#i like dan heng better but

[killuwumi]

lunch break with gepard

a/n: untrue to my name, i have a thing for gepard also...i wrote this in like 10 minutes pls......

warnings: lowercase writing (intentional), not proof read, shy gepard.

time with gepard can be hard to find, he is so dedicated to working, and even though the fragmentum calmed down his duties as captain seem never ending. so occasionally, you'll visit him when you know he is taking his lunch break.

a text pings on his phone as he checks the message. "lunch? :P" he chuckles, looking at the text from you before responding. "in 15 :) <3" after he is sure the message is delivered he puts his phone back into his pocket and finishes his last route before lunch.

15 minutes pass incredibly slow for you, who is waiting in line at one of the vending machines trying to get a drink. these little kids won't stop cutting in line and right now you don't have the heart to scold them, your sweet boyfriend's words popping into your mind. "they're just kids, my sister used to do that all the time. it bothered me too but sometimes you just have to let it go." he would laugh at your frustration, but he was patient and right now you will be too.

after getting your bottled soda, and a water for you boyfriend you head over to the area where his last patrol would end, sit down on a bench, and wait for him to arrive.

"sorry, i was taking down illegal advertisements on the way. i couldn't stop myself." he said as he approached you, beginning to take off his gloves and sit on the bench next to you. "it's okay, some kids were at the vending machine again." you roll your eyes, and he says exactly what you had predicted earlier, laughing at the matter.

you watched as he took out his lunch and you handed him the water. "thank you love, i actually forgot to get a water today. work has been busy." he lets out a small sigh as he begins eating his lunch, just a serving of house fried rice, much like the rice you'd find in the vending machines but with extra things like meat and vegetables.

you just brought chips, you had actually eaten already but coming to eat lunch is crucial together time in your relationship. "you can't keep forgetting to bring your water, what'll happen when i don't have the chance to bring it to you?" you playfully scold. he is still busy stuffing his face with his food as you question him. "did you eat breakfast?" this one catches his attention.

"...no..but i have a reason this time! there was an emergency call and-" you cut him off right there, stealing the chopsticks from his hands and eating a bite of his food. "that's for not listening to me."

he looks at you, a blush spreading across his face, you got extremely close to him, as to not spill any of his food. your legs touching and your chin on his shoulder. "y-you have to stop.." he stutters, feeling flustered.

"stop doing what?" you ask, a frown spreading across your face, thinking maybe your boyfriend is actually scolding you. "stop doing things that make me want to kiss you." he says, covering his mouth with his hand as he blushes.

you look at him with a big grin, you grab his chin and make you meet his eyes. he looks away, you guys have been dating for only a few months, and he still isn't over being shy.

you give him a gentle kiss, you lips soft against his, and he squeezes his eyes shut. when you finally part there it takes him a moment to think as he looks at you. "i-i love you.." 

“i love you too, geppie.” you laugh as you return his chopsticks.

#gepard #hsr #hsr x reader #gepard x reader #honkai star rail #serval #gepard hsr #fluff #blurb #short fic #fanfic #killu writes #i love gepard #gepard is so cute mwah #i like dan heng better but #dan heng

[chiricat]

[photo added to the archives!] 🍡

#dango trio #trailblazer trio #honkai star rail #honkai star rail fanart #hsr #cat’s art #dan heng #stelle #march 7th #i think the wip looks better ahhhh…. #didn’t think too hard about cleaning it up #me after throwing all my favorite colors on a canvas #anyways HSR CONTINUES TO ROTATE IN MY HEAD AT UNSAFE SPEEDS…. #🍡 #also i made the dango sticker strangely detailed. like it’s so much more rendered than the ACTUAL SUBJECTS LMAO

[ceniwen]

Their conversations sound like they're both just pining for another so badly it makes me want to eat my entire fist

#jingheng #hengjing #jing yuan #dan heng #honkai start rail #honkai star rail spoilers #hsr #my art #art #i'm so obsessed with them #imagine jing yuan being dan hengs first love #after he saw him when he was freed #but jing yuan still has some residual feeling for dan feng #so its like #ARGABRHAHRGHAVRRHAGR #im crazy #i need someone to put them in better works #i hope i get cured soon #brighter than the sun

[sacchim]

sticks these here.. yippee

#honkai star rail #blade #dan heng #my art #hrm i would like to redraw these better at some point

