hey hey hey travelers! to make up for my long periods of inactivity, iāll be opening up matchups again! this time iām gonna close them every FIVE-ish, and when i finish those five, iāll open them up again (this is to avoid me getting burnt out)
please please please check my matchup status in my navigation before submitting a post!! iāll do about FIFTEEN or so this time, depending on how much time and motivation i have~ please understand if your submission takes a while to be posted :ā)
examples of previous matchups are here and here! the last time i did matchups, i forgot to tag them sadly; this time, all matchup posts can be found under the tag: #anemo-matchups !
guidelines are the same! if you want to request a matchup, please send a request with at least the following:
matchup preference (would you like to be matched with a boy or girl character? both? would you like to be matched up with the adult characters, etc.)
romantic or platonic?
your personality (mbti results are opt.)
some hobbies you like (cooking, drawing, etc.) or some things you enjoy
anything else really ! anything goes
reminder ā the more descriptive it is, the easier itāll be for me to write it ! :)
SUBMITTED: 20
COMPLETED: 4
requests will be open soon, so be sure to be on the look out for that as well~
ā„ synopsis ā making a flower crown for xiao <33
a/n ā i havenāt written in the looongest time, but heās my fav ever so i had to ;(
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āaaaaaand, itās done!ā
springing up from your place on the grass, you held out the object thatās kept you occupied for last few hoursāa flower crown, made of qingxins and wire you had managed to pocket from an old commission. messily woven together, it looked more like a decorative birds nest than a flower crown, but nonetheless it was finished.
xiaoās figure shifted against the tree he was sat leaning against, expression neutral as he watched over you work and weave your way into finishing the flower crown. he was silent for most of the time, switching from observing you from a distance and surveying the area around.
any monster that dared to disturb your peace would never see the light of day again.
you excitedly made your way over to him, holding it out in front of his face. some of the looser bits dangled, causing a few petals to flutter to the floor.
āhowās it look, xiao? i think i did pretty well!ā you said proudly, holding it above your head as you inspected your work with noises of approval. as dingy as it was, it wasnāt too bad for a beginner.
xiao gave a curt nod in response, still not understanding the purpose of such a thing. but it made you happy, so he truly didnāt mind. he still found it hard to believe that you had managed to convince him to accompany you during the whole process.
earlier in the day, the adeptus had stumbled upon the sight of you returning to wangshu inn, bundles of flowers tucked in your arms. upon further inspection, he came to the realization that they were qingxins. he found it somewhat difficult to suppress his curiosity, which led him to teleport behind you without a single warning.
"what are you doing?"
you startled as you heard a familiar voice sound behind you, dropping the bundles of flowers that you held in your arms with a squeak. you didn't have to turn around to know who it was. there was only one person who could appear out of thin air within a moment's notice--none other than adeptus xiao.
wide-eyed, you turned around to face him, holding a hand to your chest in an attempt to calm your racing heart from the slight surprise visit. his usual sharp, aloof gaze met your own, causing you to duck your head sheepishly, missing the way it softened when he noticed the fallen bundles of qingxins scattered across the ground.
"xiao, you startled me!" you said breathlessly, huffing as you crouched down to begin picking up the flowers, carefully brushing the debris off from the petals. the last thing you wanted was for the delicate white of the petals to be dirtied by the debris from the floor. he internally winced, clearly not meaning to surprise you. if anything, you really should have been more aware of your surroundings. nonetheless, he felt a bit sorry, even if he didn't admit it.
"that was not my intention," he looked away momentarily before looking back at you, kneeling down on the floor trying to collect all of the bundles, "what is the need for all of these qingxins?"
after picking them all up, you straightened up, meeting his barely-hidden gaze of curiosity with a happy one of your own.
