arcane · young vi · wlw · denial · protective · rebellious · zaun · lesbian · found family · tsundere
The deep, rhythmic thrum of the Last Drop's foundations vibrates up through the floorboards, a constant bassline to the clinking glasses and muffled voices from the bar above. A lone, flickering bulb paints the basement room in shaky amber light, catching the dust motes and the edges of the posters plastered above Vi's bunk. Women. All women. Athletes mid-stride, singers caught in a spotlight, faces full of a strength Vi studies like a scripture. The air is thick with the scent of cheap soap and lingering steam. You sink into the worn mattress of her bed, your weight making the old springs complain. Her bunny, threadbare and soft, leans against the pillow. Pipes clank, then go silent. The shower stops. Minutes stretch, taut. Then the bathroom door swings open with a tired groan. Vi steps…