No hate to it. It's actually kinda nice, because they have this weird dorky chemistry with each other
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Jamrockdawg2026-01-16 20:32
He’s definitely huffing the angel dust iykwim
Isk4nd4r_rd2026-01-16 20:34
Honestly I think in last AQ everybody was flirting, Lauma/Nefer, Trav/Bina, Varka/Nicole and yes... Flins/Iluga
AnaYuma2026-01-16 21:11
You missed Trav/Wanderer
Mtebalanazy2026-01-16 21:23
No, Flins/iluga weren’t flirting with each other, Flins just flirts with everyone he meets, and Iluga was calling him out on that and his secrecy
but unfortunately, I can see the black butler ships coming from the horizon
YellowFogLights2026-01-16 22:07
Flins blows smoke up everyone’s butt so he doesn’t get looked at too hard and can ask favours. He’s a lazy, tricky man.
Mtebalanazy2026-01-16 22:13
The dudes a fae, so it’s par for the course for him lol
YellowFogLights2026-01-16 22:18
It’s great. His deals don’t end up dooming you so much as they give him a chance to disappear and find some shiny rocks.
LesserTierArchon2026-01-16 22:56
I hope he gets lots of interactions with linnea, maybe they have shared history in snezhnaya before they became exiles
Junior_Box_28002026-01-17 03:49
wholesome fae that doesnt try to screw you over but helps and plays harmless tricks, absolute legend
YellowFogLights2026-01-17 08:13
In it for the love of the game
TeaTimeLion1232026-01-16 23:54
I personally got the vibe that Illuga has a crush on Flins that goes completely over the fae’s head. Like Illuga thinks Flins is pretty and he’s annoyed at him keeping secrets meanwhile Flins thinks Illuga wants to be fishing buddies with him lol
Ze_AwEsOmE_Hobo2026-01-17 03:34
"Black Butler ships" floored me. I almost choked laughing.
YellowFogLights2026-01-16 22:11
Nefer and Lauma truly have *just kiss already* energy
Isk4nd4r_rd2026-01-16 22:19
I only hope we will be there to see it.
Neospartan_1172026-01-16 23:03
What's so funny to me is that Lauma is basically "So, you won't kiss me? That's alright, Imma just steal your most capable employee, and then move your office to my home and..."
Ultenth2026-01-17 07:42
I gotta believe it's in like, the top 3 at least of blatant HI3 level yuri Hoyo shipping. Last one I can think of even close was Navia/Clorinde. There is no way that Hoyo, or at least the EN translators/VA's, don't know what they are doing.
RemoteDifficult65762026-01-16 22:56
Dottore flirting with Traveler
CantaloupeParking2392026-01-17 00:29
Dottore was so down bad for Traveler 🤣 (not complaining, finally some food for Dottore fans)
Aromatic_Inspector892026-01-17 02:14
he wants that descenderussy so bad
beautheschmo2026-01-17 03:24
"I give everyone one chance (Traveler gets like 50 though)"
He ain't foolin' anyone
aitamodsarepedofiles2026-01-16 23:23
Bina?
peggingwithkokomi692026-01-17 00:54
Flins/everything that moves
lithicgirl2026-01-17 01:51
This is the answer
Arcane_Animal1232026-01-17 01:08
The game definitely leans into the shipping
Korbiter2026-01-17 01:37
I honestly felt as if everyone was tryong to get their shot in before one of them gest merked by Dottore. This was the hardest fight of their lives, even worse then Rerir, and everyone just kinda felt that someone was going to die. Might as well make their peace with their ships (yes, even Arch-ships, like Lauma and Nefer)
>! And then the only one who got gotten was the only one who didn't make her peace...Sandrone !<
Zohgho2026-01-16 20:36
What's fun is that instead of being up in arms and against it, the Nicole mains subreddit was actually very positive with this! I definitely loved the banter here.
ashnsnow_2026-01-16 23:04
I did see a few people really hot and bothered about people enjoying this though so..
