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Eng. lyrics translation under the cut.

The hour arrives to challenge and demystify the world's fundamental truths. It's time to purify the universe from the obstinate plague of ignorance and naivety.

Cleanse it thoroughly. First comes bathing, second and third, knowledge-seeking. Four means don't delay! Five means to the Bath I go! The seven suffering and eight adversities that obstruct clarity shall be unveiled by the Bath.

The water, warm, the surface, silken. Wrapping my mind in complete comfort. Dancing mists guide me to secrets waiting beyond. See these rotting, unashamed sins of society. Shatter them all, then erect a framework of wisdom. My earthly desires, my grand ambitions. Everything embedded in my alabaster facade Then submerge yourself in the contemplative Bath. When the water veil partitions worlds a bath soak strong enough to melt even distant stars floods my entire view "To me, there is nothing that stands as impossible!!"

What a splendid Bath this is the wellspring of knowledge's essence even the pretense named genius will be thoroughly cleansed away. The hour arrives to challenge and demystify the world's fundamental truths. It's time to purify the universe cleanse away the obstinate plague of ignorance and naivety

"Wait, isn't this water current far too powerful…? It's as if something's clutching my hindquarters What!? The drain plug has dislodged! I'm going to be pulled into the whirlpool…!"

The extraordinarily powerful current consumes me effortlessly Violent physics there is no way to resist them. No matter how I walk the path of Truth. After all, I'm just a human child. The human condition we cannot escape. The brain's constraints we cannot break free from. As my mind spirals down towards the abyss. A soft murmur speaks that perception is comfort. “I bathe, therefore I am”

What a splendid Bath this is welling up with authentic serenity. The Bathroom's metaphysical realm. The unshakeable ontology of the Bathtub. Whatever way the cosmic truth. Seek to overwhelm me. So long as this perfect bath temperature remains I will most certainly set forth on the quest for truth

(Loop) Thermae! Thermae! (Loop) Give praise to the Thermae! “Ah, my hindquarters trapped by the flow, how tiny I feel, unable to struggle free. Even my philosophical quest for truth, is merely equivalent to sinking in bathwater… This is reality, this is the stellar truth. In other words, this tub is my ark to enlightenment!"

If your thoughts are too pure your vision will become obfuscated. All those superstitions and mysteries. "Observe! It's so clean and refreshing!!"

What a splendid Bath this is the wellspring of knowledge's essence directing all who lack wisdom toward that authentic realm of hot springs. The hour arrives to challenge and demystify the world's fundamental truths. It's time to purify the universe from the obstinate plague of ignorance and naivety.

Cleanse it all entirely. First comes bathing, second and third, knowledge-seeking Four means don't delay! Five means to the Bath I go! The seven sufferings and eight adversities that obstruct clarity shall be unveiled by the Bath.

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Sometimes, I shock people by speaking or writing another language than English. Seems like people forget that I am, in fact, not British.

With that being said. Probably won't answer asks or put any replies in my queue tonight. I had to go into town and do some stuff today.

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Today feels like a Ratio day and I'd like to remind people that I hc him as autistic.

Anyone interested in reading my drabble of him having a shutdown can find it here.

(Or here if you prefer ao3 over Tumblr)

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Since several people are talking therapy on my dash.

Arlan: Needs therapy, but couldn't get it, since he needs to keep his past hidden.

Gua: Needs therapy, but doesn't really realise it. Will go to therapy if offered, but will also be very sensitive and flee if he thinks he's misunderstood or not believed.

Moze: This man needs so much therapy. Good luck making him talk about it. He miiiiiight open up to Feixiao or Jiaoqiu, but probably not. He sometimes talks to the "stray" cats he feed (they were stray cats, but are now basically living with him, even though it means more cleaning).

Veritas: Needs therapy and has gone to therapy. Would still go to therapy if he found one he feel he can trust.

Yanqing: Needs therapy, claims he doesn't. Will go to therapy is his father Jing Yuan does. So, good luck.

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cont from here with @lovesfolly

"I understand," he replies, even though he doesn't. Not really, but he does understand what Eros says and he will remember it. Rules are meant to be followed and this rule seems important.

Everything still feels so foreign. He still feel tense, like he is waiting to be kicked out at any moment, despite having been fed, given clean clothes and a bed made for him. Arlan is tired and sore, but doesn't move. Just stands there, his old dirty clothes still in his arms, waiting for next order to obey. He has never learned what to do when not given order. His short life so far has been orders or locked inside his empty cell. Arlan doesn't realise that most live life a bit more freely than that.

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I'm slowly getting there.

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One day, I'm going to write about the differences in Ratio's and Yanqing's voicelines in Chinese compared to English. To probably no one's surprise, I prefer Chinese xD

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Just wanted to let you know, your blog as well as shallliveoninsong's blog may or may not have inspired me to pick up HSR as my first Hoyoverse game X'D You have a good evening!

anon || random positive ask, mun mentioned: @shallliveoninsong

Aaaw, I'm happy to hear that. ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

HSR was my first Hoyoverse game too. I hope you'll enjoy it. Feel free to pop by and tell me how it all goes and what you think of the characters, different worlds etc. Or if you need any help (I might not be the best option, but I'd be happy to help if you need it).

