Cynonari

Cynonari is the slash ship between Cyno and Tighnari from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Character Story Profile
Tighnari's character story 4 mentions how he first met Cyno during his days as an Akademiya student. He became very popular amongst the students, causing all kinds of students to come up to him wanting to collaborate. Cyno as the General Mahamatra, who's duty is to enforce the Akademiya's rules and regulations, saw this as Tighnari forming factions and gathering forces, which he deemed as harbingers of academic corruption. However, after Cyno spent time observing and spending time with Tighnari, he realized the student had no ill intentions and while he was willing to collaborate with others, his focus was on his own studies. Cyno deemed the threat as resolved, but due to the pure impression Tighnari had on him he ended up letting down his guard and they became friends. This also led to Cyno later entrusting Collei in Tighnari's care.

Archon Quest
In the Sumeru Archon Quest Act IV, Tighnari is brought up by the traveler and Paimon briefly while talking about incense with Cyno. Cyno makes a note about them knowing Tighnari, to which Paimon asks if they are friends. He responds with a yes. Paimon then asks if Tighnari lectured him as he had with her and the traveler, and Cyno says there's no need for him to. Cyno asks if they first smelled the incense at Tighnari's house, to which traveler says no.

Cyno's Story Quest
At the end of Cyno's story quest, they make an appearance together for the first time in game at Caravan Ribat. Cyno had just finished single-handedly apprehending 300 criminals, which Tighnari scolds him for. However, Cyno discusses his anger towards the criminals for the role they played in an old friend's death and Tighnari drops it, saying he understands. Tighnari then offers Cyno a trap he designed using plants, saying he can use it to aid him in battle while also help collect testing data on it. It is then revealed to the traveler that Tighnari came to Caravan Ribat to find herbs for a child Cyno had met earlier in the quest and also to check for any physical injuries Cyno may have. Tighnari then mentions how lonely Cyno looks, and tells him he should relax and play some Genius Invokation TCG. He mentioned that Collei is wary of Cyno due to his serious expression, which prompts Cyno to ask how the girl is doing. Tighnari responds talking about her growth and studies, and says he's tasked her with giving lectures in Sumeru City. He asks Cyno to watch over her, to which he agrees.

Genius Invokation TCG
One of Cyno's favorite hobbies during his free time is playing Genius Genius Invokation TCG. It is also shown that he plays it together with Tighnari, as at the end of his profile story "Cyno's Genius Invokation TCG Deck Box" it mentions him wondering if Tighnari would be available to play at the moment. In the daily commission King of Invokations, Fukomoto tells the traveler that he was tasked with writing a book about Genius Invokation TCG and was told to use Cyno and Tighnari as inspiration for the book. It can assumed that Cyno and Tighnari are both well known for being good at the game in order for them to be considered for inspirations.

Matra's Encyclopedia of Plants
In the lore descriptions for several plant furnishing items used in the Serenitea Pot, it can be found that Cyno sought out Tighnari's help for writing on a manual guide on different plants in Sumeru. Many of these descriptions show other matra wondering who the General Mahamatra could have found who is so knowledgeable on plants, while one item called No Jumping, No Tramping mentions a matra coming to ask Cyno a question about the manual. The matra finds him having dinner with Tighnari, and Cyno promptly answers his questions with two jokes that only confuse the matra more. Tighnari jumps in before Cyno can start explaining the jokes so the conversation would end quickly, possibly because he knows that Cyno's explanations for his jokes can become very long.

Quotes
"You want to see Cyno...? Well, firstly, a word of caution: if he ever comes chasing you down for work-related reasons, prepare for the nightmare of a lifetime. Other than that, General Mahamatra is a high-ranking position, so it usually isn't easy to find him. But he does occasionally go to Gandharva Ville to see Collei. As much as he might want to stay unnoticed, he can't fool my ears, heh."

- Tighnari's voiceline about Cyno

"Tighnari is different from other scholars I've met. He has the same wholehearted dedication to knowledge, but he will never cross the most important boundaries. Some scholars see themselves as gods within their own laboratories, but not Tighnari — he has always shown the same respect for every form of life. I've heard that he even declined a position in the Akademiya, and I support his decision."

- Cyno's voiceline about Tighnari: Knowledge

"Tighnari once told me not to tell jokes at the dinner table, insisting that my jokes weren't funny at all. I did not share his opinion, so I told three of my best jokes in a row, and explained the premise of each in great detail. By the time I was done talking, my food was cold."

- Cyno's voiceline about Tighnari: Jokes

"A message for you. I brought back a specialty from the desert, two packs of honeyed dates, which helps to replenish your energy, whether in the morning or at night. Thank you for your patience in teaching and taking care of Collei. Good luck with your work and best wishes for Collei's studies."

- Cyno's letter to Tighnari

"Many researchers at the Akademiya fear that the General Mahamatra will interfere with their research. However, it seems that they are worrying about nothing. Most of them do not produce results worthy of his visit."

- Tighnari's reply to Collei asking about Cyno

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