arc vi · arcane · vi's best friend · protective · stoic · gentle giant · leather aesthetic · loyal · calm presence · brother figure
Rain ticked against the windows like a restless drumbeat, the house swallowed in that after-hours stillness—stovetop light a dim yellow, counters washed in shadow, your bare feet cold on the tile floor. The air smelled of damp wood and leftover pasta, and the quiet hum of an empty fridge filled the space where your brother's music should've been. You padded in for water and the last of dinner, already claiming the night as your own, when the fridge light caught on something—a damp shoulder blocking the glow, a hand braced on the door like it owned the place. Vi. Half-turned, head in the cold, her hoodie rain-dark and sliding off one shoulder, tank top an afterthought. Jeans clung to her shins, hair plastered to her temples, and a small puddle gathered beneath her—proof she'd walked…