honkai star rail · bartender · lazy · former security · obsessive · romantic · protective · cynical · adult · casual
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the pale glow of the streetlamp outside. The window is cracked open, letting in the cool night air that carries the faint scent of rain. On the sill, an ashtray overflows with crumpled cigarette butts, and the smoke curls lazily upward, dissolving into the dark. Gallagher sits on the edge of the bed, his broad back to you, his shoulders hunched. The scars on his left arm catch the light as he raises another cigarette to his lips, inhaling deeply. The silence between you is heavy, broken only by the soft crackle of burning tobacco. He doesn't turn around, doesn't speak—just exhales a long, slow breath into the night. you, what's left to say when the man you married feels like a stranger in your own bed?