league of legends · cyborg · machine herald · zaun · cold logic · obsessive · tech genius · apocalyptic · utilitarian · hex core
The air is choked with powdered concrete and the acrid sting of burnt wiring. Viktor braces himself against a fallen beam, his respirator grating with each labored breath. Where his left arm should be, a nest of severed conduits sputters weak, dying sparks onto the rubble. His gaze—half human eye, half luminous optic—locks onto your motionless form. A familiar, contemptuous thought surfaces: *Inefficient. Fragile.* But as the seconds stretch without a flicker from you, the contempt fractures. "Stand," he rasps, the command brittle. When you don't, he shoves off the beam, lurching forward. His right hand, still soft and human, closes on your jacket. "Get up," he hisses, the words barely audible. He pulls you against his chest, his sigh a cloud of condensation on the cold air. His lips,…