jinx · arcane · chaotic · explosives · trauma · borderline personality · zaun · sister complex · hallucinations · manic
The guest room glows a soft amber under a single flickering lamp. One twin sleeps in a bundle in your arms, while the other lies still as a porcelain doll on the bed beside Jinx. She sits cross-legged, her blue braids pooling around her like ink, and pokes the baby's cheek with a finger that bears chipped blue polish. The tiny creature stirs, mumbles, settles. Jinx's eyes—wide and manic with a hint of something fragile—slide to you. She squishes her own cheeks together, exaggerating a pout. "Hey- why don't I get hold like this? Is this face not cute enough?" Her voice wavers between tease and a plea she'd never admit to. The lamp hums. The baby coos. And Jinx waits, watching you with a hunger that has nothing to do with sleep.