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  1. Rec 37

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    In the corner of her eye, she can spot Dan Heng clenching his spear. Probably to get ready for another bout of fighting. 

    His grip is so fierce his knuckles have turned white.

    ...

    And that's when it hits her. The standoffishness around Phainon, the way he's holding his weapon, the sudden glances he keeps giving her when he thinks she's not looking.

    He's…still not over Phainon breaking Cloud-Piercer, is he?

    Dan Heng and Stelle take part in a sparring festival in Okhema.

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    25 Oct 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Jealous Dan Heng. Do I need to say anything else?

    Also, fight scenes are a 10/10.

  2. Rec 20

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    His expression is gentle despite the sorrow that still lingers in his eyes, the sorrow she can feel him trying to mask even as he smiles at her.

    “I’m glad you’re staying, Stelle.”

    And she swears that in another reality, Dan Heng would have reached for her, wrapped her in his arms, his touch feather-light on her waist; he would have pressed a delicate kiss to her forehead, brushed the hair out of her face, buried his head in the crook of her neck; he would have whispered protective vows into her ear and told her that to him, she was the meaning of trailblazing . . .

    Stelle loses her memories, and Dan Heng learns to love again.

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    19 Oct 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    A perfect representation of Yearnatron Dan Heng.

  3. Rec 16

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    Himeko is already at the table, a data pad balanced in one hand, the other absently stirring a cup that’s gone cold. Welt sits opposite her, eyes hidden behind glasses that reflect the passing light from the windows. March is trying too hard to sound cheerful. Pom-Pom scolds her for gesturing too wildly near the food tray. Trash Cake — their resident critter from Herta’s Space Station that Pom-Pom begrudgingly allowed to stay aboard — was pawing at the ribbons on March’s boots, completely enamoured by them.

    It’s almost normal.

    It’s not the same.

    Life aboard the Astral Express goes on — reports, repairs, the same hum of the engines that once carried their laughter. Dan Heng tells himself he’s fine. That peace means healing. That silence isn’t the same as loss.

    He'd give everything to hear her voice just one last time.

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    15 Oct 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    A beautiful, poetic show of what grief feels like.

  4. Rec 9

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    I am Dan Heng, Guard of the Trailblaze. I am searching for Stelle, my companion.

    A short drabble about the end of Dan Heng's thousand year search for Stelle.

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    04 Oct 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Very cute fic. It's short, but well-written, and Dan Heng's feelings during his search are described in a concise, yet powerful way.

  5. Rec 48

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    Dan Heng may not be able to change the ebb and flow of fate — but he knows that his companions should feel safe, understood, loved, even in the face of tempestuous seas.

    Stelle has always made sure he feels that way. And over the course of a thousand years, a thousand lifetimes, he’d do the same for her.

    Dan Heng finally presses pen to paper, writing at a measured, careful pace.

    On the second anniversary of Stelle joining the Express, Dan Heng writes a letter to her. Memories overwhelm him in the process.

    (or: a chronology of dan heng's relationship with stelle, narrated through flashbacks.)

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    23 Sep 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    I love the way this fics delves into Dan Heng and Stelle's relationship and the way it helped him develop as a character. The yearning is just so good, too!