Watching folks play this game has been lots of fun. So I'm hopping on the bandwagon. Game rules are: List the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern.
tagged by so many lovely friends: @floating-lost-astronaut @lunamonroeao3 @bluejaywriterboi 💖
Alright without further ado. Let's fukkin' go - Most recently updated first.
Clean Break (Avatar: Legend of Korra - Lin Beifong/Kya II)
Rating: Explicit; 24K Words; 3/3 Chapters; Complete
Lin Beifong is on probation and looking to play some pool and blow off some steam after a few weeks of what feels like constant mistakes
On an official diplomatic assignment to republic city for the weekend, Kya is looking to make a few mistakes herself.
Lin Beifong had had a fucking day.
2. Third Rail (Arcane: League of Legends - Caitlyn/Vi)
Rating: Mature; 42K Words; 7/7 Chapters; Complete
Amtrak Assistant Conductor Vi has finally settled into her route routine. From Piltover to Basilich and back. Each 12 hour shift is grueling, but at least it’s predictable. Then a chance meeting with a very beautiful woman - stretching in the Bike Lane of all places - stands that routine on its fukkin’ head. That very same woman appears again and again on Vi’s route. As Vi gets to know Councilor Ret. Lt. Com. Caitlyn Kiramman, Vi will have to decide whether to stay the course or hop the tracks and let the engine of her own heart choo-choo-choose for her.
Vi was just trying to bike to work.
3. Venus Victrix (Arcane: League of Legends Cartoon - Caitlyn/Vi)
Rating: Explicit; 49K Words; 11/15 Chapters; Ongoing
Gladiator!Vi meets Patrician's Daughter!Caitlyn.
A year had passed since she arrived; and when thinking about her home in Piltover, Vi found she had much preferred her days in Noxus Prime.
4. Three's a Crowd (Arcane: League of Legends - Caitlyn/Vi/Maddie)
Rating: Explicit; 19K Words; 10/10 Chapters; Complete
Modern AU - Threesome Romp - Maddie's ex-girlfriend has a proposition for her.
'Sweet Janna’s breath and the wee miners too,' Maddie thought to herself as she patted her pockets to find the hotel keycard to the fanciest place she’d been to in Piltover in her whole forsaken life.
5. Them's the Breaks - (Arcane: League of Legends - Caitlyn/Vi & Mel/Sevika)
Rating: Mature; 13K Words; 8/8 Chapters; Complete
Caitlyn and Mel attempt to escape the scrutiny of 1940s Piltovan High Society by spending the evening at a pool hall in Zaun.
Sevika and Vi - fresh off Vi’s latest win in the underground boxing pits - decide to play some pool and celebrate their win.
A meet-cute that stays cute.
Caitlyn Kiramman stared at the expanse of her - very extensive - closet.
6. Finger Licking' Good (Arcane: League of Legends - Caitlyn/Vi)
Rating: Explicit; 5K Words; 3/4 Chapters; Ongoing
Hooters is closing and this is the last chance Vi will get to ask Hot!Waitress out.
Truthfully, Vi had just come to the Hooters to pay her respects.
7. Luck be a Lady - (Arcane: League of Legends - Mel/Sevika)
Rating: Mature; 5K Words; 1/1 Chapters; Complete
An interstitial/companion Piece to Them's the Breaks - Having found one another on a night out, Sevika follows Mel into the lesbian bar bathroom.
Luck hadn’t always been on Mel Medarda’s side.
8. Byline, Headline, Dateline, Deadline (Arcane: League of Legends - Caitlyn/Vi)
Rating: Explicit; 28K Words; 5/30 Chapters; Ongoing
CaitVi Noir 2 - Noir harder
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Navigating the layout of their lives and the ways they do and do not fit together, Caitlyn and Vi manage the five W’s (who, what, when, where, & why) of their past, present, and future; even as they’re pulled into an intrigue that rattles the foundation of the Sister Cities fourth estate.
Can they protect intrepid kid reporter, Lux Regis, and her Primary Source from the ChemBaron(s) who want her dead? Or will they get hit with some hard news while fighting against the kill order from on high?
Drawsmith Arcade, Piltover. 1949. Spring. The time when the air is crisp but still has the smallest fingers a’ chill in the background. When winter’s grip is slipping by the minute and sunny days are on their way.
Author's note: Yeah, Yeah, I know this is a paragraph and it's kinda cheating, but... a single sentence doesn't do the flow of this "old-timey speak" justice and I'm always more about Vibes than I am about rules 😉
9. And One (Arcane: League of Legends - Caitlyn/Vi)
Rating: Mature; 6K Words; 2/2 Chapters; Complete
Vi, Zaun University’s three point shooting firebrand, fresh off a loss to Pilt U, heads to a house party, and runs face first into… a whole lot of trouble.
A March Madness Short Story. Expect lots of banter and flirting. No angst.
10. The Feast of the Winter Star (Arcane: League of Legends - Caitlyn/Vi)
Rating: Explicit; 4K Words; 1/1 Chapters; Complete
A smutty Stardew Valley AU - Vi's Secret Friend has a special present in store for the Feast of the Winter Star in Pelican Town.
Farmer Vi awoke much the same as she always did at 6AM.
Welp, I tend to be economical with my titles and establish narrator immediately lolol. This was a fun exercise and I'll definitely be unpacking some stuffs on how I start stories in the future!
Other folks, hop on in, the water is fine! Gonna tag a few a' youse, but no pressure: @catpower23 @nightworldlove @thats-nifty @gretaglasses @valkyriekitti
And if you've already done this with your most recent 10, share from your OLDEST 10 🔥🎉💖