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Caitlyn Kiramman stans act normal challenge IMPOSSIBLE DIFFICULTY

“i literally gave testimony to my city’s council 🥺 so you can’t criticize a fictional character’s actions yall 🥺 ignore the fact that I don’t know any of you and you all very well could have done work in the community just as i have 🥺 im going to assume that you havent! 🥺 im the only one 🥺 im a real activist”

…Is telling black fans to shut up activism? Is that being an ally? I cannot with these people. This just oozes white lib I’m sorry

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Thank you for all the Sevika x reader fics. In the past week I've been a mechanic, a prostitute, a cowboy's daughter, a princess, a Piltover council assistant, a thief, a doctor, an assassin, a spy, a test subject, a femme, a masc, a butch, a pillow princess, a bottom, a top, a vastaya, a brat, an office worker, a female dad, a gym trainer, a hair stylist, a rock star, Silco's second daughter, a surgeon, an enforcer, and always always a raging dyke.

Keep up the good work :) you are feeding the people

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Oh my god im gonna

sevika with short hair for your consideration

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Can r/arcane be fucking normal, already?

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The only reason they made Maddie a Noxian spy is because otherwise, she would've been a victim in this entire situation, and people would see how shitty Caitlyn's actions actually are.

Cait is still Maddie's superior. The power imbalance is very much there, not to mention the way she treats Maddie outside of their affair. Imagine if instead of being a 'traitor that weasled herself into Caitlyn's bed to gain her trust', Maddie was just an innocent young officer who was manipulated and used by her boss. It just makes Caitlyn look way worse, which she is, because she didn't know Maddie was a spy, so in her eyes, the difference in status didn't matter.

The writers needed somone else to be the scapegoat while Cailtyn did her thing and everyone was already against Maddie because she 'got in the way of Caitvi', which is not true by the way, Caitvi was always going to be cannon. Personally, I think it's ridiculous, but I've seen it happen time and time again in fandoms, so I'm honesty not surprised.

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Combatting the "illiterate/dumb/insert classist assumption here" headcanons being circulated about Zaunites (particularly Vi) with my own headcanons.

Headcanon that Zaunites are actually super into literature and poetry. Like, culturally. Headcanon that music and poems were there for them when they had nothing else. The bridge song is the only song we hear being canonically sung by a character in the show and it's literally baby Powder (and Vi hums at the end of s2). The only other songs being played in-world are all by Zaunites. Art is a form of expression that they took refuge in as a community.

Headcanon that they generally love storytelling. Regardless of if they do or don't have access to books that are in good and preservable conditions, storytelling (via reading or memorization/orally) is a super important part of their culture. No one population has a 100% literacy rate even IRL, and not being able to read doesn't make anyone stupid anyway. But Zaun has a decently high literacy rate, especially considering their circumstances. They prioritize it because of how fundamentally important art/storytelling is to their culture.

Headcanon that Ekko and his Firelights tell stories to the kids at the base every night before bed. That a lot of these tales are from people he loved, like Benzo or his birth parents, or even Vi, Jinx, Mylo, and Claggor.

Headcanon that Vi in particular loves reading. She's a total bookworm. The few moments where she gets to do things for herself, she chooses to read and collect poetry and literary works. She's only ever kept one classic for herself (sold the others), but the things she keeps, she treasures. Young Vi likes to spin tales for baby Powder. Some are based off of stories she's read/was told by the adults in her life. Others are entirely made up on the spot, for Powder's own enjoyment.

Headcanon that Vi would've maybe wanted to be an author if she wasn't more preoccupied with protecting her family. That she considered pursuing those interests a pipe dream, something for a different version of herself.

Headcanon that Sevika remembers more about her dad's stories than about her dad himself. Headcanon that Renni the chembaron read books with her son whenever they both had a day off from work.

Headcanon that a lot of Zaunites know how to sing. Headcanon that Vi can sing. And that she used to sing lullabies for Powder until Mylo called her a baby for still needing them. And even after Vi punched him for it, Powder insisted she was too big for lullabies- so she and Vi settled on bedtime stories.

Headcanon that Jinx still remembers those stories. That she tells them over and over to herself whenever she can't sleep.

Headcanon that Silco told her stories when she became comfortable enough to tell him about her insomnia as a kid.

Headcanon that he would tell her anything from true stories of his past to things he's read or heard to things improvised on the spot. And they were different from Vi's stories because these usually had some moral/message to them, even the ones that he made up- but she loved them just as much as the aimless, endless tales of wonder and adventure Vi would spin for her.

Headcanon that now, she replays both Vi's and Silco's stories in her head at night. That when Isha came into her care, she shared some of those stories with her, too.

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I always thought that if Vi and Caitlyn weren't already canonically lesbian, people wouldn't fight the idea of a lesbian!Sevika so much.

And I was proven correct with some fucker on the clock app pulling the "You already got Caitvi so shut up" card.

Why are we putting a quota on representation? So because "we already got Vi" as a butch lesbian, Sevika can't be one too? (This is extra funny when you realize Sevika is a narrative parallel/foil to Vi)

...But if I said, "You already got Ambessa/Jayce/Ekko" in response... I would be in the wrong...

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Day 5. Legacy

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Why would you use this sequence of shots

As your opening scene

And then just never properly tackle Vi's feelings towards becoming an Enforcer? Let's say I was convinced enough that she'd join up for the Jinx hunt—my sister's gone I need to lay this ghost to rest—where was the guilt that should have been eating her alive afterwards?? And the working through of that guilt?

I don't know if I dislike this writing choice more, or the deluge of fans nodding along to the tune of "love and understanding can fix all of it"

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Does anyone else find it astonishing that Caitlyn never stops a second to reflect on how fucked up it is to shove a 16-year-old teenager into a prison that is implied to be horrifically brutal and leave her there for seven years? That she never takes a moment to consider what the story of the woman she claims to love says about the system she is willingly enforcing? Even rejecting and physically assaulting the woman she claims to love over?

