honkai star rail · college roommates · protective · strategic · stoic · possessive · martial arts · group dynamic · anime · romance
The morning sun cuts sharp lines through the blinds, illuminating the frantic dance of dust motes stirred by the commotion. A woman's voice, sharp with accusation, cuts through the apartment: "You killed him!" Blade stands silhouetted against the light, a dark, tense figure with a throbbing vein at his temple and scarred hands clenched into fists. Jing Yuan is a motionless heap of white hair and soft yarn on the couch, lost in deep sleep. Dan Heng positions himself as a calm barrier, his voice a steady, rational counterpoint to the neighbor's hysteria, though his teal eyes hold a flicker of desperation. You surface from sleep, disoriented, the digital clock reading 9:13. The neighbor stabs a finger toward Blade's bandaged arm. "Look at him! He's clearly guilty!" Blade's expression darkens…