I'm Still Alive!! I'm Going To Power Through This Little Slump I've Been In. Needing To Rewrite The First

@wrongcaitlyn hi!!!! You are so sweet!!!??? Thank you, what an incredible thing to say! I'd love to read your CaitVi whenever you are able to put it out. 😭❤️💙

Do y'all ever read a fic so good that it makes you want to elevate your own craft and also befriend the writer? It's almost like, "Hi! You write so well that you've inspired me to embark on a creative training arc. Also, can I yell about the character in your dms because you get it?"

So, mainly my pride is injured, but I did hurt my left hand a bit tripping and I used my hand to break my fall. Just scraped up, nothing even close to broken or sprained, so all good. I might be a little slow on any updates just because it's awkward to type. Obviously I'm going to sit here and force myself to type through the pain, but just wanted to let you all know. Will be back at in earnest soon with updates for Tethered and Low Lays the Devil in Me!

Not me actually crying over a certain part in this next chapter of Low Lays the Devil in Me 😭😭😭

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."

YouTube Music

Candela Obscura (Official Show Soundtrack)

Ch. 17: The Knight "Heart Made of Glass, My Mind of Stone" CaitVi Fic

“Thank you, Violet,” she said with more sincerity than Vi had ever heard from her.  “You don’t get to thank me,” Vi replied. “She should never have been there. Caitlyn could have been hurt, really hurt, and all because you ordered me to bring her.” Cassandra looked at Vi and with the utmost seriousness said, “I understand that.” Vi glared at her. “I don’t think you do. I am done, Cassandra,” Vi spat. “I am done with these dangerous tasks without you telling me what they’re for. I won’t risk my skin again, and certainly not Caitlyn’s, unless you tell me what is going on here. My life–Caitlyn’s life–is worth more than being some councilor’s bitch while you just sit back and play your gods damned chess match with us. I am not a pawn and I refuse for you to act like my life is some kind of game for you to play with. Either you talk or we are through.”

Vi confronts Cassandra about what she wants with her. Cassandra gives Vi an unexpected and powerful gift.

Tethered (a new CaitVi fic)

When Vi and Caitlyn are caught up in an explosion from an Arcane stone after Vi broke into some rich Piltie’s apartment, a magical bond is formed between them and won’t let them be further than 15 feet apart from one another, physically—and dangerously—wrenching them back together if they try. With the study of magic banned in Piltover, learning how to undo it will not be an easy task and they must remain close to each other until the bond is dissolved. Vi is angry that she is forced to be tethered to some privileged Piltie and, while Caitlyn is excited to finally meet someone from Zaun, she is quickly disillusioned by how unfairly Vi treats her for something that wasn’t her fault. Can the two teenagers learn to get along until their tether can be broken? Or will this magical bond only cause a bigger rift to divide two people from opposite sides of the city?

Tethered - Chapter 1 - Phoenix314 - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]

Hey everyone! Check out my new fic for CaitVi, a fun alternate universe where they meet at teenagers (I must love this idea because this is my third fic of them together as teenagers lol). I'm still writing Low Lays the Devil in Me, so don't fret. This new fic will probably be around 3ish chapters and is just for fun.

Hope you enjoy!

Ch. 12: Diplomatic Relations "Tethered" CaitVi Soulmate Au Fanfic

Vi let out a bark of laughter. "Your mom hates me, princess. I'd be the last trencher she'd ever hire." "She doesn't hate you, Vi," Caitlyn insisted with an eye roll. "She's just protective. Surely that's something you can understand." "I do, which is why I know she'd never hire me. That and I haven't 'availed myself of receiving the best education anyone in Piltover or Zaun could get,'" she said, mimicking Cassandra. Caitlyn snorted. "Well, it was just a thought," she replied. Vi gave her a crooked grin that made her stomach swoop. "It's not even been three weeks, and you're already looking for ways to keep me around? Have I grown on you, Kiramman?" Caitlyn gave her a smirk that she has seen literally make other girls weak in the knees. "It's like you said, you've got that Zaunite charm." The blush that crept up Vi's face had been completely worth it, and Caitlyn ached to see just how red she could make Vi turn, but was interrupted when Sonya returned to them.

Tethered - Chapter 13 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]

As Caitlyn and Vi do their best to ignore the growing feelings between them, a Council meeting with a Demacian official leads them to worry about the safety of the tether.

So, I really don’t think I would ever do this, but if I had to rewrite any of my three CaitVi fics, it would be Tethered. Not because I hate it, because I have had so much fun writing it, but because now that I know where it’s going, I kind of wish I took my time to get there more and elaborated on some things more. If that makes sense.

Writing tip to myself: try to sleep on a finished chapter before posting if it's late. I almost posted one at 2 am last night (which I have before and been happy with) but something didn't feel right and so I just slept on it. Looking at it now, I love what I wrote, but the "off" feeling was it's not placed in the right spot in the story. I'll use it later, but now I'll have to change up the chapter contents a little, which I'm already loving where it's going instead of what was going to happen. I think you guys will like it :D and what I will use later, as well.

I've noticed a bit of a trend with my fics where, in terms of in-story time frames, Caitlyn and Vi fall for each other in a short time and I'm like "hmm, should I have made it longer to be more believable?" But then I remember the time they spent together in S1 was probably no more than 24-48 hours and these gay ass bitches were asking "what about us?" by the end of those few days and we ate it up like goblins 😂