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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.
Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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EternalObserver
eYe Gaze baCk
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- The Void
You know what, fuck it
[X] Sixiang the companion, the friend… and perhaps something more, it would make her already tricky situation trickier, but… she felt she could try.
[X] Sixiang the companion, the friend… and perhaps something more, it would make her already tricky situation trickier, but… she felt she could try.
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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.
Sometimes the love you have for your deepest friend is far stronger then anything you could ever feel for your spouse, but it it a different kind of love.
Sometimes the love you have for your deepest friend is far stronger then anything you could ever feel for your spouse, but it it a different kind of love.
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[X] Sixiang the companion, the friend… and perhaps something more, it would make her already tricky situation trickier, but… she felt she could try.
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The Sandman
So Zetta Slowpoke
- Location
- Wherever I am, which isn't where I'm not
[X] Sixiang the companion, the friend… and perhaps something more, it would make her already tricky situation trickier, but… she felt she could try.
And thus Sixiang becomes the Dream of Abs.
And thus Sixiang becomes the Dream of Abs.
I suppose I was focusing more on the life partner part and to be honest, I don't personally see their relationship as platonic. I'm more in favour of something more, rather than things not being quite the same when looking at the options for where their relationship will go.
Confidant to me is very close friend, perhaps a difference in how we see that word. I am a confidant to my sibling, their very close friend and a close part of their family but this to me is not the same as a life partner, platonic or otherwise.
For example, I would see Meizhen as a confidant and best friend (though maybe not fun older cousin). What we have with Sixiang feels different to that to me.
[X] Sixiang the companion, the friend… and perhaps something more, it would make her already tricky situation trickier, but… she felt she could try.
NoxOfUmbra
Shadow of the night
- Location
- Colombia, South América
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
I just love the "she felt she could try." being honest. Shows character growth. A path that will continue to develop as we grow as a person and as our relationships mature.
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- somewhere over there.
- Pronouns
- They/It
[X] Sixiang the companion, the friend… and perhaps something more, it would make her already tricky situation trickier, but… she felt she could try
Any time this question comes up in a quest, it seems like it's either the blank reader surrogate collecting every named female character in the story, or voters pushing for monogamy because hey we're not like those juvenile harem quests. It's definitely cool seeing people not just want to treat the women in stories as trophies or conquests, but damn does it get tiring to see poly relationships either reduced to titillation or well intentioned people avoiding them because there's some feeling that polyamory is inherently juvenile or sexist. It would be really cool to see here, especially since the relationship between LQ and Six will necessarily be different in tone than the one between her and her eventual husband. No less loving, since I don't think LQ is capable of accepting anyone as a partner without loving them completely, but no two relationships are the same. There's a lot of fun texture there for the romance.
This isn't directed at this vote's discussion or anyone in it, in large part because I haven't read most of the discussion. It's not even a response to any particular other quest on SV or elsewhere, just my attempt to put into words something that's bugged me for years.
Any time this question comes up in a quest, it seems like it's either the blank reader surrogate collecting every named female character in the story, or voters pushing for monogamy because hey we're not like those juvenile harem quests. It's definitely cool seeing people not just want to treat the women in stories as trophies or conquests, but damn does it get tiring to see poly relationships either reduced to titillation or well intentioned people avoiding them because there's some feeling that polyamory is inherently juvenile or sexist. It would be really cool to see here, especially since the relationship between LQ and Six will necessarily be different in tone than the one between her and her eventual husband. No less loving, since I don't think LQ is capable of accepting anyone as a partner without loving them completely, but no two relationships are the same. There's a lot of fun texture there for the romance.
This isn't directed at this vote's discussion or anyone in it, in large part because I haven't read most of the discussion. It's not even a response to any particular other quest on SV or elsewhere, just my attempt to put into words something that's bugged me for years.
