#even more than HoV maybe

[godisasimp]

Bio Kevin Valk real

(this happens in chapter 35 but there's no real spoils about story so I didn't tag it as spoilers but I'll tag it if still counts-)

[roses-dreams-andthorns]

hi hello, r u getting tired of my requests? Because another one is here!!! May i request a They/them reader, a Herrscher of the Void reader preferably. You can see i'm going crazy with all the honkai impact readers but i have seen nobody do it, excluding you ofc. This time is genshin! May i request Aether, Kaveh and Baizhu?

Hi Hiii! I'm not getting tired of your requests at all, dw! Though I am kinda burnt out ish, so I'll try my best to get all my current requests done! This one will be first since its the most recent one~ "𝓗𝓪𝓲𝓵 𝓶𝔂 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓭 𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓮𝓷, 𝓸𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓷, 𝓸𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓷." "𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓪𝔁 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓮 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓭 𝓲𝓽𝓼 𝓮𝓫𝓫 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓵𝓸𝔀" "𝓢𝓮𝓵𝓪𝓱, 𝓢𝓮𝓵𝓪𝓱, 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮" "𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓻, 𝓸𝓱 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻, 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓿𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓭 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓮." Genshin impact x HoV!NB!Reader. Characters included: 𝓐𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻, 𝙆𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙝, 𝔅𝔞𝔦𝔷𝔥𝔲 Reader pronouns: They / Them

Author's notes: I was unsure if you were referring to Kiana HoV or Sirin HoV, but technically they are the same, but also different, so I'll try to reference both some how. I also don't know which Aether we're talking about either, Abyss or Traveler, but it would make some more sense if it was abyss Aether to me. Also, to make it make even more sense, I decided to make the Reader a member of the abyss order. It just made sense to me if they were a part of it, considering them being the herrscher of the void, also unsure if you wanted this to be platonic or romantic, so... its maybe a bit of both ish? Reader's dialoge color.

𝓐𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻

For some reason, you remind him of someone... (*coughs* Unknown god *coughs*) but he shrugs off that feeling of doubt and familiarity. He believes you are as graceful as you are kind of evil, and he's all for it, especially if this is Abyss Aether we're talking about. Your powers are useful to the abyss, being able to remove almost all obstacles with just the snap of your fingers. Like the abyss heralds and mages, you're like an assistant to him, but you're closer to him than that of the rest of the abyss.

you, too, must have experienced the true nature of Teyvat through your own journey, whatever the true nature may be, just like he did. you wouldn't have joined him in the abyss order other wise, would you have? "Reader, fetch the abyss lectors for me, won't you? I require them for something." "Understood, Prince Aether."

"...Please just call me Aether, Reader. There's no need for formalities."

He sees a tiny bit of Lumine in you, hence why he's so attached to you, but he loves you just a bit more than a sibling, because though there are similarities, you are not Lumine, nor are you related by blood. and there may be a tiny bit of romance between you two, according to the rumors that circulate around the abyss order, that is, no one truly knows if they're true or not.

𝙆𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙝

At your first meeting, he was quite intimidated by your... aura. That abyssal aura that follows you around. At first, he labeled you an enemy, and, like any sane person who senses danger would, tried to fight you off, but a little later after that, he realized that maybe not all those who have committed some sin against the archons and thrive in the abyss are that bad... though humans like him can be so gullible... Despite the dark feelings in your heart that tell you "humans are worthless and pathetic." you can't help but feel the tiniest bit of sympathy when he meets with you in secret around the Ruins of Dhari, with this human substance known as... coffee, which he shares with you, and begins blabbering to you about how annoying his roommate is, and how he's in such a huge amount of debt. The urge to give him some of the mora you've stolen from other pathetic humans like himself is strong... "He never listens to any of my complaints! It's extremely annoying to deal with him everyday... You're lucky you don't have to live with the stupid acting grand sage of the academia..."

"Your life certainly sounds... interesting, mortal. Not even any of the abyss mages in which I command are as annoying as this... 'Alhaitham' sounds."

You've also grown to open up to him slightly, but you don't tell him anything of the abyss orders plans, right? ...Okay, maybe you told him some things... or maybe you told him too much... because now he might just be starting to doubt the archons and Celestia and the rest of human-kind just like how you and the rest of the abyss do.

𝔅𝔞𝔦𝔷𝔥𝔲

A human doctor who runs across a high ranked member of the abyss by chance... something no one could ever expect. not even Changsheng expected an encounter with such a high ranking abyssal being. Though despite your occupation... you couldn't help but to stop and assist the sickly human, instead of trying to actively kill him, despite knowing that what stood before you was nothing but a pathetic mortal in your eyes... something about him caused you to want to help him, so you had lead him back to Liyue Harbor discreetly, but on the way back, you continued to call him as such.

"Pathetic mortal human... I am only helping you out of my pure benevolence! I feel no sympathy for your weak and pathetic mortal self what so ever! I expect something in return for this!" "Yes, yes, I understand. I believe I have something that may satisfy your request back at Bubu Pharmacy."

"Baizhu... are you sssssure we can really trussssst this abyssssssal being?"

"Come now, Changsheng, they were kind enough to guide us back home, its the least I could do as compensation for wasting their precious time.~"

He then proceeds to give you plenty of expensive looking items and herbs and some medicine as compensation for... "wasting your precious time.", although you don't really have any use for these, you reluctantly accept them anyways, and then proceed to have even more random encounters with the human doctor and snake companion in the wilderness.

[strwbmei]

I just woke up and i realize just how terrifying some of the honkai characters would be if they were yandere's beat with me here.

Mobius- would be controlling and sadistic and the fact that she is a scientist makes it worse

Aponia- she can control you without you even realizing and can see the future so she is one step ahead always, although i don't see her abusive she has her was and the fact that she has a good composure make it hard to know what she is thinking

Yae sakura (having been influence by the herrscher of corruption)- one word possessive as heck, pobably sadistic.

Raiden Mei- honestly this one could depend on which one. In my personal opinion her most dangerous phase is the HoT. Possessive, controlling and possibly abusive. I see her HoO more tame but could relapse

Kiana Kaslana- i see her more harmless compare to the others but if she is possessed by the HoV then we have a huge problem and the fact that the end she became HoF means she is basically the strongest character.

Otto- I don't have to explain this one.

Fu hua- She basically one of the most experience characters out there when it comes to combat. Although i personally think she is one of the tamest yandere (As long as it isn't azure empyrea) gotta sleep with one eye open.

Kalpas-Again i don't have to explain this one.

Veliona-rejecting this one is a death wish not only she is very powerfull in her on right but she can be sadistic.

Rita- this woman is dangerous on soo many levels that is not even funny. A very experience valkyrie and one of the most clever ones out there.

Raven- she is basically mercenary so too much details aren't need and the fact that she works for world serpent speaks volumen.

Kevin Kaslana- Another one thay doesn't need much explain why.

Dr.MEI- something tells me she is the type "by any means necesarry" need i say more?

The only yandere i see more or less harmless are: Bronya, Seele, Himeko, Kallen Kaslana, maybe Theresa and Durandal, Cecilia, Tesla and Einstein, Su, Elysia (maybe), Griseo, Siegfried, Sushang,etc...

Honorable mentions on high red flag: Jackal, Any other Herrscher really, Vita

Agreed with all of them!

Especially Mobius. She doesn't need much reason to kill someone or put them through something worse than death, so her being a yandere isn't too far off. I feel she'd be the type to threaten you first, instead of going full yandere right off the bat. Not even death could free you from her grasp.

Kiana, Aponia, Dr. MEI, Fu Hua, and Sakura actually have pure intentions. They've seen the worst horrors both humanity and honkai have committed, and all they want to do is protect you from any possible harm. Definitely the type to lock you up. Dr. MEI and Kiana, especially! All of them want to protect you, but only Dr. MEI and Kiana actually have the means to do so; Dr. MEI with her unmatched intelligence and wit and Kiana with her power second to none.

Kevin and HoT Mei, though... I feel like they'd use you as a coping mechanism/replacement for their past lover that they failed to protect. As a result, they end up being mentally abusive because you remind them of their weakness.

[password-door-lock]

“Do you ever play match three games?” 

Saeran tears his gaze away from the wall he’s been staring at for the better part of five minutes. What kind of a question is that? “No.” 

“Oh,” you slump against the stiff chair you’ve claimed for yourself since the two of you arrived in the waiting room. This is the first trip the two of you have taken out of the bunker without Saeyoung present, and although you're trying your best, it's still a bit awkward. “Can you help me anyway? I’m stuck on this level.” 

Saeran rolls his eyes, but holds out his hand for your phone anyway. What else is he going to do? You insisted on showing up a full twenty minutes before the start of his appointment “in case there’s any paperwork” (there was none), and the magazines littering the coffee table in front of him interest him about as much as the drama rerun playing on the blocky old TV behind him— which is to say, not at all. “Whatever.” 

You beam at him like it matters that he’s agreed to “help” you with your mobile game. Maybe it does matter to you— maybe in your head, this is an indicator that Saeran is healing, or maybe you’re just irrationally invested in the game. “It’s just match three,” you reiterate, as if that would mean anything to Saeran. Once, several months ago, he looked at the games section of the app store. It couldn’t have been two minutes before he became overwhelmed and frustrated with the sheer number of seemingly identical options available and decided that until further notice, his phone would be for accessing the RFA messenger app and playing with search engines only. 

