#arcane x genderneutral reader

[deathbxnny]

Hi!! I saw your requests are open (and I also feel your last entry talking about arcane lmao, I'm obsessed as well):

I wanted to ask if you could write a Vi x Vastayan! reader who basically has the same features like Lest from Season 2 she's childhood friends with.

(PS: i saw you're german in your Bio soo... ich wünsch dir ein schönes Wochenende wenn du das ließt, i speak german as well!)

》Vi with a Vastayan!Gn!Reader.

The Arcane brain rot demanded me to write this the second I saw it because it's SUCH a good idea omgg (Lest is so stunning, too-), so thank you for the request!! I also wasn't sure if you wanted this to be platonic or not, so I just made it into a childhood friends to lovers type of situation!

Und danke schön! Ich wünsche dir auch ein tolles Wochenende, lieber Anon!!<3

Content: Fluff, childhood friends to lovers, sfw

Reader has no set pronouns.

((Not proofread))

Vi was always secretly in awe by the way you looked, especially when you were young kids. She loved your unique features and the way your senses were so much more advanced than hers were. Despite her amazement, however, she simply treated you like everyone else, so you didn't potentially feel out of place. This didn't mean that she wouldn't compliment you often anyway, though.

Her favorite part of you were definitely your ears. She felt honored every time you allowed her to touch them as she considered it quite the privilege. She's definitely obsessed with how fluffy they are. Your super hearing also came in handy as kids, whenever you were escaping from Enforcers or playing hide and seek with the other children.

When you grow older, though, and find yourself in a more romantic relationship, her appreciation for you and your strengths grows even deeper. Your mind is always sharp, and your reflexes are faster than she can keep up with. And then there are your silent steps no one can detect. Everything you did was phenomenal to her.

With that said, if anyone dares to comment on your looks negatively, they'll be punched right in the face by her with no hesitation. She knows that your appearance attracts all types of crowds and therefore isn't taking any chances with your safety, even if you can take care of yourself just fine.

She just loves you (and your ears) so much.

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SPIDER MAN: ACROSS & INTO THE SPIDERVERSE

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- SFW reactions with Pavitr Prabhakar (SFW), Miles Morales, Earth 42!Miles Morales, and Gwen Stacy

CALL OF DUTY

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ARCANE

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[oceanatydes]

I am begging y’all stop tagging things as “gender neutral” when you just mean not using gendered pronouns. an afab reader is not gender neutral because you are literally giving the body a designated sex, which means the body is no longer neutral.

not using gendered pronouns but still defining the body is not the same thing as being gender neutral. for a further explanation, check the replies of this post

[theshipden]

You’re writing is incredible 💗 my prompt would be MC taking an interest in Julian’s practice, maybe making a deal with him where they’d teach him magic for some medical skill lessons from Julian. (Since they lost their memories from when they were his apprentice, it’s interesting to me how he might approach this, as well what does Julian want to learn about magic, I feel like he might ask for some ridiculous and we love supporting our boi) please and thank you❣️✨

For magical/doctor lessons go here!

[finn-writes-stuff]

Touch

Jinx was incredibly tactile. You'd know that from the beginning. But it made pining for her hard on your heart.

Jinx x Reader

Fandom: Arcane

Format: Oneshot (440 words)

Warnings: Requited unrequited love

Genderneutral Reader

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Jinx touched you constantly. She leaned on you, threw her arm over your shoulders, laid in your lap, and ruffled your hair whenever she had the chance.

It was nothing you were surprised by anymore, and it didn't bother you. Jinx was your best friend and in the undercity, comfort could be hard to come by.

But recently, it had become a problem.

You were in love with her. Maybe always had been, from the first moment she'd pulled you up onto a roof with her and drew constellations in stars you couldn't see. The world seemed to revolve around her and her bright grin, everything so much more vibrant when she laughed.

You couldn't tell her of course. You'd never so much as seen her flirt with someone, much less show any real interest in dating anyone. And you were friends, you'd rather die than ruin that. Losing her easy friendship and warm presence would drain whatever color there was for you here in the undercity.

But that was alright. Being just her friend wasn't a burden, and with her by your side, you didn't really care whether it was platonic or romantic. You were content to try and bury your feelings if it meant that you kept getting to see her smile.

The only time it really got to you was when she touched you.

It wasn't that you didn't want her to. If anything, you wanted her to touch you far more than she did. But every time she curled up on your couch, pressed against your side, you were filled with longing, wishing that you could kiss her, could love her in all the ways you wanted to.

You'd walk through Zaun with her and everything would be fine until she grabbed your hand to drag you to a new stall, holding it without a care in the world, only letting go when she had to.

