originally discussed 29 october 2023.

• I know it's not a magical girl thing but. wounded scene where venti gets xiao to stand up again (probably in the dramatic apocalypse saving scene)
• YES THE POWER OF HOPE
• venti reaching out a hand to a collapsed xiao
• like "no no no you can't do this PLEASE don't die on me"
• HANDS....
• CRADLING HIM CLOSE
• and xiao hears the love and desperation and feels the gentle touch and is reminded of what it's like to be alive, really alive
• the power of LOVE saves the world
• bc the desolation of having to fight the big bad was taking a toll on xiao and he has started to forget what the joys of a mundane life are like, what they are for, why he wanted to protect them so badly until suddenly venti is there, cradling him
• singing him a little love song lullaby or smth
• I think the funniest shit would be yakshas always leaving venti alone. Like they see that he is about to be hit by a Beam and are like "heyyy conquerer of demons, your boyfriend is about to be Hit"
• "no he is not my boyfriend" (literally has venti in his arms)
• venti in xiao's arms: ":)" (will not deny the bf allegations)
• they're SOOOOOO teasing xiao relentlessly abt every venti encounter back at magical girl HQ
• the next school year starts n xv are in the same class n seated next to each other n the other yaksha are like "OOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
• pairing them up for projects :3
• one of them obviously requires they visit each other's houses or smth
• and then xiao has to pretend magical girl HQ is just another regular place of living
• venti dramatically talking abt his knight in shining armour [to the other yaksha] and xiao is just a tomato
• the yakshas watching xv: live yaksha reaction
• they do that silly sitcom thing where their heads are all poking out from the side of the doorway, one atop the other
• and then they cycle in and out of the living room as xv are trying to work on their project like "hi venti" and he's just like "HI [NAME]!!!!!!!!" right back
• venti probably starts just living there
• even zhongli starts to Tolerate him
• venti Definitely moves in after they save the world
• zhongli tries to keep them in separate rooms for Propriety's Sake™, but venti crawls through the vents abt it
• zhongli starts hanging out in the vents to catch venti
• OH MY GOSH HE WOULD BE SO FUNNY
• (plus venti is good for xiao's nightmares and so zhongli lets them be)
• exactly
• he has to give in eventually!!!
• esp when xiao starts to be more disobedient in order to be happy w/venti more often >:3
• xiao breaking all the rules… For venti… to be with him
• they need to have the Hand grab thing…
• smth smth xiao's hands were not meant to harm others,,,
• maybe they have a mission where something goes wrong and they can't save anyone OR LE GASP
• VENTI GETS HURT N XIAO FEELS GUILTY ABT IT FOR AGES
• it's his fault venti was There…
• it's his Fault that he was like idk corrupted or smth and couldn't say anything
• OH okay but imagine it happens pre-reveal… And so a v guilty xiao visits and nurses venti
• HOSPITAL SCENEEEE
• like in madoka,,,,
• YES YES
• and venti always says it wasn't the yakshas' fault
• there should be a hospital scene where venti visits xiao in the hospital too
• xiao fast asleep when venti comes to visit, so he leaves fresh cecilias in a vase by the windowsill
• and brushes the bangs out of xiao's face
• and wants to kiss his forehead So Badly but for whatever reason Cannot
• (xiao feels the touch but doesn't open his eyes in case he Scares away venti)
• so he just lets his touch linger
• so yuri
• and then outside the room venti meets the other yaksha LOL
• hehe it's venti's turn to get teased :)
• lolol like he's hiding his crush from them
• xiao is Literally the last person to know abt venti's feelings for him
• but it's still a more intimate moment. Not the usual kind of silly flirting
• ofc xiao is so Dense
• even zhongli catches on
• and also he has no self-esteem to believe that venti would want him in his regular boy form <3
• xiao is also the last person to know abt his Own feelings for venti
• hu tao would probably be the school bestie for xiao
• hu TAO SWITCHED THE SEATONG CHART SO THAT VENTI SITS NEXT TO XIAO

• : "i'm doing you a favor"
  : "YOU ARE SENDING ME TO AN EARLY GRAVE"
  : "EVEN BETTER!!! :D"

• ASDGLADKGLGKK
• OH ON VALENTINE'S DAY
• who would venti give a lil letter 🤔
• what would the letter say?
• hmmmm
• it could be asking him out for coffee??
• who Would be in love w/venti enough to shoot their shot w/him Knowing he is Clearly in love w/xiao/that one local magical girl…
• oooo
• hu tao spends a lunch period writing a joking letter in his place and he is like
• "i would not fucking say that"

• : "his eyes aren't just blue. his eyes are green too. but they are best when the sun is Just right and is talking abt (music or something)"

• And hu tao is like :3
• what if it was the traveler who sent the letter for whatever reason and didn't realize the romantic connotations bc they're new to the area
• or it slipped their mind that it was valentine's day lmao
• venti lumi pen pals
• could be could be
• lmao imagine it was all just a misunderstanding
• venti gets a letter from his bestie pen pal lumine on valentine's day for them to meet up for coffee
• everyone in xiao's little social circle thinks it's a date
• also xiao thinks venti likes lumi. If she transfers he sees how buddy-buddy they are and is Jealous
• he's like fucking ENVY BEAM
• NYOOM
• it would be fun if the travelers transferred
• It would be
• xiao forced to make more friends (aether)
• TWINS INVITE XV OVER TO THEIR PLACE
• the twins think they're being subtle doing matchmaking shenanigans or smth
• I mean it's subtle for xiao
• not venti
• venti sees them and is like

• : "i know what you're doing"

• maybe it was even his idea lmao
• honestly venti probably has to Beg for them to do that
• Since lumine just likes to torment him Sometimes
• he is here to be COURTED and SWOON over romantic shoujo shenanigans!!!!
• venti having to talk lumine into setting up a Hangout w/xiao at the twins place to convince xiao that there's nothing going on btwn him n lumine or smth