#honkai star rail 2.1

[thatanimewriter]

2.1 aventurine thoughts, might turn it into a fic????

ok i know aventurine has supposedly never lost a bet n stuff, but what if-

childhood friends to lovers. you're both slaves for that one guy but only aventurine got out of there (assuming him being with the ipc is escaping the dude). he comes back to save you but you're dead or something n that's the only time he's ever lost (aside from family).

will shank sunday or sparkle for ever bringing you up as leverage. two of his rings on his fingers are matching couples rings when he planned to propose but you died before he could so now it's a memento for you. he kisses it before every poker game for good luck even if he is a blessed child. lowkey wanted acheron to kill him so he could be with you and his family but knows you cant die die in penacony dreamscape.

edit: fic is here LOL

[kitty-thinks-stuff]

"do stay alive" jesus ratio, you wanna suck his dick next?🤨🤨🤨🤨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[st4rrth0ughts]

guys if aventurine dies in 2.1 dont expect to hear from me for a long time

bbg dont die plz i will bawl

[oddquake]

so ratio is going to find aventurine awake and alive and they’re going to flee from the IPC together and live a happy little secluded gay life right

…right?

………please??

[iridescentscarecrow]

//hsr 2.1

paused screaming for a bit.

i think aventurine at his core has that very particular blend of self awareness & self illusion that makes for some of the most fascinating interiority i've seen in the game so far. he's fooling himself. he's fooling him *self*....

this paired with like: yes, the concretisation of an end, simultaneously all those "what then? what now?". this is what it was leading to, even without the death sentence. his most lavish self/outcome/end is simultaneously a form of self ownership as well as a conscious death.

obsessed with the implication of him trying to die here (first image). in a way its a rehearsal, just like the outfit is (the identity jade tells him to choose). the one which can't be drenched by the Rain. his outfit thought of in tandem with his apparent sexualisation - untouchability to it. tearing down the dream's fabric / so at odds with the agency he exerts.

[gamergirl-niffler]

I can't wait for him to join my team!!!

His flask has a paw on it!!! 😍🥺🥰

[tthelady]

2.1 spoilers ahead!

Now that I had time to sit on what happened in 2.1 and gather my thoughts. I just want to say that 2.1 has been the best patch so far. In 2.0 HSR did a wonderful job showing all these different fractions within Penacony and how every single one of them had their own agendas. In 2.1 we got to see what their agendas were and how they were going to/are playing out.

The different POVs were a wonderful and amazing addition to the story. It was really nice being able to see and play the same story from another character's perspective.

Aventurine was by far the best character in Penacony for me. The way his story was told was amazing and being to play from his POV allowed us so much more insight into his character. The way his backstory was told, the way he planned to "kill" himself, and the way he finally came to terms with his own past, present, and future were so good some parts of his story genuinely brought tears to my eyes. Seeing Acheron come to the realization of his plan and taking away harmony's curse off of him and giving him a second chance and an out from the IPC I don't even have words to describe how much I loved that scene. There's also his and ratio's relationship I loved every second of their interactions. Their plan for ratio to betray him, ratio giving medicine to aventurine to use when he's close to death god every second of their interaction was amazing I could go on forever about them. I am very excited to see where his story will go on from here.

There's also the fact we got to hear Boothill's voice and holy shit I'm so excited to see him! The interactions between Acheron and Welt had me hooked I desperately need more interactions between them.

The way 2.1 ended has me so excited for 2.2. I never expected Gallagher to be excused of "killing" Robin it was an unexpected twist but I loved it very much. I have so many questions after that ending did Gallagher kill sunday? Is Gallagher truly responsible for the murders that have been happening in penacony? What happened to Robin? Where is Robin? Overall I can't wait for 2.2!!!

[colorfullpaperbird]

me with my favorite characters of penacony like

With Robin : I love her she’s my precious little girl i hope nothing bad ever happens to her ever again

With Sunday:

[maxzinn]

HSR SPOILERS AHEAD

version 2.1 rants

ugh they can’t do this to me 😭

THEY BY ALL MEANS CANNOT KILL HIM

HOYO PLS JUST DON’T

look, I wasn’t really fond of him at first but he was slowly growing on me while I was playing his POV in the quest. LIKE SKSHDDH JUST LOOK AT THIS

that part when he said he loved his family more than himself left me feeling soft for him. and during that scene when he was talking with his “future self” my eyes were literally already watering when during the dialogues, his “future self” said that aventurine wanted to die because he’s tired. he just wanted to be with his family again.

THAT PART HURTS LIKE A BITCH

kakavasha didn’t deserve what happened to him 😭

always having to gamble his life through life or death situations, being left as the only survivor of his kind, sold as a slave, the title “blessed child of gaiathra triclops” being a burden for him.

throughout that quest, I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I don’t want him to die just yet.

I know that it was also a part of his plan to uncover the secrets behind “death” in penacony, but knowing that he also wanted to die someday to be with his family just hurts me 😭😭😭 he thinks there’s nothing left for him nor does he think he has anyone in his life for him to keep on living.

I WAS ON THE VERGE OF CRYING BUT HELD IT IN BECAUSE I WASN’T ALONE IN THE ROOM. I’M NOT LYING WHEN I’M SAYING I WOULD BE THIS MAN’S BFF IF I COULD

[arabellaseraphim]

Me @ Aventurine before 2.1 quest: /lh

Me @ Aventurine after 2.1 quest:

[violottie]

a lesbian a lesbian when you piss them off

[kitty-thinks-stuff]

i was unsure of who my favorite hsr character would be but after 2.1 its. its aventurine. its so heavily aventurine.

SUCH a complex character holy crap. his backstory. his luck. his self destructiveness. the BETS. AUGH.

[kakavashazz]

how are we feeling, folks

[endgaims]

Under Watchful Scrutiny

I love Sunday in the main story but also very afraid of/for him. He’s a package alright 😇 but i am living for it

[skj-weebmam]

so i started on this before 2.1, but i worked on it on and of, and tbh i just want to finish it, so this is what you get.

[iridescentscarecrow]

found dead on the phone

aventurine, self described.

1.4k words, character study, experimental format, written pre hsr 2.1.

read the full piece at archiveofourown.org/works/54738511.