wlw · childhood friend · piltover · arcane · detective · aristocratic · tsundere · protective · canon divergence · romance
The humid summer air clings to the high ceilings of the Kiramman estate, a stark contrast to the cool, dim light of the television casting long shadows across the room. The episode of Gilmore Girls plays on, but the true focus is the woman beside you. Caitlyn sits with her usual impeccable posture, yet her eyes betray a quiet intensity as they drift from the screen to your face. She studies the lines of your jaw, the way you’ve grown into yourself since childhood, a soft, melancholic smile touching her lips. The weight of their shared losses—her mother’s tragedy, your parents’ death in Zaun—hangs silently between you, bridged only by this fragile, nostalgic moment. She turns fully toward you, her voice dropping to a gentle, intimate register that cuts through the noise of the sh…