#(ruan mei and yingxing)

[moshaeu]

some misc doodles

#it started off as hkvthm and then took a sharp right to hsr #the hanfu ponytail fu xuan brainrot is all because of that one other tumblr poster.. #(affectionate) #genshin impact #honkai star rail #dan feng #dan heng il #yingxing #hsr blade #jing yuan #fu xuan #ruan mei #kaveh #alhaitham

[artheresy]

Thinking more about Ruan Mei and I am trying to grapple with the fact that on some level in a way I can’t describe, I feel super strongly connected to her and in a way either understand or even relate to her

But like, I can’t fully explain it properly

Something about even with her strong knowledge, she is still struggles to properly feel and properly express and understand certain emotions and it’s one among the many factors of why she ends up being almost like a hermit (which OOF I had joked to myself she’s just like me fr when they called her a hermit but after the quest its hitting a bit too hard)

Even in her mannerisms, I can’t help but relate and it’s also part of why I think I ended up liking her a lot. I’ve seen a lot of people consider her deeply like evil or something or like she’s very hateful and malicious when she truly never came across that way to me and I just.. can’t see that. I can see the mad scientist in her, there’s no denying that. But she comes across as extremely morally ambiguous and perhaps a bit obsessive regarding her research rather than actively cruel or mean and I firmly believe she’s intended to come across that way looking at her dialogue and the way she behaves. I just can’t see her as evil or anything, probably because there are parts of her behaviors I know well

And again a huge part of my love for her comes from how her story and character is tied to the Aeons, and I fucking adore Aeon lore, I am praying for more like PLEASSEE

Even this didn’t get out all my feelings or fully explain what I think about her but y’know maybe later I’ll find the words I need

#i want to add #every since i saw the thing about the nous like ‘genius individuals with autistic tendencies’ I have been firmly like RUAN MEEII #As someone who autistic #Ruan Mei reads as an autistic character to me #and that line about erudition from wherever it was from (the font and format are just like some of the other things) is an acknowledgment #autism in hsr and it leaves me like HMMM RUAN MEI IS #She is I feel it in my bones her relationship with her emotions is very… yes #man why do I have a thing for characters with obsessive tendencies that I read as being autistic #(ruan mei and yingxing) #my beloved ilysm get behind me #youre valid if you dislike her I dont think its incorrect to dislike her #i just dont like seeing people twist her into something she isnt to either justify disliking her or claiming its these false traits of hers #that they dislike yknow? bc thats not her thats not?? shes not out here being evil and cruel in the extremely harmful sense #i dunno i really like her #i need people to understand my faint insanity about her #ruan mei #hsr #honkai star rail

[zbloodwhisper]

came to the conclusion that my blorbos from hsr are just two of the gayest dudes to ever exist, a group of autistics, my 9 non biological children, my mom and my husband

#ˑ ֗ ִ fire crackling ⊹ ࣪˖ #hsr #in order that is #blade/yingxing aventurine herta ruan mei screwllum stephen #and my children bailu hook clara sushang arlan huohuo yanqing lynx and silverwolf #then kafka and jing yuan #i like how all of the stellaron hunters fit into different categories #blade (gay) sw (kid) and kafka (mother) #ah yes the three genders #honkai star rail

[hami-gua]

If it Means to Remain by Your Side

From the list I posted yesterday, I'm gonna start with the Dan Heng x Reader MDZS inpsired fic first.

Characters and plot won’t be as accurate to the inspired plot. Especially for this story which involves a lot of adults and teens an not much children.  So many characters are left out simply due to the fact that a lot of npcs either didn’t fit the role, or were far too young for my standards.

I also ended up having to lean more onto the live action version than the novel/manhua version. Not all characters casted are exactly accurate too, as there are more traumatized than non-traumatized.

