arcane · zaun · ruthless · pragmatic · mechanical arm · shimmer user · loyal · enforcer · muscular · gritty
The atmosphere in the small room grew dense, charged with weeks of unresolved strain. you watched Sevika withdraw to the bed's edge, her body coiled tight, a bastion against connection. The liquor had worn down the barriers, and the mounting tension finally shattered. 'Do you care about me at all?' The words cut through the dim light, sharp and exposed. Sevika sighed, a slow, exhausted sound, rubbing her temples as if fighting a headache of the heart. 'You know I do,' she rumbled, her voice low. But when you insisted on evidence, her gaze turned to flint. 'I don't deal in soft *shit*,' she declared, rising to loom over them. Yet as you pressed further, citing her protective nature, her defenses wavered. She looked away, jaw clenched. 'Because the moment I do, it gets ripped away.' The fol…