@nogaph Has Done It Again! An Amazing Sketch From The Most Recent Chapter Of "Tethered." Show Them Some

So, I love my job, but I don’t want to go today because I just want to keep writing 😭🤣 the next chapter of “Tethered” is going to be fun to write and I would rather do that.

Ch. 9: Revelations and Evolutions "Tethered" CaitVi Fanfic

“I think it wants me to touch the tether.” Caitlyn’s eyes went wide in slight alarm. “I don’t know, Vi. Asking it questions is one thing, but this seems like it could be dangerous.” A soft plea pulled at her sternum, and Vi realized what it had been trying to ask her. She met Caitlyn’s concerned gaze, the Arcane scars in her blue irises glowing. “I think it’s asking me to trust it,” Vi stated carefully.

Tethered - Chapter 10 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]

Vi and Caitlyn finally discuss the tether.

I am really excited for the next chapter of "Tethered." This is going to be one that will really hint at how different this story is going to be from the original rewrite. Hope you all are going to like the changes!

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.

Update. I figured it out. It did, indeed, make my brain go brrrrr 😂

Writing Rant

"Write a political intrigue in-universe CaitVi fic," my brain says. "Write and post 60,000 words in less than two weeks," my brain says.

"Have a huge gala scene with lots of characters and advance the intrigue and have Caitlyn and Vi be each other's date to it, so there's gotta be some tension, but also don't forget the plot, oh and make it opulent and majestic, but be sure that Vi has conflicted feelings about being at such a party because she's from Zaun, but also make sure her and Cassandra have some great moments, too. BUT DON'T FORGET THE PLOT!"

Sometimes I hate my brain.

Despite all that, it's still so fun :D makes my brain go brrrrr when I figure it all out

CaitVi Writing Prompt

Okay, so I've never done this before, and I'm not promising anything, but here goes. I will take a CaitVi writing prompt for a one-shot fic to do as a palate cleanser once "Low Lays the Devil in Me" is done. I've always wanted to try a writing prompt and now is as good a time as any (if anyone manages to inspire me with a prompt, that is). Please leave them either in the replies of this post or as an anonymous ask if you'd like.

Rules:

Must be a non-canonical setting, preferably modern day, as I have spent a lot, a lot of time in Piltover/Zaun/Runeterra and will do so again in the Pirate AU that's next and in "Tethered."

Not completely ruling out smut, but it can't be the sole focus. I'm a character-driven writer first and foremost, and want to keep it that way, please.

Please keep the prompt to three sentences, max 350 words.

Must be one-shot worthy, and I'll probably not make it more than 15,000 words, so nothing that would require a complex, multichapter storyline.

I am doing this as a writing exercise, not an obligation to the people who suggest any prompts. Fanfic writing is for fun, and I want a little short break between "Devil" and the Pirate AU, which is my next long-form fic.

I will NOT do any requests for anti-ship/anti-character fics.

Thanks everyone! We'll see how this goes and if anything grabs me. Please don't be hurt if I don't choose yours. This is just a little exercise for me, and you never know, maybe I'd do one later if you suggest one now.

I'm going to try to get the next chapter of Low Lays the Devil in Me out before Saturday afternoon (US time), but no promises. I have some plans this weekend and I also work, so there's a chance our reunion chapter won't be out until sometime Monday. I'm going to try to not make you wait that long, but I also am not going to rush such an important chapter! It'll be worth the wait, I promise, if that's how it shakes out.

When you make really long sequel to a really long fic, sometimes you make a small continuity error 😬 I fixed a tiny thing at the end Ch. 16 of "Low Lays the Devil in Me." I forgot Caitlyn had never actually been to the Sumps, she went to the level above it. Oops.

I just watched a clip of Cassandra’s funeral scene in Arcane and I felt way more sad than I did the first time I watched it because of my dumb fic. I’ve grown way too attached to her 😭

Ch. 21: Down by the River "Heart Made of Glass, My Mind of Stone" CaitVi Fic

Caitlyn continued to ask Vi questions about the wildlife in Zaun as they walked, which led to Caitlyn needing to stop walking because she was laughing so hard at Vi’s recount of a time she once got stuck in a sewer drain after being chased by a massive, deformed gutter rat that chased her from a scrapyard when she was thirteen, fighting it off with nothing more than a dented ladle she had managed to grab from the scrap heap. “Glad you find my extremely traumatic villain origin story so amusing, Cupcake,” Vi sarcastically stated. “I’ll have you know that gutter rats haunt me every waking moment. I jump every time I hear a squeak from a darkened alley.” That just made Caitlyn double over more as she cackled. Vi couldn’t help but think how beautiful she looked at that moment as she felt something shift inside of her again.

Heart Made of Glass, My Mind of Stone - Chapter 21 - Phoenix314 - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]

Vi and Caitlyn spend the day cleaning up a river in Zaun and make a discovery.