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cracks knuckles. DU in the Fantasy AU
so obviously the deity they're entertaining in the Fantasy AU is an alternate version of Yighraru
(or, the funnier option, it’s the same Yighraru, and for some reason it just understands the mortals of the fantasy AU world way way better. It being the same entity that exists in a different dimension entirely would also kind of check out with the eldritch deity thing)
Petruccio and Gonzalo, probably when they were just starting out as warlocks, sort of communed with them by accident. It was an interesting conversation. It baked their noodles a bit. Yighraru is so goddamn bored that they asked if they could talk more, and seeing no real harm in it they agreed.
Eventually they began trying to summon demons to make a contracts with. Around this same time Yighraru tells them they've been watching the two for a while and is having so much fun with 'their strange hobby of playing pretend.' Could they do that more? Also what exactly is it??
They explain it. Yighraru is delighted by the concept. Gonzalo and Petruccio go "Y'know, we were kinda going to put together a traveling theater anyways. You can 'come along' and watch all you want!" and they go "YES PLEASE"
Deimos and Phobos are summoned. They're not happy about it at first, thinking they've been pulled away from the other and won't be able to spend much time with them anymore if they're *forced* into a mortal's service
and then they see TWO warlocks AND their demon bestie. Gonzalo and Petruccio are practically inseparable? Were planning on traveling around together anyways, so if Deimos and Phobos sign contracts with them they can stay together? okay yeah sure we can talk.
The contracts are made, and the four decide they’re going to need money if they really want to get their traveling theater troupe. So they decide to take some commission-type things to hunt monsters. This keeps the warlocks’ skills sharp, and gives them and the demons a good chance to learn each other’s fighting styles and figure out the best ways to work as a team.
Petruccio and Gonzalo also end up getting a lot of ideas for their own original productions, which they’re more than a little excited about. And Deimos and Phobos go “oh they’re so cute. They’re so excited about this.”
They slowly pick up more people. Alinda, Antonio, and their kid end up joining. Alinda has been studying the occult and various Lore of the outer gods. She's actually pretty excited to meet Gonzalo and Petruccio, because she’s heard that they’ve been talking to an outer god semi-regularly.
Antonio watches his wife like "Aw look how excited she is :] I love her so much I'm so glad we met these guys it's been a while since she's been so hyped up about something :]" He’s hard of hearing due to some semi-recent accident, but gets along fine.
Leetol Peony sometimes gets to act on stage with them for some performances! She's so excited. She often gets to help make props though and she always gets to come on stage at the end to take a bow as one of the prop/set designers
Isabella got recruited because Gonzalo and Petruccio saw her magic abilities and went “dude. Oh my god. Can you imagine the shit we could do with that?? She could do flashy stuff for her part AND set off special effects! Holy shit we need her on the team”
Bea and Lodo were just monster hunting and teamed up with the group for a few marks, and then Gonzalo and Petruccio went “you guys are really cool and we think you’d be awesome for our group. how do you feel about theater and acting”
Sortino was probably incidental. Like. He wanted to get out and decided running off with the traveling theater was a good way to do it, assuming they’d take him. His stage fright was way too much for him to join as an actor but he can cook like a god. And he was more than happy to help with set pieces and props.
Francisco was likely recruited early on because shit can happen and it would be a huge help to have a doctor with them. He probably helps with set pieces sometimes too.
Sforza I’ll have to figure out still. I’m toying with the idea that, for whatever reason, he can hear/speak to Yighraru incredibly easily, and between that, Gonzalo & Petruccio being quite curious about that, and Alinda being FASCINATED and wanting to (very gently) poke at him to see why that might be, he ended up tagging along. Not entirely sure what all he’s doing, though. Might just be hanging out.
