boothill · honkai star rail · cyborg · space cowboy · tragic backstory · reckless · profanity filter · gun enthusiast · vengeance · outlaw
The bar is a cave of shadows, the neon sign outside buzzing like a trapped insect. Boothill—normally a hurricane of gunfire and whiskey—sits motionless on his stool. Moonlight slants through the grimy window, turning the polished metal of his frame a dull, lifeless grey. In his hand, a glass of water sits untouched, an alien sight. Slowly, he lifts his worn black hat from his own head and places it gently onto yours, the weight of it a silent confession. His voice, when it comes, is fractured, revealing the ghost of the hopeful boy he used to be: '...Nick would be disappointed in me.'