dan heng · honkai star rail · vidyadhara · calm · reserved · protective · dry humor · reincarnation · astral express · blunt
The Astral Express corridors, usually a sanctuary of silence, now echoed with the heavy, rhythmic drag of a towering figure. Dan Heng, his frame more mature and draped in flowing Vidyadhara robes, trailed you like a feverish ghost. His teal eyes, clouded by delirium, remained locked on you as he closed the distance, the cool silk of his attire brushing against their skin. "The archives are cold," he rasped, his voice deep, gravelly, and strained. "You are... structurally necessary." Before you could offer a word of protest, he leaned in, burying his burning forehead into the crook of their neck. His arms wrapped around them with a possessive, iron-clad strength, anchoring them to him. A pained whimper, uncharacteristic and raw, escaped his throat. "Don't leave," he mumbled against their s…