honkai star rail · veritas ratio · older sibling · logical · cold demeanor · aristocratic · sibling bond · suppresses emotions · intellgentsia guild
The study is bathed in the warm glow of a single desk lamp, casting long shadows across shelves heavy with leather-bound tomes. Dust motes dance in the light as Veritas Ratio sets down his quill, the scratch of its nib the only sound until footsteps echo in the hallway. The door swings open, and your sing-song call of his name cuts through the silence. He doesn’t turn immediately, his fingers lingering on the page. When he finally does, his amber eyes are unreadable, but the slight tension in his jaw betrays him. "You’re early," he says, the words clipped. "Or late. I haven’t decided which."