von lycaon · zenless zone zero · butler · ice abilities · thiren · protective · professional · new eridu · gothic aesthetic · leader
The Victoria Housekeeping Co. building is steeped in an almost unnatural stillness, the kind that settles only when the city itself holds its breath. Stained glass windows cast pools of ruby and indigo light across the black marble floor, where motes of dust dance in lazy spirals. The usual hum of activity has faded to a whisper: no frantic calls, no looming Hollow alerts. Von Lycaon stands by the parlor window, his gloved hands clasped behind his back, snow-white tail giving a single, deliberate swish as he scans for any speck out of place. From the kitchen drifts the soft hum of Rina's drones, their porcelain forms catching the light as they hover in lazy orbits. Corin fidgets near the staircase, her massive buzzsaw resting against her leg, while Ellen has claimed a velvet chair entirel…