#Please talk to me about Arcane

[water-melon-tea]

Heyo~

Welcome to my little blog corner! Name's Melon :3

I recently had my arcane obsession return thanks to season 2 of Arcane and of course I simply couldn't ignore the best gay boys: Viktor and Jayce. This obsession came back at full force, so much so that Ive started writing a fanfic about the two of them now.

Its called "Interlocked" and can be found on AO3:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61029361/chapters/155909767

It's going to be going through basically the whole Arcane story from beginning till end (maybe depending on where I think the fitting end is) but its solely focused around Viktor and Jayce and their lives. Of course its still a fanfic so I'm changing the story slightly on the Arcane story if Jayce and Viktor had met when they were younger and were friends before they grew apart and got reunited back when Jayce is getting removed from the Academy. It won't be completely true to the story but none the less is still based on Arcanes story and is definitely going to be a slow burn :)

If this sounds interesting do check it out!

But otherwise any other posts made on this blog will be either my art/writing or reposts of what I find interesting, majority of it will be Arcane related but you might see things sprinkled in that aren't Arcane based (such as my old posts).

Please feel free to tag me in anything arcane related, DM me or send me an ask! Im happy to talk about this show and my thoughts any day! Heck even send art or writing ideas! That would be awesome <3

Well thanks for coming to my Ted Talk and have a good rest of the day!

[holographings]

someone on twitter said Imagine what s2 jayce would give to talk to s1 viktor just one more time. and someone had a time travel alternate dimension fic ready to go. and i read it. and now my face is being eaten by 3750 feral dogs i think

[committingcrimes-2047]

I'm thinking about Vander x reader- im thinking about a story where they are maybe childhood friends and then they end up fighting on the bridge together but get separated and no one knows where Reader is so they assume theyre dead only for them to show up a year later.

Imagine Reader showing up at the last drop as its closing and Vander has his back to them and tells them that hes about to close up shop and they just sit down and maybe ask for a super specific thing that they always used to order and he like turns around and realises its them and it goes from there.

I know people are in agony with the new season so I thought I might as well throw some silly little ideas out into the wild. Please tag me if anyone writes this- not because its my idea but because im desperate for more Vander please and thank you.

[monophobix]

i think the reason why viktor from arcane felt so distinct to me is how he never belongs anywhere. this is a theme that applies to other characters as well (e.g. vi) but i think it’s also how he is visually distinct.

many characters have a bright, visually captivating presence (vi, jinx, ekko & caitlyn’s hair, jayce’s stature, mel’s jewellery), whilst in comparison viktor appears dull. he is a person we can imagine in our world and this simplicity allows him to fade into the background. he is never seen as being ‘one’ with those around him as he fails to maintain the grandiose of those in piltover or the uniqueness of those in zaun, so he is instead be is acknowledged and forgotten about even by those closest to him (jayce).

even the one person who does see him as something special is keenly distinct from him. both sky and viktor are from the same place, work in the same place yet are fundamentally different. sky adapted herself to the piltovian culture, she appeared to fit their standards of appearance and sounded like one of them. viktor on the other hand physically cannot fit their standards due to his illness and retains his strong accent.

his accent especially is so interesting to me as it not only distinguishes him from those in piltover but also those in zaun. the characters most strongly associated with the undercity do not have this obvious verbal distinction like viktor does. so whilst he is easy to distinguish physically as not being from piltover due to his illnesses which are distinctly of undercity origin, his voice distinguishes him as being something other than zaunite, pushing him away from the group he should be accepted into.

this inability to fit in anywhere could also be seen as a reason towards his glorious evolution. there is no category for him for fit in, so he will create it himself with metal and science, to create a place where he is distinct and relevant to those around him, so that he cannot be ignored and cannot fade into the background.

he makes himself known as his own distinct entity, to escape his inescapable loneliness.

