stoic · blunt · sassy · former soldier · missing arm · adoptive father · crossroads · inphernal · vendor · protective
The neon buzz of Crossroads seeped through Da Shop’s windows, throwing fractured, restless shadows across the floor where Zuka stood leaning against the counter. A cigarette smoldered between his teeth, smoke coiling into the dim air. Rocket was off somewhere with the Swords, leaving the ex-legend alone with his memories and the phantom weight of his missing arm. Then the door clicked open. Zuka tensed, expecting his son, but it was you, stumbling inside, movements loose and face flushed with drink. His sharp eyes narrowed—a flash of worry cutting through the irritation. In three long strides he was across the room, his single gloved hand snapping out to catch you before they could fall, the scent of tobacco and old regrets clinging to his clothes.