If you’re wondering what my google search has looked like the last few months, it’s this.
writing really is just googling synonyms. that's it. just a constant carousel of "I used this word two paragraphs ago, what is another word for this word"
Janna preserve me, Caitlyn thought in frustration. She shut the door shut just hard enough to startle the man awake, who shot up like a gun, a piece of paper he had drooled on sticking to his face. “I don’t have your money,” he said quickly and sleep slurred. “Captain Reese, I’m Officer Caitlyn Kiramman. I was sent over here from North Piltover Station for reassignment,” Caitlyn stated. The man blinked his dull, watery blue eyes several times at her, as if he wasn’t sure if she was real or not. “You’re who from where?” he asked as he pulled the paper off of him.
Low Lays the Devil in Me - Chapter 15 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
Caitlyn receives her reassignment from Marcus and begins her work for the Chembarons.
Ch. 9 spoilers in the art below.
@nogaph has really outdone themselves yet again!!! The moment right before Vi breaks the tether and it broke my heart all over again. So stunning! Please show them some love! It's incredible ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ They even did the mirrored injured knuckles! Love it!
“I don’t want to lose you,” she quietly confessed. Caitlyn’s eyes grew incredibly soft and her brow drew down in mournful understanding. “Oh, darling,” she whispered and pulled Vi into her. Vi crawled into Caitlyn’s lap as the other girl entangled her fingers in Vi’s hair and ran her hand up and down her back. “You won’t. Just because we get rid of the tether doesn’t mean we have to stop seeing each other.” Vi let out a watery scoff. “Cait, I’m just some trencher from the Undercity. You’re a councilor’s daughter.” “I don’t care, Violet,” Caitlyn replied tersely. “I’m not going to let the divide between our cities take you away from me. Not after this. I promise, I refuse to allow it.”
Tethered - Chapter 8 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
Vi and Caitlyn finally discuss the tether and make a promise to one another.
So I've gone through the ideas that were given for a potential one-shot, and, while I still say I don't know yet if I will write one, one of them did catch my eye, but it reminded me of an old AU plot I had for HP back when I liked HP. We'll see. I'm very excited to jump back into Tethered (working on that next chapter starting today), and part of me might be too excited about the Pirate AU to wait 😂
I'm 1500 words into the next chapter of "Low Lays the Devil in Me" and I'm just so excited about this story after the short break from it. I love "Tethered," but this cute little Romeo and Juliet steampunk spy fic is just so juicy and fun to write!! And since we're coming up on the last bit of this wild ride, it's even more fun!
I love writing 🥰
“Vi, no. Please. I don’t want you to leave,” she begged with shining eyes. Vi knelt and wiped the tears off her sister’s cheeks. “It’ll be okay, Pow Pow. The scientists are close to figuring out what’s wrong with us, and I’m sure I’ll be back in no time.” The younger girl’s lower lip trembled. “Can I come with you?” Caitlyn’s own heart squeezed in sympathy as Vi sighed. No one was allowed to know about the tether, and Caitlyn knew if it hadn’t been for the Arcane, Vi would bring her sister back to Piltover with her. Now that she could feel how much Vi loved and missed her family, especially Powder, Caitlyn was starting to understand Vi’s resentment of the tether.
Tethered - Chapter 7 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
Caitlyn experiences Zaun for the first time, and she and Vi begin to understand one another better.
“She already feels really bad, okay. You don’t need to make it worse,” she spat, sitting up and looking Cassandra in the eye with a stubborn furrow of her brow. “Vi, it’s okay,” Caitlyn whispered, but she ignored her and just glared at Cassandra. The woman met her gaze, but narrowed her eyes as they darted back and forth between the two teenagers suspiciously. “You two are getting on strangely well considering what you said when I was here last,” Vander observed, also looking at them curiously. Neither of the girls said anything. People knew about their shared emotions, but talking about it with others seemed almost wrong. Too personal. Vi looked at Caitlyn and they both sent through the tether a mutual understanding to not discuss it with others unless they had to.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/63797965/chapters/164355328
Vander and Cassandra are not pleased with their daughters. More experiments are done on the tether.
She felt as if something in her mind turned off. Vander was here. He would make everything better. He always does. She stood up to go to him, but caught herself on the counter as a wave of dizziness hit her like an airship. “Vi? You’re covered in blood!” he exclaimed in horror. “I think I—I think I hit—” Vi stuttered, the room spinning more and more and her vision became spotted. The dull throbbing in the back of her head she had been ignoring for the last thirty minutes began to suddenly get worse. She felt Vander’s fingers run through her hair and pulled them back, crimson staining his hand. “I think I hit my head,” she muttered. Her eyes rolled back and her world turned black.
Heart Made of Glass, My Mind of Stone - Chapter 27 - Phoenix314 - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
The aftermath of the face off with Deckard.
Sorry this is like such a random discrepancy but I randomly noticed that in your tumblr posts you're like a chapter number behind what's on ao3, like chapter 9 just came out, but you posted it was chapter 8. Idk why I'm telling ya, I just thought you'd maybe want to know, absolutely loving it! Just so you know!!!
I’m doing that on purpose because ao3 doesn’t allow for a prologue and will always label the first entry in a fic as “chapter one.” I’m being a stubborn fool and sticking with what an actual fictional work would number the chapters with since it doesn’t make sense to limit fics like that. So, while technically chapter one is the second entry of the fic, it’s actually the first chapter of the work.
Appreciate you pointing this out though, for real. If it were an accident, I’d want to fix it!
lmao imagine claggor walkin in during THE SCENE.
I knoooooooow. It would have been so traumatizing! lol poor guy. Just being the quintessential middle child and trying to mediate between his siblings.