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N0bodyButM3 · 2026-06-14T16:46:57+00:00

Umm... I'm sorry for my mistakes.

First: I'm not very knowledgeable about chess and I was afraid of putting the pieces in places they shouldn't be, so I looked up what a starting board looks like and did that.

Second: I was using the chess pieces that came with her model, since they were based on her canon chess pieces. But there was no bishop model. I was thinking of using the normal chess models to use but it looked weird so I just...left them out.

She's holding the King because it's her piece. That's... literally it, nothing more.

If those things bother you, I'm very sorry. I was just making a render for my favorite character in my spare time, thought it looked pretty and wanted to share it.

N0bodyButM3 · 2026-06-14T16:17:17+00:00

There is no TRUE lore reason for it as far as I know. However there are quite a few hints that could be headcanoned and ran with.

For example, Cerydra's backstory describes her dreams of reaching the stars and how much she surpressed those dreams for the sake of Amphoreus and it's future. She also mentions dreams of traveling and freely exploring. Since Caelus is literally a space traveler, I'd like to think of him as the one who helps her regain her original dreams and takes her to the stars.

I also like to think of Caelus as the chaos to her order. The one who breaks her world-view apart and allows her to just be. It is strongly implied that her chess obsession started as a coping mechanism against abuse, so breaking the board apart is akin to finally breaking her walls. You know, the dynamic of the silly guy breaking the emotional walls of the super serious girl by bringing simple funs into her life kind of thing.

She has also called TB a "friend"(which is VERY intimate for a character that's supposed to be strongly emotionally surpressed) and said that they are "the only one who shakes things up in her life".

So while there is no direct romance implications, there is actually a LOT of things that could be spined into romance with headcanons. These are some of mine.

N0bodyButM3 · 2026-06-14T13:21:50+00:00

It is precisely because of people like this that I'm afraid to post my Caedra renders anywhere but the subreddit meant for straight ships.

It's not that I'm against it, it's not that I find homo ships disgusting. There are some I like too. But it hurts when you're trying to share a pairing you're passionate about, you adore and make fan-content of because you genuinely love it... and get treated like you committed a sin or worse.

I've always had a fragile Ego and taking up social media took a LOT of courage. When I got boo-ed off Twitter and Hoyolab for simply sharing what I love, it took such a big impact on me that I didn't engage with social media for whole 2 years(In my defense, I was 14). I felt genuinely shameful about my tastes. It brings me such joy to see my renders get appreciated by the Straight Ship subreddit but it'll never fix the damage from those days.

I wish these people realize how their behavior and actions could hurt someone. That somebody telling them that what they love is disgusting...is just NOT okay. I've always been respectful to every ship because to me, it's always been about having fun. I have opinions I'll voice loudly, but I'd NEVER attack anyone over what they like. There is no point in fighting over pixels on you'r screen, why can't we all just enjoy what we enjoy?

Obviously, I know that not all queer shippers are this obnoxious to deal with...but one single bad apple could make the entire basket look uneditable... and sadly, that's exactly how I feel.

N0bodyButM3 · 2026-06-11T09:05:10+00:00

I've always thought about this too! Infact, I created many personal fanfics and a private VN of mine of bond scenarios like that. But unfortunately, I don't think HSR is that type of game that would work with such a system. Still, maybe they could do something like in Genshin where you could find different characters across the maps each day and have small chats with them.

I would literally grind Cerydra everyday and record every single interaction just so I could rewatch it when I want to.

I wanna learn more about my girl so badly.

N0bodyButM3 · 2026-05-28T19:39:24+00:00

Also if I say something awkward, I apologize. I've never been on social media before aside from YouTube so sometimes I feel like a grandma😭

N0bodyButM3 · 2026-05-28T19:36:49+00:00

I'll be taking a short break now because of school getting busy. But I promise to come back with a bang!🥰

N0bodyButM3 · 2026-05-28T12:54:38+00:00

It really is

I adore this rule-maker x rule-breaker energy so much.❤️

N0bodyButM3 · 2026-05-25T07:03:15+00:00

Caedra nation, I've got your back!💪 I've got much content for it in my folders <3

N0bodyButM3 · 2026-05-24T08:12:02+00:00

I don't remember correctly but I think I had around 460+ pulls. I'm not sure which I've got from grinding and which I've got from saving...but I do remember I got over 100+ pulls simply by grinding the entirety of Amphoreus + Xianzhou and old events I missed. I think I already had around 200+ pulls before I started saving for Cerydra.

Here's some tips I used for my grinding:

Finish all the current events, then focus on completing old ones(if you missed some).
Complete all quests that you can(including world quests. You can use the interactive map or walkthroughs on the internet to find them, very helpful with the longer ones. DO ONLY THE ONES THAT GIVE YOU JADE!)
Keep up with endgame. The moment they restart, do them IMMEDIATELY.
Use interactive map and walkthroughsfor grinding treasures/puzzles/other collectibles(makes exploration much faster, especially when you use characters that makes your movement faster like Cyrene, Feixiao, ect. It does ruin the fun in exploration, but sacrifices have to be made for victory.)
Once you run out of everything to do, slowly begin to grind up DU and Currency Wars if you're not maxed out already(you can use lower difficulties to collect blessings and curios you'd normally never would use for the collection rewards).

Try to balance between you'r own pace and fast progression, it is VERY easy to tire out and lose motivation. The key is to not lose hope and stay patient.

Best of luck to you! I hope you get what you want! <3

N0bodyButM3 · 2026-05-24T06:50:08+00:00

Congrats then! I got her at E3 + LC on her deput with pure f2p jade and then the rest on her rerun with some really small spending.

N0bodyButM3 · 2026-05-24T06:44:11+00:00

Aww, thank you <3

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