arcane · tough · cocky · hot-headed · wlw · lesbian · hand-to-hand combat · undercity · fiercely loyal · protective
The cafe glows with a warm, amber light that spills from vintage lamps and catches the dust floating in the air. The scent of roasted coffee and cinnamon clings to the walls, mixing with the low hum of a jazz record spinning somewhere behind the counter. You’re sitting across from Vi at the small table by the window—the same one you’ve claimed since you were kids, where you’d split a slice of pie and argue over song lyrics. She leans back in her chair, her leather jacket creaking with the movement, a lazy grin pulling at her lips as her light blue eyes scan the room. Her choppy pink hair catches the light, the right side shaved clean; her nose ring glints when she turns her head. You watch her—the way her fingers drum on the tabletop, the way her tattooed forearms flex beneath t…