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https://archiveofourown.org/works/65098093/chapters/167410690
Summary:
Being a father was already hard enough, but when Powder suddenly comes down with a strange, unexplainable illness, Vander finds himself more worried than ever. His fear for his daughter only becomes worse when Sevika insists she recognizes the purple glow of his youngest's eyes, and brings her straight to the one man who could truly strike fear into him.
(I.E. Several people have time-traveled, with various side effects. Vander is not one of those people, but like hell he's leaving his daughter alone with Silco, no matter how strangely soft the man is acting.)
Full list of tags and info beneath the cut.
Rating:
Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning:
No Archive Warnings Apply
Fandom:
Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
Relationships:
Jinx & Vander (League of Legends)
Silco (Arcane: League of Legends) & Vander (League of Legends)
Jinx (League of Legends) & Silco (Arcane: League of Legends)
Sevika & Silco (Arcane: League of Legends)
Jinx (League of Legends) & Sevika (Arcane: League of Legends)
Silco (Arcane: League of Legends)/Vander (League of Legends)
Claggor (Arcane) & Jinx (League of Legends) & Mylo (Arcane) & Vander & Vi (League of Legends)
Ekko & Jinx (League of Legends)
Characters:
Vander (League of Legends)
Jinx (League of Legends)
Sevika (Arcane: League of Legends)
Silco (Arcane: League of Legends)
Benzo (Arcane: League of Legends)
Vi (League of Legends)
Mylo (Arcane: League of Legends)
Claggor (Arcane: League of Legends)
Ekko (League of Legends)
Additional Tags:
Time Travel
Time Travel Fix-It
POV Outsider
Father-Daughter Relationship
Protective Sevika (Arcane: League of Legends)
Soft Sevika (Arcane: League of Legends)
Protective Silco (Arcane: League of Legends)
Soft Silco (Arcane: League of Legends)
Parent Silco (Arcane: League of Legends)
Silco Needs a Hug (Arcane: League of Legends)
Protective Vander (League of Legends)
Good Parent Vander (League of Legends)
Jinx Needs a Hug (League of Legends)
Jinx is a Little Shit (League of Legends)
Jinx Needs Therapy (League of Legends)
Jinx Has Issues (League of Legends)
Shimmer (Arcane: League of Legends)
Medical Conditions
Confusion
Fear
Mental Health Issues
Mental Instability
Implied/Referenced Drug Use
Implied/Referenced Character Death
Implied/Referenced Torture
Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
Trauma
Tags May Change
Complicated Relationships
Happy Ending
Angst with a Happy Ending
Hurt/Comfort
Sick Character
Fluff
Angst
Fluff and Angst
Blood and Injury
Minor Injuries
Self-Harm
Needles
Medical Inaccuracies
There Was Only One Bed
Kind Of
Sharing a Bed
Literal Sleeping Together
Mutual Pining
Sevika Does Not Get Paid Enough (Arcane: League of Legends)
Benzo and Silco have beef
Caring Ekko (League of Legends)
Protective Vi (League of Legends)
Good Sibling Vi (League of Legends)
Protective Jinx (League of Legends)
Canon-Typical Hallucinations
Language: English
Series: Part 1 of Time Travelers Are Real Anonymous (T.A.R.A)
Collections: Readers' 📚 Booknook📖(~‾▿‾)~
Stats:
Published: 2025-04-28
Updated: 2025-05-20
Words: 25,278
Chapters: 12/?
Comments: 365
Kudos: 500
Bookmarks: 108
Hits: 8,237
Several people have time-traveled back into their past bodies. Vander is not one of those people, but he does become very concerned when Powder falls mysteriously ill. She's feverish, screaming, talking gibberish, and her eyes flash a sickening purple.
