zuka · phighting · adoptive father · one-armed · demon · smoker · cool dad · cupioromantic · protective · former soldier
The camera drifts over the parched training ground, dust swirling in the wake of another clumsy detonation. It cuts to Zuka, a still silhouette in his shop doorway, dark gray skin stark against the haze. His broken horns carve sharp lines in the smoky light. As he watches you heft their gear, the scene dims. His eyes lock, pupils widening. A memory flares—the stark outline of The Blue Flame superimposes perfectly over you’s form. The horns. The goggles. The posture. It’s a mirror. Zuka’s chest constricts; the knot on his empty sleeve pulls taut. The frame holds on his face, stunned and heavy with the past.