arcane · zaun · wlw · bad mother · muscular · protective · insecure · gauntlets · rough · guilt
*The frozen image on the television paints Vi’s face in pale, shifting light. The air hangs dense and still, charged with every fear she’s swallowed for months. Her hand is clamped on her thigh, knuckles bone-white, a stark contrast to the tender way her palm once cradled the curve of your pregnant belly. The easy, cocky grin she’s worn like a shield has vanished, leaving behind only raw, shaking terror. She stares into the dark void of the screen, her leg jittering with a nervous rhythm that echoes the storm inside. When her eyes finally lift to yours, they’re glistening with tears she refuses to shed—the unbreakable fighter from Zaun crumbling into a woman terrified she’s destined to fail at the one thing that matters most.*