alhaitham sending a message to cyno: where are you, you were expected in port ormos days ago.
cyno writing back: i faced some unexpected delays but should be arriving soon. in fact, you could say i'm ormos there.
alhaitham, sprinting halfway across sumeru:
childe's story quest showing us that he can actually transform into foul legacy in a literal flash is extremely funny to me because then what was all this in the golden house for? there is one answer and one answer only: seduction
i think it's cute that childe looks surprised when traveller admits they were a little worried abt him as if he's so used to seeing himself as a weapon that when someone sees him as more than that it catches him off guard & by cute i mean i wanna hurl myself into the fuckingg sun
Ok so my brain decided to hyperfixate on Childe's CN Sprint Start voice line today and how its connection to Chinese history actually offers a lot of insight into his character and now I must scream: a 🧵
not a day goes by that childe's duality doesn't drive me insane. he's a villain, he's a hero. he's an enemy, he's a comrade. he's a harbinger of war, he's a defender of childhood dreams. he loves life, he courts death. he's a prophesied destroyer, he's an unexpected saviour.
was looking around at the start of the liyue AQ on my new acct bc i was wondering how childe kept an eye on traveller the whole time during the rite of descension and discovered one suspicious ginger boi right on top of northland bank
When everyone loved you for your hot body and your pretty face, I adored you for the stars in your eyes and the gentleness of your heart. Also for your hot body and pretty face. I’m not blind.
I think it’s funny when u go on Genshin twt and people complain that their favs are barely in the main patch event. And then u look at Childe fans and we’ve all lost our minds bc he appeared super fuzzy in the background 0:57 seconds into a promo video for a single frame
chiluminators tagging this A!childe & B!lumine i hear u, BUT ALSO CONSIDER: enraged/corrupted lumine going berserk with her full powers while childe finds himself, for once in his life, desperately trying to stop her from going all out bec he knows she'll destroy herself too 👀👀
Translation of the CN version of Childe's birthday art post on bilibili:
"Hm? This picture album... must be a gift from my comrade/companion who travels everywhere.
"I haven't seen them in such a long time, I wonder how long I'll have to wait until we meet next..."
(1/2)
you know you’re a good ship when you get the ”english version could not articulate and replicate the real meaning and sub text of ur intimacy” allegations
[Translation]
#chilumi
=Pg 1=
Childe: Catch
Paimon: Your Vision! Aren't you being too casual with it?
Childe: Hold on to it for me, I'll come get it from you when I'm free
truly do not understand how some people can't seem to fathom why MC lumine players pick her for any reason other than to self-insert. look, the selection screen came up, i went "holy shit she's pretty", i clicked. what's not to get?
I watched a documentary about the 52-hertz whale on my flight and got Very Emotional so if you're into whale infodumping and watching me make this about Childe eventually, thread below 🐳⬇️
NO WAIT YOU'RE ON TO SOMETHING HERE: in the tales of the youkai web event, traveller writes stories with a bake-danuki theme, a tsukumogami theme and a kitsune theme, and you can see these characters in the youkai picture book childe is holding too!
chilumi both having "taru" in their names is such a GIFT because can u imagine one day they're having lunch together again but then out of nowhere lumine casually goes "taru-chan, please pass the chopsticks" and childe is so blindsided he unwittingly snaps the chopsticks in half
A villain who commits crimes because they have a crush on the hero and want to impress them but are terrible at flirting + a hero who is totally oblivious but equally smitten and lets them get away with it every time is actually one of the best flavours of enemies to lovers
can't believe we had a combat event with trial characters AND a cooking event with guest characters in one patch and this guy had absolutely nothing to do with either of them
man just... the idea of lumine coming home to her teapot after a really bad day only to find childe cooking in the kitchen. he greets her with his usual cheer but all she can do is wordlessly walk up to him and rest her forehead against his chest...
