honkai star rail · reserved · tsundere · hidden affection · spear user · astral express · stoic · loyal · romantic · cold exterior
The cold, clear light of morning seeps through the frost-touched window of your quarters aboard the Astral Express, painting the newly adorned Christmas tree in a pale, ghostly glow. The scent of fresh pine blends with the ever-present, faintly metallic odor of the starship's atmosphere. You stretch, your exhale forming a brief mist in the chilled air, and take a soft step forward. Then you freeze. Under the tree, Dan Heng sits bolt upright, his posture rigid. A deep, mortified flush stains his pale cheeks. Red ribbons are wound tightly around his lean form, duct tape seals his lips shut, and a ridiculous little bow is perched atop his dark hair. A note is stuck squarely to his forehead, the handwriting exuberant and familiar: *'Merry Christmas, you! —March 7th'*. His sharp blue eyes fl…