#my favorite of arc 3

[magireco-collection]

Amaryllis is here!

I thought she'd be dark, but her element is void, and she seems like a less defensive version of Yamitama.

This is her 5* card art, and she uses a dice to attack. Her active SE gives DEF down + ATK down to all for 3 turns. Her connect gives inflicted damage up + poison + curse. Magia and doppel give a lot of debuffs to the enemy team.

I think she will be useful in disaster challenges and mirrors because of her debuff abilities and fast MP regen.

This 4* memoria gives anti-evade to the entire team. I think it is very useful against megucas with passive evade skill.

And this is her personal memoria, MP regen (self).

I was planning to do 5 steps, but I got lucky enough to roll for her and the banner memoria in only 10 rolls. So I will keep the rest for 6th anniversary meguca 🥰

[egophiliac]

well, I can't say I expected the new chapter to feature Idia (metaphorically) going to (metaphorical) hell, getting a pep talk from his (metaphorical) Phantom brother which helps him finally move on once and for all from his brother's death, and (metaphorically) overblotting again to fight his way back out of (metaphorical) hell, only to have his darkest fear (non-metaphorically) come true when his mom goes through his computer and finds all his secret files. but I am glad it did!

also this is all a flashback for the purpose of explaining to our group what the heck is going on (whether or not any of it is getting through is another matter)

[leenathegreengirl]

Jesse back in his 501st days, trying to charm a special someone with a photo!

(It took Fives and Hardcase 40 takes to get a "good one" 😂)

Hardcase: Smile more!

Fives: No smile less, women like the smolder

Hardcase: Don't listen to him, she's a sweet girl

Fives: Wait, your eyes were closed try again…

Jesse: Can we hurry up?? I don't want anyone else walking in!

Fives: Then stop talking, Di'kut!

(A very special thank you to my buddy @legacygirlingreen for providing the concept and writing!💚💕)

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[tadfools]

I'm once again thinking about how much the tadfools as a group change Lae'zel thought out the story

How she goes from the gruff, single word 'speak.' in act one to the genuine 'is there something burdening you?" in act three

How she goes from saying she only knows blood red and death black to saying that she is able to see all the colors in between by the end

How she marvels at flowers in the city, saying despite how fragile they are they continue to flourish and how at the start she saw Shadowheart being called a flower as an insult

She tell's Tav to teach her about Faerun and you know what? They do

[saint-end]

"Lala, are you crying?" (D.Gray-Man chapter 13 redraw)

[elpeadro]

If the writers wanted CaitVi to be their canon OTP so damn bad, they had two ways of going about it:

THE GOOD ENDING:

Caitlyn doesn’t turn to fascism in her grief and rage. Ambessa still takes advantage of the council bombing to goad Piltover’s elite toward supporting martial law, likely installing Salo as her puppet as she originally planned to, but Caitlyn is one of the few who protest and refuse to be swept up in the authoritarian fervor Ambessa stokes. Because:

1) there’s no way she wouldn’t notice how fishy the attack on the memorial was. This is the same person who pieced together the conspiracy surrounding Silco and his criminal empire without ever stepping foot in Zaun. She’s a great detective who has been shown to see through the surface level cover-up. Not to mention the list of potential suspects with both motive and means is very small. Add on Mel’s insight, who she would interact with as one of the other Piltover characters who resists Ambessa’s scheming, and they would definitely pin Ambessa as their prime suspect. The problem is that they have no proof. All of the attackers are dead. Ambessa covered her tracks well, a nod to Noxian subterfuge in the wider lore. 

And most of all, and most horrifyingly, Piltover doesn’t care. They’re angry. They’re outraged. Their bigotry is being preyed on by Ambessa, but they hardly need a push to go from the indifferent oppression of Zaun to active, overwhelming oppression. They already saw Zaunites as a monolith: criminals, street scum, dirty people who need to stay out of Piltover’s golden streets.

