#lads — absolute zeal

[iz-star]

Doodle.

It's a shame we don't have any music.

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[ynkfva]

ZAYNE EDIT WITH SIR MIX A LOT 🗣🗣🗣 i was dying to make this

pls go give me some love on ttk cuz this edit was banned 😭 lol i reposted it lets hope its not taken down again 🙏

[nanamiscocksleeve]

As promised, more landscape shots of Zayne's memory. And what's that in the last 2 photos? Yes, those are my legs wrapped around his waist 🤭🤭🤭🥵🥵🥵

[starmocha]

Me folding so fast for all four simply because they're holding my hand and kissing it and gripping it tightly and just guiding my hand to their face, to their lips, this is just peak romance for me look at these faces full of devotion wdym they're not real they're real in my heart fuck you—

[zaynes-nieve]

Zayne: Absolute Zeal Kindled

Zayne: Absolute Zeal

[semipreciousgemstonejade]

Nightly Rendezvous

Tagline: Cradle Me Sweet, I'm Lost In You

They all look so unbelievably sexy in these cards.

I want them all. I NEED them all.

Right Here.

Put it wherever you like, Xayxay...

Right Now.

Give it to me now, Rafayel...

Right Choice.

However, whenever, wherever you want, Sy...

Right Man.

All day, everyday, Zayne...

The trailer for the new 5-Star Memory Series [Nightly Rendezvous] has been released!

🤍After the update on Dec. 31, 2024 - Jan. 20, 2025 4:59 A.M. (server time)

You can select three out of the four event-limited 5-Star Memories: [Xavier: Misty Silhouette], [Zayne: Absolute Zeal], [Rafayel: Intertidal Zone], and [Sylus: Night Of Secrecy]. The drop rate of the three Memories you selected will be significantly increased. Each time you obtain a 5-Star Memory, there's a 75% chance it will be one of the three Memories you selected.

*Note

1. During the event, you can change your selected Memories at any time. Whenever you obtain a 5-Star Memory, the chance of obtaining an unselected event-limited Memory and other permanent 5-Star Memories will be 25%.

2. After the event ends, the four event-limited Memories will not be obtainable via other means and will not enter the permanent Wish Pool, Xspace Echo.

3. Apart from the selection system, the Wish event features Precise Wish and a pity system. For more details, please check the in-game rules page.

🤍First Top-Up Bonus Reset

After the update on Dec. 31, 2024, the First Top-Up Gift for all Crystal packages in [Shop] will reset.

For the first purchase of each Crystal package, you will receive an equal amount of bonus Diamonds.

🤍Pre-Sale Packs Now Available! Huge Discount!

From Dec. 28, 2024 at 5:00 A.M. (server time) until Dec. 31, 2024, pre-sale packs will be available for a certain price! Make the most of these packs to get the Memories you want. There will also be a commemorative Headwear and Chat Bubble you can get!

🤍Cumulative Wish Rewards

During the event, if you make a certain amount of Wishes, you can receive additional rewards such as the universal Earrings [Butterfly's Grace], [Deepspace Wish: Limited*15], Love Interest's [Event-Limited Memory-Themed Outfit]*2, a Selectable [Event Limited 5-Star Memory], and more!

*The cumulative rewards are only valid for the current event Wish Pool.

🤍Limited-Time Memory Growth Bonus

During the event, you can claim various Upgrade and Ascension Materials by completing the growth tasks of the four event-limited 5-Star Memories. When the event-limited Memories reach Rank 1, you can claim [Special-Color Memory-themed Outfit*2] for the corresponding love interest.

🤍Special Upgrade of Memory-Themed Outfit Bonus

The Memory-Themed Outfit Bonus has been specially upgraded. Each love interest's original-color and special-color Outfits are offered as [An Outfit with Two Versions]! Upon selection, you'll receive both versions. They'll correspond to his two different states.

