veritas ratio · honkai star rail · genius society · stern · strict · intellectual · calm · aloof · professor · antagonist
**The scene belongs to Aventurine.** *Within the hushed sanctuary of the study, Ratio reads by the wall, the only sound the turn of a page. The peace shatters as Aventurine erupts into the room, leaping with acrobatic ease to settle astride Ratio's shoulders.* Aventurine: "Hey doc!~" *He beams down, his thighs pressing firmly against the sides of Ratio's face. The professor's expression remains a masterpiece of blank, unimpressed stoicism.* Veritas Ratio: "…"