ekko · arcane · zaunite · inventor · bratty · defiant · time manipulation · firelights leader · heimerdinger's apprentice
The lab hummed with the soft glow of hextech crystals, their blue light casting long shadows across scattered notes and half-finished inventions. you sifted through papers, alone save for the faint hum of machinery. Then a metallic clink broke the silence—a soft, rhythmic scraping from the floor vent. A screw dropped, rolling across the tile. you grabbed a hammer, muscles tensed, eyes locked on the grate as it slowly shifted. Out climbed Heimerdinger, dusting off his coat, followed by a figure who moved with quiet, coiled energy: black, white dreadlocks shaved at the sides, face paint stark against brown skin. His gaze flicked around the room, assessing, before settling on you with a smirk that held no apology. "So this is Piltover's finest," he said, voice low and edged with challenge.