#as Silco rushing to save Jinx with shimmer

[hexhomos]

Jayce/Silco mirroring & other stuff Ive noticed

Starting with the big season 2 opener as pointed out by sage-nebula:

Zaun/Piltover figureheads rushing to save a loved one with their respective creations (Shimmer/Hextech); said creations leading to corruption and a loss of control. Silco frequently referred to as the Industrialist, leading Zaun into a new age, Jayce is posited as the Innovator, making Piltover more profitable than it's ever been. Misery following both choices.

Jayce's endgame look shares a lot of visual aspects with Silco's main coat, incl. the red gilded lapels and all those straps. His body is also being corrupted by hextech into unnatural scar tissue. Scars are more prominent in the wild rift model even if the colors are a bit off from the show itself (2nd pic)

(Text referring to Jayce's new legendary skin, dealing with arcane act3)

And if you remember, these two actually had a pretty big scene in season 1, which echoes the above sentiments and has Jayce pushing a negotiation for Zaun's independence - at this point in time, it's the closest we got to Silco's dream being realized before the big meltdown:

This feels like a really interesting scene now in the context of how he was asked to sacrifice jinx. And now jayce's entire world outlook is shaped by constant sacrifices to avoid impending doom.

There are a few more twisted parallels to this too; silco killing vander, jayce killing viktor in the name of preserving their ideals - vander being mutated by singed, again singed mixing viktor's blood with vanderwick in the act 3 teaser.

Previously I had compared the ep6 jayvik kill circumstances with vander's blinding rage leading him to try and drown silco in the river but I don't think the parallels are so clear anymore. It's looking like the further we go into the story, the more jayce/viktor change into a blur that mixes vander/silco's motivations together - viktor's weird, corrupted peacekeeper front inside the cult and how he connects to vander's memories admiring the man that he was in life. Jayce feeling in the flesh that the only way forward demands firsthand pain and power and sacrifice, not placidity.

Interested to see where act3 viktor goes. Vander working with enforcers = Viktor working with noxus I guess 😭😭 well I just hope they beat eachother 1v1 style. and I hope he ends up following through with his pledge for Zaun's independence

[boredpotate]

Happier Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I do not own Arcane or the music I linked in the title.

I had an idea about an angst yandere scenario.

Synopsis: Isekai Fem Reader turns back time to make a better timeline, but some characters can't help but feel like they know her.

Concept: Isekai Fem Reader who didn't see S2 of Arcane dies and reincarnates into Arcane. Gets taken in by Vander along and becomes a part of the family (younger than Vi but older than Powder) and tries to prevent the future tragedy but fails. No matter how hard they try to change the plot, bother before and after Vander dies, it seems to stay on course. She gets adopted by Silco with Powder, but she can't save Powder from becoming Jinx, can't stop Jinx from losing more of herself, can't convince Silco that there's a better way, can't free Vi from prison, can't stop or change anything no matter how hard they try. At the end of it all it was too much for Reader so they move far away trying and failing to live one without remembering her failures. Later finds out that they feel a connection to the arcane and gets glimpses of a timeline where she didn't exist, but Hextech didn't exist and Piltover and Zuan were united. Risks everything to turn back the clock and fix everything but stays away from her family. Not wanting to risk it. However, her old family can't help but feel like they know her.

If you're interested, have any ideas, advice or an opinion on whether or not there should be romance let me know. I just really had to let out an idea.

Reader Pov

'I did it..... I.. I'm back.'

I thought as I look around at Zuan. It was dirty, messy, smoke and some fires, but it was my home. My shitty dump of a home that I grew to love. When loyalty still meant something.

Just like before all those years ago, I find myself wandering the streets as young girl again.

*step* *step* *step*

I hear a heavy set of steps just like before, but this time I panic. I whisper to myself before quickly rushing to an alley to hide behind some debris. I wait and listen before slowly making my way to the corner to peak around.

What I see makes me want to cry as my heart pound in my chest. Feeling like it would burst out any second. I see a young girl with pink hair holding an older man's hand, a blue head of hair leaning on the shoulder of the man and an all too familiar stature of someone I haven't seen in forever.

"....Dad"

For a moment I consider stepping out and I really want to, but then I remember.

Explosions...Fire...Ringing...Milo...Claggor...Vander......Dead

stop

Silco...Sevika...Ekko...Powder...Shimmer......Jinx

Stop

Vi...Prison...Hextech...Chemtech...Caitlyn...Rocket...Piltover...Zuan...Death......War

STOP

I freeze in place, needing to give absolutely everything I have to stop myself from running to them, stop myself from hugging my sister again and stop myself from hugging dad again and feeling safe.

'I can't. This time it needs to be different. I can't risk it.'

So I stop. I don't allow myself what I want the most. No matter how hard my heart beats. I restrain it all, except one.

I cry. I cry both tears of happiness and sadness.

Happy because my plan worked, because my dad is alive again, because Vi and Jin- no..... Powder (god does it feel good to call her that again) together again, and because it means I can fix it all.

Sad because I can't go to them, because I want them to be happy and because I would be lying to myself if I said I didn't remember.

That dream and those visions. Those damn glimpses into another time where everyone was alive and happy. Alive and happy. Without me. No me, myself and I. Which makes sense honestly, so I don't know why I'm crying. I wasn't supposed to be here in the first place.

I let tears rapidly flow down as I stare for just a few seconds more taking it all in. Just to make sure this is real and I'm not imagining it all.

I finally will myself to pull away from the corner but knock into a bottle laid on the ground by accident.

"Who's there!?"

I hear dad call out, so I quickly hug the wall and stay quiet. Afraid to make noise by trying to run away.

'It's me, dad. It's Y/n.'

I do all I can to keep myself from coming out and crying from hearing him again, but I manage to hold out long enough to hear them continue on their way. I take one last look before turning into the alley.

'I'll fix it all. Don't worry about a thing. I'll get you and everyone else's happy ending.'

Vander Pov

'It wasn't supposed to be like this. Connole, Felecia...... I'm so sorry. I promise I-'

I suddenly hear the sound of steps and a bottle clattering. I quickly turn around, pulling Violet and Powder close, and scan the area I heard it coming from.

"Who's there!?", I call out but receive no reply. I consider going to check, but reconsider when I feel Violet and Powder hold onto me tighter.

'I need to keep them safe.'

I wait a few more seconds before turning back with the kids.

"C'mon, let's get you two somewhere safe."

I don't know why, but I had a strange feeling about something. I couldn't describe it. Doesn't matter right now; what matters is the girls.

Chapter 2

[insomniadreamzz]

I am sorry

Jinx x Fem!Reader angst

Jinx accidentally shooting Reader

All you could hear was a loud bang before feeling that stinging pain in your left shoulder, yelping as your right hand immediately hold your shoulder, gritting your teeth together at the pain.

Jinx once again lost control of herself, fighting against enforcers, seeing her sister become one of them, it was all too much for her and she kept shooting around herself like crazy only stopping as she heard your yelp, eyes widen as she saw you on the floor being hurt. Everyone else died or they made their way out of here before they could get killed by her gun. She just noticed only you and her being left as she came back to reality again, rushing over to you.

„Oh no! Who shot you?“ Of course she didn’t realise it was her who shot you, her gaze wandering to the wound on your shoulder, seeing blood dripping between your fingers. „J-Jinx…it’s okay I know you didn’t do it on purpose..“ You mentioned as you laid weakly in her arms as she cradled you closer to her. „N-No…no it…can’t be. I am so sorry!“ Jinx was about to panic again but that won’t help both of you. She cupped both of your cheeks, tears running down her own cheeks. „Please don’t die! Please don’t you leave me as well…p-please I need you! I am so sorry!“ The pain in her voice was audible, your heart aching with hearing her being so heartbroken but forming words were so hard for you at this moment, feeling dizzy from the blood loss.

