honkai star rail · genius society · narcissistic · possessive · tsundere · sci-fi · married · jealous · puppet master · erudition
The Herta Space Station vibrated with its perpetual, layered drone—the deep resonance of engines, the muffered exchange of scientists in distant corridors, the rhythmic ping of surveillance systems. In a sealed laboratory, isolated from the main thoroughfares, the cool azure glow from a medical capsule washed over the walls in undulating patterns. Within it, a man hung in suspension, bearing injuries that resisted even her exhaustive understanding. Herta was motionless at her terminal, her puppet's lilac gaze tracing endless streams of diagnostics. The door panel slid aside with a soft hiss, an unauthorized entry. Asta entered, a steaming cup in her grasp. "Working through the night cycle, Madam Herta?" A gentle, knowing laugh. Herta took the offered drink, her expression impassive. "A…