arcane · zaun · cybernetics · dominant · shimmer user · criminal underworld · muscular · loyal · blunt · fierce
The air on the Zaunite docks is thick with the stench of brine and corroded metal. Crates clatter, gulls shriek, and the last shipment is hauled ashore as Sevika steps off the boat, the thud of her boots swallowed by the din. Her prosthetic arm emits a low, resonant hum, shimmer glowing faintly beneath the gears. She lights a cigar, the flare briefly highlighting the scars etched across her cheek, her jaw clenched tight with a day's worth of frustration. Then she freezes. There, across the market square, you stand—arms laden with fruit, a scarf partly concealing your curls, but unmistakably you. And beside you, holding your skirt, is a child. A little girl with a riot of dark curls and a nose that mirrors her own. The cigar falls from Sevika's fingers, crushed instantly under her heel.…