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The laughter makes Yanqing's smile widen a little, though the smile soon turns into an expression of shocked confusion.

"Are there any customizations you would like?"

Wait! What? This sword is for him? Master Yingxing is making him a sword?

The teens golden gaze goes from the sword, up to the man and then back to the sword. "For me?" he asks, pointing towards himself.

Many in Yanqing's position, being the Divine Foresight's retainer and also his ward, as well as a swordsman prodigy, would act entitled and rather arrogant. However, the boy, although a little prideful a times, is far from that. Jing Yuan has nurtured both his heart and mind, and although he has never lacked anything, he also never expects anything given to him. Something Jing Yuan himself has started to realise might actually be a problem, when he found out Yanqing felt he has to be the best and useful constantly and in everything to earn his place even in the household. So being given a sword made by one of the greatest Artisan Masters in Xianzhou history is not something he had ever considered.

"I-I... I can't think of anything, sorry."

It seems as though Yanqing isn't yet suspecting anything, which has Yingxing smile. Perhaps he simply isn't expecting a gift so grand as a proper sword made by the Xianzhou's greatest craftsman of the past millennium, and that's likely partially Yingxing's fault for not showering him in other gifts previously. A mistake he'll have to remedy, but as far as he understands it, swords are the most reliable way to Yanqing's heart.

The praise has him laugh warmly, satisfied with the judgement - and the knowledge that Yanqing knows his own craft very well. Not that that wasn't already apparent by watching him train. "Are there any customizations you would like?" he asks, dropping the pretense that this blade could be for anyone else, "I don't usually ask, but I haven't had enough time to get a perfect idea of what would please you the way I did with Jing Yuan and the others. Not that this is going to be on par with their weapons." He shakes his head, looking fondly down at the sword. "You're still growing. It would be a waste if you grew out of a legendary blade like that. This is meant to tide you over until you're fully grown and I can make you something to last you for the next handful of centuries and beyond."

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  22 .   a  kiss  on  the  forehead . [From Dad to BOY uwu]

@shallliveoninsong || kiss meme

Yanqing has been helping Jing Yuan with their garden. He doesn't enjoy it as much as his father and would rather train with his swords, but spending some time with Jing Yuan is always precious to the teen. Especially when it's just the two of them and Mimi.

The day was over quickly, quicker than Yanqing thought it would be, since they were gardening. Not only, though, They did take breaks, played with Mimi and in Jing Yuan's case, took a couple of naps. As the sun went down, they too went inside to clean up and eat.

Once dinner was done, Yanqing's stomach filled, he begins to feel drowsy. Gardening is a different kind of exercise he isn't as used to as sword training or battle. Being out in the sun also seems to always make him more tired.

Yawning, he can feel his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, head propped up on his hand. He can hear his father chuckling, that low rumbling sound. A warm sound.

Before he knows it, he's picked up and taken to his room. Thankfully, he's in his sleep wear since after bathing, so all Jing Yuan needs to do is putting him to bed.

The teen is awake enough to feel the kiss on his forehead and he smiles. Mumbling an "I love you, baba..." before properly falling asleep.

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My muses: best to worst "patient"

Veritas - Is actually a good patient, but won't allow anyone to care for him.

Gua - Worried he'll be a bother, but it's otherwise behaving.

Arlan - Might be a little stubborn and also deny anyone trying to care for him.

Yanqing - Will behave to a certain degree, but also leave bed when he shouldn't and try to get back to duty sooner than he should.

Moze - An absolute nightmare. Will not rest. Will not be cared for (FX and JQ might get lucky). Will not admit to illness or injury unless forced to, even if he's looking like the poster child for flu meds or pale like a corpse. Will try and leave and hide. Impossible patient.

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HC: Arlan || Hybrid Biology

Although Arlan is genetically mostly human, borisin genes are dominant, leaving him with more borisin traits than what you might think seeing the 23% in his DNA. This was also further altered by the scientist, since they were trying to create the perfect soldier.

So, what are these traits?

Let's start with the base: his skeleton. His skeleton is leaner, but also stronger than a humans. This makes his bones harder to break, but also a bit heavier, despite the leanness.

Attached to the skeleton are muscles that are more powerful than the average human, making him stronger, and heavier, than his size make it seem.

Most visible borisin traits were removed, however, fangs and claws remains. The reason for this is to serve as an extra line of defense, even if it adds to Arlan's risk of being exposed as non-human. This is one of the reason he always wears gloves (the other being his scars received during training) as well as filing down or even pull out his canine fangs. The fangs are saved, though, since they can be used for medicine and he also doesn't know how to dispose of them without anyone finding out what he is.

Another trait that could give him away is his blood, although the difference isn't striking. Arlan's blood is so dark red it looks black. Only on closer inspection or if somehow watered down can you see that it is, in fact, red.

