#silco is the worst best dad

[cupidsncheerios]

as much as i enjoy seeing the class politics discussions around silco and his actions as a chembaron and a revolutionary, i do think that a lot of people condemning his actions (which we should condemn) miss the part where like.

it did work

like that was a pretty significant part of the show. it didnt pan out because he loved his daughter but silco's methods very much did get zaun as an independent nation, the real question is if it was worth it (which we'll never know bc jinx shot him)

[wishfulsketching]

Silco and his terror of a daughter

[zaunbinary]

silco and powder are a menace duo according to tft :,)

[lila-went-missing]

Best Friends older sister Sevika headcanons

I've been obsessed with this idea for a second now. No one asked for this but I'm writing it anyway. This may have more than one part, we'll see. This is also, once again, not proofread.

Enjoy my lovelies! X

Notes: Modern AU, reader is a senior in high school and is 18, Sevika is a freshman at the nearest university and lives at home

Bsf's Sister!Sevika Who is honestly terrifying.

Her real arm is the size of your head and her metal one is a whole different story.

She's 6'1 and towers over almost everyone.

There's an energy about her- something in the way she carries herself and the look on her face- that has everyone cowering when she walks by.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika Who never once scared you.

It confused everyone around you two, especially her.

She was used to the effect that she had on everyone, liked it even. But you never saw her like that.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who lost her arm when she was twelve in the same car accident that killed her mom.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika whose dad was an engineer that originally worked on engines for machines but after his daughter was hurt started working on prosthetics.

He spent months building her first arm. He spent even longer than that working with scientists to build one that would respond to brain waves.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who gave up on finding someone to love her the moment she lost her arm. Kids are mean and most of them had never seen someone missing an arm before.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who started building muscle to look scary.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who figured that if she looked scary enough then people wouldn't make fun of her any more.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who met Silco and Vander one day in the gym and clicked with them.

They didn't care that she was missing an arm, they actually thought it was really badass.

For the first time in a while she had friends who actually cared and they became like her brothers.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who started smoking weed to help the pain from nerve damage.

She started selling it her junior year of high school and quickly began supplying most of the teenagers in town.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who tasted your baked goods for the first time and had what was either the best or worst idea of her life.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who split profit with you if you made your brownies, cookies, and cinnamon rolls a little special.

You said yes of course because she always sat with you in the kitchen and you liked spending time with her.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who always invites you to the parties she goes to but keeps her eye on you the whole time.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who has the biggest soft spot for you but won't admit it.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who catches herself falling for you and immediately starts beating herself up.

How could someone so sweet and angelic like you ever fall for her?

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who get's really quiet like she used to, trying to force herself to stop loving you.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who is walking past her sisters room one night when you're staying over.

Against her better judgement, she stands there at the door listening.

"I'm just saying, Sev gave up on finding someone a long time ago. Everyone is scared of her, that's the way she likes it. But you're not. I saw you two in the kitchen last week, before that party. I haven't seen her look genuinely happy in a long time. But you bring that part of her back."

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who is on the other side of the hall and in her room with the door slammed shut in five seconds flat.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who realizes she is helplessly in love with you.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who can't sleep that night so she goes down into the kitchen to get some water just to find you doing homework at the island.

Bsf's Sister!Sevika who watches from the doorway for a second before making herself known.

The second you see her she's met with the sweetest voice she's ever had the pleasure of hearing.

"Hi, Vika. What are you doing up?"

"I uh- couldn't sleep. Is that biology work?"

You nod with a small smile, pushing the textbook away. "I have a test Monday, wanted to get some last minute studying in."

She hums, nodding. "You'll do great, you always do."

Your smile widens and she thinks she has a heart attack. "Thanks Sev." Oh now she is definitely having a heart attack now.

Her body moves on its own, drawn to you like a magnet. She's walking towards you before she can stop herself. The logical part of her is screaming at her to stop- to turn around and go back up to her room and pretend this conversation never happened. But the emotional part of her, the part she hasn't let herself feel in so long, is far too addicting to shut out. She has you caged against the counter in seconds, not really sure of what she's doing.

She thinks she should stop but you're looking at her, wide-eyed, with the most loving expression she thinks she's ever seen and she just can't. Her real hand is cradling your jaw while her metal one braces against the counter. You look at her for a second longer before your voice comes out in an angelic whisper.

"It's okay."

And suddenly her lips are on yours. You don't waste a second kissing her back. Your own hands pull her in, one on her cheek and the other on the metal of her shoulder. She thinks she could sob at the way you hold her so gently. The way you don't care what she looks like, or the way she portrays herself. You see it, and you love all of it.

Books and movies always talk about kissing someone and sparks flying. They say that it's this big thing that's electric and fueled by passion. They're all wrong. Kissing Sevika feels like coming home. It's warm, and sweet, and so unbelievably loving that it suffocates you in the best way.

