Welcome to our masterpost, pinned here between events to help you navigate our blog's content.
Another Arcane anniversary event, set 2 years after season 1 came out. The prompts and rules can be found here. The tags are #arcaneyear2 and #arcaneyeartwo
The AO3 collection is here.
The first Arcane anniversary event. The post with rules is here. Tag is #arcaneanniversary and the AO3 collection is here.
The Zaundads Zine is the product of the Zaundads discord server, from the community's artists to the fandom at large.
It's accessible on an itch.io page.
This event ran in June 19—25 of 2022, but we keep accepting and reblogging late entries. You can find the main event post here.
On Tumblr and Twitter, you can find the works under the tag #transarcaneweek
The AO3 collection can be found here : Trans Arcane Week 2022
This event ran during during the month of April 2022, but is basically indefinite. Anyone is welcome to grab some of the bingo cards and use them. If you @ us we will still reblog your content. You can find the main event post here.
On Tumblr and Twitter, you can find the works under the tag #Zaundadsbingo
The AO3 collection can be found here : Zaundads Bingo 2022
Our first event! It ran in January 23—29 of 2022. If you @ us we still accept late entries. You can find the main event post here.
On Tumblr and Twitter, you can find the works under the tag #ArcaneParentingWeek
The AO3 collection can be found here : Parenting Week 2022
Hi there! Though it’s not the one mentioned in the previous asks, there’s a new Discord server for Zaundads / Vanco (adult only), for which I’m one of the mods. Here’s the invite link, if there’s anyone interested in joining! 💖
This blog has become the stop for anyone wanting or granting zaundads servers lmao.
hi! is the zaundads discord server still active? and if it is, could you share the link?
Hi, same answer as always, I do not have the abiity to invite anyone to that server. The invites are closed as far as I'm aware, and I'm not the person to ask, sorry.
Hello I don't mean to be presumptuous but you mentioned a zaundads discord and I was wondering if that was something I could join!! I don't use tumblr too often but I'm hoping this is okay to ask I am on ao3 as mpreg(yes I know) if this helps my chances
Heya!
Sadly no I can't help. As with the last person to ask, I don't have a valid invite link, the server is private, and when I asked for invite links I had no response. I'm simply not a source for this, sorry... I wish I could help.
Are there any holiday or christmas events planned?
Thanks for asking, Anon.
I'm going to be brutally honest with you, but I simply don't know that the Arcane fandom can be trusted at this stage.
Just to put things in perspective, I ran an event for "year 2", and the official Arcane account used the same # I had coined, ruining the event's visibility. Nobody joined despite initial interest.
Then in the month leading up the season 2, I ran another event. This time the participation looked very promising:
Out of 241 votes, 70 said they'd be interested in contributing.
In the end, Arcane's official account again coopted the entire month and released their own prompts. And despite signaling very clearly that everyone was free to use the "Arctober" prompts and submit to Arcane Visions at the same time, only 3 people did besides myself.
That's 5% participation.
So what am I supposed to do? Running events isn't something casual that can be done with no afterthoughts.
The events I ran that were popular were usually backed by a very active fandom and a lot of Zaundads shipping. I'm not sure there's that level of energy present any more, and other blogs run other more shippy events.
I'm sure there'll be timebomb and caitvi events out there, ran out of busy and popular servers.
I'm tired of putting a lot of thought and effort into make prompt lists, good unique graphics and banners for events that die in the water. I'm tired of fans voting they'll join and then disappearing.
So no, I'm not planning on running anything for christmas. Not unless I'm approached by a very vibrant community that guarantees active participation and supports the event, and not unless someone else steps forward to help with the running of said event.
hi, i saw an old post of yours about a fan zine and wanted to ask if the zaundads discord server was still a thing?
Hello!
It still exists, yes, but it's a tiny and now very depopulated server, and it has been in private mode for a long time. I'm not able to pass invites at all, sorry.
Perhaps things will change with season 2, but I'm not part of its management so I can't make promises.
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FINALLY LMAO!!! ‘Enemy’ prompt is out‼️‼️‼️‼️ also gonna make it a little @arcanefandomweek submission to show some support, although it is primarily for Arctober :)))))))
Summary: Viktor has an unexpected visitor and helps her with a prosthetic. They bond over shared experiences and form an alliance.
