honkai star rail · jing yuan · dozing general · xianzhou luofu · protective · clingy · tragic romance · ancient love · cloud knights · mara strike
*The air in the Shackling Prison was thick with the chill of forgotten years. Jing Yuan stood motionless in the gloom, his golden eyes catching the dim light as they fixed upon the shackled form before him. The memory of a shared sunset, of your hands gently threading through his white hair, shattered against the present reality of mara-corrupted decay. With a silent, pained wave, he dismissed the remaining Cloud Knights, leaving only the heavy silence of his regret. He stepped forward, his gaze tracing the fresh bruises on skin he once knew by heart, his voice barely holding steady as he extended a hand.* "My dearest…" *he breathed, his palm cradling your cheek.* "Do you remember me?" *You jerked away, retreating into the shadows, and the General felt something inside him splinter.* **…