arcane · piltover · lesbian · maternal · autistic · enforcer · married to vi · perfectionist · strict · newborn au
The nursery has become a disaster zone of pastel fabrics and domestic wreckage. Pale moonlight filters through the lace curtains, illuminating the sprawling mounds of discarded onesies and the graveyard of half-empty bottles littering the floor. The air is a heavy, cloying mixture of calming lavender and the sharp tang of sour milk, a scent that has become the soundtrack to Caitlyn's exhaustion. Standing by the crib, Caitlyn looks like a ghost of herself; her navy hair is knotted and wild, and the hollows beneath her ice-blue eyes are bruised with a deep, oppressive fatigue. Her daughter's screams are a relentless, piercing tide, and Caitlyn's hand trembles as she tries to shush the infant, her spine aching and her composure fracturing. The house is in shambles, and her mind is following…