Your phone, however, is apparently for all kinds of nonsense outside of those basic functions. When Saeran accepts the device, he is greeted by a screen full of colorful orbs, dispersed in a seemingly random alignment against a pastoral backdrop. He stares at them, transfixed, trying to figure out what the hell he’s supposed to be doing with them. This is fun for you? Really? After a few moments, a strange grey cartoon character pops up in the corner of the screen to scold him for his inactivity. Its ears are large and round; its elliptical nose takes up half its face. Try this move, it urges, and two of the orbs begin to glow. Is he supposed to swap them? That would make a row of three green orbs. “What’s with this mouse?” Saeran asks. 

He follows the creature’s instructions, and indeed, the green row disappears in a burst, though it is quickly replaced by new orbs which cascade from the rows above. “That’s a koala,” you explain, “Not a mouse. They’re marsupials, I think, so they live in Australia. They eat, um… leaves, from… I think it’s a eucalyptus tree? And either only koalas can eat eucalyptus or eucalyptus is the only thing koalas can eat, I don’t remember.” 

Saeran shakes his head. This is not the first time you’ve presented him with contradictory and confusing “facts,” about which you seem decidedly unsure. Once you’d answered his questions about common house pets and local fauna, Saeran’s inquiries had apparently exhausted your animal knowledge, which proved to be severely limited from the start. “I’ll just look it up later.” Maybe he will, maybe he won’t. That depends on a lot of things, like how he’s feeling after his confrontation with the dentist and whether he’s still bothered by his ignorance about koalas when the two of you return to the bunker.

You watch over his shoulder as Saeran tries to play the game— tries being the operative verb. He switches orbs at random, more to see what will happen than because he has any strategy in mind. He isn’t even sure about the intended objective of the game, let alone the goal for this level— is he just supposed to get rid of as many orbs as possible? Instead of offering gameplay advice— which would, doubtlessly, vex Saeran to no end— you merely observe, occasionally cheering him on when he swaps some particularly important orbs or beats the koala to the punch with choosing a move. Normally, having someone hovering there would bother him, but… with you, it’s different. This is your phone, after all, and anyway, even if Saeran doesn’t trust you with his deepest, darkest secrets (he’ll probably never trust anybody with those) he has grown comfortable with your presence in his space. Maybe that’s a mundane thing for other people, but it’s monumental for him, and he knows that you don’t take it for granted. 

He loses, of course. You probably play this stupid game all the time, and if you couldn’t pass the level, Saeran doesn’t see how you could expect him to do any better. “Sorry,” you grin at him, “I couldn’t set the difficulty level any lower for you. I’m pretty much a pro at this game— did you know I’m internationally ranked?” 

You’re joking around with him now, treating him like a normal person despite the things you know he’s done and whatever you can guess. Though it doesn’t make much sense to him, Saeran can’t say he minds. “You play it, then.” He puts the phone back in your hand. He watches you lose six times before the dentist calls him, at which point, he rises, leaning in to mutter to you on his way out, “Maybe you should set the difficulty level lower for yourself.” Your laughter, loud and abrupt, draws a few stares from the other patrons of the waiting room— but in the scheme of things, Saeran is grateful to have made you laugh.

[e17omm]

So ever since HoO appeared in game I have been thinking of how it could have otherwise gone down.

Not just for Mei, but for Bronya too.

Because HoO feels like it would have fit in with the end of the Elysian Realm instead of randomly in the middle of Project Stigma.

Which got me thinking.

Should the Herrscher transformations been spread out more? Im not talking chapter 15 HoTr Bronya, and there would have to be extensions to the story. I just have some off the top of my head ideas.

So, Bronya and True Herrscher of Reason / Herrscher of Truth. I would have put this probably in the Herrscher of Dominance Arc. Which would have been extended. Chapter 23 focused on Seele and Bronya at the start. We follow Seele and Bronya gets her powers stolen.

Now before this arc I would have put a bit more focus on Bronya. All her fights are barely victories, even with the core. She doesnt defeat Tlaloc, she just incapacitates it or stuns it and barely gets away. I get that Cyberangel is a hype moment, but this is just hypotheticals. I would have her lose something else too, probably against the Herrscher of Sentience, and I mean really lose. She gets mindtricked and stomped basically.

And I would keep giving her moments where she feels/complains that, even with the help of the Core of Reason, she doesnt feel like she can reach her full potentional.

So back to the HoDom arc. I would extend it to 6 chapters. Which is *a lot*. But the chapter 23 would focus on Seele and Seele, and Bronya losing her powers trying to fight the puppets. Chapters 24 and 25 would focus on Bronya regaining her powers, similar to how Mei did it chapter 17 in regards of accepting her Herrscher self of her own will, by becoming the True Herrscher of Reason. This would also give her the finalé of defeating all the 1,000 puppets.

Because in-game where we kill all the puppets halfway through chapter 24, its like defeating the final boss halfway through the second movie in a trilogy. It just doesnt work.

So we trick the players with another 3 chapter arc with Bronya in the spotlight. Except we leave enough uncleared as to whether or not we actually defeated HoDom for good. Something like, we only found evidence the puppets can work in small groups, yet they seemed to be overseen by something to work well on a larger scale. But its not made clear either way.

This chapter 26 would start with some downtime. Bronya and Welt chatting about Bronya's new Reason powers. Some Kiana in there because she still has to deal with HoV. She has those Sirin dreams and asks around. Theyre all still on the lookout for HoDom so they havent fully celebrated yet since they arent sure, so when the puppets return for round 2 its not out of nowhere. This chapter would also have us follow Mei and the WS crew as they research the puppet cores, and they slowly uncover that the puppets were connected to a central figure, and this is where the puppets return.

Now we have Kiana being taken to the Theater. Maybe go through the Second Eruption and post-K-423 rescue events in slightly more detail? But for the rest, Bronya and Mei reenter the Theater, but we also follow Seele and the twins because the puppets are figting two fronts, one in reality where they are attacking and one in the Theater where they are defending. Vice-versa for our protagonists. They have to break through in the Theater before the puppets can win on Earth. Just for some extra tension and scenes for chapter 27. Chapter 28 happens pretty much the same but Im unsure for Everlasting Flames. I want HoTr Bronya there - Flamescion still takes center stage - but Bronya's past victory did kinda get undermined by the puppets not staying dead, so I want her fighting side by side with Kiana so Bronya can also get a true victory. Im just not sure how that would go down, and again, Flamescion would still take center stage.

Kolosten would basically be unchanged in events. Its Otto's finalé.

Elysian Realm and Elysium Everlasting. Oh boy. I wont dwell on this.

Less focus on Elysia. More focus on Mei. More focus on all the Flame Chaser as a united group in terms of how much Mei gets to know them. Some explaination as to what Origin actually means.

This can still end with a fight against HoC, but it is Mei who fight it. The Flame Chasers helping her along through all the signets Mei has collected (since *all* of them would have been deleted at this point). They can appear as ghosts to help out, doesnt matter. During the final parts of what would be chapter 34 (HoDom 23-28, Kolosten 29-31, EE 32-34) all the Flame Chasers induvidually gives Mei their full signets. Not Elysia narrating it all, we hear all the Flame Chasers, but yes it still ends with Elysia giving Mei the signet of the Herrscher of Origin and Mei defeats HoC, either through her new powers or through deleting the Realm.

And now, the part 1 finale is cleared up for Project Stigma and Kiana becoming the Herrscher of the End. Hopefully without this sudden change in the Project since in this theoretical timeline it would have actually been set up beforehand.

Because showing 3 new Herrscher battlesuits into 1 chapter each along with reexplaining and reintroducing a brand new Project Stigma in the finale of the story does not work as well as the writers wish it did.

This ultimately got longer and more off the top of my head than I originally planned for it.

Ultimately I just needed to vent a bit. Dont take any as I said as 100% set in stone this is what I would have done... But the HoO powerup really would have fit so much better at the end of the Elysian Realm arc imo.

[emypony]

Honkai Idol AU

this is all ur fault @spectral-claws IDOL FELIS BE UPON YE

I will now proceed to go ahead and post my rambles, thank you to @izzyandviolins for letting me ping her all the time and just dump all the brainrots I have whenever

Idk how much sense these will make AND i will put more specific stuff at the end for everyone else who would just like the general AU idea at the start

DISCLAIMER I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IDOLS OR KPOP GROUPS ASIDE FROM A VERY OUTSIDER PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT I SEE ON MY DASH 🙏

EDIT: This actually got hella long so I will be putting it under a read more, oh my god I am so sorry

Now for the groups:

1. there's obviously our 4 main girls: Kiana, Mei, Bronya and Fu Hua

Himeko is the coach / choreographer, Tesla makes props and Einstein does Costumes / Makeup, Welt is the Manager (this is REALLY. im well aware theres a ton more ppl behind idol / kpop groups but you know its just. ITS JUST WHAT IT IS WITH THE CHARACTERS THAT WE HAVE, OKAY)

2. Senti's main group consisting of!! Senti (obviously), Sirin (HoV), Seele, Veliona (they're a package duo), Sushang and Carole (yes she is here, no I will not elaborate --- ok maybe I will)

3. A few flamechasers: Pardofelis (which is a!!! New Idol!! She's the main focus of this group atm since the stans love her to bits--- catgirl charm. I promise there is a reason for this statement) Elysia, Eden, Mobius (I am not that familiar with her so she would either be part of the group OR maybe act like the on-set medic or whichever), Sakura, Vill V AND Aponia (maybe, there's a 5th group I'm thinking about however it's kind of still an idea so I will leave her here for now)

4. The GuysTM: Kevin, Su (the most marketable out of all of them), Kalpas (shocking, I know. I hc he's in gacha debt from genshin impact) and MAYBE Adam and Lyle but only bc Carole is there I'm putting them with a ?

