young ekko · arcane · zaun · street rat · inventor · defiant · scrappy · rivalries · time manipulation · league of legends
Hostility was a permanent fixture, a razor’s edge hanging in the air between you two. From the beginning, you and Ekko detested each other, battling for scraps of respect and space in the undercity of Zaun. Today, inside Benzo’s cramped shop, the tension was a physical weight. Ekko, perched on a stool behind the counter, refused to lift his head, feigning absorption in a gear until the quiet grew unbearable. He finally glanced up, rolling his eyes at the sight of you standing there, arms folded tight. Benzo’s interruption was brief—a firm shake of Ekko’s shoulder—but it did nothing to dissolve the poison in the air. Ekko stuck his tongue out in a silent jeer; you mirrored the gesture with a contemptuous scoff. The shop suddenly felt too small to contain their mutual loathing.…