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GertVi nation anyone ??

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Sakura's sketches for a modern AU

Sakura's face if she was to learn abt all of the fandom wars 'gimme a break havent i suffered enough'

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just realized that Timebomb is more similar to everlark than ghostflower. the similarities are just. there. in term of character's story-arc, and especially if the writers had looked deeper into the 'Jinx' involuntary became the new symbol of Zaun resistance' subplot. but even then. there're so much between Timebomb/Everlark. Ekko's innovativity and all the work he did for his community (even if he 'gave up' at one point), the way he literally broke the time to save everyone's ass, but its still Jinx at the end of the day, Jinx who at her core, is more abt protecting Isha (Primrose) than rising a revolution but she will do it anyway, for her, as she finished Vander/Warwick to protect her sister. and god its been a long time since i watched the movies or read the novels but like, these surface comparaison are so obvious to me i'm surprised no one pointed it out yet

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I didnt realize the relationship parallels that Silco/Jet and Vander/Katara could have is interesting, (rising the question; would Katara be able to try stopping him before he hurts more innocent??? --she grew up with him, they shared similar pain due to the death of their parents, she learn how to fight with him, she began to form the Firelights with him, and then. the fallout. they go their own ways. but sometimes - often, really - their plans contradict each other's or make them worse - killing more innocents. would Katara be ready to 'end' him to protect the larger number???) on another subject, i just had a thoughts abt Azula and Ozai, heartbreaking really: Ozai sending his daughter to Zaun in order to either: - get Zuko back - if we dont follow your idea of Ozai trying to assassinate Zuko + because of the rumors of a certain Avatar running around - or Azula going 'secretly' to Zaun because obviously she knows her dear brother is not dead, (does she want him back?? or not??...could be either way, really) if we do follow your idea of him being maybe dead, all the while, Ozai knows what and where Azula is doing, so he prepares an ambush against his daughter in Zaun(he has ties and spies there of course AND it would be reeeally compelling if the one he reach out to through his spies/minion (anonymously) is Jet) so when she arrives she is attacked and (heavily) injured by Jet's freedom fighters. it kills two birds with one stone, bc now Ozai can:

-accuses Zaun of almost killing his daughter /son (it serves as justification to send more and more Enforcers everywhere there/no peace treaty until they find the responsible of the attempt) and it eases the search for Aang and they can finally close the bridge between the twin city -inject Shimmer in her blood to 'save' her (or whatever poison could replace it in this crossover) so that it transforms Azula into a weapon. literally. a win win, similarly to your idea of Zuko's forced to becoming an Enforcer.

As for Zuko, I love this story for him, but I'm still not over the idea of him being forced to become an Enforcer after being cast out of his home. I don't know about Uncle (maybe he could play a similar role to Heimerdinger's? Be Head of the Academy?) but...hear me out for a second.

actually i just realized that Iroh leading the Enforcers against one of the first Zaunite's rebellion (ouch) would be better than head of the council...(maybe he has this deal with Pakku? like Grayson and Vander??)

As for the elemental powers, I'm not sure if they'd work in this AU. Bending was a huge part of ATLA's everything, and it affected all aspects of that world and its characters. But in this AU...I don't know if they're necessary?

yeaaah in fact i agree, i just wanted to find a way to incorpore the elemental powers right away i guess even if it seemed a little weird?? im still searching 👀👀 BUT i have maybe that: Teo's father working for Piltover ?? (he has a part of Aang's staff on which there is an inscription, incomplete since it was broken in two during his escape) He's working hard to decipher its meaning, takes him years actually - in the beginning he doesnt create weapons, just 'mindless' aircrafts, new means of transportation, devices to 'help' people in need (not the one in Zaun tho), but the more he creates these things, the more advanced are his projects and mostly the more dangerous they turn out to be when he finally decodes/and complete whats written on the Avatar's staff...at this point of the story, Teo discovers his father's work and steal some plans/the final result of the 'magic' staff, and flees to Zaun, where he heard abt a genius inventor....

woof i still have more but i will have to make a long post abt that so im just reblogging this 😅

YOOOO DEMA YOU LIKE ARCANE???!! omg who's your favorite character??? and favorite moment(s) from s1??? (and fav ship too 👀 👀) will you draw for Arcane in the future???? (peak show with peak art =perfection, just saying)

Anon, you have the. Best. Timing. Ever. I literally just finished an Arcane artstyle study with Katara of the Undercity as a subject!

