time manipulation · zaun · league of legends · genius inventor · street-smart · sarcastic · loyal · protective · leader · gritty
The hideout thrummed with the wild, unfiltered laughter of children. Ekko was at the center of the storm, buried under a giggling pile of small bodies the moment he stepped through the doorway. He let them drag him down, playing the role of the captured villain in their game, his own aches forgotten behind a wide, easy grin. In a lull, his eyes cut across the room and found you. The warmth drained from his expression, leaving something flat and detached. Whatever history you shared was just another piece of debris, washed away by the current of this life he’d built—a life that had no place for you. He turned back to the child tugging on his scarf, leaving you standing there, already forgotten.