#i’m so sick of these ridiculously bad takes

[sapphiresaphics]

I love that you’re complaining about what happens season 2, as if Vi DOESN’T fall in love with an enforcer in season 1. Like all of season 1 was her falling head over heels for the person she’s supposed to hate, and you’re ignoring ALL of that to bitch about season 2.

Arcane critical criticisms of season 2 can only exist if you ignore the context of season 1.

Why would you use this sequence of shots

As your opening scene

And then just never properly tackle Vi's feelings towards becoming an Enforcer? Let's say I was convinced enough that she'd join up for the Jinx hunt—my sister's gone I need to lay this ghost to rest—where was the guilt that should have been eating her alive afterwards?? And the working through of that guilt?

I don't know if I dislike this writing choice more, or the deluge of fans nodding along to the tune of "love and understanding can fix all of it"

[sapphiresaphics]

I do have to wonder how many of the people “criticizing” arcane are literally children and for whom Arcane is their first “adult” TV show given how BAD their moralizing and understanding of nuance is.

Like, I don’t recall seeing anything THIS BAD in the Blue Eye Samurai fandom. And Mizu has done far worse things (even intentionally) than Caitlyn ever has.

And it’s weird cuz I keep seeing a lot of them comparing CaitVi to… Catradora?

Are you guys children who came to Arcane from She-Ra? Is THAT why you’re struggling to deal with the complexities of the story and bemoaning that characters aren’t “punished” for their transgressions?

[sapphiresaphics]

So I’ve got a new one from the Caitlyn hating crowd on Tumblr. I’ve never seen this one before:

Hey guys? Is it #MeToo for two consenting adults to have a relationship?

Like I’m sorry… but does any of THIS look like Caitlyn is MOLESTING Maddie?

If anything Caitlyn is the one being groomed here since Maddie is a Noxian spy put there by Ambessa and she doesn’t really seem like she’s interested in Maddie all that much. Right?

Like the point of the MeToo movement (oh god I can’t believe I have to explain this) is about exposing how people in positions of power (mostly men) abused their power to rape and coerce other people (mostly women).

Two consenting adults in a clumsy lopsided relationship isn’t the same thing. Have these people never heard of a rebound? Or do they think just because Caitlyn is a general Maddie HAS to be fawning all over her like a blanket.

Oh wait:

Yeah…

Yeah they actually DO believe that. They see the Maddie X Caitlyn thing as Caitlyn using her position tot power to groom and molest poor sweet innocent Maddie, and that Maddie is fawning over her like a lost puppy because she’s OBLIGED TO!

I just… I can’t with these people…

Arcane Critical is the dumbest hashtag on tumblr I think. This is so patently absurd and misleading and ignorant.

[sapphiresaphics]

Had a lengthy conversation with this piece of shit. I personally can’t stand it when people exaggerate the things Caitlyn did to hate on her.

Saying she “beat the shit out of Vi” is such an overblown statement for what happened in the show, especially given what Vi and Jinx just went through.

But it’s when I started talking to them about the grey that really pissed me off. Saying Caitlyn gave everyone in Zaun CANCER is SO BEGIND THE PALE to what happened in the show that it infuriated me.

So I debated with them privately and…

THEY ADMITTED THEY WERE EXAGGERATING. After complaining they weren’t when I confronted them with it initially! All I wanted them to do was to not lie about what happened, and they ran me through a whole mess of responses before finally admitting they lied.

And when I asked them to post that on my post and apologize for it.. they refused.

Well you’re not getting away that easily, my friend. Here you go! Here’s an anti-Arcane hater admitting they were an exaggerating the effects of the grey to make a point.

Fucking lying assholes. I can’t stand this bullshit. You’re not making a coherent point if you have to LIE and EXAGGERATE about it to do it. You don’t have to exaggerate what Caitlyn did to find it wrong. You’re just showing the world that you can’t process negative things in an intellectual way. You have to reduce NUANCE into BLACK AND WHITE terms to comprehend your hatred.

