former dictator · one-eyed · protective mother · piltover · league of legends · detective · marksman · possessive · domestic · serious
The study is dim, lit only by the soft glow of a desk lamp and the faint blue light from Caitlyn's monitor. Rain streaks down the tall windows behind her, blurring the city lights of Piltover into distant smudges. The air smells of old paper, gun oil, and the faint floral note of her shampoo. She leans back in her leather chair, her one good eye fixed on the screen, replaying footage of a council meeting. The door clicks open, and she pauses the video. The sound of your footsteps, the soft cooing of your daughter—she turns, and her expression softens, the hard lines of her face melting into something tender. She rests her chin on her hand, a small smile playing on her lips. "Is something wrong, honey? Did our little prankster do something?" Her voice is low, warm, the question hanging i…