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This is an appreciation post for the fanfic authors who aren’t included on rec lists

For the fanfic authors who don’t get art of their fics

For the fanfic authors who can’t get to 1000/500/100 hits

For the fanfic authors who don’t get comments/reviews

For the fanfic authors who write for small fandoms

For the fanfic authors who write rarepairs or gen fics

For the fanfic authors who get hate for the ships/characters/fandoms they write

For the fanfic authors who write in English despite it not being their first language

For the fanfic authors who don’t write in English

For the fanfic authors who don’t think anyone reads or likes their work

For the fanfic authors who aren’t big name fans

For the fanfic authors who don’t get requests in their inboxes

For the fanfic authors who can’t write stories that are more than a thousand words

For the fanfic authors who only write one ship

For the fanfic authors who are just starting

For the fanfic authors who have been writing fic for years

For the fanfic authors who use fanfic to practice writing

For the fanfic authors who write self-insert fics

For the fanfic authors who write about their OCs

For the fanfic authors who write to vent or cope

For the fanfic authors who are just waiting for their big break

Keep creating, I love you ❤️

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Small fantasy worldbuilding elements you might want to think about:

A currency that isn’t gold-standard/having gold be as valuable as tin

A currency that runs entirely on a perishable resource, like cocoa beans

A clock that isn’t 24-hours

More or less than four seasons/seasons other than the ones we know

Fantastical weather patterns like irregular cloud formations, iridescent rain

Multiple moons/no moon

Planetary rings

A northern lights effect, but near the equator

Roads that aren’t brown or grey/black, like San Juan’s blue bricks

Jewelry beyond precious gems and metals

Marriage signifiers other than wedding bands

The husband taking the wife's name / newlyweds inventing a new surname upon marriage

No concept of virginity or bastardry

More than 2 genders/no concept of gender

Monotheism, but not creationism

Gods that don’t look like people

Domesticated pets that aren’t re-skinned dogs and cats

Some normalized supernatural element that has nothing to do with the plot

Magical communication that isn’t Fantasy Zoom

“Books” that aren’t bound or scrolls

A nonverbal means of communicating, like sign language

A race of people who are obligate carnivores/ vegetarians/ vegans/ pescatarians (not religious, biological imperative)

I’ve done about half of these myself in one WIP or another and a little detail here or there goes a long way in reminding the audience that this isn’t Kansas anymore.

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Actually, it's my fault, i read the major character's death's tag and kept going

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Modern AU Arcane headcanons

So I finally watched Arcane, and safe to say I’m obsessed! Here are some headcanons I have of the characters existed in the same world as us, where (mostly) everyone is happy and alive :)

vi and powder are always forcing everyone to do stupid tiktok challenges and dances. vander and silco are very reluctant to participate but they somehow manage to go viral every single time

isha is powder and ekko’s adoptive child, and everyone absolutely loves her. she’s mute so everyone learned asl so she can easily communicate with them

vi and jayce play gta online together, and they either team up or constantly fuck with each other and cause chaos

caitlyn’s accent is frequently made fun of by everyone, especially powder

powder and caitlyn pretend to hate each other but are always there for one another when it really matters

sevika and isha are always teaming up to prank everyone. powder has woken up completely duct taped to her bed with sevika filming her and ekko dying with laughter

vi is in the running for the most ticklish person on earth, and everyone, and i mean everyone absolutely loves to tickle her because it’s such an easy way to mess with her. it’s a rarity for vi to go a day without being tickled by somebody at least once

vi and caitlyn’s place is the hang out spot for everyone. game nights, movie nights, and just general get togethers are always held at their place

the group plays cards against humanity (after isha goes to bed of course), and vi and powder are always putting down the most ridiculous cards that never make sense, but they always make everyone cackle

powder laughs so hard when she’s the judge that she can barely get through the cards, it takes her at least 20 minutes

