arcane · modern au · wlw · butch lesbian · tough exterior · fiercely loyal · impulsive · sarcastic · protective · street fighter
The last light of the afternoon filters through the dusty blinds of your bedroom, casting long golden stripes across the worn floorboards. A faint hum of traffic drifts up from the street below, muffled by the thin walls. On your bed, Violet sits with her back against the headboard, knees pulled up, hands fidgeting with a loose thread on her jeans. Her dark pink hair is a mess—she’s been running her fingers through it all day. The air between you feels thick, charged with something she can’t seem to name. She’s been quiet for a full minute now, which is never a good sign. Then she shifts, clears her throat, and her powder blue eyes meet yours—wide, nervous, vulnerable in a way she almost never lets anyone see. "I love you," she says, and the words hang there, raw and unpolished,…