Cast

Dan Heng  - Lan zhan/Lan Wangji

Reader - Wei Ying/Wei Wuxian

Jing Yuan - Lan Xichen

Blade/Yingxing - Song Lan

March - Lan Jingyi

Yukong - Jian Yanli

Tingyun - Jin Guangyao

Jingliu - Xue Yang

Baiheng - Xiao Xingchen

Yanqing - Jin Ling

Ruan Mei _ Baoshan Sanren

Luocha - Jin Zixuan (Ik Yukong and him aren’t a ship, but it'll have to do as Honkai doesn’t really have a F and M implied relations. I mean the only ones that do are in a love triangle.)

Xueyi - Wen Ning

Hanya - Wen Qing

Qingque - Nie Huaisang

Diting - Fairy

Fu Xuan - Jiang Cheng

Guinaifen - Lan Sizhui/Lan Yuan (Again, not a ship as Yanqing is too fight frenzy of a kid to actually have a crush. I just think these two would pair well as friends)

Sushang - A-Qing

Setting/Sects

Luofu -- Gusu Lan

Dan Heng

Jing Yuan

March

Guinaifen (later half)

Yaoqing -- Qinghe Nie

Qingque

Zhuming -- Qishan Wen

Hanya

Xueyi

Guinaifen (first half

Yuque -- Lanling Jin

Yanqing & Fairy

Luocha

Tingyun

Fanghu -- Yunmeng Jiang

Reader

Fuxuan

Yukong

Misc.

Blade/Yingxing

Jingliu

Baiheng

Sushang

Huohuo

Ruan Mei

Xuling -- Burial Mounds

Reader (Mid-way)

Hanya (Mid-way)

Xueyi (Mid-way)

Guinafen (Mid-way)

I literally looked up all the different alliance of Xianzhou just to see which would be Wen sect. So here’s the reasoning.

Luofu: They don’t really have a specialty. Their main goal is to take out abundance cult.

Yaoqing: Much like Luofu, don’t really have a specialty. Aggressive and good at martial arts.

Zhuming: Their main export specialty is porcelain. According to Fandom wiki, the people here love playing with fire.

Yuque: They export jade abaci, thus making me think they’ll be wealthy due to it and technologically advanced/smart.

Fanghu: Exports a lot of marine things. Though it would make since to have Dan Heng come from here, but it would not make sense for other characters like March and Jing Yuan to have been born here. And it’s the closest in description to Yunmeng.

Xuling: Not much is really stated about this place on Fandom Wiki, but it looks like a place of law. But piggybacking off of the fact that not much is written about this area, Imma just gonna liken this area to Burial Mounds.

Idk why I stressed so much trying to make it 100% accurate 💀

My main source for these infos are from MDZS and Star Rail fandom wiki, so if inaccuracies occur, I apologize in advance for it.

#dan heng fluff #dan heng angst #dan heng x reader #hsr dan heng x reader #hsr x reader #honkai star rail x reader #dan heng x you #hsr dan heng x you #hsr dan heng

[pinkrose05]

Y'know, Ruan Mei is mildly interesting because we don't actually know if she is or isn't a Xianzhou native.

On one hand, the interest in biological research would add up if she was, especially since she's looking into creating new lifeforms and replicas of older ones- heck, her status as a Genius Society member might even give her some leeway into more taboo studies centered around the Abundance.

On the other hand, she isn't mentioned even once by the Alchemy Commission members we've met (whom I'd assume she has ties to, were she from the Xianzhou), and the biology focus could just be a coincidence. In that case, I'd love to get a name for wherever she's from, because we still don't have any named planets with chinese inspiration, despite knowing of people who hail from such planets (the most prominent example of whom was Yingxing).

