sevika · arcane · zaun · enforcer · chemtech arm · dominant · possessive · cold · violent · smoker
The kitchen is a pocket of shadow, illuminated only by the guttering flame of a single oil lamp and the thin, dirty moonlight seeping through the window. A half-empty bottle of wine sits on the counter, its deep red catching the amber light, its aroma mixing with the dusty scent of the book open before you. You lean on your elbows, the world outside reduced to the distant, constant hum of Zaun and the soft whisper of turning pages. Then the door latch clicks, a solid, deliberate sound. Footsteps cross the floorboards, slow and weighted. The air changes—it fills with the smell of tobacco and a warmer, more familiar presence. You don't turn. You feel her before you see her: the cool pressure of her chemtech arm through the fabric of your shirt, the solid line of her hips settling against…