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Astra
@astrakiseki.bsky.social
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30+ enby ND nerd who screams about tabletop, puns, and genshin.
POSITION-AGNOSTIC, if I don't tag a position, it's free game.
Art done by Pepper.
I have an Ao3
https://archiveofourown.org/users/AstraKiseki/pseuds/AstraKiseki
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astrakiseki.bsky.social
I feel vaguely called out.
Your result pointed cat you want to be the center of attention!!! always!!! and you deserve it too your stories are always the best and your jokes are always knee-slappers. you would kiss any of your friends if they asked, too
December 20, 2024 at 3:09 AM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
Continuing no. 12, also

The other pairings folder.

Note, this IS over like... four years of fandom, with an ADHD writer. So there's that. But yes, I have a lot of wips.

And I have a google doc folder for fics I poke at while on the go.
A continuation of the last post, showing more WIPs. A google drive folder that has additional docs with word count... and word count marked on them.
December 10, 2024 at 7:43 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
12. How many WIPS do you have in your docs for next year?

... Allow me to just. Do this.

Forgive me, people who use alt text, I will only summarize the images instead of writing down the text, because it's uh... yeah.

*All three of the one-shot doc are ZCL fic ideas.*

And six of the projects!
An image of the recent projects in Scrivener. There are ten, and the top one is titled Zhongli Gets His Rocks Off. The one currently open is Incubus Childe. The others are Femslash Omegaverse, FATE AU CYOA, Ajax Is an Useless Gremlin, Dibstone Hare, The Urge To Pun, FLC Top Week, Zine Fics, and Where Wolf Lies. A full column of fictions, all one-shots, part 1. Part two of the column from the second image, listing more fics. Part three of the column of wips. Halfway through, the column finishes... and starts with a folder titled 'Other Pairings.'
December 10, 2024 at 7:40 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
I'll jump in with one of my older wips, let's see...

Pulcinella has dealt with kids before and so having a quiet Childe about is a terrifying thing.
The Rooster drops a dossier in front of the banker. “Have you ever raise children, Pantalone?” “By the grace of the Tsaritsa, I have two dozen great grandchildren, that should be enough of an answer.” “Impressive, you don’t look a day older than Dottore’s omega segment. Did you raise them, or hand them off to nannies?” The silence that Pantalone gives betrays him. It has been decades since he had been around children, too busy with the Northland Bank to take care of his great grand-children. He sees them once or twice a year, if he is lucky, and Pulcinella sees that every clearly. “Apparently not. Especially not troublemakers like Tartaglia or my oldest son. My wife would put little bells on that boy, spared her and the nursemaids a lot of pain while dealing with three rambunctious little goblins. When do you think they got the most worried?” “Hm, I would assume when they were the noisiest?” “No. Everyone in the house would scramble if they didn’t hear those bells after a while, because it meant little Dachik was getting up to some sort of mischief.” “So you think he is up to something.” “I know that he is up to something. I am just not certain what. I wanted to look at his purchases from Liyue, see if he could have found anything that caught his fancy.” “If you share the results of your audit, I would gladly allow you to.”
December 10, 2024 at 6:34 AM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
8. Pairing you wrote the most for this year?

Childe and Zhongli in a lot of positions, genders, and dynamics. Like the last three years running. :D

Though this snippet, from an older wip, features Childe getting bullied by the Tsaritsa's tailor trying to get the perfect wedding suit.
The Tsaritsa agreed to their union, with one antiquated caveat. No sexual penetration, at least until marriage. For either of them. They both understand the reasoning. While Childe considers it a matter of ‘not sampling the merchandise,’ as some may phrase it, the truth of the matter is Childe is injured. Months within the Primordial Sea have taken their toll, and something as active as sex, especially with a God, would likely set his recovery back months. Not only that, the oldest Archon is very much aware of his own desires. If he gets a taste beforehand, all of the Tsaritsa’s generous preparations and organization will be for naught. He would outright elope with Childe at the soonest moment. They want to ensure as much good fortune as they can, a push for Childe to come back to the land of the living. An auspicious time and place, where a flame has burned since before the Tsaritsa had become Archon. A lantern containing that flame is being carried to the palace. It will be used to light the hearth of their own home, a blessing to help ensure many warm, happy days ahead. (Even if yes, that house is an adeptus realm where the hearth wouldn’t die out so easily. It is the thought from the Tsaritsa that counts.) But it requires waiting. And so, Childe rests on the couch, thumbing through the pages of the novel he is reading. It is not the flashiest story, but it helps pass the time as he rests. The Tsaritsa’s personal tailor has been having far too much fun with the fact that there is a wedding occurring, and that she has two people to dress up. The Tsaritsa’s cruelty is something he understands, but this bastard of a tailor has burst in on him, demanding to take measurements again and again. There was one time where she come down to the training grounds and compared different fabrics to his skin tone. Childe will weep tears of joy once he is free from the young woman’s tyranny.
December 10, 2024 at 12:01 AM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
6. Favorite title you used?

