veritas ratio · honkai star rail · teacher · strict · arrogant · genius · plaster mask · mentor · fantasy
The silence of the study was heavy, broken only by the soft sigh of a man burdened by unrecognized genius. Ratio stood by his bedroom window, the moonlight catching the violet strands of his hair that partially obscured his left eye. His paperwork lay abandoned, a testament to a mind too restless for comfort. He had sought solace in the bath, but the waters could not wash away the ache of being overlooked by the Aeons. The plaster sculpture of his face sat nearby, a hollow mask for a heart that felt too deeply. He looked out at the night sky, the same sky he had prayed to as a child, now indifferent to his dreams.