Fuck that bullshit.

[sapphiresaphics]

It’s not “anti-science,” it’s anti-MAGIC.

The Arcane is NOT scientific. It doesn’t behave scientifically. It LITERALLY possesses Viktor and steers him down a path he normally would not have taken. The effects of the magic wreck havoc on the world, topside AND bottom.

Like, in League of Legends lore magic exists as a result of cosmic Eldridge horror entities and it has its own wants and desires. Using magic is DANGEROUS because you can never be sure if your intentions are ACTUALLY your own or not. Magic WANTS to be used in the same way the One Ring from Lord of the Rings WANRS to be found.

Maybe you need a brush up on League of Legends lore before you start criticizing its systemic issues and equating magic with science?

one more thing i definitely dislike about arcane is how...weirdly anti-science it is. maybe it attempted to be talking about the ethical decisions that are involved in scientific progress but instead...

tell me why a disabled man's pursuit to alleviate his suffering is treated as going against the very nature of the universe when his disability is hardly 'natural' (if such a thing exists) but rather caused by the machinations of the upper class of the society he lives. a society that has created many more disabled children and orphans just by how it functions. but ohhhhh magic science bad...don't mess with the order of nature...

[sapphiresaphics]

The council decides to invade all of Zaun to get Jinx.

Caitlyn: “innocent people will get caught in the crossfire!”

The council doesn’t care. They’re planning to invade anyway.

Then the attack on the memorial happens.

Caitlyn: “We aren’t prepared for a full scale attack, the attack on the memorial proved that. So I’m planning to lead a small elite strike force into Zaun with 3 objectives. Dismantle shimmer. Arrest anyone associated with Silco. And get Jinx.”

Caitlyn looks into her Kiramman archive to figure out a way to do this without hurting a large number of people. Discovers the Grey vent system and puts into motion a plan to use the Grey to clear the streets using it like tear gas and attacking only facilities associated with Silco and his fellow Chem-baron goons as a way to prevent unwanted civilian casualties.

The show literally shows Caitlyn and her team using the vents themselves to enter and exit areas and attacking ONLY the chem Barrons and their goons.

Fandom: “OH MUY GAWD! CAITLYN IS LITERALLY HITLER GASSING THE ENTIRE CITY IF ZAUN! THE GAS IS CANCEROUS AND KILLS ON IMPACT! SHE’S SUCH A HORRIBLE PERSON! SO MANY INNOCENT CIVILIAN LIVES LOST! I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE HURT INNOCENT CIVLIANS! DRUG LORDS ARE STILL CITIZENS AND DESERVE HUMAN RIGHTS! ACAB! ZAUN IS A GAZA PARALLEL! DICTATOR! DICTATOR! DICTATOR! KKKIRAMMAN”

Me: Jesus fucking Christ almighty….im so fucking tired…

[sapphiresaphics]

I’m tired, everyone.

Tired of loving a character that is universally maligned and hated.

Tired of people conflating the classism issues in a fictional show to real life wars and terrorism.

Tired of people gushing about how the mlm ship is somehow “gayer than the on screen lesbian sex scene.”

Tired of people not understanding what the word fascism is, how it works, and applying it to anything they dislike with no thought or ounce of self reflection.

Tired of people conflating being poor with moral righteousness.

Tired of people refusing to actually do the work and analyze the show they claim to like.

And most of all… I’m just tired of all the ridiculously bad takes.

[sapphiresaphics]

You can tell that I’m starting to piss people off because so many of these “anti” people have blocked me for calling out their dumbass bullshit.

That’s not gonna stop me though! Screenshots for the win, bitch!

Anyway, as per usual this is a dumb post by a dumb person. Vi is NOT “clearly having a panic attack.” She was sad, yes, and very emotional. But having emotions isn’t having a panic attack. Panic attacks look a very specific way and this does not track.