#worldbuilders please. please tell me more about planets that may have a different inspiration from the same base #tell me more about planets in general #there are so many unnamed ones floating out there #some of which are even home to a few playable characters! #and yet we don't have a name or a location for any of them and it's sad #honkai star rail #hsr #ruan mei #pink's musings

[suzu-by-starlight]

being labeled a genius is kinda dehumanizing in a way. let's look at honkai star rail:

THE GENIUS SOCIETY:

herta: the hss worships the ground her puppet body walks on

ruan mei: again, the hss worships the ground she walks on. she herself is basically trying to create god

screwllum: he's a robot

i have literally no idea what's going on with steven but anyways, NOW I GET TO TALK ABOUT THE XIANZHOU LUOFU!

jingliu: master/genius of the blade, turned to mara and boom! one shady deal later and we still dont know what's really up with her

yingxing: became an undying creature (aka blade)

yanqing: jingliu 2.0 perhaps. we'll see.

bad take mayhaps?

#senrealpost #honkai star rail

[xiaoxo]

❤︎︎ HONKAI: STAR RAIL MASTERLIST

DAN HENG / DAN HENG • IMBIBITOR LUNAE

BLADE / YINGXING

JING YUAN

DR. RATIO

AVENTURINE

SERVAL

SEELE

BROYNA

BRONSEELE

KAFKA

HIMEKO

JINGLIU

RUAN MEI

HANYA

BLACK SWAN

ACHERON

#꒰♡︎ honkai: star rail ☆꒱

[racecarcat]

intro ??! ˚❀༉‧₊

Hiiii!!! I’m racecarcat, if you want you call me kat for short.

I just kinda wanna post stuff because I think it’d be fun. I’m unfortunately very inconsistent and everything (read: my mood) fluctuates very fast. I also, am really bad with tech, and therefore know to format nothing. Consumerism. Anyhow, here are some fandoms I’m in (or rather, have been in that if given the opportunity to talk about I can rant abt for hours):

• Jujutsu Kaisen (JJK)

• Honkai Star Rail (HSR)

• Genshin Impact (GI)

• Bungo Stray Dogs (BSD)

• Project Sekai (PJSK)

• Chainsaw Man (CSM)

• Sakamoto Days (SD)

Here are my fav characters from each, not in a specific order:

JJK: RIKO AMANAIIIII (pls someone love her as much as I do), Aoi Todo, Mai Zenin, Maki Zenin, Hiromi Higuruma, Kento Nanami, Yuki Tsukumo, Iori Utahime, Yuko Ozawa, Mei Mei and Mahito (I like them ironically I swear)

HSR: Stelle/Caelus, Jing Yuan, Welt Yang, Robin, MISHA, YUKONGG, Fu Xuan, Huohuo, Tingyun, Bailu, Ruan Mei, Jing Liu, ARGENTI, BAI HENG

GI: NAVIA, Neuvillette, FURINA, Kokomi, Shenhe, CHIORI, Jean, Lumine/Aether, GANYU, KUJOU SARA, KAVEH, Itto, Nahida, Faruzan, Yanfei

BSD: PAUL VERLAINE, Rimbaud, FUKUZAWA, SIGMA, Kunikida, Chuuya, all the flags (I LOVE STORMBRINGER), HIGUCHI, Hirotsu, ODA SAKUNOSUKE ODA SAKUNOSUKE ODA SAKUNOSUKE, H.P Lovecraft, Louisa May Alcott, EDGAR ALLEN POE, Fukuchi, TERUKO

PJSK: ENA SHINOME, Mafuyu Asahina, Ichika Hoshino, Honami Mochizuki, Minori Hanasato, Shizuoka Hinomori, KOHANE AZUSAWA

CSM: Denji, ASA MITAKAAA, Aki Hayakawa, KISHIBE, QUANXI, Angel, Kobeni, Reze, Madoka, Nomo, Santa Claus, PINGSTI, NAYUTA, Himeno

SD: Taro Sakamoto, LU XIAOTANG, OSARAGI, Shin Asakura, Nagumo, GAKU, Rion Akao, AKIRA AKAO, Natsuki Seba, Nao Toramaru, Obiguro, Heisuke, SHISHIBE, AMANE

And for funsies, here are some ships I like! Fair warning, I LOVE rarepairs and multi shipping:

