#zhongli is THE blorbo

[schroedingerscryptid]

guys i swear im fine

[stellanix]

(genshin impact spoilers incoming)

one aspect of furina's characterization that's pretty understated but that i really really really love is her intelligence and curiosity. usually in genshin, when a character's intelligence is an important trait of theirs, there are aspects of their design, writing, voice acting, etc, that very clearly tell you "hey this character is smart." albedo, for example, wears a labcoat, is always saying big sciency words in a calm, rational tone of voice, and other characters are always talking about how smart he is

but furina? nothing about her on the surface suggests that she's a "smart" character - quite the opposite, in fact. superficially, she's introduced as a bratty, conceited, overconfident person who actually has no idea what she's doing. we eventually learn in the archon quest that that was all an act, but even after she regains her freedom, nothing about her really seems archetypically intelligent, at least at face value

instead, furina's intelligence is always shown rather than told (the only exception being nahida's voiceline about her). she had an intelligence network across teyvat feeding her information, and we saw in the flashback how she directed researchers to study the prophecy and potential ways of stopping it. before things like lyney's trial or directing the two musketeers, she'd stay up all night planning and piecing things together all on her own. she loves learning new things, she has lines in the teapot about how, when she's interested in something, she wants to become the most knowledgeable person in the topic, and also how she'd like to disassemble the teapot itself to learn how it works, and she's quick to learn new skills (like surfing). and, of course, she's well read, and quite possibly teyvat's foremost expert on the performing arts

i like how furina sort of defies the concept of character archetypes. she's initially presented as an archetypical bratty, dramatic, spoiled popular girl, but that was a role she forced herself into because it's what people expected of her. but the real furina, while still retaining some of the flamboyance from her archon persona, doesn't really fit into a clear mold. she's smart without being a super-genius, and she's kind without being a soft-spoken doormat. it makes her feel multifaceted and real, and i really love that!

anyway, this is why it makes me mad whenever i see people calling furina stupid, cuz she's not!

[sleepyvinegar]

their swagless looks and autistic personalities have captivated me 🥹🫀

[runawaymun]

Snippet Smonday

Tagged by: @lordgrimwing - thank you!!! I love getting tagged in these!

The most recent thing I've worked on (happens to be that I was writing this today), is from a Baizhu fic.

The lobby is in a crowded clamor by the time Baizhu eases himself down the stairs. Someone’s screaming for their mother, distantly — likely in the clinic. Two people that he can’t be bothered to recognize claw at his coat, asking questions, trying to explain. He shouts for Gui — who bursts through the back door, the front of his jacket soaked with blood and his face grim but bravely set.  “Dock accident,” Gui tells him. He hurries to take Baizhu’s arm. To the untrained eye, it’s a greeting, but Baizhu accepts the support and leans on Gui just as discretely as he can as Gui says: “A crate fell. I didn’t have time to get a good look, but…” he presses his mouth into a thin, hard line as he whispers: “I think we can’t save his leg. I applied a tourniquet for now.”  They push through the crowd. Gui snaps at everyone to give them space. From Baizhu’s shoulder, Changsheng makes a soft, considering churr. Baizhu should say something. Instead, he’s scanning over the tops of the heads of all the men until finally he spots what he’s looking for, and his stomach sinks. He knows this family. He wishes he could go over and say something to the old woman, Grandmother Aishan, huddled on the bench with her granddaughter — little Caomei, eight years old, trying to console her but looking just as terrified. There’s no doubt as to the patient, now. Hao is a hard worker. He has to be; he’s the sole provider for the family, already in deep debt, and this injury could ruin them.  Baizhu spares the pair one last glance as Gui helps him through the back door, and that’s when he sees the familiar, impossibly tall shape of Zhongli cutting through the crowd as easily as if it were water. When had he come downstairs?  Zhongli sinks to one knee in front of Grandmother Aishan. His hands cover her wizened, shaking ones where she grasps a red mala, fingers passing over it bead-by-bead. She’s whispering a prayer to Rex Lapis under her breath. Baizhu can see her mouth form the words. Zhongli reaches up and takes her face in one gentle hand. Baizhu’s glad someone’s there for her.  He’s glad it’s Zhongli.

tagging: @raointean @jaz-the-bard @glassrowboat and whoever else would like to share. I'd like to see what you guys are working on!!

[canonkiller]

I wish there were as many trans disabled characters in popular media as there are tags about characters in popular media on my art about being trans and disabled. imagine

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

in a stage of my life where i’m starting to genuinely miss genshin ://///////

[ruairy]

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[meowmeowovermeta]

hey since there’s a lot of folks migrating over from twt, i wanna do a friend meme

reply to this post or rb and tag ‘friend me!’ if you like genshin. also for fun note what you ship and who your blorbos are, so we can all find who we vibe with and create a fun lil community <3 fandom is most fun with a small close-knit group of friends after all

[cometrose]

zhongli is my favorite character because there are so many things about him i find incredibly endearing.

i like his glowing hair i like his glowing arms i really really like glowing hands, I like his orange eyeshadow and the diamond in his eyes. I like his earring and the rings on his hands. I like his voice a lot. I like that he has a skinnier waist than the other tall male models.

i like his thoughtful yet very playful and mischievous nature. He is a tease but he is so refined that we just gloss over it. He loves tricking people and having a good laugh he just gets away with it

In one of his character stories you read that rex lapis used to perform in plays and I just know he's been one for dramatics for eons.

