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jayce enduring a symbolic rendition of viktor's trauma is so painful and so, so clever.

being stricken down and immobilized through sheer accident or, in viktor's case, a cruelly random quirk that caused his disability.

then physically dragging himself from the lowest level of zaun to piltover, much like how viktor spent his youth reaching toward the promise piltover offered, but only if he could "pull himself up by the boot straps" and get there on his own. socioeconomic forces working against him be damned.

i appreciate arcane reminding us of viktor's origins - the reason he is so called to help people and, eventually, save himself - and putting jayce through the ringer - the contrast between he and viktor's lived experiences is front and center throughout season 1. the writers send jayce, and the audience, on a grueling journey to contemplate those experiences and how they've manifested in these intertwined characters.

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All I want is my partner back.

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"why a jail cell?"

The world's literally ending, it's possible everyone will die, and Vi just realises how much she loves Cait in one exchange of looks. There's a huge tension and yearning in THAT moment. They're hungry for each other. I'm sorry but it feels unrealistic they'd go find a bed or smtg.

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Jayce and Mel falling apart because they both realized that they only wanted to be together to further their goals and that their goals and roles had changed. because when it came down to it, Jayce always focused on Viktor's disappearance, Viktor's presence, Viktor's work, Viktor's feelings. and Mel finally acknowledged that she had her own battles and her own ways to go, free from other people's expectations.

vs. Viktor telling Sky he'll miss her company and Sky saying "no, you won't," because Sky was only ever a warm person in a cold lab who probably tended to it more than Jayce was able to. just a figure to offer affection while Jayce was away. never a lab partner that Viktor had chemistry or care for, always a little distant, like their flashback scene.

and Jayce and Viktor meeting each other again at the end of it all, and Viktor asking why he bothers holding on for him, but Jayce always saw the beauty in him. he didn't need him to be perfect, to be better, to be brighter. he didnt care about a hugher power or greater good. he just wanted him to live beside him.

they're SO MEANT FOR EACH OTHER IM GONNA PUKEEEE

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there’s no good version of me

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You can see how much Viktor hates what he's become when he breaks free of the Herald form. He looks at everything he's done and takes full responsibility for it all. He's the one who did it so it's all his fault right?

Except none of this would've happened if Jayce hadn't used the Hexcore to save Viktor's life. Jayce knows this, he knows that violating Viktor's agency is ultimately what caused all this. I can't imagine how much self-hatred he has inside himself.

And yet, despite the betrayal, despite mutating Viktor's body beyond his own recognition, despite never getting to use Hextech for good, despite the destruction it all ends up bringing, Mage!Viktor still ensures they will always meet.

Mage!Viktor knows what Jayce will do. He knows that Jayce will ultimately bring his own destruction, but he also knows that any timeline without Jayce isn't one he wants. He knows that Jayce had no way to know the consequences, that all Jayce wanted to do was save Viktor. Despite everything that happens, all the things they lose and lives they destroy by effect, he still seeks Jayce out in every timeline.

In every timeline Viktor gives Jayce the opportunity to save him, and in every timeline, despite the end result leading to ruin, Jayce does.

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Guys it’s fine they’re still alive they just live here now

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The greatest thing we can do in life is find the power to forgive.

VANDER SILCO ENJOYERS HOW WE DOING TONIGHT 🥳🥳🥳

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I think what I love/hate most about the Arcane ending is that everyone got what they needed but not what they wanted.

Jinx needed to end the cycle, she’s been wishing someone could finish the job the whole series, she just didn’t want to go out a hero.

Echo needed to be a savior to help his people, he just thought it would be as a leader and not as a soldier.

Mel needed to prove herself as a Medarda, she just never wanted the acarne skills or the cost of her mother.

Jayce and Viktor in beautiful turn needed to be seen and understood. They found their own truths and destiny in each other, yet it destroyed them.

Vi needed family. She wanted the family she had back, instead she’s given closure for her loses and the chance to build a new one with a person she loves.

Caitlyn needed respect. She got it, but she now understands just how much it costs and just how heavy that crown is.

All of their endings satisfy exactly what they’ve wanted this whole show, just in a way none of them wanted.

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I could follow you to the beginning

Just to relive the start

Maybe then we'd remember to slow down

At all of our favorite parts

All I wanted was you

All I wanted was you

All I wanted was you

All I wanted was you

All I wanted was you

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somewhere nowhere

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I hope they danced in the bar as young adults, not stressing over the revolution, just living it up

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I wish I could've found you in another universe vs. you found me in every universe

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"In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you."

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intertwined in every timeline

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partner

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