JJK: Satosugu, Itafushi, NobaMaki, Hakari/Kirara, Choso/Yuki, Yuji/Yuko, MECHAMIWA, Nanami/Bakery Lady, Yuta/Maki, Yuta/Inumaki

HSR: Stelle/March 7th, Caelus/Dan Heng, Gepard/Sampo, Blade/Kafka, DAN FENG/YINGXING, Jing Yuan/Blade, Pela/Lynx, Bronya/Seele, JING LIU/BAIHENG, Himeko/Kafka, Cocolia/Serval, ASTA/ARLAN, Jing Yuan/Fu Xuan, Tingyun/Jing Yuan

GI: Jean/Diluc, Qingxiu/Chongyun, Beidou/Nigguang, Neuvillette/Focalors, Ganyu/Xiao, Lumine/Amber, Arlecchino/Columbina, Yae/Layla, truly too many to count.

BSD: Kunizai, AtsuLucy, Fyozai, FukuFuku, Shin Soukoku, RIMLAINE, Chuuya/Albatross, KuniBram, OdaAngo, Ranpoe, Shirachuu, KuniChuu, Yosano/Koyou, Kyouka/Kenji, SIGZAI etc.

PJSK: Ena/Mafuyu, Toya/Kohane, Rui/Shizuku, RuiNene

CSM: Denji/Asa, AkiAngel, Aki/Himeno, Denji/Yoshida, Violence/Kobeni, Denji/Reze, Asa/Yuko, Quanxi/her gfs

SD: None, surprisingly!

I’m probably use this blog for writing, talking about said fandoms, obsessively thinking about my ocs for each said fandom, and making very politically(/j) incorrect analysis about characters. And, more! I’m sorry this is so long, really just ask me abt anything and it’ll eventually happen.

Last thing: I might post about my own stories that are… painfully unfinished, so here’s a brief intro about each (they’re all heavily inspired by my respective fandoms, we don’t talk abt that):

*Insert Dramatic Title* (IDT): A robot by the name of Edis is asked to save humanity from a prophecy stating that, from five years from now, the world will end.

Slaughterhouse (SH): A pair of twins live in a “Haven Town” where there outside world was shrouded into an apocalypse. They learn how to truly survive in such a restrictive environment and find out the subtle corruption of their system.

‘Vest of the ‘Usual (VOU): A young boy has unusual abilities that leads him to work in the government, which depicts him having to do the unthinkable: go to school. And, do his job, that too.

Act I (A1): Olesia Lexina has had one dream all her life: protect humanity from the evil that is godlyhood! This follows her journey through the ideal of becoming on of the top members of the “Guardians of Humanity”.

Project: New World (P:NW): The government has allowed a project and organization by the name of “New World” to attempt to “purify humanity of all of its wrongdoings” and it has taken the world by storm; unfortunately, Chara has absolutely no interest in any of it.

The Eight Tragedies (T8T): An Angel has come to earth to ultimately destroy everyone on it, in which a humanities major named Reminiscence gives the world (her two friends) a chance to fix their problems before it can do so—by going into the past eight times to fix mistakes that should’ve never happened.

Majic Girl: BOOM ★ (MG:★): this one is something I’ve been meaning to get motivation to work on properly. A young freshman girl watches her whole world turn upside down (close to literally) to as some sort of eldritch horror resurfaces the earth! And she is one of the few people making the attempt to kill it.

$1 Supermarket ($1): The economy as we know it had crashed after inflation has risen way too high to the point even the upper class finds it hard to buy anything. Thus, a brand new chain store by the name of $1 Supermarket has arisen! Where everything is exactly $1! And there’s like, a bunch of monsters everywhere, but that’s besides the point.

Okay, that’s it now I promise. Thank you for reading this far!

#introduction #hiiii <3

[punklorde-hunter]

Genuis of Brilliant Stars || Navigation

Hi Welcome! This is just another side-blog where I mostly reblog Honkai: Star Rail stuff. An maybe occasionally talk about the game.

