#bilgewater

[gabyfairyy]

[jinxingout]

pirate!jinx x siren f!reader

(because jinx going to bilgewater after s2 is basically canon)

jinx first spots you on a quiet night when the sea is calm, and she’s perched on her ship’s railings, fiddling with one of her new gadgets

the moment she spots you, she freezes mid-fiddle, her expression turning into something softer, more curious. “woah,” she mutters to herself, watching you slip back into the water before she can even call out

after that night, she makes sure to always bring the ship over at the same time every night, hoping to see you again

she would leave little trinkets tied to the anchor chain for you to find, like shiny baubles she’s scavenged and decorated for you

one night, she decides she’s had enough and dives into the water, fully clothed, in a terrible attempt to find you herself. “if you won’t come up, i’ll just come down!”

you have to stop her from drowning, leading her to cling to you, all grinning. “there she is!”

from that day on, you would visit jinx by the ship railing almost every night while her crew is fast asleep, just to make sure she doesn’t do anything as stupid as jumping in the cold sea again

(but also maybe you got a little charmed by her antics)

jinx would be so entranced by you, always wanting to touch your webbed fingers or scaled skin

she 1000% gives you the goofiest nicknames, calling you “fishy” or “scales”

she would also talk your ear off about all her recent treasure hunts or sea monster run-ins, always making herself sound more heroic than she might’ve been just to impress you

you’d start to also leave her seashells and other deep sea treasures. she would keep them all, either in her pockets or turned into charms to attach to her guns

you both know your worlds don’t mix, but that doesn’t stop her from always waiting to see your familiar tail come by her ship under the cover of the night

[aurelion-solar]

Seal of Discord, Seal of Rage & Seal of Strength - Riftbound Overnumbered Card Art by Aleksandra Alekseeva

[embershroud108]

Well if this is anything to go by, she’s going to Bilgewater lol. Also interestingly, early scripts of Arcane had Powder being taken to Bilgewater which was where she developed into Jinx.

(“Bling Bling” and “Snobs” next to Demacia lmaooo)

[questionablecuttlefish]

Where is Jinx going?

Bilgewater is a strong contender, but don't discount Demacia.

Jinx/Lux is part of it. That's actually the oldest fan ship for Jinx and was the most popular for both of them in fanfic and fan art until Season Two dropped; the common claim that it's a fringe ship or 'only' in Star Guardian is inaccurate. It's been a part of League fandom for a long ass time. It started in 2014 in 'main Runeterra canon' only months after Jinx's launch and before either the Burning Bright video or Ekko existed. It was later boosted in popularity by the Wild Rift trailer, various promotional arts featuring the two together, and later by the Valoran Town animated series released in China. Why? Initially, just pairing the two poster girls of League together, probably, or the classic hero/lancer dynamic of the optimistic 'light' character with the edgy 'dark' character.

But since Lux's comic, the Mageseeker game and then Arcane there are more lore parallels between the two than ever; both are young women struggling with a society that hates them for something they didn't choose to be, both trusted an older mentor with revolutionary ideals who encouraged them to embrace their destructive powers and then betrayed them (Silco/Sylas), both accidentally unleashed their power and got people killed, both triggered a violent revolution, both have a complicated relationship with an older sibling (Vi/Garen). If they are romantic interests or just friends, Lux gets someone who will encourage her to embrace her magic and Jinx gets someone who won't judge her on her past and the potential for conflict and companionship and a very interesting, opposites-but-actually-mirrors dynamic is all there.

It's commonly dismissed by people ignorant of League's history and of the lore of both characters, but it DOES work. If you know, you know. 🦄

Outside of that, though, why Demacia? Doesn't seem like a place our crazy girl Jinx would want to go for any reason, ever, but the end of Arcane makes it more likely than even Bilgewater because at this stage Jinx is trying to cut her ties and move on from her old life. She wants to be:

FAR away from Noxus and Noxian influences (Demacia and Noxus are bitter enemies)

FAR from her "Jinx" identity and all the violence and chaos that stands for (if she wants to disappear and try to put it behind her and heal from her trauma, Demacia big, spacious, and quiet)

FAR away from her family and friends, so she can't be tempted to get involved in their lives and hurt them (as she sees it) again. (Demacia is waaaay over there, a lot farther than Bilgewater)

FAR AWAY from the Arcane that has, from the moment she picked up that first Hexcrystal, ruined her life and taken people she loves (Mylo, Claggor, Vander, Isha, and in a roundabout way, Vi) from her. (Demacia is a kingdom that despises magic and is full of magic-sucking stone made from magic sucking forests)

So I think it will entirely depend on the direction they want to take with Jinx from here. If they want her to continue to be a violent, chaotic crazy girl we know and love, they'll make her a mercenary pirate in Bilgewater, maybe tangle her up with Sarah Fortune's crew.

If they want her to try to turn her back on her "Jinx" identity and heal from her grief in peace and quiet, they'll take her to Demacia and she'll pop up unexpectedly, maybe as a tinkerer, or artisan, trying to reconnect with her Powder side.

This is where she could meet Lux (if they're going the Lightcannon route, which would make more people than you'd think very very happy) or otherwise get drawn out of her peaceful life and into the turmoils gripping Demacia, particularly as the Mage rebellion starts to break out. Particularly if Jinx ends up siding with the rebel mages, or siding with Lux either for or against Sylas's faction and/or the Mageseekers.

She has a bit of experience with being a rebel, she might end up using her experience with Hextech and the Arcane to give those rebels the edge, and "Jinx the reluctant pacifist being drawn back into her old chaotic ways to fight for a cause because deep down, she still longs for the thrills and the chaos and the noise" might be a really cool arc to take her on.

What do you think?

Where will Jinx reappear?

Demacia

Bilgewater

Voting ended onDec 15, 2024

[ohnoitstbskyen]

Silly question because I'm bored:

Which do you think stinks more, Zaun or Bilgewater?

Oh Bilgewater, one hundred percent. Zaun is all chemical industrial fumes that will burn the nerves out of your olfactory system with any prolonged exposure, you'll feel the stench as burning in your lungs rather than in your nose.

Bilgewater is rotting fish and seaweed stuck under slimy wooden dock timbers, corpses floating just under the surface of the water and, truly, SO MUCH blood and fish poop.

Plus Malcolm Graves.

He really tips the scale on this one.

[the-fates]

I wish that League of Legends didn't have such a toxic game group associated with them. The world building and champions are genuinely so good and would be such a good RPG. Like everyone loved Arcane. Why can't we have more cool stuff for the world of League? Why does the player base have to be so toxic?? I want more cool lore and expansion stories

[artsysera-archive]

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i've drawn your boy.