#vidyadhara

[msbluebell]

Alright, then let me explain.

Now, when it comes to research into any topic it's important to isolate which branch of research and what topic you wish to explore at the moment. When it comes to vidyadhara and the subject of "parents" there are two different topics that can be discussed.

Parents in a "biological" sense, where we have to get into the topics of what the vidyadhara are, where they came from, how Long the Permeance made them, and the fact that they seem to have once given live birth.

And there are parents in the "cultural" sense, where we explore vidyadhara and how they have come to rear themselves as of the beginning of the reincarnation cycle.

Today I will be exploring the Cultural Parenthood of the Vidyadhara. TM MsBluebell (2025)

There are many speculations we can make on vidyadhara culture. Too much for me to make in one post. But as far as the case of parents are concerned? That seems to be a class issue.

"Now wait BBell!" I hear you all say, shocked by the idea that the vidyadhara, with all their openly racist Preceptors, could have some classism. "We all know that vidyadhara are infertile! How can you say something so absurd! It's not a class issue! It's a Long turning off their fertility issue! The Preceptor's whole evolve around trying to make more vidyadhara! You're being ridiculous!"

To which I will reply, "Ya'll forgot all about adoption."

You see, my friends, in Honkai: Star Rail there is precedent for vidyadhara adoptions.

Within the game we actively see two unambiguous and explicitly stated cases of "lower class" vidyadhara having parents. Once in a sidequest and once in an in-world interaction in 2.5.

The side quest, which you can find as early as the 1.X updates, when two Artisan students are trying to repair an aurumaton. One, a vidyadhara man clearly here because he likes the Xianzhou girl zealously working on it, briefly mentions his "parents". It's easily missed, as the girl is borderline going mad scientist and Trailblaizer is trying to Pacific Rim an Aurumaton, but my sharp eyes caught it.

Now, admittedly, for all I know this could just be a misplaced line, or the writers weren't paying attention to the race. I say that largely doesn't matter as once it's in the game intention doesn't matter, but I will allow that dismissible grace for the sake of argument.

What cannot be dismissed is the next example.

We see vidyadhara and parents referred to once again in 2.5 in the lobby of the wardance arena ship, when we can briefly see an exchange between two NPCs, a Zhuming Foxian and a Zhuming vidyadhara. The foxian refers to the vidyadhara as "mom" as they are talking about her participation in the wardance and how worried the vidyadhara mother is for her daughter.

This is an entire, explicit, unambiguous conversation where the woman is referred to as mother several times. Between two NPCs that were specifically placed there for the sole purpose of having that conversation. This means that, at least among the lower class vidyadhara (or possibly just vidyadhara on other ships, as we have established before that the Luofu is the worst and sucks and no vidyadhara should live there), there are notions of parenthood. It is simply that, due to their infertility, they cannot have biological children of their own anymore. YMMV on whether or not these are recent additions to the culture due to acclimation to the Xianzhou culture, which also seems to encourage adoption (being a state constantly at war and with strictly monitored child policies, that makes sense). But in any case that's at least two cases of vidyadhara on the lower class scale entering in explicitly parent-child relationships. Vidyadhara DO have an idea of family and parents, and actively become parents themselves.

We don't have evidence for it other than these two cases, but it's possible that, at least for the lower-class vidyadhara, adoption and parenthood have replaced the typical student-teacher relationship that the Preceptors and High Elders engage in.

Now, individual Preceptors seem to have a single dedicated tutor who is responsible for their rearing. A tutor seems to be exactly that, a teacher responsible for making sure you function in society and know how to be a proper vidyadhara.

Meanwhile, the High Elders seem to be subjected to Alloparenting (which is parental care given to children by someone not their parents, usually in a communal setting. Meaning that Dan Feng was raised by a series of different "tutors". As stated in the record of the vidyadhara meeting, Preceptor Xuepu was just one of many tutors responsible for his education as the High Elder over their society.)

This is also why I called the Preceptors Dan Feng's (and now Bailu's) abusive parents. Because they are in charge of communally raising him. Not all of them, granted, but the fact of the matter is that they all seem to have split the responsibility of rearing him. So they act, for the most part, as emotionally distant parents with no sense of actual parental responsibility and strictly educating the child they're supposed to take care of.

Anyway, stopping myself before I can go off about the implications behind a bunch of politicians trying to raise their Divinely Ordained Direct Blood Son Of A Goddamn Aeon God King.

In Conclusion:

Lower Class vidyadhara have adapted to Xianzhou adoption culture.

This may or may not be normal on the Zhuming.

Higher Class Luofu vidyadhara strictly do a student-teacher relationship.

Imbibitor Lunae, at the very least, is subjected to Alloparenting by a bunch of politicians.

Ms bluebell!! Share info about the preceptors and my life is yours

Seems I've been summoned. I wondered when this day would come and I would rise from the ashes of the Fire Emblem Fandom to the days of Honkai Star Rail lore hyper fixation. [Takes a breath and cracks knuckles] Strap in boys, because you are not ready for the goddamn Luofu Preceptors. There is SO MUCH. You have no idea what you're asking. Just one of them would take a five page paper to read. So I'll try to do a general summary without going too into it. I am going to be very frank with you, the Luofu Preceptors are dicks.

I know, shocking news, terrible and controversial and new take. No one ever has ever thought of this before. This take will send waves through the Star Rail Community I'm sure.

But on a serious level? It is very important to look at the Preceptors in the right lends. See, friends, the Preceptors aren't just a group of obviously corrupt politicians. They're also a set of abusive parents.

Specifically Dan Feng's abusive parents.

Let me explain.

