#(this is something i hated in arcane like at least have caitlyn apologize to vi?? i get that she was grieving her mom and not really in a

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idk if i'm the only one who has noticed this, but i feel like a lot of movies and shows nowadays are, for the lack of a better word, “too cool for apologies”.

meaning that any time a character makes a mistake or hurts someone, they don't really apologize. they either do one good thing and everything is a-okay, or in slightly better cases, they make some effort to better themselves.

it's gotten to the point where i've genuinely been taken aback by apologies in movies, especially ones that aren't just “i'm sorry” “it's okay”. actual apologies that address the person's behavior, promise to do better and doesn't expect immediate forgiveness in return are so rare in media.

now i'm usually not a fan of telling instead of showing, but this is an exception for me. i do think that an apology is warranted along with a change of behaviour, especially in cases of more serious mistakes.

of course, a change of behaviour is more important than the apology but that doesn't mean you can just skip the apology entirely.

it takes a lot of courage to admit that you have made a mistake, especially for characters whose fatal flaw is their hubris or their stubbornness. a good apology can make for some really great character development, as well as provide some closure for both the characters as well as the audience.

idk it's just weird when two characters don't discuss the shit that went down between them at all and simply start working together again out of the blue. it never sits well with me, it always feels like the story is incomplete.

[deathbxnny]

Can I request angst for arcane characters x reader. Where they argued with each other and then later on reader is hanging on to dear life (READER SAVE ISHA FROM DEATH PLEASE! IM COPING-)

Arcane women with an s/o that dies after an argument. | Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn x Gn!Reader

So I may have taken this idea in a more extreme direction, ahaha... Anyway, thanks for the great request and I hope you'll enjoy!!<3

(I'm sorry in advance-)

Content: Heavy angst, arguments, spoilers for season 2, established romantic relationships, blood, fatal injuries, sfw

Reader has no set pronouns.

((Not proofread))

》VI

Your argument was a petty one. At least in her humble opinion, at least. She warned you not to push her too far, to not bring up Caitlyn when it wasn't needed. But you ofcourse refused to listen, and it ended in a full-blown screaming match she wasn't proud of. You were just looking out for her, scared she'll lose herself under the bright lights of the fighting pit and the flashing bass of the clubs. The alcohol consumption was destroying her, too, and you wanted to get her out of this hellscape.

You were always so kind and patient with her, something she was always so grateful about. So why did she tell you that she hated you? That you were overbearing? That Caitlyn was far better than you ever could be? She didn't know. She really didn't.

And any apology she may have had died on her tongue when you ran out of her dingy little showroom in tears. Oh, how her heart ached at the sound of YOU apologizing for not being good enough. The clarity of what she had done hit her like a truck then, making her finally see what she had become.

The shame made her turn even worse, your warnings and pleas feeling undeserving to follow. Days turned into weeks, then months, and she eventually forgot all about everyone... except for you. The image of your brokenhearted figure haunts her at every moment. Especially her dreams.

So when Jinx came to her for help, she saw it as a sign. She needed to apologize and get you back. She was desperate for it. She couldn't take it any longer without you. But alas... karma was an odd thing. Instead of hitting her like she wished, she found you being the victim of it instead. Whatever God was out there must've hated her terribly.

You were fighting with the Enforcers during the invasion of the Noxians and the Herald. Battle was never your strong suit, but you were never the type to back down from anything. Especially not when it came to the defense of your home. You had the option to leave. In fact, Caitlyn was the one to give you it. Yet, instead, you grabbed a uniform and headed to the Frontlines at her side. You were always so loyal, so goddamned good.

It was, therefore, not surprising that you threw yourself over Vi when she was being shot at. You had only briefly seen each other before it was time to move, and you gave her a welcoming, weak smile that made her heart hammer against her chest. She wasn't deserving of you. "Why... Why the fuck did you do that?!" She yelled over the sound of chaos above her, when she was finally able to get you somewhere safe. Giving her a bloody grin, you flinched a little at the pain in your chest, an arrow protruding from it. The crimson liquid drenched the blue of your uniform and Vi's palm that she desperately pressed against it. But there was no hope. It was over.

The gods wanted you dead.

Placing your hand over hers, you stopped her frantic movements with a chuckle turned cough. "I... I'm sorry-" "-Stop apologizing! I should be the one doing that! I'm the reason this all happened, I... I'm so fucking sorry." Her tears dropped onto your face, and you reached up with the last of your power to wipe them away. You couldn't breathe anymore. Your heart was beginning to fail, and the primal panic set in in the face of death. Intelligible words spilled out of your mouth, not making any sense to anyone but you. You wanted to tell her how much you still loved her.

