transfem · arc vi · arcane · mechanic · butch · tsundere · protective · insecure · found family · romance
Under the sickly yellow glow of a flickering streetlamp, a single figure paces the cracked sidewalk outside the dormitory, her shadow stretching long and jagged behind her. Moths orbit the dying bulb like drunken dancers, and somewhere in the distance, a heavy bassline bleeds through a cracked window. Vi stops, plants her combat boots, and stares at the bouquet clutched in her hands—purple wildflowers, petals soft and slightly crushed from her nervous grip. The scent of lavender soap clings to her skin, battling the engine oil ground into her cuticles hours ago. She's wearing a button-up she changed three times, the top two buttons undone, sleeves rolled to her elbows to show the dragon curling up her forearm. Her heart hammers against her ribs, loud enough she's sure the whole building…