In the vidyadhara there are no "parents" in the traditional sense. While the existence of a bellybutton on Lingsha's naval suggests they were a species that once gave some form of live birth, they are no long there. Long turned off their ability to breed at some point. And with all the many reincarnations (it's suggested Yubie, the incarnation of Imbibtor Lunae that founded the alliance between his court and the Luofu, was the nineth known incarnation) it seems the cultural idea of having parents was simply faded out. Vidyadhara do not have siblings. They do not have parents. They do not have families as we know them. They have teachers who take responsibility for them and that's it, as stated by Bailu, the current "High Elder" of the Luofu.

This notion is bullshit. I will explain why in another post since this is a post about the Preceptors and not vidyadhara culture. But please assume with good faith for now that I am right and this is bullshit because if asked I will explain in another post. For now, just keep in mind that the Preceptors are Dan Feng's abusive parents. They are the ones who raised Dan Feng until adulthood, and while Jing Yuan (one of the most trusted sources of information in the game) says that they're constantly opposing one another, Dan Feng himself seems to, despite himself, hold a level of trust in them that was undeserved.

He mentions briefly in Jingliu's stories that "the Preceptors said..." meaning that he DID trust them at least with this and there was some level of deception from them, the people who raised him, to him that lead to the ritual failing and Dan Feng being painted as a Sedition causer (a sedition is specifically a rebellious attack against a governmental body, meaning most of the Luofu believes that Imbibitor Lunae was actively rebelling against the Luofu itself. Which is ironic because Yubie was the one that formed the alliance with the Luofu). This suggests that the Preceptors betrayed Dan Feng during the "Sedition" and caused he and Yingxing's plan, whatever it was, to fail. This is further supported by 1) a Cloudhymn echo telling Dan Heng that he warned Dan Feng that enemies were waiting to betray him at Sedition. 2) The Preceptors were the ones that called for Jingliu to warn her about Dan Feng's "plans"...before things went wrong...while Jingliu was in confinement for being in danger of being marastruck... Evidence seems to suggest that they were not acting in good faith with the man they raised. It should further be noted that there was a purge of Dan Feng's supporters after the Sedition, many of them being forced into hatching rebirth.

At least 18 other Preceptors (assumingly ones loyal to Dan Feng) died during Sedition. It should also be noted that if you walk the Scalegorge Waterscape long enough and interact with enough eggs you will find one egg that is filled with vitriol for "those who betrayed his master" and hatred for those who set them up. Further, you will find a Preceptor from the Fanghu that was banished after suspecting the Preceptors of the Luofu were up to something and appealing to his High Elder to interfere and punish them (note that we cannot assume that Glaciator Marum is evil just because of this, we don't know her reasons for not pursuing justice and can only speculate). If you go even further you can find an egg with a memory of further Peceptor corruption, as this egg remembers being bribed by the Preceptors with political power if he helped overlook obvious experimentations on a vidyadhara egg. Now, the Preceptors themselves. Of the Luofu Preceptors we know of only a few thus far, all but one being strictly mentioned in readables, and they are:

Taoran

Sutuan

Xuepu

Fenghuan

Suguang

Shaoying

Now, Taoran is someone that the people strictly playing the game and cutscenes should know as he has now appeared in the story itself as an NPC. He is one of the main perpetrators behind Hoolay's escape and is the one that revealed the Preceptor's plans to convert non-vidyadhara into vidyadhara. Possibly having gotten the idea with Dan Feng's failed ritual with whatever he was trying to do with the "Sedition" of Imbibitor Lunae (of which I will remind everyone that the situation was not as simple as "revive Baiheng" as there seems to be many elements involved. This is not me downplaying his love of Baiheng as I fully believe Dan Heng would absolutely revive Trailblaizer or March 7th from the dead given a dream and half an idea it would work).

It should be noted that Bailu is likely an artificially made vidyadhara (specifically she is most likely the Bloomborn Scion) resulted from the experimentations done by Sanctus Medicus. Currently, Bailu is the only successful attempt out of many to make more vidyadhara by Sanctus Medicus, but her success sets a precedent for this plan.

It is likely why Taoran is so confident in his assertion that they can make more vidyadhara. There is clearly a plan in place there based on what Sanctus Medicus did in creating Bailu, and he's convinced that if he accomplishes his mission he can create more vidyadhara. It should be noted that Taoran, prior to 2.5, seems to have been trusted with the task of extracting the secrets they needed for whatever their plan is.

Why do I say "whatever their plan is" when it seems their plan is obvious? Because if we read Preceptor Assembly Chronicle Fragment we can see hints that their plan is in action long before Bailu could be made from the Bloomborn Scion. It was in action before Dan Feng's fate could even be decided! Anyway, getting back on topic, Taoran is the Preceptor seen in Dan Feng's cell in his MC trailer with Intelligensia Guild member Oppenheimer. Subsequent readings shows that Taoran was regularly allowed into Dan Feng's cells with researchers in order to torture him and try to find three pieces of information: The secrets of the Transmutation Arcanum, the secrets of the Orb of Abysm, and what seems to be referred to as a "Dragon Heart" which may or may not be a physical or metaphorical but we have to assume is an element in play.

Anyway, Dan Feng didn't tell Taoran shit, so he was tortured so badly he was sent into molting rebirth (which seems to be like hatching rebirth, but premature and not quite as complete). This, obviously, was not what the preceptors wanted. And so they tried to course correct.