And yes, there absolutely IS something romantic about this. At her lowest point thinking that she just lost both Jinx AND Caitlyn, Caitlyn comes in and informs her that she let Vi make this decision to save her sister. Caitlyn, the woman who’s been hunting her sister for 2 seasons, whose mother was blown up by her, who sacrificed so much to capture her sister… waltzed into the room and let her know that she forgives Caitlyn for wanting to save her sister and that she’s letting her anger go because VI’s love is more important to her than her hatred of Jinx.

At her lowest point thinking she lost Caitlyn, Caitlyn came in and let her know she’s worth the love. That she’s not a bad person for making the decision to free Jinx. That her love for her sister IS still important and a worthy quality to have.

That’s HELLA romantic. What the fuck are you talking about?

And yeah… it IS impulsive. And it IS selfish. Two things can be true at once.

[sapphiresaphics]

^^*————

My dude… if that Amazon warehouse was manufacturing CRACK… then YES! They are complicit! This is not rocket science.

Also, remember when Jayce killed a child and Vi said “he knew what he was getting in to?” If a child knows he’s working for a criminal, then fucking grown ass adults do too.

Jesus Christ you guys will do ANYTHING to tie fascism to Caitlyn, won’t you? Fucking racists at this point the lot of you are.

[missmouse43]

6 weeks of breathing clean air, I still miss the smoke…..

🏝️🤙🏄🏾‍♀️🏄🏼‍♂️💔

[sapphiresaphics]

^^^———

It is WILD that you say “selling drugs and engaging in gang turf war does not make you not a citizen” as if that changes the fact that they’re still CRIMES.

I mean, if your logic is that Zaun is technically part of Piltover and thus falls under Piltover’s jurisdiction… committing a CRIME under their jurisdiction means you can suffer consequences from your actions. No? It doesn’t MATTER if you’re a citizen or not. Being a citizen doesn’t give you free rein to do whatever you want! You have to obey laws!

If I’m a citizen of a city in America, and I do a crime, the police of that city are allowed to take away my rights as a citizen. That’s what being a citizen in a functional society MEANS!

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YOU WEIRD ASS MOTHER FUCKERS????

[sapphiresaphics]

This show isn’t for you. Get out.

Just finished watching Arcane season 1……. Why are they turning Vi into one of those ACAB liberal alt girls that ends up with a racist/cop bf? 😭

[mymelodyisme]

Hello again hon it's me the christmas anon, I hope your doing well and your feeling okay, I saw your gum and tooth post and hope that's not anything serious you know? As for me I'm doing alright....theses last two days has been heavy on my mind but I think sooner or later I'll be okay.

*leans over and kisses your head*

Better be taking good care of yourself too lol

-❄️☕️

Hey hon!!!! 🥳 I’m doing as well as I usually do. I 🥺 have a blister or something on the gum that connects the teeth to the chin. You know that little spot directly at the front center of your mouth that feels like a thin web yeah it’s tucked there and eating is a nightmare 😭 if it doesn’t go away soon I mean I’m not gonna do anything special I have to just wait till my dental appointment. So boooooo but at least I’ll be okay eventually, as will you!!! Life is like a tooth infection, you ache, and you feel it everywhere, but then you consume a nice little pill and it’ll make you feel better. 🤔 hmm that’s a horrible analogy.

But no, actually I do hope you’re okay 🥺♥️🩷 life can suuuuuuck and days can be awful and heck even a week or more can be stressful a time but what’s cool about being alive is that??? It doesn’t have to be so bad! You can be nice to yourself! You can surround yourself with people who are nice to you!!! And you can just say fuck it!!!! And walks outside and make it different. Running away to disappear into the woods dropping all socials and becoming some towns local cryptid is a perfectly viable option. I think I’d like to live in the woods as a witch but I’m 😭 a BIG baby when it comes to bugs. I wouldn’t survive in the wilderness for even an hour. I’m a delicate plastic flower. But no really, I say for the third time, you’ll be okay eventually. When I think about life I think back to how when I was little girl playing games like Homer Simpson Hit and Run. I always wanted to walk around the map and enter every building. And I knew that wasn’t possible. There’s nothing in them because why would the developers make that when they don’t have to? Well we’re real!!!

