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if the ground below us turned to dust would you come to me? by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
28 Nov 2024
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“Who are you to Jinx?” Vi’s voice was desperate, face pinched in distress.
Isha didn’t know. She didn’t have an answer. Jinx was her protector. Her sword and shield. She kept Isha safe and happy. She fed her and clothed her and gave her a whole place to sleep. Isha got toys and to play games. Jinx was safety and security and love.
She didn’t have a sign for it. There was never a need. It was Isha and Jinx and that was enough for them.
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Jinx once told Isha that if she ever got into a tight spot, she could go to an address topside and look for the girl with pink hair. Isha had no idea who the pink-haired woman was, but when Jinx was kidnapped, Isha had to reach out for help, hoping the mysterious woman would help get Jinx back.
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maybe it's time to say goodbye 'cause i'm getting pretty fucking tired by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
03 Dec 2024
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“You ruined my life.” Caitlyn’s voice was quiet and hoarse.
“I tend to do that,” Jinx mumbled. “Jinx. Stands for Jinx. That’s me.”
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Since Jinx ascended to parenthood, she’s thought a lot about her past—mainly the mother she killed and the girl who wanted revenge. Caitlyn didn’t kill her for Isha’s sake, the least Jinx could do was try to apologize.
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don't you ever tame your demons (but always keep 'em on a leash) by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
14 Dec 2024
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Sevika watched her carefully, shifting on her feet. “If you kill them, you’re practically stating that you want the seat for yourself.”
“I don’t want the stupid seat!” Jinx snarled at her in frustration. “I wanna blow the heads off the idiots who thought they could hurt my kid and get away with it!”
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While looking to claim the spot that Smeech's death left behind, a mysterious Zaunite weaponizes the Grey against its citizens. When Isha gets caught in an attack, Jinx drops the girl off at the Kiramman's before deciding to go hunting.
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in a season of purging things you used to love, everything must go by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
15 Dec 2024
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“It hurts me to call you that name.” Vi couldn’t look her sister in the eyes. “Is there anything else I can call you?”
“I’m not Powder anymore,” Jinx said quietly. Angrily. Frustrated.
Vi stared at her lap. “Calling you Jinx is like how you guys used to call me Violent.”
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Vi doesn’t want to call her Jinx. Jinx doesn’t want to be called Powder. They've both shed old names.
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testing what is real, what is good (man, it's been a long night) by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
17 Dec 2024
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Jinx thought that things were going okay. She was trying to establish herself as a chem-baron while balancing her responsibilities as Isha’s guardian.
Then guess who she gets word of wandering around in Zaun?
Caitlyn. Fucking. Kiramman.
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There are many things that Caitlyn would do for Vi, including descending to the Undercity to look for Jinx.
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it's so rare that somebody'd look out for you by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
21 Dec 2024
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“Hey, I wouldn’t do that if I were you—” Jinx barely had time to give a warning before a pained cry filled the air. “She bites.”
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Like many kids in the Lanes who grew up with their teeth as their greatest weapon, Isha has an oral fixation. Jinx does her best to help her.
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oh, it's you, well, welcome back to the show (been a minute) by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
25 Dec 2024
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Sevika had watched Jinx grow up from a snot-nosed brat into who she was today. She watched the girl as she spiraled, unable to stop it. But just because she can’t fix it doesn’t mean she can turn away.
Like it or not, she’s all Jinx had left.
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Sevika and Jinx throughout the years.
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i won't hurt you, my pale blue star by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
27 Dec 2024
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“Tell me,” he started, blowing out a puff of smoke. “How do you carefully hold the very vulnerable thing in your arms when your hands have been stained with hundreds of people's blood?”
Jinx looked down at the kid draped against her, drooling all over her shoulder as she slept, blissfully unaware of the danger around her. Jinx looked back up before giving a one-shouldered shrug. “Like this.”
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Jinx and her relationship with touch through Isha.
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i will die your daughter by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
30 Dec 2024
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“You didn’t forget,” Silco said. Jinx peered over her shoulder in the mirror. Silco stood behind her, his hand raising to settle on her shoulder. “You look perfect.”
Jinx spun around, her heart racing in her chest. She was alone in the changing room. Silco wasn’t there.
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Jinx digs through her mind at all the lessons Silco taught her when preparing her to take over.
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now you're all gone, got your makeup on, and you're not coming back by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
01 Jan 2025
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“What are you doing, Jinx?” Ekko asked in a low tone.
Jinx glanced at the wrench in her hand before looking back up at him. “Are you—are you being sarcastic?”
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The Firelights catch word of Jinx messing around in the tunnels with the air filters. It’s a little hard to believe her when she claims she’s not there for chaos.
Ekko's not ready to believe she's trying to change.
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just because we check the guns at the door doesn't mean our brains will change from hand grenades by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
02 Jan 2025
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“And let me make one thing crystal clear,” Jinx said, her eyes sweeping the room, landing on each of them like a predator marking its prey. “If I catch anyone messing with her—looking at her wrong, thinking about her wrong—the bomb I sent to Piltover will look like a damn sparkler compared to what I’ll do to you.”
