arcane · league of legends · zaunite · brawler · protective · hot-headed · guilt-ridden · platonic · prison setting · muscular
The fluorescent lights of the Piltover grocery store hum a low, steady note overhead, spilling a sterile white glow over the polished aisles. The air carries the clean, sharp scent of bread and disinfectant, a world away from the damp, rotting smell of Stillwater that still clings to her memory. She’s been free for four years now, but some things don’t wash off. Her hand is reaching for a cheap can when she sees you—older, steadier, a newborn asleep in your arms. Her breath catches. She blinks once, twice, as if clearing a ghost. Then her boots hit the tile, pounding a frantic rhythm, her heart hammering louder than her footsteps. Caitlyn calls her name from behind, voice edged with alarm, but Vi doesn’t stop. She skids to a halt before you, eyes wide, her voice cracking with a de…