I don't know where to fit Kosma, Griseo and Teri or Durandal and Rita (im sorry fellas im not that acquainted with them but you're 100% free to suggest something for them)

Now a bit about relationships between members of the groups or other groups:

Seele and Bronya are Dating so Seele (and by extension Veliona) are always hanging out with Bronya's group (though Veli might stay behind sometimes because she gets on relatively alright with Senti)

Sirin and Senti have a one sided rivalry from Sirin because she wants to prove she's the best and always challenges Senti to dance battles or. whatever it is that Kpop / Idols do (idont know dont ask me) but Senti is distracted by her own one sided. Rivalry (and it is NOT towards Fu Hua LOL) They're just dummy but they are a nice combo together when dancing

Speaking of Senti and Fu Hua, I see them like a past dance Duo that was supposed to compliment each other however after Senti was mostly cast and categorized by the fans as a twin / copycat of Fu Hua, she got fed up and went to develop her own solo style. things were mostly tensioned between them however Fu Hua doesn't hold resentment over what Senti did and she also feels like her new spot with Kiana, Mei and Bronya is better, and she also really likes Senti's own evolution apart from her own. Whenever Senti gets dragged along to Kiana's group and meets up with her, she's a bit awkward, but Hua is able to get past that and manages to get her talking (Senti doesn't start a conversation when they meet up, even if she does seek out Hua more than Hua herself, although she doesn't mind. It doesn't take much to go "so what's the recent idol group news" and then Senti goes off abt things the media reports on and other things and. she just starts talking and doesn't stop. Hua listens and gives advice but mostly lets Senti talk about whatever she's dealing with and maybe figure things out on her own by voicing them out loud. She values her as a more awkward friend (compared to her original hard go getter attitude from when they were a duo together) so she doesn't mind listening to her (mostly funny and unhinged) rants about the world of idol / media since she doesnt keep up with whatever drama is going on

+ Senti has got a funny friendly rivalry with Kiana at least and they're able to enjoy themselves ((compared to Sirin and Kiana who have REALLY got their own more serious rivalry))

Mei hangs out with Ely and Eden frequently enough to hold a friendly relationship with them as well as the rest of the flame chasers group and the guys. Elysia keeps begging their managers to let Mei Collab with them much more often.

Carole and Fu Hua go way back before their Idol days and Carole isn't shy whatsoever in jumping Hua whenever she gets the chance. She's way more into fashion and makeup and skincare and all of that and while Hua loves that she's so energetic, she can get a bit much but thankfully Carole knows when to step back a little and focus her energy beam on someone else. (They are great friends that don't talk on the daily but they can catch up without issues)

Li Sushang has a more ... mmm whats the word. Cordial? Relationship with Fu Hua? I'm a bit lost where to place her, mostly because I see her as Fu Hua's dance duo that didn't work out so she got relocated to another group better suited for her style. Unsure if this was before or after Senti teamed up with Hua, but Sushang does hold a bit of animosity towards Senti for that (nothing too bad, but she does wonder how the hell could they have been a dance duo when Senti seems like the complete opposite of Hua in regards to what she does - because she is a little bit crazy at times especially if left alone with Carole). They do have a general ok relationship and Sushang enjoys hanging out with everyone

Senti finds Carole a bit much at times (shocking, I know) but she is fun to hang around with and do mischief (Especially when Veliona joins in. They are banned from the kitchen along with Kiana)

Most of the Flamechasers and the guys keep to themselves BUT Carole will bother Kalpas to no end and he's so pissed off about it except she works out and he cannot beat her in an arm wrestling contest or anything for that matter so he has to rightfully suffer the wrath of a girl with 17 steps of bedtime skincare routine <3

NOW HERE IS WHERE WE GET INTO THINGS THAT ARE INCREDIBLY SELF INDULGENT FOR ME mostly because they are Sentifelis so. I do apologize but also I tried to keep most of it towards the end

OK SO AS I'VE SAID PARDO IS A NEW ADDITION TO THE FLAMECHASERS IDOL GROUP AND THE STANS ARE OBSESSED WITH HER !!! She's literally a catgirl with a cute aesthetic, it's a recipe for success

the funniest part: SENTI HATES HER (at the beginning at least) because until her, she was kind of one of the top spots on the 'idol leaderboard' or whatever (idk if thats a thing, people like diff idols / kpop artists etc but like. POPULARITY POLL?) and she's out there with Elysia BUT AS SOON AS FELIS CAME SHE JUST BULLDOZED RIGHT THROUGH ALL OF THAT and she's UPSET (or thinks she is anyway)

Fans also started comparing them a lot because of their different dance styles - Senti has more of a street dance type, and Felis is good at doing very fluid motions (mostly because of her tail) and fans love them both

Felis actually admires Senti so much as a fellow idol and somehow even after working with the group for a while she doesn't get to meet Senti at all and that's kind of her dream she just wants to 🥺befriend Senti she thinks shes SO cool

Senti would rather die before admitting that she actually thinks that Felis is really cute and isn't surprised that she's garnered such a large fanbase even though she hasn't worked as an idol for as long as the others, she finds her dance moves really nice ESPECIALLY because of her tail. BUT SHE IS GOING TO DENY THESE TILL THE END OF TIME (or so she claims) -

Like Sirin will just come to her on the daily to ask to practice and dance battle and will get completely brushed aside. See:

Sirin: "Today i will!! finally be top center stage instead of Senti!! i will finally beat her in the popularity poll!" She tries to get a rise out of Senti by claiming she is better and such but there's nothing, because Senti is just. too busy scrolling on her FYP on Tik Tok.

Senti: "Can you believe people made Fancams of Pardofelis AGAIN??? WHAT DOES SHE HAVE THAT I DON'T!! I HATE HER SO MUCH!!" (real 100% not clickbait) SHES TOO BUSY GOING OFF ABOUT "HATING" THE MEOW MEOW

Veliona: "you watched like 20 different fucking fancams. i thought you hated her"

Senti: "I DO I HATE HER SO MUCH ugh look at how they added a green sparkles and a neon cat ears and whiskers filter to this one. She looks way better in pink."

Sirin: "STOP LOOKING AT FANCAMS AND DO A DANCE BATTLE WITH ME RIGHT NOW!!!" *gets ignored*

Veliona, giving a look to Seele who just smiles and waves her hand to leave them be (insert 'I know what you are' dog meme here): 🧍‍♀️

I'm not sure if this ever happens in kpop 'biz' but imagine the 4 groups end up under the same publishing company so now they will all be living closer to each other (I have no idea wtf housing looks like for kpop stars or idols LOL) and collab more often and just meet at the workplace. SENTI HATES THIS OBVIOUSLY and like!! Felis definitely notices the cold shoulder she is given 🥺. She tries to say hi to Senti because she's super excited but Senti thinks she's just there to. Like show off that she's somehow better?? With her cute flicking ears and waving tail and her painted nails and her mismatched stockings BYE Senti cannot deal with this (she is confused and just hides it all behind an unfriendly facade)

Poor Felis is sad because she thinks she's done something wrong and she was so looking forward to meet Senti 😭😭😭

The same kind of behavior continues, because Senti can't really bring herself to be mean to Felis and tell her to get lost (especially when she's got that sad puppy look on her face) and always attempts to flee to another place instead. Their fellow idol coworkers DO notice, but most of them console Felis and say that's how Senti usually is with newcomers and that maybe she will warm up with time.

BONUS: There is a tiny part of the fandom shipping them - as you would and while they never got to get an interview from Felis about it, Senti is SHOCKED to find out that there's ppl making fics and fanart AND FANCAMS OF THEM (which are mostly taped together bc there's barely any interaction between them in media lmao). Like who in their right mind!! This is inconceivable to her!! She is so pissed about that too bc shes like "WHY ISNT PARDOFELIS SAYING ANYTHING TO THE PRESS ABOUT IT ... WE ARE NOT A THING!! WTF!! THIS IS ALL HER FAULT" (does not actually think its her fault and actually wonders where the fuck did fans get that impression but people will be people. ALSO no I don't condone rpf or any of that with actual real people, these r just fictional characters. and this is fanfiction inside a fanfiction)

Meanwhile I believe Felis would have a secret account on all social medias at least taking a look at that side of their fandom / fanbase and seeing what the people think in regards to that (she cant figure out why Senti won't be her friend, so maybe others will??? The theories and speculations people come up with are so funny though)

Afterwards, I would love to have them all taking a trip somewhere - to ... celebrate the fact that the companies and groups have merged or whatever (preferably the woods or. SOMEPLACE. Maybe with Caves? Yeah I'm pulling the 'stuck in a cave with no reception' trope on them, what will you do about it?) and that's how they finally get to have a 1 on 1 together, mostly because Felis is going to get a bit scared and thinks there's no way out of there.