It was really doing a number on your heart. Maybe the boss would cover your medical bills if it gave out on you? Doubtful.

You couldn't tell her but you could never stay away. Being beside her was worth all the heartache. Every moment of pining meant nothing compared to a single moment of making her happy.

So here you were, sitting in her room while she laid her head in your lap. She was chattering away about a new invention, and if this peace was tied to the ache in your chest then you figured they balanced out in her favor.

She was grinning at you, wild and reckless and beautiful and nothing would keep you from smiling back.

[mistiell]

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💛Dates Arcane Characters Would Like to Go on

💛Nicknames Arcane Characters would Call You

💛Mel x Artist! Reader Headcanons (Sorta angsty if you squint)

💛Random Viktor x Reader Relationship Headcanons

💛Quirks Arcane Characters Have

💛How to (Lovingly) Annoy your Arcane S/O

💛How your Arcane S/O (Lovingly) Annoys You

💛❤️ More Viktor Headcanons

💛Quirks Arcane Characters have Pt. 2

💛Rating Arcane Characters Based on how Easy it Would be to Sleep with Them

🤪 Would Arcane Characters Throw Hands and Why.

💛How Arcane Characters would Take Care of You While You’re Sick

💛Arcane Characters React to You Wearing Their Clothes

💛 Your Arcane S/O’s Favourite part of your body

💛Sleepy Jayce Headcanons

💛💗Drunk Viktor Headcanons

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💛Arcane Characters with an S/O who Likes to give Forehead/Hand Kisses

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💛Viktor x Reader who Loves his Accent and Hands

💛Viktor and Jayce x TransMasc!Reader

💛How Arcane Characters would Dance with You

💛Arcane Characters React to Someone Insulting You

💛Viktor with an S/O with Joint Problems

💛Viktor with an S/O with Asthma

💛Prince! Jayce x Royal! Reader (Kinda angsty if you squint)

💛 Who Would be the Prankster in the Relationship

💛 Viktor x Fem! Councillor! Reader

🖤💞 Arcane Characters in a Zombie Apocolypse

🖤💞Viktor with an S/O Struggling with Depression

💛Viktor and Jayce with an S/O that Struggles with Sleep

💛What Genres of Films would Arcane Characters Watch

💛Jayce with an Affectionate S/O

Fics

❤️Mornings like This - Viktor x Fem!Reader

Summary: Literally just soft morning sex lmao

💛 Flustered - Jayce x GenderNeutral! Reader

���Piltover Parties - Vi x Fem!Reader

🖤💞Emotions are Great, aren’t They? - Viktor x Fem!Reader

Summary: You and Viktor have been dancing around each other’s feelings for years, both convinced the other doesn’t feel the same way. When Sky enters the picture, clearly head over heels for the man, you can’t help but feel jealous. Viktor notices, and finally decides to take matters into his own hands.

💛 Comfort - Jayce x GenderNeutral!Reader

💛A Less than Romantic Proposal - Jayce x GenderNeutral!Reader

💛 Jinx x GN! Reader

Summary: Jinx asks you to braid her hair because you’re the only one that does it right

Shitposts

Arcane Characters as Shit my Friends and I have Said

Arcane Memes

Marshmallow Shenanigans

Ew, Affection

Arcane Characters as Shit my Friends and I have Said Pt.2

Sleep Deprivation is Wack

MHA (No longer writing)

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💛 “Quirks” MHA Characters Have Pt.1 (Izuku, Katsuki, Shoto, Hitoshi)

💛 “Quirks” MHA Characters Have Pt.2 (Denki, Eijiro, Mina, Ochako)

Shitposts

Monoma’s a bitch

Stranger Things

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💛Eddie Munson Relationship Headcanons

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💛Fluff Alphabet with Eddie Munson

❤️NSFW Alphabet with Eddie Munson

💛Quirks Stranger Things Characters have

Fics

🖤💞Battle scars - Eddie x GN! Reader

Summary: You and the others have defeated Vecna and have gone your separate ways to tend to your wounds. Your boyfriend, Eddie, insists on making sure you’re okay.

💛Nobody Better than You - Eddie x GN! Reader

Summary: Eddie gets a little insecure after some asshole says something about your relationship. You, being the lovely partner that you are, assure him that he’s the only one for you

🖤💞Just a Dream - Eddie x GN! Reader

Summary: You keep having nightmares about your time in the upside down, specifically what could’ve happened to Eddie if you hadn’t got to him in time. Thankfully, the man in question is always there to comfort you.

💛A Phone Call Away - Eddie x GN! Reader

Summary: When you wake up from a nightmare and call Eddie to check on him, someone else answers the phone.

