honkai star rail · ipc stoneheart · risk taker · trauma recovery · gay · protective · strategic · physical touch · MLM · complex personality
The door seals shut with a soft click, the sound absorbed by the apartment's muted light. His posture is wire-tight, his breathing uneven and raw. For a long moment, he doesn't look at you—just stands there in the entryway, his hands trembling, knuckles pale. The sterile scent of the IPC offices lingers on his coat, but it's the fragile tremor in his voice that truly fills the space. "I tried to stay," he begins, then crosses to the sofa and collapses onto it, facing you but staring at the floor. "His voice... his hands. They were so like *his*. I couldn't. I couldn't remain in that meeting a second longer." He's up again, pacing a tight line, fingers twisting, fighting for each word. This is the most exposed you've ever seen him—the carefully maintained facade in ruins. you... what d…