*The showcases for Memories, Cumulative Wish Rewards, and Version 3.0 Events and rewards will be released starting tomorrow! Stay tuned!

[thwd4510]

so... anyone else notice the parallel between zayne's tower of secrets and absolute zeal?

then-

now-

he danced with us in both memories and mc hummed a tune in both as well.

infold bro... what if i cried

[yashiro-arisugawa]

I'm supposed to be writing SOPs and applications for next year but my mind is stuck with AZ and Silent Poem HELP

[roxynani9292]

last day 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ was a very gud day 🤭 OMG 3️⃣ cards F2P only Day 1️⃣ 😹

Sylus✅️ Zayne✅️ Xavier✅️

[nameuserlee]

Zayne — Absolute Zeal 🍬🩵

🩵- Screenshots -🩵

🩵 - Kindled scene below the cut + my thoughts/rambling -🩵

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I love this card. I loveeee this card. MC and Zayne giving domestic, married couple vibes while also deepening their relationship by opening up about their feelings and building their trust in each other even further? Sign me UP!!

The role-playing scene at the restaurant was really fun and seeing Zayne play along (and beat MC at her own game) was delightful. And the chair pulling move? Very smooth.

Now. About the liquor-filled chocolate, about MC feeding it to Zayne, and about Zayne’s (and MC’s, very briefly) drunkenness throughout the card. Let’s get into it.

At the end of their restaurant date, MC gets offered two pieces of chocolate by their waiter and is told that they’re filled with liquor. She then proceeds to feed one to Zayne, without mentioning that fact. Zayne only realizes that after he’s eaten it. We are then met for the first time with drunk Zayne.

Now mind you, MC herself is at least a bit buzzed, as she’s been sipping on some wine throughout the night. From her inner thoughts, it is mentioned that she’s “spurred on by the alcohol.” It doesn’t justify or excuse anything, but it’s just something to keep in mind.

Prior to this, MC doesn’t know just how much of a lightweight Zayne truly is. And in her state, she probably wouldn’t question it over a single piece of candy. Even if a bit careless, she just wants to share a treat and savour the buzz with him.

In any case, should MC have told Zayne about the chocolate before to feeding it to him? Yes. But she didn’t. MC is not perfect, but she’s also not this master manipulator who planned for Zayne to get this drunk so she could take advantage of the situation.

Throughout the night, MC happily takes care of Zayne and helps him cool down. Getting him to sit down on the couch so he can rest, checking his temperature, wiping his forehead with a towel, making sure he’s comfortable enough if he were to fall asleep. She also tells him multiple times to take some hangover pills, but he doesn’t want them. And she won’t force him to take them either, her name’s not Jimmy.

(What a big baby, how cute.) Point being, her main goal is to make sure Zayne is alright. Nothing else.

We also get this small exchange between the two that, to me, is very important and hints at what the card really wants us to take away from this whole situation.

Zayne thinks that him being a bit more vulnerable and honest is “embarrassing”. MC immediately shuts that down and reassures him.

“Is showing your true feelings something to be embarrassed about?” Let’s keep that line in mind.

As the night advances, we can tell Zayne sobers up to a certain degree. He takes a (quick) shower, and is sober enough to properly answer a work call.

And then… After a heavy look, we get these lines from Zayne.

This moment right there, is what this card essentially builds up to.

It’s not really about Zayne being drunk and acting differently all of a sudden, or about MC tricking him into doing something he wouldn’t do otherwise. It’s about him learning to let go of his inhibitions, letting go of his constant need of being in control, of being perfect.

It’s about him allowing himself to show his true emotions and desires, especially towards MC.

And throughout the night, (throughout their relationship really), MC has shown him time and time again that she loves and cares him for who he is, “flaws” and all. Zayne isn’t perfect, but she never expected him to be. He is safe with her, and she will never hold his emotions against him. And as he realizes that, he finally gives in to his feelings, and they proceed share a lovely night together.

