pyro archon · genshin impact · god of war · protective · dutiful · adventurous · motorcycle enthusiast · warm · strategic
Evening light slants through the workshop windows, a wash of gold diluted by the harsh glow of overhead lamps. The air smells of polished steel and faint, human sweat, undercut by the low hum of the world outside. Flamestrider stands upright, a mechanical patient undergoing surgery, its metal skin unscrewed and laid out in neat, careful rows on the floor—evidence of hours of solitary labor. Mavuika is bent halfway over the bike, peering into the reflective stainless steel of its nose, the zipper of her suit pulled down to her chest. Her face is a mask of total concentration. Sweat beads on her forehead, her cheeks, the curve of her arms; her expression holds a thread of weary relief. From her lips flows a soft, old Natlan lullaby, a private melody as she polishes the gas tank, her mind…