[Honkai: Star Rail] After the Foxian Healer of Yaoqing Overheard My Thoughts

Pairing: Jiaoqiu × Yan Lin (Second revision, version 2.5: I've decided to abandon the original plot and make this an entirely original setting.) Blurb: In her previous life, Yan Lin's Foxian community, Zhuochi, lived far from the Xianzhou. But afflicted by mara, they became a violent clan that terrorized the region, and the Xianzhou launched a campaign to wipe them out. Just as both sides were on the brink of mutual destruction, the long-hidden Borisin suddenly appeared and slaughtered the weakened forces of both sides. Reborn into this life as the youngest foxian male in his clan, he swore to find a way to save his people and prevent this calamity. His first step was to go to the Xianzhou and ease tensions between the two sides. So he secretly climbed aboard a vehicle that was supposedly going to take the Dragon Lady back to the Alchemy Commission, hoping to learn from her how to alleviate his people's mara. He reached out to grab the Dragon Lady's clothes, but accidentally touched something furry. Following the tail with his eyes, he looked up and saw a foxian man with narrowed eyes. Yan Lin: I think I've messed with someone I shouldn't have... Unexpectedly, the foxian man smiled at him and cried out like a foodie: "Want to go eat hotpot together?" Yan Lin: ? After learning that this narrow-eyed man was also a physician, Yan Lin rubbed his hands together, eager to kidnap him and take him back to Zhuochi to treat his people. But... How did he know I was going to make my move today?! As he plotted against this man, Yan Lin noticed that he would watch him for a long time with a strange look in his eyes. As if Yan Lin were a transparent sheet of paper, with no secrets at all. Everything was following the timeline of his previous life, and he was growing increasingly anxious over his own helplessness. Could nothing be changed...? Jiaoqiu flourished his feather fan. "Everything is under control, including you." Jiaoqiu had sneaked away from the Yaoqing to eat spicy food when he suddenly realized he could hear the thoughts of the foxian beside him. After bringing him back to the Yaoqing On the outside, the man was quiet, cooperative, and diligent, with a serious, eager-to-learn expression. Inside, he was grumbling: [All this spicy food is making my butt hurt. Once I kidnap you and take you back to Zhuochi, I'm making you grow cilantro! Wait, those hands are better suited to healing people. I can't bear to make him work hard!] [What if I put some cilantro in the spicy hotpot? Once he passes out, I can bundle him up and take him away. Hehe, I'll hold my nose and not eat any, so I won't pass out.] Kidnapped victim Jiaoqiu: ... When they went on campaign with Feixiao The man took himself to safety, even shoving the physician out in front of him. He put on a brave, fearless front, but inside he was grumbling: [Help meeeee! How is that tailless foxian general so strong? The other side hadn't even finished their threats before their heads were gone! Looks like I'll have to stick to the original plan and take a hostage to negotiate!] Jiaoqiu, regarded as the hostage: ... At the dining table The man sat calmly beside him, surrounded by a splendid spread. His face was composed, but inside he was grumbling: [Look at all this food. It all tastes the same. Look how watery these dishes are, nice and mild, right? Spicy. It's all spicy!] Jiaoqiu, the chef who'd worked so hard on the food: ... This man had been spoiled absolutely rotten. Jiaoqiu brought the general's handwritten marriage proposal and the six betrothal gifts to Zhuochi to ask for Yan Lin's hand. He had barely reached the entrance when Yan Lin, waiting there, stopped him. "No! The clan leader says I'm the stupidest foxian male in the clan. If I marry another weak foxian male, we'll have an even stupider foxian baby." Jiaoqiu helplessly tried to explain, giving example after example to prove that he wasn't weak. Ah, well. Can't be helped. He spoiled this silly thing, so now he has to keep spoiling him. But he didn't notice the triumphant smile on Yan Lin's face as he wrapped his arms around Jiaoqiu's waist. [Reader's Guide] * Warning: this is fictional history. Any OOC is on me. * They're both master actors, pretending to be harmless while hiding their claws. As for who's the top and who's the bottom, umm, still undecided. * The story takes place after Hoolay's death. Jiaoqiu is temporarily blind, but this has nothing to do with the original Honkai: Star Rail plot. All the worldbuilding serves the story! * The protagonist is named Yan Lin, from "salt and pepper" (Yan) and "hills" (Lin). * When I drafted the blurb, I didn't know Jiaoqiu's personality yet. Based on his pink fur, fox appearance, narrow eyes, and feather fan, I guessed he might be the sort who pretends to be harmless while hiding his claws. We'll see once he appears in the game. Theme: Work hard to change your own life.