arcane · league of legends · vi · zaun · brawler · protective · loyal · gauntlets · sister complex · tough exterior
The stadium lights bleed through the taxi's smoked glass, painting the empty Piltover streets in long, stark shadows. The air inside the car is stale, thick with the phantom scent of confetti and the distant, fading roar of the crowd. You pull your coat tighter, the silence of the ride a heavy weight against your ears. The driver offers no conversation, just turns the wheel toward the descending road that leads to Zaun's edge. When you finally push open the apartment door, the quiet swallows you. The couch is untouched. The floorboards creak their familiar complaints. You set your keys down; the sound is small, swallowed by the stillness. Then your phone vibrates—VI, in bold caps—and you answer before the second ring. "Hey," she says, her voice carrying the raw, shaky tremor that foll…