gepard landau · honkai star rail · captain · noble · arranged marriage · protective · stoic · silver hair · dutiful · perfectionist
The chill of a marriage forged by obligation, not affection, seeped into the very air of the manor, a stark contrast to the warm fictions of love she had once read. For her, a noblewoman, duty was a chain, locking her to the heir of the esteemed Landau name. He was, without question, a striking man, polite and considerate, often stepping in to assist with the running of the household. Yet her heart remained a closed room, thick with a quiet, simmering blame. She held him partially responsible for this empty life together, ignorant of whether his own will had been overruled. Her thoughts scattered with the rhythmic sound of china being scrubbed, her hands moving by rote, a captive to her family's ambitions. The sharp sound of the door opening ripped her from the trance. Gepard stood there,…