Yaksha - Tumblr Posts
Types of People: Hindu Mythology
asura: determined and ambitious. coffee lover. has ten heads' worth of obscure information. asks questions others are too afraid to ask. messy handwriting. wanderlust. daydreams a lot. can hold a grudge. unfinished projects. logical thinkers.
rakshasa: hates being told what to do. probably good at sports. doesn't care what other people think of them. competitive. always hungry. has a bunch of friends but isn't popular. scary when angry. horror stories at 2 am. passionate when it comes to something they like. gets bored easily.
naga: loves being the centre of attention. collects stuff they find interesting. warmest smiles. optimistic. shares all their food with you. loves to draw even if they're bad at it. won't hesitate to snap at someone they feel like is a bully. charismatic. probably has a high self-esteem. the mom friend.
yaksha: swings between energetic and moody. has a strong affinity with nature. uses humour to cover up their true feelings. likes riddles. has a short temper that they often struggle to hide. fluent in sarcasm. either talks a lot or doesn't talk at all. gets decent grades. reads to escape reality. into mythology and folklore.
vetala: secretive and mysterious. looks intimidating but is actually quite nice. they are much smarter than they look. would die for their loved ones. probably has a journal. reads a lot. ambitious but struggles to get good grades. warm heart and cold hands. studying until midnight. seems unemotional but cries easily.
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Okay zongli was making friends with birds XD
Nothing like some almond tofu after almost getting stuck underground forever
Can you make xiao headcannons? It could be about anything you prefer but if you aren’t sure then an idea is daily life
A/N: A very late response to this, my apologies! I do hope you like this regardless. I did a mixed bag of some headcanons for Xiao here.
Pairings: Xiao x Gn! Reader (headcanons)
Xiao, the heroic, youthful, or demonic, looking man on top of Wangshuu Inn?
One would say he doesn't do much at all, other than sit there and bask in the elements around - not caring whether it's raining, snowing or if it's a blazing sun outside
Xiao cares very little as for what the ordinary, mortal lives think of him. As long as he's fulfilling his duty, protecting them - he is satisfied, and needs no other opinion. He's been doing this for over 3000 years, he knows what he's doing.
Some days are more peaceful than others, and he does laze around, enjoying the warm southern breeze that carries that specific smell that remind him of times long gone
Xiao is able to both reminisce about the long and recent past while standing guard, in his own peculiar way.
The look in his eyes grows duller, softer like silted waters, but he's not losing himself in those murky waters. Some of those memories would be downright terrifying to someone else, as they hail from a time darker than even the Archon War.
When on duty he is as meticulous as anyone would expect, and just as cool and distant when interacting with others, should he really have a need for it
Yet, every now and then he does run into more... domestic things that he couldn't have predicted or escaped. Like aiding a half blind eldery to collect the bamboo shoots, being mistaken for their grandchild due to his height, or helping a child find a way home or get their toy back. These are all people of Liyue, or they just happened to be on those grounds. Xiao is a sworn spear of protection to them.
For his close ones, the ones that are still alive, he makes sure to check in every once in a while, or at least send some things their way so they know they're on his mind
He's not the one to write letters, and has a penchant for a sort of "acts of service" type of show, so if he really must send some paper, he makes a talisman to make up for the lack of words on the paper. Or anything of that sort, even infusing a little bit of his power into the pieces so that it would last longer
If you're someone he truly does care about, or you simply don't want to leave him to rot in his solitude, the act of visiting the old graves and tombs of old comrades and friends with you warms his heart in a comforting way that's still unfamiliar to Xiao
He enjoys listening to you talk about the people he seldom has time or the will to interact with, even if he finds some of their interests weird or pointless, he likes to hear all the variety of personalities and jobs. So much has changed over the years, and so much has also stayed the same. He likes to hear how the Harbor has grown, inside and outside.
During Lantern Rites, he would hope you'd join him, he even goes through the "tedious task" of acquiring a Xiao lantern that the two of you can set into the sky when the time comes. You would do so from one of the mountain tops surrounding Liyue, and both of you can watch the your lone light join the other dozen ones
It's a magical moment to him, no matter how keen he is on rejecting that claim later on. In that moment he's not the Vigilant Yaksha ridden with Karma, he's not general Alatus, he's not a bird with a broken wing nor is he some random immortal soldier. He's just.. Xiao.
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K drama/movie watch list watch list
Note: These aren’t in order, although I will finish Flowers of Evil after Save Me. Please give me recommendations as to what I should watch first and what I should add to my list
The Witch the Subversion - finished - 10/10
Itaewon Class - finished - 9.5/10 (only because I liked the web series just slightly more)
Shadow Beauty - finished - 8.5/10 (I feel like my rating was a bit harsh)
Save Me - watching - Episode 9 - currently 10/10
Vincenzo - watching and kinda paused - Episode 7 currently 9.5/10 (it’s probably gonna end up being a solid 10 I just haven’t finished it)
Flowers of Evil - paused - Episode 3 - currently 9/10
Extracurricular - paused but not watching rn because I was told I should resume when I’m a little older - 9.5/10
Not Me - not watched
Mouse - not watched
School 2013 - not watched
The Guest - not watched
Extraordinary You - not watched
Semantic Error
Movie to Heaven
Sound of Magic
Recommendations from my friends:
Business Proposal
Signal - paused - currently 8/10
Happiness
Tales of the Nine Tailed
Hotel Deluna
Tumblr recommendations:
The guest
Tomorrow
Yaksha
I’ve never drawn Xiao before and I never wanna draw him again 💀💀💀
Xiao 👹
ART: @ggelus_
another random art piece
HELP ME I literally have an unhealthy obsession with this beautiful angel💙💙💙💙💙
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Which side note about Menogias and lantern rite anyone else notice that since his debut they bring him up every lantern rite and it seems to be the yaksha they talk about the most? Sure Bosacius was the focus of the perilous trial quest but ever since they talk about Menogias the most (and Menogias was the first name Bosacius said in that cutscene). Like there was:
Last lantern rite, when they brought him up and mentioned he was a designer
“A good outfit is more precious than gold itself. I chanced upon this as I was cleaning my old place today, and it brought back many fond memories.”-zhonglis birthday caption when in his old outfit made by Menogias
Just how much they’re featuring that outfit?? Like okay I know it’s bc of the museum collab but why use his outfit from lantern rite last year and not his usual archon one with the hood?
This lantern rite where he’s the feature statue/lantern
Edit to add: Hi to add to this it is day 2 of lantern rites story and cloud retainer JUST BROUGHT HIM UP. She told a kinda funny story about him and Bonanus which kinda hurts bc..they ended up killing each other
Edit day 3: Xiao has a one off line about Menogias when talking about making kites
Plus it’s the year of the dragon not the year of the monkey so (since liyue thinks hes dead) wouldn’t a rex lapis lantern rite thing made more sense? Or some other nameless dragon adeptus? Hoyo clearly has favorites and honest to god if that theory wasn’t disproved my little “capitano is Menogias” alarm bells would be SCREAMING. We’re getting capitano in natlan this year and Menogias just so happens to be the featured lantern in lantern rite??? If only it wasn’t disproved </3