This Next Chapter Is Taking Longer Than I Thought Because It’s Going To Be A Doozy. I’m At 7300 Words

"Tethered" Rewrite: Prologue, Ch. 1 & 2, CaitVi Fanfic

Soulmate. Two Spirits in one soul. Inextricably bound together for eternity in perfect harmony—until mankind intervened. When teenagers Vi and Caitlyn are caught up in an Arcane explosion, a magical tether is formed between them that won’t let them be further than 15 feet apart from one another, physically and dangerously wrenching them back together if they try to separate. With the study of magic banned in Piltover, the brightest scientific minds will have a hard time figuring out how to break their tether. As the magical bond between them evolves, so do their feelings for one another. Soon, Vi and Caitlyn begin to question whether they truly want the tether to be broken and wonder just how far they are willing to go to ensure that it isn’t.

Tethered - Chapter 1 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]

PLEASE READ THE NOTES AT THE START OF THE FIC!!!

Inspired loosely by @somewillwin's soulmate AU. Your art is amazing! Thank you for sharing it.

I'm about halfway through the first chapter of "Heart Made of Glass" sequel and I am just so excited! It's way better than the first chapter of the first fic, imo, and I hope you guys like it!!

Posting cuz I can’t be the only person who hadn’t thought of this. If you toggle the speak screen option under accessibilities on an iPhone, you can put your fanfic in reader mode or download it and have Siri read it to you with the screen off. As someone who doesn’t need to use this feature, I just never put it together until I started writing fanfiction again after an 8 year break.

It’s not exactly like an audiobook in that, for example, Siri can’t tell when a word like “okay” should sound bright and happy or serious and reluctant, so it can be jarring. But it’s super handy for writing as it will help you finding missing or repeated words or help you come up with ideas while you’re driving or something. It’s amazing! I feel dumb I never thought of it sooner.

Okay, this will be the last reblog on this. My brain totally spiraled way more on this than I anticipated. I originally just wanted to do a cute little one shot and instead my brain was like “just add this” and “add that.” It’s starting to feel more like an idea for a short story or even book length that I’m finding less appealing to have it be fanfiction.

So I’m not going to write it as that and instead have it be a little world building exercise for the moment rather than a fanfic. That way I can have fun with it and flesh it out in my head and continue to work on Low Lays the Devil in Me.

Mentioned this in a reply on a different post, but thinking about doing a Hades/Persephone CaitVi oneshot, but definitely with a twist (definitely not focusing on the original Greek version lol). Maybe after the next chapter is out 🤔🤔

This is such a weird world and I have no idea how my brain came up with it. I'm not sure if anyone will actually find it interesting, but I'll still write it because it's a such a fun concept to play around with, even if it incredibly strange.

If you want a hint: I have corporatized the world of the gods and asked myself what would happen if the God of Death wants to retire.

Mentioned this in a reply on a different post, but thinking about doing a Hades/Persephone CaitVi oneshot, but definitely with a twist (definitely not focusing on the original Greek version lol). Maybe after the next chapter is out 🤔🤔

OH! Just saw that "Low Lays the Devil in Me" has just reached over 100,000 words with the newest chapter. Which means this CaitVi series is now almost 300,000 words long. We still have quite a ways to go in this fic, but I do believe we're now on the other half of half way done plot wise. Hard to tell when I'm making it up as I go along, but holy shit these are long fics. Haha. Definitely could see this series being 350,000 words total before I'm finished.

Thanks to everyone who has read, commented, left a kudos, or shared and those who interact with me on my little fanfic blog. You guys are the best <3

Ch. 11: The Murder "Low Lays the Devil in Me" CaitVi Fanfic

She shifted her weight between her feet and wrung her fingers together. Cassandra, ever observant, furrowed her brow. “Caitlyn, is something wro—" “Can we talk?” Caitlyn blurted out, rudely interrupting her matriarch. She flushed at her inability to control her mouth and forced herself to speak more calmly. “When I get back, I mean?” Cassandra, who had been surprised by Caitlyn’s outburst, blinked in confusion. “Talk?” she parroted. Caitlyn nodded, the lump in her throat made it difficult to form words around. Her mother must have seen something—something different—in her eyes as Caitlyn noticed she had stopped breathing. “Of course, Caity. Whenever you’re free, I’ll be here.”

Low Lays the Devil in Me - Chapter 11 - Phoenix314 - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]

Caitlyn fakes Mohan’s death and reads him in on their mission.

Ch. 7: Extraction "Low Lays the Devil in Me" CaitVi Fanfic

“The last major overhaul was not long after The Sinking. They needed to expand the prison since they threw so many Zaunites in it.” Caitlyn felt rage flare up in her and her lip curl in disgust at the idea of the desperate Zaunites clawing up from the mass grave of the fissures only to be thrown in prison for just trying to survive. “I’ve dreamed of dismantling Stillwater brick by brick as my first act as councilor,” she practically growled, her knuckles turning white as she gripped the edge of the table. Cassandra chuckled darkly. “When I lie awake at night thinking about what those Wardens are doing to Violet, I entertain the same fantasy.” Caitlyn met her mother’s gaze over the blueprints and suddenly felt a strong sense of kinship with her over how much they both cared for Vi.

Low Lays the Devil in Me - Chapter 7 - Phoenix314 - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]

The countdown to rescue Vi has started and Caitlyn prays she can successfully extract her from Stillwater.

Lore List for "Heart Made of Glass, My Mind of Stone" Fic

Below the "Keep Reading" line, I've uploaded a screenshot of the list of lore/world building that I've changed or expanded on from the show. I've wanted to do this for a while, but now that the fic is almost done, I don't think I'll have to add anything to it. For anyone caught up, none of this is spoiler-y if you do read it. I explain the purpose of the list in the screenshot. This is now placed in the Chapter One notes with the link to the map. If you haven't read/aren't caught up, the spoilers are not really that bad, but avoid if you like going in completely blind. I just know that some people might appreciate knowing this before reading to help understand it better.

Ch. 15: Happy Progress Day "Heart Made of Glass, My Mind of Stone" CaitVi Fic

“So, er—I don’t know if you know,” Vi started, “but Zaun celebrates The Remembering instead of Progress Day.” “Yes, I’m aware,” Cassandra replied, curiously glancing up at Vi from her letters. “Well, since you’ve been okay with me taking Caitlyn to Zaun—for whatever reason—would it be okay if I took her to experience The Remembering?” Vi asked, then started talking quickly, as if Cassandra would say yes if she could justify it fast enough. “I know it’s the night of the Progress Day Ball, but she’s been to a million of those already and I think it’d be good for her to see what The Remembering is. It’s a really safe day, we actually jokingly call it a vacation from crime. Even the Chembarons won’t break that tradition.” “Violet, breathe,” Cassandra instructed with a laugh. “Yes, you may bring Caitlyn with you. I agree, it’d be good for her to experience it.”