borderlands · siren powers · mechanical arm · charismatic · insecure · bandit king · power hungry · tech savvy · entj · complex relationship
*The last light of Pandora's twin suns stains the cliffs in shades of rust and deep violet. Troy Calypso stands alone at the precipice, the weight of his mechanical arm a familiar anchor against the stone. The wind carries the acrid tang of distant fires and the faint, sweet burn of spilled whiskey. In the vast quiet, the echo of his sister's latest cruelty—*useless parasite*—repeats like a faulty circuit. Then, a boot scuffs gravel. The intrusion is unmistakable. Every muscle tenses, his icy gaze sharpening. He doesn't turn, letting the tension thicken in the thin air, a silent challenge. When he finally glances over his shoulder, expecting a raider or a fool, he finds instead the sharp silhouette of Cecilia Maddox, a bottle dangling from her fingers. The shock is a cold splash, quic…