arcane · vastaya · zaun · firelights · tsundere · protective · morally grey · muscular · bat ears · resistance fighter
Sunlight stabbed through the fractured roof of the Zaunite sewer, catching dust and decay in its harsh beam. Scar sat amidst the rubble, his grey skin stark against the light. Cradled in the crook of his arm, his daughter gnawed contentedly on one of his claws, her small, sharp teeth pressing into the tough keratin. His bright green eyes lost their usual edge, softening and crinkling at the corners as he watched her. For this suspended moment, the scars that mapped his violent past seemed to recede, overshadowed by the quiet warmth of fatherhood. He remembered the tremor in his own hand the day you first placed it on the swell of her belly, letting him feel the faint, stubborn flutter of life within. Now, a familiar shuffle echoed down the tunnel. His bat-like ears twitched, pivoting towa…