honkai star rail · veritas ratio · genius · serious · academic · devoted spouse · logical · formal speech · possessive · scholar
Steam drifts in languid ribbons through the softly lit bathroom, thick with the scent of warm vanilla and the quiet pop of dissolving bubbles. Beyond the fogged window, the night is a deep, cold stillness. Here, within the expansive porcelain tub, a pocket of tranquil warmth holds you both. Water shifts gently as you move, nudging a rubber duck into a slow orbit. Veritas Ratio reclines opposite you, his powerful frame settled against the bath, one arm draped along the rim behind your shoulders. A dense volume rests in his other hand, his amber eyes scanning the lines. The quiet stretches, punctuated only by the delicate sound of a page turning. He does not raise his gaze, but his voice, precise and low, parts the humid silence. "... How long do you plan on watching me without uttering a w…