VenLumi

VenLumi is the het ship between Venti and Lumine from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Archon Quest
Prologue Act I: The Outlander Who Caught the Wind

When Lumine and Paimon venture into to the heart of the forest, they see Venti (whose identity is unknown at this point) attempting to comfort Dvalin. However, their interruption startles them, and they both flee. While testing the Wind Glider gifted to her by Amber, Mondstadt is attacked by “Stormterror”, but Lumine is able to fend him off with the aid of a mysterious stranger who prevented her fall “with the power of a thousand winds.”

Prologue Act II: For a Tomorrow Without Tears

After Lumine leaves the Knights of Favonius Headquarters, Paimon notes that she did not actually reveal everything they saw in the forest to the Knights. Lumine replies that she would like to investigate on her own regarding the "green guy" and that she did not think he was a bad person. Paimon suddenly notices him, but he disappears again. Using elemental sight, Lumine eventually tracks him down to the Anemo Archon Statue Plaza where Venti is performing for a group of spectators. After finishing his tale about Dvalin and the Anemo Archon, Venti recognizes Lumine and Paimon as the ones who scared Dvalin away in the forest. Venti officially introduces himself as a bard and Lumine questions him about Dvalin aka "Stormterror". She shows him the teardrop crystal and, to everyone's surprise, the crystal has been mysteriously purified. Venti hands Lumine another teardrop crystal which she also purifies. Venti is impressed, praising Lumine for having some "wonderful abilities," and says that someone like her is going to get written in a bard’s poem. To relieve Dvalin of his anguish Venti devises a plan and tells Lumine to meet him at the "Symbol of Mondstadt's Hero." After he leaves, Lumine remarks that his voice seemed familiar.

At Windrise, they converse about the Anemo Archon and Dvalin's condition. Venti remarks that being with Lumine under the great tree gives him a feeling similar to the teardrop crystal being purified. He says that he was also infected by the poison plaguing Dvalin when Lumine and Paimon unwittingly interrupted them earlier. To make up for it, he tells Lumine to come to Mondstadt Cathedral with him to claim a certain "Holy Lyre der Himmel." Venti reveals his plan of using the Holy Lyre der Himmel to help draw out Dvalin's gentle nature. Paimon expresses skepticism at this plan and Venti asserts himself as the best bard in the word. He asks Lumine to look into to his eyes and asks her whether or not she finds him trustworthy. One of the dialogue options can have Lumine say that the color of Venti's eyes is like the sky in her hometown to which he amusedly replies that such a line does not work on a bard.

At the cathedral, Venti tries to persuade the Sister to let him borrow the Holy Lyre, even going so far as to reveal his identity as Barbatos, the Anemo Archon, but to no avail. Lumine tries her luck as well, but the outcome is the same. Venti then reveals his new plan of having Lumine steal the Holy Lyre, his reasoning that being an Honorary Knight of Favonius she could talk her way out of it she gets caught. Lumine expresses surprise at Venti's reveal of being Barbatos and says that she just can't abandon him if he really is a god. When Venti questions why her decision to help him hinges on him being a god or not Lumine tells him that she will help Dvalin anyway and that she does not want to see another separation.

In the basement of the Cathedral, just as Lumine and Paimon reach the Holy Lyre, a Fatui Electro Cicin Mage steals it away before their eyes. Lumine and Paimon are caught by a Knight of Favonius and together with Venti they flee the Cathedral. The group hides on the second floor of Angel's Share and Diluc covers for them by purposefully misleading the Knights pursuing them. Venti once again plays his song about the dragon and Diluc promises to help by organizing some contacts. Diluc's contact turns out to be Jean and together the group of Lumine, Paimon, Diluc and Jean go to a Fatui hideout to retentive the Holy Lyre. They successfully retrieve the Lyre, but Venti says that it has seen thousands of years of history and it's anemo power has run dry. Lumine partially fixes the Lyre by using the same purifying magic used on the teardrops. To further replenish its power Venti suggests getting even more teardrops. After obtaining more tears the group successfully manage to fully repair the Holy Lyre. They then decide to meet at Starsnatch Cliff to meet with Dvalin. Dvalin appears when Venti plays the lyre but just as his conversation with Dvalin reaches a critical moment, an Abyss Mage suddenly appears and bewitches the dragon. Blinded by his hatred for Mondstadt, Dvalin takes flight and departs in a rage.

