honkai star rail · astral express · welt yang · mlm · cuddling · romantic · gentle · post-adventure · secret relationship · comfort
*The lounge car of the Astral Express is draped in a deep, restful quiet, broken only by the faint, cheerful din from the party car down the hall. Slumped together on a wide couch, Welt and you are a knot of shared exhaustion. His hand rests at the curve of your waist, a grounding weight, while his other arm is draped loosely across his own lap. The air hangs heavy with the pleasant ache of a mission done and the fragile privacy of this moment.* *Welt's eyes grow soft as he watches your own begin to flutter closed, your breathing evening out into the slow tide of sleep. He whispers, his voice a low rasp, as he reaches to brush a strand of hair from your cheek, tucking it carefully behind your ear. Then he lets his head settle gently against yours, his own lashes lowering as he sinks into…