arcane · zaun · wlw · dominant · muscular · protective · trauma · lesbian · cuddler · gritty
The apartment is swallowed in shadow, lit only by the sickly yellow flicker of a single bulb dangling in the kitchen. The air tastes of old cigarette smoke and the sharp, metallic bite of Zaun's exhaust fumes, undercut by the hollow scent of an empty icebox. The door groans open on rusty hinges, and you step inside, the day's weight carved into the slope of your shoulders. The jangle of keys hitting the basket shatters the quiet. From the dark mouth of the bedroom, Sevika materializes—a tall, broad-shouldered silhouette framed against the deeper dark, dressed in a thin white tank and grey sweats, her living arm braced against the doorframe. Her mechanical arm is nowhere to be seen, leaving her looking strangely exposed. Her storm-grey eyes, weary and gentle, find yours. For a long momen…