orchideae

[orchideae]

Having finished the new content (Remuria, at least), I would just like to say, no spoilers— but I'll have a specific track from it playing on repeat. Hoyo delivers.

#[ ooc. ] don't try to make it logical or edit your soul according to the fashion. rather; follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. #[ /chef's kiss. ]

[orchideae]

Happy Birthday, Yelan!

Do you ever get tired of me inviting you over to this teahouse?

Relax, I'm not saying I want our little meet-ups to stop. After all, you're my most important "informant."

I've actually prepared something special for you today. Fancy doing something fun together under the cover of another identity?

Worry not, of course this doesn't count as skipping work. Just another day in the life of an intelligence agent.

As for your identity... well that's for you to decide.

#[ birthday. ] premium tea's already brewed. so if you'd like to admire them with me: better hurry. #[ my dearest 😭😭 i loved last year's artwork but this just screams a different elegance for me actually. ] #[ and also i love the color scheme. ] #[ i also just-- this is such an odd thing to remark on and i know that but i just love how they draw her face. ] #[ it has such an air of playfulness to it with how she smiles/looks at you; but also it has such a maturity to it. such elegance. ] #[ but also /challenge/. i just have a lot of love in my heart for yelan. ] #[ it's also-- i've known this to be different for a while already but i normally... /normally/ never go back to muses when i make... ] #[ a new blog? but i crave to come back here every day. and i work on things off/on. same with guizhong. i talk actively. ] #[ any questions about either of them are immediately latched onto. i love them /so very dearly/ it's ridiculous honestly. ] #[ and i just. /sigh. yelan. just-- yelan. ] #[ also min made me emotional with this birthday ask. like save me. she also has a perfect man over in fontaine. ] #[ and i know he's not canonically hers. but he's canonically hers to me. ] #[ and i just. 😭 ] #[ HAPPY BIRTHDAY; MY DEAR GIRL. you deserve the world and then some. ]

[orchideae]

Source (guys, GUYS, it's her CN VA!!!). Oh my god, I'm feelings things. Literally yesterday, I was complaining in the tags on one of Kafka's posts how characters like Yelan are so incredibly subjected to being reduced to just a specific trait or two if most. And then I wake up to her Chinese VA having gotten people together to make this entire ode for Yelan's birthday, and it's gorgeous. The sheer passion she must have to have for the character as to have gotten this made, makes up for everything. It's passion, guys, passion will get me every single time. God, I'm going to have so much to analyze in this thing alone. AaaaAAAAAa. God, some have already translated a few lines, but I'm waiting on people getting the whole thing. But I just, happy birthday, my beloved Yelan who I'll never let go of.

Also, I'm sure this translation isn't perfect, but I managed to scrape together a little translation of part of the VA's description for the video on her Bilibili and it warms my heart:

"When I came up with the idea of "making a song for Night Orchid", I struggled with several options, and finally decided to make a piece with a national style tone, with Night Orchid's unique style, and hoping to incorporate elements of opera (a little personal preference). The character of Night Orchid especially poked me, and I wanted to express her backstory through the song, so I chose a more narrative theme, dividing the "past" and "present" of Night Orchid with the acquisition of the God's Eye (Vision)."

#[ visage. ] every secret and perilous demesne shall become a garden where orchids bloom. #[ oh my god i don't even know what to tag this with. oh my god. oh my god. oh my god. ] #[ I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THAT VOICE-OVER SAYS AT ONE POINT. AAAAA. ] #[ I'M FINE. i'm fine. i'm /fine/. ] #[ ross geller vc: [high pitch] i'm fine. ] #[ happy birthday; my dearest girl!! ] #[ have all the hot food that you could possibly ever eat today; play some dice. rest. do everything you want and more. ] #[ birthday. ] premium tea's already brewed. so if you'd like to admire them with me: better hurry.

[orchideae]

Happy Birthday, Yelan!

"And now... I'll let the dice decide what's for dinner."

#[ visage. ] every secret and perilous demesne shall become a garden where orchids bloom. #[ psa. ] seeing isn't always believing. and if you can't trust your eyes; you certainly can't trust rumors. #[ yes i'm stuffing all birthday things in my psa tag because it's important. ] #[ i've actually casually been counting down the days. ] #[ my very dearest girl; who isn't sad but who does inherently sad things; i wish you the happiest of birthdays. ] #[ we're going to walk around liyue a bit today and chenyu vale. which i'll forever hc to be home. or well; closest to... ] #[ that guy who's your home. ] #[ yes; i'll include him everywhere she goes. ] #[ ... god i hate how pretty her stupid chibi is actually. also wriothesley please don't have war flashbacks. ] #[ you don't /have/ to eat the hot food. ] #[ aaaAAAA HAPPY BIRTHDAY YELAN!! ]

[orchideae]

"Sooner or later, the curtain has to fall. As for the ending, wanna take a guess? —— Heads or tails, what's your answer?"

