#jinx and Isha is everything to me

[maynardotheratman]

I love how Jinx is all sad and shit because she lost her entire family and then moments later a child quite literally falls into her lap and basically follows her around until she’s forced to adopt her

[ardoria-art]

Sevika the one and only main character of the whole multiverse

[nametabz]

Jinx and Isha!!

[strawberryshortcake1495]

I feel like Jinx would TOTALLY regress, it just feels right for her character. But I like to think she wouldn’t openly regress until she meets Isha.

If she does regress earlier than that, it’ll always happen when she’s alone because she used to be embarrassed by her stupid baby emotions. Some days, she’ll wake up from a nightmare still believing she’s Powder and cry her eyes out when Vi isn’t there to comfort her.

I think Isha would be a great caregiver because while she doesn’t know much about age regression, Jinx is her hero and she’ll be there for her hero when she needs her. Of course, Sevika would have to help with bathing and stuff because Isha has little noodle arms teehee

And I know DAMN WELL that Vi would be over the moon for little Pow-Pow. She loves her baby sister so much and is very much capable of wrapping her up like a burrito and forcing her to watch movies until they both fall asleep. As for Caitlyn? I’m not sure what she’d do with this information.

[brown-bear-64]

Honestly the best way I can describe the 2nd season of Arcane is written by extremely competend writers who bit off way more than they could chew. Especially in that short of a timeframe.

It's possible that it was a higher up decision for future League shows, but the focus on the Black Rose & magic worldbuilding took away focus from the core cast and the narrative of 2 cities/sisters opposed to one another. They desperately needed at least 3 more episodes

The writers are competent, but they made some deliberate choices I don't like and pulled focus from things I believe they should've left in focus. It feels like the entire narrative of the show got changed between seasons, and maybe it was always the intention and I should rewatch the entire show front-to-back without a massive hiatus in-between them for me to get it, but from my current standing... It could've been more, and the things that they did focus on and give time to were really good. It's just that the show lost its priorities and primary narrative along the way

[mooneggtarts]

something i'm curious about is, regarding that post you made about hairstyles + the Jumping Spider AU post where you re-drew the Arcane poster with TDL and Orange, does TDL just... force those close to him to style their hair the same as his? and is there another reason behind that or does he just want all of them to look similar?

Omg Jumping Spider ask akdjsjd

In the hairstyle one, he kinda force it on TCO, but he didn't expect TCO to actually go along with it akdbdjd. Said that he was "joking" but that just earned him a glare from TCO.

And in the Jumping Spider au, Orange is the one to ask Dark to help him make his hairstyle look similar to Dark's! TDL refused to help at first, saying he's "busy" and "I don't do makeovers!"

So Orange just take matters into his own hands, but it looked.... crappy wkdbehfdj, then Dark just facepalm and snatch the razor from Orange's grip and take hold of the situation.

Different situations comes with different context kinda deal y'know?

[rmbunnie]

Not to be contrarian they'll grow to have a lovely bond but it kinda seems like Jinx was mainly upset at Isha protecting her from Vi in s2e3 because it stopped Vi from continuing to attempt killing her rather than out of any concern she had for Isha's safety

[becasbelt]

jinx unwittingly becoming a symbol of revolution is giving katniss everdeen. it's giving "I didn't sign up for this, why should I see it through?" it's giving "I've never been looked up to let alone adored in such a way." it's giving "they wouldn't look to me if they knew how broken I am." it's giving "I don't care about the greater cause, I only want to keep my little sister safe." teenage girls being thrust into leadership roles that they never asked for, based on actions that are perceived as radical and inspiring to others that, through their eyes, were seen as the only option left for them to do.

and yet when their moments of playing into their roles happen, they can't help but be so genuinely surprised and touched that this is how people see them. that somehow, without trying, they've given hope to so many people.

