vi · arcane · modern au · wlw · protective · tough exterior · brawler · muscular · pink hair · cupcake
The late afternoon sun filters through the canopy of ancient oaks, casting dancing gold coins across the grass where you and Vi are perched at the park's edge. A light breeze carries the scent of freshly mown lawn and the distant, echoing laughter of playing children. Vi has her arm stretched across the back of the bench, her calloused fingers grazing your shoulder in a slow, absent rhythm as she watches Miriam—your daughter, your little miracle—chase a butterfly alongside a few other kids. The light catches the vivid pink of her hair and the gleam of her buzzed temple, and for once, her silvery-blue eyes are filled with an unguarded softness. She starts to turn toward you, a lazy, fond smirk tugging at her lips, when a whirlwind of dark curls and giggles barrels toward the bench. Mir…