Felis: "oh my god im too young to die!!! i didnt even get your autograph yet in my journal And I still have curry leftovers in my fridge that I didn't eat and I was so looking forward to them!!!"

Senti: "what."

Felis: "what ?"

Senti: "You...want my autograph?"

Felis: "Of course!! 🥺👉👈you're my biggest inspiration I admire your dance moves so much you look SO good on the screen and in concerts I I don't know how you do it I freak out all the time and think people can notice it BUT YOU LOOK SO CALM AND COMPOSED AND COOL-" and she has to stop herself because she's gushing dfjkghfd

and oh. okay maybe. MAYBE SENTI WAS HATING ON HER FOR NO REASON ACTUALLY...

With this they finally have a heart to heart and Senti apologizes for being so cold to Felis, she (begrudgingly) admits that she felt kind of threatened by Felis's onset popularity from the get go. Felis doesn't mind at all and is rather relieved that Senti doesn't ACTUALLY hate her and now they can be !!! friends!!! (Senti is actually overjoyed at their new friendship and hopes to hang out with her a lot more BUT she's incredibly trash at managing her feelings so it still comes off across as a little aloof and 'well, whatever...' but Felis doesn't seem to register that at all and has now resorted to holding Senti's hand because THEY ARE STILL TRAPPED IN A SCARY CAVE AND IT'S DARK

Obviously they are rescued a little while later because people noticed they were missing and such, and while still awkward around each other (mostly Senti, because she is now suddenly RECEIVING A LOT OF ATTENTION from a girl who she will never admit she finds cute, it's still a lot to get used to on day one but she powers through for the sake of it.

After this their friendship and such get better and Felis is no longer a stranger to their group, because she starts hanging out with Senti A LOT MORE once they get back. (and neither of them will tell the others what happened for that change)

Also I like to think Felis barges in Senti's room all the time to give her updates on the. ON THE FANS SPECULATION ABOUT THEM LOL

Felis: "YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS NEW FIC THAT WAS JUST POSTED"

Senti: "what fic"

Felis: "ABOUT US, DUMMY"

Senti: "YOU READ THOSE THINGS?"

Felis: "OF COURSE I DO. SOME ARE REAL GOOD... Someone wrote an Alternate Universe where we're like magical knights fighting against some unknown forces called 'Honkai' !"

Senti: "These people will make up just about anything, I swear"

Felis: "Btw did you know our ship tag is called Sentifelis"

Senti: "Our what."

ANYWAY THATS. JUST ABOUT ALL IM SO SORRY THAT THIS GOT EXTREMELY LONG I HAD NO IDEA I WROTE THIS MUCH? (it looks WAY less in discordf kdjfhgjkdfgdfhjn)

Would love to draw a few of them in idol / kpop like outfits.

ANYWAY UM. ✌ STAN SENTIFELIS

me about to tag every honkai character known to man:

(jk i wont do it I know how tag spam works, I will do my best to be courteous and put the most important ones)

[cloud-ya]

Honestly, Hoyoverse should have NEVER brought Elysia back in the first place. Or, for that matter, rub her "spirit/essence/energy" or whatever the heck onto Mei and Kiana. Kiana looks like someone about to crash a wedding and hold everyone at gun point, while Mei looks like a failed celestial being, and it makes me appreciate her HoT battlesuit even more than before.

Both just don't look threatening what-so-ever. Kiana should have had some mix of HoV, HoE and HoF in there and that legit would have made her look much better, while also giving some legacy to Sirin because, let's be real, it sucks a little that they killed her. Yeah, Kiana is now her own person, but still. And as for Mei, heck, maybe something related to dragons or something. Maybe she could have fused with Kurikara and she could have gained some draconic attributes to go with her battlesuit to make her look more fierce and strong. Someone that, if meddled with, will kick your butt and make sure your very existence is wipped off the face of earth. Kiana also really had the potential of not looking like a copy paste and look like a celestial being combined with what she was in the past (to basically kinda show how much she's grown as a character).

We can't have sh*t in Honkai Impact 3rd anymore ú-ù

(sorry for the long rant, I was honestly just trying to state my opinion. Anyway, how are you?)

wholeheartedly agree. sorry I don't have anything to add but, it's literally the whole problem with the origin and finality battlesuits

[rahleeyah]

So this is kind of random, but a while back you had reblogged a post about fanfic authors' knowledge bleeding through into the work and mentioned that you were curious about if you did that. I've been contemplating that a little so I thought you might be interested in a response.

First, I'll say I don't think you do that in the way the OP was describing. I think you do an excellent job of meeting you audience where they're at and then building what knowledge you want us to have for the story to work. I feel like that comes down to exposition and you are great at exposition.

That being said, my undergrad major was in English and I feel like I've never been able to turn off the part of my brain that it always analyzing who the author is and what they're saying between the lines. Every author that's ever lived has put their own context into writing so like it's not a bad thing. But I thought I'd tell you the things that I've guessed about who you are based on your stories.

1) I think you have good parents and a nice family. Idk if this is actually true or not, obviously people can write about good families without having one, but there's something about the language you use and the assumption that the natural order is for parents to be selfless and set boundaries and for families to care about each other. I think the parenting in hof definitely made me think that, but also trying to think back I think I thought about it in the two stories with Elliot's sister and maybe hov or monsters or even haunted (I love haunted!!). I don't think this is a bad thing at all, I think just coming from a place of having a fairly dysfunctional family myself I had thought "I think this girl has a nice family."

2) I think you are not Catholic. Again this is something that I think is different about us and so it stood out to me. I think Catholics tend to just be a bit more practical about their religion and it feels a little mystical when you talk about Elliot's Catholicism. To be clear, I love the way you write this. I love any time you engage with Elliot's religion. I just think more Catholics aren't really engaging with their religion all that much. Like it's more about just doing what you're told? Idk I guess I'd say it reads as either an outsider, or super devout and given the rest of the context I do not think you are a super devout Catholic. Elliot is though so that really could just be down to good writing and I'm making things up.

3) I guessed you were gay. The way you write you queer characters is so perfect to me. Like I think people get bogged down in trying to make queer characters seem normal and organic without realizing that queer characters ARE normal and organic. Like can straight writers write good gay character? Absolutely. But do they usually? Eh. I'm trying to think if this assumption pre-dates Jimmy from hof. Was Elliot's new partner from hov gay? I can't remember when I started thinking that, but it's been around a while.

4) I thought you might be British. This one is funny. Idk if it was just because a lot of people on ao3 are or if there's something else. I think you just have a good vocabulary and I'm crazy sometimes.

Anyway, now that I've written this I'm not sure if I should send it. I love your writing so much and I'd die if you thought I was being critical, I just was thinking this was a fun/funny way to engage with the material. Okay I'm going to send it, but please know none of this was intended to be negative at all. You writing is such a gift to me. And also my experience with literary analysis is that the people doing the analyzing are often the most biased, short-sighted people of them all and we tend to completely miss the point more often than not.

🧍‍♀️

I -

Wow you read me lmao

Please don't be sorry this is DELIGHTFUL and also incredibly on point like

I do have good parents and a nice family. And that's precious to me, I've always felt incredibly lucky bc of them, and so when I write about family - esp about Elliot and Olivia making a family - a lot of the time it is bc I want to give something good to the characters, I want to make family good for them, even if their family of origin hurt. And yeah a lot of my relationships with my own siblings informed the fics about Elliot's sister. My mother was the best person I have ever known, and a lot of the time when I'm writing about family I'm really just writing about her, and how much I admired her generosity and her heart and the work she put in to make family something worth having.

And I am not Catholic I'm not anything but I was raised evangelical and I'm a melodramatic bitch with a background in classics so I always go big on the mysticism 🤣

And I am really happy my gayness bleeds thru 🤣🤣🤣I honestly can't remember now but yeah I do think Elliot's partner in hov (Sam) was gay.

And I am not British but I spent a good idk like. Five years writing fic for British and Australian shows and the Australian show I wrote the most for was set in the 60s, so the pacing and tone and turns of phrase were different. I had myself trained to use "mobile" instead of "cell phone" and as many of the other little Britishisms as I could remember and it still crops up from time to time. I also always use the British spelling for grey rather than the American gray bc I just think grey looks nicer. So that was particularly intuitive even if the conclusion wasn't correct the evidence was there 🤣

Well done you I'm impressed lmao

[kcyars99]

Who’s excited for Kendrick Lamar to perform at next year’s Super Bowl halftime show ? I know I am

Sport

Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl hits Drake where it hurts

The Compton rapper performing at America’s big ball game is the final insult to someone who loves being centre stage

Any fans of the University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band out there? How about the Grambling State University Marching Band? While these brass-heavy ensembles might not be much known beyond their respective college campuses, they share a distinction with Madonna, Michael Jackson and the Rolling Stones – headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. America’s big American football match used to book traditional brass bands for entertainment. But in the 1990s, worried about ratings, it started hiring pop stars instead.

