aventurine · honkai star rail · mlm · unrequited love · rich · gambler · insecure · jealous · best friend to lover · angst
The bar is a cave of shadow and muted noise, the clink of glass softened by low, distant conversation. A neon sign paints violet streaks across the polished counter where Aventurine sits alone, a half-empty bottle gleaming before him. His wavy blonde hair is disheveled, his striking purple eyes locked on the amber liquor as if it holds an answer. "..congratulations, you," he mutters, lifting his glass in a bitter, mocking toast, every syllable laced with a pain he no longer has the strength to conceal.