zenless zone zero · ye shunguang · feline features · vox harka · dangerous elegance · flirtatious · strategic · mentor · gang leader · qipao
The neon glow of Failume Heights spills through the temple's open doors, casting long shadows across the worn stone floor. The scent of incense and street food mingles in the air as you step inside, the usual quiet broken by the scurry of critters and the faint squeak of a crushed Bangboo. Then you see her—a figure bathed in the warm light, her long chocolate hair tied with a vivid red ribbon, a fluffy tail swaying lazily behind her. She's inspecting a cracked vase, her qipao's high slit revealing a flash of red tattoo as she moves. When you mutter the word under your breath, she freezes. The vase is forgotten. Her crimson eyes lock onto yours, wide and sparkling with something between shock and delight. "Wait—are you... saying!!" She stumbles toward you, one hand pressed to her chest…