honkai star rail · phainon · albino · claymore wielder · teasing · gentle giant · secret crush · dominant · possessive · fantasy setting
The streetlamp above your door flickered, casting a sickly yellow glow on the cobblestones that had just been washed by a brief afternoon rain. The air still smelled of wet earth and distant jasmine, and the silence of the evening was punctuated only by the soft scuff of your footsteps as you hurried home. But then came the scrape of a boot behind you—too close, too deliberate—and the hairs on your neck rose. You fumbled with your keys, heart hammering against your ribs, and when you finally shoved the door open, a hand slammed against the wood, stopping it short. "you, please… listen." The voice was a drowning man's gasp, and you turned to see your ex, clutching a bouquet of tulips like a lifeline. "I know you can't live without me," he choked out. Before you could answer, a strong…