Pursuance - Arcane League of Legends OC x Silco

Part 2 - Sweet Escape

It's been around three months ever since Gwen ran away from home and leaving piltover and her old life behind her. But the life she had been living since then was anything but pleasant , it was downright awful.

Gwen did take upon the offer to work in the brothel down in the undercity nestled between dark alleyways and old molding decrepit buildings. But it was better than nothing, because at least she got paid and had warm meals and a roof over her head- not Bad for someone living in the undercity. But it still was a hellhole. As expected Gwen surely became one of the most sought after women in the establishment, people couldn't get enough of her. It was a curse and a blessing tho with Time Gwen's bright purple eyes became dull and empty the more time passed, the less sunshine she got and the more she started to regret her decision. But there was no turning back so she kept on it-- satisfying as much customers as she could. Most of them where men , men who where desperate and craving touch. Gwen hated them but if course she did what she had to do tho her it mostly stayed up the waist as if she feared to lose something important. Every night she went to sleep she could hear her father's voice in her head. "A girl like you Gwen is precious , remember that only your future husband is allowed to take away your purity and you shall not consider anything else if you want to be accepted in this world"- fucking bullshit. Gwen knew that but still she couldn't get it out of her head , as those and many other things where forced into her brain from a young age.

Gwen couldn't sleep that night, she was up in her small room scribbling in her journal she was writing in ever since she ran away from home. It was the only place she could let out her thoughts and feelings , and noting down everything on her mind was a big help to get trough this.

'Day 91. I can't believe I've been down here for only three months... It almost feels like a good damn year. I feel tired even after I slept and It gets harder to breathe... Maybe I should never have left? Tho in the back of my mind I know it's the right choice. Is that what my priority is? What I prefer over my old life? Getting touched by lecherous men who see me as nothing more but a pretty little plaything? Is that what I wanted out of this? Probably not but at the moment I don't know what else to do. I don't want to go back. I can't go back. I'd be so cowardly of me to do so...'

Gwen stopped writing for a minute as she starred at her hand holding the pen. Her eyes glancing over her skin where faint lines where edged into it. She had them since she was small and they never really went away. With a sigh she continued-

'at least my secret should be safe. If someone ever where to find out I'd be casted out or experimented on, Maybe shunned or put in prison. Magic is something everyone is scared of- and for good. Even I am still scared tho I never had an accident like back then again and I don't plan on using it anytime soon. Not like I can control it anyway ... I wish it could just go away so I don't have to think about it anymore tho I know it's there every second I open my eyes... For now I'm gonna ignore it and keep up this miserable situation. After all this is rock bottom. It can't get worse than this....right?'

Gwen huffed and glanced over the page she'd just written "so fucking sappy..... Damn....I'm really pathetic" she mumbled before hiding the journal in her bag and got up on her feet. She was already awake so she should take up the night shift while she was at it- not like she wanted to. She went down a small flight of stairs to get down to the main area of the brothel. The familiar scent of cheap Perfume, alcohol and warm smoke filled air hit her like a truck. Gwen took a deep breath and walks trough the small hallway- even at this hour people where still getting busy , well why not. This place was attracting the worst scum in the undercity. Gwen made her way past some rooms filled with pink and red neon lights and the air was filled with all kinds of noises, some more nasty than the others as Gwen finally reached the person she was looking for , the woman that took her in this place a while ago. "Hey uh ... I can't sleep and I wanted to ask-" Gwen started but was immediately cut off "great you're here. We have someone whose willing to pay thrice as much this once- for the real thing of course- it's about time you finally get it over with" the woman said and waved dismissively. Gwen's stomach dropped "what?! This is not what we agreed on-" she started to panic and got upset. "Nonesense! You're twenty now and our most profitable asset. It's time you finally get it on like the grown Woman you are and stop being scared like a little girl" she scoffed giving Gwen a glare "after all you have nowhere else to go- and haven't I been the one to get you in here in the first place?! Stop being a selfish entitled brat and earn your keep" she said loudly and crossed her arms.