My favorite Arcane character is and forever shall be Ekko (best boy). Other faves are Viktor (chronic illness baby) and Jinx (trauma gremlin).

As for the S1 scene... Besides the finale and that breathtaking Guns for Hire sequence? The Ekko/Jinx fight from ep 7. It broke me. (And turned me into a Timebomb shipper. Which was arguably worse.)

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I love this!! I was thinking about an Atla x Arcane crossover just 1 week ago and!! Katara is a character so naturally selfless and compassionate and so involved in community (she's coming to the aid of everyone she comes across that are in need of help in atla ) its not really hard to imagine her as a Firelight (AND her and Ekko would be besties.fight me on this), little by little, the orphan/children from a shimmered Zaun start to look up to her and are following her, because she just protected a few of them last week and now they all want to learn how to fight (she herself learnt how to throw a punch because she always had to, had no other choice bc the Enforcers taught her the hard way that defenceless or not, they will always choose violence toward her people.so she learn.) admist all of these children is 1 in particular who's standing out, smiling at her. Aang. their first meeting was not even 2 weeks ago. Walking through Zaun's darkest and deepest level of grim with Sokka, they were searching for a shop that apparently hold a special material for her brother's new invention (he was adamant that there was nowhere else where you could find it!! - and maybe it was a dumb idea for two teenagers to adventure themselves in a place more cut-throat than what they ever experienced in all their life, but his invention had saved their her ass more than once. so. she trusts him. and they were NOT doing Piltover again.) but after 3hours of non stop walking, wandering and running to escape some dangerous looking individuals, Katara was tired, her knees were stinging from her earlier fall, and she was almost sure her wrist was sprained too, all in all, she was pissed (and the children were waiting for their return).

so when Sokka stopped dead in their tracks and muttered 'should have come alone' under his breath, Katara exploded. i dont have everything planned but roughly the outline is that, - for months, Aang was hiding/disguised in these streets - after escaping where he was prisoner in Piltover,- his power related with the Arcane/magic, so when the siblings passed him by (with not so kind people at their back pursuing them due to their fight/Katara yelling at Sokka) and destoryed his cover, he protected the 2 undercity kids, was hurt in the process, which prompt Katara's power to awaken fully and save them - after that they all have mask to not be recognized - Jet is the other group of fighter from the undersity, always at odd with Katara's. - Suki left Piltover when her mother, who was an enforcer was shut down and killed by higher ups (see Ozai) - Toph is a Piltover's kid who often escape to Zaun to fight/kinda like Pitfighter Vi - with her power - shhhhu i still dont know how i want these to work /mix Arcane magic with the 4 elements?? idk (rumor of an unbeatable monster rises each time she comes but no one know who she is, where she's from) - for month Zuko is undercover in Zaun after being banished (with his uncle??) and do some vigilante work to help the children too (thats how he mets Katara and Sokka), all the while searching for Piltover's secret weapon - and then yada yada hes invited to the secret base and discovers Aang and i have so much more to to write but i have to go so in a next post haha

YOOOO DEMA YOU LIKE ARCANE???!! omg who's your favorite character??? and favorite moment(s) from s1??? (and fav ship too 👀 👀) will you draw for Arcane in the future???? (peak show with peak art =perfection, just saying)

Anon, you have the. Best. Timing. Ever. I literally just finished an Arcane artstyle study with Katara of the Undercity as a subject!

My favorite Arcane character is and forever shall be Ekko (best boy). Other faves are Viktor (chronic illness baby) and Jinx (trauma gremlin).