That Jinx is the lone guilty party is irrelevant. Her attack threatens their status quo. It has disrupted the utopia of Piltover living in its ivory towers without a care in the world, and they will bring back that false sense of security by crushing any possibility of Zaun fighting back ever again.

and 2) even with the grief of losing her mother fresh on her mind, this is still Caitlyn Kirammen we’re talking about. The woman who gives up her rifle - not just a prized possession, but her means of self-defense and safety when she’s deep in the worst parts of Zaun - without a second thought to save Vi’s life. The woman who hugs Huck, a homeless drug addict with a cancerous-like growth on half his forehead, of her own volition.

Because she cares.

As we are reminded time and time again in season 1, while Caitlyn is an incredibly naive, privileged, idealistic woman with an exceptional ability to put her foot in her mouth and say the most tone deaf things, she has a good heart, and more importantly, is willing to learn. It isn’t easy at the start, but when confronted with the irrefutable proof of how awful Piltover’s treatment of Zaun is, she listens. She feels sympathy for Zaunites, even if they are drug addicts (Huck), convicts (Vi), or gang leaders (Ekko).

That same Caitlyn, the one we see a small glimpse of in episode 1 when she protests that innocents will be caught in the crossfire, would not stand for Piltover’s martial law and mass imprisonment of Zaunites. She would try to fight it alongside Mel, using her position and influence in the enforcers as Mel uses hers as a politician.

(While she still develops an obsession over Jinx and getting justice for her mother’s death, she doesn’t see collective punishment and chemical weapons as acceptable costs of achieving said justice.)

And if the writing stayed true to the themes of class conflict in season 1, then she would quickly be forced to confront the horrible realization that there is no fixing this. The faults are systematic, not individualistic.

It doesn’t matter if it’s Marcus or Salo or Ambessa or whoever. The enforcers and Piltover will always be corrupt institutions stepping on the necks of Zaun. Piltover’s society is rotten from the inside out. And if she isn’t going to stand by and let it happen (because she refuses to compromise her morals and enforce martial law, because she cares - not just about Vi, but about Ekko and the Firelights, Huck, all the innocent people who will be swept up in Piltover’s thirst for blood), then the only way forward is to fight against Piltover.

So she becomes a class traitor. She fights alongside Vi and Ekko in repelling enforcers and Noxian soldiers from Zaun, protects the innocent. 

Her relationship with Vi develops healthily compared to the canon season 2 - or as best it can in the midst of fighting a war and given their personal issues (Caitlyn’s grief and rage; Vi's self-loathing and guilt) - and they are good for each other.

It becomes a loving, supportive relationship and a wonderful piece of queer representation.

It would be beautiful. Not just the love and trust they have in each other, but that such love can flourish even in dark times. That people are capable of being defined not by their class and the systems they are born into, but by their actions and morals.

(Would such writing be too radical for the higher-ups at Netflix, Riot, and Fortiche (i.e. writing a class traitor and class war)? Most likely, but that discussion is for another time.)

Part 2: The Bad, Tragic Ending

Will post and link part 3 (the disjumbled tonal mess of an ending we got) once written.

[sorinethemastermind]

[everyillumi]

[eclipsed-writing]

9:54 am Dangerbuff: I’m stealing Lloyd today

Fireboy: where r u going?

Dangerbuff: surprise

Green_Dragon: 🤨

Watergirl: well jay and I are going out too

Bluebell: almost ready

Watergirl liked a message

Fireboy: sus Fireboy: don’t be weird

Watergirl: kai, you’re weird

Frosty: I am making steak for dinner tonight so please don’t be late.

Watergirl: 👍

Dangerbuff: np

Green_Dragon: Where are we going??

Dangerbuff: I told you it’s a surprise

Watergirl: don’t burn down the monastery kai

Fireboy: u think so little of me sis

Bluebell: don’t burn down the monastery Kai

Fireboy: ganged up on :(

Frosty: Be safe everyone.

10:00am Green_Dragon: I want a cat Green_Dragon: Can we get a cat?

Fireboy: where did tht come from?

