#ruan sugar

[naughtynanzhu]

2024.12.25 Yue Lin Qi Ji Filming

[bloodrelationsofheavenandearth]

only love is all maroon (now you know)

˗ˋˏ ✰ ˎˊ˗ desc; how does it feel to hold a hand, one that fits as if it were meant to do so with your own? (pt 2)

˗ˋˏ ✰ ˎˊ˗ pairing; dan feng : ruan mei : sampo : kafka : mr reca : robin : boothill : yukong : blade ➜ x gn!reader

˗ˋˏ ✰ ˎˊ˗ mlist; !!!!! // pt 1; !!!!!

what with how busy she is, topaz deciding to seek you out, even for such a gesture as to hold your hand is something to cherish. she’s got this habit of leaving you little trinkets each time when she leaves- a coin from a world she’d recently visited, a little brooch to pin onto the collar of your shirt, one time it was even a heart shaped rock. maybe it’s her way of spoiling you in her long periods of absence, maybe she just likes giving you things; maybe it’s even both. when she can give herself the reward of your touch, it grounds her- she makes a home for herself as close to you as possible, breaths mingling together and pinkies entertained. it’s never quite close enough, but, she supposes this will make do.

dan feng prides himself- on almost everything, really, that’s sort of his thing; who can really blame him at the enormity of pride he feels whenever he gets to touch you? of devotion? he thinks of you often, of your touch and the affect it has on him, distracting him at strange moments of the day from his duties as high elder.. it’s not really your fault he’s got such a one track mind, is it? perhaps it is why when he holds your hand, it’s particularly hard to get him to let go of it- he doesn’t even do it consciously all of the time, thumb pressing into that little spot on your wrist that reflexively opens your palm and allows him to indulge within his greed. yes, this is quite nice.

to have ruan mei hold your hand is always going to bring something new- a new element of feeling, a time to experiment one more thing, one final thing because she’s certain there is always more to know- about you, especially. she will let her mind run wild if you do not ground her, if you do not keep her company when everything but her own ideas (and you, always you) become white noise. her hands are calloused in places one might not expect- all leftover remnants from trial and error, failing and proceeding. to keep her busy mind focussed she’ll often put her focus onto your hands, tugging at fingers and eyes squinted to follow the map of veins under skin; after all, there is always more to know about you.

sampo is often a man of far too many words, too much eloquence and embellishment of fact that he brandishes like a battering ram. this is who he is, as a person existing in space. it’s no surprise when his touches are grandiose, when he grasps you by the hand and twirls you into him not once letting go. it is important to note, that whilst superfluous, he is no less genuine for the fact of his words and actions.

kafka can sometimes (often) be a bit of a wildcard- her hands are not always smooth under her gloves, nails not always so manicured to perfection like she typically prefers. being an infamous criminal, sometimes her hands are scarred- whenever she absolutely has to get physical instead of attacking from a distance; but most of the time, her hands are flawless and warm, largely unblemished due to the gloves she wears. she likes it best when she can feel you skin to skin, fingers brushing over your pulse and laughing whenever she can do something to make it jump- that’s how she tells herself she’s alive. she’s alive when your pulse thumps steadily in your wrist, when she can trace over an old scar on your palm, when she can feel warmth instead of the metal of her gun.

robin is always one to lean into her softness when it comes to you- you, you, you. her voice crooning in your ear, just as lovely as any of her performances but ever more intimate in nature- words less sugar sweet and saccharine and instead more like molasses, coating the inside of your mouth and dripping through the cracks of your body. hands holding yours are similar and just as cloying; how can she really resist herself when she craves your stability? your place in her life is immovable, no matter where she goes that is always something that will remain.

it is easy sometimes, to forget that boothill has overcome so much; one might perhaps think that the touch of his hands, metallic and lacking even artificial warmth might contribute to this- that is, however, not the case. though your hands may forever bare the chill of metal, the unshakable promise of an almost utilitarian gentleness can always be felt. you will never be pinched or zapped or prodded by circuitry, or joints in the metal plates of his hands. instead, you will find them cradled around your own, a suit of armour protecting skin, and veins, and blood, and bone because he’ll be damned if he cannot keep a small piece of himself gentler just for one moment, just to feel the phantom sensation of your skin on his.

holding hands with yukong is, ironically enough, like taking flight. though she’d not allowed herself such a thing for many years now, who is she to not spoil herself by being in your presence? yukong is a woman who knows what she wants- she’s every bit happy to be so close to you, to curl her fingers through yours and allow herself to to feel triumphant; much like she used to when manoeuvring through the skies as a pilot, eyes staring forwards and adoring the horizon, at home and content to never stray too far.

notes; i applied for a job- unfortunately did not make it :’) however, i figured i’d try & write something to feel better! i thought id try & sneak in a few more personal favourites on this one, as well as a character for a friend c:

© bloodrelationsofheavenandearth 2025 ☁︎

[walpu]

Hellohello, peeking from the corner

And dropping by to request Aventurine x reader that likes to give him trinkets and souvenirs from their travels.