Utilizing only the ones I've posted...

I'm torn between "Just a Prick!" and "Pussy's Haunted" for things I've posted this year.

As for titles I've written for things not yet posted...

I think right now, it's for a fic I may finish eventually, and here is the snippet.
Part of a document that is titled with its ship (Freminet and Furina) and a title (Dessert Comes First) - ‘Father’ has maintained an open-door policy in regards to questions. In the field, she does not tolerate hesitation, but at home? All of her children were welcome to speak with her about personal affairs. Still, Freminet would rather have his toe nails pulled out and angled to dig into his flesh than to talk with her about this matter. But… he does know people he can ask: his siblings. And there are two especially who can help him here. He finds the twins in their room, playing cards. Freminet hovers, watching the game for a time. It is a private game of the House, born of mismatched decks and wagering one can find similarities and what sorts. Freminet always preferred to collect the cards and reorganize them, hoping to reunite the decks When a new round is about to begin, he blurts out, “How do you do things to a girl?” Lynette and Lyney glance at each other, then at Freminet. Lyney calmly sets his cards down before he gets up, with Lynette’s hand jerking out to grab the tail of his coat. “You are not running off, Lyney.” “Aw, come on! I’m dating a guy, you’re the one who’s an expert on women!” Lyney says it with the confidence of a liar, with his history of dates and romances even before the Iudex.
December 9, 2024 at 9:33 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
5. What work got more feedback than you expected?

Chewy Churin. A lot of people were like "Same, Ratio."

Since it's a HSR answer, I'll post a snippet from a Star Rail fic. It's Ratiorine/Aventio, I'm hoping to keep it safe for work.
“What did SHE look like?” Blearily, Veritas stares up at Aventurine. The look in those sunset eyes is like someone watching the dawn for the first time, soft wonder at something so spectacular being possible so nearby. “A woman with three eyes and a voice like the sighing sands. The eyes were never in one place. Always in different places, and she always used her left hand. The dreams call HER beautiful, but this is the first time I thought it true. When she… looked like you,” he whispers. “Only when she shared your face.” Aventurine blinks.
December 9, 2024 at 9:01 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
2. How many works did you publish this year?

Excluding chapters of longfics, 16! A few are zine fics. Not a huge amount, but part of it is me fighting chapters or wanting to make a backlog for new story ideas. I have an femslash a/b/o fic I want to do...
If music is the fruit of love, then play on. Furina frowns, staring at the sentence she has written on the paper. With a sigh, she continues writing snippets, nothing else as organized as that sentence, just her own feelings and thoughts. Love, raised up high. How the cup overflows and how emotion clashes with each other. Leaves and scraps, her mind and heart on the table as she tries to understand exactly what to say, what she wants to talk about as she muses on the Idly, Furina lifts up her tea cup and takes a long sip as she thinks. She wants to write a play, she wants the characters make people react. She has done a great deal of portrayals, sure, but those were scripts other people wrote. It is far harder than people would assume Fiction strikes a chord that real stories just can not. How many times in Fontaine have there been murders over lies? The truth may be stranger than fiction, but justice takes many forms.
December 9, 2024 at 6:53 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
1. How many words have you written this year?

Well, I have a policy of writing 1k a day. I have skipped one or two days due to reasons, so... let's round down to 340K?

Mind you, most of it, I may or may have not posted... >_>; Let me grab something not from an old wip...
There is nothing worse than the Abyss deep realization of fucking up. Especially when it’s at your livelihood. Baixiao lays there, her heart pounding. A needle is in her arm, providing fluids. Whatever she had been under the influence of had dehydrated her, intravenous liquid being dripped into her. It is a strange feeling, especially with how detached she feels, like a balloon on a string. It is probably why she has not tried anything, has not had any sort of a meltdown in regards to the thought that she could lose her position. She is just too tired to care about anything. If anything, that slow drip is the only thing keeping her tethered. A lazy, slow movement of her eyelids make the room visit. She is in the hospital. She can hear the hum of machines, the steady beating of her own heart in her chest, and most of all, she can feel her lungs, slowly inflating and deflating with each breath. In and out. Not alone with the other half of the room closed off by a curtain, but she is too tired to take a look. All she knows that one is a heart, another is not beating, as if they are dead. The doctors will come and find the body soon enough, she is just so… drained. Like someone had used her like a child’s juice box and then discarded her, leaving the dregs to drip onto the floor. Baixiao groans. Lady Ningguang is not going to be happy about any of this.
December 9, 2024 at 6:46 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
I'll play as well. Ao3 Wrapped: Writer's Edition.

