#<- intended. interpret as you want tho it's platonic enough lmao.

[welcometoteyvat]

xiao gives zhongli his loyalty, his soul; zhongli has stopped needing it long ago (and even then he requested it firmly, but without harsh demand) but takes it anyways, because xiao needs him to (he doesn’t have anything else to give). “what is freedom if demanded of you by a god?” maybe zhongli has taken a page out of venti’s book and simply decides to treat xiao with kindness, as an equal. if he had mora to spare and if xiao didn’t only prefer almond tofu, he’d take xiao out to dinner every week—liyue harbor has changed so much, and perhaps there are some changes that even the last yaksha would like to experience (silently, in xiao’s quiet way)— except zhongli has no mora and xiao would scowl at a dinner anyways, which would defeat the purpose of enjoying it— so quiet fondness and stopping by wangshu inn will do for now. after all, zhongli has enough time. they have enough time.

xiao has made peace with his karma, and his duty; he was saved by yanwang dijun, and this is his debt to shoulder—liyue needs a protector, and he never shrinks from his responsibilities even when they have been too much to bear. this is the way things are. (but perhaps things are changing. he asks what zhongli is doing; viewing flowers, raising birds—perhaps... but he is a weapon and no matter what his lord has said, there are things that must be done, and he will be the person to do them. there are things that must be done, and his sacrifice would be a better price to pay compared to the sacrifices of the mortals and the not-quite-mortals; and when he is falling, falling, falling—— perhaps this is what bosacius chose and sacrificed, five hundred years ago.

except this time there is no sacrifice, and only warm, golden light, and the gentleness of a hand reaching out to him (saving him, saving him).

the first time, rex lapis saved him.

the second time, zhongli saves him.

perhaps there will be a time when he too can hear “you've finished your duties, go ahead and call it a day.”

I take absolutely no credit for the idea of morax -> zhongli saving xiao. that idea is completely credited to this galaxy brain tweet.

ending has no motivation lmao. this was meant to be a zhongli and xiao love letter but now it’s almost a drabble 🧍‍♀️

#zhongxiao #<- intended. interpret as you want tho it's platonic enough lmao. #teyvat thoughts #zhongli #xiao #the x paragraph is not very good lmao i need to get a better grip on his character because hrmmm why is his thought process so complicated #anyways the zl x dynamic is unstoppable force vs immovable object. and then they both become better for it <3 #genshin impact #perilous trail spoilers #2.7 spoilers #genshin xiao #genshin zhongli

[xanams]

ask meme: rant about sokai!!!

im puttin this under a readmore bc it took up more space than i expected

this also aint gonna be ship hate (even tho i rant about a few nitpicks about the writing and the fandom) so if thats what was intended by the ask then uhhhhhh you have it all wronggggggg

(hopefully not the case tho!)

sokai is an extremely sweet and wholesome ship, especially in kh1, i love them!!!! i miss kh1 kairi’s sass so much and fan interpretations of their relationship that maintain that sass absolutely give me lIFE, THATS THE GOOD SHIT RIGHT THERE 👌👌👌👌

give me this super messy island girl who isnt afraid of a lil mud, who lazes around but knows when to get shit done and teases her bf over it constantly, who knows exactly how to tease him and get the funniest reactions

give me the girl who stubbornly refuses to be left behind, no matter how inconvenient others see it bc damn it, shes gonna get shit done, shes way stronger than others seem to think she is

but also soft!!!! kind!!!! supportive and gentle when she needs to be, frustrated when others look down on themselves. she’d probably let sora cry on her shoulder, encourage him, remind him that its okay to be sad and that letting it out is the most healthy thing he could do

which is seriously what he needs rn, and i cant think of anyone better for that than kairi (rikus shit enough at doing this for himself as is lmao, save him)

also, i love how similar they are in height. sora’s the tiniest bit taller than her and im really hoping that she’s grown even more in kh3, lET THEM BE THE SAME HEIGHT NOMURA

OR EVEN BETTER, LET HER BE TALLER!!!! TINY BF! TINY BF! artists who make sora super tall in comparison are cOWARDS

it makes me really, really sad that nomura threw her under the bus after kh2, and that she seems to have lost so much of her attitude (in terms of fashion, 0.2 kairi definitely gave me those excellent kh1 kairi vibes in personality 👌👌👌👌)... ddd and coded provided the absolute best sora/riku content and i love them for it, but thats the thing - it’s just made it hard to find sokai actually happening in 3 plausible from an in-universe context. 

idm if they take the sokai route, it could be incredibly cute and i 100% support the ship, but... kh3 isnt enough to develop that. tease it, sure, but if it’s made fully canon and they share a paopu (in a non platonic way and without also sharing as a trio with riku) then im sorry but... thats not satisfying. it needs to be dragged out, developed over a few games, let them bond together and fight together more... thats what sora/riku have rn that sokai don’t. i wanna see them bond for a few more games, pls nomura... kairi deserves this, and she also deserves her own non-sora story arc. then we can have the blessed sokai we deserve.

its also kinda hard for me to enjoy the fan content for them after that horrific fandom drama that went down a few months ago... i saw a lot of shitty ppl pop up defending that situation and it gave me a lot of trust issues >.

but anyway yes, while i dont like a lot of fanon sokai, sokai from an in-canon perspective is ultimate cuteness and they deserve all of the good things, especially kairi hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

#reply #i hope this is coherent #i didnt put the ship name for sora and riku just to keep it out of the search #i kept sora and kairis just bc the asker put it so its doomed to be there anyways #sorry y'all #but anyway yes!!!! #sora and kairi is an ultra cute ship!!!! #no dislike for them here and a 'rant' aint gonna be me saying i hate them or some crap like that #they are an ultra wholesome couple and i would die for them #i wish het kh fans were less annoying in the way they interpreted their relationship and i wish she got more screentime tho :( #Anonymous