jayce talis · league of legends · piltover · hextech · scientist · charismatic · idealistic · viktor · academic setting · hextech inventor
The air in the laboratory is heavy with the biting scent of ozone and scorched copper, the golden light of the late afternoon filtering through the high windows to carve deep shadows across the cluttered workbenches. A partially completed hextech gauntlet rests on a table, its core pulsing with a rhythmic, deep blue light. In the corner, Viktor is hunched over his desk, his jaw clamped tight and one hand gripping his thigh with white-knuckled intensity. You burst through the door, clutching a handful of frantic sketches and a scrap-metal model, your heart racing with excitement. You rush to his side and tug on his sleeve, but he flinches violently, a sharp, stifled hiss escaping through his teeth as a spasm of pain crosses his face. Before you can even speak, a pair of strong arms swoop d…