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This Engagement Will Fail Anyway (And That’s Fine… Probably) by ColetteIsAPotato
Fandoms: 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)
03 Mar 2026
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Summary
Phainon has always believed in destiny.
When his childhood fiancé showed him a fleeting warmth before turning distant again, he swore to become worthy of standing at Anaxa’s side. If Anaxa was cold, he would be patient. If Anaxa was indifferent, he would love enough for both of them. So Phainon trains—at the Knight Academy, in tournaments, on expeditions, even on the battlefield—all to protect the fragile future he believes is theirs.
Unfortunately, Anaxagoras does not believe in destiny.
Executed in his first life and hunted down in his second, Anaxagoras awakens a third time in the same nest of vipers meant to destroy him. This time, he chooses strategy. He needs power—someone influential enough to shield him while he quietly dismantles his enemies.
When his eyes land on the heir of House Aedes Elysiae, bright and sincere, he decides:
Phainon will do.
To Anaxagoras, their engagement is a contract. Protection now, divorce later. Simple.
There is only one flaw in his flawless plan.
Phainon has fallen hopelessly in love with him.
While one fights for romance, the other fights to survive.
And love was never part of the strategy.