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Can I just say, I LOVE the trio of Caitlyn songs that we get in Act 1 of Season 2, right when Caitlyn's arc is really taking off: I Can't Hear It Now, Heavy is the Crown, and Hellfire. Each one is an absolute banger in its own right, each one is completely unique, and yet together they are so telling of the immense grief, pressure, and rage that she's experiencing during this time.

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"The Spirit Blossom Festival is celebrated time in Ionia, when the door to the spirit world is opened, the dead return to their loved ones"

This was a collab with the wonderful @undetaqted ft. Cass II meeting Cass I

ao3 link to their fic: 'in the reflection of the moon'

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Caitvi + everytime Vi says "Cait"

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 2x06 - “The Message Hidden Within the Pattern”

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 2x03 - “Finally Got The Name Right” Can I do the right thing for the wrong reason? Is it bad that I'm making friends with my demons, and Living by a couple deadly sins Just to make sure I finish what you began And I ain't afraid to lose a life or ten If it means that I get to win in the end (woo) So I'ma do this on my own, step into the danger zone Pull the pin and watch it blow

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walk with me: cait and vi showing up at the same bar and having either make-up or hate sex

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Korra is on her tippy toes to hug Asami.... I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

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Okay but next comic I want to know what Pabu got up to with his aunties.

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Let’s break down VI’s fight style!

Hi, I’m a long time mma fighter, blackbelt and weightlifter. Here’s some thoughts about how our favorite girl fights.

Basics first!

Vi was canonically trained by Vander.

She’s often smaller than her opponents.

Vi, like many female fighters in co-ed combat sports, relies on speed.

She’s fast, very fucking fast.

The speed of her throwing motion is immaculate, a quick get in motion. Designed to slip under the guard of an opponent.

She does very well with larger opponents and tends to throw hits in an upward motion, even keeping herself low on purpose.

This keeps larger opponents off balance, either having to bring themselves down to her or lean and throw off their center of gravity.

Vi, throws fast, but her return speed is horrible. Especially when she’s younger.

Her pullback should be twice as fast as her throw. It’s not.

She drops her guard when she goes for a hook, and almost every single time she dodges.

That’s bad, she’s leaving herself open to a lot of bad blows, and over-relining on her speed to keep her clear of hits.

Here we begin to see some refinement in her fighting. That speed is still there, but that bad habit of hesitation on her return is gone.

Her hits are targeted and concise, she’s going for vital organs.

This fight is actually one of my favorites because it’s one of the rare times we don’t see Vi rely on her power/strength. Sevika matches and outpaces her on that.

Interestingly sevika shows the same issue with her guard. At nearly the exact same stance/throws that Vi does.

While I do think Vander handled the brunt of her training, sevika was definitely part of that training. Both women exhibit the same base style, with obvious adaptations over time spent in different circumstances.

This is where Vi differs from both vander and sevika.

This is a incredibly distinctive choice, she’s not only subverting her normal style, but she’s directly contradicting it.

One of the things that allows Vi a leg up is this sudden shift.

She goes from a low level close quarter opponent, who relys on speed.

To a dynamic, light footed, heavy hit opponent.

Absolutely insane choice but it works incredibly well. You don’t expect a fighter to vary their style that wildly.

This is a Vi specific move. She uses this over and over again against almost every opponent we see her take on.

These dynamic blows throw her entire body weight into that hit, as well as keep the opponent off guard.

Her gauntlets didn’t change this!

She not only has increased power behind those hits, but added agility from the strength of the propelling push.

This allows her to grab onto this very effective sequence and use it over and over again with fantastic success.

Vi is not only a good fighter but she’s SMART she knows the game and can play it well. This is someone who knows how to clock an opponents fighting strategy.

Okay final thing. Violet is an incredible fighter but what stands out to me the most, is the story her fight style tells. She was a child fighting with adults for most of her primary learning years. She knows that she can be easily overpowered. She never takes her opponent to the ground because of this. She throws upward because the people she’s fought are always bigger and taller. She relys on speed and targeted hits because she has too.

Mostly, she’s mad. She fights like every blow is a personal fuck you. This is someone who was a scared child that became angry and violent to protect herself.

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ARCANE | Commune Outskirts Compositing | Yannick Boh

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and here's part 2! the brain rot was so strong i had to draw post-canon part 1

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this is just part 1. Yes. There's more. There's a lot. I almost died. But my brain wouldn't leave me alone part 2

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Drink (Arcane comic)

After chipping away at this for months, it's FINALLY done! Inspired by the scene Amanda and Katy talked about Maddie and Cait at a bar, but what about Vi and Maddie instead. Also, Vi must have seen Cait dance to hallucinate her like that later.

It seemed to me that Maddie had a certain way of being that's very interesting. She seems extremely ambitious and very cunning, and is very careful with her words. For better or worse. Cait might be the marksman but Maddie is the one whose words always hit.

This is obviously before s2 act 1 climax, Cait buying into her Commander persona and getting the validation she craved and Vi drowning in guilt more each second. And well, if Vi isn't gonna drink all that, then Maddie can take it for herself, right? She's still thirsty.

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mini caitvi 💕

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Caitlyn study