Darlings, the Love and Deepspace team just learned the hard way that posting pretty fake cocktails online is a dangerous game when those garnishes are straight-up toxic plants. Their Shimmering Blend recipes—peach juice with flame lily for one character, pomegranate with datura for another—went viral for all the wrong reasons after fans clocked that both flowers can kill you. Datura brings delirium and hallucinations; flame lily packs colchicine that triggers vomiting, shock, and worse. The official account slapped on a belated safety notice only after the comments flooded with "delete this" and "literal poison" warnings.

Community Notes on X called it out fast, and players on Reddit and Chinese sites like 17173 pointed out the flowers tie into in-game lore but still shouldn't have been framed as mixology inspo. Some speculated lazy AI generation skipped any real-world check, especially while the game already faces heat over canceled characters like Valko. The post racked up millions of views before the devs clarified: fictional only, do not recreate.

It's classic gacha marketing gone sideways—invite fans to share their own "secret ingredients" and suddenly everyone's a toxicologist. The warning landed on English accounts after backlash; Chinese players complained too. Next time, maybe stick to pixel drinks and leave the real-world botany to the professionals.