We can enter any building, go to any location, dig into the very ground we stand on and I think that’s kind of cool. There’s so much to life that we don’t think about and maybe sometimes we should be a bit more curious about what’s inside 🥳 treat yourself like a video game building. What can you find inside of yourself that makes you excited to take a peek. Idk!!! I hope that made sense!!!! It’s so happy to see you ♥️🩷

[floral-hex]

I just want to get blasted, either out of my mind or into the sun, I’m not picky

[nemesyaaa]

rafe cameron x sleepy!reader

summary : you were just the sleepiest girl of the town. (kinda sweet smutty prompt / etablished relationship. soft! boyfriend!rafe.)

warnings : except smut, nothing much. bad sleeping shedule.

author's note : /.

“ I’m fucking tired.” you yawned as you entered the room. since the beginning of the evening, you had only been looking forward to getting back to the soft comfort of your bed.

you couldn't help but become sleepy, which meant letting your boyfriend take care of you because you were unable to stay awake. you never needed to be careful because rafe cameron always had his eyes on you. and as long as you were next to him, as long as he could feel you even if you were dead asleep and drooling over his chest, he allowed you to take a nap on his lap for hours. it was one of your few privileges.

something he didn't allow was people waking you up. if it he had to shut down every fucking noisy kook in a room to let you sleep, he would do it. it was his own version of let me burn the world for you but in a better way, more like let me quit this entire world for you.

you loved these moments of calm and peace when you slept wearing only one of his t-shirts acting like a dress around your naked body, and white high socks.

rafe was spooning you while you were already falling asleep, the reassuring and warm feeling of his cold fingers slipping under your t-shirt, his large hands covering the flesh of your waist , letting his strong arms gently slowly pulling you towards him. the shushing sound of his lips hovering your neck as you were dragged by his thick fingers. your barely covered body lazily comes closer, as soft breaths break the silence of your mouth, quickly followed by the sleepy whines of your tall boyfriend that holds his grip tighter in your hips, making sure you can't go anywhere, even if you were in a deep sleep.

you had a complicated relationship with your sleep schedule because you were sleeping both too much and not enough at the same. you could be fully awake at 5am but literally dead asleep at 12pm. for the simple reason that you were not sleeping at the right time, nor at the right hour, nor in the right place. you were one of those sleepiest girls who would disappear for hours not because you were going out on the town with friends or even stepping foot outside, but because you would sleep for hours on end.

you told rafe that you were just closing your eyes to take a nap but you ended up waking up in the evening.

when you woke up, you were completely lost and disorganized but above all so tired. it was almost ridiculous. your boyfriend was now used to your eyes half-closed, your hair completely messed up and across your exhausted face, drool on the corner of your lip with that oh-so-stupid expression.

he lay down on the bed, while you looked at him with wide opened eyes. at this point, you weren't even sure you recognized your own boyfriend. “ rafe ? ”

“still asleep, babe? "

his voice was usually low, while he brushed away the trail of drool that was leaking from your mouth with his thumb. you nodded, and he smiled. “ such a baby. ”

you were a terrible temptation. he could have fucked you while you were sleeping. and maybe that was even what you wanted sometimes when you slept so scantily dressed, leaving your tiny thong in full view while you lay on your back, legs unconsciously spread.

