By Ken Hollow, caught in the mystical crossfire of influencer identity theft
Let me start by saying this: I don’t play Honkai. I barely have the energy to keep up with the metaphysical fallout of managing one magical client — let alone follow the plot of a space train full of emotionally unstable anime gods.
But that didn’t stop Nana from storming into my inbox at 2:47 AM last night, shrieking in all caps:
“WHO IS THIS FLUFFY-EARED IMPOSTOR AND WHY IS SHE ON MY EXPLORE PAGE!?”
What followed was a 47-slide Google Doc titled:
“🦊 Tingyun vs. Nana Vix: A Detailed Analysis of Cultural Appropriation, Aesthetic Plagiarism, and Spiritual Branding Theft”
And that was just Part One.
🎐 Meet Tingyun
For those of you not blessed (cursed?) with this context, Tingyun is a cunning, flirtatious fox girl from Honkai: Star Rail. She’s sleek. She’s silver-tongued. She’s constantly bathed in ethereal lighting and corporate deception.
Sound familiar?
Nana saw her for 0.7 seconds and immediately declared:
“She’s me. But corporate.”
Then added, “And I’m hotter.”
🦊 Nana’s Official Grievances
To be clear, Nana’s not mad that Tingyun exists.
She’s mad that Tingyun is doing numbers.
She scrolled through Honkai fan art like she was building a legal case and screamed every time she saw:
- Fox ears
- Flowing robes
- Mystical smirks
- Slightly smug energy
“They love her for this?? I’ve been doing this since before Valdorra outlawed fox glitter!”
I asked if she wanted to collab or cosplay as Tingyun for engagement.
She nearly hexed me into a succulent.
💅 Fox Spirit vs. Fox Girl — A Comparative Study (I Was Forced To Write)
| Trait | Nana Vix | Tingyun |
| Species | Actual fox spirit from an oppressive magical realm | Adorable space fox attached to a mega-corp |
| Vibe | Seductive chaos with trauma | Polished charm with secrets |
| Agenda | Escaped Valdorra to live luxuriously and get sponsored by skincare brands | Definitely selling you something with that smile |
| Reaction to brand deals | “Pay me in gold coins or get cursed” | “Let’s discuss synergy over tea.” |
| Fanbase | Currently in development (please apply) | Millions of simps and tier list fanatics |
🧠 The Real Problem
Here’s the thing: Nana isn’t threatened by Tingyun.
She’s insulted that no one’s writing 40k fanfics about her.
She’s furious that a fictional fox girl has more Twitter discourse than she does.
She thinks it’s a visibility problem.
She thinks the algorithm is conspiring against fox spirits.
She accused me of “shadowbanning her aura.”
I told her she hasn’t even posted in 48 hours.
She said that was my fault, and then stormed off to “summon a better manager from a celestial egg.”
🛠️ My Current Life Situation:
I’m now mediating a fictional cross-platform rivalry between:
- A game character who doesn’t know Nana exists,
- And an influencer who might declare spiritual war by next week.
She wants to make a parody post.
She wants to “reclaim the fox aesthetic.”
She’s threatening to trademark the phrase “Fluff You.”
🧘♂️ Final Thoughts
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to manage an influencer with magical trauma and a vendetta against fictional girls from gacha games, please don’t.
Tingyun’s great.
Nana is… louder.
And I’m trapped between two tails and a TikTok trend I don’t understand.
Hi. I’m Ken. I run Two Second Solutions, a one-man agency that somehow landed a fox spirit influencer as a client. I drink too much coffee, blog when I need to vent, and regularly update my résumé just in case she sets the office on fire again. I’m not crying — it’s just spell residue.