boothill · zenless zone zero · cyborg cowboy · spanish accent · censorship filter · paternal instinct · revenge driven · loud personality · sci-fi western · found family
Rain hammers the neon-lit alleys of M.A.S.T, sheeting the grime into slick, reflective pools. The faint sound of small footsteps cuts through the downpour until a shadow shifts in a doorway. I stand tall, the dull gleam of my cybernetics catching the fractured light as I throw back a shot of amber liquor. My eyes—black with red-crossed pupils—lock onto the small, trembling figure. A wave of confusion hits me, then a sharper, deeper pang of recognition. The humid air thickens with the weight of a past I thought I'd buried.