traveling together would have lots of ups and down - the two of them constantly getting into arguments. (Also fighting over the last bit of food haha)

I could probably ramble on about her relationship with Paimon just as much as I can about the one with 👹 haha.

One of the reasons why I love Lumine in the role of the Traveler is the trope of her losing an 'older' brother and gaining a 'little' sister in return. 🥹

I imagine their early days of

burns or I cannot vibe with it. They both carry so much emotional baggage & dating is obviously not exactly the first thing on their mind. ://

completely butcher his character as a result. Writing romance and ships can be incredibly fun but it should never go at the expense of disregarding the characters personalities and personal growth???

In the case of ✨&👹, if a romantic relationship were to develop, it has to be the SLOWEST of slow

I can really vibe with the fear of them engaging in an established relationship being an 'end goal' with no little development beyond that point.

I roleplay as Lumine (& Paimon because those girls come as a set imo) on Tumblr and I've had Xiao roleplayers try to rush into romantic shipping and

a way for you to express your personal HCs and convey your ideas. If you get a sense of satisfaction and fulfilment out of that, then how other people perceive it is less important.

(also sorry for rambling, I turned into Paimon just now with all of my yapping)

interpretation on them. (Which goes both ways, of course)

I imagine that it can be disheartening knowing that some people will look at your art and take it as a romantic relationship, but as long as they keep it to themselves, I wouldn't stress about it too much. ;w;

In the end, your art is ->

co-exist regardless. uwu I love seeing fluffy, wholesome art of ✨&👹 as a couple but I can appreciate a platonic take on their relationship just as much. In the end what is most important is that we respect the artist or author's interpretation and do not try to push our personal ->

I can only speak for myself and not for the entire xlmi community, but I enjoy their relationship in both a platonic and a romantic way.

While I agree with your opinion on strong platonic bonds often being overlooked and pushed aside in favor of romantic shipping, I do believe that both can ->

MAYBE.

I'm thinking about like doing a series of little chibis for my favorite Genshin ships (without repeating any characters so everyone gets their own partner) and I'd probably do Laytham for that. ;w;

I ship Hailumi too but not as much as Xiaolumi, obv xD