Shanni’s Hyperfixation Hell

So first let me just say thank you for the continued support. We've hit 4k hits. <3 I'm blown away by all the love I see every time I receive kudos and comments. It truly means the world, and it's given me such motivation to keep going creatively and otherwise.

Here's the little unfortunate news. I'm worried that chapter 13 is going to be delayed... I believe I've got a compressed nerve in my arm, causing writing and using a keyboard in general to be painful, so please be patient as I slowly try to work on it.

I am going to the doctor in a couple hours so I hope it's nothing serious and that I'll feel better once I let my arm rest for a bit.

Everyone knows and talks about how much work Mavuika puts on Xilonen's plate, but nobody talks about how much Mav makes Kinich do.

Do you guys remember how Kinich was the one during the Natlan aq to track down the traitor from the Masters of the Night-Wind because of Mav's orders? (Definitely didn't just send him away so he couldn't yell at her for giving up her powers to fuel the sacred flame some more.)

Or how Mav told him to act as a distraction for Capitano's whole force so she and Traveler could sneak in from behind and ruin his plans?

Or how right after fighting a whole bunch of Fatui operatives, he had to immediately run around the nation to fight off the abyss while delivering battle reports to all over. He only took like a single 10 minute break.

Or how after the war, Kinich was tasked by Mavuika to document and handle possibly hundreds of dead bodies?

(Right, it all happened off-screen...)

Xilonen has to go hide in the wilderness just to catch a break, but Kinich seemingly just endures Mavuika's bullshit on the daily.

He just silently bears everything on his own.

Is he also her personal courier? Does he fill out her tax forms? Does she make him do boring archon paperwork so that she can take breaks?

For the sake of funny headcanons, yes.

I think there's a lot of possibilities here. Mavuika might not realise how much she puts on Kinich, and Kinich might not realise that he lets her take advantage of him.

Maybe he feels indebted to her because she revived him after his first night warden war. Maybe he feels obligated to due to Burkina and the Malipo name.

It's not even the first time he's taken on burdens on his lonesome.

With the Turnfire Night, both sides were at an impasse, so he took it upon himself to figure out a 3rd solution, even if it meant he would be resented for it.

Better that they hate him than each other. The tribe needs their leadership... Not a saurian hunter for hire.

He also only involved Traveler into his plan after he had a sure-fire way to compensate them as well. He never asks for help until he knows he won't be in debt, but even after his tribal quest, Kinich determined that his payment for the Traveler wasn't enough. It's like he feels indebted to whoever actually helps him out, and that there's nothing he can do to escape that debt.

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"Elder Leik gave me a book to practice writing in when I'm on my own in the mountains. I asked him what sort of things he wanted me to write down, but he told me I could write down whatever I wanted."

"I became frustrated. How was I supposed to know what I wanted to write? I want to get better at writing, but I don't know how to get better at it without his guidance."

"He suggested that I write down my frustrations and other feelings, or the things that were too hard to speak out loud. He said that journaling can help unload many heavy thoughts from my head."

"When he told me that, I got really angry at him. That sounded like a waste of time when he could tell me what sort of grammar stuff I needed to practice, and what would he know about my head and my feelings and stuff anyways? So I stormed back home to the mountains again."

"But now that I'm alone in the mountains... My head feels heavy, so I grabbed this book. Leik is smart... He said it would work..."

"But as I sit here with this dumb book and a pencil in my hand, I still do not know what to write... All I can think of is how angry I am."

"I asked for his help. I want to become a hero, but all I do is storm off when I get mad, and I end up here at home... All alone."

Okay so in my rush to get to the store yesterday, I completely forgot about one of the most fascinating details about Kinich that I've very much wanted to talk about because I find it very interesting, but my friends don't find it as cool as I do, so I drew more art as an excuse to yap.

Kinich's Nightsoul Blessing state is very unique. He is the only character who's Nightsoul markings actually manifest in his eyes. It's very strange. This does not happen with Mavuika (in both her normal skill state and burst state), not Xilonen, not Citlali, nobody else. Not even Traveler. (On the Traveler note, I could only test Lumine, but I'd imagine it's the same with Aether.)

It's such a small detail, I have never seen anyone else talk about it. Every time I see art of Kinich in his blessing state, it's a missing detail. Even Kinich's anecdote animation was missing that detail, so I don't fault anyone for missing it lmao.

