Can I just rant about how similar Dottore and Columbina are?
They both carry their home in their design. (Lina with Nod Krai, Dot with all the Sumeru elements in his normal design and the God one)
They both left home, whether voluntarily or not.
Columbina has dove symbolism, Dottore is a crow. Both birds, one considered more elegant, the other hideous.
They both tried to blend in to find a family in the fatui. While Columbina gained one, Dottore lost it by using his intelligence as a defense mechanism.
One made his place in the Fatui, and the other left once her goal was fulfilled.
One's a God, the other got so close. One born as a being with great power, the other crafted a moon from his own intellect.
I love found family so much, and it pains me how damaged Dottore is that he couldn't give Columbina the familial love she wanted, despite trying his best.
Good on her for not fixing him or staying, but I would love to see what could've been had things been different.
I love both of them, Hoyo did amazing this Archon Quest and with both of them.
I hope Dottore can get the chance to be accepted like he's always wanted. But this will only happen if it's not too late. I don't think it's never too late to change, and with Wanderer's character, Hoyo has so many options.
But alas. It's easier to just end his story. Though with him burning Irminsul, I wonder what changes can happen to both Teyvat and himself...