[dizzybizz]

herta 👍👍👍👍👍👍

#honkai star rail #herta #my art #woke star rail like HERta #where did that meme or post or w/e go omg #with the samPRONOUNS #and the and the and #dan HEng #yknow #someone send it to me if u have it #there could even be HIMeko #omg bigender himeko? anyone??? #PRIDE MARCH 7th. #ok thats it thats the highest i will get with this #better end on a good note lol #okay just wait hold up- #qingQUEER #ik her name isnt pronounced like that just shhhhh

[mirokuna-hime]

I honestly think people are jumping the gun with their disappointment over the new story quest in 1.2

The whole purpose of Xianzhou Luofu arc is to set up future events.

The writers tell us this by having Kafka admit to the MC that the whole point of this operation for the stellaron hunters is to have the Xianzhou indepted to the Astral Express crew so that they will aid them in their fight against Nanook the destruction.

Herta Space Station and Jarilo-IV were used to introduce us to the game mechanics and to establish the trio of Dan Heng, March 7th and the Trailblazer with the Space Station also serving as a prologue.

Jarilo-IV however did nothing to develop the overarching main plot of the game. Belobog was it's own self contained arc to ease the player into the game and they are now using the Xianzhou Luofu arc to plant the seeds for future chapters.

People are already calling Blade a wasted character, because his confrontation with Imbibitor Lunae didn't play out like people hoped it would, because they didn't drop his entire backstory in this quest even though it's pretty clear that Blade, Kafka and Silverwolf will be reoccuring antagonists over the course of the story.

The prologue already introduced us to Kafka and Silverwolf, heck Silverwolf even got her own event.

Introducing Blade and his connection to Dan Heng to the player is what I would argue the other focal point of this arc. Every theme this story introduced to us can be connected to Blade (immortality being a sin, what it means to be mara struck, manipulation, the weight of our past actions and how we deal with them etc.), it's so that we can understand his story and motive.

Not to mention that it opens the door for character development and development of Dan Hengs and his relationship. Right now Dan Heng doesn't make the connection that Blade is his previous incarnations "friend" (in quotation marks because hoyoverse is being sussy with them) and he's still running away from the past. Meanwhile Blade is consumed by his vengence, his desire to die and he is also getting manipulated by Kafka (admittedly she kinda has to because of the Mara but that barely changes anything other than making us see her in a bit more positive light).

All points that will need to be adressed in following installments and I have faith in the Honkai writers to do these plot points justice, but it won't be right now.

We are in 1.2 my friends, let the story take it's time.

#Honkai Star Rail #HSR #hsr blade #hsr dan heng #tell me if this needs a spoiler tag I'm not sure because a lot of the information was already in the game as of 1.0 #I feel like people are so used to the questionable choices genshins writers make that they instantly got worried for HSR #however the Honkai writing team is usually better than what Genshins does and hey even Genshin stepped up its writing during sumeru #... #till they kinda butchered it with the caribert plot...

[faeriegirl]

March 7th study 📸

#hsr #honkai star rail #march 7th #hsr march 7th #artists on tumblr #hsr fanart #i really like the battle system in this one #i think im a little better with turn based battle #plus i can sit and doodle when im in the middle of a fight #i also think dan heng and march appeal to me more as free characters than kaeya or amber #them and mc are to ot3 to beat them all #hoyoverse #video games #cute #kawaii #pastel

[relaxtimestwo]

Dan Heng Δ Witch Hat Atelier AU (part 2) ⋆｡˚ ⋆

Fleshed out my ideas for this AU a bit more. It's surprising how much of Dan Heng's lore could fit into the Witch Hat universe.

In this AU, Dan Heng is exiled for being an inadequate successor to Dan Feng by those who tatooed the forbidden spell onto his back. Dan Heng only inherited Dan Feng's appearance but not his mastery over magic.

While in exile, Dan Feng's foes in life would hunt down Dan Heng. He never stayed in one location for too long and defended himself with "Cloud Piercer".

Then, he met Himeko, a contraption repair specialist, in a town he drifted into. She introduces Dan Heng to the Astral Express, an atelier on rails she runs alongside Welt and Pom-Pom. Thus, Dan Heng became the Astral Express' first apprentice.

Some context for those who don't read Witch Hat Atelier -

In this world spells are cast by drawing seals on surfaces using special ink, rather than incantation or an individual's inherent magic. The spell takes effect when the outer circle of the seal is closed.