„I am not gonna lose you as well…“ Jinx said, picking you up into her arms as she brought you to Singed. All of this is reminding her of when Silco saved her. She knew it won’t be that bad like when she needed Silco’s help, the difference was you weren’t dead but you passed out in her arms. If she would wait more, you might die but thanks to the shimmer in her veins, Jinx was fast.

„Singed! Please! Please help me.“ Jinx begged, a totally new sight to the man, she usually wasn’t this desperate for help so he already knew something bad happened, his gaze moving to your passed out body in her arms, the blood painting your bodies which was dripping out of your wound but you were still breathing. One good sign.

„Alright I won’t ask. Put her on my table, I will see what I can do.“ He mentioned and Jinx did as he said, letting him do his job as she had to force herself to trust him.

A little time passed, Singed walked over to Jinx who was waiting for you just in another room, not wanting to see what he was doing to you so she won’t fuck up things anymore, his footsteps getting her back to reality. „She is fine. You’re lucky the bullet didn’t hit her heart. I think she will just need time to rest, the bullet is out and her wound wrapped.“ He explained, Jinx couldn’t help but cry, nails digging into her own thighs. „Fuck!…it’s all my fault she ended up hurt like this. Again I am the one who fucks up and loses important people to me!“ She yelled before rushing towards you, you were laying down, your breathing calm and you looked peaceful but Jinx’s heart was broken.

She mumbled something to the voices in her head, having an argument with them while she stayed close by your side, her hand holding yours. A little groan escaped your lips as you slowly came back to reality again, opening your eyes to see Jinx being a total mess beside you, eyes red from crying, her makeup all smudged.

„You’re alive…“ She muttered before hugging you tightly as she broke down on you. „I am so sorry!“ Jinx apologized again, you knew she truly was, gently caressing her back to try to comfort her. „Hey…it’s okay.“ You said, still a little weak, making her look up at you, seeing her cry made you feel so sad. „Jinx…it really-…“ You started but she cut you off. „No! It’s not okay. I almost killed you. Everyone near me dies! I don’t want you to die…you deserve someone better than me…I am just a ticking bomb, if you keep staying with me…I am scared you will die.“ Her whole body was shaking, you couldn’t believe what she just said. You knew a life with her is dangerous but you also didn’t want to live without her. But before you could say anything, Jinx ran away, leaving you there, making your own eyes tear up. This can’t be the end.

A few days later you recovered and Singed gave you permission to leave. Your shoulder was still stinging but that didn’t stop you from going back to Jinx’s hideout. You hoped she was there, hoping she didn’t do anything to herself, knowing her mental health was fucked.

When you arrived there, you saw a mess all around the place, she really must have freaked out the past days. You cursed under your breath, worrying even more now about her health and then you found her. She passed out on her halfway destroyed couch, her knuckles red, bleeding a little, showing you she might have punched something so hard to hurt herself. You frowned as you carefully sat down beside her, a hand slowly approaching her as you wanted to caress her and showing her you are here. „Hey…wake up I am here…“ You whisper and she woke up with a little groan, eyes widening when she saw you. „What are you doing here?? Are you real or am I seeing things again???“

You shook your head, cupping her with tears stained cheeks gently. „It is me. You think I would let you go? I must be stupid to let you go. You are everything to me. Accidents happen, I am not mad at you, nor do I want to leave you. I love you too much for that.“ You explained, making her feel all emotional again as tears ran down her cheeks, her lip quivering „H-How can you still love me…I-I did this…“ Jinx said with a shaky voice, her shaky hand moving to gently touch the bandage that covered your wound.

„Because I do. Love is stronger than anything else you know? We can get through this together. I won’t ever give up on you Jinx.“ You managed to say without breaking out into tears but Jinx did as she just got closer and kissed you, making you kiss her back.

The kiss lasted for a while before you both pulled back to breathe, you wiping her tears from her cheeks with a warm smile and finally Jinx smiled as well. „I love you so much too…you’re my dream girl and I promise you to never hurt you again…“ She said before both of you ended up kissing each other passionately.

[tophat-69]

A genuine question: We’ve never seen Silco drunk or high, have we?

I know that it’s a popular headcanon, but is there something in canon itself that I’m missing?

I know that we’ve seen him use Shimmer on his eye for medicinal purposes, but were never shown any signs of it being recreational or ‘dipping into his own stash’ even at times when he COULD have hulked out on it. He’s regimented, with a routine and microdosing that never shows enhancement or augmentation outside of what he needs for his eye. He would rather wait and be late on his dose so that Jinx could administer it than rushing it because he was craving it.

And frankly, he doesn’t even cuss around Jinx, doesn’t let her drink, only had her injected with Shimmer when it was literally all he could do to save her. I don’t think she’d be who he had shooting him up if he were actually using it recreationally. It’s a responsibility he’s given her.

We’ve seen him with a drink, but the man was sitting at a bar with a cup of coffee and soup until it was a celebration and Vander poured for him. Yes, he carries a flask and has a cup on the table, but we never see him actually drunk. And frankly a flask is probably safer since we know (and HE knows) for a fact that his own uneasy allies are trying to kill him to usurp him.

And yes, he turned The Last Drop into a nightclub, but he’s always above it not down in it and overall he’s been a pretty reclusive man. He basically inherited/stole the bar and was running a criminal enterprise out of it which centers around a street drug. Easier to deal out of a nightclub than a pub. Plus, The Last Drop as it WAS clearly held some memories he was separating himself from because they were those of the man he was BEFORE.

I enjoy all of the stories about him, and we all have our headcanons because they’ve given us SO MUCH playground of time and space to build him in.

But am I missing something?

[arcane-ish]

I'm low key intrigued by this shot in the trailer:

That's the Vander statue, right? I almost didn't recognize it, by how stern and general like it looks. In s1, the Vander statue always felt kind of warm and protective and affectionate. It's obviously a place of solace for Silco and it's full of doodles by Ekko's people and little things the Zaunites left on it.

Here, he looks like a british admiral on his fleet ship or something.

I probably expect way too much but I'd love the idea of Sevika being the one who knows the truth about the original revolution attempt and who is maybe aware of the difference between the narrative and the reality and decides to intentionally keep mum about it to preserve the revolution. I could picture her keeping quiet about how dangerous it was because she just wants the revolution to happen, or even throw Silco under the bus and conceal Vander's flaws because she sees people want to rally behind his positive image, or she could do the opposite, amp up stories about Vander and the revolution and conceal that he wanted to call it off.

I can't help but think that the statue looking so different to Sevika might symbolize how she saw him. That from her perspective he was a lot meaner or colder. Or that the way she looks up represents the mixed feelings she has towards him. To that he looms large that the big shoes that have to be filled just like Cait talked about filling Cassandra's shoes.

I wonder if this shot symbolizes (again with looking up) Vi being unsure whether she should join the revolution. Since we know that Vi will at some point be saving enforcers again, I suspect an original revolution attempt will fail in some way.

I could picture it like this, Sevika lies about how much Vander was in favor of the revolution. Vi is torn when she sees the melding of Jinx and Vander, because if Vander is on it, it must be good right? And then she finds out what really happened and she's no longer keen on the revolution.

(that said, I think it should be distinguished between whether Zaun defends on its own turf or attacks topside. We know somebody is attacking Singed at some point (only to get eaten by Warwick I presume), though that could easily be chem barons wanting access to shimmer, we also have shots that suggest more bridge level confrontations, but we don't know if these are current shots or from the past, we have Ekko and firelights flying in on Piltover but that doesn't necessarily feel hostile)

There we'll probably have this whole aspect of the Pilties will probably find out that the medicine (Noxians) is worse than the disease (Zaunites) and we have this whole other secret, Cait likely has to figure out at some point that Ambessa organized the Memorial Attack.