See, the Preceptors need the information Dan Feng possessed from his past lives. It's too much to get into right here and this post is long enough, but just know that Dan Feng gets information from his past lives and the Preceptors want this information BAAAAAAAAAAAAAD. So they purposely fucked up his rebirth to make sure that Dan Feng's reincarnation wasn't complete. That's why everyone, even vidyadhara, call him Dan Feng. Because his reincarnation isn't compete. He IS Dan Feng, just deaged and with amnesia. (Don't @ me everyone, Dan Heng himself has admitted as of 2.6 that he is effectively Dan Feng. I'm being objective).

And the Preceptors wanted custody of him again. Because fucking up raising Dan Feng one time wasn't enough for them.

In An Appeal from the Vidyadhara we see Preceptor Shaoying (not in the meeting from the last reading) making appeals to try and have custody of Dan Heng.

This is a bad thing. My speculation is that the Preceptors were hoping to groom Dan Heng and raise him to be far more trusting of them than Dan Feng was (it should be noted that trusting them in the first place was most likely why Dan Feng's plan failed and I have reasons for believing this I can't go into now because this post is SO LONG) and make him more likely to share the secrets they need. We can see this in their experiments with both Bailu and with their constant attempts to play with experiments that will help them keep their own memories. They want his information so bad and they have to move fast to get it. They're not the only ones either, as Lingsha's mentor, who opposes the Preceptors, experimented on Dan Heng to insure he would have Dan Feng's memories. It's also just one reason why they seem to want him back on the throne so badly (there are other factors, not the least being that it's hard to explain Bailu to the other High Elders when Imbibitor Lunae is still running around. And also the fact that Sanctus Medicus specifically want her on the throne which cannot be a good thing even if it's just for the fact she's THEIR successful experiment). To give them a chance to interrogate him and get that information out.

It should be noted that it's specifically Taoran and his faction of Preceptors that want the High Elder system in place over a system of Preceptor Counsels. Like the one Preceptor Xuepu suggested (temporarily) in the Preceptor's meeting in the aftermath of the Sedition. Xuepu, who was one of Dan Feng's teachers, seems to be unaware of the full extent of what is going on but cannot assume to be innocent just because the other Preceptors oppose her ideas. Anyway, that is the lightest summary of the Preceptors plan I can make. There's a lot going on with them. So much. This was genuinely the lightest version of this I could make.

[devilatelier]

yuchen 99% of the time vs yuchen 1% of the time

[vonlycsnn]

Hello, author! Can I request Wise/ Licaon with reader-Vidyadhara (from honkai start real)? Reader shows love in an unusual way. Their dragon tail wags happily when Wise /Lycaon is around. Reader protects them even if reader are weaker. They give out ancient jewels and can also purr softly. Dragons are hard to trust, but the reader lets them touch their tail. The reader's actions scream "I LOVE YOU. I AM DEVOTED TO YOU FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE."

If you don't like the idea, then feel free to skip it. Anyway, I wish you all the best~

❈ — A DRAGON'S WAY OF AFFECTION

~ WISE AND VON LYCAON WITH (GN) VIDYADHARA! READER.

SUMMARY: AU - You're a Vidyadhara from the Xianzhou Loufu, travelling across the galaxy and visiting numerous planets just for the fun of it. One planet in particular is your absolute favorite to visit: Eridu-47. | You narrowly escape Thanatos with Wise (in Eous' body). Lycaon is surprised to see you at midnight.

cw/tw: mentions of (minor) injuries on Wise's part, other than that it's all fluff.

A/N: Crossover prompt! How exciting!! We need more playable Vidyadhara characters on hsr...they're such an interesting species. :0 Very sorry for taking so long with your request, and very sorry for not putting some of the actions you've said. :') Thank you for your request and for the kind words! Hope you enjoy reading this.

Breathing. All you could hear was your intense breathing.

You didn't know how long you were running for, but that didn't matter. What matters is getting out of this hollow ASAP. The only problem being that you were being chased by a highly dangerous ethereal.

 

You recall the moment Wise warned you about the beast. A very fast ethereal capable of slashing its prey in seconds—putting your guard down even for a single second could lead to your demise.

 

The two of you were terrified, but compared to the small bangboo tightly locked in your arms, deep down—you were the most terrified.

Never have you dealt with this kind of situation before. Sure, Yaoshi's abominations are tough to deal with, but they were more annoying than anything.

 

This? This was out of your league. You've only fought Ethereals once or twice since you've been here, so you basically had little experience on how to fight them.

 

But as you were overthinking about the situation, you heard Wise talking from Eous' little body.

 

"There it is! It's the exit!" It's a small hand/arm pointed forward. 

 

You looked towards the direction it was pointing at; sure enough, the exit of the hollow was in front of you.

You picked up the pace, hoping that Thanatos would give up chasing you. Out of pure instinct, you threw the poor bangboo towards the exit before you could make it there yourself. Unbeknownst to you, Thanatos had created a scar on the back of your neck the second you got out of the hollow.

 

You trip and fall to the ground beneath you; your body slides against the pavement, creating some minor scratches on your body. But it was nothing you couldn't handle.

You tightly closed your eyes, now feeling the scar that the Ethereal created on the back of your neck.

 

You heard someone rushing towards you; soon after, you felt as if two people were looming over you.

 

"Belle, take them to the staff room. I'll recharge Eous in my room."

 

You heard a familiar voice, and you smiled gently when you realized who it was. You felt your tail wagging, sweeping dirt from the ground.

It was embarrassing to show this type of behavior in public, but you were too tired to care.

 

You sat up to see Belle in front of you, trying her best to help you. She took your arm and wrapped it around her shoulder, lifting you up to help you stand. But as you tried to listen to what she was saying, your vision became blurry, and then you passed out.

