Yelone

Yelone is the het ship between Pantalone and Yelan from the Genshin Impact fandom.

The Fascinating Bracelet and the Whitesilk Mantle
Throughout Yelan's intelligence career so far, there has been one memorable operation that fuses both failure and success together. One could say that it was a failure because she lost a family heirloom named the "Fascinating Bracelet" during that operation. The inside of the jade bracelet is engraved with a spell passed through her line that turns the heirloom into a simple communication device. However, the spell requires a pair of such vessels to work. Now that only one bracelet is left, it is no more than a mere accessory.

However, the operation also proved a success for Yelan because her enemy did not get the upper hand, either. And this enemy of hers was no ordinary character — it was none other than "Regrator," Ninth of the Fatui Harbingers. Yelan infiltrated a secret trade route that was run by Regrator behind the scenes, intercepting the goods and picking the most precious one of them as compensation for her bracelet.

Now, there once existed a strange mystical beast in times of old. A robe made from its fur would be worth a fortune, and due to its rarity, such a robe is exceptionally hard to procure.

In fact, the beast is so powerful that although it died centuries ago, its body remains intact today, and its fur still emits a mysterious fragrance.

Regrator had intended it as an offer to the Tsaritsa, yet Yelan unexpectedly intercepted it.

Not only that, she also rejected the style that Snezhnayans had chosen for their Tsaritsa — she yanked the fur off, combined it with Liyue's Ramie yarn, and made a rather fashionable sleeved mantle for herself. This series of happenings could be seen as significant or insignificant — depending on one's perspective. Ultimately, it all boils down to three words: gains and losses. The cycle of gaining and losing is a rather accurate summary of Yelan's life. None of that really bothers her though. Instead, she takes immense pleasure from it.

Yelan’s Story Quest
During the events of Yelan's Story Quest Calculated Gambit, the Fatui plotted to assassinate Uncle Tian and interfere with the election of the new Tianshu in order to control one of the members of the Liyue Qixing. Though the plan ended in failure, Pantalone managed to predict Yelan's next move in time to prevent Theofan from becoming her pawn and subsequently, a potential danger to the Fatui.

Quotes
"I found out from other sources that the Harbinger "Regrator" got involved. The Fatui's main forces aren't concentrated here. Regrator was only treating this as a peripheral concern. It's a pity that Theofan got away. But knowing which Harbingers are still looking at Liyue is something. It gives me a starting point for my next mission."

- Yelan, during her story quest, Calculated Gambit

"Zhiyi and Ambassador Yusupov each saw the other as a means to an end. They thought that if they could just outsmart their opponent, they would emerge the final victor. And yet, in the eyes of Yelan and "Regrator," they are but pawns in a much bigger game."

- Uncle Tian, Yelan’s story quest, Calculated Gambit

Fanon
Because of the nature of the pairing, for the most part, fans see Yelone as a classic enemies-to-lovers kind of relationship. Not only do they have mementoes of each other and a means of communication through Yelan's Fantastic Bracelets the pair possess (as Pantalone stole one of hers), but also exhibit some indicators of a rivalmance, such as how the stolen Whitesilk Mantle Pantalone got as a gift to the Tsaritsa was stolen and tailored into a custom design that Yelan currently wears as part of her character design. Despite the Northland Bank having a branch in Liyue, Yelan's story quest suggests that the Harbingers' continued interest in Liyue even after retrieving Morax's Gnosis could lay in Yelan herself, as individuals like herself or Diluc Ragnvindr tend to become special interests due to their interference with the Fatui and especially the Harbingers themselves.

Though more a topic of speculation, regarding a possible backstory for Pantalone, some imagine him as coming from Liyue and that his obsession with Mora may have come from Rex Lapis himself. With this theory, many roughly place him in a similar age group as the likes of Ninnguang and Yelan, which could lead to him knowing them as children without even knowing it, a trope that the pairing Thomaluc shares.

Currently, the ship has 30+ fics on Ao3 and tends to be rivaled by Dottolone on Pantalone's end and Shenlan on Yelan's.

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Trivia

 * Yelan and Pantalone’s Japanese VA’s, Hoshino Takanori and Endō Aya, both voice Minnie and Mickey Mouse, respectively.