[caseythebunnyboy]

being a shorter boy is so nice when you're also into manhandling 💜💜 it takes almost no effort to carry you, slap you around, and pin your body down on any surface your partner intends to fuck you on. if they decide the current position is too boring, they'll simply grab your tiny body and toss you around until you're in the position they want. squirming and moving too much while they finger fuck you? they use their bigger size to pin you down and make you stay still. riding them a bit too slow? they grab your hips, lift them, and start fucking you from below. you went limp because you're tired from being on all fours while being filled to the brim with their cum? they carry your body themself so they can keep wrecking your sweet boycunt. you weight almost nothing to them and their strength, which they definitely plan on using to their advantage 💜 (he/him, im a guy)

[sherlockruiningmylife]

It’s a long shot I know. Looking for someone from Germany (a city in the west, not too far from France where I am) whose name starts with V (I remember her name but I don’t want to expose it in case it’s not something shared here) who is in the Arcane fandom. I also remember they spoke English, German, and French.

Not certain that she is on Tumblr but it seemed like the best shot. I matched with you on Tinder not too long ago and we had a fun conversation going about fandoms and books that we enjoy but then for some reason my Tinder decided to just go kaput this last weekend. It signed me out and I did my best to sign back in but it said there was no account attached to my email. No idea why. So I lost my conversation with you. Last I remember we were talking about books that we were reading or want to read. And my final message was about reading the song of Achilles in French. But we also talked about lots of other books like good omens, house on the cerulean sea, cemetery boys, and wilder girls to name a few. We had also talked about our gateway fandoms, mine being doctor who, I think yours was harry potter (I’ve got an awful memory so I am not confident on that). 

I’d really like to find you again because I enjoyed our conversation. So if you are out there in the world of tumblr, send me a message :) I doubt that if I reset my Tinder that I’d be able to find you again unfortunately because I think we matched while I was either in Strasbourg or Mannheim which I don’t think I’ll be in either again soon. But I’ll be around to talk if you’d like. 

-M

[saltyorio]

• Mourning (Alt! Timeline) •

Haven't updated my blog in over a year, huh? Well, arcane season 2 emotionally destroyed me, and even though I have my fair share of issues, I can not stop thinking about episode seven and the alternative timeline. I am not much of a fan that Vi had to die in said AU to bring true unity between Zaun and Piltover (Heimerdinger helped in that too obviously!) due to the fact the writers themselves have said they grew... tired of Vi in season 2, which led to her being so shafted. I can't help but having that statement leave kind of a bad taste in my mouth but anyways, it is a sad reality but we all know Vi would be more than glad to sacrifice her own life if it meant her family and the people of Zaun could truly live as one. Anyways, sorry about my rambling everyone, here's some family comforting one another because I will now ramble about them in this AU!!!

• I think the general sentiment regarding the family is that Vi was the oldest, Claggor one year younger than Vi, Mylo was 2 years younger than Vi, and obviously Powder was the youngest. Which meant after Vi's death, Claggor would most likely be the next one in charge of being the oldest sibling figure and we know that was NOT fun for him at all.

• Claggor definitely felt immense pressure to be like Vi, as in a caretaker and a leader, but we know he's always preferred to be one to support those he loves quietly from the side. Him and Mylo were forced to mature to take care of Powder and Claggor absolutely was the.. better sibling of the two. Doesn't mean the guy didn't feel any less stress and fear that he could lose another one of his loved ones.

• Again, episode 7 kind of established Powder as the new caretaker since Vander said "what would they do without you" but frankly I think it was a few years after Vi's passing that she decided she wanted to help Claggor take care of things and get some weight off his back, allowing him to focus on his own passion project of cultivating the hybrids as he spoke of in the episode.

• Anyways guys I'm super ill about Claggor and the rest of the family if you guys have like any angsty headcanons make sure to let me know because honestly, the drought was so bad for 3 years, now that he's back I feel myself slowly getting consumed!!!

