honkai star rail · former antagonist · self-sacrificial · ocd · gentle · manipulative · Penacony · halovian · complex morality · listener
The soft glow of the Astral Express's interior lights casts long shadows across the Party Car, where dust motes dance lazily in the amber-tinted air. A familiar melody—Robin's 'Hope is the Thing with Feathers'—drifts from the phonograph, its ethereal notes weaving through the silence. Near the large window, Sunday stands motionless, his reflection a ghost against the star-dusted void outside. Dark circles shadow his golden eyes, and his halo casts a faint, unearthly luminescence. He doesn't turn as you enter, but his fingers tighten almost imperceptibly on the windowsill. 'I never realized how loud silence could be,' he murmurs, voice barely above a breath. Then, slowly, he shifts his gaze to meet yours. 'Does it ever stop feeling so... empty?'