Dangerbuff sent a picture and video

(The video shows Lloyd surrounded by several golden retriever puppies, all of them trying to lick his face and hands. He’s laughing and holding up his hands to stop them from getting to his face but not really trying and definitely not succeeding.

The picture is Lloyd holding a little black shorthair kitten with bright green eyes. He’s holding the kitten like it’s the most precious thing ever, and the feline is resting contentedly in his arms.)

Several people loved an image and a video

Watergirl: aw you took him to the animal shelter?

Dangerbuff: :D

Frosty: That was a good idea.

Green_Dragon: I want this cat Green_Dragon: Please?

Fireboy: u do know theyre a lot of work Fireboy: cleaning, playing, feeding

Green_Dragon: Cats are easy

Frosty: I do not have a problem with it. Frosty: Would Master Wu be okay with a cat in the Monastery?

Green_Dragon: He will be

Bluebell: we’ll make sure of it Bluebell: yes to the kitty

Watergirl: yesss

Fireboy: i’m not cleaning if it spits up a hairball

Green_Dragon: TYSMMM

Dangerbuff: he’s attached to the black one Dangerbuff: so we’re getting her Dangerbuff: four months old, name’s Zippy Dangerbuff: we’re gonna stop for food and supplies next

Frosty: I look forward to meeting her!

Watergirl: me too

Bluebell: Master Wu is in for a surprise

Fireboy: honestly tho a cat is the least lloyd deserves

Green_Dragon loved a message

On the way back from picking up the necessary supplies—cat litter, a litter box, toys, treats, and food—Lloyd won’t stop petting Zippy through the screen of the cat carrier, the box placed in his lap as he sits shotgun in Cole’s car.

The green-eyed feline purrs contentedly.

(FIRST / PREV / NEXT)

[sanjipussyindulgence]

quick compilation of every york from the new chapter because i missed my terrible evil wife

[venice-1987]

Aside from the lip filler, and the buccal fat removal, and the loss of 150 lbs (give or take how much Viren actually weighs) and every other physical and emotional change Soren underwent between season 3 and season 4, what strikes me the most is how much kinder he actually got. Like, this was the man that tried to trick Callum and Ezran into coming back with the promise of their dead father (who he knew was dead). This was the man that bullied Callum, and still threw in how small and weak he saw him during his apology.

This man grew into the man that said "all the matters is the strength in our hearts" and "He's cruel, but you don't have to be." He took off his armor in what he essentially knew to be a pit of death because a dragon was afraid. He reassured a frightened man during the fall of Katolis when he could have just protected and moved on. He speaks gently now, he handles creatures with so much care, he loves much more strongly.

Like, wow, being loved healed you, didn't it?

[pumpkinpatchmaniac]

ARCANE SEASON 2 ARC 3 SPOILERS‼️‼️

I noticed this while watching episode 7: “Pretend like its the first time”, not that small of a detail but:

(I’m sorry if it is incoherent i just really needed to get this out.)

During the innovative party scene where Ekko dances with Powder, the song that plays is ”ma meilleure ennemie” by Stromae & Pomme, which translates to ”my best (female) enemy” which clearly refers to Powder, or Jinx.

In the intro begins a small chant where they say

Je t’aime, je t’attends […]

Meaning “ i love you, i am waiting for you” which clearly explains Ekko before coming to terms that Jinx no longer is Powder, since he fell inlove with Powder he keeps waiting for Powder to come back. This mental dilemma of having to accept that even if its the same body, same face its not the same person anymore, which is later supported by the first chorus where Stromae sings

La pire des bénédiction, La plus belle des malédictions

“The worse of all blessings, the best of all curses”, Powder was the best thing that happened to him while Jinx was the worse thing which makes this relationship with her- this connection, both a blessing and a curse.

But what made the scene more interesting was when they danced and the part

Mais ma meilleure ennemie, c'est toi [but my best enemy, that is you.]

