Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.

Sixiang as a cool friend sounds much more comfortable

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.

I have never really enjoyed Sixiang as a character, however their narrative purpose is to connect Ling Qi with herself without too much navel-gazing, to make her aware of the instinctive reactions and to force her to re-evaluate. That purpose would be ruined with romance. Sixiang would be a poor lover/partner for Qi, as she would spend more and more time in the Dream with them, and less on the Communication with other people. It has already been mentioned in the story that cultivators that turn into hermits or self-isolate are generally useless to society, which is a view Qi herself agrees with. Sixiang is also far too mutable, I feel. Ling Qi, as the main character, should be the most mutable portion of our story. The entire premise of the story is how she, herself, changes. She requires some form of stability, or at minimum, non-instant change, as liminal spirits are very prone to doing. Humans, though we do change fast, don't change quite that fast.

In terms of story plotline, there are no political or social gains, which is something that, now that it has been introduced, must be considered. Perhaps if Qi had accepted Sixiang the first time, or if the forum had chosen the Sect route, I would find it more reasonable, when there were no other alliances to be made or power struggles to consider. There still might be skill gains, in Ling Qi's realm of Spirit-Speaking and in her role as Priestess, however I believe these are accomplishable without the relationship as well.

I also have a difficult time basing my choices in "but the drama!" or "but the chemistry!" opinions. Chemistry belongs in a science lab, and drama is not a foundation to build a life on, unless one is actively participating in a theatre production.

[X] Sixiang the companion, the friend… and perhaps something more, it would make her already tricky situation trickier, but… she felt she could try.

I'd only be mildly disappointed if we don't go with this but I would like to see where this ship takes us.

Hrrm…
It's like…
If we don't take Six on the side LQ probably will try the monogamy thing like the square she is and that's something I've wanted to rail against for a very long time.
But.
I think I get it, Six has…Problems as a straight lover. And having him on the side will be…Odd.
…
I think I perfer the Ling Qi that says 'yes, Six is my lover, got a problem with that?'

Or to put it another way, Qiyi is all about power displays, but us being a meek traditional makes us just seem overblown. Take a stance and make the world acknowledge it!

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.

I like the others more than I like Sixiang

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.


Don't forget to put the X in box guys , I've seen a few votes that won't count if yall don't do it

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk

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[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.

The best ship is friendship.

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.

I guess I don't feel Sixiang romance is an option I want to even see on the table.

[X] Sixiang the companion, the friend… and perhaps something more, it would make her already tricky situation trickier, but… she felt she could try.

Eh, let's give it a shot. We've been on a roll in okaying potential romance of late, and I'd feel a bit bad if we drew the line at Sixiang. Part of it is that there's a lot of subtler shades of queerness that don't get a lot of daylight, and Ling Qi's basically strictly heterosexual attraction mingling with Sixiang's fluid identity would showcase a very real dynamic that rarely features, much less in a healthy and positive way. It'd be neat.

But more than that, Sixiang's very close, pretty cool, and definitely trusted. They push Ling Qi's boundaries while understanding the importance of limits. They're a fun time, and I like it when we see them pursue something. I think there's sometimes a certain infantilizing view of Sixiang in respect to Ling Qi, but that's a conflict of priorities and not wanting to endanger what's important to them. It doesn't mean they lack agency or standing in their relationship with Ling Qi, just that they recognize and respect the difficulties she has. If we give Sixiang the green light, I strongly doubt they'll be shy about making their own priorities known. There's no reason the two can't be comfortably equitable partners.

I think it'd be fun, and I'm willing to roll the dice.

Mr.rodent said:

One thing I'm also not comfortable with is sixiang basically becoming a boy , even if they occasionally change back and forth , for lqs comfortability / the ship becuase lq at the end of the day is straight and likes guys which goes to reason as shown in this chapter Sixiang will either fully commit to becoming a boy or slowly change into the gender lq prefers .


I hate that. I loved my queer non binary gender shifting muse spirit that could be a twink menace or a fairy pretty gal or raver chick . Feels like a loss to me tbh

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This doesn't strike me as a very likely progression for Sixiang to take. I could see a shade of it being pretty useful in a potential relationship, though? Like, given Ling Qi's predilections, then playing with boymode would be a convenient way for the two of them to demarcate and separate out romance from other contexts. Basically no relationship is all romance all the time, and these two in particular would have a lot of other things going on still?

Putting boymode on the shelf would be an easy way for them to say "this is serious business time" or "this is casual hangout time" or whatever the case may be. And Sixiang's relationship with gender is such that that's not likely to be stifling for them. This exact dynamic wouldn't have to develop, the two can do whatever, but it's definitely an option. And queer as heck, which is fun.

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.

[X] Sixiang the confidant, the friend, the fun older cousin to her other spirits. Things might not be the same, but that was the path she wanted to walk.