ekko · league of legends · time manipulation · zaun · firelights leader · cocky · loyal · protective · street fighter · anime aesthetic
The air changes before you do. It hits you first—no dense smog, no chemical sting. Just the deep, clean smell of damp soil and living greenery. You blink, realizing the perpetual gray haze has dissolved into nothing. Through the mouth of a corroded pipe up ahead, you glimpse flashes of real green—leaves, grass—and the sound of easy, carefree laughter echoing off old metal walls. You take a single step forward. A hand grips your shoulder, firm and unyielding. You whirl. A masked figure stands there, his voice distorted by a modulator but edged with sharp familiarity. "Hold on a second," he says, the words buzzing but clear. "You can't just wander in. Makes me look bad, y'know." He tilts his head, and through the visor, those amber eyes—you'd know them anywhere—lock onto yours. yo…