As for the S1 scene... Besides the finale and that breathtaking Guns for Hire sequence? The Ekko/Jinx fight from ep 7. It broke me. (And turned me into a Timebomb shipper. Which was arguably worse.)

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just a heads up that i updated my fic rec post here and will continue to do so every 2/3 weeks from now on!

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just read @greytoiletpaper TimeBomb fic inspired by 10 things I Hate about you and i immediately knew i wanted to make a moodboard for it so here you go!! really great writing btw, the exploration in depth of the different setting /description and characterization make everything feel so alive and grounded, brillant! (i read it 3 times already!!)

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Timebomb fics rec

A lot of timebomb fics are hiding through a lot of CaitVi/JayVik tagged works on ao3 (while many are also CV orJV centric) so i made this rec post for everyone who dont want to spent 1 hour scrolling or missing some of them bc you're filtering other ships!! (sorry for the short summaries/ i didnt write my thoughts as thoughtfully as i would have liked because.yk.time and all. update chapter count/add of new fics every week)

AU/crossovers fics

Je t'aime (Je t'attends) 3 chapter, WIP.

Hunger games x Timebomb/Arcane, the way the system of the games from the og novels are mixed in the Arcane universe is really masterful, the writer dont lose too much time explaining it but you understand the dynamics of the 2 cities and the characters perfectly anyway.

Where would you be now ? by enaven 5/6 chapters, WIP.

family/modern AU, timebomb feels, Ekko and Jinx are Isha's parents, CaitVi are just silly aunts and i'll never stop recommending this fic

you're the best thing to ever happen to me (but also the worst thing to ever happen to me) by grey_toiletpaper ( @greytoiletpaper ) 3/8 chapters, WIP. Rated T.

Timebomb inspired by 10 things i hate about you.

We Moved Into a Real House (a Wild Field Behind it) by smokesatellite 3/10 chapters. WIP. Rated T.

Modern AU, Timebomb roommates/friends to lovers, Isha is a foster kid...you know where this is going .. (Ekko as a nurse is not something i expected but its surprisingly good. Also the in law feud between Jinx and Cait is very funny)

s1 fics

Silco is less of an asshole

The Heart of Zaun by 1ts_Br1tney_B1tch 8/ chapters. WIP.

or: Silco try to rally the Firelights to his cause (in this case, Zaun - he's much more involved in doing better for his city than in the show) but of course they're bound to have some..tension between them, since they hate him - and Shimmer. (it has the good parent Silco tag so i'd say that all in all, this Silco is a little less...Silco than in Arcane, but manage to keep some of the bite he has in canon...) i only read 2 chapters, and what i can say is that it does a good job with the general cast, the interactions between Silco/Ekko-Firelights are believable, i think the one thing that could have weird me out is the way Silco is said to be 'proud' of the Firelights in the summary (for me 'pride' is something he'd reserve for Jinx yk?? anyway i stop the rambling) . The Timebomb relationship has more or less the same push and pull as in the show, with Ekko thinking about the girl Jinx used to be/ Ekko being a link to the past before Jinx and all that entail...so yeah, i'm loving it!

Powder doesnt become Jinx

The Alpha Command by typewriter_in_galaxy 13 chapters. WIP. Rated E.

ABO/Reverse AU where Powder doesnt become Jinx and is raised by Viktor, Ekko is taken in by Silco. btw i dont read a lot of abo fic (im very nickpick) but this one does every characters justice, and actually dwelve in depth in the abo universe.. (everything by typewriter is good to be honest, but my favorite thing is how they write Powder, who even when she doesnt become Jinx, is still shaped by a very violent world/trauma and it shows through her mental health issues and very, very low self worth/need to prove herself. )

everything's better with a friend by typerwriter_in_galaxy 7chapters. Completed. Rated E.