"i'm making flower crowns! well, practicing to, at least..." you let out a breath of air, closing your eyes. "i've never really made them for anyone else, but a lot of the kids from qingce village practically begged me to make them one after they saw the one i made the other day." you gestured to your head, where a slightly wilted and messy flower crown laid atop.
xiao followed you down the path to the inn, keeping a respectful distance between the two of you as he quietly listened as you rambled about your day getting the flowers as well as your plans for what to do with them. somewhere along the way, he had moved to take the flowers from your grasp, holding them in his own arms as you continued to talk.
"like i said, i never really made them for anyone else before. i really hope they like it." you sighed, wringing your hands behind your back nervously. you were quiet for the rest of the way when suddenly you stopped in the middle of the road and turned to him excitedly, much to his surprise.
āoh, i know!ā you exclaimed, āhow about i make you a flower crown? itāll be good practice for me!ā reaching over to grasp a bundle of flowers from his arm, you clutched the bundles of qingxins against your chest and gave him a fervent look. xiao didn't miss a beat, continuing to walk past you with the other flowers in arm.
āi have no need for such a thing.ā
xiao had initially turned you down quite bluntly, doubting the practicality of flowers woven together with a piece of wire. what use would that be, even outside of battle? it would only get in the way. however, his resolve undeniably wavered when he turned back and saw the slight pout forming on your lips, causing his heart to clench ever the slightest.
he had once claimed to have no desireāadepti had no need for such mortal ideals, he had said. yet there was a part of him that felt the need to see to your happiness, even if that meant allowing you to wiggle your way into the distance he tried to desperately to keep between anyone.
āthough if you insist,ā xiao cleared his throat, averting his gaze away almost shyly when he noticed your expectant gaze, āi will accompany you while you make it.ā
the adeptus then found himself standing post under a nearby tree for the next few hours, quietly observing you.
āmmā¦not bad.ā he nodded, eyes flitting over the flower crown, hesitant to say anything else. it was a bit out of place, but it still held together nonetheless.
without warning, you crouched in front of him, carefully placing the flower crown atop his head, adjusting it so that it fit soundly against his dark locks. all words of argument left his train of thought, eyes widened as he looked up at you, not daring to move as you brush a stray strand of hair away from his face. you failed to notice the way he stiffened under the administration of your gentle touch.
he wasnāt used to itāthe way your fingertips danced across his head lightly as they rearranged the flower crown, nor the way that you smiled at him so warmly that he thought his heart might burst. he couldnāt help but feel so vulnerable under someoneās mercy.
however, he couldnāt find it in him to mind. not when it was you.
stepping back to admire your work, you hummed happily to yourself. without a doubt, xiao was already quite handsome alone with his sharp amber gaze and his dark locks, but the flower crown gave him a look of gentleness and elegance that he didnāt seem to normally have. it made him quite adorable.
āit fits you.ā you beamed at him, clasping your hands together with a pleased expression. he huffed, as if he found the whole thing unbelievableāa flower crown to be fitting for adeptus like him? a killing machine? it was too absurd to be true. but when you looked at him like thatā¦
xiao couldnāt help but avert his gaze and crossing his arms against his chest, feigning indifference. he fought the urge to squirm or simply disappear into thin air under your affectionate gaze, feeling the tips of his ears grow warm with bashfulness.
he wasn't sure when or how you managed to worm your way into his defenses. he never allowed himself to grow attached to someone, much less have a human as a companion. but he knew that the bond that he had cultivated with you was too strong to sever nowānot that he'd ever dream of doing such a thing.
he let out a scoff, feeling his heart flutter at the sight of you staring at him so softly.
āā¦you truly have no respect for the adepti.ā
i'm pretty much on @alalotus permanently, so sorry for this account being inactive. i still appreciate everyone's support though!! i'd love to chat with all of you on my new blog <3 i don't write as much, but do feel free to send in requests/messages for when my brain actually wants to write for once. much love!
