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mkcannothelpyou · 1 year

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let's go with a five-hit attack combo: 15, 16, 23, 24, 30

(As keyed by this.)

15: The squad I bring on a first attempt at a map is more often than not a modulation of the squad I brought on the previous map, and is typically either themed against the episode/maps in some way, or spun on my present default core of the Abyssal Hunters + Pinus Sylvestris. (Andreana, Skadi, Laurentina in either capacity, Gladiia. Sona, Ashley, Iwona, Justyna. Members of the two sets revolve in and out for other operators as needed. Honorary Ægir representation shows up in Whisperain or Glaucus capacity. Silence/Ptilopsis/Perfumer are staple medics.)

16: My favourite NPC is Dawn. Fiercely contested by Domma, Anita, Mandragora and Harmonie. Strong runner-ups in Closure, Liang Xun and Ning Ciqiu, Cecelia, Ho'olheyak, Dora, and Alina. In order: Dawn, her role, her part, her significance and her own person render Who Is Real still one of my favourite stories Arknights has ever done. More Domma, please. More Anita, please. I love Mandragora a lot a lot, but the fact some measure of her significance is tied to Harmonie means putting her up there alone wouldn't be telling the whole story, and putting her up there with Harmonie would be a lie because Harmonie is a little bit of a shit. I still like Harmonie a lot. Closure is Closure. Liang Xun and Ning Ciqiu are a fascinating couple. Cecelia is the second significant case to me of Arknights demonstrating its immense capacity to render stories involving children heartbreaking like nothing else. Ho'olheyak is extremely attractive. Dora is the first significant case to me of what Cecelia was the second. Alina is... Alina who is Alina, and a lot of my love for her comes through the same vectors my love for Dawn comes. Honorary mentions to Gareth and Illa. (Odd one out: if you'll permit a reflection on one of the most quietly beautiful story moments, the Grand Duke Vanya is what I would consider my "left-field" answer to this question.)

23: Still listening to it. Offseason CC lobby theme. Eminently loopable.

24: My favourite event, on the whole, all said and done (because recounting every runner-up would be recounting far too much), I'm going to say is Who Is Real, yeah. I could try and tear apart why, or I could point you to it and let it speak for its own heartrending, yearning self.

30: My favourite outfit is Tranquil Moss. It's kind of one of those things where the best I can tell you is "if you're like me, it is also your favourite". The background is somewhere I want to be. (This displaced Patrolling Ronin. Honorary mentions to Glen Sonata.)

#nyanbinary-furry #arknights

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clowncollectr · 9 months

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These are some memes I drew / put together for my LiangLee fic Everything between us, as it should be. Hopefully they're just intriguing enough to potentially convince some people to read the story for context XD

#lee arknights #liang xun arknights #lee's detective agency #arknights #miko the clowncollectr's art tag #LiangLee / 梁鯉 #miko's arknights art tag

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clowncollectr · 1 year

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Imagine discovering that your childhood friend who went missing like 20 years ago is still alive through some goofy ass kawaii website they made after watching a few youtube videos. I think that would be hilarious.

#arknights #lee arknights #liang xun arknights #miko the clowncollectr's art tag #miko's arknights art tag #I tried my best to imitate the animation's artstyle >_<

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clowncollectr · 1 year

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Just some silly things I drew for my twitter icon and header :D You can follow me here if you'd like! I retweet Lee fanart a lot (big surprise lol) and ramble about a bunch of other things.

#lee arknights #miko the clowncollectr's art tag #miko's arknights art tag #liang xun arknights

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clowncollectr · 1 year

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For some reason, in the Invitation to Wine teaser they drew Lee and Liang Xun sitting really far apart from each other. (10 feet apart cuz they're not gay) Anyway I made some dumb edits out of it: The appropriate speaking distance

Playing telephone with the bois

#lee arknights #liang xun arknights #arknights #miko the clowncollectr's edit tag #miko's arknights edit tag

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clowncollectr · 1 year

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This is just a bunch of memes I made for my LiangLee fic, which you can find here if you're looking for context lol.

