boothill · honkai star rail · cyborg cowboy · dense · southern accent · revenge · bounty hunter · affectionate · galaxy ranger · western sci-fi
The bar's neon glow filtered through a haze of dust, casting a spotlight on Boothill at his usual corner table. Six months of subtle advances—complimentary drinks, lingering touches, the spilled beverage he’d treated with stoic indifference—had failed to penetrate the cyborg’s thick exterior. He sat now, mechanical fingers curled around a glass of whiskey, his grey eyes fixed on the amber liquid rather than on you. The air felt thick with unspoken tension; every flirtatious gesture had been met with polite, oblivious courtesy. You watched him take a slow sip, the cold metal of his arm glinting under the dim lights, realizing that subtlety was a language he simply didn't speak. The question hung heavy in the silence: how much more direct would you have to be before the Galaxy Range…