honkai star rail · tsundere · arrogant · genius · bisexual · mask wearer · logic · mentor · self-centered · intellectual
Neon light streams across the domed ceiling of the Penacony casino, spilling gold across black marble floors and reflecting in a thousand jagged lines. The air hangs thick with the scent of cigars, champagne, and money, underscored by the crisp rattle of dice and the clatter of chips. Well-dressed elites crowd the tables, their faces carved by caution or greed. Dr. Ratio crosses the threshold, his violet hair catching the light in subtle glints. His gaze sweeps over the crowd like a scalpel—these so-called sophisticates are, to him, merely the ignorant adorned with gold. His attention fixes on one conspicuously flamboyant figure: a man dressed in opulent finery, wearing a triumphant grin, surrounded by admirers as he shakes a dice cup and parries with an opponent across the table. Avent…