—

 

Your fingers played with your horns as you stared at the television in front of you. A blanket was moved aside to give you some space on the couch you were sitting on.

 

You've woken up 10 minutes prior, confused about what happened. Fortunately, Belle was here when you woke up and explained everything to you. She was always nice to talk to; she's optimistic and cheerful no matter the situation—its great.

 

But after a few minutes, she stood up from the couch and told you that she's going on a girls night out with Nicole and Anby. As she approached the door to leave the room, she looked at you and winked.

 

"Wise's making you some tea upstairs. Good luck with him, you hear?~" You heard her whisper.

 

And here you are now, sitting nervously as you overthink about Belle's words. Other than the bangboos inhabiting the store, it was only you and wise. You and wise. Your heart started to beat rapidly, and you looked to your side to see that your tail was wagging ever so slightly.

 

You tried to calm down, inhaling and exhaling slowly. Just as you were calming down though, you heard footsteps from upstairs...then they walked down the stairs.

 

Calm down, calm down. You can't let wise see you like this. It'll be embarr—

 

"Oh, hey, you're awake."

 

You jumped and snapped your head towards the door to see wisely at the doorway. He became concerned as he saw you breathing heavily, putting the two glass cups on the table behind the couch, and rushed to you.

 

"Sorry...did I scare you? Here. I made you tea."

 

He carefully picked up the cup and gave it to you. Still stunned by his presence, you shakingly accepted it. The cup felt warm; it wasn't too hot to the point where it could burn you. You smiled, and your tail wagged once more.

 

"It's nothing fancy. I don't know if the tea they serve on the Loufu is any different, but I hope you like it." Wise said.

 

You nodded, taking a sip of the tea he made. Your eyes closed as your taste buds danced with how good it was. Wise giggled at your reaction.

 

"I'm guessing that you enjoy it?"

 

"Mhm. It tastes slightly different than the ones from the Loufu...but still as delicious as any tea I've tried so far."

You held the cup up, inspecting it as if it were some piece of treasure. Wise laughed, but his attention was quickly stolen by your tail wagging constantly beside you. He smiled.

 

"Are you that happy to see me? Every time we meet in person, your tail always wags."

 

You paused your drinking, suddenly feeling embarrassed at your own behavior. You avert your gaze, trying to hide your red face from wise. He moved closer to you upon seeing your reaction.

 

"Hey, it's okay! I'm happy to see you as well; you shouldn't be risking your life in that hollow though..." He reminded you. You looked at him straight in the eyes, opening and closing your mouth as you struggled to get a word out.

 

"I-i just wanted to keep you safe...and Eous. Yeah." You awkwardly explained to him. Wise sighed, grabbing the blanket behind him and throwing it over your shoulders.

 

"Get some rest before you leave. You deserve it." Wise said. His voice was so comforting to you; it was soft and pleasant to your ears. You quietly purred.

"Oh right. Forgot to ask; did you bring back the videotape you rented a while back?" Wise asked. You froze in place.

You've completely forgotten that you rented a videotape from here a few weeks ago. And today was the deadline.

"I...may have forgotten it back in the Loufu. Haha."

You paced back and forth. Completely deep in your thoughts. You looked absolutely ridiculous in public, but people were too busy minding their own business to look at you weird.

 

In your hands was a box that looked like nothing from this world.

 

Of course it wasn't; it's a box containing the finest souvenirs from the Xianzhou Loufu. You held it close to your chest, preventing anyone from potentially stealing it. Or even worse, breaking the precious and fragile souvenirs inside. That would be a disaster. You'd have to pay a good amount of money to the seller you bought these from.

 

Sitting on the bench behind you, you quickly pulled out your phone. Looking at your contacts to find a specific person, he was the reason you came here in the first place.

 

A smile formed on your face when you saw his name; your scaled tail wagged simultaneously. But as you hovered your finger on the screen to click on his profile, you hesitated.

 

It was already late at night by the time you were here, so contacting him now wouldn't be ideal. You sighed, putting your phone back in your pocket, and stood up. Simply accepting that tomorrow morning would be a more appropriate time to give him the box.

 

You turned around to pick up the box, only to realize that it was gone. Your eyes widen at the sight, and your heart beats fast as you panic. You frantically looked around to see if anyone had taken it purposely or mistakenly.

 

That's when you heard it. From your pointy ears, you heard the echoes of rapid footsteps coming from your left. You snapped your head in the direction of the sound; sure enough, you saw a figure running towards the gross alleyways of lumina square.

 

"STOP. STOP IT. YOU THIEF."

 

You quickly chased him down as confused bystanders backed away in fear. The hooded man with your box created all sorts of obstacles to slow you down, from kicking down stacks of empty boxes to straight up pushing down a dumpster.

 

Unfortunately for him, this was nothing to you. Like any of the other Vidyadhara from the Loufu, you were athletic. Easily dodging the obstacles the man created.

 

He looked over his shoulder to see that you were almost caught up to him. He whimpered in fear, but just as he was about to pick up the pace to lose you, he tripped on something heavy and metallic. The impact nearly broke his foot in the process.

 

The box flung upwards, but thankfully someone effortlessly caught it with one hand. As you ran closer to the scene, you frozen. Tail wagging once more as you saw a tall, well-dressed wolf thiren standing in front of you. One of his prosthetic legs was stepping on the thief's back as a way to restrain him.

 

"Oh?" The man said. It was a familiar voice—the voice that makes you fall to your knees mentally every time you hear it.

 

"L-lycaon! I didn't expect you to be here at this hour." You expressed your shock to him.

