[Honkai: Star Rail] A Fake Tentacle and the House Head Fall in Love After an Arranged Marriage

The entire plot is completely fictional. It involves the Charmony Festival on Penacony and events on Amphoreus in the future. Any out-of-character behavior is my responsibility.

I have a mountain of personal headcanons. This is not the traditional sort of non-human romance (the protagonist's true form is not tentacles; he became this way as a result of an experiment). If you dislike tentacles, don't read.

The one who goes from not loving him, to falling for him, and finally to loving him beyond all reason is the family head, of course. After all, whenever he looks back, he'll always see loyal puppy Xiao Lin wagging his tail~

This is mainly because Sunday's character art and ultimate leaks were so hot. I just wanted to indulge myself and write something I like. Please don't flame me if it's not your thing [love you guys]

[Pairing: Lin x Sunday, loyal, love-struck tentacle top x composed, cool family-head bottom]

Sunday, imprisoned in the cage of his family, received an order from his “Father.”

Marry, or send his younger sister off to marry into another family.

As someone who loved his sister more than life itself, he naturally chose to trade his own freedom for hers.

Only, the marriage partner chosen by his family seemed a little unreliable...

The little tentacle curled around his upper thigh, gave a soft slurp, and asked with narrowed, contented eyes: Me?

Looks like I've found myself a bit of trouble.

From then on, the cold room seemed to have a single source of warmth.

The little fellow didn't seem to understand what he said, but still conscientiously fulfilled the duties of a so-called “wife.”

For example:

When he was tired, it gave him a massage, though the places it pressed made his face burn;

It secretly sprinkled pepper on the old geezer's head, then accidentally got caught when it fell down while winking coquettishly at him as he turned around.

Well, it's a bit silly, but pretty cute.

No matter how much trouble he caused, as the family head's wife, nobody would hold it against him...

But when they reunited after a long separation, this fellow swept him into his arms. Looking at Lin, who was a head taller than him and grinning foolishly with all his teeth showing, for the first time Sunday felt the urge to hold him accountable.

“Don't be mad, Family Head. I'm back now, aren't I?”

Their long-awaited reunion made up for the regret of parting without a word. Now Sunday and his wings would never be separated again.

[Bonus Scene]

Although he didn't know why he was here, or who the person in front of him was, this familiar feeling made him want to get close to the handsome man before him.

But what were “a wife's duties”?

After swallowing the incessant noise, he dealt with the trouble in front of him.

He reined in the murderous intent he could barely suppress, then returned to the room.

Sensing the person in bed stir his eyelashes, he instantly shrank and returned to Sunday's side.

“Time to sleep,” Sunday said. Said.

Right after that, someone stretched and tugged the little tentacle, kneading it into all sorts of shapes.

Lin: ?

Ignoring the person with the cool expression whose face had turned faintly red beneath his ear feathers, he murmured to himself:

“Actually, it's pretty good for warming my hands.”

Life after taking human form seemed a little hard to bear.

No cuddling, no hugging, not even kissing!

And there was a certain tone-deaf person chattering on and on with irritating words.

“Lin, it wasn't your intention back then. If you want to separate...”

Before Sunday's pretty little mouth could say anything more upsetting, his tentacle appeared in front of him and covered his mouth.

“I'm not leaving.”

I'm not leaving you, ever.

His darling wasn't easy to win over.

Lin lay on the bed, tentacles coiled around him, only to be waved away.

“Quit fooling around. Go to sleep.”

The little tentacle was unhappy, and Lin himself stopped smiling too.

He leaned close to Sunday's ear and gently stroked his ear feathers.

“Big Brother Family Head, can I touch your ear feathers?”

!

This guy, doing it first and asking permission afterward again...

And how am I supposed to refuse when you've tied me up?!

Theme: Love can heal anything.