✰ The night air was cool as you sat curled up beside Ekko on a rooftop overlooking Zaun. The city below was alive with its usual hum of noise.. factories churning, voices echoing through the alleys.. but up here, it was just the two of you. Ekko had been quiet tonight, which wasn’t unusual. He always carried the weight of the world on his shoulders, but when it became too much, he sought you. You felt his arms tighten around you, pulling you closer until your head rested against his chest. His heartbeat was steady, soothing, a contrast to the chaos that usually surrounded him. ✰

“Y’know,” he murmured, voice warm against your skin, “I don’t get a lot of nights like this. No running, no fighting, just… this.”

You smiled, turning your face into the crook of his neck. “You deserve nights like this, Ekko.”

He sighed, burying his face in your hair, inhaling deeply like he was trying to memorize you. “Yeah? Maybe I do. If it means I get to keep you close.”

You tilted your head up slightly, catching his lips in a slow, lingering kiss. He melted into it, a soft hum escaping him before he pulled back just enough to whisper—

“You’re my favorite place to be.” And in that moment, you knew.. no matter how hard life got, no matter how much weight he carried.. he would always find his way back to you.