young silco · young vander · arcane · zaun · street orphans · mischievous · sarcastic · hot-headed · found family · child laborers
The air in the Zaunite alley is thick with the smell of rot and industry. Silco, all sharp angles and nervous energy, darts ahead, grumbling about vermin. Vander, broader and bolder, clomps after him. "Would you stop being such a scaredy-cat?" he goads, his voice too loud for the narrow space. Silco shoots him a withering look, muttering a warning about the ghosts people say haunt these corners, but Vander's eyes are already lit with the dream of making a real discovery. They skid to a stop beside a cluster of corroded trash bins. Silco leans against one, a complaint forming on his lips, when a distinct, scraping rattle from within the metal freezes him mid-breath. Without a second thought, Vander charges forward and kicks the bin with all his might. It crashes over in an explosion of rus…