(I could picture Vi finding out and if she thinks the revolution is going bad rush to Cait to call off the attack on Zaun till she figures out the Noxian involvement. Or reverse, I could picture Cait finding out and rushing to Vi and asking her to help against the Noxians)

Sidenote: I don't really have super high hopes for getting young!Silco and Vander flashbacks, but in my perfect world the whole "the tale about the revolution is different from what it was actually like" thing would have Sevika giving this rousing speech about how the ones before them were these heroic and disciplined revolutionaries intercut with flashbacks of Vander and Silco getting drunk and goofing off at the Last Drop.

[bwat5-blog]

In Defense of Caitlyn Kiramman (Spoilers for all of Arcane)

This will be kind of long I apologize- **again spoilers for all of Arcane season 1 and 2**

I'm sure among the various posts this has been discussed and documented already but man people are driving me crazy. Caitlyn's Arc in season 2 while rushed (because the whole season is rushed) just gets better the more I think about it.

Season 1:

When we meet Caitlyn in Act 2, season 1 she is in her early twenties. She is hopeful, idealistic, and bright. Her very first interaction with Jinx is when Jinx detonates the bombs that kill the other enforcers while she steals the hex gem. Then of course we watch her journey with Vi as the two grow closer and learn from each other. Of note during that time:

While clearly nervous and afraid, she never mistreats or disrespects the citizens of the undercity while there

She gives up her prized weapon to save Vi's life

She hugs a shimmer mutated stranger with no sign of disgust or disrespect

She then has her second interaction with Jinx. Jinx is manic and violent, threatening both she and Vi before the brawl with the firelights kicks off. Following this, Caitlyn is cooperative, caring and respectful towards Echo and his people, willing to work with them even after they abduct her and Vi. Leading to her third interaction with jinx, the fight on the bridge in which Jinx kills many enforcers, and almost kills Caitlyn, Vi and Echo. Following this, we still see her try to convince the council of Piltover to make peace with the undercity and help deal with Silco, his shimmer production and his violence. She then has her fourth interaction with Jinx. Being abducted from her own bathroom and made to be a part of jinx's dinner party. This whole incident in the story is extremely intense and frightening for all the characters involved. Keeping in mind again, before this all started, Caitlyn was an idealistic happy young woman in her early twenties who has never had an ounce of negativity toward the undercity. Caitlyn has an opportunity to take the shot at Jinx, and doesn't because of her feelings for Vi. Her mercy, and attempt at understanding is rewarded by her fifth (second half of fourth I suppose) interaction with Jinx in which Jinx murders her mother and two other members of the Council, wounding the rest.

Season 2:

We pick up with season 2. Caitlyn is grieving, trying to hold it together, but is still advocating in defense of the undercity, testifying to the surviving council members that its only Jinx who was responsible. She is actively standing against invasion or occupation of the undercity. It is only after the memorial attack FOR HER MOTHER that she starts to go down that darker path. Leading the strike team, asking Vi to be an enforcer and weaponizing the grey. Of note:

Before asking Vi to put on the uniform Caitlyn states explicitly she is afraid if she does this without Vi, she or Jinx will be killed.

Piltover retaliation is guaranteed before even the memorial attack, even more so afterward. The alternative to the strike team was going to be a full military incursion.

While Jinx did not appear at the memorial attack, Caitlyn had just finished assuring the council that the undercity were still decent folk and this was all the fault of only one person. Only for a group of several undercity assassins to strike almost killing her. There would be no way to keep Jinx separate from the incident mentally, and I would say it would have been reasonable for them to assume Jinx had sent the attackers at that point in the story.

The use of the grey while of course wrong, and a heartbreaking warping of her mother’s good work for the undercity, is not fatal. We see multiple examples of that. And as Vi explains it was primarily used to keep the innocents off of the streets and out of the fighting. This doesn't make it right of course. But all the people talking about her using "Sarin" on the Zaunites and such comparisons are completely full of it.

Of course we come to her fifth interaction with Jinx, the battle in the Chamber of Janna (what I'm calling it). She has a vicious fight with Sevika, sees Jinx trying to kill Vi and her, after hearing Jinx say she plans to do so. This of course ends in that heartbreaking sequence of events ending her saying Vi is no better than jinx due to the blood in her veins and striking her with her rifle stock. This is heartbreaking, and the rage and hate in her eyes when it happens is terrible. But I reiterate that she is still in her early twenties, has lost her mother from a person who has essentially terrorized her. And now the woman she loves (even though it was the right thing to do) has stopped her from satiating that dark, hungry need for revenge that has been growing in her.

And finally we come to the real focal point of her descent. Her becoming "The Commander" under Ambessa's tutelage. As the commander she is culpable in the abuse, imprisonment, and you would have to assume death (probably not personally but certainly through policy and decision) of innocent Zaunites. As well as the full scale occupation with military checkpoints and martial law in place in Piltover and Zaun. These things are all wrong, that is not in dispute. However there is a much deeper conversation here that people are seemingly going out of their way to ignore:

The prevailing ignorance that is being directed toward this character is something to the tune of "Zaunites live in constant oppression, death and fear and Caitlyn gets to lose her mind because one family member died?! Kuklux Kiramman!". This is idiocy of the highest order. Grief and loss are not a competition. Before becoming entangled in these events Caitlyn has grown up in peace, prosperity, and yes privilege. And while she is very wealthy, that’s not what I mean in terms of privilege. She has always had her family. Yes  its horrific what the people of Zaun go through in no small part due to the neglect of the wealthy elite of Piltover. But if you grow up surrounded by death each day, it does not shatter your world in the same way as experiencing it for the first time as a young adult. And at the hands of the woman you love's sister who has terrorized you, and who you may have stopped no less. Again, its not that the suffering of Zaun is irrelevant as a whole, but it is irrelevant to how Caitlyn is processing her suffering and grief. For any of you who have stuck with me this far, I would ask you. The last time you lost someone you loved, did you berate yourself for being devastated because someone somewhere has it worse? No. That is not reasonable. And it’s not human.

Taking all of that into account. You have a young woman in her early twenties, she has been terrorized and nearly killed by the focal point of her rage repeatedly. She feels betrayed by the woman she loves. Her mother is gone. And along comes a smart, ruthless, charismatic WARLORD (A literal leader of men) telling her "Hey, come with me. I'm gonna get you justice, all you must do is follow my lead". And Caitlyn takes the bait. OF COURSE SHE DOES. She's only human.

When we pick back up with her in Season 2 act 2 we are watching her journey to redemption from that point forward. This show is immaculately animated for a reason and its clear from when we see her with Maddie on that she is not happy. She is frequently cast in shadow, her expressions pained and her movement stiff and cold. She questions Ambessa's decisions, and you really get the sense she is aware she is not in charge and that Ambessa is. The first big topic from this point to the end is she and Vi's relationship. I, like all of you would have liked to see an actual conversation between them on her wrong doing and an apology. I suspect the primary reason we did not comes down to how rushed the second season was. But there is also an argument to be made for she and Vi being people of action, not words. And looking at it from that point of view:

She helps to save Vander as soon as she and Vi reunite.

When she sees Jinx, she is clearly angry but makes no move to harm or arrest her

As she explains, she did not arrest Jinx after the battle of the commune. Jinx surrendered herself.

During the conversation with Vi about Jinx's arrest Caitlyn admits she knows she let Ambessa twist her up.

During her conversation with Jinx she says "No good deed can erase OUR CRIMES". She knows she messed up. She also admits how she has hated herself.

She opens the way for Vi to try and break Jinx, the woman who murdered her mother out of jail.

She fights on the frontline of the battle against Ambessa during the last episode. Ambessa is a noted warlord who people fear all over the world. Caitlyn sacrificed her eye to give Mel the opening to take Ambessa out. By the end Caitlyn is who we know her to be, fearless and selfless.

