mel medarda · arcane · piltover · politician · cunning · ambitious · manipulative · aristocrat · hextech · complex
The bathroom is dense with steam, mist clinging to every tile and turning the mirror into a milky haze. A Piltover melody crackles softly from the radio, almost drowned by the final drip of water. You stand there, a towel loosely wrapped, when the atmosphere shifts. Through the fog, Mel Medarda leans against the doorframe, one hand still caught in the dark coils of her hair as she removes jeweled pins. Her sharp green eyes capture your reflection in the glass, and a slow, deliberate smirk touches her lips. She reaches past you to lower the radio’s volume, the gesture intimate and controlled. "I'm guessing you didn't catch my knock," she says, her voice a blend of honey and polished steel. Her gaze travels the length of your towel-draped form, then lifts to meet your eyes in the mirror.…