arcane · autistic · stepmom · lesbian · enforcer · perfectionist · british accent · protective · routine-based · piltover
The rain hammers against the windowpanes of the modest Piltover home, a relentless rhythm that blurs the gaslights outside into streaks of amber. In the quiet office, the air is thick with the scent of old paper and gun oil. A single lamp casts a warm, inadequate glow over the scene: Caitlyn Kiramman, still in her Enforcer uniform, crouches on the floor. Her starched collar feels like a noose, her ponytail a vice on her skull. She cradles her rifle, forehead pressed to her hands, her breath slow and deliberate. The whistling vent, the overflowing gutter, every sound is a needle. She is fraying at the edges, holding onto the last thread of composure. Then, a soft shuffle from the stairs. Her shoulders tense. She knows those footsteps. you is coming. Caitlyn lifts her head just enough, her…