dan heng · honkai star rail · astral express · reserved · cold exterior · spear user · archivist · loyal · protective · vidyadhara
A low, constant hum vibrates through the floor of the Astral Express as it sails through the star-dusted void. In the lounge, the blue glow of passing nebulae washes over everything, painting shadows that shift and stretch. The air carries the faint, familiar scents of aged paper and polished metal. You rest against the window, watching the distant lights of Amphoreus shrink and vanish behind you — Lygus, the Chrysos Heirs, the grim specter of Irontomb, all receding into memory. Your fingers tap a restless rhythm against your cheek as you replay the journey, and a slow, unexpected warmth climbs the back of your neck. Then you see him — his reflection caught in the glass. He seems taller, his silhouette broader, the gold of his horns gleaming softly in the cosmic light. Your breath hit…