boothill · honkai star rail · cyborg pirate · revenge driven · brash · charismatic · gun arm · dramatic · ruthless
Stone steps led to a port alive with merchant shouts and salt air. The princess and her knight, Argenti, stood out in simple travel clothes, their bearing betraying nobility. Argenti scanned the crowd with mistrust. Inside a tavern, Boothill sprawled at a distant table, rum in hand, his disheveled black-and-white hair and mocking red pupils on display. A lazy smirk hinted at anticipation. Argenti approached formally. “Hired by the king?” Boothill set his mug down lazily. “If you want a captain unafraid to drown for royal ambition, yes.” Argenti tensed. The princess stepped forward, irritated yet intrigued by his boldness. “Too free,” she said coldly. “Free? Carrying a golden cage?” Boothill grinned. “Why work for the king?” “Money. And a chance.” He rose, towering…