#oil and water

[gingerpines]

“Oil and Water. Wasn’t meant to be.”

“I’m the dirt under your nails, Cupcake. Nothing’s gonna clean me out.”

they were meant to be after all.

[halyasgirl]

Something I find really interesting in Arcane is what is and is not normalized among the setting and characters, especially Silco.

In 1x08 "Oil and Water" Jayce and Vi raid one of Silco's Shimmer manufacturing plants, which Jayce is rightfully horrified to find staffed with child laborers who are caught in the crossfire. To Piltovan, and probably audience eyes, this is barbaric and a moral event horizon for a villain who would use children this way.

But none of the Zaunites are horrified, or even fazed. Even Vi, who loathes Silco and certainly wouldn't hesitate to blame him, sees nothing amiss. Child labor, even criminal child labor, is not considered a failing in Zaun. Vander and Benzo lovingly raised their children, but involved them in their burglary and fencing. What other life skills could they offer them? There do not appear to be any schools in Zaun and any economy is grey at best. It’s a neglectful parent who leaves their child alone on the streets of Zaun. As sick as it is, these children were comparatively privileged. Renni’s son was the child of a Chembaroness, and when Renni finds his body, she blames Silco not for placing him in harm's way, but for refusing to avenge him. And her rage brings to light the massive double standard Silco holds with parenting Jinx.

Silco is unusual among Zaunite parents in that he doesn’t use his child for any sort of work. The only "labor" Jinx does for Silco is nursing and in-house graphic design, and any involvement she has in his operation is at her own behest. Albeit in a very twisted way, it’s traits that could make Silco a “good” parent that draw confusion and resentment in Zaun. He takes note of his daughter’s interests and gets her the resources to explore them. He goes out of his way to nurture the talents she chooses and tries to guide her to a path he thinks will be fulfilling. And when she struggles, he puts her first, before business, politics, or even others’ well-being and safety.

Many things about Silco make him a typical Zaunite man. He employs child labor. He wears makeup. He’s disabled from some aspect of hard living with few resources. He chain-smokes in self-destructive defiance of every other toxin in his environment. He hates Piltover.

But for all his hatred, Silco dresses Piltovan, in sharp clothes lacking Zaun’s asymmetry motif. He’s unusual not for wearing makeup or being disabled, but for using makeup to try and hide his disfigurement, his Zaunite asymmetry. And his treatment of people, good and bad, is very Piltovan in Zaunite eyes. 

[lunamonroeao3]

“I… I want to wash this off of you,” Vi says quietly, her lips moving against Caityn’s skin. And it must be the right thing to say because a cracked sob leaves Caitlyn’s lips. A dam fractured but not broken.

“ Please. ”

Vi nods again, pressing her lips more firmly onto Caitlyn’s shoulder.

“I’ll make this go away.”

Commission by the lovely @peachesartplace for Volcanoes. Fuck the leaks, spread the fan work 💕

[musenilla]

"What about us?" The way they both genuinely care for each other has been KILLING mE- I need that season 2 NEOOWWW I cant believe I didn't get into this show sooner. Rewatched Arcane the other day because I remembered watching this at the peak of it being overhype and my interest fell right off after. Never got to make any fan arts of this show until now aaa. Here are some fan arts to cope because I love them so so muchhh <3

[raven-sng]

Oil and water

[ghita13]

[yarozlav9zz]

Jinx: VI! Good you are still in my cell. I'm not going kill myself. Ekko is here. We have a plan how to stop Ambe...

VI (sesbian lex): CUPCAKE!

Caitlyn (sesbian lex): Violet!!!

VI: My rich unhinged mongoose!

Caitlyn: You want to see what his rich unhinged mongoose can do Violet!!!

Jinx*traumatised*:...

Ekko: What's a mongoose?

[stars-on-my-bedroom-ceiling]

arcane fans when i pull out my second grade science experiment showing that two liquids of different densities don't mix:

[piltoversfinest-caitvi]

Oil & Water · PVRIS

They confirmed it was a rejected pitch song for the soundtrack from mostly Caitlyn's POV so of course I have to add it here!

[Verse 1] Do you hear my call, is it going through? Do you even know that I'm willing to Break down any door Bleed on every floor Just to get to you?

[Pre-Chorus] Maybe it's foolish but I wouldn't do this For anyone else but you But I'm born to do this Fall and keep moving Up on my way to you

[Chorus] (Why can't you just) Pull me closer But you keep pushing Always send me over Like oil and water, it's true But I still fall into you

[Verse 2] Am I what you want? Do you feel brand new? Yeah, we know the cost, but is it the truth? Yeah, we know we shine Born out of a fire And we're burning through, through

[Pre-Chorus] Maybe it's foolish but I wouldn't do this For anyone else but you But I'm born to do this Fall and keep moving Up on my way to you

[Chorus] (Why can't you just) Pull me closer But you keep pushing Always sends me over Like oil and water, it's truе But I still fall into you If you give me your cold shoulders I'll bravе the storm and keep my arms wide open We're oil and water, it's true But I still fall into you

[Post-Chorus] Maybe it's foolish but I wouldn't do this For anyone else but you But I'm born to do this Fall and keep moving Up on my way to you

[aphwaph]

Jinx coloured sketch

[daisyslippers]

Oil and water on top of a string of pearls

Susan Wilkinson

[sillymayhem]

meow :3

[itingtmywly]

when arcane editors find this song its all over for us gang.... especially powder/jinx, vi, timebomb or caitvi editors.....

[lunamonroeao3]

Every scar Vi’s ever obtained, every wound and mishap is covered in a myriad of colors. Her body looks like stained glass, fractured and detailed. The colors bleed together, webbing each ugly, battered scar together in deep swirls and soft lines. Flowers stemming from where her heart sits stem into more colors that trellise down her torso, wrapping around her thighs.

She can’t breathe. She tries, her lungs expanding and constricting, but she can’t fucking breathe. It’s only when Caitlyn steps in front of her, blocking her view of the mirror that she actually feels wet tears streaming down her face, bleeding into the oil paint and ink deeply staining her skin.

“This is what I see when I look at you, Vi,” she whispers, cupping Vi’s face with stained hands. “It’s what I always see.”

……..

Thank you to cvntiny on Twitter for bringing this scene to life 💕

[averageclawcodeenjoyer]

CLAWCODE NATION COME GET YO BOYS

(it's me, I'm the nation/j)

"Why is he always so much happier with her than he's ever been with me..?"

Little animatic thing I did about my freaks (cough cough my au cough in my fic cough sorry guys I must have caught a cold-- that I don't post about COUGH COUGH BUT I AM WORKING ON)

Ganke is already so used to being left out, rough childhood and all, and seeing the person that he's maybe-just-a-crush maybe-something-more-sometimes with ditching him for some girl who is.. at least fifty times prettier than he is... and having a much better time with her?

That shit stings.

..But it's nothing he's not used to.

Especially with how Miles can be.

..

Erm

HIGHLIGHTS (my favorite frames only)

His hair looks SOOOOOOOOOO SOFT I love him can you tell

[babygray]

Me and the guy that gets pats and praise after fixing the paper cup he crushed and threw at me.