Arlefuri

Arlefuri is the femslash ship between Arlecchino and Furina from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Canon
Arlecchino is a Fatui Harbinger of Fontainian origin, while Furina is the Hydro Archon, the God ruling over Fontaine. Because of the Fatui's objective of stealing all the Gnosis and "burning away the old world", the two are automatically pitted against each other.

Design-wise, Arlecchino and Furina have matching but opposing colour palettes: both widely use black and white, but Arlecchino matches them with red and Furina with blue. Both of them sport traditionally masculine and elegant clothing.

To the Stars Shining in the Depths
Through a letter, Arlecchino invites the Hydro Archon for an informal meeting, to discuss over tea and sweets. Wanting to entertain the Harbinger but reluctant to go alone, Furina accepts the invite, and meets Arlecchino with Neuvillette by her side. At the encounter, Arlecchino gifts the two some pastries as a way to show her thanks for looking after her children, while making sure to mention Furina's false accusations towards Lyney. During the entire meeting, Furina struggles to keep her persona intact, barely responding to Arlecchino's provocations.

Cataclysm's Quickening
On Neuvillette's request, the Traveler joins Arlecchino and Furina's second meeting at the Opera Epiclese. While at first it appears to be another informal talk over tea and sweets, this encounter goes arguably worse than the first one, as the tension is palpable and Arlecchino is more aggressive with her complaints about Furina. In fact, the Harbinger accuses her of being lazy and incompetent, having let Fontaine be at the prophecy's mercy ever since the previous Hydro Archon died. Furina is even more insecure and unstable this time around, often stuttering or poorly trying to defend herself from Arlechino's accusations. However, when the Fatui suggests that the Archon has no plan to protect Fontaine, Furina shows confidence for the first time, being especially offended at this suggestion. This surprises Arlecchino for but a brief moment, as she keeps on asking burning questions to which Furina doesn't know how to answer. After Arlecchino goes on a particularly heated rant, she calms back down and resumes her elegant and polite façade. The two adopt their personas until the end of their meeting, which leaves Furina extremely shaken.

After their meeting, it is revealed that the reason why Furina was so insecure was because of an assassination attempt from Arlecchino mere days prior to their first encounter. Thinking back on that event, Arlecchino remarks how weak and scared the Archon appeared, making her doubt she even is an Archon in the first place.

Fanon
Arlefuri is a ship that first started gaining attention with the 4.0 version drop, as pairing a Harbinger with the Archon of the nation they appear in has been done before (the most popular example being ZhongChi).

It gained further popularity with Arlecchino's first appearance ingame with the 4.1 Archon Quests, and the reveal that she is of Fontainian origin. Arlecchino and Furina are usually involved in a somewhat troubled or even toxic relationship when it comes to fanon. The shippers highlight their opposing ideals and factions. Furthermore, they are often depicted to have a classic "good girl, bad girl" dynamic.

Another aspect that draws the attention of the shippers is their evident size difference. A lot of fanfiction and fanart depicts Arlecchino as the dominant alpha in the relationship and being very assertive with Furina.

It has 40+ works on AO3.

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Trivia

 * Arlecchino and Furina belong to two famously opposing elements: fire (Arlecchino) and water (Furina).
 * The symbols used to represent them are ❌💧.