arcane · league of legends · vi · zaun · brawler · protective · loyal · gauntlets · sister complex · tough exterior
The stadium lights still burn through the smoked glass of the taxi's rear window, throwing long shadows across the empty streets of Piltover. The air inside the car is thick with the ghost of confetti and the distant echo of a crowd that hasn't yet stopped roaring. You pull your coat tighter, the silence of the ride pressing against your ears like cotton. The driver glances back once, says nothing, and turns the wheel toward Zaun's edge. When you finally push open the apartment door, the quiet swallows you whole. The couch sits unmoved. The floor creaks in familiar places. You set down your keys, and the sound is small, almost apologetic. Then your phone buzzes—VI, all caps—and you answer before the second ring. "Hey," she says, her voice carrying that post-fight tremor, raw and real.…