When she pulls away, she rests her forehead against yours, eyes still closed. She's afraid that if she opens them then she'll be back in her room and none of this will have happened. Your voice is what snaps her out of it.

"Sev-"

And then she's apologizing more than she has in her life.

"Fuck, I'm sorry- I shouldn't have done that. I'm so sorry-" Your lips cut her off. Any other time she'd be pissed, but she can't be. Not with you. Not when you're kissing her like she's the only person you've ever loved.

"Don't you dare apologize."

Her hands are on your waist, your hips, your thighs, anywhere she can reach. She can't keep them off of you. But yours wrap around her neck with just as much fervor, pulling her flush against you with more passion than you've ever had for someone.

===

Sooo needless to say a pt.2 is most likely coming. And it will most likely be very smutty because why not.

[eichan2d]

OMG!!! I forgot I can actually elaborate here so...

I hate hate hate hate hate hate so much that Jinx called Vander "Dad" and I hate more that she never did it with Silco.

Since the first episode it is clear that Vi is Vander's favorite and actually his only child. Powder, Maylo and the other were just kids that he took care of. The same from Powder POV, he was just the guy who took her in.

When he mets Silco the first thing she did was hug him and he LEFT the dagger and hugs her back, he empathizes with her, became her guide, her rock, yes in a terrible way but it was there, he convinced himself that he only wanted her as a weapon but through the first season he little by little realizes that he made the mistake of loving her until the talk with Vander's statue where he says that he understands now how you can do everything for the sake of a daughter (the core idea of S1), once again letting clear that everything Vander did was for A daughter, not two, not four kids, only Vi.

So it is complicated to believe that Jinx sees him as a dad, they barely know each other while Silco see her through the worst and the best of her childhood-adolescence.

I would prefer her seeing Vi and Vander/WW from far, feeling envy because Vi had her dad back while she didn't and will never get him because SHE KILLED him, but from that culprit she feels she learns to respect and protect what her sister loves because her sister is the only person she has, but this involves a rewrite of the first half of Arcane 2 so whatever.

In conclusion, I would've like to see Jinx say "I miss you dad" or "I miss my dad" while broking into tears (ugly crying) in any moment she was remembering him.

Oc I don't think Silco and Jinx had the best and most healthy relationship, this is more about Vander wasn't Jinx dad, Silco was and we were robbed of seeing how it affected Jinx.

[justhereforsubsevika]

Actor Arcane hcs!

This is messy, mainly about gay shit and in no particular order, plz forgive me

-Sevika and Ambessa are best friends on set. They go out to smoke during breaks and reminisce on their past love affairs with women and, in Ambessas case, twinks.

-Vi is the worst for corpsing, but its only because she thinks English people sound funny. The mongoose scene had 17 takes before they realised theyd have to leave it to the next day because Vi had gone into a laughing fit.

-Sevika flirts with interns. It annoys everyone because it means they go through interns like nobodys business since they're too heartbroken to come back to set once Sevis broken up with them.

-Jinx is the polar opposite of her character! She's actually the most calm, she usually comes into set early to talk with the directors and make coffee for people. She constantly has her earphones in during break, listening to the music that will undercut her scenes so she can act through the melody.

-Sevi and Vander are proper true brexit geezers (shes WELSH okay live with it). They go down the pub after every other working day, playing pool and laughing way too loud at really unfunny jokes.

-mel and jinx get on well, they're pretty much the only calm people in the cast. They sit together outside. Sometimes jinx gives mel an earbud and they rock a little to the music. When its cold outside the set mel wraps her scarf around both of their shoulders.

-Cait lowk has a crush on vi but is very defensive about it. When they had to film the sesbian lex scene the choreographer had to keep correcting her because she kept getting too lost in it.

-silco is the sets dad. He always leaves pills with Sevika and Vanders coffees because he knows they're chronically hungover. He always knows where to find missing bits of costume.

-Silco and Cait are friends! They talk about gay yearning.

-speaking of gay yearning! Jayce has got the FATTEST crush on viktor, making him a really shit actor in their scenes. viktor is oblivious because he thinks Jayce is always a really shit actor.

-heimerdinger is a cat that mutated and learned to act somehow and they throw him like a rugby ball when they're bored

[wetnoodle]

I don’t think I could hate silco.

Do I think he’s a good person? Are any of us truly good?

Does he do bad things? Yea but it’s at least in the name of the greater good. At least he doesn’t just do it because he can.

Zaun is a very fucked place with a very fucked system. He’s doing what he thinks needs to be done in order to at some point be able to rein it in and make it better.

He wanted to give Zaun a fighting chance against Piltover. He wanted to make them equal. And in a place where there are no rules. And people talk with violence. You’re going to have to make some very awful choices in order to not only take control, but have enough power to fix it.

I’m not trying to excuse his behaviour. I’m just saying I can see why he would make the choices he did. And I know there were most definitely better ways to handle it. But he did what he could with what he was given and the life experience and hardships he was dealt.

He may not be a good man. But he’s a good father.