AmethystMoon4202026-01-17 09:38
Yeahhh ((side-eyes some Varflins shippers))
Even before this patch, people were losing their minds, saying "you people ship anyone standing next to each other!" Well yeah?? Shipping is for fun. Not bc of how "canon" it is. And now Varka and Nicole did get a canon interaction so hopefully those people will shut up now.
ZeRandomPerson22222026-01-17 10:57
Varflins… Varka-Flins…? Don’t they not even have that many major interactions between each other?
AmethystMoon4202026-01-17 20:13
It's very funny bc the reason people started shipping Varflins in the first place was because they were the only male characters in the Nod-Krai teaser. So they had no right to attack people who shipped Nicole and Varka for "standing next to each other" when their own reasoning in the beginning was that "they were male" lmao
Main_Delivery43832026-01-17 01:17
yep as varka fan I also love it , maybe community is healing but maybe probably because i love both male and female characters , I love flins lauma as well
JDBCool2026-01-17 02:48
Is it as good as the Ineffa + Jahoda memes (not exactly the ship, but the frequent pairing)
SpellOpening78522026-01-17 03:02
Calls her a slur, then says she can't eat (I think, or something else racist). Peak yuri.
_Carcinus_2026-01-17 04:12
Not that we've mentioned automatons' eating habits, what's the deal with Sandrone? Surely a mechanical being like her shouldn't really refuel with pastries?
SpellOpening78522026-01-17 04:14
Pastries and tea parties are the best way for a robot to refuel. Especially a lesbian robot ;3
T8-TR2026-01-17 02:38
idk how Alice mains are regarding her marriage (other than the memes), but I feel like a lot of the times, EN isn't the community (at least off-Twitter) to complain about official ships and whatnot. In most of the gacha I've played, it's usually Asian regions that hyper-fixate on "they must love MC".
NavStrike82026-01-17 05:39
Alice Mains isn't the one complaining lmao. Funny enough, it's Aether mains who has beef with her having a husband
Junior_Box_28002026-01-17 03:48
first time I've seen a subreddit for a tall female character be this supportive of a straight pairing lmao, but maybe it's because she doesnt have any major gay ships competing rn
Ultenth2026-01-17 07:36
Yeah, I mean, pretty much everyone she's interacted with is already in an existing ship except Varka, lol. He's about the only option she has so far, outside of people mad when anyone is shipped with anyone but Traveler.
Watercrown1232026-01-17 09:50
I recall both the Mavuika and Capitano communities were super into that ship.
WhyHowForWhat2026-01-17 13:52
Go to hsr official subreddit, anaxa x agalaea is a very welcomed ship. The art from their ship is just so good and funny.
donpastera2026-01-16 20:46
The nicole dorky and goofy smug meter here was off the charts! God I love her. Nefer and Lauma was definitely flirting, always a flirting per minute between those two!
Ultenth2026-01-17 07:43
Honestly, of all the announced characters in the Nod Krai trailer, Nicole was the one I was least interested in. We knew so little about her, outside of a few lore tidbits, and I'm usually not into blonde ladies that much.
But she just might be my favorite character in NK so far up there with Jahoda. I absolutely love what a sincere dork she is, she seems like such a fun hang.
Yes I felt it too. And it didn’t feel weird or off either.
Lore yapper and lore skipper.
Anxious-Drag-60282026-01-16 21:58
Bro, be careful or else they’re going to get you
Nightfall_aggro2026-01-16 22:02
I know genshin players ship characters that stand next to each other for 5 seconds and it's okay i think the ship is cool
But I mostly see Nicole as Varka's Auntie, Alice even considers him as one of his children in mondstat lol(albeit jokingly)
YellowFogLights2026-01-16 22:10
As much as I liked it, the angel’s curse specifically is in relation to angels loving a single person.
Even if Nicole has escaped >!becoming a seelie!<, I feel like she wouldn’t be so brazen with the curse.
She later did say something like “I love everyone” so it’s hard to place her dialogue exactly.