#lee arknights #liang xun arknights #arknights #miko the clowncollectr's edit tag #miko's arknights edit tag #LiangLee / 梁鯉

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clowncollectr · 1 year

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Oh! Jesus! It's a LiangLee Love Trial! ⚖️❤️

Hello it's me, local insane person obsessed with this obscure af ship. I spent a frankly embarrassing amount of time working on this, but I had lots of fun redrawing parts of the MV for this song :D

#lee arknights #liang xun arknights #LiangLee / 梁鯉 #miko's arknights art tag #miko the clowncollectr's art tag

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clowncollectr · 8 months

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You know those photos of guys trying to show off a cool huge fish they caught? It's that (i'm sorry)

#lee arknights #liang xun arknights #lianglee / 梁鯉 #miko's arknights art tag #miko the clowncollectr's art tag

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clowncollectr · 1 year

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Arknights - Won't you look at me? (Liang Xun / Lee) - Extra

Rating: T (this chapter), E / M (whole story)

Word Count: 1326 (this chapter), 11117 (whole story)

Summary: The person he’s spent his entire life looking at has finally noticed him and returned his feelings. A lifelong dream come true. Lee should have already been satisfied with just this. There was no need to monopolize his attention. But he still wanted it.

Notes: Just a little extra scene I wrote :D Once again, thank you for reading through to the end and let me know if you liked it! In case you didn't see the link in the first chapter, you should check out these memes I made about this story. They probably all make sense now lol.

AO3 Link

Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Extra

Extra Chapter

Du Yaoye groaned as she felt the splash of another puddle beneath her boots. She can’t believe she’s wasting her time on something like this. Who the hell asks to run a delivery at this time anyway? It’s way before sunrise. It’s so cold up in these mountains at this time and the location of the delivery is so far away. She knows that this is her father’s way of giving her a light punishment, after he found out about her attempts to sabotage the Escort’s mission to get the goblet awhile back. But honestly, she would have preferred if he had just chewed her out and made her take some accountability. Instead, she’s doing this. Going to these random remote places to do menial tasks that hardly matter at all. These “missions” were offensively boring. But it’s not all bad at least. Last week she ran into that Lungmenite conman on one of these pointless errands, who’s a surprisingly friendly person. Speaking of that guy, she wonders how Lee is doing now. She had made him promise to keep her updated on his love life in exchange for helping him. It was a pretty ridiculous exchange they made, but she’s learned from experience that the guy is unusually open to humoring people.

She hasn’t heard back from him yet. Well, technically she had never given him a way to contact her. But she has ties to the Escort Bureau and a person like him shouldn’t have any trouble reaching out to her if he wanted. Maybe he struck out and had to go home broken-hearted. It’s too bad. She kind of wanted to know what type of person would even catch Lee’s eye. He’s a strange one for sure, and he didn’t strike her as the type to even bother with things like love. She sure as hell didn’t think he’d actually be self-conscious enough to care that much about what another person thought about him. People that dress and act like him. They’re way too carefree. And usually, it’s because they’re competent and independent enough that they can afford to be. Anyway, she should count her blessings that she’s probably on that guy’s good side now. Putting the thought aside, Du Yaoye kicked some stones off the path as she absentmindedly climbed one of Shangshu’s many mountains. As a local, she doesn’t really find the view too interesting.

Eventually, a voice in the distance catches her attention.

I’m starting to think that he might be doing this on purpose, Du Yaoye thinks as she walks forward, her suspicions being confirmed the closer she gets.

By some twist of fate, Lee is somehow on this mountain too. He might be moping around somewhere abandoned again after his other attempts at love didn’t go well either. If that’s the case, then Du Yaoye thinks that either the girl really isn’t interested in him or she’s oblivious enough that she’s probably a lost cause anyway. Of course, if she can hear Lee’s voice, it means he’s talking to someone. Maybe he did get lucky after all? Or he brought a friend with him to complain to this time. She softens her footsteps so that her walking is silent, intending to eavesdrop for a bit to see who Lee is talking to. It would be really risky to get a good look at them without being spotted by Lee himself, so she stays a safe distance away, hiding behind a large cleft in the mountain for good measure.

“It’s so damn early. What are you going to do if I fall asleep and start rolling down this mountain?”

“It can’t be helped. You’re leaving today. It’s best to do this kind of thing at a time like this when no one is around. The atmosphere is more peaceful that way.”

