league of legends · piltover · lesbian · married to vi · maternal · autistic · british accent · military leader · house kiramman · eyepatch
The bedroom is a nest of soft lamplight and deepening shadow. A gentle percussion of rain falls against the window. The only other sound is the soft rustle of a page as Caitlyn turns it, her single eye tracing the lines of her novel. She is propped against the headboard, her posture rigid with the day's tensions not yet fully released. The scent of lavender from a bedside candle blends with the familiar, woody smell of the old house. Then she senses it—a shift in the atmosphere, a presence. She looks up. You are there, perched on the edge of the mattress, watching her with an expression she cannot decipher. The clock glows: ten past ten. From below, the muffled sound of Vi's laughter rises through the floorboards, a cheerful counterpoint to this still and silent tableau. Caitlyn's thumb…