💛Strange and Unusual - Eddie x Fem! Reader

Summary: While you and Eddie spend a lazy Saturday afternoon cuddling, you’re absolutely awestruck by how unbelievably gorgeous he is. Problem is, you can’t seem to find a word that fits him perfectly. Until it hits you. Selcouth.

💛In Sickness and in Health - Eddie x Fem! Reader

Summary: Eddie takes care of you while you’re sick.

Fan Art

According to Eddie, Steve’s a slut

Series

Whiplash - Eddie x Fem! Reader

Summary: A season 4 fix-it fic with an ‘x reader’ insert because it destroyed me and I still need comfort months later.

Chapter 1

[alovesongshewrote]

👌 Cradle?

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Cradle | Hisirdoux Casperan

Plot:  the resetting of time post rott is getting annoying, and you have one person to turn to consistently- well, consistently for the most part [Hisirdoux Casperan x GenderNeutral!Reader]

Word Count: 769 (nice)

Warnings: pretty bad nihilism in this one lads. also, major character death for like, a split second

A/N: jesus this took a long time to get out, I'm sorry about that. fun fact, i re-wrote it about 50 times, but i am happy with this end result. i hope you enjoy it too!

Taglist: @furblrwurblr @sorrels-scribbling @anxious-stitcher @alive-and-afraid @animedweeb333 @douxiesdamsel @saroski05 @blixeon @mxcheese @prismarts

After centuries of blood, gore, and stone, sometimes you just wanted to take a nap with your wizard- especially when you kept repeating the last few years because of a few ancient demigods, and a Trollhunter who was given the power to reset time at will. And yes, usually your memories would be reset too, but that can only last so long. Eventually, you start to remember how you’ve lost everything over and over again, and suddenly, this century feels longer than every other.

But nevermind all that.

Just focus on the napping bit, because sometimes, when everything goes to shit, that’s all you can focus on. That’s certainly all you and Douxie could focus on whilst caught in an endless time loop.

At the end of another mundane day, a day that you knew you would eventually repeat, the two of you would just fall into bed together, too tired to do much else. Was there even a point to getting up anymore? Whoever the Trollhunter was would just reset the clock because something went wrong, or someone died, or because you lost the fight against the Arcane Order, and you would live through this day again.

You would live through all of these days again.

After a few loops, telling each other about what you’d been up to that day lost its purpose. What else could you say when you’d lived through this day at least six separate times? At the end of it all, the two of you were tired. You just wanted to sleep, cradled safely in each other's arms, ignoring your futureless existence.

It got worse after he died the first time. Second time? The first time that he hadn’t died in the original timestream.

It was agonizing watching his broken body fall to the ground. It was agonizing to cradle his lifeless form in your arms and beg him not to leave you. It was agonizing generally, to lose him- and yet, somehow remembering it in the next loop was even worse. Maybe it was the cold shock of realizing your best friend had died at least twice. Maybe it was the crushing fear that he would die again in this timeline. Maybe it was because Douxie was upset that you had reset the timeline.

Upset is actually an understatement there- Douxie was honestly quite livid. He didn’t even speak to you until the Order began their attacks, and he definitely didn’t hold you through the crushing nothingness that came with being trapped in the hell loops.

It was one of his bigger regrets considering that you were killed by the Order before he could make things right.

In the next loop, which he, of course, had asked for, he did his best to fix things the second he remembered they were broken. You weren’t as mad as he had been- how could you be? You had reset time for him first. Maybe in some other, earlier time loop, you would’ve been angrier with him either for resetting time, or for being so cold to you after you had done the same thing. Now, though? In a new timeline, after remembering that he had died, and that you had passed on once yourself? You didn’t have the strength to care.

You just held on to him the way you always did. He hung onto you the same way, and by the end of the day, he was in your bed again. You used him as a pillow, resting your head on his chest and letting his heartbeat lull you into a very real sense of security. One of his hands tangled itself in your hair while the other found a home at the small of your back. You found yourself tracing random patterns against his skin, tracing along the dark lines of his tattoos as he did the same to you.

And just like that, things were back to the way they had been- not exactly normal, but familiar. You were back in your old pattern with two exceptions.

The first was when you whispered a quiet, “I love you,” and got a soft and gentle kiss in response.

The second, a sense of hope. If you had lost each other and come back from that, changing time around you as you went, maybe there was a way out of this. Maybe one day, the Trollhunter, whoever they’d be, would finally fix things. Maybe they would save everyone and everything. Maybe things would change, and maybe one day, you would wake up, cradled in Douxie’s arms and finally see a new tomorrow.

Maybe.

