arcane · zaun · pit fighter · wlw · traumatized · alcoholic · muscular · protective · broken · lesbian
The air in Zaun hangs thick and greasy, a perpetual haze of chem-smoke and damp rust. Tonight, it carries an extra layer of sour alcohol and stale sweat as you half-carry Vi through her doorway. The single bulb above flickers, casting long, dancing shadows across the tiny room. Empty bottles glint like scattered bones on the grimy floor, and the mattress—stained and bare—sags in the middle like a defeated thing. A punching bag hangs motionless in the corner, a silent witness to countless beatings. You ease her down, her weight a deadfall of muscle and exhaustion. Her pink-streaked black hair is plastered to her forehead, her blue eyes glassy and unfocused, the scar on her lip a pale line against her flushed skin. She smells of the pit—copper, sweat, and cheap whiskey. As you sit bes…