Any Time The Discourse Seems Simple And Binary, It Is Certainly Wrong.

Any time the discourse seems simple and binary, it is certainly wrong.

Part of the frustration we have with the whole “Caitlyn is a dictator!” argument is because it ignores Ambessa.

Martial Law was already declared by Ambessa and the Piltover Elite BEFORE Caitlyn was nominated to be general. Do you guys remember how Mel was tracking what Ambessa was doing behind the scene with rallying together Piltover elite to unify before Jinx’s terrorist attack? Caitlyn didn’t declare martial law, Caitlyn was put in charge of martial law.

Caitlyn was shoved into that role when she was the most vulnerable and most easily manipulated. And she spends the greater half of the rest of the season PUSHING BACK against Ambessa’s rhetoric. Every fucking scene we get with her is her challenging and standing up to Ambessa. The ONLY time we see her falter is when Jinx is involved in the prison break because Jinx is the only thing she’s actually after.

Caitlyn has no use for Stillwater’s deepest dungeons. Caitlyn despises Singe for unleashing Shimmer on Zaun’s people. Caitlyn refuses to arrest people without probable cause. Caitlyn suspects Ambessa is up to something and actively investigated and betrays her when she figures out what it is.

What Caitlyn did is bad. But she’s not HITLER. She’s not even an Elon Musk. And your willful blaming of her when Ambessa is RIGHT THERE PULLING THE STRINGS shows me that 1) you don’t understand the story being told, 2) care more about performative moralizing than genuine critique, and 3) are very likely homophobic.

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salixkai

1 month ago

I love the way Vi is just nomming on that neck like yes please just gobble me up thank you.

vi’s neck kissing… cait’s hand on her chest, caressing her. I CANT DO THIS. i love my caitvi. i need that 3 hr scene footage NEOWW.

(gifs cr: @terrapia)

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salixkai

1 month ago

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63663868/chapters/165082702

Chapter 9 posted!

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salixkai

1 month ago

I need to watch these scenes again because I'm actually not convinced they're the same room. We all want it to be, of course, myself included, and will be thrilled to find I am wrong.

something about caitlyn changing her bed curtains from green to violet

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salixkai

3 weeks ago

Unless you're the parent of a small child, in which weekends are like a warzone and actually you never get your errands done and the only thing you enjoy is scrolling on your phone on the toilet with the door locked while a six year screams from the other side of the door, "Baba! It's time for kitty school!!"

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salixkai

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I live for the comments. There's no other notification that fills me with more joy.

I need you to understand that when I say "comments are appreciated!" I mean that I will reply to every one of them. I mean that an email with an ao3 notification has a higher priority than a message from my mother. I mean that I will have entire discussions in the comment section if you're up for it. Message me on tumblr and I will have the same discussions on an even more unhinged level. I will dissect entire personalities and ships and fictional political structures and worldbuilding with you. I will become your new best friend. You already ARE my new best friend. At the last battle, I would raise Anduril and say "For my ao3 readers" while a single tears rolls down my cheek, and dive into the fray. I would upload from beyond the grave if someone asked about the next chapter

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