mario kart tournaments always see the most competitiveness out of everyone. mel is somehow the reigning champion despite knowing very little about video games. powder and vi always sabotage each other and often get in physical play fights during mario kart

isha loves legos and has an entire collection that is taking over the house. ekko and powder are very supportive of this but they don’t know what to do about isha running out of space 😭

everyone always competes for title of isha’s favorite aunt/uncle. current title holders are sevika and jayce, but it changes very frequently

vander and silco are isha’s honorary grandfathers

isha has both of then wrapped around her finger

viktor owns a minecraft server that everyone plays on, and he’s like the dad who has to stop everyone from griefing each other

powder’s nickname is still jinx-but for a different reason. vi and powder would always play jinx related games where they would try to not say the same word, and powder always won. so jinx is vi’s affectionate nickname for powder that everyone else occasionally calls her

vander and silco own a gym where they specialize in hand to hand combat-vi works there with him and specifically works with kids, teaching them basic self defense techniques and going from there. vi never really pegged herself as kid material but she’s surprisingly really good with them, and sevika also works there with the adult classes

because of this, vi and sevika also teach isha self defense techniques in case any kids at school mess with her

powder and ekko work at an engineering company together

caitlyn is a lawyer, one of the top lawyers in the country due to her experience and schooling

jayce and viktor are scientific researchers and they are always making miraculous breakthroughs

powder and ekko worked together to design sevika’s prosthetic arm, and it’s very realistic and well functioning. after this, they started making prosthetics for people at a lower cost for those who don’t have the finances to afford them-but they still work just as well

vi and powder don’t let their romantic relationships strain their relationship as sisters. they always have sister nights with just the two of them at least once a week if not more

vi has adhd but manages well with medication and therapy

isha is obsessed with the teenage mutant ninja turtles. like, absolutely obsessed

caitlyn isn’t much of a gamer but she loves animal crosssing

ekko is an excellent cook, powder can barely make a bowl of cereal without something going wrong

jayce loves to play legos with isha

sevika kicks everyone’s ass when playing wii sports

vi and jayce function well when apart, but when they are in the same room they share one brain cell

it’s even worse when they’ve had a few drinks

powder, viktor, and caitlyn have many videos of them being total fucking idiots

sevika believes in ghosts and tries to summon them often

i’m ignoring canon for the rest of my life!

A/N: Hope everyone enjoys these! This is my first time dabbling in the arcane fandom, so lmk what you think :)

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This fandom is genuinely so fucking mind numbing. So you know what hot take.

What character, dynamic, or ship in a FICTIONAL SHOW does not mean you are “homophobic” OR “racist” or anything else. This fandom has sucked the fun out of fandom culture by throwing labels around like dodge balls. To the point where I do not fucking care anymore. If someone like’s Caitlyn they are not a “fascist” or a hitler supporter. If someone likes jayvik they are not automatically a “racist” and “misogynist”, some may be but not all.

Putting stupid labels over people and shaming them for what they enjoy in a television show, does not make you morally better. Meljay fans are not “ableist” or “homophobic” because they like a FICTIONAL ship, again some may be but NOT ALL. Not all people who enjoy the dynamic between Jinx and Silco(in a none sexual way obviously) are people who are “pedophiles” or “groomers”. I do not fucking care if you simply do not like a ship, character, or dynamic, but stop making it other peoples fucking problem. Stop acting as if someone liking caitvi means they are a horrible human being.

Again I DO NOT FUCKING CARE if you simply do not enjoy a ship, dynamic or characte, but making people who do feel like horrible people for doing so is useless. The reason this fandom is a fucking nightmare is because the terms “classist” “homophobe” “racist” are throw at groups of people who just want to enjoy a fictional piece of media . “Oh but there are so many people in *insert group* who are misogynistic” what if I said that there actually isn’t, but you are just focusing on a loud minority. Acting like you are morally better for liking a certain character in a fictional show is insane.

