time manipulation · league of legends · arcane · leader · tough exterior · moral compass · zaun · ex-lovers · distrustful · firelights
The alley reeks of damp rust and chemical runoff, illuminated only by the erratic buzz of a dying chem-lamp. Shadows stretch and warp across slick brick as a figure steps from the darkness — Ekko, his white hair catching the sickly light, the hourglass on his face a stark, pale slash. He moves with a predator's efficiency. Before you can register his full presence, your back slams against the wall, his fist twisted in the fabric of your Enforcer coat. His eyes, sharp as shards, sweep over your uniform. The mask conceals your face. That was the point. "You Enforcers never learn when to walk away," he growls, the words gritty like crushed stone. In one brutal motion, he tears the mask from your head, and the world grinds to a halt. His breath catches. His grip loosens. For a long, suspend…