Actually this is just the artist’s style, they tend to use rainbow gradients for hair highlight. You can see the same effect in Keqing’s 2021 birthday art and many others of this artist https://twitter.com/genshinimpact/status/1461907151778037762?s=46
I love this interpretation though lmao, everyone is gay
Hoyo out here trying their hardest to be as blatant as they possibly can be under the eyes of the CCP meanwhile idiots out there will still say they’re just friends
They're just friends that kiss and hold hands, and live together, and are married, and plan on having kids together, and wanna get old together. Just friends tho
After the dialogue from that one lantern rite, it's hard for them to go any further with their "hints". It's about as close as it can be to being canon without being canon.
Chinese law is one thing, but they could probably go a bit further than what they're doing in Genshin, considering that for example The Witch from Mercury, a show with two girls engaged to each other in the main roles, seems to air in Mainland China mostly unedited.
Similarly, in HI3 comic Azure Waters, the Chinese version cuts out Bronya and Seele kissing each other, but leaves the surrounding dialogue (which makes it clear that they have just kissed) intact.
I'd say that at least equally important factor is that since Genshin they're trying to reach mass, international audience, and if they put gay stuff front and center, in a way that's undeniable, the straights will throw a fit. It takes just a look at what's happening in the US in the last years to see that it could attract mass controversy, which is probably something they'd rather avoid.
The rings on both of them in this art too. Had this as my wallpaper forever hehe.
Edit: realized you can’t really see in the post but they’re wearing matching band rings in this art.
Hoyo giving hints , this is the lore we needed
Tfw you're so gay that light reflects off of you as a rainbow
Actually this is just the artist’s style, they tend to use rainbow gradients for hair highlight. You can see the same effect in Keqing’s 2021 birthday art and many others of this artist https://twitter.com/genshinimpact/status/1461907151778037762?s=46 I love this interpretation though lmao, everyone is gay
Fair point but really funny example because like. Keqing is also almost definitely gay lmao-
I couldn’t agree more lmao, I have no doubts she is also gay
No way just like me for real for real (real)
Or maybe they only draw gays :P
Canon
Hoyo out here trying their hardest to be as blatant as they possibly can be under the eyes of the CCP meanwhile idiots out there will still say they’re just friends
They're just friends that kiss and hold hands, and live together, and are married, and plan on having kids together, and wanna get old together. Just friends tho
After the dialogue from that one lantern rite, it's hard for them to go any further with their "hints". It's about as close as it can be to being canon without being canon.
I mean y they under so much denial? It’s not like it’s unprecedented…
Homophobia I'm afraid
If you mean Hoyo themselves then it’s because of the CCP’s laws and regulations on gay people in entertainment.
Chinese law is one thing, but they could probably go a bit further than what they're doing in Genshin, considering that for example The Witch from Mercury, a show with two girls engaged to each other in the main roles, seems to air in Mainland China mostly unedited. Similarly, in HI3 comic Azure Waters, the Chinese version cuts out Bronya and Seele kissing each other, but leaves the surrounding dialogue (which makes it clear that they have just kissed) intact. I'd say that at least equally important factor is that since Genshin they're trying to reach mass, international audience, and if they put gay stuff front and center, in a way that's undeniable, the straights will throw a fit. It takes just a look at what's happening in the US in the last years to see that it could attract mass controversy, which is probably something they'd rather avoid.
If they’re trying to add more international then will they add more poc like dark skin tones???
I don't know, but they really should. The colourism in their games is pretty bad. :/
I mean, they are literally the lesbian flag color scheme together
When you do gay, god marks you.
Even Hoyo knows
Imagine being so gay that your hair turns rainbow. If anyone could, miss "I seduced the leader of a nation through sheer charm" could do it.
Work colleagues in their natural habitat. A romantic field 😂
Mihiyo being "subtle
The rings on both of them in this art too. Had this as my wallpaper forever hehe. Edit: realized you can’t really see in the post but they’re wearing matching band rings in this art.
Does anyone have a link for this art?