Notes: A late entry to @arcanefandomweek ‘s Arcane Visions Week 1: Alliances. I need Viktor and Jinx to interact in season 2. Maybe they’d be friends. Maybe they’d just clash and collide. This is an exploration of how it might go. Inspired by a few trailers and promo posters, as well as some league lore; so beware potential spoilers!
Timeline wise… who knows? Just having fun with possibilities here.
TW: loss of limb, fictional drug (shimmer), cults, human experimentation
AO3 link
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Viktor glanced up as a flash of blue burst into his workshop. Long blue hair. Jinx. Of course it was only a matter of time before she found him, whether he wanted her to or not. He set aside his tools and braced for the whirlwind.
She darted around the room, inspecting various prosthetics and chattering on about… something. He failed to see any train of logic, but she didn’t seem to be talking to him so he didn’t bother trying to decipher it.
“Please be careful not to break anything, some of these items are very fragile,” Viktor warned, before she could do anything too drastic.
Jinx turned to face him, eyes glowing purple. Shimmer. “Oh, there you are! Mr. Machine Herald! Almost didn’t see ya with all…” She gestured to the various parts and half-made prototypes surrounding him. He supposed his metal parts did blend in, but he rarely wanted to be found in the first place.
His gaze flicked to her left hand. Her middle finger was missing, the wound still leaking a mixture of blood and shimmer despite a crude bandage. “You’re hurt,” he blurted. “Let me help.”
She grinned. “I was hoping you’d offer! Can I get a cool upgrade? Like a giant middle finger with a laser or a blaster!”
“Let us start with the basics, hm? May I see?” he asked, holding out a hand.
She skipped over and slapped her injured hand into his. He winced in sympathy, then looked closer, taking a clean damp cloth in his free hand.
“How did this happen?” Viktor asked as he carefully removed the soaked bandage and cleaned the wound. He’d seen worse, it would likely be a simple fix.
“Stupid Piltie shot it off with stupid fancy gun. I could make a waaay better one!”
“A fancy gun, hm? What kind of fancy?”
“Oh something Hextech-y; it was glowing blue. But it didn’t explode, which is boring.”
Hextech. Jayce was making more weapons. It shouldn’t be a surprise, but still it stung. They both had failed to carry through on their promises. At least Viktor was trying to do good, but Jayce seemed to have fallen even further. Traitor.
“Hey, hey, easy on the grip!”
Viktor glanced back at her hand and loosened his grip. Something had to be wrong with the wiring of his hand to cause it to tighten so. “Apologies.” Then he cleared what remained of his throat and asked, “When did you last take shimmer? I am not judging— I have taken it myself— but it will affect how we continue, so please be truthful.”
“Hm? Oh! I don’t take it! Not like that, pfft no. The doctor did some funky experiment to save my life a while ago and I’ve been purple ever since!”
Viktor stiffened. “The doctor did this to you? Singed?”
“Yep!” Jinx nodded emphatically.
Another experiment. A human experiment. His gut twisted. Viktor knew Singed had done terrible things in the name of science. Shimmer was one of them, a double-edged sword. But this seemed a step further. Shimmer created within a human body. Had she become the new Rio? Gods, he hoped not.
Viktor shook his head. “Eh, anyway, would you prefer the prosthetic to be fused to your flesh or easily replaceable?”
Jinx tapped her chin. “Hmm… replaceable. That way I can make my own upgrades!”
“Understandable.” Viktor wrapped the wound with a clean bandage. The shimmer still in her system would likely help it heal faster regardless. He used the Hexclaw as an extra hand to make a few measurements and jot them down, then moved to find the necessary parts.
“Are you really all robot?” Jinx asked.
“Eh… not entirely.” He shrugged. “Perhaps eventually I will be.”
“That’s what your cult wants, right? The ‘Glorious Evolution’ or whatever?”
He scoffed. “They are not my cult. I do not ask for it, I do not want them following me.”
“I didn’t ask for mine either!” Jinx laughed. “Funny how that works. Just wake up one day and boom! Everyone dying their hair blue and begging for prosthetics!”
“Mm. These things are out of our control.”
“Don’t they listen to you?”
Viktor shrugged again. Mostly he avoided them and pretended they didn’t exist. “I have tried occasionally, but they find a way to twist my words to suit their purposes.”
“Mine would set Piltover ablaze for me if I asked,” Jinx said. “No one wanted anything to do with me before. My inventions never worked, or they exploded. I messed everything up.” Her voice cracked.
