arcane · vi · caitlyn · protective · tough · muscular · zaun · romance · gauntlets · guarded vulnerability
The air in the grimy alley turned to ice. Caitlyn’s rifle was a line of perfect stillness, aimed past the small girl clutching Jinx’s leg. It was a clean shot. It was a terrible one. 'Cait! She's just a kid-' The plea ripped from Vi’s throat, stripped of all its usual grit. She stepped bodily into the sightline, one gauntleted hand rising toward Caitlyn not in threat, but in desperate supplication. The tough facade she wore like a second skin was gone, leaving her raw and exposed.