“Is it true that you have a secret Vault only your bloodline has access to filled with unimaginable wealth? Or is it all just a legend?” She rolled her eyes. Of all the things people wanted to know regarding the secrets of the noble and oldest of Piltover’s Houses, treasure was almost always the first thing they asked about. Predictable, she thought in annoyance. “Why are you so interested in gold, Smeech?” she replied with a low voice. “Shall I tell the Chembarons that you are unhappy with what they pay you?” A low growl from him made her smirk. She heard the whirling of gears and suddenly she sensed that Smeech was very close to her face. “I would like to see you try that kind of wit with the Chembarons.” His voice shuddered in an almost anticipatory, sadistic joy.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/62592886/chapters/164d215300
Caitlyn, finally, meets the Chembarons.
I know I really only talk about CaitVi on here since this is a CaitVi fanfic blog, but the way the Arcane depicted a devastating "what could have been but never was" tragedy in Jinx and Ekko destroyed me when I watched it. Just watching this 2.5 minute music video fucked me up all over again.
LOOK AT THEM!! I'm a goddamn mess 😭😭 Fortiche, you rat bastards. Stop making me cry!
The way I am enjoying writing this next chapter in "Low Lays the Devil in Me" about the Chembarons is almost worrisome. This is almost as much fun to write as Vi's extraction chapter.
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."
Orion go brrrr
Yeah fuck that guy 😡
Caitlyn shrugged. “I don’t really get on with my peers.” “You do with Maddie.” She sighed. “I’ve told you. Maddie and I have an…arrangement. I don’t really have a lot of desire to use what little free time I have for a relationship, at least not with her. She can be fun and she is… experienced, as you’ve inferred.” Vi smirked and did a crude gesture with her fingers that made Caitlyn turn a bright red and Vi laughed. “But she’s better in small doses,” Caitlyn finished. She then looked at Vi hesitantly and slowly asked, “do you want to go to the Copper Kettle?” Vi shrugged. “I’m bored and I’ve been stuck inside for two days. You may not have a lot of free time, but my brothers, sister, and I have to find ways to entertain ourselves every day. I don’t handle boredom well.”
Tethered - Chapter 4 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
Vi and Caitlyn have their first heart to heart and Caitlyn takes Vi around Piltover.
So, I've really started to flesh out the CaitVi Pirate AU. I'm sooooo stoked for it, you guys. It's going to be very different than anything I've written, which means it'll be challenging, but I am chomping at the bit to really get going on it. I don't think I'll wait for "Low Lays the Devil in Me" to be done, so I will probably start posting chapters after I'm done with "Tethered."
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
Mohan nodded. “You mean to meet with the Chembarons soon?” “Yes,” she answered. “I would imagine not long after I return.” He clenched his jaw a few times and sighed. “Be extremely careful, Caitlyn. These are career criminals who don’t trust anyone. I suspect they don’t care whose daughter you are, if they find out you’re lying to them, they won’t blink before they shoot you in the head and dump you on your mother’s doorstep.” “I will be, Mohan. I promise.”
Low Lays the Devil in Me - Chapter 13 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
Caitlyn has a talk with Powder and says goodbye to everyone at the Lodge.
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
It was just over an hour after breakfast when Vi and Caitlyn were set to leave the Manor, with Vi back in her clothes from the day before. Cassandra opened the door and stepped back, clearly not expecting someone to be waiting on her front steps. Vi looked around the councilor and her eyebrows flew up her brow in surprise. “Aunt Sevika?” she asked incredulously. Standing up in steel toed boots, dark leather pants with a few straps holding it together, and a cropped black muscle shirt with her signature dark, dull red and tattered cloak over one shoulder, was her mother’s best friend from when she was alive. “Hey, kid,” she grunted out.
Tethered - Chapter 3 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
The tether between Vi and Caitlyn is tested and experimented on, which results in something about it changing.
I didn't expect to love writing "Tethered" as much as I am! This Arcane bond between Caitlyn and Vi is so much fun to explore as is the more antagonistic relationship between them. An enjoyable deviation from Low Lays the Devil where they're madly in love 😂
In case there is any confusion, I changed my old ao3 username to match this one, so all my ao3 works will now be under "caitlynkirammansrifle"
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.
