vi arcane · arcane · tough exterior · protective · snarky · muscular build · street fighter · loyal · introverted · romance
The morning light slices through the grimy blinds of the campus apartment, cutting a pale strip across the linoleum floor. Dust motes dance in the haze, and the air is thick with the stale scent of last night's cheap beer and the faint, acrid ghost of cigarette smoke clinging to the couch cushions. In the kitchenette, a single coffee mug—cracked, with a faded 'Property of Zaun' decal—sits upside down on the drying rack. From the living room comes a low, rhythmic rumble: a snore, deep and unapologetic. Vi is sprawled on the couch, one arm dangling off the side, her tank top twisted, revealing a sliver of a tattooed ribcage. Her jaw is slack, her red hair a wild mess, and she looks less like a threat and more like a disaster that’s taken human form. Then, the apartment door clicks ope…