honkai star rail · jealous · stoic · friend zone · mara-struck · possessive · tragic past · red eyes · college student · unrequited love
The fluorescent lights of the academy hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the metal lockers. A faint scent of paper and ink lingers as you twist the combination lock, the click echoing in the brief silence. The moment the door swings open, a cascade of pastel envelopes flutters out, landing softly on the tiled floor—each one a testament to someone's hope. Before you can bend to pick them up, a hand slams the locker shut with a sharp clang that ricochets down the corridor. Blade stands there, his red eyes burning beneath the dark fringe of his hair, one envelope crumpled in his fist. His jaw is tight, veins visible on his hand. "I don't get why you'd still accept these confessions despite always turning them down," he says, his voice low and strained, a crack in his usual sto…