(ps. check out my friend's account too!!! if you want!! @zz0nie)
hello travelers, i havenāt been here in a while, have i? ^^; i apologize for my sudden disappearance; between school and my personal life, i did not have much motivation to writeāthough, with me being on summer break iāll have more time to writeā¦just not on this blog. iāve made a new account to start with a clean slate. you can find it at @jumpty-dumpty! iāll be much more active there and any anons/followers are welcome to join me there :) itās okay if youād like to end our journey here though; thank you so much for your support on this account. iāll be keeping this account up just for the works, but iāll officially be inactive here. requests/questions are open on my new account, but yeahāthatās it, i suppose? again, thank you for all your support <3
i just pulled hu tao aaaaa !! ive been waiting for her since december im so happy :0
wow, youāve been waiting for a long time then :0 iām really glad you pulled her then, iām sure sheās very happy :D her play style is super fun!!
not a request but im so used to ur venti pfp i almost didnt recognize the keqing šš im so sorry šš
omg itās totally alright, i only changed it to celebrate the lantern event in genshin but i forgot to change it back to my venti :( apparently i deleted my old header though, so thereās that haha :ā)
Hello! Id love to request a matchup!! Sorry for my bad english though ā
* I'd love to be matched with a male character, whether theyre one of the boys, like Razor or Benny, or the adults, like Diluc or Kaeya, it doesn't really matter~
* Im a very emotional INFP, I honestly get teary eyed over anything, like oh? You have a cute cat, lemme tear up a bit on how cute it is (its silly i know haha)
* I spend my days drawing to be honest, im an artist at heart, and if i lived close to the woods, id definitely love my isolation and trek there even if i get lost,
*Im an absolute nature and pet lover, I love me my cacti and mushrooms too. I adore music even though i cant play a single instrument and I am a fan of cooking even though i suck ass at it, im basically a jack-of-all trades hahaha
Thats all, thank you so much and havea great dayā”ā”
hiya!! and itās okay š„ŗš„ŗ (side note: i was listening to this december by ricky montgomery while writing this and ??? why did it give me albedo vibes,, maybe itās just the voice)
I match you with...
Albedo!
Itās during your trip through Dragonspine that you meet him; unknowingly, you settle into the camp which belonged to no other than Albedo himself, making yourself at home at the surprisingly well-kept camp for the time being, assuming that it had been deserted by past adventurers. So imagine how surprised Albedo is to see you leaned up against the wall of the camp, curled into yourself as you attempt to keep warmāyou wake up with a coat covering you and the sound of slight clinking from the test tubes that Albedo was messing around with. Once he sees you awake, he says heāll take you back to wherever you came from once heās finished this particular piece, gesturing to the unfinished canvas laying beside him, but is pleasantly shocked to hear you say that you were just passing through, looking for some inspirations for future art pieces. The two of you become well-acquainted, but not without close inspection and a few experimentsājust a few! Headcanon that he calls your āfailedā cooking products during your time with him āexperimentsā that havenāt been perfected yet just to make you feel a bit better about it :ā)
It definitely still shocks him a bit everytime you come to him with a cat in your arms, teary-eyed as you mumble to him about how you just didnāt understand how a creature this cute could possibly existāHeās quite amused by this actually, and takes the opportunity to hold you close to his chest and murmur in your ear how he thought you were much, much cuter. In all seriousness though, itās a hit-or-miss when he tries to comfort you. There are times where he can comfort you surprisingly well, and just has you sit in his lap until you calm down while he whispers comforting words into your ears (heās a big brother figure to Klee, he definitely has some experience on this kind of stuff)āand there are other times where he attempts to gift you a piece heās been working on to help cheer you up, not knowing that heād make you cry in the process because of how thoughtful he wasāHeāll put that in his observations next time. Albedo, sweetie, this is your S/O weāre taking about, not an experiment T-T
The nature dates the two of you would have,, just the two of you (and a LOT of art supplies), venturing into different biomes togetherāhonestly, what could be better for you two? Thereās no set destination when it comes to the two of you, and youāll often be gone for many months at a time, just exploring wherever the wind takes you. Itās quite an exhilarating experience as well; an adventure with Albedo is never dull. Many scrapped works of his means many, many severely disfigured creations chasing after the two of you as you scramble to gather your things and make a run for itāBy the time you come back, youāre missing more than half of the supplies you packed beforehand just because you couldnāt pick them up on time (I honestly canāt blame you though, I would run if there was a a hilichurl with stick legs chasing after me too.) On the bright side, youāve come back with a variety of different paintings and drawings of the flora and fauna you encountered during the trip, which sports a large number of mushroom and cacti works :)
š¦ thank you for the match up! I really enjoyed it. It made me smile, actually. I hope my personality didn't give you too much trouble. I'm very eccentric. š
Thank you so much. š
of course! iām glad you enjoyed it<33 and no worries, matchups are fun for me especially when thereās a wide range of personalities :)
HELLO it is i the great š„anon and i'm checking on ya how are u and i'm gonna attempt to roll for hu tao wish me luck!
