#overtones of

[stunnedstarker]

But Peter doesn’t count as a love interest, not really. He can’t. They’re– partners, or- something. Whatever it is, Peter looks up to him for guidance and advice, and Tony’s already such a sorry excuse for a leader, he can’t go throwing feelings into the mix. Which is why, for maybe the hundredth time, Tony tilts his head back, eyes the ceiling, and says, “FRIDAY, open new voice message.”

A/N: This work had sorta been sitting in my stash for a long while because I’m chronically too-anxious-to-post, but the event convinced me to go for it. These prompts are fun, and the fic def is too. :)

[arcanegifs]

ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: SEASON 1 ↳ Amanda Overton (Arcane Series Writer) x Tweets on Caitlyn and Vi

[ohbeauregard]

Amanda Overton on the decision to make Caitlyn call Vi "Violet" in the final scene.

⤷ From Amanda Overton's Q&A with Still Caitvi Discord

[hexhomos]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO?!??!?!?!? #SeveranceSweep

[epifaniatododia]

the little hip thrust to push the hand even deeper..

[deancasforcutie]

when they transcend every afterlife and apocalyptic conflict together with sacrificial devotion but also go shopping for each other and the kids...... we love a canon couple with the range to do both

[vivikin]

Amanda Overton is literally Caitvi's biggest fan ❤️💙

[kindaorangey]

what if we were both each other's manic pixie dream girl but we made it work and we each got our happy ending, at least for a little while

[avelera]

Holy shit, word of god from Arcane writer Amanda Overton that Jayce didn't die in the universe Ekko went to?? He got exiled??

I have to admit, this fills my heart with so much happiness. I thought my fic where I mentioned that Jayce got exiled in that universe and Viktor joined him and they're living happy, fulfilling lives somewhere else was just... total wish fulfillment as the happiest possible timeline for Jayce given that Heimerdinger couldn't find him after 3 years, but from the sound of it, that's actually incredibly plausible.

After all, if Heimerdinger was in that world for three years, and Zaun is now prosperous and has an Innovators Competition, where's Viktor? There's no way he wouldn't be there (yes he was ill, but I'm not convinced that without the rocket he would have been dead by then). So it's also plausible that Viktor still read his notes and decided to follow Jayce into exile, because in all timelines, in all possibilities...

Anyway, I just needed to yell about this for a bit, holy shit.

[syngularitysyn]

The theory that Caitlyn would accept the role of commander while knowing Ambessa is manipulating the situation really didn't ring true for me, and I'm glad Amanda confirmed Caitlyn wouldn't have.

Added this in a reblog but might as well put it in the main post: Yes it's super obvious and basically a waste of a question, I'd never even considered it could be misinterpreted until I saw other people's wild theories about this scene, both on tumblr and on other apps.

The scene edit is clear in showing us a close up of Ambessa in the present day to tell us this relates to her and not Caitlyn. The attack was the catalyst for Caitlyn's strike team and use of the grey. It's also a major motivation for Caitlyn to accept Ambessa's nomination, and it hinges on her not knowing that Ambessa was behind the attack. She's not afraid to speak out as we see in later episodes, so if she had proof or even the slightest inkling she would have spoken up and confronted Ambessa/the Noxians for being the 'animals' behind the attack instead of accepting the nomination. She didn't fully trust Ambessa, but she didn't know the full extent of Ambessa's manipulation and desperation to escalate the Piltover and Zaun conflict.

What I want to add is that I initially wanted Caitlyn to figure out that Ambessa was behind the memorial attack after becoming commander. Simply because I like when Caitlyn puts on her detective hat and we see her being very hot analyzing a crime scene. Ambessa didn't leave any loose ends alive so there was no way for Caitlyn to figure it out without being told, which I was a little sad about.

But I changed my mind because what we got is so much better.

Caitlyn did the right thing and turned on Ambessa without knowing the full extent of Ambessa's manipulation. This is important because it solidifies Caitlyn as a good person who has done bad things, who looks at those decisions as the mistakes they are and then chooses to do better. She learns and grows. That would not have been the case if Caitlyn had come to learn Ambessa was behind the attack and that had been her sole reason for breaking the alliance.

[endearing-dalliance]

Arcane season 2 suffered from the writers deliberately not including content and working backwards.

Storytelling is not about being economical. It’s about communicating the story in the best way possible. To deliberately not include emotional conversations because “its been said” or “we can say this in a look” is just bad storytelling.

For season 1, Fortiche was given completed scripts. Now it seems they actually made the art ideas first, THEN the writers wrote the story around the art. “How could we fit that in?” is not how a cohesive story made. Music videos with on-the-nose lyrics are not a replacement for actual scenes. Their animation work is beautiful but THEY ARE NOT WRITERS.

I would love to see the storyboards that got killed because “we don’t need this scene”.

[1bibypersecond]

Amanda Overton (Arcane's writer) participated in a live reaction to Episode 8 of Arcane. Here's what she said about Sky and Viktor.

Sky was Viktor's humanity

"Sky became the expression of his humanity"

Unlike Jayce, Sky saw Viktor for who he was

"Jayce never truly saw Viktor for who he was in Season 1, and that’s one of his biggest regrets. But Sky was able to see Viktor for who he truly was"

Sky wanted to work with Viktor in a future

"I think Sky’s hope was that she and Viktor would work on that (her project) together, and maybe it would blossom into something more. But he wasn’t in a place to receive it."

Amanda didn't confirm if Sky was real or not

"Sky was absorbed by the hexcore" "Is there a part of Sky manifesting in the Hexcore? Or is it just Viktor’s subconscious projecting her? We always talked about that"

The most fun part of writing Sky

"Sky was always the one giving Viktor warnings, but I loved her the most when she and Viktor were vibing over science. Seeing Viktor happy again, connecting with the anomaly, and having it echo what he used to have with Jayce at the beginning—it felt like he was channeling that relationship into Sky’s character. That was the most fun part of Sky to write."

Implied that Viktor and Jayce hired Sky (i can't remember the exact min, but ill find it)

"We are gonna bring back opportunities to Zaun"

Viktor met Sky when they were kids

"They kinda grew up together"

Viktor 'kept' Sky in the void

'The void he had Sky in'

[arcanegifs]

ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: SEASON 1 ↳ Amanda Overton (Arcane Series Writer) x Tweets on Arcane S1

[harrowharksboner]

“If Vi had no one left to protect, she would fall in love”

[olessan]

The Rings of Power 2x08: Shadow and Flame

"My place is here. You know it is." "And where is mine? If not with you?"

[vil0vesme]

What's funny is that Caitlyn would NOT have survived that fight with Sevika, the duration of that entire fight scene, Caitlyn doesn't have her gun, and when the two times she tries to - it glitches on her or Sevika is too fast for her.

You know that Caitlyn is just a self insert of Am@nda just because she doesn't want Caitlyn to lose to Sevika😂🙏🏾

Sevika would've actually BODIED Caitlyn, plot armor or not🙂‍↕️

EDITED FOR GRAMMAR + EXTRA WORDS