Viktor looked back at her, some small part of him softening. Another misfit, shunned by society. “No one really wanted me around either. I was a cripple and a foreigner. I spent much of my time away from my peers, but I preferred it that way. Someone I once knew told me that loneliness is the byproduct of a gifted mind, one of the few things he may have been right about. And sometimes we learn better from our failures than our successes, however painful it may be.”
Jinx’s eyes widened, staring at him. “Really?”
“It’s true.” Viktor hesitated a moment, trying to think of something else to reassure her. “I have seen your bombs. The design was very impressive, unique and effective. It was a challenge to defuse. You are very intelligent, Jinx. If you ever wish to put your mind to less destructive purposes, I would be glad to work with you.”
Jinx shrugged. “Maybe.”
“Here, watch.” Viktor pieced together a prosthetic finger, trimmed a bit to fit to her measurements. He attached it to a partial glove and held it out to her. Every step he explained, just in case she was interested. Perhaps it would help. “Try this on. It should fit underneath your other glove, if you wish.”
Jinx snatched it from his hand, looking at it curiously. “That’s it?”
“For a basic prosthetic, yes. As you said, you can make upgrades as you see fit. For now, try it on, see if it works.”
Jinx put on the prosthetic, and he guided her through a few tests to ensure it was functioning properly. Once she passed the tests, Jinx flipped him off with the prosthetic. “It’s perfect!”
“Good, I’m glad you like it. Is there anything else?”
Jinx was quiet for a few seconds, fiddling with the prosthetic. “Sevika said I could unite the whole of Zaun if I tried.” She looked back at him. “Hey, we should unite our cults!”
Viktor squinted at her. “Unite our cults?”
“Yeah! Make an alliance!” Jinx grinned at him.
“I have no interest in attacking Piltover.”
Jinx blew a raspberry like a child. “Boring! Why not?” She narrowed her eyes. “Because of your fucking Piltie? Your Hextech partner? The Golden Boy of Progress? Are you still on his side?”
Viktor exhaled slowly, the fans of his ventilator whirring. He had to be careful. Antagonizing Jinx and her cult would be a terrible idea. “This isn’t about him. I do not wish to fight anyone, on either side. I am a scientist, not a soldier. My creations are to improve lives, not take them. I am only wary of what such an attack would mean for the common people, on both sides. Wars rarely end well.”
He took a breath, continuing before she could interrupt, “Perhaps we could simply have a truce between us? You tell your cult not to antagonize mine, and I do the same. If any of your cult require prosthetics, I would be happy to supply.” He would help anyone who stumbled into his workshop or requested his assistance, but still it was an olive branch. Whether his cult would listen was another matter, but he hoped they would.
Jinx tilted her head to the side, seeming to stare straight through him. “That’s all you want? Nothing about your Piltie?”
“Jayce is mine to deal with. I would greatly prefer if you leave him alive.”
“I can kidnap him for you and bring him here!”
“That is not necessary.”
“But you’d rather he be kidnapped than killed, right?”
That was undoubtably a threat. Fine. Jayce would be safer with him than any chem-barons. Viktor inclined his head. “Very well. If the opportunity arises to capture Jayce without severely harming him, you may bring him to me.”
“Great! It’s a deal!” Jinx bounced to her feet. “I’ve got something of yours. You gotta have something of mine now! Can I paint on you?”
Viktor hesitated. “What would you like to paint?”
“Just some blue clouds and stuff. You know, the more hopeful version of my symbol.” Jinx brandished a blue paint pen. “You can’t wash it off!”
It could be worse. “If you must. Just.. nothing too extreme.”
Jinx grinned and climbed on top of his chair to get closer, drawing on his metal chest plate and over his shoulder. Viktor remained perfectly still, watching her work. Blue swirls and clouds and sparkles. He could pretend it represented Hextech if asked. Or perhaps it would be better to admit their strange alliance.
Jayce would hate it.
Viktor craned his neck as she moved towards his back, careful not to jostle her. “How much are you drawing?”
“What, change your mind? Gotta make sure everyone can see it!”
“I did not change my mind. I am only curious.”
“Hold onto your horses, I’ll almost done!”
Viktor went still and silent once more. It was only paint. Jinx’s graffiti was everywhere in Zaun, hardly anything drastic.
“Ta-da!” Jinx hopped to her feet with a flourish. “What do you think?”