 

"The same would apply to you. I wouldn't have expected to see you here in Eridu-47." 

 

As Lycaon said that, he felt the man below him wiggling himself to try and escape. The thiren's eye glowed as a warning, and the hooded man squealed in fear as he finally pleaded guilty for his actions.

 

"I-i-im sorry! It won't happen again! I promise! I swear! I-i—" 

 

The hooded man begged. Lycaon crouched and leaned towards the side of the man's face, whispering something directly to his ear.

 

You couldn't hear it, but you know Lycaon said something terrible when the man screamed in fear and quickly ran away the second Lycaon removed his leg from his back.

 

You were kind of scared, of course, but it was Lycaon. You trusted him dearly, and he has proved his sincerity many times before. So, you didn't question anything. Lycaon looked at you in relief, now holding the box full of goods with both of his hands.

 

"Apologies for my unbefitting behavior just now. I believe this belongs to you."

 

He handed you the box; he looked at you so softly that you couldn't help but stare at his face for a few seconds.

 

But you snapped out of your thoughts and declined. Lightly pushing the box back towards him. Of course, he was confused. Then you explained to him.

 

"It's for you, silly! No need to give it back to me." You giggled; you could see his one eye widen in surprise.

 

"My...you're too kind. I don't deserve such treatment from the likes of you." He said. You saw his ears twitching and his tail ever so slightly wagging from this; you smiled. Holding back a laugh.

 

He looked down at the box, now noticing that it's tightly sealed. Preventing anything from falling out.

 

"And what awaits me inside this box, may I ask?" He asked you.

 

One hand was gently placed on top of the box while the other held the bottom part so as not to let it fall to the break.

You walked closer to him, looking upwards to his face as you smiled widely.

 

"Inside are exclusive items from the Xianzhou Loufu. How about you open it and see for yourself? W-well, maybe not in this dirty alleyway at least." You awkwardly laughed. The thiren merely chuckled, gently taking your hand.

 

"Then I know just the place. If I may?" Your eyes widen when he offers you this; your horns glowed brightly as you felt your tail wagging. You smiled, nodding at his offer.

 

"Lead the way, dear attendant." You playful said. He laughed.

 

"Please. Just call me Lycaon."

 

Then the two of you walked out of the alleyway, admiring the nightly scenes of lumina square as Lycaon guided you to the rooftop of a building.

 

You smiled widely; tonight turned out better than you expected it to be. You couldn't wait to see his reaction to the items inside the box, and quite frankly, you were just very happy to be by his side.

Oh, what a happy little dragon you are right now.

[harmorii]

Eidolon and emote leaks for a new character 😱😱 toootally not some oc !!

[aventurineswife]

Clingy vidyadhara reader x sunday like that one picture of the snake wrapped around the bird that went viral a while back lol

“Let it be for now”

Summary: In a moment of quiet solace aboard the Astral Express, Sunday and you, a newly-reborn Vidyadhara, find comfort in each other's presence. Still adjusting to your second life after a harrowing transformation, you lean into Sunday, seeking warmth and connection. As you sit together in silence, Sunday reflects on the fragility of the dream he is striving to create, while you share a quiet understanding of the need for mutual support. In the intimacy of your shared space, both of you find peace, if only for a fleeting moment.

Tags: Sunday x Vidyadhara!Reader, Emotional Comfort, Fragile Relationships, Rebirth, Intimacy, Soft Moments, Vulnerability, Connection.

Warnings: Light emotional themes, Subtle tension in personal boundaries.

A/N: I don't think I've seen it... 😭

The gentle hum of the Astral Express echoed through the hallways, the rhythm of its motion almost soothing in its predictability. Yet, in the quietest corners of the train, a different kind of stillness lingered. Sunday, the ever-dignified former leader of the Oak Family, sat on a plush seat by the window, his eyes staring out into the endless expanse of stars, a far-off look on his face. His wings were tucked neatly behind him, but there was a subtle tension in their soft, silver feathers that suggested they were not at ease.

You, a newly-reborn Vidyadhara—still adjusting to your second life after a harrowing hatching—sat beside him, watching his every move with a quiet intensity. Your newly emerged form, still tender and unsure, craved the warmth of connection. The world seemed vast and overwhelming after the transformation, your past lives slipping away like fading echoes, leaving you disoriented and fragile. But Sunday’s presence, though often aloof, was a constant comfort. There was something about the way he always seemed to be there when you needed him, as if he understood the loneliness that came with being reborn.

And so, here you were, curled up beside him, your sharp, pointed ears flicking every now and then in the silence. There was no need for words; you simply leaned into his side, seeking solace in the warmth of his presence.

Sunday blinked, his gaze softening as he glanced down at you, his ethereal halo flickering slightly in the dim light. A small, imperceptible sigh escaped his lips.

"Are you... comfortable?" he asked, his voice gentle, as if not wanting to disturb the fragile peace.

You nodded, a slight smile tugging at your lips. You were small in this form, vulnerable, and in need of comfort, a stark contrast to the powerful, graceful being you once were. But in Sunday’s presence, you felt safe, as though he was a protector of sorts—a keeper of dreams, as much as you were.

You shifted closer to him, your tail curling slightly around his waist as you sought a more secure position. Sunday’s wings twitched in response, and though he rarely showed it, you could tell that he was struggling with the pull of your proximity. His natural inclination to distance himself clashed with the undeniable softness of your touch.

Without warning, you pressed your head against his shoulder, feeling the warmth of his skin through the fabric of his clothes. His breath hitched ever so slightly, but he did not pull away. Instead, his arm instinctively wrapped around you, holding you close as if the very act of doing so brought him peace.

