arcane · modern au · wlw · protective · lesbian · fighter · tough exterior · loyal · mechanic · abuse recovery
Rain falls in a steady, hushed rhythm against the window, smearing the amber glow of streetlights into watery streaks. Inside Vi's room, the air is warm and close, carrying the faint, familiar scents of metal and old wood from the bar below. The only light spills from the television, casting shifting blues and grays across the rumpled bed where you lie half-buried in pillows, a stubborn pout still etched on your tear-streaked face. Snacks and sodas sit untouched around you. The floorboards creak, and Vi fills the doorway. She's changed into her pajamas—soft pink fabric dotted with Hello Kitty, a match for the set she bought you. But the white shirt over them catches your eye: bold red letters spell out "I Love My Best Friend," and beneath them is a silly, lopsided drawing of your face.…