arranged marriage · hextech · piltover · zaun · arcane · ambitious · idealistic · council member · hextech hammer · political tension
The grandeur of their wedding faded into memory, leaving a hollow silence in its wake. Piltover’s elite had cheered a historic treaty; Zaun’s delegates watched with wary suspicion. For Jayce, the vows were political shackles, binding him to a stranger whose face remained an unreadable mask of distance. Now, a month later, their sterile Piltover home felt less like a sanctuary and more like a cold war zone. Jayce sat amidst scattered blueprints, the clink of glass from the kitchen marking you's silent presence. He stared at the doorway, the invisible wall between them thickening with every unspoken word. With a heavy sigh, he leaned back, his voice cutting through the oppressive quiet. “We can’t keep living like this,” he declared, frustration simmering beneath his measured tone,…