"You know," Sunday began, his voice low and contemplative, "the dream is fragile, isn’t it? The world we hope to create… sometimes it feels like I’m holding onto something that could slip away at any moment." His fingers gently brushed through your hair, his touch careful and deliberate. "But with you here… it feels like maybe, just maybe, there's something worth fighting for."

You nuzzled closer to him, your own thoughts spiraling in a similar direction. You too struggled with the weight of your rebirth, the dissonance between your past lives and this new existence. But in his arms, those fears seemed to dissipate, leaving only the warmth of the present moment.

"I think… I think we both need this," you murmured, your voice barely a whisper, the soft vibration of your words blending with the hum of the ship. "We need each other to keep the dream alive. Even if it's just for a little while."

Sunday's expression softened, and for once, the calm facade he wore seemed to break just a little. He leaned his head against yours, closing his eyes as the quiet intimacy wrapped around you both like a cocoon. His wings fluttered ever so slightly, brushing against your cheek as if to acknowledge the shared connection.

"Then let it be," he whispered, his voice barely audible. "Let it be for now."

In the silence that followed, you both found comfort in each other’s presence, a fragile peace settled between your hearts. The stars outside continued to dance, and within the safe confines of the Astral Express, the two of you held onto that fleeting moment—a moment of warmth, of connection, of hope.

And perhaps, just perhaps, that was enough.

[royxart]

vidyadhara kokomi ✨🐟

[n4gichan]

Pretty boy

[megwillart]

Jing Yuan outfit swap + him as a vidyadhara ☀️ (From a follower milestone request on twitter)

[sleepingelvhen]

Chains and Leashes

Vidyadhara!Dan Heng/Reader NSFW Drabble

Minors DO NOT interact

Masterlist

Just one tug on the chain leash was enough to have you crawling towards your lover. Dan Heng had a lazy smile on his face, eyes soft and shadowed with lust.

All you wore was the tight collar he had bought for you, blue and gold scales printed onto the skillfully crafted leather. Soft against your skin and it was all he wanted you to wear tonight.

You crawled towards him, eyes up to look at him, only slightly embarrassed from being completely naked before him. It was easy to ignore the feeling in favor of feeling your heart surge from the praise Dan Heng held in his eyes.

“You look beautiful,” he murmured, spreading his thighs to allow you to sit between them. “Are you comfortable?” His fingers hooked beneath the collar.

 “It’s not too tight, is it?” Concern laced his words, every part of him desiring to focus on you and how you were feeling. Even if this was about exploring his own hidden desires.

You shook your head, smiling up at him, excitement making you wiggle your body in place. You had been shocked when Dan Heng had admitted to you that he wanted to see you in a collar. Even more so when he said that he was a pretty possessive person deep down, desires and urges that he kept hidden due to the dangerous nature of them. But it had also been an exciting discovery that you were ready to help him explore. 

Dan Heng gave a small tug at the leash, guiding you up and onto his lap, curling the chain leash around his other fist. He was blushing wildly, hesitant as he guided you. He held his breath, worried he would hurt you but enchanted by your body and how that collar looked on you. It was like he completely owned you, it was a symbol that you belonged to him and only him. His nostrils flared at that thought, eyes darkening even further.

You swore you saw his suppressed Vidyadhara powers emerging, pupils thinned into slits, glowing blue as they roved over your entire body. But he was still holding back. His hands tightened around the chain, his jaw clenched, breath shuddering with each exhale. 

Determination drove you to climb into his lap, straddling him, your bare body pressed against his body and his bulge. His sharp eyes followed your every movement, deep, heavy breaths causing him to tug tighter on your leash, causing you to cough out a little bit.

Maybe if he was in his right mind, he would’ve been more worried, but seeing you like this, completely at his mercy, Dan Heng simply found himself finding it harder to hold back. His hardness made it hard to focus on his body’s reaction. Antlers shimmered on the crown of his head, teal colors shimmering beneath his now longer hair. You could feel a long appendage wrap around your waist, a glowing scaled tail holding you against him.

“I–” He blushed and looked away for a moment, embarrassed by the changes he was unable to control. “I’m sorry, this is…”

You bit your lip, arching your back to press your chest against him.

“It’s okay…I like it,” your mouth curved up, your heart warm when you saw his eyes soften to look upon you. It seemed to relax him to know you enjoyed his own excitement. 

“You do?”

You nodded, and lifted your chin, allowing him a better glance at the collar that looked perfect around your throat. The decorations upon it are of a Vidyadharan theme, colors related to his own colors. It made it even more perfect, made him even more possessive of it and you.

“There’s no need to hold back. We have a safe word, I will be fine,” you said, eyes kind while you stroked his face. Dan Heng pressed his cheek into your touch, comforted by your love.

He straightened up, tugging on the chain to pull you against his chest, breathing shallow as he stared at your naked form. A shadow passed over his teal eyes, sharp and possessive.

“Then I will show you what I want,” he said sternly, one of his hands going to the back of your head, fingers digging into your hair. “I cannot wait to see your face contorted in all the pleasure only I can give you.”

He tugged you into a rough kiss, his tongue gentle but commanding as he took control of you. It was addicting, he was addicting. Allowing yourself to let go and be controlled by your Vidyadharan lover felt freeing. And you could tell he liked it too, his own body willing to take control of everything you did, his fingers quick to keep upon your collar.

When he pulled away, a string of saliva connecting your mouths, he looked down on you, even more domineering than you thought he was capable of.

“Get on your knees, my pet.”

