#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!!

[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

[mettywiththenotes]

Can't wait for act 4 when they all band together to fight another common enemy and afterwards Jayce stops, smiles and says "this truly was my... no, OUR league of legends"

[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.

[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

[pokckygamewithbatman]

Parental Figures in Arcane, and How S2 Both Maintains and Hurts this Aspect of The Show

The kinship that Zaunite "families" feel for each other is shown countless times throughout the show. Claggor and Mylo aren't Vander's kids either, but he loves them just as much as the girls, and the Zaunites who had been imprisoned and were rescued by Jinx in S2 immediately want closeness to her. When Jinx cares for Isha they never address or label their relationship to one another, or to us. They're all on the same side, and it doesn't matter if they're related or not, or even if they're close. They're all fighting and surviving together.

Arcane also made it clear how important parental figures are, but they didn't touch on the importance of titles in that relationship between a parent and their children because that was never important. There was always something more pressing happening. Only at the very end could someone admit their love and bestow a title as sacred and important as "dad" or "daughter".

So why do Vi and Jinx both call Vander their dad so easily in S2?

In broad, broad terms, the thing I don’t like about the lack of nuance of Vander as a father figure in S2 is because of the immense nuance in S1. In S1 Vander is never referred to by Vi or Powder/Jinx as “dad.” He is a guardian, definitely, but when they’re young they’re not yet ready to accept him as a father, which is probably in part because of the nature of Zaun; when you’re all trying to survive together and everyone’s bringing whatever they can to the table (almost as equals, even if some are literally children), parental figures and titles of that sort are lost, especially in this case when Vander and the girls aren’t blood related. They may still remember their biological father (though he's never mentioned) and aren't ready to replace that person in their life. They at most see him as a close uncle or family friend of their mother. And from this point up until he dies that doesn’t change. They never call him dad in S1, and that really helped the theme of "love transcends time and class" so why does he gain this title in S2 after they haven’t seen him for 10 years(?) and thought he’d been dead this whole time. No extra bonding happened between the girls and Vander, and there was never any indication that their relationship with him, and how they felt about it had changed from a beloved father figure and guardian, to "dad".

Sure, they miss him, and you could assume that in a flurry of emotion they spring the title onto him, but complexity, detail and subtly are where the show really shines, so why did they feel the need to straight up tell us how the girls feel about Vander instead of just showing their love and affection for him?

This happens in S1, Jinx feels a deep connection with Silco, but only shows it through her actions; helping him in his mission, hugs, cradling his face when he’s dying. And he in turn only refers to her as his daughter right before he dies, yk “you’re my daughter, I’d never forsake you”, which he says in conclusion to his decision that he'd never give her up, even for the freedom of Zaun. That line finally signifies to us that she is the most important thing in Silco's life. Before this scene the audience could still be on unsure whether he'd actually be willing to give her up for his dream. She's literally his new dream. Throughout the rest of the show he shows his love through his actions; he trusts her with administering his medicine even though he's fully capable of doing it himself, but he knew she needed to feel useful (and it's really cute that after a while he's incapable of doing it himself because he's let her do it for so long), he made her a big part of his plan to free Zaun because he had faith in her abilities and knew she wanted to help, he keeps the fact that Vi is alive from her in order to protect her (don't come at me with that "manipulator Silco" talk, he also thought Vi was dead, and when he found out he didn't tell Jinx because he saw how much it hurt her to even remember Vi and think about her. He reminds her of their goal and gives to a task to help keep her mind off the hurt she's feeling). Although we as the audience are like “mk they’re clearly father and daughter” it doesn’t feel like the writers are shoving it down our throats which is why it’s really impactful when Silco finally says it in the last episode.

After Jinx picks up Isha, or after Isha inserts herself into Jinx's life, a shift between "older sister/guardian" to "parent" happens after Jinx saves Isha from Stillwater. When they hug and Isha starts crying we see on Jinx's face the realization: "oh. She's the most important thing in the world to me" but the show never has to tell us that. Isha clearly has lost a parental figure already because of her insistence on keeping her miner's hat, and Jinx also recently lost her father figure, Silco, so they both know the meaning of losing someone they love, but don't need to label themselves as "mother" and "daughter" for the audience. And it evident that Isha meant as much as she did to Jinx because of how much her death crushed what was once an outgoing and confident Jinx. Once again, they never say it, Isha never calls Jinx mom (even in her own way (you could argue that she actually does in the prison scene before Jinx is attacked by Warwick, but even if she does that's a valid place to bestow that title: her guardian is in danger and Isha can't get to her, so out of desperation she calls her "mama", but this is never mentioned again so it's just as likely that Isha was just screaming)) and she doesn't need to.

While it doesn’t ruin the dynamic between Vander and the girls in S2 and they don’t say it a ton, it makes their relationship feel less deep. Instead of them not knowing who they are to each other, or not caring because they just love each other so much, they instead bestow a title that pinpoints their degree of love for Vander. They spell it out for us, ‘he is our father, and that’s why we love him. Period’ and I think that’s harmful to how we’re supposed to view these characters. Vi and Jinx aren't ones to give out such titles easily, Vi is hesitant to admit her love for Cait, and Jinx is hesitant to call Vi her sister, and yet this man who they haven't seen for so long, who initially tried to kill them, gains this title as though he's been guiding and protecting them the whole time?

This is not Vander slander, let me assure you, I believe just as fiercely as the next person that he is their dad, that man is a father, but the fact that they casually through the title around so easily is baffling to me.

Let me just put this picture in your minds: How impactful would it have been if the first time we get a glimpse of how much they truly love each other is when Vander gets his humanity back and the first thing he says is "don't touch my daughter". Remember that scene? Imagine how much more it would've hit if the audience and the girls were still unsure of how they wanted to call Vander and how he thought of them. If they only started calling him dad after getting like, confirmation that he felt the same about them and always had. Vi and Jinx, who are terrified of being wrong, and choosing wrong, should not have given Vander the title of "dad" when he was Warwick.

This is just a little nitpick of mine, and I've never seen anyone else talk about this, but I feel like it's small details like this that made the second season more... shallow?

[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.

[brionysea]

tagged by @zannolin in a get to know me game!

last song: eat your young by hozier

favourite colour: rainbows (this means nothing) (<- lying)

last book: technically I'm reading 3 different books at all times but percy jackson & the sea of monsters is the most recent

last movie: elf

last show: arcane s1 as well

sweet/spicy/savoury: sweet? my first thought was tangy like sour sweets (candy, for the confused americans) (sour patch kids to be precise) for some reason

relationship status: no thank you :)

last thing i googled: an up and coming video game studio's website called republicgames. it's founded by the co-writer on detroit: become human who WASN'T david cage and all the people who actually made that game good are jumping ship which is very funny to me

current obsession: the small arcane s2 fix-it fic I'm writing where jinx actually acts jinxy. I love her so much she's like 'wow sevika this whole revolution thing of yours is so lame they never do anything. I was doing more when I was seven. believe in yourself losers <3' and everyone's like 'wow... the scary girl says to believe in ourselves... we should set something on fire' her power is unmatched. on second thought my answer might just be 'jinx' but this is more fun

looking forward to: ummmmm ? ???? ?? continuing my arcane s1 rewatch I guess? OH and finishing my s1 jinx photoset, it's like 99% done and I'm just messing around with the text positioning at this point but ugh it's so good. I love it. I love jinx and being creative about jinx it's what she deserves

tagging: @evergreen-lyricist @blueskiesandstarrynights @crashed-wing @agrebel18

[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.