So the person Lee is talking to is a man. Maybe he did bring a friend along to complain to after all. But for some reason, Du thinks that they sound really familiar. It’s not someone she knows personally or she would’ve identified them by now. But it’s at least someone she’s talked to or someone notable enough for their voice to be familiar to her.

“Can’t argue with that. Even if a part of me wants to find a warm rock to sleep on.”

“Do you still want to keep heading up? I do think the view up there is better, but this is a fine place to rest as well.”

“Ugh, let’s just stay here. I’m too old for this kind of activity. My back is already killing me. Every step I take aches.”

“You…don’t be dramatic. You’re not that old. Your back only hurts because you don’t know your limits.”

Du Yaoye still can’t tell who this second person is. But whoever they are, they seem fairly close to Lee. She feels a little guilty, but she decides to listen in a bit longer, not wanting to interrupt their conversation.

“This coming from the culprit, hm? And I suppose that you were perfectly within your limits?”

“.....”

“Thought so.”

“You know, it’s not like you made it any easier for me. What even gave you the idea to start dressing up every day the way you did?”

“Hah, curious about that? It was my own stupid idea. But I did get some advice from a friend.”

“A friend?”

“Yeah. She said she would help me win over my sweetheart.”

“Your sweetheart…”

Now that the topic’s changed to her, she definitely couldn’t reveal herself. And what were these two talking about earlier? Did Lee and his friend get into some sort of trouble recently resulting in Lee getting injured? Also is he finally going to talk about what happened with that person he likes? The questions just keep piling up. But one thing was for sure, morals be damned, she was going to keep listening. She’ll apologize to him later if she ends up hearing something she shouldn’t.

“Yes, well you see. My sweetheart was so busy running the city that he wouldn’t even eat dinner with me. So in a fit of desperation, I resorted to drastic measures. But even after that, he-”

“Enough. I get it, Lee. Please stop teasing me. I promise I’ll make it up to you the next time I visit Lungmen.”

“Well, it was my fault too for trying to be cute and surprising you. But if you’re offering to make amends, we should go to a really fancy restaurant in Lungmen and dress in those nice clothes I bought. I could even get us a private room for our table. Sounds fun, right?”

The pieces were all starting to fit together. Du Yaoye cautiously walked back down the mountain, now fairly afraid of what would happen if she actually did get caught. When she was a far enough distance that she was sure she wouldn’t be heard, she broke off into a sprint. She’s not sure what to do with the new information she’s learned. It had no real value to her. She’d be a moron to actually try to use it to gain leverage for herself or the Escort Bureau. Something tells her that making an enemy out of Lee and his lover would be a truly awful idea. But in terms of gossip, she feels like a bomb has just landed on her lap. Du decides that today, she’ll just make up some excuse to her father about why she couldn’t go up the mountain for the delivery. But worst of all, she can’t help but think about how she’s accidentally meddled with this relationship. Her outward appearance is her usual confident and tough looking self. But in her mind she thinks:

Lee…while I was giving advice and trying to comfort you…it was awfully convenient of you to leave out the fact that the person you were trying to impress was-

Mr. Liang, my city’s governor?!

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clowncollectr · 1 year

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Arknights - Won't you look at me? (Liang Xun / Lee) - Chapter 1

Rating: G (this chapter), E / M (whole story)

Word Count: 2021 (this chapter), 11117 (whole story)

Notes: This has an established relationship setting. Compared to my last work, it falls more on the comedy side I think. My initial goal was to try to right something that would get me a rating above G on AO3 LOL Don't worry though. The part that actually earns this an Explicit rating is Chapter 4 and you can just skip it since it's just smut at the end. The story itself is very tame! Finally, I made a few memes about this story if you wanna check those out and see which ones start to make sense as you read this :)

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Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Extra

Chapter 1 Lee’s tail lightly patted the chair he was sitting in over and over. It was as if his tail was irritated for him. He quietly sipped his tea to keep himself calm. Not annoyed at all. He glanced over at the man across the room, who was currently discussing something that looked important with a coworker. The man pointed at something on a piece of paper he was holding, and his coworker leaned over to take a closer look. Just then, the young lady’s eyes brightened and she smiled, taking the paper back into her hands. She bowed politely to the man before walking away. Lee’s eyes narrowed a little.