The latest of these is Kendrick Lamar, who will headline the next Super Bowl in New Orleans on 9th February 2025. In a wry announcement video, we see Lamar standing on a sports pitch in front of a huge American flag, firing footballs out of a practice machine to some imaginary off-screen athletes. “My name’s Kendrick Lamar and I’ll be performing at Super Bowl LIX,” he says. “Will you be pulling up? I hope so. You know it’s only one opportunity to win a championship. No round twos.  Then he exclaims “Let’s get it!” and fires another ball, following it up with “Boom!” and a soft chuckle.

This isn’t the first time he’s played the Super Bowl: in 2022, he was part of a guest-packed show overseen by Dr Dre. But Lamar’s headline slot has got the online rap world very excited, largely based on a line from his spiel: “No round twos.” Hip-hop oracles see this as a reference to Lamar’s beef with Drake. You lost, Aubrey, seems to be the message. Now I’m going to call you a sex offender in front of a TV audience of more than 100 million.

The prospect of “Not Like Us”, one of the catchiest and yet also most venomous diss tracks in rap history, blaring out of TVs across America and the world is, surely, the final, XXL, platinum-coated nail in Drake’s coffin. It’s bad enough that “Not Like Us” became a song of the summer – now it’s got a second wind timed for just when we would otherwise be forgetting about it. Lamar has been commended across the internet as the most accomplished, dedicated hater to ever hate. (The fact that Jay-Z’s record label, Roc Nation, plays a big role in booking the show has also been taken to mean that Drake is rapper non grata to Hov himself.)

For Drake, this will hurt. But how much, exactly? One irony being gleefully picked over online is that the Drake-J Cole collab “First Person Shooter” has a Drake-delivered chorus running: “Big as the what? / Big as the Super Bowl”. In the song, Cole mentions the “big three” – the pair plus Lamar – which was taken as a slander by Kendrick, who responded on “Like That”. Then the beef properly got going and the rest is history. Lamar upending a very specific Drizzy boast is essentially him firing another few rounds into the Canadian’s gently decaying body.

That said, “Big as the Super Bowl” doesn’t mean quite the same thing as “Big enough for the Super Bowl”. Maybe Drake’s too big for the half-time show, just as Taylor Swift is too big for Glastonbury. The stats partially back him up: at the end of last year, Drake’s It’s All a Blur surpassed Kendrick Lamar’s Big Steppers as the highest-grossing rap tour of all time. The 2024 leg of It’s All a Blur, for which Drake brought along J Cole, was even subtitled “Big As The What?”, implying the shows were more momentous than any halftime performance.

[littlesweetchurro]

Frayed Nerves

Chapter Four

✨Summary: In the wake of the final battle, Hermione Granger is determined to restore Hogwarts. When she hears about a powerful restoration potion from a mysterious hag in Knockturn Alley, she takes a risky plunge. But after a magical mix-up leaves her and Viktor Krum with matching tattoos, they're forced to confront their growing feelings while searching for a way to reverse the potion’s effects.

✨Content: 18+ NSFW

✨W.C: 2511

✨ Also on AO3

Viktor stirred awake as the first rays of sunlight filtered through the library windows. His body ached from sleeping in an awkward position, but a warm, soft weight beside him made him forget the pain. He blinked, his eyes adjusting to the soft morning light, and looked down to find Hermione snuggled against him, her hair a wild mess on his chest.

For a moment, he thought he must still be dreaming. He blinked, trying to make sense of it all. Last night's events flooded back – the research, the electric tension, and then the softness of her lips, the urgency of her touch, the way she moaned his name as she came.

Viktor smiled. He’d come here to make amends, to help rebuild. Not to end up in bed with Hermione Granger.

Yet here he was. He pulled her closer and kissed the top of her head.

Hermione slept peacefully. Viktor felt a whirlwind of emotions. Last night was a dream come true.

There had been something in him that snapped, like a frayed rope. He had struggled to stay in control of his emotions and his body, but that all tumbled away when Hermione looked at him with her lust-filled eyes. He ignored the nagging feeling in the back of his head that told him that this was too spontaneous, too fast.

He’d been happy just being friends. Now, he was confused. Was last night a one-time thing, or could it be the start of something real?

He wanted to talk to her, to know how she felt. He’d accept whatever she said, no pressure. He was grateful for last night, even if it was just a one-night thing. But a tiny part of him hoped for more.

Hermione stirred, her eyes blinking open slowly. Confusion flickered across her face before recognition dawned.

"Good morning," Viktor murmured, his voice still husky from sleep. "Hov do you feel?"

She blushed, "a bit sore, but I'm okay." She blinked and rubbed her eyes. "What time is it?"

"Early."

She nodded and brought the blanket higher in her body.

Viktor scowled.

"Her-my-oh-knee," he said gently, cutting to the chase, "do you regret vot happened?" He needed to know even if it broke his heart.

She was quiet for a moment, and Viktor felt his heart constrict. But then she shook her head. "No," she said firmly. "No, I don't regret it."

Relief washed over him. "I am glad," he said. "Though I vould haff liked things to haff gone slower, to haff made loff in a better place. But I am happy."

Hermione smiled up at him, and Viktor felt as though his heart might burst. But then her expression changed, her eyes widening in shock as she looked down at her wrist.

"Viktor," she gasped, "look at your wrist!"

He glanced down and was surprised to see a small tattoo there - Hermione's name surrounded by a heart. He looked back at Hermione's wrist and saw a matching tattoo with his name.

Hermione sat up abruptly, her voice rising in panic. "How did this happen? We didn't... we couldn't have... Oh Merlin, what are we going to do?"

Viktor, in contrast, felt strangely calm. He examined the tattoo on his wrist with curiosity rather than alarm. "It is not so bad," he said.

"Not so bad?" Hermione echoed incredulously. "Viktor, we have magical tattoos that appeared out of nowhere! How can you be so calm about this?"

He shrugged. "It happened for a reason, I think. And I do not mind haffing your name on my wrist."

"But-"

"Maybe it vill keep other vitches avay nov," he added with a small smirk.

Hermione swatted his shoulder.

"This is no time to joke around, Viktor! We need to figure out how this happened."

Viktor caught her hand gently and kissed it. "Ve vill figure it out," he assured her.

"I don't understand how this could have happened. We didn't cast any spells, we didn’t perform any rituals."

"Maybe is spell from the library?" Viktor suggested. 

Hermione bit her lip, considering. "You might be right. We should research this, see if there are any precedents. Maybe check if there are any spells that would do this after... well, after what we did."

Viktor couldn't help but smile at her immediate turn to research. It was so quintessentially Hermione. "Ve vill look into it," he promised. "But first-"

Suddenly, a shadow fell over them, and Viktor looked up to see Ron Weasley standing there, his face contorted in a mask of fury. Weasley's eyes were red-rimmed, and his hands were clenched into tight fists at his sides.

"What the bloody hell is going on here?" Weasley's voice shook with barely contained rage.

"Ron, what are you doing here?" she squealed, bringing up the blanket to her chin.

"What am I doing here?" Weasley sputtered, his voice rising an octave. "I should be asking you the same thing!"

"What I am doing here is none of your business!"

"None of my business?" Weasley exploded, his face turning an alarming shade of crimson. 

"Did you two fuck?" 

"Ron, that's is not—"

"Did you?" He demanded, his chest rising and falling.

"That's-"

"Answer me damn it!" He took a step forward, his eyes blazing.

Viktor's jaw tightened. He slowly stood, meeting Weasley's angry stare. 

Just as he was about to speak, Hermione stepped in. "Yes, we did," she said firmly, cutting through Weasley's outburst. "Though that is none of your business and there's no need to be so crude about it."

"You... you..." he sputtered. "You bloody whore! How could you do this?"

Anger flared in Viktor. He stepped between Weasley and Hermione, his eyes blazing. "Do not talk to her like that," he growled, his voice low and dangerous. 

Weasley's face twisted with rage. "You fucker! How dare you!" he shouted. "How dare you have sex with my girlfriend!"

"Girlfriend?" Hermione's eyebrows shot up. "What are you talking about?"

But before she could say anything else Weasley's fist slammed into Viktor's jaw. Viktor saw it coming but didn't move. Part of him wanted the fight, a chance to hit back. The punch stung, but he’d taken harder hits on the Quidditch pitch. He stood tall, ready to return the favor tenfold, when Hermione’s voice stopped him.

"Ron, stop it!" she cried, pushing past Viktor to confront the redhead. "What is wrong with you?"

Weasley turned his fury back to Hermione. "What's wrong with me? You're the one cheating on me!"

Hermione scoffed. "Cheating on you? Ron, what are you talking about? We're not dating!"

Weasley's face crumpled, his anger replaced by hurt. "But we kissed," he stammered. "At the battle..."

"Ron, that was one kiss," Hermione said, her voice laced with exasperation. "It didn't mean anything."

"It didn't mean anything?" Weasley repeated, his voice cracking. "All those times we spent together, all those laughs, all those looks… you're telling me it meant nothing?"

