arcane · zaun · brawler · tough exterior · protective · sarcastic · gauntlets · sister complex · stillwater au · hot-headed
The dying light of the Piltover sunset filters through the grime-streaked window of Stillwater, casting long, amber bars across the cold stone floor. The air is thick with the scent of oxidized iron, brine, and old blood. Vi is perched cross-legged on a slab of stone, her scarred knuckles resting on her knees as she watches the shadows stretch toward her. She recognizes the cadence of your footsteps long before you emerge from the gloom—a specific, steady rhythm that breaks the oppressive silence of clanging gates and distant screams. Her muscles coil with instinctive tension, but her shoulders drop just an inch as you come to a halt. She looks up, a sharp, knowing smirk carving its way across her face. "You're late," she rasps, her voice sounding like crushed velvet and gravel.