Genre: Fluff, crack!, maybe a tiny sprinkle of angst for some characters
Warnings: None... well it talks about your card being defeated....
Summary: Genius Invocation TCG has taken all of Teyvat by storm! People from all over have decks of cards; ask almost anyone and they'll be down to play a round. You earned great renown from being a famous adventurer… or maybe you're a travelling merchant, or a bard from Monstadt. Maybe you're a scholar from Sumeru, a Knight of Favonius, a Tenryou Commissioner or even a member of the Liyue Qixing. Whatever you do, you garnered the attention of the creators of Genius Invocation! How do your favourite genshin characters react to a new card, of none other than you, being released?
Notes: WOWIE okay so this might be one of my more ambitious projects! I'm going to make a series that will hopefully include every playable character and even some beloved NPCs! I'll keep them as short headcannons because there's a lot of characters to go through, and I'll do my best to make them non-repetitive.
•Cyno would show off your card to everyone, proud to have it in his deck. He would always play it, it would be his trump card. His entire deck is based around your card
•He would actually get jealous if he saw someone else using your card.
•Often uses his own card alongside yours… what? the combos are an instant win!
•Definitely owns more than one of your card both regular and shiny. One for playing and one for his collection.
•Blatantly tells people they don’t know how to use your card properly, or gives them advice on how to play better if they lose with you.
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•Dehya is impressed you got your own card. She is happy for you and will tell everyone that it’s the best card.
•She uses your card often and will rub it in the face of everyone she beats. “See! This is the strongest card out there!”
•Jokes about keeping you in her pocket… literally. Carries it in a different pocket than the rest of her best because it’s not just a card it’s like a little part of you with her.
•Gets annoyed whenever people knock out your card. She’ll tell them they’ll regret it and then pays them back tenfold. If she loses your card it won’t be in vain.
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•Nilou never really played cards, but seeing that there was one based off you? Well now she HAS to try it.
•Would join the theatre's game nights and be super excited to try your card!
•I feel like she would get pretty competitive with it, she would try so hard to keep your card alive. She even sacrifices her other cards to save you.
•If she loses she won’t get discouraged. She’ll practice more so she can win next time, she doesn’t want to let you your card down!
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•Collei would be sooooo excited to see a card of you! She thinks it’s so cool and is happy that you both have cards!
•Would be very hyped to play a round using your card but if she loses…
•She would be so sad if your card got knocked out. Would apologize to you and would be too scared to use your card again.
•If she did use your card again she would always sacrifice her card first. (Please give her a hug and tell her it’s just a game and that she could never let you down.)
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•Tighnari would be intrigued about your card. He would be curious to see what the card’s abilities are, though he still thinks yours are cooler in real life.
•He wouldn’t use your card all the time, only when a situation requires it. He’d be careful and tactful using it, but it always pays off.
•He never loses when he uses your card. Some might think your card is overpowered or his lucky charm, but he just knows how to maximize its strengths.
•Would be a bit jokingly peeved that you got a care before him.
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•Alhaitham wouldn’t react much on the surface, much like anything else, but he would understand the significance this holds for you. After all, of all the people in Teyvat there aren’t that many cards.
•Would feel a small amount of pride for you, and he would play your card the next time he begrudgingly accepts to play cards with the boys.
•He’s annoyingly objective about the strengths and weaknesses of your card. But when he knocks out all of his opponents in only a few rounds… well, you’re just glad he’s using your card well.
•If anyone calls favouritism for him using your card so often he just shrugs it off, saying your card simply synergizes the best with other cards, allowing for many different combinations to win in any scenario.
•Definitely gets jealous annoyed when he sees others using your card because only he can use your card he claims others don’t know how to properly use it.
•Bonus: Kaveh would ask you to confiscate your card from Alhaitham's deck so he stops losing to him on game nights LMAO
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•Kaveh would be SO hyped about your card and would make sure EVERYONE else knows that.
•He would win 1 (one) round with your card and claim it’s the best card ever and it’s his lucky card and he’ll win every game with it
•Then he goes on a 5 game losing streak.
•He would be bummed about it and would probably ask you to bless it or imbue it with good luck or something.
•Would actually do some looking into your card’s abilities and what other cards go best with it just so he can prove to you show others that it IS a good card and he can win with it!!!
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•Nahida would thinks it’s so cute that they made a little card of you and that it makes you so happy!
•Because of her curiosity and because she accidentally saw into your mind and knows that it would make you happy she would try out the game.
•Goes without saying that she would win… but she would probably get really into Genius Invocation after that.
•Starts building a deck and challenges people whenever she has free time.
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•Jeht would love to have a card of you! She always keeps it with her and whenever she plays against random travellers or merchants that she encounter she uses your card. It’s like having you with her 🥺
•If she won with your card she would be so happy and would jump around but if she lost…
•At first she would feel like you betrayed her.. but then she takes it out on her opponent. I love her but she’s a bit of a sore loser.
•Probably just looks at the card when she’s lonely and she misses you. She talks to the card and tells stories of her journey as if she were talking to you, and promises she’ll tell you in person one day. I love her so much her story is so sad she deserves so much better please let me hug you and be with you always omg
just found out that at player level 10 you can buy unlimited character invitation letters (10 item limit at any one time like condensed resin but otherwise you can go crazy) and i have been having a LOT of fun with that
