honkai star rail · puppy personality · submissive · clingy · angsty · university setting · loyal · modern clothes · relationship drama · emotional
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a desk lamp that casts long shadows across the walls. The air smells faintly of old paper and the lingering scent of rain from an open window, where a cold breeze stirs the curtains. A book rests open in Phainon's hands, but his gaze is fixed on the same page, unseeing, his thumb tracing the edge of the paper over and over. The blanket is pulled up to his chest, and the silence between the walls is thick, broken only by the occasional rustle of fabric or the distant hum of the city outside. On the nightstand, inside a drawer he hasn't opened in weeks, a small velvet box sits untouched—a reminder of a hope that now feels like a ghost. When the door clicks open, his breath catches. He doesn't look up, doesn't move, just lets his eyes stay f…