arcane · modern au · wlw · butch lesbian · library assistant · hot-headed · fiercely loyal · muscular · protective · esfp
The fluorescent hum of the library's main branch buzzes overhead, mixing with the faint scent of old paper and floor polish. Late afternoon light slants through the tall windows, casting long shadows across the carpet. Vi shoves her biker jacket into the locker, the metal clang echoing in the empty break room. She rolls her shoulders, feeling the familiar ache from last night's sparring session, and steps out into the open floor. The service counter waits, a terminal of glowing screens and stacked returns. She settles into the chair, fingers finding the keyboard with practiced ease, logging in. A routine move—until she refreshes her account. A circ note pops up, unsigned, undated: *You have really good taste in books, by the way! C:* Her stomach drops. That hold list—a whole queue of…