He’s not only present but active in Jinx’s life. He encourages her passions and creativity. He lets her decorate his things. And he obviously doesn’t mind. Cause they’re on display to anyone who comes into his office. And I’m sure if he was more stern or scary at getting her to stop, like we all know he is capable of being, then she would fear him too much to keep doing it.

He comforts her both emotionally and physically. She’s having a hard time and she seeks comfort in him. By hugging him or sitting with him. Or being held by him. And he talks her down. Tells her she’s allowed to make mistakes but it doesn’t make her the worst thing ever. That she’s enough. He reminds her that they’re family because he knows it’s the things she needs to hear. She was literally wanting to die and who did she see. Not someone to torment her. But her dad. Showing her what to do with herself.

He took in his best friends child even though they tried to kill him. And he loved her with everything he had. Even in his death he was still comforting her. Not angry she killed him. Just reassuring her that even now he loved her. He chose her.

I’m not saying he’s the grade an example of what a dad should be. I’m not saying he didn’t benefit from her or manipulate her. I’m not blind to how he did her wrong too. How he tied her up in his war. I’m not saying he’s the best. But I’m not saying he’s a bad dad either. He could have been abusive. He could have enforced the ideas that she had grown up with that she was a ruiner. He could have not even taken her in as his kid but as another pawn. He could have made her do those things for him, but he gave her choices. He guided her.

I’m not saying he’s innocent but he’s not guilty. It’s not as simple as that.

He may not have been the one to change Zaun, but he’s raised the girl that could.

[thehollowwriter]

I think we should talk more about the mysgony when it comes to parents in media, and how fathers are favoured and praised for the most the most basic shit while mothers are demonised for making mistakes or being bad. This is gonna be a long one, buckle up.

I hate Mrs Rosehearts as much as the next guy, but it's unfair that Mr Rosehearts is not given similar criticism for allowing his wife to treat Riddle the way he does. I hardly see people bring him up apart from mentioning that Riddle's parents probably have an unhappy marriage, and some people say something along the lines of "poor Mr Rosehearts, struggling with a wife like that".

Of course, we don't know enough about his character to gauge how Mrs Rosehearts treats him, bit it's clear he just passively stands to the side when it comes to whatever Mrs Rosehearts wants to do with Riddle. That itself is very harmful and it's own form of abuse, imo.

The same applies to Alador Blight from the Owl House. He's praised for being a wonderful dad that finally came through and stood up to his "horrible wretched bitch of a wife" (who, if she was a guy, would probably have more people analysing her and trying to find ways to sympathise with her just saying)..

And while, yes, he did stand up to her and that's a good thing, the general consensus is he was a brilliant dad from the start that was held back by his wife's wicked ways. But... that's not true? His first appearance is him telling Amity to stop being friends with Willow. He ignores his children constantly, and, like Mr Rosehearts, stands passively to the side when Odaliah treats her children like her property.

He's a neglectful parent at best and just as concerned with image and status at Odaliah at worst. But... that stuff is just forgotten. Most people just say "we thought he was bad but it turns out he was manipulated by his wife". He is HIS OWN PERSON. You cannot just blame everything on his "evil manipulative wife" (which is also smt that sometimes happens irl when both parents are abusive). He is still fully capable of making his own decisions.

And again, it's unfortunate, but if Odaliah were to be given his treatment or if Alador were a woman, the general response would be "That's sad but not an excuse! I can't believe she was forgiven!"

The worst I can think of atm, is Silco and Vi from Arcane. Now ofc they're not married. But the circumstances are similar.

Silco is praised to the high heavens for being one of the best dads in animation (#1 goes to Doofenshmirtz ofc, which I agree with) and the reasons for this are because he... shows his care, puts Jinx first, and loves her. Wow. Fucking groundbreaking am I right. The bar is soooo high/s

The thing is, Jinx is a child soldier. She works for Silco, protects his shipments of Shimmer, takes out the enemies that need taken out, etc. He found her as a young child, and when we cut to the present, she's murdering people without so much as flinching, even delighting in it, and suffering badly from trauma and hallucinations.

Obviously, Jinx was not given the care she needed, and was instead trained to assist Silco.

Am I denying Silco loves her? Of course not! He clearly does. But that's just not good enough. He's a loving dad, but not a good one. He's not the father that neither Jinx nor Powder needed.

Meanwhile, we have Vi. Vi loves Powder, protects her, cares for her, tries to keep her out of harm, stands up for her, and so on. She cares so deeply for Powder, and you can see it. The moment she got out of prison, her first goal was to find Powder.

However, because she hit Powder once, and shouted at her, she's apparently an abusive monster who never cared about Powder. Reminder, she hit Powder because her entire family was killed in front of her and then she learned Powder was the reason that happened. She was like... 14? And she immediately left to calm down. She did not abandon Powder, she left to take a breather because she realised she was too angry. And when she came back, she was drugged and arrested.