Most of them actually didn’t initially really care so much about the theater thing. But, which the exception of Antonio, they didn’t really have anything else going on, and it sounded like fun to travel the world, so they agreed. And then they got really into it NWJSHSJ
Antonio was far more concerned with staying with his family than anything else, and Alinda really wanted to stick with them for a while and learn more about Yighraru, so he was happy to come along. He didn’t even have to join the troupe as an actor. He was probably just supposed to keep an extra eye out for any potential threats, but Peony wanted to act and begged her dad to join in a few shows. And he turned out to be really good and was having a lot of fun.
#Fantasy AU#Deimos’ Understudy#DU Gonzalo#DU Petruccio#DU Phobos#DU Deimos#DU Antonio#DU Isabella#DU Lodovico#DU Beatrice#DU Francisco#DU Sortino#DU Sforza#DU Alinda#augh that’s so much
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This picture of Scar and Tango is so gorgeous??? I love it so much I want it framed and put on my wall rn /silly
#picture is from Aimsey btw!!#well idk if they took it#prolly from like. a photographer ir maybe aimsey is just hiding secret camera skills O didn't know about#goodtimeswithscar#gtwscar#gtws#tango#Augh I love them so much your honor
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After A Long Day (NSFW)
Paring : Kenji Sato x Reader
Tags : Doggy style, Vaginal penetration, Make outs, praise , after care, Fluffy ending, Reader has some type of long hair, established Relationship, Kenji has some sort of complex.
Summary : After a long day of work, Kenji comes home to his lovely girlfriend with a surprise, merch she got of his jersey. Seeing his name and player number on you does wonders to his already inflated ego.


Kenji Sato was everywhere, his face and name of hundreds of billboards and products, it dose something to someone's ego.
He loved the support from fans, the attention from media but most importantly, he loved coming home from a long day of interviews, events, and partiess to you.
Simple and lovable you.
He parked his bike outside before entering his mansion, placing his helmet and keys on the dinner table before seeing you sitting in the living room on your phone while the TV was running.
He made his way over to you, your eyes looked up from your phone screen to see him suddenlt infront of you, you can't lie that you got a little startled but you were more happy he was back before it got too late,
He bends down and plants a soft kiss on your forehead, tucking a stray strand of hair away from your face in the process. He sits beside you as he unzips his biker jacket, "whatcha' watching?" He asks, wondering what's got you so focused this late at night, throwing his jacket to the end of the couch promising himself he'll clean it up later, throwing his arm around your shoulder, pulling himself closer.
"It's a tie between the TV and my phone if I'm being honest" you giggled placing your phone down, you met his loving gaze, placing your hand on his chest, softly kissing his cheek "how was your day sweetheart?" You asked softly, almost as a way of apologizing on you being so voided.
"Good, busy as always." He said like he was waiting for that question all day, meeting your hand on his chest, moving it, holding it while it rests on his lap "Well, it was mostly interviews and shooting for promotions for the team, after that we had a few drinks."
You listened intently as he got into the details of his day, complaining mostly. Giving your thoughts and opinions whenever he asked.
"That's about it. What did you do the whole day?" He asked after wrapping up his day, "Nothing really, just watched TV and cleaned up here a bit, " you said plainly before you stood up from the couch.
"Something I ordered came in the mail though," you said with a smile on your face. "Yeah? What is it?" He asked, as your smile peaked his intrest.
You took his hand, pulling him over to the bedroom, perverted thoughts alredy entering his mind, thinking you probably ordered some slutty liengre and wanted to show him.
You sat him down on the bed as you escaped into the bathroom, asking him to wait for a moment as you closed the door.
As soon as that door shuts he alredy started imagining what you're gonna walk out wearing, probably wearing something tight and strapy, an idiotic smile alredy appearing on his lips from picturing you in something that small.
But he remembered you weren't the type to get something like that, maybe a new dress? Something light for summer. His past thoughts still lingering no matter how cute the dress would be, imagining just lifting it over your hips and fucking you dumb.
