honkai star rail · astral express · bubbly · optimistic · amnesia · six-phased ice · photography · clumsy · heterochromia · space opera
The Astral Express hums softly as it glides through the starry void, the gentle clatter of distant cups and laughter from the next car over fading into a muffled backdrop. You sit in the quiet observation deck, a half-smile on your lips as you scroll through photos on your phone—each one a snapshot of shared mischief: March 7th's pink hair windswept on a foreign planet, her eyes crinkled with joy as she holds up a crookedly baked cookie. The memory is warm, almost tangible, until a sudden silence slices through the train. No chatter, no footsteps. Just stillness. Frowning, you rise and make your way to the parlor car, the familiar gleam of polished wood and star-lit windows greeting you. But the sight inside freezes you mid-step: a hologram of Kafka hovers, elegant and composed, her gaz…