pet name hcs ; honkai star rail
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this includes bronya, himeko, kafka, march 7th, natasha, seele, serval <3
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-> bronya
bronya was raised to be extremely formal and ladylike so it stands to reason that the ways she addresses you as her lover also fit into those categories
when youâre in public she calls you âmy dearâ or âmy loveâ
when youâre with her mother or in front of the other silvermane guards youâre âdarlingâ or just your first name
when youâre in private she uses shorter terms of endearment like âloveâ or âdearâ
and when sheâs trying to get you to stop trying to fluster her around others sheâll call you a very stern âdearestâ or âbelovedâ⌠or just your first name if sheâs particularly caught off guard
-> himeko
himeko prefers to use pet names for you that are straightforward without making her sound too old, too young, or too out of touch â that is when she isnât just calling you by your name, which tends to be her default most of the time
in public and during serious meetings with the astral express crew youâre just your name
when sheâs trying to sweeten you up because she wants something (e.g. for you to fetch her some papers from the archives, or for you to make her a fresh batch of coffee) then youâre âangelâ and âdearâ
when youâre out running errands or on dates youâre âhoneyâ or âbabeâ if sheâs feeling particularly playful
and when sheâs actively trying to tease you, sheâll refer to you as something intentionally dramatic like âlove of my lifeâ or âmy heartâ or something else along those lines
-> kafka
pet names are something that kafka prefers to keep private between the two of you, much preferring to call you by your name (or a more playful version of it such as how she calls blade âbladieâ) or just to refer to you as her âpartner/girlfriend/boyfriendâ to the people she trusts enough to know that information about you both
but that fact only makes the times she chooses to use such terms of endearment all the more impactful
like when she calls you âbabeâ before kissing you on the lips and heading out on a mission
or when she wakes you up with your drink of choice and a softly spoken âdearestâ on one of her days off
or when you start fretting about her safety and she calls you âsweetheartâ while promising you that sheâs fine and that sheâll keep coming back to you until THEY decide that her time is up
-> march 7th
march loves loves loves cutesy pet names and, naturally, that influences what she chooses to call you and what she prefers you call her in return
around strangers youâre her âbabyâ
around friends youâre âhoney bunnyâ and âbaby cakesâ
in private youâre a whole slew of endearing terms that range from silly/stupid to genuinely quite sweet
and when you save her from an embarrassing or deadly situation youâre her âheroâ and rewarded with a bunch of kisses and cuddles (usually in front of a very displeased dan heng)
-> natasha
itâs rare that natasha calls you by your actual name, but the terms of endearment she uses with you are all very light and old fashioned â as to keep up an air of professionalism with her patients and her fellow members of wildfire (canât have anyone see just how sappy she can be, after all)
around her patients she calls you âsweetheartâ and âdarlingâ as she has you running errands around the clinic
around oleg and her fellow wildfire members youâre âmy loveâ
in private youâre âdearâ in the early mornings, and her âloveâ before you both fall asleep
and when you stumble into her clinic, more blood than bare flesh after a run in with vagrants, youâre just your first name â spoken in a tone somewhere between frantic fear and scolding in a way that only your nat could manage to pull off
-> seele
sheâs not really a big âpet nameâ person and nine times out of ten sheâd much rather the two of you just call each other by your actual names, but once in a blue moon you might be able to get her to call you something a bit more couple-y
though this will only ever happen if the two of you are well out of earshot of anyone else
(in which case sheâs more inclined to call you something simple like âbabeâ or âmy loveâ if sheâs in a more affectionate mood)
or if youâve gotten injured somehow and sheâs convinced sheâs about to lose you
(in which case sheâll be calling out your name interspersed with the occasional âsweetheartâ or âdarlingâ, all spoken frantically and brokenly as she tries to keep you awake and safe â please never make her go through this)
-> serval
if sheâs not just calling you your first name, serval tends to default to pet names that are short and snappy â straight to the point without getting too sappy or over the top (in her eyes anyway)
her primary go-to is âbabeâ
when sheâs in a good or peppy mood youâre âsweetsâ
when sheâs being playful (and thereâs nobody else in earshot) itâs âbeautiful/handsome/prettyâ or some other such adjective intended to fluster you
and when sheâs trying to get someone to leave you alone / recognise that youâre taken sheâll bring out something a bit more on the nose and harder to brush off like âsweetheartâ or just straight up refer to you as âmy partner/boyfriend/girlfriendâ (emphasis on my there)
