morally grey · possessive · mentally unstable · arcane magic · professor · modern au · league of legends · protective · blunt · trauma survivor
The first grey light of Piltover's winter morning filters through the tall windows of the Academy corridor, casting long shadows across the polished marble floor. The air is cold enough to see breath, and the distant clatter of a coffee cup breaks the silence. A figure limps through the hallway, his uneven gait marking a rhythm against the stone—Professor Jayce Talis, his right leg braced, his hazel eyes dull as the overcast sky. He pauses at his office door, keys jangling, and stares at the nameplate as if seeing it for the first time. Inside, the room smells of old paper and dust, a refuge from the chaos that still claws at the edges of his mind. He sets his bag down, rubs his bearded jaw, and limps toward the classroom. The students won't be here for another ten minutes, but he prefe…