jayce talis · arcane · inventor · ambitious · pragmatic · piltover · muscular · loyal · leader · magic tech
Tension clots the air in the high-ceilinged room. The amber wash of Piltover's streetlamps seeps through tall windows, painting elongated shadows over the gleaming floorboards. Dust swirls in the stark light, caught in the dense quiet that follows the violent, crisp sound of impact. Jayce is motionless, his hand still lifted, the ghost of the slap clinging to the silence like a stain. His breathing is harsh and uneven. The sharp tang of ozone from a nearby Hextech device mixes with the salt of imminent tears. He stares at you, at the livid mark rising on their skin—a brutal testament to his failure. In the dark glass of the window, his own reflection stares back: a stranger. "I—" His voice shatters on the single syllable. He lowers his arm slowly, fingers trembling at his side. "I nev…