Timebomb centric rewrite of Arcane, Jinx is Powder, she doesnt fall under Silco's hand (or in his arms precisely), Ekko is Ekko, and 1, i need to hug Powder, 2 she deserves the world and 3 the characterization of everyone, everyone is so brillantly written and the timebomb relationship (damn even the CaitVi one too) oh, the timebomb of it all... they feel so, so real and it hurts, Powder's insecurities, her mental illness, her guilt, her need to prove herself but in same time she doesnt feel herself worth of anything (or anyone) good... just.read it. read it, because i just did, after like 2 years of not doing that and. im like mad bc why didnt i??? but in same time so grateful to just discover it now, taking my sweet little time reading it; it rewinded my brain its amazing, (like this work in another fandom, the first time i read this rebelcaptain's fic A Love song by skitzofreak - did i just linked it for you to read even tho its a timebomb rec post??? yes. yes i did. thats how much i love, adore, worship this one guys - so everything's better made me think a lot of this TB fic, and also of RC (the abandonment issues, thinking that you have to leave first before everyone leave you, Jyn and Powder damn).

Shattered Web by Firewolf2132 1 chapter. WIP. Rated M.

you know how everyone make the comparaison between Ekko and Miles?? well, the author found a way for Ekko transform into a spiderman that feels right in the arcane verse (end of act1) and damn its so good. Ekko slowly morphing and gaining his powers while everyone still have some focus on them (mostly Powder), but it still manages to keep the suspense of the fate of other characters. fabulous. author note: [I have seen so many comparisons between Ekko and Miles and a lot of fanart. So it felt that I had to do this. I can't promise future chapters right now (busy), but I am eager to see if this inspires any stories with a similar premise.]

S2 fanfics

fics covering Timebomb moments between ep 8 Ekko saving her /they painted each other and ep9

Go Back For Her by A_Lily_In_The_Moonlight 3/3 chapters. Completed. Rated E.

Ekko's pov -i only read 1 chapter - we see his thought's process on his relationship with Powder AU/ Jinx, and how he came to the conclusion he must go back to her. the moment where he help Jinx with his Z-drive comes a little differently than in ep8 (well, the aftermath) aaand another fic where Jinx's grief over Isha's death shatters me, the pain and the self loathing/blaming from Jinx really devastating.

I dont believe in God, but i believe you're my savior by mquesterminds One shot. Rated T

[summary: every time Ekko has to rewind time to stop Jinx it cuts to a different moment from throughout their love story because I'm allergic to happiness the moments covering their shared past really make their present 10 times sadder.]

I'm sure we're taller in another dimension by hallwayheart One shot. Rated M. i have nothing to say because i'm still processing what i just read.ty.

Fires That Were Set by ilophilia ( @ilophilia on tumblr) 1 chapter. WIP.

the conversation after Ekko helped Jinx in episode 8. Loved the banter, the emotions (the grief is there and its important to feel it but damn i want to hug them so bad). They tell each other what happened when Ekko was gone, and you feel the distance/the closeness, near intimacy building again and its beautiful..

Hope is a winged beast by Grey_ Unicorn 4 chapters. WIP. Rated E.

prepare you tissues because i was myself not ready for chapter 3 and the emotional wreck of Jinx processing her grief. but here we are.

fics from AU Powder pov/exchange between Jinx and AU Powder

what we left behind by re_dragon_rising 3/3 chapters. Completed. Rated T.

Powder traverses to the og arcane universe 1 year after Ekko's visit. (the insight into her life after Ekko leaves is wholesome and also give the reader a glimpse of the Mylo/Claggor/Powder siblings dynamics + the impact of Vi's death on them. really great. a little sad too.)

The other Ekko by GrammarThyEnemy Oneshot. General audience.

Powder knows this Ekko is not her Ekko.

memento vivere by fuwaaa 1/2. WIP. General audience.

covering the AU episode, Powder knows something's up with Ekko.

See Ya On The Other Side by moth_dust 3/5 chapters, WIP. Rated T.

Powder also travel to the og universe.

these forgotten faces by whippindippin ( @whippindippin on tumblr too!) 6 chapters, WIP. Rated T.

Jinx and Powder body swap and its both the worst and best thing that could ever happen to either of them. great reading and their reaction on point.

