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TRUST ME WITH YOUR HEART (I CAN FIX IT TOO)

Rating: T Chapter 30/? - I'm Gonna Love You Knowing there's Tomorrow Pairings: Bechloe Chapter Summary: Tough times at Barden Med continue as the gang violence in the city escalates, but that doesn't stop the team from bonding together even in the face of so much chaos

HELLO I'M BACK!! My brain's been kinda messy lately and creativity has not come easily but I am hopefully now back for good and ready to get this first fic of the series done and completed, I think there's only two more chapters left, but I can't see there being anymore than four tbh, and then I'll be back onto updating my other stuff that's been left on the sidelines.

Summary: With their marriage on the brink of divorce, Beca and Chloe vow to do whatever it takes to give their daughter one last perfect Christmas- even if it means tracking down a rare American Girl doll two weeks before Christmas.

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Rating: T

Notes: Merry Pitchmas, @chiquelle! I hope you enjoy this twist on your prompt that got MUCH LONGER than I originally anticipated!

Going to the mall around the holidays was surely an activity that should be reserved only for the deepest level of hell.

And yet.

Here Beca is.

“I can’t believe I’m spending my day off for this,” Beca grumbles.

Chloe shushes her with a reproachful narrowing of her eyes even as she smiles, then turns her attention back to their 7-year-old daughter, who is cheering gleefully on the seat of a kiddie ride designed to look like Santa’s sleigh, complete with one red-nosed reindeer to “pull” the ride.

Beca watches her daughter’s head bob up and down with the slow movements of the ride for another few seconds before shooting furtive glances at the crowd milling around them. She locks eyes with a boy waiting in line for the sleigh ride, sees him scowl and tap his tiny foot impatiently, and looks away, shoving her hands in her pockets anxiously.

“Isn’t she too old to ride these? Like, aren’t these for little little kids?’

Chloe sighs, her smile starting to tighten around the edges. “They’re for all ages, Beca,” she explains through gritted teeth. “And Rose is small for her age, anyway. Something you both have in common.”

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.”