Fuis-moi, le pire, c'est toi et moi [flee from me, the worse is you and i]

Mais si tu cherches encore ma voix [but if you keep searching for my voice]

Oublie-moi, le pire, c'est toi et moi [forget me, the worse is you and i]

I know we all wanted Ekko to stay in that timeline and be happy with Powder but remember season 1 where- whilst every Jinx or Vi centric episodes always began with a flashback, the Ekko centric one started from the present. Indicating that Ekko forces himself to always look forward than trying to let the past get to him. For exempel in - please correct me if i’m wrong, season 1 episode 5 when Vi said that she should’ve been there to help Ekko, he only says ”that’s is a good way to drive yourself crazy”. He immidiantly shut down any thought of what could’ve been, indirectly forcing Vi to think about the present. Especially afterwards when Vi talks about getting Powder back when Ekko has already fully acknowledge that there is only Jinx. All of this makes him being in that timeline more difficult for him since it is exactly what he wanted to avoid, being stuck in what could’ve been.

Dancing with Powder just engraves this furthee into him, this is unhealthy for Ekko since it’s the relation ship between him and Jinx. As to reiterate ”if you keep searching for Powder’s, voice, stop, it will just drive you crazy”

Also to refer to the pre-chorus!

First one:

Tu sais c'qu'on dit [you know what they say]

Sois près d'tes amis les plus chers [stay close to your dearest friends]

Mais aussi [but even]

Encore plus près d'tes adversaires [even closer to your adversaries (i.e antagonists, villains)

And the second one

Je t'avais dit : "Ne regarde pas en arrière" [i have told you : “dont look back]

Le passé qui te suit te fait la guerre [the past will follow you and take you to war]

(This is pretty self explanatory)

Additionally, before the kiss scene where Ekko says “can we pretend like it’s the first the first time”, further insinuates the whole, “this is my present even thought it’s a part of your past”.

TL:DR

This scene hurts

(Authors note:

I know it is not a small detail and not that significant but i really wanna acknowledge how every part of the Arcane series have a significance into the story. And honestly i needed to vent. It was so fun last night watching the scene and hearing ”le pire, c’est toi et moi” and just go ”oh, word?”. I am not French but i studied it so it just felt good from that POV too.

Edit: i was not aware that Arcane gets critizied over how litteral the songs are to the scene but i still stand by my point about why i really liked the song and this scene specifically)

[wuzhere75]

Rabbit coded Listener and Moon designs

Listener was born with a condition that caused her to only have peach-fuzzy scales and a stunted nose-shield (the official term for the thing at the end of nightwing snoots). She’s also tiny, even among other Nightwings. Her positioning here is probably pretty accurate if Darkstalker-era Listener and Arc-2 era Moon ever where able to stand next to each other. In retrospect I wish I gave her pronghorn-horns for an extra layer of jackalope-ness.

These were a bitch to figure out the colors for. Sort of accidentally needed up with a Transgender flag Moonwatcher, which you can read how you like

Also the official name for the eye-danglies I draw in association with moon-born powers and the mouth-danglies are “tears” and “drool” respectively

[mischeva]

haha….. reference

[gabbyp09]

[itzshrike]

What is wrecker is the one who doesn’t make it?? Most people thinks it’s hunter and while it would be tragic if we lost him, if we lose wrecker it’s going to be gut wrenching for hunter. Hunters lost everyone in his squad except wrecker. Strong, steadfast, loyal wrecker. But what if wrecker sacrifices himself to save another batcher? Whether hunter was going to sacrifice himself but wrecker stopped him and did it instead. He takes a shot for crosshair, echo, or omega. Or worse, tech. Tech, his older brother he couldn’t pull to safety (no fault of his own) tech who could be cx 2 and is helping the rebellion and gets blown off a cliff or ledge. Tech who already fell once and wrecker will be damned before that happens again on his watch. (You cant tell me doesn’t feel guilty or pain over that). Just wrecker who has a childlike sense of wonder but is still mentally mature and knows the probability of all of them making them out is slim. Just wrecker…