I’m sorry, but it feel like this fandom is just constantly screaming at each other. You cannot enjoy anything at all. Which character, dynamic, or ship you like in a fictional show (as long as it is legal) is not a political view. Shut the fuck up enjoy your side of the fandom and stop whining about how a certin group are all horrible people.

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rb to have a mega gay 2025

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I love when fic writers tag their works like:"I have no idea what I’m doing, but here’s 100k of it."

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People act like gender has nothing to do with it, but it's well-established that female characters fall faster and harder in favor with fandom when they make mistakes, while fans will bend over backwards to excuse men (or just say they love them toxic).

If Caitvi had been two dudes and one of them became an outright dictator, people would be on their knees calling him daddy and praising him in the end, as if him reconciling with his boyfriend and battling Ambessa is all the redemption he needs. If Mel had been a man, people would be obsessed with this hot councilor who had been exiled for being too merciful, who starts from a place of manipulation but lets down his walls and falls for the scientist he's hooking up with.

Sometimes it feels like the most universally beloved female characters in this show are the ones with too few lines for fans to crucify them for the things they say/do. It's also the most femme central characters (Cait, Mel) that get the brunt of the criticism. They're not perfect, but they're certainly treated with more vitriol for their mistakes than men would be (not to mention all the mistakes people extrapolate and IMAGINE they've done with no canonical evidence).

Shippers love to claim that Jayce and Viktor literally don't care about anyone else but each other, that they would doom/destroy the world to be together, that Viktor only turned his followers into a hive mind army cuz he was a heartbroken and confused little blorbo, and somehow that's okay?? That makes them likeable or their story morally superior to Caitvi HOW??? It's cuz they're two good looking men, and when hot men do bad things we just let them off the same leash that we use to hang women in fandom.

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You can’t love one and hate the other.

Jinx and Caitlyn are two sides of the same damn coin, shaped by the worlds they were raised in.

Caitlyn wasn’t just some privileged rich girl—yes, she had status, but she also had expectations, pressure, and an entire house resting on her shoulders. She grew up sheltered from Zaun, never truly understanding its horrors until she stepped outside her bubble. But when she did? She learned. She adapted. She saw people, not just criminals. She realized that justice wasn’t black and white and that the system she was raised to trust was deeply flawed.

Jinx? Jinx was sheltered from the reality of Topside. She didn’t see Piltover’s people as individuals—they were just the enemy. The ones responsible for everything that went wrong in her life. She was manipulated, broken down, and forced to survive in a world that never gave her a chance. She killed innocent people, but she never truly saw them as real. Just obstacles. Just threats. The trauma, the paranoia, the constant need to prove herself—it shaped her just as much as Caitlyn’s upbringing shaped her.

And let’s not forget—they BOTH hurt the person they loved most. (cough Vi cough). Jinx, through destruction, paranoia, and pushing Vi away because she was terrified of being abandoned again. Caitlyn, through well-meaning but naive decisions, not fully grasping how much danger she was in or how her actions affected Vi. Caitlyn apologized through her actions. She didn’t just say she was sorry—she changed, she fought, she stood by Vi even when it meant going against everything she knew. Jinx, on the other hand, was too far gone by the time she had the chance to do the same. Caitlyn was stuck in this limbo. If she picks vi she HAS TO pick jinx. But if she picks jinx, she's NOT picking her mom (WHO JINX KILLED)

The entire point of Arcane is that nobody is "good." Everyone is morally grey. Everyone is fighting for what they believe is right. Caitlyn and Jinx are not opposites in a good vs. evil sense—they are reflections of each other. Rich vs. poor. Privileged vs. struggling. Pretty vs. ugly. Genius vs. madness. Two people shaped by trauma and perspective.

You don’t have to love both of them equally, but if you only see the flaws in one and not the other, you’re missing the entire point.