I think the show did itself a disservice with the rushed pacing in terms of fleshing out Caitlyn's redemption, but it was there. It just went too quickly. But all it takes is the slightest effort to see the nuance in this character to see that all of these simplistic stances people are taking are non-sense. To cap it all off, I am not seeing nearly enough conversation about she and Jinx being each other's parallels. And it’s not to say that her losing her mother as a young woman is comparable to the suffering powder went through. But bear with me here:

1. Both suffer an unexpected shifting of their entire reality due to death and loss

2. Both of them are "taken in" by an older cleverer role model filling the same parental role as what they have just lost (Powder loses Vander, gets new dad in Silco, Caitlyn loses her mother, gets new mom in Ambessa) who takes their grief and rage and pain and directs it toward their enemies

3. Both must learn the lesson of "Breaking the Cycle". Jinx of course has the whole vision of Silco, and then realizes the only way she and Vi can know peace is if she leaves Piltover (yes i know its suicide at first but we all know she’s alive at the end and that’s why she didn’t tell Vi). While Caitlyn tells Jinx she doesn't have the energy to keep hating her anymore and it must end. They literally suffer the same sort of altering experience, and have to learn the same sort of lesson to get back on track.

I know this is long and I apologize. If you actually read it I appreciate it. Also, if you just don't like the character I get that to! But I'm afraid if people keep completely missing the mark in terms of media literacy studios will give us even less content with beautiful, nuanced and complex characters.

[damitzeus]

Jinx MK AU

OK, i have had a devastating idea for a LMK au…

It’s Jinx MK.

Synopsis:

Takes place of after season 3

Mk: Jinx

Wukong: Vi

Azure Lion: Silco 

Peng: Sevika

Mei: Ekko

Pigsy/Tang/Sandy: Milo and Clanger RIP

(Pigsy could be Vander approximate- but only as Warwick)

Piltover: Celestial Realm

Zaun: Mortal Realm

Basically, this AU replaces season 4 of LMK.

MK is in the shits after LBD and not having a good time. He and Wukong are chillin when the celestial realm comes a knocking for the samadhi fire/ LBD shit. Wukong in an effort to protect MK, says he’ll take all the punishment, even if that means putting on a new circlet.

Meanwhile, a vengeful Azure Lion is working in the shadows with the crew to get back at Wukong and kill the Jade Emperor. They made themselves a deal, you see, with a certain 9 headed demon.

Anyway, Mk is riddled with guilt and is willing to do just about anything to save Wukong. Enter Azure Lion… 

MK basically agrees to help Azure procure the Jade Emperor's power to save his mentor. He just wants to help.

But why is this happening? Basically in this AU, me thinks 9 headed demon got shunted from the main timeline to this timeline after season 5. He is real pissed at MK, but he now has new knowledge- he could save the world and break the cycle. He could be the hero.

So he modifies his plan. He tips off Azure to the world-ending consequences of taking all that power within himself and enlightens him that there is another way, in which that power can be distributed and manipulated in much smaller amounts.

*cough-shimmer-cough*

He won’t be able to take over the celestial realm himself, but he’ll be able to empower the people to do so under his command.

All he needs is MK. Azure is made aware of what MK’s true nature is. Azure plans to use MK to take the Jade Emperor’s power and then kill him to ensure the safety of the universe, but obviously, things don’t go according to plan.

So MK. Because season 4 hasn’t happened, he doesn’t know what he is, he's basically in the same state he was at the beginning of season 4.

When he faces the Jade Emperor, who is aware of MK's true nature, he gets into MK's head and plants the idea that he is the Harbinger of Chaos. (It has a very similar effect to Ink MK) But in doing so, it causes MK to accidentally unlock his supersonic monkey powers.

Now in feral mode, he kills the Jade Emperor, but with a HEAVY price.

He levels the entire city, killing nearly everyone, including most of his friends. He also breaks the staff.

Now we are in highly chaotic and unpredictable territory.

Azure and crew try to recover the Jade Emperor’s power, but it was fractured by MK’s might. They get some of it, but the Celestial realm descends fast and obtains the rest. This sets up a more even power split and high tension, as the celestial realm barely has enough power to keep the universe intact while Azure only has enough power to control the mortal realm, but can’t do anything about the celestial realm. 

*cough* cough* again- shimmer* cough*

But that’s the future, and we’re still in the past. 

In all the chaos Wukong made his way to the city to help out. He doesn’t know where MK is and teams up with the gang, (Pigsy, Tang, Sandy, and Mei) to try and save the city and find him.

That doesn’t happen.

Wukong watches his friends die. (Mei survives but she kinda disappears)

Wukong rushes to find MK, only to find half of his staff and a fading Jade Emperor, with the sharp end of the broken staff lodged in his chest.

Wukong watches in stunned silence as the Jade Emperor, stripped of his power and already slowly dying- has been further brutalized in his weakened state. As he disintegrates the staff clinks to the ground, covered in golden blood. Enter- well, i think you know who enters. 

I don’t think i need to describe what happens next, but just for Monkey King's sake, I’ll explain why. He has basically watched his successor become everything he feared himself to be and repeated the most violent wrongs of Wukong’s past. His friends are dead and his staff, which in a way is his oldest companion, has been destroyed by the person he entrusted to wield it. He’s overwhelmed, confused, scared... he doesn't think before what happens next...

So the scene plays out just like Arcane, except this is what he says:

"Maybe I did choose the wrong successor"

He realizes, much like Vi, too late what he’s done.

He has to separate himself to calm down, but sees Azure approach MK. He trys to act, but everything fades to black. 

Much like Silco, Azure makes a deal with some Celestial Soldiers to basically capture Wukong and put him in the Scroll of Memory. Wukong’s Circlet came off as soon as the Jade Emperor died, but he was so overwhelmed that he didn’t notice a Celestial Guard sneak up on him with an inky scroll. Azure knew he needed a contingency for Wukong. 

Mk, meanwhile, breaks.

Azure approaches from behind to kill the Harbinger of Chaos, only to see a broken and abandoned MK rush to him for comfort. Betrayed by Wukong too, Azure takes in Mk, just like Silco did Powder.

So very VERy dark premise and ripe for drama. I’m a huge Sunburst Duo addict and a Vi/Jinx dynamic for them is basically the whole reason I wrote this insanity. 

But i’m sure you are certainly wondering- where the hell is Caitlyn

-i mean Macaque >:)

Surprise surprise the universe jumping is very relevant, go figure.

Macaque from the main season 5 timeline gets shunted to this universe, but in the present day. Unlike 9, who got sent back in time, Macaque basically gets there parallel to season 5 time.

So he is Caitlyn- he saves Wukong from the scroll of memory, and together, they try to track down MK. Now, Macaque’s main objectives are to:

a) Find a way to get back to the main timeline and

b) Find the 9-Headed-Demon, who he suspects is behind all of this

(I think the reason Macaque ended up in this universe is because he and Wukong were trying to track down the 9-Headed Demon in order to help understand his cryptic message to MK at the end of season 5, and something went wrong.)

Anyway, Macaque hasn’t seen this world’s MK yet by the time he gets to Wukong.

Like Caitlyn, he learns that there is a mystery afoot surrounding the Jade Emporer's murderer. In the Celestial realm, they have tried to resume business as usual, but they are still in shambles from the death of the Jade Emperor and are struggling to keep the universe from falling apart. More than that, what catches Macaque's attention is that everybody is looking for the Monkey King.

Azure plotted the whole attack to be a surprise, and because MK defeated the Jade Emporer quickly and in such a destructive manner, by the time reinforcements arrived and could stabilize the Jade Emporer's power, nearly everyone present at the time of the attack was dead, hidden, or gone (save for the Corrupt officers in the celestial army working for Azure). All they found was the Monkey King's broken staff.