Silco is a grown adult who purposefully flooded the streets of the Undercity with a highly addictive drug, turned Powder into a soldier, and is generally a terrible person, even if he is a three dimensional amd well written antagonist.

Vi started the story as a teenager suffering poverty and discrimination just like Silco, had to deal with her own parents death, then her adoptive family was killed in front of her, and then she was forcefully taken from her sister. And yet, people are convinced Vi is a terrible and abusive sister who never loved Powder?

The only example worse than this, methinks, is Stella and Stolas from Helluva Boss.

Stella is a shitty mother who ignores her daughter, which the the audience is shown via a scene were Octavia is having a nightmare and she tells Stolas to deal with it. She frequently screams and swears at Stolas and throws things at him, with no regard for her daughter's presence or feelings.

This is pretty terrible, right? Of course! Everyone knows Stella is a horrible mother.

Stolas on the other hand, is praised for being such an loving and caring father, who tries his best. He even has a song with Octavia!

Well, he also: openly talks about having sex with Blitz and how much he likes it while she was right there, told her people want her money and her body, generally doesn't pay much attention to her either bc he's wallowing about Blitz not loving him back, and doesn't give her feelings much regard.

And yet, the misogyny extends beyond just Stella because people generally agree that Octavia is ungrateful and doesn't appreciate Stolas enough. They get mad at her for disliking the fact that Stolas is cheating on her mother with an imp who's been nothing but rude to her and ruining their family further, and even mock her for feeling unloved. Hell even Brandon, one of the creators, has allegedly recently called her a "cockblocking slut" which, frankly, is a disgusting thing to say about a 17 year old girl.

Idk man I'm just tired.

[aurum-stultus]

Quick rant bc I love Silco but I'm not too big a fan of people saying he was a good or bad father. The man was "okay"? He loved her and anyone who disagrees with that clearly didn't watch the show, and he did NOT create Jinx or manipulate her into becoming Jinx, but he certainly didn't do much to stop it from happening.

I can say with confidence that he cared abt her and loved his daughter to death but I can also say that his biggest downfall was enabling her. He never held her accountable for her actions, he blamed her fuck ups on everyone else, and the one time he did get mad at her, she didn't take him seriously and it was VERY easy to difuse him. From what we saw there was no "Okay this is helpful but do NOT go out murdering any more topsiders.", he just immediately dismissed it. I can't help but feel like if Jinx didn't diffuse him he still would've just sighed it off and walked away to go fix it himself like he had to do with the rest of the trouble she caused...... that he also dismissed.

I GET his possible thought process, don't get me wrong, he didn't want her to feel rejected or unloved, being the yes-man and never making her *know* she fucked up was probably his way of never letting her feel like she actually was a jinx. She did nothing but ruin his plans, she wasn't helpful to him in the slightest but he still blamed her actions on Sevika, took care of it himself, or ignored it. He didn't view her as an employee, he viewed her as his very rejection-sensitive daughter and he didn't want to risk hurting her.. but in doing so she kinda became ignorant to the value of human life and it definitely didn't help her control her mood swings, since she was never taught that her lack of self-control is why things go so poorly for her.

YES he loved her, and he fucked her up even more on accident bc he didn't want to hurt her, but that is still not good parenting. You can love someone and still be a shitty parent. He even used his last dying words to make sure that his death wouldn't haunt her. He even tried to make his *death* less of a consequence than it was.

With that being said, he still made her feel loved and wanted, he still took care of her, beyond the bare minimum of feeding her and housing her he took the extra time to make sure she was enriched and that he gave her as good of a support system as he could provide (ex. trying to help her overcome her trauma as Powder before he even knew Vi was still alive) he literally trusted her enough to put a needle in his eye and then struggled to do it himself when she wasn't around. He was not the worst dad, he was not the best dad.

[rarepairdumpster]

Viktor Doll AU

Inspired by THIS ART

Pairing: Viktor/Silco (Arcane) Rating: M C/W: Canon Divergence, Dub Consent (over being made into a doll), First Meeting Bickering, Jinx being Jinx

Viktor Doll AU, but it backfires because Silco survives the shooting and sees what the fucked up Piltovan scientist did to one of Zaun's own. Silco liberating the doll because he won't have the memory of another one of his people defiled and tarnished by a Piltovan.

And the doll is a doll.

While it's been programmed with a facsimile of Viktor's personality, it doesn't understand the concept of captivity and liberation.

It's a shell of who Viktor was, with none of the ambitions that Viktor had.

Jayce quickly gets bored because he didn't realize that what he really loved about Viktor was his personality and ambition.

Regularly leaves the doll to be on its own while he's working.

The other Zaunites that worked in the lab, look at Jayce like he's the worst kind of monster, and they all quit over what he's done to Viktor's memory 

And that pisses him off.

Jayce sees it as him trying to preserve Viktor. Those Zaunite scumbags just don't get it.

But whatever. He hadn't wanted to hire them anyway.

He only did it because Viktor had made such a fuss.

