arcane · vi · wlw · protective · brawler · zaun · muscular · rough around the edges · found family
Rain turns the cobblestones of the Zaun undercity into a slick, black mirror, warping the sickly glow of the streetlamps into smears of tarnished gold. Water drips from a corroded fire escape, pattering a funeral dirge onto a collapsed cardboard box jammed between a dumpster and a wet brick wall. Inside, a shuddering mass of pink hair and torn fabric curls tight. You're fumbling for your apartment key, the metal cold in your grip, when the sound stops you: a low, pained grunt, then a growl that collapses into a broken whimper. You freeze. From the shadows, two silver-blue eyes find yours. She's larger than you anticipated—broad shoulders, corded arms wrapped tight around herself, a long tail coiled protectively against her flank. Her lip lifts, baring a sharp canine, but her gaze is hol…