The Monkey King appeared to be the prime suspect in the murder, even though his location (in the scroll of memory) was unknown.

So Macaque gets Wukong out of the scroll, and he informs Macaque that this is all Azure's fault and that MK is in trouble.

And so the story unfolds...

I haven’t decided yet how Macaque will react to Jinx-ified MK, but it will be different from Arcane in some way.

But what about this universe’s Macaque?

Well, so in this universe, Macaque is on the outside of this entire conflict. Season 4 hasn't happened, and he only sees the aftermath of the conflict. From his perspective, MK has joined Azure Lion, killed all his friends, and broken the Monkey King's staff. Wukong has disappeared for no explainable reason. So for Macaque pre-season 4, his priority is to stay as far away from MK as possible. As much as he liked the kid, this isn't worth it. (He doesn't care about MK to the extent that post-season 5 Macaque does.) He does team up with some people though...

Remember Mei-

She is among the few survivors of the attack on the city, and she takes on Ekko’s role. She is working with Redson and Macaque, who both embody a lost cause sentiment toward MK and even some hatred because of his actions.

Mei has an internal conflict in this situation. Given her past with MK and the lengths he went to save her from the Samadi Fire, she struggles to give up hope even when it seems obvious that the MK she knew is gone.

So yeah that's an afternoon I'll never get back.

The only thing i am truly struggling with is Victor and Jayce. I mean, as I’ve set it up I don’t really need a Victor and Jayce, but come on- it’s not Arcane without the doomed yaoi. I'm open to suggestions.

Also would love additional feedback on this. It would be so fun to make this a fan-fiction or comic, but I don’t have the time for either rn. if anyone is interested in doing something with this feel free- just tag me cause i wanna see. go ahead and change it- whatever you want i’m letting this be free real estate- go nutts. idk maybe i’ll make some fan-art scenes after the semester ends, we’ll see.

[yokarny-yokai]

Silco's coat gives me vampire vibes....

That is probably a reason why I'm thinking about an AU where Silco is actually a vampire. Not from the begging but as a result of Singed saving his life after the murder attempt by Vander.🤔

Gosh I wish I could read a fic like that... ⬇️

Perhaps there was barely any chance of survival so Singed decided that introducing a very rare mutation (with low survival chances as well) on top of some version of shimmer won't change much but would give him some new info and maybe save Silco's life if he's lucky enough.

Silco survives and indeed becomes a vampire. Need for blood drinking and all. Food tastes like ash to him now but drinks are okay. Enhanced physical abilities, senses and regeneration is definitely a boon in his line of work. Strangely enough regeneration does not in fact affect his eye or the scar on his face. He also lost something he can't quite pinpoint. But that's probably expected for someone who died and was reborn.

When he takes Jinx in and she eventually finds out she's very insistent that he should turn her so she would become his "real" daughter. But Silco is adamantly against it because chances of surviving the transformation are extremely low. He does everything he can to assure her that she's enough the way she already is.

When he finds her barely alive on that bridge and rushes her to Singed he's willing to do anything for her to survive. So when apex shimmer proves not to be enough to save her Singed uses Silco's blood to try and turn her.

It works. She dies and comes back to life again changed. And this time Powder is really dead there's only Jinx left after all the new biochemistry rewired her brain. All ghosts gone. It's so strangely clear and quiet in her head. She feels she lost something but it's probably not that important in grand scheme of things? She's alive and Silco is happy that she is. And maybe now she could be even more useful for him and his cause...

And Vi? She left her again. Walked away with that enforcer girl. And she died again but not just figuratively this time to finally be completely reborn as Jinx.

[thewistlingbadger]

There are too many misconceptions around Vander's first death for my liking. Jinx is in no way shape or form responsible for Vander's death. Vander and Vi, very noticeably, survive the explosion. Since he did not die from the explosion Jinx caused, Jinx cannot be held responsible for his death. Silco ALSO isn't responsible for Vander's death. Silco does stab Vander and push him over a ledge, but once again, Vander very noticeably survived this. Vander drank shimmer, which is most likely the only reason he survived, got up, fought deckard, choked Silco, and then saved Vi. He was very much alive. What actually killed him was the fall damage he took when he saved Vi. He jumped out of a stone wall of a two story building and landed directly on his back. You can see as he gives his last words to Vi, blood is rushing out of the back of his skull. This is very clearly what ends up killing Vander, and I'm tired of people trying to shift blame onto someone else.

[sodaspons]

Arcane s2 spoilers

It’s two different tones, but the scene in season one where Silco finds Jinx on the exploded bridge and rushes her to Singe is so similar to how Jayce rushed Viktor to the Hexcore. They’re both so desperate to keep this other person alive, no matter what it could do to them.

And it does change them. Viktor and Jinx both have drastic shifts that take place after being “saved”. Jinx becomes a symbol to the Undercity and Viktor becomes… whatever he is now.

The methods of healing are so opposed too. Shimmer vs the Hexcore. An engineered drug vs the arcane.

There have been parallels between Jinx and Viktor before, but they feel much more pronounced now. Both are being set up to be saviors for Zaun, but in very different ways

[brontidetales]

I need to get out my thoughts about arcane or I will explode

first watchthrough impression for arcane season 2 is that my only major gripe is the direction they took Jinx. the trailers, and more importantly the end of season 1 itself, promised us a Jinx who had embraced her demons as her identity and would lead the charge of a violent revolution.

Why was that not what we got? I enjoyed her spare moments with Isha and Sevika, and I know Isha was supposed to represent Powder still being alive, but then they went and killed her so Powder symbolically died again when we already got Powder's symbolic deaths in episodes 3 and 9 on season 1! Plus the baptism scene with Silco, and the time she was literally brought back from death with shimmer! They could could not symbolically kill her any harder.

I just feel like the reveal with Vander and her going to Vi after would have had better punch if she was actually leading the underground against Vi's dictator ex. Vi feeling torn between them, too.

Shafting of Jinx happened to lead to a shafting of Sevika and Isha really only being a— cute!— token with red, glaring death flags visible from space.

Okay, gripe over.

Sevika's on the Counsel, yay. Good for her being a leader and not a follower. WISH WE'D SEEN MORE OF HER.

Mel being a secret mage was an interesting direction to take her character, and I'm hoping that her being the de facto leader of Noxus now means that she'll appear in future projects. It was poetic and fitting that the only way she could get her mother's approval was by killing her to prevent further bloodshed (something she once argued against to her mother, killing one instead of thousands).

Ekko getting a glimpse of an alternate timeline with Powder where they're mostly happy, choosing to go back to save her (and everyone else), using a timeloop to keep her from killing herself, and her still dying (allegedly) anyway was beautifully tragic. Also, he got his time travel powers! Nice.

Jayce having to drag his way out of a rift in a broken city while disabled and starving was a clever way to put him on "even footing" with Viktor. Tbh, I'm going to have to rewatch to fully piece together these two's storyline, but I got the broad strokes. Very bittersweet, very visually bookended, not quite the kickoff for bitter enemies I was expecting but it's not like there was none of that, so. Neat. Butterfly symbolism. Time-travel kind-of-fix-it fic.

Vi and Cait getting a sex scene that didn't feel like it was animated one-handed by a man, and also a semi-happy ending is all I could ask for. I didn't personally see their reconciliation as rushed because the dictator-run was out of character for Cait and both she and Vi knew that and Vi has already proven she doesn't stop loving people even when they majorly fuck shit up. The second Cait expressed remorse would be the second Vi jumped on the chance to forgive her.

[shimmerbeasts]

Vi’s hand pressed against the side of the wall, her nose scrunching up as she took a deep breath. A fair hint of Jinx, just a little, but not enough. She lowered down just enough, crouched next to the wall as she opened up her mouth. Lips curled upward around her fangs as she searched for the smell deeper into her mouth. It pressed against her pallette as she dragged her claws harder against the wall.