When Viktor doll asks where the other scientists are and Jayce says they're gone, Viktor just responds with a calm smile and a tip of his head. "I'm sure it's for the best."

None of the anger that should have been there or demands to know why.

And Jayce goes off to be by himself and punches a hole in the wall.

Viktor-doll's existence however sparks a whole new level of interest among hextech sponsors though.

And Jayce soon starts receiving requests for more dolls.

Including some for the same model and Jayce shuts those down immediately

Silco sends Jinx to liberate the doll and steal the related research as a sign that he still trusts her implicitly, even after the shooting, and Jinx is anxious about fucking up, but that memory of realizing that she'd shot her dad by accident keeps her stable somehow, in a way that accidentally killing Vander and the others hadn't. 

Jinx is the one that one that fixes Viktor's programming, makes him more like himself.

And then she sets fire to the research because that shit's fucked up.

Jinx pulls what she can from the journals she found in the lab. She also broke into his old room to find his personal journals.

Jayce was too focused on just having Viktor back to even consider what makes Viktor him.

Newly reprogrammed Viktor-doll looking down at his metal hands and sounds so lost and confused as he says "What....what happened to me?" 

He still has a memory recall of his time with Jayce, after being activated, but it feels distant. Strange. Like a hazy dream.

And Jinx pushes her goggles up on her forehead and answers cheerfully, "I fixed you, silly."

Viktor looks down and covers his crotch up even though there's nothing there. 

"Some clothes or a sheet would be nice"

Silco's coat is there.

Jinx hadn't thought to ask for it.

But he'd thought to leave it.

And Jinx hands it to Viktor,

Viktor wraps it around his waist and attempts to stand, but he has trouble with his right leg. (He discussed it in his journals and so the program implemented it)

Viktor looks down at his leg.

Frowns.

Viktor looks around Jinx's work space, notices the outrageous colour schemes, and feels a jolt of recognition.

"You! You robbed from me!"

Jinx curses. "Shit I thought I took that part out of the feed"

Viktor scowls, starts looking for his cane automatically, but it isn't there. 

because the cane was buried with the real Viktor

"I need to go home," Viktor blurts. "I need to find Jayce."

"Oh, you don't want that guy," Jinx huffs, nose scrunching. "He's a freak. He's the one that did this."

Jinx gestures to pretty much all of him.

Viktor finally takes the time to look at himself and notices the hexgem enclosed in the center of his chest.

Oh, Jayce what have you done

He turns back to Jinx. "You fixed me as you say? Do you have notes?"

Jinx shoves a disorganized pile of papers at him scribbled with a mix of crayon, marker, and colored pencil.

Viktor looks so....disgruntled about what was used to write the notes, Jinx almost starts laughing.

"Silco has your journals" Jinx pouts a little, using air quotes to emphasize. "Said you wouldn't 'appreciate' my 'creative additions'."

Viktor hums and glances at her.

"He might be right. You're a genius, but our aims are polar opposites."

"HAH!" Jinx shouted, jumping from her chair. "You called me a genius! No take-backsiessss~"

She pressed a button on her desk that made an alarm noise. The label above had a stylized "S" and several hearts around it. Viktor assumed it must be a way for her to contact Silco.

Silco arrives almost in a hurry, coming down the steps and crossing the narrow "bridge" into the lab.

"Ah, you're awake," Silco says, running a hand though his hair as he gets closer. "Viktor, correct?" He holds out his other hand in greeting, a little startled at the strong grip from the automaton.

Strong and warm.

The Arcane's power is literally thrumming through him.

"I suppose that is the closest to who or what I am," Viktor explains.

"I am sorry we never met earlier," Silco says. "I always admired your work."

"So, you had her steal from me," Viktor muses, "instead of approaching me for a discussion. Interesting method for demonstrating admiration." 

Silco shoots a look at Jinx.

"No. She broke into the lab on her own the first time. But I am the one who sent her to rescue you."

"Also bold of you to assume that your partner," Silco spat the word like a bad taste, "would even allow me to have an audience with you."

Viktor opens his mouth to defend Jayce reflexively, but falters. Remembers the bridge. The barricade. Being locked out of Piltover and having to wait to have his identity "confirmed" by Councilman Talis. How Jayce had dehumanised and vilified Zaunites to his face.

Looks down at is hand.

At what Jayce did to him.

Viktor pulls his hand back and remembers the coat around his waist. "Does this rescue happen to include clothing?"

"Of course." Silco heads back in the direction he'd come from and beckons "We take care of our own. Come and we'll get you sorted."

Viktor went to take a step forward but collapsed against the railing. 

"Ah, a cane too, if possible," Viktor added, annoyed.

Silco looks at Jinx, clearly annoyed and expectant. 

Jinx huffs and rolls her eyes before hopping up onto the work-table. 

"The journals said his leg was fucked, so I worked that into the programming. You said to put him back the way he was!"

