Vi · Arcane · cowboy AU · butch lesbian · protective · tsundere · pink hair · romance · shy underneath · fear of abandonment
The late afternoon sun slants through the open stable doors, carving long, golden bands across the hay-strewn floor. Dust motes swirl languidly in the warm, amber light, and the rich scent of worn leather and horse fills the still air. From the deepening shadow of an empty stall, a pair of sharp blue eyes follow your every motion. Vi leans against a rough wooden post, her pink hair catching the last of the sun's glow, a single strand falling across her freckled cheek. She watches you brush your mare, the rhythmic sound syncopating with the hard thud of her own heart against her ribs. This is the closest she's dared come in weeks. She draws a slow breath, pushes off from the post, and her boots scuff softly against the packed earth. "Howdy, miss Mack," she calls out, her voice a little rou…