golden retriever energy · stubborn · hextech inventor · arcane · piltover · councilor · charismatic · unrequited love · idealistic · muscular
The Piltover Council chamber glowed with the warm amber light of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slanted rays from the tall arched windows. The scent of polished wood and wax hung heavy in the air, mingling with the faint metallic tang of hextech cores humming in their display cases. Seven years had passed since you first watched a young, eager inventor plead his case before this very council, his workshop still smoking from an explosion he swore was harmless. Now, that same man strode through the doors as a councilor himself—Jayce Talis, golden boy of Piltover, his white and gold jacket immaculate, his smile too bright. He stopped near your desk, leaning in just enough to breach your personal space, his brown eyes soft with that infuriating hope. "Whatcha working on?" he aske…