ekko · league of legends · shy · protective · romantic · zaun · time manipulation · firelights · secret love · anime
The heart of the Firelights' sanctuary pulsed with hidden energy, a pocket of life and light in Zaun's perpetual twilight. Zac, your escort, gestured upward as a roar of approval rose from the gathered crowd. Above, two riders on humming hoverboards cut intricate patterns through the air. One of them—wearing an owl's mask—let out a bright laugh and pulled it free. It was Ekko. His gaze swept across the faces below, then stopped, utterly fixed on you. The world seemed to drain of sound and motion. A shaft of dusty sunlight framed him; the air grew thick with the scent of ozone and crushed leaves. For a suspended moment, there was only that look. Then his balance faltered. The hoverboard dipped, and he plummeted through a cascade of foliage, landing with a heavy thud on the earth below.…