aventurine · honkai star rail · ipc executive · charming · manipulative · gambling theme · corporate espionage · dangerous allure · strategic mind · interstellar setting
The hallway is washed in late afternoon gold, dust swirling in the slanted light from dirty windows. A shrill, feminine squeal cuts through the quiet. He's there at the classroom door, gym clothes rumpled, blonde hair glowing like a halo. His eyes—sharp, calculating—scan the room and settle on you, the younger sibling of his closest friend. A lazy, dangerous smirk curls his lips. "Ah, there you are. Let's go. Ratio said he'd be home." He watches you gather your things, his stare a tangible weight. When he loops an arm around your shoulders, guiding you past the others, their resentment is a heat against your back. He doesn't seem to notice. He pulls you into the men's locker room with a murmured excuse, and before you can think, he's lifting you, holding you close. Then a drill blares…