**This Blog won't be spoiler free, so if you want to avoid those i'll always tag them under #spoilers & #hsr spoilers**

General taglist can be found HERE (WIP)

Character Specific Tags will be linked under the READ MORE tab down below

Have fun!

🌠CHARACTER TAGS 🌠

✫ASTRAL EXPRESS CREW

#trailblazer hsr • #caelus hsr • #stelle hsr || #march 7th || #dan heng • #imbibitor lunae || #himeko hsr || #welt yang || #pom pom hsr

✫Stellaron Hunters

#kafka hsr || #silver wolf • #silver wolf hsr || #blade hsr || sam hsr || #elio hsr

✫Herta Space Station & the Genius Society

#asta hsr || #arlan hsr || #herta • #herta hsr || #screwllum • #screwllum hsr || #ruan mei || #peppy hsr ||

✫Jarillo IV

#sampo koski || #gepard landau || #bronya hsr • #bronya rand || #serval landau || #pela hsr || #seele hsr || #natasha hsr || #hook hsr || #clara hsr • #svarog hsr || #luka hsr || #lynx landau || #cocolia hsr

✫Xianzhou Luofu

#jing yuan ||#yanqing • #yanqing hsr || #tingyun || #yukong || #bailu || #luocha || #sushang • #sushang hsr || #qingque || #fu xuan || #guinaifen || #huohuo || #hanya hsr || #xueyi ||

✫High-Cloud Quintet #jingliu • #jingli hsr || #dan feng || #yingxing || #baiheng ||

✫Penacony

#archeron hsr || #black swan hsr || #sparkle hsr || #aventurine • #aventurine hsr || #firefly hsr || #robin hsr || #sunday hsr || #misha hsr || #gallagher hsr ||

✫Misc Characters

#topaz hsr • #numby • #topaz & numby || argenti • argenti hsr || dr ratio • veritas ratio ||

✫Group Tags

#astral express family • #trailblaze trio || #stellaron hunters || high cloud quintet || #cloud knights || #genuis soicety || masked fools || the family || (WIP)

#honkai star rail #pinned post #navigation #masterlist

[viiixs]

— AB ME ! !

info about me + my interests

BASIC INFO •

refer to me as Vi. i use he/him pronouns and often times my pronouns can be subjected to change. (genderfluid:3) but he/him is my much preferred standard.

i once also had a IDV fanfic Tumblr account and it was formerly called “Vel-cake”. if you still remember me by chance sorry for all the cringe inducing fanfics ive created before 🐁;;

i love xiefan and wu chang. they’re the only thing i could draw atp.

my no.1 is requiem xie bi’an ! ! i love him sm 🥹

INTERESTS

GENSHIN IMPACT, HONKAI STAR RAIL, IDENTITY V

FAVS from other games

wriothesley (Genshin), blade/yingxing(HSR), Dr Ratio/Veritas(HSR), ruan mei (HSR), wu chang (idv), antiquarian (idv) , batter (Idv)

#ab me

[miramiravictories]

Sorter here!

Tagged by: @nameless-will

Tagging: OTA

Favourite Character List: 1. Kafka 2. Firefly 3. Jingliu 4. Jing Yuan 5. Silver Wolf 6. March 7th 7. Sam 8. Black Swan 9. Baiheng 10. Dan Feng 11. Hanabi 12. Acheron 13. Herta 14. Tingyun 15. Qingque 16. Fu Xuan 17. Xueyi 18. Ruan Mei 19. Himeko 20. Guinaifen 21. Serval 22. Svarog 23. Aha (Elation) 24. Blade 25. Natasha 26. Seele 27. Bronya 28. Stelle 29. Dan Heng 30. Luka 31. Yukong 32. Robin 33. Asta 34. Welt 35. Sushang 36. Pela 37. Caelus 38. Yaoshi (Abundance) 39. IX (Nihility) 40. Phantylia 41. Fuli (Remembrance) 42. Diting 43. Lan (Hunt) 44. Nanook (Destruction) 45. Nous (Erudition) 46. Cocolia Rand 47. Topaz 48. Lynx 49. Hanya 50. Elio 51. Luocha 52. Gallagher 53. Aventurine 54. Clara 55. Owlbert 56. Arlan 57. Argenti 58. Dr. Ratio 59. Numby 60. Huohuo 61. Tayzzyronth (Propagation) 62. Hook 63. Yanqing 64. Duke Inferno 65. Qlipoth (Preservation) 66. Xipe (Harmony) 67. Sunday 68. Screwllum 69. Ena (Order) 70. Long (Permanence) 71. Oroboros (Voracity) 72. Bailu 73. Gepard 74. Pom-Pom 75. Tail 76. Peppy 77. Yingxing 78. Misha 79. Sampo