[watercolourdreamer]

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[deathbxnny]

I am so glad you also like Arcane bc I HAVE SO MUCH IDEAS AND AHHHHH

So i can i request Caitlyn with a Navia like reader who is her childhood bestfriend? Caitlyn reminds me a lot of Clorinde which is why i think her and Navia would get along.

Btw who’s your favourite characters in Arcane? (Mine is Jinx and Vi)

Hope you have a lovely day/night!

- Flower Anon 🌸

Caitlyn with a childhood best friend Navia-like!Reader.

Your comparison between Clorinde and Caitlyn is so real, I'm honestly in awe at your brain rn lmao. So thank you so much for the request, Flower Anon. I really hope you'll enjoy this!

(Also, my favorite characters are definitely either Vi or Viktor... they both have my heart.<3)

Content: can be read as either platonic or romantic tbh, childhood best friends, some angst, fluff, sfw

Reader has no mentioned pronouns!

((Not proofread))

Your light always shone so much brighter than hers, even as children. Your smile made people's days, and your words were inspiring to many. You were everything she wanted to be, yet she found no jealousy in her. Only determination to do better, despite your words of kind encouragement and the many compliments you gave her on her skills. It all melted away in the face of your beauty and power she never could imitate. And in that she found a deep appreciation for you.

Elegance was also something that came naturally to you. No matter the occasion, you were always the best dressed in the room. You even went as far as to make Caitlyn wear matching outfits or do her makeup/hair when she allowed it. She enjoyed seeing your face lit up whenever she did, even if your styles never matched.

But what she loved the most about you was your strong sense for justice, even in the face of fear. You were so human and so powerful for it. You helped those in need, fought for the rights of the less fortunate like your own, and never wielded under the pressure, even when you suffered for it. Your intelligence and strength in battle drove her to strive to be the same despite her struggles to keep up with you due to her own ideologies you could never share.

Caitlyn's world was cold and rigid, whilst yours was forever blazing and wild. It's what set you two apart and yet brought you closer at the same time. When you didn't see eye to eye, you still made sure that she's taken care of at the end of your arguments.

You were so kind when she was not. So humble when she never learned how to be. You were her better half, and perhaps that's why she loved you. She, however, just hoped you could forgive her one day for changing so much, as she turns away from your kind light forever.

[alovesongshewrote]

What Do We Do With - A Sad Bounty Hunter | Hisirdoux Casperan

Plot:  You're a badass bounty hunter sent by the Arcane Order (Posse) to kill one Hisirdoux Casperan.  There’s just one problem.  He’s literally to nice to kill. [Hisirdoux Casperan x GenderNeutral!Reader]

Word Count:  1,362

Warnings: mentions of murder in passing

A/N:  nyeh

Taglist: @furblrwurblr​ @einahpetsyarcip​ @sorrels-scribbling​ @anxious-stitcher​ @alive-and-afraid​ @animedweeb333​ @douxiesdamsel​ @saroski05 @blixeon�� @yagirlcheesely​

You never expect a barista to be a deadly bounty hunter, but sometimes they just are.  This was a lesson Douxie had to learn, and you were glad to teach him.  

You’d been posing as a coffee shop employee for a while, spending most shifts watching the wizard working in the attached book store.  The man really let his guard down while on shift.  Or maybe he didn’t.  You never really got close enough to tell.  You did, however, get close enough to see what a good person he was.  Whether he was assisting a lost child, an elderly patron, or a coworker, the boy exuded kindness.  He was cute and charming and a bit of a cheek, which you were always down for.  Also, he said ‘Fuzzbuckets’ instead of ‘fuck,’ which you loved.  The kindness, though, that was sickening, sickening in your opinion.  That’s a lie you told yourself.  You tell a lot of those, watch out for them.  

In truth, the wizard’s kindness was what kept him alive.  Usually, when someone had a price on their head, they weren’t a very good person.  You’d brought in killers, magical dictators, and man-eating monsters, but you’d never had a target quite like Hisirdoux Casperan.  

So, you hesitated.  Every time you got a chance to kill him, you waited, biding your time and lying to yourself.  Mission failed, we’ll get him next time, except there was never a next time.  You had the moral backbone of a chocolate eclair, and your moral compass was a roulette wheel, but you still felt guilty about taking the life of someone so good.  You knew the world would be a darker place without him in it, and the world you’d seen needed as much light as it could get.

Unfortunately, your sudden sense of morality was about to cause several problems.  The group who’d put the price on Casperan’s head in the first place (the Arcane Posse or something?) were growing impatient.  They wanted the poor man dead and they wanted it as soon as possible, so they did what anyone else would do and hired someone else to kill him.  In any other situation, you may have been offended.  You were a professional, and you were taking your time, so the Posse could sit there and wait, ok?  In this particular case, though, you knew deep down that you had no plans to take the wizard’s life.