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I really can't understand how so many have come to the conclusion that Sixiang can't be anything more than a platonic friend or a family member, when they're the one who helped Qi the most in figuring out what her feelings were regarding romance, and moving forward from her trauma.
Alongside that, Six existed before Qi, even if in another form. They weren't created, from Ling Qi, they were imbued with a part of her dream and imagination, but that alone does not signify that they're related, or that they're some sort of spawn from Qi. And since they've been outside of our head, they've developed into more than the whips of a dream. An actual spiritual being with wants and feelings.
QI is an unreliable narrator, because of her problems and background, she kept pushing away the thought of Six's feelings for her so she didn't have to deal with it, and in the meantime- the narrative was posited in only how she thought things had to be.
Please don't get so stuck in that idea, when I think many of you aren't taking into account Sixiang themselves, sure; they said they wouldn't go anywhere, but it's the wrong move to not even give them a chance after all of the help that's been given to Qi, for the chance to see if it could work between them.
Ling Qi has plenty of platonic friends. Sixiang has long since passed the point where the relationship between them could've remained like that, and Qi's been trying to not address that fact.
I genuinely believe it'll be a mistake to not take this chance for what could be.
Alongside that, Six existed before Qi, even if in another form. They weren't created, from Ling Qi, they were imbued with a part of her dream and imagination, but that alone does not signify that they're related, or that they're some sort of spawn from Qi. And since they've been outside of our head, they've developed into more than the whips of a dream. An actual spiritual being with wants and feelings.
QI is an unreliable narrator, because of her problems and background, she kept pushing away the thought of Six's feelings for her so she didn't have to deal with it, and in the meantime- the narrative was posited in only how she thought things had to be.
Please don't get so stuck in that idea, when I think many of you aren't taking into account Sixiang themselves, sure; they said they wouldn't go anywhere, but it's the wrong move to not even give them a chance after all of the help that's been given to Qi, for the chance to see if it could work between them.
Ling Qi has plenty of platonic friends. Sixiang has long since passed the point where the relationship between them could've remained like that, and Qi's been trying to not address that fact.
I genuinely believe it'll be a mistake to not take this chance for what could be.
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I've had a friend in this position, and it never was more than platonic. And neither of us expected it to go any farther than that. (Even though it would have been socially acceptable for both our families.)
[X] Sixiang the companion, the friend… and perhaps something more, it would make her already tricky situation trickier, but… she felt she could try.
BAD DECISIONS HO!
BAD DECISIONS HO!
This isn't a vote where people debate the banality of semantics (Common in this quest, for good or ill) nor is it deciding to strike a castle or an outpost.
This is about what we, as Qi, feel about Sixiang. It's about the gut instinct that surfaces whenever you think "Six." There is no right or wrong answer—only what feels true to you. What your heart whispers when no one else is listening. That's all that matters.
There's no need to effortpost long justifications or explain why one option is "objectively" better. I won't think more of anyone for doing it—and honestly, I'll think less of those trying to pick apart others' feelings like it's a logic puzzle.
You don't interrogate someone's feelings, especially when it's about their relationship with another person. Past context matters less than how you feel now. That's what lasts. That's what we're voting on.
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- somewhere over there.
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- They/It
I mean in the fairly few posts I read before skipping to the last page there were definitely people mentioning their motivations, some of which were exactly what ironhydra mentioned. I'm all for just keeping it simple and voting for the things you want to see happen, but even from that point of view it's quite possible for people to change your mind about what it is you want to see.
Also, like. You totally do interrogate people's feelings? Talking things through with people is a great way to better understand where your emotions are coming from and address/act on them more effectively? Generally not with random strangers on the Internet, but also this is incredibly low stakes compared to most things you might tease hidden depths out of, so you might as well.
[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 don't super care about what wins, but making tricky situations trickier is fun, so I feel that trying would be more exciting.
I don't super care about what wins, but making tricky situations trickier is fun, so I feel that trying would be more exciting.