• Extra! (Oc x Canon) •

Mandatory Xalas and Claggor content because of course I need to add Xalss into things, cue "And Bumblebee!" audio LMFAO. Still not too secure about talking about my OC fully in detail bc OCs aren't that popular in fandom spaces and face a lot of harrassment so.. I'll hold off until now. I just want Claggor to have a certain someone he can go let his worries ease, someone to comfort him while he's busy comforting everyone else.

Anywho, sorry for the long analysis and headcanons, I'm probably going to try getting more comfortable speaking about my own thoughts about this dumb found family that has forever rotted my brain for life. Hope you all enjoy some Claggor content, 10 Claggor fans!!!!

[mashmoshmoosh]

Thinking of Sevika letting Jinx rest her head (only) on her shoulder to avoid as much contact with her as possible but slowly realizes this is something Jinx only does with someone she loves and it's what she needed at one point too.........................

[uncaffeinatedbirb]

I think I need a "killshot baby" edit of Steb from Arcane to cure me of my ills 😩😩😩🙏🙏🙏🙏

[mclmora]

so how y’all feeling about this ending? let’s fucking talk about it.

[isdisorigionalenoughforyou]

wrote an essay on jayvik. fuck my stupid baka life

[bookish-cravings]

The difference in how Piltover portrays Jinx and how the Zaunites depict her is so heavily rooted in the topsider's history of oppressing and dehumanizing the Zaunites in this essay I will—

[adashulaz]

Arcane hc about Steb and Maddie.

Steb can't talk like everyone else in the show, his words come out as like a trilling sound. So he typically stays silent because no one can understand him. No one but Maddie, when they first met and she heard it, she immediately made it her mission to learn how to understand him. After all, Maddie didn't think it was fair that Steb couldn't voice his thoughts due to no one understanding him. So when Steb lets out a trilling noise to voice his displeasure about something, Maddie immediately starts giggling at the language he uses. Such as "You moronic buffoon, that's not how it works, you're dumber than a rock without any damn brains you absolute fucking idiot".

This causes Steb to realize Maddie could understand him or at least has a general understanding of what he's saying. So obviously they become friends, after all, Maddie is the only person to make the effort to try and understand what he's saying. Obviously Steb takes it upon himself to figure out how to make it easier for Maddie to understand him. Mainly due to his trilling being more based on how his voice sounds and since he speaks more monotone and very rarely with emotion, it makes it much harder to understand him. So when he finally knows enough sign language to be confident in his ability in it, he goes to Maddie to tell her. Maddie is obviously excited because she understands sign language, one of her family members uses it so she has to know it. But the idea of having a friend learn it for her, is heartwarming.

So due to all of this, the two are close. They're always seen together because of the fact that they bothered to learn something for each other and only each other. It created a bond that couldn't really break. It's why when Maddie set out to go find Vi, Steb went along with her. He couldn't risk losing the only person who bothered to try and understand his words.

[bumblydumbly]

Already said this but since everybody is too busy on the failmance happening im gonna say it again: Vi starting their confrontation by saying “never thought [my sister] would orphan kids” only to be stopped from killing jinx. By an orphan kid.

[onceuponalegendbg]

Man, that shot of Mel after Cait comes down to the council meeting and shows off her squad, she looks so absolutely terrified. It's like she can see everything that's going to go wrong and just can't stop it. Also, just, she sees how angry Cait is.

Seeing Mel terrified is probably the thing that makes me the most on edge in that entire first episode.

[lonelysa1lor]

If I see another person say that they're beginning to realise that Silco wasn't always evil because of Act 2 im going to lose the rest marbles

Of course he wasn't entirely/always evil!!! No character in Arcane is. Even then, We knew his motivations since Season One. We knew that he was fighting for independence for the Nation of Zaun, We know he was doing it so the Children of Zaun didnt have to live under Piltovers rule. There isnt much in Act 2 that doesn't reiterate what we already know, all it does it drive that point further. Silco believes that in order to get freedom he has to be ruthless and drag people through the mud to get it, he believes it even more after The Day of Ashes/Vanders attempted drowning. The Base Violence Necessary For Change.