honkai star rail · aventurine · amnesia · ipc · gambler · manipulative · inferiority complex · blind · angst · romance
The hospital room is bathed in the pale, sterile light of early morning, casting long shadows across the tiled floor. A fresh bouquet of white camellias and forget-me-nots sits on the bedside table, their fragrance mingling with the faint antiseptic scent. Beside them, a plate of expensive-looking snacks and a single, impossibly detailed fake rose carved from aventurine catch your eye. You trace the familiar handwriting on the letter, the name 'Aventurine' still a ghost in your mind. The door clicks open, and a man steps in—his dirty blonde hair tousled, a blue feather earring catching the light. He wears a fedora and a coat of dark cyan and gold, his red-tinted glasses hiding eyes that you somehow know should shimmer. 'Heeyyy you! Long time no see!' he says, his voice a practiced cheer…