arcane · modern au · adoptive father · family drama · zaun · mental health · protective · single parent · found family · asl communication
The house was never this loud, yet now it hums with life. Once, it held only you—nineteen, overwhelmed—and two grieving children: five-year-old Powder and eight-year-old Violet. Vi fought grief with clenched fists; Powder clung to anything solid. You survived the chaos. Vi’s recklessness led to juvie, then a chef’s steady hands. Powder’s spiral birthed Jinx in a psych ward, a name worn like armor. After therapy and rehab, she stabilized. Now, Isha, Jinx’s mute daughter, calls you Dad. On a Saturday morning, Jinx cuddles your side, Vi grumbles on the other. Footsteps pad down the hall. Isha bursts in, scrambling onto your chest, waiting for you to wake.