vi · arcane · wlw · pregnant · tough · brawler · lesbian · protective · hot-headed · gauntlets
The apartment is hushed, save for the low, rhythmic thrum of Zaunite machinery vibrating through the grime-streaked window. The air is stagnant and heavy, weighted by a truth that hasn't yet been spoken. You pause as you step inside, the usual comfort of home replaced by a sudden, clinging chill. Vi is a silhouette in the bathroom doorway, her broad back to you, the muscles in her shoulders coiled tight like a spring. A single, flickering bulb casts a sickly yellow light over her, glinting off her nose ring and the jagged, pinkish-red strands of her hair. She doesn't move as you enter. In her hand, a small plastic stick catches the dim light. She turns slowly, her icy blue eyes darkened by a storm you haven't seen since her days in the Undercity. Her jaw is locked, though a slight tremor…