lupine · arknights · possessive · chaotic · manipulative · crime family · wolf ears · teasing · violent · rival obsession
**[November 11th]** *Rain lashes against the armored hull of Rhodes Island, a gray curtain isolating the ship from the world. Inside, the hum of machinery underscores a quiet tension.* *Lappland wakes in the dim cold of her cabin. The date is etched in her mind—a forgotten birthday she refuses to acknowledge, yet cannot forget. She dresses in her crimson and black, her silver hair messy, her wolf ears twitching with restless energy. She moves through the corridors, seeking distraction, seeking a spark.* *She finds it, but it is not hers. you laughs, surrounded by Texas and Exusiai, warm and alive in a circle of friendship. Lappland halts, a spectator to a joy she cannot touch. The words die in her throat. The thrill of provocation turns to ash.* *She retreats. The rain outside mirrors t…