His hands covered his red tinted face from just imagening it, sexual frustration just from you keeping him in suspense, "Ken? You ready?" Your voice through the door snapping him back to reality "Huh? Yeah, yeah." He said, a slight stutter from his voice.
You creecked the door open, as he took a deep breath, he opened his eyes.
You wore an oversized jearsy with his team's name on it, it looked simple enough, He thought it was cute, swing you show support for his team, practicly his second family.
Until you turned around, moving your hair to the side and there he saw it, a big 7 and his last name on your back.
You couldn't miss it either, it was right there, black bold lettering on the thin white fabric. You walked closer to him as his eyes were fixated on the way it hugged your body and how your thighs were peaking of out of the fabric just bearly.
Straddling his lap as he still couldn't find the strength to move a muscle, until he did.
His shaky hand going under the jersey, rubbing your bare hip, as you kissed him, your hands running through his hair as his hands creeped up your thigh looking for some panties to pull down, truely a perfect way to end his day he thought.
A giggle exits your mouth as he pulled away from the kiss, a puzzled look on his face before he felt you push him down on the bed snapping him back to attention suddenly, your mouth alredy leaving marks on his neck eagerly, seeming like the both of you werent even on the same wavelength.
"You arnt gonna find something down there, I'm not wearing anything" you whisper nonchalantly before continuing to attack his neck with kisses and love bites.
Basically hinting the fact that you're weren't wearing panties.
"You planned this didn't you" he breathed out
Is eyebrows widen in suprise, he takes a mintue sinking it it before accepting his fate before he layed back with stupid smirk, enjoying the free hickies while he undid his jeans.
In a few minutes you found yourself under him, the jersey just slightly above your midriff, his eyes widened. Holy shit, you really weren't wearing anything under that.
His signiture grin on his face as he pulled down his jeans just above his thighs, he swore he saw hearts in your eyes when you felt him press against you.
He had a feeling you've been pent up for a while, he was just too busy to do anything about it, until now ofcourse.
You felt him pick you up and made you lay on your stomach, pulling your hips right against him, feeling him throb in-between your legs, so close yet so far from where you realy wanted it, you felt his hand grip onto the flesh of your hips.
He leaned down, closing the distance between you two, his chest right against your back and his lips millimeters away from your ear "Feel that? All for you babe." He said in a husky tone, right against your ear, a grin on his lips after hearing a whine come out of your mouth hearing those words.
Your body jolted, feeling something familiar prod inside you, His mouth still right against your ear, not changing a single thing. you heard his breath hitch everytime he gets deeper.
Your body shivered from the feeling, you've missed this. You've both missed this.
He held your hands over your head, pressing them against the bed sheets as he gently bucked his hips, moving carefully feeling how tight you were around him yet taking him so well.
He was taking it in, fucking his perfect girlfriend, having her perfect voice loud enough to echo around the house, thanking his perfect self he got a place far from anyone else.
He got to have you, all to himself, after a long work day, wearing a jersey with his name on it.
With his name on it.
He let's go of your hands remembering something, one of them holding you by your hips, rutting in and out of you while the other one tucks your hair to the side of your shoulder, revealing the back design of his last name and player number on your back.
Shit, he felt so egotistical and narcissistic but this was better than any kind of liengre or sundress you could ever buy.
Looked like a scene from a wet dream he could've had.
You felt him pick up the pace, started moving aimlessly yet his tip kept rubbing the perfect spongey spot inside you. Your voice started raising, getting louder than it always was, not like you could say anything from your fucked out state.
His muscles started to tense, getting lost into he feeling of being inside you, spitting out praise.
"You're doing great baby," or "you look so fucking good for me." He'd coo, with just saying how much he loves you, and parts of you like how your hair was a mess, how perfect it looked when his cock would disappear inside you, or just worshiping your ass.
And most importantly that desperate arch on your back, only making it easier for him to hit that sweet spot over and over again.