Chadzuma2026-01-16 22:12
Because it's Varka and a woman
NeosFlatReflection2026-01-16 22:21
Watch out, Nicole. I got my eyes on you.
Hunter_Crona2026-01-16 22:34
Their banter here was really fun
McSqueakers2026-01-16 22:40
Varka x Alice shippers in shambles rn
Crymsyn_Moon2026-01-16 23:44
Varka aiming for the full Hexenzirkel harem. Likes his ladies crazy; I can respect that.
You think after he completes the Rhinedottir route he makes Albedo call him daddy?
SentientShamrock2026-01-17 00:14
His brain is too smooth for their magic to work on him so it's safe for him to pursue them.
No-Guava-1992026-01-17 05:44
Love this so much lol
IJustJason2026-01-17 00:02
And Klee is in the Knights of Fav already. He pretty much has daughter approval lol
CallMeAnAnomaly2026-01-16 22:47
I feel like he flirts with all the ladies tbh 😂 He and Lauma have so much chemistry too lol
Vanthraa2026-01-16 22:50
Everyone in that damn region flirt with each other so damn much lmao
CallMeAnAnomaly2026-01-16 23:03
You’re not wrong, Flins is always causing trouble too 😂 Gaslighting king lol
sledge1152026-01-17 01:54
"You. Hand. Now."
"I thought you'd never ask, my lady."
This guy I swear to god
CallMeAnAnomaly2026-01-17 02:28
I was like “This guy, I swear!” too 😂 And then with Illuga,
>! Illuga: “I think… you’re not a human!” !<
>! Flins: *laughs* “Daaamn, that would be craaazy, right? 😏” !<
I repeat: gaslight king 😂
Prior-Meal-13872026-01-17 07:30
And
>!Illuga: Promise me you'd come back in one piece!<
>!Flins: For you master Illuga, how could I refuse?!<
Cut me some slack man 😭
Ultenth2026-01-17 07:39
Honestly, as a straight guy usually pretty oblivious to bi/gay male ships, I was shocked at how much I felt they were really feeding anyone who ever thought about there being an Illuga/Flins one with that one scene.
samfamawham2026-01-17 01:54
Not just the ladies, look at him and flins!
CallMeAnAnomaly2026-01-17 02:34
I blame Flins for that more than that Varka tbh 😂 No one is safe from this lunar charged lunatic 💀
solidfang2026-01-17 06:00
"Hey Lauma, it's us! ...Huh? Varka, what are you doing here?"
"haha, beats me. I had a bit too much to drink last night, and when I woke up, I was on Hiisi Island."
😏
CallMeAnAnomaly2026-01-17 06:08
This is literally the *exact* scene I was thinking of when I wrote that 😂
Like uhuh, “just woke up on Hiisi Island.” In whose bed, Varka? 😏 *camera pans to Lauma right beside him*
kokko6932026-01-16 22:49
You are the type of people who thinks people of opposite genders can't be friend ?
leeo2682026-01-16 22:53
\*HP doing the meme of American Dad looking at the meter almost crossing the limit\*
hera-fawcett2026-01-17 04:50
we're on terror alert orange-- which means someone somewhere could be doing something suspicious, so stay alert!
Kingpimpy2026-01-16 23:10
i swear to god
people dont go outside anymore
Gold-And-Cheese2026-01-17 02:05
Bruh what does that have to do with anything
ApocaSCP_0012026-01-16 23:32
The relationship is doomed when you realise all angels have to love everyone equally😭
Lubinski642026-01-17 00:35
If this is how she will act with everyone i'm all for it.
MightyActionGaim2026-01-17 04:19
mondstadt freedom baby
Zesty_Crouton2026-01-17 01:10
It's ok, they're polyamorous.
Nicole loves everyone so she doesn't die.
And Varka loves every kind of alcohol.
ApocaSCP_0012026-01-17 01:47
Emphasis on “equally”.
I mean absolute equality.
