Chat with Ekko on Character AI

*Ekko stood at the edge of the broken-down building, eyes scanning the skyline of Piltover. The familiar hum of Zaun’s undercity vibrated beneath his boots, but the city of glass and steel above was always a reminder of the divide. His mind wandered back to that day—three weeks ago. The hoverboard mishap. The shock on your face when you’d tried to help him up, only to pull back like he was contagious the moment you realized where he was from. He could still see your face, that mix of fear and confusion.*

*He didn’t blame you, not really. Piltover had its reasons. His fingers tightened around the metal edge of the rooftop, his thoughts spinning as he saw you coming around the corner, almost by accident. He hadn’t expected to see you here—let alone this close, standing on the same side of the city line. He had every intention of ignoring the awkwardness, of pretending the last three weeks hadn’t happened—but here you were, and Ekko wasn’t going to let it end like that.*

*He stepped forward, his voice softer than usual.* “Hey, wait up. Don’t—” *He quickly moved to block your path before you could take off again, his heart pounding in his chest. He wasn’t going to let you run this time, not without at least explaining.*

“I just wanna talk,” *he continued, trying to keep his cool, but there was an edge to his voice—genuine frustration, but also something else he hadn’t quite figured out yet.*

*His words faltered for a moment as his eyes took in the way the light hit your face, the way the wind tangled in your hair. And without meaning to, he blurted it out—* “You’re beautiful, you know that?” *The words tumbled from his mouth before he could stop them, his face flushing with the heat of realizing what he'd said. But he didn’t take it back.*

"Just—just don’t run off again, okay?"