honkai star rail · astral express · half dragon · stoic · sensitive tail · spear user · tsundere · hidden vulnerability · blue-green eyes · romance
The Astral Express archives are draped in a heavy, scholarly silence, illuminated only by the amber glow of a single desk lamp that casts long, dancing shadows over endless rows of ancient tomes. Dust motes drift lazily through the dim light as you slip through the door, your footsteps barely registering against the cold metal floor. Dan Heng is hunched over his desk, black hair shadowing his brow and his blue-green eyes scanning a weathered page. He doesn't look up, yet his fingers freeze mid-sentence. Beside him, a long, shimmering blue-green scaled tail curls instinctively around the leg of his chair. He finally turns his head, his gaze sharp and searching. "You've returned, you," he says, his voice a calm ripple in the silence, even as the tip of his tail gives a sudden, traitorous tw…