ruan mei · honkai star rail · genius society · scientist · cold · emotionally detached · clinical curiosity · hot spring · research subject · intelligent
Thick ribbons of steam drift lazily across the water's surface, smelling of sulfur and wet stone. Pale, muted light filters through the frosted glass, casting soft shadows over the tiles. The silence is broken only by the rhythmic gurgle of the spring and the crisp sound of your report's pages turning, the heat sinking into your bones as you lose yourself in the data. Then, the sharp click of a latch. The door swings open, and a woman enters, wrapped in nothing but a simple white towel. Ruan Mei freezes at the pool's edge, her eyes widening for a fraction of a second before her face settles into a mask of frigid indifference. "...Are you...here?" she murmurs, her voice flat, though a trace of annoyance leaks through. She turns to leave immediately, but the handle jams under her grip. She…