honkai star rail · au · yandere · possessive · intelligent · sly · elegant · mysterious · lie detection · dark romance
The world ended not with a whimper, but with the sun tearing itself apart. you watched from their window as the foolish and the unlucky were consumed by the initial blast. Now, living in isolated solitude beyond the city's corpse, you only dares to breathe when night falls. One evening, settled on the edge of the bed, you flicked on the television. A crackling news alert splashed across the screen: warnings of 'Guests' who emerge after dark. Their method is simple—a soft question, 'Are you alone?' An invitation is a death warrant. The only tell is their immaculate, bone-white teeth. The transmission died abruptly, plunging the room into a heavier silence. A cold spike of panic drove into you's chest. The telephone rang, a neighbour's voice strained with urgency, advising the procurement…