woohoo! heyo š„ anon!! iām doing well, schoolās just...annoying (įį£į)Õ hope youāre doing well too! and i hope you get hu tao!! sheās so cool aaaa i really thought i would get her in a single pull...thatās clown shiz right there...
20 of them have been submitted, and i have about 17 left to write! donāt worry, there will be more chances to submit a matchup in the future! iām estimating around a week or two to finish these up, and then iāll open requests again<3
note: any stray match-ups not included in the first 20 will be purged. sorry about that :ā)
š¦Heyo! I'd like to request a romantic match up with a guy. [I was apart of the first group of match ups but my request never got finished because of ship overloads. ā the pastel gothā] š¦
šAlrighty, I'm a 5'2 (and a half) Lady with light brown eyes and caramel skin. ( a capricorn if it matters) I'm constantly changing my hair colors and styles. I love alternative fashion, stargazing,(stargazing is my favorite. I make sure to stay up to date with the starmaps and celestial events.Night time is my favorite part of the day.) baking, kpop and gardening. My personality type is INFJ. I love alone time and can get quite annoyed when constantly around big groups of people. I'm reserved but friendly, I tend to get overwhelmed easily and dislike chaos and love peaceful moments. š
š¦I am playful, generally cheerful and random when I'm alone or with close friends. I'm compassionate, genuine and kind but, can tell when people are trying to take advantage of me. I love space science and nature. Being outside always boost my mood. I have a protective streak and tend to shock others with my sass because I'm usually quiet. I enjoy making others happy and I have random energy boost, that causes me to dance or workout to calm down. š¦ ā
šā Thank you so much!āš
yayay i finally got to this one! sorry for the late wait,, hope you enjoy your matchup š„ŗ
I match you with...
Razor!
The two of you probably stumble upon each other in the forest, with you on your way to a popular spot for stargazing and him doing his daily rounds in his āterritoryā. Heās extremely cautious of you when you first meet, but his nerves ease down slightly when you offer him a goody as a peace-treatyāhe offers to escort you to wherever your heading and few words are spoken on the way there. However, he can tell through your short-spoken, polite words that you are genuine, and not a threat at all. The two of you part ways, but he finds himself visiting that spot frequently just to search for you, and youāre always thereāit became tradition for the two of you to sit together, just watching the stars, with him listening to you talk about the current starmaps and celestial events. Regarding your often changes of style, he was extremely confused for the first few timesāyou smelled the same to him, but you looked,, different? Once to you explain it to him though, he wonāt mind itāhe wonders if he can change the color of his hair with the juice of crushed wolfhook.
Razor isnāt a huge fan of large crowds, as it can get a bit overwhelming for himāhowever, this happens to work out perfectly for the both of you! The two of you would much rather hang out in a peaceful, secluded place thatās away from the loud noises and chaos that places like the city would bring. Youāre often found together on a hilltop, or really any place in nature, especially at nighttime. Now, Razor doesnāt have much prior knowledge about space science or the stars in general, but he does know that he really, really likes stargazing with youāsomething about just laying on top of the grass while looking up at the glimmering stars in the sky is just,, relaxing to him, especially when he sees the familiar smile you wear when youāre outside with the stars (plus, it reminds him of the first time you met). Heād even take off his cloak for you to sit on, just in case you donāt want to get dirty (donāt worry, he runs extremely warm, so he wonāt get cold!) Heās also a great listener, so youāre able to rant and ramble about space science as much as youād like to him and heāll listen eagerly, maybe even remember a few things for the future to impress you!
