// i can tell you my league of legends hcs instead

// me: *does anything at all other than write replies*
flins somewhere in the back of my brain: where is young master illuga i wish to see him

// i can't commit i'm already too inactive here AHHHH

// I WILL NOT RP HSR ANYMORE I WILL NOT (but i miss jingrenheng and also sunday is my current fave UGHHHH)

// played through some of HSR 4.1 suddenly want to write dan heng again what is my life

// I SAW THIS TOO AND I SCREAMEDDDDDDDDDDDDD I KNEW IT TOOOOOO

// will be busy with work for a bit but i plan to be here later

// hope you're doing well! welcome back!

// flins sounds like a legendary pokemon at this point lol

thank you again!!!

// ooooohhhhh, thank you so much... from context it does seem likely it's plural but it's still rather vague???

One must take utmost care during transport as to not break these fragile gems. I am certain the auctioneer will walk away a very rich man if his bidders have any knowledge worth their Mora.

// varflinsillu idea based off varka's teapot line: varka is the game master for the knights' version of tabletop troupe and flins sabotages the campaign by flirting with both illuga and varka mid session and in character

What a fine collection piece it would make.

(This refined gentleman standing beside him seems to have something valuable to say, judging by his interest. A likeminded collector? A fellow appreciator of the vast richness of human history?)

What say you, my good sir?

This stone...

Hmph.

// i thought i escaped insanity and returned to normal containment levels and i swear to god linnea story quest opened another can of worms and i'm OBSESSED with fae/snezhnaya lore again ESPECIALLY flins and faelight i'm LOSING it like ACTUALLY

// uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu i see...

i need to know if there are others like him... i need to know...

// i... do not and don't know how to get it ahhhhh uhhhhhh ummmmmmm aaaaaa

// this line from linnea's story quest: Celaeno: Right. Well, there are many less common varieties, too. The legendary Lantern Fae, the Sirens with their lilting songs... and us, the "Augury Birds."

is lantern fae plural or singular here...

// does anyone here know CN i need a translation i'm going crazy

leaving the other free to wander.

"You," he murmurs into the kiss, once he's gotten a sufficient sample, "are a 𝘧𝘢𝘳 better breakfast for my tastes."

lips wedded in a passionate kiss. Little does it matter that his young master is one of the strongest Lightkeepers they have, for Flins handles him like a toy, directing his movements with ease.

One hand keeps both of Illuga's wrists locked together above his head,

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A grin - hungry, wanting - stretches across his lips. Flins leans closer, curling the fingers of his hands that settle on Illuga's hips around his waist, and purrs out...

"Bingo, Young Master."

It is the only warning Illuga receives before he's pinned down on the bed beneath him,

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// their interactions are actually so cute wow

"As such, I happen to know my way around quite intimately. You may find that, if we put our hearts and minds together, we will make quick work of these plans of yours, Young Master."

to vanish, if but momentarily. Even his neighbors were attracted to the sudden light - manifesting as their transparent human forms, rather than indistinguishable wisps, and admiring the sky above as if the sun shone as a lantern brighter than the island's.

Flins gazed down at Illuga once more.

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Flins broke their locked eyes to look about their surroundings - and as he did so, light poured in from the heavens. Suddenly, there was not so much as a hint of overcast. The cemetery was as bright as Piramida's hills at this time of day, and the ghostly, ethereal effect over the land had seemed

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He tilted his head to the side, wearing an impossibly fond smile.

"Will you show me this plan of yours? Let us discuss your vision together. Earlier, when I suggested you needn't lift a finger, it wasn't to exclude you from participation. You see, this cemetery serves as my humble abode..."

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