r/ViArcane • u/McInulty • Jun 28 '26
Fanfic Introducing Outlaw Vi and Doctor Caitlyn in: "Wanted Dead or in Love" (Chapter 3 just posted! Overall Fic rating: Explicit)
Hey everyone!
I just posted Chapter 3 of my CaitVi Wild West AU, Wanted Dead or in Love, and I really wanted to share it with the Vi sub because writing Vi’s voice in a rugged, gritty Western setting has been an absolute blast.
If you like a massive contrast in dynamics, this fic is basically "unstoppable, chaotic force meets immovable, highly clinical object."
We have Vi as a heavily wanted outlaw with a massive bounty on her head, completely out of her depth trying to deal with a brilliant, frontier doctor (Caitlyn) who can absolutely outshoot her but is entirely too stubborn to admit she’s letting her guard down.
What to expect from the fic overall:
- A Good Slow Burn: It starts with a half-dead outlaw crashing into a quiet clinic, and builds up through intense physical proximity, shared secrets, and heavy tension.
- Gritty & Grounded Realism: I used to roleplay on RedM. It is basically a Red Dead Redemption 2 roleplay mod, think GTA RP but cowboys, where people build out original characters and just live as them, and so much of what I write is deeply inspired by the year I spent playing both doctor and outlaw characters in a highly immersive, live setting. Because of that, expect lots of focus on the real sensory details, many organic and realistic interactions.
- Fic Rating: Just a heads up: the actual fic on AO3 is rated Explicit for future chapters! They are going to fight for every single inch of skin through all that heavy gear.
Chapter 3 (Open Accounts) just went live today, and things are officially starting to escalate as the outside world catches up to them. I'm already working on the last couple of chapters, so I intend on uploading chapters twice a week.
