THERE’S A SPECIAL KIND OF BEGRUDGING CHAOS, whenever old blood meets older money. The sort of questionable grandeur that likes to coincide in the underbelly of the aristocracy as all too often the former bends to the latter. Jean would like to say she understands it. That there is some kind of logic, no matter how convoluted in the way the Gunnhildr line fosters diplomacy and connection, even with those who by all rights ought to be damned. But alas, that wisdom has evaded her thus far. 

She isn’t comfortable with any of this. Not the trussed up outfits, the perfectly coiffed hair or the fact business is so easily done behind closed doors. Still, such is the nature of Teyvat’s elite, and while a formal soirée such as this is somewhat akin to the young knight’s own personal hell, she at least has found some form of entertainment in present questionable company. 

🔓 who’s your least favorite character personality/lore-wise?

i think i’ve said this enough for it to be annoying unfortunately, but i just really don’t like ei. now i love the way the rpc portrays her, because they give her the character growth she never got in game and genuinely make her an interesting and complex character, but. i have never been more bored or annoyed than when she was on screen or when her lore was being discussed or when they had to jump through hoops for her story to make sense. also wasn’t a fan of the whole “ friendship saves the day ” resolution because it felt very cheap, and the fact that apparently no one is upset for what she casually let happen, so there was little to no consequence whatsoever. the hype leading up to her, the entire main quest, and inazuma in general was great, but the disappointment everything gave was greater smh

🦢 what’s your favorite region?

✧ song of achilles || ✧Accepting !!

THEY AREN’T FRIENDS and yet she treats him with the same rueful candour one would expect of her closest confidant. A connection forged from necessity as much as anything else. He makes the social scene that bit more entertaining; effortlessly more palatable even if only by virtue of being a terribly enabling influence to the deviant streak that lay so questionably dormant beneath rules and regulations. 

He speaks of war as if it’s an art. As if the men at odds with each other are something marvellous to behold rather than an exercise in the beginnings of dissent. Jean half wonders if he’s toying with her, teasing her,  ever a wolf courting the favour of a lamb only to one day devour it. But even if it were the case, there’s more life and soul in these wry words than any idle pleasantries. 

❝ Only a dozen? My dear Lord Moreau, you’re losing your touch. ❞ She’s no Helen of Troy, but he might be. Of all the Harbingers,  Pantalone is easily the most personable. The most relatable. The kind of person that could sneak beneath your skin with little more than a smile and carve his name into your bones with so much as a single glance. Perhaps he did and that’s why the ranks are so fickle, so determined to tear each other apart in pursuit of favour and a slither of his good graces.

It baffles the mind that a single person can inspire martyrdom and murder in a single breath, but then again, even Jean could say from experience that stranger things had certainly happened in Teyvat. With a sidelong glance at the men in question, there’s a conspiratorial lean in towards her companion as a gloved hand rises to skirt ever so tellingly across his shoulder. 

tell  me  why  you  followed  my  blog  and  tell  me  what  made  you  stay.

            hmm . . .  how to answer this ?  the man remains serious on his face ,  no other emotion seen on it .  like usual ,  really   —   it was always easy for pierro to keep his cool no matter the situation .

      “   ha ,  how could i not ?  one of the sighs that snezhnaya has to offer ,  truly .   ”   he still knows how to use his words ,  how great .