The room being filled with the sound of moans, skin slapping against skin and the creaking of the bedframe. Laser focused on the overwhelming feeling of your walls around him, fluids dripping down your thigh, staining the bed sheets.
"Fuckk, Kenji, Kenji!" you cried out, making him stutter in his thrusts, hearing his name escape your lips a few times.
Hundreds, thousands, even millions of fans have cried out his name but nothing was quite like that one.
He kept going, this time with quicker, more feverish thrusts making you start to babbel words, "Whyd you stop?" He teased "cmon, who do you belong to?" He said, a sinister laugh following his remark.
"You" you breathed out still being thrusted in and out to, "names baby, I'm gonna need names." He said in a faux pity tone, you didn't even have to turn around to know he had the biggest, dumbest smile on his face right now.
You melted in his grip, you moaned his name again with more passion, feeding that ego of his. Knowing only he was the one making you feel like this, the leg trembling, spot hitting, eye watering kind of sex.
With his player number and last name on your back, he was thinking of finnishing inside and starting a family alredy, making you really his.
But that would be a bit too much to baby trap you, he knew you weren't going anywhere.
Seeing his last name on your back just drove him crazy, sining in the thought that one place, one day, that's gonna be yours too.
He wakes up from his baby fever trance to your voice "Fuck, Kenji... I'm so fucking close" you curse out, your hand meeting his, his other one continually making you bounce against him.
His spare hand layers over yours, holding it against the bedsheets, as he closes the distance once more, his lips right against hers, "Go on, you've earned it." He says before buying his face into the crook of your neck.
At that moment, you started seeing stars
He feels your walls tightening around him and you moan out his name for the final time. Seeing your body tense up and legs shake for him was something he would never forget the feeling of, knowing how good he made you feel never gets old.
His thrusts slow down as you come down from your high. He pulls out stroking his shaft a few times to the view of your fucked out body, using the white opaque liquid as lube, spilling his warm seed onto your curves, some hitting the new jersey by accident.
"Shit, you might want to wash it now." He laughed, you were too tired to make a comment on him alredy cumming on your new jersey.
Minutes pass, maybe around an hour. You see your loving boyfriend bring you your favorite tea "still sore?" He asked, "just a bit.." you reply back.
Now in a new pair of clothes and him snuggling up to you in bed, turning on the TV and putting on both your favorite series.
Truley, the perfect way to end both your days.
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A/N : Haven't posted in a hot minute, I know. Sorry to my followers, I know this is something new, but I swear the bnha fics r coming, there somewhere in my files 😭
A/N : Those who've read in in the first 13 hours actually pointed out there was a typo, so thank you for that <3. I'll try to spell check more diligently since I mostly only write late at night <33
#kenji sato#ken sato#kenji sato smut#ken sato smut#smut writing#kenji#kenji sato x reader#kenji sato x you#ken sato x reader#ken sato x you#ultraman#ultraman rising#i love him so much#augh
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(to taste) only enough to know what you cannot have
#art#painting#coyote#traditional#coyotes#oil painting#traditional art#my art#shoutout to quinacridone violet i love you quinacridone violet. also added quinacridone magenta to my palette for this one bc i needed#something a bit more Pink for the prickly pear#also photographing my oil paintings is such a pain in the ass good god. i usually have to cobble together two photographs to account for#how much the flat panel picks up the smallest amount of glare or light augh#i know the tips. i know the tricks. they can only help me so much with what i have#which is also why i'm only posting this now despite it being done for at least a month hdgsklhfdl
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I love how Troy was patting Earle's back while he's crying during the premiere party :'D
