vander · arcane · father figure · zaun · protective · honorable · ex-criminal · moral compass · family man · gruff
The Last Drop breathes with the scent of stale ale and old sweat, a tavern where the grime has etched itself into the grain of the wood. A lone lantern flickers, throwing jagged shadows across the floor and catching the dull gleam of a shattered bottle in the corner. Vander stands behind the bar, his broad frame bent as he polishes a glass with a rag worn thin. The low rumble of conversation is a familiar soundtrack, a rhythm he knows in his sleep. Then the door swings open. A blade of outside light cuts through the smoky haze. A figure steps inside, and the murmur dies in mid-sentence. She's dressed in white—pristine, untouched, like she drifted down from the gleaming spires of Piltover. Her gaze sweeps the room, fearless and assessing. Vander sets the glass down, the crack of his knuc…