And then one day they came with Ashy Paste/Grey Bean Paste version of them and him together all smiley faced and all.

(Fun fact, from a leak: Aventurine's actual name is Kakavasha. Fun fact 2: Kakava is a celebration event of the Romani people)

- 🪽

Aw it's such a cute request 😭 shaking crying asking hoyo to make the second part of the cats event with penacony and belobog characters

I've seen the leaks about his name and the meaning behind it since I'm literal insane about this man. Honestly this is such a pretty name 🥹

Hope you'll enjoy reading this 🌸

giving Aventurine Ruan Mei's cat creations that resemble the two of you

characters - Aventurine notes - gn!reader, fluff, was written with the established relationship in mind but works for pre-relatioship stage as well, no beta see I'm capable of writing something other than angst

First of all, he absolutely adores it when you give him small gifts from your travels.

It's a reminder that you care about him enough to think of him when he's not around.

And while yes, it's obvious that you care, it's nice to know that you care enough to go out of your way to do something for him.

He's a miserable man with no friends okay even the small trinket is enough to make him happy.

Keeps them safe and takes care of each and every gift you give him. Brings some a lot of them with him to casino or/and to his business meetings, claiming that those are his lucky charms.

If it's a peace of jewelry then he would not hesitate to buy several sets of clothes just to have numerous outfits specifically to show off your gift.

If it's some unusual gift then he would not leave you alone until you tell him where did you get it.

Speaking of unusual gifts. He certainly didn't expect that your visit the Herta Space Station will result in you bringing with you two... cat thingies?

At first he simply doesn't get it. It's a bit impractical for you to get a pet since you're traveling so much, no?

But then he notices. Something.

"Darling, call me a delusional romantic but don't they resemble us, hmm?"

When you tell him that those cat thingies are, in fact, creations of Ruan Mei herself, and you just accidentally helped her to creat two cats that resemble you two, he can't help but laugh.

"Ah, sugar, seems like it's not just me who is a helpless romantic. So you've missed me that much that you made are a cat just like me, haha?"

You explain to him that you didn't actually adopt them, Ruan Mei just let you take them with you for some time to examine how socialization with others outside if the Herta Station may affect them.

At first he thinks it's for the best, since, once again, it's impractical to keep them as pets.

Spoiler warning he'll pout and whine when it's time to return them to Ruan Mei.

Loves observing them. Like genuinely adores doing it. Especially if it's the cat that resembles you. Would pester you to take a look every time the cat acts like you.

Would probably feel a bit uncomfortable around the Aven!cat but eventually would warm up to him as well. Mostly because he'll notice how much the reader!cat loves him.

Takes a lot of pictures of the cats together and sends them to you.

"Us <з" "Yeah well they were literally made after us so..." "Uuuussss 😚😚😚"

You know how a lot of cat thingies were talking in high pitched voices? Yeah he would chuckle and pester you to try to talk like that as well.

Lmao but imagine Aven!cat saying something about risks and gambling and benefit etc etc in this high pitched voice. Aven himself would probably chuckle and say something like ”haha little guy knows what it's all about” but would sulk if you'll tease him about it.

Would probably try to buy them from Ruan Mei afterwards lol

[sevenrestdays]

Genuinely I'm so tired of seeing a massive lack of media literacy in the HSR Fandom, specifically when it comes to Dr. Veritas Ratio.

Like, somebody please explain to me why on earth people portray Ratio as an unfeeling, uncaring, brash asshole who can and will punt you because he simply felt like it.

Why do people act like we don't have multiple receipts of him being a kind and caring person who does have (logical) empathy, and who wants nothing more than to spread knowledge across the galaxy because that's his passion. Even if he goes about it in a way that might seem less than ideal.

There are numerous things that he HAS done in canon that directly oppose whatever 'ideals' fanon Ratio is written to have. It's like the man can never catch a break and is constantly being doomposted for literally no reason other than the fact certain Ratio haters™ took his words personally. (I mean that half jokingly, to be honest.)

I've also noticed a substantial amount of people who despise Ratio but absolutely adore Ruan Mei who, objectively, is a lot worse than Ratio. She just takes the time to sugarcoat her personality. (Was the whole drugging ordeal not just symbolism for a lie being wrapped up in sugar with a bow on top (e.g a sugar coated lie) or is that just me looking too deeply into it???)

*Not to say I don't like Ruan Mei or that she's a fully terrible person.

And yes of course he's going to think himself better than some people because he was raised in such a way that he'd been alienated from his peers since childhood because he was always told he was "better" and was pushed to be the absolute best. Does that justify certain behaviors? No. But people give him absolutely zero grace while going and woobifying other characters who have done bad things just because they had a bad past.

And these are all just surface level, shallow notes of his character, by the way. I can't do his entire character justice but people have done some in-depth character analysis on him that were most definitely worth the read.

