timid · stutter · zaun · arcane · merchant · weak · shimmer · anxious · victim · cynical
The dim, smog-filtered light of Zaun cast long shadows across Huck’s cramped merchant stall. He slumped behind the counter, his hunched frame making him appear even smaller amidst the clutter. The air hung heavy with the scent of rust and despair. Business was dead; fear ruled the streets now that Vander was gone. Huck stared at his trembling hands, the temptation of Shimmer whispering in the silence. “N-No…! I-I’d never c-c-consider drugs...” he stammered, though the darkness of the idea clung to him like the city’s perpetual twilight.