Their walk to the shimmer factory every night was the same. Three steps, one cracked, into busted up pavement that passed for a sidewalk. Lightposts, once bright and evenly spaced, paid for by some richer-than-average do-gooder, lay broken across the sidewalk, with a few survivors struggling to stand.
It was a dim walk even when the sun was up, and only their familiarity with the area got them from home to the factory with relative ease in the dark. The only difference between one night and the next were the missing posters pasted to the remaining lightposts. They were the closest thing to news they got in this neighborhood. Every morning, as the light fought its way down into the Lanes, they checked to see which neighbor, which friend, which enemy had vanished overnight. Missing posters were never removed, only covered up with more, till the lightposts were thick with people long forgotten.
Their own parents were some of those people. It was the closest they got to a proper burial.
Three steps, avoiding the crack, to the busted up pavement. They froze on the last one, foot hovering in midair. Something was different. The lightposts had been replaced. The light, brighter than that of the sun, cast eerie shadows between the cracked pavement. Stepping out of the shadows felt wrong; they were exposed, vulnerable to whom—or what—ever might pass by.
Most upsetting were the missing posters. Like a graveyard paved over, every single one has been removed. The last pictures of their parents, gone. In their place were heavy, blue posters with gold writing. They couldn’t read, but even they could recognize the ancient insignia at the top of each poster:
Two ornate keys, locked in an eternal duel.
The Chembaron Caitlyn Letters
5- Unnamed Zaunites
Written by Mags
ao3: cinderoni (archiveofourown.org/users/cinder...)
bsky: cinderoni (bsky.app/profile/cind...)
Read all of the letters here: archiveofourown.org/works/681114...
#arcane #chembaroncaitlynweek
29.08.2025 15:00
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LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO
16.07.2025 00:35
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AGENDER
01.06.2025 02:36
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we don’t get a lot of wins these days but if we can ruin gaming for Elon I’m going to count that
08.04.2025 05:29
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I know :( i really fucking hope not
29.03.2025 04:50
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Fucking right?? Who woulda thunk teen vogue would be the most reliable news source jfc
28.03.2025 21:01
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obsessed with chembaron cait and you will be too in only two short chapters of this EXCELLENT work
28.03.2025 16:17
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Travel to the United States! Highlights include:
-viral outbreaks
-food borne illness
-plane crashes
-shootings
-race and gender based violence
-ICE detention centers
-and more!
23.03.2025 17:17
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oh no a long chapter whatever will i do
24.03.2025 19:41
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bad time to be looking into pathways to teacher licensure lmfao
12.03.2025 04:47
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Fuck I gotta do em too and I don't wanna
08.03.2025 20:36
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It's dire, folks.
06.03.2025 14:17
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Unexpected vet bill this week has us in an even tighter spot than I'm already dealing with. Any help goes a long way these days and is deeply appreciated! ✨🐾💚
This fuzzy little nerd brings so much joy to my life and other's, if any of y'all feel inclined to pitch in, bless.
07.03.2025 02:21
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Trying to appreciate the little things more and sometimes that's just the way the air feels on your skin y'know
04.03.2025 06:50
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It's really kind of a blessing to be alive. Everything kind of sucks a lot of the time, but I'm alive and I have cats and friends and my nana's china, and, I'm alive. That's a pretty big win if you ask me.
04.03.2025 05:10
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Listen. This is important. There’s measles going around. Measles is the one and only thing (that we know of) that can erase your immune memory. It causes immune amnesia.
You have to rebuild all your immunity.
Go to your doc and get your measles antibodies checked. You do not want immune amnesia.
27.02.2025 21:31
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Never stop being you Vermont
02.03.2025 20:17
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Rats, I just need to let my brain simmer!
02.03.2025 14:56
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oh yeah i am not emotionally prepared for this i am so ready
02.03.2025 14:56
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have ideas? i'll take em hehe
02.03.2025 05:39
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Idk what to do with them i'm just standing here with my teal and blonde barbies smacking them together
02.03.2025 05:01
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I want to write more Lightcannon now AHHHH i love chaos goblins !
01.03.2025 23:26
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The way I was just talking about how cool a rodeo AU would be and then opened Bluesky to this...
01.03.2025 03:42
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screenshot of a tweet from the Tennessee Democratic Party. The tweet says "We're all thinking this, right?"
The picture below is of Kendrick Lamar smiling at the camera during Not Like Us at the superbowl half time show. Instead of "say, Drake" the caption is "say, John Rose."
yo fuck that guy
28.02.2025 20:06
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dropped a Lightcannon fic in a haze last night at 1:15am
It's got everything in like... 3k words (idk. It was 1:15am)
We have Jinx assuming wrong things, gay panic and yearning, aggressively top Lux, Caitlyn and Jinx shenanigans. Good older sister Vi. Anyway:
archiveofourown.org/works/63465598
28.02.2025 14:52
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Better with you!!
28.02.2025 02:53
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Clubbed to Death Ch3: Angel of Small Death
If this is the worst mistake of Lux's life, why does it feel so good?
#arcane #fanfic #lightcannon
archiveofourown.org/works/62958553
27.02.2025 15:36
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YESSSSSS
27.02.2025 16:40
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