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Francesca. Multifandom + random stuff. My blog is a mess. And so am I. I track xkatnisstylinson. I comment through tags quite a lot. Italian 26-year-old living in London, currently working in VFX, the plan is to keep doing that as long as they'll allow me. Tough industry and all that. Larry. MCU. TV shows. Movies. Science enthusiast. Agnostic atheist. 🏳️‍🌈 

[xkatnisstylinson]

When I still had no dating history at all and was praying to a god I don't even believe in to soon get an experience with a girl to confirm to me I was indeed a lesbian, I did not mean an all consuming, soul sucking, obsessive, core-shaking, extremely vulnerable, mutually (but not equally) unhealthy rapport that literally gave me physical anxiety symptoms afterwards

[detailspecialist]

ARCANE 1.07 || 2.07

[avasillva]

I'm all in for those ships where... (insp.)

[spideybutch]

When someone asks me what arcane is about:

[vicaitly]

[itsmeezra]

what’s gayer:

actual lesbian sex scene

OR!

rewriting the fabric of the universe because you as a man were destined to meet one (1) man in every dimension that has ever existed across time and space

[h4lcyonism]

“jinx tells vi that she hopes she and caitlyn at least got to fuck before she kills them” was not on my season 2 bingo card, i’ll tell you that

[marfian]

So act 3 huh

[caitsgaptooth]

No, because what do you mean Arcane has completely rewritten the rulebook on queer representation in media, and it did it so effortlessly that it puts so many other shows to shame. Like, how are you going to tell me this animated series—ostensibly a spin-off of a video game—has given us some of the most nuanced, unapologetically powerful sapphic characters ever without reducing them to stereotypes, side plots, or, worse, trauma porn?

Vi and Caitlyn? Their dynamic is ELECTRIC. You’ve got Vi, the rough-edged, fiercely loyal, scrappy brawler with a tender side that could wreck anyone emotionally, and Caitlyn, the sharp, principled, deeply empathetic enforcer with a heart of gold. The way their relationship is built on mutual respect and trust while navigating all the insane, tragic chaos around them? Literal chef's kiss. And not once do we get the tired, lazy "coming out" narrative or the "but what about the gays?" rhetoric. Their queerness isn’t the story—it’s just a beautifully natural part of who they are. And THAT is revolutionary.

And let’s not even stop there. This show handles gender like it’s been waiting for everyone else to catch up. Characters like Sevika, who could give you chills with her sheer badassery and gender-nonconforming energy, exist unapologetically without the narrative ever feeling the need to spoon-feed us explanations. It’s just there, woven seamlessly into the fabric of the world.

So many shows claim to want to "normalize" queer relationships or push the envelope, but Arcane has quietly dominated the space by just writing characters who feel authentic. Their struggles are about class, power, loyalty, trauma, not token representation or forced diversity. This show said, “We’re just going to make some of the most layered, compelling characters you’ve ever seen—and oh yeah, some of them are gay. Keep up.”

Like, the bar wasn’t just raised—it was launched into the stratosphere. What do you mean this level of representation isn’t the norm yet? Arcane said, “We’re not asking for permission to exist. We’re just existing.” And that? That is art.

[beaunydoorin]

#subtle foreshadowing?

[sunfloowerlatte-art]

violets

[mioakem]

bro gay ppl cannot break up normally

[the-fatal-impact]

There are two kinds of people, separated by the way they dealing with heart shuttering break up:

They becoming sad alcoholic hobo with no sense of personal hygiene...

2. ...or career overachiver.

[tiixij]

discourse from the year 2043: getting a song stuck in your head is immoral because it takes money away from the artists that would get paid if you were actually listening to it

[everythingfox]

(via)

[bakwaaas]

waiting for people to realise 30 is literally young and a lot of people in their 30s could easily pass for 20s because there’s not that much difference

[togrowoldinv]

Taylor wrote Bigger Than The Whole Sky and expected me to be okay?