Arch + Woods

[yrrtyrrtwhenihrrthrrt]

Hiii everyone, I have more Zaundads brainrot. I have now uploaded chapter 3 of Dragged out of Your System with Its Nails Dug In

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61886740/chapters/158748559#workskin

Rated E, Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings (I don't think any apply but playing it safe)

Chapters 3/5

Word Count: 15, 191

Chapter Summary: The withdrawal gets worse as the infection begins wreaking havoc on Silco's body. In a state of delirium, the former chem-baron forgets exactly where and when he is, and he and Vander hash out some feelings they'd ignored for too long.

Fic Summary: A year after Zaun's independence is won, Silco decides to stop using Shimmer and to seek an alternative and permanent treatment for his facial injuries. But Shimmer is known for an agonizing withdrawal, especially for the terrifying flashbacks and hallucinations which force him to revisit traumas that he and Vander have allowed to go undiscussed for far too long. Vander does his best to take care of his sick and recovering partner, but addressing the worst versions of himself and his past takes a mental toll.

I've been extra excited for this chapter, so I really hope folks like it!! Please enjoy gay dad angst lmao

[wortsandall]

EXACTLYY ABOUT THE SILCO AND JINX THING!!! like, im not saying he was the best person or father ever (he was a good father in that he knew what jinx needed, but raising her as his kind of lieutenant in the mafia was obviously not a good move lol) but saying he never loved her or cared for her???? like did we watch the same show????

i never doubted for a SECOND that he loved her, but i understand people probably weren't sure during act 2 and okay, that makes sense. but STILL claiming he doesn't love her after watching season 1? what the fuck.

if he dgaf about her, he shouldn't even be keeping her around. we are told repeatedly that jinx is messing up his business (failing to guard shimmer cargo, riling up the chembarons and even causing SEVIKA to doubt silco as a leader etc). pray tell, if he doesn't care about her why the fuck doesn't he just..kill her?

but thats not all, no. because its so fucking obvious silco loves jinx you have to watch the series with your eyes and ears closed to not get it. the bridge scene where he carries her? even tho he has his underlings with him?? going to singed?? that entire scene???

him literally giving up his dream of an independent zaun TO PROTECT HER???? COMFORTING HER AS SHE LITERALLY KILLS HIM????

genuinely, anyone who thinks silco doesn't genuinely love jinx by the end of season 1 is a fucking moron.

from a couple months ago but basically yes silco and jinx are so unspeakably important to me !!!! forever and ever will i stand on the fact that silco loved her. he loved her so much.

regardless of the mom linkage they tried to pull in season two-jinx was his girl. like its been said but jinx was a lot more trouble than itd be worth for him to keep her around and he did anyway. over and over again he picked her over anything else. and now im supposed to believe that its all manipulation? he never cared? to what end?

silco is not like that. empty manipulations for personal satisfaction. which is why he'd be doing it if these people are right. theres no political benefit or benefit for what he was doing for zaun. she was actively getting in the way. so that leaves just for kicks. lemme manipulate this lil girl for fun and maybe get back at vander in the process. that's not silco. there's no gain there.

people just don't want to believe that a man seen as evil can have soft spots or be a good dad. like you can argue that silco's a bad dad fine (i completely disagree but you can argue) but to say he doesn't love her is insane.

and for the bad dad-he's really not 😭 you can disagree with his methods but its not like he himself had therapy. for his own traumas there were things that worked for him, that kept him alive. and he imparted that to her because he loved her and wanted to keep her alive as well. i dont even think what he was saying was entirely wrong. flawed 100% yeah but its not the worst. he helps her to feel useful. to not look down on herself or her abilities. he encourages her need to create and build unlike before where they kept telling her to stop and leaving her behind. the wounds that she had, he tried to heal as best as he could.

because he understood her and he loved her. i go so insane about them. the best father daughter duo. i literally cry every time i think about them for too long, every time i talk about them. every time i see them on screen. she needed him and he was there for her in a way that vander wasn't. i mean the one scene of vander and jinx solo they don't even speak. vander was distracted with a clear favorite and silco made her his priority. i love him. i love them both so much.

[voodoocuthulu]

My Thoughts on Arcane Season 1 and it’s characters.

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My views on the show itself:

Arcane is one of my favorite animated series if not my all time favorite. The plot, scenery, and the art is so unique and beautiful done. It’s well done for the hard work put into it and I’m very excited for the release of episode 1 of season 2 and to see how both the stories and characters have progressed.

My favorite things in the show:

•The voice acting, each voice actor captures the essence of each character and how the emotions are meant to be perceived.

•Character arcs and development, each character is uniquely different not only by the designs in the shows progression, but also by the personalities and mental states of the characters.

•Representation of mental illness or mental health, the characters don’t really go through the mental illness issues, but visibly and through dialogue in the show where we can see how stable our characters are.

•The relationships between characters, I find that character relationship developments and clashes are really important to a plot. They made sure that these characters had very specific feelings towards other characters and that certain characters clashed a certain way.