[ecstarry]

EUGEEE TALK ABOUT MORE ARCANE AND MY LIFE IS YOURSSSS (i love how all my marauders mutuals are also arcane fans)

jamie!!

ugh caitvi has taken over me, i think what keeps calling to me about them is similar to what calls to me with ships like rosekiller where i think a lot goes unsaid, not because they don't have the words (which they don't tbf) but because they really don't need it? and the words they do say to each other have so many layers between them, that's why i find it so so special how they look at each other and the gestures they have towards each other, how they can't help their decisions are influenced by the other weather they do it consciously or not.

i also think this dynamic happens to be this way more because it's how it works with vi, not so much cait. but cait who is so incredibly well spoken and probably has always felt like she must be assertive and all her words must be carefully chosen and meaningful just feels so fucking good knowing she doesn't need to do all that for her and vi to work out.

i think actions over words is something vi and jinx have in common. kinda why isha affected me so much, istg their relationship was one of my absolute favorite things, and ofc this non-verbal way of forming a relationship is the focus of isha and jinx but i think it's something vi is capable too. because it's also how it worked most of their arc between vi and jinx.

like once again it's a pair of siblings who the way they love each other will continue to affect how they love others. which shows i think in the other universe, with how jinx/poweder manages to love, because she loves vi in a different way too

here's the letter i wrote from jinx to vi, the fic is called Waiting Room because well "i know its for the better" just hits so much with them.

[beezabub]

spoilers for arcane season 2 act 3

Who told Sevika that Isha was dead?

Who told Sevika that Jinx was dead?

I want it to be Vi. I want them to be not quite comfortable with having a conversation - the last time they saw each other they were beating the shit out of each other, remember? - but I want it to be calm.

I feel like I need to write down all of my thoughts on this and make it a fucking "where the hell was my wife for the whole season" fix + aftermath

[beens-on-toast]

Well Arcane has fucked me up. And I got an exam later today too. I should've known. I should have known.

[blinday]

Who are your fav characters in Arcane?

I can't choose between my children. Or my spouses. It's literally impossible. I have like 59 tabs on ao3 all for different characters.

But also Ambessa.

[unholylevitation]

You can tell there was much more interference in this season in terms of those who control the IP because if this had been a true sequel to the first season rather than a quasi-sequel being held at gunpoint to push IP then Warwick wouldn’t have made an appearance.

Bringing Vander back is a cheap attempt to smooth over the fact that his death will rot between Vi and Jinx forever in Arcane and a cheaper ploy to introduce more IP.

If they were going to bring back Vander, they should’ve played a Cerberus and made it both Vander and Silco which would’ve driven natural conflict between sisters, the creature itself, and anyone’s decision on how to handle the creature. Or best of all; no one at all! Just leave it out! Let the haunting continue to be done by ghosts, as it should be.

The story of Arcane diverged from LoL’s existing canon to the point where Warwick existing had to be driven in tandem with empty plot device Isha to pull off something resembling movement.

Warwick existing does not satisfy exploring VI’s suffering the way they so desperately want it to. It certainly doesn’t address Jinx’s suffering. Episodes 4 through 6 could’ve been driven by character conflict and gotten the job done 1000% better. Right down to Vi and Cait having ACTUAL conflict driven by stunted conversations and flashbacks and attempts to reconcile that can’t penetrate their mutual hurt just yet.

Like something that Episode 7 does really well is impress upon the audience that loss doesn’t have to equal tragedy. And that the tragedy of the character’s current world is that the main players can’t let go of their loss enough to see or understand each other (even Ekko!!).

Warwick, especially as he was used, is like a bandaid over a grievous battle wound. He addresses nothing and is honestly insulting to the story.

[kobyhydrangea]

Arcane spoilers

This scene destroyed me while watching

[heyywhimsy]

how i’ve been coping

[tackykachowch]

I will use this chance to say that Isha's head is big ASF like why is it so big gahd dayum

LITERALLYYYYY. Her design is SO uncomfortable to look at and just ???? Why???? There were a TON of child characters in season 1 and all of them looked amazing. What was the reason for making Isha that way? It's like they replaced not only the writers but some of the art team as well, because character designs in s2 are mostly worse as well.