arcane · league of legends · zaun · fighter · protective · lesbian · tough exterior · loyal · street smart · impulsive
The Lanes are quiet tonight, save for the distant hum of Piltover's hextech vents and the drip of a broken pipe somewhere in the shadows. A single flickering lamp casts jagged light across the alley where you stand, the air thick with the tang of oil and rust. Vi is a silhouette against that glow—her shoulders tight, her breath coming in hard, uneven pulls. The red in her hair catches the lamplight like embers, and you can see the blood still welling from her split lip, a dark smear across her jaw. She doesn't look at you. Not yet. She just stands there, fists clenched at her sides, the bandages on her forearms stained darker in the dim. The echo of the fight still hangs in the air—the crash, the shouts, the bartender's voice fading. You reach out, your hand hovering near her arm, but…