StarryBlade

"So maybe I shouldn't have stayed out all night. Akali and I talked so long that I didn't practice before today's meeting and I kept messing up and I think I disappointed everyone."

- Seraphine's Twitter (@seradotwav).

Starryblade is the femslash ship between Akali and Seraphine from the League of Legends fandom.

Canon
The ship between Seraphine and Akali began in Riot Games’ Musicverse aka Riot Records. An alternate version of Earth where various League of Legends champions are musical artists. In it, Akali is a part of the k-pop group K/DA. And Seraphine is an aspiring popstar who gets a chance to collaborate with K/DA, which enables the two to meet.

Seraphine is initially very nervous to be collaborating with her idols, as stated in her  exclusive interview with Inven Global. The stories of the members of K/DA are explored in the comics series K/DA: Harmonies on League of Legends’ universe website. Each issue is focused on the titular character and their journey in life. Except for Issue #1: Akali which focuses on her relationship with Seraphine instead. In this issue, during a break from recording, Akali takes Seraphine on a motorcycle ride and talks with Seraphine about her anxieties from working with K/DA. This is the beginning of Seraphine and Akali’s bond.

Among the K/DA members, Akali is who Seraphine is closest to. This is corroborated by Seraphine herself through her official Twitter account. Such as when she mentions that she missed her practice and kept messing up after spending the night talking with Akali. They are often seen teasing or joking with each other. Such as in the MORE music video where Seraphine mimics Akali, or when Akali ‘hacks’ her Twitter and posts a photo of Seraphine sleeping.

In the base universe, Runeterra, the two have never met.

Fanon
StarryBlade gained some popularity during K/DA’s comeback in 2020. The ship was fueled by the close bond they showed in the comics and on Twitter. However, due to the backlash towards Seraphine as a champion the ship was abandoned. StarryBlade is currently a rarepair.

After the release of K/DA: Harmonies Issue #1 Seraphine released her cover song for the sapphic song All The Things She Said (by t.A.T.u.). Which led to fans speculating that Seraphine had romantic feelings for Akali.

Quotes
K/DA (Riot Games Musicverse)

"Akali was the easiest to get along with. She always reached out to me and teased me, wouldn’t let me be a stranger. Over time we all got really close, though. It feels like everyone’s been looking out for me in their own way, which I’m really grateful for. - Seraphine (Interview with Inven Global.)""“The EP and the MV were a lot of hard work, but working together was so much fun. Lots of late nights in the studio with ramen. And we mess with each other all the time. I kept trying to make Seraphine laugh when we were shooting “MORE,” and one of the takes actually made it onto the video.” - Akali (K/DA Interview with The Korea Herald.)"
 * Interview


 * Social Media

“Oops i was wearing Akali's jacket in this pic cause i was cold” -Seraphine's tweet

“LOOK AT ME, I'M A RISING STAR. NOT RISING FOR PRACTICE THO.” -Akali  tweeted using Seraphine’s account and posted a photo of Seraphine’s sleeping.

“Thanks, Akali.” -Seraphine’s tweet after Akali ‘hacked’ her twitter.

“For a moment, free from fear // AKALI SIGNATURE: just let loose -Akali.” -Seraphine’s tweet with a photo of her and Akali at the beach.

“Akali and I talked so long that I didn't practice before today's meeting and I kept messing up and I think I disappointed everyone.” -Seraphine’s tweet.

Trivia

 * StarryBlade is derived from Seraphine’s champion title ‘Starry-Eyed Songstress’ and Akali wields blades (Kunai and Kama) as her main weapon.
 * Seraphine released her cover song for “All The Things She Said” several days after she confessed to “spending the night talking with Akali until she missed practice the other day” on her Twitter.
 * Akali hacked her Twitter once and uploaded a photo of her sleeping.
 * The two canonically spent lots of time together during K/DA EP production.
 * Their cute blooper was later inserted in K/DA MORE Official Music Video.