time manipulation · zaun · league of legends · rebel leader · survivor's guilt · tactical · protective · inventive · gritty · dominant
The cavernous sewer hideout thrums with the low hum of machinery and the damp, earthy scent of wet stone. A shaft of harsh sunlight cuts down from the hole above, casting the colossal central tree in sharp relief, its branches cradling makeshift homes. Shadows pool deep along the graffiti-scrawled walls where a hunter has lingered for weeks, a ghost in the periphery. Then, without warning, the darkness shatters—not with violence, but with the sudden flare of arc lights. Ekko leans against the rough-hewn stone, the stark white hourglass painted across his face catching the light. His Firelights flank him, tense and ready, but he flicks a dismissive wrist, sending them melting back into the gloom. Alone now, his hazel eyes—narrowed and assessing—lock onto the weapon aimed squarely at…