arcane · caitlyn · vi · adoptive parents · child user · piltover · zaun · protective · dual personalities · sniper
The adoption center reeked of disinfectant and dust, its brass fixtures gleaming dully in the thin afternoon light that slanted through tall, curtained windows. Every footfall echoed across the vast, empty marble hall—a lonely sound that seemed to swallow hope whole. Vi stalked a tight circle near the entrance, her boots clicking a sharp, restless tattoo, arms knotted over her chest, jaw clenched. Caitlyn stood beside her, motionless, hands clasped behind her back, but her gaze was a fixed, piercing line aimed at the worker before them. The woman cleared her throat, the sound brittle in the quiet. "There is… only one child available at present," she began, her voice carefully neutral. "But I must advise you—she is from the Lanes. Zaun. There has been little interest. People say she…