But with a deep, rattling breathe your suffering was finally over, and your hand dropped to your side limply. Vi could only stare at you in horror, unable to say a word anymore, before she was dragged away by some Enforcers. She tried to fight her way back to you, yet there was no use.

The last thing she saw was your body being covered by debris from the falling ceiling.

》JINX

You and Jinx had gotten into an argument in the Herald's weird compound over Vander's well-being. Whilst she, too, didn't trust Viktor, she ultimately had no other ideas on how to turn him back to normal. And that's all she really wanted. She wanted her father back so badly that she and Vi were both too blinded to see how odd this entire thing really was. And it didn't help that you were worried about Isha's safety too.

Everyone here felt too robotic to be human. They didn't have real emotions or motivations other than what their leader had already preached about. It all felt superficial and lifeless, like they were husks and empty shells of people. But alas, you were the only one who saw it. Everyone basked in the warm sun and heavenly aura, never daring to glance into the darkness around them in fear of what they may see. The people that were "healed" didn't seem really healed. And you wondered if the Herald himself was blinded too.

Either way, it led to a huge argument in which you asked her to get Vander and everyone else rounded up to leave immediately. She was confused at first, but it started to frustrate her how you couldn't understand how much this meant to her. This was the first step to freedom and having her family back. A family she always wanted to have with you. Jinx got a small taste of that with Isha around now and never wanted to lose it again. But you couldn't shake the feeling that something really bad was going to happen if you didn't get out of here now. It ended with you both going your separate ways for the time being, mainly because you refused to argue in front of the poor small girl.

You avoided each other like the plague in the compound, and Jinx ignored you out of pettiness when you tried to reconcile. The safety of the family you've created was also important to you. More than she'll ever understand. But alas, no one could convince the blue haired girl of talking to you again. Not Vi. Not Isha. Even Vander tried his luck by slightly pushing her towards you. She always took everything so personally. So much so that her stubbornness often caused the death of others she cared about.

And just as she thought that she might have finally escaped that fate, the world had to once again prove her wrong.

The Noxians were attacking, wanting to get ahold of Vander, who had gone crazy and aggressive in response. Calming him down was impossible, and fighting off an entire army of trained warriors even harder. Jinx was panicking, trying to look for you and Isha in the dense, chaotic crowd, until she saw the small girl sprint towards the crazed Warwick with her gun in hand. She was quick to understand what she was trying to do and attempted to stop her, but Vi held her back. But the girl wouldn't die today. No, at least that part of her wish would come true, as she wouldn't lose her family today... just you. Her entire world.

You came sprinting out of the masses, practically tossing Isha into safety as you grabbed the gun from her. Aiming it up at Vander, things slowed down around you when your eyes met Jinx's horrified ones. Her screams echoed in your mind whilst you mouthed "I love you" to her and pulled the trigger, hoping that everyone made it out safe in the end.

》CAITLYN

The funerals of the deaths that were caused by Jinx's actions were all cold and grim. All of them evoke deep hatred in Caitlyn, who now stood at her last one, most guests having cleared out by now in grief. Looking back, she wondered when everything went wrong. After careful analysis, she came to the conclusion that your argument sparked most of the events in a way.

You were feeling betrayed by her lack of presence in her relationship ever since she and Vi had a mission to complete. She never let you in on what exactly they were up to, and she now realises that it was wrong of her. Cait could see how you might have thought that she had something with Vi that was never there. Sure, she was a pleasant company, and the only thing she had in very dangerous moments... but it was never more than that. She was a friend and that's it.

You, on the other hand, were her betrothed, the person she swore her life to and wanted to marry in the coming spring. Her mother had always approved of you two and practically pushed her to the next step, especially at how close she was with you. Cassandra had adopted you as your mother in law from day one, to say the least. And yet... she had disappointed her with the way she yelled at you to get a grip. Caitlyn was so stressed and exhausted in that moment that she couldn't think straight and let it out on you. Something she regrets deeply, perhaps even more than never being able to tell you how sorry she was now.

A hand came to rest on her shoulder, her mother’s stern, yet sympathetic expression greeting her. "It's time." She said, confirming the closing of your casket. Yes, this was your funeral. You had thrown yourself on top of her mother once the ceiling came crashing down. She lived with minor injuries whilst you were crushed by the debris. It was all so fast. Your reflexes were impressive as always. And it cost you your life. You were dead. Gone. She still couldn't believe it, even after gazing at your body for hours on end now.

