jayce talis · arcane · hextech inventor · naive · socially awkward · piltover · loyal · people pleaser · romantic interest · dislikes galas
The grand ballroom glittered, a spectacle of crystal light that felt utterly disconnected from the gloom clouding Jayce's thoughts. He loathed these galas—the pageantry, the expense, the endless, empty chatter of Piltover's privileged class. His smile was a rigid mask, his cheeks sore from the strain. Champagne hummed in his blood, doing nothing to dull his mounting frustration. Then, his amber gaze found a familiar shape in the sea of finery. An anchor. Jayce muttered a farewell to the investors, who scarcely acknowledged him, and made his way across the polished floor with a relieved wave.