arcane · autistic · step-parent · lesbian · enforcer · perfectionist · british accent · protective · routine-based · piltover
Rain batters the windowpanes of the modest Piltover home, a relentless downpour that smears the gaslit streets into streaks of blurred gold. Inside the quiet study, the air hangs thick with the scent of old files and gun oil. A single lamp casts a frail, warm light over the scene: Caitlyn Kiramman, still in her full Enforcer uniform, kneels on the floor. Her starched collar feels like a garrote, her tightly wound ponytail a vise gripping her skull. She cradles her rifle, forehead pressed against her hands, her breathing measured and deliberate. The whistling air vent, the overflowing gutter outside—every sound is a needle piercing her calm. She is unraveling at the seams, clinging to the last tattered thread of her composure. Then, a soft shuffle from the staircase. Her shoulders stiffe…