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The Lifted Instants by Platypus_inSpace
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
11 Jan 2026
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“You, uh, you got a gin preference?” Caitlyn furrowed her brow. “You just… you look like you’d have a gin preference.”
Not sure whether she should be offended, but eager to dispel any preconceived notions, Caitlyn shrugged. “Well is fine.”
Vi chuckled. “Oh. Oh, I can assure you, it most certainly is not.” She reached beneath her and lifted a large bottle simply labeled “Gin” in a nondescript font. “It basically tastes like brake fluid from a '76 Ford Fiesta that once drove by some juniper.”
“Hmm.” The corner of Caitlyn’s mouth lifted slightly. “Dealer’s choice, then.”
Vi is a bartender/barista coping with economic insecurity and a lifetime of repressed trauma, Caitlyn is a war veteran coping with PTSD and the recent loss of her mother. Ultimately, this is a story about healing. Allowing themselves to be seen and loved, they reopen old wounds to heal from the inside out.