Even now, you’re still the type of person everyone can depend on. It’s no surprise that you’re so popular.

Ever since he and Liang Xun had started dating, it was Liang Xun who took the initiative to travel to Lungmen and visit Lee often. He had argued with Liang Xun about it at first, upset at the realization that he was putting his political career in jeopardy just to visit him. This person was too important to be fooling around like this. Lee had waited decades for him. Even if it wasn’t what he preferred, he could wait several more months or even years to see him again.

“Don’t you dare throw your dream away just for this”, he had told Liang Xun, outraged.

But it was a mistake for him to underestimate this person. For each of Liang Xun’s visits to Lungmen, he always found a work-related reason for his travels. Remarkably, he has never wasted his time during any of his visits, and it even began to affect his reputation favorably. The ever diligent magistrate Liang Xun, who takes time to improve diplomatic and economic ties with other cities on top of his already extensive duties. The quality of his work did not decline at all with the added responsibilities. What an admirable leader.

I forgot how terrifying he can be when he puts his mind to something, Lee thought, shuddering a little. Maybe he, Huai, and Liang Xun had become friends simply because they were all different flavors of crazy.

Regardless, that was how it is. Against all odds, Liang Xun had found a way to consistently meet with him despite them living in entirely different cities with entirely different professions. The crazy bastard. But it left Lee feeling a bit guilty. Between the two of them, he was the one with more freedom to travel. He owned his own business after all. He can come and go as he pleases. So why is it that the high ranking government official was the one knocking on his door every few months? Eventually, everyone at the agency had gotten tired of having to open the door for him, so Lee just gave him his own key to the house. It’s because of this that Lee finally decided to take a vacation and visit Shangshu again. Waai Fu, Aak, and Hung are all grown up now. They can handle things while he’s away, and he’s saved up enough money that taking a laid-back trip like this wasn’t much of a problem. He thought he’d surprise Liang Xun and come visit for a week or two.

This was a mistake.

He should have given him a head’s up. Because when Lee arrived at Shangshu, he quickly learned that he had arrived at the worst time possible. Of course it would be when he decides to take a break from being a detective that he’s punished for not doing his research. Just his luck. Apparently, this season is an extremely busy time for Shangshu and its local government. It was around this time that the government revisited many policies related to tourism and commerce. It was a big enough event that a public conference was held where any citizen could attend to learn about what the government wanted to change. It also gave citizens the opportunity to hear from and ask any questions they might have to the government officials directly. Naturally this meant that Liang Xun, the city’s magistrate, would be in attendance as well. And unsurprisingly, he was immensely busy with preparations for the event at this time.

When Lee finally got ahold of him, all Liang Xun could do was apologize and offer him anything he could possibly want, including the nicest room at the magistrate’s residence with all of his expenses paid for during his trip. But Lee didn’t come to this city for a luxury trip. He came here to spend time with his lover. It wasn’t long before he found himself wandering around the bustling city, feeling bored and somewhat lonely. Eventually, he got sick of his aimless walks. His current situation made him feel like he was an old man in a retirement home. Finally, he thought:

Well, I came here to see Liang Xun. Why not see what he’s up to?

After all, the place where he was currently working was open to the public. So that’s how Lee found himself in his current situation. Watching Liang Xun from afar, somehow feeling more miserable than before. It really was his own personal hell, being forced to watch the man from a distance, knowing that he would only be interrupting if he approached him. It was like some cruel joke. Everyone is allowed to approach Mr. Liang except for his partner, the one who loves him the most. So irritating.

The worst part was that he’s now suddenly being forced to witness the extent of Liang Xun’s popularity. It was obvious to anyone with eyes that his coworkers were quite fond of him. Based on the expression on some people’s faces, it seemed like having to go to him for help was more like a reward than an inconvenience. And Lee, perceptive at reading people as he was, could easily identify which people looked at Liang Xun in more ways than a coworker should. It didn’t take him long to figure out which people had some affection for the man. It shouldn’t have been a surprise to him. This person has a successful career, a good personality, wealth, and of course, he was fairly attractive. They had decided to keep their relationship discreet since they were both well known in their respective cities. As far as the public knows, the alluring magistrate Liang Xun is still very single. Lee clenched his teeth and rubbed his palm across his face.