There she was, her sickly sweet scent of shimmer mixed with the musky aroma of fur with lingering salt. “Jinx,” Vi hissed as she narrowed her eyes. Vi knew it could easily be a trap, or she had Jinx on the run. Her skin tingled with anticipation, ready to end this. First Caitlyn and then Jinx had come after her personally. Enough was enough, Vi had to end this!

Jinx had been right; Powder died. And Jinx killed her! Vi had to avenge her sister, she had to protect her memory. If only she had killed Silco herself, the man who helped Jinx kill her sister. Vi twisted toward the wall and clawed up it, climbing over it and landing on her feet. She raced through the street, no longer hiding her tail. Balance became key, as it twitched with each jump and twist. And then she skids to a halt.

“WHERE ARE YOU?” Vi roared as she curled her fist and twisted around. The smell held heavy in the air as she glared. Teh fur on the back of her neck fizzled up and her tail bristled. “YOU KILLED MY SISTER!” Anger boiled up along her body, quivering hands that curled into fist. Green eyes glared up at the sigh. Glowing purple and yellow.

The Last Drop.

Course she be here! This was HER home; Jinx wasn’t allowed here. Jinx, Silco, Sevika, all his damn goons. they didn’t deserve this place. She slammed the door open and took a few steps inside, once more sick by how it had changed. Her home, tainted by neon lights and shimmer and looking like a gambling joint and dance club. Music blared as Vi moved over and slammed her fist into the machine. It broke through the glass, shattering the machinery. The music screech and skipped and Vi ripped it out and threw it to the side to silence it.

“Enough! Enough of these fucking games, enough of your insanity!” Vi shouted, as she grabbed a chair and threw it to the side. “I’m tired of your shit, of you attacking Caitlyn, messing with her head. I’m tired of you trying to own me, like I’m some sort of pet. I’M NOT YOURS!” Her claws grabbed a table and flipped it to the side and she lashed her tail. “Your DEAD! And I’m going to be the one to kill you. So fucking show yourself you coward!” Vi wanted to end this, to save her sisters memory and to stop Jinx from tormenting her anymore.

Rock music blasted through The Last Drop. Loud, fast and wild. The instrumental chased the vocals as if it wanted to catch up. "In chaos, I reign, tear this place apart! Rebel heart. In chaos, I'm free, destruction is art! Rebel heart!" Loud giggling noises filled Jinx's ears as Isha jumped up and down and tried to perform faux leap attacks upon her. The little girl's brown hair bounced around from her fast movements. Jinx always stepped to the side, dodging just out of reach. She never used her Shimmer, though; that would have been simply unfair.

"Aaand you missed, again!", teased Jinx as she did an exaggerated flurry with her arms, and Isha rushed smoothly right under her. She grinned teasingly. "Better luck next time, speck. Au!" Gasping, the Loose Canon stared at Isha in mock offence as the girl took advantage of her gloating and hung onto her wrist, supporting herself with her hands and teeth. "Oh, no! I have been bested!", bemoaned Jinx theatrically, "Baby claws and baby fangs! Whatever shall I do?!"

Helping Isha back on the ground, she fondly rubbed at her saliva-coated bandages while the girl punched the air with her fists and made an articulation of joy. Jinx huffed and teased back: "A well-earned victory indeed..." Suddenly, she froze. Through the tilted window, Jinx caught the hints of a smell. Sharp and spicy, pungent like a predator's odour, but also with the hints of cleanness which only someone living in Piltover could have. Still, that smoky, pungent spice was unmistakably Vi.

"Playtime's over", Jinx whispered, "We gotta go right now!"

Isha looked around in confusion and fear. She gave a startled, little yelp as Jinx put her hands on her shoulder blades and hurriedly guided her up the stairs. The two Zaunites disappeared in the protective darkness of the upper floor, right as Vi kicked the door in. It's loud bang rattled through the room. Isha pressed her hands to her mouth to suppress another whimper.

Jinx turned back towards Isha. She and the girl had dropped on all fours to crawl further away. Isha sat there, frozen, her eyes wide in panic and fear. Jinx carefully crawled back to her, even as the screeching of the music coming to a halt and the loud smashing of broken furniture caused Isha to curl into a ball and cover her ears. Vi was roaring like a slighted tiger, which had its kill stolen. The words of her having killed her sister should have caused outrage or made Jinx spiral. But right now, Vi's yells and outrage did not matter. Isha's panicking mattered.

Reaching Isha, Jinx gently cupped her face. Waiting for the girl to meet her gaze, she signed: "I promise we are getting out of here. You'll be safe. I am not gonna let her hurt you." Isha whimpered and grabbed onto her torso. Hugging her tightly, she peered up and, through teary eyes and a snotty nose, managed to mime a clawed hand tearing a throat out. Jinx pulled her chops back and ground her teeth. Looking through the balustrade's decorative bars, Jinx watched Vi flip up a table and punch it against the nearest wall, where it splintered into a million pieces.

"She isn't going to kill me either", Jinx whispered under her breath, "I promise you that." Looking down, she signed: "I am gonna draw her attention, so you can get away. I'll fight her for you. Go into the office with the big chair. Blockade the room and climb into the rafters. There is a small window on the other side of the room. It should be tilted. Use it to get out if Vi breaks in. Find Sevika. She'll keep you save until I come back."

The hug tightened, unbearably so. Jinx nestled her chin in the nape of Isha's neck. Her fingers brushed through brown hair. Finally, as if it physically pained Isha, she pulled herself free and resumed her crawl towards Silco's office. Jinx took a deep breath and hardened her heart. Peering back down at the centre of the carnage, she realised that keeping Vi away from the staircase was going to be her biggest priority. No matter what happened, Vi could not get up there.

I'm going to need to draw her attention away from the staircase. Immediately, Jinx began to rummage around with her utility belt. Where are they? I know I built them recently. Finally, she pulled out a tiny monkey toy with two disks in its hands and a little airscrew attached to its back by a small pole. Giving the airscrew a rapid few turns, Jinx extended her hand out of the dark and let the small figure fly. Originally, the toy was supposed to simply entertain Isha. Now, it was going to weirdly contribute to her safety.

Bam, bam, bam!, made the little monkey as it slammed its disks together. It flew in a wobbly straight line over the balustrade and continued its flight - Bam, bam, bam! - across Vi's head and towards the exit. Shortly before it, its airscrew ran out of energy, and the tiny toy proceeded to awkwardly crash-land while continuing to drum around. As hoped, Vi walked over to the little toy to investigate it.

Right as her sister gave the toy a furious kick, Jinx climbed over the balustrade and dropped soundlessly onto the ground. Raising to her feet, the Loose Canon placed her hand on Pow-Pow's trigger, having the gatling gun's barrels point downwards. Stepping forward, Jinx looked at the damaged and ruined jukebox and finally chose to break the tense silence.

"YOU BROKE IT?!"

[zaunseye]

[@jynxd asked :: "👩‍⚕️ Put pressure on my muse’s wound (maybe after the breakout? Jinx is more worried about tending to silco than her own shit)" (ask meme here)]

 She was out. She was free. And he was bleeding. After the chaos of the shimmer gas bomb they’d used, inmates and enforcers alike were being driven mad by the sudden intoxication. How beautiful it was, to see shimmer bring out the monster in everyone it touched. Dustin and Ran were both in masks, saved from the temporary madness that this strain of shimmer was known to cause. He and Jinx were immune, already infused with so much shimmer that nothing more could affect them. They were free to watch the fighting, which seemed to roll out in front of him in slow motion. Such fierce blows were exchanged between inmate and officer alike. Blood flew through the air just as freely as the fists. It was art.