Because of its ease of casting, magic is a closely guarded secret and mostly only taught to those born into witch society.

Any spells that drastically affects the mind, body or environment is forbidden and punishable by memory erasure and exile. Healing magic is considered a huge taboo and is big source of conflict in the story.

Before becoming a full fledged witch, you have to apprentice under a more senior witch.

#honkai star rail #dan heng #dan heng il #alternate universe #witch hat atelier #my hsr fanart #this took way longer than expected! #I'm glad I could finally finish it #last week was super emotionally draining for me #thank you to the people who liked and reblogged my prev post! #I'm glad there are people who enjoyed my silly little au #I'm planning to do one for March or the Trailblazers next #I tweaked the cap and cloak's design a little bit from the other post #I think this looks better #Why does Dan Heng and Dan Feng's name have to be so similar?? #hsr x wha au

[blushouyo]

this has been my main experience in star rail so far lol

#honkai star rail #hsr #trailblazer #caelus #march 7th #dan heng #himiko #gepard landau #my art #i always feel really bad lol #but gepard is just so much better in most situations #himiko was the 5 star i got on the beginners banner #but i got gepard on my first ten pull on the standard banner #or warp. whatever u want to call it #hes really been a lifesaver #literally lol #anyways. i hope tumblr diesnt eat the quality of this #like it did with my other comic #but this one is much smaller #ahhh.. ill monitor the situation #also! no clue what was going on w my art style #this always seems to happen when im making a comic #or trying to animate #eh whatever #ill be drawing a proper geppy later

[ranposgirlboss]

HELP

#I DEDICATED MYSELF TO YOU ON 200+ PINS #AND YOU DO ME LIKE THIS #its ok it do be better one sided #running back to scaramouche real #dan heng #dan heng x reader #honkai star rail #hsr #hsr dan heng

[avisisisis]

Dan Heng, March 7th and the MC are in a polyamorous relationship, no you cannot convince me otherwise

#this is (mostly) a joke #i personally would like it better for them to be just friends #just three silly little guys and gals hanging out and almost dying everyday #i love them already #honkai star rail #hsr #dan heng #mc #trailblazer #ugh what was this mf's name #i remember stelle but not the other one #stelle #trail blazers #march 7th

[pinkrose05]

I would like to formally apologize to mister (win)Dan Heng for ignoring him on my main account.

#he's carrying my alt so hard you have no idea #i can't believe i benched him through 1.0 #like yes of course ren is 10x better but he wasn't even out back then #i'm so sorry lil maple dude i'll do better this time #honkai star rail #hsr #dan heng #pink's musings

[fragmentedblade]

— What if you're just using this as a chance to escape?

— Hmph, Jing Yuan trained you alright...

#Traces #Jingliu #Yanqing #Jing Yuan #Jing Yuan and Yanqing #Jingliu and Jing Yuan #I talk too much #I love everything this exchange says about the three of them ugh #He did! And no one would know better than her! #Blade recognises the traces of Jingliu in Yanqing when they fight. But Jingliu recognises Jing Yuan's #I love how telling both instances are. The intimacy in both recognitions‚ as well as the intimacy in both acts of passing on knowledge #Jingliu didn't teach Yanqing #Are we to believe he picked up that last move in the boss fight against Dan Heng and Blade from this moment with her? #idk perhaps that's the intention but I always thought it was Jing Yuan teaching him this last grand move #similar to what he used against Jingliu in that one short. It makes more sense to me and I find it moving #That the taught Yanqing so closely to her teachings that Blade could recognise her #And it's moving too that in one comment Jingliu sees in this wide eyed young boy the traces of Jing Yuan #I like too that she recognises Jing Yuan's way of thinking and machinations and Blade sees her swordmanship #The two traits at which they excel is what shows on Yanqing. Which I think is at the same time telling of Jing Yuan's way of teaching #(if we take Yanqing didn't learn the move from Jingliu) #Ugh I got carried away again. But I love this topic I'm never able to help myself #I'm going to have to change the tag's order though #Anyway... It's also moving and heartbreaking and reflects a lot of intimacy the fact that Jingliu knows Blade's capabilities so well #that she is sure Yanqing isn't a match for him‚ and we see her being right during their fight (both their fights) #Blade also doesn't flinch. He laughs and smiles as if having a good time‚ as Jingliu herself said she did during this mission #It's very different to the distressed angry frightful face we see him sport in his confrontation with Jingliu in the last trailer #'Even with your strength‚ if you were to cross paths with Blade‚ it would mean death for you'‚ she tells Yanqing. And she's right #Also this puts into perspective a bit why Jing Yuan doesn't think of himself a good swordsman #Jingliu perhaps talks as if Blade were better. Jing Yuan is aware he isn't a natural at all and Jingliu states this as well #But for Yanqing Jing Yuan is the best. That all gives us a lot of information. This is very juicy to analyse but I've run out of tags xD

[thevoid404]

Finally posting an actually finished piece for once lol

This was a collab with a friend on instagram.

