#cut off parts of the longer posts so this post isn't a monstrosity lol

[arcane-strangeness]

HEY! SPOILERS FOR JINX'S NEW DESIGN AND POTENTIAL ARC AHEAD! READ WITH CAUTION.

So, the new merch, huh? Analysis below.

Oh boy oh boy oh boy, here we go. First off, her new look.

FLUFFY

Her hair was definitely cut while it was still in her braids, the choppy, uneven look (short in the front, longer in the back) gives the impression someone grabbed her by them and they was sawed off as close to the scalp as possible. Her bangs have gotten longer, so it's safe to say there's been a time skip by this point.

Next, the face paint! It's giving

Which is very interesting. Another thing to note, is she has her softer features toggled, assuming they posed the actual model for the merch. (For those unaware, jinx's model has a slider than can soften or sharpen her features depending on the mood of the scene. Pay attention during jinx and vi's initial reunion!) More on this later.

And now for her outfit!

Really really curious about her choker here. Did she take it from her original top? But the rest of her shirt definitely isn't recycled from anywhere. She's also got her X painted on instead of stitched. Again, interesting

BELTS

Our girl finally got rid of those raggedy ass pants. I wanna know how unstapling her leg went. She kept the sleeves, and her gloves.

She's also missing a finger, so once again we can assume it's post time skip.

Now, on to the fun part. The Gun.

Jinx. I love you. What the fuck could possibly drive you to do this

Joking, this monstrosity is sick as HELL. Rip cosplayers

so, after cross referencing this bad boy with her original blasters, this its what i was able to match up.

Our girl is upcycling!

She reused the top half of fishbones head (I matched his teeth), his tail fins (general shape and design matches, though she's added new ones as well), as well as the main plate on his body though it seems like it's seen better days (matched the paint splatter on his right side).

She took the trigger handle off pow-pow, and what I find most exciting of all, took something from Pow-Pow's LoL design!

The fins on the new Pow-Pow kinda reminded me of the cat ears in the LoL model, but not enough to make a solid connection.

now, the analysis:

everything here seems to suggest she's blending the new with the old. the braids she grew as jinx are gone, but she keeps the bangs. her style is much lighter, but she still keeps that signature jinx-ness throughout. the face-paint and softer features really seal the deal, it feels like she's accepted the part of her that was powder instead of killing it, while also remaining jinx. like how she combined the rocket launcher she ultimately made for silco as jinx, and the minigun that shares her childhood nickname, she's made peace with both sides and has come out stronger for it. couple this with Ella's line about how jinx is "becoming who she was meant to be" this season, and Ekko's line about "leaving things behind", it seems like she might get a redemption arc after all. or at least part of one.

i'm still curious how she's gonna carry that gigantic thing around girl it's literally as big as you

[galaxywhump]

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My Top Posts in 2021

#5

"Smile, darling," Daniel said as he held up the camera

cw: slavery whump, creepy/intimate whumper, defiant whumpee, pet names, humiliation, muzzles, swearing.

"Smile, darling," Daniel said as he held up the camera.

“Meow, darling,” Berkeley added, and his stupid grin only grew wider when Wren glared at him, not that it had much impact - not when he was kneeling on the couch, hands flat in front of him, feeling the infuriating scratching of the plastic band with cat ears on his head, Berkeley’s worst gift yet.

“Fuck you both,” he spat, his humiliation so overpowering that at that moment he wasn’t thinking about Berkeley’s opinion on his swearing.

“Oooh, aren’t you hissy,” he cooed, walking up to the coffee table to pick something up, holding it up and shaking it lightly to get Wren’s attention, “good thing I’ve got something that will help.”

Wren’s face was burning when Berkeley pressed the muzzle to his face and buckled it, tightening it far more than necessary; he was used to muzzles, but not when they had fucking whiskers drawn on them, and considering his tormentors’ reaction, their hearty laughter, he must have looked just as ridiculous as he felt.

“Happy late Halloween, sweetheart,” Daniel chuckled, clicking the shutter a few times, immortalizing the absurd sight, and Wren wasn’t sure what was worse - the humiliation or the way his stomach sank at that innocuous mention of just how much time had passed since he was thrown into this nightmare.

