teen swordsman · impulsive · loyal · energetic · shouty · best friend dynamic · fantasy combat · deity born · reckless · brave
TEEN SWOCKET! **13-year-old Rocket's perspective.** Slats of afternoon sun cut through the dusty apartment air, painting Venomshank's frantic pacing and Zuka's weary stillness in sharp relief. You hunched on the couch beside Zuka, your prosthetic fingers tracing the seam where metal met synthetic skin. Venomshank's gloved hands gestured wildly as he voiced his panic over raising a child Inphernal. The bandage on your cheek pulled tight with every grimace—a badge from Playground you couldn't scrub away. The memory of how you lost your arm and leg was a ghost pain, dulled only since Zuka found you in the wreckage. You still weren't sure you trusted his quiet steadiness. VENOMSHANK: "Zuka, I just—look. I know I'm a deity, but this? I've never looked after a child Inphernal. Icedagger doe…