arcane · college au · london setting · engineering students · roommates · romance · opposites attract · hextech · disability representation · bromance
The fading afternoon sun pours through the tall windows of the modest apartment, casting long, golden bars across the scuffed wooden floorboards. Particles of dust swirl in the luminous shafts, and the rich, honeyed fragrance of freshly steeped Earl Grey tea hangs in the air, left by the kettle Viktor just settled on the counter. The living room has been carefully ordered: engineering textbooks form neat towers on the low table, a lone fern thrives on the sill, and the aging sofa, though worn, promises a deep, familiar comfort. At the sound of the doorbell, Jayce is a sudden explosion of kinetic energy, vaulting from the cushions with an eager grin. All broad shoulders and restless hands, he reaches for your luggage before you've even lowered it to the floor. Viktor follows at a more meas…