#I love the epic cast so much augh#epic the musical#epic ares#epic hermes#calciumcalm#calciumcreates
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we were fucking ROBBED
#art#twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 part 8 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 part 8 spoilers#the only ssr i'll whale for#oh my god i loved this update. holy shit#got some ~compositions~ in mind so i'll get to the more serious stuff later#in the meantime those first couple of chapters genuinely made me question if i was perhaps trapped in my own absurd dream or not#the whole-ass video just DROPPED in there idia how long were you WORKING on that#don't forget to like and subscribe! :)#i demand that all cutscenes be animated in that style forevermore#i also demand that all clothing changes henceforth be done via magical girl transformation phrase#not just in the dreamworld. all of them.#DREAM~~~~~FORM~~~~~CHAAAA~~~~NGE#also savanarook was so unexpectedly precious! i want to protect him.#augh there's SO MUCH and i am SO PLEASED with all of it#anyway i guess we're going to be going through everyone's dreams after all!#and it's going to be a THING!!!!!!!! CLOSURE AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE FOR EVERYONE#(insert 'it's all coming together' meme)#man i hope 'please watch this video' remains a running gag it's AMAZING#also i cannot believe#i cannot BELIEVE#that the plan is actually literally#defeat malleus by inviting everyone else to the party except him#HIS ULTIMATE WEAKNESS#malleus doesn't get to be in smash bros
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(Au belongs to @keferon !) they won't leave my brain oh my goddd



#my art#fanart#maccadam#mecha pilot jazz au#jazz#prowl#jazzprowl#transformers#jazz's mech is so fucking cool#i had so much fun drawing him augh
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! KISSES TO CELEBRATE
#crowcraft#dc#timkon#tim drake#dc robin#red robin#kon el#conner kent#superboy#this is an older one but ough augh I have drawn So many timkon kisses#what can I say. I like them#queueing a bunch of art for this week and next yayyyyy#FINALLY. I draw so much I post so little. it is the Curse#THEY DO THIS AT MIDNIGHT BTW. SO IMPORTANT
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It feels good to be able to help. (for @overnighttosunflowers)
#critical role#criticalroleedit#imodna#southerngothic#marisha ray#laura bailey#imogen temult#laudna#laudna cr#gifs#*#*cr#*parallel#*request#cr3#ship: imodna#1k#scheduled#16m c3e4#3h15m c3e12#18m c3e17#3h16m c3e19#17m c3e40#2h35m c3e46#1h38m c3e49#3h48m c3e102#THANKS ABBY for all your help on this!!!!!!!! you're a real one. i hope it turned out at least a little bit like you wanted!!#revisiting all these moments was such a heartache-y nostalgia trip. i love them so much...i MISSED them so much........#also it wouldn't fit in this set but imogen laughing and saying 'it feels good to be able to help!'#and then her face falling and watching with so much worry and So much love when laudna quietly folds in on herself. augh
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Wanted to draw some fanart for @asksonicverse (created by @verizzafai )!
It’s such a fun ask blog hehehe love those “diff universe versions of same characters all teleported to white void where they must interact” was always a guilty pleasure of mine since I was a kid XD
Anyway hehe
Paradox confused about his feelings lol

And the polycule 🥺💖✨

For when they make it back to their world (whenever they want I guess XD)
I may be primarily a Sonadow shipper but Sonshadamy is also just so precious I love them💖
#I wanna draw so much more but man it’s just been so busy as of late augh#my art#asksonicverse#Sonadow#sonshadamy#rargh#I love gay (and poly) hedgehogs#also I find it so funny that even though shadow(buck) is technically dressed as a locksmith#he just looks like a barista instead 💀💀
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The GGG discord is great
#shitpost#ggg#capochin#augh#this was one of the jacked up embroideries dont worry#sorry to everyone in the tags looking for good artwork of this wonderful horrible little old man#i love him so much#i never watched dr who#but i know lady cassandra#yuckie
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hey guys what’s uOH MY GOD WATCH OUT!!1!1!