1 like is one answer. And thank you Seidrade for the alt text!

I may also add snippets of things not yet posted and things posted if it relates.
ao3 wrapped (writer’s edition) 1. How many words have you written this year? 2. How many works did you publish this year? 3. What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)? 4. What work has the most hits? 5. What work got more feedback than you expected? 6. Favorite title you used? 7. If you use song lyrics, which artist did you use the most? 8. Pairing you wrote the most for this year? 9. Favorite pairing you wrote for this year? 10. What work was the quickest to write? 11. What work took you the longest to write? 12. How many WIPS do you have in your docs for next year? 13. What’s your longest work of the year? 14. What’s your shortest work of the year? 15. What WIP are you taking into next year with you? 16. What’s your most common ‘Additional Tags’ tag? 17. Your favorite character to write this year? 18. The character that gave you the most trouble writing this year? 19. What’s one pairing you want to explore next year? 20. Which work of yours have you reread the most? 21. How many kudos in total did you get this year? 22. Which work has the most comments? 23. Did you do any collaborative works this year? 24. Did you write any gifts this year? 25. Did you receive any gifts this year? 26. What’s your most common category? 27. What do you listen to while writing? 28. Favorite work you wrote this year? 29. Favorite line/passage you wrote this year? 30. Biggest surprise while writing this year?
December 9, 2024 at 6:29 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
On today's Oh This has Fuel for Symbolism and Aesthetics, Hanahaki edition

#drratio could be associated with bay laurel or saffron crocus.

Man, whoever coughs them up would have very flavorful phlegm for a while.
A close up of the flowers of Laurus nobilis, also known as bay laurel, noble laurel, or many other names. An image of Crocus sativus, with its vivid crimson stigmas and styles. By Serpico - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11822266
December 9, 2024 at 5:03 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
... This happened both ways to me today, with someone calling a horrible doodle I did over a friend's picture a disneyworld backshot.
The background of a picture in Disneyworld with a crudely drawn overlay to show a lewd drawing of someone on their knees, gripping a column, their face resting on the large column.
December 4, 2024 at 3:52 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
Hello, #ratiorine feed, I bring a silly, fluffy one-shot for American Thanksgiving, featuring one way to push your boyfriend out of a bad brains spiral.

archiveofourown.org/works/60920356
Chewy Churin Summary: Aventurine is having a bad day and asked his boyfriend to help with that. Nothing works until the good doctor falls back on something he hasn't done since he was a kid - chomps down like Aventurine is a piece of silicone jewelry. The tags, content warnings, and other information for the fanfic Chewy Churin. https://archiveofourown.org/works/60920356
November 28, 2024 at 10:20 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
After almost three bleeping years, I finally finished the sequel to my #tartali gloryhole fic.

Have fun reading fem puppy top Childe!

archiveofourown.org/works/60654529
Title: Bubble Nest Author: AstraKiseki Summary: Zhongli is about to visit Aias's apartment for the first time. She thinks she still has to court him. Yeah, no, Zhongli wants her to fucking ruin him with the dick he sucked months before. So many tags. Please, click the link and look at the tags there.
November 18, 2024 at 3:55 AM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
A stupid fluff snippet involving Childe learning about half-adepti babies, courtesy of panicking new mom Keqing.

(They'll be going to Zhongli soon enough, but I was having fun with it.)
“Tartaglia, I am calling in a favor!” The Harbinger in question lifts his head up from his paperwork at the sound of the Yuheng’s voice. He had just gotten back a few days before, he is not surprised that Keqing would know of his return, but being that brazen? “Keqing, what a surprise. What brings a member of the Qixing here?” Keqing is carrying something in her arms, large enough that she kicks the door shut with her foot before she answers, “Fucking adepti bullshit.” All Tartaglia can get out is a confused ‘huh?’ before she carefully sets down the thing bundled up in her arms — A large, cracked egg, making soft, high noises.
November 17, 2024 at 8:25 AM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
I went to the happy lemon thing. Tastes like a normal milk tea with an Oreo chaser really.