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My views on each character:

Jinx (Powder):

She is a very complicated character who’s suffering from psychosis ,but to be specific: BPD, PTSD, Schizophrenia, Survivors guilt, and Psychopathy. She is good comedic but also emotional pacing of the show. (Personally wish I can give this poor girl a hug).

Vi:

She is also a complex character who is somewhat hot head ,but knows when to keep her cool. She is a good character to watch doing most of the action,but the emotional parts are hard to watch between her and her sister Jinx (Powder). The worst to watch was for Vi to keep referencing Jinx as Powder and trying to get “Powder” back. Yet Powder was gone and jinx was wanting Vi to accept her for her changes. Vi not fully understanding continued to get her old sister back ,but got the ending of season 1 because of her misunderstanding of what jinx wanted from her.

Caitlyn:

Caitlyn was a good comedic relief when collabed with Vi, but they also make a good relief with their chemistry. The only thing is, it that her character didn’t really draw me in as some of the other characters.

Jayce:

He was essential for the plot ,but god i can’t find a character I dislike more. He is extremely negligent to the safety of others, this is in reference to Victor ,but also when giving Vi (Who is A CRIMINAL ) weapons which could lead to mass destruction.

Victor:

He is also can be considered negligent for his use of shimmer on his own body and even when tampering with magic in such a way that can cause harm to him and to others. He is a very compelling character and incredibly charming through the show when clashing with Jayce as characters.

Silco:

The Handsomest man and needs Best dad award. Thats all I have to say. Lmao.

Ekko:

(the realest mf) He is a really cool character with a awesome character design and personality when clashing with other characters such as Vi which he acts like a hard headed brother and with Jinx he acts like his younger self playing with a bestfriend ,but with a more aggressive approach now because of all the changes that happened after Vi got locked up, Vander died, and Silco took control of the undercity.

Overall:

Again over time my opinions might change if I were to rewatch again ,but this is my opinions for the time being until then, let me know if you agree or have your own opinions.

[riddlcr]

that flashback scene was at best horrible fan service and at worst an average reader insert concept. it makes no sense in a narrative perspective because the riot on the bridge happen when vi and powder were old enough to remember the people around them, especially their good old family friend silco who seems to be super closed to their mom.

so why in season one did vi seem to question who silco was? or none of them ever bring up "hey remember how we used to hang out all together, you, our mom, and dad, and vander??"

[iisgoose]

I Only Wanted to Protect You

Sorry for the long wait...I thought I posted this part already

“I will tell you more when a certain someone isn’t eavesdropping.” Y/N looked in Powder’s direction with a smile.

Silco watched as Y/N finished cooking, finding himself glancing at the clock. He wanted to continue their conversation privately but as they sat down to eat, it seemed like this child had endless energy. Powder talked the most during dinner as Silco and Y/N stole glances with one another. There was something about her that he couldn’t get out of his head from the first time he saw her walking home. It made him feel weak, she made him feel weak. Everything she did made him intrigued, she seemed mysterious and it had been awhile since something or someone intrigued him enough to put his own wants to the side. Right now what he desperately wanted was for the kid seated next to him to leave, but instead he just nodded his head along with her story. After what felt like an eternity, Powder got up from the table and flopped down onto Y/N’s bed, leaving the adults alone.

“Now, Powder. It’s quite late and its time for you to head down to bed.” Y/N sweetly called to the young girl. “You know as much as I do that I don’t have room up here for the both of us.”

“Oh come on Y/N. Please, just for tonight. I don’t want to be alone down there.”

“Not tonight Powder. A lot has happened that I’m still not filled in on, I need to talk with Silco.” Y/N’s face hardened, a look Powder knew too well.

“Fine.” 

Powder headed to the front door, turning back once more to give one last go with her puppy dog eyes in Y/N’s direction. Her eyes meet the stern look from both adults who were standing in kitchen area. She turned away, clearly defeated and headed down to bed.

Y/N felt anxiety bubbling in her stomach as she began to clear the dishes from the tiny table in front of her. Silco didn’t seem in a rush for her to finish her story about Viktor, which she appreciated. Just the thought of him angers her and over the years she had tried her best to forget him. She wanted to pretend that she was always from the Lanes and had never met the man. Try as she might, her mind still wonders to him every now and then. It usually came after drinking more than she would like to admit as her loneliness creeps over her while she lays in bed. She would think about the what ifs that have nagged at her mind over the last few years. Mostly her thoughts would always wonder why he never came looking for her. She knew why she didn’t go to Piltover looking for him, she knew she would look out of place the moment she crossed the bridge. She also wondered if he even knew what happened to her after he left, her worst fear was that he didn’t care.

Silco sat quietly as he watched her every movement as Y/N continued her quiet clean up. His eyes narrowed as she grabbed a bottle of whiskey and two glass has she headed towards the small couch that was nestled under the small window. She set the glasses on the window sill as she pours both of them a drink.