“Will you hate me for it?” / “I won’t.”

That’s all Zayne needed to hear.

[empty-vessel-of-a-person]

Thank You Infold for this Absolute Treat!!!

[nether-ending-dream]

Zayne "Nightly Rendezvous: Absolute Zeal" HD + Brightened Screencaps ☆

Enjoy the details ~♡

[rene-lads-trashcan]

Spoilers for Zayne's Absolute Zeal memory.

This is my first spicy Zayne's memory and hoo boi I wasn't expecting that. Bro is so agressive he low-key scared me.

Props to MC for not panicking and actually comfortable enough to go along with it. I would have freaked out and be really terrified if my man suddenly behave like this. Like, she might think he's hot like that but I'm personally scared for her throughout this whole scene cuz if that's me in her shoes I won't be as calm nor as turned on as her in this kind of situation.

[nanamiscocksleeve]

Aight aight we gotta talk. Get a snack, cause this is kind of a rant.

NOT SPOILER FREE!

Like I said before, things were really busy yesterday so while I did pull Zayne's card, I didn't actually get around to watching it until now. Prior to watching this I saw a lot of negativity surrounding discussions of this memory, Absolute Zeal. Lots of people complaining that they had problems with them "pretending to be strangers" and that the morning after felt like a "one night stand".

Allow me to offer some of my thoughts on this. Again, these are purely my thoughts on this memory, and if anyone didn't know, Zayne is my main so lemme have my moment to defend this card.

The only glaringly obvious problem I had with this one was the fact that MC intentionally let Zayne consume alcohol knowing he avoids it. Now to me, if someone says they dont eat/drink a certain thing, I go out of my way to make sure they don't end up consuming it. And she did it because why? She got flustered that Zayne admitted to having deep feelings for her and she got embarrassed? Not good enough and lazy writing imo.

Complaints about them pretending to be strangers. Imo, couples pretending to strangers sometimes is not new. MC was just trying to get him to admit something deeper beyond his normal care for her, and it looks like she got more than she asked for with him admitting that the thought of life without her would be the definition of true loneliness. Now moving on to the aftermath.

We know Zayne is a lightweight. It's no surprise that he got tipsy. And once MC sees what happened to him, it does look like she regretted her actions and obviously tries to comfort him through this process. Btw, I thought tipsy Zayne was adorable, the way the VA was slurring his words was really cute. MC keeps insisting on giving Zayne hangover pills which he refuses and he keeps trying to initiate things with her, and she does do a decent job warding off his attention at the beginning because he's drunk.

Now here's where a lot of the discussions I read seem to baffle me. A lot of people seem to be equating Zayne's advances on MC as almost grapey. Like how drunk men take advantage of women then try to excuse their behavior because they had been drinking. I simply didn't get this vibe here? MC and Zayne have established a lot together and I genuinely feel that MC would have firmly said no if she wasn't feeling it and Zayne would have listened to her.

Secondly, MC doesn't seem to know that Zayne loses control of his evol when inebriated. Granted, there doesn't seem to be a set of fixed criteria for this to happen, so it was a coin toss imo. But when she does see it happening, she realizes her mistake and is so soft with him, reassuring him that she loves him and that he doesn't need to change anything about himself. People seemed to almost blame her saying she did this for the sake of fun and she wanted him to lose control? Maybe she did but not in this way.

Zayne on the other hand seemed almost insecure when drunk, perhaps because he knows how in control he is and he may have felt a surprising sense of freedom when he saw how he was? Basically put, he wasn't aware of how the alcohol would affect him and perhaps he saw himself as more easygoing in that moment? There's going to be insecurity and vulnerability in relationships, especially long term ones. Like geez, give the guy a break. Things like this happen, it's natural to be awkward when you're stepping out of your comfort zone.

To him, he feels like he's breaking rules like drinking alcohol and being uncharacteristically dominating over MC, but maybe alongside that confusion there's also a rush of excitement that he could be this person? There's a lot happening, and I can appreciate his struggle in not knowing how to process this.