Because, when she rejects and assaults Vi, it’s not just a personal betrayal—it’s a reinforcement of the very power dynamics that keep Zaunites subjugated. She chooses the system over Vi and can only be with Vi because Vi makes herself so little, she almost disappears and can finally fit into the brutal, exclusive hierarchies Caitlyn enforces. Vi’s ability to survive in Caitlyn’s orbit depends on her willingness to suppress her own identity and experiences—essentially erasing the parts of herself that don’t align with Piltover’s values and expectations.

She may allegedly regret some of her own choices as an individual, but she never seems to think the system she enforces is fundamentally and beyond redemption or reform broken.

I think, sometimes, the things you don't do say more about you than the things you do.

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Okay I have to say it

Mel was literally never going to win when the animators, writers and even fans were against her since the very beginning.

Cause tell me why an old tweet of Amanda’s popped up on my feed that basically confirmed that Mel was gonna fall victim to the “disposable black girlfriend trope”

So not only was an animator saying that Jayce having sex with Mel and being with Mel wasn’t cause he liked her but because he liked Viktor

(Do y’all not see how nasty that is?)

To fans saying that Jayce and Mel never actually had Sex and it was LeBlanc the whole time

(THAT IS LITERALLY SA LIKE THAT IS ASSAULT)

But now even one of the writers is saying that they purposefully wrote her so lazily because of what? I don’t even fucking know.

I literally don’t care who y’all ship and who y’all don’t ship but to see so many people being abhorrent to Mel (I know Mel is a fictional character but the hate has literally spread to Toks who is a REAL PERSON as well) and hating on her is just so awful because she really was never going to win not when the whole team is against her.

I need y’all to take off your shipping goggles for a second and toss away the thought of JayMel,JayVik,Melvika or whatever ship of Mel’s and just focus on her for a moment because the way Mel is being treated is so bad.

As a POC I literally can’t understand why it is so hard for people to just treat Women of Color with care and not toss them to the wolves.

(Don’t take this as a post to hate on shippers cause I know that not all of them are like this and I hate causing unnecessary fights)

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Probably a nitpick, but can I just say how much I despise when writers try to make every character know every character from the start? I get the need to seem clever, like, oh yeah, I planned allllll of this B), but really it just makes your world feel smaller, like there's less people residing in it and less forces contributing to the events that happen.

For instance, in Arcane:

Silco didn't adopt Powder/Jinx because he resonated with her sense of betrayal and abandonment and loss of a sibling. No, he adopted her because he was already friends with Felicia. He was always her godfather, essentially.

Jayce didn't get the rune from a mysterious mage (once commonly theorized to be Ryze or a Bone Scryer Shaman). No, it was retconned to be Viktor the entire time. Because of course it was. (Lowkey reminds me of the god awful Rose Quartz is Pink Diamond 'le epic plot twist!1' from Steven Universe, but moving on...)

And fans eat this up.

Not everything needs a twist pre-established connection. It cheapens relationships, like in the case of Silco and Jinx, and really just ruins my immersion, lowers stakes, and shrinks the setting. It shows the writers don't know how to handle the material and are just relying on tropes, "Aha! This character was thiiiis the entire time!" The Marvel-style end fight and time travel/Into the Spiderverse universe-hopping shenanigans didn't help either

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lesbian sex will not fix this situation. honestly, it'd probably make it worse. that being said i think we should give it a shot anyway

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Arcane twt always ranting about their hate for Silco and Sevika and other undercity characters considered villain but always defending Piltover ok…and who put them and other Zaunites in that position to even be villainous?? Ohhh ok.

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silco x sevika isn't ass bc it's a straight ship and "people cant accept a bi sevika hc!!"

no idgaf what u hc her as. the ship is just shit from a butt. personally, if sevika's gonna be loving somebody, id like to see her be loved back! i like seeing sevika being loved! i dont want it to be one sided!

sevika walked into silco's office beat the fuck up and bleeding and all silco did was pat his makeup and tell her she's making a mess! sevika was emotionally vulnerable with him one time and he was like ok idgaf! that's why it's ass!

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New haircut

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Councilor Sevika trying to balance between staying true to her people with her heels dug into the ground, and also assimilating just enough with the enemy (Piltover, as a whole, really) to get them to let their guard down- or really, to just listen.

Councilor Sevika hanging up the Jackpot Arm in exchange for a more everyday-functional setup, or often just no arm at all.

Councilor Sevika who does this pointedly to show the rest of the Council that she doesn't need a metal arm to impose her presence or to feel secure

Councilor Sevika who hates getting all gussied up, but Shoola insists that the other Councilors will be a little more amiable if she does. Sevika despises that she has to compromise in the first place, but if Zaun becomes freer the more she takes herself apart, then so be it.

Councilor Sevika who sees Isha in all the children of Zaun who look at her in awe.

Councilor Sevika who bites back her rage whenever another councilor says they're impressed by how well-read or well-spoken she is, or smiles and nods as they listen to her proposals with a vacant look in their eyes.

Councilor Sevika who is the angriest she's ever been in this era of "peace".

Councilor Sevika who pulls a grieving Ekko aside and tells him that the future is in his hands, but she'll sharpen the mantle as best as she can before she hands it to him

Ekko who has a statue put up of Councilor Sevika in the same square as Vander's. The plaque reads 'The Lanes' Most Loyal, Zaun's Iron Hand'

Councilor Sevika who thinks that's corny, but hugs the kid anyway.

Councilor Sevika who never lets herself be truly happy, because she's scared she'll forget everything she and her people have been through.