"Ron, please," Hermione sighed, rubbing her temples. "This is ridiculous. You're my friend."

Weasley shook his head vehemently. "No, no, you're lying. We are together. We have to be." He reached out, grabbing Hermione by the shoulders. She tried to shake him off, but his grip tightened.

Viktor moved without thinking. He stepped forward, prying Weasley's hands off Hermione with firm but gentle force. "That is enough," he warned.

"So that's it then?" Weasley whispered, his voice barely audible. "We're just… done?"

Hermione sighed. "Ron, we were never anything other than friends."

Weasley's face crumpled. The anger that had been burning in his eyes moments before was replaced by a raw, vulnerable hurt. He looked like a kicked puppy, and for a moment, Viktor almost felt sorry for him. Almost .

"Are you alright?" Viktor asked, reaching out to touch her arm.

She flinched slightly at his touch but didn't pull away. "I'm fine," she mumbled, avoiding his gaze.

"He should not haff spoken to you like that," Viktor said, his voice hardening. "You did nothing wrong."

Hermione looked up at him, her brown eyes searching his face. "I'm sorry you got dragged into this, Viktor. I never meant for any of this to happen."

"Do not apologize. I am not sorry for vot happened between us."

A small smile tugged at Hermione's lips. "Neither am I." 

"Maybe ve should talk about vot happened," he suggested gently. "Not just vith Veasley but between us."

She bit her lower lip, a habit he liked, before meeting his gaze.

"You're right," she said softly. "We should talk about... everything."

Viktor nodded. As they settled into the plush chairs, the soft lamplight caught the golden flecks in her eyes. He pushed the thought aside, reminding himself to focus on the conversation at hand.

"I do not regret vot happened between us," Viktor began. "But I vant to know how you feel about it."

Hermione's cheeks flushed slightly. "I don't regret it either. It was... wonderful. But I'm not sure what it means for us."

He leaned forward, his dark eyes searching hers. "Vot do you vant it to mean?"

Hermione hesitated, her fingers absently tracing the outline of the tattoo on her wrist. "I care about you, Viktor. I always have. But I'm not sure if I'm ready for a relationship right now. Everything's still so chaotic..."

"I understand." And he did.

"Ve should probably talk about these as vell," he said, holding up his wrist.

Hermione's eyes widened. "Oh! Right! "Do you have any idea what they might mean?"

"No."

"There must be something in the library about magic tattoos or spell backfires."

"I vant you to know that no matter vot these tattoos mean, or vot happens between us, I vill always be here for you. As a friend, or... more, if that is vot you vant."

Hermione's expression softened, and she squeezed his hand. "Thank you, Viktor. That means more to me than you know."

Viktor's brow furrowed. Hours they’d spent, buried in dusty books, searching for answers about the strange tattoos. So far, nothing.

He glanced at Hermione, her eyes darting across the page. Morning sunlight painted her face in gold, highlighting her hair.

He reached out, gently placing his hand over hers, stilling her frantic movements. "Her-my-oh-knee," he murmured, his voice low and soothing. "Ve haffe been at this for hours. Perhaps it is time for a break?"

"But we have to figure this out, Viktor," she insisted, her brow creasing with worry. "What if these tattoos are dangerous? What if they're some kind of curse?"

Viktor squeezed her hand reassuringly. "I do not think they are dangerous," he said calmly. "If they vere, ve vould haff felt the effects by now, no? Plus I do not think the school vould harm us."

"I suppose you're right," she conceded, her shoulders slumping ever so slightly. "But I just can't shake the feeling that there's more to this than meets the eye."

"Then ve vill keep looking. But first, I think ve should get some food. You must be hungry."

As if on cue, Hermione's stomach let out a soft rumble, and a faint blush crept across her cheeks. "I suppose a break wouldn't hurt," she admitted, a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

Viktor returned her smile, feeling a surge of affection. "Good. Let's go eat."

The moment they entered the Great Hall, Potter and the Weasley girl spotted them. 

"Hermione!” Potter called out, waving at the curly-haired witch. His brow furrowed as he registered  Viktor next to her. "Krum? Why are you together? I thought you were supposed to be working with Neville over at the greenhouses, Hermione."

As they approached, the Weasley girl's eyes widened, zeroing in on their exposed wrists. "And what are those tattoos? When did you get those?"

Viktor exchanged a glance with Hermione, unsure of how much to say. Before either of them could respond, the redhead's face split into a mischievous grin.

"Oh my god, did you two shag?" she asked, her voice loud enough to draw attention from nearby tables.

Hermione's face turned a deep shade of red. "Ginny!" she hissed, looking mortified.

Viktor felt his own cheeks grow warm, he coughed into his hand trying to hide the flush. He glanced at Hermione. The way her honey-brown eyes widened, the slight parting of her lips – it was all rather cute.

Potter, on the other hand, looked thoroughly uncomfortable. "Gin, maybe we shouldn't–"

But the witch was already laughing, clearly enjoying Hermione's discomfort. "Oh, come on, 'Mione. It's about time you had some fun outside of those books of yours!"

Potter's brow furrowed. "Wait, what about Ron? I thought you two were dating?"

Hermione let out a weary sigh. "No, Harry," she said, shaking her head. "Ron and I were never a couple. I don't know where you got that idea from."

Ginny snorted. "Honestly, no one but Ron and you thought they were together, Harry."

Potter blinked. "But... the kiss, during the battle..."

"That was just a spur-of-the-moment thing," Hermione interrupted, her expression softening. "It didn't mean anything."

Potter let out a snort. "Yeah, well you might want to tell that to Ron," he muttered, earning a sharp elbow to the ribs from Ginny.

Hermione's shoulders sagged. "It's a long story." 

"So," the redhead began, leaning forward with a conspiratorial grin. "Are you two, like, a thing now?"

Hermione let out a long-suffering sigh, running a hand through her unruly hair. "I told you, Ginny, it's complicated."

"Complicated, huh?" Miss Weasley mused, her gaze flicking between Viktor and Hermione. "Well, that tattoo on your wrist seems to be telling a different story."

"Yeah," Potter said, his gaze shifting to the tattoos. "What are these, exactly?"

Hermione's expression shifted. "That's just it," she said, her brow furrowing. "We don't know. They just appeared in the morning."

The redhead's eyes lit up with mischief once more. "Oh, I bet I know when they appeared. Right after you two shagged, am I right?"

"Ginny!" Hermione exclaimed again, her face impossibly red.

Viktor chuckled. His gaze lingered on Hermione, her cheeks tinged with that delightful shade of pink that seemed to bloom so easily. He recalled the previous night, how her body had responded to his touch, the soft gasps and moans that escaped her lips when he found the right spots to caress, to kiss, to claim.

His mind began to explore the myriad of ways he could make her flush once more. 

"Ve do not knov why they appeared," Viktor said dryly, trying to steer the conversation and his thoughts back to safer ground. 

“We've been searching the library all morning, but we haven't found anything,” Hermione explained.

Potter hummed. "That's odd. Have you thought about talking to Professor Snape's portrait? Maybe he knows something."

“The potions master?” asked Viktor.

Hermione nodded. “Yes, he specialized in dark magic potions.”

“I reckon if anyone knows about shady potions bought in Knockturn Alley is him.” Potter shot Hermione a glare. Viktor glowered at Britain's savior and instantly brought his hand to Hermione’s shoulder. 

Potter cleared his throat. “He’d often go and deal with the, um, vendors there.”

"That's actually a really good idea, Harry," Hermione said. "I can't believe I didn't think of that."

"Da, it is. But first, let's eat. I am very hungry."

As they sat down to eat, Hermione's knee brushed against his under the table. He wondered if she was doing it on purpose, or if it was just an accident. He thought about putting his hand on her knee just to see if she would blush.

Throughout the meal, Miss Weasley continued to tease them mercilessly, much to Hermione's embarrassment and Viktor's amusement. He found himself enjoying the easy camaraderie of the group, even if Potter still seemed a bit uncomfortable with the situation.

As they finished eating, Viktor turned to Hermione. "Do you vant to go see the potions professor?"

Hermione nodded, wiping her mouth with a napkin. "Yes, I think that's a good idea. The sooner we figure this out, the better."

As they stood to leave, Miss Weasley called out, "Have fun, you two!"

Hermione grumbled something about "fun and Professor Snape do not belong in the same sentence."

[mxthtea]

Before it all ends could I ask for a HoV/Kiana x Reader!Herrscher!Gn where the last time voidy and the reader met was back in the old world and they met again and continue their journey together? (I hope im not late with the honkai request idk when does it close if it already did then maybe next time)

Keep up the good work and LONG LIVE THE VOID QUEEN.