In a way it's almost amusing (albeit sad) how this random purple haired man has sparked so much outrage simply by existing. But it's also exhausting because I don't want to open my socials and see 8 Ratio OOC and/or hate posts consecutively even if I try to avoid them.

[another-goblin]

Brave little Sugar-Glazed Blueberry Cake gives a lecture about how other cat cakes shouldn't worship Ruan Mei (the lecture wasn't a success, with 3 exceptions).

To think of it, isn't the cat cake situation a microcosm of how Dr. Ratio sees humanity? (the way the worship of Ruan Mei Aeons and geniuses keeps humanity down)

They both think this, but in different ways:

I wanted to give him slightly more realistic cat features in his "sugar-glazed" form, the way Ratio's plaster head looks more realistic than his actual anime face:

I'm not sure about how to call my version of Ratio Cake. I like Sugar-Glazed Blueberry Cake, but Beefcake is funnier, considering Ratio's physique.

[howlingmoonrise]

nameless - the spirealm/kaleidoscope of death

FINALLY IT'S DONE!!!! short-term amnesia au nanqiu for @sunriseverse as a VERY very belated birthday gift, i hope you forgive the lateness of it through the sheer length of this monster 🙏

based on this post

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This Ruan Nanzhu is too pretty?, says a note in this handwriting, maybe also an actor like Tan Zaozao? Very intense, says another one. Won't stop staring at me. Kinda looks like he wants to eat us. And yet another comment, on an arrow pointing above: do we owe him money? We don't work at the company anymore and we're living in his house. Are we his sugar something? Another: dude we're not even into guys. We're recognizing him by the description of 'the most handsome man in the world', don't you think that says something about us? A few more arrows point up towards that one. Doubt, says one. Another says, somewhat confirmed by Cheng Qianli, followed by another going we're trusting the kid that keeps talking about some dog's butt? And then, Li Dongyuan kinda confirmed it also, but I couldn't ask directly, and once again underlined, we are NOT gay. The one after that just says: but wouldn't you put out for that guy anyway, if he asked nicely?

-- Or: Lin Qiushi's amnesia struggles.

Read on AO3

[yanderehsr]

Had to make another Masterlist because each one can only hold 100 links

Trigger Warning: Yandere, Obsessive behaviour, Possessive behaviour, Clingy behaviour, Manipulation, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence

Shenhe Headcanons

Breaking up with Childe

Jing Yuan, Blade, Luocha and Caelus with Noelle reader

Ayato, Itto and Kafka with a reader who confesses then runs away Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

Blade, Kafka and Silver Wolf with attention needy vampire

March 7th, Himeko and Dan Heng with reader that has Silver Wolf powers

Breaking up with Himeko

Lyney, Freminet and Lynette with mermaid reader Part 2

Aether, Kafka and Venti with reader who refuses to eat

Jing Yuan, Dan Heng and Blade with Nilou reader

Blade, Kafka and Silver Wolf with a baker reader

How Silver Wolf, Blade and Kafka celebrate your birthday

Zhongli with an adeptus reader

Neuvillette with a Kafka reader Part 2

Nanook, Imbibitor Lunae and Dan Heng with flirty reader

Tingyun, Navia and Yoimiya with chubby reader

Tighnari, Venti, Freminet and Wanderer with reader who likes taller people

How Himeko will get reader dependant on her

Furina with a clingy reader

Kafka, Hu Tao, Yae Miko and Silver Wolf with a reader who wants a collar with their name on it

Raiden Ei, Furina and Lumine with a reader who makes plushies Part 2

Columbina, Arlecchino and Jing Yuan with a foxian reader

Breaking up with Natasha

Kokomi with a detective reader

Jing Yuan and Luocha fighting over reader

Himeko, Silver Wolf, Stelle and Bronya with Lumine reader who has a breakdown

Furina with willing reader

Breaking up with Diluc

Arlecchino and Kafka with weak reader

Breaking up with Wriothesley

Witch Natasha with Princess reader

Aether, Venti and Kafka with a sick darling

Stelle, Lumine and Paimon with ghost child reader

Zhongli, Dottore, Neuvillette and Tighnari with a reader who doesn't want children

Arlecchino, Natasha, Himeko and Kafka with a reader who dies

Svarog, Luka and Blade with Klee reader Part 2

Blade, Jing Yuan and Topaz with Ghost catcher reader

Asta with Himeko's younger sister reader

Breaking up with Hu Tao, Lyney and Lynette

Kafka and Silver Wolf convincing reader to join Stellaron Hunters

Imbibitor Lunae, Venti and Aether trying to get reader back after a break up Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Venti, Aether and Wriothesley with an escaped reader

Breaking up with Abyss Prince Aether

Natasha, Yukong and Topaz with a Stellaron Hunter reader

Jingliu, Jing Yuan, Blade and Imbibitor Lunae with a reader who looks like Baiheng