#ooc #outofwinnings

[hami-gua]

If it Means to Remain by Your Side pt. 2

I realized well after posting my last post, that I forgot to include things that characters will use and the educational descriptions. Please read through it all, and please patiently await as I outline then draft chapter 1. Anyways, buckle up y’all we are going to go on an educational ride today💀 (more under the cut!!)

Weapons/Instruments Characters wield

Dan Heng - qiang 枪, guqin 古琴

Reader - jian 剑, liu xing chui 流星锤 (mid to later half), dizi 笛子 (mid to later half)

Jing Yuan - guan dao 关刀, xiao 箫 (not 魈)

Blade/Yingxing - heng dao横刀

March - bow

Yukong - bow,

Tingyun - guqin 古琴

Jingliu - qixing dao 七星刀

Baiheng - jian 剑

Yanqing - jian 剑

Ruan Mei - han dao 汉刀

Luocha - jian 剑

Xueyi - bow, herself

Hanya - yan ling dao 雁翎刀

Qingque - fan

Fu Xuan - butterfly swords 蝴蝶刀

Guinaifen - jian 剑

Sushang - None

The Educational Ride

Qiang 枪：This is the basic form of spear in Chinese weaponry. What sets qiang apart from guan dao is the blade. Qiang iis double-edged whereas guan dao is only single-edged. It’s also pointier which makes this weapon good for piercing or stabbing. This is actually a weapon used by Dan Heng in game.

Jian 剑：The most basic form of sword when searching up Chinese swords. Though if wanting to use a more detailed term, these swords are Daoist swords. Jian is used mostly in taiji forms like Wudang, Yang, Chen, etc. Training jian are more flexible. Like other Chinese, this sword also has tassels. This type of sword was carried more by Daoists, nobles and upper class figures than soldiers. The hilt and guard can be especially decorated depending on the patron.

Liu xing chui 流星锤：This is a more neolithic weapon in Chinese history. It has a ball on one end of the rope and a knife on the other end. It’s a rather difficult weapon to wield due to it’s flexible nature.

Guan dao 关刀：A type of glaive. The name of this weapon came from a general named Guan Yu 关羽。 Stories also says that it is a rather heavy weapon to wield, and that Guan Yu himself was a man with immense strength. But of course it’s all stories. Only one side is sharp, but that isn’t the most notable feature. The most notable feature is the curvature of the blade along with an extra small curve that usually holds a tassel. It can be thick or skinny. The closest resemblance to this weapon would be naginata. ( though there are strong hints that naginata is inspired by this weapon). Jing Yuan himself actually uses this weapon in game.

Heng dao 横刀：Or otherwise known as Tang dao 唐刀 is a sword used during Tang dynasty. It is a build similar to that of a kitana, though straightened. It can be wielded either by foot, or on horseback.

Qi xing dao 七星刀：Unfortunately, I don’t really have any information on this sword except for the fact that it looks like heng dao and a scimitar mix. I saw this in a video of Chinese weapons, and though I may be able to find it on Chinese sites, I fear translation will not translate things accurately. I would add another variant, Da dao 大刀 （more commonly known as battle da dao 抗战大刀) but because of it’s imprint on reason history, I also fear that it may be too controversial of a blade to include.

