#Kafka Star Rail

[thrashingtrash]

Fall in love with you again.

Charicter: kafka

Tldr: kafka releases her spirit whisper after years, you find out she made you fall in love.

Cw: mentions of forced relationship, reader slightly feminine??! Not proofread, kafka may be a little ooc, angst with confort, your comforting her btw!!

An: This idea was given to me by a friend! THANKS, POOKIE!

Kafka... oh kafka... you didn't remember much about her, in fact... the only thing you knew was that... you loved her. Not even your first meeting, all you knew was that, once you joined the stelleron hunters you fell for her.

Now you sat here, kafka sat on the edge of the bed, a frown on her lips.

"Kafka.... are you alright?"

Something within you felt off. Your mind didn't feel hazy for once.

"Kaf- ugh..."

You cut yourself off, a painfully groan exiting your lips. Kafka seemed to perk up at that, a look of worry crossing her sharp features.

"My lo- y/n.... are you okay?"

She rushed to your side, yet didn't touch you. The cut-off of the pet name, the lack of touch, what.... what was going on? This wasn't like her.

"Kafka... my head I..."

A look of guilt spread across her face... she wasn't much for any emotion other than a mix of sly and flirtatious, yet here she was.

"I know, I know... just breath..."

The words of comfort filled you with a sense of... distrust.

"Why are you acting like this... I... what... kafka..."

You were hit with something, relisation crossing your face. You've seen her use it so many times, how did you not notice.

Her spurit whisper, all the symptoms you had. A hazy mind, thoughtless devotion, pure and utter raw love. Yet.... you could only sigh.

"Kafka, why?"

She bit her lip for a moment before a small whimper left her.

"I... I wanted to have fun... and you looked like a fun game to play... and when I first saw you, you, with your cute little smile, ready to take on the universe in all of its intensity... I wanted it for myself."

You could bearaly recall anything before kafka, yet you decided to take her word for who you used to be... who you were.

"But, recently... I've felt guilty, because I've genuinely fallen in love with you. But is it you? Or is it some melted brain slave I've created yet again?"

Her voice sounded pained, tears pricking her eyes, I mean, you've never seen this woman flinch let alone... cry.

Think, think for a moment. For years now, you've been under her controll, none of this was done at your own free will, yet the way you looked at her.

"Kaf, get up."

Your words were blunt, and she obliged, the look of a kicked dog on her face.

"Tell me, what do you think I feel right now?"

You looked up at her with a quirked brow. You expression was unreadable to her.

"You probably hate me, despise me... I hope you do... it's only right."

You stood with a huff, your hands grabbing at her now tear stained face.

Only right? Was she insane?

"If that's true, then why am I not hurting you? Why am I stood here holding you?"

Your eyes somehow held the same devotion that they always did. She almost wondered if she had gotten rid of the spirit whisper.

"Kafka, what I feel for you exceeds your power, I may not be your ideal now that I'm not under your controll, but I'm still deeply in love with you."

Maybe her spirit whisper caused brain damage? There was no way any sane person would still love a monster like her.

"Kafka, I will fall in love with you, over and over, again and again, whipe my memories, make me hate you with your power, and I will still find a way. I'd wate till the ends of the universe, untill the eons were dying, untill all of the stars fizzled out. Kafka, the love I felt for you was... real... it was... me."

You could care less about the implications of her intent, her only now just falling for you. Who cares? She was ypur kafka, and she'd always be.

You kissed away a slaty tear on her cheek, earning another sob, than another.... he hands wrapping around you, tightly holding you like you'd dissappear if she didn't.

"B- but I-"

"I don't want to hear it, kaf. If it takes falling in love with you again... I'll do it."

Tagging:

@arcanathearcane

[blackwaterbbq]

I have looked into the Honkai: Star Rail voice actor situation as much as a layperson conceivably can. I have found this information on where we stand with the remaining mute voices. Reddit rebuffed me (some guy demanded all current voice actors be fired entirely???). So I grant this analysis to you:

In short: everyone on this list was specifically kept away by selectively enforced union regs during the strike that ended June 11. All were willing to come back once that was relaxed, including the already-recast Trailblazers. Anyone not recast in the interim is now available and due to scheduling lag should be back around 3.5.

Currently missing Voice actors, by role:

1) Firefly (Analesa Fisher): Missing from 3.0, minor lines in 3.2.

