Hi again Caitlyn Kirammans.
Chapter 7 of Low Lays the Devil has been my favorite chapter of this fic so far and it has left me intrigued as to what Caitlyn's plan will be to do with Mohan.
If I recall correctly (correct me if I'm wrong) Mohan is working with Greyson in secret. So:
Hasn't Greyson told Mohan at all about this secret operation that Caitlyn, Vi, Cassandra are planning?
Did Vi's family know about this plan from the beginning and will they have any relevance in it?
Will you introduce the new housekeeper of the Kiramman family Gloria and her relationship with Tobias and Cassandra?
In the Noxus chapter, Cassandra's letters to her daughter mentioned that she was from Ionia and gets along well with her father (I guess she is more sociable and charismatic unlike Emir who was serious and loyal)
Greetings ✋✋✋
PS: (it's a suggestion) is Gloria a vastaya or a human Ionian?
Hello!! I'm so glad you liked the chapter! It was so much fun to write 😊
So, Grayson hired Caitlyn on after she was "cast out" from the Kiramman family and paired her up with Mohan, but Mohan doesn't know anything. He figured Grayson was just trying to look out for the young woman she had been unofficially mentoring. It was never a secret thing. Since she's a new officer, he is in charge of keeping her safe while she learns the ropes. So Mohan is completely in the dark. Cassandra even reminds Caitlyn that just because he's a good man doesn't mean they want him in on the plan.
Vi's family knew about the whole plan from the beginning. Mylo is only acting as the heir apparent to House Lanes since someone needs to do it and Powder has been making items for Caitlyn to help her with her own mission (that hasn't come into play yet, but I have an idea for when it will).
I'm not sure if I will introduce Gloria anytime soon (and I have nothing fleshed out for her character as of yet other than she's from Ionia, so she could be any species. Vastaya would be cool, but we'll see how it works out).
can i say if you ever do a divorce caitvi au, i would honestly die!! care to share some ideas you may have for it? 👀 would they have kid together? how angsty? (i would like all the angst ngl) what would their ages be? can u feel im rlly passionate about this lmao
Haha I love that you’re excited. Just know it would be a while before I could get to it since I still have Low Lays the Devil and the Pirate AU. But I’d love to get to it down the line. I do think they’d have 1 kid, probably be in the early to mid thirties, and it would be suuuuper angsty.
Not me actually crying over a certain part in this next chapter of Low Lays the Devil in Me 😭😭😭
i’m like genuinely distraught over the epilogue (NOT IN A BAD WAY!! i love your writing)
but what do you MEANNNN there’s a new sheriff, what do you mean cait is sending vi to stillwater, WHAT WAS THIS SWITCH UPPP i just want them to be happy 😪 this sequel better not devastate me🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵
(frl tho ive been following since the beginning can’t wait for that sequel)
“Gods I’ve missed you both so much,” Vi said with such tender sincerity, Caitlyn would have been jealous if her girlfriend wasn’t talking to her breasts. She wanted to laugh at or tease Vi, but she was currently still focused on getting the feeling back in her legs and oxygen to flow through her lungs properly. While she did so, Vi kissed the objects of her affection, careful to avoid overstimulating Caitlyn. Caitlyn couldn’t blame her, as amusing as she found it. She had missed Vi—and her body—so much that she also wanted to worship every inch of her and the evidence of that attempt littered the other woman’s skin.
Low Lays the Devil in Me - Chapter 9 - Phoenix314 - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
Ekko arrives at the Lodge. Vander and Caitlyn have a conversation.
If anyone is wondering, a great album to listen to while reading "Low Lays the Devil in Me" is the official soundtrack to "Candela Obscura" by Colm R. McGuinness. It's definitely good for a more seedy underbelly in a steam punk Victorian era setting, which is perfect for this fic's grittier scenes. Plus it's just dope as hell. I've listened to it on repeat when writing Caitlyn working as "Officer Kiramman."
I do think writing fics has changed Vi from being my second fave to just being tied with Caitlyn for absolutely favorite. Idk if it’s cuz I’ve tried to spend so much time in her head from canon (at least, how I interpret being in her head) or what. But I’m not mad. She’s an amazing character. They’re just my babies ❤️💙
Literally half of the "Rebel Heart" series comments are about how much we all love Cassandra and Vi's relationship in them almost as much as CaitVi, so you all know how I feel about her character lol
Cassandra gets mischaracterized from the fandom so much
I have never, in my life, believed I would ever actually complete even 1 long-form fanfic, let alone the 2 I have now completed as of today. If you look at my fanfics before this, it's a few one-shots and a WIP that'll never get completed. I am usually not one to talk about being proud of something I did, but I will absolutely say it today. Writing this series was creatively fulfilling, an absolute joy (and at times, a headache) to write, and one of the craziest things in writing I've ever accomplished.
Thank you to everyone who left me such kind words on this site and in the comments. You are all amazing ❤️💙
In a rare moment of self-plugging: for anyone who wants it, I'll leave a link below. This is an almost 350,000-word, 2-fic series of an episode 1 canon-divergence (with some major liberties taken with canon). It's an alternative, slow-burn story of what could have happened if Hextech was never invented, Zaun and Piltover's clash was the focus, with Caitlyn and Vi meeting and falling in love as teenagers who are caught in the middle of it all.
Almost like a steampunk Romeo and Juliet spy/revolution story, in a way. ❤️💙
I Will Give You My Rebel Heart - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
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.
Petition to make the “post” and “preview” button on ao3’s chapter section in two different places or two different colors or something to differentiate them more. The number of times I’ve almost clicked post instead of preview is a lot 🤣