#I NEED IT SO BAD AAAAAA

[hypernugget9292]

in a completely unrelated note, does anyone have like, 50 spare dollars? you know, out of curiosity, not by any specific reason at all

[feroluce]

HOW DID RAPPA AND BOOTHILL END UP BEING SO SWEET???

Before 2.6 even dropped, they were being cute! In Rappa's Keeping Up With Star Rail, Boothill describes Rappa's creations as "high-tech ninjutsu" rather than equipment, or machines, or anything else that someone would have normally defaulted to. This is something Rappa is very proud of and insistent about in her work, and he respects that!

Even with those party join lines, he refers to her not as a Galaxy Ranger, but by her chosen title!

Rappa seems to get a lot of shit for how she talks, too, with people throughout the patch accusing her of playing around or not taking anything seriously. Boothill though is swift to correct that, that even if it sounds like nonsense, Rappa is someone to be respected and a force to be reckoned with. He seems to really admire her resolve, and especially her intellect! He has nothing but praise for her, it's so so sweet.

And the way she talks about him, too! Like there are. A lot of things you can say about a man like Boothill fjkdlsajk but she always speaks so admirably of him?

There's also the difference in nicknames- Rappa refers to every other person as "Ninja." And most of them are descriptions that you can pick up at a glance, or without knowing a person too deeply. Singer for Robin is obvious, everyone knows who she is. Gama for Reca means "toad," which is a reference to the assistant director he always has with him. Baseball Bat for the trailblazer is also obvious. Ruri for March 7th means "lapis lazuli" which is probably a reference to her Six Phase Ice, or even her appearance since she looks like if a Stellar Jade became human. Hiryu for Dan Heng is actually "flying dragon" but it's also a famous video game reference so I'm only willing to put so much stock into that one fjkdsjakd and besides, she could have easily heard about March 7th and Dan Heng from Boothill, since he talks about the dango trio to Rappa, too.

But Boothill! Rappa refers to Boothill as "Silvergun Shura," with Shura being a reference to Asura, a demigod of war. It's a name used to describe someone fighting a relentless, inhumane war and desperately seeking victory. It also refers to a level of hell, governed by anger and pain. Both interpretations suit him strongly. It's not really a title you could give just looking at someone. It's something you'd have to know them at least a little more deeply for.

Boothill also very distinctly lacks the common ninja title- instead, in the EN translation, Rappa calls him Lord. It's a highly respectable title even in the original Chinese, apparently akin to addressing reigning royalty.

She just. Seems to respect and admire him so much? It's so so sweet?

And despite how often it's stated that Galaxy Rangers tend to work and travel alone, it seems these two are at least fairly familiar with each other, which makes me really happy! In an instance of beautiful timing, just today Hoyo released a new text convo, and! When she wants someone to hang out with, Boothill was one of the first people Rappa thought of!

Rappa knew Dan Heng because Boothill talked about him. She knew about Clockwork. Boothill has spoken with her often enough and long enough to know how deeply her hatred ran, and to be upset for her when Primon got away.

They both speak so positively of each other, even when one is out of of earshot. They openly show a ton of respect and admiration for one another, and the way they talk about each other is more than just two people who happen to be part of the same faction. They know each other more closely than that. Boothill is only in Penacony at all because of Rappa, and Rappa trusted Boothill enough to seek him out for this.

My favorite, though? The part I considered the cutest?

Rappa literally went all the way to the Luofu just to watch Boothill fight in the Luminary Wardance.

[ldpdluvr]

louis loves lestat, a part of the tragedy was/is that he loved/loves lestat so much and can't STOP loving him, that's why he couldn't fully kill him, why he lets him come back home after the drop, why dreamstat is even a thing during paris and stayed with him for 77 years, even when he tried to let him go he couldn't move on or forget about him because he LOVES him

[kaeladrawsstuff]

man.

[poppy-metal]

need him to discipline me idk

[notsoevilmagistrate]

OH MY GOD ITS HAPPENING EVERYONE CALM DOWN-CALM DOWNCBFJDNDNFNFNNF

[raazberry]

oh my god canon disproved me with something even more gay

[lucadrawss]

Thinking of these two idiots almost all the time recently

GOD I NEED TO DRAW THEM-

[conivolos]

so so so scared of editing my fic

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

*emerges from a pile of crumpled up papers* good lord what a day today's been, i need some cute fluff right now so here

you kick off your shoes with a sigh, dropping your bag and coat unceremoniously on the ground, not even caring about the papers that flutter from the bag's opening- today was absolutely exhausting. your coworkers always turn to you for advice, but today everything seemed to go wrong at every turn, and now you're tired and irritated and want nothing more than to smush your face into Foul Legacy's fluff and take a nap.

suddenly a pair of sturdy arms wraps around your waist and sweeps you upwards, a happy croon escaping the mouth of your tall, sparkly captor. you press your lips to the underside of Foul Legacy's chin, a tiny smile on your face, and he begins to purr steadily.

he carries you to your room- well, more like your shared room- his steps feather-light as he ascends the stairs and sits down on your bed, cradling you in his arms. you tug lightly on his armor to get him to snuggle next to you and promptly bury your face in the ruff of lilac fur on his shoulders, sighing in relief as your muscles immediately relax. the next hour or so is spent running your fingers through Legacy's soft, thick hair as you rant to him about your day, the pressing irritation slowly draining out of your body. soon you're letting out small yawns, catching yourself and Foul Legacy in the throes of sleepiness, and he yawns back and drapes an arm over your waist, pulling you close so you can rest your head on his chest.

tomorrow, your routine will repeat again, like an endless samsara, but for now you sleep in the arms of your beloved Foul Legacy; quiet, comfortable, peaceful.

[hunsa-jars]

Howdy peepers, I've been feeling pretty down lately but I think I'm on the right path to snap out of it!

See yall on monday hopefully

[magnusedom]

human resources guy just called me into his office and i was like ok finally i'm leaving this place. turns out they gave me a new position and a higher salary y'all

[vodkaslyme]

Work in progress, will finish some other night but my mind was plagued with this

Life goes on, and sometimes you get to try again

[nai-z4ro-0ne]

Currently devastated bcs I crave B.oothill tummy content (With a very gentle A.rgenti taking care of him) and I want to write some fic about it But,,, english isn't my first language and I'm not really able to write B.oothill's accent/speaking manner properly. And it's such an elemental part of him. My dear cowboy I love you but I can't write about you I'm going to explode. God gives his greatest fanfic ambitions to his non-english speakers soldiers...........

[gio-goose]

I got a design for pop up store sin but that I can't show rn but oohhhh I think I was cooking with this fr fr

[fear-ze-queer]

why the fuck is longstory not relevant in the year of our lord and savior 2023. this game is a fucking masterpiece