AmBennett

AmBennett is the het ship between Amber and Bennett from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Canon
In the game’s voicelines, Amber does not initially seem to know Bennett by name, but recognizes him as the “hot-blooded guy from the Adventurer’s Guild” and says she has run into him from time to time in the wild. Bennett recalls her as the “girl who's always charging around all over the place” and who is known for her poor cooking skills. He ponders at one point if she is just as unlucky as he.

However, due to their shared close friendships with the Traveler and Razor, it is not unlikely the two encountered one another more frequently during and after the Mondstadt Archon Quests, and it is confirmed that they are well-acquainted, if not outright friends, by the Shadows Amidst Snowstorms quest.

Shadows Amidst Snowstorms
During this story event, Amber is hired by Cyrus, the Branch Master of the Mondstadt Branch of the Adventurer’s Guild as a liaison from the Knights of a Favonius, training their adventurers to survive in the mountains. Bennett, as a member of the Adventurer’s Guild, was also brought to the mountain. With his bad luck, he is ambushed by Fatui soldiers when first encountered him in the quest, and later also wanders off on his own. This prompts Cyrus to ask Amber to look for him. It is implied that Bennett and Amber are better acquainted due to her concern for Bennett’s safety and their general camaraderie in these scenes.

After Amber and Eula go off in search of him, the two are not seen again until later, when it is revealed they got lost and sidetracked due to Bennett’s characteristic bad luck. Amber and Bennett part ways briefly after this, with Bennett succumbing to exhaustion and Amber and Eula deciding to go to the lake.

The next morning, the two, along with Eula, Albedo, and the Traveler are caught in an avalanche, and Albedo dives in to save Bennett while Eula vainly tries to drag Amber out of the way. Both characters are found safe and sound, but Albedo is nowhere to be seen. After this, the two are left at the camp to rest while the Traveler searches for Albedo. The Traveler finds the man and brings him back to the group. Everyone follows Albedo onward, and Eula interrupted the hiking because Amber and Bennett didn't look well, asking for a break. Eula noticed that Amber hit her head earlier, and embarrassed, Amber asks if she's sure it's worth holding everyone up over a little thing like this. While resting, Bennett, Amber and Eula talked. Meanwhile, the two notice Albedo is acting strangely, and their suspicions are confirmed when he charges to attack the group. Bennett draws his sword and Amber her bow, and she peppers him with arrows while Bennett charges toward Albedo, dodging ice spikes and constructs to intercept him. It is only due to the fortunate intervention of the real Albedo, who stabs his counterpart in the back, that the two realize this was an imposter all along.

When Albedo requests the Traveler’s presence in Dragonspine a few days later, Bennett has noticeably returned to the Adventurer’s Guild after this, as only Amber and Eula arrive to escort the Traveler to base camp.

Fanon
Many fan fictions dealing with this pair bend their canonical familiarity with one another before the game’s events, framing them as either good childhood friends, adventuring partners, or as trainer and subordinate due to their sharing of the Pyro element. Bennett’s reckless, enthusiastic fighting style is often contrasted with Amber’s calculated and surgical marksmanship, with comedy or drama derived from her attempts to teach him how to use his fire without injury.

In stories focusing on Bennett’s bad luck, he is often portrayed as oblivious to love or outright dismissive of it, believing he is not fortunate enough to receive reciprocated affection.

Razor’s mutual friendship with the two characters preceding the events of the game also gives shippers a chance to generate dramatic tension, framing him as either a confidante to one of the two (or often both), or alternatively introducing him as part of a Love Triangle.

AmBennett is a rare pair within the Genshin Impact fandom, with many ships outclassing it. Specifically, Rannett and Fischnett seem to dominate Bennett’s ships, while LumiAmber and EulAmber dominate Amber’s ships. This ship sailed due to the character’s interactions during the Genshin Impact Update 2.3 “Shadows Amidst Snowstorms” in which they were both trapped in an avalanche together, and fans of this ship, presume Bennett rescued Amber from the snow. Also, due to their similar personalities as optimistic and friendly adventurers, fans surmise they would have a healthy dynamic if given the chance to be a couple.

Their couple status is somewhat controversial in the fandom, and some prefer they just be good friends. As such, AmBennett currently has 1 romantic work on AO3, with 5 others being friendship fics.

Quotes
"Hmm? Bennett... I feel like I've heard that name before... Oh! Yes, he's that hot-blooded guy from the Adventurers' Guild, right! I tend to come across him way out in the wild from time to time, he seems to really love treasure hunting!"

- Amber's voice line about Bennett

"Oh, I know who you mean. The girl who's always charging around all over the place. She's always off adventuring in the wild, just like me... But if you ever see her near a cooking pot, you'll soon find a cloud of thick black smoke blowing in your direction, followed by the smell of burnt steak... Huh, maybe she was born unlucky too?"

- Bennett’s voice line about Amber

Fandom
FAN FICTION