Viktor looked over the drawings, trying to think of something complimentary. It wasn’t his style, but he had no intention of insulting her. “You certainly have an artistic flair.”
“Thanks!” Suddenly she was hugging him.
Viktor froze for a moment, processing whether it was an attack or harmless. If she meant harm, he would certainly be dead already. He awkwardly wrapped his arms around her. When was the last time anyone had showed him such affection?
“Careful, you might smudge your drawings,” he said, half a joke.
“Don’t worry, it dries fast.” A moment later, she pulled away. “Well, see you around!” With a playful salute, she was gone.
Viktor watched her go. Emotions were strange illogical things, but perhaps it was not all terrible.
Alright, Arcane fam... We've had 2 submissions in 20 days, despite 70 people saying they would try to join if the event happened... So friendly reminder that it is happening now, and that it's entering its final stretch.
Again: you're welcome to submit arctober prompts to this event as well...
Hi! I was working on something to contribute to the @arcanefandomweek event, but I don't think it will be finished this week like it should... (for the prompt "AU") But it's Jinx birthday, and I really wanted to have something to share. So, here is a wip!! Happy birthday Jinx!!!!!!
‘What about Silco?’ Powder wonders. Does he have any trouble taking his eye medicine on his own now that she is not around to do it for him? Does he struggle with his treatment like she does with hers?
Does he miss her ?
As a member of Topside’s law enforcement, Vi must regularly hear about him. Anyone in and out of town must, really, because the Undercity getting itself out of Piltover’s grip and declaring independence is not the kind of matter that happens in silence.
No, it happened both in fanfares and protests, from what Powder gathered (and already assumed).
It’s crazy that some people hadn’t seen it coming at all. Lame suckers.
Vi talks a little about it with her (as a trencher, as a topsider), but she won’t talk about him – unless it is to remind Powder that she should be wary about the ideas he planted in her brain like bad seeds in the gaps of a paved street (unwanted, destructive, resistant).
If Vi could have it her way (the good-intentions-paved one without any weeds), she would forget about him entirely. Like a memory loss or an oil purge, a whol e--
a w h o l e p e r s o n d o w n t h e d r a i n
and another up the well
well
well
Well, Zaun getting away from Piltover does not mean the bridge stopped crossing the Pilt. (And Powder getting away from Silco does not mean she stopped crossing her sister and her expectations.)
She could go there, she could go to him, she wants to go to him, that would be breaking the conditions under which she is free from imprisonment but why should she care??—No
Why would Silco care?
She left him (yellow, black) (unseeing, insightly), and wouldn’t that make her as good as dead? Loyalty has always been their lock and key and now she has gone and broke them both…
Traded the we for the them.
Funny: how Jinx is dead and Powder is reborn now. Funny? Or maybe she’s just like the Pilties who did not see the Undercity’s revolution coming.
Maybe it was all written in the stars, in the stars of her blue constellation of a violet bunny – maybe it was all written on her like it is written inside the ear of the toy, murmuring who they both belong to: Violet.
Funny but sad.
She thought she had a shape; but what’s powder if not malleable?
What’s for sure is that, even if Silco would be against it, even if Vi would be against it, she misses him like her heart has been slashed in half.
Since we've had no submissions so far outside mine, I figured I would remind you all that you are welcome to submit prompts done for Arctober to this event as well!
So, some of you on twitter may have noticed that the official Arcane account shared some last minute prompts for the month of October.
There is no other information, so I'm unsure they'll be retweeting things.
Anyway, I just wanted to clarify that you are ABSOLUTELY WELCOME TO FILL THESE PROMPTS and also submit to this event!! You can use both their # and ours. However, I won't be browsing the #arctober. It's not my event and I won't share work posted under that sole #. Please use #arcanevisions if you want to be found and reblogged here or on twitter!
Unlike the official Arcane twitter, we will share and reblog everything submitted to our event, and aren't limited to art! So go wild, do both, do kinktober or spooky halloween themed events in synch, we love to see it!
Are you ready? Did the new teaser get your blood kicking? We'll be reblogging any work submitted to the #arcanevisions tag from the 1st of October! It's coming soon, and season 2 right after!
Are you ready? Did the new teaser get your blood kicking? We'll be reblogging any work submitted to the #arcanevisions tag from the 1st of October! It's coming soon, and season 2 right after!
