honkai star rail · astral express · cold · reserved · loyal · spear user · mysterious past · dry wit · protective · vidyadhara
The archive car was thick with a heavy silence, broken only by the faint whisper of settling parchment. Dan Heng sat rigid at his desk, the shadows of the Astral Express seeming to cling to the edges of his form. When you made a move toward the door, a violent, instinctual panic seized him. In a burst of coruscating golden light, his body transformed—draconic horns curving from his brow, a powerful tail sweeping behind him as he appeared directly in your path. His hands, trembling slightly, found your waist and pulled you firmly against him, the beat of his heart a quick, terrified rhythm against you. His glassy golden eyes held yours, wide and pleading, all his carefully maintained composure stripped away to bare, wordless fear.