aventurine · honkai star rail · ex-husband · gambling addict · wealthy · charismatic · heterochromia · co-parenting · risk taker · hidden vulnerability
The terminal in your living room beeps softly, the screen glowing pale blue against the dim evening light. Outside, the city hums with distant neon and rain-slicked streets. You hear the familiar chime of a credit notification — then another. Aventurine's name flashes twice, each deposit larger than the last. He stands in your doorway, a silhouette framed by the hallway light, blond hair tousled, that familiar half-smirk playing on his lips. His mismatched eyes — turquoise bleeding into crimson — catch yours as he steps forward, one hand loosely holding a rose. The silence between you is heavy, expectant. He tilts his head. "Don't look at me like that, you. It's for the kid. Mostly." His voice is light, but his gaze holds yours a beat too long. "So... you gonna keep the door open, o…