DainsLumi

DainsLumi is the het ship between Dainsleif and Lumine from the Genshin Impact fandom.

Canon
If the player chooses to play as Aether, Dainsleif and Lumine are canonically former travelling partners. Dainsleif is first introduced in the World Quest "Bough Keeper: Dainsleif", in which he cryptically talks of a travelling partner who he refers to as "her". Towards the end of the Archon Quest "We Will Be Reunited", Lumine appears before Aether and Dainsleif, blocking their attack on an Abyss Herald and revealing herself as the Princess of the Abyss Order. Here, it is officially revealed that Dainsleif and Lumine do indeed know each other. Lumine however, considers Dainsleif to be her enemy due to the fact that she is the currently working with the Abyss Order, Dainsleif's main opponent.

Given from Dainsleif's expressions however, he appears to feel betrayed and hurt by Lumine declaring him as her enemy. Lumine tells Aether that Dainsleif was a royal guard of the final dynasty of Khaenri'ah who failed to prevent its destruction 500 years ago. She also tells Aether that he should not team up with Dainsleif. Aether then tells Lumine to return home with him, but she refuses. Lumine then departs into a portal shortly after that and Dainsleif dashes after her, following her into the portal.

Apart from the game's quests, we also get a possible glimpse into their relationship in the Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview. In this video, Dainsleif acts as the narrator, going over each of the 7 nations. Towards the end of the video, he directly addresses  Aether: "Step forth, if you have understood the meaning of your journey. Defeat me, command me to step aside, show me that you are worthier than I to rescue her." At the very end he quietly muses to himself how most of his memory has faded but what he can never forget is "how much she too, loved these flowers." It is also worth mentioning that the flowers in the Sea of Flowers at the End are identical to the ones Lumine wears in her hair.

Quotes
"Paimon: That does sound pretty dangerous... Maybe they're [Abyss Order] looking for a better time to ambush us or something... Aether: They won't defeat me/I'll defeat them. Paimon: Uh-huh! We're super-duper strong! Dainsleif: (That manner... it's just like hers.)"

- Conversation between Paimon, Aether, and Dainsleif, during "Bough Keeper: Dainsleif".

"Paimon: Uh, you know, Dain, you keep talking about that person this, and that person that... Where are they now, anyway Dainsleif: She... *sigh* No longer travels. I'm afraid that traveling can be... too exhausting at times."

- Conversation between Paimon, Aether, and Dainsleif, during "Bough Keeper: Dainsleif".

"Dainsleif: Lumine. We meet again. Paimon: Wh—What's going on here? Dain knows her, too! Lumine: You shouldn't team up with this man. Lumine: He is my enemy. Dainsleif: Lumine..."

- Conversation between Dainsleif and Lumine in "We Will Be Reunited".

"Aether: What is the history between you and my sister? Dainsleif: We were travel partners. We both partook in a painful journey of searching for our fate, but regrettably... we did not make it to the journey's end together."

- Chapter II, Act IV: Requiem Of The Echoing Depths - "In the Depths, an Unexpected Reunion"

Fanon
This ship had started after the Bough Keeper: Dainsleif quest. This quest had given the players the idea that Dainsleif was a traveling companion of the Traveler's Sibling. And with the content of the Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview, that had only strengthened the Romantic Implications. A twitter artist named june had created a comic called "A memory from long ago" which follows this ship back to when the two were traveling together. The comic was later dubbed RedVelvetVA and Sylleblossom.

The most common dynamic depicted in Dainslumi content revolves around them being ex-lovers, with Dainsleif still being head-over-heels for Lumine. As for her, she's either still in love with him but too caught up in her own plans to harbour those feelings in a healthy way, or she's completely over Dainsleif and entirely focused on her mission to "revive the homeland". Because of their shared history and the bitterness between them now, a great majority of fanfiction and fanart takes on a more angsty tone, especially compared to other ships. It's also not unusual for shippers to speculate about their relationship before the Cataclysm, and what a healthy relationship between the two might have looked like.

There are currently 300+ fanfics about Dainsleif and Lumine. This ship is often overshadowed by other ships, especially ChiLumi and DainKae.

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