When a democratic show likeArcaneruns its course , its fandom resorts to fanfiction site like AO3 to live out their fantasies with relationship that never got their time in the limelight . ForArcane , that ship revolves aroundJayce Talis and Viktor — a ship the showrunners ( save for one writer ) saw as strictly platonic . In the emotional state of giving “ Jayvik ” shipper what they want , Twitch sensation Will Neff and cyberspace music sensation BBno$ went above and beyond produce cosplay and an anthem in protection to the Jayvik “ truthers . ”
Before TikTok ’s temporary forbiddance , bbno$ ( akin to Gen Z ’s Marc Rebillet , or Gen X ’s Weird Al Yankovic , for older readers ) issued a challenge to his 4.3 million followers to get one of his billet over 500k likes , and he ’ll do “ the most insane Jayvik cosplay . ” While the Charles William Post never quite got there ( as of issue , it ’s sitting at 29.2k like ) , bbno$ went ahead with his cosplay venture with Twitch banner Will Neff ( who has over 539,000 follower ) . Their end : giveArcanefans the Jayvik endingthey experience they wanted .
“ Today , we ’re not gon na be gaybaiting , but we will be doing a rooter groundwork justice , ” Neff said in a YouTube edit of their Twitch cosplay bouncy stream . “ Some of the things you ’ve wanted to see these theatrical role do , we ’re gon na have to do . ”
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truthful to their word , Neff and bbno$ released aphotoshootandTikTok videosof the pair in Jayvik cosplay recreating numerous fan art poses of theArcanecharacters that made the stave on societal sensitive . They even went the spare mile ofrecording a kissbetween the twoLeague of Legendscharacters .
It took an US Army to make Jayvik cosplays for@bbnomulaand@TheWillNeffin 5 days . I could n’t have done it without:@Zerggiee50 % of the buildsHunk.of . detritus paintingSebastian_makes painting@daniellednicolaJayce brace@witchybrewwwig styling@Lucaplexsanding help…pic.twitter.com/lK9Ln8oebh
— Stella Chuu 🪡commissions closed🪡 ( @StellaChuuuuu)January 22 , 2025
With the avail of professional cosplayers – admit Jessica Nigri , Stella Chuu , Danielle DeNicola , Zerggiee , Hunk.of . Junk , Sebastian_Makes , Witchy Brew , Lucaplex , Spearmaster , Cospayton , and CeekayeCosplay – the company gather all of the component of Neff and BBno$ ’s coplay in less than five day . Key among their collaborative crusade were wig stylings , stitchery patterns , lore - accurate 3D model diversion of their dead body suit of clothes and gargantuan arm , and tons of body blusher . Not to be outdone by the craftsmanship drive of the US Army of cosplayers , BBno$ recorded anofficial hymn for Jayvik shippers , which has inevitably done the round of drinks on TikTok .
do i end this?pic.twitter.com / pm9jAGVnin
— bbno$ 👶 🚫 💰 ( @bbnomula)January 24 , 2025
Their collective try did n’t go unnoticed . According to bbno$ ’s official social media news report , League of Legendsstudio Riot Games invited him to their military headquarters . In distinctive bbno$ manner , he let go of a series of professional photoshoot images and viral cartridge holder of the pair on his social medium , pay testimonial to Jayvik truthers whilegawking at Riot ’s logoand editingArcaneartwork todisplay Jayvik fanart .
Not all of bbno$ ’s and Neff ’s Jayvik galivanting was just for good fun – at the end of their YouTube video , Neff and bbno$ announce that all proceeds from their live - stream cosplay video will go towards the Fire Relief Fund from therecent Los Angeles fire . All this go to shows the world power a fandom community can muster , even when they ’re calendar month split up from their show ’s season coda .
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