Honkai: Star Rail Oneshots & Drabbles

dates of different variations

— look. LOOK. i'm daydreaming so hard right now i NEED TO GET IT OUT OF MY SYSTEM.

characters : dan heng, gepard (ft. his sister), jing yuan (ft. yanqing)
warnings // tags : fluff, humor, established relationship, modern!au, not proofread
word count : 1863 words

—— dan heng... you kinda suck at this

> despite being knowledgeable when it comes to storing data and collecting it, he's not very... good at technology itself.

> well, no... but also, yes? he's good at technology! just not with the technology that... you wanna do with him.

> and by that, i mean GAMES. HE SUCKS AT ONLINE GAMES.

> look, you've seen a lot of people on your social media feed playing with their partners or friends, and you had a thought: you wanted to do this kind of stuff with your boyfriend!

> so, you invite him to play with you after pleading, on top of PLEADING, on top of BEGGING, and lastly, bribing him with a kiss and a cuddle session after the game. only then did he succumb to you with a heavy sigh leaving his lips.

> so, you both hop on vc, and get on the game.

> "why do you insist that we play online games when you can easily just see me physically and spend time with me face-to-face?" he asks, still not loading in the game.

> "you don't get it! it's fun seeing you in person BUT, playing games heightens our trust and relationship with one anotherrrr." you try to explain.

> he still won't understand your reasons either way. won't physical dates do the same?

> dan heng sighs again. "okay so, we're two penguins stuck to each other by a rope. what are we supposed to do?"

> you try to explain to him the mechanics of the game. it's just a simple teamwork game that requires one person to act as an achor, the other to swing and jump to progress, and make it upwards together with the power of friendship.

> "that should be relatively easy."

> "love, don't say that. you don't even play online games."

> "i'm positive that i'll be able to handle it even without experience."

> he was WRONG 😭😭 he's literally the reason why you guys keep falling back to the bottom.

> it started off as "oh, he's new to this. it'll be fine. it's a new experience!" and ended with "DAN HENG. PLEASE. WE'VE BEEN IN THE SAME AREA FOR AN HOUR."

> as much as you yell, it doesn't bother dan heng at all. in fact, he's learnt to block it out atp LMFAOOOO

> no im kidding... he's trying his best, he really is. he's unbothered by your yelling because he's trying to figure out the right way to do it like give him a second to THINK !!!

> "okay, now... we jump..." the game counts down for the both of you and in three, two, one... you guys jump successfully without falling. "OMG, LOVE, YOU'RE DOING IT."

> "i told you i could do it." it's been the nineteenth attempt but, it's okay. you'll act like it was the first try.

> genuinely makes decent progress the longer you guys go into the game. HE'S LEARNING.

> the moment you guys are getting into the groove, an airy chuckle leaves dan heng's lips as he breaks the thick silent air surrounding the two of you.

> "why? why are you laughing? what happened?" you ask.

> "i apologize. you were so focused and quiet that i started wondering if you were still on the call," he exclaims. "you're doing great, lover."