Breaking up with Kazuha and Lisa

Yandere headcanons about Hajime Hinata and Kokichi Ouma

Alhaitham, Signora, Jingliu and Hubert with reader who thinks they are unhappy

Marianne with an outgoing reader

Arlan when his partner gets injured

Yandere Headcannons about Mikan Tsumiki

Wishing happy birthday to Kazuha

March 7th, Stelle, Seele and Tingyun when reader takes a hit meant for them

Albedo fic: Attempt 7497

Bennett, Keqing and Lynx when no one comes to your birthday party

Yandere headcanons about Ayaka

Claude and Dimitri with a reader who's loved one just passed away

Sugar mommy Topaz when you get tired of her being your sugar mommy

Blade, Caelus, Kokichi Ouma and Shuichi Saihara with an idol reader

The power imbalance between reader and Yukong

Sylvain with a fiance reader who grows apart from him

Topaz, Serval and Cocolia with an autistic reader

Blade, Jing Yuan and Luocha with a reader who dies by protecting them

Nagito Komaeda, Junko Enoshima and K1-b0 with an evil reader

Yandere headcanons about Doc

Breaking up with Freminet and Navia

Yandere headcanons about Bernadetta

Yandere headcanons about Argenti

Jing Yuan with a burnt out reader

Jean, Eula and Amber with a knight of favonius reader who wants to quit

Breaking up with Ruan Mei

Comforting Huohuo

Jing Yuan and Yanqing leashing their darling

Yandere headcanons about Dr. Ratio

Ruan Mei, Edelgard, Junko Enoshima and Cocolia, who is most likely to break you

Furina and Hu Tao comforting reader after a break up

Dimitri meeting reader at the goddess tower

Yandere headcanons about Aventurine

Kafka if Elio asked her to kill reader

Yandere headcanons about Firefly

Yandere headcanons about Thoma

Breaking up with Furina and Eula

Paimon reader: Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 Part 18 Part 19 Part 20

Yandere headcanons about Black Swan

Hope you'll enjoy😄

[trashyvanillabean]

Ok but like:

Luocha’s coffin apparently has/is a bit of the remains of Tayzzyronth, Aeon of the Propagation.

Ruan Mei is experimenting with the Propagation.

Ruan Mei was name-dropped in Feixiao’s conversation with Yukong about Tingyun’s whereabouts, and again I think by Yaoguang during the conversation with Jing Yuan, Huaiyan and Feixiao.

I have a few guesses:

Ruan Mei somehow got her hands on Tayzzyronth’s remains, and Luocha somehow received/stole them from her.

(EDIT 01.24.2025: So, as it turns out in version 2.7, Luocha already had Tayzzyronth’s remains and gave some of it to Ruan Mei in return for saving Tingyun’s life.)

Based on the events in Penacony with the Beyond the Sky Choir, and Sunday apparently almost ascending to Aeonhood in his boss fight…I feel like Luocha’s plan involves resurrecting Tayzzyronth. (After somewhat finishing the Swarm Disaster for Simulated Universe, a conversation with Herta mentions that Tayzzyronth might come back. How, we don’t know because they never said how.) Not tacking Jingliu in on the plan because I don’t think she would have ever agreed to this, but she’s marastruck and considering Luocha…um… *gestures at his Honkai Impact 3rd counterpart* Her being less mentally stable might have slightly helped Luocha into getting her onboard. (Again, this is just guesswork.)

As for why they would resort to using the Propagation, I’m going to guess their thought process was something like this.

The Abundance is all about abundant life and extending it for as long as possible. Yaoshi blesses the long-lived with immortality, regardless of the cost. It’s how we end up having the marastruck, the borisin and other immortal species, etcetera.

The thing is, in order for life to continue, they need resources. Food, water, places to live.

And just like how the Abundance spreads life, the Propagation spreads their kin — and they don’t just spread, they devour.

“But, Vanille, isn’t that a Voracity thing? If that’s what they’re going for, wouldn’t it make more sense to involve/revive a Leviathan—?”

I would like to point to poor Pure Sugar Child, a cat cake who we had to rescue from being gobbled up by one of those big-ass buggers while exploring the Seclusion Zone.

And speaking of Voracity, do you remember why Himeko and Welt didn’t join us for the Wardance?

Because they were helping Herta deliver Leviathan fossils to Ruan Mei.

Oroboros, the Aeon of Voracity, is a Leviathan.

“[…] the road to catastrophe is paved with good intentions.” ~Jing Yuan

I have no idea what the hell Luocha, Ruan Mei and/or Jingliu are thinking. This is all just (likely very poor) guesswork.

But, if things are how I think they’re gonna go, shit’s going to hit the fan for the Xianzhou Alliance, and it won’t just be bug shit.

Note 9/23/2024: edits were made because I noticed some errors in here 😭

[finisnihil]

Mihoyo may not get some stuff right but sugar they always know how to cook a damn good mad scientist/doctor character. Il Dottore, Ruan Mei, Herta, Alice, Rhinedottir... Y'all gonna have to sedate me

[deer-fic-fics]

Haunted

Ruan Mei x GN Reader

Infatuated with this doubly unavailable woman (fictional AND avoidant??) 😭

Ruan Mei kisses you so carefully.