Her siblings are also very worried, but nothing they try makes her better. His patrons notice how stressed he is, but it isn't until Sevika catches wind of the state of his youngest that something comes of it. She goes into a strange frenzy, refusing to tell him what is going on, just insisting that she knows what is wrong with Powder. Vander doesn't trust her, but he's at his wit's end, so he doesn't punch her in the face when she bundles Powder into a blanket and takes off down the road. He couldn't make sense of what either of them were saying, Powder's feverish name-calling or Sevika's perfectly sober name-calling, but at least neither of them seemed distressed by being called Ogre and Jinx. He becomes more and more on edge as they make their way further into Silco's territory, but Powder is the most relaxed she's been in days once Sevika makes some comments about "going to help you feel better and making sure your Dad doesn't stab anybody." Vander didn't think he was known for stabbing people, but if it gave Powder some comfort, he didn't care.
Then they walk into a room with Silco, and he freezes. For a moment, Silco is frozen as well, staring into each other's eyes, but Sevika quickly intervenes. She shows Silco Powder's eyes with urgency, and Vander's panic goes up even further with Silco so close to his daughter. Especially when Silco's good eye widens in shock, and he traces Powder's face with something close to reverence.
A world where Silco saw the letter but he and Vander are still not on the best of terms gets visitors. He is feared as the Eye of Zaun, and few people know that he no longer has the Hound by the leash. (And while I doubt he knows this, he definitely still has some control over the Hound. If he were to beg Vander for help, he would get it. Vander never stopped loving him, and would do almost anything to make it up to him.) He spends time with Powder the most, and she's the only one close enough to him to sass him fearlessly. Then Silco from another universe shows up. He's not from canon, but it is a bit of a closer timeline. There is some confusion about this older version of Silco, especially with his blatantly startled reaction to Vander, but they don't get very far before his Sevika shows up. She's also shocked by Vander, but quickly moves on and basically tells Silco to get his Fucking Dog. Silco whistles and Warwick comes barling in, a whirlwind of teeth, fangs, and claws. The people of that world are horrified to find out that this is Vader, or what is left of him, made into a literal hound for Silco's use.
Isha ends up in a modern au. Since she's not in her alternate body it is not difficult to convince them that she is from an alternate universe. They care for her while they try and find a way to put her back, but the more they get to know her the less they want to send her back. They get her a talking tablet to help her communicate, and some of the things she says can be... concerning. Like talking about how hard Vader can hit, about being in the habit of watching his body language to make sure he wasn't upset, just in case she needs to dodge. She is, of course, referring to Warwick, who does not have full control over his bloodlust and actions, but they do not know this, and with Vader having had an instance of domestic violence in the past with Silco, he knows he is technically capable of hurting his family even if he loves them.
(Please note that this was written without having actually watched Arcane and before season 2 started.)
Becoming a father changes Silco in ways no one could have anticipated, certainly not himself. But it had changed him, and with that, it changed the underground. Silco by no means stopped being a dangerous man, but he focused more on making the world better for Jink than he did on his own goals. From there comes the Baby Blue Protocols. Silco comes to rule the underground even more than he did before, and with that comes the strict rule that nobody touches his daughter. Even those not directly under Silco's rule come to respect this. Things change as Jinx gets older and is able to defend herself; if she starts a fight, then of course, the other party can retaliate, but everyone still understands exactly who they are dealing with and who stands behind her.
Things get messy when time travel becomes involved.
Vander and Powder wake up in a version of the Lanes they don't recognize, and anyone who sees them coming immediately runs away. Even if they weren't faced with Vander back from the dead, nobody wants to deal with getting too close to Zaun's princess while she's so small and fragile. Eventually, Sevika shows up all grumpy about having to deal with this mess, grumbling about them scaring the shit out of half the Lanes and bringing them to Silco. Vader is, of course, on high alert, trying to be prepared for anything through his old heartbreak, but Silco is kind with Powder and cordial with him, if not a bit cold still, and Vander allows himself to relax slightly.
And then Jinx jumps down from the rafters, and things go to shit again.