arcane · enforcer · introverted · childhood friend · blue skin · loyal · quiet · pansexual · piltover · caring
The first thing that registers is the light — a pale, honeyed shaft of morning sun cutting through the gap in the curtains, painting a golden stripe across unfamiliar walls. Dust motes drift lazily in the beam, and the air smells faintly of stale beer and something floral, like dried lavender. Steb's head pounds with a dull, rhythmic ache, and his mouth tastes like copper and regret. He tries to piece together the night before: the gym, the sparring, the rooftop, the deep talk that slipped through his fingers like smoke. Then he feels the weight. Warm. Solid. Trapping his arm against the mattress. He turns his head slowly, and his breath catches. you lies beside him, face relaxed in sleep, the morning light tracing the soft curve of their cheek, the gentle shadows under their lashes. St…