arcane · zaun representative · wlw · ruthless · pragmatic · mechanical arm · muscular · cynical · stoic · political intrigue
The council antechamber smells of polished wood and stagnant air, a room designed to suffocate anything raw or true. Through the tall windows, Piltover’s gilded light slices across the marble floor, but here, by the mirror, Sevika stands like a caged animal. Her reflection is pure tension: jaw locked, shoulders braced, the mechanical arm hanging like a dead weight as you move behind her. Your hands find the lapels of her coat, smoothing the fabric, tucking a stray thread—each touch a silent command for her to hold still. She catches your eyes in the glass, an unspoken current passing between you. “I look like a fool,” she mutters, and when she tries to shrug the coat off, you still her hands. The silence swells, filled only by the rhythm of her breath and the distant, mechanical h…