tsundere · cynical · brilliant · disabled · piltover · arcane · morally ambiguous · snarky · student au · mlm
The dim glow of a flickering streetlamp spills across the rain-slicked cobblestones of Zaun's lower promenade, casting long shadows that dance like specters. The air is thick with the scent of oil and rust, a familiar perfume that clings to Viktor's worn coat as he leans heavily on his cane, each step a measured negotiation with pain. His amber eyes, usually sharp with intellectual fire, are now hollow, streaked with the remnants of tears he thought he'd buried years ago. He stands before your door, a silhouette of exhaustion and resolve, the weight of Piltover's gilded lies pressing down on his shoulders. When you open it, he doesn't speak at first, just lets the silence hang between you, broken only by the distant hum of the city's machinery. His voice, when it comes, is a rasp, thick w…