The rage and anger turned into unspeakable hatred, one she could never shake for as long as she lived. She'd get her revenge one way or another. Even if it means to burn the entirety of Zaun down in your name to achieve it. But instead of voicing it, she took a deep breath and nodded. "Very well." She whispered, not trusting her voice anymore. The guilt was eating her alive, and she couldn't help but sway a bit on her feet at how nauseous she felt. You were always so scared of the dark and tight spaces. This was your worst nightmare, and she couldn't stop thinking about how scared you must've been in your last moments. Her mother said that you cried out Caitlyn's name before you stilled.

And so, as the casket's lid began shifting over your cold, stiff body, she stretched herself ever so slightly to catch last glimpses of your slumbering expression.

She may never forgive herself... but she'd make the undercity beg for her forgiveness instead. It was time for justice to prevail at last.

[bisexualgarrus]

My personal thoughts on Arcane s2 is that it isn't as bad as some people are saying, but it definitely isn't a masterpiece. I liked what they tried to do with all the characters this season, but the rushed writing made all of the storylines seem lazy and boring, especially in comparison to season 1. This season could have easily been two seasons, or at least it could have had a fourth act for all the storylines to have a satisfactory ending.

Vi and Caitlyn could have been a good ship if Caitlyn would have had a proper redemption arc, and if we had seen Cait apologize to Vi. The way they instantly trust each other after months of Cait's betrayal is kinda stupid. It doesn't make any sense on neither's part. We never see Cait having real doubts or fears about Ambessa, we never see them slowly building back the trust they had, etc. It's just lazy.

Vi becoming and enforcer alongside Cait could have been something interesting to see if it had more development. But I literally don't believe it for a second that Vi was willing to through toxic gas back into Zaun just because she witnessed 1 (one) terrorist attack. Like come on, Vi isn't that stupid.

Jinx's mental health problems literally disappear this season lmao. Her storyline with Isha could have been amazing if it was given more time! Jinx just killed her father and suddenly she's normal because she adopted a girl for two seconds. I know many people are sad about Isha but we literally know her for five seconds, I personally couldn't feel so bad for her because she's just reduced to cute girl that helps to move Jinx's narrative foward. If we would have learned about Isha's story, and we could have seen Jinx slowly learning how to take care of someone.

My boy Ekko was massacred. He deserved sooo much better this season. And I genuinely liked the alternative universe with Powder, I though all of that was great, but I hate how his character was reduced to that. Ekko should have gone back at the same time as Jayce, he should have reacted to what Viktor did to Zaun, he should have reconnected with Vi which is basically his only family left. Vi and Ekko should have gotten an ending together where they rebuild what's left of Zaum, because they've always been the ones to take care of their people. It just feels like both of them were sidelined into their relationships and their bond was completely lost and forgotten.

Mel discovering she is a mage could have been a good storyline if she had had the time to properly explore it. How it's interwined with her identity. She also goes from "I didn't know how to control my powers" to literally controlling them perfectly in the span of like, a day. It could have been cool for her to be able to slowly learn how it works and finding a purpose in it, because it feels like she didn't even want it in the first place which is just sad... Everything about her character is so sad. It was a missed opportunity for her to find a place outside of politics where she could have been happy but it wasn't.

The Piltover/Zaun problem was soooo stupid. The whole "let's unite because now we have a common enemy" felt so rushed and again, it could have been something interesting if at any point Piltover recognized the oppression and inequality they've caused instead of Zaunites simply saying well okay... let's go fight with them I guess we have no choice.

Sevika had so much missed potential, especially when it comes to the Piltover/Zaun conflict. In the end we see her becoming a politician, but this is something Sevika never would have wanted in the first season. And her learning to trust Piltover and going a more pacifist route after everything she's seen could have been a good arc for her but it's just no there. Of course for this to happen Piltover should have also shown remorsement about whay they've done but they also don't so I don't know, it just felt stupid.

Viktor and Jayce are, in my opinion, the only ones who had a storyline which didn't feel compeltely rushed. There are some parts that could have been better though. Viktor's descent into madness could have been a bit slower for me, as well as the cult's creation but oh well

Even the secondary characters could have been treated better. Vander/Warwick only serves as a prop to bring Jix and Vi together, there's no exploration of his suffering which is so sad. Singed and Orianna's storyline..... God I wished we could have seen more of them. Half of this mess is bebcause Singed was obsessed to bring his daughter back to life which could have been soooo cool to explore further!!!

