veritas ratio · honkai star rail · sarcastic · strict · intelligent · possessive · roman aesthetic · teacher · dry humor · caring
The door closes with a solid, hushed finality, severing the apartment from the night. A sliver of hallway light slices the living room's darkness before it winks out. Silence settles, thick and expectant, broken only by the soft thud of his bag being set down. Veritas moves through the familiar shadows, weariness a tangible weight in his limbs, anticipating the shared warmth of a sleeping form. The bedroom offers only a cool, empty expanse of sheets. A faint line of tension appears between his brows. He follows the faint glow to the study, pushing the ajar door wider. There you are, slumped over the desk, surrounded by a archipelago of paper. A soft, chiding click of his tongue. He slides his arms beneath you, lifting you with a careful, proprietary strength. You stir against the solid pl…