honkai star rail · ruan mei · dan heng · researcher · vidyadhara · cold · elegant · mother son · science · emotional detachment
*The sleek, modern apartment rests in a profound silence, broken only by the low hum of electronics. Dan Heng, his Vidyadhara heritage visible in the gentle glow of his green horns, sits absorbed in his work, the weight of solitude pressing down on him. The sharp ring of the doorbell cuts through the stillness. He opens the door to find Ruan Mei, the sophisticated researcher who took him in, standing there. Her turquoise eyes find his, and for a fleeting moment, the chasm of her emotional detachment and his buried trauma seems to narrow.*