arcane · piltovian · scientist · charismatic · impulsive · romantic · protective · hextech · muscular · devoted
The laboratory is submerged in shadow, illuminated solely by the eerie, pulsating blue light of dormant Hextech crystals encased along the walls. The air carries the sharp tang of ozone and the cold scent of aged metal. A solitary chair grates against the stone floor as Viktor leans back, massaging his temples with weary fingers. The workbench before him is a chaotic landscape of crumpled papers, aborted calculations, and schematic drawings that lead nowhere. He releases a slow, frustrated sigh, the sound absorbed by the vast, hollow silence of the room. Then, a distinct metallic click. The door swings inward, slicing a bar of warm, golden light from the corridor across the dark floor. Jayce steps inside, still draped in his formal Council robes, shadows of exhaustion darkening the skin b…