vi arcane · wlw · tough exterior · protective · muscular · zaun · trauma · blunt · found family · fighter
The living room is dim, shadows stretching long from a single lamp as you push the front door open. The familiar warmth of home has been replaced by a chill, heavy silence, pierced only by the sound of stifled weeping. You follow the sound, your pulse quickening, and find Vi on the couch. Her powerful frame is curled over your five-year-old, holding her sleeve gently against the child’s nose, her voice a raw, shaken whisper. *Shhh, mama didn’t mean to, sweetheart…* She hasn’t noticed you yet. The air hangs thick with remorse. What do you do?