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Hey what's your opinion on bread

im so boredddd someone ask me smth or message me :3

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The lies Arcane Fandom likes to believe

Okay, I've seen a lot of awful takes in other social medias but now they are getting here too and I just can't. So I will talk abt the truth a lot of the fandom chose to ignore. And I'm saying "the truth" because different from a lot of ppl, I've actually watched the show and paid attention to the scenes.

1. Jinx is the only one who has been traumatized

Half of the worst takes about characters like Vi or Caitlyn, wouldn't exist if ppl realize that Jinx WASN'T the only one who got traumatized. Vi spent 7y getting beat up in prison, without eating properly and confined in a dirt cell. And no, she is not the one to blame for the person Jinx became. Jinx has to be held accountable for that, just as much as Silco for feeding her paranoias and manipulating her for years.

2. Caitlyn was a evil character and manipulated Vi

Season 1 Caitlyn shows nothing but empathy and patience, y'all like to say Jinx was a revolutionary but s1 Caitlyn was a revolutionary. "Oh but she was rich, she can't be" oh my sweet summer child...

Anyways, she wanted to end Silco cartel - that was destroying Zaun. She even managed to get a council meeting to talk about this. She wanted to change things and she was acting towards this.

Then she got kidnapped naked, tortured for hours, didn't take the shot that would have saved her mother's life, her mother was murdered, the memorial ceremony was attacked and yet she REFUSED to follow the council's ideas to use full force and invade Zaun. Which led us to

2.1 Caitlyn used the grey against innocents

She DIDN'T. She said it herself that the plan was to capture Silco's goons and destroy the slimmer factories. And we see that in the Hellfire sequence.

So stop spreading that she was using the grey against innocents bc the people she used against it were Chembaroons who provoked a civil war on Zaun for power, and used children labor in its factories. They are far from innocents.

2.2 Caitlyn manipulates Vi

I don't even know where this fake news came from bc I've already watched Arcane 3 times, watch at least 4 reaction channels and a few analysis on yt and no one apart from some of y'all in fandom sees this. Jinx manipulates Vi way more than Caitlyn, for example, she is the one that makes Vi believe that her becoming Jinx is her fault.

3. Viktor and Jayce did nothing wrong

Jayce basically built a Chernobyl above Zaun just bc if Hextech goes bad, people from Zaun would be the ones suffering the consequences and not Piltover.

Y'all like to call Caitlyn a genocide (even tho we didn't see any kill directly from hr actions), when Viktor is literally the one willing to kill people in the thousands just because he believes it's the best call. "I want to evolve all those willing to" excuse me? Sir, what "evolve" even means in this scenario? Bc those "evolved" ppl became nothing more than marionettes with no control over their actions and completely brainwashed.

4. Caitlyn was a dictator, she knew everything that was happening on Zaun and did nothing

Caitlyn was actually a pawn in Ambessa chess, a face to her actions, a face to take the blame for. Noxus could not just simply invade Piltover and install an Martial Law without the support of a major house like house Kiramman.

Essentially what Ambessa did was promote Caitlyn, and hide behind her status. Because if any other Piltie house questions, she could be like "but I'm just here to support the Kirammans, I'm just doing what Im told"

We see in episode 4 that the Noxians are the ones dealing with Zaun's turf wars. Do y'all actually believe their reports on what's happening was legit? Of course not. Caitlyn made her decisions based on those false reports that she didn't even give two fucks about bc she was still too focused on tracking Jinx. That's why when she started to really see what was going on and questions Ambessa, Ambessa quickly pulls the "mom" card to push her back into her web.

Sure, she was still powerful and privileged but she wasn't in full control. And the fact that a lot of the fandom dismisses Ambessa's manipulation shows how good at that she is.

5. Vi choose to have sex instead of helping her suicidal sister

Vi DOESN'T watch Arcane. She doesn't know how bad Jinx was and mind you, last time Jinx was acting weird she blew up things instead of being suicidal. We, the Audience, watch her whole journey and change. Vi only stayed with her for a short period of time and she was in a coma for days. She doesn't know what happened after Isha sacrificed and how much this affected Jinx.