What a stupid thing to get upset over , Lee thought to himself, feeling more than a little foolish.

Anyway, it didn’t matter. In the end, Liang Xun had chosen him. The way these other people feel wouldn’t change that. Still, Lee didn’t like being left out. He had to admit, ever since Liang Xun started visiting him more often, he had subconsciously gotten used to monopolizing the other man’s attention. He was like a child who had become spoiled after finally getting what he wanted after a long time. But now he was more like a burdenbeast trudging along sadly with a carrot dangling in front of him. Look but don’t touch.

As he was thinking this, he watched another person approach Liang Xun. This time it was a casually dressed man with a lanyard and badge hanging from his neck. Compared to the other people here, he wasn’t dressed in any sort of uniform and his mannerisms were more relaxed. He carried a pen and paper with him and had begun taking notes the moment Liang Xun spoke back to him, nodding in acknowledgement. Probably a journalist.

Lee watched the two talk to each other with a lazy curiosity, half staring in a daze as he wondered what they were talking about. Suddenly, the journalist laughed and lightly slapped Liang Xun on the shoulder a couple times. The Kuranta looked a little surprised by the sudden physical contact but retained his professional and courteous demeanor. Lee on the other hand, was incredulous, not quite believing what he had just witnessed.

This person is several ranks above you! Why would you treat him like your best friend, especially while you’re conducting an interview like this?!

He seriously couldn’t believe it. Lee has conducted several interviews because of his line of work. He understood the importance of keeping the atmosphere casual and informal so as to not make the other person nervous. But really, this was just unprofessional. This would be like if he and Wei Yenwu were out in public, joking together with his hand on the other’s shoulder as he laughed. Lee scowled. What an absurd mental image. He got up from his chair. He’d seen enough. This whole situation was bad for his heart. And admittedly, he was also disappointed with himself for being so immature. This kind of thing wasn’t a problem for him in the past. Why is it such a touchy subject for him now?

Without even saying goodbye to Liang Xun, he excused himself.

In the end, he was right back to what he was doing before. Wandering around Shangshu’s city districts. After his last trip to this place, he’s had his fill of sightseeing the Seventeen Peaks this place is so famous for. Although the city’s attractions didn’t interest him too much either. He’s only been here for a couple days, but it already feels like he’s visited everything that might have been of interest to him. In the first place, he was not a very materialistic person so most of the shops were like backdrops to him. Just part of the scenery. He had to admit the food was good. He’d killed a bit of time going to some restaurants here and there and trying menu items that he typically wouldn’t find in Lungmen. But activities like eating a meal or drinking tea…well, these kinds of things were always more enjoyable when you had company. He thought about doing some investigative work. Maybe look for more leads on Huai’s whereabouts, but it felt like it would be defeating the point of a vacation. He’d been working pretty diligently for the past month or so, having promised himself that he would take a well-deserved break once he found the chance.

Without realizing it, Lee found himself staring into the display window of a shop he’s already passed several times before. He wasn’t particularly interested in anything, absentmindedly gazing at the items on display. Again, shopping wasn’t really his thing. His eyes fell upon a pair of golden spectacles on display not too different from the one he was currently wearing. The main difference being that this one had a more ornate design.

Hmph. What a waste of LMD. Why bother with fancy stuff like this when you can get something that’s both cheaper and more durable. This kind of thing, it’s only good for getting other people’s attention.

. . .

He had an idea. A very embarrassing one, sure. But he was bored and on vacation. Wasn’t this a time when he was supposed to be doing whatever he wanted?

Lee looked back at his own reflection through the glass display. He thinks the way he dresses is just fine, even if his kids like to tell him that he dresses like an old man. His attire was comfortable, easy to move around in, and not so eye-catching that it got him into trouble. It was the perfect outfit for a detective to wear. But right now, he wasn’t playing the part of a detective. He was a lovestruck fool that thought it would be a good idea to surprise his lover with a sudden visit, and he hasn’t been very successful on that front. So maybe it wasn’t such a bad idea. He was bored out of his mind anyway. It was impossible to ask for the other person’s attention at this time. But if he would look his way, even if only for a little bit, even if just to acknowledge him, then…then…

Lee decided that he had nothing to lose and entered the store.

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