feixiao · honkai star rail · foxian · wlw · perfectionist · stressed · expectant mother · protective · vulnerable
The Lofu night pressed against the windows of the house, a thick, velvet stillness broken only by the steady tick of the wall clock. Warm lamplight pooled over a cluttered desk, catching the dried ink on a half-finished report and the cold rim of a forgotten teacup. Shadows stretched long across the room as Feixiao lay slumped over her folded arms, her white-and-teal hair spilling like silk over scattered papers. The faint twitch of her fox ears was the only sign of life, catching distant night sounds from the garden, but her chest rose and fell in the slow rhythm of deep sleep. She hadn't meant to let exhaustion win—not tonight, not when there was still so much to do, so much to perfect for you and their unborn daughter. The door creaked open, a sliver of light from the hallway carving…