Got the sleeve.
A photo op frame featuring Jean (left) and Klee (right) from Genshin Impact, advertised by Happy Lemon. The Oreo and cream milk tea in a plastic cup, with a bag that has Klee on it, with a straw. Someone else's bag is behind it.
November 15, 2024 at 9:09 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
Giving Aventurine ADHD, what else is new? Ratio gets to be a fussy boyfriend along the way before Aventurine opts for distracting him.
Veritas moves one headphone away from his ear as he says, “Perhaps taking notes will help you learn focus.” A mild jab, its barbs softened by the unspoken inquiry behind them. Aventurine laughs, soft and light behind Veritas before a kiss is gently planted on the crown of his head. “Hey, I took my meds today, thank you very much.” It was just in the morning, and now, it is mid-afternoon, and Veritas is well aware of the energy crash that comes to most people with Aventurine’s condition. He is due to doze off soon, now that he is home from work.
November 15, 2024 at 7:39 AM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
A teaser for a #tartali fic long, *long* in the making. I just have to figure out a boring detail near the end.
Zhongli steps into her reach, allowing Aias to more easily undo the hooks and pull away the stretchy material. He has to step away to finish getting out of his clothes, kneeling down to undo the garters holding up his socks and remove those as well. Aias decides that she is a bit overdressed for the moment, but that train of thought is immediately lost as Zhongli straightens up. He squirms adorably under her heated gaze, but the bigger surprise is the hint of a soft belly, more of that shaven clean trail, and how his underwear is a nice simple pair of shorts with a cute wet patch at the crotch… with narwhals on the fabric. Narwhals, of all things. Now, she knows he is teasing her. He snaps the waistband of the underwear for emphasis, a coy smile on his face.
November 14, 2024 at 8:10 AM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
... Yeah, I'm called the fuck out with this. I have no regrets.

uquiz.com/quiz/vNQPkn
An image that reads "Your result: crack treated seriously a certified silly goose, you wish everyone could chill out and find some fucking whimsy!"
November 13, 2024 at 5:59 PM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
Some of the 1k words I've written today. Baixiao has had a bad few weeks.
Text that reads Not alone with the other half of the room closed off by a curtain, but she is too tired to take a look. All she knows that one is a heart, another is not beating, as if they are dead. The doctors will come and find the body soon enough, she is just so… drained. Like someone had used her like a child’s juice box and then discarded her, leaving the dregs to drip onto the floor. Baixiao groans. Lady Ningguang is not going to be happy about any of this.
November 12, 2024 at 8:17 AM
astrakiseki.bsky.social
Another chapter of To Know the World, my modern magic Teyvat AU has been posted.

archiveofourown.org/chapters/154...

Fucking *finally* Tartaglia tells him about the damn intimacy thing with concubi.

#zhongchili
An image showing the rating and tags for a genshin fanfic called To Know the World. (Better to click the link provided.)
November 12, 2024 at 5:45 AM
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A snippet from the following link (archived) - https://web.archive.org/web/20180405060756/http://hilarity.chickennation.com/index.php?start=15 The person on the left (Blue) is giving a personality quiz to the person on the right (Orange). Panel 1: Blue: Rich but ugly, or poor but handsome: which would you be? Panel 2: Orange: I would... Panel 3: Orange: Pee on everything.
November 6, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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Quotepost your least viewed fanfic works. Even the less popular works need love. ❤️

Due to its relative youth, my Fortune 2024 zine fic has the least views. Since it's shipping ambiguous + an AU + a weird combo, I'm not surprised.

archiveofourown.org/works/53695150
October 24, 2024 at 5:41 AM
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*doorslams*

I FOUND A VERY #AVENTURINE FLOWER
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A close-up of a jade vine flower.
October 24, 2024 at 1:02 AM
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Unfortunately, I did my 1k yesterday in the office.

And I forgot to send it to myself, so I'll have to recover it when I go into the office.

So I'll drop 100 words from the upcoming chapter of my modern magic fic for these idiots #zhongchili
An image with text that reads [Tartaglia cups Zhongli’s face in his hands, leaning forward. “Why don’t I try scaring you off first? Then you can make the decision if you want to pursue me.” The Abyss is a place where things are inflicted. This is being offered. This is not safe, but it is as gentle as anything could be. They have done worse, in the middle of a park! This is not nothing, but it is something more proper than what they have done. Proper. As if the Abyss has anything to do with proper. “You may make the effort,” Zhongli says mildly. “But do not be surprised if you do not get the reaction that you are expecting.”]
October 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM