The Sword and Shield
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We Are in a Spiral, My Dear by bookster24601
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
04 Jun 2022
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Vi has a lot of thoughts on “choices” and how she doesn’t have much of one.
Because every way she slices it, whether Caitlyn goes alone or not, one of them comes back in a box.
One big circle. A cycle. Vi’s thoughts spiral for a solution, but… well, Caitlyn has thoughts on it all too.
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- Part 1 of The Sword and Shield
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If Only These Bones Were Made to Last by bookster24601
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
14 Jun 2022
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They're waiting for Caitlyn's father to return with supplies to tend to their broken parts and Caitlyn distracts herself with a theory on why Vi has painted herself in gears and machinery.
Work. Break. Fix. Repeat. No stops. No room to breathe. Just go and keep going. Until one day all has fallen apart, and there is nothing to work for anymore.
Indeed. Caitlyn has a theory.
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- Part 2 of The Sword and Shield
- Part 1 of Looking Deeper in the Fissure
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A Head That is Never Clear by bookster24601
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
29 Jun 2022
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Vi has a headache. She's had it for weeks. She hasn't told Caitlyn and they've been too busy in their search for Jinx for Caitlyn to actually notice that Vi has been struggling with the sun, and getting up without getting dizzy, and feeling nauseous, and-
Okay, so the pain might be a little bad. But Vi has had worse, she can handle this. No need to worry anyone. No need to take resources. She's fine.
Anyway, Caitlyn hasn't noticed because there's more to worry about than a stupid headache and-
Wait, why have they stopped walking to the bathysphere?
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- Part 3 of The Sword and Shield
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The Council will see them tonight. The events of the night among other things loom over them.
Vi notices a small thing about Caitlyn.
Caitlyn notices a small thing about Vi.
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- Part 4 of The Sword and Shield
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The Weight of Nightmares by bookster24601
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
01 Jul 2023
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Every night Vi experiences the same nightmare, the star of her pain is the only variation.
Every morning she fights for breath and aches in every way possible.
And every day, Caitlyn is there, a calm force to be reckoned with.
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- Part 5 of The Sword and Shield