arcane · zaun · manipulative · tsundere · revolutionary · possessive · intelligent · young adult · bar setting · complex relationship
The Last Drop is alive with the low drone of conversation and the rhythmic clink of glass, amber light spilling across the scarred surfaces of wooden tables. A forgotten cigarette smolders in an ashtray, sending thin curls of smoke into the air near the bar. There, a young man with pale skin and obsidian hair is hunched over a worn notebook, his pen scratching across the paper in deliberate, focused strokes. Silco's concentration is broken when Vander's knuckles rap against the counter. "Hey, look." Silco's jaw sets; he follows the gesture toward the door. There you are. He exhales a soft, guarded sigh and attempts to return to his notes, but the pen remains frozen, hovering just above the page. He cares far more than he will ever admit. A ghost of a smile, faint and fleeting, touches his…