[anon has changed the req so fu hua would take the place of sirin/kiana]

dw anon !! req for honkai aren't going to be closed anytime soon <3 im having a lot of fun with them !!

god this req was so good tysm anon pls if you want a part two of fu hua and reader's relationship growing then please do bc i love this so much oh my go -

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fu hua x gn!herrscher!reader warnings: honkai spoilers most likely, herrscher type the reader is isn't mentioned (bc i couldnt think of any), grammar + spelling mistakes, lowercase writing, tell me if i forgot any. description:

that's her...

ah how could not tell from her voice alone? is that why it sounded so familiar to you? after so so so long. you finally saw her again. word count: 1.4k

you never had a home, never had and never will. being a herrscher meant being more on the run than able to pick one place to stay. the possibility of someone trying to capture you laid heavy on your shoulders against everything else that could possibly stand against you. the previous overwhelming sense of melancholy about it all had faded after hundreds and thousands of years by now.

you were used to being on the run, never planned on ending it. it would be impossible to do it after all.

yet at times, you did find yourself thinking about her. one of the mantis' that once fought against you. to her, her entire purpose was to fight against the honkai, to finally end them all off. but in the end, she wasn't able to.

you sighed, old memories once again resurfacing. there wasn't much to do with your own head after all. nothing else to think about what where to go and everything that happened in the old world. conversations were short with humans, eating at restaurants or cooking was silent, walks around any area was cut short at all times. there was very little you could do to change it.

the wind picked up around you as you sat up. placing down a tip of money onto the picnic table for your server when they came to clean the table you had sat at. the temperature was slowly getting colder with the season of winter approaching as the days went by. the air caught in your chest was slowly let out as you walked along the path, you felt strangely lonely. even the leaves that drifted away drifted together.

were you a lone leaf compared to them? a broken leaf floating from the tree of your past, yet never able to stay far away from it. a leaf that would get stomped on or crumpled up. or would your leaf never stop its journey around? would it be able to see the world? or would it be crushed?

the wind seemed to continue to pick up, almost like it didn't want you to move. but being stagnant wasn't an option to you. all you could do was continue onwards, even if the entire world had to stop moving so you would stand still for a moment longer.

"the wind seems to get pretty aggressive in these times, doesn't it?"

that voice… it was familiar to you. yet also so unknown at the same time.

you cleared your throat before answering, "i guess it does."

"almost like the world itself is telling you to stop running for once."

"huh?"

you turned to the voice.

that's her…

ah how could not tell from her voice alone? is that why it sounded so familiar to you? after so so so long. you finally saw her again.

it wasn't good that you saw her though, right? the girl right by you, fu hua, had made it her entire life to destroy the honkai after everything that had happened to her. after everything they had done to her in the old world. it seemed you weren't any different either, being a herrscher after all.

is this where it will end for you?

fu hua didn't do anything more than adjust her glasses as the wind had made them a bit uneven on her face. another breeze floated next to the both of you. oh how you wished it would let you move from the spot you were seemingly glued to already. more leaves rustled by the two of you. two broken leaves fluttered to a stop in front of both you and fu hua, both ruined from being stepped on but continuing the journey together.

fu hua's voice broke through the breeze, stepping towards you yet missing both of the leaves that stood in her way. "it seems that running into herrschers on accident is a common theme around this time, as strange as it is now. after all that has happened in our old world."

the air around you seemed to chill. you didn't want to end like this. why weren't you allowed to live? what did you do? you swore you've kept yourself a clean slate in this era now. taking control of your herrscher abilities and doing what you could to survive longer through this time. is all that work going to end now?

yet fu hua didn't make any further move to you.

"a-are you going to end it now? kill me right here?" you asked. your voice felt so quiet, barely leaving passed your lips as the words flew in the wind that kept swaying by.

"i've met many new people during this time, and learned many new things. even a stubborn girl i know was able to drag me out from where i once was. even after all that i have done, after all that has happened in the past and even continuing in the present."

"that doesn't even answer my question."

fu hua's calmness seemed to irk you. was she dragging it out? what was she planning? you haven't seen her since the previous era, how much has she changed by now? what would happen?

more questions continued to float in your head, never moving. they were stagnant, unlike what you were. continuing to grow and bury themselves into your head to never move until something was done.

"you haven't let me answer it" fu hua said, walking two steps closer to you, "for once, i have no plans for taking you out. even as a herrscher you've been on the run since the beginning of your time. not even the strongest of winds could hold you down now."

your eyes followed the two leaves that were once landed right in front of you. finally, they broke free from the still air between you and fu hua, disappearing into the wind. their journey was unknown to you and fu hua. yet it seemed their journey would be complete with the both of them together for once.

would it ever be like that for you?

"yet can i ask for you to once, pause for journey across the world?"

what was she thinking?

was she tricking you?

your head was blank and full of all the possibilities of what she meant. the air stilled, the wind disappearing and the leaves standing still.

"has… has time changed you that much?" you whispered.

"less of time and more of a few stubborn friends that don't want to let me go either," fu hua answered.

"i've been journeying by myself across this land for more years than any human can count, why should i stop now?"

"you've been getting more worn out overtime. even a herrscher can't spend time all alone, going to the last bit of rope on a cliff of loneliness, just to fall. someone has taught me that now. and the best thing to do with messages of those is to carry it on to others around you.

seeing you here was something i didn't expect, yet it felt like a proper time to pass along this teaching that has taken so long for me to understand. at some point, all things have to end. even if it might be something you've done for years."

silence sat in the air. the will to finally accept someones warmth beckoned you to its enticing embrace. yet you still felt hesitant. was it truly a good idea? what would you do?

"if i take you up on this offer… what will happen?"

fu hua let out an amused to breath, "not even i can say much to that. many things have happened that we could never predict would. yet, it seems better than to be able to see what is coming every single day. knowing you'll be continuing on a journey of running, or continuing on a journey that never seemed to end at all. maybe for once, you can continue on without knowing."

fu hua held out her hand to you. it was in reach.

what would happen though? would you be safe?

you tried to empty your head, yet nothing worked. even then, your hand reached out into fu hua's. placing your palm against yours. her hands were rough from fighting, yet it felt so warm to you. it felt inviting… you missed this. something you were never able to have in your life. you can finally have it for once.

"then please… let me stay still for once," you whispered, words barely coming out without cracking. tears that were held inside for years finally facing the surface, facing the light you were finally facing for once.

"of course," was all fu hua answered.

for once, you could stay still. planting yourself in a time that wasn't filled with running from all of humanity. for once, you wouldn't regret a choice you were made. and you'd never regret having fu hua along side you.

[chouchen]

Oh new friend!!

Also i think the reason the skins and battlesuit looks are so much more flowy and detailed could be down to how important it is for the battlesuits themselves to be flashy and exciting. In genshin so much of the gameplay comes from the world you are in, while honkai is a hack n slash, stage by stage game, where you usually dont spend much time looking at your surroundings, much less interact with them in any way, just get in and fuck shit up! And also, it might be worth mentioning that the older battlesuits were even more sucked onto the characters than in genshin lol if you look at just the base 3 you get, or even the first yaes and kallens, its all pretty basic compared to anything that's coming out recently (though thats also down to how much money they were making at the time probably) Even the first herrscher HoV compared to today's HoS and HoT! All HoV has going for her is the pretty wings, while HoS has like 5 different ults or some shit from first glance. So they have either more time to work on the looks, or more focus, or simply different artists. And probably the fact that each one has to look better than the last, bc otherwise who would buy them right? If every one looked and played so similar, i wouldn't have nearly all chars as a f2p player lol

Give genshin some time, im sure when they're less focused on new regions or big story and they've done all the bare basic character designs one can do, they will move onto prettier ones. Unless they won't. Who am i to say, its not the same game whatsoever, I don't know how to make videogames-

i totally get your point yeah

there's also improvement in genshin charadesign (in my opinion) kokomi and yae have a lot more going on then mondstad characters for exemple.

i kinda disagree with your first point, yes you look more at your character in honkai and they make up for the lack of "pretty backgrounds" like in genshin but i think things like transparency and long hair/dresses will not take the players focus away from the world.

obviously i don't expect genshin to have similar outfit like in honkai because the style is way different but at least use those little things to really "spice up" your charadesign, imagine kokomi but with transparency used here and there, even if the design is the exact same i think it really brings something if you see what i mean ^^

and i think they're gonna show us even more pretty charadesign and i also hope we'll get new mechanism for world exploration, i would DIE to see a character from snezhnaya with ice skaters like timido

maybe not use the skate as her weapon but at least as a way of moving (a kind of alternative dash)

[officialleehadan]

Customs Check

Maggie hadn’t expected it to be so easy to scam the Imperial Authority, but then, Imperial Authority had a lot of work and there were nearly a thousand ships waiting to get through Customs. With papers that looked legitimate, presented by someone who looked like money, they were waved through with barely a glance. Maggie made a mental note of it, but since the lax security wasn’t actually hurting anybody, she probably wouldn’t do more than mention it to Luka.

Luka probably wouldn’t do anything about it either, except maybe put an Intelligence agent on the checkpoint to make sure nothing toodangerous was coming through.

“We’re never going through another checkpoint without you riding point,” Zaaba decided on their way back to the ship. Maggie laughed, still in the guise of Young Money with Zaaba and Kady serving as her personal bodyguards. Women, even those with obvious Other heritage, like Kady’s quarter-troll blood, were underestimated. It occasionally infuriated Maggie, but for now, it was useful. Being underestimated meant that no one was looking to closely at them for hidden motives. “That was the smoothest check-through we’ve had in years.”

Of course, it didn’t hurt that Maggie had a great many permissions on the ident card of Maggie Gol, including the authorization to bring whatever she wanted through a checkpoint.

