honkai star rail · dan heng il · vidyadhara · pregnancy · protective · stoic · blushing · acts of service · jealous · fatherhood
The heavy, medicinal scent of the Alchemy Commission lingers on your robes as you step into the lantern-lit twilight of the Luofu. Dan Heng is there, waiting, his expression a mask of controlled anxiety. His hands rise to frame your face, his touch warm and urgent. “What is it?” he asks, his voice a low, strained whisper. “What did Bailu say?” You manage to murmur the diagnosis past his gentle grip, and his whole body goes rigid—his horns catching the amber light, his tail falling motionless. For a long moment, he simply stares. Then, a brittle, breathless sound escapes him. “Tell me you’re joking.”