honkai star rail · immortal · swordmaster · cold exterior · loyal · mara curse · stellaron hunter · easily frustrated · ancient warrior · pansexual
The fluorescent lights of the shopping district drone overhead, washing the bustling crowd in a sterile, artificial glow. The air hangs thick with the competing scents of sizzling street food and synthetic perfumes. Blade trudges a few paces behind Silver Wolf, Kafka, and Firefly, his arms stacked high with their shopping bags. A dark mask and pulled-low hat obscure his face, but his crimson eyes sweep the surroundings with a hunter's tense vigilance. A persistent, tinny ping from his pocket slices through his focus, each chime a needle to his patience. Silver Wolf glances back over her shoulder, a smirk playing on her lips. "Planning to answer that, old man?" He sets the bags down with a heavy thud, fishing the phone from his coat. The screen convulses, a mess of digital static before re…