There are some more things but I guess I've said enough. I personally believe this season had the basis for a good story and I see so much potential in it. I don't think it's a piece of garbage like some people are saying but if only all of they had taken more time to treat all of the characters with the respect they deserved, it could have been perfect.

[sevikasmainwhore]

Idk if you have done this or not but arcane women with s/o w short term memory ?

Arcane Women w/ S.T.M loss!Reader

Requested ⇢ Yes/No

Type. ⇢ Headcanons❥

warnings ⇢ none

❤️ Vi should’ve known something was off when you and her was in the middle of a conversation and you asked her “what were talking about?”. If that didn’t get her then it was you forgetting your home address all the time. Even her birthday. She felt a bit hurt because she thought it meant that you didn’t put her first. Did you even care about her? Of course you did, Vi just wanted a confirmation so she asked “what’s wrong with you?” “how come you forget a lot of stuff?” You were a bit confused but then you told her how you suffer from short term memory loss. She was confused until she picked up a bit. After you told her that it was like a switch. She’d leave you little notes with reminders on it. Won’t be upset if you forget something she’ll just remind you softly. If you apologize for it she’ll immediately make you feel like it’s not your fault because it’s not. She hates it when you apologize.

💙 Caitlyn had read about S.T.M loss while she was still at the academy so when you started forgetting the most regular things she knew that must’ve been the case with you. It was a bit shocking because she didn’t want you to feel bad about it, that’s something you can’t help so instead she just made it easier for you. She’ll softly remind you of the simply things. If she has any friends in the “Tool making department” she’ll have someone make something for you that’ll send you little reminders in your ear like a headset but tiny. It was the little things that count and she’d be damned if you apologized.

💛 Mel would often comes to you with her counsel troubles and just vent. This wasn’t a problem at first until she started asking you things like “You remember what I said about Cassandra?” and you’d be so lost. Especially considering that what she told you wasn’t that long ago either. She asked if you had a memory problem, you said yes. She asked if as a joke, a little laugh, but your answer was dead serious. After that it was like a big change for her. Not a bad one but like everyone else she’d softly remind you of the important things she wanted you to know and something’s she wasn’t comfortable with. If she even felt like you were about to apologize she’d immediately shut you down. “What are you apologizing for?” And just tell you that it’s never your fault.

🧡 It didn’t take long for Grayson to pick up on it. She had experience with S.T.M loss. She was actually surprised she didn’t ask about earlier because it was very obvious you had a memory problem. Forgetting to kiss her goodbye, even forgetting her right hand man’s name even thought he has dinner with you both almost all the time. Instead of making it a big deal Grayson just reminded you of the important things. It’ll be in the softest tone. Like second hand conversations. Sometimes you never felt the need to apologize. If you did however she’d most likely ignore it and just go on about the day.

🤎 Ambessa had enough patience with you to begin with. The short term memory loss didn’t stop anything. There were however moments where she’d get a bit frustrated but she’d always remind you that it was never you’re fault. She’ll even try to get you remember the important things of you’re relationship. Things like special spots for you to be if you ever wanna be alone and even places where you both first met. Other things never really mattered to her. “I need you to try to remember this place, can you do that for me?”.

💜 Sevika would look at you weirdly when you couldn’t remember something that happened like 5 minutes ago. “You alright over there?” She’d ask in genuine concern. Of course you’d always say “Yea, i’m okay” This happened at least a few more times until she asked if you had a memory problem. She made the question sound genuine so you wouldn’t be embarrassed or ashamed. You told her you suffered from short term memory loss and at first she was confused until she read about it. Not much changed after that. Only she’d also leave you little reminders notes and even give you a to do list when she’s away as a way to help you remember certain things and just so you won’t be bored. She never lets you apologize. She’d feel like it would be her fault if you did.

💟 Renata does everything in her power to help you remember something’s. Like Caitlyn she’ll have someone make a listening device that’ll give you little reminders in your ear. It wasn’t much but it was a lot to her because she knew how her patience was and she’d be damned if she ever lashed out on you because of something you can’t control. She wouldn’t know what to do if you ever felt like you needed to apologize. She would wonder how could she ever put you in such a situation like that.

🤍 Cassandra has a really bad temper when it comes to doing things. Of course she’d never take it out on you but it was times when you could tell she was frustrated because of your short term memory loss. It took her awhile but she felt like she was being selfish which she probably was. She could never ever really be mad at you, so not only does she help you remember things like things she’s told you or even things you heard, she works on her temper and like the good partner you are you do what you can too.

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