I’m finishing up at work and put my liked playlist on shuffle. Evermore by Taylor Swift comes on and all I can suddenly think about is a divorce AU CaitVi….oooooh noooooo 😬😭 maybe after the pirate AU 🤣
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 ❤️💙
Not maddie being the girl that cait sneaks in her room omgg
Also Vi please Caitlyn cannot handle your langiage she will implode🙏🏻🙏🏻
😈😈 haha poor Caitlyn.
"Normally, stealing from a councilor is a minimum of ten years in Stillwater. However,” she said, ignoring Vi’s choked gasp, “given her age and the fact that she made me aware of Jayce’s illegal research, I have decided to not press charges.” Vander snorted, which obviously threw the councilor off as she raised her brow in surprise at the reaction. “You can’t let word get out that your boy was doing magic with your money and name, you mean, and are hoping for our silence in exchange for her not being carted off to prison,” he stated. Cassandra blinked at his words and Vi could tell she was taken aback at how easily Vander could read in between the lines. She quickly recovered and sat up even straighter, if it were possible. “Yes,” she simply responded. “I would prefer, if possible, to maintain a level of discretion regarding this incident.”
Tethered - Chapter 2 - Phoenix314 - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
Vander visits Vi at the Kirammans and Vi gets on Caitlyn's nerves.
I love them, Your Honor 😭
and isn't it just so pretty to think all along there was some invisible string tying you to me?
“Violet, don’t you dare. You are disgusting,” Caitlyn said, backing up. A bead of sweat dripped from Vi’s chin as she grinned impishly. “I thought you liked me all sweaty, Cupcake,” she said. Caitlyn saw Powder wrinkle her nose and utter a quiet, “ew.” “Violet,” Caitlyn said warningly, but before she could blink, Vi darted forward and wrapped her powerful arms around Caitlyn and lifted her off her feet, rubbing her drenched face all over Caitlyn’s. Caitlyn let out a half delighted, half disgusted shriek and pulled her head back away from Vi, but couldn’t fight her off with her arms pinned to her side. Caitlyn was strong, but she had nothing on Vi’s strength and knew she would never be able to push Vi off of her if Vi didn’t want to let go. “Release me at once, Violet,” she cried out, but the annoyance she tried to convey was belayed by the stupid grin that she knew pulled at her lips. Vi immediately let go, her own smile almost blinding. “I’m so sorry, princess,” she said, then gave Caitlyn a sweet kiss to emphasize her apology.
Low Lays the Devil in Me - Chapter 12 - Phoenix314 - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
Caitlyn has a few difficult conversations.
Not me actually crying over a certain part in this next chapter of Low Lays the Devil in Me 😭😭😭
Hello ms rifle i have a question
How are they going to be separated in the fifteen long foot bathrooms the kirammans have for some fucking reason?
Kind regards
Me
Haha, by making sure that the space between the toilet/shower and door will be exactly 14 feet. The large vanity will be on the other end of the bathroom, which is what makes it so large ;) They will just have to sit outside of the door while the other does their business. haha don't worry, I'm going to make it *that* kind of invasive.
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!
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.
On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading
Pirate AU it is! Thank you everyone who voted. I have the plot figured out as well as the main characters and the setting. The bonus is that since it's going to be set in Runeterra, I will actually really get to sink my teeth into some of the magic within LoL lore, but it won't a super heavy magic story. Pirates will still be the main course.
What I'll have to figure out is how pirate-y I want to make it. Pirates did some pretty horrific things IRL (still do) and I don't want to make our characters out to be monsters. I'll have to figure out how to write a more anti-hero, romanticized pirate story while still making it exciting and the stakes high for something as crazy as a pirate adventure can be.
Maybe I'll start watching and reading some pirate stories for inspiration. Give me some suggestions if you have any!
Saw a post about someone asking who will write a pirate AU for CaitVi. Is that something you guys would like to read from me after Low Lays the Devil in Me is done?
This might be my favorite one of this series. Omg. My heart is actually melting ❤️💙
Day 65 cleansing the #caitvi tl
Breakfast after vi sneaked in.
(Ofc Cassandra knew she was there and has the cooking staff make her breakfast with extra proteins and send her home with enough food for her siblings)
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 meant to say yes to the poll :((
that would be so cool to read :))
Haha no worries. To see the votes, I used my main account to vote yes so it cancels out 🤣
Saw a post about someone asking who will write a pirate AU for CaitVi. Is that something you guys would like to read from me after Low Lays the Devil in Me is done?