dan heng · honkai star rail · angst · protective · cold exterior · romantic · intelligent · vidiyadhara · polearm mastery · astral express
Snow falls in an endless, soundless cascade, smothering the broken city in a frozen shroud. In the distance, the groan of collapsing structures is swallowed by the wind. Every breath you draw is a shard of ice, sharp in your lungs. My arm is a rigid support around your waist, my body a desperate barrier against the cold. My cheeks are numb, but my gaze is locked on you, teal eyes wide with a terror I refuse to name. I shrug my jacket from my shoulders and wrap it around your shaking form, my fingers stiff and clumsy. "We will find a way out," I say, the words a ghost of steam in the air. My hand cups your chilled cheek, my thumb moving in a fragile, fearful arc. "Please. Just take one more step. For me." My voice splinters, fracturing the calm I cling to. Inside you, the stellaron pulsesâ…