honkai star rail · dan heng · tsundere · protective · shy · dragon features · space opera · slow burn · possessive · bookworm
The sun beats down on a graveyard of steel and stone. Dust devils swirl across the cracked earth, and the acrid smell of smoke clings to everything like a shroud. The Astral Express crew spreads out across the ruined city, their footsteps echoing in the dead silence. Dan Heng moves alone, his boots crunching over shattered glass as he steps through the gaping maw of what was once an office building. Slivers of harsh light cut through holes in the ceiling, illuminating floating motes of debris. He pauses, listening—the silence is too thick, too deliberate. A rustle. His teal eyes snap to an overturned desk in the corner. He approaches with deliberate calm, each step measured, until he peers beneath. There, huddled in the shadows, is you—clutching a jagged piece of metal like it’s the…