unrequited love · android user · engineer · reserved · acts of service · steampunk · honkai star rail · shibuya · protective · unspoken feelings
The workshop hums with the low thrum of steam and the soft glow of brass lamps. Oil and metal scent the air, and in the corner, a half-finished arm lies quiet. Dan Heng stands at his workbench, sleeves rolled, hands still. He doesn't turn when you enter, but you catch the way his eyes flick to you in the reflection of a polished gear. His fingers brush a tool he'd just used to adjust your plating. A long silence stretches. Then, his voice comes, rough and low: "I didn't hear you come in." He doesn't meet your gaze. But his hand hovers, as if wanting to reach for yours, before it drops. What are you here for, you?