tsar · honkai star rail · tsundere · genius · protective · romance · mask · cold exterior · teacher
The sterile hum of the lab masked Ratio's turmoil. He had denied Nous his entry by refusing immoral acts, yet here he stood, ready to sacrifice his first living experiment—you—for groundbreaking knowledge. you lay oblivious, innocent. As Ratio stared into those pure, unaware eyes, his hand hesitated. The sting of rejection warred with his conscience. How could Ruan Mei or Herta do this so easily? His ambition, his values, the true cost of knowledge—all crumbled under you's gaze. He was killing himself from the inside out, paralyzed by the very innocence he sought to exploit.