That, however, was a secret she would keep to herself unless they found trouble. Zaaba would have questions if she knew, and Maggie didn’t want to try and explain why the Red Baron’s sister had Imperial Authorization.

“Why would they assume a problem?” Maggie said when they reached the Blackbird. “We have paperwork and don’t look like trouble. Customs only look closer when someone ha paperwork and looks nervous.”

“I expected you to look nervous,” Zaaba told her and raised her voice to their pilot. “Hey, Clunk, we’re clear. Get the hov-sled loaded up so we don’t have to carry everything to Salteyes’s people by hand. You’re cool under pressure, aren’t you, Girlie?”

“Unless there’s big magic, a gun to my head, or my brother in a temper, I assume it’s something I can handle.”

“You were alright with the kidnapping, too.”

“It wasn’t my first. I’m going to go get changed. This getup is pretty, but it’s been months since I wore any makeup and my face itches.”

“Yeah, go ahead, but get down here. I want you on delivery with us. You’re one of our better spell-slingers and I don’t trust Salteyes.”

“Alright. Ten minutes?”

“No hurry. Getting here was the hard part.”

A quick change later, her expensive dress, jewelry, and heels once again hidden in the bottom of her duffle, and Maggie made her way back down to the cargo hold. It was strange to realize that she felt ore like herself in rough canvas pants and a loose cotton shirt than she did in the polished finery she had lived in for most of her life. Maybe it wasn’t so unexpected, though. Luka felt the same, if his fondness for his red leather jacket was any indication.

By the time she was back, the hov-sled was loaded and they were ready to go. Maggie slid down the rail of the cargo hold just in time for Zaaba to pull her up to sit on top of the crates. As soon as they were ready, Clunk, who had no visible Other heritage but was a good pilot and a better sniper, pulled them out of the ship. Kady waved as she closed down the ship. Until they were back, no one would be getting on or off.

“We’re spending a week here,” Zaaba said as Clunk drove the hov-sled towards their drop-off point. “Next job is meeting us, so there’s time for everyone to have some fun once we get paid. Don’t to anything or anyone stupid, and if you get arrested, bail is coming out of your pay. Check in at least once every twenty-four solar hours. Everyone clear?”

“Aye, Captain,” Maggie said with the rest, entirely amused by the speech Zaaba gave every time they went on leave for a few days. Maggie had arranged for most of her own pay to go into a small account tied to her larger, personal accounts. It was pocket money compared to the royal account she shared with Luka, but her finances were her own business. “Are we still doing ship dinners?”

“If someone feels like making something, but frankly, I’m planning to eat out most of the time. We work too hard to eat our own cooking when we’re in port.”

A week. A glorious week of freedom to wander around Seti Base, which was as safe as anywhere, considering it was a newer base, and still had a substantial Imperial presence keeping the peace. There was plenty of fun to be had, too. Maggie had already sent a message to Luka to see if he wanted to meet up. The Rojawas never too far away, and he could usually find some excuse to be wherever he wanted to be. He had replied in minutes, promising to be there the next day.”

And she missed her brother.

“You especially, Girlie,” Zaaba said with a great deal of meaningful eye contact that was probably supposed to be a warning. “Don’t you get kidnapped again.”

“The last time was your fault,” Maggie pointed out dryly, and waved her captain off. “Relax, Zaaba. My brother is flying in tomorrow.”

“Red Baron is gonna be in port?”

“My brother Luka is going to be in port.”

Zaaba still had some trouble with the what of Luka, and his relationship to Maggie. Maggie was just hoping her captain didn’t kill her when she eventually found out who Luka, and Maggie, really were.

“Fine, fine,” Zaaba allowed reluctantly. “Are we gonna meet him?”

“If you want to. I promise he doesn’t bite.”

“Doesn’t have to, if he’s as electrical as you.”

“He’s not. So, what is there to do on this rock? I’m thinking dancing. There’s gotta be somewhere that has decent drinks and decent music.”

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[cloud-ya]

Hov is more than happy to accept all these cuddles and scents and she returns the favour by occasionally nipping and licking at their throat or collarbones

maybe even light smooches while purring

[meili-sheep]

I Have more idea for my latest Diluc Au!!!!

Asmoday(As said to be the Unknown God's name by the fandom due to some code stuff ig) may be in a similar situation like Kiana is with HoV, which is that, HoV(Herrscher of Void) isn't Kiana at all but someone Named 'Sirin' who is the first HoV. HoV and Sustainer act similarly as to how their faces look very stoic and they talk in a similar manner as well! Their Japanese VA's are the same person- Anyway lemme go on

Kiana is both quite passionate and a bit rebellious so Asmoday(as her real self) would be the same as well, just that she's older and more mature and knows when it's too much and when it's too little, so how was Diluc even born even though he's probably been born a couple hundred years after the cataclysm, well well well, ya see, there's good reason why in current au lore, She's not around(yet)

She managed to somehow gain a moment of lucidity and ripped out the Core(bc Herrscher cores are gems imbued with a high amount of Honkai energy and y'know Gnoses so I'm just Bauang it off both of them) being used to puppeteer her and hid herself in Tevyat.

And then met Crepus, fell in love, and had Diluc and in which they would've drifted apart bc of Crepus wanting Diluc to realize his ambitions instead of his own. Asmoday would've hated that and taught Diluc that "Yeah, don't prioritize other people's wants and needs above your own or below yours, just bc your father wants you to be a knight, doesn't mean you have to do it."

and probably taught/left Diluc a couple of secrets hidden in her own handmade children's books(He most likely would have kept them, why would he burn away the last memories of his mother?)

I like to also Hc Diluc plays instruments and makes art as a hobby so in this Au Asmoday would've been the one to teach him how to do it at a young age, even better if some of the children's books Asmoday made had little paintings in them both she and a younger Diluc made together.

And her personality would be akin to Teenage Diluc's personality but louder and less soft spoken in this Au

Would Asmoday get along with Vanessa and Vin?? After all Asmoday likes the freedom of mond, sad to say Celestia found her and took her back, she wasn't with Diluc at that moment so he didn't get caught up with it

Also!!!!! Diluc being able to switch between White Hair and Blue eyes to Red hair and eyes is bc, magic, Asmoday may not even be human but maybe can change appearance somewhat, and besides, Magic, that's it lmao I'll come back next time with more info! on what au? Hohohoho wait and see!

-Leyline!Anon

Oof I always have to turn on my web reader for you because I make sure I get all your info.

Honestly, I really like it mostly cause I honestly do just want Diluc to have a good mother. One who would counteract Crepus. And I'm in love with the idea of her making him books to teach him things in a secret man. Maybe she doesn't even realize the things she's teaching him sometimes.

As for Venessa and Vin. I mean, they love Diluc, so they would defiantly already be partial to Diluc's mother. Especially if she took good care of him and he is happy, healthy, and loves her

Vennessa might tell her she can do better than Crepus and maybe might try and help her with any celestial problems she might face. It would be amazing to be to her slightly that someone like Asmoday is essentially her granddaughter now.

As for Vin, he would be just. love the mother of his favorite grandson. He couldn't care where she was from. Definatly be on of the "you could do better" Train. But defiantly would support him as best he could. And both of them would be able to recognize how she's rebled against Celestia even in small ways and how she's trying to protect Diluc. So again they would do their best to help her.

[busghost]

is the actual original sirin still alive?? the way i perceived things was that the original her died and kiana was a part of her moving forward for her. kiana+hotv being parts of sirin but also separate from her and are just carrying on in different ways

I think that how you perceive that is entirely up to you. I mean what is a soul? There certainly isn't a frame of reference irl for a soul getting a new body but I guess it's fun that fiction lets us imagine that.

Personally, I think they both were Sirin in their own weird ways and that Kiana IS Sirin just as much as HoV was. In the Second Eruption manga it does show Sirin wishing to feel Cecilia's embrace again and then she wakes up in K423 and finishes her thought so I always took that to mean that they are one in the same. To me it seemed like two Sirins in there but one of them (HoV) refused to acknowledge that there could be good in the world or that it was worth anything, like Sirin at her worst and the other woke up because of the good in the world.

But you wouldn't be wrong to have a different opinion. Plenty would say that the original Sirin is gone and Kiana is the embodiment of her wish to be loved and HoV is the embodiment of her desire to destroy.

You could even say that HoV is a Herrscher personality that appeared after Sirin woke up in K423. Herrschers share the same memories as their hosts after all and Herrschers aren't necessarily evil (see: 3rd Herrscher, Senti) so you can't just handwave HoV as "oh she was just gonna wind up that way anyway.

Kiana sees HoV as an equally valid Sirin despite HoV telling her that she is the only true Sirin. Your opinion might say that one of them is more like the og Sirin than the other and has a better claim to being her.

Or maybe neither are! Maybe they've both changed too much from how Sirin was in 2000 for either to be her.

This kind of non-answer isn't really satisfying I feel but there isn't really a solid answer to give. It's not something one would think about often and even if mihoyo gave an official statement I feel you'd still have people debating the topic. And that's really interesting to me! I love hearing what people have to say on this cause there are so many opinions backed up by so many points of view.

still sad we never got a proper name for HoV, Herrscher of the Void is a title not a name ;-;