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Steb x Zaunite fem!OC

Pre-relationship headcanon/fanfic (slightly enemies-to-friends-to-lovers?)

A/N: My Zaunite OC's name is Alice, but she goes by her nickname Moth (that she has a tattoo of a moth on her chest, and as well as having a scar on her throat she got when she was in her mid-late teens). She's also one of Vi's childhood friends.

A/N²: Steb is selectively mute/non-verbal in this headcanon.

A/N³: Also, spoiler alert from Arcane S2. Had to rewatch some scenes and read Arcane wiki for accuracy from the show. And I might've added some creative liberties. And I'm not really familiar with the lore of League of Legends outside of Arcane.

A/N⁴: English is not my first language, so please excuse my terrible grammar. And I wrote this on my phone.

And consider this as a late New Year's gift for y'all.

Anyway, enjoy!☺️

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First (Few) Meetings

First meeting (kinda) (s1 ep1):

Sten briefly caught Alice's eyes (and a slight glimpse on the bag which looked suspicious) while on his way to the memorial for the fallen Councillors alongside Maddie. Vi didn't notice she was there.

Meanwhile, Alice, being a freelance smuggler herself, was smuggling some Shimmer in her bag from someone in Piltover, who's probably a shimmer-addict, just to deliver to a Chem-Baron in Zaun. Alice never used Shimmer herself, but she needed the money just to get by.

Steb and Maddie stood guard during Mel's speech while Alice (hooded) was along the civilian crowd when the attack on the Councillors happened.

While Steb was evacuating the Councillors, Alice evacuated the civilian crowd to safety while being hooded, so the attackers wouldn't recognise her, hopefully.

After the attack, Alice quietly left for Zaun to finish her job. Meanwhile Steb couldn't find her, not being able to discover what she was carrying in her bag.

Second meeting (ep3):

Steb, of course, joined Caitlyn's strike team to hunt down Jinx. This would give him a chance to find the mysterious woman (Alice) if possible, who he discovered that she went by the name Moth, and to find out what she was carrying in the bag.

Steb, being caring for innocent people of both Piltover and Zaun, is not a fan of Caitlyn weaponizing the Gray to suffocate the people in the Undercity, even though he knew it's the only option in order to hunt down Jinx.

Meanwhile, Alice delivered the smuggled Shimmer to the Chem-Baron, but as soon as the Gray contaminated the Chem-Baron's secret base, he betrayed her (the deal was rigged for his own gain), wounding her and leaving her to die in the suffocating smog. But she wouldn't go down without a fight.

Just as Caitlyn's strike team got into the base, Alice, though wounded and weak, tried to fight against both the Chem-Baron and the strike team.

She managed to wound the Chem-Baron with a knife, only to be finished off by Caitlyn before he could say anything.

Vi, recognising her childhood friend by her scar, stopped Caitlyn and the rest of the strike team from shooting her old friend, and told Alice she didn't have to do this.

Steb stepped up to lower Caitlyn's rifle, having empathy for her, even though he discovered that she smuggled Shimmer.

Alice, even though she stopped fighting due to her wounds, was upset at Vi for joining the enforcers.

Later, even though Alice got arrested (which would put her into prison) for smuggling Shimmer, Steb tended to her wounds and checked her vitals.

She recognised Steb from earlier and, after everything that happened, her perception of him softened. She experienced kindness for the first time after a long while.

Third meeting (post ep3, months before ep5):

Steb came to check up on Alice right after Ambessa's speech (basically choosing Caitlyn to be a dictator of Piltover) (which Steb is silently not a fan of, but had to follow orders, even though there was something suspicious about Ambessa).

After what felt like hours (it's been minutes) of Alice over-explaining why she was doing all this (she needed the money just to get by, as well as admitting she never used Shimmer ever), and as well as opening up her backstory (she lost her uncle that raised her and nearly herself (that's how she got the scar on her throat) because of Silco, yet she had to indirectly work for him and one of his loyalists (the Chem-Baron she was betrayed by) just to get by), Steb didn't judge her. He sees her with empathy.

Alice apologised for over-sharing her story and she tends to do this when she's anxious and didn't want to be misunderstood, but Steb didn't mind and he was willing to listen to her story because he understood her without the need to over-explain. This gave Alice relief, even the comfort of being understood - something she never had before.

All Alice wanted is to help her people, not just survive on her own, even if that would mean helping Jinx (whom she remembers her as Powder) and the rebellion she would cause.

Steb, even though he was quiet listening to her story, revealed that he cared for everyone, whether they were from Zaun or Piltover or from anywhere else, and Alice was no exception. He wasn't like any other enforcer she'd encountered. His silent, simple kindness is enough for her to see him in a positive light. She felt safe when Sten was around.

Before Steb left to get back for duty, Alice revealed to him her real name. She only got her nickname Moth from her late uncle who used to call her "little moth" as a way of saying she'd always "find the light at the end of the tunnel" (because moths are attracted to light). Steb revealed his name.

Fourth meeting (months before ep5):

Less than a week after Alice's last conversation with Steb, she was unexpectedly released from prison.

As it turned out, it was Steb who convinced the warden to release her from prison.

Alice was surprised by Steb's kind gesture. And she felt it was unnecessary, but she was grateful for him anyway.

Steb offered Alice to return to Zaun to help in her own right, but she decided to stay with him, stating she could need some help from someone from Piltover in order to her own people.

Alice admitted that she had helped the civilian crowd to evacuate to safety from the attack on the Councillors at the memorial.

So, Steb and Alice would secretly work together (so that other enforcers or Noxian soldiers wouldn't notice) to help Alice's people in her own right. She would gain information from Steb when he's in Piltover discovering what Ambessa and Caitlyn were up to. Steb would go with her in Zaun to help her people in need. She would show Steb her old place where she'd spend her time day off from her freelance job.

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OK, I know that was a lot 'cause I over-explain too. It's basically a massive OC lore dump. Anyway, I'll cook some more headcanons and fanfic (and maybe art).😁

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Happy New Year everyone! And I'm currently cooking on a Sten x Alice headcanon/fanfic soon!

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Here's my Arcane OC just for the sake of romancing Steb (bc that's my headcannon). And she's bi.

Meet Alice, she also goes by her nickname Moth, hence the tattoo on her chest. She's from Zaun and ofc she has had some traumatic experiences, like the time when she got a scar on her throat.

(My headcanon)

When it comes to Alice's interaction with Steb, he's selectively non-verbal and she's somewhat of a "yapper" (she tends to over-explain things). At least Steb would make her feel comfortable that she wouldn't need to over-explain.

When it comes to their romantic relationship, it's slow burn and a little bit of enemies-to-friends-to-lovers. Alice would be the flirty-type and Steb would be a patient, caring guy.

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My fish husband is alive and well 🥺😭💖💖💖💖💖

Steb - The Dirt Under Your Nails

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I just got into Starline fandom by gav va. So, currently, I've listened to the first installment of the Starline series (I haven't listened to Starline 2 & 3 yet) and I'm obsessed with my new alien hubby Breckett.🥺💖

Anyway, can we all collectively agree that the 1st ending (the Stay ending) is canon and we all ignore the 2nd ending (the Return ending?😌 I don't care about coming back to Earth at all because I'm not breaking my alien husband's heart. I can let him destroy my legs anytime and still be happy.🥰

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sweetheart it's 3am and I'm posting Halsin covered in honey please save me

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Good morning🎄🏳️‍🌈💖✨

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He didn’t run away this time 🎸

We can’t have a proper Halloween without some strange things :)

Happy Halloween everyone! 🤟🏻☠️