One of the more advantageous traits he has is his increased healing capabilities as well as an increased immunity to illness. It also seems like he ages slowly (part of the reason he looks younger than his actual age). Unfortunately, he is not immune to all foxian illnesses and he doesn't know if he could get mara-struck (since he doesn't know if borisin can get it the way foxian can, even if it's rare that foxians get mara-struck).

Something that can be seen as both good and bad are his enhanced senses, especially his olfactory senses (courtesy of his borisin genes being from the Sableclaw Pack, the pack known for their strong olfactory senses and being the borisin mercenary - stealthy and hardy). But sight and hearing are also excellent, and he can both see and hear things a regular human couldn't. Though, his sense of smell is almost on level with an actual borisin. This also makes scents very important to him and he can actually smell the mood of people, though, he doesn't actually understand it all, just that some people he automatically doesn't like, feel tense around or immediately knows they can be trusted. This is something he will learn with time. Or more like learn to trust his connection of scent and intuition. However, this also means he is very sensitive to strong smells, including perfumes.

While talking about scents, the final point will be the weaknesses he has inherited from his borisin genes: battle frenzy & food allergies.

Arlan can go into something he call 'battle frenzy'. It's a version of moon rage. Not even the scientists fully understand how it works, just that it seems to be connected to adrenaline. During his 'battle frenzy', he is filled with rage, but he also grows strong and faster. Muscles become denser, making him even more powerful, the ability to feel pain subsides and he will fight until he drops or somehow gets forcefully pulled out of his 'battle frenzy'. During this period, he won't fully lose himself like borisins or foxians might do, but he also won't fully be himself. There will be a bit more control though. However, it's best to not be in his way, just to be sure. During 'battle frenzy' his sweat will become slightly toxic. Nowhere near lupotoxin, but enough to make someone slightly uncomfortable if they come into contact with it and are unprotected. It seems to be a skin-to-skin thing and not airborne. No one has ever licked him in this state, but that would probably be effective as well. Fangs and claws will also grow during 'battle frenzy'. 'Battle frenzy' will leave him completely and utterly exhausted, in need to near-raw meat and with physical pain for days. How this will affect him in the long run is uncertain.

As for food allergies. Chocolate is toxic to him. It probably won't kill him, unless he eats a large amount, but he will definitely get very sick and need medical help. He is also sensitive to lactose and caffeine. Despite his sensitivities, he still drinks coffee, but he does avoid milk.

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Honkai: Star rail | Jing Yuan & Yanqing

"If you treat him as a child, he'll put on the airs of an adult. If you treat him as an adult, he'll show the temperament of a child."

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𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐀 ;   𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔 .    (   a  series  of  kiss  prompts .   some  nsfw  material  present .   )

❛  01 .   a  kiss  to  say  hello . ❛  02 .   a  kiss  for  the  first  time . ❛  03 .   a  kiss  after  a  long  time  apart . ❛  04 .   a  kiss  to  apologize . ❛  05 .   a  kiss  to  forgive . ❛  06 .   a  kiss  during  a  fight . ❛  07 .   a  kiss  to  say  what  you  can’t  say  aloud . ❛  08 .   a  kiss  in  secret  /  a  forbidden  kiss . ❛  09 .   a  kiss  to  prove  a  point . ❛  10 .   a  kiss  against  a  wall . ❛  11 .   a  kiss  on  a  rooftop . ❛  12 .   a  kiss  that  seals  a  marriage . ❛  13 .   a  kiss  before  one  goes  away . ❛  14 .   a  kiss  in  the  shower . ❛  15 .   a  kiss  that  comes  out  of  nowhere . ❛  16 .   a  kiss  first  thing  in  the  morning . ❛  17 .   a  kiss  last  thing  at  night . ❛  18 .   a  kiss  during  combat . ❛  19 .   a  kiss  during  a  fake  relationship . ❛  20 .   a  kiss  out  of  desperation . ❛  21 .   a  kiss  on  the  cheek . ❛  22 .   a  kiss  on  the  forehead . ❛  23 .   a  kiss  on  the  back  of  the  hand . ❛  24 .   a  kiss  on  the  neck . ❛  25 .   a  kiss  on  the  fingertips . ❛  26 .   a  kiss  on  the  stomach . ❛  27 .   a  kiss  to  end  the  sexual  tension . ❛  28 .   a  kiss  over  a  scar . ❛  29 .   a  kiss  over  a  wound . ❛  30 .   a  kiss  to  say  goodbye .

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I don’t care if we already have 10,000 threads, if you see me post a meme that you are at all interested in, then SEND ME THE MEME. If we’ve never played together before, SEND ME THE MEME. If you’ve already sent me a meme and I haven’t replied to it yet, SEND ME THE MEME! If we had something going a while back, but it got lost, SEND ME THE MEME! Bottom line, if I post a meme, I want everyone I play with to, everybody now SEND ME THE MEME!!

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Btw, mutuals can all for my insta and/or bluesky if you want to see non-rp bs from me 😆

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Fixed it. Here it is, my Ratio inspired ladder cuff bracelet.