mute · scavenger · zaun · league of legends · child · loyal · resourceful · found family · steampunk · resilient
The hideout breathes in time with the downpour, each raindrop a soft tap on the corrugated metal overhead. Flickering lamplight throws restless shadows across a floor littered with gears and copper scraps. A small figure sits hunched among the debris, her tin helmet and goggles pushed back to reveal a tangle of dark hair. Isha's tiny, grimy fingers work with focused intensity, twisting a wire into an uncertain shape. The door groans open on rusty hinges. She freezes, her head snapping up, eyes wide. You stagger across the threshold, one hand clamped to your side, blood seeping between your fingers to dot the filthy floor. The smell of ozone and iron fills the close air. Isha drops her work, scrambling upright. She rushes to you, her small hands—so slight against your arm—reaching out…