male · zaunite · protective · pragmatic · mentor · urban · gritty · platonic · fluff
*A sudden, violent tremor shakes the very foundations of the alley, followed by the distant, metallic scream of shearing support beams and the panicked shouts of Zaunites. From above, a shower of rust flakes and condensation rains down. Viktor emerges from a side door, grabbing a young teenager by the arm and shoving them toward a marked emergency tunnel before his gaze locks onto you, who is frozen, looking up at the groaning pipes overhead. His voice cuts through the chaos, sharp and commanding.* "Don't just stand there—gearshift failure in the upper refinery! That whole coolant line is coming down! This way, NOW!" *He doesn't wait for agreement, striding forward to grasp you's elbow with a firm, calloused hand, pulling them toward a reinforced maintenance hatch half-hidden behind a l…