based off this absolutely blursed gem of an image i unearthed some time ago:

#IT’S A PAINTING BTW PLEASE DONT SCROLL. I WORKED SO HARD PLEASE#lazytown#sportacus#no id#giddly’s art#AUGH!!!!!#i spent like 5.5 hours on this one… what the freak. that’s SO MUCH TIME to my adhd cocomelon brain#[side glance at the many other blursed lazytown images in my camera roll] and i’ll do it again bitch
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The “John is going to pay attention to everything about Arthur’s personal life because he needs to know how to easily manipulate him” -> “John pays attention to everything about Arthur’s personal life because hes his friend. And he loves him :)” pipeline is very cute
#I am feeling so much about this podcast and am skittering around my house#AUGH#malevolent#john doe malevolent#moo’s words
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Mr. Flamme never works (unpaid) overtime
He might reconsider
#Twisted wonderland#rook hunt#twst rook#rollo flamme#twst rollo#croissant de lune#I think this is the first time I ever post characters actually kissing on this blog because I feel too self conscious about it usually#and even now ahaezhfdjs I'll be closing my laptop so fast after posting this bc i feel cringe augh#Oh and rollo also doesnt chase around during lunch breaks since it's a break- gotta eat those healthy 16 grapes and 2 croissants amirite#maybe that his meals bc the church doesn't pay him too much in this au... that might be it...#aight I'm going to hide now
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some aimee outfits
#mostly yoinked from pinterest#i was pulling my hair as to what wardrobe aimee should have#bc its so hard to find good color palettes for lavender esp if im not going for the pastel route#def a skill issue on my part#i just went with a lot of dark colors to make her hair stand out#next time im drawing her she would be in trashier and sluttier outfits u_u this is too casual#but also without leaning too much into bimbocore bc i personally am not into it augh idkk i need to find that balance#aimee the heartbreaker#my art
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Viktors Disabilities, a Speculative Analysis
Ever since i first watched Arcane i have wanted to know (and i mean this in the nicest way possible,) what was wrong with Viktor. His disability was never explained beyond “he was born with a malformed leg”.
And so, i was left alone in the house with my thoughts today so i took it upon myself to figure it out, (and talk about his medical issues so i can ignore my own lmao) and i am releasing my thoughts upon yall!
(disclaimer: yes i am aware that this arcane is a fantasy world that is not our world and the disorders/illnesses and treatments will not be the same but the issues he has have to be based off of something (especially with how detailed this show is and how many references are made throughout.) this is not me trying to say that he definitively has any of these conditions, i’m just comparing them to conditions that exist today and suggesting what Viktors disabilities may have been based off of.)
(disclaimer pt 2.: i have not played League of Legends, i do not intend to play League of Legends, i have only watched Arcane and i am only talking about Arcane and Arcane lore and what i have been able to figure out from watching Arcane and spinning it around in my brain like it’s in a microwave.)
Now, i think i’ll just start from the beginning, and go in order of development.
1. Viktors Leg
According to the wiki (and about every other site that talks about Viktor) he is said to have been “born with a malformed leg”, and said pretty much nothing else. Now, when Viktor is an adult, his leg appears to be very not-malformed, so, let’s start at the flashback.

Now, even in the flashback Viktors leg looks normal. It’s pointing forward, and looks totally fine. But as the clip goes on, and he gets up and starts moving, the problem becomes apparent. Here’s a clip:
Yall have probably already noticed what i’m talking about with this clip, but i want to illustrate it more because the clip moves so fast:


As Vikto moves faster, his foot shifts inwards! It shifts inwards pretty severely (i mean, he full on trips on it), and the only time in this entire clip where it is doing so. And that is because the other times he is around someone else. I think he is purposefully pointing his foot forward and in turn walking on the wrong part of his foot (balance issues), and more than likely causing himself pain 1. to appear less ‘crippled’ and more “normal” to other people, and 2. because clearly, his foot is pointing inwards to a degree that is impairing his ability to walk.
