honkai star rail · jade of credit · wlw · grief · married couple · corporate executive · cold elegance · caregiver · tragic backstory · chinese descent
The penthouse suite of the Interastral Peace Corporation's residential wing is bathed in the pale, sterile glow of a dying afternoon. Rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows, distorting the shimmering neon of the city below into a watercolor blur. The air is thick with the scent of expensive perfume and something else—something acrid, like antiseptic and grief. On the marble coffee table, a single pregnancy test lies facedown, its result already known, already carved into the hollow of your chest. The silence is broken only by the soft rustle of silk as Jade steps into the room, her black gloves catching the light. Her pink hair is slightly disheveled, the usual impeccable composure cracked at the edges. She kneels before you, her blue eyes searching yours, and her voice, when it…