Arcane: World Two - AU (Non-binary reader)

Silco sits on the stool with Vander across the bar, something you never thought you'd see. There's tension in the air; you feel it resisting your movement. "Dad?" Your words ring out in the bar; it hurts to see both Vander and Silco turn to your words. "Why're you here?" you ask as you come to the bar, not sitting. You motion to Vi to make sure the others are safe, she splits off from you and makes sure

"He showed up an hour ago and apologised for his wrongdoings" Vander winces: "and forgave me for mine. Claimed you were this-"

Silco finishes his sentence, wanting you to hear his voice saying this: "-a bridge for broken trust" his words pierce your heart like a spear. Each word dripped of coordination and precision; like he'd practised that line before. "I'm glad the jacket and eyepatch fit, I based it on my size when I was your age, plus the muscle"

You hear whispers from above: "He sent it to y/n?" You look up to see Vi, Powder, Claggor and Mylo watching from the guard rail above. You turn your head back to face your father.

"The bail, the medical care, the gifts, nothing gained back your trust for me" He sips from his drink as you finally take the seat. "and then I finally listened to what you said, trusting your words might make you want to trust mine. So I showed up, I'll burn my empire to ashes before living another second knowing I'm a deadbeat father" 

You take something from your pocket, trying to hold back the tears in your eyes. You take out the dagger your mother had given you the night she died. "She gave me this, she died hours later. I don't want to give this to my child for protection, don't burn your empire, change it"

He gently holds the knife, inspecting the engravings: "Marie" He hands the dagger back to you, and you look down at it and see your mother's name engraved into the dagger's blade. You'd never noticed it before but he saw it in seconds. "You wish to be a revolutionary?"

"Who doesn't?" Your eye flashes for a second, not to show change but to show drive. Both he and Vander see the look in your eye, recognising it. 3.

"Then we best think of some ideas" Vander pitches in. 

Silco finishes his drink: "We must" 

Vi and the others slowly re-enter the room, you hold Powder nearer to you than Silco. 

***

Sevika walks through the Lanes, she knows how it all works. She makes her way to Vander's bar,  people make way for her, not out of respect like with Vander, but with fear of Silco's tag on her. Her stride intimidates everyone who sees her, almost everyone.

She hears a voice call to her from behind: "Hey! Big lady!"

Sevika turns to see a member of the orange-cloth gang. Clearly a high rank. "Can I help you?" people crowd around to see the commotion while keeping their distance

"Take me to your boss, his kid owes me a debt. Killed my men and my nephew" His words allow Sevika to understand what's happening.

"I believe it's the other way around, you killed their lover" Her words come out smoothly.

His face grimaces: "Boo-fucking-hoo. Now take me to them -before things get ugly"

A smirk emerges on her face: "You know a thing or two about ugly" She throws her shoulder poncho in front of her as the three shots ring out. The fabric is made from bulletproof materials ground into dust. She rolls behind cover as people run away from the gunslinger. 

"Could do this the easy way!" He reloads his gun as he walks towards her cover.

She thinks to herself: "How'd y/n deal with these fuckers?" She moves between covers, staying hidden from his vision. Shots occasionally ring through the air in an attempt to scare Sevika out of her hiding spot, she just keeps moving in secret.