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"What do you think it is to be human?” Flins asks, slow and deliberate, fingers tracing the rim of his drink.
“To be human is to feel,” Illuga says, definitively. “To be human is to hurt, to bleed, to cry. And then wake up the next day and do it again. Wake up a thousand times and do it again, knowing that the pain doesn’t stop.”
Flins’ gaze is piercing. “Why?”
“Because if we can still feel pain, we can still feel joy.”
Illuga thinks he knows what it means to be human. He has a few things to learn.
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- Part 4 of Alex’s Adventures in Nod Krai
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18 Jun 2026
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i still think a lot ab this fic. yeah the smut is hot, but the characterization is really good too
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Kaeya never dreamed that a simple mission of taking out a Fatui base could go so incredibly wrong.
After an unfortunate accident, Kaeya becomes a child, slowly losing his memories of his estranged brother and home. Diluc is determined to do whatever is necessary to get his brother back, and restore the Cavalry Captain back to his former self.
But will the Fatui's sinister plot be more than either of them or the Knights can handle?
Status: Completed
Feat: Art
A Podfic is now available by ReeItsMarie here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/77173446/chapters/202023621
((This is just a de-aged Kaeya story that I couldn't get out of my head so here we are.))
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- Part 1 of Once Upon an Eclipse AU
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Bookmarked by esknives
10 Apr 2026
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That was... wow. What a journey. Really long, but really good.
And from a meta perspective, it's really fascinating to see what people did with the scattered bits of genshin lore we had back then
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Song of Resistance: Flames of Defiance by StrangeDiamond
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
21 Jul 2022
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When the Lawrence Clan, backed by the Fatui, launches a two-pronged attack against Dawn Winery and Mondstadt, everyone is blindsided. The City of Freedom falls within a matter of hours . . . but Diluc survives, to rally those outside the city walls to take back their home . . . and make their enemies pay for all they’ve taken from them. (Bonus chapter added)
Sister fic to Song of Resistance: Frostborn Loyalty by TheOpticalMouse
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Bookmarked by esknives
21 Oct 2021
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still my favorite (pair of) genshin fic(s) ever
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Song of Resistance: Frostborn Loyalty by TheOpticalMouse
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
29 Jul 2022
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What if Schubert's attempts to take over Mondstadt succeeded, and the Traveler never got in the way?
What if Mondstadt was left to fend for itself against an insidious evil from within the stone walls that were supposed to protect it?Diluc MIA
Jean captured
The City in Chains
It falls to Kaeya and the scattered remains of those still free to gather and win their home back.This tale is one of two parts, told in tandem with StrangeDiamond in their Sister Fic, "Song of Resistance: Flames of Defiance" in a massive collaborative project!
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20 Oct 2021
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still my favorite genshin fic of all time, with its sister fic
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Oikawa Tooru really didn’t know how he ended up with a baby.
Well, that wasn’t quite right.
He knew exactly how all this had happened, he was just having a hard time wrapping his mind around the idea - the grand, grand idea of utmost responsibility - with the kid crying so goddamn loudly.It's the aftermath of a rebellion, and Oikawa is stuck in a snowstorm with the sole surviving heir and a warrior who may or may not be part of a cult.