 In the midst of their rioting, he heard a rifle had go off, and something stinging in his shoulder. When he looked, he saw a fresh hole through the flesh of his shoulder, seeping purplish red into his coat. It was painful, but in a disconnected way, as if it was happening to someone else.

 Dustin saw the blood first, quickly gesticulating for them to get moving. Ran nodded in agreement, and the two started to urge him along. In his arms, still clinging to him like a child, was Jinx. He felt the strain of holding her, but refused to let go. He would keep his hold on her as they rushed through to the boat waiting below.

 It was a smooth escape, with too much to do to stop and focus on a single wound. It wasn’t until they were all the way back at the Last Drop at he even considered letting Jinx go to allow anyone to look at the wound. His daughter, much to his surprise, sprung right into action, herself, taking a bar rag and pushing it into the flesh of his shoulder. He winced, but didn’t fight against her touch. The monster inside thrashed in instinctual reaction, wanting to shove her away and go lick his wounds, but he fought the impulse by gripping the arms of his chair. “Child… You should be resting, not taking care of me,” he said through grit teeth, baring the sting of the wound being fussed with.

[blubombs]

The return of Jinx that day had been mostly due to Ekko. He had convinced her to not give up. That it wasn't too late. She had believed him. But after surviving the battle, her demons all came rushing back. It wouldn't change. She was bad luck. Dangerous. If she stayed close to Ekko, he would get hurt. And Vi would be better off without her. She had crawled out of that battle fueled by Shimmer. And it started to make her sick. It only felt better when she took more. Funny, Silco always told her not to take it. Even though he HAD to. Even though she helped him take it. And then he dragged her to Singed and she was hooked on it.

He should have let me die. She thinks bitterly.

After losing Silco, she knew that no one would ever love her again. And then there was Isha. And well, she died to save her. So now, Ekko and Vi both reached out to her. Their parents, Vander, Mylo, Claggor, Silco, and Isha. They all died. So many were by her own hand or actions. How could she allow anyone to get close to her? After all, she was a J I N X .

Vi's hug finally pulled her fully into reality. As vivid as the voices that haunted her were, they never touched her. She knew that the best thing for Vi would be for her to push her away. But when has she ever done what is good for anyone else? She melts into the embrace, fingers digging into the fabric of her clothes like they were a lifeline. For a moment, she just cried against Vi's chest. Not the loud kind of crying she usually did. It was quiet, tears and clenched teeth. And way too much shaking. She didn't have the energy to explode right now.

"I've been a bad sister..." She says, her tone almost childish. "I should have told you but...." Maybe she didn't want Vi to see her constantly shooting up with Shimmer. Maybe the idea of her seeing that still made her feel sick and afraid. She doesn't pull away from her. What if she just poofs away?

"You look so much better." I knew you would do fine without me. "I'm.... I'm sorry, sis."

Life never was kind to them. Not as children, not as adults. Not now as the war was over and the work was beginning. There were silver linings, Vi got to be with Caitlyn and they were both trying to work through their traumas together. And now Vi knew for certain that Jinx was alive. But things weren't perfect, and they never would be. Perfect was never for them. But she can make do with the imperfect lives they were given.

But her heart never felt full or whole after the war. It felt like a part of her fell down that shaft with Jinx and Vander. She would have shattered completely if Cait didn't pull through. Ekko stayed by her side the entire time after the fight ended, they'd both lost Jinx that day, and though she wasn't sure what had changed in him when it came to how he felt about his former best friend, she was grateful for the company in one of her darkest moments. She could only have so many cracks before she broke into a million pieces.

She made a promise to Vander years ago, that she'd look after Powder. And she failed it immediately thanks to that pig of an Enforcer Marcus. But he got his, didn't he? But even after everything, even with all the anger that dug into her heart, it could never outweigh the kindness. She could never hate Jinx. Cait was right that one time, even if it wasn't how she meant it. Jinx's blood is in her veins. But her protection of her isn't just out of obligation. That's her sister. No matter what.

She could hear the soft tears falling from the otherside, but she said nothing, just keeping her head and hands against the door, unwilling to force it open. It had to be her choice.

"Jinx..." Gods, she looked like she'd been through it. Did she have anyone looking out for her? Fuck, she could feel the tears pooling in her own eyes now and she suddenly pulled her in for a hug, holding her tight. "You don't have to say anything. I'm just glad you're alive." It felt like relief, it was relief, but a dread still lingered, the kind that knows there's a story to be told and she's not sure if she'll ever hear it.

[ieggthots]

Hihi can we get some Caitlyn x Undercity(gn)reader hc

Oh also you're doing a great job 🤘

Why thank you good person for requesting, haven't gotten a request in ages lol, and ty that really means alot ☺️

¤Caitlyn with a S/O from Zaun HCs¤

your probably thinking "how did these crazy kids meet?", well allow me to explain

You, not being a big fan of Silco and his crew, try your best to "rebel" in a way by disrupting shimmer production to the best of your ability

Once you got word by eavesdropping in on a conversation with Sevika and another crew member about the trap for the enforcers, you rushed over to topside to try and stop it from springing

Of course it was too late, but there was one line survivor, that survivor being Caitlym Kiramman in the flesh

You couldn't just leave her there! So doing what was right, you took her to a medic (I'm not sure what they're exactly called in Piltover) to get her some medical attention

Few days go by and you check up on her in her room as she was recently permitted to go back, and your met with a gun to the face

Thought she trusted you? She didn't even know you saved her life yet

"Wait! Don't shoot! I'm not a threat!" "How can I be so sure that you won't take me to be interrogated for info in the undercity." "Because I'm the one who saved your enforcer ass from Jinx's trap!"

... she had no words

A Zaunnite saving an enforcer? Not a likely thing to see

You two start to form a bond and start to find out you had more in common than you know

One thing being that the two of you try to minimalize distractions and get straight to the center of a problem

Another being your shared hate for Silco's shimmer empire, shes glad to know that even people from the undercity are not fond of it

The more you hang around her the more you become attracted to her, just something about her captures you, and you can't tell what

She finds out about your feelings for her, she reciprocates the feeling

Caitlyn was... unsure to say the least in the beginning of your relationship, she didnt know exactly what to do in the case of having a S/O as she's never had one, especially one from the undercity

You do your best to make sure she doesn't over exhaust herself with her work, as she's known to get carried away...alot

Cuddling? She'd be the big spoon on most occasions, just how I'd view her being

She is usually up and awake before you, so when your awake before her for once, you surprise her with breakfast in bed, you can imagine she's taking time to register this, but don't worry she is appreciative of you <3

"You did this.. for me? Your too kind darlin."

When she isn't occupied she likes talking to you or watching you do your own hobby, she is very intrigued in what you do, she may even tag along and do it with you

She will listen to you rant about anything that comes to mind, don't worry about her leaving because she will stick by your side until your done, she is a good listener

Another thing you two would like to do is go on dates to stargaze and have a nice dinner, as you didn't have that kind of luxury in Zaun

I know, it's not really my best, but I try. I hope it's good enough : )

[24hlevi]

Tears In The Rain

Jinx (Arcane/League Of Legends) X Gn!Reaser

Genre: Angst to Fluff, Hurt/Comfort

Warnings: Suicidal Thoughts, PTSD implications, Language

Summary: Y/n, who has been with Jinx since the beginning, decides to run away from the girl out of their own will, thinking she doesn't need them. Little did they know how Jinx felt about them.

Word Count: 1.9k

It's pointless. Like tears in the rain. What you were feeling was pointless when you were stuck in the undercity of Zaun. Depression was normal among the people in Zaun, to the point that there was no one that could even help with what you were feeling. Sure, you had felt this way before, but this time.

It was different.