[b1adie]

have you guys ever thought abt how long vidyadhara hatching rebirths take? if you check some of the eggs at scalegorge, one is a vidyadhara that is still regenerating after being killed in the sedition like 700 years ago.

and, as far as we know, there was no other incarnation between dan feng and dan heng, so dan heng was probably in that egg for several centuries too. they kept the fucking egg in jail for 600 years, waited for it to hatch, and immediately chained up the dude who hatched from it and left him in a dark room for who knows how long.

And pierced his fucking ears at some point.

anyways some vidyadhara definitely take way less time to respawn, there’s that one guy Cong that’s undergone hatching rebirth like 4 times and fallen in love with the same xianzhou woman every time

and only 20% of xianzhou natives reach over 800 years old without becoming mara in struck, so she cant be THAT old

maybe it depends on the injury that ended their life? if he just died naturally he got to respawn quick, but the vidyadhara that got obliterated by jingliu in the sedition is still working on regenerating because that was scary.

oh hm i dont like the implications that has for the end of dan feng’s life

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[linkemon]

You're in the wind, I'm in the water (Dan Heng x Reader)

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ᴅᴀɴ ꜰᴇɴɢ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴅᴀɴ ʜᴇɴɢ ɪꜱ ᴡɪɴᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴡɪɴᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀꜰᴀᴄᴇ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ɪᴛꜱ ᴏᴡɴ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅᴀɴ ʜᴇɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴊᴇᴄᴛ ʜɪꜱ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜꜱ ɪɴᴄᴀʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴀꜱ [ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ].

ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: 1. ᴏɴᴇꜱʜᴏᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ ꜱᴘᴏɪʟᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛꜱ ɪɴ xɪᴀɴᴢʜᴏᴜ ʟᴜᴏꜰᴜ.

Dan Heng felt as if the last few days had passed like a kaleidoscope. A colourful mirage of emotions he didn't want to feel. Events that took all his strength out of him. Memories that weren't his and yet they haunted him like the ghosts of the elders in the Scalegorge Waterscape. 

Only now, sitting by one of the waterfalls, did he get the impression that he finally had a moment of peace, torn away by the clawed claws of an evil fate. The quiet sound of the water was nothing like the voices of the soldiers who had encountered the mara a few days ago. 

It took him a long time to realize a simple fact — he chose a place where HE would come. A typical source of water from which he could draw strength. He smiled bitterly and turned his back. There was no point in running away from here. Even if the beauty surrounding him suddenly turned ugly, leaving an unpleasant aftertaste. 

His stay in Xianzhou Luofu turned his life upside down. The past had long legs. He ran as hard as he could but in the end it was faster. It caught him in a place he didn't want to return to. He wished that the wind playing in the branches of the twisted trees would blow away all thoughts from his head. Especially the one he had doubts about. 

[Reader]. She flooded his mind like a wave. He rejected his past. He drew a line between himself and Dan Feng. The title of Imbibitor Lunae was no longer his. He was sure Bailu would do just fine. She kept Luofu safe. He left all the residents in good hands. He told everyone his name was Dan Heng. Many still saw him as a previous incarnation. And even though it hurt like old wounds, he rejected their opinions. The express crew were his family and they didn't care about the sins of who he once was. Only their opinion mattered. At least that's what he thought.

Jing Yuan, although he wasn't like Blade, stuck to his previous name quite stubbornly. At least he was aware that the general was doing it out of habit, not out of pure hatred. Something he couldn't say about the old Yingxing. [Reader] was neither of them. She called him Dan Heng from the very beginning. Sometimes he wondered if they met after all of this, if she would still hold on to it. If she hadn't stood next to Sushang that day and met him first as an archivist, would she still have had reservations? Although he wasn't Dan Feng in her mouth, he was Dan Feng in her eyes. He had seen it in every conversation they had ever had since the truth came out and she managed to recognize him. 

Her eyes traced the pointy ears and followed the emerald horns even when they weren't there. She involuntarily talked about the things that Dan Feng loved. She recalled the times when he was still next to her, becoming embarrassed rather quickly when she realized what she was doing. He would interrupt anyone else who was doing it. This double standard only existed with her and it was eating him from the inside. 

Dan Heng bit his lip. He was like a gust that sometimes met the water. He rushed over the surface and saw his reflection but he was not a lake. What a strange feeling it was to be and not be loved at the same time. [Reader] loved his reflection. He could show it for a short while for her but no matter what he did, he couldn't become water because he was wind. 

It wasn't that he wanted to become Dan Feng. He hated his previous incarnation. Who he was and what he did. His predecessor followed him step by step, reminding him of himself and not letting him be who he wanted. But why did [Reader] have to be in love with him? In that hidden part of himself that he never wanted to become. 

This love was like a sea current. The swift current seemed to carry him away without any hope. And maybe because it resembled water, he wondered if it was his feelings, or maybe the remnants of the attachment of a former self that he had tried so hard to let go of. After all, they had known each other for such a short time, and he, as he deeply wanted to believe, was not a man who would give his feelings to anyone he came across. On the other hand, March immediately noticed that he was in love and said it was obvious. So maybe it was him after all? 

Dan Heng from [Reader] didn't sound like Dan Feng. Even if it was hiding behind it. Maybe he could pretend to be like him? He turned back towards the waterfall and looked at his reflection. Ripples in the water obscured his vision.

He wouldn't. He didn't want to be him. Never. Even for her. 

So maybe she could pretend? After all, he looked similar and had a fraction of his former power... 

He shook his head. Not at this price. Neither of them would be happy. 

