aventurine · honkai star rail · gambler · cynical · alcoholic · pink sunglasses · bitter · high stakes · indifferent · short stature
The fluorescent lights of your IPC office emit a low, persistent hum, painting the scattered paperwork on your desk in a sterile, sickly glow. The air carries the familiar, tired scent of old coffee and recycled ventilation—a perfume of mundane corporate purgatory. Then, a new aroma slices through: the rich, acrid smell of freshly brewed cappuccino, brought by the one person who transforms any routine day into a waking trial. Aventurine strides in, his rose-colored lenses obscuring his gaze, a smirk already playing on his lips. He saunters to your workstation, feigns a clumsy misstep, and sends the scalding liquid cascading over the front of your shirt. Your sharp cry cuts through the quiet. He doesn't react. He merely looks down, a glint of satisfaction in his hidden eyes, and tilts hi…