So, no, this time you weren’t offended.  You were determined.  That wizard dude was a good person and you were determined to keep him alive.  With that determination on your side, you kept calm and carried on, breaking into Douxie’s apartment like any rational bounty hunter turned bodyguard, completely unaware of the mess you were about to crash into.  

It was safe to say that the wizard was more than a little surprised when you smashed through his window, “FUZZBUCKETS, WHAT THE H- wait a tick, don’t you work at the coffee shop?”

You nodded, glad that he remembered you.  It can be nice to be perceived, “Yeah, I do, and I was supposed to kill you but I decided against it.  Anyway, your life is in danger, so come with me if you want to live.”

His mouth dropped open, his brow furrowed, and you watched his eyes cloud over as he searched desperately for a response to that.  He was spared from that, though, by the small green being who walked into the room, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.  She was probably the forest child that the Arcane Posse wanted so badly.  On her shoulder sat a black cat.  He was wearing glasses, and you weren’t sure if he actually needed them, or if it was a stylistic choice.  When the forest child started speaking, you decided it didn’t matter.

“Douxie?  Who is this?”

“Uh, this is-”

“I’m (Y/N).  I was sent by the Arcane to kill Douxie, but I took too long and now we’re all in deep shit.”

The cat leapt off the forest child’s shoulder and landed, gracefully, on the floor, “Wonderful.  Simply fantastic.  Why should we believe you?  We don’t know who you are, and this could be a ploy to kill all of us.”

You wanted to roll your eyes, but the cat had a good point, so you just answered him, “You should believe me because I haven’t killed you yet.  Now, we should run, because the new assassin’ll be here soon, and he won’t hesitate as I did.”

Douxie shook his head while his cat kept up the conversation, “That isn’t a great defence.  Did you not say you were sent to kill Douxie?”

“I did, and that kind of proves my point.  Why would I tell you I was here to kill him if I still wanted to kill him?”

“To make us think you weren’t going to kill him!”

“That isn’t working for me very well, is it?”

“Of course it’s not!  You’re just here to kill him!”

“I am not!”

“Oh come off it, you obviously are!”

“No I am not, if I wanted to I would have done it already!”

“Or is that just a ploy!?”

“Okay, both of you shut it,” the wizard you were arguing over was rubbing his temples and trying very hard not to scream.  He was not in the mood for this.  All he wanted was a cup of tea, and then his cute coworker turned would-be assassin broke into his house and caused problems.  Probably on purpose.  This was not his day.

You took in Douxie’s state and sighed.  You wanted to protect him, not give him a headache.  Whatever, it didn’t matter, you could still watch him from afar, “Look, if you don’t want to listen, fine.  Don’t say I didn’t warn you.  For now, I’m out.  See you at work.”

And with that, you walked towards the door, fully intending to walk out like a civilized human being after breaking in like some common bitch.

The cat snorted, something you were unaware that cats could do, “Good riddance.”

You’d almost reached your destination when you felt a small tug on your pants.  It was the green being, Nari.  She stared up at you with huge yellow eyes, tilting her head slightly.  You mirrored her actions until she looked up at Douxie.

“You should believe them.  The Order has many servants at their disposal, but none of them would admit it so willingly.”

Ohhhhhhhh, the Arcane Order.  You were still going to call them the Arcane Posse, at least internally.  

Douxie, unaware of your silent discovery, sighed and crossed the room to your side, kneeling down to Nari’s height, just as he did when speaking to small children at the bookstore.  It reminded you of why you were here.

“Nari, are you sure we can trust them?”

“Yes.  I trust that they will protect us.”

You smirked while the talking cat groaned, “Douxie, you aren’t actually considering this, are you?”

The wizard sighed, closing his eyes and burying his head in his hands.  He did not need this right now.  What he needed was a nap and a cup of tea.  Instead, he had a cute assassin, a troubled forest spirit, and a grumpy familiar, all of them on his ass to make a choice.  When did this become his life?  Probably when Merlin died.  He didn’t have time to spiral, though, he had to make a decision, and yes, he was considering this.

And when he said as much, a smile split your face.

Despite the situation, Douxie found your cheeky grin a nice sight to see.  Nice, especially, in contrast to his very dramatic familiar who, at that moment, had his head shoved against a wall in general disappointment.  The wizard felt bad, but you didn’t care too much.  You were just glad you could keep them safe. 

“Alright then,” you said, cracking your neck, “Here’s the plan.”