Cranky old mom (Kaveh) x laid back dead inside dad (Alhaitham)
the possibilities with this ship are ENDLESS - you can wring some delicious angst from it, as well as some top tier fluff and comedy! their personalities bounce off of each other really well, it's such a fun ship <3
They are roommates your honor
roommates to lovers and also they fight a lot (bet they'd fuck a lot too ayooooo)
Beiguang (submitted 4 times):
You can just tell someone on the writing team ships it. Every time one pops up, there's a good chance the other will at least get mentioned. "I compensate her in other ways", going on a trip together, straight up flirting. "Chess".
WIVES - They play chess together in the jade palace - Ningguang dressed up to impress Beidou for lantern rite - The sexual tension???
Canonically they're married, jk. Propaganda, just that one lantern scene. Them literally being the dragon and the phoenix, which is a symbol of marriage. The way that Beidou is the only one that doesn't lose chess on purpose to Ningguang, Ningguang calling Beidou to petty work for no reason. Ningguang ignoring Beidou's fines. Literally all their scenes together, like it's not even hinting atp.
They're opposites on the surface but have much, much more in common than you'd first assume when you dig into them further, and as the millennia-old archons of friendly neighbouring countries they have a long, complicated history with each other. As the only remaining members of the original Seven, and likely having been through Khaenri'ah's fall together, they might be able to understand and support each other better than anyone else ever could. The surface level differences give them great comedic potential as well. They work great as a straightforward ship, a bitter divorced couple in the background of other ships, a mess that oscillates between them, or a pair of oblivious fools who've been ignorant of the other requiting their feelings for thousands of years. What's not to like?
DrunkxDrunk dynamic is funny, very applicable with comfort and angst because they both such well written characters :]
Xiaoven (submitted 3 times):
THE YEARNING. Xiao's true dream is to find freedom but he still feels bound to his contract with Rex Lapis because technically he Did free him from his previous master so therefore his current duties are technically a form of freedom so to look for another form would be a betrayal and then we have the god of freedom who would probably never initiate for fear of issues with consent but probably also just wants to be seen as himself and not just a god and. yeah
From a storytelling perspective, in a game where the premise is reuniting with your lost sibling, these two are excellent foils as siblings who are technically separated but always within reach of each other. I bet that drives the traveler batty, that these two could technically reconcile at any time but Don’t. If you guys aren’t using your free ‘reconcile with your sibling’ card, then give it to them. And one’s even got connections to Khaenri’ah and the Abyss Order! Are these two good siblings to each other? Well. No not really. But the way they were best friends when they were kids and are now bitterly awkward after Diluc’s fratricide attempt (I know he was in a terrible headspace but cmon man. Should’ve at least apologized afterwards.) yet still hang out even in the beginning of the game (see: hanging out in Venti’s story quest and family vacation in GAA 1) is very entertaining. The mask is off now, Diluc. Do you still care about your brother? Kaeya’s internal conflict is very tasty too, still considering Diluc family even if he doesn’t really count himself a Ragnvindr anymore (if he ever did…), and it’s a wonderful narrative metaphor for his conflict of whether he considers himself a Mondstadter despite loving his second home. Kaeya’s a character with a lot of depth from his origins alone, but his personal relationships with the other Mondstadt characters really elevate that and his internal struggles, and none are as important as the family that welcomed him into Mond in the first place. With the exception of the travelers (and Paimon!), I think this is the most important platonic relationship in the game.
Ragbros angst and love makes the world go ‘round
Redemption Arc (submitted 4 times):
My dickhead son and his plant based alternative mom
She saw that he had good in him despite being a villain; knocked him down to his absolute lowest and then helped him pick up the pieces; The level of unspoken communication between them is so sweet. Ex. Nahida sends Wanderer to various events under the guise of "making sure nothing goes wrong" but actually she's getting him participating in things to get him out of his shell; Conversely I think observing him helps Nahida understand the world/relationships between humans; They're just so cute I love the soft spot Wanderer has for his adoptive mother.; headcanon that he rants about her "annoying" him but 100% would turn around and beat someone up for talking smack about her
Two people who just escaped The Horrors choosing each other as family……… yes please
Bro drops lore and dips. Also he's got a complicated relationship with the abyss twin.
Nameless Bard:
He is the entire reason Venti is who he is. He taught Venti freedom and dreamed the Mondstadt we see in the game today. He had so many dreams — to see the world, to write the best song, to see birds fly — yet was trapped in storm clouds under a tyrannical god, and died fighting to free Mondstadt. We wouldn't have carefree loving Venti nor idyllic Mondstadt if not for the nameless bard. Also he's very Gender
I love how Kyubey has a super cute design and at first he seems like your typical magical girl show mascot and then you find out he's the main villain and is stealing girls' souls and turning them into sentient zombies and forcing them to battle magical girls who were depressed / used up too much magic
yes he has good intentions and is ultimately going to save the universe and he genuinely doesn't understand human emotions and I respect his intentions but me and the rest of the fandom hate him but like him as a character
he deserved to be killed by Homura several times in the series