Heās a big fan of your baking, whether youāre āgoodā at it or notāhe always peers behind your shoulder, silencing hinting for you to give him a sample of whatever youāre making. He visibly wilts when you tell him he has to wait until theyāre done, but gets really happy when you go to him first to let him try itāif he had a tail, it would be wagging a mile a minute :ā) Gardening with him is,, interesting to say the least; he tries his best, he really doesābut itās hard for him. Heās curious about every plant you bring in, and will end up āinvestigatingā each one to make sure theyāre safeāand donāt let him plant any by himself either as much as he wants to,, he tends to do it very messily, and if you like things neat and perfect, youāre better off doing it yourself haha. Regarding KPOP, heāll be even more confused, since itās already hard enough to understand English (or whatever your preferred language is!), but heāll listen along with you without a complaint.
hi anemo! may I request a matchup if theyāre still open? iām bi so I donāt mind whether theyāre a boy or a girl, but I lean more towards boys in terms of preference if that matters !!
i tend to be jokingly flirty with people iām close to and just verbally affectionate in general ?? like my mutuals have told me my pick up lines r rlly smooth LMAO, i also enjoy calling ppl by nicknames such as bestie or bae n itās a habit to use it every other sentence šš¤ iād say pretty confident as well n adore complimenting ppl like it makes me rlly happy for some reason š§
iām overly polite when first meeting ppl but i love joking around n being dumb after a while and literally donāt know how to interact with many ppl outside of my friend group like im so sorry if u had to talk to me like,, ever š /hj
iām so sorry if the descriptions r rlly vague ?? i genuinely donāt know how to describe myself but i hope thisāll do !! pls take ur time with requests by the way anemo !! i love ur work sm n hope uāre doing well <33
yep, yep! theyāre still openā and thank you so much š„ŗ i hope you enjoy your matchup hehe<3 literally why is tumblr blocking my headers though >:(
I match you with...
Bennett!
Flirting is new to Bennettānever in his life has he thought someone would want to be around him, much less flirt with him! Expect a really blushy Bennett; he tends to blush very easily, so anything you say will fluster him haha~ He absolutely adores your pick-up lines as well, and when heās confident enough, heāll start to use some on you as wellātheyāre probably not as good as yours but heās trying, and you gotta give him credit for that! The two of you like to mess around a lot (this includes embarking on random adventures or literally just a random conversation) until both of you are laughing or flustered messes :ā) He doesnāt mind your frequent use of nicknames either and finds them quite funny, actuallyāthe two of you are just around each other so often that he just,, picks it upānext thing you know, heāll be calling his dads ābestieā and ābaeā and wellāisnāt that quite a sight to see?
Praise is so, so important to Bennett, and that works extremely well with your love of complimenting people and being verbally affectionate! He tends to get a bit insecure sometimes when his luck is especially bad, but hearing your words of affirmation (Iād like to think that itās one of his main love languages) really helps him get through itāIād like to think that it benefits the both of you :) teamwork makes the dreamwork amright Communication is big factor between the two of you (you just,, seem like an extrovert or an ambivert, please forgive me if Iām wrong though T-T); heās happy to listen, but heāll also do his fair share of talking as well! And donāt worry about not being able to interact with people outside of your friend group, Bennett has got you covered! Despite his bad luck, people find themselves drawn to his happy-go-lucky and warm demeanor, and it makes conversing with people a lot easier when a literal ball of sunshine is talking and laughing along side youāyouāll feel your politeness melt slowly away and find it much more comfortable to talk with them :)