At least he had memories. Even if they weren't his. Glimmers of light amidst the dark void of forgotten days. Sometimes they came back involuntarily. He hated the echo of Dan Feng's laughter, even though he felt like the joy was his own, but he loved [Reader's] laughter. Her silhouette looming somewhere under his eyelids. The same one that came back to him when they sat on the stairs after sunset after a hard day's work. The warmth of her lips, once so close, now within reach but at the same time eons away. How easy it was to lose himself in this old reality that was not his own. In that which interspersed his nightmares with sweet peace.

But these were stories of bygone days from several hundred years ago and he had to constantly remind himself that they did not belong to him. 

The sound of familiar footsteps sounded on the path. The wind brought the sound of trampled leaves. He didn't need to turn around to know who was standing there. Of course she figured out where to look for him. This was the place HE would came to. 

— Dan Feng. 

This was the first time something like this had happened. Until now, she had always been careful not to use his pre-reincarnation name. 

Maybe it was the sight of him surrounded by a familiar waterfall. Or one of the memories gnawed by the teeth of time, which now came to life in her eyes. He couldn't find it among the dark depths of his memory. If it existed, it belonged only to her. It was probably even better that way. This made "Dan Heng, not Dan Feng " easier to leave his mouth.

He wasn't ready for the regret that appeared on [Reader's] face. Nor for a tear that gathered in the corner of the eye, only to quickly disappear under a hard-blinking eyelid in confusion. However, he did not expect the feelings that spread around his heart even more. Jealousy, sadness and nostalgia of days gone by. He never found out if they really belonged to him. They were floating somewhere on the transparent surface of water, touched by the gust of wind.

[n0tamused]

"Dragon-lady" - Jien YueXia

I think it was about time to fully show Jien's design and also her updated dragon form too! I never posted the full refs on here, maybe I should have though - but it doesn't matter. I have updated her reference on the left recently to match how she looks now, mainly some color changes and her horns shape. The dragon form on the right was drawn just the other night and honestly, I am super proud of how it came out.

I do have a ramble prepared on how her dragon form works, so I'm leaving that under the cut for anyone that is interested :) <3

Tbh I wish to cosplay her one day, I already had her horns 3d printed and painted so that's one thing out of the way! Man I love her horns so much AEEEEE

Dragon-form ramble:

Jien’s dragon form is quite a specific use of her power and as it takes quite a lot of focus and strength to pull up Jien doesn’t really tend to use it - although the main reason she almost never uses it is because she was never in such dire need either. The dragon form itself looks real, it produces heat,it “bleeds” gold, it behaves like any other organic organism, but in truth that is much more complicated. A fleshy mechanical puppet would be a more appropriate term for this form as Jien, as a human, is locked away inside its chest, moving the thing around. There are fine lines and sheens of gold over the beast that can be passed off as scales and the coloring of the animal, but those are actually “seams” of Jien’s work. Something like Albedo’s mark on his neck, and in technical sense (to shorten this ramble and make understanding of it more easy) the dragon is like a Titan to a titan shifter (Attack on Titan).

If the dragon is hurt in any way, Jien doesn’t feel it herself, although she knows it happens to her. Jien has some wiggle room in there and the space is rather padded and built to endure any form of jostling and hits, the plates on the outside of the dragon spread out any impact. One downside is that, if enough hits are dealt to one area, the area can begin to harden. So Jien is especially careful to not take many hits to the chest area of the dragon, otherwise getting out of the beast later would be quite difficult.

Upon exiting the dragon form, the dragon will disappear rather quickly, and blank pages of paper will remain, some torn and some intact. 

When it comes to sound, do you know how the bronze bull works? Dragon roars for Jien’s dragon form would be produced something like that too. Through the long neck of the dragon her voice is converted into lower frequency sounds of a dragon roar, accompanied by the slight tone of shuffling papers and other clicking sounds. She can still speak in dragon form, but her voice would be slightly distorted and have a lower tone. Going back to the dragon roar, due to the distance from the chest of the dragon and to the maws, the sound of a roar is quite haunting and eerie, uncanny almost, and it basically passes through you if you’re around to hear it. 

That's it, for now....

I will save some other rambles for later. Until then, if anyone if curious to ask more, please feel free to pop into the ask box or dm! <3

[viktorxsheep]

DAN HENG X READER 🐉 sfw | gn reader

SPOILERS FOR HSR (dan hengs past)

Dan Heng’s true form was definitely something to behold. From his arms now showing small scales, to glorious shining horns, to his tail. His tail was definitely something interesting, because whenever you entered the room, it started to wag.

Every single time you said hi to Dan Heng, just passing by the archives to get something, his tail would start wagging at the mere entrance of you.

Every time your hands would brush when he passes you a book he thinks you would like, his breath hitched and his tail wags. He has to stop it from curling around your waist and hugging you to his chest and kissing you senseless.

This is a man who has had the biggest crush on you since before he revealed his true form. He wanted to be sure that he could be the best self for you.

Now? he can only ever let you touch his horns and his tail. The only one he would let close at the darkest of nights. His confession was a little messy but it was confident. He loved you more than anyone, he would put you above all. How could he leave?

“i would give my everything to you. I would rip off my horns and scrape every scale i have if it means you will be happy, because you are my treasure. i believe i am born again and again just for you”

authors note ; i might start a movie/show reviewing blog 🏃 also honkai star rail requests open

[harmorii]

vidyadhara design :]] based on the 3d printed dragon i got recently

fidget toy so good u make an oc out of it

[i-am-an-omen]

Meet Tiānfēng, my HSR high elder OC! I wanted to play with some colors I don't usually use. I think it looks pretty cool!

Anyway enjoy my new sad wet meow meow.