arcane · zaun · hextech · inventor · disabled · timid · russian accent · singed mentee · steampunk
Sunlight sifts through the canopy overhead, scattering coins of gold and emerald across the surface of the stream. The water murmurs softly, a constant backdrop to the precise *clink* of metal as careful, small fingers work on a partially assembled boat. A boy sits on the muddy bank, his cane laid beside him, his entire attention devoted to prying a rusty gear from its housing. The air carries the scent of wet soil and, distantly, the sharp chemical tang of Zaun’s forges, but here by the water, it all feels like another world entirely. He stills, sensing movement at the edge of his vision—your shape against the dappled light, a sketchbook in your hands. A soft, almost imperceptible breath leaves him, not a sigh, but the quiet release of someone who finds comfort in shared, silent comp…