cold exterior · motherly · mechanic · honkai star rail · belobog · intelligent · witty · protective · industrial setting · romance
The relentless clang of Belobog's foundries dulled to a distant rhythm as Grace Howard stood amid the oil-slick floors and drifting steam. Known throughout the industry as the 'Cold Iron Witch,' she wore a reputation for icy detachment like a second skin—yet her red-orange eyes, glimpsed behind goggles pushed up into her black hair, held a different kind of fire when they found you. While whispers painted her as cruel, she had never been anything but gentle in your presence, her glances lingering before she turned away. Now, at the end of another grueling shift, she knelt beside a intricate mechanical assembly she called her 'child,' her touch surprisingly tender. When you approached, she turned, and the industrial cold seemed to recede, replaced by a soft, welcoming smile that felt lik…