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tanithryudo) wrote2024-07-23 07:58 pm
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Ratio x Aventurine
So I've been doing some reading on this pairing (理砂 in CN). Both because it's much more prolific than JYxDH... and because surprisingly the stories I've read so far are surprisingly of a more healthy relationship (though it may be me being lucky so far). And this is despite Aventurine having the more in-your-face sob story background.
I guess it's because to write JY pairings well, you have to go into CN societial mores and even feudal culture. That's a tall order for most writers who are in it for the fluff & kinks, apparently. So more than half the time, you end up with AU or semi-AU/OOC works which might as well have nothing to do with Star Rail, and they just slap the familiar names in to have give the OCs a face.
Ratio & Aventurine, on the other hand, their relationship resides in a very much modern day academic/work context, which is easier to write, I guess, and thus not as much reason to go all whacky AU/OOC.
I am considering pulling for Aventurine when his rerun comes around... I already have Ratio, though not built (because I have a great Imaginary attacker already in DHIL so it's not high up on priorities).
BTW, found this "translation" of their in game dialogue. No matter how you look at it, Aventurine and Ratio must've had a long time partnership from before the Penacony mission. They read each other quite well, and actually trust each other a lot for all they can put on a convincing act of mutual distrust.
“几块石头罢了”（基石不止一个）
“所以你的办法是什么”（计划）
“没必要说的太清楚”（将计就计）
“合作的重点是互相信任”（谁来干）
“所以你信任我吗？”（你主导）
“这取决于你的态度”（我怎么做）
“所以你也不信任我，这不就行了”（背刺我）
On the Circumvention of Ethics - Found this to be funny. Ratio is questioned by the Guild board about the very expensivebribes gifts he received from Aventurine.
三日追忆 - Ratio is affected by a bout of temporary amnesia which requires familiar reminders to recover. Aventurine has fun helping his husband relieve memories of their relationship.
以毒攻毒 - Not quite canon compliant since it skips the scene from the Final Victor LC, but personality wise, I think this is the closest any writer has gotten to how I envision Ratio and Aventurine. Their philosophy in life, and the way they actually mesh together instead of conflict, thus resulting in the sparks of their productive partnership, is *chef's kiss*. The confession at the end came a little fast, maybe, but I guess it's fine since the story was intended as a one parter and not a serial (alas).
今日无事可做 - Slice of life fluff. Aventurine catches Ratio after class for a "date", and also trolls the University forums.
背道而驰 - Ratio centric story where he dreams about how he got to the present day. I like the part where it tries to mesh in his gameplay Path of the Hunt. Because Ratio is a good match for the Erudition/Hunt equation from Divergent Universe.
醒花 - Finally! A fic that features a proper robot housekeeping and dining purposes! Ahem. Aventurine is forced to spend some time laying low, and chooses to "hide" at a certain professor's place, and falls into Ratio's carefully prepped trap called love.
thunder in a blue sky - Absolutely fluffy get together fic. Bonus in that it features the adorwibble catcakes.
二十面骰与一枚筹码 - This is only slash if you squint, I guess pre-slash? Anyway, extremely plot heavy spy games stuff, and showcasing the rare trust amid betrayal that our duo showed in Penacony. Ratio shows off his martial ability, for once in a fic, though not quite as fantastical/sci-fi-ish as I envision him.
宇宙救鸭行动 - Rubber ducky sappy crack.
两次多云与一场日落 - Cute pre-slash story. One of those 'Just kiss already' type fics.
漂亮冤家 - Cute pre-slash/get-together fic. Our boys team up again to scam the living daylights out of their foe. All goes as expected, except for the small detail that everyone thinks they're together before they actually are, lol.
爱与爱等价 - Old married couple kinda fic. False alarm at the beginning, otherwise fluffy.
你不是天才 - Short fan comic. *melts into puddle of goo*
Hook gets adopted - Image chatfic. Non-slash. IPC team centric. Hilarious and cute.
The Imaginary Perks of Higher Education - Aventurine is given the mission to "acquire" Dr. Ratio for the IPC's Intelligentsia Guild. (Not quite lore compliant since canonically Ratio went to Veritas Prime for university at the rec of his high school teacher, but eh.)
the appeal of domesticity (series) - All fluff. Some of it is meh. But I like the bits where Aventurine pokes around Ratio's university forums.
荒沙 - Pining/get-together fic, somewhat longwinded, but I find it kina romantic. (And it's so great to have good quality non-PWP fics, unlike in JYxDH fandom.)
Gameplay cutscene from Sept update of AP featuring Phantylia matchmaking for our boys (lol)
I guess it's because to write JY pairings well, you have to go into CN societial mores and even feudal culture. That's a tall order for most writers who are in it for the fluff & kinks, apparently. So more than half the time, you end up with AU or semi-AU/OOC works which might as well have nothing to do with Star Rail, and they just slap the familiar names in to have give the OCs a face.
