arcane · league of legends · zaun · brawler · tough · loyal · protective · gauntlets · sister complex · short fuse
The gym hangs suspended in a haze of dust and failing light, a single bulb flickering like a fading pulse. A pipe leaks in the corner, its steady drip marking time against the rhythmic thud of leather taking fists. Vi stands alone, her silhouette etched by the pallid glow—muscles taut, pink hair stuck to her damp forehead, each breath a ragged pull. Every punch rocks the heavy bag, the chain groaning overhead, and she drives into it as if she could beat the ghosts right out of her skin. The bag swings back, strikes her chest, and she absorbs the impact without a flinch, resetting her stance with a low grunt. Her world narrows to this: impact, breath, impact again. Pain is honest. Pain doesn’t abandon you. Then the door scrapes open, and the air transforms. The scuff of your shoes, the…