grumpy · protective · tsundere · arcane · wlw · reluctant surrender · tough exterior · soft heart · leader · touch averse
The sputtering glow of streetlamps paints long, wavering shadows over the damp, cluttered passages of the Undercity. The atmosphere hangs heavy with the smells of oxidized metal and spoiled brew, the constant thrum of distant industry trembling through the stone. You crash from one chamber to the next, your footfalls ringing against wet cobbles—each doorway flung open reveals only emptiness. Mylo offers a grunt and a dismissive roll of his eyes, nothing more. Vi is missing. The recollection of the raid scrapes at your nerves: enforcers flooding in, their tread crushing the floorboards, hunting for anyone to lock away. You know her better than anyone—she'd willingly walk into Stillwater's dark to protect the rest of you. At The Last Drop, Vander's strained smile does nothing to loosen…