#wow look i drew this myself #digital aritst #digital art #honkai star rail #dan feng #inhibitor lunae #dan heng #dan feng fanart #why is that not a tag yet #dan heng fanart #idk man #rip dan feng #I like dan heng better anyways

[artheresy]

Part One (Astral Express

Random post ideas I got, but I'm just listing my opinions on aspects of the HSR designs, including things I may dislike or would at least change about certain playable HSR design, because I am currently planning some of my own designs/redesigns to use for future art

Disclaimer!! I am not a professional character designer, I am not saying any of my ideas for them are objectively better, and I am not bashing any of these designs. I actually like most if not literally all of the playable designs so far! This is just my lil opinions of how I would change them

The List part 1:

Stelle: I actually like the turquoise band around her thigh, I just don't like how they didn't take the opportunity to sprinkle in some more of that color into her design. She had a lot of little details in her outfit, especially the back of her coat, so there's a lot of places where a few splashes of turquoise could be added whether in those little details or in some of her other adornments just so that the band stands out less . I think I would change more than just that ofc, but that's one of the things about her that stood out the most to me. Also honestly? Maybe I would scale down the sheer amount of detail she has on her back (which as someone who has tried to draw her from the back view o h my g o d), and add some more detail on her sides like her arms and her legs maybe? I dunno, I think her design is really really nice, but there are places the amount of details could be more evenly spread to.

March 7th: While I don't mind her design that is especially center around her top half, March definitely has a clutter design particularly around her waist when you look at her full body in detail. Clutter that manages to mix in some odd color choices too/ I'd probably clean it up, or better place the little bits of clutter to feel like it matches more and change up the colors in order to at least go with the rest of her outfit. Like the gold makes sense, not only with her details of golden buttons throughout her design but also the golden ticket she holds showing she is passenger of the Astral Express, but why the black fabric? How is it supposed to work in terms of construction with the rest of her outfit, I'd keep her black to only the little accented bands on her thigh and neck rather than anything big on her waist. Why is the thing holding her camera orange, why does she have this random bright green button, why does she have seemingly two different belts?? I think March would have a better sense of what goes together than that. Overall, still an adorable design.

Dan Heng: He is very nicely designed, and I think a lot of his personality comes through in it, way better than any alternative for him. I feel like I can get a better sense of his nature and overall how he feels and who he is in it. The one unfortunate aspect of his design for me though is that it feels a bit... bland? for a lack of better word. Not that he's devoid of details or anything, very nice to see him not having a particularly busy design, but a lot of those meaningful details tend to be pushed to his back or his arms. I would probably bring a few more of the details that can be to the front or maybe add more? It just feels as though there is something lacking in the design, maybe more on a coloration front than construction. Speaking of coloration, I'd likely change the way the details around his waist are colored, all the same hue and yet different shades also getting an ombre? It's a little messy, but not a big issue to be honest. That's just my view of it though, still love his design for how much it really lets his character shine through unlike Another One which I will eventually get into and explain my thoughts on in the Luofu post.

