Shenlan

Shenlan is the femslash ship between Yelan and Shenhe from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Canon
Yelan and Shenhe have currently never met. Along with that, they feature no voice lines about each other. Regardless, they share a bit of similarities and differences. The two are both five star playable characters, however, wield different weapons, and have different visions. Shenhe has a Cryo vision, and uses a polearm, while Yelan has a Hydro vision, and uses a bow.

Yelan and Shenhe are both from Liyue. They also both seem to be the same height, or at least around the same height. Their personalities are very different, as Shenhe appears to be a introvert, while Yelan is more of a extrovert. Shenhe is quiet and serious, while Yelan is mostly the opposite, being energetic, sometimes playful, and usually serious. The two are both dangerous, and rarely give anyone a second chance.

Fanon
is a popular ship within the Genshin Impact fandom. On AO3, they have 138 works, while on Wattpad, they have 15+ works created. Many fans of this ship hope to see the two interacting in future Liyue events. This ship currently rivals only ShenJin for Shenhe. Meanwhile, for Yelan, it rivals YanLan, Ninglan, and even Yelone. has many fan art, most commonly on Twitter.

With the speculation of Yelan being Xingqiu's aunt in the past, This ship is often compared to Xingyun. After Yelan released, some people, however, gave up on this theory. However, before Yelan released, this theory was very popular, and not many people liked this ship because of it. Considering Shenhe is Chongyun's aunt, and Yelan was believed to be Xingqiu's aunt, that would make Xingqiu & Chongyun cousins if Yelan and Shenhe began dating. Thus, This caused some of the fandom to dislike, as more people preferred shipping Xingyun. However, more of the fandom didn't mind, and continued shipping both.

Fans of the ship often redraw the one scene in Yelan's character video of her leaning over the fatui with Shenhe instead. This is because many people see Yelan being very flirty with Shenhe, and often draw them in a situation like this.

Fandom

 * Shenhe/Yelan tag on AO3