Prologue Act III: Song of the Dragon and Freedom

Venti suggests confronting Dvalin directly at Stormterror's Lair. He says that their trump card in doing so is not the Holy Lyre, but Lumine because of her possible ability to purify Dvalin's curse just as she did to the teardrops. After breaking the seal in the lair, Venti promises to channel Anemo energy for Lumine like the last time as she confronts Dvalin. Lumine realizes it was Venti's voice she heard as he broke her fall when Dvalin attacked Mondstadt. After defeating Stormterror, the platforms give in, and everyone loses their footing, until Dvalin swoops in and catches them all.

After the Stormterror threat is quelled, they return to the Cathedral to return the Holy Lyre. The sight of the badly damaged Holy Lyre causes Barbara to panic. Venti uses a magical illusion to "fix" the lyre, and they leave the Cathedral before Barbara has the chance to see through it. But just outside the Cathedral, Venti, Lumine and Paimon encounter the Fatui Harbinger, La Signora, who insults Venti and has Lumine restrained. She forcefully grabs Venti's Gnosis from his chest and Lumine cries out to him, however both are knocked unconscious.

When Lumine wakes up, Barbara reveals that Venti had left for The Symbol of Mondstadt's Hero. At the tail end of the Mondstadt Archon Quest, Venti, Lumine, and Paimon once again converse at Windrise. Venti remarks that they make a great team and asks Lumine if she would like to become one of the new Four Winds of Mondstadt after she finds her brother. Before Lumine and Paimon set off for the neighboring region of Liyue, Venti reminds her that her journey is not about the destination alone and that eveything she encounters, from the birds of Teyvat, to the Fatui, are all part of her journey. Lumine then says she understands and heads off to Liyue.

Chapter II Act III: Omnipresence Over Mortals

Lumine confronts La Signora in Tenshukaku. To avenge all those who were harmed by Delusions and for taking Venti’s Gnosis back in Mondstadt, Lumine challenges her to a duel before the throne.

Carmen Dei
A Child's Secret

Lumine and Paimon are at the Anemo Archon Statue in the Mondstadt plaza, conversing about imaginary friends after seeing Nora talking to one, when Venti shows up. He explains that he's borrowing a contraption made by Lisa, called a nirnama detector. Venti gives Lumine the nirnama detector, and she uses it to see Nora's imaginary friend, which is another young girl.

The three go around Mondstadt City to use the nirnama detector and try to see what people's imaginary friends look like, and if they differ depending on whether someone is an adult or not. To further investigate this theory, they go and find Ellin, and they use the nirnama they see that Ellin's imaginary friend is actually Jean. Ellin notices them, and invites Lumine for some sword training. After the training is completed, Ellin tells Lumine that she needs to deliver a message to Jack at the Temple of the Lion, and asks if she can deliver it, to which Lumine agrees. Venti also tags along. When Lumine enters the Temple of the Lion, Venti gets added to the party.

Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land

After Stanley reconnected with his true self by Venti, Venti asks Lumine to meet at the "usual place." After Lumine and Paimon go to the usual place, Venti tells them a story about his friend in Old Mondstadt 2600 years ago, during Decarabian's reign. Towards the end of his story, Venti asks Paimon if she wants to hear the next part of the story. However, Lumine understands what Venti is getting at, and sends Paimon off to go get them some apples and meat. After successfully sending Paimon off, Venti tells Lumine that she's so smart it almost makes him uncomfortable, but he thinks that maybe it's right that true friends are able to tell what the other is thinking. Venti tells Lumine the last part of his story, and his story quest then ends.

Windblume Festival (2021)
Act I: Ode to Flower and Cloud

Lumine and Paimon go to the Mondstadt Plaza and, after discussing the meaning of Windblumes with Mondstadt citizens, they see Venti in front of the decorated Anemo Archon Statue teaching a “poetry class." Venti explains the Windblume festival to Lumine and promises her that she won't feel lonely with him around. Venti appoints Lumine and Paimon his assistants to help him with grading the participants of his Windblume poem class. They were to provide feedback to the participants according to Venti’s body language. The Act ends with Venti telling Lumine that he is going great lengths to make sure she is part of the festival.