She’s so gentle and precise, softly slotting her lips against yours whenever you’re alone together. She even tastes sweet. You’re not sure if it’s the desserts she’s so fond of, or if it’s all her. You find yourself chasing after her every time she pulls away, hoping for another taste.

You’d chase her anywhere if she let you.

Perhaps that’s why she won’t.

She smiles, and it doesn’t reach her eyes. The rest of her face is as serene as ever, blank and beautiful as the uninhabited planets she experiments with. The smile might be rueful, bashful, smug— you can’t tell. It infuriates you.

“Are you really going to make us forget one another?”

Mei’s gloved hand cups your face, thumb smoothing over your angry frown. Her smile finally reaches her eyes. You understand now. It’s a sorrowful smile.

“Yes.”

You don’t budge, don’t lean into her touch like you usually do. Your fists stay clenched at your sides.

“It’s for the best.”

You step back, shaking your head. Mei folds her arms and sighs.

“I won’t forget you— I won’t— won’t taste anything else you give me…”

“It doesn’t matter…” she sighs again, turning and walking away. Her heels click in the empty hallway, and you know the sound of her abandoning you will haunt you— you should’ve known better, should’ve been more careful, or more likeable, or—!

No answer will be enough.

“You already have.” The door closes behind her.

You bring your fingers to your lips. Sugar-plum lip balm.

[gamerbot-22]

Honkai Star Rail Ficlet Series Collection Post

Just a collection post of all the stories written for my daily-ish challenge of writing a little narrative around HSR characters. Character names are put on a wheel and spun, and then a prompt is generated from a drabble prompt generator to serve as a jumping off point. Originally the idea was to write a story in 200 words or less, but by Sushang I made the executive decision to write until the single scene felt "done."

The Ao3 Series version of this collection post can be found here! A link to the custom dividers I use from Day 3 on can be found here!

Day 1 - Silver Wolf and Ice Cream, Intense Focus and the Consequences Thereof

Day 2 - Sushang and Painting, Subject on an Empty Stomach

Day 3 - March 7th and Socks, Astral Express Regional Floor Skating Try-Outs

Day 4 - Asta and Dinner, Working Up an Appetite

Day 5 - Tingyun and Singing, The Girl from the Luofu Went Walking

Day 6 - Acheron and a Scarf, Calm Before Lightning Strikes

Day 7 - Himeko and Breakfast, The Most Important Meal of the Day!

Day 8 - Mr. Welt Yang and Candy, Just a Spoonful of Sugar...

Day 9 - Clara and Piercing, Rite of Passage

Day 10 - Jing Yuan and Grass, Just a Bit of Fun in the Meantime

Day 11 - Kafka and Pajamas, Slipping Into Something More Comfortable

Day 12 - Blade and Nightmares, Wakey-Wakey

Day 13 - Gallagher and Chores, Closing Time

Day 14 - Luocha and Singing, Let the Spirit Move You

Week 1 and 2 Postmortem

Day 15 - Arlan and Ghosts, Lifting Spirits

Day 16 - Yunli and a Camera, Fiery Warrior vs. The Light of a Thousand Suns!

Day 17 - Argenti and a Houseplant, A Rose Gazing Starward

Day 18 - Bailu and Pizza, A Slice of Freedom

Day 19 - Sampo and a Cat, Bad Luck

Day 20 - Sunday and a Couch, How Temporary is Temporary?

Day 21 - Xueyi and Knitting, Bored Near to Rust

Week 3 Postmortem

Day 22 - Pela and Bicycling, Back to the Drawing Board

Day 23 - Guinaifen and a Dog, Sit! Stay! Subscribe!

Day 24 - Ruan Mei and a Sweater, Labor of...

Day 25 - Dan Heng and Hot Chocolate, I Don't Wanna Talk About Anything

Day 26 - Hanya and a Bracelet, The One Thing You Can't Replace

Day 27 - Yanqing and a Poem, Right on the Tip of my Tongue...

Day 28 - Sparkle and a Surprise, Pop! Goes the Masked Fool!~♫

Week 4 Postmortem

Day 29 - Serval and a Clock, Personal Best

Day 30 - Hook and Gardening, One Man's Trash is Another Mole's Treasure

Day 31 - Yukong and Lunch, Lunch Break

Day 32 - Stelle and a Hat, Hat Trick!

Day 33 - Aventurine and Letters, Unclaimed Item(s) #514v3 - Personal Letters from IPC Stoneheart, Aventurine. Unsent.

Day 34 - Huohuo and Tea, Who're You Callin' a Tea Pet?!

Day 35 - Herta and a Uniform, Made to Order

Week 5 Postmortem

Day 36 - Jade and Takeout, Taste of Luxury

Day 37 - Dr. Ratio and Strawberries, Something Sweet for Someone... Sweet?

