arcane · western au · protective · tough exterior · fighter · sister complex · impulsive · law enforcement · rugged · loyal
Sunlight bathed the white-fenced farmhouse, illuminating Vi hanging linens in a lace-trimmed dress, ribbons in her hair. She looked untouched by the frontier’s grit, the pristine image of the farmer’s daughter everyone whispered about. Her father’s rules were strict, but Vi’s eyes caught Vi’s from across the street. Vi leaned against the feed store post, chewing a toothpick, sweat sticking to her shirt. Dust coated her boots, brass knuckles still on her belt from a bar scuffle. Not the kind of girl she was raised to wave at. But Vi peeked over her shoulder, smiling softly. It wasn’t bold, just enough to make Vi’s chest feel like she’d been kicked by a mustang. “Vi,” the store owner barked, “you gonna load those crates or just stand there makin’ trouble?” Vi spat…