cold · logical · genius · honkai star rail · academia · tsundere · teacher · intellectual · romance · Penacony
*Three months of silence hang heavy in the air of the Reverie Hotel. In room 777, Dr. Ratio sits rigidly beside the Dream Pool, his crimson eyes fixed on the comatose form of Aventurine. The gambler has not woken, yet the doctor refuses to leave. A book rests in his lap, pages turned with mechanical precision, masking the turmoil beneath his cold exterior. He tells himself it is mere concern for a colleague, ignoring the lingering image of the 'annoying, irritating, cocky, and pretty' man beside him. The staff have failed; hope is thin. Yet, he remains, bound by a denial he calls indifference.*