#sumeru archon

I hope you enjoy anon and this has a special place in my heart!

kusanali/nahida x fem shy s/o

Kusanali

The small child who you’d learned her name was Nahida, a girl who had made it her goal to pull you out of your shell or at least become good friends with you since you were quite shy. First meeting on the outskirts of Sumeru City when you saw her laying with a Rishboland Tiger who was ecstatic because of the attention it was being given. It seemed a miracle that the child wasn’t mauled since those cats were responsible for a lot of deaths and she didn’t even seem afraid, cooing adorable compliments at her animal companion.

You approached the duo with hesitation and extreme curiosity, only meant to get a closer look and not interrupt them or cause a problem. Fluffy fur rolled around as the cat turned onto their belly and rubbed their head against her hands, sending joyous laughter through her and cupping the big cat’s face in her palms. The little girl seemed to notice you first and smiled, giggling and waving at you to come over. After some coaxing that, no, you wouldn’t be killed and she’s completely fine, you sat down beside her.

Sooooo, yeah, Nahida is really held back by her design. And I mean, reallyyyy held back. The entirety of the Sumeru cast also has that problem but at least in most of them you can see some elements of their respective cultures, while their archon, who is supposed to represent their nation and its culture, looks like a very pale generic fairy. Yeah yeah, she’s supposedly based on the Hindu goddess Saraswati, except the only thing they share is their paleness (Saraswati is far from being paper white pale tho). Also, white on white on white? Jesus, the coloque grading in this design is something else.

So I decided to have a little bit of fun and play with her design a bit. Picked a dress more similar to a Churidaar with some wrapped garments, jewelry that is similar to a lotus flower, vitiligo marks on her body and face that kinda resembles a crescent moon, four arms on her ult and the crown that seems to appear in many of Saraswati’s representations. Also shoes because she will not be walking barefoot, no sir.

She is so beautiful