Isha is alive

Astrantia by AelinCreativ ( @aelincreativ they're on tumblr too!) 5 chapters, WIP. Rated T.

canon divergence where Ekko saves Isha. a lot of angst. but also a lot of happiness. so we can cry while smiling along with them. great. ty author!!

Ankle-Biter by darkfire1220 8/9 chapters, WIP. Rated M.

Isha is Jinx's biological daughter, Silco is a not so bad (grand) father, and their mother/daughter bond is one a the greatest thing ever. (very slowburn timebomb). Also Vi. i love you Vi.

post s2

we made our peace with weariness (and let it be) by The_FlamingTiger 3/3 chapters. Completed. Rated M.

Ekko and Jinx reconnect in Bilgewater..(and Jinx goes to therapy. that too. its nice)

I don't believe in God (But I believe that you're my savior) by yeonatsu Oneshot, general audience.

Ekko is mourning.

this hunger for love won’t disappear by Amuria Oneshot, rated T.

Months after the battle for Piltover, Ekko begins to dream of Powder. He thinks it’s his grief playing tricks on him. She has different theory.

Francesca (Do You Think I'd Give Up?) by PoetProlific 2 chapters. WIP.

Ekko tries searching for Jinx...(with the help of Caitlyn, yep. and its well done, because I think Cait would help, for Vi. And i love how Ekko-Cait's dynamics might evolve because of this..)

So I met him there and told him I believe by ijustwanttoreadinpeace 3 chapters, WIP. Rated T.

Jinx begins a new life in Bilgewater but is forced to come back... (edit: be warned, this is now an orphan account so idk if there will be more chapters.)

all the 6 timebomb one shot by atabex (the other fics are not timebomb) they're all rated E and oh boy is it worth it. most of these oneshot are gut wrenching and do smut + characters so well... the most recent one is just Ekko and AU Powder ahem doing the boombayah on the rooftop, but yk, with bits of sad and tragedy here and there.

i'm a little ashamed i'm only adding it now but every TB os fics by @shroomystar is 🤌 nothing else to add because each one of them are good. so. (if you want the explicit one-shots it's here and if you prefer without, it's here )

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guys is there a MelJay server??? (strictly MelJay)

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PaulChani doodles if you care

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me @Ekko haters:

HE DID NOT SAVED HER FROM BEING JINX, HE SAVED HER FREAKING LIFE..!!! HE DID NOT SAVE HER SO SHE WOULD STOP BEING JINX, HE SAVED HER FROM KILLING HERSELF!!!

the way some of y'all say that because of that, Ekko thinks he's 'owed' some romantic reward from her because he saved her life.

y'all should be in the same jail Jinx was in.

Ekko is the most selfless character in this damn serie and its precisely what make him choose her, Jinx. He didnt help her for some sort of disgusting compensation or whatever you think he was doing this for.

Romantic feelings aside, he loves Jinx because she's his friend, but she's also the one he give up on when he lost the vision of her (separating Powder from Jinx), so even if in a way he was too late and whatever that may bring to the future, he did not want her to die, and thats the thing which matters the most.

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Need to talk about Ekko actually.

Its the way he did not abandon 'true paradise' or his 'perfect waifu' over his 'shittier' world. He leaves because he do not belong here. Yes, he let himself live for a few days (after freaking out, and nearly attacking Powder mind you) 'selfishly' for lack of better word, truly, a few moments of joy and peace with her and even then. even then. there's always this constant reminder like a tick tick of a bomb, that his time is running out and fast ah, the more they're advancing in building Ekko's Z-Drive and the thing to come back in the og verse, the more is departure is nearing. the endgame always was for him to come back to his own universe. (these joyful moments with AU Powder represent what could have been, bc he knows deep down the 'relationship' he has with this Powder here would and will never replicate what he has with Jinx, or what could be in the future with Jinx. It's both regrets of what he could have done earlier to help her and seizing the happiness of what the AU is offering him, a glimpse of Another life.) So he does not abandon jackshit: he leaves because he actively chooses Zaun. Jinx. The Firelights.

