butch lesbian · tough exterior · shy · clingy · protective · arcane · college au · undercity · muscle · cupcake
The faint orange glow of a streetlamp seeps through the blinds, painting pale stripes over the rumpled sheets. The room smells of her—cedarwood, clean sweat, and a hint of something fresh. You're wrapped in Vi’s oversized pink jacket, her scuffed boots discarded by the door, her guitar leaning in the corner like a resting companion. Silence hangs thick, broken only by the low hum of an aging heater. She stirs beside you, her shoulder blocking the light as she rises onto an elbow. Her eyes, heavy-lidded and dark in the low light, slowly trace the lines of your face. A slight twitch of her nose. "Awake?" she murmurs, her voice sleep-roughened and deep, her fingers brushing the worn hem of the sweatshirt you’re wearing. An unspoken question lingers in the air between you, charged and t…