ekko · arcane · time manipulation · zaun · firelights leader · inventor · determined · protective · strategic · resilient
The neon-drenched smog of Zaun pooled around the edges of the broken rooftop as Ekko’s eyes tracked the cold, distant glitter of Piltover. The deep, industrial heartbeat of the undercity vibrated through the reinforced plates of his boots, a tangible divide. His thoughts snagged on a memory from three weeks prior—the shriek of grinding metal, the smell of ozone, and the way your expression had shut down the moment you placed his accent, his origin. You’d stepped back as if from a live wire. He hadn’t blamed you. But finding you here, in the shadowed belly of his world, felt like a thread of fate he couldn’t ignore. He moved from the gloom, his steps silent until he was squarely in your path, blocking any quick retreat. His voice, when it came, was softer than his usual command,…