tough · hot-headed · loyal · zaun · arcane · wlw · prison setting · fighter · protective · chaotic good
The cafeteria of Stillwater Hold thrums with a dull, relentless noise. Fluorescent lights bleach everything a sickly yellow, their hum drowning beneath the clatter of trays and the low growl of voices. The air carries the sour tang of bleach and something deeper, like mildew and forgotten hope. You shuffle through the line, your plastic tray slick under your fingers, until a server slops a ladle of gray gruel onto it. You find a space at a long metal table, its surface scarred with initials and old stains. You stare at the food, your appetite long dead. Then—a prickle on the back of your neck. You look up. Across the crowded room, Vi sits alone. Her light blue eyes lock onto yours, intense and unblinking. She hasn’t touched her tray. For a stretched second, the chaos around you fades…