Arcane: World Two - AU (Non-binary reader)

You wake up early but stay in bed longer than usual, contemplating what happened yesterday. It's like your body just won't accept it. What confuses you is why it affects you so much, you'd taken steps to avoid getting too close to them so why do Vander's actions take such a toll on you?

Your thoughts are stopped by the sound of the door creaking open and the light being turned on: "Sleeping beauty, get up. Vander made breakfast" Mylo's voice echoes in the room.

"I'll be down soon..." Your response makes his eyes roll as he closes the door. You feel yourself fall back to sleep.

Dozens of minutes pass before the door opens again, you hear Powder walk up next to you as you lay almost motionlessly: "y/n? y/n?"

You slowly open your eyes and tilt your head in her direction: "Powder?" your voice is raspy.

She smirks a little: "You and Vi? Vander wanted me to bring you some food" She puts a sandwich on your bedside table. "Hey... you can talk to me if you need to. You know that, right?"

You are surprised by her invitation, you don't want to hurt her feelings: "Yeah, of course. Now go get some chores done"

She laughs before leaving you to your misery. You stare up at the ceiling for a profound amount of time before deciding to do something with your sorry self. You get out of bed and dressed, you pass Powder and Vi's room and think to check on her. You open the door to see her lying in the dark, facing the wall. She had taken this to heart a lot harder than you had. 

You know that if Piltover invades, Ekko and Powder will be forced to fight. You tell her to meet you at the spot they usually hang out in before you leave to tell Ekko the same.

***

A few hours later, Ekko and Powder are standing side by side in front of you. They have bandages wrapped around their wrists. You can't tell them why you're training them without scaring them. Vi is watching from behind, not saying a word.

You make Ekko step forward and put up his arms to block you. You move your arms slowly to allow him time to know how to block you. He starts sloppy, trying to go for spectacle over effectiveness but you eventually find yourself speeding up. He blocks, catches and evades you until you are happy with his progress. You send him to practice on the punching game.

"You're up now Powder" You say as she walks closer,

You hear Vi from behind: "I'll deal with her" You think that's fair as she takes over. You go over and focus more on Ekko who was working with the punching machine.

You watch him punch: "Ground your feet" He follows your advice and his punches become more centred. "Less movement in the elbow, more in the shoulder" he does this and his punches become faster and more stable. He punches the machine until his legs start to wobble from the lack of energy. "Alright, take a breather"

He laughs at your comment before sitting to the side, you pas him some water that he drinks quickly. You see his gaze avert to Powder, who is practising punches with her sister. You see the way Ekko stares at her and knows how he feels about her.

Your nice moment is cut short by the realisation that these two may be about to go to war. The hallucinations come back for a second and you see Powder, searching for loved ones in rubble.

You rub your eyes and the hallucinations disappear. You get back to work by placing pillows on the ground and bringing Ekko in front of you: "You gotta get me on the ground"

He looks puzzled by your request: "How?"

You reply quickly, without hesitation: "Would you be able to ask an enforcer that? Once they're on the ground, you can gain the upper hand"