Now to me, (and i’m not a doctor so if any actual doctors want to call me on incorrect information please do so!) this looks like Femoral Anteversion, or a twisting of the femur that points the knees inward (it’s typically found in both legs but it can happen with just one)

Now this isn’t necessarily a terrible thing, ~10% of children are affected with Femoral Anteversion (or “pigeon toes”), and most of the time it resolves itself, unless it is super severe, at which point it requires surgery to fix it. Which, of course, Viktor did not have access to.
Now, his leg does appear to be normal as an adult, but the femoral anteversion thought is still plausible. There are 3 reasons i can think of for this one.
1. He got to Piltover and after a little bit Heimerdinger noticed how messed up his leg was and Viktor got the surgery to correct it as much as possible (it’s implied that Viktor was in Piltover for years, based on how he acts and the fact that he’s Heimerdingers assistant) (this thought doesn’t seem very plausible to me, i don’t remember seeing any surgery scars on his leg in the hexcore scene, but it is a possibility.)
2. He’s simply just still correcting his leg. The reason we wouldn’t see him mess up like we did in the flashback is that he’s about 24-25 in act one, and i’d say that 14-15 years is probably enough to get used to doing that sort of thing.
3. (Honestly this one seems to be the most plausible to me) His leg has (partially) corrected itself. Most children whose femoral anteversion fixed itself had normal gaits by age 8-10, but that’s an average age and those typically aren’t perfectly accurate to everyone (i have. very personal experience with that.) and it makes the most sense to me that his leg has mostly/partially corrected itself and he’s just also continuing to self-correct to avoid appearing any more disabled than he already does (he shows quite a bit of internalized ableism throughout the season, and his line about people not listening to him because he’s “just a poor cripple from the undercity” really drives it home for me, honestly.)
2. Viktors Deterioration
When we first truly see Viktor in act 1, he seems lively, and unless he’s actively walking, he’s not using his cane, not really (he hangs his cane on his arm to read a book with both hands (really great rep btw, we do in fact do that!), he leans it against a desk to pace in front of a chalkboard with Jayce, he puts it down somewhere to go help Jayce with the experiment, etc.).
I mean, look at his stance, he’s not really leaning on his cane for support, more likely he’s using it for balance, and as an assist to his bad leg, rather than an attempted replacement like we saw in the flashback.
But in act 2? Hoooo boy

Look at that, beyond just looking 10x sicker, look at his posture, his shoulders specifically. He is actively leaning on his crutch (because he needs a crutch now, the cane wasn’t enough), using it like a replacement. Now, over the course of the ~7 year time skip, Viktors condition has deteriorated enough that he 1. needs the braces 2. needs a crutch 3. can no longer even get up without his crutch, let alone take a single step!

i mean, even when he’s sitting down, he’s holding onto it, leaning on it. The way he uses his crutch, how skinny he’s gotten, how much more tired he seems, all of these things say some sort of newfound muscle weakness, but why?
And the braces. Let’s start with the leg brace, since it’s right there. How it’s built around the actual leg and knee looks a whole lot like a much cooler unloader knee brace, or a knee brace that redistributes weight away from the weakened knee. I have to wear one of those when my knee gets really bad in the winter, when it starts buckling randomly and just.. not working. Which makes sense for the muscle atrophy/weakness theory i have, because that leg was already weak to begin with, and his knee would have been all kinds of fucked up if he did spend basically his whole life misaligning it like i’m thinking he did. (and to support that theory even further, the way that the brace goes over his foot as well reminds me of the braces some children wear to attempt to correct their ‘pigeon toes’ (which have been proven not to work, btw)
Now, the back brace. I’m gonna be honest, this part took me the longest, it truly confused me.

When you look at it, it just looks like a thoracic back brace, with some extra support on the hips (once again, pointing to muscle weakness)
But the thing that really confused me?
The screws in his back.

It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out what procedure this was referencing (Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation (i’m like really sure that the screws aren’t showing in the real life surgery but the fact that they are makes sense with Arcanes style)), and an even more embarrassing amount of time to realize that the golden screws in his brace weren’t connected to him. (i am. very tired.)