“let me help you…” he whispered as he flipped you onto the bed, pushing your thighs apart to make himself a place. he had pulled down his boxers without removing them completely, before forcing your legs open with one hand. "fucking wet. i bet you dreamed about that dick inside you."

the smirk on his face was pretty charming and sick, and he pushed the fat tip of his cock against your soaked slit, before making morning slaps on your little glistening cunt. his length was so hard, hitting your sensitive bud. the plushy mushroom getting glossy from your weeping hole. he looked at you, holding his dick in a hand with your wetness dripping from the shaft, as you had a hard times focusing on his movements but he squeezed your cheeks on his hands, pulling your face closer to him. “ get that mouth open, want to be able to spit on it whenever i want. ”

it was also a pretty excuse for him to force you to keep your eyes open. when he first pushed in with a hard thrust that literally arched all your body, you screamed out of pleasure and pain. he didn't wait before starting working his dick faster in your swollen cunt. you always take him so good, and he can't help but pound you even deeper every time he hears your sleepily voice moaning softly, the whining getting louder and bigger as he stretches you open. you were too good, a forbidden pleasure for sure, your sloppy pussy fully soaked him.

little by little, you begin to be fully awake, eyes filled with shining tears. you were a mess that was crying and panting from the roughness of your boyfriend, crybaby whines begging for rafe’s attention. your mouth getting muffled by his, he shushed you through the kiss, heavy breath and drool falling between your lips. “ s-s-slow down ! ” you cried out.

he mocked you gently, answering with a wicked smile. “ what about faster ? thought that's what you wanted ? ”he was still fucking you, but now a hand reached your throat, as the thickness of his length stuffed the inside of your walls, hitting all the spots. “ r-rafe. ” you exploded.

you were shaking, gasping for air and throbbing, eyes still locked in rafe's gaze while you lost your mind, thinking of how deep he was inside you. your cunt still twitching around his cock, making you unable to catch your breath and literally choking against the hand pressed on your throat. you were already tired, the inner of your thighs dripping with arousal and legs breaking with each thrusts. and those massive orgasms didn't help. his face was now sweaty from the heat and the sex, hot breaths escaping his lips and absolutely no sign of exhaustion. he could fuck you to death. and you wish you could reach this level but you were already too drained by the fast back and forth. “ this is how i should wake up my sleepy girl every morning. don't you think ? ”

he finally managed to cum, spilling thicks of loads inside you. your head failing in the bed as he slowly pulled his dick out, before pushing it into your mouth. the sight of your tongue licking every single drop of juice left him even horny, your pretty lips weeped with cum and wetness, that he smeared with the tip of his cock, before letting you clean everything.

“ it was not a fuck, it was an attempted murder. ” you told him.

“ don't inspire me for round 2, you will regret it. ”

“ don't complain me about why i sleep this much when you fucking me like that. ”

“ i'm fucking tired…” you said, a little yawn leaving your mouth as rafe and you entering the room after a living pool party, were you literally rested on your boyfriend’s lap during all the event, falling asleep on his shoulder as he was still talking with his friends.

he was now used to since he dated you from a long moment. he was now able to take care of you every time you fell asleep. as always, there was no warning. you could be smiling, living the party, it doesn't mean you were not sleepy. He sometimes complained about how much you slept, but at the same time, how much you didn't get enough sleep.

“ no shit. you were literally drooling over me. ” he said sarcastically. “ lift your arms. ” he commanded, before helping you remove your dress.

he almost passed out when your breasts literally bounced out of your bra as your arms leaned down, his dick slightly growing and forming a bulge inside his pants. but damn, it was not the moments because he knows for sure that you will now fall asleep. AGAIN.

“ do you think topper is mad at me for sleeping at his birthday’s party ? ”

“ do i look like the type of boyfriend that i care about what another man is feeling about my girlfriend ? because, i'm not. ”

“ it was rude…. it's his birthday ! ”

“ babe, i could even fuck you right in front of him that he wouldn't even care or remarks. don't you see how he was just drooling like a dog because of my sister ? ”

“ maybe, i should call…”

rafe had raised an eyebrow, his jaw twitching slightly as you pulled on one of his t-shirts. “ since when do you have topper’s number ? ”

“I mean with your phone. Why would I have his number. Anyways, i'm sorry for this…it's pretty embarrassing. ”

“ What about looking me in the eyes if you at least want me to believe you about your apologies?”

