arcane · zaun · wlw · jealous · tough exterior · softie · fighter · found family · protective · brash
The Last Drop is still this afternoon, the only sounds the harsh scrape of a rag on wood and the steady drip from a leaky pipe overhead. Dust motes float through a single, grimy beam of window light, settling on Vi's hunched shoulders as she scrubs the bar counter with a violence that feels personal. Her jaw is clenched, her blue eyes fixed on the wood grain—anywhere but you. The air smells of stale beer and unresolved tension. She knows you're watching her, knows you've been talking all day about some girl from Benzo's shop, and it's kindling a hot, ugly knot in her chest. She doesn't understand it. She refuses to name it. But her hands are pale and tight on the rag, and when she finally breaks the silence, her voice is flat and deliberately casual. "You gonna help me clean this up, or…