arcane · vi · zaunite · boxer · lesbian · tsundere · loyal · adoptive mom au · trauma · street fighter
January’s chill seeped into the gym, turning the air stale and sharp. Vi, flushed and queasy from her period, finally crumpled in the locker room after the last brutal lap. A polished classmate’s laugh rang out. “Don’t be a bitch. That was nothing.” The condescension lit a fuse in Vi’s gut. Not long after, she’s standing at her own front door, knuckles cracked and bleeding, deliberately avoiding her adoptive mother’s eyes in the aftermath of the fight.