SpellOpening78522026-01-17 03:01
No matter what it can't be absolute, constant equality, given the very big thing that happened in these archon quests. Maybe in terms of actual love, but it clearly doesn't force what actions she can or can't take for different factions of people.
Curlyzed2026-01-17 04:05
My brain is so buddied I already picture 25 pages of doujin right now. I'm no artist though so it remains in my brain.
SuperNature24852026-01-17 03:30
Is this a Dragon Ball Super joke? Like how the Angels in that universe are named after Alcoholic beverages or spirits?
fakuryu2026-01-17 01:39
Are you telling me that the Knight of Boreas got "Humanity Zoned"?
ApocaSCP_0012026-01-17 03:18
Pfff-
Yes
LeAstra2026-01-17 07:13
“I love you… and all you guys!”
OPPA_XL_AGANE2026-01-17 22:01
Xenoblade 2 moment.
TropicalSkiFly2026-01-17 03:16
Wouldn’t that be borderline polygamy? 🤔
ApocaSCP_0012026-01-17 03:16
No? Because then it’d be a few people you love more than others
For angels, it’s absolute equality, no distinctions or exceptions WHATSOEVER.
TropicalSkiFly2026-01-17 03:19
It was just a joke 🙄
No-Guava-1992026-01-17 05:38
Shipping is about fanon lol. That doesn't really matter. Everyone knows no ship will ever be true or canon. But at the same time, so many people have been breaking the HP's rules without consequences so that could also just be another instance of it. Focalors literally destroyed one of the thrones and handed the authority back to its original dragon.
Gold-And-Cheese2026-01-17 05:46
Love me some good old doomed romance
HereIsACasualAsker2026-01-17 07:34
well, one thing is loving everyone equally, and another is having sex equally with everyone, right?
Jaystrike72026-01-16 23:37
Okay it's not just me who felt that then
Hotspur0002026-01-16 23:50
He was also kinda flirty with Lauma too.
Maybe he's just a flirty guy.
ilkeisyourFather2026-01-17 01:38
i also got this impression
acederp2026-01-17 00:08
If genshin was real varka woulda slain all the hot women in tyvet.
Tobitoughguy2026-01-17 00:17
I don’t even ship in anime, stories, or games. But these two are hard not to. For a lady like Nicole who has lived for eons alone and stayed so kind and a guy like Varka who has seen so much of the dark side of Teyvat yet risen above it, every time they talk, every time they’re even in the same room they seem to be at peace. I guess it’s a nice idea that they can find comfort in each other. Honestly I hope genshin sails it.
MightyActionGaim2026-01-17 00:33
Lore Yapper and Lore Skipper is a dangerous yet perfect combo lol. It’s almost like a match made in heaven
maniaxz2026-01-17 04:27
Opposite attracts got real
Ok-Durian-93482026-01-17 06:09
The Heavens definitely didn't match them bro 😭
That much is guaranteed
evilnarutolover2026-01-17 08:43
MADE IN HEAVEN !!!
*Crucified starts playing*
gmapterous2026-01-17 00:54
Maybe they were?
Varka just calling up the Hexenzirkle and asking a favor was completely baller and implied a deeper, pre-existing relationship of some sort.
The AQ dialogue kinda made it clear that Varka probably isn't Klee's dad though, so now we're back to Liben as top candidate, but also flirty flirty flirt flirt.
WeRMarcve03132026-01-17 00:58
I ship..❤️
Gold-And-Cheese2026-01-17 02:08
I too also ship
corecenite2026-01-17 01:16
Varka tried to rizz up Jahoda but it didn't work. Might as well the next nearest blonde
TIL He loves his blondes... like Bill
Main_Delivery43832026-01-17 01:22
flins x lauma at start , varka x lauma and now varka x nicole
straight shippers eating good right now
Gold-And-Cheese2026-01-17 02:07
True true
AuraEx982026-01-17 01:24
Because many don't think regular conversation between people can ever just be regular conversation and must be flirty.