For all the shitty things happening in his own universe, it's his world!! the one he worked his ass off to make a better place, his own paradise he succeded to create with others (however little the writers have shown us this season) against all form of corruption, the cops, the constant oppression, the inequality and if you think that he would have give up all of that for AU Powder then i fear you do not get him.

in short, Ekko does not belong in the AU more than AU Ekko would have belonged in the og universe!

and i repeat myself but helping Jinx aside, Ekko would NOT have stayed in the AU because my man loves his community, the Tree, loves what he built with the Firelights and how he contribued to make it a better place in the middle of a shimmered Zaun! so he will continue to do so!

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@ms-anne-xia

his blacksmith background!! Jayce left his blacksmith heritage bc he wanted to pursue science/hextech/arcane etc... so Mel armor /new power could lowkey reconcile both... (in opposition, hextech magic vs solaris-the black rose and his fascination with her gorgeous armor 👀👀 ) idk what im saying im tired lol

found a good fucking fic Mel centered/ MelJay slowburn) post canon (after having devoured every MelJay fic centric fic in existance so ty for that manticoremoon on ao3 for all of your fics, idk if you're still here???anyway) and god do i needed it. i didnt expect to be so angry on her behalf, they just suddenly grew on me after re-watched s1 just before s2. i was truly happy to see them together, in act 1 of s2.

but the minute they were 'reunited' and Jayce decided to be...an asshole (justifying his behavior doesnt mean he wasnt one.) so, an asshole, was such a slap in the face. Being suspicious, distrustful, cold toward her after a long time of separation, treating her like she only was a stone cold manipulator since the beginning . and you mean to tell me there was no more conversation after that??? (as a form of closure, and at the very least for the sake of respecting a minimum this relationship arc for Mel ?)

had the writers (animators too) not used her as a plot device for another pair, they could have had a very interesting angsty dynamic (break up or not) depthening their bond more through hardships (see, their trust in each other. Bc Jayce knows her! and Mel obviously trusted this man with all her heart) also battle couple gehehehz. (my romantic ass thought he'd be in awe of her new acquired powers and appearance dammit.)

anyway this fic is like a salve on the fresh wound that was the writing of Mel and her relationship with literally everyone. her being a warrior yes. but also angry, sad, hurt, cold, a fury and she's all of that in this fic. a balm.

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found a good fucking fic Mel centered/ MelJay slowburn) post canon (after having devoured every MelJay fic centric fic in existance so ty for that manticoremoon on ao3 for all of your fics, idk if you're still here???anyway) and god do i needed it. i didnt expect to be so angry on her behalf, they just suddenly grew on me after re-watched s1 just before s2. i was truly happy to see them together, in act 1 of s2.

but the minute they were 'reunited' and Jayce decided to be...an asshole (justifying his behavior doesnt mean he wasnt one.) so, an asshole, was such a slap in the face. Being suspicious, distrustful, cold toward her after a long time of separation, treating her like she only was a stone cold manipulator since the beginning . and you mean to tell me there was no more conversation after that??? (as a form of closure, and at the very least for the sake of respecting a minimum this relationship arc for Mel ?)

had the writers (animators too) not used her as a plot device for another pair, they could have had a very interesting angsty dynamic (break up or not) depthening their bond more through hardships (see, their trust in each other. Bc Jayce knows her! and Mel obviously trusted this man with all her heart) also battle couple gehehehz. (my romantic ass thought he'd be in awe of her new acquired powers and appearance dammit.)

anyway this fic is like a salve on the fresh wound that was the writing of Mel and her relationship with literally everyone. her being a warrior yes. but also angry, sad, hurt, cold, a fury and she's all of that in this fic. a balm.

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i take it that Jinx is not dead, and Timebomb WILL THRIVE AND SURVIVE

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so timebomb nation, did Ekko only like Powder or Jinx too??

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i have prayed for time like this