57 notes • Posted 2021-11-03 18:28:35 GMT

#4

It has officially been one year since I created this blog! :D

63 notes • Posted 2021-01-30 18:13:02 GMT

#3

Awake and Alive

[Masterlist]

Timeline: Escape arc, set after No Other Way.

cw: slavery whump, rescue, hospital setting (medbay on a spaceship), referenced stabbing, wounds, swearing, creepy/intimate and deranged whumper, knocked out.

~~~

Wren’s consciousness tries to surface a few times. Harsh lights tear their way under his eyelids, he hears voices, talking above him, muffled, unintelligible. Those moments never last long enough for him to become fully aware of his surroundings; his mind retreats back into darkness.

And then he wakes up, confused and weak, every nerve in his body itching, every sensation increased tenfold.

He wakes up.

“Lieutenant Rackham?”

He grimaces at the sound of the word he hasn’t heard in ages, and the voice he doesn’t recognize, which only makes him more confused with how out of place it is. What is even happening? How did he get here, and where is “here”? He was…

In Daniel’s arms, crying and begging as the knife slipped into his body with ease, he was dying, so how-

He opens his eyes with a gasp as the realization hits him with the force of a tsunami.

I’m alive?

(...)

72 notes • Posted 2021-10-10 14:58:42 GMT

#2

Hope

[Masterlist]

Timeline: set after Pushing Forward.

Welcome to the escape arc!

cw: slavery whump, forced relationship whump, creepy/intimate whumper, defiant whumpee, mention of noncon kissing, referenced character death, swearing, mild struggling to breathe.

~~~

Every single day he’s forced to look at the communicator, his hope. Sometimes his fingers brush over it, and he doesn’t give it a second thought. It’s there, teasing him, it’s right there, and yet he’s been unable to use it.

It seems easy, in theory. Attack Daniel, outsmart him. Defeat him, knock him out, tie him up, rip the communicator off his wrist, force his finger on the fingerprint scanner, threaten or torture him into revealing the code; but it’s still too much of a risk - I’ve been brainwashed into thinking that - and so he waits for an opportunity. Continues to bring Daniel’s guard down. Watches every single night as Daniel goes through his routine - taking the communicator off, putting it in the drawer of the nightstand, then securing it with an electronic padlock. Another code Wren doesn’t know. Another difficulty to overcome, somehow.

When Daniel turns around, smiles at him, pulls him closer, kisses him, Wren’s eyes remain fixed on the drawer. Salvation is right there, behind the padlock, the code, the fingerprint scanner, and that to him is the worst torture of all.

And then, one day, the drawer seems to be unlocked.

(...)

74 notes • Posted 2021-04-20 11:15:30 GMT

#1

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

[Masterlist]

This is a concept I’ve been toying with since January, but it never turned into anything more fleshed out. Inspiration suddenly struck, so here it is now. I’m not promising anything, the story’s more or less just a loose idea, but I’d love to do more with it.

cw: hero/villain whump, hero whumper, winged villain whumpee, defiant whumpee, capture, falling from a height, pinned down, struggling to breathe, restraints, drugging, needles, police, implied future captivity, alcohol mention, swearing.

~~~

When Oscar was caught, air left his lungs.

For a split second he felt relieved in a strange, detached way - the panic that was pushing him forward as he zigzagged between buildings was suddenly cut short when his pursuer caught up to him, when cold metal wound around his wings, pulling him down. His eyes went wide and his stomach sank as he was stopped mid-motion, and the fear accompanying the realization that he’d been caught finally rang in his mind.

No.

He flailed wildly, trying to free his wings, the last desperate attempt to free himself before he had to put his hands forward to break his fall, but once again his breath was knocked out of him when he hit the concrete. When he tried to get up despite the metal rope keeping his wings stretched out on the ground, there was a strange whooshing sound and something, two somethings, landed on him, pinned his neck and legs down, stopping him when he flinched violently.

No!

He tried to push himself upright, but whatever it was that was holding him down was merciless, and he closed his eyes and panted into the wet concrete. He’d been caught.

(...)

99 notes • Posted 2021-07-26 13:00:25 GMT

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