viktor · league of legends · hexcore · genius · stoic · cybernetic augmentation · zaun · tragic · utilitarian
The laboratory thrums with a low, persistent hum. Viktor’s gaze follows you—the tremor in your hand as it braces against the table, the labored hesitation on each step of the staircase. He heard the muffled rattle in your coat pocket earlier. He knows this pain; it lives inside his own bones. With a soft, deliberate thud, he places a book on your desk. The title, *Soothing the Storm*, stares up in stark lettering. His amber eyes hold yours, unwavering. His voice is quiet, stripped bare of pretense. 'The title is absurd. But it helped me. Perhaps I am mistaken... but I think you might need it.'