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Where Venti goes back in time, and finds that the one he loved never existed - because it was always himself.
Notes: This fic is written for a theory of mine that I’m really convinced of: That the Nameless Bard is Venti from the future, who traveled to the past, realizes what his fate always was, splits his soul into the wisp, and eventually sacrifices for Mondstadt’s future and gets erased. This has been hinted at for a long time, but now with Columbina’s arc, I am basically certain.
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Cursed to be Loved + Venti Theory/Lore masterpost (ch.11) by Anilyan
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
16 Feb 2026
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Once Celestia starts to awaken, they punish Venti for avoiding the role he swore to wear, cursing him as an example.
He has to: assume he is Barbatos, and participate in ruling the city; always have his wings out, unable to hide them anymore; since he mingled with humans so much, now he will be forced choose between pain, or seeking proximity;
It feels like an embarrassment and betrayal of everything Venti stood for. He wanted Mondstadt to be free of gods, and feared being treated differently once the people he knew found his identity. What would they think once they saw the pathetic state of the wings of their Archon?
And besides, love was a feeling that should be given freely.
That love proves to be what sets things right. Mondstadt is still free, and the nature of Venti’s bonds flourishes beyond what he ever dreamed of.
---Characters featured properly: Zhongli, Hu Tao, Aether, Jean, Diluc, Kaeya, Rosaria, Lisa, Albedo, Klee, Barbara, Xiao, Dahlia, the other Archons+Furina+Neuvillette, Wanderer
Featured briefly: Paimon, Xianyun, Ganyu, Madame Ping, Razor, Bennet, DionaNote: If you were reading before February of 2026, I added ch.14 halfway and split many scenes that came after
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“Istaroth claimed it was impossible, but how could Venti not entertain the idea upon seeing the bard right in front of their eyes?”
Do you want Venti and Decarabian to be allies, realizing they are not so different? To see Venti go back to the comfort of their old form in some attempts, and have to adjust to a human body in others? Do you want their relationship with the Bard to be platonic, romantic, antagonistic, even fake siblings depending on the cycle? Do you want both mischief and sorrow? To see Venti try and fail? Do you want to see Venti spend centuries with the family he/they will inevitably lose, while for them it’s just a few years at most depending on the cycle?
You don’t need to read the previous volume since the ending is canon compliant, but everything would have more meaning that way since I reference a lot.
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- Part 2 of Nameless
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A lot happens on Cecil’s thirteenth birthday: His best friend Gunnhildr gives him a flower pin, and another gift that he refuses. He is confronted by Amos after his rebellious debut as a bard, and is introduced to a red-haired wanderer who brings hope with him. And he experiences loss, but not loneliness.
When his heart decided to carry a revolution, he had no way of knowing what the future entailed. Many joys and sorrows would make their way into his short life. And a certain wind wisp would always be there to witness his tale - even when Cecil couldn’t see it.
Nameless Bard POV, and you can technically read the first chapter as a oneshot.
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- Part 1 of Nameless
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Cecil knew he wasn’t supposed to practice for the admission exam before the official date - after all, summoning a familiar could have disastrous results. But people already looked down on him due to his branch of magic, musical magic, being seen as useless and inferior, and if he didn’t practice, he ran the risk of underperforming.
But when he accidentally summons Mondstadt’s divinity, he doesn’t know what to think - especially when both realize how much they look like each other. And how Barbatos wished to be free of his religious duty, while Cecil realizes that using music to bless people would be a way of proving his worth.
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Volume 1 relays the journey of the Nameless Bard as he formed the rebellion and fights for his dreams besides his found family.
Volume 2 depicts recently-ascended Venti going back in time over and over to try to prevent the Bard's death.
Volume 3 is the journey of the Bard as they are brought to present Teyvat, initially under a new identity without memories of who they were, yet has to deal with the taint of multiple lives in the Irminsul that Venti is responsible for.
I started by wanting to writ a short story recounting the events of Old Mondstadt. I ended not only writing a long-fic, but also trying 3 fic ideas of mine into a series.
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(E) for fluff progressing into sexual content—this isn't fan service. There's plenty dedicated to that.
This is a plot focused slow-burn about Dahlia's conflict between faith and love.
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The week after Venti’s departure marked the beginning of Dahlia’s descent into a very particular, very troublesome crisis he had never considered could be real: He was in love with a god while still living like a broke altar boy.His days without the bard gave him too much space to think. And thinking, he discovered, was dangerous. Thinking was where all his worst ideas lived. Because it was there that he realized that he was juggling a holy relationship with mortal settings, and failing spectacularly at both.
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Dahlia wants a home. A mortal one. With a bed. For… reasons.
He believes he is ready for the “next step" with Venti, and knows the cathedral dorms absolutely do NOT allow romantic…sleepovers.
But everything goes wrong—emotionally, spiritually, and physically—until they both finally confront what it means to love each other as man and god, and how to restore Dahlia's fractured faith properly while loving fully.
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- Part 2 of Tales of a Windborne Flower
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13 Mar 2026
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How Dahlia became The Herald of Barbatos.
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"You look like a man who needs one of two things to cheer up:" Venti lifted one finger up, "a miracle from Barbatos himself…” He lifted another finger, "…or someone to drag him out of his misery with questionable decisions. Lucky for you, I specialize in both." He winked, then leaned forward. “Now, my deacon—”“I’m not a deacon yet.” Dahlia corrected automatically.
“—my future deacon,” Venti amended without shame, “which would you prefer?”
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Shortly after the Traveler left Mondstadt and the city regained its peace, Dahlia was announced as a candidate, a soon-to-be-ordained Deacon of the Church of Favonius. Which was great, awesome, perfect, had it not been for a teeny, tiny detail: his faith, or rather the lack of it.And then the wind gets a whiff of his secret.
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- Part 1 of Tales of a Windborne Flower
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18 Dec 2025
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Aether rips his sword out, pushing a wailing Paimon back and readying for a counterattack. It had worked on the fellflower Albedo, right? Sort of? At least it had forced the creature to reveal itself. But instead—
The imposter crumples to the ground. Soundless. Eyes wide and unseeing.
A faintly glowing crimson drips damningly down Aether’s blade.
Aether is no stranger to being used, whether as an Honorary Knight, experiment, or pawn. He's less familiar with getting his hands this dirty in the process, but that doesn't mean he needs the dozens of others reaching out, desperate to clean them... right?
The Aether-centric, headcanoned-timeline remix of Paralogism.
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18 Jun 2025
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Albedo and Rosaria at the end of the world.
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“Oh, wait. Do you know?”
Rosaria frowns. “Know what?”
“You know.”
Rosaria squints at him. “No, I don’t know? What am I supposed to know? I mean, I probably do know, but how am I supposed to know if I know what you know if you won’t tell me what I’m supposed to know?”
Kaeya stares at her. Then shakes his head. “You don’t know. If you knew, you’d know.”
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- Part 4 of Genshin Impact Crackfics
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16 Jun 2025