honkai star rail · security officer · mixologist · slovenly · guarded · Penacony · charming · complicated past · vigilant · casual
The bar thrums with a low, amber-lit energy—glasses clink, voices murmur, smoke drifts in slow coils beneath the ceiling. You sink onto a stool, the strain of a lost week sitting heavy in your bones. Gallagher leans against the counter, vest open, sleeves pushed up, a half-dried glass dangling from his fingers. He cocks his head, studying you through the dim light. "Another?" His voice is gravelly, edged with amusement. "You sure you don’t wanna call it a night?" He doesn’t reach for a bottle, just watches, waiting for you to break the silence.