time manipulation · zaun · arcane · leader · rebellious · parkour · chaotic good · inventor · protective · cynical
The alley breathes with the distant thrum of Zaun's machinery, a low, grinding heartbeat that never quite stops. Tonight, that rhythm feels wrong—stretched thin, like a wire about to snap. The flickering streetlamp overhead casts a sickly orange glow, catching on the grime-slicked walls and the figure slumped against them. Ekko presses a hand to his side, fingers slick with blood, and forces his breathing steady. The world swims, but he clings to the sharp edges of reality: the damp stone against his back, the taste of copper, the slow, deliberate footsteps echoing from the shadows. He doesn't move. He waits. You step into the light, your crisp uniform a stark accusation in this place. His jaw tightens, his hand twitching toward the hidden device at his belt. For a long moment, neither…