Act II: Missive of Cloud and Fog

Lumine and Paimon walk into Jean’s office to meet Kaeya and Venti. Kaeya hasn’t finished his poem, so he asks Lumine and Venti to help his friend Nimrod at the tavern. After giving Nimrod materials to make his gift, Lumine and Venti report back to Kaeya where he has finished his poem. Venti reads out the poem, unimpressed at the lack of seriousness Kaeya put into it. Kaeya gives Lumine another errand. After winding up at the Cathedral, the group chase a crying Barbara. After finding a love letter that was initially veiled as a threat buried by one of Barbara’s fans, the Act ends with Venti ridiculing the sender and saying he has realized who the sender is. Lumine muses that she knows as well but Venti tells her not to say it out loud and to let Paimon guess on her own, much to the latter's annoyance.

Act III: Realm of Fog and Wind

Lumine meets Timaeus, Venti, and Sucrose at the Alchemy table, where Timaeus says he hasn’t finished his poem yet. Continuing the theme of discovering the true Windblume, Sucrose explains a formula that might have to do with the true Windblume, and asks them to bring it to Albedo near Dragonspine. Albedo says that it is unlikely to be a Windblume, and asks them to find materials so he can make it. The formula is revealed to be a recipe to make an ancient, extinct species of Sweet Flower. Albedo sends them off to gift it to Sucrose, where she exclaims excitedly that as far as she was concerned, this was her Windblume. Venti turns to Timaeus and asks for his poem. Paimon realizes they had forgotten Bennett, and so they rush to the Thousand Winds Temple, freeing Bennett and Razor from a mechanism that had trapped them. Bennett gives his poem to Venti, and explains that the Wolfhook was Razor’s choice of Windblume while Bennett's was a Dandelion. Venti and Lumine then head off to the Angel’s Share. After they arrive, Kaeya informs Lumine that in light of her contributions to Mondstadt, she is titled the Windblume Star, and in turn must offer a Windblume to the Anemo Archon, Barbatos. Venti asks for Kaeya’s tuition fee, and is pleased to see that it is 3 bottles of expensive wine. The Act ends off with Lumine leaving the tavern.

Act IV: Dream of Wind and Flowers

Lumine starts off by talking to Jean in front of the Anemo Archon statue, where she asks her if she has chosen her Windblume, to which Lumine turns to Venti and asks him what type of flower he likes. Venti replies with “Eh?... Very cunning, trying to cheat, are we?”. Jean is annoyed at this and Paimon chides them for divulging secrets in front of everyone. Venti tells Lumine to not worry about him and to pick something she likes. The choices of Windblume that the game offers are Dandelion, Windwheel Aster, Cecilia, Small Lamp Grass, Sweet Flower, or Wolfhook. (Choice of flower does not affect the story or any dialogue). If Lumine were to choose the Cecilia (Venti's favorite flower), Venti remarks that her choice was interesting. Lumine asks him if he likes it, to which Venti tells her to take a guess. Lumine puts her hands on her hips, unimpressed, and Paimon tells him to stop making everyone guess all the time, so he agrees to telling her his thoughts but at a less crowded place. Paimon asks where this place was and Venti tells Lumine to come to Stormterror’s Lair. When they arrive, Venti tasks Lumine to clean up the place as a Windblume gift to Dvalin and tells her to meet him at the top of the tower when she is done. At the top of the tower, Venti and Lumine admire the scenery together and he tells her that when he has nothing else to do, he comes there just to sit and gaze awhile. He then asks her if she liked Mondstadt's Windblume Festival to which Lumine affirms that she does. Venti then accurately guesses than she still wished to ask him something. Lumine says nothing, and Venti says he knows that she was wondering about what Windblumes truly were. He says that there is no single answer and that there were no true Windblumes in existence. The word “Windblume” originated from the age of Old Mondstadt as a code word that the people used to stay in contact and mount resistance in secret. He says that according to him, Windblumes don’t exist. but were still they are all around them all the same.