I like how open he is I love how he cherishes the past dearly he keeps all of his friends and companions close to his heart but he always wants to keep moving forward

I like how he banters with paimon but he's always so sweet with her. Like he really considers he thoughts and opinions

He is always asking the traveler how they are. He always checks up on us to ask about our adventures and if we are happy or stressed. Hes always willing to lend an ear and listen to our problems. He can't tell us what we want to hear but he tries to be supportive in his own way.

Best archon statue and i love his outfits I hope we can see more

He is unintentionally (or intentionally???) the funniest person ever especially when it comes to not having money or role-playing strangers at the group dinner with his friend barbatos. Or when he lied about not being in the chasm? Or when he asked the traveler for mora after getting a 3 million mora bill? or when the traveler and childe were having a stare down and he walked into the middle of it still talking about the ritual. Or the ever classic "you make me sound like some kind of bourgeois parasite"

He's picky and super refined he likes classics and detail and owns the most expensive things but he's always open to trying new things.

I like how he called qiqi "little miss qiqi" during the archon quest.

I love his relationship with xiao he might not say how much he cares about xiao he will show it. He didn't have to save xiao either but out of the kindness in his heart he gave him a chance at life.

his relationship with hutao is precious cause it seems like he has trouble dealing with her but every interaction between the two of them is really sweet?

I like that he argues with historians about rex lapis lore. Like there is an instance where he said "according to other researchers this happened" like he wasn't fucking there

I like that he has changed his form throughout the years and I am on my hands and knees to see his female form.

I find it super sweet that his current outfit was designed by his yaksha and that he probably has gifts and outfits from all his adepti stores somewhere

I like that while he may not have showed emotions always stayed true to his ideals and watched over humanity diligently. He was ruthless during the war but never cruel

I like that he forges weapons- the weapons of the golden majesty and primordial jade series all belonged to him or were created by him at some point. i would love to see him wield or bow or catalyst

its implied that he shows his affections through gift giving and was the type to forge weapons for his companions during the war.

He is super innovative and creative, teapots, adepti arts ,a lot of them were created by rex lapis

I think its cute that he mother-henned liyue for thousands of year and kind of broke down when he realized they don't need him to do that

hes very cute when he gets surprised by things

he's a very calm person? i know we fantasize about alpha daddy zhongli but he is really gentle and when he gets mad he can be really short with people. a very refined gentleman

he likes the scent of older women and people of liyue used to give rex lapis lots of flowers specifically silk flowers

people find him super interesting but also super weird and thats hilarious thats perfect

i like that zhongli is proficient in fashion, commerce, business and all the fun things in between but hes gonna tell you all about silly trivia about birds and rocks and flowers cause he thinks there are interesting. Like he knows everything he could probably tell you what clothes are going to be in season or what is the next trend in the business market but he insists on telling quirky little facts.

He is also really good at cooking or at least he knows a great deal about it but then again he is knowledgeable in all things to an extent

he is a LIAR he LIES i want to say he is green flag but the first thing that comes out of his mouth is a LIE. In his defense it is probably not for malicious reasons

I like his that he kicks his polearm when he attacks and I like his face doesn’t change when he attacks like he maintains a very neutral expression

when he tricked than man out of two hand-painted fans???

he loves liyue very much like extremely nobody loves liyue more than him he is so proud and happy about them all the time. He always talks positively about the people the nature the culture like you could say he has a bit of an ego but i think its fine like I wonder how the people of liyue would react if they knew how deeply their god loves them

if you dig through weapon lore and books there are many stories where it’s safe to assume rex lapis is disguising himself as a human to prompt liyuens to do something.

once beat up a man for breaking a contract and emotionally scarred another woman for also breaking a contract

"a heart of stone is a heart nonetheless"

one of his character story's end with "how can a person like him not starve?" and the immediate next story starts with "a person like him will never starve" like yes he is very poor with money and seems to spend it on whatever he pleases or simply forgets but you see there is more to contracts than money alone and I think no one understands this more than him. If zhongli wants something he will get it he just wont use his own money or money at all.

most of his emotion is in his eyes

diamonds in his eyes! liyue visions are diamonds! square cups at parties! he is man who likes a good quadrilateral

“should the day ever come that we are not together you will continue to shine like gold in my memories”

his only flaw is that he hates seafood cause i love seafood but I can eat his portions for him

[jdrawsshit]

Gayass motherfuckers

[jatlokgwo]

my blog theme is just me (xiao) + whatever im losing my mind about this month and id take criticism but im having to much fun to do that ^^

[fruitpiefantasy]

Zhongli bringing square cups to the adepti tea parties and getting bullied into drinking out of circles in the present day proves that his love of cubes isn’t a connection to the Heavenly Principles, it’s because he’s autistic and he just loves rocks so much :)

[dreamylaa]

very important

[salsflore]

i miss him too much what do i do with myself help

[onlyplatonicirl]

[aastarions]

everyone who said zhongli for which character you associate me with i am giving smooches