[ Heart of Stone AU ] Inhumanly Fast Heart Rate ๐ธ 6
🕑 Added 2024-10-24 20:08:00 +0000 UTCREADING ORDER:
[ Heart of Stone AU ] The Sorrow of the God ๐ธ 1
[ Heart of Stone AU ] Golden Tears ๐ธ 2
[ Heart of Stone AU ] A New Contract ๐ธ 3
[ Heart of Stone AU ] Hidden Features ๐ธ 4
[ Heart of Stone AU ] Unbelievable incident ๐ธ 5
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Another Heart of Stone episode so soon after the previous one... they're strictly tied and I wrote the draft for this together with part 5 which is why I felt the urge to bring it to life asap ๐
It's almost surreal to be finally drawing these pages because I had first thought about these events 1 YEAR AGO!! I still have 3-4 episodes in mind (they're rather long so I may break the events into multiple parts), then I'll have to start brainstorming for good because the rest is extremely vague right now!
Thank you everyone for the support as always!! A special thank you to two people who helped in the making of this episode... Keiki, for allowing me to take pictures of your super nice teapot for the first two pages of the comic! ๐ And Elliot for offering to beta-reading this episode!! ๐งก
Comments
Foxy
I adore this AU!
Lindsey
Iโd be in cardiac distress if baizhu looked at me like that too ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Clarice
Now I'm super intrigued...I love Changsheng's relationship with Baizhu, and I just bet she used to give him plenty of "advice" about his relationship with Zhongli back in the day lol
Alex Ryder
Omg yes finally they meet!! GUH!! The look on Zhongliโs face ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ
Jakulaari
That shocked Zhongli.....he will be living rent-free in my mind for ever. Never have I ever wanted to hug an archon saying "there there". And Baizhu! So prettyyyyyyyyy! Thank you for the most delicious feast for eyes!
shyla russell
CRYING! SCREAMING! THROWING UP! KICKING MY FEET! ๐ซด๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐
Chro-NO
Truly ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
KiraShion
YeSS!! Gosh I love how you pointed out all the relevant aspects of this episode ๐ yes Baizhu has Changsheng's eyes, it's not random ๐
KiraShion
๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐๐๐ he's got a glimpse of hope for his most previous thing he thought was forever lost ๐ญ
KiraShion
Yeeees you perfectly summed it up!! I wanted a way to show that Zhongli recognized present Baizhu as the reincarnation of his past husband Baizhu without overlapping them because it would've implied he's not actually /seeing/ or considering present Baizhu which is not the vibe I want to go with so yeah - bittersweet memory was the way ๐ and the future is to be written ๐๐
Gaiaah04
Continua cosรฌ perchรฉ stai facendo un lavoro sublime!!
KiraShion
First love again ๐ฅบ
KiraShion
Aah sono feliceee!! ๐คฒ๐๐ Per me รจ solo un piacere disegnare e condividere con voi, quando poi vi piace รจ il massimo ๐ฅบ
KiraShion
Aaah ancora sto riflettendo se e quando far sรฌ che Baizhu riottenga i ricordi della sua vita precedente... in fondo penso sia forse piรน bello che Zhongli lo faccia innamorare di nuovo ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐งก๐ mi fa tanto piacere che i volti siano espressivi!! Mi esercito spesso anche sul migliorare le proporzioni ma l'importante รจ sempre far passare le emozioni ๐
KiraShion
Yees I've often made some characters stick out of panels, this time I thought I overdid but I'm happy you like it!! Now I won't hold back haha Also Neuvi should just be thankful Zhongli did not spawn all his sparkly adeptal features out of excitement upon seeing Baizhu haha
KiraShion
I'm happy to always surprise for the better ๐งก maybe Neuvi's reaction will also be a surprise... ๐
KiraShion
His heart is SCREMING the love for Baizhu but words still can't come out ๐ญ
DuskDragon1701
I am dying, the snake tattoo peeking over the collar of Baizhuโs shirt is awesome!
Els
the way i saw this update in my notifs and immediately made a coffee to sit down and admire it ๐๐๐ kira you have us in a chokehold with this au ๐ฅฐ
Basilisa
"Of course" oh my I am so happy for him - even thought complications will soon coming I am sure. But for now... I will imagine that next episode they will kith and it'll all be well <3
kazualex
SOBBING SCREAMING THROWING UP
kxllxrbxnny (aspen)
Kira youโve outdone it again ifnsbshshssh I LOVE THIS SERIES
kxllxrbxnny (aspen)
Iโm sobbing I love them so much
Clarice
Also I'm suddenly screaming like it just clicked to me that Baizhu still has Changsheng's eyes???