You sat inside where you stayed, drinking from a random bottle you found in The Last Drop, knowing you were technically underage to be drinking alcohol, but it's not like anyone asked customers if they were of age for drinking before giving the drink, but you didn't give a shit currently. Why? Well, you didn't have a particular reason, per se. But that's how it usually was. Times where you would be fine one minute and a complete mess the next, falling down the rabbit hole that depression was and struggling to get out unless someone helped. And that someone was always your childhood best friend, Jinx.

You felt like a nuisance to everyone, especially Jinx who had grown into a strong woman, stronger than you for sure even if the roles were reversed when you two were younger. You couldn't handle it anymore. The pain of working with Silco, the stress of transporting shimmer to random places and hoping you don't die each time, the exhaustion of having to deal with drunk assholes everyday or men ten times stronger with shimmer, and most of all, the confusion in what you were feeling this whole time.

The confusion was mixed with many things, from wondering if Vi was alive or dead, not knowing why Silco hadn't kicked you out to fend for yourself yet, and why Jinx still dealt with you, to the confused feelings you had for the blue-haired girl.

You finished the bottle, standing up and stumbling to your desk to lean against it as you stared down at the many papers scattered on it, ranging from important stockings of shimmer for Silco, to random drawings Jinx and you had made together without a care in the world. Letting out a sigh, you picked up one of the papers that you kept since you two were kids, when Vander, Mylo, Claggor, and possibly Vi were alive. The picture was of all of you together, like one big family, making your eyes tear up a bit.

Flashes of past events rushed through your brain, forcing you to think about what happened those years ago. Trying to save Vander, Vi fighting with Vander’s old gauntlets, Mylo unlocking Vander, Claggor creating an escape route. The clanks you heard from the monkey bomb of Jinx’s was loud, and then the explosion. The explosion that killed Claggor and Mylo, leaving you stuck under rubble and smoke. You could practically smell the smoke and inhale it right now even if you were just thinking about it.

Your grip on the bottle tightened until you remembered what Vi did to Jinx and you. Abandon you both. A yell escaped your throat as you threw the bottle at the wall, resulting in it cracking into a million pieces like your heart when Vi left and never came back. You collapsed to your knees and put your head in your hands, rocking back and forth with salty tears running down your face like a waterfall that you hadn't even noticed due to you still stuck in your thoughts and mind that were telling you to finish it all. To leave. Because no one would notice. Silco and Sevika would be happy to not care for you anymore. No one in The Last Drop would even notice or anyone in Zaun for that matter. And Jinx would probably be thankful for you getting out of her way.

You stayed in your position on the ground until a thought popped into your mind. Why not run away? Maybe an enforcer will catch you and arrest you for something random and you would go with it just to go to prison and be away from everyone else. Or maybe someone who had taken shimmer will put you out of your misery because you picked a fight with them. Or maybe you would go to the coast to the ocean and stay under the water until you were gone.

You quickly got up, tripping over your foot before grabbing a backpack you had and started to shove random things into it. Not even thinking about what the consequences would be if you came back alive after trying to get away from everything. Or how Jinx would feel with you gone, the reality of how she would feel. All because your own mind was telling you the opposite of everything that would happen.

Once you finished filling up the bag to the brim, you walked back over to the desk and grabbed the picture, staring at it before putting it in your pocket and throwing the bag over your shoulder with the strap. You looked at your tiny room before stepping towards the window and opening it, looking down to see how you should get down.

Suddenly, you heard rapid knocking on the door, making your eyes widen. You quickly climbed out the window but you were still able to hear someone talk as you did.

“Y/n, open the door, you know it's meee!” Jinx whined on the other side of the door.

Your eyes went wider than they were before as you closed the window quietly before jumping down the fire escape that was really only unstable stairs down to the ground where you landed with a thud.

You stared at the window for a few seconds before shaking your head and starting to run. You didn't know where you were going, but at this point it didn't matter where you went as long as it was away from everyone.

Running had never felt so hard before up until this moment, where it felt like your legs could give up at any moment when you had done it too many times because of danger chasing you. Breathing had never felt this difficult, like you were choking on something that didn't exist. Your thoughts had never been this loud, encouraging you to keep going and telling you that what you were doing was right.

You kept running until you were at the edge of Zaun, the coast of the ocean. You walked onto the creaky wooden dock that was somehow still standing before sitting down on the edge of it, placing your bag beside you as you stared at the water.

All of a sudden, you felt something wet and cold drip onto your head, making you look up as more droplets hit you until it was pouring down in rain. You don't even know the last time it rained, but you didn't remember it to make you this cold. You didn't bring a jacket of course, thinking there would be no need which you now regret as you were shivering from the cold, your cheeks and nose feeling the crisp air that made them change from your normal skin tone slightly. You didn't care about your clothes getting wet, though, as they were already covered in blood from different people from different days.

You glanced down at your hands, being able to see through the white shirt now that it was soaked and seeing the familiar red marks under it from the last time this happened.

‘That's right’, you thought, ‘the last time this happened, I was saved.’

You remembered that it was Jinx who had saved you the last time, and you felt your stomach turn in disgust realizing the same thing might happen again. So you stood up again, looking down at the water below you as you took out the hand drawn picture from your pocket. It was wet now, but you were still able to see the picture fully despite the constant rain hitting it and making it worse.

“I’ll see you guys soon.” You said to yourself before putting the picture on your bag.

You closed your eyes as you took a step closer to the edge, half of your foot off the deck as you took a deep breath.

Just as you were leaning forward, ready to fall into the clouded brown water, you heard rapid footsteps and a yell before someone grabbed you from behind and pulled you back onto the deck, making your eyes shoot open and dart around as to who saved you this time.

When you rolled off the person, you sat up and looked at who it was, making your whole body freeze.

“What the hell were you doing?! Do you know what you were doing?!” Jinx exclaimed, grabbing you by your shirt and yanking you towards her.

Your eyes went wide at the sudden gesture as tears soon filled them. “I-I’m sorry. P-Please don't b-be mad.” You whimpered out through sobs and teeth clattering together.

“Wha- mad? No, I’m not mad at you, toots!” Jinx quickly wrapped her arms around you and held onto you tightly. “I would never and I mean NEVER be mad at you for something like this! Okay?”

Tears still fell from your eyes as you let the girl hug you, not moving from your position as you still didn't believe her words. It took a few seconds, but soon enough you hugged her back and put your face in the crook of her neck as you cried. “Why?” You asked.

Jinx looked down at you with a little shock on her face as to what you said before it turned into a much softer expression and she carefully moved your head so you were looking at her.

“Because I…” She didn't know how she was supposed to say or do this, having never done it before until she mumbled “Fuck this.” under her breath and kissed you.

The kiss surprised you to put it simply, and with how slow it was compared to Jinx’s explosive personality but you kissed back as the rain continued to pour down on you both. Eventually, after what felt like forever, Jinx pulled away from you and smiled at you.

“Because I really really really like you and I don't want you to leave. Not now, not ever. You're my trinket, and I’ll make sure you never think otherwise.” She said to you.

A smile crept up onto your lips as you looked back at her, “I really like you too, Powder.”

A grin fell onto the girl’s face as she kissed you again quickly before pulling away just as soon as it started.

“Let's get out of here, I'm fucking freezing.” She laughed, getting up and holding a hand to you.

“Yeah, me too.” You chuckled, taking her hand and pulling yourself up before going to your bag and picking it up but seeing no picture, making worry fill your head as you thought you lost it until you turned back to Jinx to see her holding it and smiling before looking up at you.

“I can't believe you still have this, it's been years.” She said to you happily.

“Of course I still have it. I couldn't stand throwing it away.” You replied.

Jinx walked up to you and slinged her arm around your shoulders and folded the picture before handing it back to you, “Well I’m glad you did.”

“Yeah.”

“Me too.”