Himeko: Listen, she's beautiful, she's gorgeous. I absolutely adore her and her color palette especially, it's such a nice blend of elements with the gold all mixed in. However, her silhouette is awful like it's so messy, and I really dislike how weighed down she feels. I wish she looked just a bit different, wish her clothes looked a bit lighter. She's a Nameless, she's their navigator, she's the one who repaired the Astral Express herself!! I wish she had more details to reflect all of that, and I already have ideas for how it could be done that would end up alleviating some of the weight placed on her with all of those heavy, layered fabrics. Additionally, I think there's a better way to highlight those elements while still making her look elegant, gorgeous, and ornate. Yeah, I love Himeko, I do like her currently design a lot, but I think more could be done to show off more sides of her. She's the one I probably have the clearest image for so far. Like I can imagine her in a nice set of slacks, a deep brown tone that goes well with her coat, and either on the sides or the front of the bottom, they have slits revealing these ruffles showing through similar to the ruffles of her coat sleeves. They have golden adornments along them, very sleek and fitting her figure well to keep with a very elegant appearance. Perhaps she has suspenders as well, maybe only one side to fit with their habit of asymmetrical designs. All with a nice white blouse or even some kind of button up, buttons popped open and collar folded in a more fashionable style. Even more hammering on the asymmetry, maybe for side where she actually wears her coat, the sleeve is much shorter to not interfere with the jacket's ruffles. I don't know, that's just a little idea of changing up the construction of her outfit that I had, but I'll see how it looks on paper when I draw it.

Welt: Okay listen, I need to look up more about his lore before I can truly say anything about him. Looking at his design, and with what I do know about him, I do adore it. His color palette here with the grey tones making up the majority of it for his upper body with the accents of an almost like cool toned brown and the darker shades of grey and black coming in. It's so nicely balanced, I don't feel like he had too many elements or too many overlapping fabrics that complicate the shape. It's a competent design, and while I think someone with more knowledge on him could find more places to add details, with what I know about him, I do really like the way he looks. If I were to change one thing... I would give him more wrinkles. I know why his physical appearance doesn't match what his true age is, but I still think he deserves a few more wrinkles PLEASE that's the only way I can think to truly elevate him at the moment, give him a few more wrinkles he'd look so good with them. Whenever I see art of people giving him more wrinkles I ascend... Okay well, I can think of something I would do color wise, but I'm still on the fence about it.

I think I'll leave things there for now. I don't have as much to say on these designs in particular. I think generally they're pretty solid, and even with the ones I can think of more changes for like Himeko's, I still greatly adore a lot of elements from it. The Astral Express' base designs definitely aren't the ones I have a lot of gripes with or things to say aside from suggestions for Himeko, we'll get to those eventually (those ones in particular are Serval and DH IL, both for primarily character reasons rather than aesthetic reasons like some other opinions I have.) But yeah, the next post will be for the Stellaron Hunters since I couldn't fit them into this so look out for that!

#sorry again about welt's part being weaker #I really need to redownload honkai and get back into it #but yeah uh #when i get my hands on talking about dh il I will have a lot to say #His standard 4 star design is sm better character wise than his dh il design and I will DIE on that hill #the only way you can take me off of it is with my head on a stick im so serious #and i'll get into why later I promise #it's very very character focused not like aesthetics #bc honestly? love the aesthetics and ornate details of it I like the meaningful things hidden within it #but uh... lots of problems with how dan hengs character doesnt shine through AT ALL in that design esp in one of the most important aspects #like this design connects to a big reveal about dh and his past and how he feels about certain things #and yet the design doesnt convey anything more than the bare minimum and its such wasted potential to me #anyways #enough of that #i will be drawing these eventually #so stayed turned #hsr #honkai star rail #hsr stelle #hsr trailblazer #hsr march 7th #dan heng #hsr welt yang #hsr himeko #jaxie rambles #<- gonna start organizing posts with that tag to more easily find stuff or even to mute it if people want me to shut up XD

[elegyofthemoon]

also did jing yuan not sell well where the heck did his rerun go why are we on blade and kafka's...

#snow plays hsr #I'M JUST ASKING NOT BC I WANT HIM #i was just like 'huh. wAIT A FUCKING SECOND THAT MEANS IL RERUN SOON THEN? #well so much for trying to get any new characters #i mightve tried to get ruan mei bc i think shes pretty (also the bio references got me intrigued) #but sighs #oh this fuckers going to eat all my stellar jades (dan heng)... stop it.... #other news: they revealed sunday's voice aND I SWEAR I HAVE HEARD THIS VOICE BEFORE #IT IS PAINING ME THAT I CANNOT TELL WHO IT IS.... #moment he spoke i was like 'ohhh.... oh i am so fucked lmao' #i cant tell who.... its bugging me and i'm going to have to put his voice on repeat now to figure it out and slowly go insane by doing so #if anyone has an idea who the va might be...please. #eugh. and now i have to go back and write. and clean. i feel so dead adsjfasljh #nvm i think im just gonna go shower and rest in bed i shouldnt push myself and should get better over the weekend orz