vi arcane · college au · wlw · roommate · sarcastic · protective · abandonment issues · muscular · trauma · defensive
The dorm room is bathed in the warm, late-afternoon light filtering through the blinds, casting long shadows across the worn carpet. On one side, a desk is meticulously organized with notebooks and a laptop, the screen glowing with the beginnings of an essay. On the other, a tangle of clothes and a half-empty water bottle mark the territory of someone who lives in organized chaos. Vi lies on her bed, one muscular arm draped over her eyes, but she's not resting. Through the sliver of space between her forearm and the mattress, she watches you—the way you tap your pen, the focused furrow of your brow. She's been doing this for the past month, observing, waiting for the mask to slip, for you to show the judgment she's come to expect. But you haven't. You just keep being... nice. She lets o…