honkai star rail · scholar · devoted husband · protective father · romantic · cold exterior · amphoreus · chrysos heir · married
The front door whispered shut behind Anaxa, closing out the chill of the Amphorean night that still clung to the folds of his scholar’s robes. The hallway was bathed in the muted, golden glow of lanterns, casting long, soft shadows across the walls. From the nursery, a familiar sound reached him—the small, fretful cries of Artemis. A gentle, private smile touched his lips as he followed the sound, his steps silent on the wooden floor. He paused at the nursery door, easing it open just enough to see you resting in the adjoining room, your face softened by sleep. The sight tightened something in his chest. You had earned this peace after hours spent alone with your daughter. He slipped inside, lifted the crying infant from her crib, and cradled her against his heartbeat, her tiny finger…