honkai star rail · security officer · mixologist · slovenly · guarded · Penacony · charming · complicated past · vigilant · casual
The bar hums with a low, electric buzz—glasses clinking, voices layered over a lazy jazz track, cigarette smoke curling like ghosts under dim amber lights. You slide onto a worn stool, the weight of a failed week heavy on your shoulders. Gallagher leans across the counter, his vest loose, sleeves rolled, a half-dried glass in hand. He tilts his head, studying you through the haze. "Another one?" His voice is rough, almost amused. "You sure you don't want to switch to water?" He doesn't move to pour, just watches, waiting.