My College Professors Would Be So Proud Of Me For Using The Research Skills They Taught Me To Try To

Me af right now

sometimes you’re hit with a friendly realization that yes, life is good. you have your comfort characters and you have archive of our own. life is actually beautiful

Ch. 20: I Thought the Plane was Going Down (How'd You Turn it Right Around) "Heart Made of Glass, My Mind of Stone" CaitVi Fic

Caitlyn didn’t notice, was unbothered, or ignored Vi tensing at their proximity. “When is Powder and Ekko’s match?” Vi swallowed and looked straight ahead as she used the match as a reason to not look at Caitlyn. “I’m, uh—I’m not sure,” she replied. “They are the reigning champions so they may be the last ones to play.” Caitlyn hummed and went back to watching robots rip each other to shreds. Vi sat and tried her best to not breathe through her nose. Or notice every time Caitlyn shifted to clap, cheer, or laugh and brush their shoulders together. But Vi couldn’t help but allow herself to indulge a look (just one look, she told herself) when Caitlyn turned to the woman next to her, who was the aunt of one of the kids in the match, to strike up a conversation. 

Heart Made of Glass, My Mind of Stone - Chapter 20 - Phoenix314 - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]

Vi and Powder have a conversation. Caitlyn experiences a night of fun in Zaun.

Ch. 23: Epilogue "Low Lays the Devil in Me" CaitVi Fanfic

This is the final chapter of the CaitVi series "I Will Give You My Rebel Heart."

Low Lays the Devil in Me - Chapter 23 - caitlynkirammansrifle, just-a-pleb-les (caitlynkirammansrifle) - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]

See below for a little sappy message on wrapping up this epic, massive series.

I'm copying and pasting this from the end note section of this final chapter:

Okay, so let me be a bit of a sap for a moment.

I never, ever, ever in my wildest dreams thought I could ever actually complete a fic (or any piece of writing) of this length, let alone 2 in a series that make up 350,000 words! According to Google, the average word count for a book is 70-100,000. So, since I started this fic in December of 2024, I have spent the last six months almost to the day writing over 3 novels' worth of words. Now, working in an established world with established characters (a lot of which I also used from official LoL lore) definitely helped with world-building and character creation. However, that is still a wild feat to accomplish, and I’m not so humble as to not be proud of myself for writing two semi-coherent stories with 350,000 words and making them up, for the most part, as I went.

That all being said, I’m not 100% sure if I would have done this at the pace that I had with the excitement that I had if it weren’t for how amazing and kind you all have been. The fact that there about 1200 comments (that’s halved from what the actual number shows because I’ve replied to almost every single one, so I’m not counting mine) and I’ve only had 2 hate comments that I’ve had to delete is absolutely wild given that this is the internet and that CaitVi can be a bit of a controversial pairing in the fandom. What I’m trying to say is thank you to every single person who has read this, left a comment, left a kudos, subbed to the fic/my ao3 account, bookmarked, followed me on social media, been inspired by this story to write a fic/create a piece of art, and everything in between. This has been one of the most creatively fulfilling things I’ve ever done, and I appreciate every person who was kind enough to give it a chance and more.

This story is not perfect, I’m sure there are more than a few plot holes or underdeveloped parts and other issues that come with fanfic writing without an editor and problems that come with making it all up as you go along, but I don’t care. This story and this version of these characters mean so much to me (looking at you, my queen Cassandra Kiramman), and this will forever have a special place in my heart. Thank you to everyone who has joined me on this wild ride. It has meant the world to me ❤️💙

Normally I wouldn't delete a comment on one of my fics, even if they say they don't like it, unless it's someone harassing me, but I am *this* close to doing so to the person who just asked why Vi, a minor, flirts with Jayce. Like, wtf? Have you ever actually talked to another human in real life? If you think that Vi flirts with Jayce at any point in my fic, you seriously need to go outside and experience flirting in real life. And if you know that you're someone who doesn't understand what is and isn't flirting, then don't comment on it.

Sometimes, I hate the internet.

So it’s been an insane week at work and I haven’t had much time to write Low Lays the Devil in Me. Hopefully I can get some done tomorrow and Tuesday (my weekend) 🤞🏻🤞🏻

I need two more hands and one more brain because I just want to write both the next chapter of "The Harrowing" and "Tethered" at the same time 😭

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

It could be the 1 beer too many I had tonight but I just saw an edit of Vi and Jinx to the song “The Ten Plagues” from the Prince of Egypt and I am *emotional*

Ch. 8: Promises and Declarations "Tethered" CaitVi Fanfic

“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.

Ch. 19: Assault on Stillwater Part I "Low Lays the Devil in Me" CaitVi FanFic

Caitlyn laughed again and shook her head at Vi, who could only grin at the happiness that radiated off the other girl. Vi suddenly wished she could freeze time in that very moment of Caitlyn laughing in Vi’s childhood bedroom before everything would change and there was no going back. She raised her hand and pushed Caitlyn’s hair behind her ear, then cupped her cheek. Caitlyn sighed and gripped her fingers, pulling Vi closer as she kissed her palm so tenderly it made the back of Vi’s eyes burn. “I could never have done this without you, Cupcake,” Vi whispered. Caitlyn shook her head. “You are so strong, Violet,” she replied and brought a hand up to Vi’s chest, laying it over her heart. “And you love so fiercely. You are the daughter of revolutionaries. You never would have taken everything my people did lying down. At one point, sooner or later, you would have acted. You love your people too much.” “No. No more of this my people and your people,” Vi said, and the intensity of her tone made blue eyes widen in surprise. “Our people. You and I have bled and lied and killed and sacrificed for this moment. Soon, this will be over, and we can begin building a future that all our people deserve. We can be the ones who show them what they are capable of when we work together. We will show them, Cait. We will show them all.”

Low Lays the Devil in Me - Chapter 19 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]

The alliance begins its assault on Stillwater while Vander and Cassandra confront Bolbok.