It's a green square on the bottom of his iris'. It covers that strange white squre.

The best way to see it in-game is to stand by one of those infinitely restoring phlogiston rocks while Kinich is holding a flamegrante. That way, he'll always be glowing like a glowstick.

Why is it there? Who knows. It's just... not explained, and maybe it just doesn't need one. It's just incredibly strange that Kinich, out of all the Natlan cast, is the only one with this detail. It does make his eyes even more unique in that regard so... It gives me yet another excuse to yap about them.

On the topic of his Nightsoul markings though, I love the part that transitions from his headband into his hair. It looks amazing and vibrant and perfect. It's like a perfect symbol for him considering he's always locked onto his next goals and targets.

Kinich is very fascinating to me. It's very clear given how obsessed I've been about him for a year and a half now. I love every single thing about him, but I think the most fascinating part about him is his gorgeous, soul-piercing eyes.

It makes total sense that hoyo would put so much effort and detail, given what his name means, and in terms of how his eyes look, the various greens, yellows, and oranges, and then you have those uniquely shaped pupils, they're just stunning.

In a way, they don't feel quite human. They feel unnerving and intense, and the shape of his pupils almost feel more draconic than even the other uniquely shaped pupils that can be found in other characters.

There are plenty of unique eyes in genshin, but there's just something beautiful and ethereal about Kinich's. Perhaps that's just my biases though.

His eyes are like the sun itself, which is strange given how Mavuika already fills the sun motif, but unlike Mav, where the sun pattern in her eyes appeared after she ascended to the Pyro Throne, Kinich's eyes have always looked the way they do.

Except... in a way, his eyes feel a little incomplete?

His eyes do not carry that same spark of light that most characters carry. They feel almost empty or dead in a way. But even still, they are so vibrant with colour. It's a strange kind of beauty.

His past was a tragic one, one of hurt, and many hardships, and even death itself is just another chapter in his story. It's no wonder that that light has hidden itself away.

If you look closely at Kinich's eyes at the yellow that looks like beams of sunlight, the source of those beams of sunlight is blocked by dark pupils, almost as if it's a solar eclipse that's hiding the source behind it.

It feels wrong in a way. Why is the sun blocked? Is it because of that lost light in his eyes? Is it because he could potentially become pyro archon, in which case his eyes could change to gain that final piece of the sun motif, or perhaps could his pupils turn white when he manifests the power of the Turnfire?

So many ideas in my head.

But maybe in the end, as he grows more as a character, it gets reflected in those sun-lit eyes of his. They're really pretty.

On that note, I do have a personal headcanon that Kinich does have insane visual prowess to the point that those blindspots that appear in-game are what he genuinely sees when he's hunting something. He's a very observant boy. Nothing gets by him and his eyes.

Thank you all so much for the amazing support on "A Place to Come Home to", it truly means so much that I get to create and engage with people who love these two sillies as much as I do. I hope you all continue to follow along on their journey.

I have an idea for a Kinich & Ajaw swap AU, but instead of Kinich being a dragon and Ajaw a human, They still keep their species but the roles are kinda swapped.

Ajaw was never sealed away, so he dons a human disguise to keep himself hidden since his brethren were all slain, and he doesn't want to draw attention to himself while he continues whatever it is Ajaw gets up to.

Kinich however wasn't able to escape his father on his fateful 7th birthday, so he ends up being thrown off that same cliff his father originally fell off of, therefore passing away. His spirit, however, is unable to travel to the Night Kingdom, so his spirit ends up staying where he died.

One day as Ajaw is roaming around, he spots the little ghostnich, his curiosity gets the better of him and he approaches. Kinich is shocked to see anyone notice him since everyone else hasn't been able to see him until that point.

When Ajaw turns to leave, Kinich begs him not to leave him alone again. Ajaw agrees to take Kinich in as long as he becomes his humble and loyal servant. Being used to that sort of life, Kinich agrees, and Ajaw takes him back to his shelter and seals his soul into a secret source core so that his spirit doesn't vanish.

Life is fine for a while, but Ajaw catches wind of Mavuika's 500yo plan and he realizes that Kinich is meant to be one of those heroes.