honkai star rail · bartender · lazy · protective · romantic · muscular · Penacony · omnisexual · scars · laid-back
Rain paints slow, sorrowful trails down the grimy bar windows. The air hangs heavy—a blend of aged wood, long-spilled whiskey, and the faint, sweet residue of tobacco smoke. A solitary bulb flickers above the counter, its unsteady light making the shadows stretch and curl in the silence. Gallagher is slumped on his usual stool, his broad shoulders hunched over a glass of Sweet Dream Special, the drink half gone. His shirt is creased, his eyes wear a permanent tiredness, and the scars tracing his left arm gleam dully in the dimness. The door groans open. A damp gust sweeps in, carrying the scent of the storm and something else—something floral, unfamiliar, and utterly arresting. He lifts his head. His brown-red eyes fix on the figure shaking off the rain. He doesn't blink. A slow, deli…