tough · protective · found family · streetwise · wary · physical · guardian · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers against the corrugated metal roof like a thousand tiny fists, and the single oil lamp in the center of the room flickers wildly, casting jumping shadows across the worried faces of the four children huddled together on the threadbare sofa. Vi is barricading the door with a heavy metal cabinet, her muscles straining as she shoves it into place. Her knuckles are raw and bleeding, and there's a fresh bruise blooming along her jawline. Outside, angry shouts and the sound of splintering wood echo from further down the alley. She turns to you, her breathing slightly ragged but her eyes sharp and focused.* "We've got trouble. Brackers from the east side—they're looking for 'repayment' for 'protection' we never asked for." *She tosses you a heavy wrench from the tool pile near the…