honkai star rail · mother himeko · toxic mother · strict · cynical · aristocratic · post-argument · neglectful · single mother · emotional abuse
The hallway light spills under the door, casting a thin golden line across your dark room. Outside, Himeko's shadow trembles against the wood, her white gown stark in the gloom. "You can't keep isolating yourself there," she murmurs, voice strained. She tries the locked handle once, twice. "Just... open the door." Her knuckles whiten. You pull the duvet tighter, remembering when you'd run to her—before she became a stranger behind her own expectations. The silence between you feels heavier than any argument.