#araneitela. A canon-strict and rather lore-heavy portrayal of Kafka from Honkai: Star Rail, written by Sae (30+). I do not follow fanon, and in fact, I defy it rather heavily. So follow me (just like you would Kafka) at your own discretion and risk. But if you like your lore, and enjoy some extra salt on your fries: come on in, and talk about this little thing called fate.

#[ self promotion. ] i'm heartbroken. i thought it might take you a little longer than this to forget all about me? #[ i'm kind of overhauling/hyperfocusing one by one-- like i did on here a bit. then guizhong. now it's kafka. ] #[ and i'll return to yelan before long again as well; also because i owe replies more with every day that passes. ] #[ but i always leave a trail of crumbs as to where i am; so here that is! ]

[orchideae]

For his girl @orchideae :) Until they meet in canon, we cook our own food 💙🩵

Do not repost without permission.

#[ wriothesley. ] don't fight over fleeting gains and losses. but focus on the direction your heart is leading you and keep moving forward. #[ delusionaid: wriothesley. ] don't fight over fleeting gains and losses. focus on the direction your heart is leading you: keep moving for #delusionaid #[ wtf is this. i'm emotional over how absolutely drop dead gorgeous this is. ] #[ MIN THE BLENDING OF SCENES IS LITERALLY SEAMLESS. this is perfect. ] #[ the middle gif-- the exact timing is perfect. /this is perfect/. ] #[ jesus christ. ] #[ i could never and will never outdo this. this is peak. this is it. this is wriolan. ] #[ i refuse to even attempt now. ] #[ this is too good. this is our ship. omg 😭 they just. /they just/. aaaAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA. ] #[ M I N. ] #[ i'm so fucking internally screaming over this; i don't even know how to type my incoherent screams into my tags. ] #[ oh my god the coloring and everything is just seamless. how do these different scenes mesh so perfectly. ] #[ IT'S FATE. IT'S FINE. /daydreaming sigh. ] #[ it's our thread btw. i just. 😭😭😭😭 ] #[ 'for his girl' she says. as if it won't make me inherently emotional. ]

[orchideae]

We don't look at me, we don't perceive me, we don't ask questions about why this is happening right now, we simply— accept it. But Guizhong is returning and will run on low activity, alongside Yelan who will have most of my focus still. I'll be a little picky on her (her resurrection verse will also still be around) and I will resume any threads people may still be interested in writing. So if you see a little lord of dust appear in your following list (again), know it's just little 'ole me.

#[ rb. ]

[orchideae]

We don't look at me, we don't perceive me, we don't ask questions about why this is happening right now, we simply— accept it. But Guizhong is returning and will run on low activity, alongside Yelan who will have most of my focus still. I'll be a little picky on her (her resurrection verse will also still be around) and I will resume any threads people may still be interested in writing. So if you see a little lord of dust appear in your following list (again), know it's just little 'ole me.

#[ ooc. ] don't try to make it logical or edit your soul according to the fashion. rather; follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. #[ i hate min with every fiber of my being. she knows how i work. i hate it. ] #[ stop doing this to me. you menace. ]

[orchideae]

.... As a former (one day there may be a return) writer of Guizhong, but also as a Liyue fanatic who is feral about the nation's heart, I can't believe Hutao Lover (a stupidly consistently accurate leaker) still insists Guizhong to be playable in the future. Stop it, stop this.

#[ ooc. ] don't try to make it logical or edit your soul according to the fashion. rather; follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. #[ honestly. they've been on point so far. now i'm not one to full on believe in leaks unconditionally but-- ] #[ the cloud retainer leak came out /forever/ ago by i believe in part by this same person. ] #[ also yes; i see dottore in there too. along with skirk. ] #[ /rattles bars of cage. ] #[ i came across this ON ACCIDENT; ugh. ] #[ BUT THEY DON'T ALLOW US TO PLAY DEAD CHARACTERS. so is the slope theory then correct?!? is she preserved? ] #[ /if/ the leaks one day turn out to be true. my brain will go absolutely looney in theorycrafting. ] #[ because that means there's thoughts even past the petrification by morax. ] #[ /sticks out tongue at genshin. ]

[orchideae]

❛ I think that you must first possess a yearning for the boundless skies before you would have any inclination, let alone the courage, to spread your wings and try to fly. For me, Liyue is that boundless sky. ❜

