#And then they get set up to play each other in go and xiangqi and that's how they met

[cfserkgk]

I imagine them to be a happy family in the modern AU where Fengxian and Lakan are married and Lahan and Maomao are their children. Fengxian would be strict but she very much dotes on her kids (just not as obviously as Lakan, but who can compare with Lakan).

I feel like Lakan would be a lawyer which would put his skills to use, whereas Fengxian would be an academic in mathematics, and of course they're both super good at xiangqi and go in different ways. (I'd like to think Fengxian taught Lahan a lot of maths when he was younger and that encouraged his love for the subject).

[deathbxnny]

Jing yuan, blade, luocha and dan heng with s/o who has a scaramouche/wanderer inspired little brother and sometimes she asks them to accompany him (so he won't kill anyone lmfao) the s/o and the brother dynamic is like scara and nahida!! I imagine him and blade either getting along nicely or absolutely despising each other

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A/N: Hello, Anon! Thank you for the cute request! I absolutely love it!<33

Content: Fluff, established relationships, reader has a little brother, mentions/threats of violence, sfw

Reader has no set pronouns!

((Not fully proofread))

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》Luocha

Luocha didn't mind you bringing your brother along at first... until he began becoming a menace to him. He would never outright tell you, that he finds your brother a little annoying and instead just opts to ignoring him, whenever he becomes troubling.

He however also knows how much he means to you and therefore will do his best to try getting along with him. He finds your dynamic kind of adorable, as your brother at least spares you from most of his mean shenanigans.

Luocha will keep your brother out of trouble and will scold him when he gets too out of hand, whether your brother likes it or not. Eventually, he'll begin to maybe respect Luocha, but that's something he'll never admit.

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》Jing Yuan

Jing Yuan is completely unaffected by your brother's mean words or actions and in fact finds it very entertaining. He'll just give him a lazy grin and tease him with his own words, until your brother gives up and leaves him alone.

Threats of violence or destruction also don't work, as he'll just ask him to duel him then. Once your brother inevitably loses, he'll just take him to play Xiangqi with him to calm him down. Jing Yuan isn't the one to brag and understands that your brother may just be a troubled brat. He'll eventually learn to respect the older man through that too.

Jing Yuan finds your dynamic with your little brother really adorable and will often comment on how much "nicer" he seems around you. And he better be, as Jing Yuan won't hesitate scolding him, if he ever dares insult you too much.

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》Blade

Considering how similar they are, I'd say that they despise eachother because of it. They are both harsh and mean, something they often take out on eachother with poor you in the middle of their arguments. They won't ever see eye to eye and even completely refuse to.

With that said, they also argue over you specifically, mainly if the other was much harsher to you than usual. That ends up with threats of violence of all kind, which you have to nervously shut down before anyone gets really hurt.

But you also try making them get along for your sake at least, by making them spend time together training. This actually does seem to work, as they are impressed by eachothers abilities and begin to mutually respect eachother for their strengths... but that's something they'll never admit to eachother.

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》Dan Heng

He's just... confused. Like, how are the both of you even related? The first time he met your little brother, he just deadpanned and walked away, deciding he was certainly not going to deal with that. Your little brother will get a similar reaction every time, until he begins to become less mean to him on your request.

After that, Dan Heng will attempt to get along with your brother in some ways, like showing him around the archive room or training with him, whenever he asks. He knows how important he is to you and therefore does his best to deal with him, despite his mean personality.

Though his patience actually pays off, when your brother starts respecting Dan Heng over time and seems to genuinely enjoy his company alot. He never says it outloud ofcourse, but you can tell that he does, whenever he asks you, if you're going to visit him again in an "annoyed" tone of voice.

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A/N: I hope this was alright! Thank you again for the request!<33

[firststrikerr]

22 and 49 for both marion/chen and marion/daniel? 👀

22. What reminds each of their partner?

Marion/Chen: Whenever they're stuck on some kind of problem/conundrum, they both wish the other were around to bounce ideas off of. They don't always agree, but a voice of dissent is exactly what they need sometimes. When discussing ideas on a white board, Marion would always grab the green marker to set their notes apart, so Chen tends to leave the green one alone even when they're not around. Chess, xiangqi, and similar strategy games also make them think of each other. For chess, Chen has always preferred to play black, so Marion defaults to white out of habit even when they aren't playing with him.

