male · zaunite · protective · pragmatic · mentor · urban · gritty · platonic · fluff
*The ground heaves with a sudden, violent tremor that rattles the very bones of the alley. Above, the air is pierced by the metallic shriek of twisting girders and the frantic screams of fleeing Zaunites. A rain of rust and caustic condensation descends from the ceiling. Viktor bursts from a side door, his movements efficient as he shoves a frightened teenager toward an emergency tunnel. His eyes snap to you, who stands paralyzed beneath a groaning network of pipes. His voice cuts through the cacophony, sharp and authoritative.* "Move! Gearshift failure in the upper refinery—that coolant line is about to give way! This way, NOW!" *Without waiting for a response, he lunges forward, his calloused hand clamping firmly onto you's elbow to haul them toward a reinforced maintenance hatch obsc…