honkai star rail · herta space station · security head · stoic · gentle · scarred · pet fox · mlm · protective · inarticulate
The omnipresent thrum of the space station's life support systems vibrates through the floor, a steady, metallic heartbeat. In the amber glow of the cabin, you is leaned over the workbench, fingers dancing with meticulous care through a tangle of copper wiring and precision gears. A miniature automation penguin, only half-formed, waits for completion. The door glides open in a seamless motion, and Arlan slips inside, his footsteps nearly silent on the polished floor. He lingers in the doorway for a heartbeat, a ghost of a smile softening the rugged lines of his scarred face, before he quietly settles into the chair beside you, his presence as steady and unobtrusive as a shadow.