#STARWARDSWORD ; independent & selective roleplay blog for keqing of genshin impact. adored by mint. (she/her, EST, 25+)

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#[ promotion. ] it does intrigue me: the way we all ended up here together. if this is fate; then let's grab it in our hands and turn it arou #[ MINT. I ALREADY LOVE YOU. with all of my being. ] #[ anyone who can talk to me for longer than an hour about liyue earns a lifetime supply of chocolate. ] #[ and i think we kept going on for hours. and it was everything i hoped it would be and more. your keqing-- ] #[ is absolutely stunning in all her little details and nuance. ] #[ it's about time that someone took another one of the qixing and gave her the devotion that she wholeheartedly deserves. ] #[ and nothing less. and i'm glad it's you. for you've already been doing her such justice in the little time that we've been mutuals. ] #[ anyone who loves liyue (or honestly; just genshin as a whole) should absolutely follow mint. there's no excuse in my book. ] #[ she's wonderful; ever sweet; super easy going; incredibly dedicated and puts down a wonderful keqing. ] #[ every box ticked! ]

[orchideae]

I'm gonna reblog this and wear this call out like the badge of honor that it is.

ooc . if you're wondering where the sudden erotic content came from @orchideae wanted tea on kaveh

#[ ooc. ] don't try to make it logical or edit your soul according to the fashion. rather; follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. #avaere #[ /muah. ]

[orchideae]

Really? The one time I have things to say, no one else is posting about it? Okay, fine, I'll do it any way (this came as a realization during a longer post that I'm writing up). This isn't anything super exciting, so don't get your hype up!

Apparently, 'round these parts, masturbation is considered very boring, to such a degree that she doesn't remember the last time she indulged in it. Why take care of a craving yourself when you can indulge in getting rid of it with someone else for practical reasons, with hopefully very thoroughly satisfactory results? But also, make no mistake, she's picky with who, she's absolutely never going to pay or charm anyone at random. Also, don't mistake this with being promiscuous— more on that in my longer post I'm typing up. /sweats.

#[ mini study. ] that which hides inside her… that constant calling; it is the blood of heroes which has been howling for 500 years. #/nsfw #[ i mean yeah i guess. ] #[ it's nothing big at all-- but i see people post about how their muses engage in it plenty and here it's like. no. ] #[ we're involving someone else. ] #[ also YEAH AVEN I'M LOOKING AT YOU. NO KAVEH POSTS?? ]

[orchideae]

Little 'PSA' time. Please know that even in case you see me actively writing and posting here, and you haven't gotten a response from me in DMs yet (both in Discord and on Tumblr), that it's not disinterest, and I will get to things eventually. On top of not being able to be social everywhere all the time, life is also getting increasingly demanding on some days (my landlord has kindly given notice that she'd like to move back into this apartment she's been renting to me, so a hefty move is in my very near future), and all I want to do is drown in the world of Teyvat. Now that I've finally used my stubborn brain to lasso my motivation to write back from the war, I want to actually keep trying to indulge in it daily, because I've been having fun, and the amount of engagement I've gotten has only added to that. So bear with me a bit, while I'm not shy by any means, I'm just not always the most social of beans, on top of wanting to focus my time on writing a bit more.

Have a wonderful end of your weekend, ladies and gents!

#[ ooc. ] don't try to make it logical or edit your soul according to the fashion. rather; follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. #[ /muah. ] #[ thing is; you can always message me and you may spy a response. it's genuinely just-- don't be offended if i take forever... ] #[ and a day at present. ]

[orchideae]

The basket that had held them throughout her travels from one nation to another had been of considerable size, impractically so, but it had been with good purpose, and worth every ounce of struggle. Now to hope they made it in one piece. "Ah-ah," she chided gently, a playful glint lingering in her eyes as she did so, moving a hand to ward off any curious fingers. "Not quite yet." She had to check, first. And so leaning forward to lift the lid of the basket just enough to steal a peek inside, relief soon painted itself all across her features in spades when she caught the sight of the two delicate lanterns nestled carefully within. They were intact, they had survived two journeys, and were ready for their next and final one.

With a smile urging contentment as she lifted the lid to fully unveil its contents to him, she turned her attention to the knitted throw that was tucked in there as well, and carefully tugged it from between the lanterns and spread it over the grass, crafting a snug little haven for their time there. "They made it," she murmured softly as she settled onto the blanket, her fingers straying over the paper surface of one of the lanterns. "This one, is yours."

But they weren't the only things that the basket had held; for nestled within were about a dozen floral-shaped lights that too were ever traditional of Liyue's festival, burrowed carefully into corners and remnant spaces, along with some boxes containing snacks she had made to last them throughout the veil of night if they so wished it. "Did you bring the matches?"

