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    One- and twoshots about some of the Genshin cast’s meetings.

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    “Can…” Dan Heng clears his throat. “Can I hold your hand?”

    Yingxing grins at him, his eyes curving into little crescents. “You don’t have to ask, silly.” His voice is soft, but he looks pleased as he extends a hand in front of Dan Heng’s face. Dan Heng feels like he’s done something right.

    “I’ll keep asking,” he says, and takes Yingxing’s hand. It’s rough and calloused, his fingers hard and knobbly. It feels too intimate to link their fingers, so Dan Heng just presses their palms together. Yingxing’s hand feels too warm against Dan Heng’s cool skin, but he’s smiling. He’s really pretty. Dan Heng wonders if he’s adopted Dan Feng’s feelings as well, but two men can appreciate the same person’s beauty, right?

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    26 Nov 2024

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    Chapter 13

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    “This,” says Teng Xiao, attempting to rest a hand on the child's shoulder, who sidesteps the gesture with remarkable ease, “is Yanqing. He walked into the Seat of Divine Foresight an hour ago demanding to talk to the Arbiter-General.”

    Jing Yuan waits for him to continue, and they stand in an awkward silence for a moment as he realises that is the end of the statement. “Was he unhappy with your service?” Jing Yuan inclines, holding his hands behind his back and fiddling with his fingers.

    Teng Xiao brings up a hand to pinch the bridge of his nose in a bizarre gesture of discomfort, and sighs. “No. For some reason, he believes that you are the current Arbiter-General of the Luofu.”

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    09 Nov 2024

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    Chapter 27

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    "First," said Gale. "Do not kill any thinking creatures in Waterdeep unless you must to protect yourself or you have my express permission."

    As Gale spoke, he could feel the weight of his words sinking into the person sitting across from him. It was like casting a spell, but took no effort. Astarion had been staring hollowly into his goblet of blood, but at this he made a faintly interested noise. As if the rule were novel and he was considering the shape of it.

    "Second, you will obey me in all things," said Gale. There didn't feel like there was any honest way of softening that. Astarion didn't make any sound at all.

    "Third, do not leave the tower without permission." Astarion made another speculative noise, considering this one too. But then his shoulders hunched and his eyes skittered down, as if he didn't want to look at what was about to happen.

    "Fourth," Gale said, and paused. He started with some context: "There is a tressym upstairs."

    Astarion's head twitched. He looked up at Gale, blinking, startled. He had the air of someone who had been bracing for a blow and instead had just been handed a balloon animal.

    "A what?" he asked.

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    24 Jun 2025

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    Chapter 51

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    A first meeting gone wrong: Astarion tries to slake his thirst on one of the crash victims, Wyll tries to kill a monster.

    The team finds themselves with a captive, seemingly immortal, vampire and no good options. Can Astarion find a way to escape the role the author has chosen for him? Can forgiveness and friendship be forged between these walking wounded, who all have reasons to trust no-one?

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    01 Oct 2025

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    Chapter 14

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    Three commands has Astarion broken, and now the fourth with a rapier through his gut and crossbow to his skull. Centuries he's wanted to be free—well, here it is. Dirt under his nails and blood behind his fangs. He's free. Isn't he fucking satisfied?

    Astarion has not been a person in two hundred years. His journey to become one does not start off well.

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    30 May 2025

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    Chapter 16