Day 38 - Fu Xuan and Sleepwalking, Slacking Off

Day 39 - Firefly and a Blanket, Cocooned

Day 40 - Caelus and Sick, Burning Up and Cooling Down

Day 41 - Jiaoqiu and Apple Picking, A New Normal

Day 42 - Robin and Headphones, Demo Version

Week 6 Postmortem

March 3-4th Break. Will return on the 5th!

Day 43 - Rappa and Hair, Dazzling Ninja and Silvergun Shura in: Crash Bang Boom! Flashy New Hairstyle!

Day 44 - Gepard and Ice Skating, Teaching a Good Dog New Tricks

Day 45 - Qingque and Snacks, False Start

Day 46- Feixiao and an Accident, The Importance of Proper Form

Day 47 - Luka and Rest, Laid Up

Week 7 Postmortem

Day 48 - Lynx and Soup, Olm Soup for the Soul

Day 49 - Moze and a Tree, Looking Out For You

Day 50 - Jingliu and a Gift, To the Stars Above

Day 51 - Black Swan and Mind-Reading, Read Between the Lines

Break Again! Will be back on either March 18th or 19th!

Week 8 Postmortem

Day 52 - Natasha and Sleeping, A Taste of Your Own Medicine

Day 53 - Lingsha and Rabbits, A Girl and Her Rabbit

Day 54 - Topaz & Numby and a Voicemail, Healthy Anxiety

Day 55 - Seele and Roller Skating, Making Up

Day 56 - Misha and Chores, Hey, Diddle, Diddle

Day 57 - Bronya and Cake, Treat Yourself

Day 58 - Boothill and Dancing, Blinding Lights

Week 9 Postmortem

To be continued! ⋆｡°✩

Dividers in this post were made by @/saradika-graphics ☆

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[naughtynanzhu]

Yue Lin Qi Ji Filming via 阮糖er

[linxnnalyn]

CHARACTERS .ᐟ>ᴗ<

-> GAMES:

⋆˙⟡ Genshin Impact:

Jean, Lisa, Raiden Ei, Yae Miko

Ningguang, Beidou, Ganyu, Shenhe

Lynette, Navia, Clorinde, Arlecchino, Furina, Mavuika

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Xiao, Wanderer

⋆˙⟡ Honkai Star Rail:

Stelle, March 7th, Himeko

Bronya, Seele, Kafka, Silver Wolf

Robin, The Herta, Ruan Mei, Feixiao

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Mydei, Jing Yuan, Sunday

⋆˙⟡ Project Sekai:

Ichika Hoshino, Saki Tenma, Honami Mochizuki, Shiho Hinomori

Minori Hanasato, Haruka Kiritani, Airi Momoi, Shizuku Hinomori

Kohane Azusawa, An Shiraishi, Emu Otori, Nene Kusanagi

Kanade Yoisaki, Mafuyu Asahina, Ena Shinonome, Mizuki Akiyama

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Akito Shinonome, Toya Aoyagi, Tsukasa Tenma, Rui Kamishiro.

⋆˙⟡ Cookie Run Kingdom:

White Lily Cookie, Golden Cheese Cookie, Hollyberry Cookie

Mystic Flour Cookie, Eternal Sugar Cookie

Black Pearl Cookie, Frost Queen Cookie, Stormbringer Cookie

Caramel Arrow Cookie, Black Forest Cookie

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Pure Vanilla Cookie, Shadow Milk Cookie, Black Sapphire Cookie

⋆˙⟡ Killer Chat:

Angel, Misaki

⋆˙⟡ Mouthwashing:

Anya

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Daisuke

⋆˙⟡ Resident Evil Village:

Alcina Dimitrescu, Donna Beneviento, Mother Miranda

Bela Dimitrescu, Cassandra Dimitrescu, Daniela Dimitrescu

⋆˙⟡ Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate:

Iris Wen, Victoria Qi, Rosalie Qi

-> SHOWS (+ Alien Stage):

⋆˙⟡ Alien Stage:

Mizi, Sua, Hyuna

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Till, Ivan, Luka

⋆˙⟡ Wednesday:

Wednesday Addams, Enid Sinclair

⋆˙⟡ Yellowjackets:

Jackie Taylor, Shauna Shipman

Natalie Scatorccio, Lottie Matthews

⋆˙⟡ Arcane League of Legends:

Vi, Caitlyn Kiramman, Jinx

Sevika, Ambessa Medarda, Mel Medarda

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Ekko, Viktor

⋆˙⟡ Percy Jackson and The Olympians:

Annabeth Chase, Clarisse La Rue

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Percy Jackson, Luke Castellan, Grover Underwood

-> ANIME/MANGAS:

⋆˙⟡ Jujutsu Kaisen:

Nobara Kugisaki, Maki Zenin

Shoko Ieiri, Utahime Iori, Uraume

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Gojo Satoru, Sukuna Ryome

-> BOOKS:

⋆˙⟡ Percy Jackson and The Olympians/ The Heroes of Olympus:

Annabeth Chase, Piper McLean

Thalia Grace, Zoe Nightshade, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Percy Jackson, Nico Di Angelo, Jason Grace, Leo Valdez

-> MUSICALS:

⋆˙⟡ Epic The Musical:

Penelope, Circe, Aphrodite, Athena, Hera, Calypso

PLATONIC OR FEM! ONLY: Odysseus, Telemachus, Hermes, Apollo

[thirteenthdoor]

What's For Dinner Inside The Doors?

