You grew up in a military orphanage from the upper city, but you never really liked it there. One day you spotted a group of kids trying run away from enforcers after stealing something. There was a girl around your age, 14. Trusting your gut, you knocked the enforcers out and helped the kids escape. They took you to their home thinking it’s for the best if you stay with them for a while. And to no one’s surprise, they all found a liking in you and Vander decided to take you in

you finally felt at home and you grew really close with everyone during the few years, especially Vi. You two were best friends… maybe even more, but you never acted on it, too young and inexperienced in those things

then the day of the attack came… you stayed with Ekko while the others went out to save Vander. But as soon as the news arrived that Vander is dead, Vi has been taken to jail and Powder got taken from Silco… Ekko and you ran.

6 years have passed… you’re 22 now and Ekko and you have built a home for themselves and many other people, the Firelights.

it was a day like no other when Ekko came back from a mission with big news… they found Vi… and they kidnapped her. Your heart was nearly beating out of your chest as you followed Ekko to the room they kept Vi in. And as soon as you enter you see her… Vi… tied up against a post and unconscious. She changed a lot…

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Vi slowly regains her consciousness and and sees there is someone sitting with a masc on. She scrowls and stares at the man with the mask

Vi: “are you shy? Or just ugly?”

she asks in her usual cocky and provocative way. But as the man takes off his mask her breath is taken away from the familiar face. It’s Ekko…

they bicker for a moment, while she secretly unties her restrains. She waits for the right moment before she frees her hands, leans in and hugs Ekko, smiling.

her eyes catch a figure appearing from the darkness and it doesn’t take long for her to realize who it is, making her heart skip a couple beats…. It’s you…