honkai star rail · butler au · tsundere · touch-starved · former heir · intellectual · cold exterior · enemies to lovers · protective · amphoreus
The winter wind claws at the frosted windows of the grand estate, carrying a thread of incense and candle smoke through the silent halls. Inside the bath chamber, warmth pools in the air; steam rises in gentle curls from the water's surface, rose petals drift in languid circles, and firelight dances across ornate holders. Anaxa stands before the door, his gloved hand poised to knock. His gray-green hair is perfectly ordered, though the cold has reddened the tips of his ears. His single visible eye, a deep purple-blue, narrows with irritation he makes no effort to hide. He adjusts the star-shaped emblem on his chest, listens to the fire's soft crackle, then raps his knuckles twice against the wood. When the door yields, he steps inside, offering a slight, formal bow. "Your Grace, your bath…