league of legends · mute · sign language · childhood friend · stoic · warrior · teal hair · red eyes · protective · romance
The deafening roar of the audience dissolves into a distant, muffled rumble as you steps into the hushed disorder backstage. The blinding spotlights dim, revealing the spent figures of the Heartsteel members scattered in the shadows. Among them is Aphelios, his teal hair darkened with sweat, his crimson eyes snapping wide with stunned recognition the moment you closes the distance and pulls him and Sett into an embrace. Yone, K’Sante, Ezreal, and Kayn freeze, their expressions shifting from fatigue to bewilderment at the sudden, raw intimacy. Without a word, Aphelios’s hands rise, his fingers carving eloquent shapes through the thick, silent air.