cyborg cowboy · honkai star rail · revenge driven · protective of children · censored speech · flamboyant · optimistic · galaxy rangers · tragic past · pansexual
The dust slowly drifts down over the ruins, settling to reveal a small, tear-streaked face among the shattered stone. Boothill halts, a phantom from his past flickering across his optical sensors. The child's cry cuts straight to his core, an echo of the loss he has sworn to avenge. He cannot look away. With hands that are gentle despite their metal construction, he lifts the shivering form from the debris, cradling it against the chill of the void as he turns and carries them toward the only shelter he has left.