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Jinx & Powder's hideout and how it reflects her own self: same place, yet so different.

Last week i saw a TikTok post comparing both of Jinx's hideout and Powder's ( from the alternative timeline ) are completely different while being in the same location, and it reminded me of Powder herself and how, despite being the same person, look completely different — mostly by looks, but also by personality somehow, keeping Powder's original enssence and not erasing her early trauma from losing her parents.

I don't think, nor like when people say Alternate Timeline Powder "isn't mentally ill" when she clearly still is, she still have trauma nonetheless, both from her parents death AND losing her sister. The reason of why Powder looks more "healed" is simple: Her environment ( aka support system )

And thats where the hideout's rails come in !! I might sound crazy but hear me out: Powder's hideout having railings could represent the safe environment she grew up in after Vi's death, Zaun being in a better condition is a big important part of that but I'd like to focus on her relationships with the people around her.

Powder grew up in a safe environment with lots of connections, she got closer to Mylo & Claggor and helped each other to deal with the grief of losing their sister, being raised by Vander ( and Silco ! ) who knew her mother and her sister before she was born, and obviously, her bestfriend and soon to be boyfriend Ekko. Basically everyone from her life were still there to support her and help her deal with the trauma and grief from her childhood, this also includes boundaries, safety, when Ekko starts acting weird towards her she says "just because you're having a bad day, don't take it out on me" meaning she KNOWS how to communicate and put limits, she knows how to regulate herself from those strong emotions without hurting her & others. Thats what ( to me ) the rails represent, there is a line that Powder can't cross, to her own and to others safety.

Now back to our canon timeline, Jinx. Her hideout have strong colors, all messy and sharp, representing her state of mind. The lack of rails and Jinx having absolute no problems in laying on the edge, basically acting like it's completely normal with no risks of falling. I feel this could represent how, just like she doesn't see a problem in staying so close to the edge, she doesn't see problem in crossing lines & boundaries, because she didn't HAVE any boundaries, and she didn't have any other connections to help her LEARN those boundaries due to Silco's isolation

I've already talked ( ... a lot ) about Jinx & Silco and how their relationship was completely unstable with no boundaries whatsoever, and how Silco isolated Jinx her whole life ever since he took her under his wings. If anyone is interested in reading it is on my page :)

In conclusion, i believe Jinx's hideout is a way to represent herself, and how she is influenced by her surroundings during her trauma but despite everything, it's still Jinx and it's still Powder. It'll always be her no matter how different.

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oh okay

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thinking about AU Silco & Powder and actually having a healthy father daughter relationship but still the same love & care :(

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i need a gun ohmy go d

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Every since arcane released i always saw Jinx as a very agere coded character, the trauma response type of age regression to be more specific, which is something that can happen when you have c-ptsd and/or childhood trauma, and Jinx have both, also people forget that Jinx's trauma wasn't only when Vi 'left' her, it continued as she grew up in a toxic environment & forming a codependent relationship with Silco. Yet we see that Jinx doesn't have issue in being intimate with Silco ( even though they have no boundaries whatsoever ) but I'm always noticing how Jinx automatically acts more childish around him & when shes exposed to her past trauma.

Anyways, i never see people talking about this, yea a lot of people have agere headcanons for her but I don't see anybody taking about her trauma response & triggering regression, but i kinda understand why, it's a sensitive topic i guess.

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always sketches but I need to get everything out of my head -THE FEELINGS

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

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Do you think we’re soulmates in another universe?

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The fact that Ekko went back in time god knows how many times again and again to get jinx to not kill herself only to end up losing her again makes me INSANE

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ARCANE 1.07 || 2.07

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Give vi two little sisters

Give isha two big sisters

Give jinx two sisters

Give Vander three daughters

Give the girls a dad

NOWWWWWWWWW‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

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Pencil and cup+straw | Past and Present

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past present

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Before and After

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Jinx's and Silco's relationship is codependent

and the thing about codependency is that, as much love they can have for each other, it's not healthy.

love CAN be weaponized and coexist with abuse.

So yeah, Silco loved her, cared and comforted her until his last breath but that does not makes their relationship any less toxic and manipulative. You can do harmful things to another thinking it's the best for them.

Silco did not realize this was unhealthy because that's what he knows from life, that's what he thinks is right. The fact that both isolated themselves from ANY other connection did not help at all.

when two traumatized people who were raised in not the safest environment and alone find someone that shares the same / similar trauma, they can end up destroying each other even more without even realizing because too much love can blind you of the truth.