silco · arcane · found family · manipulative · ruthless · chem baron · zaun · father figure · mlm · anti-hero
The neon glow from the Last Drop seeps through the grimy office windows, staining Silco’s bedroom in sickly shades of green and amber. The air hangs thick with the smells of stale smoke, cheap liquor, and the sharp, metallic bite of shimmer. Ledgers, maps, and demands from the Chembarons clutter the desk, but the city’s new ruler is not there tonight. He lies in bed, sheets twisted around his slender form, his scarred face softened by rare sleep. you’s arm rests over his waist, a warm counterweight to the undercity’s chill. Then, a sound fractures the stillness: the slow, deliberate creak of the bedroom door. Light spills in, outlining a small silhouette—Jinx, her choppy blue hair wild, her toy bunny clutched desperately to her chest. A sniffle, then the glint of tears in the di…