He explains that "They are the spirit of yearning for freedom, the courage to follow the wind wherever it may lead... All objects that are beautiful and worthy of blessing... All can be Windblumes.” Paimon responds with, “You can’t see them, but you can feel their presence everywhere... just like the wind!” Venti replies with “Haha, well said. So what are Windblumes? Something that the Anemo Archon Barbatos will not define.” (camera zooms closer to Venti’s face.) “Flowers of blessings, flowers of respect, (Venti turns toward Lumine, voice slightly softer) flowers of love. Every individual has their own (camera goes back to showing all 3) Windblumes, and every individual has the right to define them.” Lumine replies with “I enjoy the feeling of freedom, too.” The camera zooms back to Venti’s face, in which he replies with “I know.” The camera zooms back out and Venti faces toward Lumine while continuing, “It is people’s shared will that brings them onto the same page. And surely it is the wind of freedom that brought us together. It comes from the end of the journey. The edge of the world. (Venti faces back towards the sky) The depths of our hearts. It is ceaseless.” "Who was it that stroked your bloodied, determined visage By stream flowing small By boulder standing large Who was it that embraced your weary yet noble soul in dreams deep In skies soaring Dear friend I am leading you by the hand Into the night where lanterns shine bright To tell you a tale of freedom and dreams The tale of where this festival begins."

A cutscene plays showing several friendships and relationships, with Venti narrating. “My answer is this: So long as we can both share fond memories, it doesn’t matter. Let the heart decide.” He seemingly means to face towards Lumine when Dvalin interrupts and flies by, and the group watches him. Act IV then ends.

Carmen Dei
"Ah... You know, you're so smart it almost makes me uncomfortable sometimes... But then, maybe it's right that true friends can tell what the other is thinking."

- Venti to Lumine at the end of Act I in Venti's Story Quest

Of Ballads and Brews
"You have to find the thing that makes you happy. Haha, mostly because your happiness is very important to me."

- Venti to Lumine in Of Ballads and Brews Act I: Sounds From Afar "You, on the other hand... Don't worry, you're the gentlest soul I've ever met."

- Venti to Lumine in Of Ballads and Brews Act III: Aroma of the Past

Miscellaneous
"The Anemo Archon's not very reliable, but he's a gentle soul."

- Lumine to "Kichiboushi" in Eight Locales Over Mountains and Seas: Two Cities' Recommendations

Fanon
Fans started to ship VenLumi due to their early interactions, as Venti and Lumine's interaction is one of the first interactions in the game, and the two quickly became allies during the Prologue. The ship grew further in popularity after the first Windblume Festival, with many fans interpreting Venti's words and actions towards Lumine during the event as flirting, especially in Act IV. Venti's dialogue in the Serenitea Pot further supported fans' romantic interpretation of their relationship.

On AO3, VenLumi currently has over 740 romantic works, and over 345 gen works. This makes VenLumi Venti's 5th most written romantic pairing, and Lumine's 3rd most written romantic pairing, while their gen tag is Venti's 5th most written gen pairing, and Lumine's 4th most written gen pairing.

VenLumi is rivaled by their respective ships with Xiao, XiaoVen, which is Venti's most popular ship, and XiaoLumi, which is Lumine's second most popular ship. Because of these circumstances, some like to ship Xiao, Venti, and Lumine together in a poly ship. VenLumi is also rivaled by other ships, such as ChiLumi, which is Lumine's most popular ship overall.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Venti narrates the opening cutscene in the beta version of the game. He tells of the Unknown God who took Aether away and the nightmares Lumine had to endure while she slumbered.
 * In the original Chinese text, Venti's Windblume poem changes slightly depending on whether the Traveler is Lumine or Aether, implying that his poem is about the Traveler themselves.
 * Prior to the release of the game, to celebrate Venti's birthday, HoYoVerse released a comic and web event where Lumine learns to play the lyre to surprise Venti on his birthday.
 * The Wings of Shimmering Galaxy glider lore reveals that the glider was given to the Traveler by Venti.

Variations

 * ZhongVenLumi refers to the ship between the two and Zhongli