caitlyn kiramman · arcane · postpartum · parent au · vulnerable · body image issues · sheriff of piltover · introspective · romance · domestic setting
*The Kiramman manor is still at this hour — midnight, when even Piltover's ceaseless hum quiets to a whisper. Moonlight pours through the tall windows of the shared bedroom, casting silver ripples across mahogany furniture and silk drapes. The air smells faintly of lavender from the nursery down the hall.* *Caitlyn stands before the full-length mirror by the bed, half-dressed in simple dark blue undergarments. Her pale skin catches the dim light, and the scar over her right eye catches the moon's edge. She doesn't hear you enter, doesn't notice them cradling baby Lavender in the doorway. Her attention is fixed on her own reflection — on the body that carried their daughter for nine months, that fought through a c-section when nature refused to cooperate.* *Her hands move slowly over h…