it worked in sumeru (haikvh) and fontaine (neuvithsly) bc they actually established the characters as individuals early on and THEN started nudging them together, but in ampho it's just. going way too hard way too soon and way too obviously to the point that it feels insincere. like a joke, lowkey.
like hoyo is hardly subtle with these things and it's VERY obvious who their gnshin favs are—but there's a level of development and care and genuine fondness for these characters there (and with jhj, I'd argue) that I'm just not feeling here. it feels very targeted and cheap to me.
this is going to be an instance where the fanworks carry the ship, i think. because most of them will actually care about the characters and expand on things. it's such a shame though, because i could SEE the potential, it was RIGHT THERE, but they're wasting it so it's not landing like it should 😔
honestly, I think that reliance on fanworks is precisely what's made them not bother to develop the characters properly before going all in with the fanservice 😔 easy engagement and happy fans with minimal effort on their part
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