this post is a little bit different from the usual art posts, and I may have gone into deep thought because of the event of the spicy tierlist... lowkey this event got me interested on how the characters are able to handle spice and I gone overboard with writing what ifs on a google document: so i thought, why not share it here LMAO
I've also highlighted some of the characters in color if you want to find a specific note about them... I'd be down to hear more things you'd think the HSR cast would do with spicy food in the comments too!! Especially for characters I haven't come up with an idea yet
i haven't said this but thank you for the recent support in the artworks ive drew on here!! I've gotten a lot of awesome comments from you guys and I don't know how to share my appreciation so yeah... thank you guys wdeiofrueytgf
DISCLAIMER: none of these headcanons or the tierlist is actually canon! These headcanons might also be a little out of character... sorry if i managed to mischaracterize favorite character/oshi in this...
hello again!! once again, i haven't said this but thank you for the recent support in the artworks ive drew on here!! I've gotten a lot of awesome comments from you guys and I don't know how to share my appreciation so yeah... thank you guys wdeiofrueytgf
this post is a little bit different from the usual art posts, and I may have gone into deep thought because of the event of the spicy tierlist... lowkey this event got me interested on how the characters are able to handle spice and I gone overboard with writing what ifs on a google document: so i thought, why not share it here LMAO
I've also highlighted some of the characters in color if you want to find a specific note about them... I'd be down to hear more things you'd think the HSR cast would do with spicy food in the comments too!! Especially for characters I haven't come up with an idea yet
DISCLAIMER: none of these headcanons or the tierlist is actually canon! These headcanons might also be a little out of character... sorry if i managed to mischaracterize favorite character/oshi in this...
GENERAL HEADCANONS:
- The Xianzhou is the birthplace for the strongest hot fiery warriors: majority people love spicy food and pour chilli oil in a lot of their foods
- Foxians have the strongest spice tolerances (i just realized i put a lot of foxians on the mafia boss rank so maybe LMAO)
- Majority of jarilo-VI characters have a lower general spicy tolerance due to lack of resources (maybe imports of spices and goods) and yknow the whole eternal winter in general- Jarilo-VI underworlders have a stronger spice tolerance than overworlders
- The IPC executives had all trained to have average tolerances against spiciness, to keep up with appearances and especially professionalism in important dinner negotiations
SPICY TOLERANCE HEADCANONS:
- Sunday, Gepard, and Ruan Mei cannot handle spicy food at all after a singular (traumatic) spice encounter event they once had; strongly opts/prefers sweeter foods like desserts instead
- Herta, Screwllium, Xueyi, and Acheron cannot taste remotely anything due to their physical characteristics, but will accept spicy dinner invitations with the trailblazer anyway
- (well for Herta, she will agree if she feels like it)
- Huo Huo's spice tolerance is usually lower than other foxians, but it became stronger after Mr. Tail possessed her
- Yanqing despises the fact he has a weaker spice tolerance than Yunli, so he onced ordered spicy food for a week to toughen up. Jing Yuan finds this very, very amusing
- Yunli also orders spicy food after hearing what Yanqing was doing, just to make sure he doesn't catch up to her. General Huaiyan only sighs at her.
- Though Luka has a lower spice tolerance, he still thoroughly enjoys the taste of spicy food and would keep trying to eat more of it "to get stronger!!!" (in reality: face red with a wobbly grin, sniffing with tears in his eyes, on his last knees)
- Robin somehow has a natural tolerance to spiciness! She onced helped film a promotion for a very, flaming spicy chicken wing meal and it was a hit! Still looking pretty with no sweat in sight... Perhaps it's her celebrity professionalism? Her charm as an idol singer?
- Either way, Sunday doesn't know if he should be horrified on how she seemed to enjoy the food, or how well she tolerates spiciness compared to him
- Spicy food does mess with Boothill's synesthesia beacon a little bit, so his tolerance isn't high. That doesn't stop him from enjoying the kick it brings, because of how it's "lit as fudge!"
- Somehow I have a feeling when Argenti eats spicy food, his eyes sparkle with tears streaming down his face, all the while remarking how extraordinary and beautiful the process of succumbing to the spice is (summary: he is terrible with dealing with it)
OTHER HEADCANONS:
- Jiaoqiu blocks and puts people who like to eat coriander or have controversial spicy food takes to his dni list. Feixiao finds it funny that he becomes a little toxic when it comes to cooking
- (also, i feel like he definitely had made a tier list for spicy food before, and probably recorded himself eating a spicy mukbang LOL)
- Moze's spice tolerance grows through the many times he got dragged out by Jiaoqiu and Feixiao on celebratory hotpots... it was a total pain for him to keep up with them
- Huo Huo generally dislikes spiciness because of how it makes her mouth uncomfortable despite being able to tolerate it, but will be willing to eat when she’s hanging out with the ghost hunting squad
- The high cloud quintet squad are united by spicy food, so Jing Yuan gets nostalgic and secretly happy that Dan Heng still has a strong spice tolerance when he invites the astral express for a traditional hot xianzhou meal… Unfortunately, March is the total opposite from Dan Heng.
- Blade enjoys spicy food because of how it feels like he can die from it. For once he can savor that unreachable place (haha get it, voiceline mention!! does he like it because it burns... or is it because of his previous life with eating spicy food with the high cloud quintet.... or is it because he also eats spicy food with General Huaiyan....)
- Asta would order spicy foods for Arlan during lunch breaks for him to try. He doesn't have the courage to deny Asta's food deliveries and tell her he isn't good with spice- so he eats it all down with as much as courage he can muster. Many researchers think he is the space station's spicy warrior because of it... to which Arlan dies a little inside and hugs Peppy for a week.
- Sampo would bring some spicy food over to the Jarilo-VI underworld as Natasha's supplier. Hook especially loves the warm bowl of curry he brought one time to share, becoming one of her favorite foods.
- Dr Ratio would eat spicy snacks whenever he's marking exams or papers, since it does the trick to calm him down from rage and annoyance from some of the dumb test answers he gets. I like to think he enjoys spicy food a lot to fan the flames of whatever equations he's cooking in his head
- Aventurine eats more spicy food from hanging out with Dr Ratio. Feeling influenced, he considers buying more of Dr. Ratio's favorite spicy snacks to give to Dr. Ratio, some for himself, and maybe some to the trailblazer or Topaz to try
- Topaz rarely eats spicy food on her own, mostly because numby and most of her pets at home cannot eat spicy food. Most of the time she likes sharing the food she eats with her pets
- Gallagher once experimented incorporating spiciness to his drinks. He had made an alcohol-free drink alternative for Misha to try, just to test out the waters… lets just say Misha didn't take it well...
- (On the bright side, Gallagher had made a few drinks that became pretty popular in Dreamjolt Hostelry)
- Silver wolf specifically loves to eat spicy noodles (like Buldak ramen or something) while she games. Spicy and simple to make, and it fires her up for another competitive multiplier match. Sometimes she ropes Firefly and occasionally Kafka to eat with her. She gets extra spicy ramen packs for Blade too when she goes shopping for groceries
