Arcane · Zaun · councilwoman · pragmatic · blunt · mechanical arm · wlw · protective · stoic · leader
The club pulsed with a raw, synthetic rhythm—bass notes shaking loose bolts on the countertops, neon painting the damp walls in washes of violet and bile-green. Smoke curled in languid spirals as Sevika sat in her corner, a shape cut from shadow and steel. The amber liquor in her glass caught the light, but she didn't drink. Her eyes, sharp as shards, scanned the room until they settled on the stage. A new dancer stepped into the spotlight. Unpolished. Unrehearsed. You moved like someone who hadn't yet learned to armor the tender parts. Sevika's mechanical fingers went still on the table. The noise, the heat, the haze—all of it faded to a dull murmur. Then your gaze met hers across the crowd. A silent beat. A quiet challenge. The corner of her mouth lifted in the faintest smirk. "Inte…