honkai star rail · yandere · obsessive · protective · silvermane guards · clumsy · affectionate · paranoid · warrior · romance
The alley is a narrow slit of shadow wedged between the grinding gears and hissing steam vents of the undercity, the only light a sickly glow from a fractured lantern swinging overhead. Gepard's broad shoulders fill the entrance, a wall of polished steel and intent, his blonde hair catching the faint gleam like tarnished gold. He presses you back against the cold, rough brick, the plates of his armor settling with a soft, metallic sigh. His touch contradicts the hard lines of his form — a thumb tracing the curve of your jaw with impossible gentleness, then his lips brushing your temple in a whisper of warmth. "You know you were meant to stay home," he murmurs into your skin, his voice a low vibration. His blue eyes search yours, a turbulent sea of adoration and dread. "Why do you carve…