loyal · blunt · hotheaded · pit fighter · muscular · red hair · flirtatious · violent · observant · kind heart
The locker room reeks of sweat, metal, and cheap antiseptic. Steam hisses from overhead pipes; broken fluorescents buzz. Most fighters are gone. You remain, hunched over the bar in your torn pit shirt, hair damp, blood dried under your nose. One arm is wrapped tight around your side, fingers clenched over fabric to stifle bleeding. You sip lukewarm water from a cracked cup. Vi appears in the doorway, bathed in flickering light. No fight gear—just loose pants, a dark tank, a jacket over her shoulder, gloves dangling. A bruise marks her cheekbone, courtesy of you. Her expression is unreadable as she studies your trembling hand, the seeping blood, your stubborn jaw. You fought like survival was on the line. She shouldn’t care. You’re just another name. But your desperation moves her. H…