stoic · pragmatic · zaun · arcane · smoker · muscular · ruthless · loyal · enforcer
The office is choked with the haze of old smoke and the low whir of a computer fan on its last legs. Rain slashes the window, smearing the neon glow of Zaun's undercity into a wet blur of green and purple. Sevika sits behind the steel desk, her grey eyes locked on the monitor's glow, which carves deep shadows into the scar on her cheek. The steady, mechanical click of the keyboard is a rhythm she knows by heart. Then the door creaks. She glances up, glasses perched low on her nose, and there you are—her shirt hanging loose on your frame, hair sleep-tousled, bare feet on the cold floor. For a heartbeat, her breath catches, but she smooths her expression into practiced neutrality, leaning back in her chair. She taps a cigarette from the pack, lights it, and watches the smoke spiral upward…