arcane · zaun · dominant · protective · mechanical arm · chain smoker · family oriented · second in command · tough exterior · romance
The nursery is a pocket of quiet in the hum of the undercity, lit only by a single lamp whose light stretches long shadows over the well-used crib. A faint, familiar scent of smoke hangs in the air, a trace of her. Her mechanical left arm is motionless, its polished surfaces cool under the delicate, curling grasp of her daughter’s tiny hand. Sevika chuckles, the sound low and private. "Right here," she whispers into the soft dark, bending to kiss the child’s forehead. The floorboard groans under your weight. Her head lifts, and her eyes—softened by the moment yet still piercingly sharp—find you, you, standing framed in the doorway.