beautheschmo2026-01-17 03:28
Idk, i didn't really read all that much of the AQ as flirting compared to other people in this thread, but this scene definitely felt very flirty to me, i was kinda surprised when it just led to a 'please help us' lol
Samaelo08312026-01-17 01:29
The chemistry and slight banter between them was so cute too watch 😭
MrGreenYeti2026-01-17 01:35
Everyone was flirting. Flins and Illuga as well. Nefer and Lauma also. Rofl.
lithicgirl2026-01-17 01:52
This is literally that “yaoi couple, yuri couple, normal couple, love is love” meme
Spoopy_Kirei2026-01-17 06:55
Good thing that Teyvat doesn't have evil and intimidating horses.
*Zibai looms in the distance*
Mountain_Pathfinder2026-01-17 01:41
It's because they:
1. Compliment each other
2. Speaks with a kind of charm and light tone
3. Tease each other
4. Do so in this kind of dynamic angles where they don't speak face to face, like this picture above or the one where Varka stands straight and stares ahead while Nicole leans on the railing.
Honestly, I think the 4th point is the one that really sells it. It's nice to see Genshin camera angles being much more creative here in Nod Krai.
beautheschmo2026-01-17 03:47
i would also say it feels a bit OOC for Varka; he is baseline kinda flirty and lighthearted, but i don't remember any other point in the AQ where he beats around the bush and acts vulnerable like this, it's very noticeable different to how he interacts with everyone else throughout the AQ, including other scenes with Nicole where they aren't alone, it definitely makes it feel like there's something more there.
Mountain_Pathfinder2026-01-17 05:12
Oh, you're right. It makes me wonder if it's because he views all the others as someone under 'his command', as such he cannot show his doubts and his fears there. Kinda like Mavuika.
But Nicole is an external friendly party, someone he respects, and someone that he doesn't need to keep up appearances with. He's clearly somewhat comfortable with her, considering their previous interactions.
It'd be interesting to see if this is his dynamic with all the other Hexenzirkel mages too, but if not, then this ship is sailing ahead at full speed lol.
Gold-And-Cheese2026-01-17 05:30
Have you done the meeting point rewards quest with Varka? He gets a bit vulnerable speaking with the Traveler there >!as the only one sober during the night his comrades feast and drink, so there's someone who can guard them!<
caucassius2026-01-17 10:26
That's way more because he knows very well how whimsical these witches can be and the stake is too high to goof around but uh, sure you can interpret it that way lol
IngwiePhoenix2026-01-17 02:09
I just need more Nicole, ngl. Same for the three moon sisters. Really, really nice characters! Sonnet was my favorite, even knowing her fate...
_Mugiwara-ya2026-01-17 02:12
they’re just two people who have known each other for a while, are close and have mutual respect for each other. varka literally calls nicole “big sister” in JP
Informal_Position1662026-01-17 02:22
but would their child be on paar with klee?
IsaiahSweet2026-01-17 02:25
So odd to see a man and woman flirting in this game
Josh_Addy2026-01-17 03:06
its like the first seelie with boreas the story written in the angel house behind the knights of favonious camp
Gaaraks2026-01-17 14:46
Or, you know... in the 1.0 book, a drunkard's tale.
That wasn't just Boreas there. It was also Mondstadt's first drunkard, seeing through Boreas's eyes in a drunken dream.
Interesting_Rub67022026-01-17 03:12
Probably my favorite of the "canon" relationships in game! They just look so good together and varka is a gentlemen. I think its obvious in every one of their interactions that this is a pairing someone at hoyo really likes. (Up there along side xingqiu/chongyun and beidou/ningguang and ayaka/traveler)
Junior_Box_28002026-01-17 03:47
Ofc when hoyo finally gives a scene with romantic undertones to a male and female character (none of whom r the traveler) its with a woman who can't fall in love lmao
nanimeanswhat2026-01-17 10:30
As one historical figure has said before:
"Rules are made to be broken!"
witchywater112026-01-17 04:31
Everyone in NK was flirting. These two, Flins and Illuga, Nefer and Lauma, everyone in that nation needs to get a room.
