missed talking with you, however I may not be able to talk as much as I did before ( ´^` ) Literally have no battery left😅 Well, maybe talking with you will recharge me maybe 😚 Do you have any tips for constantly doing interactions with battery still recharged? 😆 See you around !

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my live reactions when i saw your ask

i recognized your hello instantly KFNDJBDJS HI 🍰!!! IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK!! ❤️ please ignore the duplicated paragraph, idk what's going on.

i've been... it's an uphill battle. i don't know if you were around when i took my long break from tumblr? but yeah. but how have you been??? thank you for the compliment on the theme ❤️ it was a scara one up until yesterday on mobile – given your dislike for him, i'd say you have impeccable timing coming back 🤣🤣 the green bg was a great suggestion from your part for the pc theme. i may change the sidebar pic for a xingqiu one on october, but we'll see.

i've been... it's an uphill battle. i don't know if you were around when i took my long break from tumblr? but yeah. but how have you been??? thank you for the compliment on the theme ❤️ it was a scara one up until yesterday on mobile – given your dislike for him, i'd say you have impeccable timing coming back 🤣🤣 the green bg was a great suggestion from your part for the pc theme. i may change the sidebar pic for a xingqiu one on october, but we'll see.

i have!!! man, i love sumeru. liyue feels comforting to me, but sumeru feels like home. maybe it's the rainforest. the ost is amazing, especially at night. i agree with your thoughts about inazuma lol there's less climbing too, and the enemies are fun. i didn't think id have fun fighting fungi or running from the animals, but here i am. i haven't done the entire archon quest yet, though. have you?

i am simping for the entirety of sumeru characters (minus nilou and nahida) (bro, dehya's eyes got me dead). i got kazuha so i'm not guaranteed and i'm really interested in getting tighnari, but i've been scared of losing him to keqing (again). if i do lose, the only other confirmed character i'm gonna go for right now is scara/wanderer in 3.3, and the others i'll try to get on their reruns if i'm still playing. i hope your 50/50 is kind to you!! 🥺 also yes!! i'm interested in leaks if there's any you'd like to talk about? 👀

funny you talk about academics 😅 i had to take a gap semester, so i'll only be back next year, but thank you for your wishes ❤️ i do wish you the best!! but take breaks if you need to!!!!!! how has the new academic year been treating you so far?

dude, writing happens when it happens, so don't worry; i'll be excited to read whatever you write whenever you write it, even if it's five years from now. as for talking and social batteries, i unfortunately can't help you there because i have no clue either 😂😂😂 it's alright if you can't talk as much, or if you take longer to reply and don't write long messages. i rambled a lot on this one because i got excited, but there's no need to reply to everything. i'm just thankful to know you're back.

see you!! 💖