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Idk I feel like making Maddie Nolen a traitor loyal to Ambessa does an extreme disservice not just to Maddie's character but also to the potential political message of Arcane. Had Maddie really, truly been earnest and kind and compassionate the whole time, and had she died in the battle, it would have done so much more for her, for Caitlyn, for the show. Here is a gentle character whose life and innocence would've been stripped from her because of war, because of imperialism. Here is a ray of sunshine who followed Caitlyn loyally through thick and thin, who shows Cait price of working with other oppressors.

But also: here is the bubbly character with a smile, the first to eagerly join in to a descent to fascism and martial law. Here is the "good cop", the gentle enforcer, who faithfully joins in a quest that involves gassing innocents of a city. Here is a kind soul, but also a soul who after expressing some doubts about the methods used, continues to work directly with and as the oppressors of innocents. Even the best of the enforcers is a part of the unjust oppression of Zaun.

Instead, she's written off as a spy, a mole, bad all along. Any nuance that her character could have brought is stripped away and she's killed and discarded without a second glance. The enforcers as a whole I feel could've been approached with more nuance, and she would've been a part of it. Instead, she's one-dimensional, a complete turncoat.

Did I make Jinx paci edits? Absolutely.

Family

✮⋆˙ regressor powder hcs .ᐟ

✦ almost every time, she regresses without noticing!! she regresses the most when upset/sad, and easily becomes overwhelmed with her emotions & her involuntary regression kicks in, which can make her very frustrated since she loses the ability to pinpoint + verbalize what she’s feeling

✦ she usually regresses to around 2-4 yrs old! ✧₊⁺ when around that age, she can be either nonverbal or semi-verbal, which also depends if she isn’t too upset

✦ but there are times when she feels a little bit older! the oldest she’ll regress to is around 6-8, and then she’s usually more talkative!

✦ once she becomes only able to say very simple expressions (i.e, “mm sad” / “m’don’t feel good”) it’s one of the major indicators that she’s started regressing

✦ when this leads to a fussy pow, vi usually can pick up on it very quickly, often noticing her lack of ability to verbalize how she’s feeling and instantly becoming gentler with her

✦ vi is always tries to be the best big sis she can in the moment, offering her cuddles and reassuring words when she notices pow’s words start to turn more blubbery as she fights off tears

✦ since pow’s usual regression stems from emotional distress, it’s a number one thing for her to have her comfort items close by (bunny stuffy, paci, sippy)

✦ she gets very tearful very fast, and at first feels ashamed to cry, but soon grew more and more comfortable around her big sib as she soothed and comforted her as best as she could

✦ lots of reassurance + gentle baby talking is what makes her feel the most validated and comforted in the moment, it’s the main things that’re the first steps to cheering her back up <3

✦ while she still needs her time to cry n let it out, vi knows when she can transition from the comforting soothing to silly babying that cheers her up, and it always has pow giggling in seconds

✦ usually after crying she can also tucker herself out pretty fast, so vi always offers some cuddles and nap, which pow always says yes in the form of yawns and vi will quickly grab her bunny stuffy for her

✦ loves her bunny stuffy!!! takes him everywhere, always cuddles with him every night—vi knows she can get rlly fussy without her bunny, so she always makes sure to keep him close by when she starts regressing

✦ after pow calms down & her tears stop (and after her nap if she ends up falling asleep), she always needs some play time with her big sis <3 having the silly playtime is another big de-stressor she loves to engage in when regressed! one of her favorites is playing hide n seek, where vi looks for her and her bunny

✦ she absolutely loves when vi gets silly and pulls out a game with the tickle monster—one of her favorite things to do to calm down is laugh a lot and be silly (to help take her mind off of any negative emotion + de-stress), so silly games ending in playful tickles are easily some of her favorites <3

✦ also loves to color + doodle a bunch! she tries her best to color in the lines but vi is always quick with a “wow powpow, did you color that? how’d you do that? no waaay!” which always makes her smile and giggle, forgetting about any initial frustration

✦ always loves having her big sis nearby <3 again due to most of her regression triggered from emotional distress, definitely a regressor that needs a cg most of time!

Finally finished Arcane and-

“Could ya gimme a light?”

“Of course baby, close your eyes for me.”

If you saw this posted earlier I forgot to add Caitlyn’s scars

puppy ! regressor maddie nolen headcanons !!

requested by @goldenbetryal . love love puppy ! maddie she's meee ૮>ﻌ < აﾉ”. i'll have everyone know i was a maddiecel since the beginning she's ackshually me idc. gleep ! the puppy ever ! look how puppy in the middle picture :CC arcane masterlist here , upcoming list here

maddie is such a curious little puppy ! she gets horrifically upset when she gets into trouble but sometimes she can't help it when she's curious about something ! she's curious about everything , sometimes getting carried away following a butterfly or something of the sorts and getting lost.

maddie who realizes she's lost and immediately plops down on her bum and just starts sobbing. mama caitlyn had jinx install a little tracker on her collar for incidents like these. there's usually someone who recognizes maddie as caitlyn's little one, leading her to a safe spot and trying to calm her down until her mama can get to her.

she loves going on walks ! she loves when caitlyn puts on her leash , she loves being mama's girl. caitlyn always scratches behind her ear and gives her nose kisses when she's putting on her leash which makes the puppy giggle. on energetic days mama will have to tug on her leash if she's running ahead too far. she'll whine in response, padding back to caitlyn and walking obediently at her side the rest of the way.

maddie LOVES treats ! she has a real sweet tooth and especially loves bone shaped snacks and cookies. she can get a little jumpy but as soon as she's ordered to sit she'll do so oh so obediently.

caitlyn knows how embarrassed maddie is by needing diaps so she tries to make her feel better by getting her cute puppy themed ones ! maddie who is so embarrassed when caitlyn tells her she got her special diapers but whose tail starts wagging when she sees them. "you like them, pup?" caitlyn asks, chuckling. maddie yips, licking her mama's face.

maddie likes to dig a lot. sometimes she'll dig holes in the lawn and then someone will step outside and trip .... uh oh ! caitlyn will make her fill the holes back in, giving her a stern look which makes maddie whimper, hanging her head as she does as she's told though reluctantly. she's not trying to be bad she's just a pup !

when she knows she's done something naughty like this she's very hard on herself, tail between her legs isolating herself from mama. caitlyn gives her lots of kisses and reassurance. "oh hush now. you're not bad , mads. you were just playing , huh?"

Preparing the baby for her first nice winter❄️❄️

Their promo posters are all so cool

Vinx enjoyers are you here?