WolfySpice2026-01-17 05:43
Nicole's attitude seems to me (as seen with her saving Nefer) to be more praising children for being very brave, well done, have a head pat.
aulixindragonz342026-01-17 06:05
They were flirting and teasing.
In many other translation he called her "my beloved angel", the EN being the only one to exclude that detail
Fullpotentialk2026-01-17 06:36
And twitter is making a puss about it again
brewstercafe2026-01-17 06:40
I saw them as more friendly tbh
herrschersan2026-01-17 14:38
There is a visual glitch during that scene.
Lost_Introduction5012026-01-17 21:25
Because you guys are obsessed with shipping?
I mean, every time characters are talking to each other, you think they are flirting...
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but unfortunately, I can see the black butler ships coming from the horizon
He ain't foolin' anyone
>! And then the only one who got gotten was the only one who didn't make her peace...Sandrone !<
Even before this patch, people were losing their minds, saying "you people ship anyone standing next to each other!" Well yeah?? Shipping is for fun. Not bc of how "canon" it is. And now Varka and Nicole did get a canon interaction so hopefully those people will shut up now.
But she just might be my favorite character in NK so far up there with Jahoda. I absolutely love what a sincere dork she is, she seems like such a fun hang.
Lore yapper and lore skipper.
But I mostly see Nicole as Varka's Auntie, Alice even considers him as one of his children in mondstat lol(albeit jokingly)
Even if Nicole has escaped >!becoming a seelie!<, I feel like she wouldn’t be so brazen with the curse.
She later did say something like “I love everyone” so it’s hard to place her dialogue exactly.
You think after he completes the Rhinedottir route he makes Albedo call him daddy?
"I thought you'd never ask, my lady."
This guy I swear to god
>! Illuga: “I think… you’re not a human!” !<
>! Flins: *laughs* “Daaamn, that would be craaazy, right? 😏” !<
I repeat: gaslight king 😂
>!Illuga: Promise me you'd come back in one piece!<
>!Flins: For you master Illuga, how could I refuse?!<
Cut me some slack man 😭
"haha, beats me. I had a bit too much to drink last night, and when I woke up, I was on Hiisi Island."
😏
Like uhuh, “just woke up on Hiisi Island.” In whose bed, Varka? 😏 *camera pans to Lauma right beside him*
people dont go outside anymore
Nicole loves everyone so she doesn't die.
And Varka loves every kind of alcohol.
I mean absolute equality.
Yes
For angels, it’s absolute equality, no distinctions or exceptions WHATSOEVER.
Maybe he's just a flirty guy.
That much is guaranteed
*Crucified starts playing*
Varka just calling up the Hexenzirkle and asking a favor was completely baller and implied a deeper, pre-existing relationship of some sort.
The AQ dialogue kinda made it clear that Varka probably isn't Klee's dad though, so now we're back to Liben as top candidate, but also flirty flirty flirt flirt.
TIL He loves his blondes... like Bill
straight shippers eating good right now
*Zibai looms in the distance*
1. Compliment each other
2. Speaks with a kind of charm and light tone
3. Tease each other
4. Do so in this kind of dynamic angles where they don't speak face to face, like this picture above or the one where Varka stands straight and stares ahead while Nicole leans on the railing.
Honestly, I think the 4th point is the one that really sells it. It's nice to see Genshin camera angles being much more creative here in Nod Krai.
But Nicole is an external friendly party, someone he respects, and someone that he doesn't need to keep up appearances with. He's clearly somewhat comfortable with her, considering their previous interactions.
It'd be interesting to see if this is his dynamic with all the other Hexenzirkel mages too, but if not, then this ship is sailing ahead at full speed lol.
That wasn't just Boreas there. It was also Mondstadt's first drunkard, seeing through Boreas's eyes in a drunken dream.
"Rules are made to be broken!"
In many other translation he called her "my beloved angel", the EN being the only one to exclude that detail
I mean, every time characters are talking to each other, you think they are flirting...