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Twelve-year-old Jinx learns from Silco to command respect through her introduction to the chem-barons. Years later, she uses the same tactic to protect Isha when introducing her.
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there's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
03 Jan 2025
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“You know how I feel about her,” Caitlyn said quietly. “I can’t pretend otherwise.”
Exhaustion seeped into Vi. “I know that. I’m not trying to ask you to pretend. I just—I don’t know what to do.” She rubbed her hands over her face, torn between the two people she loved most in the world. “I don’t want to lose you. But I can’t lose her either.”
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Vi struggles with guilt over Jinx's disappearance and her relationship with Caitlyn.
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i don't give a damn 'bout my reputation (living in the past, it's a new generation) by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
05 Jan 2025
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But she had a whole section of Zaun to look out for, and she couldn’t be the one terrorizing it. It was her territory. Her people.
Heh. She had people. People who looked up to her for what to do as if she wasn’t a weak crybaby only eight years ago.
Being responsible sucked and it was tiring.
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After announcing the completed air filters to her territory, Jinx takes a moment to think about what her next moves are going to be.
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what do you want me to say when i can't tell you the truth? by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
10 Jan 2025
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"Chaos," Silco said, his voice steady, the familiar rasp softened slightly, "is not inherently your enemy, Jinx. In fact, it’s a tool. A powerful one, if you know how to wield it."
Jinx tilted her head. "Yeah, I’m pretty good with chaos, Silco. Kinda my thing, remember?"
A faint smile tugged at the corner of Silco’s lips. "Oh, you’re good at creating chaos, no doubt. But managing it? That’s something else entirely."
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Jinx struggles to reconcile her chaotic past with her desire to protect Isha and build a better future for Zaun, all while grappling with the identity of being both the "jinx" everyone fears and a mom trying to create stability for her kid.
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i keep it caged, but i can't control it, so stay away from me by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
10 Jan 2025
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The tears she’d tried so hard to keep in check fell now, hot and fast, staining her cheeks as the full weight of his disappointment crushed her. She buried her face in her hands, unable to stop herself, sinking to the floor as the weight dragged her down.
“You’ve always been a disappointment, Jinx,” Silco said, his voice colder than ever, “and you always will be. It’s too late for you to be anything else.”
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All the pressure finally gets to Jinx and she shatters.
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there ain't no rest for the wicked until we close our eyes for good by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
11 Jan 2025
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Jinx nodded her head. “Alright.” A grin stretched across her face. “I think I got something for you.”
Galo blinked in confusion. “What?”
“A job,” Jinx elaborated slowly. “You’re hired.”
Galo’s eyes widened. “What?” he repeated again breathlessly.
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Jinx needs to find people she can trust will be loyal to her. She does it in a very Jinx way.
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what if i wanted to break, laugh it all off in your face? by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
13 Jan 2025
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Caitlyn ignored her, pushing forward. “My enforcers chased him down to Zaun and nearly caught him. And then you intervened.”
Jinx rolled her eyes, crossing her arms. “I kept ‘em alive for ya! Sent them home in one piece! The words you’re looking for are ‘thank you’!”
“I will not thank you for your restraint in not murdering enforcers!”
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In which there is a fight, a few threats, homicidal thoughts, some hugs, a breakdown, some reassurances, and a reluctant apology, not necessarily in that order.
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mindless, spineless, and pretend (of course, i'll be here again) by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
14 Jan 2025
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Grayson once told her that once something had been destroyed, it could never come back into being, nor could the dead ever be brought back to life. She impressed upon her what a gun in her hands could mean and why Caitlyn should always value restraint.
She said that true power lay not in destruction, but in control. She taught Caitlyn that the real strength was in maintaining composure, in holding back when everything inside urged her to act. With a gun in her hands, Grayson warned, came the responsibility to keep her emotions in check, to stay calm and make the right choice. Caitlyn learned that it wasn’t just about what you could do in a moment of chaos, but what you chose not to do. Control wasn’t just about holding the weapon; it was about mastering herself in the face of temptation.
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After a tense encounter where Jinx physically overpowers Caitlyn, she is left grappling with feelings of helplessness, anger, and guilt over losing her composure.
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a woozy youth dopes up on her silky, smooth perfume by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
14 Jan 2025
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He hesitated, shifting in his seat. "You're really serious about this? Bringing street kids to work for you?"
"Dead serious," Jinx replied, her tone taking on a rare edge of seriousness. "I don’t care where they’ve been or what they’ve done—shimmer slingin’, pickpocketin’, whatever. If they’re old enough and want a shot at somethin’ better, I’m givin’ it to them."
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Jinx knows if she's going to crack down on Shimmer production with kids then she needs to offer alternative jobs for the street kids desperate enough to get tangled with it in the first place.
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my little love, tell me, do you feel the way my past aches? by Charlie_Balle
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
16 Jan 2025
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“I know you’re angry with me,” Jinx said. “And—and you can still be angry at me even if you need a hug.”
Isha flung herself at Jinx, crashing against her as the sobs renewed, clawing at Jinx in an attempt to worm her way closer.
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When Isha breaks a rule, Jinx becomes overwhelmed with panic and frustration, leading to a meltdown in Isha as she struggles with the consequences.
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