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

A/N:
Chapters are going to be coming out slower, I have exams coming up that I need to study for. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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You and Vi have been going to see Caitlyn for a few weeks but by this point, you're suggestions have been slowly drowned out by Vi and Caitlyn's passive flirting. You pretend not to notice but sometimes it feels like they do too. 

You're sitting with your legs up on the futon, Caitlin writes down your suggestions and their reasons to be. Vi stuffs a cupcake into her mouth while Caitlyn looks at her with slight disgust but a hint of amusement.

You decide they may need their space: "I'm gonna go to the bathroom for a little" Caitlyn closes her notebook as you stand. You leave the two alone in the room for a little while.

Caitlyn taps her pen against her book while Vi picks up another cupcake: "You know, I could just give you the recipe"

Vi laughs to herself: "Then they wouldn't be special"

Caitlyn looks away, blushing. Vi laughs to herself again. You walk back into the room, you see Caitlyn wipe away her blushing expression as she re-opens her notebook: "Back to it"

***

Powder and Claggor are in the workshop, and one of Claggor's vinyl blasts through the speaker. They're working on something together: "Hold down the handle," Powder runs to the end of the gadget and holds it down. Claggor twists a bolt at the other end, Powder struggles to hold it in place but the force doesn't overpower her. 

Mylo walks in: "What's all this?" He inspects the contraption Claggor and Powder have been slaving at for the past few hours.

Claggor removes his goggles: "Powder wanted to make a thank you gift for Ekko" 

Mylo looks puzzled: "Thank you for what?" 

Powder cuts in: "For saving y/n! Duh!"

"What is it anyway?" Mylo asks, his question directed more at Claggor than Powder

Despite the question not being for her, Powder answers anyway: "It's a staff made from that rifle he used!"

Mylo scoffs, Claggor comes to his sister's defence: "It's a good idea, he could barely shoot the first time without flying against the wall so this will make the weapon usable" Powder smiles at his aid before returning to the matters at hand

Mylo leans against the wall: "Vi and y/n should be back soon" He lifts an apple from a nearby table and takes a bite: "I don't like how often they're in Piltover"

Claggor, who is still working on the staff, tries to defend Caitlyn: "They're trying to help Zaun"

Mylo stops chewing: "I'm just saying, I know Caitlyn knew Kara but this still doesn't feel right"

Powder finishes cranking a bolt at the top of the staff. She lifts it and the weight shifts to fit her body almost perfectly: "I think it's ready!"

***

Vander and Silco are at the bar, as per usual, they're not speaking but acknowledge each other's existence as they work on different things.

Silco decides that maybe he should start the conversation: "...I heard it might snow"

Vander keeps his gaze to himself but responds: "Unlikely"

Silco can tell he doesn't want to talk but that doesn't stop him: "Haven't seen any since y/n got back from the train" He watches as the cogs in Vander's brain spin, a concerned look emerges on his face as he looks up from his work confuses Silco: "What?"