Marion/Daniel: Sunsets remind both of them of each other but for very different reasons lol... Marion predictably associates Daniel with the sun in general, but sunsets specifically remind them that this nice thing they share can't last. Their conversation about Sunset No. 4 with him in their puppet also left quite an impression on them. As for Daniel, sunsets remind him of all the late afternoons the two spend together watching the sky change color. There's a specific warmth to ending the day with them. He also just thinks that the twilight sky really complements them. Eventually (sometime in Revelations surely...) the orange tattoos add onto his association.

49. Do either of them have a hard time being away from the other?

Marion/Chen: Chen struggles with his nerves when he doesn't hear from Marion for a while because it means either 1) they're up to something, or 2) something's wrong. His mind would go to all kinds of places until he hears back from them. What's funny is that they don't even leave him hanging for that long. In fact, they're pretty indulgent about how much time they spend with him (Daniel could NOT relate). He's just really intent on being there for them no matter what, whether it's to stop them from doing something they'd regret or making sure they're safe. Can't repeat his past mistake this time and all that. You know what, this is just the Neferrious Incident fic except I haven't written the chapters that actually highlight this yet because of all the ground to cover for the. Plot. Help

Marion/Daniel: Marion tends to feel Daniel's absence more than he does because he just... expects less from them? Before the villain reveal, Marion does an intentionally awful job at expressing just how much they actually like him, so he doesn't really understand why they hang out with him. Because of his insecurities he's like, half ready for them to ditch him eventually, so he's happy to make the most of the time he does get to spend with them. Meanwhile, Marion feels the temperature drop he's not around. It's like losing an emotional radiator if that makes sense. They crave his attention so bad but literally refuse to seek him out and will only get "dragged along" if he initiates. Overall does a pretty horrible job at keeping their distance as intended. How could this be.

thanks for the ask, these were actually so fun to think about! the questions are from here

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[indiecitizen]

What’s it like to have a hobby in rural Japan?

I guess I have passed that anime/manga phase but I was definitely looking for another hobby that would be worthwhile and that is something I could share with many people... What did I end up with? Boardgames!!!

I remembered going to a lecture about teaching English through board games. I was so inspired by it that I actually started to build my own collection of board games and play them with the English club members in the high school I was working at 3 years ago. I hid any hint of Japanese in the games I share (i.e. Japanese rulebooks), then I print out English rulebooks which board gaming companies and sites like boardgamegeek.com has very abundant of. 

Before getting into Modern Board Games which is the games I discovered, I was already a huge fan of classic board games like Chess, Checkers, Shogi (Japanese Chess), Xiangqi (Chinese Chess), Go, Othello. As I started out to be an abstract gamer, I ended up loving abstract strategy games that came out from Modern Board Gaming such as Hive.  When I was in university back in Toronto, I bought a Settlers of Catan set. Being an introvert myself, I thought it would be impossible for me to get the game on the table. I later got into Munchkin Fu which was a fun game.

But the lecture I attended in Japan introduced Love Letter, Hols der Geier, and soon after, I started watching YouTube shows such as Game Grumps’ Table Flip, Geek & Sundry’s Tabletop and eventually became a huge fan of Richard Ham a.k.a. Rahdo who does runthroughs of modern board games and The Dice Tower which taught me that board games have true potential for socializing, interaction and the universality of games. I am currently own around 300 games after the hobby went full throttle in late 2014. I got Carcassonne, Pandemic, The Duke and Dixit. Then I got some games for younger players like Ghost Blitz, Botswana and Incan Gold. It was a great opportunity for me to learn more about my Japanese friends who isn’t competitive only in physical endeavors but also in social gaming. I learn how my friends and my students behave in a casual board game where the experience of the game and the interactions among each other outweighs the idea of winning or losing.

The games in the photos are some of which I played this past week: Mysterium, Onitama, Goda Cheese (Get The Cheese), Sushi Go! and The Duke.

For your reference, my favorite board game designers are Shadi Torbey (Onirim, Sylvion, Castellion, Nautilion), Bruno Cathala (7 Wonders: Duel, Mr. Jack Pocket, Kingdomino), Reiner Knizia (Botswana, Lost Cities, Keltis, The Quest for El Dorado, Modern Art), Matt Leacock (Pandemic), Stefan Feld (The Castles of Burgundy, Trajan, Notre Dame, La Isla), Rudiger Dorn (Las Vegas, Istanbul), Phil Walker-Harding (Sushi Go, Cacao), Uwe Rosenberg (Bohnanza, Patchwork, Glass Road, Agricola), Jun Sasaki (Deep Sea Adventure, Rights, Startups, Kobayakawa, A Fake Artist Goes to New York) and Seiji Kanai (Love Letter, Mai-Star, Say Bye to the Villains, Eight Epics)