okay, so, i need to talk more about The CaitVi Scene in episode 8.
iāve been rewatching it on loop. not because iām weird about it, but because itās animated. why is that important? because the animators had to make deliberate choices to draw each and every frame in that scene. none of it was by accident. thereās interesting little bits to see, like:
if you keep an eye on the kissing, you can see them using tongue.
cait is extremely gentle with vi, while vi is rough with cait (usually, everyone is rough with vi and gentle with cait ā so, cait decides to show vi she doesnāt always have to expect punches, and vi shows cait she knows cait isnāt some breakable little porcelain doll).
when vi undoes the clasp on caitās pants, you can see cait has a little mole on her tummy.
when they show viās back, you can see each and every muscle ripple beneath her tattoo.
even viās bare chest isnāt shown to be soft ā sheās a woman precisely because sheās so deeply caring and loving, and she doesnāt need curves and softness to represent that.
caitlyn is every bit the āpiltover princessā everyone thinks she is, with perfect proportions and a stunning physique.
if you keep a good eye when vi is going down on cait, cait doesnāt wax her coochie bald. she clearly maintains it, but itās not babygirl bald. sheās a woman, not a little girl that needs saving.
at the same time, vi maintains eye contact with caitlyn the entire time, like making sure caitlyn feels good is the only thing she cares about.
when cait pulls away to tell vi about her seeing someone else during their time apart, you can see vi breathless and dazed at the loss in the split second before the ācameraā pans to cait.
they both giggle when vi fights with caitās pantsā clasp.
after cait tells vi about maddie and they kiss again, they ācome up for airā and smile at each other.
cait takes her shirt off first to indicate sheās not afraid or ashamed to be with vi and, by extension, a zaunite anymore. she also takes off viās vest as a first indication of how she plans to be gentle and caring with vi from then on.
vi canāt seem to get cait close enough to her, constantly tugging and pawing at her. this drives cait wild and she fights to keep up to show vi she wouldnāt want to be anywhere and with anyone else.
arcane best show ever, etc, and so forth.
[p.s. if anyone wants to add to this and/or discuss this more in the reblogs/comments/tags, please do. iām so curious about everyone elseās interpretations!]
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