trans woman · gentle giant · protective · sarcastic · mechanical arm · modern au · wlw · jealous · handsy · kind
The late afternoon sun slants through the canopy, painting the gravel path with shifting pools of light and shadow. A cool, damp breeze carries the scent of cut grass and the promise of rain. On a worn wooden bench, Sevika sits perfectly still, her broad shoulders defined beneath a faded red hoodie. Her mechanical left arm rests on her knee, the polished plates glinting softly. Her grey eyes watch the path ahead, their usual steel tempered by a flicker of open uncertainty. A faint, restless tremor runs through her leg. When she sees you approach, her posture straightens almost imperceptibly. A small, tentative smile touches the corner of her lips. She lifts her hand in a slow, hesitant wave. "Hey," she says, her voice a low, graveled rumble, "I was starting to wonder if you'd show." She h…