Psst, today's language tidbit is for Chilumi nation, come closer: did you know that the "Outlander Vs. Outlander" achievement you get by defeating Childe without getting marked & hit actually translates as "Outlander and/with Outlander" in CN & KR? 🧵
I know Childe's "stars in the night sky" line may sound a little strange since it seems to imply that he thinks stars are "surprising" but hang on hear me out, I think there's some merit to that idea if we consider his original CN line instead:
SEAsians putting down money for the childe narwhal humidifier as if y'all don't already live with 1000% humidity on a daily basis are some of the realest mfs in the childe stan community
thinking abt how childe's art & letters revolve so much ard food but specifically the cooking & sharing of food and the happiness & camaraderie that brings and also thinking abt how childe calls lumine 伙伴, a term previously used for soldiers who cook & eat together 🥹
#chilumi
duel childe: ✅
obtain his card: ✅
obtain his dynamic skin: ✅
never leave the duel realm as you progressively go insane trying to record every possible voice line he has: ♾
#chilumi
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"Childe."
Lumine says his name in that low, even tone that stops him in his tracks. The way she says it, he doesn't even need to turn around to know that she's standing with her hands on her hips, one foot tapping dangerously. She says it like she means /business/.
being a chilumi fan sometimes means being eternally torn between wanting lumine to give childe soft kisses & go on cute dates with him and wanting lumine to smash a chair over his head & german suplex him in a 1v1 cage fight wrestlemania style
🧵 discussing some of Maslenitsa’s historical & cultural significance as well as references to Slavic culture that can be observed in this Childe art! ⬇️
[Translation]
The best seat in Snezhnaya
Lumine: I'm tired, I wanna sit down and rest
Childe: But there's no chair around here?
Lumine: You
Childe: Me?!
※ Wall
you really gonna tell me childe levitating in the air while making water swirl sensually around his legs to accentuate them as he transforms into a sexy monster version of himself complete with claws and heeled boots is an INTIMIDATION tactic? please 😒
@amalwitche
traveller: we busted the sages' conspiracy, people in sumeru can have dreams again now!
kaveh and every other graduate with akademiya PTSD: TAKE THEM BACK
So much about Childe points to his deep love for his homeland. Even the name of his banner echoes the title of a patriotic war song and the various lyrics composed for it over history contain some interesting parallels with Snezhnaya and Fatui lore: 🧵
childe: i signed up at the tender age of 14 for the heretical ability to transform into a 10ft tall armoured abyss demon that literally starts to kill me from the inside out when i sustain its form for too long
also childe: AND I'D DO IT AGAIN
this was so cute bec not only did yoimiya somehow pick up on the vibe that traveller & childe are friends despite him being a harbinger, but she also seems to know that they've gone on adventures together too and traveller is just like yeah it's an occupational hazard in my line
childe may not have gotten a single gnosis for the tsaritsa but the man's still running amok around teyvat causing trouble, fighting shit, playing with kids, all while growing stronger and getting to keep his cushy job so who's the real winner here
@pigeonsuffers
the reason why she scruffed and yeeted him in the AQ is bc she was so used to doing it to him when he was 14 that it genuinely didn't occur to her to handle him in any other way
one of the best things abt chilumi is they're both essentially weirdos: one's a travelling alien, the other fell into hell 2.0 when he was 14 and spent puberty slaughtering things until he got spat back out. you can't tell me these 2 wld be even REMOTELY normal around each other.
[Transl.]
=Pg1=
L: Ugh...
L: (gets up) My head's so heavy... Is it because I overdid it? Come to think of it, where am I?
C: Yo. You're finally awake huh, comrade...
L: What did you do to me, tell me right now
C: Whoa whoa whoa?!?! Comrade, you misunderstand, let me explain!!
"Childe’s theme is the best because it constantly tells you that you’re screwed while also increasing the level of how screwed you are over time." best comment i read today 😂
he's a ruthless weapon, he's a man of honour. he's a proud warrior in victory, he's a humble learner in defeat. he's got ties to the abyss, he's got links to the celestial. he's associated with darkness and annihilation, he's associated with stars and rebirth. WHY IS HE SO.....
childe being inducted into the harbingers: can i be number 1?
pulcinella: you can't, number 1's already taken.
childe: aw.
pulcinella: but you know what's better than number 1? TWO 1's. how about being number 11?
childe: ... i'll take it.
chiluminators have we considered that on top of childe's cool parallels with lucifer, lucifer was also known as the morning star while childe has a line comparing traveller to the evening star, both of which are essentially two sides of the same coin? 👀