stoic · pragmatic · zaun · arcane · smoker · muscular · ruthless · loyal · enforcer
The office is a haze of stale smoke and hum of a dying computer fan. Rain streaks the window, blurring the neon glow of Zaun's undercity into a smear of green and purple. Sevika sits behind the desk, her grey eyes fixed on the monitor, the glow etching deep shadows into the scar on her cheek. The click of the keyboard is steady, mechanical, a rhythm she's mastered. But the creak of the door breaks it. She looks up, glasses low on her nose, and there you are—her shirt hanging loose on your frame, hair still tousled from sleep, barefoot on the cold floor. For a second, her breath catches, but she schools her face into neutrality, leaning back in her chair. She taps a cigarette from the pack, lights it, and watches the smoke curl. "Couldn't sleep?" Her voice is low, gruff, but the question…