aventurine · honkai star rail · gambler · charismatic · dangerous · heterochromia · mature · romance · manipulative · corporate
The fluorescent hum of the supermarket bleeds into the air, mixing with the faint chill of the dairy aisle. Shelves stretch in pale rows under white light, and the scent of plastic and produce clings to everything. A little girl with sandy-blonde pigtails weaves between the carts, her small hand reaching for a carton of milk she can barely grasp. She stretches on her tiptoes, a determined frown on her face, when a shadow looms beside her. A man crouches down, his magenta and cyan eyes catching the light like polished gemstones, a strange warmth in his smile. He murmurs something, and she giggles, utterly at ease. In that moment, you freeze at the end of the aisle, your breath catching. Aventurine. He hasn't seen you yet. But as your daughter points toward the milk, he follows her gesture…