Han dao 汉刀：As the name suggests, this sword originated during Han dynasty. And it is the “predecessor” to Tang dao and many others that came after Han. One noticeable feature about this blade is the lack of hand guard, thus giving this sword a more straight figure.

Yan ling dao 雁翎刀：This sword is THE most closest looking to a kitana, though it is unsure whether or not this sword was even inspired by a kitana. Like it’s predecessors Han and Tang dao, the tip stops diagonally. And similarly to Qi xing, it has a more circular guard.

Butterfly swords 蝴蝶刀：Compact design yet an effective weapon all the same. It’s not very clear when these swords originated, it may have been Qing dynasty, but again, it’s not clear when it originated. It can come in many shapes, though most popularly with a wider blade. Though it should also be mentioned that narrow ones exist. These blades make a perfect piercing blade.

Fan 扇子：It can be delicate, but when made with right materials *cough* metal *cough*, it can become lethal. Small needles or knives can be used along with it to cut, but just full body metal itself can make a great blunt weapon.

A thing to note: You may have noticed, but weapons that ends with 刀 have a single-edged blade. It doesn’t mean that the blade is curved. Tassels are also mentioned (I think twice). In martial arts, tassels are used to distract/blind the opponent.

Guqin 古琴：The classic right after guzheng （古筝）。This is instrument is favored by many, especially scholars. The strings are made with silk though nowadays, nylon strings are also an option. A gentle quiet tone, yet hold clarity akin to glass. I don’t know why many popular media portrays them as fighting instruments when the requirements of this instrument itself is the opposite of what would be suitable for fighting. Mainly nails. Unlike pipa 琵琶, sanxian三弦, and guzheng, guqin doesn’t have the need to have false nails (usually made of shell of some sort though I’m sure nowadays, it’s either fiber glass or plastic). Which then means the player must have their nails (right-hand especially) grown out to pluck the strings. I don’t recommend plucking any string that is thick or metal with the pad of your fingers (unless you want blisters). Classic guitarists will know what I mean about the finger nails part.

Dizi 笛子：A bamboo flute played horizontally. There is a hole usually covered by a thin reed or tape (if the player really wants a muted sound that won’t trill). It comes in various sizes and keys. There is no designated mouth piece instead, there is a hole similar to other holes needed to be covered. It can be as decorated or as bare.

Xiao 箫：Another bamboo flute, though this one is played vertically. Unlike dizi, this flute doesn’t an additional hole to be covered by reed or tape. And on top of that, the mouth piece if more different. Whereas dizi has a hole, the xiao has a slit in which the player has to blow through. Compared to dizi, this is the most difficult instrument (though I for some reason struggle to play dizi, but I’m perfectly fine playing this instrument...)

Most of these descriptions are things I knew growing up, knew how to play/wield, taught to me, or things I searched up so long ago (we’re talking like middle school me). The sources that I did manage to use will be linked down below:

Tang Heng Dao (lkchensword.com)

Royal Arsenal (lkchensword.com)

LK Chen Sword - Chinese Saber, Chinese Sword, Martial Arts

Butterfly Sword: The Symbolism and Significance in Chinese Martial Art – Mini Katana

Ummm. For some reason the links don’t work and my brain is too fried to figure it out rn, so copy and paste and (hopefully) it’ll pop up. No mla format unfortunately. It’ll be waaaay too long of a post. And yes, I tried to make it as close to the game and MDZS as possible but I soon realized that it wouldn’t really work as I kinda do want to deviate from the plot as much as possible (I don’t want it to be an exact copy of MDZS/The Untamed).

#honkai star rail x reader #hsr x reader #hsr x you #hsr x y/n #hsr x gender neutral reader #hsr dan heng x you #hsr dan heng x reader #hsr dan heng #dan heng x you #dan heng x reader #dan heng x y/n #dan heng x gender neutral reader #gn reader