@delusionaid // 'Surprise' starter! (I did promise a LR one, didn't I? Now's the time)

#[ ic. ] a word to the wise: do not try to lie to her. for falsehoods may last as long as fragile bubbles before meticulous thoughts. #delusionaid #[ i literally started this with 'let's make this a little thing for once'. and then i did some setting up-- ] #[ and just knew it'd be longer. it was inevitable. ] #[ granted it's not /long/ by any means. it's just not one paragraph. ] #[ and i also know you'll likely add to this as well; so we should just accept we'll never write short things. ] #[ and also forgive me for throwing another thing over; but we spoke about this before. and it's lantern rite min 😭 ]

[orchideae]

Genshin Impact Version 3.4 ✩ The Exquisite Night Chimes + Lantern Rite

#[ lantern rite. ] every year on this day; the lanterns light up the night. may the fire never die and may humanity endure. #[ i gushed about this the other day-- and so now i need to seal it with a gifset reblog (more may come). ] #[ but i was talking to mint about it and it really did hit home differently last year. or at least for the first time since the first. ] #[ but i also love it because we got more characters since the first (yes; i am a little biased with yelan) and they were /all here/. ] #[ they included them all; i can't find one that they overlooked. ] #[ and so it just hit me. i loved and love gaming-- don't get me wrong. but it didn't have the heart of /liyue/ as a whole this year. ] #[ but then i rewatch this (hi yelan). and my heart warms. ] #[ but i also have it with the very first (it's on repeat on my other screen as i type this). ] #[ ah. /lantern rite/. we may not know where our wishes will end up; but together... ] #[ ... they will light up the night sky and turn it as bright as day. ] #[ 😭🥰 happy lantern rite; everyone! ]

[orchideae]

"To offer my belated congratulations, Director. Your performance with Xinyan was," —mmm. "A most impressive addition to this year's Lantern Rite."

The etchings caught her interest most certainly and suddenly, but what was more and arguably most peculiar (and thus utterly fascinating) was the frantic diligence with which she was dedicated to this art of hers. So committed, the ink had barely stuck to merely paper, and she witnessed it on cheeks and fingers alike. Ah, Wangsheng's very own director in all her glory. Unsettling to many, and still somewhat to her, and yet she'd grown rather accustomed.

"Ah, only if you have some Yauwan tea left, single origin, of course." The faint presence of a smile strayed across a countenance that bore only the lightest tinge of fatigue. But whether it was out of diplomatic courtesy or for the prospect of informational gain, she offered it nonetheless. And perhaps it was the last before the true nature of her visit would creep from under its veil of night, at least in some capacity. "Though I suppose you could bribe me with Sunglo, as well. I've unfortunately run out of both for the moment."

@orchideae // STARTER CALL.

"Oh? And what brings the esteemed Lady Yelan to the door of my humble Funeral Parlour?"

The hour is late, the moon high in the sky and she has been taking advantage of the mood outside her beloved home with ink and paper , sitting cross legged on the stone bench. There are splatters of ink upon her cheek as the writing had become enthusiastic and her papers are messy with the etching, but she had been in such a thrall, stopped only by the fall of a shadow falling across the page. Though if it be an omen of labour or indulgence is yet to be revealed.

"Come, come, with such a bright moon it would be a waste if we did not at least share in a tea or two!"

#[ ic. ] a word to the wise: do not try to lie to her. for falsehoods may last as long as fragile bubbles before meticulous thoughts. #resolutepath #[ me initially: two nightowls? no problem. i can do this. ] #[ me now: okay we can reference something and make it deep-- more about that at the next reply. 😉 ] #[ also i /hope/ you don't mind that i absolutely jumped to lantern rite 2023 where she performed with xinyan! ] #[ i'm dying to write little lantern rite things chaaarlie! so i thought why not! i hope that's okay. let me know in case it isn't! ]

[orchideae]

Me over here: Yelan in her 20s? I can't warrant it. 31 is the go-to on this blog for madame.

#[ i wanted to bring this back for a moment. not for any particular reason other than it's been a while. ] #[ she's honestly done too much in my opinion to be anywhere younger than her very late 20s at /youngest/. ] #[ but she also has a mind that screams to me that she's had life experience-- not as in 'life experience through trauma'-- ] #[ but she feels like a woman who's been around a while. she speaks like she has. she's spent time in the world. ] #[ and it just; sometimes it feels right for a character of mine for once. ] #[ but yes-- i just wanted to state it. there's no 'young lady' here unless it's to tease/mock/whatnot! ] #[ and if it is done; there's definitely an eyebrow raise. ]