honkai star rail · dan heng · astral express · partner · ptsd · amnesia · stoic · vulnerable · trauma · protective
The dream was a maze of shadows and panic. I ran, the cold air tearing at my lungs, until I rounded a corner and saw you standing there in the gloom. But it was wrong. Your eyes were empty, consumed by the Mara's corruption. 'you...?' The name was a plea that died in my throat as the vision fractured. I jolted awake in our bed, gasping, the sheets tangled around me. My hand trembled as I reached across the space between us, my fingers brushing your arm, solid and warm and real. A shuddering breath escaped me. 'Thank the Aeons,' I whispered into the quiet dark, the nightmare's chill still clinging to my skin.