#xiaoventher

“these guys used to go to war 🥹”

We'll see if i can make the effort to redraw some of this bc i hate how wack the proportions are for some of them ...

beidou: she/they, lesbian

ningguang: she/her, lesbian

xingqiu: he/him, gnc, trans, gay

chongyun: he/they, demiboy, gay

zhongli: he/she, agender, aroace

hu tao: she/her (doesn't mind other pronouns though), gnc, aroflux/lesbian

yanfei: she/her, lesbian/aceflux

yun jin: she/they, trans, lesbian

xiao: he/him, trans, quoirom/ace

(god damn why is everyone lesbian LMAO)

favourite ships: beigguang, yantao, xingyun, xiaoven, xiaother, xiaoventher

romantic hc's (not repeating the xiao ones)

beigguang: beidou annoyed ningguang so much that for a while they were actually borderline enemies, beidou always on the run from the law (and ningguang). ningguang was impressed by beidou's resourcefulness in avoiding her, so she invited her to meet (on beidou's terms). they managed to find some things in common, and they gradually held more and more of these secret meetings until one day beidou trusted ningguang enough to go to the jade chamber. that is how they became close friends; eventually, ningguang realises she's catching feelings and tries to suppress them. unfortunately for her, that's not how feelings work (I see you, miles edgeworth), so eventually she caves and admits to herself that she's fallen. cue the mutual pining, until beidou finally decides to confess. they have some rocky bumps in their relationship, but they're both mature enough to work them through, and soon their relationship is strong enough to where they get married

xingyun (what happened to the spacing lol): classic idiot teens pining story; xingqiu realised his feelings first but chongyun actually caught them way before him (just didn't know what they were). chongyun was always flustered at xingqiu reading him romance novels, and one day xiangling had a talk with him that made him realise he harboured romantic feelings for xingqiu. contrary to popular belief, chongyun actually (impulsively) asked xingqiu out almost immediately after (like, two days later); they were a bit awkward at first but now they're super comfortable with each other. they're not actually super open about their relationship; most people see them as great friends. hu tao was actually surprised when xingqiu told her that he and chongyun were dating

yantao: oh boy. this one's wild, so buckle up. hu tao, like everyone else in liyue, heard of a young prodigial lawyer (rumoured to be of adeptus descent) and wanted to see how far she could push the law to annoy them. initially, she just wanted to prank yanfei; she'd do little things regularly that weren't quite illegal nor legal. one day, yanfei caught her in the act; hu tao was so stunned by her appearance (in a good way) that she could hardly defend herself when yanfei started to question her. exasperated, yanfei left her to [gay panic and perish] her own devices (she had better things to do, though hu tao would argue otherwise). hu tao now had a new goal in mind with her pranks: get yanfei's attention. what a hypocrite, calling xingqiu a simp... anyway, she did succeed in catching yanfei's attention (again) by almost going to jail! yanfei covers her defence, and they part ways (again). at this point zhongli is tired of hearing hu tao go on and on about the "hot lawyer" and "magical angel" who saved her, so he sets up a meeting for them at xiangling's restaurant. poor girl has to watch them dance around each other for fifteen minutes until they finally suck it up and sit down. yanfei is still on the fence about how she feels towards this chaotic person, especially since she's always been hyper-aware of her long lifespan when it comes to relationships (of all kinds). they chat about small things, and hu tao leaves. zhongli continues setting them up for a while until yanfei finally opens up and becomes friends with hu tao; after that, he stops getting involved. xiangling is very relieved. yanfei denies her feelings for two years until hu tao can't take it anymore (she may be dense but she's not totally oblivious) and confesses down by yujing terrace. they're both rather shy in their relationship at first, but soon they become an insufferable duo that love destroying scammers with logic and sheer annoying-ness. yanfei and hu tao have many heart-to-hearts, especially about mortality and yanfei most likely outliving hu tao. yanfei remarks that it's a bittersweet irony; hu tao says it makes their time together all the more precious. yanfei still struggles a lot with these thoughts (she has been for her whole life), and hu tao finally manages to convince her to see a therapist. together, they are working through this; as their trust develops, yanfei gets more comfortable being close with hu tao

