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The you that could have been by Sarathewise
Fandoms: 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)
07 Dec 2024
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Sunday leaves the party car to the sound of raucous laughter. Game nights have been commonplace for as long as he’s accompanied the Express members on their journey, and like a destiny he has no power to resist, they’ve folded him into them with little trouble. It’s… nice, if not sometimes overwhelming. He’s not used to it.
He steps into the bathroom, closing the door behind him. It will be fine. He just needs a minute to compose himself.
“Maybe this would be easier if you’d stop acting like it’d kill you to relax every once in a while. Crack a joke or something.”Sunday takes a break.
(Contains 2.7 spoilers)
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- Part 1 of what strength I have’s mine own
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19 Feb 2026
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“It’s her army of infinite alts,” Stelle grits, still furiously button-mashing. “She’s making new ones and adding them to the team faster than I can destroy her plebs! March, you have to keep pulling,” they groan.
“I’m trying!” March says, tapping away at her own phone. “I have to go do a quest or I’m gonna run out of wishes soon!”
“Is it also a gacha game?” Sunday asks, entirely lost.
“Yes,” Dan Heng answers, a soul-weariness to it. “Don’t ask anything else.”March and Stelle drag Sunday into their game, for better or for worse.
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- Part 2 of Starlight
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19 Feb 2026
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The inside of the Astral Express is warm, cozy, done in a style he's heard was touted for its modernity an Aeon's lifetime ago. The entire crew is present: Dan Heng all the way in the back, March 7th, springing up from her seat beside Stelle, Mr. Welt, serving as a barrier between him and the younger members, and Ms. Himeko, taking a step forward to capture his attention.
“Mr. Sunday,” she says, diplomacy wrapped tightly around her voice. “Welcome aboard the Astral Express.”
“A pleasure,” he responds, fully intending to match her honeyed word for honeyed word. “I suppose this arrangement is your doing?”
“A joint effort,” she smiles. “As partial shareholders in Penacony, we've been working with both the Family and the IPC to ensure its smooth management. We've agreed to take you on.”Sunday is transferred into the Astral Express' custody. He assumes he's changing wardens. The crew is determined to be much more than just that.
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- Part 1 of Starlight
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19 Feb 2026
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Flins' life is a simple one. He works, he relaxes, he shops for antiques.
Life, however, is a funny thing. Just when he thinks he's found his peace, the universe sends something to uproot it.
That something comes in the form of a very small, very cute package, one with pink hair, round eyes, and a mind too sharp for her own good.
Or: Flins adopts Aino. Family is found.
The girl is small. So small.
Her cries are weak, and her movements are frail, hampered by a blanket that is far too big. The tiniest tuft of pale pink hair adorns the top of her fragile head, smoothed over by a hand that is nearly half her size…
…He isn't sure what emotion he feels as he smiles down at her.
This child.
This little light.
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- Part 3 of Deep Blue Diadem
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04 Feb 2026
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It's inevitable that things will be out of his control now.
Sunday knows this. He said so as much.
But old habits die hard and it'll be a while before he gets used to it. Luckily, there are people who are willing to help him adjust to and come to terms with his new reality.
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04 Feb 2026