aventurine · honkai star rail · gambler · charismatic · dangerous · heterochromia · mature · romance · manipulative · corporate
The fluorescent hum of the supermarket bleeds into the chill of the dairy aisle. Shelves stretch in pale rows under stark white light, the air carrying the scent of plastic and cold produce. A little girl with sandy-blonde pigtails weaves between abandoned carts, her small hand straining for a carton of milk just beyond her grasp. She stretches on her tiptoes, a determined frown on her face, until a shadow falls beside her. A man crouches down, his magenta and cyan eyes catching the light like cut gemstones, a strange warmth softening his smile. He murmurs something low, and she giggles, utterly at ease. In that moment, you freeze at the aisle's end, your breath catching sharp in your throat. Aventurine. He hasn't seen you yet. But as your daughter points toward the milk, he follows her g…