"breaking the cycle" could mean a lot of things and if you listen to her words when Caitlyn arrives, you can see that she clearly thinks Jinx is out there abt to blow something. She is blaming herself for believing in Jinx change of heart and not sad for her being suicidal, this actually never crossed Vi's mind.

6. CaitVi was forced

I can't with this ""argument"" CaitVi is the couple that has been built since s1 😭. I take that sometimes they were toxic (like when Cait hit Vi) but to say they were forced...please use it 🧠

7. Silco was a revolutionary and a good father do Jinx

Maybe in the past but, there's nothing glorious or revolutionary in running a cartel, having business with corrupted cops and child labor. "But he was getting money to his revolution" my ass. He spent 7y doing nothing but becoming more and more powerful while Zaun became like the Pride Lands when Scar took over. He only gets back to his revolutionary ideas when Jinx stole Jayce Hextech gem.

His beautiful speech doesn't match his horrible actions.

The fact that so many ppl see him as this perfect father figure, is the reason so many ppl so easily fall into abusive relationships. Yes, he took care of her but at the same time, he isolated Jinx from her sister , fed her paranoia and instigated her violence tendencies. And it's so clear bc the moment he was no longer in her life, she started to get better in her mental health.

Anyway to finish this long ass post lmao, I want to say that you are free to dislike and hate who you want and what narrative choice you want. The only thing, that ain't that hard, is be fucking honest abt it. There's no need to create bullshit expectations over your hate, ignoring the CANNON.

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I feel like a huge issue with the Arcane fandom is that people forget that the characters don’t necessarily know the same things that the audience knows.

WE know that Jinx is suicidal in episode 8 bc after she locks Vi in the cell, we see her attempt suicide before Ekko intervenes. All Vi hears her say is that she’s going to “end the cycle” before locking her in a prison cell (possibly for hours we don’t know).

Vi had no idea her sister was going to try and kill herself. This version of her sister is still very new to her, Jinx is unpredictable emotionally. Vi feels betrayed by her again, which is why she is frustrated when Caitlyn comes down to the cell.

Hence the “having sex when your sister is suicidal and gone to off herself” is just a stupid take

People overlook how Caitlyn gave Vi permission to choose Jinx and similarly Jinx gave Vi permission to choose Caitlyn. Their love for Vi overcame their hate for each other, which is what pushes Vi to kiss Caitlyn in the cell

However much i love the parallels to their first meeting in episode 4, i DO with the caitvi scene had happened somewhere else and i really wish the writers also put more effort into their dialogue with each other in the final act, because we barely see them interact.

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Please, sweetie, we already talked about this

i want to eat the hexcore

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Added the promised second part y’all!

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VIGIL

Did I add anything to the plot? No. I just wanted to draw Caitlyn 😌😂

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There are two kinds of people, separated by the way they dealing with heart shuttering break up:

They becoming sad alcoholic hobo with no sense of personal hygiene...

2. ...or career overachiver.

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If you think caitlyn being an enforcer by the end of the show is a bad ending you're ignorant to the reality of the show. Sevika being in the council, that's one step in the right direction for zaun, but it's clear piltover minds aren't going to be changed over night. Aren't going to be changed over one war with noxus.

Enforcers and Piltover need someone like Caitlyn in the boss seat to continue further change. You get that don't you? It's not rocket science. It just is. Caitlyn is going to fight for piltover and zaun as head of the enforcers. Anyone else in that position is not going to hold as much care in making sure zaun doesn't get caught in the cross hairs again.

Enforcers aren't going anywhere. So if caitlyn stepped down and let say another marcus figure take her place, what good does that do? Caitlyn is a part of a high ranking house. Caitlyn has the pull and the means. She will use those things for the betterment of both sides.