DoritoMLG666
Honestly same. Id start tweaking too if I saw someone as beautiful as Baizhu. I'm already so stoked for the next part. Gods they are so NHYFHJJVFTHVFG
โจJeiโจ
He is on CLOUD NINE! ๐ฅบ๐๐ฅน
Hellian
Zhongli is such a sopping wet cat I love him so dearly
Cherry
The wet dog zhongli is actually killing me LMAO I love him smโค๏ธ plus any day is a good day with baizhu โค๏ธโค๏ธ amazing work as always!! I canโt wait to see where this goes
Mir Ventura
DADDY LOOKS SO HOPEFUL AIDJRNVKKSBFJTJG GODS I LOVE HEART OF STONE
Clarice
Also it's so cute that Baizhu immediately jumped into doctor mode. Not to mention I loved Mister Mora himself giving past!Baizhu shit about his inflated costs lol
Clarice
Oh, the narrative contrast between them pretending not to know each other in the past with Baizhu really not knowing him in the present...it's so clever and funny and also so *sad*, but also great because they CAN get to know each other again ๐ ๐ ๐
kee
wet puppy zhongli energy
Xal
Aaaaaaaaaa this is so goood โกโกโก
James Dibble
My heart
CDCalli
OH WAIT double swoon gause holy frick that sneak peek. The salivaaa
CDCalli
*SWOON*
Ao~
ZHONGLI IS SO CUTEEEE HE'S LIKE A YOUNG MAN AGAIN SEEING BAIZHU AHAIN ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ AAAAAAHHHHH
Hope Writes
Oh my HEART. The flashback is so pretty! And that sweet wistful look on Zhongli's face in the last panel made me scream into my hands! I love this so much.
Keiki
the reply was perfect and his "excuse" was also perfectly convenient ๐ญ aaaaah I can't wait for the next part!!!
Jelleebell
Aaaaah so good. So lovely the deja Vu if only he knew โค๏ธ I always jump with joy seeing a new episode of heart of stone๐ฅฐ I was about to sleep when I saw the notification and almost jumped Also the idea of neuvillette coming back to find zhongli go e would be hilarious ๐
KiraShion
You perfectly described it!! Just yesterday on Discord I mentioned how I wanted Zhongli to be wet for the encounter with Baizhu so his defenseless look with those puppy eyes would be enhanced ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ
KiraShion
I thought for long about what else Zhongli could reply to that question but what could've possibly come close to his feelings? And how hard would it have been to articulate words? So he only went "all good" just to relieve Baizhu's worried and give himself some extra time to fathom the situation ๐ญ๐คฒ๐ That "darling" mayyy have broken space and time barriers ๐ definitely contributed to making Baizhu believe he's confused, shocked even haha Dw for the carpet, Changsheng would probably still nap close to the window, in the sun haha
Kokeshi
Assolutamente contentissima di essere diventata una tua patreon! Questo fumetto รจ bellissimo e i tuoi disegni sono arte pura! Grazie mille per tutto quello che crei per noi! โค๏ธโค๏ธ
Heta Harts
SCREAMING CRYING BLEEDING DYING! WHILE MY CROPS HAVE BEEN WATERED, MY AILMENTS CURED AND DEBTS PAID MY WORLD IS CRASHING DOWN AND THE APOCALYPSE IS STARTING WITH ME WOEFULLY UNPREPARED! ๐ญ๐ญ
regregreg
zhongli.exe has stopped working, as the kids say >3
KiraShion
Baizhu worried he may have a stroke but it's a miracle Zhongli's heart didn't straightforwardly EXPLODED dfghjk
JristinaF
Neuvillette comes back to find that Morax is gone. ๐
Gaiaah04
ODDIOOO non vedo l'ora che Baizhu si ricordi di lui aiuto ma quanto sono amori โค๏ธโ๐ฉน adoro il modo in cui fai sembrare le loro emozioni cosรฌ reali รจ stupendo ๐ญ
Ruby Ophidian
The pure SASS on Baizhu's face in that first panel. Also, I love the way some of the figures overlap the edges of the panels, it makes the whole thing feel more immersive(psure you've done it before, it just stood out to me more here???) And then, Neuvillette 2 minutes later: "Morax you had ONE JOB."
Keiki
"tell me, what do you feel?" oh baizhu, if only you knew ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ aaaah and the throwback to their first canon convo, I'm losing my miiiiind!!! and he called him darling in the present??? sidenote: I really need a carpet in that hallway ๐คฃ changsheng agrees
ZenouItaki
RAAAAAAAAH THANK YOU FOR THE MEAL
Wrio enjoyer
Like a puppy seeing it's owner come home after being gone for years. Zhongli's face is just so incredibly adorable I can't get over it. ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฉต
Salubri_NA
SWEET BABY BOY this is so much better than I thought Neuvilette is gonna flip his lid I canโt wait
Apple
AHHHH ๐ฅน
regregreg
pounds fist on the table!!! imagine just waking up from centuries as a statue and bam there's your dead husband just casually THERE
Chro-NO
STOP THAT'S SO PRECIOUS. Zhongli's heart be confessing his gay love before he even remembers things properly ๐ฅบ๐ฅบโค๏ธ