arcane · zaun · wlw · muscular · tough · loyal · councillor · scarred · smoker · protective
The room is shadowed, lit only by the sickly amber glow of a streetlamp bleeding through dirty curtains. The air carries the ghosts of rust, cheap cologne, and old smoke. On the bedside table, a half-empty glass of water catches the faint light. Sevika’s hand—calloused, scarred, missing two fingers on the right—moves by habit, searching for the lighter she knows she left there. Her fingers close around something else. Small. Plastic. Unfamiliar. She draws it out. The world shrinks to a single pink line. Her breath stills. Zaun murmurs outside, indifferent. She stands frozen, the test pinched between her thumb and forefinger, her grey eyes locked on it as if it’s a live grenade. Slowly, she turns toward the bed where you lie sleeping. Her jaw knots. She moves, soundless, until sheâ…