“ Don't fight me right now, i'm tired.”

“ And actually, when you're not ? ” he mocked, and you finally looked at him.

“ When i'm sleeping, it's obvious. ”

“ You forget when i fuck you’. It doesn't seems like you're very tired. ”

after showering and brushing your teeths, you moved to your favorite place in the world — your bed. you loved the clean of the sheets. you covered yourself with the blanket, dropping only your head out.

when rafe appareaded, you couldn't help but stare at his perfect body. you followed his moves, lurking to the good and big shape of his biceps, the well-sculpted ridges of his abs, the visible v-line curved on his hips. “ don't look at me like that. ” he warned.

“ then i will look at someone else. ”

“ funny. ” he said, chuckling without smiling. “ that you think i will let you do such a thing. but keep daydreaming. ”

“ no need to be jealous. there is no kooks better than you. ”

“ does it mean there are pogues better than me ? ”

you sighed, shaking your head and crossing your arms.

“ i don't even hang out with pogues ! don't take it in the wrong way. what about watching a good movie before sleeping ? ”

“ be serious. i know you well, you're gonna fall asleep before the movie even starts. ”

“ no ! i'm fully awake. ”

“ which movies do you want to watch ? and there is no way i'm gonna watch that fucking film with a black cat and a ladybug. ”

“ then what about five nights at Freddy's ? ”

“ sounds better. ” he simply said, while typing on the dashboard.

your gaze leaned down on his ringed fingers, fast and thick. your slowly opened your lips, imagining how much they can stretch your mouth, leaving her with a pool of drool from how wet they're from your saliva. but also, how much they will manage to keep your mouth open without effort.

a sparkle shone in your eyes, and you wrapped your arm around rafe's one, making him look without really giving you full attention. “ what you want ? ”

“ nothing. did you find the movie ? ”

“ you like horror movies ? ”

“ no, i like josh. ”

“ bet he died at the end of the movie. ”

“ rafe ! ”

“ yea, keep crying. ”

he started the movie but you were very sleepy. again. you forced yourself to keep your eyes open but it was really hard. you blinked so many times to fight the urge of sleeping, but you're finally falling asleep.

rafe didn't stopped the movie because he was now too invested in it, but let your head rest against his naked chest, stroking your hair gently.

at the beginning of your relationship, it was so new for him to be this close to a person, to reach this type of intimacy but now he was craving for it, finding peace and comfort.

you were his sleepy girlfriend that was now sleeping over him, but will probably wake up in five hours when he will be dead asleep while, you will be looking for a nocturnal activity, trying to not wake him up.

sometimes, and a lot of times, you have sleepless nights that make you even more tired, and fall asleep early or late in the morning. you could feel though the sleep, rafe's arm loosening around your body as he manages to leave the bed to start the day while you just catching your night.

“ good morning, rafe. ”

“ it's 7pm. ”

“ ... ”

[sapphiresaphics]

Alright, couple of things you brains dead pleb.

1. She doesn’t miss. She shoots off Jinx’s finger on purpose. And the second time Vi actively gets in the way to block her shot.

2. Arguing that “Caitlyn never misses” has NOTHING to do with ABSOLVING HER of what would happen if she hit her target. Because obviously YES… if Caitlyn HAD taken the shot on Jinx and killed her over Isha, that would’ve been HORRIBLE and TRAUMATIC for Isha… which is WHY Vi steps in and stops it.

I need you to comprehend that when we say “Caitlyn wouldn’t have missed” we aren’t CHEERING for her or mad at Vi for stepping in.

You fucking cunt.

"Caitlyn wouldn'tve hit Isha, Caitlyn never misses" is so crazy to me because a) she missed like twice in that scene alone and b) even if she HADNT missed she would've killed someone right in front of a child. Jinx's brain matter would've splattered right into Isha's face.