Ratio & Aventurine, on the other hand, their relationship resides in a very much modern day academic/work context, which is easier to write, I guess, and thus not as much reason to go all whacky AU/OOC.
I am considering pulling for Aventurine when his rerun comes around... I already have Ratio, though not built (because I have a great Imaginary attacker already in DHIL so it's not high up on priorities).
BTW, found this "translation" of their in game dialogue. No matter how you look at it, Aventurine and Ratio must've had a long time partnership from before the Penacony mission. They read each other quite well, and actually trust each other a lot for all they can put on a convincing act of mutual distrust.
“几块石头罢了”（基石不止一个）
“所以你的办法是什么”（计划）
“没必要说的太清楚”（将计就计）
“合作的重点是互相信任”（谁来干）
“所以你信任我吗？”（你主导）
“这取决于你的态度”（我怎么做）
“所以你也不信任我，这不就行了”（背刺我）
On the Circumvention of Ethics - Found this to be funny. Ratio is questioned by the Guild board about the very expensive
三日追忆 - Ratio is affected by a bout of temporary amnesia which requires familiar reminders to recover. Aventurine has fun helping his husband relieve memories of their relationship.
以毒攻毒 - Not quite canon compliant since it skips the scene from the Final Victor LC, but personality wise, I think this is the closest any writer has gotten to how I envision Ratio and Aventurine. Their philosophy in life, and the way they actually mesh together instead of conflict, thus resulting in the sparks of their productive partnership, is *chef's kiss*. The confession at the end came a little fast, maybe, but I guess it's fine since the story was intended as a one parter and not a serial (alas).
今日无事可做 - Slice of life fluff. Aventurine catches Ratio after class for a "date", and also trolls the University forums.
背道而驰 - Ratio centric story where he dreams about how he got to the present day. I like the part where it tries to mesh in his gameplay Path of the Hunt. Because Ratio is a good match for the Erudition/Hunt equation from Divergent Universe.
醒花 - Finally! A fic that features a proper robot housekeeping and dining purposes! Ahem. Aventurine is forced to spend some time laying low, and chooses to "hide" at a certain professor's place, and falls into Ratio's carefully prepped trap called love.
thunder in a blue sky - Absolutely fluffy get together fic. Bonus in that it features the adorwibble catcakes.
二十面骰与一枚筹码 - This is only slash if you squint, I guess pre-slash? Anyway, extremely plot heavy spy games stuff, and showcasing the rare trust amid betrayal that our duo showed in Penacony. Ratio shows off his martial ability, for once in a fic, though not quite as fantastical/sci-fi-ish as I envision him.
宇宙救鸭行动 - Rubber ducky sappy crack.
两次多云与一场日落 - Cute pre-slash story. One of those 'Just kiss already' type fics.
漂亮冤家 - Cute pre-slash/get-together fic. Our boys team up again to scam the living daylights out of their foe. All goes as expected, except for the small detail that everyone thinks they're together before they actually are, lol.
爱与爱等价 - Old married couple kinda fic. False alarm at the beginning, otherwise fluffy.
你不是天才 - Short fan comic. *melts into puddle of goo*
Hook gets adopted - Image chatfic. Non-slash. IPC team centric. Hilarious and cute.
The Imaginary Perks of Higher Education - Aventurine is given the mission to "acquire" Dr. Ratio for the IPC's Intelligentsia Guild. (Not quite lore compliant since canonically Ratio went to Veritas Prime for university at the rec of his high school teacher, but eh.)
the appeal of domesticity (series) - All fluff. Some of it is meh. But I like the bits where Aventurine pokes around Ratio's university forums.
荒沙 - Pining/get-together fic, somewhat longwinded, but I find it kina romantic. (And it's so great to have good quality non-PWP fics, unlike in JYxDH fandom.)
Gameplay cutscene from Sept update of AP featuring Phantylia matchmaking for our boys (lol)
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How does the Simulated Universe dump lore？Like what's happening? Is there actually story involved? Can this be found as cutscenes? Or are there items that give chunks of lore? Or is the story pieced together from the blessings or something? I'm very confused how this dungeon provides chunks of lore.
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Infodump from Swarm Disaster and Gold & Gears.
Text on Occurrences, Curios, and other stuff also contribute to the lore.
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So I'm reading the English wiki and it seems to be some kind of transcript? Do you need to talk to an NPC to trigger this? (Have not found CN equivalent yet...I know some of the transcripts are buried somewhere on the wiki, I just haven't figured out the correct navigational path.)
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