Eggs up for Fitcher's Bird!

Fitcher's Bird is another door with communal dining, though these meals have a home-cooked vibe. The Magician in his adorable pink apron is the one who serves all the dishes in this door, whether you want him to or not.

Even though everyone's around the table on that first night to get their eggs, they don't get served an actual meal until the next day -- when one of their group is already dead. Suspicions of cannibalism are voiced, but it's not true ... at least, not yet.

The meal is extremely normal-looking, but also kind of ... sad? It does a good job of making your stomach turn, even if it's hard to put your finger on exactly why. From the unseasoned, undercooked poultry to the pale stewed dishes to the bowl-shaped little heap of sad, plain broccoli, nothing here makes you want to dig right in. So many items are kind of shiny in precisely the wrong way. It looks like bad nursing-home food. Even Nanzhu's sudden conversion to vegitarianism cannot save him from the wrongness at work here.

The table is originally set for seven; after most of the party gives their excuses for not eating, the Magician without comment removes the extra bowl.

The next day -- one before the birthday party -- brings the second meal. It's a sandwich bar! It's ... the least appetizing sandwich bar ever. You've got some half-slices of white bread, a tray of bologna-looking lunch meat, two little condiment dishes for jelly and mayo (?), and four ... man, I don't know if I have the cultural competency to recognize what's in those little dishes. They look to me like four different kinds of dried, shredded meat, but I could be totally wrong. The individual components don't look so bad, but the implication that you're meant to eat them in some combination disturbs me.

At least the bread is safe. Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu both seem to have put jelly on theirs; Tan Zaozao is just tearing off plain little pieces and eating them individually.

There are also bowls with milky white porridge, one of which contains the hidden needle. At least, I think it's porridge? I'm trusting the subtitles on this one.

The Magician later brings over a big ol' bowl of undefinable cloudy liquid that I assume is porridge refills, though the lack of any serving utensil throws that into question. Man, this door does a really good job with subtly unsettling food.

FInally! It's time for the birthday party!

The spread on the table before the girls has the same problem where it just does not inspire hunger. There's a roast duck in the middle, surrounded by more plates of limp greens and vague, undefinable plates of seafood-looking things. Are those shrimp? And maybe crab meat, and a whole fish in a red sauce. And again, all these things should be delicious! But together in context, they're offputting.

It's kind of the culinary equivalent of Ruan Nanzhu's comment when the Magician sings 'Happy Birthday' -- there's nothing wrong with the song itself, there's nothing wrong with singing it, but the performance is eerily funereal.

The cake is the real star of the show, though. Look at that thing! A three-tiered beauty with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries all along the sides. There are even gorgeous red sugar tuiles on top, which match perfectly the drizzle that spills over the side of the top tier.

That cake is a three-layer vanilla number with icing so thick it could choke you. This to me is completely the wrong cake-to-icing ratio, but I don't know, you might like it. If so, you can have mine.

Whoever baked this did a great job of making the horrifying red center look almost but not quite tasty. It's got the consistency and sheen of strawberry glaze or pie filling, but the color is just slightly too dark, and it oozes just a little more than it should. The awful, smeary mess it makes against the white is so good.

And of course there are three balloon-shaped candles on top, the two outer ones yellow-green and the middle one pink. I like that the Magician has left the lighter on the serving board next to the cake, I guess in case we have to have a second blowing-out round.

Oops! The cake is not vegetarian.

Just looking at the cake the first time, I assumed that the bottom two tiers were styrofoam or cardboard supports, and only the top was actual cake. When everyone comes back after being chased out of the initial birthday party, though, the middle tier appears to be have been cut into as well, so that you can see the layers. So I guess the cake is less of a lie than it seemed at first! How about that.

[manganyeh]

Muses

Honkai Star Rail

Hanya

Kafka

Yunli

Fugue

Lingsha

Topaz and Numby

Rappa

Asta

Acheron

Ruan Mei

Mr Reca

Boothill

Sparkle

Yukong

Jade

Xipe

Aglaea

Stelle

March 7th

Yanqing

Guinaifen

Genshin Impact

Mualani

Freminet

Emilie

Charlotte

Xiangling

Faruzan

Furina

Navia

Nilou

Arlecchino

Chasca

Noelle

Nahida

Yoimiya

Ganyu

Kokomi

Xianyun/Cloud Retainer

Xingqiu

Kamisato Ayaka

Tighnari

Mavuika

Xilonen

Layla

Jean

Yun Jin

Fischl

Dehya

Sucrose

Lumine

Wanderer

Alice

Citlali

Mizuki

Zenless Zone Zero

Anby Demara

Zhu Yuan

Jane Doe

Belle

Burnice White

Alexandrina Sebastiane

Lighter

Caesar King

Tsukishiro Yanagi

Miyabi

Honkai Impact Third

Fu Hua

Wuthering Waves

Taoqi

Zhezhi

Lumi

Reverse 1999

Isolde

An-an Lee

Cookie Run

Eternal Sugar Cookie

White Lily Cookie

Super Mario

Princess Peach

Demon Slayer

Mitsuri

Legend of Zelda

Zelda

Dragon Ball

Videl

Alien Stage

Mizi

Sonic the Hedgehog

Amy Rose

Maria Robotnik

Danganronpa

Sonia Nevermind

Identity V

Evelyn

[yingren]

