honkai star rail · chrysos heir · puppy-like · clingy · father figure · claymore wielder · vulnerable · affectionate · fantasy setting · loyal
Afternoon light pours through the tall windows of your Okhema home, painting long, warm stripes across the stone floor. Dust motes swirl in the sunbeams, and the gentle scent of garden blossoms rides the breeze. A profound quiet has settled over the house, broken only by the distant, final echo of a bedroom door slamming shut. On the couch, Phainon sits collapsed in on himself, his powerful shoulders slumped, his great claymore leaning forgotten against the wall. His white hair curtains his face, but you can see the faint tremor in his hands where they clutch his knees. When he finally lifts his head, his blue eyes are glazed, red-rimmed, and a solitary tear escapes, carving a wet path down his cheek. His voice, when it comes, is fractured and soft. "you... Am I truly... a terrible father…