But essentially, a Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation is a less invasive spinal fusion procedure. Now a spinal fusion can be done for many, many reasons, but only one really fit.
Support, because of muscle weakness.
Every single thing that got added on to Viktor could be explained by muscle weakness, but there’s never any explained reason why he was so weak all of a sudden. His terminal illness is cited as a reason but that didn’t really make sense to me, all of these procedures, all of these mobility aids made perfectly to his measurements would’ve had to have been caused by something with a much slower onset than the illness would have given him.
And after literal hours of scouring, i have a theory.
Post-Polio Syndrome.
The timeline makes sense, Viktor would have most likely gotten sick before the flashback, when he was a child (a lot of children who get Polio fight it off without even knowing they have it). Viktor is estimated to be about 32 in act 2, and the average time between the initial Polio infection and Post-Polio Syndrome onset is about 20-40 years (inconsistent numbers).
Now some of the symptoms we have no way of knowing if they affect Viktor or not, but the main ones that caught my eye were muscle atrophy, chronic fatigue, and, you guessed it, muscle weakness.
Given where Viktor lived as a child, and how heavily polluted it was (remember that Viktor was in the undercity over 10 years before we saw it in act 1 with Vi and Powders childhood), it’s not too far of a stretch to say that he could have contracted an illness very similar to Polio as a child, and only really be feeling the affects of it now.
3. The Illness
I have 2 main theories for Viktors illness, the first one seems to be the most popular among the fandom: Tuberculosis.
If you’re unaware, Tuberculosis (TB) is a sickness that mainly affects the lungs, with the main symptom being coughing up blood. Now this is a really good theory imo, it fits pretty well, with some of the other symptoms being muscle atrophy, fatigue, malaise (general feeling of discomfort/unease with no discernible reason), loss of appetite, and severe unintentional weight loss. all of this sounds like our guy, no?
TB can take weeks to be symptomatic, so we probably just caught Viktor at the worst time ever lol with this theory.
My other theory is actually one my friend suggested to me, and that theory is COPD.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive disease that is basically a terrible combination of chronic bronchitis and asthma that can be caused by exposure to pollution (Viktor grew up in the Undercity before Cassandra’s vent system, i mean the river he was playing on had an oil slick on it, i think it’s safe to say he was exposed to some pretty severe pollution as a child.)
This theory makes a lot of sense to me, because it’s said in the show that his illness was probably caused by the air where he grew up, which this would have been, while TB would not. (not 15-20 years later, at least) COPD, once it reaches stage 4 is very severe, any flare up of symptoms could be life threatening at that stage, and the symptoms? Fatigue, shortness of breath, coughing, weight loss, and less frequently, coughing blood.
Anyway, i guess that concludes my analysis/comparison? I’m gonna repeat that i’m not definitively saying that ‘he has this condition and this is why!’, i’m just analyzing and speculating on what different parts of his disability is based on in real life. So, let’s just all be nice, yeah? (also PLEASE feel free to use this as a reference point for modern aus and stuff!!)
i do genuinely think that Viktors disease progression and his deterioration is one of the best examples of chronic illness that i have seen in media, in my experience (both with my own issues and what i’ve seen in other people) and Viktor himself is one of the BEST representations of what it’s like to be young and disabled and the internalized ableism that comes with it (if anyone wants to hear about that i will happily yap your ear off about it!
Anyway, for real this time. Yap session over.
[edit: if you like this you should look in the reblogs there’s a couple of really good in-depth deep dives from others that build on this!!]
#also i am 100% behind the hc that Jayce designed and built Viktors aids#viktor#viktor arcane#arcane analysis#arcane#arcane theory#media analysis#disabled representation#viktors disability isn’t talked about enough :(#viktor arcane i adore you#AUGH I LOVE HIM SO MUCH IM SOBBING
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