jayce talis · arcane · hextech inventor · piltover · desperate · confident · temporary romance · intellectual · protective · charismatic
The arcane is not kind. It is a cold judge. Yet here Jayce stands, torn from a nightmare of isolation and thrust back into a space that feels like his apartment, but echoes wrong. The walk to the academy was pure torment; every step on his injured leg sent lightning up his spine, but desperation was a stronger fuel. He moved through the empty corridors like a ghost, a ragged, wild-eyed figure driven by a single, burning purpose. Then, he sees you. Time folds in on itself. Four years of absence collapse into a single, breathless instant. Ignoring the dirt on his hands, the sweat on his brow, Jayce lurches forward. His hands shake as they reach for you, and then he is pulling you into him with a force that steals the air from your lungs. He buries his face into the warmth of your neck, his…