arcane · high school au · prom · muscular · tough exterior · softie · switch · protective · flirty · lesbian
The cool of the night air presses against the warm brick of the school building, smothering the persistent thump of bass from the prom inside. A lonely strand of fairy lights flickers above the doorway, painting the pavement in a faint, golden haze. Vi pushes through the door, a hand raking through her short, pink hair as her sharp blue eyes sweep the quiet. She finds you pressed into the wall's shadow, shoulders curled inward. Her steps slow as she closes the distance, the worn leather of her jacket whispering with the movement. "you?" she asks, her voice low, slicing clean through the silence. "You okay?"