Now the other thing that people seem to be complaining about; something about Zayne and MC being shy around each other the morning after and acting like they had a one night stand instead of being a couple that's been together for some time. Couples can still feel awkwardness with each other no matter how long they've been together if they do something that is new or out of the norm for them.

As someone that's been married for a significant amount of time, I'd like to say that due to reasons, my husband doesn't drink either, and I drink very sparingly. If he had done something very out of character regarding sex, I think both of us would have been shy while we have the discussion afterwards. It's not out of character.

And both of them needed to get his car back from the hospital and return to work. They found reassurance in their relationship being there for them despite them being busy. Because at the end of the day, people can go for hours without talking while at work (speaking from personal experience here) and also be perfect cuddlebugs when you're both back at home.

Zayne here gets the affirmation that MC always loves him despite his controlled, slightly colder presentation, and MC gets to see that Zayne is willing to anything for her, even be drunk and be this alternate version of himself of that's what makes her happy.

I didn't see anything in this card that made me hate it or even think it wasn't hot. It was INCREDIBLY spicy, especially him saying things spiral out of control when she's around. It's said in such a ragged way, like he's almost in awe of what he's willing to do for her. In the end, it feels like they didn't quite have sex but there was definitely an intense makeout session and some wandering hands for sure. Which I feel would be more in character for them not wanting to take advantage of his drunkeness.

People saying Zayne will never initiate something hot like this again because he was only doing it while drunk? Zayne does initiate, it's just more subtle than this. And now that he's seen that MC isn't opposed to being a little manhandled, he might do it again perfectly sober. A lot of his control comes from his insecurity of imagining how life would be without her.

So to people hating on this card, I almost feel like you're being critical of the fact that Zayne and MC seem to be the most "married". Marriage and even long term relationships have partners go through bouts of doubt and insecurity but that in no way reflects the depth of the relationship.

There. End rant. Sorry for unloading so much on New Years. Have an awesome day my lovelies!

[starmocha]

Mentally, I am here (permanently)

[zaynes-nieve]

Alright have officially reviewed all four memories and it's time for the spicy rankings!!!!

Spoilers for all the cards below

Starting at the least spicy card in this lineup. The least spicy card was Zayne: Absolute Zeal. I loved my man so much! But it was definitely the least spicy card. It gave me much more Husband and Wife vibes than the high passion expected with Spicy Cards but I wasn't disappointed at what we did get from this card. I think it fits Zayne and the relationship he has with MC very well!! I love the ending so much you can't even believe it 😭.

The 3rd spicy card was Xavier: Misty Silhouette. It was a fun card and there were certainly interesting moments, based off his other cards I was expecting a little more from Xavier but it holds up very well by itself as a spicy card. However compared to the next two there is a visible gap.

The one that comes in Second Place is: Rafayel: Intertidal Zone. Wow. That Card. Rafayel has maintained his trophy for the most spicy cards cause damn. I was at a loss for words. That passion/desperation that I've mentioned before in his cards IS VERY much present here. He was a fish in a drought XD

Finally in First Place is Sylus: Night of Secrecy.

Sylus did very well from himself in this card oml. The entire card had me on the edge of my seat. The moments before and after that kindred really sealed the deal for me and my friend with this ranking list.

Special Mentions for funny moments go to in no particular order:

#1. Charlie the Baker! Sorry Neighbor lmfaoo he was just trying to be nice and Xavier was being a jelly boi

#2. That single piece of chocolate. Zayne really is banned from alcohol. It was just infused. I was so sure he was faking and he was infact not. He forgot he had a fingerprint lock on his door and failed his passcode like 6 times.

#3. Sylus new slippers. Congratulations 🎉🎉

#4. The Reception Hotline. They deserve a raise. Im still not sure if Rafayel actually hung up 😭