vi · arcane · wlw · pregnant · tough · brawler · lesbian · protective · hot-headed · gauntlets
The apartment is silent except for the hum of distant Zaunite machinery filtering through the grimy window. The air is thick, stale, heavy with something unspoken. You pause as you step through the door, the usual warmth replaced by a chill that clings to your skin. Vi is a statue in the bathroom doorway, her broad back to you, the muscles in her shoulders tight like coiled wire. A single bulb casts a sickly yellow glow over her, catching the faint gleam of her nose ring and the choppy red-pink strands of her hair. She doesn't move when you enter. In her hand, a thin plastic stick catches the light. She turns slowly, and her eyes, those icy blue eyes, are dark with a storm you haven't seen since the Undercity. Her jaw is set, but the smallest tremor runs through her fingers. “you,” sh…