platonic hc's (jesus the format is going wild)

zhongli and hu tao: hu tao sees zhongli as a sort of father figure, which zhongli jokes is ironic because he's her employee. hu tao says that it's "nepotism at its finest"

yun jin and xinyan: they respect each other a lot, and have become really great friends after sharing music-related ideas/tips and such

xiangling, chongyun, and xingqiu: the og besties. zhongli remarks that he's never quite seen a friendship as close as theirs

xingqiu and hu tao: the mischievous besties. if something's amiss, it's probably liyue's (least) favourite prankster duo

yanfei and yun jin: (hear me out) much like yantao, yanfei and yun jin became friends after yanfei helped yun jin out with some close calls in the law. though, this time it wasn't actually yun jin doing things on purpose (unlike hu tao, smh /lh)

zhongli and venti: close friends; when venti first became an archon, he looked up to zhongli for support and guidance. zhongli saw him as an annoying child at first, but after rescuing xiao he realised he needed to be more mature to guide them both. when venti admitted to liking xiao, zhongli felt like a teacher who sits the lovebirds apart in class; for a while he was unconvinced that venti was fit to be xiao's partner, and kept them away from each other as much as possible. unfortunately for him, these preventive measures did nothing and xiao's heart still got broken when venti hibernated. zhongli didn't forgive venti for that for a while, until venti eventually did right by him and proved that he had changed. their friendship has changed a bit since then, since both archons have seen the worst sides of each other; they're still very close friends, however. zhongli has formally given venti his blessing to be xiao's partner

zhongli and xiao: xiao idolises zhongli. a lot. venti has helped him realise this is unhealthy, and he's working to tone down that mindset. xiao will forever be grateful and feel indebted to zhongli, however. zhongli sees him almost like a son, and regularly checks in with him. xiao is still upset that zhongli stepped down as an archon, but he says that his contract is still to liyue and its people. looking back now, xiao finds it comedic how zhongli was always like an overprotective father whenevr he brought venti and/or aether home. xiao is grateful that zhongli has helped him open up more; though he still has trouble trusting others, xiao finds that it's easier for him to give others the benefit of the doubt. zhongli, in turn, is incredibly proud of his son's progress, and has also learned mucn of trust from him

zhongli and aether: though they're not particularly close, aether eventually came to ask zhongli for his blessing to date xiao. zhongli still wonders why so many people are interested in his son; however, he has only ever deemed aether and venti worthy

hu tao and xiao: tentative friends who became close as siblings after they bonded over their shared experiences in losing family (and their dark humour). hu tao constantly teased xiao when he was pining for aether and venti; when they got together, she shouted "FINALLY." xiao says she's a hypocrite because he had to listen to her simp for yanfei for "three fucking years, ZHONGLI! THREE. YEARS."

ganyu and xiao: bonded over being adepti. ganyu sees xiao as a little brother, and protects him accoedingly. she found venti's energy "charming," and thought aether was "an adorable ball of sunshine." ganyu always found xiao's simping amusing, and is always very enthusiastic to send xiao funny postcards teasing him about his partners.

ganyu and keqing: ganyu mentors keqing in a lot of things; they're very good friends. keqing would never admit it, but ganyu is her role model in life (along with ningguang)

ganyu and yanfei: again, bonded over both being adepti (or of adeptus descent). ganyu taught yanfei much of what she knows about adepti im general

yelan and shenhe: tentative friends. they still don't know if they can trust each other (each senses that the other is a bit sneaky and crafty), but the groundwork is being laid for a legendary duo

Venti: Kill them

Aether: What, no-

Xiao: I'll kill them for you

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Venti/Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact), Kong | Aether/Venti/Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact) Characters: Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact), Venti (Genshin Impact), Kong | Aether (Genshin Impact), Paimon (Genshin Impact) Additional Tags: First Time, Sexual Experimentation, Dom/sub Undertones, Sub Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact) Summary:

“If that were all sex were, it would hardly be worth it,” Venti says. The corner of his mouth quirks upwards mischievously. “Come now. Think for a moment—think about Aether.” Xiao blinks rapidly. “What about Aether?”

or: xiao is learning, venti teaches, and aether—enjoys?