"I apologize, Miss Fortune. You must understand that—" "Strike two." Grayson turned to Vi, whose cavalier expression had turned dark so fast, Caitlyn had blinked and missed the change. "Excuse me?" Grayson asked with narrowed eyes. Vi leaned forward with a glare that could cut glass. "Pulling iron on us was strike one. Strike two was not paying the proper respect to the Queen of Bilgewater." Caitlyn scoffed. "Bilgewater is not recognized as a sovereign state by any official government on Runeterra. The seagulls have more of a claim to the land than you do," she spat.
The Harrowing - Chapter 4 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
Caitlyn, Grayson, Vi, and Sarah parley to discuss what they know about the missing crew of ships all over Runeterra. The Piltovans have an unexpected proposal.
I am really loving the writing challenge this CaitVi Pirate AU is presenting, but at the same time, I feel like it’s the most coherent I’ve felt my writing has been since I got back into 6 months ago. It’s a bit more emotionally charged than I was anticipating, but not in a bad way. I’m almost done with chapter 4, which will be up tonight, and then I’ll write a chapter of “Tethered.
Not me thinking I need to make my own map/mark a blank map of Runeterra for my CaitVi Pirate AU 🙈🙈
"A good captain would sit back and let their crew bask in the limelight of fighting such a ferocious beast. You're sitting here by yourself, letting them brag to the whole bar, without joining in," Caitlyn explained. "Perhaps I just enjoy my alone time." "They have rooms here for that, yet you sit here alone despite being surrounded by people," she replied easily. Vi's smirk turned into a charming grin, and she pulled the chair she had her arm on out from under the table. "Maybe I was just waiting for the right person to join me," she stated. Caitlyn ducked her head in a coquettish manner before she sat next to the pirate, who did not remove her arm from behind Caitlyn's chair. This is good, but don't get cocky, she warned herself before she spoke again. "So, fact or fiction: did you really fight off a sea scarab in the middle of a storm?"
The Harrowing - Chapter 3 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
Three years ago, as a new and hungry bounty hunter, Caitlyn set her sights on the infamous pirate Captain Vi "Stone Fist" to make a name for herself, marking the beginning of a long, bitter rivalry between the two women.
I finally posted my CaitVi pirate AU after months of talking about it, and AO3 goes down/is being hella slow 😂😭 classic
After being orphaned and left to fend for themselves, Vi and her sister, Powder, stowed away on a ship to leave the oppressive laws of Piltover for the freedom of the high seas. Years later, Captain Vi “Stone Fist” has her own ship, crew, a port to call home, and a reputation as one of the most feared pirates on the ocean—a reputation that has earned her the ire of Commander Caitlyn Kiramman. Caitlyn seeks to end this so-called Golden Age of Piracy and bring peace to the waters near her home. Caitlyn’s goal is forcibly deferred when her and Vi’s bitter rivalry must give way to a reluctant partnership as the crews of ships throughout the seas are mysteriously vanishing, leaving empty vessels floating eerily in the ocean. The Council of Piltover and the pirate haven of Bilgewater have called a truce to join forces to uncover what is causing the disappearances and put an end to it once and for all. Vi and Caitlyn are ordered by their respective leaders to work together to end this dark plague before it spreads to every corner of the globe. Can the two set aside their differences to save their homes and their people? Or will their rivalry lead to the end of life on Runeterra as they know it?
The Harrowing - Chapter 1 - caitlynkirammansrifle - Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) [Archive of Our Own]
The prologue and first chapter are out. 8,000 words of our brand new adventure, and I do mean brand new! This will be very different than the other fics I've written for CaitVi. Hope you enjoy!