“Now that she’s gone, where were we?” Y/N’s voice broke the silence that had fallen between them.

“I believe you were answering my questions.” Silco rose from his chair at the table, making his way to join her on the couch, “I didn’t take you for a whiskey drinker.” 

Y/N felt a smile begin to form on her face, “It was the only thing my dad drank.” She let out a small laugh, “I didn’t have much else to sneak as a teen. Not like my dad didn’t notice, I think he was just happy that I was doing something a normal teen did.” 

“I did worse at that age.” Silco sipped from his glass, eyes meeting hers. 

“That doesn’t surprise me.” She let a small laugh as she brought her own drink to her lips. “From what I heard, it’s much worse.”

A quick smile formed on Silco’s once stoic face, “What did you hear exactly?”

Y/N felt her face grow warm. “All kinds of things…,mainly not to trust you.”

“Let me guess.”  his smile faded and his eyes narrowed, “Vander told you that one.”

Y/N looked into his eyes as she allowed a small, reassuring smile to form, “Yes. But, it was coming from the man who lied about his deal with the Enforcers.”

 Silco shifted in his seat, intrigued by her comment. “You knew of that?”

“I overheard his conversation with that Enforcer lady. I can hear a lot through the floor.” 

“You eavesdropped?”

Y/N shrugged, smile growing larger on her face, “Not on purpose. I was just trying to rest before the late shift. I blame it on them being loud. I don’t see the harm in listening, that’s how I knew where Vi ran off too.”

Silco sat back, resting one arm on the back rest of the couch, legs crossed. “And you didn’t stop her? Aren’t you a makeshift parental figure.”

“They’re Vander’s problem not mine. I’m not their mom,” she laughed, “I just needed a place to live.”

“You didn’t like them?”

“I’m not saying that, it’s more that I’m not ready for that type of responsibility. Vi and the boys didn’t need a mother figure, they needed Vander’s approval. But Powder does. She needs a bit more support and love. She’s the one I was worried about, Vander and her never meshed. I don’t think he knew how to meet her needs.”  Y/N sipped her drink as she leaned back against the arm rest.

“She has potential.”

Y/N smiled, “She really does but she insists on being just like Vi.”

Silence fell over them for a long while. Neither of them feeling the need to break it, both seating back and enjoying each other’s company. Both sipping on their drinks as Y/N glanced out the window to the streets below. 

“Are you originally from the Lanes?” she asked, breaking the silence as she poured more whiskey into her cup. 

“Born and raise.” Silco said as he reached his glass out to be refilled. “And you?”

“I moved here at seventeen.” Y/N answered as she poured his drink.

“Seventeen?” Her age surprising him. “Your parents were okay with that?”

“If they were alive, probably not.” She felt the sadness bubble up, “I moved here after my dad died.”

Silco’s face fell, “No one stopped you?”

“Well, Octavis was busy with my dad’s business and my only friend had moved.” Silco remained silent as she continued, “My dad died the same day he left for Piltover. I don’t even think he knows and I couldn’t bring myself to go looking for him.” she lied. “I was supposed to take over my dad’s shop when he died but I couldn’t get myself to do it. I let my dad’s apprentice take it over, shit I even gave him the house.” 

She let out a light laugh as she brought her own drink to her lips. Glancing up at the man seated in front of her. She felt stupid for rambling on about her past but once she started she couldn’t stop. It had been seven years since she talked openly about her previous life. It was like she opened a floodgate of memories and emotions that she had pushed down for years. 

“Sorry.” Y/N awkwardly laughed as she pulled her legs to her chest, “Didn’t mean to be a downer.”

“Why the Lanes?” Silco sipped his own drink, eyes narrowed.

“I knew no one would come looking for me here.” She looked out the window. “And no one has.”

[chemical-killjoy]

UNPOPULAR OPINION: Vander was never really Powder's dad, just Vi's, and a little Claggor and Milo's. Vander, while meaning well, put all of the responsibility of raising a baby Powder onto Vi, making himself more of an uncle-at-best figure, and while that's great, it meant that Powder was still without family. Claggor was nice, but very withdrawn, and Mylo (I don't give a fuck that he was like, 14) was a dickhead. He literally became the voice in her head insulting her, stalking her, bullying her just as he did when he was alive. The only real family that Powder had left after her parents died was Vi. And she lost her. She needed someone to cling to, to be there for her. We all know she's got underlying mental health issues, and has done from the start (the way she doesn't really react to her parents death - though this could be shock, the way she has a complete fucking break down at the thought of being left behind, just how out of control her emotions are et cetera). She needs someone to be there for her. I'm not saying that Jinx and Silco's relationship was healthy, God knows they fed off each other's worst parts, but they meant well. Silco loved her, the only thing he loved besides Zaun. And she loved him, the family she (neither of them) had.

So yes, while Vander was both of the girl's dad in the way that he semi-raised them, Silco was way more of a dad to Jinx than Vander was.

Vi and Jinx both lost their father…..