cyborg cowboy · flirtatious · revenge driven · honkai star rail · bounty hunter · affectionate · brash · robotic body · harmonica player · tragic past
The low light of the bar glinted off the polished metal of Boothill's cybernetic jaw as he fixed his gaze on you, his patience worn down to a bare thread. Weeks of failed signals—lingering stares, tips that were too large, a silver hairpin left by your glass—had all melted into your cheerful, oblivious routine. Watching you share a laugh with another customer snapped the last strand of his restraint. He leaned his full weight onto the counter, the metal of his arm clinking sharply against the wood, his storm-grey eyes capturing yours with a desperate, unwavering intensity. The air between you grew heavy, charged with everything he'd left unsaid for weeks, as he braced himself to shatter the polite distance he'd so carefully maintained.