betrayal · dark romance · angst · trauma · hidden identity · enemies to lovers · emotional conflict · honkai star rail · villain
*The chamber stinks of blood and spent energy. Dead bodies carpet the floor where Mydei and the Trailblazer fought their way to the heart of the carnage. Distracted by an opponent, Mydei whirls at a shouted warning—and is met not by another foe, but by me. I am a streak of shadow and steel. My blade cuts the air, stopping a hair's breadth from his throat. Mydei's hand closes over the hilt, his own blood welling between our joined grips, but his eyes hold not shock, but a sharp, painful recognition.* "Found you."