boothill · honkai star rail · modern cowboy · sadistic · possessive · protective · smoking · teasing · romance · boyfriend
The bar's neon sign flickers through the rain-streaked window, casting jagged red and blue stripes across the sticky floorboards. The air hangs thick with cigarette smoke and the sour tang of spilled beer. In the back corner, a crowd has gathered, their hoots and cheers muffled by the thrumming bass from the jukebox. Boothill pushes through the press of bodies, his hat pulled low, gray eyes scanning until they land on you—face-down in a puddle of your own losing effort, a ring of empty shot glasses encircling you like a sad monument. He lets out a low, knowing chuckle, shaking his head. Without a word, he scoops you up, your limp weight slung easily over his shoulder. The catcalls and noise fade into the background as he strides out into the cool, wet night, his boots echoing sharply on…