#lane rc

[thornart]

Lane from Heaven's secret: requiem. Romance club game.

[seraphimumbra]

Cannot emphasize enough how compelling Lane is to me with her genuine coldness and pragmatism. When she was sincerely thinking about throwing Greg off the snowmobile but only stopped because the crew was there to witness it and she would face repercussions? She would have remorselessly gone ahead and done it had that been not the case. And then she genuinely flirted with Greg the very next moment because her willingness to save herself over Greg doesn't say much about how she feels about Greg, whether he is good or bad, whether she finds him annoying or interesting, it just means that she fucking wants to survive. She often has to fake emotions to fit it even when in all honesty, she doesn't feel a thing. How this is her being insecure about herself for being different than others instead of being a sociopath.

All of this and still the past Lane is a mystery. Because at the moment clearly a lot of fucked up things are going on with her so we can't accurately tell - ugghhhhh.

Love her so so much actually. Relatable. Iconic. Hot. Smart. Impeccable fashion sense. My love.

[sirin-solitude]

If Romance Club MCs wrote an “Author's Notes” on AO3

[indomitable-mrs-barkley]

What were you saying again?

Not a puppy huh?

Born to be a puppy

Forced to be a general 🙏

[haitianempress]

Lane Everyday

[hsrlanedefencesquad]

Cain and lane art from telegram!!!

They're so cute 🥰🥹 I'm absolutely in love with them

[ivomartins]

severely unwell over the fact that dmitry was ready to drown to save lane's life, survived that, threw himself in front of an infected horde to save lane's life, survived that, almost succumbed to a fucking bite covering lane's back, survived that, and is probably still gonna go on to throw himself into the jaws of death for her every 2 seconds. let's pls digest that for a moment

[incorrectromanceclub]

Boris: So, what is Dmitry to you? Lane: The reason I wake up every morning. Boris: *faking a smile* That’s… sweet. Dmitry at 5 a.m. that morning, barging into the living room where the squad is sleeping, smacking pans together: WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP!!!!

[zhoras-bitch]

Heaven's Secret: Requiem || Voice of God!Lane

[poisoneevy]

Shes sooo cunt, the second she arrives in Oxford - all Burberry head to toe, ofc she's a genius she's the alpha she's got these bitches in a chokehold

[exttremis]

OK OK I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS

lane getting a tiny glimpse of her memories during the fire in the final episode made me think of something from season one that i’d totally ignored before because it didn’t seem to make much sense or mean anything...

yeah, i'm talking about that moment when cain burns a couple of useless books with the dumb excuse of "keeping lane warm"

the fact that from the very beginning, in indirect ways like this (or more direct ones, like at the start of episode two when he asks if she remembered something, "me for instance?"), cain has been so focused on lane and her memories. i usually hate the amnesia trope, but i actually think it’s really well-written here ?? it works so well with their dynamic and adds that extra layer of melancholy to the angel’s character. i love how we were all surprised the first time we got a hint that they knew each other before (i think it was halfway through season one), because rereading the story, you can see the clues were always there in the small details.

so... can we assume that whatever tragedy separated these two involved fire somehow?

[thornart]

Lane from Heaven's secret: requiem. Romance club game.

[amilfdala]

romance is when:

she backhands you across the face and splits your lip open.

you drop her midair and rescue her only seconds before she plummets to death.

seducing her into drinking pomegranate juice from a deer skull you used to crush the fruit in whilst inside a church.

meanwhile she hallucinates you holding a human skull with blood in it instead of said deer skull with pomegranate juice.

tracing your fingers down her stomach as you tell her about sacrificial murders where a woman’s womb is cut open for religious cult practices.

constantly checking for her reactions for even the miniscule of things when she is the most emotionally unavailable person on the planet.

[taemcains]

he really did... stay close...

[liittleemiixeer]

I know this theory has already been thought but I wanna delve deeper into it. I think the man who appears at the end of s2 ep1 is Abel. I know there have been theories about him being a demon hunter, but some of the reasons I'm not that sure he is one are tied to the circumstances of his appearance and the context provided by the narrative.

[long rant ahead hehehe]

Both look unusually pale and have a similar face structure, and the contrast of white hair vs. black hair makes me believe he might be the abel to his cain lmao. The contrast suggests an obvious juxtaposition, as if they were meant to be two sides of the same coin.

We know Cain hasn’t visited Heaven in a long time, and his strained relationships with the other immortals hint at a larger, unresolved conflict (they basically gossip about him going against his own family). AND let's not forget the deeper context here. In the biblical narrative, they're the first children of Adam and Eve. Then, Cain kills Abel out of jealousy after God favors Abel's offering over his own. But what if in HSR Abel never truly died? What if he survived and is now on a mission to confront his brother, perhaps to stop him from causing further destruction or to seek vengeance for what he did to him?

If Abel somehow endured, it would make sense for him to appear now, especially after we’ve just learned about Cain’s alternative, more destructive form. Besides, the fact that Pileon, a demon, is the one who finds him is rather telling. If this character were a demon hunter, it seems unlikely that a demon would be the one to discover him in such a vulnerable state—bloodied, weakened, and seemingly at the end of a fierce battle. The timing of this man’s arrival—just as we uncover Cain's darker nature—is too precise to be coincidental.

As a philologist, plotwise, him being Abel would certainly make sense in the context of the story's themes—of survival, moral conflict, and the struggles between heavenly and demonic forces in a world devastated by apocalyptic events. His return could add a layer of depth to the ongoing narrative, representing a force of justice or redemption against Cain's darker tendencies.

Moreover, if this mysterious character were simply a demon hunter, his appearance might lack the same emotional and thematic weight. However, as Abel, his presence would be deeply significant and would make great storytelling. He would embody not just a force of opposition against Cain, but a figure who brings moral complexity and personal stakes to the narrative. He could even represent vengeance, adding layers to the conflict between good and evil in a world ravaged by apocalyptic forces.

With all that being said, if he ends up being a demon hunter or something completely different, I'd really like to see a compelling reason for it. Something that works as a plot device that deepens it even more. Since Alexandra is doing an amazing job with HSR, I don't doubt her, she'll excel at it!!!

[kundaquarius]

This was hilarious

Dmitry was losing his shit