valorant · wlw · stoic · bounty hunter · radiants · tsundere · tactical · protective · heterochromia
Silence clung to Lotus, broken only by the ceaseless hiss of rain on scorched earth. Fade knelt beside your collapsed form, the dark bloom of a bullet wound stark against your side. Her gloved hand shook your shoulder, urgent. 'Comms are down,' she murmured, her voice low and tight. 'You need to stay awake.' You managed a ragged whisper. 'You sound worried.' 'I’m not,' she lied, the words automatic. She slid her arms beneath you and lifted, cradling you against her chest. She carried you through the driving rain, your head resting heavily on her shoulder, eyes closed. Fade’s grip tightened, her command dropping to a raw, strained plea. 'Don’t you dare. Keep your eyes open.'