“I’ve noticed you tend to tilt your head precisely four degrees when you're listening closely. A small thing, perhaps— but in biology, it’s often the smallest movements that betray the deepest interest. I suppose… I’m quite fond of that tilt.” (from Ruan Mei 😌)

there’s a quiet irony in how, almost without thinking, he nearly tilts his head ( just slightly ) as if to mirror the exact gesture she’s described as his own. ren catches himself mid-motion, halting just before the instinct takes over, but the damage, if one could call it that, is already done. she has his full attention again, as she so often does. it takes a keen eye to notice such a specific detail. four degrees, it’s an almost imperceptible angle, and part of him marvels at how she even arrived at such a number. another part is startled by the fact that he never noticed her paying that close attention to him. that, too, is laced with irony. he’s spent so much time observing her — her tone, her cadence, the way she moves through space — and yet never considered that she might be doing somewhat the same in return.

ren doesn’t often envy. he has long filed that feeling away as impractical, unproductive, something to ignore in favor of logic. but if he’s honest with himself, there were moments, especially early on, when envy crept in uninvited. how could it not ? ruan mei, in all her grace, brilliance, and warmth, seems to effortlessly embody what most could only strive for. the way she moves, the care she pours into even casual observations, the kindness she expresses not only in words but in the warm pastries she bakes — each one a gesture of her humanity wrapped in sugar and cream. but that envy has long since faded. what remains is admiration, steady and quiet, folded into the spaces between their conversations. it’s there in the way he watches her hand glide across a page when she writes, how her wrist follows the rhythm of her thoughts, how her eyes hold questions and answers in equal measure. even the smallest reactions, the barely spoken thoughts, settle gently into the careful archive he’s built in her honor. his own hands, less nimble than hers, struggle with the finesse of a pen the way she does not. but they are sometimes steady, mostly willing, and extremely stubborn — and they would not hesitate to test their limits. they would try, they would try for her.

❝ mhm, what do you suppose it would mean if i tilted it six degrees next time ? ❞ the same composed, unhurried rhythm threads ren’s words together into what might pass as a casual question, but there’s no real weight behind it, only the quiet curiosity of someone eager to hear her voice again. whatever answer she gives, he already knows he’ll welcome it.

his eyes finally settle on her, tracing the curve of her hair where it’s gathered at the back, noting every subtle shift in her features — the faint arch of an eyebrow, the measured pause between blinks, the way her lips move as she speaks. he watches so intently that he barely notices the silence surrounding them. his hands remain neatly clasped behind his back, the stance one of formality, though it’s borne more out of restless energy than discipline. straightening slightly, he casts a quick glance over her shoulder, a half-hearted attempt to divert his attention, an effort that fails immediately. his gaze is drawn back to her like gravity, unwilling to stray for long.

he’s tempted to ask why she told him at all, what purpose her observation served, but there’s a small, flickering certainty forming in his chest that makes the question feel unnecessary. she tells him she’s fond of the way he tilts his head, and that alone feels like enough. he doesn’t press. not because he fears overstepping, he knows full well that ruan mei would have no trouble steering the conversation elsewhere if she wished — but because her words, sparse as they are, carry a quiet weight that lodges somewhere deep within him. it’s not a heavy feeling in the burdensome sense. it’s a resonance, something intimate and rare, to be noticed like that. she is fond of it, in some small, ineffable way. and in this moment, that is all it takes. her fondness becomes the seed of his own, taking root in century old veins, quietly blooming in response.

❝ i am certain you would notice a subtle shift like that, you strike me as remarkably perceptive. you can see me, hear me, likely even catch the scent of my cologne and the traces of where i have recently been. those details say quite a bit about someone, would you not agree ? ❞ in his case, it does. when numb hands fail or his vision is blurred, he has learned to rely on other senses. more than that, he has learned that all of them combined can be quite the aid. his hands release from where they were folded at the small of his back, one dropping to his side, the other extending slowly toward her. he doesn’t reach for her outright, nor does he make contact. instead, his hand hovers gently in the space between them, palm open and facing upward, offering rather than insisting. then, as if on cue, his head tilts in that familiar angle she once remarked upon — no more than the subtle, deliberate four degrees. ❝ what do your senses tell you ? ❞

@iniziare / ruan mei is cute and gets asked silly questions.