- 'Actively jonesing to return' is maybe not an official category, but...

- Celebrated strike’s end, voiced Firefly’s anniversary letter, commented on Firefly skin, etc...

- Likely to return, barring behind-the-scenes issues.

2) Dan Heng (Nicholas Leung): Missing significant lines from 2.7-3.3

- Most absent role, more so than the Trailblazers!

- No official return announcement; possibly under NDA.

- Confirmed desire to return per his close personal voice acting friends; potential return in 3.4 if he was able to come in by April.

- By far the part most at risk of recast.

3) Himeko (Cia Court): Missing some lines from 2.7 onward.

- Relieved about strike’s end, actively promotes Himeko role on social media.

- Shared useful resources on the voice absences more or less confirming the actors were kept away unwillingly by union rules.

- Likely to return around 3.5. Relatively safe unless some mass recasting occurs.

4) Kafka (Cheryl Texiera): Missing from 3.0, and a single line in 3.2.

- Primarily a live-action actress (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (no, seriously), and a Disney sitcom).

- SAG pressures on primarily screen actors may complicate return.

- There's a long history of getting a live action actor for your video game, and then they're unable to finish the project due to conflicting schedules or contracts. If she can't make it back it's likely in the same vein as this. I'd beg the fandom's understanding in this matter.

- Given her relatively minor absence and 5* status (their recasts take longer and are more likely to be soundalikes) seems unlikely to be recast for 3.4 unless she's just confirmed too hard to ever get back.

5) Our Trailblazers (Caleb Yen and Racheal Chau): Missing since ~2.7, replaced starting 3.3 by currently-anonymous actors.

- Caleb Yen:

- A fairly-prolific VA. All signs indicate he wanted to return but risked blacklisting in other roles. Bowing out here preserved a literal lifetime of future work.

- Rachel Chau:

-Seems to have gained SAG union membership IN THE TIME AFTER SHE WAS CAST AS STELLE. She was not bucking union rules to take the role. Union rules seem to have been thrust upon her later. This may have limited her ability to contest union pressure.

- She has already signed on as the protagonist of a new game though!

Again: everyone involved wanted to work. Any strike actions or attempted underhanded unionization drives or whatever you heard were not strictly speaking targeting Honkai:Star Rail. Everyone here was in the same situation Zach Aguilar and Sarah Miller-Crews (voices of the Genshin Travelers) were in. Why the Travelers got to come back while the Trailblazers — and anyone else we may lose in 3.4 — did not is going to be a question that bugs me for a long time to come… my best guess is that Rocket Sound (HSR dubbing company) is less lenient with cross-pressured talent than Side Global (Genshin’s) is. Which sucks as HSR seemed best-situated to deal with a handful of muted voices right up until May 19 or so…

I hope this information helps provide context to someone, anyone. I’ve learned a great deal compiling it so if there are any questions, feel free to ask away.

[pcktknife]

listen.

[castcine]

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[ask-hsr-characters]

dr ratio, prof. anaxagoras, kafka and blade!! mind telling me a few tricks on how to murder someone? either physically or mentally are both fine!!

Dr. Ratio: “Why would you come for me to advice on this…?”

Anaxa: “I’ll only help if it’s for harming a god, or perhaps a tyrant…”

Kafka: “Of course, sweetie. All you have to do is get yo-“

Blade: “Hush. I will deal with whoever is causing you issues.”

(OOC: YAY Blade was in an ask for once :D I love him)

[reypadawanjedi]

New (fanfic) script!! 📝✨

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[catdelreyy]

Me core

[rikavolt]

KAFKA 🕷️🕸️

[domiiomii]

natural born killers

[juuxzi]

kafkima

[hanyaaxueyii]

available on t-shirts, mugs, buttons, magnets & more. ♥

[skj-weebmam]

Ok, I was a bit lazy with the background, and just took a brush to make it…

I was just tired of working on this.

[zelinksbian]

date on the luofu🩶🩷

[pcktknife]

more kafkas

[attachan]

[ask-hsr-characters]

calling out for any of the women;

i love women :<

- a woman

Black Swan: “Hm? A vague call, but…I can relate.”

Kafka: “Don’t we all?”

Himeko: “You mean you love them…in that way, or just in general?”